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THE GERMAN THrust in Russia.
Increasing the Menace to Petrograd.
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THE WESTERN FRONT.
London, September 7.
Sharp Fighting Reported.
Lindon, September 7, Banter's correspondent at Petrograd says that the Commissioner Reater's correspondent at the Britieb Headquarters maya there: on the Northern Front telegraphs that the Army is still Sghting has been a good deal of sharp fighting north of the Fredinborg, steady rearguard sations. The railway sad roadway east of Riga | Zanebeke road, where we have driven the enemy out of seversi runs between two lakes forming a bottle-neck, through which the concrated paste, bat bave not retained possession of all of these. whole Army had to pass under continuous fire Toe German The Germane launched a counter-attack at mid-day on September 6 Oar artillery pat down a heavy burrage, breaking up the bombordineat of the coast mouth of Parman suggests the intenting of in mase,
A big gan doel ocations in landing, with the view to an advanes on the railway centre of Valk, assault and inflating heavy losses. which would isolate Revel and increase the menace to Petrograd. this regio. The Hans continue to bomb hospitals. The latest The operations east of Riga consist of three simaltaceous advances, infamous exploit was an aerisi attack on the St. Louis sad Baryard the first along the coast; the second, on the north-east, from Uzkuli America Hospital. Two persons were killed and twenty wounded, with a view to catting the Pakof Railway; and the third, to the east, the latter including ten westients,
A German Post Rushed. threatening the Russians right of the Deina. Future developments are uncertain, the advance of the Garmane northwards simply means the occupation of a greater atarration ares, whereas an advance to the hath would augment the loudstaff; of Germany.
THE WAR OUTLOOK.
Mr. Lloyd George on the Russian Collapse.
London, 8-ptember 7.
London, September 7.
Field Marshal Sir Duzla. Haig, in a commasigas, saya;—We rashed a hostile post we of Quant and captured a machine gun. We repulsed raids near Line and Armentieres. Strong counter- attacks north of Frez saberg against positions we gained yesterday compelled as to return to our line.
French Aerial Successes.
London, September 7.
A French communique says:—We repulsed an enemy surprise. attack south of Ailies. Tores German aeroplause were brought down, and twelve were forced down crippled. Our sir squadrons dropped a ton of bombs on the railway station at Taicoville and a ton-and-a-quarter on the railway station at Woip py.
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ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS OF PEACE. German Military Power Must be Broken.
London, September 7,
Mr. Lloyd George, in his speech at Birkenhead, said that the whole of the Allied cause and the freedom of the world depended In our sex supremacy, which he was certain would be more than maintained. German statesmen and the German Press had taken great pains to show the insecuracy of the figures, he reaantly gave in the House of Commons regarding submarinism, and the apsed. with which our shipping losses were being made good. The figures ho gave were absolutely correct, and that fact put sa end to all the enemy's hopes of winning. He was absolutely convinced that Ger
Writing to a correspondent, condemning peace talk, Sir man submarines would never be able to bose down the strength of the British Empire or the hopes of the Allies. He admitted that Edward Carson says that he has not yet seen single waggation the recent news from Russia wow disquieting, bát he had slesys how a recurrence of the present calamities-cin be prevented, if the Ha endorses thought that the Revolation, when it came, would postpone victory. Germans' lawless temper remains anrepentant. He had expected an earlier recovery of Rosis, but we must be President Wilson's declaration that no terms signed by the present patisat. The Bassian leaders, who were all brave and patriotic Germosa rulers would afford the slightest security for the more certus than that just men, knew that in the enemy attempts at Rigs the fate of the peace of the world. Nothing was Revolution was at stake, and they would do their utmost to defend in the proportion as the military defeat of Germany was incomplete the fruits of the Eerolation, The Bassian leaders were repairing, the duration of peace would be short. He inside that the crashing under fire, the machine which had broken down, and he was con- of German military power is essential in order to make fresh fident that they would finally succeed. His chief concern was not the aggression impossible for a long time. When this is sohieved, she effect of Russia's failure to save the war, bat its effects on the ouse League of Nations may possibly be established with the hope of of the democracy of the world. Oppressed people took a long to safeguarding a durable peace. We must therefore carry on till get accustomed to freedom s free people to get accustomed to victory is gained and the gul of deliverance renchéd. oppression. He was moat gratified as the failure of the German attempts to sow dissension between the Allies in the Essi and the Allies in the West, Germany bad now only decided to invade Basein brosuse all their other methode and machinations had failed. He scornfully repadiated the calumas that England was responsible
According to Renter'a correspondent at Paris, Lord French, for the war. England drew the sword in to sour of her pledged word. Had Ramis been a democracy in 1914, she would never have interviewed by Le Journal on the Battle of the Marne, said allowed barself to be trampled on by a confederacy of autocracy, he was astonished that General von Klack did not attempt in The crisie in Ruiz should be viewed as despondeatly bar hope break through, All the honour for planning the batt a belonged fally, for he believed that Russia will recover and play a great part to General Joffre, and the success was largely dae to the yet before the end of the war in saving the world from Prusis do Anglo-Freach easterly movement. He paid a tribute to the minstion. Though there were dark clouds in the Rusisu sky, the speed of the British advance, making the Germane, retreat fifty kilometres is four days. He also warmly tributed Sir Dangle sun was shining on the banners of the Allies in all other war theatres. Germany might boast of victories in the Eat Azsina: Haig and General Allenby and also the irresistible valour of the anresisting forces, but she had her reply in the access of the Allies French. He was ansble, owing to the lack of some divisions which in the West, specially the recent success of the Italians. America, were sent elsewhere, to follow up the success and take Lille. Refer- who had now come into the coufi.of, had never toown defest and ring to hie continual demands for guns sad menisions, Lord this time also she, with the Allies, would triumph over the fuz. French stated that Lor: Kitchener declared that they would take For all those reasons be asked them to be of stout beart. There eight years to manufacture, but Mr. Lloyd George accomplished an might be stony paths to climb, but we would climb them; our even bigger task. He concluded by saying there was not the footpaths might be bloodstained, bas we should reach the heights, lightert doubt of our complete victory. and then, in front, we should see the rich valleys and plains of a new world,-{Load Oheers). Un
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
London, September 7. An Italian off sini message statea ; —North-sast of Gorizie, the enemy baving suffered heavily, he is desperately resisting. We took 204 prisonere zomerday,
CANADIAN PREMIER'S BREAKDOWN.
London, September 7... The Times correspondent at Oltawa says that Sir Robert Borden has collapsed under the strain of work. He will probably be unable to attend the Commons for the remainder of the & sssion,
JAPANESE MISSION IN AMERICA. -
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London, September 7. Buter's correspondent at Washington says that the conferences of the Japanese Mission have been officially opened. The Mission is principally connerned with supplying: Japan with steel, to facilitase enormous shipbuilding plaas,
AUSTRALIA'S NEW RAILWAY.
London, September 7. The Times correpondent at Sydney says that only thirty-six miles of the Trans-Continental Railway ramsin to be constructed. The Minister of Railways experts that it will be completed early in October. It is intended to rin luxarions fast trains. It in anticipated that mail steamers may decide not to come paas Fremantle.
GERMANY BRISING HOLLAND.
London, September 7, According to Eater's correspondent at Washington, it is reported in divlematio oiroles that Germany is pressing Holland to permit enbmarines to use the Scheldt with's view to establishing à base at Antwerp, promising post-war irade facilitisa,
ABYSSINIAN UNREST.
London, Beptember 7. According to Reuter's corespondent st Adis Ababa, after a tarou battle near Domnis, Lidj Yasa's Army was 'eanted. His beat ale were killed. - Thema is a report that he shot himself" while
resigned.
THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE.
Lord French Gives His Opinions.
London, September 7.
FRENCH CABINET RESIONS,
London, September 7. Reater'a correspondent at Paris states that the Cabinet hae President Poincara has asked M, Ribot to reconstruct is,
ENEMY CONSPIRACY IN AMERICA:
London, September 7.
Beater's correspondent at Nw York eye that the raid on pro-Germen organisations, mentioned yesterday, has rovosled a plat- to destroy the western crops by wrecking the implements, and also: copper and other mining organisations. It in alleged that German- American firms wore financing the conspiracy,
MORE PAY FOR TOMMIES.
London, September 7. The Daily Chronicle says that the pay of soldiers is shortly to be increased by fifty per cent.
U. S. WAR BONDS.
London, September 7. Benter's Washington correspondent saya the Houm of R⚫pre- centatives has unsoimously ratified the iwns of War Bonda totalling 11,358 million dollars, ~
THE KAISER-TSAR TELEGRAMS.
London, September 7, ' According to Heater's correspondent st Ametsaam, ■ Berlin age confirme the authenticity of the Kaiser and Teir telegrame of 1904 and 1915, but maintains that the Kaiow's attitude wan in shed because Bitsin refused to allow Germany to coil, Admiral Radzjetvensky's Fleet,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE RUSSO-RUM-NIAN FRONTS
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A virelow German official message statos: Our cavalry defeated the luasian rearguards near Newkalpon, south- westward of Nitati and 43 miles eastward of Riga
A Romanian communique of Bept. 4 states: Between Moania and Varnitza and the sector of Varnitza-Maraäestä our artillery dispersed masses of the icemy preparing to attack. The enemy endeavoured to break through between Varnitzs and Monasticaru but, were repulsed, after beavy. fighting.
- ANNIVERSARY OF Marne battle.
Raris, Sept. &
President Poincare, accompanied by M. Fainiave and Genera!" Fatain, visited the American Army Headquarters and in- spected the troops. Thereafter they proceeded to Champag ne, where they were joined by several Ministers and the foremost Generals. M. Ribot made a speech in which be recalled the intrepid services of Generals Jofre, Foch, Du Franche Disperet, Gallieni and Mancury, who had wou the battle of the Mame, of which this was the third anniversary. The Marne would remain" a famous date marking a deci sive moment in the history of humanity. France was not "fighting to conquer territory. She only wanted the provinces torn from her. She would not compromise on this demand. Restitution of Alsace Lorraine was not a question which could be submitted to diplomatists' discussion. It was the one first condition for the establishment of the rights of sations which would guarantee peace against fresh violence. -
M. Ribot in demanding reparation for the ruin inflicted on France said he did not ask Germany to pay a punitive sum but that she be compelled to repair the evil done in France. It rents with the German people to give guarantees for a lasting. peace by freeing themselves of the tyranny of military despotism. If Germany, refuses to become a peaceful demo- cracy she risks her economic interests being affected, for she cannot complain of other nations seeking to protect themselves to the utmost degree. He concluded with an ex- pression to friends and Allies of France's unbreakable con- Edence in the ultimate success of the common task:
THE WESTERN FRONT.
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British Drop Many Bomb
London, Sept. 7. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy on several occasions yesterday interrupted the work of our artillery and aeroplanes and also attacked our long distance raiders. We dropped eight bombs on Ghent railway sidings, five on sheds at Maubeuge, fifty-four un billets at Douxi, thirty-eight on aerodromes at Cambrai, ten on serodromes at Courtrai, eight on aerodromes at Lille and eighty-nine on other targets. We brought down five and drove down five enemy machines and three of ours are missing.
There has been heavy rain. We slightly advanced our posts south-westward of Lens and repulsed a counter-attack with considerable enemy casualties. The enemy twice at- tempted to raid eastward of Armentieres and on the second attempt succeeded in entering the trenches but were im-. mediately driven out. We carried out local attacks on strong points northward of Frezenberg, and made some pro- gress. The enemy heavily shelled Armentieres all day. Hostile air raids on Tuesday night killed 37 German prisoners and wounded 43.
A wireless German official message states: English local attacke north-eastward of Ypres and near Lons failed.
More Hug Brutality,
London, September 6.
Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquartere says: The Germans made an air attack on the military bos- pital at Vedelaincourt last night, lasting for three and a half hours, 19 being killed and 23 wounded. The Germans attacking Tadelaincourt specially aimed at a shed where some of the severely wounded from Verdun were lying. The attack began at 10.30 and continued until 3 a.m. the nero... planes flying over the sheds dropped bombs every twenty or thirty minutes. During the last month a hundred, includ ing several women, have been killed or wounded by enemy aviators at Vadelaincourt alone.
PEACE WARNING BY SIR EDWARD CARSON,
London, Sept. 7.
Bir Edward Carsof writing ta e correspondent condemna the very loose and mischievous peace talk and points out that some people seem to imagine that we have only to conclude a treaty with Germany and all will be well. He proceeds to depict the preparations thereafter for the next conflict with intensified methods of warfare, and shows that a peace treaty does not necessarily secure peace in the only sense in which it can really serve for the progress of humani- y. He refers to the platitudes about the League of Nations to enforce peace pointing out that such a league existed to protect Belgium, and respect of the Hague Conventions out the Germans brazenly repudiated the pledges and boldly" claimed the right to do whatsoever they pleased.
ITALIAN HAUL OF PRISONERS.
Rome, Sept. 7. The Austrian prisoners now number 30,000. The total enemy losses since the beginning of the offensive is estimated Al 120,000.,
Mr. Percival Gibbon, who is with the Italians says: Ave- trian attacks in Carso are proceeding on a ten mile front, from Kostanyevice to the coast, The contour of the ground gives the enemy an advantage, especially in the valley of Pre- tovizza, which is a favourable highway for the assailants around Selo, Enemy, shock troops attacked seven times, each time breaking, against the defence on the uplands towards Hermada Attackers supported by furious artill ery fire entered Italian positions at two points on Hill 146. overlooking the marshes at the mouth of the Timavo. The Anglo-Italian guns on the hill barraged, cutting off rein- forcements and the Italians in the afternoon counter-attack- ed and re-established the positions by sundown. The Aus- trian losses were very heavy,
GERMAN SOCIALISTS DISAGREE.
Zurich, Sept. 7 According to the Mannheim Volkstimm" there is a new split among the Government Socialista specially the South German party leaders owing to the latter approving. of Prezident Wilson's view point in reply to the Papal note.
MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
Landon, Sept. 7p.
Se Onwyn Murray has been appointed permanent Sec retary of the Admiralty in succession to Bir Graham Greene, who becomes Secretary of the Ministry of Munitions.
THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE._____
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THE SILVER MARKET.
London, September 6 Mesars, Montagut's repart un thi silver market says that the pries of 481 1, is a record since, invaty, 1891. A stream of orders fromTM Briain and abroad for coinsge and trade continues. The mout important foot bearing upon the steigth of the market, however, is the remarkable firmuss of the Shanghai exchange, which you terday was dealt, tu'ss high as 41. 101. at parity. · At this figura. etivar could be banght proß, at much higher prices thsa quoted hers. The Baj's prohibi tion of the export or import of silver coincides with a further increase in the Indian Treasury's bolding of eilver, which is the largest since the clons of 1915,
ALLIED CONFERENCE.
America to Decline Invitation
For tue Present:
Washington, July 19.-The Jaited States has been officially avited by the Allied Govern menin to participate in the Inter- Allied Uonference to be held in Paris some time this month, but has decided that for the present it will not be necessary to tako part in snon meetings not directly: affecting this country's part in the war, It was officially e plained at the State Department that while: this course, was fol- lowed at present, it was act to bi saken as an indication of a par manent policy..
· Th› Paris conference was stated in the invitation to be largely militery, and upon the Belkaa itnation, The United States at present has no direct interest in . that question an affecting its own war plaus, it was stated, except is it read a on the whole wat situation. ➡ It is not deemed necessary for this country so interfere in military and diplo matio questions with which it has |no, immediate coboara.-
Nevertheless it la realised that sa a fiaal settlement of the world wer is reached the v.fce of the United States will have to become Increstingly important in ibu- attempt to secure a jost · pasos which shall free the world from canses of future wars... On that bsais the Government in exzmia» ing the various plans ́of" reca "struction' suggested and will, when it deems the moment ripe, suggest equitable” adjustments. This time, however, in thought not yet to have arrived,
**As yet few details of the Paris. conference hava boon ressiyad boce, but it is understaɔd it will discuss the whale Balkan gaset- fon in view of Greeos's active:: satrance into the war, which. |changes both" "the" military and
the diplomatic situation there.
The Balonios campaign is known to be one of the subjects: for discussion and it is presumed that the advisability of an advanÓN. there, sided by Geneve's fortes; is the main consideration. Already the Allie han che than 100. 000 men in that motor, with Greecs able to add another 250,- |000⠀ às soon as they can be
mobilized and equipped."
Similarly, Groocs a entry into the war pecsesitates'a reajust- ment in the diplomatic situation especially as Greece and Laly have not been in, perfent nonord: sɛ to the Balkans. - Italian (200) have found is neoosiery, during Greens's indecision, tar Greek territory na far Janina, which probably s
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