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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1917,
TELEGRAMS.
Continued from Page 1.).
RUSSIAN RETIREMENT IN RIGA REGION.
ENEMY SHIPS SHELLING THE
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COAST.
LONDON, Sept. 1. A Bossina official message, trus mitted by wireless, 'kintos 200
We reintest Biga yesterday after Blowing up the fortifications. ar the south ofthe Thin and the bridges.
partiogast,
Fantinies to 18
"Ehting" Shym are now shething the Riga cast and villages, in the lives tion of Ekska!.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE CRY FROM SERBIA, NEW YORK LINER SUNK
THE WESTERN FRONT,
BRITISH LINE ADVANCED IN ST. JULIEN REGION.
CHILDREN DYING IN THOUSANDS.
LONDON, Sept. 4. Fiid-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
reports :---
We advanced our line to the north east of St. Julien,
We successfully carried out a mid to the north of Lens,
We drove off ruifers to the south West of En Ba
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GREAT ACTIVITY ON FRENCH
· FRONT,
LONDON, Sept. 4.
& Frencks rotturdue states: Our fire sipashed up an attack, in the region of Wurtehise farm, by Ceny detachments, which suffered heavy loss and attained no result.
Becemuissaices penetrate ehong selient to the Inst The energy, dislodged on troops of
Sapigueulles, yesterday, by Surprise Great Engel and poretmited murod killed or captured the garrison positions on a thirteen vorsts" fruit
after a lively engagement. and serupied Valdemode, we retir ing to the portly-west.
Measures are being taken re-adjie mir front....
Our reqs an inte to withstand The enling pressure, in the angion of Mikky, Rybank and Kruzera. We
let's refind to the tortheast.
THE ATTACK ON RIGA.
ANTICIPATED.
SPRINCIPAL OFFICES, GE ALREADY EVACUATED.
Premacsi, Sept, d The attack againer Bigt had been anticipated for a considerable dinn and the evacuation d the principal offices and auditutions, bark been ally curriest out.
* Losvoy, Sept. 4. The Press Burgun-amounces that the Serbian Press, Burdu Publisher
BY MINE..
17 PASSENGERS DROWNED.
CAPETOWN, Sept. 4.
A delayed message states that the fa appeal to all the Allies to helpy of Athens, from New York, was
save the unfortunate Serbian populi sunk on August 10. tion. The internal conditions Tes
The vessel was carrying a full cargo deplorable." The enemy has reve
and 97
passengers, of whom seventeen nil the whole of the harvest ankl
|were drownech the inhabitants have only one huf vessel was sunk, due to striking a ming The Court of Enquiry found that the weekly. Children are dying in thou-. The Captain's certificata has been sands for lack of milk.
atspended for six months.
About 30,000 interned Serbians aux prisoners have perished in Austria-Elingury,
THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE.
The sea was calm at the time of the explosion, but a south easterly gale sprang up an the water was quickly rery choppy.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
THEATRE
ANOTHER AIR RAID.
SOUTH EAST COAST CROSSED.
LONDON, Sept. 1.
A British official report states east coast at eleven o'clock last night. Enemy seroplanes crossed the south- The raiders dropped bombs at various places.
No reports of casualties or lanuage have yet been receivedt.
the enemy.
A number of our seroplanes pursued
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL ARMY.
PRESIDENT'S WELCOME.
The lascurs were paralysed with fear
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 President Wilson, in a message wel Losnos, Sept: 4wd the whites hart to do all the bailing coming the new soldiers recently select "This Trades Unions Congress has out. They sang byans when darknessed for the National Army, declares that postponed the discussion of the descended at six, and the salvage bout Stockholm Conference until tomor. Farrived at nine o'clock.
The hurrus of the situation were increased by a
soul of sha ka fullowing the bouts
Three hundred bags of mails.
Zoath.
LCTER,
The Trudes Untions Congress al Blackpool bus decided against the
91,
We untied out an important gaid | Stockholy Conference, at the pre-despatchel from New York on July 12,
both sides of the Spring went time, by 2,899.000 votes to
were lost. Sommapy Road in Cheuppagna", yes- terly evening; and penetrateil the enemy front link on a front of 200
We destroyed a great many gas tuks, blew up dug-outs and brought
MIL HENDERSON ON THE DECISION.
The crew numbered (15, mostly, Inscars.
Two terisic explosions erurred forward, in the afternoon. There was Loxpost Sept. 1. no prie and the launching of the boate Mr Arthur Henderson, in a state-
was carried out in a moat orderly ment agriving with the Trudes | manner, the women and children huck # prisanois, fore putehinguins "Congress" derision against receiving first care. Neven boats were guns, a trench mortar and the Stockholm Conference, says the cleared safely and the vessel sank an
inference to reach Within a
| failure of the Allod Socialists" C'on-hour later,' amid dense volumes of
(material.
of
FLIÚNINITY
smoke.
ROYAL.
JR WILLADSEN
will present the
FRAWLEY
TO-NIGHT
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FOR TWO MORE NIGHTS.
"SUNDAY'
because that the world, and upon the Thursday, 6th Sept.
they are, in a special sense, the soldiers of freedom. Let us set for ourselves a standard so high that it will be a glory to live up to it. Theu let us live up to it and add new laurels to the crown of Amèrica.”
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AMERICAN PREPARATIONS IN FRANCE.
A MONSTER AVIATION FIELD.
LONDON, Sept...
Au Associated Press Correspondent at the American Field Headquarters i gives an interesting description of the preparations along the length of American lines of commaidation on the
American Army in 1918. Western Front for the reception. of a
therman Megaplanes bejubed
The Correspondient refers of the anlimited assistance the French are kirk, tales and, in the region able destanes of an agreement has shore and a salvage tug was immediately majority of whom are preparing
The sinking was witnessed from the thousands of German prisoners, the rendering, including the lending of Danville, to the north of Suniey. rendered the reconsideration of the despatchest, and after a vain search was remarkable American aristion camp,
There were sevend casualties, ar
whole position of the Stockholm Con- ralis but the damage done"We forenge inevitably, Mr. Henderson sighted six boats and took aboard the seld is several miles scare, and is abant to return, late at night; when it where accommodation will be provided for 15,000 student flyers. The aviation insignificant.
says that foam infernational confer occupants. The seventh hoat was sub-probably the largest in the entire French aeroplanes dropped fittedtest with such divergent views assequently found, waterlogged, with warzone and a half balls (of bounts on agios wens inunilested it the Allied Social-several of its original complement The Americans are throu
t present bivones Jmi Builway ist Conference between the sections
studying at French schoola with etations, inclling Cambrai "of ore nation and between the differ
marvellous machines. They are regard- This division wang than to bodies or | Meta, ending important datinger, eir Milied nations could not only be
ed as apt pupils. the traps not being dependifle Conf
Thirteen Cestrum aeroplans were handful but might be dilastrons." themerthen fecil, whore, as Piso priught down. where, they five been contaminateā
SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR A PACIFIST. by an automotivand Maxinadist pro- paganda.
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The ofensive began on September ler with a sis küre homlarhurst | with sphyxiating shells and gas -waves, «Then the Feny threw the first pontosanoss Ho Deina. Some meis disfroved by the Bossing batteries but the Germans, ultimately gained a fooding on the opposite bank.
Subsequently. hitt fighting occurrel, the loyal Rosinus counter- attacking and singing the Marseil- Jatime, hended by Hag darders.
GERMAN REPORT.
A terman atticist message, by wireless, staten
We threw out the English who, penëtrated our line to the north-west but ens.
We banked favor, Chithun, Sheerness and Briggste.
Yesterday we shot down nineteen airmen und two balkons;
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GREAT ARTILLERY LACTIVITY"
Boxx, Sept. 4. A French cottamuniquë states:---- There has been great artillery activity in the regions of Laffaux The day brought...ip windoree-mil, between Cerny and Ailles and ments during the night, whereupon on both banks of the Meusa.
"the Bussians withdrew to the north.
The depan artillery seriously danaged the town in the agquek, which was not arrouifapled by paval operations,
The W Tus depressed the Petrograd - Bourse,
considerably.·
ITALIAN OPERATIONS.
„POLA HARBOUR BOMBED.
Jausmus. Sept.
An Italian officiil tusage statek prizes, fell that 30 aeroplanes boinbed the military work and the Fleet in Pola Harbour and the Fast Canal Nine tons of bombs were dropped, causing destruction and fires.
GERMAN REPORT.
Lesbos, Sept. 4.
Pola is Audria's principal «nuval
A temati official messige, bystation, in the peninsula al Estria.]
Wireless, state
The Rusins erütuated the bridge hand to the west of the Dripe at Biga. We stand before the mouthTM of the Tina and Eiga is ablaze ut many points.
In a bitter struggle, we overcume strong Russian forced on both sides of Great Juegel, and took thousands of prisoners and 150 gun.
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THE BALKANS.
AN ATTACK BY THE FRENCH.
LONDON, Sept. 4.
A Bulgarian communiqué states that there has heen very violent enemy bombardments all day long on the | Macedonian frout, on September 2. It continued throughout the night with
We captured a hill to the south great fury. east of Cernowitz.
DUE TO DEMORALISATION
RUSSIAN TROOPS.
Loxbox, Sept. 1.
At dawn yesterday, the French attacked at Tehervena, Stena and West Bitolia, but our curtain fire repulsed the enemy.
ARMY.
Losses, Sept. 4 Edmund 3. Morel, who
Ws [charged with inciting a woman to carry a pamphlet to "Switzerland without a permit, has been sen conced to six months imprisonment in the second (division,
The censed pleaded guilty offered to undertake not to repent
the offense,
The gistrate declared that the offence was most serious and d scribed me of the pamphlets në un attempt to vindicate Germany.
The convicted man is an encher and jammualet) and is bet known for the lending part he took ni founder and
| Sveretary of the tongn Reform' Acevein- tion, in the movement against misrule
in the Congo, on which he published several books and phlets.j
RUSSIAN STATE BANK RETURNS.
LONDON, Sept. 4. The folloing are the figures from the Bank for July 1917, as compared with current retura of the Russian State July 1914-
July 1014 - July 1917. Stock of
gold... £30,000,000 £160,000,000 Gold t-
lance
missing,"
The ausvivor, when rescued, were sitting waist deep, in water' and were absolutely exhausted.
The dead include the Reverned and Mrs. Duckworth and six of their children, and a Miss Robinson, bound for Borhay
There are big quartermaster stores having specialist managers.
There have also been established medical reserve bases, from which the field and hase hospitals will be supplied.
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THE POPE.
Among the passengers were a number PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY TO of American missionaries, bound for Central and East Africa to replace the German missionaries
The Court of Enquiry found that the disaster was due to the ignoring of the Admiralty instructions."
THE SUBMARINE PIRACY.
GERMANS. IMPRESSED.
Wilson's reply to the Vatican has pro-
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 4. It is reliably stated that President
foundly impressed German political circles.
It is expected that Herr Erzberger, NORWEGIAN SHIPPING" LOSSES.demand the immediate installation of a at the next Reichstag meeting, will
LONDON, Sept, 4. Twenty-one Norwegian ships have heen sunk during August
ADMIRAL SLADE RETIRES.
Losnos, Sept. Év
Admiral Slade has been placed on
Government Reichstag
to responsible
the
He will also propose that the alle giance of Alsace-Lorraine should be decided by the inhabitants of Alsace. Lorraine, and a general disarmament after the war.
THE RECENT GALE IN ENGLAND.
the retired list, ut his own request,DAMAGE LESS THAN FEARED.
in order to facilitate the promotion
of junior officers.
LONDON, Sept. 1. The Food Production Department re-
DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN JUDGE, ports that the actual damage caused by the recent gale has proved lees than was feared.
LONDON, Sept. 4. Sir Frederick Low, a Judge of the The death is announced of the Hon.
High Court:
THE SILYER. MARKET.
LONDON, Sept...4. Silver is quoted at 47d. There are abrou! - £130,000,000 £1,000,000 small supplies owing to the strength Notes in
of the China Exchange. The Market circulo, tion... £1,467,000,000 £163,000,000
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A GERMAN CANAL PROJECT.
FROM THE RHINE TO THE DANUBE.
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AMSTERDAM, Sept: 47. The King of Bavaria, in a speech at Nuremburg, announced that the construction of a canal between the Bline and the Danube had been
The canal would he pavizable by ship up to 1,200 tons.
No uttrrupt is made to minimise THE LOYALTY OF THE RUMANIAN agreed upon. the situation at Riga, hug it is pointed out that the disaster. in
Lpsons, Sept. 1. entirely to the demaculisation
Reuter learns from an authoritative મ the Russian troops; who
source that the frequent Ruño-German abandoned the strong Dvina line. attempts to seduce the Ramanian army, practically without a shot. I re-to incite the peasants to revolt and sol mains to be seen Whether the aizé land, have utterly failed; Germans can make full use of Riga"
as a base, as the Russian Navy, nay be able seriously to interfere with the convoye.
THE HAISER'S CONGRATULATIONS.
AMSTERDAM, Sept The Kaiser bastelegraphed to Prince Leopold of Bavaria, the captor of Riga, kis congranulations on the fine succes due to far seeing feadership and a steel, hard will to victory," The message cludes with the words; Onward with Goo
TO KING GEORGE.
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Loxnox, Sept
is firm.
SCOTTISH SPORT.
(From our Chen Correspondent.)
the corn harvest.
There are bopes of saving the bulk of
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DEATH OF A HUSSIAN
EX-PREMIER.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 4. The death is announced of the ex- Premier, Mr. Stuermer, the notorious pro-German intriguer.
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NEW ZEALAND'S WAR LOAN.
HEAVILY OVER-SUBSCRIBED.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4
The first instalment of £12,000,000 for the War Loan has been heavily over-subscribed; the subscriptions al ready
to £15,000,000. «
ATTACK ON LORD ATHELSTAN.
SUICIDE OF THE CULPRIT.
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EDINBURGH, July 11. There has been no more exciting game this season than that between fettes College and Loretto School, It was a Schools Championship ret, and chiefly through a fine engagement. The College batted
MONTREAL, Sept. 4. stand by D. A. Riddell (78), aggro ists who explored a charge of dynamite Le Duc one of the anti-conscription- gated 101. A level display by the at Lord Athelstan's residence, committed School gave them a total of 177, so suicido when surrounded by the police. that Loretto led by 19 runs; and Le Duc, who was well connected, was a CHINESE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE they dismissed Fettes in their second drag vetim
innings for two runs under the bun- dred the carryover looked like assit- ing them to victory. Set to get. 88 The President of the Chinese and T. G., Rennie gave Loretto, u
to win, H. M'Lean, D. G. Cochran, ·À PATRIOTIC" MOVE, The Rumanians are most loyal and Republic bag telegraphed to the good start, all reaching double courageous and are determined to King as follows:
figures, but A. T. Lay, R. G. A Committee of employers and men
LONDON, Sept. 4. continue the struggle at all costs. ́n a
Sincere thanks for your telegram Kerron and T. Ross, the Fettes of the shipyards on the Tyne han heen of congratulation on China's entry trundlers, sept plodding away, and formed to accelerate shipbuilding and
At the finish had the satisfaction of void wastage of man power into the war against the common
winning the mulch for the College, enemy of the world. China, as is the last Loretto batsman being de INEFFECTUAL PRAYERS. universally recognised, is a nation missed when four runs short. Fettes standing for peace, but now, for the have now beaten the Academy and Two old Scotch ladies were talking sale of justice and humanity, on Loretto, and drawn with Gleans: fa it no wonderfa' that the British has complete control over German great care in this matter," he said.
about the recent British auccess. Held Is the Home Secretary, sure that be police extremely active and showing behalf of the people and the Govern almond ment I have the pleasure to assure Edinburgh Academy defeated your Majesty that in "concert with Henalmond in a School Champion the friendly Powers who are con ship, ranteb. Academy supplied the fronted with the common enemy we closure for 8 wickets down and 200
tion of peace at order to attain out with sen anmutes to para, bodies, whs the object of the var
Rumanian reservists have filled the gape due to the defection in the Russian Divisions at Focsani," Makh De
The King and the Crown Prince are still at Jassy and the Queen has gone
to Kherson:"
RUSSIAN GENERAL TO BE -BANISHED.
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Is the Home Secretary certain there is no wireless telegraph, in this country used by enemy agents? I understand that certain highly placed wonten have lately been arrested with moe han
30,000 of British gold m their pos so slowing that there is no luck of The only reply made by the Hom
that the responsibility for with spies rested on the foreign "I have found the military and
funds
The strong suspicion that German gents in Great Britain hava supplied nformation valuable for air raids was voiced by Bir Henry Dalziel in the House of Commons recently during a discussion decretary on a
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Not a hit said the other oil, larly. Dormation go it points to increased are are victorious over the Germans 27 xente asked. As far as my in
Dinns ye ken the Brutish aye say activity or their part, more especially REMEMBER THE NAME their prayers; before gain' into battle man since Atquei a Game into the war. I superman
but canna She Geratins say their pose there is tot the much test doubt that(NHTAMBERLAIN'S CONC
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It is reported that the Odverument has decided to banish General Gurko
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