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THE WAR.

STRONG GERMAN ATTACKS ON FRENCH FRONT.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN RUSSIA.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 21st, 1917.

ORDER RESTORED IN PETROGRAD.

THE CAMPAIGN IN EAST AFRICA.

Branco-Belgian Front

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GERMAN RAIDS FAIL.

HEAVY ENEMY BOMBARDMENT.

LONDON, July 20th Field-Mershal Sir. Douglas. Haig re ports: --Under cover of a heavy bombard ment, to which we replied vigorously, the Onɛniyogain attacked this morn ing southward of Lombardzyde, and ranched our line on only a small portion' of our front.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, July 19th.

A Gerroan official wireless menango states--Concentrated and massed artil- Jery firing in Flanders frustrated Eng lish reconnoiterers in the coastal region to the cast of Ypres.

Naval Activities.

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GREEK LIGHT FLOTILLA.

ATHENS, July 10th, The Allies have notified Greece that the Greek Light Flotilla will be restored!

within a few days.

FRENCH SHIPPING.

PARIS, July 20th. During the week ending July 15th the arrivals of ships at Frone ports num bored 1,037 and toe sailings 1,029. Three ships above, and two ships below, 3,000

tons "were auak. Four vessels were un- successfully attacked,

SAFE PASSAGE FOR DUTCH SHIPS,

ASTORVAM, July 20th." The British Government has declared its readiness to leave a safe passage in

PRIVY COUNCILLOR.

Lowpos, July 19th. Sir Erie Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty, has been appointed a member of the Privy Council,

KIEFF ARSENAL SHIZED.

LONDON'S AERIAL FORCES.

DENIAL OF RUMOURS,

LONDON, July 10th.. The widespread rumours that the des patch of aeroplanes from London fo France on the occasion of His Majesty visit to the Front caused u shortage of PETROGKAN July 20th

aeroplanes in London on July 7th are Five thousand Ukraine soldiers seized | Bnally disposed of by a statement by Lord Kieff Aesopal, but in consequence of Stamfordham, emphatically denying that prompt Government mensures it has now any aeroplanes were withdrawn from been cracunted.

London to give a display before His Majesty, or for any object connected with the King's visit to Frane OUR TROOPS IN PALESTINE

LONDON, July 19th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Mac Pherson stated that there is no need for anxiety regarding the military situation on the frontier of Palestire The health of the troups is good.

Order is now restored.

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THE TURMOIL IN RUSSIA.

GERMAN AGENTS DENOUNCED.

PETRAGEAL, July 19th.

A letter from General Brusiloff's Chief of Staff alleges that M. Lenin is an agent of the German General Staff. It is also We stormed French heights to the south-order to enable Dutch shipping to constated that the Maximalist leador, M west of St. Quentin on a one-kilometre tibue to enter the original so called safe Koslovsky, is the chief German agent in front, capturing many prisoners and de-channel granted by Germany festing counter-attacks.

FUTILE GERMAN ATTACKS.

Pants, July 10th.

A communique states 1--There is active Our counter-attacks immediately drove reciprocal artillery firing on the whole out those entoring our trenches:

The enemy's raids last night westward of Cherisy were pressed with great deter. mination and were strongly supported by

artillery,

The raiders everywhere failed to reach our lines.

A BRILLIANT OPERATION. FRENCH RECAPTURE LOST POSITIONS.

LONDON, July 20th Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters describes the French success on the 17th inst., on the right bank of

front, but it is more particularly violent hetween the Somme and the Aisney in the region of Vauclerc and Craonne and on the left bank of the Meuso,

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THE NEW BRITISH MINE FIELD.

SLIGHT MODIFICATION POSSIBLE.

Russia

FILLING MINISTERIAL

VACANCIES. A joint meeting of the Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates and the Peasants' Delegates passed a resolution convoking LONDON, July 19th.a general assembly of the All-Russian Repter authoritatively learns that the Soldiers, Workmen's

and Peasants' new British mine zone in the North Ben was specifically made to prevent enemy After a violent bombardmen, the Gerships and submarines emerging from the mans attacked yesterday evening south of Heligoland Bight. St Quentin. on n front of eighteen- hundred metres, cast of Gauchy, and agalist Hill Moulin de Tousvents, and gained a footing in our first line trenches, but a counter-attack at dawn drove them out of the greater portion of the occupied. elements.

After a

very intense bombardment, the Germans last night counter-attacked our new positions at Avocourt Wood, but our-

the Mouse, as a brilliant example of a per-are stopped them before they reached our fectly staged infantry operation. The

objective was the recovery of a flat-topped

Tines

saddle between fill 101 and Avocourt The Near East.

con Hill 304 And

Wood, which had been lost on June 28th,

The exact position and the capacity of every enemy gun was known to the French, who bombarded furiously for many days, reducing the German com panies who lost fifty per cent of their eflectives.

...

In three occasions the attack was post- posed on account of the weather, and the Gormans, believing it would not materialise, were relieving the exhausted survivors when the French, fellowing a hmbardment by 500 guna, assaulted on a frat of a mile and a half.

DETERMINED GERMAN

ASSAULT. REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES.

LONDON,, July 20th.

A French communiqué states that

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LONDON, July 19th.

A Mesopotamin official report states:- We engaged the Turks in the direction of Ramadich on the Euphrates, and inflicted considerable losses. We advanced twelvo- miles up the Euphrates during the last ten days.” The extreme heat prevented

further advance.

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THE MESOPOTAMIA REPORT

A TRADES UNION PROTEST.

A slight modification of the limits is being considered, with a view to satisfy ing the Dutch representations. Russian bront.

A

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THEGOOR REUTER'S AGÉNOY]

GERMAN CLAIME

Delegates, to decide who shall replace the four Constitutional Democrat Ministers who have resigned. The resolution states that pending the decision, all power must continue to be concentrated in the hands of the Government."

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ARRESTED

It transpires that during the distur bances on the 17th instant, armed troops- and workinen arrested the Minister of Agriculture, who was not released unti) he had listened to a speech by a leading Maximalist

THE SITUATION IMPROVING.. LONDON, July 194h.

HOW LONG WILL THE WAR LAST?

COL REPINGTON'S VIEW We are drawing near to the close of the third year of the struggle, and there: LED no conclusive military reasons why the war should soon end, says Col. Repington, the well-known military critic of the pastered with the common question on this Times Marshall Joffre, constantly

for the answer to it. No great Power, subject, referred one day to his chauffeur

and no great Army. or Navy, have don struck down on land or sea. Great losses of life, treasure, ships, and war material have occurred, and the economic pressure is intense, but people will find the whore- withal to Nourish themselves, fresh con¬ tingenty of recruits are still found to fight, the bane of one new invention is usually succeded by the antidute, while 50 long as nations strike off paper and acupt each scrap at a thousand pounds, marks, francs, or roubles without demur, The financial liquidation is postponed till the pence, 'lf we allies are stronger than our enemies, and whch stronger poten-" In view of the national necessity of tally now any the New World is with us, wo also have our difficulties, such as maintaining the present output of coal, the loss of nathority and discipline entail the Derbyshire Miners Association on upon tassia by her Revolution, and in commend that the fifty thousand members take one day's holiday in August, instead of four.

THE COAL OUTPUT.

LONDON, July 10th.

THE SILVER MARKET.

guarantee an immediate or even early general our superiority is not such as to crushing of the chomy's armies by mili tory menos. Spirits are also still unsub- dued, and this situation will continue until the affirmation of sailitary superiority in the field by one side or the LONDON, July 19th

other, or revolution, or the waste of Silver is quoted at 401; proft-taking.tion, or inally strikes implying a failure manhood, of went bordering on starva The market closed with an easy tendency.

LONDON, July 19th. Silver is quoted at 403. Italian Front.

in resolution, conipol, ons side or the other to lay down its arais.

Though the still unused resources of the Allies are greatly, superior to those of Germany and her dupes, and though it is inherently probable, on this account, that Germany will be beaten, we have not yet established in the field the superiority of military force necesary for decisivo Victory, while the economic pressure upon MOVE-Ţeartain grounds for anticipating the early. the enemy, though severe, affords no

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MENTS,

Cessation of hostilities. The conclusion is Inevitable that the war may continue for TINE, July Toth.

Jong, and that our business is to preparo A considerable movement of Austrian

for a long war, and to legislato for it.. troops is noticeable in the rear of the

THE PLAY OF FOJICES. Neither we nor France can afford tho Isonzo and Carso fronts. This is takensive for the moment. We could conduct Deavy losses of great and general offen- as an indication thai the enemy is obliged lions fall, as they may, to half their such an offensive certainly, but if bastu to send reinforcements to the Russian strength, and if losses are not mado good, lien we must remember that morale falls front.

proportionately with Joses a general American reserve power which can arrivo

exhaust in advance armies which are, in

LONDON, July 19th. wireless German official report states Chalfonged by the Russian offensive, despite their peace assertions, we counter-attacked in Eastern Galicia,

The Italians have profited by the situat d that in view of the British and The situation in Petrograd appears totion and are intensifying their artillery in Franco we should be very foolish to piercing the Russian positions, eastward he improving The First Machine Gunfire, especially along the Curso Irons, thus of Zlockrow, on a wide front.

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Regiment and the four last armoured

engaging large Austrian contingents, and ears guarding the entrance to the head-Ive simultaneously advanced their post quarters of the Leninists have submitted tions ap some points by seven hundred to the authority of the Executive

Com yards. mitters

The members from Kronstadt remain, LONDON, July 19th.but there are evidences that they are

WAR NEWS,

the case at all events of France, her last. The writer's view of the strategy of this wait until nearly the end of May before soar was that it would have been best to

might have attacked tou and we could attacking, because then Russian and Italy then have all continued to light until too. late in the year for a hostile attack on Italy, while Germany would not have been to concentrate upon us in the West as she has done. But other views pro- A Russian wirehas official message beginning to be disillusioned about the

THE EX-TSAR'S GUARD.

valled, doubtless good ones, and as we states:-We occupied Novies village, prospects of their coup d'état.

luve oertainly made the task of our but, owing to losses, we withdrew to the troops in Petrograd generally alstained of the Petrograd district, says that on

Au order issued by Lieutenant Koz Russian and Italian Allies easier by thing, the Assistant Miljury Gloverbe acting and absorbing the German reserves, we await with confidence their cast end of it. We took 228 prisoners from the Kronstadt members precession Tsar is confined, he found some laxity energetic offensive we expect from them.

visiting Tsarskoy Selo, where the ceasly re-entry upon the scene, and the near Novica on Tuesday.

yesterday. One hundred have been an i

in the guard Licutenant Kozmine, ad The question of the nature and the time dressing the soldiers, said: to hospital as the result of yesterday's Men, do not forget that you have in States, must necessarily he decided by of the military support of the United fring. Parties of Cossacks suffered your charge the person who was chiefy America alone. But it is very important responsible for the terrible yoke which that America should understand that responsible to the country for the careful watching of the captive

A RUSSIAN ATTACK.

A German official wireless message

Tho

The Parliamentary Committee of the statos:-We repulsed a Russian attack to treacherous attacks at the instance of we have just broken. You are therefore France needs help-ae quickly as possible,

Trades Union Congress has unanimously passed a resolution protesting against the Government's decision not to deal with the persone implicated in the Mesopo artillery is particularly notive between tamia Report, and urging the Premier The Germans, south of St. Quentin, resiblo auch would have been taken if to take steps to deal with those respon ttacked the hill Maulin-sons-Touvent those involved had hold humbler and ut failed completely.

more subordinate positions.”

he Somme and the Aisne.

Succeeding a long and extremely folent bombardment, the enemy attacked ositions from the north-east of Craonne the east of Hurtebise, throwing into e struggle the fifth division of the uards who swept forward in thick aves at several points. The attack mpletely failed

the two fanks and ly succeeded in reaching the elements the first line trenches in the centre, iere counter-attacks stopped the enemy id inflicted the heaviest losses upon

em.

on

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EARLIER CABLES: ERMAN RAIDERS REPULSED,

LONDON, July 19th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, re rts:We re-established the advance sts to the east of Menchy-le Freus ich we lost, on July 11th,

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LONDON, July 20th

An East African official report states:

southward and south-westward of Kilwa, -We continued our encircling movement

ruching within a mile and a half of Mishakawa, After cutting a rond through the dense bush we drove out the enemy from strongly-defended positions on the Ruips River. Our columus are now moving towards Fakaras, Mpepos and Makenge. The entire enemy force

in the Bongea area has been driven to wards Mahenge. With the cooperation of the Portuguese we occupied Mwembe and pursued the enemy thirty miles north-eastward.

The

Balkans.

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the south of Kalus.

TURKS CAPTURED.

LONDON, July 19th." A Russian wireless official message

states our scouts attacked Turkish cartels to the south of Petrakale and took prisoners as well as burning the bridge across the Karshutdarasi;

General.

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COSSACK PATROLS RESTORE CONFIDENCE.

Pernoonan, July 19th.

casualties in the last two days.

It is estimated that there have been 500

banks and businese houses were closed Yesterday, although the majority of the and the trams were not working, there was a great improvement in the situation,

the Maximalists, whose plans included There is good reason for hoping that

the arrest of members of the Provisional Government and the riffing of the State Treasury and private banks, have now shot their bolt

The military arrested disturbers of the peace and the appearance of Cossack

We repulsed raiders to the west of TROOPS WITHDRAWN FROM patrols hag largely restored confidence.

erisy and to the east of Cost Taverne

We successfully raided to the cast, and

th of Ypres..

There is reciprocal artillery firing near nbartryde.

THASOS,

ATHENS, July 20th,

The British Government has notified

the Greek Government of the withdrawal of forect from Thaso

RUSSIAN MINISTER OF JUSTICE RESIGNS.

PETROGRAD, July 20th. The Minister of Justice, M. Fereveiezef has resigned

as the endres of the professional Army of the States will be fully occupied in raising and training the large number foreseen, it would be best, if America wero willing, for her to send at least 200,000 Amexican recruits to be incorporated in

mutineers and workmen. A Red Guned procession net troop of unarmed Cossacks, and, following a few mysterious

COMMANDER" ASQUITH, D.S.O, shots into the air, fired volleys into the upon Mr. Asquith's third son, Lieut. and trained by the French Army as Boun The King has conferred the "D.5.0, Cossacks, who galloped off A number Commander Arthur Melland Asquithas ships can bring them. France cannot

e killed and wound d, including devotion to

R.N.Y.R.. for conspicuous gallantry and confortably afford to wait till next yeas civilians. Shots were also fired at the fire service for the allicial record of for military assistance from America which the honour is bestow. She needs this support new in order t Nevsky Prospert when an armed regiment to published in the Gazette, and is ns Seep The French ranks full, and there

He obtaided leave to go up always the change that, in view of the was passing a party of Cossacks. Five imminent. Later, although wounded, he from America, Hindenburg may change to the front when he heard a fight was certainty that a great army is coming were killed and twenty-five wounded as returned to Brigade Headquarters and his plans and throw for a big stroke in the result of shooting between the re

gave a clear account of the situation and the West before the Americans come in of the fighting which had been going on full array. He will fail, but here may be during the night. He has previously another instance. of the Clausewitt doctring, and Hindenburg may try because he can do nothing better.

giment and the Cossacks. A machine gun done fine work." regiment at Strelna, near Petrograd, has placed fificen companies at the disposal of the Government. Heavy rain is fall ing

DISORDERS ENDED.

PETROGRAD, July 19th The local Commander announces that

is

MACHINE GUN MOUNT. Willse M. Lawrence of Portland, Ore.. Amachine-gun mount invented by

GERMANY'S ENEMIES IN THE has been tested publicly, following special

NEW WORLD.. fests on the United States Army Proving Ground, for officers of the Ordinance Department Mr. Lawrence practically can countries in connection with the The announced policy of Latin Ameri mount to the Entent, Powers when the declaration of war by the United States had completed arrangements to sell the

finitely ended. All the military organi the disorders may be regarded as dewar broke out then he offered it to the up to the end of May was as follows sations have given assurances of their readiness to support the Government's efforts to re-establish order in the capital.

A ROYAL WEDDING.

United States Government,

gun to be aimed from a direct angle of The Lawrence mount allows a machine

muzzle depression of leg. and at any deg for overhead airplane defence to a angle between.

ALLEGED PLOT TO MURDER M VENIZELOS.

Eleven men from Athens have been ar rested at Salonika charged with conspir plice who denounced them says that ing to murder M. Verizelos. An accom their plan was to arrange a banquet to which Venizelos would have been in-

Republic, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica.

Neutrality Declared by: Argentine

guay, Venezuela Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Salvador, Uru-

BoliviaRelations with Germany bro ken on April 14th. Whe

Brazil Relations with Germany br ken on April 10th.

Cuba. War declared on April 7th. Dominican Republic Under military government of United States.

Ecuador. Uncertain. Guatemala-elations broken off on

April 27th

Haiti.Break in relations under con

Honduras Relations broken off on May 17th,

LONDON, July 19th. Their Majesties the King and Queen, Queen Alexan ra and other members of the Royal family were present at the vittdesideration wedding of the Marquis of Carisbrooke, formerly Prince Alexander of Battenberg, and Lady Irens Denison.

The wedding took lace at the Chapel Royal, St James' The Primate offcisted

They are said to have confessed that they were seat from Athens to kill the head of the National Government, and were promised £4,000 for the murder.

This is not the first time evidence has een found of schemes to remove Venir-los. He is always closely guarded. and when he leaves his house is followed by an escort of police

Nicaragua. Relations broken of on May 19th

Panama. War declared on April 10th. All The Latin-Americ Republics have declared themselves in cont the United States se fer infolved ato CODSETT