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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1918

LATEST BATTLE ASSUMED TO BE

ENDED

ENEMY'S CONCERN AT BRITISH PROGRESS.

AUSTRIAN PEOPLE ASKING FOR PEACE AT ANY PRICE.

GERMANY'S AIMS REVEALED BY SOCIALIST DEPUTY.

"TREMENDOUS MUNITIONS EXPLOSION AT KIEFF.

Franco-Belgian Bront,

TAROTCH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE BRITISH FRONT.

PATROLS.

LONDON, June 14th.. 10.45 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports:-French.. patrol northward of Bailleul brought in few prisonera during the night.

SUCCESSFUL RAIDS.

#1

LONDON, June 15th; 1.40 p.

Sir Douglas Hnig statos: English and Scottish battalions took 60 prisoners in successful local operation northward of Bethune,

THE GERMANS ARE SATIATED.

LONDON, June 14th. French experts agree that the Gerthans now recognise that they cannot continue their present costly offensive and simul taneously attack the British front, which expected soon. It is estimated that 50 German divisions have been engaged between #heims and Noron and 30 between Noyon and Montalidier. The latter lost half of their effectives, while many of Ludendorf's-general reserves have already participated in the battle..

THE IDEAL OF GERMANY.

A CENTRAL EUROPEAN BLOC OF

IRRESISTIBLE STRENGTH.”

LONDON, June 14th. Lord Milner, speaking at the Y.M.C.A. Headquarters, said—It was an uplifting thought that at the fiercest trial the country has ever experienced we were a more united nation than we had been in Jiving memory. Germany's war-lords had inade the issue clear. The Military party had all Germany under its feet. Germany's ideal of the future of man-

irresistible strength, supported by giant industries drawing raw material from the rest of the world on Germany's terms a pence with servile States, working for the profit of one paramount Empire,

THE LOSS OF A DUTCH VESSEL

GREAT BRITAIN OFFERS INDEMNITY.

THE HAGUE, June 16th, The Foreign Minister announced that Great Britain Ins expressed deep regret at the loss of a steam pilot vessel and several lives oving to a navigational error in laying mines outside the declare minefield which caused the disaster. The British Government has offered indemnity for the loss of the vessel and

MR. ASQUITH ON THE WAR POSITION.

WE MUST FEEL THAT WE KNOW

THE WHOLE TRUTH."

LONDON, June 14th. Mr. Asquith, at a luncheon at the Aldwych Club, said that since the last week of March the enemy had seriously progressed along the greater part of the whole Western battlefront. The Allies however, had shown no trace of panic or demoralisation, though the tide of inva-

It is stated there will be documents kind is a Central. European blue of also to the families of the victims of the sion had not yet been stemmed. But ary evidence that in General von Hutter's offensive between 30 and 34 divi sions lost extraordinarily.

A well-known French General from the battle, declares The Germans have got their bellyfal

Italian Front.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ENEMY SURPRISE ATTACK

FAILS.

LONDON, June 15th.

disaster

HOLLAND AND WAR PRISONERS.

TRIBUTE BY SIR GEORGE CAVE.

AMSTERDAM, June 15th Sir George Cave, welcoming the British

from · Germany prisoners-of-war their arrival at Schevigingen, paid a tribute to the goodwill and generous los pitality of the Netherlands Government to war-prisoners. He said that Holland had rendered many great services to the had rendered during this war.

once before we had seen an equalis grave. situation: and whatever might be the issue of this phase of the campaign it wa not going, in the faintest degree,to weaken our allegiance to the great pur-" poses for which we had been fighting. The faculties. We most needed were courage and patience, but we must feel that we know the whole truth. We had reached a stage when there was far more to be gained than Just by laying before the people all the actualities, favourable or otherwise. (Cheers.) The old diplo watic machinery had had its day, and must take its place among the antiquities.

ing about units, of not less than seven millions, while Parliament in a few weeks would have voted war ercdits ap- proaching £7,000,000,000. The British people throughout the length and breadth of the Empire were ready to face with u clear conscience, clear eyes, and cool serves any and every conjunction of cir sumstances. He did not believe that tho long strain of the war hnd hampered the people's steadiness of judgment; bug wo ought, to be on our guard against the danger of losing a sense of proportion in the stress of the daily and hourly bulletins regarding doubtful battles and the yielding of ground:"M

a cliff-like drop in the rear and a river Prisoners illuminate the importance of great ounce of our strength until the world, but none greater than those she The Empire had raised an Army, incluts."

Two factors differentiated this battle from others. The first was there was no surprise, despite the enemy's efforts at concealment. Secondly, instead of hav ing our main line of resistance perched. on a knife-like edge, 000 feet high, with behind, as at Chemin-den-Dames, we were fighting on ground which was properly organised. Given these essentials for a successful defence, the French infantry, undoubtedly, could hold the Germans wherever they chose to attack.

THE AMERICAN SOLDIER'S SPIRIT

LONDON, June 15th-

12.55 a.m.

Reater Correspondent at American Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday states: The plain facts of the past months' fighting are that wherever the Germans have met the Americans the Germans have been beaten, and are pay ing more dearly for defeat than the Americans paid for victory. The Ameri cans resemble our Dominion soldiers more than the home-born. They are not going to deal lightly with unsoldierly. conduct. They are not easily going to forgive breaches of humanity, and if forced to seg ved it will be some time before they notice any other colour. GERMANS MUCH CONCERNED AT They will have no mercy on men who do

BRITISH PROGRESS.

There were successful raids on the Villera and Bretonneux sector, which vielded a few prisoners.

"We repulsed an attempted raid on a post at Aveluy Wood. Local night fighting occurred custward of Nieppe Forest

LONDON, June 14th,

11:00 pm. Reuter's Correspondent at Britiali Headquarters reporting on June 6th, Buys The Germans, apparently, Aru much concenged by our progressive me

esses in the Strazele sector.

We shelled considerably their front line positions and places in the Hazebrouck стед.

Early this morning the enemy launched an infantry attack with the object of

storing the situation. A party of about

not fight straight, and will avenge their comrades who are slain by trenchery to the uttermost platoon they can lay their

hands on.

THE SCUM OF THE EARTH. The Germans will dislike them as much the dislike the Cnned-8125, Austra finds and South Africana, and I think a little rore. The American Army includes many men with Germon names and

reserve

TO

AMERICA'S PURPOSE.

It is illustrated to day in the case of Russia and Roumania. It is certain the bject is not attainable. (Cheers.) They will fail as every attempt to subjugate the world by a single soul has failed from the Roman Empire to Napoleon To-day we are at the climax of Germany's power, and therefore we have to fight as never before in all history-as our great and noble French Allies are fighting to-day with very cowlich the use of freedom still possesses has had time to fully mobilise. The German War Minister had been sneering at those reserves, saying. they are considerable. He laughs best who laughs last, and I think he will live to regret those sneers. I am confident of the help coming from the other States, tell You especially America. It he of the numbers we have put in the field

WASHINGTON, June 15th. since the great battle begun, which we

That it is the purpose of the United are now putting and which we shall t in immediately the numbers would States to send men and materials to astonish au. But this is not enough France until any temporary inequality No effort can be great enough where

ed in President Wilson's reply to s everything we hold dear 15 at stake of force is entirely overcome is reiterat In concluding Lord Milner warned message from M. Poincaré, mentioned against criticising the Allies or former last evening. President Wilson added: BRITISH AEROPLANES BOMB Allies, Nothing was more unreasonable It is only by victory that plate can be than to abuse Kussia. The moral unity CATTARO

of the Allies is the basis and root of the achieved and the world's affairs settled greatness of our common cause, and it is upon the basis of enduring justice and

right." our nest precious asset?

An Italian semi-official report states the enemy defeat yesterday. The object was to break into the Camanjca Valley, the first days objective being Ponte dilegne. The greatest precautions were taken to effect a surprise, and infantry were conveyed to the line at the last diyi- moment by sion being flu-lorries, an

into action, according to the latest German assaulting tactics against the slopes of Cady summit, Storming parties were nearly everywhere crushed under a hail of shrapnel The enemy obtained a footing in only three of the most advanced isolated Italian posts, from which they were driven out by counter-attacks.

LONDON, June 15th.

An Italian official message states British aeroplanes on the morning of June 13th dropped 1,100 kilogrammes of explosives on Cattare. Although heavily attacked by anti-aircraft guns and attacked also, by enemy chasers they returned undamaged, a

FIGHTING AT TONALE PASS

LONDON, June 14th-

An Italian official message says: Early yesterday morning, after inleme artillery preparation, the enemy attempt ed to force the defences of Tonale Pass, launching on infantry attack on Caddy Summit and Monticello Ridge immediate ly north and south of an important road. A firm resistance broko up the enemy's impetus on our advanced lines. Later our counter-attacks and deadly artillery con centration stopped the enemy and de- linitely drove him back.

During

the night our barrage re and for making themselves the scum of

promptly crushed a renewed attempt the earth by their fighting methods, North of the road. The energy stop that their American relatives had come 4,000 miles to wipe them out. The prison

Germen ancestry. A company of these marching to the front met some German prisoners. whom the Americans! sailed trenchantly and abusively in the

German

for their obedience to

160 Stnastoupen succeeded in driving auch und as the Kaiser,

out the garrison from a new post, but aut vigorous counter-attack regained the pist. We secured 10 prisoners. Our casualties were, light..

A portion of this message is missing.ors were too amazed to reply..

AERIAL OPERATIONS..

LONDON, June 14th..

11.40 p.m.

MUTUAL ARTILLERY ACTIVITY..

Brigny,

- LONDON, June 15th

and particularly his sapports in the rear are very heavy We took 130 prisoners belonging to four regiments.

Africa.

(THROCON REUTEN'S 'AGENCY.}

THE ENEMY

A French communique states: Theremin Low clouds and pour visibility inpeded

was mutual artillery activity between -air work yesterday, but our machines. Montdidier and the Oise, also south of

took advantage of the spells of clearer the Aisne and bear Champlat and BRITISH TROOPS PURSUING weather. They dropped nine tons of bombs on Zebragge Mole, Armentières and Contines stations, and also targets in the French battle area.

We destroyed 10 German aeroplanes and drove down two uncontrollable. The British lost five machines, Heavy mists prevented night-flying.

THE LATEST BATTLE ENDED

PARIS, June 15th. 10.20 a.m.

A semi-official message assumes that the latest battle has now ended.

It

DECORATIONS FOR THE MERCHANT SERVICE TORPEDO BADGES AND STARS.

LONDON, JURC 16th. The Board of Trade announces the award of torpedo hadges to British mer- chant recievers who were serving on a reisel torpedoed or mined, if they subse quently unplete, a further voyage on Brilian Vissel, with a bar to very time they are again torpedoed of mined, five baring exchangeable for a five-pointed stat

THE NEED FOR MEN HOW GOVERNMENT DEPART MENTS HAVE BEEN CALLED UP.

been called up for medical examination.

SEND MEN AND MATERIAL TO FRANCE UNTIL INEQUALITY IS OVERCOME.

THE SITUATION IN IRELAND

LEGISLATION TO REMOVE PRISONERS FROM LOCAL INFLUENCES.

LONDON, June 15th. A Proclamation in the Dublin Gazette applics sections 3 and 4 of the Criminal Law Procedure (Ireland) Act, 1837, to the following counties: Clare, Cork, Galway Kerry, Kings, Lanariak, Long ford, Maye, Queens, Roseummon, Sligo, Tipperary Tyrone, West Meath, and the County Beroughs of Cork and Lime rick Sections 3 and 4 provide for clfange of vroue and trial by special juries.

CZECH-SLOVAK CORPS TO F.GHT FOR ITALY.

LONDON, June 85th- The King of Italy reviewed the Czech-Slovak Corps which is now in readiness to fight for Italy,

LONDON, June 15th. Men of 49, 50 and 51 years of age have The Chairman of the Bristol Tribunal said, yesterday, that sir Auckland Geddes had told bon he was trying to meet the urgent need for men for early two year longer. He expected the Tribunals to do the mine. He was aware 1 public feeling about the calling up of older men while younger men remained, NEW but some of the younger men were essential for the munitions supply and Launot be removed for the fighting forech til the older men were able to do their work Bir Anckland Geddes added that there were 60,000 fewer men in Govern- nerdepartiments than there were three years ago. No Industry Was Bore

LONDON, June 15th. An East Africa official message statis -Our pursuing columns, after minor encounters, entered Maleina unaenuded of trade I men, oppased on June 12th. The enemy re treated southwards towards the Ligonys MOBILE MUNITION WORKERS. River,

fTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CAMPAIGN OF THE AIR

ints out that each successive hig offen sve has been of less duration and on a LONDON, June 14th. narrower front yielding less ground. It Reuter's Correspondent at British concludes by stating that the resistance Aerial Activities. Headquarters reports-Over 100 enemy is proving more and more effective. The aeroplanes were shot down during the German losses have been proportionately past three months by British antiaircraft aggravated, but still there is no doubt batteries, which were arranged in two that the enemy will somewhere renew the lines, with a wide interval along the offensive, all the more bastily because of BRITISH NAVAL AVIATORS whole front, while behind were groups of his weakening day to day, whereas, our guns for the protection of bases, rall reserves are being inecasantly increased heads, dumps, etc. The average vertical range of these guns is about 20,000. feet, by the growing influx of Americans,

Our batteries do not prevent enemy nero- planes from crossing our line, but they certainly force them to fly high when ab- servation is good, thus minimising their ..effectiveness.

THE FRENCH FRONT. CAREFULLY PREPARED ENEMY ATTACK.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, June-14th.

10.45 p.m. A wireless German official report states:-We repulsed French attacks be- teen Voormezeele and Vierstraat. cap. Juring 50 prisoners.

We repulsed counter-attacks in the neighbourhoods of Courcelles and Mery, also in the Matz region.

We penetrated the forest of Villers- Cattereta

ACTIVITY. A

LONDON, June, 14th. The Admiralty announces that our arco- planes in night and day operations from June 10th to 12th, inclusive, dropped 18. tons of bombs in Belgium.

Hits were observed on the Mole and bursts at the seaplane shed at Zeebrugge and the Maritime Station as Ostend

BRITISH ATTACKS OVER THE DARDANELLES.*

LONDON, June 13th

T-.

LONDON, June 18th. ** Hundreds of mutnie war: munitions volunteers dave been enrolled during, the last ew days at Repstone in response to special boverument appeal, thus declar- lug themselves reRoy Lo-be transferred to any essent«all, war work to which they may be apponited in the national interest.

GERMANY REVEALED, THE ADMISSIONS OF A SOCIALIST DEPUTY.

DE LONDON; „June 15th,

ness to fight for Italy

MILITARY GOVERNOR

OF PARIS.

PARIS, June 15th. General Guillaumat; commander of the Army in the Orient has been appointed Military Governor of Paris, vice General Dubail, who is appointed grand-chancel lor of the Legion de Houneur.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA

RUSSO-UKRAINIAN TREATY

SIGNED.

AMSTERDAM, Juno 15th:

Mr. Asquith continued-We most taka arge views backwards and forwards, seek- ing to measure events by their real and. lasting significance. Let us keep our eyce fixed and our hearts set on the dominating purposes to which we have iteliberately consecrated the resources and energies of the Empire with an anwavering faith in the certainty that they will be achieved, (Cheers.)

THE DEFENCE OF PARIS.

AMPLE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRENCHMENT

Paris, June 14th."

The President of the Paris Municipal Council has issued a reassuring state- mont with reference to the defence of Paris. He states that ample workmen and implements have already been ob tained for entrenchments

A GERMAN VESSEL AT

CALLAO.

LIMA, June 14th The Peruvian Government has placed an armed guard on a German merchant- ship at Callao.

CONDITIONS IN BULGARIA-

LONDON, Jung 14th. A telegram from Corfu says that according to a blatement by the Serbian Fross Bureau the, desertions from the Bulgarian army number ton to fifteen daily. These come into the Serbian linca and present a bedraggled and starved appearance. They say that the Bulga rian army is badly fed, but that thes Bulgarian civilians are in still a worse plight owing to the denuding of the country of its corn and cattle by the Germans.

BRITISH DYE INDUSTRY.

LONDON, June 14th. After an address by Sir Albert Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, a meet

A message from Kieff states the pro-ing of the Dye Users of the United visional Russo-Ucrainian Treaty has signed It provides for the cessation of hostilities, the return home of the respec tive nationals, the exchange of war pri Boners, and prepares for the exchange of relations.

Kingdom, at Manchester, passed are solution fully approving of the Govern urent's policy to make the United Kingdom independent of dyestuffs and also approving of the German

dye manufacturing companies.

A remarkable book has been published railway, material and for new commercial immediate amalgamation of the principal

AT KIEFF..

AMSTERDAM, June 14th

by the German Socialist Deputy, Dre Peneen, entitled," Three Years of World IMMENSE MUNITIONS EXPLOSION Revolution," in which the real relation between the German economie policy and Mintarism is more frankly stated than, Perhaps, it has ever been in the German language.

Dr. Lensch shows how Germany's Tariffs to monopolise the home market und so create such huge profits as would cable immense industrial expansion, and successful exploitation of foreign Imarkets By the close cohesion of indus ry and finance trado organised in

a

The first details of an immense muni

GERMANY'S ECONOMIC

SITUATION,

FEAR OF ALLIES' PRESSURE

are given by the Correspondent of the

LONDON, June 14th. Lokalantiener, who says there were at It is evident from a pamphlet, issued first two tremendous crashes, followed by by the University of Kiel and written showers of glass and cries. of terror, by Professor Harms, that Germany is Subsequently there were twelve big ex-beginning to realise from the past the Dr. Lensch plesions and innumerable smaller ones prospective effect of the Allies economic

LONDON, June 15th.

A British squadron bombed nerodromes 12.55 a.in. Reuter's Correspondent at. French

The: Crown Prince, sinec May 27th, has and enemy works at Drama and other economic policy was by high Protective tions explosion near Kieff on June 8th

places on the Turko-Bulgarian coasts and Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday, captured 1,050 guns.

enemy formations over the Dardanelles, -states-The German attack on June 9th had been carefully prepared. An

ENEMY FOILED AT COMPIEGNE, which they attacked, and two of their fighter scouts were brought down in enormous reserve of artillery and gas

LONDON, June 15th,

fanies, shells bad been accumulated three weeks... M. Henri Bidou, writing in the Journal.

་་་ before, and were carefully concealed in des Debats, says the battle of Compiegne General. the woods behind the front. The ground has been a defeat for the enemy, who has had been carefully studied beforehand by been foiled in his plan to reach a coveted sturm units selected to lead the base for operations against Paris, but the attack, who were sent to the front line battle is only an episode in the general action- The Germans are disappointed

nt periods of three days in order to beat their failure and at the sacrifice of so come familiar with the sector. Minen many precious divisions, but the partial werfer were dragged up to the front at defeat will not alter the general plan. night by gangs of men.

We must expect the enemy's blows to THE ENEMY SCHEDULE:

rain more thickly as he becomes weaker and with less time and men left to reach The attacking Divisions discardel all the goal," baggage and equipment not absolutely * ONLY LOCAL ACTIONS. indispensable. ::.” Before the battle

PAEIS, June 14th. "began the men were carrying only

∙and ammunition and

A communiqué states: Only local arois

ап actions occurred at night time. ration. The objectives on iron

We carried out several successful raids the first two days had been previously north of Grivesnes and in the region of mapped out. On June 9th the Germans Courcelles, and brought back 30 prison

are to reach Tricot, on the Montclidierers. Senlis railway, Mery and Belloy and both sides of the Compiegne road. On A hostile attack in the region of June 10th they were to enter Compiegne Antheuil completely failed The divisions employed included six which were entirely fresh. The attack failed because in three days desperate 6ghting the enemy were unable to gain the upper hand on the plateaux west of

Weighted near Desloges Farm,

Between the Forest Villers-Cotterers and Chateau Thierry the artillery duel continued actively.

At night-time our patrols took prison ers in the region of Bussiares, west of Rheims, and in Champagne.

(groups) and syndicate wonderful which lasted from ten in the morning till | pressure. The writer believes that the

Waxes enthusiastic over

G had a

mdustrial organisation backed by the late in the afternoon. The entire busi Germans have never fully realised the LATEST CABLES.

Btate, which enabled German goods to ness life of the city was suspended. Car significance of Great Britain's entry intu [TBROUGH REUTER'S, AGYNGE.). force their way into foreign countries, riages were commandeered post haste to the war from the standpoint of the He states: German diplomacy was convey the wounded to hospital. The economic influence she is able to exert. A JEWISH LIFUTEN · NT- constantly at the service of German biggest explosion occurred at mid-day. He dwells on Great Britain's ability to finance with a strong Army and Navy in when the city was shaken as though by munition herself and her Allies and to GENERAL

the background"

an earthquako. People were blown off paralyze her enemies, military and destiny LONDON, June 18th.

to fulfil which

war inevit their feet and buildings whirled in the economic power and resistance through. Major-General Sir John Monash has able. He repeatedly exults in the charges air. Swjerinetz Cathedral collapsed and the destruction of their commercial re- been promoted Leut. General and given of barbarism against Germany, saying the belfry of Toizki Cloister, vanished in Iations throughout the world. Professors full command of the Australian Army such charges are really a measure of black mass of smoke. Bouter were Harms describes theas measures, inclutt

foreign admiration. Briefly, Lensch blown over into the streets, which became ing the development of Great Corps. This is the higbest position in ore

domestic and productive the British Army. that a Jew has ever maintains that Germany's mission in this impassable with a smouldering mass of Britain's

war was the overthrow of both Russia debris. The conflagration spread and resources, in order to be independ held.

and Great Britain. He expressses con-

enveloped.

to compete the whole neighbourhood.ent and successfully for France and, as for Austria, -he tempt. opines it has lost the necessity for its The explosions are ascribed to Bolshevist with the German supplies after the way. He admits that the effect is already existence. He speaks of Liberalism and machinations, Democracy as English catchwords

powerfully felt and that it has seriously injured German economic life at home. The Times,

new, which publishes lengthy extracts from the book, regards" it as

and abroad. He warns the people LONDON, June 25th.

the entirely unjustifiable against important as showing what the ordinary Very little news is leaking out about German Socialist thinks but does not dare

optimism prevailing that all will read- just itself when the merchants recover. the situation in Austria, but today to say, and also as justifying Mr. Bal-

freedom of action. reliable private information has been four's recently expressed opinion that received in Madrid that great events are German commercial policy forms a sub- expected. The population is said to be stantive part of Germany's general sim

1 at world Dominion. demanding peace at any price.

THE SITUATION IN AUSTRIA POPULATION · CLAMOURING FOR PEACE AT ANY PRICE.

OBITUARY,

PRINCIPAL DRUMMOND:

LONDON, June 14th. The death is announce of Principat James Drummond, the great theglogian.

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