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SATURDAY,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
THE NEW BRITISH THRUST,
A COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL OFFENSIVË.
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How the Victory will Ald Future Progress.
London, September 21.
SEPTEMBER
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
· PRO-BRITISH DEMONSTRATION IN ARGENTINA.
Londen, September 21. According to Reu e "a correspondent at Buenos Airer, the British cruiser Glasgow bua arrived, escorted by numerous beflagged steamera and yachts. She was welcomed with: malutes from guDE and the singing of anthems by the obeering crosede. Pro-British speechen were delivered from the balcony of a hotel, where the Commander of the Glasgow and the British Minister addressed the crowd.
CANADA'S WAR DETERMINATION.
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TELEGRAMS.
BATTLE STORIES.
(Reuter's Service to the Telegraph.")
The Taking of Hill 60,
THE SILVER MARKET.
NEW SOUTH EUROPE STATE.
The coveted ridge, against which the Germans bassted that
London, September 20, the British dashed themseivas vainly on July 31 and August 15, fall
Beater statee that silver stands yesterday morning. The new canning system of enemy defence
nt 54. The market is firm. Det was mastered by method sad doggedness. This system of pill-boxes
London, beptember 21. in shell holes was evolved by the Germans when they found that
Mesure, Samuel Montage & Co's. the old trench system had been battered to pieces by our artillery.
ailver report states that the price They made forward positions without a definite line, building
of silver at 54 is a record since innumerabis concrete blockhouser, so arranged in depth that they
London, September 21.
September, 1890. The rise in enfiladed each other. They were so strong that only a direct bit
Beater's correspondent at Ottawa saya that the Dake of due to supplies again being in by a heavier abeli was able to damage them. Sach direct hit was Devonshire read the Speech from the Throne prorogating Parlis-soficient to meet the demand. most difficult on a small mark like a concrete house, holding at the ment, concluding by saying: "Although the etrem of war in increas- most fifty men. These little garrisons were mostly machine ingly severe, the people of Canads are resolved in the supreme gunners. They were picked men, specially trained for outpost purpose of achieving, through victory, an abiding peace. They have work, being able to severely damage so advancing battalica so not faltered, and whatever further efforts are necessary will be much that the forward lines, passing through and beyond them, unhesitatingly made, in the stern determination that the already would be spent and weak when exposed to the attack of the vast sacrifices shall not be in vain.” Stosatruppen, epecially trained for counter-attacking, which were held in reserve. These hard,,nuts beve cow been cracked by a new method of seduit, planned with great forethought, with the result that the British have conquered the high ground which the Germans regarded as the supreme strategic point in this sector. completed. Testerday morning's attack began slightly in advance of the line won on July 31, sad which has since been held by the English: troops with wonderful tenacity against the repeated attacks of sixteen divisione, while behind them was matoring the blow which Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig has now delivered.....
Esemy Lossi Unusually Great.
QUEBEC'S NEW BRIDGE,
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• London, September 21. Beuter's correspondent at Quebec states that the new bridge is
Slovenes, Croats and Serbs One Nation,
“Our mine was a regular beauty. I'd seen one before, but
it was nothing compared with this. I don't think 1 would like to see another one. They say it”: buried nearly two.hundred Wur temburgers. I was wounded. “One hears a great deal," said before the explosion; and the in cfficer, "about the taking of shock turned meus sick" sa, a Wytichnete, and Messines and the tripper on a Margale steamer, I ridge, but not so much about the don't remember much more attack on Bill 60 Eat the men except the roar of dar gane, till I who had to hold the Ypres salient woke up properly in hospiul.” knew all about that hill, and what a menace it was.”
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the ridge; in fact it is only
"It is nothing like as high as
mound.
Another men had been wound- ed after the attack was over, and scrust of the whole affair. he was able to supply a very clear But Wytschsets was
"We left our trenches facing. some way behind the Germad I think. due north, and formed up line, while the Hill was only in No Man's Land. It was queer a few yards from us. And in to stand there sad never a shot Flanders a very slight rise being fired at us. Then we did a at close quarters may make half right_form_which brought all the difference between life and as heading north-east, and after death for anyone on the lower that it was just a case of walking ground opposite. Observers and forward, dodging the shellholes esipers on the Eill could kill mar, and bits of barbed wire,” or get them killed, in the trenches, "It wasn't easy to find our wheress it was gun fire they phjrativna though, The whole directed from the Ridge. Ballets position has been olowa to pieces.
· Carto, July 26 –The Serbian.
are worse than shells I think, and] by our guns, and some of the Press Bureau has issued a state- certainly the men in the salient waves went too far at first, A message from Atlantic City states that Lord Northoliffe has ment that at a conference of mem- were more excited over the taking and others not far enough, promised the Convention of the Chambers of Commerce to convey be of the former Coalition of that beastly little tamales, because you simply couldn't fad. to the proper quarters suggestions that Mr. Lloyd George, Lord Cabinet, the present Cacinet, and than they were about the much trace of the trench where you Field Marshal Sir Douglas Heig reporte-More detailed Derby, General Santa and Mr. Hughes should visit the United the representatives of the Jugo bigger business of the Ridge had to stop. Things were soon accounts of yesterday's battle confirm the completeness of the said that the whole spirit of the Convention was war to the bitter changed on all questions relating
States to counteract the anti-Hritish propaganda. Lord Northolite Slav Committes, views were exitself." access. Local attacks in the evening in the neighbourhood of
That was the general character Tower Hamlets, north-east of Langemarck, cleared up a number of end. He rejiced to find sa increasing sentiment in favour of the to the life of the Serbians, Greate strong points and completed the capture of the objectives in those retention of the former German Colonies by South Africs and and Slóvaks in their future united given to Hill 60 by one who had | been for long one of the defenders localities. It is now established that the enemy's casualties were
state. Complete unanimity on of the Sallent. A Londoner, with uzuenally grest in many counter-attacks in the afternoon and
every question that arome pre-bearily bandaged right arm, evening by considerab'e forces. Toe clear light in the latter® part
added farther details about the of the day enabled us to obtain warning of impending attacks and
"The authorised represent-{notazioan monod. the concentrated fire of rifs, machine guns and artillery in every
Slovenes declare that the desired that Hill 60 had disappeared stives of the Berk, Grosts and
"Most people at home imagin-
London, September 21.
Australis.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE FOR AMERICA?
Landon, September 21.75
IRISH EXPLOSIVES FACTORY DISASTER.
London, September 21.
of
The Press Bureau annonces that nine were killed by an case destroyed the advancing Garmac infantry. The obstinacy of explosion in an explosives factory in Ireland. The number the enemy's attacke only added to his losses, without recovering|icjared has not been sepertained. say valuable ground. The exhausted enemy did not counter- attack at night-time. We consolidated our positions undisturbed. 'Oar losses are light. We drove off email attacks west of 'Havrin. opart and west of Lens.
Separating the German Forces.
London, September 21, - The detailed character of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's commaniques is welcomed in the papers, which describe the new «Hensive se Haig's reply to the latest German pesce trap, The -“offensive is regarded as important strategically. Sir Douglas Haig is persistently pushing a big salient between the Ypres-Rulers and the Yprea-Menin rosds. Its extension nastwarde is a menace to the German position in Flanders and Northern France. The wedge driven in the enemy's front will separate the Germans south and north of the River Lys. If the movement ojotinass as it has begno, it will precipitate another voluntary retirement according to plan.
Hence General von Hindenbarg'a tremendous efforts to check the British" progress eastwards; With his army on a line joining the towns of Menin and Ralers, Sir Douglas Haig will be able to attack Lille from the north and Ostend from the south,
A Useful Starting Point.
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London, September 21. According to Beuter's correspondent at Paris; a semi-fficial maaange says that the new British effusive is not on so wide a front as the previous British and Freech offensive". It was restricted to positions east of Yores and was completely successful, the infantry in'a few hours attaining all the objectives and exceeding them at some points. The enemy's formidable fortifications were captured without excessive lose. Toia battle of the Mecin Road will have interesting results ou the British position in Flanders. The town of Ypres is now largely freed from enemy pressare while the British have installed more assily defensible positions which will be a useful starting point for the ultimate progress in Flanders. Preparing for the Retreat ?
London, September 21. Reater learns that the Belgian Government has received information that during the past three weeks a great portion of the civilian population at Bruges has been removed in order to perform military work b-bind the German frost. In Antwerp Province the Germans are making fresh requisitions. Bedsteads, blankets, sheets and lines have been so'zsc All news filtering across the frontier shows that for two months the civilian population near the German (roat in Flanders has been gaiaslly removed towerle the rear, only men obliged to work for the Army being retained,"
Indomitable Gallantry.
London, September 21. Beater's correspondent at the British Hes quartera staten:—— The more one hours about yesterday's great fight the more ore admires the masterly tactics and indomitable gallantry displayed. Never has the British Army had to trckle a tougher proposition than set by the ntisek apon ä defensive area of the great depth,] held so densely that it may be estimated that there was an AVOTARO of over four Germans to every yard of front. To the Aurics and some of the British troops, which served under General Plomer sa well at Mossine, fell what might have been expected to prove the stiffet port of the day's task. They soquitted themselves nobly. For the Australiane it was the most complete exccessful achievement of their glorious career,
(Part of message missing)
The strategic signifi suoa of yesterday's victory must eventualis manifest itself unmistakably. The value of this gain cannot be mesenred by mere sores of recovered territory, though that is sob stantial. It was a battle for commanding positions, and we have won a victory which leaves the enemy in this wide teset in Flanders sta súrious disadvantage,
The French Frost.
w London; September 21.
A French communique says ;—La Champagne, there is great activity in the heights regian. Our fire dispersed an Mounthaut, with serions enemy Iɔever,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.<
THE GREAT BRITISH SUCCESS,
London, Sept. 20.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-The attack this morning was eastward of Ypres on an eight mile front, between the Xpres-Comines Canal and the Ypres St. Aden railway. Great success attended our troops and positions of considerable military importance were won, beary casual- ties being inflicted. We nesembled the attacking regiments without incident. Despite a steady rainfall during the aight the first objectives were captured at an early hour,. including a number of conereted trong points and fortified farms, for possession of which there had been previous heavy fighting. The North-country regiments carried In- verness-Copse and the Australians stormed Glencorse wood and Nonneboschen. The Scottish and South African brigades. took Potsdam, Vampir and Borry farms. The West Lancas shire Territorials carried Iberian Farm and a strong point known as Gallipoli. We then advanced to assault the final objectives. English county troops on our right reached the line of their final objectives after sharp fighting in the woods borthward of the Ypres-Comines Canal, The North- country and Australian battalions in the centre penetrated the positions to a depth of over a mile and captured the whole of their objectives, including the hamlet of Veldhock. and the western portion of Polygon wood, Further north Zevenkok was captured and the London Highland Territor ials carried a second line of farms, including Rose Farm, Quebec Farm and Wuret Fann on the line of the final objectives. The wenther this morning cleared and aero planes were able to take a more active part in the battle, indicating the position to our troops and reporting hostile concentrations to our artillery. Thus & number of German counter-attacks, were broken op and others were repulsed by our infantry. The prisoners exceed 2,000. We captured a few guns. There was considerable aeroplane observation on Wednesday. We engaged hostile troops and transport and also dropped 12 tons of bombs on various targets and any other ton at night-time on billets and hatments. Six German machines were brought down and four driven down. Seven of ours are missing
men
* THE NEW ANTI-SUBMARINE DEVICE.
London, Sept. 20 Regarding the sicke cloud defence by ships against submarines, in addition to smoke boxes many merchant-. are carrying a special smoke funnel requiring. oil fuel for continual use One the smoke boxes are thrown overboard they cannot be recovered but if skilfully used completely baffle U-Boats. The Navy Department of the United States is causing the manufacture of buge quanti- ties of smoke boxes which the Department sthics should be carried by every vessel."
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS."A
Petrograd, Sept. 21.
3. Kerensky in repeating the Imperial Rescript onered that all the alcohol at distilleries and licensed premises ruust be used in the making of vinegar and mineral waters,
At the trial of General 'Bukhomlinoff the Public Prose- cutor urged that treason was proved. 'The shady characters who surrounded the accused would be charged with espionage.
Pourparlers between the Workinen's and Soldiers' Dele- gates at Petrograd and the Vice Hetmen of the Don Cosuneke have resalted in an agreement for 'a joint' meeting, the latter acquaiscing in the demand for a couft of inquiry into the General Kaledin affair providing that Coffack Delegates are allowed to attend.
"ANOTHER PEACE STATI MENT.
Amsterdam, Sept. 20. telegram from Berlin states that Dr, Michaliz making a peace statement in the Reichsteg on Sept. 27.
vailed.
straightened out, however, and we weren't long is getting the dag and put in order. trenches re
The third Garmin- line gava
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I shouldn't be surprised if we created a record for digging. I
ever saw trenches: appear quickly before. You see ww had nothing much to worry us. The Germans did not counter-attack, of our people is to free itself from after the mine sprang under it in same trouble. There were a good
and their barrage was rotten. all foreign oppraeina, and to the spring of 1915," he said. It many dag-outs here, and exe constitute itself into national and independent State Tores-Commines canal on the machine-gun emplacements which free, had Believe me. From the strong redoubts, with several ussed on the principle that every Boath to Sanctuary Wood itself had not been knocked out by our people is free to govern itself, and are agreed in considering that blessed Hill, no matter what part good deal of scrapping, but on the North, you could see ibat gans. I think one battalion had this State should be founded on of the line you were in. They they cleared it up, in fine style, the following modern and demo tell me that before we attacked, and the attack wasn't held ap oratis principles:---
the biggest mine of the lot was long. I was in the wave which The State of the Serbs, Croats blown up under it. I was hit took the last line. Hardly any and Slovence, who are also known just after the commencement of of an had been hit, and when the by the names of Forthern Slave the show, and didn't see the Hill supporting waves arrived, we had and Jago-Slavs, will be a free and after the mine bad gone up. Bat so many men that one could independent monarchy, with an I would not wind betting that scarcely move about for the crush. indivisible territory and unity of the old hill is still there even yet, W. could power. This Sate will be soon I hope our boys are putting it to pushed our attack another mile. essily have. atitational, democratic and parlie the same use an the Boches did or two, and it fairly broke some mentary monarchy with the when they held it." Karageorgevitch dyomaty, which
of the boy's bearte because they were not allowed to go on.” kas always shared the ideals and fellings of the nation in placing above everything else the national liberty and will, at its hand,
Another soldier, also wounded praise for our miners, and the at an early stage, was full of
secrecy with which they worked, "No wonder the old Hon did sot get to know abrut cur mines,' he said. “I had a pal in one of
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All these men were badly wounded, but everyson of them. was fall of enthusiasm at the El 60. splendid methods shown in taking
The name of this State will be the Kingdom of the Serbs, Crosta and Slovenes, and the title of the
We're a great army now, better "Make no mistake"; asid one. sovereign will be King of the the tangelling ompanies, and trained by far than the Germans. Berbs, Öronts and Slovenes." am blessed if I could forews I've been out to France twice now. This State will only have one word out of him. We knew of I learnt a lot what I was out the cost of erm2, one, flag, and one course that mining was going on. first time, and convidered myself orown. These emblems will By the way some of the fellows a veteran when I left. But when consist of our present various talked, you would have thought I went out the second time, I had emblems, its unity will be sym-that we had spa dag under a good many things to learn bes bolised by a cont of arms, and the Berlin itself. Bats to getting fore I was equal to the rest of the flag of the kingdom, ss symbolic any 'tip' beforehand when a mine haye. Ixpect I'll have the sam of its anity, will be hoisted on all was going to be sprang, there experience when I go out again. public buildings in the kingdom. was nolbing doing. I don't think People at home don't realise thin The Adriatio Ses," in the Kaiser Billy's episs could have as well as we do.. If thay did intereets of liberty and equal been much use to him this time they'd be starting to build bon- rights of all nations, is to be free ❘st any rate." and open to all and each.
fires to celebrate the and of Gere “The minore bed no "end of a many." "Thus the united nation of time and no mistake, Fritz was Serba, Croatians and Slovense badly worried by will form a State of twelve millon very badly. Be used to try them, inhabitants. This State will be to cato our fellows napping guarantes of their national ioand blew up a lot of his dependence and cf their general mince first Bat he never made national program and civilisation, much of ■ job of it and he didn't and a powerful rampart against do any damage to speak of. Now, the pressure of the Germans and our obaps were wonderful and an inseparable ally of all civilized didn't given the Bopbe a minute's peoples and states. Having propesor. olaimed the principle of right and liberty and of international justice, it will form a worthy part
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he continued. (“Camel fly," by the way, is the Tommy's version of "camonfist," and it means a
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