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"REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
· RENEWED FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
British Attack on Four-Mile Front,
BIGHT HUNDRED PRISONERS CAPTURED.
London, September 21.
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Copyright 1918,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
1918.
THE MACEDONIAN SUCCESSES.
Allies Still Pursuing the Enemy.
FRENCH CAVALRY OCCUPIES PRILEP.
London, Septem bog já Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—A successful A French Eastern communiqus states:—The parait continues operation was carried out this morning in co-operation with the on the whole frant from Monastir to Vales, Enemy columsa, nice French in the St. Quentin sector.
pursued, harassed by our cavalry and machine gunned and hom bed by our seroplanes, are falling back in the greatest disorder towards Veles, Intip and Strumpits
* The English stoked at dawn over a four mils front from the neighbourhood of Omigba Biver acothwards. Good progress was made on the whole of this front and 800 prisoners taken.
Vigorous resistance was encountered at a number of points, specially in the neighbourhood of Salecey, where fighting
continues
We slightly improved our positiona north-east of Epehy as a result of local fighting,
Satisfactory Qalas.
Loodna, September 24.
The Allies' left wing from the Monastir front is driring back the enemy upon the Albanisa roads.
French cavalry bas entered Prilep. The town is intact. Immens booty has been seized.
The Franc-Serbians are progressing northwards beyond the Prilep-Gradako Boad and threaten the Prilep-Veles rosd: -
In the centre, the Serbians who crossed the Vardar by a number established big bridgehead north of the river. We coopy of undamaged bridges between Domirkapu and Gradako bava Enishobs, Karahodsali, Voyshan and Ibieli.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE PALESTINE VICTORIES,
Evidences of the Turkish Disaster
TERRIBLE TOLL. BY BRITISH: AIRMEN.-
Landon, September, 25.
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are bas soon a night so remarkable at that witnowo to-day on THE LATE BARON MOTONO,
writing from Nablus on the 23rd inst., pays six-mile stretch of road from Nablus to Wadifarah, which is covered with the debris of the Turkish Army. In this area alone 87 guas, a thòaand vehicles, a hundred motor lorries sud a mee of The road is black with crosses of thousands of animals and dead impedimenta like fold kitchens and water carta hays been found: Tarks and. Gürmana
&-Havës mëpang's Minister, in praise Baron Motona, sp the French press 15 the Ectente.
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This is the work of Walsh, Irish and Indian infantry, with the retiring transport, airmen swooped down to two bandred fest artillery behind and airmen in front. When the guns began to shell
fight till the column was reduced to a broken maes and bombed the head of the colume, fight noceeding GERMANS IN CHINA. twenty-one miles in thirty-six hours over an endless succession of Trish and Indian troops played's great part. They marched
Writing on the evening of the 24th inst, Reater's correspondent at British Headquarters state:-This morning there was fighting en a considerable coals north and south of St Quentin. Tas The right wing of the Allies, operating on both sides of the mountains and deep, rocky vallers, fighting incessantly French achieved most satisfactory gains in the neighbourhood of Vardar; has reached the lias Petrovo, Pardovia, Okivarli and L'Epine de Vallon, which is skirted by the main 8t. Quantin road Karoglular. and was a British fortified position before the retreat in March..
We continued the strangle north-east of Houlon and penetrated as far as Pontrast and high ground east of Frisney, which is a Try near sharp albow in the German defences along the St. Quentin Chaal. So far 700 prisoners have been taken.
✅ The Franch Version.
London, September 25.
A French sammuinque” state:West of 8t. Quentin, in conjunction with the British, we made a fresh advance this morning sad osptured Francilly Selency and the village of Dallon, despite vigorous resistance.
Farther south, we reached the western outskits of Giffecours, expturing 500 prisoners and numerous machine guns.
Germans, violently attacking Glerines region, on the Yeele front, gained a footing in our advanced-glements. A counter-attack completely restored our line and yielded fifty prisoners belonging to three regiments.
Getting Neater St. Quentia,
London, September 25, Beater's correspondent at French Headquarters, writing yesterday, says: By the capture of Dallon and Francilly, each two- miles distant from St, Qatin, the French manacs bots Hanke of the height defending 81. Quentin sud, are appreciably nssfer the city.General Dobensy's Army is advancing | over mont difficult country on both banks of the Bomme,
Aerial Operations.
London, September 24, Reporting on aviation, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig saye The weather improved in the evening, but enemy activity was slight and intermitters. We destroyed eight hostile machines and drove down three accontrollable. Anti aircraft gana brought down two. Four British machines are missing. We dropped one and a half tons of hombs during the day-time and 175 tons at night-time on serodromes, railheads and hotments. All the night-fiers returned.
London, September 24.. A Germen official wireless message anys We recaptured trench'sectora southward of Villers Gaislain and eastward of Epehy.
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The prisoners, continne to increase and considerabis undamaged booty is found everywhere. During the 22nd inet, twelve guns, including several of heavy calibre, were captured, slso pumber of new seroplanes and motor cars and big petrol and food dump.
The Anglo-Greek Advancə.
London, September (24. A British official message from Salonies mye Th the Bulgarians on the Monastir-Doiran front continues.
pursuit of
The Anglo-Greeks have reached the line Passeli, Fucks and Smekvica, where they are in touch with France Greek forpen, Our cavsiry is heading for Strummins. Three six-inch guns, s mountain battery and some field guns have been captured.
The Serbians' Haul.
London, September 24. -The Berbisan' total of Balgarian prisoners excredi 12,000, while 140 guns have been captured.
THE MILITARY OUTLOOK..
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Thanksgiving Services.
More Internment Rumours,
London, September 25, It has been reported that dur Diocesan Bishops of England and Wales suggesting special thanks Government will began interning The Archbishop of Canterbury has addressed letters to the ing this month, the Chinese st services on the Bath inst, for the deliverance of the Holy Land from the Germans and Austriazis living the Turks. & service of thanksgiving is being held in Westminster in the country, pay the Japan Abbey on Sanday.
Chronicle. Ons report states that The Commander of the Arabs. ́··
la list of the *** most "dangezog Pariz, September 24. has been compiled and that these The Echo de Paris state that Colonel Lawrence commanded will be interned fret. Two is the Arab foros which out the Hndjes Railway at Derns.
ternmank-osmpe-have-now prepared. – Ons is a templa a. thousand rooms at shan," about. thirty mi Peking in the Warts {The other esmp jrat
Dr. Kawkling "Ya,
THE OCCUPATION OF BELGIUM.
Coast Hertling Revives the Self-Defence Legend.
London, September 25.
of the Mmistry or Forei
the course of a speech (the first part of which and Dr. Wm. 0. Donner, Amort
king
BRITISH LIBERALISM.
is not hand), Count Herthing said the Austrians hold large own Legal Adviser to the Chisown krasta in Italy, while the way the Germans have been Goverment, recently repelling the Anglo-French and American attacks on the the prope
· Conditions on Several Fronts Reviewed.
Western Frons during the past few days showed that the old spirit, and pronounced it at London, September 24.
was alive and that the sitempts to break through would fail. There the pap Beater learns that the British have progressed north and timidity and bass ingratitude. He boasted that Hindenburg sud was therefore no resson to lose confience, which would be naments north-west of 8c Quentin, with the object of straightening the line Ludendorff, as previously, would be equal to the situation and the before the Hindenburg positions:
Eastwards of the Jordan, the Tarks are falling back towards enemise premature aries of victory would soon die away, but the Amman, along the Bedjes Railway, with their communications Army on the home front must be ani ed. He appealed to fathers and
An Interesting Platform. broken at Deraza and the Arabe occupying Mann. The station of mothers at home not to leave their sons and husbands at the front the Turks, especially those along the Bedja Esilway, is very critical, in the lurch now when everything was at stake and reiterated it was a war of defence, saying “Only to defend ourselves we invaded
London, Sept. 5. The Liberal On the Balonios front, the British line has been advanced seven miles and has reached the northern shores of Lake Doiraa. Oz Belgium. Count Hertlingesid be emphasised that most energetically, party has prepared a postwar cavalry is pursuing the Balgars on the Siramaiss Road, their only owing to the bass- misuse of a well-known phrase by the first War programme (which can be also line of communications. The Serbians have crossed the Vardar on a Belgium. "Bat, as for individasla, so is there also for States another form) to be submitted, as a resola- Chancellor in admitting the transgression when Germany invaded used as a general election plat-. fifteen-mile front. This line of communication is now in the hands of the Allies. Over half of the Gradsko-Prilep Road is held by the law, namely, self-deience." Continuing he alleged that Germany hadtion at the meeting in Manchester grounds for assuming that if she did not sot quickly the enemy on the 26th instant of the General Serbians, who from the south-east are pressing towards Prilep
The position of the Bulgarian Army is becoming daily more was clear, because she cffered the Belgians money for a promise of are as follows
would anticipate and invade her. Moreover, Germany's conscience Committee of the part. The pointe difficals. They are mostly retreating along the Kopupla-Thatip Basd, but the Barbians are within striking distamos of this road, which neutrality when Belgium was firat over-ran, which offer was een followed by the establishment of 1-Proscation of the war, will shortly be cat, after which it is difficult to see bow the repeated after Liege. Bulgarians can be extricated. A certain number may reach Albanis, where there are Austrian deischments, but it is mos dificult The Daily Telegraph correspondent at Paris on the 24th inetry and the Albanians dislike the Balgare. It is understood interviewed Marshal Foch at Headquarters. Marshal Foch said that killed German officers are with the Balgare, All its losses have *The British Army is fighting beter than ever. been made good. The Americans are splendid and wonderfully gallant in the Asid. The French Army is the same good old Army sa in 1914: No more need be “énid.”
German Claims.
MARSHAL FOCH INTERVIEWED.
"British Army Fighting Better Than Ever."
London, September 25,
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League of Nations.
2-Parliamentry control of all tresties with foreign Powere
3-Guaranteee of the welfare
Count Hertling denied that Germany was striving for worldwide hegemony. He said a world-war was prepared years ago by the known enciroling potior of King Elward. The match us not put to the powder by Prussian Militarists, but while the Kaiser to the last moment was endeavouring to preserve peace, the Russian Militarista of demobilised saldiara. effected a mobilization against the will of s wesk. Toër end themby 4-Bastoration in fall to the war was unavoidable. Germany could calmly await the judgment peopleof their suspended liberties. of posterity. It was true that an unparalleled enemy campaign of 5. The conducting of national lies abeoured the truth, with the result that hatred of Germany had fioanos with a view to apportion- arisen in enemy populations which choked all moderation and just ing the barden of laxation judgment M. Clemencean's last speech, in fanatical hatred and impartially. coarseness of mind, earpassed everything hitherto sobieved.
6-The continuance of Fres
A French Summary
Paris, September 24.4. A HITAS
message gaye: Marshal Fuch's strategy irrepressible. The fronte firat in Plestine and then in the Balkans Speaking on the general position, Marebal Foch said: "The are exuoted. The Bulgar rouf is complete over a front of 20 miles, enemy is shaken and tottering but is still holding ont. You must From Monastir to Lake Doiran the defensive line is broken and the not think that we shall get to the Rhine immediately. Te bave enemy is in fall retreat. Roads and railware have been cut and passed the crest of the hill and are now going downhill. If we enormous booty captured. The Serbs and French broke the line with magnificent audacity in a parsait of 25 miles in ́s single day. gather impetus as we go, like a rolling ball, as much the better.”
THE AUSTRIAN PEACE NOTE. Marshal Foch's brain is always working. He keeps a pocket The Balgers on the eastern part of the mountain live are outfianked. book in which he jote down instantly any thought occurring to him Railway treins have been captured and the enemy is retiring in
The Official German Standpoint.. and when his mind is made up the decision is carried out answery. indescribable disorder. There are signs of the complete
Amsterdam, September 25. ingly. He sleeps well and is always in bed before eleven in the demoralisation of the main railway line from Uskab to Mit.
Admical von Hinise, referring in the Reichstag to the Austro- evening. He has to be awakened in the morning. He keeps his Constantinople has been twice bombed, atsidar Pasha Station nerves of iron under control; no events, good or bad, have ever and Stamboat in two night raide, in oo-operation with Greek natal Hungarian Pesce Note, said the German Government did not think this the most saitable moment for a renewal of such appeals, when shaken him. He was strong in the bad days, and it is unthinkable aircraft. that be will lose his head in the hour of victory. His Generals are The whole Turkish Army in Palestine has been routed the enemy was enffering from war psychosis and the intoxication of supremely devoted to him. They admire his intelligents and still British cavalry are pushing towards Damascus, while 25,000 victory. The appeal, however, had been despatched, and Germany, more bis character, which is modesty itself. He was a passionate prisoners and practically all the enemy guns have been taken. The Turkey and Bolgaris forthwith adhered thereto, smoker of strong cigara till three weeks ago, when a British General presented him with a pipe, after which he smoked only a pipe Since then he has been inundated with prevents of pipes.
-PROHIBITION IN AMERICA.
To Come Into Force Next Year."
Washington, Beptember 24,
The House of Representatives bes approved a measure making National Prohibition effective from July 1, 1918. The Senate he Already passed the mesure. The House of Representatives rejected an amendment permitting the importation of wines until May 1 Tos importation of wines must therefore cease when the President signs the Bill
THE GERMAN POLITICAL CRISIS.
London, September Garman rowspapera continue to dwell on th ppears, however, that the Canfte Party and decided to support Count Hertling, and
jority cannot be formed without the
thaiz Government
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trade, with the safe-guardin, m
home production, the profits from which should go to the Sate, so to individasia
7-Home-rals for Ireland, 8.-Constitutional reform, with the abolition of the present Bound of Lords, and the introduction of Indian reforma,
Equality to be recognised between the sexos; professionall legally, and politically.
10,The betterment of industrial conditions, based upon the finding of the Whitley raporte, 11-Drastic revision of the
sting land laws
booty is enormons. Infantry and artillery will very soon be within reach of Damssous. The political effects are even more important than the military resalty. The Beranth and Lighth Turkish Armies –– have been totally crushed and Nablus taken by Australian and
*******, Paris, September 24.05 French mounted troops. Londoners and Indian Infantry took A Hayas mesangs seyr:— London has given a welcome to Italian Nazareth. General Lñman von Sanders, the Tarkieb Generalissimo, queste, Prince Priepero Colinas, the Mayor of Rome and Signor left Nezareth on the previous evening M
Marconi being the guests of the British Government. They were received in audience by the King at Buckingham Palace, A demonstration was held in Hyde Park at which Prince Borghese 800 said: "Itely threw her whole soul and strength into the war with Great Britain and the other Allies so schiere's raign of justice; und liberty for all nations and a lasting peace:
By the constant pressure of the British troope, the defence gone of the Hindenburg Line diminishes every day. Vendeuil fort and village, three miles north of La Fere, have been captured by the French.
German Explanation of Failure.
Je Amsterdam, September 25.- In the
General ton. Wrisberg or military mluation on the Western Front, attribute
German blow aset of Rhaims to the impossibilit
gant Allied ROCABADE: Were English bringing over their Homa Army sod to the int Amerionu. Divinons, “ Ha silmitted "that the British
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