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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
HEAVY FIGHTING IN FRANCE,
GERMANS PAY HEAVY PRICE FOR DEFEAT.
New Attack Started by the French.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE SERVICE DOLLAR.
Hongkong Government Offer Decllaed.
London, August 2.
At a meeting of the Chins Association, Mr. Anderson draw attention to the grievance of men of the British. Services in Chins owing to their misries being reckonaned in warling and paid in dollare, which were now worth 3/6 as compared with 1/9 before the London, August 1. Renter's correspondent at the America Headquartere, tele. war. The Times comments that the Government's decision feat year raphing on the evening of July 31, sys:-That the Garmina took to bear half the loss in exchange does not go very far. It is baller. The offensive on the American front, which is the centre of the salient, ed that an Inter-Departmental Committee agreed that further revis is the most significant of yesterday's events. Their attacks were in was necessary as regards Consular and Diplomatic pay, but that This is there are still difficulties in the way of doing anything more for the genuina efforts to gain ground, though all were defeated. dicator either that the enemy is more confident that be can resist Naval and Military Services. The Times says that the whole posi our advance or is under the pressing necessity to hold it up a little tion is eminently ansatiefactory. It seems particularly curious that langer. He has left a lot of men beside the Oiroq, some of the beat, the offer which it ie anderstood the Hongkong Government made to which means that he thought the gain in one day worth paying a bear the whole loss on exchange by the Naval and Military Services big price, since he probably had 6,000 men put out of action on a front during the war, had been declined at Homa. of a mile and a half-big price for a beating, for our front still. gose forward. General Degoutti received correspondenta to-day and expressed admiration for the American troops.
Heavy Fighting Continues,
London, August 2, Revier's correspondent at the American Headquarters, talagraph ag on Thursday afternoon, says the heaviest fighting on the Ameri.. can front yesterday was round the ruined village of Cierges, two miles south-east of Sergy. It had been a stumbling block to the advance for some days. The village lies in a deep hollow and there is a ten feet layer of gas therein, hence it is emphatically a village of the dead. The baille reges round the surrounding hills, the Germans cleverly defending themselves with machine gun nests, especially at Belle Vas farm, just north of Cierges, where the wheat folds gave excellent cover. Meanwhile bitter fighting continues between Sergy and Serenges, were the Germans are also resisting desperately,
Scottish Division's Fine Work.
AERIAL WARFARE ON ITALIAN FRONT.
London, August 1. A British-Italian cfficial message states:-Our serop'ages in Jaly destroyed 66 machines and drove down three out of control. Four British machines did not return.
THE ALLIES IN RUSSIA.
Valuable Assistance by Jugo Slavs.
London, August 1.
Renter's learn that a de'achment of Jugo Slave, all volunteers, who were formerly Austrian prisoners in Rassis, greatly assisted the Allied landing on the Marman Coast. They traversed Rassis from Odessa to Archangel and occupied strategical points on the Marmanak Railway. They beat cff German and Finnish avsalts. A large number of these Jago Slavs were in a pitiful condition. They have been collected and sent to Allied hospitals. Fit and unfit men havs
Allied oause.. been re-equipped and they will prove of the greatest value to the
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IMPERIAL PREFERENCE.
Mr. Walter Long's Explanation..
No-daconsistency.
London, August 1.
London, Augnai 2. Renter's correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegraph ing on the morning of August 1, and describing the work of the Scottish Division in General Mangin'e Army on the Aiane and the Darcq, and their heroio courage and enduranos, says that the Division had been in the Arras sector for seven months and when sent to the Marne had to make a night march of ten miles to the front in unknown country to relieve the Americans. The arrived at
In order to clear up soy misunderstanding, Mr. Walter Long, midnight and were ordered to attack at dawn, the Germans waiting interviewed by Beuter's, stated that the decision regarding Imperial for the attack. Their guns, especially the heavies, were probably more numerous in this sector than anywhere else on the battlefield. Preference, which he recently announced, was arrived at by the The Divison at midnight was in line on the Chandan Plateau, fac British and not the Imperial War Cabinet and must be regarded as ing the Boisson-Chatesa Thierry Road, The pistesa is flat and question of domestic policy. shelterless except for a few emall woods, and was already strewn
London, August 1. A Americans. French Divizion with dead Germana and attacked at dawn and met with the strongest resistance. The In the House of Commons, Mr. Barcimen drew attention to Sir German machine guns took them on the flank. The Scote advanced Babart Borden's statements made on July 31 regarding Imperial s considerable distance sad consolidated the new front, despite Preference..
Mr. Boter Law replied that there was nothing in Sir most vigorous opposition. The American artillery, seeing the British were unable to move up the gane in time, volunteered to remain in Robert Borden's speech which was in any way inconsistent with his the sector and help the Division. The offer was accepted and the (Mr. Bonar Law's) previous statement in the House. The question American ganvers rendered excellent service. This attack was of a special fiscal policy to be adopted by the United Kingdom or made in the morning of Jaly 23 and for three days the Division the Dominiona mnat be eettled by each independently. The held the new line ander terrible fire and on July 28 they attacked Imperial Government had put itself in line with the Dominions by the village and Park and Chatean of Basincy. The fret wave swept deciding to give preferance on daties existing or subsequently to through the village and captured the heights beyond. The remain be imposed. ing waves had to clear up the village, and experienced warriore participating described it sa cas of the hardent fights of the war, si the village was staffed with machine guns sad surrounded by deep oaves which were veritable fortressse and where the Germans fought to the last most determinedly. The men had to scale a wall singly
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law, moving a vote of ander machine gunning sad tackle machine gun nests éeparately. The fight was won by the evening, with over 250 prisoners, after scredit for seven hundred millions sterling, asid that this large terrible struggle. It was a magnificent feat of arms and amount was not due to an increase in the rate of expenditure, but "will be remembered as one of the finest anuale in British history.
Another French Attack.”
London, August 2.
H
OUR WAR, BILL.
Another Big Vote of Credit.
London, August 1.
eimply dictated by the convenience of Parliament. The Allies now owed us £1,402 millions, as compared with £1,332 millions at the end of the last financial year, while the Dominions owed us Beuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters, writing 2081 millions as compared with £194 millions. Husais owed us £568 millions, France £402 millions, Itely £313 millions and the on the evening of August 1, ways that General Hangin's Army ather Allies #119 millions. Mr. Bonar Law emphasized the valus sttacked this morning between Plessier Hallen and Fere-en- Tardenoie. Our troops, progressing favourably, have occupied Hill of this sexistance to the Allies. Until America came into the way 205. The operation is highly interesting because it gives us views this sesistance was as vital as the work of the British Navy. We of the enemy's rear to Fismes and pate the enemy in the Hartennes.uld not praise too highly what the Dominions had done in the Croisy salient in a very awkward position.
THE KAISER'S UNHOLY SPALL.
Rude Shocks for the Enemy.
London, Angust 1. Speaking at a Canadian luncheon in London, Sir Robert Borden said that a ruder shook than any yet experienced was necessary to break the unholy spell which the Kaiser and his militarists had osat over the German people. There were premonitory indications that the shock might not be far distant. Apart from the battle shock of armies, the Allies had tesources and powers on which attention was being centred. For example, the mastery of the air was passing to the the Allies and if the war could not be carried into Germany by land or aes, it could be hurled at her from the martyrdom of who rejoiced at the
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borror other nations most learn the real meaning. and
the world. which they had foroed upon
The Allies, especially Britain and the United States, had another most powerful resources, the possibilities of which the enemy was beginning to realise. Britain and the United States, through their command of natural resources and raw material could place upon the industrial and commerical development of Germany a restriction against which she would struggle vainly, Germany must be made to eleurly understand that this tremendous world-wide power would be exercis- ed relentlessly, not against regenerate Germany, but against the Germany of to-day. Let Germany prove herself regenerate by casting out the unclean spirit of militariam and the sordid last of world domination and by making such poor compensation na was possible for all the evil she had wronght. Then we would listen to her, bat until then her name would be anathema,
war, but it was very proper that the Prime Minister of New Zealand bad depicted what the Mother Country had done. The irrecover- able expenditure for 104 days had been £547 milions, or £331,000 eterling daily below the estimste. The reasverable expenditure for the same period amounted to £1764 millions, exceeding the estimate by $307,000 daily. From Otober 2 last year, when the system of continuous barrowing was begun, to July 27, $1,028 millions had been raised by the sale of War Banda and War Savings Certificates, The results had far exceeded his expectations.
The role of credit was passed unanimonely.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
FOOD SUPPLY CONTRASTS.
Amsterdam, August 1.
A Berlin telegram states that the four ration is being increased but the first meatless week starts on 18th inst seven pounds of potatoes being substituted.
From Berne it is reported that in Berlin the first week without meat will begin on August 19,
Paris, August 1.
The three weakly meatless days which have been in force for a short time in France, have just been done away with, the live stock having been sufficiently reconstituted.
THE ARABIAN CAMPAION.
London, August 1
A War Office telegram from Aden reports that our cavalry dispersed an onomy party westward of Sheikhoth- maa, killing twenty,
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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THE BATTLES IN FRANCE,»
"Situation Favourable to Allles.
London, August. 1. The situation on the Tardenois battlefront remained the same yesterday which does not mean it has come to a stand- Will It seems the Germans have arrived at their positions of defence for their resistance is growing stronger probably in order to gain time to save part of the enormous material sopumulated south of the Ardre before the offensive of July 15 in view of the advance south of the Marne. But the new front not being a straight line gives the "Allies possibilities of manoeuvre of which they will take advantage. The necessity of advancing our artillery, and material from the rear to keep pace with the enemy's retreat also explains the actual temporary slackness but now our guns are on new positions and setting to work. The fight is not ended yet but the present situation is clearly most favorable to the Allies. It is therefore in vain that the Germans have used 80 Divisions in the Soissons and Champagne battle. In the Soissons-Rheims bulge alone the Kronprinz engaged 43 Divisions, several of them repeatedly. The Germans con never launch a farther attack more powerful than the one which has failed so piteously.
Allied Official Reports,
London, August 1.
An American official message says: Those of the enemy who penetrated in the region of Seringes-et-Neales were casualtied or captured. South-westward of Bois Meunier, after severe bayonet fighting, we drove the enemy into the woods. We have captured Grimettes wood and reached Ciriges village.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We success- fully raided in the neighbourhood of Lens. Hostile artillery has been active at Villers Bretonneux, Bacquey, Merris and Meteren.
A French communique says: South-west of Rheims a German attack on Bligny mountain was repulsed after s lively fight. The enemy made several raids in the region of Four-de-Paris and on the right bank of the House. The enemy lost heavily and we took prisoners.
COUNTER-REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA,
Why General von Eichhord was Assassinated. London August 1. The assassination of General on Febhora is regaided as another sign of Russian revolt against German tyranny. General von Eichhorn was the most ruteless of all the Kai. ser's generals and treated the raisins from a begi ning as slaves whose sole use was to provide food for Germany. He forced, the peasants to cultivate their land under the severest penalties and fired a price to e alle the Germans to obtain bread cheaply, but to the ruin of the Ukrainian peasants and landowners overthrew the Ukrain ian Government two of whose members were griested and imprisoned. The murderer is a Russian, mut a Ukraitian aged twenty-three. He says he was appointed by the Bus- sian Revolutionary Committee to execute von Eickhorn.
Growing Unrest.
Amsterdam, August 1. The "Vossische Zeitung" states that investigation shows that the assassination of Skoropadski as well as von Eichhorn was planned.
German papers prior to von Eichhorn's assassination published despatches from Kieff and Moscow indicating growing unrest and stated that the Ukrainian Government was trying to avert the coming storm by wholesale arrests one of the first of which was Minister Gygicki who is a pronounced monarchist,
A Monarchist Mayemer":
Loua, August 1.
There has been a great congress of Monarchists at Kieff with the object of restoring the Russian empite. It was resolved to organize agitation centres in all towns in Ukraine and to enter into communication with Grand Date Nicholas.
The "Vossische Zeitung" says the Czecho-Slovaks are even menacing Mostow. There is also a great Czech move- ment in the Urals where between forty and sixty thousand Czechs and fifteen thousand Cossacks are operating..
The "Journal" says that owing to the powerlessness of the Moscow, government the possibility of the establishment of communications between the Entente's troops in Murman and the Czecho-Slovaks cannot be disregarded.
The "Berliner Tageblatt" says the Austrian authorities have appointed two thousand gendarmes to suppress brigandage in Poland.
The naphtha industry at Baku is almost at a standstill as the famine stricken workmen have left.
At & meeting of Bolsheviks at Moscow, after speeches by M. Lenin and M. Trotzky, a resolution was passed declaring that the Socialist Fatherland is endangered The chief tasks for the present are to repulse the Czecho Slovaks, to obtain grain, the working classes must be roused and arined and wholesale terrorism must be practised against the bourgeoisie who are everywhere joining the counter revolutionaries
The official Soviet organ "Izvestia" reports that the Czecho-Slovaks have captured Ekaterinburg. The "Pravda" writes that the Czecho-Slovak danger is growing like an avalanche and the counter-revolation is extending like an oil blot on paper.
Without Bread.
Moscow, August 1. The Soviet authorities have reappealed to the provincial authorities to rescue the capital from famine. Moscow and Petrograd have already been breadless for four days.
ELECTION PROBABILITIES.,
London, August 1.
The "Daily Chronicle" says the feeling is growing that & General Election before the end of the year is undesir able. Boeing that the overwhelming majority of the people favours the war all official party organizations dislike the idea.
The "Timer" says the oppofition to an election comes from extreme pacifista and hard-shelled reactionaries but we tell both plainly that an early election is as inevitable aa the rising sun.
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WEATHER FORECAST
SHOWERY. Barometer 23.62;
Temperature & ante
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Humidity
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TELEGRAMS.
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THE SILVER MARKET.
Loudes, Jaly She
The silver market in steady.
ATLANTIC PASSENGER
RATES..
30 to 80 per cent, Incrasses,
The agents of the steamship companies of the North Atlantic Passenger Conference have 19- ceived circulars from their com panies announcing s gemarsi advanos of all first olas, cabin, second clade, and third olans ratos to and from the United States of America and Canada. The air- [cular · from the companies ie sccompanied -- by su... official announcement from the North Atlantis. Passenger ConferenOS, which says:**
"By direction of the Ministry of Shipping the passage rates to snd from the United States of America and Canada are to be increased by
An adraces of 412 on the minimum frst class raian in operation in July, 1914.
An advance of 7 on the minimum cabin or second class rates in operation in July, 1914.
An advance of £5 on the third class rates in operation in July, 1014"
This general SÖYSTOS TENGUR from 50 per cent, to 80 per cant. on the rates which were in opera- tion before the outbreak of the war, and the impression which is gained from such wholesale advances is that only essentially necessary travel will take place to ar from America. The Ministry of Shipping, sa has already been anpoanced in The Journal of Commersa, probably hope to secure from these advances of rates in increase" of -raTÄÄRSK which will offset the increasen of Blue Book rates to shipowners. i Transatlantic travel has fallen to such a low ebb that any reason= able increase of revenue from the incress of rates cannot be expect« ed. This is the 'view of a aituation which has been freely expressed when the Ministry of Shipping first began to put up passenger rates after the manzer of their freight rates, bat - it 18 view which was ignored by the Ministry, and the steamship com ponies of the North Atlantic Passenger Trades following the example of their colleagure in the Australian and New Zealand trades, make it plain that the advance is not one of their own volition, but that it is imposed upon them "by direction
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of the Ministry of Shipping." This advance of rates, it may be remarked, has been forced
the steamship companies without regard to the foreign companies, allied and neutral, which are also in the North Atlantic trade, and naturally are in the position to make their rates as they choose. Such sation of our Gavarument :bodies of legislating" for British shipping to the benefit of the foreigner is to be deplored. It is no new feature but the lessons of the war had encouraged the hope that the position of the foreigners would have been studied in all mat- tera sffecting our premier in- dustry. That it is not is reflected in the matter which is the subject of this review, but the Govern= mont have excelled themasives in the Bill which has already bea introduced into Parliament for the purpose of regulating emigra tion. There the interests of the British shipowner are" being sacrificed completely to the material benefit of the foreign
owner.
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