1918-09-09 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH MONDAY.

TEMBE

1918:

YESTERDAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

(Beuter's Service to the

Telegraph.

THE ALLIED VICTORIES.

London, Sept. 6

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter'i Barrios to the “Tolegrai

THE ALLIED VICTORIES,

TELEGRAMER

ster's Service to the

-THE ALLIED VICTORIES.

FRENCH PREMIER'S

CONFIDENCE.

Tandon, Septataber 5.7 retirement is inevitable, Fires Meanwhile, though victory is in the country behind plainly certain, the end is not yet. The →Field Marshal Bir Dongias flaig indicate the enemy's intention in Germana, are retreating, but reports:--On the southern part of this regard. The valley of the aleverly, and they still hars the battle front, both northward Semme has been the scene of reserve to throw in. The Ger and southward of Peronne, we extraordinary fighting during the man High Command intends to are advancing, and driving in the last few days. The Germans fall back on a shorter line, there enemy's rearguarde, and we are contested every yard of the Canal, by economising in men and will approaching the high ground on also the msrahe bordering it fight a defensive war to the last the Athies Narin front. Between Last of all they fought in the limit. Narla and the Sensee River there bed of the river itself, where were minor engagements at the water

was very low, different parte. We slightly owing to the hottest summer advanced on the spur north of in liring memory. The defence Equancourt, and local fighting was entrusted to the Alpine dccurred about Neuville- Corps, who fought with their Bourional and Hoeuvres. Patrols agaal oleverness and courage. crossed to the east bank of the They "nested" their machine-

Paris, September 6. Canal-du-Nord south of Marqaion, gant in the tail reede, in dry

In the Chamber, M. Olemenceau, and brought back prisoners. The mud-holes and even in the tree in a speech, said :---Dur grand spemy on the Lys front again tope. The French were obliged soldiers are in process of throwing strongly attacked in the sector to throw bridges over the Canal back victoriously the overwhel north of Hill 63 and was repulsed, in facs of the heavy Alpine fire, wing hordes of barbarians. „This after sharp fighting. We advanced and the crews of the first French task will be continued until a short distance southward and gun teams who rashed up the it is completely achieved. south-eastward of Nieppe, and bank ware killed at their pisces. Our soldiers will soon north-eastward of Walverghem. Nevertheless, pontoon crossings giving us that day of liberation Since the beginning of the were effected, then a few wooden for which we have so long waited, offensive on August Sth-we have trestle bridges were throw across, and we shall soon see the falling brought down. 465

hostile Bach of these structures costs away of those heavy chains which

be

machiner, and their destruction fight in which many brave deeds have long shackled our "usbappy in every case was clearly establish were witnessed. Finally, French compatriots. We wish that this ed. We drove down uncontroll- ingenuity and the inborn love of victory may be for France and able 200, of which many sotually the "Poila” for diffealty and her Allies and a victory of "crashed." These totals are adventure got the better of Ger- humanity.—(Ovation.) Exclusive of the considerable man thoroughness, and the danal number brought down by anti- and mszahes were taken possess aircraft guza. We also set on fire ian of successfully. We had not 81 balloona. We dropped 911stablished ourselves firmly on tons of bombe. Practically the the farther back until to-day. whole of the sir-fighting occurred

on the enemy's side of the lines.

London, Sept. 6. Beater's correspondent *

rii

HINDENBURG'S " BLUFF,"

Two hundred and sixty-French Hestgaartera eistes: General Ludendorf, interviewed British machines did not return during this period.

at

The enemy is retiring on the line of La Fere on the left of the Oiss, London, September 5. Beater's. correspondent

Barisis, the lower forest of Concy, British Headquarters, telegraph and the forest of St. Gobain, and in preparing to flood the country, ing this afternoon, states:-There is a lull on the British battle General Mangin occupied Moken front. The absolute failure of the brie, one thousand yards beyond enemy to resot anywhere je per Lasux and the edge of the Coney, and is advancing towards haps the most striking testimony valley traversed by the Saissons- to the completeness of our victory-Lison railway. Today our troops are within seven

miles of Cambrai. Between us

London, Sept. 5. Beatar's correspondent

and Cambrai is the Karcoing line, American Headquarters, which, socording to our sirmen, is

Amsterdam. September 6 6. General von Hindenburg and

by Austrian papers, declare that Germany hitherto has stood the "The bitter struggle honourably. Central Armies are merely guard. ing our homes, and we will shatter the enemy's annihilating armies.

LALANG GRASS FOR PAPER-MAKING.

Londap, September 7. st The Imperial Inssitate has tels.

found that lalang grass, from the graphing st noon, States: little more than a belt of wire. During the past week General Malay States, compares favouI- However, there are some very

able se a paper-making material strong defensive positions ahead Mangia's Army has been fighting with Algerian esperto. It would with slow pet pitiless determina be suitable for utilization by the such as the Havrincourt Wood; tion to reach a position which not into which we are now pumping gas and shells, and the Bourlon only will render the German line Malay States in the manufacture at Tardenois untenable, hat will of palp or paper. The Instituts seriously compromiss the one to fally reporting on the subject. which they intended to retire.to the Malay States Government. By his Taendsy's and yesterday's

Wood of unpleasant memory..

Paris, September 6. A communique states-Dar ing the day the French continued to purans the retrasting enemy on

succeseda Ceperal Mengis my USE OF GERMAN VESSELS.

the Canal-da-Nord and Vesie almost be said to have reached front, and made an important that position. Our troops liter advance, despite los resistance, ally fought their way foot by foot

Lima, Sept. 7. Congrese has approved of sa

We hold Falvy and Offey, on the across the Jastigny plateau, and arrangement with Peru whereby. north bank of the Somme Canalware met by s desperate German the Boited States will use the To the south, por lines approach fort to check their progress at German Tassels now interned at the Hamroad, which is the borderita most dangerous point, namely, Caliso.

the water-line separating "the between · Plessis-Patte Doie and Berlancourt. South-east of the basins of the Ailette and the latter our front passes through Aisne, which is five miles eset of the outskirts of Guiry, Caulonel,! the famous Chemin-des-Damas. Drepigny, north of Maresi end). It was in the defence of this ridge Dampcourt and the southern that the Prussian Gaards suffered snormous Jones, The Guarda

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Ailette front the enemy, exhaust forlorn hope against a sheer frost shelved the Seamen's and Fire- ed by hard fighting since August or, for the tanks strode into then's Union resolution favouring 20th, to-day began to give ground, the charging line, actually crash boycott of the Germans for five Our units, parraing the German ing men under their creepers and year unless the Germans controll-TIT

ebooting right and left into the ed the Kaiser and the Government 30 dis rearguarda, mada rapid progress

reinforong waves, while north of the Ailette. Pierremande Allied atmer, swooping down reparation for Germany's

the parliamentarily and made foll

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London, September 5.

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