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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1918,

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Payo 1.)

ENEMY'S PEACE OFFENSIVE.

ARBITRATION AND GENERAL DISARMAMENT.

COUNT CZERNIN'S ARTICLE INSPIRED BY EMPEROR KARL,

Lostos, Sept. 10.

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At degaan, foam Vong mags the Austriou Prats, commenting Cmos Chemick remekibka article issouring" avidication and general disn tumut, states that the article) was toesplied by the Emperor Kark- Merete Mont Cenis will som he Traore Fordigs Secretary,

CHANGE OF SPIRIT IN BERLIN.

BEMERS OF SIGNIFICANT POLITIAR CHANGES,

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Loxins, Sept. 11. the Western Front are cheng pills of empt in Germany, an authiped. The Pandornar Ing agill meeting as the backgospod and Joseba sprige " given in the Press offences, like Use of Count Burrs and Font d'amnit while

1. thực ineminence of a the HIN pière, denar that Plas 4 drugs in the fovern, steep, whys Bear Dr. Saiko will shrcond Const Tertiing, with Her Ederger, it' author of the Reivi Stag The Resolution of 1917, and the dude. Herr Sehbicheann, ask Poleggure.

The British Press, vommenting on The abileziona on the elango of spirit in Berlin, emphasises thu Gaming lust expect to be judged by dede al not words. There can be are wiile the poor N Brestlitevek mud Buk-

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JAPAN'S ACTION IN SIBERIA.

EX-FRENCH "AMBASSADOR'S

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TRIBUTE.

Pas. Sen. 10. In the Petit Jourani, M. Gerud, Much Ambasstuder u Tokio. brings nightforwardly a Clearly digan'attitude in all fur agreements, notably will Chiu,' concorsing inters entou in Vladivo

THE SILVER, YARKET,

LONDON Sept. 10. The Silver Market is get.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

AN ORDER OF THE DAY."

TFLANKS TO TROOPS.

LONDON, Sept. 103 - Field Marshal, Sie Douglas Haig kas issued the following special Order of the Day, to the troopeen Francs :----

THE CHINA MAIL.

BRITISH AERIAL ACTIVITIES.

THE CAPTURED SUBMARINE COMMANDERS:

GERMAN COMMENTS ON BRITISH LIST

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 10. The German reply to the British publication of the names of German

BOLSHEVIK STAMPEDE

IN SIBERIA.

VLADIVOSTOK, Sept. 3.

AN ATTACK ON THE VITALS OF PEKING.

RETREAT THAT BECAME A RACE SOUTHERN GOVERNMENT AND

THE CHINESE CUSTOMS,

Under these headlines the Shanghai The stampede af the Magyar and Bolshevik foreas and the subsequent Gazette, which is regarded as the official desertion of thousands of Eussians organ of the Constitutional Party, pub recruited at the point of the bayonet islished on September 6th, the following related in despatches from Tinhgenievka, statement on the Uguri front.

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LONDON, Sept. 10 The Admiralty reports The Royal Air Force, co-operating with the Navy from lat to 7th Sept attacked submarine shelters and work shops at Bruges on four occasions and obtained direct hits. They alan attacked the Ostenddocks and a cosa talmotor-bea: depot at Blankenberge with good re salts. Large fires were started. Day bombers dropped 14 tons of bombs. One

A notification, signed by Tsen Clien machine has not returned. In air fight. After the battle of Krafelaki on saan. Dr. Wa Tinglang and Dr. Wu ing 10 hostile machines were brought August 26 the Bolshevik Army, estimat-Chao-chy has been delivered to the

the

Chinese Maritime down and nine driven dewa uncontrolled to number between 9,000 and 12,000 Authorities of able Three British ruchines remen, under Sakevitch, formerly a Customs, announcing the intention of missing.

Colonel in the Russian Army, retreated the Southern Government to take over across the river Ussuri in row host the Canton Customs by force, if neces- sary. The Foking correspondant of a waggons and trains in the greatest morning paper remarks that if this disorder. They were greatly puzzled short-sighted action is taken the South by the character of the stacking forcee,will forfeit any sympathy the Foreign Their Magyar leaders sought to convince Powers may entertain towards it and them that they were General Simionov in order to preserve treats rights

will compel thom ja, tako countonstops Cossacks disguised as Japanese "and

We have not yet seen the text of the declared that a strong show of resistance notification: but there can be little was all that was necessary. The doubt that the correspondent's summary Bolsheviks, however, bad already of the document errs in suggesting & begun to distrust their Magyar leaders view of Southern action not at all and, disheartened by the severe punish onasistent with what is known to es as the settled policy of the Government at Cantun with which Ur. Wu Ting-fang Japanese, refused to rally. They were and his son, are associated. The Powers. abort of ammunition and provisions, may take it as absolutely curtain that most of which were on the trains, little nothing: will be done by the Southern being distributed on the roads. The Government likely to impair, in a real consequence was that the retreat became sense, their treaty rights, although the necessities of the present abnormal

situation politics!

render a roes for Habarovsk.

to effect temporary. imperative re-adjustment of administrativo ma chinery in apparent variance with the mere latter of a treaty. This is all sad must be all that is cantamplated by the $5.00 decision of the Southern Bovernment to Chinese Maritime Custom functioning bring not to seize ha portion of the

therubis Canton within the effective authority and

jurisdiction And if you admits a foreigners are now forced to admit that the Peking Government has shown itself, during the past twelve month, utterly the confidence and support unworthy of t of the Western Fowers, it is impossible of the Southern Government taking the only action which can deprive the Feking Government and the Northern Tuchunate of a portion of the principal

“A month has now passed sines "She British armies, after successfully with-taneling all the onemy's attacks, once more took the ṛftanaïve in their tare. In that short space of time, hy a series of brilliant and skilfully executed actions, our troops. bate repeatedly defeated the same German ariaies whose rastly superior numbers compelled our retreat fast Spring submarine Commanders connage itselfment they received at the hands of the What happened on the British fronto vague referroces to inaccuracies, the happencil also on the iront of our only specific inaccuracy mentioned being Allies Less than six months after the wrong description of rank of some the launching of the great German of the men. Otherwise, the reply takes offensive, dengned to out the Allied refuge behind the ples that nothing front in two, the Allied armies are further can be said without revealing everywhere to-day advancing victor important secrers It concludes with ionaly wide by side. over the the nasal warning against pessimism. same battle-felds on where hy the brage and steadfastness of their rlefence they broke the enemy's avants.

Yet more has been done. Already we have pressed beyond the the old battle lines of 1917 and made wide breach in the enemy's strongest lofeneca. In this glorious recom plishment all ranks of all arms and services of the British armies in France have borne their part in a

anest worthy amit bonourable manner.

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The effort of the German engineera to blow up the Ussuri bridge was foiled by the ruse of a Romian engineer,

The report of an agent who visited Habarovsk and returned to Tichgenievka on the 3rd saith that there were only 3,000 Magyars and Bolsheviksa there most of the other mon recruited for the Red Guards having deserted and gone to their homes or moved to Blago veateherak, where there is evidence that the Bolsheviks are concentrating also from the Manchurian front, the tatives and her military exploitation Westward the only obstacle to the

GERMANY'S LOST COLONIES.

A'PERTINENT QUESTION.

LONDON, Sept. 10: Commenting on the Pan-Germany propaganda for a great German Hippire in Central Africa the New York Ties Knowing Germany's crudeles to

says:

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of its

"The capture of 15,000 prisoners and of her colonies: knowing what a de resumption of rail communication is the to deny the equity and the expediency |

.world!".

THE PEACE OFFENSIVE.

"CALM EXCHANGE OF HIEWS ** WINTED.

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Tigane in four weeks' fighting teatable poighbour and sower of alition she is and knowing that her occupation speak for the magnitude of your of African porta and sea routes would be elort and the maguificence of your actiever My thanks are due te permanent danger to peace, is the all ranks of the fighting forces forretoration of the German colonies their indocitable spiris in defence likely to commend itself to the fres and boldnces in wataele, to all Com- manders and their staff officers under whose direction such great results have been attained, anil to all thos whose unsparing labours behind the actual fighting linu have contributed essentially to our common success. Tu have commawled this splendid army, which in 's time of grave crisis

AMSTERDAM, Sept 10. has so nebly done its duty, fills s with pride. We have passed through Baron von Burian, in a strongly many dark day's together. Please pacilist speech to German journalists God these never will reture. The visiting Vienna, contended that the attain their enemy has now spent his effort and I belligerenta' efforts to rely confidently on each one of you respective war sure did not justify the to turn to fall advantage the cp-buge rifices still acressary for that portunity which your skill, courage purpose. He suggested that the adver: and resolati have created

saries should provide an opportunity for a calm exchange of views. He believer some sort of direct and informative dacussion was possible which would in

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NOTHING TO REPORT.

big beldge over the river Onon, a spar of which was destroyed by the Bal abariks last May when they checket General Simionor's drive C. el Pre

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY.

Sept. 6.

General Knox and his atat arrived

dawn today..

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The Japanese Staff has received formation that the Czecho-Slovaks hold the Siberian Railway from Olivinanaya to Penza, 4,932 miles wast of Vladivos- tok

means of their continued existence-the Customs revenues of one of the richess provinces of Chine.

There is not the least danger of the Southern Government setting the Canton

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regardless of the treaty rights of the Fowers interested in the integrity of into administration and collection of the

the Customs revenaes of the country. The meaning of the action is that no Southern revenue shall

form

part of the fiscal surpluses which may henceforth be paid It now becomes apparent that the to the Peking Government and having unexpected climax in the break through regard to the unprecedented price of alfver and other causes, it is unquestior- of the Czecho-Slovaks, was partly due to she has the Customs and Salt the advance of the Allies towards

Frovagres of the provinces still abarovsk causing the transfer of immable to the Peking Government large Holshevik forces from Baikal to more than suffice for the proper and Habarovsk. The weakened enemy punctual payment of the antional com- front collapsed under the pressure of the mitments charged on the same; and Czerbs from the west and General therefore the continued application of Simionov's forces arivancing from the the Canton Customs revenue as if the

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of Peking ran throughout the et

South-West must necessarily involve the ent of Southern revenue to the

A unique oppertunity is now presents to be used by them for nowiac in peace negotiations. He exed to the Allies to take advantage of the Luxnox, Sept. 10.

Eorted the presumed to cultivate this strategical pointa in the hands of the the Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haigi. reports.

Except for local Sghting on the Epehy stock. 1 payshotinge to the high and Gouzeaucourt acetors, where we valour of Cezetal Kikuga Otani secured prisoners, there is nothing to al Ch Makeuchi and in the report on the battle-front south of the Just Diplomatic and Technical Scarpe. On the Lys front we alightly progressed north eastward of Neuye delegatis. In renuria that. ThesisChapelle and westward of Armentierusi.

Storme continue. Javing her pots in As, the En- Testy's action from the Mast is, the

BRITISH FRONT LIQUID.

LONDON, Sept. 10. Hauter's Correspondent at British D.C.M. FOR HONGKONG GUNNER. Headquarters, telegraphing today,

sa incans of rendering Busein to The Russiar-Havas.

HLAVILDAR'S CONSPICUOUS

CONDUCT.

xays:

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

COUNT CZERIN'S VIEW.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 10

Czcho-Slovaks to move into the heart are undouanes that the

of the South-West." is agniosti

suicidal pro- of Russia, whero considerable reinforce

Southern Government-whose action is monte of loyal Russian elements are ce guided by some sense of logic-bas pro- tain, and to strike a stunning blow attested and registered its decision in Genaany on the Eastern front.

what cannot but be an able and proper Parenant to a resolution passed by a despatch addressed. to the Customs financial cdimittee of the banks, all | Authorities. Stato papers and ecupons will now be

A War Office official communiqua says

Writing in the Neas Froid Frenccepted as legal tender by all the banks Count Czernin declares that the British here and the business hooker-Renter. are convinced that peace is impossible

JAPAN AND CZECHS. as long as Germany is unwilling to substitute arbitration for foros. The

Toxio, Sept. 5. League of Nations which the, Fatonta

It is expected that a statement by statesmen contemplate is intended to ensure Entente prodominance, therefore the Government formally recognizing it is inacceptable, but the idea of a the Czecho Sloviks as a co belligerent The Batist front is now liquid in the League of Nations is ripening. He against Gerroany and Austria-Hungary literal sonst. However, we are pursuing concludes that declaring war as will be feared at an early date the enemy across a fairly high rolling political weapon must be cotabated. LONDON, Sept. 11. country in most pises and, although The Gazette utnourlees the has the artificially tooded area south of the Scarpe and the anthern fringe of the towal of the Distinguished Conduct old Somme battle-field is so bad as to Medal on Havildar Kishen Singh, be largely impassable, yet, between the Hongkong-Singapore, Garrison' these limits the going is still feasible if Artillery. When the officer of his comfortably aloppy. action was wounded, he took his place and, though subsequently slightly wounded himself, performed hi fitics thoroughly and capably. Ilis cheerfulness, efficiency and fing example greatly contributed to the suere of the action

THE NEW DUTCH CABINET.

CONSERVATIVE AND CATHOLIC.

THE HAGUE, Sept. 11. The new Cabinet includes the ex-: Premier, M. Heemskerck, Minister of Justice, and Van Yeselsteyn, Amiater of Labour.

ed by a high official to be appointed later He will deal with questions affecting policy, which will not require direct decisions of the whole Cabinet.

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FURTHER ADVANCE BY FRENCH.

LONDON, Ept. 10.

A French communiqué states :— East. of Crozat Canal we captured Gibercourt and advanced in the dire tion of Hinancourt and Exaigny-le- Grand. South of the Ailette we beat back two counter-attacks in the region of Nantheuil-la-Fone.

Enemy raids in Argonne and Vosges were repulsed.

MACHINE GUN NESTS IN LENT.

FLOODS HINDER TANKS. -

PARIS, Sept. 10. There are still 300 nests of machine. guns hidden in Lans,

guns,

GERMAN REPORT,

THE RUSSIAN. TERROR FURTHER WHOLESALE EXECU- TIONS.'

Bounces

LONDON, Sept. 10.1

Our cavalry reached Rozangirtwaka, 300 miles north of Vladivostok, on the 2nd, and also Bikini."

The main body of the 12th Division left. uri for the north on the 3rd.

Toxo, Sept. 5.

A Russian wireless message, an- A somi-official communiqué states that further 35 axecutions the authorities in Vladivostok refuse to comprising White Guard officers, five of recognize the Siberian Government and the late Tear's ex-Ministers, including have appointed & Committed of M. Khostoff and M. Protopopof, and to administer municipal affairs. the priest Vostorgoff,

BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK IN COLLISION.

LONDON, Sept. 10. The Admiralty announces that British destroyer was hunk on Sept. As the result of a collision in a fog

There were no casualties. A

THE WORD YEOMAN.”

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On the Manchurish front all mis understandings bave bean completely removed and the Japanese and Bussinne are fraternizing Router

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In the interest of homogeneity The floods west of Cambrai are four association with yeomanry," has drop- of polley, the Premier will be assist fest deep and are hampering the Tanks.ped out of common are, and when, ing

Log in now under fire by the French does came across it it is generally

ployed: incorrectly. The other days con temporary used it, as a synonym for

farmer," which it is rot. A yeoza telegraph agents to the amounts prior ika bian who farms his own freehold under the Provisional Governtura Expended to Aug

Laused a gendrul strike. It is ander vat 7th, 1918 LONDON, Sept. 10 whether he be forty shilling free stood that the above order was issued Since expended

holder or a forty-thousand-shilling one without the knowledge of the Board of 5,000 Cigarettes sent

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wireless German official message The new Dutch Cabinets Con-ayat This will clearly enough understand Directors of the railway since M The enemy captured minor trenchain such backward counties as Dozacts Detrugoff wired to-day from Vladivostok sections northward of Mercken and where the geocen in temeinne of his title, patting off the operation of the new rule north-eastward of Xpress

and thinks all the belter of you if you until it trail received the sanction of the An enemy thrust against Gousean adaress your letters to Mr. So-and-Board. This appear to have satisfied court and Epeby was repulsed.

Yeoman. There are still yeoman of all the agents, for work was partly renewed There was great artillery activity dostant, rio gentlemen of England, the evening.-- Render. -- between the Ailette, and the Aisne, who would no thank you for any higher

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