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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
DEVELOPMENTS IN RUSSIA.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.“
THE ITALIAN VICTORIES.
Austrian Emperor Soes his Troops Retreat.
London, August 27.- According to Beuter's carrespondent at Udios, it is reported that the Austrian, Emperor personally witnessed the retreat from Monte Ssato during his visit. The captured position sambles ore to grasp the terrible task with which General Cadoran in facad, for the side of sach mound afforde protection for the Austrians, whose machine gan mazzien only show over the crest. Once these are rashed, every cavern, clump of bashes, and bits of shattered tranches become the scene of a bloody hand-to-hand struggle for few yards of mountain-side.
Overcoming Great Obstacles.
"London, August 27.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE OFFENSIVE IN THE WEST.
Another Successful British Raid.
Londos, August 27. Field Marshal Bir Douglas Haig reports:We rudosmfully raided this morning east of Out Taverns, taking prisoners.
Useless Enemy Efforts.
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London, August 27.
More Plain Talking at Moscow.
London, August 27..
BINGLE COPY 10 CENTB.
136 PER ANNUM,
CHINA AT WAR.
The Austrian Minister's Repty
war as follows:-
I have the honour to sokoom-
to-day of the following tenours
(Text of Chinase Note}- Ja reply, I have the honour to inform Your Erosilency that I
Note and am awaiting intructions from my Government. have taken cognisance of your
ledge the reosipt of your Nots of
I cannot hers ester into the
The... Austrian Minister "baa. Beater's correspondent at Moscow says that the Minister of Finance, M. Nekran if, in addressing the Conference, indulged in replied to China's declaration of some plain talking. He pointed out the enormous increas of paper money whih was admitted by the new regime to be much more · Poking, 14th August, 1917, A French communique states:-The Germans were most only than the old. New administrative bodies were absorbing Your Excellency, active last sight on the Aiane. After lively bombardments, special enormous sums. Financial diffoultion ware largely dus to the
Strike Efforts Fall detachments attacked at various points, notably to the outh of Moisy increase in the pay of the workers and the reduction of revenus
Landon, August 27. Farm, esat and west of Gerpy and on both sides of streHartebise He foreshadowed monopolies, specially in tes Monement. Our watchfulness frustrated the stampit, and the
Renter's correspondent at Petrograd says that the aforts of the enemy did not secure the slightest gain. A violent ensay counter attack attempted to drive us back from the southern outskirts of Beater exye that information received from the Italian Head Beaumont, on the right bank of the Mense, but our fire anihilated Moscow agitators to incite a strike at Petrograd failed. Work was
Composition of Moscow Conference.
London, August 27. quarters emphasises the Italiane' great progress towards overcoming the efforts and we held all the positions won. Orer 1,100 unwounded not interrupted, except in a few fetorice. the obstacles mentioned on August 21. The Iuliane now possess men, including thirty two officers, were made prisoner on the 26th
Heater's correspondent at Moscow says that the Conference most of the platese of Bainuissa, between Tolmino and Monte instant. Three enemy aeroplanes were brought down and four Santo, which the Austrians had transformed into a most formidable forced down uncontrolled into their own lines. "We copiously was attended by 2,500 delegates, 488 representing foar Damas, 100 arguments and feel honna the Peasants, 220 the Soldiers and Workmen's Delegate of declaration of war, but feel bound declaration as unconstitutional camp, with several lines of defences bristling with guns. bombed serodrome batments and bivouace, entrenched
Rasais, 147 municipalities, 118 Zmatvos and towns, 150 industrial to state that I must consider this Germans Admit. Anglo-French Successes.
organisations and banks. 313 co-operative organisations and 176 and illegal, seeing that according The enemy is in full retreat, his machine game and light artillery
London, August 27. being engaged on a depth of from six to nine kilometres in a straight
A Gorman official wireless message states:Violent. English professional unions. The Maximaliste have decided to lears the to so high an authority as the former President Li Yuan-bang line over most difficult terrain.
attanks to the north-west of Lens heavily broke down. The enemy Hall unless the majority agrees to hand over all rower to the Correspondents gire gruesome secounts of a visit to the battle- gained local advantages to the west of Le Catelst. The French Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates. General Kornilo has arrived [anch a declaration require the field at Belo, where the Italians sliced most deeply into the heart of csplured Beaumont village and Fornes and Ohsume woods, bat our and has had an enthusiastic welcome. Es declared that he would approbation of both Houses of the Austrian resistance. Me. Percival Gibbon telegrapbe counter thrust regained (them?) with hundreds of prisoners. sell the Army that the watchword of Moscow, was not Internation-probation
Italy is not playing at war. She pays the price of her victories, Fighting continues. and the currency with which she pays lies under a vebesat sun,
A French communique states:-Do the left bank of the Meuse, swollen hideously and awaiting burial." But within Selo itali The air is poisoned with the stench there was a bloody masesore. of heaps of dull grey corpse of Austrians alsughtered by Italien there have been fairly lively artillery ections, especially to the north bombers. The Italians had to face a veritable mase of machine of Hill 344. The enemy has not attempted to attack our new gun positions, which would have been impregnable without the positions. preparatory bombardment. The British guns alone fred 15,000 aheila on the first day. The booty at Selo is incalonlable and includes numerone bowitzsts. The Austrian Brigade Headquarters underground were fitted up with every lazury.
The Price of Victory.
London," August 28.
Austrians in Extreme Desperation.
London, August 27. An Italian official 'wireless maninge staten :-At Bainsiszs the atraggle has increased in intensity. The enemy, in extrems desperation," with, stronger forces, is seeking to prevent us pro- guessing on the eastern edge of the plateau. We are overcoming the resistance at various points. We took 500 prisoners yesterday.
TROUBLE IN GERMANY.
Strikes and Epidemics.
London, Angeek 27. Beater's correspondent at Zurich tays that four thousand emitha have struck work in a munitione fotory at Prague. The troope have arreused three bandred and compelled them to resume. German papers report the spread of intestinal diseases, especially dysentery.
"ANOTHER BRITISH AERIAL RAID,
London, Angust 27. The Admiralty sunounces that the Naval Service carried out a on Starday night on St. Denis Westrem serodrome and raið "dropped many bombe." One of our machines is missing.
GERMANY SEIZÍNU CHINESE PROPERTY,
London, August 27. According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Berlin newspapers state that Commander-in-Chief et Brandenburg has ordered the seizure of all property and banking accounts belonging
to the Ohinese Government.
BRITISH FAITH IN RUMANIA.
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Germans Refrain from Attack.
London, August 28.
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A Strong British Attack.
London, August 27.
A German official wireless messaze states:---A strong English alfack to the west of Ypres failed. Beaumont during the early. engagementa remained ours.
Anglo-Freach Congratulations.
London, August 27.
Benter's correspondent at the British Headquarters asalon that Field Marshal Bir Douglas Beig telegraphed to General Petain on the 21st instant as follows:-" All ranks in the British Armies in France jin in hearty congratulations to you and your galisat Armies for the splendid results gained at Verdun yesterday. The snemy will not be able to endure many more such blows,”
General Petain replied on the 22ad instant as follows: "Hearty thanks for the kind congratulations of the gallant British. troops, who have brilliantly distinguished themes/ves again during the last few days in Flanders and at Leas. They will touch the hearts of the soldiers at Vordun, who are gaited to their Allie, by a common determination to win and a common assurance of success." Another British Attack.
London, August 28.
Field Merahal Sir Douglas Haig says:-After heavy rain all day long, we attacked, this afternoon east and south-east of Linge- marok. The first reporte indieste satisfactory progress. We drove cff raiders north of Lone Oar seroplanes vigorously cutried out reide and observations. They effectively machine-gunned batteries. of transport and infantry. Enemy sircraft was aggressive. We drove dowa foar and brought down three others. Two of oura aza missing.
THE RUSSIAN OPERATIONS.
A German Cisim.
London, August 27.
A Garman official wireless message states We occupied positions which the Russians yielded on the south bank of the
Daecs.
Good Work on the Black Sea.
German Captures.
London, August 27.
A Bassian official wireless message states:--Enemy sttacks to London, Aogast 27. The Prese-Barean snnounces that Mr. Lloyd George has sent a be month of Qons and north east of Sovej failed. Coopersting message to the Premier of Romania on the anniversary of her entry with the Flest, we raided Ords, in the Black Bes. The enemy fired into the war. He pays a tribute to the Ramanians courage and from bospitals. We destroyed official buildings and blew ap eleven endurance in the cause for freedom against antocracy. This one motor-boats and seven felaccss, can never fail, however long" its triomphe be delayed. The re-creation of the Ramanien Army and the resistance it is now.
▲ Germen official wireless message erstes:We captured making against the enemy ander difficult conditions provides a magnificent example of the strength of freedom it inspires in free important positions to the east of Czarnowitz, taking 1,000 people, sad is also a proof of the Allied determination to win the prisoners and six gʊas. victory,
VOTES FOR CANADIAN SOLDIERS.
Loaden, August 27.
Londen, August 27,
THE GERMANS and belgiúm,
Lɔndon, August 27,
The Belgian Government is informed that the Germans have According to Reuter's correspondent at Ottawa, the Soldiers ordered the Courtrai Back to transfer all valgsbles to Braseels. Voting Bill which is now practically through all its stages in the
RUSSIAN GENERAL'S TRIAL." Dominion House of Commons, as amended by the Committee,
London, August 27. enfranchises all overesas soldiers enlisted in Capads. Those not regularly domiciled will role as if living in the constituency in
Beater's correspondent at Petrograd anys that, asked in the which they enlisted. The right to vote is conferred on Hindus in course of his trial whether he possessed a fortune, General British Colombia and also où Canadian Indiana eerving overseas..
Sakhomlincf replied that be had only 400,000 roubles. His wife Lad nothing. Sizig out of one hundred and thirty witnesses informed the Court that they were unable to ooms and give evidence. The defence asked for a postponement of the trial, but the Court-refused.
AFFAIRS IN ABYSSINIA.
London, August 27. Reater's correspondent at Áðia Abeba naye that the ex-Emperor, Li Yano, bao escaped from Magdala, where he was surrounded for three months. After defeating three hundred Government soldiers he took refuge in a neighbouring mooolkin. The Prime Minister bas been arrested and put in obainus for conspiring to overthrow the Government.
DUTCH VILLAGE BOMBED.
BRITAIN'S FOOD OUTLOOK BETTER.
Londok, Angust 27.
alism," but "Patriotism" and "Victory." M. Kerensky, in a speeal' at a military fets at the Hippodrome, declared that he was convinced that the trops at Moscow would not only drive back, the enemy at the Front but would also crush any attempt at a counter- revolution.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RUSSIAN GENERAL TRIED BY JURY,
Petrograd, Aug. 27, General Korniloff has left for Moscow after conciliatory telephonic conversations with the Premier, M. Kerensky.
The trial of General Sukhomlinoff on various charges, including gross neglect of his duties while holding the post of Minister of War, is proceeding before the first jury ever empanelled in Russia
General Yanouschkevital, ex-Chief of the General Staff, deposed and described the terrible plight of the army owing to the almost complete lack of projectiles, and rifles on the outbreak of war: The accused, he said, disregarded hundreds of army requests for ammunition and the Ger mans, taking advantage of their knowledge of this state of affairs, brought up their artillery close to the Russian positions and created fearful havoc in the ranks.
A WISE MOVE IN AMERIČA.
Washington, Aug. 27. Representatives of the Government and the Federation of Labour have agreed to the adjustment of disputes in shipyards. The example is likely to be followed by other trades, thus obviating any possibility of troubles during the wur.
AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.
Adelaide, Aug. 27. A coalition government has been formed comprising three Libérals and three Nationalists with the Hon. A. H. Penke as Premier.
His Excellency..
WANG TA-HSIKH,
Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Reply Returned. The reply of the former Austrian Minister, Dr. von" Bosthorn, to the Note of the Chinese Govern- |ment informing him that war had been declared upon his country, has been returned, says the Pak ing Daily News The reply wa returned on the ground that sa these two countries, are now at war, Dr. von Rostborn could no longer be recognised sean official. reprezentative of Austris-Hungary" and has therefore no right tacam- rdunjaste with the Ministry of Foreign Adairs officially bands
The former Austrian Minister- tried to interfere in Chiness, ins ternal affairs when he said in hin reply that I must consider this declaration as unconstitutional- and illegal, ceeing that scoording to so high sa authority as the former President Li Yasn-hung“ each a declaration requires tha approbation of both Houses of Parliament." Whether or not Obian's declaration of war is 001+ atitotional, it is out of plass for an official of an enemy country to Bay. The Kuomintang lenders know very well how to exploit this aspect of the war question eren without his calling their attention to it. Unless Dr. TOR Basthorn wished us to infer that he were one of thore who spent money lavishly in preventing members of the recently dissolved Parliament from according their approval to the war policy, it is saly of his own profit, but when unwise for him to drag the Chi-
• diplomat is guilty of obscuring nese Constitution into his reply. frate in a diplomatic negotiation Having been handed his passport, Some of the views of Nietz he is thinking of his country.be has no other alternative but to return home. Prior to his de- "Blood and Brass," a highly We may depend upon the re-parture, the less said the better. scheand Treitschkeare taken from Politics," interesting and illuminating Germanielog of Alsace, but not We need to entertain a high pamphlet of the German mind, of Livonis and Kurland. There opinion of him. This opinion issued by T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd. ao other coares is open to as bai has since been somewhat revined. to keep the subject race in as un. Bis reply accounts for itsrevision. A Germany's relentines sub- I warn you against pity: from civilised a condition sa possible, 1, Adelphi Terrace, London.
KING ALEXANDER AT SALONICA.^
Salonica, Aug. 27.
King Alexander has arrived. He visited the devastated quarters of Balonica and the camps of the homeless. The King was received by the Allied Generals and a guard of bonour, and was loudly cheered by the populace.
LEADERS OF GERMAN -- THOUGHT.
it will one day arise a heavy cloaded thus prevent them from marine policy has been endorsed for men. Verily, I am weather-becoming a danger to their hand-endorsed it must have bees, otherwise Germany and Austria. wise!" Zarathustra: Of the fa! of cas queror." Politica."
Thore very men who are so would have parted company long Pitiful."
Hatred, delight in mischief, strictly kept within bounds by go-China could not, even if she who, in their so desired, declare war upon Gere rapacity and ambition, and whe good manne. ever else is called evil, belong to behaviour to one another, show many and coatione friendly to- the marvellous economy of the themselves eo inventive in con-wards Auskis at the same time. 07nservation of the race. "Joyous sideration, self-control, delicacy, Lf any justification is needed for loyalty, pride scd friendship China's declaration of war apon The Rhine.
Is & those very men are to the outside Austria, this is sufficient, Wisdom."* ̧
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Politica,"
Tramway Company's trafika The etstesman has no right to figration, violation, torture, with male statement of the Bongking The final returns by the Food Production Department of the warm his hands with smug self as much gaiety and equanimity receipts for the weak ending Receipis Becules for acreage under cora and potatoes for the 1917 barvest, show that laudation at the smoking rains of se if they had merely taken pert August 25, 1917
for week. instead of a'total net increase of 347,000 Borea there is an actual his Fatherland, and comfort him in some student gambol." inctrase of 388,000 acres over the area ander cultivation in 1916: self by saying, "I have never Deep in the nature of all these
$13,933. $455,948 The figures do not include the vast increase in the potato harvest lied";" this in a monkish type of noble races there lurks unmistak...
ably the best of pray, the "blond This Year:... from gardeon and allotments. Taking into account the decrease virtue," Politica." London, August 27,
onconscientions beset" lustfully roving in search Last Year 27 15,116 #491,816 Esatai's correspondent at Flashing says that an oaknown which was originally anticipated, the total groan increase in 650,000
Book Exchange he is thinking!logy of Morals," airman, at 11,30 on August 25, bombed the village of Cadzand, acres on farms alone. This is equivalent to five weeks' extra speculator in telling lies upon the of booty and victory,-"Genes Inorm
foodstalls for the entire population. marth of the Boldt. There was no damage,
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