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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG

SITUATION CALM IN RUSSIA.

KORNILOFF'S SUCCESSOR DISMISSED.

SWEDEN REPLIES TO ALLIES.

ARGENTINA ORDERS DEPARTURE OF LUXBURG.

FRANCO-RUSSIAN SUCCESSES IN BALKANS.

DEATH OF QUEEN OF BULGARIA.

Branco,chelgian Bront.

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[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH FRONT.

PATROL ENCOUNTERS AND

AERIAL ACTIVITY,

Italian Front

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ITALIAN FRONT.

LONDON, September 1201.. An Italian official message states:We repulsed attacks on the Bainsizza plateau, Losnos, September 13th." Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig renorth-west of Gorizia. We also, after a bitter struggle, repulsed attacks on the ports:Patrol encounters north-west-

DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14H 1917.

THE CRISIS IN RUSSIA. KERENSKY COMMANDER-IN-

CHIEF.

PETROGRAD, September 13th. *It is understood that co-operation has been arranged with M. Kerensky od Provisional Commander in Chief, and General Alexeieft Chief of General Staff

Armed workmen are drilling hastily to resist Rorniloff.

"Arrests continue, including M, Guégk. koff, ex-Minister of War,

KORNILOFT'S SUCCESSOR

DISMISSED.

General Korniloff's movement is rapidly collapsing The Commanders, of all Fronts, except the South Western, have declared their fidelity to the Government. some of the Commanders of General Kor: iloff's columns have arrived at Petrograd andare dcounting authorisation to as the lenders. The Government has taken, energeti measures for the defence of Petrograd.

M. Kerensky hopes that bloodshed will be avoided.

The news from the Proviners indientes everywhere a spirit of loyalty and fidelity

General Klembovski, who was recently

to the Government. appointed to the Chief Commund, in

RUSSIA'S NEW GENERALISSIMO. succession to General Korniloff, has been

The newspapers stata that General dismissed. He is sinceeded by General Krbovsky has been appointed Genera Bonteh Bouyeovich, ex Chief of Staff

lissimo.

The Councils of Workmen and Soldiers nu fréneral Designs and General Valouyeff, in Petrograd are: liberating the Maxima-espectively commanding the South- lists arrested in the outbreak-on July 16- Western and Western Fronts, have joined

General Korniloff..

18th.

The trial of Sukhomlinoff, has been postponed till the situation is calmer.

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PETROGNA, September 19th,

Constitutional Femoernt leader, and The Welch says that M. Miliukeff, the

CONFLICTING STATEMENTS.

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DEATH OF QUEEN OF

BULGARIA

AMSTERDAM, September lith.

A message from Nofin stated that the Queen of Bulgaria is dead.

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THE FRENCH CABINET CRISIS.

Parts, September 12th..

informed President Poincaré that he had At one o'clock this morning, M. Painleve

given up the task of forming a new Cabinet, having failed to form a Ministry of National Union.

LATER.

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR TEKING CORRESPONDEST.) PRESIDENT AND PREMIER IN ACCORD.

PERINO, September 12th-1 The differences between the President. and the Premier regarding a National Conncil have been overcume«‹

BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGOL

SAN PO,"

GOVERNORSHIP OF KWANGSI,

SHANGA, September 13th, Luk Wing-ting stops at Linchenguu; therefore the Government, will re-appoint Li Cheng-un Governor of Kwangsi..

The Entente Ministers visited; Wang

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SWEDISH INTRIGUE LUŽBURG NON PERSONA GRATAL

Reuter's Correspondent at Paris sys that President Poincaré has requested M, Tab-sich-yesterday. Painleve to continue his efforts to form a Cabinet

JAPAN'S MISSION TO AMERICA

NEW YORK, September 12th. It is difficult to reconcile some of the At a conference between Mr. Lapsing reports from Petragrnd. For example, and Viscount Ishii it was arranged that the news that Gouerals Kaledine, Japan's maritime and economic resources Denignes and Valouyeff are supporting should be concentrated on the production Kerensky's slatement Generni Korniloff conflicts with M. of transportation and equipment for

that the anti-Russia.

BUENOS AIRES, September Eith. Senor Barilari. a Diplomatic function-

Secretary of the Gerron Legation th ary, on the 11 inst, handed. ja

the

following aute, requesting its transmis sion to Count Luxburg: Your Excel-

ward of St. Quentin and in the Ypres erest and western slope of Monte San General Alexeieff have visited M. Keren Government movement is collapsing. AMERICA'S FINANCIAL AID. lexey having ceased to be persona grata,

sector yielded prisonera.

Gabriele.

LONDON, September 19th.

There was great aerial activity yester-ITALY'S FOUR MILLION ARMY day afternoon and 'n continuous success- fuð artillery photographie, work in the daytitur...

sky and offered their services to avert civil war,

Kerensky has declined to negotiate

jeet to the new Cabinet Begotiating with General Korniloff.

At a private conferuice between M. Kerensky and the ex-Ministers, it was greed that General Alexeief be chief of

should be remembered, that hitherto only one side of the story has reached Lunden. M. Skobeleff's remarks to the Councils

day, indicate that General Korziloff also issued a Proclamation, but that it has not been published.

LONDON, September 12th, Speaking at a luncheon of the Empire

the American Congress, Mr. M. Me- Cormack, Mr. Bonae Law said that with oat the aid of the United States the Baancial position of the Allies would have been very disastrous to-day.

the Government has decided to hand you? the attached passports. Senor Barilari is instructed to facilitate your immediate

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AMERICAN PRESS.COMMENT.

The Italian War Minister, interviewed with the law-breakers, but he does not of Workmen and Soldiers, cabled yester Association in honour of the member of departure. ? by Reuter's correspondent në Ronie, We dropped 281, bozabe 03 various stated that Italy has snow mobilised over targets, including two aerodromes south | 4,200,000 fighting men. The Austrians ward of Lille, and two nerodromes and had more than twice as many broops on a large ammunition dump at Roulers.

the Italian front as at the beginning of night-time 80 bombs were dropped the war, besides two-thirds of their best such Cabinet, but M. Kerensky oven- |

artillery There is an abundance of tually refused munitions. The Italian front is four hundred miles long, or about equal to the entire West front.

on railway stations, ammunition dumps and trains at Courtrai, making a total of six tons, Fighting was vigorous. Our patrols encountered strong formations and brought down eight and drove down twelve enemy machines.

Eight of our machines are missing.

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ENEMY ATTACK REPULSÉD.

LONDON, September 12th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig - porta-Wo repulsed the enemy, who

Aerial Activities.

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OPERATIONS.

LONDON, September 12th. The Admiralty aunounce that thero

many operations carried

were

out

to

MOSCOW UNDER MARTIAL LAW, The Cadet party has agreed to partici- entrust this powerpate in the reconstituted Cabinet if that to General Alexeieff, and opened negotia, will avert civil war. tions with the Councils of Workmen and

The fixed prices for cereals have Soldiers.

doubled owing to the increased cost of transport,

It is believed that there will be a stronger Socialist representation in the new Cabinet, in which MM. Terestchenko and Nekrassof are the sole non-Socialists retaining their posts,

GOVERNOR OF PETROGRAD

New Yous, September 19th.. The Tribune states that the Swedish re Those present at the luncheon included velations throw a lurid light on what Lord Milner, Mr. Walter Long, Bir

would have been the issue at the Stock- Edward Carson, Mr. Andrew Fisher should be accepted by the world as a fresh holm Conference. The new incident General Smuts and Lord Robert Cecil, as demonstration of the impossibility of well as the Sent African Senator, Mr.making peace with Germany.

Martial-Inw as been proclaimed at Byron. Moscow.

UKRAINE APPEAL

Mr. Bonar Law said the Germans were past-masters militarily, ut fortunately A wireless message says:-The Petro-when the question of kuman nature arose grad secretariat of the Ukraine Parlia-they made mistakes which more than once

M. Savinkoff has been appointed filiment appeals to all military Ukrainians had been the salvation of the Allies. The to support the Frovisional Government, greatest instance of that was the driving

tary Governor of Petrograd.

attacked this morning eastward of Hargi- by the Naval Air Service during the past oils of Workmen and Soldiers, who was M Philonenko, Government Commis sioner at the Headquarters of the Coun

-Court.

Wo snccessfully raided north-castward of Bullecourt sad southward of Com bartzyde."

FRENCH FRONT. SUCCESSFUL FRENCH RAIDS...

PARIS, September 12th. A communiqué states-The artillery struggle continued most lively in the sestors Driegrachten and Bixschiete,

twenty-four hours.

One of our patrols shot down an enemy machine into the sea, and another landed in our lines, and the crew were made pri

Soner-

We shot down two other minelines and; drove down five enemy machines.

arrested yesterday, has been released and has returned to Petrograd.

Legal proceedings have been opened against General Korniloff.

Minister Tchernoff has resigned in order not to create difficulties for M. Kerensky.

mittee

to subjection and the Ukraine under a It declares that General Kornitoff's victory would bring Russian democracy

new enslavement.

SIGNIFICANT SUPPRESSION It is significant that tho Novoye Fremy has been suppressed for publishing Gene ral Kurailoff's proclamation. PLAYING WITH COUNTRY'S FATE A wireless weange from Petrograd says

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of the United States into the war, .

Lord Robert Cecil said the profound hatred of war among the peoples of Great Britain and America was the measure of their determination to achieve victory.

Mr. McCormack aid he was inspired by the fusion of hard intelligence and ideal. iam among British men and women. As one of President Wilson's political oppon- ents hitherto, he was glad to endorse the President' war priuciples..

BRITISH SHIPPING.

Lowbox, September 12th

•

During a bombing raid we bombed St. Denis Westrom and Gontrodo aero-

The Garrison at Kronstadt has placed M. Kerensky, as Prime Minister and dromes, Bruges docks, and Thurout rail-itself at the disposal of the Council of Commander-in-Chief, issues the follow. We carried out two successful raids way junction near Ghent, where several Workmen und Soldiers' Central Coming to Bussin's armed forces 2--^ I de north-east of Auberive and east of the,

tons of explosives wer, dropped.

clare complete faith in all ranks of the St. Hilaire, St. Boupplet road, where we

We also dropped many tons of explo

The Councils of Workmen and Soldiers Army and Flest. Everyone whether have sent to the District Councils Mili-General sives on Sparappelhoek, Thurout aero-

The Admiralty announces that the penetrated the enemy's third line and

or soldier, will be punished for drome, not Engel ammunition dump,tary Committees at the front and the rear the slightest disobedience. It is time to arrivals of vessels during the past killed or captured the whole of the garri The bomba exploded on the hangars, and of the Array telegrams denouncing cease playing with the country's fate."

week numbered 2,744 and the sailings Hon. In the course of a lively engage set the dump on fire. We shot down one General Korniloff and General Lukomsky,

2,868. Twelve vessels over 1,600 tons and ment, we blow up many dugouts, and we enemy machine. All our machines re the former's Chief of Staff, declaring

News from Russia continues to be ex-six under were brought back much material.”

sunk. Twelve were turned.

that the Government is taking all inea-clusively from Provisional Government unsuccessfully attacked.

Four fishing The Balkans.

An enemy attempt north-east of Tahure failed under our fire, with serious enemy Josses.

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We repulsed two attacks on our ad- vanceü posts north of the Caurieres Wood FRANCO-RUSSIAN SUCCESSES and north of Ronvaux-

Enemy aeroplanes bombed Dunkirk, in which there were several civilian victims.

sures to repress the movement and severe ly punish General Korniloff for his treason.

In announcing the appointment of General Klembovsky to the post of An Eastern official message states: casured had been taken

PARIS, September 12th.

Generalissimo, M. Kerensky said that to prevent French and Russian troops, following up isolated military elements marching to their recent successes, brilliantly carried, Petrograd, He appeals to the Military LONDON, September 12th.

the village of Pogradec, on the south Committees not to carry out any order German official wireless message back the enemy four kilometres to the Lukombsky.

west bank of Lake Ochrida and drove by General Korniloff

OF General states:-Wo repulsed a French advance north of Pogradeṛ,

A:

GERMAN REPORT.

Wo

General.

astride the Bommepy-Squain road. brought down nineteen enemy aviators.

Russian bront.

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RUSSIAN FRONT.

GERMAN REPORT:

LONDON, September 12th.

KORNILOFFS TROOPS NEARING PETROGRAD.

General Korniloff's advanced troops have reached Gatchina, less than twenty miles from the capital,

statement ...

sources,

INSPIRED NEWS,

M. Nekrassoff, the Vice-President of the Council of Ministers, has informed Pressmen that the political situation is Ministers had resumed their posts except perfectly favourable," adding that all

two.

Government troops occupy Pskov. If the latter statement is accurate, the troops must have come from the Riga front.

There is no further news of General Korniloff's cavalry which was reported

to be marching to Petrograd.

WORKMEN'S MILITIA, The Russian Provisiortal Military.Com: mittee luns issued a wireless statement

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REMOVED.

M. Kerensky lans issued the following announcing that a Workmen's Militia NEW YORK, September 13th.

has been organised in Petrograd. There Professor Lowell, President of Harvard

In accordance with the Provisional have been further numerous arreste. The University and Chairman of the Executive Government's decision, I have been Petrograd statement adds:The state of Committee of the League to Enforce charged with the office of Chief-in-Com-mind of General Korniloff's soldiers near German bheial wireless message Pence, addessing a meeting of the mand of the Army. A senseless attempt Luga is unsettled. The majority of the states: We repulsed Russian rocon- National Safety Council, was loudly at mutiny by the late Commander-in-troops at the front support the Govern- noitrers between the Baltie and Duna.. applauded when he declared that with the Chief and a small group of General has ment. The Committee has created new The total prisoners in the Riga battle fall of military autocracy must be so ended in corple's failure. The mu'incore departments for the following purposes: are 8,900.

moved the oppression of que race by will be delivered to the Military Rovoln-Supplying the needs of the Army, We captured 325 cannon, several trains another. Therefore, we cannot consider tion of the mutiny shows the wisdom and other booty.

creating a bond between the Regimental the return to Germany of her former the people, the Army and the Fleet, who and District Committees, and the defence We repulsed live attacks south-west of Colonies, that their people may be exploit are loyal to the Fatherland and to the of Petrograd; also a Tirgul and Okna,

ed as they have been in the past."

Strategical De legal Government

of

partment"

boats were eunk.

ITALIAN SHIPPING.

during the week ended the 9th instant the

LONDON, September 12th. An Italian official message says that

arrivals were 544 and the departures 460. -There were no losses:

HUGE BUTTER PURCHASE.

MELBOURNE, September 12th. Government has purchased the Australian It is understood that the Imperial

surplus butter, estimated at 10,000 tons.

RACING IN ENGLAND.

LONDON September 12th

ber Stakes, the substitute race for the St.

At Newmarket, the race for the Septem-

Leger, resulted as follows:—-

Gay Crusader Kingston Black Dandelion

lengths, six lengths separating second and Three ran. The winner won by three third. The betting was 11 to 2 on Gay Orusader; 33 to 1 against Kingston Black; and 100 to 15 against Dandelion.

THE SILVER MARKET,

LONDON, September 12th. Silver is quoted bod. The market is firm and there are buyers.

The New York World appeals to the Vatican to openly join the forces of justice and civilisatiou against a nation of mur- derers

A telegram from Washington says that

it is known that till July 8th 64 telegram

Legation at Buenos Aires to the Germans had been despatched by the Swedish

Foreign Office. In this connection it is recalled that the Germans received infor mation relating to the departure of the American destroyers "and" General For shing's transports.

SHARP PRESS COMMENTS.

LONDON, September 12th, A sharper tone marks the commente

and the explanation of the Swedish to-day regarding Sweden's explanation,

Foreign Office is denounced as feeble andř trifling.

The papers are confident that it will not appease the resentment of the Swedish people at the treacherous action, which, if not disowned and punished, wilk assuredly result in prompt action by the Allies.

SWEDEN'S ACTION UN NEUTRAL LONDON, September 19th. Reuter's Agency is informed that the Foreign Office has so far taken no official cognisance of Swedea's Reply to the American disclosures, The text of the

therefore impossible to make any state- communiqué published by Sweden was only received late last night, and it is

ment, but competent quarters feel that the Swedish Note is a piece of special pleading. Even if Sweden takes the lins that she was unaware of the contents of the messages, it is felt that such absence

plicity of the Swedish Government in an of knowledge would not relieve the com

un-neutral action. If not, clearly the action taken was in the highest degree un neutral, and its character was accentust ed, as it was in violation of definite under-

Guvernment. Sweden, tạo, mast know takings given carlier by the Swedish

full well that the objection to the transmission of messages through Swedish official channels did not apply only 60. transmission to the United States, but was general It is imposible to believe that

out taking action to disavow the guilty = putation upon her honour to remain with- Sweden will be content to allow the im

parties.

LUXBURG'S WHEREABOUTS

UNKNOWN

BUENOS AIRES, September 12th. The Government has asked Germany for an explanation in regard to the Luxburg affair, and has handed the German Lega tion passports for Count Luxburg, who whereabouts are unknown,