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TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

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THE GREAT BATTLE.

"CROWN PRINCE OVER-REACHES

HIMSELF.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

CAPTURE OF MOUNT-ST. ABEL.

་་ ་་ EXCELLENT OBSERVATION OF AUSTRIAN LINES.

LONDON, July-21. Beuter's Gorespondent of Italian | Headquarters states 200

Mount St. Abel, mentioned in a 'craumuniqué "mu the With, is willi within the Austrian territory. It al HIS OPERATION BOOMED TO Jan important gain, because it com

PAILURE.

{rands Valeistienova on the rust,

THE CHINA MAIL.

TROUBLE IN LANCASHIRE COTTON" | fact remains that the spall of the all

TRADE...

WORKERS DO ON STRIKE.'

Lusoos July, Four thousand cotton workens any now idle in the Wigan Catton Worli, dwing to the dispute cablet on the

17th.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

AMERICAN CABLES.

|surpassing German Army Command

h15 been broken.'

The paper en[0.8-NAVY COMMUNICATION SERVICE phasises the grond strategis advantages

TO MANILA.] schiaved by Generalissime Foch în à few hours.

The Fuly say that the Germant have reatived a hard, slap. Their attempt to break through bar failed in

fashion sigifying Allied vetory

SUCCESSFUL RAIDS BY BRITISH.

LONDON, July 21. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporte

We captured a few prisoners and and patrol encounters south-westward of La Basses and Marville and in the Dickabusch sector.

fand it gives na esevilent, observation (THE FRENCH OFFENSIVE. machine guns during night raids

of the Austrian liners of communica

Lashes, July 2 Romola Correspondent at French, trons. Headquarters, telegraphing on the atser of the 21st, sugu: ------

ALBANIAN OFFENSIVE,

་

ITALIAN AND RUSSIAN PRISONERS

LIBERATED.

rest

GERMAN EFFORT CHECKED IN THREE DAYS.

PARIS, July 19.

A Havas Agency message 373 The French and American troops, having in three tinys checked the and Champagne German stupendous effort on the Marne fronts, tookk the offensive and dealt the enemy a series of staggering blows between the Aisne and the Marne.

Along a 5-mile front, extending from west of Soissons to north-west of Chateun Thierry, the French and Amari,

BRITISH AVLATORS LAND IN DENMARK.

CONTROL OF ALL SÜGAR SOURCES.

WASHINGTON, July 13.).

President Wilsoti haa created a Sugar Equalization Board on recommandation of Food Administrator. Hoover. The Board is incorporated for $5,000,000 with authority to acquire at a loss to the Government the production of best sugar antories which paunot, at the present, price of beets, be sold to the public at the present price, as well as other high-priced varieties of gr This will be resold to the pubile in common at a stabilized price.

The United States now viclasly controls all the sugar produred in this country sa well as that imported through the International Sugar Commission, which allocates the product of the domestic industry.

BIG INTERNAL REVENUE.

WASHINGTON, July, 13/ The Internal Revenue Bureau announ-

The Crown Prince, lins over-renetul! hituself The French fernand) forrow the operation... The Get-P

CoPENGEN, July 21. gas nopemrik gave serious BooTY TAKEN UP TO JULY.

Three British. aeroplanes returning ground bar disquiet by 'erusing the

warships and chased by German from Tondern were fired on by German Made and developing an attack]

LoxDay, July 22.

Beroplanes. The tight ended on thei slong the river, On the other higrad, An Halian oficial report from the main attack at of Rheims Albania states;

Danish border, and the three Britishced that war taxes collected in May

Denmark and were interned,

indicated that the American people are fail, which meant timt the open! We carried Point 1051 on the

men landed at various poists in aggregated $123,396,194. The report

tion, ex le windę, was donest to of Mulgsiloves, taking prisoners,

The airmen say that their bomb spending more money for amusements failure. Nevertheless, the tyrman>

can forces broke deeply into the enemy.dropping exploded a great ammunition and less for railroad travel The Fiech, advacing astrile the powerfully organized ines, at ay dump rear Tondern. devided to procved with their original. Nevoli, participated in the action.

points the ulvance being several miles, Both British and German warships The attacking forces reaches the plan anal to móve

The captures in Albani up to July plateaux dominating Soissons from the futland. The British warships fired at the Maroe

were seen all day off the west coast of valley

19th are 2.167 prisoners, 10 medium south and west and re-captured more the Cermin aeroplanes, one of which The sult was

a week of Entile guns. In field and mountain guns, than 20 villages, several thousand fell in to the sea. fighting, during which the enenly four temeh-gures,, two trench-mor-prisoners and many guns. was for the whole time under of tors, Honchine-guns, six uerplanes abel birtilkery fire. They best and muchother nuterial, Javily

F.LIL

We ale liberated some hundreds The tiruans' wen told that only of Italian and Russian prisoners.

Anierican battalions Wre engaged, wfiiel: seretted, REMARKABLE STATEMENT as to give an häipression than a grouk ¦ BY COUNT CZERNIN. Trans Anterians were fighting. Tish Tiethar Stuff som to have believed, AUSTRIA PREDESTINED FOR THE cabis 'themselves. Now they valise

theranistka.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

ROLE OF MEDIATOR,

AMSTERDAM, July 1. Count Ezernin, in speech in the Andrion Upper House, declared that Austria had no divert friction with

THE BRITISH FEAT IN METEREN. | Great · Britain.

SCOTTISH, AUSTRALIANS AND

APRICANS PARTICIPATE.

Loxtong Judy 21. 10,20 p.m. Heutering Correspondent at British Headmaster's, telegepling to-day,

Austru was es unpopular, weaker, less daugemas and sinore moderate in her demands than Gerousoy, and fairly free, froni | annexutionist desires. Thus Austria was absolutely predestinel" for the role of meditor, but only provided the possessed the full confidence of Berlin.

The attack was launched at day. break,raged thoughout the day and is still in progress. The enemy was taken quite by surprise, the attack being made practically without artillery preparation." General Mangin's famous troops, with the American forces, went forward with wonderful dish, supported by Tanks and protected by a heavy barrage, The heavy pressure on the Villers Cotterets front has been relieved by this advance. The enemy made no move between | Chateau Thierry and Argonne yesterday, The German army between the Marne and Rheims turns its back to that which being puabed back between the Aisne and the Marne with but little more than

miles between these two armies, and the position of the forces south of the Marne becomes parilous.

FRENCH CONTINUE TO PROGRESS.

LONDON July 21,

A-French communiqué reports that French troops entered Chateau Thierry this morning

Violent fighting is proceeding north and south of the Ourog and between : Count Czernin Loped that Gierthe Marne and Rheims.

defensive. It was me presump-

being prolonged for foreign States." sexationist aims, would endanger

the Alliance.

|

ADDING INSULT TO INJURY.

MR. BALFOUR ON BELGIUM-

AS A PAWN.

Germans, we have continued to progress. Despite desperate resistance by the

BRITISH TROOPS PARTICIPATE.

LONDON, July 21. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing at eight o'clock this morning, says:

British troopa participated in the battle for the first time yesterday, between Rheims and the Marne in the region of Ardre.

The British took up their positions at might.time, and attacked immediately with complete success, advancing over a mile.

GERMAN PRESS' COMMENT.

AMSTERDAM, July 21.

.

"AUSTRIAN NEWSPAPER RENOUNCES SUBSIDY.

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AMSTERDAM, July 21. The Colgar Gazeils Vienna Corres pondent says:

The semi-fficial organ Freudenblatt has renounced the Foreign Office subsidy in order to retain a free hand towards the Austrian Government.

The Foreign Office had complaced of the newspaper's attitude and demanded that it be at least neutral..

STREET CAR MEN.

WASHINGTON, July 13

The War Labbar Board, has recal mended percent increases in the pay of street car motormen and conductora throughout the United States

THE VLADIVOSTOCK OUT-

LOOK SURVEYED. · ·

CZECHO-SLOVAK AIMS DEFINED.

VLADIVOSTOCK, July 15.

The present situation in Siberia may he characterized as a period of transition from the Bolshevik jie to conditions which do not get permit of accurate diagnosis.

The military situation is as follows: SPANISH MINISTER OF MARINE 40,000 Czecho-Slovaks are holding the

RESIGNS..

MADRID, July 21. The Minister of Marine has resigned.

1.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSTA.

SHOOTING OF THE EX-TSAR.

APPROVED BY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

LONDON, July 21.

A Russian official message states-

The Central Executive Committee approved of the shooting of Romanoff The ex-Tsar's wife and son were sent to a place of security.

Siberian Railway line between Sanars and Irkutsk detachments of these troops being in occupation of Cheliabinsk, Orak. No

Nove Nichelaevsk. Tomsk and Krasnoyarak The Czecko-Slovak National Council here. assume that these forces, acting in co-operation

with the local bodies, have overthrown the Bolsheviks at the above-named points. No derails ace Available owing to the total interruption of a commn nications with the interior. It is pre- somed

that the Czecho-Slovaks are Forward, as their rear, is secured, ZIY direction of Irkutsk.

It is estimated that half a million prisoners of war are distributed through- aut 5

Siberia of whom about 33.001 have engaged in political propaganda. This voluntarily joined the Red Guards or are number may be augmented as the Bol- sheviks have forcibly recruited prisoners of war and this factor may create Impertant documents

conditions inimicial to the forward concerning Romanoff, including the diaries he kept advance of the Czecho-Slovak detach till the last, the diaries of his wife and children and letters by Rasputin to Romanoff and his family will be publish ed shortly...

THE WOLVES IN SHEEPS' CLOTHING.

meuts.

"RIVAL VORCER

A busy and satisfactory week-endy's Warainis remained purely was rounded off by zaid on the Cerit, positions in the Ayeny Word, destroying dug-outs and tion to say that the terrible war was -bringing back two muchin-gutis.

In the Meteren operation, the Kruhan extended their right. Adak.

The Scottish attuek was well down towards the Hazebrouck-Baillout

Of 14,000 Czecho Slovaks who bave Railway, advancing 1,000 yards on

got through to Vhicvostok, 15,000 are a two miles front. The gemy was

engaged in active military operations on Arisen had the centre for 1,300

the railway line Vladivostok Mikolak- Habarovsk Up to date they have re Laynos, July 21. yuhs. The Eighty-First Cernan

Their and occupied Spaakir. Mr. Balfour, in a speech at West

23vance is difficult, as the enemy nswave division suffered éonsidembly

is offering a stubborn resistance at in th's locality..

| minster, alluding to Count Bertling's

favourable points, and is destroying the Besides the Scottish, body of recent reference to Belgiuinius a

AMSTERDAM, Jaly. 21. bridges and railroad in his retreat,

while

enemy agitators are striving to The_Rheinisch_Pedførlische Zeitung's South Africans fought with conspi pawn," said this meant that,

rouse the villages en route to take Berlin. Correspondent myalgi

attitude to the as success, taking prisoners, with having attacked Belgium without

The German newspapers do not

gp an unfriendly "The Soviet Government, while,refus. Czecho-Slovaks. The immediate sim the Scotsmen, six, officers and 377 provocation, having conquered it, conceal their chagrin over the Entente'sing a Apte to s German Sattalion of the latter is the occupation

rn; besides two-thirds of the total steel it pitilessly, and deprived it success on the West Front:

being sent to Moscow to protect the of Habarovsk in order to weurs their The Koeiniche Polkeung's Berlin Embassy, has consented to the employ right tank, after which they will pro- Il of 10 trench-nortars and to of every material good and all motul

-ps. The Australians tonk, benefits attaching to freedom, the Correspondent, after referring to the ment of several hundred German soldierspeed along the railway through Man-

Germans were prepared to give it false hopes entertained in Germany about in mufti upp 100 prisonerle •

the new offensive, saya it is no longer During our first rush,

Tup, provided they could get some necessary to conceal the fact that Ger- cover of a smoke screen, the Ger- other territory in which to exercise man deserters utilised their knowledge 101 were aught "struggling to their peculiar gifts. The Germans of the planned operations to betray the Fatherland and it is impossible to deny respirators. They complained that would consent no longer to oppress that the offensive has failed. The Ger they ought to have been relieved Belgium if the Powes permitted man people anxiously, but patiently, fernung to oppress some other await the new decisions demanded by day." before.

Beyond spasmantic shelling thereof Europe or elsewhere. Of the situation.

The Frankfurter Zeitung saya that all the outrages to which Belgium

General Foch has managed to form a had been subjected none had been formidable attacking army and is now

trying to snatch the initiative from the! quore insulting.

German Command The tremendous expenditure of fighting strength in

The political situation in follows: volved in such an effort may lead to s

The Siberian Provisional Government - LONDON, July 21, 1 Sad mistake on the part of the French

Established at Vladivostock stitutes Army. The warding off of the German blow succeeded despite great enemy British troops on the Murmex Coast, Tomak. They are mutually pledged to ~In connection with the landing of

an integral part of the Government at Losnos, July 21,

losses, but the counter offensive has M. Trotzkybes ordered the Soviet 11.40 p.m..

failed and freedom of action remains in soldiers not to support the French and convoke the Siberian Constituent Assem Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hag

German hands. "

bas British officers, and not to permit them bly, when the country has been cleared The Cologne Gazette says:As has states there is nothing to report. newspaper Bjednosta reports: By

Aeroplanes on the 20th dropped order of the Revolutionary people happened on other occasions, for in to go from one town to another and to of the Balahevik and communications 18 toms of bombs on the Courts and the bloody Tsar is happily deceased stance on the Somme, we must concede watch them carefully aspirators restored, to reform the National Army but even so, the enemy's leading idea Lille railway, the Bruges docks and Ekaterinburg. Vive, Red ter the loss of prisoners and gans, against the Russian people three large dumps and billets. There wis more is fighting.

edeny did not “retullate.

unler

AERIAL ACTIVITY.

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE.

We brought down 1 ueroplanes and drove down three out of control.

MURDER OF THE EX-TSAR.

DECREE FORFEITS IMPERIAL

· HOUSE PROPERTY.-

AMSTERDAM, July 21. A message from Moscow states the

A decree dated the 17th declares that the entire property of all the

of the break-through was not attained,

CZECHS CAPTURE ANOTHER

TOWN.

AMSTERDAM July 21

churia until a juction is effected with the Czecho-Skovaks advancing from Irkutsk The ultimate aim of the Czechoslovaks is the safe transportation all their forces to Vladivostock for barkation for the French front.

The enciny forces between Nikolak and

A message from Berlin states that a Habarovsk total 10,000, while hetween

Moscow dispatch reports that the Czechs

Nikolsk and Trkutsk there are 12,000 have captured Birsk and that the Soviet Germans and Magyar and 21,000 Bal troops are withdrawing.

THE MURMAN COAST LANDING."

TROTZKY'S SUSPICIONS."

sheviks, who are probably concentrated in the region of Lake Baikal fnd Chita.

POLITICAL, PARTI

and to cooperate with the Allies. The resent position of the Governinest ar Vladivostock is being strengthened and they are supported by the Aunicipal despite tremendous exertion. We were A BRITISH CONSUL'S EXPERIENCE. and Temsilo organs The, démarche able to hold up the counter-offensive

iesied by General Horvath, has.com- member of the former Imperial before it attained any strategic advant

"Some time ago we kave, particulars of plicated the tuation. The Siberian House, inchiding deposits in Russian age worth mentioning The continuous a tragedy of the sea that occurred on

havs denounced General Government sutcome of the open warfare now in a voyage between Haiphong and Pakboi, progress. Off the coast of Tonkin saya dose attitude of the Cyrobo-Slovaks to

A

We destroyed three palloons. Seven and foreign banks, be the property chauges of the position are the logical mali Chinese bout im Kaunynas Horvath, co-operation with whom je |

British machines are missing, «The Air Ministry states:--

Photographs show the extensive damage done to the hostile serodrome! at Morlange as the result of an attack on the night of the 19th. One farge whéd and tires hangats were destroyed.

ELAZON TYPE NOT

CE NECESSARIZ!

of the Russian Republic

THE AMERICAN CRUISER "SAN DEEP IMPRESSION IN HOLLAND,

DIEGO". SÜNK. SUNĂ

The Allied victory has made a deep Impression in Holland. GERMAN-MADE MINES TOUND IN VICINITY"

WASHINGTON, July 21.

The Telegraaf says *-—-—--- Anything is now possible. The capture of 400 guon will fill the Ger mana with consternation.

the Bang

the

and pretty girl came on board, from wards the Siberian Government in friend- small boat. There was one European Un

ard and he happened to know-hinese, ly but neutral, but they will oppose, t

learned that the young girl had threatened armed advance of General been kidnapped and was to be sold to Horvath cm Vladivostock as the outbreak. brothel, in thinks Unfortunately be of civil war would jeopardize their opera somehow betrazon the fact that he

know, "and

me right her body bang And brown overboardə that

The Americytrerniser, wabled, on --- The Badelsolad tayu :--- bo 20th, was the San Diego,

The double French and American kvennad success will revive French courage and Pakhoi- was sunk off Fire Leland use

dana za rejoice the America, whose young murder? erman-made mines, were

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