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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMAN RETREAT BEGINS.

ENEMY RE-CROSSING THE MARNE AND GOING NORTH WARDS.

ALLIES TAKE OVER 20,000 PRISONERS,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMAN RETREAT BEGINS.

German Bluff.

London, July 21. A German official wireless message states:-The enemy again attempted to breach the whole front from the Aisne to the Marne, Tanks early penetrated car foremost lines, but the first enemy thrust was defeated by noon on the heights Bouth-west of Soissons, west of Hartinges St-Meuilly and north-west of Chateau Thierry. London, July 20. Farther attacks in the evening broke down. We threw back the Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegrapheusmy north of Harlinnas beyond their original lines. We with ing at eleven o'clock on July 20, says that the Allies are repulsing drew annoticed to the north bank of the Maros during the night, the Germans on the southern bank of the Marne and are approach- ing the banks of the river.

German Move. Definitely Arrested.

British Positions Improved.

July 22, 1917,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

BX-TSAR NICHOLAS SHOT,

Tragic End of Russia's Late Emperor.

London, July 20,

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A Russian official wireless message states that a Central Executive Committee message has been made public from the Ural Regions! Council concerning the shooting of the ex-Tear,

It says that Ekaterinburg was being seriously threatened by the approach of the Ca soho-Slovaks, and simultaneously counter revolutionary conspiracy to wreat, the ar-Tear from the Council's sathority was discovered.

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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to The Telegraph.”)

ITALIAN AERIAL ACTIVITY,

London, July 18. -

An Italian official pessage states: " On the night of the 16-17th Italian Naval airships and aeroplanes drop ped 8,000 kilogrammes of bombs on military works and the maritime. The Ural Regional Council therefore decided to shoot the x-fortress of Pola. Naval aircraft re- Tear Nicholas, which decision was carried out on the 16th instant, bombed Pola on the morning of the

CHOLERA IN RUSSIA,

17th, on both occasions with visibly good effect. They also bombed sno cessfully hangars in the Isle of Lagosta, in the middle of the Ad- London, July 20. ristic. All our machines safely re- A Russian official wireless message mentions that there are 224 turned.

London, July 20. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports :-As a result of operations on the 19th instant, our line in the Meteren sector was advanced on a front of about 4,000 yards and the village of Heteren, with a group of buildings to the south-west, is now held by the resistance. At other pointe our objectives were gained rapidly without difficulty. We took 426 prisoners. The British carried case at Petrograd. cat's successful night raid near Beaumont Hemel. Farther north, the British, after sharp fighting, pashed their line forward on a front of about a mile to the south of Hsbaterne. There is hostile artillery firing in the neighbourhoods of St. Venent and Ypres,

Over 450 Prisoners,

London, July 20. Beater's correspondent at the French Headquartere, telegraph ing at two o'clock in the afternoon of Jaly 19, saye:-The night has been relatively calm on the Aiene and Marne front, the French reating on the line of new positions es ptured during the day. This British. Op the extreme left, the enemy offered considerable known osses and 78 suspected cases of cholera at Moscow, and 120 morning German reserves were brought ap in considerable strength and the fighting wae most bitter. We took over 10,000 prisoners resterday sad ever fifty guns between the Marne and Rheims. The enemy lost a good deal of ground during the day and the move up the river towarda Epernay seems definitely arrested. He has been fighting to-day between Gruelly and Hont Voisin on ground which he occupied on July 18.

The German Retreat.

London, July 20. Renter's correspondent at the French Headquarters, telegraph ing on July 20, says that the Germans are re-crossing the Marne and retreating northwards,

An Enemy "Explanation."

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London, July 20. The German retreat across the Karne is confirmed by a Ger- man semi-cficial message which laboriously explains that the object of the first crossing of the Marne was to divert French forces. As this has been sobieved it is not necessary to farther hold the ground south of the river. Therefore the troops were withdrawn to falfil important tasks.

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-Over 20,000 Prisoners-

London, July 20,

London, July 21.

Field Harshal Sir Douglas Heiz reports:-The minor operations in the Hebaterne sector have continued with success. Our pressure compelled the enemy to withdraw from Resignol Wood between Hebaterne and Bacquoy. This important local feature is now in our possession. We followed up the enemy, who suffered a number of casualties. The total captares at Heteren were 453 prisoners, ten trench mortars sad fifty machine guns.

Good Aerial Work,

London, July 21.

BIG FIRE IN MOROCCO,

The Work of German lacendiaries,

THE SIBERIAN SITUATION.

Japan Decides to Intervene.

London, July 20. Benter's correspondent at Tokyo says it is reported that the Government has decided to intervene in Siberia and that the necessary measures are being taken,

MORE RAIDS ON GERMANY.

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London, July 19. An Italian Naval communique states: A large squadron of Italian seaplanes bombed military works and ships at Antivars, seriously. damaging them. A British air squadron effectively bombed mili tary works at Cattaro,

NEW MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS.

London, July 19.

tor (Unionist M.P. for Plymouth) is appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Food Minister. Owing to the increasing burdens of the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Balfour has express ed a wish that Lord Robert Ce should take a larger and more re- sponsible part in the work of the Foreign Office.

THE AUSTRIAN WAY.

Cold-Blooded Murder of Children.

London, July 20, ́

The Press Burean states:-Bir Beater'e correspondent at Zurich states that details of the Worthington Evana (Unionist M.P. murder of five school children and six others at Pileen on the 21st for Colchester) has been appointed Field Marshal Sir Douglsa Haig reports;-Our seroplanes on the of June have only now become known through an interpellation into succeed Lord Robert Cecil BS 19th instant dropped seventeen tons of bombs on bostile dumps and the Raichirath. It appears that a crowd of women and children Minister of Blockade; Lord Robert railway stations and aerodromes. The aviators on one occasion watching the loading of a bread-waggon for the soda works began Cecil is appointed Assistant Foreign dropped bombe on an aerodrome from a height of 400 to 500 feet. to cry "We are starving; we also want bread." Saddenly an Secretary; Major General Seely is A French communique eaye:The result of our victorious10 pilot landed on the aerodrome and machine-gunned the hangars infantry patrol appeared, and, without order to disperes the crowd appointed Parliamentary Secretary counter-offensive in Hoon apparent. The Gertasne, violently attacked before rising. We brought down ten aeroplanes and six balloons. or without a single word of warning, fired a volley into the crowd and to act as Deputy Minister of on their right flank and south of the Marne, were compelled to Seven British machines are missing. Our night fliers, despite the from behind, killing five children between the ages of tea sud Munitions; The Eon, Waldorf As- re-crom the river. We hold the whole of the south bank. The weather, dropped fourteen tons of bombe on railways between Mona thirteen and severely wounding four men and two women, Franco-Americans between the Aiene and the Marne continue to and Valenciennes, and on stations at Lille, Cambrai and Saclin. Aman enbeequently diedredov progress and have driven back the enemy, who is resisting etab. direct hit was obtained on a train at Baclin. : bornly. We have reached Ploisy and Paroytigny and passed St. Remy Blanzy and Brzet. St. Albin. Farther south, we hold the

Works, Docks and Factorles Bambed. general line from Priz Plateau to north-east of Courchamps. Vio

London, July 21. lent fighting is in progress between the Marns sad Bheime. Franco

The Air Ministry reports:-Oar air squadrons on the night of British troops, attacking vigorously, encountered large forces, bat,

July 19 bombed chemical works and docks at Mannheim. Fire broke notwithstanding desperate enemy resistance, we gained ground in

Renter has received details of a disastrous fire which took place ont. The Badische aniline works were also effectively bombed. Two Courbon Wood, the Adre Valley and towarda Steppersise.

at Fez in June, which is attributed to German incendiaries. The aerodromes were bombed and traine and a road transport were fired The number of prisoners since July 18 exceeda 20,000 and over, four hundred guns have been captured. Our aviators are redoubl outbreak started at five in the morning at four points simultaneously on with machine gane. One of our machises did not return. We ing their efforts and have multipled raide both by day and right. in the great Kaisaris besaar and destroyed nine thousand square yards attacked Offenburg and Oberndorf on Saturday. We hit an engine On July 19 they fiercely fought enemy forces, the Franco-British in the very centre of the commercial quarter. Nearly a thousand shed at the former place. Bornta were observed in factories and on bombing aquadrona masking the Marne orossings their chief shops were destroyed and between 25 and 50 per cent. of the stook of railwaye at the latter place. Oar formations were heavily attacked. objective. They ceaselessly hampered sad at some points com.ilk, cotton, candles end half of the stocks of native manufactures. We destroyed one hostile machine and drove down two. Three of the pletely stopped enemy supplies. Thus an important factor of the The French authorities ad mcat energetically. They blew up the machines did not return. enemy retreat has been the machine gunsing and bombing of enemy surrounding houses and stopped the fire at the very doors of the concentrations preparing to counter-attack. On his columna and Carouine Mosque and the famous sanctuary of Malah Idriss, which convoys they have inflicted heavy losses. Twenty-four tone and had a very narrow escape: The Moore are grateful for the masterly twenty-sight tons of prej sotiles were dropped daring the day and fashion in which the French saved these shrines. night respectively on the Marns and rear battlefielda, Several firea and explosions were observed on stations. Simultaneously infantry and seroplanes marked the advanos of our troops and tacks between the Aisne and the Marne and reported the arrival of enemy re- serves and participated directly in the battle by".machine-gunning the latter. Twenty-six German aeroplanes were felled or disabled "in numerous fights with Franco British pilats. Four balloons were

set on fire. Everywhere the German avistion was inferior.

Americans Progressing.

London, July 20. Au American communique éaya :-Between the Aisne and the Marne we continue to progress.

Violent Fighting.

London, July 20.

London, July 21.

ZEPPLIN SHEDS RAIDED.

Daring Venture by British Airmen.

London, July 20,

The Admiralty states that seroplanes despatched from a datach ment of the Grand Fleet operating off the Jutland Coast on the morning of the 19th instant carried out two attacks on Zeppelin ahede at Tonder, in Schleswig. All the machines bat one resched their objective, and we secured direct bits on a large double sbød which was completely destroyed, Two other shede were hit, but owing to the fierce anti-aircraft fire and the volume of smoke emitted from one, it was impossible to observe whether the destruction we complete.

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CUNARD LINER TORPEDOED.

Only Five Lives Lost.

London, July 18. The 18,000t on Canard liner Carpathis, outward bound, was the 17th instant, Thë torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic on survivors are being brought in.

Later.

The Carpathia was torpedoed three times. All aboard here been saved except five engine room officers:

AMERICA'S THANKS.

London; July 19. President Wilson has sent a message on behalf of Americans expressing thanks for the British Empire celebrations on July 4.

COTTON TRADE PROBLEMS.

London, July 21,

U.S. NAVAL OFFICERS HONOURED.

London, July 20 The Press Bureau announces the following awards to American Navaj Officers:— . * ́*; Vice-Admiral Sims. C: B.; Bear-Admiral Rodmant | K. C..M, G. Réar-Admirel Strauss,

TORPEDOED.

London, July 19, The Admiraliy states:-The tran- sport Baranga, bound for Australia with unft Australians, was torpedo- ed and sunk on July 15th. There were no casualties.

A British sloop was torpedoed and sank on July 16th. No officers were saved and only twelve of the crew.

INDIAN REFORMS.

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London, July 18.

▲ French communique saya:-The battle continued most

The attacks were made from a height of 700 to 1,000 feet. Font violently until the end of the day between the Aisne and the Marae. British saroplanes have not returned, of which three landed in The enemy counter-attacked with large reserves, attempting to arrest the advance, which, however, continued on most of the front, Danish territory. It is assumed that two Zoppeling were destroyed. On the left we maintained the plateaux south-west of Soissons and

An Eye-Witness' Story.

Owing to the operatives' contention that it would mean

Sir Robert Borden, Sir J. G. Ward, the region of Chandan. In the centre we passed over by three

London, July 20.

continuous anemployment for a large number of men, the Cotton kilometres certain points of the line from Vaux to Castille, Ueller-

Reuter's correspondent at Copenhagen states that British air Control. Bard's playing off" order has been postponed for Mr. W. F. Massey, and Mr. B. S. shelon and Noroy sie-Ourcq. On the right we conquered, after severe men daringly attacked the Zippelin station at Tonder at 4.30 in the fortnight from July 20 for a farther consideration of the whole Montage were prezant of a bunch ma fighting, the plaisan north-west of Monnes and a will north of

the India Bepresentatives to the Courchamps. We advanced beyond Torcy, Hitherto over 17,000 morning on July 19. An eye-witnem saw three machine bomb question of part time in the Lancashire cotton trade. Two thousand by the Indian residents of London to air sheds, between twenty and thirty bambe being dropped, of workers in Wigan cotton mills have struck owing to a dispalese Imperial Conference. Besponding to prisoners have been counted, including two Colonels and their bich four hit a great hangar. The walls of the latter, being to whether the recent twenty-five per cent. advanes on wages is on the toast of "Our Guests," Siz 8. Sisfa Three hundred and sixty guns have been captured constructed of stone and steel, were non-inflammable, but the the present or pre-war wages basis. including a battery of eight-inch guns.

Our aviators on July 18, in conjunction with the British inside was barat cut and two Zeppelins destroyed. squadrons, were most active over the whole battlefield. The French felled and disabled twenty machines and set fire to two balloons. The British destroyed seven machines. Our bomberi con- tinued their attacks on the Murne orossings and demolished a foot bridge. They machine-gunned, bombed and dispersed concentra

An Italian official message states-Our detachments at tions at Coops, Oalchy, Vaux Ravine, Fere-en-Tardenoia and Oiailly Projectiles were showered on stations in the rear, causing Adamello captured Mount 8. Abel and completely re-occupied free and explosions. Twenty-two and twenty-one tons of bambe Comicavents. The enemy left many dead and numerous prisonsta were dropped daring the day sad night respectively. The British in our hands, beeides a large gasntity of war material. The enemy attacked west of Hill 1050 in Macedonia. We firmly upheld the dropped two and a half tone.

thrust, and, counter-attacking, compelled the enemy to retire in disorder.

The Franco-American Drive.

London, Jaly 20.

A French communique says: Yesterday and daring the night Franco-American troops continued to advance along the major portion of the front between the Aigne and the Maros. We resched Viersy and passed Monlay, Wood to the east of Villerehelon and omplured Neuilly Saint Front and Lioy-sur-Clignon. South of the Marne we drove back, the enamy between Fomoy and Ceuilly and gained ground in the direction of the Marne,

GOOD WORK BY ITALIANS,

London, July 20.

THE MACEDONIAŃ. CAMPAIGN.

London,

A French Eastern oommudique, atsies --The Cerna bend attempted several raids on the Italian posi was brilliantly repulsed. The Bulgarians lost heavily.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS,

UNREST IN SHANGHAI.

Pitched Battle Between Chinese and Japanese Mobs, (From Our Own Correspondent).

· Shanghai, July 20, Last night there was a pitched battle between Chinees and Japanese armed mobs in the Hongkow district of Shanghai.“ Two were killed and many wounded.

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The situation is now in hand.

Volunteers Called Out.

Shanghai, July 22 M21 Three companies of Shanghai Volunteers, prevented. but crowds from elashing on Saturday and Sanday might. All was

quiet this morning.

Borden salil that nobody could look back on the events of the last eighteen- months, without feeling how necessary and desirable. it had been for the melusion of India in Imperist gather, ings. On behalf of Canada, and indeed of all the Dominions, ha wished the people of India Got- speed" in the great-advance which hy before them.

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