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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE SUCCESSES IN FLANDERS.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporta:-There was heavy
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S „TELEGRAMS.
THE GERMAN NAVAL MUTINY.
British Oplaiod on the Affair,
London, October 11.
GENERAL MAURICE'S WEEKLY REVIEW,
Facts Which Justify Allled Optimlem.
London, October 11. General Maurice, in bis weekly review of the situation to
TELEGRAMS,
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THE SILVER MARKET.
Lendon, October 9.
rain last night, and considerable enemy artillery firing to the west Reuter, said :- We have every reason to be pleased with Taeeday® exaggerate the German naval mutiny. The disclosure; which hee. Basiness is · limited, and the
of Passchendaele.
A German Division's Exhaustion.
London, October 11
ersmple of how the enemy troops are being used up the case of the 2nt to the front in April, being sent north-west of St. Qasatin, 234th Prassian Divison. The latter was raised in January sad Immediately it was heavily attacked by British lads of the 1918 Cisse, being badly shaken by a whirlwind bombardment. Is oscusities were heavy, while one regiment last 400 in prisoners, The Division appeared in September on the prea front and was thrown in to counter-attack as on September 20, but was repulsed. Again on September 26 same elements of the same Division were is that the Divison completely ebattered end the result exists practically in same caly. Several officers who were not trusted by their non-commissioned officers have been put on the retired list. Tois in interesting, adds the correspondent, because it ie a reminder that the old German officer class is almost entirely used up.
Earmy Effort Broken Up.
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German Press Views.
London, October 11. According to a mesage from Amsterdam, the Cologne Gazette
Reports of Japkbere
to Russia. : Zarieb, Swizuland, August 29.-Baxoris that strong Japan ese forces has been concentrated in Manchuria are given surišnoy : in Bivarin by the Neueste Nach richten of Munich, which also specalages on, the possibility of transporting such troope to the Ramen Trout. If the railway facilities were the same as before the war, it says, such as opera
There is no disposition on the part of the English Preen" to |-- · Silver --in e qüomo” at = 454. advance. Since September 20 the period Letween the pushed has been made by Admiral von Capelle, is regarded as showing the market is dull, been smaller and smaller." Dealing with the assertion of Major Government's intention to provoke a rupture with the Boonliste, - Moraht, that since September 20 we had lost half a million men, thus berarsing the policy of pesce among all parties, proclaimed by Beater's correspondent at the British Headquarters gives us an General Maurice said: We, bave not had half this number the Kaiser at the beginning of the war. There is much speculation
engaged in this series of battles. The fact in that since Jennary
ordered to se
with a view to providing the crews with a divermon, Major Morsht's statement is therefore groter que. We made a most as stagnation in harbour has weakened their moral our total casualties in all theatres do not exceed half a million. se to powible sequel, and it is thought that the Flees war be careful estimate of the German losses on the Somme, Somehow the estimate became known to the Germane, who thereupon immediately stopped the export of casualty, lists and altered their tystem, which was proof that our estimate was not far wrong. We stimated the German losses in this Flanders battle. I will not in mared of the Government, not prosecuting the Socialis: Depaties. give away, the figurée, but I may say that these until October 10 The Berliner Tageblast demand that the Deputies be handed over exceed the British by 75 per cent." Referring to submarines, to justice. The Vorische Zeitung mys that the attack on the General Maurice Raid that without desiring to minimies their sets, is deplorable and is an unfair Government trick.
Majority Socialists," (jo Over." inconvenience or pretend not to be delighted when they were Verwoerds toys that it is the beginning of the end of Dr. Michaelis.
London, October 11. finally overcome, the plein fact is that U-boats have not delaved
Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that five of the one hour our plans in France, not have they kept back a single round of ammunition. Oar Army is better fed and more liberally supplied with arms and munitions than ever befees. The Socialier Majsily members of the Reichstag bars defeated to the actual daily importations of war material into France in January Independent Socialists, A French communique sayı:-In Belgium, lest night, we averaged 11.4 tons hourly, while in the last week of Septembe it broke up an attempted attack east of Drasibank. On the right of averaged 24.5 and has been steadily rising since. There has enormous construction of light lines and
different Government depart the Mense, north of Hill 344, the enemy in so`altack gained alalso been sa
Support Promised to the Allies.
monte. It has besome, therefore, temporary footing in the advanced elements of our trenches, but canals and roads. The number of train ronning daily on brosd gauge lines with war material for the British Army 'at
London, October 11.
en argent public necessity that a was driven out after a lively fight..
first was 179. This had risen to 2.8 in the last week of September.
Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd says that the Government body of men should be releated London, October 11,
The average tonnage run weekly on the light railways in March has issued a manifesto paying that the convocation of the Constituent without delay whose sole business & German wireless official message states:-There is most was 25,300 tons, whilst at the beginning of September is Assembly must not be delayed. Meanwhile the Provisional Govern- should be to give these pro- intense artillery firing on the coast and between Blankari Lake and 173,400. Daring the same period the canal trathe had almost mental andefatigably work for peace, which is essential to blems their full attention.
at doubled. This, continued Genera! Maurice, proves that our armise Rasia reconstruction. The Russian delegates to the Inter Allied The Reconstruction Bill doe Bobank Eighty seroplanes participated in an sezial battle stare continuously and intressingly supplied, despite the U-boats Conference at Paris will seek an understanding with the Allies on not contemplate executive action Polecapelle. The French bare uosuccessfully re-attacked Zebeke and Zandvoorde. We shot down three. We captured In conclading, be said. The figting is hard and a coal the subject of the principles proclaimed in the Russian Revolution. on the part of the Ministry, but portant ground at Chaume Wood. Four counter-attacks have confronts ae. This battle will not end the war. Ther is mooh The delegates malade à special delegats ecjoying the confidence of experience has shown that a Mine logo antccessful. Our enemies lost during September, 22 hard fighting ahead and the importants of getting Amerian troops the democratic organisations. The Government will exert its whale ter is required: to secara com balloons sac 374 aeroplanes. We lost 83 seroplanes and fire as quickly and in se large numbers as possible is not diminished strength in support of the Allied cause, to ej at the enemy from earted poliny and executive action
by what has happened in Flanders."
Russia, and to rectore the fighting strength of the Armyan
The Tashkent Revolt
balloons.
Aircraft Losses.
The French Front.
London, October 11,
London, October 11. A French communique states that there is mutual artillery activity at various points along the front, but no infantry solions,
RUSSIAN MILITARY SUCCESSES.
London, October 11
A Rassina wireless cfficial message stater-In the Riga ragior, the enemy-pressed back some of our companies south of the Pakov high road, and stie pied io fraternise south east of Jacobatadi, Wo captured the villages of Marafa and Tebal to the west of Urmiv, taking 250 Kords prisoner and releasing 200 Byrians. The enemy har fled scrove the Great Zib, destroying bree bridges.
ARGENTINA'S ECONOMIC TROUBLES.
GERMANY AND ALSACE-LORRAINE.
London, October 11- Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the German declaration regarding Alesco Lorraine's fatore was expected. It is reported that the Reichstag majority favours the formation of a Monarchiosi Federal State, with Parliamentary guarantees,
GRACIOUS"
BY PERU.
London, October 10. Beater is informed that Pera has offered the hospitality of its barbours to British ship. Thanks are expressed for the offer, which is regarded as a mark of sympathy with Great Britain and her Allies.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
London, October 11, A punitive expedition has strived at Tashkent and screated the Revolutionary Committee and the Governor, whom the local Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates appointed.
MINISTRY OF
RECONSTRUCTION.
tion would require a long time, but the filastion has been changed greatly, Americans and Japanese having laid new tracks and made great improvements In | the rolling.stock.
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on ibe.part of the departmenta concerned and to obtain Govern- ment authority for the necessary measures.
Entirely apart from all the emergency problems which will ariee on the termination of the war, there is the fact before us Another group of difficulties that we shall only be able to re- which will immediately arise samin solvent as a nation if we are mergency problems are the discapable of enormously indressing, pensation or utilisation of what ear production That we oLD Vast Sphere of New Work
Bra at present national factories, increase production on a vast A vast sphere of work of capital amber, and the establishment, although we have withdrawn af which there are an immerse scale, the war has shown, fant importance lies before the new on sufficient lines of steps neces- millions of producera from in- Ministry of Reconstruction. Every
sary to overcome the great dastry yet we have continued so department of public and private arrears of construction required produce in many of our essential. The Preea Barean announces that the Right Hon. Sir Francis life has been anrettled in the last for our transport services, and industries on's greater sozle than
three years, and though things pablic undertakinge, as well as strike is paralysing traffic and enormously effecting trade. Gas Hopwood, Civil Lord of the Almiralty, has bsen given a Peerage. will, to some extent settle them: for meeting the requirements of Companies announce that they will shortly be forced to suspend
selves after the war, the grand private industries.. business, owing to the lack of combustibles.
problem is to arrange beforehand ench schemer, whether of advice, control, or financial assistance, a may be necessary to bridge over Mr. Asquith, speaking at a war sims meeting at Liverpool, the transition period when con again emphasised that we are fighting for durable safeguarde ditions must for some time be against a farther world war. Although hailed in some qusriera abnormal.
London, October 11
Beuter's correspondent at Burnos Aires says that the railway
- ITALIAN FOOD CONTROLLER.
London, October 11. Bouter's borrespondent at Rome asys that Gsceral Alfiers bas been appointed Food Controller.
BRITISH NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVE.
OIL FOR BRITISH· NAVY.
London, October 11. Reuter's correspondent at Washington saya that as a result of a conference between British representatives and officials of the Standard Oil Company and the Shipping Board, an ample supply of fuel oil for the British Navy has been assured,
SIR FRANC'S HOPWOO) HONOURED,
London, October 11.
OUR WAR AIMS.
Noteworthy Speech by Mr. Asquith.
London, October 11.
THE TEA MARKET.
London, October 10.
aver.
wish us going into it to be Withoat any ques-
Every effort has also to be with the responsibility of the hoped that those who are charged made before the end of the wer various problems will make it secure agreements between their business to keep in the capital and labour as to the con- closest touch with the great ditione affecting the resumption tradere of the country with the of work, each as the reinstate view of elaborating plans for meat of employes serving with
se an olive branch, the Reichstag peace resolution was the patoh Immediately on the conclusion work of s formals which nobody understood. The various parties of the war the country will be the Forces, and machinery has to making a better use of our re- hare done in the past, for uolam London, October 11. in Germany had ever since been squabbling as regarde its orthodox isced with social and industrial be set up for both civil and sources in the future than we we do we are likely to be con The Admiralty announces that naval aircraft, patrolling, interpretation, while Germany's answer to the Papal Not made con- problems of the first magnitude, military demobilisation.
Lo every one of these mer fronted with probleme of poverty machine-gunned enemy trenches. Ono pilot, heavily shelled by fusion worse confounded. He did not doubt that there was in and unless the most careful pre-
work of and distorb: ace with which the anti-aircraft gane, descended and attacked and scattered the crews Garmsay, as there certainly was in Austria, a widespread and [perationsare made beforehand we gency problems the and silenced the gaus. Yesterday morning we dropped large genuine desire for peace. In the Reichstag there was a growing abell fad ourselves confronted various Government departments history of this country can soaros. quantities of "explosives on Thourout and Lichtervelde railway spirit of revolt against the methods of the Government; neverthe with a state of affairs at home far is involved the Labone Ministry,ly farnish a parallel. Nor will less, the dominant factor was the German Government. and there worse than we have experienced the Board of Trade, the Munitions, any system be round which dose janctions and trains. All our machines returned.
fore, its attitude towards peace was what mattered. The world will daring the war. To begin with, the War Office, the Admiralty, not provide for the hearty co never find its way to peace through equivocations or ambiguities, great dislocation of employment and others. To prevent overlap operation of labour in the in
mast inevitably follow from the ping, and to meet the needs of stitution of melbods which bava: cessation of special war industries the trade of the country the work for their poroose incrassed pro- Thorough preparation is neces must be organised on proper ductivity.-Observer. Bary, therefore, for the resumption lines, and thess must be some Ten is again active. The demand on the sacket continues to of the industries of peace. It is independent authority charged be strong. Kazimam prices are paid for nearly all descriptions of hoped that these industries will with the responsibility.
There is also a great group of Ceylon, except the lowest grades. Forty-six pence per pound is be capable of absorbing not only paid on "D" tes from one of the most favoured gardens, which, after the men returning from the problems which has to be dealt allowing a duty of a shilling per pound, represents a rise of fully's coloure, but also the great mass with to secure the continuance of industries, London, October 11.
shilling within three weeks, which constitutes a new record under of civilian workers whose, war essential national
adequats arrangements for the Mr. Lloyd George, in receiving agricultural representatives, the present disposal system. The continued demand for "D" toss employment will have ceased. appealed to the farmers to increase enormously the food supply, is partly attributed to the fact that the bulk of teas available before The difficulty in a large nam development of our mineral” and not because he was afraid of the rabmarines-he could state the control system are now apparently sbsorbed. There were good ber of asses will be, not a short other resources, and the setting definitely that the submarine menace was diminishing-but because "A" tena again yesterday and the quality is generally considered to age of orders, but a shortage of up of arrangements between our material. In the great branches selves and our Allies for matul the world's stock of food was the smallest for yeare. The diminution be excellent.
of industry requiring metals, tim-sexistance during the period of of the Franco-Italian cereal production bad thrown France and
ber, and so on, there will be a reconstruction, Italy on to the markets of the world. Australia was almost ruled
world shortage. If manufacturers The.catalogas of matters which out se a souros of supply by the distance. He deprecated unfair
London, October 11.
are to be able to cope with the must be dealt with intelligantly abuse of the farmer, which, he said, was das to ignorance of the
Reater'e correspondent at Amsterdam says that the British demands made upon them at home and comprehensively to some precariousnses of his business. He was convinced that the majority of people were grateful to the farmere for their achievement last Government has suspended all comercial cable communication with a wall as from abroad, we must se: extent at least, before the end of Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m. spring of adding 700,000 acres to cultivation in England alone. Holland until the Netherlands concerts to put a stop to the transit cure in advance a suficient know the war with the view of meeting Ele saked the farmers now to improve that achievement. We did through Holland from Germany to Belgium of sand, gravel and ledgeof the quantities of materials our roode afterwards, could be not want to go to the American market and snatch the food from scrap-metals, which are pøed for building fortifications.
PREMIER'S APPEAL TO BRITISH FARMERS.
the months of our Allisa.
IN HONOUR OF THE KAISER.
London, October 11. correspondant at Amsterdam pays that there are preparations at Sols for the oncssion of the Kain
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BRITISH EMBARGO: ON HOLLAND,
BRITISH SHIPPING - DECISION,
London, October 11. Benter annonnors that the Government has decided so use, partly or wholly," British-owned ships registered und f1g, and now lying in Bridal porta. It is baliere Bwedish van de mions will be almoçadeiras
they will reqairs, and sou, he far extended very widely. Boch sa possible, that they are made questions as housing, pablic availabla
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