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WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER-25, 1916,
THE
LATEST
WAR.
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE RUMANIAN FRONT.
ENEMY CLAIMS IMPORTANT SUCCESSES.
AMATERDAM, Oct. 24.
A German official announcement claims the capture of Predeal, Rasora and Mejidia, with 75 otheers and 6,898 men and 12 gibs.
LONDON, Oct. 24.
The German capture of 6,693 includes 9,000 taken on the 20th inst. in the Rasova region.
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GERMAN ANXIETY ON WESTERN FRONT.
MORE DOCUMENTS CAPTURED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
WAR PRISONERS”, CAMPS IN GERMANY.
SHOCKING CONDITIONS.
THE QUEEN'S NEEDLEWORK.
sailors.
GUILD.
·RUMANIAN · RETIREMENT.
DOBAUDJA FIGHTING.
LONDON, Oct. 23. AN APPEAL BY HER MAJESTY.. Today's Ramanian communiqué
says in Dobrudja the fighting con tinues with violence. LONDON, Oct 24, LONDON, Oct. i.
Our troops retired immediately to the Her Majesty the Queen appeals for south of the Cernavon-Constanza A Government Committee Aas col continued support for her Needlework railway." lected from three medical men, who Guild, which has to date sent out nearly were there, shocking evidence concern4,000,000 garments to soldiers and ing last year's outbreak of typhus at | Gardelegen,' where" 11,000 prisoners, including 32 British, were herded in small camp aid lived, fed, and slept in small huts on filthy pallisses Thera were no tables or stools, and the air was foetid. All were balf starved, half Pelothed, anemic and emaciated.. Many died. The British and French party subsisted or parcels received from
Home. The less fortunate Russians daily scavenged for potato peel.
The sanitary conditions were in- describable. The emptying was done with buckets. This task was specially allotted to the British till they were so much reduced by sickness that they could not any longer perform it.
LONDON, Oct. 24. Beuter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters reports that a captured documeat by the Chief of Artillery of General von Gallwitz "a. Army complains of the terrifying number of explosions of guns, especially feld guns, and attributes
Everyone was covered with lige. it to inadequate care and unskilful
The prisoners manifested utter handling. The document adds:"If nisery and desolation owing to most this is not changed immediately the brutal terrorism, bullying, kicking erewals will not be able to keep and hitting by German under-officers, pact with the wastage, and, ime- Then typhus broke out, and as was obliged to retire toward Carn.diately the result will be an appresoon as this occurred every single clubft falling off of our artillery German bolted, deliberately aban power.
dening their helpless charges, but
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REMANIAN COMMUNIQUE A Ruanahian communiqué states: The enemy has occupied, Constan: Our Left Wing an Dobryda
Wo repulsed the enemy in Uzut Falley and on the left bank of the Al Blver.
We attacked along the whole front of Oituz. took 300 prisoners, and captured ten machine-guns.
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Asimilar Order from Headquar ters of the First Army shows that the trouble is of long standing,
Another Order dealing with bar-! rage fire indicates that the German shell supply is smaller than the sokliers in the front line think neces-
The enemy is violently attacking Predeal, Drago Slavelle and the Jiul Welley, and he has slightly progress. } sary. ed in the last-named sector.
IN THE WOODED CAR- PATHIANS.
FURIOUS, ASSAULTS ON THE RUSSIANS.
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THE BRITISH FRONT.
LONDON, Oct. 24. General Sir Douglas Haig, in communiqué, sara 1— - ...
The ground gained yesterday in the neighbourhood of Guedecourt and Lec Boeufs has been fully secured,
There has been reciprocal intermittent shelling during the night.
The troops which captured a thousand prisoners on Saturday had only 1,200
casualties.
AIR-FIGHT OFF OSTEND."
Lesbos, Oct, 24. It is officially announced that on
the latter were rejoiced to see that the sentries outside shot down any body attempting to leave.
Her Majesty says an almost un limited number of things are needed. SANGUINARY AND RELENTLESS.
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THE VOTE FOR SOLDIERS AND' SAILORS.
LONDON, Oct. 24.
The Times states that the Government considering a scheme whereby soldiers and sailors will be allowed to vote by proxy Et elections in their Home constituencies, possibly through their wives.
A million votes are concerned.
طرح
HURRICANE AT THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
LONDON, Oct. 2
It is officially reported that hurti care at the Virgin Islands has caused 21 deaths, rendered 2,000 homeless, and destroyed the crops. Relief, measures are being taken.
The Virgin Islands as a group in the Denmark and the United States The West Indies, belonging partly to Britain, population of the British portion, accord. fing to the last census, was 6,562.)
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 24.
The fighting in Dobrudja, has been of the most sanguinary and relentless character, especially where Russians and Serbs, were pitted against Turka and. Bulgarians. It seems that the offensive was taken by either side alternately. object in Dobrudja is primarily demane Newspapers estimate that the enemy's trative, with the intention of preventing the Russina assisting the Rutannians in Transylvania, also relieving pressure on the Russian south-western front, perhaps causing withdrawal of part of the Russian forces in the Brzezany-Sekal Vladimir-Volyinsk-Kovel region.
An enemy decisive offensive against General Brusilo is anticipated.
AUSTRIAN PREMIER'S
ASSASSINATION.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 23. Sucialist cireles regard Count of persistent refusal to re-establish Stuergkh's assassination as the outcome Parliamentary Government in Austria
It is noted that last Friday an influen- tially convened meeting for the purpose of agitating for this reform was pro- hibited, although 15.000 had been
vited
and Parliamentarians had promised to speak.
Sixteen medical prisoners of vari ous ustionalities, of whom twelve eventually contracted typhus, twe of them dyitg, were brought to the cump. They found the condition BRITISH CAPTURE 1,000 YARDS OF Lical motives.
Appalling. There were no nursing appliances whatsoever. There were a few small packets of drugs, Do milk, soap or suitable" "food, “
There were two thousand cases of
typhus and the mortality was 13 per
cent.
The Doctors were sumunered daily to zupert at the fence any noteworthy incident.
When American officials visited Gardelegen they were shown several creases of mutton outside the camp. The Americans were duly impressed, but the mutton was removed after their departure.
THE WESTERN FRONT."
TRENCEES.
ENEMY HAIDS REPULSED.
LONDON, Oct. 23.
· General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com- muniqué, says:
This afternoon on our right frout. south of the Ancre, our line was advanced cast of Gucudecourt and Lea Boeufs, and we captured ever a thousand yards of enemy treschics.
Our. front in the neighbourhood of Le Sars was heavily shelled. The enemy massed for an attack south of Grand- operation. court, but our artillery put a stop to the
The enemy attempted two raids at Gourmscourt last night. We stopped one, inflicting heavy casualties. The second penetrated to our outpost lines, but by counter-attack we promptly
ENEMY'S CRUSHING LOSSES.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 24 Over twenty enemy battalions. iceluding a whole Austrian Division, participated in a furious assault on Friday in the Wooded Carpathians with the object of securing, regard=”|| lee of cost, the heights east of the 23rd inst. a Naval aeroplane pays a tribute to the splendid devo-drove them back. Kirlibaba.
attacked four chemy seaplanes oftion of the French priests as well as All attacks were beaten off with Ostend, bringing down one crushing losses. One battalion was driving of the others. absolutely wiped out. Another 830
trong hud only 170 survivors.
The Germans are ceaselessly ab- tacking along the Bystritza, the only Beld of operations practicable for hoary and light artillery. Breaking. the Bussian front in the Bystritza Valley would bring the enemy "near Kimpoling and the whole Ressian left flank.
THE ANGLO-FRENCH CONFERENCE.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
and
The senior British medical man
to the British and other orderlies.
NEW ZEALAND'S WAR EXPENDITURE.
A MILLION A MONTH.
WELLINGTON, N.Z., Oct. Zi Pants, Oct. 24. It is officially stated that New
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It is reported that the Anglo-Zealand's war expenditure. "now French Conference at Boulogne, amounts to £1,000,000 a month. The greatness of the stake explains mentioned in a telegram dated the the enemy's sacrifices.
RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE DOBRUDJA RETIREMENT,
LONDON, Oct. 24.1
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A Russian communiqué states that! the Russo-Rumanians is Dobrulja
21st inst. decided on a collective DESTRUCTION OF NORWEGIAN Entente programme for the Eastern frout
The Conference also discussed the Greek question and adopted resolu- tions which will develop progressive. ly, whereby King Constantine will
have retired to the heights north of realise the unity of action and the Constanza and Medjidie while resist- ing the advance of the enemy, who energy of the Allies.
SHIPPING.
WAR INSURANCE RATES INCREASED.
CHRISTIANA, Oct. 24. Eighteen Norwegian steamers, aggre- gating 22,375 tons, have been sunk this month.
AIR, SQUADRONS ACTIVE. There are 66 further prisoners from the Schwaben Redoubt fighting:
Our aeroplaner yesterday bombed twó railway stations behind the enemy lines. A moving train was hit and much damage was done to buildings and rolling stock.
Seven enemy machines were brought down and many others forced to land damaged. Eight of our machines have not returned.
PROCHESS ON THE FRENCH FRONT.
We captured 50 prisoners yesterday north-west of Sailly-Saillisel Every were else is quiet.
Austro-Gorman comment shows re- markable anxioty to create the impres sion that the deed was not due to poli-
PENAL SERVITUDE FOR KING ALBERT'S DENTIST.
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AMSTERDAM, Oct. 23.
A Sexagenarian Englishman, Dr. Bull, who acted a dentist to King Albert, has been sentenced to six year's peaal servitude. It is believed that be
_military refugess
a charged with assisting British
MESOPOTAMIA COMMISSION.
LONDON, Oct. 93. The Daily Mail's political correspond- ent severely criticises the conduct of i the Mesopotamis Commission, especially for not calling Geneml Sir O'Moore Creagh, Commander-in-Chief in India, 1910-1914 and Lord Crewe, Secretary of State for India...
THE GREEK CRISIS.
ULTIMATUM BY M. VENIZELOS.
LONDON, Oet, 23.
The Morning Post's correspondent at Rome states that 31. Venizelos has sent an ultimatum to Balgaria, demanding immediate evacuation of East Macedonia.
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ONTARIO'S “OUR”DAY.”“”.
LONDON, Oct. 23 Ontario has given quarter of million sterling to the Red Cross Fand.
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The Cambria Steel Company, of Fenn- sylvania, have feat completed the erec PARIS, Oct. 24.
tion of a new blast furnace in what is
The Germans have human touches, A communiqué states:-North of the
claimed to be the record time of 84 Somme we have made progress north-
LONDON, Oct. 23.
days, the Outlook" (New York) in about them sometimes after all, at any east of Morval South of the Somme. Additional sinkings reported are---
The Deutsche Tagestcitung, recently there has been particularly lively Steamers Huguenot, Marchioness, and forming us that this time is less by rate the Socialista
discussion at the reported a heated fighting in the region of Chaulnes Dulcs Cliburn (British) from Athens hundred days than the shortest time Wood
Dido, Farthree, Poonmang, (Norwegian)reviously occupied in such an under regular meeting of the local branch of 4hild (Swedish); and several British, taking. Profits in the steal trade are the Social Democratic Federation at Norwegian and Swedish sailing vessels now abnormally high, and it is a mat large town in north-east Germany. The ter of some moment to save even days Bocialists are split into two factions just in adding a new furnace to the equip now, as is well known, and the more advanced section is all for stopping the ment of production. In the midst of s War". LONDON, Oct. 43. boom, when it is difficult to get workmen vebement debate, was in progress on Since Saturday we have captured 450
and materials are scarce, the Cambos this point. After a while the meeting Aprogressive said prisoners in the Chaulnes sector.
Viscount Grey, Secretary of State for
it was all very well for the secretary to Two German aeroplanes were felled Foreign Affairs, in the farther course of Company have saved over three months.got to personalities. A on the Somme and three were forced his speech at the banquet given by We are told how the bricklayers first talk patriotically about carrying on at to descend damaged.
the Foreign Press Association said followed close upon the heels of the all costs. Everybody knew, or perhaps French seroplanes bombed blast
We are putting the best life-cavators and then climbed almost inch everybody did not know, that he had furnaces north of "Metz and railway blood of the nation into the struggle inch behind the steel workers, ts big side of bacon strung up in his loft, thesa Hreted the plates of the wide-girth with Heaven only knew how many BALLIS stations at Metz and elsewhere, an circles in London have always has decided that all officials, irrespective has landed the crews of the British ammunition dump at: Mons-en-Chansen side by side with our Allies. Our funner and the bot stoves, and that the ages and what not. It was casy to talk regarded. Dobrudja as a secondary of rank or class, below 26 years of ag steamers Barbara and Mulland, and the in the Somme Region and factories at together. Germany is doing her best brick lining was completed at an inter that olding out when things were like.
occupied these two points.
The enemy attacks at Orsova were
repelled.
DOBRUDJA A SECONDARY FIELD OF OPERATIONS.
LONDON, Oct. 21.
Reuter is informed that Rumanian
Fifteen million kroner have been paid in war insurance War insurance pre- miums are, therefore, being raised..
THE NEED FOR MEN.
WAR OFFICE ACTION.
LONDON, Oct. 24.
It is understood that the War Office
· MØRE STEAMERS SUNK.
BILBAO, Oct 21. The Spanish steamer Victor Chavarrio,
service.
Held of operations. The situation shall be forthwith released for military Norwegian steamer Snesind, all of which will shortly undergo a great change for the better.
The Rumanians are withdrawing THE CLIMAX OF THE WAR. behind the Danube in order to pre
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BORDER.
rent the enemy securing the oil and STIRRING APPEAL BY SIR ROBERT other natural riches of the country.
“FIERCE FIGHTING ON THE VARDAR.
SERBIANS TAKE FRONT LINE OF
BULGARIAN, TRENCHES A
LONDON, Oct. 24.
A Serbian official communiqué
There is heavy and fierce fighting on the Vardar Our First advanced among the whole length of the front, taking the Arst Bulgarian trenabes
OTTAWA, OC 24
Sir Robert Barden, Premier of Canada, in a stirring appeal-for national service, says the climax of the war is rapidly approaching Canada's list hundred thousand men may be the deciding factor. Canada's manhood must answer the challenge if the nation is to have an abiding place in the future
A FRENCH LOAN IN AMERICL
ANOTHER BRITISH LOAN
EAGERLY AWAITED,
for a loan of $100,000,000, (gold.)
wara sunk by a German submarine on the 20th inst.
The Captain of the Victor Chavarri states that the commander of the sub. marine ordered him to return to port on the ground that he was carrying con traband. He warned him that he would
German aeroplanes bombed Nancy in the morning There were no casualties and only slight damage.
Rombache
GERMAN CHUISER + SLIGHTLY
DAMAGED.
THE GERMAN REPORT.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 23,
A Berlin semi-official report states that the small crisiser Muenchen,
cause in one.
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We stand or Mall
About
This revelation brought forth storms. Capitalist
to separate us; but we are full val of only seven days after the teel hisses and-" Earn him out."Traitor resolved to go through to the end. work A million dollars. a thousand The memories of our joint sufferings workmen, 3,000,000 bricks, 7,058,400 and courge will be a perpetual rounds of steal, and 852,200 dvels are the essential figures of the construction. bond of alliance and sympathy after The word had been passed round, as the the war
Outlook says, that the employers. were out for a record, and all the work
tacy
The chairman (also a progr
# progressive) comes with much dignity and chided the brethren on their behaviour. Althor unable to see eye to eys with the tary in the matter of politice just he said,
he could not allow so worthy comrade to be called to account
Referring to President Wilson's advo that neutrals should participate in securing peace in the future, Viscount en including the Slar labourers that fashion for whet, after all, was only For that matter, they all Grey said that in order to tanks that entered into the spirit of the thing with the Judicious exercise of a little fore kur, Heaven helped those who helped themselve
be torpedoed without warning lightly damaged by a British sub proposition effective the neutral nationa enthusiasm, bysity, and efficiency of thought
word caught again.
LONDON, Oct 24 The following steamers are reported
Tunk
Haftrund and Draft (Norwegian) Hote Felga and Guldborg (Danish) and two sailing ships,
The British steaners Clisden and W; Barr, and the Norwegian steamer Renisjell have been sunk
To
NEW ZEALAND STATESMEN AT THE PRIVY COUNCIL
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marine on 19th October, has returned to harbour.
The enchen is protested ratsar od 8,200 tons and a speed of about 22 knots. She was bulb In 150F
THE ENEMY'S OFFENSIVE A
·AGAINST RUMANIA.
otherwise, for, to tell the trath, he bow the other half of the pig at home now
Tables, during which the meeting broke up in confusion.
must be prepared to use force to compel the highest order. We suspect that observance of renties to keep the peace this is not an exhaustive statement of The incriminated secretary, not to be we must also come to an agreement the terms so between employers and outdone in urbanity, ross in his tara
reation
tion. As far as that goes, he said after the war regarding the methode employed. Nothing is said about hours and thanked the chairman for his inte under which war should be conducted and wages, which probably had so the chairman could scarcely have: seted Germany had been guilty of more thing to do with the enthinalam of the torrible anarchy than the world had workers. But in any case is deson ever known. She had broken down all strates that there are moone, even in the the barriers which ancient civilisation country in which the policy of a had created in order to keep the horrore canny originated, of so conciliating ec LONDON, Oct. 23 of war within range. Neutral nationordinating labour as to gat a definite A Romanian communiqué says, in must see that something is done to referring to the northern and north ensure that the rules of warfare if plece of work out of hand without waste estern fronte depa
there must be warfareware kept in of time Daily Chronicle. All enemy attempts to debouch from future, and that science was not missed the Ural Valley into the Oitz and Slanic for the destruction of mankind. Talleys have been aangainarily repelled. He concluded There must be no end We repulsed most violent attacks at to this ar to passercepting
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