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TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO EXTEND LIFE OF PARLIAMENT TILL MAY. BRITISH PRISONERS ARE SENT TO WORK IN RUSSIAN TERRITORY.
· ITALIAN STEAMER NEREUS AND SOME SAILING SHIPS HAVE BEEN SUNK THE FRENCH CARRIED PORTIONS OF TRENCHES SOUTH-WEST OF ESTREES.
** MINOR GERMAN ATTACKS ON THE MEUSE WERE EASILY REPULSED.
ENEMY GAINED TEMPORARY FOQTING IN TRENCHES WEST OF POZIERES, THE BRITISH CARRIED OUT A SUCCESSFUL RAID SOUTH OF YPRES. ITALIANS HAVE PIERCED ANOTHER STRONG LINE IN THE CARSO REGION,
EIGHT HUNDRED MORE PRISONERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE ITALIANS. THE AUSTRIANS SHELLED THE TOWN OF ANTE AND THE ISONZO BRIDGES, GENERAL SIR DOUGLAS BAIG REPORTS MUCH SUCCESSFUL AERIAL WORK.
SINCE GENL. BRUSSILOFF BEGAN ÖFFENSIVE PRISONERS TOTAL 500,000. GENERAL VON BOTHKER IS FIGHTING A SERIES OF REARGUARD ACTIONS. IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF VON BOTHEER'S RETREAT IS TOO LATE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE ENEMY CANNOT HOLD THE ZLOTA-LIPA LINE.
THE ITALIAN ADVANCE.
Another Strong Line Pierced.
[Renter's Service to the “
"Telegraph."}
August 14, 3.25 p.m. An Italian commerique aaya-We pierced another strong line of enemy entrenchments east of Rill 212, in the Carso region, and took eight hundred prisonera.
There were artillery duels at Gorizis, and the enemy shelled the town of Ante and also the Isonzo bridges.
THE LIFE OF PARLIAMENT.
August 14, 5.10 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith said the Government proposed to extend the life of Parliament till the end of May..
WOMEN IN INDIA.'
The New Leaven.
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TUESDAY,
--AUGUST · 15, 1916.
TELEGRAMS.
THE RUSSIAN DRIVE.
Enemy Cannot Hold Zlota-Lipa Line. -
[Reuter'a Servios tɔ The “Telegraph."]
August 14, 8.00 p.m.
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TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
French Carry Portions of Trenches.
[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
August 14, 3.50 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states:-Owing to General
A Paris communique saya :-There has been a lively cannonade Lelchitsky turning the Halica bridghend southward of the Ducister at Maurepas. We carried portions of trenches south-west of
Minor German attacks on the Mense were oneily repulsed.
it is not believed that the enemy can hold the Zlota-Lipa line, Estrees. notwithstanding that for ten months he has been making its defence. The opinion is expressed that the only stand he can make. will be on the river Glina, at Lipa, which is the last serious obstacle to the south-west of Lemberg. But General Boherbatchelf is alosely proving on General voa Bothmer's centré and may be expsoted increasingly to disorganirs bir retreat.
Russia's Latest Stroke.
Enemy's Temporary Footing.
August 14, 4.00 p.m.
In i communique, General Sir Douglas Baig says:-Woes of Posieran the enemy gained a temporary footing in a portion of the trenches captured yesterday.
August 14, 12.20 p.m..
We carried out a snoosssful raid south of Ypres. Russia's latest stroke bringe the total of prisoners taken, since General Bramileff opened his offentive in June, to half a milliba. Mames and P, also in Arras and to the north of the There is been the anal hostile sheiling, particularly at The Bavarian General von Bothmer's Austro-German army was ska | Visentrans-Wrisonmoto road, only enemy force that stood its ground in June. Bat the flanking movements of General Sakbaroff in the north and those of General Letohitsky in the south, prepared the way for a frontal blow which General Scherbatcheff delivered most effectively on the 12th inst., caasing the stubborn Bavarian finally to retire.
He is now ten miles to the west of the abandoned positions, fighting a series of rearguard actions to his next line of defence, which is on the river Bag. It remains to be seen whether he has postponed his retreat too late, su the Rassian turning movement in progressing at the confluence of the rivera Ziota, Lipa and Doeister.
SUBMARINE WARFARE.
August 14, 4.50 p.m. The Italian atcamer Nerone and a number of French and | Italian sailing ships have been sunk.
THE DEUTSCHLAND.
Her Arrival at Baltimore.
with the artillery and infantry. There also bombing raids, including Hach successful serial work was done yesterday in co-operation three separate attacks on a hostile aerodroms. One machine in mining."
BRITISH PRISONERS FORCED TO WORK.
August 14, 4.50 p.m.
In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Ceoil stated thst many British prisoners had been sent to work in Russian territory occupied by the Germans, who had not permitted the United States Ambassador to visit them.
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'HOW I CAUGHT THE
BRUSSELS."
German Lleutenant's Own'
Story.
Amsterdam, July 6.-The war correspondent of the Berlin Lobal Anzeiger related that while visit. |ing Zeebrugge has had a conversa- tion with the naval lieutenant who brought in the Harwich liner Brassels.
Questioned about the capture (of the steamer, the lisatenant {noid:...
"We had been on patrol daty on June 23. The following day, at 220 in the morning, we saw a
showed side lamps only, with the black veral before as which apparent object of giving the
the Brussels? And soon the appearance of being a sailing vessel. Later we asked, 'Are you
warning came, 'We shall board you. The Brussels obeyed the summons. I and two men went on board. Ons of the men at ones made the wireless apparatus un- workable, whereupon, after taking of my cap and disclosing my identity, I deolared the vessel to be a German prise.”
As many Belgians were on board, the lieutenant ordered all the men to board the German destroyer, with the exception of the engine crow. The German prize crew consisted of three non- commissioned officers, five sailors, and six stokere. According to the lieutenant, the captain of the Brassels was determined to delay the vessel as much as possible,
It was soon
violence even in words. The new spirit of independence, and to
Description of Craft's interior. that I was inte submarine at all immense majority of Indian give it sweetness and dignity, are
I felt as if I were in sa aeroplane women are totally aneducated the Christian women missionaries.
As described by Mr. John C on a wonderfully clear day." Travere, Assistant Health Officer, the rate of literacy among them Though they are far from "femin-
Dr. Travers emerged through because soon the report reached is about 1 per cent.-and it is ists," their influence and example
who was taken through the hathe conning tower, holding in the lieutenant that no stokera uot in their natures to consider inevitably tend to create a new
by Captain Konig, the Deutsch his hands two leaves of German cald be found. questions of general interest. ideal of self-respect and moral
land's interior appears to be war bread presented by the established that most of them had Their outlook in either intensely strength for the girls of their
Baltimore, July 10.-The Ger- mainly a mass of machinery. She captain as a souvenir. Canned left the Brussels and had gone Among other ideas which can personal or remotely abstract, schools. They possess as .no, man merchant submarine Dantech- bas bat cne deck below, and meats and fruits were the crew's board the German destroyor.
"Time flow," said the lisaten- at this moment claim to be an and the Fax Britannica keeps far others possess the confidence and land ended her voyage across the seventeenfoot depth of hold for staple food, and with the excep ivereal is the doctrine, or set of from them any sense of national affection of these young women, Atlantic at 6.40 o'clock this ber cargo. Dr, Travers descended tion of their loss of weight, due sat. "The danger was increas doctrines, embodied in the so- eslled
The hardships and and, having a standard of com- morning when she was docked at through the forward hatch, where to the oily atmosphere, in the ing that British vessels would Woman's Movement." danger. This is something much wider they are many and oppressive-parison, they are better jadges of the pier of the Eastern Forward be found the crew's quarters, opinion of the health officers, the Arrive."
Then the German lieutenant of daily life they accept with their powers and weakness than and more significant than the
"I never saw better set up men pointed a revolver at the captain. Baltimore (says the New York passageway leading to compart organized of its now being made resentful submission, though any of their own nation can be. 8 Company on the outskirts of bunke og either side of a narrow crew to a man was physically fit.
"Obtain the Charles Fryatt, ments occupied by the captaió] than those," said the doctor. not without deep suffering. To The unconscions sesumption of Evening Post). in many countries to secure for recognize that a state of things is every woman missionary that the
and his two officers. The Both health officers congratulat men," he ordered. Three stokers women's certain deficite political deplorable is in Indis by no value of freedom lies in the power The eubmarine loft Quarantine captain's room is hardly six feet ed the submarine's commander then came forward, and the status, It involves a new self.. consciousness on the part of alter it.
means the same thing as to try to to do service is what has made the at 5.30 am, after the health square, and barely high enough on his fest, sad remarked that it Captain remarked that he had frat beginning of the Woman's officers had borded the craft and for a man to stand. It is furnished had been many long months since also had twenty-four Russians. women, a deliberata encourage-
Movement in India take the direo- given permission to proceed. all in mets, with the exceptions ship flying the German merchant These were all tent to the engine- ment of those obstinate question-
tion of philanthropic effort rather
of a small oak desk. Directly fisg had arrived in Baltimore. than political agitation.
A definite announcement that beneath the officers' quarters is ings which have never been
the submarine is the first of a fleet the dynamo which stores electri
work
cal energy to drive the vessel when submerged.
room. In spite of all the efforts of the German engineer the | vessel did not move, until finally the Lieutenant said to him through. the speaking-tubə, “ Do what you
weshall blow up the vessel.”
Slowly the vassal moved. Four
Yet se education makes its way wholly silent in their hearts, a into the lives of Indian girls there reconsideration of their functions, springs up at once a desire. to.
No Opposition to Entry. of each craft built to ply regular- duties, and rights, and a resolu-junderstand the cause and cure of But the "new woman" of India ly in transatlantic (rade was made
The Dont obland was entered tion to claim freedom to carry into the miseries of women. The is only a small part of the whole by Capt. Paul Konig, master of
Dr. Teavers was afterwarde at the Custom House to day with-on. If the British come in sight sotion whatever may seem to be inevitable undermining of Hinda mimionary problem, and the the submarins.
taken into the officers' measroɔm,jout opposition. to the purpose.
| belief removes the traditional ex-ordinary woman missionary in “This is not the only one that hardly larger than the staterooms, Confident that so Baricus
planation that they are now occupied with many other duties, is coming," said the captain. "Just with a galley built with all the attempt would be made to ques boilers with twelve firou were In earlier days such a move suffering for the sins of It is, therefore, noosmary that wait. There will be more here economy of specs of Pullman tion the merchantman statue of working. At last the Brussels. ment might have been confined previous incarnation. Nothingis some should be set spart especial-soon, and we are going back for dining-car kitchen. Aft the mese the submarine, the German Con- ran at fifteen knots an hour. to the limits of the country where further from the intention of their ly for the very important and another cargo. We are going to room, shout one-third the ship's salate here telegraphed to Count Captain Fryatt appeared on the it first became active, or at least teachers then to foster discontent; significant
af shop have a regalar line."
length from her stern, ie the sub- Bernstorff at New York to-day bridge and asked what course the to Europe and North America. bat just as education arouses in herding the women studente,
them Persone who talked with Cap-periscopes.
merging machinery and two that it would be unnecessary for Tessel was steaming. He ang. But now that the world has con men questionings as to political making friends with
any representative of the Em-gested a course towards the No- tracted into "one neighbour-liberty, so it arouses in women a to develop powers of leadership, tain Konig are authority for the
"I never saw such a mass of bassy to hurry here to look after orhinder. Many incidents occurred bood," there is no nation. lei: desire for social freedom; and and inculosting the Christian statement that the only arms of machinery, said. Dr. Travers, the intereals of the underwater during the voyage. untouched by its spirit. From though the bardens of tradition ideal of service. This work any description aboard the "It was an amazing sight, and I liner. It is expeated, however,
The electric light failed, but Japan, Chins and Mahomedan and custom lie perhaps more has been undertaken by the Deutschland are four automatic doubt if it would mean much that an Embassy attache will that was repaired. Smoke appear. countries came accounts of an.bsevily on Indian women than on Young Women's Christian As-pistole belonging to the officers except to the engineer who de arrive 10-night or tc-morrow. ed on the horizon and the sQUIDS precedented feats performed by any other human beings, yet sociation, whose "studens secre- and a sportsman's rifs need for signed it. There seemed to be and that Count Bernstorf himself was altered. Then the machines women in the recent times of individuals among the students tarien" are in touch with all the firing rockets.
5,000 different pisoss, an inex may come within a day or two to tan fall of water, bat this alas reaching the apheaval, of violent and sudden are slowly rising to their feet and elder school-girls and all the Shortly before noon Captain plicable tangle of burnished greet Capt. Konig and his crew stopped. On cleavage with tradition, of their looking round on an undiscover women students of India. The Konig appeared at the downtown copper and glistening stoel." claim to share even in the mili-ed country.
and congratulate them upon their Schouwen Bank the German fag association is admirably organis offices of A. Scham cher & Co., Aft of the submerging mac-voyage,
was hoisted at the masthead. The tary activities of their nations,
ed, and long experience in other
There is said to be on beard a Captain was placed under arrest. and what is perhaps more deeply)
These young student women countries hae trained its officer agentsof the North German Lloyd, binery were the submarine's two and permanently significent, of are of the utmost importance for the peculiarly delicate and carrying an armial of papere. powerful Diesel oil engines, which large sack of diplomatic packets, bearing the meal of the Imperial their thronging into schools and They are watched with wistful difficult task of inspiring new Upon delivering the ship's pa propel her on the surface,
Both the crew's and officers' German Government. The sack universities and submitting to admiration by the thousands of motive in the sensitive but weak Pera, Capt. Konig made a state- long and laborious training for illiterate and ignorant women willed spirit of India. The student ment in which he declared his quarters were supplied with will be forwarded to the Embassy unfamiliar work. It is, of course, who, in some strange way, are
university voyage-doroan, the Atlantic had phonographs and stocks of well-st Washington immediately,
| broken England's rule of the seas; used disks.
The bill of bealth from the only the few that can muster troubled with a vague restless women from Great Britain and
Capt. Konig told the doctor American Coneal at Bremen courage and energy enough for news and a dim sense of hope in America, not so far removed from
At the same time the captain that while on the surface the shows that the cargo consiste such enterprise, but though the some change to be wrought in their own undergraduate life older women may condemn and them. They are themselves only that they have forgotten its disposed finally of the report that noise of the machinery was almost only of dyestofle, estimates of the
dentening, disown them, these pioneers, half conscions of their immense delights and its dangers, well he carried messge from the skipper, she moves along tons, for which several New York when submerged, said amount range from 750 to 1,000 crade and beadlong as their influence and of the problems versed in the feminine probleme peror actions may be, receive the which lie before them. They rep scholarly enough to be willing to foundation for the story.
own countries, but Wilson, saying there was as pilently, and then we enjoy our-Chemical Companies already have of their
sgreed to pay large sums, enthusiastic admiration of the resents' power which, if mis-
Dr. Travers was permitted to younger women and dominate directed, may bring disaster, bat learn from those whom they are
look through one of the periscopes | their imaginations.
The statement, typewritten on and he said that he could see the which may prove to be the re- to teach,, enargetic” and" symps- generation of India. If left with thatio, but standing on a steady the stationery of "The Dentrobe warranading scenery, greatly
basin of Christian principle. Osean - Rhederal out help and guidance they may
G.M.B.H., *India, which is proalier in all turn to a selfish disregard of the Their work is admirable, and Barlin, announced that the magnified, with amazing clear-
fatura generations will look back Donisobland was the first of things, han; Itm" own way of,xe duties entailed by privilege of wit me to one of the-great forma-[ nevnesl submarines built for the albe devios: was adjustable," mar
secretaries
ara
William
President to
pouting to these new sad reit take refuge in s oraios deepale, wwe inQuanoss in the kimicry of transatlantic trade, and that she i
would be followed by the Bremen
little
There is no So far, the people who have done!
mootto sloome and foster the Indian prog
aalvoa.
Planter Murdered.
Ipoh, Aug. 5.--Mr. Kanundy, planter of Tapah Lasati-wAG last night, A servant arrested in connection.
for both long and aboct-
M. Is did not with"shu orim
-DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY.
Bijou Theatre-9,15 pam. Victoris Theatre--9.16 p.m. Palisade Theatre-2.15 p.m.-
TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre-915 p.m. Victoria Theatre---9.16 p.#i Palisado Theatre-9.15 p.m.