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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.
More German Imagination. ¡¡
London, December 1,
Dondon, December 2.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE,
British Prevent a Serious Repulses
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THE PEACE TALK.
Armistice at Christmas Sugg "stad.
· Rumania's Attitude.
London, December 2. According to Renter'e correspondent at "Amsterdam, Herr von Kuehlmann, speaking in the Reichstag, said the rumours that Rumanis had offered to negotiate for peace Kad not been confirmed. America's Support of Rumania.
TELEGRAMS,
(Rastar'e Service to The “ Telegraph.")
THE SILVER MARKET.
London, December 2. The,silvermarket is featurelem.
YESTERDAY'S
TELEGRAMS.,
THE STRUGGLE IN“
THE WEST.
London, December 2 Beuter's sorrespondent at the British Headquarters, continuing violent artillery firing during the night astride the Paschendaele Peace Society has telegraphed to a belligerent Premier suggesting A German official wireless masssge slates:-There was mos Renter's correspondent at Stockholm states that the Swedish his description of the latest German counter-attack (the first part of which appears in the earlier telegram) says:-By three o'clock in ridge. English attacks east and west of Moeuvres broke down, an armistice, st Christmas the afternoon, the enemy had been thrown back right out of the We cleared out the enemy from Masaieres and repulsed strong village. We are again in possession of the high ground and railway, counter-attacks after deeperate fighting on the west bank of the which is really important. Fighting is still progressing. We fought Scheldt and also west of Vendhaille, taking several "hundred our way back through Gaucha Wood to the very outskirts of prisonere. The captures are now 60 guns and 100 mschine-guns: Gounelien. A desperate effort to re-take Burlon Wood, which our
Terrible German Losses, sirmen at one time reported as being hard pressed, was finally,
London, December 2 ́broken up with heavy enemy losses from our intense artillery
Renter's correspondent at the British Headquarters, writing
London, December 2. concentration. At one time yesterday it looked as if the enemy under date of to-day, saya --The German losses 'dering the ambitious
A Washington message states that President Wilson has were going to inflict a serious reveres upon us, but, thanks to the counter-attack on November 30 were terrible beary, particularly in telegraphed to the King of Bomsnis that the United States is reports that the enemas Bang extraordinary gallantry of our troops and the dogged tenacity with the bigger of the two attacks between Moeuvres and Bourlos, where determined to continue to sesist Ranania struggling to preserve her attempt to renew, last night, bis which they oppored great odds, the enemy's success was very largely they moved soross the open in closely massed waren, no son freedom against German domination and to support Romania to principal attacks on the Cambrad neutralised. The weather remains fine and the visibility is good. attempting a smoke screen concealment. Our gunners never had the atmost after the war.
such an expanse of human targets, and the ground is strewn over a On the French Front.
very wide area with grey corpses. This attack was launched by London, December 1. ▲ French communique says:-There are violent artillery seven Divisions, but it achieved no enocas whatever, owing to the sctions at St. Quentin sad in the region south of Javincourt. On intensity of our thickly concentrated artillery fire. The southern the right bank of the Meuse we repulsed-an-easy-coup-de-main, Divisions, and our line was temporarily pressed back.
aitzak, between Vendbaille and Hasnieres, was undertaken by five
north-west of Besonyaux.
A German Report.
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London, December 1.
A German wireless official message staten Strong English counter-attacks against the positions we captured yesterday near Cumbrai failed.
Aviators' Part In the Battle.
London, December 2. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, states. that clouds were at a height of two thousand feet yesterday, but cur aeroplanes continuously co-operated with other arms in the coun- terattacks south-west of Cambrai. Our artillery machines reported over two hundred enemy batteries. Bombing manhines dropped over two hundred bombe on troops and transports in villages at the rear of the battle. Scouting machines fired over fifteen-thousand machine-au rannda on troops and transport behind the fighting The air fighting, which was most savere, resulted greatly in our favour. Fifteen hostile machines were' brought down, and three driven down. Seven of our machines are missing.
Great Artillery Activity,
London, December 2. A French communique states Artillery activity continues to be very great on the right bank of the Mease, but there is no infantry sotion.
Nice Germao Attacks Repulsed,
London, December 2,
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Sir Douglas Haig's Story of the Battle.
London, Desember 2.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Britishers Not Allowed to Leave.
London, December 1. Beater's correspondent at Petrograd says that M. Trotsky has ordered that no Britisbers are to be allowed to leave Rossin till the [interned Russians, mentioned on Novem #7, have been released. American Protest at Separate Peace,
London, December 1.
Beater's correspondent at Petrograd states that the American Military Representative at the Russian Headquarters, on behalf of the United States Government, has strongly protested to Geners, Dakhonin against Russia concluding a separate armistice.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE INTERVIEWED,
London, December 1, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
battlefront. We successfully ropala-" ed local attacks to the south-west of Yendhuile. The hostile artery was active in the Scarpe ralley. We drove off three attempted raids last night to the south-west of Li Bassee. We carried out two saC- esssful raids in the neighbourhood of Warneton
A Ples for Ualty of Direction and Control.
London, December 2. According to Boater's correspondens at Paris, Mr. Lloyd George, interviewed by the Patit Parisien, siste 1:-"The moment is very serious. Everything mast gire way before the importance of our object. We have med, munitions and economic and fascial resources, and a feeling that we are fighting for right- · Let us A German official message atstes: strain every nerve now to make unity of direction and control into The battle near Cambrai broke out realities. If we don't waste time and are resolved to win the war, in great vialance. Our counter- {wn shall do so. We must have" will, patience, enduracor and attacks for the improvement of our
tenacity, and then we shall conquer."
THE RUMANIAN ÉRONT.
German Fraternisation Prevented
London, December 2 A Romanian communique states-Russian artillery prevented The French Representative told General Dakhonin that France does not recognise the People's Commissioners and is confident that attempte at frateraiestion. A Romanian patrol arrested a German the Russian Command will rej-ot the criminal negotiation, sub-lieutenant and cadet carrying manifestoes and proclamations to
A Count Imprisoned.
the Ramaniane. London, December 2. Beater's correspondent at Petrograd states thai Court Kspaist, the Chief of the Naval Staff, has been imprisoned in the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul on a charge of fomenting a strike.
It is oficially announced that sa armed band of soldiers held ap an express outside Moscow and robbad the psnaongeza,
British Ambassador's Stätement.
London, December 2. 'Banter's correspondent at Patrograd saya that Bir George Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-The enemy yeater Buchanan, the British Ambassador, has issued a statement pointing day delivered nine separate attacks in the neighbourhood of Oonieres. We bent them all off, with enemy heavy losses. Delsch-out that M. Trotsky's Armistice Note was delivered at the Embasey mente af German infantry in the last attack gained a foothold in nineteen hours after the Rassixa Generalissimo had been ordered to the village of Les Bucarertes, on the west bank of the Canal de negotiate for an armistice. Thus the Allies were confronted with an Leecsut. A counter-attack drove him out. We repulsed raiders accomplished fact, and it is impossible for him to reply to a Goreza-
"ment which has own Government his not recognised, in the neighhood of Avion and southward of Armentieres.
H. Tro'zky has dismissed H. Maklakoff, the new Rasian Ambassador to Paria,
Germnay Willing to Discuss Democratic Peace.” Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports that the various According to Beuter's correspondent at Petrograd, M. Trotsky
London, December 2. sectors of the Cambrai battlefront, with oaptured orders und objective mape, enable the following sccount to be given of the has informed the Allied diplomatists that Germany is prepared to battle commenced yesterday morning, and which shil negotiate for a democratic pesce on all fronts. He asks the Allies progressing-The enemy's intention was to deliver a simultaneous whether they wish to participate in the negotiations opening to-day. encircling attack with a large number of divisions and drive ws out of the positions we gained on November 20, General Von
THE DEFENCE OF VENICE. Darmarwits, commanding the Second German Army, issued on November 29 the following Order :-"The English, throwing into
Population Determined to Resist Invaders.
London, December 2. the fight endless tanks, on November 20 gained a victory near Cambiai. Their intention was to break through. They did not
Renter's correspondent at Venice statee that two-thirds of tha succeed, thanks to the brilliant resistance of the troops put in line population hee departed. An average of a thom and daily are to check the advance. We are now going to tarn their embryonic leaving. The remainder are receiving a shilling daily each and victory into a defeat by su encircling counter-attack.”
work. They declare they are resolved to defend the city to their Owing to the magnificent defence and stubborn resistance of last drop of blood. Their morale and spirit are of the highest. our troops, the enemy's object was completely defeated. The Only nine English people remain, including the family of the enemy advanced in masses from Vendhuille to a point two Vice-Connal, and Constance Flatober, the novelist and dramatist kilometres west of Mosures, endeavouring to break through by who writes ander the pesadonym of "George Flemming." The weight of numbers. From Kaanieres to the north, our positions atter is bravely sticking to her post at the Military Hospital. ars intact. Artillery, fifla and machine gun fire infliated most severe losses on the enemy and where he temporarily broke through
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The Enemy Driven Back
London, Droember 2,
he was caught by point-black fire from the field artillery and An Italian official message alates:-There is very intense driven back.. By immediate counter-attacks the enemy forced his artillery firing from the Asiago Platesa to the Lower Piave, Wa way into our lines on a considerable front south of Cravecoeur, drove back the enemy attempting to approach Helette. One of capturing a number of prisoners and reaching our gan positions in our parties reached an enemy position in the Mint Perticis region, places.
but was unable to hold it, owing to concentrations of fire. + Oar reserves in a counter-ättack re-captured a great part of the
Kalh Badly - Needed. ground and to-day retook Gounelia and the Bt. Quentin spar, to the
London, December 2. south of which we took several hundred prisonera. In thane Renter's correspondent at the Italian Headquarters Baye:-The operations we have need many machine-guns and inflicted hes Italiane are now praying for rain, for the drought has made the losses. The enemy in the afternoon repeated his attacks in the Piave very low and in greatly assisting the enemy, who is endeavour- neighbourhood of Massieres, Mercoing, Fontaine, Bourlon and ing to cross by wading and pontoon bridges constructed during the Moeuvres. Present reports show that he was completely repulsed. night, as well as by rafts and bus. The Italian artillery has Daring November we took 11,551 prisoners, ivoluding 214 officers, destroyed most of the last-named. The Italians generally purposely We also took 138 gune, including 40 heary obes, 302 machine allow the enemy to orces and then fire right into the crowded troops, gana, 61 trench mortars, and great quantities of engineering stores, who scatter like sheep, some running along the books where they ammunition and war material.
are shot down singly and others throwing thesmsives into the water hoping to regain the farther abors,
Tactical Situation Unchanged.
THE TEA SUPPLIES.
London, December 1.
London, December 2. Heater's correspondent at the British Headquarters esys that the amount of territory the enemy gained in Friday's attack at. The Tea Control Committee states that the November sales
■lows of 1,000 bodies isso, trifling that it would scarcely were larger than was anticipated early in the month, but she pa“. slow appreciably upon a military map. Tactically the bentage was 68 per cent, of the normal supplies. This percentage eituation may be said to remain virtually unaffected by is being distributed as rapidly se the weights are obtainable and the fighting, owing to our troope magnificent spirit and the tess are being taken from bond, determination. The difference between our recent splendid victory and the German reply is that we retain the gains up to a depth of nearly six miler, whereas they have nearly everywhere been beaten back to where they started. Their intention was to turn our line and pinch as out from the new salient towards Cambrai. It was a test of the respective fighting qualities, with the adde probably of private soldiers would be increased by one-third and that of about three to one in favour of the Germans.
GERMAN SOLDIERS' PAY,
London, December 2,
In the Reichstag, General Von Hoven announced that the pay
non-commissioned officers by 20 per cent.
THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN.
London, November 2.
London, December 1.
positions met with complete so- cess. We threw back the enemy. on Gaincourt, Annex and Can- taing. We stormed the heights on both sides of Bantenx and captured. Gonnelien and Villersgaialain. Tha enemy's counter-attacks on Gon
nelien collapsed. We captured 4,000 prisoners and several batteries.
GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
Amsterdam, December 2 The Lokal Anzeiger" Apabia whe A Palestine official message ülatas-The Turks attacked at. Ither the German jubilation at the o'clock yesterday morning in the neighbourhood of Beituretiahte Rasian peace offer is justified, on- and Barelburi and gained a foothold in our position. We ejecteding to the instability of the Bolshe them at daybreak, taking two hundred prisoners. The enemy's lose08 viks and the possibility of Japanese in recent sitsoka have been very heavy.” Our aeroplanes dropped a invasion of Russia. - ton of bombs on a damp, the railway, batteries and an serodrome at Talkeram, an important junction of Turkish communications,
GERMAN WAR CREDIT,
London, December 1. Bouter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the Reichstag hae voted a credit of fifteen milliards, the Independent Socislists alone voting against.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
THE WESTERN FRONT.
A. Determined Enemy-Attack.
London, December 1.» Beuter's correspondent at Headquarters, writing on December 1, says: Yesterday's German attack' was a bigade- termined effort to cut our railway communications in two places, making our salient probably untenable. The attempt definitely failed. The Germans retain some of their gaina but they are insuficient to exercise tactical effect on the situation. Our counterattacks were so vigorously prassed home that the northern line was almost wholly restored, while in the south they went beyond, occupying, the rillage of Gonnelien, lying in the dip between the two ridges. The Germans have little to show for their costly attack.
They probably took some prisoners, but it is believed that such gana sa had to be-abandoned under the pressure of the first rush were blown up, so that our prond claim that the Germans have not taken a single gm intact since the beginning of the Bomme offensive will probably still bold. The enemy losses are known to have been very heavy." The southern attack was on a front-of 12,000 járdi. · Apparently the enemy employed five assaulting divisions. By ten o'clock the enemy was well into Goureancourt and at about mid-day --we delivered the counter-attack. «
"French Line Maintained.
London, December L..
A French communique states: The artillery; duel increased on the right bank of the Mense and in the Beaumont and Bois Le Chanme sector, being followed by a violent ate tack on the portions north of Bois des Fosses, The assail- lants were driven back after lively fighting, and our line was entirely maintained.
FURTHER SUCCESSES IN PALESTINE.
London, December 1.
A Palestine official message states: The enemy rushed our advanced works ‘on Thursday night on the south bank of the Nahranja, in the vicinity of Birket-e-Jamus, ¿estab~- lishing himself close to our line. Australian mounted troops - on-Friday morning surrounded a detachment, taking 143 prisoners. We took 406, prisoners on Friday, at Beitur-el- Fokk
FINAL STAGE IN EAST AFRICA.
Londen, December 1. An East Africa official message states: General Nortă- ey's troops are concentrating westward of Mobeni Valley and are co-operating in measures to deal with the last remaining daraan colama, which is estimated at about 2000 rifles,
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