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ENEMY- ARTILLERY INCREASING IN YIOLENCE,
LONDON, Nov. 30. Reutar's Correspondent at British Headquarters reported to day-
Since yesterday there has been co- riderable infantry activity on the battle- fronts south and west Cambrat
The weather is fue and favourable. A minor operation yesterday after noen give us the little ridge west of Bourlon Wood offering a very useful observation towards Queant.
During the night the violent enemy artillery steadily increased against Graincourt and Bourlon Wood. To-day fighting appears to be developing in the region of Gonnelieu, some miles south of the Cambrai battle field."
I gather that the Germans are attack- ing, but it is impossible at present to indicate to what extent, but our airman
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FRENCH ANTILLERY: ACTIVE.
LONDON, Nov. 30 A French communiqué reports that the artillery is fairly active north of Chemin-des-Dames and on the right of the blauso.
AVIATION ACTIVITY,
LONDON, NO.30. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation states: N
Our low flying machines, on Thura- day, fired overal rounds at the [ enemy's 'infantry,
One hundred and sighty bombs were dropped on a large dump, to the northward of Cambrai, on Rous lers milway station and on billets in the butlu aren.
The enemy aircraft was very Botive.
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We brought down six and drove down two enemy machines. Three of ours are missing.
LATER.
SUCCESSFUL RAIDS. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas. Haig reports that the enemy did not attempt to renew, last night, his principal attacks on the Cambrai battlefront.
We successfully repulsed Jocal attacks to the south-west of Vandhuile.
The hostile, artillary was active id the Scarpe valley
We drove off three attempted raids last night to the south-west
of La Basscu!"
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Wo carried out two successful | .....
mide in the neighbourhood of Warneton.
GERMAN REPORT,
A Garnian official message sintes : The battle near Cambrui broke out. in great violence..
Our counter-attacks for the im-
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NAWAR CONTRIBUTIONS.
FURTHER DONATIONS
LONDON, Des. 1. The Colonial Secretary announces that the Fedural Council of the Malay Stutes on "the resoultion moved' aart secunded by the Sultans of Perak and Selangor, has unanimously decided to contribute a further £500,000 this year to the British Government towards war expenditure making the Federation's i contribution £1,000,000 fer: 1017.
Tho Federal Council later unani- mously resolved ca similarly contribut- ing £130,000 for 1918.
GERMANS SET FIRE TO UDINE.
| ESTIMATED DAMAGE £400,000,
LONDON, Dec. '1 Mr. Percival Gibbon. Fress Cor- respondent at Italian Headquarters. says the Germans have set fire to the town of Udine. The damage in estimated at £400,000, »
·SCANDINAVIAN NEUTRALITY.
RE-AFFIRMED...
CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 1. The Scandinavian Conference hasi re-affirmed the solidarity of the three. nations in their determination to maintain neutrality for however long the War lasts.
ELECTRIC SHIPS.
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REVOLUTION IN NAVAL ENGINEERING.
The electric ship is no longer a dream onprised to find, within a few years of the but a reality; and I should not hesar-
pravement of our positionis met with complete success.
We throwback the enemy Graincourt, Anteux and Cantaing.
We stormed the heights on both sides of Banteux and captured
Villernguislain. nolieu, and
on
HEAVY GERMAN ATTACK.
LONDON, Nov. 30. Renter's Correspondent at Headquar ters, telegrapting this evening, states
This morning the Germans heavily ocunter-attacked upon a Front of several enemy's counter-attache thousand yards from the direction off nelien collapsed.. Bourton village. The enemy followed
Con-
close of the war, every now vessel of any size driven, steered, stopped, reversed cr turned merely by the pressing of a series of buttons on the bridge TheThe introduction of the electrical link Gon between the turbine and the propeller was fist suggested by the Electerient Times'
in 1996, continued the Editor
We captured 4,000-prisoners and
our recent tactics, for, after a quiet several batteries. night, he suddenly put down a heary barrage of gas-shells.
beary
The infantry advanced in dense masscs, and our troops gave some ground under the first shock of the assault, but reinforcements were immediately hurried to the spot and a vigorous attack was delivered.
The latest news indicates that we have driven back the Huns, and it scena likely the eviction will be com pleted to-night.
The Correspondent points out that the mcident is such as we must anti cipate now we have reverted to open warfare in this sector. The Gormans are probably trying to get astride our lines of communication with the idea of pinching us out from the new salient.
GERMAN REPORTS.
LONDON, NOT. 30. ▲ German official report states :—- There was very violsat artillery firing on both sides of Foelcapelle and northward of Gholuvelt.
We repulsed an English attack went. ward of Bourloo.
LONDON, NOT. 30.
A German official report states that the struggles have developed on the Cambrai battlefield to tär, in their favour.
HEAYY GERMAN ATTACKS
REFULSED.
LONDON, Dec. I. Field-Marahal Sir Douglas Haig reports.
After a violent bombardment, strong enemy forcen, at eight o'clock this morning, attacked on a. wide. Front to the south of Cambrai, o tween Veadhuile and Crevecoeur. Shortly afterwards, heavy, attacks developel against the positions to the west of Cambrai, in the neighbour hood of Bourion Wood and Moeuvres
MORE BOMBAST IN THE
REICHSTAG.
STREDAM, Nov. 30.
that
TUB
paper, an interview with a "Daily News representative.
The of this principle
ention will
to Be ecable run with the highest offciency at an even speed, permit marine engineers more liberty of design, and yield proportion- utaly greater cargo space than the present cambrous form af machinery allows.
steam
In the Reichstag, Dr. Hertlingo special turbine will be necessary to reverse a ship, because with the declared that almost everywhere electric drive it will be able to go quite Germany and her Allies had been easily astern without any persing set. victorious. The strategic situation on Cables will replace the the Western Front was not altered to Germany's disadvantage by the recent Anglo Franch operations. The fact that the Western Front stood olid had enabled the recent great conquests in ship. Russia and Italy. The British successTa
Pipes, the long propeller shaft, will be unnece say, and fans, pumps, beating lighting, and cooking apparatus together run by the same plant that drives the with scores of other auxiliaries, will be
Electrical generating sata, margver,
Fong
toe
in Palestine had not affected the general can be distributed throngbout the ship military situation. He was convinced in water-tight compartments, so that if that the submarine policy would attain coe set breaks down the yes el can its object. Germany's method of continuo its reyage efficiently
overloading the i remaining seta while the financing the war had proved sound repairs are being executed at leisure. The people had voluntarily subscribed WP Durtnall English in- nearly seventy-three milliarda of marks ventor of the Paragon system of power for war purposes! Regarding Germany's tragsmission, was the first man to design national institutions, he maintained an electrically-driven ship. This wa that they had stood the test of war built on the
Clyde our Admiralty Why, therefore, alter them?" Ho and private chipuilders looked askance gystem promised to remove the restrictions at the ides at that time. The regarding the formation of trade unions, was left to American genius to develo
proposition, in wh
in. which: and be would also endeavour to relax form it first appeared in the
in the electrically- the censorship....:
driven collier Jupiter."..
Dr. Bertling decleral the Central Alliance's war-aims wete the realisation of national ideais, safeguarding terri torial possessions, and warding of enemy attacks.
After referring to the Russian pesco preliminarice the Chancellor expressed sympathy with Russia's position. Be devied the Press statements that definite agreements had been reached regarding the future of Poland, Lithuanis and Constand STATEMENTS DURING DEBATE
but
Press reports from America, pub- lished also in the country, disclose the fact that the system is now being in- stalled in the battleships and battle cruisers under construction for the Navy.
4.
British shipbuilders, too, now have their eyes on the possibilities of the electric drive for hig liners and merchant ships and it is hardly to be questioned that our own Admiralty is less alive than the United States Navy, Depart; ment to the superior ments of the
system
In the course of the Reichstag debate CHRISTIANS IN THE HOLY LAND. Dr. Trinborn (Contre) demanded peace by conciliation, guaranteeing Germany's
The Bishop of London, speaking on integrity, security and complete inde October 9 at Church House at the pendence, especially economically, annual meeting of the Jerusalem and Barr Schiedemann declared that Ger- the East Mission, said that it must be man labour joyfully, welcomed and ↑ to everyone who was not actually asleep
interest #2
as to what All the attacks, from Masnieres to supported the Russian peace offer, and matter appen to Jerusalem. Nol
ardently awaited a similar step by the was going to i
could contemplate lightly workmen of France and Great Britain tremendous meaning of the entry of the that the Germans were ready to come far sa his voice was concerned, the War Dr. Fischbeck (Progressive) affirmed British Army into the Holy Land ro
Moeuvres, were repulsed, after many Baritone hours fierce Fighting, in which great loases were inflicted on the enemy infantry by our artillery, rifle and machine-gun fire.
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To the southward of Masnieres, friendship and peace with the Russian Turks.ibor relief fund for:
from the neighbourhood of Bonavis Count Westarp (Conservative) declar
to Villereguiskin, the enemy suced that Germany's conciliatory spirit appeal on behalf of the ceeded in entering our positims at only prolonged the war A different the East, said that the apathy of the different points and penetrated as sort of language was now necessary, and rarely be dispelled by the knowledge that people at home in this respect should faran Lavacquerie and Gouzeau court... Our counter-attacks have already regained Lavacquerie and have driven back the enemy from Obazenucourt and the ridge to the east of that place.
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conquests must be utilised for Germany's the Seitan had contributed one thousand safety, strength and a free future guinces towards the building of the
Herr Hasse (Independent Socialist) Memorial Cathedral in Cairo The peo said that a separate peace with Russia ple in the East did not believe an Englishman ever prayed, berus he dis- was not enough. We want a general
playad noce of the outward afgas or peace without annexations east or weat
symbols of his faith, but when they say the
great Cathedral ared up they would „OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE. believe that Englishmen really had a
God.
OUR POSITIONS INTACT.
LONDON, Nov. 80 An official report from Palestine states:
Since Tuesday evening, the enemy bas carried out demonstrations along his Front from five miles north westward of Jerusalem to the ces but they have not affected our poe tions
We emaily repulsed a strong attack at Debisamwik
The Ture-Germars agafa bom- hurled the mosque of the Prophet Somce, destroying a minaret..
Forty of our men stacked a post
ARE YOU RUN DOWN?
Sabu-expression of ran from the feeble action of an unwound clock, and the comparison is a good one. Applied to bealth; it means condition
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