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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
GERMANS ROUTED IN FRANCE.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
GERMANS ROUTED IN FRANCE.
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REMARKABLE ADVANCES BY ALLIED TROOPS.
ENEMY ABANBONS POSITIONS ON SIXTY-
*KILOMETRE FRONT.
London, October 11.
Germans-Abandon 60-Kilometre Front.
London, October 12, A
GERMANS ROUTED IN France.
The Situation Summed Up..
region in crumbling)
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YESTERDAY'S
TELEGRAMS.
(Renter's Savesion to the Telegraph.")
The
State
AMERICA'S: REPLY TO
GERMANY.
Howing is the text of the
d'Affaires
Charge
Department of State,
October 8th, 1912 Bir: I have the honour to
A French communique states:-Before our inossent stisoke the enemy was pompelled to abandon on a front of sixty kilomstrer all,
A French wireless merage aistas:---A geners! German retreat
Lyons, October 12. positions which he has been defending for several days north of the extends in all sectors from the Serpe to the Leuse. In Champazos Saipps and Arnes Rivers. Preceded by osvalry, which is pressing the enemy has been forced to abandon positions on a width of 80 the heels of enemy rearguards, our infantry, over-coming registance In the direction of the Aisne the army under General Goeriod
kilometres. The whole German front in this regi by machine gaos, has daring the day advanced at some pointy ten Field Marshal Sir Donglee Haig reporta:-Between Bohsin and kilometres, taking prisoners and capturing material. Worsed raised a considerable advance and at certain points advanced, s Solesmen the enemy is stronger and is restating on the line of the Braincourt, Leles-sur-Saippe and St. Etienne-sur-Suippe. The whole
the Suippe sad captured Bertricourt, Aämensaccari i Urand, much as ten kilometres. Selle River. We repulsed attacks against our positions eastward cf
On Saturday the French captured Vocziers, and numerous. the Selle in the neighbourhood of Le Catesa and gained possession of of the enemy's frat pritions north of the Snippe are in our hands. villages, in spite of obstinate resistance. Frasco Italian troops kave Brisstre. In the angle between Helle and Scheldt Canal we captured advancing in the woeded. region, west of Kamil and Le Pinos in the occupy one-half as far as Cerosy-en-Loncin The British have acknowledge, on behalf of the Pre-
We advanced beyond Grande and Usages wood, and are increased their advare in Obemin des Dames, of which they now Iway. We made progress on rising ground eastward thereof, and
in this area. Westward of the Canal de Lescant we captured Fressies, court and Sault St. Remy. Farther east we occupied the villagas of inken Vitry-en-Artois, Broccurt and Fouquieras, and they are a few German Government to the Pro repulsed strong counter-attacks delivered with the assistance of tanks direction of Retourne Liver which we reached between Hondil-progressed between St. Quentin and Cambrai to the north of Senses, sident, your Note to the Pre- The Douai salient is being smashed in...... The English have enclosing a communication from the Following our deep advance scathward of the Sensee the enemy is Ausrance, La Neaville, Conroy, Machault, Controve, St. Morel, and hastening his withdrawal from strongly fortified positions northward Savigny-sur-Aisne. Continuing our progress we reached the kilometres from Douai iteelf, of that river. We have driven the enemy's rearguarda from the northern tekitta of Legnicourt, Visle-sur-Retourne, Mont Si, Remy, and St. partion of the Drocourt Queant line, between the Scarpe and Quiery Marie, three kilometres southwest of Vousiers. in Motte, and have captured Sailly en Qatrevent, Vitrien Artois, fuel Bequerobin, Drocourt, and Fouquieres.
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British Advance Contigues.
London, October 12.
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Field Marshal Sir Donglee Haig, writing on the evening of October 11, states:-We continued our advance northward of the Sensee River. We now bold the villages of Hamel, Brebieres and Usincy. We are now eastward of Henin and Liebard and are on the western outskirts of Aunay. There is local fighting at certain "pointa on the remainder of the front.
Pushing Steadily Op.
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"London, October 11.' Renter's correspondent at British Headquarters, writing on the 11th inet, utater:Daring the night we pushed on stes dily east and north of Cambrai, straightening the sharp salient into a good and regular front.
deliberste intent,
The New Line.
On the Chemin des Dames front the Italiane, co-operating with
Futile Gorman Attack on Belglans,
London, October 12.
the French brilliantly continued their advance. Notwithstanding hostile artillery against our communications. After a violent A Belgian communique states:-There is great motivity by resistance they occupied Vendresse, Troyon, Courteoun and Cerny | artillery preparation the enemy attacked our lines before Rulers/Rest of the Imperial German Gov- en Esonnois. We osptured Ouiser et Geay, Jamigny and Poissy but was completely repulsed. Numerous fres kindled by the enemy are reported in the villages Wood, and resched Chemin des Dames in the direction of Ailles. in the Oiee Valley and Guise region, attesting to the systematic intention of the Germans to destroy everything before their retreat.
The New French Line.
London, October 11
A French communique states. We entered Vooziers this morning. We continued our progress along the whole of the Champagne front. We hold the general line of the Biver at Retourne
nd the road to Pauvres and to Vousiers.
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Aviation Activity:
London, October 11.
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A significant German Army Order captured sistes that the All- A French aviation communique, alates:Thirty five tons were Highest has noticed with displeasure the increasing demeanour of dopped during the daytime on the 10th inet. In the Veasiers disrespect shown to him by German soldiers and people in towns region an ammonition dump was exploded. There have been and villagee through which he was passing. The belief is current numercas air fights in which seventeen enemy machines were felled among German soldiers that peace has already been signed and and eight balloons set on fire. Observing machines reported that they profass surprise that we still attacking. civilians were liberated at Bobsin. They had been without food for of bombe were dropped at night on kivanacs, stations, crapage and Four thousand the retreating enemy is kindling numerous fires. Trent our tons three days, probably due to the military situation, rather than trains. 211 enemy machines were felled in September, mostly over Fires at Cambrai were got onder. The weather. enemy lines. Sixty-two balloons were fired and 370 tock of pro- is dull and dry. Further heavy campaigning is quite practics ble. jectiles were dropped
Wonderful French Progress,
London, October 11. Beater learns that the British advance north of the Scarpe has afternoon of October 11, states:-The advance continase on all Beuter's correspondent at French Headquarters, writing in the passed the Drocourt and Quesnt line and has reached the railway fronts. This morning Gezers! Gourand's Army, which was checked and, due east of Lens, bas reached Hanin sad Liebard. The enemy We are across the Saippes almost everywhere on the whole twenty from Lens to Dausi in the neighbourhood of Beaumont and Quiery, for daya by desperate resistance, marked a very important advance. appears to be falling back to the line immediately before Daasi, mile front from Bertricourt to Betheniville, except the German Esatwards of Cambrai we captared the village of St. Aubert which is bridgehead et Boult-sur-Saippe, The Germans are falling back on most important becanes we are here under seven miles from the the River Betonrue and are making unmistakable preparations for main enemy lateral line of communication to Lille; to Valenciennes and Avaines and to Hirano, constituting the main trunk line behind zapid. We have,reached the outskirts of Bugny and are nearing a farther retreat. The advance in eaetern Champagne is even more the whole German Front, the reverance of which would have most far-reaching eff÷0z.
London, October 11.
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Between the Aisne and the Oise the enemy's retirement is anexpectedly slow. The Germans' position in the Lion salient is of the main lines from Laon. General Mangin's Army is neverthe very precarious. The Anglo-Frerch advance in the north hascat one less meeting with considerable resistance, although practically the whole of Chemin des Dames, as far as Vauclerc, is in car hende. The rate of advance has been praient.
On the whole front from the Soissons and Laon Road to Grandpre the enemy is retresting. He is evacuating Chemin des Dames, being closely followed by Franco-Italians. Further east the French heve orgesed the Scippe at numeroas points. The enemy aimilarly retreating here. General Goursad's Army in Champagne has asptured Machault, creating an enormous bulge comprising fire miles of ground. Since morning the enemy has been falling back to Vocziers. The enemy is still holding on to St. Gobain meseil. last ten daya, all in small bodies of thirty and forty which were General Debeney's Army has taken prisoner 4,000 during the We have not yet located the new line east of Le Catean. Beater's forecasts of considerable alterations affecting the whole face of garrisona of heavily concreted centres of resistance in the Binder- the battlefront are now definitely in progress and are so far-reaching barg Line. that it is difficult to say where the movement will stop.
A Decided Tura Expected.
A Forward Leap.
London, October 12.
Beater's correspondent at French Headquartere, witing on the London, October 11. Beater learns that the enemy'e situation at present is very diffi- has resched the climax of its colcaaal operations of the past ten days evening of October 11 etater:-General Debeny's First French Army cult. TheHonding Line, the next line of retreat, behind Leon, running in which yard by yard they drove the enemy from fastuesea on the roughly behind the Rivere Serre and Sisconne, has been tarned from Hindenburg Line. Yesterday, however, we advanced from Fontaine the west, the British having advanced well to the rear of the right Notre Dame to Noyale on the Ose, a foward leap of seven miles. Bank of this line. It is pretty cartain that the enemy will evacuate The important railway centre of Gaise is now directly esst of our the St. Gobain massif almost immediately, and this mast straighten new front and ander the fire of our gave. out his line between Lille and the Soarpe. In the Douai sector the aitastion is very interesting. Undoubtedly events will very soon take a very decided tara.
Wonderful Spectacle on American Frost.
London, October 11,
NEW U-BOAT CAMPAIGN,
Details of the "Leinster" Outrage.
More U. S. Troops Lost In Another Slaklag.
Londen, Ontober 11
sident; and I am instructed by the President to request you to make the following communication to the Imperial German Chancellor:
"Before making reply to the re-
ernment, and in order that the reply shall be as candid and straightfor ward as the momentous interests involved require, the President of the United States deems it neces- sary to assure himself of the exact meaning of the Note of the Imperia Chancellor. Does the Imperial Chancellor mean that the Imperial German Government-ractures the terms laid down by the President? in his Address of the Congress of the United States on the eighth of
The Leinster, with 850 passengers and seventy crew, left January last and in subsequent Ad Kingston on the morning of the 10th inst. and was torpedoed. The dresses, and that its object in en- bow was almost cut f, killing and drowning twenty of a stiff of tering into discussions would be only twenty-two Post Office dificile working in the bow. One was to agree upon the practical details blown through the ship's side and inbuquently picked up.. The of their application 1 harbour, when a second torpedo atrick the engine room and tore with regard to the suggestion of an Lainater began to settle down and the Captain attempted to return to The Prendent feels bound to away the cabins. The vessel sank in a few minutes.
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Armistice that he would liberty to propPE
A previous attempt to launch the bosts resulted in several upsetting and drowning the oocodants. It is estimated that two hundred were saved by getting of an rafte. They were resoned which the Government He by naval boats. Many injured are coming in. saw only witckage
United States is associated against A steamer picked up the "8.08." speeded to the spot and the Central Powers so long as the armies of those. Powers are upon
day-time for greater safety- Abercorn, is missing and the Captain is lost.
Lady Phyllis Hamilton, daughter of the Dowager Daches of their soil The good faith of any discussion would manifestly depend The sailings of mailboats were altered only a few days ago to upon the consent of the Central Powers immediately to withdraw Bodies are being brought into Dablis in large numbers.
their forces everywhere from the
Leinster last Wednesday.
Deep indignation is felt in Ireland, which has suffered its first
invaded territory. real blow of German barbarity.
Ex-Kiog Mennel of Portugal travelled to Ireland aboard the
An ladescribable Scene.
"The President also feels that he is justified in asking whether the" Imperial Chancellor is speaking merely for the constituted authori ties of the Empire who have so far
from every point of view. answer to these questions vital conducted the war. He deems the
indescribable. The sea was filled with a straggling mass of men,
London, October 11. Later accounts of the Leinster disaster state that the scene was women and children, some climbing to rafte end others scrambling into boats, but most disappeared after a grim atraggle for life.
London, Oct. 11.
whole ship, which wes not so much sunk sa blown into the sir.
A telegram received at London to- which was hanging on the davits. This exfal emaeb shattered the many declares that Prince Max's A torpedo blew to fragments a boat and seventy occupants day states that a neutral from Ger-
Pesce Offer was made despite op- position by the Kaiser, who is er pected to abdicate on the 12th "The
The King's Sympathy.
London, October 12. His Majesty the King ben telegraphed to the Lord Lieutenant report is entirely unconfried off- and requesting Dee, Viscount French replied conveying the warm- of Ireland asying he is appalled to hear of the dissater to the Leinster Įcially,
details, mentioning ths: there are 183 survivors sat of 790 sboard. that the Kaiser will summon at Ber est thanks of the Irish people for His Majesty a sympathy and gives that it is announced from Cologne
French Hopes,
Landon, October 12.
A telegram from Amsterdam stałes
lin during the week-end all the Sovereigns of the German Federal
A French message to the Irish people sympathising with States to & Crown Council, before
bereaved friends of the victime of the Leinster, feels certain that replying to President Wilson's Note, Irishmen of all shades of opinion will help to bring swift retribation History of Germany.
Such a Conferencs is unique in the to the people capable of such barbarons methods of warfare..
Washington, Oct. 11. In the course of a spirited discus- sion in the Senate, the Republican
A New U-Boat Campaign,
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London, October 11.
an armistice is
Reuter's correspondent at American Beadquarters, writing on Cavalry's Wonderful Sweep.
October 10, state-Our troops acclaimed President Wilson's reply "London, October 11. with the utmost enthusiasm. We witnessed a magnifient spectacle Correspondents etate that's very interesting sight was the yesterday. The Germans were reported to be mating for a counter Mara wen part of a new U-Boat campaign, launched about ten days some sort of reparation should be It is believed that the torpedoing of the Leinster and Hirano leader, Senator Lodge, declared that wonderfully rapid advance of the cavalry's sweep along the Roman attack east of the Mouse between Damvillers and Wavrilli. Instantly ago, when renewed submarine activity became apparent in varicus arranged before Road from Vermand to Le Catean, capturing the cater defences "at su order was given which resulted in the despatch of two-hundred directions, notably the routes of transport of American troops. It granted to Germany. In retreating, full gallop, then advancing at a slower rate into the outer suburbs, bombere, with thirty two tons of bombe, also a hundred chasers and is reported that the new U-boats are much larger and heavier armed her armies had burned countless where mechine guna punished the horses.. The Sixty Sixth Division fifty triplence. They afforded an extraordinarily beautiful spectacle, than previously. sesisted the cavalry and captured the outskirts of the town, which covering the entire sky, in groups of a desen Bring in V-shaped 18 in fair preservation. The whole battle front resolves itself into a formation, like fighting ducks. The rays of the san turned them
villages and towns,- besides taking Another Terrible Disaster gigantic salient of which the St. Gobain region is the angle in which into flakes of silver against the clear blue sky, till the entire heaven
hundreds into slavery, only to in- London, October 11. there ste four ai mies and part of two others.
turn them after they have been in- In this connection the Daily Chronide correspondent at French bombs blending unnoticed with the thad of guns. The enemy counter 461 lives were lost, including many American troops. The erican ships and lives, reparation sparkled with its new constellations. They crossed the river, their Ticonderoga was torpedoed at 3.45 and sank. It is feared that things as well as for the loss of Am Benter's correspondent at Washington eaya the steamer fected with disease. For such Headquarters save-No fewer than nine German Armice are in peril, altsok melted away under their ministrations and twelve. Germen enbmarine shelled the boate, causing many casusities. Pamely, those of Generals Balow, Herwils, Hatier, Bosha, Carlowitch, planes, unhappy enough to meet that mighty Armade, were Bent Eberhard, Madra, Einem and Gallwitz. He adds that it would be arashing to the ground. rash to expect a sudden dshacle, but the development of events is
Franco-American Captures.
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London, October 10.
RUSSIAN GENERAL DEAD,
London, October 12. Renter correspondent at Amsterdam says General Alexieff has
to rapid and upon each an immense sale, that even that is possible. Moving accounts are given of German barbarity, cruelty and bestiality in the re-gained villages. On the eve of the retreat the Mense violent counter-attacks failed to stem the advance of Franco An American communique states-On both sides of the enemy smashed furniture, befculed and looted everywhere. He American Divisions. We took Milleville Form northward of Baia de died at Ekaterinoslov. destroyed all the embroidery frames on which the villagers' living Consensvoye and passed through Bois de Foret and are now before depended. The speed of the advance saved many villages, the inhabit the villages of Landres et 8, George and St. Jarin which is in ants greeting their deliverers with tears and laughter. They showed mee. The American Army Corps, operating with the British, unexploded mine bombs beneath houses and in cellars. A priest fought for over ten miles through the enemy's defensive system and sared the village charoh by severing mine wires prior to the German, have prisonered 1,900 since October 5 To-day this Corps took departure. Villagers esy that English prisoners have been horribly Escafort, St. Benin and St. Souplet The First American Army -treated since & reizeit was contemplated. Sɔma ware shot and name have prisonered 8 082 since the 8th inst., of which French saita took.
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AMERICA'S WONDERFUL ARMY,
Washington, October 11
General Heroh has announced that over 1,900,000 Amationa
are now Cverbaas sad another two million are preparing
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should be made. The best diplo mats were the Allied armies.
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