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NAVAL ENGAGEMENT IN HELIGOLAND BIGHT.
London, November 17. The Admiralty announces :—Our light forces, operating in the Heligoland Bight, engaged enemy light crniers this morning. The latter retired at high speed, but we are pursuing.
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London, November 16.“ à -MARINE INSURANCES. According to a correspondent at Copenhagen an unconfirmed Cantons telegram states that the railway strike, which began at Helsingford North Chinas on November 13, has spread over the whole country. The railway Unions to Petrograd is interrupted.
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GREAT STRUGGLE "ON ITALIAN FRONT.
London, November 17. Beuler'e correspondent at the Iulian leadquarters, wiring on November 10, mysz-a batile is raging in brilliant weather on s front of seventy five miles from the mountains, to the - The Knitro Germana are 'pounding the Betti Communi platens with violent attacks similar to those at Verdun. The attacks ars at aborter intervale wish over-growing forces, preventing the Italians from resting. The Italians between the Brents and the Pisve on Mount
·Grappe, six thousand feel high, are withstanding enemy waves and prevecting a descent an Asolo, Treviso and Vicenza. The struggle is most fieres along the Piste, where the Italians, at great sacrifice, hire almost noonquered the Zapzon Brad,
The Socialists at Helsingfors, smisted by Russian soldiery, have London, November 17. Mr. Percival Gibbon, wiring on November 16, aaye that south of seized the telegraph, dimolved the Sensis and Diet, ordered the old Donady, on the Piave, where the enemy crossed, the Italians broks Socialistio Diet to meet at the earliest moment, and ordered a meet H. K. Firet the irrigation causls and floded the country to a depth of three feet, ing of the Senate exclusive of the Bourgeois,
London, November 16. The enemy then appeared in boats and has now engaged the caval forcer on the northern edge of the Venetian lagoon. The enemy Kereneks forces bare retired in the direction of Parlovak and Gst
Renter's correspondent at Petrograd telegraphs that the Douglases
Steamboats Indos (Del.) hean terrible numerics) superiority in aircraft,
china. The Maximaliste sooooors their occupation of Tesro indas. (Prel.) Loudon, November 17. The Daily Mail correspondent at the Italian Headquarters saya Selo and claim that there were 1,500 Cossack caraalties in fighting Shells lbst only 20,000 inhabitants remain at Venice and erey removable near Alexandrovsky station and only twenty Maximalist casualties. Ferries
London, Novembar 17. work of art has gone. Workshopa are shut and shops are selling
Renter's correspondent at Petrograd telegraphs on November! Sugars of their goods. Goodoliers are transporting families with their effects to court towns. British monitore bare participated in the 12 that the Railway Union has initiated negotiations with a view to ́defence of the Piave, bombarding enemy forces at the river's meath, the formation of a Gorerament comprising all the Socialist partier, **
London, November 17, including the Maximalista. A three day domestic trace is suggested.]
Kailans An Italian &fficial mirage sinten:The enemy, not consider-The key-note of a Proclamation by all the Socialist parties is pesos. ing his loamer, Kas renewed his attacks from the Aeingo plateso to
Wiring on November 13, the correspondent says that Tsarskos Langkais
Raubs Tronohs thee. "Between Salatinol and San Andreadi Berbarano the Selo has changed hande twice since November 11. After a short enemy "forced" a parrege ouder the protection of the most violent fight Kerensky free orgupied Terekos Selo and reached to within
13. Folina fire miles of Petrograd. As regards the fighting at Alexandrovaky Oriental Cons. artillery firing. He crossed to the right bank at sad Figare. Our artillery destroyed the enemy at Folina.
the Maximaliets state that a Kerenity armoured tisin vinly opened Wa
DOCKS, WHARVES, took prisoner the three bundred sorrirors. We heavily attacked fire with guns and machine gour. The attempted advance of the the greater "asmber of those who orcered at Fagare and took sirl Cosaacke near Pulkors was promptly checked by armcured care bundied prisonera. Dar artillery shelled the rear, bindering their and obine guns, Maximalist socute hase reported that M.H. K. Wharves I return to the other bank. The enemy at the Zaxon loop are being they were only able to leave small parties at Tarako Slo
Kerensky's Cossacks are es low that when they went out to fight Shai Docks
London, November 17. A German wireless official merenge states:-Despite a stubborn defence the Austo-Hungarians climbed Monte Pranolas, between the Brents and the Piste, isking eight hundred prisoners,
London, November 17.
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Pending negotiations, which ste proceeding, the railway strike has been suspended.
Mach rioting and bloodshed is reports from Moses and it stated that two thousand prople have been killed..
London, November 17.
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The premises of the Cadet Corps were invaded and a large H'ph eys Est.. An Italian nemi official measge speaks of the fine discipline number of Cadete killed. and perfect order characterizing the retirement of the caral gerri Sir George Bächanan telegraphs that the Remian Government, sons on the right wing. They ayed precious war material, which wow confronts the enemy in the new positions. They repulsed anfon October 24, on the ground of economic conditions arising out of attempted crossing below Revedole. The Italian naval forces are the war, denounced the Anglo-Ression Commercial Treaty of January constantly protecting this flink and are repeatedly bombarding 12, 1859, which will sccordingly terminate on October 24, 1918. enemy rafte, on which he is attempting in croes the Piave.
London, November 17.
Mr. Ward Price, wiling from the Italian Headquarters on November 15, The Toide in northern Italy during the last two days bare been crowded with British khaki and bler-olad Frenchmen, with their regimental beade, patting new heart into the Italian soldiers and population. Each day Allied reinforcements reach: Italy in greater number. Some of the French, to save the congested railways, crossed the Alps through snow covered psesta. All are already moving to their ppointed places of defence. I have kept pace during the last two day's with long columar, with complete transport. The men aro delighted with the change though some had only just come cat of the line for a rest when they were or fered to Italy. I saw an English troop train last night in station. The occupants were boisterous ly singing choroses. Their cheerfulnoen was infections and so01 all the Italians were smiling. Those in kille are most popular, and it is wonderful to wes the Tam 'o whartered Kilties night seeing in Mediseval towOR.
THE BRITISH success in egYPT.
THE" WESTERN FRONT.
London, November 18.
Borneos
stillery with serial observation successfully engaged many targets Field Marshal Sir Douglas Esig reporte-Aviation and on Thursday. Our aeroplanes carried out a number of reconnaiss China Light & P. b. ances and low flying machines over the battle front machine-gunned Providents targets. The enemy dropped a few boobs on our side of the line. Dairy Farms We brought down six machines and drove down one. Four of our Green Islands have not returned.
-H. K. Electrics Londos, November 17. H. K. Ice Ca Field Marshal Sir Douglas Reig reporte:-Bighland, Berkshire Ropes and Lancashire detachments last sight carried cut a successful Steel Foundries operation in the neighbourhood of Paschendale and captared Trams, Low Level 5. farther portions of the defencee of the main ridge to the north of Trams, Peak, old a
Trams, Peak, new si A number of
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We lighly advanced our line at certais U. Waterboats prisoners were takes. points to the west in this locality.
Watsons The enemy's artillery was active all night on the battle front, Wm. Powells particularly in the Passchendaele sector.
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Mr. Perry Robinson, writing from the British Headquarters, Reater's correspondent at Caim, wiring on November 16, says there is a noticeable increase in low flying on both sides. saye :-Despite heavy opposition, west-countrymen and Indians Troops in trenches, shell holer, and marching in the rest are cor. captured the railway juretion at Wadi Surar. The Scottish bave resobed M-neura and the Yermapry bare exptured Naneli, north atantly seesiled by sirmen flying st about one hundred feet and Share and General Brokers, of Meneurs, taking sixty prisoners. The Australians have reached ing machins gaar. The British sirmen are supreme at this Kesizeh and have progressed tonerde Ramleb, while the New game. Two, ging at fifty fear, cleaned out a village full of march Zealanders, with the bigoset, repuleed a strong counter-attack, ig troops, fring eight hundred rounds wach. inflicting heavy log-er.
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A French encounique says:-Both artilleries are sative north of Courtecon. We repulsed enemy detachmente endeavouring to approach thereaboot. There is fairly lively artillery duel si Schophols, în Upper Alsace.
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