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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY

FRENCH OCCUPY TWO IMPORTANT VILLAGES.

RUSSIANS CAPTURE 3.174 GERMANS.

ITALIAN SUCCESSES ON THE CARSO.

BERLIN PLUNGED IN DEPRESSION.

FRANCO BELOIAR FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AQINUX.) THE BRITISH SUCCESSES. TWO-DAYS' CAPTURES.

LONDON, September 17th, General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com munique, atatea: -To-day south of the Antre we continued our attacks on certain localities, making "further, progress.

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FACE TELLING ON THE GERMANS.

LONDON, September 18th. The paws of the fighting during the past fortnight is undoubtedly beginning to tell upon the Germans

The German newspapers are seeking desperately for excuses to explain the continuous advance of the Allies, but the German communiqués continue to publish the usual half-truths, talking of bloody The total captures during the two days repulses of the Allies, whereas the lat

Sime yesterday we have advanced from one to two miles on a front of six miles. The member of prisoners taken to-day is over 1,700, including 51 offers.

are 4,000, of which 116 nre officers.

So far, six guns and over 50 machine guns have been taken or destroyed, while a considerable quantity of material has been inptured,

Fifteen German geroplanes were do- stroyed on the 15th inst, and another. hostile kite balloon was brought down Altogether, six of our machines are anissing.

MORE GAINS.

General Sir Dougins Haig, in a cont muniqué, states:-South of the Aners we bad furthor-successes, and in the vicinity of Coircelette we extended our gains on

a one-thousand yards front,

Near Thiepval we obtained considerable. Burress yesterday evening, and eaptured the fortifications known as 'f the Danube Trench on a mile front,

The enomy abandoned quantities of rifles and equipment.

at

is

We also captured defended works Mouquet. Our number of prisoners

increasing.

ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS

REPULSED.

Sir Douglas Haig reports;--There have been several benvy counter-attacks south

of the Anere, but all were repulsed.⠀

ters' Naccesses are undoubtedly the great cat on the Western front since the be- stuning of the war.

FRENCH ARTILLERY ACTIVE.

CONSIDERABLE BOMBING:

PARIS, September 17th

“A communiqué says:→There has been fairly brisk artillery work in the regions f Berny and Verman d'Ovillers Four da enemy machines were brought down, one of them north of Dounumont.

Thoro has been considerable bombing by the French, 349 bombs being dropped in different centres.

FRENCH ACHIEVE IMPORTANT SUCCESSES

PARIS, September 18th.

A report statesNorth of the Somme our artillers-bombarded enemy works.

South of the Sonune

We attacked

THE BALKANS

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BRITISH ACTIVITY.

EFFECTIVE BOMBING.

LONDON, September 17th. A British official report from Salonika states that patrols successfully raided the enemy's line at Nochori-and-worth of Beres road on the night of the 10th

inst.

On the Doiran front our bombers killed 160 Germans on the 13th inat Tho operations of our machine guns inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy in their counterattacks.

SERBIAN OPERATIONS. The Borbians are now in the immediate outskirts of Vetrenik and Kajonnekian, erossing the Broda River.

EFTEMBER 19TR. 1916.

CTIVITIES

THROUGH REUTER'S AUENUT STEAMBRS SUNK

LONDON, September 17the The British steamers. Buteloton And Swedish Prince have been sunk

ALIAN FRONT.

{THEOTOK EXTITER'A AGENCY"] ITALIANS STORM ENTRENCH- MENTS.

· EIGHT HUNDRED PRISONERS.

ITALY'S VICTORY.

TRENTINO AND ISONZO.

LEADERS AND MEN.

[BY - THE TIMES - MILITARY

CORRESPONDENTİ

Nothing has given greater pleasure to the British public during the war than the news of the latest Italian victoring It is not only the fall of Monte Saboting Fand Ban-Michele and the entry of Italian troops into Gorizia which delight" us, though these tactical successes are wel come and important enough. It is rather the proof given by these victories of the moral mastery of the enemy by our Ally that counts with us. The strongest post tions, entrenched with all the arts of the engineer, in occupation of the Austrians for many months, tenanted by a powerful

of a formidable German and Austrian front after remising several night.

night artillery, have not been proof against the counter attacks the Italians yesterday dash and the persistence of King Victor's water troops. This is very good news, Indeed, stormed, further enemy entrenchments on and that it heralde fudther disasters for

the Austrian arms we hope and believe a wide front, capturing 800 prisoners.

hope There has been beavy, fighting in abor-

Rox, September 17th,

WAR NEWS.

30 SQUARE MILES WON ON THE SOMME

Notwithstanding that every available ounce of resource has been fung into the resistance on the Somme front to the German front had been dented on August weakening of the line in other parts, the 5th to a degree representing about 30. square miles of territory.

TSAR'S MESSAGE TO BRITISH ARMY

The following telegram front Goneral Alexeicff, Chief of the Imperial Russian General Staff, has been transmitted to General Sir Douglas Haig GCB

A communiqur states: On the Carso garrison, and aupported by all the weg on our recont successes, nid to express the

The French and Russians have arrived tivo enemy attacks in the Brenta Valley. before Florina.

·A Berbian communiqué dated the 18th

just states: -Our atto ks were continued yesterday in the Moglena region, where the enemy is in great strength in difficult Alpine country,

There are veritable walls of rock to climb. The situation is good towards Florins. More guns have been captured. Our losses are slight compared with those of the enemy Judging from the corpses on the battlefield and the newly made graves their losses must have been con- aiderable..

ROUMANIANS' ADVANCE.

LONDON, September 18th

A Roumanian official communiquó says

IMPORTANT POSITIONS

CAPTURED

LONDON, September 18th. An Italian semi-official message states that in the fighting from the 14th to the 16th the Italians in the Carso region cap tured important positions between Vip pacco and the sen. They have taken 4,000 prisoners, GENERAL.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GERMANY'S AIM,

BERLIN TO BAGDAD.

TRENTINO OPERATIONS Though some of us may have antici pated a fierce onslaught of the Italians upon the Isonzo, we may search in vain for any indication of the impending attack in the reports from Italian and Austrian Headquarters. General Caderna is a man sparing of words. All the news which came to us was of progress in the pushing back of the Austrinns in Tren tino, where the Italian operations have been continuous, invariably successful and progressive. It was necessary for that of Russia and the general cause, to Italy, both in her own interest and in keep in play the largest possible Austrian force in Trentino, and so successful was General Cadorna in this undertaking that, during the second week in July, more than four Austrian divisions die for Galicia' were recalled to resist the m creasing Italian pressure

**** I um commanded by his Majesty the Emperor to thank Sir Douglas Haig for the congratulations of the British Army wishes of his Majesty to the gallant troops of the British Army that their operations, which love begun so victori- ously, may continue with the tror energy and firm determination which are charac (eristic of British troops

THE RUSSIAN GAS SHELL,

As the official reports show, z bombard ment with chemical shells preceded the assaults of General Lechitsky's infantry in the move on Stanislan. The applica tion of these diabolical contrivances by: the Russians is only another example of the enemy's being hoist with his own potard. Since his employment of these shells in last year's offensive, the Russians have studied the process of manufacture, General Dymsha, who perished Inst in which they were greatly helped by winter in a railway accident while re turning from the inspection of a factory, Fortunately, his work had already been accomplished, and the Austro-Germans have now had a foretaste of its quality, for which they were evidently wholly unprepared. All accounts testify to the terrific effect of these shells, whose mephitic nanations speedily over- whelmed the enemy's gunners and enor niously facilitated the subsequent task of the infantry. ~~~

During the first week in July the Italian advance encountered a main line of resistance between the Adige and the Brenta, strongly held and supported by uumerous guns. The Italians occupied LONDON, September 17th.

the Valmerbia line and the southern slope of Monte Bpil, in the Vallarsa, took Addressing a gathering of wounded Griso along the Posina line, and arrived men from the Dominions. Sir Tatton on the southern slopes of Monte Maggio A non commissioned officer of the Man- Cimone was held under Italian artillerychester Pale, writing to a younger bro Sykes, M.P., emphasised that it was fire. In the Bugana Valley our Ally thor, describes remarkable incident in

CHEERED LLOYD GEORGE.

Wo have continued to advance on the Germany's aim to maintain communica-occupied the slopes of Monte Civaron, the course of some hard fighting in the

northern and nortly-western fronts,

Three towns have been occupied, and 910 prisoners and war material have been captured.

tions between Berlin and Bagdad at all costs. The Allies must break that line and so shatter German dreams of world

domination,

Bran Hill is in our possession, after frequently changing hands. Seventy-six PRINCE ALBERT INVALIDED. and on the Asiago plateau the Italia prisoners were taken-

SERBIAN VICTORY,

Oversy, September 18th. A Borbaan division in the early Eight ing in the Dobrudju repulsed eighteen attacks by the Gormane and Bulgarians,

LONDON, September 17th.

Somme battle. When," he writes, " WO saw the havou our shells had done, and one called for three cheers for Lloyd the great number of German dend, some George and his munition workers. The whole bastalion, stoppedly took up the cry; and gave three cheers, Then we went on," The N.C.O adds: We may not get through, but you chaps that conte after us will."?

TRADE ACTIVITIES OF

EXILED GERMANS.

CHINA ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL FIELDS.

The following significant note appeared

several points, and at 230 in the after and routed at the point of the bayouer it will be some considerable time before attack which had been in project for some in Die Post, Berlin, last month:

noon we gained important successes. The villages of Vermau d'Ovillers and Berny, which so it had been only partly enpied by us, were conquered as the result of a brilliant rush. Some of the house are still resisting

All the ground between Fernan d'Ovillers and Deniecourt and between

Serbians in the rear. After three hours' German cavalry who tried to take the

fighting at close quarters the enemy lost approx amtely 5,000. FIGHTING IN THE DOBRUDJA,

THE ALLEGED ENEMY VICTORY.

he will be able to resume his duties.

COMPULSION IN AUSTRALIA

STIRRING MANIFESTO.

MELBOURNE, September 17th, Mr. Hughes, the Premier, in a stirring manifesto, says Victory car only to achieved by a tremendous effort, which must be made now. He appeals to every citizen to do his share. Australia's Divi

north of Caldera, and in the Upper But assaulted and held the summit of the Fella, the Italians, advanced to Leopold Zellonkofe) Further east, in the Upper skirchen and Monte Granada, west of Malborghetto, bombarded Tarvis, and get fire to Saifitz. At attack began next against the Zugna Torta-Foppiano line

pushed forward beyond the north edge of Assa Valley, Much heavy fighting took place on the northern slopes o Monte Pasubio, where the Italiane, not It is officially announced that Prince

est has been invalided. From the only held their own, but gained Monte best the Corpo, and all.

Boitizer failed Navy) on account of abdominal trouble, the second and third weeks in An abscesss had formed and has been July these movements were continued, We do and the Italians renewed their attacks on evacuated. The Prince is doing well, but the sector from Monte Interotto to Monte Campigoletto Thoy next carried out an

time. East of the Col Der Bos, which was

German merchants, principals and

Castello hnu been given, and from this where they are making themselves as use in Italian occupation, the Austrians held employer, unable to return bonic from a dominating peak to which the name of overseas, have settled in American ports, int, where they had guns in galleries ful as possible, China, the United States, umla de crmined garrison, they donm

and South America, are the principal ated the Dolomites road. A. long gallery fields of their new commercial activities. was tunnelled through the rock by the They have succeeded with remarkable writer was in Italy a large quantity of conditions German firms in South Italians under the peak, and when the skill in adapting themselves to their new

explosive was already placed in position | America, after the cessation of the arrival

mine was fired, and was completely of German goods, are working for nativo. successful the Austrian garrison perish firms or for account of neutral firnis ing in the explosion. The Italians pro England'e attempts to prevent this have and captured trenches to the entrance of tion of German trade overseas stands as fited by the surprise to occupy the ruins, been mostly ineffective. The organiza shelled Cortina out of suite and the world abroad forks with all confidence Italians retaliated on Toblach to the period after the War.

On July 24th the Italians took Monte

The last paragraph is printed in larger Cimone hy assault after a careful prepn ration, and thereby gave to their position

greatly increased solidity. They also is noteworthy that the German communi-

and Labour would have failed, but Ana-opened a new offensive from Cadore, and On the morning of August 6th the Aus gur coas not give details of the victory,tralia inust not fail,

by a well-planned and well-executedrians retulted possession of two import- but merely says that the pursuit con-

Attack captured the Roile Pass, Dorth Ant groups of hills on the right or western west of Primiero, and completed their bank of the Bonzo, one south of Tolmino, occupation of the Upper Travignolo and and the other to the north and cast of San Pellegrino valleys by capturing Gorizia. The Tolmina bridgehead is not several important heights and the tow yet attacked. The Gloria bridgehead was of Paneveggio. This movement, threater about five miles in length and two in EL PASO, September 18th... ing danger to the Austrian communice breadth at the maximum. It rested to General Villa attacked the town oftions in the Trenting, is sure to have the northward on the height of Monte Chihuahua with 600 men. Ho penetrated The general result of this month's op front extended in a sinuous line to the

flustered the enemy not a little.

Sabotino, 2,000ft. above the aca, and the part of the town, but was driven out rations in this theatre was to recover the southward and westward of Podgora greater part of Italian territory which down to the river Further south on the with heavy loss. All the captured had been temporarily lost to secure Carso the Italians had a firm hold on the General Cadorne against a repetition of crest line on the left bank opposite Villaites were executed

Konrad von Hötzendorf's coup to Gradisca, but Monte San Michele was threaten the Austrians all along their still in Austrian bands, and at Monial- front, and to compel them to retain 18 the Trentino forces larger than they before the Rocca could pass into Italian gone the Hills 85 and 121 had to be taken could spare from the Russian front or possession. General Cadorna's attack, Irom the Isonzo. It was a good inonth's therefore, extended from Monte Sabotino work, and it is remarkable that the

LONDON, September 18th. The situation in the Dobrudja is con Teniscourt and Berny, which were defitsing, and the only definite information The enemy advancing from Les Beufs, fended by several systems of strongly of the alleged enemy victory comes from north of Flers, were caught by our fortified trenches, fell into our hands Bulgarian sources, claiming the capture artillery barrage and sultered very heavy

of 28,000 Russo-Romanians, but the signs must be kept up to their full after a desperate struggle.

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dates are conflicting and the total ob-strength. Wealth also has its duties and The fighting continues around: Denies free

viously includes the garrison of Turtu-

must be prejsared to sacrifies all for the court.

kai. The truth appears to be, that the

Sinto. Were Australia to fail in the

An enemy brigade, advancing between Flers and Martinpuich, to attack in the direction of High Wood, met two of our attalions in the open.. Hand-to-hand. ighting ensued in which we were so

letely successful. The enemy was dis ersed and thrown back with very heavy

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We have improved our position north.

Mouquet Farm.

Our artillery has been active and used another conflagration at an enemy aminition dump at Grandecourt. The aviators continued their successful ecks on enemy communications and troyed another enemy machine, three of our machines are missing

JE CAPTURE OF COUROELETTE.

LONDON, September 17th. capture of Courcelette was one of nost brilliant feats of the push. The

eg began in the morning, with alter- ig fortune, the enemy, being constant- einforced by the Albert Bapaume

British columns attacked

the

the Val Travenanza. The Austrian then

We captured a number of trenches Russo-Roumanians were ferood back. It referendum on October 28tli, Democracy between the Posina and Astico valleys a

between Berny and Barleux,

All the enemy counter attacks at the close of the evening were shattered by our gun fire with heavy enemy loss,

tinues.

Up to the present we have counted 76 Indeed, a Rotterdam telegram describes unwounded prisoners captured,

Berlin as being plunged in repression a the result of the official failure to con- firm the Kuiser's boast of victory The telegram also says there is a growing bitterness against the Kaiser, who is be loved to have deliberately misled his sub-

A communique states:The French in an attack zouth of the Somme captured the villages of Verman drillers and Berry

We also captured the strongly-fortified intervening ground after a desperate atruggle,

RUBBIAN FRONT.

jects with a view of diverting their at tention to the Somme, where the Ger mans had been taught to believe that the So far we have counted 700 prisoners positions which have been captured by captured.

the British were impregnable. GREEK POLITICAL SITUATION

ArgINS; September 17th. Prior to accepting office M. Calogero paules, the new Premier, conferred with the Entente diplomats. Although the Cabinet is not composed of men favour- able to the Entente, it will be given every

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. 3,174 GERMANS CAPTURED.

PETROGRAD, September 171,

An official announcement states

MEXICAN FIGHTING

GEN VILLA BEPULSED.

CHINA AND JAPAN.

"ANOTHER “INCIDENT. ”

TOKYO, September 17th.

ármily as ever, and the German business.

cone, on a front of approximately 20

Italians retained the initiative through through Monte San Michele to Monfal had gained, in spite of the most violent efforts by the Austrians to recover it.

wo out, and never lost any ground that theyless ASPERN

A report from Changchun says there has been a fresh attack by Chinese troops against Japanese cavalry guarding the withdrawal of Mongolian troops from the

one of the Manchurian Railway.

Negotiations at Peking are progressing satisfactorily. The attitudo

reggae

of the

the

area, Persaglieri erclists took, and held against all attacks. THE 18ONZO FRONTEND the greater part of Hill 85. On the Carso The Isonzo did not remain entirely Monte Ban luichele was carried by as quiescent during July, but until the result, and part at least of the village of cent attack began only minor operations San Martino was captured besides. At took place for example, the capture of the bridgehead fierce fighting took place Hill 70 west of Monte Cosich in the Men and the garrison resisted to the last but Falcone, area early in July, and the oc- Monte Sabotino was carried; within 48 position, together with hours the whole Monfalcone. What was no doubt going 10,000 prisoners, was in Italian bands or all this month was the concentration and on Wednesday morning. August 9th, of troops and guns for the renewed as the Italian troops entered Gorizia in sault upon the Austrians on this main tri

triumph. They had won n most meritor front, and the completion of all the long ious victory and had handsomely deserved preparations which are necessary in these the congratulations which reached them

all sides.

Turks to the number of 550 wero cap chance, but it is believed that it will be Chinese Government is conciliatory, en empation of another hill east of the Rocca e early in the afternoon, and fight tured in stubborn fighting south of short lived if it continues the attitudeuring a friendly solution,

of so-called benevolent neutrality.

A later message says:-M Calogero poulos states that he will observe the strictest neutrality towards the niente, He denies that he is Germanophil

OBITUARY.

SIR CAVENDISH BOYLEA

LONDON, September 17th, The death of Bir Cavendish Boyle is

sued in the streets The British Brezany on the right bank of the Zlota Bavarians fought with revolvers, Lipo.

and fists,

In the fighting which is proceeding in German garrison, which had been the region of the river Narajovka and

to resist to the last, surrendered the line of the Podoysoke Haliez rall though he admires the Germans, announced, pdy when they saw the game was

fighting was also stiff at Martin

A captured Battalion Commander, that they were unable to stand the irresistible push

way 3,174 Germans have been captured TURKISH OFFENSIVE REPULSED.

MASS MEETINGS

Mass meetings are to be held to-morrow.

panas The Turks in the Caucasus have taken in all pro-Ally contics, where resolutions the offensive, in the regions of Karaburu, will be proposed begging the King to south-west of Kyghi and west of Bayat, adopt a policy conforming to They were everywhere repulsed.

national interests.

the

days before an attack on fortified passive BTRENGTH OF THE ENEMYANG LA

tions begins. The distribution of the Italian Armies had been changed in order At the time of the writers visit to to meet the Austrian invasion from Tren Italy there were about 67 Austrian bat tino, and the redistribution of the troops faliens between Sabotino and the sea took time. The delay was not all loss,There have probably not been many [Sir CAVENDISH BOYLE KC.M.G. for during the two months which had changes since, but Austrian movements Magistrate of the Leeward Islands, Colonial Secretary at Bermuda, and at. Gibraltar

elapsed since the Austrians broke out, are not easy to follow, for reasons which General Cadorna must have added large the writer has previously explained, and y to his heavy guns, and nothing else was all that we can be sure of is that the required to place him on even terms with Italians have beaten a strong Austrias his enemies,

Army in a good position, and have there by merited the congratulations of their country and their Allies.

Government Secretary, British – Guiana, and was chairman of the British Guiana Bank. He was the author of several pooms

orio of which was adopted as the national ode of the fland by Newfoundland. I

(Ventinued on next Uplumn,)