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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE THREAT TO ITALY.
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FRENCH PLOY FRUSTRATED.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA,
a
Scheme to Provoke a Civil War.
London, October 28. Beuter's correspondent at Paris states that a plot to proroke civil war has been frustrated by the authorities, who seland several stores, prohibited arms, also important documents. An enquiry has been instituted.
THE WESTERN FRONT,
A Brilliant French Success.
A. Separate Peace Denounced.
London, October 29,"
A ROYAL BERTA
-Loados, The death has occurred
Bester's correspondent at Moscow says, that the Politicians' Congress has passed a resolution demanding all thoughts of London of Prinos Coats Kesson against the Affies or a separate peace; and expressing the Schleswig-Holatio Arm belief that Russia will be able to carry on she war to s conclusion corresponding with the interest, honour and dignity of Russis
Some Further Demands.
MR, LLOYD GEORGE.
Premier's Life on an Old Sussex Farm.
Seven New Enemy Divis'ods".
London, October 28. It is authoritatively reported that the number of enemy troops recently arrived on the Italian Frost ban been growly exaggerated, So far sa is known, only fire German divisions are on the Lucuz Froot, of which only three are definitely identified by the Italians as participating in the attack. Possibly another Gerzaan division han
A Royalist Movement. srrived, but; as für se is known, it was not engaged in the attack.
London, October 29. Two out of the fire above-mentioned divisions came from the Western According to Bentar's correspondent at Paris, the plot Front where they had suffered heavily at the hands of the British mentioned on 28 was of Royalist origin. The Police searched the
London, October 29. · and where they were replaced by two divisions from Russia. The offices of the Royalist organ Action Francaise.
· Renter's correspondent at Morcow atste that a conference of German strength on the West Front. has, therefore, not been
the non-Bosialiet parties, unanimously passed a resolation urging diminished. Indeed, it has been increased by two divisione since
the Government to immediately place the Army outside of politics, September 1. The remainder of the German reinforcemente on the
to re-establieb discipline, proclaim a state of war in the anarchical Italien Front were transferred from Bussis and Rumania. Begarding
regions and to restore the economic life of the country on Socialistio the Austrian reinforcemente, only two Austrian divisions are knownį.
London, October 29. ·
principles. to have arrived on the Italian Front during the last month, bat,
Benter's correspondent at the British Headquarters itales:-
Army Practically Non-Existent. '******** possibly, two others have recently arrived, though they are not yet Yesterday'e French success was a brilliant affair of consummate
2. London, October 29, For five weeks recently Mr: identified. The total reinforcementa, therefore, which are known tactical skill and irresistible clan. The Hans were bewildered. at of the Petrograd Garrison paseed a resolution declaring that the were at Great Walstead, a charm- Renter's correspondent åt Petrograd says a meeting of offices Lloyd George's headquartaru to have arrived on the Italian Front amount only to seven divisions, the audacity of the affair. It was not suspected that the French Army is practically non-existent and that present conditions will ing old Sussex farm surrounded and the enemy's success is entirely due to the presence of from three would try to negotiate the flooded are late in the autumn. The lead to the complete rain of the country. The Ministry of War by scree of meadow, wood and to fire German divisions, which attacked on the Plezza and Tolmino attack was preceded by thrity two hours' artillery preparation. has begun an elaborate scheme of reorganisation of part of the parkland, and soossible daly front. Any exaggeration of the enemy's strength is unfair to the Later the Belgians at Lugen co-operated and crossed the floode in Army on the basis of separate nationalities.. As a result, there are through a mass of rural lanes. Kamias and Bamanians, who, despite the Ramiso collapse, still fat-bottomed boats carrying machine guns. They etablished continued disorders, and martial law has been proclaimed in many retain as many enemy divisions on their front as they did when new line beyond the jaundations. The result that the operation districts and towns, the Russian offensive began last July. It also suggests that has had has been to make a deep little salient close around the the Italians ware left to bear the brunt of the numerically western half of Houshalet Forest, superior enemy. This is not the case. The Italians were fully prepared for an attack and confident of success, without help from the Allies, and bad considerable numerical" superiority to the y on the whole front. The exaggeration also gives an entirely false impresion of the enemy's power in tranepcrting large forces
from the Est to the West in a short time.
A Military Controversy Revived;
London, October 28.
The Allies' Relentless Pressure.
London, October 29,
There is no harm in revealing“ the secret noW.
The Prime Minister's“ rural retreat would have been 'as Eveless Eden but for Nesla-m London, October 28, 2013 | Kenia Neale-bist of housemaids high official of the Military Academy, has been elected as tainers. Mrs. Rogers, proprietzees Boater's correspondent at Petrograd angu that General Golovine, and most faithful of family re- Eames's military representative at the Allied Conference to be held in Paris, instead of General Alexeief, who has declined.
RUSSIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO ALLIED CONFERENCE.
ALLIED AIR RAIDS.
London, October 29.
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of the estate, wanted to lake ker
to the delightful three-century old farmhouse while she went to make
A correspondent at Washington ways that Mr. Bakar, the Secretary for War, in his weekly review of the war, sistes that the outstanding feature of the week has been the relentless British chensive in the Ypres salient, resulting in substantial gains of important strategio value and the sudden, well-simed and sustain. ed thrust of the French, north of the Aisne. Is is evident that The gravity of Italy's position is recognised by the British the Allied drives on the Western Front are broadening the scope
room in the more modern manzión Press and threatens to revive the old controversy sa to the respective and intensity of the whole frost, which is becoming the scens
for Mr. Lloyd George and hiedia- value of the Western and Eastern Fronta. The Times says that an of increasingly heavy Allied pressure, which the enemy in sustain.
According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a Burlin loyalty to the Rogera family could tinguished frienda." Bas Noala'a extensive invasion of Italy would affect the whole Allied caces, and ing with difficulty. While the British attacks of the week wers telegram states that overal enemy air squadrons on October 24 stand the strain of the opporian sorresponding measures most te teken should the necessity arise. carried out with imposing effectiveness it is apparent that attacked industrial districts in Alsson-Lorraine, Luxemburg, and ity of waiting apoo a real Prime The Sunday Times says that the time has come to abandon the idea the British command is manoeuvring in order to gain important Saar. Fire people were killed and four people injured at Luxem- Minister So she remained; sad that the Western Front is the only one that counts. Italy must not tactical advantages with a minimum of cost. Slowly the Allies are burg and one was killed and six injured at. Biar Bracken. The in all hissarser M. Lloyd George share the fate of Serbis and Ramanis. The Weekly Dispatch zake enlarging their gains in Flanders and driving into the heart of damage done was insignificant. Four seroplanes were shot down bes never had a more loyal ser- whether a narrow military conception prevented she Allies from the German resistance in the west. If any further evidence were or forced to descend. countering the thrust. The Observer is confident that the Italians, needed it seems to be supplied by the decisive succesen won by the like the French at Verdun, will make the greatest fight in their French." Referring to the Americans, he says "The training of history. The Western allies will help to their atmost. The our troops in France progresses slowly and favourably. Certain Manchester Guardian says that Italy is in peril of a great disaster.unite have taken their places in the front line under actual battle: Even the most faustical supporter of the Western school cannot conditione.” argue that a yard gained in the West is worth a mile in the East.
French Confidence in Italians.
London, October 28.
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Strong German Attack Falls, „
London, October 29.
A French communique says:-There is fairly great artillery Beuter's correspondent at Paris says that the newspapers are activity in the region of Pinon Chavignon and near Epine and Da confident that Italy will finally surmount her great trial. They Cherrigny. The Germans at mid-day strongly attacked our. affirm that the Italian resistanos is strengthening hourly and that positions north of Froidment Farm. Our fire drove back the waven "Germany will eventually be hemmed in without attsiaing her of the attack with heary losses. Sixty prisoners remained in our
political or military obj-etives in Italy.
hande. There is a fairly lively artillery daal in the region of the Champagne heights, ·
The Central Powers' Hopes.
London, October 29, According to Router's correspondent at Rome, the Giornale 4 Italis, commenting on the retirement, says the Army is called apon to undergo a trist which will decisively irfluence the whole course of the war. The Central Powers hope to emesh the Enteaze through Italy.
One Hunderd Thousand Prisoners
London, October 29,
A German wireless official message states:-The Second and Third Italian Armies are retresting to westward. We are pursuing rapidly between the monatsing and the sea. Our captures are now 100,000 prisoners and 700 gana,
Britain and France Alert.
London, October 29,
The Times states that there is reasso ts believe that the critical
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ENEMY AGITATORS ARRESTED IN GREECE.
London, October 28, Beater's correspondent at Athens sistes that ien Austro-German propagandists have been arrested Farther arreats sre expected.
vice bestowed on him then by this good women.
It is said that no man is a baro to his vales. The same rule does not apply to housemaids. No metter how long Neale lives, ahe will tell with pride the story of how the Prime Minister was an ently. riser when he had dia |tinguished visitors, but took an extra förty, and sometima eighty, winks when there were no prylog eyes there to see
TO INVADE SOUTH AMERICA.
Sensational Enemy Plot Revealed.
London, October 29, According to Beatar'a correspondent at Rio de Janeiro, the Foreign Minister bas sunnanced that be possesses the text of the deepatch from Count Laxbarg enggesting the despatch”of" a Nor, Nesle can tell you, wan Astilla of eubmarines to Buenos Aires in order to impress Souththers any wood to carry for the drawing-room when Mr. Lloyd George was at Great Walstead. He made that bis particular job, and a big pile of branches, which Neals Bouldran
acrilege to barn, testify to the thick it
Prime Minister industry and prowess in woodoralt.
Americene.
More British Bomblogs.
London, October 20, Field Marebal
A Great Sensation Caused. Sir Douglas ...Hiig reports:-Dar
London, October 25. gasdrone during the night dropped four tone of bombe
Rentar's correspondent at Buenos Aires says grost sensation on seven aerodromes and three important railway stations. Several bas been caused by a statement that the Brazilian Foreign Minister barat near the hangars and railway tracks, ane setting fire to streic. bas confirmed the disclosure of telegrams from Count Luxburg Enemy seroplansa repeatedly attacked but our maschines never cleaning a German invasion of Southern Brazil and Argentine. failed to reach the objective. We brought down eleven enemy The newspapers demand the publication of the telegrams, but the
Nine of ours are missing. machines and drove down eeten,
Government in reticent on the onbj-or.
A BRUSH" "AT SEA.
Three German Destroyers Attacked.
London, October 29.
AMERICA'S GOLDEN: BULLETS.
London, October 20.
The "dairymaid on the farm taught the Prime Minister to manage the cream separator, and temp'ed him to try the beneficent Beater's correspondent at Washington states that the Liberty the chars. There were few of the ffect cas tired braja of turning Loan closed on Saturday evening and was tremendously over-farms operations in which in his The Admiralty announces that six British and French destroyers subscribed. The Secretary to the Treasury has issued a statement sination on the Italisa Froat has received, and is receiving, patrolling the Belgian Coast on Saturday attacked three German saying that the free people of America have spewered the Kaiser pare moments he did not lend a prompt and sympathetic cocaideration from the Franco-British destroyers and seventeen aeroplanes. They obtained two direct in unmistakeable terms. During the last few days the rath hand. Governments though, in the nature of things, no positive annoanes bits on the enemy's destrogers, which immediately retired to the swamped the telegraphe and banks, which were working till. They are all eorry to lose Mr. ment can be made. It is understood that General Cadorna already protection of the land batteries. Our antiaircraft gunfire broke up midnight. The entheisem of the Army and Navy is reflected in Lloyd Georgest Great Walstead. knows that he may rely on the promptest and fallest support which the seroplane formation. The seroplanes each dropped three it is in the power of the Allies to give. This reflects the views of bombs in the vicinity of our Vessele, which did not suffer beyond estimated cubscriptions totalling eighty-one million dollars, all newspapers, which declare that the Allies will stand or fall: the fact that two men were slightly wounded, together.
Great Strategic Centre Threatened.
London, "Oatober 29.
POLITICAL UNREST IN SPAIN,
7.
NEW AUSTRIAN TAXES,
The news from the Italian Front is still meagre, but it in evid-
London, October 29. ent that the Germans are making a supreme effort to repeat the According to Banter'e correspondent at Madrid, the political Romanian tactics. With the advance to Cividale, the Austro-sitation is rendered more complicated by the possibility of a Germans have reached the very edge of the Venetian Plain, Military Government, presided over by General Marios or General gravely threatening the great Bizatagio centra of Weyler. Telegraxas indicate that the crisis is precipitated by the Udine, the loss of which will mean the oatfanking desixion of the Military Committees at Broelons to send of the Garso and the collapse of the whole defence lins peremptory, demand direct to the King for estisfaction of military to the sea. The enemy haɑnow no sotual obaksole to his advance, sapirations, ignoring the Osbinet. provided he disposes sufficient forces to follow up his initial nodes, which some correspondents think doubifal. The Austro- Germanı did not hare, things all their own way, for fine fighting
London, October 28. occurred when the enemy, after' orossing the river bridgeheads at Sants Lacis and Santa Maria, attacked Italian gan positions at House of the Reicherath has passed the third reading of an According to Renter's correspondent st Amsterdam, the Upperj Hobokak. A farious hand-to-hand struggle ended in victory for additional War Taxes Bill, which includes heavier taxation of the Bersaglieri, the commander of which was four times wounded. securities, new wine and coal taxes and increased railway fares and Italian Beroplaus reconnaissances report that the roads in the Tacome Tax. The batimated yield of the increases will be sountry to the rear are full of troops and that German seroplanes 800,000,000 kronen. are most native, bombing the villager slong the front at half-hourly intervals.
Help from the Allies,
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London, October 20. Benter's correspondent at Paris saya that President Poinonta, presided at a Cabinet Council which examined the military situation and which droided so aford Allied co-operation on the Italian Front Chuckdog the Advance.
London, October 29, ficial mamigo stator. Our troops are
A TRIBUTE TO BRITISH RULERS.
London, October. 29. Commisioner Booth Tucker, lecturing in London on problems in India, mid he believed the Salvation Army was the best, though not the only, cure for all difficulties in India. Indio was for head of England in many respecta. Much of her prognose was dus to the
af wise, sbie, nousoiontions mad well morificing xalers front) land, who had bolt up the vast Empire of Inilla on a fa
·AMERICA'S WAR BILL.
London, Octobsi 29, Reater's correspondent at Washington states that the Govern ment expendi'ure for October, including loans to the Allies, will be ditate for twenty-three working days averaged approximately a billion dollars, or possibly a hundred million more. The expen- $42,000,000 dollars daily,
DIRECTOR OF TEA SUPPLIES.
Whether by the great, OKT fireplace, where he wass daily visitor, or in the dairy, or in the cowshed, the human side of the
always uppermost,
the verdict of Heals. "I hope "A very nice, homely 'man” is
this roof!! there is never a worse sleeps under
Braz ill
Landon, October 29, A message from Rio Jansira Lord Rhondda bas appointed Mr. Biohard Piggot, of Monare, statow that the President of the David, Lloyd Piggot and Company, to be Director fo Tes 8applies. Republic, Mr. Wenceslao. Bras, His connection with his firm will cosas while he holds the is ill, appointment,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
THE ITALIAN CabineȚ.
Rome, October 28, Signor Orlando has been asked to form a Cabinet,. It is anticipated that there will be few change in the Ministry. for the present.
REPORTED RESIGNATION OF DR MICHAELIS.
Amsterdam, October 28.- The Berlin evening papers report that Dr. Michaelis, the Imperial Chancellor, has resigned.
GERMANS DESTROY GUNBOAT
Rio-de-Janeiro, October 28,
The German gunboat Eber was set on fri and,sunk-by
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