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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12m, 1918,

ALLIED COMMAND ABIDING ITS

TIME.

BRITISH HEROISM EXTOLLED BY FRENCH COMMAND.

IMPORTANT SUCCESS IN MACEDONIA

AMERICAN

SHIPBUILDING OUTPUT.

ranco-Belgian Front,

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{THROUGE BEVIEL'S AQINOY.] BRITISH FRONT.

NOTHING TO REPORT.

LONDON, June 6th:

10.05 pap.. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says there is nothing to report.

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SUCCESSFUL MIKOR ENTERPRISE.

LONDON, June 8th.

11.50 p.m.R Field-Masha Sir Douglas Haig re portsWe raided trencheg southward of Arras, inflicting casualties.

The French carried out a successful mi or enterprise eastward of Dieken- buscblake capturing 47 prisoners.

AERIAL OPERATIONS

LONDON, June 8th. Bombing was

active on both sides yesterday. We dropped 23 tons of both on railway junctions aerodromes and duups beyond the German lines.

We brought down 12 and drove down seven uncontrollable. Three Britishi minchines are missing, Flying was in a possible list night,

ENEMY MILITARY CRITIC ON THE

SITUATION.

AMSTERDAM, June 6th. The Foutache Zeitung's military cor respondent says that Generalissimo Foch has been enabled to organise a resistance. which is now clearly working, owing to the brilliantly constructed railway system which has junctions and unloading, sta- tions in Compeigne, and Villers-Cotteret. The correspondent does not consider that "the_High German Command should pro- ceed against the newly consolidated French front which was richly provided with reserves and thereby would expose the Germans to high losses.

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BATTLE TAKES A TURN IN OUR FAVOUR.

LONDON, June 4th.

10.30 am

Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday afternoon, states: The battle seems to Cur line is holding, and the troops are have taken a general turn in our favour, not only resisting but counter-attacking fluctuations are still probable. The front vigorously and successfully. Further

where the Boche method of infiltration is not yet continuous; there are places

may still secure loent advantages, but as our line stiffens from hour to hour the points where the enemy can hope to pass without severe fighting ut, becoming rare, During the last 36 hours the enemy has inade no real progress at any part of his Estilo, aircraft, which were invisiblew front South of the Aisne there are

BRITISH DIVISION EARNS HIGH PRAISE. The first part of this message is missing,)

LONDON, June état.

• 6.00 p.m

GERMAN LOSSES MORE SERIOUS MINES OFF THE ATLANTIC

DAILY

PARIS, June 4tir. A semi-official report states The German losses are more serious daily, but still they are numerically superior m the whole front, and may be able to embark or a new offensive in some other sector, perhaps Montdidier-Noyon. Thuta French Command, therefore, is wisely hiding its time before putting forth all. its effort.

AMERICAN REPORT

LONDON, June 9th,

4.300 An American commituin states: North-west of Chateau Thierry hostile attacks on a front of two miles during the night after an artillery preparation were repulsed, with heavy losses to the enemy, who did not reach our line anywhere.

Italian Front.

COAST

The Navy Department reports that

WASHINGTON, June 6th. wine-sweepers picked up a number of German mines off the Atlantic Coast They had undoubtedly been scattered by submarines.

NORWEGIAN SHIPPING

LOSSES.

1. LONDON, Junë 6th. The Norwegian vessel war losses may be totalled at 14 ships, two inch killed and four missing

The aggregate war losses are 760 ships of 1,127,000 gross tonnage. Nine hundred and sixty-eight sailors have been killed, and, moreover, 53 vessels with crews. exceeding 700, have beco reported miss ing, of which it is believed two-thirds are due to var losses.

THE SUBMARINE MENACE, EXPECTED TO GIVE VERY LITTLE MORE BOTHER;

TRADE AFTER THE WAR GOVERNMENT TO HAVE A FREE HAND

In the House of Commons, Mr. Holt Raked-What treaties containing the most favoured Nation cause the Govern mont had decided to denounce

Mr. Bonar Law replied timi this would be dealt with in a statement which was promisedak soon as

matter was very complichte The The For eign Office had been communicating on the matter with foreign constries, and the Calenial Office with the Dominions It had already been indicated that the Government had dreided to have a free haud after the war. (Chuurs.)

GT BRITAIN'S EXAMPLE TO THE EMPIRE. LORD BEAVERBROOK'S TRIBUTE.

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MILD RETALIATORY MEA- SURES AGAINST GERMAN

PRISONERS-OF-WAR

megstres have been taken respecting the

LONDON, June 7th The Daily Chronicle suntes that counter-

restent of German war-prisoners, in tared Britons. These retaliatory men consequence of German cruelties to cap- spires are extremely inild in comparison. For example, German prisoners aro deprived of minor comforts and pleasures like newspapers and the use of band instruments, and are required to attend parade frequently...

The Germans cynically declined to raise the point at the Exchange of Prisoners of War Conference which was to be held on the 6th inst.

at a meeting at the Belfast Sailors, Word he hometines Trade Calons, and resulving to have no....

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BRITISH COUP-DE-MAIN:

LONDON, June 4th, LONDON, June th and Soldiers Service Club, the Senior

7,25 pm. An Italian communiqué states:There returns for the past three months were Naval Officer at Belfast said the submarine was somewhat intense artillery ring very good--much better than was anti- from Astico to the Piave, cipated. He fully expected that before A British party south of the Assa river the summer was over the submarines carried out a successful coup-de-mate and would give very little bother. back 11 prisoners inflicted considerable losses. They brought

Attempted enemy attacks in the Val- laras and Astico Valley were arrested by our fire,

Our airehips and aeroplanes bombard ed railway stations, aviation camps, rast enemy hutments; they also machine gunned moving troops and exploded a large ammunition dump at Nattarella Five enemy machines were felled.

The Balkans.

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LONDON, June 4th Reuters Special Correspondent on the 1st states: The French and Greeks are Macedonian Front, telegraphing on June

actively consolidating their new positions in Skradilegen, which they brilliantly carried in Thursday's advance Prison ers, who now total 1,712, do not conceal their admiration for the masterly attack upon the positions which were hitherto regarded as impregnable. The captured

enamy organisation. The new lines * the latter of which dominates the third tend 19 kilometres to a depili of two kilometres.

GERMANY WILL DEMAND COMPENSATION.

AMSTERDAM, June 5th In the Reichstag, Berr Wuckhoff, of the Centre Party said Germany could not suggest, the cration of aerial attacks on towna outside the war-zone-but must await proposals from the enemy none of which had been made. Even if such n proposal.wers made it would be conscien tiously examined, although compensation: would be demanded, in order that Ger man interests should not suffer.

NEW GERMAN PEACE OFFENSIVE

The Frankfurter declares that Grent

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TRANSPORT WORKERS AND SUBMARINE MURDERS.

Gostos, June 5th.

LONDON, June 7th.. Lord Beaverbrook, speaking as the prin. A Conference of the Transport Work- cipal guest at a luncheon given by the ers' Federation at Newcastle unanimously, Overseas Press Circle, niphasised the amid cheers, agreed to the resolution great function which the Press exercised mowed by Mr. Havelock-Wilson condemn- in these critical times, and appealed for the submarine murders which had its fullest co-

in

Un bon justified by prominent German whemtercourse with the German nation, un-

Britain was inaking to the war in blood, make uparation for their crimes. stupendous contribution which Gront mentary control over the haiser ther

the Dominions fully realised the less the German people take fail, Farha

and labour material, and treasure; and whe Great Britain was raising 27 per erni. ther the eloquent fart was realised that GERMAN CENSORSHIP. of that war expenditure out of current taxation. That was traly a great feat.

AMSTERDAM. In the Reichstag during a censorship He concluded by emphasising the fact debate the Ladependent Socialist Herr that this war was as vital to the Domin Haase complained that the letters of the ions as the Napoleonic wars were to Great members of the Reichstag were being Britain. If, be said, the Dominions consecretly consored by a Black Bureau," tributed as much to the present war a Great Britain did to the Napoleonic wars, they would prove worthy of their fore- father pay pac

ACADEMY OF MORAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES.

PARIS, June 9th.

A Committee of the Academy of Mora and Political Sciences hag nominated Pre sident Wilson, Cardinal Mercier, and Sr. Salaudra, ex Premier of Italy, as candi- dates for three vitcant Foreign Ass cateships.

THE IMPERIAL WAR CON- FERENCE.

KANADA

LONDON, June 5th The German Prese continues to dis cuss the proposal for a new Geraian

Britain and Germany can neither deof the following as attending the forth peace offensives

An official statement gives the naqués toy each other nor be apart There coming Imperial War Cabinet and War the rond to it is blocked by the Entente inust finally in on nnderstanding, but Conference meetings -- would cause the downfall. It is Ger Governments of which a Gernian victory many's business to propose conditions

ANTICIPATED AIR-RAID ON give Germany what she needs.

NEW YORK.

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.

OFFER BY YUGO-SLAVS IN AMERICA

LONDON, June 8th. The Tiny Washington Correspondent states that the Senate Committee on Eor- eign Relations are favourably considering vide for an army of up to 500,000 Yugo- the Yugo-Slav leaders' proposal to pro- Slavs in Americs who are at presente classed as Alien enemies.

AUSTRIAN SOCIALISTS' PRO- CLAMATION.

COPENHAGEN, Jung fith.

the Government of the danger arriving The Arbeiter Zeitung (Vienna) pub- lishes an Austrian Socialist Congress proclamation to the Austrians warning from the greatly excited state of tho

working classes, which is likely to be heightened if the people believe the Mristic ams, particularly if the food cou Central Powers are fighting for Imperial ditions do not improve. The Congress truck out.

Meigher (Minister of the Interior); Mi,

Sir R L Borden (Premier);

Rowell, (President of Privy Council).

for days previously, now swarmed, bonBDs that the Germans are about to make positions consist of first and second lines enabling an understanding which will Calder (Minister of Immigration); Mr. considers a general strike at present...

tween the Aisne and Villiers Cotterets nother big attack on the plateaux be forest in order to straighten the deep depression in their line between the Aisne and Vierzy. Their front in this sector only a little in advance of the western dee of Ctrice Valley. The German Com

fru footing on the plateaux. There mand nataially, is anxious to obtain is every reason for confidence that we

since the Allied

h success is undoubtedly the biggest 1970. capture of Monestir in

lat were frustrated by barrage fre

Several Bulgar counter-attacks on May

ing and machine gapning. The enemy attacked in dense masses east and west of Craonne. Some worked round and reneh ed the bridge over the Aisne at Maisy, Consequently, when the British carried le rearguard fighting to the bank of the un found the bridge down and their retreat cut off. The French reserves began to arrive in strength on the after noon of May 27th, while the 25th English will be able to hold the Germans here, Naval Activities; Division came into aetion in support, we did in the battle for Villers. The battle increased in fury on the 28th May, when fresh German divisions at tacked the British, who continued their heroic resistance earning high praise from the French High Command. The relief of the 50th division by the French troon began on the evening of the 28th, and gradually the English troops were withdrawn from the struggle.

GERMAN REPORT.

wireless German official report States:-Renewed chemy attacks north west of Chateau Thierry and on the Aisne only brought kin animportant gains of territory.

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FRENCH FRONT

GERMANS RENEW ATTACK,

PARIS, June th A communiqué states:-The Germans launched, at midnight, a violent artillery preparation from the region north of Montdider to east of the Oise.

Our batteries immediately intensified their counter-fire.

Cotterets forest yesterday.

GALLANT DISMOUNTED

BATTALION,

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BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN-

TORPEDOED;

LONDON, June 5th

.12.20 6.m. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday morning, states:-The latest reports of

AMSTERDAM, June 7th. yesterday's fighting confirm that the

Captain Konigin, of the Regenter, enemy is held. There was a bitter affirms that his ship torperioed. The struggle from the Oiss to the Marne with look-ut and sat was noted the minor Buctuations, with the balance to the Naval Offer, who is investigating on advantage of the Allies. Such pro-behall of the Dutch Government, that they gress as the Germans made cost an ex- saw the track of the torpedo, while, a aggerated price in casualties seaman declares he saw the torpedo itself.

Dismounted French cavalry divisions engaged in very bitter fighting for the sion of the road south of Villers Posters forcet against enemy crack divisions, who were dearly purchasing every foot of ground gained. These dis mounted troops have been participating since the beginning of the battle with extraordinary valour. One battalion which was surrounded north of the Marue with a magnificent bayonet charge cut its way out, upon which it was ordered to retake the position, and unhesitatingly obeyed, driving out the Germans from the position where the battalion had previously heon

surrounded..

ADOPTED.

WASHINGTON, June 6th President Wilson and the War Cabinet discussed the raid. Mr. Hoover alter wards said the food supply for the Army overseas was not endangered by the appearance of enemy uiders No fear was entertained in that regard. Now Island, and other shore

resorts

orts within the city limits were ordered to be darkened, iluminated signs in Broadway to be discontinued, and all windows to be darkened. No reason was given for the order, but it is presumed it is in anticipation of a possible air-raid.

IRELAND AND HECRUITING, PATRIOTIC MINERS IN THE HOME DISTRICTS.

AUSTRALIA, S

Mr. WM. Hughes (Prim Minister), Mr. Joseph Cook (The Navy Minister).

NEW ZEALAND MW. F. Massey (Prime Minister); Sir Joseph Ward (Finance Minister),"

SOUTH AFRICA Mr. H. Burton, (Hailway Minister).

OT

NEWFOUNDLAND.

inadvisable.

The Austrian Censor has two-trda of the Congress' decisions. - CALL FOR MEN MORE URGENT THAN EVER.

London, June 8th,

10a.m." Sir Auckland Geddes, speaking at Sir Edward P. Morris (Prime Minisay the most critical of the war. He said Whitchurch, described tire present week ter); Mr. W. Lloyd (Minister of the casualties on both sides in the present Justice).

battle were very heavy. Consequently than ever. there was a more urgent call for men The Government were now

INDIA

Hoa. Edwin S. Sir

Fatian also attends the War Conference, GERMANY'S VANDALISM.

at indre into Montaguhin calling up men from agriculture, wak mines, munition works and all the essen tial industries which the Government have hitherto done their best to conserve and develop. The calls upon the rural parts were very heavy Everything dur- ing the next few weeks depended upon maintaining the armies

EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. GERMAN DELEGATION.

PARIS, June 7th. Bishop Soissotes declares that the Germana, have destroyed completely 100 ally demolished 100 others in the Boissons churches and have plundered and part- district during the recent operations. The Soissons Cathedral has suffered The British Delegates on the Regenter

Lesnow, June 7th. badly The Bishop also complains of were saved and taken aboard the scent is engaged in the formation of a nonlically taking everything to Germany Anglo-German War Prisoners Confer It is stated in Dublin that Lord French Certiang stripping everything and metho-

THE HAQUE June 4th parying hospital-ship Sindore with political Committee of prominent Irish He protested against this and also ence will be General Friendrichs, Privy The German representatives to the which was a third hospital shipmen to conduct voluntary recruiting against the practice of German airmen Connelor Eckhardt, Major Dzautet, wh aboard the Regenter. Zeeland No German wounded wer

It is understood that the military are deliberately killing old man, women and participated in a similar conference, and taking altogether 76,000 miners from the children fleeing from occupied districts. | Prince Hatzfeldt Wildenberg, as Envoy pits into the Army Service. Sixty per cent of the men volunteered in the Home

Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten- districts

A GERMAN BYE-ELECTION. tiary, R

AMSTERDAM, June 8th. CANADA RESTRICTS IMPORTS In the Reichstag by-election at Lub lintz a Polish Candidate won the seat

OTTAWA, June 5th. from the Centre Party by 1,250) votes to, 800"

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** NOTHING EASIER THAN MURDER."

IRISH NATIONALIST LEADER'S

FIEWE

LONDON, June 5th. LONDON, June 4th

Mr. John Dillon, interviewed regard Mr. Archibald Hurt, in the Daily At 4.30 this morning the enemy attnek

Telegraph exposes the exaggerated said the Government,

ing

Viscount French's. Proclamation, ed between Montdidier and Novon

German reports of the so-called cruiser still blind to the fact that the support apparently, was We are resisting with magnificent

submarines, which are merely a largo of the people cannot be expected ** unless bravery in the cover zone."

THE DEFENCE OF RHEIMS. type of ordmaring. Their displacement you convince them that they are respected The battle is now in progress. Between the Oise and the Aisne we, this

is not 5,000 tons, lut 2,000. They are not and trusted Any prospect of the succes S PARIR, June 4th, morning, carried out a detailed operation

The defence of Rheims is one of the 150 feet long, but under 308. Their surf Lord French's appeal depends entirely east of Hautebraye and gained ground, most heroic features of the battle. The face speed is not 20 knots, but 1. Their upon the extent to which the Government capturing 10 prisoners.

French troops, guarding the approaches submerged speed is not 15, but fan-for will reverse its Irish policy and methods to the city, on May 27th, gradually fell an hour or so. Be points out that the of recruiting in Ireland."

British know less of the row submarine

The

West of Rheins, after a sharp bombard nient, the enemy attacked in the Vrigny district and sustained serious losses without renult.

General

follows

A BYE-ELECTION.

LONDON, June 8th. The Gravesend, bye-election resulted, as Mr. Richardson (Coalitionist) 1,312

votes."

· Mr. Davis (Independent Coalitionist) Mr. Hinkley (Independent Labourite} 500 votes.

The export of gold and the importation of many luxuries, including expensive motor-cars, except by licence is pro- hibited.

OBITUARY.

INDIANOPOLIS, June 5th. banks, a former Vice President of the The death is announced of Mr. Fair. United States

INTERNED

Bouth of the Oureg we improved our back to the suburbs. In consequence of the activities than of Germany's, because the INTERESTING QUESTION IN 1,106 votes M positions east of Chery.

enemy, who last night succeeded in westerly withdrawal a line of troops wasenemy targets are few compared with the

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THE COMMONS. Vinly was immediately circted by our relieved. Those encircling the city on

PRISONERS IN counter attack.

the right only retired 100 yards until the made by the Germans. The enemy cam In the House of Commons, Mr. David percentage of bits we make is treble those

LONDON, June 6th. We simultaneously carried Eloup Wood increase in the gap on their left neces

SWITZERLAND PREPARES

HOLLAND. and this morning we captured the woodsitated a modification of the line. All the paign is maintained by dělying every Davies suggested that Government should FOR A LEAGUE OF NATIONS. SUGGESTION IN GERMAN PRESS. immediately south of Brusieres, and 200 German attempts to attack the city international law and ignoring the agree with the eighteen Allies to submit prisoners, incluirting five officers, in these frontally were fruitless. They were un is nothing easier than murder.”

ordinary dictates of humanity. There to all future inter-Allied disputes to

BERNE, June 8th nerations..

able to employ their tanks to rush the

arbitration

The President, addressing a Council of

AMSTERDAM, June 6th. suburbs, as they intended. Three, tanks

Lord Robert

bert Cecil replied that the the States, said Switzerland was assemblin Holland on condition that they will The repatriation of Germans interned were, perceived approaching on the after

suggestion to Mr. Pringle, Mr. Bonartion of a League of Nations in order to

would be carefully considered ing documents, relative to the constitu- not be again used for war purposes is noon of May 31st, but were immediately

Law said he could not say when the Houeba prepared in case Switzerland's ser article on the food scarcity in Holland suggested by Vorsische Zeitung in an shelled. One was set on fire, and the

Rule Bill would be introduced. It was vices were required in connection with The paper thinks that undoubtedly others disappeared.

incorrect to draw the inference from Lord the establishment of a durable peace French's proclamation that the Govern

such an offer on Holland's part would be ment had abandoned the idea of conscrip

enthusiastically welcomed by the German tion in re

people, and says the forthcoming Anglo- AMSTERDAM, June 9th.

German negotiations at The Hague will perhaps constitute a good opportunity Her Dresselhuys, and two other mein- for the Dutch Government to make such her of the States General in a long com

an offer.dejaron en munication to the Nieuw Butterdam Presumably the idea is that Britis

ourang urge that the moment is oppor-subjects interned will also be repatriated tune for the Dutch Government to though the Fossche Zeitung does not initiate s peace movement by sounding specially mention this point belligerent Governments regarding a basis upon which they would enter nego SHIPBUILDING IN AUSTRALIA tiations.

PREPARATIONS IN PARIS FOR A SURPRISE..

PARIS, June 8th

The French resistance between the Ceres suburb and Fort Pompelle was equally firm, and caused en attack by A. deerce proves that the Government four regiment from May 31st to Jung means to stick at nothing to keep the 1st on Pompelle, which is described in capital inviolate. The events of

the past the communiqués,

have proved the necessity of FRENCH GAINS MAINTAINED.

for a surprise, however im-

Baby Aged CE PARIS, June 9th.

A* communiqué states: There

was

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AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING,

WASHINGTON, June 5th. The Shipping Board announces that 170 ships, totalling over 1,100,000 tons have been delivered since September, which is thiet times greater than the out put of 1901, the best previous year

During the last six days in May fifteen vessels, totalling over 50,000 tons, yere delivered.

In the event of an attack, an is contemplated, but may be very distant may, perhaps, still sharp artillery Bring in the region of be averted. The decree is an act of fore Hangarden-Santerre, between the Oise sight and not of despair and should and the Aisne and south of the Aisne. RECORD DELIVERIES. strengthen and not disturb the popula We continued to make progress in the region of Veuilly Busstares and we enter- ed the village of Eloup.

tion.

LONG-RANGE BOMBARDMENT OF PARIS RESUMED.

The enemy attempted to wipe out our yesterday's gain on the Chery-Dammard front. Their violent counter-attacks were The long-range bombardment of Paris Shattered, and we entirely maintained has been resumed.

PARIS, June 8th.

our gains.

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WASHINGTON, June 8th There were record ship-launchings and deliveries in May Seventy-one hulls were launched, of which 39 were of steel, totalling over 228,000 tons; and 32 wooden ships, representing another 115,000 tons.

Sir Edward asked: --When will legislation authorising the grant of land to Trish volunteers be introdused teen Mr. Bonar Lai replied that he hoped to give a considered reply next week He believed there was a good deal of misunderstanding on the matter. What was being nimed at in Ireland was also being aimed at in England.

BRITISH GIFT OF AEROPLANES TO CHILE

The newspapers warmly appreciate the

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, June 9th, British gil of 20 aeroplanes to Chile, which they describe as a further demon- stration of Anglo Chilian friendship.

HOLLAND AND PEACE

FRENCH AERIAL POST.

PARIS, June 8th. grammes of mail from Paris to London Two French airmen carried 300 kilo in 185 minutes, and immediately returned, arriving in 155 minutes.

MELBOURNE, June 3rd The Commonwealth is speeding up the building of steel and wooden ships. vessels are now being constructed. throughout the five States. Several

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