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THE
WAR.
THE BRITISH OFFENSIVE IN
FLANDERS.
DESPERATE GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24rx, 1917
RUSSIAN POSITIONS CAPTURED.
GERMANY'S REPLY TO THE POPE
ARGENTINA SENDS ULTIMATUM TO GERMANY.
Franco-Belgian Front,
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BRITISH FRONT.
Naval Activities,
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LONDON, September 22nd. In the Gurtle here is a report, by Captain Wilfrid Nann, of the operations of the gunboals in Mesopotamia extend; ing from December, 1916, to the fall of Bagdad.
Aerial Activities,
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LONDON, September 22nd. Exciting scenes were witnessed in South London when the cables of four runaway kite-balloons became entangled in a gusty wind.
Two airmen were thrown out and killed The balloons were eventually shot down. General.
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GERMAN PEACE MANŒUVRES
GERMANY'S REPLY TO THE POPE'S NOTE,
AMSTERDAM, September 2nd.. The German reply to the Pope says that the Kaiser has long and gratefully followed His Holiness' efforts to alleviate the sufferings caused by the war and to hasten the end of hostilities. He cherishes a lively desire that the Pope's latest slep will be successful
The Kainer lengthily recounts the efforts which, he says, he has made throughout his reign, to preserve pence. In the face of provocations, and tempta GERMANs, he strove to the last, in the crisis preceding the war, peaceably to settle the conflict, and after the outbreak of war was the first to dretare his readiness to negotiate peace,
The care
Describing the pursuit of the Turks from Banpaiyat, Captain Nann relates as encounter between three gunboats and rearguard at the strong enciny Nahrkelluk Bend. All this ships were hit many times, and fifty per cent, of the AUSTRALIA AND
POSSESSIONS IN PACIFIC. rowplement of a gunboat were casunified. but the enemy must hare suffereti in-
MELBOURNE, September 22nd.. mensely, as the gunboats at one time were Replying to Mr. Bakhap's motion A wireless German official report firing -inch guns at a 4-5,000 (yards" (cabled on the 20th inst.), Mr. Hughes
with which the Imperial states:-After several hours of the range. The gunboats subsequently did announced that the Imperial Government Government has disenssed and answered strongest drumfire last evening at Lange- enormous execution by the rapid-fire of approved of the Commonwealth's policy the questions raised in the Pagal Note
GERMAN VERSION:
LONDON, September 22nd.
GERMANS FAIL TO REGAIN TOWERmarck, na far as Hellebecke, the English all their available guns amongst large regarding the German Possessions in the proves how earnestly it desires to find a
HAMLETS.
LONDON, September 2ud.
Field Marshal Sir Dougins Haig re- portsDuring the day there was heavy fighting Fouthward of the Ypres-Monson rond. The enemy fought with great deter- mination, but was net successful in his attempt to regain the Tower Hamlets ridge.
attacked at many points, but they were repulsed after hand-to-hand fighting, especially between the Bousinghe Staden and the Ypres Roulers roads, and further south as für ns Hollebecke
ENEMY COUNTER ATTACKS.
LONDON, September 220d. Reuters Correspondent at British Head- qumyters Teports: The Germans are doing just what we expectest and for which we were fully prepared, namely, counter- The Durham troops to-day cumplearly attacking in great force. The first began repulsed three strong counter-attacks 6.50 last night against a wide front Morthward of the Tower Hamlets, Fur-held by the British and Australians. The ther south repeated hustile attacks com-light being good for aerial co-operation pelled buy advang,d troops fall back our artillery did great work. The nt. fresh troops brought up täckers were slightly from part of the ground gained
from the Reservest yesterday morning in this area.
The whole of the positions captured on Thursday are securely in our possession.
The attackers, despite the intense artillery fire und. heavy lossen, pressed on with great determination, actually On the battle frent there were no penetrating on a front of 300 yards, where further counterattacks.
desperate hand-to-hand fighting ensued. There was great, reciprocal artillery Our supports, however, took up the strug Bring all along the front,
Our fire prevented an attempted raid "this morning in the neighbourhood of the Arvas Cambrai roąd:
We carried out a successful raid' cast- ward of Monely-le-Preux.
AERIAL WARFARE
There was great aerial activity yester day One acroplanes ranging the guns on stile, batteries, troopis, trenches and shell-boles. --
gle, and the enemy wavered, they being cafiladed from a number of pill-boxes and concreted shell-holes which we had recently taken,
The ground was soon piled up with their corpses, and by nine o'clock the attack was beaten buck.
Two very heavy counter-attacks further i south followed, which also were defented. Three others followed, each on n for midable scale, but all were repulsed with great losses.
Our casualties have been relatively the light with many walking cases,
Low-Bying machines harassed enemy's infantry and transports.
Tour tons of bombs were dropped on Roulers railway station and the aero- drones in the vicinity of Lille and south- ward of Cambrai.
A further G 1ons were dropped at night on Ronies, Ledeghem, and Menin rail.
way stations, and matses of transports and
troops in the Menis-Ypres road.
Ten German aeroplanes were brought down and eight were driven down,
Twelve of our machines are missing. HEAVY INCREASE OF ENEMY LOSSES.
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports: Hostile counter-attacks with con- iderable-forces were continued last even- ing on the Ypres front, but without re- sult, except a heavy increase of the -enemy's losses.
A powerful counter-attack in massed formation on a wide front eastward of
The weather is inclined to be misty, but
·wo have been lucky on the whole in this
respect
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FRENCH FRONT.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
PARIS, September 22nd. communiqué states:There was
marked artillery activity by both sides
numbers of retreating Turks, who mostly Pacine. The time was inopportunu
The disclose their policy. were too demoralised to reply. gunboats also shot down their gun-teamis, enabling the troops to capture the gu They also captured at number of enemy Vessels.
OSTEND NAVAL WORKS. ATTACKED.
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AMERICA AND THE WAR.
SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES.
LONDON, September 22nd. The Teen Washington Correspondent, LONDON, September 329 states that the Committee of Public In The Admiralty announces that the slaps formation publish
a long reposé of of the Belgian const patrol bombarded German intrigues in America, arcum the Naval works at Ostend this morning, panied by photographic exhibita, includ with satisfactory results
ing facsimiles of meripts to the German Our air-patrol shot down three enery Embassy seaplanes.
One is for 85.600, paid to the journalist NAVAL AIRCRAFT OPERA- Archibald, who was caught carrying Dr
TIONS.
of
LONDON, September ud. The Admiralty announces that Naval aircraft on the morning of 20th-21st inst. dropped a large quantity of bombs with good results on Aertrycke, Sparappet bock, and Thurout nerodromes, und Thurout railway station; also near the Atelier De-La-Marine Ostende.
A Flying Corps patrol i sisted and drove off numerous enemy aircraft which attacked our machines.
All our machiner returned.
SUBMARINE MICROPHONES
Dumba's despatches.
Another is for $1,000, paid to Edwin Emerson, who went to Germany as a war correspondent for a New York paper. Emerson is now believed to be in Africa.
There are also photographs of documents which convict Captain von Papen of pay 10g for the bombing of ships.
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practical basis for i just and tasting
peace.
The Government welcomes, especially, the conviction expressed by the Pope that in future the power of arms must be superseded by the power of right. We share the view of His Holiness regarding the importance of definite rules and safe guards for a simultaneous reciprocal limitation of armaments and the freedom sul community of the seas.
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ARGENTINA AND GERMANY. GOVERNMENT SENDS ULTIMATUM
TO GERMANY:
BUENOS AIRES, September 2rd. The Argentine Government has erat an Ultimatum to Germany.
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STRIKERS ATTACK TROOPS.
BUENOS AIRES, September 22nd. The railway strike is sprending, and another bridge has been dyramite d.
The situation at Besurio is worse. Thousands of strikers'ure attacking the troops.
The Minister of War proposes to da clare martial law
A high official indientes the possibility. of a declaration of war against Germany.
PLAN TO REGENERATE THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
WAR MINISTER'S METHOD.
PETROGRAD, September 22nd. General Verkhovsky says:-"It is im- possible for General Alexeif to remainin the post of Generalissimo, because he does not understand the psychology of the troops to-day. The whole of the Great Headquarters must be reformed, and s personaga enjoying the general confidenco must be placed at the head of the Army Another most important problem is the reduction of the numerical strength of **The fisk would then arise of deciding the effectives, which does not correspond international differences of opinion not with the country's economic strength. by armed forces but by peaceful method, Our people cannot support such an army "specially arbitration, the green pence-awing to its false technical constitution. producing effect of which we, together Only a tenth of the whole mobilised fores
remainder is at the Front, the
are in the with His Holiness, fully recognise.
rear consuming enormous Venourees. Therefore, the Government has decided to redner, by one-third, the various effectives. at the Front and in the rear, without interfering with the numbers en active service or the artillery or nuchine-gu
The Government welcomes the iden of deciding international differences by peaceful methods, especially" arbítration. The Government, will in this respect guy Hort every proposal compatible with the vital interests of the Empire and people. Germany, owing to her geographier1 situa. sections." tion sud
economic requirements, must
THE KORNILOFF INQUIRY. The Minister of Justice has reported to the Cabinet that from the first results of
A mass of documenta, seized at Dr. van Igel's so-called Advertising Burcan in 1015, show the extraordinary ramificarely upon peaceful, intercourse with her Lions of the German Government's epy neighbours and distant countries No system and the plotting of outrages, prople has more reason to desire, instead o Korniloff enquiry it appeared that They prove the connection of German of the universe hatred of battle, a con-most of the offers arrested did not parti- diplomals with the Irish revolutionary ciliatory and fraternal spirit between cipate in the plots They will be released Paris, September 22nd. movement, and that it was a New York nations. The important thing for the immediately. A high French Naval Authority, inter Irishman who acted as a go-between for nations is to lay
y more stress on what viewed by the Matin, on anti-sub the Germans in their dealings with Roger unites them than on what divides them, narinism, said that besides smoke-clouds, Caseinent.
Then conditions of existence will be crent other inventions are increasing the pirates One cipher document, addressed toed rendering impossible a repetition of difficulties. As an example, Our sub Count Bernstorff in April, 1010, inerimin this great world catastrophe." marine listening microphones, inventedates Daniel Cohalan, a Justice of the Only on this condition can a lasting by three French Naval lieutenants, have New York Supreme Court, who was a peace be founded, promoting az intellec. been perfected to a degres we never prominent Irish American. In
In this docutul pprochement and a return of the ventured to hops for a few weeks ago. ment Cohalan says:“A revolution in connenie prosperity of human society... Once all our ships are supplied with these Ireland can only be successful if support devices they will soon be able to recogniseed by Germany; therefore help is neces- the presence of a submarine, its distance sary; consisting primarily of aerial at and its direction. Hence they can avoid tacks on England and a diversion by the it, while simultaneously our gunboa's and fleet, simultaneously with an Irish fle scoats can take up the pursuit. That is volation, then the landing of troops, arms
A telegram from the Mukiloff Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates, complains to M. Kerensky, who is still at Headquarters, that the guard over General Koruiloff and his associates is not strict enough, and insists upon their removal from the hotel to prison, and that the guard be changed.
*We hope our enemies may also find in SECRETARY OF STATE'S the ideas of the Pope a basis for the PROPOSED VISIT TO INDIA. preparation of peace corresponding to a spirit of reasonableness with regard to
Be situation in Europe."
The reply does to mention Belgium.
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LONDON, September 22nd.
The Times states that it is now- certain that Sir Edwin Montags, Secretary of State for India, will not start for India.
on the whole of the Aisne front, partiu why the British Naval Authorities are and ammunition in Ireland end, possibly referring to international disarmament: until after the reassembly of Parliament,
arly near the Menn jean Farm, Cerny and Courcy.
There was also lively artillery firing on the right bank of the Meuso, near Bezonvaux. Elsewhere there were raids and patrol encounters,
Russian bronti
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RUSSIAN FRONT.
· ENEMY CAPTURES POSITIONS;
LONDON, September 22nd.
confident."
Italian
Front.
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ITALIAN FRONT. ARTILLERY FIRING ON WHOLE FRONT.
LONDON, September 22nd. "An Italian official report states: There was brisk artillery Bring on the whole front.
Our airships dropped four tons of high A wireless Russian official report explosives on the encampments in the St. Julien penetrated at one point a short states: The enemy pierced our lines and Chiapevano Valley, the hutments at distance into our new positions, but they captured positions south-westward of Grahovo, and the railway works north- were immediately and completely driven Admini, in the region of Jacobstadt: also eastward of Prosecco.
positions two miles from Dviza.
.out.
The West Lancashires and London Regi ment repulsed the enemy at all other points with great loss.
Our whole line was intact after two hours' fierce fighting.
The attack was delivered with force determination and the enemy's losses were exceedingly severe.
We completely repulsed a strong attack on both sides of the Ypres-Menin road.
Our artillery crushed a counter-attack eastward of Langemarck.
Enemy attacks in the region of Riga, northward of Munchilu, and northward of Grozesel broke down.
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, September 2nd.
A wireless German offcial report states:
Our divisions brake through the Russian positions north-westward of Jacobstadt.
The enemy, forced back against the river, yielded a bridgehead forty kilo- metres wide and ten kilometres deep on the western bank of the Drina and to the eastern bank.
Jacobstadt is in our bande
We captured four hundred prisoners
fed
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SITUATION UNCHANGED.
Losos, Erptember 22nd.
officers from Zeppelins. This would en
The following is the text of this.
The Imperial Government welcomes in the middle of October. with special sympathy the leading idea of able the Irish ports to be closed against His Holiness, in which the conviction is He will probably take the opportunity
England, the establishment of submarine stations on the Irish coast and the cutting off of the supply of food for England The success of the revolution may decide
the war
NEW AMERICAN CHIEF OF STAFF.
WASHINGTON, September 20th. General T. H. Bliss has been appointed Chief of Staff, in succession to General Scott, who is retiring.
GEN. SMUTS CONFIDENCE:
THE WAR 18 WON?
Lospox, September 22nd
The Lord, Mayor of Sheffield, referring to the forthcoming visit of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and General Brauts, said
must be superseded
express thesided by the moral power of giving the House of Commons more of right. We also are convinced that the detailed information concerning the plaus sick body of human society can only be healed by the fortifying moral strength of of his visit, worked out in consultation right.
with the Viceroy. From this would follow, according to His Holiness, a simultaneous dimination of the armed forces of all States and the will be Lord Donoughmore, formerly institution of obligatory arbitration of
One of Sir Edwin Montagu's colleagues
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all international disputes. We share the Under Secretary of State for War. view that definite rules and certain safe guards for a simultaneous reciprocal limitation of armaments on land, set and air, as well as the true freedom and com- munity of the high seas, ure things in treating which the new spirit that in the future should prevail in international relations should find its first hopeful expression.
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AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S REPLY
AMSTERDAM, September 22nd. The Austrian Emperor's reply to the Popa'r Peace Note says ---
Throughout the war we have always
LONDON, September 22nd. Silver is quoted at 55d- There is a scarcity of supplies and the market closed firms,
[Telegrams received on Saturday and on Sunday morning and published in an "Feira" on Sunday, will be found on Lage 0.]
V.CS, BY VOTE,
An officer and a seaman of one of his
The Tone Correspondent at Italian that General Smuts told him on Thurs looked to your Holiness, who is inacces
day: The war is won. The Boers insible to all influence, to find a way to Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday,
port the proposal that the belligerents says that there has been a truce in the South Africa knew they had lust, but peace therefore, we whole heartedly sup- Majesty's ships have been selected by infantry fighting at San Gabriele, but continued fighting for six months. That shall negotiate for an understanding with ballut to receive the Victoria Cross for great shells are steadily falling on those the position to day. The Germans a view to a reduction of araments, the the ship's deeds against enemy sub-
freedom of the seas and compulsory marines, mountain
know we have won, but they will con- arbitration of international disputes. The officer selected is Lieut. Ronald The situation has been unchanged sin tinue fighting, and if we do not maintain idea are reached, then it would not be The choice of the ship's company is
If agreements realising this sublime Neil Stuart, D.S.O, ENR. September 13th Neither side is able to
difficult to settle the remaining questions, Beaman William Williams, R.N.R. freedom of movement on the seas with Gazette, but neither ship nor the nature and the nations could axtain complete The honours ure announced in a special
of her deed is recorded. access to new souras of nrosperity."
hold the crest, and the desperate attempt our determination and press our advent of the Austrians who have been strongly ages till we bring off a smashing victory, reinforced, to drive back the Italians have failed
there is a possibility of our losing."