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November 18, 1916,
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SATURDAY,
TELEGRAMS.
BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY.
New Proposals Meet with General Favour.
(Benter's Barrios to The "Telegraph.”]
November 17, 7.25 at.
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NOVEMBER 18, 1916.
TELEGRAMS.
The ALLIED OFFENSIVE.
· Vains of the British Victory.
(Beater's Servios to The "Talegraph."}
*November 17, 7,20 s.m. Mr. Buniciman's food proposals are still the topic of the Faller information oɔnfirms the magnitude of the British snoonen moment, the comments being unanimous in describing the public on the Aaere, especially in view of the fact that the plot of the feeling as one of relief and thankfulness alike, recognising in the German troops were engaged, and that they fought most stabbornly. policy another step towards the prosecution of the grand purpose of That they were completely surprised is regarded as a tribute to the -winning the war.
skill of the British Staff and to the training of the new armise.
The Daily News says the public reception should encourage the Controller to use his powers to the fallest. It adds:-"The nation is impatient at official exhortations to economy and is more than ready to submit to definite regimentation.”
In the Libby it is pointed out that the feature of yesterday's debate was the general assumption that the war would be long, and further measures be necessary.
The Times understands that the issue of food tickets is at present improbable, and says there is every reason to believe that Mr. Lloyd George, who is the chief Cabinet advocate of Mr. Banciman's proposals, will not be unwilling to assume the con- trollership. Lord Devonport's name is also mentioned.
The Kitoben Committee of the Hones of Commons provides daily a vegetarian mena, which is also instituted on t be railways,
Newspaper proprietors in London on Monday will consider increasing the prices.
The Daily News announces a reduction in its sixs in order to lessen the tonnage in importing paper.
THE DEUTSCHLAND AGAIN SAILS.
November 17, 11.30 a.m. According to Renter's correspondent at New · London, Connecticut, the Deutschland sailed this morning.
A Valuable Cargo..
Apparently the Germans were convinced that the Allies on the Somme were exhausted; hence, they prepared for a huge counter- offensive against the French, on the south of the Somme, which kept most important hostile forces engaged in that region.
This German effort was the biggest since the Allied offensive started, Siz ailacks were made in three hours on Wednesday morning, followed by six more in the afternoon. Eich was decimated by machine gun and artillery fire. Certain regimenta lost sixty per cent. of their effectives.
General Sir Douglas Haig did not wait for a complete drying of the ground before making the new stroke. The movements of troops were hampered by the mud, while the mist increased the dificulty of co-operation between the artillery and infantry. The successful solution of the problem proves afresh the immense strides in the methods of organisation since the battle of Loon. There is now a chorus of praise for Sir Douglas Haig, regarding whom there have been recent musteringe of criticien. His promotion. to the rank of Field Macahal is suggested.
British Gains Extended.
November 17, 12.45 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports:-As a result of Thurdasy's operations, we have extended our front from Beaucourt to the FSI along the north bank of the Anore. A strong counter-attack in the afternoon forced us to relinquish of parts the ground gained cast- wards of Butte de Warlencourt.
November 17,5.15 p.m.
Reavy hrstile night shelling took place at Beaucourt Beater's correspondent at New London states that the, Deutschlead's cargo is valued at two million dollars. It comprises east of Wulvergheim, taking prisoners and inflicting considerable
and Beaumont Hamel. We twice successfully raided treaches north-| rubber, nickel, sino, silver bars and the Emba-ny mail.
IN THE BALKANS.
British Capture Barakli..
November 17, 6.35 p.m.
A British message from Salonica states:-After an artillery duel on the Streams, we attacked and captured Barsklí.
We again drove out the enemy from Prosenik and Kamili and are consolidating. Our artillery stopped counter-attacks.
We have made thirty-one prisoners and have inflicted heavy losses,
Fate of Monastir Practically Sealed.
November 17, 7.20 p.m. The brilliant concerted advance of the Allies in the Balkans; which has practically determined the fate of Monsatir, will do much to relieve the pressure on Ramanis.
It is unlikely, that the enemy, now that he is driven out of his strongest position at Konsli, (which was constructed under General von Mackensen's personal direction) will be able to make stand on the extemporised position to which he has been forced to
retired.
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The fall of Kenali is a fresh illustration of the weakness of the impregnable" trench wystem, already exemplified in the capture of Beaumont Hamel.
Enemy being Dislodged from Constanza.
November 17, 12.40 p.m. Router's correspondent at Petrograd states that the enemy gradually being dislodged from Constanza.
Enemy Successes.
November 17, 4.30 p.m. A Basien communique nision:-The enemy occupied the village of Lireshtin in the Ramenian Kimpolung region. The Bumanians ovacostad the village of Turgojia in the Jiul region.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
Heavy Fighting "Reported.
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Fifty-four Air Fights.
November 17, 4.35 p.m.
A Paris communique says :-There is relativa, eslar on "the whole front,
Two enemy ́seroplanes were shot down in our liner, the aviators being taken prisoners.
There were fifty-four air fights in the Amiens region. Second Lieutenant Gaynemer brought down bis twenty-first, and Lieuten-
at Heartesax his thirteenth machine.
Aeroplanes dropped, over a ton of bomba on the railway station and works at Esch-sur-Alzette, in Luxemburg, and on an asrodrome at Tergnier.
THE AUSTRALIAN STRIKE,
Suggested Special Tribudal.
November 17, 12.40 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne states that the coal strike Conference has adjourned to consider Mr. Hughes' proposal that the minera should reanne work pending an adjudication of the dispute by a special tribunal.
Wool valued at £750,00) is held up awaiting export.
Many Businesses Closing,
November 17, 12.40 p.m.
MESOPOTAMIAN COMMISSARIAT CONTRACTS.
November 16, 8.15 p.m.
WEATHER FORECAST
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November 18, 1915,
Temperature 6 a.m. Humidity
632 p.m. 71
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TELEGRAMS.
IN THE BALKANS.
How the French Took Kenali.
[Reatar's Service to The "Telegraph.")
November 16, 6.30 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquartori et Balonika says that the French captured Kenali after a most desperate struggle up to their necks in water. The enemy retired to the Bistries-defence-line, which is far inferior to that of Kenali, upon which the enemy had worked for over a year, and which General vou Mackensen had selected.
The Rumanian Position.
November 17, 5.35 ...
An expert, commenting on the Busso-Rumanian" and and German communiques, points out that the German heary batteries, long delayed in the mountains, are now in action in the valley above Campulung; but the Rumanians have a tenacious hold on this hilly region, (where the enemy has deployed on a wide frant below the Pass) and they are unshaken by the abandonment of the railhead,
Turgujiu, in the western Jiul Valley. twenty-five miles inside the frontier, is the farthest point to which the enemy bas yet penetrated. It is a threat against the Rumanian communications in Wallachia, and jeopardises Orsova, where the Rumanians control the Danube.
The enemy advanced twelve miles during the past two days, but Turgujiu is still fifty miles away.
The railway at Turgujiu is not important, but if the enemy succeeds in pushing along it to Filiasa janction; western Wallachin will be cut off. This is believed to be General Falkenhayn's plan, though the incoming winter will probably delay ita realisation.
The fierce fighting at Campulung shows that the danger is still grave, as it is not far from Campulung to Piteshti, which is the centre of the whole railway cystem.
France's Memorandum to Greece.
November 17, 630 8.0.
'Beuter's correspondent at Athens states that General Roques has handed the Greek Premier a memorandum of demands, implying that he expects a written reply.
The memorandum is believed to require pledges from Greece of friendliness, including the use of the Greck rail- wage, the surrades wtyk of artillery the expulsign of suspected German agente, and the occupation of the - neutral zone between new and old Greece by the French, page
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POPULAR AUTHOR'S DEATH. (Reuter's Servios to The “Talsera.pl")
London, Received, Nov, 18.
Reuter's correspondentat Barne sanoances the death of Henryk Sirpkiewicz, author of *Q40 Vadis?" and other popular...› ̈ novela
THE LATE HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ.
His Appeal for Poland.
In connection with the death of the Polish author, M. Sienkiewicz, the following appeal on behalf of his countrymen, which be made through the Press recently is of interest. He wrote:-
"have you any idea of the misery that has been inflicted upon the Polish people by the operations of war? Has Europe any adequate conception" of the state of affaire in the territory nOW occupied by the various armies ? Woes upon wore bave fallen upon Poland. The war swept like destructive machine over the land; the whole Country i. devastated: the fields are neglected, having no- body to work in them; all the available cattle have been re- quisitioned by the passage of the three belligerent armies; food of all kinds is scarce and prices are bigb; woret of all, there is no milk for the Polish infants, who are dying off in thousands from abrer lack of nourishment of the proper kind; is blunt, words there- little children are dying of star- vation.
-“Que; fudit, És una cưới “The mont poignant tragedies; if not the aupreme one, of the whole war. It is for this reseat that ma
felescope in any position an are now devoting cornelves almost exclusively to the relief of thin eatrically operated observing suffering. We have done every platform is provided, which thing that is bumanly possible: moves up and down in the open-we have organized systematic ing in the dome through which relief; we have formed commit the observations are made.
tes; we have collected money In the selection of a site for the and material and have die new observatory the Canadian tributed it through our com. Government were guided by exmittees in Poland; yut I grieve Greet things are expected of pert advice, and after many trials to say that all this is utterly in- the six-foot froting telescope of possible places in various parts adequate to cope with the distress. which, as briefly recorded in the of Canads, the foal choice fell on What we have done is a mere Observer, is being erected at the Little Saanich Mountain, a few drop in the coven, as compared now Canadian Government Ob- miles from Victoris, B.C., where with what we should like to do ervatory, in British Columbia, the atmospheric conditions are if our resources permittel an The statement that it is a six-foot meid to be almost perfect. The ** Actively an“ we are work- telescope conveys little to the un-making of the dit mirror was no ing to meet the neccesites of the initiated, as the "size" of a tole, easy task, but the Belgian firm to hour, it must no: be supposed soope is the diameter of its object which the work was entrusted that we have forgotten the great glass or mirror, scoording sa itin a succeeded in casting it and dis-
osure of Polish independenõe. refracting or reflecting telescope. pa'ching it to America barely
**There is much isik sow of R:uter's correspondent at Sydney says the Government has There is no refracting telescope in fortnight before the outbreak of small nationalities. Much sym- sumed control of the electric and gas supplies for necesary in- existezce with a dft.: object glass War.
pathy has been accorded to tha is dustries. It is estimated that fifteen hundred businessse, employ--the biggest is the 40in. refrac-
It seems improbable that any Serbians, and rightly so. Bat twenty thousand people, are consequently closing. The strike istar at the Yerkes Obeervatory. thing larger than fift. mirror the natural right of the False to most serious in New South Wales.
Obiosgo-bat there is one other will ever be constructed-g jindependence in the same, and on y reflector with a mirror equal in French firm has failed on two or greater grounds, in view of the sise to the Canadian giant. That three occasions in an attempt to extent of their territory and the is the massive instrument de make a mirror 100in. in diameter number of their people. signed, built and erected in the for the Mount Wilson Observa- : "Without detracting from the rounds of his castle at Birr, tory, Californis and astronomers claims of other smaller nationali Queen's County, Ireland, by the are therefore anxious to hear how ties, I hope I may be forgiven for which so many notable astro when it begins its exploration of Palish people in the foreground. third Earl of Rosse, and by means the Canadian reflector will behave putting the claime of the nomical discoveries were made. stellar spaces, ander e nditions "It is above all necemery" to But the Bosse telescope cannot more favourable then obtain staave the life of Poland and the be compared with the Canadian any other observatory in the world. self-existence of the Polish nation. refisotor. The former is restricted Perhaps it will solve the problem No one can foresee what the to observation of objects on the of the oxala of Mars, though the fatore will bring. Our sympath- meridian, and is extremely cam. director of the Yerkes Observe-ies will always be on the tide of bersome to manipulate; whereas tory, a determinež opponent of those who some forward in the the Canadian instrument is mount Professor Lowell's canal theory; name of freedom and of the rights. ed with all the latest and most has failed to see a single canal which belong to every nation. refined accessories made possible with his great 40 in. refractor. by modern slotrical invention, "Our telescope," he explained on Its great sixe asn be imagined me occasion, "is too pomerial for when it is slated that its moves ble those canals !” ~ parts weigh 40 tons and that the dome inside which it is housed in 75ft, high and 6611, in diameter. Notice to Mariners, The steel framework of the dome is so designed as to permit of the
Harbour-Establish free circulation of air currents ment of Beacon Lights on the arrund a continuous passage, #o Mole:-Notion is given that two that the inside temperature skall pole-besoons have been establish- remain approximately constant, ad on the mole in the positions thus preventing changes in the indiosted on a plan. :: From "form"" of the mirror due to each of these a red changes of temperature. The light will be exhibi dome revolves by electricity, no sunset to sunrises fawer than seven'" motors and # side to navigation soors of clutches being employed with the harbour WOR to operate the telescope and the in ruuvions Moving Part of the doms, Tol 1 idiot
November 17, 5.55 pin. An Italian official message say■ :—Heavy fighting continner at HaNoi.
We repaired three determined attacks in the night. The enemy renewed the attacks in the morning, after intense artillery Bring, and sucoseded in taking a trench. Otherwise, he was decisively driven off with heavy loss.
THE BELGIAN DEPORTATIONS.
Belgian Appeal for American Intervention.
November 17, 12.45 a.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Washington says the delgian Minister has appealed to the State Department to actively intervene røgard. ing the Belgian deportations.
MORE SINKINGS,
November 17, 5.15 p.m. The following steamers have been sank:~~~Therase (Danish) and Travarrack (British).
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THE NIGERIAN SALE.
November 16, £:15 p.m. „totil_of_2388,685, the
In the House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain stated that he was not aware that the firm of Meger and Co. had opatracted to feed the first Mesopotamian expedition, but he had no information regarding
contracts placed in India.
INDO-CHINA'S WAR GIFT.
November 16, 9.15 p.m. v. According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris, it is officially announced that Indo-Chins is presenting seven-and-a-half million francs to the Government for the purchase of oresis.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion. on this page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra],
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
GERMANY'S NAVAL LOSS.
November 16, 7 55 p.m. According to Bouter's correspondent at Petrograd, an Ad-" miralty communique estimates that during the raid in tha Gulf of Finland, mentioned on 13th. inst. the Germans lost between six and nine of their largest and most modern for- pedo boats.
GERMANY AND AMERICA.
November 17; 6.30 a.m.
A New York message states that American fears of a new submarine orials are confirmed by an interview with the German Foreign Under-Secretary described by a "" New York Time" correspondent, in which the former defends the waking of neutrals becalias "they are transporting ammunition and.
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