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TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
THE ITALIANS HAVE PROGRESSED IN THE UPPER POSINA VALLEY. FALL OF GRKEK CABINET IS DUE TO GOUNARIST RESERVIST LEAGUES. A RUMANIAN BOMBARDMENT OF RUSTCHUK IS ANNOUNCED. FRENCH AIR SQUADRONS HAVE BOMBED IMPORTANT MILITARY POINTS. U.S. REPUBLICANS HAVE SECURED SIGNificant ELECTION VICTORIES. SIR STARR JAKESON IS THE PRESIDENT OF WAR PRISONERS COMMITTEE FILMS DEPICTING INDIAN FIGHTING IN FRANCE HAVE BEEN SHOWN. MR. CHAMBERLAIN PAYS A GLOWING TRIBUTE TO INDIA'S PART IN WAR.
TELEGRAMS.
INDIA'S PART IN THE WAR.
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
September 11, 6.25. pin.
A large and distinguished audience, including many repre- sentatives from India, attended, the first exhibition in London of films taken by Mr. Girdwood, the official photographer to the B.j. The pictures are amongst the finest yet shown of the operations on depicting the part played by Indian troops in France and Flanders. Western front, and were greatly admired.
THE "TIMES" DEALS WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S JUTE.CONTRACT SCHEME in this exhibition of the heroin offorts of the soldiers in India on
FRENCH BLUEJACKETS GUARD THE FRENCH LEGATION AT ATHENS. GERMAN CASUALTIES TO THE END OF AUGUST WERE 3,876,184. A GENERAL TRANSPORTATION STRIKE IS FEARED IN NEW YORK. GERMAN RULE ON LAKE VICTORIA NYANZA IS ENDED BY BRITISH SUCCESS. “CHICK” EVANS HAS WON THE U.S. AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. · MR. ALFRED NOYES TELLS A BREEZY STORY OF THE JUTLAND BATTLE.
[All telegrams appearing in largë type are the latest, baving been received during the course of the day. Those in small type have come through over-night.]
„A JUTLAND BATTLE STORY.
[Reater's Service to The Telegraph."]
September 11, 11 40 ..
* Ia bis conclading article on the Navy (Copyright 1916); Mr. Alfred Noyes telle some breezy yarns of the b tile of Jatland,
He says BM S. Warrior was being badly mented when the Warepite steamed in hatween the Warrior oad the enemy, taking all the punishment and revolving like a cat chasing its tail. All her guns were going.
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The Warrior's meu, most grateful for being saved by this new and startling manoeuvre, sent a bost to the Warspite bearing gifts of cigara and bottles, which were received with Homerio Anaghter and shouts of “Take them back; we didn't try to save you; we were chasing our own damned tail! We couldn't help it- cur helm was jammed !”
IN THE BALKANS,
French Bluejackets in Athens.
September 11, 12.35 p.m. French bluejackets have been landed to guard the Legation at Albena.
Why the Greek Cablaet Fell,
September 12, 6.20 p.m. From a Beater's telegram from Athens it would appear that the fall of the Zaimis Cabinet is due, inter alia, to Gounarist Reservists Leagues defying the Government and continuing to terrorise their political opponents, thereby placing M. Zaimis in a difficult position.
Turkey and Rumania,
Mr. Chamberlain, in a spæob, said he was proud to participate behalf of the Empire. The films would be a worthy record of the part the Government, Princes, and peoples of India had played in the war. The people of India had gontributed, and were continuing to contribute, generously alike to forces in the field and to charit had won renown on the battlefiells of France, and had also feaght able objeu:s such as hospitals for wounded. The soldiers of India with credit to themselves and advantage to the Empire in other theatres of war.
They all recognised the harnic efforts the Indian troops had made to relieve the garrison of Kut, and they sympathised and shared the disappointment of the force that they had been besten by physical difficulties owing to climatic conditions and floods. The Mesopotamia effort, great as it had been, was only one of many undertakings to which India bad contributed. He hoped that the comradeship in arms of the Eritish, Dominion and Tadian troops. would rouse throughout the whole Empire a keener interest in Indian problems and scare for Indian aspiratione entire sympathy in all parte of the King's Dominions.
WAR PRISONERS COMMITTEE.
September 12, 12.40 p.m.
The personnel of the special committee controlling all matters reisting to British war prisonera includes Sir Leander Starr Jameson, (President); Mr. W. E. Hame-Williams, K.O., M.P.; Mr. A. Y. Gipps Campbell, O.LE; and Sir John Prescott Hewitt, G.0.8.1 The two latter represent the interent of Indian prisoners.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE,
French Aircraft Still Active.
September 12, 4.25 p.m.
A Paris commanique says:-A French air squadron bombed cantonments at Semoncourt, the railway station at Matzasblons, and military factories at Dillingen.
A French pilot brought down an enemy aeroplans on the Somme.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
September 12, 7.00 p.m.
An Italian communique says:-We bava progressed at Vallaras, in the Upper Posius valley, and have repulsed an enemy attack in that region.
GERMAŃ WAR LOAN APPEALS.
new
September 12, 7,30 p.m.. September 12, 6.20 p.m.
Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that, according to the North German Gaselte, General von Blane in appealing for Beater's correspondent at Bucharest, under date of September
the subscriptions 10, maye:---Although Tarkey did not declare war on Bumanis antil
War Loan, saya the
anocoma of September 7, the presence of the Turks at Dobradja is indubitable. the loan is being systematically thwarted by people saying that
We are bombarding Rustchak in reply to the shelling of whoever subscribes to it prolonge the war. Giorgevo.
GERMANY'S HUGE CASUALTIES.
September 11, 12.35 p.m.
The German casualties up to the end of August are officially utated to be 3,376,134, including ovar 800,000 dead.
BRITISH SUCCESS IN EAST AFRICA.
September 11, 12 36 p.m. According to a message from Amsterdam, the colonial corres pondent of the Volks Zeitung. mys Germsa rule on the German bank of Lake Victoria Nyanza has been ended after a gallant fight by the German occupation troops,
HUNGARIAN POLITICAL MOVEMENTS,
September 12, 7.30 | p.c Renter's correspondent at Zurich says it is reported from Bucharest that the Apponys and Andramy groups are joining the Coalition Cabinet, and that the Karloya party is standing out, but not opposing.
The Reichpost attributes the settlement to a recognition of the nsoossity for national quity in view of the invasion of Transylvania.
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FRENCH, CONFIDENCE IN VICTORY,
September 13, 12.55a.m. The English advance was systematic and could not be opposed, introducing sa anlimited & per cent, War Loan in the Chamber, According to Bouter's corespondent at Paris, M. Ribot, în Two naval engagements occurred on the Lake, in which the mid the confidence of the country was stronger than ever. They German boaté Munnas and Otto Heinrich were sunk,
THE GOVERNMENT JUTH CONTRACT.
Beptember 11, 2.00 p.m. The Times mya that the War Offio's estimate that the jute Contrnet with Moners, Exlli will save 67 per ton, or £560,000 on 80,000 tons supplied to Dandee in twelve months, is regarded as being greatly exaggerated. It is pointed out that #5 of the “mving " iadne to the reduced freight of 37/6, which in das to the non-paymant of insurance and the remission of the Indian Export Tax, both of which could be realised without the appointment of a single frm sa bayer. Thus the not saving is only 12/8 per ton, or 850,000 annually,
Meanwhile an important point, has sprarently not yet been considered, namely what the Dundes splanera will do with their own stocks, which were acquired at higher prices than those of the juts supplied by the Gprarament;
no longer doabled victory. “It remains for us,” he added, complete the Allies' tack and to achieve the triumph of civilisation.'
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on Page & or on Extra).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RUSSIANS PURSUING THE ENEMY.
September 11, 4.10 p.m.
A. Bussian communique mys: On the western front the
situation is unchanged, ⠀⠀}
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On the Osuperise front on Beptember 9 and 19 Barca 32 220 battles continned in the ragion Bans in Las region of Bakkie
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TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
Five Futile Enemy Attacks.
[Reater'a Bervios to The "Telegraph."]
September 11, 410 pm. According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris, a commtinique reports that five German attacks between "Berny and Chanines were repulsed with serious losses.
200 More Prisoners.
September 12, 12.15 a.m. General Sir Douglas Baig, in a communique, says the situation south of the Angre is unchanged.,
There has been force hand-to-hand fighting at Ginchy. Four officers and 101 men were taken at Ginchy, making over 200 prisoners since the last report.
Our artillery and trench mortars silenced an attempted trench mortar bombardment north of Esluff. There is nothing to report elsewhere.
Violent Artillery Duel.
September 12, 2.50 a.m. The text of the Paris communique is-Except for a rather violent artillery duel south of the Somme, in the Berny, Verman d'Ovillers, and the Chaulnes sectors there is nothing important to report along the whole front.
IN THE BALKANS.
British Cross the Struma.
Sptember 11, 4.10 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondent at Paris a Salonica communique states :-The British crossed the Strums at Orjiack under the enemy's fire and attacked the villages. of Nevoljen and Karadzakoy, which the enemy are obstinate ly defending. Wo violently boutarded the Bulgarian posi-. tions from the west of Vardaz to Lake Doiran, hitting some of the enemy's batteries. A fresh withdrawal of the Bul- garian advanced posts is reported from the Serbian front.
Villages Occupied.
September 11, 11 20. p.m.
A British, report from Salonien states:We crossed the Strums at several places. The enemy were driven out of Nevoljon and other villages after considerable opposition. Strong counter-attacks were repulsed.
A Rumanian Offensive.
September 12, 2.55 a.m. According to Beuter's correspondent at Bacharest, a communique says the enemy continues to retreat in the Olt valley. The Rumanians occupied Helimbar. Ecemy attacks west of Merisor were repulsed. The Rumanians assumed the offensive, capturing two guns, machine guns and 300 prisoners. There is rifle fire on the whole of the Danube front and fghting at Dobrudja continues.
THE POSITION IN GREECE.
Allles' Demands Accepted.
-september 12, 2.55 a.m. Beuter's correspondent at Athens says the Government has accepted all the demands of the Entente. M. Venizelos has telegraphed to the Bumanian Opposition leader, M. Filipesco, and congratulated Rumania on her entry into the war.
The Premier Resigos.
September 12, 8.05 a.m.. Beater's correspondent at Athens states that M. Zaimis (the Premier) has resigned.
ITALIAN BATTLESHIP SUNK.
deptember 11, 10.50 p.m. -"Beuter's correspondent at Bome says particulars are published of the fire and explosion on board the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci, on August 2nd, by which she was sunk and 21 officers and 227 men were lost. There are hopes of salving the warship.
The fire broke out close to the magazine.. The Leonardo de 'Vinci was anchored where there was no risk of an enemy attack. The Commander ordered the lower parts to be flooded. The sxplosion caused the ship to sink in 45 feet of water. The complement aboard was 34 officers and 1,156
men.
An enquiry has as so far proved that the explosion was not due to an enemy attack or to defective explosives. Other possibilities of foul play are being investigated.
The Leonardo da Vinci is a sister ship of the Cuilio Cesare, of 21,500 tons displacement, launched in 1911. Bhe carried 13 twelve inch guns, 18 four point sevens, and 14 twelve pounders. Her spood is 22.5 knots.]
MR. LLOYD GEORG AT VERDUN
September 21, 2.40 am.
Beater's, correspondent at Paris says that Mr. Lloyd George, on visiting Verdun, was banquetted at, the Citadel," where, he said he was happy to meet the guardians of Vardan's inviolable walls. He paid a tribute to the devotion
nacity of the deferidars of Ya
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France but all humanity,
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TELEGRAMS.
BIG U.S. STRIKE THREATENED.
(Reuber's Barrios to The "Telegraph.") ·
London, Excelred, Begiersber 13. Renter'a correspondent at New York states that, following the failure of striking-street-car employees to tis #tramuportation,
looal: general
strike involving 800,000 man is thromboom.
U.S. POLITICS.
„Kepublican Victories:
London, Bacalvad, September 13. A Portland message saye the Republicans, aminted by the : Programiroa, haro most signifeant victory in the State elections in Maine, returning Mr. Milliken as GoveE- nor by a majority of 13,000. They have also returned two United States Ssastore for Con- gressmen,
The increase in the Republican vote in regarded as an indication of the growth of the anti-Wilson sentiment.
AMERICAN MOLF CHAMPIONSHIP,
London, Received, September 12. "Ohick" Evans, bis won the American: Amateur Golf Cham- pionship, besting Gardner by 4 up and 3 to play.
[In the event of telegrams arriv» ing too late for Insertion on this page they will be found
on Page 8.]
NEW ZEPPELIN GIANTS.
Return from England at 119 Miles an Hour.
The Berlin correspondent of the New York World sende the follow- ing wireless meetsge
La his journal:—
"The third great serial attack on England by a fleet of Zeppelins bas been made within seven days. The Zeppelin fest included two new Zepplin_gisata, which 'sre the last word in Germany's serial arainers of the type to come, when * possefni transocean service will be carried on, by means of which Count Zeppelin hopes to link | Germany with America in another bond in the air, so the Deutsch- land has done under the sea.
“Military reason forbid details of the new Z ppelins, but I am able to say that they are of gigantio a'ss, have a tremendous radios of action, and are of cóm- paratively ́enormous carrying capacity. They have great speed and wind-bucking power, and are capable of flying sts great height. On this last trip they carried an anormous quantity of shells.
"Some idea of the power of their motors and their speed may be gathered from the fact that one of them returning from Eng- land covered a distance of 2375 miles in two hours, this, of course, with
■ favourable
Wind," Wireless Press.
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9.15 p.m.
TO-MORROW.
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