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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 1918,
REVOLUTION SPREADING IN
GERMANY.
BIG NAVAL MUTINY AT KIEL:
SAILORS TAKE FLEET OUT OF KIEL HARBOUR.
GERMAN ARMISTICE
DELEGAT ES
REACH THE FRENCH LINES.
HEADLONG GERMAN RETREAT STILL
CONTINUES.
AMERICANS REACH WEST BANK OF THE
General.
MEUSE.
LATEST CABLES.
(THROUGH LIUTER'S AGENCY,} SERIOUS MUTINY AT KIEL SAILORS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE FLEET.
COPENHAGEN November. 7th.
A person just arrived from Germany states that the sailors have obtained possession of the greater part of the Navy and have left Kiel Harbour fying the Red Flag, which is reported ne having also been hoisted at Warne- muende.
REVOLUTION SPREADING.. It is reported from Kiel that the Revolution is spreading..
The Red Flag is lying at Warne münde, Altona, Flensberg, and the sero- plane station at Apendrade in North Schleswig.
The Socialists House and Ledeboar bave telegraphed to Kiel: Workmen comrades. rely on the Soldiers" Coun Officers who acknowledge the cil," Soldiers' Council bare up to the present been allowed to remain at their posts or to leave.
BED TROOTS”. IN POWER
LONDON, November 7th. The latest news of the situation Kiel
at is that all the warships there as well as in a great part of Schleswig are in the hands of the "Red Troops," but that there were no disturbances.
The Red Troops" hoisted Red ban- nere on warships, occupied the castle, im-. prisoned the Military Governor, disarm ed or arrested all officers, also the non- commissioned officers who had not joined the movement.
The Red Troops" control the food I distribution and the tramways and rail-
The Workers demanded from the Reichstag that all military measures against the Soldiers' movement should immediately)
and Soldiers Council
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160,
and'
that military prisoners should be re
lenaed.
Prisoners were accordingly released. yesterday evening.
Herr Noske, a member of the Reichstag, a speech at Kiel, declared that the Armistice would be concluded in a few daya, and all the just wishes of the soldiers and worker would be speedily fulfilled. Cheers for the Republic frequently interrupted the speaker.
AN ATTACK THAT DID NOT MATERIALISE. COFESHAOLN, November 7th. The disturbances at Kiel were origin- ally caused by the opposition of certain officers to the new Government. The news was circulated that the officer's in- tended to make a great naval attack upen England. When the sailors" and soldiers beard this, meetings were held and it was decided forcibly to arrest the officers. This was subsequently done.
A MANIFESTO BY THE CHANCELLOR
EARLIER CABLES.
TWENTY OFFICERS KHLED.
AMSTERDAM, November 8th.
BRITISH NAVAL REPRESENTA
TIVE
LONDON, November 7th.
SIX GERMAN DIVISIONS CORNERED.
Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss has been
Loxboy, November 6th. appointed British Naval Representatiians refused to permit six German Reliable news shows that the Hungar- with Marshal Foch, in connection with Divisions, under General Hackensen, on the Armistice.
THE KAISER'S ABDICATION.
COPENHAGEN, November 7th. The Bavarinn newspapers continue to demand the Kaiser's abdication rad peace.
The Munich Tages Pust states that as Berlin is not making any progress to wards peace, pence must come from Munich,
BARLIER CABLES.
GERMAN PEACE DELEGATION LEAVES FOR THE WEST.
AMSTERDAM, November 6th.
A Berlin official message states that German Delegation to conclude an Armistice and to take up Pence negotia tions, has left Berlin for the Western Froat.
WILL GERMANY ACCEPT, THE
TERMS
A telegram from Cologne states that a very serious mutiny broke out in Kiel to-day on the battle-ships Kaiser and Schleswig, on which the mutineers baist- ed the Red Flag, after a conflict with the officers, in which 20 of the officers, in-will cluding two Captains, were killed.
barbour. The crews of the battleships The Kiel Garrison refused to go to the
secured complete mastery and threatened to blow hp the vessels if they were attacked.
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The Hamburger Fremdenblatt states that the Reichstag Socialist leaders Haase and Ledebour have been summoned to Kiel for the purpose of completing a local
committee.
Three companies of infantry arrived at Kiel and immediately joined the revolu-" tionaries. A fourth company, on its arrival, was disarmed.
The Hussars were then hurried up but, an hour from Kiel, sailors, armed with machine-guns, forced them back.
LONDON, November 7th.
It is understood that Marshal Foch receive the German Armistice Delo gates today.
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that Germany will accept the terms, Little doubt is entertained in London
owing to the increasing gravity of her position, militarily and internally,
The pace of the German retreat was
became almost a rout greatly accelerated yesterday, when it
tions has beer accentuated by the capture The threat to the enemy commanica
of Terving, which is only eight wiler from the Kirson railway centre; alsa Cmicourt, which is ten miles from Mezieres and eight miles from Sedan.
The average advance on the whole of the immense front yesterday was miles.
the Danube, to retire through. Hungary.
It is assumed that they will fall into our hands, together with the German troops and artillery in Caucasia,
GERMANY SPLITS WITH THE BOLSHEVIKS.
AMSTERDAM, November 6th. in consequence of the discovery in Bolshevik Diplomatic mait of pamphlets, printed in German, inciting German Workers and soldiers to revolt, it is officially announced that Germany has demanded guarantees from Moscow that auch propaganda will cease, and that the murder of Conat Mirbach will be adequately expiated.
Menawhile, Germany hus requested tör` withdrawal of the representatives of the Bolshevik Government from ་ས་ ་ Berlin. Germany will withdraw her representa- tives from Moscow.
THE US ELECTIONS.
WASHINGTON, November 7th. The latest returns show a Republican majority of 16 in the House of Repre
sentatives.
Forty-Seven Republicans and 48: Demo- Three results have not yet been decided. crats have been elected to the Senate.
GENERAL ALLENHY
·HONOURED.
"Lobos, November 6th. The King has conferred the G.C.B. on General Sir Edmund Allenby, Com mander-in-Chief of the British Army in Palestine:
Franco-Belgtan bront..
LATEST CABLES. THROUGH REVTER'S AGENCY.) BRITISH FRONT. OUTSKIRTS OF QUIEVRAIN REACHED.
LATEST CABLES. FRENCH FRONT.
IN THE DIRECTION OF THE
MEUSE.
LONDON, November 7th
A French communique states:- Our pursuit continued this morning on "the whole front:
We progressed cast of the Forests of Nouvion and Regnaval, and north of the Serre and the Aisno,'«
LONDON, November 7th, Sir Douglas Haig states:- Our progress on the battle front, yes terday evening, continued.
We have taken Dompierre and Monceau-St. Waast, and have reached or On our right, our cavalry elements are passed the line of the Avesnes-Bavaipushing on in the direction of the Mense. road, between the Monceau-S. Wanst AMERICANS REACH THE WEST railway and a point south of Bavni,
We repulsed a counter-attack to the southeast of Barai with heavy enemy loss, and are advancing our line.
As a result of the fighting last night in the neighbourhood of Angre, we took possession of the village, and gained a height to the east of it.
•We-reached, further north, the ont- skirts of Quievrain and Crespin,
Our patrols took 30 prisoners south- west of Tournai,“
EARLIER CABLES. HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR BAVAI LONDON, Neveniber 7th. Sir Douglas Haig states:- We made progress on the whole battle- front.
BANK OF THE MEUSE. "An American official statement saya;—
The First American Army has captured. a portion of Sedan, on the west bank of the Meuse.
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A bridge neruas the Meuse, into the remainder of Sedan, which was filled with the retreating enemy, was destroyed, The valley was flooded and the rail- road and bridges also destroyed..........
The enemy's principal lateral line of communication between Metz and North- ern France and Belgium is no longer. open to him,
All the French territory west of that Meuse, within the American zone, has been cleared of the enemy by our gallant dashing advance.
Since November ist we have advanced forty kilometres, broken down all resist In spite of rain there was sharp fighted 2,000 civilians, who joyfully hailed ance, freed 700 kilometres of soil, liberat
ing during which we took hundreds of s as deliverers and took nearly 6,000 prisoners.
prisoners, including an unusually large proportion of officers. We captured great booty.
On the right, we captured Cartignies and Tarbaix.
from hastily constructed defences on the In the centre, we drove out the enemy east bank of the Sambre.
We crossed the river near Berlaimont
BRITISH_SHIPPING LOSSES and captured Leval and Aulnore, also
LONDON, November 6th.
the important railway junction there.
Further north, we crossed the Ayemes and reached the railways south and west -Barai Road, east of the Mormal Forest,
Macnamara stated that 8.946,000 tons of In the House of Commons, Dr. E. J. British merchant ships had been lost during war-time up to September 30th 1918, by enemy action and marine risks, of which 8,443,000 had been replaced of Bayai, where sharp fighting continues by new construction, purchase of ships abroid, and by the utilisation of cap-hese the town. tured enery abips.
THE INFLUENZA SCOURGE.
LoXDON November 6th.
An official message states:---- The deaths from Influenza in the great towns of England and Wales are, 7,417, compared with 4,483 last week, Dutch" The respective totals for London are
4,169 against 2.227 last week.
The German Bank at Valenciennes w The Soldiers' Council ordered the off
turned, also the flank west of the Melise sers to remain at their posts and obey been forced to retreat northwards and Prince Rupprechts 1 Divisions have the instructions of the Council, which controls the food supplies."
will find it difficult to escape without The Governor
being shouldered · of Kiel, Admiral Souchon, who was temporarily arrested, granted all the sailors' demands, includ- DELEGATES REACH THE ALLIED ing the abolishing of the salute.
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The sailors declare that they will not return to their ships until peace is signed by the State.
with machine-gunt, on all the warships They have established guards, armed
pronch of the authorities impossible. at Kiel, and thereby rendered the ap
HOW THE MUTINY STARTED.
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AMSTERDAM, November 6th.
ances at Kiel on November 3rd, owing German papers, report serious disturb
to naval men and civilians attempting
The crowd committed excelses, and the to release imprisoned" mutinous sailors.
attempt was only abandoned after the military fired, killing eight and wound ing 29.
OUTRAGES AT HAMBURG AND LUBECK..
•COPENHAGEN, November 7th. A telegram from Berlin states that the Wolff Bureau announces that "a general strike has broken out in Hamburg where cutrages have occurred.
There have been similar occurrences in Lubeck.
LATEST CABLES. THE END IN SIGHT." INSTRUCTIONS TO GERMAN DELEGATES.
LONDON, November 7th.
A French official statement contains an announcement from Marshal Foch to the German High Command as follows:-
If the German plenipotentiaries wish to meet Marshal Foch to ask for an An official statement from Berlin con- Armistice, they must advance to the
AMSTERDAM, November 7th.
frontier.
ACTOSE
the
LINES. Lospos, November 6th. It is stated in the Lobby of the House
Delegation has reached the Allied lines. of Commons that the German Armistice
THE GERMAN DELEGATES.
LONDON, November 7th. The German Armistice Delegates are Generals von Gruedell, the military dele gate to The Hague Peace Conferences, and von Winterfeld, the ex-military attache in Paris, Admirals Maurer and von Hintze, the ex-Foreign - Minister. SOCIAL DEMOCRATS DEMAND
PEACE.
AMSTERDAM, November 6th.
A LOSS TO THE ALLIED ARMIES.
We cleared the west bank of the Abomalle as far as the north of Angre, where there was stiff fighting all day long.
We repulsed two counter-attacks.
On the left, the Canadians, making progress east of the Scheldt, captured Baisieud and Quievrechain.
GENERAL VICTORY FOR THE ALLIES. LONDON, November 6th. The Press Bureau states:
Lyosa, November 7th. The British and Allied Armies have Tuesday was marked by a general sustained & severe loss by the death, from, pneumonia, of Colonel E. F. Harrison, victory for the British, French and Controller of the Chemical Warfare American troops, who made painterrupt Department, which was in sole charge of all research in connection with gas defence and the manufacture of respira tors. His foresight provided a complete antidote for every new gas employed
Against us.
Colonel Harrison joined as a Private in 1913.
NEW CIVIL DEPARTMENT CREATED,
...
LONDON, November 6th. The Press Bureau states:-- The Government has created a Civil Department of Demobilisation and Re Settlement to deal with all questions of re-employment of sailors, soldiers and war workers. VAL
between the Scheldt and the Meuse, ad- ed progress on a front of 125 kilometres
vancing to a depth of 10 kilometres at certain points.
This important result was due to the brilliant success gained on Monday by the Fourth, Fifth, and First British Armies in co-operation with the First French Army, which has succeeded in passing the Sambre Canal.
Allies a large amount of material and a The enemy left in the hands of the number of prisoners, which is contin- ually increasing.
British troops have reached Obics, and are within 12 kilometres of Maubeuge. After captoring the formidable bas
A telegram from Berlin states that Leaders of the Social Democrats have SPANISH CABINET BESIGNS tion of Mormal Forest, General Debener
demanded that the Government aball secure an unconditional end of the war; otherwise, they will leave the Govern
ment.
GERMANY
SUFFICIENTLY
DEMOCRATIZED.
AMSTERDAM, November 6th... Prince von Buelow, writing in the Nordeutsche Volks Zeitung, says that
Germany at present, is sufficiently de
mocratized,
The abdication of the Kuiser would cause a tempest in which much else will be swept away,
AGAIN
MADRID, November 7th. The Cabinet bas resigned. The Balkans.
EARLIER CABLES. ́(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,] . SERBIAN PRISONERS
RETURNING HOME
LONDON, November 7th. A French Eastern communiqué states: French troops occupied, the bend of The disorganisation in Hungary con- the. Danube in the region of Orsova tinues
A large number of Serbian prisoners are returning to their own country, as sisted by the Hungarian population Naval Activities.
- EARLIER CABLES.
THROCCE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RUMANIA'S ASPIRATIONS
WASHINGTON, November 7th. The Secretary of State has sent Government's sympathy with Rumania's message to Humatin, assuring her of his
national "sapizations, both within and BRITISH NAVAL DISASTERS. without the boundaries of Bumanís.
He promises, when the time comce,
taina..-manifesto by the Chancellor French outposts vid the Chimey, Fouz warning the people that the negotiations would be seriously endan-mies-La Capelle-Guise Road. Orders
peace gered by disturbances and indiscipline, have been given that they should be
Only absolute unity in this decisivo hour could dyert the consequences which received and conducted to the place of political and territorial rights of the would not at present the foreseen,
intervie
to exert his influence to secure the just
Rumanian people.
British patrol vessel was sunk on Nov
LONDON, November 8th. The Admiralty announces that 4th. One man is missing
A British Auxiliary vessel, was sunk m November 5th. There were no casualties. Both these sinkings were the result of collision
captured: Guise on Tuesday morning.
The whole pivot of the German front has been wiped out as a result of the French advance in this sector, where they. made most important progress
In Argonne, General Gouraud crossed the. Ardennes Canal in the direction of Montgon. and, Le Chesne,
Finally," on the right bank of the Mense, the Americans took the import ant position of Dun-sur-Meuse-French Wireless.
GERMAN ATROCITIES "AT DEYNZE.
LONDON November 7th: Front states
Reuter's Correspondent on the Belgian
On November
EARLIER CABLES. THE CAPTURE OF VERVINS.
, LONDON, November 7th. A Freach communiqué states 15- Our indefatigable troops continued to pursue the enemy all day between the Sambre, and the ease, shattering local resistance.
paints, and liberated numerous
We advanced ten kilometres at certain
guards, abandoned everywhere, during. of the civilian population
members The enemy, harassed by our advance his headlong retrest, prisoners, guns and materials bich have hitherto not heen countedanke
East of the Sambre, we reached the Regnaval forests, and captured, farther eastern outskirts of the Nourion end south, Vervins, to the north of which we are advancing beyond the Serre
The Italians crossed the Hurtaux and stormed Rozoy-sur-Serre.
North of the Aiane, we are twelve kilometres north of Chateau Porcien. kilometres north of that town,
We captured Rethel and advanced six Our cavalry here charged and сар- tured a battery of field-guns, also". battery of four-inch guns with their gunners and teams.
THE OUTSKIRTS OF MOUZON REACHED.
Lospos, November 7th.
kilometres east of the Meuse.
An American communiqué states:- We advanced over as front of four
who is desperately striving to maintain In spite of very difficult ground and the bitter resistance of the enemy,, who
last foothold on the heights of the Meuse," the enemy, failed to check our. rapid progress west of the Meuse, where we reached the outskirts of Mouzon and captured Bulson and Raucourt.
Twenty-two enemy divisions have ap Peared, on our front between the Meuse and the Argonne since November 1st
AMERICAN ADVANCE
CONTINUES.
LONDON, November 6th, An American official message states:- Bar and the Meuse, our line extending We continue to advance between the
on the line of the Meuse. This line we the Flaba-Maison-Cells and Chemery from the Dufon-de-Limon Wood, through
the heights to the east of Milly, and from hold from the Hospice Wood to Sasey on there to Dun-sur-Meuser
Aerial Activities.
EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.} THE LA,F. AT WORK,
LONDON, November 7th. The Press Bureau states: The Independeat Air Force, in spite of the weather, on November 5th, attack- ed the aerodrome at Morbange, hitting the railway and the nerodrome.
the Bavarians, On the night of Noy 5th we attacked laged Deynze, and massacred 183 civil. Disuse and Lellingen, and set fire to a before evacuating, systematically pil- the aerodromes at Morhange, Inrescaty, lians on the orders of General voo hangar at Morhange Ostrowalc
When the looting was finished the Bavarinne drove the inhabitants into their cellars and then threw incendiary bombe into the cellars..
The whole of Courtrai Street was burned, and 34 civilian, were thus it
GEEMANS ADMIT WITHDRAWAL cinerated.
Shella which the Germans fired after they left the town caused the deaths of 129 others.
LONDON, November 8th.
A German official message days. — We have withdrawn between the Scheldt and the Dise
Yesterday, we heavily and successfully attacked the Bubl aerodrome,
We destroyed three aeroplanes in severe fighting.
Three British machines are missing. Italian Front
MARLIER UABLES. (THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.] ITALIAN FRONT.
ITALIAN OFFICERS AT BOZEN..
AMSTERDAM, November 6th: Italian ofcere have arrived at Bozen.