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“MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1917.1

TELEGRAMS.

Continued from Fage 1.)

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

ITALIANS EXTEND THEIR GAINS

LONDON, Sept. 2. An Italian official message states: We repulsed counterattacks ou the southern edge, 8f the Bainsizen platen, the northern slopes of Mour

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

NAVAL “SCRAP

THE WESTERN FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAIDS.

Loxpos, Sept. 2. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig porty:--We successfully carried a raid to the gustward of Wytschacte, bombel dig-outs and nucline-güined the eping garri

THE CHINA MAIL.

OFF JUTLAND PORTUGAL'S PART IN THE

ENEMY MINE SWEEPERS DESTROYED.

Lunox Soptender, I The Admiralty announces ;-. Our Light Forces destroyed four enemy minesweepers of the Jutland coast this morning.

LATER.

WAR.

-- RELATIONS -- WITH BRITAIN.

THE RUINS OF LENS.

Mr. Perry Robinson wrote from Franco on June, $63 2017) -

In addition to a number of successful raids at various points, we hava, during A Lisbon correspondent says it is known the last 48 hours, made solid progress south-west of Lens, where our line had in England that Purging only been advanced sorne 500 yards or so today at the front, taking their place in two and a half months, or since April The Jutluadserap is chiefly inter bide those of Great Britain and Frunes. 14. Now we are pushing forward on a esting as showing that, despite the enor-Lite has as yet been heard, however, of wide front both north and south of the mous aiheñelds and other elaborate what Petugal has actualy done in behalf onehez river, and the enemy seems to be falling back before us, offering little detensive devices, the British Naval of the Allies. The following statements

resistance: outpost is always on the enemy's on the subject, undo to ate in coinse of We reptiled raiders South-art-oorstep

conversation, by Dr. Machado, this ward of Hak zingurt."

Reuters Correspondant at Copen President of the Republic, are therefore Aerial aesivity was resumed last hagen states that the fight occurred off of interest. After reading the original St. Gabrielle and to the cast of Arning. We droight down twof Rinkjoebing at seven o'clock in the declarution by Portugul on August 7th give us the slopes of what is known a

1914. affirming her loyalty to Haglund The German mine-sweepers fed and and symply with Franer, the President grounded in the shallows,.

Gorizia.

We extended our gains in the Bestonizza Valley, capturing prison ers and booty.

We recaptansh a position, 3,30 metres in height, in the upper Zebra Walles.

AN AUSTRIAN CLAIM.

Lösnas, sept. 2. An Austrian offiind ussage, transe mitted by wireless, clains that the Austrians repulsed strong Italian attacks to north of Kal and that they steamed all assaults at Mont | San Gabrielie and captured a trench section to the must of Fibrizia,

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· ITALIANS BOMB TRIESTE.

Lostos, Sept. 2. An Austrmy oficial tessage states that the-tralians drogued savoury London Trieste...

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

ENEMY CROSS THE DYINA NEAR RIGA.

A Russian offend messages, traps pitted by winch we, statesi,

The envy crossed the Rainket the south-east of Riga: errupted) Kuplemouse and developed their attnek "to the north.

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ceras machines, and one of mur, machines is missing..

OVER 40300 PRISONERS IN 12 DAYS.

The "British, during" August, have capture prisoners of who 158 her, making 1,605, including 23-Fotficers, since the more ing of July 31st.

Thistywight guns, including „Pix | huvies, 700 ingchine guns, and 73 touch snortars, were captured i August.

FRENCH ATTACK SECURES ALL. OBJECTIVES,

Lospos, Sept. 1.

A French, communique state In "Belgium there was great årtillery. activity in the region of Drigachten and Bivselsɔtar.

morning

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A hundred survivers of the reached afore.

It was no question of raiding defence less mine-sweepers, because the latter were protected hyaeroplanesat submarines.

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RUSSIAN FRONT. "

GERMAN REPORT.

'Loxpos, Sept. 1.

A fermuar official report, transmitted by wireless, states: We gained a bill position north-eastward of Focsani.

GERMANY AND POLAND.

*FURTIER BREACH OF FAITH.

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Tint was followed up by the decision, 8. Pail Parliament on Novémulier Mrd. 1914, for our military participation. Fisus for the nubilization had alride been initiated by theneral Pereira de E. the Blog Minister for War. These plans were remporarily interrupted by political events, but there followed active military preparation under the present Minister

THEATRE

ROYAL.

ON ACCOUNT OF MISTAKE OF SAILING DATE,

J. R. WILLADSEN will present the

FRAWLEY CO.

FOR FOUR MORE NIGHTS.

"UNDER COVER'

What the afficial conimuniqué last night referred to as successful minor operation" in this region, hard, in fact, Sucess and significance much beyond its actual dimensions as an advance. ITO-NIGHT fill

the dominating

of this height section, which bas lain about 300 yards in front of oar. line hitherto, and is but twice that distance north of the Soucha

It was English troops from the South Tuesday, 4th Sept. Midlands who took the bill with little that the diheulty, sithough we know to the positions to tell the Dion of Germans attached suicient importance Wednesday, 5th Sept.

the Suth Frassian Division which had been holding the hill that if they reese in Thursday, 6th Sept.

be taken of the line it they Urnal

gaven a rest.. I but the enemy never dime. On contrary, while we have held the hill and Sule by side with this military.re the treaches taken upon its slopes, the

enemy has evacuated the whole com wrganization a ke movement has been

plicated man of trench lines immediately in progress in the Fleer. To the work of before and around the hill and fallen propuring the defence of the port back into at least the fringes of Lens Lisbon, the plicing of the coasts and in itself. usesting in the venvoying, of the various Portugiese expeditions," the officers and | men of the Flest have mérited the gratis

tude of the nation and the Republie.

Job War, Major. Nortel de Mates..

THE AFERAN EXPEDITIONS.

was a large bribe

A FLOOD BARRIER.

The subarb of Lens on its western side is known as the Cité du Moglin. It already been badly knocked about,

hack

ZURICH, Sept. 2.0 Germany has committed another

but has further been aboulutely levelled by the enemy. Other spaces running breach of faith with Poland, where the

bick into the city have been similarly National Council," which was formed

Hur Portugal's intervention has netre, and the whole of Lens, ever where levallert presumably, to give a field of On the Aisme, utter a strme' nerit. Junkier German anxpires, has resigned. loga prequation, we attacked last owing to a German orter sending the damited to Europe. Military exped night to the thrth-west of Fluthie so-called Polish Legion to the Austriantions wailed fur Angola and Mozanie and with one and curried all eufroup in defiance of agreements. julgestivestent a front of nearly 4,500 Treties to a depth of about 300 Thetres.

We briske up three enuntergatiseks, and captured five officers, Lill men fan serviranarkinsgams.

A grent many of the enemy were killed by the preliminary artillery find in the fighting, which, was Very violent.

***Our alteraft "26-operated," "keeping, a fight of op hundred to six hundred metrs, 1gbinguning fremvies and batteries.

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All our umebines returned.

FRENCH GAIN GROUND,

Losos, Sept. 2.

The orving also take the sffensive. French" contumpique, stativ: —— in the region of Mitaa Rod TheWe exptured a further 2003 Retres of barth ispuding.

bach north of Hurtebise and thirty primers.

Endomy apgaules in Plas difcetion of Kovel. Vladimirvody nok. Focsani

and Bralia, failed.

GERMAN REPORT.

A German official message; mitted by wireless, wintery

Some of our enterprises to southernet/of Raga succeeded.

A counterattack did not reach cat? lines.

"Uneler nur "violent artillery fire in Chiuspagne, south of Butte Mesnil. we reputed A strong trans-enerly coup-de-main and exptured

prisoners, including a comtrander.

THE FIGHTING IN RUMANIA

THIRTY-TWO UNSUCCESSFUL

ENEMY ATTACKS,

PETROGRAD, Sept. 2.

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A Busty officer win participated the huttles at Focsani says that the struggle was very fier for fortnight. The Gemaeus diployed their best troops whose losses were enormous. Sora Zegiments were completely annihikated.......

The Russian IORGA serious.

Were also

There was a brisk artillery struggie in the whole of the region north of Hill 304 am Morthome.

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GERMAN REPORT.

Loxbox, Sept. 1.

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the walls of buildings are still standing. appears to be no more than the husic of ́ns early as September 11th, 1914. A• @ a city. The work of plundering, destroy- result at "those expeditions Portaggal hasing, barning, and blowing up has ge on for two months and little now remains RUSSIAN DOWAGER EMPRESS ILL. Krendy re-occupied Kiong, of which in

to be ravaged. the time of the monarchy, Germany hund

Besities the destruction on this side of wrongiuli takan BANsion." Theke

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the Germans, these last two days. efforts have been recompanied by a great the south side of the city in the Avin have also been busy blowing up roads on bnancial furth but the country ire. Mines have been exploded at all pressed of inesistible resources. It the cross roads, as well as at intervals is owing to the Union Sagrada""-the

along the men's themselves, obviously to e-operation of the two greut political of flat land between Avion and Lens delay pursuit. In addition a large area ption, Mhe Evolutionise under Dr.

itself, south of the Sonchez River, has kastories. Je d'Almeida, and th been flooded. "Deneratie ender Dr. Alfons l'esti

the artist's armed participation in the war has become an actual fart.

PETRIRAD, Sept. 2. The Dowager-Empress,, now in seelu- sien in the Crinies, is seriously ill-

RUSSIA COMMANDEERS CORN SUPPLIES.

PETROGRAD, Sept. 2. The Government as commandeered the corn supplies in the provinces near the south-west Roumanian fronts owing to the grave shortage of flour.

RAILWAY TROUBLES IN RUSSIA,

PETROGRAD, Sept. 2.

In consequence of the rejection of the demands of the engine drivers they have decided to strike, except the drivers of the troop and hospital, crains. Other unions refused to support them, while the Government is taking the strongest

nieasures.

RUMANIAN VINTAGE SEIZED...

|| AMSTERDAM, Sept. 2. The Germans have seized Rumanian vintage.

RECRUITING IN AMERICA.

the

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2. There was a great five-hour parade of

marching to cap.

A German official report trans-troops mitted by wireless, "states:-The French Sveured initial successes Deat the Hurtelise Farm. Our counter- thrust threw back the wwiny)

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front.

ACTIVITY IN THE BALKANS.

ward of Doldzeli,

(Continued on Page 2.)

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A TALE OF MALAYA.

TUNGLE MAN'S" COMPLAINT ↑

AGAINST HIS WIFE.

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Atrict here nearly a mile from north

to south, and half as wire, most of which is ordinarily marshy, but includes Also the greater part of the industrial suburb.known as the Cité St. Antoine, where immense railway yards are sitnated, is now an artificial mes

It became necessary" that Portugal surah? requisition the German ships anchored in her ports, us was Inwil for her to do in conformity with her the Germans intend falling back, be

These things seem to indicate that internal legislation and with the thehind the fooded land and the region existent Treaty of Commerce with Ger of wrecked road War. They are not

Tr this Germany replied by being allowed to do it unmolested. tay. rearing was in March 9th, 191865, She took, as her priest this requistioning of her ships, forgetting that she had before this attacked Portugal in Afrien

rather, pretending to reduen these attick to simple episodes on th frontiers, altogether unauthorized by the Government of Berlin.

for.

#TORMING THE “BREWERY. While from Hill 5 we have pushed forward along the north of the river, on the south we were at noon to-day some 300 or 400 yards north and east of La Coulette, and still moving. (Sir Douglas Hig reports the c

espture

of La Coulotte.) Above that

point, between it and the at seven

this morning, after a sharp nary bombardment, we stormen Pupic and

strong known as the

Aions of 1

on the Lens -Airaa rund, while on the other si

side, to the southward, we pushed up along the old milway line, and before noon were

half a

a mile south of Arion. At we are overcoming the rest opposition and taking prisocers

In order to form an idea as to the resourer of which the cuntry can dis Pow it is suffelent to say that up to the present, all the expenses have beer met by the in rease of the fdiciary circula-less tin and the sair of Treasury bills.

FINANCIAL MEASCUES.

in. small

All guard

The fact is the enemy has found bis Parliamentary authority has already advanced position before Lecs quite

untenable.

Without any major attacks we have, during the last two months, kept a constant pressure on him, and the Josses caused by our

our artillery fire bave, we know, been very heavy. His whole line on this south side o of

Lens has been

commised to

way

I would not venture to guest.

far he will find it

find it necessary

to go The clearing of the area on the western side of the city, with, the Boods and destrug gest that he intends to bol tions on the south, would seem to sug

hold

line through the ruins of the city itself. Bat for the moment the whole of his front.

Even here is quiescent.

Even though he falls back no more than a couple of miles to the maide of the city, the moral effect is the same. Once more we have fairly battered and worried him out of positions which he had fortified with immense care and long preparation, and the third the west of Lers has gone. and final system of formal defences on

heeli voted for the issue of 100300-kontes of stock about £12,925,001), but up to the present not a single lænt has been lännehed upon the market. Should the war be prolonged, recourse may be had to the levying of an additional charge on After being married 18 years Mr. the general state taxes. Portugal hus Thox. Hamilton Tedlie, mining borne and will hear all the expenses engineer, might to have the marriage arising out of the military preparations, RAIDS BY THE BRITISH. Thirty-two German attacks, at one

nonalled, alleging that during all those whether directly or indirectly, as also the years, his wife, through ber point of the Russian trenches, were

Hosbox, Sept. I

Lost of all purchases made either here disability, had not been a real wife to repulsed and the ground was covervi A British official despatch free bin. She denied it, and Mr. Justice in non-Allied countries. Here it is with thousands of Germain corpsės | Salónika

states-We raided at Hill, the divorce judge, found in her that the greater part of the hundreds of belonging to ten different, regiments. various points on the Doiran Vardar favour, says a report in a home thousands of costos speat has been for paper. Mr.Tedlie then went to the the most part getixumped. Great Britain We repulsed counter-attacks north-Court of Appeal, who have recently has helped us financially in two ways

decided against the husband, holding by furnishing us with a current account Our hombardment continues.

that he had no legal right to for expenses connected with the troop bave his marriage dissolved. The story on foreign service in France, and by SERBIANS PENETRATE POSITIONS. told was a curious one. For some years taking Treasury bills for the costa since 1888-Mr. Tellie was engaged wiilitary préparation here in Portugal PARIS, Sept. 1.

in the Malay Peninsula. In 1897 he Loxgos, Sept. 2.

An Eastem communique states became engaged to a Miss Spiller, who might be wished to Portuguese experts King Ferdinand of Rumania has that Bulgarian attacks at Serkadiie went out to him in 1898. She arrived such as coecs and cork, and they have telegraphed to M Kerensky that, thie anwere repulsed, purily by couritezna December 30, 1898, and within four been in part closed against the first of all

hours was married to Mr. Tedlig. The the latter stated at the hearing of his suit feel sure that the British Government fate of most of the German properties in Portuguese national exportswine. I There is a good deal of irony in the mountainous regions to the west of that his wife showed great teamed will afford her Ally not only financial Rangoon. Numerous German rice mills Noote, penetrating the enemy's first to the ordinary relations of married position and capturing a few prisor-folk, and asked it they could not be facilities which will compensate her for have passed into British and Indian

"just friends." She also declared that her shortage of gold, but such further on the Tavoy, wolfram, trade is zow

bande by purchase. The German bold to have a child would kill her. economi facilities will enable her to Nevertheless, Mr. Tedlis said he hope receive these raw materials and other that time would cure her of this repug-indispensable artifes, which she must New Year's Eve tamashas were events A French Eastern communique bancs, but finding no improvement deter- obtain from abroad. I refer in particular of the year, passed to the Armenians, as

KING OF RUMANIA'S FROM RESOLVE

Humanians are Brinly resolved to fight skie by side with the brave Allies, until the final triumph of right and justice,

AN ANTI-REVOLUTION PLOT FRUSTRATED.

PETROGRAD,Sept. 2.

Newspapers state, that an anti

Conference was taking place.

The leaders include well known politicians and several officers.

Searches furnished proof of the existence of the plot,

LATER.

attacks.

ers:

The Serbling, attacked in

FRENCH DEPULSE ATTACKS.

THE ITALIAN FRONT,

COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED.

British markets are not an open a

GERMAN PROPERTIES IN

'RANGOON.

for koud. The commodious "Deutscher" Club, which before the war was a popular Clab amongst local Europeans, and whose

ment is turning the

The latest and most piquant develop

Late German Consulate into the Port Defence head- quarters. The buildings with their large compound, offices and living Food13, were synonyms for the

the German the Burma Rice stade. The German Consul's office is the orderly room; part of the office is the PD Club, the living rooms are now the flouse of the ergeant Majur and the compound the training ground for the mobile artillery drafte for Mesopotamis.

PARIS, Sept. 2. states: Another Bulgarian attack hard work, He did everything be could coal for our industries. It is necessary chased by the Convent school adjoining mined to drown his disappointment into the need for cereals for food, and to

their Club, and was some time ago pur Seludilegen was launched, after to make his wife happy and they enter that in Portugi it should be felt that our revolution plot was discovered in heavy artillery fire and Was Lained largely, "I am more of a jungle wish to assist England is recognized there, Petrograd, at the time the Aloscow pulsed, our troops counter-attack-man than a man of the world," he told and accompanied by an eqnal interest in

ing and ejecting the Bulgars from the Mr. Justice Hill when explaining that Great Britain for Portugal. ha elements of the trenches they he brought no proceedings before as he held.

was not aware that he could get his marriage Annulled in certain circum- stances Mr. Justice Eill, after hear ing the evidence,, said he was not the French Minister of Finance, the tax By the Bill rerently introduced by satisfied that the marriage had not

m all war profilis exceeding 500 (o been consummated: Apart from that francs (20,000) is raised to 80 per cent the long delay and the circumstances and unan all inheritances and bequesta were such as to detar him from an exceeding 2,000 francs (280) it establishes pulling the marriage. He (the judge) an annual tax of three-tenths per cent. did not doubt Mr. Tedlie's ignorsuce total revenue accruing under the Bill until the death of the beneficiary. The of the law, but if the husband, knowing is estimated at 1000,000,000 franca the facta, made no inquiry as to his £60,000,000). rights, it would be contrary to the fair trentaient dug to the wife by Mr. Tadlie be (Mr. Tedlie) could repudiate her now-his legal wife who had been We carried elements of trenches in faithful to him and for a prolonged H Pain Palm for steamation i If not, the Brestovizia Valley,

pejod was the mistress of his home. Yesterday we captured 17 prisoners, The petition was disassed. The same you are wanting in the longer this making a total of 720 officers and 26,571 facts were put forward in the Court of disease me on the harder it is to cure. men since the beginning of the battle. Appeal, but the three judges, without Get 4 boftis fn-day, apply it with e calling on the wife's comusel, upheld.

It is authoritatively stated that the arrests made in connection with the anti-revolution plot were mostly outside Petrograd. Very few arrests were made in the Capital,"

The Government considers that the present time would be inopportune to publish the names of the persons arrested, or the results of the domi ciliary searches.

The activity of the plotters has had Do alarming result, and the matter is being energetically investigated

FURTHER PRISONERS TAKEN.

LONDON, Sept. 1.

An Italian official report states:We repulsed, with heavy cases, repeated violent counter-attacks on the northe slopes of Mont Bar Gabrielle and east

waid of Gorizia.

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[Shower Miket)

FATE OF GERMANY IN THE

BALANCE des August 10th-The Vossische Zei The following are telegrams frottung says that the late of Germany is London to the Civil & Military Gazette now being decided in Flanders. The loss (Labore)

of the German positions between the Lgs. and the Ben provides a base from which BIG GERMAN EFFORT EXPECTED English aviatori can annihilate the Ger

Angust 7th-The Times Military Corman: sustrial basi

ustrial basin (Civil

and bili respondent says try Gazette cable).

PRUSSIAN

a fraction of the troops available and Angust 10th-Acorrespondent

Bir Douglas Haig has employed "mily! SEMASA Guides

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vero also strong and an attempt to told that they were required to stinct restore the prestige of German arms until the last moment. Then they begun may be expected Thore must be ebb to disappear and hide in shell holes and dow as the front of action extenris bare half dozen of one corapany actually and new forces are thrown in (Mattacked (Civil dr Military Gentis

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