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In addition to that which has already appeared in the Belgian THE MACEDONIAN FRONT. Foreign Minister a communication to Ruter's agency anent London, Septembar 2014
Landon, September 20, Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing Germany's offer to Belgium, the following is also contained som
Germany would also claim fall amreaty for Belgian citisens The entry of the Anglo-Greek to-day, says the battle of Bt. Quentin, which is now quieting down,{
The enemy
who had been guilty of helping the plans of the enemy, thereby forces into sation, following with has been one of the notable victories of the war. casualties bits been most heavy owing to the close character imposing on the Belgian Government as set of submission. Germany rapidity the Franco-Serbian end- of the fighting and the aurdy resistance. The principal centres would insist on the maintenance, after the war, of commercial trasties coss foreshadows a great extension FOREIGN EXCHANGE and of fighting yesterday were around Epeby, where the Alpine previously in force. This, following upon the destruction of Belgian of fighting on the Macedonian Rexeral
between industry by the invader, would sneure Germany's economio front, and resistance continue to cor stout Gock-sucourt and Villers Guislain where the 6th Brandenburg grip on the country. Moreover, the pawn" theory is not
A British official message from Division was raked to abrade by the machine-gun barrage, abandoned. Germany would insist upon binding up the fate of Equally fine was the splendid resistance of the 17th Division to the Belgium with the solution of the colonial question. Finally, the Salonika says the British and besry counterattack at Villers-Gailsin: Our men stood their ground obligation which reate on Germany completely to repair the damage Greeks, at 5 o'clock on the morn- like graven images. The Germans came on again and again with anjastly inflicted upon bar victim is not even mentioned, Germering of the 18th inst., attacked to great valour and determination. Then came lall. The 17th still thus would be emished by the pillage of Belgium whose rain would the westward and eastward of They captured stood while the only Germane to be seen were atark or writhing be completed. It should be noted that pablished statements are Lake Doiran. form in the foreground. To-day the fighting has been in the nature inaccurate on the two following points. In opposition to what has weetward of the lake, Trancha va of local actions principally around Epeby, Villers-Guislain, east of bean said, the communications which have been received by tem, south of Doiran Sows, Roneroy and Ganche Wood. We repulsed all attempts to regain the Belgian Government mention neither an eventual snapenaica of advancing our line about 2,000 ground and farther progressed. This morning we carried Lempire hostilities between Belgium and Germany nor the evacuation of yards, Heavy Balgarian counter gained part of the northeast of Rinsey. The "mopping up" of the German outpost Belgian territory. The conditions set forth above overshadow, and attacke
render sterile, all declarations which appear to recognise the ground captured on the left, but sone steadily continues.
London. September 20. independence of Belgium. They cannot be taken so the basis of any the positions in the centre and The severe German defest, recorded by, Sir Douglas Baig, in serious discussion. The Belgian Government formulated it on the right were, maintained. the calminating operation of an uninterrupted series of concerted programme in a Note to the Pope on December. 24th last which was Eastward of the lake, after a engagements during the lust eight days. Ita chief importanpe lies published in January, and, as all the Allied Governments, know, it right advance, we carried the enemy's outpost line. Upwards in the fact that the advanced defences of the Hindenburg Låne, is firmly resolved to maintain it andiminished.
of 700 prisoners have been west and north-west of St. Quentin, have been broken down. The
THE EVACUATION OF BAKU,
counted. The Greeks laught new front borders almost everywhere the Hindenbarg Line except
with great gallantry. to the west of St. Quentin, where the sown is girdled by a powerful
London, September 19. Ose of the most thrilling chapters in the war has just come to defensive system which is completed on the east and south by the double water-line of the canal and the Somme, Darrow gullies and light in connection with the British evacuation of Baku. sunken roads constituting formidable obstacles. The positions taken by the British form a network of wooded hills commanding British astarslly expected loyal co-operation of the local A Berlin officiat message states: the Cambrei-BL Quentin road. Any farther loss of ground here will constitute & new breach in the Hindenburg Line, inhabitants and garrison, especially regarding the security of sea-The enemy for several days bas Meanwhile General Hangin, on the right, is indomitably hammering communications. The Bolshevik set, bowever, after canvoying our been bombarding Metz with a at the great St. Gobain position which is the central pillar of the soldiers there, appeared to think that no further (ffort was accesary. long-range gun, enemy line, while the Americans are preparing to turn the southern-The Armenian troops, also, proved anreliable in setion on August 17th, when they refused to fight and dispersed to their homes. On most Binder barg bastion at Metz, all giving promise of the most August 2gth a determined Turkish attack was beaten t by the momentous operations next month.
Beater's Correspondent at the French Headquarters, describing North-Stefferdesod Worcester, who, however, were compelled to give
London, Sept. 19. the bitter fighting of General Mangin's men on the Malmaison ground. Realising the hopelesence of the eitastion owing to improper
The latest news reserved in Plateau, says immediately one position has been taken soother com support, we decided to evacuals. Baku on September 1: The manding it moa: be attacked. The troops have been worked to the same day the Turke re-attacked and our Allies again failed to co London shows that the Czechos last ounce, enduring fatigue unknown since the battle of Verdun, operata, with the result that the Warwicks bad to cover the Armen-Slovaka in Earopean Bosnia Bre Tery hard-pressed. The Some divisions have been engaged almost incessantly for 17 daye. isn and Russian retirement and it is feared they lost heavily.
On September 2nd certain troops arrived from the Bassian Bolsheviks with a considerable Field Marshal Sir Dougian Haig reportas Towards mid-day on General Bicherakvo sa a conerquence of which the British resolved number of Germans occupied Thursday the Eaglieb attacked Lempire in the Epehy sector, and, despite considerable opposition and in face of heavy artillery and to hold on a little longer. The promise of further reinforcements Volk, Sim birek and Kissn. The machine-gon fre; made velnable progress to a depth of over a mile and the temporary inactivity of the enemy, tended to improve the Germans are concentrating con- Exchange business transacted. beyond the line previously gained in this locality. We captured morale of eur Allies and re-strengthened their wish to hold on to siderable ambeis
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Meanwhile, the local population ware apparently quits usable forces in the Don Talley with the enemy's resistance was obstinate. Fighting continues. A few
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prisoners were taken. There were loosi, engagements elsewhere on to sink differences which went so far that the "Armenians opened |Czechs about Samara. There are the battlefront and also to the north-westward of Hallich. W. Degotiations to hand over the town to the enemy thereby introducing abeat 18,000 Bolsheviks between another element of extreme danger to the British detachment. This the Creche in the neighbourhood action of the Armenians caused the fleet to train gone on the of Ekaterinburg gen
Poole's forces at A obangel. It is On September 14th the Tarks made a determined attack in anderstood that over 100,000 force. After a sixteen houre battle, the brunt of which was borne Bolsheviks and Germsas srs by the British, our troops finally evacuated the town and resohed engaged with the Oxsoba: north-west Persis by ses. The Russians themselves had become diegusted with the dilatory, anreliable behaviour of the Armenians and presumably placed the necessary shipping at the disposal of the eracasting forces,
A French communique states:-Wecaptured Eesigny-le-Grand. A French commanique states:-In the region of St Quentin last evening we captured Essigny le Grand and took more prisoners. South of the Ailette the night ass marked by violent enemy res0-- tions, Five times his counter-attacks were smashed against our new positions north of Allemant and east of Moisy Farm. The enemy, whose losses were very heavy, did not achieve the slightest result, We gained ground to the west of Aisy and north east of Yailly. The "enemy attempt to cross the Veele at Jonchery failed. Oar recon- naissances penetrated eremy lines north-west of Somain and brought back prisonera,
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A French commanique states that the troops on the 19th inst., " continued their attacks in the region westwards of St. Quentin, extending their gzine, despite stubborn resistance, "We advanced beyond Contercourt, which is ours, and we carried Castres. South- warda we reached the outskirts of Benay. On the plateaux westwards of Jony the enemy again counter-attacked unsuccessfully. We indicted heavy losses on the enemy, appreciably inoressing our advance and capturing 100 prisoners.
London, September 20.
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A. wireless German official message states:We repulsed repeated strong counter-attacks against Goasesacourt and on both eides of Epsby, and also stacke between the Omignon rivulet and
Amsterdam, September 20.
A message from Constantinople states that the Torks have occupied Bake
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Lendon, Sept. 20. A Tarkish communique of the activity on the whole Palestine 17th reporta intense fighting
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London, September 20. * "Reuters correspondent at the Hague reports that the Queen of Holland opened the State General. She expressed sympathy at the extraordinary distress among the Netherland people and referred to the increasing serioneness of economic difficulties owing to war cacess. She reiterated that Holland's neótrality was but a firm resolve to defend her independence against all eggressors. All reasonable efforts would be taken to lessen the burden of mobilisation sad secare and leo equality of distribution of necessariss Fall attention would be immediately devoted to strengthen 1T
and industry in Holland and Demand The Echo de Paris states that the heavy German counter-attacks the dislocated commerce
colonies after the
A limitation of 30 ds at Gouzancourt mentioned in yesterday's communique from Sir har Douglas Haig, were launched by Prince Rupprecht, who attempted expenditure on defences was necessary. The new legislation would 60 d/s to copy General Mangin'a rrcent victorious manoeuvre. Two fresh include the establishment of a Ministry of Education, Arte and 4 m/s divisions were employed. The main abject of the counter-offensive Science; also Department of Labour and the draining of the T/T Stanghai was to compel the abandonment of the British advance towards Ls Zaydersse. In the Indies the fight against alchol and ppiam habite The organisation of Colonial would energetically continue. Catclet and Bt. Qisati.
Military Force, based on the economic development of population, would be undertaken...
the Bomme.
The foremost Hindenburg Line has bees reached on a wide front TheAllied gains were held againat counter-attacks. Ten thousand prisonera and 60 guns have been taken. sonth-west, of St. Quentiu. The French bare enlarged their gaine. The German Suff is again trying to hide the tffects of Allied operations on the Western Front, attributing imaginary objectives to their adversaries, -
#Renter'e correspondent British Headquarters writing on Sept- ember 20 says 1-The villages of Honlon and Lempiers are entirely cleared of email pockets of Germans, North of St. Helene, the Australisas pushed on, the Germans being so indisposed to come to grips that only six were taken prisoner. In addition to eighteen enemy divisions engaged on the 18th, inst. between Gonzeancourt and the Somme, prisoners baya been taken from at least two further divisions from reserve. One of these divisions was only withdrawn from Goussacourt a week ago, after losing a thousand prisoners. Another was withdraws from the Neale on September 3, after losing 809, Neither of these units were refitted or rested. By the capture of Houvrée we have not only restored, but improved the position in this sector. Despite strong resistance, we drove the enemy through the raine of the village, gaining the cemetery and a line of railway. A considerable part of the enemy held out after we got through, bat being out off from reinforcemente their position was practically hopeless
Renter's correspondent at American Headquarters, writing on September 20, saya-The type of enemy aeroplane reported by patrole is extremely handy to manoeuvre, Another type of which only a haza been, men is a kind of improved, Fialk and is - syparently, extremely inet. A captured order dogla with the destruction of property and gives a long list of villages, be bazat. Herve? It will be remembered there are means, to daile nil valle.
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