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THE WAR.

THE

HONAKONG DAILY

TRIUMPHAL MARCH OF THE ALLIED FORCES. TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND PRISONERS CAPTURED.

RUSSIAN DECLARATION AIMED AT ENTENTE.

SPAIN AND GERMANY.

-MOMENTOUS DECISION "REACHED,

COMMAND OF ALLIED FORCES IN SIBERIA.

Franco-Belgian Front,

LATEST CA BLES, (THROUGH MUTIE'S AGENOT.]

BRITISH FRONT.

REMARKABLE FEATS BY BRITISH AND AMERICANS,

Reuter's

LONDON, August 1lik.

10.23. p.m. Correspondent NG British Headquarters, telegraphing this evening.Į states: The enemy is in.. rapid retreat "and is snerifeing immense quantities of)

material.

PRESS. TUESDAY," AUGUST 18 1915.

ALLIES CAPABLE OF HOLDING.

GROUND WON.

The French Third Army is vigorously attacking on the high ground in the neighbourhood of Lassigny and is pro- gressing antisfactorily. Having advanced between three and five miles since yester day in this region an early eneiny re- tirement to a line Peroane-Nesle Noyon canal is expected. His réserves are believed not to exceed 20 divisions. It is stated the Allies are capable of holding all the ground won, and to be ready to

again advance when the opportunity

comes.

EARLIER CABLES ALLIES' VICTORY INCREASED Paats, August 11th, The results of the victory gained by DETERMINED BRITISH COUNTER the Fourth British and First French

ATTACK.

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Armies at of Amiras were inèrèased in LONDON, August 11th. every direction, despite the resistance

11:30 p.m. Field-Marsha! Sir Houglas Haig re-rushed up by the enemy overnight. While strengthened by large reinforcements ports:-Fresh enemy divisions from the the Canadians and Australians atormed the reserve this morning strongly attacked whole line of outer defences at Amiens. our position at Lihens and to the south-and pushed forward, the French gained

ward and northward.

All the attacks were fepulseri, after' severe fighting, in which we inflicted great loss upon the advancing lines.

At one point immediately, northwards of Lihons the assaulting troops breke into our positions and penetrated the western site of the village. ...

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A great fire, was seen at Chaulnes yester. We counter-attacked with determina. day afternoon.

tion, and, in the course of free fighting. on difficult ground, drove back the enemy to enstward and northward of the village and the, Fine was completely restored.

The battle in which the British and Americans cleared up the Chipilly triangle was a remarkable fact. "The Americans arrived after a forged march, without halting for a moment, and with with as continued to attack and pro

On our right, the French, co-operating, „fixed hayonets "followed the barrage and gressed south-westward and southward of cleared the gedung and made way for a Roy further advance. They captured over an parisoners,

The English, who took Chipilly, had sonenf the hardest fighting in this offen:) legrarrying the place on the afternoon

of the 9th inst. in less than three-quarters of an hour.

AN AUSTRALIAN VICTORY.

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Our patiols exptured a few prisoners

the remainder of the British Front AERIAL OPERATIONS.,

In intense air-fighting on the 10th, inst..

destroyed-41-machines and drove down Twelve "of oars are

20 uncontrollable. missing.

We dropped 23 tors of bombs in, the daytime and 31 tons, principally upon

is confirmed that the enemy's casual-bridges and stations in the Somme Valley, Lies are very heavy.

at night-time.

Prisoners state that the 7th Bavarian 'Division, which arrived at Lihons in tine to receive the full weight of the Austra lians' assault, is incapable of further

lighting at present.

The 41st Division is practically wiped

cut.

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The Australians on the first day" cap-| tured 1,000 prisoners, five times their own total casualties for the day and night of the 10th inst

We are pushing forward at Proyart along the Faucourt rond, and meeting with very heavy artillery and machine-gun

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The amount of small arms ammunition

fired from the air upon the retreating. enemy broke all recent records.

one being 4 ginnt German machine with

We brought down two "night-bombers,

Our anti-aircraft guns brought down twa five engines and a heavy load of bombs:

other hostile machines recently,

THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.] BATTLE DEVELOPING

VICTORIOUSLY."

LANDOS, August lith. The battle which opened on August 8th by the Fourth British Army and the First French Army is developing victoriously.

also further important successes on the southern flank of the battle front. Their success in autanking Montdidier will make it unlikely that the Germans will hold this place long.

More than 21.000 prisoners

Captured German officers express the belief that the Germans will be unable

to recover and make a strong stand south of the Somme. Meanwhile our aircraft and long-range guas are bombarding the bridges and crossings of the river.

GERMAN-REPORTS.

LONDON, August 11th.

12.95 . A wireless German official states:-We repulsed partial attacks at report miany points between the Yser" and the Aners The British and French, bringing

FRENCH PROGRESS ON WHOLE FRONT.

PARIS, August 11th. whole front between the Arre and Oise.

A communiqué states: -Last evening and night we again progressed on this

We carried massif and advanced cast of us.

the Boulogne-la-Grasso Farther south we penetrated the wooden We reached the outskirts of Laberfiene and Cuty and took Mareuil-la-Motte north of Cherincourt,

We advanced about three kilometres EXEMY CONTEMPLATING COUNTER OFFENSIVE.

The enemy's tremendous loss of material may be gathered from the fact that UP strong reserves, continued their "at-region between Matz and the Onse. addition to Dur

tacks on the whole front between the Ancre and Avre

enortuous, capture of guns machine-guns, rifles, bombs, food," have blown up or burnt their supply court--Villers-Bretonneux-road. horses, and rolling-stock, the Germans of the Somme and astride the Foucau We threw back the enemy on both sides dumps for miles back.

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The enemy gained ground in the centre Hangest-en-Santerie, of the battle front beyond Rosiers and

standstill westward of Libons, and gaat Our counter-attacks brought him to of the Bosieres-Arvillers line. lines eastward of Manididier.

We withdrew at night-time to our rear

Paris, August 18th. A sem otcial report states: Mont-

French Army, gommanded by General didier fell owing to a combined movement by the right wing of General Debeney's " Army and the left wing of the Third Humbert.

ably lost almost as much material as they Since July 18th the Germans have prob captured in their big offensives earlier in the year.

More German wounded have been brought to our clearing stations than Allied wounded. Many German doctors and hospital attendants who have been captured are doing good service by attend the enemy attacks were shattered before rently, the enemy is contemplating

ing to the wounded, '

According to prisoners the German

LITER A German evening oficial states: Between the Aners and the Dise report

our 5ghting position.

EARLIER CABLES," FRENCE FRONT.

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popular man in the German Army. He GENERAL DEBENEY'S TRIUMPHAL

in Prince scents to be the most un-

is necused of being directly responsible for the Marne disaster. Prisoners de clare that his amateurish interference

The Journel states that scouting, nero- planes repdet that strong enemy colanins are advancing by forced marches from Cambrai, Peronne, and St. Quentin.

a violent counter-offensive in order to save Rore, the fall of which sa far is not confrmed.

Aerial Activities.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH 'RECTER'S AGENCY.). KARLSRUHE STATION

BOMBED.

MARCH,

with the plans of an experienced Cirneral Headquarters telegraphing on the even- LONDON, August 19th. « 12.43 a. M. Reuter's Correspondent a at French was the starting point of the presenting of the 10th inst., tetes: How erushing misfortunes.

General Debeney, attacking in the early morning from the south-west, swept pastrons this morning attacked the railway the Assainvilleis plateau and reached by station at Karlsruhe and one aerodrome. hoon Faverolles and an hour Inter Cloads hindered observation, but a large Montdidier, is described as a triumphaling an explosion. took Etelfag, completely surrounding bomb was seen "to hit the station, caus- march by the oldest veteraNS,

COLONIALS OCCUPY CHAULNES,

Paris, August 11th. Petit Pormion states that the Canadines bave and Australians have nectipied Chaulnes.

been taken since Thursday morning. CANADIANS GLORIOUS ACHIEVE 'with about 300' gung and vast quantities

MENTS.

of material of all kinds.

and the Affied cavalry have even pushed forward to within a mile of Chaulnes: The dilies have already cleared the Amiens front considerably, and if they gel the Germans to retreat from Mont they will set free for traffe both of the important railways between Amiens und Paris, thus increasing the Allied power of mancurring

The maximum advance exceeds 12 miles

didirr"

There are reports that the Germans are burning their dumps and stores, thus foreshadowing their retreat. This is not officially confirmed. hut is probably true. The German General in command is believed to be von Ecchni, one of those defeated by Marshal Foch in the "Marne pocket..

(TERCON REUTER'S" AGEROY.]

AERIAL OPERATIONS

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LONDON, August 11th.

4.00 ..

Oise the French made a bound forward Meanwhile, between Montdidier and the ef two or three miles, Officers state that never before have they pressed back the enemy at such a rate.

The light tanks played a great part in the drive, saving great number of casualties.

TERRITORY CRAMMED WITH ABANDONED MATERIAL,

LONDON, August 17th. The Air. Ministry reports Our squad-

under control. trollable. One of ours was driven down We drove down three machines uncon-

KANDER CABLES, ENEMY MINE-SWEEPERS BOMBED.

Lospos, August 11th.

of abandoned material, incluiling guns observed a German destroyer sunk eight The Admiralty report: Our aircraft- The territory captured is crammed full wine-sweepers off Zeebrugge, and also on the 9th inst, heavily bombed enemy

guns were captured at Neuville, includably a British mine. and shells of all calibres. Twentyone miles north-westward of Zeebrugge, proh- ing six big howitzers.

Minister of Militia, interviewed

Lexos, August 11th,

Reuter's" Correspondent, states that the Sir Albert Edward Kemp, Canațiun by

achievements of the Canadians in the pre- sent offensive are the greatest in their history. They took 7.000 prisoners and upwards of 100 guns. They were opposed by four German Divisions on the first day, and their casualties were moderate.

LINE ADVANCED SEAR DERNANspite 45 hours' invessant fighting, advane. "FRENCIE ADVANCE BETWEEN THE AVRE AND OISE.

PARIS. August 12th. A cummuniqué.

resistance.

states Terday atutinued to advance between the Avre and the Oise. notwithstanding the enemy

COURT

Lesbos, August„(kb.

12.30 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hng rel night we advanced our line northward of

a successful, operation. ports By

the Somme on the high ground between Etineler and Dernancourt

Fighting southward of the eyer as |reported from different points,

The French progressed along the south bank of the Avre and reached the out skirts of Le-Chelle-St Aurin.

We repulsed a local attack this morn. our positions northward of Kemmel, 'taking prisoners.'

We drove aft raiders northward of the Scarpe.

In air-fighting on the 9th inst. weing on destroyed 30' machines and drove down #uncontrollable. Twenty-three of ours are missing. One machine, missing since 8th instant has returned..

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We slightly improved our

positions

We dropped 381 tons of bombs in the eastward of Robeeg. dartine and 184 tons at night-time ENEMY'S LAST DEFENSIVE LINK

BREAKS DOWN. ›

LONDON, August 11th. The Third French Army, under General

Reiter's Correspondent British Headquarters, telegraphing on Saturday, At more than one place we are back which was exptured on Saturday morn have been identified daring the past 39 Humbert, attacked cast of Montdidier,intes: --Several fresh German, divisions

ning.

ON OLD SOMME POSITIONS.

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Everson, participating in the battle feld, is in the highest spirits, many, de ing

We

Javal Activities.

EARLIER CABLES [THAUCCH RECTER'S AGENCY.) U-BOAT ATTACKS FISHING BOAT.

AMSTERDAM, August 10th. According to the Sigurt Rotterdamsche Courant a German submarine attacked a South of the Avre we occupied Marque-Ymuiden fishing boat near the Faaks villers and Grivillers, and reached n'line | Lightship, the skipper being killed. From Armancours to Thillsloy,

We progressed two kilometres north of Italian Front Roye-sur.Matz to the outskirts of Canny. sur-Matz.

Farther south we conquered and passed' La" Berliere

Our advance between the Matz and the Qis was accentuated north of Chavin

court.

We hold Machemont and Cambronne.

EARLIER CABLES FATE OF MONTDIDIER

LONDON, August 10th. Reuter's Agency learns that the French attacked at dawn between Montdidier and

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EARLIER CABLES (THROCOH REUTER'S AGEŃCY.] ITALIAN FRONT. ALLIES SUCCESSFUL ACTIONS. LONDON, August 10th. An italian official report states:- Wo forded the Chiese in the Drone Valley and surprised a large enemy party, kill ing some and exptaring 21.

The total prisoners captured by the British in raids between, Canove and Asiago is 374.

The French deeply penetrated a strong- the Oise along a 12-mile front and attain-point rt Mont Sisemol, destroying or ed a depth of four miles in six hours.

There is little doubt that Montdidier eight machine-guns and one

capturing the garrison, capturing 243, bas fallen,

'trench- cannon.

We carried out, raids further eastward prisoners. and inflicted heavy losses, taking 59

General.

en the old Somme positions, an at Fran-ing. The whole salient near Montilidier hours, proving the desperate effort to developed by our Allies this morning with the secondary line from Amiens

sirt we are uefoss these.

In all 30, earing divisions participated.

is greatly reduced. |

in the fighting. ten from the reserve..

The French infantry operating in this The retreating enemy is continuing to region made its junction with the British setre to villages and to blow up dumps & troops south of the Amiens-Roye road long way back,

An encircling movement round the massif at assigny is now apparent.

TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND

PRISONERS:

The boty taken by the Allied troops since August 8th exceeds 35,000' prisoners and 500 guns.

arrest the Allies' advance, but all coun- complete success.. ter-attacks were without avail.

Enveloped from the north and south-

·FALL OF MONTDIDIER.

continued all day in co-operation with been identifed. the French Army on the "right and the right of the British Fourth Army. The British are hard pressing, the retreating Germans. Bouthward of Libons they overcame the enemy's resistance and made substantial progress.

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Panis, August 11th. A camiquniqué states:-Our attacks on the Avre battle front continued all day with increasing success,

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LONDON, August 10th Newport, Monmouthshire, emphasised the Mr. Lloyd George, at a luncheon at

mans from within gun range of the importance of pushing back the Ger Amiens railway. One hundred trains daily used to pass through, but we were temporarily deprived of its use recent- ly, and we were able to employ only trains daily; but Amiens will now be safe. The recent Allied triumphs on Montdidier, which was outflanked cast

the Marne and the Somme were and north, fell this morning.

due to the unity of command. Those Continuing our victorious advance on sulted in

two great victories had the right of the British we pushed ten

the capture of between kilometres east of Montdidier on the front 50,000 and 60,000 prisoners and between Andechy-Lu Boissiere-Fescomps,

wm and 800 guns. But the struggle is Extending and acting south-eastward not over. The country must deepen we attacked the German positions on the its resolution, and must keep up heart. right and left of the St. Just-Royn road heart is necessary. The business we have We are now doing well, but a firm, steady

MONTDIDIER ENVELOPED.

Losack, August 11th.

12.95 8. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-addition to those previously mentioned. The "French captured 100 guns, in ports:The attack launched on the evan-

The enemy has probably been thrown ing of the 9th inst., in accordance with back from gun range of the Paris First Army, smuthward of Montdidier, was the Allied plan. by the right of the French Allies last night used the railway.

Amiens railway at St. Just, where the The enemy is completely cleared from

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.} Crepy

BRITAIN MUST KEEP HEART Chanines railway junction is underTASK IMPOSED BY PROVIDENCE. both heavy and field gunfire and in quite The capture of Chipilly Ridge on Fri-east, Montdidier fell into the hands of the therefore, does not possess railways for unusable by the Germans. The enemy day evening broke down the last defen- French before mid-day, with many prison-reinforcements for the Montdidier-Oise sive link with the enemy's scattered frontera and quantities of material.

front The advance of the French First Army Eleven enemy divisions. have so far English and "American, troops for the first time fought side by side in this bril LONDON, August 11th.

liant enterprise, while the infantry and 10.15 p.m.

artillery, fought magnificently. This has Reuter's Agency learns that at noon

been pre-eminently a battle for the tanks, In the northern part of the battlefeld, armoured cara and cavalry. "Whippets," today the Allied line north and south the pivot of Chipilly, which was very was from a point west of Meault, thence

as the wonderful little speedy tanks are valuable to the Germans, has been taken called, played havoc with Marwitz'a Second wid Etineheim, Framerville, Likon Parvillers, Lechell, Armancourt, Boye

by the Americans.

The number of prisoners is increasing. Army. Six of them "advanced in a line.

FRUITS OF ANGLO-AMERICAN -aur-Matz, Mareuil, Lamotte, Sanson,

Thas the growing victory of the Allies and attacked a battery of field-guns. The

» ASSAULT. / Mochement, thener along the Oise.

makes the situation more precarious latter, Bring at point-blank range, put

LONDON, August 10th. South. of the Somme the situation is every day for the Germans in the curve four tariks out of action, and the remain.

Reuter's Correspondent

on a front of 20 kilometres. becoming stabilised. We have not ad.outlined by the Somme between Bray, ing two scurried away.

zt British

We captured Rollet, Orvillers, Soxcl,"ndertaken is one of those things which But suddenly

Headquarters states:-The British and Reason-sur-Matz, Conchy-les-Pots, Non Providence gives to a generation to de vanced during the past twelve hours, even Peronne and Ham. From henceforth they two vanished tanks came whirling out of the Somme, mentioned by Sir Douglas 10 kilometres at certain points.

American assault between the Aucre andville-sur-Seasons and Elincourt, advancing

for all ages. slightly retiring at some places. The will only have the choice of retreating to

Mr. Lloyd George proceeded to refer to a cornfield in the near of the battery and when, the vitally important Chipilly spur advanced over 20 kilometres along the for Great Britain, France and Italy, and Haig, was pushed home in 40 minutes, The French in three days' fighting have fighting here has been of a desperate ding. line of about ten kilometres up to the killed or wounded all the German gua aong character, the enemy calling up river, towards which their convoys are

Amiens-Roye road and have captured over 8,000 prisonera. reserves and counter-attacking heavily, already turning, and the Allied aviators

We have counted so far 200 guns among the enormous material abandoned. apparently to enable him to save material, worry their retreat in every way by blow.

Further south the French advanced ing up bridges. Mightly.

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OFFICER PRISONERS BELIEVE GERMANS WILL NOT RECOVER.", It is not correct to suppose that our initial success was due to the Ger

After the Murne salient that of Amiens- The latest authoritative total of pri-as reduced, then the one at Montdidier.mans holding their line lightly. On the contrary, their front on our first attack

The general line reached by the Allies; now runs north to south from Lihons Pots: Fresnoy-Les Roye, Lignieres, Conchy-les-

was carried.

6.15 p.m.

Morlancourt was captured after fierce had to hand fighting."

South of the Somme cavalry and strong infantry patrols entered Folies Beaufort, front of Rouvroy-en-Santerre by dark. Warvillers, Rosieres, Vauxvillers, and the The Australians entered Lihons ao Divisional Headquarters complete. swiftly, that they captured a German

The train which the cavalry captured The Americans yesterday gave a magni. ficent account of themselves.

Fonire is 28,000, and 400 guns have been directed by Marshal Foch, la developing was held by eight divisions, instead of was a leave train. -

captured..

This battle, which was eceived and is logically and victoriously."

the usual xix:

AERIAL WARFARE.

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PARIS, August 11th

the difficulties of obtaining sufficient coal

stated that some men who were taken from industries for service in the army ar not willing to return to their previous employment. They say, "No, we are going back to fight".

Continuing, the Prime Minister said it was difficult to beat a country produc A communiqué states:--Despite the bading such men, and he appealed to every weather, our squadrons fought numerous hody connected with the production of actions, felling 14 German acroplanes coal to do their very best to get more and setting fire to nine enptive balloons. men to fling eval at the enemy, and Forty tons of projectiles were dropped har? it in waggon-lands, Every fon and during the day and night on enemy very

extra waggon-loud represents. troops, stations, and camps,

liberty, justice and peace throughout the world.!!

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