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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE PREMIER'S WAR SPEECH.
DETERMINATION, TO CRUSH PRUSSIANISM.
Outspoken Warning Against Dangers of Disunion.
London, October 22.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
*THE PREMIER'S WAR SPEECH.
down on them, searching for their poor trench shelters, and they waiting for the hours when they can advance another mile on the road to victory. It we do all we can, we shall not be able to requite their heroism--(Cheats). If we do less than all we can,
we aball dishonour their sacrifics.--(Loud cheers),
Other Speeches.
THE BATTLES IN THE WEST.
Splendid Work by British Airmen.
London, October 23.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE BATTLES IN THE WEST.
-Enemy Aircraft Losses. “
London, October 25.
Ostend Again Bombarded.
London, October 23,
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter'a Service to The "Telegraph.”
THE SILVER MARKET.
"Londos, October 22, Silver is quoted at 423. The
poor demand.
NONCONFORMITY AND GAMBLING,
The Rev. J.K. Maconachie's Views.
Nonconformity.
A French commanïque stalen ----Daring the day, enemy artillery e-soled feebly in Belgium. Our troops consolidated on conquered market is quist and shore is a ground north of Valdhink. In su attack in the morning two field In the course of his speech at the Albert Hall," Mr. Lloyd
guns were captured. The artillery straggle is violent in the George unid :—I have been scanning the horis auriously and
Esine de Oberrigny and Pantheon sector and the Cerny region. cannot see any terms in sight which would lead to an enduring Mr. Bar Law, following Mc. Lloyd George, atated that There are fairly lively artillery notions at Avocourt. Wood, north peace. The only tarms which are possible now are terms ending in National War Bonds had been issued instead of a great Loan, of Chaume Wood, Between October 11 and 12, nineteen enemy as armed trace, I will say an armed trace ending in an even more which would necessarily have dislocated financial arrangements, ascoplanes and three balloons were brought down, while twenty- frightfal straggle. This war is terrible, bat more terrible still are The advantage of the new system was that it was not spasmodic [eight zeroplanes were seriously damaged. ; the possibilities it has revealed of new horrors by land, sea and sir. but steady and persistent. The deposits in the Bioke were now
A German Counter-Attack. I ask those who are pressing, should there be any, for a premature practically the same figure as when the last War Loan was issued.
London; October 23. penos, to reflect for a moment what might happen if we made an They wanted people to lend money direct to the State, instead of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communigas, states - unestisfactory settlement all the best scientific braina in sil lands, depositing it in Banks. Beferring to the Air Service, Mr. Bonar The enemy atssoked during the night one of our new positions in stimulated by national rivalry, Latred or hopes, in devating Law said that for many months it had had priority over every the southern portion of Houthalet Wood and forced as back a short In the "Pastor's Notes" of the their energies for ten, twenty or thirty years to magnify the other arm of supply. British airmen on the Western Front distance. We maintained our consolidated gains on the remainder Union Church Record, the Rev. destractive power of those borrible agents whose power has only dropped 8,000 bombs behind the German lines in September, while of the front. Tours was rain during the night and the weather is J.K. Maconsobie writes: just been disclosed to belligerents within the last two months. We the Germans dropped 1,000 behind our lives. Our airmen in stormy and unsettled. must eetris this once and for all.(Loud applause.) Air power, Flanders had damaged the enemy far more in a month than he had
There is no Nonconformity in which is only in its initial stages, the infernal weapons of the deep damaged us in all his raids. We could not prevent sir raide, bat which have fairly developed, all those chemical elements which it was our business to make them as costly as possible.. Germany An Admiralty announcement says:-Ost ships bombarded Hongkong, nor anywhere else in have been utilised for the first time—if this is going to be repeated had carried out a detectable kind of aerial warfare, and we would naval works at Ostend on Sunday. Photographs show that the
the Empire except in England and Scotland, in the latter after thirty years of scientifia work and application, believe me there avoid it if we could, but the enemy was determined thereon; so be results were satisfactory.
| country usually called Dissent, are men and women in this hall now who may live to see the death it-our enemies would find that what they gave us would be
New Calos Well Consolidated. of civilisation.—(Bear, hear). A confict of this kind must be returned to them in fall measure, pressed down and over running.
London, October 23. the odd thing being that what ezded now.—(Obeers)." That is why it is essential for the future of General Smuts said the true battle-front in this war was not
in England Esater's correspondent at Headquarters states:--The weather is Conformity the human race that a decision shall be reached now in this the age, the land or the air, but the souls of the nation. A great is again wet and dreary. The battle-ground in shrouded in a dense becomes Dissent in Scotland, and struggle, that brate force shall be dethroned for ever, so that our moral victory would be gained which would mean much for the mist. Nevertheless, consolidation of our new gains progressed well vice versa. I had cocasion to children may not be condemned to terrors which even the most, future development of the country,
yesterday, and, with the exception of the fortified post fringing the point this out in a local jurnal, vivid imagination dare not portray. That is why we are putting all
Houthulat Forest, which the Germans re-occupied after a vigorous and I should like all members of our strength into getting a right issue in this conflict now. Mr. Lloyd
counter-attack last night, we are pretty well established in the cap subject. Nonconformity is a Union Church to be clear on the George proceeded to say that in his judgment such a settlement was
tared positions. The Germans fought determinedly, especially in not within immediate reach, Germany would only make pesce DOW
the little dip through which the Staden Railway runs, and the ground legal term and has no meaning on terms which would enable her to benefit by the present war.
heres boate is strewn with their dead. Their front defense, seemed where there is no Established That would be an encouragement for any buccaneering Empire of
Field Marshal Bir Douglas Baig, in a commanique on aviation held stronger than in the earlier battles hereabouts and the machine Charch, There is no Established the fature to repeat the experiment.(Hear hear). The failure of work, sys:-There is fine weather and an improvement in gan barrage was intense. The effects of the latter were luckily Church in this Colony, therefore Napoleon had taught Frande an unforgettable lesson and a similar visibility. On Sunday there was mach artillery observation work, minimised owing to the very thick weather. We carried, despite Those of us who are Noncons, at there can be no Nonconformity. Four tone of bombs were dropped on aerodromes near Courtrai and strong resistance, a network of fortified buildings with concreted lesson must be burnt into the hearts and memories of every Boulers and on a big gan position near Daasi. Three tone were redoubts east of Poelcappelle. Below this, to the southern flink of Home are nowise sshamed of it, Prussian before this war ended,~~~(Cheers),, The Premier con- sinued :-- Amidst all the discussions about the terms of concession dropped during the night on Roulers and Lichtervelde railway attack, progress does not appear to have been so fast, due to the quite she contrary. But there here and there we must keep our eye fixed steadfastly on the great atations, where fires were started, and also at the abare mentioned desperate resistance of the enemy, who fears the threst to the high are good reasons for refasing to purpose of the war. It is not a question of territorial readjustment, serodromes. A pilot reaching the aerodrome as the enemy's night ground about Passchendael, Anglo-French gunners are now accept the term in places where
it does not apply, and Hongkong. except so far as that is necessary for the recognition of national bombing machines were loving dropped bomba, amongst them. searching Houtboulet Forest. right. It is not a question of indemnities, except so far as that is There has been heavy air fighting, chiefs well over the enemy's The German Army is beginning to think and talk in a manner one of them, like Canada, sential in order to compensate for the wrongs inflicted. It is line. Thirteen hostile machines were brought down, three were which most osuse concern to the Higher Command. The Bavarians Australis, Africa, India, Ireland pre-eminently a question of destraction of a false ides which has driven down, and eight of ours are missing, including a night are openly grumbling at being sacrificed to save the Prussians. and Wales. Many of our mem intimidated or enslaved Earops, or would have done bad it been bomber. The naval air-squadrons sitzched to the Army have been A German non-dom. gives & good illustration of the extent of the bers are adherents of the Presby triumphant. (Cheers). The real enemy is the war spirit fostered fighting throughout these operatione and accounted for a large disfection. He states that a fortnight go thirteen men of histerian Established Church of by Promia-its ideal of a world wherein forced brutality will reign share of the machines brought down. The Australian squadron, Company deserted, saying they were going home. One of them Scotland, and to them it manet eupreme, as against an ideal of a world peopled by free who have up to the present been training; here commenced active actually reached his home, but the othere were arrested en route.em passing strange that hare democracion united in an honourable League of Peace. That war work and have already proved themselves worthy of the high The significant thing ie that they have all been sent back to their they are deprived, so far as a term spirit is enshrined at Potadam, and there will not be peace for the opinion formed of them on their arrival, world, nor liberty, till that shrine is shattered and its priesthood dispersed and discredited for ever.-(Obeers). This year I had
London, October 23. hoped that we might hava broken that terrible power. We had Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, states: been looking forward to a great converging movement which would Highly successful minor operations were carried out by as this have accomplished that purpose. A temporary collepee of Bussian morning in the neighbourhood of Paslesppelle, and, in conjunction military power has, I won't say disappointed, but postponed, our with this Freach, south of Houthalet Forest, batalions of the hopes, but time is on our side, The Premier stated that two factors con- Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Barks Regiments, with the Northam
The Gambling Question. tributed thereto-aamsly, the advent of America into the war and the berland Familiera, attacked east of Pasioappelle on smile and a
Landon, October 23. increasing failure of submarinism. Our monthly shipping losses wers half front. They captured a number of strongly fortifled baildinge
By the time this is in your A French commanique states:-After artillery preparation for now not much over a third of the loses of April last. The loss of with conorated redoubts on the hill east of the village heights, several days we attacked at 5.15 this morcing powerful German hands our Hongkong Lottery will German submarines in 1917 were more than twice their lowes for The rain made the ground slippery and the task of assembly organisations in the region of Allement and Mai Maison. We have have come and gone. I thought the whole of last year. Arrangements had been made whereby difficult. The whole of the objectives were nevertheless captured considerably progressed along the entire front of attack and taken my duty to protect, and did so with much,, sorrow af British whipping turned out in 1918 would be four times the 1918 after fierce fighting in which many Germans were killed. Wo many prisoners.
hasrt. total--(Applause), America was doing_the_same—(Applause), presset on south-east of Poelcappelle and carried "other valuable
The congregation - of- Germans Admit Big Penetration.
Úsion Church most know afjór The speaker here paid a great tributs to Sir Edward Carson, to positions beyond the line of objectives. The Gloucester, Cheshire,
London, October 23.... whose insight and peraistency he attributed the fact of our success Lancashire Faciliere, Manchesters and Royal Sacts Battalions A German wireless official message statea;The Anglo-French these years that views of mios against submarinism, which was beyond our expectations. The farther north, in op-operation with the French, attacked on a penetrated deeply into our defences on the southern edge of Houth are never thrust upon them eas Premier emphasised that Germany's enemies produced the world's two-mile front from the Ypres-Staden Railway to north of Mange aist, Wood. Counter-attacks repulsed the enemy, whose whole gains Cathedra, but presented with food supplies and raw material, so that even if the German military lare. We captured, after severs fighting, the southern defences of are only three hundred metres deep and twelve hundred wide. affection as to the heart and com- machine succeeded, which it would not, this federation of Houthulst Forest and a farther series of fortified farms at strong. The enemy's sexalte at Poelospelle astrids the Ghelarelt failed. science of ressonable men, I am free peoples of many races and climes said, by withholding pro- points. The Allies are firmly established well beyond the southern The enemy's artillery ring between the Ailette and Braye increased neither your dialator nor your ducts and refusing to grip, the Prussian hand in any market in the boundary of the forest, A strong local counter-attack in the to a continuous drumare. This morning the French sitsoked at jodge, and have entire respect for world, reduce Germany to impotence and desolation and they vicinity of the railway checked our advance astride the railway daybreak. We took one hundred prisoners south-west of Beaumont. reflecting and instructed differ- would if necessary. (Applause). However, the Allion mast hasband line, bat the enemy was unable to prevent progress in other plaass.
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Fruits of Anglo-French Attack.
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regiment, the Higher Command apparently shrinking from adopting in conventional use on deprive approved methods with them. The correspondent gives the follow them, of their legal statos. It ing incident, which reflicte eloquently the German man-power Caudot be tog well understood problem:-Lsat Banday a German soldier wandered into our lines that here all Christians are legally on the Menin Road; He was only four feet high and half-witted, as footing of strict equality, a and the only information he could give was that he had been drafted they ought to be, Catholio, Protestant, Anglican or Evangel- from a recruit depot five weeks earlier.
lical.
A New French Attack.
THE DESTROYED ZEPPELINS.
exos of opinion.' I am however responsible for giving you the best of such judgment,insight and experience as I may pomem, sad?. fit ́ssemed to me that'a prisis kuch. come which onlied for a stand on. this matter. I do not expect that aion to give the question much friends who have never had ooos...
* their resources to the last, till Rassis recovered sad Amerion was We took two hundred prisoners and the enemy camasities are heavy.
ready. We must save food, save clothing, laxarise and labour. The
"A Biggish. Bite." armies must save in men. We must increase production in every
Landon, October 23. direction. Above all, let us cultivate, endurance and steadfastness. Reatar'a correspondent at British Headquarters, stalog ---
Five Brought Down in France. Waiting mesas winning-(Cheers). Beware of people trying to sow Co-operating with the Fesach, our troopë attacked enemy positions
London, October 23. dissension; distrust deception. The enemy on most of the battis. along the Paschendale Ridge and Houthulst Wood, after a brief fronts bas organised with deadly care and ingenuity an offensive but fieros barrage in an atmosphere resembling a bad London fog. nitely known to have been brought down in France. The one between Beater's correspondent says that only five Zeppelins are defi- behind the lines. I know what I am talking about. The Frennk dis By mid-day it appears we penetrated the enemy line thousand the Sisteron Gap was indentical with that at Larague, mentioned consideration will at once or corared it in time, Look out for Bolciem in all shapes and forms. It yards, bringing the left fink well up to the fringe of Houthalet yesterday morning. The crews that have been captured state that altogether see it in the light in the latest and the most formidable wespon of the German Army, Wood and it was stated we occupied the Posleappelle brewery, the thirteen Zeppelins started from three basse to raid England. Two which is so clear to me. Bai s Let us have endurance, concentration and unity. This is not the scene of such a fierce straggle in the last offensive, also the Hennier time to talk of parties. There in bat one party-the nation (Boar, House and the Helles House. The greatest resistance was experienced by gapfi e. They struck s gale at a height of 8,000 feet. Descend unto every man's conscience in were compelled to return early and the remainder were driven off point I would fain “commend hear). The enemy was attempting to divide the nation and to not one on the left centre, machine guns checking our advance hereabouts. ing in the morning they strook the coast, thinking it was Holland or the sight of God" is the respon- Ally against another. In America, Italy sud Russia they were trying An enamy attack in the forenoon satride the Ypres Baden Railway Westphalis. They were surprised to find that it was France. to sow distrust of England, while here they are trying to sow distrust was repulsed with severe punishment. At ten o'clock the sun among ourselves and to rattle an. Keep steady, keep steady and broke out, enabling aerial reconnaissances. Prisoners are coming we will win. Germany is encouraging her Allies by telling them in on the British and French fronts. While the attack is not of to wait a little longer and those people will break up among them- each megaitade as in the previous battles in this area, it is in the selves. I am glad to say that the Allies are at prosent working in nature of a biggish bite into the German linse sad as such the the greatest of harmony. "There is not a shadow of disunion. We enterprise has undoubtedly met with a good measure of success. Pare on the eve of one of the moet important military and political
Rectifying the Line. inter-Ally Conferences ever held. dome of the most prominent
London, Oathbar.23. sistesmen and most distinguished soldiers of the Allies will be Reuters correspondent at Paris' says that a semi-efficial Angin there, and it will be the first time we shall have had the inestimable French message sistes: The operation in Flanders was designed advantage of the presence of representatives of America and the new merely to rectify the line along the Ypres-Stadan Railway, capturing Hamian democracy." The decisions taken will affect the whole course positions and making defenos eseier against possible counter-attacks, of the war and may, determine ise altimate is. Whatever they are, On the remainder of the front there is very violent artillery Aring, we must prepare to support and enforce thous decisions with all the especially on the Aime and at Verdun, with the object of facilitating strength of our power,
infantry raide,
The Premier conalnded:Our burdens, however great, are as
- light an feathers compared with those of our soldiers, Just think
The German Story.
London, October 25,
stàton :-The attack, li
that në this moment there are tens of thousands of them lying, and A Germanwizales official, make (bar) boom lying for days, in, binod-stained, quagmires, not with ■ Flanders failed with the exception of a small
dropping here, another mile cfl and then vanishing into north of Lawgnum
British altenky
eibility of us Europeans in the Only Three out of Eleven Return.”
midst of a native population London, October 23, with whom gambling is In addition to the five Zeppelins, whose fate was mentioned undoubtedly a bitter evil. la; this morning, a Zeppelin was brought down between the Sisteron it worth while, for the sake Gap, the orew destroying the airship before surrendering. Two more, of an indulgence which it would, regarded as doomed, were seen drifting above the gap, one of which mot hurt en greatly to do without, was out of control. Thas, out of a raiding feet of eleven, it seems to places stambling-block before ressonably certain that only three, which were reported over Hal our neighbours? if you play for land, returned to Germany,
money ar bet on TROOS JOU? SOCIA A Germany's Biggest Defeat.
Tents and others know áli ábout London, October 23, cel it, and draw their own ooze minna, the air-raid, Mr. Bonar Law described the raid, of Friday an by fared to the Chinese as you const In the House of Commons, on an adjourment motion, regarding Not that the ill-epots are confin the greatest defons in the air the Germans had ever entered. It had very well know. In it not a been proved that when they could son the Zeppeline our pilote could in which we do
i side of the an bring them down. The motion was withdrawn,
The London, Camzities.