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THE WAR.
SPLENDID ALLIED VICTORY IN
BELGIUM:
NINE THOUSAND PRISONERS.
THE HONGKONG
REMOVAL OF GERMAN RESIDENTS FROM ANTWERP.
IMPORTANT ADVANCES BY THE FRENCH TROOPS.
DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 1915.
General von Hutier has another chain General,
of positions some miles in the rear namely, the western edge of the "Hund ing" lice..
The "Hermann' defences have already f been penetrated at several points, - and with the entry to-day of Gegoral Mangin'a Tenth Army and General Guillaumato Fifth Army in the region of Chatean Forvien, extending the battle-frons to 40. miles the Hunding" defences have been
{THROUGH REUTER'S
THE CENTRAL A
PEACE.
AND
ALLIED ARMISTICE DELIBERA. TIONS IN PARIS.
WARRINGTON, October 25th.
the personal ro
Colonel House,
GERMANY MUST MAKE AMENDS
COTTON-SPINNERS AND CARD- ROOMERS AMALGAMATION. INCREASE OF WAGES DEMANDED.
LONDON, October 27th.
LONDON, October 9th. A Havas mesogo states:- The opinion in France of President Wilson's Note is unanimous that the choice has been given to Gormany of in-
The Cotton Spinners and Curd Room conditional surrender or drnatio constitu: ers Amalgamation, representing 100,000- tional changes, and the abolition of the operatives, demanded a 40 per cent, in- German Empire. Even if a Republic were crease in wages from December 7th owing proclaimed, Germany's debt would not be to the exceptional profits made by spin-
tougat clean through. The Germans lust Presentative of the President, and Adswiped out. Germany must make amends,ners and the detrness of living.
2,000 prisoners.
German resistance against General Debeney, has appreciably weakened.. vi
GERMAS RESISTANCE AGAINST THE AMERICANS,
Loxbox, October 29th. An American communiqué states:-- The battle on the Verdun front con-- tinued very violently East of the Meuse we occupied Bormont Wood yesterday.
The Germans to-day, counter-attacked repeatedly between Bormont and Detraye Wood and were repulsed with very heavy losses. Only in Bella Wood, the Afth GERMAN RESIDENTS ORDERED TO attack by the enemy forced us to withdraw
LEAVE ANTWERP.
to the eastera part of the wood.
BIG ITALIAN ATTACK DEVELOPING.
ALLIED ARMISTICE DELIBERATIONS IN PARIS.
·Franco-Belgian Front.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.] BRITISH FRONT. ENEMY'S RESISTANCE AT MAINO OVERCOME,
LONDON, October 15th.
Sir Douglas Haig states:- We captured Vendegies-sur-Ecaillon on Thursday afternoon and made progress on the high ground to the east
AMSTERDAM, October 25th. According to Antwerp refugees, the German residents there have been ordered to leave the city.
TWO MILLION AMERICANS IN
FRANCE.
WASHINGTON, October 26th.
It is officially announced that over 2,000,000 American troops have been sent
We successfully repulsed a counter-overseas. attack in the neighbourhood.
Fighting recommenced in this sector at an early hour this morning.
The enemy's resistance at Maing was overcome last evening, the village remain-j ing in our hands.
Elsewhere we pushed forward at differ ent points.
PROGRESS NORTH OF VALENCIENNES."
LONDON, October 28th.
Sir Douglas Haig states:- We carried out a successful minor operation carly this morning on the borders of the Mormal Forest and cap tured the hill known as Mount Carmel} and the village of Engle-Fontain, with, a number of prisoners.
The enemy launched
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ATTACK ON A TEN-MILE FRONT BY BRITISH.
Losdon, October 24th.
A Havas message states:--- British, troops attacked on a front of tan miles; east of Le Cateau, against nine enemy Divisions.
A German defeat at this point would mean the turning of the whole of the Scheldt Valley Front.
THROUGH GERMAN EYES.
LONDON, October 25th.
A German official message states:-- Forest the enemy was brought to a stand- In wide attacks against the Mormal
still to the west of the Englefontaine, Landrecies road.
Further north, our patrols made pro-
FRENCE FRONT. gross at certain points corth of the LPROGRESS IN TWO BIG ATTACKS. Quesnoy-Valenciennes railway. counter attack yesterday evening against a determined our positions on the railway north-cast of Maing and was repulsed with heavy loss.
Our line was advanced
Between Valenciennes and Tournai we again made progress and captured Odomeż, and Maulde.
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Beuter is informed that the French
LONDON, October 25th. attacked this morning between Chateau Porcien on the Aisne and the Sissonne, on front of 17 miles, and advanced minimum depth of one mile.
A
Further west, the Tenth French Army attacked between Notre-Dame-Liesse and the Serre, on a front of eight miles and captured Pierre-Font Vesle Caumont and Caumont Farm Over 1,000 prisoners were counted
THE SERRE CROSSED NEAR CRECY.
A French communiqué states:- Between the Oise and the Serre our attacks continued successfully.
PRISONERS NOW TOTAL 9,000. Sir Douglas Haig states:--- We continued to advance south of the Scheldt and captured Sepmeries and Querenaing, We reached the line of the Le Quesnay-Valenciennes milway, from north-west of Le Quesnoy to east of Maing.
We repulsed several counter-attacks. During October 23rd and 21th, on the Sambre-Scheldt bättle front, the First, Third and Fourth British Armies cap-Mortieres, and occupied the northern bank We crossed ton Serre between Crecy and tured 9,000 men, and 160 guns,
North of Valenciennes,
for a distance of a kilometre. We captured
Furious fighting east of the Souche river ended in our capturing the villages of 250 prisoners.
Braille and Buridon.
Le-Sec and captured a fortified centre We further advanced north of Villers- repulsing several counter-attacks, and taking 800 prisoners.
We advancey on the west of the Meuse face of determined resistance, we entered and north-west of Grandpre, and, in the Bourgoyne Wood.
BIG BATTLE PROCEEDING IN VERDUN SECTOR.
LONDON, October 28th. On the Verdun front, on Friday.evening, An American official statement, says: the enemy extended to the west side of the bleuse his efforts to wrest from us the gains of the preceding days in the region of Bantbeville.
the
"After half an hour's artillery firing the enemy attacked our positions between the Bois-des-Kappes and Bantbeville, and was repulsed with heavy Bois-des- losses, our line remaining everywhere unchanged.
North of the Aire, we have now estab lished our positions in the southern por- tion of the Bois-des-Bourgogne on bath banks of the 3leuse,
North of Verdun, the battle continues with incessant severity on the entire front of 25 miles. The enemy is offering a determined resistance,
We took prisoner, on this front, since September 26th, over 20,000 men and over 150 guns, 1,000 trench mortars and several thousand machine-guns, "
GERMAN POSITION FRECARIOUS ON OISE FRONT,
LONDON, October 25th.
states
Reuter's correspondent at French Headquarters telegraphing this evening
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The French infantry were near Villers- The loss may compel the enemy to fall Le-See at midday, and the fall of the village is probable. back a renewing the battle on the "Hunding"" considerable distance befora
General von Hutier's General Rawlinson's and General Byng's because he is menaced in the rear by position is weak offensive.
line.
A successful advance up the Sambre Valley must cause an instant retirement of the whole German line between the Oise and Argonne The Balkans.
RAID ON NORTHERN BANK [THROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
OF THE DANUBE.
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miral Benson, Chief of Naval Operations, have left for Faris to represent the United States in the Allied Armistice deliberations.
SCATHING DENUNCIATION OF
GERMAN EXCESSES.
LONDON, October 28th. Robert Finlay, speaking at the Inter The Lord High Chancellor, Lord Allied Parliamentary Committee dinner in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lerds, said that Belgium not only resisted the German armies, but also her insidious intrigues.
The German Government and German ing and so brutal în excesses as to pro- war methods had been so cold, so calculat- vide a novelty in the world's history.
The Lord Chancellor "pillaried the de- portation of women-felk from Lille as a crime calling to heaven for vengeance. He said that the submarine commanders were awarded Iron Crosses for sinking passenger vessels, hence the Iron Cross THE MOST PAINFUL OUTRAGE OF was a badge of infamy. (Cheers.).
ALL
Everyone felt that those responsible for German practices had been, inexcusable. them must be dealt with sternly. But the
should be no political parody allowing an Whatever be the Constitution, there escape from the submission of the con ditions of the Allies. The problem con- fronting the Allies now is purely military. The French Government are in absolute agreement with Great Britain on the coqditions before granting an armistice. Becessity of insisting on stringent naval
OBITUARY.
LONDON, October 28th. The death is announced of the Right Reverend Sir William Boyd-Carpenter, ex-Bishop of Ripon,
Hoa. Fellow of St. Catharine's College,; Cambridge, Hon.
(Sir William Carpenter, K.C.V.O.. U.D., D.C.I., Oxon; Han, D.C.I. Durham; Hoa. D.D. Glasgow, Hon,
and has contributed mame valuable treatises before appointed to the Bishoprie of Repon, D.D. Durhant, was Canon of Westmister to theological literature. Some of his best works are Thoughts on Prayer, Charter of Christ, My Bibin "
The Great Witness to the Influence of Christ."]
and
FRENCH TRIBUTE TO THE BRITISH NAVY.
utility of conversations with Germany. Paris opinion is not convinced of the Her whole insincerity is patent. The Present pour parters is meant to encourent Elements of Religion, age the resistance of the enemy,
NEXT STEP OF THE ALLIED GOVERNMENTS.
The reply of President Wilson has created a satisfactory impression in British official quarters
The next step of the associated Govern- ments is to formulate, definitely, with their naval and railitary advisers, the precise terms of an armistice.
London diplomatic circles are agreed that President Wilson leaves Germany little ground for protracted quibbling.
THE OBJECT OF PRINCE MAX'S LATEST SPEECH.
LONDON, Oetober 25th.
most painful outrage of all was the ill-speech in the Reichstag, to confuse the
A Havas message states :- Prince Max of Baden tried, in hia treatment of prisoners
It was horrible to think of prisoners democratic Government is, in reality, a right and wrong of this war. This new at that moment being starved and so serious attempt to try and mislead opinion of their captors could devise. jected to every outrages that the cruelty among the Allies, the other object being punishment of these offenders was neces-German people,
The to stir up a spirit of defence, among the
morality. sary in order to vindicate international
Another. Allied object was reparation. We demanded it in the earliest days of the war. Even when the sky was darkest we demanded it and we demand it now, when there is reason to believe we are on the read to victory,
FULLEST REPARATION MUST BE EXACTED.
Reparation, however, is impossible in many cases. The murdered could not be restored to their families, outraged honour could not be made good, the agony ed by any indemnity, but the wanton of father and mother could not be reliev- material damage in France and Belgium must be repaired.
Every vessel sabmarined ought to be replaced. We could not allow Germany, at the end of the war, to start with the
from reaping from their sea outrages the advantage of having her merchant service intact. The Germans must be prevented
advantage they hoped to gain. a themselves with their Government, must The German people, who had identified The German people had exulted in the be taught that militarium had not paid.
LONDON, October 25th."
A Havay fessage states :-- A brilliant reciption 'was given in honour of the British Navy and Army in the Paris Cercle Inter Allis. sident Poincare was present. M. Des- chanel paid an eloquent tribute to British co-operation on land and seam:
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CANTON NEWS.
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CANTON, October 27th.
MILITARY SUPREMACY.
The Tuchun, in name of the Minister of War, has issued an order to all leaders to report within five days to the Ministry The German reply has stirred up Ameri. the description of arms that the troops call scorn and has strengthened the unani- are using. We learn from the latest- mous demand of the United States for a military list, that, besides other forces, unconditional surrender. popular Government is a mere travesty under the Tuchuns, control exceeds 100
The Germa
the number of the "Patrolling Guards," with a policy of transparent hypocrisy. Germany has been beaten in her scheming regiments. The Tuchuns military power, to gain time. The armistice must be it is said, is greater than has ever been' with Germany would mean betrayal. referred to Marshal Foch. A compromise Possessed by any of his predecessors.
A large junk full of salt was sunk in a collision with the sa. Heung Shan off the New-bund, 'yesterday. Fortunately
PROGRESS TOWARDS PEACE.
COPENHAGEN, October th.
The German Press is not satisfied at
SHIPPING ACCIDENT.
The War Minister stated, in the Reich-all the boatmen were saved, but the loss atifi able to resist stubbornly. The situa-ROAD IMPROVEMENT. stag, that the Army is not beaten and is of cargo was considerable. tion is grave, not desperate. “ President Wilson's Note, but say that wall for the construction of a wide road We learn that the destruction of the city. anyhow it means progress towards peace. certain firm on Shameca has applied for has been approved. It is said that a SIGNS OF THE TIMES,
the work, and offered to finance the con straction of a tram-line on the road, Reliable news has reached London con- The Commissioner of the Kongmoon
LONDON, October 25th..
PIRACY AT A LIGHT-ROCKE firming the profound and growing. Customs has reported that the light-house
! popularity of the Germans with the Turks. off the Kongmoon beach has been twice Turks stripped and flogged German being carried away.
There have been cases in Asia where pirated, the light and other apparatus soldiers.
AMOT CRISIS.
At Damascus, many Germans bad their by running into the British lines. throats cut.
Some only saved their lives Fakien leaders in Amoy are
A message from Amoy states that the Austrian soldiers were not included into the Peking Government against the tired of fighting, and have recently sent protests these attacks. PRINCE MAX'S RECENT SPEECH,
despatch of Northern troops to Amoy. They announce that any troops coming to Amoy from the North will be fired upon without notice.
in the Chancellor was not unanimous, as It transpires that the vote of confidence
AMSTERDAM, October 6th.
A French Eastern communique states: Hompalunka, and an enemy monitor was Duels occurred in the Danube region at damaged. We dropped 12 tons and brought down, Vesle-Caumont and Pierre-Pont, takin bank of the Danube, capturing a few over the foullest outrages. They must 493 against 52, the abstentions being 23.
French patrals raided the northern initial successes of the war, and gloated cabled on October: 23rd. The figures were Amoy. The application has been refused,
four aeroplanes; driving down four out of control. Ten Britisa machines are missing."
BRITISH PATROLS MOVING ON MONS:
LONDON,October 25th. Reuter's Correspondent at British Head- quarters, telepraphing to day, states
Our First, Third and Fourth Armies are wearing down the enemy's resistance.
We are now nearing the great Mormal Forest, north of Landrecies.
The forest is infested with Germans and machine guns and our artillery is paying great attention to it
it with high explosives. and gatrols in this zone are moving
directly on Mons.
The enemy has lost 150 guns since Wednesday. The weather is dry but overcast.
'BETWEEN THE LYS AND THE SCHELDT.
A Belgian communiqué states:- In the Anglo-Brench attack between the Lys and the Scheldt, the French carried. Chateau Zulte, in spite of desperate. Tesistance.
The British captured the villages of Engorghem and Uoteghen and continue to advance.
A
IMPORTANT RAILWAY REACHED.
LONDON, October 25th. Reuter is informed that south of Valen ciennes the British reached the main rail- way from Le Quesnoy to Maing."
GREAT BRITISH ATTACK CONTINUES.
LONDON, October 27th.
A Havas message says:-
There was a very violent battle all day Germans long between Sissone and Chateau Porciens
TWO THOUSAND PRISONERS
CAPTURED. Supported by tanks, we attacked this advanced on the left in the wood morning against powerful defences, and the Sissone-La-Selve road.
fringing
ENEMY RETREAT NORTH OF THE MORAVA,
LONDON, October 25th.
A Serbian communiqué states:-- We attacked the enemy in the valley of disorderly manner to the north. the Morava and forced him to retreat in
Our advance continues successfully. THREE TOWNS LIBERATED.
On, the east, we stormed Petit at Quena of Banogne and Recouvrance, while, on the tin and gained a footing in the villages right, we penetrated enemy positions.
Kerman resistance everywhere was very We taptured 300sus machine guns desperate.
raptured,2,000 prisoners
and tools
AMBLY-FLEURY VILLAGE
CAPTURED.
LONDON, October
25th.
A French communiqué states:- On the Oise front, during the night, the Canal, between Longchamps and we' repulsed two enemy attempts, cast of Noyales
This morning, we again began to press the enemy in the east of Bissone. Ambiy-Floury, between the canal and the East of Bethel we carried the village of Aisne.
we took 100 prisoners and a number of In spite of determined enemy defence
GENERAL DEBENEY BREAKS THE machine-guns.M
"HERMANN” LINE. Router's Correspondent at
LONDON, October 28th. Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday, French stated:
Genstal Debeney's Arm
LONDON, October 25th. A Serbian official message states:-
We liberated Parachin, Varvasin and Belonshitch, taking over 200 prisoners.
We are successfully advancing in the direction of the north. Italian Front
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-] ITALIANS CROSS - THE OENIC RIVER-
the Piave, and crossed the Oraie River
LONDON, October 25th day attacked in the Gratta sector, west of Router learns that the Italians yester
They captured Monte Solarola, a art of Monto Prassoles and Monte Pertiga
The weather is unfavourable.
THE ATTACK DEVELOPING
LONDON,
October 25th. An Italian official message states We attacked portions of the enemy's between the in the Monte Grappe region.
There was bitter fighting on Thursday
Third and Uise and the Serre, in attacking General
possession
The great attack of the Third and von Hatier's so-called "Hermann" posi- formidabis positions, taking Fourth British Armies east and north-east. tion on a front of 15 miles, their points d'appui in the western and of Le Cateau continued, with brilliant resnits, on front of 17 miles. They generally situated on the crests and ridges lished ourselves on
The Germans have converted the villages southern area of the massif, and estob
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now be taught that the war was a gigan- tié crime.
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Germany was responsible for what was done by the Kaiser. The people had. never effectually dissociated themselves from his acta They glorified in his success and condoned with his misdeeds. Therefore, an unmistakable defeat should be inflicted.
LIVELY DAY IN THE GERMAN
REICHSTAGRA
AMSTERDAM, October 28th, During lively debate in the Reich stag, the Conservatives complained of the
orasty constitutional reforms and their non-representation in the Govern ment.
The Socialista declared that the reforms were inadequate
The Vice-Chancellor, Herr von Payer, promised further reforme soon, but said that it was impossible to transform the Constitution all at once.
A Danish deputy demanded the right of self-determination for North Schles wig-metod
Dr. Bolf demurred in both these de mands.
New Poland,
The Poles wanted Dantzig included in
WAR PRISONERS AGREE. MENT.
AN INSOLENT GERMAN REPLY.
AMSTERDAM, October 25th.
:
A telegram from Berlin states that semi-official reply to the British threat been sued. The reply reiterates her of réprisals, cabled on October 12th, has demand that German in China ahall not
be deported and the Commanders and
men of submarines interned in Holland and Switzerland. be included in the recent Hague agreement.
it says that Germany has more reason so As regards bad treatment of prisoners, complain in this respect than Britain, and alleges acts of violence against German prisoners.
It concludes by hoping than some other. method than reprisals will be found redress such misdeeds"
THE INFLUENZA SCOURGE.
to
Authorities to send gunboats. to attack Kwing-ming, has requested the Canton It is reported that Commander Chan
as there is not a gunboat that can bo spared from Canton at present.
FUGITIVE FROM MAÇÃO. APPLICATION FOR EXTRADITION, At the Hongkong Magistracy, on Satur day, before Mr. J.-R. Wood, & formal and surrender of Kong Cha Ien to the application was made for the extradition) Macao Authorities on the ground that he was a fugitive from justice.
defendant
The Crown Solicitor appeared for the Crown, and Mr. P. W, Goldring for the
stated that by virtue of a warrant he Chief Detective Inspector Murisou arrested the defendant in Arbuthnot fication parade, which was subsequently Road erly that moming. At an identi
defendant as the man who was wanteri beld at Victoria Geol, be identified the by the Macao Authorities Mr. B. J. do Rosario and a Chinese detective from Macro also identified the defendant st the identification parade. The Captain- Superintendent of Police and Mr. P. W. Goldring were present
B. 3. do Robario, an Assistant Warder of the Macao Gaol, stated that defendant was sentenced to serve four years in prisonment in the Gaol at Macao for
COUNT ANDRASSY REAPPEARS 2,000 DEATHS IN SOUTH AFRICA robbery his term commencing on Nov.
AMSTERDAM, October Wil.
Roperor Karl has accepted the resigna tion of the Wekerle Government and that Count Andrassy. of Baron Barian, he is succeded by
LONDON, October 27th.
TEE PEACE TO BE ACHIEVED. gold-minee, where the native death-roll 16th states that there has been a further A message from Johannesburg on Oct
Lord Robert Cecil, speaking at the The position in the Transvasi collieries return toward normal conditions in the
International Association of Journalists, is still critical.
LONDON, October 25th from influenza is nearly 600
advanced six miles and are facing strong into fortresses and are resisting very | Ormind the north bank of the said that the peace achieved must be moti
German forces. This is the vital point in bitterly, knowing that the safety of the the centre of the whole German Front and. German Army facing General Couraud on if pierced here, the consequences would the Aime depends on the Hermann be extremely grave.
line holding
Thore
We occupied a few inlets on the Plave The war had brought nothing we valued It is estimated that the total number and took prisoner, on Thursday, 8 more than the increase of Anglo American of deaths from the epidemic is 3,300 in-
fere considerable examy losses.
as to perpetuate the increase of the friends is a masked improvement in the ship prevailing between the present Allies mines and town of Kimberley an officers and 2,79% men.
friendships
cluding 300 Europeans.
9th, 1015 Witness was on duty on July oth. 1916, when defendant managed to four years imprisonment defendant was cecape at about 6 am. In addition to the fined 3.100 Bei
Mr. Goldring applied for a remand. After further evidence of identification
relations were influential people and offering any sum for bail as defendant's
from the spot, trate desired, could fumish whatever um the magis The Crown Solicitor opposed bail on the ground that defendant bad escaped
Mr. Wood Temanded the cine till Wednesday and refused to grant bail.
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