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WAR TELEGRAMS,
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
TODAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
BRITAIN'S FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
HAS EARL KITCHENER JOINED THE CONSCRIPTIONISTS ?
German Bankers and the American Loan,
GERMAN SUBMARINES OPERATING OFF THE FRENCH COAST.
[Reater's Service to the "Telegraph."]
GREAT BRITAIN'S SHARE, IN THE WAR.
·LIABLE FOR ADVANCES TO OTHER COUNTRIES,
September 16, 1.40 p.m. In dealing with Great Britain's share in the war yesterday, Mr. Asquith intimated that we made ourselves liable for advances to other countries, which were now approaching two hundred and fifty millions and that this by no means reached the ultimate limit.
THE QUESTION OF CONSCRIPTION.
SOME PRESS VIEWS.
EGYPTIAN COTTON.
REMOVAL OF A PROHIBITION.
September 16, 140 p.m.
Router's correspondent in Cairo says that the Government has decided to remors the probibition preventing onl ivstore from devoting more than a third of their property to cotton.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too fate for lasertion on this page they will be found on the Extra,]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
USUAL VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT.
September 15, 5.30 p.m.
A Paris communique states that there have been the neual violent bombardment and isolated grenade fights on the French frunt.
Мейне.
ENEMY BATTERY DESTROYED,
September 10, 2.00a.m.
THE COST OF THE WAR.
September 15, 450 p.m.
KARL KITCHENER REVIEWS THE POSITION,
$36 PER ANNUMARASI
TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
German submari -ara maid bs operating off he was the of the rivers Loire and Gironde.
The Daily Chronicle saya that- Mr. Asquith has left the door Ajay for compulsion.
September 15, 6.30 p.m... Spesking in the House of Lords, Carl Kitchener exhaustively reviewed the whole military position from Flanders to Mesopotamis. The consoriptionist Press balls The speech mostly covered old ground, but special interent attached the "prection of Mr. Asquith and to his long statement regarding the Russian position and the hops. Earl Kitchener se indicating that ful view he took of the Eastern theatre. He announced large compulsion is nearer, increase in heavy guns for the British fighting line, and dealt with |
Sir John Frenou repgris that, the Gerasos asiog poison gas and liquid are. Sunb áttaskahe aaid, had lost their efectiveness, because the element of surprise was goza
three hostile semplanes bare and we had adopted measures to counteract them. Field: Marshal been.giaseed, two of which were. Sir John French had got eleven divisions of the new army and was hit by our anti;airpreļi guns... able to take ovar new lines from the Frenchman. He paid a high Earl-Kitchener reviewed the tribute to the alloisney and morals of the Frensh troops, maying that whole of the militarý, position.. their trenches were almost impregnabla fortromen. - We required a from: "Flanders to Mesopotamila, large addition of recruits and the problem of how to secure an which mostly covered old ground. adequate supply of men was engaging the attention of the Govern The Government at Cairo has ment and would very soon receive a practical solution. Any decision decided to remove the prohibition would be founded on military requirements for the prosecution of the preventing caltivators devosing war and would be the result of impartial inquiry as to how we could more than a third of their proper most worthily fulfil our national obligations. Earl Kitchener then ty to cotton, spoke of the Italians' brilliant ospture of Montre Negro and the splendid work of the Italian artillery. He emphasised that though that some of the Liberal members The Daily News lobbyist says the line in the west was practically unchanged there had been con have deduced that Eirt finuous local fighting and incessant vigilance. The British new Kitchener is deciding in favour divisions had had sa opportunity of acquiring experience of setaal of conscription. warfare, enabling them affectively to take their place in the fighting
line with the rest of the Army, which had been able to take over Another special telegram from seventeen miles of additional front. The French had substantially Shanghai statos it in believed progressed in Arras and Alsace and had secured high ground of that a bomb factory and two houses have been shattered and great tactical importance.
three persons killed at Shanghai..
Earl Kitchener, speaking of the Eatern theatre, mid the Gor. mana bad a great numerical superiority, besides a preponderance During the work there have of artillery, intended to destroy the Russian army and thus set free bean twenty-one air fights al- large forces for actions elsewhere; but, like many of the German together on the Western front, plans, this had been a signal failure, and the Russian army was to over the German lines, and in day intact. It had doubtless suffered severely, but who would eleven cases the Germans were A communique reports that artillery duela have continued on vent to say, until the present gripe were relaxed, which of the driven to the ground. most of the front, sad were most intense north sad south of Arras armies and suffered the more? Recent experience had shown that A Rome communique says that the only fortifications that can effectively resist the new machinery the enemy during the last few and in the Roge district. There was also bomb fighting at some of war are those that can be quickly dug deep in the soil. The days has been greatly re-inforced points, An enemy battery was destroyed on the heights of the Germans appear to bave shot their bot. Their daily advance was and attempted attacks at several at the rate of five miles; now it is less than one and we see the points, after an intense artillery forces, which they basatingly described as defeated nad brokos, bombardment. All were repulsed. till doggedly and pluckil, fighting along the whole lias. Indeed,
Field Merahal Sir John French, in some places they are turning on the jaded invaders now that they have been further fortified by incressing monitions. Dar reports that there has been con- troops at the Dardanelles, have recently enjoyed a much-neaded siderable artillery activity on rent. He eulogised the gallantry and resourcefulness of the Aus both sides, particularly to the tralasians and emphasised that it was not easy to appreciats at their south east of Armentierres and fall value the enormous difficulties in the Dardanelles and the fine in the neighbourhood of Ypres.
Some of the most prominent Mr. Asquith in the House of Commons moved the inpplement-temper of the troops. There was now abandsut evidence that the Ary vote of credit and explained that there were some abnormal Turke are demoralised, but he must acknowledge in fairness that bankara in New York have an items of expenditure for financing certain necessary operations the methods of the Turks were vastly superior to those which had nounced their intention to pro- which it was not in the public interest to disclose, Part of the vote disgraced their German masters. The Registration returns which mote the loan to their utmost as would be repaid in a few months and the remainder represented would be shortly available would give the basis of the resources of failure to do so will be dienstrous Tho conscriptionist Press hails the speeches of Earl Kitchener advances for future expenditure. The average daily expenditure the country and the numbera available for the Army after provid. to the prosperity of the United
was now over three and a half millions. The general tendency, ing for the necessary services. Earl Kitchener affirmed that the States. and Mr. Asquith as indicating that compulsion is nasrer,
A Da ly News lobbyist says that some Liberal members of the however, was upward, mainly in advances to the Allies and the falling off in recruits did not justify any conolosion unfavourable Commons have deduced that Earl Kitchener is deciding in favour growth of army provision and munitions, but the stars weekly to the resolution and spirit of the country. On the contrary, the of conscription. He adds that they are wrong pointed ex average grose expenditure would not exceed thirty five millions, mash all classes had responded to the call of patriotiam conscription members of the Cabinet are rather disappointed at the The present vote would carry them on till the third week in was magnificent. pronouncement. Earl Kitchenor, be esye, remains uncommitted. November. The total expenditure for the financial year, up to the The decrease in recruiting is due to the fact that Lord Lansdowne's present had been five hundred millions including loss to foreign National Register Committee had advised the War Office that governmente thirty millions and to the dominione twenty-eight large number of industries must not be further depleted; moreover millions. Since the war stared not far short of three milion men had the War Office itself had relaxed recruiting till it was able to apply enlisted in the army and navy, Rearniting was wel maintained Registration resulte; also the harvest kept men busy in the country. though he regretted that, during the last few weeks, here had been The Daily Chronicle says that the general impression in the a falling-off. After reviewing, the war position and paying a
September 18, 12:45 a.m. lobby is, that Mr. Asquith has leit the door ajar for compulsion tribute to the gallantry of the Russians, the Prime Minister con-
Field Marshal Sir John French reports considerable artillery oladed by saying that this was a war of mechanism organimation and has certainly not barred sad bolted the door against them."
and enduranos. Victory was likely to incline to the side that could activity on both sides, particularly south-east of Armentieres and in arm itselfbeat and stay the longest-and thit was what the neighbourhood of Ypres. Three hostile seroplanes, have been decréque io, i we meant to do (great cheering), Mr. Asquith emphasised grassed, two of which were hit by our anti-aircraft gans, There that the figures be had, quoted shrew some light have been during the week altogether twenty-one air fight over the terms of money on the contribution we were mikking towards Germen lines, and in eleven cases the Germans were driven to the the war. He did not wish to say that even now we were doing ground.
September 81. 1.40 p.m.
THE AMERICAN LOAN.
GERMAN. BANKERS ANXIOUS TO HELP,
September 10, 1.40;p.m.:
all we would do, but be painted out these agaros, mischievous sitempts were constantly made to belittle our efforts. The Minister of Munitions had established twenty shell fact ries, antzen more were in coures of erection and there were 715 controlld establish-
Renter's correspondent in New York says that owing to the ments which employed eight hundred thousand women. All virulence of the campaign against the lean to, the Allies and to the shat was now needed was an adequate supply of lapar, and in this field none were better fled than women. the military numbers of threatening letters reaching the Commissionare, she position in the west was everywhere strengthene. We had Atter havs provided strong bodyguards. On the other hand some not been encoresful in driving the Turks from creste of of the most Prominent German bankers in New York have announo- ed their intention of promoting the loan to the atmost as failure Gallipoli, but the gain in ground was most subitszani and no words of admiration were too strong for the gallantry of the troops. would be disastrous to the prosperity of the United Staten.
GERMAN SUBMARINES.
REPORTED OFF THE FRENCH COAST,
September 16, 1.40 p.m.::
Accord to Renter's correspondent in Paris it is officially dealer- tha: German submarines are operating off the mouths of the Louro and the Girondé.
The German saperiority in the East had only been in artillery.
SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT.
ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE..
ENEMY ATTACKS AGAIN REPULSED.
September 18, 2.00 a.m.
A Rome communique asya that the enemy, during the last low, The Russian retreat had been most masterly** 100 sray was still days, has been greatly reinforced. The enemy attempted atisoks unbroken and the autumn would close with the Camo objective at several pointe after intense artillery prop bat all a taoka still far out of reach. The Tear's taking over conmind was the were repulsed."
most significant proof of the ansitörable determijatos, from the
highest to the lowest, of the Russian people (cheern); Mr. Asquith
sternly deprecated all recrimination and domely strife. Our
business was to deal with the present, and to provide for the future. INDIAN PRINCE RECEIVED BY THEIR MAJESTIES. We had satisfied the legitimate requirements and hopet our Allies. We had discharged the unique burden imposed upon ha family of free peoples by our own sense of iblity and Satz fwa standard
September 16, 8:35p.m unexampled
Their Majestion yesterday received His Highness the Maharajah indomitable of Kapurthala, who on Monday visited the Indian wounded at
of anty and scriice. We mu
k cons ent counsels, undivided, will of the British people (cheers
Mr. Asquith inmated that we
have made ourselves liable for advances to other countries,
which were now reaching two hundred and fifty millions, and had by no means reached the altimate limit.
In New York owing to the virulence of the osmpaign against the lata of the Allies, and the number of threatening letters latter are provided with a strong reaching the Commissioners, the bodyguard.
dos to slis feat that Lord Lansdowns's National Hegister... Committee advised the War Sle office that a large number of in düstrics, must not be further"? depleted. Also that the harvest had kept men busy in the country
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