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THE

WAR.

NEW BRITISH OFFENSIVE.

ALL OBJECTIVES GAINED.

SPEECHES BY MR. CHURCHILL AND GENERAL SMUTS.

THE POLICY

Franco Belgian Front,

LATEST CABEND,

jakelda REVELR'S AGENCY.]

OVER, 3,000 PRISONERS. COUNTED.

OF REPRISALS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER Bru, 1917.

THE NEW OFFENSIVE

LONDON, October 4th. General Maurice, Director of Military Operations on the General Staff, at the weekly, review of the situation this after noon, informed a representative of Reuter that he had just hearil, telephonically that Sir Douglas Haig had gained the whole today's objectives, including a very tant part of the Menin Ridge. The advance was over a front of 1,000 yards and reached a maxiium depth of 2.300 yards.

LONDON, October 4thof Field-Mursing Sir Douglas Hnig ports: Our attack over an eight mites from from the southward of Tower "Hamlets, to the -A pres-Stalen - endļway, northward of Langemanrek was completely.. INTERESTING STATISTICS: süçcessful. All our objectives were gain.

General Maurice gowe the following" ed and position of great importane figures in connection with the troops en

were won.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, October 4th,

A German wireless official message states-A powerful artillery duel all night long from Houtboulst Wood to Lys increased this morning, with drum-fre. | Strong English sittacks at the Ypres Bend developed.

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GENERAL ACTIVITY,

my Panný, October atlı, A communiqué states: There were hand. grenade and artillery actions on the plateaux to the south of Allies: -

An enemy coup de raniu was repulsor, to the west of Pompelle.

There

a very violent artillery struggle, all day long, on the right imuk of the Meise

Wfs

An attack our our treuches to the North of Hill 344, was repubed.

Our artillery caught memy as

Aerial Activities.

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WORK

GERMAN REPORT..

LAMSTERDAM, Ocfalior `dth. According to German accounts, on the night of Octolce zul, a dozen airmen dropped a considerable quantity of hul on Frankfurt, Stuttgart and other town

Five people were injured and one killed. The damage, generally, was slight,

blages on this region with its fire:

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FRENCH FRONT.

GERMAN TOWNS. BOMBED.

Paris, October 4th A rummusique state"¿---Both artillery forces are very active on the right of the Meuse.

As a reprisal for the bombardment of REPRISALS TO BE ADOPTED Bar-le-Duc, our airerait, bobbed Frank- Jurt and Rastatt.

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THE MAN-POWER QUESTION.

CLAIMS OF AGRICULTURE ADMITTED.

THE PEACE CAMPAIGN.

AUSTRIA FEARS WAR REVENGE.

Phero

Count Czernin ridiculed the idea of indemities for the devastation of neute countries unless the latter were prepared

Astgreanssi, October 4th. LONDON, Octuber 3rd, Conut Czernin, speaking at banque Mr. Geddes, Minister of National Ser at Budapest, said Now that we have vice, speaking at Edinburgh, sain dispelled the kick that Austria-Hungary that, regarding man-power, the is a moribund Stute and shown that wo Conians of the Ministry of Agricul-recognition of our vital needs in Europe, a thoroughly sound, we can rely on a Loxios, October 4th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Inig reture and the Army, henceforth, would be atir then it was impossible to surrendery ports-Low clouds and n high west wind, dealt with exactly the same in at this protection of our armaments. Now Wednesday, made aerial, work almost tion to the whole field of ma-power and we and our Allies are in a position to lay, strategy. It would no longer be possible and our arms and submit future con- impossible.

Four machines attempted to Gamh an to say that the Army would be allowed to filies to arbitration. He proceeded to enemy aerodrome. One bombed its olive seize dien as it pleased. The departments urge the eyessity of general obligatory. five and two bombed other targets. Few were now definitely coordinated and it interationd disarmament, far onderwise was their function 19 transfer from civil munitary nervásilies would be incompar- hustije nireraft were seen.

mployment not of primary importante,ably greater than in the past and t even frora the Army asul Navy, such tumbarile of the nations Intolerable. bars of men as the War Cabinet, declared Regardlig, naval disarmament, however, were necessary. He would be no party narrow idras minst be excepusd. to industrial compulsiii. For the great must also be guarantees against 63), pecnos transferences of inbour required it was mie war at revenge. proposed to utilise the Trade Unions for trade unionists and the Employment Exchanges for others. Men and women Au official telegrain states that he would be enrolled as War Workers and reciprocate in regard to the devastation of Galicia, Kast Prisht, the Isonzo, object of the French attacking open towns War Work Volunteers. No man would lose so far from the Frou and containing the transfer Enemy aliens would not turkey and the German Colonies, but the Auteur were gradually abating their. be allowed to grow in at the uspense of ourous hospitals, is not clear. Sugli

etains and these would also probably bo barbarity will only surengthen the Ger.) men serving the country. Every enemy

dien, regardless of age, would be piirid pritorial guaranties, he said, and we eventualty abmunioned. We do not need a ermination to persevere,

to underinke work of national hisportance fenounce the enlargement of Austria under the Ministry, or otherwise the inngary provided the enemy completely. ferned. Regarding neittea) aliens, "laah

evacuate our territory, but let none hoped to get, large numbers to undertake rengine that this moderate programme of such work was not the present inte ours will hold good-lop ever, If our tion to raise the military age, but it cames compet us to continue the war, we of? might be necessary Inter. Meanwhite the hall revise our programme and demand Army reunited, as many volunteers be copsation i am not very optanistia tween the ages of thirty and fifty as it Fregatting-the vendingss of time A'utente ko could get.

conclude peace on the above basis, bra our bour has come for guaranteeing the free REGULATION OF MERCHANT and peaceful development of Auteria-

SEAMEN'S WAGES,

Hungary.

THE POPE'S EFFORTS. Loxbox, October 4th, The Press, Burgau`amónnises that the

Losos, October 4th That the Pope is cotinuing peace. Shipping Controller has established a Losbus, October 4th.

Couciliation Committee at when invitatis videat from the custant yenecerita la tatian Lanolic organs to. ion representatives of shipowners and the activities of His Hapness SPECIAL AEROPLANES ORDERED.lity of a standard national rate of wages poang huve been discussing the possibi.

At 8 asserted, en che vaje umud, but do Pope m jorwarding in kepty IFL tho ordered a greatly increased production and comitions & plug The as duster in opering con-

It is stated that the Government in and inuchinery to regulate the supply of

Kenient, kniptrès vo dre Billy of special aeroplanes for training pur-Ministry is satisfied regarding the ex- vesacons with. Germany ow the subject

pediency of national rates and is pron belgium. LONDON, Octolary athl pared to create the necessary, inuchitory Un te other hand, it is stated that the aircraft bombed St.

The Admiralty anomers that aaval at confidenty hopes that an agreement Papas contará fritsei), jo transven the

Denis Wodem, by all parties will reached for the repay to via: hacerte withoutkonamente Zeebrugge lock gates, Bruges dock and fullest empration in ill matters affect

laere is un dotit entertduen zu London Thourout railway ction. All machines returned.

nuring the personnel of the mercantile that Austria-klungary

is lang, the narine.

Press ap keep the question of negotious- on the subject of Belgium in the teretront.

MR. CHURCHILL'S SPEECH.

OUR CAPACITY TO WAGE WAR...

GERMAN REPORT.

Over 3,000 prisoners have morendy boyed since July Jist up to date. Eng. 3 shis109 :~~A Preuch altempt to reenplaya

Countert

We are mos in passession of the main idge in point 1,009 yards to the north ward Broodsginle.

The weather, after promising to be favourable, became less settled and strung westerly wind with the force of a gat, and rainstorms, thronghini tho batte, added to the difficulties of the vance and the airmen's work. Neverthe fest. The rircraft did valuable work and afforded neful information of the post dians to our troops, and the assembly, ef the ging for unter-attacks.

A NEW AND STAGGERING. BLOW.

ish, 9 per cent., Colonial. 10 per cent audis, o per cent., iriso, 6 per cent.

period were per cent, her cent., The respective canumitiis for the same

hercem, and per cm; if the total. From the beginning of the year to Sep- ember goth, 61,485 German prisoners bad been taken, and 2 heavy gans captured. Chur total fesses were 15,065 prismmers

guns. Drag the same period, in all theatres of was, we hind taken 72,518 pri: souers, captured 470 guns and had lost 15,8550 prisoners and no guns, Our great.

est air success was of Ine Soming Trant, when we swamped the Germans and we ind taken the initiative ever since.

Since we first began hombing we have put in double the quantity the Germans nave. We initiated everytising in the and the enemy is never able to interfere with our pleiography or artillery. We have conecntrated on the main issues..

Reuters Correspondent at Headquar- tees says the new and staggering, blow in Flanders was munched this morning in unsettled (wendler" which, however, | A lavoured us and handipped the enemy,

To-day's battle is the foundation for a further grip on the great Mein"Rjzige system,

• WILTO

The enemy was, štnyttestjongibly, fully alive to the impending attack, the only points on which he was mn sure inst when and exactly wherėl

That the enemy is thorouglily alarmed at the development of the strategic menace to the whole of his eight Bank is sufici ently shown by the feverish haste with which he is hurrying up fresh troops and shaffing his revertes. Two Divisions have appeared from the Russian. Front, within pust fow days.

FIERCE WHIRLWIT'D OF

CARTALLERY.

Loxtos, October 4th, A German wireless ofheial NSDC positions at il1!l at broke down.

GERMANS BEING BEATEN

EVERY DAY.

Lospos, Octolag 4th.. Router's Agency learns on the highest authority that the Government has decid. ed to adopt hir reprisals.

TIME OPPORTUNE FOR OFFENSIVE.

The Traver says that the Cabinet's- reprisals decisión presumably means that monstraction is now reaching a point at which an air offensive can be undertaken

whout interfering with the requiremurs of the Army in the field. The Cover Colonel Repington, in the Tones, te ment's policy is not one of hurried im

ring to Field Marshat Sir Douglasvisations as the result of air raids reiterated counter-attacks, emphasises the Haig's repulse of the enemy's Inrious and unusually

arduous conditions

which these victories have been gained He gays that for some weeks the British armies alone have delivered great attacks and along the whole vas; lengths of olber Allied fronts there has been no grat attack at all. When the whole length of the Allied lines is over 300 miles and wo rare doing the chief fighting on front of

· LONDON, October" sth. Renter's Correspondent at Headquar÷ ters states: the battle opened this morn

ng with a feree whirlwind of artillery. barrage which crept on ahead of our mes, the first waves of whom advanced to the fight in light order so as to cover the ground rapidly

A wounded soldier who laid in a ditch during the last battles, said that both our and the German barrages passed over him, 11e said there was no comparison between the intensity of the two barrager.

Early reports arriving from the battle

GERMANS BOLT LIKE DAZED front are highly encouraging. The pro-

RABBITS.

LONDON, Oxinter 421. Reuter's Special Correspondent #L Headquarters states: ---

Today is already being proclaimed as opt our greatest victories since the Battle of the Marne and it really seems that the battle which has rolled onward, across the Merin ridges lips goine br liantly,

are

gross is xveient and prisoners streaming into the collecting cnges.

An attempted counter studies at Brood. site was promptly broken up.

The German artillery is shelling certain wound. spots very heavily but walking fed men report that our casualties, are

light.

Onge agrun the day has gone well for the British

The Germans are now being driven ke- The Germans are scattered and shaken on the zone of their long prepared posi- and prisoners are streaming back in tions, with the result that they have to hundreds. Many snow no signs of the tight depend more upon nen and less upon ing, but there is a large proportion of the protective works, to resist the ad- wounded officers, all of whom are very vanes, As consequence of this develop depressed and agree that it has been tient of open wartare, the fighting is be

coming cleaner, namely, there is more of disastrous day for Germany,

the hand to hand element 'and' less of

GERMAN, REPORT.

Never have our troops fought 100re superbly but another factor las contribut-chemical frightfulness, ed to the success. Was forestalled a big projected attack, the object of which was the recovering of Zonnebeke Ridge. No less than five "Divisions had been brought

LONDON, October, 4th, into position, for that purposo." "It A wireless German official report 15 stated that their attack win states:-To-day's great English attack ixed for Reven o'clock, and oure penetrated only a kilometre deep, between was launched

hour earlier and rocicapelle and Chelustell, was the enemy's undoing. Our terrible Bitter fighting continues to the east- curtain fire swept over the assembled ward of Zonnebeke and westward of masses of German assaulting visions Becolare. and the slaughter is described as the worst in the war. Flesh and blood wis unable to continue to face such an ordeal and when our attacking waves advanced the Germans in many places, were already bolting like dazed rabbite.

The answer of our walking" wound- ed, to the question as to whether they

saw any boches is almost stereotyped. I is:Only their backs, unless they were

wounded.

Up the Broodseinde ridge surged waves of khaki, and that commanding apar of bitter bygone memories is once more in our hands. Our men felt they were irre sistible and the officers' great difficulty was to restrain them.

The German artillery did its best to obeck the disaster but a thin drizzle and the narrowing of the visibility to a few hundred yards handicapped their actil lery as well as ours. It was an infantry men's battle more than any previous fight Since the British Army has assumed the offensive, with the rifle and machine-gan as the principal weapons.

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The myonet scarcely came into play at for the Germaais seldom allowed our tads to get to gripa. Here and there they mado a stout stand in their concrete · otks, but the crushing defect of their on attack before it was launched scene to have shaken them nearly all along the fine and it is reported the Germans are withdrawing their guns.

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BRITISH FRONT.

BRITISH ATTACK ON WIDE FRONT.

poses.

dozen miles, the character of the contest becomes somewhat Homerie- Although The encniy has brought up met and gues und aircraft from all the other fronts and Russian Front, concentrated them again, the Gest mans are being beaten every day.

The Near East.

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GENERAL MAUDES VICTORY.

Losnos, Delober 4th.~ The importance of General Maude's victory at Ramadich lies in the fact that it was at a point where the enemy might have made a flank attempt oiy Bagdad.

Naval Activities.

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THEUDOR REDTEE'S ADENCY.j

SUBMARINE WARFARE. LOSSES REDUCED,

were

Loanos, October 4th. A high "Admiralty official has informed Reuter that more. submarines destroyed last quarter than in ang pre vious quarter, while the Allied shipping losses for the same period were fewer than in any previous quarter, since the interisi- tied warfare begair.

SPLENDID SUBMARINE

HUNTERS.

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RUSSIAN FRONT.

MACKENSEN'S NEXT OFFENSIVE,

Obussa, October 4th. General von Marketsen is preparing to take the offensive in the Focsani Front,

AMERICA'S WAR PREPARA- TIONS.

Tononth, October 4th, Lord Northeliffe, addressing the Cum- dinn Club, said the general preparations for war in the United States were on a zeala commensurate with her size, buy be did not think that the Americas visualis. ed the noussities of shiping and the transportation of men in France. They would have to build at least six million tons to cope with that.

ENEMY BETIRAL.

LONDON, October 4th.

THE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS A Russian wireless official message states-There is intense artillery fring

LONDON, October 4th. in the Tacostado region.

Yesterday's export order does not in- The enemy retired and then advanced towards the volve a new policy, but is merely an exten. trenches north-west of Sotip, · on thesion of the principles, which have been Reamanian front, and took up a favourable positión.

The Balkans.

more!

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THE SALONICA FRONT.

BRITISH CAVALRY IN ACTION.

Loxbox, October 4th,.

A British Salonika message says: Our arroplanes carried out a most succesful raid on an extensive seale, bombing comps and dumps on the Balashitzy plátenu and using their machine guns in scattering troops. We brought down a hošile neroplane.

WASHINGros, October 4th. The construction of an immense stilla of destroyers is progressing remarkably. Our cavalry drove out enemy detack Naval experts expect them to be ready ments from Jedinah, south of Serus, and for duty in European waters encly indestroyed an observation post, IV18.

Ttalian Front.

The destroyers are of a now design und the trials of the list: few completed, demonstrated that they are splendid sub- marine huntera,.

BRITISH WARSHIP SUNK.

LONDON, October 4th, The Admiralty announces that the warship Brake, commanded by Captain Radeline, was torpedoed on Tuesday off

the north coast of Ireland.

She reached harbour and, then sank in shallow water.

LONDON, October 4th.

The explosion killed one officer and Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig eignen m. The remainder of the crew ports: -We attacked at six o'clock thin were saved. morning on a wide front to the cast of Ypres. Our troops are making satisfacfriée. tory progress, and a number of prisoners are already taken.

GERMAN ATTACK COMPLETELY

FAILS.

LONDON, October 3rd. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports: The enemy heavily bombarded this morning our position between Tower Hamlets and Polygon Wood.

ffis in fantry attempted to advance but our artillery broke down the attack on the bulk of the front before reaching our lines. A few penetrated the barrage to the north of the Menin Road, but the infantry completely repulsed them.

Our positions remain intact...

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THE GERMAN POSITION,

LONDON, October 4th. The Germans in East Africa have been driven into a much smaller arca, and the enemy now only holds 250x50 miles of Gorman East Africa

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OUR SUCCESS IN EAST

AFRICA

There is a great artillery duel cost of Ypres.

MASSINDIA, October 4th, Our aeroplanes dropped eight tong of The situation in East Africa is as bombs on Tuesday. Hits were observed interesting as it is hopeful. The theatre on three aerodromes in the Courtrai area of war is now confined to a single corner and ou a fourth near Cambrai. of the Colony, and the difficulty of feed.

We successfully attacked dumps nearing the troops, which was so great in the Douai and sidings at Roulera than early campaign, has been obviated by the We shall probably never hear the truth The enemy avoided our fighting planes, establishment of sen bison as Kiluwa and with regard to the German Losses but attacked our long distance bombing Lindi, in close proximity to the fighting on this day, but it is certain that planes to the far east of the line.

front. Mahenge, Liwale and Massnesi these ran into many thousands. Our Six German machines were brought are the only points of importance left to casualties are eguin, relatively, very down and four, driven down.

the Germans, and the net is daily being light.

Bix of our machines are missing.

drawn closer around them.

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ITALIAN FRONT.

Losnos, Oeiber 4th Mr. Winston Churchill, e Minister of Munitions, continung his speech reported yesterch, 9), maid kmit it was lou soon to say that submarinism had been selafeated, We do 201 know in what

vel form it may be renewed or how soon the counter-inensures against those novel | forms may become effective, but it is not tou soon to say that the second great German submarine campaign against these islands, which is the vital factor against which all else stands on a differ cut footing, has been cleaked and even followed, up to the prescut, by die Allies, | repulsed, it is not too soon to recognise The object is to require export licences the inmense exertions of our sailors and of all goods alike destined for Holland the Admiralty in coping with the great and Scandinavia, with the exceptions | difficulties of the situation. Our capacity. mentioned, thus enabling the authorities; to wagu war is unimpaired, and the sub- to control the whole of the export trade marine has been powerless, to affect it. uniformly, and direct the flow of certain | The reserves of food in this country aro unimportant classes of gooch exported far greater than at the beginning of sub- from licences.

THE PLIGHT OF COUNT LUXBURG.

BORNOS Aires, October 4th. Count Lasburg, owing to the diffealty of obtaining a safe conduct to Germany, has asked pormission to reside at a farm refused and no train or ship will be in the interior, The Government has

placed at his disposal. It is reported that he will leave, by automobile, for Chile,

ST. MICHAEL AND SN GEORGE.

LONDON, October. 4tli The Press Bureau announces that the Prince of Wales has been made Grand Master, and Lord Lansdowne the Chancel lor, of the Order of St. Michael and St Gcorgo.

LONDON, October 4th. broke up repeated enemy attacks on the

An Italian official message says: We DENMARK FEELS EFFECT OF. western slopes of Monte San Gabriele.

General.

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AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL

CONDITIONS.

MELBOURNE, October 6th. An early restoration of normal indus rial conditions, throughout the Common- wealth, is now assured,

NEW SOUTH WALES MINERS.

WORK RESUMED,

SYDNEY, October 5th. Most of the coalminers in New South Wales resumed work, yesterday.

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GERMANY IMITATES THE

TANK

BLOCKADE

COPENHAGEN, October 4th. Owing to the stoppage of supplies of raw material, consequent on the stricter blockades, unemployment has greatly in- creased, and numbers of factories have closed down.

The Government has introduced a Bill for the national relief of the nnemployed. The estimated expenditure is £850,000, and the Bill provides for feeding and lodging, with special grants to large families,

THE POLITICAL CRISIS

SWEDEN.

STOCKHOLM, October 4th.

A Coalition Government is not likely, as the Right opposes the Left's demands

for Constitutional reform.

CANADIAN MINISTERIAL

APPOINTMENT.

marisin and the great resources of our islands have not yet been realised. If the war is prolonged, our armies next year- will be stronger und better supplied than |ever. On the Sorome our artillery fired inn fortnight many thousands of lons of shells. During the present offensives of under three weeks the tonnage, of shells fire doudou the whole of the Boming battle. Next year the power of the artil Sexy will, despite the submarine, undergo another great incrense The Alling are united in engfidence and shall not fail. But we should remember the confidence shared by the Gerina's. Hence the de- sperate efforts to terrorise ditiés,” Henco. their efforts to drive back our soldiers. They know that the British are the vital factors in the wise and that this Empire stands alone, lelwerm them and victory. broken, i furer which will be marks The Empire is a force which cannot be

stronger by trial and grow in intensity as the mantis pars."

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

THE DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.

Periorråd, October 4th.` The Conference has decided not to 'dis- solve until the Provisional Government is established.

THE MILITARY SITUATION.

LONDON, October 4th. The Russian Press Burcau iszués a statement from the Main Headquarters, summarising the military situation. It declares that the doubt expressed in the IN Allied Press regarding the possibility of.

Busain accomplishing her duty as an Ally is unjustifiable. It quotes figures show-- ing the disposition of the enemy forces facing the Russians, from which it ap- pears that the enemy, particularly the. Cermans, is actually more numerous than before the Revolution. Enemy artillery hashnilarly been largely reinforced. The difficulties on the Caucasian Frant are emphasised, where the Cossacks have to fight hostile Kurds as well as Turks. The communication says that tho, comba tive spirit of the Russians already mani- festing itself on the Northern Front leads to the hope of a possibility of the re- generation of the Army in the future.

PETROGRAD, October 4th.

Family has been alloted o résidence in n monastery near Tobolsk

Orrawa, October 4th. Colmel Ballantyne, the prominent Mon- treal Liberal who took a battalion over- seas, has been sworn in as Minister of Public Works.

LONDON, October 4th, Router's Correspondent at the French Headquarters says that the Germans are experimenting with a tank, fitted with" a beak to assist it in crossing trenches. A WEST AUSTRALIAN

IAN POLITICS - It is reported that the former Imperial small conning tower for observation pur- poses projects from the roof. The armour

PERTH October 4th. comes well down, profecting the cater- It is probable that the State of parties pillars. It carries a three inch gun and will be: Ministerialists, 32, Official two machine guns."

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