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THE
WAR.
FRENCH GAIN MORE GROUND.
BRILLIANT ASSAULT IN CHAMPAGNE.
BRITISH WIPE OUT ATTACKING INFANTRY.
DESPERATE FIGHTING NEAR DVINSK.
BATTLES IN BELGRADE STREETS.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT, (THROUGH REUTER'S ÁGENOT.] ACTIVITY IN ARTOIS,
GERMAN ATTACKS DEFEATED AT GIVENCHY
PARIS, October 10th. 5.30 p.in.
To-day's communiqué says:— The some artillery activity continues, especially on the crests to the eastward of Souchez and to the southward near the Lillo Road, while several German attacks against Givenchy Wood were repulsed:
There has been fighting with grenades and aerial torpedoes in the sector of Libons, and violent bombardments have occurred at. Nouvrons and Quennevieres, and grenade fighting in Lorraine.
BRILLIANT ASSAULT GAINS GROUND IN CHAMPAGNE.
PARIS, October 11th.
1.10 a..
The evening communiqué says:... Wo again progressed in Chaku pague, north-east of Tabure, while a brilliant assault secured us another German trendi to the south-east of Tahure village.
There were artillery duels in Belgium, Artois, and Argonne, and between the Meuse and the Moselle,
There was lively tranch engine fighting in the Lions district and at Hartmanns walerkopf, in the Vosges.
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BRITISH STEADILY PUSHING FORWARD,
SUCCESSIVE WAVES OF ENEMY INFANTRY DESTROYED.
LONDON, October 10th. Following is the text of Field-Marshal
RUSSIAN »FRONT.
[TABOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.} DESPERATE FIGHTING NORTH OF OVINSK.
RUSSIANS TAKE HUNDREDS OF PRISONERS.
·PERTOGRAD, October 11th. The latest communiqué records further captures of hundreds of prisoners by the Russians in the desperate fighting north of Dvinsk, where villages have constantly changed hands.
WONDERFUL SUCCESS BY
RUSSIAN SCOUTS.
The communiqué mentions a wonderful success achieved by the Scouts south of They penetrated at night into Pripet. the enemy's trenches, bayonetted 200, and took 450 prisoners, themselves losing only 50.
THE
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, TUKSDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 1915,
(THROUGH BEUTER'S ADRKOT.) GREEK ALLIANCE
SERBIA.
WITH
LOST SUBMARINES, TIRPITZ INVITED TO CONFESS.
REMARKABLE DECLARATION BY letter on German submarines, remarks the
M. VENEZELOS.
NEW YORK, October 10th.
After a good deal of talk about the concessions to the United States, the Frankfurter Zeitung expressed approval of the Government policy, and pro ceeded:-
SPAIN AND THE WAR.
DIVIDED COUNSELS, INFLUENCE OF GERSTAN JOURNALS.
to
of the
least of all the price himself, hope that will in some tho Gorman guns mysterious way arrive upon the soone and bring to reason an alcalde or some municipal councillor of the party which
or of the they defest.
As for England's part in the war, Spaniards regard the struggle chiefly
Some one between her and Germany. oven, go so far as to attribute to Great Britain the chief part in the great Belgium; and some of these, gain, be drama, because she roset in defence of and colonial might of the British Em lieve that the intervention of the naval piro will ensure the ultimate triumph of the Allies.
GERMANY'S FINANCES, CAN SHE BEAR STRAIN OF THE NEW LOAN'T Economists, writes a correspondent at Berne, point out that German frances are unable to bear the strain of the new War Loon, which will have to produce at least fifteen milliards of marks if it is to prove capable of financing the war up till the end of next March, that is to say, for
Marks. another six months. In October Ins the Imperiul
The German newspapers seem to have beon instructed to boycott Mr. Balfour's Times The Frankfurter Zeitung, bow-
The Tince a month ago received from ever, contained a fairly accurate trapsla- tion, the only serious omission being the phrase explaining how those who send well-informed French correspondant & M. Venezelos, in ʼn notable interview the submarines forth of their unhonoured report upon the division of opinion in granted to a representative of the omission wait for their return in vain, Spain in regard to the war, from which The Frankfurter Zeitung even published
King Alfonso and his Government maintain the ciated Press of America just prior to his a leading article demanding, not obscure the following extracts are taken:
have been able resignation, affirmed: "One thingly, that the German Government should
confess the truth. Greece will abide by
neutrality of Spain, but the Spanish Press is divided into partisans with the absolutely certain.
Allies and partisans with Germany.
This the terms of her Alliance with Berbis, not
These two camps are at open war.
Francophils and only in the letter but in the spirit, to the
hostility between
Germanophils," which began with the "We cannot be kumbagged out of this war, has become more and more embitter- last man and the last drochme."
He points out that the Treaty did not opinion by any antagonistic newspaper ored and more violent in its manifesta by a man like Herr Ballour, who now tions, especially since it has become foresee the immense European War, but claims a victory for his War Department clear to all Spamorals that their country Passionate discussion of future events. the spirit of the Alliance was mutual without being able to point to an occasion will remain neutral to the end.
upon which the English Admiralty hay defence, and there was no reason to hide ever risked a battle. Because the men in which are not likely to be governed by
favourite vecapations behind the wording of the Treaty. Even authority in Germany consider it to be any skt or will of their own, is one of
profitable to avoid a breach with the the if faced with the entire forces of the Cen-United States, because assuredly Spaniard Discussion upon the war tral Powers, Grecce must keep her word. without reciprocal concessione--they have to speak, without prejudion" given up an unessential pn of the sub Free rein can be given to the imagination that the words marine war, and because a fresh oppar in the full assurance. Her honour was at stake.
first War Loan Regarding the landing of the French tunity is provided to falsify history, the tered will never be transformed into debt amounted to... 4,980,304,300
First Lord of the British Admiralty reality Certain articles in the Spanish To which must be added the
Press produce a singular impression. at Salonika, M. Venozeks said that the regards himself as a great conqueror."
The Frankforter Zeitung claims that Problems of high policy are discussed in Then the second Way Loan... 9,300,000,000 great events are in progress in Europe, Greek people could not inake war on the submarine wer is continuing success-high-sounding Language; we are told that And finally the Treasury
Total 19,141,124,300 France, and would not if they could. fally, that it has compelled the English at the impression ercated is it the
Anr is mostly a subject for rheturic.
But, this is merely the Imperial deb. Spaniards had not before the onbrink Article in the Erenurial, of which much What France had done for Grece no to admit (this is a reference to a recent Greek could forget. Franco asked for use has been made in Germany) that the of this war been reserved in taking sides To ascertain the real amount of Germany's against France. Very few indebtedness, allowance must be made of Many of the debts of the various confederatel Spaniards Enow. France well. nothing, and merely came to the support British blockade was a mistake, and that for r
the rise of prices in England becomes
The article them have her, many late or fear her.States and which reach at least 771_mil- of the ally of Greece. Indeed, the more and more serious,
- Among her enemice must be numbered liards of marks. Then there are the loans Entente never asked for a single con-concludes;
"Nevertheless, even Herr Balfour is a those who are under the influence of the
forty-five milliards of marks. cassion from Greece. The Fatente, how-skilful exponent of his policy and one can clergy, which is very powerful, and is raised by the different towns and cities,
the who have long been won over to vor, showed the way to a free and united learn from him. In this matter, as in hostile to France. There are, tuo, those and so forth, making a grand total of some
others, the English have got ahead of us Greece which was the dream of every true with their statement, but the German German cause, khanks to skilful and She to-day regards England and the United States propaganda has boom carried on for 30 Greek who cannot be indifferent to the point of view in the submarine war as systematic fierman propaganda. This seems to us to be so good that a statement TS past, and we now see its results. vision of a greater Grecos can gain this merely by keeping her from the German side, and the publica. Nor muss it be forgotten that the attitude tion of a balanceshest, if this does not of France in regard to Morocco has on pledged word.
disturb the calm progress of the negotia ccasion, especially a few years ago, savoured of a conscious superiority. This to be avoided with tions with Washington, would make at attitude is one least a very respectable appearance side Spaniards; they neither forgive nor for by side with the letter of Herr Balfour
get it. and the utterances of the other cons querors. It is high time to render the judgment of the German people in these matters independent of the reports of French and British news agencios,"
M. Venezelos concludes by thanking America for assisting the Greeks in Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Thrace.
THE SECRET TREATY.
ATHENS, October 10th. The British Minister has handed to M. Zaimis (the new Premier) the ex of the secret treaty mentioned in an earlier telegram. This will doubtless be tho subject of a grave debate to-morrow. It is understood that the Venezclist's will give the Government just sufficient votes to prevent defeat.
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE
IN GALICIA
AMSTERDAM, October 11th. An Austrian communiqué reports NAVAL ACTIVITIES. desperate Russian attacks in East Galicia, and claims that they were repuksed,· - · AUSTRO ITALIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY,]:
Rose, October 11th...
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GERMAN STEAMER
TORPEDOED.
COPENHAGEN, October 11th. Eleven of the crew of the Luebeck ENEMY LOSES HEAVILY ON steamer Luita, 3,400 tons, have landed at
ITALIAN FRONT.
Gjediser, on the southern extremity of Falster (Denmark). They report that the Lulea was torpedoed by the British submaring E. 19 near the Gjedser lightship. The crew of 22 were given time to take to the boats. Another steamer picked up the remainder of the crew.
A communiqué says:- "The enemy, after heavy artillery work, attacked several portions of the Isonzo
They front with a considerable force. were everywhere repulsed with heavy losses.!!
THE SERBIAN FRONT.
The Austrian communiqué makes no Bir John French's latest communiqua:—reference to these repulses. It simply says Gines the 4th inst. the enemy has com that there is no change in the situation. tantly shelled our new trenches south of the La Bassee Canal, and made repeated. bombing attaaks on the southern portion of the Hohenzollern Redoubt which wo These wore all repulsed, and, de hold. spite the enemy's artillery fire, we pushed our trenchon steadily forward to the north. eset of Loos, between Hill 70 and Hulluch, gaining ground varying from 500 to 1,000 yards in depth.
(THROUGH ESUSER'S AGELUT:] MACKENSEN AND GALLWITZ ON SERBIAN FRONT.
AUSTRO-GERMANS ADVANCING THROUGH BELGRADE.
AMSTERDAM, October 10th.
A Berlin communiqué claims that the The enemy yesterday afternoon heavily main portion of the two armies of bombarded the whole of the area which wo General von Mackensen's recently formed recently work, and followed this by an Army group has crossed the Save and attack in successive waves of infantry the Danube. The German troops of the General Koévess captured along the whole front from south of Loos Austría
Hohenzollern Redoubt. 10 tho
This Gipsy Island and the heights south-west Then the whole of the wea everywhere repulsed with of Belgrade. attack
Army occupied most of the city heavy loss.
The Austro-Hungarian troops stormed northern part citadel and
Wo captured by a counter-attack a Ger- man trench 500 yards to the west of the city of St. Elie.
Great numbers of the enemy dead were. lying along our front lines, while our losses were comparatively slight.
CAPTURED GUNS ON VIEW IN PARIS.
PARIS, October 11th.. Guns captured from the Germans in Champagne are being viewed by crowds in the courtyard of the Hotel des Invalides, Only damaged guns have been brought Lo Paris; the undamaged guns being now used against the enemy.
the
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BRITISH AND GREEK STEAMERS SUNK.
LONDON, October 10th. The British steamer Newcastle and the Greek steamer Dimitrios have been sunt. The drews were gaved.
THE NETHERLANDS NAVY.
THE HAGUE, October 10th. A Bill will shortly be introduced increasing the Naval Budget of 1915 by £208,000, including £25,000 for aviation. GENERAL..
[TRAGUGZ BEUZKR'S AGENCY.] FAMOUS NONCONFORMIST PREACHER SECEDES.
He
TRAGIC AIR DRAMA, BLIND PILOT'S FLIGHT WITH A CORPSE.
A correspondent of the Petit Journal in the north of France recounts a thrit! ing story of a French aviator who was handed in mid-air by a fragment of shrapnel,
THE KING'S ATTITUDE. Generally speaking, many Spanish Liberals are Francophil, as, indeed, are King Alfonso, all the Republicans. they say, one day explained :--" Only I nad the rabble are really Francophil. His Majesty may well have made this remark. He certainly is fond of France, but it is not only the rabbia that shares this-sympathy with him. There are, too, many representatives of the intellectual elite who have repeatedly and in public borne witness to their sympathy with the Allied cause.
bonds issued
4,460,730,000
400,000,000
The ne v loan now in course of issue will
Germany cannot possibly for interest payments and redemption require a yearly expenditure of a miliard allowances, way receipts remain at the normal, and raise this amount, even though State rail-
The yearly deficit may be estimated at taxation be increased to the utmost limit. four miliards of merks, and how to meet it no one knows.
AN
DISTORTED PICTURE OF ENGLAND.
UNREGENERATE PEOPLE.
In an inspired article on "the sources of Corman power," the Cologne Gazette draws an uncomplimentary picture of the conditions in all enemy countries. is "incredibly expensive, although The writer says that the British Army it did not even suffice to bold Antr Even England has been taught by worn for a few days." He proceeds: this war that one cannot acquire inner
Many members of the Conservative. Party, on the other hand, take the side of Germany. It is casier to understand He had been making a reconnaissance why they should be opposed to Franen over the German lines, but was brought thun to understand why they should be strength and concentration either with down by the enemy's fire on his way Germanyphil; but Spaniards are not money, or alliances, on the Press. In- back. The observer was killed, and the given to stopping half-way where ques stead of looking to the strengthening of pilot, a sergeant, though otherwise practions of sentiment are corned, and her internal conditions, England was how reactionaries in Spain who are always considering ber position in the tically uninjured, was blinded.
"I was at a height of about fifteen opposed to the ideas for which Franceworld, and this mistaken distribution of hundred metres, said the Sergeant, stands, male common cause, at an rato her strength is now costing her terribly "when a shell burst round me, and their spoken words, with our enemies dear. Because the economic system was felt as if my head had been torn open. without realising that the triumph of wrong before the war, it is how theore I felt as though I were suffocating, but Germany would signify the destruction sary to pay double for everything, and
perhaps have been good policy to give self-sacrificing people at its side. the pain suddenly ceased and all around of all that they hold dear. It might the hard-pressed Qovernment has no "It must be smoke,' I thought, and these reactionaries and clericals in Spain body is willing to help in griking a was dark-absolutely bluck. I called to my companion How dark it to understand that we are not concerned balance between unreasured extrava It was then that the awful truth dawned for Catholic and traditionalist Spain the other hand. This war for externat There could be no greater disaster han power and predominanes has produced German agents no regeneration of the soul of the people. is, but he made no reply. Was he dead to attract them into our camp, but that gence on the one hand and stinginess on upon me: I knew I was blind.
German victory.
No citizen gives voluntary help to the war was not a national necessity, but State, because everybody feels that this the result of the ambitious and jealous policy of a few people.'
OEP
No-
The Cologne Gazette is always at its best in explaining the state of England. Warming to his task, the writer on-
What was the good of continuing the struggle I was n thousand feet have stuck at nothing in order to gain up in the air, blind, with a corpse be over to their cause the Catholic of Spain, of their favourite side me, and all around the air was and the story that William II. is n filled with bursting shrapnel. I aban Catholic is
devices, doned the levers and let myself fall.
Spain, as a whole, is little and badly Suddenly a feeble voice murmured
My companion informed; but the country is all the Rise, rise quickly.
is true that the airstocracy of The Spanish Press was still alive. Quick, he added, rise, more ready to carry opinions to te the right. We'll resocad after extremes and all the more passionate in tinues: His voice died away as life left him, but defending them.
adament, and the blood of the best The Geruos go to thanks to him I was by then flying over derives such information as it gets from England has stood loyalty by the Gov far as to publish German journals in families has been shed freely in Flan- our lines; and then I let myself fall the belligerents Here I am now, alive, but blind."
"On the basis of such infor- ders, but the people is holding aloof Can geb, Spanish more than ever. The Cologne Gazett He spoke in a voice of infinite despair, Spanish.
"Call Commandant Dmation at they yet added,
embroider them, with the kind of fanciful German theory that the British Army.
classk's remain There are while the upper Before I was blinded I saw what I went journalists compose their articles, or seems to have forgotten the orthodox to see"
elaboration which they know to be suited consists of poor mercenaries who fight to the lastes of their readers new sheets in Spain which do not weary home] This state of things is proved of announcing the inevitable collapse of by the opposition to universal sedvice, the Allies and the triumph of Germany, by the strike in Wales, and by the sub- who is the embodiment of order and of scriptions to the last War Loan, which scientific organization. The Allies, they up to the very last moment almost re declare, halo Spain, and Germany alone sulted in hilure. England's war lack the inner megining which alone could loves and understands her,
jusaify it.
The commandant listened with tears in his eyes to the report presented to him by the blinded airman.
HOW AN AVIATIK WAS DESTROYED,
An eye-witness gives the following resulted in an Aviatik being brought account of the duel in the air which "When the fleeing aeroplane came within sight of Senlis the anti-air fire down near Senlis:- craft batteries suddenly ceased French airmen were closing in upon the enemy from all directions. Ons set him height as the enemy, which was soon self the task of attaining the same accomplished.
SACK OF LOUVAIN. REVELATIONS OF AN AUSTRIAN PRIEST.
Kit
The priest spoke to very many citizens
HILITARY ADMIRATION OF GERMANY. LONDON, October 10th.
Several Conservative journals which are hostile to the Allies express this The Rev. R. J. Campbell, in a farewell
hostility in a moderate enough form, but which they publish aro the articles. calculated to exhibit the mistakes and the newspaper reports that he is return. address at the City Temple, confirmed ing to the Church of England.
The report of an Austrian priest on expects to be ordained by the Bishop of
defeats of France and of England, and "hu" side, of the Spanish character the burning of Louvain by the Germain's As might have in August, 1914, is reproduced in the Birmingham, and to be attached to Bir
they insist upon the strength of Germany,
At a height of about is extremely sensitive. mingham Cathedral. He declined to give
argument to which the realist side, the
his reasons, fearing that any statement might lead to a public controversy. He 11.000ft. the Frenchman opened fire with been expected, the military journals, Tablet from the leading Catholic paper his enemy, and swooped down upon him, partial, are manifestly pro-German, Ger- so that the two aeroplanes appeared to many is for them the one and only of the town and convinced himself that The to surprise the German troops in pos of the city, and the Germans storm is presently returning to the troops and machine-gun, drew within 20 yards of even when they endeavour to be im of Holland, De Tijd.
hospitals in France.
be in collision. The Aviatik was ob-military Power towards which they turn no Belgien plot ever existed in Louvain articles in these journals reflect the deep session. He found that German soldiers "The New Konak." The troops are
wards the earth
Can wo advancing through the southern part of EMPEROR OR PRESIDENT IN served to lose its balance and dash to like docile and admiring pupils.
CHINA?
The Austrian priest says - The Matin gives the following details seated conviction that Germany, the land fired on other German troops, thinking
of military discipline, or order, and of they were enemy troops, Bry
of the duel the city.
General Gallwitz's
Towards noon one of our pilots came authority, cannot be beater,
The point to understand about this suppose that the order to destroy Lou- forced a crossing of the Danube at many
to grips with the Aviatik above Halatte points below Semendria, driving the
Forest, between Fleurines and Senlis attitude of the Spanish Press is that at vain came from the highest quarte? and a terrible fight with machine guns bottom the European wan is, in a sense, and was that order to be carried out, He quotes many enemy everywhere southwards.
ensued. The French airman, being able merely a pretext for continuing the ever after the mistake was discovered, This war at home cabrics singnificant forewarnings by German "DESPERATE FIGHTING" IN
to get within close range of his adver domestic war between Republicans and in order to save the honour of the sary, fired a broadside from his machine Clericals and between Liberals and Con German Army?! gun with such accuracy that the German servatives. The representatives will be machine fell headlong to the ground and then away to such a pitch that the officers of Louvain's impending fate, ankl elected from each district of China took fire. The fight was witnessed by readers of these articles think only con adds:That an order was given to des spot where the enemy maschine fell. The battlefields of Europe. When in a little of it, is proved beyond all doubt es far Mongolian Bainnertes, Tibetans, Mahon-French victor was given an enthusiastic village in the Province of Toledo the I am concerned. I know a man who saw Moss, says, Germany needs guns; we vain with the parts to be laid waste Special classes, such as the Manchu, and numerous villagers, who flocked to the fusedly of the distant events on the trop the town, or at least a large part medans, scholars, and merchants will also reception and presented with a bouque priest, asking for the offertory after in the hand of an officer a map of Lon
of flowers The elections occur
The other five German acroplanes sue good Catholics are bound to help her to marked upon it. The Cathedral of St.
get them," the congregation, and not Peter was burnt by design. be represented.
ceeded in regaining their lines. shortly.
BELGRADE.
The Austrian communiqué speaks of desperate fighting" in the streets of Bel grade prior to the capture of the city by the Germans.
The German recorded "fighting."
communiqué simply
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PERING, October 10th. A Presidential Mandate has been pro mulgated sanctioning the law passed by the Council of State for the organisation of a convention of popular representa tives, which will decide the Monarchical question.