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THE
WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9ra,
THE WORK OF BRITISH TROOPS.
A GERMAN SLANDER DISPROVED.
SCENES IN THE REICHSTAG,
لا
THE TYPHOON IN JAPAN.
ENORMOUS
Branco-Belgian Front
LATEST UABLES. [TREOUGH REUTER'8 AGENOT.]
ENEMY ADVANCE BROKEN.
LONDON, October 8th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re portsThere was stortny weather with heavy rain the day long.
An attempted enemy advance to the southward of Repte] was broken by our
fire.
The enemy, at dusk this evening, put down a heavy barrage on the greater part of the Front, between Broodsciude and Holleleke, but no infantry action fol lowed
DAMAGE.
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NO INFANTRY ACTION,
PARIS, October 8th. A communique states:-There has been no infantry action to-day.
The artillery duel was sometimes violent in Belgium. on the Aisne and on the right of the Meuse.
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FRENCH FRONT.
ARTILLERY DUELLING,
PARIS, October 7th.
A cammuarqué, states:- There is artil ery duelling at Vauxhaillon' and Laffgus, in the Hurtebise sector, and the left bank of the case, notably north of Hill 344 and Lowards Bezoavaux
We repulsed powerful raids against Navarin Farm in Champagne, with ap. preciable enemy losses,
Our aviators, despite the unfavourable weather, yesterday, dropped one and a half tons of bombs on enemy targets, including a railway station. The lighting
GERMAN REPORT. machines went out whenever possible.
LONDON, October 7th.'. Ong failed to return and one of our bomb-
A German wireless official messago ing machines, which
went out on Thurs-states-There is a continuous and nose day night, is missing.
destructive fire betweeù Poelcapelle and Zandvoora
GERMAN PRESS COMMENT.
A SUBDUED TONE.
AMSTERDAM, October 8th. The German Press has a subdued tone in reference to the fighting in Flanders.
It endeavours to explain the abandon- ment of territory as part of the tactics of au clastic defence,"
There are no attempte, as previously, to claim a victory, though it is sought to minimise Sir Dougins Haig's success as
* moderate tactical gain."
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Photographs show great destruction at Pankirk in consequence of our air raids, A FOUL ENEMY SLANDER.
Russian bront.
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RUSSIANS CAPTURE 702 PRISONERS.
LONDON, October 7th. A Russian wireless official message states:We captured a height and also half of the village of Vaskoutey, north west of the Sereth. We repulsed a counter-attack.
Subsequently enemy artillery forced us to abandon the village.
We took 782 prisoners.
GERMAN REPORT.
A German wireless report states: --We drove out the enemy from, Vaskouley and took some prisoners.
General.
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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE TYPHOON IN JAPAN.
APPALLING DESTRUCTION.
Tokio, October 8th. The number of deaths that occurred as the result, of the typhoon on October 186, increases, hourly,
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SERIOUS ENEMY
DISORGANISATION.
GERMAN PRISONERS KILLED BY
GERMANS.
LONDON, October 7th. Reater's Correspondent at Headquar
AMERICA AND THE WAR.
WASHINGTON, October 7th. President Wilson, in his message to Con":" gress, said that Congress had safeguarded the rights of the people, not forgetting the considerations due to social justice. The whole work of this remarkable
THE MESOPOTAMIA REPORT,
LONDON, October 8th The Timon states that it is understood, after full consideration of the papers, the Secretaries of War and for India have come to the conclusion that there is no caso to submit to the Army Council ters writee:--Since Friday there have with reference to the criticisms of Sir been no counter-attacks and our trcops Session had been done thoroughly and Edmund Barrow in the Mesopotamia hra stendily consolidating and improving with the utmost despatch consistent with
report.
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the new positions.
This abandonment of the traditional]
counter-attacks evidences the seriousi
ments,
full consideration of most critical mat- ters. Best of all, Congress had left no doubt regarding the spirit and deter- mination of the country and had affirmed them ne loyally, and as emphatically as their fine soldiers will afirm them in the
Congress has adjourned.
DISORDER IN THE REICHSTAG enemy disorganisation, which is confirmed
by the continuous and extensive move NEW PAN-GERMAN PARTY
ment of troops behind the German lines, „DENOUNCED.
indicating relief of the shattered regi-ring line. AMSTERDAM, October 70. A despatch from Berlin states that there have been scenes of disorder in the Reichstag during a debate, owing to an interpellation by the Socialist, Herr Landsberg.concerting Admiral son Tirpitz's new Fatherland Party.
Herr Landsberg declared that the new party was a pan-German institution, whose leaders utilised war profits to
buy
for up newspapārs
the pur pose of influencing public opinion, with the object of securing higger dividerds. He cused the Minister for War, Herr von Stein, of supporting the party's agitation against the Reichstag's peace resolution, and called on the Chau- cellor, in his own interests, to repudiate the pan-German agitation.
The casualties and damage are so great that a comprehensive estimate is not yet available, and it is believed that the material damage will total over one hun- dred million yeu. In the Tokio prefec ture alone, there were over 500 deaths. Three thousand houses were destroyed and 150,000 were submerged Two hundred thousand people are homeless and several, villages in the neighbourhood of Tokio Party... were totally destroyed, alond 300 bodies have already been discovered.
In Sunamura
A small island, off Uruyasu, disappear ed in a muddy sea, with 300 inhabitants.
A PACIFIST MEETING BROKEN UP.
LONDON, October 8th.
A pacifist meeting at the Brotherhood was the Charch at Kingsland, which
LONDON, October 7th. Much attention has been bestowed on the figures published by Renter showing the proportions of British troops engaged in the Ogbling since July 31st, namely, English 70, Overseas 16, Scottish 8, and Irish 6 per cent, with the proportions scene of disturbances in July, was broken of casualties English 76, Overseas 8, Sect" yesterday. tish 10, and Irish 6 per cent.
A furious scrimmaging was in progress when flames leapt up from the floor where a bonfire had been lit.
The crowd rushed the pulpit, pulled the The Frankfurter Zeitung, bestiles to The Observer says: Generous propastor down by his coat tails and threw the extreme audacity of the British air.minence has been given in the come him bodily across the aduitorium and out men in penetrating far into the Germaniques to the exploits of men of the of a back door. rear, by moonlight, and repeatedly bomb Dominions, Scottish, Welsh and Irish, there is in England on in- ing heavily, Courtrai, Roulers and Gheat and
stinctive response to the keen pride of and even reaching Namur."
nationality which is part of the historie- birthright of her neighbours in the United Kingdom and to the rest of youth in the Dominions. Englishmen do not grudge but misunderstand the disproportionate
FINLAND A REPUBLIC, frequency with which these troops are mentioned, but when this mention is made
HELSINGFORS, October 8th, the foundation of a peculiarly foul enemy Bills have been published proclaiming slander it is necessary to state the facts. Finland a Republic and for regulating German propagandists in Russia and Russian and Finnish relations. America spread the assertion that Eng-
BRITISH FRONT.
BRITISH INFLICT CASUALTIES.
LONDON, October 7th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports: There was considerable artillery firing on the battle front all night.
...
We successfully raided to the south-east
of Broodseinde and inflicted casualties.
We took twenty prisoners.
It appears that the Boche on Thursday hoped to regain the initiative by an attack planned against Zonnebeke, which our offensive timely broke up. The son fused manner in which the reserves were flung in showed that no definite pre purations had been made for in extensive counter-attack in response to a farther advance on our part.
STRIKE IN PAPER MILLS.
All the workinen in the paper, inctories have struck work, threatening to prevent an early convocation of the Constituent Assembly, owing to the want of paper for electoral bulletins.
COSSACKS AND DRAGOONS
SURROUND REBEL TROOPS, Eight thousand soldiers at Gomel, in The Geriean Chinmand in using des- pernte efforts to prevent us prisonering the Province of Mohileff, who refused to mon alive, have aroused the most bitter 80 to the front, were surrounded by Cossacks and Dragoons and surrendered. resentment among the Germanis, pro- mising sequels when the prisoners return. to the Fatherland after the war
During Thursday a number of prisoners A were told off as stretcher-bearers. Boche aeroplane, flying very low, machine gunned them deliberately, killing several Geronauts.
SITTINGS OF PARLIAMENT. · Although the elections for the Preli miary Parliament are incomplete, sit- tings have began.
M. Tcheidze has been elected President. A Committee of the Preliminary Par- lament, comprising six members, has heen instituted. It includes two ex-
THE FATHERLAND PARTY. Herr Landsberg described how the clergymen and officials had intimated to Similarly the prisoners were frequently | Ministers and two Maximalists. civilians how officers by speeches and pain-shiped or machine-gunned by their own phlets had carried on the propaganda in men. Consequently, on the chance of the Army on behalf of the Fatherland
Herr von Stein, replying, declared that political agitation in the Army was pro- hibited-(cries of “Oh, oh ! '!)--where- upon the President threatened to suspend
the debate.
Continuing, von Stein' said that the Army hungered for intellectual nutriment and soldiers must be culightened on enemy lies and on difficulties at Home. There fore the Army Command provided for lectures, plays and cinemas, pamphlets and newspapers, because the will to vic-
tory must be maintained.
CHANCELLOR ABSENT.
GERMAN AERIAL COMMANDER. Count von Meyer, Chief of the German surrender they flung away their helmets Black Sea Air service, was taken pri- to minimise the chances of identification. soper in a daring raid by Russian scouts.
A battalion of the Irish Fusiliers.
covered itself with glory. They requested permission to attack the most dificult point and advanced with such irresistible dash that they gained the whole of their objectives without a stop, and took 80 prisoners.-
THE RAILWAY DIFFICULTY. The Vladikavkaz Railway, which is an important system with other lines, has decided not to participate in the threaten- ed strike. It is hoped that the strike will be averted at the eleventh hour.
KORNILOFF'S ORDERS TO BE
OBEYED.
The Devous had stubborn fighting at The newspaper Nove. Tajzyn states that Reutelbeek valley where the ground was a owing to new facts which have been mere bog, the men frequently sinking elicited in regard to General Korniloff shoulder deep,
by the Committee of Inquiry, the charge
As an indication of the seriousness of of high treason may be abandoned,
It is stated that the Government han the wastage of German man power, the Uhlans have recently converted their in-ordered the despatch of the Third Cavalry Corps to Petrograd and has leaned in- Herr von Helfferich explained that Dr.fantry into machine gunners:
structions that all General Kornilof's Michaelis was absent because he was! burdened with work and not by the politi. MR. ROOSEVELT INVITED TO orders should be carried out, cal debate.. The Socialists wanted the Chancellor to excommunicate the Father- land, Party. (Interruptions.)
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DEBATE ADJOURNED. The police then cleared the church and
Herr von Helferich exclaimed, "If that beat out the flames with their coats.
Women and soldiers were prominent in is not true, I will waste no further words. the rioting.
If you have not confidence in the leaders of the Army and Government"-(shouts of "No" drowned the remainder of the sentence).
After a
ITALIAN FRONT.
RONE, October 7th. Mr. Theodore Roosevelt has been invited to visit the Italian Front
REDUCTION OF WAR INSURANCE
RATES.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
A COALITION GOVERNMENT.
PETROGRAD, October 7th. Members of the Government at Moscow and the Industrial Delegates of the Owing to the effectiveness of the Allied Democratie Conference and Cadets con- methods against auhaurínes, the United Ferred from five o'clock on Friday after- States Government War Risk Bureau has noon until three o'clock on Saturday morning, and reached an agreement. For reduced the insurance rates on American the constitution of a Coalition Govern
zone, by
Therese, Herr Helferich said steamers traversing the
no object in my continuing to ane-fourth. spenk,"
and he then resumed his seat. The debate was adjourned until Mon-
The latter, which will be submitted to. land thrusts the main burden of war on the Russian Constituent Assembly, pro-
day.
SOUTH AMERICA AND GERMANY.
PERU
We repulsed an attempted raid south other parts of the Empire, and it was vides for the continuance of the Russo-
of the Ypres Comines Canal.
The Leicestershires successfully raided west of Cite St. Elie.
full time that official agencies grappled Finnish union on the basis of Finnish
with a falsehood so poisonous. Nothing
is more vital to the enemy's purpose than to disparage the credit and weaken the authority of England in the ranks of the grand alliance."
The weather is showery and it is colder.
BEST GERMAN TROOPS EMPLOYED. Reuter's Correspondent at the British Headquarters states:--On Saturday the The Near East. infantry was inactive. During the past twenty-four hours we have been steadily consolidating our gains. Most of the prisoners taken in counter-attacks are imen of good types, equipped with brand new gear, suggesting that General von Arnim has employed his best troops
LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ARTILLERY ACTIVITY AT
MONASTIR.
A French Eastero communiqué states i The artillery was active ca the Vardar
The Correspondent understands that Front, to the north of Monastir and in out of six enemy divisions, including one the region of the lakes,
Africa.
of the Guards, which had been in Cheluvelt village and Passchendaele, forty batta-
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(THROUGH BRUTER'S. JUKNOY.] of fighting for some time. The bayonet has been conspicuous in repelling counter-
INDIAN CAVALRY IN ACTION
attacks. A large proportion of the enemy
MASSINDYE, October 7th. wounded at our casualty stations are
The Belgians are now in contact with bayonet cases. One Scottish platoon, the enemy on a nine miles front east of
tacking a large concrete emplacement, killed twenty-seven Germans with the bayonet. The proportion of afficers since Thursday morning is one in forty men.
Mahenge
Indian Cavalry in the district of Lindi have captured or destroyed large quan tities of foodstuffs, clearing bare a large tract of enemy country.
autonomy,
THE RAILWAY STRIKE IN PETROGRAD.
PETROGRAD, October 8th. The Railway Strike Committee ibres- tens to stop food transport unless their demunds are conccded.
CONTEMPLATED ATTACK
ON HELSINGFORS.
HELSINGFORS, October 8th.
LIMA, October 7th. Passports have been handed to the Ger- man Minister.
ARGENTINA.
BUENOS AIRES, October 7th. Coum Luxburg has embarked for Spain.
URUGUAY.
MONTE VIDEO, October 7th..
A Presidential decree announces rupture of relations with Germany.
Passports have been handed to the Ger-
War
AMERICAN DESTROYER SINKS 'SUBMARINE.
Inent..
FRENCH DEPUTY'S ALLEGED
ENEMY TRADING.
The Navy Department has published a
Pinis, October 7th. story to the effect that after an exciting
The Deputy, M. Turmel, has been ar fight an American destroyer sank a sub-rested following some weeks' investiga- marine by "depth bombs," in European tion into charges of trading with the waters,
enemy, in consequence of the discovery of The British Admiralty has sent a letter Swiss banknotes to a large amount at
M. Turmel's residence. of appreciation. FINANCIAL HELP TO THE ALLIES.
LONDON, October 7th. According to the Press Bureau, the American Embassy states that Congress, since April, has voted seventeen billion dollars and has authorised contracts for two and-a-half billions more, the bulk being for war purposes, including seven billions as loans to the Allies.
The French newspapers are alleging that M. Turmel sold to Germany details of the Secret Session in Chamber.
M. Turmel replied. that the money was connected with a cattle transaction.
INTERNED GERMAN SUB- MARINE ESCAPES.
MADRID, October 7th. The Premier has announced the escape of the submarine U-290 which was in-
The President, in a message to Con-NAVALRESERVIST AWARDED. terned at Cadiz on September 2nd.
According to a telegram from Stockman Minister. holm it is 'reported that strong German naval forces were observed off Bornholm and the Stockholm Archipelago, confirm ing the rumours of a German offensive against Helsingfors
In Petrograd it is believed that an at- tack on Helsingfors by land and sea was at first contemplated.
THE BRITISH LABOUR PARTY
LONDON, October 8th The labour party has decided to run 300 candidates, next general election..
gress, says that although Uruguay had not recived direct injury from Garusany, it was necessary to show solidarity with the champions of justice and demo-
cracy and with small nations.
COAL MINERS WAGES INCREASED,
LONDON, October 7th. The President of the Coal Miners' Federation has announced, that the Gor ernment has agreed to an all-round in trease of wages, as mentioned on August $3th.
V.C.
LONDON, October 7th. Illustrating the truth of the passage in General Smuts speech in which he said there had been deeds so daring in the, anti-submarine campaign that they could only be told after the wor, the Court Circular cryptically amponades that j the King has bestowed the Victoria Cross on Lieut. Charles Bonner, R.N.R., for consummate skill whilst in action with an enemy submarine.
The Minister of Marine has suspended the responsible officers and has ordered an enquiry.
A STRIKE IN PARIS.
PARIS, October 7th. The tramway and bus workers have truck.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, October 6th. Silver is quoted as sed, and the market, in dull.
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