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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1918,

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Puqe 1.)

THE

GREAT BATTLE.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

CAPTURE OF CRECY-AU-MONT.

*PENE WORK BY AIRMEN

1-Luspas. Sept. 2.

THE CHINA MAIL.

GERMAN DIVISIONS DECIMATED.

ENEMY PAILS TO CHECK ALKIES' ADVANCE,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE GREAT BATTLE.

Pants, Sept. 19,

When Germany speaks of a League of Nations abe is thinking of raw materiala.

The contrast would be striking enough if she were offering to the world. material riches in place of a fine ideal. But she offers nothing. She demands only

the right to taks.

Yesterday was Mounts Day. Tha PERONNE, MORTAL AND BULL to be united-but it will be in sub-

British re-ocupied Mount Khinmel, on phe Franco-Belgian Frontier, and captured Mount St. Quentin, thus encircling Teroune.

The French strengthened their Bw positintis north of Noyon und! Mount St. Singon and, pwing to the emplate of Coony, istablished them- selyes strongly on top of Elill 132.

*

COURT FALL. ·

LONDON, Sept. 1. Reuter learns that the British have captured Ferocus, Morval and Bulle court.

GERMAN REPORTS:

LONDON, Sept. 1.. Pierre righting continuis, especiaA wireless German official message A Bloque enimpa states: There is natiilery ativity in they in the region 9 Nayos ad states region - the Sogene mel Cgiakada-Casey, when General Hubert and After fluctuating fighting the enemy

Mungin' wish sad their bridgeheads on recaptured Ballecourt and Ecoust.

Fastward of Juvigny the enemy We inte gobed a fasting, in the the worth of the Chand and the advanced as far as Ternysorry, model west of Couchy-le-Chaten, Aikitre, adol nortlist of So'ssous,

LATE Where the Gerumas «endeavour to Saint Capturoit Freopnuðlant,

Sond.

digit bombers, Hying at provert the access of the French and bow plantes dropped 23 tons of Angriestis to the plateau. inted sa, viremný incentrations and Whole ornner Divisions were' Oge aviators used rural bright back to the line and were thousands of vagtridges fileciunted. They were powerless to

check the Allies ivance.--Huens ]

Ageng

serviast alle Obrigatos,

GENERAL DEBENEY'S SUCCESSFUL

PRUG KESS.

Laamoy, Sept. 2.

Heuter's Comespanden at Proch

1mdguarters reports to

BOMBING BY SEAPLANES ON THE ADRIATIC COAST.

北

HOME, Supt. 2

"Portug the week British and

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wireless German message stats: The enemy preased us back in places between the Scarpe and the Somme.

THE ITALIAN FRONT. THE

AERIAL ACTIVITIES.

LONDON, Sept. 1:

An Italian oficial massage etates :--- Our low-fiers bombed, with accuracy, important railway eatsblishments. at Franzensfeste, while airships bombarded

and depots at Frymoland.

We destroyed seven aeroplanes.

In her League of Nations all peoples. jection to her theseas will be troe

only that she may crom but

theme with- oot danger in order to "exture" raW material by force.

When Herr Houston Chamberlain all the vileness of humanity risen up described the war against Germany B to wage a war of extermination against the principles of honesty, perseverance striving towards greater nobility, lofti ness of soul, and sacred earnestness of purpose e he must have had a vision of Here Derrburg's ideal of a League for extorting raw material by force:

AMERICAN CABLES.

[BY AMERICA NAVY WIRELESS

SERVICE.

BINKING SUBMARINES.

AMERICAN METHODS.

LONDON, Aug 25,

in his office in a little shack at the Easiga T. IL Murphy sits day and night

United States Naval Air Station poring over raised maps with coloured strings stretched over and little red-heated pins stuck in them. His job is to keep track of prey German submarine out of its base. He knows when they need air and how badly sneh one needs to rise to operate its charging dyname." Ha knows even when they must come to the surface for the skipper to smoke a aigas, for there is no smoking allowed iusile the submarine. Ensign Murphy's knowledge decides the success or failure Commander Sir Edward Nicholl of the many young. Reserva Ensigns of R.NR. President of the Merchant Sea-the Naval Flying Forces at the Station. men's League, gave a dinner at the Hyde For instance, that of Ensign Schieffe- Park Hotel recently as which Mr.In, who is a direct descendant of John Hughes, Prime Minister of the Common Joy of Revolutionary fame. Ensign wealth of Australia, was the principal Schieffelin was in Murphy's office one guest. Many woll-known men in

SEAMEN'S BOYCOTT.

MR. HUGHES ON ALIEN 'PERIL.

political, industrial, and seafaring circles Diorning when the expert atuck were present.

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A message was sent to the King and Sea. They have been under sol Queen conveying the congratulations of many hours on such a course. In the league on the approaching celebration three hours they would emerge. The of their Majesties silver wedding.

The

Merchant Service will always stand by reason will be tobacco. Search this their Sailor King," was the conclusion area and you'll find a submarine," he of the telegram. The following reply mit Ensign Schieffelin, First Pilor was received from the King's Private Lieutenant Roger Cutler, stroke and Secretary-

captain of Harvard, class of 1917, Barn- stein, Machinist's Mate, and Taggart,

Geneal Dejeney "has crescit she Italian sexplains have bounheel the military works at Fola and the etationheartfult thanks for the loyal message of Bectrician, the champion hundred yards |

emed "nene Quiqnery, a mild en diüsenal at Polo, dropping 24 tons of Nesler, gând ̧- del vancing towards HH explosives,

Important fires were

77. Muniraging Nestle and barring our Jolorved. Submarin aphthu de abance in this regioni.

ps were damaged. San Giovanni-"

Our artvated pests are withių a dangular and Bouziti were twice abisa kely-te-Cluted,

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THE FRENCH CAPTURES.

PARIST SPIN 2

Sung July 19th the French lave empanel 200000" pelmets al 70

THIN.

BATTLE CONTINUES DESPER.

*ATELY.

Paris, Sept. 1.

8,19 120

Alemánthal ngers stltes:"

[liestraint.elreich damage was done' to [he railway stations and line pad the

bridge.

1

Jam was abtroked daily by [ larger aquaires. Two steamers were directly kit, one of them being seb on dir 4thers were diagerf, salsa, the 'glaps. All mids' took place in | daylight titul oly" one machine 'in

missing.

ITALIAN NAVAL AIR-RAID.

BOMBS DROPPED NEAR AUSTRIAN COMMAND

«QUARTERS,

The Wiggle contigues desperately,

Luxnox Seq. 1. especially between the Scarpe und) An faban Nuyal communique Bapuunis mil Noyon nach Soissonm. Engutes: e

15 inglunged a gestion of reur- Squadron of seaplanes dropped gaand arjous, con if the part of che 2 tons of explosives on the arsena!

THE TWO LEAGUES,

GERMAN INTERPRETATION OF

FUTURE UNITY.

ENSURING SUPPLY OF HAW MATERIAL.

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I aur desired to express the King's congratulation which you have addressed to his Majesty on behalf of the Marchant Seamen's Langue. His Majesty is greatly touched by such assurances of fealty and devotion from the service, with which the King is proud to be associated and in which his personal interest is deep and abiling."

sprinter, completed the crew of a big

supiane.

to

Three hours after the seaplane left the Station both officers made the same ex- clamation as a seaman called "Large: Eun going north." The seapland got over the submarine, and half a minute Mr. Hughes. replying to the toast of later the vessel started to submerge. his health proposed by the hast, said -

Seamen have founded the Empare, and With a "crash drive, Lentenant Cutler now they are serving the Empire tripped both releases the instant the Lig (Cheers.) Merchant seamen are to seaplane was directly over the enemy's

We stand with any mer of the Empits. conning tower, which was exactly owe them a gras debt of gratitude

awash. Ensign Schiaffalin put the They have proved themselves worthy of

machine on a vertical bank the greatest of destinies. Freedom and

observe the effect of the explosion, full polities! liberty may be safely en- trusted to the bands of men who are not and, while a geyser spouted fifteen feet afraid to die or to fight. They are pot of the enemy's port beum, with a splash of the men who speak of trusting the the stern of the submarine tipped ap blood-stained hand of Germany, but with the propellers out of the water. The German Emperor, it is said. has they are men who in s dark hour were The air pilot knew she was damaged declared his intention of making German worthy of the race from which they and could not submerge and so was the the language of America. Certain States sprang. Such a policy as they advoca

As the sea- of America have retorted by cutting a policy of sts safely in good hands. plane was short of fuel he signalled a

of men, and the bulwark of prey of any patrol boat. German altogether out of their schoola.

But the difficulty goes deeper than When the war is over the seaman must drifter, which knowing that the sub marine on the surface might start to that. The difficulty is not that the Gercoms into bis kingdom. (Cheers.)

I am glad to have the opportunity to run like a seared rat anf it could not man wants to force his language on others, but that whatever language he pay my tribute of respect and admira- catch her, relayed the news to a torpedo speaks half his words, mou the opposite tion for the part played by Mr. Have destroyer. The destroyer did the rest of what ether people inan

lock Wilson (Cheers.) He has elown There are some hundreds of languages to the world what unioni, rightly when it hurried up and rammed the in the world. and it is safe to say that directed, can do. He has shown the boat. The destroyer downed her in every one of them a League of power of Lalwer, and that a man may be but she is the prize of Schiefelin of Fale Cutler, in- Nations would have much the same a keep and resolute fighter for the rights and Cutler of Harvani. meaning. But whichever of those lan- of Labour and yet be a patriot Labour cidentally, was on his first fight as a

bas..

pilot on war patrol service, and the mear by that phrase what anyone else the war. It meant. He would mean not league of thrown upon it. It might take, if it free states but league of states subject liked, the path that has been blazed for was the first he had dropped in action.

it h

t by the Bolshovists, it might sink into Ito Germany.

some hottomless morass, or it might turn resolutely and tread that steep and difficult path that patriotism and common sense alike dictate.

is

velay tolekty our advalier. The fat Pol, using very serions explo- ginges a German spoke he would not has great opportunities ofsibilities | barab, which damaged the submarine!

great belih i dwing bought with sions and Gre. It is believed the Jargh upalities, artillery and depots of asphalia for stuurines "effective', Humps, which are uncers were damaged. ingly renewed.

GERMAN REPORTS.

Losp, Sept. 2.

strent

BERNHARDI THE FALLEN IDOL

HEATEN BY THE HITISH.

3r. Fercival Philips, writing to the London Morning Post from British Head- quarters on June 30th, said:

The British victory east of the forest of Nieppe ou

on Friday morning was a

court, after gaining ground in the tous of explosives, using fire in upon the equality of all. The unity of and alsitude to-day. Those men defcat, for one of the idols of Germany,

direction of lagnirt, was driven magazines and military works back to Hemdecourti.

"We reputed in attack to the Command.

southeast of Bapaume, mainly directed against Villers-an-Enloss.

We pulled up the enemy on the ine"]

Sally St. Pierre Vaust Wood, and eastward of Bouchieverpes und Alont St. Quentin,

The enemy occupied Formar.

GERMAN BATTALION STRENGTH.

wounds.

LENIN DEAD.

Coresnioss, Sept. 1.

SPAIN SEIZES GERMAN SHIP..

PARIS, Sept 2..

·REDUCED TO 650,

A message Lo Madrid as the ENEMY'S TERRIBLE LOSSES. Spanish Government has confiscated afferman steuner as compensation Loxdur, Sept. 1. tor the loss of the diaz "Mondi cubled Reuter's Correspondent at Fretch on flie, 1st in-t. Headquarters says:—

THE SILVER MÄRKET,

LONDON, Aug. 31.

other way.

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tht :

the forust, which was

to

It was Herr von Bethann-Hallweg British machines Tombed camps who Sest so defined a league of Nations and magazins at Sangiovanni-di-He long since fell from power, but his Midos and Ragusa, greatly dancepted it. The Roman Catholic Pro definition has remained. Germany has

The German speaks, of course not ing a station railway jund bridge. fessor of History in the University of through his own lips. but through the Since August 25th large den Strasburg wrote recently in a fieras lips of the pacifists. The pacifist policy can be no other than a bass surrender A wighlete German official increage,

monthly review

This

has faced nation of reemplarios “have uninterruptedly the dream of the unity of the to the, enemy- The eneng mathwain of Herde, attacke! Tḥrazzo, and dropped amples of Europe is to become srality in many worse peril than this, and the future this unity cannot be based emerge tristophant from is because it and been united, and that is our policy and the peoples will prosper only under the

are not for us are against us, and tbcsa Deur the quarteis of the Austrian leadership of the most efficient people who hold out the head of fellowship tooneral von Bernhardi, the famous

Assuredly our leaders the Huu are our enemies, and must be

will

whose gospel of war has been not mean arfdom ter the other peoples."

treated us such. "Let us free the natiy instrumental, in "mising the Bernhardi Frusian spirit of German

16th Infan It does indeed appear that the Garman fe of the Empire from that

Corps of the mind can conceive of such a league in no influence. (Cheers) After having had commands at lies across be

experience of some, three-and-a-half therm

his divisions, the 44th Prussian This Gerruan conception of a League years in active and resolate effort to explain of the Lys west of Armentieres. of Nations has now been developed by terminate German infidence in Australia; wo

Σ A massage from Petrognak! Her Dernborg, well remembered in

it Bay

by Be

line in front. but that does not falter, that 3 Lenin has succumbed to his America for bis efforts not, 18 the Kaiser hand can only be got a le Reserve and the 32nd Saxon, beld the! desires, to make the people speak in the it remorselessly This is a war in which attacked by troops of the United King Germany congee; but to make them think everything depends upon the norals of dogs and Australie as six o'clock in the

Their defeat appears morning..

bave are men to-day wholeen even more thorough than was at in way.

the Gurmat as is alarmed. He is go about speaking as though there was best reported Over 40 prisoners were doubt about the issue There can be. alarmed lest when pesco comes Germacy doubt if we ourselves do not doubt, gathered out of the débris of the abell- will still have to face a hostile world. Our material resources are overwhelm. holo defences, with pine - oficers,' 24 | a world whose ports and markets will be closed to her. He warns his countrymen ing. Let the enemy do what he will, let machine-guns, and one trepek mortar.

cratered fields covered by the of

ruins against the comfortable baliet that once him rage sad thunder, but if wo stand Two field guns were captured in the the war is ended all the world will be firm, then we must win.

In this war only too anxious to trade with her again.

Labour stands to lose farmhouses.

The German practice has been to ay more than any other class. Labour has He warns her, too, that even to har subived all the Russias does not com- been advancing many years step by step push the artillery well forward, some Himes within " Law: hundred yards of Her power is peusste her for what she will have lost towards her langdom.

great; her organization covers the land: the front trenches, and these guns were in estranging the rest of the world.

"Notwithstanding the tremendously she stands to day, on the threshold of so close to the narrow No Man's Land Captured documents show tint the

Bourishing of pur substitute in political power and all those things that that the crews were unable either to her remove them or carry away the breech flow, from it. The fcendations of dustry, the peace in the East will not be German High Command on July

able to afford as fully equivalent com- being and her future destiny will surely blocks. Berabardi's corps took part in 1st, owing to casualties in the Murch

pensation for the teade with three crumble into pins unless military the first advance across the plain of the Lys, and endeavoured to penetrate into complete and decisive, comes to und May offensives, reduced the

these sources of raw materials." Even England.

*** battalion strength to 880, but before

with the return of all the German colo- tionalism, and of holding out the hand of severely from artillery fire and the the end of July General von Luden

nies and more of Africa besides, the fellowship, and of a status guy after steady encroachment of the British in- Central Powers would not be able to the war. The stars no was a condi- funtry since settling down to trench. warfare.The 22nd Badon Division in dorff wunted u further reducilon to

The Chief of the Educational Bureas staly their requiremente in: raw tion of things" under which we were said to have been taken out of the line

sinking into economie Tasalage. £50, or, alternatively, to nike hatte!

materiala.

being unfit for further effort at present lions of three intind of four com-in Peking has considered it necessary And so Herr Dernburg proposes that Thero is but one hope for Labour, and after its hammering on Friday morning,

Bhat is that the Empire should couquer for the Government to sppoint ladies the coming peses must include as ons and that the cause of the Allies should

· VEIBLE"· EFFORTS. parties.

as educational inspectors for the different of its important points the reopening ba victorious

Bernhardi is considered one of the All the prisoners speak with evi- girls' schools in the apital. According and permanent keeping open for the Mr. Havelock Wilson, in proposing beer Generals of the German Army, and ...dent ingerity of the terrible keen to the Chief belief, the work of ip- | market and raw material arcas for the the that the one true note among the opinion of him,'sa, indeed, ir evidenced toast of The Empire's Legislators," the Emperor is said to hare's high girls schools can never be | Central Powers." specting the of their units, especially in the recent carried out satisfactorily "by men To this end he would establishe said

inspectora, because, for certain seasons, Lengte of Nations League of working people of the country was that

Order of Merit. Thus far he has marle they can never inspect the schools so Nations for the universal supply of a the war must be pursued by the recent bestowal on him of the closely and minutely as Indies co. A humanity destitate of raw materials. Mr. G. E. Roberts who replied. Buidh no serious attempt to take back the FRANCE'S FINANCIAL STRENGTH memorandum, i understood to have Bach is its grandiloquent title. Bet it he wanted the Labour movemmat of this ground lost on Friday morning. Heavy been prepared by the said Chief to be evident that the destitute hamanity country, to dissociate itself from any barrages were laid on the captured Purs, Sept... submitted to the Minister of Flucation is only German humanity, just as it is suspicion of internationalism, because defences yesterday morning and Again The Germans bousted sometizie and he will alas recommend the graduate ne shrase simply to disguise & ca He was ready to join with the merchantantry, to advance near Vieux Berquin. embodying his views on this question, evident that Bert Darnbarz is using was certain that the heart of all the at night, and early today a feeble working classes va absolutely sound effort was shown by small parties of ngo that they would ruin France.com- from the Higher. Nemalo chucational thing of the world as she cannot coursesmes, and other sections of the comhem were dispersed by artillery Are

for appointment as Such inspectors.

guer Germany is still to be free to manity in determining list they would The British front is powrach nearer exploit That is all that Here Fernburg not enter inte friendly or trade relation the Fetkicer Cerse! Aigh road, of the following figures may be of

A soldier who has fought three desires, and that it all His League of ship with Germany until shndwhich the enemy has been streng reserves lind?”. he Yeap interest:

Freedomy of the seas, Earr Dernbury acknowledge defest in the Froin 1,058 millions in 1873 that thinks wis do not bear exungh of Nations means we are we expisted her crimes of been compelled to

hom stocks held by the onika, to which has cheerfully re- goes on, and supply of raw materials world and after

Burning. We have wonderful medical must not only be demanded but it must her right to be admit French increased to 2,10 trill

systém out there beara, s, the next be possible, if need be, to extort them by civilized nstler. (Ch worst theatre to Mesopotaurs. Bion, are Lurus sphere and

buttles.

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in 1913. Foreign stocle th

The above, shows that, in

an the lost figure for 827

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ca has a waves, hairy, Ainun pites of black small, shall go in equal freedom, honour-

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