THE WAR.
The following Cables were received" on Saturday night und issued in nur Early morning Extra yesterday. Franco-Asluun, pront
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH "FRONT. BRITISH, ADVANCE EXTENDED.
LONDON, September. 6th.
12.50 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, re ports:-On the southern part of the battle front; both northward and south- ward of Pegotine, we are advancing and driving in the enemy's rearguards, and we are appreaching the high ground on the Athies Nurlu font.
parts.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH. 1918.
FURTHER ENEMY RETIREMENT
IN EVITABLE.
Na pod
"AMERICANS CROSS THE VESLE. Lossos, September 6th.
3.00 a.m.
Lostos, September 5th. An American atheial report, dated 3th
11.23 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent" at Frenchinst states:-We, in co-operation with Headquarters, telegraphing this evening, the French, continue to advance stater:--General Debeney's and General Hambert's Armies resumed the advance to-day and reached the places mentioned in the communiqué. They are now within three miles of Ham.
We crossed the platena north of the Yesle and reached the crest of the slopes leading to the valley of the Aisne.
GERMANY'S "RESOLUTE
CONFIDENCET
AMSTERDAM, September 8th.
12.50 a.m.
As an instance of the widespread dis-
quiet in Germany the veinische Volks Zeng draws attention to the fact that the Military Authorities have placarded FRENCH CROSS THE VESLE. Berlin, Breslau and other towns with a
decred threatening with imprisonment PARIS, September 3th.
people circulating disquieting rumours. A cominique states:- Last evening The decree rebukes foolish chattevers who we repulsed twe violent counter-attacksnra circulating rumours devoid of real on Mont-des-Tombes, east of Leuilly, and Evidently the enemy will be unable to stand on the line of the road, and, there-qaintained our positions. fore,& turther retirement is inevitable. Fires in the country behind plainly in dicate the enemy's intention in this regard.
General Humbert pushed on as far as ong thousand yards west of the Ham Quiscard road.
IN THE VALLEY OF THE SOMME.
The valley of the Somme has been the scene of extraordinary fighting during the last few days. The Germans contested Between Nurlu and the Sensee river
every yard of the Canal, also the marshes there were minor engagement, ut diferentbordering it. Last of all they fought in the bed of the river itself, where the water We slightly advanced on the apur north
was very law, owing to the hottext summer of Equancourt, and local fighting weeur. in living memory. The defence was on red
Neuville Bourjonval and trusted to the Alpine Corps, who fought about Moeuvres.
with their usual cleverness and courage Patrols crowset to the vast bank of the Theynesid their machine-guns in the Canal-da-Nord south of Marquiún, and tall reeds, in dry mud-holes and even in brought back prisoners.
the treetops. The French were obliged to The enemy
on the Lys front again throw bridges over the Canal in face of strongly attacked in the sector north of the heavy Alpine Are, and the crews of the Filet and was repulsed, after sharp, bank were killed at their pirees,
French Kun trans who rushed up the Eghting.
Nevertheless, pontuon crossinus were were thrown aeross. Each of these structures cost 2 fght in which many AERIAL OPERATIONS.
Ligave "dreds were witnessed, Finally, French ingenuity and the inborn love of During the 4th inst, we dropped 223 the Poilu" for difficulty and adventure tons of Lamhs. »Night-bombing was im got the better of German thoroughness, possible.
and the capal and marshes were taked
We had not The enemy, working in targe forma-possession of successfully. tions on their side of the lines, showed considerable activity.
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· RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
BRITISH HOLD AMBASSADOR AS
HOSTAGE.
Loxbox, September 5th.
7.30 pln.
FRENCH CHAMBER RESUMES.
Paris, September 3th.'
A Hayas message says:-The Chamber of Deputies resumed work to-day, sup- ported by the unanimous approbation of ~ * General Councils about the course of
The Bolshevist Ambassader Lif has been arrested as a hestar, until the the Government's politics and the mili- Britisa representatives detained by thietary successes still in progress Import- Bolsheviks are set at liberty and allowed ant faancial matters are to be discussed, to proved to the Finnish frofitier und
bat no political "Jiffeulty is within-view.
LITER, molested.
AGREEMENTS WITH GERMANY.
foundation which exaggerate the "tran. sitory success of the enemy and strengthen his resource, This agitation is calculat. On the Vesle front, French and d to shake our resolute confidence in American troops reached the crest of final victory," heights dominating the Aisne. Extend- ing our netion atill further, we also crossed the Vesle between Les Vanteaux LALANG GRASS FOR PAPER- changes. and Jonnchery.
MAKING
STUPENDOUS GERMAN LOSSES,
"The Germans were
Loxboy, September 7th. PARIS, September 5th.
The Imperial Institute has found that A "Havas message SAVA--On the
compare favourably as a paper-making French front, the German retreat began slang grass, from the Malay States. yesterday morning. especially pushed back by the armies of material with Algerian esparto. It would be suitable for utilisation by the General Mangin and General Humbert, Malay, States in the manufacture of the Allies line being now several kilu-pulp or paper. The Institute is fully metres west of the Oise to the Soute reporting on the subject in the Malay Canal, north of the dilette and north of States Government. Dasle. The immediate prospects are most satisfactory. The German losses in seven weeks amount to one million and a half, of whom 500,000 remain totally disabled, and the French and Americans
Soissons,
We advanced short distance south; f«ffected, then a few wooden trestle bridges sold the Aisne 30 Kilometres east of
ward and south-eastward of Nieppe, and north-eastward of Wulverghem,
We brought down 25 hostile machines and shat down nine balloons in flames. We drove down 14 aeroplanes uncontrol- - table. Sixteen British machines are mis- sing One British machine reported aissing on the 2nd inst. has returned.
Since the beginning of the offensive on Angust 8th we have brought down. 165 hostile machines, and their destruction in every cave was clearly established.
We drove down uncontrollable 200, of which
many actually crashed." These totala are exclusive of the considerable number, brought down by anti-aircraft guns. We also set on fire 61 balloons. We dropped 9113 tons of bombs. Practically the whole of the air-ighting' occurred on the nemy's side of the lines. Two hundred * and sixty-two British machines did not
return during this period.
FAILURE OF ENEMY TO REACT,
LONDON. September 5th. 10.50 p.m
Renter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this after noon, states: There is a lull on the British battle front. The absolute failure of, the enemy to react anywhere is perhaps the most striking testimony to the completeness of our victory,
Te-day our troops are within seven miles of Cambrai. Between us and' Cambrai is the Marcoing line, which, ac cording to our airmen, is little more than a belt of wire. However, there afe very strong defensive positions Home ahead, such as the Harrincourt Wood,
established ourselves firmly on the farther buk anti to-day.
FRENCH ADVANCING ON LAFFAUX
Loxpos, September uth.
1.20 (..
Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters states:-The enemy is retir. ing on the line of Lay Fere on the left of the Oise, Barisis, the lower forest of: Coney, and the forest of St. Cobain, and is preparing to flood the country.
General Mangin occupied Mokenbrie. one thousand yards beyond loucy, and is advancing towards Laffaux and the edge of the valley traversed by the Soissons-
on railway.
FRENCH PRESS TRIBUTE TO DOMINION TROOPS.
MILITARY MEDAL AWARD.
Lostos, September 7th, The Military Medal has been awarded to Havildar Abdul “Ghani, of "the Hong- kong and Singapore Garrison Artillery.
TRADES' UNION CONGRESS-
PARIS, September 5th.. The French Press, applauding the British successes, says there is something SEAMEN'S BOYCOTT RESOLUTION
SHELVED even more striking than the United Kingdom's tenacity. That is the spon- taneity with which the Dominions have taken up the common burdeh, covering themselves with immortal glory, - „ .. BIG FIRES BETWEEN THE VESLE AND THE AISNE,
LONDON. September 3th.
3.33 m.
Reuters Correspondent at French Headquarters states: During the sight the French trossed the Vesle at Quincam poix. Big. fires are increasing between
the Vesle and the Aisne.
Navul Activities.
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PROTEST BY HOLLAND.
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MARSHAL FOCH'S RESOLVE.
PARIS, September 8th. 12.50 4.D). Replying to the Paris Municipal' con- gratalations Marshal Foch has telegraph- ed:-The German rush threatening Paris and Aniens has been broken. We shall
THE HAGUE, September 8th. continue to pursue the enemy implacably.
PARIS, September 6th.. It is officially announced that the Dutch A Havas message atates-Marshal Minister at Berlin has been instructed to Euch, replying to
the congratulatory Protest vigorously against the merciless message from the Paris Municipality, action" of a German submarine in as follows: The German rush shelling a Dutch trawler on July 7th with: is shattered, and we shall continue our
out warning. task of relentlessly pursuing the enemy.” FIVE MILES FROM CHEMIN DES- DAMES.
writes
LONDON, September 5th
9.15 p.m. Renter's Correspondent at American Headquarters, telegraphing at states 4-During the past Week General Mangio's Army has been fighting with
poon,
U-BOATS PLAYING FOR SAFETY
LONDON, September 5th. Reuter's Agency is authoritatively in formed that German submarines are again operating far out, where they get fewer
and Russia
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regards territorial The latter's financial obliga- undertaking that tions include Russia will fight against the Eaten troops in Northern Russia, Germany promising that Finland shall not attack Russi
A VICTORY OF HUMANITY.
PARIS, September, sth.
In the Chamber M. Clemenceau, in
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LONDON, September 4th. - A Russia wireless message says agree. menta have been made between Germanypecho said: One grand soldiers are in process, yf, throwing back victoriously the overwhelming hordes of barbarians. This tusk will be continued until it is completely achieved, Our soldiers will seon be giving us that day of liberations for which we have so long waited, and wo shill seen are the falling away of those heavy chains which have long shackler our unhappy compatriots. We wish that this victory may be for Franer and her Allies and victory of humanity.
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GERMAN GARRISON KILLED.
COPENHAGEN, September 5th, 1 The Exerstia States that the Ukrainia Revolutionaries have taken Nijni Nov-|(Ovation.) gorod and, other cities, also the town of Tschernoff, where they killed the whole. German garrison of 1,500 men, but retired); when, German reinforcements arrived.?
Sanguinary fighting has occurred in the Provinces of Poltava, Dehernigoff and Kieff, where the Revolutionaries number 30,000. The 'krainian authorities in many places have Bed,
The Hetman, M." Skorupadaky, · has arrived in Berlin and has visited the
THREAT AGAINST THE ENTENTE.
Kaiser. LONDON, September 5th. The Trades' Union Congress, after an aproarious debate, shelved the Seamen's and Firemen's Union revolution favouring |" boycott of the Germans for five years unless the Germans controlled the Kaiser and the Government parliamentarily and male fall reparation for Germany's wea crimes.
THE "PRUDENTIAL'S'' APPRECIATION.
AMSTERDAM, September 5th,
A Gemnan telegram" from the Soviet Government informs the Entente that if any more attempts are, inade on Soviet statesmen in Russia, Entente statesmen will be killed in their own countries.
BRITISH EMBASSY OUTRAGE.
AMSTERDAM, September 5th. LONDON, September 6th. The Prudential Insurance Company has
Telegrams from German sources give purchased £2,000,000 worth of War Bonds in celebration of the breaking of the Hin-finsy excuses for the outrage at the denburg Line, which is sufficient to fully British Embassy at Petrograd and in equip a force of 20,000 men.
sinnate that the Embassy was concerned in a Sugial Revolutionary plot, but they GERMAN SHIPS do not advanev a shred "ot prouf of the AT CALLAO
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INTERNED
LIMA, September 7th. Congress has approved of an arrange- ment with Peru whereby the United States will use the German vessels now interned at Callao.
SUMMARY OF MILITARY SITUATION.
"
LONDON, September 5th. The military situation is summarised as follows is euphasised in responsible quarters that while the position on the western Front continues nighly satisfac
statement
MURDER OF FORMER HONGKONG
NAVAL OFFICER.
SAVING THE HONOUR OF THE HUMAN FAMILY.
Paris, September othe A Havas message states: At the re-opening of the French Chan bar, yesterday, great mauifestations of a stered union occurred. As the opening sitting, the President, M. Deschanel, de livered an address in "which he paid, honate and expressed aliniration and gratefulness to the armies which, he said, are saving the honour of the human family.
The President foreshadowed the Allies' friendship as being as everlasting in práce as in war, because for peoples are jounding together a new order of things. Owing to the sublime valiance of those who give their lives by immolation, of the dead ho fight with the living, man during these sacred hears is stepping over the longest stage he has ever effected an the bloody path of justice.
M. Clemerernu associated the Govern ment with homage to the Allies, promis ing then the nummortal remembrance of their fellow hers, and of the latters children. "Our soldiers are those of civilisation, who are victoriously driving kack the horde of barbarians: "We" shall fight till the end to build a new monu. ment of justice. We want France's and the Butente' victory to be that of humanity. It is a beautiful task. The continuation of that work belongs to our survivors."
The whole Chamber, including the Socialists, cheered frantically,
3. Simyan claimed the bill-pusting of the two speeches, which represent, he " When the Embassy was attacked, observed, the unanimous scatiments of the Captain Cromie "opposed the entry, country. This was voted by the raising shooting three soldiers, Subsequently he of hands. was murdered and the corpse outraged. }
An English clergyman was forbidden to
pray over the corpse. The Embassy SHIPBUILDING IN AMERICA. papers were entirely destroyed,
Á similar attack is feared upon the. French Embassy and necessary, defences have been prepared.
WASHINGTON, September 5th.
Mr. Schwab, the Shipbuilding Control- ler,, as announced that the delivery of A French Military Mission forcibly merchant ships during August constituted a record. Sixty-six ships of 340,000 dead- entered the Embassy and some Frenchwenweight tons were completed. were arrested.
A French Military Mission "forcibly
into which we are now pumping gas and 1 low yet pistless determination to reach a but bigger ships. Meanwhile the British tory, it warla be unwise to build too mach entered the Embassy and some Frenchmen WHEAT CONTROL IN CANADA
shells, and the Bourlon Wood of un- pleasant memory.
...
FRONT. FRENCH FRENCH GAIN IMPORTANT ADVANCE,
PARIS, September 6th- A communiqué atates:-During the day the French continue to pursue the retreating enemy on the Canal-du-Nord and Vesle front, and made an important advance, despite local resistance.
they
position which not only will render the anti-submarine fects are immensely on un enemy collapse. The Allied often- German line at Tardenois untenable, but creasing. The crews of German sub- will seriously compromise the one to which marines, who were formerly volunteers intended to retire. By his Tuesday's are now conscripts, hat there is no mark- and yesterday's successes General Mangia ed loss of moral. The submarines, bow pay almost be said to have reached that ever, are not taking the risks they did and position.
have dearly been ordered to play for safety.
sive has yielded Wonderful resuits, but, generally speaking, there is no evidence at the German dign Command has lost grip.o: the situation, atnough, of course, it is making demands on its troops which cannot be responded to indefinitely. When It is considered that the whole system of supply, billeting, hospitals, training estab, dumps, etc., must be entirely reconstruct- in the line, and war material being not ed at a time when every man is required too plentiful, it will be seen the German High Command is confronted with a for- midable job.
were arrested.
The Bolsheviks are already inciting the populace to massacre the British and French.
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CAPT."CROMIE'S CAREER.
LONDON, September 5th. Captain Francis Cromie, D.3.0., was one of the earliest submarine officers.
Our troops, literally fought their way foot by foot across the Justigny platend, The British minefield in the North Sea and were met by a desperate German has compelled the submarines to use nsaments, aerodromes, organisation, At the outbreak of war he commanded the effort to check their progress at its most Norwegian waters. dangercus point, namely, the water-line separating the basing of the Ailette and the Aisne, which is five miles east of the famous Chemin-des: Dames.
PRUSSIAN GUARDS' FORLORN HOPE.
useless to the enemy, except for long Ostend and Zeebrugge now appear to be distance submarines,..for which they are used very little.
The Allied barrage in the Straits of Otranto has resulted in a diminution of sinkings in the Mediterranean. Twenty- five per cent. of the German submarines. in the Adriatic have been lost since 1917.
We hold Falvy and Offey, on the north bank of the Somme Canal to the south. Our lines.Approach the Ham road, which is the border between Plessis-Patte- Dole and Berlancourt. South-east of the It was in the defence of this ridge that latter our front passes through the out-the Prussian Guards suffered enormous skirts of Guivry, Caulouel, Crepigny, losses. The Guards charged five times north of Marest and Dampcourt and the with extraordinary courage op an aby southern skirts of Abbecourt.
Rolutely forlorn hope against a sheer front Genéral. or iron, for the tanks strode into the crushing men under their creepers
ENEMY GIVING GROUND We advanced six kilometres at some "points.
On the whole of the Ailette front the enerty, exhausted by hard fighting since August 20th, to-day began to give ground. Our units, pursaing the German rear guards, made rapid progress north of the Ailette.
charging line, and shooting right
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HUNOURABLE"
PALESTINE OPERATIONS.
Hongkong submarine fotila, during 1915 be commanded the E13 in the Baltic, torpedoed a German destroyer and the cruiser. Udine, sank or captured ten German steamers, and in November, 1915, assumed command of the Baltic flotilla He was awarded the Distinguish
As regards Palestine it is interesting toyed Service "Order in May, 1916, and a note that some battalions, recently ratsed ia India, have acquitted themselves ex tremely well in minor operations, which augurs well for the future.
CAMPAIGN IN SIBERIA.
OTTAWA, September 5th. The Government has assumed compléta control of the purchase, sale and export of wheat.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, September 2nd. The silver market is quiet.
succession of Russian honours. During the Russian Revolution he handled the situation with the greatest tact and earned the respect of extremists for his fair dealing and the way he continued to work the flotilia against the Germans. The Japanese have driven back the He was responsible in April this year for enemy on the Ussuri front to the river the destruction and evacuation of our Colonel Baltic submarines and was appointed to Dikin, south of Khabarovsk. Beminoff's advance guard is at Olovyanis the Embassy owing to his knowledge of WARFARE.
on the Onon river, where it has met the Russia and the prevailing conditions. Czech advance guard from the west. The
-BRITISH DEMANDS. situation round Chita is still obscure, but AMSTERDAM, September 8th.
The British Government has telegraph. it appears that the Czechs have probably The French and American Advance General von Hindenburg and General obtained control of the whole of the transed to M. Tchichering Commissary of across the Vesie met with no serious ro Ludendorf, interviewed by Austrian Siberian railway. West of the Urals the Foreign Affairs, demanding immediate sistance, except machine-gun fire. Even papers, declare that Germany hitherto Czechs have maintained their position, reparation and the prompt punishment that was not as strenuous as usual. has stood the bitter struggle honourably. The Allied forces, including Russians, are of those concerned in the abominable WOMEN
The Central Armies are merely guarding pushing down the Vologda railway, after outrage intimating that should the our homes, and we will shatter the enemy's the recent success at Obezerzkaya. annihilating armies."'
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and left into the reinforcing waves, while the Allied airmen, swooping down within GERMANY'S a few feet of the ground, swept them with ing about the airmen drove what was left scythe of bullets, and afterwards swing. of the attacking battalions to the shelter of their guns.
Pierremande and Autrexille are in our bands, as well as the greater part of the low forest of Coucy.
Further east we occupy Folembray, It is clear that the Germans are deter- Concy-le-Chateau. and. Coucy-la-Ville,mined to abandon all the ground south and advanced a kilometre south "of of the Aisne and have left very little be Fresnes.
bind:
On the right our front passes east of Landricourt.
South of the Ailette we hold the line Neuvelle-sur-Margival-Vregny, and the western slopes of Conde front.
THIRTY VILLAGES RECAPTURED
Over 20 villages were recaptured to day on this part of the front,
South of the Vesle we border the Aisne between Conde and Vieil-Arcy.
Eastwards the line panes north of Dhuizel to Barbouval and over the Beauregard plateau.
-AERIAL ACTIVITIES.
Our airmen were most prominent in the battle on the 4th indt, flying very low. and machine-gunning the retreating
Thou troops, transport and bivouses. sands of rounds were bred and six tons of bomb were dropped upon stations, causing the utmost confusion Fifteen German aeroplanes were grassed,"
FINNS BITTER AGAINST GERMANS.
Soviet Government fail to give satisfac tion or further acts of violence against the British occur, the Government will hold the members of the Soviet Govern- A feeling against fighting against thement individually responsible and secure Allies is growing in the Finn Army, which that they be treated as outlaws by all. is mutinous and discontented, but the civilised nations.
The message concludes by saying that Germans are still pushing forward their communications towards Pecheng and the Government has earned that the eastward towards the White Sea. There arrest of all British and French subjects is also much bitterness against the Get between the ages of 18 and 40 years was
charges.
BUT THE END IS NOT YET. -
HINDENBURG'S APPEAL TO LONDON, September 5th.
GERMAN ARMY. 7.40 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters states:-Siney March 31st the Germans have fought 650 divisional
COPENHAGEN, September 8th.. engagements, so it is reasonable to debit General von Hindenburg has issued them with gross casualties for that period a proclamation warning the Germans of 1,200,000. will recover from their wounds and be by the enemy.”
It is true that 00 per cent against the insane rumours" circulated mans in Finland owing to the wholesale ordered on August 20th on trumped-ap
#Welare strong enough to exploitation of the country.
back in the Sghting line within two or beat the enemy in the West, but we mustPAIGN IN EAST AFRICA. " three months, but the permanent loss re beware of poisoned pamphlets,
Meanwhile, though victory is certain the
collected on
The
FOUR THOUSAND FOLSHEVIKS
SURRENDER
R WORKERS WAR
This is a woman's war a well as man's. In the hospitals at the front, tending the sick amid the roar of guns, women have taken their place as soldiers of the Empire. You. Jacies of Hongkong, have done well
far as it has lain in your power. This is another trumpet call to you. Hay War Bond Ticket and persuade your husbands and friends to buy them.
WAR BOND
DRAWING
mains in the neighbourhood of 500,000... He concludes by appealing to the Army. We have obtained considerable success THE SIBERIAN CAMPAIGN." Hongkong St. Andrew's Society
Next Spring there is every reason, to to defend the German homes.
in East Africa and von Lettow's move! believe that the "Americans alone will he General Hindenburg, in his Proclama menta in thren directions have been check as numerically strong as the whole Gertion, states that B4,000 enemy lenfiets were ed He is now being pursued to the north.
the West Front during eastward towards the Lurio river. man Army,
May, 127,000 during June and 300,000 recent reverses are the most severe von end is not yet. The Germans are retreat during Jals. Many other leaflets were Lettow has sustained for a long time. He ing, but cleverly, and they still have reserves to throw im The German High sent home by soldiers and circulated in has Jost, recently, at least 400 whites, Command intends to fall back on a shorter Germany, with the result that thousands Askaris and porters and 50,000 rounds of line, thereby economising in men and will imbibe the poison and their resolve and small arms ammunition. His total force is now below 200 whites and 2,000 Askaria, fight a defensive war to the last limit, hope of victory is removed one
Lobos, September 7th The Times Correspondent at Vladi vostock states it is reported that 4,000 Bolsheviks have surrendered at Kiakhta
31st December, 1918.
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