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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ára, 1915
ALLIES CONTINUED PROGRESS IN FRANCE
CROWN PRINCE'S REAR-GUARDS RUTHLESSLY SACRIFICED.
COUNT CZERNIN ON AUSTRIA'S ROLE AS MEDIATOR.
RESIGNATION OF AUSTRIAN CABINET.
ranco-Belgian bront
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LONDON, July 22nd.
1.15 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig states:--We gained ground on July 21st, south-eastward of Hebuterne. We, in conjunction with the French, carried out a successful minor enterprise at night-time southward of Willers-Bretonneux and captured a few prisoners and machine-guns."
HOW THE BATTLE-LINE BUNS The line how runs through the villages of La Croix, Grisolles, and Epils, making the advance five miles from the west and
three miles from the south.
The French infantry stormed tho heights east of La Croix and Grisolles.
We took, in meiny positions south of the Marne, 400 machine-guns and 30 cannon.:
It is evident that the enemy mean to cling to the last to both flanks of the present line, straightening it if necessary. With his left in Montagne-de-Reims and his right on the plateau above Soissons, he could still present a formidable defen.
Our raiding parties entered the trenchessive front on the great plateau running at night-time in Neuville-Vitase, Calon south-east from the Aime between the ne-sur-Lalys, and northward of Bailleul, Veslo and. Crise rivern.
AMERICANS CAPTURE OVER 6,000 rud brought back prisoners.
PRISONERS
We repulsed a hostile raid on Bailleul.
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NOTHING TO-REPORT.
reason why the Germans lost the strip of FRENCH USE GERMANY §.
ground stretching over 15 kilometron. which they had succeeded in occupying on the south bank of the river at the. price of most costly sacrifices is the France-American counter attack on the right flank of the momy between the Aisno and the Marne. The advance made wis sufficient to threaten the German lines of communication by rail and road and th
bat Finally, the steady
ELASTIC DEFENCE
STOCKHOLM, July 22nd. For once the pro-German and Swedish Press do not attempt to minimize the importance of the Allied advance.
ENEMY DRIVEN BACK.
PARIS, July 22nd.
A communique states:-The battle con tinues under favourable conditions on the whole front between the Marne and the Aisno. Our troops north of the Ouren
striving to arrest our advance, are driving back the enemy, who are
Naval Activities.
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THE SUNKEN AMERICAN CRUISER.
WASEINGTON, July 21st. The cruiser reported sunk was the Saw
We made progress in the fighting in the region north of Villa-Montoire. Far.irge, which was aunk off Fire Island,
Several ther south we are advancing cast of the
German made mines were Parer Tigny--Billy-sur Cure line.
found in the vicinity, but no submarin was sighted.
South of the Ouren we made a big ad vance beyond Neuilly St. Front and cap tired the heights east of La Croix and
There is no report of any other vessch being attacked.
Eleven hundred and right-three sur vivors were landed at an Atlantic port.
The casualties were 46,
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Enormous headlines in the Stockholm Dagbladet and Svenska Dagbladei declare that ine German reserves are increasing.
Dagens Nyheter, carefully reviewing the make the revictualling of the hostile position, says the German recrosing of troops most difficult. Besides, the series
the Marne marks the complete relinquish. of locul attacks which, after checking the
ment of the great offensive and admits enewy advance, rendered the French
failure All the abortive explanations Grisolles. masters of the heights dominating the
from Berlin cannot alter the fact No-NEWS FROM FRONT STILL BETTER: German positions, and
tinually exposed
body will credit the statement that the Ger- them to artillery.
LONDON, July 21st, man High Command achieved his uior.
9.43 p.. activity of our batteries and aviation and
The news received in London. frosn the On the other hand, the importance of the front this afternoon is still better. The success of the French counter-offensive Germans are faced with a difficult and cannot be estimated hy territory won unpleasant alternative. They have either alone. The elastic defence," which the to endeavour to bent back the French from Germans claimed as their speciality has Soissons, in order to secure the railway been applied by the French in Cham for the purpose of supplying the advanced page, whereas the Germans entirely for.roops in the pocket between Rheims and cidence. On the same day that the Allies Boissons, or to retire their forces further drove back the Germans across the Marna from the Marne, and thus litten out the the British destroyer Morne sank a Ger. SPANISH OPINION AFFECTED,
salient. Losney, July 2nd. The present line west of Rheins leaves Herial Activities. The Timer Correspondent at Santander the enemy a slip four miles deep in, the says the failure of the German offensive Marne valley on a 13-mile front. This is the enemy's sole territorial gain sines the offensive began on July 15th, which
got their own methods..
has definitely affected Spanish opinion, and that many avowed Germanophils are beginning to waver.
THE ABSURDITY OF GERMAN APOLOGIES.
the ceaseless shelling of the banks of the Marne at all the placca where the enemy threw bridges made them untenable, for the German divisions were shut in on the left bank almost without communication
Sinco with the great mass of the ‘army. the 17th inst, no transports have been able to pass from one bank to the other. U able to advance their positions, danger ously threatened on their right flank, pressed on their left, crushed by our shells, and on the point of running short of food and ammunition, the divisions which had been destined to capture
bus been purchased at enormous losses. Epernay and Chalons had only one change
Further to the left, strong enemy forces hold the north bank of the river, at pre- of escape left. It was to beat a retreat, This they began on the night of July
sent preventing the Trench from, cross- Lanos, aly and. 10th-20th, but attention being drawn
The newspapers expose the absurdity ing. The enemy only succeeded in cross- to the clouds of smoke which
of the German apologies for re-crossinging by sacrificing his rearguards, the Marne, The remark that the furried FURTHER FRENCH ADVANCE spread on-the-Marne to try and masky
and foolish attempts to disguise the dis-
The French hold the heights around their movements, a terrible fire brokeaster are very significant and the most Chateau Thierry, and are thus enabled forth over their divisions, and it was under welcome signal that could be made from to dominate a large aren
In the Ourcq Valley the French reached shower of shells and a main of bulloty Berlin at this particular moment for aUuchy-le-Chateau, further endangering from machine guns, which broke down the grave defeat has been imposed upon the the enemy on the Marne bridges and covered both banks of the enemy, who dare not, for both political 31arne with projectiles, the Germans los and military reasons, contemplate failure. We have captured during the past fewg in dead more than 50 per cent. of What is the delightful theory that their effectives, that they were able they had accomplished their purpose is
the Germans re-crossed the Marne beerus days over 6,000 prisoners, over 1000 can-
the fact that the Crown Prince is fighting on besides many trench mortars and carry out their evacuation. machine-guns.****
GERMAN COMMAND BUSHING UP DOM Iriously between the Man and
RESERVES
Rheims, ruthlessly sacrificing his rear guards in order to prevent a rout It is suggested that General Ludendorf's stro gant under-valuation of the Allied offen. sive powers was due to his belief in the
about General Foch and his reserves, non-sense recently published in Germany
LONDON, July 22nd. An Amerienn communiqué of July 21st, states:-Between the Aisne and the Marne the day has brought fresh successes. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig states enemy is being forced to yield bitterly
contested positions,
LONDON, July 21st.
there is nothing to report.
AERIAL OPERATIONS. One acroplanes yesterday dropped 18 tons of boobs on the Courtrai and Lille
railways, Bruges Ducks, three large dumps and on billets.
We
There has been more air fighting brought down 14 aeroplanes, drove down three uncontrollable and destroyed three balloons: Seven British machines are aiksing.
A BUSY AND SATISFACTORY WEEK-END. Reuter's Correspondentat British Heaquarters, telegraphing to-day, states: A busy and satisfactory week-end was rounded off by a raid on German posi
The
ENEMY RESTRICTED TO COUNTER-
ARTILLERY WORK.
LONDON, July 22nd.
4.15 pm
weró
to
Paris, July 20th. Havas Agency reported on July 20th, Despite the fierce resistance the French A Frenchs communique states:-The and American troops continued to pro onemy, at night-time, restricted himselfgress yesterday between the Aisne and the to counter-artillery work north of the Marne, wresting from the chewy a large Dureg, and between the Marne and number of highly important positions. Theims, notably at Bois-de Courtor, and
The count of prisoners and material i Bois-de-Roi.
not yet complete, but the figure given Between the Oared and the Marne we will be higher than that given in the com smashed up a powerful enemy
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LONDON, July 1st.
11.25 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent at French
tious a Aveluy Wood, destroying dugouts attack in the regions of Gunter-munique, when the exact number of cap | Headquarters, telegraphing this after.
and bringing hack two machine-guns.
vu
Bezust Germain. ́ ́
whore.
In the Meteren operation the Austra fians extended
the right tank of the Scottish attack, well down ALLIES TIRELESSLY ATTACKING. towards the Hazebrouck-Bailleul railway,
Under the double pressure of the
The latest reports state that the Frencli
A HAPPY COINCIDENCE. DESTROYER MARNE SINKS GERMAN SUBMARINE.
LONDON, July 22nd. The Admiralty announce a happy coin-
man submarine.
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ATTACK ON ENEMY AERODROME,
LONDON, July Zist The Air Ministry announces that photo- graphs show the extensive damage inflicted upon a lustile nerodrome at Morhange, the result of the attack at night on July 19th. One large shed and thred hangare were destroyed. General.
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here advanced between, six and nine miles. The enemy, sorely pressed, made frantic attempts to counter-attack with fresh AUSTRIAN CABINET RESIGNS. hoops, but did not succeed in loosening rench grip on the railway and roads.
COPENHAGEN, July 22nd. The enemy appears to have incorporat-
Ness comes from Vienna that the the Aisuc, the Staff of which is composed ed a new army between the Mame and Austrian Cabinet has resigned. It is
andicates slackness
and
of officers from Ukraine, whose stoff work | anticipated that Count Czernin will form effort.
disorganised
n new Cabinet. SOISSONS NO LONGER SAFE THE SILVER MARKET.
PARIS, July 21st
The capture of Chateau, Thierry regis
LONDON, July 22nd. Lers the fall of one of the pivots on the German front between the hame and the Messrs. Almingu's report states that Aime. The other is Soissons, which is the price is unchanged. The tone is no longer anfes
Ge robust. Shanghni exchange cased ta General De Coulti's Army enter
entered Chn49.. 8d. teau Thierry at dawn to-day The enemy withdrew the previous night in order to avoid envelopment.
The French pushed on north-westward and penetrated Entrepisly.
ENEMY LOSE 50 PER CENT OF EFFECTIVES.
LONDON, July 22ud." Silver is quie
LONDON, July 2nd. In silver there is a small trade and the demand is quiet.
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and tives in all sectore will be known.
noon, discussing the reason for the fail
PARIS, July 21st.
GERMANY'S "PAWN” The Germans endeavoured to cover their Yesterday's gains were made in the face ure of the German offensive, says the retreat across the Marne by pouring out AN INSULT TO BELGIUM. We maintained our positions every of a desperate defence by a powerfully Crown Prince made a mistake in attack-great volumes of gas and opening a bar rage of fire from the north bang. The
LONDON, July 1st. reinforced enemy,
ing on too wide a front. He calculated French replied with a terrible fire, Mr Balfour, in a speech at Westmins After the first day's surprise the Garon larger numerical superiority than Squalls of shell and a rain of machine-ter alluding to Count Herthing's recent he actually possessed. The plan was well gun bullets and a storm of bombs reference to Belgium as & pawn," said man Commund rushed bodies of reserves conceived and worked out, and the Ges- destroyed the bridges and severed both this meant that, having attacked Belgjum
banke of the river with projectiles.
without provocation, having conquered it, mans knew we expected them either to re turu to their original plan of dividing the The enemy lost 50 per cent, of lus cffec-treated it pitilessly, and deprived it of French from the British, or attempt to tives before he had completed the evnen every material good and all the moral
tion of the south bank.
benefits attaching to its freedom, the Ger- march on Paris The plan chosen would have meant a substantial gain in - materiał
manu tere prepared to give it up pro and the moral would been have most im Italian bront
vided they could get some other territory portant for the next blow on Paris. It
on which to exercise their peculiar gifts. had the advantage of an offensive facing
The Germans would consent no longer to the south and east instead of the west, and
oppres Belgium if the Powers permitted General · Ludendorff reckoned that wa
Germany to oppress some other arcsa in to which Belginni had been subjected none Europe or elsewhere. Of nil the outrages had been more insulting. LANCASHIRE COTTON OPERA-
Edvancing 1,000 yards on a two-mile Franco-Americans operating between uightly to the danger zone, which spread front. The enemy was driven back in the the Ourcq and the Marne, and the French, cut along the whole battle-front, to stiffon centre 1,300 yards.
who crossed the river between Fossoy and the breaking line of badly battered divi Charteves, the Germans were driven back sions, reeling under the blows of the beyond the line, Bezust Germain-Mont Franco-American troops. St. Pere. Chateau-Thierry is practically. cleared northwards.
The 81st German Resorve. Division suffered considerably in this localita..
SOUTH AFRICANS SUCCESS. Besides the Scottish, a body of South Africans fought with conspicuous success,
Between the Marne and Rheims there taking, with the Scotsmen, six officers has been a very violent battle all day, the Franco-British, in conjunction with the inen prisoner, besides two- thirds of the total haal of 10 trench-mor-Italians, tirelessly attacking large enemy tars and 50 machine-guns. The Austra forces, lius captured over 100 prisoners,
and 377
of
ENEMY TROOPS UNABLE TO
would not be ready to meet the army
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ITALIAN CAVALRY CHARGE AN AERODROME.
LONDON, July 22nd.
6.30 am
have
WITHSTAND ALLIED ONSLAUGHT
which turned its back on Paris. But even this array of fresh troop
GERMANS FIVE TERRIBLE DAYS. could not withstand the Allied onslaught
The eight enemy divisions which crossed nor could determined counter-attacks dis to the south bank of the Marne wore lodge the Franco-Americans from the never able to cross the hills overlooking The Daily Muiz's Correspondent at ground gained on Thursday. The the river from the south. None of those plateaux, dominating Soissons and the who lived to recross the river will forget Valona, wiring on July Lith, slates:- We captured St. Euphroise and south-west of Soissons and Chandui the five terrible days they spent south of During the Italian advance in Albania 500 cavalry charged an aerodromo with During our Brst rash under cover of Bouills, and quined ground in the Ardre cesive of the Allied line, a Tred advan overloket everywhere by the French and drawn - Labres,
region, while, the Marae. ground
The astounded airmen and mechanics surrendered without a smoke screen the Germans were caught Valley
several kilometres is reported. On the American artillery observers, and right Bank, the plateau, north-west of in a narrow space between the river and resisting. struggling into their respirators. They PRISONERS AND GUNS CAPTURED. Bonnes and the height north of Cour the hills they offered a sure target to AUSTRIANS SHOOT 300 CZECHS: complained that they ought to have been
The British in the Courton and Roi Uperations on both flanks of the Marm For food and munitions they depended champs, was brilliantly stormed and won our artillery & sure target o
LONDON, July 22nd- relieved days before.
| salient with their important results, have upon transport across bridges which were The Timer Correspondent at Berns Woods captured 4 guns and 400 prisoners, completely stopped the enemy's activity constantly shelled and also regularly states that the Austrians summarily shot Beyond spasmodic shelling the enemy including 11 officers, of whom two are on the Marne Chainpagne fronts General bombod by Frouch and British armen. 300 Czecha captured on the Piave, who
colonels. did not retaliate.
Fuch's move hus not only stopped the They were never able to bring across any formerly belonged to the Austrian Army. march on Epernay, but has relieved the artillery
then mountain guns and Despite, the storm and low clouds on Pressure on this centre for a brilliant light
EARLIER CABLES. counter-attack early yesterday. The Owing to the superiority of our artil July 20th, pilots felled 11 German acro- enemy has been hurled back a considerable ery they found themselves in the same ITALIANS CARRY ENEMY planes,"
distance. Progress has been made also at position as the Austrians on the south several points north of the Marne and bank of the Piave. Their communications
POINT on Montagne Rheims front.
were uncertain and unsafe, and their losses
ses from artillery fire were startling, 50 per cent of the total strength of some units being casualties.
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FRENCH FRONT.
SOISSONE OBSTINATELY
DEFENDED.
LONDON, July 22nd-
10.50 ..
Franco-British
bombers dropped tons of bombs on bivouacs, convoys, and concentrations.
Lieut. Fonck felled machines between Reuter's Correspondent at French July 16th and 10th, bringing up his bag Headquarters, wiring at 11. p.m. or July to 56.
21st, states:The fighting at Montagne- de Reims was extraordinarily bitter.
The Highland and North County troops seat into battle yesterday, were again heavily engaged to day. They made further progress, despite the masses of German reinforcements, and captured Saint Euphraise and Bouilly
[THEOUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]
GERMAN RE-CROSSING OF THE MARNE.
(THROUGH REUTES'S ADENOT.) THE SCARS FALLING FROM GERMAN EYES.
LONDON, July 22nd."
1.00 am
TIVES ON STRIKE,
LONDON, July 22nd. Four thousand cotton workers are now idle a Wigan, owing to the dispute re- garding the advance in wages, AUSTRIA AND GREAT BRITAIN COUNT CZERNIN CONCILIATORY.
AMSTERDAM, July 21st trian Upper House, declared that Ats Count Czernin, in a speech in the Aus tria had no direct friction with Great Britain. Austria was less unpopular, weaker, less dangerous and more moderate in her demands than Germany, and was fairly free from anexationist
desires. Thus Austria was absolutely predestined
for the role of mediator but only pro
vided she possessed confidence
war-aing
Of
Germany's defensive.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
THE BLOODY CZAR.”
AMSTERDAM, July 21st.
Count Czernin hoped that,
remained purely An Italian official report states:-In The more presumption that the terrible The Crown Prince overreached himself. Albania, we carried the point 1,071 on war was being prolonged for foreign The French Command foresaw the opera the crest of Maysiloves, taking prisoners States annexationist aims would endan- AMSTERDAM, July 22nd. tion. The Germans momentarily gave The French, advancing natride the Vorwürts, referring to the Allies serious ground for disquiet by crossing Devoli, participated in the action
ger the Alliance. counter-offensive, contains the following the Marne and developing the
Our captures in Albania
to July significant passages Victories in tack along the river. On the other were 2,167 prisoners, 10 medium guns, 10 attack and defence have hitherto been the hand, the main attack east of held mountain guns, four trench-guns, justification for the German people com Rheins failed, which meant that the two trench-mortars, 38 machine guns, SİK tinuing to entertain strong hopes. What operation as a whole was doomed to aeroplanes and much other material. Wo is now happening on the Western Front feiliare. Nevertheless, *the*** Germans also liberated some hundreds of Italian is assuredly calculated to bring those decided to proceed with their original and Russian prisoners. people to their senses who represented the
and move up the Marne valley.
result was a week of fatile fighting. Paris, July 23rd.
grandoise military promenade, ending were under our observed artillery firing Hovas Agency reported on July 21st:with the completo destruction of the and lost heavily The Germans were
✔ LONDON, July 21st. Ouro we crossed the Soissons-Chateau Just as his brilliant lieutenant, Hoetzen- enemy Despite all her viewers and told that only a few were to distributed mentioned in a communiqué yesterday, is A decree, dated July 17th declares that
Heuter's Correspondent at Italian Thierry road at several points, but the dorff, had been obliged to recross
few American battalions Headquarters reports:-Mount Stabel, many still fights against material am were engaged, enemy are defending. Soissons very
numerical superiority. · Our initiative, as to give the impression that there were a well within Austrian territory. It is the entire property of all members of obstinately. South of the Dare, where Piave in disorder, General Ludendorff too, has to be daily re won and the hydn great many Americans fighting. The un important gain, because it commands the former Imperial House, including the enemy was pressed from west to south pota by the French, who crossed the river Rad, has just re-crossed the Marne under the be daily cut off. All our victories are themselves. Now they realise their miscellent observation over the Austrian lines to be the property of the Russian Re heads of the Entente reserves have to German Staff seem to have believed this Val-di-Genova to the east, and gives ex deposits in Russian and foreign banks, the retreat is still more rapid.
pressure of the French troops. The first victories of the defender."
public
Between the Aisne and the Marne our progress was more rapid. North of the
the
German summer campaign of 1918 35 which the enemy the whole time
take.
ITALIANS WELD WITHIN AUSTRIAN TERRITORY.
of communications.
at
A message from Moscow states that the newspaper Bjednesta reports, By order of the Revolutionary people the Bloody Tear," "happily, is now deceased Ekaterinburg Vive Red Terror !”
CONFISCATION OF EX-IMPERIAL PROPERTY.