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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH SUCCESSES CONTINUE.

CAVALRY AND PATROLS ENTER BAPAUME,

OTHER IMPORTANT POINTS CAPTURED.

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TUESDAY,

AUGUST 27, 1918.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

ADRIATIC AIR RAIDS.

Good Work by Allies."

London, August 25. According to Reuter's correspondent af Rime, there has been con- aiderable naval air-raiding daring the past few days on military works and Adriatio towns, American sirmën have now joined the Anglo- Italian and have assisted in bombing Pola. The Italians twice bombed Darazo on the same day. The British continue to vigorously attack Cattara and there are signs of great damage everywhere. Austrisn raids include one ou. Venice, on the 21st inst, when thirty bomba were dropped and one person killed and seven injured, and au ineffective raid on Rardeit on the 23rd inet.

THE CUNARD LINE,

London, August 25. The whole French press emphasises the importance of the #access gained yesterday by the British Armies. The newspapar, Oui, reade: When one realises the difficulties eaosastered by the British Government since the beginning of this war in organising and recruiting, one is all the more struck by the result obtained. In April last, German Headquarters declared the force value of the British Army was finished for ever, but Great Britain has reformed her divisions one by one, and, resolutely entering the battle on August 8, they dealt the common enemy terrible blows. The

Taking Over T. K. K. Passenger Agency.

London, August 28. energetic Commsad, and the skilled General Headquarters Staff are conducting remarkable operatione carrying a brilliant victory. It The Canard line has arranged to take over the general passenger ia for the French a particularly happy occasion loudly to proclaim agency of the Japanese steamabip Company, the Toyo Kisen their profound admiration in the presence of so much bravery. Ksishs. topacity and generosity,"

Suspicious of Alsace-Lorraine Soldiers.

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London, August 25.

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THE ALBANIAN CAMPAIGN,

London, Angust 25.

A Barse message states that evidence of a German euspicion of

An Italian official merage stater:-In Albania there has been soldiers, who, being Alsatians and Lorrainers regard themselves se French, appears in a secret order to the Forty-Second Division, considerable fighting in the Semini region. We repulsed with severe which recently came into the possession of the French. It reporte losses large forcer repeatedly stacking north of Fiers.

that in the Crown Prince's Army Alsatians and Lorrainers shall ou no pretext be employed in the first line and resda:-" Regimente will be entirely responsible for the loyalty of those Alsatiana and Lorrainers who are retained in the first line."

Bapaume Eatered.

London, August 25. British cavalry and reconnoitring patrola entered Bapaume on the morning of the 25th inst.

German Distortion,

London, August 25. Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam states that the astonish- ing length to which the Germans are going to disguise the real military situation from the people is revealed in the latest semi- official account of the fighting in France, which asserts that the Angle French on the 23rd fast, continued with fresh forces their cffensive despite the "defeat" of the previous day.

German Accounts."

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London, August 28. A German wireless official message states :-Strong English forces, led by tanks, advancing between Neuville and St Leger, collapsed. Our posts at St. Leger withdrew to the east of the village.

Strong attacke inilisted by numerous taske against Bapaume collapsed. We throw back the enemy beyond Pczieres,

The enemy six times etormed against the Meddle front east of Albert to the Somme. We threw him back to La Boisselle and over the Albert Bray Road. Our projecting lines were here withdrawn daring the night."

Oar night fliers on Starday dropped seventy five tons of ombs ou campe and railway stations.

A German evening official commanique states:-Heavy attacks on both sides of Bapaume failed.

The British Advance

„London, August 26. Field Marshal Sir Dongla sig reporte-Hostile opposition increased to-day with the arrival of German reinforcements. Many opanter-attacks at different points were broken down with loss under our fire. Our troops, nevertheless, fought their way forward with great gallantry, and, overcoming resistance," farther progressed, saking many prisoners.

On the northern bank of the Somme, the Australians, by a successful attack in the early morning, carried the enemy's position on high ground to the east of Bray, while on their left London and East Country Divisions continued to advance in the direction of Carnoy and have taken Mametz. The Welsh captured Mametz Wood

In the centre of our attack, we crossed the Albert-Bapaums "Road along its whole length south of Bapaums and captazod

Martinpaich, Le Bors and Le Barque.

Real Offensive Yet to Come.

London, August 26. "Wonderful" is the adjective, applied to the successes of the week-end, which have evoked the enthusiatic comment of experts in Paris and London. Marshal Foch's activity, now the chanos has some, is described as so incessant and tremendous that it is difficult for observera to keep pace with him."

At the same time, great admiration is expressed at the tactics of Generals. Byng and Rawlinson, who have skillally avoided a frontal attack whenever they have encountered powerful positions, bat by attacking less formidable positions on either side have trapeformea dangerous centres of resistanos into fresh salients to be later reduced by envelopment. It is pointed out that the extreme wings, commanded respectively by General Horne and General Goursad, bave not yet been engaged, and the opinion is expressed that the real offensive is probably still to come.

More Freach Praise.

London, August 26. Router's correspondent at Paris states that the brilliant British accesses are warmly tributed in the French press. L'Heure says the High Command bases great hopes on the British Army, and the latest news from the front shows that these hopes will Le Journal, declaring that it WBO not be disappointed

gain the British who had the honours of the day, saya they obliged the German Staff to admit defeat. M. Marcel Hatin, in the Echo de Paris, emphasises that the British advanced by local thrusts which made considerable breaches in the German lines. That the enemy was unable to thwart this sadscious minceuvre proves the tremendous superiority which the Allies have gained over the Germans. Lieut. Col. Fabry, writing in the Cus pays a tribute to the fest of raising and organising the British Army and to the conception and execution of the attacks of the last three days. He says we must praise unreservedly in addition to the British High Command and Staffs, their valiant Divisions, who have overcome an enemy determined to defend the ground step by alap, It is purely a British victory.

MORE AERIAL RAIDS,

London, August 25.

The Air Ministry reports-Aeroplanes to-day successfully attacked an serodrome, railway statione at Bettembourg and Luxemburg. Excellent results were cbtained from the bombing of the railway statione,

AMERICAN LOANS TO ALLIES.

London, August 25.

According to Reuter'e « correspondent at Washington, the Treasury announce that the United States since its entry into the was has loaned the. Allies #1213,000,000. Täis-is spart from the credite established of £689,000,000 to Great Britain, £413,000,000 to France, 152,000,000 to Italy and £104,000,000 to other Allies.

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FUTILITY OF SUBMARINISM.

London, Autem 25.5°

Reater's correspondent at Washington says the the Acting Naval Secretary, Rear Admiral Palmer, state that the cuocess of attempta of submarines operating in American water to interfere with the transport of troops and supplies is shown from the fact that not a single day's delsy has occurred in the despatch of men and material. No transport bound for Europe has been ensk or reven.attacked while in American watere, and embarkation reached

a maximum during the sabmarine greatest ectivity.

THE ALBANIAN CAMPAIGN.

Landon, August 28.

Au Austriso wireless official message eisted: We captured. a bridgehead north of Fiera and crossed the Semeni.

EARLIER

TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR IN THE AIR

London, Aug. 24.

The Air Ministry reports: We dropped eight tors of bombs on Thursday night on aerodromes at Folpersweiler and Afaring. Several large sheds and hangars were attack- ed, also chemical works at Saaraibe with excellent results. .. Fires and explosions were caused Three of our machines, are missing. We bombed on Friday an aerodrome at Buhl and the railway junction at Treves. Several burats were observed on the station and railway. All returned

Liter.

Despite thunder-storms we last night raided an aero- drome and railway junction at Enrange and caused a fire ́ and considerable damage.

Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, says: Our low fiers constantly machine-gunned and bombed the German infantry, and their wagons and guns, throwing them into confusion. Also, in co-operation with tanks, they silenced enemy batteries which were impeding the advance. We raided an astodrome at Cantin and set on fire several han- gare. We machine-gunned troops and transport in the vicinity. We shot down ons enemy machine. All our re- turned. · A total of twenty-six tons of bombs were dropped during the day. We destroyed fourteen machines and drove down three others incontrollable. Four of ours STO missing. We dropped five tons of bombs during the night.

During the last fortnight 329 German seroplanes have been brought down and 134 driven down, uncontrollable. Thirty-one balloons were shot down, 494 tons of bombs were dropped

THE "LUSITANIA" MURDERER.

Paris, Aug. 24. The British steamer Bandy, with French troops, Was torpedoed between Malts and Sicily, without casualties, The attacking submarine was sunk by escorting patrols by means of gunfire and grenades. Beven out of the sub- marine's crew of sixty-five were reached, including the Com- mandor, who attempted suicide. The Commander declared that his submarine sunk the Lusitaria. The Banly was subsequently drydocked.

PERUVIANS ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.

Lima, Ang, 24.

The Peruvian garrison at Ancon mutinied demanding immediate declaration of war on Germany, transfer of the en interned. German ship to the United States and despateti

of Peruvian troops to Fratice.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

CONTINUED BRITISH SUCCESSES.

Germans Giveu No Respite.

London, Aug. 25. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hais reports: There has been continuous fighting on the battle front northward of” ths Somme sinbe early morning, We are pressing the enemy hard everywhere allowing him no respite.

We have pro- gressed on the whole front of our attack despite the arrival of considerable hostile reinforcements Numbers of pris oners and quantities of material of every "description have fallen into our hands. The Australians shortly after mid- night, attacking along the north bank of the Somme, cap- tured Bray-sur-Somme, securing a number of prisoners. Continning the advance with great skill and initiative they carried the enemy's positions in this neighbourhood. On their left London and "East Country troops made further progress at night along the high ground south-eastward of Albert, prisonering several hundred... On the right centre Welsh and North Country troops advanced over the old Somme 1916 battle-field about La Boisselle, Ovillers. Monquet Farm, Thiepval and Grandcourt. We captured all these strongly defended localities in the face of deter- mined resistance prisonering crer two thousand. Our troops are again astride the Thiepval Ridge and advancing east- wards.

On the left centre the East Lanes were heari

the I engaged all day about. Miraumont, where enemy held "out with great stubbornness until the village was gradually outfanked br our advase. ing columns. Northwards of the village a New Zealand division in the centre of attack struck in the direction of Bapaume. Advancing with irresistible dash and determina- tion it carried the defences of Loupart Wood, prisonering four hundred Pressing forward with great gallantry i captured Grevillers and Biefvillers and reached Avespis-los- Bapaume un the outskirts of Bapayme. On the flanks of this attack the English took possession of Irles and advanced- in the direction of Sapiegnies, overcoming strong resistance at Iries and castward of Bihucourt. On the left of the battle-front English and Scottish divisions and Guards are fighting of the front Mory-Croisselles-Neuville Vitasse, and have captured Saint Leger, Henin-sur-Cojen and the hill eastward of the latter. Our captures cannot yet be cati- mated On the remainder of the British front successful local actions occurred. North of the Scarpe we captured a section of German front-line north-eastward of Fampoux.. North of the La Basses Canal we captured the old British front-line eastward and north-eastward of Givenchy and progressed into the German positions. We secured all our objectives, with sixty prisoners... Our patrols occupied Deuf- barquin during the night, where a number of German dend were found. We advanced the line in the morning on a mile front northward of Bailleul, prisonering fifty. Our artillery crushed the enemy counter-attack

Still Progressing.

London, Aug, 24.1- Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: Our attack northward of the Somme continues. We hold the road from Albert to Bapaume as far as the outskirts of Le Sars. We.. captured Contalmaison, Warfeneourt and Eaucourt. Northe ward of Bapaume we hare taken Sapignies and Behagnies. The number of prisoners taken by the Third and Fourth Armies on the battle-froat singe the morning of August 21. now exceeds 1,700. A counter-attack against our positions recently gained northward of Bailleul broke down

The German Viewpoint.

Amsterdam, Aug 25. The German War Minister, von Stein, in an interview

in the "Morgenpost" admits that the Germans have recent ly "suffered some setbacks, even a reverse. Such occasional · failures are a serious warning to the hinterland and show E that the war is not yet ended. All strength is necessary in order to reach a successful conclusion.**

More Freach Progress.

London, Aug. 25:

A French communique states: Between the Ailette and the Aisne we progressed south of Crecy-au-Mont and took & hundred prisoners The Americana west of Fismes carried - their lines to the Soissons-Reims road on a front of eight hundred metres. Quiet prevails elsewhere. Nine German seroplanes were felled on August 23 and one balloon set afire. A later French communique states: An enemy coup-de- main north of Roye only resulted in our prisonering twenty. There was a fairly violent bombardment in the region of Bean- Traignes Between the Allette and Aisne we increased on: advance east of Bagneux, On the right of the Meuse and in Woevre our patrols brought back prisoners, including Aus- tro-Hungarians.

Austrian Gunners Captured.

Paris, Aug, 25.

A Havas message says: On the British front the pre- sence of Austrian batteries is "confirmed by the capture of an officer and four Austrian gunners.

America's Contribution.

Washington, Aug. 25. General March announces that over one and a half million American troops have embarked. The shipping situation has improved.

JAPANESE RICE RIOTS CONTINUE.

London, Aug. 25, The "Times" correspondent at. Tokio, telegraphing on 19th August, reports that the riots continue in the provinces. The resignation of the Cabinet is considered likely

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GERMANY AND SPAIN,

Amsterdam, Ang. 25.

A Berlin official message says that Germany has vigor- ously protested against Spain's intention to replace sunken Spanish tonnage by interned German ships. Negotiations are proceeding.

-U. S. STEAMERS TORPEDOED,

!!! Washington, Ang, 24 The Navy Department announces that a German sub- marine sank in foreign wäters the following American steam- ships: Westbridge (5,680 tons), Cubore (7,117 tons), and the chartered cargo transport Jaksedon.

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TELEGRAMS.

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PROBLEM,

London, August 23.*- Megara. Samuel, Montagn and Co., in a report commenting on the reported Chinese proposal to create a gold dollar containing. 752318 scruple, eaga the weight works out at 51.956 pence per dollar. The Mexican dollar com. monly used, in Chica is at present only worth 4189, therefore the beleotion of such a starling valua for the proposed gold dollar in not immediately evident, It is possible that the ides ie that tha the dollars count as 7 to the. avareign, or in other words so Egure as double rupees.

THE SILVER MARKET,

London, Augus: 23. There is little doing in the silver market, but it is steady.

THE FRENCH SOLDIER.

What the Assacit Troops Carries.

The equipment of the infantry- man has necessarily undergone marked changes. In the war of movement, for which the French and other armies were prepared, the requirements are altogether different than for the stagnant war of the trenches with the occasional quick dash into enemy positions.

The tenue d'assaut or equip, ment" for attacking troopers st preeeni-comprises: Urusl cam- paign uniform, without knapsack; tent cloth worn crosswise; shoe covers rolled with sent cloth; 'trench tool worn on the belt, and sometimes two tools; an ordinary pouch hanging on a shoulder strap and containing food, and a second, reinforced ponch for grenades and explosiver; & two- liter Danteen and

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plementary canteen of one-liter capacity for brandy; gas mask slung in front between-cartridge caces, within convenient reach of the hands, and a second mask if possible; two to five bagu to be filled with sand and used in organising positions, sttached to tent cloth; eigasi flares or rockste drinking cup and spoon osrried in the pouch for grenades; first sid packet; individual notebook; identification tage, one carried ak the neck and the other 001 bracelef; food for regular... use. and emergency rations; and 120 oartridges and fire greandes- three of the hand type and twó̟ of the rifle type.

It would be quite unfair and erroneous in the extreme to giva all the credit to the infantry for the present efficiency of the French army. For other branches of the service, such as the artillery and aviation in particular, have certainly kept pace with the infantry. Indeed, the generally- known fact that France is re- cognised as the leading nation in srtillery of all calibres is proof enough that much of the brilliant French attacks and stubborn defensive actions have been die to that arm.

A modern attack is a strange sight. There is little of the dash of former warfare. The artillery places a moving barrage fire in front of the infantry waves-which--" follow it closely over. No Man's Land, at a walking gait. The de tonstions of the wall of abells pro-, duce a rolling thunderous chorus, with a deeper, organ-like socom. paniment in the distance from the gane themselves: To this is added the etscosto notes of the wicked machine guns and rifiss and automatic "rifles, and the sharp reports of burgling gean | adea:*****

Artillary most assuredly playa an important part in any battle of to-day; but it requires a skilled infantry to make the most of the.. devastating effects of thousands. of shells Scientific American.-