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August 8, 1918,

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8,

1918.

August 8, 1917,

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BRUTAL GERMANS,

RUSSIAN HAPPENINGS,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

GERMANS FIGHTING FIERCELY.

FRENCH DOMINATE THE AVRE VALLEY.

London, August 6. A Havaa message says:-The re-istson of the Germans on the banks of the Aiens and the Vesla is increasing, and they fight -Sercely before going back. In the Rheims motor, a heavy artillery duel has ovationed for hours, with maohire-cuna also very notire. In the region of St, Thierry, near Rheims, the Germans were caught j under heavy are from the French guo just when they were con centrating and were dispersed rapidly. On the Arre, around Montdidier, their retirement is proceeding slowly,

The French have reached a line between Houtdidier and Amiene, almost on its entire length, and oncopy all the bille domipating the Avre Valley.

FRENCH CROP PROSPECTS.

London, August 6.

A Havas messge states that official reports on the French crop prospects are satisfactory, wheat being represented by a figure of 72, against 61 in 1917.

HONOURS FOR GENERAL FOCH,

London, August 7, - Reuter's correspondent at Paris etstee that General Foch hae been appointed Field Marshal of France and has been awarded the Military Medal.

THE CZECHO-SLOVAK5.

Evidence of German Anxiety.

London, August 6.

– A Havas message says the Czeobo-Slovake in Ruzais are causing inoressing anxiety to the Germany Press. The Post of the 2od, instant saya people who, sfier four years, recommence war are idealista animated with the conviction that they are fighting for a Dational ideal. Thia explains the forces of attraction exercised by them. Japan is furnishing them with arms and ammunition and the United States in helping them by intervening in North Russis. It is high time, this paper concludes, that the situation should be cleared up.

NO RUMANIAN WHEAT FOR GERMANY,

London, August 6. A message from 'Amsterdam gays the correspondent of the Koelnische zeilung in Berlin writes that the wheat harvest in Romania is a bad one, and they cannot therefore rely upon supplies from Mumania.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

A ZeppelIN BROUGHT DOWN.

London, Aug. 7. The Admiralty states that fire enemy airships which at tempted to cross the coasts on the right of the 5th were attacked at sen by Air Force contingents working with the Navy. Three were engaged. One was shot down in flames forty miles from the coast while, another was damaged, but probably succeeded in reaching its base.

Thousands of visitors at an East Coast resort saw the Zeppelins on the sky-line and fleet of aeroplanes ascend- ing, whereupon the airships-turned northwards and endeav oured to evade their pursuers in smokeclouds, Aa hour later the raiders' gun-fire was heard nearly a hundred miles from where the chase begar and a great flame was observed scawards." It has been reported for some time that Germany: was designing more powerful zeppelins capable of reaching greater altitudes, but it is believed that the acroplanes climb higher than the zeppélios, therefore they need favour. ing mists if they hope to escape.

END OF A FRENCH TRIAL,

Paris, Aug. 7.

M. Malry was acquitted on the major charges but was found guilty of misdemeanour.

Later.

M. Malvy has been banished from France for five years, without civil degradation.

'AN AIRMAN'S FINE RECORD..

Paris, Aug. Lieutenant Fonck has now brought down ninety-six onemy aeroplanes, of which fifty-six are officially recognised.

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PARIS AGAIN BOMBARDED.

Paris, Aug. 6.

The long range bombardment of Paris was resumed this" morning. It is noteworthy that the long range bombardment has been suspended since the 16th of last month.

Paris, Aug. 6,

The long-range, bombardment contigues.

ALLIES AND DUTCH 'SHIPPING.

The Hague, Aug. The British and American Ministers have notified the Foreign Minister offering improved terms in respect of re- quisitioned vessels lost. The valuation per gross ton ranges from £75 sterling for ships under ten years old to £52, 10s. for ships under thirty-nine years. Where owners prefer re- placement the Governments will replace tramps in a year and liners in eighteen months after peace is concluded

THE PREMIER'S MESSAGE.

London, Aug. 6.

·Mr. Lloyd George's message was read in every theatre, music-hall, cinema and public meeting at nine o'clock last night and was received with loud cheering and the singing of the National 'Anthem.

THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

Uerman Attempt to Shorten Front.

London, Aug. 5. Reater's correspondent at French Headquarters, wiring at seven on Sunday evening, "says: Our patrols keep in con- tact with the enemy retreating from positions on the left of the Avre. The object of the German move seems to be to straighten the arc which the enemy line made across the Avre possibly in pursuance of a general policy of shortening the front and economising men as in the withdrawal from the Ancre; but it is probable also that the enemy has found his positions on the banks of the Ayre too costly to hold since the French attack, which captured the line of heights on the left bank overlooking the valley and eighteen hundred pris-

On the British Front.

apers.

· London, Aug. 6.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: Our counter- attack repulsed an attempted capture of a post north-east- ward of Merris. We took a few prisoners and machine-guns during the night in Nieppe Forest sector. There was active hostile gas shelling northward of Fillers Bretonneux. The enemy's artillery was also active at Beacquoy and north-

ward of Bethune.

A. later report from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hig Bays: The enemy launched a strong local attack by a reserve division southward of Morlancourt, astride the Bray-Corbic road, capturing our advanced trench lines on a portion of ground we gained on the night of 25th July. Local fighting continues. We further advanced our posts in the Facent wood sector on a two thousand yards front. There was no sir fighting on the 3th.

French Maintain Positions.

London, Aug. 6.

A French communique says: North of Montdidier.we. reached the Avre between Braches and Morisel An endure "coup de main" south-east of Montdidier broke down com pletely and we took prisoners. On the Vesle front we main- tained our elements at several points on the north bank of the river despite all the enemy attempts to throw us back.

Another German Offensive?

London, Aug. 6.

Frencli experts emphasise the badness of the Germiss" position on the plateau with the Vesle in front of them and the Aisne behind. They are exposed to French fire froci ali points and often enfiladed, while all the four crossings of?! - Aisne between Fismes and Rheims, namely at Fillers, Maity, Pontavert and Berry-au-Bac, are under the fire of French guns and aeroplanes. It is opined that the enemy is prec ing an offensive in order to relieve the Allied pressure.

A later French communique says: There is arliliety activity east of Soissons and on the Veale.

Tribute to British Troops.

Paris, Aug. 6.

General Mangin in a most inspiring Order of the Day warmly eulogises the English" and Scottish troops in the Marae battle especially their storming of the Ourcq-Aisne watershod. He says they arrived when the battle was at its fiercest, but in conjunction with the French they fought a superior number of the enemy's best divisions foot by foot notwithstanding bitter counter-attacks. "He declares the British were responsible in large measure for the victory gained.

....German Claims.

London, Aug. 6.

A wireless German official message states: The Warlem- bergers stormed the foremost English lines astride the Bray- Corbie road and prisonered a hundred. The enemy strongly attacked in the Vesle section on both sides of Braines. We ejected him from small sections of wood on the north bank, whereinto he had penetrated. We prisonered several hundreda.

INDIA'S LOYALTY..

London, Aug. 7.

In the House of Commons Mr. Montagu said that this year half a million combatants were being raised in India besides numerous non-combatants. The June.figures reached" the record of fity thousand. It was remarkable that the provinces from whence there had hitherto come none or few recruits were now supplying their quota. Mr. Montagu empoasised that Indian troops were playing the chief part in Mesopotamin, Palestine and East Africa.

BAVARIAN ADITATORS WARNED.

Amsterdam, Aug, 6... The Minister of War in the Bavarian Diet, referring to the stoppage of the offensive, said the principal task of the fifth year of the war was to evoke united and persevering will among the German people to enable them to bear the heaviest sacrifices till palice is obtained. Therefore dissemi- nators of wild rumours regarding the army leaders and the " food situation must be ruthlessly punisned.

BRITISH OFFICERS ESCAPE,

Amsterdam, Aug. 7, Twenty-nine British officers have escaped from Holz- minden camp in Hanover. A high reward is offered for their arrest. A German newspaper states that one, who was re- captured, revealed that the escape was made by a subter- rancan pasange at which the prisoners had worked for nine months.

FORMER GERMAN VESSEL TORPEDOED, Madrid, Ang. 6 The captain and seventeen of the crew of the Brazilian steamer Maccio, formerly a German vestel, which has been submarined have landed at Corcubion. Two rafts with forty- four men are missing..

U. S. TANK STEAMER SUNK,

Washington Aug. 6.

A German submarine sank an American tank steamer one hundred miles off the Virginia coast. Thirty survivors have been landed.

Heavy Fighting Between Rival Factioas-

Amsterdam, Aug. 7.

A telegram from Petrograd to Berlin claims that the Soviet troops were victorious at Jaroslav after a severe battle in which five thousand counter-revolutionarios were drowned while fleeing eross the Volga. A big battle is proceeding between the Red Guards and Czecho-Slovaks north of Ufa.

The "Frankfurter Zeitung's" Moscow correspondent states that Count Helferich's appointment is connected with Gerinan efforts to secure a rupture between the Soviet Gov- ernment and the Entente.

A message from Moscow, via Berlin, states that the Council of People's Commissaries has voted 300,000,000 roubles for operations against the Czecho-Slovaks. A counter-re volutionary plot has been discovered at Vologda and forty officers arrested M. Trotzky has arrived at Petrograd.. Cholera in Moscow is increasing.

Count Kirchbach, successor to von Eichhorn, has arrived at Kieff

The "Rheinische Westfaelische" says that the fighting at Jaroslav ended in favour of the Bolsheviks. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the entire civil war and lasted fifteen days. Jaroslav changed hands frequently. During the Social Revolutionaries' occupation hundreds of Bolsheviks were executed and subsequently the Bed Guards exacted a fearful revenge and slaughtered over three hundred, includ- ing two Generals.

Allied Forces Wardly Greeted.

London, Aug. 7. The Press Bureau reports that Allied naval and military forces on the 2nd inst, with the active concurrence of the Ruzzian population, landed at Archangel. The inhabitants grested the arrival with general enthusiasm.

Who Owas Murman?

Amsterdam, Aug &

A Berlin message says that delegates from Russia and Finland have arrived at the invitation of the German Gop- erument to conclude a peace treaty. This will eventually decide whether Buzsia or Finland owns Murman.

THẾ WARILDA DISASTER.

London, Aug. 6.

Mrs. Violet Long, Deputy Chief Controller of the W.AA.Cs, who was drowned on the Warilda, was an oc- oupant of one of the capsized life-boats When in the sea. she got entangled in some ropes. Her orderly held her up. for a long time by the hair and others came to the rescue, but. Mrs. Long suddenly collapsed and sank. The Captain was drowned through returning to the ship for papers. He was seen struggling in the water, and the first officer unavail ingly endeavoured to resche kim...

THE SILVER MARKET.

Silver is quiet.

A BOGUS LOTTERY.

Curious Fraud Worked on Chinese.

London, Aug. 6.

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English Ladies' Sufferings.

After nearly three months' perilous adventures and grDSİ afferings, two Englishwomen-**** Mrs. Batcher and Mrs. Taylor**** recently arrived at Rotterdam with the former's two children.

They came by way of Russia and Germany from Siberis, which they left at the time of the worst Bolebevist chace.. The little party began their hairdous journey in 8 wagzon which had been bought for £30. They persuaded the authorities mount it on a truck coupled to s train going to Petrograd, it being impossible to obtain accommoda tion in the ordinary way. In this waggon, which was guarded against possible attack, the wo

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and children spent, four days, never once stepping outside, being supplied with drinking water by a soldier whose services se guard they obtained.

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They arrived at Petrograd at the time when the capital was in the bands of the Extremists, whe took away their passports for Sweden, where they had hoped to find a steamboat going to England,

Thus cut off from railway com- munication they hired a sledge, on which they crossed the Guli of Finland to the Aland: Islands. The journey soross the ice lasted three days, in bitter cold. Their scheme of getting a boat from the Alande was failed, fer a shook awaited them. They found the islands in German occupation. They were immedi- ately arrested by the invaders, who eventually sent them ander military guard to Germany, whers they were kept at various prison campa.

Their final and worst experience. was at Holzminden, a great mixed camp of soldiers and civilian. Asacciation' address the swindlers prieoners of a score of different had reated s her at the Chinese- nationalities. Here they were : Post Office. First prize in the only kept from starvation by some

attery was to be an antique kindly Frenchwamen, who gave Awer vase valued at $1,000, them food from parcels, as they there was to be a second prize, found the black bread and bad The World's Universal Love also old pottery, valued at $700, op, which were all that the Association" sounds interesting, wo third prise valued at

Germans provided, anestable. and such worde paired on a sign $500, Bix fourth prises Mr. Batoher and her two children

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in English on The Band would worth $360, and attract no little atention, eye down the list to a hundred or go the N. O. Daily News. Batenib prizes consisting of vala. bring in Chinese and on an on ble pieces of brass and other important street like Teungmingjcarios.

were put into a small room, where there was already a woman whose offerings had driven her mad. The unfortunate creature's de- liriam terrified the children, but

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alley, they were of no interes: The prizes, the circalar plaas Mrs. Butcher's request on this whatever except to an occasional ibly explained, had been present account for other accommodation postman who left a letter, untiled to the Association by certain we refused, the German official Detective-Inspector Barnaide gentlemen of Shanghai, whose saying, "We have had to pat eyes happened to light on the names were given in a twisted up with this mad women for a strange legend lant

"After werk form, and an there was difficulty long time, so must yon." Vaivaras Lova Association in converting them into money several weeks at Holzminden the Can there be something new in here it was decided to form a Germans released them, and-sent crime after all?

lottery and let charitably inclined them with a number of other The detective went inside to in-gentry of distant porta take a women refugees in strain to the Testigate and found simply chance while contributing to Datoh frontier. Mrs. Taylor and room with a coolie in charge, an charity,

Mrs. Batcher's children were ill

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socommodation address for the The obarity was the Tientsin on arrival, and are now in hospital. receipt of lettera delivered through|sad Obibli Flood Relief and the the post. The coolio was persuad-writer of the circulars sent out a ed to lead the policeman to bis touching appeal that would employer and at an address is cause the stoniest heart to bleedi Pardon Road two men wers and undo its purse strings." la arrested. The story came out in fact as a letter-writer, the man the Mixed Court later. The might have earned a good living Love Association was a one manithe employ of the Red As the Marquis of Queensberry show for the sale of bogus lottery Croas. "It is better," the circular was returning from & visit to bía tickets in the name of charity" said, "to save a life than to build wounded son in King Edward's

The scheme was nipped, not 7-storeyed pagoda, and every Hospital,

Grosvenor-gardens,-' quite in the bad, becsave 978 dollar invested in these tickets recently, ha was knocked down in circulers had been sent out to all was said to represent a life asved Victoria-street by a motor-car. provinces of China, but the police in stricken Chihli. . The circular He was somewhat bruised, but were in time to stop the meiling was long and interesting to able to continus on his way after of another lot of circulaza that] read clrsing with, "Hervin a rest, were sealed and stamped. The must panish the wrong doer," swindler had soot ant 17,444 to which the Court agreed, tickets for which he was asking sentencing the principal to $1 each, and probably about 1.500 serve a year in gaol and his ocolie Ead come in, not to mention the dupe to serve two months. hundreds of lettere that must be The tickets, circulars, atampe, in the post enclosing `money; sto, were ordered to be confeosed orders, and which the Post Office and the valushis prize. Bat will now return to the sendera.

there were no prize, for the whole Evidores given in Court by Iothing was a myth that lived only apector" Barnside showed that in the mind of the swindler who five sooount books had been had formerly been a scrtør at the| seized and that besides the 'Love Chinese Post Office.

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