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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
"FURTHER ALLIED THRUSTS,
British Capture Another Thousand Prisoners,
NEW FRENCH DRIVE YIELDS TWO THOUSAND MORE,
London, October 28.
Field Marshal Sir Dongles, Haig reports --As the result of a successful operation this morning southward of Valenciennes, esptured the villages of Artese and Famare, securing crowings of the Rhanelle at Artres, and are advancing along the seat bank of the
Scheldt towards the southern outskirts of Valenciennes.
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We repalaed s counter-ittsok in the neighbourhood of Eagle Fontaine,
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We osptared one thousand prisoners daring the day.
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London, Gotober 26. A French communique states:-There is great artillery activity between the Oias and the Serre, where we are everywhere maintain-
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 28,
1918.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN SITUATION.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
SIGNIFICANT PEACE REPORTS.
Kalser Expected to "Clear the Atmosphere
"AUSTRIA PREPARING FOR DEMOBILISATION
Amsterdam; October 27. is expected to make a declaration which will clear the stephere. The Nisys Vandenbag's Berlin correspondent says the Kaiser Ramonrs of his abdication have been revived.
A telegram from Vienas saya's Proclamation orders preparations for demobilisation.
Germany's Reply Due To-day.
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London, October 27. The Frankfurter Zeitung says Germany's Esply to President. Wilsdae lasi Nose will probably be desystohed on the 28th inst
Germna Asriety.
Lyone, October 28, ing contact with the enemy. We checked several enemy infantry President Wilson's Reply to Germany, and awaits with profound Opinion in Germany is extremely reserved on the subject of. The battle continued between Sigsonne Obates and Porcier, anxiety the course of events and the publication of the conditions where we broke down resistance and carried powerful positions of the Armistice laid down by the Eatente-Freach Wirele organised and continually reinforced since last year between Banögas,
· Recouvrance and Moulin de Herpy.
On a front of seven kilometres we reached a depth of thres kilometres and rushed forward our line as far as the Recouvrance Conde Ion Harpy Rosd, taking many prisoners and considerable. material.
The Advance in Flanders.
London, October 27.."
A Belgian communique statee:-Resistance by machine-gun nests was reduced north of Rɔnsele.
The Second British Army progressed towards the Scheldt and
captured Avelghem.
A German Admission,”
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London, October 26. A German official message "ways-The French have gained a Footing in Villers le Seo and on the heights to the vast thereof,
Allied Successes Continus.
Lyone, October 26.
The British continue their advance in the Valenciennes sector, The British have captured the village Broillon-sur-Escaut and hold the railway between Quesnoy and Msing.
General Debener between the Oise and the Serre captured the Ferriere Farm sáð 300 prisonera.
General Mangia orossed the Serre at Crecy and Mortier. East of the Souche he enlarged the bridgehead and resobed the outskirte of Caumont Farm and liberated Voele Caumont and Pierrepont..
At Guillaumat, between Sissonne" and the Casteau Porcien. General Mangin took the <ffensive yesterday:
The French took the powerfally organised positions held by the enemy since 1917, and passed through them between Bigogae Bsconvrsace and Herpy Mill and made progress on a front of seren kilometres, reaching a depth of three kilometres it certain pointe,
The French pashed as far as the road from Roccurrence, to Conde-le-Herpy and took Herpy Mill-French Wireless..
French Capture 3,300 Prisoners.
London, October 27.
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French Press Approve Reply.
Lyons, October 28." The French Press unanimously approve of the United States' Reply to Germany -French Wireless.
THE ITALIAN SUCCESSES.
Over 2,000 Prisopers Taken.
London, October 28,
Sghting in the region of Moust Grappa we maintained and extended An Italian official wireless message says:-After daylong yesterday's gains, taking prieoseż 2,149
We osptured Monat Pertica and Mount Valderos, north-west of Spinoscia.
TROUBLE IN HUNGARY.
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Hundreds Wounded In Riots.
Lyoor, Octofa. 25. According to the Sangarian newrospern gesers!" hundred persons were wounded in the recent riets at Fidine.
Shop sigas in the German and Hungarian leagasgas sad the Hungarian ocate-of-arms were torn down by the popalecs.
The troops locted the oestra of the town."
It is reported the two regiments matinied a Girloæis- French Wireless.
NEW REGIME, IN CROATIA.
Lenna, October 26.
The Radapret correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung states that the old regime în Croksia has cesed to ext The S'ovens National Conseil, with Croatiane and Serbiens, have taken over all the pose. The Beans of Crastin ympathizes with the revolutionary movement,
The Sertien prisoners of wat have been set at libeaty-French
A French communique states :-Supported by tanka, we began Wirdu to-day a vigorous drive between the Oies and the Berre and bustled the enemy out of strong defences. We osptured several villages and numerous prisonera..."
The Germans between Sissonna and Chstesa Poroien repeatedly counter-attacked in great strength, bat were everywhere-repaleed.
We bave taken 2,300 prisoners in this region since yesterday. One Division alone osptured hundreds of machine-guns.
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London, October 27. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-The enemy on the evening of the 28th inst., after a heary bombardment, delivered strong and determined counter-attack against one positions on the railway north-west of Le Quesnoy.. We completely repulsed the attack with great enemy loss,
~THE BALKAN THEATRE:
Allied Pursuit of Enemy Contiamos.
London, October 27,
A French Eastern communique says:-In Serbis, Allied parenis
of the Austro-Germans northward continues.
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Austrian Losses in Albants.
London, October 26.
An Italian communque stelea :-Albanian bande inflicted con- siderable losses on the retreating Austrians in Albania,
Pursuit Continues.
Lyons, October 28.
In Serbis, on the Parachin-Kralievo front, the Allies continua their parsait of the enemy.-French Wireless."
4 German Troops Sufler.
Lyons, October 28,
In raids on the north bank of the Danube into Ramenišn territory the French patrols inflicted severe losses on the German troops and took prisoners.--French Wireless.
LUDENDORFF"RESIONS.
Kaiser Accepts the Resignation...
London, October 27. message from Copenhagen ways the Kaiser has accepted the resignation of General von Ludendorf,
A Royal Decree,
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Copenhagen, October 27.
Ameeange from Berlin says the Kaiser, in soospting General von Ludendorf's resignation, decreed that the Lower Rhapish Regiment, No. 39, of which Ladendo ff has long been Commander, shall bear his name.
A Change of Signature.
Baals, October 27-
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN SITUATION;
Germans Leaving Antwerp.
Amsterdam, Oct. 25 According to Antwerp refugees the German residents. have been ordered to leave the city.
Big Possibilities,
Pazia, Oct, 24. The main point of interest in the fighting is the centra of the 200 mile battle-front from Ghent to the Heuse. Bri- tish troops attacked on a front of ten miles each of Is Catean against nine enemy divisions. A German defeat at this point would mean the turning of the whole Schelit valley-Have
Two Mulloa Americans.
Washington, Oct. 25,
It is officially announced that over 2,000,000 American troops have been sent oversea.
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A New Freach Attack. -
London, Oct. 25. Henter is informed that the French attacked this morn. ing between Chatean Forcien on the Aisne and Sissonne, on a front of seventeen miles and advanced 'to a minimum depth of one mile. Further west the Tenth French Army attacked between Notre Dame Liesse and the Serre on, & front of eight miles and captured Pierrepont, Yealesseau'une and Caumont farm. Over a thousand prisoners have been counted, South of Valenciennes the British reached the main railway from Le Quesnoy to Maing,
The British Advance.
London, Oct. 23. Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters, writing on Friday, says: Our First, Third and Fourth Armies are wearing down the enemy's resistance and we are now near- ing the great Mormal Forest north of Landrecies The fofest is infested with Germans and machine-guns Our artillery is paying great attention to it with high-explosives and gaa, "Our patrols in this, zone are moving direct for Mons, The enemy has lost 150 guns, since Wednesday. The weather is dry' and overcast.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporte: We continued our advance southward of the Scheldt, captured Sepmerics. and Querenaing and reached the line of the Le Quemoy- Valenciennes railway from north-westward of Le Quesnoy to eastward of Mainz. We repulsed several counter-attacks During Oct 23 24 on the Bambre-Sebeldt battle-front, the First, Third and Fourth British Armies captured nine then- mand men and a hundred ared fifty guns, Northward" of, Valenciennes we captured Braille and Buidon.We dropped
2 twelve and a half tons of bombs, brought down four, sero-
plto sax drove foar uncontrollable Ten British machines:
-On the Belgian Front
2. London, Get, $6. A Belgian communique reports: In the Anglo-French attack between the Lgs and the Scheldt the French carried. Chateau Zulte despite desperate resistance. The British. osptured the villages of Engorghem and Ostigham and con- tinue their advance on the Sebald's.
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Germans' Weakening Position.
London, Oct. 28. Benter's correspondent at French Headquarters, writing on Friday evening, says: French infantry were near Villes. le-See at midday and its fall is probable. Its long may compel the enemy to fall back a considerable distance before renewing the battle on the Hunding Line. Von Hutie's position is weak because he is menaced in the rear by Generála Rawlinson's and Byng's offensive. A successful advance up the Sambre Valley must cause an instant retires ; ment of the whole German line between the Oise and· Argonne
Eszter's correspondent at French Headquarters`reporta yesterday? General Debeney's Army, between the Oise and the Serre, is attacking General von Hutiara so-called Her- mann position on a front of fifteen miles. The Garmans have converted the villages, generally situated on the crests "of the ridges, into fortresses, and are resisting very bitterly, knowing that the safety of the German army facing General Gouraud on the Aisne depends on the Hermann line holding. General Hutier has another chain of positions some milea in the rear, namely the western edge of the Handing line. The Hermann defences are already penetrated at several points and with the entry to-day of General Mangin's. Tenth Army and General Guillaumat's Fifth Army in the region of Chatean Porcien, extending the battle-front forty miles, the enemy defence has been fought clean through, the Germans losing two thousand prisoners. The Germat resist, ance to General Debeney has appreciably weakened
A French communique states: Between the Oise and the Serre our attacks continued successfully. We further advanced north of Villers-le-Soc and captured a fortified centre, repulsing several counter-attacks and taking eight hundred prisoners. We crossed the Serre between Crecy and Mortieres and occupied the northern bank for a distance. of a kilometre. Farious fighting east of Souche River ended in our capturing the villages of Vesiccanmont and Pierrepont, with 250 prisoners. There was a very violent all day battle between-Bissone and Chateau Porcien. Supported by tanks we attacked this morning powerful defences and ad- vanced on the left in the woods fringing the Sissone-Laselve road Eastwards we stormed Petit St Quentin and got a footing in the villages of Banogne and Recouvranice, while on the right we penetrated enemy positions. The German re- sistance everywhere was very desperate. We captured two thousand prisoners, nine guns and numerous machine-guns.
A wireless German official report" states that French attacks no a front of fifty, kilometres from the Oise to the Aisne, failed"
Violent Battle on American Frost,
London, Oct, 26. An American oficial message states: On the Verdan front on Friday evening the enemy extended to the west. side of the Meuse his efforts to wrest from us the gains of the preceding days in the region of Bantheville. After half an hour's artillerying the enemy attacked on positions be tween Bois-des-Rappes, and Bois-de-Bantheville but was repulsed with heavy losses. our line remaining everywhere" unchanged. Northward of the Aire we are now established in positions on the southern portion of Bois-de-Bourgogne on both banks of the Meuse. Northward of Verdun the battle which is being bought by our First Army to day enters the second month and is continuing with incessant severity, frequently rising to extreme violence. On the entire front of 25 miles the enemy is offering determined resistance.. We bate prisonered on this front since Sept. 28. over 20,000 men and have taken over 150. guns, 1,000 trench mortars and
· several thousand machine-guns..
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An American commanique reporte: The battle on the Verdun front continued very violently. East of the Meuse we occupied Bormant Wood last evening. The Germans to day counter-attacked repeatedly between Bormont and De- trare Woods, but were repulsed with very heavy losses. Only at Bella Wood the enemy's fifth attack forced us to withdraw from the castern part of the wood. We advanced west of the Meuse north-west of Grandpre in the face of determined resistance and entered Bourgoyne wood.
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LIVELY REICHSTAG DEBATE.:
Amsterdam, Oct. 28. In a lively debate in the Reichstag the Conservatives complained of over-hasty constitutional reforms and their non-representation in the Government. The Socialiste de clared that the reforms, were inadequate. Vice Chancellor Ton Payer promised further reforms soon, but said it was impossible to transform the constitution all at once, A Danish Deputy demanded the right of self-determination for North Schleswig and the Poles wanted Dantzig included in new Poland. Herr Solf demurred at both of these demanda.
TURKS v. GERMANS.
London, Oct. 25. Reliable nows has reached London confirming the pro- found and growing unpopularity of the Germans with the'; Turka. There have been cases in Asis: whère Turks have stripped and flogged German soldiers. At Damascus many Germans had their throats cut and some only saved their lives by running into the British lines, Austrian sokliers are not included in these ättscăi.
THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN.
London, Oct. 28,
A French eastern communique reports artillery duels on the Danube in the region of Hompalunka An enemy monitor was damaged. French petrols raided the northern bank of the Danthe, cay'aring Germans,
- DEATH OF A FORMER BISHOP.
The death is announced of the E penter, formerly, Bishop of Ripon at
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COTTON SPINNERS DEMANDS
London, Ort.
The Cotton Spinners and Boom Wanker - Amalga presenting 2,000 operatives;: demanded a 10 per cent, inc
| wagoe from December 7th.
the exceptional profits, of the spin. new and the dearness of living.
THE SILVER MARKET.
London, Oct. 28.
Silver is unchanged
FRENCH COMPOSER'S
DEATH.
París, Och. £5. The death is announced of Charlos Lacong, the well known composer, at the age of 88 years DEATH OF SIR EDWARD FRY,
London, Oct. 25.
Sir Edward Fry is dead
Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Fry .c.x;' (2.G, BA, D.C.L, Lind, hhh, KLÁ,
| ELk, was born at Bristol on Novem- per 4th 1887. He was Judge of the High Court, Chancery Division,"from 1877 to 1983; Lord Justice of Appeal 1883-1892, serving also on many ecz missions and other public bodies His arbitration work has been of great service to the nation. He was conciliator in many domestic dis- putes, was from 1900 to 1919 en the Permanent Court of Arbitration zi the Hague, and was Ambassador Ex.. tesordinary and First British Pleni- potentiary to the Hague Peace Con ference in 1907. Ho vai legal names. sor to the International Commission on the North Bea incident 1904-5, Arbitrator between United States" and Mexico in the Pious Funds cu88, And between France and Gerzlazy on the Casa Blanes incident in 1909.3 THE GERMan ChangeLLOR
Amsterdam, Oct. 28.
It transpires that the vote of cos- fdence in the Chancellor was not
| unanimous, xa cabled on the 23rd The Sgures were:For, 183; against, 5 The abstentions were 98.
VICTORIA THEATRE,
An Interesting Programme. The large andiences at the Victoria Theatre daring the week end were more поте than delighted at the splendid pro- gramme provided. At yesterday's matinee that charming picture "Blind Man's Luck”, in which Mollie King takes the loading role, was greatly appreciated, pretenting" as it doen most engaging story ⠀ and combining brilliant noting with some excellent settings. Not a few people regret that this, picture is not being shown again. Not the lesat attraction last night was Lee Aldo-Pini, a most Termtile little company of Italian comedisus sad mimion. This little band have come
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big reputation as entertainers of | the very first order and they truly did bear out all the nice things that had been said about them, in their show last night. They are ex ceedingly elevar în all that they do and keep the sudianos in D continual spirit of merriment, so good is their comedy. Their mimicry is the best we have BOL for a long time and they ware loudly applauded.
Tonight sad until Wednesday the management of the Vistarin is showing that ospital picture" "The Romantic Journey, in which Mr. Willism Constensy take the leading pRET, and Herold Lloyd comedy, “Rainbow Island - These pic farm in themselves would prove
■ vuy big draw, but Lu-Alio- Pini are again repeating theie performance: The whole goes to make up a trest for patrons of the Thatze
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