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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 19 ru, 1917.

GERMAN ATTACKS IN THE WEST

ACTIVITY ON RUSSIAN FRONT.

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KING'S NEW NAME.

MESOPOTAMIA

INTERESTING

Branco-Belgian bront

MATTERS.

APPOINTMENTS:

LATEST CABLES. ĮTRIOVER REUTEN'S AGENCY,} BRITISH IMPROVE POSITION.

AERIAL ACTIVITY.

LONDON, July 18th.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas faig re ports:We have somewhat improved our position castward of Monchy-le-Preux.

Despite thick clouds and strong winds our aeroplanes did a great deal of success- ful work yesterday in conjunction with the artillery. They bombed various points behind the enemy's lines.

There were many air-fights in which we brought down six and drove down three enemy machines. None of ours are missing.

FRENCH SUCCESSES. HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES,

PARIS, July 18th.

A communiqué says:-Thete has been reciprocal artillery activity in the region of Cerny, Ailles, the Californon Plateau and in Champagne. The enemy renewed his altacks north of Teton and secured a a footing at certain points we captured on the 14th. The artillery duel continued in a violent manner al Monthaut, where we are organising captured ground. The operations we carried out on the left of the Meuse, west of Hill 304, developed to full success after heavy artillery pre- paration. The troops, with irresistible dash, attacked on a front of 2500 metres en both sides of the Esnes Malaricourt

road. The whole first German line,

which was elaborately organised for defence, fell into our bands.

Shortly afterwards the second vinetay line, after desperate fighting in which our troops manifested splendid keenness, was also carried. The advance attained a

kilometre depth of line. This advance rape from the south-cuntern corner of Avocourt Wood to the western slopes of Hill 304, passing through Canard Wood.

Our fire annihilated several counter-

attacks during the afternoon. The enemy suffered very heavily. We counted 426 unwounded prisoners,

KARLIER CABLES.

BRITISH FRONT.

MORE GROUND GAINED,

LONDON, July 7th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports: --We have gained ground slightly to the north-westward of Warneton. One of our raiding parties in the Nieuport sector encountered a large enemy party A sharp fight ensued. Our party drove back the enemy to their lines, followed them up and bombed them in their trenches,

GERMAN CLAIMS.

Loknos, July 17th.

GERMAN ATTACKS,

ACTIVITY ON FRENCH FRONT. -

Pants, July 17th,

A rounianiqud says: The Germans Our fire seriously re-attacked Teton. smashed assaulting waves, which had to return in disorder to their own trenches, leaving numerous dead. We entirely

maintained our gains of the 14th. Wo mude a lively attack this morning west of Hill 304 and entirely re-captured all the positions which remained in the hands of the Germans after the actions of June 28th and 20th.

The prisoners have nab

Yet been counted.

Ruggian bront,

LATEST UABLES.

TUROUGE REUTEL'S ADEKOY.j

RUSSIAN PROGRESS.

LONDON, July 18th.

GERMAN STEAMERS

CAPTURED.

VARYING VIEWS.

EARLIER CABLES.

APPOINTMENTS.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S SUCCESSOR,

LONDON, July 13th. It officially announced that the following appointments made:

THE GERMAN POLITICAL CRISIS.

have been

NORTH SEA INCIDENT..

LONDON, July 17th.. The Admiralty mnounces Soine of our light forces patrolling, the North- Sen yesterday morning sighted a number of German steamers and signalled there to stop and abandon ship. They also fred across their hows. The order was disregarded and the ships made for the Dutch coast. Two enched the shore badly damaged by our fire. The remain- ing four were intercepted and captured by our destroyers, who placed prize crewa aboard and brought them away under their own steam. Two of these ships crews abandoned their ships, but the other two crews wore prisonered. The four ships are now in harbour in this country, namely, the Pelt Worn, Briez- rig, Marie Horn and Heinz Blumberg. General.

LATEST CABLES. [THHOUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

WHY RUSSIAN MINISTERS RESIGNED,

THE UKRANIAN, POLICY.

PRTHOORAD, July 17th. The reason for the resignations of the Ministers, who are all Constitutional Democrats, is owing to disagreement with the Government's Ukranian policy. The Government issued a proclamation 'erent- ing an Ukranian Secretariat Generaj tu A wireless Russian official message control local affairs, except se regards We repulsed persistent attacks the army, to which special Ukranian north-eastward of Ralusz. For tactical delegates would be attached. The War considerations we transferred to the right Cabinet and General Staff resignées bank of the Lomnica, leaving Kalusz and expressed the opinion that the Constitu Recuring important river crossings. Aent Assembly should have determined the strong enemy attack threw us out of relations of Ukraine with the rest of Novica, which our reserves recaptured. Russia. We captured Dunaevee and St. George's Channel, on the Danube, with one gun and some prisoners.

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EARLIER CABLES.

GERMAN NEWS.

LONDON, July 17th. German wireless official message says: ~There has been lively fighting at Riga, Dunzburg and Smorgen. Wo cap tured woodlands to the northward of The Russians evacuated the town and retreated to the south bank of the Lomnica. There has been stronger artillery firing on the Narajowka front. FRESH

Kalusi.

GERMAN ACTIVITY

EXPECTED,

PETROGRAD, July 17th. Thore is general expectation of German activity on the Riga-Dvinsk line, where the Russian troops are improving rapid- ly, despite disintegrating influences. Italian Front.

EARLIER CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] AERIAL ACTIVITY.

ENRMY DESTROYERS ATTACKED.

Rowe, July 17th. Aerial activity has increased on the Adriatic. Italian machines bombed Pola on Friday and Raturday, also attacking enemy destroyers, while eighteen machines yesterday bombed Darazzo, all returning enfely.

Naval Activities.

LATENT CABLES, [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) SUBMARINE ACTIVITY. IN NEUTRAL WATERS, A wireless German official message

LONDON, July 18th. saya:-We repulsed in English attack at

In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Lombartzyde. There was strong artil-Cecil stated that since April 1st. German lerying from Nordschoote to Warneton submarines had arrested or attached over and astride the Scarpe. English recon- noitring advances at Messines, Halluch, Gavrelle, Bullecourt and northward of St. Quentin failed. We captured a fur ther picce of French trench at Courte con and increased the prisoners to 150. Enemy attacks between Malva! Farm and Cerny, southward of Bois Boulains, failed, We drove out the French who remained in our old positions at Pochimount. We Dutch waters. brought down five seroplanes and four balloona

20 British, Allied and neutral ships in Spanish waters. The most serious repre- sentations had been made to Spain, which had assured Britain that it would do its utmost to prevent the violation of Spanish waters.

Mr. Bellairs called attention to state- ments in Dutch papers suggesting that the Germans had repeatedly violated

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

DISSENSIONS MUST CEASE.

Perawan, July 18th.

The Executives of the Workmen's and Soldiers' and Peasants' Delegates have issued a manifesta to the effect that the

time has come when all dissension must cease, and all must assist the soldiers in the front line.

To refrain now is to deliver them to destruction and to betray the Fatherland and the revolution.

ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATION,

PETROGRAD, July 15th.

LONDON, July 17th

BRITAIN'S ROYAL HOUSE. NEW NAME ADOPTED.

LONDON, July 17th His Majesty the King has adopted the Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg's resigna-namo of: Windsor for his house and tion is generally regretted in Austria, | family. Sir Edward Caeson to be a member of where he was regarded as n pan-Gerinah. the War Cabinet without portfolio.

success.

The Privy Council at which the change was unanimously decided, was one of the "The Tageblatt: Viennú, correspondent ↑ most important held since the Coronation. states that it was solely owing to the Is was attended by the Duke of Con- ofiction that Bethmann-Hollweg was naught, the Bishop Canterbury, the

Mr. Addison to be Minister of Recon struction without portfolio.

Sir Edwin Montagu, to be Secretary

State, for India,

Mr. Winston Churchill to be. Minister

of Munitions.

ready for peace that the agitation of the Lord Chaticellor, the Prinse. Minister, German Aunexaticuists did not disturb Lard Rosebery, Mr. Balfour, Mr. the Austro-German relations.

Asquith, Mr. Andrew Fisher, Mr., G. N. Sir Eric Geddes to be First Lord of the Minister, Horr Youstein, resigned owing Schreiner,

The Germania states that the War Barnes, General Smuts and Mr. W. P.

to the attitude of Bethmann-Hollweg during tho crisis.

Admiralty.

AIR-RAID CASUALTIES,

LONDON, July 18tła. To the House of Commons, Mr. Mac

the

The Proohumation announcing the change of the name of the Dynasty also Gorzono Annexationists denounce the renouncing on behalf of the late Queen faintheartedness of

Reichstag Victoria's descendants, the use of the pherson stated that the British air gor-majority on the pepeo resolution, and titles Duke and Duchesses of Saxony, and declare that peace by understanding will | Prince and Princesses of Saxecohurg- mean ruin to Germany. TRIUMPH FOR THE MILITARISTS.

Fice casualties in the last air raid wore.

two pilots killed and one wounded; and an observer had died of wounds. Two aeroplanes were destroyed and two crash- ed down,

BARLIER CABLES.

SHIPBUILDING.

STRIKING MESSAGE TO THE WORKERS

· Lownos, July 17th,

gotha.

RUSSIAN MINISTERS RESIGN

Amsvereau, July. 17th. According to Reuter's correspondent 'as

PETROGRAD, July 17th Amsterdam, Dr. Michaelis, the now Gor- The Minister of Finance, M. Shin- man Chancellor, yesterday had t Co-garell; of Education, M. Manouiloff; férence with Generals vou lindenburg and of Public Assistance. Prince Shak- and Ladenorff and representatives of the hooskey, have resigned. Centre,

Socialists.

the Progressives. and the

M. Prokopovitch has been appointed Minister. of Commerce, and M.

It is

SUSPICIOUS FIRE.

BIG BLAZE IN NORWAY.

It is pointed out that the peace formúla Teharnousky Minister of Public Instruc The iron and Stoel trades Confedora-agreed upon by the Reichstag parties, tion. tion have received the following message,

cabled yesterday, was adopted before the aigned by Sir Edward Carson and Sir change in the Chancellorship. Jobi Jollicoe. The Board of the Ad- known that the Reichstag has now accept-

CHRISTIANA, July 17th. miralty wish to impress on all engageded a change, which means a triumph for.

the militarista.

There was a great fire as a Trindhjen in the building and repairing of ships, how serious are the times in which we

The Berlin correspondent of the warehouse, where goods from Britain, live. A determined encray has set himself Cologne Gazette describes Dr. Michaelis and destined for Russin, were

Incendiarism is suspected.

stored.

SIR EDWARD CARSON.

LONDON, July 17th The Times says Bir Edward Carson's appointment in the War Cabinet has been practically settled.

to blockade our islands and to destroy at the nominee of the armament in- The damage is estimated at £2,750,000. merchantmen bringing food to the poople dustry. and supplies to the army, using methods

The Kochnische Zuiting is of opinion contrary to the law of nations. Everythint a resolution by the Reichstag on the day merchantmen are sunk. We need all subject of peace is now unnecessary în our TROUFTER to prevent threatened view of the impending declaration of the starvation. The enemy knows this and Chancellor. has staked everything upon it. If he suewends victory will rest with him. If he fails his defeat is certain. There are only two weapons that we can use and both are forged in ship-yards,

CANADIAN POLITICS.

OTTAWA, July 17th. Sir Robert Bordea has moved a rolu tion petitioning His Majesty to extend the term of the present Parliament to October 7th, 1916.

A caucus of twenty-six English-speak-- ing Conscriptionist Liberals has met for the purpose of organising, with a view to acgotiations with the Coalition Goy

A Military anti-Government, demon stration on Monday night, provoked by Estremists as a protest against the disornment... bandment of mutinous reginients at the front, ended in wild panicky shooting in Nevskyprospekt. There were a num- ber of casualties, a dozen being sent to hospital. The disturbance was ended in a few minutes, and the troops returned quietly to barracks,

THE DEMONSTRATION DENOUNCED.

PETROGRAD, July 18th. The Executives of the Soldiers' and Workmen's and Peasants' delegates have issued a manifesto which denounces the demonstrators against the disbandment of mutinous regiments as traitors. The resolution says the strongest measure must be taken against troops appearing in the streets with arms, contrary to

ordert.

A Proclamation by the provisional Government prohibits all demonstrations Only a section of the garrison partici- nated in the demonstration.

FATE OF THE “ CHILKA” RANGOON, July 18th. There are no further authentic parti culars regarding the B.I. steamer Chilko,

on are in Burava Roads, south of A passengor states that the vessel caught

Gopalore..

All the Europeans were saved.

The deck passengers ponnicked, and a

large number jumped overboard and

were drowned.

The Muenchquer Neustemwchrichten says: that Dr. Michaelis will follow. General von Hindenburg's, wär policy,

The Vienna Reichspost says it is high time the Gorman crisis was ended. (16

| says:--" Such a crisis is harmless to other States, but what would happen if the mighty pillar hitherto the pride of friends and the envy of for trembles" ABUSING THE LATE CHANCELLOR

AMSTERDAM, July 17th.

The German Press is now abusing Herr von Bethmann Hollweg, whom it do scribes as facing both ways, and Herr Zimmerman whose terrible blunders " in the offer to Mexico, and, more recently, in the 'case of, the courier caught in Norway with explosives, are recalled.

KAISER'S FIRST CHOICE.

AUSTRIA AND CONSTITU- TIONAL REFORM:

Zunion, July 17th. AMSTERDAM, July 17th.

The Neue Zuericher Zeitung correspon- It is reported from Vienna that the dent at Berlin says the Kaleer first offered Premier, addressing the Constitution the Chancellorship to the Bavarian Committee, promised that the problem of Premfor, Count Hertling, who declined giving equal rights to all Austrian for personal reasons. nationalities would be solved by consti- tutional methods. He said this would deprive their enemies of the pretext of interfering in the domestic affairs of Austria, and would thus he a step on the road to peace.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S SUCCESSOR,

LONDON, July 17t The Daily News says that Mr. Lloyd

George is not how unfavourable to the.

THE MESOPOTAMIA MUDDLE selection of Sir Edwin Montagu as the DISCUSSION COMING TO AN END, successor to Mr. Austen Chamberlain as

Secretary of State for India.

THE IRISH CONVENTION,

LONDON, July, 17th

There was a general impression in the House of Commons last evening that nothing more will be heard of the Meso- potamia affair

LONDON, July 17th.

In a reply to Lord Claud Hamilton, the Attorney-General, in a letter to the Times, says he cannot withdraw any

** misrepresentations' in his criticisms upon the procedure of the Mesopotamia Commission.

Lord Middleton and Lord Beresford,

LONDON, July 17th. It is nanounced in Dublin that the

Irish Convention will meet at Trinity Collage on the 25th inst Mr. Duke K.C., will preside pending the Conven- tions appointment of a Chairman.

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ACUTE SHORTAGE FEARED

LONDON, July 17th.

| 710 · AEROPLANES DOWN · IN THE WEST.

GERMANS HEAVY LOSSES.

Seven hundred and thirteen aeroplanes were brought down on the Western battlo front during May, only four less than in April, when the struggle for superiority in the air reached its maximum intensity. In this period the Gurmans lost 442 claims of the enemy. 271. machines

and the Allies, according to the It is impos- sible to resist the conclusion that the air reports of German Main Headquarters | art. like their military communiqués, exaggerated, even when they are not quite fales. Our General Headquarters in France, the only one of the helligerents which acknowledge, its own losses, admits that during May 88. British aeroplanes failed to return to their buse. Deducting this figure from the Geraoman total, it would mean--if it is accurate and does not include, as the enemy's monthly sum mary frequently does, machines brought down on the Eastern and Balkan fronts --that the French Air Service has lost 185 aeroplanes, or nearly twice as many as eir comrades in the Royal Flying Corps. show that the Gertinns lost 73 more But taking the figures as they are, they machines in May: than in April, that our French were 10 more. losses were 61 fewer, and that thoes of the British cirmen mul gunners elain 243 of the 442 German machines and the French, the other 199.

The British successes were classified in | the daily reports from General Headquar

ters as follows:--Destroyed, 19; crashed, two; brought down (which, us in the case, of the French, means destroyed), 91; fell in our lines, nine: brought down by anti-

control, 313.

aircraft guns, nine; driven down out of The French Ministry of War states, German without any qualification, that of the machines brought down by French

50 airmen

destroyed. Their destruction," it was reported, has been most strictly verified.” The other 119 were driven down seriously doin aged and probably crushed to the ground in the chomy's lines.”...

woru

As in previous months, the German re- ports for May have not always dis tinguished between airmen's and gunnerg' onocesses. In the case of 165 machines it was stated that they were brought or shot down in air fights 65 others were attra buted to airmen and gunfire; 37 were re-

asahot down," 13 as

merely a ight down "forced to land.

gunfire and two

The most interesting personal item con cerning the German Air Service is the complete disappearance from the official reports

of Cavalry Captain Baron von Richthofen. This airman was the com

mander of a squadron which is known at the front ns Richthofen's " Cirens,” and he and it have been credited with quits dazzling performances. Richthofen was

Only 1,100 packages were available for in letters to the Times, deprecate further the weekly cafes of Indian fea yesterday, protracted enquiry abont Mesopotamia. The Timer points out in this connection sprung upon the public on February 15th Lord Middleton says:-" It lies with the that owing to the shortage of tonnage as the victor in 21 air fights, and by tween that date and April 30th on which day Government to arrest a discussion which only 23,000,000 pounds were imported he is said to have brought down five enemy can hardly be mors dignified than mob- daring the past three months, of which machines) he was reported to have ac- bing a football referee”

for 31 other aeronlanes. Bines 13,000,000

the War Office April 30th. however, his name has not ap- account, leaving only 10,000,000 for trade peared once in the German reporta. Hab the name of another Richthofen---lien- This is regarded as most inadequate and tenant has figured in the reports since May 7th, and it is claimed for him that dealers anticipate an acute shortage. he has brought down 24 machinen-

The Tims, in an editorial note, suggests

Lord Bobert Cecil said the matter had. The ship was beached, and the sit por- Lord Belborne as the successor of ar. not been lost sight of

tion was destroyed.

Chamberlain.

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