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COALITION CANDIDATE WAS RETURNED UNOPPOSED FOR 'COLNE VALLEY.
LATEST FRENCH SUCCESS WAS OBTAINED AGAINST THE PRUSSIAN GUARDS.
BAVARIAN REGIMENTS FROM VERDUN ATTACKED BRITISH NEAR THIEPVAL,
COUNT TISZA DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRENTINO OFFENSIVE.
THE FRENCH HAVE TAKEN 360 MORE PRISONERS SOUTH OF MAUREPAS,
VIOLENT GERMAN ATTACK ON HILL 121 REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES.
GERMAN ATTACKS ON FLEURY AND APREMONT FOREST FAILED UTTERLY"
[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.
Prussian Guards Defent-di
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
Augud 25, 3,35 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Paris says the success gained rester- day by the French is the more brilliant because it was obtained against the First Division of the Prussian Guard, under the command of Prince Eital Friedrich,
Troops, From Verdun on British Front.
August 25, 3.35 p.m.
It is stated that the attack against the British south of Thiepval was made by two Bavarian regiments belonging to a division from Verdun,
Fierce Enemy Attacks Fall.
August 25, 3.55 p.m.
A Paris communique states:Á violent enemy counter-attack against Hill 121, south of Maurepas, was repulsed with heavy losses. German attacks on Fleury and the forest of Apremont failed utterly.
We have consolidated our new positions to the north and north- orst of Maaropas.
The enemy while attacking Hill 121, was awept by artillery and machine-gun fire and, was nuable to approach our lines anywhere. We have taken prisoner here 350 men since yesterday.
Artillery has been most active on both sides in the region of the Thiaumont work.
COALITION CANDIDATE RETURNED.
August 25, 3.35 p.m.
Mr. Mollaliau (?), Coalition candidate, wae returned at the Colas Velley bye-slection. The vacancy was caused by the retire- ment of Mr. O. Lesch (Liberal).
DISSENSION IN HUNGARY,
August 25, 3.35 p.m.
A farther indication of the dissension in Hungary is to be found in a statement by Count Tuzi (the Premier) disclaiming responsibility for the Trentino offensive.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE PARIAH,
August 24, 11.10a.m. Commenting on the speech of Mr. Birkett, at the annual meeting of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce, "The Times" says that it believed his declaration that Germany must be trested as a pariah and an outcast until she has re-won her right of recognition as a civilised nation, expressce well the view which is firmly adopted by representative busines bodies throughout Great Britain, and certainly strongly held in the City of London.
HERR LIEBKNECHT'S PUNISHMENT.
August 24, 11.40 x.m. Bealer's correspondent at Amsterdam states that the Supreme Court-martial at Berlin has dismissed the appeal of Liebknecht the socialist against his sentence of 21 years panal servitude for war tossson, and has incressed the sentence to four years; and one month, depriving him at the same time of all civil rights for six years,
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THE FIGHTING IN THE WEST.
Things Looking Black for Germany.
[Renter's Service to The " Telegraph;")
August 24, 11.30 am. Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphs that continuous British progress on the Somme has now brought us close to our original objectives, namely, the villages of Guillemont, Giacby, Martin Paich, Courcelette and Thiepval
A footing has been' gained at the first-named, where a desperate struggle has been proceeding for three days against the Brandenburgers, who ate gradually being worn down.
We are only half-a-mile from Thiepraf, where the situa.... tion for the Germans is becoming precarious.
British Effect Further Captures.
August 25, 12.05 a.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, reports: South of Thiepval, 300 yards, by 400 yarda deep, of enemy trench was taken, with many prisoners.
Further French Successes.
August 25, 1.50 a.m.
A Paris communique states: North of the Saimme we attacked the German positions in the Maurepas region, and captured in a single rush part of the village still held by the Germans and the adjoining trenches. We carried a line 900 yards beyond, on a front of two kilometres. We captured 200 prisoners and 10 machine guns south of the Somme. An artillery duel took place east of the Meuse. Several German counter-attacks on our new front between Thiaumont and Eleury were repulsed. We advanced slightly beyond Fleury. Three hundred prisoners were taken yes terday and to-day in the Fleury sector.
THE RUSSINS.
Plans Against Turks Develop,
August 24, 1140.4m. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that it is officially believed that between 13 and 16 Turkish divisions are operating in the Erziudjan region, and that about two corps are engaged at Lake Van on the Bitlis-Mush line, and between four and six divisions in Mesopotamia. Military experts are of opinion that the Turkish initiative on the Caucasian front, more particularly in Perais, north-eastward of Hama- dan, is on the verge of collapse. The Russian successes southward of Lake Urmis are most important strategically. The Turkish object of diverting the Russians from the Erzindjan-Sivas line has been signally unrealised. The Russian plane on the Caucasian front embrace immense dis- tances, but are slowly and surely developing.
Mush Re- ccupied,
August 24, 11.00 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that the Russians have re-occupied Mush. Two thousand, three hun. dred prisoners were taken.
GERMANY'S AIR PERFORMANCES,
Some New Zeppelin.
August 24, 1.50 p.m. Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, speaking at Bury St. Edmunds, said that he had information as to some new German super- Zeppelins, 760 feet long, of a maximum speed of a miles, over a radius of 3,000 miles, with a bomb-carrying capacity of five tons, which will be available by October.
The Latest Raid.
August 25, 3,00 a.m.
It is officially stated that several airships crossed the east and south-east-coasts of England at midnight and dropped a number of bombs. So far no damage or casual. ties have been reported.
"The Damage is Slight.""
It is officially stated that of the six air-raiders only
travelled far inland.
one
So far, nine persons are reported injured, some fatally. The damage is slight,
An aeroplane fired at a raider at close range, but the raider escaped.
The air-raiders came at intervals between midnight and three in the morning.
Several bombs are reported to have been aimed at ships:
The damage includes:---Two houser wrocked, a railway slation and several houses damaged, and two horses killed. Anti-aircraft guns were brought into action, hață frum-land and from ships and aeroplanes went up in pursuit:
BRITAIN'S TREATMENT OF THE WOUNDED,
Angust 24, 1.60 p.m.
The commandant of a London Hospital states that 75 per cent of the wounded treated in the United Kingdom, are able to return to service.
WEATHER FOREGIST
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AUSTRALIA'S PREMIER.
[Renter's Servics to The "Telegraph."]
August 24, 1.50 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne telegraphs that Mr. Hughes, the Premier, is returning after three days' speech- making in Sydney, in which he is urging. Australians to prepare to make greater sacrifices. His position is regarded as immensely strengthened, and he has received numerous expressions of trust in his leadership. Although the Pre- mier has not mentioned a word as to conscription, there is not the slightest doubt as to his intentions.
The Federal Labour Party in discussing the matter, and the Federal Parliament meets on August 30.
PROGRESS IN EAST AFRICA,
August 24, 7.10 v.m.
Reuter's correspondent at General Van der Venter's headquarters reports that the South African Horse have entered Kilossa.
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ITALIAN PROGRESS.
August 24, 7.10 p.m..
An Italian communique stater: We occupied a position at the head of the Fossernica valley. The enemy violently counter-attacked and retook it, but was finally driven off We carried enemy trenches at the head of the Cia valley.
A CONFERENCE AT CALAIS.
August 28, 1.58 a.m.
It is officially announced that a Conference held at Calais yesterday,-which was attended by Mr. Asquith, Mr. McKenna, the Hon. E. S. Montague, Mr. McKinnon Wood; the Lord Chief Justice, the Governor of the Bank of Eng- land, M. Briand, M. Ribot, and the Governor of the Bank of France-concluded an arrangement with regard to payments. abroad and the maintenance of exchange between the two countries,
The Conference reached a complete agreement on all the subjects discussed.
DANGER AHEAD.
Discovery of the "Unseen Hand."
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
FOREST FIRES IN CANADA.
(Reuber's Berrion to The Telegraph,”?
London, Besired August 25. Benter's corrmpondent - at Ottawa reports the recurrence of formet frem in- morthern Ontario. |Twenty farmers in Hudson town- ship perished. The Classy cobalt mins near Kaw Liskeard wan destroyed. A woman and'aix children were burned. Other mines are threatened. The in- | tensity of the fice is indicated by the presence of dense smoke in Ottawa: 200 miles distant.
WELL-KNOWN BANKER'S
DEATH.
London, Becaived August 15. The death is announced of Bir Richard Martin, the well-known London banker.
THE DANISH WEST INDIES.
London, Eastvað, August 25,
Reater's correspondent Copenhagen reports that the Landsting bay rejected the proposed esis of the Danish West India. All efforts of the King Jo vanetitate a coalition cabinet to pass the 'sale have thus failed:
really a national danger. Some may be the pappsis of politicanS and of politics run msd. Bet whether they know, it or not they ara:friends of the enemy: The Unseen Hand, as expressed in a campaign on behalf of Free Trade, is the preference for Ger man friendship to that of France, Russia, Italy, Japas, Belgium, and Serbia. When that com. nations' manufactured goods and peign begins the Band will no be a great depot. A vast depot longer be "Unseen." It will clearing-house is not a work through its agents of the desirable conception of national Cobden Club and the gentlema greatness.The growth of figureere- who boasted only days before the presenting that kind of "business" war that we were on the best of a provincial newspaper remarks does not represent prosperity. terms with Germany.
on the wrong tack. on the subject of inquiry and We were
The tools of the Unseen Hand action with regard to the future A Radical provincial daily work on the public by using the of industry and trade that "the newspaper has discovered that a phrase" British Trade,” by which eloven boof of the Tariff Reformer "new" catet ory has been born they mean wholly and solely the keeps showing itself even onder “within the last few days," name-interests of merchants. It may a Coalition Governmant." The ly, "The Unseen Hand." The not have been noticed that the foot may or may not be a welcome phrase is nearly as old as the very Cobdenite and “ merchanty"" intrasion, but it has as much war, and consequently so the said Trade Committee on the Textile right to be there sa the head and journal's Ispes into patriotism. Industry has heard first tho sers of that loud-voiced animal Bat the patriotism of certain evidence of merchants. Wa er- whose foot is a hoof. What is to politicians, newspapers, and some pest a Cobden pamphlet from be feared with regard to the fatore self-appointed very good people, them shortly. In the meantime the is that whatever recommends- does not include the abandon-journal that bas just discovered tions are made by the various ment of other "Liberal princi- the "catchword" of the “Üă- committees on industries they ploe." Little Englandism has gone seen Hand"--" the most admir- will te made the subject of for the time being, but not that able invention of the war," as it misrepresentations for political hoary misnomer, Free Trade; the sneeringly saya--has been really- purposes and for a political cam-Declaration of London has gone, up-to-date in discovering “a well- paige if possible on behalf of but the men who made it are in known Manchester merchaus,” what in named Free Trade. That, power. The reference to the quite appropriately after the com- of course, in the lawyer-politiciane Unseen Hand" was first made mittee's first labours, and he has game. The end of the law is considerably
eighteen informed them; "The notion has
to some men what they name months ago, and is older than the been widely promulgated that Parliamentary distinction. The Coalition Cabinet, It was the British exporters are hopelessly question that has now to be faced evidence of the “Band's" weight conservative, and loss, business in whether the public and basi-jon the Liberal Cabinet which because of an indolent attachment nows men in and out of Parlin caused the phrase to be coined. to British weights and measures meat who believe the first oon-If it has become more frequently or money tables. Of course, it | cern of our nation is its Industrial used it is because so many of the is all nonsenco, and it is time the development and prosperity will old Cabinet are in the present ons. misapprehensioun was dispelled. haad the warning against that The Unseen Hand is the power Our merchanta push their osmpaign. The public must re of German influences, friand-business in the most fuse to be gulled by any Freeships, and especially of Enanos, Way Trade verene Protection ory,
that are not aradicated and these Somathing must be wro It is with rosson that the words are sided by the "highbrowa” all the evidence from o "industry and the "trade" are and by avowed antipatriot Sheer- and our Consulta found in that sequeos in these ing at the phones will not destroy | WHY- Bat perhap ramnacks. The expression trade the reasons that created it and modern ways" means that: and industry is an inversion of still exist. Nowhere are thous cheater business in ziguificanos. In fact, the latter reasons" mora evident than in through German agents abroad ! phrase is eloquent of the grand some Yorkshire and Lanosshire ---GL be, mistake that been made all along towns, and in "certain London and was, loading to our being circles. The hope and the crmabed out of our industrial, intention of those circles manufacturing, and productive to resume the old trade and
#There is a confusion Rasacial relations with
the
of meaning, in, it which has]Germans, their friends, and they helped a dangerous tendency, are prepared and preparing to do Trad is the consequence of so. That is the. Unseen Hand collectively: It has powerful IN. the|dividual-backing. Oam
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