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August 14, 1918,
8020 日八初月七
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
HEAVY FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES.
GRIM STRUGGLE AT LASSIGNÝ,
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS LOOKED FOR.
London, August 12. Rester's correspondent at British Headquarters, writing on the evening of the 12th inst,, states:-St #fighting bas been in pro gress to-day, the main feature of which is the greatly increased enemy artillery and machine gurning, proving the rapid swelling of reinforcemente. Our long-renge sixty-prandere have some bridges on the Somme under eteady fire, so that enemy communicatione must be difficult. In the neighbourḥmed of Hallu, ground wes re taken by a counter-attack after we bad been forced to fall back therefrom.
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Franch Resume Altack.
London, August 12. Beater's learns from the battlefront that 450 Rans have been oaptured. It is understood that the French in the morning resumed the attack in the southern sector, where the great centre of interest ja the Lamigay massif, as the situation dependa upon its possession. Enemy reaction with fresh divisions is particularly heavy before Bore. Thirty-one enemy divisions up to the present have been identified, including sight of Prince Rupprecht'e reserves, while Gederal von. Marwitz's eight divisions in the line at the commence ment of the battle have been practically over-ra. Prisoners bare been captured from all units of these sight divisions.
Four Miles from Roya.
London, August 12.
Éinter'e correspondent at French Headquarters, writing on August 12, in the afternoon, tatee:-The period of arrested develop; ment of the battle continued this morning. Some villagea behind our front were heavily bombarded by the enemy, hoping to dispers trope concentrating while we were gathering our strength for s forthet push on the new line. It is probable that General vòn Hantia's Army with its left in resting on the Thiescourt massif and the Ois at Nɔyon is sufficiently wall-placed for the defensive except for, the threat of a further advance by the British on the Amiens and The Allies at Andechy are only four miles away from Boye Road. Boye which is slready under fire of the Allied gune, The enemy position in this part of the line is anything but solid.
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三拜禮·張四十月八英港香
AUGUST 14,
1918.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE NAVAL "BRUSH" OFF AMELAND.
How a Zeppella was Brought Down.
London, August 13.
Incessant Fighting Reported.
London, August 12,
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A Bastien wireless official message says that reports from Kief According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Dutch papers, describing the fight between British motor boata and Gerstate that five thoused peasants, provided with machine guns, man aircraft off Ameland, state that three British mator boats were artillery, food and hospital motore, bare crossed the River Dnieper desonator shortly after the bomb sack and thres disabled. One of the latter resobed shore. Altogether in the direction of Poltava. The Germans have sent pareming bad fallen to the ground. Such nineteen men were saved, of which four were wounded. The hole forces. There is incecent fighting in varicas paras of Ukraine and was the primitive method of the Communists at Vologda are taking measures to combat the exploding a grenade, and one crew of the Zeppelin perished.
Anglo-French forces and the White Gustds.
The British fl tills had "concentrated fire on the Zeppelin aud were attacked by German airships and seroplanes in great strength. One of the latter was brought down, and some hours later a German battleship and ten torpedo-boats appeared and cruised off the count
One of the Largest and Newest Designs.
London, August 12.
The Star states that another Zeppelin was brought down this morning. It was sighted off the Eat Cosat at daybresk, snå seroplanes immediatele ascended in parsoit and got close before being observed. The Z-prelin fell in fismes into the sec after 6 short fight. It was one of the largest and newest designs.
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**Look Upward to the Skies."
London, August 13.
The Star's story last evening apparently referred to the Ameland Zeppelin.
Accounts brought to the Eset Coast state that a Zeppelin, so companied by seaplanes, interrupted divine service on British war shipe, which promptly counter-attacked. When the Zeppelin orasbed downward, the British gehip signalled to all shipe companies to sing the hyran beginning "Ob, Happy Band of Pilgrims, Look Up- ward to the Skien."
Altogether forty enemy seaplanes attacked the motor-boats. Oas of the British seroplanes which attacked the Z ppelin alighted on the water so was picked up by a destroyer within a mile of the German coast.
THE WAR IN THE AIR.
Twenty-Nine German Machines Destroyed.
London, August 12.
Field Marabal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, eaya:- During the day and night of August 11 we dropped fifty tons of bombe, chiefly on the Somme crossing and certain railway jaurtions. We bombed Courtrai station and sidinge at daylight from a low height without Ices. We secured many direct hita. We effectively at |night steeked Peroune and Jambrai stations. All the night bab ing machines returned. Enemy aircraft, in large formations, have been sotive on the battlefront. We bave destroyed twenty-nine and have driven down twenty-four, Five Bitish machines are missing. Anti-aircraft gana brenght down a Gotha,
London, August 12. According to Benter's correspondent at Amsterdam, writing the Berlin Tageblatt General von Ardenne says that the British ancoem between the Ancre and Avre bedes no good for the fature of the German defence. This must be admitted. The losses of eroand, guns and prisonere is specially painful, as the Geimin High Command is particularly anxious now to economise forces. The military critic of the Mittage Zeitung prepares the public for addition to the bombing already reported, we bombed the railway further retreat.
Americans Repulse Attacks.
Londoo, August 13. An American communique etats:We repulsed attacks she vicinity of Fiemee. The enemy's losses are severe.
Another Village Captured.
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London, August 13.. ▲ French communique states: Between the Arre and the Oise we captured the village of Gary and progressed north of Boye ear-Mats and zorth of Chevincourt. On the Veale we repelled two coupler-attacks against our positions on the north bank in the region
of Firmer,
A German Report."
London, August 12. A German official wireless message states:We replied violent attacks northward of the Bomme and between the Somme
More Raids on Germany.
London, August 12.
The Air Ministry reports:-On the afternoon of August 11, in
triangle at Metz. We atticked during the night of August 11-12 two sercdromes and varinus targets with bombe and machine & aus. Despite the weather on August 12, we successfully attacked aeroplans and chemical works at Frankfort. Bursta were observed in the centre of the obj-otive. Large numbers of enemy aeroplanes keçt aps reading fight for thirty miles, and we destroyed two of them. All the British machines returned. Another squadron attacked on
serodrome at Hagenau with excellent results. It encountered many betile machines and severe fighting ensaed. We destroyed four enemy machines and drove down. another. Two British machines are missing. The squadron re formed afær the fight, and proceeded to bomb the objective. A direat hit was secured on a large hut and a bomb destroyed four enemy machines on the ground.
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London, August 12.
A German official merange states:-We shot do ăn 618 sero- and Lahens. The enemy advanced beyond Lihops, but our counter-planes during July, of which 238 are in our possession. We lost 123. attack threw him back to the north eastern edge of the village.': We took Hallu.
British Position Improved.
London, August 13.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:--We further improved. our positions north of the Rose Road and on the north bank of the Somme, capturing additional prisonere. We repulsed a local attack e neighbourhood of Fougasscourt. Patrols took a few prisoters south of the Scarpe and in the neighbourhood of Vieux Berzuia We repaleed an attack in the Merris sector after sharp fighting.
A Violent Battle.
Loudon, August 12.
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Freach Bombers Busy.
London, August 13
A French aviation communique sistes:-Despite attempts of enemy squadrons to oppose the passage of our bombers on August 11. fraiifal expeditions were made into the enemy's lines, our airmen copiously bombing bridgea, ronds, railwaya »nd troops, Nameras convoys were blocked. Altogether fifty-arven tons of bomb were dropped during the day and night. Fifteen aeroplanes and four balloons were felled and twenty one disabled by France American pilots.
THE SIBERIAN SITUATION. The Allies to-day captured "Gary. A violent battle is raging
British Troops Warmly Welcomed. from Bray to Villare les-Boye, where the Germans are vigorously
London, August 12. reabling. The German reserves at present number twenty DivisionA.
The War Office announces that the British forces which landed It is ascertained that there is one Austrian Division on the Western Tront, but it has not yet been in action. The Allies have practically at Visdivostock bare proceeded to the U-cari front and have been reached the crest of the Lassigny massif and are firing into the enthusiastically received by the Ca-cbo-8 or ki.. enemy from rear. The fall of the massif is expected to-night. The platean is eight miles square. The crest in heavily wooded and its esplure should be followed by important developments.
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AN ENEMY CONFERENCE.
London, August 12, -Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam learns from Berlin that the Foreign Secretary, Von Hintze, has gone to the Main Headquarters to confer with the Imperiel Chancellor.
OUR GOLD RESERVES,
London, August 19.
It is officially stated that the balance of gold standard rasetya on July 31 was held as follows:-Io India, nil. In Englend, 284.787,017, of which 86,000,000 cash was placed by the Secretary of State at short notice; $19,818,604 in British and Colonial Government securities, as valued on March 31; while £8 918,435 in British Government securities have been purchased since.
A Canadian Force.
London, August 12. According to Renter's correspondent at Ottawa, it is announced that Opada is being represented in the Allied expeditionary force to Siberis, and the men will be mobilierd and despatched early.
Czecho-Blovaks Hard-Pressed.
London, August 13.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BATTLE SITUATION.
Pace Slowing Down.
London, Aug. 19, Reater's correspondent at British Headquarters, writing on August 12, says: The pace of the fighting is slowing down as the enemy is throwing in reserves as fast as he can rush them up. Time alone will show whether the Germans are attempting to stabilise the present line or are covering a further withdraga One of the most gratifying features of the victory, is the comparative smallness of our, and the Allies for coa engaged. This is rendered possible by the completeness of the surprise and the tanks. The weather is fins and hot.
British Take Hundreds of Prisoners.
London, Aug. 12. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: In successful fighting in the neighbourhood of Roye Road and castward of Fouqueacourt and the south bank of the Somme, we advanc ed our line in each of these localities, taking hundreds of prisoners. We captured Proyart, southward of the Somme, after sharp fighting, wherein the enemy lost heavily in pris- oners and killed. Fighting continues. The French on the British right have taken Les Loges..
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Improving Communications.
London, Aug. 12. Reuter's correspondent at American Headquarters, writes on Monday: Although the American front during the last few days has ceased to move forward movement is not lacking behind it. Trestle bridges are replacing pontoons across the Marne and each day the railhead is carried a little further. Soon a most important link between the east and west will be repaired and trains will again be running to Paris, Chalons and beyond, The Paris and Amient line has already been repaired, thus removing a strategical disability, which has long hampered commanders. Roads are also being repaired and the organisation of the army is in a niach more: stable condition than when it reached the Vesle.
NAVAL MOTOR BOATS MISSING.
London, Aug. 12.
The Admiralty states: Our light forces and Royal Air Forces' aircraft reconnoitring the west Frisian cost on the morning of the 11th, were heavily attacked by German air- craft and six rotor-boats have not returned. Apart from this there was neither damage or casualties, Aircraft at... tacked a German airship northward of Ameland, bringing it down in flames into the sea from a great height.
THE ALBANIAN CAMPAIGN.
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London, Aug. 15.
An Italian official message aays: In Albania ve obliged the enemy to evacuato Jagodina bridgehead and pass to the. right bank of the river.
THE CZECHO-SLOVAK COMMANDER.
Amsterdam, Aug. 12.
A message from Moscow states that General Tcherbat cheff will command the new Czechoslovak Army.
THE SILVER MARKET.
London, Aug, 11.
The silver market is quiet,
BOMBS AND THEIR CONSTRUCTION.
obriously leaving much to be desired. A match is a moet anreliable means of ignition in conditions-obtaining at the front, while the thought of a bomber in a tightcorner being compelled tos atrize match and light s fase before throwing each bomb is now ludicrons in the extreme. Varioas mechanical lightera wars scom introduced; but in eroty case, where a fase is employed. the process is materially the sam as has been described:
In many bombe now in uss there is no fase, and this distins tion enables a definite demarks. tion to be made between the two olasses of bombe. The three main component parts remain-- the body, the explosive, and the exploding device-bat the fose Issa type of bomb is a special development of the Isat of thes, which placee it in a class by Bitself."
This bomb is a constructed that the explosion takes place, not after a certain period of time which varies in accordance with the length of fuss employed, bat immediately on impact with the ground. It is thus known as
percassion' bomb. The explosion is produced by means of a mʼriker which is forced by impset into the detonator, which thus
i plodes the main charge.
The advantages of the perous- sion bomb are obvious: it gitoo the enemy no time lo escape from its + E-ets and it makes it impos- sible for him to pick up the bomb and throw it back before it explod eas practice which is possible in the case of the time fuse wespon. -
Bat there are various import ant considerations to set against these advantages. The peroca- sian bomb, if it is more dangerous to the enemy, is also considerably more dangerous to the thrower. Should be make a falas throw and hit the wall of the trench, or should he socidentally drop the bomb in the trench at his feet, the panaity" is instant death.
All these lessons were not, taught in a moment, experisnos is the school in which they wer learned. Bat the British army was quick to learn. A low mistakes have no doubt besa made, but mistakes if realised at the most valuable of instructors, and in this osse they have certain- ly not been made in vain.
After one year of warfare under the new conditions the Bish army was using a bomb which is might be added to increase the still the most effective bombased effect. Later the body combined by say army to-day. I infer to in itself the functions of a con- the now famous Hills Grenade." tainer for the explosive and of This grenade was designed with missiles into which it was con- view to giving complete (By Lleut. R. S, M. Sturges.)verted by the explosion. Instead protection to the thrower; it has of being merely a thin metal reduced the percentage of scoid- continer it become, therefore a ents to vanishing point. At the When the novel conditions of thick casing of steal or cast iron, same time it is a weapon of trench warfare made it evidenser sted or segmented so that the deadly effect, as the Germans The bomb was not a weɛpon of that a new weapon besides the explosion converted it into man- have learned to their cost. rifle and bayonet must be pukilling fragmente.
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into the hand of the infantry Next comes the explosive con- our choosing; the German is re soldier, a great stimulus was tained in the bomb. In the responsible for its introduction into. given to the invention and proof British grenses the explosive modern was. He can make the duction of various kinds of bomb.ased has always been some form doubtful boast of being the
of High Explosive; that is to say inventor of the modern bomb, bat- Jor grenades.
The general principles govern an explosive which is converted in this case as in many others the ing the construction of ell into gas far endte rapidly than is wespon has recoiled on the bead. grenades are:-simple. Thess Low Explosire such sa gun of its inventor, The Times correspondent at Tokyo, writing on the 7th instant, are best exemplified by the order. The Germans, for some the Czecho Slovake are hard-pressed on the U-gari and Trans improvised bomb made from a 280p, still all their Eze Baikslia fronts by strong focen of Magyars and Germans.
ordinary jam En-the bomb grenades with a low explosiva. General Kikos sai, the Commander of the Expeditionary which satisfied the immediate reLastly there is the method of Force, is a member of the Supreme Wer Coarei, while Lieatensatquirements of the British army xploding the grenades. In the General Mitsuya Yabî, wha appointed Chief of St, resigns the at the beginning of the war, antion of a high explosive, a command of the Imperial Guards. Lieutenant Goversi Takeuchi more elaborate weapons could be letonstor that is, a small quan- accompanies the Expedition, but his capacity is not stated.
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ity of very senive and very First there is the body, re-violent explosiva-is necessary presented in this case by the wease the explosion of the main jam tin At first the body charge. The detonation welf served merely an a container for can be exploded either by simple by shockis the explosive and for any shrapnel ignition cr
of the jam fin, bullets or sorape of metal which-ska-
PLAGUE ON A SHIP AT GRAVESEND.
London, August 16 - The steamship Sector has arrived at Gravesend from Calcutta, with four members of the crew suffering from bubonic plague,
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