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THE WAR.
EMPERORS VISIT BATTLEFIELDS.
RUSSIANS AND ITALIANS STILL PROGRESSING.
GREAT BRITAIN AND MUNITIONS.
AFFRAY AT CHENGCHIATUNG. CHINESE SOLDIERS FIRE ON JAPANESE,
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH REGAIN TRENCHES.
LONDON, August 15th.
General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com- muniqué, states :-Nearly the whole of the rensindre of the trenches north-west of Pozieres in which the ceny gained a footing on the 12th inst. have been re-
taken.
An entry has been forced into the enemy's trenches near Mouquet form.
We returned with prisoners.
We repulsed two attempted, raids on our trenches on our right flank, while we feinted a raid south of Armentieres which caused much commotion among the enny, over which one artillery took full advantage-
LONION, August 10th.
À communiqué states:--The situation is unchanged.
ITALIAN ERONT.
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGKNOT.]
ITALIANS STILL SCORING- Rome, August 15th.
THE HIJSKONG DAILY PRRAS. THURS SAT, AUGUST 17TH, 1918.
A communiqué, states:-We captured enemy trenches west of Sangrade and Mount Pecinka, in the Carse region, and east of Gorizia,
We captured 1800 prisoners, Enerty attarks everywhere wore. pulsed.
NAVAL ACTIVITIE8.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.] DANISH STEAMER
SUBMARINED.
Losion, August 16th. The Danish steniner fear has been sub marined in the Mediterranean,
MORE
PIRACY.
Loxtos, Augrist 15th.
The Italian steamer Séfi has beeri sunk
FRENCH ARTILLERY ACTIVE in the Mediterranean,
Paris, August 15th.
A communiqué states:--Our artillery have been most action in the Somme region.
BRILLIANT GRENADE ATTACKS.
-We carried by brilliant grenade at- tack portions of the German trenches on a front of 300 metres to a depth of 200 metres north of Chapelle Saint File.- An enemy counter-attack was smashed- by our enrtain fire,
There was Fleury, and Vaux Chapitre.
NOTHING IMPORTANT.
The grew of the Norwegian steamer Asure recher, bound for Glasgow from Quebec, has been landed on the Island of Mull. The vessel was broken in two by explosions aboard.
GENERAL.
{THROUGH BUTER'S 'AQENOZ:]
GENERAL BOTHA
INTERVIEWED,
DURBAN, August 18th... General Botha, interviewed on his
a violent bombardment at return from a visit to General Smuts, spoke most enthusiastically of the Anglo | Dutch en-operation in East Africa. They were overcoming enormous difficulties, He was most optimistic regarding the prospects of the campaign, the end of which was not far distant.
KAISER VISITS WESTERN FRONT.
Pants, August 18th. A communiqué states:-Apart from lively ennogade south of the Sonic and on the right of the Meuse, there has been nothing important on the whole front,
RUSSIAH FROMI.
{TERODAY. BRUTOR'S AGRICY.) FURTHER RUSSIAN SUCCESS.
LONDON, August 15th.
Renter's Correspondent at Petrograd says that in the wooded Carpathians the Russians have occupied Jablonitza and other towns to the simth. They have iaken 1,348 prisoners,
RUSSIAN ADVANCE CONTINUES.
PETROGLAR, August 16th. An official mamianiqué sintes:—Our advans westward in the region of the Upper Strypa continues,
We
Huccessfully crossing the western banks of the Zlotalipa and the Bystritza to Solotvinskaia. -
are
BUSSIAN TROOPS IN PERSIA.
PETROGRAD, August 16th. We cepied a strong Turkish position uear Sakkiz in Persia, from which the enemy are retreating, southward, "being pursued by our cavalry.
MERIAL ACTIVITIES,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENJOY.] TALIAN HYDROPLANES
BOMBARD. TRIESTE.
ROME, August 16th, a official communiqué states:--Our Eroplanes successfully bombarded this ning the workshops and airsheds at Este, causing numerous fires:
AIR SERVICE
SHORTCOMINGS..
LONDON, August 15th. inquiry into the alleged short- caags of the Air Service found no pri or substantiation of the charges of
Degence.
(THROUGH KRUINE'S· AGENOT.]
BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT.
BRITAIN'S PRODUCTION": OF
MUNITIONS.
LONDON, August 15th. In the House of Commons, the Hon. Mr. E. S. Montagu, speaking on the increase in the output of munitions, stated that we are now manufacturing monthly twice as many heavy guns as we possessed at the outbreak of the war. The weekly output of machine-guns has been increas ed sixteen times since the foundation of the Munitions Department, while the weekly output of explosives has been inereused sixty times. The output of field howitzers is eight tunes greater than at the beginning of 1915,
Mr. Montagu added that our output of shells has increased so much that com- parisons with 1914 are useless, Besides a large amount of mauitions and gens, we are supplying the Allies with urtals for munitions, to the value of six millions sterling monthly, and we are sending tở France ne-third of our production of steel for shetk. French experts hav praised our new heavy artillery.
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[YXROUGH "ZEUTER'E AŬKNOY.]
VINCENT COMMISSION PAPERS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ÄGENUE,}
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
AMENDMENT BILL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
AFFRAY AT CHENGCHIATUNG.
TOKIO, August 18th.
In the House of Commons, in reply to In the House of Commons, in coin- A Japanese policeman was killed and on the Government of India seventeen Japanese soldiers were wound- Sir Henry Craik, Mr. Chamberlain stated mittee
Amendment Bill,
ed in an affray with Chinese troops at that copies of the Report of the Vincent
Colonel Yate moved a series of amend-Chengchistung, 130 miles north-west of Commission and of General Sir Benuments seeking to raise the status of the Mukden.
The newspapers publish sensational champ Duff's Memorandum thereon were Indian civilians. One substituted the
Title of Governor for Lieutenant- details of the Chengchiatung zffray. despatched from India in July, while
Governor.
These declare that a Chinese soldier as- Appendices, including evidence, were sent Mr. C. H. Roberts, resisting this, saulted a Japanese, and that when the early in August. The Viceroy had stated said that large body
1
of were
only Japanese policeman at Chenchiatung that a general review of the Report and spinion that India would like 10
went to the barracks and remonstrated. the Appendices would follow as soon as see a Governor appointed ity the he was shot and killed by a Chinese. they were fully examined. All the Home Government. A change of title
soldier. Subsequently 1 squad of further encourage this documents would be submitted to the would
Japanese troops approached the bar- Mesopotamia Commission as soon as theysire. The changes advocated by Colonel
racks. The Chinese Ared, wounding were received. He thought this would Yate would be more suitable for di seventeen, including the lisutenant-com- greatly facilitate their task, but mean- cussion in the future when the changes
manding. while the matter treated, by the Vincent in the Administration in India Commission must be considered still sub being considered. judier, and the Report could not he
Sir H. Craik and Mr. J. F. P. Raw-
published.
linson supported this.
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Mr. Austen Chamberlain-I have seen an advance copy of the Report. In addi- tion to the criticisms upon the Indian military organisation, which are engaging the serious attention of the Imperial Government, it named certain officers as having grave responsibility in connection with Sinte affairs. These officers no doubt would be examined by the Mesopotamia Commission, by whom their case and the measure of their re- šponsibility would be considered.. Mean- while the officers named had vacated their
Continuing. Mr. Montagu said our equipment of 18 pounders is practically complete, and we should shortly have satisfied our own requirements machine-guns and should be able to de- vole attention entirely to the require ments of the Allies. The weekly output. of munitions is covered by expenditure, so, if the workers and employers continu- Į positions, to white new appointments ed to play their parts as nobly as hereto fore, there was no fear of the offensive
breaking down, owing to shortage of ammonition.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George announced that he hoped to sup ply the Allies with more munitions next The output would be increased till victory was established, of which he was confident. ...
year,
THE MILITARY TRIBUNAL
hod been made.
de-
were
· On Colonel Yate pressing Mr. Roberts to reconsider, the latter pointed out that this particular proposal j
He was opposed in joint committee. asked the House not to raise it now.
The amendment was rejected by 78
votes to 9,
Other amendments wera withdrawn, and the Bill passed its third reading. KING GEORGE VIBITS
BRITISH FRONT.
LONDON, August 15th. His Majesty the King has motared in the danger zone, accompanied by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and Staff, and watch- ed the shells bursting on both sides.
In the House of Lords, Lord Islington,
His Majesty left a point near the old in reply to Lord Midleton, repeated Mr. Chamberlain's statement that the condi- British front line and walked over the Tians in Mesopotamia were not yet quite area of the conflict in the beginning of satisfactory. This was largely owing to July. Then he crosseri akd "No Man's the inmense difficulties of transport. Land," which is pitted with shell holes His lordship hoped that the alterations and strewn with the debris of war. His unde in responsible positions would en- Majesty remarked:" It is wonderful able the difficulties to be overcome. how human beings could have lived
making every effort through it."
The Raj WA
In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd meet the difficulties. Mr. Chamber-The King, in his visit to the Front, George announced that the Tribunal fin desired bin to say that the Report scrambled over the parapets, refusing constituted under the Army Act Amend-by the Vincent Commission specially re-help, and visited the graves where ment B' would be composed of FieldCognised the valuable services of the British soldiers are buried. His Majesty Marshal Sir William Nicholson, Lord Medical Corps and the Indian Medical Cheylesmore, Mr. Justice Atkins and Mr.Service. All deficiencies revealed in the Report would be notified immediately and orders issued to make them good.
D. Maclean, Liberal M.P. for Prebles.
MESOPOTAMIA MAILS.
FATË OF KUT PRISONERS.
In the House of Commons, Lord Rubert Cecil stated he had no further information regarding the treatment of the Kut prisoners, but the United States
In the House of Commotis, Mr. Chan- berlain announced that he had received a report from the Raj stating that it was hoped by August 1st to forward the whole English mal to Mesopotunia from Basra on the day of its arrival there. They had
de their arrival at the internment camps- not traced any cases of pilfering; inades sending money and comforts as soon
was known. The main cause of unensi-
uess was the refusal of Turkey to allow United States officials to visit the
PARIS, August Telih. The visit of the Kaiser to the Western front, where the Germans are reinforcing their heavy artillery and troops, is re-quate ir lust addresses; and insteore garded by the newspapers as clear proof packing, must account for a good many that the enemy is still seeking a decision of the miscarriages. in the west, having abandoned the iden of winning in the other theatres.
BRITAIN'S FIFTY MILLION LOAN.
NEW YORK, August 16th.
He anid he pro-
received were reassuring."
The newspapers asert that Chinese
mobs
threatening the hundred Japanese residents at Chengchistung.
KITCHENER FOND.
Loypos, August 18th." The Kitchener Fund HOW toials $223,500 The Mercantile Bank of India and the National Bank of India have
each given £500.
EXPANSION OF COTTON GROWING.
LONDON, August 16th. · The British Cotton Growing Associa tion is enquiring with a view to starting large operations ia Rhodesia and Mozambique.
DANISH WEST INDIES.
COPENHAGEN, August 16th,
The Lower House of the Danish Parlia- ment have resolved to take a plebiscite on the question of the sale of the Danish West Indies.
IMPRISONED BANK STAFF IN PERSIA.
LONDON, August 16th.
The staff of the Shiraz branch of the
Pauk of Persia have been released, and they have arrived at Bushire.
WAR NEWS.
walked many yards, in what had one BRITISH MINE-FIELD IN NORTH
been German trenches, and was greatly pleased at the result of our gunnery. He entered a forty feet dug-out and remark ed:-The Germans evidently thought they were going to make a long stay, but they are not faring so well now.”
His Majesty next witnessed the "straf: ing" at Pozieres in the very midst of an action, to the accompaniment of shriek- ing shells, and reluctantly withdrew after stopping over the allotted time.
SEA.
The Naval Departinent announces that in view of the extension of the British. mine-field in the North Sea, the Noord Hinder Lightship will be removed wome eighteen sea miles to the north as soon as practicable. Information regarding the date of removal and the exact geogra- | phical position of the lightship will be
given inter.
SILVER DISAPPEARING.
The Daily Telegraph's Paris Corre- spondent reports that silver is disap pearing in Austria, Bulgaria and His Majesty the King has sent
Turkey, where iron, steel and lead message to the British Army in France, are being substituted. Bulgaria has expressing his great pleasure and satis-ordered. £40,000 worth of steel and lerd pennies and half-pennies and is issuing faction. His Majesty had just conclud£600,000, in ten-penny and twenty-penny posed to, communicate further with the
bank notes. All new Bulgarian money Raj on the subject, and also stated that Prisoners, but private messages recently a visit to the front, and he had been
is being made in Germany. he was cominunicating with the Řaj with
GOVERNMENT AND MUNITION a view to the amplification and accelern
REGISTRATIÓN BILL.
WORKERS. tion of the arrangements regarding the effects of suldiers dying in Mesopotamin. Registration proposals was introduced The Bill containing the Government's
TRANSPORT IN MESOPOTAMIA.
to-day. The Bill provides that there will In the House of Commons, in reply to
no alteration of the franchise. The Sir Edward Carson, Mr. Austen Cham-
new Register will cosae into force on the herlain stated that the difficulty of trans- 31st May. The period for qualification port in Mesopotamia had not been wholly is postponed from the 15th of July to The Anglo-Italian Commercial Agree overcome. It could not be overcome for the 1st November. War-workers, includ-
some time.
He believed that matters ing soldiers and sailors who have lost we much improved, though everything their qualification, will be placed on the possible was now being done regarding new Register. the medical arrangements.
It is officially announced that a new £50,000,000 loan to Great Britain may be expected shortly. ANGLO-ITALIAN AGREEMENT
Ross, August 18th.'
ment has been eigned.
THE RISE IN WHEAT. A controversy has urised regarding the cause of the remarkable rise in wheat recently to 64 a quarter. It is variously attributed to gambling in Chicago, inspired by German-Americans to corner the market in London, and to Govern ment interference. Trade reports from America state that the shortage of the spring crop is due to black rust, but this is believed to be exaggerated.
ARMY ENTRANCE
munition wrokers when their employ
able to judge for himself of their splendid condition and the spirit of cheerful
The Government have decided on a bold confidence animating all canks.
His Majesty referred to his visits to scheme to safeguard the interests of be scenes of the latest desperate strug- gles, and expressed his appreciation of the demands made upon their courage and physical endurance in order to assail and capture positions prepared during the last two years and stoutly defended
to the last."
His Majesty bestows a tribute on all branches, combatant and non-combatant, He rejoices at and men and women.
been made in vain, and the Allies' arins will never be laid down until our cause has triumphed.””
Mr. Asquith emphasised that the prac DESPATCH OF DRAFTS TO INDIA.tical dificulties in enfranchising all their noble efforts being heartily seconded In the House of Commons, in reply to soldiers and sailors were enormous. He by all parties at home. "The heavy Colonel Yate, Mr. H W. Forster ex-appealed to the House. not to raise the sacrifices made by our armies have not plained that the delay till the Bch of question of the franchise in wartime. May of the despatch to India of drafts
GERMANY'S UNDERTAKING TO asked for on the 24th February was due to shipping men who were previously an available. The responsibility rested with In the House of Lords, Earl Crown those responsible for providing sufficient stated that since May, when Germany men for the needs of the Empire,
promised te United States that she Colonel Yate-As drafts were never would not sink vessels without warning, sent in the hot weather in peace time, the German submarines have sunk with The War Office announces that in there not the authorities in England out warning four British and three neu-
EXAMINATION.
LONDON, August 16th.
case of candidates who have served in the equally responsible, with the authorities Imperial or Dominion forces, including in India for the deaths! the Indian Army Reserve, the upper
Mr. Forster-Men ware urgently want- limit of age for attendance at the Army
afraid that we cannot ed, and I Entrance Examination to be held November will be 25. Otherwise it will observe a peace-time rule. We must send
drafts when available.
be 19,
in
am
AMERICA
tral vessels. Altogether 40 lives had been lost thereby. This was a clear violation of their undertaking. T
There had been other cases in which a breach of the. undertaking was highly probable, but there was no definite proof.
His
manition works and factories in the cases at the close of War. All Kingdom are to be placed under the pro- visions of the unemployment part of the National Insurance Act. This means that all munition workers will have to contribute their 2)d, per week, and their employers the same amount per worker, in addition to whichghe State, makes i proportionate contribution. On the ces- sation of their employment the workers will at once receive unemployment benefit weekly, which may range from one shil ling a week upwards according to the
particular trades. rates prescribed by the regulation for
WAR BEER.
The Liquor Control Board has invented a war beer. It looks like beer, tastes like heer, smelle like beer, and is called bear. The intelligent fox tarirer of the gramo phone advertisement might be deceived. Renter's Correspondent at Headquar by it, and wonder what it is that master ters reports that the King spent a week likes so much. Whether master himself will detect the difference is another mat- in France touring the war area.
ter. Master is so ant to judge by results; Majesty visited the trenches, and his and th ́s, bet allows of no progress in "forrarder" exhilaration. One cannot get presence evoked extraordinary scenes of on it. After a gallon or two you "may"
“swell wisibly, like the Pickwickian enthusiasm.
tea drinker, but you can repeat "Truly rural twenty times with distinctness. and emphasis Fou the point of view. of the average working man, therefore, we are afraid the new beek will not des serve the praises that have been lavished on it. The British workman is purpose. ful in all he does, and when he invests. yes-dividend at least nine-pennyworth-of fourpence he expects to receive his due.
His Majesty was met by King Albert, President Poincare, General Joffre and other distinguished notables,
HIS MAJESTY RETURNS HOME, LONDON, August 16th, His Majesty returned to London terday evening in excellent health.
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