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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
ANOTHER RAID ON ENGLAND.
Two German Aeroplanes Brought Down,
London, August 22.
THURSDAY, AUGUNT
1917.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE OFFENSIVE IN THE WEST.
British Still Progressing Nazr Lenzë-
London,
THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE,
Artillery
Field Marshal Bir Douglas Haig reports ?....... We maintained the The Pro Barosu announces that sen enemy seroplanes positions captured yesterday morning m the outskirts of Lani and approached Kent, near Bamagats, at ten o'clock this morning farther progressed at certain points. We moured sädition The Flying Corps and the Naval Air Service met and heavily to the north-west and north of Lens as the resultiot kasvy engaged the raiders, preventing them from penetrating inland. A in which we repulsed strong counter-sttanks, thers in emsli party of raidors flew to Margate and turned homeward. The artillery activity to the east and north-east of Yprat remainder skirted the coast, flying south to Darer. Bomba wero dropped on Dover and Margate, Three people were killed and two were injured. There was slight damage. Our anti-aircraft ganfire and seroplanes brought down two of the raiders.
Yorkshire Coast Visited.
London, August 22.
The Press Bares announces that enemy airships appeared over the Yorkshire const last night. One, which was attacked at the mouth of the Hamber, drapped bombs, and then went seaward, Anti-aircraft gune opened fire. There was only slight damage. One men was injured.
Further Details.
London, August 22. Searchlights quickly picked up a Zeppelin last evening at sa altitude of two miles and subjected her to a hot fire. Ose serial torpedo made a hole in the road but only a few bomba were dropped, these being mostly of the incendiary type. When the Zeppelin made off, our seroplanes pursued her.
At Margate the raiders flew at a great altitude. Anti-Aircraft guns immediately opened fire, and there was great excitement and cheering on the part of the big orowds when two huge Gotha machines were seen to fall headlong to the earth.
The air raid warning was given in London, and the people proceeded in an orderly manner to various refuge places, socording to oficial instructions. There was very little excitement, and no raiders appeared. Business was resumed in half an hour.
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THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE.
The Government's Position Strengthened.
London, August 22.
Brilliant French Successes on Verdur Front: /\.
*London," Angust 22,
-Londok, “Aug RNA-22.
A French communique statee:-There is somewhat grest According to Renter's correspondent at Boore, the correspond. reciprocal artillery sotivity in the region of the VanxAillon platean, ent of the Gienale d'Italia, states that dirigibles are go-operating Cerny and Craonas. A destractive fire in Champagne against the impressively in the new offensive. During the bombardment in the German organisation in the St. Hilaire sector caused an explosion of region of Tolmino e dirigible bombed the quarters of the Austrian gas reservoirs. Shortly afterwards, scouting parties found the Command. A series of formidable lines in the central sebtor of the enemy trenches evacuated and full of corpees. On the Verdun Carso region and a section of the slopes of Bermade bare been front, the battle continui at several points, everywhere, to our captured. A advantage. Left of the Meuse, we captated and entirely occupy Gome Hill and the village of Esguerills on the right bank. In brilliantly conducted attack we conquered Simogneur - and... also the entire system of fortified tranches connecting the village with the organisation on Hill 344. We repulsed counter-attacks. We have taken more prisoners, but these have not yet been mounted,
French dun Superiority.
London, Angust 22.
Farther Capture of Enemy Prisoners.
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155dom, August 22. --- An Austrian communique of August 21, says ;---South of Antía, the enemy slightly drove in our front. Aber an attack our troops maintained their positions nail completely surrounded; then they out out their way between Dəfəoli and Wiffach, The attack failed." On the Barro front the enemy at the user of thoumade," captured the rained village of Sala. Id two days' fighting we have captured A Fresch semi official account of the battle of Verdun shows | 5,600 prisoners and fifty mechins guns.
British and Italian Monitors. that the enemy meant to resist to the utmost. They had re
· London, August`12. Divisions in reserve, while four hundred batteries dalaged the
Bauter's correspondent at Home, enyn shas British, and Italian| French batteries and first lines with tear shells and gas shells, bat the French opening bombardment on Friday was most violent, over monitors" co-operating with the Army on August 18,"ffectively powering the enemy's artillery. The monster French 370-millimetre e mbarded enemy positions on the Lower Longs Siminltaneously, guns annbilated the enemy's village fortresses, while their 400-I slian monitors bombarded the dockyards at Trieste. They were. millimetre mortara pounded the immense citadel of Morthomme. anbaequently unsuccessfully attacked by hostile aircraft which they The effectivease of the French bombardment was evidenced even brought dowD. before the attack by the surrender of a number of Garmins, "in- oluding a whole platoon.
Magnificent Bravery of Irish Troops.
London, August 22, Correspondente unfold stirring details of the Irish troops
THE HUNS' LATEST DEVILRY.
Hospitals Bombed and Medical Men Killed.
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GERMANY'S ILL-TREAT- MENT OF PRISONERS.
Wolfhounds Set on Them.
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LA White Paper respecting the ass of polite 'dogs_is_prisoners" campe in Germany has been pub- fished containing, extracts, from. the evidence of British officers,' London, August 22. Opinions differ as to the next move of Labour regarding the attacking on the right flank on August 18, when the left fisuk According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris, infuriated by the non-commissioned officers, and Stockholm Conference, bat yesterday's vote is regarded as osptured Langemarck. The Southern Irish again fought at the defeats at Verdun, the Germans have committed a fresh and inex- men who have returned from atrengthening the hands of the Government in refusing passports side of the Ulstermen, but, unlike their achievement at Wytscheste, cusable crime. German seropianes last night sot fire, by mesas of osptivity in Germany. The fol Moderates advise the abandonment of the idea of attending lack failed. The Dublin Fasiliere, Irish Rise and Iniskillings incendiary bombe, to three French hospitals fall of wounded, and lowing extracts are typical of the ̈ Stockholm altogether as the vote practically amounts to reversal advanced parallel with the Boulers Railway juts a tremendous turned their machine guns on the medios men rescuing the wound- rest of the first decision, and the feeling of the country generally is barrage against a system of concrete blockhouse Enemy.onsposta ed from the blazing buildings The victims include seven mediasi Major A Reebler, Silalk hostile to the Conference. It is also pointed out that it is fatile to were driven in, after which a fierce enfilade of mohine-gua fire men killed and 20 injured, and seven wounded men killed and 12 Regiment (HalleDecember 10, talk of a pesce conference while the armies are grappling in a swept over the advancing Irishmen. The Irish Rids reached the injared. The wounded men were killed in their beda. A. Bod 1914-August 1, 1915): death struggle, the result of which is more likely to promote peace railway level crossing, taking thirty-two prisoners. The Dablins Orosa aarse and a male nures were killed at the bedsiden of the than any Stockholm Conference. Mr. Bodge, in the course of an were held up at Bremen Bloubt, but their valcar and tenacity wounded soldiscs. There was no panic. The wounded able to walk interview, expressed the opinion that the vote had killed the transpired in a message from a subaltern which said:" I em lying assisted in reepning their comrades, while the entire staff endeavour Stockholm Conference. Tos Government was to be congratulated out bere in a shell hole. All the officera sud men are killed ored to extinguish the fsmee. Although Bad Crosses on the roofs of on the tact with which it had handled the railway dispute.
wounded." On the left, the Inniskillings crossed the Zonnebeke the buildings were quite plain in the glare of the conflagration, the River and progressed rapidly. They captured two redoubts and Germans returned a third time and bombarded the buildings. seized Hill 37, one of the keys of the position. Tas late men opposed a series of concrete forte and advanced over boge. Tasy EASTERN EMPLOYMENT FOR DISABLED OFFICERS. London, August 22. Captured gan pits and Hill 35, but were unable to hold either. Afterwards heavy counter-attacks drove back the foremost units of
The Hau. E S. Hantago, in bis statement on the employment both danke in a series of the most bloody rearguard fight. The success of the day was not achieved owing to the centre being held of disabled officers, stated that back and firms having branches in up by a redoubt containing five machine guns which held out the Eat, who were in position to offer smployment, would be in-halfwisted. One evening he ap throngboat, despite the fact that the Irish Rifles twice followed the vited to communicate with the ladie Office, when they would be peared to be very much upsst. I Inniskillings and sasaulted the redoubt like tigers, also owing to placed in direct communiostion with approved applissota, with all asked him where he went to in the supporting troops being held up and caught by machine gua the essential information regarding them. It was not anticipated, the afternoon. After mich heti cross-fire. Throughout the worst hours so Irish padre, in the however, that many such candidates would be likely to be immed-uation he told me that he was thickest of the fight, was giving Abeolation to the dying. Four istely available.
STIFF FIGHTING ON RUSSIAN FRONT, eaccessive men were killed while he was kneeling beside them. A subsequent ebeli killed the padre.
RAILWAY DISPUTE SETTLED.
London, August 22.
It is officially announced that the President of the Board of Trade bas met the Society of Railway Engineers and Firemen and eetiled the dispute on the basis that the Government is pledged to the sympathetic consideration of a shorter working day immediately after the war. The Railway Executive is to curtsil the present hours so far as is compatible with war conditions."
AUSTRIA SAVED BY RUMANIAN SUPPLIES.
London, August 22. ' Benter's correspondent at Zurich says that the President of the Austrian Food Board has publicly admitted that Austria would be in a desperate plight but for the Ramanisa supplies. Bungarian early potatoes have failed, fodder eapplies are bad, and the oat harrest is very poor.
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MR. GERARD HONOURED.
The Daily Mail says that His Majesty the King has conferred the G. C. B. Cecoration on Mc Gerard, formerly American Ambasador in Berlin, in recognition of services rendered on behalf of prisoners of war.
The Offensive Renewed.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
"At Torgau we had soon aðvar- tieements saking for dogs to guard prisoners, but it was at Halle that we were to see them actually used. The following illnettaton - tha tar- rible brutality and after callous- ness of the Germans: On several opcasions I saw a Belgian ́soldier leave the camp carrying a number of sacks and accompanied, by two Feldwebels' and several dogs. Tas Belgien was little more than
taken out into the fields, dressed ap in the sacks, and bailed by the dogs to train them. The man WAR London, August 22, absolutely terrified. Complaint A. Kassian officisi wireless message stated:-We repaised were made to the commandsat, London, August 22, Reater's correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing several enemy attacks on the Bistrita River, south-east of Kratohe. and shortly afterwards be left the this evening, Bays:-At 4.30 this morning we resumed the off sive The enemy slightly advanced in the direction of Osaa. Fighting camp, as he was told, for his against German positions along part of the ridge spatem forming near the Bakterie Factory continued all day long, with varying health,'"
Lance Corporal J. Abbott, 7330, the present battle-front in Flandera. Very heavy fighting occurre encoeas. The enemy occupied, after fierce attacke, a small section London, August 22. and continues with varying results. The new "liquid" defenses of the of trenches in the region of Norsis. The Kamanians, conater1st Doreets (Hameln-December
enemy, consisting of numerous disconnected and often simost invisi-stacking, re-occupied trenches east of the Focesni-Ajud Bailway, ble posts organised in depth, pressat a formidable problem to the and beat off attacks to the west, attacking infantry. Indeed, we are now up sgainst much the same species of fighting as during some of the Somme basiles. The enemy is desperately resisting our advance against what no reslines to be a vital and strategic key to the tenure of Northern Belgium. Nevertheless, we advanced and carried the line so, the left of the attack forward and straightened the pretty little thruate which the tanke made on Sunday. The tanke were again salive to day and served excellently. On the right of the attack the situation is rather obsaare, as the Germans have taken advantage of every little-farm- London, Angust 22.
building, every little knoll and every hedge in order to develop Isolated points of resistance. According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam; at a
FRENCH SAILING VESSEL SHELLED BY SUBMARINE.. meeting of the Main Committee of the Reichstag, Dr. Michaelis
London, August 22, referred to the Papel Note and said he could not take up a definite and detailed position until he had arrived at an agreement with
According to Benter's correspondant at Paris, the trench Germany'a allies. He could only explain himself generally in tweailing vessel Cambronne, from Brezil, sailing to France, was bom-
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GERMANY AND THE POPE'S NOTE.
London, August 22. Reuter's correspondent at Copenhagen guys that the Main Committee of the Reichstag has discussed the Pope's Note, which ie generally welcomed by the party leaders. Dr. Miabaelis made an important speech.
directions.
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PLAGUE ON A SHIP FROM INDIA.
London, August 22.
It is officially announced that there were nine bubonic piezne cases, with sixth deaths, from July 14 to July 28, among the fadian orew of the stormer Hatians from Bombay, which arrived at Gravesend on the 13th inetsa, Four of the sufferere were taken to hospital, and one died. All precautions have been taken,
A NEW TEA TRADE ORDER.
London, August 22,
barded and'aunk by a submarine on July 8, 123 miles from the French coast. The captain and twenty-one of the crew, three of whole were wounded, eroaped in a whaleboat and reached land after a prolonged struggle in a heaYT ÁSA.
THE NEW COMMERCIAL SCHEME.
Landón, August 22. The new scheme for a Commercial Intelligence Service, mentioned on the 17th instant, has not yet" been published, but if is generally understood that it provides for a new snd more efficient Commercial Intelligence Dapariment in punnection with the Foreign Offics and the Board of Trade: The Commercial Committee of the House of Commons, to which Land Robert Cecil privately explained the echems yesterday, passed a resolution expressing the opinion that the scheme was a considerable advance
The Food Controller has ordered persons engaged in the in the direction desired by the industrial and commercial.com- parchaer, sale or distribution of tes to make a return by Beptem- manity. The Committee, authorised a sub nommittee to confer bar 10 of the tes in their possession or control on 8sptember 3, with Obambere of Commerce and a federation of British industries whether bonded or not. The order does not apply to persons who on the subject. In ponnection with the per egome, the Civil Fon September 10 own'accontrol foam than 500 lbs. be who hardly Bævine. Cóma mõnere "suponuos, their infection to appoint
hold twe for others;
HOW THE ISONZO WAS CROSSED.
Bome, Aug. 22. The "Tribune"? "describes the "aplondid explait of the engineers in bridging the Isonzo north of Anhovo. The con- struction was silently and carefully carried out during the night preceding the first day of the battle. The enemy opened fire when they became aware of what was progrossing but the engineers continued to work without being discon- certed. Sometimes the smoke of bombe fing along the. river banka would cover up the workers in smoke. Directly the bridges were finished the infantry traversed them be- tween Tolmino and Anboro and were soon firmly establish- ed on
the left of the Isonzo. The enemy thereupon atrengthened his defences and organised four systems. The battle nevertholers continues borly. Our aeroplanes aided inestimably and dropped 25 tons of explosives.
"AMERICA'S HELP TO BRITAIN,
Washington, Aug. 21.
A further £10,000,000 hag beẹn loaned to Great Britaing making a total of £38,000,000 Mr. La Follette in the Senate, presenting the minority report of the Finanes Com-" mittee, urged the increasing of the estimated.revenue of the War Tax Bill by 2200,000,000 by greater teration of the. wealthy and war profits.. Be-predicted that in 1016 Ame- pica's war expenses would reach thirty or forty-billion
dollars.
A ZEPPELIN DESTROYED,
London, Aug. 21. The Admiralty announces: Light forces, operating off the Jutland coast this morning destroyed a Zeppela. There
no survivors.
Contin
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23, 1914 February 2, 1916):
"About the 15th January, 1916, at about 930, three sentrism! came in with two wolf dogs, and. let them cf the leash and ot them on us. The sentries Wera [laughing and setting the dogs on, “ Corparl Thomson, Ext Lipos. Prison No. 4209, ・ was; badly bistten on the buttock and thigh, and seven other men were bitter. I was prevent at the tims. Next day the German doctor langhed at him and gave him no trash- ment. The doge were set on the five or six barracks that" night. There was no disturbance of any kind."
Lance Corporal Sidney Walter, Queen's Royal Wons Surrey Bagi- ment (Bannelager March 4, 1015- August 28, 1916]:
*The guards were sccompanied by wolfhounds. A German liouts snant set one of these bounds on to a man called Howard one day, who bad committed no off nee”, and he was badly biuén beloer the koos. He sent a complaint to the commandant, but it ́did not. go through. The officer sftarwarða came to apologine, but Howard would not accept the apology
Lanos Corporat: H. Murton, 2454, 9th Battalion East: BurrwY. Regiment (Stendel--)
-1918-February 1, 1916)