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MONDAY, NOVEMBNE 12, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
GENERAL ALLENBY'S ADVANCE.
THE CHINA MAIT
THE BRITISH FRONT
ANOTHER OFFENSIVE STARTED.
-RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. MINISTERIAL STAFFS LEAVE WORK.
FARINER TELEGRAMS,
(Continued from Page 1.)
A BATTLEFIELD OF 600 SQUARE MILES.
THE OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE.
LONDON Nov. 104 Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haighea reports:-
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
LARGE ESTATES TO BE CONFIS- CATED AND DIVIDED.
LONDON, Nov. IN.
A telegrain for Petrograd states 'that the Congress of the Councils of Workmen's and Solliers' Delegates has approved of the Decree confia eating the large estates and also the pacages "of monastries which will be handed over to Agricultural Const mirties, until the meeting of the Constituent Assembly.
LONDON, Nov. 11. oficial despatch from Egypt
states:-
General Allenby's advanco continued. on Saturday, on the left wing, in the neighbourhood of Exdad (ancient Ashdod), where the enemy's rearguard bad occupied a line slong the northern branch of the Wadi Sukoroi.
ASKALON OCCUPIED.
LONDON, Nov. 10. An official report from Egypt itated Our
mounted troops, advancing! rapidly, captured another 400 men, and
ten gaus
direction from two miles northward of Our line now runs in a south-easterly Hamame to two miles northward of Arakalmanahiye, on the Central Railway, lead generally cen to six miles north
The Royal Flying Corps uniti effec- tively bombed at Wadi Surar, the way junction, rolling stock and the station building...
Our mounted troops, on Friday, captured five 5. howitzers, eight field guns and 710 prisonore. -
600 square miles, the list of the Footy As the battlefield covers an area of incomplete.
The Decree declares that hindral products belong to the State anal that every citizen is entitled "to own as inuch land as he can cultivate hirga aelf without hired labour.
KERENSKY LEADING AN ARMY OF 200.000,
LONDON, Sov. il, According to wireless reports, the Cossack regiments in Petrogul have
united with the Mimalists against the Leninists.
M. Koren-ky, who is reported to be nearing Tengrul, da stated to have an arity of over 200,000, which, if true, sextais to mark the end of Lenin's sorca Berd Government. which, it transpires, had issued a manifesto to the belligerents in favour of pruce without annexations nud internities and an armistice of three months in order to negotiate for such a peace.
"
M. Jedingen. the Resian Consul ju Hongkong, informou-that-he-bas remived a suble informing Whim that M. Kerensky with troops has approched Petrograd and demanded the Harrender.. of the Maximaliers.).
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL MESSAGES.
LONDON, Nov. 11.
A Russian official message states: The regiments faithful to the
ward of Wadi-Fleni.
We occupied Asksion..
Our aeroplanea continue to bomb retreating bodies, also important centres of communication, dropping 500 bomb
During the day we captured guns totalling over 70, of which several are of 50 calibre.
General Allenby estimates the enemy's casualties at 10,000, exclusive of prisoners
PETROGRAD, Nov. 10, The entire staffs of the Foreign Office At dawn this morning we attacked and the Ministries of Finance and Com- the positions northward and northward | marce have left work. and north-westard of Fasschendaele..
We are making good progress, The weather is wet and stormy.
OBJECT OF THE ATTACK., Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing today states:
This morning, attack was carried out during a high wind and in pitiless rain
Apparently the objeck was to lcasen. the bulge of the salient created by the Canadians capture of Passchendaele, and this result was achieved.
front, of nearly 3,000 yards to a depth We penatiated enemy positions on a of one mile in places. FURTHER PROGRESS DESPITE BAD WEATHER
LONDON, Nov. 11. Fald Marshal Sir Douglas Baig reporta systent nemmen
The Canadian and the British troops
THE PETROGRAD, GARRISON WORKLING,
LONDON Nov. 21. The Weekly Despatch Petrograd cor states that M. Kerensky arrived on, respondent, telegraphing on Saturday Wednesday at Luga, where the garrison an over to Providenal Government.
He came to Gatchina this morning where the same thing happened. ernment are known to be near Forourad Troops loyal to the Provisional Gov and a division of Cossacks is decking, from Puthend.TO SANT
Thanpurison in Petrogrid is again of the garrison at Moscow has again obligand it is rumoured that most frenisferred its allegiance to the Pru Visional Government after fighting the Extremists at the Kremlin.
M. Skobeleff addressed the Committee aid that the Railway-men's Union had of Public Safety in the Tavi Hall Ho
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ENEMY VIGOROUSLY PURSUED.
"Reuters Correspondent at Egyptian mile front stride, the Passchendaele Headquarters, telegraphing on WedWestroosebeke road. nesday evening, states
The Warwickshire and Worrester shire Yeomaurs, on Thursday, near Huj, ir the face of heavy gan, machine, gun and rifle fire, charged, with the greatest gallantry and dash, a large
The Fast-Anglian home counties, body of the enemy, and captured twelve West Country and Indian troops pushed guns, killing and wounding some Aus-through Gaza and occapied the whole trisp gunners and taking 100 prisoners of the enemy defences north-west and
EAST AFRICA:
DRIVING THE RETREATING
ENEMY."
south-east of Gaza, 2-
Heavy rain commenced to fall before the attack and continued throughout the day 2
progress northwards along the mi
Despite the weather, we made further
Lehin
REPORTED GERMAN LANDING AT HELSINGFORS.
STOCRACIA, Nov. 10,
ridge, capturing a number of prisoners. A newspaper reports that the Ger-
On the right of the attack the Cammans have landed at Helsingfors.
The Yeomanry and Indians vigorously pursued the enemy towards Beithanundians continued to advance along and Deirrenoid.
chendaele, and they gained thair objee- crest of the main ridge, north of tives early in the morning.
Aeroplanes relentlessly harassed the Turks, tachine gunning and bombing 2,000 infantry at Beitdura and 2,500 st Jubis from low altitude, the Turk fleaing in all directions.
GERMANS REPORTED LANDING OF
ALAND ISLAND
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 10.
A private wire from Ulaaborg, receiv
along the western shoulder of the main The British, on the left attackal,
ridge and overcame the obstacle of the ed at Stockholm, states that German The Australian mounted troops, Feomarshy ground in the neighbourhood of troops have faded on Aland Island, Basty and London troops pressed the Faddabeek stream, and reached their and hate also occupied most of the
Sharris, driving him north-westward. enemy hard in the neighbourhood of objectives beyond.
LONDON, Nor. Ì1.·
An official despatch from Afries states that between October 2 and "November 8 the British, "to the south-east of Mahenge, drove the jenemy to the mast and captured 1-2
Germans and 140 Askaris.
The enemy evacuated Mgangiza and is now retreating towards Liwal, Our advance continues in the Rukeledi Valley.
The enemy abandoned material, including a'naval four inch gun.
JIN CHAINS,
Government and to the Revolution CAPTURED MISSIONARIES in agreement with the Soviet, the Cossacks and all democratic organisa tions have occupied Tsarakoye Selo town and the chief radio station.
The rebels are retiring in disorderly robe on Petrograd
Severe measures will be taken with orouders, and pillagers and those ught will be shot. Rebels will be handed over to a Military Revolu tionary Court.
M. Malevski, the Commiary of
GERMAN BRUTALITIES IN EAST
AFRICA.
NATIVES FLOGGED AND SHOT
WHEN EXHAUSTED,
Thirty-four guns sad howitzers and munition have so far been captured. two million rounds of amallarm am
in the morning against the ground. Heavy counter-attacks developed Istar gained by the British.
The enemy regained, after fierce and obstinate fighting, some of the more ad- vanced positiona
other Inimen
THE ITALIAN FRONT. SITUATION IMPROVING. THE DEFENCES OF GAZA. Reuters Correspondent at Egyptian Headquarters telegraphing on ith iest Leas and prisoners were captured after dated the evening of the 9th inst states-I have visited Gaza, which is hand-to-hand fighting, many casualties. states
West Yorkshires raided northward of" & moge from Italian Headquarters,
LONDON, Nov. 10.
mostly a collection of filthy hovela.being inflicted on the enemy.
The most attractive features are the the town on all sides, which are gardens and the plantations surrounding enclosed by esetne hedges that proved x formidable obstacle last April. They are from six to twenty feet thick and ara impervious to shrapnel. The Turks cleverly utilised them, digging lang protected by concealed wire; the forward lines of very deep trenches inside lines commanding an open field of fire) across the bare sand dunes. The dug opta were most elaborate, being twenty feet deep and roofed with tree trunks and sandbags.
Equally remarkable with the Turkish defences was the destructive effect of our fire The ground is pitted with shellholes and is littered with shrapnel- cases and bulleta"; For ten days, uainteruptedly night and day, a steadily stream of high explosives and shrapnel For the slightest breach of discipline was poured on this position. The Turk the native soldiers in German East never experienced such a battering, and Petrograd and the Military district thick. long whip usually made of night he bolted. Our troops in single Africa were given 25 lashes with his morate gave way completely, and last
bippopotamus hide.
fle walked to the Turkish trenches, and pressing on found the Alimuntar system German native servante not causally was also evacuated. If the Turks had received two punishments of 25 lashes chosen to fight to the last our assault Puch within 14 days. The boys were would have been very costly, for the laid out in the central yard, of the magnificently organised position prison camp, each limb being held down considered impregnable both by Germans a fifth-holding down this head while a and Turks. sargeant applied the lashes with, full force. Blood was invariably drawn by the severity of the punishment.
barbarino and
member of the All Russian" Cam- mittee for saving the courtry and the revolution has issued the follow- ing proclamations to the soldiers in Petrograd:-
The gallant regiments from the Front, faithful to the revolu- tion and, to the country, have approached the Capital, in order
Theme weens
of
An officer prisoner recently taken declared it impossible for the British to
take Gaza
AEROPLANES ATTACK INFANTRY AND TRANSPORTS.
The situation continues to improve. The retreat is now, being cried out methodically, and the Divisions are re-forming splendidly.
The rearguard is heroically and effec 11.tively screening the main body..
LONDON. YOr. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:
enemy's infantry and transports.
Low-fying seroplanes attacked the
Three tons of bombs were dropped on billets and serodromes, and good results were obtained,
We brought down one and, drove down five enemy machines. Two of our machines are missing
cream
GERMAN CLAIMS.)
LONDON, Nov. 10,
A German official report states Strong English attacks between Poor capelle and Passchendaele broke down sanguinarily in our defensive zone..
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Stern and relentless: menaares being taken to eliminate falterers.
GERMAN OFFICERS IN PEACE
PROPAGANDA{"
Seventeen German, officers,"speaking excellent Itahau and posing as refugees, have been discovered distributing large sums of money among their companious and endeavouring to atir up a peace agitatiom okoli talute Wedd WE ATTACKS REPULSED
LONDON, NO. 10.
An Italian official report atates:- advanced positions in the Ledro Valley.
We repulsed an attacks on
our
There wire local engagements be Poelcapello were repulsed after hand-which was surrounded succeeded in push-
English attacks north eastward of
tween Val Bugana and the Piave Valley: At Lorenirago, one of our rearguards to band fighting. There was varying through and occupied the village. violent reciprocal artillery firing along the Yser and at Houthaleb Wood, and rearguards became disengaged from the as far as Zandvoorde.
From Susegana to the sea, our enemy and crossed the river, blowing- up the bridgen
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON FRENCH FRONT
LONDON, Nov. 11."
A French communiqué states:-There was an active artillery duel in the
to avoid the shedding of innocent daliberate cruelty to the: natires of Gerstrategy, within ten days from the region of the Oise Aisna Canal.!
Thanks to General Allenby's masterly
tared Gara and Beersheba, and demolish beginning of the bombardmente cap- ed defences representing months of labour directed by German technical skill, and we have taken already 4,000 prisoners, 34 guns and huge booty.
ENEMY RETIRING ON WHOLE
FRONT.
blood, to arrest immediately all man East Africa, after the outbreak of betraying and ruining" the country the war, are described in a series of and to seni delegations to the signad reports on the conduct of the Ger regiments moving from then agthorities issued yesterday in the Front."*!
form of a White Paper.
The Rev. Ernest F. Spanten. Principal Another Proclamation, has been of St. Andrew's College, Zanzibar, tells aued as follows:
how the natives were "pressed" into The revolt against the Bolshe→ service, Parties of soldiers were ke viks is increasing in Petrograd and into the villages at night, and seized all attacks on them commenced today, the young men asleep in their beds. There were fusillades in the streets. They were fastened together in the fashion
"The General Army Committee of the old Arab slave raiders and driven station at Umdabkhar, taking 300 pri- The Australians seized the railway' as occupied the telephoné éxchange to the nearest fort. Men engaged in and removed the Bolsheviks.
transpor work were treated with the soners and much booty.
**The Red Guard lius been defeat-greatest brutality." ad at Moscow.
CAIRO, Nor. '8 The Scottish troops have crossed Wadi-Hesi and are advancing to the bigh ground northwards.
"When a man fell front, being vigorously pursued.
The enemy is retiring on the whole exhausted under the weight of his load "M. Kerensky is approaching he was flogged until he staggered to his Fetrograd and towards the evening feet and stumbled on again. Those who communications *Here: established were too weak to do this were shot as with him and the liquidation of the they lay. For example, one of the Ger Bolshevick adventure is only officers with the coluing retreating Batter of days or hours."
1.
BOMBING BRUGES DOCKS.
ENEMY BOMB HOSPITAL,
LONDON, Nov. 10. from the Ruanda country before the
AFrench communiquéstates: Earmy advancing Belgians wrote in a private aeroplanes bombed Dunkirk, killing letter Our road is paved with the three and injuring tou people corpses of the natives we have been. They also dropped incendiary bomba LONDON, Nov 11: obliged to kill.""
upon a hospital at Zaydcoots, killing The Admiralty announces that the
Civilian prisoners suffered the game seven and wounding nine of the hospital naval air service bombed St. Denis Universities Mission to Central Africa
inhuman treatment. Teachers of the staff. Westarem and Bruges Dock, during were arrested. Taceo from the north the night, and dropped large quanti-were compelled to march hundreds of ties of explosives, with good resulta,miles, many of them in chains and carry.
sensing a fire at Bruges docke All our machines returned.
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ing burdens, though weak and ill. Mont of them were German subjects, but they wore rogarded as prisoners because they were adherents to the English mission. About 20. of these succumbed to the terrible treatment they received. -- A. Erstish war prisoner, Major Howard, D.8.0., escaped In February, 1015, bat is officially stated that the www.recaptured. He was brought back pepor. War Council of the Exitante with a broken rhy pierced kidney, and vessels to ornate an acciai tog, NE (CIKL nominally tweet at Versailles black eye. For five months he was ing & great distance and resembling e here the inter-Allied General Staff confined in a varmia-infested coil. ft. by natural fog
PARIS, Nov. 11.
will also be established.
THE SILVER MIRKET.
aft
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. The United States Shipping Board is applying more drastic regulations for reducing the visibility of shiney Remarcable results have been achieved, especially, with smoka hombe, mabing
Although the Loue of sinkings was
the region of Chanice Wood.
There was lively infantry fighting in
positions after several counter attacks:
The French re-established their
"GERMAN. REPORT..
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, Nov. 10, › German official report states:- The Austro-Hungarians are pressing forward in the Val Sugano and in the apper Para Falley.
We captured Asiago, after desperate street fighting
We repulsed Italisa rearguards who mado a stand westward of the livenza, and we reached Piave from Susegans as far as the sea
LATZE
A German official report atatea: We wrested from the, French posi- Our pursuit of the Italians, in the tione at. Chaume Wood and captured mountains, continues. 240 prisoners.
'THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. The Russian Embassy announces its refusal to recognise the Maximalist Government.
M. PAINLEVE 'RETURNS.
Pama, Nov.125] M. Fainlove, the Prime Minister, bas returned from IN HITA which decided that an Inter-Ally He presided at a Cabinet meeting
Military Conferenes will meet in Paris.
ABGENTINA AND BRAZIL.A:
UNCHANGEABLE FRIENDSHIP.
RIO DE JANEIRO, NOY, 10. The Argentine Minister had a long conference with the Foreign Ministen whom he informed that the largest Argentine cruiser will visit Rio de Janeiro on the 18th inst., in testimony of the onchangeable fricadahip Argentina towards Brazil
GENERAL WILSON.
LONDON, NOT}}, The Sunday newspapers contain enthusiastic articles on General Wilson
They declare that his dramatic leap to the front is not unexpected, as he has been frequently consulted by the Cabinet on the military position.
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