GENERAL ITEMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17423, 18 September 1918, Page 5

GENERAL ITEMS

BELLICOSE PERUVIAN DELEGATES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LIMA, September 15. The Peruvian Chamber of Deputies debated a motion for a declaration of war with Germany. AUSTRALIAN WAR LOAN. SYDNEY, September 17. The Seventh War Loan of £40,000,000 has been launched with excellent prospects. The feature is tho keen competition in various districts towards raisin" their allotted quotas. ° LAST FREE OF STATE TAXATION. SYDNEY, Setpember 17. (Received Sept. 17, at 10.50 p.m.) Tho Assistant Treasurer, in appealinn for contributions to the war loan, casted that this would be the last loan immune from State taxation. The Government would not impose further State taxes dnrhig the war, but intended going after them when the war was over. DEBASING SCTENCE. GERMAN PROFESSOR CAPTURED. Renter's Telegrams. LONDON, September 16. (Received Sept. 17, at 7.45 p.m.) Reut'er's correspondent at the American Headquarters states: Tho Americans captured in Thiaucourt Professor Otto Schmeerukase, the exploiter of chlorine gas for military purposes, who was reported to be developing some new atrocity for kulture. ORIGINAL ANZACS. ARRANGEMENTS FOR WELCOiIE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, September 17. (Received Sept. 17, at 10.50 p.m.) A great public effort is being organised to give the original " Amzacs" a lit tin" reception during their furlough. ° "WORK OR FIGHT." AMERICAN WORKERS' LOYAL DECISION. NEW YORK, September 16. (Received Sept. 17, at 11 p.m.) Mass meetings of workers at Bridgeport (Connecticut), on. receiving President Wilson's notification to \" work or fight." unanimously agreed to work and to submit any grievances to the War Board. fTho cable news in this issue accredited to The Times has appeared in that journal, bnt only where expressly Bhx jd is such. news the editorial opinion of The Times.l No more grinding of teeth with WORK FIQS. Poca, 1A 6d

THE HEAR EAST OPERATIONS IN MACEDONIA. ALLIED OFFENSIVE SUCCESSFULLY BEGUN. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, September 16. (Received Sept. 17, at 7.45 p.m.) A Franco-Serbian offensive on the Salonika front -was launched against the Bulgarians, and important positions liavo been captured. < WHAT GREECE IS DOING. IMPORTANCE OF THE MACEDON LAN FRONT. GREEK MINISTER'S PREDICTION. Reuter's Telegrams, ' LONDON, September 16. i (Received Sept. 18, at 1.10 a.m.) j In the course of an interview, M. j Michala Copoulos, Greek Minister of Agri- ' culture, said Greece had 200,000 soldiers j under arms, and could raise ail additional , 100,000, but she was handicapped owing • to the lack of shipping. The Government ] would immediately commence to build ( shipyards. He -was convinced that the . Salonika front was far more important j than was generally realised, and there , would soon be big developments there. , DETAILS OF SUCCESSES. ! MERELY A PRELUDE TO GREATER ] THINGS. LONDON, September 16. , (Received Sept. 18, at 1.35 a.m.) , Mr Balfour, speaking at a Greek din- , ner at Girl ton House, referring to the ' Salonika offensive, stated that the first . and_ second lines of many trenches, also various important hills, had been curried. This was only the prelude to greater suecesses, in which Anglo-Greek troops would take an- equal and glorious part. FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT. FRANCO-SERBIAN SUCCESSES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and , Reuter. LONDON, September 16. . (Received Sept. 18, at 1.55 a.m.) , A. French eastern communique states: After a violent artillery preparation the Franco-Serbians attacked enemy works in the mountainous zone of Dobrepolje. The entire first line of the Bulgarian positions was brilliantly carried on a front of 11 kilometres (about 6J, miles), despite the difficulties of 'the ground. Many prisoners were taken and important . booty -was captured. The^operations are t developing favourably. Anglo-Serbian airmen effectively supported the infantry and bombed communications.