FLANDERS BATTLE

Evening Star, Issue 16547, 5 October 1917, Page 6

FLANDERS BATTLE

HESH BRITISH THRUST EAST OF YPRES. AN EXCELLENT START. Tress Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.,

, High Commissioner’s Cable. LONDON, October 4. Sir Douglas Haig reports; Eastwards <of Ypres, at 6 o’clock this morning, we again attacked on a wide front. Satisfactory progress is reported, and a number of prisoners have already been taken. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, October 4. (Received October 5, at 8.65 a.m.) Sir D. Haig has opened an offensive on i. nude front. The British aro winning all along the line. , n

THE BLOCKADE. AMERICA’S STYLE. NO HALFWAY MEASURES. NEUTRALS MADE THEIR OWN BED, AND MUST LIE ON IT. WASHINGTON, October 4. (Received October 5, at 8.55 a.m.) It is impossible to overestimate the importance of- the new'.embargo on exports to neutrals. It has been ascertained that the United States urged Britain to take this step. The United States attitude is only being taken towards neutrals as a basis for starving the Germans into submission. No new arrangeni-wiis for shipments to any neutral can now bo made, except with the Allies’ consent, and all existing trade agreements will end. The United States will replace the supplies which the Allies until now have obtained from neutrals. If South American countries attempt to send food to Germany, the United States will cut off their supplies of coal, which are absolutely essential to their industries.

ROPE’S EFFORTS REDOUBLE AS ENEMY’S PLIGHT WORSENS. ROME, October 4. (Received October 5, at 11.15 a.m.) The Romo paper ‘ Giomalo dTtalia * dcdares that the Pope has transmitted the officiat text of the Central Powers’ Notes to the Entente, and has himself added a second Note saying that Germany- is disposed to evacuate Belgium and Northern France. In this Note His Holiness asks the Fnteote if they desire to reply. rt is believed that the next communication from the Central Powers will afford a concrete offer.