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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 418. IV18.
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SERBIAN ADVANCE IN BALKANS.
ENEMY REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVING.
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BRITISH SUCCESSES IN PALESTINE.
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND PRISONERS.
REORGANISATION OF RUSSIAN ARMY.
Franco-Belgian bront
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BRITISH FRONT.
HOSTILE ATTACK NOT PRESSED,
Losnos, September 22nd. 11.10 p.m.
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FRENCH FRONT.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
PARIS, September 22nd. A communiqué states :-The night was marked only by somewhat considerahle artillery activity in the St. Quentin, re- gion and north of the Aisne.
On the Feste front we repulsed two
coupe-de-main.
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Higrenemy
'ports:-The bostile attack north-west of
La Bassee, reported this morning, was not lines in Champagne and Lorraine, bring Our cetachments penetrated the enemy pressed, and our position is unchanged.....
ing back prisoners.
In local encounters we slightly improved our positions south of Villers-Guislaini and in the neighbourhood of Zillebeke.
AERIAL OPERATIONS.
LONDON, September 22nd. 10.23 p.m.. Flying operations were carried on yea-. terday, despite clouds and wind. Sixteen tons of bombs were dropped. We destroy: ed seven hostile machines and drove down three uncontrollable. Eight of "ours are missing. We brought down three enemy bomber's at night-time. All our night. Hiers returned.
GERMAN REPORT,
LUNDON. September 22nd.
7.15 p.m.
A wireless tierman official report states: The English, yesterday, launched
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Loxpos, September 22nd,
• $7.00 . An American communiqué states:- Apart from patrol encounters and ia- creased avansion activity in the Woevre, the day was uneventful,
NOTHING IMPORTANT.
PARIS, September end. A communiqué states that there is no thing important.
LABORATE SIEGE OPERATIONS.
PARIA, September 21sta.
A Havas message says:-The British have recaptured Moeuvres.
The Germans made a great effort to
The Near East.
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SMASHING BLOW AGAINST THE [Agrial Activites.
TURKS.
LONDON, September 21st.
4.00 p.m.
Reuter's Correspondeup with the Pales tine Army, telegraphing yesterday stated:-General Allenby's amashing blow completely surprised the Turks.
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TURKISH ADMISSIONS.
LONDON, September 1st. The Air Ministry reports: -Last night LONDON, September 22nd.
8.00 p.m.
The operations were started at night we dropped 17 tons of bombs and success- Turkish communiqué, dated Septem time by a local attack by the Welsh and fully attacked the Lanz Works at Mann- ber 20th, dealing with the British attack, indian troops, who nevand some dishesim, wharves and factories west of speaks of fery viclent Sghting on Septem.tance on the right of the Nablus road, Karlsruhe, blast furnaces at Burbach ber 15th with forces continually reinforced capturing 400 prisoner.
aerodromes at Boulay. Frescaty, and on a wide front east of the Jerusalem- The real attack was delivered before Morhange. Nablus road." It claims the attack was dawn, after a brief but intense bombard- arrested on the line Jalad-Wadiahen--|ment. “ Zetta, and admits that after, two hours'
very violent bombardment, supported by
naval guns, and after desperate hand to
hand Bighting, the British Penetrated the Turkish positions between the coast and It adds the bydda-Tulkerain railway. that the Turks withdrew to Tulkeram
SITUATION. DEVELOPING
INTERESTINGLY.
Losbox, September 2nd.
4.45 p.m. Reuter's Agency learns that the situa-
interesting way. tion in Palestine is developing in a very
The enemy in the neighbourhood astride
front, but everything westwards is broken the Jordan are stubbornly holding their
down. While one Allied line is advancing northwards, another is progressing to wards the Jordan, taking the Turkish resistance in the Bank.
PRISONERS..
LONDON, September 22nd.
8.45 p.m Reuter's Agency learns that the British total captures in Palestine have reached 18.000 prisoners and 120 guns.
BRITISH HOLD" NAZARETE.
LONDON, September ad.
9.00 p.m.
General Allenby directed the blow at the enemy's most formidable right flank,
which was quite overwhelmed.
Our men penstrated the wire and cap tured the first trenches before the Turks bad time to lay down'n barrage opposite the remaining works, some of which were most powerful, but were overcome, thanks! to the gallantry and dash of the British and Indian troops. "
TURKS "STREAMING EASTWARD. In one sector a whole Turkish regiment, with commanding officer and staff `com- plete, was captured.
Within a few minutes of the lautiching
ing eastward towards Tulkerum. of the offensive the Turks were stream
Our troops seung round and rolled ap: the Turkish positions.
The enemy made a more serious resiste ance at Jijulie and Kalkilie, but before
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BOLSHEVIES" WANTON
TERRORISM.
PRESIDENT WILSON INITIATES ACTION.
WASHINGTON, September and. The Government has directed the Ambassadors and Ministers in Neutral
and ́Allied countries to ascertain whether these Governments will join in sqme immediate action
the to impress
Bolsheviks the aversion with which the - civilised world regards their wanton'
terrorism.
According to information
A large fire broke out at Karlsruhe.received thousands of peaceable, Russians Good bursts were observed at Mannheim, and we directly hit the hangars at Frescaty and Morfange.
We shot down a' hostile machine. One
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ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE TROTSKY.
AMSTERDAM, September 2nd.
A message from Kieff et Liepzig states that an attempt to assassinate Trotsky at Kursk failed. A soldier red and missed.
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POLITICAL CRISIS IN
GERMANY.
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AMSTERDAM, September sand. The Tayeblatt states that the German political crisis began with the dismissal. of von Kuehlmann, whose successor, von
at Petrograd. Moscow and elsewhere have been shot without trial and the prisons " are Elled to overflowing.
AMERICA'S ARMY IN EUROPE.
WASHINGTON, September 22nd. General March announces that the em- barkation of American groups to all fronts overseas. gow exceeds 1,750,000.
GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA.
REPATRIATION O F REPRESENTATIVES,
LONDON, September 22nd. Reuter's Agency learns that arrange ments are in progress for the mutual repatriation of British and Russian Representatives.
SOVIET OFFER,
AMSTERDAM, September ind.
A message from Moscow Lates : — M. Tchiteberin has notified the Neutral Consulates-General that the Russian
British And French diplomuts and Consuls to leave Russia via Finland the
moment Russia has received a telegramm from M. Litvinoff saving that he and his companions are embarked at a British port, and the Norwegian Consül has confirmed M.. Litvinof's departure from. England.
Our losses were absurdly light, in view noon both these positions, as well as of the importance of the advance.
Ettire, were captured.
Our cavalry rashed through the gep Hintze, so far has been a complete disGovernment is still ready to permit the EIGHTEEN THOUSAND.
in the Turkish lines, and before eight appointment, especially in the Vienna o'clock the Australian, British and Indian affair. Nobody "objects to Count Hert- horse were already beyond the Turkish ling, is he would be willing to form rear and rapidly advancing north of Parliamentary Government, but if the Ore El and threatening the communicarumour that Count Hertling refuses to tions.
admit the Secialists into the Government MOST BRILLIANT STROKE OF THE is confirmed, the Chancellor would cer
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tainly lose the conidence of the Majority PARIS, September 21st. A Havas message BILYN: Generul parties. It becomes more and more Allenby, Commander-in-Chief in the Holy certain that the decision rests with the Land, has delivered one of the most bril liant strokes of the war.
The British Centre. broke through the Turkish Army and ad- British cavalry endeavoured to trap shepherding the the whole Turkish force sweeping towards enemy on and west of the Jerusalem Nablus, and. El Fule, while the Acabe cut the Hedjaz Railway trom Damascus Nablus road into the arms of our cavalry to Arabia. operating southwards from Jenin and
General Allenby has indicted, a crushing blow to rescue the entire Holy Land by Turkish Sedan and contemplates the annihilation of the enemy. The Balkans.
A Palestine communiqué states:--By nine o'clock last evening, our left wing of infantry pivoting on their left about
KTrust attack between Gouzenicourt shake the French from positions on the Birasur, had reached the line Beitdijan-vanced twelve miles on a front of sixteen.
Wood and Hargicourt.
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Anticipating the attack, we had removed our defence east of Epehy to the old English positions between Villers-Guis- lain and Bellecourt.
The attack broke down, and a second attempt also failed.
Rank of the Chemin-des-Damea, but Ave Samutia-Birasur,
counter-attacks were repulsed.
Beiran
Other ehets
Progress has been made by General Mangin, who is still conducting elaborate siege operation on the great St. Gobaih position. The loss of St. Quentin would
columns attempted to break the enemy's centre between Flanders escape into the Jordan Valley in the direction of Jisreddamie, which the enemy still held. These columns suffered severely, being constantly bombed and machine-gunned from low altitudes..
Altbough the English temporarily penetrated the south-western portion of and Ldon! Villers-Guislain and Quennemont Farm, they were thrown back hy our counter- Attack.
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SUCCESSFUL MINOR OPERATION.
LONDON, September 21st.
10.35 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hoig 10- ports:-In a minor operation this morn- ing east of Epehy, English troops success- fully advanced the line, after heavy fight- ing. Strong opposition was encountered at all points, and later the enemy laurich eð a number of counter-attacks in con- siderable strength.
Despite his resist ance, «we substantially progroased on the whole front of the attack.
In conjunction with this attack the Australians further progressed in a com- pletely successful operation in the Hargi- court sector, taking prisoners.
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ITALIAN FRONT CZECHOSLOVAKS DEFEND
POSITION.
LONDON, September 22nd.
7.15 p.m. An Italian official report states:-The energy attacked the salient at Point 708 at Dossalto, which is admirably defended' by the Czecho-Slováks.
The eatmy gained a footing, but was
driven out, with heavy losses,
The situation is completely re-estab lished.
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NOTHING NOTEWORTHY.
LONDOS, September 2nd.
7.00 3.m.
AERIAL OPERATIONS. Despite law clouds and frequent showera
A British Italian official report states: our aeroplanes carried out useful work "yesterday,
Thirteen enemy aircraft were destroyed, They destroyed 16 hostile machines and drove down three uncon-
and beyond this there is nothing note- trollable.. Eleven of our machines are worthy to report. missing.
We shot down at night-time a German. two-engined bomber.
Our anti-aircraft guns brought down two additional hostile machines during the last three days. A total of 261, tons of bomby was dropped on Friday.
BRITISH RENEW ATTACK.
LONDON, "September 22nd.
1.55 p.. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re: ports-We renewed our attack at night time east of Epehy, and again made progress, capturing Little Priel Farm and other organised points of resistance, and taking a number of prisoners.
We repulsed a local attack south of Villors-Guirlain, after" sharp fighting"
We advanced our line in this sector at night-time, taking prisoners,
Naval Activities.
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BRITISH MONITOR SUNK.
LONDON, September 21st.. The
Admiralty announces:- A British monitor was sunk in harbour on September 16th, as the result of a in teraal explosion.
One officer and 19 men were killed by the explosion, and 57 men are missing, and are presumed to have been killed. VON CAPELLE'S SUCCESSOR
AMSTERDAM, September 22nd.
par-
The enemy in the afternoon again The Berlin newspaper Germania says attacked Moeuvres, and was repulsed. that Vice-Admiral Behncke is not 'a"
We improved our positions there, cap-sionate advocate of submarinism. turing prisoners.
English troops in a successful local The Nieuwe Rotterdammsche Courant operation on Saturday night in the believes that von Capelle's retirement is neighbourhood of Navrelle advanced-oar line on a two-mile front, capturing pris- connected with the Germano-Spanish
Yonera.
We drove off raiders west of Acheville, The enemy this morning delivered a ocal attack north-west of La Basker, where fighting continues.
difficulties
Vice Admiral Behncke's appointment will considerably strengthen the position of neutrals regarding sübmarinism.
We hold Nazareth and rail and road passages over the Jordan at Jisreddamie. Eighteen thousand prisoners and 120 guns have been counted.
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RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
BAKU ON FIRE.
AMSTERDAM, September 21st.
It is reported that explosions are taking place at Baku, which is on fire.
ORGANISATION OF RUSSIAN
ARMY.
The Note adds that the internment of British and French subjects between 18 and 48 will cesse if British and France drop reprisals against the Soviet sup- porters.
ROWLATT
COMMITTEE'S
REPORT.
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LONDON, September 20th The Press Bureau states-Enquiries have been made to the India Office why VLADIVOSTOCK, September 22nd. copies of the report of the Rowlatt Com- The Czech Commander, General Carda, mittee are not available in England. The interviewed by Reuter's representative, explanation is that simultaneous publi- illuminates the significance of the cation in India and England would have Kaiser's warning, as regards the restora tion of the Eastern Front. He stated
WASHINGTON, September 2nd.
that the organisation of the Russian The Anelnische Folha Zeitung' Cor-Army bebind the, Urals was proceeding respondent at Berlin states that even
apacy. Already 150,000 were mobilised, if further territory is abandoned in Macedonia, that need not cause "uneasi although they at present are lacking the essentials of military equipment. Three troops will reach the front."
ON THE FIELD OF ARMAGEDDON Dess. "I understand that fresh Bulgarian
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3.20 p.m.
A Palestine official report states:-The enemy resistance at eight o'clock on the evening of September 20th had collapsed everywhere, except on the Turkish left in the Jordan Valley.
Our left wing, swinging to the cast, had reached the line Bider-Baka-Messudich junction astride the railway and roads converging on Nablus from the west.
The right wing, traversing difficult country and against a considerable re- sistance, reached the line Khanjibeit Essawich, facing north and astride the Jerusalem-Nablus road.
In the north our cavalry, traversing the field of Armageddon, occupied Nazarets, Afule and Beisan, collecting disorganised masses of the enemy and transport arriv- ing from the south.
All the avenues of escape, except the fords of the Jordan between Beisan and Jisreddamier, are thus closed, to the
enemy.
· ·ARABS DEMOLISH RAILWAYS.
East of the Jordan King Hedjaz's Arabs hud effected numerous demolitions on the railways radiating from Deraa. destroying several 'important bridges, in- cluding one in the Yurmak Valley.
ITALIANS CAPTURE ENEMY'S FRONT POSITIONS.
divisions are immediately needed to hold the Urals and allow the organisation to
delayed the appearance of the Report in India, which it was desired to avoid. "
The Raj is sending sufficient copies home to meet the requirements of both Parliament and public.
GERMANY'S OFFER TO
BELGIUM.
AMSTERDAM September 22nd. Meanwhile, the German ten- The Cologne Gazette's Correspondent tacles are closed, in the Urais. The at Berlin admits that Count Toerring Omsk, Government was sufficiently strong approached the Belgian Government to
restore
continue. Losnos, September 22nd, 7.15 p.m. An Italian official report states:AL Crna Bend, conjunction, the general Allied offensive, the Italians be gan a vigorous advance on Saturday, capturing the enemy's front positions. SERBS NORTH OF KAVARDA.
LoxDos, September 22nd.
6.30 p.01. A Serbian amuniqué states:-We advanced over 20 kilometres northward on September 20th.**
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We are how several kilometres north of Kavardı.
We captured twelve more guns. Germano-Bulgar reinforcements continually arriving...
TO JOIN SOVIETS.
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the civil administration about peace. throughout Siberia. General Horvath's The correspondent says that Count political rule ended "when martial-law | Toerring is related to the Belgian was declared at Vladivostock. ↑
Royalties by marriage. He approached GERMANS IN RUSSIA ORDERED the Government privately, acting under the conviction that Belgium would bo most interested in a speedy peace.
EXPLOSION AT VIENNA AMMUNITION FACTORY HEAVY CASUALTY LIST.
AMSTERDAM, September 22nd. ¡A Vienna
message states that zak persons were killed and many badly injured as a result of the explosion at the Woellersdorff ammunition factory in Vienna.
PEKING, September 22nd. The Kaiser, on September 10th, ordered all the Germans in Russia fit for duty, to are join the Soviet troops and oppos Japan and the Allies, who threaten to restore the Eastern Front. » AUSTRIAN
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LONDON," September 22nd.
19.45 p.m.
A French Eastern communiqué states: Our pursuit of the defeated Bulgarians continues, despite, increasing resistance of the enemy's rearguard.
REGIMENTS UNFURL RED FLAG.
STOCKHOLM, September 2nd.
A message from Kieff states that an Austrian regiment at Rovno" refused to go to the Anglo-French front and un- The Serbian forces reached the middle furled the red flag. Two other regiments of the Vatasha.
On the left the Allied troops crossed the river Cerna in the region of Cebren. summits Porta and Dzena,
On the left we have captured the high
followed the example.
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The Bulgars are setting fire to abandon. COTTON SPINNERS DISPUTE ed villages
One of their feld batteries was captur ed intact.
Our airmen are indefatigably bombing and machine-gunning the retreating columps.
ALLIED CAPTURES,
LONDON, September 22nd.
A great majority of the delegates at
FOOD STRIKE IN GERMANY
AMSTERDAY, September 22nd..
The Wener Zeitung states that a one- day strike occurred at Salzburg, as a pro- test against the failure of the authorities to distribute meat, fat and potatoes. The mob tried to force its way into the Government buildings.
Finally, the Governor receivella de... putation
Meanwhile, the foodshops.wera pillag- the meetings in Manchester (cabled ened, and the troops had to be called out September 17th) favoured a speedy re to restore order.
Accurate figures of our captures are not yet available. Eight thousand prisoners, 100 guns, large quantities of horse and mechanical transport, four
sumption of work, but the proceedings were adjourned until September 20th, in aeroplanes, Ipany locomotives and much ralling-stock have already been counted.
nccordance with the wish a of the mino- The Allies have now captured 8,000rity, in order to allow the iso to be The Air Services inficted very severe prisoners and hundreds of guns in the submitted to the districts. losses on masses of Turks retreating over Balkans, the difficult roads.
ROUND THE CLOCK FOR BRITISH ARMY.
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A German mail-carrying aeroplano landed in the midst of our troops on fire. The piint, who at first believed the place was still in Turkish hande, destroyed the machine and its contents before being mado prisoner.
PARIS, September 22nd.
SERBS ADVANCE THIRTY MILES.
PARIS, September 21st. A Havas message states: The Allies continue the Balkňa.advance.
The Berle are near Prilep. The Bulgarian retreat is spread over
a front of 70, miles.
The Berbians have advanced more than
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THE SILVER MARKET.
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Loxbox, September 22nd. The silver market is steady. There is a fair trade demand.
WEEKLY BEFORT.
Messrs. Samuel, Montagu's report states: There is no change in the posi- tion in the market. The trade demand is fairly active.
PARIS, September 21st. A Havas message save-A new British Army system of reckoning will commence at midnight on September 30th, by which Shanghai exchange is still nominally the Continental system of a 24-hour clock quoted at a 5/6 tael, but business has will be brought into use throughout the been effected at considerably higher British Army.
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