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THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.

THE

WAR.

MORE AIR

RAID DETAILS.

VIOLENT ENEMY ATTACKS IN

WEST.

RUSSIA'S OFFENSIVE.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN GERMANY.

FRANCE

Franco-Belgian Front.

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INTENSE GERMAN BOMBARD ̧ MENT

HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES,

PA818, July 8th,

A communique mys-All night, there

an intense German bombardment from north of Laffaux Mill to Preidment Farm. It was preceded by violent attacks in four different sectors on this front. After desperate fighting enemy wasses were driven off with very heavy losses North and east of Laffaux Mill and cost

of Pantheon var positions were entirely maintained. Between Los Bavettes and Proidnost Farm's attack was develop ed on a front of three kilometres. After everal hours struggle the enemy W38 -pjectes from the first line elements which be had penetrated. We appreciably ex- tended our position which we re-took on the let east of Cerny. We brilliantly carried three strong salients on the left bank of the Meuse; namely, west of Morthomme and two south-west of Hill -304. Counter-attacks were repulsed.

BRITISH FRONT.

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THE WAR

Farther west, it raged all night long, but with no better results for the enemy, Four of his regiments here must have suffered terrible slaughter. It was noted that they attacked carrying their packs, evidently intending to hold the ground. They had been told that they would find the plateau held only by strong posts inskad of the powerful defence line which they actually encountered. General von Bochm's attempt to dispense with a long artillery preparation failed. It would have failed in any case, but the lack of preparation cost him oven the temporary gain which a well-staged attack slmost, invariably secures.

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAIDS: LONDON, July 8th

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports:-We successfully raided. to the south-east of Hargicourt and to the north

of Ypres.

COSTLY GERMAN EXPERIMENT.

LONDON, July 6th, Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters gives further interesting details of the big German effort on Chemin des Dames on the 3rd instant. He states that the battle differed in im- portant respects from cost actions of the kind-firstly, the claborate effort to secure an advantage by surprise; secondly, the failure, despite beavy sacrifices, to secure rekny result.

LONDON, July Dih: Field-Murshad Sir Douglas Haig Forts: There has been continued' aeris! activity. Our pilots yesterday frequently broke up larger formations.

We carried out successful raids and bombed, and machine-gunned the enemy's aerodromes and depots.

We brought down six German machines. Ten were driven down. Eight of our

machines are missing.

FRENCH FRONT.

PARIS, July 9th,

▲ communiqué states:-The artillery struggle was most keen in the Pantheon

and Froidmont Farm district,

We occupied a trench element There were artillery actions at various points, especially towards the Hurtubise

and Monthaut sectors.

GERMAN · CLAIMS.

LONDON, July 8th.

A wireless German official report states:-We gained considerable ground and captured 700 prisoners, at Chemin- des-Dumos, and south-eastward Pargny Filsio,

General von Boohm on this occasion resolved to cent the dogma of the indis- pensability of a long artillery prepare tion, and there was an uncanny silence for twenty-four hours, proceding the

attuck,

EARLIER CABLES.

ENEMY GAS ATTACKS FAIL.

LONDON, July 6th.

A Russian wireless official message states-In the direction of Kovel, in the

TUESDAY, JULY 10ru, 1917.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN GERMANY.

A SENSATIONAL SPEECH

LONDON, July 9th. Garinany has been suddenly plunged

LATEST CABLES,:" GREAT ENEMY CONSPIRACY.

TO STIR UP INDIA,

SAN FRANCISCO, July 4th. A great conspiracy to promote ati-

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region of Volsporska, the enemy relentinta, an unprecedented political crisis British revolution in India, wider in its

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failod.

by the sensational speech of a Catholic scope than any up to the present. dendly, Herr Erzberger, at a Enemy counter-attacks at Godov; and ·

secret has been discovered; Ninety-eight fier. in the wood to the west of Koniuchy,sion of the Reichstag committee in sons, ranging from millionaires to Flinde which he roundly dimunced the German, labourers and including prominent busi; Admiralty and the pan-Germans as the nessmen, German ex-Consuls froa great obstacles of peace, and declaring Chicago, Honolulu and Shanghai, and. that the results of the submarine warfare ex-attaches from the German Embassy at had been exaggerated.

Washington have been indicted, Their Dames will be published when the arrests have been made,

Dense attacks, supported by armoured cars, to the west of Vychka, were repulsed

There is intense artillery firing to the est and south-east of Brzezany. General.

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AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

SOLIDIFYING REVOLUTIONARY

FORCES

PETROGRAD, July 8th. All the Russian Soldiers' Delegates Congresses have been concluded. They have appointed an Executive Committee of all the Soldiers' Delegates and the Councils of Peasants Delegates with a view to solidifying the revolutionary

Herr Erzberger, who, although he is danounced by the regular leaders of the

clerical party, has a powerful following, also demanded a real Parliamentary

syster in Germany.

Helferich, but these have absolutely fail- od to convince the Liberal press, which is now clamouring for the dismissal of the Minister of Marine, Admiral Capelle, and even asks whether Bethmann Hollveg

The charges indicato a conspiracy sinw 1914, which was organised and financed in Berlin.

RUSSIA AND PEACE

A WARNING,

AMSTERDAM July 8th Major Moraht, writing in the pas Zeitung, significantly warus, Germany again underestimating General Brusi- loff is a commander, owing to his pre endinence and power over the Slay races.

An article in the Freindenblatt describes Austria us completely disillusioned about

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and a separato peace THE GERMAN WAY. BELGIANS SHOT..

Losos, July 8th. According to Beuter's correspondéri at Maestricht: Les Nouvelles states that twenty Belgians at Brussels and eightouri at Liege were shot on July ist.

AN AMERICAN'S IMPRESSIONS, FOOD CONDITIONS IN FRANCE

His speech elicited placatory speeclos

BARLIER CABLES.- from Dr, Bothmana Hollweg, and Herr THE WAR SPIRIT OF FRANCE

FIGHT TO THE END.

Mr. Lincoln Eyre, Paris correspondent LONDON, July 8th of the New Fort World, in the course of a The Chamber has conchided a several long and interesting article on conditions in France, says she is not on her last legs, days' secret debate on the conduct of

ng the foe would have a believe; but she. operations, and has adopted a - vote of

is fighting with blood flowing from a hust conadence by 375 votes to 23, after of austaunched wounds, and suffering is inevitable among every element of her and principally Paris, are enduring the Jeivilian population. Her great cities,

ean remain in office.

The Berliner Tagblatt openly declaros that a coalition ministry is becoming in-stirring appeal by M. Painleve for a evitohlo, and that sven the leading which the country has hitherto shown till continuance of that endurance and union

forces.

They have also acclaimed the deeds of guise the necessity therefore. the troops in the new offensive.

Government circles can no longer dis

AN ENEMY CONFERENCE,

RAISER AND HIS GENERALS.

AMSTERDAM, July 8th. Generals von Hindenburg and Luden dorff are to have a conference with the Kaiser in Berlin.

THE AIR RAID.

AN AMAZING SPECTACLE

LONDON, July 8th. The raid on London was but no incident, though the outstanding in- cident, of a most amazing series of air. battles as far as from the coast to Lou- don, and buck over the channel Joe, and south of the Scheldt. Hundreds of thou-

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sands of people witnessed the spectacle beneath the comparitively low clouds,

southern suburbs. especially the desperate fight over the

The Imperial organ, the Taeuliche Rundschau, mentions the rumour that the Committee wants to hear the evidence of General von Hindenburg regarding the military situation.

Farther developments are expected to-day (Monday), but Hothmann Hollweg has been warned that shilly-shallying will

not be permitted this time.

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THE LATEST AIR RAID,

RENEWED DEMANDS FOR REPRISALS,

LuyDON, July 8th.

The raid on London has intensified the denund for reprisals,

Hupl's Weekly News says that there was nothing yesterday do excuse the

failure of defence. The raiders came leisurely and bombed leisurely, They scued to despiss the defence. Their flight over London was so slow that it looked like a purade., Lon/ton's defence- lessness against deroplanes must be remedied without delay.

against the civilian population.

The German attack was planly directed The aeroplanes swooped as low as possible to drop their bombs and no military or

The Sunday Times says that z new air munitions establishment was struck or policy is needed, As sbells was the ery apparently aimed at, though a large of 1915, so aeroplanes is the ery of 1917.

victory is achieved.

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bitterest hardships imposed upon the non- Me Painleve described the seerst debat coudstant folk. The coming winter, as as a passion for the good of the Army,strain the fortitude of the Parisians to a they dieselves are aware, is going to He declared that during the last four year" of the siege.

degree unequalled since the torrible months we had victoriously passed the The most alarming shortage will dangerous turning point of the war, and I haven't the slightes. idea how I am probably be coal, as it was last winter. since the hour of danger had been passed, going to heat either my apartment or the how was it possible to doubt the future? comes. Bod are supposed to have steam World's Paris office when the cold weather The young Russian Army was redoubling heat, but in the office the radiators ceased

radiate hast January, and at the apart its blows, while the first American forcement they were working so fubly, that was landed without losing a mo,

Hegrate fires were a necessity. Doubtless aduitted that there had been grave ods-Orders for coal six mouths thead are they will fail us altogether next winter. taken during the lust offensive and that On hire orcasions, for a week at a time, refused by both retailers and wholesalers. there had been heavy avoidable losses. The responsible lenders had been relieved, The law did not permit of the iafliciou of a penalty without an enquiry. The latter would open in a few days to fix has kept them from voicing their suffering The magnificent courage of the Parisians the responsibility. Every bad mistakebeen no riots of any importance, the in an obstreperous manner. There have demonstrations being confined to small which four poilus, returning on leave individual afirny know of one case in

them warm, matched in a body to the wives and children without means to keep to their Paris homes and finding their

central yards and, with drawn revolvers, promptly gave them all they could carry demanded coal. The terrified, clorks

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must be punished, and there must be no more ambitious plan whose grandiose tiness. They must have a policy whose proportions thinly concent their emp

prudence equals its energy a policy of obtaining the maximum effect while

economising 'human lives.

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was able to keep a midget fire going in the ice by making the offic boy stand in line every morning for two hours in bay most one could purchase at the municipal 10 kilos (twenty pounds) of coal, the coal stations.

away, and only a show of resistance was Coal in París, by the way, is always made by the police protecting the yards. guarded by policemen.

Sugar, butter, milk, meat and, most of

True, the French knew from prisoners that the Germans in front of the California casemate plateaux bad been relieved, and that a tired battalion of the 388th Regiment which on June hospital which was conspicuously flying The Government, must be compelled to 3rd allowed the Stosstruppen to go for the Red Cross flug. oily just escaped realise that aeroplanes are the deciding bend, but also knows that the blood of dangerously short.. ward unsupported to death, had been re many borchs, Though the enemy were factor of the war for carrying hostilities/her Army is lowing in streams to pro-

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placed by young troops, and that an attack was pending, but they had clue as to the date or hour. Naval Activities.

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LONDON, July 9th. The Admiralty announce: Our naval aeroplanes carried out a raid yesterday evening on the Ghistellen acrodrome.

Despite hostile formations and heavy attacks, wo auccessfully bombed our objectives.

of

· EARLIER QABLES.

All our machines returned: Italian Front.

DOW GERMAN OFFENSIVE

WÁS RÉPULSED.

TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER BY THE

FRENCH.

EARLIER JABLES". (TÜROVUS REUTER'S AOSNOY.] BIG AERIAL RAID,

An official message says:-We drove off Reuter's correspondent at the French an enemy attempt to capture advanced Headquarters, continuing his story of posts on the Upper Valtelline how the German offensive was repulsed

LONDON, July 8th.

by the French asys-Farther west, the Germans gained

possession of small salient, but were immedi

Rowz, July 8th.

Our raiding squadrons dropped two and

actual dropping of bombs did not execed over London for twenty minutes, the

four minutes, when the enemy ascended

to a great height and made off

The noise during the attack was terrific Firstly the anti-aircraft guns were bark ing like machine guns, surrounding the raiders with a curtain Gro from which it seemed impossible for them to escape.. Then came the rattle of machine-guns as the British airmen closed in, followed by the heavy explosions of bombs, and shat tering of glass,

Immediately the explosions caused the strects were again crowded with people, and there was much the usual aspect except for numerous special constables speeding with ambularices, and fire engines.

An admirable feature of the raid was the prompt and cool work of voluntary organisations, including women doctors, nurses and special constables, who seemed to spring from the earth, in rescuing

and tanding the dead and wounded. s half tons of explosives on the Military dominating sentiments of the populace Anger and determination were tha Mercury Extracting Works at Idria, causing damage and fire..

ately driven out. The feature of the fight Russian Front.

was

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the French trench-mortar. barrago From two batteries of these **weapons, seven hundred heavy bombs of terrific explosive effect were showered on the German departare trench. The battle at the end of the trench was over by iten o'clock in the evening.

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ADMISSION.

LONDON, July 9th.

states:-The Russians reattacked Stanis A wireless German official report

Jan and gained ground.

after the raid.

LONDON, July 8th. A close inspection of the damaged buildings as a result of yesterday's air raid shows that the havoc is amazingly small. It consists mainly of broken glass

and window-frames,

A large majority of the cases in hospital are due to wounds from fragments of shell and shrapnel.

into German territory,

Thanks to the assistance of the Allies, the Government had been able to devate closer attention to economic life, placing, bread and every variety of baked flour the older classca at the disposal of agri-

are the chief scarcities besides coal in Paris. Cards controlling the consurap- culture. Other measures would follow.

tion of sugar were issued last March, and since my departure from France with the The Allies know France will never French Mission meatless days have been ordained. The Paris milk supply is In the fashionable and well-to-de districts it is possible to in the morning. But after that morning get a quart of milk delivered regularly quart pot a single additional thimblefni is purchasable, and in the poorer quarters even the morning delivery frequently fails.

world with her. Own

tect civilisation. It was this, more than The Observer says that most of the Geranything, that determined the Enid man machines were Gotha twin engined States to enter the struggle, for she did biplanes, comparatively slow, and their not wish to see France illuminating the low altitude showed contempt for our aircraft batteries, yet the marksmanship of the latter was remarkably good. Our defence in inadequate as regards ma chines.

The Weekly Dispatch bays if people are unable to get the protection they demand, they should be warned. The public is no longer in a mood to endure official obstinacy. The same paper quotes the Lord Mayor as saying that the case for reprisals is enormously strengthened by yesterday's happenings.

Reynolds' Newspaper says it is now obvious that the German raids ara

deliberate operations of murder and

oriem, since the raider's swerved casily yesterday to the eastern part of the city. Londoners are now determined to fix the responsibility of aeroplane production and to demand reprisals on Rhenish

towns

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Hitherto France had victoriously borne the trial. No nation had shown perfect discipline. That must continue till the final victory, and whoever advises us to lay down arms now is an accomplice of the enemy (Loud Cheers.) The Gor-peril. Only stale bread of mixed wheat

ernment is determined to oppose any

propaganda, which will risk weakening the moral of the Army, and we can only cease to fight on the day when democracy is secured.

At the close of the speech, the whole of, the Chamber rose, with the exception of a few Socialists, and gave M. Painleve a long ovation, na U

M. Malvy, the Minister for the Interior, followed and said that recent strikes had been purely economic and had been settied by the patriotism of the workmen, the employers, and the support of the Labour organisations. Stringent orders had been

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"The price of meat is soaring. Steak and the other varieties of beef are corres costs from three to four franes a pound, pondingly g

The most diminutive chicken costs eight to ten francs. Egg are four franes a dozen, or 35 centimes apiece, and they are among the cheaper apiece before the war. Fish is becoming products, having been less than three cents a rarity owing to the falling off in the number of fishermon and the submarine and rye flour is available under the pro sent regulations, and pastry will probably soon be altogether suppressed. Vegetabler are reasonably cheap'

GROWTH OF FRANCO-BRITISH FRIENDSHIP.

At a lecture on England's Effort delivered by the Paris Correspondent of The Times at the Théâtre Satah Bern hardt before a large audience, the follow- ing, message from Mr. Lloyd George was read:

side by side in this war with a frendship and mutnial respect which have only The French and the British have fought

Brown deeper and stronger as the war prolonged because they have been fight

Muswell Hill, said there must be no more

Mr Kennedy Jones, speaking at population, at the offensive high spirit this cause has evoked which shilly-shallying on the question of ro- prisals. The disquieting reports that Viscount French is hampered by other Departments must be settled

were

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given to stop pacifist propaganda, which

ing, not for themselves alone, but for a

April 16h was not more successful. Yet,

cause which is vital to the whole world, wasending to weaken the moral of the the cause of human freedom. It in the

regretted that.

of has drawn millions of British citizens though the results, dearly bought, glorious for French arms, what a wave

from all over the world to guard the high- ways of the seas, to manufacture mani- of pessimism would have swept over the tions of war for all the Allies, and to country had the Germens obtained such

shed their blood on the soil of France THE GERMAN VERSION.

result Germany was more than ever

without thought of conquest or reward. driven to make peace, recoiling at not is this spirit which has enabled your LONDON, July 8th The Berlin official version of yesterday's ferred to

thug in that end. M. Ribut here nation to accept our help without regrets.

the raid alleges that bombs were freely drop of suarius origin, by the manager of one comrade in the battle of liberty tro

of receipt large cheque, and without fear as the assistance of ped on the Thames docks, harbour works a Paar journal in connection with another. It is the spirit, displayed so and, warehouses, and that one English which arrest had been made. Nothing, often in our histories, which is the Bombs were also dropped on Margate.its dat He refused liberty of discus aeroplane was shot down over Londoa, he said, could deter the Government in

guarantee that in the end right will pre- All the aeroplanes returned except one, sion to the attempting either conscions from the most ruthless despotism which vail and Europe will be once more enved which was compelled to descend into the ly or un giously to lead the country has ever menaced the freedom of its seg and could not be rescued.

to a shameful peace.

peoples.