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WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1918,
THE
LATEST
WAR.
TELEGRAM S.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
NO MAN'S LAND AT VERDUN.
A GRUESOME PICTURE..
LONDON, Oct. 31.
A correspondeat gives a gruesome description of No Man's Land at Veriun. He says it is littered with the debris of many Right. Thousands of broken rifles, machine-guns, shells and half-buried corpses are sticking out of the mud in all stages of decay. Some are reduced to skeletons; others there are with scraps of flesh remaining, gringing horribly, Entrenching tools are everywhere torcing up bodies which had been built into parapets. The village and station at Fleury has been obliterated. The face of the country is so changed that a commander of an attacking Division declared
that although he was stationed at Verdun before the war, he could not now recognise the place.
IMPORTANCE OF THE FRENCH
GAINS. "
the
CALONDON, Oct. 31. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquartcin states that the mportance, of the territorial gain at Verdun op the 24tb inst, lies in the fact
GREEK FIGHTS -GREEK.
A DIVIDED ARMY.
SALONIKA, Oct. 31. The frst act of hostility between the two opposing groups of the Greek Amig occurred at Guida, wbers Royalist troops of the garrison at Katerini attacked an infantry hatts lisa proceeding to Salonika from Verriu to join the National Army.
The battalion finally cut a way
through.
There were several casualties,
THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN.
LONDON, Oct. 21 A British official report from Salonika states that the situation is unchanged, except for a sharp patrol action at Kalendra.
and
Naval aeroplanes bombed damaged a railway bridge cast of
Drama.
YORK HOUSE.
LONDON, Oct. 31. The King has placed York House at the disposal of General Sir William
Staff
THE CHINA MAIL.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
© THE WESTERN FRONT,
BRITISH BOMBARD ́BEAUMONT
HAMEL
LONDON, Oct 31. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communiqué, says: We bombarded Beaumont Hamel and dirt considerable shelling in the Hebuterbe and Auchy,
STCAO..
There was nothing to report on the Apcre; where inclement weather | prevails.........
'An snemy, Leroplane was seen to fal! in flames."
1.
LATER.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY,
BAD WEATHER HAMPERING
OPERATIONS..
"
PARIS, Oct. 31: South of the Somme artillery activity continued in the region of La Maisonette.
There was no infantry action as Verdus. Thore wore somewhat violent artillery bombardments, but only in the sectors at Haudsement, Douumont, Famin Wood aixi Chenois Wood
Bad weather is hampering operations everywhere.
"ARMY TROUSERS DEAL.
ANOTHER -* YIEWER" SENTENCED
FOR TAKING, BRIDES,
MR. JUSTICE LOW'S CENSURE OF- CONTRACTORS..'
GERMANS CLOAK DISASTERS AS
SECONDARY “ NEWA
FORESEEING BIG RESULTS OF ALLIED PUSH BERLİN
TAKES REFUGE IN WEAK SUETERFUGE.
14.
These contractors would disgrace any business and it is a shocking thing The following article was commun- that they should be allowed to go boldicated to the London press from a reliable
The jury of contracts at all........ desire that Mossrs. For should know source that they are under the very gravest cedure for what they have done, aut agree with me that it is a great pity we are not able to punish them as well as Montague, and I agree with the jury. Justice Low at the d. Bailey recently.
for trousers.
censure.
Mr. Justice Law prised sentence of 18 months imprisonment with hard labour, saying it was the least sentenco he could impose.
SPECIAL MAENS OF ELLES,
On September 7 the German General Staff announced that it would no longer record in ita communiqués opera- tions of secondary Importance, but only events of importance.
be
The announcement was made toward the end of the worst week that the Ger These scathing reniarks were uttered man armies had had since the first week by Mr Justice Law at the close of the Lezze Wood and more than 1,000 prison of July Guillemont, Balsemont Farm, Sir Douglas Haig telegraphs: Ex-case, in the Central Criminal Court cepting intermittent shelling on both roantly in which George James Afoners had already fallen to the English. sides during the night, there is nothing tappe, an inspector in the Royal Army They had just captared all that remain- to repert.
Clothing Factory, Filien, was charged od of that German second line of defence contractors in conection with a contract point of falling The French had al with corruptly accepting gifts from from Mouquet Farm to our junction the French Ginchy was on the
The jury, after a short consideration, ready taka Le Forest, Clery, Soyé returned a verdict of guilty, but recon- court. Chilly, 7,000 prisoners and 30. mended Montague to mercy on account gura many of them beary. At this of his previous good character. The point it jury also spread the opinion that the man Gseemed desirable to the Ger Staff to distinguish be tween "important". Two Soars were deserving of the severest publishedArents, which should and "secondary" events inch
should not. Judged by other standards of
any importance than those of the German General Staff, the leading events of the first fortnight in September are these The contractors in question were tures already mentioned and
The English, besides making, the Messrs. H. Soor & Coal Globe-dreds of later prisoners, ac
yun-I their road, Bethnal Green, who had under line on a front ef
16,000-
yards to a depth taken to supply 30,00 pairs of trousers of from 300 to 1,000 yards. The French for the Army at 9. Bd. per pair..
began by widening the Somme battle lers to Chilly, "and brilliant advances almost daily from
went on to make or other sector of
this seventeen-mile good trouser packed with
front, until on September
13 they
took Botchavesnes and established themselves Francis William Four, pri
private in the
high ground east of Durham Light Infantry, said he had been
of the Péronne-Ba LONDON, Oct. 30 employed by. H. H. Soar nnd. Co.-H. H. poume road, and only three miles due A British message from Salonika
north of Peronne. In short, the Allies Soar his cousin and in September had begun, within the first two weeks. 1914 sent to the War Oflice a tender for of September to seize the Péronne Be
with the result that the fir obtained a contruct to supply 22000, pauine-rius ine which General Joffre 9 d. a pair. Some of the trousers trade indicated in his General Army Order of August 23, 1914, as the one from which branch establishment were
badly
this part of the front, it would have Enemy aeroplanes were brought down I made; and after a conversation with abren best for the Allies to start a now
named George, witness gave his
offensive after the retreat from the from- north of Lake Doiran
address, he had a and Belgian versation with
prisoner's name and address it.
on i The Judge: It was after you found the trousers were badly sade that you had this second conversation 1
-----THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN.
Bay:
A BRITISH RAID.
We raided an enemy position at Cretedetentes, north-east of Makukove and inflicted ecnsiderable loss on the Germans and Bulgars.
Our aeroplanes bombed a transport
results.
13ccording to Mr Muir, who prosecuted, front by the distance from Vermandovi
marks were to be placed on the | Bales in order to pass bed goods Mont
advised that a certain propor- tion
be them
BRATI
being
that the enemy has been turned off the Robertson, Chief of the luiperial General park west of Demirhissar with excellent visiting card with and received a
highest ground on the right of the Mouad The French are now able to prepare the contemplated operations. without observation. The enemy is trying to isolate Douaumont by gunfire and prevent the bringing up of supplies. but their efforts are not successful.
THE FIGHTING IN PERSIA.
LONDON, Oct. 31.
A Russian communiqué states that the enemy has been driven out of
OBITUARY.
LONDON, Oct. 31, The death, is announced of General Sir Frederick Maunsell.
A PLEADER'S "PROFESSIONAL
MISCONDUCT."
LONDON, Oct. 31
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IN THE DOBRUDJA.
RUSSO RUMANTANS ASSTİME - THE OFFENSIVE.
ODESSA, Oct. 30. The Russo-Rumanians have assumed the offensive in the Dobrudja.
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AUSTRIANS DRIVEN BACK.
LONDON, Oct. 31
A Viebna communiqué admits that Russians drove back the Austrians.
сп
At
"UNIMPORTANT! NEW!
Which of these changes in the war. map does the German General Staff con- sider important." enough to be men promptly enough the lose of Ginillement tioned 1 It
has
cortainly admitted
day to deliberate before deciding t and of I Bouchavesnes. It took an extra
the loss of Chilly and two days before mentioning the loss of Ginchy. Wireless News has not said a word, early or late, about the loss of Cléry or 200 Soy court, of the fortified farms of false- mort and Labbe of the fortifnd wooda of Leuza and Marriores.
Witness said he saw prisoner at Thor ton-heath, and Montague said: "It is quite easy to get stuff through the added that other people were doing, the
thing, and
and spoke of a
a case in the mention Boer war where an inspection note was was of stuff. He also mentioned that other passed three times for the same amount Erms were "fixing up" the viewers, with the idea of getting stuff passed through without trouble, and that he could do our firm a lot of good or could do as
lot of harm. Defendant ackled that some manufacturers ought to be shot.
The Judge: He didn't say any viewers ought to be shot - sir.
-WHAT THE RIEWERS LOOKED POR.
"everal villages in the direction of pleader in the Chief Court of Lower some miles south-west of Szurduk Pass Witness, continuing, said Montague Péronne-Bapaume road had be
Hamadan."
"
ARREST OF A GERMAN SPY AT ROTTERDAM.
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AMSTERDAM, Oct. 31. The Telegraaf states that a German spy has been arrested at Rotterdam. The police saizel material showing that he had furnished reports regarding the Allies and also information endangering the safety of Holland. Further arresti are imminent.
PORTUGUESE CAPTURE NAYALA.
LISBON, Oct 31: The Portuguese Commander in East Africa reports the capture of Navala on the 26th inst., and a large quantity of war material and a field gun. The Portuguese losses were one European and one native killed.
The losses of the enemy, who retired precipitately after setting fire to the fortifications, are believed to have been very heavy.
SUBMARINE PIRACY.
LONDON, Oct. 31. -- The Greek steamer Germaine has been Junk. The crew were saved.
The reports with regard to the farina are most conflicting. It now
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The Privy Council has, refused to grant to Mr. Clive Gaunt, & first-class the
Burma, leave to appeal from a judgTM ment of the Court declaring that he committed professional misconduct, but not in bad faith, in refusing i to appear more than twice at the Mandalay Sessions Court to defend a case for which he received a fee of Rs. 1,150.
The Lord Chancellor said it might be most serious to attempt to interfere with the control of a Court over its advocates. If the Judge expressed his views unnecessarily, strongly, that was no reason for interference.
SISTER.""
[DY A BOUTH AFRICAN.} . Tommy is back for a lie in bed, To be patched and settled, nursed and
fed;
Safe for a time from the distant storm, Berthed in hospital, waug and warm....... Sister has taken him under her wins. She's a white-capped, slender slip of
thing she has frank eyes and capable hands, And a job she thoroughly understands. Sister
and fond of chaff, is merry But she knows when to pity and when
to laugh; She helps him through with his bit of
pain, And makes him feel his own self again
#
She washes and brushes and makes him
start
Till the sight of him gladdens her order-
ly heart,
Appears that 86 survivors have landed and Tommy's a good little boy once.
more,
And that 17 are missing. It is not Though he stands six-feat on the well- atated whether there are any American scrubbed floor.
victims.
The steamers Penylan and Spario (British) and Lysland (Norwegian) have been sunk
NORWAY AND GERMAN PIRACY,
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 81- The Norwegian Minister to Berlin has arrived at Christianlo.
INSURANCE OF WHEAT CARGOES.
Special favours she grants to none; She loves and mothers them every one, And parts from her boys with real regret; They don't say much but they wont
forget!
ROMANGE OF A COUNTESS.
DAUGHTER OF HIGH FRENCH OFFICER INTERNED.
GERMANS FLOUT SWEDISH PROHIBITION.
form
the
that before September 15 the cavity There has not been a word to indicate made in the German front had been widened at its southern end by nearly four miles or that near its centre, east of Maricourt, its depth had been just about donbled, or that the line of the broken gave him fall particulars of the things in upon or that the Allied troops had the passers looked for, and the terms begun to
a crescent
round arranged for were that he was then to south-west of Combles and another cres give prisoner
cent round the west of Péronne. These What was he to do for it are the kind of events which the Judge: STOCKHOLM, Ogt. 31.
He was to pass the stuff through.
German General Staff, regards, as Sweden at German vessels flouting the
Indignation has been aroused in Whether good or bad?-Yea
"secondary," and therefore ignores. The Judge: Did you tell him whether Swedish prohibition of the use of the trousers were bad or good I-Yes, I wireless in territorial waters. Thor told him that some of the stuff we had
had to freely we the apparatus for the purpose not so good. We were afraid that it get made outside our factory was submarines of the whereabouts of ships, passed. He told as his terms were £5 of espionage and for informing would not pass, and we wanted to get it which are then torpedoed.
down and halfpenny per pair on trousers passed.
or three days after the first de- Hvery of trousers witness received
THE SINKING OF THE "ANGELIKI."
FURTHER DETAILS.-.
ATHENS, Oct. 30.
telephone message from Montague, who said. "Things are all nightcore of
sending."
Keep on
trousers were rejected out of 20,000.0
Witness a prisoner at the White House, Pimlico, and asked him i'iv was possible to do anything at a new The captain of the Angeliki saya ha depot at Marylebone, the same as on the carried 230 volunteers. He was tor Brat contract. Frischer replied that they pedoed at 9 p.za. without warning. The had to be more careful at Marylebone. ship began to sink but was kept afcat Mr Curtis Bennett (defending): Did by the pumps. There was great panic you consult a solicitor with a view of and many fall overboard and were claiming £500, representing per cent drowned
on this contract Ye
GOWNS FOR WÄR-TIME.
PARIS BAYS THAT STYLES MUST BE SIMPLE AND DIGNIFIED.
A London paper has the following Fashion Note
the fashion world
An electric shock is running through
Paris speaks its decrees price a year. This year the decreo is revolutionary
Women are to dress in dignified simple styles.
faterials are to be of the softest cling ing variety: satins, lustrous and folded ninons that fall softly draped charmeusės and velvets of the thinnest texture.
Gowns will have long, slim lines. The fainas will be no le but it will be
Trains the dread of the awkward
A tug and lighters appeared at five stated that when he was first told of his man-are to be with us again. Henry Herbert Soar, of Soar and Co. Concealed in pleats and folds. in the morning, but were unable to cousin's interview with Montague he assist the steamer...
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| refused to have anything to do with the The Karisios approached at six o'clock arrangencat, but later gave his cousin and ecoveyed the survivors to Keratsin. cheque for £5
A French torpedo-boat arrived at ten and took the captain and the remainder. The Judge I am satisfied that this, of the crew to Pirnens
man has been an accomplice, and I am quite satisfied that instead of being where he is he ought to be over there
ing towards the prisoner's dock). (aodding
In reply to Mr Curtis Bennett, Soar. said that he was told by his cousin that be would never get any work through Fimlico, bid, or
good indifferent he paid his footing. Withear then wait,
Go and see the man," and his cousin London pa head parlourmanids and afterwards told him of the arrangement, Tadies maids
Espionage is indicated by the fact that the steamer Antigone which had previously followed the same course, without volunteers, was not attacked.
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ATEXMER BUNK WITHOUT WARNING:
FIFTY "AMERICANS ABOARD.
NEW YORK, Oct. 30. advised that the Glasgow steamer The State Department has been
HOUSE SERVICE.
As the big London houses ruopen one by one the domestic servant crims becomes daily mors acats, remarks
to pay ld a pair. That money was chefs naking £30 year are to be had in never paid and was never asked for plenty, hut few households ran to these
Questioned an to the number of reco
"A Newport Nowa telegram 478 there inspected 190 ont at the 20,000 pairs of
CORPS OF CLERGY?
MR. BEN TILLEPT'S STRONG CRITICISMS OF EXEMPTED
CUVIOMINISTERS.
ns, he said that they numbered salaries departa
two free tions came from the trousers which were attractions will terant the younger maids out of the 21,000 pairs. All the reject not even high wazes,
rejer afternoons a week and many other haring with a British and American made at the branch factory,
Defendant,
from many important national work crew was suck by gunfire without warn-
in the box, said be
"Until a biz reform is effected in the ing. The crow are safe, STRAN
for a viewer 13 year He
manner. oferring
the "in- fenerlerit, young people
referenday will trousers sent in by Messrs Sour. He first notator apprime was the opinion of a were fifty Americane aboard heard of Frank Soar when he received a Moufair nagy forin
for providing
“The best way to convert a person to has been instructed to investigate with view,
The American Consul at Queenstown letter from him pleasing for an interior Christianity, said Mr Ben Tillatt at the
said his firm had a
true, written Triles Tongress at Birmingham recently the object of determining whether Ger for trousers and he would like to know should by law be given to eacts to send him to the front
mail za sha Jeneme, Maur as ahnya plodiges to the United Stator how the gods were to be mads up Misakinly Egle mined by mists who have been violated.
Witness
made an appointment, and host in sinukes things against her denied that he ever received a penny from once the jacke snd
In! dosing"
Piated to be a French Countess with an internod ferman husband, Josephin the Maring were drowned. Forty The Captain and fifty of the crew of Baser thirty-four, was at London") Sessions recently sentenced to intern-survivors have been landed
then contractors appeared to have no experience in basition, and if any ·body ment for stealing articles from the Hoist The Marita was steamer of atriz no contract would ever
iharợ reafe any cinquirien 'vintolat výr place, and the Royal Court Hotel, She was built is: 1000 by Furacas, Wilby her the mean or the camer fa Victoria, the Rembrandt Hotel T Thatlon tons grow longing to Donaldson Bistared into with shern. They h Sloane-so
and Co. West Hartlepool
LONDON, Oct 31 The Times states that underwriters, suggest that the host Commission befors itself accepting risks "for the marine "insurance of wheat, cargoes hould inquiry into the anemi pasulte
acceptance by Governtuont of the hai ance of whent on cargoes from
eating, explained Mr 3, P. Grain, prosecutioR
Cannbaura was caught by Dotes
Awrence Forongu, hay ng wire attached to vasNET Kom 9170-board, which
the
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flott hid beon griezivaaly.
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affected his
the fighting
£200,000 FOR WOMEST
BOLICITOR/S BEQUEST TO ESTAB- LISH HOME OF RESTFUL
DE HAPPINESS;
A big bequest for the benefit of women
He was attacking what he described who carn their own living has as the unfair privilege rented to the made by the late Mr Proderick And clergy in the matter of military service. formerly senior partner in the firm
He submitted a resolation regretting that this inrze
class of eble borted med Mers Andrew and Thompson, solici should not be used to better
£ during this critical period of Linco
od His estate has been proved at Cata ing The larky were at the back of the 11s, and aftre sundry other hogtien
nantionista at the fine the left the ridge of his --therer warrenl-talk of conscription they" BUTIKEN
- pnyaml them babbling and wont through S the bike dan cot-Parliament to 29t
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sted