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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PEESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1917.
GERMAN PRESSURE AT RIGA.
HEAVY FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT.
DEALING WITH SUBMARINES.
PREMIER AND THE SITUATION.
Italian Front
LATEST CABLES (THROUGH'KKUTER'S AGENCY.]
HEAVY FIGHTING.
SUBMARINISM.
FULL SPEED IN DEFENSIVE STEPS
LONDON, September 6th. "In conversation with a representative
INTRIGUE IN RUSSIA.
THE ANTI-REVOLUTION PLOT.
Preñoara», September 5th.
WAR IN THE AIR,
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
For example, the emény bombed hospitals with missiles.com- taining over 250 pounds of high explosivo a number of moonlight air duels occtirrad Qur own planes have recently been frisg at night time almost as numerously, a during the day time, Archies BYO similarly developed. the enemy bow using x-inchers and other new anti- atternft devices, while air bartages are becoming common.
LONDON September 6th It is officially stated that besides the During the past week, neria! warfare Grand Dukes who have been arrested, as made significant developments. The VIGOROUS AUSTRIAN ATTACKS. of Renter's Agency, a high British va other nesters of the entourage of the recruit features have been heavier machines LONDON, September 7th.. authority, speaking an, submarinism, said, ex-Tear, and certain Monarchist policiti belonging to all armies with a correspond. Mr. Percival Gibbon, the war it must be remembered that Germany cians are implicated in the anti-revolutioning increase in the ranmbers and size spurident who is with the Italiang says was sinking everything on E-boat war-plot, of which evidences has been traced the bomby enrried. the Austrian attacks on the flame are pro- fare and therefore signs of its inter not only at l'etrograd but also at Moscow, ceeding on a ten milo front, from Koxing Reation were not surprising. There are Kieft, and Odesa, and even in Siberia yevin to the coast. The contour of the indication that larger submarines, a large awns of inaney intended for the ground gives the enemy the advantage, proximating the craiser type, are being revolution have been discovered, Arrests, and searches for incriminating especially in the valley of Brestovizza, turned out. However, Germany has no documents continue which is a favourable highway for the prospect of success within the time she is assailants. Around Selo nomy shock-likely to have at her disposal, for with troans attacked roven times, each time Germany there must be a timo-lingt. In time-limit... In
TROOPS breaking against the defence. On the combating submarinism, we were being
ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARNE. uplands towards Hernada, the attackers, greatly and increasingly helped by the LONDON, September oth
the United States and Japan. As regards
Pants. Brgtember 4th.
LONDON, September 5th, Presiden Poincare, accompanied by M. “Virld-Marshal Sir Dougins Haig gives supported by furious netilliying, Tr
A Belgian East African communiqué the following details of Tuesday's bomiered the Stalin positions at two points offensive measures against submarines Panlove and General Petain, visited the sags that before the converging advinvo ens Hill 1G, overlocking the marshes at Baturally the precise figures could not be American Army Headquarters and in- of the Anglo-Belgina columns the enemy spected the troops. Atterwards they pre- | retired to the south bank of the Kilimbero, four: bombs on billets at Hantay, cast of the mouth of the Timgvo. Anglo-Italiún given, but the outlook was hopeful. Weceeded to Champagne, where they were An enemy detachment on the River Santo Les, and thirty on orighbouring billetz. / Guns, thereupon karrágest, betting off were going full speed in defensive steps, joined by several Ministers and foremost attackeil on August 24th, and was driven i
BRITISH AERIAL ACTIVITY.
Franco-Helgian bront-
LATEST CABLES.
- [CUBOUGH«KRUTER'S AGENCY.)
BRITISH MIR RAIDS.
MANY PLACES BOMBED.
-BRITISH BOMBING.
ing operations:-We dropped twenty-
LONDON, September, Fish,
We miso banized Audrniards railway june aforements, and the Italians, in the and in the near future there was, every
afternoon, counter-attacked and Field-Marshal (Sir Douglas Hajgare | tinn, the Audigony-ad, Bae ammunition ports: --The matay, yesterday, un several dump, Cambrai station, and Carrier:stablished the positions by sundown,
The Austrian Jasses wese very heavy. occasions interpopted the work of our aerodrome, artillery. Angplanes ales atteokezi au
BUGE AUSTRIAN · LOSSES, Jong-distaa vailers.
During Tuesday night we punbed as aerial training school at
Valentolettes, an aerodroste pear Tourgui
1 GERMANS BOMB;:HOSPITALS.
Loxton, September 6th.
We droppadi sighilombs on sometGbent, sed a number of railway centres. railway widings, live on a shed at Mauji beuge. 53 a hillsis at Douai, 138 on aerodromes us Ciobani. 10 en nerviitoves al Contrat eight on an Lälte and 89 om other-targets, We brought] ports: down five and trow ddown Eve quay bristaf machines. Three of ours are missing.
Basis, September 77th. The Austrim prisoners now nonber 30,000. The total of enemy losses víurs the beginning of the offensive is estimated
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-nl 120,000. aerodrome int
There were fratrol epcounters Floureaix and south-east of St. Julien.
Enemy aircraft bombed three hospitals on Tuesday night.
GERMAN CLAIMS.
KARLIER CABLES,
BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES. SUBMARINES LOSING EFFECTIVE- NESS.
FRENCH PRESIDENT INSPECTS AMERICAN
IN EAST AFRICA.
ENEMY RETREATING.
OIL PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA.
NOT WANTED.
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), September oth. Mr. Jim Larkin will not be allowed to Innd New Zealand
THE FINAL STRAIN OF WAR
SPEECH BY THE PREMIER,
Generals,
-southwards. The Anglo-Belginn, columns A. Ribot delivered a spivch, in which junctioned at Trakaru, un the northern prospeccf our being able to neutralisee recalled the intrepid services of bank of the Kilimbero,
Generals Joffe, Foch, Daurail, Castelnau, | Sarrail, De Langle de Cary, Franché de our shipping losses,
peret, Gallieni, and Manoury, who won the battle of the Marne, of which this is the third anniversary. The Battle of the
MELBOURNE, September 6th, Marne would remaili a famous dute, mark-
The Federal Government is offering ing & decisive moment in the history ofd, for every gallon of oil produced in humanity. France was not fighting to Australia during the next four years, LONDON, September wh
conquer territory; she only wanted the The Elus naval correspondent writes: provinces that had been torn from her. Yesterday's shipping returns esmplete The restitution of Alsace Lorraine is not She will not compromise in this demand.
the August statistics, and it is now a question which is submissible to diplo matists, The discussion of it is one of possible to compare the five weeks of the first conditions for the establishment August with the figures for April and of the rights of nations which would
guarantee peace against fresh violence. June. The total losses of nl vessels,
M. Ribog udded that in demanding re- including fishing craft, for the five weeks paration for the ruin inflicted, Franco does not ask that Germany should be made of August were 108, giving a weekly to pay & punitive sum, but should bo average of 21-2 as against 30.6 for Juncompelled to repair the evil done to anil 44.5 for April. The August average the lowest yet recorded. In bigger this, the total losses for the five weeks of August were 80, giving an average of 17.2 In June, the losses of big ships were 101, with an overage of 20.2, and in Apell the loss of big ships were 183, ich an average of 26.3. In vessels ander 1,600 tank the total far the ave weeks An Italian official message states The was la, with an average of thee, whereas struggle north-east of Gorizia continues,' in June it was 20, with an average of 5.8 | We took prisoner yesterday twenty-six and in April. 38, with an average of 10.4. officers and more than 500 men. We Fishing vessels show the same result, the
AUSTRIAN ATTACK.
We slightly advancdå our pous monthi
WHAT IT MEANS. wistward of Lens. We repulsed a vouti-
HoNDos, September 6th. teratlack wich eisiderable enemis
The Austrian attack in the Corso our casualties. The enemy twice attempted
gion, which was quite foreseen, is ap The '' raid eastward of Armentieres.
A German wireless officia! message Parently a reactionary effort rather than second attempt mccredited in entering
The operation is -trenches, but the away,was immediatélyes There have boss-English attacks a definite offensive,
We exeriatlont real attacks at Ypres, Poslurpell and the Zounebeke designed to lessen the pressure north of Roud. A French attack north of Rhein Gorizia and to loosen the Italian grip failed. Ve brought down, fourteen air around Hermadi.
Lostos," Béptember: 3th.
driven out, -on strong points nurthayard of Fredon-1 Herg anal made soum progress. The enemy heavily shelled Artagnticres all pdcone balloon.
day. Hogile air-raids on Tuesday night
killed 37 German primaers, and woundedi
13.
GERMANS BOMB MILITARY HOSPITAL.
Russian bront.
LATEST CABLES. (THEODOH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
ITALIAN CAPTURES
LONDON, September 6th,
LONDON, September sui, Mr. Lloyd George, in a speech at au Eisteddfod at Birkenhead, said Germany France. It rests with the German people had not yet felt the final strain of the to give guarantees of a lasting peace by war. When she did, she would realise the firing themselves from the tyranny of binding value of real freedom. If Russia military despotism, If Germany refuses had enjoyed, more freedom in peace-time to become a peaceful democracy she risks she would have been more united in war- er economic interests being affected, for time, for unity of action was not suppres she cannot complain if other nations are sion of freedoïa but its highest expression. seeking to protest themselves to the utmost The affection of the Dominions to the degree. He concluded with an expression Mobler Country would continue to grow to friends and Allies of France's un- and become deeper and more insistent and breakable confidence In the ultimate more compelling, as the years rolled by
This was the great day of Empire. The success of the common task.
world had never suca powerful Empires y EARLIER CABLES. confronting each other, rending the firma- men with the ferocity of their combat. REAL BRITISH.
What would have happened to liberty but for the British Empire? "When the war STORY OF AMAZING BRAVERY.
was over, humanity would recognise how much human liberty owed to the fact that LONDON. September 8th, the British Empire was no shamn but a Stirring stores of bravery are related reality. When the end of the war came,
PANIC MUST BE PREVENTEDyrepulsed repeated counter attacks sont recorded total number of losses being in the Gazette in announcing that nine the British Empire would be greater than
of the Brestovizza Valley, taking smaller and the average lower. prisoners. We destroyed enemy posts on the Trentino front.
LONDON, Stember 8th.
TVETROGRAD, Septujuber Gih. Reuter's correspondent at the French;
The military authorities are unable to wadyvarters writes that the Germans made an air attack on a miliary hessay abat line the Russians will eventually Naval Activilles. pital at Vadelain Court East sight, the day. All depends on the possibility of Taid: lasting three and a half hours, stopping panic among the ments at
Nineteen persons were killed and 20
wounded.
the
Were
| the rear of the pariny, which are again Dering in disorder, while the more valiant units are bearing the brunt of the enemy attack Jone.
GERMAN MESSAGE.
· Thr-Germans attacking Vadelain Court specialty Rimed ni sheds warenes severely wounded from Verdun Hying. The attack began at 10-30 and continued until three in the morning.
LONDON, September 7th. The aeroplane flying over the sheds) A wireless German cikcial messago dropped kombs every twenty or thiny says:-Our cavalry defeated Haussian minutes. During the past month 100 rear-guards near Now Kalpen, wouth-| persons, including several women, base westward of Mitan, and 43 miles eastward been killed от wounded by enemy of Riga. asiators, at adelain Court alone.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
PARIS, September 6th.
A communiqué saya :-There has bern reciprocal artillery 'activity at various points is Champagne.
GERMAN NEWS.
LONDON, September 7th.
EARLIER CABLER,
· EARLIER UABLES.
SITUATION AT RIGA.
GERMAN PRESSURE.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]!
TWO APPOINTMENTS.
LONDON, September 7th. Ser (Owyn Murray has been ap- pointed Permanent Secretary, at the Admiralty in succession to Sir Graham Greene, who becomes Secretary to the Minit of Munitions.
BARLIFE CABLES,
BRITISH SEAMEN..
DETERMINED TO PUNISH GER MAN CRIMES.
FRENCH SHIPPING.
new Victoria Crosses have been awarded.ever. Great Empires were necessary for Five of the recipients are dead.
protection, security and strength, but A most remarkable achievement was small nations were necessary for concen- that of Second Lieutenant Thomas Colyer ration and intensive effort. The British Ferguson, of the Northamptons. A Empire was made up of four nations, but tactical situation having developed con- to-day they were ond in purpose, action, trary to expectation, it was impossible hope, resolve and sacrifice, and, please. for his company to adhere to the original God, they would soon be one in triumph. plan of deloyment, and, owing to the (Cheers.) difficulty of the ground and enemy wire, he found himself with a sergeant and
LONDON, September 5th. During the week ending September 2nd, the French shipping arrivals were 828, and the sailings 713. The sinkings were thren over and none under 1,800 tona,
LEAGUE UP KINGS. One stemer was unsuccesfully attacked, five men only. Nevertheless, he carried out the attack and the capture of an enemy
ANOTHER KAISERIAN DREAM. ENEMY ADMIRAL RECALLED | trench and the disposal of the garrison, After that, he successfully resisted a heavy
LONDON, September 8th, counter-attack. Then, assisted by Пр Mr. Arthur Henderson, speaking at thờ
Trade Enion Congress, said now that oney machine gun and turned it on to Germany had made democracy and pro his assailants killing many and driving gress, almost impossible in other coun many others into the hands of the ad tries, he did not accept the dictum that joining British, Later, assisted only by the form of government for Germany was one sorgeant, be re-attacked, and captura matter only for the German people ed a second enemy machine-gun. He was after the war. Hence, he lamented that then joined by other portions of his com-division among British Labour prevented pany and was so able to consolidate his them from telling the German Socialists. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
position. His conduct throughout was an that there would be no settlement of the GERMAN SOCIALIST SPLIT, of which no reward can be too greatly smashed those responsible for the war, amazing record of dash, gallantry and war until the German Socialists complete.
LONDON, September 6th. Admiral Souchon, the Commander-in-orderly only, he attacked and captured an Chief of the German and Turkish Flects in the Mediterrangan, has been recalled.
General.
LATEST CABLES..
ZURICH, September 7th
LONDON, September 6th.
According to the Mannheim Volkstim, The Trade Union Congress at Blackpool, there is a new split among the Govern unanimously passed a resolution emphati mental Socialists, especially among the cally protesting against the barbarous South German party leaders, owing to methods of enemy submarine commanders, the latter approving of President Wilson's which was calculated to destroy the high point of view in reply to the Papal note, and noble traditions of the sens also recording high appreciation of the brave and gallant seamen of the British - Mer-
PETROGRAD, September 8th. A German Fleet has appeared in the Gulf of Riga. The Riga Froid is broken to a width of thirty-six miles. The Ger- mans were energetically on the offensive chat Service.
A wireless German official message says all yesterday, especially north of Iskull,
Mr. Havelock Won said that Bri that English local attacks to the serthin order to cut the Riga Venden railway,
tish seamen had decided that at the end each of Ypres, near Lene, failed.
LONDON, September th. of the war, whatever the Government A Russian wireless official message might do, they would see that the Ger- states:-Continuing the retirement to the mans were punished for their foul deeds, north of the River da, wo erossed the and every crime they committed in the Melupe River in the region of the Pskovfuture would be included for punishment. road. We retired to the south-west of Seamen had a peculiar way of doing Venden. Operating to the cast of Riga, things, but they got there. we reached the line Klangenberg, Moertz- berg, Kastran and Friedrichstadt.
FRENCH ARTILLERY,
PARIS, September Gih. A communique says-Our batteries in Champagne, dominating the enemy artillery, which is particularly violent in the sector betyeen Butte du Mesnil and axio de Massiges, vigorously shelled the enemy front lines, proventing any attack,
GERMAN HAULS.
LONDON, September oth.
message
The enemy bombed Dunkirk, wounding A German wireless official civilians,
NEW SHIPBUILDING. PROGRAME.
* Lorncy, Beptember 6th. The Minister of Mercantile Marine has
established.
LOOSE PEACE TALK.
·CONDEMNED BY SIR EDWARD CARSON.
LONDON, September 7th. Bir Edward Carson, writing to a correspondent, condemns very loose and mischievous peace talk. He points out that some people scom to imagine that we have only to conclude a treaty with Germany and all will he well, He pro- coeds to depict the preparations there
in view of the importance of the position I know without doubt," he said, that Won This gallant officer was shortly the Kaiser endeavoured to form a leaguo afterwards killed by a sniper.
SCHEMING IN AMERICA.
MORE DISCOVERIES.
The Police have raided a pro-German
NEW YORK, September 6th.
organisation in Chicago and other cities, from whence séditions propaganda bus been issued under Bocialistic guise. The Secretary of the International Workers of the World has been arrested;"
FRENCH CABINET CRISIS.
LONDON September 6th, A message from Paris states that the Cabinet crisis will probably reach its climax to-morrow. M. Ribot is expected to attempt the formation of a Cabinet of Public Safety in which he has offered portfolios to Socialists,
HEAVY WEATHER.
LONDON VISITED, BY SEVERE. STORM.
after for the next confict, with intens.fid methods of warfare, and shows that a
LONDON, September 6th, Two hours of terrific thunderstom. peace treaty does not necessarily secure Recompanied by torrential rain, visited London Irst night, Beveral houses were peace in the only sense in which it can struck and Trafalgar Square became like really serve progress and humanity. He lake. The water swept down the streets refers to the platitades about a League in this vicinity ankle deep. of Nations to ruforce peace, pointing out that such a league existed to protect Belgium and to respect the Hague treaties and conventions, bus the Germans and brazenly repudiated their pledges and
they pleased.
& programme of shipbuilding states The Russians continue their providing for the laying down of three French air squadrons bombed an aerod hasty retreat. We have taken 7,620 pri- times the building of tonnage of a normal Tome, a railway station and many soners, much hocty, 180 guns and 300 years. It includes new yards and the boldly clained the right do whatsoever
bivouacs.
machine gunя
of the Colonial decke.
BOYRS ON VENICE.
Austrin during tha ties and
ROME. September 6th. atore again raided Venier
Theres were no casual
was dones
of Kings so that they might fight solidly against progressive democracy in civilised countries. That showed how nearly dieas trons the present form of German govern ment has been to democracy everywhere." (Choers.)
THE RUSSO-GERMAN TREATY
LONDON, September 8th, Dr. E. J. Dillon, writing to the Daily Telegraph, confruns the opinion that the secret Treaty between the Kaiser and the Tear was signed. He furthermore de clares that he actual'y rend the document
NAVAL CONTRACTS. TWO DOCK OFFICIALS ARRESTED
LONDON, September 6th The Daily Mail states that two graving dock officials at Immingham have been arrested. It is believed they are concern. ed with frand in connection with Admiral- ty contracts.
Large sums of money are involved
AUSTRALIAN PROLITE TAX
PASSED.
MELBOURNE, September sth. passed the Profits Tax, after a sbormay The House of Representatives has debate, during which one Labour member was saspended and one ejected.
SILVER
LONDON, Beptember 8th. Silver stands at 481. The market in firm and the demands of Layers are unsatisfied