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THE WAR.
NEW BRITISH POSITIONS.
A. BIG ADVANCE.
SERBIANS GALLANT RESISTANCE.
RUSSIANS ROUT THE ENEMY.
VIGOROUS ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
BRITAIN'S OFFER TO GREECE.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
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THE NEW BRITISH POSITIONS,
I
A BIG MOVE FORWARD,
LONDON, October 21st. Field-Marshal Sir John French, in u despatch, gives the first detailed descrip- tion of the British positions. He says that the front now leaves the old line 1,200 yards south-west of the southern edge of Auchylez and La Basse, and runs through the main trench of the Hohenzol tera redoubt in an easterly direction, 400 yards south of Fosse'and 800 yards to the Wa south-western corner of the Quarries. also hold the south-eastern corner of the Quarries, our trenels running thence south-east paralel to and 100 yards from the south-western edge of the Cité St. Elie, to 500 yards west of the north edge of the Hulluch line. It then runs along the Leas-La Basse road to the Chalk Pit for 1,500 yards, north of Hill 70, and thence south-west to 1,000 yards east of Loos Church, where it Beds south-
<f
to
Bouth-west
that Hill, bending
of Lous south 1,200 yards Church, whence it goes dae west back to the old line. The chord of the salient we have created in the enemy's line, measured along our old front, is 17,000 yards in length. The depth of the saient at the Chalk Pit is 3.200 gords. Since Septeri- ber 27th, the enemy has reinforced his troops, holding the front we attacked by forty-eight Battalions, including à. Divi- sion of Guards.
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VIOLENT ARTILLERY ACTION,
PARIS, October 21st.
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THE HEAR EAST
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] DARDANELLES OPERATIONS. MINING BY THE TURKS.
LONDON, October 21st.
The Commander at the Dardanelles.re
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGRNOV.] GREAT BRITAIN AND GREECE. CYPRUS OFFERED FOR JOINING ENTENTE.
LONDON, October 21st... The Daily Telegraph announces that
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] WHY SIR EDWARD CARSON RESIGNED.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN THE COMMONS.
LONDON. October 20th.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] LORD DERBY'S RECRUITING SCHEME.
LONDON, October 20th. Lord Derby, speaking at the Mansion House, said the idea of his scheme was to obtain-sufficient recruits for many months
In the House of Commons, Sir Edward ports that nothing noteworthy hay taken it is stated on good nuthority that Great Carson, explaining the reasons for his to come, and to enable men to be called up plaer during the past week except min-Britain has formally offered to give resignation, said that he found himself as they were wanted. Those eligible for ing activity by the Turks. They ex-Cyprus to Greger immediately the latter at: complete variance with the Cabinet enlistment will be divided into forty-six ploded a mine at Hill C0 beneath their joins the Entente.
on questions affecting the Near Eastern groups. Unmarried men between the ages- LATER.
polic. He felt therefore, that' his of nineteen and forty years inclusive, will own lines, and much damage was done
The Cyprus report eminates from presines in the Cabinet was a source of the colled up according to age, and then to their own trenches but not ours.
the married men. The intter will only * Athens, according to the Daily Chronicle, weakness and not of strength.
He emphasised that there had be join the colours when the list of unmerriei! absolutely no which understands that the offer has
personal disagreement. men is exausted, and if every man eligible comes forward, it will be any months been communicated to Great Britain's
and no Party questions were involved.
before the older and married men will be allies.
Every member of
Cabines)
called up. Indeed, the war might muan- had only
idea, and that
while be decided. He suggested that the was the carrying of the war, ad fil married men join the Army Service Corps sacrifices, to a conclusive issue. He
or the' Medie) Department, acknowledged the great difficulties of coordinating our policy with that of our Alles, and also consulting the sentiment:
Elsewhere they exploded a mine under Four trenches. The garrison had already withdrawn, but five miners were baried. Though lost for three days they dug themselves out and were little the worse
for the ordeal.
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.}, BRITAIN'S WONDERFUL NEW FLEET." WHICH REGAINED COMMAND OF MEDITERRANEAN.
LONDON, October 21st The wonderful new Flect which regain
J. Jardine, sich, `a
THE SPLENDID LOYALTY OF INDIA. CONTINUOUS OFFERS OF MEN AND MONEY.
STRIKING PROOFS OF FRIENDSHIP FROM" AFGHANISTAN AND TIBET.
LONDON, Gctober 20th. Mr. Chamberlain, Soerotary of State for Indía, replying to a questi is put by Sir bulky and detailed statement of offers of service in connection A communiqué states that there hased the Allies' command of the Mediter-with the way made by the ruling Chiefs been a particularly violent artillery ac PANCAF after enten submarines. Ead tion in north Arris, in the Loos and caused the retirement of the battleships, is Givenchy sectors, and near
the Lille described by a correspondent at the Dar road. The concentrated fre of French danelles. It consists of monitors of all batteries exploded large enemy ammani shapes and sizes, the largest carrying two tou depois. The Gerumus have opened a fourteen-inch guns throwing three now and violent bothbardinout north of quarters of a ton of metal & distance of
ali the offera, Suffer fifteen miles. They are built out ten fect
that they demonstrated the ander water on ench side, making the hull
firm determination of all classes and invulnerable to torpedoes. Subsequently; erectis to fulfil all the positive duties of
Aisue and cast of Rheims,
THE SERBIAN FRONT.
(TAROGON BROTRI'A AGÉNOV.]
REPORTED BULGARIAN
SUCCESS,
AND A GERMAN CHECK.
AMSTERDAM, October 20th. The Germans claim that the Bulgarians. made a rapid advance south-west; of Egripalanka, captured 2,000 prisoners, aud 12 guns, and are advancing towards
Kumanovo,
the old cruisers. Endymion and ThesuÄ arrived, reborn with formidable waist- betts. These played an important rdle in The landing of troops at Suvh Bay, and in the subsequent operations,
-THE BRITISH NAVY,
A PROTECTION AGAINST WORLD
and important persons and associations in Indin had been received from the Raj, and copies had been placed in the Library the House of Commons,
Mr. Chamberlain dwelt on the muni- and licent gifts of men and mouey said it was impossible to
citizenship.
enerate
1
Lo
Mr. Chamberlain preceded to say that the notabilities and tribes on the border- land were not behind in the spontaniety of their expressions of loyalty. We had had a striking proof of friendship from the Amir of Afghanistan, Tx Dalai Lama (of Tibet) had offered a thousand soldiers. and his sympathy with the Allies was Mr. Balfour, First Lord of the Ad-shown by the fact that he had ordered the hills of Lhassa to be beflagged on the ocension of General Botha's victories, and directed special prayers to be said for further victories.
protection."
DOMINATION.
LONDON, October. gisi. :
It had been impossible for the Govern
of neutrals.
une
SPIES COURT MARTIALLED, ONE SHOT AND ONE IMPRISONED:
LONDON, October 20th.
A position, however, had arisen' în ; Two spies have been gurt martialled the Balkans which was necessarily bad-and found guilty. One was excented ing to far-reaching results. We had al-yesterday; the other was sentenced to five
ady been committed to operations in years' penal servitude. Callipoli from which the new operations
- MR. ASQUITH · MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
LONDON. October 20th.
in the Balkans could not be divorcual. He proceeded. The situation, in my
In the House of Cominions, Mr. Lloyd Film necessitated a "clearly defined,
well thought cur, mud, décisiva policy, | George annomiced that Mr. Asquith had and" fuding myself - unable to agres in unde excellent progress, and expected to any respect with the Government's policy return to the House on Tuesday, I felt my presence was no longer useful.”
INDIAN ARMY PROMOTIONS. He did not suggest that his views were
LONDON, October 21st. omparable to those with greater expori- end and wisdom, but he held them strongly consciencionsly and patrinti cally. (Cheers.)
REIGN OF TERROR IN BELGIUM, BELGIAN COUNTESS AND LADY TEACHER SENTENCED TO
DEATH.
LONDON, October 21st
In the House of Commons, in reply to Mr. Wedgwood who asked whether the Secretary of State would see that Cap- tains of fifteen years standing in the. Indian Army "would be printed to Majors, similarly to Captains of the same standing in the British Army, Mr. Austen Chamberlain said that he was given to understand that orders regard- ing the promotion of a Captain in the British army apply only to arms where the exigencies of service require such promotion. No such exigency exists in The Indian anay at the present time.
MILITARY APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, October 21st. Colonel F. F. Minchin has been gazet- condemned to death, besides Miss Cavell,ted Military Adviser to the Ministry of Munitions, with the temporary rank of | four other persons, including a Belgian
Brigadier General, Countess, a lady teacher, a leading Brussels chemist and an architect. They also sentenced twenty-two persons to terms of imprisonment ranging from fifteen to two years, including Princess
A telegram from Rotterdam states that there is a reign of terror, in Belgium, as Miss Cavell's execution is believed to be only one of many incidents of frightful- ness. A German proclamation shows that * Court Martial held on the 10th inst.
years,
The communiqué shows that the Ger-miralty, in a message to the Navy League, east to the north-west slope of Hillmans have suffered a check south-eastward aye➡" Germany ainus at world domina- 70. It runs along the western slopes of Semendria,
tion, and against world domination the SERBIANS FALLING BACK.
British fleet, from the time of Queen PARIS, October 21st.
Elizabeth to the present, has always The latest news from Nish shows that, been found the surest and most effectualment to accept all these many and varied offers of service, but their appreciation of despite the most gallant resistance, the
them was no less on that account. The Berbians, owing to the enemy's superfor Mr. Winston Churchill, in his message. House would agree in seeing in these offer artillery, are falling back in the north says that the British navy has undisconclusive evidence of the unshaken A commur qué states that the troops southpated command of the sea, and every solidarity of the Princes and peoples of Maria de Croy, who was sentenced to ten of Somendria have been obliged to retire mistike can be retrieved under its sure India and the neighbouring countries, in conjunction with the army near Bel | shield. grade. Fighting continues in the V'assina valley,
the Bulgarian frontier. Between Vrania and Ristovatz the enemy have command of the railway. In the south our troops occupy the region between tho Stratzine mountain and eastward of Kumanovo, and the left bank of the Bregalnitza
DIPLOMATISTS LEAVING NIBH,
ATHENS, October 21st, The Diplomatists are leaving Nish for
After a heavy bombardment the enemy attacked to-day between the Quarries and Hulluch, but was everywhere repulsed. LATER.
The enemy's attempt yesterday after- noon was against our front between the After a heavy Quarries and Kulloch. boabardment of our troops hostile in- fantry attempted to break across the open
AUSTRO-ITALIAN FRONT.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
without distinction of race or religion, for the defence of the vital principles of the Empire. (Loud cheers.)
POPE INTERCEDES WITH THE
KAISER.
ROME, October 21st. The Pope, at the request of the British and Bolgain Legations, has interceded with the Kaiser or. behalf of the Countess and the teacher, and seven other French and Belgians who have been condemned to be
Bir J. B. Bandles asked if Mr. Chamber- lain would consider the desirability of giving the House the opportunity of con- marked and distinguished veying in a manner an expression of its appreciation of the action of the Princes and peoples shot. concerned.
A VIGOROUS OFFENSIVE. ROME, October 21st. Tho Italians continue a vigorous offen- sive in the Tyrol and Trentino region. A communiqué records the storming · of Patona Hill, north east of Codine, which is a strong position dominating two valleys where the Austrian trenches were hewn in the rocks; also the capture of tions in the Cordevole and Falzarego had hardly come for this. The House
The Archbison of Cologne has replied Mr. Chamberlain replied that he must that the Emperor has suspended the consult the Prime Minister on the subject, | exccutions pending farther investigations
ground, but were completely stopped by Monastir with the national archives. The the heighte north of Cresano, and poj.but his personni opinion was that the time.
our combined artillery, machine-gun and rifle fire There were a number of bomb- ing attacks in the neighbourhood of the Hohenzollern redoubt, and at Fosse eight attacks followed each other, but they were all repulsed, and the enemy's losses were
very serious.
GERMANY PRESERVING HER OFFICERS.
ATTACKS LED BY NON-COMS.
LONDON, October 21st. correspondent at Reuter's
Head- quarters, describing the recent counter- attack at Loos on the Hohenzollern
redoubt, says that it is an interesting fact
National Bank and the Serbian Govern-
ment at present remain in Nish.
LATER.
The Diplomatists have postponed their departure from Nish owing to the inter- ruption of railway communication at Salonika
RUSSIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ENEMY RETREATING IN DISORDER,
PETROGRAD, October 21st.
districts. GENERAL.
(THROUGH RETTEL'S AGENCY.]
"OUR DAY.” -
LONDON, October 21st. Our Day" festival synchronising with Trafalgar Day promises to be one of the most successful of the many fag days, The Trafalgar celebrations will be the most enthusiastic of the year. The King initiates the offerings by giving £6,000
were
must consider the assistance we receiving from all parts of this Empire in making this recognition.
FACTORY EXPLOSION IN PARIS. MANY PERSONS KILLED.
PARIS, October 21st.
A violent explosion occurred at a factory in uc Tobias, situated in the extreme south-east of Paris. Much loss of life bas
"IN COLD BLOOD."
LONDON, October 20th. Replying to a question in the House of
Lord with reference to the death of Miss Edith Cavell, Lord Lansdowne said he doubted whether anything had shocked the British people more than the manner in which she was-" I suppose I must say 'executed in cold blood." His lordship admitted that Miss Cavell was liable, to
punishment, but he believed no civilised country would have refused such a brave and devoted woman mercy. The American and Spanish Ainbassadors endeavoured to
INTERESTING SHIPPING
PROSECUTION. PASSENGERS EMBARKING AFTER THE POLICE EXAMINATION.
At the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. Lindsell, Capt. J. W. Evans, of the Douglas steamer hatfun, was summoned for allowing passengers to come on beard nis ver per tie pune examination had commenced.
Inspector Watt, stating the case for the prosecution, said that on October 19th the laitan was cleared by Detective Laing at 1 p.. The police had received chit from the company's office to the effect that the ship, was to leave at 1 clock. After the ship had been cleared the detective was told by a ship's officer that the vessel would not leave until D.RI,
The
The decctive again cleared the ship, a number of passengers having come aboard between and p.m. ship in fact did not leave until 2.30. The detective withdrew his men after clearing the second time and counted the number of persons who went on board after the second search. Forty-one boarded the vessel, and thirty-six left." There was a second summons with respect to the baggage of these people.
Mr. H. Looker, for the defonce, submitted that before the Captain could be convicted of permitting or knowingly being a party to the offence of going on hourd without permission, the proscen- tion must establish that he knew the me cand on board without permission. There was no evidence that the Captain did know it. As a matter of fact, in the present case, it appeared that the con stable who bad authority to give permis sion was standing on the wharf all the It time these people were going on. was a mystery why he did not imme diately arrest them. He would submit If he that he so gave them permission.
to the British Red Cross Fund, and the been caused. President Poincaré and the the last, but vainly, to secure a commuta- did not give permission and took no steps A communiqué states that fighting con-Queen and the Prince of Wales each Minister of the Interior have gone to the tion of the sentence and even the susperto srrest them he seemed to be guilty of tinues in the vicinity of Mitau and
Drink The Russians on the left bank
that the Germans were mostly led by nonof the Styr have made further hauls of commissonet officers, which supports the belief that in case of frontal assaults the
prisoners and machine-guns, and they are
in pursuit of the enemy who are retreat-
officers are under orders to remain in shel-ing in disorder and scattering in the ders till the objective is carried, the par- forests.
The guns captured include,
pose being to prevent wastage of officers. intret, a battery of four howitzers.
SUPERIORITY OF FRENCH
GUNS.
PARIS, October 20th. Only artillery activity, is reported in to-day's communiqué. The French gung are showing great superiority. :
GERMAN CLAIMS.
ANSTERDAM, October 91st. The Germans claim to have stormed several positions, and to have reached the river Dvina, southward of Riga.
give £300.
RUMOURED CABINET
CHANGES.
spot.
LATER. Forly persons are known to have been killed. Loubs have been found five hundred yards away,- -
LONDON, October 20th.
A number of adjacent workmen's dwel The newspapers anticipate that Sir F.
Smith will be appointed Attorney-lingscollared, and it is formed that many General and that Mr. G. Cave will be persons are buried in the débris. appointed Solicitor-General -
A BELATED REPORT.
LONDON, October, 20th. It appears that the report of Pilkington and Song (published yesterday) ista belated one. The Zeppelin accident
occurred last March.
COUNCIL OF WAR.
ATTENDED BY FRENCH MINISTERS.
sion of the execution.
AN AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT. TRAINING FOR DISABLED BOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
LONDON, October 20th.
A Departmental Committed under the chairmanship of Lord Selbourne has, recommended, as an experiment that fifty discharged and disabled men from the Army and the Navy be given a course of LONDON, October 20th. training is an agricultural college with a There were two Cabinet and two War view to altimate employment on the land Council meetings yesterday, eze being The War Office has approved of the scheme attended by M. Millerand and Cambon. and the Treasury will-defray the cost,
elear negligence.
His worship--I think the onus is on you. The natural presumption is that if the Captain is on the ship he is re- sponsible for what happens.
Mr. Looker-There is no natural pre- sumption about a penal Ordinance, nor is there any onus whatever on the respon- dent in a criminal prosecution to prove anything the prosecution has not proved. As a matter of fact, of course the Captain did not know, but in order to succeed the prosecution must prove their ease.
His worship-At present I still think
After all, these are. the onus is on you, special enactments made for the prote tion, you might say, of the Empire, and they are much wider.
Mr. Looker submitted that that did not In prosecutions make any difference. under the licensing laws it had been held that there could be no suffering or per mit:ing without knowledge.
The hearing was adjourned.