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SATURDAY,
AUGUST 19,- 1916.
TELEGRAMS.
THE PARIS CONFERENCE,
[Router's Service to The "Telegraph."]
CORRESPONDENTS EMPHASISE FUTILITY OF GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS. GERKANS CONSTANTLY EXPLOYING FRESH DIVISIONS ON SOMME FRONT.
·August 17, 2.20 p.m. GERMANY CAN PROBABLY SUPPLY 500,000 NEW RECRUITS YEARLY.
Beuter's correspondent at Paris says that Mr. Runoiman has WARNER ALLEN SAYS WESTERN FRONT IS FIVOT OF ALLIED OPERATIONS. arrived there and has confered with M. Clementel regarding the BRITISH & FRENCH SEEK TO HOLD THEGREATEST POSSIBLEGERMANFORCE steps to be taken by Britain and France to giry effect to the GERMANS ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE 121 DIVISIONS IN WEST AND 63 IN EAST.perfect agreement on the pointa discussed.
resolutions of the Economic Conference. The Ministers were in
40 TRAINS CRANNED WITH GERMAN TROOPS PASSED COLOGNE FOR SOMME. SOME OF THE PRISONERS TAKEN AT KUT HAVE NOW BEEN TRACED,
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Kr. RUNGIHAN HAS ARRIVED IN PARIS & CONFERRED WITH M. CLEMENTEL, (In the event of zelograms arriving too late for lasertion on this A CYCLONE HAS SWEPT OVER SOUTHERN JAMAIĆA, ISOLATING KINGSTON.
page they will be found.on Page 8 or on Extra),
BRITISH ARE GRADUALLY AND METHODICALLY SURROUNDING THIEFVAL GERMAN SOCIALISTS SEEK PEACE WITHOUT territorial CONQUESTS. THE NEW BRITISH LOAN IN AMERICA WILL BE ISSUED AT 99.
[All telegrams appearing in large type are the latest having been received during the course of the day. Those in small type have come through over-night.]
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
Costly German Counter-Attacks,
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
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“August 17, 11.30 a.m. Reuter's and other correspondents at Headquarters emphasiss the futility and costliness of the German counter-sttacks on the Somme. There were three main and ten minor cpanter-attacka at Pozieres between August 5 and August. 8. It is known that one battalion lost 400 out of 550 and other losses were proportionate; hence the Germans are constantly employing fresh divisions. It is calculated that they bare usol an equal number of troops as in the whole fighting at Verdan.
The Times military correspondent, however, is of the opinion that the breaking of the German power is likely to be long, costly and difficult. He saye it would be unsafe to reckon on less than two millions still-available German drafts, in addition to half million new recruits yourly,
Anglo-French Aims.
August 17, 1.00 p.m. Mr. Warner Allen emphasises that the Western Front is the pivot of the Allied operations. The British and French are seeking to bold the greatest possible German fores, to facilitats the operations of the Russians and Italians.
It is estimated that two-thirds of the total German strength is on the western front, namely 121 Divisions, compared with fifty- three on the eastern front. The effectiveness of the pressure is proved by the enemy's hesitancy to send troope eastward.
More German Troops For Somme Front.
August 17, 1.00
p.m.
Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam atates that forty long trains, crammed full with troɔpa, pissed Cologus. yesterday going towards the Bomme front.
Important British Progress,
Angust 17, 1.50 p.m.
A Paris message says that the methodical British operations are gradually surrounding Thiepval and have gratified French experts.
The esptare of Mouquet Farm, half-a-mile north-west of Pozieres, is important, as it stands at a height of 458 feet, command- ing Thiepval platean and town. Similarly, Hill 160, north-east of Posieres, commands Courcelet village and the main road to
·Bapsume, five miles distant.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS DEMAND PEACE.
August 17, 1.50 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam says that Forwaerts publishes a Socialist petition for a speedy peace without territorial conquests. The petition is numerously signed.
THE BRITISH LOAN IN AMERICA:
August 17, 1.50 p.m. Bentor's correspondent at New York says it “lu officially announced that the new British Fifty Million Loan will be issued at 99 in the form of £ve per-cent gold and notes, dated September 1, and maturing in two years, but redeemable within a year at 101, with collateral security valued at sixty milljóns.
KUT PRISONERS TRACED.
August 17, 4.45 p.mm.
in the House of Commons, Mr. Forster said that 80 cffisers and
178 noms of the Beilish Army and 189 officers of the Indian" "Army"
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
EXTENSION OF PARLIAMENT.
August 17, 3.35 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith announced that the House would adjourn on Tuesday or Wednesday and reassemble on October 10th,
The Parliament Prolongation Bill has been read a third tiate, An extension until September was agreed upon.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
Our Guillemoat Advance."
August 17, 4.45 p.m.. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: We accomplished the advance at Guillemont as the result of the fighting laet evening in conjunction with the French advance on Maurepas. We captured west of High wood 300 yards of trench, 300 "yards in advance of our previous line. Our machine guns nipped in the bud German attacks cast of Moquet Farm.
More Trenches Captured.
August 18, 12.15 á.m. General Haig's communique states: Enemy counter. attacks were repulsed north-west of Pozieres, North-west of Bazentin we captured 100 yards of enemy trench. The enemy counter-attacks at Pozierts were most determined, being made by large forces on a broad front successively last night and carly this morning. Six lines of German in- fantry advanced, but ran back after suffering very heavy losses: Our guns and machine guns did great execution. The encuy in no case succeeded in entering our lines. An enemy counter-attack to-day from Martin Puich was repuls ed, we capturing prisoners. A German aeroplane was felled behind our lines near Pozieres.
Edemy Works Destructively Shelled.
August 18, 12.15 1.m.
A Paris communique reports: The French artillery was active on, the Somme front, destructively shelling the enemy" works. There was no infantry action. The unwounded prisoners taken on the north of the Somme yesterday exceed 200. Five machine guns were captured.
THE BALKANS.
French Occupy Bulgarian Positions.
August 17, 5.20 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Salonica reports that under cover of a heavy Allied bombardment the French occupied Bulgarian positions south of Lake Doiran, and established themselves on Tortoise Hill in the neighbourhood of the village of Dolzeli, well within Serbian territory. The Bulgarian casualties were considerabia, the wholl fire apparently dis
· organising the defence of the enemy,
Bulgarians Fleeing,"
August 18, 5.50 .m
A telegram from Odessa states that another incident has occurred at Kalafat, on the Danube, of Bulgarians fir- ing on Boumanians and a fight eusing.
Austrian ships have brought much bridging material motor cars and petrol to Bulgarian Danube ports,
A telegram from Athens states that the Bulgarian popu lation at Monastir is fleeing, fearing the Serbians? advance. Albanian insurgents in the Durages region seited Aur- - trian provision-depots at several places.
`MORE RUSSIAN CAPTURES.
A Petrograd official
No names of the Indian man -
tional captures
bezvy guni, 70%
August 19, 1915.
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TELEGRAMS.
HUNGARIAN DEÑOUNCES AUSTRIAN GENERALS.
[Router's Service to The "Telegraph."]
August 18, 6.50 p.m..
A telegram from Budapest states that M. Polonyi, in the Chamber, attacked the Government for transferring the command of the Hungarians to a foreigner(General von Hinden- burg). M. Polonyï's denunciation of the Austrian Generals was cheered.
THINGS WE HAVE DONE ∞ insured. It undertook, Intar,
WELL.
to insure the firea, and even the persocal effects, of the officers and men undertaking the perils of this trade.
·Securing Our Overseas Trade.
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$88 PER ANNUM
TELEGRAMS.
CYCLONE IN JAMAICA,.
(Heaters Service to The "Telegrapà”) London Received August 18," Renter's corpondent at Kingston says that adyoloom { swapt' goutborn Jamsios," The banana arope are damaged and Kingston is inslated: Some people have been killed."
[In the event of telegrams arriv- ing too late for Insertion en
this page they will be found.“
on Page 8.]
EARLIER TELEGRAM.
The insurance of halls, based The first great peril to this on an anticipated low in tonnage tion, when the war cloud suddenly of the tutel, was effected in con- generously reckoned st5 per cent. burst over Europe, lay in the function with the various mutual ohance, not so much of military defest abroad, or of a hazarded aurance secociations, ce clubi, DEATH OF LORD REDEŠDALE.
That of cargoes was dealt with at in Londen, and the provinces,
Laados. Received, Angust 18. The death ja announced of
invasion at home, but of the disturbance or stoppage of cur overseas trade. The arteries of the City. In the case of halls, the Lord Redsedale.
a State insurance ‹ffice opened in our national body are the highway! State undertook to bear 80 per of the open sess; and on the open cent. of the risk;-the-associations seas, in the beginning of August, or clubs bearing the remainisg 1914, very kind of danger threat 20 per cent. In the case of cargoes ened our carrying frade,
the whole of the risk was boras commerce, and, above all, our food-supply. For quite literally during the past half-century and more has this country's bread teen cast upon the waters,
When we entered the war the
Our
valus of the British steamar
by the State.
POLICE RESERVE
ORDERS."
Bome criticism has been levelled at the Government's provision to insure foreign cargoes carried in F. C. Jenkin, D. 8. P. (Romeva) Ordern inned today by Mr. British ships. But in reply it is state justly argued that although a
to
~Macao Volunteers.
tonnage employed in foreign trade shipment of, say, American The proposed visit to Macao on was considerably over 100 million hosiery from New York to Buenas Friday, August 25th., has been pounds. The cargoes carried by not have any practical interest for
Ayres, in a British. vessel, could unavoidably cancelled. this shipping represented an
No. 4 Company, are in time of war, the vessel in annual value of over 1,600 millions
This Company will parade sterling. Before the war few question, on arriving at Buenca ships, and only such exceptional Ayres, would be available to under the Sergeant Major at
foodataff back
Central Station at 6 p.m. on cargoes sa apecie, wera irsared against war risks. The risks of for want of facilities for insurance 22nd, and 24th. Uniforms, Rifias country. Whereas if, Tuesday and Thursday, August war on the high seas werS quantity that had not been against war risks, such a voyage and Helmets. The C. E. M. will adequately calculated since the chain of communication with this and 4 Companies,
was not undertaken, a link in the sttend all parades of bota No. 3 days of the Americap Bleckade. No que, in shipping or even in country would be disturbed, if Lectures. Headquarters' Club.
mot broken. naval circles quite knew what the #ffects of modern novel warfare Generous Provision for Crews.
Trade.
carry this
5.30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 23rd.—
on mercantile shipping would be. Hardly less important in the "Police First Aid in Street Acoi- That they would certainly be successful maintenance of our denta”, Monday, August 28th.- serious most people, and particu-overseas trade has been tas Duties of the Water Polica and larly moet underwriters, could be generous provision made for the Land Police on the Water Froat." sure. But on what basis to ander Grews engaged on this vital line write them, and on what condi- of communication. In the case
Billiards Championship. tions, no one was prepared individ- of any master, officer, or seaman Play for the BilliardsChampion- ! Gally to cffer anything more of the British merchant marine ship of the Polios Borra tangible than advice.
who is killed or injured on the will commence on Monday, Malataining Our Sex-Carrying high seas in conquance of the Angust 28th, at the Head- war, compensation is granted and quarters Club. Memborn with- It was in such circumstances, a pension allosted on the scale ing to play must enter their then, that the Government of this fixed by the Admiralty for Fleet names in the Book placed on the country was suddenly confronted auxiliaries. In the case of ships Bar and pay a fee of 50 cents to at the cutbreak of war with the captured or detained in enemy 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 26th. -
the Boy. Book will be cloned at immense problem of maintaining ports, and the consequent im- our sea-carrying trade. Immediate prisonment of their crews, an sction was necessary, and here allowance of half-wages or £l a the bold course was the only week-whichever is lose has to
The Government mast been paid since the beginning of secure the shipping trade against the war to the families of the the perils of war,
prisonera. These sums are dia. By almost inestimable good for- bursed from the War
Biski tane the Board of Trade (thanks Insurance Fund, and the pro
Case. Dismissed. to the patient efforts of a small portion of 80 per cent. is again committee of shipowners and shouldered by the Stats.
William Bailey, labourer, was underwriters, prominent among Another interesting develop charged at North London Palice whom was Sir A. Norman Hill, ment of the Board of Trade's It was stated that he was exhibit Court with esssing obstruction the secretary of the Liverpool insuranos scheme is the fact that Steemabip Owners Association) at most British ports any seagoing forament of all Austrians and ing a placard calling for the in- had a scheme of Government officer or man" can ingars, on
course.
Headquarters' Club...
Exdios on Thursday, 211 The Club premises will be open
4.30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
from
insurance ready. This scheme applying at Marcantile Marine | Germans, and was asking" people was immediately adapted, with offios, the personal possessions into siga petition, Mr. Hadden...... the notable einstquence that his cabin or bank."
wick cautioned him, but dismissed since the war began not a single Those are, in brief, the simple sympathy. Bailey thereupon anked. the case, and expressed” bia British steamship, sailing ship or but effective civil most ares taken the magistrate to sign the petition, fishing boat has been held up for by the Government during the but the magistrate declined. Want of adequate insuranos facil-present war to secure our foreiga ities, Without such facilities, it trade and the transport of the may be remarked, it might con- nation's food. The same action, ceivably have happened that in it is interesting to notice, haa the temporary panic and under-beap taken on behalf of the tainty that always follow a Belgian Government to protect declaration of war ovary. British ships and orgóns "under", this ahấp near s nautisi port would Belgian flag. In all case, it must, have made for it and remained in fairnom, be mentioned the there, that every British ship near Ecoom of the scheme has been in a home port would havo reunained a large measure attributable to int homa, na t
the loyal efforts and mutualƐ00- The main object of the plan operation of shipowners, under- formulated by le Norman Hill writers, and, in particular, the and his colleagues, and adopted masters and man in the merchant almoet in its entirety by the B'ard service themselves, of Trade, was the maintenanos at 2: Wheth
Buy cost of our foreign trade, To
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