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THE

WAR.

The following Cables were received on Saturday night and issued in our Early morning Batra yesterday. franco-Helgian Front,

[TERBUGE BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH FRONT.

ade.

AUGUST 13TH, 1917

It is learnt that no fewer than ten of BRITISH LABOUR AND THE the enemy's Divisions have been with drawn since July 31st, which is a fair criterion of their loss, since we know

WAR.

ON

that most of these troops were fresh in IMPORTANT MEMORANDUM

PEACE CONDITIONS. the line on the ove of attack,

LONDON, August 10th,

STARVATION AND DEATH AT WARSAW.

NEW YORK, August 10th. A letter from Warsaw, the authenticity of which the Zionist Committee voucher for, shows the appalling oufferings of the population." Death and starvation, onn

MACKENSEN'S ATTACK IN

ROUMANIA.

SERIOUS POSSIBILITIES.

The operations this morning were nol of Brst magnitude but rather a battle for: position, to try and complete our partial The Daily Telegraph states that a dominance of Westhock ridge. Follow Memorandum prepared by the sub-Com-witnessed in every street, every stoop ing the usual thunderous preliminaries mittee of the Labourites Executive, na and in every Jewish house. Mothers too! by the gunners the infantry went over a basis of the British Labour's peace happy to see their nursing babies die, a: 4.30 on a front of 3,500 yards. We proposals will be presented at to-day's and sell their daughters hair to enable BRITISH OBJECTIVES GAINED. carried our advance to an extreme depth Labour Conference for the consideration them to buy bread for their dying

of 500 yards.

of their constituents and adoption at the children." LONDON, August 11th.

At the time of telegraphing there are Special Conference to be held in London. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Baig rosigas of the Germans preparing for on August 21st. It will be subsequently portsThis morning's attack eastward counter tincks, but our artillery was submitted to an Allied International af hoes was in a front of two miles warning their off then in no uncertain Socialist Conference. southward of the pres-Roulers railway voice. The weather is pretty fair except The Memorandum declares that a On our right heavy fighting occurred for local showers which temporarily mar victory for German Imperialism would for the high ground astride the Ypres the visibility and retard the drying of destroy the democracy and liberty of Menin rond, where come progress was the ground.

Europe. It demands the liberation and Telegraphing in the afternoon Reuter's compensation of Belginin, the settlement

LONDON, August 10th, Fighting continues.

Correspondent states -Stiff fighting con- of the Polish question in accordance with

General Mackensen's attack to the On the centre and left, overcoming re-

tinued throughout the morning in deve the wishes of the Poles, and the right sistance, we gained the whole of our objec❘lopment of the operation against the Ger of the forcibly annexed populations of north of Focsani in Roumania is deve tives at Westhock and on the Westhock man positions between Fresenberg and Europe freely to dispose of themselves. loping into a more serious operation than ridge, which are completely ours.

sonth-east of Westhook

It records the inflexible resolution of it at first appeared. The offensive size Wo established ourselves at Glencore

British Labour to fight until this libera at an important loop line between Teau- Wood, where we inflicted heavy casual

tion to achieved through victory, but the ein and Marasesti, connecting with the determination to resist any attempt to main line to the north of Focsani, sund transform a defensive war into a war of serving the Russo Roumanian army in conquest. The victory of the Allies must the mountains, and the main line from be the victory of popular liberty.

The Memorandum regards the democra-vate continues much further it would Galatz to Jassy. If General Mackenson's tisation of all countries as the best means immediately jeopardise the loop line and of preventing future war and demands, als threaten the rear of the Russo- as a condition of the treaty of peace, the Roumanian army, which recently victorí immediate establishment of a League of Nations which every sovereign State nously advanced along the upper reaches the world should be pressed to join. of the Putna and Susita. Such a League of Nations should catablish an International High Court of Inter- national Legislature."

ties.

We captured 210 prisoners, in addition to 88 in last night's Monchy raids.

There was great aerial activity, and we brought down five ueroplanes and two balloons and drove down five aeroplanes and four halloons. Four of our machines

are missing.

RENEWED ACTIVITY IN

FLANDERS.

BRITISH COMPLETE THE CAPTURE OF WESTHOEK,

LONDON, August joth. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- poris :-- We altacked and completed; the capture of Westhoek, and the remain ing positions on the Westhoek ridge,

The French, upon the left flank of the battlefront continue to progress to the east and north of Bixschoote

Our miding, parties on a wide front, to the east of Monchy-le-Preux, blew in

dug-outs, causing great damage and in- flicting severe casualties.

Our machine-guns stopped a German attack,

FRENCH FRONT.

ENEMY'S OBJECT,

PARIS, August 11th. A communiqué, states:-North of St. Quentin there was sustained reciprocal artillery fire

In the region of Fayet in the afternoon our fire stopped two attacks between the “Monnechet Mill and Cepy farm.

The artillers duel continued violently In the Pantheon and Epine de Cherrigny

front.

The enemy, did not attempt to again attack after this morning's bloody defeat. Prisomers state that this morning's at tack was prepared with the greatest car with the object of capturing the treacher we carried on July 30th.

FRENCH WIN IN TERRIFIC

E STRUGGLE.

Besides the thre, battalions atrendy mentioned (they are not mentioned Le German effectives are composer of nine bodies of special assaulting troops and two flame-throwing detach ments

We captured 100 prisoners in Cham

pagne.

After artillery preparation the enemy

attacked our trenches east of Maisons de Champagner Our Are broke down all assaults in the centre. Where the assail ants obtained & footing there was a ferri fc struggle, which ended in our favour, and the whole line was restored on both banks of the Meuse.

There were violent artillery actions in the region of Hill 304, at Morthomme and in the Bezouvaus sector..100%

VIOLENT FIGHTING.

PARIS, August 10th A communiqué reportsWe continue to progress in Belgium. We occupied, during the night, several farms to the east of Bisschoole and to the west of Langemarck, and captured some machine- guns.

The Germans launched several counter attacks, but the latest accounts show all gains were pretty well maintained.

So far 200 prisoners have been counted The fine weather is enabling the airmen to render line service.

The onetay is still resisting most vigor. ously in some of the southern sections of the front, and he attacked French patrols further north and pushed forward,

We found several farins evacuated, with the result that our line of outposts is now established well into the area of flooded country worth-east of Bisschoote, FRUITS OF VICTORY,

LATER. Near the famous Kortekeer Cabaret, on the Bixschoote-Langemarck road, the French found, five guns abandoned.

Our artillery has been most busy counter-batterying, with most satisfactory

results.

GERMANY'S REALLY SERIOUS

... ECONOMIC POSITION.

...

GERMANS FORCE BUSITA CROSSINGS,

The Memorandum recommends she

Loxpox, August 10th. A Berlin official report says:-On both settlement of the Balkan question by a

nference of the Balkan peoples and sides of the Focsani-Adjudulnon railway, an international commission, and insists German divisions, over a wide front. upon the restoration of Alsace and forced the oressings of the Susita. Strong Lorraine to France.

enemy counter-attacks were repulsed with The Memorandum demands equal rights very heavy losses. for Jews of all countries and hopes un

HEATY LOSSES,

JABSY, August 10th. A Roumanian communiqué to-day re- ports that the Russo Roumaniao armies are maintaining their positions in varî- one areas and inflicting heavy losssa on the enemy, despite repeated prolonged and powerful attacks, accompanied by nonhyxiating gas,

Last night British parties carried out mternational agreement will be practic RUSSO-ROUMANTANS INFLICTING : a most successful raid in the neighbour-able by which Palestine will become a free hood of Monchy, capturing 60 prisoners Jewish State. It declares that Armenia, and bombing dug outs generally, and Mesopotamia and Arabia cannot be re- considerably damaging the defence works stored to Turkish, tyranny. These terri towards Bois.de Vest End Bois des tories, should be treated similarly to the

Colonies. Aubepines

Tropical Africa should be administered by a commission under the League of Nations. The prace of the world requires that Constantinople shall A General Order, dated July 6th, to be made a neutral free port and the the Ypres group of Prince Rupprecht's Memorandum suggests that all present armies, is interesting and enlightening European Colonies in tropical Africa, It states: The fact that economy of together with Liberia, shall be trans the stocks of bread and cereals is necesferred to the League of Nations and sary makes it essential, to sanction an administered by an impartial commission. increased ration only to those to whom as a single independent neutral African it is really necessary. All officers are State. The world-wide shortage of food- requested to explain again to subordi- stuffs and raw material after the war nates the really serious nature of the must be relieved by international Russian troops on the Roumaniaa front economic situation in Germany, and must arrangements for the

The Russiana captured prisoners and machine-guns and turned the latter against the enemy who were doing in disorder.

RUSSIAN TROOPS IN ROUMANIA

PETROGRAD, August 10th. General Korniloff has prohibited the

instruct them that the strictest economy The Memorange of surplus fdom interfering with the internal affairs

commodities. demande prompe and uf Roumanis.

prompt and

of supplies must be exercised. Nothing energetic action on the part of the misj be consumed beyond that which is necessary, nad even the smallest particle must und be wasted."

The

Balkans.

TRADEON REUTER'S LOKYNY. I

THE SALONIKA ARMY.

LONDON, August 10th. A British officinį despatch from Saloni ka states: The cavalry repulsed a But garian raid at Caentuk. We bonsbed the aerodrome at Lisumove.

There is marked improvement in the health of the troops, The admissions to hospital are one-third less than in 1916 and the deaths from disease are nearly

two-thirds less.

Aerial Activities..

(THRODER ÁKOTER'S AGENOT.}

TTALIANS BOMB POLA.

LONDON, August 10th,

Aa Italian official report states:-Large. flights of bombing, planes attacked Pola effectively on Wednesday night. They dropped eight tons of high explosives the arsenal and fleet.

All the machines returned..

General.

(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY. Į

CHINA AND THE WAR.

Zunion, August 11th The Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung asserts that China's war declaration is militarily of no importance, but is of most serious significance commercially, foreshadowing

to

GERMANY AND AUSTRIA'S ULTIMATUM TO SERBIA.

FURTHER DISCLOSURES.

various Governments, to prevent unem ployment after the war, by means of public works. It opposes projects of an conmic war after the war and urges the limitation of Customs duties to strictly revenue purposes: the international in- forcement of legislation protect

LONDON, August 10th. workers; the restoration of the areas devastated by the war should, except Bel- M. Take Jonescu, the Vice-Presistent gium, be undertaken by an international of the Roumanian Council of Ministers, fund to which all the belligerents should in a letter to the Times, says that during be required to contribute, according to his visit to London, in the latter part their responsibilities for the damage; and of July 1914, he saw the German Am- recommends us a condition of peace, bassador almost daily and sometimes the establishment of a court to investigate twice daily, and he is in a position to and punish crimes of the Governments, especially the inumin and rathless su know that the ultimatum to Serbia was arining. It urges the reconstitution of known and approved in Berlin, and that M. Tschirachky participated in drafting socialists internationally as the best se curity for penes, and calls upon social it, Prince Lichnowski asked M. Jonesgu ists and labourites of the belligerent to telegraph to M. Pashitch, advising the countries to press for an exchange of acceptance of the ultimatum, promising A modification of its hard conditions. views as early as possible, because an agreement between the warring Govern- Prince Lichnowsky told M. Jonesen, on ments can only be obtained by free and July 27th, 1914, that he no longer be frank discussion.

lieved that England would abandon her nentrality,

SWEDEN'S SHIPPING LOSSES

STOCKHOLM, August 10th. An official report states that nine Swedish steamships and 47 sailing ships, representing twelve per cent, of the total tonnage of the merchant service, have been submarined or mined during the war.

COL. TISZA.

ZURICH, August 10th. A telegram from Budapest states that Ex-Premier Tisza has gone to the front as a second, Colonel of the Hussein.

A FRENCH SOCIALIST

MEMORANDUM.

A German attack on a front of a kilo: metre at Fayet, in the region to the north of St. Quentin, was broken up by our fire and repulsed with loss,, except in the centre, where enemy fractions gained a footing in a small area of our advanced elementseeridescence of

There was a recrudescence of the bom bardment during the right in the whole a destruction of all connections between The French Socialists have issued a region to the south of Allemant and Chins and the Central Powers and the staterent regarding peace terms, Filain and to ao north of the Aisne. The expulsion of all Austro Germans from demands the restoration of Alsace-Lor enemy, at dawn, violently attacked from China, thus breaking of personal rela Patheon farm to Chevigny datortions essential to future trade.

Three battalions, supported troops, attempted to assault our lines at various times. Our accurate fire stopped the assailants on most of the front, in

ficting on them very heavy losses. The enemy eletornts which penetrated a trench were killed or taken prisoners after hand hand fighting in which our troops showed admirable dash. We held all the positions p

There were other German attempts, notably to the south of Ailles, to the South-east of Chevreus, in the region of Thuquois, towards Arocourt and to the north-west of Flirey, which also faile) under our fire, with appreciable losses,

TEN SHATTERED GERMAN

DIVISIONS WITHDRAWN.

LONDON, August 10th, Reuter's Correspondent at British Head quarters, telegraphing to day, states that in the early morning the Germans Every mother should let her children received definite proof that their news

drink plenty of MONTSERRAT

Lime Juice-she will find it keeps the

youngster, healthy.

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papers were talking bosh" when they declared that the British offensive in Flanders find come to a standstill Thit their High Command did not think so is shown by the strenuous advantage it has taken of the conditions the bad weather imposed on us, to strengthen their front and rear defendre.

RUSSIA'S EFFORT.

PARIS, August 10th.

It

PERU AND GERMANY,

New Tong, August 10th. The Government of Pern has refused Germany's offer to submit the sinking of the barque Lorton to the adjudication of a prize court. It declares the sinking of the vessel was unjustified and insists upon damages and an indemnity.

M P. RELEASED.

ZORICH, August 10th. Mr. Stanley Wilson, the Unionist Mem ber of Parliament for Holderness, who was captured in the Mediterranean & year and eight months ago and interned in Austria, has been released. He has arrived here en route for London.

RESIGNS.

raine, provided, the inhabitants, except MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN German immigrants, are consulted on the question. It also demands the evacuation of invaded countries and reparation for the violation of The Hague Convention and complete indemnification for Belgium and Luxemburg for the violation of their

gen

PETROGRAD, August 11th. The Central Executive of the Work men's and Soldiers Council and the neutrality. Peasants Delegates have decided to con roke a conference representing all Social. FIRE AT A BRITISH CHEMICAL ist parties, labour and professional or gunisations to discuss democratic efforts to stay the military debacle

SETTLEMENT OF SERVICE

BASEMEN

London, August - 11th The report of the Committee on the settlement of ex-Service men in the Em pire says that tens of thousands can be accommodated under existing schemes,

The report urges preference to ms ied men, and the facilitation of emigration of women relatives and fiances.

It declares that female emigation is essential for the foundation of effective settlement.

thority.

The Central Emigration auth abould contain representatives in home and overseas Governments, limited to a number of unofficial members. Lt imperative that such an authority should be established without délny.

WORKS

LONDON, August 10th.

An explosion, followed by a fire, has destroyed a chemical works at Barking. Bo far thirteen women have been killed and many injured.

NEW FRENCH MINISTER OF

MARINE

PARIS, August 10th. M. Charles Chaumet has been appointed Minister of Marine.

LONDON, August 10th.

It is stated that Mr. Neville Chamber- lain, the Director of National Service, has resigned in connection with the trans- ference of recruiting to the National Bervice Department

Brigadier General A. C. Geddes will be asked to inaugurate a new recruiting department.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, August 10th. Silver is quoted at 42 1-106. The high price is due to small supplies. The triar- ket is steady.

LATER

silver report states that the price of Mesere, Samuel Montague & Company's 421-16d. is a record since January, 180 There is a famine in supplies although the demand is in no way large. It is anticipated that the world's production for 1917 will be 200,000,000 ounces. In dian silver holding has been again in- “COPESHAGEN, August 10th, . Count Czernin, the Austrian Foreign Creased by over two crores, Minister, is visiting the German Head-

LONDON, August 10th. quarters and afterwards he will go to

The silver market is steady, with Berlin to see Dr Michaelis.

buyers

AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITING GERMANY.