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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG
WHY THE ENEMY'S OFFENSIVE 18
DELAYED.
GERMAN WAR-LORDS IN COUNCIL.
ASSASSINATION OF THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR AT MOSCOW:
ITS PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES.
DESPERATE FIGHTING IN THE DELTA OF THE PIAVE.
Franco-Belgian Front,
-LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE EXPECTED ENEMY OFFENSIVE.
SPECULATIONS AS TO THE CAUSE OF ITS DELAY.
LONDON, July 8th. The delay in the German offensive. concur in ücclnring is fully is attributed in prepared, is exciting much speculation. sonie quarters to a shortage of man-power owing to the prevalence of influenza, but it is believed in Paris that a political reason is responsible, and that it is possibly connected with the prolonged Commeil of War, which the Kaiser, Count Hertling, and Generals Hindenburg and Ludendorff have been holding for some days past, to which Baron von Küchl mann has now been hastily summoned.
which the correspondents
It is stated that the latter's parts, which Alenies the possibility of a military vie. tory, has been reinforced recently by and accounts of the situation in Russia
are over "the revelation that ther million American soldiers in France.
Experts in Paris are of opinion that the Gerinan reserves amount only to 55 divisions compared with 80 in the Spring. Henen they expect that the coming blow will be on a much restricted front.
BRITISH FRONT AUSTRALIAN AND SCOTTISH
ACTIVITIES.
LONDON, July 8th. 12:30 pm.
DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10gu, 1918,
EARLIER CABLES STUBBORN ENEMY DEFENCE
BROKEN UP.
LONDON, July 6th. 6.35 pm.
An Italian official communique saya :--- On the lower Piave our pressure, con tinuing firmly, again broke up the stubborn enemy defence. Yesterday we gained more ground, reaching the right bank of the New Piave from Grisolera ta 400 pris- the river month. We took over
oners,
A violent offensivo, in return, attempt. ed by the enemy northward, in the direction of Chiesa Nuova, was arrested. Renewed violent atlucks on our positions
at Port de Salton north-eastward of
FOUR GERMAN AEROPLANES PUT Grappa, failed.
OUT OF ACTION.
Three German aeroplanes have been destroyed, and one driven down uncon- trollable. One British machine is mis-
sing
Seventeen tons of bombs have been dropped on various targets during the Inst 24 hours;
BRITISH RAID EASTWARD OF HAMEL
LONDON, July 7th ∙12.26 p.m.
ITALIANS CONSOLIDATING,
LONDON, July 7th. 5.30 p.m. An Italian officini message says: We are consolidating ourselves on the ground recaptured on the right bank of the New Piave. There is every indication that the enemy's losses are much higher than Wag foresten.
The French, in a brilliant raid on Zoochi on the Asiago Plateau, took 64 prisoners.
General,
LATEST CABLES.
LIHROUGH BEUTER'S AGENOY.]-
ASSASSINATION OF THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA.
ESCAPE OF THE TWO PERPETRATORS.
BABLE, July 7th. message from, Berlin states that Count Mirbach, Gornian Ambassador at Moscow was assassinated by two men, who sought an audience with him, and then killed bim with revolver shots and bombs. They escaped.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. GERMAN OCCUPATION OF BAKU PROBABLE.
LONDON, July 8th,
BOLSHEVIKS SUPPRESSED AT
VLADIVOSTOUK. ALLIES LAND FORCES.
(THROUGH RENTER'S AGENCE.] Significant reports are appearing in the
Tokio, July 1st. Geruman Press of Bolshevik eruelties nt On the 29th at b.30 p.m the Cecch estate troops in Vladivostock attacked the Soviet Baku, which, it is alleged, necessitate Headquarters and occupied them. OF 200 Soviet troops, 41 were taken prisoNATS, and 186 wounded: three Loomander-in-Chief
and the Soviet staff were all taken prisoners.
The defent of the Soviets was prin- cipally due to the fact that they were not prepared, and that they lately despatched a large number of troops westward to check their opponents advance.
American Marines have also been landed at Vladivostock.
German occupation of this districg" PEACE CAN ONLY COME BY UNDERSTANDING._________ GERMANS MUST CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE:
AMSTERDAM, July 8th. The Forwarte wys that President Wilson and Mr. Winston Churchill both
the Allies were convinced that peace enn only come by understanding.
A telegram Eram Vladivostock says that the Soviet headquarters are now occupied office, the national Bank and the graph by the Czecho Slavs, as well as the tele Zenistvo office. It is believed that repre- sentatives of thie
parties the Commissary - Of
and organize" Siberian Government
hy of tha
M. KERENSKY ON THE SIGNIFIC make a decisivo Allied military victory ANCE OF THE MURDER. a prerequisite of peace; therefore, the
PARIS, July 8th. Germans must continue the struggle until Zemstyo and they will nect Kerensky, interviewed, said be deplored any murder but rejoiced at the deaths of Count Mirbach, which would be. fortunato for Russia and mark the coin. menpement of the renaissance of the country. The anti-German would start from Moscow, and it was now certain that the Germana would occupy Moscon,
movement
MURDER THE SIGNAL FOR BIG REVOLT.
AMSTERDAM, July 8th-
A messige from Berlin states that the
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, re ENEMY ATTACKS SANGUINARILY Murderers of Count Mirbach are shelter-
ports:--We took a few prisoners in a raid enstwärd of Hamel,
Hostile artillery is active at Fongue- villers and Hinges,
FRENCH FRONT. SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN RAID.
LONDON, July 8th
An American official message states;
REPULSED.
Three enemy attacks at Cornone be tween Frenze-la-Vellent and the Bronta were sanguinarily repulsed
AUSTRIAN REPORTS,
LONDON, July 7th
0.30 p.
A wireless Austrian official message
we successfully raided in the Vosges, storday stated: Fighting continued
Killing and wounding a pumber and taking several prisoners.
Italian Front.
· LATEST CABLES. (TBROUGH RECIER'S AGENCY.]
DESPERATE FIGHTING IN
THE DELTA.
LONDON, July 8th.
ich
at the mouth of the Piave, and on the southern wing of our positions the enemy succeeded in pressing us back towards the main body.
LATER.
A wireless Austrian official report says As the delta of the Piave was untenable without heavy sacrifice to withdrew to z dyke position on the east
I
Press Correspondents at Italian Head-ern bank of the muin. Uranch. The ope ration was carried out on the night of quarters, describing the fighting which
July 5th. The enemy felt their way at preceded the expulsion of the Austrians from the Piave delta, state that the mid-day on July 6tir os far as the river. Austrians, Bunable to entrench in the Naval Activities. Sir Douglas Haig states:-The Aus-water-logged soil, filled 30 square milee zralians advanced their life slightly on of marshland with machine-gun- posts, front of 3,000 yards astride the Somme, which were approachable only frontally capturing several prisoners.
along the tops of dykes, and converted scattered houses into fortresses. The troops left to defend the delta were most- ly Musulman Bosnians who resisted
Beottish troops took a few prisonera in a successful raid southward of La Bassce Canal
LATEST CABLES. [THROUGH REDTEX'S AGENCY.]
ed in a building occupied by Social Re volutionaries and defended by machine-
guna.
The impression is growing that the murder was the signa) for a big revolt of the Social Revolutionaries, fighting in connection with which is occuring in Moscow Details are lacking.
- COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY
RISING SUPPRESSED.
LONDON, July 6th.
Several
A wireless Russian olleial message states that a counter-revolutionary ris ing of the Left Social Revolutionaries at Moscow has been suppressed." hundreds have been arrested.
INDIGNATION EXPRESSED BY PRO-GERMAN LEADERS.
LONDON, July 8tb.
A Russian wireless message states that
Silver is quiet..
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, July 9th.
WARLIER ÇABLES. CHILEAN CABINET HESIGNS
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, July 8th. The Cabinet has résigned. So far no explanation has been given.
Japanese and British marines have established and are holding a neutral Zone. Fifty Chinese marines have also: been innded There is no inminence of an armed conflict so far, but vigilance is necessary for protection of foreigners. It
that the power of is thought generally
of the Soviet, is waning.
compren the
The details, regarding the con 29th are as follows:
At 10 o'clock on Saturday morning the Comandant of the Czecho-Slovaks issued an ultimatum to the local Soviet stati dg that as the Bolsheviks, assisted by armed German unil Austrinn prisoners of war, were opposing the passage of the Czecho Slovaks to Vladivostock from Western Siberia and the local Bolsheviks aro showing signs of acting in an antagonistic inner towards the Czechs, he considered it his duty to take such steps as lay in his power to assist his fellow-countrymen and "as a preliminary measure, had decided to disarm the loenl Bolsheviks.
He..
Save
half-an-hour for a reply and
was facing received the disarinament
and
JAPAN AND SIBERIA, NO INTERVENTION REPORT - CONTRADICTED.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
no reply Toxo, July 1st.
proceeded with and carried The report emanating from Washington out practically without
any resistance to the effect that Japan has decided to and eng sailors laid down their terms
the other Bolshevik elements were decline the request of the Entente pursed or surrendered. The only fighting ridlway-station, which the Czechs Governments to intervene in Biberin which took place was in a building near under any circumstances is stated on captured in the evening with very slight
considerable authority to be untrue. There has been casualties although no change in the attitude of Japan. The reply from the American Government is being awaited.
is
In unofficial ciroles in Japan there almost a united feeling that there is no necessity for despatching troops Siberia at the present moment.
to
PRISONERS STARVED. GERMANS STOP PARCELS.
The New York Times prints a despatch from its well informed Hague correspond
evidence it is impossible to close one's eyes to what is going on in hospitals and prisoner camps in Germany,
M. Lenin hus informed Ambassador offent declaring that from irrefutable at Berlin of the murder of Count Mirbach and has ordered him immediately to visit Baron von Kuchlinaun and express the Fations indignation. It states that M. Lenin, M. Sverlofer, M. Tchitcherin, and M. Karahan on receipt of the news and wounded in Germany, has improved immediately assured the Chief of the **On the contrary," he adds, "it is as German Mission that extraordinary bad as ever it was, and even worse." THE DUTCH CONVOY.
measures were being taken for the dis He asserts that the punishments inflicted The whole are "cruel and inhuman," and he de LONDON, July 8th Mr. Gibson Bowles, in a letter to the quarter in which the Embassy is situated scribes as a favourite punishment the withholding of parcels of food and cloth Times, denounces the concession as rewis immediately surrounded by troops ing from a whole camp or large bodies gards the Dutch convoy as a return to the and severe control was established of the of prisoners, although the prisoners are declaration of London, and asks whether arrivals at and departures from the town absolutely dependent on these parcels were assigned to the task of breaking up
the Allies concur. If not, then the con extraordinary plenipotentiary will be the enemy defences. They fought convoy is liable to search by Japanese and dispatched to Berlin to express indigna- tinually up to their waists in water. United States warships, also to un attack tion.
The Australians entered trenches east-most desperately. *ward of Hazebrouck and brought back
prisoners.
Four columns of Bersaglieri and sailors
vovery of the murderers.
An
the
dis-
of the Bolsheviks were killed in
including several Germans and
Landing parties from the British Japanese warships mitrolled and enforced neutrally in the area where the Con- sulates are situated. The American and
to assist this measure. A Chinese warships also handed parties later
The duly elected members of the old local administration who were ejected From office by the Bolsheviks have resumed control The question of the future government has not been decided. Order. now prevails and general relief and satis faction is manifest at the overthrow of the Bolshevik régime: 21st
OENMÄN PRISONERS QBOANIZING. WYPADA HARBIN, June 29th, Two influential Russians who have just
arrived from Russia state that the Ger- man and Magyar prisoners of war in Elberia are hastily forming detachments, and notices have been posted at all the principal stations of the main Siberian line, explaining that the object of form The correspondent says it is a mistakeing these detachments is to fight for the cause of the International Proletariat. to believe that the treatment of prisoners However, all intelligent Russians have no
doubt that the real meaning of these Ger man arganizations is to take possession of Western Siberia, following the example of the Germans in the Ukraine.
In an interview, Colonel Glubaref Chief of the Political Department of General Flug's Mission, who has just arrived from Russia, states that the Mission was despatched to Biberia by General Korniloff and General Alexicu with the object of hending, the detach ments of Siberian troops which are with- standing German Bolshevism and to forma local organizations consisting of the stable elements which prefer the salvation of their country to their own political pro The object of these organiza Lions is to fulfil the
administrative and economic functions of the Government
Hostile artillery was active astride the Somme, following our operations also, nestward of Beaumont-Hamel and in the Both sides often lost their weapons in from German submarines unless Germany GERMAN EXPEDITION TO MOSCOW Germany for six months, meanwhile, soon as Bolshevism has been overcome till
which
the bogs and fought with their hands has also guaranteed it-immunity, which and teeth.
will be a privilege not enjoyed by a Astounding feats were performed by neatral in any war, the Ardits in the closing phases, of the The Times, in an editorial, describes the battle. Armed with long poles, they Foreign Oftec communiqué on the subject clared all obstacles and landed in the of the convoy as mumiliating and unintel rear of the machine-gunners, into whose ligible, and says the Government has backs they drove daggers. A company established a precedent which will be cited" of Bersaglieri rushed and captured against us. battery of 4-inch guns Another com pany, preended hy flame-throwers;
neighbourhood of Bethune
AMERICAN THOROUGHNESS,
LONDON, July 7th.
11.25 pm. Reuter's Correspondentat British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day,
sintes-The Australians' new advance, reached a depth of 400 yards, a commanding view for 5,000 yards, The whole Villers-Bretonneaux success was a great triumph for the tanks, One of these fattened out, successively, six machine-gun nests with their crews, stormed & factory in the face of 40 another obliterated 30 machine-guns. We machine-guns and took all the officers captured 200 prisoners.
seguirés
The thoroughness of the Americans roused unstinted praise from the Austra- lians, The former charged shouting “Lusitania. The fight was the most coonomical of its kind we have ever fought. Not a single tank was lost.
EARLIER CABLES.
HOSTILE RAID REFULSED.
LONDON, July 7th.
10.30p.m.
prisoner.
Altogether 1,300 machine guns were captured in the delta. Hundreds more are buried in the swamps or in the ruine of demolished buildings.
SUCCESSFUL ITALO FRENCH OPERATION.
LONDON, July 8th. An Italian official message states: By small actions we gained ground north ward of Grappa and extended our ad- Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- vanced occupation of the region of ports: We repulsed an attempted hostile | Colcapprike: raid on the morning of July 7th near As Italo French forco, between the Locre.
coast and Tomorien Valley, in Albania, There is hostile artillery bring and began an operation on July 6th which is ti ench-mortar activity on the Bethune | developing entisfactorily.
sector.
Prisonera already exceed 1,000.
Aerial Activities.
EARLIER CABLES.
THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.)
ENEMY RAILWAYS BOMBED.
SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS,
LONDON, July 7th. The Air Ministry report:-On the afternoon of July 8th our equadrons successfully attacked the railways ab Metzsablon and dropped 23 tons of homes on this objective
Enemy machines attacked our forms tions over our objective. One hostile machine was driven down, but all the British Aircraft returned safely,
At night-time on July 6th our machines successfully attacked the railway station and sidings at Sarrbrucken and the rail ways at Metsablon.
EXPECTED.
He continues It is established be yond doubt that prisoners are employed behind the front and under shell five in 19 defiance of The Hague agreement of 1917. Some prisoners never reach camp in
Central Government begins to act. Tha receiving no parcels of food. Their con Centra
Aliasion has arrived in Harbin with the dition on arriving at the camp, broken intention of anding out the local political A Gerinan expedition to Moscow is down and starving, is pitiable. It is
situation, and to organize cooperation reported that the first American prison between the Union for the Defence of the anticipated as a result of Conut Miers taken were hawked about the country, Motherland and Liberty, headed by bach's murder.
presumably to show them off to the General Alexieff and General Korniloff. element of the locat JAPAN'S ABMY AND NAVY.
Seem, American prisoners were kept on population.
Colonel Gluhareff has strong doubts two separate occasions, they were pro- hibited from having any intercourse even concerning the truth of the report of the by sign language with the other prisoners, death of General Korniloff, and says that and were not allowed to receive parcels both General Korniloff and General or gifts from them. The British prison: Alexieff are continuing to work for the es at Giessen asked if they could give cause of their country parcels to the Americans, and finally received permission, but next day the American prisoners were moved away early in the morning
LONDON, July 8th.
The Times Correspondent at Tokio telegraphing on July 1st, stated that the Council of Field-Marshals and Admirals bitve decided upon a plan of co-operation of the Army and Navy, and have approv. ed in principle of increasing the Army. to 21. corps, 42 divisions, and 126 regi-
meats,
HOSPITAL SHIPS SEARCHED
BY GERMANS.
BRITAIN HAS NEVER BROKEN THE LETTER OR SPIRIT OF THE HAGUE CONVENTION.
pulace At Giosen, where, iept on element fons double
The correspondent quotes the following as & few samples from the large amount of sworn evidence-Four thousand men sent from a Westphalian camp to within 30 miles behind the front; their guards ran away to escape British shrapnel The state of the prisoners coming from the big Somme battlo was deplorable. Their wounds had not been dressed in many cases for more than ten days Owing to lack of dressing their British comrades bandaged their wounds with old towels and shirts
"It was formally announced by the German authorities at the camp at Bonn on April 18rd that two British soldiers, Rand B., had been shot near Mindes for not stopping talking when ordered.
REVIVAL IN TURKISTAN:
PEKING, July 2nd. A telegram sont from Tehugutchair or the 10th describes the situation in Russian Turkestane p
On the 15th one of the detachments că the Committee for saving the region from the Bolsheviks captured all the Bolsheviks at Urdjar without resistance. A second detachment, after some fighting, defeated the Bolsheviks at Bakhti, near the Mon- golian frontier, and captured all of them including a man named Golik, and the Red Guards with whom he intended to seize the post of
ist of Russian. Consil "at balachments of the Committee intend to disarm without delay all the Bolsheviks in the district, and then to go to Bergia- pol, Lepsinsk and Kopal and do likewise Lleus eventually saving 8 the province of Sectiechensis.
LONDON, July 8th. In the House of Commons, Dr. Mae
The Committes received its first finan- pamara, stated that German submarines,
cial aid from the Russian colony at had, on several occasions, exercised the
In November, 1817, men were brought Tchuguichak, but it is short of arms and into the hospital at 1 continually,
money: right of searching hospital-ships in order having been wounded by shrapnel bebind The Bolsheviks have been defeated at. Ustkamenogorsk, Pavlodar, to see that they were complying with the the lines. The wounded men lay for Zaisang, Hague Convention. He emphasised the threa or four weeks unattended and Teheliabinsk, Novo Nikolavesk, Ishim Much of the sworn Taeca and Tumen, where the Sovieta grossly neglected. fact that Great Britain had never broken evidence is so repugnant as to be unpub have been, overthrown and their leaders
lishable. There has been talk of re arrested. the letter or spirit of the convention a prisals on American prisoners, and even NEUTRALITY ENFORCED. regards hospital-ships, and he believed foreigners born in the United States are that the same was true regarding the We will hit America, through the included in these threatened reprisals.
Allies, one commandant stater:"
Allies
TEARIVOSTOCK, July 8th.
ค
ties have enforced neutrality is the The Anglo-Jap-American landing par
neighbourhood of the Consulate.