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THE HONGKONG DAILY

PRESS, THURSDAY,

AUGUST 2ND, 1917.

THE WAR.

ANOTHER

ALLIED

BIG OFFENSIVE.

GOOD WORK BY THE BRITISH.

ALLIES'

WAR AIMS

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

Franco-Belgian Front,

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH ARUTLEʼS AGENCY.]

THE NEW OFFENSIVE.

FINE SPIRIT OF THE TROOPS.

LONDON, August 1st. Router's correspondent at Headquar ters, in a supplementary report, says The infantry prisoners are so bitter against the gunner prisoners, owing to alleged insufficient support, that it is necessary to separate them. It transpires that the Welsh particularly distinguished themselves against the Kaiser's favourite

fusiliers

Tho correspondent touches OU the French accomplishments, which evoked the highest admiration. They throw 20 bridges across the Yeer and made a very deep advance

BIXSCHOOTE CAPTURED.

LONDON, August 1st. Pield-Marshal Sir Dougins Haigre ports: --The Allied operations have been successfully continued, despite the un- fafourable weather.

We entered the enemy's positions and advanced our line on a front of over fifteen miles from La Basse, Ville, on the Lys Birdt, to Stecnstimat, on the Yeers

Rivar.

We captured both-villages.

The French, closely co-operating with and protecting the British left flunk, pred Steenstraat, rapidly penetrating the German lefences to a depth of two miles,

Having gained our day's objectives at an early hour, we continued the attack, and with greatest gallantry wo captured Bixschoote and the positions south-east word and westward of the village on a

Kortekeer Cabaret,

EARLIER CABLES. GREAT ALLIED ATTACK. THE BIGGEST BATTLE OF THE

WAR,

EARLIER CABLES THE RUSSIAN RETREAT. MAGNIFICENT WORK BY BRITISH

ARMOURED CARS

BRITISH LABOURITIES. VISIT

TO PARIS.

NO PEACE. PUNISHMENT MUST BE EXACTED.

LONDON, July 3182. PARIS, August 1st. Mr. Henderson, speaking on behalf of Deputation to Paris is merely a preli

The Daily News says that the Labour the Parliamentary Committee which minsty to the Allied Labour Conference gave & reception to the Russian delegates, in London the highest confidence in the Provisional the visit of the Bocialist minority lo said his visit to Russia inspired him with has shown its good faith by facilitating August. The Government Government and the Soldiers Delegates.

to l'etrograd. A

Visit

guttes have gone to raras to cuss the preliminaries of the socianat Conference

The Lines buys the Life Lavour Dele-

A STEALTHY VISIT

international

LONDON, July 31st quarters of the Seventh Rasian Army, The Tin Correspondent at the Head describing the invaluable aid of the British cars to the Russians, says that

He added that Great Britain, what-ris, just as it endeavoured to facilitate on July 21st was the Finnish. The repunishment for the crimes of 1914. the only regiment which did good work over the duration of the war, would eat was covered by the British cars. Pence at the present position of the war never swerve from its resolution to exact every one of which fired three thousand would be a criminal act to the peoples rounds. The cars on July 22nd were who had suffered so much. Victory nione transferred to another Corps and fought would ensure a durable peace, by the fight of whole Divisions. One ast gallantly, covering the gapa caused

cars did great execution among the ad- such gap was fifteen miles in extent. The vancing infantry, which were mostly Austrians. One car had its engine blown out by a direct hit and had to be akan doned after the guns and material had been withdrawn. Some of the crews wore twenty hours in their seats,

LONDON, July 3 Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports:In conjunction with the French operating on our left, we attacked 3.50 this morning on a wide front north of the Lys Biver.

The Allies captured their first objec tives on the whole front attacked, and it is reported that they are satisfactorily progressing at all points. A consider ably number of prisoners has already been taken. HUNS REELING UNDER TERRIFIC

DEN BLOWS. Renter's Correspondeat at the British Headquarters writes:-The tension of the past few days snapped at three o'clock this morning, Everyone knew what the tremendous artillery duris portended, but the secret of the date was well kept, and the luns are reeling ander terrific blows they may even yet be trying to measure the extent of the onslaught. All sinns is more hopeful Panic in the re- Army has taken the field in what pressed, and three Divisions of cavalry I can at present say is that the British

treating columns is being ruthlessly sup believe will prove the biggest battle of the war. The front from the Lys to are barring the road. Fugitives, deser Write. Boesingho is

and booming as I ters, spies and agitators lie dead upon the Magnet highways and a paper is pinned to the

have a very great superionty of guns

I cannot give the exact proportion, but corpses inscribed Here lies a traitor." I learn on the best

authority that we Red badges have practically disappeared. on this front. The earth Fucked under Naval Activities. a drum-like tempest produced by weapons ranging between fifty hundred weight and twice as many tons. The night was damp and the visibility low, the corus- cating horizon baing luridly reflected in a murky sky. The enemy was prompt OFFICIAL DENIAL OF GERMAN with barrage re

HB

The latest information from the Rus-

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

ALLEGATION.

The German

BRITISH AND ENEMY SOCIALISTS.

Conference, by a narrow majority, de

LONDON, August 1st. cided to support the recommendation of The Blackpool Textile Federation

the Labourite Executive to enemy Socialist, at Stockholm, Mr. Henderson.

The majority acted on the adview of

meet the

EARLIER CABLES,

MR BALFOUR DEFINES ALLIES ATTITUDE.

LONDON, July 31 Mr. Balfour, continuing his speech in the House of Commons on the Allied war aims, said that there was not the smallest though, in the early days of the war, of the great problems the war had opened out before us. We did not enter the war

ni Stockhoin, th When I understood that verinaa Labour will be represented.

Exconve of the british Labour Party favours participating, quc will first consult the party at a spesial con- ference on August 10th, after inclined Labour Conference in London

know what is going on in Paris, and says Are we to have secret diplom

Tho Times, in a lender, deltends to

In the name of Labour arranging peace". with which the visit was arranged and The Times protests against the stealth

also against the association of Mr. Hen derson with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald.

THE CONFERENCE DECISIONS.

FAna July Sist

The Conferepes of Frenca anu angio- Russian Socitats, ieiung ar, hen derson an¶ Mr Hamsay MacDonald, passed a resolution approving the accept- ance of an invitation from the Work men's and Soldiers' Council and the Datel Scandinavian Delegation to at ference at Stockholm on September 9th, tend the international Bonplist Con- for any sulfish purpose, certainly not to represented will also be invited.

to which Trade Unions otherwise not The attackers wore, gas masks,

attain Imperialist cads, or to get indem dute of the Inter-Alties Socialist Con- The rumour said they might be needed.

nities. I do not think that we have any ference to be acid in London was fixed the Germans have yet invented in the official statement that hospital ships were Europe. That gave us and Amerien a Incidentally, I might say that nothing

LONDON, Augns 1st,

thing to surrender. No British states-Tor August 8th. The Admiralty denies the German British possessions on the Continent of QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT. way of chemical frightfulness has proved misused in Mesopotamia.

man ever thought of warring to increase effective against our respirators. Fourth Army of the group under Crown criticisms of lack of hospital ship accom- by any other of the combatants We all visit to Paris, Mr. Bonar Law stated offensive. Beveral divisions are known the converting into hospital ships of two struggle not only freer, but more stable,

The allegation is based on the Commissioners position which could hardly be arrogated questions regarding

In the House of Commons, replying to Prince Rupprecht bore the brant of the modation, necessitating,

Mr. Henderson's to have been badly knocked about, steaners which were loaded with horses with fewer of those causes dividing any of his colleagues in the War Cabinet, temporarily, wish to see Europe emerge from the that Mr. Henderson went entirely on his own responsibility, without consulting to be withdrawn. A big proportion of The Admiralty points these troops consis, of mere boys. As an did not claim immunity, did not hoist and vanity. We want to diminish in the that Mr. Henderson was attending meet

mankind, which act as a

and without any mission from the Gov example, one regiment, whose nor the Red Cross and did not display marks Future the prospect of war by diminishing ings of the Labour Parties in the Allied ernment. He emphasised that it Wess strength was 2,400, recently received indicating their claim to neutrality, the number of reasons driving nations ra-fit draft of 600 inds of the 1918 class. The enemy This indicatus the extent to which Ger illegally if they had yunk them

would not have noted to war, and we are all agreed that by countries. He could do nothing to com- many is feeling the drain on her man-

satisfying legitimate national aspirations

mit the Government thereon. we go a great way to carry out the idea. I doubt the wisdom of exceeding an ex- pression of broad principles, but Alsacerber on a visit of which the mouse to the absence abroad of a War Laoinet Lorraine ure in a different category. If, knew nothing.

perpetual

The Gormans show signs of counterfront of two-and-a-half miles, including Indeed, I believe that some had recently and ammunition, these irritant upon national pride, ambition only as Secretary of the Labour Party

attacking from the Langtarke line to wards St. Julien. They have already- counter-attacked unsuccessfully in the neighbourhood of Pilkem.

The artillery are literally pursuing the eremy, one minute after the appointed moment for the beginning of the attack all our guns moving forward. The cor- respondent expresses surprise that the Hans have not stiffened their front more in view of the long anticipation of attack, and surmises it is due to a shortage of resources. Ho realises that the enemy

have large masses of reserves, but its

rathor extraordinary that the enemy are not taking full advantage of the unusual

ly favourable positions Back to Our troops are imbued with a fine spirit -of determination. They crept up close behind the barrage in readiness to rush the German trenches when the Bus lengthened the range. In one case they actually dushed through their own fire in -order to prevent the escape of a large number of Huns who were preparing to fee, and they bagged numerous prisoners at small cost,

We repulsed a counter-attack in the

afternoon.

and

The British Divisions in the centre left-centre penetrated to a depth of two miles and secured the crossings of the Steenbeek River which were their finn! objectives,

In the course of their attack they stormed two powerful defensive systems and arried the villages of Verlorenhock, Frezenberg, St. Julien ani Pilkem, also many strongly-defended farms and woods organized in these localities.

power

are

Our artillery is moving up with wonder- ful promptitude. The tanks

We have got through the front line.

doing deadly work among the stashed trenches still concealing machine gun posts. There are no deep dug-outs here abouts, owing to the character of the oil, but many concrete cupolas, forming becoming lighter and erratic, which miniature: Tors. The enemy barrage is augurs well. Batches of prisoners are pocted the fighting in too thick to get

is Further south, our right-centre, after

Ville is now in gaining the whole of the first objectives. including Honge and Sanctuary Wood able for the airmen The aerial work

weather is hubid and advanced against the most obstinate re-magnificent. For the time being we have during the past few days has been sistance and over difficult country in the established complete supremacy in the und arried Westhoek. neighbourhood of the Ypres Menin roadter of nerial offensive,

FRUITION OF WEEKS OF PREPARATION,

LONDON, July 31st Reuter's Correspondent at the British Headquarters, telegraphing at 4 p.m., states:We got on with the war famously during the last twelve hours. Naturally the achievements are the fruition of weeks. of preparation and rehearsal

The correspondent proceeds to refer to the boiling oil-drums mentioned on June 10th which are enough to quench the most horoic spirits. Our people, realising this, did not economise expenditure in these projectiles. In some places the Huns are fighting as sturdily as ever, and he in-- stances a strong redoubt, bristling with machine-guna, holding out to the last A whole British Army advanced an When it was nually ranked there was not overage depth of a thousand yards by 10 a single unwounded man in the garrison.m., which means a lot in trench war

The correspondent remarks: It is true there had been a little white flag incident here, which, perhaps, influenced the

garrison's resolve to avoid surrender.

The weather has cleared considerably since early morning, and there is great air activity.

BRITISH AND FRENCH SUCOESSES.

HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES.

PARIS, August 1st. communique says:-After crossing the Yeer: canal at night, the French, at 4 in the morning, attacked in conjunc tion with the British on their right. The formidable writlery preparation complete

The lighting extended over such a very to definite terms the full measure of great width that it is impossible to reduce success Everywhere the same quiet smile observable. of satisfaction speaking volumes is

fare.

The prisoners are streaming in and many are readily surrendering,

We crossed the Yser at many places.

Our bridging work is wonderful, ons

division alone, exposed to fire the whole. time, threw over seventeen bridges

particulars, La

The

THE GERMAN VERSION.

out

SPAIN AND A GERMAN SUBMARINE,

ALADRID, August 1st. submarine – which Corunna has been taken to Ferrol, and The Premier states that the German

Was will be interned.

anchored at

EARLIER CABLES.

A DAMAGED GERMAN. SUBMARINE.

CORUNNA, July 31st. A German submarine has arrived badly damaged.

The Commander and crew refuse to state the case of the damage. General.

LATEST CABLES. LINKOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

adjournment in order to draw attention afr. Hogge asked leave to move the

raise the question again.

dir, logge gave notice that he would

ANOTHER

GERMAN

territory must be the restoration of that caud derend himself. stable may than hitherto, can anyone to discuss the matter until Mr. tender- as I hope, a revult of the war is a more The Speaker said it would be unftis doubt that one of the arrangements of son, who was expected soon to return, of which, Frances was violbntly rabbed. forty yes ago The peace we deserve must be based upon the growth of national morality and the importance of lutsin timal relations, which make the gratuitous breaking of the world's pence acrine for which the criminal will be malification of the political affairs or plushed, and peace involving such a

power, in the old sense of the word, but Europe that there will be no balance of

MANCEUVRE,

states that Ur, lichaels allegations on pared long ago with a view to influene

LONDON, July 30th A semi-official message from Faris the 29th justant are a manœuvre pre- en arrangement of communities such ing the dussian democracy, The Chan- will make it far more difficult for peace cellor had not alluded to the speeches by disturbers to find soil wherein to sow their . Ribet dealing the war policy of A German official wireless message

bitter and fatul sed. If the war cads with muce or to the resolution unanimously states Wo repassed the first British

a práce sommeiling itself to a conference passed by the Chamber on June 5th. assitult on a twenty five kilometre front

of America and Great Britain which are

The German Preas, was making great nstridges The enemy, despite MR. HENDERSON'S ACTIONS, the only two countries with no selfish capital out of inese so-called revelations superior foregs, merely gained possession

European interests in the war-and all in order to divert pablic attention to tho of a crater position. We gained on im MUCH FEELING IN THE COMMONS the allies who are fighting for their exist. Timer disclosure on the 28th instant portant height on the Chemin des Dames,

nc, then there will be a peace which regarding the Council at Potsdam nking 1,500 prisoners.

LONDON, August 1st. will probably be in the end, a blessing toy 5th, 1914. There is much feeling in the House of Germany as well as to the rest of man- Commons over Mr. Henderson's visit to kind. Anyhow, there will be a peuer Paris. His explanation to day is anxi with some probability that it will ously waited, as the derision of the last until we have reached & stage Labourite Executive to appoint delegates in international development which will and parcels for Great Britain, leaving

LONDON, July 31st The Post Office announces that letters this if due to Mr. Henderson's pavice Mr. Balfour said he expressed his own June 10th, singapore June 23ru, Team resolution of January, and it is believed thinkable to our children (Cheers.) 19th, Shanghai Junë feta, stongkong for Stockholm, reverses the Manchester make a recurrence of these sorrows un–

Adelaide on June 14ta, fremantic June

suce his return from Russia. It is under. opinion when he said that if France

gist, and Malla July 25th have bun fost June 20th, Colombo July 2nd, Bombay

FRENCH FRONT, THE CAPTURES.

was

MISSING MAILS,

at pen due to carry action

On

stood that the motive underlying the asked for Alsace Lorraine we should July 7th, Adon July 14th, Port Said July. change in the feeling that there will be port her. But France was not fight Anglo-French representatives or fighting for he very existence Tho mails included correspondence froma less danger to the Allied case if the ing for Alsace Lorraine, she Stockholm to check the impulsiveness of all hoped that autocracy in Gor the Russians

PARIS, July 31st. last evening on a front of 1,500 metres A communique states We attacked

rigny spur. We were entirely successful. south of Royere and west of the Chev

We reached all our objectives, broke up a counter-attack and took 107 pri commissioned officers belonging to three souers, including two officers and 15 non different regiments,

The artillery struggle followed by in fantry fighting continued to be most

many would be replaced by Parlia lively in the sector from Cerny to Har Conservatives, resentful at Mr. Chur understood that we could not impose on The tially Chronicle declares that the mentary institutions, but it was quite nemy de in caill's appointment, are making the most Germany: Constitution made outside. violent bombardment north-west of teach the Government a lessont could he secured until Germany was made coup de main, after of the Henderson incident in order to He did not think that peace in Europe in Champagne, was defeated by The Times and the Daily Telegraph, in either powerless or free. We must con- vigorous rifle-fire and gun fire. Russian bront.

editorials, denounce Mr. Henderson's tinue to fight, for if the war ended with nctions

* German-peace it would only be a prelude to a new war.

tebine

An enemy

LATEST CABLES. THROUGH ENTER'S AGENCY.)

The country where the beaviest fighting is developing may be likened to a vast saucer, of which the German positions form the rim Nowhere is there any great ridge to tackle such as at Vimy and Mesians, but a steady incline scarcely appreciable to the eye and rendered GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESSES

difficult by the stubbly crowth and sparse trees to where, further north, it merges into the Yser swamps.

BRITISH CAPTURES.

ENEMY'S DEFENCES PENETRATED FOR A MILE

SOCIALIST CONFERENCE. LONDON, August Ist The Socialist conference in London has best fired for the 26th inst. FRENCH PREMIER AND GERMAN CHANCELLOR.

A SHARP RETORT

THE IRON HAND": IN BELGIUM. GERMANS MURDER A BELGIAN FAMILY

Aden, Australia, British Somaliland, indies, Egypt, the Egyptian Expedition- Ceylon, China, Cyprus, Dutch East ary Fords, North Borneo, Sarawak, Siam, African Expeditionary Force, Mauriti the Straits and the Malay States, and

Seychelles and Zanzibar.

INDIAN TEMPLE DISPUTE SETTLED,

Mauritius,

LONDON, July both

A settlement has been announced be fore the Judicial Committee of the Privy LONDON, August 1st.

Council in the appeal by the Trustees of A wireless offoia German message

the Temple of Thirukuthala Nathasu saysWe have gained now successes in

wami Mr. P. Lawrence, K.C., said a East Galicia and at Bukowina We

LONDON, July 31st. crossed the Brucz at many ports on a

The latest terrible example of the iron would be granted to the Temple in fre site on the western side of the river

as back southward of Casinului. 50 kilometre front. The enemy pressed

Hand in Belgium is reported from Liege, simple and the worshippers would be an where the authorities arrested, tried and no way disturbed. On the other side of PARIB, August 1st. In the House of Deputies, M. Ribot influential merchant named M. Groneret, interfere with the customary rites, and sentenced to death, within three days, an the river the Government would not RUSSIANS HEAVILY ENGAGED referred to Dr. Michaelis's speech. He his wife and two daughters, aged 20 and all night warship would not be preventert LONDON, August 156mm Fold-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re

declared that the facts had been grossly LONDON, August 1st.

misrepresented. The Tear

18 respectively, on a charge of espionage. The appellant, admitted that the ports: We have pentrated the enemy's A wireless Russian official meastige support French claims The two daughters were forced to wit belonged to the Government. Sir Erle ly levelled the German organisations, and defences to a depth of a mile. There was says: We threw back the rainy, wha↑ Larraine, and agreed to the creation of ness the execution of their parents.s

land Alsace inflicted heavy losses. By the end of the heavy fighting all day long, and it is still had crossed the Zbrucz northward of ad autonomous State from the terri- Then the officer told the girls they that the latter was most anxious to meet Richards, on behalf of the Haj, afirmed morning we had captured both easing continuing. positions. The troops, ardently passing We repulsed a number of powerful We frustrated an effort to cross the tect Belgium and France against trang-

Husiatyn, and restored the situation, teries left of the Rhine in order to pro- might save their own lives if they revealed the views of the Temple a generousiv over the objective, advanced to the counter attacks. We gained the whole of Zbracz in the region

their accomplices. Both refused, and as possible, whilst at the same time safe Lizerne and Dixmude road, capturing our objectives early in the day on the

of Puklians Blenish invasion. The German Chan- the elder girl was immediately shot, fall-guarding the interests of other people. Bixschoote, and Korteker Cabaret Our extreme right, southward of the Zilleba. We vacuated Zaleszik, and fell back tions of not pursuing policy-of-con- The younger girl was promised a free him in what

Podlipis

ellar ignored France's repeated declara ing over the corpses of her parents was a dif

He was glad the other side could meet

difficult case losses were insignificant. We took much and Zaivoorde road, capturing Le Bass to the Zaleszik Suiatyn front. We also quest and subjugation. The allegation pardon if she would betray her friends, material and many prisoners, de k Ville and Hollebeke in addition, and fell back southward of the Valeputna that France wanted annexations was Upon refuting, she was tortured, putrag

inflicting heavy casualties Theth Kimpolong road

clumsy maneuvre unlikely to decaveed and finally shetit and five hundred prisoners have already positions on the right bank of the Putns Lorraine which was violently sized, the profoundest sensation and indigna The Roumanians captured fortified anyone. The restoration of Alance

This quadruple murder has produced been brought in. It is impossible yet to

was an entirely different matter. accurately estimate the captures

GALLANT SAILORS.

tion throughout the Province,

TREACHEROUS SOLDIERS.

KAISER ON RIGA FRONT.

COPENHAGEN, July 31st.. The Kaiser is visiting the Riga Front

SOLDIERS PAY

The battlefield was covered with Ger- The artillerying in the Aisne is most

man dead and sa

violent

** Details of the Rovere fighting show, that the French, on the whole battle-frout, axceeded their objective, and were able to clean up the trenches which were choked with German dead.

GERMAN ACCOUNT

ONDON, August 1st.

PETROGRAD, August 1st.

RUSSIA'S

WAR AIMS

The Foreign Office denies the statement

PETROGRAD, August 1st. A wireless German official message enemy trenches, instead of two, es Berlin, that Russia had specially pro- Reval sailors forced four lines of made by Dr. Michaelis to journalists in drum fire, strong attacks ordered. When asked for reinforcements tested to France scainst the Inter on a wide front from the soldiers fired on the sailors who war nis, and says that an Allied Con The French pene between the fires, began to retire, only ference will shortly exhaustively, examine oints at Chemin des 36 being unwounded. Thres officer shot Russia's general declaration of war aus

themselves rather than retreat.

made on May 18th

The enemy, at eleven in the morning, BAYS-After attacked west of Chevregny, but were mpulsed Three German regiments at the tacked cast of Cerny, but were drives trated back by immediate counter-attacks.

Danzes

LONDON, July 31st, scheme to increase the pay of the in The War Cabinet is considering fantry.

2

THE DERBY,

Gay Crusader (Donoghue)...... 1

LONDON, July 20th. The Derby resulted as follows:-

Dansellon (Watson) 2 Dark Legend (J. Childs) 3 The following started Athdara. (Evaus), Brown Prince (Fox), Invincible (V. Smyth), Diadem (Rickaby), Colleger (Earl), Biz Desmond (Colling), King ston Black (Burns), Planet (Lancaster), and Lord Archer (Madden)

ing second and third 2007WG

Won by four lengths, a head separat

Crusader: 7 to 1 Dansellon; and 100 1

The betting was -7- to 4 agat. Gay 25 Dark Legend -