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“MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1918

TELEGRAMS.

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BRITISH FUSHING FORWARD.

RONDON, Sept. 14. Fiohushal Sir Doughs Haig

reports

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THE CHINA MAIL.

GERMANY ECONOMICALLY

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

SINKING.

A GERMAN TRADES UNION DEPUTATION.

BEMARKABLE STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS.

THE GREAT BATTLE

THE ATTACK ON ST. MIHIEL.

A COMPLETE SUCCESS,

LONDON, Sept. 13. Headquarters, telegraphing on the Kouter's Correspondent at American

evening of the 12th, saya Germans at considerable cost, is in a fair The St. Mihiel alieat, created by the way to being aliminated. As far as the operations have gone, a more complete success could barely bave been obtained, the double objectives laid down for the day's advance being reached well in

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 14. The Berlin Tageblatt contains report of remarkable jurveedings of We successfully repulsed and on a Trade Union deputation to Court the Gouzegalconerb.sector.

Hertling di September 12th. "We pushed forward on the Elavrin-

The spokesmany said the ple eport sector established my but be richly disconniged posts in the trench-lines erdver the went ovents and they fit zad northward of the village. The thig, moto economically | shiki advance of the expected hour. Mux bool fighting astride the fail' continued to be bad que dans Boss Canal Where We progressed, gerously, insertiibiont sind, peiros axtar, taking prisoner, +3

There was. Irtile gas-shelling in the neighismileod of Neuve Chapelle wher! We drove off an attempted} Bud.

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the belief that a general retirement to The evidentu of prisoners confirms the Hindenburg line is contemplated, but a surprising uitber of men in carrying if that is his intention the quenly has lost it out

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intact and had the happiness of tesiny "ACTIVITY IN CAMBRAI AREA. the enthusiastio inhabitants run to

Losnos, Sept. 14, welcome them.

The important towns of Verduo, Com Headquarters, tographing

Reuter's Correspondent at British to-day, merey, Toul and Nancy are no longer states mensved and it will be surprising if the victory has not farther important consequences. *.

GREAT ENTHUSIASM IN BRITAIN.

LONDON, Sept. 14, The great cathusiasm in Britain over Mihiel is evidenced by the beflagging of the suscemos of the Americans at St. Liverpool yesterday on the arrival of American top te streets were hned with cheering crowils.

express

The papers in Loddon unstinted admiration of the American Tintory which is described as one of the

wresting at a single blow the vantŁNO greatest Allied mene of the war,

tionare, sprently, the stily

ground hold by the Germans for four strength of the workers is declining

force of the Cnited States a beginning years and proving that the tremendous They must have increment and

to tell earlier than anticipated It is The attack was timed from the pointed out that adthing is more likely Workmen's trousersg which übel po god fer nurkse fouthern aile as fire o'clock in the to open the eyes of the German riation morning. After a four hears' borsbard-to the overwhelming and decisive AIR MINISTRY'S REPORT. Feist sisty marks, and lasted ment, the troops started in mist and character of the new factor emerging in quarter the ring and were unmend" fain, and heavy rainstorms occurred at the war than the remarkable triumph Losnos, Sept. 14. fable. Tori people's anger over the intervals, making the progress of berry almost instantly attained by a powerful The Air Ministry reports:- Prusian pufrage question had renih guse and transport difficult. Though American army directed by an American In juntion with the American fed foling point and day military unlikely to influence the complete

the weather is most inconvenient, it is geneca.

"THE DEATH RATTLE OF attack, in addition to the bonisice jeonueship rand mertul lay lay henry execution of the objective of the present

DESPOTISM." operations" reported pesterday, wefen the Trade Unions." He urgent that operation, which are of an extremely dropped a ton of bombs on milways now that the exhaustion of main southern attack extended east limited nature. For twelve miles the

at Arreville sud "Metzablons undțeneani « fuel began and a breuk ward, past Mont Sec. a great ustural Sot do two hostile nachins, through back falled “it was time for Ws attacked the zailway at Cork pun, by male standing, scelles at night-time and daubed, var ↑ Fount Bertling assured us they Stubing, the milways at Metz and thy political leulers and the High Ehrung and also the Buhl nerodrome, Command were striving for such saturing good results.

A total 4 peng" and muginulih opposed six-and-a-halt totes of bonds was posts. As muids epal suffrage, dropper.

a pepented the prongs that if the Upper Hans did not agree to is the Janng world be dissedved,

One British malehlie is missing.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, Sept. 11. A Geriam official report by wires.

Oar allies and chemy advances kol to violent fighting at. Moonens and Horinourt.

Jor, som Wallrut. Secretary at the Mistry ale Baterior, parinişank foluit 'The milita's auntedities words reconsider the right of meeting dank

la vetorship

Dr. von Willow, Seer-tary of the Musay of Food Supplies, said Enemy packs between the tilegt Was impossible to get more ford, and and the Nice tailed.

nesthesis dag waist.contime in deer The many felt his way forward

to insure the milk and hat supply eastward fat Uotobres and anti-ws-The potato crop is worse thar that foi inst your und the corn reg is only

14 per cent better

ward of Vidinebark.

THE BALKANS

Logos. Supt. 11,

A Bulgarian womanquiqué #type": We posed a British sittack near ibe vilinge of Selovi south of tiles geli, after hibaf-to-kind fighting

THE ALLIED TROOPS ON MURMAN COAST.

GERMAN EFFORTS TO GET GTHEM WITHDRAWN,

Spekunda, Sapt. 14. The Lemon Leggi ant Helsing. Jose Huis dotlared to Br. Phinistr Government, that Germail troops will not enter the province ni Karelia it threat Britain and the other Entente Powers, bind themselves to withdipw From Kurel and the Murman Coast | within a period to be fixed.

THE MURDER OF GENERAL 'BRUSSILOFF.

"Laxnes, Sept. 14.

Hung von Stein, this Secretary State, wanted that sulitites for clothing must be utilised.'

Colied von Braun, of the War Oifige prouise is exarulie Be qüestion of shortying the working hous but this was hingusiahlin the

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The Sogelist Depity, Hem Legion, replying, said -Flee Ministers at mante de regards had an hours shower that the situation was hope www. The workers could not work į then pitosent borss

THE SILVER MARKET.

Losos..Sept: 14. The Silver Market is quiet.

WAR ALLOWANCE FOR GOVERN-

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Cambrai ares. In his attack fast even The enemy has been active in the

ing east of Trescault under cover of a heavy baringo, ■ few Germans who gained a footing in our posts wore easily Healt with. A bombing attack coversd | by flammenwerfer, between Gouzeaucourt to fall back to the suppert trench to Wood and the village, caused our troops

then gave the enemy a bad time. W

Our artillery escape the liquit fire. withdraw some advanced posts at La Vergier to give a clear fell of fre so our gunners to deal with an infantry attack, which did not ruake headway.

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BELGIANS. REPULSE ATTACKS.

LONDON, Sept 14.

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GERMANY'S PEACE TERMS.

GERMAN PRESS COMMENTS.

In this connection the papers are unanimous in describing von Payar's peace terms as evidence that Germany! fortress 1,200 feet high dominating this has already lose the illusion of a decisive section, practically to Pont-a-Mousson. victory ridiculing the Kaiser's Essen The Germans are busy getting their speech which Mr. Gardiner in the Des gen away after the bombardment. They describes as "the death rattle of

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 14. offered the weakest support to the in- despotism and a confession that Germany Commenting upon the speech of the fantry..

is beaten." Mr. Gardiner declares that Vice-Chancellor, von Payer he wishe peace on proposals would be

the lines of youo Payer. [Zeruny says it is a tacit introduction to papers are confident that the American

crima. The the forthcoming inter-Party conferences

victory at St. Mihiel will hasten the disappearance of the illusion in Germany that she can retain ber Eastern conquents.

Our aeroplanes did splendid work wooping day on retiring infantry, driving every German plane from the air and bringing down in times several balloons. A good deal of our fire was directed at Thiandourt, the Brst im portant town in the advange. A tremendous explosion was observed there and the town was in flames shortly after.

ALL OBJECTIVES ATTAINED. LONDON, Sept. 13.

It is expected that the present total of prisoners taken, at St. Mikiel will be argely increased."

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A PERFECT

The Berliner Tageblath says it is the first time the Government has uttered an unmistakable domestic programme capable of clearing up the situation.

The Deutsche Tages Zeitungenys the apesch is bound to be a blow to COMMUNICATION(ieman's atout-heartedness, especially

the passages about peace and indemni ties.

THE VIEWS OF HERR ERZBERGER

SYSTEM.

LONDON, Sept. 14: The Times Correspondent at American Headquarters states:--

The precision of the first day's oper- ations at St. Mihiel was greatly

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 14.

Herr Ernberger, interviewed by the helped by the perfect communication-fred, spoke optimistically' of no early system which the Americans had peace. He dwelt on the converted svbived and were trying for the first views of a large section of the pro-war time. The various Commands convers-party. He cited the fact that the pawn Our line is consequently shortened fromed by telephone as easily as biisiness men theory recently enunciated in regard to talking in New Yark; the central ex- changes are worked by picked women operators from New York, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphin.

The hae runs from Pagny on the Moselle (in enemy handle), thence in straight line castwards to Hattonville, along the foot of the Meuse loeights. 40 to under 20 miles. The operation was a purely local one and has been most, auccessful. All the objectiver were attained. The enemy left a good

milway from Tbiancourt to St. Minid in our hands and most of the villages captured were andamaged..

AMERICANS SECURE FURTHER SUCCESSES.

LONDON, Sept. 14. An Americas official atates:-

message

In the St. Mikil sector we have achieved further scenes. The sonth of the sector with those advancing tich of ar troops, advancing from thạ from the west bas given us possession of the whole salient to points twelve miles north-astward of St. Mihiel and bag resulted in the empture of many prisoners.

Forged luck by our steady advance, the enemy is retiring and destroying large quantities of materials as he goes. The number of prisopers taken by ur

hug risen to 13,300,

THE BATTLE ONLY BEGUN." PARIS, Sept. 14. Leading military writers foreshadow an extension of the American attack. M. Bidou, in Le Journal, says the battle has only begun.

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Belgium is no longer a leading political thought, and asserted that the n reserved return of Belgium is the natural pre-requisite of peace.

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He contended that Bolshevism will break out throughout the world if the ↑ ar lasts ranch looger. He favoured disarmament after the war. the idea of a League of Nations and

& GERMAN SOCIALISTS. DEMAND PEACE DISCUSSIONS. GERMANS" SHELLING RHEIMS.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 14. Rheims, concentrating against the states that the Independent Socialists

The Germans are heavily bombarding Cathedral, the northern tower of which introduced motion at a meeting of

The heinische Welfuelvahe Zeitung:

initiation of peace discussions, owing tha Berlin City Council regntating the

to the daily increasing distress among the Berlin population consequent upon malnutrition and the reduction of the people's entire standard of living ant cinreasing criminality and death rate."

threatens to fall. MAGNIFICENT DASH OF FRENCH AND AMERICANS.

PARE, Sept. 14. Interviews with the French and uerien wounded show that they displayed magnificent dash Some regiments assaulted singing the Mar- seillaice" and with their flaga Lying. The principal German strongholds were carried with the bayonet.

"After a desperate struggle, an officer relates, a Freach detachment got into difficulties in a wood whereupon Americans, with out waiting for ordera, spontaneously 14.dnsbed forward, surrounded the wood

Our line now includes Herbouville, Thillet. Huttenville, St. Benoit, Jaulay, Thiaucourt and Vieyille.

AERIAL ASSISTANCE.

LONDON, Sept. The Air Ministry reporta :- In conjunction with the American

· Heports recufed both in Sweden Monet with taut Iron July 1, 1918, the attack we, on the night of the 12th, and Germany tend to confirm the increase to 20 per cent of the allowance heavily bombed the railways a Matz- weent fanoms that General Hossil 15 pre renk, gow paid to officers in sablon and Courcelles, with good results, loff was shit ́dend by Bolsheviks at salaries less than $25 per mense:u, pro-We mechine-gunned Matz station and videl that the allowance whell in mn ruse, searchlights and bombed : Metsablon Moscow.

and other railway junctions and tran #Kored $11.75 per mensen.

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AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

SITUATION DESPERATE.

LONDON, Sept. 11. Reuter's Agency 'learns from official and killed all the enemy machine-quarters that the situation in Russia it gunners at their

desperate.

The Bolshevik Government is break- ing up

BRITISH GAIN GROUND.

reporta

It is how known that Lenin and Trotsky, prepared, a month ago, for their escape to Switzerland, commandeer. ing for the journey a considerable quantity of gold for their personal

Furthermore," the latest information from Germany shows that a great dome- cratid peace campaign is being propared for the delusion of the Allies,

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A DISASTROUS EXPLOSION.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 14. A message from Kieff states that an explosion at Voronej destroyed six trains, the station, and other buildings.

Over 350 persons were killed. Fifteen hundred persone have been arrested in connection with the affair

LONDON, Sept. 13. His Excellency has simtarly action-sport on the 13th, dropping 73 tons of FRENCH COMMENT ON 57, MIHIEL with effect from July 1, 2018, the bombs with good results. We destroyed

Field Marskal Sir Douglas" Haiguss: VICTORY.

indrensé to 15 per cent of the allowance one hostile machina Two British ma-

In the Vermandationart sector, of 10 per cent. puid under the authority chines are missing. PARIS, Sept. 15.

north westward of St. Quentin, we of C.S.O. Circular No. 10 of 1917 on their THE HEEL OF ACHILLES." There is enthusiastic conument insularies, exclusive of duty, allowance, to

gained ground in contact with the It is believed in Paris that the success enemy's advanced detachments and took, the French Press on the swift and officers on palaries (including duty' allow at St Mihiel was much greater than prisoners. South-westward of La Bassen powerful blow on the St. fibiel, danej fanging from £300 to £100 per disclosed in the bald official, com progress continued despite machine-gun. aliens with its powerful defensive, provided that in no case shall maniques and that its results will opposition. We took possession of Fosse observation position. The Americluding duty allowance and the tempor

the total emoluments of the officer, in greatly modify the war front

Eight. de Bethung and the adjoining The Americana, bofe, struck at thelagheap, which is called "The Dump Anny is described as the worthy'

asy allowance, exceed £400 per annum, very heart and nerve centre of the and forms an important local feature inheritor of the traditious of Grant The allowance will be granted during the German front. Simultaneously with giving wide observation of the surround- and F.éo..

period of the war and for six months the organisation of the Hindenburg and ing country. Northwards of that place the German trenchlines The British continue to bite the after, provided that the High Commis-other Eines this salient has been crowded we hold German salient around, La Basscener is of opinion that the conditions Hindenburg recently inspected the reassee and are pressing forward into the with fortifications. Field-Marshal von immediately westward of Auchy-les-La and more progress has been made during that period continue to justify thegion, thus proving that the Germans village. We took a few prisoners in the towards St. Quentin.

A comment published on this an expected attack on one of the Conerning the efforts of Germannouncement reads: Why should con

essential pivota of their front. propaganda by the Kaiser, Field-setion alone be benefited und not the web of railways, which are most in The Americana are breaking into the Marshal Hindenburg, Count Hertling ather? As relief has been granted to portant to the Germans for manouvring and Herr Payer, the French Press officers drawing up to £100 only it would and by throatoning these strategic lives regards the moral consequences of the be but fair if the others who are drawing and the Eriey ironfield they are forcing military situation as incalculable above this amount are allowed a war the enemy to concentrate for the defence This reverse cannot be kept from the allowance up to £400 per innuin of Lheir of what may prove bis Achilles heel, Reuters Correspondeat British knowledge of the German nation.miary and no more. There will then also opening the way for further and Headquarters, telegraphing this evening, German prisoners make no offorts to not be the heart-burning there is at larger American attacks." conceal their satisfaction at being present. taken-Hava

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A captured map shows that the attack are taking up an attitude from which it For SATURDAY 14th to TUESDAY 17th Sept. The French Government intende sided and said that there was no lack of L ST. MIHIEL INTACT,

against our First Army front was being is morally impossible to depart. After ppointing an Allied Commission to demand for Rawang coal, but the output PARIS, Sept. 2.apset the enemy schemes. It is dated rule has conferred upon Palestine and

organised when Marahal Foch's stroke spanking of the benefits which British THE SECRET KINGDOM vestigate German offences against and plantar Fareferred to the charge of A semi-official moare states that July 10.

stationery owing to lack of labour to laws of war on the Western proficoring and quoted figures in re proof that the Germans did not intend On the Cambrai front we are main declares that Chrymany's destand that Mesopotamia, the Daily Telegraph Font: Intation, He's predicted that the to evacuate the St Mihiel salient is tabing all out gains, Farther north theis

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