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RUSSIANS ORIVE BACK THE ENEMY:
Parandra, Det, 13, The Ripsians have sharply coun: | tereil the enemy'a affensive in the Strypa region by delivering a „flank - attack on tho advancing columns west of Tarnopol, and driving them buck towards the river with hers Josses. The village of Harvonika, which was the scene, of a weent Rysainy victory has been the centus
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WEDNESDAY, 20th OCT. 1915. night of the 13th have but a string disclosed, and of the resolutions, adorted 88071. Lucia-Mad Scene
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counter-attack drove him back in disorder to his trenches. At another point in the sumo región. the Rus sians allowed the enemy to approach gire us thus as what buy here at 64205. Macushia (Rowe-MacMurrough) to close quarters and then charged shall scarcely be rang in aureating that 64150. Solitude (with Balalaika Orch)_ throwing him back to the Strypathia-meeting-called in fore puta river."
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present Duma, must attend to the harvest, which was more essential than their pre- possible to force the Duma to take the sence in the Dama Thun, it was thought
initiative for an adjournment in its own bands. To this and other alaister games of the Germans at home, whose actione, 'no doubt, are distâted from abroad, thi
Congress at Moscow sald in the most un
Capt. A J. Shout, of the First Australians, for conspicuous, gal the alightest chance of success were the This peace propaganda would not have lantry in the Lone Fize trenches at Dumn sitting. Bo it was resolved so plot Gallipoli on the morning of August for the journment of the Dane. The Oth.. With a very sinal party he dare to take the initiative in this direction." Government at this juncture would not
A communique reports a violent re-
charged down trenches strongly oc- So pressure was brought to bear tpon ciprocal bombardment in Artois, es.cupied by the every rul person number of deputies, especially amongst the pecially in front of Loos and north ally threw four bombs amongst them. Monsist of the app colered
who always
Cracy, to ask leave of absence for personal In the afternoon he caps. It was then anggested that the intense cannonsdingat Libons and also mainder. between the Cise and the Airne. The tured a further length of french | landowners, who are in large numbers in the French batteries in. Champagne en tiniler similar conditions, and con- ergetically replied, to a concentration tinued personally to bomb the enemy of the enemy's artillery, A French at close range under very benvy fire curtain of fire in Lorraine stopped until he was severely wounded, los- violent German bombardment. There ing his right hand and lefs-eye. This has been fierce trench fighting in the most gallant officer has since suc Vosges,
cumbed to his tujuries.
Lieut. F. H. Tubb, of the Seventh Australians, for. e nspicuous gal lantry also at Lone Pine. Early on the morning of August Oth the enemy delivered a determined attack. They A-great German attack along a threadvanced up a sup and blew m, a But the struggle is not yet over, Germaa miles front in the Vosges is the featare sand-bag barricade, only part of influence on Russian home stairs root of to-night's communique, which says which was left stimding, but Tubbe over-timated. La'ely many speakers that the assault was preceded by viclent led his ren back, repulsed then the Dams have pointed out this in- gusts of shells of all calibres, great enemy, and rebuilt the barricada bombe, and jets of burning petrol. The enemy, however, were repaleed almost The enemy, supported by bombers, STORywhere, and only succeeded in re twice dai destroyed the, barricades. trying the trenches on the very Nevertheless, Tubb, although wound summit of Hartmannsweilerkopf." ed in the head and arm, held the French artillery fire wrecked Ger-ground and webuilt the barricade, roan trenches, and demolished two Finally he succeeded in maintaining block-houses at Violu.
the position, despit eshe very heavy bomb fire.
GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED
· ALMOST EVERYWHERE.
PARIS, Oct. 16.
A violent artillery duel continued most of the day in front of Loos and Givenchy Wood.
mistakeable terms that that would lead to.
the fall of the Government and its substito. tion by a Coalition Ministry, resp naible to the Dums, and formed by men who enjoy the public confdencs. The Dema must be preserved at all costa_
fluence, which went so far that in-1906 à -
member of the Russian Ministry, Schvaze bach, was appointed to make reports on the Russian revolutionary movement mutanenudy to the Russian and German As M. Rodicheff has pointed out to the Duran, the official organ, The Euren Empire, in 1908 warned the leaders of the Russian movement for the emancipation from German reaction that there was a fores which would make all their efforts useless and that force was the Kaiser Wilhelm. At Corpora A. S. Burton and Cor the same time, German fiasnciars took most poral W. Dunstan, both of the elaborate steps to entangle the whole The coemy in Champagne suc Seventh Australiana, for very con Basaan-banking system and to put it ceeded, east of Auberivi, in regain-spicuous bravery at Lone Pine 5 This influence has survived the war, and is under the influence of the Deafsche Bank. ing a fopting is part of bis old August 9th, when they assisted still felt in financial circles in Rossin, s trenches.
Lieut. Tubb in repulsing the enemy has been fél in London. Only recently counter-attacks and iz rebuilding the was it stated that the mobilization of barricades. Unfortunately, Bucior Industry for purposes of the war is hamper. was killed while gallantly building come positions in different departments of ed by Gormans at home," who still hold up the part under a hail of bombs.the Russian Ministries and in Russlan Private John Hamilton, of the banks, just as Germans have been allowed First Australians. At Lone Pine on to bold positions In British Government August 9th, during a sheavy bomb departient. There is no doubt that the energy sed the devotion of the best Russian. attack, utterly regardless of his per-publis men will in the and quell the efforta sonal safety, he exposed himself un- of the pro German clique, but the situation A vigorous counterattack enabled us der a heavy fire in order to secure ais, nevertheless, serious.
The French in Lorraine recaptured section of the trenches held by the enemy since the 9th inst..
HARTMANNSWEILERKOPF
SUMMIT RECAPTURED.
PARIS. Oct. 17.
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The loade a of all parties, except ons,
BUGERS & ROUGE, Commission agents, sablens stating at Mets, and numerous aged and the enemy driven off with and are quits sincera in their endeavours
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We completely repulsed a fresh attack in Artois, Trench fighting and can nonding continue south of the Somme and grenade fighting in. Argonne,
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heavy loss
to recaptare all our positions on the better fire position against the STRIGUE AGAINST DESTAIT, summit of Hartmannsweilerkopf; also to eventy's bombers. His coolness and Carry s fort previously held by the his daring example had an immediare aaited in their appreciation of a clons [enemy, Jan
A squadron of aeroplanes bombarded ate effect; the defence was encour-operation and upon with Great Britain, Bagan to avoid a patcheap peace. But there is the ultra-reactionary group, beaded by two Second Licut: H. V. Thoosself, of
gan-the-Zemhiss and the Bruknie the Tenth Australian Light Horse, Zivimiz, which in the past did their best to
devotion, to duty on Hill 60 in Galli-The Zamihing on the eve of the war, poli ou August 29th, Although beduing the visit of President Poincarérto Hussing remarked, “French - statesmed sustained several, severe wounda durmust understand that a close anion, between ing a counter-attack he refused to Rassin and Germany will also be of grest leave his past in order to obtain advantage to France. But what advantage medical assistance until all danger can we get from a naval convention with was past. Then he returned to his to come to grips with Germany for Russin's Great Britain 7 The latter will never dare post with his younda dressed and asks. It is high time we abandoned the and stayed ur the fring-line until he was role of the saviours of ordered out of action by the doctor. His personal courage and example kept up the spirit of the party and was largely instrumental in moving the situation at a critical period.
for most ccuspicious, bravery and work toxinst Anglo-Besian rapprochement.
PARIS, Oct. 16. A communiqué atates that we repulsed in Lorraine last night several counter attacks against the trenches we occupied yesterday, taking a hundred prisoners The enemy in force attacked Linge and Schatz Maenelle in the Vosges, but after a violent bombardment was repuls ed. There is nothing to report from the rest of the front
FORMAL DECLARATIONS.
BELGRADE, Oct. 15. Serbin has declared war on Bulgaris
in cramequeson of Bulgaria farading Serbian territory.
LONDON, Out. 16.
Great Britain has declared that a BLATO.
of war exists with Bulgaria,
Paris, Oct 17, Franco in declared that a state war exists with Bulgaria
THE ANGLO-FRENCH LOAN.
New York, Oct. 16: The Anglo-French can contrent has been ained
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The heroic desde of Lieutenant Max Horton, in co-operation with the Baltic Fleet, as well as the brilliant campaign of Great Britain in the Dardanelles, forced this clique to keep peace. But their innoce most sympathies still Be with the Germans, and their infuzor, as things ia, Russia stand at the present moment, still cants.
I may mention only one fact. Gentral Karloff, the former Governor of the Baltiq provinces, who was dismissed for his out spoken German aympathien, immediate 1afterwards received a position as the head of the fortified portion of the Drinak sector of the front. In the Dame it was stated that both the for Minis fer and the Home Secretary declined all responsibility for this nomination. The Congress at Moscow said unmistakeably to all the pro-Geraus that there would ha war to the kaite with them, as well as with the horden of the Kaisor. If this warning is not bended the next congress will take the lovemment of the country into their bands
One thing is certain the Ruska nation is tired of the Germans at home and
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