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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 18m, 1918,

GERMAN ATTACKS RENEWED IN WEST.

SECTOR ANTICIPATED BY EXPERTS. ENEMY SUFFERS FRIGHTFUL LOSSES.

SUBMARINE RAIDS OFF AMERICAN

COAST.

SEVERAL VESSELS TORPEDOED AND SHELLED.

SERIOUS HAPPENINGS

IN AUSTRIA.

DOMINIONS AND WAR EFFORT.

Franco-Belgian Front,

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BRITISH FRONT. AERIAL OPERATIONS.

LONDON, June 10th.

10.45 am.

BATTLEFIELD REPORTS ENCOUR AGING:

LONDON, June 10th.

11.00am,

∙at French Reuter's Correspondent Headquarters telegraphing last evening, states:-The Intest reports from the bat tlefield are encouraging. The French are fighting with great bravery and tenacity. On the right and left of the battle area Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Huig re- ports on aviation as follows-Our the enemy, despite most powerful efforts, air squadrons, co-operating with the is unable to progress beyond the hudvanc French, worked over the Noyon-Monted position technically called the "cover- didier front yesterday continually from ing zone," which is awept by the fire of

his minen werfer... dawn till duck.

tho

GERMAN REPORT.

country is densely wooded, but the uiti Naval Activities.

mate objective obviously is Paris. The French lins covering the capital forms naalient from Montdidier to Trogues

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on the area, with an extension thence SUBMARINES OFF AMERICAN to the Marne. At Essonne, inside the salient, the mais military centre is Coni-

COAST.

SHELLED

_____ WASHINGTON, June 5th. A batch of cables, undated, report enemy submarines off the New England const, torpedoing and shelling shipping.

poigne, while Villers-Cotterets is the sub- SEVERAL SHIPS TORPEDOED AND sidiary centre. All this fortified terri tory, which is the chief remaining bul- wark of the capital, consists of detached masses of rising ground lying across the head of the Oise Valley and containing great road and railway to Paris. The line as vital, and in defending it the Allies are defending the very heart of France. There is little space for a retreat, and the French and British armies will have bath to bear the weight of the battle, but is felt in Generalissimo Foch persons aboard.

confidence are still unbroken, and every confidence A counter blow will, perhaps, as a French writer says, make Paris a

Verdun and the tomb of the Army, and in any case it is expected that the fighting will be pro tracted, for the battle may be extended north or south by other desperate Cerning attucks.

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AMERICAN REPORT..

LONDON, June 10th. An American communiqué states:A fresh enemy attack during the night north-west of Chateau Thierry, in the vicinity of Bouresches, broke down with severe, unemy losses.

ENEMY FAILS TO BREAK LINES.

PARIS, June 10th.

· A vommuniqué states-This morning the offensive developed with sustained tween Montdidier and the Oise. Molence on a front of is kilometres he

At present it is stated that two steam- ers, one schooner und two or three other

passengersicomer Carolint, with 340 vessels have been sunk, including the

All were saved except 16.

THE "HARPATHIAN” TORPEDOED.

WASHINGTON, June 7th The Navy Department announce that the Harpathian was submarined on the morning of June 6th.

The crew were rescued. Ono person was injured. GERMAN

SUBMARINE

RAGE

·OUT-

HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK.

AMSTERDAM, June 6th. The hospital ship origen Regentes, with the British Delegates for The Hague War Prisoners Conference on board,

stra mine off the English coast, 20 miles from Leman Bank.

Four stokers are believed to have been

NO BASES ON MEXICAN COAST

Mexican diplomats and United States' officials do not believe that German drowned, and the purser died on board. U-boats have bases in Mexico Naval The remainder were rescued. men think that the U-boats obtained fuel from oil tank ships from Tampico, intercepted in the Gulf of Mexico

United States squadrons are closely watching the South Atlantic and the eastern coast of South America. OVER THREE HUNDRED PERSONS MISSING.

LATER.

It appears that 68 aboard the Carolina. ae cither dead or missing f

It is estimated that a total of 350 persons are missing from the ships report= ed to have been submarined. "

Apparently the schooner Cole was the first ship submarined, and later the with 220 passengers and 120 Coralina, crew wensen

A wireless message said that the sub marine was shelling the ship and the passengers were taking to the boats. Three hundred passengers and crew were picked up in the sea and brought to an Atlantic port by a schooner.

VESSEL SANK IN FIVE MINUTES.

Rotterdam, June 7th. Particulars show that the Koningen. legentes was 500 yards behind the Siadoro at one o'clock in the morning on June 6th when she was struck right midships and broke and sank in five minutes..

The indoro immediately proccesfed to the rosene,

Some of the crew of the Koning Royentes declare they saw the torpedo npproach and hit the foningen Regentes, It is stated that all the ships were une doubtedly on their right course..

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GOTHA" FELLED OVER

DUNKIRK

PARIS, June 9th. A Goths which attacked Dunkirk was felled by günür, and the crew of three were captured.

Africa,

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ENEMY ATTACKS

POST.

Loxpos, June. 10th, A Portuguese Bast African communiqué

enemy columns cross states:Two ed the Lario River on May 27th and 28th.

Three companies on the 20th attacked a post at Malemy defended by a small detachment of Portuguese and British troops, "who were obliged to retire on June 1st, owing to the exhaustion of their ammunition. Italian Front.

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ENEMY SURPRISE ATTACKS FRUSTRATED

LONDON, June 10th. "An Italian oficial message states that advanced posts at Vallagaring and at three other sectors frustrated surprise at tacks by large enemy detachrients, and that Italian and British patrols drové. back reconnoiters along the mountain" front," and captured arms and material in a raid on Troll-delo-Roso.

A HAPPY RUSE. The enemy, using important fores

The British Delegates were on board Generai. repeatedly strove to break in our lines The troops everywhere withstood the

the Sindoro, not the Koningen egentis, shock, and along the whole battlefront are

It transpires that it had been given obstinately stopping or slowing down the

out that the British Delegates to the chemy thrustin LONDON, June 9th. On our left the enemy did not succeca | Caroline's survivors arrived at Atlantic Warrisoners' Conference were to travel by the Koningen Regentes, but with the in crossing our Cover ZONO and our City, but 16 of 35 occupants in the view of evading possible espionage agents troops are at close grips with the enemy Carol's motor boat, which reached they finally took passage on the Sindor. on our line from

in Ribeccurt, Lo Feretos

Lewis, Delaware, were drowned during a Mortemer.

thunderstorm

Sun- and

very Rovere

.

Subsequently two boatloads of

on

the

Bombing aeroplanes impeded enemy's advance by harassing troops and

10.20 p.m. transport with constant machine-gunning.

A wireless German official report states Strong patrols of scout machines swept Our attack penetrated the hilly dis

of Noyon Wo the battle area throughout the day, while trict south-westward

captured French positions westward of in the centre the enemy's progress was day night, while the motor lunt was drift- our highfliers were protecting them.

Matz, near Mortener and Orvillers, and more appreciable After Buccessive ing about the ocean. Thus all the Caro- The targets hit included an aerodrome advanced beyond Cauvilly and Ricque attacks, which were murderous for the line's complement is accounted for

The

Dutch steamer has near where hostile acroplanes were We fought through

enemy, they gained footing in the set on are upon the ground; an ammani bod Lamotte Woods and threw back the ages of Rissous-sur-Matt and Marbersome time from the coast.

crew of 36 have been landed. tion dump at Montidiens of wagons enemy beyond Bourmonicscourt Wood

sheet of flame; teams of wagons We penetanted for into Thiescourt Wo at Conchy, lorries at Lagny Sainvillers, in the neighbourhood of Laysigay. We infantry in trenches and on roads along captured 8,000 prisoners. and behind the whole fighting line on the British front.

ap in

One of our artillery aeroplanes forced a German two-seater to Innd and sur- render in our aerodrome.

We brought down 14 other machine and drove down four uncontrollable..

Four British machines are missing........

ARTILLERY FIRING.

ENEMY CAPTURES VILLAGES.

PARIS, June 11th.

A communique states: During the second day of the offensive, the enemy fought, by powerful attacks and unceas ingly strengthened by now effectives, his advance in the direction of Estress, St Denik and

Our troops resisted LONDON, June 10th.

10.20 p.m.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig states there was nothing except reciprocal artillery Bring in different scetore.

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GERMAN POST RAIDED.

Losnos, June 10th. 12.40 p.m Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haigre ports-We successfully raided, yester day, a German post in the sector north eastward of Bethare.

We repulsed an attack last evening on a post at Aveluy Wood.

AERIAL OPERATIONS,

Ribecourteously, but tho chenly captured by repeated assaults and at the cost of heavy sacrifices the villages Mere, Belloy and St. Maur

Heroic combats occurrod i in the Plateau

Helloy, gre

South of Riven vir MANAG

theonemy chtained a footing at Marque Eglise.

Fürther cast the battle continues on the southern outskirts of Elincourt.

FRENCH HOLD POSITIONS. On the right the enemy succeeded in debouching from Bois-de-Thiescourt.

On the left, between Courcelles and thecourt, we broke the enemy's attacks, holding our positions:

to

of the Oise the German attempt retake Leport failed. Our airmen brought down 11 enemy aeroplanes.

Our bombing machines intervened in the battle and immediately attacked in ceasingly the enemy's troops massed behind the front of attack.

where our Brst line units are

testing the ground loot by foot. e con: The Pits fie, it passenger steamer, On the right, the enemy encountered a sent a wireless message saying that the similar resistance, and, despite repeated vowel was being attacked by a submarine. efforts, was held on the front from Belval The result is unknown. to Canneclan Courtville.

ENEMY SUFFERS ENORMOUS"

LUSSES

VICTIM OF TORPEDO.

LONDON, June 8th Although Lord Newton states he refuses to believe the hospital ship

tegenfes, was torpedoed, the weight of evidence seems to leave very little doubt that the ship was the victim of & U-bont.

extend his progress. He succeeded in submarins, chasers, senplanes and such a loud report as a mine » Jo

reaching the southern outskirts of Cuvilly-le-Bois and Rissons-sur-Matz and the plateau at Bellinglise

ther craft put to en:

The authoritiny state that the naval then are fully equipped to nut enchy raids at ports from which troops are sailing to Frances

the Captain of the Cole states that the submarine torpedoing his ship was two hundred feet long and carried two large guns mounted fore and aft, with a small gun amid hips He declares that he saw

pond submarine.

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PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS,

FOREIGN POLICY. -

LONDON, June 10th.. In the House of Commons, Mr. Hal- four promised to consider, in consalta- tion with Bonar the suggestion that he (Mr. Balfour), might, keep the House informed of the Governmenta foreign policy in secret sessions.

IRISH TOLICY:

Mr. Harbert Samuel-When can Mr. Bonar Law inform the House of the Gov crnment's Irish policy

Mr. Bonar Law replied-1 am sorry I damot name any time or make any

further statements

EXCHANGE OF WAR PRISONERS.

Replying to a question, Mr. Bonar Lgar said the British Delegates to The Haguo were intructed by the Way Cabinet on the lines indicated in his reply on May 28th.

IN THE HOUSE.

The Captain, interviewed, said, "There is not, the slightest doubt it was The survivors of the submarined torpedo. My direct impression after the schooner Cole were picked up by an explosion was that it was a torpedo, American auxiliary warship. The sub- This is the fourth time I have been ju a marine pursued the warship, but the latter marine disaster. My ship has thrice run PARIS, June 10th, taking refuge in an Atlantie upon a mine, so I have had some experi en This time the shock was quite A communiqué states; - In the centre Immediately the submarines were referent, and the explosion did

give the enemy tried by using new forces to

Quartermaster Deklery says he heard whistling noise and saw a torpedo coming 18 was impossible for him to be mistaken, he says, because he had offen watched torpedo exercises, and hud WO formerly served in the Dutch Navy Replying to Mr. J. H. Whitehouse, Three other members of the crew de- Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Govern- clitre positively that they saw the torpedo.ment was considering the question of the The Vieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant deposition of women in respect of their clares it is impossible to doubt, that election to the House of Commons. torpedo sank the ship

NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA. SATISFACTORY ENLISTMENTS. MELBOURNE, June 10th. Enlistments in Victoria during May were the largest for many months.

The recruits enlisted in New South Wales last work exceeded those required. COTTON PRODUCTION.

BRISBANE, June 19th.

Farther cast the fighting continues, in Bois de Thiescourt

Prisoners unanimously state that the battle so far has cost the attacking units chorious losses,

FRANCO-AMERICANS INCREASE

PRISONERS.

North of the Aisne the was somewhat lively.

duel

We concluded the local operation under taken last evening east of Hautebraye and captured 150 prisoners. Between the Ourcq and the Marne we repulsed several enemy attacks east of Vinly the

region

Continuing their progress in

of Bussines, French and American unite gained ground, bringing the number of their prisoners up to 250 and capturing 30 machine guns,

NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK

NEW YORK, June 8th. A submarine sank the Norwegian.

steamer: Falund yesterday morning

Nineteen survivors have been landed. WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH US, NAVAL PLANS,

*WILFUL DESTRUCTION.........

THE HAGUE, June stli. The Nieue Courant points out that the wilful destruction of the hospital ship homingen Regentes occurred under cirenmstances which practically exclude mistake." There cannot be a sub. marine commander who does not know why hospital ships again and again cross The paper further draws attention lo

LONDON, June 10th..

the North Se 2.30. 4.3.

Low clouds interfered with gir work on June 8th, but our heroplanes constantly machine-gunned the enemy behind his

lines.

Co-operating with the French we heavily bombed Nesle and Fresnoy-les Roye Nine tons of bombs were dropped in the day-time,

We dropped two tous at night-time on the railway station at Salome and a dump eastward, of La Bassee.

We brought down four and drove down two enemy machines. No British machine is missing.

BELGIAN REPORT.

LONDON, June 0th. A Belgian communiqué states: Artil- lery actions were particularly lively in the regions of Nieuport and Dixinude during the past two days,

Eighteen tons of projectiles were drop- THE AMERICAN TROOPS Idrawal of part of the American squadron the fact that the Germans have alway livered to the Department of Agriculture

ped on enemy convoys and railway sta- tions. A great fire followed an expo.ion caused at Roye railway station.

AMERICAN PATROLS CROSS THE

MARNE

FRANCE,

WASHINGTON, June 8th. Naval circles express the opinion that if the submarine ruids on the American const are designed to effect the vite

abroad, emely disappointed. It stated that said the particular sound of a paddleboat

the enemy will Mr. Daniels, the Secretary for the Navy, was clearly recognisable by a submarine, hai declared that the Atlantic coast and asks, Was one of the submarine defences are entirely adequate. It would heroes afraid that the Conference as The ke unnecessary to recall vessels from the Hague would give tho war a somewhat war zone to counter the U-boats,

more humane character? Was it the deed The newspapers are generally agreed of a madman tr that the raids will be abortive so far as interfering with the steady flow of troops and shipping across the Atlantic

EVIDENCE OF MARKSMANSHIP.

LONDON, June 6th. The Daily Mail's Correspondent with the Americans in France states --The LONDON, June 11th." 2.15 in

Americans have already accomplished Duch and will accomplish more within the next few days or weeks which will forever dispel the impression the German Government cought to convey that, as a fighting factor, the United States do not exist. The American effort in France be observed expanding daily, and American troops fresh from the United

An American communiqué states: North-westward of Chateau Thierry we co-operating with the French, again in proved our positions and inflicted losses. Our patroli crossed the Maruc and successfully reconnoitred the hostile pasi

tions,

can

The New York Times reflects the temper Germans could not have chosen a more of Americans in commenting: - The sure way to stir the war spirit in every American breast and to mise patriotic

fervour to fever heat

PARIS, June 10th, gularity in numbers more than justi ROAD TO FRANCE WILL BE KEPT

THE SIGNS ARE GOOD.

We had accumulated fortifications on the front of attack, and it was thus the

States continue to arrive with a the British confidence in the ultimate

military triumph of

of the Entente That

OPEN

LONDON, June 9th.

A cablegram from Mr. Daniels, Secre

The newspaper considers that spoody German action is necessary.

DUTCH INQUIRY ORDERED. Following the receipt of the first official reports of the sinking of the age Regentes the Naval Authorities orders fresh inquiry by a spitcial mechnical

commission.

COMPLETE SATISFACTION

REQUIRED.

AMSTERDAM, June 10th.

The cotton-growers, to May 25th, de nearly ve times the amount of witors

of last year.bas compared with the corresponding period

THE EDUCATION HILL.

LONDON, June 11th- In the House of Commons, Sir H. F Hibbert urged that the clause in the Education H establishing compulsory continuation instruction either full-times to the age of 16 or part-time to the age

of 15 would handicap the cotton trade in competition with Japan, China and

Mr. H. A I Fisher announced that ho would move an amendment providing exemption för seven years of persong aged from 10 to 19 from the obligation to at tend continuation schools; also, if the

The enemy unsuccessfully attempted to penetrate our lines near St. George's last veritable forcing of a heavily fortified have seen here on the front and realary of the American: Navy, has been Handelsblad says there can be no fur focal education authority desired, that the

evening

GERMAN REPORT:

LONDON, June 9th. A wirelets German offcial report states-Westward of the Oise we cap tured Gury height and the adjoining lines.

front that von Hutier's Eighteenth Ger is a real guarantee of inevitable victory, man Army had undertaken. Yesterday it It will be possible to travel from the sex published which says: The activities of her question of transporting wounded of had to attack in three directions. Firstly, to Switzerland and discover the AmeriGerman submarines on the American prisoners in Dutch ships, or even over

fourth on both banks of the Oise, in the direction cans in

village. The whole coast have in no way changed, the policy Dutch territory, until the crime against of Compiegne, in order to turn the forest of the American divisions in some icetose of the Governant. The road to France the Köningen Regentes is cleared up, and, of Laigue and the wooded heights be form one unit holding a certain extent will be kept open. There will bo o if it is proved that a German submarine tween the Oise and Matz Valley; secondly, of line: In other sectors the Americans wenkening of our naval forces in Europe. responsible, and until complete satisfac the German centre had to attack in the are brigaded with French and British Germany's attempt to bring frightfulness tion is given by the publ e punishment of and Estreos ns the immediate objectives on The most impressive feature of the hes accomplished the duty of keeping direction of Compiegne, with Rig ons Regiments, and I have seen American to our doore has stimulated recruiting the guilty, compensation for all damage,

TO WASHINGTON, June 10th. Intermixed with French divi-

and the immediate replacement of the Daniels has declared that the Navy ship by one at least of equal value. thirdly, the enemy's right had to debouch north and west of Montdifier in order

Army is the high standard of to cut off the Bomme front from that of intelligence and keeness of the men, open the door to France and guarding the Oise

food supplies for co-belligerents, and will serial Activities. night said the day

qualities one conspicuous feature of was perfectly satisfactory. This is the which is their aptitude for accurate time the enemy gained almost shooting. After a recent German, raid A Hams Correspondent, telegraphing nothing during the first day of an attack, on the American lines in Lorraine every The Treasury Department announces last evening, states:The limited resist

-German found dead was shot either that the submarins danger is insuficient

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FRENCH FRONT.

-FRIGHTFUL GERMAN LOSSES..

PARIS, June 10th.

American

M. Clemenceau Instapart from their remarkable milita continue to do so

despite enormous efforts ha ance- which our first line was called and Clemenceau concluded, "The hatte through the heart or head to play compelled the enemy to deplay on positions of which our artillery well 19 not finished, but the signa aro good."

knew the range Consequently the enemy experienced heavier losses than in the two previous offensives.

A semi-official statement conârms that the German losses are really frightful. GERMAN DRIVE CONTINUED,

LATER.

▲ communique states: The German

ENEMY RECAPTURE LOCRE HOSPICE.

LONDON, June 11th. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters states:--An enemy attack on the French in Flanders recaptured! the Locre Hospice Attempts to advance. beyond were repaised.

drive continued last evening and last THE TOMB OF THE GERMAN ARMY night with the same desperation.htm On on left wing violent attacks were renewed several times, but they were abat- tered by our fire and counter-attacks.

Courcelles, which was captured and recaptured, remained in our possession

On our right we helt on south and east of Ville, which has been bitterly disputed, We captured over 500 prisoners in these

ections

The Near East.make

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SUCCESSES IN PALESTINE.

"LONDON, June 10th.

INSURANCE RATES.

to justify the advance of marine insur ance rates. The life insurance rates on cheers and crew of merchantmen in the war zon, were reduced on June 4th, as recommended prior to the raids. FRISH STEAMER TORPEDOED

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ANGLO-FRENCH AERIAL

ACTIVITIES

Pinis, June 10th. Echo-de-Paris, referring to the British and French aerial activities in destroy ing the enemy's lines of communication, LONDON, June 9th

says a single attack the other day caused A Belfast steamer from England en bandred trucks of shells and anmer reached port in a sinking condition Aous ammunition dumps to explode in the her and mixed. She steamed ahead in sabmarine had fired three torpedoes-at station at Longayon

According to a message from Palestine, an official statement from Bedjaz says LONDON, June 10th.

We captured a portion of the trench the darkness and waited till a steamer A single German chasing squadron lost 7.36 am

system on a mile front in the coastal came alongside. A fourth torpedo tore one night 60 airmen and practically all There was no element of surprise in the sector on the 8th inst

an immense hold in her side. The crew of Counter-attacks were repulsed and the 57 tonk to the boats and waited till day renewal of the German offensive. The sector chosen, between Noron and Mont new line consolidated

light, when they again, went on board, reviews of didier, was anticipated in the

Arabs raided the railway 105 miles to though the decies were awash They boure

Generalissimo Foch is not expert opinions recently cabled. The the north-west of Medina and destroyed repaired the damaged wireless and principal objective is the famous town train calverts, track and the telegraph signalled. Two tugs arrived and brought getting Karlsruhe and Mannheim, but he

the steamer to

is at present more busy elsewhere. Compeigne, hetween which and Neyon the line.

part.

number of hours in which young persons were required to attend continuation schools should be 280 instead 320 annually during the seven years

THE BILLING TRIAL. ABOMINABLE LIES REPUDIATED:

LONDON, June 10th. Notable references were made during the week-end to Mr. Asquith, who deliver ed the Romanes, Lecture at Oxford Unit- versity

Viscount Curzon, presiding, pointedly alluded to the Billing trinly where Mr. Asquith's name was prominently men- tioned, His Lordship said every section of the public regarded with abhorrence and disgust the gross and gratuitons de- famation of the characters of our public men. R

Earl Selborne speaking at Darlingtou, said the whole Unionist part repudiated as an abominable lie the suggestions that Mr Asquith's life, was not clean and noble, or that he was not a loyal and devoted servant of his King and country -

OBITUARY EARL OF ROSSE,

its machines,

Cantonments full of troops received as much as 20 tons of explosives in two

for

LONDON, Inne 10th. The death is announced of the Earl of

Bossc

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