LATE NEWS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 291, 28 August 1918, Page 5

LATE NEWS

ASTRIDE THE lIINDENBURG LINE CAPTURE OF MONCHY-LE-PRIEUX

(Rec. August 28, 1.15 a.m.) London, August 27. Mr. Nevinson ("Daily Chronicle"), writing to-day, says: "Tho outstanding event of to-day was the Canadians' capture of Monchy-le-Prieux, astride tho old Hindenburg line, commanding the valley of the Scarpe. Its importance can' hardly be overstated. The Guards were engaged in a bloody affair at J lory on Sunday ovening) A fresh Bavarian division—good troops—violently counter-attacked tho Guards, forcing, them out of Mory. The Guards, with fixed bayonets, restored the position, killing many. Tho King's company of Grenadiers specially distinguished themselves."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable

ON THE FRENCH FRONT LOCAL OPERATIONS. (Rec. August 28, 1.i5 a.m.) London, August 27. A French official communique 6tates: "On both sides of the Avre we carried out two local operations, enabling us to capture Fresnoy-les-Roye, and St. Marcl, in spite of ji lively resistance. In the Voßges wo repulsed several attempted conps do main.."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

IN THE VOSGES AND LORRAINE

CRYPTIC HINT OF PENDING DEVELOPMENTS. (Rec. August 28, I.IS a.m.) London, August 27. The Coiitral News Agency states that a cryptic message from Paris states that interesting events may be expected in the Voeges and Lorraine, but the hour lias not ,yet struck.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

CANADIAN CASUALTIES SHOW A DROP (Rec. August 28, 1.35 a.m.) Ottawa, August 26. > Mr. Rowell, President of the Canadian Privy Council, says that the Canadian casualties were fewer in the present year than in previous years, owing largely to the fact that the Canadian divisions, unlike those of Britain and Australia, were constantly kept up to ■ strength.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MR. ROOSEVEUTON THE WAR

DEMANDS A SPEEDING UP. (Rec. August 28, 1.85 a.m.) Nov; York, August 26. Speaking at Springfield, Mr. Roosevelt said that the need of the moment was to speed up the war and establish thorough-going Americanism throughout America to prepare for after-war tasks as soon as peace negotiations were begun. It was necessary to bewara of pacifists, pro-Germans, and internationalists. The pacifists were the enemies of the United States, and the internationalists were the enemies of Americanism. The idea that a League of Peace will definitely abolish war was either sheer nonsense or rank hypocrisy. He hoped that April next would see four million United States troops at the front, exclusive of reservists. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TROTSKY'S~POWER WANING BOLSHEVISM GROWING WEAKER. (Rec. August 28, 1.50 a.m.) Now York, August 26. Mr. Joseph Shaplin, United Press Potrograd correspondent, has returned to New York. In an exclusive interview to the Australian Press Association bo said that the oonsensus of opinion in Russia was that Troteky's power waß waning. He was a gifted speaker, but his usefulness was nullified because of his overweening desire for power. Trotsky still exerts power in the Bolshevik councils, but his influence is negligible oompared with' that of Lenin, who is the only really strong man in Russia. He possesses great will-power, indomitable energy, and frequently works more than itwenijy-four hours without intermission. Ho is the brain of tho Bolshevik Party, but despite lue personality, Bolshevism is bankrupt, and the Government is growing weaker and weaker every day.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable "Assn.