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THE

WAR.

DESCRIPTIVE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST, 1917.

ACCOUNT OF

PALESTINE CAMPAIGN.

ENCOURAGING REPORTS FROM ITALIAN

FRONT.

THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA. EXTREMISTS COMPLETELY CONTROL CAPITAL.

THE GERMAN LOSSES AT HELIGOLAND. DEATH OF BRITISH GENERAL

Frinco-Belgian bront,

Egypt

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.)

BRITISH FRONT.

POSITIONS IMPROVED.

LONDON, November 19th.

LATEST CABLEN, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE CAMPAIGN IN PALESTINE,

THE CAPTURE OF JAFFA AND RAMLEH

LONDON, November 19th. Reuter's Correspondent at Egyptian At night time north-westward of Pass Hot quarters, telegraphing on the 18th chendaele we repulsed an attack on cerint, describing the capture of Jaffe and tain advanced posts north-enstward of the Ramich, states the former was occupied Polygon Wood.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re

our positions portsWe improved slightly.

lan Front.o

General

LATEST VAHES

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. ITALIAN FRONT. NEW PHASE ABOUT TO COMMENCE:

(THROUGH BEUTER 8 AGENCY.] PRIME MINISTER'S PARIS

SPEECH

of co-ordination among the Les had about it in two or three Continents, and brought disaster. Tho late Lord the result of public opinion in America, Kitoboner

Italy, France and Britain is that the scheme anec suggested

scheme is vital (Continuous cheers) Its central authority bat he

More (the speaker); was - utterly opposed SPIRITED REPLY TO CRITICS

to the appointment of a Generalissim LONDON, November 19th, for such a schemic would produce friction: Immersa interest was displayed this | Ho (Mr. Lloyd George), believed that the afternoon in the debate in the House of states: By the attack at Mohta Feners Common, initiated by Mr. Asquith, on the Premier's Paris speech The House and galleries were crowded, M. Venizelos, the Greek Premier, being seated in the Diplomatie Gallery,

LONDON November 20th

A wireless Italian semi official report

and Monte Tomba the enemy was contact at avery point of the lino on which the Italians have made a stand. The enemy Wusses were increasingly dense at several places and movements of artillery and columns are reported in various directions.

The discussion arose on & motion for adjournment, upon which Mr. Asquith laid down two propositions which he hapi ed would not be controverted-firstly, that in way the ultimate responsibility for what was done or not done rested with the Government, and, secondly, and as

Proceeding, the Prime Minister denied that he had blamed the British for whaty had happened. It was an unpleasant thing for, him to remind Italy that she had lost 2,500 guns, but it was necessary, United States would have preferred in. (Checra) - Otherwise the Rapallo Agree Council with executive authority, but he ment would not have been passed. “I know thought circumstances at present did not very well what would have happened, and demand this The new Council would I did not want it to happen. I wanted actually, and not merely orinally, ponsors the information which was at the disposal of one of the Allied Staff, and therefore a permanent Council was essen- tial,

Regarding the Tinliun Front, it was most difficult to answer Mr. Asquith's questions. There was a good deal to be said about what General Cadorna said,

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this thing to be a reality. All this talk

about Easterners and Westerners is utter balderdash, The field is north, south, cast and west. Our business is to put pressuró on the enemy from every point of the comples and to hurt him where we can. That is why we want a Central Counci We need all the experience and help we can get, and our Allies need is still

victory and will get it, but I do not want greater than ours at present. We want

The now phase is about to commence, and possibly the enemy intends to temp fortune by a grand strategic under taking to rapidly break the wings with view to surround the Italians, or by slow methodical wearing down action, Vitally important, that frequent and and what we thought we knew, or be the whole burden to fall on Britain, and intimate consultations should be held believed or suspected—a good deal. General I, therefore, want en later-Allied Coun. or a series of haminerblows similer to čás

Robertson could not oil that will order the whole batticfeld so Verdun, In any case, recent serious tween Allied statesmen and soldiers so that Sir William losses must have convinced the enemy co-ordination should be as complete as press things with respect to another that the whole resources of the Allies but under the now Council shall be thrown into the conflict in order of the impossibility of the dissolution of possible. Nevertheless, be deprecated the front, the Italian Army through lack of establishment of any organisation inter he would have been in a position to do, to bring pressitre to bear on the enemy

(Cheers.) The fact that Anglo-French troops resistanco The Italian Army is preparfering with the responsibility ( the

He would not withdraw one single ing to face a great imminent struggle to General Staff to the Government, or de- had to rush to Italy to retrieve disaster syllable of his Paris speech. He stronge which the enemy is bringing up enormous rogating in any wise from the authority must affect the operations on the Westernly and categorically asserted that no

and responsibility of each of the Allied Front: Hence our concern with the soldiers in any

war had bad their forces and material.

peoples to their respective Governments. | Italian Front was not because it was the strategicul position fees interfered LONDON, November 20th. He emphasised that Mr. Lloyd George Italian Front, but because it affected the with by politicians. Soldiers never got The Daily Mail's Correspondent at in his speech at Paris, did at mention Western Front also, Thorofcre, it rad more consistent or more substantial.

backing from politicians than they receiv on the Navy, which in many respects domi- been decided that the mere machinery of a by mounted troops who captured 300 Italian Headquarters telegraphed

Ramleh is the the 18th inst. It is now ten days since nated strategical considerations, and nsk, fazer of officers, occasional meetings of during 1017. He did not mean back- Ing in spreches, which were no aubstitute prisoners at Lydda.

a fertile region," and is the holding of Fieve began and the river of which would decide on disagreement Ministers and occasional meetings of the for shells. There were only two occasions watre of of Poelcapelle, and the majority were extensively cultivated, supporting the and army have stood firm against a between the Allied Staff and the Genoa Chiefs of Staff were utterly inadequate on which he had acted against the advice.

population. The Turks flight was so

army in the Stair The enemy raided the trenches last Precipitate that the town is not damaged. Treating and Feltre quadrilateral 15 Bir Edward Larson-The War Cabinet Co-ordination. You must have a per- regard to the big gun programme, when Mr. Asquith, continuing, said the object maent body constantly watching, those they thought he was manufacturing too Three hostile machines were brought inst, was a brilliant piece of work by the instance, ning attacks were made of the present debate was to dispel vertain things, advising upon them and report any and they were unable to man them, and the second caso when he pressed upon nieapprehensions arising from the Farising to the Government.

soldiers the appointment of a civilian to Mr. Lloyd Georgo emphasized that the reorganise railways behind the lines. speech. He pointed out that Mr. Lloyd Cat George equally shared responsibility re-representation of the Navy was no after- Policy and strategy were inextricably in-

Our machine-gung, this morning caught other parties approaching south-eastward

killed or captured.

night eastward of Gouzeaucourt.

down on Sanday and one driven down, One of curs ie missing.

BARLIER CABLEN.

RAIDING

LONDON, November 19th Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re

ports: --The enemy's artillery was active daring the night.

The Scottish and Warwickshire troops carried out successful raids in the neigh.

Greenland Hill, north of Rocus:

GERMAN REPORT.

THE BREATH OF VICTORY

shocks. The mountain

The affray at Abushushch on the 15th withstanding successive onsets. For

Yeomanry, who charged the ridge and sabred right and left in deadly fashion. Four hundred dead were counted and 300

prisoners were taken here.

WONDERS OF DOGGED PERSISTENCE. Arriving at the north bank of the Wady at night-time, the Scottish troops

with the bayonet charged the positions,

although not reconnoitred, taking the whole ridge of hills before midnight.

and incllicient for the purposes of real of wuldiers in this war. Unce was with

twenty-four hours against the Meletta Sisemol line, eastward of Asiago. The most desperate efforts were made by Krohatin's Army to break through near- Quero, which is the critical king between garding the invasions of Serbia and Bou thought. It was essential that informaterwoven, and those trying to separate the Army facing the north and the Arm mania, and affirmed that the Prime tion regarding naval operations, and coWhether it was done for personal rantour

facing the cast. Along the Piave the Italians' repulse of the river crossing,

Minister's views regarding Serbia were not shared by any weighty military authority in England. The theory of The single front was perfectly sound, and campaign, is mest important, be-

corollary thereof was that the Ally at

though it does not alter the course of thes

cause it inspire; the Italian Army with

operation should be known to these mili

ary advisers, but that was a different thing from the establishment of a Naval Connoil to co-operate in naval strategy Wo were suffering from a lack of this at

them and foster disunion were traitors.

or political envy, it was equally treason, able, Aro we to tolerate men in this country who from purely political and personal reasons, disseminate distrust and enlously of France in the breasts of man Englishmen ! We are here to stop that

bourhood of Monchy-le-Preus and the At Deirsineid, after being driven out the breath of victory. The whole Anyone end of the line might be best helped present and anyone knowing what was here and now, Poor France, trampled

the Turks counter-attacked four times trian Brigade which crossed was

Pby a maximum effort being exerted at the happening in the Mediterranean krew upon, forever bereaved of so many of her during the night, each time recapturing annibilated largely thanks to the other end of the line. It was a sacred there was a great deal to be said for such her, wants nothing except emancipatio

o Council, ground. For the fifth time the Scottish tenacity of the Bersaglieri, who fought trust of the Allies to see that the future troops returned to the charge and drove all night in extreme cold with rifles and freedom and security of Sorbin and Bou- out the Turks, who then gave up the machine guts. They received supplies of manis were adequately assured,

struggle.

bombs at daylight, upon which the sur- viving Austrians surrendered.

A wireless German official report states-Batween the coast and Bextnere the firing was of great intensity."

LATEST CABLES.

FRENCH FRONT. APPRECIABLE ADVANCE.

PARIS, November 19th. communiqué rtutes: On the right

of the Meuse, in the region of Chatme Wood, we advanced appreciably and in Hicted losses on the cheny.

The artillery duel continued lively in the same region.

EARLIER CABLES.

ARTILLERY DUEL

LONDON, November 19th. A communiqué, states:The artillery duel continued till night-time on the right of the Meuse, notably at the Chaime Wood,

Naval Activities.

LATEST CABLES. [THROUGH YETTER'S AGENCY.] THE HELIGOLAND FIGHT.

GERMAN LOSSES.

These feats were wonders of dogged persistence after exhausting marches, but the results were invaluable in checking the enemy withdrawals and leading to important captures.

GALLANT TEATS BY SCOTTISH TROOPS:

EARLIER CABLES.

GERMAN CLAIMS,

LONDON, November 19th.

Turning to his Paris speech, Mr. Tloyd George said Let me say at once that considered it carefully and I did it for a deliberate purpose. I have seen resolu- tone for unity and co-operation. Where

sons, with her richest provinces torn from/

from the deadly monace that has threaten- ed her for half-a-century I do hope whatever happens they will keep their hands, tangues and pens from trying to foster suspicion, jealousy and distrust.** After alluding to Mr. Lloyd George's

between France and ourselves. If we act together I have no fear of what will assumption of detachment regarding the

happệu. 1 see anxieties on the horizon recent events in Russia and Italy,

better to tall the people what is happen- --I have acver concealed them. It is

Asquith said he doubted whether a Coun-

are they? You might as well throw them ing. But no anxieties will modify the cat Versailles last March would have

conviction that only two things could de- into the waste-paper basket. The late feat us. If the submarine, menace d alfated the Russian situation which g

Lord Kitchener started with those schemes wrenched the freedom of the scas, our the Premier had revealed to the god in 1915. I have seen the ether scheme of have no further fear of submarines We hopes would have been shattered, but I prople of Paris with irrelevant rhetoric, M. Briand and Mr. Asquith, but somehow are on its track. On Saturday we destroyed five of these pests. (Loud cheers.) The Was is not a fact that General Cadorn they care to naught, because you have only other danger is lack of unity. I will was full of confidence and serenity on naturally a disinclination by independ rea and insting victory that will bring support every scheme that helps ton. the eve of the German attack! He de ent bodies to morys then individualities peace and healing to a bleeding world,

Loud cheers) clared that the Premier's reference to into a common organisation. 1 was

TRIBUTE TO GENERAL MAUDE. the Western Front suggested that the afraid that this would occur again: We

Mr. Lloyd George in announcing LONDON, November 19th.

British Dominions blod and bravery had went to Rapall with documents most General Maude's 'death at Bagdad, paid Reuters Correspondent at Italian been squandered when strategically it carefully prepared and previously subpotamia, where he took over the supreme a tribute to his valuable services in Meto- Headquarters, telegraphing last evening, reportswing to the strength of the could have been better comployed Never mitted to the Cabinet. (Cheers) Subcomniand when we were still under the enemy

effort, which is being supported by 20

A wireless German official report states: The enemy fruitlessly repeated

On the 10th inst, the Kilties were his attacks to the north eastward ordered to take the heights beyond Asiago. Ashdod, which they again accomplished with the bayonet, making their third

night attack in four days.

There was a desperate contest, at Burkah on the 12th inst. The enemy had two lines of trenches one thousand yards part and splendidly situated, with a glacis slope fronting both and supported By strong artillery. Both were taptured after

after seven

We stormed Qarro and Monte Cornellas and drove out the enemy from the posi

tions at Monte Tomba DONA

We captured eleven hundred prisoners. DELAYING THE INVASION,

Loody bayong PAPRAonstant reinforcements of men and artil were operations more carefully concert stantially the document which we passed all difficulties hitherto paralysing our

and marching, the Scottish troops eryt It is probable that the Italians will than those of Sir Douglas Haig on that Rapallo was the document prepared proceeded to attack two- villages on the for the present be only able to dolny tho Wady Rubin, which were perfectly invasion, but they

thus gain time screened enetur hedges and stuff offensive preparations for the counter plantaarns Spottish troops ed after traversing a stretch of bare The abandonnent of Piave may he plain without a scrap of cover, and the painful necessity leading to the accom Yeomanry, making a wide turning plishment of these preparations.

northwards, effected the diversion to enable the Scottish

mavement necessary

AMSTERDAM, November 19th troops to rush

ush the position and capture Travellers from Germany state that The following day the Scottish troops one or possibly two German destroyers

in the fighting north of the were lost in the Heligoland hght, and most of the cross perished.

gunction, reaching the

FIVE SUBMARINES DES TROYED IN ONE DAY

LORDOR, November 19th. Mr. Lloyd George announced that we destroyed Sve submarines on Saturday,

Africa,

LATEST CABLES,

|THROUGH REUTER BʻADENCYA]]

TIE CAMPAIGN IN EAST

AFRICA

ENEMY EXPELLED FROM DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

LONDON, November 19th.

Jerusalem

ITALIANS REOCCUPY POSITIONS:

A Losnos, November 19tk.

Sexome and in the later stages of the French defensive at Verdan. He doubted whether any Allied Council, wisely guid ett would have interfered with either of the two great offensives in the West in favour of more attractive adventures else

here. I have it in my pocket. (Cheers.) After referring to what he called a beau fully drafted, document approved by nataber of men, including-liningnished soldiers, and which had been carried by three Allied Conferences, this Printe

stigma of the hut failure He overcaror

efforts and raised the men's enthusiasm

to the highest pitch. He achieved a series af victories which safeguarded our pagi- tion in the East, and in securing Bagdad after capturing it he displayed qualities

resource, decision and enterprise which marked him out as a great leader of men and a commander of the first rank. The country mourns the loss of one of her most valient sona

The enemy violently concentrated his where "We had no reason to be ashamed Minister said: Nothing has happened

An Italian official report,” states: fire on our positions in the Asiago of our war contribution. We had kept simply an announcement in the newstion that there was any whittling Platean, but he did not struck

We again o capied the

Strong enemy forces are o

EX FIRST LORD'S REPUDIATION. Sir Edward Carson repudiated the sug down in the proposals to secure, clonar Rapallo would be adhered to as the BE the most sokinn. uIMĀ akings entered into during the war

During the feven days and mghts they elemente, capturing advanced ↑ fou the scas Tren had expanded our Army papers that at last we have found some co-operation. The Agreement made at

prisoner

covered 60 miles. It was a great achieve-

attacking the into seventy Divisions, and had placed mean of coordination. There has been ment, because daring part of the time & Mới Monfenera and, fonte Tom'n Women Heat waye prevailed. Solar M

our arsenals and credit at the dispel too much of this (Cheers) I made up ›| lines, southward of Quero.

We preve any further attempt to of the Allies, and so we would continue my mine to take risku, and I took them,

DIFFICULTY OVERK to the end (Choers)

(Lond cheers.): To roum the public senti.

Subsequently the debato lapsed. ment not merely here but in France, Italy | The foeling in the Lobby is unanimcan

that the difficulty is over. and America, to see that this document

PRESS COMMENT PRACTICALLY ing of male became an act

UNANIMOUS

TRIBUTES TO SCOTTISH TROOPS

The Correspondent.”

Days

handsome tributes to the part played by the Scot tish troops in the recent operations,

They were chiefly Lowlanders, and they Jed the Van on the left flank sod partici pated in some of the stiffest Eghting

It was on the night of Hallow'en that the Scottish troope stormed Umbrella Hill the EL Arish strong

position called EE

wwe the enemy

but the hesitate

An East Africa oficial report staten: The enemy's rearguards" "were – expelled |tions from defensayo nositions enstrand, and impe south-eastward of Chiwata, And a number

of Indian And African prisoners of war

were released

ilfed the first”

And the

ITALIANS BESOLUTE W

RESISTANCE.

Asemi oficial statement the most noteworthy even the more

hich ent

gung having the

Fhändled.

THE PRIME MINISTER'S REPLY.

Mr. Loyd George, replying, said more important than anything be bad said at

ide whether greste control were needed and wheater.

er that?

had

3-ordinati

the Staff or

He had mere

Cortana illustrations showing that lack

but

LONDON, November 2015 The papers are practically unanimo that yesterday a debate was a pers for Mr. Livyd Geor

such