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TRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1918,
TELEGRAMS.
THE BRITISH FRONT,
SUBURBS OF VALENCIENNES ENTERED.
(Continued from Page
SHARP FIGHTING ON THE SCHELDT.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR ON PEACE.
THE POLITICAL CHANGES DISCUSSED:
APPEAL TO PEOPLE TO DEFEND
THE ARMY.
COPENHAGEN, Öct. 28.
LONDON, Oct. 22, 11.85 p.m. Field-Moshal Sir Douglas Halg myporte:-
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'MORE, EVIDENCE OF GERMANY'S MR. LLOYD GEORGE CONGRATU.... FRENCH FORCE FURTHER ENEMY
CRUELTYS
LATED
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS CAPTURED HIS ACHIEVENTS DERING
THREE YEARS AGO...
MADE TO WORK BEHIND FIRING, LINES NEAR A
BRUGES.
THE WAD
RETREAT
Lostor, Det. 16
The line skirts the Serre to Oorlier passes the outskirts of Frondiment and Cobardille, thence along the Base canal. The Germans twice renewed their where replied. attacks east of Vouriers hat word every-
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A French communiqué says:- We have forced the enemy on the To LANDON, Out. 98, Serre front to retreat afresh and op The Intersilid-Parliamentary obstinate resistance.
tared Chalendry and Grandlys despite Committee called, on Mr. Lloyd George and congratulated him on his LONDON, Oct. 23. Reuter's Correspondent at Bruges
great achievemente during the war, nagy that a fresh striking instance of that the necessity of working together Replying, the Fremler emphasised We entered the western suburbs Inhumanity of the German, authori-after the war would be as essential
Takingonnen and penetrated tice has been discovered by Belgian deeply to the north of it into Raisoes soldiers who libented the territory. Forest, towards the angle of the The Titter found large number Scheldt at Conde,
of Rusan sekliers belonging to
three yes ago.. Germau labour companies, captured
ot
and reached the Scheldt at Hollain We progressed east of St. Amand
and Briyelles, south of Tournai, and took possession of both places..
The Romeians had been treated with the utmost brutality and forced North-west of Tournai we captured to labour behind the firing line. Fayennes and progressed towards They were utterly ignorant of the the Scheldt.
Russian Revlution, the Tear's death
A message from Berlin staten: When the Reichstag re-assembled the Chancellor. Prince Max of Baden, in a speech said that the whole the Gouman people were anxious to hear the Government's view of their prospects of muccess, in the peace affort. President Wilson's first answer to the German Governïent's peace inove brought the question of a peace of justice or a peace of violence | Pontushin. to the forefoot in all countries. He Loped that President Wilson's next Answer would wet doabs at rest. Until then the German people must prepul Har both eventualities,
Further forth there was sharp fond the Brestlitovek Fence. fighting for the Scheldt crossings 4.
NEW BRITISH ATTACK,
BRUAY CAPTURED.
either that the enemy Governincnts GOOD PROGRESS REGISTERED; wew naxions for war, in which case the Gerznam would fight defensively with all the force of a people driven to the last extremity, or for going to the conference table. In the lat
fer Cuss the German people were entitled to nyk what a peace based
.ou
President Wilson's conditions
Losoux, Oct. 23. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Halg reports:-
Early this morning wo attacked on the Le Caten-Solesines froat, making good progress.
POPE'S APPEAL TO GERMAN CHANCELLOR.
TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY
DEVASTATIONS,
Bow. Oct. 23. Evidently the Pope does not accept the German protestations of inno cence as regards the outrages' and devastations.
during the
War.
THE BALKANS.
SERBIANS, TAKE 1500 PRISONERS.
ADVANCE UNSTEMMED.
LONDON, Oct. 29
A Serbian communiqué states: Chur advance, consiguien The docmy is cleared from the regioha of Ipek. Novibazar and Proba
We took 1,500 prisoners and con siderable material..
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Prodent Wilson conferred with Bearing interest from the 16th October, 1918, payable Stary Lansing until midnight, **Steliable circles declare that there are po prospects of an immediate peace and that there will be no armistice except apon-conditions that destroy forever the power of German militarbu
REASON FOR GERMAN DELAY.
PARIS, Oct 21..
The reason for the delay of the Gor mdir reply to President Wilson is that von Hindenburg is trying to show that THE BULGARIAN OCCUPATION OF the military position has improved by
the shortening of the front.
KAYALEA
17,000 QREEKS DIED OF
TREATMENT:
AMSTERDAM, Oct.
Although it is clear that the Germans are not offering much resistance to the ILLevacuation of the Belgian cosat, it has
It is officially established the a result of ill-treatment during the 17,000 Orecks at Kavalea died as
Bulgarize occupation. →
A
THE ARMY OF THE ORIENT.
-LYGNM, Oct. 22, 10 p.
the Observatore Ronnuni, declares The offcind organ of the Holy See
tha: the German Armies who have Between Valchehennes and Tour-destroyed and hummed French and meant for Germany's future. That we have thien Bruay and reach-Belgian cities and towns inust be Was a question of stupendous imported the west bank of the Scheldt at compelled to evacuate France and dor it was not Germany's strength Dleburies and Espain Considerable Belgium, and announces that the that would decide what was right, resistance was heruntered on this Pope has addressed a direct appeal but the decision would result from front yesterday. There was slap to the Chancellor, Prince Mus of What was thought, right in a free fighting, in which we rigorously Baden, to prevent further unneces the Danube in the region of Vidin. discussion with their opponents.pressed the enemy and inflicted wry devastations. The Holy See That was a great offert for a proud many casualties, expelling him from has similarly appealed to the Papal people accustomed to victory positions and taking a number of Nuncio in Bavaria. Lad been represented to him that prisoners.
the acceptance of President Wilson's] = bonditions would mean the submis
sion of questions of legality to" in
ON FRONT OF SIX MILES.
anti-German court of justice. If SEVERAL VILLAGES. TĀĶEN.
wano why, asked, the Chan- cellor, did the extreme apostles of force in the Entente fear the Council Chamber ns the guilty feared a Cours of Justice!
The Chancellor mi, the essent of President Wilson's programme Was a League of Nations, which meant the abandonment of unquali filed
LONDON, Oct. 23.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig this The new attacked mentioned by
morning is og front of six miles.
GERMAN NEUTRAL COMMISSION
OF ENQUIRY,
HEADED BY NURSE CAVELL'S
MURDERER
The Army of the Orient has reached
The Germans have for good and all lost the use of this most important means of
communication.French #Treless,
THE GERMAN NOTE,
LYONS, Oct. 22.
10 p.m. The French Press is of opinion that the German people are anxious for peace, and that the Government would. Lostos, Out. 23.also be willing to gain this and if it can Germany Neutral Commission to do so without having to make such investigate tho charges of deviata-encrifices are both legitimato and
necessary French Wireles
the whole attacking fient and have head of the political department of We advanced about a mile longtion is headed by Baron Laucken taken several villages.
Brussels, who us the ringleader of the murder of Nurse" Cavel! refused all appeals to save her...
The enemy is resisting stiffly.
FIERCE FIGHT FOR TOURNAI,
LONDON, Oct. 29. outer's Correspondent at Brgiah Headquarters, telegraphing this evening, says:
We are now on the fringe of Valenciennce.
..
Tournal is still offering strong
ANOTHER V.C. AWARD.
TALE OF REMARKABLE ENDURANCE.
LONDON, Oct. 23.
- EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
FRESH ADYANCES ON ALL FRONT,
PARIS, Oct. 21.
causat an immense sensation in Ger many, who though vitally interested in to the idea of paying the penalty for bor getting an armistice, is not reconciled crimes-Hutas.
FULL REPARATION FOR BELGIUM.
LONDON, Get: 32:
In the House of Commons, replying
cities and towns in Belgium and France, to Lt. Col. Hull Lord Robert Cecil mid he was unable to specify the total amount the Germans had levied on but full reparation formed part of the war aims of the Allies, TURKEY TRYING GERMAN TRICKS.
LONDON, Oct 24.
Reuter learns that Izzat Pasha' new Cabinet at Constantinople is apparently trying the German trick of attempting to bargain with the Allies."
THE BALKANS.
FRENCH CAPTURE CONVOY
LONDON, Oct 23.
A French Eastern communiqué snys- The French have capture a convoy of loaded enemy lighter at Lompalanka on the Danube.
The Serbians north of Aleksinatz advanced despite strong resistance. Their cavalry, east of Parasin, captured part of the baggage of the Headquartere of the 217th Germast Digisian faaludiris. General von Gallwite's archives and luggage
LOSSES, OF BRITISH SHIPOWNERS.
GOVERNMENT TO REPLACE LOST VESSELS.
national independence and sovereignty both by Germany, and athers. If the Germans maintained as a fundamental that national agolem, which till recently had been Bominant, bitternese wouk? thereby be engendered and it would cripple them for generations. They must
Freek advances are recorded on all the Front from Flanders to the Messe comprehend that the significance of
The Victoria Cross has been ragion. A awarded to Corporal David Hunter, British troops, fighting in grand unison, thin frightful war wna victory for the idea of justice and, if they sub-resistance, but our infantry are near-whose exploit is mentioned by Field-combined to throw back the adversary In Flanders French, Belgian and titted to this idea, they would finding the line of the Scheldt along. Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in a com- on the front of Bragua canal In if the ente for the present wourda {wido front.
muniqué on September 22nd. The King Albert's troops are firmly fixed and the reservoir of future strength.
official story of his exploit concludes: on the left flank of the latch border to owners who have lost ships by When he advocated a Tengue of
Without food and water, he held trucs constitutes a decisive phase in losser
The capture of Thielt by French-submarinings in order to replace their Nations as D source of consola-
on to his post for over 18 hours and the great operation. The Germans tion and a new force, he did not
not only withstood coustent attacks made a determined resistance. Hams deny that heavy opposition must
but had also to undergo the enemy be overcome before the idea was
and our own barrage of fire, which realiced. Whatever the next few squadrons on the 22nd successfully came right across his post.
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AIR-BAIDA INTO GERMANY.
LONDON, Oct. 22. The Press Bureau states An independent force of two
The
days or weeks brought, whether war attacked the barracks and railways outstanding bravery, determination. or peace, the German people would at Metz. All the machines returned fortitude and endurance of Corporal be best prepared for either by carry despite a fog. ing out the Government's pro
Hunter was beyond all praise, and Another squadron set out to attack magnificent example to all.” gramme and definitely breaking away the Rhine factories, but when near from the old system.
The Chancellor then outlined the its objective it encountered dense ALLIES VICTORIOUS ADVANCE IN
FLANDERS.
LYONS, Oct. 22, 10 p
The Allied Army Group, under the
teforros of Prussian franchise and of clouds and became separated. Seven the Imperial Government whereby machines, have not been located. the Reichstag would share respon- On the night of the 21st we heavily ibility with the Chancellor for the and successfully attacked the fac Imperial policy, and also for a mentories at Kaiser's Lautern and also command of the King of the Belgians sure of autonomy in Alsace-Lorraine,
The Chancellor said the reform heavily bombed the stations at has continued its victorious advance in | -measures include a Bill altering the Mezieres
Imperial Constitution in order to All our machines returned.
embody the fundamental idea of the
-new form of Government. This Bill it
would give the Reichstag as the house of the people's representa tives a. ja'ab responsibility for decid ing peace or war,-(Cheers)-but not till the League of Nations takes practical shape and secret treaties sre abolished.
The Chancellor dealt lengthily with the modification of miltury rule
GERMAN REPORT..
LONDON, Oct. 28,
6.6 p.T
A wireless German official report,
states
We have, evacuated the bridgehand and the amnesties of political pri on the Sere and the Souche, south
soners which had already bebp de of Marla,
reed; emphasising that they were proposed by the Kaiser. Thus the Chancellor's new form of gover- ment harmonised with Constitutional precedents.
INTERNED BELGIANS AND
NEUTRALA IN BELGIUM.
RELEASED BY GERMAN
GOVERNOE
The Chancellor ant cipated critic fame of the political changes, but he welcomed them because opposition was the breath of Parlamentary life.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 27 He reserted that he and his col leguen wore unanimous in the
A message from (Brussels: Baya pur poss of giving the German people that General Falkerbansen, the Get- political, authority, and core uded by man Governor of Belgium, hua por extoll ng the Army, which was condoned Belcane and neutral impri
super or forces, and 1poned
and hea
de end the
fuit cha
Flanders.
The German garrison of Eosloo with- drew into Holland.
The Allied forces are approaching Ghent and are encircling Tournai
They have crossed the Lys along
most of its course.
They hold the right bank of the Scheldt from the east of Cambrai as far
bank to the north of Tournai for several as Valesiciennes and lie along the left
VIOLENT ENEMY, ATTACHE..
LONDON, Oct. 22,
A French communiqué says:- North of the Oine there was grest enemy artillery activity at night time!
We reached the railway north-east of Assis-sur-Serre, also St. Jacques farm north-west of Chalandry.
On the plateau cast of Vouziers Aght ing which began Resterday has dimim shed in intensity.
•
It is confirmed that yesterday's enemy attacks were very violent."
We identified elements belonging to saven Divisions
"BELGIAN SUCCESSES.-
LONDON, Oct. 15.
A British communiqué from the Bol- gian Front states
The enemy throughout the day on the and Lye Derivation Canal, making endeavoured to maintain his positions
several counter-attacks with a view to retaking our bridge head, but he was repulsed Belgians crossed the Doriva
tion Canal at several points,
LONDON Oct. 21. The Press Bureau xanounces that the number of Government owned vessels Government has decided to sell a limited
The decision will not affect the us
of the vessels during the war emergency.
FRANCE'S FOURTH LIBERATION LOIN,
CELEBRATIONS IN PARIS
PARI, Oct 21.7 France's Fourth War Liberation Loan was" inaugurated on Sunday. Thou- ads of Parisians visited the Plase de la Conard, and the Tuileries in honour of The Little Tigers of the Tuileries” to inspect a collection of 1,500 German guas, seroplanet, & sausage balloon and
big Tank A
General Baden-Powell presented a flag to boyscouts of France at an athletic féte of boys of the 1920 alis recruits de
America has subscribed one million and a half france in token of confidence in France-Barts,
FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.
GERMAN BUILDINGS IN CHINL
NEW REGULATIONS BEING PREPARED
LONDON, Oct 24
vehicles into the Bruges Ghent Canal In the House of Commons, raplying
The retreiving Garmasti thraw 200 The French improved their bridge to Cal Yate, Lord Robert Cecil stated The Salle has been crossed the three kilometres Other French uni-gulations, dealing with the greation. heads south of Dayorth and ofranted that now Trading with the Enemy
kilometros:
same manner as the Serre,
farther south crossed the Lys
Brital troops are now two kilomeThe French have taken 1,100 " the leases of German buildings fa the British Chiron at bhameen, prisquer L
Ching, were being prepared,
tres frita Valenciennes and have pushed The Scend British Army advanced on as far sa St. Amand capturing the mile between the Lys and the Schal it whole of the Forest of Vicoins.
aral established a bridgehead on the - To the north of the Satra the. French | right bank of the Selialde, past úl. Per have made
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