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FINE

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August 28, 1916, -

Temperature Humidity

91

MONDAY,

7442 at E.

TELEGRAMIS.

CONDENSED.

A RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE RËPORTS VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT ON STOKHOD. FIERCE FIGHTING IS REPORTED AT DIABEKIR, IN THE CAUCASUS: THREE RUSSIAN SEAPLANES BOMBED VARNA TOWN AND HARBOUR. IMPORTANT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE GREEK GENERAL STAFF. BRITISH AKBOPLANES HARRASS ENEMY BY FLYING LOW OVER TRENCHES, 179TH GERMAN REGIMENT SUFFERED 84 PER CENT. CASUALTIES.

ALLJED ATTACK FROM UNEXPECTED QUARTER HAS DISORGANISED ENEMY

ITALIANS ARE EXT ENDING THEMSELVES IN THE CINA VALLONE REGION A FEW ENEMY SHELLS HAVE FALLEN IN THE TOWN OF GORIZIA. ALLIED AIRMEN HAVE DONE GREAT DAMAGE IN GHENT NEIGHBOURHOOD. GERMAN ATTAGES ON VAUX WOOD AND IN LORRAINE WERE DEFEATED, BRITISH HAVE TAKEN A FURTHER 200 YARDS OF ENEMY TRENCH. GENERAL HAIG REPORTS CAPTURE OF SEVEN MORE MACHINE-GUNS. ITALY CONSIDERS HERSELF AT WAR WITH GERMANY AS FROM TO-DAY. THE BRITISH HAVE WON MOHE GROUND NORTH-WEST OF GINCHY. THE WEATHER IMPEDES OPERATIONS ON THE WESTERN FRONT. KING OF ROUMANTA. HAS SUMMONED STATESMEN TO DISCUSS SITUATION. BRITISH WAR CRAFT HAVE BOMBARDED THE KAVALLA FORTS. THE SERBIAN ARTILLERY SHATTERED FIVE FIERCE BULGARIAN ATTACKS.

[All-telegram's appearing in large_type_are_the_latest having been received during the course of the day. Those in small type have comë through over-night.]

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

Allied Air Raid on Ghent Neighbourhood.

[Reutar's Service to The "Telegraph."]

August 27, 3.00 p.m. According to Reater's correspondent at Amatordem, the Zoho da Belge states that an Allied air squadron bombed the neighbour dood of Ghent on August 25. Two big explosions were heard, and it is believed two munitión depots. were blown up.

It is rumoured that the damage and the number of victime were very great.

In the course of the attack a ganpowder depot at Mairelbeke was blown up.

A Zeppelin stationed at St. Denis Weetdem was damaged.

Revelations la German Letters,

August 27, 3.30 .m.

Beater's correspondent at Headquarters says that a captured German soldier's discretly complains that during the day one læder în cas trench owing to the British aeroplanee

hardly dares 1932 meter says nothing is to be seen of, the German

aro sirme.” He adds:-"One can hardly calculate how much additional lone of life and strain on the nervee this coats us.”

In another captured letter it is stated that the writer's Division lost nearly 7,000 in casaslties before being relieved at the end of Jaly. The returns of the 179th Regiment show that the percentage of losses was 64.

German officer prisoners admit that the view held, that our offensiva is only beginning, is contrary to what the German newe- papara saya; also that considerable disorganisation was caused by the attack developing where it did, instead of in the Arras region, where it was expected.

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British Capture More Trenches.

Aagant 27, 3.45 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, saya :-A farther 200 yards of German trench north at Bazentiu Le Petit has been captured.

Beren more machine guns have been captured, in addition to those reported in the communiques dated the 25th inst,

The enemy's artillery has been sotive during the night between the Summe and the Anste.

The enemy shelled the neighbourhood of Bethane and we retaliated on enemy railway stations and barescks.

Futtle German Attacks.

August 27, 4.16 p.m. A Paris communique says:-There is a relative calm on the Bomme, the weather interfering with operations.

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The Germans thrice attacked Vaux wood, but were forced relarn to their trenches,

The Germans attacked on a 800-yard front in the direction of Croix St. Jean, Lorraine, but were caught in oar cartsins of fire.

·The attacks were completely defonted.

-Nothing Important.

August 27, 11.30 p.m. Reater's Paris correspondent says it is cfficially announced thei there is nothing important to report. The bad weather oзntinues.

Further British Gain."'

Augant 23, 12.15 a.uz. -Ganeral Sir Doɔngla Haig, in a commanique, saya :--We have gained ground to the north-west of Ginchy. The washer interferes with operations.

In the afternoon there was considerable artillery activity on bosh' aides. The enemy's fire was directed mainly against our support trenches, especially north west of Longuevai.

Our gunn blew up sotne enemy bomb-stores and exploded

minen hetween Armentieres and Noure Chapelle-

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The enemy blow up two small minns month-west of Anchy and] ath of Tpren, but there were no coenalties.

AUGUST 28, 1916.

TELEGRAMS.

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

Important Greek Changes."

[Reuter's Servios to The “ Telegraph."]...

August 27, 12.15 p.m. Bauder's correspondent at Aikens say, General Moechopoulos | M been appointed. Chief of the Generel Stoff, replacing General Dousmanis, who has been given leave.

- Colonal Matuzma-has been relievad of his post se Assistant Chief of the General Stail.

The changes are highly important.

Roumanian Statesmen Meet:

August 27, 10.25 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Bucharest ways it is authoritatively sanonsced that the King has summoned repremntatives and statou- men of all parties to discuss the situation.

Bulgarian Port Bombed.

August 27, 11.00 p.m. A Bulgarian official announcement admite that "Russian seaplanes have bṛmbed the town and harbour of Varna..

British Warships Active.

August 28, 1.35 a.mi. According to a message from Paris, an official statement issued at Salonics states that two British monitora and one cruiser bombarded the Kavalla forts, which are occupied by Bulgarians, with one exception.

There has been a cannonade on the Struma and Lake Doiran fronte.

Five fierce Balgarian attacks against Vitrsaik, north-west of Kukuruz, were shattered by the Serbian artillery.

Fighting continues in the region of Lake Ostrova, where severa Balgarian attacks were driven back by Serbian counter-attacks.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

August 27, 4.40 p.m.

A Rime communique states:-Taere he been considerable enemy artillery activity as Trentino, but no infantry attack.

The Italians are steadily extending themselves in the Cims- Vallone region.

The enemy shelled the Isonzɔ bridges and a few abelle fall, on Gorizia.

THE RUSSIAN FRONTS.

Fierce Fighting Reported.

August 27, 9.10 p.m.

enemy engaged in 巍 violent

Stokhod, near Toboly, the

An official announcement from Petrograd states:-On the

bombardment.

front, Columns have reached Maola and the Darasi Kiver, 1 tributary There has been fieres fighting at Diarbekir, on the Cauoseisu of the Eapbratos,

ITALY AND GERMANY,

A State of War.

August 27, 11.10 p.m.

According to Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam a Berlin official announcement says the Italian Government; through the Swiss Government, has notified that she considera herself in a state of war with Germany sa from August 28.

The Italian Declaration.

August 28, 1.20 a.m.

Renter's correspondent at Romis states that the Foreign Minis- ter, in transmitting the Declaration of War, says German sota of hostility against Italy enscoed each other with growing fre quency. It is, he says, sufficient to mention the regalar aapply of military and naval arms and war equipinent to Austria-Hungary, sailors in the different operations against Italy. He states that it is and the uninterrupted participation of officers and soldiers and

has been able to concentrate a most extensive effort against Italy. only due to the Isvieli assistance afforded to Anatris that the latter The Ministar refers to the return to Austria of Italian prisoners escaped from concentration camps in Germany, at the request of the German Foreign Offies, and says that German financial institutions consider Italians alien enemies, and postpone due payments. The Royal Government, says the Minister, can no longer tolerate, such a state of affairs, and he points out that the situation has been aggravated. because Italy and Germany belong to opposing groups of belligerente.

[In the event of telegrama arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra).

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THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

Disastrous Day for Garman Aeroplanes,

August 28, 5.00 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Paris says repeated German attacks on the Verdun front failed. The day has been disastrous for German seroplanes, of which twelve have been shot down, the French aviator, Nungeser, bringing down hir eleventh enemy, machiné.

August 28, 1915,

Temperature 6 s.m. Humidity

78 2.p.m. 89

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TELEGRAMS.

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

Gallantry of Wiltshires and Worcestars.

A konvocľa zervane to the “ Telegraph.”)

Anguet 25, 5.25 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, says: Near Mouquet Farm the British progressed another four hundred yards. Trenches. were taken along the Cone. Celettė- Thiepval road. At 7.30 hst night the Prussian Guard, after a most heavy artillery preparation, attacked our new treaches to the south of Thiepval. The attack was pressed determinedly but was everywhere repulsed with heavy every less. Our success was largely due to the steadiness and gallantry of the Wiltshires and the Worcesters.

Öreater Gains sad Smaller Loss of Life,

·ängum 20, 1140 8.60. The French capture of Maurepas and toe British an cess at Thiepval are typical of the new Allied method of advancing piecemeal siter intensely bombarding patches of the trout, then sending patruls to amertain the unnuge, and afterwards drenching other points with a storm of shell and infantry fire, meanwule attacking along the lanes formed by the first bombardments. Thus both frontal and lateral at Lacks are possible and greater gains are thus obtained at a smaller loss of life than hitherto, The value of the success is apparent from the importance sttached by me enemy to the Guillemont-Ginchy region, where he alone retains an effec- tive footing on the ridge. The two strongholds, with the Thiepval plateau, remain the most formidable bastions of the enemy's line, but the pressure around them is growing constantly more severe. The stubborn, and relentless fight- ing whereby the British in the last three weeks have forced a way over the open, up the slope, and then pushed the enemy by inches to the further edge of the plateau, is the outstanding feature of the battle. Eight miles of German lines between Thiepval and Ginchy are described by corres- pondents as a huge fortress, Banked by bastions, whose out- works were stormed on Thursday. It is stated that the Germans concentrated on this little front enough men to garrison eighty miles of trench. They have hundreds of batteries. of all calibres, and these, like the troops, are massed at certain places behind the lines. Vain counter- attacks cost the Germans losses which are unprecedented for purely defensive fighting. On the alb that the new Allied meth

per cent.

Severs Artillery Duels.

is exlculated

August 27, 12 25 a.m.

A Paris communique reports severe artillery duels on the Somme, especially north of Maurepas and west of Clery, There was an intermittent cannonade elsewhere, this being most violent on the Thiaumont-Fleury sector.

An Active Day Reviewed.

August 27, 12.5) ..

In a communique General Sir Douglas Haig says': The enemy's artillery was active at Mametz wood, north of Delville wood. The fighting continues at Mouquet Farm. We bave cap- Lured 67 prisoners in the Mouquet Farm area and south of Thiepval within the last twenty-four hours. Two hostile attempte against a sap south of the Bethune-La Bassce road were driven back by rifle fire. The enemy shelled Roclin- court, La Couture and East Zillebeke in the daytime. There was also much reciprocat trench mortar activity near the Hollenzollern redoubt. Our counter-batteries yesterday auc- cessfully engaged many enemy gun positions, some of which were destroyed and others damaged. Our aircraft attacked many points of military importance in the enemy's rear, dropping altogether five tons of bombs. One hostile machine was felled and another was driven down damaged. Twe British machines are missing.

IN THE BALKANS,

Enemy Camps Bombed.

August 26, 10.50 p.m. An official message from Salonica, reports artillery activity on the Struma Doiran fronts. Our aeroplanes bomb- ed enemy camps south of Djirhissa,

The Bulgarians in Retreat.

August 27, 5.15 *.m. A Paris official message states:-At Balonica there has been intermittent artillery activity on the right wing. The British guns ceaselessly bombarded the enemy positions on the left bank of the Struma. The Bulgarians on our centre

· delivered six inter-attacks north-west of Kukuruz, but were repulsed by the Serbians on the whole line. The enemy were sanguinarily defested, and are retreating, continuously pressed by the Serbians, whom they are resisting stubbornly. Fierce fighting continues. On the left wing, in the region of Ostrovo, the Serbians allowed the Bulgarians to approach to 100 yards from the trenches. A devastating fire then mowed the enemy down, and 200 Bulgarian corpses were found in front of a single trench. Prisoners admit that the, Serbian artillery indisputably dominates the Bulgarian.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

SHACKLETON RELIEF

EXPEDITION,

(Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph.”)

London, Received August 17. Bautor's ORITESpondeat- st“ Buenos Aires reporte, that Sir

| Ernest Shaokiston has left Pants

Arensä aboard the Yaloka in a.

third attempt to resons the marooned

健議 on Elephant Island.

MORPHIA IN CHINA.

Serious Charge Against

Japanese.

Although the morphia habit is stili almost unheard of in many inland districts, there are places" whats this nefarious trade is being workad up by Japanses trad- era to an extent probably quita andreamt of by those who have |not come across the victima" of

this babit.

In Yangpingla, Chihli, for in- stance, the spread of the habit | may well be mentioned as alarme ing Japanese agents are found éven in comparatively small places. They are spoken of as medicine sellers, but in places pointed out in the writer they display no signboarde aad parade no drugs for sale.

In a private honse a small hole in the wall provides the ontlat through which the powders are handed in exchange for ready cash, and observation proves, we kru tofi, fist business is continual

in this und

Kher when coolies wear scant clothing, bizok and disagared arma and legs are sverywhere to be seen, while some make their injections on other parts of the body, with the mual disastrous results.

Whatever differences of opinion máy exist as to the effects of opiem smoking, there can surely be no two opinions sa to the indis criminate uss of hypodermic injec tions of a powerful drug by un- professional people on themselves. That the habit is rapidly aprend ing, and that its physical and moral effects are seriously harm- fal, cannot be questioned.

Meanwhile Japanese invading the interior and reaping immense revenne from the illegal sale, of morphis and the needles are guilty of a serious crime,

A vilinge was pointed out to me where the recently arrived Japanese agent is already taking $20 a day.

The evil is now spreading up country to the interior provinces. —N. Ó. Daily News.

Police Reservist Fixed," The Police Reserve Chinese constable, who was charged on Saturday with misconduct and neglect of daty, was dealt with by Mr. J. E. Wood at the Polica Court this morning. He was fined 15.

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