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October 29, 1918,
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
* REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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PROSPECTS OF PEACE
GERMANY'S LATEST REPLY,
ENQUIRES FOR ALLIES' ARMISTICE PROPOSALS..
AUSTRIA ACCEPTS ALL PRESIDENT WILSON'S CONDITIONS.
Shanghai, October 20
A wireless massage states:—Germany has replied that she -s'waite the Allies' proposals for an Armistice..
Austris, who agrees to all President Wilson's conditions, wishes `to negotiste an immediate armistice on all fronts.-Pacific Servies.
Germany Walls.
Lyons, October 23.
La reply to the United States, Dr. Bolf insists that political changes have been accomplished in Germany and on the fact that the pesos negotiations are being conducted by a National Gavern ment in which the Militarists are subordinated and which has effective Constitutional authority to také a decision.
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PROSPECTS OF PEACE,
German Oplafóv.
London, October 27, According to Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Voerincis Zeilung mys President. Wilson's latent Note signifies a step forward. The German Government will make all possible concessions short of humiliation.
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The Germania sxys President Wilson mast, and will be content- ed by the systematic carrying out of the German plans for dansocratisation. 13
Thereas Zeitung says the only answer is to fight to the last
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THE BALKAN CAMPAIGN.
Rumanian Troops Enter Dobrodja.
Lyons, October 28,
Nawa "from" Austrian sources states that Romanian troops have entered the Dobandja. French newspapers remark that an army of 80,000 men has remained under arma in Moldavis and" Bemarabis, despite the Pasce of Bucharest.—French Wirdeas....
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
Everything Going Well.
The German Note concludes:-"This p✩tional Government
Londor, October 27. now awaits the Allies" propoesia for au armistics”.—French Wirelto-day. The Allies have secured several important objectives and The best news for some time from the alian Front arrived The German Reply."
everything is going well.
Copenhagen, October 28.
The Attack Beginn
Germany replies to President Wilson as follows:- "The German Government has taken ongnis tnce of the suswer :
London, October 27. A British Italian official message says Under Geners of the President of the United States. The President is advised of Cavana's command the Italian Tenth Army attack across the Pixve the far-reaching changes which have been carried out and are being in the Gare di Papadopele srea commenced at 6.45 this morning carried out in the German constitutional structure. Pesce negots The Italians on the right overcams strong resistance, "while the tions are being conducted by a People's Government, in whose hande British on the left, advancing astiafactorily, have reached their first rests, both actually and constitutionally, the powers to make a objetiva, also overcoming strong resistance. deciding conclusion.—Message Incomplete).
Austria Ready to Negotiate.
London, October 23. "Austria-Hungary has published the Reply to the American Note of the 18: inst. It subscribes to all President Wilson's conditions, expresses approval of the ideas ennaciated in his last Note on the rights of the peoples of Austria-Hungary, especially the rights of the Czechc-Slovaks, and Jago Slave; farthermore, Aasiria Hungary declares itself ready to enter into discussions concerning the conclusion of peace between Anatris-Hangary and the enemy States and an immediate armistice" on all fronte.—French Wirdest.
British Representatives Go To France.
London, October 27.
The Prem Baraan sanounces that the Prime Minister, Mr. Balfour and Neval' and Military Officers have proceeded to France.
French Feeling.
Paria, October 27. “Gomersily speaking, President Wilson's Reply is regarded as satisfactory, but doubt is expressed as to the wisdom of discussing it at the present moment, French opinion is quite clear on one point-if the Allied. Governments come to the conclusion that it ie opportune to take counsel with their military chiefe concerning an armistice, a necessity will be rigorous naval and military conditione and unconditional surrender. The Allied Governments £now nothing concerning the pretended democratiantion, of Germany, regarding which there are no guarantees. For France and ber Eoropean Allies it is necessary that the military situation should dominate the problem.
The Generals and Admirals are slove qualified to determine the guarantees. The French wistrast Germany, "sering that Dr. Solf is elsiming control over Aisher-Lorraine by a fictitions. autonomy, in spile of professing to eroate President Wilson's progiemme. Havas
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Immediate Peace Demanded. According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam the Vorriche
London, October 27 Zeitung states that Count Karolyi will probably be entrusted with the formation of a new dogarisn Richsteg and solemnly proclaim' Hungary'e independence. In this connection the reported departure of Emperor Karl for Hongary "for a considerable period" ie significent. In the Lower House, Count Karolyi, before Dr. Wakerle's resignation waï sccepted, outlined bis demands, which "included immediate peace negotiations, the residence of the King) in Bada Peat, an independent Foreign Ministry and dissolution of the Alliance with Germany. He declared that if the Government did not.set, he would get himself.
Demobilising Austro-Hungarian Army.
Amsterdam, October 27.
A message from Vienas sistes that, speaking in the Army Committee of the Austrian Delegation, the War Minister urgently appealed to the Delegates to assist the Army Administration in the demobilisation of the Austro-Hungarian Army.
The War Minister opposed the recall of troops from the Front, sa the Czech and South Slav Delegates demanded, and declared they were ready to reconstruct the "Monarchy in a spirit of conciliation and true democracy. He said:-"The political wishes of all nations are about to be completely falfilled." He confirmed that everything at Fiume was quiet, the mutingos regiment having surrendered.
Way Ludendorff Resigned.
„Paris, October 27. The Hela de Faria says that Goners) von Ludendorff resigned because he sees the impossibility of continuing the war. Le Matin says Germany will represent the retirement of Ludendorf va a "now proof of the subordination of military to civil power, but this will drosive nobody. Ladendo:E, who four months ago gave the Reichstag and the German people to believe that the fall of Paris and the surrender of France were imminent, now disappears because he is beaten and Germany is desperate, being faced with ospitalation
Ludendorit Practically Dismissed,
London, October 27.5
The resignation of General von Ludendorff was more în the nature of diemima!, Ludendorff having practically no choices
"Alles" Armistice Terms.
London, October 27,
Over 2,000 Prisoners.
London, Otober 23.
attack bas met with considerable scocess. The Italians are advancing A British Italian official message states:-The Tenth Army's eastward of the river in touch with the British, who bave captured Tessa and Borgomalancite, The prisoners taken during the day number over 2,000.
THE EMPIRE'S METAL TRADE.
Scheme to Assure British Control.
London, October 231
An important new Company is about to be formed with the metsis, particularly copper, lead, in and antimony, also replacing obj at of promoting and developing Empire, trade in con-ferrous British for German pre war control of the metal markets of the Empire. Very inflential interests are actively participating in the Gavaroment is warmly supporting. It is understood that the cspital formation of the consern, which it is understood the Imperial will be five millione sterling, and already nearly two millions in subraripticca bave been promised,
THE OPERATIONS IN SYRIA.
The Occupation of Aleppo.
London, October 27. A Syrian official meage says:-Oat advance cavalry" sod stara cara.occupied Aleppo on the morning of the 28: inst. siter overcoming light opposition.
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Twelve Thousand Turks Retire,
London, October 27.
PROGRESS IN MESOPOTAMIA.
Driving the Turks Across the Tigris.
GERMANS STILL RETREATING.
ABANDONMENT OF THE OIJE-SERRE FRONT.
ATTACKS "ON' BRITISH, END IN FAILURE.
-Paris, October 27, Yesterday a fight suddenly opened at almost the same time on Oise to the Aims, for 45 miles. Strategical gains were obtained. the fronts of the First, Tenth and Filth French Armies, from the
General Debaney began a large movement to turn the town of Gaise on the south. General Mängin crossed the River Serre, tand- ing to the same purpose. Progress was made through the German line of resistance. Farther east, General Guillaumat's Army broke Swarms of tasks assaulted and the German troops defending the the enemy's desperate resistance on the Harding and Stellung Lines, north bank of the Aians were unable to retain their position.-Hacas, Aviation Report.
London, October 27... -.- Field Harahsl Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, sky€ :*** We dropped eight and a half tons on the 28th inst. on important rail stations with excellent results. We destroved eight and drove down three enemy msabines uncontrollable. N ne British machines are missing.
Night-fiers dropped three tone. All returned.
The Prose Bureau announces that the Independent Air Force heavily attacked Freecaty serodrome on the 27th inst. Bomba burst wall on the target. All the machines returned
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THE SILVER MARKET,
London, Oct 14.
The silver market in quies.
London, Oct. 25, Kestra, Samuel Montagu and Co. report that the tendency of the market is good. The cemention of Indian remittances, owing to- the unsatisfactory monsoon, is not likaly importantly to affect the general need for silver.
“SHANGHAI.” Spectacular Operette at Drury
Lane.
"Shanghai," by Wm. Carey Danosa and Lauri Wylie, masio by Iaidor Witmark was recently prodnosd at Drury Lane. The Time says of it-We need not be at pains to critic's "Shanghai". In two fishing phrases Mr. Alfred Leter did it for us. “What a film this would make !” he exclaimed, when Mr. Harry Dearth, a young Chinese nobleman ostensibly condemned to death, was attezing che Tomlin, his betrothed. And hörsie words to. Miss Bian-
end of the piece, Mr. Lester, the ther, very near the long deferred Hoo Doo, or bringer of ill-luck, positions.
We captured Host" Dorigny, 8. Abenoite, Courjamell, and tortured and inealted, wan- tired of being kicked and cuffed Chevrisis and Moncas; also sumerous fortified pointe d'appui dered past the footlights into the between these villages.
stalle, on his way home, sad,
Germans Withdraw on Whole Olse-Serre Frönt.
redoubled its efforts on the front between the Oise and the Sarre.
London, October 27. A French communique states:-At night time the First Army The enemy, shaken by yesterday's Eghting, has given way along the whole line and has withdrawn northwarde, abandoning bie
eastward. We captured Hill 117 and a sugar factory fifteen stage he had left, informed his **On out right, our anita crossed the Peroa and progressed north turning back for a glimpse of the hundred metres east of Richecourt. The number of prisoners fellow-players: Now 1 come to farther intressed. On the Serre, front, the Tenth Army, supporting look at you, you're not a bit like the mcrement of the Firat Army, ale made freeh gaina. Wa Obinese after all.” crossed the Serra set of Asis and penetrated the Garmin treuchen. East of Sissonne, a violent German counter-atisck in the region of Marquigny Farm was shattered by our fire,
We took prisoner over 2,450, inslading 51 officers, between Sissonne and Chatean Porci, on the 25th and 26th inst.
Germans Retreat òa 25-Kilometre Front.
London, October 28..
advance guarda, continued to retrest between the Olas and the Serre A French communʻque states:-The enemy pursued by our
has ereaded eight kilometres at certain points. on a front exceeding twenty five kilometres. Our advanos to-day
meniu are, incompatible. That Never mind that the two judg.
were Shanghai a dzamatic whole.. might invalidate the criticien, Bat Shanghai is a thing of shreds and patches. It was true that now and then it was like a sine episodes were obviously intre- matograph film in that the duced to carry the setting; and trus that never was that setting Indeed, there
We carried Boberice, Proix and Marqaitany and pushed on to very Chinese. the outskirts of Gaise. Further south, we are approaching the were moments when we neemed Gaize-Marles Rad on the general line Bertsiguemons Wood, to be b.ek in the land of the Landifay, Berteignement, west of Faccenzy, Moncsazleneuf and Arabian Nights with Aladdin. Montigny-sur-Crosy.-
Never Harder Pighting.
"London, October 28, Beater's correspondent at French Headquartere, writing this evening, says General Dabeney's Army, after three days and nights of uninterrupted fighting, dislodged the enemy from the Hermano Line, porening him to the next line a few miles northwarde.
A thing of sheds and‹ patches; bat some of them were prsity best of all, to our thinking, was abreda and gay patches. The grant patch the dancing of Mus Ivy Shilling, with M. Paul Jakovle to help her. It would There has never been harder fighting than that in which the take Bouter is informed that 12,000 Tarka retired north of Aleppo Freneb, British and Belgist armies are now engaged. It was the rhapsodiet than John Phillips or poet, and faer apon the arrival of the British. The railway janotion siz miles advance of the Anglo-B-lgisus in the north that caused Merahal Stephen Phillips, fitly to cele hood that Turkey may now decide on peace. The British cavalry Aiene. The Germans know what is as stake. They are fighting Mr. Leeter, corth of Aleppo is not yet taken, but the Turks are probably notch to order an attack east of the Ose. General Petsiz has since brate this "Splendid Shilling. defending this important strategic position. There is every likeli engaged three French Armies acccaasivaly. ride towards Aleppo wae a splendid performansa,
The battle to-day extended from the Datch frontier to the Mr. Leeter insinustes;
Bot then Mies Shilling stranks; and as they did in 1914 Their machine gunnera covering the infantry man from Poplar bringing his Ching" in retreat to-day died at their posts rather than surrender. -
devastating ill-look to Shanghai, Futile German Attacks,
Mr. Lester enlivening this Drary London, October 27. Lane Obina with telling ze- Field Harabel Sir Douglas Haig reports Preceded by ferences to the land of his birth, the neighbourhood of Eagle Fontain, but was repulsed, lesving ragged, and invincible, was Mr. heavy bombardment, the saemy counter attacked this morning in Mr. Lester ill-treated, miserable, many dead. Our positions remained intact.
Lester at his very funniest. And We repulsed with heavy loss another counter-sttack in the in Miss Dorothy Brunton be had neighbourhood of Artres,
& delightful little sweetheart, We took a few prisonera in patrol sotions on different parts of shoes charm and merriment were the front
en admirable foil to bis Lmateriem. Germans Feverishly Fortifylag.
Mr. Beri Cooke and Mias Joro Hay London, October 27, worked hard to interest the andi. B-uterte corrapondent at Paris seye the Germans are feverishly ence and the players in a dance, fortifying between Pont-s-Mousson and Arricourt, and slao north the "Wiggle-Waddle"; Mr. Ray of the River Sell, which jine the Moselle at Metz,
Kay a droll American “arook” was notable among the smaller London, October 25 (delayed). shreds; and Mr. Fred Wright We are progressing elonly has surely north-eastwards between the Chinese skipper. As to those who
Beuters correspondent at British Headquarters, says made a fery little fellow of Soboldt and the Qine Chambre Canal, The enemy is strongly had the burden of the plot-Kr. entrenched around Le Qisanoy, bat our field guns are plastering Harry Claff as a Chinato the whole smLR.
philosopher who was 1080]7- The present operations are of greater significanos than can be ed that his daughter a suitor The Cotton Control Board announces that from the 28 h inst. Front. The past three days have made more defnitely towards-joyed happiness Mr.
realised without a comprehensive survey of the whole Western should know minary before American and mixed spinning mile will be licensed to run filty five final vistory than many are spectacular events. At the greens Dearth as the melodious autor; per cent, of their total spindles for Bity hours weekly: No obsuge cate of £ghting, the Garmine will bars a wary attenuated group of and Him Blasche Tomlin as the will be made in the case of mills liosused to run on Egyptian, Bes Corps when the line of the Mouse TN KAARTIDE. Taland, Sarst and waste. Menafsatarers will be licenced to run sixty per cent of their total looms for forty-six hours weekly,
London, October 27. the Turks on both beake of the Tigris and have forced a passage of A Mesopotamis official message aaye-We continue to pursue the Leeter Zeb near the month, in conjunction with cavalry, which, after crossing further apetream, turned the left flank of the Tarkish force holding the angle of the two rivers sad assisted the main body to drive the enemy actoes the Tigris to the west bank. The enemy retreated four miles farther up the river. Dar patrols entered the outskirts of Kirkuk, the Turks strongly holding the high ground northwerd of the town.
THE OPIUM CONVENTION.
London, October 28.
In the Hones of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil stated that the Government was considering the question of enforcing some or all of the Articles of the International Opiam Convention without swaiting its ratification by all the signators Powers,
COTTON CONTROL ORDER.”
London, October 27,
A CHINESE STERLING LOAN.
London, On
A Chinese Loan for £500,000 in 8 informed that the Allies will not publish their Bonds offered at 105 por Icent,, han ms notil Germany has replied to the last Wilson Note, This has 201
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Value of Flanders Operation.
RUBBER RETURN WANTED.
London, October 27,
The Minister of Manitions has ordered ́s return to be made
I of ell raw, waste auf reclaimed rubber in, the United tall pe sons who on the 31st inst. hold or cantrol stocks
melodiona maiden-nobly as they worked; they were all the and then all bat sw unsparing Comell
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