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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
BIG BATTLE GOES LIKE CLOCKWORK.
IS IT PART OF A GREAT OFFENSIVE?
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GERMANS FORCED INTO A NARROW STRIP.
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London, August 12. Heater's correspondent at American Headquarters, writing on Monday evening, alates:-It is evident that the enemy intends to make us pay the fall price for any attempt to drive him beyond the Veele. He seems to have completed his defeceive system and is now able to bring bia "besviesto bear apon us from across the Aienë. Alaɔ te has a profasion of airmen on this front, which would make one ea piciogs of some counter fork were he not too busily cccapied elsewhere, but this naturally increases the d faculties of our serial
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Whole Face of War May be Changed.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
BIG BATTLE GOES LIKE CLOCKWORK.
British Operations.
London, August 12, * Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-The enemy in the evening re-attacked our positions south of Lihona and was repulsed, As a result of suconstal operations immediately south of the Somma, we took over 200 prisoners and linked up cat positions east cË Hericourt with the line east of Etinebem on the northern back of the river, On the right of the Fourth British Army the Franck in the afterncen of Angest 11 progressed in the direction of Raye, captar- ing Atmancourt and Tilloy. On the northern front we efi-oted local improvements of the line east of Rebeck and between Visui Berquin sad Merria
Germans Admit, Withdrawal.
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London, August 12.
A German ireless official message starea alardey's attack was mainly against the front between Lihens and the Avre. We repaleed oft-repested attacks east of Pezieres and astride the Amiens Road and Raye, despite the enemy's superiority and the rassed em- ployment of armoured care. Over forty of these were destroyed by one division. East of Montdidir we withdrew fighting beyond the line of La Belesiere, siz Villers, Rocquebour and Karesi.
German "Explanations."
London, August 19.
London, August 12. The promiss of farther repid surprise blows by Marshal Foch has been fulfilled more speedily then was anticipated by the entry of General Humbert, whose swift and successful rash equalled the magnificent advance of the opening day of the battle and showed,
A semi-offail message from Berlin attributes the latest German inter alia, how great is the strength of Marshal Foch, who is able to embark on a third stack when two offensives are already in progrees. defeat to the fact that only heaty defences were possible in the aver- The battle has indeed up to the present gene like clock-work and ran area owing to the lack of time and transport for material. The yet what has happened is probably only the first move in the great statement speaks of a hurricane of fire concentrated on the German offensive which some experts anticipate may soon change the whole trenches and garrisons, breaking down telephone and telegraphic face of the war. The frails of victory up to the present have indeed communications, also that signal rockets were invisible in the thick been remarkable, severely shaking the whole enemy position. His fog. Gannere suddenly found themselves attacked in the flankend hesycounter stacke are designed not merely to escape the rear by equadrone of tanks whose machine-guns played terrible Montdidier pocket, bat also to defend all the strong country in the havoc. Leon centre.
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Correspondenta devoribe the coufasion in the Montdidier pocket,
BOMBARDMENT OF PARIS.
Why It has. Ceased for Two Days,
London, August 11.
where the enemy has only a strip of country eight miles wide f- in which to marœavre, sa exceeding even the scenes on the Harne, The dusty, ean-beaten roads are fall of exhausted fcgitives mingling
According to Beater's correspondent at Paris, the long-range in disorderly procession with wagons, limbers and ambulences. Fires and explosions are to basen everywhere. General Hambert's guns which have been abelling Paris have been eilent for two days. timely stroke, apart from the spoils it secared, will probably foros the Germans to send to the south some reserves whose counter. attsoke have alowed down the rate of the advance on the northern battle-front. A striking feature of the Allied blows since July 18 has been the essential moity of the whole operation from the Ascre to the Oise, representing an almost unprecedented quality of con ception and execution.
The Haul of Prisoners.
London, August 12. According to Reater's correspondent at Paris, a semi official message confirms the report that 35,000 prisonere have been esptar ed since August 8.
What the German Press Thinks.
London, August 12. According to Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam, the German newspapere are beginning to admit the Allied success, though professing calm confidence in the fatare. All dwell on the surprise due to the fog, enabling the tanke to break through.
The Frankfurter Zeitung says: --We have lost & no: inomaider- abis number of prisonere and gone without, so far, other serious Consequences. It remains to be seen whether the situation be changed strategically.
The Cologne Gazette says:-The reason for the regrettable Occurrences has not yet been cleared up.
The Cologne Volker Zattung observee:-It is no good hiding the fact that this check eouth of the Somme by an enemy not numerically superior hits as bard.
The Vosaische Zeitung aye:The least vulnerable point of our front was attacked; therefore it is ridiculous to say that our entire position is mensced. When Hindenburg has consolidated the Aisne and Vaela front he will be able to freely shift bie reserves to every menseed print
The Deutsche Tages Zeilung, the organ of the Pan-Germans, 8879-The events between the Somme and the Avre constitute the first serious defeat of the war. This is due to the state of morale of Prince Rupprecht's troops.
Forwaerts, commenting on the crisis confronting Germany et the opening of the fifth year of the war, says the morale of the nation has been damaged by the Pan-Germans' wild ory of conquest.
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Slackening of Pace Explained.
They are supposed to be situated in a wood between Gaiscard and Noyon and are endangered by the advance of the Frencb along the Roye and Lossigny line.
THE FIRST AMERICAN ARMY.C
General Pershing in Command.
London, August 11. According to Renter's correspondent at Paris, the formation of the Firet American Army in France is rficially sanounced. General Pershing is in command while retaining Chief Command of the American Expeditionary Force,
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RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Reason for Removal of German Erabassy.
London, August 12.
Reater'e correspondent at Amsterdam asy it is officially announced in Berlin thst Herr von Helffarioh bas informed the Soviet Government that the Social Revolutionaries' threat to employ terror as a fighting method endangers the safety of the members of the German Embassy which is therefore to be transferred to Pakoff, as Petrograd is eqalis as dangerous as Mosnow.
Counter-Revolutionaries to the Fore.
London, August 12.
The situation in Moscow is moet nucertsin. The center-
revolutionaries, if not serually in control, are undoubtedly gaining the upper band. The latest report via Berlin is that M. Lenip and M. Trotsky have fled to Kronstade, »
General Krylenko Re-appears.
Londen, August 19.
According to Realer's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Lokal Anzeiger states that General Krylenko baa ben appointed to the command of ste Red Guards against the Cz-obo Slovske, replacing General Maravieff, who has committed suicide. General Krylenko had up till recently been a policeman.
Von Eichhorn's Assassia Executed."
Lubeton, August 12. According to Beatar'e correspondent at Amsterdam. a message from Keiff states that M, Denki, who assinated Field Marsh vonal Eichbarn, bse been executed.
HEAD OF GERMAN ADMIRALTY. "
Dismissed for Allówing U. S. Army to Rench France!
London, August 12,
London, August 12. Reuter's correspondent st French Headquarters, writing on Sunday afternoon, atatae:-Oar gains to-day were thoroughly
The Petit Parisien's correspondent at Rome states that Admiral satisfactory. Il our progress has elackened, this is due legs to enemy resistance than the fact that the roade are so encambered von Capelle hsa been dismissed beosase be did not prevent the with the enemy's abandoned material and the numerous trees that great Amerioso Army from reaching France,
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BIG WHARF FIRE AT SHANGHAL
Damage Estimated at 60,000 Taels.
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Bbangbei, August 13.
have been felled as in the spring of 1917, and that cur ammunition olumns find it difficult to follow the infantry and cavalry. On the other hand, the retreat differs from last year in so much that the Germans harried back too quickly to mine the roads and set death-traps in the villager, I visited Montdidier and found it completely wiped out, but it is already only a small incident in the battle. Our troops are at Dancourt ten miles beyond Montdidier, and are three miles from Roye. Bere meet the railways from Montdidier, Comprigne and Chaulaee, co which the enemy depends to feed his whole line in the salient. Menaced by General Dabenty's advance in the region of Tilleloy towards Boye and by General Hambert's advance between the Mais and the Oise, the Germans are throwing their whole available estimated at Tis. 60,000. strength into an endeavour to make a stand on the Boye Lessigny line in order to get time to withdraw the vast stores of artillery, etc., which they secamalsted in this region for the June cffensive.
Oar troops are confident that they can turn or drive the enemy from any lise they can organise, Already we have bitten off a third of the huge pocket which the Germans dug in our line last March.
Situation Unchanged,
London, August 12.
A French commanique states:-Between the Avre and the Qiss the situation is unchanged. There have been bombardmente during the night in the region of Marquivillers and Grivillers,
A large fire ocbarred at 9pm, on Monday at the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company's lower wharf.
A three-storied godown was gutted, and the damage is
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
AIR RAID ON KARLSRUHE
London, Aug. 11.6*
The Air Ministry states: Our squadrons on the morning. of Sunday attacked the rail station at Karlsruhe and bas aerodrome. Clouds hindered observation but a large bomb was seen to hit the station causing an explosion. We drove down three machines uncontrollable and one of ours was driven down under control.
The Soviets and the Ailles,
Londen, Aug. 10. The American Consul at Moscow has informed the State Department that M, Lenin has told the Soviets that a state of war exista between the Soviets and the Entente. M Tchiteherin, replying to the Allied Consuls, said, that M. Lenin's statement was not a declaration of war, but 4.de- claration of a state of defence similar to the situation exist- ing at one time with Germany.
Allied Consuls Released.
Stockholm, Aug. 19. In consequence of the afforts of Swedish representations Moscow the British and French Consuls have been .released.
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THE ALLIED VICTORIES.
Over 35,000 German Prisoners..
Paris, Aug. 11,
A Hatas message states:-The battle opened on August 8th by the Fourth British Army, and First French Army is developing victoriously. The Third French Army under General Humbert attacked east of Moatdidier, which was The whole salient near captured on Saturday morning. Montdidier is greatly reduced. French infantry operating in this region made its junction with British troops south of the Arens-Reye road. An encircling movement round the massif at Lassigny is now apparent, The booty taken by the Allied troops since the eighth exceeds 35,000 prisoners and five hundred guns. In the northern part of the battle- field the pivot of Chipilly, very valuable to the, Germans, has been taken by the Americans. Thus the growing victory. of the 'Allies makes the situation more precarious every day for the Germans in the carve outlined by the Somme be- tween Bray, Peronne and Ham. From henceforth they only have the choice of retreating their line about ten kilometres up to the river towards which their convoys are already turning. The Allied aviators worry their retreat in every way, blowing up the bridges. After the Marne salient, that of Amiens was reduced and then the one at Montdicier. This battle, conceived and directed by Marshal Foch, is developing logically and victoriously,
The French Third Army, vigorously attacking on the high. ground in the neighbourhood of Lassigny, is progressing Batisfactorily, having advanced 3 to 5 miles since yesterday morning in this region. The early enemy retirement to the line of Peroane, Nesle and Noyon Canal is expected. His reserves are believed not to exceed twenty divisions. It is stated that the Allies are capable of holding all the ground won and be ready to readvance when the opportunity comes
Past the Old Somme Positions.
London, Aug. 11. Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters or the evening of August 11, writes: The enemy in his rapid retreat ·
A great re is sacrificing immense quantities of material. was seen at Chaulnes on the afternoon of the 10th. The battle in which the British and Americans cleared up the Chipilly triangle was a remarkable feat The Americans arrived after a forced march, and without halting a moment, fixed bayonets, and followed the barrage. They cleared the ground and made way for a further advance. They made prisoners of over 500. The English who took Chipilly had some of the hardest fighting in this offensive, carrying the pince on the afternoon of the 9th, in less than three quarters of an hour It is confirmed that the enemy's casualties have been very heavy. Prisoners state that the 7th Bavarian Division, which arrived at Libons in time to receive the full weight of the Australians' assault, in incapable of further fighting at present. The 41st Division was practically wiped out. The Australians on the first day prisonere 1,000, which is fre times our own total casualties for the day and night of the 10th We are pushing forward as Proyal along the Fair- court road, meeting with the beaviest artillery and machine- gun fire. In more than one place we are back on the okl Somme positions. At Fransart, we are across these. all thirty enemy divisions participated in the fighting, ten being from the reserve. The retreating enemy is continuing to fire villages and blow up dumps a long way back
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Britishers in Fierce Fighting.
London, Aug. 11. Field Marshel Sir Douglas Haig reports: Fresh enemy divisions from the reserve this morning strongly attacked the position at Lihons and southward and northward there of. All the attacks were repulsed after severe fighting. "wherein we inficted great toss upon the advancing lines. At one point immediately northwards of Lihong the assault troops broke in our positions and penetrated the western eide of the village." Wa counter-attacked with determination and in the course of herce fighting over difficult ground, drove back enemy to the eastward and northward of the village, the line being completely restored. On cur right the French co-operating with us, continued, the attack and progressed south-westward and southward of Boye. Our patrols prisonered a few on the remainder of the British front
The Aviation report states: In intense air-fighting on the 10th we destroyed 41 machines and drove down 20 un- controllable. Twelve of ours are missing. We dropped 231 tons of bombe in the day and 31 tons, principally upon bridges and stations in the Somme Valley, at night time, The amount of small arms ammunition fired from the air upon the retreating enemy broke all recent recorda. We brought down two night-bombers, one being a giant, Ger- man machine with five engines, and a heavy load of bombs, Anti-aircraft gans dawned two other hostile machines re- ¿ently.
The New Allied Lige.
London. Aug. 11. Router learns that at noon on August 11 the Allied line north and south was from a point west of Meaalto, thence via Etinehein, Framerville, Lihons, Parvillers, Lichell, Armancourt, Roye-sur-Matz, Mareuil, Lamotte, Branson, Mechemont and thence along the Oise. Routh of the Somme the situation is becoming stabilized. We have not advanced in the past twelve hours, even slightly retiring at home- places Fighting here has been of a desperate ding-dong" character, the enemy calling up reserves and counter-attack- ing heavily, apparently to enable him to save material Further south the French advanood slightly. The latest authoritative total cl prisoners is 25,000 and £50 guns have been captured.. ···
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