THE WAR

Levin Daily Chronicle, 8 September 1917, Page 3

THE WAR

(A.-N.Z. and Reuter Service). (Received This Day 9. 46 a.m.) BRITISH IXHNIGS. London, Sept. 7. Sir Douglas ECaig reports: We rushed a hostile post westward of Tafata, and repulsed rajidis near Lens and Armentieres. Strong counter art-tacks northward of Frezeniberg against the positions that we' gained gnesterday compelled us to return to our lines AUSTRIANS RESISTING. Italian (official): Northeastward of CroJjizia ,tihe enemy, Slaving suffered heavily, is heavily resisisting heavily resisting. MILLIONS FOR WAiR. Washington, Slep.it 7. The 'House has passed tho 11,538,000 Dollar Bond Ball.' (Received This Day 11.30 a.m.) PRESIDENT HONORS PRESIDENT. Advioe from Paris states that President Poincare and M. Petadn, Minister for War, reviewed the American .trotops. President' Pdjncar» alluded ibo the anniversaries of the battle of the Marne and of the great' French leader, Lai Fayette's Ibinth. (He then shouted ■ "Long live President Wilson; long live the Free United States. There was tremendous enthusiasm.

I.W.W. Sensation a revelations arte expected to result from the raids on (the It is asserted that 'German influences inspired. many of the I.WjW. activities. EEFUGEBa FiROM'RIIGA. Petrograd, Sept. 7. A despatch states that refugees from IRdgla have arrived, including tfche last trainload which dashed through before the Germans cut the railway. Hundreds of Russian civilians were captured.