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THE
WAR
{THROUGH BEUTEL 1 AGENDS:}
The following Gabler were received on
Saturday night and strued in THE KING OF Barly Morning Betra sesterday.
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT
{THROUGH BESTER'B AGENCE.]
GREECE.
ASSURANCES TO BRITISH
MINISTER
ATHEE, October 28th. The British Miniator has had an audi- enos with the King. It is understood that THE BRITISH FRONT. the latter repeated the assurances given
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES.
LONDON, October 27th.
General Sir Douglas Haig reports: There has been heavy rain during the right
Hostile artillery has been active south
of the Anere.
Enemy trenches were successfully raid- ed at one point in that area.
General Haig's official report ia as fol- lowsThe heavy rain has continued.
Hostile artillery and trench mortars were active between Labasco and Hulluch and in the neighbourhood of Beaumont hamel.
We bombarded the trenches south of Armentieres
A AERIAL ENGAGEMENTS.
Yeatarday enemy aeroplanes were un- usually active. An engagement occurred in which five machines fell, of which two were ours. On another occasion one of our pilots attacked and dispersed a for- mation of ten machines.
THE KAISER'S ORDER.
to the French Minister yesterday, and that the measures the King proposes to tako to exclude any danger to the Allied troops in Macedonia are regarded as satisfactory
LABOURTROUBLES INGREECE.
ENERAL
(THROUGH BEUTER'E AGENOT. I
GERMAN HOSTILITY TO
NORWAY.
AVSTRIDAN, October 27th, The Nieve Rotterdamsche Courant states that Germany has stipulated with Dutch firme receiving iron ore from Ger many that they shall not use the metal to repair Norwegian shipa..
UNITED STATES AND FUTURE WARS.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
PREDICTION
CINCINATTI, October 27th.
President Wilson, in a speech advocat
ATHENS, October 28th, The situation is complicated by the strike of the employce of the Larissa Railway for higher pay, being a League of Nations after the war A strike on the Attice Railway and by to maintain peace, predicted that this would bo the last world-war out of which: the dockers at the Piraeus is expected.
The Government is considering the mothe United States would be able to keep. bilisation of the strikers in order to come said the nation should be able to use physical force if necessary to assist in pel them to resume work.
proventing war.
BAD WEATHER IN MACEDONIA
PARIS, October 27th. A Salonika communiqué states that bad weather continues to hinder operations
FRENCH OCCUPY GREEK. GARRISON.
ATHENS October 28th. The Franch forces have occupied Corytsa.
The Greek garrison withdrew,
THE FIGHTING IN DOBRUDJA
ENEMY STILL ATTACKING,
Lowpow, October 97th,
THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.
A SPECTACULAR ATTACK:”.
ARRANGED.
WASHINGTON, October 27th. The War Office has definite information that the opponents of the Government's policy in Mexico have arranged with General Ville and other bandits for spectacular attack on the American hor der before the Presidential election in order to create a sentiment against Pre- sident Wilson. Precautions are being taken.
LONDON, October 28th.. Beuter a Correspondent at the British
A Russian communiqué states the Headquarters reports that it is rumoured enemy is attacking along the whole of the that the Kaiser has been at Bapaume, and | Dobrudja front and the Russo Houman- that he has ordered the recapture of allians are stubbornly resisting while retir the ground lost on the Somme since the ing to a line towards the coast from Hir 1st July. A w/94%
sova, which is twenty-five miles north of The British Army hopes that the report Cernavoda... · is true.
Fierce fighting continues on both banka..! of the Juil River near the Vulcan Pasa.
LONDON, October 27th. : The Houmnaian communiqué alates —— The situation is unchanged in the Do- brudja wod on the Danube.
FIGHTING
ROUND VERDUN.
PARIS, October 17th.
A communiqué statos:-We progressed south and west of Vaux Fort and took a hundred prisoners. For M
The violently tombarded our positions in the region of Doramont sud Cheaol.
LATER.
The Government does not suggest that Americans are involved in the border plot, it believes that Mexican interests in the United States are responsible. AMERICA AND KITCHENER MEMORIAL FUND.
NEW YORK, October 27th, An American Committen in support of the Kitchener Memorial Fund has been organised, with Mr. Choate as President, to raise contributions in the United
ut Tulghos anilors,
We continued to advance in the Uzuļ Valley and captured 80 prisoners.
We have withdrawn from the Jini Valley towards the southern exit of the pABS, AN
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No. 4 WYNDHAM BIENET
1914
WHAT WORRY DOES.
effects upon the nervous system.
Anxiety and worry have most harmful
Over work also causes a man to beconte nervous and inclined to worry. This feeble state of the nervous systein often enda in what the doctors calls Neurasthenin--which is nervous exhaustion. If you cannot devote your mind fully to business or work, if you are not sure of yourself, feel excitable and depressed, take heed. You will find will play tricks, your limbs ache and tremble after any walk or exertion, and there is
dull pain
in
your back You must take prompt steps to stop this
We repulsed violent attan States for disabled British soldiers and sleep does not rest you, your memory
and Bicaz in the Trotus Valley, west of the Alt, and in the region of DragoslaTHE INDIAN HOSPITAL vele, where the valley is covered with
Thoro has been an intermittout, can- donado on the Somme..
Our artillery blew up an amounnition | enemy corpses. depot between Genermont and "Abläin court
AMATO
French seroplanes bombed bivouacs north of Lassigny, causing fires, and s number of railway stations.
ATTEMPTED ATTACK CHECKED.
PARIS, October 28th.
HELP FOR ROUMANIA
LONDON, October 27th.
A message from Bucharest states that four British aeroplaner and eight aviators have arrived from Imbros Island, 312 miles distant
The flight was accomplished in five
The enemy north of Verdun continuous | hours,
ly violently bombarded our first lines, One hundred and twenty-eight French especially at the Haudromont Ravine,acroplanes have arrived in Roumania. Fort Dousumont and the Damloup Bat- tery.
Our curtain fire absolutely checked an attempted attack west of the village of Dousumont,
Bad weather is general sad is impeding our operations. Ma
An official communiqué stoles:-On the Somme there was considerable reciprocal artillery firing in the sectors of Sailly Baillisel, Bouchaveanes and Biaches.
GERMANS COMPLETELY
HOODWINKED.
LONDON, October 28th. Reuter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters, who witnessed the battle of Verdug, says that the Germans were completely hoodwinked, though their nor vous cantonade for days previously show. ed that they expected an attack. The enemy were in a panic on Monday morn ing and they turned every available gun against the front of the supposed French attack with the result that the French were able to locate & batteries on the lins they intended to attack on Tuesday How far the new Difensive at Verdun has developed the next few days will show The needs of the Somme and the other fronts have forced the Germans to re more from Verdun part of 2,500 guns which were there in Juse Them zill
each, and the actual test of the fighting
HAVAL ACTIVITY
(THROUGH AKUTNEʼS' ACHNOT. ] NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
RAID ON CROSS-CHANNEL TRANSPORT SERVICE,
LONDON, October 27th. It is officially announced that last even- ing ten enemy destroyers attempted a raid on the cross-Channel transport ser
m
The attempt failed, only an empty transport, The Queen, being sunk, the crew being saved.
Two of the enemy destroyers were sunk, the remainder being driven off
The destroyer Flirt is missing, and it feared that she is lost, but nine of the crew were saved.
is
The destroyer Nubian was disabled by a torpedo and taken in tow, but owing to the bad weather the tow-rope parted and she ran aground. -
LATER.
The German attack in the Chapel was made between midnight and one in the morning.
It is stated that the Flirt was last seen attacking four of the enemy ships.
The Germana came from Zeebrugge,
and they were all the latest and fast est hosts.
deplete their
their divisions by MERCHANT SHIPS SUNK.
Lommon, October 27th may show the French that they are able to The following steamers have been accomplish more than they at first hoped. sunk-Rowanmore (British) and Skog Steanwhile the present stroke is a sore (Norwegian). The former was a ship of reminder to the Germans that they have been premature in rejoicing over the 10,000 tons. capture of Constantia and that the Weat ern is the decisive front,
MOROCCAN REGIMENT STORMS FORT.
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Mr. Chamberlain referred to his reply of the 17th inst
THE INDIAN INDIGO INVESTIGATIONS.
LONDON, October 26th,
In the House of Commons, in reply to Sir W P. Byles, Mr. Chamberlain stated that the Committee which ho had appointed to investigate natural indigo consisted of Professor Armstrong, Mr. Burgess, of Burgess, Lodward & Com pany, of Manchester; Mr. L. I. Harring ton, reprewating the Bisar Planters Association; and Mr.. L. J. Kershaw As the problem was essentially an Indian one, it was not considered necessary to add a representative of the Dyers' Guild, but the Committes would be glad to receive suggestions from the Guild."
MAILS IN MESOPOTAMIA
LONDON, October 28th, In the House of Commons, in reply to Mr. MacCallum Scott, Mr. Chamberlain said be greatly regretted the delays in the transmission of letters and parcels to the troops in Mesopotamia. He canounced that the Raj had deputed & highly com petent officer of the Indian postal service to investigate on the spot and improve the postal service beyond Busra,
ECHOES OF TROOP TRAIN INCIDENT.
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{THROUGH RIUTER'S LGEMOY.] CONSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN. IN
AUSTRALIA.
LONDON, October 28th. The Times correspondent at Sydney in Campaign in Australia is forcing a mesango states: The Conscription disruption of the Labour Party Mora Holman, Wade and Beeby are agreed upon the formation of a new National
Party in the State Legislature based
upon the prosecution of the war. It is understood that Mr. Hohman will remain
as Premier, and that an early dissolution
expected.
MAIL STEAMERS SAFE.
Lowpow, October 28th. states that all the Norwegian mail- The Norwegian Consul at Newcastle testers arve arrived,
GERMAN DEPORTATION
ORDERS.
LONDON, October 18th. Sir O. Kinloch-Cooke asked why ex-
The Amsterdam Telegraaf states that Brigadier Boe had been given a command another 5,000 – were deported from at Lucknow on higher pay in view of Ghent towards Germany on the 23rd inst. the undertaking that the Taj might be live thousand each from Belzsete and relied upon not to reemploy him in a Oudenarde have been ordered to prepare responsible position; also what posts had for deportation. been given to other officers implicated in
atr Chamberlain replied that ex OF THE VICTORIA CROSS. the troop-train incident? ROZEN FATHER AND SON WINNERS Brigadier Roo's responsibility was en- tirely different from his previous appointment. One of the two offers removed from their posts simultaneously with Boe was now unemplored in Eng land. He had no information regard sing the other.
The Greek steamer Kazhians was sad doned by her crew at sea under threats by an enemy submarine which disappear ed before the arrival of a French torpedo boat. The Kashians was not damage
The captain and 31 of the crew of the Donaldson liner Cabotsa, previously parted sunk, are missing,
The Norwegian steamer Egland has been sunk
Loveba, October 28th. It is authoritatively stated that three Divisions participated in the French triumph at Verdun, The French casualties wore only some two thousand The Fort Dousumont, which was fired on. Monday by 20-millimetre, sh, GERMAN RAIDS ON SHIPPING. stormed by a battalion of the Moroncas "regiment of Coloniale
Ons Bundred and thirty German bes karlas word counted on tho front: attach ed, and shout half of them were silended
TO VICTORIOUS
CHRISTIANIA, Outober 27th.
The Germans have seized the Norwegian
| steamer Atlejari – bonnd for Bovenstle, and the stener Proft, taking them, st spectively, to Cuxhaven and winent
NORWEGIAN SHIPPING WAR LOSSES.
THE SILVER MARKET
EORDON, October 28th.
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LONDON, October 27th, (awarded the VC) won the VO, at The father of the late Major Congreve Colenso for gallantry in attempting with Lord Robertson to save the gura.
CHANNEL TUNNEL PROJECT.
LONDON, October 17th. Replying to a deputation adviesting the construction of the Channel Aznos. – Mesure, Bamuel Montagu's report states: Mr. Asquith promised that the Cormailteo Supplies have been forthcoming so question in the light of the experience that the silver market generally is quiet. of Imperial Defence would review the
fly specially from America, whence of the war,
a
10 000 ounes had arrived during the
that hayers were, somerbet shy, THE JOCKEY CLUB AND
and the tendency of prices is downward,
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the Bustrations
TOTALISATOR,
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