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KONDAT. SEPTEMBER 18. 1916.

THE

WAR.

- (Continued from Page 5.)

SUNDAD?

CABLES.

THE NEW BRITISH PUSH.

GERMANY'S BLACKEST WEEK.

(Reuter's Service to the China Maik)

THE BATTLE AREA

"Dunga Laurceleste.

of a motor road map. Peronne is indicated by part of the word only).

THE GREAT PUSH

ON

THE WESTERN FRONT.

THROUGH THE GERMAN THIRD LINE.

LONDON Sept. 15. Router's Correspondent at the British Headquarters, telegraphing this after noon, atates?-Chur tropa, in a grost assagit, have broken through the energy's third line of defence.

It is reported that Flers is in our hands, and the Infantry.are advancing further in the direction of Norval

At the moment we are in the cut- skirta of Martiopuich

On our left, and thence to the righ gura moved forward zivng the whole he encircling Highwood and occupy ing the main part of Bouleaux wood $1 Our men are filled with the spirit of Victory. In several parts of the line the enemy is fleeing back to the next line

.

Prisoners are coming in fast, about 560 having already arrived, and others. are coming in.

SUBBTÄNAL BRITISH GAINS.

2,300 FRISONERS.

LAGTANON LONDON Sept: 1p Sir Dougins Haig reports

A Communiqué states There was Severn fighting to-day, which ulted in the captum, practically of all the high ground between Combles and the Pozierte Bapaumeroade

Morty of Bouleaux Wood, Flers, the Highwood, Martinpaich and Courcelette are in our hands.

We have alrends taken prisoner 2.300.

FRENCH REPULSE DESPERATE

PARIA, Sept 1.

trenches

We stormed the Germs south of Rancourt and pushed forward

portion to the edge of that village German attacks east of Clery were blood repulsed, especially nese thy

have been furnished in the course of the battle Hostile artillery and, infantry have been offectually gauged by scro- planes with machine-gun fire.

Many bombing attacks bavo heen, carried out against hostile aerodromes and railway stations, in the course of which troop trains, and transport rail- way sidings have been attacked with machine-gun fire

Akito balloon has been brought down.

wom six are battalion commanders:

The captures include 65 officers of

Thirteen bostile acroplanes were de- stroyed to-day sad nine others were driven down Four of ours are missing

FURTHER ADVANCE. BY THE FRENCH.

ENGERCLING OF COMBLES

IN PROGRESS...

THE CHINA MAIL.

FRENCH ACCOUNT OF BRITISH ADVANCE.

Pants, Sept. 36. The following particulars of yester day's great battles on the Somme, are taken froin a French source:-

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ALLIED SUCCESSES IN

THE BALKANS.

BRITISH FRENCH AND

SERBIANS EN ACTION

LONDON, Sept. 15.

The morning was beautiful and A French official communique issued the weather favourable for aerial at Salonika stater-On the left bank

GLADSTONE'S GOLDEN RULE

That Gladstone lived to be an octo- generian, and-was able to how down giant treas as a recreation at an age when moet men are incapable of exertion was largely due to the eroellamos of his digestion. To preserve this digcrtion Gladstons took extraordinary paint for instance, he told Sir Edwin Arnold that

times before

INTIMATIONS

AN OLD PROVERB

Wine and an old friend are without price everywhere.

observation when the British moved of the Vardar: the British violently be always bit, everything twenty-five HUNT'S PORTS AND SHERRIES

forward between the Albert-Bapaume engaged the Bulgarians, who were The trouble with many people is not Road northwest of Podiares, and anated by German infantry how to preserve the digestion but how Bouleaux Wood, .south-east af The fight terminated in favour of the to restore it. Indigestion and Dyspepata Ginchy. Their dash, after effective British, who captured Makakovo, also are the most prevalent ailments of the artillery preparation, enabled thern points northward of that place, age and unhappily, for themselves,

Buderers from

troubles too fre the result that t

ther weaken the digestive organs instead

to, carry the enemy's inain point taking 100 prisoners and ten machine kinantly by to parratives for relief with

d'appui along ten kilometres. By noon Flers, and Martinpuich were

French carried enemy trenches on a On the right bank of the Vardar the

matters worsat

captured, but the: Germans were still front of 1,300 metres to a depth of 800 food, the main them the help!

bolding, out in the northern portion of High Wood

Thanks to their successful advance west and east of the wood the British managed to outflank the enemy and cut him off. Hence the large number of prisoners.AN

The British thus considerably, ad vanced along the Flers Road then they gained ground south-east, of Sb Leuze Wood and still further; en- circled Combos. German counter attacks in the afterricon repulsed and a fresh effort enabled were the British, after most violent-fight- ing, to advance to the outskirts of Conrcelette,

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metres.

Bastraf. Cerna, the Serbians continue to advance towarda Vetronik and R mackalan A, B

The Serbian sues west of Lake Ostroro is the result of the battle which has been proceeding for soral days between the Serbian Artoy and - The Serbians have had a most portant Bulgarian forces. brilliant success against the Bulgarians Garnicero and the granter part of the west of Loka, Ostravo, carrying

hayonet. - ridge of Malkanidze at the point of the

the Bulgarians and seized Ekisu, oblig The Serbian cavalry pursuing routed

There is only me way to cura dis ordered digestion and that is through the hood, for the digestive tract depends for its health and strength blood, La therefore only holy condition. It is strength giring • blood ca

they new good-blood at every door, that Dr. purity and the blood, and makes Will Fink, Fills for Fale Feople have Indigestion and Dyspepsia of the age. earned their world-wide-reputation as our dealer sells them, or you can obtain the most racesful remedy for

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Among the prisoners nine Germany more than fifteen kilometres, captur

ing the Bulgarian to retreat precipitate WOUNDED GERMANY AS FRONTIER regiments were indentified whishing 25 guns and outterous prisoners.

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ENEMY'S PLANS UPSET.

GUARDS.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 16

proves that the German High Com mand mans its lines heavily when expecting a British attack. But the rigour of our Allies is irresistible and

The German frontior guards have the enthusiasm amused by the Aus-

PARIS, Sept. 10.

been removed to the front and replaced tralians at Pozières and the Irish at

by others with bandaged heads and Experts point out that the im-arms Belgian civilians anspected of Ginchy, also the recent French vicportant Successes won at the outset revealing troop movemonta are threaten tories, have worked wonders... by the Alled offensive from Salon kafed with instant deportation:

Throughout the day the mastery will considembly upset the enemy's of the air incontestably belonged to plans for a eencentration against the British. Few German aeroplanes Rumanis dared to venture over, the British | lines.

it

While the artillery continues to play an ever splendid part in propar- ing the way for the infantry advance across the great Albert Plateau and crawling armoured care negotinte country over yet crossed by vehicle of any kind, it should not be forgotten that the aeroplanes are playing a splendid and unexpected part in descending so low and in pouring in machine gun fire that they become literally flying infantry Machines skimming the fields has added another terror for the German infantry

A GREAT DAY IN GERMANY'S

BLACKEST WEEK:”

LONDON, Sept. 18.

REMÄRKABLE FIGHTING BY THE SERBS.

GREAT SUCCESS BY ITALIANS.

OVER TWO THOUSAND PRISONERS.

LONDON, Sept 15. An Italian official communaus states tinue with extraordinary rapidity, the enemy positions cast of the Valnini The successes of the Serbians con-Dung torrential rain we store The Serbians now, occupy all the river, taking some lines of entrench- positions dominating Florina, the menta, and over 3,000 prisoners Te capture of which may consequently also captured machine gura and trench be considered inuminent

LONDON, Sept, 16

mortars, ela.

enemy lines east of Gorizia

We continue to heavily bombard the

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

Bulgarian rout mentions the capture A Serbian official account of the of large mumbers of prisoners, who continue to arrive, and also 29 gums, including heavy guns, and a great quantity of munitions and war material Several of the captured

27 INCHES OF SNOW guns have been turned against the Bulgariaus whose losses are enor

LONDON Sept. 15. mous...... The battlefekt is strewn withThere is no change on the Western The Russian oficial communique states their dead. One Bulgarian regiment alone fost, 1,500under Serbian bombkkaraent,

CONTINUED FROGRESS OF THE ALLIES.

PARIS, Sept. 15,

A great day in Germans blackest week strikes the keynote of this morning's opinion on yester day's communique. The feeling is one of satisfaction without elevation: The question was boing asked daring the French push: What are the British doing. To-day comes.Sir Douglas Haige splendid answer thereto, which means that both the fade on the Struma and the Vardar British and French have now smash- and appreciable advance has been ed through the third and last line made in the regions of Makukovo and of the enemy's long-established posi-Vetrenik. *****

In the direction of Bitlis we drovą. the Kurds to Tehukhurmorses, preasing them back as far as Tchaykla.

Frost, has been experienced in the Priamur and Giumchan sectors and 27 inches of snow have fallen in some places.

A Salonika official report states: There has been a violent cannon-MUNIFICENT GIFT TO THE TSAR.

THEEMIR OF BOKHARA'S PRACTICAL SYMPATHY."

PETROGRAD, Sept. 16. The Emir of Bokhara has presented Broda River ten kilometres north of the Tsar with a milion roubles to be Florins. The number of guns cap. employed in war purpose tured by them is now 32.

tion on the Somme and have driven The Serbians have routed the "Jatim to less strongly organised enemy west of Lake Ostrovo and, defences. The much vaunted wall advancing most rapidly, crossed the of steel has been battered through.

POWERFUL BRITISH SHOVE.

FRENCH EXPERT'S VIEWS

refer PARIS, Sept. 16.

A comisunique states The French advanced north of the Priez farm, carrying a series of trenchse to a depth of 500 metres

This adrance, in conjunction with the British, marks the beginning of the final oncireling of Combles.

There was furioar fighting east of the Bothune road and north of Boucbzvesnes," where we extended our positions.***

The French carmed a strong trench east of Deniccourt, after a sharp fight

THREE ENEMY TRENCHES CARRIED

sector in the afternoon gave the most Two-French attacks in the Deniécourt

usblo,reaults.

Three trenche were curie aucreas sively north cast of Berny, and 200 prisoners, of whom five were officers, and ten-machine guns were captured

The grand captured in the afternodu was, covered with Garman corpses AMA There was great serial activity and numerous places were bombed behind. the Gerroen lines

FRENCH BOMBING SQUADRONS

comathique states ~

southern end of Hill, where the been numerous air-fight:

enemy sustained heavy loss,

Ve exsily repulsed a bomb attdel

Beray -Bautone ery attitoks west of the Vaux roodere rapuised:

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SUPER

IN THE AIR.

PLANES

region pyer the enemy line

the French were brilliantly success several Germán machines being brough down the lead

Bombing squadrons on the night of the 14th fnst Bombed stations at Terg nier, Charry and Guiscard. FreS WATE observed.

Forty-bomb were dropped on barracks at Btenay, where there.

Fifty bomb were drop

craigné, blait fortzoor stombuch One aviator

reachedDilinganla

where he bombeć

PARISept. 16... Axpert French commentator to yesterday's battle says the British artry showed remark able tire and when counter-attacked resisten desperately The British now hold the whole range of bills between Pozieres and Combles. This is a very powerful shove which will enable the French to move forward on both banks of the Somme.

BRITISH BRIGADIER-GENERALS

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LONDON, Sept 16

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Hongkong, Aug. 28 101A

GREEK POLÍTICAL CRISIS.

M. ZAIMIS DECLINES THE PREMIERSHIP

ATHENS, Sept. 15. M. Zaimis has again been "sounderi with a view of his resuming the Pre

he will again be approached to-morrow mier ship, but it is said that his health is not satisfactory. It is believed that

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· LONDON, HEROES.

HOW-TWO, COMPANIES ADVANCED TO ENEMY TRENOHES.

A sergeant who witnessed the fighting at Gommecourt sends the following description of an incident in which London soldiers figured

occupied by the London Regiment "It was during the very heavy bar- which the German batteries were able to concentrate on the trenchest (Royal Funliera) about midday. Two *companica of this regiment received M. Zaimis has declined to return to orders to reinforce the Fattalions, who

in the om ATHENS, Sept. 16.

who had commenced to retire owing

18 to The failure of M. Dimitracopoulos Germans were able to bring up to con

the-great superiority of numbers, the

to fona & Cabinet will probably result In the formation of a Coalition Cabinet de

GREEK ARMY CORPS GUESTS

OF THE GERMANS. SER

AMSTERDEN, Sept. 15

then, in German trenches and

on

tar-attack.

"These two companies, who had been subjected

ted to the full force of the fire of the German artillery all the morni once commenced, to advance into Man's Land, going forward as it on: parade. They managed to rush forward some 50 or 60 yards and lie down. When they got up to rust-forward again they were met by a perfect hail of machines gun and shrapnel fire, yet these splendid fellows continued to go forward despit It is officially announced at Berlin heavy lossen Whe that the Commander of the Fourth more conspicuore was the fact that our

Yhat.made their: affo Greek Army Corps at Katalia has artillery was able to give them that sought the protection of Germany, and support which it was able to give the his fully-equipped forces have been sent

attack earlier the day, owing to our to Gemany, where they will be treated to being then in the Germa as guests

It is unofficially estimated that the dressing the battalion after the bettle

commerderben force is 25,000 strong.

commenced Gentleman. did not uss that word by mistake, but because LONDON, Sept. 16. know of no better word to describesuch There are indications that the Grecks men who did what you did. You may

Syour criccs were it vỆU CÔN at Kavalid did not seek German protee think

that by tion, but that they were practically

determined managed to keep large forge tattack you ma kidnapped by Bulgarians acting under of the enemy on your front therab German tordars, cuting them off from materially assisting in the success of the Salonika and Athens

operations which were proceeding fun ther south with such marked success.

AUSTRALIA AND CONSCRIPTIONA

RUSSIA'S GIANT AEROPLANES LABOURITE OPPOSITION

trenches,

The cor

assuru

corps.

Four

AIRMAN'S MESSIGE. TO. BERLIN.

PRED BY

The French and Russians have crossed the line of the Malareka heights and are advancing victori ously in the region of Florina,

Laburne, Sep. 18. TEXT OF PAMPI Many bombs have been dropped A squadron of Russia's giant aerobe House of Representatives on Monastir

BULGARIAN OCCUPATION OF

states

H

reported this

·HAYALLAU

LONDON, Sept. 18.

·Berlin official announcement that the Bulgarians have

Kavalla.

- HONOURING VERÐUN Z

Lynds, Sept. 16 Condial telegrazas have been ex changed between the King and Poincaré in reference to!

PETROGIAD, Sept. 18.

plazes effectively bombarded the Mr. Hughes, moving the second, German hydropiane lake station in reading of the Referendum Bill, sald the Gulf of Big They dropped 78 he regarded the measure as vit bombs. The enemy counter-attack-his policy."

ed but were driven off, eight of their machines being put out of potion.

HARRISON LINER JUNK.

LONDON, Sept. 16., Harrison liner Counsellor has been sank," All the crew were saved.

De

SPAIN AND THE WAR.

the awar of the Military Cross to MUCH DISCUSSED SPEECH BY

are among the Verdur

PEACE THROUGH VICTORY.

FRENCH PREMIER AND THE

PARIS, Sept. 18.

~ HEWARD FORĘ ZEPPELIN

ROYER"

LONDOS Sept 18:

Cheques for $550 siran, felling & Zep

AN EX-PREMIER

Several · Labourite posed compulsion.

Berli

of the froclamation dropped in

by the French aviator The incum

populace

strongly

French

ment wi

WALLSWEDEN'S NEUTRALTTY

*PROTEST BY THE ALLIES.

LONDON, Sept. 15.

In the

for and pren „war in agreemant with

Hungarian Government,

The proclamation then

wing strength of the

any which country hi

It is evident that the Allies have pro-parison with the incremiss tested strongly to Sweden regarding breaches of neutrality, arising from the Swedish precautions in

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 16. The Allestremonstranca is contained in a verbal note, to which the Swedish London, Sept. 16.-. || Government has replied that does There is much discussion in Spain propose to make any modifications in Over a speech by er Premier Maum | its measures, Suggesting an eventual falliance with

first Britain and France on condition, that

in Great Spain receives antire, satisfaction at QERMAN SHIPPING M. Briand, in a stinging speech in Flight Lieutenant Robinson, at the

Britain have been presented to Tangier in the international zone and the Chamber, emp

ire the war, ritust

the change Baltio Exchange, The enemy

He laid

Gibraltár, and onethe Entente Powers & completely changing their nstitude towards Spain

GERMAN PESSIMISM

defensive THE OPERATIONS IN EAST The Tech is said to have been

faded with

The Cologne Gazzile, diaza mowledge of the

mistic expectations of the Premiers, but Benor Burell, Minister

of German Ahipping of Public

ction, declares that paper mile it was merely an expression of Senor

opinion. Speinon

everywhere was on the and had lost the initiative siroasju on aihe: Ballzám which he said would mins oriental dreams) poace for the Allies would be a peads tamugh victory

RICHETION IN HUNGARY

AFRICA

NEW PHISE OF CAMPAIGN

Krans

MEASURES

HOLLAND

funds:

"the optr

from itself the

neutral countries by the wholesale of innocens woman and children in Hiners, and also by the

in which it has conducted proclamations

thiraty

The Man Whe Gets Ther

He then

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