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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE GERMANS STILL RETREATING.

ALLIED TROOPS IN HOT PURSUIT. ́SPLENDID AMERICAN advance of five mILES.

"Reuter's correspondent at Fredob Hase quarters, writing at six o'clock on the evening of Friday, says:-To-day's advanos represents A most important gain of ground. Our advanced troops, following the enemy, resched the Valley of Orise which enters the Aisne at Soissons. The snemy, under fierce repeated stacke, abandoned the whole of Chandan Plates and in already moring back his gras. Auglo-Scottish troop "Anglo-French troops are following bim op.

are in the thick of the fighting. Our carsicy are in Nesle Forest north-east of Fere-en-Tardenois. Our troops esat of the calient are in touch with Vesilly. The Germans, much against their will, hare accepted defeat and are retresting, probably to Vesle. Thus has ended the third and greatest German push which was to bring the enemy within range of Paris. The failure of the Crown Prince's ( Army is complete.

Germans in Full Retreat.

London, August 3. Soissons is back in the hands of the Allies and the Germans are in full retreat over the whole of the long battlefront, with Frenab, British and American forces in hot paracit.

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THE GERMANS STILL RETREATING,

ALLIED REPRESENTATION IN RUSSIA. "

London, August 2. Renter's correspondent af Washington saya that Mr Francis, the U. & Ambassador to Rais, bas telegraphed that he has arrived at Marmsask with the British, French and Italian diplomats.

A telegram from Stockholm says the American Consal General tas cotified the Rassien Foreign Commissary that in the opinion of the Entente Consula the political situation is apalter by the departare of the Entente Ambasadora from Volgods. The Coneule intend to remain at Mac

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BIG ALLIED SUCCESSES IN

FRANCE.

August 5, 1917,

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BIO ALLIED SUCCESSES IN

FRANCE.

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THE ALLIED SUCCESSES IN

FRANCE.

The Cause of the Retreat.

of the Marne and Champagne 33,400 London, August 3.

Pans, Ang. 2 - Paris, later. The annivstancy of France's entry into the war was appropriately

Each of the three Armes under Germans have been captured, includ marked by the stirring now that the Crown Prince's Army in again

In an Order of the Day, General Generals Mangin, De Goutte and ing 674 officers. infall retreat, with an increasing rousiblity of the disaster which Berthelot, in connection with the Berthelot made yesterday There were vigorous local actions on An American communique reports: Benter predicted in a cable on July 30. The immediste cause of the British participation in the victori important advance into the German London, August 3.

retreat was the brilliant encores of the armies of Generals Mangir ous counter-offensive, says: "Only line of resistance, which the Gar the Qurog arising out of our attacks and Degotte north of the Ourcq, who effected a junction at right; just arrived and anxious to have the zeite Frankfort had qualified as and enemy counter-attacks at severat enzle enabling a beginning to be made on August 1 of the task of honour of participating in the coun- definito General Mangin with the paint. We captured the village of the wise the situation in this vicinity is clearing the important ridge dividing the Crise and the Oleq ter-offensive which stopped the fur- British forces drove a wedge into the Clerges and advanced beyond. Other British Division in General Hangin's army atsired the operation from sous enemy onslaught on the Marne enemy line by capturing on

The position of the Germans in Graad Rcsoy. The French, co-operating, carried not merely the and which has begun to Throw him north bank of the Ourq a long crest unchanged: ommit but the reverse elope of the ridge, securing observation back in disorder northward; hasten of hills overlooking & plastean 900 behind Hertennes Plates, where the enemy still clings to the ing its movements and reducing to metres high, which is being used as the Marne-Aisne pocket is daily be- Chateau Thierry Road. Mesawhile in the centre the enemy baation a minimum duration its reconnoita capital observatory. Wedges thus coming more precariqua. Last night's ring operations, your Army Corps thrust into the German salient will communique shows that the Allied in Kauniers Wood, two square miles in extent, was carried.

threw itself eagerly into the fray considerably hinder General Booh-grip on the neck of the salient is Harassing and worrying the enemy, man's army, who sticks to the Sois tightening...

London, Ang. 2. after "ten successive days fighting sons hinge and wants to keep it at

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig the British troops made their own all costs. Meunier Wood formed on this valley of the Ardre, bountifully the Germans left a large bastion reports:-Patrols brought in a few watered with their blood. Thanks and an advanced citadel for the prisoners in the Locre sector. We..

De successfully raïded "to the east of to the heroic courage and proverbial enemy's resistance. tenacity of the sons of Great Britain, Goutte's army with the Americans Dickebusch Lake, taking prisoners. the continued and repeated efforts in co-operation was remarkably soc Hostile artillery was active to the off. On the Dormans-Rheims road

'London, Aug. 3 of this brave Army Corpe have act cessful in capturing that wood right north of Bethune.

Beuter's correspondent at French been in vain.”

Twenty-one officers and over 13,000 the village of Romilly, two kilo men have been taken prisoner and metres west of Villa Tardenois, Headquarters, telegraphing "yester- captured by General Berthelot's 140 machine-guns and 40 guns Army. Ville Tardenois is outflanked day at 9 o'clock in the afternoon, successively and roughly handled and it seems to be the last German The advance on Genera! and must, soon be evacuated to cupied Hartennes Wood. South of of the Ardre. You re-conquered also the heights dominating it in the escape hemming in. The foe's deit we brought our line to Cramaille finite line of resistance such as and Saponay. In the centre we zea- and driven back to the upper valley bulge in the direction of the Magne Mangia's front continues. We oc

north and south. That is the achi-established by General Ludendorf ched two miles beyond Sergy. The evement of the British in the accom is broken at several points, and it enemy's resistance is feebler on the plishments of the Fifth Army Scot seems it must soon fall back level central sector than on the flanks. tish Highlanders, sons of Yorkshire, with the river Tesle. Our continu. On the eastern flank of the salient Australian and New Zealand horse-ous success proves that we still have we took the wood & mile east of patrols advanced men, you have one and all added to the initiative of the battle over the Bomigny. Our the glorious page of your history: energy and can force our will upon 1,000 yards north of Ville-en-Tarde- nois. The enemy pressed on all Vartanx, Chasmusy and Montage him:

His communications were Bligny, these splendid words will be A French communique states:- sides.

He is retreat- written in letters of gold in the an- The attack which was carried out swept by our guns. pals of your regiments. Your during the last two days by Frenching reluctantly and continually. Our French friends will remember your and Allied troops north of the unrelaxing pressure is bringing re marvellous bravery and perfect com-Marne obtained complete success.sults. It is expected that the Crown We pressed hard on the whole line. Prince's reserves are being exhaust- radeship in arms.”

London, August 2. The Germans were forced to abaned more rapidly than ours

London, Aug. 3. Reuter's correspondent at Amerdon their position of resistance,

The latest cows shows that the ican Headquarters writes on Thurs- which was organized between Fere-

The enemy attack is the region of Galchy on Tuesday night was his last bid for the possession of the line from the Soisson Chatean Thierry Road to Ville-en-Tardenois, which be had hoped being able to hold. When he failed to retake Oaleby and secare the left flank of his centre he was forced by the Allies to scoept battle on the intermediate line.

INDIAN REFORM.

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Landes, August 5. No time was lost by the Allies to precipitate the enemy's defost.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald gave notice Whilst French and British troops simed a series of irresistible blows at a staggering adversary in the Soissons region and along the of a resolution on the Incisa Budget, saking for a discussion on the Crise on the western side of the shallow pocket which remained to Indian Report as early as possible. the Germans, French and Americans on the centre were hard pressing the enemy north of the Oarcq and General Barthellot's French, British sad Italian forces were squeezing his line on the esstern side of the pocket and encroaching along the Ardre and

and to the north of Ville en-Tardenois

The American troops badly dented the enemy's centre by the captars of Conlonges and a forward bound of about Eve miles. Simultaneously, both sides of the pocket swayed and the Germans recoiled under incessant blows which andermined his resistanoė. Then the whole of the battered German line cracked and receded. The retreat went on simalisneously from all sides. Boissons fell

ITALIAN AERIAL OPERATIONS. "

Londor, August 3.. An Italian naval communique states: Aristors on three successive days eeriously damaged harves sad shipping at Dari za and sleo several seaplanes.

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NEW COTTON CONTROL SCHEME.

London, August 5.

London, August 3. Roater's correspondent at Washington seys it is announced that and deprived the enemy of the real pivot upon which his whole Mr. Baker will introdices in Congress & new Army Bill making the "line bad depended for its resistance. General Hangin's troops military age-limite 18 to 41 yeare. awarmed over the Cries and the Franco- Americane came upon the centre in a converging movement. Ville-ec-Tardenois, the next strongest point in the German line, also eaccumbed. Then began

The Cation Control Board announce that American and mixed the hot pursuit of the enemy. American heavy guns have cut the adversary's communications and spread confusion among his fieing spinning milla will be licensed to ron fifty-five per cent, of spindles forces: Fires are visible in the German rear over the whole exten: en American coitos for 42 hours weekly, instead of Gly per cent. of what was once part of the fatal pocket and it is fairly evident for forty hours. The Bosid has also allowed them to rao extra that for the time being the Crown Prince's forces have been spindles on Egyptian cotton. Marofsetarers who have previously constrained to a disorderly rout in their haste to get back to Vesle been allowed to ran sixty per cent, looms on American yarns for forty boars weekly, will be allowed to run sixty five per cent. for in the hope of being able to stabilise their line.

45 boare. The roia syetem will be abolished on August 13, after which only workers continacualy "played :f" can be paid from the Control Board fande.

Freach Still Adyancing.

London, August 3. A French communiqas etates: Daring the night oar troops continued to advance in the direction of Veale sad reached the Aisne between Soissons and Venizel.

The German Retirement.

London, August 3.

The Germans are retiring on a front of from three to four milea to the east bank of the Ancre in the neighbourhood of Albert and Avelay Wood: The retirement at present appears to be loos'.

Americans in Close Pursuit.

London, August 3. An American official messige, written on August 2, states:- Yesterday on the line of the Oaroq, in hard fighting, we captured Hill 230, scath of Coulonger, and woods east of the Hill, On the We are morning of August 2, the enemy commenced to fall back. aloes in pursuit. Our advance bes already progressed to a depth of five miles and continues. "Our aviators encoesafally bombed a rail- road station and yards at Confina, causing saveral fires and a large explosion. All our maobines returned.

British Troops Reviewed.

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TELEGRAMS.

London, August 9, The silver market is quiet.

YESTERDAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

tured Four enemy divisions were

advanced

day evening: It would be a mistake en-Tardenois and Ville Tardenois, French at 1.30 to-day advanced two to suppose that a tremendous strug-and to expedite their retreat. On the to three miles on a front of 25 miles gie is in progress on the America left French troops entered Soissons, between the Ardre river and the The advance was elow front and that the results are inade Further south we crossed the Crise hamlet of Taux, north of Bare a wide front last night-bal was very rapid this, quate. Fighting is really on a com-on its whole length. In the centre tonnes. paratively small scale. The infantry we progressed on

morning. The Germans are burning fighting has been very bitter, hat North of the Ourcq we the guns have been little used, sag-beyond Arcy and Ste. Restitue and the villages cast of the Oureq. gesting that our commanders' Fur penetrated Bois-de-Dole. Further Cohan and Folilly are in flames. The

we took possession of Cou-

German Army is now facing wêzd. pose is maybe to hold the enemy east

longes. On the right we tok posses and is being fired on in the back and rather than hurry the advance.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haigion of Goussancourt, Villers Agron the enemy reserves are also unden reports: We captured a few prison and Ville Tardenois. On this part fire. Immediate retreat behind the ers in the neighbourhood of Festa of the front we carried our lines

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The line now runs

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FRANCE. THE SILVER MARKET..

bert, also sixteen in a successful five kilometres north of the Dor. Tesle and possibly on the Aisne is Reuter's correspondant at French raid northward of Albert. There is mans-Bheims road on the general regarded as certain involving the increased hostile artillerying south line of Vexilly Chery. Between the collapse of the Crown Prince's offen- Headquarters, telegraphing late on

Gear and Thillois. During July be unable to attack extensively unti Thursday evening, says: The Anglo- ward of the Somme and southward Ardre and the Vesle we occupied sive, after which the Germans will

of Ypres. Boottish co-operated in the French TELEGRAMS" | attack on Plessier-Halou in the Fere-

The advance of August 1 was on 31st seven German aeroplanes were the autumn, when the 1920 class wit en-Tardenois sector. The infantry a front of five miles to a maximum brought down. Twenty-two tons of be available. ALLIES' ADVANTAGE IN

attacked at four in the morning, depth of three miles. It resulted in explosives were dropped on avia- from one mile north of the Ardre by RESERVES,

aided by squadrons of light tanks, the capture of the whole ridge form-tion grounds between the Aisne and Ville Tardenois and Romilly, thence London, August 1.

are now greater than the enemy's, which were very useful in this region ing the watershed between the the Vesle, and on cantonments and to Vezilly, south of Coulonges, Orcy. whose bost troops have been greatly Beater learns that for the first of deep valleys and steep hillsides. Ourcq and the Aisne. The advance bivouacs in the valleys of the Ardre and Droizy to Taux. Our reserves

Amsterdam, August 1. since the Germans retired from the time since March 21 the fresh re- The enemy resisted in very defer is almost the most important event and the Vosla.

"The American armies and somthinned and badly maaled The serves at the disposal of the Allies mined fashion. Every thicket hides Marne, because the Allies' new posi-erical superiority do not frighten us German 1920 class will provide about London, August 3. considerably outnumber the fresh a machine-gun and woods and vil tions. command the whole area Beater's correspondent at the French Headquarters atates that reserves at the disposal of the lages are all organised fortresses on Friday morning General Bertheliat reviewed the British troops in enemy, despite the fact that the which must be outflanked and taken northward and take in the flank and is the outstanding phrase in the ex- 450,000 men bis Command in Ohampagne, comprising Highlanders, Yorkshires, enemy is still substantially numerisingly. Nevertheless the Allies ad-rear of the whole western gate clamation cabled last evening which Hampshires, also Australians sad a New Zealand corps of cavalry.cally superior on the whole frent vanced considerably, and by six whereby the Germans have been re-

Still it is likely that the Germans o'clock the important Hill 205, a tiring. This area is a nest of Ger and shall continue to fight until the

man reserves and field artillery. The

London, August 1. London, August 3. will retire in their own time to the mile north-east of Grand Bozov, was

to expedite the German retirement

Field Marshal Sir Dough A French communique states: We Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:We repaleed with Veale line, and probably nitimately taken, and two hours later the general effect of the advance will be enemy's will to destruction is broken. loss sa enemy raid in the neighbourhood of Foasby. Our patrols to the Aiste. Prince Rupprecht now Anglo-French batteries had taken up

night prisonered several in the occupied a portion of the enemy's front line in the Albert sector. possesses only twenty freth divi- new positions on the capture-progressed during the night north reports: Our patrols during

sions. It is believed possible that ground. The Germans are depend g

of the Marne. Bostila artillery is active between Bathune and Bsillent.

the Germans in the next few months mainly on machine-guns" and made

The French have captured the vil-neighbourhood of Merria. We prís- Wes- will transfer troops from the West little use of their guns. They conn- London, August 3.

ly." Beater's correspondent at the American Eleadquarters writing on for an attack either on Italy of inter-attacked heavily farther north lage of Gousapcourt, south of Vezil- onered during July 4,503, including Friday, states Yesterday'a notable advance in the western salient the Balkans. There are also indica- against the Scottish at - Buzancy; cleared the way for the Americans in the centre, bere's series of tions that the Germans, in conjunc- but our troops are holding them woods barred the path. General Petsin'e strategy can now betion with the Finne, will shortly as-magnificently, appreciated. For while he had been drawing some of the best me the offensive in northern Rus German Divisione to the centre, pinning them there by the formid sin against the southern part of the able American offensive. He had been preparing this attack upon a much more important region where he bad already been threatening the enemy's attempt to stablise the front opposite the American lines. Meanwhile the Americans have been continuing their advance and making the enemy hold of Meuniers Wood

insecure.

"The British Front.

General Petain's Strategy.

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KAISER'S PROCLAMATION. (EXDIKE'S BESTICK].

**Amsterdam, Angust 1. A Berlin message states that the in Kaiser, in a proclamation to the says they have prov- mendous task

them

and memo Bavaria in

London, August 2. The situation on the Western

A French communique reports: is not our fauly Front is regarded as extremely good, exceeding the best anticipations North of the Ourcq the French, in fifth year of war. Paris, August 2. The Havas corrcepondent on the General Mangin's latest coup pata liaison with British units, drove are not yet ready for Eritish front dwells on the import- the seal on the Allied counter-stroke back the enemy from positions be must therefore continue ance of the role played by the Bri- of July 18-as the turning point of twoan Plessier-Halen and the river shoulder all our troubles tish divisions under Generals Ber the campaign and the whole war, We carried a height north of Grand-ships in sare confidence of victor thelot and Mangin. They appeared and very interesting developments Bozoy, advanced beyond the village are confidently expected at once. of Bougnoux and reached Cramoi-

Amsterdam, August 22. The Kaiser's proclamation reads ;

in Champagne on July 90 azd in a The new gains north-east of Oulchy sello and Oramille, realising here" We have neglected nothing

with calumnias and declare that

The Navy Department sanounces week, besides the important pozi- that a German submarine sank the tions of Courton, Marfaux, Chat-le-Chatean and east of Bergy the an adrance of three kilometres. We restore pesce, but the enemy does, but Portuguese barque Porto, from Ha muzy and Bligny, captured 1,165 two arms of the pincers-are squeez- prisonered six hundred. Southwards Yet want peace. They shamelessly lantic coast on July 27. The crew guns and advanced to an average are likely to compel à hasty retire.Meuniers wood North of the Dor Germany must be annihilated. We A German wireless official merange, referring to the Orown vannah, fifty-five miles off the At-prisoners, 160 machine guns and sing the Huns at vital points, and we took possession of Ciernes and smirch the fair fame of Germany Prince's Army, ayo:-General vas Boehm's successes ca August 1

forces under very disadvantageous Romigny, prisonering a hundred exist.

(Continued on page i contributed to the complete eaccess of yesterday's movements. The of eighteen wore landed at an Amer depth of five miles. General Ber- ment behind the Veile, the only mans-Rheims road after desperate must therefore continue to fight until ican port by s British steamer. The thelot in a special order says that alternative being to throw in big thing we conquered the village of our enemies acknowledge our right a enemy followed besitatingly our fore-field, troope, who are slowly Porto was destroyed by a bomb plac- the British have earned undying frontlition withdrawing

ed in her cargo of cotton.

Lame,

Since July 15th on the battle-front