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THE WAR.

GERMANS LAUNCH ~TWO OFFENSIVES.

GENERALISSIMO PLEASED WITH DAY'S

RESULT.

AMERICANS CAPTURE THOUSAND PRISONERS.

TURKS ATTACK ON RIVER JORDAN.

COLONIALS RESTORE POSITION,

EXCHANGE OF WAR PRISONERS.

ANGLO-GERMAN AGREEMENT.

Pranico-jelgian Bront.

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THE BRITISH FRONT.

BRITISIT LINE ADVANCED."

LONDON, July 16th.

10.40 p.m.

THE

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 18TH, 1918.

AMERICANS DRIVE BACK THE ENEMY.

PARIS, July 16th, A communique states-A German at tack was begun about 4.30 yesterday morn ing and continued all day on both sides of

Rheims with unabated violence...

AMERICANS CAPTURE THOUSAND General.

GERMANS.

LONDON, July 16th

1.35 ICT.

In the House of Commons, at 11:20 last ching, Mr. Donar Law announced that the Prime Minister had received tele-

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HAITI DECLARES WAR AGAINST GERMANY.

Ponr-AC PRINCE, July 15th, West of Rheims there were farious phonic communication from Headquar

ters, in which Generalissimo Foch had decinred wer against Germany.

The State Council has unanimously

struggles in the region of Reuillycourt- Hirzyvussy to south of the Marne, which the my suceeded in crossing at some

points between Fossey and Dormang,

vigorous American counter attack drove Ick to the north bank encloy clements which had renched the southern bank to the west of Fossey.

AMERICANS ATTACKED

LONDON, July 10th.

7.93-p.m. Reuter's Correspondent at Amerienn Headquarters, telegraphing today, re Vernéail to a point west of Rheims, mark

porta-The Germans powerfully attack- ing the eastern limit of the Marne sectored this morning the American positions of the attack, is about twelve miles. An east of Chateau Thierry, especially Vaux advance of this same distance in this village. The Americans are disputing sector would give the enemy possession every inch of the ground. of Epernay.

FRENCH COMMAND PREPARED. The German guns opened at midnight Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Halg realong the whole front from Chateau ports: --We again advanced our line this Thierry to Main-de-Massiges, morning in the neighbourhood of Villers. Bretonatux and drove off an enemy party which attacked one of our posts.

The total prisoners captured in the operation on July 14th at Ridge Wood is

The French Command was not caught napping, our artillery having provoked explosions of the enemy's hidden muni- tion dumps often enough to afford a clute to the preparations. The enemy's pur- pose was so correctly anticipated that on Yesterday we heavily bombed railway the night of July 14th our artillery sidings at Roulers, dumps at Warneton counter-preparation began eleven hours. and Bapaume and Bruges Docks, alas dredging parties at Zeebrugge.

Jow 123.

We brought down nine aeroplanes and three balloons. Five of our neroplanes are missing.

GERMAN ADMISSION.

Tosnos, July 18th.

11.20 p.m.: wireless German official report states:The enemy attacked yesterday south-westward of Ypres and penetrated our fighting zone to a limited breadth,

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ENEMY TAKEN BY SURPRISE.

LONDON, July 15th.

1.05 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-

ports

Sunday's operation in the Dicke, busche sector, un a two thousand yards'. front in the neighbourhood of Ridge Wood, was to capture a frequently dis puted position of some local importance. It took the enemy by surprise and way completely successful, all the objectives being gained:

We took 200 prisoners and a number of machine-guns and other material not yet

énumérated.·.··

Our casualties were light. We slightly improved our positions south of Villers-Bretonneux, taking a few prisoners.

The English took several prisoners in a successful raid in the neighbourhood of Apette

Hostile artillers is active south of Arzus, north of Bethune and in the Lorre and Dickebusche sectors,

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THE FRENCH FRONT.

THE NEW BATTLEFRONT:

LONDON, July 15th.

10.16 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, states ~The new battle-front is naturally bisected by the town of Rheims and Montagne de Rheims, the great wooded massif between 600 and 700 feet high,

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eight miles south of the town.

The Germans do not intend to attack Montagne-de-Rheims frontally, and there fore, they have disposed their line in two wings with which to advance indepen. destly, with Rheims as a pirot Chateau- Thierry may be taken as the extreme western limit of the attack at present.

From Chateau Thierry to the river dividing the line as far as Vernenil, whence the line ran north-eastward in the direction of Rhime, crossing the -bread belt of hills separating the Marne Valley from the plain of heima and from

before the German batteries began their bombardment..

After some hours the Amerienns counter-attacked and drove off the enemy in the Veux region and advanced their own lines several hundred metres beyond those previously held.

ported that he was well satisfied with

the result of the day's fighting." (Cheers) | MILITARY AGE FOR BRITISH

M Bonar Law rend a special cums More received its 11 o'clock fast even ing in which it was stated that the

crican counter-attack south of the Marne had resulted in the capture of 1,000 prisoners." (laud cheers) East of Rheims, the enemy had been very heavily repulsed, suffered severe losses and had received a complete check,

Italian Bront

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(Ronon" RUUTRE'S AGENCE.1

THE OPERATIONS IN ALBANIA.

ITALIAN DESTROYERS BOMBARD COASTAL ZONE

YOUTHS.

SUGGESTION THAT AGE RE NINETEEN

LONDON, July 15th.

In the House of Commons, Mr Percy J. Harris suggested that, in view of the arrival of such large reinforcements from America, British youths should aut be sent to France until they had attained 10: He asked what age at which the Americans were called up and whether the, French 1820 class were yet in the trenches.

ANGLO GERMAN WAR PRISONERS' CONFERENCE. SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENT.

THE HAGUE, July 15th, The Anglo-Grinn. War Prisoners' Con- ference has resulted very satisfactorily in a arrangement similar to the Franco- German Berne Agreement.

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AGREEMENT CONFIRMED.

LONDON, July 15th

In the House of Commons. Mi. Bonar Law confirmed the report that the Anglo- German War-Prisoners” Conference at Tho Hague had reached an agreement, which is subject to mutification by the British

German Governments. DIFFICULTIES OVERCOME AT LAST MOMENT:

Losnis, July 16th, The Daily Telegraph'«. Correspondent. al Rotterdam states that Lord Newton, interviewed, considered the prisoners? agresient satisfactory. Neither side hud gained an

The negotiatious were most owing to the impert-

Me, MacPherson regretted that circunt stances at present did not admit of the attached by the Germans to their adoption of the suggestion, and he de prisons in the Colonies. Sometimes a clined to undertake that youths under breakdown threatened, but the cifliculties 10 would not be sent to the front-line.

were overconic only at the last picinent. He understood that no Frenchmen of the

The Correspondent adds that the agree 1920- class bave yet been put into the Holland and Switzerland.

comprises interned prisoners in

trenches. The minimum age of American recruits was 21.

ROME, July 18th. In connection with the Albanian operit The launch of the offensive was accumtions, Italian destroyers successfully panied by long-range bombardiments of bombarded the coastal zone in the neigh- various towns and areas.

bourhood of Cape Samane, destroying

so, which suffered henvy, casualties dur- defensive works and dispersing the garri. GERMANY AND BELGIUM.

ing the retreat,

sunny, but has since become, cloudy and The weather at first was clear and

is threatening rain

Fighting continues, especially cast of Dormans where the Americans are engaged;

ENEMY FAR FROM OBJECTIVE. When the Germans south of Jeulonne rushed forward this morning they hud un objective to kilometres distnat. He was still remote from it two hours after the time fixed for reaching it. The Americans organized

counter-

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NEW AUSTRIAN ATTACK HEPULSED

LONDON, July 15th.

7.26 p.p.

An Italian official report states The hans and French carried ont raids on the Asiago Platenu.

We'repulsed a new attack at Corone."

ENEMY ATTACK SHATTERED. The news received at mid-day was re assuring and on the whole favourable,

The German infantry attacked between three and four o'clock in the morning on the whole line, except round Rheins, The attack comprises two main sectors. attack while open highting was in pro- The Near East thence-north eastward to west of Rheims : one from Chatean Thierry to Verneuil,gress.

the other from Fort La Pompelle, est of Rheims, to Main-de-Massiges. In this eastern sector the enemy did not make

progress this morning “ ATTACK ON DATE AND IN REGION

WHERE EXPECTED.

PARIS, July 15th.

In describing the launching of the German atinek, Reuter's Correspondent says it was necompanied by a diversion on the Quron front, which the artillery com. plutely broke down,

An affemoted German attack in the direction of La Ferto, Milon encountered such a formidable barrage that they were unable to love their lines.

Intransigenat reliably understands that the attack beenrred on the date and in the rerion where it was expected. Affairs were favourably, viewed at mid-day.

GERMAN-REPORT.

LONDON, July 16th.

12.55 a.m.

A wireless German evening official re- port states: To south-westward and cast- word of Rheims we penetrated parts of the French positions.

The Germans retired, hesitatingly" at first, but soon many broke and ran, and within three hours the enemy was driven back to the river,

American machine-guaners contributed most effectively to defeating the enemy. plans. SITUATION VERY SATISFACTORY.

LONDON, July 10th,

12.65 a.m.. Renter's Agency last evening learned that the French Higher Command was very pleased with the situation.

Additional particulars to Renter's Cor respondent at French Headquarters show flint at noon the offensive of the Prunay- Massiges sector was held everywhore, except near Prosnes, while the enemy occupied Pronay, which is hulf-a-mile br hind the line of attack. West of Reims, between Colommes and Fossoy, the enemy progressed on a 20-mile front on an average of from two to three miles with maximum depth of three-and-a-half at Belval and Camblczy

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FRENCH LAUNCH COUNTER- ATTACKS.

The enemy adopted no new methods and advane under cover of a mist. He relied upon his usual infltration tactics, sending columns along small valleys

The enemy is not using anything like one division to a mile, as in the previous attacks.

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ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE. BELGIAN OPINION.

AMSTERDAM, July 16th, An additional telegram regarding -Count Hertling's references to Belgium shows that the Chancellor said the invn sion and occupation of Belgium were Ticcessities foveed on Germany Belgium wonld be held as a pledge in order to obtain peace conditions preventing her from becoming a jumping-off ground for the cheny, not only militarily, but economically. Germany must prevent herself from boing strangled economical.

after the war.

trent

THE HAGUE, July 10th. Speaking at the final meeting of the War Prisoners Conference, after the ngement, Lard Newton pointed out that though the agreem

Agreement was most difficult it was still more difficult to carry out its provisions, owing to the peculiar cir- canistoners, the chief of which was the. difficulty of transport, us the Germans held by Great Britain were scattered throughout the globe. He hoped, how ever, that the provisions would be liber- ally interpreted by both parties, both re-

may react on the prisonera themselves. rembring that any difficulties arising

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DECLARATION.

LONDON, July 15th. Count Hertling's declaration regard

The Chancellor insidiously proceeded. 11g Belgium has been variously recaivant

Fin Germany, 20 in attempt to influence Belgian opinion towards Germany,

The pan-German Tages Zeitung de- clures that all parties favouring EARLIER CABLES German pesco must sharply oppose Count

Hertling and the Government.

LONDON, July 15th A Palestine oficial report states-The enemy attacky developed on July 13th and 14th against our positions covering the THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE passages of the Jordan and on the Abutellul ridges," northward of Jericho.

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The more moderate papers approve of the declaration, although the Tagesblatt points out that the restoration of Belgiume

is still a condition of the Centre, that Count Hertling is strong for poli

The organ Cermania also emphasises

Indian cavalry dispersed the enemy

LONDON, July 15th, eastward of the Jordan, lancing a number | * The Imperial Conference has resolved and taking prisonery and machine-guns.. in favour of the establishment of an

Abizlful.

The enemy penetrated positions about: Imperiat Bureau of Mycology to investitical safeguards, and the impression is gate fungoid diseases, to which the growing here that the Chancellor's state- Australia and New Zealanders, coun: Governments of the Empire should con-ment was made merely to appens the ter-attacking, entirely restored the poi-tributs. tion, capturing 400 prisoners.

Our total prisoners number 510,

whom 350 are Germans.

Aerial Activities.

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ALLIED AVIATORS RAID GLADBACH.

THE HAGUE, July 15th.

The Conference agreed that further

action regarding the double income-tax was impracticable in war-time, but the whole question should be reviewed im- mediately after the war and the lan should be amended to remedy the present unsatisfactory position.

Socialista.

SWEDISH SOCIALIST LEADER VISITS FRONT.

PARIS, July 10th Havas Agency, on July 14th, statcif

leader, who had just returned to Paris that M. Branting, the Swedish Socialist

after a visit to the Allies Front, declared The Conference approved of a proposal that he had been greatly impressed by for the Dominious Royal Commission and the fine spirit shown not only by the the Postal Conference to consider the soldiers but by non combatants, Chinese,

establishment of an Imperial Statistical and Annamites engaged upon road re Burcus..

The Conference asked the Governments of the Empire to immediately consider

Les Nouvelles learns that the Allied air raid on Gladbach on the night of July 12th-13th resulted in the incineration of the railway station. There was wide spread destruction of the lines and cross- ings, and traffic to Holland is demon-steps to be taken to cooperate with the strably much disorganised.

Imperial Government in developing the

as to avoid enemy domination of essential dyc industry in the British Empire, so

The French have already launched local ENEMY TUG AT ZEEBRUGGE counter-attacks.

"FRENCH SUSTAIN ENEMY'S SHOCK.

GERMANS START TWO OFFENSIVES,

LONDON, July 10th,"

12.00 a.m. The Germans started two offensives. on the French front early yesterday morning The first was on a front of 30 miles.be tween Chateau Thierry and Bringny,

Rhoine; and the second east of Bheims, three-quarters of a mile south west of

between Prungy and Maisons-des-Cham pague, on a front of 25 miles.

A communiqué states:--After a violent South-west of Rheims the Germans artillery preparation the Germans at Penetrated 5,000 yards into the French tacked this morning from Chateau lines at Chateau Thierry. They have Thierry to Main-de-Massigen.“ taken Chezy on the farme, also Bon. guigny, 3,000 yards behind the original French front.

The Germans have also taken the villages Fricourt and Chanojczy

Rheims in the French battle positions, Tho Germans are held up cast of but eonth of Rheims the enemy substan tially advanced and crossed the Marne at

a number of places.

Apparently the enemy's object is to capture the bills in order to protect the Gormans on the right flank in a further advance stuthwards.

PARIS, July 15th,

Our troops are energetically sustaining the enemy's shock on a front of about BO kilometres.

The battle is proceeding.

BRITISH TROOPE NOT YET

ENGAGED

LONDON July 16th, The Daily Neice is informed that the

British so far have not been engaged in

the battle, the fo

-It is stated in London that the arthies

SUNK

LONDON, July 15th. -British aviators over Zeebruggo sank & tug endeavouring to remove one of the sunken British ernizers.

TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTS THIS YEAR

LONDON, July 16th." The New York newspapers ascribe to Major General Brancker, who is now en

a mission in the United States · co

ordinating the British and American aviation efforts, the statement that the British and American Governments may

industries.

pairing and other urgent work. He add ed that this combination of effort by so many different races in the saute certainty of victory was very remarkable. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT

MOST FAVOURED NATION"'

CLAUSE.

Losnos, July 15th The Conference accepted the principle In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. of the establishment of an Imperial George Butler Lloyd, Mr. Balfour stated Investigation Board to deal with ocean that the Government had not denounced freights, and appointed a committee to commercial treaties containing frame a detailed scheme on the subject, favoured nation" clause. and to consider cognate questions with special reference to the probable size of vessels and consequent demands upon harbour accommodation.

AMERICA AND THE WAR

THREE ARMY CORPS ORGANISED IN FRANCE.

WASHINGTON, July 15th. It is announced that three Army Corps,

undertake Trans-Atlantic Bights this of 25,000 to 250,000 men each, are de year with a view of testing the pracfinitely organised from the American tical ility of sending American aeroplanes division in France Shipments of troops axe proceeding ceaselessly at the same raté ex în recent months.

in the west are being rearranged and that a number of French naits are now by air, in the British. lines.

FRUIT CROP IN UNITED KINGDOM

Mr. D. MacMaster, K.C., suggested that, in view of the failure of the hard fruit crop in the United Kingdom, the restrictions on the importation of apples pears, peaches and similar fruits from the Dominions and Dependencies and the Allies should be promptly relaxed

R Sir Albert Stanley replied that he was

considering the matter in consultation with the misters of Food and Shipping. THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, July 15th The silver market is quict,