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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21,
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
GERMAN ARMY IN THE WEST
"MOSTLY
LED BY NONCOMS."
AIRCRAFT BombardmeNT.
(Navas Telegram.)
October 19.
French 8.ook now etsade at 18,50, Yesterday artillery activity and trench warfare prevailed on the whole front.
To-day we repulsed three attacks North East of Sonchez and mastered the enemy's artillery at Las Eparger.
Chateau Salia.
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Our aircraft bombarded an aviation cam? North East Petrograd: Wa progressed in the Dainsk, Pripet and Niemen regions, capturing more than 3,000 prisoners.
Rome: The Government has declared that a state of war Slanica: Alliee troops occupied Stroumitza. The Serbians repulsed and threw the enemy back in Timok Valley and Cornoscon sector, infoting very heavy loased.
SIR JOHN FRENCH'S IMPORTANT STATEMENT AS TO exists between Italy and Bulgaria.
THE NEW BRITISH LINE.
Serbians Falling Back Before German Artillery.
GERMANY'S NEW REIGN OF TERROR IN BELGIUM.
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
THE NEW BRITISH POSITION.
[to the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra].
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
SUCCESSFUL AIR RAID.
October 19, 5.00 pm.
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It is rumoured that the Bal- garians have ovacasted Petritah and Melnik.
It is reported from Doiran that
a Bulgarian division has been completely annibilated.
The Greek General Staff has arrived at Salonica and the King is expected to follow abortly.
The total of British prisoners
in Germany to September is approximately 25,000.
October 20, 3.30 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that stubborn fighting has developed in the Rigs district where the Germans, according to a communique, have succeeded in advancing north-
Sir John French, in a despatob, wards in the vicinity of Mitan. Fighting on the Dvinak frost is gives the first detailed descrip confined to force artillery actions, but the Russians have developed tion of the new British position.
saccess in middle Styr, capturing the town of Tobartorysk by a A Zeppelin strack the chimney sudden attack and taking nine guns, numerang machine-of a glass works in France and gaze and another BAYO hundred prisoners. The was destroyed. All the crew were eaccess at Tohartorysk is due to a simultaneous turning of killed. the German flanks. The prisoners belonged to the Crown Prince's first Grenadier Regiment. The communique says that in extreme bombed the German serodrome at A French aircraft equadron resentment, provoked by the German use of explosive bullets, the Burlincourt. Hangers and shelters Rassinne bayonetted an enormona number of this regiment. The were obviously demolished. purenit of the enemy in this region continues above Tobartorysk. A vigorous Russian attack pat the Austro-Germans to fight and two villages were stormed, numerous prisoners and machine guns falling into the hands of the Russians. The Austrian communique admite that the Russians by persistent attacke reached the weat bank of the Styr at several points near Tohartorysk.
RUSSIANS SKILFUL WORK.
October 20, 4.30 a.m. The ekilfulness with which the Russian results have been obtained in demonstrated by the facte that the units which, on October 18, took 1,950 prisoners at one point besides a large quantity of abandoned munitions and arms, themselves lost only fifty-one men,
THE TSAR'S MANIFESTO.
October 20, 4.30s.m. Reuter's correspondent at Paris states: The Germana made) According to Reater's correspondent at Petrograd the very serious night attacks north-eastward of Bonchez. Our in Tear in a manifesto says that the Russian people draw the sword fantry, supported by the batteries, easily repulsed eaob attack."against Balgaria with a bleeding heart and leaves the betrayer of the The communique adds that there has been bomb fighting in Slav cause to the just punishment of God. Champagne. A rain of fire from our guas silenced an intense German bombardment on Lee Eparges. A French squadron bombed a German aerodrome at Barlinooart. The hangars and shelters wore obviously, demolished.
BRITISH FIELD MARSHAL'S DENIAL.
October, 20, 3.25 a.m. Field Maraba! Sir John French in a despatch gives the first detailed description of the new British position, He says:-The front now leaves the old line twelve hundred yards southwest of the southern edge of Auchyles and La Basse, and rans through the main trench in the "Hohenzollern redoubt in an easterly direction for four hundred yarda south of Fosse Eight to the south-
October 20, 12.20 a.m. western corner of the Quarrios.We also hold tae south eastern Field Marshal Sir John Franch reports that there has been corner of the Quarries--our trenches running thence southeast of, most active artillery work on both sides. The enemy's bombing parallel to, and four hundred yarde from, the southwest edge of attacks were repulsed. He denies the German reports of British Cite St. Elie, to Eva bundred yards west of the north edge of Halluoh. repulses north-east of Vermelles. The line then runs along the Loos and La Bassee road to a chalk pit fifteen hundred yards north of Hill 70 thence south-west to a thousand yards east of Loos church, where it tende south-east to north western alope of Hill 70. I then rane along the westero slopes of that Hill bending southwest to twelve handred yards south of Lcos church, whence, it goes, dus west back to the old line. The chord of the salient which we have created in the enemy's line, measured along our old front, is seven thousand yarda in length, and the depth of the asliont at the chalk pit is 3,200 yards.
GERMAN ATTACK NEAR RHEIMS.
October 20, 1.358.10.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
METHODS OF ITALIAN HELP UNDER CONSIDERATION.
October 19, 5.00 p.m.
The first train-load of French wounded from the fighting against the Balgarians have arrived at Salonica.
The Tsar, in a manifesto, saya that Russian people draw the sword against Bulgaris with a bleeding heart.
The Russians have captured the town of Tchartorysk by a sudden one machine guns and another attack taking nine guns, numer. seven hundred prisnners,
the enemy attacked, on Tuesday, After a heavy bombardment
the region between the Quarrice and Habuob, but were everj- where repaleed.
The Italiane successfully st tacked various points of the Tyrol and Trentino frontier capturing eights in Upper Cordevole, and a peak 7,500 feet high in the Falzarego district,TM
Since September 28 the enemy on the Western front has re- inforced his troops holding the front. The British bere have been attacked by forty-eight battaliona including a division of guards.
Mr. Lloyd George, in the House of Commone, said that the methods by which Italy could
In the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd Georgs, on behalf of Mr.beat co-operate in helping Serbis Asquith said that the methods by which Italy could best co-operate the Allies (cheers), in helping Serbia, or in the common cause, are under discussion by
BULGARIAN DIVISION ANNIHILATED.
October 19, 6.20 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris advices from Athens state that the first trainload of French wounded from the fighting against the Bulgarians, has arrived at Salonion. It is A Paris communique atatea that an attempted enemy evening reported from Deiran that a Bulgarias division has been completely attackenst of Rheims and, in the morning, on a froat of ten kilometres, Petritch and Melnik. The Greek General Staff. had arrived in annihilated. It is rumoured that the Bulgarians have evaonated Since September 28 the enemy bas re-inforced his troops bold. with large forces, ended in complete defeat. Tas attack was praSalonica; the King is expected to follow shortly. ing the front and we have been attacked by forty-eight battalions, in-pared most carefully by a prolonged bombardment which included cladinga division of guarda
After a heavy bombardment the enemy attacked to-day between the quarries and Halluch, but was everywhere repulsed.
suffocating shells giving forth clouds of chlorine gas. The enemy's infantry penetrated some sections of our first line of trenches, but immediate counter-attacks almost completely ejected them. A vigorous counter-offensive in the afterncoa ex- pelled the remainder. The enemy lost heavily. There are violent
GERMAN OFFICERS ORDER ATTACK AND REMAIN BEHIND. artillery actions on the rest of the front.
October 20, 12 55 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters, describing the recent counter-attack from Looa to the " Hohenzollera " redoubt. says, that an interesting fact is that the Germons were mostly led by non-commissioned officers, which supports the belief, that in the case of irontal attacks, the officers, presumably under orders, remain The parpoes being to in the shelters till the objective is carried. provent the wastage of officers,
THE WONDERFUL NEW FLEET.
OLD CRUISERS REBORN.
ZEPPELIN WRECKED ON A CHIMNEY,
October 19, 7 10 p.m. Messrs. Pilkington and Sona, glass manufacturers, with plant in France, have received a telegram from Paris, which states;- "Our Maabenge worke' chimney has been destroyed through a collision with a Zeppelin. All theorem of the Zeppelin were killed."
ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE.
SUCCESSES IN THE TYROL AND TRENTINO,
ALLIED REPRESENTATIONS TO GREECE,
or in the common vanes are under discussion by the Allies.
A British submarine, on Mon- day, ank the German steamer Pernambuce, 5,000 tons, laden with ore; and torpedoed the siesmer Soderboom which was
kept af at by a cargo of wood.
The new fleet which re-gained for the Allies the command of the Mediterranean, consists of moni ing two foortoen ircbers which tors of all sizes the largest carry-
will throw three quarters of a ton of metal fifteen miles,
Daring the recent counter- attack from Loos to the " Hoben- zollern" redoubt the Germana
October 19, 7.40 p.m. were led by non-commissioned Router's correspondent at Athens states that twenty-four hours officere, which fact supports the have elapsed since the British and Basian Ministers conferred with belief that in frontal attacks M. Zaimis and informed him that their Governments did not agree officers remain behind." with the Greek interpretion of the Barbian treaty, but up to now, nothing farther has transpired.
BRITISH SUBMARINES IN THE BALTIC.
October 19, 6.20 p.m.
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marine, yesterday, sank the German 5,000 ton vessel, lernambuco, Beuter's correspondent at Stockholm says that a British sub- laden with ore, and torpedoed the steamer Suderbaom, which was kept afloat by a cargo of wood,
Later.
British submarines have torpedood four large Garman merchant men in the Baltic Sea during the last few days.
GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT SINKS.
October 19, 0.20 p.m.
October 20, 12.56 p.m. The wonderful now flɔot, which regained for the Allies the command of the Mediterranean, after snomy submarines had caused a retirement of battleships, is described by a correspondent in the Dardanelles. He says that it consists of monitors of all shapes and eizes, the largest ourying two fourteen inchere, three quarters of a
October 20, 4,80 8.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Home a communique ton of metal fifteen miles, and built out ten feet under water on each
Reater's correspondent at Copenhagen learas that there is side, making the hall invaluerable to torpedoes. Subsequently the way: "The Italiane after an intense artillery preparation successfully trustworthy confirmation of the sinking of the German torpedo boat old cruisers Endymion and Therens, arrived, re-born with formid-attacked various points in the Tyrol and Trentino frontier capturing by collision with the steam ferry on the 15th in it. Only five out of able waistbelts, these vessels played an important role in the landing important heights in Upper Cordevole and a peal: 7,500 feet high crew of 54 were resoned. in the Falzarego district."
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DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijou Theatie-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m..
TO-MORROW...
Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoris Theatre-9.15 p.m. Opening of Queen's Collage Recreation Club Pavilion.-5 p.m.. Saturday, October 25. Opening day of Italian Convent Bazaar.-10.0,
Wednesday, October 27, Hongkong and South Chipa Fisheries-annual general meet- ing.-ncon
Friday, October 29, Hongkong Club, Extraordinary General Meeting of members.
Saturday, October 30.
Ministering Children's League
Dazaar. 2 p.m.
Wednesday, November 3. Meeting of Licensing Board, Council Chamber,-2 16 p.m.