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THE BATTLES IN THE WEST, ATFACKS ON ITALIAN, FRONT.
London, Cet, 25.
London, Oct 05.
TT "London, Oct. 15.... Experts declare that the battle bet Reuter's correspondent at Italian. Demand The newspapers hail President gun on Wednesday is one of the Headquarters reports under yester-30 dis Wilson's Note as embodying the indecisive battles of the war. The day's date: The liveliness on the 60 afs bentions of all the Allied peoples. "Times" military correspondent says Italian front is likely to produce de, The "Daily Chronicle” says that if that strategically the attack is an velopments if the weather holds.
Reuter's Agency learns that the Germany desires to participate in a attempt to substitute for the eastern paacs conference "German action turning movement down the Meuse Italians yesterday attacked in the must be represented by a Goyern-and from Champagne an attack on Grappa sector west of the liave ment controlled by the people, got the enemy's centre. Thus instead of and grossed he Ormia river. They the Kaiser. Otherwise the conference the eastern prong of the pincers captured Monte Solarola and part will deliberate and decide without biting the transverse railway at of Monte Prassolas, and Monte there. If the German answer accepts Mezieres, it is intended to fasten it Pertica. The weather was unfavour. President Wilson's principles, the on the railway at Barai or Mau- able,
An Italian official report states: Allied naval and military forces will beuge. The other arm of the pincers immediately announce terms; but if is the Belgian and Second British There was bitter fighting on Thurs the German Government preaches a Army in north Belgium. French day in the fonte Grappa region. war of defence there can be no ad-writers say that General Debener's We attacked portions of the enemy's vantage in furnishing them texts by latest attack between the Dise and formidable positions taking posses. detailing terms.
the Serre was intended to threw sion of points d'appui in the western | The "Daily News" says the sincer: masses of Germans on to their north and southern ares of the massif. ity of Germany's desire for peare is fern communications with the object We established ourselves on the Brought to the fual test. If she of congesting them and rendering the north bank of the Ornic. The accepta President Wilson's terms evacuation of the German ende enemy's losses were considerable. fighting may end in less than a week, more difficult. Otherwise 'it may be protracted to Bext summer. It is idle for Germany
Reuter's correspondent at British Headquarters, writing last evening. to hope that the Allies will relax says:-Between Bois le Veque and their terms in preference to facing the Scheldt the battle is progressing a prolongation of the struggle. On satisfactorily. The Second Any the contrary they are more likely to has inade a slight advance" North- stiffen." President Wilson, on behalf wards the French Lave taken Fores. of the Allies, offers Germány a way de Waerefhem. - The
First Any
of escape; but it now rests with the also attacked this morning and cross Allies to smooth the path to peaceed the river at various places. The by unequivocally formulating terms [principal opposition was encounter- The Morning Post ass that fed at Felelaia and Monchuk, These President Wilson is making good his crossings bring us into c'çár coun- words that Germany should have try south of Valenciennes. force to the ¤tiöst. It remains to
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London, Oct. 26.
We occupied a few-islets on the Piave, and took on Thursday 34 officers and 2,731 mes prisoner.
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Formally in China Station. The death took plass on July 13. st his residence. Oaklands, Soath Petherton, Somerest; of Vice Admiral Casper Joseph Baker. As commander he served for three years in the Persian- Galf in command of the Sphinx, and he was afterwards, zu saptain in cammind suctessively of the Blake, the Astices on the China Siation, the Flors in the Pacific, the Edgar, and the Bsmillies. When he was fat lieutenant of the Egeria, 8: snober in the Friendly Islande, he with a quartermaster, usmed Bullock jamprd overboard and rescued ja tesman. who had
fallen from the skip into the water and nae stunned: The gallantry of the set ass enhanced. by the fact that the harbour was Vrequested by skarbe Heretired in 1907 as captain, but the follow- fing your be we promoted reRT- - 14 prem■dmirs, and vice-admiral on the 1% prem. retired list five peste later.
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T Calcutta Demand, Calcutta... Nom. Basle, Oct. 25.
Demand, Manila ... -15816 Premier said the situation was in On Haiphong...
In the Hungarian Chamber the
Demand. Singapore. 1122, creasingly difficult. He would pro-On Saigon pose to the King to form a Govers- meat representative of all parties.
The Opposition leader, Count Karolyi, read a telegram apicuncing that a Croat regiment at Fiume dis-
Amsterdam. Det
be seen how much force is required Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig arned the militia, occupied the prin before the white Bag arrives at the reports: We carried out a successipal buildings, captured the authori- headquarters of Marshal Foch. ful minor "operation ́early this
ties and seized the railway station- morning on the borders of Mermal
and destroyed the lives, Forest and captured the hill known' as Mount Carmel and the village of Engle Fontaine will.a number of prisoners. Father north patrols progressed at certain points north of the Le Quesnoy-Valentien nes railway. The enemy launched
our
The "Daily Telegraph ways that President Wilson uses language that has become necessary in dealing with people who insist on being evasive. and tricky in treating with a plain issue Germany now knows what an armistice means to the Americat Government. She will next hear what sa armistice means to the determined counter-attack yester- Allies unless she chooses to abanden day evening against our positions on the peace campaign forthwith. the railway north-east of Maing. The "Daily Express' says that We repulsed it with heavy loss? only by the surrender or destruction Our line was advanced. Between of arms, warships and munition fac-Valenciennes and Tournai we again
The Emperor Karl has accepted the resignation of the Wekerle Gov- trument and of Count Burian, the Fore gu Secretary, who is succeeded by Count Art.assy."
کریم
HOLLAND'S AWKWARD
POSITION.
The Hague, Oct - 25.
In the Second Chamber the Tre-
tories can a renewal of hostilities be progressed and captured Odomezmier referred to the increased risk made impossible. These are the ux. and Maulde. traordinary safeguards which Presi- dent Wilson implies.
recon.
of violation of Daich territory. All London, Oct. 25."
military, leave is consequently can- Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig aplled. He added that no reason The Times' says that President reports: We captured Yendegies existed for particular uneasiness as Wilson's last word should close the sur-Ecaillon on Thursday afternoon correspondence with the enemy.
and progressed on the high ground regards Holland's relations with any of the belligerents. The House sub. reveals the close agreement of the to the east. We successfully ré- American and British Views. The pulsed a
counter aftark in the sequently sat secretly. chance that the Germans may ask neighbourhood. Fighting for an armistice necessitates the menced in this sector at an early Allied satz! and military authorities hour this morning, but the enemy's
THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN... being ready with terms; hence it is resistance at Maing was overcome
London, Oct. 252- satisfactory to know that Sir Dong-last evening, the village remaining A. Serbian Communique "states: las Haig and Admiral Beatty cua-lia our hands. Bacwhere we pushed We attached the eneur in the ferred with the naval arki military forward at different points.
valley of the Morava and forced him staffs in London last week and j»
Paris, Oct. 25.
to make a disorderly retreat. To Colonel House has arrived in France, The great atfäck by the Third the north our advance successfully where Marshal Foch is in close tondi and Fourth British Agnies east and continues. with the American and Allied com- north-east of Le Cateau has con- A Serbian official report states: manders
finued with brilliant results on We have Eberated. Parachin, Var The "Daily Mail" says: We do 1.0t front of 17 bules. The advance has vazin and Bebashitch and taken imagine that autocracy will surren-heen six miles in face of streng over 900 prisoners. We are success- der immediately; but the peace 4- German lerces p a vital point in fally advancing northwards, fensive has ended with President the centre. Wilson's masterly exposure of its in- ... sincerity.
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THE WAR PRISONERS sequences would be extremely grave.
QUESTION. Paris, Oct. 25.
Since Wednesday 7,000 prisonerS Opinion in France ou President and 100 guns have been taken. ---
Amsterdam, Oct. 25. Wilson's Note is unanimous that the Havas.
Berlin has issued & semi-official choice has been given Germany for Beater's correspondent at French reply to the British threat of re- ад unconditional surrender. or Headquarters" reports yesterday:prisals, cabled on October 12th. drastic constitutional changes and General Debeney's advance between It reiterates Germany's demand that the abolition of the German Empire, the Oise and the Ferre threatens to the Germans in China shall not be Even if a Republic is proclaimed, take in the rear the enemy's power.deported and non-coms, and men, of Germany's debt will not be #iped ful position based on the Oise, high submarines interned in Holland and Germany must make amends, is impassable to tanks. The whole Switzerland be included in the whatever the Constitution. Thereof the enemy's first line has been recent Hague, Agreement Asre will be no political parody, allowing captured on a front of sixteen miles. gards the bad treatment of prisoners them to escape, submission to the Darkness interrupted the attack. it says that Germany has conditions of the Allies. The
A French communique states: On reason to complain in this matter problem confronting the Allies is the Oise front at night we repulsed than Great Britain and alleges acts now purely military. The French two enemy attempts east of the of violence against German pri. Government is in absolute agrec Canal between Longchamps and soners. It concludes by expressing meat with Great Britain on the Noyales. This morning, we again the hope that some other method necessity of insisting for stringent began to press the enemy east of than reprisals be found to redress nával conditious before granting Sissone. East of Rethel we carried such misdeeds:"",
out.
an armistice. Opinion in Paris is the village of "Amblyßeury between not convinced of the utility of con- the Canal and the Aisne. Despite versations with Germany. On the the determined enemy defence, we whole, her insincerity is patent and took 100 prisoners and a number of the present pourpailers will en-* machine-guns, courage the resistance of the enemy, A wireless German official report The reply of President Wilson bas states: In wide attacks against the created a satisfactory impression in Mormal Forest the свету British official quartera. The next brought to a standstill west of the step of the Associated Governments Engle-Fontaine-Landrecics road. will be to formulate definitely with
their Naval and Military advisers
there
THE INFLUENZA SCOURGE.
Capetown, Oct. 14, The deaths from influenza in Cape town from October 1st. to October 13th. were approximately five thou sand, "of which it is estimated that 75 per cent. were coloured pedple and nativea.
Johannesburg, Oct. 15.' There has been a further, return toward normal conditions in the
the precise terms of the Armistice. fighting must precede unconditional gold mines, where the native death London diplomatic circles TO surrender. –Havas agreed that Fresident Wilson leaves
roll from influenza, is riearly – €00, - The Deputies animonly approve The position in the Transvaal col Germany little ground for protected the spirit and terms of President beries is still critical. dabbling. Hayes.
Wilson's reply. The Press declares.
Kimberley, Oct. 15. that Marshal Foch is in consultation There is marked improvement in Alter the excitement created by with the Allied naval and military the mines and the town. It is the German peace offensive Wash-landora and must have a prepondera extimated that the total of deaths ington despatches agree that no iming race regarding armistice con- from the epidemic in 3,300, including
Pazis, Oct. 25.
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