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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 23RD, 1017.

GERMANS ATTEMPT RAID ON DOVER

HEAVY LOSSES BY ATTACKING FLEET,

ANGLO-FRENCH

SUCCESSES

CONTINUE.

MILITARY POSITION

DISTINCTLY. `ENCOURAGING,

GERMAN MUNITION WORKERS STILL ON

STRIKE.

TURKEY SEVERS RELATIONS WITH U.S.A.

Franco-Belgian Front,

LATEST CABLES.

ĮTAROOGA REUTER'E KUKKOT.} BRITISH CAPTURE VILLAGE

LONDON, April 21st. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:-After sharp fighting we captured Gonnelieu village, taking prisonCTA.

GERMAN REPORT. "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH."

LONDON, April 21st.. A German official report transmitted by wireless states:-The gradual increase of artillerying letween Loos and the Arrag-Cambrai railway line continues.

The troops representing all the German We repulsed an attempted raid on our peoples are performing beroic deeds trenches in the neighbourhood of Far-every hour under the heaviest fire and

quisaart.

There was reciprocal artillerying at a

number of places.

ENEMY COUNTERATTACKS BEATEN OFF.

LONDON, April 21st. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-

porty:-

The enenry's attempt to recover nelie village was not successful.

are faithful in their endurance unto death in the mighty battlefields on the Aisne and in Compugue.

Our thrusting troops yesterday morn ing cleared out the enemy from what was formerly the Sugar Factory."

The flashes were visible, moving east FOOD PROBLEM IN SWEDEN. RUSSIAN ARMY DELEGATES" wards as the Germans fled.

The night was fine though misty.

News of the sinkings was brought the British destroyers,

COPENHAGEN, April 22nd. There are daily demonstrations ∙in Sweden against the Food Control Com- mittee.

Seven thousand workmen Vesteras and thousands

paraded elsewhere,

CONGRESS.

PETROGRAD, April 2nd. Twelve hundred delegates from the Armies on the Western Front assembled in congress at Mensk.

MM. Rodzianko and Gutchkoff

Later in the morning two destroyers reached a hors port.

Later in the day they were enthusian threatening to take the food problem present. The former in tically cheered by the Flect for distin-into their own hands regardless of the emphasised that no return to the guishing themselves,

SUNK IN SAFE" ZONE

YMUIDEN April 21st.. The Norwegian Relief ship Kongste, which was bound for Rotterdam with a cargo of 8,000 tons of whent, was sunk. in the so-called "safe" zone. The second mate is missing.

The re maining 34 members of the crew of which 19 were Americans, were rescued by trawlers and landed here

The vessel was struck on the starbeird. side, but owing to the darkness it is tot known whether she was mined or to pedoed,

LATER

consequences.

SOCIALISTS IN SWEDEN. Two hundred Swedish bluejackets at tended in a body a Socialist meeting at Stockholm,

THE EXPORT OF FOODSTUFFS. Sroczno, April 2nd, The Premier, M. Swart, made his first statement in the Riksdag.

LUSITANIA'S FATE.

DUE TO GERMAN SPIES.

The New York Correspondent of tho Daily Telegraph wrote on March 5th:--

In an American book published here to-day by Mr. John Price Jones, who has done much secret service work, the were charge is made that the Lusitania was pech steered to destruction by

less, written in New York, and despatch- pasted from Sayville (Long Island). The nu, introduction by Mr. Roosevelt and story, which

long and substantial, haa

Mr. Roger Wood, a former Public Pros- ecutor of the United States.

German

was possible, but the people enjoying their liberty must remember their duties to the country. He rejoiced to find that the fighting power on the Western front invariably sent radiogram to the Bri- Spies, travelling. by the reported that the captain was indestructible

tish. Admiralty on approaching the The member of the Dunia, M. Rodit-English shore, asking for instructions as to the course. On the fatal day the choff, received an ovation, and declared plotters here picked up Captain Turner's that we believe you will expel the mediately sent a reply which directed uessage through Sayville Station, and im- him to the very spot. Here: U boats, as enemy,"

arranged, awaited their prey How the Bjike message was received and the genuine Admiralty message not received, says Mr. Jones, bas never been publicly explained. t

The congress responded by shouting, "We swear it."'.

A French Colonel and a British Major

Replying to interpellations on the subject of food, he recited the various restrictions оп exports, Ho said that the fear of starvation was spoke, the former exhorting the soldiers unfounded.

to pay less attention to politics and His interpellators regretted that all more to their military duties.

WHAT CHILDREN THINK OF THE WAR the exports were not proibited.

The British Major axhorted the soldiers The Kongste was not sunk.

A crowd of 20,000 created a demonstrato die for liberty if necessary.

DR. KIMMINS STUDIES. The vessel is now being towed into tion outside the Riksdag, and appointed

The attitude of children towards the General Gourko, Commanding on the war has been the subject of an exceed- a deputation to wait upon the Govern Western Front, said that the

ingly interesting investigation by Dr. ment on the subject of the, dearness of found liberty would perish unless the Some of the results of the investigation CW. Kimming, the chief education inspector of the London County Council, living.

soldiers made a great effort. He declar have been laid before the Child Study The Socialist, M. Branting, addressing ed that German militarie "must good enough to give to a

Society, and recently Dr. Kimmine was the crowd, exhorted the people to be destroyed.

representative of The Observer his notes on a thousand or more examination papers and essays IN ages of nine and seventeen.

written

harbour

General.

LATEST CABLES. THROUGH ERUTER'S AGENCY.] BIOTING IN GERMANY. MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED

calm, as the new Government was not

concealing the situation, like its prede NEW EDUCATIONAL ERA OLDENZIAL, April 21stcessor

The most serious riot in Germany NORWAY AND NEUTRALITY. since the war began oecurred at Magde-

We repulsed with severe losses the burg, owing to the, feduction of the Franco-Russiana on Brimont..

bread ration.

The French stubbornly attacked near

Ten thousand strikers, mostly muni- Gon-Braye, from Paissy Plains to as far easttion-workers, tried to set fire to the Town

word as Craoine, and between Prosnes Hall.

Our artillery caught and drove back and Suippes. the attacking troops.

The enemy left many dead,

· French` attacks at Chemin-des-Dames and Champagne broke down under our fire.

We made progress on the north bank of the Scarpe, eastwards of Fampaux.

line south Naval Activities. We also advanced westward of Lens where two counter- attacks were successfully beaten off.

Our

Thẹ - Gumnas raided a crater-post, southwards of pre

A few of our men are missing. Var aeroplanes carried out useful work, yesterday.

LATEST CABLES. IBADUGH SKUTER'S AGENUT,] ATTEMPTED RAID ON DOVER ENEMY SUFFERS HEAVILY.

CHRISTIANA, April 22nd. ; The Storthing has concluded its scoret sittings on the question of food and the dangers of navigating the North Sea in relation to the foreign policy.

The troops fired on the strikers, kill agreed that strict neutrality must still No, resolution was passed, but it was ing and wounding many.

be observed.

GREAT BRITAIN.

new-

be

by boys and girls between the

"In a mixed school children of nine told him that When Lord Roberts said the Kaiser was preparing for war Mr. Asquith and a lot of other sillics said ho. wasn't. They had also heard this must

Grey and White. have been long ago of "A new flying man named Perey Scott" and "A man called

bombs they can frighten us so that wo

A child of

said: think by dropping writing after a Zeppelin

fools like the Germans,' shall give in. But not us. We are not eleven, had paid my five shillings and Another, aged

nm now in the war zone.

In some of the papers of the boys of twelve a certain amount of depression was noticed, but much abuse and a distinct bellicose attitudo in others--

LONDON, April 22nd.

triumph in the House of Commons. His Professor H. A. J Fisher scored a

tieners The bulk of the infercate in proposals are described as a new educa

the estimates is due to the increase of

the raising of the school age to fourteen teachers' salaries. The proposals include

years, the development of agricultural, edacation in village schools, liberal scholarships, the maintenance of grants to poor scholars in secondary schools and universities, the reduction of the multi-spies and the boys degraded sneaks."

The first place for wanton and up- LONDON, April 21st-plicity of examinations and national and pardonable cruelty must be given to

Kaiser Bill, and the second to lifth Willie The English troops should not take a single prisoner, but bayonet the lot."

This war," wrote a boy of fourteen, "is the best thing possible for the world It is really a Holy War

The disturbances continue and the town It was denied that Norway was about is in a state of siege.

to arm her merchantmen. BERLIN STRIKERS' RESOLU MILITARY

TIONS.

AMSTERDAM, April 21st

TINCTLY

POSITION DIS ENCOURAGING.

THE PRIME MINISTER

RETURNS.

at a mesting of the Berlin stlakers the that the, military position af present was

The Dusseldorfy Austiger states that – Lerd Curzon, speaking at Derby, nutid, physical training leader's submitted resolutions demanding distinctly encouraging. He did not wish from the Government a declaration of them to run away with the idea that the its immediate readiness for peace on end had come just yet, but he had no doubt the basis of renunciation of annexations; that the operations in France during also the immediate abolition of the com. the last fortnight were a considerable A communiqué statca:-Between the into a ploughed field a few milcs from political prisoners, complete political

The vessels fired a number of roundspulsory service law, the liberation of victory and had shown the wonderful

HUGE ANGLO-FRENCH CAPTURES.

PARIS, April 22nd.

Somme and the Aisne there was violent reciprocal artillery, particularly south of St. Quentin.

LONDON, April 21st. The Admiralty reports that last night five German destroyers attempted to raid Dover.

Dover,

The enemy ships then steered in the Between the Aisne and Chemin-des-direction of home and of our shipping, Dames wa continued to progress on the possibly with the intention of attacking. plateau north of Sancy,

As the result of a bombing fight we advanced in the region of Hurtchise,

Ons barrage of fire four times shutter ed enemy attempts to leave their trenches north of Bruye-en-Laonnait.

They were met by two Dover patrol vessela.

LONDON, April 21st. The Press Bureau announces that the Frime Minister returned to London this evening, after a series of conferences

As for Billy, his hair has gone white." are not men, but hours of the vilest type."

The Kaiser and his ent-throat gang

In the German schools the masters are

To a boy of fifteen u gilently impres sive spectacle appears to be The Chinese white race destroy themselves." race sitting screnely by watching the

The paper of some of the boys of six- teen and seventeen in secondary schools

superiority of our artillery, which fired with the French and Italian Goveru were written ins vigorous and polished

4,000,000 rounds on the enemy. Нін lordship added keep your eye on Mesopotamia," and declared that the ONmilitary power of Germany was not yet

freedom, and universal secret franchise, The resolutions were defeated by majority, which is not stated.

MUNITION WORKERS STILL

STRIKE.

LATER.

A semi-official Berlin telegram announce These vessels in five minutes engaged ing the termination of the great strike. and sank at least two, possibly three, of munition workers at Berlin on Mu and the remainder fled at high speed, day is now admitted to have been esenping in the darkness.

Our vessels suffered no material dam-

There was intermittent artillerying in the region of Rheims and Champagne.

Altogether 33,00 prisoners and 330. guns have been captured by the Anglo

casualties were exceedingly French Forces between the 8th and the slight in comparison with the results

20th inst.

age.

Our

obtained.

premature.

was

The Lokalanzeiger states that a quor. ter of a million workers from Live in tories were still on strike on Wednesday, The Foreverte states that at a meeting of the strikers on Thursday at PARIS, April 21st. Our vessels were handled with re-resolved not to resume work, but to send A communiqué states:-North of themarkable gallantry and dash, the tactics a deputation to the Chancellor. Aisne our troops are harassing the they purseed being a very fine example enemy, and there has been an artillery of destroyer work. duel in the region of Nanteuil-Fosse and Hartebise.

East of Craonne and north of Rheims the night was marked by violent mutual artillerying.

We made progress here, notably south of Javinoourt and east of Courcy.

In Champagne we repulsed an attack against Monthaut.

The Cologne Gazette states that various strikes occurred at Leipzig on

We succeeded in saving ten German Monday and Tuesday. There was also s and 95 men from the sunken a great demonstration at Stoeteritzgas

a protest against the scarcity of food

officers

vessels.

LATER

sufficiently broken to induce her to accept terms, which Vere considered reasonable by the Allies.

LATES FRENCH PRESIDENT B.M. THE KING CONGRATU-

LONDON, April 21st.

ments.

NEW NEWSPAPERS PROHIBITED.

LONDON, April 21st. The Press Bureau announces that the Board of Trade, under the Defence of the Realia Regulations, prohibits the pub lication of any new newspaper.

style, the big issuca of the war boing dealt with in a calm, statesmanlike

· manner ";-

"No price is too high to pay for the great struggle for freedoin. The gain will be great, morally and spiritually."

"The love of Empire and country may be the cause of war. Cannot we replace world" this by the love and welfare of the

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Though I am English myself I think expressed by a girl n twelve. Girls at the English are very slow," was the view this age in the secondary schools are rather pessimistic, Dr. Kimmins Ends, and take a gloomy view of the war. child of eleven in the elementary schools. At thirteen confidence is fully restored, and they become very critical.

The Press Bureau announce that H TURKEY AND THE UNITED corresponding to the attitude of the

Majesty the King his sent the following telegram to the President of the French Republic:-

STATES.

RELATIONS BROKEN OFF.

AMSTERDAM, April 21st. Turkey has broken off relations with the United States.

OBITUARY.

I warmly congratulate you upon the great success that has attended the efforts of the gallant French Army during the past week, the news of which has been received by me and my people with the utmost satisfaction. These victorics of our joint armies I8IR FRANCIS COWLEY BURNAND. am certain are an earnest of further

LONDON, April 22nd. The death is announced of Sir Francis AMERICAN COMMISSION TO Cowley Baruand, formerly Editor of

RUSSIA.

Punch, NEW YORK, April 21st. President Wilson has almost com

The Germans saved total ten officers GERMAN CORPSE EXPLOITA-steady progress. and 109 men.

LATER.

Thirty Germans from the sunken de atroyers have been picked up in the CLOSING Channel by trawlers and landed at

** NUT-CRACKERS "

ON LENS.

LONDON, April 22nd. Renter's Correspondent at British

Headquarters reports:-The heavy deli berate bombardment is proceeding. The overwhelming artillery is engaged in cutting the wire and smashing up the trenches and wrecking the strong points. There has been a lall in big news, but no pause in the preparations for creating big news.

There has been a steadily creeping forward towards St. Quentin, and the extension of the nutcrackers," which at the pre-arranged moment will close and snap Lens.

Dover,

They include several officers. There was

воде

TION DENIED:

LONDON, April 21st

A German report transmitted by wire- less denies that the bodies of dead

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soldiers are treated as alleged by thepleted his selection of the Commission English newspapers in a cablegram dated which is to be sent to Rusia to co

17th inst.

It says that these newspapers have operats with the Provisional Govern

[Sir Francis Buraund was editor of Punch

hood in 1009. He was educated at Eton from 1862 to 1906, and received his knight-

and Trinity College, Cambridge, and wrote farce, which was produced publicly, when

Writing of the slacker," a girl of fourteen declares that it is far more blessed to go than to be pushed"

From the essays of girls of fifteen-

"The knuts are now proudly clad in khaki, and the patriotism of the British is a byeword among the Dations."

The house of Hohenzollern will be brought to the dust and forgotten for

ever, more

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In the essays of the girls of sixteen and seventeen there is more about England and less about other countries. With broadens and local colouring and war age, Dr. Kimmins anys, the point of view details disappear in the big issues involved." "The war," writes the girl of seventeen, is making England a better, stronger, and a nobler ration every day.”

HONOURS FOR MERCANTILE MARINE

booing" by the mis-translated as "human corpses thement and to discuss the means by which was only fifteen years of age. He studied says an exchange, is an official recogni

the carcases of animals

SPANISH GABINET.REAL REASON FOR RESIGNATION.

crowds when the German survivors were German word adorer, really meaning the United States can best help Russia. landed Jast night.

It is believed that Mr. Root will be Chairman of the Commission, which will include commercial, railway, financial and military exports.

ARGENTINE THREATENS

Accounts of the raid state that salvces of German star-shells as a prelude to the bombardment were seen at 12.30 in the morning, then rapid firing which lasted ten minutes, all the shells falling within a radius of a quarter of a mile without the slightest damage being done.

Silence followed until 1.45, when firing was heard from 20-30 miles distant, apparently by bigger gune

LONDON, April 21st. The Cabinet resigned owing to the tuting a National Economic Council to Chamber's refection of the decree inabi deal with economic and industrial prob lems due to the war

GERMANT.

BUENOS AIRES, April 21st. The Argentine Government has sent SPAIN QUIETER.

Germany an energetic Note demanding complete satisfaction for the sinking of MADRID, April 2nd, the Monte Protegido, and has instructed The proclamation of martial law men the Argentine Minister at Berlin to im tioned on the 29th March has terminated.mediately break off relations if Germany

evades responsibility.

The Mercantile Marine honours list, for the Anglican Church, but became ation of the arduous and brave work Roman Catholic. Though called to the Bardone not only by our thousands in the be practised only occasionally, preferring also the transport and over-sen services patrol and mine.sweeping services, but literature to the law. He wrote over as well. Slowly the public is waking hundred and twenty plays, chiefly burnaval and mercantile, are absolutely up to the fact that these services, Tasques and light comedies, and two light vital to the country. There are still operas, the music for which was composed some sitting sang at home, who

against universa) service who during by Sir Arthur Sullivan. He was in his bitter winter weather have no thought eighty-first year.

of the men who, in frost, snow, gale, aro protecting our shores pr visioning the country, who are, most marvellous regularity, Cazi {Telegrams received on Saturday and soldiers and munitions to the vari

Sunday morning and published in an Extra on Sunday, will be found o Page 61

seats of war, and bringing home silence if they are wise. wounded. Let these song critic