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SUNDAY'S CABLES

THE FRENCH ADVANCE.

FINE ACHIEVEMENTS BY FRENCH

AMERICANS:

AND

SIXTEEN THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN BY FRENCH.

a Fender's, der vor to the thuig 'Maik)

A BRILLIANT FEAT. 2.

SWIFT FRENCH ADVANCE.

ENEMY SITUATION EXTEA- ORDINARILY DIFFICULT

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vanced me the enemy's lines and

FRENCH CAPTURES.

16,000 PRISONERS AND 48. OUNS.

EONDON, July 10. 7.53 p.. The brunch have captured 48 guns rai 18,000 prisoners,

AMERICANS, DEEPLY PENETRATE ENEMY LINES.

MANY PRISONERS AND GUNS 'TAKEN.

Lesbos, July 19. An Mherican communiqué states; {reached t photomax, bonoruuding",

American traps, co-operating with Soissons on the south-west and "tip the French, between the Aisy and region of Chaadin.

the Marne. penetrated the enemy Violet Fighting is going on be lines to a depth of several miles, tween Villers Felong mid. Kortng-rapturing tiny prisoners and guns.

GERMANS CLAIM 20,000 PRISONERS.

LONDON, July 20

sur-thwrey,

Loxpox, July 1Ị Antiquation. of the Havas p

The trips with of the Maring viewlled the sunctioï ogiven go list | passed the general lines. Marizy-St. night's Chen, Mail says:

Chenevieve-flatevesnes-Relleur The craumerentiensya nieceniai. ober 286 villages were recuptored extremely well and the situation and several thuigilads vi prisoners regard as extremely promising all-portent body take

There

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The absence of artillery preparatione

is nothing" important rondeved the action a touplète eur, deport reiset tery, pris. The tiny aptillegg renetian “ was very weak whenus the French

work was conreinaftery

effective.

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A wireless German Edial report status:'e

between the Aigue ans the Marne the French penetrated by “a surpres to nttack our treat nes at isolated

points and pressed us back,

through gaps in the enemy's retreating Fine, establishing themselves in villages further ahead

The haul of raen and guns is the largest the Allies have made on aDJ one day since the battle of Malmaison in October.

The cutting of the railway prevents effective cooperation by the Germans of the Aisne. It is youth going to be a serious problem for the Germans to remain on this salieht.

north and

with shells the enemy forces retreating or in reserve.

The Tanks did all that was expected of then, preceding and accompanying the infantry and elaaring many places that escaped the artillery, Hastily organised eneniy counter attacks, here and there were all broken up. Resistance was most atabhora esat of Chandan.

Fighting is likely to become heavier

as the German reserves arrive.

PARISIANS OVERJOYED.

LAST BULT SHOT BY GERMANS.

Another important factor in the Crown Prince's retaining "reserves. They must be gradually absorbed in the adjustment of their line, which, will be necessary the French retnin

LONDON, July 10. the gains.

The lows of the splendid counter. However, the situation for the Allies offensive has spread most rapidly.

The Parisians are overjoyed. The is not fres from anxiety

The Crown Prince Rupprecht still Possesses" formidable reserves which cannot long remain inactive against

the British,

It is now definitely ascertained that not more than 30 Divisions were used, in the German offensive, 3 of which were drawn from the general reserve.,

The Germaus yesterday. re-captured Prunay.

HUGE BOOTY BY AMERICANS.

WARM THANKS OF FRENCHTM

COMMANDER.

oneral opinion is that the Germans have shot their list bolt

*COMMANDER OF THE COUNTER- OFFENSIVE.

Losvos, July 19.

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AMERIGAN CO-OPERATION IN COUNTER-OFFENSIVE.

COMPLETE DIVISIONS AND BATTALIONS IN FRENCH DIVISION.

WASHINGTON," July 17.1 Mr. Baker, Secretary fox War, says Franch both as complete Divisions and the Americaps co-operated with the

battalions in French Divisions.

CONSIDERABLE GERMAN ACTIVITY

IN FLANDERS."

RECEPTES AND AVIATOES BEING "DISPATCHED.

AMSTERDAM, Inly 197 There is considerable German activity in Flanders. A thousand young recruits and over 200 aviators have beep sent to. the front.

Much repairdi war material is being transported to the south.

BRITISH TRANSPORT

ASUNK

CARRYING UNFIT" AUSTRALIANS.

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NO CASUALTIES:

LONDON, July 19. The Admiralty states.

Australia with unfit Australians, was The transport Bar ung bound for

torpedoed and sunk on July 15th,

There were no casualtica. BRITISH SLOOP TORPEDOED. A British loop was torpedoed and sunk on July 16th. No officers were saved and only twelve of the crew.

NAVAL AERIAL CONFLICT.

ENEMY DESTROYER BOMBED

LosPox, July 18.

The Admiralty states:- Between July 11th to 17th Air Force unita, co operating with the THE BRITISH FRONT. Navy, bombed and machine-gunued enem destroyers off the Flanders coast directly hitting a destroyer. On one.. of these accasions five enemy ecaplanes

BRITISH CAPTURE METEREN.

The Commander of the counter GOOD-WORK BY SCOTTISH AND approached but immediately withdrew. offensive is General Mangin

He fought with General, Gouränd fr several Colonial campaign, and was responsible for the recapture of Douaumont in 1916. It was, he who

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AUSTRALIANS

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LONDON, July 20 Field-Marshal Sir Dough Buig reports:--

The Scottish troops cuptured

Enemy aircraft was active and attacked our bombers.

Wo defeated French attacks to

We destroyed three acroplanes and' drove down four Two British machines the south-west of Sonsors.to Newly

are missing and two erashed, after Strong enemy partial attacks

collision. again our new lines on the whole

LORDON, July 19, arrested the German tide, near Monte Meteren village gaining all their

Our bombers hindered enemy at front broke down..

Reuters Correspondent at American didior, after the falling back of the objectives, and taking over 3x) tempts to live the destroyer recently Enginy attacks to the our custHeadquarters, telegraphing at 30 this Batist, while recently he command-soners and a number of machine.sunk off Zeebrugge. of Mareuil and Boi Wood, "astrice evening, say—

ed the big countcuttack at Belloy, r Pourry, failed.

After passing this morning's third

which pulled up the enemy's thrust We have taken 20,000 prisoners objective the Americans and French towards Compeigne

south of Soissons launched a second since July 15th.

attack at noon, which swept on a fast LATER that cavalry was thrown in hic in the

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BRILLIANT WORK MY AVINTORS.

Aviators participated very brilliant A gotowiaky bet is that they the battle of the 16th and 17th. French accomplished in great deal Bombing machines on the 16th There fixon was achieved by the Gercedessly attacked the Mame man trive on both sides of Rhymes, bridges, The German debouching The length o ti front is practically on the northern aux southern banks. the same. while the, French adiposed were machine gunnel and bombed. in six hours practically double the They lost heavily and were frequent. distance that the Germans coverty sattured Tie bring thrown in a wireless German in three days. So far as is ut pro- front of Dormans was Hooded with } states: 2–6 sout"known, the junction of the file Projectiles and collapsed," and con- A fresh French attempt to break

voys Prossing were engulfed.

through between the Aisne and the Marne failed.

Twenty-one tous of explosives were dropped during the day and 14 ton

PRESS*

CORRESPONDENTS

REPORTS

THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE.

SFIEST ALLIED OFFENSIVE

from Soises to Curby-le-Chateun and alot from Sassone towards Fishes is under direct obeursiltion Set day toon thus mely French exition at night on the enemy rear. There

on the rig Huying. Those were uxplosions and fires, and imichi lins me the only ques by which the dunge was conserved. Germans in the Soissons-Rheims There were municrons air fights. ondient can be supped, and if the Twenty-nige derman, uschines were

SINCE MARCH", French position can be maintained; brought down or disabled. Five bul-

LONDON, July 19 the Gemmaa situation there will boieals, wemont can fire. In spite of extraordingly difficult. Possibly, a gale and fortyntial showers on the Renters Correspondent at Freach Headquarters, telegraphing at 7-deloek however, the Gemas y mis 17th, good results were obtained. succeeded in therwise linking up The German machines and Tour the evening of Thursday, anys

The Germans were so gompletely billons were brought down or desurprised that officers were captured The Frendi coûnberration" hay by stroyed. Six tons of explosives were and able men taken, while cutting rye regist as mi of the most brilliant employed in the attacks on the the fields behind the first lines.

Heavy thunderstorms and violent raia pieces of work its the war. They Marne crossings "

the lines.

obtained sutt important strategic. positions and the advance has ended the German offensive. Bleite is wow.considered compantively salę.

The French renched all their first objectives, They lost some ground in local trapping south of the! Mume. but are still within effective zinge of the German bridges, though posibly they have lost direct ob

servation,

The Allie requined ground further

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BITTER FIGHTING CONTINUES.

FRENCH RE-TAKE MONS- TOISIN

LONDON, July 19.

A French eminamliqué states :- Between the Aisne and the Marte, vereoming the resistance of the eneiny, who had brought up tread reserves, "we last evening ilyanced

enst in a god any sectos, experi-appreciably and took more prises ally west of Massiges.

The battle continues bitterly

OFFICIAL

last night enabled the storm troops

to take up qositions unobserved, and this may account for the enemy lack of vigilance. Noinerous prisoners W taken during the first horr

The French advanced most dashingly. A battalion crossed the river at Savieres waist deep, ginging."

of

So far the operationmay be judged to be a big diversion on the flank the enemy suliest between the Aisuc and the Harne with a view to arresting his offensive towards Epernay, and Montagne de Rheima.

miternoon. All the Headquarters staffa were tornight well inside the territory captured this morning.

The Americans south of, Soissons

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GENERALISSIMO POCH'S STRATEGY.

GLORIOUS EPISODE OF THE WAR

Losoos, July 19.

up to noon had counted 2,400 prism The Stroke with which General Fifty guns were captured and immense

gure.

Under, cover of this operation the Australians, advanced their life to short distance southward of Meteren, taking over 80 prisoners" machine-guns.

e ao captured a few prisoners frids and pastel encounter ju, the Nieppe Forest sector.

RAIDERS DRIVEN OFF!

Loxtos, fuly 201 Fieki-Marshal Six Daigla Haigl ports.

swiftly transformed material, including a number of zero-in Foch" s plans which the enemy were unable to the battle position is welcomed by remove. Many of the prisoners have the newspapers as equally surprising not been counted.

and brilliant in its results. It is The Americans north of Chatean perhaps the most hearing to the Thierry captured more prisoners and an Allies, since 1984, equal quantity of inaterial. The attack Even the foot optimistic on progressed so far that the "energy in the vicinity of Chateau Thierry in Tuesday when the extent of the tors risky position.

American troops are most elated They received the very warm thanks the French Commander.

of

The attack in the afternoon was even

more dashing than that of the morning"

We drove of nailers in the Villers

Bretonieaus und Merkicomt

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German defeat east of Rheims was We successfully raid in the known were hardly preputed for the neighbourhoods of Buequoy Willes dramatic speed with which: General-val and Loere, securing prisoner.

mimo Fock's strategy developed,

Experts compare it with the battle

Only here and there did badly frighter of the Oured in Septeraber, 1914 by THE AERIAL OFFENSIVE. ed Germos attempt to stand, and the which Geneful Mangury prepared the Americans rushed these with revolver way to the great victory on the rifle and bayonet.

AMERICANS GO OVER WITH A

TELL

ENEMY EVERYWHERE "COMI- PLETELY SURPRISED,

Reuters Correspondent at American Headquarters, telegraphing at 6 in the evening on Thunday, saya

Large nuzpbers of American troops co-operated with the French in

It is the first time since March 1st the powerful offensive this morning that the Allied Command has taken the Numerous Tanke participated. The

the initiative on such a scale, doubtless

Murne

RAIDS ON GERMANY.

LONDON, July. ..

None of "the" previously brilliant BRITISH AVTATORS WROUGHT

DESTRUCTION episodes of the war lave given such solid ground for confidence as this double operatiofi of defenes, and st tack Nevertheless, warning is Field-Mashal Sir Douglas Haig, uttered against over-sanguine anti-porting on ariation, s eipations.

It is pointed out that the enemy is certain to violently react against

the menudo to

to his whole position on

the Yazne,

and Generalissimo Foch,

We bombed many targets, includ ing dumps at Armentieres and Meri court, the railway stations of Rosieres and Bray, and the docks of Brugen and Ostend.

We brought down

POLA BOMBED BY ITALIANS-

LONDON, July 18.

An Italian official message states On the night of the 16-17th Italian Naval airships and aeroplanes dropped 2,000 kilogrammes of bombs on military works and the maritime fortress of Polo.

Naval aircraft re-bombert Pola on the. morning of the 17th, on both occasions- with wisibly good effect. They also bombed Bucccanfally hangars in the Isle of Lagosta, in the middle of the Adriatic. All our machines safely returned.

MILITARY WORKS AT CATTARO AND ANTIVARS. STRAFED.

Loxton, July 19.

An Italian Naval communiqe states: A Mrge squadron of Italian seaplanes bombed military works and ships at Antivars, serionaly damaging them.

The British air squadron effectively bombed military works at Cattarb.

BRITISH MINISTERIAL CHANGES.

LONDON, July 19

The Press Bureny states:-

Sir Worthington Evans (Unionist M.P.for Colcheters) has beer appoint to aucceed Lord Robert Cecil

Minister of Blockade.

Lord Robert Cecil is appointed Assistant Foreign Secretary,

Major General Sealy is appointed! Parliamentary Secretary and to act as Deputy Minister of Munitions.

The Hon. Waldorf Astor (Unionist M.P. for Plymouth) is appointed Parlis-

hirplanes, mentary Secretary to the Food

West of Rhestrs we delivered lively owing to the wearing down of the enemy ricans went over the top with a now that he has reached the enero Seven British Jhachines are missing. Ministry.

yell, without artillery preparation communication

muy

to

Our night fliers dropped eight tone offbomb on the Mons-Valenciennes

be content The Germans mely resisted feebly. hold the tetony, won without A LARGEST HAUL OF MEN BINCE Hers and there stubborn fighters were tempting to push the advantage Railway, also six tons on the Court Cecil should take a larger and more

quickly vanquished by American bay. casts. The anem everywhere was

MALMAISON BATTLE.

REPORTS.

uttacks yesterday.

and the arrival of the Americans.

South of the Marne, we have re taken Mous Toxin and have throwe back the eway to the eastern out skirts of Deuilly.

A FRONT OF 48 KILOMETRES.

OVER 20 VILLAGES RE-CAPTURED.

LONDON, July 19.

North of the river we progressed Frenal communiqué states:-in Bois-du-Row and Bois-du-Couston, After breaking the German offen between La Foterus and Founcy, and sive on the fronts in Champagne and carried our have a kilometry to the Montagne-de-Rheims on the 15th, west of that point.

18th

and 17, the Freach, in con Further north the Italiane carried junction with American troops on the Ardry mill and captured ground the 18th, advanced an attack on the in the region of Bouilly-

We took over 400 prisoners and German positions between the Aisne and the Marne, on u front of 45 captured four gun, and 30 machine kilometres

guns in these actions.

Starting from the front of Am blemy Longpont, Tresnes en Boure

Between Montddier Noyon and Woere, we took 100 prisoners in raids.

SITUATION NOT FREE FROM completely surustega

ANXIETY.

LONDON, July, 19.

The attack wall most successful in the region of Soissons where the final objectives were passed The whole Beater's Correspondent at French operation is at present are enczemsful- Headquarters, telegraphing at 11 o'clock even than was expected. Many gun on the evening of Thursday, says:

further

NEWS RECEIVED WITH JOY AT NEW YORK;

NEW YORK, July 19. The brokers on the Stock Exchange

Western Front and prices rose.

ral, Beclinand Rille rualways.

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Owing to the increasing burdens of the Foreign Secretary. Mr. Balfour, has. he expressed a wish that Lord Robert

responible part in the work of the Foreign Office.

Tv aeroplanes did not return

LONDON, July 20, The Air Ministry reports: On the night of the 18th we bomb- ed the Benz works at Mannheim,

have been captured. They included cheered the Allied success on the where a fire broke out, the railway

eighteen from one town

"KONOUR, PON AMERICAN NAVALS

G.O.M.GA

BRITISH DECORATIONS.. The importance a day success

LONDON, July 197 has become hourly clearer. On laft The whole of the German left flank The Mayor gavo, an order that the station at Seidelburg, the blast

The Prosa Burcan announce the wing our troops captured the high in menaced. The enemy must bring up City Hall belle bold ring for 15 furnaces of Burbach, and Wagon following swards to American Navan platens overlooking. Soissons from the troops from the Marue front or leave minutes in the afternoon in celebration and also an aerodrome. Two tralus Officers - south west, and out, or have under fire them in danger. The Americans of the victoringa. Allied advance

were hit by bombs brought to a standstill and machiné gunned. Las Soissons Thierry highway, which is trained to the last notch, behaved like veterans Nothing stopped them.

We attacked powder lictory at the Catean Thierry sector. Soissons etween the artillery and infantry. There was the closest co-operation

Oberndorf on the 10th Barts were Villar Cotterets railway jn also out.

1 many hesyr guns. Here Light and At leveral porta inftration

observed tho

were affected by cavalry!

moyed up and veryganilty, delayed

the main feeder of the enemy front on

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CHEERING

from

To returne

Vice Admiral Sima

Rear Admiral Rodman.

FC. MG. Resr-Amiral Straties.