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THE WAR.
MORE RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.
ENORMOUS CAPTURES OF MEN
MUNITIONS.
ALLIED AIR RAIDS.
BULGARIA AND NEUTRALITY.
AND
RECEPTION OF THE BUDGET.
RUSSIAR FRONT
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AIRSHIP ACTIVITY.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24rr, 1915.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
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BOMBARDMENTS
AIRSHIPS.
BY
PARIS, September 22nd. There have been intense outbursts of artillery at many points along the front, including Belgium.
Allied aviators bombarded the enemy's cantcomments at Middlekerke, and also a drain between Bruges and Thorout.
Eight aeroplanes effectively bombarded the railway station at Conflans between Verdon and Metz
VIOLENT BOMBARDMENTS.
PARIS, September 23rd.
1.40 a.m..
We
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THE BULGARIAN SITUATION, GENERAL MOBILISATION
ORDERED.
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GERMAN INTRIGUE IN AMERICA.
CONDEMNING COMMUNICATIONS,
LONDON, Séptember 22nd:
LONDON, September 237. Reuter's Agency learns that the
The Government has ispred or Whits Bulgarian Minister in London hae Paper containing the st lements which received news that a general mobilisation Dr. Duma and Captain von Papen sonst has been ordered by the Bulgarian to Europe by the American journalist Government.
ARMED NEUTRALITY.
LATER.
The Bulgarian Minister says that mobilisation means that Bulgaria will maintain armed neutrality.
Asked if mobilisation meant that Bul garía would join the Central Powers, the Minister replied: Certainly not, Bul- garia is now taking the same precautions that
Holland and Switzerland have
taken."
[TaпOUCH ESOTER'S AGENCE-]
THE BALKAN CRISIS.
CONSIDERABLE EMOTION IN
GREECE.
ATHENS, September 22nd, The Balkan crisis is the cause of considerable emotion in Greece. Tho King conferred simultaneously with M. Venizelos and some members of the General Staff. M. Venizelos consequently called a meeting of the Cabinet
There is also great activity in the Entente diplomatic circles. The British, French and Russian Ministers · simpl. taneously conferred with M. Venizelos last night.
THE DOMINION GOVERN- MENTS.
DISCUSSIONS ON WAR MATTERS.
LONDON, September 22nd:
Archibald. These revealing the plot to foment strikes in the American munitions works have already been published in the newspapers. The others confirm the New York World's disclosures, that the plot was based on documents stolen from Dr. Albert, the Financial Adviser of the German Embassy, in an elevated railway. It is shown that Count Bernstorff · hereafter wrote lengthily to Mr. Lansing, saying.-- A communiqué states that artillery
"It is inevitably that the holder of such a activity has continued undiminished niong
Į position should receive the most unbalanced
the wliolo front. A violent bonbardaient.
and irresponsible proposals. The majority In the House of Commons Mr. Bonur BULGARIANS ORDERED HOME. north of the Aisne compelled the enemy to
of Dr. Albert's documents were of such a Law stated that he was continually com- kind that our only mistake was in premunicating with the Dominion Govern evacuate a fortified post which
Amsterdam, September 22nd, A Berlin telegram state that the serving them instead of throwing them into ment on war matters, and if the Premiers occupied. An enemy patrol which
Bulgarian Embassy announces that all the wastepaper-basket." Cojint Bern of the Dominions were able to visit attempted to pierce our lines in Cham-Bulgarians must immediately leave for torff then argued that Germany was justiGreat Britain, as Sir Robert Borden,
Bulgaria-iver-Vienna and Rumania.
ficul in buying up the munitions of the had recenty done, the Government would A telegram from Söfn, slates that, a
United States as not only a bumane mea- Bulgarian Commission has left to arrange States, to which Germany would be glad sure but as being beneficial to the United the transfer of territory under the Turco-to sell them back. Bulgarian Railway Agreement. The terri
The etter of Captain von Papen to his tory will be handled over in a fortnight.wife, however, puts a different complexion on Count Bernstorffy bluster. This pays.-- "We have greuf need of being breked up here. Unfortunately they stole a fat port- folio from our good Dr. Albert, of which the principal contents have been publish-
pagne was completely destroyed..
KUSSIA'S GREAT CAPTURES. AERIAL BOMBARDMENT OF AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT.
70,000 PRISONERS, 70 BIG GUNS.
PETROURA, September 22ud.
It is officially announced that General Ivanoff in the last few days of August and the beginning days of Septeraber, besides capturing 70,000 prisoners, look 70. gane and 200 machine-guns on £1 southern front extending over 130 miles.
THE RUSSIAN STAND ON VILNA RIVER.
VIEWS OF EXPERTS.
LONDON, September 22nd.. Experts at Petrograd point out that the Russian stand on the Vilma River is most important in securing the retreat from Vilas, though it is still premature to say that the Russians are out of the wood, in view of the enemy's uninter rupted efforts to cut the communications.
The main purpose of the enemy's move ments is believed to be to cut diagonally across the Russian line of retreat, repeating on a larger scalo the Masurian
Lakes coup.
The advent of General Bussky.on the northern front has slowed the German
STUTTGART.
SHELLS DROPPED ON ROYAL
·PALACE
PARIS, September 23rd:
A communiqué states that as a reprisal for the German bombardments of open Bownk and civilian populations in France and England, a squadron of aeroplanee this morning bombarded Stuttgart, and dropped thirty shells on the Royal Pains and station.
The aeroplanes were cannonaded at different points on their long journey but returned to their base uninjured.
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BOLD MOUNTAIN OPERATIONS,
ROME, September 23rd. A communique states that bold and
well co-ordinated mountain operations were carried out with the object of dis: lodging small detachments which entered the valleys of Tofane and Cristallo, and the mountain groups north west of Cor- tina Dampezzo, which were disturbing the Italian occupation. The roughness of the ground, which was broken, and the numerous ravines, favoured a tenacious resistance, but small Italian columns, An official German account of the Stutt
working methodically and harmoniously," gart raid says that enemy airman, with gradually ejected the enemy and drove German marks on their machines, attack him down into the valleys beneath. Tue ed Stuttgart, at 8.15 in the morning and Italian artillery in the Plezzo Basin re dropped several bombs the town,sumed the bombardment of Fort Her- killing four persons and wounding a
On
LATER
number of soldiers, and civilians. The damage to property wae insignificant. The airmen were cannonaded and disap- peared southwards at 5.30.
The military authorities, half an before the raid, "were notified of th
Br
advance on Dvina to a costly series of proach of a German airman, hence e
mann, of which only the caseromt remains
standing, though the fort is still firing an occasional shot.
#AVAL ACTIVITIES.
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"GUEBEN " RE-APPEARS.
population were the warned in time.
PETROGRAD, September 23rd. This airman arrived at 9.30, and was The Gorben has re-appeared, a com- serious advance of the Germans on cannonaded until he was definitely recog-muniqué mentioning that. Russian des- Petrograd this season is regarded as nised as a German. He landed unhurt. utterly out of the question. At present
attacks on successive trenches, and &
thor is every sign of an early winter, THE NEAR EAST which peasants predict will be long and severe.
** ANOTHER FINE SUCCESS.”
PETROUBAD, September 23rd.
A communiqué ennounces that the Russians have had another fine success in the southern theatre, capturing & forest in the lower half of the Pripet region on the River Stry, taking prisoners and machine guns.
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DARDANELLES OPERATIONS.
SPECIAL ORDER BY GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON.
a
LONDON, September 22nd. General Sir Ion Hamilton in special Order, dated September 7th, congratutating the troops under General Birdwood at the battle of Sari Bair,
troyers exchanged shots with the Goeben near the Bosphorous.
MINE.
AMSTERDAM, September 22nd. A telegram from Vienna states that the Bilgarian Premier has declared that it impossible for Bulgaria to remain unmoved in the presence of the quickly moving
situation,
impression in
ATHENS, September 22nd.
The news from Sofia has created a deep
official nud diplomate: circles rent, secrecy is observed regard ing the details. It has only transpired that Bulgariz has mobilised 100,000 mon and several cavalry regiments have left Sofia for an unknown destination.
A CONVENTION SIGNED BY
TURKEY.
warmly welcome the opportunity of similar discussions with, them.
THE NUNEATION MINE EXPLOSION.
FOURTEEN PERSONS PERISH.
Fourteen
Lesbos, September 22nd.
the persons perished in
Nuneaton mine explosion
WITH THE SERBS.
ed, including very important things. My
LONDON, September 23rd. report, for instance, for the buying up
A Serbian communiqué states that the fiquid chlorine phenol, Wrights acro-enemy on Sunday might re-opened artil- plone patent. How splendid on the ery fire, accompanied by the fire of in- Eastern front. I often tell these Yankees fantry and quickfires, with no result. that they had better hold their tongues."
Equally frank is the comment un-Ameri est's contained in a letter of Herr. Duma to the Austrian Foreign Office, when he remarks that the resumption of the ques tion of the embargo one arms is useless and over harmful, having regard to the self-willed temper of the President. " Hor Dumba, in the same letter, says that the
LONDON, September 23rd. The Timex Sofia correspondent, writing on the 20th inst., stated that the Premiereal reason of the President's discourage. had informed supporters that a conven tion had been signed by Turkey for the future maintenence of armed neutrality by Bulgaria.
THE
OPERATIONS IN MESOPOTAMIA.
A "TIMES' PROTEST.
LONDON, September 22nd. The Times in an article strongly pro- testing because no records of the splendid Achievement of the force in Mesopotamia
DUTCH · LINER STRIKES A are afficially issued in London, says that the despatches published in the Gazette of India are not reproduced in the London Gazette, and nothing is done even to secure their publication through
LONDON, September 22nd. The Dutch liner Eoningenmma bound from Java to Holland struck a mine. Ber 250 passengers were transferred to
the Press Bureau.
ment of the embargo agitatio, is the con viction thus the United States, in a serious crisis, must rely on neutrals for war material, and says that President Wilson, at no price, will allow this source to dry
up.
AFFAIRS IN HOLLAND.
THE SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.
Our artillery occasionally replied.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] THE MONARCHICAL QUESTION IN CHINA.
PERING, September 22nd. Probably the Monarchical Question will be referred to the Provines for decision. in the respective capitals.
THE SALT REVENUE. BILENT TRIBUTE TO SIR RICHARD
DANE'S WORK.
PEKING, September 22nd. The Salt revenue for the month of August will be roughly four millions higher than in the two preceding months.
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG, THE HAGUE, September 22nd,
Prizes of $100 each have been awarded Queen Wilhelmina, in a speech from the Throne as the opening of Parliament, em; the recent Matriculation Examination - to the following successful candidates at
phasised the determination of Holland to Cheah Toon Siew, Phoon Seck Weng, maintain her integrity and strictly to Chan Chun Him Sin Ping Fun (alias, observe neutrality. Hér relations with Sin Cheuk. Man), and Lo Man Hin.
GERMAN SPY SYSTEM IN AMERICA.
REVELATION OF OPERATIONS
to
foreign powers continue to be friendly. Her Naval and Military Forces were ready. protect hor National interests, Extraordinary intervention on the part of the Government was still necessary in con- nection with the importation of provisions"
The Times declares that the thousanals the liner Batavier IV. The injured ship of Englishmen engaged bitterly recent the is proceeding up the Thames.
'slight placed upon them. The doctrine that campaigns controlled by the Raj and raw material, to check the rise in GENERAL.
are no concern of the British people is prices and prevent the export of foodstuffs something new and violates the statues and
materials which cannot be
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The Russians dislodged the Austrians says:
The gallant capture, of an almost THE POLITICAL SITUATION controlling the relation of great Britain
and Germans in the region of Dubno, capturing an important bridge-head, and further eastward the Russians won battle northward and Kremetz, taking a large number prisoners.
A SUCCESSFUL TURN.
PETROGRAD, September 23rd.
The
IN RUSSIA.
PETROGRAD, September 23rd.
to India.
STATEMENTS IN PARLIAMENT. LONDON, September 22nd. The Zemstvo and Municipalties' Con- gresses at Moscow are deliberating as to In the House of Commons, Bir John form of resolution with reference to Rees said the campaign in Mesopotamia the political situation. The question of had been the most uniformily successful yet requesting the Tear to receive a deputa carried out by our armies, yet it was one tion from them will also be devided.
about which it was most difficult to obtain Prince Eugene Trubetzkoï declared that information. The enormous difficulties the adoption of a resolution without fur- under which the troops and the Indian
spared.
Proposals for the revision of the Con- stitution had already been announced and would soon be submitted.
Fresh taxation would be necessary to meel the deficit and the fresh expondi-
Pending the introduction of the Navy Bill, material which is growing obsolete
BEFORE THE WAR.
EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO STATE OFFICIALS.
The mail brings further particulars of the exposure of German intrigues in. Tho America by New York journals. Provincial" Wournal, at the request of President Wilson, presented to Mr. Daniels, Secretary for the Navy, and to the members of the Neutrality Board, a series of facts proving the existence of a German propaganda and the activity of the German spy system several years prior to the commencement of the war.
impregnable lane of pine trenches by the Australians, and the gallant defence westward of against repeated counter-attacks, arG
of exploits which will live in history.
troops under General Godley, parti- cularly the New Zealanders and Aus- tralians, were called on to carry out one of the most difficult military operatione ever attempted. A dash by night, e A communiqué shows that the Russians have successfully turned against the march and assault by several columns in Cerman's on the whole front from Rigs intricate mountainous country strongly ther steps would be a nere blow in the marines advanced in the Persian Gulf an.i will be gradually replaced, the first co. says, is the head of a German infor- "to the cast of Lida, capturing a number entrenched and held by a numerous and air, but, however, he told the Congresses up the Tigris should be appreciated and aideration being given to the defence of obtain confidential data of value to the. of villages and the town of Smorgon, determined enemy, their brilliant conduct that the representations to be made would known, so that the country could rejoice which is cast of Vilas, hundreds of pri- and success won them a reputation of be made in all loyalty, as the German in the gallant exploits of the troops who
which any country must be pround.
army was becoming exhausted and Ger- had not only engaged Turks and Arabs, many's only hope was a Russian revolu- but bad endured the most pestilential climate experienced, and difficulties of every description,
soners and much munitions in a series of desperate bayonet encounters. These actions are described as incessant and most fieroc. West of Dvinsk the Germans loet 334 prisoners and nine Maxims be fore they fled in disorder towards the river from a Russian bayonet charge, which ended in the capture of Smorgon.
70,000 PRISONERS IN THREE WEEKS.
To the Australians and New Zealanders and the troops associated with them- Maoris, Sikhs and Gurkhae and new troops from the Old Country-General Sir Ian Hamilton tenders his appreciation
and thanks.
AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES AT THE DARDANELLES.
tion.
THE WAR BUDGET.
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.
LONDON, September 22nd.
The evidence is recompanied by proofs of all the charges, constituting eight separate facts. It is declared that Mr. Frank, the head of the Bayville wireless ture.
station, endeavoured, through an inter- The economic situation in the Indies mediary, to gain access to parts of an American battleship closed to visitors for causes no anxiety.
the purpose of stealing details of the fire control system.
Furthermore, Mr. Frank, the journal
mation bureau, the object of which is to
German Government and German manu- facturers.
ATTEMPT TO USE WEELES). It is stated also that Captain Retz- mang, the then German Naval Attaché, on November 8th, 1011, attempted to use the Bayville wireless station during the Morocco troubly to communicate with the German feets in the British Channel and the North Sea.
the Ladies.
Her Majesty looks to the future full of hope, relying on the energy of the people to bear courageously the heavy burdens which are an inevitable consequence of the distressing situation.
The Budget, which was subsequently pre Mr. Toonant, Under Secretary for sented, forecasts the creation of a fund Foreign Affairs, said the Mesopotamian to provide a large number of guns acl operations really concerned the India ammunition in view of the great role that The Budget is unanimously approved Office, but inasmuch as the operations heavy artillery has played in this way, and also for the extension of the air ser of considerable importance, for were by the papers, some styling it "great"
vice, The estimate of the deficits and "bold," others as "honesti
and which the whole House and the country:
22,227,000 guilders....... LONDON, September 22nd. straight-forward." The only surprise generally were most grateful, he would The Australian High Commissioner expressed is at the comparatively small bring to Mr. Chamberlain's notice the sug- announces that the casualties in the amount of new taxation, but the Chan-gestions which had been made, in the hope in Eastern Russia' more than 70.000 Dardanelles amount to 19,183 of whom cellor is congratulated on the feat of that fulier details would be published of
raising over £100,000,000 in a single year. the gallant exploits of the force,
PETROGRAD, September 22nd. From the end of August we have taken.
prisoners.
4,601 were killed..
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The Amsterdam Telegraaf says that the most striking feature of the speech from the Throne is the abesnos of allusion to any attempts on the part of the Dutch Government to promete peace,
He later tried to secure complete data of the wireless service of the United States, and, especially of that of the Navy.
It is further alleged that the Tele- funken Wireless Company, acting der instructions from the German Foreign Offce, endeavoured to install for the American Government stations in the Philippine Islands located on positions mapped out by the Germain Foreign the Office, and that Herr Bredow, general manager of the Telefunken Com- pany, attempted in 1913 to gain control of the wireless plants of South and Cen tral America working through Sayville,