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October 7 1915,
3039 日九十月八年卯乙
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
Temperature 6 a.m. 77 Humidity
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER ・・・?,
1915.
WAR TELEGRAMS,
THE BALKAN AND GREEK CRISIS.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE SINKING OF THE ARABIC.
BOUMANIA TAKING SWIFT MILITARY PRECAUTIONS]
AGAINST POSSIBLE BULGARIAN AGGRESSION.
King of Greece Accepts Cabinet's Resignation.
LORD NINIAN CRICHTON-STUART KILLED IN ACTION.
[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."]
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
ROUMANIA TAKING EXTRAORDINARY MILITARY MEASURES.
GERMANY OFFERS AMERICA AN INDEMNITY.
October 6, 1.20 a.m.
According to Renter's correspondent at Washington Count Bornstorff called at the State Department after which Mr. Lansing announced that Germany had disavowed the sinking of the se. Arabic, and was prepared to pay an indemnity for Americanlivos lost.
A COMPLETE DISAVOWAL.
October 8, 2.00a.m.
October 7 1914,
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WAR TELEGRAMS,
THE RUSSIANS.
CONSIDERABLE SUCCESSES REPORTED.
October 6, 8.25 a.m.
A Petrograd communique mys that the Bumisno cccupied the German trenches north of Birshallen, in the Riga district. They captured a number of villages in the lake region, east of Vilna and also south of Pripet, after strenuous fighting.
HARD FIGHTING IN THE CAUCASUS.
October 6, 6,25 a.m. There has been hard fighting in the region of the Canossus, where the Turkish attempts to advance in the direction of the frontier, were easily repulsed. Tae Basisas after an engage- ment southwest of the city of Van, pursued the Tacks along the According to a message from Washington Count Bernstorff'southern shore of a lake by mountain roads lined with precipices letter to Mr. Lansing said the Kaiser's orders to submarine 2,000 feet in height. commandern were so stringent that a recurrenos of incidents like that of the a.s. Arabio was considered out of the question. The aitsek on the Arabic was contrary to instructions and the Imperial Government regrets and disavows it, and authorises Count Bernstorff to negotiate the amount of the indemaity.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
RENEWED ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
October 6, 120 a.m.
October 8, 2.15 p.m.
A Paris communique states there has been an artillery dael According to Heater's correspondent at Athens news from east of Arras, and bomb fighting at Libons and Audsoby. The Bukbarest says that Ronwanis is taking extraordinary military behind our new front with suffocating shells, our artillery replying onemy in Champagne continued the bombardment of the ground mosaures, Troope have gone to the Bulgarian frontier and most rigorously. There is almost a continuous artillery aution in Giorgevo is being feverishly fortified. Officers of Bulgarian origin have been transferred to the-interior and young reserve officers have
Arganos. bein called to the colours. Other reserves, instead of being dia- banded, are being retained in barcsoka,
KING CONSTANTINE ACCEPTS CABINĒT'S RESIONATION,
October 6, 2.45 pm. Router learns that Kin Constantine has accepted the resignation of the Cabinet,
DR. DUMBA.
SAILED ABOARD A DUTCH STEAMER.
October 6, 1.20 p.m.
Dr. Dombay bas sailed aboard a Dalch stesmer with a safe) nduct from the British and French Governments.
Mr. RUDYARD KIPLING'S SON.
REPORTED MISSING.
·October 6, 1.35 p.m. Mr. John Kipling, the son of Mr. Rudyard Kipling, is un- officially reported missing. It is believed that he has been killed.
KILLED IN ACTION.
LORD CRICHTON-STUART; M.P.
October 6, 135 p.m.
LORD DERBY ON THE VOLUNTARY SYSTEM.
October 6, 4,55 8,m. Lord Derby, speaking at Rossendale, said that he asked the Government ten days ago if they had decided on the number of men to be pat in the field and if it was impossible to get them voluntarily, were they prepared to employ other
Karl means? Kitchener answered by asking him to bsccms director of reoruiting. He felt like a receiver winding up a bankrupt concern. He would do his utmost to assist the labour ally, but, if that failed, he would resign, ualeas other methods were employed.
THE BALKANS.
the allies and BULGARIA.
October 6, 4.55 am. Reuter's correspondent at Paris says the British minister at Sofia has made a similar notification to that of his French collesguỡ, regarding the Russian ultimatum.
GERMAN TALL TALK.
October 6, 5.00 a.m.: Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that according to Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart, M.P. has been killed in Berlin telegram the Lokalanzeiger says:- Tuo reply to she Russian altums.am must be giren by German and Austria gans
FORMATION OF a machine GUN CORPS.
HIS MAJESTY'S APPROVAL.
October 8, 1.20 p.m. Es is announced in the Looden Gazelle that His Majesty the King has approved of the formation of a Machine Gun Corps.
In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra).
on the Danube.
GREEK POLITICAL CRISIS.
October 6-1.15,p.m.
- Reuter's correspondent at Athons staton that He Veniselos day had an audience of the King, who informed him the cod not follow the entire policy of the Cabinet, Connera atly Venixslos tendered his resignation.
fenfro Vanission in the Chamber announced the reason for the dis- sommon with the King, whereupon the Usbinst resigned.
LATEST CASUALTY LISTS.
October 6, 5.10 p.m.
Among the casualties in the Dardanelles are: Kitled, Captain H. T. Cawley, of the Manchesters; died of wound: Captain W. F. Proctor, Scottish Horse; wounded: Liente. A. N. Eyasad, Malta Militia; H. F. Southon, Manchesters; and Second Lieut. R. N. Galloway, E Lanca. There are now wounded and missing, Captains E. H. Borusby and I. C. Willoughby of the Gloucesters.
AUSTRIANS SUBMARINE FRENCH STEAMER.
October 6, 5.00 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Paris states that an Austrian wab marine sank the French steamer Provincia off the Greek sasat, but allowed the crew to escape in boats.
MORE ACTIVITY ON THE BELGIAN COAST.
October 6, 5.00 a.m.
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TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
Lord Crichton-Stuart has bee killed in action.
The steamer Haydn from Kara. chi, had been aunk; no details are to hand.
King Constantine has sccepted the__resignation of the Greek Cabinet,
E. Venizelos and the Greak Cabinet hare tendared thair resignations.
An Austrian embmarine sank the French steamer Provincia off the Greek coast,
Mr. Benjamin Mundy, formerly manager for Ranter'a Telegram Company in India, is dend.
Mr. Louis James Kershaw haar been a painted Secretary of the Revenue Department in the Indis Offico.
Dr. Damba hau sailed on Datch steamer, with the safe aon- daot of the British and French. Governments.
It is understood that Bir Archi bald Murray has taken over the General Staff. work of Chief of the Imperial
It is announced in the London Gazette that His Majesty the King an approved of the formation of
Machine Gun Corps.
Mr. John Kipling, the son of Mr. Radyard Kipling, is UR«! officially reported mining. He tu believed to have been killed,
His Majesty the King has Focopied, through Lord Byden- ham, two mator ambulanceG presented by the Thakor of Morvi.
The Lokalanzeiger says that the reply to the Russian ultimatum must be given by German and Austrisu guns on the Danube.
Boomania is taking extra- Troops have gone to the Bulgarian ordinary military measures. frontier and Giurgero is being feveziably fortifiad,
The Chinese Government have engaged a cotton growing expert, and negotiations are in progreen for the employment of an Amer iosa forestry expert,”
The people in Lisbon are cele--- brating the anniversary of the Portuguese Repablio. Benor: Machado has taken the oath am President and the Cabinet retaina effice.
Count Bernstorff's letter to Mr. Lansing saya; that the Kaiser's: orders to submarine commandera are so stringent, that a recarrenos of incidente like that of the Arabic, is considered out of thes question.
It is reported at Amsterdam that British warships bombard.. the German positions at Westendo
be followed by an
According to Routar's correspondent at Amsterdam it în re: and Middlekerke almost daily. ported from the Belgian frontier that Beltish warchips bombard The Germane fear that the bomb- the German positions at Westende almost daily. A squadron wae ardment will be. ibserved yesterday co-operating with the field artillery on land, attack, The Germans fear that the bombardment will be followed by an sttack.
FIELD MARSHAL'S ADMIRATION FOR HARROW.
October 6, 5.00 sm.
In reply to a congratulatory message from resi lents at Herrow and the Harrow Soho ›l Offioara Training Corps, Field Marshal Bir John French has telegraphed :-"No words of mine can sufficiently express my admiration of the good work of old Harrovians."
GIFT OF MOTOR AMBULANCES ACCEPTED.
October 6, 5.00 a.m.
Officers in Roumania, of Bal garian origin, are being trans--- ferred to the interior. Young reserve officers are being called to the colours and other reservists, instead of being disbanded, are retained in barraoke.
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Monday, October 11.
Bank Holiday,
Tuesday, October 12,
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The King has accepted, through Lord Sydenham, two motor b Trursday, October 14. ambulances presented by the Thakor of Morvi. By His Majesty a direction they are being directed to the service of the Indian troops. General meeting.
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