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ROUND FIGHTING

YPRES

PATROL WORK IN "MAYFAIR.'

HOT COFFEE IN ENEMY „"DUG-OUT."

The following descriptive no coont, which has been com* municated by an eye-witness pre- mat with General Headquarters continues and supplements the narrative published on July 12 of the movements of the British

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

Startling and somewhat in- congruous se such a statement may be at first sight, especially to a Londoner, the use of the names of British streets forms a simple system of identification and one well adapted for local use,

Successful Surprise Attack.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1915.

OUR LONDON LETTER.Austro German plan failed in both

(From "Our Own Correspondent.)

London, Friday July 23rd.

A Race with Time.

POISON GASES.

Poles' Appeal to President Wilson.

WAR ITEMS.

German Timber Destroyed. Amsterdam, July 15. Accord

a

THE KEY OF THE WAR.

instances. By splendid leader- ship and truly amazing fighting Russia proved altogether superior to Austris and the German second The Petrograd correspondent line armise. And the German of the Central News writes that! offensive in the West was repelled, the delegate of the Polish-Ameri-ing to the Telegraaf a great fire at Warsaw is raging in the wood of Hobe The significant fact of the war or partially repelled, with can Committee at the present moment is that enormous losses to the enemy. has addressed the following Mark, sear Haltern, in the Rhine Difficult as it is to see anything now for the first time the great But the German General Staff has appeal to President Wilson Province, which up till now has In the name of God and destroyed about 500 acres of of a position under bombardment, guns of Warsaw are speaking in hastily forged a new plan on the owing to the smoke of the burst the Esat. The next week or two anvil of war. By the use of bumanity, the Polish nation ad-frwox and 3,000 cubic metres ing abell and the clouds of dust will be a critical time, and per- enormous numbers of machine dressos you, as the President of of mining timber, The damage raised by each explosion, the haps the larning point of the guns and prodigeous quantities of the United States and a Chris is estimated at over 250,000 marke

Unpopular Crowa Prince. screen hiding the section of the present phose of the war. A barbed wire the Germans are con- tian, with the prayer that you will (12,500). enemy's trenches attacked during vigorous and boldly planned comtriving to hold their trenches in the use your powerial influence to

West with a miniman of men. compel Germany, at any cost, to the newspapers say that German Paris, July 17 Telegrams to the preparatory action of our guns and the Austrians has dislodged And they are now concentraling renounce the employment of a prisoners belonging to the army

bined offensive by the German on the morning of the 6th was

powerful forces, in co-operation physiating gases, which spread much increased by a mist which the Russians from the Carpathian with Austrian armies immensely thirty verats from the battle line. of the Crown Prince, who wore bad crept up during the early 'asses, thrust them back nearly hours and had covered the whole out of Galicia, and drives in improved by twelve months of In a military respect the utility of captured in the course of the of the low-lying area near the their Western line by powerful German tutelage, with the object these gases is more than doubtful, recent engagements, declare that Yprez Canal with an impenetrable thrusts north and south until of carrying out now against but if they are to be applied the Crown Prinse has become Russia the coup de main that fail- henceforward they will poison our unpopular amongst the German white veil. This, however, lifted Warsaw in the apex of a huge ed last autumn. But they have citizens, their wives, and their superior officers, who openly dis- romewhat before the time for the salient. In other words the enemy lost precious time sa well as the children; will make the water and severely condemn the cynical in- enemy's pressure against the

cuss his tactical error and trenchessouth of Bossingbe (to the tilt arrived, and our infantry, has anoceeded, or almost suc Allies. The deaparate chance on the crops unfit for ues and poison difference with which he sacrifices north of Ypres) from which wo

ceeded, in accomplishing now had driven them on Tuesday was under cover ready and im

had been arouching what failed of achievement last which the enemy is now putting the wella and the horses and slightly relaxed, but the shelling patient for the signal to advance, outbreak of the war, a plan long initiative before the Allies can not only a ruined country, but a year. The Cerman plan at the his fortanee' is that Rassia can be cattle, the effect of this will be by guns and trench mortars did were able to see their way to the not abate. There was also con enemy's position, which was very

matured and carefully tested in

force the Dardanelles. The population which will slowly die nderable artillery action on the close. But so well had the serault every link, was that the German

problem is whether

we can out in consequence of the chlorine/exporters and others express their imagine that they are secure from...... part of the hostile gaze near been prepared that there was little second live tropa, co-operating Givenchy and along our centre shooting from the Germen front with the Austriana in the East, dig through to bring Rassis the poisoning.” generally. Underground we were line and hardly any necessity for sbonld crash any Russian offen- vital sustenance for her fighting aive in the bad, and hurt the men in the way of munitions

The Pantheon, where, on this before the enemy can accomplish' and the

Force and the French Armice in immediate tonch with it:-1

July 13.-On Friday, the 9cb, the

active and fired mines near St.

who

orusbed out of all

the lives of his mea.

America and the Detention effective that after the war we shall have

The Pantheon.

..

of Cotton....

(Continued from Saturday.) Rumours and movements sug- gesting an early effort to break through in the West wore doubt- lers an elaborate blind, and attacks by order such as those. commanded by the Crown Prince in the Argonne would also be the most obvious of methods for veil- ing the purely defensive nature of the German position in the Week and trying to conceal the or of the Eastern plan of attack. general and culminating charact At the present moment, however, policy of forcing the German lines prematurely in the Westand with the risk of disproportionste losses does not suit Frsace and Britain. Italy in the same way can not disproportionate without loss- ect assault, though like France and as solve her Alpine problem by dir- Britain she can make her defen- sive lines an impregnablə barrier. VIFL-Time and the East, On the one hand, therefore, if the Germans or the Austrisna formidable attack anywhere in the Weat they may find themselves very seriously mistaken. There is every reason to think that all to the Adriatic the Allies nee

superiority of men and gans, it is therefore in any case put of the quaetion that the military strength

Washington, July 16.-Cotton satisfaction at the inauguration by the British Embassy of cash payments for detained American cotton cargoes the ownership of San. Warsaw was to fall, the Turks are almost at the last of Hauget de l'Ide are laid, is the first partial payment of $250000,

armies, gap in Gallipoli, with their result of a vow made by Louis was made to-day at the rate of amassing a steadily increasing

munitions nearly exhausted. XV., but it was not completed ten cents per pound,

No Gua-Running ia Egypt, antil long after that monarch's Germsay already

Cairo, July 15.-Lieut-General. fate of death. The "Westminster Ab- Roumania with the

Eloito the south of Ypres a though they were deprived of the Rossian armies headlong back his strangle-hold. It is said that memorable July 14, the remains) which has been established. The along the line from the North Sea

in frout of Ploegsteert Wood.

The greater part of Saturday was uneventful, though the Ger mans continued to shell our line, especially on the left, where they were anible to leave us undisturb

our stormers to hurry, even

been afforded by the fog. poncealment that would have from the Vistula

The effects of the fire of our

guns and those of the French had indeed been severs, and the Ger.

had gained. About 8 p.m.. after The Burvivors of the

and the Austrian

with auch second line troops as Germany could afford to spare for the purpose, were to hold, the de-

threatene

ed in possession of the ground we deep, were much knocked about.aide Russis. The belief was that allow her territory to be used as Ste. Genevieve, the patron saint commanding the forces in Egypt, should remain relatively passive man defences, which were very moralized Kussians securely in. Belgium unless she consents to bey" of France was dedicated to /Sir J. G. Maxwell, general officer of ths, three Western Powers #bombardment which lasted the who had been holding them Russia, whose equipment for a/a nexus for men and shells. It of Paris and for a time the build- has issued a proclamation atsting and immobilised. In view of the

a pretty desperate gamble ing was called the Church of Ste. from any point of view. The Gensiero. Mhe hill upon which

big modern campaign Austria viewed with contem and Chris many with derision, could be either placed on a rigid defensive

is

Russian disastera are very anfortunate. The Balkan Sintes

Gorman heart to reject the menace if their powerfu! neigh-

it stunde still bears that name.

to fight on equal terms. What

the broad general point of

that anybody obtaining military conditions we have set out, and in a properly spite of all German attempts to authorised sale is liable hypnotise ua, narrow our efforts. stores, except at penalty of £100 or two years and paralyze our initiative by imprisonment.

threats against Calais and Verdun, Weekly Profit of Krupps.

it is the more certain that the Amsterdam, Jaly 15,-Krapp

✅ one mize in front of our line near found ready in some of the dug-might of the German armies, /bour and possible Ally were in a view of the Allies, would be that von Bohlen, chief of the E Western Powers have a suficient

lay about, showing that a mail ng

the

out of sotion, In that event

disinfection

purposes

Hindenburg's army.

to von

whole day, they rushed a short with the exception of a few length of one of the trenches who threw bombe til the few taken by us on the 6th. This was at once recaptured by us and moment had bolted, and the trenches were full of a surprising retained.

amount of equipment and gear of for even foroid," with Turkey would naturally have had more would be a real disaster, from Sunday was also a quiet day all sorts. The attack was evid- threatening her fanks, to sue for but that night the enemy fired ently a surprise, for hot coffee was peace. In the mountime the fall

of Armentieres, which blew up a

situation improved in the ance. Yet there is good reason the situation would be grave in and another to the

to believe that Roumania, and mined house. The explosions had been received. Many of the East, was to be concentrated on

deed, though not hopeless by any The probably some other Balkan wore followed by gun, trench Germans pouches were found to the Western campaign. mortar, and machine-gun fire, but

be filled with cigars, and these French armies were to be defeated States, will stand firm by the means. But it would produce s same amount. It is said in GxSea. It is the destinies of the whole in neither case was there any were pronounced to be of good in serice of rapid movements, that it will be so, and certainly hope of an inconclusive pasce ing munitions to the German That is a fact of no less vital and

change in the general situation Allies. We must hope and pray which might bring Germany's infantry attack. Our anipers had-quality by our men, as was the and France was to be brought so considerable success during the coffee. Many of the articles were her knees very quickly, once Paris Mr. Asquith's cryptic remark, day, as had our bombera in front partially buried, and were only was a boatage in the German/about helping out of our War much nearer than it is now." Mean Army.

Philadelphis, Jaly 15.–Vivian France and Italy, to the entira without any occurrence of importion to the three trench mortars studies the campaign, and intel present actually in the fieldments in the West to develop Nickalls, the famous rowing herself. The Central Empires are

tance until evening, when the Germans

ligently weighs the probabilities, and a machine-gun already re-

strengthens the conviction that very shortly. The necessary sap-

promptly and thoroughly todeoide the destinies of the East long before Krapp's

the Germans can have any ohanoo employees have contribued the of reaching Kielf and the Black many that Krapp is making to East of the Mediterranean that million marke a week in furnishere, in the first instance, at stake.

Vivian Nickalls's Resolve,

urgent importance to Britain, to

cause of the Allies than to Russia

tired another large ported captured another machine-/can doabt that, but for the inter-all will be well in this critical / Plies of ammunition and special aih; has resigned his position in moral dread of the fate that..." charge near Hill 60, and we fired gun has since been food in a vention of the British Empire. region. Most of the great strate-equipment are being rushed to the at Pennsylvania University in threatens Turkey. The feverish and the grand factor of the British gists seem to think that the centra Front, and it is no longer a secret Order to join the British A:my desire to avert that fate at any

*mine in front of Ploegateert damaged condition.

Wood. In the latter case we 00- cupied and held the crater in

spite of heavy shelling..

· Fruitless German Counter-

Attacks.

James Potter, "German.

From the number of bodies Tuesday, the 13th, witnessed a found and from the statements of renewal of activity on the part of prisoners the the Germans on the northern hall appear

The New Plan,

Fleete, this ambitious scheme of gravity in this war will tend would have succeeded. It has towards the East, where lies the real key to the gen- now come to a thrilling race eral situation. Much depends against time..

on the ability of Russia to with That Great Britain has been stand the present hurricans of German Losses the means of thwarting this war. If Russia had adequate to have been severe, colossal coup is quite enough to supplies of big gun and rife am of our front. About 10 s.m. ous though the information available account for the special hatred, munition, there would not be the of our advanced posts on the not suflicious to enable any malice and ill-will engendered in slightest doubt about it. Verlorenhook road,

The General Position, to the German mind and bosom by

Imperial and expert observers

[

the to

usefal

110.

2 and captured by us a week

Before to se north of Ypres

estimate of them

"the British

Navy,

He refused all entreaties to re- cost is at present a governing in- that Kitchener's Army, by no mcins all of it, but still powerful main another year. My unfluence upon their plans andcoun- forces, is now in the field; And fry need her gone, "Baid Niok-

econtrary it isnow quite certained here and read what little nowa threatened Belgium at the begin- despite all the ingeniona reports to alle, "and I'm going. I've remain-sale. They have at last begun to threaten Rumania 3.9 they that Germany is at her last gasp we get, and can stand it no

ning of the war, and they are, of economically. It she cannot ac emplish something decisivs bo- How A Young Territorial Tried to fore the winter sets in Germany

any Balkan State if it suited their will have little hope of success of had be on, presumably, long in conld. It is now or never with X was a young Territorial. Ha book, na of ornahing Servis if they any sort. The war is costing her training. He wanted to get to Ronmania, and we much doubt rather more per diem than our France, and tried to do so in an whether that well-armed and high-

RO elaborate system of

...

longer."

:

get to France,

confes, as capable of trampling on

east of Ypres, was suddenly be made. Curiously enough, the name of England. The rashed. It wa at once re- taken. Still, adsble to

the 6th, was one bearing the very though it really was, helped that Russia's fighting morale is though she is facing it on for hiring the craft were in pro- not only to reconce all hope of amongst the prisoners taken on British army, contemptibly small with the Russian armie fast three millions sterling, sud, open boat. While negotiations spirited kingdom is in the mood quiesce in our retention of the British name of James Potter. materially in the splendid effort better than ever, that all shake owing herself modey, there is a Worthing where X was charged salage. Bulgaria's opportunities of grese a constable arrested him. racial reunion, but to sink into vag- He is a Heligolander of English by which the French parried at sammunition, w, on is that predefinite limit to her powers of with being an absentee, the con- co-operating with the Quadruple parentage, and became a astura- the last moment the enemy's lized German when Great Britain terrible thrust at Paris. Batparations were made for ever seel be paid to the peace-atap with this country," X told him. see, definitely more favourable to vital necessity, and that pre resistance. No attention what-stable told the story. I am fed Entente have become, as she must which was of considerable value to them-the enemy during the handed over the island in 1890. ia

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present retreat long before it was It has now been ascertained beyond

foreseen by the world generally, any-price campaign now in pro- Proposed Mobilisation of Russian all her interests, racial and terri night concentrated the fire of

A shadow of a

Industry,

torial and maritime. Delay at their heavy howitzers on it, that the mine which we fired doubt, that has turned the tide The Warsaw salient is such a greasin this country. It is being

on June 30 under the German of war.

Petrograd, July 15.-The Sofis, however, is intelligible and throwing many gas projectiles,

Had the German feet huge triangle that it might be, organised by a handful of indivi- They then, ander cover of this trench to the north of Neuve been let loose on the French coast, under anything like favourable organisationored by a number of Zemstvo of Kharkoff has present must not be hastily interpreted. organisations that are in effected to the Czar a request for a Grecsewhere M. Venizelos is gas atisck, assaulted and once Chapelle accounted for 38 of or even free to concentrate ita en- position. But the fall of Warsaw, doubt; that home-cured Anglo- dairy, with the object of co. power is at present like a blind conditions, a thoroughly tenable

the same. There is not much compulsory mobilisation of in still prevented from returning to more got possession of a section the enemy, 22 being killed. Those ergies un the Baltic, the situation of the front line held by us of the troops were Bavarians. In this would have been hopeless from serious though it would be in many German influence and money is operation in faraishing mannitions man turning an hour-glass but ground we had taken on the 6th quarter, also, during the past two the point of view of our ways, and particularly as losing behind it. A distinguished mili-of

His Majesty cordially not knowing the hour. The Serbs Our bombers at once counter on the week our snipera have gallant Allies. These facts are idus and Junction, would nos pry officer with responsible duties thanked the Zamityo, and ordered of both kingdoms are very ready

to dussia a splendid railway ter attacked, drove back the hostile taken a heavy toll of the enemy. worth bearing in mind. by sensi- infantry and reocopied the Though not atiacking, the Ger-bla people at a time when the be so disastrous as a heavy defeat in this contry elated this week the Cabinet to consider the to give a stout secount of them. treneb. During the night the man are very, zealous in endeav- Northcliffe Preas is trumpeting will have more than half failed for some reasca holds their hand. in the field. The enemy's object in a day, but that the Home Fice

that the military could squash it request.

selves when the Quadruple Alli- estern portion of the Ypres ares oaring to cause annoyance by in abroad our abysmal failure to do to be realised so long as the Sir John Sipon, the New Home Paris, Jaly 17.—According to are in 'difficulty with their map-

ance may think expedient: and the section of our front termittent firing during day and anything right in this war. Up

On Gallipoli, where the Turks opposite La Basses came in for aight both from their guns and to the present what we have been decated: in the field. The Secretary, was one of the Minie Dutch correspondent, writing plies, there has been marked.

trench mortars, Since the latter enabled to do has been merely to heavy shelling as well.

As an illustration of the home pices are clone up to the front says Europe. This is no reflection Russians have never yet been tro opposed the war, regard- in the Matin, Germany's financial though slow progress; but we less of our eternal dishonour, and situation is very different from have written in vain unless wo trenches and their position is apt and no belittlement of the heroic doobs that the end there are many people of position that set forth by the statement of have shown that in that dirsation

wanting in to be given away at night by the efforts either of Rassis or of Sist realises the position. Their and infligence who won fer why the Reichsbank.

other and wider resources must labyrinth of trenchen stretching the latter the Germans send up a position would have been hope assumed, to offer the most stub asjaoted. The countty.ie in | shown, of 2,388 million marke, ing Constantinople is the kay of

flash of disebargo, to overpower France. Without them our object will be, it may safely be he did not resign when his policy.

Instead of a gold balance, as be found. In the phase now open- along our front the following lilliant flare at the same moment "report of some patrol work so

complished last weekin quoted: they fire a trenul mortar, They Heaven the makewoight that born possible resistance to the mood to stand any nonsense Germany hold only 1 500 million, the war for the Allies, and there

A petrol went about 130 yards are continually busy, also, in im- tursed the balance though onslaught and to exact the from lawyers at the present time, toll, white and unless Sir John Simon toon down the old communication proving their defences and in

makeweight isérather grotesque- traneh between Davies-street and cutting the long grass or crops in inadequate term to apply to the sedulously refraining from fisk, he will have to deprive Hyde Park corner and found the frontof them, which they do every British Navy and the Britiching anything like declare the nation of his invaluable eastern end full of dead Germans." night.

Treasury. As it turned out, the action until they are in a position

(To be Continued)

ly memedelature of many of the well-known portions of the

fond. Bat wo were under

Russian Armies remain un

heaviest possible

nervices.

J

Germany's Serious Financial

Position.

owing to the heavy payments the all German efforts in the Est can has been obliged to make in cash be made vain, Time is of the essence of the contract in that for purchases abroad.

Her was expenses amount matter and it is for Britain to take to over two and sha I mill arts a the lead: The Obseroor month-125,000,000.