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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

FRESH VICTORIES FOR THE ALLIES.

FRENCH PRESSURE YIELDS BIG RESULTS.

FURTHER IMPORTANT CAPTURES BY BRITISH TROOPS

London, Adgnat 28.

attacks northward of the Scarpe before the line which was heat A wireless German cfficial message says:We arrested enemy back on Boeux. Southward of the Scarpe we withdrew to the Monohy heights. After a bitter fight the enemy crossed the Monohy and Guemappe heights. The enemy took Tilloy and Martinpuich. The French asptured 8t. Hard and Fresnoy."

A German evening cfficial messige says:—We stemmed an English throst southward of the Scarpe in positions astride the

Arras Cambrai Road.

Marshal Foch's Grip.

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Paris, August 27, The British rush east of Arras is warmly welcomed by the French papera. They think it proves that General Ladendorf, ho has decided to retreat on the Hindeu barg line of positions from Lean to the Veeler through St. Quentin, St. Gobain and the Chemin des Dames, is unable to escape Marshal Foch's grip or find the necessary numbers to loosen it.

Quentin read.

German artillery supporting the line of the Veale are already being taken in reverse, This specially applies to their guns on the lime-atone battress north-east of Soissons, which is not only of great importance for the maintenance of the Vesle positione, bat is the strongest of the fisak defences covering the western end of the Chemin den Dames.

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Gallant French Troops.

Louden, August 28.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

FRESH VICTORIES FOR THE ALLIES.

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THE SILVER MARKET.

Landia, August 28,

The silver market is quiet.

CHAPTER

Schools' Fine Work.

London, August 28. The Gametis contains stirring stories of deeds of heroism and Writing in the afternoon, Renter's correspondent st Franch Headquarters, describing the fighting in the vicinity of Bore, which indomitable courage in the course of a long list of Mentions by is now encircled, says: The captures of Fresney, Croisetts Wood Vice Admiral Keyes. Commanding the Dover Patrol in and Bt. Hard constituted a considerable achievement because with the sound blocking operation at Ostend on the night of May PHILIPPINE RED CROSS fighting occurred on the old fortified lines which the enemy, hadica Admiral Keyes says aerial photographs taken prior to the reorganised.The Germans were enrprised at Fresney where 400 operation clearly showed that the enemy had made special prepara- were captured, including a Battalion Commander. The bridge is in saticipation of a renewed attack. The operation was carried whose infantry, fighting for hours waist-deep in water, gallantly Vindictive and motor lacobes detailed for resone work, alas the over the Arre dating the last few days were seized by the French, out in mined waters in the face of tremendous, fire and the greatest aredit is dus to volunteers for their hazardons servios in, the withstood all attempts to re-take them and secured 600 prisoners.

| crews" of innumerable oraft which covered and screened

the Vindiciva, led her to her objective sud rescued survivors of the All the teachers of the city arew after she had bees premeditatedly blown upon

echools of Manile who number The list includes four engine-room artificers (of whom one was about 1,000 and more than firo- taken prisoner) who distinguished themselves aboard the Yindictive thirds of the 30,000 children during the attack on Zebragge in April and immediately attending the public schools havs volunteered for further service and behave with conspicions bravery, become members of the senior The " Mentions" include the French Vios Admiral Rɔosroh and and junior "Red Cross auxiliary other French neval officers for sesistance in this and the earlier and as a result of their member operations.

ship, the sum of P8,199 has been Three Victoria Crosses are awarded to the following:- turned over to the Philippins Lieut. Commander G. E. Drummond, of a motor launch, who, chapter says the Manila Daily not withstanding three severe wounds from a shell which killed some| Bulletin, aboard, navigated his seriously damaged vessel and took off forty This showing of the teachers? man of the Vindictive, some of whom were killed during em- sad pupils of the public schools barkation. Then he sank exhausted. A motor launch later picked of Manils is the result of a cam

paign which ended on August 15 him up in a sinking condition.

Lient. Commander Boland Bourke, of another motor Isanah, to secure Red Cross membershipa engaged the enemy guns with Lewis gans. After withdrawing he and contributions. The campaign

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The New French Advanca,

London, August 28, 29, Reater's correspondent at French Headquarters writing on the evening of the 27th inst saga:- Fresh news of the new advance is coming in every minute. Roye is completely in our banda, also Carrepaite, north-east thereof, and Grung. Sauthwards, we hold Roeglise and Verpillisres. To-day's advance at certain points reached a depth of four miles. A festure of this new threat was the swiftnem with the Garman line broke up following our counter-attack on St. Mard, on both sides of which, when our troops got the order to advance, they found the enemy retreating and the offensive was changed into a parazit.

A Splendid French Advance- Germaa Anxiety,

Londan, August 28, London, August 27. A French communique says:-Yielding to our continued Reuter's correspondent at the American Headquarters says it is pressure, the enemy was to day compelled to increase his withdrawal ascertained from prisoners that the Germans on the Veale front are on both sides of the Are. On a front of twenty kilometres, oops gravely concerned at the steady advance of General Mangin's Army overcoming all opposition, realised an advance exceeding ou heard cries in the water and re-entered the harbour and resoned was held in all, school divisions

We hold the general line immediately west of Chaulges, Paneby, Liancourt and Herpillieres and we occupy Hallo, Fronsact, Cremery, Grany, Carrepuite, Roye, Lancourt and The motor launch was hit in fifty-five places, including on his by ssion of the Director of Educatio

who set for each province, în. Crapeau Mesail. We took prisoners. The artillery dael was lively in Bix-inch shell, and was picked up by a monitor.

Lieatensat Victor Cratchley, who participated in the previous proportion to the number of pupils the region of Tamigny and between the Oies and the Airne....

unsuccessful attempt to block Ostend, immediately volunteered for enrolled, a sum below which a Desperate German Resistance.

the further effort and resumed command of the Vindictive on May divizion "should not go - The London, August 28.

910. After his superior officers were put out of action he director, in his circular letter to Reuter's correspondent at French Headquarters, writing in the manoeuvred the Vindictive into position and did not leave until he the division superintendenteat the evening, ways-German rearguards; supported by swarme of bad thoroughly searched with so electric torch for survivors. He beginning of the campaign, aimed London, August. 27.

msohine-gons, conticus to resist desperately but are being steadily assumed command of Lieut. Commsader Drummond's motor lannah at P50,000 as the contribution of Beater learns that General Dabeney's Army has captured pressed back. The French have reached the western outskirts of when the latter became hors de combat and kept her aflat by baling. the schools for the Bed Orten, Crapesa Mesnil, between Herleville and the Somme. The British Chanines. To-day's attack extended from Chaulnes to Crapesu The forecastle was nearly swash when he was rescued.

but it is stated that so general continued their advance and have reached the outskirts of Dompierre. Maanil. The resistance was particularly stubborn in the region of e Captain J. H, Bena, K.P., is-appointed a Compasión of the has been the response to the drive The British are in the outskirts of Bspsume. The advance is about Chaulnes and Avricourt. The French occupied Chaulnes Wood after order of the Bath and Captain Farness Wigram a OMG for gallant that she sum ol P75,000- three miles at its maximum depth. We have captured Ceresy and a lively struggle, the enemy everywhere using long-range güş

realised. Gavrelle and it is believed we are in Longusral. We definitely hold High Wood. The entire Anglo-French advanos is between two and three miles on practically the whole front,

The New Lias.

General Debeney's advance use between Orapeau Mesnil and Halla, south of Chaulnes. The line now runs east of Liancoart, Halle, exes of Herleville to the Somme on the outskirts of Dompierre. We have captured Maricourt. Thence the line runs to Flers. *

North of Bapaume we have reached the outskirts of Vaulx Vrancourt; thence the line goes to the outskirts of Excoust, 8t. Mein, whence it bends back to Croisilles, which is still in German hands. From Cheriay the line runs to the outskirts of Bosur.

Hoary fighting occurred at Delville Wood, also at Longueval. Militarista attach the greatest importance to the Somme offensive, because it affects the Hindenburg Line:

A Successful Day.

A Belgian Offensive...

London, August 28.

A Belgian communique states:-After short artillerying, we attacked last evening on a front of three kilometres north and south giubborn resistanos and a counter-attack, and resobed and maintain of the Langemarck Bailway. Wei penetrated enemy positions, despite ed all öbjectives, taking ninety prisoners.

Fine Work by British Troops.

London, August 28.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hsig 19porta:➡We again aftacked astride the Scarpe. · Canadians penetrated deeply between the Senses and the Scarpe and captured Cherisy, Visenartois and Bois Dasart taking many prisoners.

On the Canadians' right, the Scots crossed the Benses, seized Fontaine las Croisilles and established themselves on the slopes southward of the village, taking hundreds of prisonere Other Sools took Boeux, Greenland Hill and Gavreelle. The English took Arleur en Gohelle and the old German line southwards thereof,

roofduct.

U.S. WAR measures.

National Prohibition Expected.

that the Seuste will immediately pass National Prohibition for the

Washington, Augnat 28. The Senate has passed the Man-Power Bill and it is expected

period of the war,

A GERMAN AIR RAID ORDER,

Zarish, August 28. The Commander of the Freakfart district has ordered house holders to shelter air zaid fugitives under pain of martial law.

THE RAID ON MANNHEIM.

In the Manila schools, the director get the sum of P3,850 mm": the contribution, bat so great has - been the enthusiasm among the

by the director was reached. The | teachers and pupils that a sum more than double the amount set

ather reports are: Bisal, P6.776; Balapan, P3,483; Iloilo, P3,017, and Batangas, P2,781,37

· · Bureau of Education officials are highly gratified at the result of the campaign. Great credit is dus

to the tesohars who devised every possible means to get their pupils and entsiders to become mam bers.. of the Red Cross after becoming members of it themselves and contributing to its funds. The City Bohool Saperintendent M2., principals of the different pablis schools of the city yesterday congratulating them upon the splendid result of their work,

London, August 27. Writing on Tanday evening, Benter's correspondent at the

A Daring British Venture. British Beadquarters says:A concerted attack this morning by

London, August 27. Australians and other British troops began at 4.45 o'clock on a trons of eight thousand yards northward of the Somme. It has been Between Croisillias and Bapsame and southwards, the English

The Air Ministry says: The attack on Mannheim on the night completely successful, and by 10 o'clock we had apparently over-rna/and New Zealandara were sgain heavily engaged. They rapulaed / of Angart 25-28 was delivered from a height of two hundred feet ordner sont circular letters to- Moulin de Fragey, Maricourt, Bernafray, and Trones Wood. We many determined counter-attacks, inflioting heavy casualties. the pilots just sroiding the chimneys and the intense barrage ova captured bandreds of prisoners. Not the least important of the Despite the enemy's efforts, we stormed Deugastre and progressed and parallel to the house-tops, Oar bombs caused very heavy day's successes is the olearing of Vaux Wood.

explosions. Every bomb burst on its target. Considerable damage is

at seversi points between Beugnatze and Croisille.

It is becoming increasingly clear that our pressure is forcing

Italian Congratulations. the enemy to expedite his retirement far beyond his original inten-

London, August 28, tions. The talk of prisoners suggests that rearguard fighting began Beater's Rome correspondent saya Signor Orlando bas dön- on the night of the 24th and alt enemy attacks since have been ingratulated Mr. Lloyd George on the British victories, the nature of delaying actions to cover withdrawals. There has been fighting in Laville Wood, where the South Africans died in the first Somme Battle.

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THE SIBERIAN "CAMPAIGN.

Allied Forces Now Advancing.

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London, August 28, A message from Vladivostook dated the 24th fast. says:- general advance of all the Allied forces has began on the Ussuri front. The Bolsheviks have retired six miles.

Americans and Japanese are entraining for Ussuzi,

White Sea Opérations.

About six o'cloók last evening a determined counter-attšok was The official writer in the Vorische Zeitung, who is usually launched by the remains of the 117th German Division, which is entrusted with the task of preparing people for a change in policy, known to have lost 2,800 prisoners eines the 8th inet., irrespective elaborately explains that the German attempts to force & decision of other assualties. The Woleh men fell back a short distance by means of their much-vaunted bammer-blows, were really

London, August 27, before the weight of numbers and took up positions between High abandoned on the 15th inst. He proceeda to declare "Even the Wood and Besentin la Grand...

Entente's recent considerable tactical successes cannot alter the fact Renter's correspondent at Archangel says the Allies have dis Heary and continuous aircraft fire is reported about Maricourt, that Hindenburg has brought nearer the end of the war which the persed the Bolsheviks' river flotilla. The people in several villages thus indicating oo-operation with the infantry movement. South of English and Americans are endeavouring to prolong as much as on the White Sea coast are starving. the Somme the Australians are asrrying out what they call peaceful possible. Apart from the consideration of the loss or gain of penetration, consisting of patrol stalking, which is moet demoralising ground it is an advantage for the Germans to entice the enemy into to the harassed enemy. Yesterday the Australians advanced to the tracklest, roadless and waterless waste of the Sɔmme. Fontain les Cappy, which only a few days ago was the German Divisional Headquarters. This morning some Australians wers -reported to be six miles from Peronne.

GERMANY'S FEAR OF SPAIN,

The Spanish Conditions Accepted.

- Paris, Angust 27,

To the east of Arras the battle which began yesterday morning resched grest intensity at night time, when the enemy determinedly attempted to oust us from the Wanogurt spur. He failed and has sinos steadily lost ground. We gained valanble ground at Bois

It is reported from Santander that the Berlin Government, Davert and an unconfirmed report says we have captured Bois fearing a rapture with Spain, sccepts the conditions of her olsim Dusart. Anyway, we are over-reached the point attained during and will remit to the latter, in replacement of Spanish ships the long, bitter fighting last year, and this morning our troops torpedoed, the German vessels interned in Spanish porte. worked towards Pionvain,

Situation Aggravated,

The enemy's artillery retaliation is comparatively · ` weak.

London, August 28.st Croiselles still remains German and the sanken roads north and week thereof are strongly held by enemy infantry. We are following crew were drowned. This greatly aggravates the Hispano German The Spanish steamer, Carans, has been torpedoed. Six of the a policy of not forging the pron by the ssorifies of lives, The

situstion. weather is gloomy and aircraft visibility in bad.

Appeals to German Pessimists.

London, August 28.

THE LUSITANIA MURDERER,

ing to Beatar's correspondant at Amsterdam, the

London, August 27, reviewing the battle, complains of the Garmana spreading pessimism. It appeala torpedoed the Lasitania, has been captured bets

A Hayan mesenge says:—The German Naval Lieuteni Bommas to alone their ranks and at home to put by French convoy bosts which aank his subc hey in the foll

int Accpafond a British steamer, The latter, moreover

THE ALBANIAN' CAMPAIGN:

London, August 27.

A French Estern communique says ;-In Albanis, unmolested, our troops effffected a slight withdrawal, contset with the Italians baing maintained.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

HUGE GERMAN GUN CAPTURED.

London, Aug. 27. Havas message states: Thousands of people yester day visited Champ Mars, to gaze at the biggest gun ever seen. in the heart of Pació.” This is an eleven inch German guna mounted on railway tracks, which was captured octupleta with its train and munitions on August 8th by Australians on the Bonims, The gun weighs 149 tons The barrel is 25. feet long and the abelt weighs 630 pounds

BRITISH SUCCESS ON ITALIAN FRONT.

London, Ang. 27.

An Italian official massage says: The British, westward, Asiago brilliantly raided the enemy's poss sad over

the garrison in force hand to han PZSODE 270 kad oroturit

· MOTOR PROSECUTIONS.

The driver of motor one No.

141 was charged at the Magis-

tracy this afternoon, before Mr.

J. B. Wood, with having a dirty rear light and plate Mr. F. C. Jenkin, OBE, prosecuted

Inspector Eldridge, E.KP.R asid that on the night in question he was in Lower Albert Road when the defendant's our passed him. The number could not be meen.

His Worship fined defendant, $10.5

The driver of ear No. 29 420, charged with not having a clone rear light on Angust 25, ME. I 0. Jenkin prossen tail.

Impector, Eldridge said that he was on duty at Lower Albert Rowd when the car passed him: The number could not be almerly s001A His Worship fined the defend. ant $10.

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