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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1)

THE FRENCH FRONT.

FRESH PROGRESS BY FRENCH.

NEAR SALENCY.

LONDOS, Sept. 3.40 am..

Ne French comuniqué states:.. Club infantry crossed the Boume

oppisite. Epenengorek -

ANOTHER GERMAN PEACE OFFER FORESHADOWED,"

EVACUATION OF FRANCE. RECOGNITION OF GERMANY'S EASTERN CLAIMS:

LONDON, Sept. 1. The Times military expert aug• gests the possibility of Germany evacuating France as preliminary to peace offer on the Western Front, conditionally on a recognition of her | Epstem elaines,

IN THE LAST LAP."

Furler south the French gained ANE "CLOSE TO THE WINNING a cofing at Tienery, east of the Cunal-du-Sarl, capturing 200 pri |

Fast of Augen we made fresh pro grs and renched the outskirts off Salones. Artillery firing continues henry in das ngior.

Between the Ailette nind the Aisne

we guptured 1.200 pri

Par aviators were very actige.) cooperating with the artillery and destroying entries of neistance,

POST."

PARIS, Sept. 4.

A send-official messige states The hour seeds close at Bul when the superb efforts of the Allies will begin to bear fruit. Chir of our

winning post.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE CZECHS RECOGNISED AS ALLY BY AMERICA.

Weixaron, Sept. 3. The United States has recognised the Czecho Slovala ne a belliger ent nation.

THE MERCANTILE MARINE. SPECIAL MEDAL AND UNIFORM.

Losnos, Sept. 4. His Majesty the King "bux. ap-| proved of a special tedal for war services for the Mercantile Marie.I ubo a special uniforma for seamen.

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RAW MATERIALS FOR GERMANY AFTER THE WAR.

MEETING OF IRONMASTERS

IN BERLIN

AssTiinam, Sept. 4.

great chiefs said yesterday and foumusters at Berlin: discussing 3 meeting of the fenn steel are in the net lap and close to the the post-war polary, leprecuted

Centul European Customs Union us cakuluted to aggravate the difficulty of obtaining Exten-Eumpen inaterials,

ENEMY DAM THE SCARPE

Nineteen cely englanes anij

Losos; Sept. 'ne balkons crashed.

Reuter's Correspondent at British, Ton of bople work dropped on the buck.

Foulquarters, tehgraphing on Ties- adeus, sund, imups were machinety evening, says SUOLL

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A MILE FROM COUCY.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT.

ADVANCE,

Paysnos, Mgt ti Renter's Portespradent at Freuch Headquarters, telegraphing this

alterer, sa

General Mangin's, attuck on the plates tween the Allette and th Absa

yesterday afternoon resulted in another important mivance.

th the left. opposite Chung, we

have captured the bridgeherul deress

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FORMER FRENCH CONSUL- GENERAL AT SHANGHAF

NEW APPOINTMENT,

Pants, Sept. 8,

HARD FIGHTING BY FRENCH.

13. "LONDON, Sept. 3 Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday afternoon, reports

There was hard fighting all night be bwean Nesle and the Somme where the Germans are clinging desperately to the river bank. French attempts to cross the river near Voyennes under Hill 77 were met by the heaviest barrages.

We hold the road from Rouy-le-Grand to Hill 77, around which height the battle is raging,

AMERICANS IN BIG FIGHT.

OPERATIONS IN ARCHANGEL REGION.

LONDON, Sept. The A British official message from North Russia says

The Allies, including Rastian troops, captured, on August 1, a position: northward of Obazerakays, 75 miles southward of Archangel, and repulsed a counter-attack with heavy losses.

We

on pushing Our armoured-train guns were very effective in the fighting.

Obazerskaya

aro

towards

LONDON, Sept. 3.LENIN'S DEATH NOT CONFIRMED. Reuter's Correspondent at American" Headquarters, telegraphing on Monday night, says

There was a great fight progressing all day long. north and north-east of Soissons, the enemy, vigorously defend ing Pont Rouge Plateau, east of the 1Soischs-Laon Hallway, so the line to the right along the north of the Aisne. We are bombarding his position from

burning like vast torebes and the fires the south and west.

Fillages which the enemy hold are are spreading through the neighbouring

LONDON, Sept. 2 The report of M. Lenin's death is, so'! far not confrmed..

A Bolshevist

On the contrary, telegram from Moscow states that he is Espparently out of danger.

The Times Copenhagen correspondent says: Oce of the two women who

who in 1907 was sentenced to thirteen fattempted to anasevinato M. Lenin was the well-known terrorist Ders Kaplan, years" imprisonment with hard labour for attempting the life of M. Noritaki, mid-day with gea, but a retaliatory

The enemy drenched our position at the Chief of the Gendarmerie. barrage silenced his guns.

woods.

ENEMY TRENCHES ENFILADED.

LONDON, Sept. 3. Reuters Correspondent at British! Headquarters, telegraphing this morning, states:-

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WAR AMAZONS.

A NEW TYPE IN ENGLAND.

WORKING MOTHERS.

The surprise ocqusited by the rupidity of our advance seems to have been complete. Many us are

Beyond the Drocourt-Queans pe This war and its demands on women springing up at any places far in, ME. Gusto Kabu, formerly Cousiour artillery is already beginning to will produce a race of amazons, say the back. The Germans daintiliement at Shanghai, and now tail away eastwards from the head at and say it seriously, says an American enfiladė the energy trenches that sociolegical werkers of Great Britain, the Serpe and the water spread charge of the Copsulate-tiener! it Queant." over angensielerate aren, but is not London, has been nominated Mini-

Bitter fighting continued after dark interfered wish, our progress,

terat Bangkok. Hare Agency.

and was resumed this morning.

We struck the enemy at a new place in the worth, where pur troops stormed atat captured Bichotomirų. ↑ $. Vitast.

The weather watiques ideal for Beld warfare.

GERMAN REPORTS..

Losnos, Sept. 3.-

the lette at the French-troops A wireless German official-report acupid the wood-west of Curry-le-stuces Chate and also established a foot-

The English south-east of Arms ing in a lits wood south-east of by superior forros pressed us back Moulined Nogent. So we are now on bodedes af the Are Camba Jurely

From Coney. On the main plafóan Terny Horny, which rested several attacks, was taken and a Swoting obtained on the plateau atheist of Cry

Northwest of Crouy we are on the edge of the second platení nerose the Murgival Valley, through which;

highrouri.

The Freach to the west and south of colegile-Chateau'slightly pressed

s Buck from the Aillette. "Strong repeated enemy attacks tween the Ailette ind the Aisne failed.

-the Suissons-Laon railway runs. A wireless Gerinan Tvening official

Over 1200 prixemos were taken during the day.

FURIOUS GERMAN RESISTANCE.

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ENEMY DESTROYING STORES

JEFORE RETIRING."

Losnox, Sep. 4. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing this evening, says:

"

message states: --

THE BALKAN FRONT,

BRITISH REPULSE ATTACKS,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE GREAT OFFENSIVE.

THE ENEMY HEAVILY DEFEATED

10,000 PRISONERS TAKEN IN

ONE DAY.

LONDON, Sept. 3. Field="Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports

Monday's operations southward of the Scarpe were completely successful. The enemy was heavily defested in his pre- pared defences, on the Drocourt-Queant system with the result that he is reticing this morning along practically the whole

battle front.

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So far the Germans have not at tempted crganised sounter-attacks to recover the switch-line, probably because they are in too great confusion. Their resistance is mainly confined to trying to stand on the most favourable défensive points.

BRITISH ADYANCE FOUR MILES.

LONDON, Sept: 3.

The British this morning advanced to a maximum depth of four miles on Queant and reached west of Buissy. a front of 20 miles They occupied They occupied Prouville, from where the line runs west of Boursies, through through Bertincourt and Rocquigny. Doignies, which the British hold, then

to, & new switch-line six miles bebind The Germans are apparently retiring the present one

In Monday's battle, besides inflicting In Flanders they found Lens evacuated The British occupied Welverghem. beavy, losses, we took about "10,000) prisoners. Our troops are now advancy the Germans. ing and are reported to have entered prisoners were taken yesterday, bat It is confinued that at least 10,000 Pronville, Doiguies and Bertincourt-

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON FRENCH many are not yet counted.

FRONT

LONDON, Sept. 3.

A French communiqué, states: the night ou the Sainme and between There was artillery activity during the Oise and the Aisne.

There was nothing to report else

skill and courage on Monday in storming The Canadians showed the greatest

the Drocoartucant lines which had Between the Scarpe and the been perfected during the past sighteen Samale the tootyments which we obstacle furnished with every device of months and provided a most formidable commenced on the night of Septem-modern engineering. The defence here

ner" with plan. ber 2nd were completed in accord were reinforced to such a degree that on afront of 8,000 yards, 1 German Divisions were identificıl Undeterred by the strength of the defensive organ sation. Canadians, assisted admirably Vesle and in the Vosges wore without Enemy raids in the ragion of the by Faglish troops, on their left, result carried all before them. Southward of the Canadian Corra, English, where. Scottish and Naval, troops of the Seven- teenth Corps, under command of Lieut- General Sir Charles Fergusson, perform- atorming the junction of the Droccurt ed no less a gallant and arduous task in Qucant and Hindenburg systems. These were of the most formidable character, but our troops swept over and around with the remit that this important them encircling Queant from the north

The Tack Corps again assisted materially in the success of the operations.

Losby's Sept. 1. A British enge from Salonika states:-

THE NEW SWITCH LINE

LONDON, Sept. 3. Cpatrary to expectation, the enemy is not reacting heavily with a view to Brebiere southward to Moea rres, joining re-capturing the Drocourt Queant line.

paper.

that 40 per cent of the strongest chil

It is said that the census figures show dren and 60 per cent of the healthiest babies bora in 1917 were the afspring of women who work in iron, that is. Lady Barrett, M. D.. is sponsor for the claim that the women who are riveters in ship- yards and annen factories, who pound chains and more munitions along the steel, wield heavy hammers, uske rough Hoors of the factories have borne the strongest children during this war time. She has so been quoted in London, papers.

The next stardiest set of infants. was

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WAE SABLES ARE BETTER BABIES-

poor.

The reason put forward is cot so much the unusually healthy muscular develop meat of the mothers (although that is pointed to as responsible for the majority women can now afford for their children and living conditions that these working of the better births) as the superfor food

and themselves. They have moved into to ext: they wear warmer clothes and better, lighter homes: they get enough shoes; they are freed from the tyranny has done a great deal to uplift the Eng- This last item, invested in war savings, of drink; they are saving a little money.

the Government has undertaken Then, too, with the progress of the more and more to safeguard the young families of working mothers. Day and night nuiseries abound throughout the Caited Kingdom. Wherever there is a munitions plant (and their number is

and teachers where children and habies legian) there also is a botse equipped and presided over by unlimited workers may stay in confort and security for a of little ones live beneath its roof during day, a night or mouth. Whole families nother's illness or during heavy night are safe while she is working is of incal shifts. The conviction that her children culable help to the mother.

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Instruction in the care and ap-bring- ing of children is given to the mothers 5y physicians and nurses during and after work bours; medical attention is free or provided for at nominal rates. The mothers are induced to dress sensibly and to eat wholesome food and enough of it, particularly during working hours.

The enemy is desperately resisting between the Somme and the Alsce.

We are extending our positions The enemy of the morning of north-asy of Noyon.

September 2nd attacked our posi. Violent fires are reported in the tians westward of the Vardar, which Vesle region, especially at Meurival we captured on September 1st. On and Barbouvil. The enemy is up-the right, the enemy failed to reach parently destroying stores prior to our line. We drove back the enemy pivot fell into our bands at nightfall the Hindenburg line in the neighbour 4spect not to be entirely explained by the a..withdrawal. Numerous convoys on the "left fly a successful counter are reported to be moving to the attack., Borth

LUDENDORFF'S AUTHORITY

WANING!

PASSING INTO ARMY COM MANDERS' HANDS.

We took CC prisoners-ör. Sunday and Monday.

BULGARIAN ATTACKS REPULSED.

BRITISH INFLICT-HEAVY

LOSSES.

A TERRIFIC BATTLE.

LONDON, Sept. 2. Rocter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this even- ing, states:-

The new switch-line runs from

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factories gradually take on a nusculite HEAVY WORK BESULTS IN VIRILITY, Many of the women in munitions

hood of Graincourt. This line is covered buit. Sociologists speak of this working costume of trousers and tightly nothing like as strong as the Drocourt-as the virility produced by heavy work- Queant bine and it is too close to fore-runner of the amazon women Cambrai and Douai to be comfortable are coming.

who for the Germana.. It is doubtful if the

British women policemen "show this Germans will be able to use those towns

virile development most strongly per extensively for transport purposes.

haps of all the women workers in Eng land. They are "towers of strength big women, and they handle usually The British attack this morning was

crowds and bullies in a masterly conducted by General Horne's and

manner. las munitions factory in London not General Byng's armies on a front from

long ago &

difference of opinion arose south of the Scarpe to nearly as for sa

between so

6. woman constable and her Qeant. This is one of the greatest:

inspector, also a woman. It is the duty battles and there is every reason to

of the woman constable to guard morals of her sisters about, the factory a fine succese cannot fail, owing to

hope it will prove to be one of the most memorable victories of the war. The The Frankfurter Zeitung admits the inspector guards the constable.

and see the factory rules are enforced; the efforts of the troops of Generals attacked a serice of enemy works in attack was launched at 5.40 am. after that, the people of Germany are The Ladies waxed wroth. Suddenly Debeney, Humbert and Mangin, the direction of Altobak Mahle, short, but intense bombardment which theginning more and adore to perceive the constable picked up the inspector taking 50 prisoners and maintaining was effectual in cutting the wire, and by that the war bannot be anded by stream that runs through the factory to produce most important con-

and hurled.ber feet first into a sequences. It is likely that when the conquered ground, despite Bulright through the famous Brocourt longer cherishes illusions of peace. The stream was more and than water,

7.30 our troops had broken apparently alone. Count Hertling no grounds. Gezeral von Ludendorf, after the gun counter-attacks, which were queant switch-line, with its fortified by victory. savero hlows he has sutured, re-repulsed with beury enerny losses.

PARIS, Sept. 3. The fierce fighting of the last few daya which procured for the British,

A states

LONDON, Sept. 4 French Eastern cotamuniqué

The British west of the Vardar

enters the shelter of the Hindenburg, BRITISH EMBASSY AT PETROGRAD, line, he will have but to bring the whole German Army into line to hold out temporarily....

The foe will be powerless to resist the fresh American Armies supplied

with new material. This is prob

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS, HEIZED BY RUSSIANS.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 3. The Prande ays In connection

system 2,000 yards deep. We smashed front of the attack Two hours later it through nearly everywhere along the was rumoured that groups of our motor machine-gunners were seen upon the bank of the Canal du Nord which is nearly five miles eastward of the nearest point of the switch-line. These, of course, were only highly mobile patrols, gushing out to try to seize bridgeheads

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