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FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1916

TELEGRAMS.

"(Ceutinued from Paga 1.)

"THE FIGHT FOR THIESCOURT

MASSIF.

TWO KEY POINTS FOR THE FRENCH.

NEW OPERATION EXPECTED.

TANDON. Aug. 14. Renter's Correspondent is Freneli Headquatters, telegraphing, at achek this afternoon, says:

In the Tiescours, massif the tan key points for the French are St. Claude and Econsilion Funus, the

GERMANS MARCHING TO PETROGRAD.

Paris, Aug. 14.

THE CHINA MAIL.

GENERAL HUMBERT RENEES ATTACKSA

drames are items in a long programme.

SATTUURAI The King hunched with M. Poincaré and Sir Douglas Haig on August 7. The most interesting day was August LONDON, Aug. 14

10 when there was a demonstration -Router'à A message from Helsingfors says French Headquarters, telegraphing troops about Battalions, Portuguese Correspondent as the of Tanks of every type American tieran troops are matching on yesterday evening, states

Division and an Australian serodrome Petrograd.

General Humbert, whose front, as were among the units inspected. She the result of these days of progress, now King attended a special inter denomina CONFERENCE AT GERMAN "facesjeastinstead of north, again attacked tional service on August 11 within the Lasalany, or Thiescourt, massif positions sound of the gaus, after which be to-day. His left was heavily counter-reviewed the troops, withing a march attacked and remained on the defensive, past in which twenty British corps and | but his right pushed forward all round Divisions sad an American Division

the western and southern edges of were represented. Little Switzerland and reached Fleasier

His Majesty returned to England an August 13

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THE ITALIAN FRONT.

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LONDON Ang

Detail of duties at Lyman from 17th. to at August inclusive is posted at Headquarters for information of all con- cerned.

Anism for Infantry Battalion by Major H. A. Mordan,

TARADES.

MONDAY, 19th instant-

Am No. 2 Platoon at King's. Park Range Annual. Musketry fourse.. Part 1 Practices I and . The following will attend Pres. Abney, Bridger, Earlo and Newall.

20th instant:- 5.15.2.3.

No. 3 Plateen at King's Park Bang

C.Annual Musketes Course, Part 2, * Practices 5, 6, 7 and 12. The following will atcond Son Perry and Brown, Humphreys Corph Edgcumbe

de Roye park and the village of Belval,

5.15 pm. Practices and 4. The where General Humbert's same arany

following will attendCorp Mack- PARIS, Aug. 14chan, Corp. Bancock, Pten.body stopped General von Hutier's ruash, but March, ditor one of the bloodiest fights HM the King's tour included, visita Wabby I. R. Wood, Law

Balconer-Hayward, Honte, Macfarlano, AMSTERDAM, Aug. 14. of the year. Today's battle raged till tomiers, Villers Bretonneux and alto Bridger, Donnelly, Earle, Frankin Grifin A meeting was convened at the the evening when the French bald the Goys road, where His Majesty. Newall

Tratman Young and

Cat. German Headquarters, which includ-Saint Claude Farm and Eedavillon, two warmly congratulated the French troops penters

the niser, the Emperor of the most important points of the hoteche ho joining the front of the Dress, drill order with pouches.

massif. Fighting was very difficult, the British attack the Bulgarian Crown Prince, memeremy holding the front thinly, with Capture of which General Hunberths of the Tolish Regency and the almost se many machine-guns as men

leeuential, and which the Thecus are determined to nails and Anny bales. It is ex

| Commeil of Jerling Gemaun Minis. Their whereabouts was most difficult to in guter to memes dental inpected that the Pois question will hert's right) Coussently, the seal as the question regard was free fighting on the whole lining Austro Bugarian co-operation Where was difficult north of

Jon the Western Front. thur when the enemy was install. ed in a 1014 trees. We diet

If the Gems FIGHTING IN PALESTINE. 30-3 gị ground, shall back among the hills on the massit deg will probably, retire first | MUDAWARA RAILWAY STATION to the old French line and then re De former front of Plemons.

With the capture of St. Clande and Brouillon Farms, the danger of

SEIZED

BRITISH RAID SEVERAL POINTS.

Losos, Aug. 14.

and "woods with mustard goe. The The enemy is filling valleys, passe French are Eghting their way with broken country by infitration. The rifle and grenades, advancing over the enemy's tactics indicate that he is ---ring to not distant defensive Ine.

conut wattuck" forth the Thes

„X“ Palestine",ficial report states: Pourt dessif is renoved. Whether Sfter the porke for rest anether) On the night of the 12th we atrle begins for the possession of mided anciessfully" various points on the depends a ten-hile frontage strile Little Switzerland" pol the plans of the Ugh Coản Ternsalen-Nablus read, killing 200 ul. At any rate then will be at taking prisoner 17 Turkish operation with stronger ofluens and 230 of other mnks. We aunterial and, angans on both ekke, feupfired 15- michine-guns,

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S TROOPS

CONGRATULATED. ·

Loxpos, Aug. 14.

Un the moming of the 8th the Royal Air Forse and the Australian

FRENCH PREPARING FOR FRESH SUCCESSES

PARIS, Aug. 14.

A sem official message says:- Our patient advance by local actions brought us to within less than a mile from Lassigny, whose wooded elutap of Communicaions between the Oise and heights protects Noyon and commâads Ailette valleys, hence the desperate enemy resistance. But our grip tightening and will shortly result in troops are biting into and reducing all sides of the massif which will fall at the chosen moment.

The full on the rest of the front between the Ancre and the Arre is the inevitable crede between two maneuvres. Meanwhile there is eenza-

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close excirclement of the position. Our

units, bombed en sumps in the less activity in our lines, preparing for ricinity of the immun railway fresh miccessen. station and many effective hits were The Tress Barent states :-

secured. Ground – burgets were THE IMMEDIATE RESULTS OF THE 1. Prie Minister fris telegraphine-gunned.

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Fickl-Marshal Sir Douglas The Imperial, Camiel Corps, com operating with the Ambs, seized the anduwara railway stations and killed a5 and enptured 120 prisones and

*The imperial War Cabinet end its walinest congratulations for the great triumph achieved by Allied' anns in the third battle -Somme and the Empire's heartfelt Blanks to you and our most gallint

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HUNDRED RAIDS INTO GERMANY.

BRITISH AVIATORS' RECORD IN JULY.

Lexbox, Aug. 14. The Fress Bureau states:-~ Juring July an independent air force carried, but a hundred mids, of which 16 were unde into Gor Imany.

They dropped 8 tansof bombs an important military objectives, despite periods of bad weather,

It constitutes a record both in the number of mids and the weight of

Lombe,

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.

ENEMY'S EXPORTS TO KEEP ROTE.

PARIS, Aug, 13.

A Havas Agency message states Yesterday the battle was marked by an interval in the pause between the Ancre and, the Oise, which was normal after four days interrupted fighting and continued advance

OFFENSIVES.

PARIS, Aug. 14/ A Havas Agency message states:- The Franco-British offensive, begun on August 3 between the Ancre and the Arre, was a continuation and counter. part of the offensive of July 18 between the Aisne and the Maras. and their im- mediate results were similar.

Pion (Dyer Ball, Stubbs, Batherland, Willardo de E. Wood, Chapman, Digby Kent, Lancaster, Well, Wilson and Webb, Dress, drill, order with pouches WEDNESDAY, 21st instant:-

artillery fire is the Tonale region, we

An Italian official message saya?- Under effective concentrations of carried out

Park Montello, Fanta-di-Nanmatteo and the thrusts and occupied spur south-eastward of Cimañgolon, taking over 100 prisoners.

Our hatteries set on fire supply depots on the left bank of the Plave."

THE SIBERIAN EXPEDITION.

DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS TO GO

11

LONDON, Aug 14.

5.15 pm No. Platoon at King's Range. Annual Husketry Course, order with pouches. Part, Practices 3 and 4 Dress, drill

4.30 p.m. No Platoon on Polo Ground, T.ET. Dress, drill order. THURSDAY, 22nd instant

5.15 p.m. No. Flaton at King's Park Range Annual Masketry Couric, Part E, Practices.5,8,7 and 12.

The following will attend-Corpl Mackichen L/Cpl, Hancock, Pta

by Falconer, Hayward, Hosie, Maclarlane, B. M. Webb, J. B. Wood, Lawson, Bridger, Donnelly Earle, Frankin, Griffin, Newall, Tratman, vostok reports on Angst 9th that the with

The Timer Correspondent at Viadi-Young and Carpenter. Dress, drill order French troops marched through the FRIDAY, 3rd instantane

pooches.. AN

5.15 p.m. No. 1 Platoon at King's streets and were greeted by friendly Fark Range. Angusi Musketry Course, Part 2, Practices"5,6,7, and -1}."Dress, The Time Correspondent at Tokio redrill order with pouches, mission will be attached to the Japanese parade as ordered by Platoon Comman ports on August 10th that a diplomatic 5.30 p.m. Nos. 3 and 4 Platoons will expedition in Siberia headed by Mr. ders, T.ET Matudaira, ex-Consul at Tientsin. The British authorities have already taken cimilar measures. Alr. Bailby Alaton,

crowds.

Counsellor at the Legation in Peking, is

already at Vladivostok.

FRENCH CONTINGENT AT VE

.VLADIVOSTOGE.

PARIS, Aug. 13.

A Havas Agency message states: The French contingent landed yester day at Vladivostoeko

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6.30 p.m. No. & Platoon-at. Headquar- ters T.E.T. Dress, drill order with pouches All exempted iren are to attend this parade.

4.30 p.m. No. 7 Platoon on Folo Ground. Hongkong residents will parade at Cricket Club bat.5.10 p.m. and proceed by Tram to Causeway Bay. TET.. Dress, drill order with ponches and 15 The troops ware welcomed by Czecho THURSDAY, 22nd instant-

rounds dammies data para fel, Slovak representatives, the French-5.30 p.m. No. 8 Flatoon at Kowloon Consul, and local authorities. They Docks Instruction in T.ET. marched through the streets, receiving FRIDAY, 23rd instant

rousing welcome from the people.

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Administrative Orders by Make H. A Morgan, administrative Commandant.

Firstly, the liberation of Chateau Thierry and the end of the menace against Epernay, the liberation of Mont- didier and the end of the menace againat Amiens. Secondly, the freeing of the great railway line4from Paris" and Chalons, also the line of Paris and Amiens Rupture is rendered impor rible between the French armies at the centre and those at the cast and between the French and British armies. No. 192 Sapper A. EL West was Thirdly, the collapse of the German er oled on 8.8.18 and posted to Engineer plan, consisting of thrusting a number Coy, No. 385 Spr. A. J. Coelho, of salients in the Allied front, the Engineer Coy. is permitted to resign, on progressive-extension of which was leaving the Colony, to date from day

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TRINSWERS.

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6.15 pm, No. 6 Platoon at Cricket Cub. TET. Dress, drill order with pouches. All exempted men are to attend this parade.

MACHIND OCH COMPANY." MONDAY, 19the instant to

4.30 pm: Nos

and 3 Gund at Kennedy Bood Bange. TEFT. Grouping." Dress, drill order without rifles. TUESDAY, 20th instant:-

-7.10 a.m.-- No. 3 Gun-as above. WEDNESDAY, 21st instant-

4.20 p.m. No. 4 and 5 Guni-as above..

MOUNTED SECTION. MONDAY, 19th instant:-

6.30 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables. Dress, drill order. THURSDAY, 22nd instant :-

5.30 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables. Dresa, drill order without rilles

SIGNALLING SECTION. TUESDAY, 20th instant

5.15 p.m. Farade at Headquarters | SO MODERAZ ET Dress, drill order (rifle, belt,

side-arma and pouches.) 2nd Lieutenants W. Brown, Eng. Coy Nate.-There will be a voluntary lamp and R. Batherland, "R" Coy... Are sauted one month's leave each, Coleteados class at 7 p.m. every Friday "until further notico.. "Mufti may be from day of departure..

No. 294

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MONDAY, 18th & FRIDAY, 3rd inst:- p.m. Recruits of all units except on Parade

of departure. bound to end in dislocation of the front.. The enemy, to avoid: still greater Now the salient of Montdidier, after the disaster, made tremendous efforts to one of Chateau Thierry, has just been keep Roys and the line of Chaulnes and reduced and all benefits of maneuvre Noyon; therefore he counter-attacked, to the German High, Command lost. but the German Divisions of the Reserve Army were unable to gain an inch of ground. Roye is threatened by Allied troops and Lossigny is not better situated. Besides, south of the Somme, | ENEMY'S REDUCED STRENGTH, the British took up their positions at Proyart. Anyway, whether the Ger mans evacuate Roye and Lersigny or AMSTERDAM, Aug.. 14. The Wener Zeitung states author-95, they will have experienced a formidable check. If forced to yield, tatively that Vice Admiral Behnke they will lose their principal bases for As succeeding Admin von Capelle their offensive against Paris, besides the As State Secretury to the Germ losses in materia provisions and men. Admiralty.

ADMIRAL VON CAPELLE'S SUCCESSOR.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY TO

THE KING..

que fire.

London, Aug. 14,

The following is an amplification the

is granted & Rodger, Eng, Coy.

duration of the

war, from 13.3.18

Compl. A. Dalton, M. Can Coy., "is granted 1 mesthe fra 10.18 the extension of leaves Ground, under Bergis. Edmonds lon Pte C. L. Stapleton Madu Coy Ais | Hofkind Berry, (Friday) Dress, granted 6 weeks leave on Medical dril order grounds, from 20.8.18G BETIN

Got A

H Compton, Arty, Coy is

from 1.9.18.

Gar. A. W. F. Spiers, Arty. Cor... is

granted I month's extension of leave Orders for Cadet Company by and Lasut.

granted 3 months extension of leave, from £0.8.18.

exptured Ludendorff Order, mentioned by Reuter's Correspondent at Head quarters, the whole purport of which is the neceity of addomining man power, If they succeed by costly efforts iu It says: Uwing to our reduced strength in the line it will frequently keeping their positions in the present the tapossible to make the front line lina is wilkoble be after having exposal so important part of their reserves-to-Continuous line of trenches, but it will almost always be found possible to create contres of resistance" concealed from "No Man' känd."^endi "WASHINGTUS, Aug. 15.

LOW AIRCRAFT RESOURCES, Replying to His Majesty's mes-ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON BRITISH sage on the oceusion of the latter's

FRONT. DEREM GADA German Air Headquarters Order visit to the American warships with

int confessing the Allied air spremacy KALINDON, Aug. 14. reads:All regiments have repeatedly Abe Grund Muet, President Wilson

Field-Marshal Sir Dougle Haig complained that low. Bring enemy says he is convinced that the close

seroplanes are not interfered with, by co-operation, of the Fleeter is greatly Hostile artillery was active at night.ur fighter machined. It is pointed out to the advantage of the cause of the time on the battle-front, but here mani that at Headquarters the Aircraft resources are so low and the machines nations unsociated against Germany, no infantry action.

We repulsed local attack to the available so busily engaged in recon YOUTHS OF 21 TO BE REGISTERED Dickebusch sector, at mid-day on Thesnaissance work that they cannot be day. There was considerable hostile expected to engage the enemy low fliera. artillery activity in this neighbourhood The infantry, must, singe its own WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.st night time, also north-westward of defence against, pircraft The brigade Kemmel. We took a few prisoners in bas decided that fi are complaints from The American Provost-Marshal has successful raids in the neighbourhood of units which have been harassed by Class o

law-fiers will not be forwarded."

IN AMERICA.

andered the registration pfali youths reaching the age of 21 since June th. This is expected to add. 150,000 men, to the September draft..

Writ AUSTRIAN STATE EMPLOYEES DEMAND INCREASED WAGES.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 15 A depulation, representing 200,000 Austrian Stute employees, has de manded awar bonus of 50:

Per-cent

PRINCE LICHNOWSKY.

NO SEAT IN PRUSSIAN UPPER

HOUSE

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 15.

A Berlin official report state Kaiser has approved the

Uppe Prince

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reports

Ayette.

Our patrols progressed is the Vloux Barguing woctor, and established our live castward poof, the....village; taking a number of prisoners.

Our line was advanced slightly eastward of Mataran..

SUCCESSFUL RAID BY FRENCH

LONDON, Aug. 14. A Fretich communique state! Between the Avre and the Oise there was active matual artery firing

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The King arrived in France on Lleat, Stevenson August 3 and, immediately inspected grazing PLOŽEN KARIRON AND the methods of landing heavy material

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A French, raid in the Mesnil-les-Harles yieldi

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He inspected the base depots and

motored to a casualty clearing station, Mondays 2nd

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