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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16,
October 16 1915,
Temperature Humidity
3017 日入初月九年卯乙
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.
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TALY WILL NOT REMAIN ALOOF FROM THE
ALLIES' OPERATIONS IN THE BALKANS.
GERMANS TAKE PRECAUTIONS IN COASTAL
TOWNS AGAINST AERIAL RAIDS.
A Big Quantity of Raw Rubber Confiscated by the Danish Authorities.
THE AMERICAN ARMY: BIO INCREASE IN REGULARS
AND RESERVES.
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THE BALKAN SITUATION.
ITALY WILL NOT REMAIN ALOOF.
October 16, 7.00 s.m.
According to Renter's correspondent at Paris in the genate, M. Vivisai announced that he had reason to believe that Italy will not remain aloof from the Allies' operations in the Balkans.
OBNERAL A. B. HAMILTON ARRIVES AT NISH.
*October 18, 7.00 a.m,
A telegram from Bakbarent says that Brigadier General A. Hamilton has arrived at N18h.
AUSTRIAN CLAIMS!
October 16, 7,00 8.0. According to Reuter's correspondent in Paris an Austrian communique claims that the Austrians have stormed several strong. ly fortified positions southeast of Belgrade, infl.cting extraordinarily heavy losses. The communiquo says that heavy gaan wers obiefly responsible for the success.
AERIAL RAIDS ON GERMAN COAST TOWNS.
TINNED FISH.
OR RAW RUBBER ?
October 15, 1.25 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Copenhagen mays that Danish Authorities have confiscated a big quantity of raw rubber contained in large cases, consigned to Germany as tioned fish,
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
October 16 1914,
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WAR TELEGRAMS,
THE BALKAN SITUAIOTNS.
ATTEMPT TO ENVELOPE NISH.
October 14, 1.55 p.m.
A telegram from Athens states that the Bulgariana are also attacking to the south of Zeitober, which is forty miles north of |Nish. The Bulgarians are evidently trying to envelop the capital,
BULGARIANS WELL HELD,
October 14, 8.40 p.m.
To-day's news from Nish receivad by Hauter shows that the enemy' pressure on three fronts is increasing. The enemy is con- centrating fresh forces, aiming at the catting of communications, but despite their fierce attacks day and night since the 6th inst, the enemy has only advanced by inches and the Balgariane have mere ly advanced for one mile across the frontier at one point.
GREECE FORMALLY NOTIFIED OF WAR.
October 14, 10.10 p.m.
$36 PER ANNUM
TELEGRAMS
THE AMERICAN ARMY. President Wilson Approves of Increases,
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London, Received October 18 Renter's correspondentat Washington says that President Wilson has approved the increas in the army by a hundred thousand and the creation of a reserva foros of four hundred thousand. The additional expenditure involved by the army and navy increases is thirty-one millions sterling. It is expected that Congress will
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS. THE PANAMA CANAL.
Date of Re-opening Unfixed. London Rebelved, October 18, It is officially announced that, owing to continued movements of sliding material, it is impossible to predict any approximate date for the re-opening of the Panama. Canal,
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED. Brigadier G Beral A. B. Ham- basilition has arrived in Nish,
INTERESTING STATEMENT BY SIR EDWARD GREY.
October 14. 6.40 p.m. Before a full and attentive House, Sir Edward Grey made an important statement regarding the diplomatic position in the balkans. He emphasised that our desire was that the war should not spread, but the entry of Turk-y had completely obanged the Fituation. The Allies then concentrated on securing an agreement between the Balkan States, but the feeling in the Balkans was not A message from Athens states that the Bulgarian Minister one of union, though it was clear, that only a preponderating officially informed M. 2 mis, the Greek Premier, that Balgeria has victory for the Allies ould be achieved by a policy of anion. He declared war on Serbia. showed bow Germany's promises to Bulgaria were at the expense of her neighbours. He affirmed that Roumania throughout had re- mained friendly and favoured the policy of a Balkan union. Bir Edward paid a tribute to Serbia's skill and courage (cheere). Tue entry of Bulgaria had made a great difference in the situation but it! was obvious that the intereate of Serbia and Greece wore one.
AUSTRIAN ATTACK HEAVILY REPULSED. Thay stood or fell together. Sir Edward Grey concluded that, in view of the Serbo-Greek treaty, the Greeks maat welcome the
October 14, 1 55 p.m. assistance sent to Serbia through Greece and said that France and
Reator's correspondant at Rome reports that the Austrians Britain were acting in the closest co-operation, while Russian troops launched sulamans of infuntry as the Italians on the summit of Chirso were promised as soon as they were available. The allied military Torrent after an intense arullery preparation. staffs were carrying out their plans mat carefully and he believed
The Italians mowed the enemy down with a withering artillery these were based on sound strategy. The struggle that Serbia was and machine gun fire and delivered flanking counter-attacks. making for her national existence was intense and scate, but the
The communique says that the Aqstrian losses were heavy, final isens was bound up in the whole Allied cause.
ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE.
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THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT IN ART018.
October 14, 5.40 p.m.
A BERLIN COMMUNIQUE.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
It is impossible to predict any approximate date for the re-open- ing of the Panama Canal,
Great preparations have been made in the coastal towne of Germany against serial raida.
Out of 150 arrivals daring one week, in the United Kingdom only four vasaals have been cant. The Kaiser's youngest son, Prince Joschim, has become engaged to Princess Maris Auguste of Aobault,
The Danish authorities have confiscated a big quantity of raw rubber contained in large cases consigned to Germany as tinned fish.
The Swedish Minister in Lon- don has been instructed to pro test against a British submarine'a violation of Swedish neutrality in the Baltic.
The Morning Post says that
M. Viviani annouceed in the Senate that he had reason to believe that Italy will remain aloof from
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the Allies' operations in the Balkana.
President Wilson has approved
Sir Edward Grey emphasised that his statement dealt with the diplomatie, not with the military side of the situation. He declined to reply to the criticisms of a portion of the Press apon the diplomacy puraned in the Balkans because the present was a some- what delicats time for such a discussion. He proposed, therefore, to confine himself to a short resume of the general objects of British diplomatic policy in the Near Esat Ho desired at the outset to bring no other countries of the Balkans B. into the war. He therefore assured Turkey that, if she remained 'According to Bea'er's correspondent at Parie partionlarly vio
neutral, the Allies would ass that neither Turkey nor Tarkish people leat bombardments have taken place in Artois, and fierce grenade there is an almost universal feel. suffered in the terms of peace. The entry of Turkey into the war fighting in Libone. The Germans in Champagne throw poisoning that a re-constraction of the changed everything. Turkish ships were forced by German officers shells on our rear lines, to which the French batteries replied. Government is possible before to fire upon Bassian porta and shipping without notice or provoca- Everywhere a German attack on the woods to the weat of Tabure many days. tion and all the obligations of the Allies towards Tarkey then was repulsed by our fire. There is a continuous reciprocal cessed. Sir Edward then explained bow the Allies worked for a cannonade in Lorraine. Balkan agreement, but the sovereigns and governments of Germany, Austria and Bulgaria bad succeeded in forcing their policy of war against that of the Allies, which was founded upon a realisation of
October, 14, 8.20 p.m. the hopes and aspirations of all the Balkan States implying an opportunity to peoples of the same race, sentimenta and religion to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam telegraphs that a great join themselves to that Btals which was most akin to them. British offensive is announced in a Berlin commusiqan, of the increase in the army of In the course of the negotiations we were informed that the Supported by monitora from the sea and artillery to the north 100,000 men and the creation of Central Powers had offered Bulgaria more for her neutrality then the of Ypres, the British, using gas clouds, attacked along the whole a reserve of 400,000, the ad- Allies could in common fairness offer for Bulgaria's sotive support, front from Ypres to Loos. The communique admits that the Bri-ditional expenditure is £31,000,-.
000 sterling. With reference to the statement that no secret treaty existed tish penetrated north-eastward and eastward of Vermelles. ELABORATE PREPARATIONS CAUSE PANIC.
between the Central Powers and Bulgaria that was too maob to ask
The Italians on the summit of October 15, 1.25 p.m.
us to believe. Balgaria, who bad received largs promises from the
Ghirzo Torrent mowed the enemy down with a withering artillery According to Renter's correspondant at Copenhagen the Bremen, Central Powers for her neutrality, has been reduced to enter the
October 14, 1.20 a.m. and machine gun fire, and de- Hamburg, Kiel and Dantzig newspapere describe the preparations, war with out any provisions at all. The promises, whatever they in German coastal towns, against aerial raide. The people were re, must be at the expense of her neighbours without any A Paris communique says: There have been artillery actions livered flanking counter-attacke.
advantage to the Tatier. Throughout in Artois and Aisue, the environs of Rheims and in Champagne, The Austrian losses were heavy. elaborately warned that in the event of a raid the guns would fire corresponding
the most friendly relations with whie fights with bomba and astial torpadoss took place on the and the church bella ring. Then the authorities decided on we have remained on rehearsal but when the firing and bell ringing began, the people in Boumanie, who has been entirely favourable to our policy of heights of the Mouse. A squadron of twenty aeroplanes bombard- every town, instead of obeying instructions, becaras frightfully promoting a Balken agreement. Not a division has been showned the station of Bazancourt. A German captive balloon and panio stricken and rashed en masse to the military headquarters. throughout and in readiness to promote it the Allies themselves an acroglons were brought down by our ascoplanes. The newspapers appeal to the public to show greater self-possession have united in their diplomatic efforts. "I now come to the critical question of Serbia. Throughout the war, we Allies have given Serbia all the assistance in our power, though Sarbia's geographics! position and the need for our forces elsewhere made that atsistance limited."
after her previous evacuation of Belgrade, turned upon her enemies and expelled them. This, he said, was one of the most remarkable things of this war. But this time the entry of Bulgaria had made October 15, 125 p.m.
great difference in the situation. Balgaria's attack on Sorbis Hailuoh to the Bobenzollern redoubt. We gained a thousand yards, infioting extraordinary heavy
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Grecos'a treaty obligations. According to Benter's correspondent at Amsterdam the engage the attitude and intentions of the Greek Guverains the bat were unable to maintain the position owing to the enemy's ment is announced of Prince Jonohim, the youngest son of the moment and the feelinge of the Greek people, I osa only refer to shell-fire. We esptured and now hold south-west of Saiot Elie the guns were responsible for the Kaiser, to Princess Marie Augusto of Anbault.
recent speeches of M. Zsimis and M. Vonesilos, bat it is obvious enemy's trenches behind the Vermeller-Hallach road and the edge that the interests of Gresca and Serbis are now one and in the long of the quarries. We also osptured the main trench of the Hohenzol.
lern redoubt. ran they stand or fall together. Gresos formally protested when first the allied troops arrived, but that the agista os we were thus
AN AUTHORITATIVE DENIAL, sending to Berbia is welooms is proved by the circumstances of the landing, the reception of the troops and the facilities given for con
October 15, 3.30 p.m. tioning their disembarcation. Indeed, in view of the Serbo-
Field Marubal Sir John French denies the German communi- Greek treaty, how could the Greek attitude be otherwise? October 15, 1.25 p.m.
The military measures to meet the new situation are the sabe que that the Brition attacked along the whole front between Ypres Out of the week's arrivals, 1501, in the United Kingdom only jot of continuous consideration by the military authorities of the and Loos and ways no attacks wlistover were made except those four vessels bave been sunk.
Allisa and I believe they will be based on principles of sound which he had described.
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next time.
ENGAGEMENT Announced of THE KAISER'S SON. Sir Edward recalled the skill and courage with which Serbia,
PRINCE JOACHIM.
THE WEEKLY BAG.
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BRITISH FIELD MARSHAL'S REPORT.
October, 14, 11.55 p.m. Field Marshal Sir John French in a despatch states: After bombardment we attacked the enemy's trenches yesterday afternoon, under a cloud of smoke gas, from six hanired yards south-west of
The authorities in the German
coastal towns decided on a ro hearsal of the preparations against aerial raide, but, instead of the people obeying the instructions, they become frightfully panic stricken.
Ån Austrian commanique claims that the Austrians have stormed several strongly fortified positions, southeast of Belgrade,
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success.
It says that the heary
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijon Theatre-0.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.16 p.m. TO-MORROW.
Bija Thesire-9.16 p.m. Victoria Theatra—9.15 p.m.. Thursday, October 21. Red Cross Canoeri-Pablia Gardens.-9 p.m.