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THE

WAR.

BRITISH SUCCESSES IN THE

BALKANS.

DRIVING ENEMY FROM VILLAGES.

ROUMANIANS ASSUMING OFFENSIVE.

STILL HOLDING THE DANUBE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREES, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13rn, 1916.

RUSSIANS FIGHTING FIERCE BATTLES.

GREECE AND THE ENTENTE,

PREMIER RESIGNS,

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH TRENCH SUCCESS. LONDON, September 17th.. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com- muniqué, siules:-Two eneiny counter attacks of Cinchy were repulsed..

Small hostile detachments atterited an nitack near Mouquet Farm and in the vicinity of Pozieres and were driven uff.

We entered esemy trenches at several places between-Nenville St. Vastantia -Bassen- Cana' and buik prisoners.*

ENCHANGED.

LONDON, September 12th, A communiqué from General Sir Doug Jas Haig stuten at the situation south

of the Ancre is unchanged.

There was force, hand-to-hand lighting *nt Ginchy".

PRISONERS TAKEN AT GÌNCHY,

Four officers and 101 men have been taken at Ginchy, making over 200 prisoners since our last report,

Our artillery and trench-mortars sil epeed an attempted trench-mortar bom bardment north of Estuff.

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THE BALKANS

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

[THROUGH REUTER'S AUEMOY. I VENEZELOS CÒNGBATU- LATES ROUMANIA.

ATHENS, September 19tii.

COSSACKS IN HUNGARY,

LABOUR AFTER PIACE: DEPUTATION TO MR. ASQUITE.

OUTLINE OF POLICT,

THE

GERMAN FEAR OF T

ECONOMIC WAR. ENGLAND WILL HOLD ALL THE

RAW MATERIALS."" Even the Jingo Taeglische Rundschau is seized with panic when it thinks of tho period after the war. In an article head- England's conomic war againet Germany,', it says:--

A PANIC-STRICKEN POPULATION

Some Cossack détachments succeeded in crossing the mountains into Hungary on

A deputation from the triple industrial alliance the Minora Federation, the M. Venezelos hna telegraphed the July 14th, a fact which created a panic and throughout the frontier towns

National Union of Railwaymen, and the Roumanian Opposition Lender, M.

villeges, and caused thousands of refugees National Transport Workers Federad Filipesco, congratulating Roumania upon

te swarm down into the plains. Proton--was received by the Prime Minister her entry into the war.

clamations and reassuring speeches bud GENERAL

THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCE}

A KITCHENER WEDDING,

ONLY SON OF PRESENT EARL MARRIED.

Wo must exclude the possibility of normal transition period after the con-

no effect on the scared population, who in a Committee zoom of the House of tell norrible tales of the fate of those left Commons on August 3rd, and placed be behind. The people also declars that the fore him proposals for dealing with declusion of peace. Any economic peate is itussian Emperor visited Czernowitz the other day incognito, aid that he has inspected the line throughout the Buko- wino. The refugees have even beard that the Emperor personally distributed food and money among the starving children of the Bukowina population, a rumour no doubt, arising from the feverish im- agination of the starving people, who, LONDON, September 11th.

having nothing to feed their bodies with Viscount Broome, only son of the prefeed their minds with such dreams. sent Earl Kitchener, has married Adela, daughter of Major Mouins, of Ringwould,

Dover.

Lord George Hamilton, in a speech at the reception, mentioned the fact that the bridegroom's father, although: a septuagenarian, was doing good work

THE FORCES AT-TURTUKAI.Engr Africa. ENEMY THRICE THE STRENGTH

OF DEFENDERS.

ME. LLOYD GEORGE AT

J

VERDUN.

in

BUCHAREST, September 11th.

PARIS, September 12th. Mr. Lloyd George, who is visiting The enemy force at Turtukai comprised 23,000 Cermals, 49,000 Bulgarians and Verlun, was banquetted in the Citadel 10,000 Turks. The defenders numbered In a specchi he stated that he was happy to meet the guardians of Verdun's 23,000.

a fortified inviolable walls. He paid a tribute to Turtukai (or Tetrakanis

in Bulgaria in the province of Rust the devotion and tenacity of its defend chuk on the Dambe, 32 miles west by south

Silistrin, which the Gurtenis annoncers, Verdun has saved not only France the Bulgarists have captured. Turtukai but all humanity, which again turns to way cracuated by the Burgasions under **superior German-Bulgarian pressure un Franes to defend the great cause. the 6th instant.]

THE ITALIAN BATTLESHIP BRITISH BOMBARD BULGARIAN POSITIONS.

PARIS, September 11th.

A communiqué issued at Salonika states-The British crossed the river Strum at Orjack under the enemy's fire.

They attacked the villages of Nevoljen and Karadakoy, which the enemy are bbstinately defending.

DISASTER.

ROME, September 11th. Particulars, have been published of the firo and explosion which occurred on board the Italian battleship Iconendo da Frac on the 2nd August, whereby the warship sauk, and 21 officers and 327 men lost their lives.

There are hopes of saving the warship The tie broke out close to the magazine of the Leonardo da Vinci, which was anchored where there was no risk of all

All kinds of sad and tragie stories nae circulating among the relagees, as is always the case where, inisery exists. One of the refugees, a village notary public, who arrived driving his own waggon, tells

an interesting story, very different from tons were restored the meu who had

very remote because of England's detor- mination to destroy var economic de mobilization probleme after to war.

Mr. Asquith said he and all his col-velopment and Germany's leading posi- longues and the country recognized that tion, which is its condition. Not much difference in this respoet will be made by the three great branches of industry re-

our submarino transports. They will, it presented by the deputation had con-

is true, bring over a large quantity of; tributed-nobly to the necessities of the

nails and some precious goods, but as ation and the exigencies of the struggle, they have only a tonnage of 00, they will never be able to satisfy our hunger by and it would show a want not only of Be state lot photo on 20 pots as imports of goods ce masse. All the while the State for whom they had made these that the enemy's armies aro bleeding on. unprecedented sacrifices if the Govern the Continent, England is gradually pre- ment did not endeavour by avery prac paring behind the theatres of war an sical available means to secure that when economic war, the aim of which is to the war came to an end and peace condi make Germany economically dependent upon England, or at least to inflict por

England knows that after this war the stories usually told of Corsicks shown such a splendid cxample of pat-manent injury upon her When in the mountains, he said, ten riotie sacrifice should be secured, us far

any form of suffering Europe will need a long time to restore Cossacks appeared suddenly leef and unemployment,

the balance of her forces and make ut them asked him Chlch maytesh?" (Have you any bread) The notary re Un te other band, they had the con- for the loss of human material and the England herself plied that he had not seen bread for days, sider, those who, to fill gaps created by damage to property.

will only endure her share of the less so whereapon the Cossack took a whole lont enlistment, bad taken the place of rosar as it suits her interest When her from his bag and handed it over to him. wao were gone and were carrying on the Allies, bound by the London Agreement DEFENDING TROOPY WEAKNESS. productive energies of the country not to make pence separately, are tired

work at least as essential as the oller to the successful conduct of the war. In word, all these problems gathered them selves into two-the reinstatement of those who had gone and the displacement

of fighting, she will consent to a military. peace, During the period of peace. : negotiations England will be the sprikes- men of our enemies and will powerfully oppose us so as to rob us of the fruits

But already before the peace negotiu tions England will have taken care of our battles.

establish a strong economic ring of th Allies, which under England's direction will strive to injure Germany's economic position permanently..

to

"After the military war, therefore, there will begin an economic war, the lake of which the world has never seen before.. England will make the greatest profit out of it, because it is she who will deter- mine the moment for the beginning of

The Russians are now occupying the positions which they held in January, 1015, before the general retreat began The only hope left for the people of the frontier district is that the Russians will

places. Ho did not suppose that a more again be forced to retreat; but the nature complex problem had ever prescuted itself be unable to advance further, and will those who, for the time, stood in their of the present fighting suggests quite at any out It is quite right, different course; for while on the former occasion the Gerins, forces swarmed from added the Prime Minister, "while the the West to the Carpathians, to-day all war still rages and peace, though we hope The available troops in Germany are; it is not very far off, is yet not immediate being hurried to the Western theatre of ly assured, that we should occupy such The resolutions of the Paris Confer- war, and the battalions which are avail- time and attention as we can spare from ence certainly justify these conclusions. able for the defence of the frontiers of other matters for the daily prosecution of England is doing her best to make the Hungary are not nearly as efficient as the war in forecasting the provision neutrals comply with her wishes, putting their economic position through i servere those which stopped the earlier Russian which has to be made, and ought to be ordeal. The neutrals, having been puroj- advance. The garrisons in Serbia and made, well in advance for the resumptioned dry, will not be in a position after Montenegro are being brought back to of our normal activities as a peace-pursu- the conclusion of peace to supply Ger reinforce the defending armies, and the ing and industrial community.""

many, as they will themselves bave to last available, men in the country are

import for their own country. Should, being hurried to the Bukowina and Calf THE ALLIANCE'S PROPOSALS, cia, there to fight against impossible oude. Dealing scriatim with the proposals of however, they agree to sell, it would only

be for very high prices. Meanwhile fantastic stories are in cir the deputation, Mr. Asquith said they culation not only in Budapest but were already taking steps to collect and throughout Hungary to the effect that classify the various war pledges, if he the Russians are already in Maramaros might sa describe them, which had been Sziget, that they have crossed the Car- given affecting trade unoin practices. So pathians at different points, and that the far as something like 4,000 controlled whole of Eastern Galicia is being rapidly establishments were concerned, Part 1 of the peace negotiations. Un to the con- evacuated. The truth, as far as one can the Munitions Act provided for the conclusion of peace, however, she will have gather is that some Russian cavalry tinuance of an arbitration machinery for all the raw materials, and she will fix crossed into Hungary, but after pressing the interpretation of those agreements the prices thereof, so as with their help forward for some thirty miks rapidly withdrew fighting continuously with de for a year after the war, and the Govern to win back the money lost through the inent were carefully considering what Wh Consequently the Central Empires. lachments of gendarmes, and causing the machinery was required to dispose of dif- will have to bleed for und end.... tenie-stricken population to dy lieadlong.

In face of this awful prospect the 145 the correspondents explain this fight by ferences of interpretation, if there be Targfische Rundschap agrees that saying that a dozen Cossacks were enough such, in agreements affecting other works only means of lvation is for Germany to frighten and put to flight 100,000 and estabi shuments. Speaking generally to do all its importing in the period after The Commander ordered the flooding of women and children. These refugers on this point, he wished to say that the the war through State purchasing coin

greally embarrassed the military authori pledges which had been given and the missions, entrusted with full powers, the lower parts of the warship.

ties, who cannot supply them with accom-obligations incurred under then were in An explosion caused the battleship tomodation. Moreover, they block the the view of the Government obligations. roads, so that military transports cannot of honour and indisputably valid, and sink in forty-five feet of water.

pass, and thus in some districts in the nothing but the assent of all the parties The

complement da board wax af mountains, where the roads are narrow concerned could vary them or dispense

and there is no room to pass, supplies with their completo fullment officers and 1,150 men.

are held up for days,

With regard to the second proposal Throughout the Western Carpathians a that dealing with substitutes, he would state of muddle exists; there are no point out that the principle embodied in civilians to maintain order among the it had already been recognized by the people, and the military are absolutely Government so far as persons engaged in powerless in the matter. The greatest munition work were concerned by the trouble of all is that the poor refugees Bill which they had introduced for the This is the highest number recorded, pre entirely without food; indeed, they temporary insurance of munition workers the datal having gradually risen since beg bread from the soldiers who pass, and against unemployment. That would be 1909, when there were only 647,494 re- as the soldiers share their scanty supplies found to apply to something like 1,000,000 cipients. Some 41,000 claims were re- with them the difficulty: becomes "stil!

workers. The Government would, ofjected by committees or on appeal greater, for the soldiers, are also left!

Women pensioners exceeded men" by without food, The tattle, which the course, consider what, if way, were the people are driving before them, also have appropriato cans of applying the same neartly two to one viz., 617,840 against nothing to eat. On the mountain roads principle to other industries which might 360,398 men. there is no grass, and the animals have be equally affected. The deputation must to travel in some cases for forty miles not assume that be was prepared to pledge before reaching the valleys, where they the Government or the Legislature to the

mittee a strong, well-manned body, or are able to graze Journalists who have adoption of the precise proposal they up some time ago a Demobilization Com-

en the exodus in the Bakowina region made, that the displaced persons or sub- say that only the Serbian exodus to stitutes should be provided with other which labour was powerfully represented Montenegro and Albania could be com work at standard rates or full mainten-and the matter with all its complica parca with it. Everywhere the bodies of ance. But the Government were acutelytions was being most carefully examined those who had died from exhaustion were alive to the gravity of the problem; and, and worked out by that Committee. At be seen, and often, beside them, were while he would hope that in the trades this moment it was out of the question the carcases of horses. In short, misery specially represented there there would to anticipate their final conclusions; but was visible in every direction,

Wo violently bombarded the Bulgarian Dusitions from the west of Vardar to There is nothing to report from de Lake Doiran, hitting some of the enemyentary.altuck. where.

FRENCH ATTACKED WITH LIQUID FIRE.

PARIS, September 11th..

A communiqué states that the enemy delivered several attacks, accompanied by Fiquid fire..

batteries.

BRITISH CROSS THE STRUMA..

LONDON, September 11th. The British communiqué issued at Salonika states that the British have crossed the Strama at several places. ENEMY DRIVEN FROM VILLAGES. The enemy was driven out of Nevoljen and other villages after considerable

EFFECTIVE AIR BOMBING. Our aeroplanes bombed important mii-opposition. tary factories south of Bruges most effec- tively; also cautomments and amouni- tion depots north of Sommepy, where vin lent explosions were caused; and an aerodrome at Sarrebourg, where scríous damage was done.

FRENCH FRONT QUIET,

Pans, September 12th. A communiqué states --Expopt for a rather violent artillery duel south of the Somme, in the Berny, Vermian d'Ovillers and Chaulnes sectors, there is nothing important to report along the whole frout. FIVE ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED

A later communiqué states:-Five Ger man attacks between Berny, and Chaulnes were repulsed with serious losses.

RUSSIAN FRONT.

(THROOGS AKUTER'S AGENCY.] SITUATION UNCHANGED.

LONDON, September 11th.

A Russian communique states:-On the Western front the situation changed.

is

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FIERCE BATTLES IN THE CAUCASUS.

On the Caucasian-front, on September ath, bere battles continued in the region of Ogneti

BANA OCCUPIED. We occupied Baua, in the region of Sakkiz, and we, are pursuing the eneiny,

HAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] MORE VESSELS SUNK.

LONDON, September 11th. The sinking of the following vessels is Bunounced:--The British steamer Lerie and several Grook merchantmen

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Strong counter-attacks were repulsed. BULGARIANS WITHDRAW FROM: ADVANCED POSTS.

PARIS, September 11th.; A fresh withdrawal from the Bulgaria: advanced posts is reported from the Serbian front

ROUMANIANS OCCUPY

HELIMBAR

BUCHAREST, September 12th.

An enquiry was held and it was proved that the catastrophic was not due to a enemy attack or to defective explosives Other possibilities of foul play are being investigated.

"ALLIES' POWERF UL ARTILLERY. TESTIMONY FROM THE GERMAN LINES.

NEw York, September 11th. The Associated Press Correspondent with the German Armies cables as follows from the Somme-The Allies' artillery preparation before the latest attacke abpok windows at Cambria

Some idea of what this, inferno menas

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NEARLY A MILLION PENSIONS. During the year ending March, 1015, there were 160,379 claims made for old age pensions, of which 108,059 were mado in England. On the last Friday in March, 1916, no fewer than 287 236 per- sons drew the pension, and, with the ex- ception of some 43,000, all were receiving the full 5**

A communiqué states--The Roman

bo in practice so large a demant for la- one thing they might be sure of that ians have occupied Helimbar.

bour that they might be able to absorb whatever those conclusions might be they, Effeary attacks west of Merigor were may be obtained from the fact that

without substantial difficulty not only would have been arrived at after consul- troops going into the first line go pre

A SAFEGUARD AGAINST

those who had left their employment Fortation with some of the best heads of the repulsed.

the services, but to a large extant those labour world and with full regard to the GERMANY. pared to hold out for a week without

who had taken their places, there wore interests, not only of their own trades, communication, while pigeon carriers

Germany has not accomplished, and undoubtedly other industries in which but of all others.

that would not be the case and in which auve replaced telephones from the frontever can accomplish, what she had in it would be the duty of the Government to the rear, owing to the lines being regn view the subjugation of Europe-whon | to endeavour to provide some special

problem. she deliberately forced this war on the emergency machinery to deal with the

THREE HUNDRED PRISONERS.. The Roumanines, assumed the offensive, capturing two guns, machine-guns. and 200 prisoners.

There has been rille-fire along the whole larly smashed up. Occasionally even

pigeons fail,

of the Danube front,

Fighting in the Dorbradja cont711209, ROUMANIA SAFE FROM SERIOUS

OFFENSIVE.

LONDON, September 11th. Reuter announces that it is authorita- tively stated that the present enciny furors

are quite inadequate for a serious offensive against Roumania, and, more over, the Roumanians still hold the

Danube.

The Russians have severed the railway to the Dobrudja, which the Russian fleet have bombarded.

THE ENTENTE AND GREECE.

Arusss, September 12th. The Government has accepted all the demands of the Entente

GREEK PREMIER RESIGNS.

ATHENS, September 12th. The Premier, M. Zaimis, has resigned.

TWELVE REASONS FOR THANKFULNESS.

The Bishop of Birmingham suggests 12 1reasons why the nation should give thanks

to God to-day --

GRADUAL DEMOBILIZATION.

IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL COMMITTEES."

Finally, there was the question of set- ting up registration bureaux to deal with the transition stage and the provision of

maintenance for men unable to get em world. But she has brought about sev-

ployment on discharge, That question eral things which most certainly she had

fall within the general purview of the Des not in view. She has ruined herself for As to the next two proposals, it was mobilization Committee. The Govern generations to cone and dishonored her-quite obvious that the demobilization of mont hoped he did not want to forecast self for all eternity. She has made the Army, whenever and under whatever what the precise form of the machinery military Power of England and is mak conditions it took place, must for mili resolved upon would utimately be that ing a naval Power of the United States, tary reasons be a gradual process. The highly important part in the demchili Tor it is Germany's fiendish attack on

limitations of transport and depôt facization arrangements would be played by civilization itself (says the New York lities, apart from many other considera local committees. It was absolutely essen Herald) that has caused the Senate to tione, rendered that absolutely necessary tial that it should be done locally, and adopt so rapidly a vast Naval Building He doubted, therefore, whether there was not centrally by local committees on Programme, calling for the construction

surance or some other form of benefit in

tended to meet the case of the ex-soldier who through no fault of his own could not secure employment was now being investigated

of 157 vessels of war at a cost of almost any prospect certainly there was no which labour would be strongly represept. (1)-That we did not cause the war. (2)That we did act in the cause of 2316.000,000 (1,580,000,000 francs). But probable prospect of what he night called The provision of unemployment in for Germany's infamous invasion of Bela sudden glut of labour being thrown ou justice and national righteousness when gium, and the contempt for the rights of the market at a moment's notice and with the demand was made upon us.

weaker nations which she has shown; the out the possibility of gradual absorption. ()-That we have fought cleanly.

programme adopted never would have Here he would point out that from a mili- (4)That the desires of our enemies seen the light of day The German detary point of view the difficulty of dis have not been realized.

"I can only add," Mr. Asquith ended, vastation of Belgium and the German charging men according to their trades

that any representations cent in to the (5.) That our manhood responded to terroristic campaign in the United States was very great, but the Government were the call,

have opened the eyes of Americans fa, very much alive to that point and were Demobilization Committes by the trade (6.) For the union of classes in the heir defenceless condition and welded duing their best to consider it. Some unions will receive most careful and re land.antage"

them together in a determination to period of furlough on full pay must inespectful consideration. That Committe (That the whole Empire has real remedy that perilous defect. It is signi- vitably be granted at the end of the war w have the great advantage of stu and what Empire means.

feant that the Senate not only passed a he did not see how they could deal with inw the problems as a whole. It 5- (8.) That we have not suffered in this measure reducing from five years to three the problem at all otherwise. But what actively at work, and I trust island, hoe from the temporal misery the period originally set for the complete the precise length of the period should be very short space of time it

execution of the programme As the com- which has been the lot of other lands.

able us to set up in a would require discussion. (9)-For the heroism of our sufferers.mittee report says The sooner we get was a matter more or less of detail,which to formulate conclusions is now permeating the nation.

In regard to all these probleme he would thich can be bro (10.)--For the grandeur of idest which an adequate navy the better." The work

of getting one has been started. Les like to say that the Government had set than ever after the war will Germany's (11) For the dawn of victory.

maritime, ambitions be realizable.

(Continued on'nezi Column.). (12.)For the hope of the future.

tion the momen and praco