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THE

WAR.

THE

FRENCH COMMAND LASSIGNY CRESTTM

ALLIED AVIÀTORS MASTERS OF THE AIR.

CANADIAN ASSISTANCE IN SIBERIA.

RRITISH DESTROYER SUNK."

MIXED FIGHT OFF AMELAND" ISLAND,

Franco-Belgian Front.

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BRITISH FRONT.

ALLIED MASTERY OF THE AIR.

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Pants, August 12th. Von Hutier, who is conscious of the Toriniciable danger threatening his right wing, in hastily evacunging his heavy Artillery and dinmunition depots and generally all his war material. The ronds leading to the Sonunt, which are crowded with convoys, motors, artillery, and infantry colurans, are being bombarded continuously by the Allied aviators, who are decidedly masters of the air, Cavalry, tanks, and auto-tuachine-guns continue their bold incursions across the enemy's lines, increasing the disorder among the

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ENEMY SWELLING HIS

REINFORCEMENTS.

LONDON, August 12th. 9:45 p.m.

Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing this evening, states:--Stiff fighting was in progress to-day, the main feature of which was the greatly increased enemy artillery and machinegun" firing. proving the rapid swelling of his reinforcements,

Our long-range sixty-pounders have had some bridges on the Somme under steady fire, so that enemy communications must be difficult and sometimes deadly.

HUNGKUNG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 1918.

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Naval Activities.

FRENCE

FRONT/

NOTHING IMPORTANT,

Paxis, August 13th.

A commwaiqué states:-There was no important event at night-time on the battle front

There were several enemy raids in the Vosges and in upper Alsace, but. they were without result.

AT GRIPS ON OLD GROUND.

LONDON, August 13th.

10.15 a.m Reûter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing last evening, states:Our pursuit of the Germans in retreat has fetched a point of momentary ⚫tablisation. On the French wing the necessity of bringing up artillery and munitions over the deeply-rutted ronds has caused an enforced halt.

We are now at grips on the ground which the Germans entrenched and held from the Autumà of 1016 to the Spring of 1917. "The trenches are in a tumble down state, yet they afford the Germans the best opportunity of clinging to the ground since they left the line on the valley of the Avre. They are evidently determined to remain as long as they In the neighbourhood of Hulleu groundean, and they are well supplied with

retaken by counter-attack after we machine-guns, were torsed to ini! back from the position. AIRMEN'S REMARKABLE WORK.

Bemarkable work was performed by our airmen during the battle. On the opening of the offensive our machines were During the last 24 hours several mêm so thick that flying was most difficult be of the General Staff have been cap-owing to the risk of collision. They tured, also automobile parks, ROTO- bombed aerodromis, also the Somme cross- dromes, ambulances and whole trainings with such success that the enemy Numerous ammunition depots have been retreat was partly diverted in a southLassigny massif, which they now

Germans.

abandoned intact by the enemy in flight.

German resETVEK

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Today i continuous enemy line opposed our progress by regular barrages instead of a casual harassment of fire.

FRENCH COMMAND CREST OF LASSIGNY MASSIF.

Lespos, August 15th,

.15 p.m. Realer's Agency learns that the French have almost reached the crest of the

com.

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LONDON, August 13th.

The Admiralty announce A British destroyer, which had been seriously damaged as the result of a collision, was torpedoed and punk in the Mediterranean on August 5th. Two officers and five men perished in the collision. Aerial Act›vites.

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General

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VON HINTZE AND CHAN="

CELLOR CONFER

AMSTERDAM, August 13th.

THE SIBERIAN SITUATION, BRITISH TROOPS ON USSURI FRONT.

LONDON, August 19th. The War Office announces; The British troops landed at Vladivostock have pro- ceeded to the Ussuri front, where they

A message from Berlin states that were enthusiastically received by the Foreign Secretary vor Hintae bna

Czecho-Slovaks. gone to Main Headquarters to confer with the CZECHOSLOVAKS HARD-PRESSED. Chancellor.

LONDON, August 13th... The Timer Correspondent at Tokią, tele. graphing on the 7th insp., stated that the Crecho-Slovaks were being hard-pressed on the Ussuri and Trans-Baikalia fronts by strong forces of Magyars and Germans. JAPANESE COMMANDER AND

GERMAN GENERAL

PESSMISTIC.

AMSTERDAM, August 19th, Writing in the Berlin Tapeblatt, General von Ardenne says that the British success between the Anere und the Avre, which bodes no good for the future AMSTERDAM, August 13th.

German"defence, must be admitted. The The Dutch papers, in describing a 6ght losses of ground, guns and prisoners are between motor-buats and aircraft off especially painful, as the German High Ameland, state that three British motor-Command is particularly anxious now to boats were sunk and three disabled. economise his forces. One of the Intter reached the shore.

Altogether 10 men were saved, of whom four were wounded.

The whole crew of a Zeppelin perished. A British flotilla, which had concen trated

their fire

on the Zeppelin, were attacked by German airships and aeroplanes in great strength, but they brought down one of the latter.

and

Some hours later a German hattleship ten torpedo-boats appeared and cruised along the coast,

ZEPPELIN DESTROYED,

LONDON, August 19th. The Star states that another Zeppelin was brought down this morning.

The airship was sighted off the East Coast at daybreak, when our aeroplanes

the highest point in the north-east corner,

and get close before being observed. It will take the French some time to

The Zeppelin fell-in flames into the sea, work down the far side and get up irtil-after a short fight. lery, when the enemy's cornmunications The ill-fated airship was one of the with Roye and "Cotte will be under our largest and of the newest, the observed artillery fre. Full develop ments, therefore, are not immediately expected.

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ENEMY POSITION ANYTHING BUT

Tagen.

ΚΑΤΣΙ Those story last evening apparent- Jy referred to the Ameland Zeppelin.

The neunts brought to the East Coast state that a Zeppelin, accompanied by seaplanas. interrupted divine service which was being held on board the British

Over the whole battlefront the victorily direction, considerably to the mand, although the Germans still retain immediately ascended pursued the raider, mas advance of the Allied troops has advaninge of the attackers.

Two enemy continued, despite the resistance of the aerodromes were captured during the advance, being the only ones in this area. All the bridges from Perone to Ham | South of the Somme many enemy tanks, patove, been, broisen down by the French guns, aireralt, bacterios, and balloons ybombing aviators, who have also systema.

were destroyed or damaged beyond use. tically destroyed all the foot-bridges IMPORTANCE OF LASSIGNY. which the German bridge-builders attempted to throw across the Somme. Powerit! squadrons relieved one another ceaselessly in cutting off the enemy com- munications between both rivers. Twice the Germans vriel; but unsuccessfully, to get their heavy artillery to the right bank, but each time the foot-bridges were destroyed and the material was thrown into the river. Accordingly, the enemy is making desperate efforts to keep himself on the line indicated by the Roye-Peronne road, which is threatened by groups of Allied cavalry,

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BRITISH POSITIONS IMPROVED.

LONDON, August 13th.

12.15 p.2. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig re parts: We farther improved our posi tious to the north of the Roye rond, and

LONDON, August 19th.

9.50 p.m. Renter's Ageucy learns that on the battle front 450 gana have been captured.

It is anderstoel that the French this morning resumed the attack in the southern sector, where the great centre of interest is the assigny massif, as the situation depends upon its possession.

The enemy reaction with fresh divi- sions was particularly heavy before Roye. Thirty-one enemy divisions have so far been identified, including eight divisions from Prince Rupprecht's réserves, while von Marwitz's eight divisions in line at the commencement of the battle have heen, practically overrun, prisoners being captured from all the units of these cight divisions.

FALL OF LASSIGNY MASSIF EXPECTED.

The Allies to-day captured Gury.

SULID,

LONDON, August 12th. 9.50..p.m.

Reuter's Enrrespondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing this after- noon, states: --The period of arrest in the development of the battle continues.

This morning some villages behind our front were heavily bombarded by the enes, hoping to disperse uur troops and concentrations during the pause while we are gathering strength for a further. push from the new line.

It is

probable that von Hutier's Army, with its left resting од the Thiescourt massif and the Oise at Noyon is sufficiently well placed for & defensive, except for the threat of a fur-

ther advanen by the British at the Amiens A violent battle is raging from Bray toove road. The Allies at Andechy are

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warships. which Fromptly

counter-attacked.

When the Zeppelin crashed" the British flagship signalled, All" ships' tompanies xing byman beginning '0, happy band pilgrime, look upward to the skies.

Altogether 10 enemy seaplanes attacked the motor.hosts.

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One of the British aeroplanes which attacked the Zeppelin alighted on the water, but was picked up by a destroyer within a mile of the German coast,

ADMIRALTY STATEMENT.

LONDON, August 13th. In connection with the Admiralty atalement cabled yesterday, the German Admiralty allege that the motor-boats were accompanied by 5 warships of

on the north bank of the Somme, capturVillers-les-Roye, where the Germans are only four miles away from Rose, which is various descriptions, and that we were

ing additional prisoners,

We repulsed a local attack in the neighbourhood of Fouquescourt.

vigorously reacting."

already under the. Allied guns.

The

The German reserves are at present 20 my position on this part of the line is divisions. It has been ascertained that one anything but solid. Austrian Division is on the "Western

Our patrols captured a few prisonera to the south of the Scarpe and in the neigh-Front; but has not yet been in action,

bourhood of Vieux-Berquin.

"attack in the Merris

We repulsed an sretor, after sharp fighting.

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The Allies have practically reached the crest of the assigny massif, and are firing into the enemy from the rear. The AERIAL OPERATIONS.

fall of the massif is expected to-night. During the day and night of the 11th This plateau is eight miles square and inst. we dropped 50 tons of bombs, the crest is heavily wooded. Its capture chiefly on the Somme crossings and certainsbould be followed by important develop raily functions

ments

We boubed Courtrai station and sidings at daylight' from a low height, and with out suffering any loss Many direct hits were effectively abiained,

11.55 p.m.

FRENCH CAPTURE GURY.

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PARIS, August 13th

Ayre and the Oise we captured the village A rokdhuniqué, states:-Between the

Gury and made progress north of Roye sur-Mintz and north of Chevincourt,

On the Nesle we repelled two counter attacks against our positions on the north bank'in the region of Fismes. «

AMERICANS, REPULSE ATTACKS AT FISMES.

LONDON, August 13th. 2.50 2.1. An American communique states:We repulsed attacks in the vicinity of Fiemos. The enemy's losses were Bevere.

FRENCH AERIAL ACTIVITIES.

Paria, August 13th.

attacked us

METZ AND

FRANKFURT

ATTACKED

LONDON, August 12th. 11.20 p.m.

The military eritic of the Mittage Zeitung prepares the public for a further

retreat.

BRITAIN'S GOLD RESERVE.

STAFF.

the Expeditionary Force, is a member of General Kikuze Otani, Commander of

the Supremis War Council.

been appointed Chief of Staff, resigns his Lieut-General Mitsuye Yubi, who has command of the Imperial Guards.

Livut. General Takenachi necompanies the Expedition in a capacity which is not. stated.

CANADIAN DETACHMEŃT FOR SIBERIA.

OTTAWA, August 12th.

It is officially announced that Canada' Losos, August 14th.

is being represented in the Allied Ex- It is officially stated that the balance peditionary Force in Siberia. The detach- of gold standard reserve on July 31stment will be nobilised and despatched was held as follows:-In India, i; in England. £34,737,017, of which £8,000,000

early.

cash was placed by the Secretary of State at short hotice; and £19,818,601 in British and Colonial Government Securities ns valued at March 31st. E.918.43 worth of British Government Securities have gestion of Mr. Gerard, the former been purchased since that date.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. ARMED PEASANTS CROSS THE DNIEPER.

LONDON. August 19th.

A wireless Russia report states" Reports from Kief state that 5,00% pensants, provided with machine-guna, artillers, food and hospital-motors, cross. ed the river Dnieper in the direction of Poltava.

The Germans have sent pursuing forces, There is incessant fighting in various parts of Ukraine.

The communists, at Vologda are taking measures to combat the British and French forces and White Guards.

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THE RUSSIAN MENACE TO

GERMANY.

AMSTERDAM, August 13th.

which contain

papers,

The German gloomy deductions regarding the situation in Russia from the removal of the German Embassy to Pskoff, state that when Dr. Helferich went to Moscow he found the Bolshevik rule tottering, and fled before the staff of the Embassy had left because be was afraid of his life,

The papers describe bath Moscow and

GERMANY S THREATS AMERICAN AND REPRISALS. Much attention is being devoted by American newspaper Press to the sug

Ambassador, that reprisals in kind as regards the treatment of prisoners are alone appreciated by the German mind. In a speech recently, Mr. Gerard made it clear that the United States must exact an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tenth, and that anything as would be construed by the enemy not as chivalry but as weakness and tear. Americans, sfum bithe accounts of the treatment primers are in the right mood to at reprisals in kind should any Mr. Gerard's advice was apropos of the Americans b abused during captivity. German threat to exact reprisals against Americans if von Rintelen, the Kaiser's favourite keyhole specialist. was not re leased from internment by the United States. Mr. Gerard told how Rintelen came to biai in Berlin with a letter from the German Foreign Office, that he might engage in charitable work and asked for a safe conduct to America,

on behalf of Belgium. Mr. Gerard said: "He gave me his ward of honour that his mission was one of mercy, but I had so little faith in his protestations that I did not even transmit his request to Washington. Von Rintelen came here later, on a forged passport, and every body knows the kind of charitable work he was doing up to the time he wes lodged in Atlanta Gaol. He abused our hospital by blowing up munition plants and bridges, and killing our workers, and we were all proud over Secretary Lanaing's answer to the demand that this man should be released. The German Chancellor once said that all his country wanted was a place in the sun. but when this country finishes with Germany it will have a place which will be far warmer then the sun." (Laughter and cheers.).

NEW GIANT AEROPLÄNES

The correspondent of the Havas Agency mine-laying extensively when the airship Petrograd as being vigorously patrolled giant German aeroplane which was on the French front reports that the by police and troops with guns and brought down on June 1st in the neigh- Dachine-guns everywhere in anticipation bourhood of Retz carried nine passengers, including the pilot officer commanding, of a moup d'état.

two observer officers and machine-gunnera, The Russian menace to Gerray is the tow specialist engineers, a second pilot in theme of the London comment, which ex-specialist engineers. The machine is of charge of the engines, and two other

cibly holding down the people will soon presses the opinion that the task of for the most recent type of giant aeroplanes of the Lizenz model. From the beginning of 1916 the Germans have been construct necessitate strong German reinforcements ing very powerful aeroplanes capable

carrying a great weight of explosives -if this has not already been done as the The first types constructed did not give fall of Lenin and Trotsky, confirmed, entire satisfaction, and the machine now may provide the rallying point of the captured seems to be the latest develop

ment. Its principul characteristica are nation and help the Entente.

as follows:

afternoon-In addition to the bombing The Air Ministry announced yesterday

triangle at Metz already reported, we bombed the railway

We attacked two aerodromes and various targets with bombs and machine- guos..

Despite the weather to-day, we success- fully attacked the aeroplane and the chemical works at Frankfurt. Burets were observed in the centre of objective,

our

Large numbers of enemy aeroplanes kept up a running fight over a distance of thirty miles. We destroyed two. All the British machines returned,

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, August 19th.

A wireless German official report states:We repulsed violent attacks to the north of the Somme and between the Souune and Libons. The enemy advanced beyond Lihons. Our counter-attack threw Enemy airerait-in-Inrge-formations him back to the northern and eastern, the latter made fruitful expeditions to machines and severe fighting ensued. We were active on the battle front. We edges of the village.

At night we attacked Peronne and Cambrai stations. All our night-bombers returned.

de cruyed so and drove down 24. Five British machines are missing.

We took Hulleu,

We shot down 618 acroplanes during Our anti-aircraft, guns brought down a July, of which 230 are in our possession.

We lost 129.

Gotha,

A communiqué states: Despite at- tempts by enemy squadrons to oppose the passage of our bombers on the 11th inst, the enemy lines, copiously bombing, bridges, roads, railways and troops, when numerous convoys were blocked.

aero-

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PLAGUE ON CALCUTTA. STEAMER.

Four, motor engines, each of 300 horse- power, making 1,200 borne-power in all- spread of wings, 141ft; total length, 23 mètres (over 91ft); crew, nine men, weight when empty 8,200 kilogrammes (about Df tons); weight in flight when. fully loaded, 14,000 kilogrammes (over 14 tons); weight of bombs that in be carried, about 2,000 kilogrammes” (twoc, tans); maximum speed, 10 to 180,kilos metres (73 to 90 miles) per hour; aria- ment four machine-guns.

LONDON, August 13th. drome: at Hagenau, achieving excellent Gravesend-from-Calcutta with fope Geridan aviators have recently

Another squadron attacked an

The steamship Sector bas arrived at

members of the crew suffering from results We encountered many hostile destroyed four enemy machines and drove bubonic plague, down another. Two British machines are making.

ped during the day and night,

and proceeded to bomb their objective, Altogether 57 tons of bombs were drop- The squadron re-formed after the ght Fifteen aeroplanes and four balloons directly hit a large hut were felled, and 21 aeroplanes were dis- destroyed four enemy machines on the A bomb abled by French and American pilots.

ground.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, August 13th. The silver market is unchanged...

been using at night star shells of a new type. A canvina parachute in carried with an illuminating apparatus based on magnesium, which takes fre automatical," ly between 300 and 400 metres from the ground, and descend slowly, and for two minutes throws out an extremely power ful light, which lights up the ground vividly-Beuter.