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THE WAR.
TAN HONGKONG DAILY PRRAS, TURNDAY, OCTOBER STAR 191
GERMANY WANTS PEACE:
THE NEW CHANCELLOR'S VIEWS: PRESIDENT WILSON'S TERMS AS A BASIS OF NEGOTIATION.
IMMEDIATE GENERAL ARMISTICE BEQUESTED.
RUSSIA DENOUNCES BREST-
LITOVSK TREATY.
DEMOBILISATION OF BULGARIAN ARMY
General.
DECREED.
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The
COMING PEACE. THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S
PROGRAMME.
COPENHAGEN, October 8th. DOW Chancellor, Prince Max, speaking in the Reichstag yesterday, said that by an Imperial decree, of September 30th the Empire's political leadership had undergone a fundamental alteration. In accordance with the methods which the Government had now introduced, he submitted to the Reichstag, publicly and without delay, the principles by which he proposed to conduct his gravely re- sponsible office. GERMAN PEOPLE'S CONFESSION
OF POLITICAL FAITH.`» These principles were firmly establish- ed in agreement with the federated Governments and the leaders of the Majority parties in the Reichstag before "he decided to assume the Chancellorship. Hence they contained not merely his confession of, political faith, day that of the overwhelming portion of the German
nation.
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AN INDISPUTABLE RESULT OF THE WAR
He was convinced that after the war the Government could not again be formed without the support of the Reichstag, and without the leaders being drawn from it.
An indisputable result of the war had been that, in Germany, for, the first time, great parties had co-operated in a firm and harmonious programme, thus reach ing & position to determine the fate of the people, and this development would never be retracted (Cheers)
He trusted that while Germany's fate Was encompassed by danger those sections parties and whose representatives - did of the people, outside the Majority not belong to the Government; would put nside all that separates us and give to the Fatherland what is the Fatherland's." DEMOCRATIC FRANCHISE FOR
This
--PRUSSIA.
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Since I am entrusted with the leader ship of the Empire's affairs, what I want is an honourable and enduring pence for all mankind, and I believe such a peace will be at the same time, the strongest rampart for the future well-being of the Fatherland.
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PARIS, October 6th. Havas message says: Signor Marconi has scored a great triumph by Whatever be the outcome of my action sending a wireless message to Australia
THE TWO ALTERNATIVES.
SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS OF THE ITALIAN TROOPS.
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On the right, we occupy the village of Font Faverger on the Saippe
reached the wooded crest to the north of On the Arne our advanced troops
the river."
Several hundreds of prisoners were
I know that it will find Germany Armly from Carnarvon, a distance of over 19,000 taken yesterday and during the night. resolved and united, either for an upright miles of the rights of others, or for Anal HOLLAND'S ECONOMIC POLICY peace, which rejects every selfish violation struggle between life and death, to which we shall be forced through no fault of
our own.
If the answer to our Note by the oppos ing Fowers, be dictated by the will to destroy na, I do not despair at the thought of this second alternative
I know the greatness of the mighty powers yet possessed by our people, and the incontrovertible conviction that they are only fighting for their life as a nation will double these powers (Chears)
I hope, however, for the sake of all man- kind that the President of the United States will receive our offer as we mean it. Then the door will be opened for a speedy and honourable peace of justice and re- conciliation beth for us and for our opponents.??
CENTRAL POWERS WANT PEACE
PRESIDENT WILSON APPEALED TO BY. NEW CHANCELLOB.
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COPENHAGES, October 8th. The Chancellor (Prince Max) nounced in the Reichstag that he had sent Note to President Wilson through the Swiss Government
on Friday night, requesting President Wilson to take up the question of the bringing about of peace, and to communicate with the other belligerenta on the subject.
UNCTUOUS PRINCE MAX.
AMSTERDAM, October 8th. A telegram from Vienna states:-- The Chancellor telegraphed to Baron Burian as follows:-
The glorious deeds of our Armica, the. determination of our peoples to defend themselves, and the loyal cooperation of our Governments, will, with God's help, lead as to an honourable peace.
alteration of the Constitution in accord- development necessitated the ance with the Imperial decree of Bept. 30th to enable the members of the thoughts and efforte, in loyal co-operation "Baron Burian replied that all his retain their seats in the Reichstag A with the German Government, were Reichstag, entering the Government, to: bill to this effect would be submitted to directed to bringing the blessings of sa the Feders! States for immediate deci-bonourable and just peace at the soonest
possible moment..
sion.
The Chancellor.recalled the speech of the Kaiser on August 4th, 1914, when ho maid: There are parties, but they are all German Parties" (Cheers.)
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NEW GERMAN POLITICAL COMEDY.
PARIS, October 6th He said that the political development
A Havas message sayı:- of Prussia must proceed in the spirit of Max of Baden, the nephew of the Duke The now Chancellor of German, Priner these words, and the King of Prussia's promise of democratic franchise must be of Baden, is head of the new Parliamen fulfilled quickly and completly. (Cheery) Garment, according to the He did not deal that those Federal polita comedy singed by the Emperor, Btates, Ingging bind in conatitutional who was unly become an adherent of development, would resolutely follow Prussia's example, (Cheers.)
Only the knowledge that the majority of the people supported him gave him strength to undertake the conduct of the j Empire's fairs in the present hard and earnest times. "
THE PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION
DESIRED
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not be relinquished but close relation For the present, the state of siege could with military and civilian authorities One man's shoulders were too weak to mast be established, so that in all not carry alone the present tremendous recensorship, and the right of meeting, the purely military questions, especially sponsibility of the Government
make itself heard, and the final decision attitude of the civilian authorities should rest with the Chancellor. (Cheers)
Only if the people actively participat ed, through freely elected political leaders, in deciding their destinies, could be confidently assume his part of the responsibility.
NEW GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED BY THE MASSES. His resolve to do this was lightened by the fact that the Labour leaders had reached the highest offices in the Empire in the new Government. This offered a sure guarantee that the new Government was supported by the broad masses of the *people,
The programme of the Majority Parties, on which he took his stand, con- tained the acceptance of the former Imperial Government's answer to the Pope's nots of August 1st, 1917, also the unconditional acceptance of the Reich stag's resolution of July 19th, 1018.
THE PROGRAMME'S FURTHER GOOD POINTS
The programme further declared the willingness of the new Government to join a League of Nations based on equal rights for all, both strong and weak.
It considered the solution of the Bel gian question to lie in the complete re habilitation of Belgium particularly her independence and territorial integrity.
Effort would also be made to reach an understanding on the question of indem- nities.
The programme would not permit peace treaties bitherto concluded to be a hindrance to the conclusion of a general,
peace.
GOVERNMENT OF CONQUERED TERRITORIES
Its particular aim was that popular representative bodies should be formed immediately, on a broad basis, in the
demeracy.
OUR TRIUMPH 18 IN SIGHT."" PARIS, October stb.
A Havas message boya:-
LATER,
THE HAQUE, October 6th.. partment of the Foreign Office, beaded It is officially stated that a new de by Jonkheer. Snouck Hurgronje, the departmental chief of the Foreign Offer, ing of Colyn Loder, Vanaalat Heldring assisted by an Advisory Council consist and Kroeller Waller, has been established to unify the economic foreign policy, and to seriously prepare to deal with post war economic questions. The Depart ment begins work immediately, in view of the renewal, shortly, of economic negotiations with the belligerents. DEATH ROLL IN " DISASTER.
BORUTU"
LONDON, October 6th. It is reported from Liverpool that 35 perished in the sinking of the Elder Dempater Liner Barutu collision. Franco-Balatan kront
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BRITISH FRONT. BRITISH TROOPS IMPROVE THEIR POSITIONS,
LONDON, October 8th, -Sir Douglas Haig states:-We improv ed our positions lightly in local engag- ments to the south-east and to the north of Aubencheul-aux-Bois.
To the north of the Scarpe we took possession of Frency and established ourselves on the eastern outskirts.
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AERIAL ACTIVITIES. ·
tion, states:
LONDON, October 6th, Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on avis-
October 5th, we dropped 3 tons of In cloudy and unsettled weather, on bombs, shot down "nine aeroplanes and drove down three uncontrollable,
-Nine British machines are missing. Our nightdiers dropped a ton of bomber on railway junctions behind the enemy positions.
located.
One British machine has not yet been
LONDON, October 6th,
troops are operating in the regions of To the south of the Ailette the Italian Ostel and Soupir, after previously cap Lacourt, Soupir-De Soupir turing the important pointe d'appui af
fighting on the platenux to the north-east: Yesterday they ware engaged in severe
held trenches on the height of La-Croix- They carried by msault, stubbornly Sanstete and the Metz. farm. 279
being continued with the same bitterness, To the north of St. Quentin fighting is
fresh advance to the east of the Te it In the region of Lesteins we made a locality.
GERMAN ADMISSIONS
LONDON: October 8th.
A German offeinl statement says:-- We relinquished projecting positions between Crevecoeur and Beaurevoir
The Anglo-French continued attacks between Le Catelet and the north of St Quentin.
re-
Beaurevoir and lont Brehain mained in the enemy's hands.
East of Rheins and astride the Suippe we evacuated positions at Brimont and Berru.
tacks between the Argonne and the Meuse The Americans continued strong af and advanced as far as the wooded height, north of Exerment.
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THE GERMAN RETIREMENT IN
CHAMPAGNE,
LONDON, October 8th..
A French communiqué states:--- The Franco-American victorious at- tacks during several days on the Veale
the Suippe and Arne rivers, who harily general retirement of the enemy towards and Champagne fronts, compelled
abandoned formidable positions fortified during four years and defended with undeniable desperation.
He is retreating in force on a tront of 45 kilometres from Racims
Brimont tort and the Moronvilliers massif are curs.
Nogent-la-Bhesse massif is completely surrounded..
The Royal Air Force contingents, work? The Press Bureau states:- ing with the Navy between September touch
Our advance guards, keeping in close with enemy rear-guards have ath and October 5th, co-operated with the passed the fines-rainee Bourgogne Belgians in their effensive. The weather-Cermay-les-Rheims Beine Bithenivil was unfavourable but they dropped 72 tons Je.
of bombe on the enemy's railway com- Farther east we hold the whole course M. Clemenceau, the Premier, addres-trains; three of which caught fire. They Orainville and the Arne at several munications and dumps and hit several of the Arne. We crossed the Suippe at sing the Department Council, said: also caused explosions in important points.
Our triumph is in sight."
dumps and started fires among the rail- AMERICAN ATTACK WEST OF THE way buildings. They caused numerous casualties among reinforcements and
MEUSE transport.
We destroyed 25 aeroplanes and drove down seven uncontrollable.
Ten British machines are missing.
EARLIER CABLES. DESPERATE FIGHTING FOR BEAUREVOIR.
LONDON, October 6th.
AN IMMEDIATE GENERAL ARMISTICE INVITED.
from the Austrian Minister at Stockholm
BALE, October Cth. Telegrams from Vienna, Berne and
tions, adding, however, that the Chancel President Wilson, to open peace negotia- confirm the Chancellor's proposal to
would be sent to the military commanders, An order from the Kaiser to this effect and September 30th, 1918, the date of the Kaiser's Decres, would mark's new epochers offer included an immediate general in Germany's internal history.
armistice, ine report of the Chancellor's With the people behind it the German speech was received through Amsterdam Gorerament, would ask, at the peace witout any mention of the general negotiations, for the protection of labour armistice. and the insurance of workers, thus oblig-
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48 the treaty-making States to institute, THE TEXT OF THE GERMAN NOTE time, provisions for the security of life in their countries, within the prescribed and health, also the care of the workers in case of illness, accident or invalidity.
GERMAN HONOUR."
of the bloodiest struggle against numeri- The German people, after four years cally superior enemies, were still confid ent of their strength, and were resolved to endure beavier sacrifices.
A continuous, terrible and murderous battle had been raging for months in the heroism of the Army, the Front was West. Thanks to the incomparable unbroken.
"Just because wo are inspired by duty to make certain that the bloody this confidence of the future, it is our struggle will not be protracted for a single day beyond the moment when the that end does not affect our honour.” end of the war seems possible to us, when
Sir Douglas Haig states:- Stubborn fighting occurred all day long. Mont Brebain and Beaurevoir early morning, with 500 prisoners) the Habing been captured (the former in the Australians were severely counter-st tacked.
AMSTERDAM, October 6th. A telegram from Berlin states:
The enemy, throughout the remainder The following is the text of the German of the day, repeatedly attempted, with Note transmitted to President Wilson reserves, to regain the village. All his United States of America to take in hand through Switzerland: The German attempts were repulsed and the enemy Government requests the President of the suffered heavy lossess,
LONDON, October 6th,
An American communiqué states:- Our attack to the west, of the Meuse was continued in spite of determined resistance, by artillery and machine- guns, from well entrenched positions,
Strong hostile counter-attacks were repulsed with heavy enemy losses.
GERMANS TO RETIRE TO THE ANTWERP-MEUSE LINE.
LONDON; October 8th.
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THROUGH GERMAN EYES.
LONDON, October 8th, A German official message states:- Against our new lines, to the east of
across the railway to the east of Lens Bois-Grenier, Fournes, Wingles and Armentierea the enemy followed rid
French gained a footing in Les Dines and The English captured La Catelet; the Marcourt.
Prunay and St. Marie Apy and to the,
We re-captured Les Dines. We withdrew unobserved between
cast of Rheims,
The Balkans.
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ENTER VRANJE
LONDON, October 8th.
A Serbian communiqué, states: -- Alter violent fighting our 'advance-- guards entered Vranje on Friday and took several hundred prisoners and many guns.
The enemy is withdrawing to the north in disorder.
a Italian communiqué states:-In Albania wa made progress on the El Bassan Road and reached Lindas DEMOBILISATION OF BULGARIAN ARMY DECREED BY NEW KING.
AMSTERDAM, October 8th. The new King Boris has decreed the demobilisation of the Bulgarian Army,
SOBRANJE APPROVES OF ARMISTICE.
Sobranje, in secret session, unanimously
BALE, October sth. A telegram from Sofa states that the approved of the armistice.
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ENEMY DRIVEN BACK BEYOND DIBRA
LONDON, October 8th. A French Eastern communiqué states: The Allies in Albania forced the Austrians to retire along the El Basan and the Laugaitza. road beyond the confluence of the Skumbi
The enemy were also driven back.be- yond Dibra.
BULGARIA'S SKRENDER. GERMANS EVACUATING FRONT IN RUSSTA
PARIS, October Bui A Havas message says:- followed Bulgaria's surrender.
The Austrian retirement in Albania
to defend the Danube Front suddenly The enemy must make desperate efforts. created by the Allied-victories.
withdrawal from the front in Russia, The political and moral effect of the
The treaty of Brest-Litovsk becomes a which is beginning, will be immense. scrap of paper," : " -
THE DEATH KNELL OF THE ALLIANCE.
PARIS, October 6th. A Havas message says:-Mr. W. H. Hughes, the Australian Premier, at a farewell dinner, said that Bulgaria had sounded the death-knell of the Central Allianen.
THE NEXT BLOW IN THE BALKANS
PARIS, October 6th, A Havas message says:-
In reply to a deputation. General Franchet Desperay said: The next blow will be to Constantinople. The Turks will be defintely driven back to Asiä..
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THE NEW KING TAKES HIS OATH.
BALES, October 6th.".
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A télegram from Sofia, dated yesterday, states:
The abdication of Tear Ferdinand and the accession of Prince Boris were Subsequently, the Te Deum was sung
A Havas message says: There is every indication of the early abandonment of the Flanders Const, and of Ostend and. Zeebrugge. The enemy will retire to the Antwerp-Meuse Line.. This will be a severe blow to German the restoration of peace and to acquaint tion. The village remains in our posses-world-power.
pride as the pan-Germans insisted on all the belligerents on the matter and
British tanks are doing great execu- the retention of the coast as vital for to invite them to send plenipotentiaries sion.
The British advanced south of Armen-announced by the mayor this morning. for the purpose of opening negotiations was fiercely disputed, remained long
The possession of Beaurevoir, which tiores, taking 4,000 prisoners, It accepts the programme set forth in doubtful. The enemy, strongly reincans broke deep into the German Ministers, deputies, and diplomats,
In Champagne, the French and Ameri received Prince Boris in the presence of:
in the Cathedral Patriarch clergy President Wilson's message to Congress forced, spared no effort to retain the on January 8th and the later pronounce village. ment, especially the speech of September 27th, as a basis for peace negotiations, OVER A THOUSAND PRISONERS. shed. Germany requests the immediate hard fighting, the English, in the even with a view to avoiding further blood- After progressing during the day, by conclusion of an armistice on land, watering, re-attacked and carried the village, and air. Bigued Max, Frince of establishing the line firmly on the cast Baden."
and north-east. North of Beaurevoir we TURKEY WILL TAKE A SIMILAR took possession of Aúbenebeul-aux-Bois add established ourselves on the high isWe took over 1,000 prisoners yesterday ground on the north, towards Les Dines. north of St. Quentin.
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GERMANY CAN ACCEPT PRESI DENT WILSON'S PROGRAMME.
The telegram adds that Turkey therefore, supported by the consent of
Continuing, the Chancellor said: I, about to take a similar stóp. all our Allies, who are acting in concert sent, last Friday night, through
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to the President of the United States in the intermediary of Switzerland, a Note THE TRAIL OF THE GERMAN which I requested him to take up the question of the bringing about of peace, and to communicate to this end with the belligerent States.
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Baltic Provinces, Lithuania, and Poland, The Note will reach Washington to-day
PARIS, October 8th." A Havas message says:-- The German Staff wantonly set fire to Cambrai.
The fire which wrecked St. Quentin was.
All people of the Entente must claim
As a preliminary, civilian rule would or to-morrow. It is directed to President part of a long prepared plan. be introduced immediately in Baltic Provinces, Lithuania and Polandgress on January 1st, 1918, and in
the Wilson because he, in
a message to Con- Inter
which should regulate their Constitutions proclamations, particularly in his No retaliation.
BEAUREVOIR CAPTURED.
LONDON, October 8th. Sir Douglas Haig states- We captured Hela, Mont Brchain, and Beaurevoir, in spite of severe counter attacks.
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in such a way that their relations with York speech of September 27th, proposed RUSSIAN NOTIFICATION TO SUIPPE FRONT CONTINUES. their neighbours would not have outside interference.
HOW THE GOVERNMENT WAS SELECTED.
clear and firm stand.
a programme of general peace which can accept as the basis of negotiations.
We
WHY THE PEACE NOTE WAS SENT
I have taken this step, not merely for but of all humanity which has been suffer. the salvation of Germany and her Allies,
TURKEY.
BREST-LITOVEK TREATY NULL AND VOIDA
AMSTERDAM, October 6th.
second line of defence which was
enormously fortified.
East of Argonne, General Pershing Argonne Forest. First Army is nearly at the top of the
plundered and shell-swept. The work of the vandal is lamentable. The church in St Quentin is a skeleton city
hardly recognisable CEN. COUBAUD SIX MILES, FROM
VOUZIERS.
PARIS, October 5th.
A. Havas message says:-- As the military factor of the Hinden burg Line has ccused to count, the German retreat on a 17 mile front in the Armentieres sector was hastened by the British
The enemy is now in danger of losing the Belgian Conet. Lens has been clear- ed of the enemy and Armentieres occupied.tel
Prince Boris returned to the palaen at Boha. He took the oath in the after- and was acclaimed en route by his officers
noon.
The Near East. remain in office.
The King begged: the Government to
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LONDON October 6th.
A German official statement says:- Our troops, hitherto fighting in the ranks of the Bulgarian Army, have beenZ withdrawn and are returning to Head- quarters. German battalions fighting in Palestine beside the trusty Turks, wem compelled to wield to the pressure of superior enemy forces and are retreating In Eastern Champagne Gen. Gouraud beyond Damascus towards the north is less than 6 miles from the Vouziers junction, a base of great importance, Aerial Activiten. for 25 miles of railways connect the enemy with Germany, take
FRENCH AVIATION ACTIVITY,
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AGAIN.
LORDON, October 6th, The Press Bureau'stater:-
LONDON, October 6th A French aviation communiqué states: Notwithstanding low clouds and fog our aviators closely observed enemy
Four enemy, aeroplanes were failed and An independent the yesterday morn- battle zone were bombed and machine idading gleven direct hits on sidings one balloon get on fire,ing attacked, the railways at Metz Enemy troops and convoys in the Babion, good results being obtained, gunned, et pr
Twenty tons of bombs were thus ett turned,
and railway lines. All our machines re
LONDON, October 6th, AErench communiqué states: As regards Germany's domestic policy,
The
pursuit of the enemy continued all the manner in which he had formed the ing during the years of war; also because
night on the whole of the Buippa front. Government showed that he had taken a the thoughts regarding the future well- has notified the Turkish Government that Bentrenched the neighbourhood of movements, HATT
On the left, our troops, after crossing The Wiener journal reports that Russin the. Aisne canal in the region of Sapig being of the nations, proclaimed by Presi, the Brest Litovel Treaty is null and void Agulcourt laid the greatest weight on the fact cherished by the new German Government, tain districts by Turkey, in contravention manif in Nogent La Busse is in
he had dent Wilson, agree with the general ideas in consequence of the occupation of cer that members of the new Government and the overwhelming majority of our of the agreement.
Further to the east we are approaching stood on the basis of a just peace, people.
Aumenancourt Le Petit regardless of the war situation, and that they had openly declared this to earlier speeches to other assemblages the resumption of war against Turkey, We are progreming on a general linployed in addition to 13 tons which were
So far as I are personally concerned, me of the peace treaty by Russia means ed considerably beyond it
The Forwaerts says that the sonalment our possession and our troops have pas be their standpoint at the height of testify that my conception of a future also against Germany, if the latter saista to the north of Pomacle, the north of dropped on statione during the night in Germsay's military successes."
pence is unchanged.
her ally
Levannes and the north of Epora
In making his selections be h
spite of a dense fog-bank
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