The European War

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 672, 25 August 1917, Page 2

The European War

Fall of-Lens Inevitable. I £ FOR ALL THE GERMANS' EFFORTS TO SavJ 'id \' FURTHER DEFINITE PROGRESS. j High Ground Before Winter Sets if THEN OUR GUNS WILL MAKE THEM DA\(j Riga in Danger, and Even Pefrogrj { ALARMING RUSSIAN RETIREMENT. -! t ~ ■, I Big Possibilities' in Italian Advamf! |] HOPEFUL REVIEW OF WHOLE WAR, r , Bu Cable fer Press Association „ m „Copytiti&

LATEST WAE NEWS

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(The cable news in this issue accredited to The Times has appeared in that journal, but only where expressly stated is such news the editorial opinion of The Times.] THE WESTERN CAMPAIGN. THE FLANDERS BATTLE. BRITISH FRONT. SOUTH-WEST OF LENS. ENEMY FAIL TO DISLODGE US. The High Commissioner reports: LONDON, Yesterday. General Sir Douglas Haig reports : Southwards of Lens there was fierce lighting' during the night. As a. result we hold the German trenches immediately north-westward of Green Gassier, The; enemy's losses were particularly heavy. LENS. ITS FALL INEVITABLE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn, Received this day, 9.30 asm, PARIS, yesterday. The Petit Parisien's correspondent says that the Germans wero ordererid to hold Lens at ali costs, and new troops are arriving. The German headquarters l'<Mr thai its fall Aviil weaken the army's moral*;, but its fall is inevitable

Australian and N.Z,- Cabljl-J Received this day, 11 a » 1 PARIS, jftfct; A French shell on the V* front blew up a German jt' shell dump, asphyxiating i\ batteries. V ITALY, j ! STUBBORN AUSTRIAN! HESISTAXCE. |, > LARGE PERCENTAGE ff' wounded; I \ ~~~ I Australian and N.Z. Cable Au Received this day, 1035 aiu' ROME, The Austrian resistance ca t" Car so is stubborn on front, Tho Ca.rsu sectoi mi mously valuable to the enemy,: to is held by the best troops, rf' g fighting with great, biavcrv,kß ing ground, despite their ccf attacks. The Kalian tally ol"| oners does not include thew| eds, who are in larger <dh than in any other action front. ; n RUSSIA. \ PET BOG RAD IX DAMES; iRIGA AIIOET TO BE I'VAC FATED? i Australian and N.Z. Cabß^ Received Ihj.s day, 9 &B | v _ WASHINGTON,^ News has been received interpreted to mean that UU seriously threatened aafl«iH ; || sibly be evacuated. The military, economic ;hkl polity f, sis will '.severely te.-t .the '» of the Keivnskv LuvemnM jf, Capital may be reim-veil t't^'p

LENS-LA B:\SSKK~-Y PUPS. Australian -and N.Z. Cable Assni and Reuter.. Received this day, 9.30 a.m.. LONDON, Yesterday. General Sir Douglas Haig reports : , There is fierce fighting southward of Lens. We hold German tranches north.westward of Green Casster. The enemy's losses were (particularly heavy. ' The Portuguese repulsed two raids northwest of La Bassee. German artillery is active northwestward of Ypres . i VERDUN BATTLE. another French attack, GERMAN LINE PENETRATED. Tlia High Commissioner reports: LONDON, Yesterday. A French official report states:To the left of the. Mouse, at this morning, we attacked between Avocourt Wood and Morthomme. All objectives werei roached and. largely exceeded. Hill 30d, which was formidably organised, was captured ; also tlio Camadad Wood and the line of firmly-fortified work to the southward of Forces. The aveiiage depth of our penetration is over two kilometres;. ; ! > .

THE AIR WAR. DUMPS IJOMPLT. IX bel^ Australian and Is'.Z. Cable A? and Reuteii Received this day, 9.30^ LONDON, Ye3W« The Admiralty ivports- ,*. day our n* IV;U al (s vice dropped many tons « £ en Middelkirke .'limiuiiiiti 08 '\ and the Hortyw aerodro*' machines «U'elv n-tunk^

ENEMY COUNTRIES THE 'PERFIDIOUS 1^ (Times Service!. deceived this day, 9 |J5, | LONDON, Yeifcjj The Greek White Book $3 that Germany .concluded * J with T.urkey, a few. hourj J Britain, declared war. y J l id a: Jfea'der, points out tfl» j ncgctiated ' with Turke Lj months after the latter » j -many's sworn ally,- ■,.; J

■L OG NE MUNITIONERS -Li* »& KA c " ]Ao As^ if .ived this day, 8.30 a.m. Jf 06 LONDON, yesterday II n -I,- ToU'i'T.-tph's Rotterdam W d oJ that all t hc W 5 ! ,0U Ik a- at Cologne have .*iti; 1] t , ;! , , |\, r higher wages. Wj£ are mvolred. j cHO CELI-"K THICKS THE J A F ,OIIT jM-VIT,\ULE. « uaU aJian and N.Z. Cable Assn, 'l&oefred this day, 8.30 a.m. ■ LONDON, Yesterday. jL Daily T^;;; r ;f ot |r'' jaa ! mfs£ J ia (;o, ' inl:i >'' ■f xiu" n>:ij m ' ltv NV d' ;,^'a M n ' reaa , resolution i.. July dlspu-Bfhanccllor-s i„t.-i-i«vfatioii .h,-r.- • Ihe Social [lem-ciats <loautiac' fef m!' th * l V.' n U '{< [omnia was anibigK aiui he m-v.-r absolutely aKi'ir Tili ' 1; ma i ori!v ■Vioii o.ut ..out-nva with Dr ■chilis on Wednesday night in ■Li but llw u.-wsi-'itpor.-i next K* siflnifk-u.tly warned him ■,thf']i.i(l than-,', his aJ>Ethci |u;,ll,,l '- ; . ,J,t1 . 1hl ' Ue|l ' h " ■ LATEST GERMAN OUTRAGE. ■asoliies IX FRENCH lIOS. ■Liralian and N.Z. Cable Assn. H Received tinis u-sy, 10.20 a,m. if LONDON. Yesterday ■ taity-twn M'isui'!> Wei'? killed Hnj ia a German jur ■Lien a Fivurh ie'spih! o;i WedI GERMAN PLOTTING. II BOAT DF.Pivi <">.V GREEK litslralian and N.Z. Cable Assn. H Recei'.-ed tiiils d.iv, 10.50 a.m. « ATHLN'S, yesterday. ■ilk authentic- ai. Bcrantis, in La■ffl'a,awstod :i naval oliiHps carrying a eiige amount of ■pev, inn I lui'i 'Ogaiiised a sup■ffcr suljinasiii:-- <m tin- Lnoonia 1 AMERICA AND JAPAN. I 'COMMON t'WSK FOE I INDIGNANT IHWIANITY. Attstralian and N,Z. Cable Assn* BeCßi?6'] this dav, 9 a.m. WAS!I IN(4TON, ye.?t-crday. Nn UUI, in pi.-seatino; the Emperor'-- greetings to Resident Wils said he believed co-operation of America and ,a P»»in the u -i; would lead to a »Mh closer fn'-ndsliip. Air Wilson, said that the < loser ties ,.f ;i. mut.u'il suef e of Hie and propertv. lb' ™*4: "May tl.. efforts of indig•M humanitv Lard, at the proper i m? . to the',,-;,,■.!,!,. establishP«it of justice and a permanent |w serene peace." I IW BRITAIN. I IR ADHS UNION CONGRESS. M'2 DELEGATES. Att stralian and N.Z. Cable Assn, tl.is day, 10.40 a.m. s; LONDON, Yesterday. « hundred and ninctv-two deler s » ''tpreseuiiiiq :j,l()o';000 memAnn' r ll atfcn ' l ii "' Trade ijni ° n j^ nual ConfcrcK-.' on Hrd Septom!tlie « Blackpool. This will be Them St I " JI " 1 "' 1 ' '-ii record. 'He, are man - v Kisolutioiw oa the Wo PaP T, rGlaUll " t 0 thr ' war ' and askej - Th ° Cf «fwwico will he r°; 0a the Stockholm Conferfecfonlf I ?^'' f : ' ° f dol, therefor. Other will a.-A to" define the m bahoiuT shai-o therein.

PROFITEERS SHOULD BE GAOLED. Au9tfalian and N.Z. Cable Assn s Received th(i3 diajy, 10.2.0 a.m. ; ' LONDON, Yesterday. It is understood that Lord Rhondda is pressing for imprisonment in bad cases of profiteering. He said that fines were often no deterrent as compared with the illegal profits made. 1 PEACE TALK. THE PHRASE "FREEDOM , OF .THE SEAS." Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn, Kccolvcd this day, 0 a.m ROME, yesterday. The Pope, audiencing th--- Allied Ministers at the Vatican, defined ~he "Freedom of the Sais" in the Papal Note as the same as in President Wilson's message, leaving thi' beUi"crents to settk.* details.