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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS..

ALLIES CONTINUE VICTORIOUS ADVANCE.

MONTDÏDIER AND CHAULNES CAPTURED,

ENORMOUS CAPTURES OF PRISONERS AND WAR

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August 12, 1917,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

ALLIES CONTINUE VICTORIOUS ADVANCE,

SENSATIONAL RUSSIAN DEVELOPMENT.

Chaulnes Occupied.

London, August 11.

Arrest of British and French Representatives. y

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London, August 9.

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A message from Maroow received in Amsterdam states that the

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Ambitious Japanese Project,

According to 's meresge from Paris, the Paű Parisien, slates Bolsheviks have arrested prominant Anglo-French representatives the lack of interest shown by

that the Canadians and Australians have occupied Obsulass.

The New Allied Line.

Istarsk

It is only a few weeks ago that

Japanese in aerial affairs was Reuter learns that the Bolshevika hero, arrested Mr. Robers being bitterly deplored. Much has Lockhart, the British Consal General at Moscow, as a reprimal for trips to London are now being happened noe, and week-end the alleged firing apon Soviet members. The Archangel Govern talked of, says the Japan ment has demanded Mr. Lockhart'a releneo.

Chronicle. It is believed that the British and French Consular staffs have also been arrested.

༣. M. Lenin's Poollsh Talk.

Landon, August 8.

This was

Laboratory.

London, Angust 11. Field Marthal Sir Douglas Haig reports: The attack Lanebed on the evening of the 9th istant, in accordance with the Allied plan, London, August 10. by the right of the French First Army, to the south of Montdidier,

An Aviation Laboratory has Beater learne that the French attacked at dawn between we developed by our Allies yesterday morning into a complete

been under construction for sozia Montdidier and the Oise slorg a twelve mile front and attained a leccoees. Enveloped from the north and south-east, Montdidier fall

time at Ltchrjima, Fakagawṣ, depth of four miles in six hours. There is little doubt that Montdidier into the bands of the French before mid day, with many prisoners bae fallen. The French captured bundreds of gass in addition to and qualities of material..

A message from Amsterdam says that socording to German Tokyo, and is non completed. those already mentioned. The enemy is probably thrown back from The advance of the French continued all day long in co correspondents, M. Lenin, addressing the Executive of the Bovists This isberatory h-longs to the Tokyo Imperial University, and the gun range of the Faria Amiens Railway at St. Jart where the operation with the French Army on the right end the right of the on July 28, said the fatal plans of Anglo-French Imperialism cald will be taken charge of by Dr. Allies last night used the railway. The enemy has been completely British Fourth Army. The British, prereing hard she retreating only be frustrated if the Carcho-Slovaks and their revolutionary Yokota, of that University, Besides cleared from the secondary line from Amiens to Crepy. Chialaes Germane southward of Libons, overcame the enemy's resistance and partisans in the Volga, Urals and Siberis were cruabad. railway junction is ander heavy feld gaa fire and is quite acuable made substantial progress. The general line now reached by the Allies an urgent tark of the Revolution; berce the war-weariness of the the Principel a number of other Profesora Bre to prosecuts by the Germans. The enemy, therefore, does not possess railways 106 north to the south of Libons, Freenor, Les Rose, Lixoterea and people must be combated.

studies. st the for reinforcements for the Montdidier Oiee front. Eleven enemy Coachy-lee Pots. The number of prisoners is increasing.

M. Troky contrasted the enthusiasm of the Czecho- Slotsaks seronautic Divisions have up to the present been identified.

with the apathy of the Soviet troops and complained of the lack of Dr. Yokota says that though ofcers. Ha esid the time was come to master the Russian officers German Divisional "Headquarters Captured.

London, August 10.

and those not adhering to the Red Army would be sent to concentra. the buildings have been com Beater's correpondent at British Headquarters statee:The

tion camps. Those serving the Borists were often unreliable. Every platad, it will not be until Anglo American assault between the Ancre and the Somme, men-

commander must be watched by commissaries, with revolvers in September that the whole equip ment will be completed, and sa s hand, and if they wavered they must be shot:

matter of feot machinery and ap- sioned by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, was pushed home in forty

The Journal states that scouting aeroplanes report strong

Callisloos Between Peasants and Germans. minutes, when the vitally important Chipilly spur was carried.

paratas ordered from abroad bare London, August 10. Morlancourt was captured after fierce hand-to-hand fighting. South my columns to be advancing by forced marches from Cambrai,

not yet arrived. The object of A message from Kieff, received in Amsterdam via Berlin, shows the laboratory is to make a of the Somme, cavalry and strong infantry patrola had entered Peronne and 8. Quentin. Apparently the enemy is contemplating Folies, Beufort, Watvillere, Rossier, Vaasillers and the front of viclent counter-offer sive in order to save Roye, the fall of which that collisions have recurred between revolting peasants and Der-scientific and systematic study

man troope from Kuf. Bouvroy en Santerre by dark. Australiane entered Libons so swiftly bu so far not been confirmed. that they captured the German Divisional Headquarters complete. The train which the cavalry captured was a leare train.

The Am sriosna yesterday gave s magnificent sccount of themselves.

A Further Retreat.

place long.

German Versions.

London, August 11.

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German Couater-Blaw Possible:

London, August 11, A semi-tficial message from Paris states:-Monididir fell ing to a combined movement by the right wing of General Debeney's Army and the left wing of the Third French Army, emmanded by General Humbert.

Forther Detalls.

London, August 11. Beater's correspondent at the British Headquarters, writing on

Saturday, saru:--Severs! fresh German Divisions have been identified during the part thirty hours, proving a desperate effort to street the Allies' advance, but all the counter attacks have been un arailing. The captars of Chipilly Ridge on Friday evening broke down the last defensive lisk of the enemy's Festtered front.

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The Doa Region Cleared.

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London, August 10. The Staff of the Don Cossack Army announges that after three months' operatione almost the whole of the Don region has been cleared of the Bolsheviks and a final decision is imminent.

Col. Semenoff's Success.

London, August 10,

A Counter-Revolution.

German Embassy to be Removed.

London, August 11.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE ON THE Allied VICTORY,

of aircraft with a view to menu. facturing superior aircraft in Japan at small cost. For the present motors and airships call for earliest attention. It is London, August 11.

intended among other things, The results of the victory gained by the Fourth British Army

adds the Dolor, to make ex and the First French army east of Amiens were increased in every

A message from Moscow says that Colonel Semenoff, after hard perimente with a view to design direction, despite resistance strengthened by reinforcements rushed op by the enemy over-night. While the Canadians and Australians site in this brilliant enterprise.

English sud American troopa for the first time fought side by fighting, has succeeded, with the help of Chinese artillery, in deleat an airship able to go from stormed the whole line of the outer defences of Amiens sad pushed fought magnificently, this has been pre-eminently a battle of tank, forces in Manahoria.

While the infantry and artillery ing the parsaing Red Gaarde and has dispersed the Bolshevik Tokyo to London in three days

without a stop. forward, the French gained also further important successes on the armoured care and cavalry. The

The distapos by sex between whippete," as the wonderful southern flank of the battle-front. Their success in catfinking little speedy tanks are called, played havoc with Gersial TOD

London, August 11. the two points is just under Montdidier will make it unlikely that the Germans will hold this Harwetz's Second Army. Six of them advanced in a line söd A message from Copenhagen says that the newspaper Tretia 12.000 miles, and the overland attacked a battery of field guns. The latter, firing point-blank, pat states that a counter-revolution has broke out in a number of towns route via the Siberian railway morning, with about 300 guns and vast quantities of material of all suddenly the two vanished tanks cims whirling out of a corafeld at Revolutionary Conocile. The well-known Balshevik leader Olschinsky sirship, therefore, would have More than 24,000 prisoners have been taken since Thursday four tanks out of action. and the remaining two scurried away, but in Bassia, the Soviets being overthrown and replaced by Social is about 7,000. Dr. Yokota'a kinde. The maximun advance exceeds twelve miles and the Allied the rear of the battery and killed or wounded all the German gunnere has been killed at Ka332, and thers is great bloodshed among the to make

an average speed osyalry bas even pushed forward to within a mile of Obanlnes. The Allies have already cleared the Amiens front considerably and if they. Germans holding the line lightly. On the contesty, the front on is rapidly growing.

It is incorrect to suppose that our initial success was due to the Bolshevika in the Riesen and Novgorod districts. The movement of about 100 miles an hour all through to cover the distance in compel the Germans to retreat from Hontdidier they will eat free for our first attack was held by eight Divisions, instead of the usual mix.

three daya. It is an ambitions Faheme, but he would be a rssh traffic both the important railways between Amiens and Paris, thas Captured German efficere express the belief that the Germans will increasing the Allied power of mercavring. There are reports that be unable to recover or to make a strong stand south of the Somme. A message received in Copenhagen from Berlin saya that in man who would declare it to be of cchievement, the Germana are burning their dampe and stores, this foreshadowing Meanwhile cut sicoraft and lang-range gans are bombarding the view of the Social Revolutionaries' thrests, Herr von Helferich has publ à retreat. This is not officially oozfirmed, bat is probably true. The bridges and crossings of the river.

ordered the removal of the German Embassy from Moscow to Transatlantic journeys through

the sir German General in command is believed to be von Boehm, one of

ars being seriously The enemy's tremendous loss in material may be gathered from Pokeff,

discussed ia the United those who was defeated by Marshal Foch in the Marne pocket. the fact that in addition to our enormous captures of gaus, machine.

States with a new craft cffered gane, r filsa, bombs, food, borees and rolling steek, the Germans

by a Middle West corporation, bave blown up or barnt their supply dumps for miles back.

which "

to foraich agrees A German wireless official message states: We repulsed Since the 18th "of July,. the

Call to the Couätry to Despen its Resolution. Germane have

London, August 10. what they call a semi-dirigible partial attacka at many pointe between the Tser and the Ancre probably lost almost se much material as they captured The British and French, bringing up strong reserves, continued in their big cfeceives earlier in the year. More German wounded

Mr. Lloyd George, epacking at a luncheon in Newport, Mon- that will surpass the Zeppelin attacks on the whole front between the "Anore and the Avre. We have been brought to our clearing stations than Allied wounded, mouthshire, emphasised the importance of the pash back of the in size, speed, carrying capacity threw back the enemy on both sides of the Somme and astride the Many German doctors and hospital attendante captured are doing of trains daily used to pase through, bat we were temporarily details of the eaper-airship are Germans from within gun-range of the Amiens Railway. Hundreds and general serviceability. All Villere Bretonneax Road. The enemy gained ground in the centre good service attending to the wounded. of the battle-front beyond Roeieres and Hangeet. Oor counter- According to prieonere, the Crown Prince seeme the most deprived of its use: Theo, recently, we were able to employ twenty aparded, because if it does any. attacks brought him to a standstill. Weet of Libons and east of the unpopular men in the German Army. He is being accused of traine a day, but Ameine would now be safe. The recent Allied thing like what its inventora olsim Rosieres Arvillers line we withdrew during the night to the rear of being directly responsible for the Marne disaster. Prisoners declare triomphe on the Marne and the Somme were due to the unity of it will be a tremendous wir our lines eset of Montdidier.

that his amateurish interference in the "plane of an experienced command. Those two great victories had resulted in the capture machine. They promise a speed A German evening official message states:-Between "the General was the starting point of the prevent crashing misfortunes. of between fifty and sixty thousand prisoners and eight or nine of 70 to 100 miles an hour, and a Ancre and the Oise enemy attacks were shattered before our fighting |

handred guns. Ba: the struggle was not over. The country must carrying capacity of six men and Further Progress. positions,

London, Augus: 11.

deepen ite resolation and courage and must keep up heart. We 30 tone ofcargo, and the inventore able to exceed A French commanique states:-Last night we re progressedere now doing well, but a firm and steady heart was necessary. say they are

"The business we have undertaken is. one of those things that these specifications. They say on the whole front between the Ayre and the Oise sad carried A French communique states: Our attacks on the Arre battle Doulogne la Grasse and Massif and advanced east of Bas. Further Providence gives to a generation to do for all ages." Mr. Lloyd they will use the Newfoundland front continued all day with increasing success. Monididier, out-south we pexetrated the wooded region between the Heiz and the George proceeded to refer to the difficulties of obtaining sufficient zonie, not caring sa much shout fandked to the east and north, fell in the morning.

Dise and retched the outskirts of La Barliene Caty and tock coal for Great Britain, France and Italy, and stated that some men the certainty of weather condi Continging our victorious adrance on the right of the British, Mareuil-la Motte. We advanced about three kilometres north of unwilling to return to their previcas employment. They say "No, Brancker, in his suggestion of an who were taken from industriea for service in the Army were tions as the airship folks. General we pushed ten kilometres east of Montdidier on the front dodeoby, Obevincourt.

we are going back to fight." Continuing, he said that it was over-ocean airship fight, adopted La Boissiere and Fescomps, and extending the actions to the south-

difficult to beat a country, producing sach men. He appealed to the route vis the Asores and east we attacked the German positions on the right and left of the St. Just-Roye road on a front of twenty kilometros. We captured

Field Harshal Sir Douglas Hein, in a communique, states:-everybody convected with the production of coal to do their very Portugal. The inventors of the "Fling coal at the enemy, hurl it in waggop-new machine say they will make Rollat, Orvillers, Soxel, Ressons, Sarmaiz, Conchy les Pote, Nedville-In a successful operation during the night we advanced car line best to get more. sar Sessons and Elincourt, advancing ten kilometres at certain north of the Somme on the high ground between Enehem and loads. Every ten and. every extra waggon-load represents liberty, London by direct flight from New points.

Darbanceart. Fighting south of the river is reported.. At diffrent jaatios and penes throughout the world.” The French, in three dare' fighting, have advanced over twenty points the French progressed along the south bank of Arve and kilometres along the Amiens Raye road and have captured over reached the outskirts of Lechelle St Aurin. We repulved a local 8,000 prisoners. We have courted so far 230 gans among the attack in the morning on our positions north of Kemmel, taking enormous material abandoned.

prisoners. We drove efi raiders north of the Boarpe. We 'slightly improved our positions Best of Robeq.

Montdidier Captured.

London, August 11.

Useful Aerial Work.

London, August 11,

A French aviation communique states:-Despite bad weather, our equadrone fought numerous sctione, falling fourteen German scroplanes and setting fire to nine captive balloons. Forty tona of projectiles were dropped during the day and night on enemy troops,

stations and cumpa.

Aerial Battles.

London, August 11.

· British Line Advanced.

London, August 11.

SPAIN'S ATTITUDE.

A Momentous Decision Reached.

London, Aazust 10. Interést is ranzwed in the attitude of Spain towards Germany, owing to recret conferences of the Spanish Cabinet, at which it is understood a momentous decision was uasnimously rusobed.

This is stated to concern Germany's oɔntemptuous disregard of

the

ZEEBRUGGE AGAIN BOMBED.

A German Destroyer Sunk.

London, August 11. The Admiralty annoutses that aircrsit on the 9th instant heavily bombed enemy mine-sweepers of Zeebrugge and sleo observed a German destroyer sack eight miles north-west of Zeebrugge, probably by a British mins.

U-BOAT ATTACKS FISHING CRAFT.

London, August 10.

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the English capital in 14 hours.

Possession of Optum. Four Chinese were abargai before Mr. E.D.O. Wolfe, to-day at magistracy, with being in unlawful possession of a quantity of opium. Mr. D. J. Lewis appear- ed for the first three defendants and Mr. P.W. Goldring for one,

A message from Amsterdam saye that socording to the Nieuws

whilst Sergt. Murphy prosecuted. Sergt. Murphy said that be arrested defendants in Shanghai

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Big, reporting on aviation, save protesta regarding the imbatrining of Spanish, rasla id the Rotterdamsche Courant & German submarine attacked a Ymuiden Street. One of the defendants On the 9th instant we destroyed thirty-nine machines, and drove down twenty-two out of control. Twenty-three of ours are missing, continuance of the outrages. Considerable reticence is being preserv. fishing craft near the Hask«Liehtshin, the skipper being killed. One reported missing on the 8th inetent has returned. We droppeded on the subject. 384 tons of bombe during the daytime and 183 tons during night-time.

The Canadiana' Fine Work.

London, Augugt 11.

M.MALVY LEAVES FRANCE,

London, August 11.

RAIDS ON THE ITALIAN FRONT,

London, August 10,

Au Italist official message states:We forded the Chises in Beater's correspondent at Paris says M. Malvy has gens to Dsone Valley and surprised a large enemy party, killing some and taking twenty-one prisoners. The total taken prisoner by the British in raida between. Čanove spd Asisgo is 374. The French deeply penetrated a strong point on Mount Sinemol, destroying or taking prisoner the garrison, as well sa capturing 243 prisoners, tight machine-gaze and trench cannon. In raids farther, eastward we inflicted henry-fosses and took fifty-nine prismara.

Mr. Kemp, the Canadian Minister of Militia, interviewed by Spaju. Beater, said the sobievements of the Canadians in the present offensive were the greatest in their history. They took 7,000 prisoners and upwards of a hundred guns. They were opposed be four German Divisions on the first day. Their onaualties ware modorste,

PRESIDENT WILSON VISITING ENGLAND.

London, August 11. The Wekly Dispatch says that - President Wilson intença vinit England.

sxld he bought the opium on board a ship for his friend. Mr. Wolfe remanded the esasy, and fired bail for the first two defendants at $1,000, the thirt at $500 and the fourth at $250.

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