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THE WAR. (Continued from. Page 5.)

Franco-Belgian Front,

(THROUGH LJUTER'A AGENOT.}

BRITISH FRONT.

COMBLES CAPTURED.

LONDON, August 30th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig states Despite the destruction of river bridges our advanced troops crossed the Samme to the south and west of Peronne. Whave taken Clery-sur-Somme and Combles, capturing in this ares over 200 brisoners, and taking a few guns.

BULLECOURT TAKEN,

North of Bapaume, London and West Lancashire troops made important pro- gress on Thursday afternoon, eastward of the Sensee river, capturing Bullecourt Hendecourt-lez-Cagnicourt. Ind

with bowerful trench systems, after bard fighting.

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BRITISH ADVANCE RESUMED.

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LONDON, August 30th. Reater Agency learus that the British resumed their advance this morning and pentrated another 00 yards on a seven mile front, betwee3ullecourt nåd the river Scarpe.

The line reached within a mile of the Drecourt Queant switch-line, the, near- est point to which is Reincourt-les- Cagnicourt.

GERMAN REPORT,

LONDON, August 30th.

·A· German official wireless message says:-We repulsed five English attacks between the Scarpe and the Sensee.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] GERMANY EXPLAINS THE GREAT RETREAT.

LONDON, August 30th. The following is another example of how the great retreat, is being explained for bome consumption."

The well-known military writer, "Capt. von Salzmann, in the Fossische Zeitung, says: "We are drawing the enemy into a terrible wilderness in order to hold him upon given lines. His supply difficulties will then be almost insurmountable.. Marshal Foch has hitherto not produced that disorder in the German armies which

We thrice re-captured Bairy Notrais essential for breaking through." If we Dame, but the enemy's evening attack bad, the enormous human material re-took it.

Marshal Foch has, not only would wa have been in Faris, but we would have. captured the world. A decision is ap-

Wa repulsed seven attacks astride the Arras-Cambrai road and attacks south

of Croisilles and south-east of Mary.proaching in which the justice of our.

cause must triumph." The enemy advance beyond Dompierre. Belloy-Nesle, Beaulieu and Suzay.

Noyon now lies in front of our battle-

Between Hendecourt and the Arris Lambrai road the Canadians, this morn-front. pg, delivered an attack which is reported

to be deteloping favourably."

Astride the Scarpe English and Scot- tish divisions continued to advance on Thursday afternoon and gained valuable' ground in the direction of Eterpigny Hamblain-lea-Pres and Plouvain.

We held the enemy and captured a number of prisoners in these "operations. We continue to advance in the valleys

of the Lawe and Lys rivers.

CAPTURES CONFIRMED.

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FRENCH FRONT....

NOYON CARRIED BY SHEER

'. FIGHTING.

PARIS, August 30th. A communiqué says:-During the day we progressed in the region of the Canal du Nord, which we skirt on its whole length except towards Catizay and Scrmaise.

We captured Bois da Quesney, north east of Ecuvilly, and Beaurains. Hendecourt-lez-Southwards the battle became bitterly

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig an- nounces the capture of Clery-sur-Somme, Combles. Bullecourt, Cagnicourt.

The Canadian attack between· Hende-' court, and the. Arras-Cambrai road is progressing favourably.

ENEMY POSITIONS UNTENABLE.

LINDON, August 30th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re sports: -The successful attack since the 9th inst delivered" by the Fourth, Third, and First British Armies rendered the enemy's positious on the old Soimme battle-feld untenable.

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The enemy has been forced on the whole front trum Bapaume southwards abandon, with great loss of prisoners guns and material as well as killed and wounded, the ground which he gained at such heavy cost in March and April this

year.

HEM, CAPTURED.

We have reached the west bank of the Somune, opposite Brie-and Peronne, and have captured Hem.

Northward of Hem we are advancing the general line Combies-Horval Beaulincourt-Fremicourt.

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Sharp fighting occurred on this front. where we inflicted many casualties on the enemy who attempted to delay our pro- gręka.

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NEW ZEALAND FORCES OCCUPY B. AUME. + The New Zealand troops took poses sion of Bapaume this morning, driving out the enemy rearguards,

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North of Bapaume the enemy is still sendeavouring to maintain positions.

After hard fighting about Vraucourt, Hendicourt-les. Ecous-St. Mein and

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Cagnicourt, we made progress, taking many prisoners.

North of the Scarpe we re-established our positions on Greenland Hill, from which the enemy forced us back on the 27th inst.

We made further progress astride the Lawe river north of Bethune and east, ward of Nieppe Forest.

AERIAL ACTIVITIES. Reporting on aviation, Sir Douglas Haig says-Low clouds and rain inter- fared with dying on the 29th inst. We dropped six tons of explosives and fired many machine-gun rounds an

enemy

troops and transport in the battle-zone.

Aeroplanes at various points delivered small-arm ammunition by parachute and destroyed two enemy aeroplanes.

Two British machines are missing. Our night-fiers dropped 11 tons of bombs, mainty on Cambrai junction and at aerodromme eastward of Bt. Quentin. BRITISH FORCES, CAPTURE BAPAUME.

violent.

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We carried Noyon by sheer bghting and reached the southern edge of Haplio-

court.

East of Noyon we gained a footing, on the southern slopes of Mont St. Simeon and took Laudrimart and Morlincourt, capturing several hundred prisoners,

We crossed the Ailette between the Oise and the Aisne at several points worth and south of Champs. despite resistance, and captured Cuay and Pont St. Mard.

NEXT STEP IN THE BATTLE.

LONDON, August 30th.

GERMANY'S ANTIDOTE."

AMSTERDAM, August 30th."- The Avefnische Folk, Zeitung has noted with satisfaction that German tactics have found an antidote to the British battering weapon-the Tank. lt calls the 'untidote "mobility."

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SPOTTED FEVER IN AUSTRIA

Zonica, August 30th.. Spotted typhis has broken out in Galicia and Bukovina.

Fifty cases are officially admitted.

WHEAT DISEASE IN GERMANY

ZURICH, August 30th. - The German agricultural papers are greatly concerned at the alarming in crease in wheat disease. The crop is use less in some districts. Rye in Northern and Eastern Germany is suffering badly from wet, and the millers refuse to accept

it.

RUSSIAN

AFFAIRS.

NEUTRAL PROTEST.

AMSTERDAM, August 30th. message from Kieff states that neatral representatives have notified the Soviet Govertiment protesting against the mass arrests of officers at Moscow and Petrograd and threatening to rescind the right of sanctuary for Bolshevik repre- sentatives abroad.

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JAPANESE STAFF LEAVE MOSCOW.

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AMSTERDAM, August 30th.. The Japanese Consul-General and Iembera of the Embassy have left On Thursday evening, Reuter's Coroscow, being the last Entente represen respondent at the French Headquarterstatives in the city. The Bolshevik Gov- telegraphed -To-day the Germans have crament has ordered their journey to

Japan to be facilitated. been counter-attacking along the whole line. They are holding out stoutly in many places with a view to farther re- tirement at a favourable moment.

General Debeney's army southward of Nesles is progressing in the region of Moyenncourt and Breuil, also 'towards and along the unfinished Nesles-Noyon saral.

General Humbert's army has captured Beaurains and Sermaize..

General Mangin's army is faced by a

Simon to Chauny. This army is firmly. long rampart of hills from Mort St. tablished on the Laffaux plateau. It has Tartiers and is close to Juviguy,

The next step in the development of the battle depends upon the advance of the armies north of the Somme.

FRENCH ARTILLERY FULVERISE

ENEMY POINTS.

LONDON, August 30th. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing on Thursday counter-attacks night, states:-German were supported by heavily reinforced artillery.

A German attack on Monchain, on the west bank of the Somme, was driven back after a furious struggle.

The enemy resistance was particularly stiff in the region of Rouy-le-Grand, Rous-le-Petit and Quiguery, two kilo metres from Nesie.

FOOD SITUATION IN UKRAINE.

STOCKHOLM, August 30th. The great shortage of foodstuffs from Ukraino is explained by the reluctanee of the peasants to accept paper money.

sures against the peasants. The Germans are taking coercive men-

BOLSHEVIKS SHOOT THE

TSAREVITCH.

LONDON, August 30th. It is confirmed that the Bolsheviks have shot the Tsarevitch. WOMEN TRAMWAY WORKERS

WAGES ADVANCED.

LONDON, August 20th.

The Press Bureau announces that the Committee on Production bas awarded women tramway and omnibus workers an advance of 95/- weekly over the pre-war rates, thus equalising the rates with male

workers.

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The Government has appointed 1 committee' to investigate and report od the relations between the wages of women and mien generally. METROPOLITAN POLICEMEN ON STRIKE. DEMAND INCREASED WAGES:

BELGIAN WOMEN "FOR

44%

GERMAN FRONT.

AMSTERDAM, August 30th.

The Telegraaf states that women and girls are being deported from Ghent for forced labour behind the German front, replacing the men deportees whose health has been ruined by hardships,

TOTAL PROHIBITION

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WASHINGTON, August 30th. The Senate has passed a Bill favouring. the total prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks after Jane 30th, 1919.

THE SILVER MARKET.

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Lundos. August 28th. The silver market is quiet bat steady.

CANADA PROHIBITS EXPORT OF SILVER«.

LONDOS, August 28th. - The Canadian Government has pro hibited the export of silver except by licence.

EXCESS PROFITS TAX.

POSITION OF AN EDITOR- PROPRIETOR.

in the King's Bench Division Mr. Justice Sankey heard the appeal of the Inland Revenue Commissioners in con nection with the assessment for excess profits tax of Mr. Leopold James Maxse. the editor and proprietor of the National Review.

The Attorney-General, for the Commis- sioners, said that they appealed on the ground that Section 39 of the Finance Act (2), 1915, Sub-section C. giving ex- emption from assessment in respect of excess profits tax to ofessional men, did not apply to Mr. Maxse. The National

of which the respondent was the rictor, editor, and publisher, was at first published at a loss, but since 1905) profits had been made. The Crown's contention was that the carrying on of. the National Review was a business and Although, without not a profession. doubt, the respondent was an able and incisive journalist, he was none the less the owner of the publication, and in the same position as any other business man. in acquiring the National Review Mr. Maxse had become a business ninn, and if he made profits he was liable to be tazed on those profits

The Hon. W Finlay, R.C.. for Mr. Maxse, contended that it was quite im- possible in this case to infer, that Mr. Maxse work was a trade or business. He wrote by far the greater part of the Mr. Maxse was a Fational Review.

The journalist with exceptional gifts. 24sessors had rightly exempted him under Sub-section C. Although, in fact, some profts were made out of the advertise- ments, the main profits were derived from the respondent's personality as a journ alist. The profits were derived in respect of his profession. Only a small element of business entered into the matter.

THE JUDGMENT.

His Lordship, giving judgement, said Excess profits duty was imposed by See tion 35, Finance Act, 1915, and the trades and businesses to which it applied were set out in Section 39. One of the excep tions to which Section 38 did not apply profession the profits of which are dependent mainly upon the profes sional qualifications of the person by whom the profession is carried on, and expenditure is re

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quired or only comparatively Mr. Maxse claim the benefit of those words! Did he in fact carry on a pro lession exempted by the sub-section? He purchased the National Revice in 1903, and in 1809 visited Berlin, satisfied him- self that Germany intended to attack this country, and since then he had constant. ly used the Review to call attention to that danger.

At first he was unsuccessful-a voice crying in the wilderness. The paper did not prosper. When war broke out, Mr. Maxse, fearing the magazine might be ruined, very much increased his personal contributions to it, so that they 1 mounted to seven-ninths of the total. Now it was said that his profits were mainly depen- dent on bis professional qualifications with little or no capital expenditure.

It LONDON, August 30th

had been found that at the present time Several hundred policemen at the Bow na capital was required by the respondent The Income Tax Commissioners for St. Street, Westminster and other stations Our artillery pulverised a number of in the London suburbs struck at mid Paul's Covent Garden, found that the of £1 sale of the National Review was largely night, demanding an increase enemy, strong points.

The two hours and Quigvery fell in weekly with a bonus of 183 per cent, a due to the popularity of Mr. Maxse's own well as recognition of the Constables writings. His Lordship thought that was the evening, likewise Breuil and Coyen-Union. The men in the Strand District Ending of fact which brought the re-

fts are dependent mainly on Further south, after Serce grenade

spondent within the clause that the pro- fessional qualifications of the person b fighting, the French entered Quemoy

whom the profession is carried on." Wood.

looked to bis Lordship that, if Mr. Maxse by any misfortune ceased to be able to write for the National Review, the career of that Review might possibly not be a

court.

After carrying Noyon, French infantry reached the south slopes of Mount Saint Simeon, while some units crossed the Ailette and, in conjunction with the Americans, continue to press the enemy on the plateau Juvigny. The enemy, knowing the vital value of these posi tions, is evidently prepared to delend them at all costs, throwing in his best troops available, including the Guards.

LONDON, August 29th. Heuter's Agency learns that there is no change north of Bapaume.

We have taken Bapaume and reached the Bapaume-Beaulencourt road, and our troops are approaching the latter village We reached the high ground to the north-east of Gueuedecourt, "and-nearly PROGRESS BY AMERICANS, reached Le Transloy,

LONDON, August 30th. Patrols are reported in Les Boeufs and Morval, and we have taken Ginchy -An American" official communiqué

states:North of the Aisne we progress and Guillemont and retched the western- outskirts of Maurepas,

ed in the region of Juvincourt; despite We have reached the Bomme between strong enemy resistance.

Our patrols along the Vesle and in Perpone and Happlicourt. Thence the lip follows the river from Cizaaconrt Wœuvre brought in prisoners.

puthwards to Roye-le-Grand, where it

DARING FRENCH AVIATORS. passes the Somme Oise Canal to Cochy, thence east of Beaulieu and Ecuvilly,

PAZIE, August 30th. following the canal from Catipny to It transpires that French aviators Noyon, which the French have caj ured. have been carrying to Germany intel The French bold Morlincourt, east of ligence agents, whom the seroplanes Nofon, and are reported to have cap-picked up and brought back when their tured Juvigny, but bave lost Chavigny.. mission had been accomplished..

There were assembled at Waterloo Bridge and similar scenes elsewhere. marched to Bow Street.

SPECIALS AS SUBSTITUTES."

LATZE A number of London police have struck wir bonus. for higher pay and Special constables are being called up

as substitutes.

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