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THE
WAR.
RUSSIA'S
CRISIS PASSED.
VIGOROUS · OFFENSIVE
TO
BE MADE.
SUCCESSES IN THE WEST.
BETTER NEWS FROM SERBIA.
KING AT THE FRONT,
TURKISH ATROCITIES.
FRANCO BELGIAN FRONT
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IMPORTANT FRENCH
SUCCESS.
HOW A SÁLIENT WAS CAPTURED.
PARIS, October 16th.
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A FRANCO-SERBIAN
SUCCESS.
BOLD FRENCH MOVE.
PARIS, October 2011.
THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 1915.
An Athens telegram gives details of the
at success
Krivolak,
A co thirty suren miles from Kuprůli, The Gornian Bulgarines were attacking in foren when Importanc❘ the French troops, by a bold manosyre, turned their right flank while the Serbians delivered a strong counter-offensive upon the whole front. The Bulgarians finally retreated in the direction of Stromanitza,
The French have secured another ini. | Franco-Serbian portant sucess in Champagne, muniqué states: We took salient comprising nos] work, and four lines of trenches strongly organised along a frout of 1,200 yards, and having an average depth of 250 yards. The German lussors were serious. They left prisoners in our hands belonging to three different regimenis,
The salient included a portion of the northern slopes of Hill 196 two kilo metres northward of Mesniles-Horlus, and a fort called “The Courtine," which was carried after a very severe struggle. Indeed, the whole salient was very strongly fortified; but despite this, and the des-
· pêration of the Germans, the Frenchment, after vigorous artillery preparation and force fighting, took the whole of it by the end of the day.
BAGPIPES IN BATTLE. THRILLING STORY OF FIGHT AT LOOS.
LONDON, October 25th. Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters records, among the incidents of the Bri- tish attack at Loos, that the Black Watch went into netion with the pipers playing “Hieland Laddie.” The pipers paaised at the first German trench while the cacay were cleared oat. and two of them mounted the parapets. The skirl of the pipe was andible above the crash of the bombs. One of the pipers was slot, but his companion continued playing until the advance was resumed, when the notes sounding pipers followed, the triumphantly above the tumult as the A Black >moke swallowed them up. Watch gergeant killed seren Germans with the bayonet, single-handed. VIOLENT ENEMY COUNTER- ATTACKS.
PARIS, October 26th.
3,m
Serbian cavalry.
RUSBIAN FRONT
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RUSSIAN CRISIS PASSED.
EXPECTATION OF A GENERAL OFFENSIVE.
Lospes, October 25th, The Times correspondent at the Rus sian Headquarters is anthorised by a -representative of the General Staff to stale that the crisis of the Bussian armis, due in the enemy's wainterrupted blows along a 700-miley front, frosh May to October, has passed favourably to the Russians, who are not exhausted and are now firmly based upon the centre of the Empire, in living expectation of a general offensive, and looking confidently to the Armies of the Allies.
AIRSHIP ACTIVITY.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.) AEROPLANES ATTACK
VENICE.
WORKS OF ART DAMAGED.
ROME, October 26th. It is fcially announced that there were Venice on three horoplane attacks, pi
Several bonib, some Sunday evening. incendiary, were thrown. One struck the roof of the Church of Sealzi, bringing down the eciling containing precious paiut- ings. There, was alga other slight damage, but no casualties,
SHEER VANDALISM.**
LATER. Three Austrian seroplanes re-attacker Venice this morning. Three por ons were TERRIFIC FIGHTING S.E, OF slightly injured. The damage to properly
RIGA.
was uninportant.
PETROGRAD, October 20th,"
The papers denmuner the citacks as sheer vandalism, as it is difliegh to truch the vij without démaging replaceable
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RECRUITING BCOM.
{THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.] THE KING AT THE FRONT. VISIT REGARDED AS OF HIGHEST | MARVELLOUS EFFECT OF KING'S
IMPORTANCE.
LONDON, October Bil. It is officially announced that His Majesty the King has arrived in Fraser visit to the Army, and that His Majesty, ako interils to sew the Allied troops.
APPEAL.
LONDON, October 20th. The King's inspiring call has had a marvellous effect. The recruiting scenes in London Cesterday were unprecendented for months. Hundreds of Horse Guards wire ready to progced to the depots be- fore ten o'clock in the morning, and the staffs at the recruiting stations worked at the highest pressure.
LATER: The King arrived at Havremm the end inst. and visited the British Camps. Afterwards His Majesty left for the LOYAL POSTAL EMPLOYEES.
Front,
The visit is regarded in Fianej as of. the highest importanen,
The Echo de Paris, voking the feeling in infhntial elfeles, says it is a happy event. The duration of the way largely depends on the dections, which are at present being taken, and the rapidity of executing them. The cony-rsations which the King will have in France, will render
The feiture of to-day's commnaniqué is the terrife fighting at 1kskul, twenty five works of art. Bomb Be the Piazza inestimable service to the Allied emuse. miles south-east of Riga, and Hakt.
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The Germans furiously attacked both. places. They wern repulsed five times at Ikskul By sixth attack they gained a' footing, but the Russians finally annihi- attackers, luted the majarity of the "capturing the remainder,
The attacks were equally determined at Inke, but all were repulsed.
The communiqué munitions that fighting in the Riga region continues.
THE BERLIN VERSION..
LONDON, October 9th. A Berlin communiqué admits that pursued by the French troops and superior Russian forces compelled weak German forces to withdraw from latest Elsewhere along the Russian front the the strong communiqué emphasises Russian attacks which, it clnitus, worr repulsed.
BULGARIAN LINE THREATENED.
LONDON, October 26th. The Serbian Legation at Athens yu ile 23rd iust, stated that the Bulgarian line towards Bulgarial was seriously threaten- ed owing to the French contingents at Krivolak and Strumnitza.
GERMANY'S STRENGTH.
PARIS, October 20th.
A Petrograd verrespondent states that
The Legation denies that the Gorecording to military authorities the number of enctay Divisions via front ment have left Nigh
of 800 miles a month ago was 1:30. To- ALLIES TO SUCCOUR SERBIA
dag, ou a front of 700 miles, there are 125. The enemy has almost doubled the number of his Divisions on the Rige front, having withdrawn troops from the other fronts, except between Tripet and the Rumanian frontier, where he has increased his Divisions by one tenth.. GERMAN LOSSES AT DVINSK,
PARIS, October 26th. The Tempe Athens correspondent says that according to information from sound diplomatic source, the Allies have decided upon new and effective measures for succouring Serbia,
The British in
particular have promised the immediate despatch of large numbers of troops with full equipment and stores.
ALLIES LAND AT DEDEAGATCH.
LONDON, October 26th. It is reported from Rome that the Allies began to land troops at Dedoagatch
yesterday. They have rut the Salonika- Adrianople railway.
BULGARIAN REVERSES.
ATHENS, October 26th. From reliable sources it is learned that after the battle near Valandovo the French pursued the Bulgariaus over the frontier. The Bulgarians were also de feated at Kuprulu.,,
ESTIMATED TO BE 50,000.
LONDON October 26th.
San Marco and is was a miracle that nothing was harned. The papers express the hope that the devout Eogany and Archduke will be at fjed with Lite damage to the Church. NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
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THE BOMBARDMENT OF DEDEAGATCH.
TWENTY BATTLESHIPS ENGAGED.
Pais, October - 2utin.
An account of the beanbardment of Dedragatch, published in Athens, states that twenty battleships participated in the bombardment for fear Thursday afternic, an aeroplane over the town directing the fire.
James
TURKISH. ATROCUTIES.
1,000 ALREADY ENLISTED.
LONDON, Octubers 28th, Sir Herbert Samuel. Post Master General, addressing postal employees. mentions! that 43,000 employees had al- ready enlisted, but they were arranging that every willing man should still en lis Beating the German's was important than the efficieny of the Pest CHfice,
Nume
THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES.
WHAT - ENGLISH PEOPLE CAN DO.
LONDON, October goth.
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but they feared to do it at first, and so They did not begin the sanguinary work till April, when they thought they were Protesty, would dụ no good. AH sale, the English people could do was lu seud all the hipssible to the Armenian refugees.
MOTHERS BAYONETTED BEFORE
· Lord Bryce, speaking at Mauchester, THEIR CHILDREN'S EYES.
nid that thing in the war could cont BISHOP ROED LIKE A HORSKY pare in its maghitude with the horror
of the Amienian massacres. Then Loxtos, October geth.-
no question of Mohamedan fariticism ane Turkish Govern- Reuter's correspondant at the Mediter in the massacres. ranean Heathjarters gives the narrativement was stley responsible. It was de ented the unthrene of the way to des uf si Armenian prisoter of war, dealing tray the whole of the Armenian people,
When return with Turkish, atrocities. ing invalid to his home at Zile, in marth-west - Siva, He was
un yeuitaess of the Turks shoeing of the Bishop of Sivas like a home when they exiled him
Vali, saying that as the Head of the | DASTARDLY GERMAN PLOT, TO DESTROY MUNITION SHIPS.. Armenians he must not be allowed to go barefooted: When the marestor, wachwed
LONDON, October 26th. Zile he found the authorities throwing
Four Germans have been arrested in the population of 24,000. into prison, New York and charged with plotting
destroy munition ships by ingenious in- A thousand soldiers were killed, in from which plac: the men were taken infernal machines. Further revelations are cluding two companies. which weretches, int; the country, tied with ropes expected.
Americans are most indigiant, and de- buried in the cuing of the barracks and massacred. The womeu nåd child-mand a most searching investigation for Railway stations were also burned down.
the originators. Eight warships bombarded Lages,
GERMANS ADMIT SINKING OF "PRINZ ADALBERT,”
AMSTERDAM, October 28th, A Berlin comuniquí states this submarine sank the large cruiser Prinz Adalbert with two torpedous off Liban, Only a few of the crew were, rescued.
RUSSIAN SUBMARINES ACTIVE
IN THE BALTIC. GERMAN STEAMER CAPTURED: OTHERS SEEK REFUGE.
LONDON, October 25th. The German slenter Gorda has been captured and taken eastward by Russian
The Nove Fremya's was corresponden, | submarines in the Bulties estimates the German losses at Dvinsk to be from 40,000 to 50,000, He says that, on a twenty-even mile front, from Illukht to Lake Drisviaty, the Germany have $0,000 men, Bad an immense weight of artillery, including siego guns and mor-
Six other steamers sight safety in harbour.
tars.
AUSTRO ITALIAN FRONT
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ITALIAN DASH.
SEVERAL ENEMY POSITIONS ·
STORMED.
ROME, October 26th.
A communiqué states that the Italiane on Sunday, between Garda and Adige, descended from Monte Altissimo“ under a cross-fire from the guns of two enemy. forts, stormed two positions securing the
ITALIAN LINER TORPEDOED,
LATER. A man abel-Fay, stid to be a lieu- tenant in the German army, and his man named Scholtz, brother-in-law, were arrested at Weehawken, New Jersey
(ren were exposed on the plaing to hunger and cold for many days and nights till it was thought that they would scept conversion. All of thon refused and then the mothers were hayaletted before when they were testing a bumb. They were in possession of explosives, sucres the yes of the children, who were after-charts of New York harbour, and ex-
The narrator and
his
wards sold, brother rejoined the Turkish army as Moslems, and made their way to Angora Everywhere they met Turkish reservists, who were en route to join the army There wore slaughtering Armenians. oneros at Angora similar to those at Zile. The Turks fell upon partags, some times of 800, with the bayonet, literally tearing them to pieces as they lay defenceles on the ground.
MISS CAVELL.
LONDON, October 24th. The National Liberal Club, has passeil resolution respectfully praying the King to appoint a day for the Empire to pay homage to Miss Cavoll's memory. A Salonika telegram states that the Mr. T. P. O'Connor, presiding, empha- Italian liner Sicilia was torpedoed in thesised that condemnation of the crime Argean Bon, without warning, by a Ger had been most vehement in Holland,
man submarine.
LONDON, October 20th.
GERMAN SUBMARINE'S
CAPTURE.
STOCKHOLM, October 25th-
The newspapers state that the steamer Wally, of Stockholm, bound for Najio with a cargo of rubber, has been captured by a German submarine.
SERBIANS OPTIMISTIC. A communiqué states that the Germans made most violent counter-attacks on all FRENCH STRIKING HARD BLOWS. sides of the work in Champagne mention-
LONDON, October 20th. eud yesterday afternoon. We remained in
Reuter's correspondent at the Serbian possession of the conquered positions. Headquarters says that they are satisfied except at the centre where the Germans with the situation, as it is evident that succeeded in re-occupying some portions the French are striking hard blows at a of, trenches wher. furious hand grenade critical point in the north, where the hold of the Riva-Mori rond, and cap-Gochen has arrived at Varun, highting had been proceeding.
THE SERBIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-] SUCCESSFUL SERBIAN
COUNTER-ATTACKS.
Bulgarians are waiting at Riva to join tured much material in the
the Germans who are at. Orsova, which trenches...
EDCRY
is only thirty five miles distant. A swall Three enemy night attacks in Rienz Serbian army in this corner was hard Valley were repnised. The enemy fed and pressed on two sides, but the German
were pursued back to the trenches. Two offensive was stopped at its most vital enemy attacks at Mrzli penetrated the point, namely at Morava, and if the Allies give timely help in the south, Italian line, but alpinists recaptured the NISH, October 25th.
releasing the Serbians, the latter are con- trenches, buried 200 dead and took scores communiqué states that the Serbian [fident that they will eventually expel of prisoners. comnter-attacks against the Austro-Gerth invnder. mans were completely successful. took two guns, four machine-guns and much booty, including horses and mules.
A French wireless message confirme the Fighting on the eastern front is proceed-statement that the Frenchmen beat the ing at Krivolak, Krupruli and Uskub. FALL OF USKUB,
LONDON, October 25th.
They
A Serbian communiqué admits the fall of Uskub.
THE FRENCH 75. ¿
LONDON, October 28th..
Bulgarians at Rabrove, near Strumuïtza on the gist. The Bulgarians attacked on
a larger front next day but were repulsed on a larger scale. They made no attack on the 23rd. It is stated that the French 75's largely contributed to the successes,
The Italiane also stormed a strong en- trenchment in the Plava zung,
OBJECT OF ITALIAN OFFENSIVE,
LONDON, October 26th. A telegram from Geneva says that the object of the great Italinn offensive was to prevent the Austrians troops going to Serbia. The Italians have shundant munitions and their Chiassos are famous,
THE "GOEBEN.”
LONDON, October 26th. It is stated in Bukharest that the
BALTIC SEA DANGER“.
Stockho13, October 28th. Owing to the danger of mines and sub marines in the Baltic, war insurance pre- aims on ships going to Germany have been doubled, GENERAL.
(TURQUOH REUTEE'S AGENCY-] THIRD AUSTRIAN LOAN, EFFORTS TO OBTAIN SUBSCRIP TIONS IN HOLLAND.
AMSTERDAM, October 25th. The Telegraf calls attention to attempts which are being made in Holland to obtain subscriptions for the Third Austrian Loan Subscribers are invited to pay (23 for dị per cent, security, while before the war 4 per cent, Crown Restes stood at 80.
plosive machines which could be fastened, to the stern of a ship and explode un machines which could be timed to ex- contact with the propeller: also infernal plude days after the vessels departare.
GERMAN SCHEMES IN AMERICA.
WASHINGTON, Oelober 26th. The Government are investigating the reported activities of several small boats in the Caribbean Sen in connection with the escape of German officers interned at Newport News, which is believed to indicate a German plan to resume com- The merec raiding or a small scale.
ne aperations is believed to buy Haiti.
ELDER DEMPSTER LINER ABLAZE.
FEARED TOTAL LOSS,
LoxDou, October 26th. The Elder Dempster line, Ilare, from Forcades (Gulf of Guinen), caught fire beached al. Deal on Sunday." The vessel of Dungeness on Saturday night and was presented an extraordinary spectacle as KING'S MESSAGE TO BEREAVED | she was being towed towards the shore;
America and France.
MOTHER!
LONDON, October 28th. The King has sent a message to Miss Cavell's mother expressing horror at the appalling deed, and remarking that men and
throughout the civilised world are moved to admiration and awe at her faith and courage,
women
A TRAITOR SENTENCED TO PENAL SERVITUDE.
LONDON, October 25th. The Press Bureau says that a British subject was convicted at the Old Bailey on three counts of attempting to com municate to the enemy information con- and cerning military forces, works, munitions, and was sentenced to penal servitude for life.
DR. DUMBA KNIGHTED.
AMSTERDAM, October 26th. The Emperor Francis Joseph has knighted Dr, Dumba, the former Austrian Minister to Washington,
JAPANESE MILITARY MISSION,
PARIS, October 25th.
Japanese The Jatin lenras that a Military Mission has arrived in Boine.
MR. ASQUITH,
LONDON, October 25th. Mr. Asquith, who is recovering from his indisposition, will return to the House of Commons on Thursday.
RAINS IN VICTORIA.
MELBOURNE, October 25th, Timely crins in Victoria have practically asured a bounteous harvest.
the flames were maat high, and tugs were pumping in water. A gale fanned the lames which raged the night long. The was on Monday swamped the fire, but there was a terrife explosion at noon which wrecked the afterpart of the ship. hurling the wreckage in the air. It is feared that she will be a total loss. The Chief Engineer is missing and several Fugen were sent to hospital,
DEATH OF A GERMAN AMBASSADOR.
AMSTERDAM, October 25th. A Constantinople telegram states that Barch Wangenheim, German Ambassador to the Porte, has died after a brief illness. He way responsible for the Corben and Breslin coming to Constantinople, with all the attendant results,
FLAX FROM HOLLAND,
THE HAUGUE, October 26th. A decree prohibits the export of flax from Holland.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
CHINESE MINISTER TO WASHINGTO ♥.
NEW APPOINTMENT.
PEKING, October 25th. Dr. Wellington Koo, who was recently appointed Minister to Mexico, has been appointed Minister to Washington, Hai Hai Fa has been recalled for another appointment.
FINANCIAL
MATTERS
PEKING, October 25th. It is expected that the Land Tax will produce $00,000,000-
The Salt Administration has handl over $4,000,000 to the Government.