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THE WAR.
THE WORK OF
OUR AIRMEN,
THE ROUT OF THE ZEPPELINS.
EVENTS AT RIGA.
DEALING WITH THE SUBMARINE.
STIRRING INCIDENTS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 1917.
Franco-Belgian Front,
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BRITISH FRONT.
NOTHING HAPPENING,
AVIATION ACTIVITY.
GOOD WORK BY OUR AIRMEN.
Loypos, October 2änd.
NORTH SEA NAVAL ENCOUNTER.
ACCOUNT OF THE ATTACKS.
BERGEN, October 21st, The survivors of the convoy state that
they left the Norwegian coast on Tuesday
afternoon and were attacked at seven o'clock the next morning. The Germans ordered the convoy to stop and started firing immediately, quickly sinking the destroyers, which were far inferior in size and equipment. They then sank the pier.. chaninen in guccession.
The whole affair lasted an hour. The steamers suceeded in launching life boats, but several filled owing to the heavy sens
The survivors renched Norway after two days of suffering at wu.
́THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS.
́Christiania, October 21st. Thirty-seven members of the crews of the Norwegian and Swedish ships were rescued in the netion in the North Bea.
THE ZEPPELINSOVER FRANCE
WANDERERS HEMMED IN BY AVIATORS.
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RUSSIAN PEACE DEMANDS.
PETROGRAD, October 22nd PARIS, October 21st.
The following are among the Russian Four Zeppelins are still wandering in
ревита demands whichi M Skobeleff, disabled condition but are hemmed in Minister of Labour, the Council of Work- by French aviators, One of these alighted. in the neighborhool of jettisoning fifteen of the crew,
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
[BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NOOI SAN PO"}
THE MILITARY SITUATION.
PEXING, October 2nd. The Ministry of Finance has paid
Langres after men's and Soldiers' Delegate, will put 150,000 dollars to Lung Chai-kwong for
CREW JETTISONED.
A commiunique states that the two Zep- pelins which fell in the zone of the in terior were disabled when attacked by aeroplanes and anti-aircraft guns. They were compelled to descend near the Sister mon Valley zone:
forward, when attending the inter. Allied Conference at Paris: A free and ninfluenced plebiscite with regard to Alsaec aus Lorraine Italia Irredenta; the restoration of Belgium, Serbia and Montenegro, with compenantian, to be paid from an international fund; the re. stitution to Germany of all her Colonies; the neutralisation of all Straits leading to inner seas, including the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal; disarmament on A book found on the Zeppelin emptured | land and sea, and the creation of a system
Bourbonne les Bains supports cheof Militia. theory that the Zeppelins: Jost their way on returning from England,
The crews, who set the airships nfire, took flight but were made prisoner.
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THE LOST ZEPPELINS.
The Zeppelins seem to be of a new type,
Losos, October 2181. Pield-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says" It is known that sixteen Norwegians, as they are bigger than usual and are able there is nothing to réport, except recipra.seventeen Swedes and eighty-six English to fly at a speed of 110 kilometres an
inen perished in the action, but the num-hour and rise to a height of 6,000 metres. cal artillery firing,
ber is probably greater.
The victing include three women.
Russian Front.
Our parsis Look, tüelve prisoners South. east of Polygon Wood. -
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig or. ports The Irish curries out a successful Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, resaid north-east of Croisilles. "They trak porting On the aviation
activities
a few. jirisoners and returned without states: Despite | ranch - mist our ***
any casualties. planes this afternoon, "dwpped a to G₤ logiks on a foundry and a railway junción ten miles to the north-westward of Saarbrucken, with very good results. Bursts were seen out a foundry and rail- way station and a big explosion occured. Many gronts attacked our kombing squad rons, four of which were driven down Photographs were also taken. machines returned except one.
All mur
Two Jindred and thirty-eight boh were dropped, on Saturday, on appo dromes at Lontrude and Roulera and also on Cortemarck station and various billets and hatients, One of the acro- devices at Roulers was bonsbed from i low height, and ne bomb blew to pieers á German machine on the ground, another | fell through the centre of a hanger.
"The eneïng ́s personnel and machines on the ground were machinegunned from our seroplanes.
suven
Oui scouts, operating in the neighbour. hd, neanwhile brought down
machines, which crashed to earth. In fall
view of the arrodrome.
A ton of bombs was dropped during tha aught on Ingelmunster aerodrome and railway station and also on a rodromes ut Courtrai where a direct hit was obtained on machine endeavouring to Jeave the ground.".
During the day, nine German unachives were brought down and for, were driven down. Three of us are missing.
BRITISH GUNNERS MERCILESSLY
POUND GERMANS,
LONDON, October 2!st..... Buster's Correspondent at British Headquarters states that day and night our gunners are mercilessly pounding the Germans with terrible effectiveness, and from which it is evident, from many Sources, that the artillery battle is forcing the memy to make constant reliefs owing to the demoralisation of his troops.
There is grent reciprocal artillery firing
on the battle front.
A
GERMAN REPORT. Geman' official wireless inessige states: The enemy himnharded. Ostend from the sea,
There is violent artillery fining between Yaux Aillou and Braye,
FRENCH FRONT.
OSTEND BOMBARDE).
Pants, October 21st,
A Freuche comandusjad states: There
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Losbox, October 21st, Russian wireless officiat mesange staus:--Our
disregarded, the enemy's signals to fraternise on the Narose Lake and the Boned River, Our fire dispersed the signallers, “ Aerial Activities.
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THE ZEPPELIN ROUT,
FRENCH DELIGHTED.
PARIS, October 22nd.. Frane is most delighted over the ront. is vicleni artillery Bring on the Aisne.
of the Zeppelin fleet.
At first it was believed that it was part Our batteries exploded ai ammunitionof a gigantic double expedition to France dumps at right time.
́VIOLENT ARTILLERY FIGHTING
Panis, October 22nd.
A enam unique states-There is a violent artillery struggle at various points on the Mine front, especially in the region of Ailles and Cerny.
A strong enemy attack to the north-west of Beroavaux was driven off after violent fighting.
Enemy aeroplanes dropped sixty bombs in the region of Dunkirk on the evening of the 1st instant. Naval Activities.
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THE FIGHT AT OESEL.
REPORTED GERMAN LOSSES.
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Africa.
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CAMPAIGN IN EAST AFRICA
BRITISH SUCCESSES CONTINUE
Lospox, Ocieber 21st, An East African message states: The main enemy forces are returating from Okembarn and have reached Kahiwa, abandoning their hospitals.
We occupied Ruponda and Lakeldi Mission and forced the Germans towards Nyangao.
We occupied Nyangao on Wednesday. Two Nigerian battalions temporarily detached suffered heavily.
We joined up with them on Thursday and drove off wunter-attacks. Fighting is proceeding.
The Near East.
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CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA
TURKS DRIVEN ACROSS RIVER. and England, but the fact that there were ne bends aboard the. Zeppelius bright
LONDON, October 21st. down confirmed that the fleet was returne carried out sucressful operations in.
A Mesopotamia official message states: ing from England, having been caught in the vicinity of Deltawa and Szilzobut. a fog, and apparently exhausted of Our columns legan an enveloping move. its supply of petrol, had drifted to the ment on Friday and drove the enemy south-castward, before the wind, and
the
Diala found themselves over France, believing they were approaching their own base
They were all sighted at daylight, and the first victim of the gandre, which| vainly tried to escape by ascending to 1,800 feet, fell in flames in St. Clement with five mutilated bodies lying around, and others were buried in the debris. Its and L 50, were compelled. consorts, L by aeroplanes, to descend at Bourbonne crew of the former, which was intaci, and Montigny-le-Roi respectively. The
was captured. The latter detached its destrujid cur and reascended with four
inen.
There is no news, so far, of the remuant of the mattered fleet.
THE FATE OF THE RAIDERS,
across
The Turks destroyed a bridge at Kizit robat and retreated to the southern hills of the Jbell Hanain Ridge,
We toook some prisoners and captured waggon-loads of ammunition.
General.
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SUBMARINE AND MINE
HUNTING.
AIRSHIP DESTROYS SUBMARINE.
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Lesnes, October 21st.
Wing
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RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
ENEMY'S VICTORY OVER RUSSIA'S IMPOTENCE.
PETROGRAD, October 21st.
The Preliminary Parliament has opened | at the Marie Pajare, being attended" by representatives of the bourgeois, demo- crats, members of the Government, Allied and neutral diplomats, Russian and foreign pressmen and the general public
M. Kerensky, in a speech, hoped Parlia-1 nient would assist the Government to
military expenses-
The President has replied to Chan Ping- kwan and Tam Hoaing that Tan Chi-jui cannot be dismissed. The mandate to chastise Yunnan will be issued, -to- morrow. It dismisses Tang Chi-yao and
Lo Peh-kin.
The Government will appoint Lin Chun-
hoo commander of Szechuanu.
The Southern part of Hunan and Heng Shan have been occupied by Kwangsi troops.
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M. CONSTANTINE.
ZORICH, October 31st. Ex-King Constanting has been success- fully operated upon,
TRAFALGAR DAY.
NOTABLE SPEECHES.
LONDON, October 21st. Trafalgar Day was celebrated in the
safeguard the rights of the Constituent customary fashion. The wreathes' placert Assembly, the opening of which must in on the Nelson Montinent included ou no wise be postponed. The Government from the Navy League in-memory of the would co-operate to the utmost in the French who fell at Trafalgar. work which Parliament began. It was an extremely hard and responsible time for the Government, and Parliament must pay attention to the most difficult problem of restoring combativeness in the Arniy, enabling them to repulso the enemy, who was becoming more insolent and more triumphant, not owing to his own strength
bub to Russian impotence.-
The Lord Chancellot, speaking at a the services of Japan and to the effort of Navy Longue luncheon, paid a tribute to
Americ He glowingly described the David Beatty's sailors fought as gallantly. work of the Navy, saring Admiral Sir as Nelson's. He declared that when we dictated terms of preach the crews of sub- marines and those in high places who gave them orders should be treated as jūrates. The dawn was already beginning to appear and we might look forward at no distant date to achieving a durable;
The Japanese Ambassailor baid apart He declared that Russia, if she were had loyally fulfilled her obligation, s willing, could emerge from a painful gradually extending her havai and mili situation mitch somer than her enemies tary operations and to-day wis
certain portions of the engaged in pean theatres. It was amusing, be ani, thought.
to read how the Germans boasted of the success of their submarines in breaking down British naval supremacy for the German submarine was in itself in ad- mission of British supremacy. The fighter who had to hit below the belt was defented man
KERENSKY PAYS TRIBUTE TO RUSSIAN SAILORS.
Amid universal cheers, M. Kerensky enthusiastically paid, a tribute to the valour of the Russian sailors and de clared that he could not say as much for the Army.
Thereafter, amid cheers, M; Kerensky gave up the presidential chair to Madame Breshkovska, who invited the assembly to elect a President,
M. Avksenticf, President of the Exeen- tive of the Peasants' Delegates, was elected by a majority of 228.:
THE SAFETY OF FETROGRAD.
M. Kerensky considers that the evacua- tion of Petrograd is in no wise urgent and can be carried out gradually.
SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. The Beurse Gautre understands that Government will go to Moscow during the first fortnight of Kovember. The removal of factories, workshops, and military schools has begun."-
CALL TO TITE PEOPLE.
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ROUMANIANS INFAMOUS
DECLINE PEACE.
OPERA, October ist.
a
The French Minister to Roumania haa arrived here. In a speech, he stated that Germany tried to expel the Rou- manian Army from Moldavia with tho object of establishing a Bukharest Gov crument which would agree to a separate peace, but the Roumanian Army was resisting vigorously in protecting Besst- rabia, and, as a result of the German and Bulgarian atrocities in Roumanian territory and Germanophile politicians remaining in Bukharest, it declined to
sider an infamous peace. A famino was, however, threatening Moldavia, and it was the duty of the Russian denmeracy speedily to organise supplies.
MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS.
MR. CHURCHILD'S DRASTIC REORGANISATION.
LONDON, "October 21st.
The following stirring incidents are taken from the Admiralty records and give a further glimpse of the methods and Pants, October 2nd.
daring employed in tackling submarinis Apparently, the five Zeppeling captured:
A patrolling air vessel sighted a and destroyed in France were part of a which was forpriced but capable of Best of eleven invaders of England which towed to harbour. The airship sent got lost in a fog and from there drifted wireless message for the necessary nasist
The papers unanimously call upon the The crews of two Russing torpedo-wets,ser France. Three seem to have escaped, unce and hovered as a protector until the
at the remainder were sighted at day-arrival of tags. Subsequently she sighted people to realise the gravity of the Riga which participated in the fight at Oesef. break and were barried by gure and neighbourhood of the convey, apparently of the country. They declare that the
the
tower of a
of a subarine in the events and to concentrate on the defence aeroplanes throughout France. One fell
approaches Lo is flames at St. Clement; another was anevring for another shot. The air. Fleet will defend the
instantly wirelessed the position of
tion of Petrogrand to the last captural, intact, at Bourbonne and a
General Tcherenissef, in an Order to le-Roi and sixteen of the crew landed. The latter attempted to dive but was too ngitators who are spending the rumour third was caught by a tres at Montigny-the submarine to warships in the vicinity
and swhoped down to attack the onenay, the Northern Front, denounces the The Zeppelin broke from the tree and dis late and received the effects of two bombs, that the troops will desert the trenches at appeared with four of the crew and is A violent explosion ensued, followed by a given date. believed to be lost. A fourth landed at ominous oil and air bubbles, The surne Haragre Basses Alpes and a fifth passed airship, se
Salised
attacked another Frejus at five in the afternoon and dis-
results The Hub appeared over the Mediterranean, drift-marine, taking advantage of bad weather, ing in a vertical position.
daringly, attacked a convoyed steamer,
1. Kerensky, is a speech, declared in will be able to remain much longer, The airship shot down and saw the long the name of Denveracy, that although he
anwhile Mr. Churchill iz drastically track of A torpedo travelling at a spred
reorganising the Minitry of Munitions of ninety miles an hour. At the end of Was longing for peace he would never He has dismissed Sir John Kans the truck she sighted the outling of a sub- capitulate to fore. The diffulties of Controller of Agricultural Machinery merged submarine, and the airship re-governing at present were most painful and Lieut. Col. A. G. Stern, the Director leased bombs above the green cigar-shaped because he could not have recurse to General of Mechanical Warfare Supply. shadow. An explosion was followed by a measures outraging the ideas of equality The latter is one or the two men who arm. vast evulsion of air bubbles.
and fraternity, therefore, he appealed to entitled to credit for the tanks.
have arrived.
They declare that the fighting lasted. practically uninterruptedly, from October 12th to the 17th, the Germans losing one Dreadnought. One cruiser was sunk and another wrecked and four torpedo-boats
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A captured enciny officer's letter bitterly A Russian naval, communequé, states complained of the shelling from his own
that the general situation in the Baltic Isles on October 19th was as follows: artillery, resulting in a most infar
BRUGES. The islands of Cesol and Moon were able effect on our men who have been definitely in enemy hands.
The opera-
LONDON, October 21st. The Admiralty announces that naval. |tions__ at Dago were hampered by the exposed for seven days to continuous raarshes and also because of the sina!laiverafi on Friday night dropped large heavy artillerying.". Another letter garrison which was merely defending the quantities of explosives in Bruges duck
Coast batteries.
and Eugel aerodrome. Fire broke out at states that the English, in four days,
the latter. smashed
All our machines returned. Divisions Beven
and yesterday, two Companies of fantry were buried." Another letter in- stances a Company, originally 140 strong, paraded a fortnight later, 18 strong, dding that it was the same with a whole regiment.
ID
The bulk, and the flower of the Kaiser's aims is being hammered to the limits of human, endurance.
General von Arderune writes that he is profoundly concerned over the demorali sation of the German Army, facing. the British, apprehending that it is the grim determination of the British to
gain complete mantery of the Flanders ridge system.
The naval base at Moon Sound, includ- ing the bulk of the warships, Lugs, trans sports etc. was transferred, mest orderly.. to a more safe point at the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, despite enemy opposi tion.
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GERMAN REPORT."
LONDON, October 21st, A: German official wireless states:-We reached the east coast of Dago Island, popetrating into the interior. So far the prisoners taken number several hundred. We occupied Schildau Island Russian naval forces have left Moon Sound, proceeding in a northerly direc- tion, abandoning the Slava as well as our grounded vessels.
The
GERMANS CAPTURE DAGC ISLAND
A German wireless official message states:-Dago Island is in our hands.
THE "SILENT AIR RAID."
LONDON, October 21st.
IN
PATROL-SHIP RAMS SUBMARINE.
A British oil ship was turpedoed in thick weather but not totally disabled, whilst accompanied by a patrol ship The latter, searched the neighbourhood quickly and at length sighted what turned oat to be a large submarine on the sur- face. The patrol ship.effcctiaty rammed and sank her.
JUGGLING WITH A MINE.
عيد.
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that the political group which has been A lobbyist of the Sunday Tour sage watching Mr. Winston Churchill is cou vinced that he is maneuvring to be Air Minister immediately Parliamentary authority for the latter is obtained. Much depends on whether General Sinuts kut
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AIR MINISTRY DEMANDED
all parties and people, to end the terrible anarchy which was more and more invad. ing the State and was leading rapidly 'to an economic and financial crisis. The The air-raid has evoked articles in the efforts of the Government so far had not Sunday Times and the Observer, demand availed against the apathy of the masses, ing without further delay a Governmeiste The Army was only waiting for the Rear announcement as the constitution of the to do its duty, in organising the work of Air Ministry. production, especially in feeding the MR CHURCHILL PREFERS Army which was becoming more difficult
MUNITIONS MINISTRY. daily.
Of the twenty-seven riths in what is styled The Silent Raid," on Friday.. seven were killed by a boob in a shop- A Lieutenant in the Naval Volunteer ping district of the West End and Reserve was commanding a motor launch thirten by a homb which wiped out three attending a fotilla of mine-sweeping houses ma
Saburhan street. Eight of the trawlers when drifting mine was sight intfer inlonged to one family, the mother, ed. A gale was blowing at the time and two boys, four girls and a baby.
an attempt was made to sink the
the wine Another ben demolished a tall suburby
by gunfire
impossible, and ban house, in the cellar of which ifteen darkaces was app, when the mine Kaiser, on returning from Constantino people were taking refuge.
would disappeer,
These were rescued after
PRIME MINISTER VISITS SCENE,
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the
This
officer. lowered &
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KAISER RETURNS HOME,
AMSTERDAM, October 21st, reported from Sofia that the
It is
dared. He then swam overboard to the parted for Germany on Friday night. work, we a little inj ter an hour's bout and pulled as close to the mine as he ple, dined with King Ferdinand and de- mine with a lim which he passed through
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-bolt in the top and thus the motor launch was enabled to tow the DR KUELIMANN CONFERS WITH: engine of destruction into smooth water, where it was sunk by rifle-fire. It is AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN STATESMEN. pointed out that the ring-bolt could only be reached with the utmost difficulty, and
Yesterday the Prime Minister visited the boobed areas.
The damage to property in London is
not' serious.
A remarkable feature is that numerous
people in the suburbs knew nothing about the reid till it had passed.
There is much criticism as- to the silence of the anti-aircraft guns.
a mistake, like an inadvertent grab at one of the horns of the mine, owing to the roughness of the sea, would have finished off the officer.
LATER. The Weekly Dispatch states that Mr. Churchill does not desire to leave the Ministry of Munitions,
GREAT : BRITAIN
LUXBURG.
PROTECTS
BUENOS AIRES, October 21st. Great Britain has granted safe conduct, to Count Luxburg.
CH AMERICA AND THE WAR,
FOMENTING REBELLION IN INDIA_
Calcio, October 21st. The man Jacobse, and his three defendants, have been found guilty of conspiring to foment rebellion in India..
AMSTERDAM October 21st. Dr. Fuelbmann, the German Imperial Foreign Secretary, is conferring with the Austrian and Hungarian statesmen, at Budapest and Vienna, respectively.