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THE WAR.
MILLION AMERICAN TROOPS
SENT TO FRANCE.
ENEMY OFFENSIVE DELAYED.
ITALIANS INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES
ON AUSTRIANS.
GREAT BRITAIN'S MAN-POWER SCHEME
CRITICISED:
DISASTROUS EFFECTS ON FARMING.
BRITISH SEAMEN AND THE BOYCOTT OF
GERMANY,
Branco-Belgian Front,
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BRITISH FRONT.
MUTUAL ARTILLERY FIRING.
LONDON, July 2nd.
10.00 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports-There was nothing beyond nors mal mutua) artillery firinga,
AERIAL OPERATIONS.
LONDON, July 2nd.
10:45 p.m.
In line weather, yesterday, dur aero- lunes were very active.
We destroyed 25 aeropitines and three Balloons, and drove down 15 acroplanes uncontrollable: also two large enemy
·OUT.
night-fiers which landed behind tines, the occupants being made prisoner,
Eight of our machines are mising. *We dropped 22 toos of bonus in the daylime and 13 tons at night. "All onz night-fliers returned. ⠀⠀
ENEMY'S PUZZLING RESTFULA NESS.
LONDON, July 2nd.
4.05 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent int British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, states: -The enemy's puzzling restfulness, continued on the whole front.. It has been conjectured that he is awaiting the arrival of guns of a type intermediate. between the "Berthe" and naval guns. whereby a large number of heavy, khelli can be thrown into Paris from a distanes of forty or fifty miles range, which was made possible by the most recent advance of his line
·c's.
Lieutenant Coppens, the Belgian balloon
strafer," has brought up his record to
13, destroying three more balloons within' two hours.
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SUCCESEFUL LOCAL OPERATION.
LONDON, July 1st 11.48, p.m.
Field-Marshal Sir Dougins Haig Torts-Ion successful local operation at night north-westward of Albert we can tured over 50 prisoners and nine machine.
guns.
We also rushed a post southward of
Morlancourt:
During June we captured 1,057 prison- ors, including 30 officers..
ALLIES' PROVOCATIVE SPIRIT.
LONDON, July 2nd
7.00 am.
The affairs north of Albert and south of Mosley are regarded as important as they indicate & more provocative spirit by the Allies since the Germans failed to break through the Oise and Marne Front. That their persistent and successful policy of pinpricks has failed to provoke a resumption of the German attack shows
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FRENCH FRONT,
ENEMY POSITIONS CAPTURED. LONDON, July 3rd.
3.50 p.m.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 6TH, 1918.
A French communiqué, states :-Be-
tween the Qise and the Aisne we executed
Italian Front.
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NEW ENEMY ATTACKS CRUSHED.
SUPERIORITY OF ITALIAN ARTILLERY:
LONDON, July 2nd. 10.20 p.m.
Italian Reiter's "Correspondent at Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday, states:-By_the_capture of the two heights between Valbella and Valfreuzela the Italians again "obtained command of the whole of this series of hills cast of the Asiago Plateau between that region and the Breng Valley. The latest success effectually interferes with any serious Austrian menace in this direction, which was always possible so long as the Val bella beight was in their possession.
The chief fentures of the action were the entire superiority of the Italian over the Austrian artillery. The latter seemed incapable of either accurate counter hattery work or interfering seriously with the movement of troops and stores on the lines of communication.
ITALIAN ATTACKING FORCE FEWER THAN THE PRISONERS. TAKEN.
The prisoners are almost entirely com & local operation north of Moulinspud of German Austrians and Hun
St. Ouvent and captured enemy positions
on a front of three kilometres, to a depth
of 800 metres at some points.
We have up to the present taken: 220 prisoners. West of Chateau Thierry a hostile counter-attack in the regio yaux failed under our fre.
We took prisonore.
German attempts north east of Moncel and on Upper Alsace were also without
result.
garians,
Clur attacking troops were actually fewer in number than the prisoners taken which beare out the opinion expressed by
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well-known General that the Italian victory had added 30 per cent to their Sighting value and had detracted an equal amount from the Austrians.
The enemy losses on June 20th and 30th were extremely heavy. It must be borne in mind that the opposing troops were among the pick of the Austrian Araiy, and were commanded by the General in whom the greatest confidence was reposed.
LONDON, July 2nd.
7.20 p.m.
BRITISH AIR RAIDS.
LONDON, July 3rd.
An Independent Air Force official message states-During the night” of July 1st and 2nd, we successfully attacked Sto sérodrome at Boulay, Bursts were, "observed in the aerodrome and hotments.
We bombed with good effect the Oppau worka Bodafabrik; also the railway line at Mannheim, and the railways at Thion ville
We bombed the railway station. Treves.
at
On July 2nd, 12 memy machines attack ed our formation over an objective. We shot down one. We also bombed the rail- sidings and shed at Coblentz with good results.
All our machines returned.
Naval Activities.
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WHAT A PROTRACTED WAR WILL MEAN.
GERMANY, MARCHING TO
BANKRUPTCY
INTERNATIONAL PARLIA- MENTARY COMMERCIAL
CONFERENCE.
DESTRUCTION OF THE GERMAN
WILD BEAST;
LONDON, July 2nd-
The International Parliamentary: Com- merein Conference a opened this morning at Westminster Palace, when
LONDON, July 3rd. In the House of Lords, Lord Emmott, Director of the Was Trade Department, reviewing the financial situation, mid the nations of the world were mostly living on capital. If the war were protracted, the situation here might be viewed with
representatives of Great Britain, France, here wint apprehension, but mGerninny with
United States, Italy, Belgium, Greece, positive terror.” If Germany were unable Serbia, Chiun, Japan, and Portugal were to get an indemnity she must raise an present. The subjects for discussion additional 900 to 400 millions Merling include the unfair methods of the Ger- annually from stirect taxation, inevitably muns to dumînate the commerce of the leading to friction between the Federal world. States and the Imperial Government. My Bonar Law welcomed the Delegates, Germany was marching to bankruptcy, and said one would have thought nothing and it would take a lot to set her on her new ng regards Gernian brutality could legs again. When it became evident that have happened. but the sinking of the an indemnity would not be obtainable Llandovery Castle was an unspeakable there would be a change in the spirit of outrage, and nothing could be gained by talking about it wild boast is at large, and there is no use arguing or reasoning with it. The only thing to de is to destroy it. (Cheers) That is the duty of us and all the Allies, and to set our teeth until the end is achieved. (Cheers)
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGEKOT:] BELGIAN SHIP TORPEDOED | the German peoples,
BY ENEMY SUBMARINE. DEATH OF LORD RHONDDA
DUE TO HEART FAILURE. TWENTY-FIVE SURVIVORS PICKED
LONDON, July 2nd. The Press Bureau announces that Lord Rhondda's heart shows signs of failing.
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WASHINGTON, July 3rd, It is announced that a German sub- marine sank the Belgian steamer Chilier, 1,400 miles from the Atlaritic coast on June 21st. Twenty-five survivors were picked up on June 27th.
LATER.
Lord Rhondda is dend.
(Until his clevation to the Peerage in 1916, Lord Rhondda was widely known as Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., oun of the Cont
BINKING OF HOSPITAL SHIPS Kings of Wales. Since 1918 he has held the office of Food Controller, and before that was President of the Local GovernmOOH. Board. He was 62 years of age.]
NO MORE SURVIVORS FOUND,
LosDos, July 2nd.
The Admiralty announces that the area, between the spot where the Llandovery
TO DEFEAT GERMAN TRADE CONSPIRACY.
LONDON, July 3rd.
A resolution was unanimously passed
ging the Entente Governments to carry out BB soon as possible adequate measures to defeat the German conspiracy te dominate the trade of the world, includ ing dumping, espionage, and other FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF similar practions, and recommending the
THE WAR.
establishment of an inter-Allied Aatente of Commerce on the subject...- NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER.
INDUSTRIAL LONDON, July 2nd.
The Press Bureau announces that His.
Majesty the King has expresend a desire that the Fourth of August, being the fourth anniversary of the war, should be observed with special soluinnity, as a National Day of Prayer.
UNREST IN AUSTRIA HUNGARY.
Lustic sank and the south western const of Ireland, has been thoroughly searched hy two groups of warships in addition to the Lysander. Only a little wreckage and one empty boat have been found. The
AMSTEIZDAM, July 2nd. fore, it is assumed that there are no more
A Vienna message, dated June 27th. survivors.
states:80,000 strikers were out in SEAMEN AND STEWARDS DEMAND
Vienna and Lower Austria, including the A POST-WAR BOYCOTT.
war industries, last week, owing to the
PARIS, July 2nd
LONDON, July 2nd. Their Majesties the King, and Queen reduction of the bread milon. The
communiqué states West of
-An Italian official report kinten –Our – a meeting of a seamen and stewards and both Houses of Parliament will strikers resumed on the promise of artillery fro crushed the new enemy te Chateart Thierry, a local operation, and
the Liverpool passed a resolution strongly attend an Intercession Service on behalf | increased wages until the new harvest. executed in conjunction with American attacks on the Asiago Plateau, inflicting protesting against Germany's latest crime of the Nation and Empire. troops enabled us to inprave our posilcavy losses.
of sinking the hospital-ship Llandovery
tions on the front, Vaux-Hill 204.
FRANCO AMERICAN LOCAL
OPERATION.
The Americans captured the village of Faux and the heights to the westward of that place.
Over 300 prisoners, including five officers, were captured in this action.
We carried out raids between Mont. didier, Noyon and east of Rheims and took prisoners,
Enemy attempts near Balloy in Upper- Alence failed under our fire.
GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACK
COMPLETELY FAILS,
LONDON, July 3rd.
2,15 a.m.
A French communiqué, states:---Be tween the Oise and the Aisne we repulsed, two raids east of Vingre, and captured the village of St. Piedaigle, south of the Aisne, taking 30 prisoners.
A German counter-attack upon our positions in the region of Vaux, west of Chateau
Thierry, which was captured by the Americans, completly failed, and freab prisoners remained in our hands,
AMERICANS SUCCESSFULLY STORM ENEMY POSITIONS;
LONDON, July 3rd.
6.40 a.m.
An American communiqué states:-We stormed the village of Vaux, Bois-de-la Roche, and neighbouring woods in co operation with the French, who advanced their line on Hill 204.
We advanced our positions, a thousand yards on a mile and a half front.
The enemy's losses in killed and wounded are heavy. One of his regi
ments, holding a sextor, resisted obstin-
We captured 127 prisoners and four Castle without warning, and urging Mr. trench-cannons.
Havelock Wilson to add five years to the British parties southward of Asiago post-war koycott of Germans, “for this captured prisoners,
most diabolical and most cowardly mur der of our brothers on the scaa."
Our operations in the north-western region of Grappa yielded important posi tions and 500 prisoners, of whom 19 are officers, and many machine-guns.
We captured, on June 29th and 30th on Monte Valbella, Col del Rosso and Col do Chele four guns, 13 trench-mortars, 57 machine-guns and thousands of rifles.
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ITALIANS GAIN IMPORTANT SUCCESSES.
LONDON, July 1st.
10.30 pm.
An Italian official report states: On Sunday we attacked and captured Col
Del Rosa
The enemy's two attacks against Monte Valbella were completely arrested. The enemy inasses were mown down by our artillery fre
The enemy's losses on June 29th and 50th were exceptionally heavy Eighty eight officers and 1,925 men' tured.
were
cap:
Our losses were very slight. We repulsed attacks in the Zugna region.
Awireless Austrian official report states:Wo withdrew from Col Del Rosso and Monte Valbella to our former posi tion at St. Enele Wood.
Aerial Activities,
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DELIBERATE GERMAN POLICY.
LONDON July 2nd. The
newspapers comment upon the rpedoing of the Llandovery Bartle as establishing that the sinking of hospital. ships
deliberate German policy beyond doubt.
They ask what is the use of German statesmen appealing, like Baron Kuchl main, to be credited with probity and
MUNITION'S FACTORY
EXPLOSION.
LONDON, July 2nd..
The Press Bureau announces: There sagt serious explosion on the night of July 1st at a national shell-filing factory in the Midlands."
It is feared that between 60 and 70 workers perished. The number of in-
jured is not known.
A considerable part of the productive capacity of the factory was saved.
Work will be resumed in a few days The women workers behaved splendidly, urging to be allowed to return to work, There will be no appreciable diminu tion in the output.
The strike in Hungary is more stub- born, owing to its political character. One hundred thousand struck as a protest against Count Tisza's policy, and they demanded the resignation of the Govern ment and the carrying out of the original electoral reform proposal,
COMMAND OF ESSENTIAL RAW MATERIALS.
LONDON, July 2nd..
In the House of Commons, replying to Brig. General II. P. Croft, Mr. Bonar Law said the question of the best methods of securing a comamed of the essential raw materials produced within the Empire with a view to safeguarding the interesta of the Empire and the Allies during the reconstruction period had been considered. by the Imperial War Conference, which
chivalry when crimes so infamous con- RECORD SHIP-BUILDING IN had arrived at important decisions on the tinne
An added element of horror in
U.S.A.
the latest atrocity was the repeated attempt of the submarine commander to OVER 1,000,000 AMERICAN SOLDIERS justify himself by accusations against his victim and his wild and furious shooting among the wreckage in an apparent at tempt to sink without trace ??
General!
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{THEGUQU REUTEE'S AGENCY"} AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. GERMANS EXPEL BRITONS FROM FINLAND.
HELEINGFORE, June 2nd.
It is learned from a high military authority that all Britons are to be expelled from Filand.
It is believed that this is due to the feet. that the Germans desire to conceal the movements of a considerable German force marching through Finland in order to
LEFT FOR FRANCES
WASHINGTON, July 3rd. The ship production of the United States in June amounted to 280,100 dead- weight tons. The record total for the 1918 production hitherto had been 1,084,670
subject, which, he hoped, would form a basis for discussion with the Allies and lead to the co-operation desired
FOOD DIFFICULTIES IN BAVARIA
ZUDIOH, July 2nd.
A Munich telegram states that the general food situation is so unfavourable that provisioning of the Bavarian popu- Mr. Baker has announced that the pro-lation is very difficult.
tors.
gress of shipping troops overseas IR BO well maintained that the United States were six months ahead of the original programme.
Altogether, over 1,000,000 American soldiers have sailed for France.
BRITISH SHIPBUILDING".
AN APPRECIABLE INCREASE IN MERCHANTMEN TONNAGE,
BRITAIN'S COAL SUPPLY. THE REDUCTION OF OUTPUT DUE TO ENLISTMENT OF MINERS.
LONDON, July 3rd
A publication on Thursday by the Pres Bureau announces the withdrawal of 75,000 miners from British collierie This involves a reduction of 22,500,00 tons in the coal output. It is also esti A publication on Thursday by the
nated that an extra 12,500,000 tons aru Admiralty announces that 134, 169 tons of required for war purposes for France,
LONDON, July 3rd-
that the delay of the latter is imposately and was practically annihilated BRITISH AERIAL RAID Ond take possession of the warm-water port merchant-men, were completed in the Italy, neutrals and coaling stations. The
by necessity. This is probably due to
the difficulty of concentrating material
Our losses are relatively light,
A German counter-attack was entirely repulsed,
on the ground far in advance of the rail. ways, but it is not doubted that the Aus trian defeat and political chaos in the
We took 500 prisoners, increasing the Dual Monarchy have disorganised the June prisoners taken from this vicinity German schemes. Hence the coming blow to nearly 1,200.- is awaited with confidence, though it is The material captured includes recognised that the next three months will mortar, and 60 machine guns
Three of our sviators did not return.
be criti-t
CATTARO
Boxe, July 3rd.
An Admiralty official message states--- Five British aeroplanes, on July 1st dropped a ton of bombs on the enemy bese at Cattaro, A ship near the sub
trench-marine base caught fire. One bo
in the middle of the submarine quarter. All our machines returned safely.
of Kola, in the peninsula on the Murman coast.
INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS
amounts to £5,000,000 tons per annum.
United Kingdom in Jane au compared shortage of British consumption thus with 197,974 in May.
The total for the year ending June 30th The household rationing scheme will save is 1,431,150 tons.
8,000,000 tons, leaving 27,000,000 to be NATIONALISED.
The Controller of Merchant Ship build provided for by improved output and LONDON, July 3rding comments that it is encouraging toeconomies in industrial and transport
A wireless Russian official message note that the tonnage of merchant-men states that & decree by the Government completed in the United Kingdom for the consumption. This is a very serious out- Council nationalises
all important quarter ending June 30th shows an industrial undertakings, with all capital increase of 78 per cent. over the corre- and property within the republic.
sponding quarter of 1917.
look, and therefore it is imperative tha there should be every possible economy.
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