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SHEIK-UL-ISLAM DEAD.
Londen, September Es. Beater's correspondent at Uaito announce the death of the Sheit. al-Islam; Salim Ebierari.
THE HOWITT-PHILIPS' COMPANY ROBBED. Massoorie has bad an epidem
ANGLO-FRENCH BOMBARDMENTS.
How They Are Harassing the Enemy. London. September 24.
Londos, September 24.
London, September 24: The Times is not surprised that the. Austro-Germen replies The Times military correspondent anys:-March 4, June 7,
Beater's correspondent at the French Headquarters say have disappointed the Vatican. It is indeed asserted that the July 21 and September 28 have all been days of grand attacks, Terrific Anglo-French bombardments are forcing the German High replies have been totally reconstructed since the fell of Riga. well planned, finely executed and completely successful, ejecting Command to revise their entire tactics of defence on the western Universal opinion, including that in Oumany, is struck by the the Germans from the strongest positions over created with heavy front. A recently captured enemy Army Order, after admitting ostentatious silence apon the Pope's concrete suggestione, excepting loss to the enemy in men, material and moral. The battle of that the German front lines are regularly battered to pisces by our his reference to the freedom of the seas. The Allies are apzion for September 20 was a continuation and completion of that of Jals artillery before the sctual battle begins, proceeds: The power of peace but are immovable in the conviction that negotiation will 31. Horrible weather in August in sodden fields in Flanders the defensiva depends upon the possibility of hiding the means of remain a sham till all the Allied territory is evacuated. We are going prevented that battle being fought out to an inevitable conclusion defence. Trenches, shelters, machine-gun emplacemente and of burglaries lately and smong to fight till we get our terins.
The Daily Mail says that the object of the new German cavering infantry must be moved up before one success can be contain destruction by their artillery." Therefore an entirely the Howitt Philips Company long ago. Now that we have systematised new warfare, guas balterice, once photographed by Anglo-French sirmen, are doomed the victims was Mr. Philips, of mazoeurres is clear. The enemy fears Field Marshal Sir Douglas followed by another and for thie fine weather is indispensable. The new system of defence was needed namely "a zone of defence which is et jying a very sadoes Haig's victoriona troop, the future appearance of the great main objective of our troops, was completely exposed by the organised in depth that is extended towards the rear." Such fui sesson at the popular bill American Army, and the application of commercial end economic sighting on July 31, and the Germans have since profited by the eyetem of defences is bidden as much as possible from enemy resort. M-a Philips has a suite Reater's correspondent at Now York saya that the consensus of British advance on the Menia road. All the more credit is due to this in front and become progressively denter at the rear. This India Buildinge, and while abreat bad weather to pile up defences and reinforcemente to strest the observation, and troops echelonned in depth so that their lines are of rooms in the Back of Upper editorial opinion in the United States is that the Kaiser's reply is the commandere of the troops for not merely overcoming all ought to enable us to pass from the defensive to the ffensive with hypocritical. The sentences are designed to cover up German saper-defences in a few hours, but holding all the gsins on troope occupying the more thickly held positions at the rear. The her rooms and made burried.
at the theatre, burglars entered crimes, but it is impossible to consider peace while the present September 20 in face of repeated and very powerful counter-attacke. men must abandon their trepphes and retire to shell-crater redoubts German Government endures.
Reater's correspondent at Rome states that the Oatereatore of this masterly attack.
Neither a sericas attack nor a fault is discoverable in the conduct bold by machine-gunners and arranged in depth like squares of the xvey of talege portable, Facia that the esme colour on a chess board. The protective capacity of these
suggest Romano is of the opinion that the replies by the Central Powera
shell-craters will be increased by running little timbered chembers barglary wae cried out by leave the way open for discassions. Their acceptance of the Pope's
someone who had inside know- London, September 24. into their sides sad, where possible, connecting one shell-crater terms is as cleat as could be expected in diplomatic documente.
Renter's correspondent at the British Headquarters anys that with another by timbered passages, the essential point being that edge. A large dressing case was after the failure of the counter-attack by the enemy a storm troops from above the fortified shell-craters shall be indistinguishable articles of considerable value, taken away which contained A Second Papal Note.
London, September 24. north east of Langemarck, resulting in a severe repulse, the Germans from thousands of sarroanding shell craters. The importance of jewellery, etc., in addition to Beater's correspondent at Roma says that the Pops proposes, evidently decided to accept the inevitable and not to waste further the document lies not only in the new tactios prescribed but is a which there was something like when he has the Allies' Reply, to issue a second Note to belligerente, infantry against positions now effectively consolidated. During the frank recognition of the effectiveness of our artillery, and especially twelve hundred rupeas in notes. pointing out the questions on which they are agreed, for instance, last twenty-four hours we carried out small attacks, appreciably our airmen. The exiom from which the order starts is that if [That the this for thieves were dis- thing can be registered by surmen's cameras it will be destroyed.tarbed in their work is apparent disarmament and arbitration, se facilitating an adjustment of improving our new line. secondary problems. The Vatiosa especially favours the abolition
The moral for un is easy to draw.
by the fact that the dressing of conscription, instancing the splendid example before the war of voluntaryism in Great Britain:
Turco-Bulgarian Replies.
London, September 24. According to Reater's correspondent st Amsterdam, a Visuas meenage asya that the Turkish reply 10 the Pope'e Nota insists on the maintenance of fail sovereignty over Turkish territory. The Bulgarian Reply sapporte the principle of nationalities.
Klag of Spain as Arbitrator? ¿
London, September 24. There in Tague talk in the German papers that the Pope iniende proposing King Alfonso se arbitrator between the belligerents, but the Spanish monarch is sayhow unlikely to sccept the invidioas <ffice.
MORE GERMAN INTRIGUE.
New Positions Effectively Consolidated.
The Menin victory re-emphasises the supremacy of the rids, as an ofensive weapon, well-directed ris Sre proving most effective against the concrete machine-gun emplacements. The battle also demonstrated that the pre-war training of the British, infantry, was eminently wound. Stalking tactics were most successfully employed in more than one instance, a small party of riflemen capturing a pill-box by inserting the mozzles of their rifles in the machine-gun alot and Elling the interior with ricochetting bullets.
German Raiders Driven Out:
London, September 24 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Beig, in a communique, state We drove out raiders from our trenches near La Bisseville. The my's artillery is active on both banks of the Scarpe, south of Leas and north-east of Ypres.
Artillery Battle of Great Violence.
London, September 24.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA,
Military. Situation Still Serious.
London, September 24. Beater's correspondent at Petrograd ass that M. Kerensky is till at Headquartere, as the military situation is regarded as serious. M. Kerensky, in so Army Order, socepts General Alexeit's resignation, but places him at the dieroval of the Provisionat Government in order that bis rast military experience will not be
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THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
Severe Enemy Losses:
London, September 24,
A German wireless cfficial massage stater:—There is an artillery battle of great violetes on the coast between Smthbolst Wood and Westhor, also at Lone and St. Quentin and in several sectors on is sative north of Baranowitgobi and want of Luck.
A wireless German official message state:-Bassian artillery the Alene front, in Champagne and Verdun.
Enemy Bombs on German Prisoners.
London, September 24.
London, September 24.
SINN FEIN DEMONSTRATIONS.
Abuse of Rumanian Neutrality.,
A Russian official wireless message states:-We occupied Londor, September 24.
enemy positions after a fierce, struggle south of Pikorzon the high Beuter's correspondent at Washington says that Mr. Lansing, has made fresh disclosures of German intrigue. He pablishes in the region of Bray, Froidemont Farm and Hartebico, & and the number of prisonere taken wan eisty.
A French commanique states:-There is violent artillery firing road. Enemy losses are severe. Four bondred corpses were found report by the Secretary of the American Legation in Bukharest surprise attack at Hurtebice failed. Our fire dispersed reconnaitring revealing how Germany excreted in the German Legation at parties attempting to resob our lines on the left bank of the Meuse. Bakbareat, after the United States took charge of German faire, There were very interes artillery doela on the right bank during fifty boxes containing a powerful explosive and one br containing the night in the region of Bois Fosses and Bois Obsome. Enemy anthrax and glanziera microbe, Mr. Lauring also pablishes aeroplanes last right bombarded north of Bar le Das. Several
London, September 24. Sino Fein demonstratione took place in Cork and Dublin on A letter from the Ramaniko Fareigu Minister corroborating bombs fell on a group of German prisoners, two of whom were Sunday, protesting against the court martialling and imprisonment the above and eating that the explosives and microbes were killed and 17 woanded. Six German aeroplanes were brought of comrader, and alleging that they are forcibly fed. There were brought 19 Romanis by a diplomatic courier whils. Bumonia was down.
no disorders." still strictly neutral,
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EX-DOWAGER EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. RUSSIA.
London, September 24. Beater's correspondent at Petrograd aaye that the ex-Dowager
Good News from British" Froot.
London, September 24, London, September 24.
Field Marshal Sir Donglas Haig, in 'a communique, states— According to Realer's correspondent at Amsterdam, in com- Under cover of this morning's bombardment, two attempted raids menting on the Coast Bernstoff disclosure of September 21, the in the neighbourhood of Monchy le Preux, and a third south of the Kosnische Volks Zeitung says it is most regrettable that the United Arrac-Douai Railway were repulsed. The enemy left a number of Empress is seriously ill. States how recared, apparently. a whole collection of German dead. Another party raided west of La Bassee. One man is diplomatic documents, which it is now exploiting against Germany
AFFAIRS IN ARGENTINA.
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Strong Desire for Rupture with Germany,
London, September 24. Renter's correspondent at Basnos Aires says that a goneral striks on the railwaya has began, ́
There is still a strong desire for a raptors with Germany, in view of the fact that Germany did not disapprove of Count Lazbarg prior to the revelation.
"Purely Persona),"'
London, September 24. According to Realer's correspondent at Amsterdam, a Barlin message says that Germany, in expressing its regrets to Argentina, said that Count Laxburg's viewe in the Swedish telegrams were purely personal and did not it flaence hia Government,
A Bad Outlook,
London, September 24.“
missing. Our patrols have been active on the battle frent, and a number of prisoners were brought in. Our seroplanes were Exccessful yesterday in dropping 167 bombs on billets, hatments and aerodromer. Nine German machines were brought down and eix were driven. Three of ours are missing.
GERMAN LIES.
Ostend Cathedral Not Bombarded.
London, September 24. The Admiralty denies the German allegations, that Ostend Cathedral was struck in the recent bombardment, and points out that photographs indicate that a fiating dock heeled over and sank, others were damaged and a submarine shelter in missing. a workshop in the dockyard was completely demolished, set00
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MARTIAL LAW IN GREECE.
London, Beptember 24. A message from Buenos Aires says that the etrikers are adopt- "According to Renter'e correspondent at Athens, martial-law ing a violens attitude. Meat-canning for the Allies is interrupted. has been proclaimed in the Provinces of Laconia, Arcadia and The public censores the inactivity of the Government and the Larissa, The Government hen replaced King Constantins's sides unpatriotism of the strikers. German influence is suggested. de-osmp, who remained with King Alexander, because they worn
ENEMY PLOTS IN AUSTRALIA.
London, September 24.
Heater's orrespondent at Sydner says that the Sun newspaper offers ona thousand pounds sterling for information leading to the detection of alleged German plots to destroy ships bound to and from Australia,
ITALIANS REPULse counter-atTACKS, -
London, September 24.
An Italian official monongo `states ----We heavily repulsed, the anamy's connier-attacka in the Marmolada region. Qar seroplanes dropped four tons of bombs on Grahovo Bailway Station.
atirring up discontent in the new regime.
HURRICANE IN JAMAICA.
London, Beptember 24, According to Renter's correspondent at Kingston, Jamaios, a barricane has greatly damnged the north side. The banana crop is badly damaged. Seventy people were injured but there were no fatalitien. ... Railways and telegrapha are affected.
KAISER ON RUMANIAN FRONT.
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* London, Septem1or 24. Reuter's correspondant at Amatordam siya that the Kafter hav vizited the Rumanian Front.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH CAPTURES IN YPRES BATTLE.
London, Sept. 23.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports as follows:- We completely repulsed "storm troops" north-eastward of Langemarck this morning, taking prisoner twenty-five. Eng- lish rifle regiments then attacked and captured, after sharp fighting, a further portion of the defences of this neigh bourhood and a number of prisoners. The organisation of the newly captured positions on the rest of the battle front is proceeding. Wo repulsed an attack eastward of Villeret. 3,943 Germana, including eighty officers, have been taken prisoner on the Ypres battle front since the commencement of the attack on the 20th inst. Our aeroplanes yesterday dropped 134 bombs on billets, hutments and aerodromes and three tons at night time on Roulers, Menin and Welrico railway stations. The caemý dropped a few bombs at mid- day with little damage. We brought down four and drove down five enemy machines. Two of ours are missing.
GERMANY'S HYPOCRITICAL HUMBUG,
London, Sept. 24
The "Daily News" says: The Kaiser's reply is a renun- ciation of militarism but there is no evidence that the dis- avowal is sincero, hence peace is no nearer. The Kaiser's pacific protestations"are hypocritical humbug,
The "Morning Post" says: The Kaiser apparently zegards the Pope ag a person of weak intellect or an amiable philanthropist who is readily gratified by unctuous phrases. There is no alternative but to, continue 'the war, to the atmost. The reiteration of the demand for the freedom of the seas moane ibat'Germany wants to reduce the British Fleet tallinaógnificance and lo control the Baltic and Black Bea
The Daily Telegraph' says: The Central Powers wish to drive a bargain based on their robberies and' so-called successes.” It is impossible for the Allies, to mora ono, štep in the direction of poson till Germany pealises that she most meet the Allies more than hallwayso
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cuting investigation and have got clues which lead to the hops that the arrest of the thieves is imminent. Mrs. Paillips with a cheery disposition says that business in Massoorie is no ex sellant that this feet and the fact that treasured pieces of jewellery have not been lost to her, still justify her in keeping smiling
GERMANY'S PACIFIC
*COLONIES.
The recent speech of the Ger- man Colonial Ssoretary, Herr Bolf, at Leipzig, on a clear and simple colonial programme," bas been largely commented upon in the German prees. The most interesting are the article which discuss the question why the German Government now telks almost exclusively about “Central
Africa" and avoide saying any- thing about the Pacific. In the Salzmann, who for many years Vorische Zeitung, Captain von
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Herr Solf's speech has not. exhausted the whole gasition, The enemy world will for obvions reasons bantem la point out to Japan that Germeny insists apon the recovery of all her colonies, Including those in the Pacifia, Ocean and Teingian. It must therefore be laid down at onces that the Colonial Secretary clever. ly avoided speaking_about_the South Ses and our Exat Asiatis |possessions. We belive that this omission points to the fact that we are ready to negotiate about the possession of thos territories. We recognise the special position of Japan in the Pacific aree, and we desire in the future, as in the past, to liya at pesos with Chins. We have long been aware that a developed Ger- man base over against the Japan- ese Islandë may con titute s certain"menace to them which caused Japan to attack Tsingtan. That is an event from which we must learn for the future.
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