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ECAST
Temperature
Lugust 10, 1916, Humidity
7427 日二十月七
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
ONE OR TWO WERE FILLED AND 10 INJURED IN THE AIR RAID. SEVEN TO TEN GERMAN AIRSHIPS PARTICIPATED IN THE AIR RAID.
- GERKAN RAIDERS MAIN OBJECT WAS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. COL. MOFFATT LAKG, AN INDIAN MUTINY VETERAN, IS DEAD. GERMAN TORPEDO-BOATS CAPTURED DANISH STEAMER YDUN IN KATTEGAT MR. JUSTICE PICKFORD IS ADDED TO DARDANELLES COMMISSION. FRENCH DESTROYED ONE AND DROVE DOWN SIX GERMAN AEROPLANES. A FRENCH AEROPLANE BOMBED POWDER WORKS AT ROTTWEIL FRENCH AIR SQUADRONS HAVE BOMBED SEVERAL RAILWAY STATIONS, THE FRENCH ARE ON THE IMMEDIATE OUTSKIRTS OF THIAUMONT WORK. FRENCH HAVE BEFELLED MANY GERMAN ATTACKS WITH HEAVY LOSSES, AT ONE STROKE ITALIANS CAPTURED POSITIONS CONTESTED FOR A YEAR. ITALIAN'S PERFORNED WONDERFUL FEATS DURING THEIR OFFENSIVE, THE GERMANS HEAVILY BOMBARDED TRENCHES IN THE YPRES SALIENT, THE BRITISH HAVE MADE FURTHER FROGRESS NORTH OF POZIERES. THE RUSSIANS CAPTURED 7,400 PRISONERS, INCLUDING 3,600 GERMANS. RUSHANS HAVE OCCUPIED TYSMIENĪCA, POUR MILES FROM STANISLAU,
[All telegrama 'appearing in large type are the latest baving beso received during the course of the day. Those in small type have come through over-night.}
THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
Some Remarkable Fents.
[Bouter's Service to the" Telegraph."} ́ ́~~
August 9, 18.50 p.m. The Italian offensive had been carefully prepared for wooks, and there was captured at one stroke suoli positions * Babotino, Podgors, Sin Michels, and Osavis, which had been contested for a year. The Austrians were completely earprised.
The summit of. Babotino is two thousand feet high and dominator Gorisis, The southern slopes of the mountain wore honeycombed with caverna drilled into the rook by the Italiane for Moreover-s months past, eich containing a company of infantry.
tunnel, eight-handred and fifty feet long, had been secretly bored to within ninety feet of the Austrian trenches. Eight hundred men in the tunnel opened the attack, supported by men pearing out of the ouvarna, Patches of scrubby undergrowth had been previously set fico on to deprive the Austrian snipers of cover. The Italians orept through the low-lying pall of black smoke and carried three lines of trenches in twenty minutes, and a redoubt on the summit within an hour. They also swept down the slopse to Laonso, collecting prisoners in drove.
LATEST AIR RAID.
Two Killed and Ten injured,
August 9, 3.05 p.m. Unofficial reports of the air raid indiante that both explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped,
Apparently most of the ossualties occurred on the East count, where Loores of bombe, chiefly inoendiary, were dropped.
Two people were killed-and ten injured, and slight fires ware | enad.
Á Zeppelin, at a great height, was soon travelling in a north- sssterly direction but soon disappeared out at sea. . 8 mrohlights lis up the Zippelin sad suti-aircraft guns were fired at the raider.
August 9, 6.40 p.m.
According to an official announcement, it is sctimated that from weven to ten airships participated in the raid, operating singly and in pairs. Apparently the indiscriminate destruction of property was their main abj-ot.
A karal seroplane pursued one out to sea for several miles.
THE RUSSIAN DRIVE.
Over 5,000 More Prisoners.
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August 0,4 10 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd, an officiel announcement sistes that General. Lotobitzky has occupied Tyamienice, four miles east of Branislens, and ́has osptured an additionsi 7,400 prisoner", including 3,500 Germans. 8.xty-three mschine guns have also been taken.
-SUBMARINE, WARFARE.
August 9, 12.10 p.m. The following vessels have been sook :-The atomers Trident (British), and Achilens (Greek) and the schooner Demacie, the istter. in the Channel,
The Danish steamer Ydus was seized by German torpado bosta in the Kattegat and taken to Swinsomnide,
THE DARDANELLES COMMISSION,
August 9, 9.15 p.m.
le. Jaution Pickford has been added to the Dardanelion
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 10.
1916.
TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
Germano Gas Has Little Effect.
[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."].-
August 9,3.45 p.m. General Sir Douglas Esig, in a communique, waya:~~Thara in no change at Guillemont. North of Penieros wo further advanced by bombing.
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Toe enemy heavily bombardel the trenches in the Ypresalient between Beilswarde Lake and the Yeer asual. For two hours be wan discharging gas on a broad front, but the effect of it was small, Some partial earmy attacks were made, but the enemy was unble to enter our trenches.
Enemy Attacks and Bombardments,
August 8, 4.20 p.in.
A Piria communique_states :-After the failure of numerous lacks the enemy regained a footing in the Thisamont work
Violent enemy counter-att-oks north of Hem wood were re- paleed with heavy losses, but succeeded in occupying a trench, most of which was soon renovered.
We are on the immediate outskirts of the Thisumoni work, which we are energeteslly bombarding.
We have progressed at Fleury by means of grenades. An enemy attack on Yaux wood was repulsed.
The enemy bestily bombarded our new new positions between Hem wood and the river:
An enemy attack penetrated our positions between L'hons and the Chaulnes Railway but the enemy was immediately driven out at the point of the bayonet.
An enemy aeroplane was destroyed at Luneville and six others. were driven down on the Somme front.
A French seroplane crossed from the Vosges to the Black Forest in the darkness and bombed a powder factory at Bottweil, causing great fices and explosions.
Our air squadrons bombed several railway stations.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
August 7, 7:40 p.m. In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain, Becretary for India, said that the report of the cummusice of inquiry, into the station hospital system for Indian troops would be submitted to the Mesopotamia Commission if desired.
Bir H. Crail (biasgow and aperueen Univernitaez).-- Didn't the Committee - recommend cerisin very important additions to the medical equipment in Ingis which have not been carried outf
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Mr. Chamberlain: I don't think so. I have not read the report, but I am informed that it referred to the peace condition. Its consideration was suspended owing to the war. Mr. Asquith promised to arrange a discussion on Indian affairs if generally desired,
Mr. Chamberlain announced that it would be suggested to the Raj to issue rules for safeguarding the movement of troops by rail or otherwise in the hot weather,
He stated further that the illicit trado in .cocaine was causing himself and the Raj grave anxiety. The drugs could be smuggled in ways defeating the best conceived regulations.
CROWN COLONIES AND IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
August 8, 8.10 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law, Secretary for the Colonim, expressed the opinion that it was impro ticable that the Crown colonics should be given an individual opportunity of expressing their views upon the Paris economic resolutions at the coming Imperial Conference.
NEW MINISTER FOR EDUCATION.
August 9, 6.20 am,
It is expected that the Marquis of Crewe will be Minister for Education.
It is understood that Mr. Henderson remains in the Cabinet sa Labour adviser.
· GENERAL MURRAY COMPLIMENTED BY HIS MAJESTY.
August 9, 6.20 a.m.
Beuter's correspondent at Cairo reports that the King bas telegraphed to General Murray, his appreciation at the latter's brilliant success in the hot season in desert country.
THB RUSSIAN DRIVB.
August 9, 2.35 a.m.
A Petrograd communique statesi Pursuing the enemy south of the Dnsistor, the Russians stormed the town of Nixnioff and six villages. The enemy blew up the bridgei and magacinos. - Altogether the Russians here have captured
· 110 square miles of surettoey.
August 10, 1915,
Temperature: 6 a.m. Humidity
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TELEGRAMS.
FRENCH MAKE DETERMINED STAND.
[Boater's Berrios to The "Telegraph.”].
Angual V, 2.25 am,
▲ Paris communiqus states: On the right of tas Moun the battle continued most nercely on the whole of the Take- Ravni-Fleury front. The French, with remarkṇule tenacity, withstood and repulsed" the enemy who was endasvouring to re-capture the ground north-west and south of Thiss mont. Then the French, sitseking, re-occupied sil" the portions of trench wherein the enemy had gained's footing, and re-entered the Thaumont work. The French captured two lines of trenches on the Yauz-Chapitre-Lễ Chenais front, and took: 200 prisoners.
The report continues: We incressed our gains worth of 'the Somams, capturing a fortißed wood and a trench north of Ham wood, all of which wo hold. Altogether in two days we captured north of the Somine a whole lina of German trenches on a front of six kilometres, and to a depth of from 300 to 600 metres. Strong enemy detachmentä attacking north-west of Tabure, in the Champagne region, yesterday were dispersed by shell fire,
ANGLO-ITALIAN ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
August 9, 2.55 p.m. Router's correspondent at Home states that Mr. Runciman has arrived in Italy for the purpose of discussing Anglo-Italian economie, questions.
AMERICAN-MEXICAN TROUBLE.
August 9, 2.E5 p.m. 'Bouter's correspondent at Washington reports that General Carranza's suggestion of a joint commission to settle the differences between America and Mexico has been scoopted.
BRITISH SURPRISE BULGARIANS.
August 9, 2.65 p.m. Reuter's correspondent slicnits reports that a British patrol surprised and dispersed a Bulgariad cistachment in a village, south di Doirsa, with bombs sad the bayonet.
ITALIAN'S'SPLENDID OFFENSIVE
August 9, 5 25 p.m.
There are rejoicings in Italy at the success of the Italian offensive, which began on 4th August with a terrific bombardment on the whole of the lɛonzo front; "palverizing. rocks and disintegrating the Austrian defences into the ravines below. The Bersaglieri opened the infantry attack, climbing rocks and precipices and capturing the first and second lines. The enemy fed panic-stricken. The fighting was very fieres in the Gorizia and Montfalcone sectors, where the Hungariana and Croatians refused to surrender and were surrounded. The attack is progressing on a front of 69 milsa. Simultaneously warships are sholling the coast on the Austrian left.
PORTUGAL TO COME IN.
August 9, 17.05 p.rn. Amid cheers for Great Britain and the Allies at so Extraordinary Sitting of the Portuguese Congress, it was resolved to accept the British invitation to participate in the war in Europe.
EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN.
British Reply to Turkish Impudence.
'Augant 9. 12.20 pm. Benter's correspondent at Cairo says the Turke advanced un Romani in massed formation at some points, calling out for the English and Australians to surrender. They were met by devastating machine-gun áre
It is stated that the Turks aufered so terribly from thirat that they killed their camela and drank, the blood.
Turkish Rearguned Pressed Back,
August 10, 12.40 a.m. General Murray reports that the pursuit of the enemy in the Katia district continues and that the Turkish reAT- guard has been preased back northward and westward, while southward a dashing attack by the Imperial Camel Corps drove them out of their entrenchments. We made more prisoners. The enemy rearguard has now retired to a line north and south of Birelaid, ülteen miles east of Katia.
ANOTHER BAST COAST AIR RAID.
August 9, 12.50 p.m. officially stated that, hostile airships crossed the East Cosat in the early morning.
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Another is reported to have visited the mouth-east coast of Bootland and to have bombed various localities 'on the?
Bo far, three women and a child are reported to have boon killed and fourteen persone injured.“
There was no damage of miltway), hany Anti-aircraft drove off the airakinë në
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TELEGRAMS.
INDIAN MUTINY VETERAN'S "DEATH.
"(Beater's Service to The "Telegraph "3:
London Rastvid, August 10,
-The death” 16 Colonel Arthur "MɩBatt · Lang, |C.B', RE. (retired),
*[ Fhe decusaed enterad the Army in 1852 and retired in 1888. He served in the Indian Mutiny, and | was present at the nemalt on [Delhi' and' Agra,” the ralief, of Etoknow and Cawnpore, and at the siege and capture of Lucknow. He was mentioned in despatches four times and received- the Indian Mutiny madal" and clasp. Later he-held various sp- pointments in Tadis, including those of Principal of Borken - Engineering College, Deputy Inspector General for Fortifios tions, and Chief Engineer in Balachismo, in tiarmth, and in the North-West Provinces.] -
INTERNED SEAFARERS.
Wood Work by Merchant Service
· Gulld.
The Government Scheme which provide compèsestion in the osES, of merchant so«farees who are killed or injared through the | operations of the war has already DEOYOS N ̈TKY grast boon în alleviating
| which 97%ersuade, disiram
prevailed.
would have
In kommention with this matter, the Imperial Merchant Servion Guild ban instaly succeeded · ia setablishing an important prin- |ciple in respect to our m«farma who have been interned. in Gor many and Turkey. It has, anfortunately, happened that these of their members have diadTM during internment, The Guild have investigated the whole of the aircumstances and with he help and influence of the Chairman of their Parliamentar O mmitten, Mr. “Ball E. Pato, VP, horn seged (that ossos of this kind sie veld jantly be regard- ed sa due to the operations of the War and that compensation to their dependents might rasson- ably be forthcoming under the Government Scheme,
The Board of Trade have nom. agreed that where death is dus to the oɛrcumstances of intern- meat, œmpensation should be allowed. One of these choon which the Guild has taken in head on behalf of a widow of an interned officer left with three ohil iren has now been settled and the Liverpool and London War Risks Insursnos Association, which administers - ́ the Government Babems in-thin. particular como, are paying over. to the lady the sum of $500 by way of compensation, a result which has given the Guild mucla. astisfaction and for which the lady in question :has expressed her gratitude.
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