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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, AUGUST 318r, "1817.
OFFENSIVE DEVELOPING.
HEAVY GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS.
GERMANY AND BRITAIN'S FOOD.
POPE AND
Franco-Belgian Front.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH RESTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH LINE ADVANCED. SOME GOOD CAPTURES.
LONDON, August 20th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports: --As a result of a minor operation in the neighbourhood of Ypres and, the Poel Capelle Road, our line was advanced to a depth of 500 yards, on a frontage of
a miis
We captured all our objectives, includ ing a series of strongly fortified farms.
The onomy's losses were considerable:
ours were very slight.
Thursday's pri-
PEACE.
HEAVY ARTILLERYING. FRENCH AERIAL ACTIVITY.
·PARIS, August, 20th.
A communique says: The artillery struggle has assumed marked activity in. the region of Braye and Cerny and où both banks of the Meuse, especially the Bezonynax sector. shells. A civilian was wounded,
Rheims received 600
Airmen brought down eleven German acroplanes aflame or completely destroyed. They also forced six to fund seriously damaged. Our aeroplanes bombarded the railway stations of Dua Sur Meuse,
Cortensrek,
Thouront Lichtervelde,
Ostend, Cambrai (where a fire broke out
nt hutiments in the forest), and Hout- Bayheville.
soners, taken north-eastward of Ypres.julst, and wunition dumps at
total 2,114.
We brought down three acroplanes and Eight of ours are -drove down four.
masing.
VIOLENT GERMAN COUNTER- ATTACKS
GERMAN CLAIMS.
ARTIFICIAL FOG AND TANKS."
LONDON, “August 20th. A wireless German official message says:Southward of Langemarke the enemy attacked, using" tanks" envelop ed with artificial fog: After an initial penetration the enemy was, everywhere repulsed. There has been the most intense artillerying at La Bassée Canal, at Lens and southward of the Scarpe. brought down nineteen seroplanes.
We
NEW DEFENCE METHODS.
LONDON, August 201. Reuter's Correspondent at Headquur tere writes:-Fifteen determined counter attacks have up to the present been Jaunched against Boishuge, Boisruse, Citestvile and facing Citestthwodors, all of the same seale of violence. This makes it GREAT ARTILLERY ACTIVITY abundantly clear that the enemy regards the Canadian success-asin most serious blow.
The Geria are employing Dew methods of defence in Flanders, having evidently came to the conclusion thaị dug- outs in trenches are mere mantraps, ander the intensity of our fire. They ar experiencing great difficulty, in develop- ing their scheme of connecting shell-holes by undergrand pasanges, because it's almo
impossible to bure anywhere, hore nhouts without soon striking water. The correspondent opines that the amazing 'growth of artillery has killed static war fare, as expressed by regular and heavily wired treuch lines.
HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING. FEARFUL GERMAN LOSSES..
Loxnan, August 20th.
EARLIER CABLES.
Panis, August 18th. A muamanijnë states: --There has been somewhat grent artillery activity in the regions of the Vauclero and California plateaux and on both banks of the Meuse
ENEMY ATTACKS FAIL.
GERMAN METHODS,
DANA, LONDON, August 19th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, re ports:-We have captured trenches in the neighbourhood of Guillemont farm, to the Bouth-east of Epely, and raided positions to the south west of Havrincourt. We inflicted heavy casualties. Enemy air- craft on Thursday and Friday nights honbed British ensuilty clearing stations,
| killing ten wounded. German prisoners · 'and re-wounding nine other Germans,
FUTILE ENEMY EFFORTS,
PARIS, August 19th.
A cumicualquer sintos:-There is lively artillery duelling on both banks of the Meuse. In Bois de Pretre, east of Badon Villers, and north of these places conseen tive enemy attacks were repelled with appreciable losses.
Naval Activities.
LATEST VABLES,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE KAISER AND HIS FLEET
COPENHAGEN, August, 20th.
A German official insssage says that the Kaiser has visited Wilhelmssayen, where he saw the North Sea and Heligoland
lets
Italian Front
LATEST CABLES,
<[TAROCOA VECTRE'S AGENCY.]
AUSTRIAN REPORT.
NEW
BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY,
CHINA'S DECLARATION OF WAR.
THE PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION
clamation signed by the President and The following is the tess of the pro counter-signed by all the members of tha
On February 9th we addressed a protest to the Gerrann Governntent against the policy of submarine warfare inaugurated by Germany, which was con- sidered by this Government to be contrary to International Law and imperilling neutral lives and property, and we de- elared in that protest that, if it was in- effectual, we would be constrained, much to our regret to severinliymatic rela- tions with Germany.
EARLIER CABLES. RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
S BOND ISSUE. The Bill which aims at making evory male of British race in this Colony a WASHINGTON, August 10th.
finitely proposed a bond issue of seven those who have any criticisms to offer The Secretary of the Treasury has de-soldier for the rest of his life will come up for second reading next Friday, and anti-a-half billion dollars, of which four would be well advised to make the most billions will be Jonued to the Allies. of the opportunity before it passes. Cabinet
have been very much surprised that, in view of the far-reaching effects of this measure, the Press has not been deluged GERMAN. ADMISSION:
with correspondence. What is the reason for this absence of comment? Certainly, AMSTERDAM, August 19th if a may judge by the conversation „Afr."Lloyd George's speech on the 16th think one overhears, it is not lack of in instant seems to have vastly impressederent. It may, of course, ben feeling of confidence that the Press and the un German circles The Frankfurter Zerofficial members of the legislative Council have said, or will say, all that is neces- declares that no intelligent man in
Ay, but there always the danger, in Germany ever asserted that Britain could such case, that the Government, mấy be suited by starvation. It points out gain the impression that the objection that Herr Helfierich's statements are raised are largely academic and have no exactly contrary to Mr. Lloyd George's substantial body of opinion behind then and says that only when the history of the war is written enn final judgment be pronounced. This is most interesting, as it shows that the Germans are lieginning to doubt the official statements regarding submarining, which have hitherto been re- garded as gospel.
Beuter's correspondent at Home says the Italian Press Contrasts Mr. Lloyd George's calmness with the nervousness of the Central Powers' statesmen who snatch at any peace proposals like a drowning
an clutching a straw.
LABOUR TROUBLE IN ENGLAND. MOVEMENT BY SECTION OF RAILWAYMEN.
Contrary to expectations, however, submarine policy after the lodging of our no modification was made in Germany's
protest. On the contrary, the number of neutral vessels and belligerent merchant- men destroyed in un-indiscriminate Personally, I inclined to think that manner was daily increasing and the apart from the supineneys encouraged by | Chinese lives los were numerous. our patriarchal form of Government, "Under such circumstances we might vague fear inspired by the frequent yet · remain - indifferent and endure allusions to the Army Act, during the suffering with the meagre hope of pre- past two or three years is largely responserving feinporary prace, but in so doing Rible for opinions publicly in writing. Members people, who are attached to righteousness the reluctance, to express we would never be able to salisfy bur
of the Volunteer Force have told me that and sensible to disgrace, nor would we they have been given to understand justify ourselves before our sister Stales, that they run grave risks by communicat- who had acted without hesitation in ing with the Press upon any matters obedioner to the dictates of their sense of relating to the Service. For discussing duty, ja matter of public policy, however, such Both here as well as among the ns that now under consideration I do not friendly Powers the cause of indignation suppose they are likely to be shot, dà was the same and among the people. of dawn. If they have any fear, however, this country there could be found no they can seek shelter under kom de plume difference of opinion. (always, "of course, enclosing their_name| This Government "therefore, being "LONDON, August 18th, ts a guarantee of good faith) and then, compelled to consider its protest in- The Board of Trade issues a lengthy if the letter is inserted, it will be, in effectual, notified the German Govern statcient regarding the crisis which has popular parlance, the Editor's funeral.ment on March 14th of the sovérance of arisen owing to the threat of the Associat. There remains the alternative of making diplomatic relations and at the same time ed Society of Locomotive Engineers and representations direct to the unofficial the vents taking place from the begin- Firemen to strike immediately for re-
members of Council,
ning till that time were, announced for The
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general information of the public. goition of an eight-hour day. movement is limited to this organisation The scheme, as outlined so far, con and does not affect the National Uniontains, or the face of it, little to which of Railwaymen with its 400,000 member-exception can be taken. The age for ship, which recognises that this particular exemption (fifty-five) is very high,
AUSTRIA EQUALLY TO BLAME. movement is intended simply to establish especially in a tropical climate, but now
As we originally had no other grave a special privilege for selected grades of that, a modified form of training has
causes for enmity against Germany, the railwaymen and not to benefit railway-ben promised for those over fifty years German Government, if it had mani- man as a whole. The Board of Trade, of age there is, perhaps, no reason why fosted repentance for the deplorable con as representing the Government, has been grandfathers should not be called upon sequences resulting from its policy, might A most bitter struggle is raging in unable to concede an eight-hour day. It to render such service is they may be able still be expected to modify that policy in almost all sectors on a sixty kilometre had been pointed out that the inability to perform during the war. Upon young view of the common indignation of the to make the concession arises primarily able-bodied men the demands are not whole world. That was what we eagerly front.
from the impossibility of finding extra unduly onerous, though I have heard it desired and that was the reason why we Reports received are entirely favourable labour to work the railways which the suggested that hitherto the musketry felt reluctant to treat Germany as a acceptance of this demand would involve, course has sometimes been unnecessarily common enemy. Nevertheless, during the The Board of Trade regrets that a small protracted owing to lack of propertye months following the severance of the submarine diplomatic relations, section of the railwaymen are apparently | managernent
Latinek continued in. operation A determined to break away from the loyal
vigorously as before,
It was not. Germay along but Austria-Hungary as well which adopted and pursued this policy without alate- Not only has International Law been thereby violated but also our people are suffering injury and loss
LONDON, August 20th, A wireless Austrian official report states:The Italians attacked in the coastal territory of Isonzo, which bus belonged to Austria for c
for centuries. After the brongest artillery prepara. tion, lasting a day and a half, the enemy infantry advanced this morning between Mrzlivrh and the sea.
to us.
Russian Front.
BARLIER CABLES.
[IBROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED
Losos, August 19th. A wireless Russian oficial message states:--We repulsed attacks south-west of Narotch Lake and south of Grozesci, in the direction of Cena, in the region of Slonik.
LONDON, August 19th, Field-Marshal Sir Douglag Huig re- poorts: --- Two enemy atineks were deliver ed this morning to the east of Lons ́and in the neighbourhood of Bois Hugo. Our larvage and machine-guns drove General. back the first attack, while the enemy, supported by fammenwerfer, failed in his second attack. Twelve German aero- planes were brought down and righterp driven down. Twelve of ours are mis sing.
LATEST CABLES. ĮTAKOEGY AKUTER'S AGENDY,J
LABJUR TROUBLES' IN ENGLAND.
DEALING WITH DISCONTENTED RAILWAYMEN,
LONDON, August 20th. Sir A Stanley met the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineera, and Firemen to-day, and repeated the pledge ment control over the railways would con- which he gave yesterday, that the Govern-
tinue for a period after the war. diately hostilities ceased the men's demand for a shorter day could be 'advanced, and the Government would give it sympathetic} consideration.
Immc-
What we have desired is peace, what we have respected is International Law and what we have to protect are the lives and properly of our people.
went.
.
Bree which up to the present has main- The real objeėlion to the Bill,
tained on the railways, but believes that however, is that it leaves so
many the great majority of railwaymen will loophiles for alterations, and that it fuse to take any steps to jeopardise the operation is not limited to the duration pucessful proscention of the wor. Sir of the war and (say) six months after Albert Stanley intimates that he will be wards but is intended to be permanent. lable on Sunday, should the men While the desirability will be generally recognised of training every man su timit
*** Our very sincere hope of bringing desire to see him,
he may be able to defend his country in about a better state of affair, is now case of need, that is a very different thing | shactured, and, therefore, it is hereby from compulsory life-long military ser doctured, a state of war exists against view with the Army Act suspended over- Germany as well as against Austrin head like the sword of Damocles. Such Hungary, comunencing from 10 o'clock un a drastic measure has never yet been the 14th day of the 8th month of the ath attempted even in Germany, the temple year of the Republic of China. of militarism, It is the more enrious
STRIKE FORBIDDEN.
LONDON, August 19th. A proclamation has been issued for bidding the strike of engine drivers and firemen, ani making it illegal to apply Union funds for the purpose of strike
poy.
RUSSIA'S DETERMINATION.
LONDON, August 19th.. M. Kerensky, replying Mr. Lloyd George's way anniversary message. says Russia will use all her efforts to surmount her difficulties, and, in elese union with per Allies, secure a lasting pence and the triumph of justice.
THE POPE AND PEACE.
TO, BE DISCUSSED BY'
REICHSTAG COMMITTEE
GOOD WORK BY FRENCH.
LONDON, August 19th. Reuter's special correspondent at tho Reutor's Correspondent at Headquar-British Headquarters," writing on the ters writes:-I am told that in no fight- 18th instant, says: The French last ing in which Dominions troops bave yet night completed the pushing of their participated has there been more furious lines forward to the natura! front hand-to-hand fighting, and consequently, formed by the Janabeck and Broenbeck such extensive use of the bayonet.
Rivers. Two strong German redoubts at The first big counter-attack, began on Le, Lilas and Mondovi Farm, which had It has been held out against French attacks since Wednesday afternoon.
Thursday, were finally shelled into sub already described how the 4th Division mission, and the French were able to of Prussian Guards, marching across in complete the conquest of the territory to the south of the rivers. The correspon- column of fours before deploying, we dont describes Les Lilas as a concrete and caught under a machine gun barrage and steel fortification, heavily armed with machine-guis and almost impregnable to were all but wiped out. Whilst this was infantry attack. The French on Thurs- happening more German Guards were day moved forward on either side and left launched, from Lite St. Auguste. The it in a pocket. It was only when heavy first wave was mown down by machine artillery was concentrated on the position that the German garrison surrendered. The morale of the French troops con gun fire.
tinues at a very high pitch, and a feeling belonging to the kingdom of Siam or charged with distributing strike hand. of the greatest optimism prevails.
The second, though it got nearer our positions, was similarly dealt with The third approached within seventy yards of the Canadians before it broke and melted away,
FURIOUS FIGHTING. MUCH ENEMY ACTIVITY AROUND LENS.
BRITISH CLOSING IN.
After an interview, the Secretary of the Society said the situation had not changed.
Mr. Thomas, M.P., secretary of the Railwaymen, is still confident that they more important National Union of
will refuse to support the strikers,
SIAM AND THE WAR.
ACTION IN BERLIN.
AMSTERDAM, August 20th, The seizure of all property in Germany Siamese subjects has been officially an- nounced in Berlin,
ANGLO-FRENCH CONGRATU-A
LATIONS.
"In consequence thereof all Treaties, Agreements and Conventions concluded between Ching and Germany and China and Austria-Hungary, as well as such parts of the International Protocols and Imronational Agreements concerning the reintions between China and Germany and China and Austria-Hungary áo, in conformity with the Law of Nations and international practice, all abrogated.
that the Government of Hongkong should comesit itself to such a policy after refusing even to entertain the ice of suppressing Enemy Trade Marks or of excluding The Germans after the war on the ground that the time was in- opportune for discussing such questions and that issues were involved with which only the Imperial Authorities were nara. This Government, however, will petent to deal. If it was wrong to give | zespect the Hague Conventions and a lead then why is it righ now?
international agreements respecting the humade condues of war,
In order to show their sympathy, in
EXHORTATION TO UNITY.
a praciens manner, with the Services in The chief object of our declaration the hardship they are suffering on necount af war is to put an end to the calamities of the high exchange value of the dollar, of war and hasten the restoration of AMSTERDAM, August 19th,
several civilians have, I understand, race, which it is hoped our people will A Reichstag Main Committee meeting signed their positions as Censors in inlly appreciate. will be held on Monday, at which, accord-favour of Service men. ing to a Berlin newspaper, the Pope's appeal will be exhaustively discussed. Dr. Michaelis has gone to Belgium, but returns for the meeting. LABOUR UNREST IN GERMANY KRUPPS WORKMEN ON STRIKE,
In view of the fact, however, that our people have not yet recovered from the sufferings due to the recent political The replies given to the Hon. Mr disturbances and calamity again befalls Pollock at the last meeting of the us in the breaking out of the present war. Legislative Council, relative to the Praya 1. the President of this Republic, can- been entertained that this evil-smelling our people when I take into considera East, dispel any hopes which may have not help having profound sympathy for part of the foreshore will be dealt with tion their further suffering, I would in such a way that our olfactory nerves never resort to this step of striving for will not be unduly excited whenever we the existence of our nation unless and AMSTERDAM, August 19th. The Lokut dusciyer say's several hun pass through this district even at high until I considering it could no longer dred workmen at Krupps worke at speed. It seems that a sum of $20,000 is he avoided, was finally forced to this Magdeburg have struck owing to the necessary to bring about anything effecmomentious decision.
"I cannot bear to think that through money being tight-after the parade of should be impaired or our position in the arrest of one of their leaders who intive in the nature of a remedy, and,
us the dignity of International Law and the recent distribution bills.
Lysholt,' ot cumshaw presume--the Govern Family of Nations should be undermined or the restoration to the world of peace ment cannot see its way to effect an im
and happiness should be retarded. provement which would be a boon to the It is therefore hoped that all our Colony at large. The figures quoted by people will exert themselves to the utmost Mr. Pollock as to the discharges over in these hours of hardship with a view to
and the foreshore (387), though contradicted, maintaining
the strengthening were the same as given in reply to Mr. existence of the Chinese Republic so that. Alabaster's question at a meeting of the we may establish ourselves amidst the Sanitary Board about a month ago, and, Family of Nations and share with them to a layman, it seems astounding that the happiness and benefits to be derived such a condition of things should be from them Heuler, tolerated in a Colony with any claims to
SIR ERIC GEDDESS. K.C.B. LONDON, August 17th. Renter's correspondent at the British Headquarters in France telegraphs re
LONDON, August 19th. garding the situation at Lens at follows:
The Press Bureau announces that Sir We dominate the eastern approaches to
Eric Geddes has been given the PARIB, August 20th. the town, and our guns can render com- His Majesty King George sent a birth.C.B. decoration in recognition of war munication difficult almost to the point of day telegram to M. Poincare, hoping services being impossible. The Germans are now
that France, at no distant date, would LONDON, August 20th.
in a salient which is so small that it is that entisfaction of gathering the
GERMAN AEROPLANES IN Reuter's Correspondent at Headquare out of the question for them to group any fruite of her magnificent efforts for the
HOLLAND. artillery within it. The Oppy-Marcourt. ters writes:-Furious fighting is progress line, which is the first regular defensive
cause uniting it with Britain. Manda ing intermittently against our new posisystem beyond Lens, is within easy range Majesty on the magnificent successes of M. Poincare replied congratulating His tions around Lens. The Jull leaves the and comfortable observation from our
new positions. Even the Drocqurt-Dro the British army. gallant Canadians in possession of all court-Queant line, forming a sector of the they took. It is now known that the high Hindenburg Line, comes well within the German Command Jias ordered the re-range of our heavy gans.
The battle of Langemarck has resulted capture, all costs, of Hill 70, which so in much improving our position along the dominates the eastern side of Lens that higher ground forming the key to the whole defensive system in Northern Bel- without it the place can never be com- gium, The Germans are hurrying up fortable. We securely hold it. The masses of troops and guns to try to arrest Huns have been attacking with gas-shella, our advance. Prisoners state that new batteries are constantly arriving, but they Flammenwerfer rifle grenades and bombs also admit that the destructive work of infantry waves being backed with our heavy guns has knocked out many. It would appear that the day of the
Be artillery barrages. The Cana regular trench system has passed. What
dians are resisting with boiling oil drums, gashel hand-grenades and machine guns, and last but not least, the bayonet The artillery, has given magnificent sup port
POPE AND PEACE.
RUSSIA REJECTS PROPOSALS.
PETROGRAD, August 20th. The Russian press rejects the Pope's peace proposals; declaring that such a peace, leaving the Central Fovers un impaired would bring a new and intense period of armaments.
TRAM SMASH AT DOVER
MANY CASUALTIES. our troops are now most likely to have to overcome is a loose and scattered resist
LONDON, Angust 20th. ance taking advantage of every hole and Ten persons were killed and forty corner to develop machine gun and saip-injured in a runaway tram accident, at ing posts.
THE HAGER, August 10th. Two German aeroplanes, each contain ing three occupants, came down near Winschoten. One was on fire and other was shot down by Dutch soldiers
The occupants were uninjured,
WHEAT SHORTAGE.
WASHINGTON, August 19th. The Food Administration announces
that the American supply of what 400,000,000 bushels below the require ments of the Allies and neutrals, but there is a large surplus of ather cereals It therefore recommends that Americans consume less wheat and more of the other cereals
-Silver is fimm.
SILVER.
LONDON, August 19th.
be up-to-date. Until however, the completely disappeared. In a few the money necessary for providing a Government can see its way clear to spend months time the road will be ideal for
proper outfall, the Praya East foreshors motoring, if only the country people can will continue to assist the Colony to be induced to restrain their cows from retain its description of a dark green roaming at large. smell. In the meantime it seems very Is the large sun hat affected by the coolie desirable that the Chinese should for an obstruction when the wearer walke their common law right of delving for along the pavement? This question had shell-fish along this part of the beach.
to be decided by Mr. Dyer Ball at the
Probably none of the unofficial mem Hongkong Magistracy a few days ago, bers of the Legislative Council has been this sympathies clearly leaned to- along the Taipo Road recently, or wards the wearers of this forin of someone would assuredly have endorsed head gear because they have to dodge, the Colonial Secretary's allusion boat to avoid every one else." In to the improvements, which have beature, perhaps they will save them. effected lately to this very populares the trouble of doing this. The highway. The chances being made arse was brought forward, I understand. really remarkable. Hills have been cut test case many complaints having acaived from people who have been hrough and new roads land nut, and
Fuck in the face with the hard brims of dangerous things along old rotola have (Continued at" jont of next city nn.)
RODERICK RANDOM: