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“TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1916,
THE
WAR.
LATEST TELEGRAM S.
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(Reuter's Service to the China Mais)
BUKHAREST
EVACUATED.
HAD LONG CEASED TO BE A
FORTRESS.
LONDON, Dec. 4.
An authoritative Rumanian atatamant ays that Bucharest was deprived of the character of a fortress before the war, and when there was a danger of occups tion by the enemy, steps were taken for the military evacuation of the city, but
sivilians were enjoined to remain."
RUMANIAN FIRST ARMY DEFEATED.
LATER.
A Berlin official communiqué an- Bounces that the Austro-German Durko-Bulgar nasilce in Rumania Bare completed their junctions. Raptured Tirporiston, and completely Befeated the Rumanian First Army. CHURCH BELLS RINGING IN
GERMANY...
A Berlin official announcement saya the battle of Argoaul, north-west of Bukharest, was won by the IXth Apa
The Kaiser ordered the church bella to be rung today in Prussia and Alsace- Lorraine.
PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE.
A Russian communiqué states that the Rumanians are retiring from Pitesti to the Tongoxistja region.
'There is obstinate fighting between Alexandria and Bukharest..
"The enemy who were forced to retire received reinforcements and occupied the village of Gradichte south of Bukharest
The Rumanian troops who were attempting to attack the enemy roar were themselves compelled to retire.
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THE MACEDONIAN FRONT:
ENEMY RETIRE IN DISORDER BEFORE SERBIANS.
PARIS, Dec. 4. A French communiqué says the Serbians carried beights east of Granista and the enemy retreated in disorder towards Starsirha.
LATER.
A Serbian official report records that in the course of the success mentioned It the French "communiqué they took Ovo "Seki gun" and larga booty. The prisoner had not been counted.
The Serbians have captured a total of 79 guns.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED.
LONDON, Dec. 4.
An Italian official report states: We repulsed an attempted attack on the village of Sano.
There is intense artillery firing in Asiago and Sugano.
Italian air squadrons dropped...s top and a half of high explosivo on the railway stations of Dottogliano and Skopo.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
"FAILURE OF ENEMY SURPRISE
ATTACKS.
LONDON, Dec. 4. A French official report states that enemy surprise attack at Barlour and south-east of Metseral in Alaacs failed.
LATER.
An official communiqué states that there has Been marked reolpricel artillarying north of the Somme and af Vaux and Dounumont
THE BRITISH FRONT.
GRAVE SITUATION IN GREECE.
"A HOST TREACHEROUS AND UNPROVOKED ATTACK."
LONDON, Dec. 4.
In the House of Commons. Lead Roberts Cecil announced that the situation in Greece was extremely Tave. Despite the formal and repeated assurance of King Constan- time and his Government that no
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BRITISH CABINET TO BE RECONSTRUCTED.
INYOLYES NO CHANGE IN WAR POLICY.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
HOSPITALE IN INDIA,
OFFICERS' SATİSFACTION.
THE FIGHTING IN ATHENS,
LONDON, Dec. 4. Following upon his statement in the MANY CASUALTIES.
House of Commons on the 27th ult. regarding hospital administration, Mr. LONDON, Dec. 4 Chamberlain has received spontaneous The Times correspondant at Athens letters from two officers, unknown to states that altogether 3,000 Allies him personally, and who wore lately landed, and were marching to the town patients at Colaba, testifying that thera from three directions, when, at daylight was no cause for complaint. On the on Friday, they found the points as contrary, the staff did their utmost for signed for them occupied by Greek the comfort of the patients. latter retired. Fighting began at 10.30 troops, who attacked the Allies. The His in the racruing and ended at two in the
LONDON, Dec. $. Mr. Asquith had "another audience of the King today.
LATER. Mr. Asquith replying in the Houge of Congnons to a question regarding Food Controller stated: "The King, upon advice. I gave |Majesty' to-day, approved of a recon-afternoon, as the reaale of an armistice. struction of the Government. AllThe Allies withdrew during the night, escorted by Greek cavalry, in order to questiona as to personnel bad better avoid further incidents. be deferred till that process has been
Besides twenty-sevon killed the Allies had other casualities. The Italians completed, if it is."
numbering 180, lost considerably, and Mr. Asquith, dealing with a sub-100 French were taken prisoners. Sequent question, declared that what-] ever reconstruction there might be in the Government it would not valve departure in any shape form from the policy pursued since the war began. (Loud dheers.)
Mr. Dalziel mentioned that the vere in
resignations of all Ministers Mr. Asquith's hands.
or
disturbances would be permitted, a most treacherous and unprovoked attack was made upon the Allies
Mr. Asquith did not dispute this. detachment on the 1st inst. There
On the motion of Mr. Asquith, the were many casualties. The Govern-House of Commons was adjourned ment considered the responsibility of till the 7th inst. King Constantine and the Greek Government was deeply involved, and was considering with the Alles what unmediate steps should be taken to secure a radical solution of the situation."
FURTHER. MEASURES AGAINST GREECE.
LONDON, Dec. 4. The tone of the French and British Press indicates that the Greek Gorenument's offer of eight batteries is wholly insufficient to appease the Alles who will take further mea
sures.
THE BLOCKADE OF GREECE.
PARIS, Dec. 4.
The Press states that an interior blockade of Greece. was proclaimed yesterday, including the seizure of all Custores and the occupation of all important points. It emphasises that the Allies must control Greece. GREEK REPRESENTATIVES IN
LONDON RESIGN.
LONDON, Dec. 4. "The Greek Minister and the Greek.
have Consul General in Londen resigned owing to their inability to identify themselves with their Government.
PRO-GERMAN MILITARY
CHIETS REAPPOINTED.
ATHENS, Dec. 4.
The pro-Germans General Dousmanis and Colonel Mataxas have been re- appointed as Heads of the Greek General Staff and the ex-Mayor Markouris, Chief of the Reservists, has resumed the Mayoralty.
VENEZELISTS ARRESTED. General Corakas, who was superin- tending the recruiting of Venczelista, has been arrested.
LONDON, Dec. 4. A telegram from Athens states that during the reign of terror Venerelista wounded and bleeding, with their hands tied, were marched to prison. The editora of most of the Liberal papers has hare been arrested.
It is estimated that there were a hundred casualties in the fighting be-- tween the Gresks.
The following views were expressed before Mr. Asquith's announcement in Parliament :-
The Daily News states that there will be merely a shifting of oces accompanied by a revision of the functions of the War Council with an enlargement of the powers of Mr. Lloyd George (as Secretary of State for War).
The Daily Chronicle says the War Council will comprise Mr. Asquith, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Bonar Law and Sir Edward Carson, while the Labour element in the Cabinet will probably be strengshened, as Mr. Hughes, the Australian Premier; urged when in London. It is under: stood that Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd George have identical views regarding the nature of the charges, and the calumny to the contrary will not weaker Mr. Asquith's resolve' to remain at his post.
The Daily News says that before the Rumanian esipaign began Mr. Lloyd George drafted a Memorandum urging steps to be taken on behalf of Rumania, which were not taken It is probable that the inclusion of Sir Edward Carson in the Cabinet will lead to a reapprochement on the Irish Question. ¡
The Morning Poxl states that the Unionist Ministers yesterday with drew their resignations when, they received Mr. Asquith's reply.
LATER
The Liberal Party has passed a resolution expressing their unabated confidence in Mr. Asquith..
The members of the War mittee were not present!
The disorders were renewed on
Saturday, and continued nearly the whols day from balconies and hotels The newspapers state that the sailors wors fired on. Everywhere in the town there were continual Tolleys Arrests of Venozolista continued the day long.
GREEK AND FRENCH
· CASUALITIES.
ATHENS, Dec. 4.
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WHAT THE WAR IS COSTING IN MEN...
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Eighteen and a half million casualties, of which deaths mako up nearly one- quarter, is the tell already levied on the fighting men of all the belligerent nations by twenty-six months of was.
This gives a monthly average of more than 711,000 casualties killed, wounded, Pond missing or runs are published by Mir Frank H. Simonds, perhaps the best known authority in
165,000 a week. These appalling figures
the United States on the vacions phases of the European War, and are the result of his examination and analysis of all. available statistics from both belligerent and neutral sources. If the war remaina of attrition, concludes. Mr
The Commander of the First Greek | Simone in continue to devour human
Army Corps announces that the casual ties in the recent disturbance ware:- French marines, 47 killed and 97 Gresks, 29 killed and 54, wounded;
wounded.
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GREEK GOVERNMENT MUST MAKE AMENDS.
PARIS, Dec. ... The Allied Goremmonta are taking | concerted measures to obtain reparation for the Greek attack on the 1st inst.
The Greek Government has offered Admiral Fournet aix batteries, but the Allied Ministers, seting on instructions, replied that the matter was now too serious, and the Greek Govorament must make amenda corresponding to the gravity of the outrage.
THE STRUGGLE IN RUMANIA.
GERMANS APPROACHING
BUKHAREST."
LONDON, Dec. 3.
A Berlin official message records an the crossing of the Orgesul river, and advance from Kampolung to Pitesta, capture of 2,860 prisoners and 15 guns.
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life at this mate for another two years, but history at the last must be with available men-power is two and a half. the Entente Alies because their total times as great as that of the Central Powers. Point is given to these figures and this prediction by the fact that while on the Western front the Allies'
forward on the Socime and
the
ander General Nivaile recover
a sweep the offensive at Verdun, on the Easton front the Bulgars Toutons, and Turks, under General mania's Black Sea port, take the vitally Mackensen capture Constanza, Ru important bridge bead at. Cernavoda, and drive forward victoriously through the Dobrudia. The
of strength
the double offensive against Rumania Falkenhayu driving from Transylvania and Mackensen from Bulgaria-refutes the claim of the Allies that Germany bas already exbaceted her reserves of manpower, remarks the New Tork Tribune" which foresees "a new period of depression amcag the Allied nations," but goes on to say
"If their alliance can endure this Dow reverse and this very illuminating demonstration that the way to
altimate victory must be long and costly, the German success at Constanz, the dis
no real utmost effort to make this last success aster to Rumanis, will have consequences. But Germany will use her
the basis for a settlement which shall not be unfavourable to her or too costly to her foes. She has ber excuse for ргоровідя victoriosa peace' again. She will use it."
Returning to Mr Simonds' estimates of the war's cost in human life-which also appear in "The Tribants"--we find him allotting 10,000,000 of the total :-casualties to France, Russia, Great Britain; and Italy, 8,000,000 to Germany
BRITISH RAID AT YPRES.
MANY CASUALTIES.
LONDON, Dec. General Sir Douglas. Haig reports Our Ypres raid last night caused my casualties. Hostila artillery has been active at Les Boeufs. There has been reciprocal trench-mortar work at Neuville St. Vaast, Hohenzollern, Ypres and Armentieres.
CONSIDERABLE ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON FRENCH.
FRONT.
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PARIS, Dec. 4. An offcial communiqué atates:- There has been considerable artillery: activity south of the Somme, in the right of the Meuse, in the Vaux sad region of Eelloyeen-Sarterre, and on the
Donsumont sectors. There has been a Com-mining duel in Argonne..
WAR LOAN IN JAPAN FOR GREAT BRITAIN.
OVER-SUBSCRIBED THE FIRST DAY...
TOKYO, Dec. 4. Japan's first War Loan of £10,000,000 for Great Britain is very popular. The entire issue was probably subscribed on the first day.
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GERMAN TYRANNY IN BELGIUM.
DECLARATION BY ALLIED GOVERNMENTS.
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The British, French, Russian and
and Austria, and dividing the remaining. 500,00 among the smaller nations Belgium, Servia, Montenegro, Rumanis, on one side, and Bulgaria and Turkey on the other. Here is his table of casualties for the six great Powers involved:
A NIE POWERS.
France
Russit
2,500,000-
·5,750,000 Great Britain............ 1.400,000 Italy
350,000
10,000,000
4,000,000
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Further examining this grand total of casualties, Mr Simonds find that the Avstrico.relatively much a nailer, regard percentage of deaths is about twenty being has for their total man-power, and four. That is to say, the number of men this means that they are certain to bare LATEST EDITION. killed in the war to date is 4,500,000. In reserves to call upon when the reserves word the war that broke out over of the Central Powers have been Servia bas already killed a number of exhausted.
Mr Simonds
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NEWS:
THE ENEMY'S PROGRESS IN RUMANIA.
men equal to the whole population of "Now, if the Central Powers have the little Balkan State." Discussing the lost c 4,000,000 out of 12,000,000 that
only meaning of the figures he has compiled, is, permanently lost them in the fint twenty-six months of the war, they may At the moment when the war broke be able to go on for something less than out the four great Powers united against two years more, losing at
the same rate LONDON, Dec. 1 Germany and Austris had a Furopean before they will be unable to put 5,000,000
population of acenad 300,000,000. The in the field. They will go longer if their (Beuter's Service to the China Mally combined population of Austria and losses are not as great, but they will go Italian Governments have issued a
Garianny was 120,000,000. Now thers is a shorter time as seems to be the case déclaration stating that by deliberately no question more keenly debated than no creating unemployment in Belgium as that of the proportion of a total national now, their losses increase with greater
pressure on all sides.. excuse for the deportations, and population which can be reckoned as
Only
one thing is certain; we can't recommencing the wholesale removal of empable of hearing arms. It may be 10 say when exhaustion will came, because over-foodstuffs from Belgium, and other per cent. it may be 12, but it will be the we can only guess at the figures of same for all nations, approximately. We casualties. But we can say that it will similar measures, taken contrary to
may say, then, that at the outset of the come, that it will come to the weaker pledges, in order to relieve their ower the Allies had available a man party, which in the Central Alliance; first, A FURTHER 8,000 PRISONERS AND desperate situation, the Germans are power of 20,000,000, the Central Powers, and that it will come while the opposing. tearing up every guarantee on which man-power of 19,000,000, 74 the Allies alliance has still abundant supply of the work of the Neutral Relief have now suffered casualtics amounting men to keep its armies at the maximum Commission was based The Govern- to 10,000,000, one-third of their whole of necessary strength. Conceivably the
LONDON, Des. 4. AMSTERDAM, Doc. A. OVER 200 INHABITANTS KILLED.ments, therefore, appeal to the civilised force has been temporarily or perman- Germans my win the war, possibly the
A Berlin official annoui A' Vienna telegram states that the
world on behalf of helpless civilians ently incapacitated. But if the Central Allies may wit the war but if it goes Powers have sufered camalities amount-on as it is now going, if it turns on battle Emperor has appointed Prince Konrad
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 4.
to see that this great work of ing to 8,000,000, two-thirds of their man-louses, if it remains a contest of attrition (suppelmening one given in. international benevolence 25 not It is reported that over 200 in destroyed by such treachery ently incapacitate of the German their ultimate but not immediate Finance Ministar for Austro-Hungary,
earlier edition) says: power has been temporarily or perman the ultimate outcome is patent."
That the Allies share this belief in The remainder of the Rumeni habitanta and many German soldiers violence,
Now, in the CISA
victory relieving Count Burias.
were killed at Antwerp on the 30th alt.
official Azurés we saw that the total of is evidenced by the following statement First Army were driven across the permanent casualties (killed, prisoners made on 25th October, by Gener Titus junction into the arma of the
badly wounded) with relation to Henry Rawlinson; Cereral Haig's right total caspalties, was 50 per cent Accept
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RETOLT AT "ANTWERP.
A SO-CALLED “' NATIONAL COUNCIL a revolt owing to a call upon the
OF CIVIL LIBERTIES."
LONDON, Dec. 4.
The Home Secretary in a letter
to Mr. Stanton, M.P., referring to
a projected conference by a so-called
inhabitants to work in Germany.
SUBMARINE. PIRACY,
LONDON, Dec. 4
and
THE BRITISH POLITICAL CRISIS.
GOVERNMENT TO BE RECONSTRUCTED,
ing ratio we may say that permanent loss of the Allies has been 5,000,000 and of the Central Powers 4,000,000. In other words, the Allies
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ENORMOUS BOOTY."
hand man is the Soxime offensivo German Infantry Division.
"Our army has not yet reached the
zenth of its power, nor will it have done The enemy was defeated norak
until next spring, or possibly next west and south of Bukharest and am
t
have permanently lost one-sixin of the summer. I think we have reached the disonał 8,000 prisoners were taken,
The Russians somewhat progressed in the Trotusal Valley
The communiqué declares that in France a few weeks ago some of the that the Serbian capture of the French troops were being mobilized
LONDON, Dec. 4
top of the hill, but there is an undulating
as well as enormous booty, including It is officially announced that Mr. power, the Central Powers one table-land to cross before we really set
third. And this ratio will remain con on to the down-grade portion beyond. 85 guney Asquith, with a view to the most stant, whether the various nations are This may be steep, it may be quite The steamers Briardens and Surpalus effective prosecution of the war, has able to pat 10 per cent or 12 per cent gentle slope. But it will be down-hill "National Council of Civil Liber (British), Nagala-mars (Japanese), three decided to advise the King to consent of their population into the field.
work, and comparatively easy ties" to be held at Merthyr Tydvil English traylors and a Belgian Bahing to a reconstraction of the Government
"Here is the foundation of all that has
To cupplement this we hava Mr S. 8. an the 9th inst, suggested that Mr. cutter have bochi sunk
been said about attrition since the war Mcfilure's testimony that when he was, Stanton should induce his con
began In a war of exhaustion the weaker force must pltimately lose if the stituents to ignore the meeting and
war contiones steadily s trial of endur and sent home. And a Stockholm die height cast of ↑ Cerna deprive it of the advertisement which
ance. In the end, if the Germans patch to the New York Times quotes a induence the Rumanian operations. contions to lose at the rate of a third of distinguished neutral residentin the disturbances on the part of
NEW YORK, Doc. 17. The Carranzaista have reoccupied. patriotic citizers would give it.. Mr. General Sir Douglas Haig reports Stanton replied acquicscing in the Chisushus, but Villa escaped with
booty. suggesñon.
LONDON, Dec. 4. Douglas Haig reports hostile shelling at Gusdécourt and Fonque villers. Wo heavily bombarded the neighbourhood of Monchy.
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THE NEW YOTE OF CREDIT.
LONDON, Dec. 3.
The new Vote of Credit will be
THE. MEXICAN HEVOLUTION.
AUSTRALIA'S DETERMINATION.
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