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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1918

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Paga 1)

THE FIGHT FOR THE NORD CANAL.

A REMARKABLE BRITISE *FEAT.

FRENCH ATTACK

RESUMED.

VIGOROUS, OPERATIONS

PROGRESS.

MORE POINTS CAPTURED.

suured at 5.30

THE CHINA MALE.

AMERICANS TAKE THENTI TOWNS,"

TAKE

THE OUTSKIRTS OF BRIEULLES REACHED.

LasDay, Sept. 29.

BRITISH PRESS COMMENT,

LONDON, Sep

BULGAR RETREAT ON STRUMA

„„FRONT-

GREEK, AND BRITISH TO CUT FS

Lospas, Sept. 29. The Greek occupation of Mount Belles permits the Greeks to descend the valley of Stemnitza and thereby

route.

The newspapers, commenting on the Bulgarian proposal, while considering an armiatice unnecessary as a prelimin An American communiqué statessary to a discussion, recognise the Our attack continues successfully.vantage of a separate peace, but indt LONDON, Sept. 29 Today we advanced, despite heary on the full carrying out of the Allied

4.10 p.m.

infantry artillery and machine-gua policy in the Falkans, namely, the safe Losnos, Sept. 29.

A French communiqué states:fire, and reached the outskirts of guarding of the interests of Serbia, eut the Bulgarian retreat by this Mr. Percival Phillipe, a

This morning the attack was re-Brieulles and Exermont... Press

Rumania and Grence. Correspondent at British Headquartured Stillages and Somepy, and enormous quantities of numterial.

Our troops cap- We capture over 20 towns and The Daily Chronicle says" }} | The feek and British forces are ters, telegraphs--

Bulgaria wants to negotiate, we are apprenching Rupel Puss, the ocupa The attack which rolled up the grind the heights north of Fontaine- The imber of prisoners increases willing, but it is unlikely that an tion of which will aber cut the Rul German defences west and shithen-Dormois. "We have taken inore

Ameriena oviutors Command theristics will be granted."

garinn retreat on the Strun front west of Chusbra! was, more difficult prisoners and guns. The battle con- fair. They brought down 12 balloons! The Daily Telegraph states:-"The by the main road over the Kresnis and any dangerous than the frat

and more than 60 planes American Allies will not be tricked, but the Pass, This is a Between the Ailette and the Aisne planes ruissing number finder 21. rupture of the Hindenburg Line in

fewer the epemias, the Sattar."

repetition of the operations curriell out in 1913 by the] the same area ten months ago. 1

the pressure of ong troops continued | Despite unfavourable weather, our

The Daily Mail stater. The ouly Greeks and Serbs against the Bul was, in a measure, to throw top uning the night and the ring. arators successfully execute their possible guarantees are surrender by gath "across a dry ruvine called the " Nort

North-imist of Sancy," vigorous löval missions.

the Bulgarian armies and their, midizing- ion to the Bulgarian people” Canal," sixty feet deep and seventy operations gave the ground and 250 feet wille at the top, with sloping Prisoners, including to officers.

A hostile counter-attack north of } sides of brick which, under the fire | of tacchine guns and artillery, could Allemant completely failed.

Further south we penetrated the be crossed only at certain, places.

alcatering firm Jong to Aizy and occu Its accomplishment was remarkable feat. The deep hed of pied these two villages. anud prevented u passage at sore

INAVDA.

Suface bridges were impossible, bemuse every yard of the Canal was ranged Therfore, certain rrrow joutes wenu utringed and man were assem:fed in the darkness with seal ing ledders which were thing acroŃ | at a fixed mendent, when a handful of soldiers descended the yawning rhus, Laking other scaling kles up which they land to elimb to face tie: uxicbine-gunpers on the other Mike.

The primorsa declared that the enemy, expected the attuck, yet failed to hell the Canal or the ground behind. The stonnèrs elimbed up and poured into the region of the inters a snöke burruge ahead of them, wohnsing the enemy, who would be seen running fron touch mythe next "to escape the

Presistible onslaught..

Reiter's Correspondent at British Heuters, telegraphing on Satur day morning, says:-

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SUCCESSFUL FRENCH

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Losos, Sept. 29..

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A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE."

The Daily Mail:-"The proposal deserves our most earnestconsidération

MONT FAUCON EVACUATED BY The Timersays: "It is for comman

ENEMY.

Losos, Sept. 29.

7.5 p...

A wireless German official report

ders in the field to deal with the proposal. If the Bulgariana will desert their Allies and leave us free to carry out our Bal kan policy, they will be well advised to say 30"

SERBIAN CIRCLES OPPOSED

THE CLYDE SHIPBUILDING

STRIKE.

MEN RETURN TO

TO WORK.

Loxoos, Sept. 28. resulted as follows: For a roump- The Clyde shipwrights' hallot has

tion of work 1,014 votes against 1,025

"

TO ARMISTICE

Despite a napir majority in Official Serbian circles in London are favour of continuing the strike the strongly opposed to an armistice.mer's executive ordered an immedi

THE BALKANS.

ate resumption of work, r

.

Sixteen English and Canadian Divisions attacked' astride and be twent the Arrus-Candroi and Peronne-Cambrai ronds." A French communiqué, states:- The enemy advanced towards Our repeated attacks en The Boulon and Flesquieres. He ex platent north of these finally tended these breadles and pressed MOST PROMISING SITUATION FOR forced the oreng tretire towards us Track north of the Arrus-Cambrai | the Ailette.

frond us far as the Disy.la. Vergörs

Pursuing the Germum rearguards Haynecourt line.

ALLIES.

Losnos, Sept. 27.

east of the line Allemant-Jouy, we We repuked strong isritish and Router's Agency jeans that the

ofcupied the village and southern outskirts of the forest of Pinon and captured: Vaudeson, Chavignon, and Fort Malmaison.

Further south we progressed con- siderably on the plateaut north of vally.

The Germany in Clumpegre fini ously counter-attacked pur right,

spente fighting is proceding in the Bouconville region on the heights south of Grataeui!.

Our troops in the centre the-left continued to progress partien Yesterday's battle on the Cambrailarly north of the Challeranges rail- front paned in ningnitude. The way They capturel Maures and Freached the castern outskirts of Ste. whide of our day's objectives were

Marie Apy-"- atming to the extreme depth of five miles thenugh the most formál able and most intricate network of

Our losses are slight. Nine German aeroplanes have been

BATTLE IN CHAMPAGNE RESUMED.

American attacks between Epehy and Bellicours, driving back the enemy beyond the starting point at Linpiro.

Serbian vidy are pushing on sto Jurut haula with a view to cutting the Sofia-Druma milway. If sue cessful, the whole of the Bulgarianė

CONTROL OF AMERICAN COTTON

GROP. +

COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY

GOVERNALEST

WASHINGTON, Sept: 95. The Government has appointed a The French gained a the grounds of Strmunitza will be cut of Committee to investigate the entire cotton situation, and also a Cora- between Suippes and the Akne from Sofia and the canin line of com. East of the Argonnes the American unication. The prisoners continuemittee to control, during the investi- pastacks were brought to a standstill

to inéfense.

This new advance definitely res out of the Apremont-Cierges-lite.

purchasing all that is needed by thế lieve's the line up the Vardar Valley United States and the Allies at a frora eremy Hre. The pituation hooks Price approved by the President, most promising. v

We erperated Mont Faucon in view of a threatened encirclement.

BULGARIA'S REQUEST FOR

ARMISTICE, A

A CLUMSY RUSE TO GAIN REINFORCEMENTS.

Very heavy fighting is proceeding outsile Veler. The Bulgarians are doing their utinest to save Dekub The Serhion cavalry are within ten miles of the town."

THE BOWLS MATCH

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GERRY-A; we'll just has a measure for't.

BUSST.-But there's nae measure in't.

GEBEY.-The essure I meant ir we'll go halves on, tha ticket. RUSSY.-An' half of that gangs'tan the sodgers at your expense, Gerry- ́ ́GEREY.—I wados' care if it was to them for the pair inda deserve i HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY

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THE SILVER MARKET.

Lospos, Sept. 20. The Silver Market is steady. There is a moderate Home, trade

LONDON, Sept. 28. BRITISH AND GREEKS MOVING ON demand..

Ti Serbian Premier, M. Pashitch, interviewed, sail the believed the

reinforcements..

HOW

IT WAS COMMUNICATED..

Toxnos, Sept. 20. A bigh Bulgarian? officer Emaght letter to the British Commander Chief from the Bulgarien Generalis-

eneny deiences the war has yet pro-brought down in air fighting Lieut. Bulgarian request for an armistice duced. So remarkable was the pro-Thursday.

Fonek brought down six machines on was a clumsy use to gain time und gress that we brought not only field- batterie hut heavy 00-pdrs, to the western fringe of Bourlou Wood and were raking the word belore the Gur- now had completed their rearguard withdrawal from the eastern edge. Our owerging bucties worked so admirably that large_bodies of ther

ams were taken in the year. Tanks it were most useful in the

machine-gan thickets of Quarry wood! und quelling attempted street fight- ing in Bourton village.

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BELGIAN ATTACK. GROUND STREWN WITH GERMAN

DEAD

EVIDENCES OF ENEMYS DEFEAT.

Losnos. Sept. 29.

8,000 PRISONERS TAKEN.

Foxbox, Sept. 24,"

j

PETRIC..v

Lasnos, Sept. 28.

A British official repost from Salonika states :----

The advance continues. The Grecks are pushing to "the casti along the Belachista range

The British and Greeks are moving Several guns base been captured, on Petric along the Strumice Valley

(Continued on page 2.)

BRITISH CHAIR OF AVIATION.

The new British Chair of Aviation should do something to standardise tar- purposes of parts of machines are known minology? At present parts and be

Reuter Correspondent as French asking for a 48 hours pen- SERBIANS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE The change already. The term "pro-

Headquarters, telegraphing yester-tit Baigaris proposes to send the sion of hostilities und mentioning duy, says

In Champagne this battle was re-

Minister of Finance" and "the "Cera: sumed this morning. We have now behalf of the Bulgarian Government, indet, of the Second Army ön arrived at the energy's main line with the Tear Ferdinand' approval, resistance which is hardest umund

Somipy on the river Ty, which to discuss the terms of the mistice

Pizza two miles north of the line of

the Burtes which were captured) yesterday.

:

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The arrival of the Frenc infantry

on the banks marks the successful

wing attackel the German- positions unremitting vigour,

такой

THE BRITISH REPLY.

N

OVER 300 GUNS CAPTURED.

Loxpost Sept.

as if at all, only in airmen's slang, *koziți terrse. borrowed from the French. The Air Inventions Committee has pudie

peller" the old pop" of the aviator -goes-out, and “ the screw comes in. Rightly, too, when you think of it, mys note-writer in the Daily Chronicle. The screw bas ceased in most instances to propel; it is placed forward, and draws tractor planes are now in the

thousand things to learn aboutacroplanee When the war ends we shall have a

A French Eastern connige

states:--

1

whole host of the 27th its in There was gerent progress on the

portant captures of prints and nurial.

now

THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS-. The Allies left wing is breaking that is to say,

to Kicevol..

hidden from the knowledge of the man in the street. When we first heard a German was ficing through, bis

big screw. knew that the feat must be down the resistance of the igny, achiead by aynchronisation, but who Loxpos, Sept. 28.

waw the of echeme "A Belgian communiqui" states: termination of the first phase of the Reuter's Agency as informed, that who is still holding out between we say that the device as the inven At dawn on the 28th the Beigion uttack, which is being pressed with the British reply to the Bagurian Lakes Presbu und Ochrida and north- tion of an Italian airman, but that the

west of Monestir.

Germans stole it end were the first to request for un armistice confirma

They passed employ it-t our expense between Dixude and north of This woning the line ran west and General Desperey's refusal to us. Krushevo q wide front, advancing Iprer. The attack begun with vocast, from the point south of Som-Pendopertions, nad makes it quite Tent Artillery preparation, lasting, repy to Gratreuil, and, thence south clear to the Sofia Government that some hours in which participated, in of Cernay Woods. It marks an peace will necessarily involve a com co-operation with the Belgier but advance of five to six miles over plete rupture by the Bulgariun steries, numerous French and British extraordinarily difficult ground.

Government with Turkey, Germany batteries as well as British warships, } which hainbarded the cost defences Germans very heavily in killed and

The loss of the Buttes cost she and Austria-Hungary,

The other necessary conditions will of the enemy and vulnerable points 1.

prisoners. of his cohmunications.

be guarantees for the prevention of Búlgurin, the demobilisation of the Bulgarian Army or its employment against the Central Powers, and the

After the preparation our infantry The number of prisoners is now the despatch of German troops to moved forward to attack strongly nearly 8,000. organised Ger positions vying

with each other if courage.

Our tops enrried all the organisa- PRESSING TOWARDS CHEMIN-DES-evacuation of non-Bulgarian terri

tions of the defensive lines on ibej

enemy's front position, and passed

DAMES.

tory.

On the centre, the Serbiars, pho entered Veks at noon, udvised on the front of Karabunist and Sudok to within 23 miles of Uskub and

AMERICANS IN ENGLAND. also reached the region of kotehind their mark, not only on the Germans

The Americans in France are leaving. and Hadovista, and pushed their but on current speech. We are all talk- cavalry in the Jehovo region to ixing of the pocket today: as in the miles of the Bulgaria frontier. The Allies right wing occupy Strutqnit region, ascending Strumica Valley to the east.

the the

byer 300 guns have been capture since the beginning of the offensive.

GREEK COMMUNIQUE. Greeks conimuniqué, states :—

earlier day of fights we talked of air- pockets. But this new pocket in straight from the vocabulary, of the gold miner We are picking up Americanismos right and left. The Intinan beging bis sentence with Hure," as the Puritan now seed by our met, isz simple opens his with ". Verily";, but "Sure, as

afirma

tive

; an Americanism.come to the home- land to root Anders Be

on without a stop to attack a second FRENCH ADVANCE. IMPROVES Greece must be fully consere Greeks Teached Bele ridge And our airman do their daily stunts

strongly organised position of the enemy;

In spite of the enemy's resistance and vain counter-attacks, which were Jaunched particularly astride the milway of Staden, our infantry cup-

•

It is pointed out this Serbia and

LONDON, Sept. 29. regarding all territorial questions Beuter's Correspondent at French inyolved. Headquarters, telegraphing today,

tured practically the whole of the The Germans are evacuating the Houthulst Ferest zone, which the ravine between Sailly and Chemin Germans had strongly fortified dur- res-Dames

fing the last four yeare, and all the

rground extending to the End mark-

The French have occupied Jouy

ed by the localities, Wouzien, Pier un Aizy, and are advincing.

ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN BULGARIA.

ASSUMEVALARATING CHARACTER.

PARIS, Sept. 23.

kenshock, Shoepbelle and Brod. Numerous fires bate been observed mesenge from Zurich say anti- sonde, behind the German lines in that wich have prevailed since Sunday The advance made was about six region and further mouth, along the which had prevailed since. Sunday lometres. Numerous prisoners were north bank of the Aisne

brought in the total for the Itel-

inst have'

Desumed an alarming |

character

gians being 4,000. The gund cup A British, and Belgian attack tured for heve not been counted, the north, coupled with the Franco- They include a completa batte and American attack in Champagne and thuyenwas well as some guns of Argonac, and on the levee DE A GOOD.

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a little guide to the origin of phrases America would have many en tries. We hustle we ces move on. and occupied the road debouclung and the inelegant cold feet Temporary "Pash" for offensive, we have sdopted, therefrom to the northward of Lake nervousness called getting the wind Duiran.

But the phrase is undergoing modi- fication. muitary brother has come home with the new term, and in an boor This refined and jifted sister tells you thać she is, badlywinded by a Little misadventare

BULGARIAN COMMUNIQUE A Bulgarian cornmuniqué, duto the 20th September. Hys

The Bulgarian units westward of the Yurdar continue their mov ment northward, according to plan.

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