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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 14, 1916.

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

"Rauter's Service to the China Mail.)

GERMAN STRONGHOLDS

THREATENED,

THE CRISIS IN GREECE.

ATHENS, Sept. 13. The crisis has not been solved and THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GREAT the outcome is difficult to forcast: but

FRENCH PUSH."

Losbos, Sept. 13. The French push is most likely to bave serious consequences for the Germans as it not only drives a big wedge between Peronne and Corn) blès, the most important Germa atrongholds in the Some region, But, for the Arst time, it completely blocks the great main road behind The Gemian funt which is invalu able for shifting zung and stores fo threatened points. ·

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there are indications that the King has decided to energe from neutrality without delay. Much depends upon

vents on the Rumanian front. ITALIAN ACTIVITY ON SALONIKA

FRONT.

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Losnos, Sept. 19. An Italian communiqué, states: we" drove On the Salonika, frons Bulgarian "detachments beyond the Demirhissas Doiran railway.

RECRUITING. IN AUSTRALIA.

Moreover, the push brings the NECESSARY REINFORCEMENTS ON

French into positions imperilling communications with Combles, and also a short distance from Mount Saint Quentin, the fight for which will decide the futum of Perner.

FRENCH AERIAL ACTIVITY.

PARIS, Sept. b.

Dor kivyadrons balubel the rail..! way station and hatments at Gnferant, ealising explosions; lag railway stations, at Roiser, Montmedi and Thionville: the zuilway line between Metz and Porita Moussem depots at Hemilairt mul Etnen, bitties at Danivilliers and iron foundries at Uckingen hiul Rombapılı

"There, wer 47 meriahlights in the Some area. „Two 'chemy neroplane were light down, and four others - Apparently were badly damaged sin

Artillery is very active sunt" of The Sorane in the regions of Verman

'Ovillers and Chaulnze. "

STRONG ENEMY ATTACK

REPULSEDERT

POPULATION BASIS OBTAINED.

MELBOURNE, Sept. 18. Between September 1st and the 10th 2.171 raen" enlisted. Mr. Hughes announces that the neces sary monthly reinforcements have been obtained on "the population basis Each State's liability is.. Frestricted to the number so fixed.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME.

A BRILLIANT FRENCH ATTACK......

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GERMAN LINES CARRIED IN THIRTY MINUTES.

PARIS, Sept. 13. A. coprneuniqué solter The French at mid-day began a vigorous offensive on a front of six kilometres between Combles and the Somnes

Aimngly-prepared enemy attacki The attack developed, most rapidly, Land the whole Germs line wax

were taken.

en the right bank of the Meuse wusarried in less than half-an-hour, zompletely repulsed at 70 prisoners The French irresistibly pushdd on, Head Beory and successively carmed Hill 145, There is nothing disewhere larrieres, Moxis, and the whole of the eneni trenches as far as the Bethune Beranin row.

report.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, Sept General Sir Douglas Haig reports Shat the general situation is unchanged.

ITALIAN ALPINI CAPTURE AN IMPORTANT POSITION

We hold the border road between the southern outskirts of Rancourt to south of Bouchavesnes,

Further south we advanced our lines to Crest 76, west-of Fouillancourt.

The total of prisoners so far captureil

is 1,500, of whom many are officers.

BRITISH FRONT,

THE BALKANS.

„VIGOROUS ÀLLIED OFFENSIVE.

LONDON, Sept. 14

The French official communiqué issued at Salonika statos:--The British troops have been engaged in violent fighting on the Struma.

They stormed the village of Nevoljen A rigorous Allied offensive north of Majadag captured Bulgarian trouches on a front of three kilometres to a depth of

800 metres

A Bulgarian attack on the Serbians was repulsed with heavy losses...

BRITISH ON THE STRUMA.

LONDON, Sept. 12.

A British official communiqud staten :— Our detachments which crossed the Struma seized the enemy trenches on

the east bank át Neohori.

The French detachment co-operating with us captured the village of Yenimah

Curing prisoners.

The enemy suffered heavily during their retirement and in their counter attacks

THE CHINA MAIL.

FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS,

(Wah Ti Yat Po'a Service.)

LUNG CHAI XWONG AND HIS TROOPS.

PRKING, Sept. 1. Admiral Sah Chang Ping has reported to the Government that Lung Chai Kwong has handed the Tutuh's seals to the Civil Governor, bat as the soldiara have not been paid and the troops havo, not yet been re-organised he suggests that Lung should be temporarily detained in Canton.

PIERRE POILU AND TOMMY ATKINS,

IMPRESSIONS OF A RUSSIAN WAR CORRESPONDENT

This appreciative comparison of Tommy Atklas and the typical French, poilu is from the pea of the distinguisheľ Russina writer, sad vutamin war correspondent, 3. Nemirovitch Dan- chenko, and is translated lem the

Rusko Slovo."

I shall never forget the courageous. energefle, joyful faces of the Fierre Foilus, actually shining with faith in their cause. their sighting spirit, theag staunch fellows dying without a murmur and Irresistible THE LATE PRESIDENT'S ELDEST in the attack. The pailu at this momega

HON.

COMING TO CANTON:

PEKING, Sept. 3.

It is reported that Lang Chai Kwong has asked Yuan Hak Ting (the eldest son of the late President) to visit him

ban slready started for the sputhi

Our artillery carried out a systematic bombardment of the enemy, tranches at Canton, and that Youn Hak Ting fall a sacrifice on the altar of the battle- north of Machukovo on the Doiran front.

AUSTRIAN RETREAT IN

TRANSYLVANIA. «

BroRAREST, Sept. "TJ" An official comuniqué states:—The enemy continues to retreat in a westerly direction in the Méros and Alt valleys.

The enemy, navigation on the Danube is completely paralysed.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13. A Vienna official announcement mentions a withdrawal on the right of the Rumanian line in Transylvania.

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RUSSIAN PRESSURE IN THE CARPATHIANS,

OPIUM TRAFFIC.

A DRASTIC PROPOSAL

PEKING, Sept. 13. A member of Parliament, Ho Shi Ko, has proposed in Parliament that persons convicted of smoking, planting or tran. sporting Opium in China should be sentenced to death.

K

The motion was referred to a com- mittee for consirtoration,

(Reuters Service to the China Mall.)¦

EARTHQUAKES IN JAYA.

AMSTERDAL, Sept. 33.

ZURICH, Sept. 15. The Vienna papers state that the Russian pressure in the Carpathiank is

A telegram to the Telegraaf states constantly increasing. Yehement attacks that four very strong earthquake shocks are bein innde on. the, Austrian positions on the ridge of the Tomnatik. were felt in Central Java on Saturday Elsewhere the Germans and Austrians night. Houses were damaged but there are being compelled to withdraw their are no reports of casualties. lines towards the south-west over the Upper Cirobach.

THE SITUATION IN GREECE.

THE SUMATRA RISING.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13

A telegram to the Telegraal states

PREMIER'S RESIGNATION NOT that & patrol killed 18 and captured 21

YET ACCEPTED.

Apparently the Promier, M. Z accepted.

ATHENS Sept. 13.

rignation of the has not yet been

It is believe in official circles that even the King is unable to avoid a change of Government, which is pow the only hope of settling the crisis.

PARIS, Sept. 15.

the probable successor of M. Zajmia. Ha M.. Dimitra Coucoula is regarded as favours the intervention of Greece the side of the Allice or definite teatrality till the end of the war.

QUEBEC SUSPENSION BRIDGE COLLAPSES.

QUEBEC, Sept. 13.

Then centre span of the Queboo Bridge, the largest cantilever suspension

of the Insurgents in the Dnteb. East Indies.

AMERICAN AND JAPANESE COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.

TOKYO, Aug 13. Judge Gary, the President of the United States Steel Corporation, in addressing the Tokyo Chamber of Con- monious relations between the two coun- morce, appealed for the promotion of bar tries, and for the co-operation of Japanese American business-man, in order to aróid postwar competition. The spaaker said America wished to see Japan flourish.

is a per tid of his country. “Once in twenty months he gets leave, generally for five days or for a week, if he has gained w wae decoration. Having rested,] shared, seen all his near and dear oner, he takes the train as quietly and uzperturbed sad joyful, se, if it is going to carry him anywhere but to the freat, where possibly a few days after be will

feld. It ha has no relations, he will still be aslenmed home.... A great number of Frenchworen have now become the so-called les marines, They corres- pond with the Pierre Pollus in the “trouchay," "vand"<them presents, warm clothing underwear, sundfies, tohteco, and when such a poilu gets leave he goes direct to his marraine knowing that he will be received with open arms as near relative by a woman who is thus doing her bit for her country.

Frunc is no this moment one closely. united family. From the fighting fine up to the sea-const all hearts heat in unison, and they beat for their master. hero, Botender-Pierre Poitm.

OFFICERS "AND MES,

The relations between Pierre Poilu acil his ofeer are adraizable, as the ofrer also comes from the same people, he is also Flere Poilu only with galone on his

eve, showing his grate. Pierre Poilu meets his officer smilingly, and the officer usually gives him a friendly smile in return. If he is taken'unawares and bas ao time, or simply forgets to salute, that jee Pot niniportance. "Both have fraternised in the battle, and the poilu with galon knows there is no command which this mon vieux" and " ሮ

mi Pierre Poilu, will not execute in the terrible combat, never finching for a moment frota sacrificing his life for their commen cause-There are no pettinesses, no unnecessary formalities, no difending '

Pierre mockery, ne, despising neglect. Foilu is persuaded that the officer loves him as a friend, as a brother, and returns this with the same devotion. He will

never forsake him or leave him in the battle alone, and will" defend him with ⠀ ⠀ his own body. If both are saved they will exchange a joke which will make the whole fighting line roar with laughter.

That is really the whole nation at war not the Pretorians of the Doches, but the whole of France.

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Pierre Poilu likes danger. It excites Bim. At the same time he is enrufal He knows that his country has not, as for instance-Ruminy-a-big, réserve of fighting units. The forces of France must be syerel. Therefore Pierre Poilu tries to keep in check bis gallant instinets. His Day to kill as many Boches as

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THE PANAMA CANAL.

The Paris edition, of the New York bridge in the world, collapsed this Herald, published at the beginning of

Lucknow He is fighting like a lion, but TRAVELLING CENTURIES BACK morning and fell into the St. Lawrence, last month the folowing communication possible to that if ever, ho killed his in the intervals treans to live. "ENEMY'S AMMUNITION DEPOT precipitating the workmen into the from London,

human being and have everything to ON FIRE. LONDON, Sept. 181 An Italian communiqué "states

Lospos, Sept. 12 that the Alpini have captured ́à General Sir Douglas Haig, in position commanding the Travehan comuniqus states: Last night our artillery caur two conflagrations in the zes Pass, thus interrupting enemy communications between the Travention depot at Grand-

andes Valley and L'Aznoi district.

'RUMANIANS · CONTROL DANUBE TRAFFIC.

ing on the front scuth' of the Ancre.

We, destroyed enemy gunpite und fired their smmunition store.

Losbox, Sept. 18.1

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Fifty prisoners were brought in.

LATER. communiqué states -The situation in unchanged.

The Rumanians have occupied the

Laland of Adakale, opposite Orsoch,THE CAPTURE OF GINCHY." thus completely controlling the

raffic of the Danube

"RUMANIAN COMMANDS

RE-ARRANGED.

GAVILLAGE ENTERED WITHIN

0453 TEN MINUTES,

LONDON, Sept. 12. leuter's Correspondent at the British Frendquarters, in describing the capture

DUTCH OVERSEA TRUST.

HAVRE, Sept. 13. The Dutch Overses Trust have ob tained the release of 422,000 kilograme of kapok. They have also arranged for the importation of cocos Bests Re

TO DRAIN TIXE ZUIDER-ZEE.

of which the number requiring passage

Sir Aurel Steur, who has just returned

water, A

So far 27 are missing. Five bodies shipowners from the Panama Canal are undisputable advantage. Pierre Poult in a not like Pierre Foilu. He will begin

Private advices. received by British soldiers which gives. Germany the which he was accustomed at home.. Het TRACING OLD CHINESE BOUTES." have been recovered f

not quite as disturbing as some of the the twilight of his abriu the front by shaving himself wo that his skin will The Chief Engineer fell into the rarer reports which have been published trench, living rested and taken his meals look like satin. His nails are clean, his to England on the conclusion of a two and was picked up by a pdly recently. Since the Canal injured.

preopened in April a

is jostal as a bird. He wings and dance feet bathed. His legs are alim and and a half years journey through Navigation is suspended vessels have safely made the passagë,

and plage. The more so as amongst the wrapped in patties. He must have roast Central Asia, undertaken by onier of The collapse occurred during the anand even within the past few days rank and file there are opars singers, beef, ale, bacon and and his five the Government of India, made scare o'clock tea. At every opportunity hu fascinating discoveries in Eastern Tørke artists of Comedie Francaise. gymnasta, There was intermittent hostile "shell-pregadented feat of lifting the cantilever deep-draught steamers have a clowns and music-ball amista. Whole indulges in cricket or foot. He sleeps stan western most Cixins, the Pamirs

150 feet from pontovas.",

24 through the Canal. Further, apparent The undertaking was being watched ly no arrangements are being made for concerts are sometimes organised here in a well-ventilated fent, the camp lifa Russian Turkestan, and along the Perso by vast crowds

diverting vessels which should shortly The sub-terra nes you find sometimes does not make him forget the hygienic Afghan border. be due at their entrance. At the same transformed into medic-halls with their rules to which he has been accustomed After crossing into Chinese Turkestan, Tommy Atkins Sir Aurel Stein made his way as rapidly time some restrictions are undoubtedly varied programme. Here in the trenches from his childhood. being placed on uavigation It is un-first-class opera contraltos, and sopransvara finds time to take care of himself as possible towards the desert, and the derstood that, in order to facilitate come to sing to their poilues, actors of the and to look every inch gentleman, dried-up Lop-Nor, visiting on his way

and buried old site in the Taklamatan dredging the Canal is only open for the best Parisian theatres make declamation His conrage said Genom, Fuers desert passage of cargo vessels every other day, for them, and playwrights produce their rather of a physical than of moral Among his discoveries at this desert although the Canal is described as being

natura. He needs movement, danger,site was a large ancient orchard stil plays. available every day for passanger liners

Sometime however, the pollu has struggle: and is kept fit by healthy and showing with uncanny clearness the is strictly limited As an instance of bear great train. But he knows that if blindant food, Glory will not make elaborate arrangement of fruit trees The settlement had been abandoned the cars exercised, certain deep-draught it is difficult for him. It is still more then forget banger or torn cunts and vines carried over trellis, all dend.

saying the last close or seventeen hundred years. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13 reasols lately aniving at Colon, the difficult for his chiefs whose responsbill have seen relatives. Legislation has beer introduced pro- Atlantic entrance were ordered to ties are greater Pierre Pod tile, soodbye to Tamales in London at Vic-and the river which once carried water of Ginchy, says it was defended by an viding for the draining of the Zuider postpone bunkering until they had every moment in danger, but his General to Station. There are no tears, to to it now loses itself in the sand BURMAREST, Sept. 18 immense concentration of enemy guns, Zee, at an estimated cost of £11,000,000, passed through the Canal, and arrived in also in the same trench, at his side, weeping Tomaty Atkins and his father, very great distance General Ciminiceanu, a former but pur infantry entered the village the work to extend over a period of 15 at Balboa, the Facific entrance, where. Their stafs are behind, but they are with who des him cft,, are boin guatlamen, TRADING AN ANCIENT ROUTF

Of the front at Ypres I saw such Thm coal costs a dollar (18) a ton more their soldiers

Perhaps his most important dis Minister of War, has been appointed within ten minutes from the time of years

While these restrictions may be

mies La their first-line trenches. They was the tracing of the ancient toute starting the vince

sanoying, it is beliers, according to

SOLDIER SPORTSMAN.

had not been dug deep enough, and the Chinese, and of the numerous duris the latest information, that some weeks'

security demanded that they should bow along that part of it which lay through hy this a dried up ancient delta notics would be given if it were decided Tommy Atkins has much in common when passing along them. No one, did route that the Chinese, in the second can to close the Canal completely for any with Pierre Poilu Howover, there is it. They walked straight without pay-tory after Christ, conveyed all their silk serious length of time.

also great difference. Plerro Poila ising any attention to the whizzing of to Central Asin and the far off Mediter

ricam. The numerous pieces of exquisi LONDON, Sept. 13.

ir war soldier and worker Tommy bullets which were raining round them. The 'death is enucunes of Sir James

Chinese tiles and brocades found in thes Lord Robart Cecil stated in the House Atkins soldier and sportsman Pierre: Pierre Pond and Tommy Atkine pake cemeteries

open up K new ch Sivewright .C.M.G, for many years of Commons last month that the British Foilu sometimes marches enormous dis friends whenever they meat. They in the history of textile art. prinesite asociated with South Government had no knowledge of tances, but ho in the heavy and does toem and honour each other, they emp that part of the desert African affairs.

reported proposal in the United States or what at all to look smart. Tommy pletzent each other. What is lacking in waterless in ancient time for to abandon the Panama Canal and to Atidos is elim and scrple, and at the the one is in surplus in the other, and of some 10 miles, he was the study the question of a Nicaraguan first opportunity he will brush, himself all when together a costituta a formid curacy to trace the rate of an

caravana by; over and put on new things. Pierre Poilu able torso. It is very good to have tlus mail objects

acendentally. le marching and moving in the missforce on our side and not against one place the direction in which a com way had moved Wan clearly marred b Tommy Atkins, as a sportsman, is racing,

hundreds of copper coins strewing the trying to beat his adghbour by ahead."

salt eticrusted ground, which had re Pierre Poila Bghts terribly. Tommy

mained untouched for at least sixteen thundred years, the game where

to the command of the army in The officers had to make frantic Transylvanis, in succession to endeavours to arrest the impetus of the

· General Averesco, who will command Irish in pursuing the Germans into the

he Third Army

GENERAL PFLANZER-BALTINA

RESIGNS

thick of their supports. Their spirit was amazing?

The Correspondent mentions that the night before the attack soldier-servante deserted, and left notes to the sifact that they had not been in the last scrap home but were going to participate in the AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13.capture of Cinchy The notes conclud „Vienna telegramy states thated with "If Ellright will be back General Pflanzer-Baltin has resigned to moITO”.

THE GERMAN COMMANDS.

LONDON, Sept. 18.

Ton

A German official announcer mentions that Field Marshal. dackicsen, is commanding Dobrudja.

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OBITUARY.

SIR JAMES SIVEWRIGHT,

Canal

It is announced in American na pers that plans for the operation of a 197 deepest wireless systemu between Balt Lake City FUSSIAN SUCCESS IN THE and Ogden over which messages will be

CARPATHIANS

sent in original handwriting, pictures tradargitted and checks transferred, were perfected recently when Leroy Leish ON EVERY BRITISH SHIP OF NOT Atkins fights beautifully Pierre Poilu

PETROGRAD, Sept 12. A communiquid states: We occupied several heights in the region of the Biely Tocheremoch river, in the Carpa thian, fepulsing the enemy's counter sttacks

man, inventor, and F. H. Rolago par- chased equipment needed in connection 'with Leishman's invention. The plant

will be in operation within four months.

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fights as a blow of a bartner on the evil, Era epits all round, Tommy Atkina as an arrosant from a bow. Pierre Polu, even in the most dangerous moments.

CHINESE CUSTOMS REVENUES

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dropped

During another portion of his travola Sir Aurel explore for a distance of 200 miles a further section of the armed for The following statistics have been tifled border lines by which the Chines published, showing the recepte of the had endeavoured to protect their western

most marshes in Koray against ancient Maritime Customs for the period, men-Hur minds. From the ruins and tioned

tower found in contin along the walf S readve ous written records. the first

befor *Eff travels

A new regulation under the Defence even when his life is at stake, is laughing of the Realmach after a data to be and king my Atk periode. specified Trequires that every

The Krcua Seitungstates tint We occupied the Kapul Mountain, in Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria com the wooded Carpathings, and the ridge

British ship of 2,000 2068 tone walchini, seemingly HAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholera and nige or upwards and which puts unperturbed. Lotmg mands or the whole of the Sozome in the same vicinity, taking 1,000

prisotera, seven machine guns

Diarrhoen Bemedy followed by a Isen from port in the United with cheeks, admit front Duke Albrecht of Wurtemberg war materiale

Bose of custor all will effectually cure the Kingdom, shall be provided with a wire like a stool spring, goes We further progrowled on the most stubborn cases of dysentery It less telegraph installation, and hall coromande, from the Somme to the

legraph service DE sea and the Crown Prince is still at Caucaen front, where, show is fallingpecially good for summer Marripes in maintain a wireless

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