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A French communique says: Yes line of the Canal-du-Nord sistward terday's attack in Champa dove and south-eastward of Moeuvres, London, Sept 27. loped necessfully. From the suppe were the first to be checked by the evening of theth confirms the cap-made by Premier Malinof Renter's correspondent at
to Argonne" the first German posi-defences at Graincourt. Out Bank ture of Ishti Serbian cavalry leader of the Entente troops operat French Headquarters, writing yesterday work of trenches and hard wire seized Annaux and carried forward Kochane. A git number of addi tions consisting of a formidable net ing Grainooart from the north, they pursuing the hy, have entered
ing against Bulgaria. ays-By ten o'clock Servon, on the over five kilometres deep, wh the the whole corps front: We captar tional Bulgaria and Germans have A Berlin oficial message says: The
Copenhagen, Sept. 2. edge of Argonne, which the Germans anomy as not ceased to strengthened Graincourt and continued the been prisoner Enormous quanti Bulgarian Premic has proposed an had held for four years, had been, since 19 have been brilliantly cap advance Cantaing and Fontaine-ties of war matial have been cap armistice to the Entente. Berlin adds taken, and our troops pushed out tured by our troops on a roht of notre-Dame.
tured, includia several military from "Maide Massiges, captar thirty-five ilometres, and passed In the left centre, the Canadian trains abandongby the Bulgarians at the offer is not supported br ing several points of importance.
certain points
the other Bulgarian Alinisters or by Corps, under, General Currie, at-
Serbian cavalrave advanced one They occured the formidable mass Navarin Farm, the Batter of tacking with the First Third and hundred and tiny kilometres as King Ferdinand and declares strong of Balts du Mesnil, 850 feet high, Souvain, Montmuret, Tahure, Mes- Fourth Canadian Divisions forced the crow fiee othward of the line may pasures will be too to: Ter 3 Months 32pper annum
support the Bulgarian front forming, the south-western pillar of all and the villages of Thures passage over the Canada-Nord whence the offeive stared
London, Sept. 27,5 ta Tabure position, around which Bipont, Rosary, Cernay-enacts and captured the villages of Sains A British ofal message from
For 6 Months 4% per annum. res of French infantry vainly Servon and Nelzicourt, whi wez-Marquion and Boarion, and also Salonika state-British
General Desperry, the Allied washed in September 1915, and organised as points d'appui and the wooded heights of Bourton bill preceded by romanry entered Generalissimo in the Balkans, repli
For 12 Montha 43% por ALBUM ed to Bulgaria that he was unable to which until this morning projected obstinately defended, were clotured Pressing on with the assistance of Strummitsa, on hursday morning: into our front like a cliff into the the first day of the bafile after the Eleventh English, they subatga while British Greek troops 8ut either aur armistice or inter
LOOK POON SHAN, sea. On the left the French arej severe fighting. The prisoners tially progressed towards Brillen- stormed the hents of the Belash receive the the Bulgarian delegates ruption of the nighting,; but would
Chief Manager, ugstalting an immensely strong line counted up to the present exceed court and Harcourt, Our deer itsa mountains, The British have they present themselves before
led the Ligne-des-Buties from, including 500 officers. The advance astride the Arras-Cambrai taken 30 sung Bate-de-Sousin to Butte-de-Thure.nemy did not attempt a react dur-road was greatly assisted by the
the British lines with a fag of trace. ing the night. The attack was re-close co-operation of the Twenty-
Later fighting here is necessarily very
Benter learns that the Foreign Geary but as I was leaving Headmed this morning and is proceed. Second Corps under General God states: The Alhe e unremitting Ofice has received Bulgaria's 0 quarters ews arrived of the capture in satisfactorily despite baddey, and southward and northward ir advancing onwards. They plication for an armistice. There is of Navain Farm, on the very flank of weather.
of the Sensee and Scarpe rivers by have completely geded the Vardar no suggestion that M. Malinoff's Butte de bain Hill, which, there--
London, Sept. 25. thefty-Sixth London Division railway and fonastir-Frilep-action is taken only on his own More, is in danger of being turnedz First Army continued the at- Nord and attacking northward.captured the town of Strumnitza armistice in order to discuss peace."
An American communique states: This corps crossed the Canal-du Gradsko road. The British have initiative. The request is for an With it theme-des-Buttes, must
Chairman of the be extreme right in north-west of Verdun and took femptored Sauchy-Lestree and Serbian cavalry by bold push Great Britain can only reply after
Foard of Directors André Bertbalot General Manager 4.1. Ponotta. gonne, American Divisions attack Charpentry, Very, Epinonville, and Sauchy-Caurity, Northwards of the eastwards from Ish captured the consultation with her Allies.
HEAD OFFICE: Ivory Repeated hostile counter Scarpe on the extreme left the Eng-town of Kochana. The Serbian General!
It is understood, that the view in 74. Rue Saint Lazare, PARIS. Aaraad's Army advanced a mile attacks were thrown back by troops lish and Senttish completed the cap Armies have reached farbintsi north official circles is that peace with.
BRANCHES ; ond Vanquois, which resisted from Ohio, New Jersey. Maryland, ture of Arleux-en-Gohelle and the of Ishtip and are not attacking the Bulgaria would bare
prodigious SHANGHAI
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edge of the Verdun Colorado Wromips and Montana was perfect cooperation between a German Jaeger Ettalion with would free the whole Salonika army dus alog the whole battle- We caped over 102.guns of which the commanders of neighbouring disorganised Bulgar elements and in certain eventualities in con- taf forty miles the enemy is al-twelve are heavy gans, many chabits and between the infantry, ar The Allies advancin from Prilep nection with Turkey, it would also dislodged from his advanced tars, and hundreds of machine: tillery, tanks, and aircraft, and the ung back the left wing of the free the Mesopotamia and Palestine agholds, wars of them places in uns. Our prisoners now unter gallentry and resource of all ranks Eleventh Germano-Pigarian army armies and kill the German menice en he has lived in apparently unpr 5,000 including 125 officers. again enabled complete success to
on the mountain
gion west of to the East. Reuter's correspondent at Ameri|be achieved it relatively small cost.
Moreer, it would aten security for years. The
The Italans have al probably affect advantageously the Correspondents in the commezia FORMIGN EXCHANGE -and Themeral Bankin Erichevo. ser to have been mishda Headquarters, telegraphing on Several thousand prisoners were ready reached the neghbourhood of world's food situation. Iding the point where the theth says:So far the advance taken and many suns captured ght of the attack would fall. Ifisas progressed like clock-work, lit
Mr. Balfour and Bonar Law A Serbian commande issned on it is too soon to say what the result
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig the evening of the 22h says:-Our are conferring with the Premier as reports that over 10,000 prisoners troops on the shih inst. entered regards the Bulgarian armistice pro. and more than 300 guns have beenes where they took the garrison posal taken.
prisoners. Our advance towards
THE GERMAN COLONIES. Uskub continues. We also progres-
London, Sept. 7. Speaking at a recent dinner to Afr. Walter Long said we had Domisioanaliste in London sutered the was fun say that
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trom left in the region of the valiers mountains, west of pe valley on the limit of the
will. We have taken what, any considered the Hindenburg behind is a string of trenches called Hagenstelling, and behind
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-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig deal of wire and other defensive sam saysWe repule partia),
t, and joined to it by a good wireless German official messed considerably bad. Rochane, lą, zattacked.
An entirety lock this mening ng agile necesa series of strong places ungarians
Sabemostly Germans, and Rise large quantities of war material, in- the Se River. First
specially dis- ate that satisfactory All these must be passed before singuishing themselves. The Frenching machine-guas And three Haingade. We carried Kliembildestelling which was and Americans, advancing westward
mountain gans have been captured cussful operations during the line on which the German main re the Aisne and eastward of, Ar-]
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are returned sacrifices the neighbourhood of Arleux, lanes was played, can be reached.gonne, employed numerous tanks.
of our herpes will Westward of La Bussee" and We are along "a big stretch of the Our advanced posts, in accordance
be rain The Germana would westward of Flentinix, adran | Hindenburg support line and hay with orders, retreated, fighting, to
regard their late Pacific islands as r line in these lities and crossed it in places. A consider their allotted defence lines The
bases for aeroplanes, submarines . Lompn, Sept. 97. jing pripuere.
and wireless. We want after the able number of prisoners is already enemy mached the heights porth Victoria Crosses have been awarded that she must be peaceful and pre- old-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reportal. About nine enemy divi westward of Tabure and as far as
The "Gazette anounces that ar to make Germany understand forting on aviation, dye sious were engaged, some made upFontaine-en- Dormais where our re-
to seven Canadians, pe Australian gessice before she can have any troyed 11 enemy machines on of soniposite elements. Several serves shot their belt to the enemy's and one New Zealander. Four of possessions back." He also depre- 20dan to 3027 ednesday and drove down three out were comparatively fresh in the line, local break inrungli. coptrel Three of ears are missin Large forces are undoubtedly in
the recipients are deal The awards cated returning to a non-progressive 90. dropped 5 tous of bombs on
The enemy's aneks between are all for super-rary in blotting Germany her African colonies from 130. Kalendrones and prail
Close reserve. Summing up, the Auberise, and south-eastward pi
out machine uns in attack The which, as well as in the Pacific, then to 135 Sections
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Sommepy, and also northward of finest example is that of Lieutenant would be able to threaten the Em. $1.6- An Air Ministry communique says: Cernay iter's correspondent at Amer
John Begant, late the Quebec pire's trade routes. If Germany was Between leadquarters, wiring at bine conjunction with the. France Argonne and the Meuse the enemy regiment, who already possessed the again placed in a position to endan on the evening of the Sotli, American operations resterday we reached Mout - Bajuville Mont Military Crass. He let his company ger trade and peace, there would The bombardment before the attacked the railways at Metz Faucon and the bear of the Meuse for two days with abolute fearless always be the black shadow over
was extremely serere, the salon, and Audun-le-Boman with north-eastward of Mont Faucon, nest and extraordially ability and hanging not only the British Em- 50 is massed artiler being gof enemy aircraft were encountered, still by our reserves, Fresh battles being twelve miles Shortly after would be obliged to pursue our very good results. Large numbers where he was brought to a stand-initiative, the extent of the advance pire, but the whole world and we hours, Fog increased "the
In Litter fighting we destroyed two are imminent.
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London, Sept. eft flank was
Six of ours have not returned. We wireless German official mes- further attacked Metzsablua might and also hombed railways at ground towards Cambrai Renewed sage states:-The enemy, has gained Mezieres, y Thionville and Ars and rigorous Franeo-American attacks the Frescaty aerodrome.
in Champagne and between Argon- ne and the Meuse failed,
We secured many direct hits un Meltzablon and Thionville" and on railway junsun. A total of thir All our nightfiers returned... teen tons of bombs was dropped.
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hig reports-Portions of our First änd
Hies of our young troops. It early to pronounce upon the but certainly the enemy bas forced to give up positions strength. His machine - lone caused trouble although work improved as "the battle pesed. Our tanks did well. The guard "teld Vaquois with ons to resist to the last. It is the enemy is now stubborn
MR. ASQUITH AND PEACE. ring to a prepared "line to his heavy artillery has been
London, Sept. 27 But our inroads are Third -Armies, under General Horne chester, expressed strong disapprov
Mr. Asquith, in a speech at Man- Argosing of the entry and General Byng respectively, atai of the Austrian Note which did proyed more effective than tacked before dawp on a wide front not offer a real and clean peace, ont, Faucon is the key in the general direction of Cambrai. Mr. Asquith opined that the time vole of this front and, with Notwithstanding the great strength had come when the best heads and Cuisy has formed a of the enemy positions, especially in among the Allies who could be spar age where the Volkerstel- the northern sector, where the ad from combatant and administra Aned the Hagenstellung, to Canal-du-Nord and open ground tive work might be assembled in con- the German front to swing sloping fowards the enemy rendered pence to attack the practical sides Trêty degrees from the south the advance most difficult, all our of the pm of a League of rent any successful exit from objectives have been reached. Nations.
Monlaucon in front of it. American detachments on our ex-
htry in which we are now treme right captured a series of CLYDE STRIKERS WARNEDA hing is ideal for artillerying. trenches and fortified farmeforming correspondent describes the the outer defences of the main
London, Sept. 27, eagerness of the troops im Hindenburg, system south-westward Government has notified the Clyde The Press Bureau states that the behind the fighting front of Le Catelet. Further north the strikers that unless work is resumed ipate in the battle. It was Fifth Division captured Beautemp on October 1st, protection certifies this country that forty-eight and, combining with the Lancashire tes will be withdrawn and the Milit the armies of the Crown men of the Forty Second Divisionary Service Acts will be immediate Prussia and Saxony pass cleared "Beaucamp ridge running ly enforced. youring vultures to feast north-eastwards towards Marcoing pon the vitals of France. Fa the right centre, the Guards and tead of Prussia hastening Third Division of the Bird Corps,
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London, Sept
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