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TUESDAY, DECUMBER 19, 1919.

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THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAM S.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

THE VERDUN VICTORY.

11,387 PRISONERS.

VIOLENT

GERMAN COUNTER- ATTACK FAILS.

PARIS, Dec, 18.

A communiqué states :--- The Germans violently counter, attacked our new positions on the right. Bank of the Mause, but did not succeed In gaining a footing, except at Chaus brettes Farm, the immediate approaches to which, however, we continue to hold We have up to the present counted 11,337 prisoners at Vardun since the 15th inst., including 284 officers.

We captured or destroyed 115 guns 44 mino-throwers and 107 machine.

ENEMY EJECTED FROM THE FARM

LATER.

"A comin uniqtà states:

South of the Sorime there has been fairly lively reciprocal artillery activity in the La Maisonette sector.

On the right of the Mense, after a skan kight, wo orecast the coming From Chambrelica' Form; the whole of which we have re-occupied. The machine-gune were captured.

FURTHER INTERESTING DETAILS.

PARIS, Dee. 19. The capture of Pepper Hill was the decisive event lending to the victory at. Verduri.

The Germans were clinging desper ately to the hill when unexpectedly there was an attack on their rear. A debacle followed. The enemy, Red, sasting away their munitions And equipment.

arms,

Our contingents cut off the retreat "of the enemy who surrenderod by hundreds."

Further gast the powerfully fortified Chambrettos Farm, on which 50 machine guns were found, was gloriously assaulted by a weak force. A battery of 8-inch guns was found in an adjacent place, Intact, the gunnars being dead alongside them

Big captures of munitions farther testiled to the completeness of the victory,

LATER.

An official announcement says: On the right of the Menso our new lines from Vachersaville to Bezon-Vaur, and particularly the Chambrettes Farm sector, has been bombarded. We replied.

BRITISH RAID TRENCHES

LONDON, Dec. 18.

General Sir Douglas Haig reports We successfully raided trenches at Renbart inflicting casualties by bombing and dug-outs were entered in the trenches.

South West of Wytschacte wo dea troyed a machine-gun emplacement.

The enemy blew a camouflet east wards of Ypres.

LATER.

Sir Douglas Haig reports that enemy trenches were successfully entered southward of Armentieres last night, a number of the Decupants killed.

A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE,

LONDON, Dec. 18. The German evening official announce. ment says

There has been moderate Sghting in the West and Est.

Our aring in Dobrudja gained ground northwards. German scaplanes bombed Russian warship at Sulina, and fallnd a hostile seaplans which was using a machine-gun.

BRITISH HORSE-TRANSPORT

SUBMARINED."

SEVENTEEN AMERICAN MULETEERS KILLED.

LONDON, DEG. 18.

THE STRUGGLE IN RUMANIA.

A RUSSIAN SUCCESS.

ENEMY CAVALRY AVOIDS BATTLE.

LONDON, Dec. 18.

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A Bussian commhariqué, says: A strong enemy attack region of Walerutna was repelled at the point of the bayonets We pur sued then and secured a height on the Rumanian front.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE ULTIMATUM TO GREECE.

ALLIES DEMANDED REPARATION FOR MURDERED SOLDIERS..

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Lossos, Dec. 19. A telegram from Athens states that the Allies hare demanded

Reparation for murdered soldiers in the shape of a salute to their Blagi

THE OPERATIONS IN MESOPOTAMIA.

BRITISH HOLD ON HAI RITER EXTENDED.

LONDON, Dec. 18. It is officially announced that General Maude bax exinded Lia hold on the Haie river and has bombarded the Turkish positions with good results.

The cavalry discovered that the Turks are constructing a bridge over the Tigris The re-establishment of Allied air.miles westward of Kut-el-Amars,

control of the publio services. Our casualties have been inconsider.

com-abla

(ie. posts, telegraphs,

munications, etc.):

An indemnity

Amnesty for Venezelista. Ibis expected that the blockade will be maintained till these condi- tions are fulfilled.

The price of necessaries has risen 180 per cent. in consequence of the blockade.

THE PERSECUTION OF THE

VENEZELİSTS.

The Athens Correspondent of the Daily Chronicle states that 8,000 Our envalry twice mished to attack Venezelists are in prison and that the eneiny cavalry which was at-800 have been shot.

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tempting to attack our retiring troops in the region of Buzeu. The enemy would not resept battle, and retired behind the infantry.

RUSSIANS CAPTURE MANY HEIGHTS.

LONDON, Dec. 19.

A Russian communiqué states:

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GRAVE HAPPENINGS IN THE

PROVINCES.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TERDUN VICTORY.

WAR RESTORED TO ITS TRUE PERSPECTIVE.

LONDON, Dec. 18.

A significant feature of the Verdau German Reserves, and accounts agree fighting was the apparent absence of that the dispirited Germans are beaten before they stars They fought only with artillery, and that wildly, and the trenches were carried in a very easy

manner.

· RE-ELECTION BILL

LONDON, Den 1% The House of Commons has passed- the Realastion Bill, dispensing with sha necessity for the re-election of Ministars-

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either more rosy nor more gloomy than The general situation on all fronts is

we have the Hght to expect from the comparative forces engaged and the Mr Garvin in the Obarcer. If wa relationship of the different fronts, ECONOMY upali the fold divisions engaged by the Alliance and by the Central Powers, we doubt whether the numerical

prepon- derance of the alliance is greater than EFFICIENCY # seven to five, and we think it correct thAL the central situation of the enemy, his superior railway system, and his excel lent organisation, go very far to equalise matters between us. We have not yet placed in the field sedicient forces to overwhelm the enemy, and some of our Allies are still inferior to the enemy itt armament. Wo hare just enough

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rical superiority to seize the initiative and to attack and all our Alliet armiss have facked with the utmost gallantry and resolution: re have the sense of superiority, and the tapirib of the Allied Armies is magnificent. but we must openly say that the Allies Am: bound to place in the field larger forces next year in order to deserva

While better results than those which they have hitherta secured. should be continued on all fronta the pressure upon the enemy thruaghout the winter where practic able, very few of the Allic should meet together at once, review the avanta of the past year, and collectively advice operations, to be executed. Now is the upon the preparations to be made for the campaign next year, and the military time to prepare. The raising of fresh lavice, together with their equipment and training, take many months, and it is time for us to face the fact that unless we can between us develop greater numerical superiority over the enemy in we have hitherto followed, the decisive mon and munitions or produce some better strategical plan than that which defeat of the eretut sarmies by means scarcely be

accomplished | during the year 1917. Creatly though Germany has saffered heavily

though Austria has been hit; exhausting though the strain upon Germany must be to ten times as long as that which our sustain the conflict over a front at least British Arraies occupy, we are still not convinced that we can wear down our stubborn enemy during next years cam- paigning season if we are content to rub Along with no more than the field effec- tives which we now possess..

A Daily Mail message from Sym, on Saturday, the ground was beg-like, Snow fell heavily on the battlefield

despatched on the 11th inst. reports and it was impossible to dig trenches.

The horsiam displayed in retaining grave happenings in the Greek pro the ground won was more conspicuous vinces. Greek officers seized the than the capture thereof, as the evacus guns and ammunition in Allied con- tion of the wounded and the bringing trol at Volo, Larissa and Trikkala, fup of supplier was most difficult.

The English papers acclaim the vic national crisia France's soldiers had proved herbest Ambassadors in restoring the war to its true perspective.

They also point out that the German indecisiva success in Rimanis has in powise relieved the threat from the East and West, and conclude by stating that the Allied nations may contemplato the future with quiet minds.

We have captured a number of heights and expelled the controllers who tory as proving that at a moment of were insulted by the crowds. At

in the Carpathians, takon 200 prisoners and repobed entury counterattacks Polo a gang hauled British officers there and in the regions of Filipesci and from a steamer, threw the furniture Dibbatogu, Rumania

of the British control officers into the sea, and killed two French soldiers and a Greek interpreter.

GERMAN AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY,

LONDON, Dec. 18,

A German communiqué states: Our air squadrons attacked the cuemy re treating towards Ersila with visible

offact.

IMPORTANT FIGEFING

IMPENDING.

RUMANIAN ARMIES ARE COMPLETELY SAVED.

PARIS, Dec. 18.

Advices from Petrograd state that the enemy suffered enormous lossse in

Wallachin.

PANIC ON ATHENS STOCK EXCHANGE.

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ATHENS, Dec. 18. There is panic on the Stock Exchange owing to the blockade. TRANSPORT OF GREEK TROOPS

LATER.

TO "MOREA.

The transport of Greek troops to Mores began on Saturday. The passage of the trains was checked at Elusis station.

The Rumaninn armies were comat pletely saved and are at present ou the other side of the Sereth where they are reorganising

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The Russians are holding the ground on all fronts, except between Rimnicu and Sarat and in the Trotus region, where, however, General Avarosen (the Rumanian Commander-in-Chief) is standing, frm..

General Brusiloff has moved south- Ward 'in South Moldavia A Tast Rusac-Rumanian plan kna béen carried out and important fighting is. impending.

BRITISH RAIDA.

LONDON, Dec.'18. Salonika" despatch reports two sucessful raids by the British on the Struma front and Lake Doiraa

Our heroplanes bombed Tumba station and damaged transport on the Ghergeli

Allied officers and French warships Patras and Corinth are supervising.

THE FOOD SHORTAGE

IN GERMANY,

KEY TO GERMANY'S PEACE OFFER.

BRITAIN'S PEACE TERMS. ·

OUR SACRED OBLIGATIONS TO

OUR ALLIES. .

Germany would not have created har new divisions, which imply, at all events, new artillery, new machine-gun detach ments and all the other attendant. LONDON, Dec. 18. services, had she not seen her way to Mc Arthur Henderson, (a member of maintain them, and though we think the War Cabinet) in the course of a true that the arhaustion of German. speech, said that the pancs-loving British man power is the only sure mears of would welcome pesce, but they remem that this object is oven yet within: a ending the war, we are not convinced bored that the cffer emanted from a measurable distance. German strengths Power which had infamously proposed in the field are still normally maintained; in 1914, that we should betray France the class of 1918 has only been partially and acquiesce in the violation of Belgium engaged; the classes of 1918 and perhaps Therefore, the proposals must be 1919 are in sight; men over the age of serutinised in the light of our sacred have not been, to our knowledge, obligations to the Allies and must next year finally thrown back upon a called upon and even if Germany be be tested by the principles for which pare defensive, the strength of this form we wero Ághting Indemnities for of war; the virtue of semi-permanent and the

the past would be insufficient with field defences and obstaclestock to

our guarantees for the future, and the later would be insufficient without ample reparation being made to Belgium, Serbia and Poland, If the proposals ware merely a pretence AMSTERDAM, Dee. 18.

to socere an armistice, we must set our The food shortage in Germany is faces like steel and confront all hardships the key to Germany's peace offer.

and dangers in order to Herr Batochi, the Food Control-fighteous peace. for, twenty-four hours previous to the effer being announced, was told by

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LONDON, DEL. 18. Communications with Italy have been interrupted by snowstorms Bolated messages from Rome show that the Italian press repudiates the idea of peace

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proved capacity of the take and bear punishment, render it probable that our principal enemy may still be able to live through next year's campaign unless we develop stronger hitting power and take an altogether larger view of the character and extent of the effort demanded of us than we do

as present.

HOW THE U.S. PRESIDENT IS- CHOSEN.

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NEXT JANUARY.

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HONGKONG. POLACE RESERVE.

In the Bangkok Civil Court on Novent WINTER BISLEY BOXING DAY..

ber 27 the hearing was began of the case brought by the Ministry of Marine against the Bangkok Dock Co. Ltd for Ies 30,124 for breach of contract, says

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the Bangkok Times. The particulars Officers, in charge of Teams are re set forth that on October 30, 1010, the quented sob to fall in sending in the defendant company made a contract with

the auditors that the potato crop was STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER. THE MACEDONIAN FRONT, 20,000,000 tons compared with 50,000,000 tong last year and that the grain" emp was 1,500,000 fons short of the estimate.

The expectation of supplies from

the Ministry of Marine to build a ferro- of the metabors of their Te ma Romania will not be realised, as negotiations present. Signor process of electing the President, and concrete banding at Beag No for Tes not later as Vadzonday, December Hungary and Austria are alreadySannino, speaking in the Chamber on may be interested in the following statenfendant company madə a further agree: { ding purposes. To information fau

48,000, During

the progress of the work th. The cames are required for Big and Wednesday, said he had received the ment which appeared in a London paper quarrelling over it. The Roclnische German Peace Note, which was most of the 8th alt.

ment with the Ministry for an extension be sent to Mr. E. U. Jenkin's. Chem bem, Zeitung bints that Herr Keerber's vague. Therefore, he deprecated, any Although the America people in of the bunding and extra work for tall is due to a quarrel with Count discussion, as it was most important the cluding about 2,000,000 women-will reingju earth on the back of the previous Prince Buildings, Ise. Hence Strest.

cord their votes to-morrow the sctual, extension for the sum of: Tes. 6,500. Allies should act in unison. Tisza. on this subject,

election of the next President of the Flaintifs allege that parts of the first

Visitors to the Hange ara seized that United States will not take place until bonding gave way on June 8, June 23- next funuary – and although we shall and Angual 18. Plaintiffs had notified Tifin will be provided by the Wiseman know this week who is to be President defendant company that they would be Cafe, Etd. (and not by the Alfezanárs the voting to-morrow is really for the held responsible for the damage but Cafe as previously announced. All choice of Presidential Electors.

defendants contended the bunding had

Cherniste Road.

SERBIAN PRISONERS STARWING IN AUSTRIA.

LONDON, Dec. 18.... The Serbian Legation reports that an escaped Russian Priest describes the Serbian prisoners in Austria as weak, and emaciated. They search for roots and sometimes, beg. He never saw a more wretched set of men.

BLINDED IN THE WAR.

AN APPEAL.

LONDON, Dec. 18. Sir Arthur Pearson makes the following appeal to the Press of the

To how heat SAFE CONDUCT FOR AN AUSTRIANI request you to ask your readers

AMBASSADOR.

LONDON, Dec. 19. - The Foreign Office has granted Herr Tarnowski, the Austro-Hun- garian Ambassador at Washington, safe conduct to the United States.

ITALIAN CABINET REORGANISA TION.

Rome, Dec. 18.

A number of members of Parlia ment are urging Senor Boselli to appoint a War Committee on similar lines to the British and French,

The Admiralty announces that the EXCITEMENT IN TOKYO ALLAYED. horse-transport Russian, west-bound empty, was submarined and sunk in the Mediterraneon on the 14th inst

Eloves of the crew and 17 American muleteers were killed.

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LONDON, Dec. 18., The steamer Westminster (B÷-

tish) Brael (Norwegian Wichcel Outchoukoff (Danish), Vala (Swed-

and the mlling ships Naidd and Constance Mary (British) have been

The excitement due to the an- nouncement of the German Peace proposals has been allayed.

world

to send a New Year's gift to help'. the men blinded by the was Their numbers are increasing very rapidly, I have nearly 300 leat ing to be blind and nearly 200 more coming shortly from hospital. One hundred and sixty already taught to read Braille and to type write are settled in useful and profitable occupation.

A large permanent fund is nceded to ensure adequate super vision and assistance to these and others following. The courage, determination and rapidity which

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S DRASTIC PROPOSALS.

LONDON, Dec. 18, || Eich State of the Union chooses Peg been handed over and that the cause of offcars are invited to tie ith the Reynolds' Newspaper atatea that in the sidential Electors equal in aanber to the bunding falling out was an ophion Police Rezerve Sapelätendents All Co event of anything like a concerted effort the whole number of Senators and Heat. Bang. Na and tot bad workmanship. petites and others on duty, is the Firing to oppose the drastic proposals which presentatives to which the State" is Thereupon plaintifik appointed an expert i Foint and in the Butte will to the entitled in Congress, and the day of the to examine the banding, and his opinion

Mr. Lloyd George, the Premier will submit to Parliament, the inner circle of the Premier's supporters maka no secret of the possibility of sa election.

· BRITAIN'S FOOD PROBLEM.

·A MEATLESS DAY. EXPECTED"

LONDON, Dea 18...

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It is expected that Lord Davenport, Food Controller, will shortly enforce meatloss day, probably Thursday, (iz- cluding private houses), sugar tickets, and he compulsory use of maize, onts, or barley in addition to wheat, in bread making.

ITALY'S FINANCES..

LOOKING TO BRITAIN.

ROME, Dee 18.

Popular ballot for the choice of the mem- being that the explosion had nothing to guests of the Police Reserve Hote of the Electoral College must be do with the accident, the Ministry gave tors Club. Others may obtain Timin by uniform throughout the country the out a contract to another party for Tes making early arrangeznén Erst

November after the first Monday in 37,638 to rebuild the disputed "bunding Wiseman Calo (Tel. 407)

Thus the President is chosen in good condition.

not according to the strength of parties

SA disclosed in the national Soll, but socording to the results in the separate States

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BATTLE'S AFTERMATH,

In the case of each State the victori- Mrs E. Ashmend Bartlett, writing in ous sirle salons is represented in the the Daily Telegraph, anys: The throw Electoral College, though it may have ing back of the German lines enables majority of only a few votes. That is your to visit for the first time since the why one hears so much of the importatale of Verdun commenced list Feb which the result is considered doubtful, remained No Man's Land, and which ance of carrying this or that State, in ruary acres of ground which has long for in the State of New York, for in remains littered with all the debris of stance, if the Democrata won by only a long series of terrible fights.Thero

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on the second Monday in January, and are in all stages of decay, some reduced to the result of the Fresidential election skeletons, others

finally, moanced in the House of Representatives on the second Wodnies The Finance Minister, referring today in February. The new President is shown in overcoming the handi- the Budget, announced that inst year casames office on March 4.

I there was a deñait of, 168,000,000 lire.

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trust those possessing the incstin Ho foren no great difficulties in providing in the forthcoming. period, able gift of sight will send a New for internal expenses, while he was Year thankoffering for the benefit confident that they would cordially he given the support of the British of those who have given their eyes

Treasury to overcome their difficulties for the Empire.

regarding war payments abroad The above is sent through the courtesy of the Bastery Telegraph Company

BOMBING RAIDE BY AIRSHIPS.

LONDON, Dee: 18.1/

The Air Board describe successful bombing hds in Fratice

German artillery prisoners admit that large numbers of gura (were directly hit as the result of accurate observation by Bajisk nyntors,

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some flesh still They are free to all reccaining opd grinning horridly, so it miform, and they were pleased to see the line again - Y As new trenches are out in the valley of Fleury the bodies came out of the ground or form part of the walls Ehpro ha

been no time to claim up themes, and the scene presents perhaps the most owfal spectacle of

of the horses of Gael have ever seem Both sides are fighting over a vast cemetery where

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