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THE WAR.

FRESH ALLIED SUCCESSES.

GENERAL MANGIN'S ADVANCE IN THE ST. GOBAIN FOREST:

ONE OF THE WAR'S GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS.

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SHARP BLOW TO THE ENEMY ON

FRONT. THE MACEDONIAN

CRITICAL SITUATION IN HUNGARY.

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EUNGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY," SEPTEMBER 20ru, 1918.

In Chanyagne and in Lorraine wo, AMERICAN AIRMEN DISTINGUISH Aerial Activities. carried out expandegnaia, and took pris

woners.

ONE OF THE WAR'S GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS:

LONDON, September 15th. General Mangiu comiques to improve his positions west of the Chemin-des- Dames in spite of German resistance. The advaner in the St. Gobain Forest

region is one of the war's great achieve ments, tieteral Mangin's men making onė of the idet agmirable fights in this war.

BLOODY FIGHT ON MONKEY

MOUNTAIN.

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Loxoox. September 17th.

11.20 p.m. Bruter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, states:-The French are now barely LATEST CABLES.

mile from the highest point of the Laffaux

Franco-Belgian Front.

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BRITISH FRONT:

BRITISH POSSESS HOLNON.

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Losnos. September 18th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports:--As a result of „Yesterday's opera tions we took possession of Holnon village and captured several prisoners.

Our aeroplanes and balloons reported much damage in hostile battery positions, and many explosions and fires were caused by our artillery fire.

We dropped 94 tons of bombs"in the day-time and 18 tons of bombs at night Con gerodromws, railheads and dumps,

There was intraw fighting all day, combats occurring a considerable distance east of war lines...

We brought down 45 hostile machines, seven of which were brought down in one

Plateau.

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THEMSELVES.

The American airmen distinguished thesiselves in-harassing the enemy's with- drawal at the deepest part of the salient, The Americans accurately' forecasted the libes along which the German transport would proceed. These lines converged on a gap between Vigneulles and Thing- court, with St. Benoit as the centre. The

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BOMBS DROPPED ON BRUGES.

LONDON, September 18th.

Air Force contingents, co-operating with The Admiralty announce The Royal

the Navy, Erem September 8th to 15th; carried out several successful raids and dropped over nine-and-a-half tons of

borahs on Bruges docks and enemy aero- dromes, with good results. Eleven bombs burst op the quays at Bruges and a fro

airinen, therefore, found the transport exactly where they expected, and their attempts to delay it were at the most daring kind, frequently swooping down | started.

General саналады

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[TEBOUGH LECTER'S AGENCY.] THE AUSTRIAN PEACE NOTE.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S CURT REFUSAL

WASHINGTON, September 18th. Addressing the Senate, Senator Lodge unqualifierily endorsed President Wil- son's rejection of the Austrian peace pro- posals. He said the President's curt

talk helpful to thermany. refugul would end the longe and fechle America's position was so plain that even the Central Powers will soon begin to under- to within forty feet of the ground, and, The Uytkerke aerodrome was attacked stand it. *Having brought unpuuber- despite the main, wrecking lorry after from a low altitude. Of hangar bursted wors upon an innocent world and lorry, and shattering wagon teams with ato flames and fires started among the having appealed to the lust of conquest. bombs ar by machine-guns,

workshops. The activity of enemy air-

we now mean to put her in physical craft is below the normal,

hendis," We destroyed three and drove down twi

enemy,

machines uncontrollable. Two British machines did not return, but are. believed to have landed in a neutral.

A considerable part of the booty was due to the work of the niemen in blocking the only ronds of escape. The tremend Tous, haul of runs, now over 200, was

mouth of the salient.

The German, line, with its quarry fortifications, has been taken and the largely due to this bottling up of the garrisons killed or captured. In one quarry an entire battalion wna captured; in another a Colonel with regimental

staff.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, September 18th,

.0.55 p.. wireless German official report The Gerinus held out in the quarries states:-The enemy, between, the Ailette with machine-guas.

and the Aisne on Sunday, somewhat

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ENEMY TARGETS BOMBED...

LONDON, September 18th, The Air Ministry reports: Last night our aeroplanes heavily and repeatedly

This morning we attacked north-west of fight by one of our squadrons. We drove. A very bloody fight occurred for one of extended the point at which he broke attacked four enemy aerodromes, with

Saint Quentin.

down 20 others uncontrollable. Our anti- altcraft guns shot down one hostile machine.

Last evening the enemy attacked rt Moeuvres under ever of a heavy barrage, and pressed us Back to the western out-missing. skirits of the village.

By a suggessful local operation at night. "tire we slightly advanced oar line im--

mediately south of the La Bassce Canal. BRITISH DRAWING NEARER THE

HINDENBURG SYSTEM,

Losnos, September 18th. 4.45 p.m.

Sixteen British machines are

A RUNAWAY GERMAN GENERAL'S ORDER.

LONDON, September 17th.

these Subterranean fortresses on Monkey Mountain, north of Vaux-Ailton. Final ly the garrison was killed almost to a

MAN.

WATER Altogether five German divisions were

Rappes Forest The Balkans.

Rembercourt and

through the previous day and obtained footing in the southern part of Vaïlly. Between Cote de Lorraine and the FRENCH FIGHT KNEE-DEEP IN Morell vigorous infantry engagements

developed before

bar new positions. The enemy in the, mening stood Reuter's Correspondent at British ragaged against the French, including approximately on the line Fresnes-St. Headquarters, telegraphing this evening. the fifth Guard Division and the Bran-Hilaire- Haumont- states:--A captured document signed bydenburg Division. von Morgen, dated September 10th, and addressed to the Fourteenth Reserve

St. British Corps, near. Quentin, *AYS:-- Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday... Hitherto, owing to military reasons, says --This morning's attack, extending) we have allowed the English to occupy from south of Goazencourt to the june-desolate enemy country. Now, however, tion of our right lank with the French you have taken up a strong defensive Arisy, partok of the character of an position and not one foot more ground is over running movement, carrying the line to be given up." The document exhorts well into the enemy outpost zone and the man to defend their homes, their bringing us' nearer to the Hindenburg families, and the Fatherland, and adds, system over a wide stretch.

Reuter's correspondent at

The country hereabouts, consisting of little ridges, gullies and woods, lends itself to the elastic defence" which the Germans are now employing.

THE ENEMY SURPRISED.. The attack probably surprised the enemy, the night being favourable to the nssembly of troops. A preliminary barrage and a short intense attack moved at pro- gressive stages as it was necessary to pause while the unemy pockets were being mop

ped up.

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The French are reported to be progress- ing well in conformity with our advance, experially in the region of Savy Wood.

GOOD PROGRESS REPORTED. The news so far is necessarily scrappy. as rain was falling when the attack was Juuuched, and aeroplane observation, one of the sources of early intelligence, was impossible. The weather has since im, A proved and progress is reported at many places, with stiff fighting at or near Fresnay, Ronssoy and Epeby. Prisoners are coming in but figures are not avail.

able.

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MINOR FIGHTING.

LONDON, September 17th

11.15 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports: --Minor fighting continued north west of St. Quentin,"

We gained ground in the neighbourhood of Holcon.

Local encounters also occurred on the

northern front.

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Wo captured a German post west of

· La Bassce, taking prisoners,

We established new posts north-east of

You are more than a match for the enemy, who only attacks with dash when accompanied by tanks. These we will destroy. I expect every man. from Generals to the most junior private, to do his duty in the imminent decisive battles,"

Von Morgen was the General who streaked off in a motor-car early in, our

attack on August 8th...

BELGIAN REPORT.

the stone

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(THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY:] BALKANS FRONT. CERTAIN ALLIED ENTERPRISES

EXPECTED.

LONDON, September 17th.

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exccllent results. They started four fires, wrecked three enemy machines on the ground, demolished two hangars, directly hit several other hangars, and hit a transport convoy, four times.

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We bombed the railways at Metz- Sublons, causing a fir

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PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY PRAISED.

Loxnes. September 18th. President Wilson's reply to the Aig- trion Notes univerally praised for the promptitude of its despatch and " its economy of language. It is described as a complete answer, bearing absolutely no room for misunderstanding, and making it certain that the Austrian proposni will be rejected by the Allies, though it is expreted that the latter will answer in greater detail, possibly reiterating the Allies' war aims.

BELGIUM REJECTS GERMAN PROPOSAL

PARIF, September 18th,

Le Petit Parisien learns that Belgium, after consultation with the Allies, ducid-' edo absolutely reject the German pro- posel of a separate pense.

GERMANY'S FULL APPROVAL OBTAINED.

AMSTERDAM, September 18th.

An official statement in the Vienna

We successfully attacked the railway junctions at Mainz and docks and sidings at Karlsruhe, obtaining good results on both targets. Seventeen direct hits were obtained at Karlsrube, where three-and-Reichs Post says that the Government has a-half tons of bonths were dropped, making a total of 350 bombs of 16 tons. All our machines returned"

despatched a Peace Note, after consulta- tion with the German Government. The Note was composed with the latter's full approval, after an animated exchange of

ATTACKS IN ENEMYviews between both Governments.,

TERRITORY.

The enemy has succeeded in flooding the valleys, and the French, consequently, fought knee-deep in water across the valleys before storming fortresses on the plateau. The enemy resisted in, great strength. One French battalion fought knee-deep for twenty- four hours. The Germans brought up feld-guns almost into the first line and The successful continuation of the froh

LONDON, September 17th fred at ranges of a few hundred yards. ropolje offensive, combined with very

The Air Ministry announces:Yester- The ground was sown with obstacles considerable liveliness north of Monastir

day afternoon we twice attacked the of every kind. Nevertheless, General and at the Cerna Bend, where the Bui- acroplane works and chemical factory at Mangin's infantrymen have beaten back garians report Freneb attacks, incmaso Mannheim. Excellent results were ch-Austrian peace proposals. the German front from Vaux-Aillon to the expectations of certain Allied entertained. The enemy attacked us over the

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objective. Thras British machines are missing."

the bank of the Aisne.

GERMAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

Loypox, September 18th.

The captured Bulgarian lines lie in the mountains, at an altitude of between

We attacked a German home defence A German official statement says:-The tour and five thousand feet. Progress nerodrome at Hagenau. Bursts were ob- French by a strong thrust in the direction must be slow, but it is doubted whether served on and near the hangars, one of of Rinon and south of the Laffaux-the Bulgarian, resistance can at present which was set on &re. All our machines Chavignon Road, temporarily penetrated equal their efforts of two years go. returned. our lines. Our counter-thrust drove them There is very clear evidence that they Last night, we attacked three aero- have lost their uggressive spirit, while dromes with bombs and machine-gun fie, the reorganisation of the Greek Army is obtaining good results,

significant event in the present condi-We beavily attacked the railways at tians in Europe, and is likely to play Metz-Sablon and Treves, starting three a conspicuous part in the Eastern operares at Metz-Sablon. *

back. LONDON, September 17th.

11.55 p.m..

A Belgian communiqué states: - Great artillery activity and patrol.fighting pre- vails on the whole front, the former king especially intense towards Nieuport, Borsinghe and Merckem.

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FRENCH FRONT.

HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES.

PAR18, September 18th.

A communiqué states:-West of St. Quentin we made progress in the Holon and Savy district and continued to en- inrge our gains between the Ailette and

Aisne.

We made progress by local attacks on the plateaux cast and north of Allemant

We captured, this morning, after a

sharp fight, & strongly held paint cast of

Suncy.

The number of bodies found north of Laffaux proves the heaviness of the enemy's lowes in the recent fighting

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PATROL ENCOUNTERS.

LONDON, September 18th.

9.30 a.m.

An American communique states :- In the St. Mihiel sector artillery and aviation activity continued.

We captured prisoners in patrol, countera.

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ALLIED OFFENSIVE CONTINUED.

LONDON, September 17th.

1.55 p.m.

We dropped bombs all round, Treves station.

We also heavily attacked Frankfurt station, with good effect.

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The night began calm, but later bigh winds arose. At present seven British

A French Eastern communiqué, dated en-yesterday, states:-The operations begun on. September 15th were continued is-day with complete success. The breach made machines are not located. During the past on the Dobropolje-Vetrenik front was widened westwards and castwards, and now extends over a front of 25 kilömežces to a depth of seven.

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LONDON, September 17th.

7.30 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent at American Headquarters, telegraphing last evening, states-The burning of "Dom Martin West of Sokol the Serbians carried tho and La Chaussec, which are actually in fortified zone between

the Gradesnita

the Hindenburg Line, cannot be accepted and Sokol and crossed the river at proof of the enemy's intention to Gradesnitza, throwing back in dianrder on withdraw behind the lips. Being both under our fire, it is conceivable they were set on fire thereby, but the towns which are burning along the Moselle,

The Germans on the Veale front thrice being French towns not connected. with counter-attacked" our positions in the the enemy's defence, could not have been Glennes region, but were repulsed with fired by sbells, heavy loss.

The Hindenburg Line in this region is of the formidable nature which it had.

Six enemy aeroplanes were felled and one balloon set on fire on the 18th inst. become further west. In the wide plain between Cotes do Meuse 'and the Moselle Bombing squadrons dropped ten tons of

Neuve Chapelle and in the neighbourhood bombs during the night on enemy stations, there is no position; of outstanding im-

of Ploegsteert.

We repulsed raiders enst of Vierstraat.

AERIAL OPERATIONS.

There was great aerial activity on the whole British Front yesterday. Despite strong opposition, we took “a record number of photographs.||

biyoures, and aerodromes, despite a ragportance for some distance northwards ing tempest,

Once the neck between Vigneulles and Thiaucourt is passed, therefore, the enemy may find the selection of a satis

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ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS.

REPULSED.

PARIS, September 18th.

A French communiqué states:-Bouth factory line in no way cray, unless they of the Oise there was artillery fighting at night Violent enemy counter-attacks in are prepared to retire a long way, which the plateaux and region north of Bancy is improbable, considering the value of were resultless. We maintained our gains.

the ground.

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three days we dropped to tons of bombs. GERMAN REPRISAL ON PARIS

LONDON, September 17th.

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A wireless German official report states! -As a reprisal for. bombing German towns our squadrons last night dropped 22 tons of bombs on Paris.

the Razimbay Bridge the enemy units who Italian Front. were caught under our airmen's machine- guns..

East of Vetrenik the Allies carried the Chelo and Golobilo massifs and the

Zborsko defences.

Over 4,000 prisoners were captured and over 30 guns.

Considerable other booty was captured. The offensive continues.

The Serbian troops fought with spendid moral, endurance, courage and self- dcrifice in repulsing Bulgarian counter-

attacks.

FOUR THOUSAND PRISONERS CAPTURED.

LONDON, September 18th.

11.40 p.m. The new offensive on the Macedonian Front hes resulted in a big breach of the Bulgar Front

The French, Serbians and Jugo-Slavs have taken 4,000 pris ners. ^

Mr. Balfour, in a speech, said that this success was a prelude to greater sucxcases, In which the British and Greek troops would take an equal and glorious part

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ITALIAN. FRONT.

AN "AUSTRIAN REPORT.

LONDON, September 18th.

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An Austrian official report states

the Between

Brenta and Solarole the Italians yesterday morning Monte opered an attack after strong artillery

fire. ..

We drove them back in the Brenta valley and before Col Caprik. Bitter fighting developed at Monte Pertiky nad Monte Solarolo and on the Tasson Ridge, in which the enemy were forced to retreat everywhere.

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LONDON, September 18th.

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M. CLEMENCEAU'S REPLY.

PARIS. September 18th. M. Clemegeenu, at the reopening of the Senate, made a stirring speech, which is equivalent to the French reply to the

He said:-For half-a-century. pacife France has been-subjected to base abuses by the enemy. A terrible account has been opened by the nations and will be paid by Germany, who wanted & military decision. France wii, fellow, all right- thinking humanity, which is with the French soldiera.

M. Clemenceau's powerful reply will ring throughout the world and have erushing effect an opinion in the Central Empires.

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AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN AFFAIRS

CRITICAL SITUATION IN HUNGARY. -ས་

AMSTERDAM, September 18th. Count Wekerle; the Austrian Premier, arrived in Vienna on Saturday. The Emperor granted him an audience m Monday in reference, it is believed, to the political situation in Hungary, which according to the Budapest correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger, is very critical.

It is assumed that the Wekerlo Cabinet will shortly resign.

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THE CREATION OF A CZECH STATE.

AMSTERDAM, September 18th-

An article in the Rheinache Westfaelis che Zeitung, bitterly complaining of the impotence of the Austro-Hungarian Goy ernment to stem the rising tide of Czecho Slovak demands, gives an illuminating glimpse of the internal situation ""of Austria.

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It alleges that the Czechs in Bothamia are openly, and haughtily pursuing their plans for the establishment of an inde pendent Czech State, and that, since the British and Americans recognised the. Czechs independence, the agitation bas risen to unprecedented heights, and pro- cends with such impudence that the Government does not, dare to take action against these traitors...

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Proceeding, the article condemna silence encouraging greater provocation, and declares that the traitors frankly

Czech State is only a question of

say that ar months.

of werky The paper states that the Irisarr

faire policy is causing treasonable movements which show openly in the Monarchy's and other Glav territories. It concludes by drawing attention to the rumours, becom ing ever more definite, that Austria- Hungary will be federalised.

In this connection the only explanation An 'Austrian official statement says:is that the Vienna Government is not The Italians stormed Tasson Ridge in the longer capable of stopping the separatist. Monte Permica region five times. They tendencies of the Blay races. were driven back cach" time after bitter hand to hand fighting.

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