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ALLIED OPINION OF AUSTRIAN PEACE NOTE:
*** A PIECE OF COMEDY THẬT WILL DECEIVE NOBODY."
THE "GALWAY CASTLE" TORPEDOED:
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR LIVES LOST.
Franco-Belgian Front.
LATEST CABLES.
[TROCOR EKUTEE'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH FRONT.
STATE OF GERMAN MORAL
LONDON, September 18th.
British Reuter's Correspondent at Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, -states-Our advance in the Ypres canal sector reached a depth of one thousand
Jards. fured.
Forty-seven prisoners' were cap-
There was much minor activity in the Cambrai region, where, according to a captured order, the enleiny attaches much importance to the retention of the terri- Lory.
Indication of the state of the German ment is shown by a captured order re ferring to the rumours spread behind the front by people who have lost their zerves." Another threatens with court martial men returning from the front without their arms.
EARLIER CABLES. BRITISH CAPTURE MAISSEMY. LUNDON, September 15th.
10.00 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig a porta:-In a successful minor operation early this morning we captured Maissemy, north-west of Saint Quentin, also the trench system south-east and east of the village. capturing 150. prisoners and a number of machine-guns.
BRITISH ARTILLERY TAKES
HEAVY TOLL.
LONDON, September 13th.
10.50 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent nt British Headquarters, telegraphing this evening, states:--During the twenty-four hours
DAILY
PRESS. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1815, 1918.
Further th we advanced beyond
EARLIER CABLES. Menne Jeu Farm, capturing the crest AUSTRIAN PEACE PROPOSAL north-east of Celles-sur-Aisne.
LONDON, September 18th.
Presi
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which peace shall be concluded.
The Daily News says: --There can be no question of the Allies' compromising dent Wilson, in speeches on February 19th
On the and July 4th this year, formulated prin- their fundamental principles ciples which his Allies have not con-other hand, there is more than remote
Germany- obdurate night have a very
Since yesterday morning we captures The Austrian Peace Nate, of which the ttadicted and whose far-going application/prospect that discussions whic.. might leave
aker 3,300 prisoners.
CEEVERNESS OF AMERICANS. .
PARIS, September 18th.
Grat part appeared in yesterday's issue, continues:-
is likely to meet with no objection from different result in the case of Turkey and the Quadruplice, pre-supposing that this Bulgaria, or even Austria. - With this consciousness and unswerving. The French correspondents emphasiso
application is general and reconciliable The Time sags the Note is a very stale ly endeavouring to labour in the interest
Austria and Germany the cleverness of the Americans in hustling
with the interests of the States concerned.diplomatic trick of peace, the Austro-Hungarian Govern- the Germans so that the latter hastily
Agreement on general principles does not hopes for its rejection in order to persuade. went now again comes forward with suffice. It is a matter of reaching accord the disheartened peoples and armies that a began removing their artillery, leaving
| suggestion with the object of bringing
conclusive reason exists for continuing on their interpretation and application to the, infantry uncovered and subjected to a
the contest. This move" will not deceive, bail of fire from our advancing batteries, about a direct discussion between the individual concrete war and bence ques bat despite the elaborate Lierman prevan-enemy Powers. The earnest will to peace tions. The unprejudiced observer cannot the Allied democrazies
FRENCH PRESS COMMENTS. of the broad classes of the population of doubt that in all the belligerent States the tions the American booty and guns are
Le dramionl says the offer is an admis- all States, who are jointly suffering desire for a peace of understanding has stendily increasing.
ston of weakness. · The only way to con- through the war.
is indisputable. A enormously strengthened, and that a con- rapprochement in individual and continuance of the bloody struggle must vince the German people that Germany is beaten is for the Allies to fix peace troversial questions as well as a more transform Europe into ruins without any
conditions. general conciliatory atmosphefe seems to guarantee of bringing a decision by arms. us to give a certain guarantee that a fresh VERBAL DISCUSSION ON FUNDA- peace step might at present offer a possibility of success,
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FIERCE FIGHTING AT TIGER WOOD. LONDON, September 18th:
3.45 X.
Reuter's Correspondent L French Headquarters reports:-There was very. Berce 6ighting on Sunday at Tiger Wood, near Vailly, where the French overcame a stubborn resistance and advanced their line.
General Mangin captured Hill 154, east of Vaux-Aillon.
ending at sunset yesterday we captured 200 prisoners from the rearguard astride Meane Jean dominates the Boissons- Maubeurge road, two kilometres from the the path towards Cambrai,
Our guns have taken a benvy toll of end of the Chemin-des-Dames. troops on the Hindenburg Line.
The ground between Havrincourt and Conzenucourt is a maze of enemy rifle pits, but the heavy rains have flooded many of them and the occupants been forced to leave.,
Maissemy, which was captured this morning, stands upon the little spur * Mont de "Garde," which called straightens our line through Holnen Wood.
AUSTRIAN ADHERENCE TO. 1916 TERMS.
MENTAL PRINCIPLES. :
Le Hamme Liber says: We will-refuse the offer. Our victorious forces are driving out the invaders, and we shall not allow them to lay down their arms.
Le Petit Purisima says the proposal will not deceive anybody."
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The Note affirms that there is no serious prospect of reaching an understanding by continuing to discuss peace in the way Therefore, another
Le Excelsior says it is not clever to have The Note, which is in French, feilows hitherto followed.
method should be chosen which would chosen the present time for the proposal, thus: The peace offer which the Quad-
enable a direct verbal discussion solely, when the Central Powers' failure in nems raplice addressed to their opponents on
between the representatives of Govern in obvious, December 12th, 1918, and whose concilia-ments. The subjects of such a' discussion
Le Petit Journal says the Central Powers** tory and basic ides they have never given would include the opposing conceptions of tone was different when they thought up, signifies, despite its rejection, an the individual belligerent States and Germany was winning in the spring. mutual enlightenment, as well as general Austria is now testing the ground, and The French occupied Hill 169, dominat-important stage in the history of this war ing Vailly, at the head of the Sancy and The question of peace has Irone that principles that shall serve as a basis for if the test fails Germany will disavow all moment stood in the centre of European peace, regarding which, in the first place, Jouy valleys,
Judged by the corpses the enemy losses and, indeed, world discussion, and has agreement can be sought, within prospect of sucens. As soon as agreement is reached on fundamental principles, ans were exceptionally heavy.
attempt must be made to concretely apply. them to individual peace questions, nad thereby bring about their solution.
WAR ACTIVITIES NOT TO BE INTERRUPTED.
The Germans are still holding the Plateau Jouy, "but the French overlook their positions.
GERMAN SCIENTIST CAPTURED,.
LONDON. September 18th. Reuter's Correspondent at American
occupied and dominated it in an ever- increasing measure. Almost all the belli gerents have in turn again and again expressed themselves on the question of peace and its pre-requisites and ordi- tions. The line of development of these discussions, however, has not been uniform
The Note explains that war activities
connection with it.
Le Maria says such an obvious piece of comedy will deceive nobody.
GERMAN PRESS COMMENT.. AMSTERDAM, September 18th. The general tone of the German Press comments on the Austrian Note is ene of surprise that such a Note has been sent, coupled will scepticisms regarding its efficacy.
Our advance posts, are, now less than Headquarters stafes that the Americans and strady. The basic standpoint has would not be interrupted and the discus-regrets that Austria has not learnt wisdom
four miles from Saint Quentin.
Further idence of the German man-
power shortage is the accumulation of men, women and boys who work graded for National Service at home being brought to the back areas to replace the line of communication troops Boys nf 15 years of age are reported as being assembled in the region of Sedan for auxiliary service.
AERIAL OPERATION.
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two-seaters
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LONDOy, September 15th.
9.50 p.m. Enemy aircraft were more active yes- terday. We destroyed four, hostile There was considerable hostile artillery machines, also two
on the Bring at a number of points on the battleground during a successful attack from front south of the Arras-Cambrai road.
a low beight on an aerodrome south of SUCCESSFUL MINOR OPERATION.
Lille... LONDON, September 16th.
Two British machines are missing. 2.25 p.m.
We dropped during the past twenty- Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re porta:- A`successful niner operation four hours eight tons of boriba,
last night astride the Ypres-Comines
· Canal advanced, our line on a front"of
over two miles. We captured a number)
of prisoners and machine-guns.
Raiding and patrol encounters occurred in the neighbourhoods of Moeuvres and Gavrelie
We established new posts in the vicinity
of Bauchy-Couchy, and Oppy.
METZ UNDER LONG-RANGE GUNFIRE.
LONDON, September 15th.
8.20 p.m. Repter's Agency Learns that the news -to-day from the American Front is highly satisfactory. Since yesterday the Americans advanced between two and three miles on the whole front of 33 miles, Patrol, penetrated a further two miles.
It appears the Germans are retreating to the line "protecting, the railways before Metz.
Metz is under long-range gun-fire." There were six enemy divisions ope rating in the St. Mihiel salient, their total strength being 60,000, with a reflex Atrength of 36,000.
FRENCH
LATEST CABLES.
FRONT
FRENCH CAPTURE VAILLY.
PARIS, September 16th.
A communiqué acates we have captured Vailly.
THREE HUNDRED PRISONERS. PARIS, September 18th.
A communiqué states:-Between the Dise and the Aisne we continued to pro-,
gresa...
At night, east of Vaux-Aillon, we carried Moat-des-Singes taking nearly 300 prisoners-
Farther south we captured Vailly. We raided in the region of Leiutres, Lorraine, and took prisonera
EARLIER CABLES.
AERIAL ACTIVITY.
PARIS, September 16th.
A communiqué states:-The fine "wea- ther on September 4th permitted consid-| stable aerial activity, with very numer
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severe fights, in which 14 enemy machines were brought down and seven Our booty includes masses of material, balloons set on fire, Enemy troops were over a hundred guns of all calibres, and aerially machine-gunned, and six-and-n- hundreds of machine-guns and trench-half tons of bombs were dropped on enemy mortars. The bridges in the reconquered semblages.
territory are undamaged."
The independent Pargliche Bundź spłazaz
captured in Thiaucourt Professor Otto changed under the influence of the mili-sion would only go so far as the parti-from her former experiences.
The Conservative Tages Zritung dies Schmeerakase, an exploiter of chlorine tary and political position, and hitherto cipants considered they offered a prospect
No disadvantages could arise not,expect anything tangible. gas for military purposes, who, it was re-i has not led to any tangible or practi- of success. ported, had been developing some
The Liberal Vussische Zeitung says therefrom for the States represented. awcally utilisable genegal result. It is true
What at first does not succeed can be Austria must. bear the responsibility of that the distance between the conceptions repented, and ineuntains of old misunder-this dangerous separate action.
atrocity of kultur.
TWO HUNDRED GUNS CAPTURED.
Loynos, September 16th!
3.00 .
of the two sides bas, on the whole. some-standings might be removed and many The Bertiner Tageblatt is of opinion what decreased, so that, despite the con- new things perceived. All the belligerents that the. Note will stimulate the Allies to tinuaive of decided and hitherto un- owe it to humanity jointly to examine further exertions..
An American report states:-In the bridged differences, a partial turning whether after a costly, and undecided. The Porquerta declares that Germany St. Mihiel sector there was increased from many of the most extreme concrete struggle, whose entire course points to an must support Austria. The Note will be artillery and aviation activity.
war aims is visible, and a certain agree- understanding, it is possible to end the ment relative to the general basic prin- ciples of world peace manifests itsell. GROWTH OF FEELING IN BELLI
GERENT COUNTRIES,
An enemy counter-attack at daybreak near St. Hilaire was ensily repulsed and a number of prisoners captured. On the left bank of the Moselle our lines have been advanced from oné to two miles, and now.
In both camps there is undoubtedly include the towns of Vilcey and Norroy.
observable in the broad classes of the The normal extension of our lines he population a growth of the will to pence yond Jaulay resulted in bringing in. 79 and understanding. Moreover, a additional guns which" were abandoned [parison of the reception af the penze pro- by the quemy in his hasty retreat. This posal of the Quadruplica by their oppon- brings the total of guns captured to over ents with the later utterances of respon-
PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES
200.
com.
terrible struggle. The Austro-Hungarian Government, therefore, proposes that all the belligerent Governments send delegaten to a confidential and non-binding discus- sion on basic principles for the conclusion of peace in a neutral country at an early date.
welcomed generally by the German people. THE TIME TO STRIKE AUSTRIA HARD.
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WASHINGTON, September 18th. The Associated Press has learned that the view in official quarters regarding Austria's Peace Note is that "Austria is cracking, and instead of wasting time with utterly useless peace talk now is the time to strike her very ́hard."
sible statesmen of the latter, as welt is indenburg to pull his armies together namely, President Wilson's concluding
of "the
It is authoritatively stated that "the United States, in the event of any action, will move in full concert with the Allies. Moreover, there can be only one answer,
passage in his speech at Baltimore in April last: There is, therefore, but on possible response for us. Force, loro to the utmost, and force without stint or limit."
BRITISH PRESS COMMENT.
LONDON, September 16th. The papers, with the exception of the Lintly News, emphatically reject the Aus trian Note: They express the opinion that it is merely a German trick to enable non-responsible but in no wise and cause dissensions among the Allies. » PERSHING...
politically uninfluential personalities. The Daily Chronicle says it is now WASHINGTON, September 13th.
confirms this impression. For example, realised for the first time in Berlin and Cabling congratulations to General whilst the Allies reply to President Vienna that the Central Empires cannot Pershing on the St. Mihiel victory, Pre-Wilson made demands amounting to the possibly win the war. After all they have sident Wilson says, : The boys have done dismemberment of Austria-Hungary, the suffered the Entente Powers are not going principal object of the Austrian "Note" is what we expected of them, and done it diminution and profound internal trans to be bought off with an unreal, peace, to convince the Austro-German peoples in the way we most admire. We are formation of Germany and the destruce which would only mean a new war at
some moment convenient to the militarists that their Government's really desire deeply proud of them and their chief.” tion of Turkey's European ownership.of Central Europe
The free nations Pence, and that this is necessitated by the these demands, whose realisation are based of the world are determined to hold highly dangerous rebellious feeling in the Central Empires, particularly iri Ausria. the supposition of an overwhelming together until the sinister menace is final-
It is pointed out that this object could victory, were later modified in many ly removed.."
Laffaux.
A GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON; September 15th.
7.40 p.m.
on
man trick.
A German official report states:-Yon official Entente declarations, or partly The Daily Mail says the Austrian in- Carlowitz's Army is again engaged in a dropped. Thus Mr. Balfour, in the House vitation is another form of an old Get heavy battle between the Ailette and the of Commons, a year ago, expressly in it, because the military masters under We hear the Kaiser's voice Aisne
cognised that Austria-Hungary must itself whom Germany is bleeding are afraid In the region of Allemant the enemy solve its internal problem and that nobody that if they retire, or are forced back an pressed forward across the height cast of could draw up a Constitution for Ger- inch their power will fall like a house many from the outside. Mr. Lloyd of cards. Under the blows of the Allies George, at the beginning of 1918, declared in Frince they are becoming nervous! that it was not an Allied war aim to The Daily Express says the Note does partition Austria-Hungary, rob the Otto not bring real peace any nearer.
that drew the sword are scheming to save man Empire of its Turkish Provinces and
themselves from perishing by the aword. zelorn Germany internally. It may also The Daily Express concludes:-While be considered symptomatic that in Decem. Liermany offers friendship her submarines ber, 1917, Mr. Halfour categorically re-sink another liner, adding to the long pudiated the assumption that British list of murdered civilians.
General
LATEST CABLES. (THEOTOH REUTER'S AGENCY.] INTER-ALLIED NAVAL
COUNCIL.
PARIS, September 16th.
·
Over 23 tons of bombs were dropped
The Inter-Allied Naval Council met, the French Minister of Marine presiding There were also present Admiral Wemyss, Great Britain; Adrairal Sims, United
They
The officials are of opinion that the
be accomplished speedily and effectively by a full unqualified Austro-German acceptance of President Wilson's fourteen- points as a proper asis for peace. FRENCH POLITICAL CIRCLES NOT
SURPRISED."
PARIS, September 16th.
The Austrian peace proposal has not surprised politic. 1 circles, where it is regarded as a consequence of the Allies military successes during the past two months.
It is the general opinion that France, Great Britain and America will refuse the offer, but there is some speculation whether or not the Allies will seize the occasion to address the peoples of the Quadruplice direct rather than their
policy had ever been the creation of an The Daily Telegraph says Austria: rulers. Independent State out of the territories has on the left bank of the Rhine.
proved that it has learnt. nothing, has forgotten everything and is absurd and insincere. Matters Eve
The British captured Mniszemy, north, at night on railway stations at Laon States; besides the Italian and Japanese NO SERIOUS OBJECTION TO PRES. | vitally changed., eince von Kuchlmann's
west of St. Quentin.
The French yesterday captured 2,500 prisoners.
The Fine at noon ran from Norrby- Rembercout Haumont-Doncourt-Aux "Templiers-Abaucourt, thence to the old
The Metz guns are in action.
Jinc.
Confans, etc.
VIOLENT ENEMY COUNTER- ATTACK.
South-east of the Oise, the enemy again counter-attacked violently, but every- where our positions were maintained.
We captured today the platen east of "Vaux-Aillon. «*
Representatives.
OBITUARY.
WELL-KNOWN RACEHORSE
TRAINER,
LONDON," September 16th. The death is announced of Mr., James East; the well-known racchorse trainer.
WILSON'S PRINCIPLES. After affirming that the Central Power are only waging a war of defence, for the integrity and security of their territories, the Note proceeds-Far more outspoken than in the domain of concrete war aims has a rapprochement of conceptions pro ceeded regarding the guiding lines upon
MR. BALFOUR'S VIEW.
LONDON, September 16th. Speaking at the Savoy Hotel this after-" speech It is by no means certain now- Austrian peace proposal, haid he had only non, Mr. A. J. Balfour, referring to the adays that a decisive victory is impos.seen it in the newspapers and had not sible.
consulted bis colleagues in the Govern ment on the subject. He would not treat The Morning Punt says:-To pause now disrespectfully any proposal that, would would be to throw away the fruits of end or shorten this calamitous war, but he could not see that the Austrian pro- war and to dismiss for ever all hope of posal offered a basis for anything more victory and betray the common cause of than a truce. civilisation.
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