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ANOTHER TRIUMPH FOR RUSSIA IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN THEATRE.
ENEMY'S FRONT BROKEN. ALREADY OVER TWO THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN.
French Taking Muri Prisoners in the Souchez
Region.
ATTACKS BY BULGARIAN INVADERS HEAVILY REPULSED
AY SERBIANS.
[Beuter's Service to the "Telegraph. "]
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
M. VENIZELOS' PLAIN SPEAKING.
October 12, 9.35 .m. According to teater's correspondent in Athene M. Zaimis on the 11th inst. annognond in the Chamber that the Government's polioy will be the same as that followed since the beginning of the war, the neutrality will be an armed ons. As regarde the present, the policy will be adapted to future events,
M. Venizelos, replying, said that the majority of the Chamber would support the Government as long as the principles of his policy were unchanged. It was not a question as to whether they ought to join in the war; but then he said it was to the interest of Greece that Bolgaris should be crushed. Should Bulgaris conquar, Hellenism would be completely vanquished.
The sitting was adjourned until October 18.
BULGARIANS ATTACKING SERBIANS,
October 12, 1.10 p.m.
A telegram from Athene says that two Bulgarian divisions are attacking the Serbians, in the direction of Kaiashivats, which is twenty-six miles north east of Nish.
BULGARIAN ATTACKS HEAVILY REPULSED,
October 12, 4.20 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Nich confirms the report that the Bulgarians are attacking Knisshivatz. It is also officially announced that the Bulgarians are moving along the Vlasina river and have reached a point twenty-five miles southeast of Nish, only tea miles east of the railway, but all attacks up to the present have been heavily repulsed.
AMERICA AND THE WAR.
DR. WILSON URGES NEUTRALITY,
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
FRENCH TAKE FURTHER PRISONERS.
October 12, 440 p.m.
A Paris communique says that the battle continue in the Sonobes region; the French have taken more prisoners. There has been a violent reciprocal bombardment in Lorraine,
THE RUSSIANS.
GERMAN FRONT BROKEN ON THE STRYPRA
October 12, 12.45 p.m. Renter's correspondent in Petrograd says that the Russians' big success in the south eastern theatre broke the enemy's front on the river Stryps and that already sixty officers and two thousand men have been captured, together with four guns and ten machine gana. The Russians are following up this success,
ANOTHER ENEMY AIRCRAFT BROUGHT DOWN.
(Havas Telegram.)
October 11.
French stook now standa at 68.50. Yesterday cannonading and missile struggles prevailed in Belgium Artois, Argonne and Lorraine. We auaalted and carried a trench south east of Tabure and shot down an enemy airoraft.
M. Viviani, French Premier, will deliver, this week, a speech in the Chamber, explaining the whole situation in the Near East.
(la the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page thoywill be found on the Extra].
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
SERBIANS WILL GO INTO BATTLE SINGING,
October 11, 3.40 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Paris M, Vesnios, the Serbian Minister to Paris, declared to the representatives of Le Matin after he learned of the capture of Balgrade, "If the army which we expect from our Allies permits us to devote all our forces to fighting the sessilsnt who comes from the North, we shall do this without uneasiness. The enterprises of our enemies will tura against them and once more Serbia will victoriously oppose a ways of invaderu.' A Serbian Captain, who is on a mission to Paris, said, "Let the Allies look after the Bulgarians; we shall go into battle singing."
GERMAN TROOPS AGAINST SERBIA.
October 11, 3.40 p.m. Beuter's correspondent in Paris quotes a Nish telegram which states that the enemy crossed the river bave at Samendria în mazaos of troops estimated at more than an army oorps. So far German army corps, a Bavarian division and a Prussian division are reported. This army is strong in artillery and has an enormous quantity of] ammunition, while its fire is extremely deadly.
"BULGARIA FAILED IN HER MORAL obligations."
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
OCCUPATION OF BELGRADE NO MILITARY ADVANTAGE,
October 12. 2.50 a.m.
CONDENSED.
The Russians are following up their Strypa mODGMAN,
There is a violent-reciprocal bombardment in Lorraine.
The occupation of Belgrade gives the enemy no military ad- vantage.
The battle continues in the Scaobes region where the French took more prisoners.
President Wilson affirmed that America must remain nentrai
According to Reuter's correspondent at Nish, a communique dated the 9th says that the enemy crossed the Danube between Somendris and Gradischte all day and night on Thursday and, covered by the most violent fire from the Belgrade front, reaoked the railway on Danube Quay, the Serbiane abandoning Gypay Loland. Meanwhile, the enemy's advance on the Save was arrested, thoughout the European war. His attacks were repulsed with the heaviest loss, and his attempts to The Russians have already foros & crossing of the Drina wors also defeated, Fighting was esptured on the Stryps frook. continued at Belgrade on Friday when the Serbian artillory sank an sixty officers and two thousand. enemy gunbost, and another eremy gunboat badly damaged ran men, four guns and ten machine ashore. The enemy's artillery fire, especially his heavy guns, were guns.
The Russians have scored an- most violent all day and night on Friday in the Ssmendrie. Gradischte sector; nevertheless, the enemy was unable to advance other big success in the south- beyond Ram. Eventually the Serbians abandoned Belgrade in eastern theatre and have broken order to spare the city the bombardment of heavy guns, and they the enemy's front on the river withdrew to positions near the town. The communique emphasises | Stryps. that the occupation of Belgrade gives the enemy no military
M. Zmis has announced in the advantage. Four enemy attacks on the Save near Obrenoraix were Greek Chamber that the Gotacz repulsed with heavy losses. The Serbian guon destroyed one of meat's policy is the same as that two bridges of bosts and prevented the enemy repairing it. All followed since the beginning of the enemy attacks on the Drina on Friday were ineffectual and most costly.
REPORTED CHANGE IN ALLIES PLANS.
October 11,1.30a.m.
the war.
The Bulgarian Minister, M. Madjarof, han slated that the Balgarian Government's ad- venture would remaioan ignominy in history.
Two Balgarian divisions have The Daily News publishes a telegram from its Athena" been attacking the Barbians in correspondent which says that the original plans of the Allies have the direction of Kninahivatz been changed. The troops are still landing at Salonics, but which is twenty-six miles north- instead of small parties going steadily inland, large numbers are east of Nish. being massed at Salonics.
MORE GERMAN CLAIMS,
October 11,5.55 8.m. A Berlin communique says that the crossing of the Danaba ba tween Shabatz and Gradischte is completed, and the heights between Zarkowo and Hiryowo, south of Belgrade, captored. Hitherto the Germans have osptured 1,542 prisoners and seventeen guns, including two heavy guns.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
SIR JOHN FRENCH AND OUR FIGHTING FORCES.
October 12, 12.25 a.m.
The French appreciably pro- gressed in a wood west of Sanche and the Angres railway in the | Sonohez valley and east of the
Givinoby wood redoubt.
A submarine, believed to be British, sank a collier off Osland. she also shelled the German ore steamer Germania which ran ashore. The crews of both vessels were saved.
M. Venizelos said that it was in the interest of Greens that Bolgaris should be crushed and should Bulgaria conquer, Hel- leniem would be completely vanquished.
President Wilson, in a speech, said that Americans on the pain of catraciam must be more than neutral. There were too many. aitizens without a sufficient alisation for American ideals.
Sir John French reports that Field Marshal Sir John French reports that the German attack German sitack to the south of south of the Labassee Canal on the 8th inst. was mado in great the La Base Canal on the 8th srength, but not a man succeeded in getting within forty yards of iret, was made in great strength our trenches. An attack between Hallach and the Quarries was but not a man succeeded in similarly repulsed. Our reserves have not been required at any getting within forty yards of our point and we certainly inflicted the goverest reverse on the enemy. trenches. Our casualties prove to be smaller than the first estimates.
GERMAN GUARDSMEN CAPTURED BY THE FRENCH.
October 12, 1.35 p.m.
The enemy have crossed the river Save" at Somendria ing masses. The number of troops - is estimated at more than an army – corps. It is reported that they arG- strong in artillery, and have sa enormous quantity of ammunition, It is officially announced that A Paris communique says: We very appreciably progressed October 11, 2.00 p.m.
in the wood west of the Soucbez-Augesa railway, in Sachez Valley the Bulgerians are moving along Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that, interviewed and east Givenchy Wood redoubt. We also gained ground on the the Vlasína river and have renal- creats towards Lafolie, where one hundred German guardsmen were ed & point twenty-five miles by the Telegraaf correspondent at Petrograd, the Bulgarian sptured. We made fresh progress in Champagne and north-east of conthesat of Nish and only ten minister, M, Madjaroff, stated (according to an Amsterdam message) Tabure. We captared, by a vigoroca attack, the whole of the Ger- miles eastward of the railway but that the Bulgarian Gavernment's adventure would remain to her
repulsed. ignominy in history. He dwelt upon the fact that Bulgaris was man work south-east of the village on the link of Lagoutte ravine, all the attacks hitherto have hear liberated by Russia and he regarded Bulgaria's future as very dark One hundred and eight prisoners were captured bere. Our guns have effectively countered the German guns which had been violent- because she had failed in her moral obligations. He said he was ly bombarding our new positions. Particularly intense artillery returning to Balgaria in order to tell the full truth.
POMPOUSLY PHRASED GERMAN MESSAGES TO IMPRESS NEUTRALS.
October 11, 8.35 p.m.
October 12, 12 40 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent in Washington, President Wilson, in a series of addresses to various women's booietica, affirmed with great emphasis, that America mast remain neutral throughout According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam ibe bolk the European war "She must keep out not merely to avoid trouble of the Serbian news is still from German sources and is pompously but to preserve the foundations on which peace could be rebuilt, phrased in order to impress neutrals. Tonight's Berlin com- Americs must preserve the cause of humanity,"
munique states that further battles have developed on the Drins
duele have taken place et Leseperges, Pietre Word, worth of Reillon, in Lorraine and the Vosges, south of Steinhach sad in the outskirts of Thann.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO MAKE A PUBLIC - STATEMENT ON MILITARY SITUATION.
October 12, 2.50 a,m, Dr. Wilson declared in another speech that all Americane, on between Shabats and Gradists. The crossing of the Danube han
Reuter's orrespondent in Paris toporte that the Government pain of ostracism, must be more than neutral. There were two many been completed. The communiq zo olsims that the Germans have has suddenly decided not to furnish.a joint meeting of Parliamen giliseos without sufficient affection for Ameriosa ideals,
captured two heights southward of Belgrade. The head of the tary Commissions, with promised explanations of the military eitus, This is taken as challenge to the hyphenated Americans Dangbe at Ram has been stormed, while thers were local tion, preferring to make the attement publicly in the Chamber or whom the President described as very vooal but not very artillery actions at Orsova. The Germans claim to have taken 1,500 the Senate as soon as possible, probably on Toureday.
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