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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915.

BY

TELEGRAPH.

THE WAR.

REVELATIONS REGARDING ANGLO-GERMAN PRE-WAR

NEGOTIATIONS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

GREAT RUSSIAN SUOCESS IN GALICIA,

3,000 PRISONERS AND 30 QUNS CAPTURED,

Losnos, Sunt. 9. telegraur from Poinigid states that the Russians lace secured great success near Tarnopol, in Galicia, defenting the 3rd German Guards, nada Division of the with Reserve with an Austrian Brigade, capturing 8,000 prisnnors and thirty guns, besides quick-firers.

Another nocount of the success says: The Russians stored a great sitccess near Tarnopol on Tuesday.

The 3rd German Guards and a Division of the 18th Reserve Division, strengthened by an Austrian Briguste sul numerous heavy and light artil lory bad, according to the statements of prisonera, boen for several days nuking great preparations for a decisive attack which had been fixed for Tuesday night. The Russias unticipated the onety by attacking, and

GERMANY'S HOPE OF PEACE after stubborn battle en the river Doljouke completely defeated him."

WITH RUSSIA SHATTERED.

+

LATEST DETAILS OF ZEPPELIN RAID

BRITISH SOCIALISTS REPUDIATE DISLOYAL

INTRIGUES,

.GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE CHECKED THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

On Tuesday evening the Germans, towards the close of the battle, dovelaged an artillery fire of extraordinary violence, and it was only the impossibility of a reply with equal intensity which prevented the Russians from scoring & still grunter victory. Nevertheless, thu Gurnans, besides sustaining enormous losses in killed and wounded, laft 200 cheers and 8,000 men prisoners in the hands at the Russians, who captured thirty guns, including fourteen of the heaviest, my uitrailleuses and much booty

FURTHER CAPTURES.

•

Another telegram says -After a short pursuit the Russians capil iwir original positions on the river Boreth. The Tsar, when informel of the victory, expressed his jer und gratitude to the trops. Further south in the non. of Trunbael, the Russianslistorged the eneng from a number of villages, and emptured forty officers, 2,500 men, three guns and won mitmilleuses. The Austrians between the Dniester and the how Sereth lock the offensive on Tuesday, but a Russian battalion, by flank attacks, arrested this offensive and captured 1,011 Austrians. (Reuter's Service to the Chiu Mail.)

The stressful escape of the Risian annies from different posi- rims in the advanced Vistula theatre, where they were sunumley GERMANY'S DESIGNS' PREVIOUS TO THE WAR.

Tie, cheury, is beganite to have results, and is momentarily apparent in the partial success. LONDON, Sept. 1.

The Germins continue persistent attacks iran Cielo in the direc- A telegram from Amsterdam states that another long statement appears ins of Druskiniki and Skider. We repulsed the enemy in the latter the semi-cficial Norddeutsche Zeitung on Lord Baldace's mission and the "gion, inflicting heavy losses and taking scores af prisoners. The enginy Anglo-German negotiations of 1912. It is remarkabla for a sentence illuminat also making inest fierce attacks in the district of Volkerysk on both ing Germany's designs and summing up the failure of the negotiations. It sides of the railway to Slonim.

Great Britain declined Germany's far-reaching offers, previous to the #376** outbreak of war, which would have rendered possible her holding aloof from the war without prejudicing her interests." It also reveals that Sir Edward Grey rejected the proposed Neutrality Treaty, because it would have been tantamount to an Alliance, and one going further than any treaty Great Britain had concluded with any European power except the old Portuguese Alliance.

The journal also say "This might be true. but Sir Edward Grey overlooked the fact that the equivalent Germany offered was unprecedented in history."

GERMANY'S HOPES OF PRACE WITH RUSSIA SHATTERED,

LONDON, Sept. 9.

A telegram from Petrograd states that the You Fremy, commenting on the Tsar's assumption of the supreme command, says that his Majesty's action

UNITED STATES AND AUSTRIA.

Signlatant Action By President Wilson.

LONDON, Sept. 9.

State Department and conferred with Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State A tolegrani from Washington says that President Wilson called at in regard to the Austrian Ambassados. Here Thumba.

Officials ses partienbur significos in this, as such a call is almost unprecedenteil.

"

THE GRAND DUXE NICHOLAS NEW APPOINTMENT.

Losnos, Sept. 8.

BY

TELEGRAPH. CURADERMA-

(Wah Tea Yat Pa's Sarcios.)

TUN CHIA KWAI.

FAXING, Sopt. &

It is stated that Tun Chih Kwai will afsioner of the three Eastern Provinces. be appointed Chief Military Commis-

CHINA'S MINISTER TO JAPAN.

Luk Teung Yu, China's Minister at Wong Hang Nin, of the Foreign Tokio, will be succeeded by Councillor

Ministry. "

CITIZENS CONFERENCE.

PERIYO, Sept. 9.

postponed until next your.

The Citizens' Conference has been

ADVISORY COUNCIL.

gortow to discuss, among other sub- The Advisory Council will meet to-

jests, the copyright law, indicial officers' punishment law and the auditors' punishment law,

AFPOINTMENT.

chief of the Langhow commercial port A mandate appoints Tsoi Ktokh

bureau.

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

Manila Observatory'at I p.. on Septem

The following toforiams were received st the American Consulate Genaral from her 10:

moving S. W.

Cyclone or typhoon over S. China Soa Cyclops or typhose N. of the Endrone of Mariana Islands, direction unknows.

FIVE ON $50.

AND A JUDGMENT OF $2 A

" MONTH.

"And how much do you think five people

Court, where the latter appeared on behalf can live on?" was the pertinent cation b. Stephens this morning in the Samary put by Mr Justice Gompertz to Mr M. J.

of Messrs A. S. Watzen & Co., L'd.. who sought to recover the sum of $19.45 from S. C. Toledo for goods supplied.

Mr Leo D'Almada mentioned that defen- dant's wages were 970 a month and that be had been employed by a Gerinan firm and the liquidators had since redared his salary. He offered to pay off the debt by inntal-

The Tsar, says a Petrograd telegram, las appointed the Grand Dukements of 32 per month.

scatters to the dust the German hopes of peace.. No such illusion is possible Nicholas to be Viceroy and Commundig-in-Chief of the Chucasus, anitRidiculous," observed Mr Stephans.

regarding the Russian army laying down their arms before it secures the final victory. The journal pays moving tributes to the Grand Duke Nicholas, who, it says, has inspired the army with deep nection and boundless confidence. flis namo will live for ever in the hearts of all Russian soldiers.

The English newspapers also expense heartfelt gratitude to the Grand Duka for his great services.

AIR RAID ON EASTERN COUNTIES AND LONDON DISTRICT.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

JONDON, Sept. 9, 2.55 a.m. Some of the Eastern Counties and the London district wets raided by hostile aircraft to-night.

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, Sept. 9, 2.20 a.ui.

who suggested $10 saying the defendant

presses his profcul gratitude for the Grand Duke's services during was well able to pay that. Lein War

:

RENEWED ACTIVITY ON THE WESTERN FRONT

LONDON, Sept. 9.

A Paris communique says that the artillery struggle continues to be active around Arras and Boye, between the Oise and the Aiana and also in [Champagne. The Germans, after an intense boxbardment with a number of asphyxiating stells, delivered a sustained attack in western Argonne with two Divisions, and gained a footing at some points on our front, "The trenches break our front. were violently counter-attacked, but the enemy failed in a fresh attelupt to

FRENCH AIR REPRISALS...--

LONDON, Sept. 9.

Mr Justice Gompertz And you think that Sve people can live on $10 a innath?

Mr. Stephens did not know if that was the jacstion: defendant might have the cans Defendant had been to his office and offered to pay S a mouth and he and that amount at defondant had not kept his the instractiors of his clients, not to accept promises in monthly instalments, he had paid nothing sicco Last Decomber.

Mr D'Almada said that defendant had Absolutely no other means. He had not padario e circumstances urer which he

control.

Hi Lordship-did-not-een-bow-defendant could pay 810 a month. Plintis had dous wrong to give him crodit

Mr. Stephens thought that, would givosz oppertunity for others to svule payment of their debts. His clients had given de

A Paris telegram says:—Ar'a consequence of the German air bombard.fendant an opportunity to pay; that was The Press Bureau announces that hostile aircraft visited the Easternment of Nancy, French seroplanes hombed military establishments at the why they had given him each long credit Counties and the London district last night and dropped incendiary and ex-Frascaty station and Metz, plosive bombs.

A few casualties are reported and some fires were well under control by tanid-night.

Pr

THE NINETEENTH RAID.

LATER.

Last night's. was the ainetosath air raid made on the English coast. The total number of persons killer has been 102 and the number wounded 270.

A ZEPPELIN ASTRAY..

LONDON, Sept. 8. One of the returning Zeppelins apparently went astray, says a telegram from Amsterdam. "It was seen near Amsterdam, Various Dutch forts and garrisons fired on it, with what result is not knowa,

"

THE ZEPPELIN RAIDS

THE CASUALTIES.

The Troas Bureau anounces that the total curualties in all the urans a yesterday night's Zeppelin tid were as follows:-

Men.

Killed

12

Seriously Injured Slightly Injured

8

38

ל

J..

Woinen.

Children.) 5

+

2

11

EXPANSION OF BRITAIN'S NAVAL AIR SERVICE.

LONDON, Sept. 9.

They had not pressed him as they were looking forward to him to pay. They had endeavoured to trest him leniently.

Bit. D'Almads: You have pressed, him by writ

To come into court and offer something less than he bad.

declared Mr.

Owing to the rapid expansion of the Naval Air Service a fag officer has fleur-Admiral Vaughan Lee has been selected for the poar

to be appointed as Director, and a Rear Admiral appointed as 'Director, would pay is Already intimated be

THE UTILISATION OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LONDON, Sept. D.

It is officially announced that Lort Lansdowne's committee on the utilieat- ion of the National Register for war purposes has agreed to procedure which will have the effect of indicating approximately the classes which, in the public interest, should not be approached by the recruiting authorities.

The Daily Telegraph announces that no abeolate decision was reached at yesterday's Cabinet meeting regarding the recommendations Lord Crowe's committee, but it is believed that two thirds of the Ministers are opposed to compulsion at present, but that should a change in the military situation" necessitate another course the Cabinet would promptly take the country into its confidence.

RUSSIAN INFANTRY'S SPLENDID WORK AT GRODNG.

-LONDON, Sept. 9,

St

Lordship you think he cad

pay any more '

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Afr. Stephans thought he could be bad

des he

he could.

Flox much queried his I rdship.

Stephens thought he cou'd pay 85.

Afr.

family of firo can live on $45?

His Lordship: And do you think s

Mr. Stephens thought they could Five dollars is Lothing" he added. He did not think it was fair to bis clients to have, to call upon the defendant for 8: every meath the end probably it would not he paid at all..Y

ariat warrant could be issued.

Mr. D'Almada pointed out that a dis

A preliminary objection, taken by r D'Almada, which he did it press, was that the writ örved on the defondant was But signed.

Bir Stephens explained that it was a clerical arror; his clark had forgotten to pist in the signature. The quality of the Russian infantry, says a Petrograd telegram, wis never Then why should we pay for that mote severely tested than on the 3rd inst, when a Division was ordered to askel Mc D'Almada, who abjected to pay. All were civilians except one soldier who was killed, and three, who covering the retirement of the reef of the Russian forces. The Resadas, besday 22 and costs of the day less the costs

attack the enemy at Brodno and to hold him at any emt for the purpose of ing the costs of the writ were injured.

Eventually the defendant was ordered to less of the losses, rushed the enemy trenches south-east of the town and stacked incurred in issuing the write

GERMAN REPORT OF THE AIR RAID.

LONDON, Sept. 9, 7.20 p.m.

A telegram from Amsterdain states that a Berlin Admiralty con unique saya: Our naval airships yesterday, night attacked with good results to the west of the city of London, great factories near Norwich and also the harbour works at Middlesbro

Heavy explosions and numerous fires were observed.

The airships were heavily bombarded, but all returned safely. BRITISH SOCIALISTS RSPUDIATE DISLOYAL

INTRIGUES.

LONDON, Sept. 6,

him with the bayonet. The Germans wavered and began to retire, but they were shot down by their own machine-guns which were posted in a street in the vicinity. They turned back with the result that they were wiped out. Large 1o-day's Advertisements

Garmu reserves were brought up and the Russians were averely proaned. entered the town, where there was fierce bayonet fighting in the streets and Meanwhile, one, and half battalions pierced the German linen and elsewhere lanes lasting for several hours and resulting in the capture of the machine-guns and prisoners already reported.

TRADES UNION CONGRESS AND THE WAR.

A Fins Spirit Of Pallolland,

A meeting of the Socialist National Defence Committed at Bristol carried and there were other evidences of khaki. resolations repudiating the disloyal intrigues of a small unrepresentative group

of schemera and pacificiat fanatics, and protesting against the ratification of

LONDON, September S. The Trades' Union Congress has been discussing the war in a fipe spirit of patriotism.

Comrade Colonel John Ward, M. P., was checred and wished good luck,

powerful speech by Mr. O. Roberts, MP, who said "Bussia has found Interesting points at the Congress were? Any terms of ponce which failed to restore the freedom of Belgium, Northern her soul-cheers)-while Germany has destroyed hers beyond recall France, Aluca-Lorraine, and Poland. Br Hodge, M.P., presiding, sald that Mr. Mr. Ban Tillett, in a speech of tremendous vehemence, denounced Germany Ramsay Macdonald, who had fallen sadly from bis bigh estate, had declared and any friends of Germany. He related his observations during his recent the lily chat fapienting and everybody a deputation abould be sent to visit to the front of Durham, read a note from bi on it the recently dospite.nything

workers give us a chance we shall whack, then(Cheera)

We trade unionista clear ach gentry out of the Labon Party"

THE RUSSIAN SUCCESS AT TARNORGI

LATER

After a number of vigorous speeches denouncing German oppression, mili- tabisur and brutality, the Tales Union Congress adopted a resolution opposing mitarism, but expressing belief in the rightessences of the Allies canse A German communique indirectly admits Russian success at Tarnopole Government as far as possible in the successful prosecation of the war,

condemning the Auszo-German atrocities, and pledging themselves to sit ying that the Barn advance near Tarnopol is now chooked.

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