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Balkans.
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LATEST CABLEN.
"REUTERʼN "ÄGENCY.]
TERMS OF BULGARIA'S
CAPITULATION
"Amsteram, October 7th.
A telegram from Sofia says: It is semi-offcially stated that the tarms of the Armistice provide for the demobilisation of the Bulgarian Army, except three divisions of infantry ad four regiments of cavalry.
The capitulation of the Bulgarian units. which"
were wesh of Uskab, when the armistice was signed and the departare from Bulgaria within four weeks of all Austrians and Germans were also gr vided for. The Turks. however, werd
allowed to remain.
EARLIER CABLES.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER
SERVICES' ENTERTAINMENT
FUND
The Treasurer of the above Fund (the Rov F. G. Hastings, BN.) gratefully soknowledges the following contributions for the period ended October 8th, 1912:
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS.
J. M. Gordon
A Denison
IC Hancook
A Ritchie
** Nemo '! (Oct, and Nov.)
10
D. Macdonald
30
J. Macdonald
300
W. J. Pringle
5
10
H. F. Campbell.
B
10.
¿H... A: Nesbit (Aug. and Sopti)..
RE Sedgwick
* C. D. W...”? (Aug, and Sept.)... D. M. Rose
20
10
HW Bird
E. Davidson (Aug and Sept.)
G. S. Archbutt
A. Forbes
·A. J. Chinchen
JH. Brister
E. Grant-Smith ATC. Nixon
BIG HAUL BY THE FRENCH
TROOPS.
SURRENDER OF ELEVENTH
GERMAN DIVISION..
PARIS, October 8th. The Echo De Paris announces that
Friend
AF. Nicholson L. N. Lecto
E. A Wells
Sir Wm. Rees-Davies (August
and 'September)
P. 8. Cassidy
C. H. Blason (Aug and Sept.)
M. Maas
A. E. Crapnell
G. M. Young
G. Dumbarton
D. Landale
A Galloway
Ross Thompson......
HB. L. Dowbiggin (May to
September).
J. W. Taylor
Staff at As: Pet, Co.
and
Staff of Ex. Tel, Co.
French troops in Balgaria compelled the surrender of the Eleventh German Divi-
Kate sion, with which a German two Brigadiers also surrendered, SERBIA CAPTURE VRANJE AND DIBRA. FRENCH VIGOROUSLY PURSUING THE ENEMY,
Luanos, October 7th.
A French Eastern communiqué ptates: After a vigorous pursuit of the Austro- German forces who are retreating in disorder towards the north, the Frenco and Serbians captared Tranje on October. 5th and took several hundred prisonets add frome guns.
We continue our advance in Albania The Serbians occupied Dibra TURKEY'S HELPLESSNESS. IMPORTANCE OF CONSTAN- TINOPLE T RAILWAY.
LONDON, October 6th.
A Havas message says: The Germans and Austrians will make great efforts to place a new army in Bul. garia and bold the railway to Constan- tinople.
The Turkish attitude is one of helpless expectation.
The Stamboul-AdrianopleSofia Bo dapest line is daily packed with German officials and commercial men hastening back to Germany. BULGARIA'S YOUNG RULER,
PARIS, October sth.
A Havas message says: Bulgaria has a new king. Taar Ferdinand's abdication is con: firmed and his son, Prince Boris of Tirnova, who was born in 1894, has ascended the throne.
Aerial Activites.
M EARLIER CBLES. THROUGH REUZZE'S AGENCE.] BOMBING OF ENEMY STRONGHOLES.
($645-
The following e. a resume of the se tivities of the Fund during the past four months-
35.000 sheets of writing paper and 20,000 envelopes have been supplied to men of H.M. Forces stationed at Hongkong
1,400 teas have been provided at the Soldiers and Sailors Home, on Sunday's between the hours of 4 and 5.30 p.m.
1,200 men have enjoyed, half-day bath- ing picnics, and several substantial grants have been made for all-day ops, pienics. Several farewell concerts, billiard tourna mente and whist-drives were ansiati ed by the Fund,
Tennis has been encouraged by providing balls and shoes, and by re-string- Sing racquets, Indoor games have been provided for.
small outlying Stations.
The present nominal income of the Fand is 9839, provided by 77 subscribers, whose unfailing support has re lieved the Committee of all anxiety. expression of appreciation, and The Treasurer continues to hear many has much pleasure in passing them to the right quarter, viz., the hanncial supporters of the Fund.
WHERE DO THE GERMANS
COME FROM?: Gormany's apparently inexhaustible supply of man power becomes one of the increasingly mysterious problems of this endless war. Where does it come from!" naks Mr. F. W. Wile in the Weekly Dis patch.
An American, gentleman named Dr. George Usher is reported to have told the United States Senate that Germany falsified her population statistics for twenty years preceding the war. In 1914 abe Ind 90,000,000 inhabitanta instead of the 68,000,000 she was supposed to have. Hindenburg gave this information to my him in daughters, when they were 1013, avers Mr. Usher. Mesele of ADORE AL Before the war tamed them the Social Democrats were no, respectors of official the can- secrets. They they had a trary in exposing lively interest in knowing how many people there were in Germany. If there had been 90,000,000 inhabitants instead of 68,000,000, there could have been 150 Social Democrats in the Reichstag, instead of 110 And I cannot imagine Hindenburg taking American young ladies, charming as the Misses Usher doubtless are, into
Offence on a matter of such over
vital bearing on the German his
LONDON, October 8th. The Press Bureau announces: An in- dependent force, in addition to the bomb ing reported yesterday, bombed Kaisers Lautern and Pirasens with good results
There was very heavy fighting all the General Staff's imminent plans way to and from our objectives.
We shot down four aeroplanes Four British machines did not return. On the night o
we drooped 121 tons of bod on the Meziores,
Mat Bablon Thionville and Courcelles, and the aero
omes af Morhang and Frescaty, also the Burbach Works.
"No. Personally I find the explana tion of the Huns seemingly bottomless well of man power in the preamble to the Hindenburg Mass Levy law of Novem ber, 1916 man from the com-
1. Every male German, pletion of his 17th to the completion of his 50th year, is in so far as he has not been summoned to service with the armed orocs liable to patriotic auxiliary ser vice during the period of the war. cool
The most persuasive estimate of Cer many's-remaining fighting material that
Nide heavy bombs fell on the Burbach I have seen published early in June in
roke out in Courcelles
chides returned.
SITUATION IN ROUMANTA
a prominent provincial newspaper-fixes the Huns available man power. at 8,000,000 The estimate is based on a total number of Germans mobilized ince Are sad 1914 at 12,000,000, of whom half to have been definitely put out of action. Writing early in 1917, Mr. Gerardi mated that Germany then had 9,000,000 Allowing for People
in Switzerland recmi "vailable- iting mea
the of 2,000,000 duri ly from Roumanis say that 300,000 Gez attrition
xteen months the restin man soldiers are stationed there for the "terventor
we have purpose of keeping the situation in handove ment and to ensure the nisiment of the coadis and beat Lions imposed on Boumania by Germany one that The starving population often fight the setate soldiers who come to requisition food
1013
THE
WAGER.
Optimist (excited after argument). I tell you what, my friend,
this war's bound to end next Spring
The Cautions One: After the first six months I gave up
guess botoha
when the war would end.
Optimist
The Cautious One: Don't worry old man, I never bet." Optimist: Look here, I'll bet you a War Bond ticket; half of
that is a contribution to War Charities.
The Cautions One: Well, in its for such a good purpose I don't mind breaking a principle, but we ought to pat up. the money between us for the ticket now for the War Bond Drawing will be over by the end of the year, the loser, to pay the winner 13.50 when the time comes. What date shall we say i
ONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY
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