WESTERN FRONT.

Evening Star, Issue 15916, 23 September 1915, Page 3

WESTERN FRONT.

ARTILLERY SUCCESS,

MORE AERIAL ACTIVITY.

LONDON, September 21. Sir John French reports: The enemy artillery has increased in activity on our front during the past two days. We effectively replied. On September 20 part of the Forest of Houthrdot was ignited by pur artillery, causing a big explosion. On September 19 there -were nine air combats, and two hostile aeroplanes were driven to the ground in the Gorman lines. One fell. enveloped in flames entirely, and the other was afire. SHIFTING THE ENEMY FROM ATSXE-MARXE CANAL. PARIS, September 31. A communique states: We gained a footing on the right bank of the AisneMarne Canal, and repulsed all counterattacks. We made marked progress at Hart-manns-Weilerkopf. French aeroplanes' bombed the AmagricLacquey station, eastward of Bethel. GERMAN ADMISSION. AMSTERDAM, September 21. A German communique admits that the French batteries shot to fragments a lock on the main Aisne Canal, north-west of Rheims, and compelled the Germans to evacuate their position, during the night. [The Gorman line crosses to the couth bank of the Aisno at P)erry-an-Bac, where tlie canal leaves the Aisne and rims it#?, south-easterly direction past Rheims to join the Marne at Ohalons-sur-Marnc.] MORE SUCCESSES OX JOFFRE’S RIGHT WING. PARIS, September 22. A communique states: We silenced several of the enemy’s batteries in the x\rgonne and Woev.ro district, land destroyed a blockhouse an the Forest of A.premont, and damaged a train at TMancourt. We broke down works for long-range guns capable of shelling Nancy and Lunevillo. Nineteen aeroplanes bombarded the Barsdorif railway junction'. One hundred bombs were used, and they very seriously damaged the buildings and stationary trains.'

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT.

LONDON, September 21. The High Commissioner reports: On the right bank of the canal, between the Aisne and the Marne, the Allies have gained a footing on both sides of the Pont Sapingneul. In the Vosges sensible progress lias been made by means of grenades in the trenches at Hartmanns-Weilerkopf. A dirigible of the Allies bombed the Amagne-Lacquey station, east of Bethel, during the night. There has been efficient artillery action on the rest cf the front. DANUBE DEMONSTRATION. SERBIA WELL PREPARED. COPENHAGEN, September 22. Private messages from Berlin military circles declare that a new offensive against Serbia is being carried out. ° The Central Towel's admit that the Serbian army is strong and well equipped with ammunition and motor cars, and they do not underrate Serbia’s resisting powers. GREECE READY TO HELP SERBIA, Jyondoa ‘Times’ and Sydney ’Sun’ Service*. . LONDON, September 21, ‘The Times’s’ correspondent at Athens says that M. Veneaelos had along audience with King Constantino, and it appears certain that they discussed the attitude of Greece in view of the threatened AustroGeiunan invasion of Serbia, Ministerial journals declare that there is absolutely no divergence of opinion between the King and-tne Premia

BULGARIA MOBILISING. LONDON, September 21. The Bulgarian Minister of Washington has been informed, that' Bulgaria has ordered a general mobilisation of all her forces, with the object of preserving her neutrality. THE DARDANELLES. THE TASK'S MAGNITUDE. London ‘Times’ and Sydney ‘Sun’ Services. LONDON, September 21. The ‘ Daily Mail,’ commenting on Sir lan Hamilton’s despatch, says “ That the Australians, New Zealanders. Naval Division, and the men of the 29th Division should in such circumstances have been able to land arid wage a war for months, beating back every assault and gaining ground, is a feat that stirs the blood. Antiquity has no more glorious story, and our own annals nothing braver.” TURKISH REINFORCEMENTS FROM BULGARIAN FRONTIER. ATHENS, September 22. The Turks are sending urgent reinforcements to the Dardanelles. ' The railways in Thrace are wholly occupied with the transport of troops. BLACK SEA SUBMARINES. PETROQRAD. September 21. The Russians sank a Turco-German submarine in the Black Sea. COMPULSION CONTROVERSY. ' /‘QUIT TALK AND WORK.” London 'Times’ and Sydney ‘Sun’ Services. LONDON, September 21. Mr C. Bowerman, M.P., secretary of the Trades Union Congress, discussing Mr Lloyd George’s letter,“ said ; “Stop this talking. For Heaven's sake, get on with the war. For weeks and months we have heard nothing biit talk. One Cabinet Minister seems to be pulling against another, when every effort ought 'to be strained to inspire and retain the confidence of the country.” MUNITIONS FROM IRELAND. London ‘ Times ’ and Sydney ‘ Sun ’ Services. LONDON, September 21. Large orders for Army munitions have been received at a Dublin central factory establishing and controlling 170 firms in Ireland. THE AMERICAN LOAN PRACTICALLY ARRANGED. TERMS NOT -STATED. NEW YORK, September 21, The Anglo-French loan of £160,000.000 is practically completed. The loan will nob be used to pay for munitions, as was expected, these being provided for by gold payments and the ordinary exchanges of trade.

Considerable differences occurred with American financiers over this point, as the pro-German influence fought against a loan covering payment for munitions. Lord Heading’s Commission pointed out that the question need hardly be discussed, as gold payments would bo still continued, together with the ordinary methods of exchanging goods, these being sufficient to provide strictly for all munition payments. THE DUMBA SCANDAL. VOX PAP EX’S DEFEXCE. SOME IXTERESTIXG DISCLOSURES. LONDOX, September 21. The Press Bureau issues a remarkable collection of 34 documents found in the journalist Archibald’s possession. Von Papen’s (military .attache) memorandum to the American Government denounces the newspaper campaign aliening a German plot .os a deliberate effort to embroil Germany with the United States, and _ for influencing public opinion by alleging a Germ.an threat. He denies that Germany is seeking to purchase arms from factories in the United States. German purchases of arms in the United States were for the purpose of preventing them from reaching Germany’s enemies. Such purchases were not shipped, hut would he resold in the United States at the end of the war. Von Papen describes Archibald’s documents as imbalanced and irresponsible. He denies that Germany secretly attempted a Press campai'Ti, and deplores the disclosure of Archibald’s documents. The liquid chlorine and phenol purchased by Germany, he declares, were intended for medical purposes.

. Von Papen reports an alleged conversation with, the British Consulate at Philadelphia regarding a scheme to convey information and faked photographs indicating the dispositions of the German army. TJic&e were freQuentiv used by Germany’s enemies. Von Papen asked the permission of General Von Falkenhayn (Chief of the German General Staff) to dump upon Holland and Norway quantities of phenol which were lying useless in America, provided he guaranteed that it would not be resold.

In a letter to his wife he says ; “ How splendid we are doing on the east front. I always say to these idiot Yankees that they had better hold their tongues ’* In a letter to General Von Falkenhavn ne reports “no encouraging news from India or Australia. ; The "anti-Japanese Sli S ” Unabated ’ aS was ex P ec ted in

FW: I} T ,Kl .'i lcttor t!l « Austrian i oreigu Minister recommends a scheme lor organising _ strikes and stopping the output of munitions. He points out that tne newspapers require financial support to commence an agitation 11 Mr Archibald carried letters of introduction, warmly commending him to hi<di officials, and many diplomatic letters In cypher, which the bureau does not reproduce for obvious reasons. 1 a n-K i YORK, September 21 Archibald denies that he carried other documents hidden in the hollow of a goldheaded cane. ® SPY SHOT, r™ p LONDON, September 21. The Press Bureau reports that a man alK } j Vor ; la '\ of Oerman origin were convicted of attempting to send abroad, naval information that would be useful to the enemy. The man was sentenced to death and the woman to 10 years. ’

EXPENSIVE DRINKS. London ‘Times’ and Sydney ‘Sun’ Seriioe*. LONDON, September 21 On a charge of treating a friend to a glass of beer at Gateshead a man and his friend were each fined £2, while the licensee was fiqed £5 for allowing the sale and the barman £5 for supplying the liquor. SUBMARINED. LONDON, September 21. The steamer Horden (1,434 tons) was sunk by a submarine. The crew were saved. ■‘