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THE WAR.
THE
BITING THROUGH THE HINDEN- BURG D FENCES:
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FRENCH TROOPS ENTER ST. QUENTIN: GERMAN RESISTANCE HARDENING.
BULGARIA READY TO FIGHT TURKEY.
DAMASCUS OCCUPIED BY THE BRITISH.
KAISER'S DESPAIRING APPEAL FOR THE "DEFENCE OF THE FATHERLAND.”
anco--Belgian Front
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BRITISH FRONT.
CREVECOEUR AND RUMILLY.
CAPTURED.
LONDON, October 2nd.
Sir Douglas Haig states:- After maintaining strong earlier in the day, the Thirty Second Divi
pressure sion successfully attacked in the afternoon the centre of the German defensive line from Fonsomme to the neighbourhood of Beaurevoir.
We captured Sequehart, and Presselles, and broke through the Fonsomme-Beaure vair line.
On the north we cleared Joncourt of the Pacay.
The Australians completed the capture of the enemy's defences south of Le Catelet and Gouy.
South of Cambrai, a herce struggle all day long was terminated in a successful attack at dusk, in which the New Zealand. ers, English, and Scottish drove out the enemy from Crevecoeur and Eamilly, and established themselves on the high ground on the east and north of those villages.
Several hundred prisoners were taken in these operations.
GERMAN RESISTANCE HARDEN. ING.
Losos, October 2nd. The consengas of opinion among corres- podents, yesterday, was that the German
resistine has stiffened.
in an
La enemy is fighting very desperately The struggle is most of the vital positions. most furious on the road to Cambrai, which the German High Com. mand evidently considers essential for the whole line of defence.
Twelve German Divisions have been flung into this sector since September 27th- Of these six are on a front of Eve miles.
On the other hand, the British are fight- ing with incomparable spirit, and are advancing steadily, if slower than. cently.
The fact that the Germans deliberately set fire to Cambrai shows that they were not hopeful of saving the town.
Several newspapers are of opinion that in view of the wanton destruction of cities, like Cambrai, the Allies should announce their intention of reprisals.
It is pointed out that Marshal Foch's skill in threatening the enemy with strategical rupture at three points, name ly, at Metz, in Central France, and in Belgium, accounts for the enemy's appre hension of disaster, and consequent har dening of his resistance.
of
The newspapers deprecate the abating pressure, under optimism of the sur render of Bulgaria. They declare that the task of the "Allies in the West is still stupendously difficult..
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Similarly, American newspapers are far from assuming that the war is over. They urge a redoubled effort, as the opportunity is ripe to completely defeat Germany on the battle-field.
ENVELOPING MOVEMENT AGAINST
LILLE...
PARIS, October 2nd.
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PROGRESS IN THE ST QUENTIN- CAMBRAI SECTOR.
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DES DAMES
THE PINCHING-OUT PLAY AT
Yesterday evening, on our right. we FRENCH NOW ASTRIDE CHENIN Russian broni. CAMERAI.
carried out an important advance in the py valley of the Aisne, and captured Binar LONDON, October 1st.ville and Conde-les-Autry, taking alsc Reuter's Correspondeat at British inany prisoners and considerable mate- Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday | rial, including 200 railway trucks.
stater:-
The Canadians, Australians and Ame. ricans have been heavily counter-attacked. but more than maintained their ground.
Last evening we reached the high ground south-east of Laberger and were along the line of the Jencourt-Bony f Spur and the Cambrai-St Quentin rail way, Spur.
North of Cambrai we again progressed, but bodies of the enemy still hold the town. Therefore we are continuing the
pinching-out pino. Elsewhere we pushed out strong battle patrols to probe the enemy defences, and great reconnaitring activity is proceed ing which should largely solve the situs
tion.
Since Sept. 26th we have taken over 13,000 prisoners between the Suippe and Argonne, alsc 300 guns including a large imber of heavy guns
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LONDON, Detoler 1st. A Havas message says:— The Belgians bate advanced to the out- skirts of Roulers.
grip on the Hindenburg system and is Sir Douglas Haig has, extended his Sghting in the suburbs of Cambrai,
General Mangin won back the ground which the French gained last year astride the Chemin-des-Dames.
The Americans advanced, shouting "Lusitania."
DESPERATE FIGHTING IN ST.
QUENTIN
LONDON. Oember 1st. A French communiqué states:— The First French Army, co-operating The chikane - with the British in the region of St Quentia, achieved, important results to-day.
we
Pursuing the retreating enemy penetrated St. Quentin as far as the
canal.
We are steadily eating our way through the Hindenburg defences beyond which lie sisting at the extremities of the towa The Germans are still stubbornly re- the possibilities of completely open war-which was outfanked on the north. fare.
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The Belgians pushed beyond the shell- town zone of mud and water and occu- pied comparatively dry, comfortable' posi tions in the enemy lines.
The enemy has lost practically the whole of his forward artillery. heaviest naval guns
Some of his were seized actr Staden.
The Germans fought stoutly in the Houthulst Forest, but were completely surprised by the onrush of the Bel- gians, and, through a soaking downpour, fell like flies.
Sir Douglas Haig states:--
The One Hundredth Saxons, who came Our operations continued satisfactorily into the line on the night of September on the St., Quentin-Cambrai battle-th, were raided by the Belgians, who, recognising the despoilers of Dinan, unit was concerned... wiped out their score fully as far as this
front.
We advanced considerably towarda "the Vorgies, on the extreme right and north- East to to the high ground east of Le cast of St. Quentin
Further north we gained a footing at Joncourt, and stormed the defences and village of Estrees, clearing the enemy from the high ground south of Le Catclet.
Severe fighting occurred in, the centre of the line, in the villages of Grevecoeur and Rumilly, and on the rising ground on the north and east.
On the left, between Cambrai and the Sensee River, wo engeged throughout the morning attack- have been severely ing and counter-attacking fresh hostile forces.
HEAVY. FIGHTING IN CAMBRAI
SUBURBS.
Notwithstanding this, we have made progress. enst of Tilloy. which is a northern suburb of Cambrai, and in the neighbourhood of Blacourt.
Quentin- Cambrai battle-front we have Since September 27th, of the St.
36 German divisions. engaged and defeated, with heavy losses,
MAGNIFICENT CAPTURES.
The British captured during September 88,300 men, of whom 1,500 were officers,
We also captured 200 guris of all calibres and some thousands of machine- guns.
The British captured in August and September 193,818 men, of whom 2.783 GERMANS SET CAMBRAI ON FIRE. were.officers. We took 1,400 guns.
LONDON, October 1st.
Sir Douglas Halg states:- Our attack north of St. Quentin was continued on Monday afternoon..
We captured Reverzies after sharp fighting.
Joncourt, and took possession of Vend
Farther north we progressed, towards huile. "
The British and Canadians are closing Proville and Tilloy in the face of strong in upon Carabrai, and have captured resistance
The enemy set fire to Cambrai.. north of the St. Quentin and Cambrai Fighting recommenced this morning sector.
CERMAN AIRMEN NOT ACTIVE. LONDON, October 1st.
Sir Douglas Haig states:- The weather was unsuitable for flying yesterday but our low-fiers succeeded in our advancing
A semi-official, statement, after confirm-keeping touch with inge statement that all the communica-infantry, tions of Western Flanders with Lille have
been cut, speaks of an enveloping move troops, transport trains and bridges. ment from the north against Tourcoing. Roubaix and Lille becoming accentuated, and, incidentally, mentions that a French Army under General Degoutte is now operating in the vicinity of Roulers.
We dropped nine tons of bombs on
British machines are missing.
"The enemy airmen are not active, Two
FRENCH TROOPS FIGHTING IN FLANDERS..
LONDON, October 2nd.
THE INTREPID CANADIANS.
LONDON, October 1st, Reuter's Correspondent ut British Headquarters, telegraphing this evening. The battle on the St. Quentin-Cambrai
Bays:--
Great interest is being evinced in the front was resumed this morning with un- operations in Flanders
equalled ferocity.
The Germans have thrown in large re
A French semi-official statement says
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that General Degoutte's Army has been serves, and are resisting and counter operating there since Monday. Previously attacking very desperately.
it acted on the left of General Mangin's
Army. Presumably it was it sent north
The fiercest fighting was in the sector
13 soon as the Belgian-British break north of Cambrai, where the Canadians
through was definitely, established;"
GERMAN ADMISSION OF WITH-
DRAWALS.
LONDON, October 2nd,
"A German official statement says:-
attacked this morning against at least eight divisions.
IMPORTANT ADVANCE IN BELGIUM,
LONDON, October 2nd.. Flanders shows that we made
Fresh and very important news from advance of from one to two and a half further miles on the whole front south of Dixmude,
cut
The. Lille-Ostend railway was north of Menin, while Genera: Plumer's troops, who were close to Menin, crossed Lille. which is consequently outflanked the Lys on a five mile front, north of GENERAL PLUMER'S OBJECTIVE.
A Paris expert is of the opinion that General Plamer's objective is the securing of the Lys passages as far a Courtrai, which is pregnant with enor mous, possibilities.
BRITISH CAPTURE LEDEGHEM LONDON, October 2nd.
Wa reached the canal between L Trenquey and Rouvroy.
On the south-west we progressed inte kilometres east of Gutchy. the Hindenburg Line to a point two
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BIG ENEMY WITHDRAWAL IN THE
On the Vesle the Third Army's
RHEIMS REGION.
success, vigorous pressure was crowned with The Germans were forced to and the Rheins region, and fell back along the whole line. abandon the plateaux between the Aisne
FRENCH HOLD THE RIGHT BANK
OF THE AISNE
We seenpied Maizy and Concevreux on the south bank of the Aisne which in our hands. Between Maizy and Concey- Nere, and St. Thierry were captured. reux. and further on the right. Meuriyat,
Since yesterday 2,100 prisoners. Ventitay, Bouvenequrt, Trigny, Chenayy
taken, also 20 guns, including ten heavy
CONTINUED PROGRESS
CHAMPAGNE,
.IN
were
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THE BULGARIAN ARMISTICÉ. BULGARIA NOT AVERSE FROM ATTACKING TURKEY
LONDON, October 1st. Reuter understands that according to reliable news received in London, Bul indicated that she was not averse from garia, during the armistice discussions, attacking Turkey.
action, that Bulgaria could only act It is, emphasised, however."in this con- militarily Allies.
e-operation
the
in
with
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS
EXPECTED.
LONDON, detöber «ist.. Reuter tearns that Roumantan quarters nré elated at the opportunity of the tyranny. liberation of the country from German
Very interesting developments are ex-
pected.
necessary, points of strategic importance. The Allied Command is now occupying as provided by the Armistice.
The Dobrudja Province and the Con- stanza railway are receiving due atten- tion. North of Constanza the railway in the Dobrudja is under a condominium of the Austrians, Germans, Bulgarians, | ceding days, has increased its advantage.
The gallant Farth Army, in Chan- and Tucks, but the territory south of the pagne, continuing its effort of the pre-railway was ceded to Bulgaria by the Bukharest Treaty, which the Allies do not Valley, Autry and Autry Wood and We conquered, un the right, in the Aisne Yaux-tes-Mourons, Ave kilometres north uf Bouconville.
Farther west we reached the southern lines one kilometge, outskirts of Challerang and carried our
South of Cirey we penetrated the A Belgian comuniqué states: --- gress in the direction of Hoglede and guns and much material, which it is in
Offeuil Woods, south-east of which we The Belgian troops made further pro-took, during the day, numerous prisoners Roulers.
posible to count.
The British seized" Ledeghem and crossed the Lys betweed. Werving and Commines.
THROUGH GERMAN EYES,
LONDON, October 1st..
AMERICAN SUCCESSES.
LONDON, October 2nd. An American" comoruque states:~~ ire advanced our lines in the Argonne forcat.
Clergies and are operating north of the Further east our patrols passed beyond They are in contact with the road between Exermont
Tuwir
on the
A German communiqué staten:- The enemy broke into our position on September 27th and compelled us to witadraw the right wing of our defen-i sive front trom north of Dixmude to Werken, and evacuate the Wytschacte salient,
Tremendous Eghting continues betweening in their successes. Cambrai and St Quentin.
and
The enemy has gained a footing in the suburbs of Cambrai. At Neuville and Cantimpre, south of Marcoing, the enemy. forced us back behind the Canal
In the sector of Masnieres Crevecueur we re-took Villers-Guislain. Bellicourt and Bell Englise.
The enemy crossed the Canal between Our regiments norte of Gricourt, with drew their wing to Lehaucourt
The English bought their local successes sanguinarily.
They captured Manre and Ardeus. We
Rey and Genues.
In the north, we are advancing with the French and British, and participat-
Dince Sept. 26th our aviators have shot. down over 100 plans and 1 balloons, FRENCH TROOPS ENTER. ST.
QUENTIN
LONDON, October 1st. Headquarters, telegrapoing yesterday Beater's Correspondent At French evening, stated:
The Battle continues. on the whole of the Quentin to the Meuse. Frencu and American tront from St.
The British and French "attack north
recognise.
BOLSHEVISM IN SOFIA.
PARIS, October 1st...
Mr. Marphy, the United States. Consul A telegram from Salonica states that General at Sofia has arrived there. He Council held on September 3rd, Tsar states that as it result of the Crown
Vienna fer edinte help, which Aus Ferdinand appealed
to Berlin and tela and Germany refused,
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SOUTHERN KARELIA CLEARED OF GERMANS.
LONDON, Úctober 2ud. Russia states:-
A British otheiab statement from North
Chinskaya 10 of the enemy were killed
In connection with
the capture of Southern Karelia, was cleared of tho enemy except 2000 newly-arrived reinforce- ments, who are surrounded south-west of Ukatinskaya,
Aerial Actaviies.
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PANIC IN
THE RHINE DISTRICTS
LONDON, October 2nd.
The Press Bureau states
Germany states that there is widespread A neutral who has just returned from terror in the Rhine District owing to the British raids.
station at Frankfort is so damaged that The central portion of the innin railway trains are unable to enter, but trains Arrive at and depart from improvised improvised wooden plattorms at some dis- tance from the station.
Naval Activities.
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OVER ONE HUNDRED AERO- PLANES PARTICIPATE.
LONDON, October 1st. Dealing with the combined attack by Saturday morning, in conjunction with our urinen aad our warships on the Flemish const 02 Friday night and tae Belgian and offensive, the frontier correspondent of the Teleyrauf says:-
A good 100 aeroplanes participated. The snips lay pretty far from the shore and directed serrible are on the coast. Some of the vessels had begun fairly. curly and took the less important points
frontier, share heavy guns were station- under fire, for example, the Knocke dunes, between Knocke and the Dutch
સસ્તું.
The main attack, however, was directed on the harbour of Zeebrugge and its environs, and the canal at Bruges The main attack lasted two hours and was. carried out in rough weather and beavy
rain,
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Tsar Ferdinand then appealed to the Enterte beause he realised that in order to keep his throne and life, it was im. perative to have a foreign military force making progress and the extremest in Bulgaria, where revolution was already
ings and "made laws, and demonstrated Bolshevism was the doctrine to day,
Sofia workers and soldiers held niet- General, before the Palace, frequently alluding to the assassination of Tsar Nicholas. SOME EFFECTS
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OF BULGARIA'S CAPITULATION.
LONDON, October 1st. A Havas message says: Bulgaria has surrendered un'ton. ditionally to the Allies.
The withdrawal of Bulgaria from the war will bring vast rexnits, as nothing in the Balkans is adequate to withstand the Allied armies!
The surrender of Turkey is possible will have finished by the collapse of The game of Enver Bey and Talaat Bey German influence in the Ukraine and the Caucasus,
The awakening of Roumania is now
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WHY GERMANY WANTS HER COLONIES BACK.
AMSTERDAM, October 2nd. Dr. Solf, lecturing at Munich before an audience including the King of Bavaria, said that the national importance of re- gaining her Colonies was not surpassed could not suffice in time of peace. For by any other task.
The present substitutes for raw materials wool alone Germany would have to keep 50,000,000 sheep, which was practically impossible. The supply of raw materiala
took Aprempat and Montre-Beau Woodsait south of St.... Quentia, Jaunched possible, and there is great depression was the weakest point in Germany's world
from the Americans.
We shot down 15 agroplénes,
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A German official message states:- We captured some hundreds of Bel- gians near the coast.
The Canadians temporarily advanced on the north and beyond Cambrai to Ramilles,
We threw back the enemy on Tilley, South of Cambrai we completely held our positions against repeated assaults. The French gained heights north of Breuil.
yesterday afternoon, enabled General Depeney's troops, north of the Somme, to cross the Cambrai S. Quentin Road on the South.
The French line anw runs from Giffe court to Lovillers.
*** St.
Huge explosions occurred Quentin this morning.
Towards the Aisne the French pro gressed beyond. Revillon."
The Germans are clinging obstinately in the centre to the wooded massif at St. Thierry, stretching from Cormicy to the Velse, and constituting a very strong position.
We took prisoner two Franch com- panies near St. Marie Apy and drove French troops entered St. Quentin this back strong American forces at Apre-afternoon. mont, and Montre Beau Forest, with heavy losses.
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IMPORTANT GAINS IN
CHAMPAGNE.
LONDOS, October 1st. Beuter's correspondent at French Headquarters states:-
Cham
At 10 o'clock on Tuesday evening the GERMANS THROWN ACROSS ST. after noon they traversed the town to French entered St. Quentin. In the QUENTIN CANAL.
the eastern outskirts.
General Gourand's Army, in pagne made. important gains on the whole battle-front. Its right reached Lacon, on the edge of Argonne, cutting Germans held between our yesterday's off a pocket four miles deep, which the line and the edge of Argonne Forest
LONDON, October 2nd.. A French communiqué states:~~~- Very lively actions occurred in St. The struggle is going well, but details Quentin at night. are lacking. My impression is all out thrown over to the east bank of the Canal, The enemy has been The combat is progressing here and if where he is resisting energetically. the Canadians succeed in cracking the
Between the Aisne, and the Veslo we line they will sweep on into Bluey and gained fresh advantages west of Rheims
We withdrew from parts of, the salient Joncourt.
un the lines near St. Quentin, north-west
of Rheins and west of the Argonne
A large portion of the Nauroy trenchern outskirts of Villers-Franquez system was carried by the Fourth Army
We hold Pouillon, Thil, and the south-
The enemy gained a footing at Ledeg-units. hem.
The 8t. Thierey massif is in our hands. We also gained ground north of Neuvil. lette, and carried our lines to the southern
Our counter-attack regained the AUSTRALIANS CAPTURE ESTREES. outskirts of Betheny. eastern part of the town.
On the fifth day of the Cambrai Battle
South of Cambrai the Australians at
They cap-
we repulsed seven assaults north of San-tacked this morning in the direction of court, and, further south, the enemy ad-Gouy making good progress. vanced beyond Abancourt and Batigny, tured Estrees, also the important "Mill"" and towards Cuvillers A counter-attack ridge astride the Hindenburg line north- drove back him beyond Abancourt and east of Bellicourt Bentigay.
The New Zealanders and British also
oar local preponderance in artillery. certainly suffering very heavily from
The enemy's assault broke down at and heavily engaged the Germans, who are south of Cambrai.
The enemy captured Rumilly and occupied Bt. Quentin.
We withdrew from the Veils and north: West of Rheims.
Ledeghem and Rollegbem-Cappelle are ap In Flanders there is little change bur parently occupied,
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The front to-night runs almost straight from south of Monthois 'to Lancon and Vaux-le-Mourons, midway between Mon- thois and the edge of the Forest,
Valley, "acrom the Argonne.
Wo reached the entrance of Grandpts
On the loft the line advanced two miles heycho Sommepy. AIRMEN'S PART IN THE BATTLE.
LONDON, October 1st.
The Air Ministry states:- In conjunction with the First Ameri- Ariny's operations we bombed Mezz-Sablon station and the Frescaty aerodrome on the night of September
can LONDON, October 1st.
A French" communiqué states:---. Our advance was resumed this morning.30th. their attacks, between the Aisne and the Velse.
In Champagne our troops, pursning have completed their
success
Bad weather obscured observation. We also attacked the blast furnaces at Barnach. One British machine did not
return.
anong German officers.
German troops have been ordered to an unknown destination.
There is a rumour of a mutiny among Austrian troops.
Several Austrian regiments havë mas sacred their officers.
the enemy.
Serbia's territory will soon be clear of
economy, Colonies.
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hence she would "nerd" her
THE OLD DEMAND ADHERED TO.
Dr. Solt argued that Germany must have her Colonies to prevent ber commer- cial isolation.
He said that the policy of the open door must be one of the most important de-
The Hapsburg Slavs will take advan-mands at the conclusion of peace, tage of the Bulgarian capitulation.
HOSTILITIES SUSPENDED.
LONDON, October 1st.
Germany had no thought of militarising Africa, but desired to prevent the employ→ ment of coloured men in Europe.
A French Eastern communiqué states:
The Imperial Government adhered firm ly to the demand for the return of her During September 30th the Allied African and South Sea possessions, an armies continued to advance until noon, well as the fresh partition of Africa, so when, according to the armistice, hostili-4 to consolidate Germany's scattered ties were suspended.
posacasions.
The Serbians occupied the Gradishto and Plavitse heights, between Uskub and the Bulgarian frontier.
The Allies entered Kicevo, and captur- ed Struga, in the region of the lakes... Austrian troops west of Lake Ochrida are still resisting,.vigorously. BULGARIANS RETURNING HOME.
LONDON, October 2nd. A Serbían communiqué states: The Bulgarian troops are returning t Bulgaria.
The
Near East.
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LONDON, October 1st. A Palestine affcial statement sayɛ:- By the evening of September, 20th our cavalry had established themselves on the thousand prisoners and five gung were north, west and south of Damascus. A taken from the rear-guards disputing the advance during the day,
BRITISH OCCUPY DAMASCUS,
London, October 2nd. A Palestine communiqué states:- Damascua morning.
occupied yesterday
wax
Dr. Solf added that, Belgium, Portugal and France possessed excessively large stretches of territory and remarked that, Germany did not want the lion's share. EARLIER CABLES,
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BRITISH SUBJECTS' MALTREATED
IN PETROGRADE,
LONDON, October 2nd. The Daily Chronicle containe à des patch, dated September 5th, from its correspondent imprisoned in the St Peter and St. Paul fortress in Petrograd, The despatch says, that he and the correspondents of the Times, Morning Port, and Daily Express were arrested the day after the murder of Commmder Cromie. With the British Vibe Consul and a chaplain they were imprisoned in a room in the Prefecture of the Police, with 130 others-British and French subjects and Russian criminals.
Eventually, in consequence of over- crowding, the British and French and a fans, were marched through the streets few others, including some septuagendar. to the St.Pater, and St. Paal fortress, where batches of 20 were put into cells, in which, under the old regime, only one was confined. Here they had to sleep on the stone floor and were fed twice weekly with putrid lood, a
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