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THE WAR..

RUSSIAN

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,⠀⠀⠀ 1917.

CRISIS.

KORNILOFF VERSUS KERENSKY.

SWEDISH TRICKERY.

AMERICA VERT ANGRY.

ACTIVITY ON ALL FRONTS.

MORE GERMAN PEACE TERMS.

Branco-Belgian Bront,

LATEST CABLISS

-(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) GALLANT NORTHUMBER-

LANDS.

DUNKIRK HOSPITAL BOMBED

PARIS, September 11th.

A mimmungud says:- German acro- plane last night bombed in the region of Dunkirk. The hospital was bombed, and fifteen women were wounded.

LONDON, September . 12th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hnig re |BRITISH CAPTURE PRISONERS

LUNDON. September 11th. ports: The Northumberlands gained, a farther 400 yards of trench in the Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- neighbourhood of Villeret and took parts: We captured prisoners during several gyrisoners. Their asualties were, foral fighting near Villarek, south-eastward light.

of Hargicourt.

BRITISH AEROPLANE WORK

LOSION, September 12th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haige ports: Our aeroplanes, despite clouds

Est

We

Russian bront.

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{THROUGH REUTER’A: AGENCY.) FIGHTING ON RIGA COAST.

SOME ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED. ·

IRISH CONVENTION.

Lonnox, September. 12th. The Irish Convention's sitting in Dublin is still considering the draft schemes based on the Dominion principle of self-government.

SWEDISH TRICKERY.

A GOOD NAME TARNISHED,

SrockHola, Soptember 19th. The kiblat Juments Germany's breach of Swedish neutrality, and the lack of caution of our Foreign Office, which casts doulsts on our impartiality, which, though unjustified, must damage and humiliace The journal suggests that the manner of the publication of the disclo andrs was intended to influence public opinion in the direction of arraying the Boule Daftarkphets sed the Tinger

of Europe against Germany. are both convinced that the Swedish authorities are ignorant of the scandalous manner in which their facilities have been mansed.

PETHORRA, September 11th. A wireless official message says: --On the Iliga Gulf coast our advance detachi- ments are meeting with slight opposition. They took up the line formed by In- dupe, Lois and Apauske. Encounters be tween the Pekov Road and the Dvini end. ed in our favour. We repulsed the enemy's offensives north-westward of Slonik southward of Badaut. On the paania front we captured a height ward of Kimpolung.

General

cast-

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MORE ARRESTS.

LONDON, September 19th.

- A Busan wireless message states thai M. Kerensky has issued the following statement---Superior otheers everywhere act ng in agreement with the

and the Committees at

Government

the front. Our Are drove off the enemy orhn, iWHY THE ADVANCE IS SLOW with

General Denikiu, together the Headquarters Staff, lue close fugamation was attacking the pes

Lustus, September lith been arrested, also Geral Erdelli, gositions Later wo repulsed two boruly

"Reuter's *Correspondent at Headquar who has broken the army's obedi- ing tasks directed against our right

Several of General Erdelli's Staff dinok. We are consolidating the egaturi flees reports: The slowness of our adence.

vapce is counter-balanced by the wastage have been arrested. Only mail detach- trenches.

the eneiny. Since July 31st

ments, which General Korniloff, through have gained practically complete com-deception, is leading towards Petrograd mand of the Westhock Ridge, a most remain defuded regarding the position. valuable observation post, obliging the Their advance had been arrested and the Germans to withdraw their guns so far bond between them broken. Individual thaithe back aress of the Ypres salient, units have sent, Delegations to Petrograd formerly veritable death-traps, are now who betrayed the Government.

requesting the arrest of the Commanders The comparatively immune. More important Government is taking energetic measures still, we thinned ony Prince Rupprecht's Woodshed and civil war will be avoided, to defend Petrograd, and hope that

Public organisations have announced their Beserves to a degree' which must, bolt is receiving evidence of the loyalty of the troops and people of all Provinies.

determination to support the Government, It is essential for the safety of the Father-I land that complete unity of action be -preserved.

and

a thick haze, co-operated with the | artillery and bombed two aerodromes a

Cambrai, rest billets at Douai, an acro- drome and surchlights at Courtrai, and brought down there and drove down

seren enemy machines, of which one pilot causing the High Command the utmost anxiety. I believe the average German Division now consists of barely 18,000 men. Naval Activities.

brought down two and drove down on descending, in one instance, to within fifty feet of the ground, and setting fire to one machine avhich be brought down. He regained our lines dying at the sug altitude, although three hostile machines attacked him.

are missing.

Three of our machines

ARTILLERYING.

Patas, September 12th.

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WASHINGTON, September 12th. It is effeially announced that six sub marines attacked a feet of merchantmen off the French coast on the 5th. Two

A communiqué sage:--There was fairly grent artillerying in Belgium. in the merchantun were lost, and probably one sector of, the Casemates Plateau, and 100 | submarine was sunk. both banks of the Meuse.

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ATTRITION.

SOMME AND FLANDERS' METHODS

COMPARED.

LONDON, September 11th.

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AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS.

LONDON, September 11th. The Admiralty announces that navai aircraft operations have been restricted lately owing to unfavourable weather, but Beater's Correspondent at Headquarone encry machine has been shot down sems, telegraphing to-day, says: —Although | and another driven down uncontrolled. seldom hear anything about We bombed Houtṭave aerodrome All.our attrition, this process is being employed machines returned. against the enemy in greater measure than Soldiers who fought at the SomOLE dast year express the opinion that the grincipal difference between the battle of

We new

ever.

REAR ADMIRAL'S DEATH.

!!

Dr. Branting in on article in the Surial Demokraten, says that the Foreign Ofice in seruitsly compromised, and the equntry hasiliated, by the revelations, which have tarnished its good name in the world.

AMERICAN COMMENT.

RUSSIAN SITUATION.

HOW WILL IT END?

TETROGRAD, September 11. The Cabinet has resigned, in order to give M. Kerensky a free hand.

CRITICAL,

SWEDEN'S LAPSE.

AMERICAN ACTION.

NEW YORK, September 11th. President Wilson, who is eruising in the Mayflower, is personally attending to Sweden's violation of neutrality. He Pernoon, September 11th. There is little hope of settling the con-ordered the yacht to enter Gloucester, flict between M. Kerensky and General where he conversed at length with Colonel Korniloft peacefully. Ministers admit House. It is expected that Sweden will that the situation is critical. General find it difficult to avoid a rupture of Korniloff has refused to abandon his Telations, owing to President Won's- The aent well-known intolerance of deceit, command. The cavalry he has against Petrograd is two hundred versts German-American newspapers are most from the capital. The Military Governor vexed at the fresh expostire of German of Petrograd has resigned.

diphatic methods. GENERAL ALEXIEFF REFUSES

OFFER OF, COMMAND.

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PETROGRAD, September 11th.

The Herald denounces the German diplomatic asses who are continually pro jecting themselves into publicity,

The New York Staats Zeitung describes M. Kerensky has asked General Alexieff | Count Luxburg's advice to his Govern- to resume the Commandership-in-Chief, meut as monstrous, cavalry has arrived at bugn, sixty miles but he has refused: General Korniloff's | "The New York Evening Post says that from Petrograd. The rails have been torn up between Laga and Petrograd.

THE SAVAGE DIVISION.” "The Savage Division," composed of Circassians Georgians and other non Europeans, who are all faithful to Gene ral Rernikoff, have left Pakof for the capital and have arrived at Vyriten, thirty miles from Petrograd.

the question whether Sweden is a secret ally of Germany is serious, and must be

answered immediately.

The Globe mys that the United States would be glad to confae itself to action against the Swedish Government, but it cannot, because the Swedish people are suffering, like the Germans. from the faults of their rulers.

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WAITING FOR SWEDEN,

PRO-TSAR MOVEMENT.

WASHINGTON, September 11th. The American Governments is awaiting The Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates at Helsingfors have passed a resolutione indications as to how the Swedish Buenos Ances censuring the expulsion of partisans of disclosures. WASHINGTON, September 12th.

Government regard the Diplomatis and American officials are the ex-Tanr from Russia and deciding carefully musisting on a distinction be The State Department is | astoundia at ihe Stockholbi Foreign | hold up the exiles traversing Finkud:

Once's slew that there was no impro-Accordingly the first train et exils was tween the Swehsa people and the Govern- priety it pertutting the German repre- stopped at Rikkimakki Junction and thement, pointing out that it does not ques- sentative at Buenos Aires to communicate exiles brought to Helsingfors, where they on ta good laith and honesty of the with Berlin through Swedish diplomatic were accommodated in the Soldiers' and will take prompt steps to secure an ox

**Formur. 15 is expected that Argentina channels"

Workmen's Delegates offices. 1 appears planation from Sweden and demand the The State Department emphasises that that the Committee of the Twelfth Army, recall of Count Luxburg. The State De the simple declaration that steps will be before leaving Rign, left appeals in the taken to prevent a recurrence of the nilair German language telling the Germans Parent denies that it regards the The matter may be te that they were fighting on behalf of xs it clear that in icensing ship- is not chough.

incident as warlike act by Sweden, but subject of a consultation between the autocracy against the Revolution of

ments to Sweden tangible evidence will be Allies, and any hesitation on the part liberty and justice, and declaring that far enough may result in representations the Russians were stronger morally. The tion. Up to the present, the word of the of Sweden to carry the remedial measures the Germans were physically stronger bat required that the goods will be utilised

for Swedish and not German consump from all the Allies

Russians know that the Germans will be Swedish Government on this point has finally enlightened and will march with

been held sufficient. the Revolutionary Armies.

PEER KILLED.

LONDON, September 12th, A casualty list announces that Lord Basil Blackwood, who was formerly reported missing, anust now be placed anong the killed.

FRENCH CABINET.

PABIS, September 12th. It is probable that the list of the new Ministry includes M. Ribot, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and a strong Socialist fhomas, and two new Ministries, namely, representation, including M Albert National Reconstitution and Propaganda,

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HOPELESS WRECK.

LONDON, September 19th. A lesinge from Lorenzo Marques says the City of Nagpur is ashore on the Banal Shoul. She has parted amidships and her ends are twenty feet apart. The machinery and boilers have dropped

LOYAL COSSACKS.

PROTEST FROM ARGENTINE.

A deputation of Cossacks has assured

BUENOS AIRES, September“ 11th. M. Kerensky that the Cossacks will do A popular and patriotic Committee is their utmost to settle the dispute between organising a meeting to protest against General Korpiloff and the Provisional the attitude of the Swedish and German Government in order to avert civil wars Ministers. The later is at jiresunt in the. The deputation goes to the Army Head-interior of Argentina, his exact where quarters with this object, after rouching|abouts being unknown. His statement an agreement with M. Kerensky,

THE MILITARY SECTION.

that the Argentine Governfnent promised not to permut the Argentine steamers to go beyond Las Palmas is officially denied. and Workmen's Council has sent delegates, proposal on the subject of the nazigatin The military section of the Soldiers' The Government accepted no German

order to explain to them the character to get General Korniloff's troops in of Argentine ships.

Laxon, September 11th.

The Swedish puteaga vier me issued statement sisting that alt it knows of the Buenos Airestar tus been surough

of the movement against the Government, SWEDEN'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

A meeting of Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates opposed to the Directory has finally agreed unconditionally to support M. Kerensky M. Skobeleff, a member of the Ministry, who was present at the meeting, stated that General Kormloff maintained that a number of the Govern mens were Germanophiles; hence netion.

MOSCOW LOYAL.

Moscow, September 12th A meeting of garrison workers, profes vote of loyalty to the Provisional Govern through the bottom and she is a hopelessPetrograd, M. Kerensky states that the ter at Stockholm demanded and obtained sional classes and railwaymen, passed a

meat.

The Municipality of Moscow, in a Proclamation, exhorts the ancient capital to rise as one man to defend the revolu- Į tion, and appeals to all towns in Russia to rally to the Government,

KORNILOFF WILL NOT SUBMIT.

PETEOGRAD, Beptember 12th Up till Monday night no collision had been reported between General Korniloff's and the Government troops.

Part of the rival forces parleyed at Luga and Hetman.

The Cossacks have telegraphed M. Kerensky threatening to cut the Moscow- Petrograd railway unless he submits.

The Korniloff members of the Govern ment state that there is ao prospect of Korniloff submitting.

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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

LONDON, September 12th. A telegram from Petrograd states that when presenting the ultimatum to M. Kerensky, M. Loff stated that General Korniloft was supported by a

groups of

·MANCHESTER COTTON TRADE

LONDON, September 11th. The Times correspondent at Manchester anticipate that owing to the Governmeu restriction on the output of the cotton trade for three months, the operation of which began yesterday, working of mure than 60 per cent, of the spindles or BO per cent, of the looms will be exceptional. "There will be much displacement of labour and the number of women spinners is sare to be considerably reduced, as male labour is more efficient. Levies from employers allowed to work over 60 per cent. of spindles and looms will be used to prevent distress among the unemployed workers.

U,S. WAR TAX BILL.

WASHINGTON, September 11th. The Senate, by 12 voles to 28, has struck out all consumption taxes from the War Tax Bill, including those on tea, sugar and coffee, whereby $86,000,000 would have been raised.

press. I proceeds to explain 4 former practice and gays that just after the outreak of war felt it ought to his transmit a telegram from Germany to Kiauchau regarding the civil population, although Sweden had not then taken over the weress at any other Power there, while this year the United States Minis-

permission in certain special cases to transmit telegrams and letters to and from Turkey, although Sweden Ad

In the

BALTIO FLEET STAUNCH. According to a wireless message from

entire Baltic Fleet has unanimously sided with the Provisional Government.

MANY ARRESTS, ORDERED.

ORDER TO THE FLEET.

The Admiral of the Baltic Station has issued an order urging the Fleet to avoid disunion and to carry out orders of the, statement, Provisional Government.

SUIN-

LONDON, September 11th, not then taken over United Stutes M. Kerensky has ordered the arrest of interests in Turkey. M. Philonenko, the Government Comter of 1915, Britain said that the trans- missioner at Headquarters. M. Lvoff, mission of telegranis between „Germany mentioned yesterday, who appears not to and the Cuitd States must chase. The be the ex-Premier, but the former Pro Swedish Minster agreed, but had not curator of the Holy Synod, has also been thought that this debarred continued arrested, as well as nearly eighty others, transmission of telegrams to other neo- trals and Germany. Regarding Mr. Lansing's disclosures, it points out that the Swedish Minister at Buenos Aires did not know the cypher contents of the It concludes that Sweden's first duty must be to confirm the Uniteď States' statement, next to get an explana tion from Germany, and if it is found that a misuse of the transmission facilities, has occurred it must take measures to prevent a repetition. No application for the cessation for the transmission of messages between Germany and the Argentine has to the present been made either by the United States or Great Britain. Hints of any such applis cation would have been acceded to.

THE "UNWRITTEN LAW.” SENSATIONAL MURDER TRIAL AT OLD BAILEY.

THE ALLIES AND CHINA.

political workers," meaning an sowas passed by the House of Representatives. Suspected German spy, with whom Mrs. BOXER INDEMNITY POSTPONED.

LONDON, September 11th. Heater learns that, in recognition of

LONDON, September 11th. A most interesting trial, raising the question of socalled unwritten law, ended at the Old Bailey to-day A wealthy Jute merchant, Lieut. Douglas Malcolm, The Senate has passed the War Tax of the Field Artillery, was charged with Bill, providing for a levy of nearly the murder of a Russian named Anton $2,100,000,000, compared with $1,800,000,000 Baumberg, a white slave trafficer and Malcolm became intimate while Licut. Malcolm was in France. Lieut. Malcolm, thrashed and Frequrmus and finally shot him at China's war declaration against Ger

challenged lodgings

He then sarrendered to the police. Lieut. Malcolm warmly repudiat ed the suggestion that his wife was un faithful, but the wife made a full confes

of her unfaithfulness at the Coroner's Bion Court.

The trial proved that Maumberg had a

in his drawer. loaded revolver

The Corner's jury returned a verlies of

Justifiablo Homicide."

LONDON, September 11th The doith is gnnounced of Rear-ion of members of the Dama, Admiral Horatio Nelson

Dadding manufacturers and other Conservatives The Bill now returns to the House of

who formed the opposition at the Moscow Representatives.

The domands included tho transfer of the Portfolio of War to M. Savinkoff.

Subsequently M. Lvoff was arrested and cross-examined.

He gave details (of the conspiracy and the names of the pro- minent participants.

Eastern Soudan Field Force in 1881. The Balkans.

[

he Somme and the present offensive is as (retired), who saw service with the conference. Hollows:-Wo took a lot of prisoners at the Bomme, but did not kill so very, may of the enemy; while in Flanders we are: taking comparatively few prisoners, but We are killing a great number of Boghey. In other words, attrition is going on apace The causes of this difference are not difficult to determine.

The entwy git the. Sommo manned his trenches in mass

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PARIS, September 11th.

An Eastern communiqué saysThe

GRAVE SITUATION.

PETROGRAD, September 11th. There is an important concentration of troops between Pskoff and Dao. General Korniloff's chief-of-staff has telegraphed M Kerensky that unless the latter

grave situation will be created at the front.

· SWEDISH TREACHERY.

DANGER TO NEUTRALITY.

CHRISTIANA, September 12th. The Morgenblodt deeply reg.reis Sweden's furtherance of the boat wur faro against, neutrala, Even if the uo-) witting disclosures are likely to destroy Sweden's leadership of the Scandinavian alliance, moreover they constitute a direct danger to neutrality in which Denmark and Norway may be involved. The idea of an international conference with a

war

many, the Allies have agreed to allow China to impose a five per cent. Customs duty, and to postpone payment of the Boxer. Indemnity for five years. Chinn bas 210W declared

on Austria- Hungary.

GERMANY'S PEACE TERMS. NOT REGARDED SERIOUSLY, At the opening of the trial, Bir John

NEW YORK, September 11th, Sion, defending, shook hands with the prisoner. Mr. Muir, prosecuting admit have been circulating among Washington The latest Germau peace term, which helpful to the defence. Sir John Simas now been published. They are not re- did not appeal to the unwritten law,"

to resist our attacks, and, as General von Russians and French extended their ad acquiesces in Gen. Korniloff's demands Swedish chairmanship has been destroyedted that a mere recital of the facts was diplomats during the past fortnight, have

wrender.

Arnim complained, German soldiers fre-vance in the region north-west of Lake quently showed an over-readiness to sur Malick, occupying the villages of Gra

bovica and Premisti, and the Cerava heights. They captured 150 prisoners and three guns. Italian Front

Moreover, they had the cover of a wendoriul system of deep dug-outs, which protected them from our shell fre, but also proved traps" when the British The conditions in Flanders are totally different. Instead of massed

catie over.

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ENTENTE TRADE UNIONS.

INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT BE REMOVED FROM BERLIN.

LONDON, September 18th. A conference of representatives of Eugente Federations of Trade Unions, afliated to the International Secretariat

for evermore.

but he urged that Lieut. Malcolm acted arded seriously especially as different in self-defence and to protect the honourributed, but a common feature of them sets of terms have, apparently, been dis of his wife.

"NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY." AMSTERDAM, September 12th. Regarding Mr. Lansing's disclosures, the Cologne Gazette says that it wees.

The Judge, in summing up, said thefall is the suggestion that Germany is TO'zathing extraordinary in

unwritten faw wts upposed to the most willing to restore Belgium and Northern action.

other elementary principles of British justice France, if Britain defrays the cost of The newspapers are otherwise A husband had no legal property in the Colonies Other items in the terins are restoration by purchasing German silent.

body of his wife, nor was heated to the independence of Alaace Lorraine, murder or punish a man to whom she FRENCH CABINET ORISIS.

might choose to give herself, the restoration of Serbia and Roumania,

Trieste to be a free port, disarmament. The jury returned a verdict of Not and an International Folice, and the free M. PAINLEVE TO THE RESCUE. Guilty," and there was an unprecedented dom of the seas, with Britain controlling resistance we get defence in depth, ENEMY ATTACKS BROKEŃ UP

demonstration in Court in favour of the the Channel until the Channel tunnel is aiming, as far as possible, at concealment,

PARIB. September 11th. M. Painleve has agreed to form a non-

built. The chief motive of the publica- and disconnected tactical points. More-. ower, the Germans are now-following the

An official message says:We thraw It was also resolved by a majority to party National Cabinet, directing all out the enemy who gained a foot-hold obtain the views of the countries afiliat, the forces of the nation to a rigorous traditional polier of swift counter-attacks at an advanced post westward of Lakeed to the International Federation, re-

SUCIALISTS TO ABBIST. more vigorously than ever, with the result to attack positions, at the mouth of the neutral country,

Garda. We broke up an enemy attemptspecting the removal of the Secretariat to

The Socialists are prepared to colle that our great artillery preponderance is Timaro Supporting the French, we It was farther resolved to demand borate with M. Painlove, who it a saptared a trench at Devoli Valley, direct representation of workers at the believed, will speedily succeed in the very costly.

Albania.

peace conference.

, Cabinet making.

Bom, September 11th.

at Berlin, has concluded in London. It

was unanimously resolved to remove the International Secretariat from Berlin,

prosecution of the war.

prisoner.

many's fear of America's war prepara- EGYPTIAN COTTON RESTHIC-tion of the terms is believed to be Ges

·TION.

tions, the vastness of which she now. renlinna The phrase Sunk without trace

in Count Luxburg's telegram 18 giving, sest to those preparations, and promises to riyal the phrase paper" 28 being emblematic of the Ger- A scrap of

man mind and methods.

ALEXANDUIA, September 12th. A decree limits the cotton acreage to one-third of the whole cultivable area of Egypt to encourage cereal growing, leav ing about 200,000 feddans under cotton.