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THE

WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 14ru, 1917.

RUSSIANS PROGRESSING

ENEMY ACTIVITY IN THE WEST.

THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN.

OUTPUT

OF

AEROPLANES.

CONFERENCES IN BERLIN.

Franco-Belgian Front.

LATEST CABĻES. {THYOUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.) BRITISH ACTIVITY.

ENEMY AERODROMES BOMBED.

LONDON, July 13th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re porta:We drove off raiders westward of Queant; some were prisonered. There was great corial activity yesterday. A large number of bombs were dropped ou *nemy Herodromes and ammunition Rumps. Wo carried out eight other successful raida and brought down four German neroplanes and drove down six. Three of ours are missing.

EARLIER CABLES.

THE GERMAN STROKE IN BELGIUM.

OF NO GREAT IMPORTANCE.

LONDON, July 12th.

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The German stroke in Belgium is admittedly surprising, but is not garded as serious. It is fresh proof of the certainty of capturing almost any advanced trenches with sufficient artillery preparation, and the Germans have mass of the biggest guns in Belgium, whose coust sector they have converted into a most powerful entrenched camp Every confidence is felt that Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's reply will be speedy and satisfactory.

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The Germans in Belgium have lately been experiencing the effect of the even ness of the British sea, air and lond power. Hence their thrust may be an attempt to forestall a suspected attack by the Allies, or it may possibly have been dictated by the neersity of stimulating Bagging patriotism at home, while some Experts are of the opinion that it is a movement preparatory to another retreat,

the smashing of the line would give the Germans the necessary hinge for such

retreat.

LONDON, July 12th.

The Timer military correspondent points out that the British only recently look over the Dunos sector north of Nieu- port from the French. Hence they are not yet thoroughly acquainted with its

BRITISH REPEL RAID,

LONDON, July 12th. Field-Marshal Sir Donglas Haig re ports: --We successfully drove off an attempted enemy raid last night south- ward of Lombartzyde.

GERMAN SHOCK TROOPS

LONDON, July 12th,

A German official wireless massage states: The enemy has been unable to deliver any counter-attacks on the coast. The artillery fighting is more active in Flanders, Artois, Lens and Bullecourt,

Our shock troops, using flame-throwers, stormed English trenches at Monchy and brought in many prisoners. Naval Activities.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) NAVAL AERIAL RAID. ENEMY OBJECTIVES BOMBED TO

GOOD EFFECT.

Russian Front.

EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

STERN STRUGGLE.

·Pernodrað, July 19th. A wireless Russian official message saysOur operations on the Dniester and at Lonnies continued to develop yesterday.

The enemy, taking advantage of the intricate terrain, are holding back our advance westward of Bohorodezany, upon the Grabovka, Roselna and Krivicz Iront..

THE NEW OFFENSIVE.

ENEMY'S GENERAL, HEADQUAR

TERS CAPTURED.

LONDON, July 12th."; According to information received by the War Ministry, the Russians have captured Kalusz, the enemy's general hoadquarters, twenty miles south-weût of

Halica.

DRIVING THE ENEMY.

RUSSIAN'S STILL PROURESSING.

PernoGEAD, July 12th. General Korniloff's Eighth Army is the same as that under General Brusiloff, which captured Holioz at the beginning of the war. The Russian dash westwards drives a wedge between Prince Leopold of Bavaria, on the north, and Archduke Joseph on the south,

It is now clear that General Korniloff's was the Russian main. attack, and that the operations of the Seventh and the LONDON, July 12th. Eleventh armies were only auxiliary. The Admiralty announce that Daval The present battle front in Galicia is aeroplanes laat night carried out raids on military objectives at Chistelles and a

altogether a hundred miles. The enemy front on the River Narayuvka has been Varssonaere railway-dump, causing heavy turned from the south and the enemy is explosions and an intense conflagration. bound hastily to retire across the Quila They were attacked by gun-fire at a rail-yalipa, the lower reaches of which are way-siding at Zarren, but bombed a train already in Russian bands. at St. Denis Westrem and so bombed tho. Ostend railway lines, and an electric power

station, and caused a fire. Several tons of bumbs were dropped and all the machines returned safely.

EARLIER CABLES.

SHIPPING LOSSES.

GERMAN TASK BEYOND THEIR POWER.

LONDON, July 12th. The Timer, commenting on the reduc tion in the losses of shipping, estimates that 2,000,000 tons, or 10 per cent. of British tonnage was destroyed in six months, indicating that the task the Ger. mans had undertaken was beyond their power, because the Germans, announced that a million tons would be destroyed

the achievement of their ends. monthly, and that this was necessary for

The Times' calculation does not take into account the replacement of lost

construction.

Cavalry and Cossacks bave taken u

great part in the success, tirelessly driv. ing the enemy from one river to another, M. Kerensky has motored to all the fronts in Galicia, inspiring troops, pillorying malcontents and speaking words which have shamed more than one disaffected regiment to come into line

with the stalwarts,

GERMAN ADMISSIONS.

LONDON, July 19th. A German official wireless message says:-There is lively artillery fighting at Riga Smorgon, Luck.

Baranowitschi and

In East Galicia we repulsed Russian chasseurs at Ochtsohara and also local attacks on the Stockhod.

The Russians fought their way towards Lomnics, reaching the west bank of the river near Kalisz.

characteristics, The sector is ordinarily vessels either by interned ships or now General. safe, but the heavy gale off the coast on Tuesday laat presumably resulted in a temporary absence of naval support.

The repulss of the enemy further south at Lombartayde appears to show that the whole incident is without much import ance and the German detachment between the British troops on the south and the sea on the north is in a somewhat cheer- less position-

The enemy for sometime past hala abown himself anxious about the Yaer front. Hence it is only natural that he should, wish to see more closely what, the British are doing.

ENEMY ATTACKS.

"U" BOATS ACTIVE,

STOCKHOLM, July 19th. A boat entered the Upper Bothman Gulf for the first time during the war and searched Swedish steamers.

CHRISTIANA, July 12th..

A V boat torpedoed, without warming the Norwegian steamer Konghaakong off Arcathon, and also shelled the lifeboats. Only three escaped out of a crew of 250 The Near East.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

WHY MB CHAMBERLAIN

RESIGNED.

LONDON, July 13th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Austen Chamberlain stated that it was impos sible for him to remain at the India Office when his conduct might be quee tioned by a judicial tribunal which would deal with persons censured in the Mesopotamia report. His resignation was final.

DEFENDING LONDON. A STRIKING ILLUSTRATION.

LONDON, July 12th. The following letter from a Command. ing Officer to the father of Second Lieut, John Young, of the Flying Corps, whin was killed is Baturday's air raid on London, strikingly illustrates the quali ties of the young defenders of the Metro. polis..

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY SITUATION IN PEKING

AMERICAN ACTION,

WASHINGTON, July 12th. The House of Representatives has passed the Government. Bill prohibiting trading with the enemy of the latter's allics, and providing for Governmental seizure of enemy property and patents,

AMERICA AND PROFITEERING

WARNING BY PRESIDENT WILSON,

- REPUBLICAN FLAG OVER THE│·

FORBIDDEN CITY.

(FROM OUR TIENTSIN COURESPONDENT. ]

TIENTAIN,

Despatched, July 12th, 8.00 p.m. Received, H.K., July 12th, 8.45 p.m. Delivered, July 13th, 11.00 A.10. Chung Hsun fled and sought refugo în. the Legation Quarter when fareed to

recognise the hopelessness of his position.

After paying tribute to the Licuts.. gallant record he states that Young went

WASHINGTON, July 12th,

up in every recent recent raid. On the all concerned that attempts to extorti

The President has issued a warning to There was heavy fighting for two hours

last occasion he flew single-handed into unusual war-profits will not be tolerated.

at Yungtinguion, after which Chang Hsun's troops hoisted the white flag. the midst of 2 raiders, the pilot and He says that American shipowners aro Fighting is still occurring around Chang observer firing. Immediately all the doing everything that high freights can Ham's residences, where the Republicans enemy machines concentrated their fire do to make victory impossible. The Pre- are giving no quarter. There is a huge Each enemy fire was too awful for sident believes, however, that when ship-fire in the Forbidden City, over which words. Your son did not hesitate the owners realise the situation they will the Republican flag flies. slightest. He flew on until riddled with alter this state of affaira. He is also bullets, when his macbine put its noso confident that businessmen generally upwards and went spinning down to will realise that victory or defenth is the sea from 14.000 feet. I am proud to involved in the problem of war prises. think that your son was in my comunand.“. RUSSIA'S LIBERTY LOAN,

CONFERENCES IN BERLIN,

PETROGRAD, July 12th.

VIENNA URGING PEACE..

LONDON, July 12th.

The ex-Tsar and his family have in- timated their wish to subsoribe to the

liberty war.

The Monarchists will be disarmed and despatched to Hsuchawfs from Songtai Lo-night.

CHANG HSUN AT DUTCH

LECATION.

TESTSIN, July 13th. Chang Hsun was escorted yes, day to the Dutch Legation which is in charge of German interests, by members of the

The latest authentic news from Berlin EMPIRE COTTON GROWING. German Guard. These men were intera: states that tho Kaiser received the Austro- Hungarian Ambassador and also the Crown Prince There is the strongest reason for believing that Vienna

ist

strenuously urging the necessity for

peace.

MESOPOTAMIA.

measures

ed in the Summer Palace, and taken in Chang Hsun's residence from whence, it is affirmed, they directed the fire of the

The belligerents endeavoured to their utmost not to harm the foreign legations, but many stray bullots found w billet in Legation Street, the Hotel Wagon Lits and other buildings.

The Diplomatic Corps have decided that Chang Hsun shall be informed that while he is a refugee at the Dutch Lega

COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION.

Lownos, July 12th. In the House of Commons, Sir Albert Stanley, President of the Board of Trade. Monarchists yesterday, which, admitted. said that a Comunittes of Empire Cotton, was most accurate. Growing would investigate and advise the Government on accessary DEBATE IN THE COMMONS.

whereby the industry could be best deve- LONDON, July 12th. loped. The names of the Committe of In the House of Commons, the Meso- which Sir Henry Birchenough would be potamian debate was opened by the Chairman, would be published imme Attorney-General who stated that thediately. It would include cotton-spin- appointment of a Judicial Tribunal ofners, manufacturers, merchants, opera- Enquiry into the Commission's allegatives, representatives of the British tion he cannot carry on political intri- tions which adversely affected the conduct Cotton-Growing Association, the Foreign,gres. of military offices was merely an act of Colonial and India Offices, the Govern- At justice because the persons criticised, up to the present, had not been afforded an opportunity for vindication. The Court would be enabled to deal separately with any officers, and separate ly report to the Army Council, Alterna- tively, the Government was willing to set up a tribunal by statute to deal with cases both of soldiers and civilians,

therein

Mr. Balfour announced that ViscouD?

Hardinge had thrice offered his resigna- tion since the publication of the report

but Mr. Balfour bad refused it.

EARLIER CABLES.

SEVERE BLOW TO NATIONALISTS,

ment of India and the Indian

four in the afternoon firing

and the Republican dag was flowo. cotton cansed, Munarchist troops were collected,

To- day it is reported that all is quiet. There has been no looting,

industry. Also the Governments of those Dominions where cotton-growing was being developed would be invited to send representatives."

COMFORTS FOR THE TROOPS

LONDON, July 12th.

Sir Edward Ward appeals to V mien to begin making comforts for the troops for the 1917-18 winter,

THE KAISER AND BETHMANN HOLLWEG.

!

AMSTERDAM, July 12th. A message from Heriin states that the Kaiser recived Dr.

von Betamann Loitweg who reported on the situation. The interview lasted several hours.

ALSACE LORRAINE.

LONDON, July 12th. In the Senate, M. Kibot asserted Frances imprescriptiule right to Alsace Lorraine, and refused to admit a releren- dum of the inhabitants.

THE EAST CLARE RESULT.

LONDON, July 12th. The East Clare result was a severe blow to the Nationalists, showing that they no longer have a single safe scat. It is expected in Dublin that Mr. Redmond | UEMALAN BRIBERY IN CHINA, will seek re-election for the purpose of

SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES. teating the issue of Constitutionalism

SHANGHAI, July, 12th. versus Republicanism. ---

The North China Daily News features the fact that there has been extensive German bribery among Chinese poni

(FROM OUR PERING CORRESPONDENT, } FOREIGNERS CALLED INTO THE LEGATION QUARTER.

PEKING,

Despatched, July 11th, 11.50 p.m. Delivered, July 14th, 6.00 p.m.

All foreigners have been called into the Legations, as it is expected that the Republican troops will attack to-night.

[We are informed that the long time occupied in the transmission of this tele gram is due to an interruption of the line between Peking and Tientsin.--Ed., II.D.P.]

ACCIDENT TO THE C.N.S. "SHAOSHING." AGROUND IN THE YANGTZE. The N.C. Daily News of July 9th gives some details of the accident to the U. N. S. Shaoshing, (Capt. H. J. Hobbs) which ran ashore in the Yangtze not far from the mouth of the Huangpu.

The

The younger clorgy, in defiance of the

Shaoshing left Shanghai on July 6th, bishops instructions, campaigned in

cians. It instances the fact that every Mariamentaria voting against the and remained the night at Woossing on favour of Mr. Devalera.

rupture of retations on Muren 14th was Opinion is divided as to how the resultated this by not publishing the names daybreak on

promised $2,000. The authorities chock-account of stress of weather, sailing al July 7th, and at 8 will affect the Convention. Some regard

of the volera.c

o'clock she struck the Aradue Rock, it as giving the death-blow, and others opine that it may precipitate an agree ment with the Convention.

RESIGNS.

The German Bank at Peking secured the dismissal of the Premier, Tuan Chi.which is about four miles from the Tung- jui by the lavish distribution of funds,

OUTPUT OF AEROPLANES.

TO BE INCREASED.

chow Lightship. An incoming steamer saw her and sent out a wireless mesange, which was picked up by a pilot boat. Mr. Devalera, in the uniform of the Irish Volunteers, speaking after the

The pilot boat went to the Shuasheng's assistance, and found a japanese collier Losos, July 12th. steamer siending by. The weather was announcement of the poll, said he did no The Minister of Munitions, in the good and the water calm. intend to sit in the Commons. The result sand factories are manufacturing aero Mr. A. 5.

course of an interview, said that a thou- The passengers from Shanghai included: was a victory for the Irish Republic,

Wilson, Mrs. V. Meyer' planes. The output is increasing by nurse and child, some little girls from. eaps and bounds and now exceeds thrice the Roman Catholic School and some There were disorders in the evening last year's output, By Dec.mber 31st it Chinese passengers. All behaved splen...... which the police quickly quelled,

would be double lust April's. The didly, there was no sign of panie, and monthly output of aeroplane engines had all with their belongings were taken off MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN would be redoubled before December 31st.

more than doabled in 1917 already and by the ship's boats and brought to

Shanghai later The Ministry'e aeroplane programme collier,

in the day on board the was one of maximum production.

Shortly after this the Shooshing got off the rock and beached on us laud flat, where she now in As soon as the- news reached Shanghai the. N. 8. Fengtien (Captain Harris) with diving and salvage

from gear the New Engineer ing and Shipbuilding Works, Ltd, under It is announced that the Tea Control | the supervision of Mr. A. W. Brankaton, Scheme has ben modified, enabling tes

proceded to the scene. This was later * thirty centres to be retailed at 25. 4d supplemented by the despatch of the tag From forty to forty-five per cent, and Victoria of the Shanghai Tug & Lighter possibly more, will be retailed at from Co., Ltd., when the lightering of th...!

Cave stated that arrangements were being the Control Committee will have disere sliquid above water at low crow steamer free tea will increas, from ten to twenty to the effect that the vessel is party od. to 35. Thus the proportion of began immediately. Latest advisen ara

Ive and possibly to thirty, per cent, submerged, but that her och house- made to establish a wide circle of obseronary powers to allow retailers to A Turkish battalion was destroyed on of Hill 304, north of Hardaumont work, July fad and the Hedjaz Railway was reported that there was considerable loss to warning the public of the approach listribution, the expenses would not be breadth 40 ft 2 in depth 20 ft 6 10.

There are no further details, but it is tion posts around Lendon, with a view harge higher prices for certain classes of 1,307 tons net, built in 1901 by Messrs.

The Shaoshing is a twin-screw

ifta in case when, owing to the cost of Scott & Co., Greenock, 200 ft. loug

dovered.

LIVELY ARTILLERY STRUGGLE,

PARIS, July 12th.

A communiqué says:-There has been a fairly lively artillery struggle in Cham pagne and on the Aisne Enemy attacks south of the Juvincourt sector and at Laffung Milt were easily repulsed. Beveral attempted enemy coupe de main, after a violent bombardment in the sector

failed.

In

BARLIER CABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ARAB SUCCESS.

TURKISH POSTS CAPTURED.

LONDON, July 12th. the House of Commons, Mr. Macpherson announced an important Arab success, the King of Hedjar's forces having-captured Turkish poste between Tafilancan and Akaba. Seven hundred Turks were killed and six hundred cap tured, in addition to a mountain gun.

damaged at many points.

BRITISH INDIA STEAMER IN FLAMES.

HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED.

LONDON, July 12th. The British India steamer Chilke, which left Madras on June 30th, caught fire, and it was necessary to abandon her, There were 16 European and 1,000 deck

Passengers on board.

of life.

LONDON, July 18th. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Secretary of State for India, has resigned.

RAIDS IN LONDON.

NEW SCHEME FOR WARNING:

LONDON July 12th.

In the House of Commons, Sir George

of enemy afroraft,

TEA CONTROL,"

SCHEME MODIFIED.

LONDON, July 19th

She is registered at London,