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THE WAR.

(Cantinued from page 5.) Franco-belgian Proni.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOV.] CONCENTRATED ATTACKS

ON THE FRENCH. THE RESULT OF THREE MONTHS' FIGHTING

GERMAN OLAIMS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 30TH, 1917.

LONDON, July 27th. A German official wireless message states: The artillery duel in Flanders is intense. In the evening there were re- newed powerful English connaissances, but they overywhere failed. In our suc cessful raid on Honiert we took many prisoners. The, French, counter-attacking south of Ailles, near Hurtebise Farm and Hochberg, failed heavily. Our prisoners and booty have increased, reaching 1,450 prisoners at Ailles. Our surprise attack east of Suippes was marked by our taking many prisoners.

INCREASED ARTILLERY ACTIVITY:

advanced towards the upper reaches of the Suchitza River, where, to consolidate the advance, detachments moved for- ward upon a height west of Soveia, taking The Roumanians on many prisoners. July 20 captured many prisoners, six three mine-throwers and mach guns, material.

KAISER WITNESSES A BITTER STRUGGLE.

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AWFUL FATE OF TORPEDOED

SAILORS.

GERMANS WATCH THEM DEVOURED BY SHARKS.

ALLIED CONFERENCE ON THE BALKANS.

THE RIGHTS OF NATIONS.

FORMATION OF JEWISH REGIMENT.

GERMAN "NEWS.”

LONDON, July 97th, The War Office has made arrangemente completing the formation of a Jewish Regiment of Infantry. Experienced PARIS, July 27th.

British officers, filling higher appoint The Allied Conference on the Balkans ments, and Jews serving in British regi- The newspapers give prominence to has been concluded. A further conments who have a knowledge of the Beuter's account of the awful fate of ference will be held in Londou to Yiddish and Russian languages, are being - seventeen of the crew of the Glasgow arrange for the execution of the transferred to the new unit. The Regi- steamer, Maristan, which was torpedoed decision, taken. The following resolu- ment's badge is a representation of King on July 15th, as told by the cook, who tion wery pissed-That

the Allied David's Shield. was the only survivor. After the ship Powers are more closely allied and united disappeared, the submarine came up than ever in the defense of the rights of the midst of the struggling victims. The nations, especially those in the Balkans, Commander ignored all appeals for assist and are determined only to lay down their Suddenly ang ma disappeared arms when they have reached the goal with a piercing scream, and a moment which in their eyes is more important Then it was than all the others, namely to render later another vanished. realised that a school of sharks had arriv-impossible in the future any return to acts ed, and, one by one, these brave men of criminal aggression such as those for suffered a horrible death. The Comman which the Imperialists of the Central der watched for a time, but the spectacle Empires have been responsible. evidently became too much for him, for he closed the trap door of the conning. tower and submerged. The cook, who was all the time floating on a hatch, was pick- fed up by a British steamer Gfteen hours

later.

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LONDON, July 27th A German cfficial wireless message states:-The Kaiser was the specta- tor of bitter struggle wherein Luxus. July 27th.

extended our gains near Tarnopol, power. fully attacking a botly contested bridge The French fear of beating off the Ger

head on the east bank of the Sereth. LONDON, July 27th, may attempts to geraptute important

Field-Marsh Sir Douglas Haig, in a Despite the stubborn resistance of the positions between Beine and Soissons

communiqué. Wates: There is increased Russians, who were sent forward, suffer is mor highly appreciated as it becontes learer that the German object is to bierdoneaty artillery fighting in the neighbouring thousands of casualties, we captured The Crun offensive hood of Armentières. We brought down Gutezna and the Sereth crossing from the French white.

one German aeroplane, drove down one. | Trembowła to Skocze. We are rapidly strength in the West has been concentrated

advancing on both sides of the Dniester. on this effort during the past three months and two of or are missing.

LONDON, July 27th. The Austro-Hungariaus and Bavarians and the only result of a series of sangain-

A French romaniɣor states: There is

have captured Kolomon. We are follow ary littles has been a slight pushing back of French entposts have and there at an lively artillery fighting at Allies anding on the heels of the enemy in the north

Hurtebe, in Champagne, at Monthaut, eastern wooded Carpathians, in the dire

tion of Pruth. We have evacuated the and on both banks of the Meuse.

Soveju Valley, as far as the upper course of the Pulma. ROUMANIANS DRIVING BACK THE General.

ENEMY.

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] COSSACKS FIGHT LIKE

HEROES.

THE SHOUTING OF TRAITORS.

An evening message from Reuter's car. respondent at the French Headquarters on Jole 96tic phasises that the Germans were in dead arnest in their great attack on the Crane zaten from July 19th to July 24th. 1: was carried out by twis picked de onse of Guards and Branden burgers, stiffened by a storming line of]

A Lemporary Muccess was posed to reckless sentices, which was a tragnificent counter Tule wingle Touraine division dis the brand of a week's fighting. MARE FRUITLESS EFFORTS,

fasen, July 27th.

states: The A Q... man

-mployer a full Division, sup ported in a fresh Dasision, in the attack On July 25th from the region enst did not Hartelise to the south of a Bovell. The Herline of the results emphasises the every of the defeat. After an intense bombardment, the Cemane made five the mountaincus Buetesvive attacks in region south west of Her vilteas bat fall under fire.

Freuch

STRUGGLING FOR A VILLAGE.

LONDON, July 27th.

F Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a comicmigu, states: During the bal 2 in the neighbourhood of La

Proggan July 27th.

Arcunals from Galicia continue to speak of the staunchness of the gunners and Cossacks. The latter fought like heroes in and can of the saddles, and the | gangere actually begged the infantry on their knees to say the gas. The infantry bred and exen attempted to Shooting of traitors and destroy them manrauders is now provveding. The Comm- mander of a Grenadier Division has been dismissed for refusing to fire on deserters.

member of the Duma from Prinsk declares that several cases of signalling ta the Germans from the Russian rear are known.

LONDON, July 27th-

A Roumanian rommuniqué of July 26th says:--We advanced twelve kilometres beyond the front and occupied all the

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.]

WAR PRISONERS.

THE POSITION IN GREECE,

VERSIONS FOR FOREIGN AND

the

HOME CONSUMPTION.

AMSTERDALE, July 27th, Forwaerts violently attacks the Wold Bureau on the ground that it gives totally different versions of statements in Reichstag for foreigners and Germans respectively. The journal accuser it of PARIS, July 24th.

destroying the Reichstag peace resolution The Allies' Balkan Conference passed a and also Mr. Lloyd George's sperch at Glasgow. It says that in consequence resolution affirming the intention to terminate at the carliest possible moment Germany appears to be treacherous and and simultaneously the Anglo, French Dr. Michaelis to take action in con- and Italian military occupations of Old nection with the matter. Grecce, Thessaly and Epirus. On the other hand the occupation of the triangle MINISTRY OF RECONSTRUC- formed by the Sauti Quarante road and

TION. the Epirus frontier would be provisional- ly maintained under an Italian-Greek understanding. Italy, France and Great the war, recognising Greek sovereignty.

objectives in ten villages. We took 450 THE AGREEMENT WITH GERMANY, Britain retain their base at Corfu during prisoners, and captured many guns and much unterial. The enemy is retiring in disorder.

Navu! Activities.

THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOV.)

GERMAN SUBMARINE

AGROUND.

LONDON, July 27th.

PARIS. July 27th. A German submarine went aground

The crow were landed try. west of Calais. EXEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.

and taken prisoney, after having set fire to the vessel. The whole of the petzel preferably invalids. LONDON, July 27th. A Russian wireless offic at message tanks had previously been opened.

MEN.

52 The enemy hus occupied. Protycz

south-east of B Valle, south west of Warneton, and Czysaylov. Barth of Tarnopol, We THE ARMING OF MERCHANT น de so cut the enemy from the village pulsed creamy attacks

Tarnopol, and we retired a short distance They couter-attacked this morning.

We from 0

positions south-east of W. withdrew from the village.

LONDON, July 27th. We repulsed attacks north stefully conductel a night raid in the Trembovja.

Unreavalry wouth west of In the House of Commons, Dr. Mae nangidourhood of Mondly, south west of of Czorikur

Monastir Jiske thres back the pressing numara stated that over three thousand La Basser, and worth-east of Ypres.

vemy infantry We continue the ruster British merchantmen were now armed. German raid yesterday morning sunth Basy of Goleaucourt led to sharp lighting retirement between the Dniester and and many others were being armed every

the Carpathians. The Roumanians have wock. and considerable enemy loss.

BEGINS

TO-DAY

July 30th

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FOOD PRODUCTION IN ENGLAND.

GREAT INCREASE IN LAND UNDER CULTIVATION.

AFTER THE WAR PROBLEMS.

LONDON, July 27th.

The House of Commons passed for second reading, by 02 votes to 30, the Bill establishing the Ministry of Reconstruo tion, to co-ordinate the netivities of the various committees and departments dosl ing with the problems of reconstruction, and to frame schemes for the restoration The of normal conditions after the war. functions of the Ministry will be mainlr advisory.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, July 28th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Hope announced that Britain and Germany had ratified the War Prisoners Agreement, providing for more lenient medical quali lications for repatriation and internment in a neutral country, repatriation of the worst cases from Switzerland, internment in Holland of 7,500 sick and wounded Anglo-German combatant prisoners, also

LONDON, July 27th. 6,500 officers and non-commissioned officers

The Press Bureau Announces that the who have been imprisoned for eighteen months, all of whom would be eligible preliminary annual agricultural returns cout-show the following acreage in England neutral internmeal for

Holland would also provide for and Wales for harvest in 1917: Wheat,

The silver market is quiet. thousand civilian prisoners, 1,911,000 (a decrease of 1,000); barley,

LONDON, July 26th. Mr. Hope added | 1,549,000 (an increase of 127,000); oats,

Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Com- ibat internment, would be on à propor 2,230,000 (an increase of 145,000); and

pany's report states that the market tionate basis. Punishment for attempts potatoes 504,000 (an increase of 7,600).

shows an easier tendency Recent arrange- exceeds expectations and proves that farmers made an exceptional ments with the Raj have nude supplies days special confinement for simple cases and two

aggravated spring effort under unusually adverse more accessible in London, white the de months for escape would be reduced to fourteen The result

This averts an estimated and apart from the requirements of the attempt All such punishments at present circumstances, being inflicted on combatant prisoners decrease of 200,000 acres, and thus the net Raj are in no wise heavy. The market, would cease by August 1st, all reprisals, result of the Food Production campaign however, is so sensitive that the price has cause. Thus more reasonable supplies against individuals would be immediately is an additional 550.000 acres of corn and often fluctuated with little apparent The The will tend to restore normality. relative increase by small growers. cancelled, and future reprisals would be peatoes, irrespective of the still greater subject to a month's notice. The exren-

cultivators is probably lulow the mark. by 212 Inkhs. would be postponed until peace. tion of all other sentences on prisoners estimate of a quadrupled area by small Indian silver holding has been increased

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