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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH, 1918.
AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE
OVERTHROWN.
ITALIAN PARLIAMENT CONGRATULATES PREMIER,
ALL QUIET ON WESTERN FRONT.
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER CREATES
SENSATION.
Franco-Helgtan Bront
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THE BRITISH FRONT.
CANADIANS' CLEVER RAID
LONDON, June 20th.
3.55 p.. Reuters · Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day,
siderable attention to this part of the line, and any thrust they might con-
tempt in Flanders would likely be an
RAIDS IN GERMANY.
Loynoy, June 25th.
The Austrians, apparently, ara attack- 10g from their old trenebes An independent force of the Royal Air The river is again rising, sweeping Force in France dropped six tons of away crue Italian bridges, thereby bobs in four attacks on Metz-Sablon hindering the crossing and rendering it station on the evening of June 23rd, and dificult to send back information from successfully attacked factories and sidings the other bank, at Saarbrucken, factories at Dillingen, A certain amount of fighting is now and-railway sidings af Metz-Sablon proceeding on the extreme Italian eight yesterday,
on Aèreu road and in the area between the old and new Piave.
We brought down an enemy acroplane in flames, and drove down another un-
controllable. All pur machines returned
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It is not quite clear what has happened, except that the Italians captured about 600 prisoners here. Owing to the fact that the river is rising it is not very likely
IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.
LONDON, June 24tlis
The Colonial Office has issued a sum mary of the proceedings of the Imperial
The Italians are now on the north bask, with one bridge at Failz and another at Nerveen, where they aro making bridge. cada and meeting with little opposition. The Italiang captured soute Austrian batteries--probably about a dozen,
Between Montello and Zeason the War Conference between June 12th and Italians are on the river for the whole 19th, under the Chairmanship of ‹ Mr, distancs. They are making bridgeheads it
Walter Long Those present included P'ont di Piave, and, on the whole of that the Secretary of State for India. Em front they are pushing over their cavalry Pasis was laid upon the resourcefainoas
fighting a stubborn rearguard action in
The enemy southward of Zenson is of the British Navy in securing the safe and unhindered attendance of reprot order to cover the retreat of the main
sentatives from all parts of the world. army, but there are only two bridgeheads
Representatives, deliberating on the
GERMAN LOSSES IN LONDON that any very large eperations will be left then--on at Bandonn and the otherwork of the Imperial War Graves Com
RAID
LONDON, June 4th. 10.20 p.m.
Router's Correspondent at British
undertaken cast of the river. It would at Grisolera. be folly to make such an alterapt.
The immediate situation is very obscure, and it may be well at present not to form too
The Italians recovered the Caposźle bridgeheads and took prisoners.
The situation at present is that the
Dussion, dwelt upon the need for all possible pressure on Turkey to safeguard the graves at Gallipoli. It was decided to ask the Commission to give a common
attempt to advance by this sector on the| Henttquarters, telegraphing this evening,hasty a conclusion, though there are good Italians have practically restored the form to the memorial for all ranks. A
high ground west of Kenmel. The states that confirmation has been received mnomy, so far has been unable to gain an | from German sources regarding the inch of ground in the direction of losses of German machines in the air mid Strazculo, We have now not only dealt on London on May 19th 20th. In addi him a heavy blow, but we attained ob- tion to seven of the squadron numbering
grounds for satisfaction..
AUSTRIAN ADMISSIONS.
LONDON, June 25th.
12.15 p.m. An Austrian communique issued yester-
situation to what it was before the Aus resolution was carried in favour of the trian attack The Austrians have very cost of carrying out the Comunission's de few reserves in the Piave sector, and cisions being borne by the respective Gav. they also made very few trenches easternments of the Empire,-proportionately.
states: The Canadians raid last night iective which considerably improve our 28 which are accounted for,it nowday stated: The height of the river and ward of the Piave, besides which their to the numbers of their dead. The cost
was carried out with that completeness distinguishing them in such affairs. They captured about 10 machine-guns and trench-mortars.
South of the Scarpe we captured ix. prisoners. Our success in this obtaining information from raids contrasts with two complete failures of the enemy to expture one of our posts north-west of Morris. We learned from despatches very eleverly acquired that the enemy was made uneasy by Inck of information of our Flanders front, and had laid great
∙line.
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THE FRENCH FRONT.
communications are bad, render is estimated to average £10, per officer of
To Passage of reinforcements from man buried, but it is estimated that the
appears that three more machines creah-bad weather caused us to evacuate Mon- lateral ed on landing. It has been known for tello and other positions on the right
ing some time that the landing of these bank of the Playe. The order was given the north very difficult, powerful bombing machines hus prosed four-days ago, and our cynouation was very difficult in the hands of those accus:
not observed. tomed to another type of machine, and that a large number of learners have been killed and machines destroyed in German nerodromes. It now appears
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ROME, June 24th. An Italian War Correspondent says the Austrians are not only beaten but have
A moderate estimate of the Austrians Tost is double that of the Italians CROWNING RESULTS OF VICTORY
LONDON, June 21th.
6.20 p..
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cost of memorials to those whose graves are not identified will be considerably less
proportionately. The Conference mitinted a decision upon the question of the establishment of a Central Authority in the United Kingdom to
al report states supervise the emigration of ex Servicos
A GRENADE DUEL
PARI June 25th. A communiqué states: North of the Aisne, after a violent bombardment, a do duol was fought in the works captured by us yesterday north-cast of that even experts after a long and ex-suffered a partial disaster, the extent and Yesterday gave in the crowning results men and others after the war, and also the Leport. Our front was integrally main-hausting flight are in nowise at the 1 tained.
end of their troubles when the sea. and shores of Great Britain have been began to withdraw from the Piave, hoping
The Austrians at night time the bank of the Piave in the ever-polies after the war vere deliberated.
There was fairly lively artillery
stress on the enpture of at least one in the region of Faverolles and one
prisoner from whom information might have been obtained. The result in this particular instance was the capture-not; by but of the afficer to whom the mission was entrusteil.
ALL QUIET
LONDON, June 25th. 3.55 B.
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The Western Front
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SUCCESSFET RAIDS,
LONDON, June 25th. 12.40 pm. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports-The Canadians in a raid last night at Neuville-Vitasse brought back prisoners and six machine guns.
We carried out three raids in Woevre and Lorraine and captured 20 prisonera
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ENEMY ATTEMPT REPULSED.
PARIS, June 24th... communique states: We repulsed Con enginy tempt in the region of
Antheuil,
The Germans at eleven at night again attacked the Italian position at Mount Bligny, between the Marne and Rheims
After lively fighting the enemy was completely repulsed, with serious loss. The Italians took prisoners.
in the Worvre and Vosges,
Thers was a fairly lively artillery duel
We captured a few prisoners in a
AMERICAN REPORT. successful raid southward of the Scarpe,
LONDON, June 25th.
3.30 am.. Hostile artillery were active last night
An American official report, dated betwen Villers-Bretonneux and Morlan- sestertiay, states: There were local court, southward of Avion and westward operations in the Chateau Thierry of Morville. Gas-alells were freely emregion. We further advanced, captur ployed,
A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION.... LONDON, June 24th. 10.50 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports minor operation last night in the neighbourhood of Meteren was coin- pletely successful.
All our objectives were gained, our line was advanced, and we captured 10 machine guns.
The French captured a few prisoners in a successful raid at Loere
AERIAL OPERATIONS.
LONDON, June 24th 10.26 p.m. Despite strong winds and low clouds yesterday, our aeroplanes carried out reconnaissances. There was little air fighting
We destroyed one aeroplane. Two of
ours are missing.
We dropped five tons of bombs in the day-time, and lo tons at night, of which
six fell on Cambral sidings and stations,
ing five machine-guns.
A hostile counter-attack southward of Torey broke down, with heavy losses,
FRENCH POSITION IMPROVED.
PARIS, June 25th. communiqué statis:-On the plateau to the north of Leport we improved our position by a local operation and captur- ed 170 prisoners. A counter-attack was inmediately repulsed.
There was fairly lively artillery firing between the Aisne and the Marne during Jun 23rd.
left safely behind.
Italian bront
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FARLIAMENT CONGRATULATES
PREMIER.
Rous, June 25th." Two hundred Deputies formed in pro cession and marched to the Premier's office to convey the congratulations of Parliament upon the victory,
the cry Viva Italia!
importance of which cannot yet be estimisted.
to carry out their retreat without attract..
ing the attention of the Italians, but the Italian patrols penetrating the enemy lines discovered the manoeuvre, and Italian artillery directed an intense fire on the cuciny troops as they were eross-
ere cross ing the river, and at eleven o'clock yes. urday morning the Italian infantry, with ningnificent clash, took the offensive,
The Italian troops broke in on the Montello front, and the Austrian retiro
became a disorderly retreat. At Nerveša, which the Italiang woccupied,
1..
of our
victory, - Pushed up against various phases of the Imperial economic
auro.
IRISH RECRUITING CAMPAIGN
LONDON, June 24th.
It was officially announced in the House of Commons that Mr.. Arthur Lynch, M.P. has accepted acoumission as
narrowing strip of ground unceasing- ly bombarded by artillery and planes, the enemy, after maintaining himself desperately on the right bank for eight days at the cost of enormous snerifices, began on the night of June 22nd a withdrawal to the left bank. The Colonel, and is proceeding to Ireland crossing of the river under the deadly immediately to assist in the recruiting Gre of our artillery continued Sunday, pectected by a strong array of
campaign,
machine-guns and covering troops, who, after a stubborn resistanco, were driven lack by our troops
.on
havo best recaptured. Over 4,000 prison- ers have been captured, with a great quantity of arms and material,
NEW GOVERNOR OF GIBRALTAR,
ing the post.
LONDON, June 4th,
It is officially stated that Montello and all the right bank of the Horace Smith Dorrien has been appointed Piave, excepting a small portion at Governor of Gibraltar, in succession to Signor Orlando welcomed them with the Italians found the Austrian gune usile where the struggle continues, Sir Herbert Miles, who is shortly vacat
intact, with ammunition, as well as the Signor Orlando explained that the Italian artillery which were lost at the endmy had been completely ejected from beginning of the offensive. The waters of Montello and had lost two-thirds of the
the Piave are carrying away much ground he occupied on the middle and material and hundreds of corpses, lower Piave, and also the positions.
Italian aviators bombed and machine. between Caposile and the lower Piave gummed the retreating masses which were held by him prior to the offensive. The crowding the bridges. enemy is defending himself desperately at
FAULTY AUSTRIAN JUDGMENT. a few positions.
LONDON, June 24th.
11:55 pm.
It is understood that the Austrian dfent is so crushing that it will be im
Signor Orlando added, amid laugliter, that one Austrian regiment carried a banner inscribed "Piave, 1918," with 2.1 representation of the lion of St. Mark possible for the on my to resume
serious offensive for several weeks. The surmounted by an eagle, but the lion was depicted as calm and majestic, while the spirit of the troops is broken, and some cagle was more like a mosquito than any of the best Austrian units are no longer thing else.
of any fighting yaluc
One of the causes of the Austrian
The extraordinary number of Austrian dead which covers the ground proves the onciny's valour and his great defeat.
AUSTRIANS PREDICAMENT.
LONDON, June 24ti.
7:55 pm...
In the House of Commons, Me Lloyd: George stated that the Austrians are now in full retreat, but the question was whether they could retreat.
GENERAL LUDENDORFF IN VIENNA
AMSTERDAM, June 24th.
It is reported that General von Luder dorff has gone to Vienna on a special mission.
General
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Signor Orlando continued: The truth is that, the cherry was beaten during the disaster was the faulty judgment in plue. first days of the battle by the Italiana ing the reserves The German scheme wrote defence. He did not hesitate to of attack was cunningly worked out, say that Caporetto in a certain sense was but the Austrians neglected to apply the the name of the greatest glory of Italy: German thorougliness to the details, Five enemy acroplanes were broughtOur people never sustained such a dis hence the reserves failed at the critical down. Fifteen tons of bombs were | aster, and they have shown how our moment to meet the clever Italian dropped on enemy aerodromes in Picardyrave people can rise after terrible strategy and the Aisue, and alao on bivouacs in the blows." The Italians were truly mar- The line from the Piave and regions of Chaulnes and Montdidier.
vellous. In the days of Caporetto the Montello to the sa is now very strongly army had only two days supplies of held, and it will be impossible for the flour, and the country districts were with disorganised Austrian armies to retake in the United States and Americans out flour. For twelve days there was no it. coal and passenger trains were unable to
The military view is that there is not move for lack of lubricating oil. All the least likelihood of the Austrians these difficulties were overcome, thanks to attempting to ro-cross the river. the tenacity of the people. (Cheers.)
Aerial Activities.
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with good effect. One of our night-fiera ITALIANS BOMB DURAZZO,
missing.
AN INTERESTING OPERATION.
LONDON, Jane 25th. The Italian Admiralty officially an- nounce: Our seaplanes bombarded Durazzo on June 23rd.
A
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LONDON, June-25th
3.65 p.m. The latest information received in Lon- big steamerdon despatched from Italy at six o'clock was hit and fires were started near the last evening shows that the Italians were
fire.
LONDON, June 24th, 3.35 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing to day, states-An operation south of Meteren this morning, which resulted in the kill. ing of at least a hundred Germans, took place in an angle into which the enemy had thrust our line west of Bailleul, having Meteron and Strazcelo at either end of its base and, Flette near its apex,
The Germans have lately devoted con- Italian machines returned undamaged.
Thirty-seven enemy divisions have been identified.
AUSTRIANS EVACUATE
MONTELLO.
LONDON, June 24th
4.35 0.
WASHINGTON, June 25th. The Senate unanimously ratified the Anglo-American reciprocal Conscription Treaties whereby Britons between 20 and
between 21 and 31 in the British Empire. are subject to Conscription, but are given the option of serving under their own Bags,
It is estimated that 310,000 Britons in the United States, including 60,000 Canadians, and 54,000 Americans in the British Empire, including 30,000 in Canada, are affected.
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enemy hangars All our machines rein the mountains attacking Monte Ta the Austrians have wholly evacuated
The latest news this afternoon is that of Irishmen and Australiane.
A clauso provides for the exemption turned safely, despite anti-aircraft gun-bella and Monte Asoloue. They are Montello and re-crossed the river, partly The bombardment was effectively re-resistance, though they gained a certain by wading. They were followed up by
advancing, but are meeting very strong by the one remaining bridge and partly DROUGHT IN BESSARABIA. peated yesterday. Simultaneously British amount of ground, machines, reconnoîtring over Cattaro,
the Italians, who captured several hun- engaged in an air-fight and brought down whole of the right bank of the Piure
The Austrians have now abandoned the dreds of prisoners, besides the others not
Jet counted also held-guns and war macian Cabinet announces that owing to one enemy machine. The British and
The Italian fine is back to exactly where material. The Italiang have likewise drought the Bessarabian barvest is
recaptured 72 of their own guns,
it was before.
AMSTERDAM, June 24th. The Bessarabian Minister of the Rou
extremely bad,
BULGARIA'S GLORIOUS ALLIES
AMSTERDAM, June 24th. The new Bulgarian Premier, inter- viewed mys Bulgaria remains faithful to her glorious Allies." GERMANY'S USE OF DUTCH
RAILWAYS
LONDON, June 24th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Ronald MeNeill asked-What are the terins upon which Holland ha agreed to allow Germany the use of railwa in Lem- burg Is the effect of the agreement to Het free for purely military trafo German linos to Belgium through Vise and Liege 1.
Lord Robert Cecil, eplied The Gov ernmont have repeatedly pressed the Netherlands Government for preciso in- formation respecting the arrangement with Germany. He regretted that the request so far had not been met, although the Government had been told that traffic was confined to civilian goods,
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. BOLSHEVIST LEADER SHOT IN OPEN STREET.
PETROGRAD, June 24th. The promment Bolshevist loader Volodarsky,Commissioner for Press Affairs, was shot dead in the open street.
LONDON, July 24th.
The murder of Volodarsky is regarded significant, and the question is being asked Who next? "
Trotzky and Lenin are always sur- rounded by guards and are reported to frequently use disguisea-
GERMANY AND RUSSIAN SHIPPING
LONDON, June 4th. A Moscow despatch, dated June 7th, states that, replying to M. Tehitcheria's German submarines in the White Sea Note pretesting against the activity of the Germany declines to guarantee immunity to Russian shipping there."
Continued a love or