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THE WAR.
THE BONGKONG
ANGLO-FRENCH ATTACK ON WIDE FRONT.
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS REPORTED.
MORE PRISONERS THAN ALLIES KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH.
ALLIED FORCES IN NORTHERN RUSSIA.
PRIME MINISTER REVIEWS WAR SITUATION.
Franco-Belgian bront
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BRITISH FRONT.
Attempted enemy raids southward of Hamel and south-westward of La Bassee were driven off.
The progress of our patrols eastward of Robecq eontinued, and our line between the Lawe and Clarence rivers was ad-
BLOW DIRECTED AT VON HUITER'S vanced to a depth of 1.000 yards on a
front of nearly ve miles.
ARMY..
Losnox. August 8th, 4.20 p.m.
Reuter's Correspondent at British
telegraphing Fleadquarters,
to-day, tates:-The British heavily attacked at dawn this morning south of the Ancre to where their right rests upon the French, a distance of 12 miles.
The French shortly afterwards took up Battle on a prolonged frontal attack; southwards for several miles,
The main weight of the blow was direct
ed against von Hniter's Eighteenth Army. a three minutes The battle opened with boribardment, then a barrage by field-- guns and trench-mortars crept forward, "the heavies" concentrating or obstinate points of resistance. Some hundreds of fighting tanks advanced as the infantry waves advanced. ‚".
MORE PRISONERS THAN WE KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH, The enemy, were mostly taken by sur- pris. Our tanks, which crossed the Avre, are working towards more difficult ground in the Luce Valley
some artillery have
Our patrols entered the enemy's trenches eastward of Nieppe forest, and captured over 30 prisoners.
AERIAL ACTIVITIES,
Losnos, August 7th. 11.30 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hnig, re porting on aviation, states:We destroy- fed ive German machines on the 6th inst
We dropped. 24 tons of bonba on rail. ways, nerodromes, and'. billets. Several All our direct hits were obtained. machines returned.
FRENCH
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FRONT
FRENCH ATTACK ENEMY.
FARIS, August 8th.
A communiqué states:-At Eve o'clock this morning we, in conjunction with the British troops, attacked south-east of
DAILY · PRESS. "SATURDAY, AUGUST 101, 1018.
"Owing to the 'Crown Prince's completa | Aerial Activities. failure it is now problematic whether Prince Rupprecht's 'blow against the British will materialise. It will certain. ly be perilous, if not almost certain to fail.
FRENCH LINE ADVANCED.
PARIS, August 9th.
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ITALIANS BOMB DURAZZO.
12.45 am
LONDON, August 8th.
An Italian Naval communiqué states:-- Our seaplanes dropped 800 kilogrammes of bombs on the night of the 2nd inst. and
1.300 yesterday morning on military
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2. (THROUGH RAUTRE'S AGENCY.1 PRIME MINISTER'S REVIEW OF THE WAR. BRITISH NAVY'S SPLENDID SERVICES.
Loxion, August 7th.
Mr. Lloyd George, reviewing the war situation, in the House of Commons,
A communique states:-Between the Dise and the Aisne, after a violent bon-works and docks at Durazzo, with good said:-Had the British Empire four bardment. he enemy attempted two effect.
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raids near Bailly "and Tracy-le Val, but | Italian Front. both were repulsed.
East of Braisne the French and Americans crossed the Vesle and estab lished themayves on the north, bank, maintaining their positions, despite" two violent counter-attacks.
North of Rheims our line was advanced
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ITALIAN FRONT. "ITALIANS FORCED TO RETIRE.
Loyoox, August 3th.
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In Albania the Italians were forced to
400 metres between the railways to Rethel further retire north of Bernt. entailing and Laon.
AMERICANS CROSS THE VENLE,
LONDON, August 8th.
3.05 An American oficial report issued yesterday, states-Eastward of Bazoches We crossed the Vesle and gained the Rheims -Soissons highway.
a conformable movement by the French,' who are operating on the Italian right." The retirement, which was seven miles deep, bas now ceased.
still hold Berat.
ENEMY COLUMN DISPERSED
Loxboy, August 7th.
years ago not decided to throw the whole of its might into the war because inter- national right had been outraged, the whole course of the war would have been different and "the history of the world for generations would have taken a dif ferent course.
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Mr. Lloyd George eloquently painted the Navy's splendid services at all times, in all weathers, and in all parts of the globe. He declared, amid cheers, that until the
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TRIBUTE TO FRENCH ASSISTANCE.
Mr. Lloyd George paid a warm tribute to the French assistance to the British He said Marshal Foch bad not only forced the enemy to a standstill; but by one of the most brilliant counter-strokes of the war. had driven back the enemy. The danger was not aver, but he would be al sanguine man on the German General Staff who now thinks that Ludendorff's plan of campaign would succeed in its this year. objective of obtaining a military decision
The Prime Minister emphasised that rapidity with which losses were made the Allied 'success was largely due to the
good and to the American troops who wets hraught over. These were the essen- tin parts of the German misenkulation.
UNITY OF COMMAND. Mr Lloyd George, after paging tribatu to the bravery and skill of tho American troops, declared that another element of success was the unity of masterly handling of the reserves. strategic "command and Marshal Foch's It was too early to cause the Germans still had a power- predict that the German efforts Were exhausted. be
of March 1st would never recur. ful reserve division but their chances
Navy were beaten Germany could never | America's powerful and victorious Army triumph. British naval tonnage, includit was nearly, if not quite, as large as tho in France would continue to grow until
The Allies, who occupy strong positions, ing the auxiliary, feet, ɔnow totalled
8,000,000 compared with 2,500,000
British war the outbreak of the war. ships steamed 5,000,000 miles in June, excluding the efforts of the Mercantile Marine. which daringly faced similar dangers. In the transportation of Ame
An Italian official report states: -Our cavalry dispersed an enemy column at Semeni, killing many and capturing prisoners. General..
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A LANSDOWNE PEACE"
LONDON, August' stb.
In the House of Commons, replying to
rican troops, at least 1,500,000 men were engaged in manning and maintaining the British Navy and Mercantile Marine.
Mr. Lloyd George, emphasising the im portance of maintaining the strength of the Navy and Mercantile Marine, pointed out time had submarinism sticceeded the war would have been ended by the threat
German Army itself. Germany could never again maintain the same number of divisions she priviously had. "She is now begging Austrian support. Germany's allies were becoming disillusioned about the German invincibility. The economic position of the Central Powers was des
perate; their harvest was not good, and they were short of many essentials, Mili- sarily they had passed the height of. their endeavours
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HELP FOR RUSSIA, Mr. Lloyd George denied we were be- having
hostile. manner wards Russia It WILS always our policy to deal with de facto Gor- ascertain from day to day what is the vernments, but it was impossible to
Government of a single Russian village. Recent events hail demonstrated that the Russians resent the German. Authority.
to render every help to enable their self- The Russians were increasingly seeking Allied assistance, and we do not hesitata
emancipation. The Crecho-Slovak move- Crecho-Slovaks only desired to leave ment, wis a most remarkable „pne,
Russin and come west to fight for the
The
ses from the nutset of the war no effort
and could have saved them. The Allies. The Czecho Slavaks did not wish the complete. triumph on the sea. Not-request to Vladivostock in order to bring British Fleet was mainly responsible for to participate in Russin politics. We hud went ships at the Czecho-Slovaka'
Hostile counter-attacks broke down. THE SECOND VICTORY ON THE MARNE.
LONDON, August 7th. 7.35 p.m. Reuter's Cofrespondent t
French 'Headquarters, telegraphing this morning and describing the part taken by General Berthelot's Army in the second victory on the Marne, says: -It Had never less than 15 enemy divisions opposed to it, and had perhaps the hardest fighting of the pacifists, Mr. J. M Robertson, who of starvation of the Entente. Unless the all. When General Mangia's counter-described himself as a lifelong pacifist, Allies bad been completely triumphant at offensive bad transformed the position emphasised that penen was impossible fieneral Berthelot's object was to ende- until the Allies were able to compel Ger- voured to exploit the situation to the many to disarm, after which universal atmost disadvantage of the enemy, and disarmament must follow. A "Lansdown he decided to throw the whole weight of Pence" would enable Germany to con- the attack on the eastern edge of the tinur her military establishment, com. The attack is developing in favourable pocket in the direction of Fismes, so that pelling all other nations to unintain
the enemy was constantly threatened with
canseription. having his rear turned along the Ardre
BRITISH SOLDIERS Valley and was forced to accelerate the
These tactics pace of the
achieved retreat,
In the House of Commons, Mr. Mae their abject.
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Pherson stated that arrangements had The Germans had to abandon every-been made to give leave to 6,000 men daily thing but their guns, and even a good from France, 1,000 weekly from Italy, 15.000.000 men. The Dominions had con- many of these. In one wood north of the end 1,500 weekly from Salonika. Arrange. river 200,000 heavy shells were dis-ments were being made as regards Meso rovered nently hidden from air obser, pojausia, Egypt and East Africa.
ROUMANIA'S SCAPEGOAT,
AMSTERDAM, August 7th"
Roumanian Chamber has unanimously A message from Jassy states that the
approved of the prosecution of ex-Premier Count Bratiane in connection with Rox
Amiens.
conditions.
[THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]
ALLIED SKIRMISHES ACROSS THE
VESLE.
PARIS, August 7th.
The French also report good progress. "Their prisoners adat complete surprise. Considerable hauls of prisoners, ma- chine-guns nad already been annde.
We are capturing more prisoners thar We know how to deal with. Smartness and secrecy of our concentration are the GENERAL PETAIN AWARDED main causes of our initial suecery. #
LATER.
A Mavas Agency message states:-An
artillery duci took place and infantry actions were limited to a few successful skirmishes by the Allied forces across the
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We have penetrated so far 4,000 yards. The captured villages include Avan- court and Demuin. also the heights west of Cerisy and the height southward of
Marlancourt.
GERMANS DESTROY AISNE BRIDGES.
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Vesle.
MILITARY MEDAL.
PARIA. August 7th:
"A Havas Agency mesange states:-Gen- eral Petain, Commander of the French) Armies, has been granted" the Military Medal, the highest distinction for a
General
MARSHAL OF FRANCE,
vation.
It is not yet possible to count the mate- rial captured, which includes thousands of machine-guns, hundreds of minenwerter; and mountains of ammunition for both."
The army now
has two complete German Seld-gun batteries, with the latter's own ammunition. Machine-guna are so plentiful that the Germans seem to have used them at the rate of one machine-gun for two infantrymen. FRENCE AND AMERICAN TROUPS CROSS THE VESLE.
LONDON, August 8th.
12.20 am...
PARIS, August th LORDON, August 8th. £30 p.m.
A. Hnvas Agency mesange states:-Gen. The latest news is that the Germans.are eralíssimo Foch, who since April 14th ha holding the north bank of the Vesle in acted as the Supreme Commander of the considerable strength, with many guns. Allied Forces in France, has just” been It is reported they have withdrawn raised to the dignity of Marshal", ef
Reuter's Correspondent st French The decree says:-"When the Headquarters, telegraphing at two o'clock some heavy guns across the Aisoe and France. destroyed some of the Aisne bridges. enemy, by an offensive on a front of 100 yesterday afternoon, states The French The Germana, will probably be carn-kilometres, expected to snatch a decisive and Americans crossed the Vesie east of pelled to abandon the Vesle line if servictory which meant the enslavement of Braisac, despite enemy resistance, and the World, Marshal Foch defeated him established themselves on the north bank. ously attacked.
Seventy-four German Divisions have The pressure Paris was relieved,
So far there have been only patrol Soissons and Chateau Thierry were re engagements on the north bank of the been engaged since July 15th
BARLÍER CABLES" BRITISH FOURTH AND FRENCH
FIRST ARMIES ATTACK..
LONDON, August 8th.
1.10 p.m..
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Baig xe ports--The British Fourth Army and the French First Army, Sir Douglas Haig commanding, attacked on a wide front eastward and south-eastward of Amiens at dawn,
The first reports indicate that the attack is progressing satisfactorily. PROGRESS OF BRITISH PATROLS CONTINUES.
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into the war, entry
WOMEN MEMBERS OF
PARLIAMENT.
Losos, August 8th. "In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated. that the law officers of Eng- land, Scotland and Ireland are of the opinion that women are not entitled to be candidates for Parliament.
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DEPRESSION IN GERMAN
·PRESS.
PARIS, August 7th.
A Havas Agency message states:-Many German papers show signs of depression Voraderts says:-Events in recent days have shattered the illusion that Germany
is invincible
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withstanding enormous demands on the country's resources for sea-going purposes and essential Allied needs 6,250,000 sailors and soldiers, including pre-war service men, were raised in Great Britain alone, and a similar propertion of the United States population was called to the colours. This would mean nearly
tributed 1,000,000 (Cheers.)
-DOMİNIONS' VALUABLE AID. The Prime Minister dwelt upon the valuable aid of the Dominions' Repre- sentatives, especially the Prime Ministers, at the Council Boards. He recognised the
their leaders for the carrying on of Dominions anxiety to see the return of
their affairs, but he trusted it would possible for the Representatives to re
main_sop" time. longer, because their presence would be invaluable at the grave decisions with reference to the coming winter and next year. India bad raised 1,250,000 men since the war.
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GERMAN MISCALCULATIONS. The Prime Minister proceeded describe the difficult conditions obtaining at the Front on March 21st, when we were faced by the flower of the German army. The early enemy successes had caused very, very anxious, momenta, owing to the losses of men and material, | and the second German blow might well have overwhelmed the British Army. The
them away, Lut the Bolsheviks, under German duress," refused to allow the Czecho-Slovaks to acach Vladivostock. He dwelt upon this fact because President Wilson's netion had been criticised for. his decision, in conjunction with the for the rescue of the Czecho Sloveks from Japanese to send forces to Vladivostock. their plight through the organisation of Germans and war prisoners for their in- terception and capture.
THE PROBLEM OF PEACE. Mr. Lloyd George, dealing with the
question of peace, said there, were people
in every country who regarded nay effort to make peace a dishonourable and treasonable. That attitude must stead- fastly be discouraged, "and he neked these whether this was the moment when such who only wanted an honourable peace
a pence was possible.
Mr. Lloyd George quoted well-known facts to show that the military caste was
remained so. (Cheers.) still predominant in Germany, and hat peace was not procurable so long as it
League of Nations, but its success would Mr. Lloyd George said he believed in & depend upon the conditions under which
it was set up. Unless these condition were favourable the Germans might say they were never lefeated militarily, and would have won but for the economic dificulties, for which they would hence- forth provide, Every time that a decision came to be taken the Prussian sword would clank at the council table. What was the good of entering peace negotia tions under those conditions, (Cheers.) Pence would come when we have demon law was behind the justice which would atrated to the enemy that the power of.
enforce the Lengue's decision. Naval Activities.
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LONDON, August 7th
idea of the activities of the British Navy,
A Press Bureau statement, affording an
Prime Minister showed that the loss conquered, more than 200 villages were
shows that between the declaration of war delivered. 35,000 prisoners and 700 zais
BATTLE MAY BLAZE UP
ed the nnprecedentedly large number of involved the sea-carriage of 20,000,000 men were very swiftly replaced, and mention and June 30th last the Allies' needs bad were taken, and the glorious Allied armies
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guns and machine-guns at present in, 2,000,000 animals, and 110,000,000 tons of moved in a single victorious drive from the banks of the Marne to the banks of Le Temps says it must not be concluded critic, draws grave attention to the culminated in the British defeating them action up to April 27th had reached thes PARIS, August 8th. Herr Salzmann, the Voriche Zeitung France. A series of German miscal naval and military stores. The total calations regarding the British army had losses of men embarked due to enemy the Aisne. Buch are the reanits of the
from the present lull between 'Soissons maneuvre planned by the High Con and Rheims that the situation has become gathering of the clouds in the East. He in two or three of the most sanguinary relatively trivial figure of 3,262 mand. The confidence placed by the Re-established. The battle may blaze up says:-It is imperative that the Czecho-healthy salients commanded by our gun- 1,000,000 Americans up to July 27th
battles of the war, leaving them in un- The transportation of well ove public and the Allies in the victor of the elsewhere, and we shall learn before Slovakr advance be stopped before it fire. It was one of the firiest things in had involved the organisation of Segond Marsh and in the illustrious the plans of Marshal Foch, besides those leader of the Yer and the Somme, has of the enemy,****
tenacious valoar in the whole story of 51 British oceny escorts and 200 dea been fully justified."
the British Empire. (Cheers.) ". troyer escorta, and 40 American ocean,
YOUTHFUL BRITONS SAVE THE
escorts and 336 destroyer escorts. In the course of such duties. the British escortma steamed over 1,250,000 miles-monthly. Patrol vessels engaged in frustrating sub marine activities voyaged at least 6,000,000 miles monthly in home waters.
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LONDON, August 7th."
10.50 p.m.
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reaches the Ukraina,
ALLIES.
AMERICAN THIRD ARMY CORPS The Weser Zeitung admits there can no
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longer be any question, after the recent LONDON, August sth. Butemente by British statesmen, that the Mr. Lloyd George, referring to the lads Reuter's Correspondent at French Allus rhcan business with the threat of of 18 who, owing to the great emergency, were sent to France with a few months Headquarters, states:-General Manginan, economic war.
training, said the lads were sent straight Evidence, of the success in convoying baa issued an Army Order to the Third American Army Corps, which says The Welkfreund (Karlsruhe) declares to the front, where they had to face is shown by the fact that of British stegan veterans and victorious troops. No boats exceeding 500 gross tons, to and from "You went into the battle as to a feast."that the Soviet troops would perhaps veterans ever fought with more courage the United Kingdom on the main overten LONDON, August 8th The situation on the Veale is developing Proceeding, he eulogises the magnificent overcome the Czecho-Blavaks if the latter and were more steadfast than these lads routes, of which 93.8 per cent. were con
according to expectations. The enemy is dash and indomitable tenacity of the
(Load cheers,) We must all be proud | voyed between March and June last, they Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-transferring his shattered divisions over Americans, who have won the admiration were alone, but they have rallied to their of the boys who so upheld the honour of sustained submarine losses totalling
the Aisne, While it is stated that Marshal of their comrades in arms. You have
their native land and helped to save the 1.23 per cent, compared with 5.4 per cent. porta:--The enemy's further attacks Foch is preparing a fresh advance. It captured 01 guns, over 7,000 prisoners, zid all the clancats hostile to the Bol-cause of the Allies from disaster. It was of losies between April and June last year, this morning and afternoon" astride the be non, for the possession of Chemin kilometres of territory. You have gained Central Powers must soon expect a change the British Army alone for three or fouings totalling 61,691 were convoyed since
is expected that the next big battle will immense booty, and reconquered tensheviks, especially the peasants. The remarkable that the Germans had left before conraying was established. Buil Bray-Carbia road were repulsed, after des Dames. When the moment comes the completo confidence in your superiority in the Russian situation. The fall of the month They would probably come back. May 24 last year, when convoying wan
enemy covering forces will assuredly be over the enemy, I am proud to have Bolsheviks can only entisty the enemies of but the reason would be that they had introduced. sharp fighting.
flung across the Aisne.
commanded you.
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