EARLIER - TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Puge 1):
THE FIGHTING IN "FRANCE.
Strong Local Attacks,
- London, Sept. 20 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: The Scot completed the capture of Moeuvres this morning overcoming, the resistance of a party of the enamy who were still holding out in the village. The enemy delivered a strong local attack north-westward of Hulinch this morning, after a heavy bombardment. We completely repulsed the attack, prisonering a number. English troops carried out a success ful minor operation this morning north-westward of La Bassee and advanced the line on a frontage of two and a half miles as far as the village of Rue-de-Marais and La Tourelle, and prisonered over a bundred. They beat off a counter-attack after sharp fighting.
CBuds and strong wind interfered with air work on the 19th. We dropped five-and-a-half tons on various targets, - brought down two and drove down two. No British machine.
is missing. Night-firing was impossible.
French and Garman Reports.
London, Sept. 21.
A French communique reports: Weʼadvanced castiiäds of Essigny-le-Giraud, ao ou 'the Moisy Farm plateau, We captured prisoners. There is hvely artillerying in the regiun of St. Quentin
A wireless German oficial message says: Southward of -the bomme we withdrew our advanced troops, wus evacuat ing Essigny-le-Grand. The enamy gained a fouling in the nigh ridges westward of Jouy.
Gallant Scuts,
London, Sept. 21-
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reportal On the wich sion of the hostile attack of Mucuviüş vn dept. 17 a corporai and my men of the 15th battalion of sagaland Light in- tany Fifty-second Division, forming the garrison of „ot our posiš justehoren of the village, was surrounded an
believed to have been captured ring the tag ways m which the Germans were in vestipatios of aloeuvres this party main Laused their position with great gantry aud inflicted many casualties on the enemy. On the night 19th- zuth "distant when Moeuvres was retaken by us, the whole party regained their unit without lose. Yesterday afterhoog trean attacks on our pests northwards of locuvres were re pulsed in the evening the enemy heavily bombarded our posi- tions in the neighbourhood of Gauche-Wood and succeeded in pressing back shghtly one ot out, advart posts 'noeth- ward of the wood All night the enemy made repeated and determined "attempts with fanmenwerter and bubs to" drive in our positions in this ocality: All thest attacks" were repulsed after hard 6ghting. At night our line was advanced slightly north-westward of Belleguese. morning fighting recommenced in the sector eastward of Epehy. We improved our positions slightly last night west- ward of Messines, capturing a German strong point. We progressed south-eastward of Ypres.
French Capture Benay.
London, Sept. 21.
This
A. French communique states: "At night-time our troopa operating in the region of St. Quentin captured Benay and progressed northward thereal We repulsed an enemy coun ter-attack against Castles Both arullerics were active in die region of the plateau northward of the Aisae. In Lorraine two German attempts against posts toward Arra court and Aucervillers were resultless.
A Heroic Strad.
London, Sept.
Beuter's correspondent's morning despatch from Head- quarters features the beroic two days' stand at Moeuvres. of a Corporal and six men of the Highland Light Infantry mentioned by Bar Douglas Hag. The incident is compar- able with the fight at Rorke's Dritt, The gallant Scotties were rather weak and Blear-eyed when rescued,, but were able to lustily respond to the tumultuous cacering of agir comrades. A regular cordon of corpses around the post told how fiercely they were assailed. They were practically shelterless and ceaseless vigilance was necessary to prevent the Genanas attaining bombing distance. Although they knew they were right in the mist of the foe they did not despair. Their only concern was whether their ammunition would hold out In any event they had determined not to surrender, but when it became impossible to hold the post they meant to make a sortie to try and reach the British outporta
THE BALKAN SUCCESSES.
Bulgars Evacuate the Cerna.
London, Sept 20
A Serbian communique reports: Our advance continúez We have passed the line Blitet-Tchemeske-Bolashnitza. The enemy nas evacuated the Cerns Biver. We are crossing to the left bank. The Bulgarians are burning stores. Qur prisoners exceed five thousand. Au additional ten guns have been captured, mostly heavies; also quantities of material Several villages have been captured,
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More Details of Progress.
London, Sept. 21,
A French communique reports: Despite lively resistance. the offensive between the Cerna and Vardar progressed on the 19th; the Allied cavalry reached the region of Polosko, The Serbians reached the left bank of the Cerns in the. region of Dunye and progressed towards Konopiste, across most difficult ground separating Belashnitza frum Beshava Franco-Greaks carried. the villages of Tushine and Monto st tas foot of Dzena. We have captured a total of, ninety guns. The Anglo-Greek offensive in the region of Doiran is progressing despite most violent counter-attacks.
A Berbian official message dated Sept. 20, states: Our advance north in one day was more than fifteen kilometres. Our infantry have. passed the line Kraievo-Stragove-Dra- gojal-Polochko. Our cavalry are north of this line, More than ten village were liberated in one day. In the bead of Cerns we have taken the village of Godiya. Our aviators are unceasing in bombing the retreating enemy, Great numbers of prisoners have been taken. Soldiers of New Serbis, who have been forced to enlist in the Bulgarian Army. are discarding their arms and transferring to our side.
PRESIDENT WILSON SPEAK3 OUT.
London, Sept. 21, The "Matin's" Washington correspondent says that Pre- sident Wilson in addressing "Allied Diplomats and American politicians lengthily explained his peace views. It was essen- tial to eat short this new attempt at pacifist propaganda. "We must have absolute victory and, no "pourparlors are admissible. Even if Austris is prepared to inmediately accept the fourteen pesce points I formulated the fact re- mains that as we cannot trust, our anemise' word, we must hare something beyond a verbal promise, 1: must be made
mpossible for them to boosk it.
THE HO GKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,
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EABLIER TELEGRAMS.
FRENCH TRANSPORT TORPEDOED,
Paris, Sept. 91.
The steamer Amiral Chamer, transporting horses and material from Bizerts to Malta, was torpedoed-sad sunk on September 13th. Of 174 aboard six perished
ALLIED SUCCESS IN NORTH RUSSIA.
London, Sept 2
British North Bussis official message stater: A suc cessful operation by Naval units and Allied troops from 1st to 17th September was carried out on the Dwins River, resulting in the sinking of two enemy ships and the capture of three guns, and infliction of heavy losses.
DUTCH FOOD PROBLEM.
The Hague, Sept, SL It is reported that export of all foodstuffs and everything connected with the Dutch food supply has been stopped.
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NEW GERMAN NAVAL SECRETARY.
Amsterdam, Sept. 21.
It is announced in Berlin that Vice-Admiral Behacks bas been appointed to succeed Admiral von Capelle as Secretary to the Admiralty, who has been granted leave.
The "Berliner Tageblatt," reviewing. Admiral Behncke's career, recalls an interview he granted to the American Naval Attache at the beginning of 1915 when he declared that the U-boat war must be conducted with due regard to neutral ships and international law and the human lives aboard merchant ships, whether neutral or enemy.
- AUSTRIAN GOODS FOR HOLLAND,
Amsterdam, Sept. 21.
A Vienna message to the Dutch press states that nego tiations are proceeding favourably between Holland and Austria, whereby the latter will supply 5,000 tons of petro- leum and large quantities of sugar and Holland will give trade credit in guilders.
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IRISH RECRUITING/DLE
London, Sept. 21.
It is officially announced that the recruiting period in Ireland is extended from October 1st to October 15th. Should recruiting fail and conscription become necessary, the pre- liminary steps to enforce conscription can only be taken when Parliament is sitting. Therefore they cannot be taken before October 15th.
A CHANGED CITY,
Scene of Slovak Executions.
BROKERS TIME.
Not So Valuable as It Seems. Anyone who has been brokers dashing along The Band knowa,
SEPTEMBER 23, 1918.
THE MODERN WORKSHOP. OBSOLETE SEA TERMS.
How the War has Charged It."
The Old Order Changeth.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.
The Recent MacDonnell Road
Incident.
A Chinese was charged at the Police Court this afternoon; be-
A correspondent writing to the Journal of Dommerns anys-I}} you wawed it on your bicycle you marked the great change in asstempted robbery at No. 16 Probably nothing has so clearly for Mr. J. B. Wood with would never imagine it was a fuse faring life wrought in the last Donnell Boad. factory. If you guessed you forty years by the general sub giving the facts of the osas said would probably say: "Technical
Sergt. Pitt proescated and in stitution of stes for saile sa School." Built since the war in motive power as the passing into that on September 13, at about the heart of an agricultural dis desuetude of sea terms and things ed at the back door of No. 16, trict; it seems far from industry nautical once as familiar to sea ManDonnell Road, and said he 12.30 p.m., the defendant krook- farther yet from the war. Stretch men as the household words and had letter to deliver to the
a of fields, grey, quiet country chores of their boyhood days. roads, peaceful farmsteads, chir
master of the house. Anamah rupings of birds and the indolent
There is the good old "osrrick opened the door, wherea por sigh of the wind are all about it, bend," formerly one of the most he caught hold of her and It is a ruddy, glowing picture common bends in use on board seized her by the throat, in the sunlight, The workshops of a ship, but almost unknown to The amah themselves are the airiset I know, the present generation of seamen and shouted-"Save Life, when got frightened the nearest approach to being in What passes nowadays for one of the sons of Mr. Xavier came the open
air that I ever carrick bend-or rather a "double on the scene and chased the man, experienced. The women come carrick bendig really what who was eventually arrested. of farming stock, and have the old-timers were wont to call a There were five or six other men brought their red checks and true love knot." It resembles concerned. They were waiting fresh complexions from the farm carrick band somewhat, but the outside, se it was supposed to be to the factory. Very shy were real reason for its survival is pro- pre-arranged that if she defendant they of the whizzing wheels in bably to be found in the fact that gained admittance to the house the beginning. There was none it forms the first tack of a "dis- the other men were to come in. of that inherited mechanical skill mond knot on the bight," s knot At the Station the man was feeling that the child born of textile much affected by the bluejactets his pooksts, so Sergt. Pitt macked workers Boon manifests. The in the navy as an embellishment him and found a gag, which bad change from cow milking to of knife lanyards and similar been used, sud a package of lathe minding was, too great to antical gear. be easily made. So they started on And who in this day and band lathes-just one or two of generation would, without a student, said that he was living F.A. Xavier, a University them and as they aw their disgram, find any humour in in No. 16, MacDonnell, On "Flemish socounts, or in paring September 13, he was in the more than 8.
for something "with the top-sail ground floor of his house, when sheet ?"
he heard shouts. The shouts Then there were "Spanish fox," came from an ameh who was
hats were no
braised finger or so they shifted to the power driven lathes. In that way they were won over. A
pepper.
(nach time you may see them "Spanish_burton," "Spanias not employed by his family, but scurrying down the yard to the windlass French shroud knot," was visiting an smah there. She bicycle shed, and riding af to the French fake," "Irish pennant," happened to be in the cook-room, farms for dinner. Not all, though; "Irish reef,” "Scotchman," which was slightly raised, above very many use the canteen, "Jew's harp," and what not. and indeed some who lodge in And where is the young anilor defendant, who was coming the ground floor. He chased the the neighbourhood-find the food man to-day who can pass a from upstairs. The defendant so good and cheap that they have gammoning laabing or make s all their meals there. One was studding sail halyard bend, or on a patch leading to Bowen eventually arrested not surprised to find that this now anything about jewel Road. He saw two men raoning factory held a record-out of blocks or apan blocks? sake the in front of the defendant. When 20,000 shell- only seven were Coast Beamen's Journal.
arrested, the defendant offered no rejected. At another works there The above are just a few resistance, and said he was not the are lathea being used that are samples picked at random from man wanted. After some yards over half a century old, and which among the hundreds, perhaps had been covered witness releas Maramaros-Sziget, the scene of or at least presumos, that their were recovered from the sorapthousands, of nautiesl things and led his hold of the defendant, who recent wholesnis minary execa.ime is valuable, eays : the - 27 hasp. The manager said to me. terms which have been relegated ran away. He again chased the tions by Austrian army officers, C. Daily News, but, according the Army has done with men. forgotten sea lore. In fact, when defendant had covered “We have done with lathee what by team to the scrap-heap of defendant and arrested him, In the subject of & wat geography observation made from the These oldsters who thought their" Dictionary of Obsolete and about 15 yards. When brought bulletin sened by the Nations bench of the Mixed Court at part in life was played are doing Obsolescent Ses Terms Geographic Society -- de Shanghai, by Mr. Byrne, British
and back, the amah identified him ag The Hungarian city of Mars-Assessor, it is really aux so value air mon important life's work." Osloms," embracing the clipper the man who had attacked her
Smoking Allowed,
ships ers, would make quite a He told his brother and coolie to maros-Sziget (pronounced Maro-able as most people think.
In many of the factories dizābla volame. mur-ban-Biggers),
It was a case involving one you may find the men smoking, Czecho-Slovak afisers and 600 electric light bulb valued at 50 their eyes on their jobs, their men are reported to have been Mexican cants, the property of pipes gripped hard in their teeth, abcs for mutiny, to the capital of Mr. G. E. Tucker, who lives st 5 the smoke spurting from their perceive it. At isat the change is the county of Maramaros, in the Peking Road. On the previous lips. It helps the job on, I was suddenly the biting of of the the defendant he took down his
complete; the spinning goes on; north-eat section of tas kingdom Saturday, a Chinese possman, sold, and although it is a war inch of steel is done, and the statement, which stated that two Nestling at the foothills of the having entered the building to innovation it is doubtful whether bailes falls through the machine men prompted him to do this ||Carpathians, at the influx of the deliver a letter, availed himself of it will ever stop. Is with the River Tusies, this she opportunity to feloniously Bat, of course, the great revolu- picks it up, examines the point,
into a tray below. The operator deed, and he was very poor. steal, take, and carry away the tion of the shope has been in and passes a gange over it; right; effect that he was on duty, in the mountain city is one of the most
Bergt. Pitt gave evidence to the picturesque in the Dust Monsreny. bulb, only he did 20% carry their employment of women. The drops the ballet, end loose to the charge room on the day in quest As ita anousi faire before the war, way, for she watchman saw and scoffera of 1915 are the enthusiasts the Ruthenians, Bamanians,
nabbed him.
of today. A firm which original Hour after hour she goes on, day being brought in by Mr. Xavier's new one, spinning, spinning, 10 when he saw the defendant Magyars, Gypsise, Slovaku anaj
The poeman, who was on trially employed only 833 women now siter day, week after week pat nolie and his son. The defendant Armenisas in their native Doe before Mr. Byrne, said in aefence Ande work for 2,097; at another ting her heart and soul into little was feeling his pockets as he tumse made a kalsidescope of that he had broken a balb belong factory their numbers have grown slim ballete, expressing her (witness) searched the defendant ing to a friend and had to replace from $5 to 2,000. Their employ personality in turning inches and found the pepper and geg. it, so he took one from Mr.ment has been part of the dilution of steel into weapons of war Tucker'e hallway.
colours.
150 WDBCU
"annognosment
Women's Wonderful Work
bring the defendent to the Station and be afterwards want
to the Station himself.
The Sargeant Interpreter then deposed that after daly cautioningTM
Witness then handed him over to the Detective Department.
Farther evidence was called, and the case is proceeding.
THE HEAVY RAINS,
Reports of Damage. The recent heavy rains have
A Former Haunt of Tourists' ***Sportamen were accustomed" to
...When the case opened, a letter increased as a consequence.
scheme, and the onipat bas making Maramaros-Sziget their|
WAB -handed up with *" the headquarters when hanting for!
Folk have been saying. The job is not more wonderial tastic bear, lynx, chamois, and marmess from Mr. Tucker, "We don's for a
Wo" The women are splendid the thousands of other joba in the wooded environs. In faci; take Lettera
year or more. They the woman is not more wonderful ✨ from brakers," cannot say it often one of the profitable industries of said the Assessor. Their time I walked round a band watching other women or men. But she enough, than hundrede of thousands of the town was the supplying of may be very valuable, but not girls paint shella tourists with horses and equip one-tenth aa valuable in that of to-day, Alice?" asked the man you expressed astonishment at "How many is wonderful all the same. If mant for their hunting jsauto. shis Court."
Tourista in this asCÉIUR of Hungary never failed to wins the cerva two weeks. If Mr. Tacker smiling reply: As we walked just as one woman handling the Colony. The police supply The postman was sentenced to hundred and forty-six," was the only like kuitting stockings," caused a number of small subsid
ager, of s girl painter."A her she would probably say, “IC famous salt mines of the region, wishes to get his balb back he may away, he said. "Do you know, heavy skelle in Liverpool said, in
ences and some minor damage in one of the most interesting being have it by applying at Central three months ago they were doing her laconic way, when asked if the following reporta the Francisus Mine, 44 miles from Police Station, where it is being only eighty an hour, and we they were not too heavy for her road at Shatin Gap, pear Po the town. At the Apaffy Mina, hold safely, by order of the Court, thought that was capital. Thay "No besviar than a baby.. 13 miles distant, there is a gresi esit Lake having a depin· or 300] feet in some places. This was.
A Special Film favorite resort for Sunday excur-Apart from the ses
that
Kin village, is partly washed
get fast the same pay now. Sheer Next there is the first aid room, 3778y. The main road at Sai King patriotism—nothing else maker Moet factoria have one these is also washed away,
them do it. When we've been days. No longer is it necessary for 4 piece of brick wall closing sionists in the days of peace, Branden in Arcady," which is Come along, girls, back-up anch other's eyes with knife party wall at 77, Shanghai Street
bard pressed I have said to them, man to extract bits of metal from the arch of the second floor of The Kiroe Theis, which rise to be shown at the Victoris We're in a bit of a fin," and they blades, sa I have seen them do. has colispred and fallen on the in the mountains above Mar Chesire to-night, is a wonderfal have responded
|amaros-Sziget, is, xoxt to sae piece of work-from-sive point of fall you, he extently. Now, a uniformed nurse, skilled north side of the premises, whah
Danube, she most importans view of the engaging story if the most wonderful workers in Instruments, bandages, bot and age was done
"they're effcient, ressuring, doss the job, sro on Tacant ground.” No waterway of the Dual Monarchy.depicts and the glorious scenic From its scarce to its confinence effects which are prodased in it,
the world
cold water, dressingo, medicines : A big boulder fall at with the Danube in a 'distance of there zin - added appreciation
are ready to hand. There is, 100, VARKing Bullet's, NLAS
and damaged tha only 340 miles in an air line, because that popular soirees, Mrs, women, tens of thousands of them, chairs, and the camp bed where p by the Water
I have seen them, men and the adjoining room with easy
The msin but-ita meandering length is Varnon Casile, is taking the in various factories toiling with the faint worker may reet a little Department,
Work nearly 900 miles.
chiat part. Not long agolan endaring patience and attent and recover. The wooded slopes of the
The newly made bank on the Carpathians make lumbering profitable industry for the natives of this section of Hungary.
the Victoris gave as "The Mark on that is past all praise, Thor And finally, in many factories west sided the Hanghai Polion of Cain, in which Mrs. Vernon are making, let me sa, armaar there are the practical schools Station has suddenly subsided." Onesie tocka part, mot" e
one admittedly, but oas
piercing irallets on an automatic on the promise, where the boys ich lathe. The thin bar gave ample evidence that she is comes forward, is
ard steel between 14 and 16 are taught one
all that has been claimed-
racharming and The Huas in China, MOLFERS NOW WE BIG LO There are indications locally, in "Branded in Arosdy sys the P&T. Times, that the have no hesitation in Ohinese authorities are making]ing our rendeza” to real preparations at the intern- opportunity of ment camp for the early reception which can master
of certain troublesome Hans who
have been selected for the
her tools, and an
looking la
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the job
the day week something of the Fire has broken ont on the ss.
Steamer Fire, spy theory and more advanced parts Banyer Mart,
gina. of their job, They get paid for
dmil, shat "echooling #1 You some of them working shs pe.
like the skilled m
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