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October 25 1915, Temperature
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October 25 1914,
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WAR TELEGRAMS.
GERMAN CRUISER SUNK BY BRITISH
SUBMARINE.
RUSSIANS EFFECTIVELY BOMBARD THE
BULGARIAN BLACK SEA PORTS.
Fresh Fall in Sterling Exchange, Owing to Eao mous Volume of Exports.
HEAVY FIGHTING IN SERBIA-AUSTRO-GERMAN ADVANCE
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THE BALKAN SITUATION.
BULGARIAN ATTACKS COMPLETELY ARRESTED.
October 24, 1.50 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that Balgarian attacks in the great battle at Kupruli have been completely arrested, owing to a flank offensive by the French from the south, on the front from Krivolsk, on the Salonica railway, to Strumaitza.
RUSSIANS EFFECTIVELY BOMBARD BULGARIANS PORTS,
October 24, 2.30 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris it is reported chat the Russian fleet has very effectively bombarded the Black Sea Ports of Varna and Bourgas, which has created indescribable panic.
BULGARIANS CLAIM TO HAVE TAKEN PART OF USKUB.
October 24, 5.50 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a Sofia com- munique claims to have taken part of Uskub. It says that a violent battle continues.
FIGHTING NEAR BELORADE CONTINUES WITHOUT CHANGE.
October 24, 10.10 p.m. According to Router's correspondent at Nieh s communique Baya that the fighting in the directiva of Bsigrade continues with- out obange
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
OFFICIAL EYE-WITNESS' OBSERVATION.
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October 24, 3.50 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris the official eye- witness says it is only now possible to view the effect of the battle in Champagne, in its entirety. The most careful investigation of the battlefield demonstrates that, no matter how powerful the enemy's entrenchments are, they have no shelter from the French batteries and that the strategical rupture so feared by the Germans can be effected.
FRENCH artillery ACTIVITY.
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CONDENSED.
The Italians have made gress at many points,
The landing of French troops at Salonics continues,
General Reanenkampf has been placed on the retired list.
A fresh fall in sterling ex- change is reported from New York.
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Anglo-Franco-Russian
quadron bombarded the Bal- garian coast on the 21st inst.
The German pirates succeeded in sinking only one small vessel during the last week.
October 23, 1.00 p.m. Ranter's Amsterdam correspondent gives a ghastly narrative of the "paternal administention of Belgium ander General von Biesing, told by an Antwerp correspondent of the Telegraaf, Nobody is now safe in Belgiam. Men have been sentenced to death daring the last fortnight, and thirty two have been sent to pecal attack on Givenchy Wood and The Germans made a night servitude for long terme. Four women have been sentenced to death a teacher named Thallies, the Countess Belleville, a tailoress suffered their eigth defeat, here. named Bezezit and Miss Cavell, but up to now only Miss Cavall Lord Darby says that his ex- has been exconted. The heroin of Miss Cavell, like that of Louise perience has already convinced Frousy who was extouted at Liege, even affected the German firing bim that the voluntary system squad, the majority of whom did not aim at the victims, with the may yet be saved. result that Louise Freusy was nounded in the leg, while Miss Cavol was bit by only one of twelve bullets. Hence the officers have lost two Zeppeline and The Germans up to the present were obliged to give the coup de grace by abooting them in the ear.eeventeen aeroplanee, in the A communique says that the Germans were decimated when-The Germans are now compelling Belgian workmen to perform Baltic region. ever they left the trenches and were compelled to retire.
| military duties, saying that neither Belgian law nor international The French artillery is most active on the front, destroying agreements are any excuse for refusal, and that only the German enemy trenches and works, especially in the regions of Lihou, military commander is catfiled to decide. Another German that the strategical rapture in Champagne and Lorraine.
proclamation has summoned all young Belgians to report them- Champagne, so frared by the selves, and those obeying have been sent to an unknown destination. Germans, can be effected.
October 24, 4.45 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that the Germans made a night attack on the Givenchy Wood and caffered the eighth defeat, here, in five days,
SIR JOHN FRENCH'S DESPATCH,
October 24, 9.35 p.m. Field Marshal Sir John French, in his despatch, says that there has been considerable artillery activity south of the La Basses Cansi during the last three days.
front.
There is nothing important to report on the remainder of the
The British won four aerial fights.
THE EXECUTION OF MISS CAVELL.
NO PARALLEL IN THE RECORD OF GREAT BRITAIN,
October 24, 6,00 p.m.
THE SHOOTING OF MISS CAVELL.
October 42. 1.30 p.m.
Pathos is added to the horror of the murder of Kiss Osvell by
Tha French eye-witness says
The Rassinu fiest most effective. ly bombarded the Balgarian Black Sea ports of Varas and Burgas and created indescribable panic.
The fall in sterling exchange
Gabon, British chaplain in Brussels, which wes forwarded to the exports, osusing a flood of bills Foreign Office by the American ambassador. The Chaplain says :— (on London and Paris, 1.
the asscription of her last momente, farnished by the Rev. Mr. is due to the enormous volums of
"I was admitted to the prison with a special passport the evening A Sofia communique claims that before her execution, and was astonished and relieved when I found the Bulgarians have taken part of she was perfectly calm and resigned. She said she wished her Uskrub. It also says that a violent friends to know she would willingly die for her country. She added, battle continues.
I neither fear nor shrink. I have seen death often, and it în peither etrange nor fearful. But patriotism is not enough. I must
The Home Secretary says that
have no haired or bitterness towards anyone." Then we took Holy there is no parallel in the records Communion together, and she received the gospel consol.tion with of Great Britain to the case of all her heart. Then she repeated softly the words of "Abide with Miss Cavell.
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me to the end of the hymn, sfiorwards giving message to relations According to despatches signad and friende, When I said "God bye" she smiled, and said, "We by M. Pasbitch, the Serbian According to Reater's correspondent at New York, in an inter-eball meet again!" Tas German military chaplain, after the Premier, the losses in General. view with a representative of the Associated Press of America, the excution, said that Mia, Cavell was brave sad bright to the last, von Mackensen's armies moet be Home Secretary says that there is no parallel in the whole record of professed the Christion faith and died like a heroine.
at least 60,000. Great Britain of a case like that of Miss Cavell's. Even in cases which have been clearly proved to be espionage, Great Britain bas never sentenced a woman to death,
Sir John Simon explains that there are vast opportunites for the defence of persons soused of military offences, and oites a cass in which a German woman, acting in association with a male *P3 Both were overwhelmingly convicted of espionage, but the woman was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
NEW FROM FRENCH SOURCE.
(Havas Telegram.)
October 23. Yesterday in Belgium we dispersed the enemy's foros, To-day we destroyed very strong reconnoitring parties who attempting to advance againel our positions in the Tabure region. We conquered trenches in Lorrains.
Near Kaia hevalz, strong enemy forces espiured Mactohack were after determine1 fighting, but we counter-attacked and re-took the position.
We re-captured a position on the right bank of the Nishзvab, and fighting continues on the left bank.
There has been fighting at Krivolak, forty-five miles south of Uskab, in which the French troops have been fighting on our side.
AUSTRO-DERMAN ADVANCE ON SERBIAN FRONT ARRESTED.
October, 25, 12.45 am. According to Renter'e correspondent at Paris an official mes- sage from Balonica reports that French troops attacked the Bal gariane on Friday evening, south of Stromaitza and captured Nabova. Fighting continues. The Austro-German advance on the Serbian front has been arrested.
THE AMERICAN MONEY MARKET-
FURTHER FALL IN STERLING EXCHANGE,
Ostaber 24, 3.50 p.m. Renter's correspondent at New York says that there is a fresh fall in sterling exchange, owing to the enormone volume of exporta causing a flood of bills on London and Paris.. The noticeable in- Crease of exports is in foodstuffs, while imports have fallen.
The Allies' warehipa bombarded Dadoagatch harbour, and des- troyed observation posts on the Bulgarian coast.
October 23, 1.05 p.m.
It is said that nobody coя in Two London papers have started funds for a memorial to Miss safe in Belgium; men have been Cavell. Neutral opinon is beginning to make itself heard. The sentenced to death and a number New York Herald says that a wave of horror has swept over America, sent to long terms of penal servi- The Evening Post saga:-"We are amazed at German apologists' tade, during the best fortnight. asking Americans to stand aga2a in admiration of Germany, whom the excention reveals as a whitened sepulchre, with rotting bodies Police Court with signalling from Two man charged at a London within. The Evening Fun says that the American Minister, io seking an hotel roof, during the lost air for meray for Mina Cavell, "attered a cry from the American heart." raid on London, have been hand- The Chicago Daily Post naya :-" Another rank blunder of German led over to the military authorities. etatesmanship!"
Sir John French says that there
The Chicago Journal observes that sasieting prisoners to escape
in virtue inseparable from all western ideals of womanhood. has been considerable artillery Renter's correspondent at Washington says though no representa activity south of the La Bassee tions have been made to Germany, officials unsparingly denounce Canal daring the last three days, the crime. A search of American records has failed to discloss anThe British have won four instance of the execution of a woman even as a epy. According to aerial fights.
Sir John Simon cites a casa în | Reater's correspondent at Am-terdam, the Handelsblad says that the event recalls the execution of the Nuernberg publisher, Palm, which which a German woman over- led to the regeneration of Germany and to the downfall of Napoleop. whelmingly convicted of espion- The Rotterdamsche Courant says the execntion will aggravate anti-age was only sentenced to German anger among nonirala.
imprisonment for ten years,
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
The Freneu aulery is most active in destroying enemy trenohee and works, especially in
the regions of Libon, Cham- pagne and Lorraine.!
A CAPTAIN'S HEROISM. Petrograd: We progressed on the south side of Boguinakoie, Lake, occupying Postavy, crossing on the western bank of Obara
October 23, 1.00 p.m. Bulgarian attacks in the great river, taking 1,000 prisoners. In the course of fighting which took Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters, in describing the Brit battle of Kupruli have been com place on the left bank of the River Styr we took 2,100 prisoners. ish attack which captured the main trengh of the "Hohenzollern pletely arrested, owing to a flank Rome: We developed laoky offensive on the whole front, redoubt," says, that, aftor the initial onset, the fight reaplyed itself fansive by the French from the breaking the enemy's lines on the Careo Plateau and taking 1,200 into a series of isolated bombing encounters, parties being vent ap south, on a front from Krivolak, prisoners. The general advance of Italian troops is a very good one various trenches in un endeavour to force way to the enemy's on the Salonica railway, to on the whole, the Austriane being now anable to stop the victorious main line. Ooo party held its own against a strong German Siramaitz troops.
counter-attack, though many were killed and wounded, till their
The French eye-witness says barricade was literally blown in The osptain commanding the party that a careful investigation of the ordered the men to cometruet another barricade, thirty yards behind, battlefield in Champagne demon- himself remaining alone at the first barrier, sheltering as best ho could behind the smashed parapet and, by constant bombing, hold-trates that, no matter how power- fal the enemy's entrenchments fing off the enemy only a few yards distant till the second barricade are, they are no shelter from the
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BRITISH SUBMARINE'S EXPLOITS.
SINKS A German CRUISER,
October 25, 12.45 a.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd it is officially announced that a British submarine has sunk a German croiser, of the Prins Adalbert class, near Libsu.
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ENEMY EASILY DISPERSED.
October 23, 6 20 p.m. Router's Paris correspondent states that according to the com munique issued last evening, the enemy emerged from their trenches round Givensby, bat were easily dispersed. In Champagne etrons reconnoitring parties, supported by artillery, attempted to reach oar positions round. Tabure, but these were repulsed and destroyed everywhere. We conquered na enemy trench in Lorrains after stubborn fighting, fout by foot, ng
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