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BNEMY PATENTS IN

JAPAN.

THE BATTLE SITUATION.

REUTER'S. TELEGRAMS.

FIERCE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

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KEEN STRUɑale for KEY POINTS,

French Troops Capture Rib:court.

London, August 14.

REUTËR'S TELEGRAMS.

THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN.

More British Successes.

London, August 14.

A Palestins official message atates:-On the night of August 12, we raided successfully various poists on a ten-mile front satride the Jerusalem-Nablus rosd, killing two hundred "and capturing Router's correspondent at French Headquarters, writing in the seventeen Turkish officers and 200 of other moks, also fitmen Katternoon of August 14, states:—In the Thisscourt massif the two machine guns. On the morning of August 8, the Royal Air Forse key points for the French are St. Olande and Eaurillon far me, the and Australian anita bombed enemy campe in the vicinity ci Am I esptare of which General Humbert has deemed essential, while the silway station, There were many edative bits and ground targete Germans are determined to retain them in order to menace Generel were machine gunned. The Imperial Camel Corpa, oo-operating Hambert's right. Onsequently thers in fisros fighting along the with Arabs, seized Muda Wada railway station, killing 35 and whole line. Our progress is most diffisalt north of Gury, where the capturing 120 meu sud two guns. enemy is installed in our 1914 trenches. We have not gained ground. If the Germans fall back among the bills of the massif, they will! probably retire first to the old French line and then to their former front si Piemont. With he capture of St, Claude and Ecouvillon farm the danger of an attack from the Thiessoart massif is removed.

London, August 14. Whether after a pause for a rest another battle will begin for the possession of Little Switzerland "depends upon the plans of the

According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris, & meerage from High Command. At any rate there will be a new operation with Helsingfon states that German troops are marching in the direction stronger material and mesne on both sides."

of Petrograd.

British Progress.

London, August 14 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, states:- There is fighting in the neighbourhood of Parvillers. We have pro gressed, taking prisoners. Following his recent withdrawals in the Habaterne sector, the enemy has evacuated the forward - positions of Beaumont Hamel, Serl, Paisientomont, and Burquoy. Our patrols are advancing in contact with the enemy and have gained ground around these villages, taking prisonera.

A German Report,

London, August 14. A German wireless official message states: The enemy attack- ed west and south of Lässigny.Hie attack a stride Canny broke down; under our fire.

Imperial War Cabinet's Congratulations.

London, August 14. The Press Bureau states that the Prime Minister bae seni s

telegram to Field Marshal bir Douglas Haig saying: "The Imperis Wer Cabinet sende its warmest congratulation for the great triumph, athiored by the Allied arms in the third battle of the Somme and die Empire's heartfelt thanks to you and your most gallant troops.", Value of Our Aviators.

London, August 14.

Field Harshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting aviation, says:-Our continuous day and night bombing of the Somme bridges, railway

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

German Troops Marchiar to Petrograd.

Czecho-Slovaks la Danger.

London, August 15,

The Times' correspondent al Vladivostock states that the Cxsebo Slovake are in a dangerous position and are liable to be out of altogether unless speedily given sid.

Britain and the Czecho-Slovaks.

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Londor, Augart 15.

The British recognition of the Cricbo Slovak nation is likely to have far-reaching consequences, and sitbough osturally nothing is eattled as to the boundaries of the New State, it means an additional obstacle to Germs extension in an easterly direction...

Soviet Goes to Kronstadt.

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London, August 15. The Times' correspondent at Stockholm says that a message from Petrograd reports that the Soviet has been transferred to Kronstadt

Bands of starring peasants are marching to Petrograd to avenge the plandering hordes of Bed Guards.

A MONTH'S AERIAL WORK..

Ninety-six Raids into Germany,

London, August 14.

The Press Baresu arnounces that during Jely the Independent lines and janctions since the beginning of the offensive has held up Air Force carried out one hundred raide, of which aintey-sir were the enemy's reinforcements and also forced him to employ large into Germany; They dropped eighty-one tone al bombs on import. formations of Boouts in an effort to protect his vital communications, sot military objectives. Despite the periods of bad weather, this bat our concentrations of machines have effectively dealt with all constitutes a record both in the number of raids and in the weight

of bomba.. opposition.

We dropped twenty-one tone in ae day-time and thirty-seven tone during night-time on the above objectives. The Anglo-American rsided an aerodrome from s low height, destroyed six machines and set the hangara afire. We brought down twenty-one sud drove dows ten enemy machines out of control, Six British are missing.

Freach Capture Ribecourt.

London, August 15. A French communique states :-During the day we continued to progress between the Maiz and the Oise, sad captured Ribecourt. Est of Belval, the infantry having learned that an enemy counter- attack was being prepared, succeeded in taking prisoner sever officers and a number of men. In the regions of Roye and Lassigny. very lively artillery fighting continued.

During the night of the 13th, bombere dropped thirty-two fona

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GERMAN DEPRESSION.

People Becoming Convinced at Last.

London, August 15,

Eloquent testimony is afforded of the real feeling in Germany by the increasing number of laboured articles condemning pessimism, especially in the Rhine provinces. The newspapers complain that people are openly declaring that Germany is losing the war.

ANGLO-AMERICAN NAVAL CO-OPERATION.

London, August 15. According to Renter's correspondent at Washington, replying

of bombe on various objectives, including fifteen on Ham and to His Majesty the King's message on the occasion of the latter's "Noyon, where big fires were observed.

The King's Congratulations.

London, August 14. The Press Barsat sanounces that His Majesty the King, in a letter to Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, says: "I most warmly congratulate you and your troops on the bappy results of the I return home with a feeling of pro operation of the past week found admiration for our Armies, convinced that in anion with the

visit to American warships with the Grand Fleet, President Wilson saya :-"I am convinced that the close co-operation of the Fleets will be greatly to the advantage of the cause of the nations sasociated against Germany."

'MORE MEN FOR U. S. ARMY.

London, August 15. Beater's correspondent at Washington state that the American Allies we shall, with God's help, care svictorious peace worthy of Provost Marshal has ordered the registration of all youths reaching the noble ascrifices made- peace which must be a surety to the the age of twenty-one since Jans 5. This is expected to add. coming generatione against affering such as the present world has 150,000 to the September draft. Badgred."

Compeigne Relieved of Pressure.

London, August 15.

One of the chief festures of the Lassigny fighting was the lavish

ase of German gas, which sometimes caught the Germans them-

AN ITALIAN SUCCESS.

London, August 15.

An Italian.cfficial message says:-Bersaglieri, crossing the

selves. The fall of Ribecourt is of great importance, as it commande the road along the Oise towards Compaigns, which is thereby Piave, occupied an idlet south-west of Grave di Papadopoli, taking relieved of immediate pressure. A noteworthy development is the thirty-six prisonera.

fact that the Army on the Somme which hitherto has been described

as in the group commended by Prince Rupprecht, is now commanded by General Boehm, who extricated the Crown Prince's Army from the Marne.

Artillery Activity.

London, August 15.

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PRINCE LICHNOWSKY "IN DISGRACE.

London, August 15.

According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a Berlin official message states that the Kaiser has approved of the Prussian Upper House's condemnation of Price Lichnowsky, who is therefore

A French communique states:-The night has been marked by deprived of membership. fairly great artillery sctivity between the Arre and the Oise.

ENEMY LEADERS MEET.

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The Questions to be Discussed.

London, August 14.

The meeting at the German Headquarters include the Kaint, the Emperor Carl, the Balgarian Crown Frinos, members of the Polish Begenoy Council, leading German Ministers and Army leaders. It is expreted that the Polish question will be settled and also the question regarding Austro-Balgarian co-operation on the Western Front.

ADMIRAL VON cápelle's sUCCESSOR.

London, August 14. According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Water Zaitung sales suthoritatively that Vice Admira! Behnke is succeed- ing Admirel Von Capelle as Secretary of State for the &dmiralty,

AUSTRIAN STATE WORKERS' DEMANDS;

Loudon, August 15. According to Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a deputation representing 200,000 Austrian State employees has demanded a war bonus of Efty per cent. Heavy rains are damaging the orope,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

PROFITEERING IN JAPAN.

London, Aug. 14

The "Times" correspondent at Tokyo reports that there has been a succession of demonstrations by women in various parts of Japan against the rice profiteers

Fruitless German Counter-Attacks.

Paria, Aug. 13. Yesterday the battle was marked by an interval in the pause between the Antre and the Dise, which was normal after four days' uninterrupted fighting and continued, ad- rance. The enemy, to avoid still greater disaster, made tremendous efforts to keep Roye and the line of Chanines and Noyon, therefore be counter-attacked, but the German" divisions of the Reserve Army were unable to gain an inch of ground, Roye is threatened by Allied troops and Lassigny.. is not better situated. Besides south of the Somme the -British took up their positions at Proyart. Anyway, whether the Germans evacuate Rore and Lassigny or not, they will have experienced a formidable check. If ferced to yield they will lose their principal bases for their offensive against Paris, besides the losses in material, provisions and men. If they succeed by costly efforts in keeping their positions in the present line it will only be after having exposed an important part of their reserves to our fire.

An Explanation.

Paris, Aug. 14 Newspapers point out that the 25.000 prisoners and 600 guns mentioned last night by Sir Douglas Haig include only the captures by "the armies of Generals Rawlinson and Dekeney, and to them should be added General Humbert's 10,000 prisoners and 400 guns.

Allled Grip Tightening.

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Paris, Aug. 14,

A semi-official message" says: Our patient advance by local actions brought us to less than a mile from Lassigny, whose wooded clump of heights protects Noyon and com- mands communications tween the Oise and Ailette valleys Herge the desperate enemy resistance, but our grip is tight- ening and will snortly result in a close encirclement of the position. Our troops are biting into and reducing all sides of the mass, which will fall at the chosen moment The lull on the rest of the front between the Ancre and the Avre is the inevitable entr'acte between two manoeuvres. Meanwhile there is ceaseless activity in our lines, preparing for fresh successos.

Further Reports.

London, Aug. 14 Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters on the evening of Tuesday, writes? General Humbert, whose front, as the result of those days of progress now faces east instead of north, re-attacked Lassigny or Thiescourt massif His left was heavily counter-attacked positions to-day.

and remained on the defensive, but his right pushed forward all round the western and southern edges of Little Switzer-- land and reached Plessier-de-Boye park and the village of Belval, where General Humbert's same army stopped General Hutier's rush last Marca, after one of the bloodiest fights of the year. To-day's battle raged till the evening when the French held Saint Claude Farm and Eroovillun, two of the most important prints of the massif. Fignting was very dificult the enemy holding the front thinly with almost as Their whereabouts were most inauy machine-guns as men dificult to locate The enemy is illing valleys, passes and woods with mustard gas. The French are fighting their way with rifles and grenades, advancing over the broken. country by infiltration. The rhewy's tactics indicate that he is re- tiring to a not distant defensive line.

A French communique states: Between the Avre and the Oise there was active mutual artillery firing, notably on the Пoye-sur-Matz, and Couchy-les-Pots sectors. On the Vesle front enemy raids were resultless, A French raid in the region of Mesnil-les-Hurjus yielded prisoners.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: Hostile artillery was active at night-time on the battle-front, but there was no infantry action. We repulsed local attacks in the Dicke busch sector at mid-day on Tuesday. There was considerable hostile artillerying in this neighbourhood at night-time, also north-westward of Kemmel, We. prisonered a few in success- ful raids in the neighbourhood of Ayette. "Our patrols pro- gressed in the Vieux Berguin sector and established our line eastward of the village, prisonering a number. Our line was advanced slightly eastward of Meteren.

Some Germaa Confessions.

London, Aug. 14. The following amplifies, the, captured Luderdorff order, mentioned by Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters, the whole purport of which is the necessity of economising man- power. It says: Owing to our reduced strength in the fie it will frequently be impossible to make the front line a continuous line of trenches, but it will almost always be found possible to create centres of resistance concealed from No Mans Land.”.

A German Air Headquarters order confessing the Allied air supremacy reads, "All regiments have repeatedly com phined that low-lying enemy aeroplanes are not interfered with by our fighter machines. It is pointed out that at Head- quarters the Aircraft resources are so low and machines available so busily engaged in reconnaissance work that they cannot be expected to engage the enemy lowfiers Infantry must arrange its own defence against aircraft, The brigade bas decided that future complaints from units which have beet harassed by lowfliers will not be forwarded "

The Allied Scheme.

Landon, Aug. 14. A Havas message states: The Franco-British offensive begun on August 8 between the Ancre and the Avre is a con.. tinuation and counter part of the offensive of July 18 between, the Aisne and the Marne and their immediate results are similar. Firstly, the liberation of Chateau Thierry and the end of the menace against Epernay, the liberation of Mont- didier and the end of the mentee against Amiens. Secondly, the freeing of the great railway line from Paris and Chalons, siso the line of Paris and Amiens: Bupture is rendered im. possible between the French armies at the centre and those at the cast and between the. French and British armice. Thirdly, the collapse of the German plan, consisting of thrust- ing a number of salients in the Allied, front, the progressive "extension of which was bound to end in dislocation of the front. Now the salient of Montdidier, after the one of Cha- leau Thierry Kas just been reduced and all benefits of manoeuvre to the German High Command lost

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The Question of Compensation,

It reported that the Depart- ment of Justice will abortly open investigations with regard to enamy pataabrights registered in this country, in view of the pow ibility that after the war the patentses may bring notions for recovery of damages sustained owing to their rights being in- fringed by Japanese daring the war, says the Japan Chronicle. In this connection Mr. Tankamo, of the Patent Barean; ssys:—

"There are quits a number of patents registered in this country by enemy subjecte; at the time of the outbreak of the war German patents alone numbered 928. Not & few of these patent rights may have been violated since the [outbreak of hostilities. It will be remembered that in July, 1917, Wartime Industrial Owner-

Act was ship

promulgated whereby enemy patents were suspended, and it was decreed that these patante could be ex- clusively used by anyone so per mitted by the authorities. This means that anyone obtaining permission of the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce can freely make use of the suspended patent rights of the enemy. the same time it was decreed that violators of this right of exclusive ase granted by the Minister shall be parished by imprison meat for terms not exceeding five years or a fias not exceeding Y1,000. As to trade-marks registered by the enemy, these can also be cancelled according to the provisions of the Act above mentioned, if the cancellation ic necessary fer military ressona ot public interest in connection with the military situation.

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"Many, of the enemy patents are being used for military par poses and for public and private interest in accordance with the Wartime Industrial Owner- ship Act. Admiral Kato, the Minister of the Navy, in his ospacity na representativa of the Navy, is using the largest number of these patents. The Navy has arailed itself of prisms, wireless spparatne, torpedo tubes, and other things invented and patented by Germans, the patenla 80 used numbering about fifty. The Minister of Communications is also using a considerable num- ber of German patents, whils those used by the Kawski and Mitsubishi Dookyard bamber a dozen aach. There are also a number of private individasla enjoying similar privilege.

As to trade marks, those for aspirin, pyramidon and some other chemicals "and medicines have been coelled, and may ba used by the general public.

"The Government is thus per- mitting the riolation of German patent and trade-mark rights. It is possible that on the restoratioa of peans the Germans concerned may bring actions to recover damages sustained owing to these vicilations, and if this is the case responsibility will of course rest with the Government, It is be. lieved, however, that this is a master which will be settled at the Peace Conference, and those who are now naing German or any other enemy patents or trade- marks need entertain no, appro- hension is this respect. -Os the contrary, it behoves them to utilice enemy patents a much sa ponsible."

DON'T FORGET.

Victoria

TO-DAY.

Victoris Thesaro-