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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 511, 1918.

THE

WAR.

BY THE

SOISSONS RECAPTURED

FRENCH:

IMMEDIATE ENEMY RETREAT CERTAIN.

MUTINY IN BULGARIAN ARMY:

TROOPS DEMAND IMMEDIATE PEACE.

PRIME MINISTER ON GREAT BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC POLICY.

Franco-Belgian Front,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

BRITISH FRONT.

IMPORTANT FRENCH CAPTURES.

PARIS, August 2nd.

A communiqué states North of the Ouren dhe French, in frison with British

ALLIED RESERVES OUTNUMBER

ENEMY'S.

FRENCH PROGRESS.

PARIS, August 2nd.

A communiqué states:-We progressed during the night north of the Marne.

BITTER INFANTRY FIGHTING.

Loxnos, AugusĖ "TIL. Reuter's Agency learns that. for the first time since March 21st the fresh reserves at the disposal of the Allis considerably outnumber the fresh reserves at the dis posal of the enemy, despite the fact that

Loxior, August 2nd, the enemy is still substantially numeric

Ratter's Correspondent at American ally superior on the whole front-Still || Headquarters telegraphed on Thursday it is likely that the Gormans will retire evening:It would be a mistake to sup in their own time to the Vesle line, and pose, that, a tremendous struggle is in probably ultimately to the Aisne. Prince progress on the America front and that Ruppreclit now possesses only twenty the results are inadequate, Fighting is fresh divisions.

IMMEDIATE ENEMY RETREAT CERTAIN.

LONDON, August 3rd., The latest news shows that the French at 1.30

pm, to-day advanced two to three miles on a front of 35 miles between the

INCREASED HOSTILE ARTILLERY units, drove back the onemy from posi/Ardre river and the hamlet of Tanx.

ACTIVITY.

LONDON, August 2nd. Field-Marshal Sir Dougins Haig re ports-We captured a few prisoners in the neighbourhood of Festalert, als six. Sten in a successful raid northward of

Alhert.

There was incensed hostile artillery firing southward of the Somme and southward of Ypres.

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAIDS." LONDON, August. 2nd, Fidd-Marshel Sir Douglas Haige ports: Patrols brought in a few prison- ers in the Locre sector,

tions between Plessier-Hulou and river..

the

North of Hartennes the advaney was slow, but last night it was very rapid.

This morning the Germans are burning the villages cast of the Ouseq. Cohan

really on a comparatively small senie. The infantry fighting has been very bit- ter, but the kans have been little used, suggesting that our commanders' purpose is, maybe, to hold the enemy rather thant hurry the advance.

THROUGH HAVAS, AGENCY.] ALLIED WEDGE IN ENEMY LINE.

PARIS, August 2nd,

linch of the three Aries under General Mangin, De Coutte and Berthe, Jot yesterday made a very important advance into the German line of resist zance which the Guzelte Frankfort had qualified as definite.

drove a wedge into the enemy line by General Mangin with the British forces,

capturing on the north bank of the Quren

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GERMAN TOWN BOMBED. LONDON, August 2nd." The Air Ministry reports:- Yesterday squadron started out to bomb Cologne, but being enveloped in clouds it turned and dropped bombs on factories at Durin, causing a fire. All the fachines return- ed.

A second formation,attneked railway

mnebines, of which three were destroyed. shops at Treves. These were heavily attacked by a large number of hostile.

One British michine has not returned.

THE TONDERN RAID.

LONDON, August 2nd.

A telegram from Copenhagen states that in the recent British air raid on the Zep· · ‚' pelin sheds at Toedern: two Zeppelins

pompletely destroyed.

AIR RAID ON ROUEN.

a long cies of hills overlooking A plateau 200 metres high, which is being used as a capital cbservatory. The wedge. thus thrust into the German salient will considerably binder General Bachmar's army, who sticks to the Soissons hinge and wants to keep it at all costs, Meunier Wood formed on the Genius" left a large bastion and an advanced citadel for the enemy's resistaned

General De Goutte's army, with the Rotten in the air raid on Wednesday Americans in cooperation, was remark-night. ably successful in capturing that wood at the outset.

Out the Dormans Rheipis road the

ROPEN, August 2nd. One was killed and four-wounded at Havre, while there were no casuallics at

BRITISH TROOPS THANKED.

PARIS, August 2nd. In an Order of the Day, General Berthelot, in connection with the British partigation in the victorious counter offensive, states:- Only just arrived The German Army is now facing west end anxious to have the honour of parti- and is being fired on in the back and the cipating in the counter-offensive, which I village of Romilly, two kilometres west FIFTH YEAR OF THE WAR.

We carried a height north of Grand- ozoy, advanced beyond the village of Beugneux and reached Cramoiselle and Polilly is in flares. Cramaille, realising here an advance of

three kilometres.

possession

of

stopped the furious enemy onslaught on the Marne and which has begun to throw Bim back in disorder northward: hasten-

of Ville Tardenois, was captured by densis is outflanked and it seems to be General Berthelot's Army. Vill Tar-

the last Germ bulge in the direction of

chemy reserves, are also under fire. Imms diate retrent behind the Vesle and possibly on the Aisne is regarded as certain, in volving the collapse of the Crown Prince'sing its movements and reducing to the Marne nad must soon be evacuated offensive, after which the Germans will minimum

We captured 600 prisoners. Southwards We took Ciernes and Meuniere wood,

North of the Dormans-Rheims road, after deperate fighting, we conquered the village of Roigny, taking 100 prisoners,

Since July 15th on the battle front of Butuan, when the 1920 class will be the Mame and Champagne 33,400 Ger- available.

We successfully raided to the east of mans have been captured, including 674 Dickebusch Lake, taking prisoners.

Hostile artillery was active to the north

Bethune.

ENEMY AERODROMES ATTACKED,

bospos, August 2nd.

officers.

GERMANS IN AWKWARD POSITION.

Lomon, August 20₫ Reuters Correspondent at French

Vesle.

General

(TRAOCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

KAISER WILHELM'S PROCLAMA-

TION.

AMSTERDAM, August 1st.

A Berlin message states that the Kaiser, in a proclamation to the German people, says they have proved worthy of the tremendous ask which Providence des assigned to them by four years of bard struggle and memorable deeds.

4.oxpos, August 1st, "The American armies and numerical superiority do not frighten us" is the outstanding 'phrase in the extended

duration its reconnoitring to escape hetiming in. be unable to attack extensively until the operations, your Army Corps threw itself The foe's definite line of resistance, such cagerly into the fray. Harassing and as established by General Ludendorf," is worrying the enemy, after ten successive broken at several points, and it moms days fighting the British troops made it usust soon fall back level with the river their own-the valley of the Ardre, bounti- fully watered with their blood. Thanks! to the heroic courage and proverbial the enemy and can force our will upon report of the Kaiser's proclamation, tenacity of the sons of Great Britain, he him. continual and repeated efforts of this JAPANESE

The line now runs from one mile north. of the Ardre by Ville Tardenois, and Romilly, thence to Vezilly, south of Cou. longes. Orey and Droizy to Trux.

Our reserves are now greater than the enemy's, whose best troops have been

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Huig re Headquaters, telegraphing loa night, greatly thinned and badly matled. The brave Army Corps have not been in vain, porting an aviation, státes:--We dropper says that General Mangin commanded the German 190 class will provide about over 24 tons of boobs on August 1st. A Allied atliek north of the Ourcq. large number of these were directed at an results are most interesting, herause it

450,000 -men. Its „Aérodrome from a very low height. gives us views of the many rear as far During the raid by two of our as Fists and puts the Germans in the Aquadrons we greatly damaged hungars Hartennes-Croisy salient in and 16 machines were set on fira, One awkward position." machine was blown to pieces on the CAPTURE OF GRAND ROZOY. ground,

LONDON, August 2nd. Renter's Correspondent a.t French Headquarters, telegraphing Jale. On

We brought down 12 enemy aeroplanes, and drove down three out of central.

..

We dropped at night 10 tons of bombs on railway lines, stations and aerodromes. We again heavily bombed the above

mentioned aerodromes,

All our machines returned.

AERIAL OPERATIONS.

LONDOS, August 1st.

most!

Our continuous success prove that we still have the initiative of the battle over

MINISTERS OF WAR CONGRATULATE FRENCH

PREMIER.

PARIS, August 2nd. Lieut-General Kouchima, the Japanese

Minister of War, has sent a telegram to

" M. Cleichceau saying: Please accept

to develop in such a way as to give the ny, bost wishes for the actual operations enemy a final knock-out blow."

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Twenty-one officers and over 13,000 ine have been taken prisoners and 140 FRENCH CAPTURE WOODS AND

machine-guns and 400 guns captured. VILLAGES.

Four enemy Divisions were successively LONDON, August 3rd.

roughly handled and drive back to Reuter's Correspondent at French the upper valley of the Andre. You re Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday at conquered also the heights dominating 2 o'clock in the afternoon, says The it in the north and south. That is the advance on General Mangin's front can-

achievement of the British in the accom. tinuce...

plishments of the Fifth Army. Scottish Highlanders, sons of Yorkshire, Austra- Tian and New Zealand horsemen, you have. one and all added to the glorious page of your history. Marfaux, Chaumuzy

words will be written in letters of gold and Montagne Bligny, there splendid

French friends in the unals of your regiments. Your

marvellous bravery and perfect comrade Clemenceau, saying that the new victory

will remember

Field Marshal Tuan Chi-juf has sent a telegram to the French, Premier, M. ship in arms."

on the Marne fills the Chinese nation with joy, more so since she is full of confidence of the Buccess of the cause we defend together."

THE TURNING POINT.

your

Lornos, August, 2nd.

cabled last evening, which further states that Germany must and shall continues to fight until the enemy's will to destruz- tion is broker.

KING OF BAVARIA'S PROCLAMA- TION.

The King of Bavaria in a proclamation. says:-" It is not our fault that we enter the fifth year of the war. Our opponents are not yet ready for peace. Wó most, therefore, continue to fight and shoulder all our troubles and hardships in the sure confidence of victory,” "THE FAIR FAME OF GERMANY.”

M. Cleniencens Answered:Thanks for your good wishes. Please accept the expression of our full confidence in a final victory CHINA CONGRATULATES FRANCE. peace, but the enemy do not yet want We have neglected nothing to restore. Paris, August 2nd

peace. They shamelessly smireh the fair The President of the Chinese Republie dselare that Germany must be annibiket-

lame of Germany with calumnies, "and. has sent to the President of the Frenched. We must, therefore, continue to fight

the victories of the valiant Allied troops Republic a telegram of congratualtion for until our enemies acknowldege our right

to exist." just gained in France."

THE

Our night fiers alser shot down two Thursday evening, says: The English

We occupied Hartennes Wood- enemy night-bonibers over their

own and Scottish troops cooperated in the to Cramaille and Saponay, In the centre South of the wood we brought our line aerodromes. Two British machines are French attack on Plessier-Huleu in the missing,

Fere-en-Tardenois sector,

we reached two miles beyond Sergy. attacked a four in the morning, aided The infantry

by squadrons of light tanks, which were

The encry's resistance is more feeble on the central sector than on the flanks. very useful in this region of deep valley's

On the eastern Bank of the salient we and steep hillsides. The enemy resisted took the word a mile east of Buigny, in very determined fashion, Every Our patrols advanced 1,000 yards north thicket hides machinegun and woods of Ville Tardenois. and villages are all organised fortresses Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re which must be ontflanked and taken communications were swept by our guns, The enemy pressed on all side. His pts:-There was heavy air fighting on singly. Nevertheless, the Allies advanced He is retreating reluctantly and watinumgarded as extremely good, exceding the cause and we strongly hope that victory Af. Clemenceau answered, thanking the Jify 31st.

The situation on the Western Front is and adding that the success favours ear Field-Marshal for his congratulations, We breaght down 20 aeroconsiderably, and by six o'clock the imally. Our unrelaxing pressure is bring-test, anticipations General Mangin's planes and drove down 9 ancontrollable.

will crown our joint efforts." Four British machings have not returned.ortant Hill 205, a mile north-east of ing results.

We drogged fifteen tens of bombs, with and Rozoy, was taken, and two hours

counter-stroke of July 18th as the turning latest eup puts the seal on the Allied Aerial Activities. Inter good effect.

the Anglo-French batteries had

point of the campaign and the whole taken up new positions on the captured

war, and very interesting developments ground.

are confidently expected at one. The new gains north-east of Ouchy-le-Chateau. and pincers are squeezing the Huns at vital air forces in the recent raids on Cattaro

east of Scrgy-two arms of the

LONDON, August 2nd.. The Admiralty reports Our Adriatio points and are likely to compel a hasty and Durazzo, and in land operations

formations co-operated with the Italian

retirement behind the Yesle, the only British machine landed within the enemy Valona. In connection with the latter a alternative being to throw în big forces lines, but the pilot and Vee rescued the following day when the Allies under disadvantageous conditions.

captured an Austrian aerodrome.

We dropped at night over 23 tons of bombs, heavily damaging several rail- ways, including those at Cambrai and Lille.

Many direct hits were observed and a number of large fires were started.

TOTAL FURTHER CAPTURES..

"LONDON, August 1st. Field-Marshan! Sir Douglas Haig re ports: Our patrols during the night captured several prisoners in the neigh- bourhood of Merris.

We captured during July 4,500, includ ing 89 officers.

FRENCH FRONT. GERMAN POSITION PRECARIOUS.

LONDON, August 2nd. The position of the Germans in the Marne-Aisne pocket is daily becoming pute precarious. Last night's com muniqué, shows that the Allied grip on the ficck of the salient is tightening.

AMERICANS CAPTURE VILLAGE.

LONDON, August 2nd.

An American communiqué states: -- There were vigorous local actions on the

ured arising out of our attacks and enemy counter-attacks at several points.

We captured the village of Clerges and dvanced beyond.

THE BRITISH ROLE.

PARIS, August 2nd.

It is expected that the Crown Prince's reserves are being exhausted more rapidly than ours

CAPTURE OF SOISSONS The Germans depended mainly on

Pants, August 3rd. machine guns and made little use of their A communique states:The attack gins. They counter-attacked heavily far.which was carried out during the last two ther north against the Suttish troops at days by French and Allied troops north Buzancy, but our troops are holding of the Marne obtained complete succes9. them magniscently,

We pressed bard on the whole line. The Germans were forced to abandon their position of resistance, which was The Havas Correspondent on the Bri-Ville Tardenois, and to expediu their organised between Fere-en-Tardenois and tish front dwells on the importance of retreat. the role played by the British divisions under Generals Berthelot and Mangin. Soissons. They appeted in Champagne on July. 20th and in a week, beside the important positions of Courton, Marfaux, Chau- muzy and Bligny, captured 1,165 prison era, 150 machine-guns and 32 guns and advanced to an average depth of five

miles.

General Berthelot in a special order says that the British have carned undy

ing fame.

ENEMY'S PLANS.

It is believed possible that the Germans in the next few months will transfer troops from the West for an attack either on Italy or in the Balkans.

There are also indications that the Ger mars, in conjunction with the Finas, will Otherwise, the situation in this vicinity shortly assume the offensive in northern ja unchanged.

Russia against the southern part of the Murman railway,

On the left French troops entered

Farther south we crossed the Crise its whole length.

IMPORTANT ALLIED ADVANCE. LONDON, August 22nd.

(THEOGUN RAUTKE'S JORNOY-) NAVAL AIRMEN BAID CATTARO AND DURAZZO.

GENERAL RAIDING. We raided bridges and stations on the Oriental Railway, damaging the line, rolling-stock and buildings.

The advance of Angust. Ist vas or front of five miles to a maximum depth of three miles.

It resulted in the cap ture of the whole ridge forming the two..

In the centre we progressed on a wide watershed between the Oureg and the front.

Aisne.

North of the 'Oured we advanced beyond Arcy and Ste Restitue and penetrated

we took

Bois-de-Dole. Further cast. possession of Coulonges.

On the right we took possession of flopssanenurt, Villers Igron and Ville

Tardenois.

On this part of the front we married our lines five kilometres north of the of Vesilly-Chery, Dormans-Rheims road on the general line

Between the Ardre and the Veslo we occupied Geux and Thillais,

During July 31st seven German sero- planes were brought down. Twenty-two tons of aviation grounds between the Aisne and, explosives were dropped on the Yesle and cantonments, and bivouses in the valleys of the Ardre and the Tesle.

northward of Imbres we observed 13. During the reconnaissance of the coast caigues. We destroyed one and damaged

Uzunkeufri, destroying one hangar.

We also bombed a new aerodrome at We twice raided Nagara and Galata between 20th and 28th July, and dropped over half a ton of bombs, starting free One British machine has not returned.

We successfully bombed the basin and

The advance is almost the most impor event since the Germans retired from the Marne, because the Allies new posi-dockyard at Constantinople at midnight

on July 27th

tant

ions command the whole area northward and take in the flank and rear of tite whole western gate whereby the Germans have been retiring. This area is a nest of German reserves and feld artillery

to expedite the German retirement The general effect of the advance will be

FRENCH CAPTURE VILLAGE,

LONDON, August, 2nd. The French have captured the village of Goussecourt, south of Vezilly.

on

GERMAN BASES BOMBED. Over fifteen tons of bombs were dropped

Zeebrugge,

Bruges Docks and Ostend, waters, dimetly bitting a destroyer with We also barbed enemy shipping in home 230lb, hob, causing columns of smoke

to arise.

Between July 25th and 31st we destroy ed-15 aeroplanes and shot down 12 uncon trollable.

Five British machines have not returs ed, of which ons landed in Holland.

One British seaplane was shot down in flames and two of the crew were drown

EX-TSAR'S FAMILY,

Foreign Minister has approached Russia On the initiative of King Alfonse, the

-Madrid, August 2nd.

with a view to the rerneval to Spais of the widow and children of the ex-Tsar.

GENERALISSIMO FOCH's

ACHIEVEMENTS.

LONDON, August 3rd. Viscount French, speaking at Belfast, said that Generalissimo Foch's exhibition of leadership and military genius would eause his naing to rank in history among the world's greatest commanders. Hig splendid achievements were also largely que to that unity of command secured by Mr. Lloyd George

AN IRISH

RENEGADE

SENTENCED.

sentenced to death by shooting, has had

LONDON, August 2nd Lane Corporal. Dowling, who has been his sentence commuted to servitude for life.

Dowling were that, while a prisoner-of- The charges against Lance-Corporat war in a German camp at Limburg, he joined an Irish brigade, rised by the Germans and endeavoured to induce others enemy by landing in Ireland, to join and also attempted to aid the

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BULGARIAN ARMY IN

MUTINY IMMEDIATE PEACE DEMANDED

LONDON, August 2ad.

A telegram to Amsterdam from Ger- out last week in the Bulgarian Army, the many tates that a serious mutiny broke troops demanding an immediate pazes. front, owing to under-feeding. All indi- Intense dissatisfaction prevails at tho cations point to an impending revolution.

Soldiers threw missiles on the Turkish Legation. A special guard was requested and given to the German Legation.

AFFAIRS IN

GERMANY

RUSSIA.

R DEMANDS PUNISH MENT OF EICHHORN B ASSASSINS.

ZURICH, August 2nd. Trotsky, demanding the severest panish Dr. Helfferich has sent a note to M

von Eichhorn, and also the destructions ment of the murderers of Field-Marshal Moscow and Petrograd. of the batbeds of anti German intrigue in.

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