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MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1918

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Puge 1.)

HEAVY. FIGHTING IN SIBERIA.

BRITISH. FRENCH AND JAPANESE

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Loxton, Aug, 24. The Daily Mail Corresponvient at Furios telegraphing on the after noon of the dist inst, reports heary fighting

the Eri River. British and French troops were engaged. Japanos later joined in the little, but the brunt of the fighting has heer so far borne by the Cracks and. Czechs. In the evening the APs were withdrawing antrumur.l. Japanese force zaents were yesterday morning wet! on the Bolshevist monitors on Lake Hank which were worrying the Allied left dank.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.

THE FALL OF ALBERT.

LONDON, Aug. 23.

·Beurer's Correspondent at British Hendarters, telegraphing today,

statex :-

In the attack in the Albert sector sons Tanks crowed the Anere in the darkness and advanced under cover of an early morning mist.

Opposition from the direction of Bray was strong but the enemy, artillery

retaliation consisted mainly of heavy bowitzers, well back, as the bulk of the German field-gans have been withdrawn.

Heavy rife and machine gun fire erected the entry of our troops into Albert at ten in the morning, of Thurs -day and by eleven o'clock, after street fighting, we had driven the enemy du: -of the Fawn and captured 1,400 prisonera, incliving a battalion cornuander, his star, a few guns and anmerous machine- gune.

the stores,

The Garmins previously evacuated Althangh at some points northwards of the Somme we are still feeling our way through the enemy's deep outpost Zoue, we nevertheless made useful gains of ground with hundrede, of prisoners and infted the heaviest canalties. Our own losses were relatively light, as We were guided by the doctrine to be too ambitious when success was likely to be too costly. For this reason we did not attempt to pash through Achier le Grand on Wednesday. The enemy here is in grest strength and is still counter- : attacking with fresh reserves.

Last night's attack by the Third "Army troope beyond the Arras Albert Railway gained important positions. We have pushed to the south of Gom mecourt, where heavy fighting continues

The weather is mercifully cooler. GERMANS IN: FULL RETREAT.

PARIS, Ang. 23.

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presumably employing very consider, Abla forces in the the present battles, that they are exploiting their gaina to the utmost that they are already threatening vital enemy positions; and that, worenver,, it would be folly not to push to the last degree this year the immense advantage of their "reginel sitiative, anperior moral and enthusiasm for an offensive, especially among the Americans.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BRAY TAKEN.

LONDON, Aug. 244 Koufer""" Correspondent at British

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ENEMY MOTOR BOLTS OFF DUNKERQUE.

BRITISH DESTROY ONE

LONDON, Aug, 34 The Admiralty reports that Germa Major General W. H. Brancker motor boats on the morning of August been appointed Master-General of 23rd attempted a reconnaisance in the personnel, and Major-General Eneighbourhood of Dankerque. The Australians, yesterday, made a fine advance along the old Semate Ellington, Controller-General of equip deaurt, taking 4,000 prisoners from 10ment and a member of the Air Council. regimenta

Headquarters, telegraphies today states

Royal Air Force and an additional tnam- Reattacking this morning, we capturer of the Air Council ed Bray, which is an important poal- We also surrounded ticu, ho Ovillers. Thiepval

BRITISH APPROACHING BAPAUME

It is pointed out that other considers tions, apart from weighty political reasons, are that the Gordians have still many Divisions in Russiand it is possible they have still more Divisions booked for a surprise enterprise this year or some other Int Hence it is not absolutely The Germans are rushing up strong certain that a better chance will offer local reserves to oppose the British in 1919, for the German front is now approach to Bapaume. Strong opposi more or less fairly Bealed.".

IRELAND'S RESPONSIBILITIES.·**

FORMATION OF AN IRISE BRIGADE

They were driven off by British and French patrolling vessels assisted by the land defences,

One motor boat is believed to dával been destroyed. No damage or casual- ties were caged to the Allied forces.

GAYAMINE AND TYPHUR-IN) | LONDON, Aug 3

MADE PETROGRAD" Colonel Lynch, who is at the heart of a botimaisen tant evenbedi recruiting in Ireland), ays that he simg POPULATION, DYING OUTY

AMSTERDAM, “Aug. 24,

tion was encountered at Bancourt, As regards the latest developments of } where the enemy held a big sugar the battle, one of the most important isfactory redoubt. "Beyond Doniecoart at forming a Brigade of Irishmen. Hegnant as themed the British threat on. Bapaume, the fall our patrols are soon as far as Mor" points out that if the German are of which would be a disaster farith nuetrating the spirit of initiative victorious, Ireland will have to bear & enemy. His desperate resistance at among our troops, one Australian Dixshare of the crushing indemnities He Achiet-le-Grand, where the main desin yesterday seized an opportunity adds the the Allies are lighting and successfully advanced a third of a freedout and progress, assisted by mile on its own responsibility.

sucheroic figures as General Boths Heavy showers in the small hours | and, ts eneral Smuts. laid the dust and cooled the air.

fensive positions of Bapaume are located, shows he realises this.

THE DISPOSITION

SOF THE ARMIES Information available in London at o'clock to-day was that General Rawlinson's Fourth Army had gained all its objectives. It captured the high ground south-west of Cappy, and also captured Chuigres and Heriaville. There is an iconfirmed report that Un Hill, north-eastward of Albert, has been captured. To-day's arivance of General Brog's Third. Army has so far resulted in the capture of Boiry- Becqerelle, Boy alles, and. Hamilineourt, also Gomiecourt, where 500 prisoners wers taken. General Byng's advance is progressing in south-easterly direction from Gomiecourt and a now. fronting the Albert-Bapaume Cambrai

road.

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Anstralians aud New Zealanders are participating in General Byng's opera tions The Canadians are with General Rawlinson's army.

General Mangia's Tenth French Army is also progressing. His patrols today crossed the Aisue at several places northward of Soissons, but the German line bere is strongly held. The Germans since August Sth, have anashed 55 visione against the Allied battle line.

"ANOTHER GOOD DAY"

LONDON, Aug. 24.

Reuter's Correspondent at British leadquarters, reparting yosterday,

says

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LATSA.

The British are within two miles of Bapauma.

QUIET NIGHT ON FRENCH FRONT.

LONDON, Aug, 24.

A French communiqué states:- In the region of assigny and between the Oise and Aisne, the night was marked by fairly lively artillery activity. Our détachments penetrated several points of the enemy's trenches in Lorraine and brought back prisoners.

The night was quiet on the rest of the front.

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FRENCH CROSS THE DIVETTE

LONDON, Aug 4

A French communiqué states:- Between the Matz and the Oise there were violent artillery actions.

We crossed the Divette during the We day, in the Erricourt region. made progress between the Ailette and the Aisne and continued east of Bagneur and west of Creep Amout. It was quiet elsewhere.

There was much aeroplane work yesterday owing to favourable weather There were numerous reconnaissances far into the enemy's lines and our photo graphers brought back thousands of exposures. Ourchasers brought down 14 aeroplanes and set nine balloons on fra. Our bombers in the day-time drop ped tons of bombs and tired

that beard cholers and famintaphus A message from Petrogenă staten is now raging tacribly in Petrograd and the uthern assina Eraviners The population of whole villager, ud faceva j Fonly two pounds of cata weekly and no Co-th bread, Are dying out.

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The United States would provide the Allies, in 1919, with 1,000,000 pounds of fate, 500,000,000 pounds of beef products, 1,500,000,000 tons of sugar, and 550,000,000 bushels of cereals.

AMERICA'S VIEW OF A JUST FFICE.

PEACE BY DICTATION, NOT NEGOTIATION.

WASIHINTON, Aug. 24 Mr. Lodge, speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in support of the Man-Power Bill, warned it against the insidious German peace propaganda, declaring that peace must be dictated to, not negotiated with | Germany order to place her in a position where she never again can disturb the world's pesos.

The heaviest fighting has been sround Boiry Becquerelle, where the enemy thousanile of cartridges on troops and counter-attacks in dense formations convoys Their activity did not relax Irredents, the safety of Greece, the were devastated by our machine guns at night, when they dropped 23 tons of independence and rides, whole battalions being bombs on stations at Laon, Ham, sto, reduced to skeleton strength. The causing ficex An expedition in great enemy resistance at Chuigues Ridge force attacked, the important. Mara-la-

Tour aerodrome. was similarly very costly.

The first bombs caused a fire in the hangars and buts and, aided by the light of the flames, the remaining aeroplanes bombed most effectively other hangars, hute and the personnel. Numerous machines on the gruand were seen on fira. Ahogether 34. tons of explosives were employed yesterday.

It is certain that in yesterday's and to-day's fighting the Germans lost very heavily. Our casualties were relatively light.

Tanke and whippets" again wrought great havool among the machine-gun

neatx.

Surrey, Essex and Welsh troops and Royal Fusiliers in today's fighting. distinguishes themselves.

The progress to-day has been au thoritatively summed up as "another good day,

BRITISH ATTACKS VIGOROUSLY PRESSED

A SECOND VERÐUN,

LONDON, Aug. 24. Reuter's Correspondent, at French Headquarters says:-

Accounts of the capture of Beauvraig nes by, troops of General Humbert's Army, amid a terrifié bombardment, recall the descriptions of the Verdun fighting.

MAST POINTS CAPTURED.

A French División nicknamed "La „The Germans are in full retreat on

LONDON, Aug. 24. #both sides of the Oise over' a front of 50

Field Marshal Sir Douglas. Haig the honourable and dangerous task of Gauloise," of Verdun amewas given kilometree. The Soissons region is reports: being gradually freed by the Allies, During the day we pressed attacks taking the place. When the moment while their menace on Neron is being vigorously and successfully on mate parched with thirst and tired with days came for the final advance, the men, > accentuated, considerable material, in than a 30-mile front from Libons to of fighting and pitiless heat, leapt to

cluding 300 guns, was osptured by Mercamel. Marshal Foch." The Germans are still English Scottish (Anil Australian the assault, telling the officers they no making tremendous sacrifices in hurian troops attacked south ward of the Somme. longer felt the weight of their packs, so material to cover, by rearguard at 4.43 m. and captured Herleville, eager were they to get at the Boches actions, the retirements forced upon them, Chuignes and Chaignolles, also woods BRITISH AIRMEN'S SUCCESSFUL but yesterday again, these actions proved between the villages and betweez fatile, and the Allies continued their Chuignolles-and the river, during ca progress General Mangin's troops asde advance of over two miles. We Filled a rapid advance along their whole front, great numbers, and took many prisoners widening their hold on the Oise bank; Ten minutes latera Englia and Seethier reaching from the Ailette to the north Guards attacked on the left of the west of Courcy. While these operations battle-front and stormed Gomscourt, were in progress, General Humbert's men Ervillers, Hamelincourt, Boyelles and were clearing the ground south and Boiry beequerelle. They took many south-cast of Lassigny, passing towards prisoners and during the remainder of

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LONDON, Aug. 23.

Sir Theodore Morison, NC.LE, að anthority on Indian matters, interview ed by Router, advocated the making of Gorisan East Africa so Indian Colony, He dealt with the advantages German Bast Afries: offers to hundreds of | thousands of aniall 'qultivators and alio

to the investment of expital

Ee suggests that administration and. public development work be wholly entrusted to Indians, and believes that the Indians are capabla üfjthinking out and applying a policy for firm and sympathetic government of the German East African natires.

THE SINKING OF " KUBINGEN ---REGENTES Jun ang naka

THE DUTCH FINDING.

The Hague, Aug. 24. || The Foreign Secretary has issued the finding of the inquiry by the Dotch Shipping Council as regards the making of the Koning en ligentes, namely that the ship was sunk by a torpedo.

Mr.Lodge 'specifically detailed the peace terms which must be forced ou Germany, including the complete restoration of Belgium, unconditional return of Alsace Lorraine und Italia of Serbia, Ruman, Poland and the Sisys and the freedom The Duck Covsinment asks Germany of Russia from Gerian dominating to open thorough inquiry as to including the return of Rasaian territory whether it was a German submarine,. wrested by the Brestlitovsk treaty seeing that Germ hy does not re- Furthermore, Constantinople must becognise the immunity of hospital ships." made a free port. Palestine must never Great Britain has assured Holland be returned to Turkish rule pad, mest that no Britieb torpedo was fired in important of all, the great Slav populathe vicinity. tions under Austria namely the Tugo, Liu RA Slave and the Czecho-Slovaka, must be

JAPANESE RED CROS8 MISSION); established as independent States These, with Poland. would stand

LONDON, Ang 23. 4. the pathway of Germany 2A Extraordinary Mission Bas been He added that nobody dreara of France to study the working of the sent by the Japanese Red Cross to annihilating the German people. We French Medical Sorrice, with a view to are not "engaged in this warten singing to the French their valuable arrange & government for Germany assistance. The German people must do that thom selvör

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THE CZECH WITHDRAWAL IN-

SIBERIL EXPLAINED? (LIV

It is composed of several doctork among whom are, Prince Youbifina Tokagawa and Professor Ninagaw They visited the principal French Enitary formations yesterday and the day before.

The Mission is leaving today for the

"AN IMPORTANT CENTRE' -CAPTURED EY CZECHOSLOVAKS"-From---

ONDON, Avg. Te Reuter learns that the Leech withdrawal on the Ussuri front does!

CHE ENTENTE ME HOLLAND,

not affect their communications card>16 $DELT KLFONZO not regarded as a serious.check on

Moreover, it is reported-to-day-that

NEGOTIATIONS.

LONDON, Aug 24, t Morning Post correspondent at

the Czechs have captured Verchiladinsk, Amsterdam states that the Dutch En important centre, commanding the Government has proposed the resump tion of economie negotiation with the railway tunnels south of Lake Baikal

Eutente. CHOLERA RAGING IN UKRAINE,USTRIA Region IT-PARTAM

AMSTERDAM, Ang 2407

THE SILVER MARKET. The Licinischefaelische Zeitung reports

THE RAISING OF THE that the cholera epidemic has spread to

MAXIMIUM Ukraine, where there have been 255 258.

LONDON, Ang Mua 10268 3401ver stands at 49d correspond

LONDON, Aug. 24. Betish airmen have successful

Albert and the Amiens-Roye road, 61 In the heavy fighting, notably between energy machines were destroyed and 21 driven down out of control, during the week, against 26 British missing More over, while the enemy's concentration cases, sectors, the British airmen bave not abated their destructive raide on the enemy'e territory.

Noyon. They, captured the height of the day progressed eastward of these achieved by inactivity in other GENTING IN ALBANIA 7 to the offeral fixing waximum. The

Plomont, one of the outer defences of villages.

Noyon on the west. This town cannot Meanwhile, in the right centre of the hold out much longer in face of the battle-frong, English and Welsh troops saccesses reported yesterday. Courey attacked the positions on the east, bank sad Chausy are also closely menneed of the Ange from south-eastward of and only an early retreat from these Albert to the neighbourhood of Grand towns can save the Germans from an courty gaining ground after heavy increasingly perilous situation.

fightingy valak

We best of a counter-attack- south MARSHAL FUCHS, PLAN.

ward of Grandcourt.

At about 11 am. the English attacked EXPERT OPINION AS TO GETS ITEM On the left centre of the battle-front, LONDON, Aug. 23. along the railway northward of Grand. The special and ultimate aim of court. They captured Achiet-le-Grand, Marshal Foch's strategic plan, which he buscurt and the ridge overlooking is working out in the present series of Irles...

We continued the attacks during the afternoon web

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battler, is the subject of much specula tion alike in Londor and Paria.

Several thousand prisoners have been

Broadly, the opinion of experts is divided between those who believe that taken during the day and heavy casual. Marshal Fuch in striking a number of ties have been inflicted on the enemy. hammer blows with the object - of -FURTHER PROGRESS IN weakening the opemy numerically, positionally, and as reganda moral, pre- paratory to & Upclsive blow at some

absolutely vital spot, and those who

"Raids on London have ceased for, the: time being under the pressure of events serial offensive in Germany grows daily on the battle front, bile the British in deadliness and power."

It can hardly be disguised that Germany is no longer able to protect adequately her immensely long air frontier.

GERMAN REPORT,

LONDON, Ang 24 Awireless German official message

saya

The British attack northward of the

Ancre, begun on August 21, continued

in full force and extened northward of Albert as far as the Albert Somme sector, but collapsed:

ALBERT SECTER.

We forestalled the enemy assault and attacked the enemy between Morsone LONDON, Aug. 24ville and Miramont and threw him Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Eaig back, in places, two kilometres

We repulsed attacks from Primeux,

think ho is at present merely endeavour reports:

ing to disorganize what is really a great We progressed in the Albert sector Beaumont Hamel and Albert German retreat or intention to retreat during the night, taking prisoners. The The enemy crossed the Albert-Bray on large sectors, being content to reap attack was resumed carly in the morn-road. Our counter-attack threw him the rich fruits of this disorganisation in ing

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the shape of big hauls of prisoners and Since the morning of Wednesday, in We have withdrawn our troops be material, and to allow later resalta to three days' fighting, we have taken bind the Ailette. Our troops left on guide him in the matter of more decisive:14,000 prisoners and a number of guns. the west bank of the Ailette retired. action this year. Some able French We carried out a accesful local befors strong attacks between Manicamp eritics hold the latter view, which is operation in the evening north westward and Pont St. Mard based on the theory that a withdrawal of Neuf Berquin and repulsed, aftersharp vis gradually going on to some new fighting, local attacks at night-time Hindenburg Une which is probably of northward of Bellout, southward of great depth. Those who argue that we Locre and northward of Kommel are at present witnessing the preliminFighting took place to our advantage aries to & decisive atroka, Lass their in the Dental north west of PA boliat on the facts that the Allies are Canal endu

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RENEWAL OF ENEMY ACTIVITY

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The Treasury has raised the maximum price of silver to 491. The previous maximum cabled on Aug. 14 equalled A French Eastern communique states: the America price of the dollar per There is more active artillery frugome, plas she cost of shipping from on the Serbian-front

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Loomy activity in Albania has revived The fring of the wew.marimum in and their recounaissances were repulsed attribute to the raising of the price in at various points at Be New York, cabled on Ang. 19, vers

British aroplanes, despite had China exchanges are very firm, but it weather, bombed enemy depota in the is not belived this has been, a determing Struma Valley.

Men Lacter in raising the maZIMIM, LAKE -

Losnok, Aug.. 14. The recent raising of aver in the United States from: 100 cents to 1015 cents is apparently mainly due to the question of transport, charges, between San Francisco and new York.

ENEMY'S HEAVY LOSSES IN ALBANIA. median ke da

LONDON, Aug 24 An Italian official repost stater In Albania the enemy renewed his strong attacks from the Lower Semeni to the heights of Mali and Tomories. He was repulsed and Anguinarily counter-attacked near Fetovin

OBITUARY.

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