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THE WAR.

ALLIES NOW ATTACKING.

IMPORTANT LOCAL SUCCESSES GAINED.

THE NEXT GERMAN BLOW.

TO BE DELIVERED POSSIBLY IN LORRAINE.

Branco-Belgian Front,

(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOV.]

BRITISH FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL RAID.

LONDON, June 8th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports: We captured a few prisoners Jast night as a result of a successful raid in the neighbourhood of "Hulloch.

Strazcels sector.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 10TH, 1918

Yon Of the 20 divisions composing Hutier's Army of assault on March 31st. 15 have been identified among the troops carrying out the attack the Aisnic

·withdrawn

These divisions, which y

Thirteen German aeroplanes were General,

brought down. Twenty-serea tons of

bombs were dropped in the region of Roye St Quentin, and Soissons, with good results.

FRENCH INCREASE PROGRESS.

PARIS, June 7th,

A cominique states: North of Mont Didier and west of Noyon we made several, successful coups de main and took prisoners. North of the Aune by a night attack we captured the village of Leport, west of Fontenony, South of the Aisne we improved our positions south-east of Ambliz Between the Oureg and the Marne we continued a local operation"

In the region of Vexilly la Poterle we increased our progress and captured the village of Vinly, north of Clignon, and

from the Picardy Inttlefield at the end so the woods east of the station of

Veuilly la Poterie. We also gained pos-

of March, were brought up to strength. and given a few weeks' strenuous training ession of the outskirts north of this for the new offensive. There are several guard divisions in this army of shock troops, who are too valuable to be exposed

to a bombardment for long periods in the

Our patrols inflicted casualties in the front line, being quickly withdrawn as soon as their special task is accomplished. ENEMY ATTACKS SHATTERED.

· Hostile artillery was active northward of Albert and south-eastward of Arras.

AERIAL OPERATIONS.

We brought down 14 and drove down eight and by anti-aircraft gunfire forced down another. One British machine was

lost.

We dropped 28 tons of bombs during the -day on Thursday and 11 tons at night.

The targets included Valenciennes, Le Catean, Busigny and St. Quentin

FRENCH IMTROVE THEIR LINE. LONDON, June 7th.

0.55 p.m. Field-Marshal. Sir Douglas Haig stated--The French improved their line in the neighbourhood of Locre by a -successful İsent attack, taking a few

prisoners.

We raided a post in the Strazecla sector, in daylight, taking nine prisoners.

GERMAN CLAIMS.

LONDON, June 7th.

0.55 p.m.

Panis, June 6th.

A communiqué states:There was rather great artillery activity on the front south of the Aisne, notably in the region of Faverolles,

village.

Farther south American troops gained ground on the front of Torty, Belleau

and Bouresches.

M

West of Chateau Thierry a spirited attack gave us Hill 201

Between the Marne and Rheims British troops, regained a footing in the village of Bligny and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy,"

captured 100 prisoners in these actions.

AMERICANS ADVANCE LINE.

Losuos, June 7th An American official message inte

strites: la an attack north-westward of Chateau Thierry on the morning of June 6th, we, We carried out our lines as far as the

in conjunction with the French, advanced western outskirts of Dammard to east of

our line southward of Torcy about a kilometre north of Chezy and over

tile, capturing prisoners and inflicting, Veuilly-La Poterie. We captured 50 heavy losses in killed and wounded.

We improved our positions south-east of Ambient during the night,

We continued pressure south of the Ourcq, and made new progress.

prisoners

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-] IMPERIAL CONFERENCE

LONDON, June 8th.

The Prees Bureau announces: It is expected that meetings of the Imperial War Cabinet and conference will begin within the next few days.

The majority of the representatives have already arrived.

RACING IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, June 8th. The following was the result of The Oaks:

Mydear, ten to one. Ferry, hundred to six Bilver-Bullet

There was a dead-heat between second and third. Fifteen run. Stonyford won by a length from Mydear but was dis- qualified for bumping.

SPANISH TAX ON COTTON.

Madrid, June Lat. Premier Maara has submitted to the King a decrée placing & tax of 50 pesetas per hundred kilogrammes of raw Ameri- can cotton, 601 pesetas on Egyptian cot- tan, 37 pesetas on Indian cotton.

The tax upon manufactured cotton will be 20 per cent, higher than that on Egyp-

tian cotton.

STIRRING UP AFRIDIS.

Sir George Roós Keppel's annual report on the administration of the North-west Frontier Province, which has just been published, throws now light on the cos duct of the people of the province and ef the trans-frontier tribes during a time of considerable anxiety,

AMERICA'S N EWIVEWPOINT ANTI-ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS BEING RE-WRITTEN.

[BY DR. HARRY EMERSON FORDICK.

[Dr. Fesdick is a Professor in Union Theological Seminary, New York, and an author and preacher, noted fw his rigour and originality. He is raiting Eugland for the fourth time on the invitation of Fig The Allied War Aims Committee. ancestors went to Amerien from Lincoln- shire

The fall of Bagdad cons to have con- vinced Turkey's sympathizers of the impossibility of that Power being able to influence Afghan politics to any extent. and, in the words of Sir George Roos- Keppel, so far as political crims and unrest go the year under review my ke lookerle

with satisfaction." From eme to time, however, the wildest, Tumours were current, the most absurd of these being that the Government of India had decided to advance ou Afghani and that for this purpose 300.000 British troops had bren landed at Bom bay and was large body of Japanese soldiers, variously stated at anything from Britain, and I am taking back to those 300,000 to 2,000,000, had arrived at 1 may readı în America an enthusiastic Calcutta.

Owing to the courtesy of the British Fowign Ofice, 1 have had unusual opportunition for coming into immedjato touch with the war-workers and the men in the training camps in all parts of

Reports of the presence of foreigners impression of the devotion and sacrifica generally spoken of as Germans-in shown by the British

Pople. To put it Afghanistan fostered an uneasy forling into a word, it is marvellous. “I think among the Afridis and other tribes, and this feeling was acentuated by the activi- America, understands, now that she has ties of Mir, an ex-jemadar of the 68th been awakened to the issuay at stake in Rifles, who had deserted from his regt the conflict, that she owes an unpayable ment in France, and who moved about debt to Great Britain. This scase of debt Tirah registering in the name of the is quickened in the heart of the man who Sultan ceruits for a Turkish army. The has had opportunity to see in the great arrival of two en-called Turks, who offer factories and shops of the trunitions Greas ed the Afridis the protection of the Sul the enormous energy and industry gut

into

this war, and the spirit in which tan, added fuel to the smouldering fire.

But all these efforts were unsuccessful the work is being carried on. until the notorious Haji Salib of Turang As a partial return, I am glad to say to zai and his secretaries began to affect the people of Britain that no more the Mohmands by preaching and bribes. remarkable change has passed over the The Haji received assistance in the shape. Americaa spirit in my recollection than of armed men from the colony of Hindu the alteration during the past year of the stani fanatics, and he set up a printing | attitude of the American people generally or lithographic press, from which he towards England. The typical American

The

Fuck maner, was brought up to

remember, arcby, absolutely opposed to all American ideals of freedom justice, and

democracy, and to look upon the “redcoat · as the slavish instrument of tyranny. The average American boy, indeed, was led to measure the greatness of his own country by the boast.We have whipped Eng-

and twice and can do it

again!

Part of the proceeds of the new unxa-issled a series of Jhad was the open tion will be assignable to the payment of ing of hostilities by the Bohnands, which led to the famous blockade by means of wages in the cotton trade during times barbed-wire fence, made more formid

able by a live wire throughout its entire of unemployment.

length of 174 miles from Michai to Abazsipite of the fi

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CAUSE OF DEMOCRACY. LORD HALDANE ON THE CRISIS. Viscount Haldane, in an address at Coventry, on "The Future of Democracy," said democracy was threatened, and we had the simple question before us-Will

In spite of this blockade, the Haji Sahib and the Babra mullabs assembled a force of about 6,000 men on the hills Only a year before our entrance into west of Shobkadr, which, as was report the war, it would have been impossible to ed at the time, was dispersed by om praise Great Britain before a popular. troops. Aeroplanes played part in this fight, in conjunction with audience in any of our large cities with

without provoking interruptions and cat-calls the guns, and when the lashker was concerning Ireland and the Boer War. further attacks or on aihester

by our kirmen, being feiler here, the Haji turned his attention to the Swatis, but so far from listening to his blandishments, the more ed the Political Agent with proposals that Government

should take over the valley

ENEMY TAKES A REST. Further south the enemy twice violentlyThe battle news yesterday makes it attacked our positions on the Bouresches clear that the second phase of the grand Le Thiollet front. The attacks were German offensive, has ended. The great you take lying down the aggression ofortant parties in the Swat approach many in the conflict.

shattered with heavy losses.

ALLIES. NOW: ATTACKING.

LONDON, June 8th..

8.15 am.

ድረ

The night was relatively, calm else which began on May 27th, have

been wheres

placed by local fighting in isolated sectors, in which the Germans have been far from gaining fresh ground. They have lost some, anth for no least two days their general advance has been brought to a standstill.

A wireless German official messageNow that the force of the German offen states --We took 52 prisoners from the sive is spent the Allies are taking their French during our advance westward turn in attacking. They gained successes We captured lines astride the Ancre in local operations yesterday all along the and south-eastward of Sarcy, taking 200 line, recapturing a village which will be useful for positions in opposing the prisoners.

chemy's narrow wedge.

ENEMY POST RAIDED,

The most important gain was the recaptured broad Hill 204, west of LONDON, June, 7th." Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Baig re Chateau Thierry, dominating the town and river. Its height is 100 feet. This ports:-We-raided" a post last night. north-eastward of Bethune, inflicting interposes obstacle to advance in the direction of La Ferte-Sous Jouarre, which casualties and capturing a machine gun.

is believed to be one of the initial goals without losses.

of the German attack, and which will hamper the enemy strategy aiming to secure a strong position on the Marne to. cover the subsequent advance to Paris,

The Germans still hold the heights north of the Marne from Clinteau Thierry to Dormans, but they have apparently lost an important apur run- ning along the river towards Paris, from Hill 204 to Charly Sur Marne.

FRENCH FRONT.

DELAYED REPORTS FROM FRENCH FRONT.

requestionably, there was a "deep-seated prejudice against England, and this por- sisted long after the war begun, in epito were of the fact that our sympathics altogether with Britain and against Ger

All this is changed. It has changed so much that special commisions of educa rewriting our school wistories removing characterised the old textbooks.

anfair reflections on Britain which "Amoni: cans are now being taught that. George III was a German and that he hired

attacks on the Noyon and Rheima line Prussian militarism, and will you consent Brief reference is also made in the report tors are now at work in various States to acept humbly such fragments of life to the operations against the Mahsuds necessary by their attack on the and freedom as Prussian militarisme

fort at Barwakai chooses to leave you from the hands of

writes

George RooR closed a BONIC- Keppel, in conclusion, the Prussian military pow

power, or will you e rather say,We will fight to the last what anxious year, from the beginning Hessions to fight is because he couldn't point of resistance and support our to the end of which his Majesty the set. English soldiers to do the dirty work. splendid Army to the last point of resist Amir's firm adherence to the policy 4f1tis recalled that English officers. ance. He was one of those who knew mencement on need by him at the com- resigned their commissions rather than something of Germany; he had admired-mencement of the was proves of the load German mercenaries against their kinsmen in America, that statemnery like and admired now the splendid triumphatest value.

Chatham and Burke opposed the per- of thought and organisation which the great Germans of a hundred years ago brought before the world, but their efforts. had been perverted and prostituted in the hands of the military caɛte who got dominion over the German people before the catbreak of the war and led them submissively into this enterprise against the liberties of mankind. We could give but one answer, and that was to fight to the last man, because we were fighting for what we hold dearer than anything else

The French indeed appear to have taken the initiative and have continued to press back the enemy groups:

French experts declare that the arrival of the French reserves is responsible for the present equilibrium, whieb, however, they do not expect will remain per manant. Their views differ widely on the question of when and where the Germansour liberties and lives, will make their fresh efforts, but they agree in the confidene that the scope for surprise tactics on the part of the enemy is being more and more restricted.

pointed out that the liveliness recently on other parts of the front must not be regarded as indicating that a blow is in minent there. It is more likely that the enemy, having failed to break through as he hoped, is now taking a breather to collect his forces.

Naval Activities.

AMERICAN MISSION

Sonal

policies of George 111 and the caba surrounding him and that men like the Duke of, Bichinond even said in the House of Lords that they hoped America would rebel and drive into the sea any British army sent against them.

BRITISH LABOUR IDEALS,

The Labour delegates who are members In & word, we are beginning to under- of the American Labour and Sociological stand that the American War of Indepen Mission to Great Britain were entertained dence was not fought by the Ameri

mittee of at dinner by the Parliamentary Com against the English, but that it was the National Executive of the Labourish ideals of liberty, quite as much as was the Trades Union Congress and waged by men of English bland for Eng- party at the House of Commous on April the strugge that won the Magna Charta th under the chairmanship of Mat Runnymede We are beginning to

understand that

Washington was Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., in proposing not an

" hero, but one al anti-Engli the health of the guests, said that never the English-speaking race's great cham- in the history of the world had any people pions of liberty, so that Lord Marley can given a higher expression of its patriotism well speak

well speak of Washington in his recently Recollections and a half years, ge

The moral for us was courage and seWilliam Adamson, M.P. solution. Let us not look back, nər inch. We were out for the cause of de mocracy, and from the championship of that cause we did not intend to the would succeed in defeating the tremend- ous attempt being made against them, but if our ling should be broken do not let anyone imagine that we should regard ourselves as defeated. We should go on fighting. In 1870 Gambetta came within an ace of defeating the German invasion of France, but he failed because his army was not organised. We, and our Allies, had magnificent leaders and troops, and even though the line were pierced and the Army riven asunder still they would be such a tremendous weapon against German aggression, we should fight on, and with full hope of ultimate victory,| (Cheers)

It back. (Cheerk.) He believed our Army than Great Britain had done during ordi Washington, Re

LONDON, June 7th.. 6.50 p.m. *Reuter's Correspondentat French Headquarters telegraphing on June 1st states:--On the western front of his salient the epictoy continues his pressure over the great plateau west of the Crise valley cipated in Hill 204 success, while the and southward towards, Neuilly-Saint British distinguished theirselves in cap SHIPS SUNK OFF AMERICAN LICHNOWSEY DISCLOSURES.

The Americans conspicuously parti

Front which was about six miles from the turing Bligny. Between the Marne and nearest sector of the enemy line at mid-Rheims a great extent of the front still day yesterday.

leaves room for of

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

COAST

LONDON, June 5th. manœuvres and fresh An American offend report states On the Marne the enemy holds the river surprises, and the fact that the Germent German submarines have sunk several

are not fortifying themselves between the ships off the American coast.

bank for a distance of three miles east of Chartreves, and German transport waggons can be seen on the roads from the heights on the southern bank.

ENEMY POURING. IN FRESH TROOPS.

LONDON, June Ist.

7.10 p.m.

Aisne and the Marne indicates that they AMERICAN TRANSPORT SUNK shortly contemplate a fresh rush. With the Allies barring the roads to Amiens,

WASHINGTON, June 1st.

Admiral Bins reports that the trans post preden ziren, 18,000 tons, while homeward bound, was torpedoed and sunk.

Calais and Paris it is thought not impossible that General Ludendorff will deliver a stroke where he believes he will find the Allies least prepared, such as in Italian Front. Lorraine.

FRANCO AMERICANS EXTEND GAINS

PARIS, Jaue 8thi.

Will Thorne, M.P. Some of them.

This new and fairer interpretation of Mr. Thomas: I am dealing with the history, and this dissolving of the old majority of our people. There are some prejudices in the now comradeship in have not quite recognised their arms, are among the most hopeful results responsibility; but it would be a profound of the war up to date. Let everything be mistake if our position were judged by the done on both sides to encourage this new minority..

sense of brotherhood, for next to win- ning the war one of the greatest gains for humanity would be a natural Anglo American friendship sufficiently strong to float us over ang harbour-bars of mis understanding that may ever arise bere- after.

Mr. Thorne: What of the division last night?

Mr. Thomas Well, there is no account ing for our friends in the movement, and I merely wished to convey to our Ameri cap friends something of what we are doing. Whatever declaration British Labour might make, there would, he pro- ceciled, be no declaration of defent. What they were

cut to accomplish was the total and

destruction of Kian

Associating himself with the toast, Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., remarked that they welcomed the delegation because they were assured that a good deal si mis

mi complete de

IRISH BISHOPS APPEAL

Dr Bernard, Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, and Dr. Crozier, Archbishop of Armagh have issued the subjoined appear

In the present critical state of the battle for the world's freedom we feel

It is probable the enemy does not desire to progress southward beyond the Marne. As soon as his flauk is fruly protected by the river his whole effort will doubt- Jess be diverted in the direction of Fest.

The enemy continues to pour in fresh A communique states:-Between the troops into the struggle. The Germans Oureq and the Marne, we bave success-

An Italian official message states. We already have had engaged nearly 50 divifully continged cur local operations.

entered the trenches fronting Mont Da Valbella. We captured fifty prisoners sions Forty Divisions were ordered to

Franco-American troops extended their and captured six machine gung. participate in the offensive as originally

gains north, of Vauly to Chezy. They and another five- planned on the Aign

The French by a surprise attack cap captured-Veuilly-La Poterie and Bontestared 21 prisoners on the Sizmol front were engaged in an extension of the ches, appreciably improving their poolWe bet fire to shelters and blew up would recover herself. Our old gristeing in their determination to secure a to the front and others be left at home. enemy's front north-west of Soissons tions on the front between Torey and

Bouresches Between the Marno and a large ammunition dump in the Tonale Among these troops are some of the best Rheims the action, against Bligny was region. and most carefully trained storm continued, resulting in the capture of the

entire village. Two hundred prisoners Aeroplanes dropped five tons of bombe divisions of the German Army.

He had no fear that we had not got in us 1 grit of our forefathers. He be lieved should come through this bo canse We were sustained by the faith which was founded on the old love of freedom. He was not without hope that the day would come when the German apprehension existed in the ranks of constrained to give expression to our American trade unionists regarding the belief that although thousands of young democracy would give thanks to the policy of British Labour British Labour Irishmen from the Church of Ireland from its chains, British democracy for having delivered it

Was

thought to be anxious for peace at have, with splendid enthusiasm offered any price, premature patched up peace. The Lichnowsky revelations," he re It was said they were so anxious for a their services, and many have fallen in marked, are very striking. If 1 were at liberty to speak-for I was as closely settlement that they would accept a veace defence of the Empire, there are till sonversed us any other man in this cous utterly devoid of trunch assertion were migh; voluntarily if maddeftin whom voice reach who

try in some of the events to which Prince war involved questions which admitted our Irish regiments. We shall reious to Lichnowsky refers, and with other events of no 700m for compromise, such as the hear of such voluntary service har — could add to those revelations some restoration of Belgium, Serbia, Bog felt ever since conscription was apple. thing mors which would show that this manis, etc. Any difference between to England and Scotland that ferunt. country did its utmost to preserve the American and British Labour did not had much right to complain in that her peace and tranquillity of the world but affect aims but methods Americans were sons were omitted from the call, which THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY 1 the attempt was destroyed and thwarted opposed to a German victory So were we believe would have been readily by that sans military spirit which later by American Labour considered that obeyed, two years ago We trust that ITALIANS ENTER ENEMY on compelled the German nation to follow the objects in vier could alone be attained clergy and people will not fail to pray

by a it into war In duo time all these tiringa

British TRENCHES.

with special urgency that God will bless will appear. They are appearing fastou ve military visto military our arms and save our country in thi sought to remforce LONDON, June 7th.hough Just now, and if we hold our own use of the moral and political weapon. grave

by wide and discriminating grave hour of national danger." they will have their effect, and bring this We desired an opportunity of stating our war to a close, (Cheers.) For my part, pos I intend to back the Government in every working classes in Germany: Such a con-

position

to the representatives of the

Mr.JFry, who responded, said he had way I can through this crisis. He had ference or conversation, in their opinion been greatly touched by what he had teen a certain amount of sympathy with Bol if held at the proper moment, would in England Americans, when they were shevism, which was a reaction against an certainly assist in removing misunder- Enced by conscription, felt that the pas abominable system of government, and standings. It could not be said that in tion was irresistible. They were not will he had profound belief that Russia advocating this course they were weakening that their best young men should go cracy was on the way to being superseded just and lasting peace. They were of Their only difficulty America was not by an autocracy of talent in which every opinion that they could hold such a coumen or material, but transport one would have the chance of rising to versation and yet continue steadfast to Mr. G. I Berry expressed the hope that the highest position. That was the only their idols and without slackening their the democracies of America and that thing that could give stability to the efforts to obtain a people's peace. would arrive at such a harmonious bonda Constitution of the country. (Cheers ) al. (Continued at foot of next column) • of action that it would never be broken.

were captured during the day

on military objectives