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THE

PEACE

WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26an, 1917

MAN ŒUVRES.

SOME STRIKING COMMENTS.

EFFECTS OF BRITISH OFFENSIVE

MORE SUCCESSFUL RAIDS.

ARGENTINA AND GERMANY.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Belgian Bront,

LATEST CABLES: (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)-

MORE

RE BRITISH CAPTURES.

GERMAN STORM” TROOPS SEVERELY DEALT WITIL.

THE BRITISH OFFENSIVE. GERMAN COUNTER EFFORTS IN

YAIN=

LONDON, September 23rd. Reuter's correspondent at British Read

least

quarters says that the situation has not changed upon the new front created by * London, September 23rd. „

Thursday's great victory. That is most Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haigre satisfactory news and oneads "that the ports--We completely repulsed storm Germans costly efforts have been in vain troops north-eastward of Langemarck this What we have we hold, though the gas morning, taking prisoners. English roared, the earth shuddering with the in rifle regiments then attacked and captensity nil night. But for every trump tured, after sharp fighting, a farther of a German shell there were portion of the defences in this neighbour-half-dozen blasts of British gunfire. hood, and a number of prisoners.

One now begins to hear something r garding the features of the battle fron participants. It consisted entirely of open fighting on our side against con- We repulsed an attack eastward of realed sighting on the part of the enemy. Apart from the admirable staff work, which co-ordinated all infantry move-

The organisation of the newly captured positions on the rest of the battlefront is proceeding.

Villeret.

Three thousand two hundred and forty- three, including eighty officers, lave becaments and artillery work, there was little taken prisoners, on the Ypres battlefront since the commencement of the attack on

the 20th.

of a distinctive tactical character.

The infantry had to track visible positions and to deal with heretofor im

Russian bront,

EARLIER CABLES,

{THROUGH BHUTBA'S AGENOT.}

ENEMY PRESSED BACK.

LONDON, September 23rd. -

THE POPE AND PEACE,

-COMMENT ON THE GERMAN

REPLY

LONDON September 22nd. The following statement has been made to Router from a competent souroc A Russian wireless official mesange

seems hardly necessary, especially in view stales : --We pressed back enemy advanced

Di President Wilson's reply to the Pope, guards in the région of Rudung in the

to comment at length on the German direction of Riga, The Roumaniang rereply, but it may be pointed out that it pelled, attacky in the region of Munchcl.

Naval Activities,

EARLIER UABLES,

THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH NAVAL AIR RAID.

THE UNITED STATES.

WASHINGTON, September 23rd. Official circles are of the opinion that the Austro-German replies to the Pope contain nothing that can in any way alter the position of the United States as outlined in President Wilson's reply.

ITALIAN VIEW...

ROME, September 23rd. The Austro-German replies have not disillusioned the Vatican-because the statement of intentious in less specific than bime of the Pope itself:" Italian political circles regard the insistence of naval armaments and liberty of the seas a direct challenge to Great Britain. ARGENTINA AND GERMANY

contains not one single word regarding restoration and reparation, Recent his tory, especially the correspondence be tween the Kaiser and the ex-Tour, published a few days ago, forms in interesting commentary on the Kaiser's LONDON, September 23rd/-

contention that the preservation of peaco An Admiralty announcement sintes: has been his principal task. The syn.

ANOTHER NOTE.

Naval aircraft on Friday night bombed pathy expressed by Germany with the

Brusos AIRES, September 23rd. Thourout and Cortemarck railway | moral power of right comes well from a Argentine Note to Germany, stations, causing fires. They also bombed power with such a bloodstained record although it fixen a time limit, he the Ostend Docks on Saturday, All the The Press Association understands that machines returned.

The German reply to the Pope will not accelerate the British reply, but, on the contrary, may have exactly an opjíosite effect.

PRESS COMMENT.

BRITISH DESTROYER

TORPEDOEN,

LONDON, September 23rd. The Achiralty announces that a Ger-

LONDON, September 22nd. British destroyer at the approach of the hypocritical clap trap shows the Peckeni man submarine torpedoed and sok m The Evening News says that the Kaiser's

Channel. There were fifty survivors,

The Balkans,

BARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÖT.]

FIGHTING NEAR SERES.

LONDON, September 23rd, A British official message from Salonika states: We expelled a detachment at Kuli to the north-west of Seres.

FRENCH RAID.

LONDON, September 23rd.

A French Eastern communiqué states:

The

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[BY COURTESY OF THE CHUNG NGOI

SAX PO

LI YUAN HUNG.

SHANGHAI, September sith, The Government sent Wong Tah-sieh and Chung Kow-kaw to ask Li Yuan- hung to return to Péking, but the latter has decided to remain at Tientsin..

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

REDUCING THE ARMY

PETROGRAD, September 23rd, It is somi-officially stated that a reduc- tion in the arily has been decided upon owing to need of labour. The desirability of withdrawing men who are too old, dr partially incapacitated from wounds is being considered. A considerable reduc-:- same effect as an ultimatum, for the tion in allowances to soldiers and depen- country will not permit temporising. The dants is anticipated. Government, not yet having received a satisfactory note on the subject of the Luxburg affair, has sent another demand. ing a complete disavowal of Count Lux- burg and a confirmation of the promise

Foreign Minister in respect to Argentine ships. The declared in the Chamber that if the reply is unsatisfac-war.

CARRY ON."

PETROGRAD, September 23rd. The majority of the newspapers com- ment on the prevalence of peace rumours throughout Russia and declare thereanent that the Russians are firm in their determination

on the carry hon ruler at is best.

Committee of National The Star says: The word preparatory the Government is resolved to take Defence, has issued an appeal to all tion still sticks in the Kaiser's throat the most extreme measures. "If neces-citizens to concentrate on a The Allies cannot regard this as a satissary we shall send out soldiers," (Loud ful finish. It is stated that the forthcom factory basis for a negotiation of peace."

The Evening Standard states that the Kaiser wante German peace, but n satisfactory peace is unattainable by exchanging sague window notes, but y constant pressure.

The Bestwnister Gazette replies that it does not take us far towards the goal which President Wilson assigned, before peace was possible, but it in most signi-

applause.)

LATER

The

Success

ing Democratic Conference will be uncom-

It is officially stated that Germany has promising regarding the peace proposals.

The new democratic organ, usakom given satisfaction.

Jayalya, says that the present German conditions would create an immrose Ger many from Berlin to Bagdad and signify the defent of the proletariat and the

IN THE NICK OF TIME.

BUENOS AIRES, September 23rd. The German Note, which was signed by Herr Kuehlmann, was communicated to

the Chamber at the moment when the triumph of the Imperialists who are latter was about to vote in favour of a

obtaining encouragement from Russia's military weakness. The pressing Beeď,

Our neroplanes yesterday strapped 14 disclosed ones as they went forward. The A French detachment, co-operating with feant that Germany and Austria should rupture. It states that Germany exceed

initiative of the regimental officers was Essad Albanians, successfully raided agree on the principal of disartunmentingly regrets the Luxburg affair and therefore, is to reinforce the Army's

bombs on billets, hatwients and aerodromes, and three tong at night-tiine on Roulers,

General.

one of the great contributory causes of Skumbi Valley and took prisoner 442 Menin and Wervices railway stations. thes, and the ocasional oppor- Austrians, who lost heavily, The enemy dropped a few hombs at midtunities for the display of tactical genius day, with little gantage. We brought were always most ably grasped own fons and drove down five

machines. Two of ours are missing.

EARLIER CABLES,

•·enemy"

ENEMY AEROPLANES OVER DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.

LONDON, September 23rd- Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters states that while the King of the Belgians, who with President Poinaire and General Petain, was

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

GERMANY AND PEACE.

ENGLISH NEWSPAPER COM-

The Australians are in extraordinarily high spirits over their success. They had anticipated very much higher casunities than they suffered, knowing full well the | tough task act them. It is no mere figure of speech to say that these splendid fellows are thirsting to be at the Huns Again. It is literal truth, as expressed in terms of unmistakeable sincerity, in every platoon that one comes across What ann the Germans hope to do as man sincere.

MENTS.

LONDON, September 24th. The Daily News says the Kaiser's reply is a renunciation of Militarism, but there is no evidence that the disavowal, is Hence, peace. was no

nearer.

and mrbitration,

"The Pall Mall Huzelle ways:- ́A document which does not mention Belgium and other explicit objects for which the Allies are fighting, cannot divert the mi for one moment from their own measures to restore peace,”

The Globe remarks: Not the Pope but Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig will hastch peace.

to entangle action to finish the wa

The Observer says:-Germany is trying

The Sunday Times remarks that the Central Empires are at length completely.

Visiting Verdun reviewing this morning to man against such troops. The almost The Kaiser's pacific protestations are mastered in the field, and urge dis close to a fortess a number of regiments,hastly pallor of the German prisoners hypocritical humbug. which distinguished themselves in the appears to indicate that short rations The Morning Post says: The Kaisertion, revolution and anarchy..

Angusi batek, a couple of German acro

planes arrived close to the review ground, French machines, circling over the troops, instantly attack the intruders, who Hed at full speed. The French acroplanes par; surd and bright down an carmy machine close to the review ground.

The Boches have been persistently bon barding Verdas with husvy shells for

some days past.

THE BRITISH BARRAGE.

PARIS, September ford. The Truter, commenting on the depara lising effect of the British barrages in the Menin battle, says:-During the fighting on the uth and 21st not a single German officer, was found in the first and second ∙enemy lines.

are doing their work in the army. The apparently regards the Pope as a person demeanour of practically all the officers of weak intellect, or an ninhle philan. strikingly illustrates the changed spirit chropist who is readily gratified by of the enemy and their attitude is that unctuous phrases. There is no alternative of men who love lost all conßdence in but to continue the war to the utmost: the future. As usual, prisoners belonging The reiteration of the demand for free- to different arms are indulging in mutual dom of the seas means that Germanný recriminations, while all unite in deriding wants to reduce the British Fleet to the German airmen

insignificance, and to control the Baltic and the Black Sen.

VIOLENT ARTILLERY

STRUGGLE.

A French communiqué

EARLIER CABLES.

The Daily Telegraph says:-The Cere tral Powers wish to drive hargain LONDON, September 23rd. based on their robberies and so-called artillery struggle was somewhat violent to those a step in the direction of peace states:The successes. It is impossible for the Allies

in the region of Hurtebise, the left bank till Germany realises that she must meet of the dense, and North of Hill 304, the Allies more than half-way.

GOOD WORK BY SCOTTISH TROOPS

LONDON, September 23rd. A French communiqué, stairs-After, a Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig violent bombardment, the Germans last states --Glasgow troops carried out a night attacked in the region of successful, raid last nigh, north-east of Maison de Champagne. A precise fire Gouzau Court They inflicted any broke up the attack before it reached our casualties and destroyed dug-outs. Thre Jines. Eleven Germea aeroplanes were was considerable hostile artillery firing destroyed. Our airmen heavily bombed last night in the Ypres sector.

FRENCH SUCCESSES.

LONDON. September 23rd.

munition depots, factories and railway stations, including Städen, Roulers and Cortemarck.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON September 23rd.

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OSTEND BOMBARDED. ENGLISH MONITOR IN ACTION.

Losos, September 23rd.

A German wireless official toessage statesAn English monitor bonbarded

rent because they apprehend starva

absolutely disapproves of the views which are his (Count Luxburg's) personal

teas. They will have no effect whatever on the decisions and promises of the German Government..

CHAMBER ADJOURNS.

fighting capacity.

RECONSTRUCTION OF CABLE.

PETROGRAD, September 23rd, M. Kerensky, who is at Headquarters, has instructed M. Terestelenko to under take the reconstruction of the cable, which BUENOS AIRES, September Zird.. will probably be completed before the "After a statement by the Foreign Miniscating of the Democratic Conference. ter on the negotiations with Germany, GENERAL ALEXIEFF'S SUCCESSOR. the Chamber adjourned till tomorrow, the proposal regarding a rupture with Germans not having been withdrawn,

BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS

CONTINUE.

LONDON, September 23rd. Dutch telgrams indicate the resumption of the Belgian deportations, also the destruction of Belgian steel works, includ. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdaming the famous Cockerill Works 11. says the Telegrauf states that the Austro. Seraing-sur-Meuse. German reply is merely another attempt to mislead and disunite their opponents.

The Handelsblad says the Allies are not likely to negotiate since Belgium is not mentioned).

The Hetroll expresses the opinion that it is useless to base expectaions on the German Note because it is not known

NEW TEA SCHEME,

PETROGRAD, September 23rd. General Doukhonine, Chief of Staff on: the Western Front, has succeeded General Alexieft.

INTERNED,

LONDON, September 23rd. Philip Alexius Laszlo De Lombas, H.R.B.A., R.S.P, P., has been interned, the reason for which is not stated.

HABITABLE DESERT.

HOW OUR TROOPS WORK IN SINAL

LONDON, September 3rd. The Food Controller, announces that be is preparing a scheme for the purchase

To regain the Sisas peninsula, the in India and Ceylon of all ten for export tsne frontier of Egypt," says Sir Archi- to the United Kingdom. The arrange bald Murray in a despatch, hundreds ments for the distribution of such tea of miles of road and railway bad bin in the United Kingdom are still being built, hundreds of miles of water piping ounsidered. There will be as little inter had been laid, filters, capable of supplying conside

1,500,000 gallons of water a day, and re- ference as possible with regular trade

servoirs had been installed, and tons of The Tydis "delighted: शु

the Practions

stone transported from distant quarries. German Note because it does not blow GERMAN triumphant fanfares, but admits it has deficiencies.

what the Germans will surrender of the conquered territory, nor what the conti

tions are.

Reuter's correspondent at Paris says TRAIN COLLISION IN SPAIN that the newspaper Ziherte observes that

the game, of chicanery continues.

The Temps 83ys — The reservations for quibbling make pacific professions value less."

Martin, September rd. The collision of a mail train has result. ed in 13. being killed and 37 injured:

FOOD CONTROLLER FOR SPAIN.

MADRID, September 23rd. The Premier has had an audience with the King regarding the food supply, at which it was decided to appoint a Food Controller.

NEW YARD MOLE AT BREST.

London, September 23rd.

A German wireless official messago Ostend and struck the cathedral. Seven statca: We repulsed strong attacks south-

The local authorities at Brest are pro- east of St. Julien, and drove out the people were killed and twenty-four ceeding with the construction of a 250 English who penetrated our trenches wounded. They were all Belgians. Our yard mole capable of accommodating the South-east of Arras.

coastal batteries drove of the monitor. largest vessels afloat.

Rruter's correspondent at Madrid says the Epoca state that the German reply is vague and indefinite and that it does not bring peace a foot nearer.

GERMAN COMMENT.

digai.

MINING ACTIVITY TO BE CURBED.

LONDON, September 23rd. Dr. Addison, speaking at Huddersfield on post-war reconstruction, said that the Germans were very active in endeavouring to secure supplies of raw material throughout the world. They had ever tried to acquire control of great pineral deposits in England during the war.

RAILWAY STRIKE

ARGENTINA.

IN

Buenos Aires, September Zird. Reuter's correspondent at Buenos Aires states that railwaymen have decided on a general strike on Monday:

OBITUARY.

AMSTERDAM, September 23rd. The Berlin newspapers dwell in fied language on the German reply, de eloring that it avoids every word that

LONDON, September 2rd," could wound her opponents. The reply breathes a new spirit that creates a new Admiral Leicester Chantry Keppel.

The death is announced of Rear

situation, but pan-Germans condemn the references to disarmament and arbitration as precarious.

LONDON, September 22nd- The death în announced of Colonel Firebrace.

"Kantars had be transformed from a small canal village into an important. railway and water terminus, with wharves desert, till then almost destitute of human habitation, showed the successive marks of our advance in the shape of strong positions firmly entrenched and protector. by hundreds of miles of barbed wire, of standing camps where troops could shelter an epifortable huts, of tanks and of aerodromes and of signal stations and servoirs, of railway stations and sidings. Wireless

instalations, by all of which the desert

and adequate lines of communication was subdued and made habitable,

established between the

and their ever receding advancing troops.

When El Arish was occupied on Decem- ber 21st the erection of pier was at once taken in hand, and in forty eight hours the rodstead was cleared of mines and supply ships from Port Said began m- loading an December 24th stores for the further advance Supplies wer, als hastened to El Arish by Camel Corps. Thirteen aeroplanes raided Maghdaha with effect

Light and armoured cars are the intrors of all ill-disposed are

in the Western

Desert

ssed of the officer

Appreciation is employed as King's Messengers.... "The risks involved were not small, as is proved

by the fact that one officer was drowner and another, when his ship was torpedoed, was forced to sick his despatches; neve theless this duty has always been faith fully and efficiently performed