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September 7, 1916,
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THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 7, 1916.
7451 日十初月入:
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
DESPITE HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE, THE BRITISH, STILL PUSH FORWARD. THE BRITISH HAVE NOW CAPTURED THE WHOLE OF LEUZE WOOD. IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES ARE SECURED BY FRENCH ADVANCE ON SÖKKE THE CAPTURE OF OMIECOURT IS REPORTED IN A PARIS COMMUNIQUE,
TELEGRAMS.
IN THE BALKANS.
Important Rumanian Cáptures.
[Beater's Service to The “Telegraph.”]
September 8, 8.8) a.m. A Bucharest communique says:-Da September 4; on the FRENCH HAVE CAPTURED A DEPOT OF SIX-INCH SHELLS AND A BALLOON. northern front, in small encounters, we captured seven officers, 620 VIOLENT MASSED COUNTER-ATTACKS HAVE BEEN REPULSED BY FRENCH. ❘ men, 500 wagons of food and a completely equipped hospital. THE FRENCH CAPTURED A HUNDRED MACHINE-GUNS IN ONE DAY.
On the southern front, a superior enemy force attacked ten RUMANIAN CAPTURES INCLUDE A HOSPITAL AND 500 WAGGONS OF FOOD, times at the Tortuesia bridgehead, but was repulsed.
THE BRITISH SUCCESSFULLY DISCHARGED GAS OPPOSITE GOMMECOURT, THE MESOPOTAMIA COMMISSION HAS NOW RESUMED ITS SITTINGS. A KUT PRISONER WRITING FROM BAGDAD SPEAKS OF GOOD TREATMENT. NEAR HALICZ THE RUSSIANS HAVE TAKEN 4,500 PRISONERS. THE RUSSIANS CAPTURED A SERIES OF HEIGHTS IN THE CARPATHIANS. THE TURKS ARE SUFFERING HEAVY LOSSES IN THE REGION OF OGNOT. RUMANIANS NEAR TURTUKAI ARE BEING ATTACKED BY TEUTO-BULGARS. U. S. REVENUE BILL PROVIDES FOR RAISING $205,000,000.ANNUALLY. ARTILLERY DUELS ARE REPORTED ON STRUMA AND SERBIAN FRONTS,
THE FRENCH TOOK FIFTY MORE PRISOIERS TO THE EAST OF FLEURY. " GERMAN ATTACKS ON NEW FRENCH POSITIONS WERE SMASHED BY FIRE. MACHINE-GUN FIRE REPULSED A GERMAN ÄTTACK ON FLEURY.
[All telegrams appearing to 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.
British Still Pashlag Forward.
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."}
September 8, 1.50 4.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, says: We now hold the greater part of Leoze wood.
Despite heavy hostile artillery fire and indiferent weather, we are still pushing forward. We bombarded the enemy's positions in the vicinity of the Hohenzollern redoubt, opposite Givenchy and to the south of Neave Chappelle.
Fighting continues in the region between Leuze wood and Combles and around Giochy.
There has been matusi sotive artillery fire north of Pozieres and in the neighbourhood of the Mcquet Farm.
Last night we successfully discharged gas opposita Gomme- court and effectively and heavily shelled the enemy's hatmonta esat of Ypres.
The enemy has not attempted to counter-attack north of the Somma. Activə artillery firing continues here,
We have taken fifty more prisoners to the cast of Fleury..
Leuze Wood Captured."
September 8, 1.50 a.m.
In a communiqua, General Sir Douglas Haig says :-The whole of Leazs wood has been captured.
More French Captures,
September 6, 2.10 a.m.
▲ Paris communique says:—The advance on the Somme has continued.
Important advantages have been secured, which have joined up our positions north of the river with those on the south.
Captores in the northern sector since September 2 include thirty-two guns, and a large quantity of machine-guns,
Namerons enemy counter-attacha south of the Somme failed.
French Successes Detalled.
September 6, 2.40 8.m. An amplification of the Paris communique says :-North of the Somme, after a series of brilliant actions, the French pushed on to the east of La Forest and reached the western border of Anderlu wood. They carried by an amuali Hopital Farm, Rainette wood and part of the Marriere woods and cocopied, north-east of Clery, the extremity of a ridge, over which rans the Bonchaveɛnes-Clery road. The French likewise joined up their positions north and south of the river, capturing Omisscurt.
The French booty includes, besides guns, a big depot of eix inch shells, a captive balloon, and numerous machine guns,
To-day's fighting south of the Somme was particularly violent, the enemy increasing massed counter-attacka at many points, notably at Barleux and Belloy, but all were repulsed with bloody Lomes. A hundred machine guns were captured in a single day,
German Attacks Smashed by Curtain of Fire.
September 6, 4.45
▸i
p.m.
A Paris communique says:-German attacks on our new positions south of Denicoourt and in the neighbourhood of Berny en Santerre have been amsahed by our curtain of fire,
frs.
A German attack at Floury was repulsed with machine gan
Between Vermse d'Ovillers and Chilly the fighting is particularly stubborn. The northern portion of Varman d'Ovillere has been carried.
front.
German trenches have been osptured on different parts of the
THE MESOPOTAMIA COMMISSION RESUMES,
September 6, 5.30 p.m.
The Mesopotamia Commission has resumed its winings, Military evidenos in being taken.
Germans and Buigarinos Attacking Rumanizas.
September 8, 5.30 p.m.
A Russian communique states that the Tentc-Bulgars are
| attacking the Romaniane in the region of Turinkai.
Violent Artillery Duels.
September 6, 4,45 p.m.
A Fretch communique issued at Salonica states that there is a violent artillery duel on the Strums-Lake Doiran front and on the whole of the Barbian front,
A British Report.
September 8, 10.00 pm.
A British cfficial announcement issued at Salonion says there have been patrol encounters on the Struma front, while the enemy engaged in artillery firing on the Doiran front for three hours.
IMPORTANT AMERICAN LEGISLATION.
September 6, 1.20 p.m.
Beuter's correspondeat at Washington' states that the Ssante has adopted a Rerenas, Bill which provides for raising a sum of $205,000,000 annually by taxes on inheritances and war munitions and by increases in the Income Tax.
The
Bill authorises retaliatory measures on countries discriminating commercially against Amerios during any war in which Amerion is not engaged. As an instance, the President may deny the use of the mail, telegraph cable and witeless facilities to citizens of such nations, and also prevent the ships of such nations from leaving American ports.
THE RUSSIAN DRIVE.
Further Capture of Prisoners,
September 6, 3.20 p.m.
A Russian communique states :—In the direction of Halicz we captured a fortified position and took 4,500 prisoners, of whom 2,000 are Germans.
We captured a series of heights in the wooded Carpathians, | repelling repeated counter-attacks.
Turks Suffering Heavy Losses.
September 6, 3.30 p.m.
A Russian communique says:-We are inflicting heavy losses on the Tarks in the region of Ognot.
THE KUT PRISONERS,
September 6, 5.30 p.m.
A Kut prisoner, Flight Lieut. C. B. Garson, writing from Bagdad on July 23, says :—Several of us are in the English hospital and are very comfortable. We are paid regularly and can buy most things in the shops. We are very well treated.
[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.
ENEMY WITHDRAWS MEN FOR RUSSIAN FRONT.
September 6, 12.00 p.m.
Reuter's Potrograd correspondent telegraphs that the Germans are reinforcing on the south-eastern Bussian front from the French front. A small body of Turks is reported as being on the south-western line, south of Brzeziny, but 40,000 have been sent to Lemberg to bọ armed,
REPORTED MURDER OF: BULGARIAN GENERAL.
September 6, 1200 p.m:
It is reported from Rumania that General Justow, Chief of the Bulgarian General Staff, has been murdered in consequence of his efforts in the direction of the withdrawal of German influence from Bulgaria and the re- placement of Tsar Ferdinand by Prince Boria,
· PORTIONS” OF ZEPPELIN FOUND,
mber 5, 11.00 4
Part of a Zeppelin, with car wires and telesphone ki tached thereto, has been
on the East Cosat,
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TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
British Increase Gains.
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
September 5, 5.30 p.m.
General Sir Douglas Haig reports: Despite stabbora resistance and an incessant deluge of rain we incressed out- gains in the neighbourhood of Guillemont, pushing to 1,500 yards cast of that place, and obtaining a footing in Leuzs wood, farther south.
After severe fighting we have captured the whole of the enemy's strong system of defences on a front of a thousand yards in and around Falfemont.
The fighting since September 3 has resulted in the cap- ture of the whole of the remaining enemy's second line on the battlefront from Moquet Farm to the point of junction with the French.
More Ground Secur.d.
Beptember 6, 130 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, states: We are in possession of all the ground between Falfemont Farn and Leuze Wood, and from there to the outskirts of Gineby.
Anglo-French Consolidation.
September 5, 4.20 p.m.
Á telegram from Paris states that yesterday's battlefront was of 40 kilometres.
The town of Combles, which the Germans had trans- formed into a regular fortress, has now been invested by the French at the south and by the British at the north,
All the objectives were carried against the enemy's pbstinate resistance and the gains were entirely maintained despite furious counter-attacks in which the enemy lost heavily.
"So far, 14 gun and 60 machine guns have been captured on the French front alone.
Prisoners are pouring in, and at least 6,000 have been taken by the Allies in the last two days.
Terrible Hammering for the Earmy.
Septemvei 6, 1.25 p.m. Beater's special correspondent, describing the opening of the latest offensive states that four times as many men "as were concentrated at Waterloo participated. The in- fantry attacked along the two slopes of the Ancre. The troops on the north soon rushed to their objective; but progress on the south was slower, despite the British doggedness. Then the Germans furiously counter-attacked, but were finally driven back to their own trenches with tremendous losses. The battle of Ginchy and Guillemont was of the most determined character. We made up our minds to take Guillemont, and the Germans were equally determined to prevent us. Machine gunners lay in shell holes and snipers lurked in every furrow. The German artillery barrage of fire was unceasing, but we rattled our mailed fist with even more thunderous effect. Exactly what happened in the maelstorm of fire is unknown. We scored the gains already reported, and the enemy had a terrible hammering.
Haul of Prisoners for the French.
September 6, 2,10 a.m. Beuter's Paris correspondent says a communique sa- nounces that 6,650 prisoners and 36 guns, including 28 of heavy calibre, have been captured on the French front since Sept. 3.
Germans' Broken Spirit,
September 5,112.00 p.m. Reuter's Paris correspondent says that the diary of a captured officer states that a equad refused to advance in face of the terrible Allied fire, and adds "There is no need to state what happened" A note, under date Aug. 8, says that the number of men deserting from their posts is increasing en- ormously. One regiment declared positively that they would not return to the trenches. The flimsisst excuses were found to enable soldiers go on the sick list.
RIOT IN DUTCH EAST INDIES.
September 5, 11.00a.m.
A telegram from The Hague states that the Governor- General of the Dutch East Indies reports that rebels have looted Maura, Tambesi, Mauratebo, Surulangeon and Maura- tebb, which they set shira,
Fifteen rebels were killed in the skirmishes by 'Govern- ment officials,
-Controller Walter, his Staff and Party, with armed police, were murdered at Burulangeon.
Troops have been sent to Palembang.
BRITAIN'S POWERFUL FLEET,
September 6, 1.15 p.m.
Mr. Ballour, First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking Glasgow said that since the outbreak of the war the flost had increased absolutely in numbers, power and efficiency, and (to the best of his belfel, compared with their opponents
capital) ships čia had intressed, relatively
trónsir in capital shine and pruisers thems
TELEGRAMS.
PLAGUE IN ENGLAND.
Satisfactory Measures Taken,
(Realer's Service to The "Telegraph.")
London, Received, September 7. The Medical Ofose for Bristol reports -- that the contente of the Tag factory in which bubonic plague recently broke out have been batned and all the rate thersin destroyed. No infected rate have heen "found outside. Theras have been no fresh cases since August 10. The plague patients are recovering......
None of the rage, in which the infected rats were found, were imported; but came mostly from other towns, to which warnings have been sen!.
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ing too late for insertion on this page they will be found
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EARLIER TELEGRAM.
OBITUARY.
London, Beceired. September 6. The death is announced of the Bev. Edward Moore, D.D., Clinon of Canterbary since 1903,
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY.
The funeral of the late Mr. R. L. G. Johnson, late Chief Engin- ear of the Indo-China Steaza Navigation Company's us. Wai- shing, whose death wa reported yesterday, took place at Happy Valley last evening, and was at- tended by many of the deceased'a friends and colleaguss. Owing to the typhoon which was threaten- ing, all the Indo-China bonte în port were in Kowloon Bay and the officers on board were unable in consequenos to attend the obes quies. Among those present werO Mr. D. McMurray, Superintendent Engineer of Mowers. Jardins | Matheson and Co., Captain Rolfe, Marina Superintendent; Mr. B. Baker (China Sugar Rafinery}); Mr. Hali; Captain Wilde, of the 4.6. Nameang; and Hesars, W.- Ford, D. Parvee, A. M. Simpson, D. Nailson, T. 8. Molntosh and J. Fisher, all of the Kowloon. Docks, Among the floral tributes wers wreaths from the frm and from the engineers of the Indo- China fleet." The servios WIL conducted by the Bav. T. W. Featherstone.
In the paragraph last evening announcing Mr. Johnson's death we inadvertently referred to him an Chief Officer instead of Chief : Engineer.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY. Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre---9.16 p.#L Palisade Theatre-9.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematograph, --9.15 p.m. -*
"The Bamps" at Theatre Royal.-9.15 p.m.7.
TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Palisade Theatre-9.15 p. New Bengkong Cinematograph 9.15 p.m.
“The Boxmps." at the Theatre Royal 9.15 p.m.
Saturday September 9. K0.0. "Open Air Consert 9.15, p.m.
Tuesday, September 12. Helens May Institute; open oeremony at 5:30 pm:
Boxing at thTM Ult