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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10mm, 1915.

THE RUSSIAN VICTORIES.

IMMENSE CAPTURES OF MEN AND MUNITIONS.

AIR-RAID ON LONDON DISTRICT.

BRITISH BOMBARD BELGIAN COAST.

MORE SUBMARINE PIRACY.

AMERICA AND THE “HESPERIAN” OUTRAGE.

RUSSIAN FRONT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.]

GREAT RUSSIAN SUCCESS. 8,000 PRISONERS AND THIRTY GUNS CAPTURED.

Bear

PETROGRAD, September 9th. The Russians have secured

geval

Success

in Galicia, Tarnopol. defeating the 3rd German Guards, and a Division of the all Reserve with an Austrian Brigade, capturing 8,000 prisoners and thirty guas, besides quick- Brers.

(THROUGH BESTER'S 1GENOT.) QUALITY OF RUSSIAN INFANTRY.

BRILLIANT ATTACKS AT GRODNO.

PETROGRAD, September 9th.

The quality of the Russian infantry was novor more severely tested than on the 3rd inst, when a Division was ordered to attack the enemy at Grodno and to hold him at any cost for the purpose of covering the retirement of the rest of the Russian forces. The Russians, heedless of the losses, rushed the enemy trenches south-east of the town and attacked him 'Another account of the success says:

with the bayonet. The Germane wavered The Russians scored a great success near Tarnopol on Tuesday.

and began to retire, but they were shot German The 3rd

Guards and

down by their own machine-guns which Division of the 48th Reserve Division, were posted in a strost in the vicinity. strengthened by an Austrian Brigade They turned back with the result that and numerous heavy and light artil they were wiped out. Large Gerrian the were brought up and Jery had, according to the statements reserves

Mean- for several days Russians were severely pressed. of prisoner been making great preparations for a decisive while, one and half battalions pierced the back which had been fixed for Tuesray German lines and elsewhere entered the The Russians anticipated the town, where there was fiercel bayonet fighting in the streets and lanes Insting for

night.

onemy by attacking, and after a stubborn

battle on the river Doljenke completely several hours and regalting in the capture of the machine guns and prisoners defeated him.

On Tuesday evening the Germans, already reported. towards the close of the battle, developed THE TSAR FOR THE FRONT.

of extraordinary

AN INSPIRING RESCRIPT.

PETROGRAD, September 8th. The Tsar, in a rescript to the Grand Duke Nicholna, says: "Ab the begin- ning of the war I was unavoidably pre vented from following the inclination of my soul to put myself at the head of

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{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}

BRILLIANT RUSSIAN CAVALRY

ACTIONS.

PETROGRAD, September 8th.

brilliant communiqué mentiona actions by Bussians cavalry, who, in a serion of dashing charges, drove back the enemy in the region of the Kovel-Baray railway, where they captured a hundred and forty prisoners.

Further south, as a result of the pres sure of numerically superior enemy forces, the Russians have been ordered to

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT,

GERMAN ATTACK,

ARTILLERY STRUGGLE

CONTINUES.

PARIS, September 9th. A. communiqué, says that the artillery struggle continues to be retive around Arras and Roye, between the Oiss and the Alene and also in Chompagna, The Ge

us, after an intense honibardant withi a number of asphyxiating shells, delicverad retire to fresh positions eastward of the a sustained attack in western Argonne

Styr.

AIRSHIP ACTIVITY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE AIR-RAID ON THE ENGLISH COAST.

THIRTEEN PEOPLE KILLED.

LONDON, September 8th.

The Press Bureau announces that thirteen people are dead as the result of the visit of German aircraft to the East Const last night.

There were three Zeppelins,

'Anti-

footing

{THROUGHHI BRUKER'S AGISOY.]

TRADES' UNION CONGRESS AND THE WAR.

[YHROUGH BEUTREʼA ÁGENOY.) TURKEY AND HER "ALLY.” COMPLAINTS AND REPROACHES.

Arms, September 8th. A FINE SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM.

Particulars of Prinos Hohenlohe's firs LONDON, September 8th.

audience with the Sultan on August 10th, The Trades' Union Congress has been dis-ceived in Mitylane, vid Salonika, show cussing the war in a fine spirit of patris-

tiam,

Comrado Colonel John Ward was cheer ed and wished good luck, and there were other evidences of khaki..

Interesting points at the Congress were: A powerful speech by Mr. G. Roberts, M.P., who said Rassin has found her

with two Divisions, and gained a at some points on our front. The trenchescal (cheer)--white Germany has des-

trayed hers beyond reon 1.” were violently counter attacked, but the onomy failed in a fresh attempt to break our front.

Pails, September 8th. - There have been violent artillery actions on almost every sector on the Western front. There have been no infantry engagements whatever. NAVAL ACTIVITIES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGRNOV.)

Mr. Ben Tillett, in a speech of tremen- dous vehemones, denounced Germany and any friends of Germany. He related his observations during his recent visit to the Front.

Mr. Robson, f Durham read a note from his son which said: If the workers give us a chance we shall shock thom. (Cheers)

LATER.

After a number of vigorous speeches

that the Plenipotentiary had to listen to

a string of complaints and reproached, from the Sultan, taxing Germany with in difference to the fate of the Ottoman Empire which had been abandoned by its Allies. Without munitions or money it was sustaining,' single-banded, disperate and unequal struggles in the Casensus and the Dardencles, whereas the Kaiser had promised to aid Turkey.

It is stated that Prince Hohenlohe was completely taken aback at the Sulian's cutspoken manner. He replied that Germaw action in the Balkans had been delayed because the Central Powers had to devete their main stagth to the Eastern front.

IMPORTANT. CABINET

MEETING.

LONDON, September 8th. The Cabinet to day, which meeting

aircraft guns were in action and aerop- BRITISH WARSHIPS BOMBARD denounning German oppression, mili-will probably be the last one before the

BELGIAN COAST.

laties ascended but were unable to locate the airships.

Fifteen small dwellings were demo- Tished and many doors, windows, etc., were broken.

The free which were caused by the bombe were promptly extinguished. No other serious damage was done. The casualty returns are:---

Killed

Men. Women. Child-

Seriously wounded. 41 Slightly wounded Missing

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The missing are believed to be buried; in the debris.

All were civilians except a soldier, who was among those seriously injured.

ANOTHER AIR-RAID NEAR LONDON.

LONDON, September 9th..

2.20 a.m.

incendiary and explosive bombs.

A few disualties are reported and same fires which were well under control by mid- night.

DUNKIRK, 'September 8th. Thirty or forty British warships bombarded the whole coast, as far as Ostend, yesterday morning,

THE GERMAN VERSION.

AMSTERDAM, September 9th. A Berlin communiqué issued last night

enyo:

Enemy warships bombarded Westende and Osteud."

It makes the same remark as at the time

Two

of the destructive bombardment of Zee. brugge, viz.: The Fleet were with- drawn before our coash batterics, persons were killed and one injured,"

SINKING OF THE ** HESFERIAN."

tarism and brutality, the Trades' Union re-assembling of Parliament on Tuesday, Congress adopted a resolution opposing it is understood, receives the report of the committee which is considering militarism, but expressing belief in the

measures for maintaining the strength of righteousness of the Allies cause, con-

the Army. Among other important. bust- demning the Austro-German atrocities,

ness there are likely to be financial and pledging themselves to assist the questions in connection with the forth Government as far as possible in the coming Budget.. sucessful prosecution of the war,

The resolution was carried by 600 votes

7.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

ITS UTILISATION FOR WAR PURPOSES.

LONDON, September 9th.

It is officially announced that Lord Lansdowna's commitees on the utilisation of the National Register for war purposes has agreed to procedure which will have the effect of indicating approximately the classes which, in the public interest, should not be approached by the recruit- ing authorities.

WASHINGTON, September 8th. The Washington State Depariment has The Press Bureau announces that hostile received the preliminary report from Dr. aircrst visited the Eastern Counties antw, H. Page, American Ambassador to

The Daily Telegraph announces that n regarding the sinking of the Hesperian, absolate decision was reached at yester. the London distri last night and dropped, England, of the American-investigations

The report refutes the German state-day's Cabinet meeting regarding the re- ment that the Hesperian was armed. The commendations of Lord Crowe's committee, vessel could not, under any circumstances but it is believed that two thirds of the by considered as a ship able to take the Ministors were opposed to compulsion at offensive against a submarine, There is present, but that should a change in the also the affidavit of the experian's military situation necessitate another officers declaring that the ship was course the Cabinet would promptly take indubitably torpedoed and that steel the country into its confidence. fragments fell upon the deck.

LATEN

THE NINETEENTH RAID.

Last night's was the nineteenth air raid made on the English const. The total rumber of persons killed has been 108 and the number wounded 270.

A ZEPPELIN ASTRAY.

artillery firy violonise, and it was only the impossibility- of a reply with equal intensity which prevented the Russians from scoring a Nevertheless, the till greater victory, Dorioane, besides sustaining enormous Josses in killed and wounded, left 200

AMSTERDAM, September 8th. Officers and 8,000-men-prisoners in the

One the returning Zeppelins appar hands of the Russians, who captured the army and navy, hence I entrusted

You, ently went astray. It was seun near thirty guns, including fourteen of the you with the chief command.

Various Datch forts and Heaviest, many mitrailleuses and much under the eyes of the whole of Russia, Amsterdamn.

bravery have proved steadfast, your

garrisons fired na it, with what result is Booty.

inspiring the profound confidence and

not known good wishes of all. My duty to my coun- try, entrusted to me by God, impels me to-day, when the enemy has penetrated,

FURTHER CAPTURES. -

PETROGRAD, September 9th After a short pursuit the Russians Becupied their original positions on the river Sereth, The Tear, when informed to the interior of my empire, to take of the victory, expressed his joy and supreme command, share the fatigues of gratitude to the troops. Further south, war, and safeguard Russian soil.

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in the region of Trembovl, the Russians dislodged the enemy from a number of villages, and captured forty officers, 5,500 men, three guns and ten mitrail leuses, The Austrians between the Dnies ter and the lower Sereth took the offensive on Tuesday, but a Russian battalion, by flank attacks, arrested this offensive and Captared 1,011 Austrians.

The successful escape of the Russian Brica from different positions in the advanced Vistula theatre, where they were surrounded by the enemy, is begin ring to have results, and is momentarily apparent in the partial successes,

ALLIED AIRMEN ACTIVE."

PARIS, September 8th.

Some

A communique says that five German seroplanes bombed Malzeville but did no The damage.. At Nancy there were ways of Providence are inscrutable, but victims The French, co-operating with my duty and desire determine me in my the British Naval aviators, attacked the resolution for the good of the Slate The aviation sheds at Ostend Another air the hangars at invasion by the enemy, which necessitates squadron bombed the greatest possible concentration of the Saint Medard and the railway station at cívil and military authorities as well as Dieuze the unification of the command of tho field, has turned my attention from the southern front, where I recognise the

assistance necessity for counsels."

your

'and

LATER. The Tsar has issued an Army Order in which he states that he is taking over supreme command of the Navy and Ariny and calling on the troops, with faith in frizal victory, to defend their country to the last.

The Germans continue presistent

The Grand Duke Nicholas, signing attacks from Grodno in the directions of Druskitiki and kider. We repulsed the himself "Aide-de-Camp General," thanks enemy in the latter region, inflicting the troops for their heroism during a heavy losses and taking scores of year of war and expresses his conviction prisomers, The enemy are also making that the Tsar, will lead them to fresh

exploits and victory. boost fierce uttacks in the district of Volkovysk on both sides of the railway THE GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS.

HIS NEW APPOINTMENT,

PETROGRAD, September 8th.

to Slonim.

GERMAN'S VAST LOSSES. PARIB, September 8th:

As an example of Germany's vast losses

in Russia the German Goard Corps alone lost 539 officers and 23,692 men,

FRENCHI AIR REPRISALSS

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PARIS, September 9th." As a consequence of the German ait bombardment of Nancy, French aeroplanes bombed military establishments at the Frescaty station and Metz.

EXPANSION OF BRITAIN'S NAVAL AIR SERVICE.

American newspapers comment angrily on Germany's failure to disavow the Loutrage and demand an assurance that

ENEMY INTRIGUES IN AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, September 8th.

REDEDICATION OF FRANCE, MESSAGES FROM PUBLIC MEN. [FROM THE TIMES." CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, August 1st.

+16 To-day the Paris Press devotes columns to summaries of the first year of the war and to reflections by leading public men of France on the anniversary of its outbreak. It cloquently expresses the re- sulation of the French peoples to look for ward, as the Tempe says, to the second year of the war with the faith which is engendered by the greatness of the tasks accomplished and with the resolution to profit by these 12 months of experience in order to avoid errors and omissions of the future.

The Petit Parisien publishes messages from several of France's leading statesmen and members of the Government, among. which are the following:

M. Viviani, Prime Minister, SBYS:--- It is now & year since Germany and Austria let loose war upon a nation which was attached to pence, and which with its Allies inado avery effort to maintain it. Never have the virtues of our race stood on mors nobly and firmly; other virtues which we were believed not to possess have merited for us the admiration of the world. By these virtus, enthusiasm and endur ance, patience and ardour, the victory of right is assured. The heroic army and its leaders, this confident and industrious people, who peacefully continue their work while their sons hurl themselves into the furious struggle-in a word, all Franse, united and stedfast, has arisen to a height never attained in history, The trial may be prolonged, but our sand will remain unshaken,

M. Millerand, Minister of War, eays:- the commandor of the submarine shall h- Herr Dumba entled upon Mr. Lansing

this afternoon and airily told reporters that of nations. Frames will come through Discipline, the power of armies, is also. drastically punished.

before entering that he would submit this war victoricus because she has been fastructions to his Government regarding able, to the astonishment of her enemies, to impe upon herself and maintain a the liability of Austro-Hungarians to

which they voluntary discipline of prosecution in Austria for participating thought her incapable.

M. Poul Cambon, French Ambassador in the manufacture of munitions. Herr in London:

Let us not weary of repenting that at Dumba was closeted with Mr. Lansing

this time last year a sign from Berlin He refused to would have sufficed to prevent war.

AN AMERICAN DROWNED..

LONDON, September 8th. According to The Times, the American Consul ab Queenstown is offcially informed that a native of New Jersey was lost in the Hesperian,

Tho

for twenty-five minutes. LATER.

make a staternent when he left, but looked Powers of the Triple Entente and Italy

The American missing from the Her Derian is a seaman named Wolff st Newark, New Jersey. He is of Dutch parentage.

It is now officially announced that the number missing is 33.

SUBMARINE PIRACY.

"THREE MORE STEAMERS SUNK.

PARIS, September 9th. The Guatemala, a steamer of 6,000 tons, has been torpedoed. The crew were saved.

LONDON, September 8th. The Russian steamer Thea has been sunk without warning. The Captain, two women and sixteen, members of the crer were saved by a Spanish vesse).

The Elorman liner Douro has been

LONDON, September sih. Owing to the rapid expansion of the Naval Air Service z flag officer has to be sunk. The crew were saved, appointed as Director, and Rear-Admiral | GENERAL appointed an Director, and Rear-Admiral Vaughan Leo has been selected for the post.

VON BERNHARDI.

AMSTERDAM, September 9th.

crestfallen.

SIGNIFICANT ACTION BY PRESIDENT WILSON.

WASHINGTON, September 9th. President Wilson called at the State Department and conferred with Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State, in regard to the Austrian Ambassador, Mr. Dumba.

Officials seo particular significance is this, as such a call is almost unprece- dented.

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multiplied their efforts to maintain peace; even Austria showed herself ready for a conversation which might have stopped it all; Serbia gave proofs of admirable self-denial. All this good will was power- Jess before the determination of the Ger man Government to provoke the conflict.

In response to a request from the London correspondpent of the Felt Parisien, Sir Edward Grey says: —

The United Kingdom and the whole of. the British Empire as well as our bravo Allies, have never been more determined than they are to-day to carry on the. struggle to a victory which will result in an honourable and durable petice, based on liberty and not on a crushing militarism. In an editorial, the Liberté asks satiri- cally:

COMPULSORY SERVICE.

What is the bag of the Kaiser and his IMPORTANT DECISION IMMINENT. cursed race of beaters and game-keepers at the end of this year of war? Between "LONDON, September 8th. 8 and 9 millions of slain, wounded, dis appeared, or prisoners, What a hecatomb, The Daily News

that says

end what is the result? Nothing but Cabineb Committee, presided over by ruin devastation, and massacres the entire world veiled in funeral crêpe: A colossal Lord Crewe, on the maintenance of the Wagnerian symphony rises from earth to strength of the Armies, recommended Heaven composed of tears and sobs and infinite sufferings. The German deity, recruiting by public, appeal, district by gorged with blood, impresstion, and district, but decided that if the quote human torture, should be satisfied, acquired at the depots was not forth Lowpox, September 9th.coming men should be taken compulsorily CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, The Panama Canal, which has been It is understood that the National

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA,

Register will be used for the purposes of much obstructed lately owing to land- slides, is now completely blocked. Thirty.

{THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY }

THE PANAMA CANAL.

The following telegram from the London The Tsar has appointed the Grand

ceived by the local branch General von Bernhardi (author of the ships are held up, Simultaneously with discrimination, The Cabinet will consider office of the Chartered Bank has been re "The directors have declared an interim Duke Nicholas to be Viceroy and Com-

divided for the past half-year at the rate mander-in-Chief of the Caucasus and German classic "The Next War") has this, news has been received of a violent the report, to-day, and it is expected that

init will reject the compulsion recommend per cent. per annum free of Income expresses his profound gratitude for the been appointed Commander of the Fifth earthquake Graad Duke's services during the war, Corps on the Eastern Front,

Guatemala,

at San Salvador

Lantion.