BRITISH SUCCESSES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12406, 26 August 1918, Page 5

BRITISH SUCCESSES.

ARMIES ADVANCING ON BAPAUME. \ i

PRESSURE ON ENEMY NORTH AND SOOTH OF SOMME. FUTILE COUNTER-ATTACKS. FOCH EULOGISES ALLIED TROOPS, By Telegraph— Prosi Asiociation—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Gable Association. (Received August 26, 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, August 24. (The Australian Press Association learns that the British Third and Fourth Annies are pressing the attack north of the Somme. The Third Army has advanced four to four and a half miles at the furthest point on a thirteen miles’ front, and is now fighting on the slopes of the Thiepval Ridge along the eastern Ancre. Our patrols entered Miramont, which now probably is completely in our hands. The importance of the advance is that we have been able to get along very quickly towards Bapaume, which is a very important road junction, ,We are now two miles from Bapaume. Our advance north and south of Thiepval is seriously threatening the German 'positions on the old Somme battlefield. A. and N.Z. Cable Association and Eentei. r (Received August 26, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, August 25, Sir Douglas Haig reports:— ’■ Our attack northward of the Somme continues. Wo hold the road from Albert to Bapaume as far as tbe outskirts of Le Sars. We captured Contalmaison, .Warlencourt and Eancourt I'Abbaye. ‘ Northward of Bapaume we have taken Sapignes and Behagnies. The number of prisoners taken by the Third and Fourth Armies on the battlefront since the morning of August 21 now exceeds 18,000. The counter-attack against our positions recently gained northward of Bailleul broke down.

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THE ENEMY HUSTLED. CHAULNES JUNCTION UNDER OUR FIRE, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 26, 11.15 a.m.) LONDON}, August 24. The Australian Press representative,' continuing his narrative or the British 'advanco, says:— : Undoubtedly before our attacks were launched the enemy contemplated u big retirement, but ho intended taking his own time, and we hustled him, j thus preventing him from carrying out his plans. This is proved by the number of guns we captured, and the very large number of prisoners taken., The British Third and Fourth Armies Muring the last three days have taken a total of 14,000 prisoners. ■ The Fourth Army has captured a large slice of the ground on the eastern bank of the river opposite Albert. The lino now runs right round Albert, just west of Becordel-Decourt, i .thence turns southward to the western outskirts of Bray. Although Chaulnes is not.-yet in our hands, its'railway junction is useless to the enemy. The only lino now at jiis disposal is that from Chaulnes to Ram, which can only be used partially ?t Chaulnes. The junction is under our fire. ENEMY FAILURE HEAR ROYE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, LONDON, August 25 (5 p.hi.). A French communique states: An enemy coup do main north of ■ Rove only resulted in our taking 20 ' prisoners. There . was Tairiy ? violent bombardment in the region of Beauvv raignes.' Between the Ailettc and the • Aisno wo increased our advance. East of Brigneux, on the right of the Meuso ’ and'Woevre, our patrols brought back prisoners, including Austro-Hungarians. FOGH SPEAKS. " %LL COES WELL.”; BRITISH AND AMERICANS EULOGISED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received August 26, 9 a.m.) LONDON, August 24. Interviewed by war correspoudents, .Marshal Foch said; “All goes well. You have been able to observe that our ’jperations since July 18 developed well. Wo shall continue them. It is impossible to speak too highly of your troops. I cannot overpraise their bravery unci heroism. _ Despite terrible heat, fatigue md all kinds of difficulties, they stick to it constantly and accomplish superbly whatever they are asked to do. The British troops are splendid. Despite heat, they continue to progress. The Americans are admirable soldiers. Their only fault is that they push forward so far that I am obligee! to hold them back,” Marshal Foch concluded by comparing the Gorman invasion of France to t tide which had passed high-water mark and ia now receding.

THE CZECHOSLOVAK WITHDRAWAL. A. and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. (Received August 26, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, August 24. Reuter learns that the Czecho-Slovak withdrawal on the Ussuri front does not affect their communications, and it is not regarded as a serious check. Moreover it is reported to-day that tho Czechs have captured Yorchiludiusk, an important Centro commanding the railway tunnels south of Lake Baikal. RUSSIA’S WOES. CHOLERA, FAMINE AND . TYPHUS. A. and N,Z. Cable Association and Reuter, (Received August 26, 8.45 a.m.J AMSTERDAM, August 24. Besides cholera, famine and typhus are now raging in Petrograd. In northern Rusisan provinces the population of whole villages are dying out for want of broad. Practically-all Moscow’s railway communication is cut off. This is partly duo to the passive resistance of the raihvaymen. The counter-revolutionaries have blown up numerous bridges. ALLIED GENERALS COURTMAHTIALLED. j AN AMERICAN REPORT. i Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. | (Received August 26, 9 a.m.) WASHINGTON,’ August 23. A member of the House of Representatives asserts that only two-Allied generals were court-martiallecTMs a result of the Allied retreat before the German drive to the Marne. Another committed suicide. Only that tho Americans held BellcaifMVood against tho Huns Paris was certain to have fallen. ? PEHHS' mm GARRISON DEMANDS WAR. j A. and NtZ. Cable Association and Eoutor j (Received August 26, 8.45 a.m.). : LIMA, August 24. j The Peruvian garrison at Ancon mu- 5 timed, and demanded an immediate clei duration of war with Germany, the | transfer of interned German ships to j the United States, and the dispatch of I Peruvian troops to France.

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ENEMY CLAIMS. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. (Received August 2G, 12.40 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, August 24. A Berlin ofltcial message states: Light naval iorces torpedoed three enemy lorpedoors off Dunkirk. Two were sunk, and all of ours returned without casualty. EKEMY ALIENS. INTERNMENT DEMANDED. A BIG DEMONSTRATION. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received August 26, 12.40 p.m.) LONDON, August 24. ■ Several thousand people attended the Hyde .Bark demonstration for the internment of all enemy aliens. Speeches ''■' ore delivered from live platforms. Tho demonstrators proceeded in a procession to 10 Downing Street. On a lorry was a petition two and a third miles long, containing 1,250,000 signatures. It headed the procession, and four men carried the petition into the Prime Minister’s residence. A secre-tary-received it, owing to Mr Lloyd George being absent spending the weekend in the country. The principal speakers at tho Hyde Park demonstration were Messrs Page Croft, M.8., Leo. Maxso and G. J. Jenkins. _ Tho demonstration passed a resolution expressing dismay that Mr Lloyd George was unable to receive tho deputation and the petition. DEKfflf ffl HOLIiD. SINKING OF DUTCH VESSELS. A. and N.Z. Cable Association and Router. (Received August 26, 8.45 a..m.) mi n August 24. iho Dutch Shipping Council’s findiim “ . t “° .P'QUiry regarding the sinking of the honing Inrogenteh was that it was caused by a torpedo. The Dutch Government asks Germaiiy to reopen a thorough inquiry. Seeing that Germany does not reco"--mse the immunity of hospital ships, Britain has assured Holland that no iintish torpedo was fired. BaiH Fiffl HUR6BL SERIOUS SITUATION. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 26, 12.40 p.m.) nn . ZURICH, August 24. Ulhcml statistics from Bohemia show that there were 4000 deaths in 1918 from hunger sickness. VALUABLE CAPTURES. LONG RANGE GUNS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 26, 12,40 p.m.) . PARIS, August 24. The Australians captured some eleven-inch guns- with a range of nineteen miles, of a recent model, intended for the bombardment of Amiens. They will ho publicly exhibited in Paris.

WdEfi’S STRIKE. OFFICIALS DISAPPROVE. Aiutralian and N.Z. Cable AaaociatiQD.. (Received August 2G, 12.40 p.m.) LONDON, August 24.; The women's strike has partially disorganised the tube traffic, four out of cijit lines being affected. Malo workers in tho tubes ami union officials disapprove of the strike. Tho latter refuso to negotiate on behalf of tho strikers unless they resume work. EURQPEH HARVESTS. varieiTreports. Australian and N.Z, Cable Association, (Received August 26.. 12.40 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, August 2-1. The German harvest is good, hut the Austrian is poor, while tho Rumanian is a failure. |