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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1918,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
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TELEGRAMS.
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́REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SOME GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS.
SHARP FIGHTING ON BRITISH FRONT.
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Enemy Efforts Fall to Succeed....
London, September 12, A French communique sintesima counterattack south-west of Boopy was repulsed sad some prisonsre and machine-guna cap'ared. Dating the past twenty foar hoars, the enemy made air sitempts to rush our new positione in the region of Lfsax and Cellee-sur-Aine. Every one was repulsed and we captured 159 prisoners.
Successful Belgian Attack.
London, September 11.
A Belgian communique mys¿—With a view to enlarging the Buccssess gained on August 26 and 8 ptember 9, we attacked on a front of two miles. After a violent straggle enemy positions were carried and maintained, comprising so advance of four hundred metres. We took 71 prisoners. Our losses were light;
A German Mistake,
London, September 11. The Press Barean says the German communique's claim to three thousand prisoners is probably a mistake in tranemission for three hundred. Eren this is in excess of the number reported miasing.
The Mistake Admitted.
London, September 12. A Germen wirelese official correction eayer-We, took prisoner three hundred British, not three thousand.".
Local Operations on British Front,
London, September 11.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We carried out & successful loosi operation in the early morning northward of Epeby, advancing our line and taking prisoner a number. We progressed
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
RED RUSSIA
Petrograd Aflame; Indiscriminate Massacres.”
Washington, September 1
The American Legation at Christiania telegraphs that 3 in reliably informed that Petrograd is burning in twelve diament places and that an indiscriminate massacre is proceeding in the
atreels.
Revolt Against the Soviet. --
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Stockholm, September 18
A memage from Moscow says White Guards are in revolt at Assamas, in the Gwernment of Niji Novgorod. Six distrista bava united against the riot. The peasante si Kozan are everywhere arming against the Bɔvist. »
·A Government Order.
Amsterdam, September 12, According to the Westfalische Ehineachs Zeitung, a ménage from Moscow says the Soviet Government has issued an order that all the People's Commissaries henceforth must take most careful measures for their safety and use in s strong manner the armoured care in the streets of Petrograd and Moscow securing them against saddɛn sttäck. 41 ,"?
Wiping Out the Royal Family,
London, September 12.
murdered the Empresa of Bassis and her four daughters. The The Daily Express understands that the Bolshevik hava Red Gaarde, at Zalta tried to kill the Dowager Empress, her daughter and son-in-law, bar the Dake of Oldenburg and sailors nË the Black Ses Fleet intervened and fought the Bed Gaarde for a fortnight, defesting them. It is understood that the Dowager Empress is safe.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE in manchester.
Immense Ovation by Huge Crowds.
London, September 12.
the southern portion of the battlefront in the neighbourhood of immense avstion from great crowds and thousands of munition Mr. Lloyd George has arrived at Manchester. He was given an ermand. We repulsed an attempted attack on one of our poste workers, He was welcomed by the Lord Mayor and Corporation and westward of Gorancourt. We captured a few prisoners and proceeded to the Mansion House, where he received three deputations established posts in the enemy's forward positions as a result of of Armenians, Syriana and Zoniste, who presented patriotic local fighting north-west of Hallach and south of the La Bassee addressee of welcome to which the Premier replied sympathetically. Cana)."
The Premler's Speech.
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There was considers ble hostile artillerying in the evening in the Havrincourt-Wood-asetor,
Heavy rainstorms hindered air work. Ons British machine has not returned..
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A New Battle Foretold,
Paris, September 11. A Bavas message says:-Taable to carry out their plan of maintaining their adversary west of the Crosst Canal, which would have coverat 81. Quentin on the south-west and La Fere on the west, the Germans have been slaa azable to prevent the progression of General Debeneny's troops wastward. The latter, through the occupation of Cavecy on the Oise, north of La Fere, have thrust a new wedge into the Hindenburg Line. The Germans” obstinate and desperate resistance must yield finally.
London, September 12. › The Premier to-day received a great ovation from big crowde in the streets of Manchester during his journey to the Hippodrome, where he was presented with the Freedom of the City in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering.
Acknowledging the honour, the Premier said the life and honour of Britain, the fate of the British Empire and the destiny of humanity hung upon the issue of the war..
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BRITAIN'S WAR WORK.
New Zealand Premier's Fine Tribute.
London, September 12
The French are less than six Eilometres from 8. Quentin.
The Hon. W. M. Massey, interviewed by a Morning Post Evidently guns must intervene strongly to destroy the enemy's organisations, where machine-gane and swarm of tanks are bringing correspondent on the completion of bie task at the War Cabinet their power fal help to the infantry, thus aobieving destructive work Conference, said one of the most abiding impressions be would take with their proj sotiles. It will therefore be a new battle. The summer ċffensive ends after 53 days in the most crushing defeat the Germans have ever custained. A violent artillery dust is reported in Lorraine and the Voeges.
Sharp Fighting Reported.
London, September 11 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Baig reports: We advanced our line yesterday in the direction of Attilly and Vermand.
The enemy at night-time strongly re-attacked our positions on the ridge westward of Goozincourt. After sharp fighting, he was completely beaten off except at one point where a post remained in his possession,
back to New Zealand would be that Great Britain had never before attained each heights of greatosan as in the present war. No other nation ould do what Great Britain had done in training, equipping and maintaining her armies ; în munition making; in war finance; in providing ships necessary for commerce; and the transport of troops of the Allies and their munitions, No nation the world had ever seen could have done it. She had taken the leading part for four years, in the war yet her strength and determination were undiminished.
GERMAN PRINCE KILLED IN ACTION.
Pari: September 13.
During loosi fighting, a strong party entered our trenches in A Haves meosage says:-Prints Albert of Biza Weimar, second the neighbourhood of Moenvres, hot a counter-sttack repulsed the eon of Prince William of Baze Weimar, has been killed in the resent enemy, who was slea repulsed at Ecourt St. Quentio, after stiff offensive in France. fighting.
We advanced our line slightly-westward of E:quiaghem.
COTTON SPINNERS' STRIKE.
COUNT HERTLINO'S RESIGnation EXPECTED.
Amsterdam, September 12.
A message from Berlin save Count Bertling will probably retiga before the meeting of the Reichstag in. November.
Government Prevents Distributions of Strike Pay,
London, September 11. The Press Barean announces that in view of the operative cotton
FOOD RIOTING IN HOLLAND. spinnere decision to etrike, the Government has invoked the Deferee of the Realm Act and obtained an interim" injunction from
Women Shouting for Bread. the Court to prevent the distribution of strike pay. The Board of
London, Sptember 12. Trade states that the dispute is not between employers and has occurred at Rotterdam., 8.veral shops were sucked and bread Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam aaye serious food rioting operatives but relates solely to the conditions under which was plundered. Women paraded shouting for bread. anemployment benefits are paid from a fund collected from employers under conditions drawn up by the Cotton Control Board, which is representative of the employers and operatives.
INDIA AND THE WAR BILL.
B'mla, September 12. Sir William 8. Meyer. Finance Member of the Viceroy's Council, moved a resolution in the Legislative Council that the prolongation of the war justifies Indis in taking a larger share in the cost of the military forces raised in India.
"M. DUMESNIL'S DEATH,
Paris, September 11
M Damesnil is the thirteenth Deputy to have met his death on
the field.
FRENCH HARVEST ASSURED,
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Minister of War has jost informed
that the Armies have emured A. JAZTRUE DE LE
PRESIDENT WILSON.
Not Visiting Europe at Present.
London, September 11,
The Press "Barosu announces that the American. E mbassy denies that President is ruiting Europe in the pear fatare.
THE NEW ADJUTANT GENERAL, Z
Locon, September 11. The War Office announces that Majse General Bir George M, W. Macdonogh.succeeds Linut. General Sir Nevil Macready nsacjatsat General of the Forces.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE FINNISH THRONE.
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THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
Quiet on the French Front.
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A French communique says: There is except artilerying, at various painta Veale and in Champagne.
The Enemy's Defence System.
Paris, Sept. 12.
The enemy has three lines of defence behind the Hinden burg line, Firstly, there is the Handing-Brunnhilde line" running south of Lille, west of Donai, and Cambrai, east of Locatel and Fresnoy, on the left bank of the Oise and right bank of the Serre to Sisazne south-east of Vouriers; it crosses the Mouse north of Verdun and joins the present front on the Moselle a dozen miles south of Matz. Secondly, there is the Metz-Lille line from the Scarpe seven miles exst of Douai, across the Scheldt, through Lacatean and Hirson west of Mezierer and Sedan, on the right bank of the Mouse west of Briery and Conflans; it joins the "Hund- ing" line at Pagny-sur-Moselle. Thirdly, thers is the line from Valenciennes to Givet wherein the Germans are work- ing feverishly at present
Operations on British Front.
London, Sept. 12 Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters, wiring on the 11th, says: Our screening troops on the morning of the 10th gained appreciable ground between Gonzeancourt and Epehy, entered-Peitiere, advanced our line posts and prisonerad 1801. The enemy is clearly employing delaying tactics between his present outpost zone and the Hinden- burg line: "Considerable booty is still coming in including three hundred supply wagons from the Tincourt area. The
•Germans are using a novel kind of mortar grensde emitting the most scrid gas which burns grass Several were fired at the advancing New Zealanders without checking their progress. This morning the Germans attacked west of Gousesücourt and everywhere were beaten off except 's small pocket remaining to be dealt with.
Germans' Declining Morales
London, Sept. 12. Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters, tele graphing in the evening, says: The state of moral of the German army is indicated by the demeanour of prisoners of the Second Guard Division, the corps d'elite which wa withdrawn from the fighting less than a thousand strong. The prisoners were heartily glad to surrender and urged ours to continue attacking assuring them, that there were swarms of Germans only too saxious to surrender. Letters found on the prisoners were nearly all couched in terms of hopelessness or resentment.
Bainstorms continue to swell the streams and the in- undations caused by dimming have spread. The country under water now extends from the Sensee to Marquion and Lescant Canal,
A wireless German official message says: Fresh English attacks in the neighbourhood of Goureaucourt and Epehy led to violent fighting. The enemy reached our first lines at a few points. Our counter-attack drove him back. We prisonered three thousand. Strong enemy attacks between the Ailette and the Aisne failed..,»
Expecting a British Attack.
Amsterdam, Sept. 11 The "Vossiche Zeitung" publishes a significant article by Count von Salzman who anticipates shortly a heavy British attack on Cambrai. He says the German lines be- 'fore Cambrai,cannot be regarded as final lines of resistance. He farther depreciates the importance of St. Quentin Canal and declares the main defence lines lie atill further east. Ho. also says the Germans can, without running any risk, voluntarily abandon all territory south of the Aime and retire on Chemin des Dames:
EN MY PEACE OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED.
Amsterdam, Sept. 11. The German Majority Socialists and Trade Unionista have memorialised Count Hertling declaring that the condi tions of life of the large masses of the "population are ex-- tremely critical owing to food shortage whereby the mortal- ity of children and aged people has increased and the health of workers has been grievously affected. The sitas tion is bound to become fatal unless the Government shan- don its policy of favouring the producers
It is opined in London that the above is probably part of the new German pesos offensive with the object of azonking sympathy abroad. It is noteworthy thereanent that the most gloomy accounts of the food situation in Aus tria continue to be received vis Germany.
Further evidence of how responsible opinion in enemy countries with significant unanimity is sobering down con- tinues to come from various quarters. Thus Professor Del bruck declares that the Paa-Germans are not only largely guilty for the war but especially for its continnance. He attacks the U-boat politicians for their extravagant expecta tions and asserts that the world would be justified in de manding a guarantee that the Pan-German is not the Gez man spirit.
Similar views are voiced in Internationale Korrespon- deaz which does not consider Count Hertling sufficiently strong to cope with reactionaries and believes the Entente can only be weakened morally if a markedly democratic government be formed. The Vorwaerte" report of Count Czernin's artide (cabled yesterday) shows that he plainly indicated that Germany is responsible for refusal to agres, to a diminution of competition in armaments.
The Turkish Finance Minister in an interview given in Vienna declared that the war could not be decided on the battle field a
The "Cologne Gazette's war correspondent warns the Germans that they must continue to fight not for power buty for bare existence. He declares that the enemies of Ger many are not attasking the Dynsely or the State system but the German people, Germany is like a ship in the midst of a hurricane.”
The King of Bavaria, speaking at given by Tony Ferdinand,, seid preserve humanity, kultur and civilisat
(Kaiser) replying to
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London, Bayi, 13 Sir George Reid in donduru
The lats Sir George Bonston Hoid, G.O.B., was Prime Minister and Calonial Treasurer of Nsw South Wales from 1894 to 1899 and Prime Minister of Australia in 1904 5-Daring hin Premier ship of New South Wales ha carried the Federal movement to a soocéssful iseca. . He was High Commissioner for Australia in London from 1910 to 1916, his retirement from offic"} baid generally regretted Ha eleated in January, 1918, as M.P. for 8. Georges Hanover Square, ss an Imperialist.] j
AFRICAN EXPLORER'S-
DEATH.
Copenhagen, Sept. 13, "meşagə" from Brunswick reports the death of the African explorer, Karl Peters.
THE SILVER MARKET.
London, Sept. Il The silver market iseteady.
EARLIER TELEGRAM.
THE TURF,
London, Sept, 11.
The September Stakes, a sub- stitute for the St. Leger, was ren at Nawmerket, resulting sa follows:-
Gainsborough
My Dest...... Prince Charming.
The betting was as follows:mo 4 to 11 against Gainsborough ; 9 to 1 against My Dear; 100 to 14 against Prince Charming.
Five zen. Won by three lepgthe four lengths dividing second and third.
ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE OPIUM.
Cabla Bay Implicated.
Opium worth about P1 000 was discovered yesterday by the eas tem› sporet agenta bidden on the person of Melecio de Jose, a cabin boy on the inter-island steamer Dos Hermanos, belonging to Gutierrez Hermanos," says the Manila Daily Bulletin of Bapt. 7. The dope was brought to Minila by Melecio from Legazpi, province of Albay, where it is thought, it was either purchased by him from a Chinsman, or mersiy sent to a Chicaman in Manila upon pay- ment to the esbin boy of a respectable eum for his cerviose,
The Dos Hermanos arrived in port last Monday from the Bisol providoes where it makes its regalsr: run. The regalarins. apection was made by the customi secret agents, bat no, coptrablod on board or among the passengers and crew of the vessel was dis. covered at the time, Yesterdav however, after Melvojo ha 1 (been given permission by the captain- to go ashore, he was sein by a secret service agent to leave the ship in an excited and pervous manner which äronged suspicion. He was immediately searched and the opium contraband was found on his
After preliminary investigati the matter was brought to attention of the city immediately filed obas egal possesion of opi Malenio, Boon after. msn by the ons me enred his taleses bond. The hearing
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