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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1916.

THE

LATEST

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WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

Router's Service to the Ching Mail)

BRITISH MOVE FORWARD IN MACEDONIA.

CONSIDERABLE GROUND GAINED.

LONDON, Sept. 14. An official despatch from Salonika

states

The British moved forward this morning after, artillery preparation through Mucukava and captured in face of stubborn opposition, the salient In the ending's lines north of the village

Considerable ground was gained. Although the enemy conter-attacked bur gains were fully maintained."

Some German prisoners were taker.

LATER.

A British official report from Saloniks

Alt's:

Chir patrols wore active on the east Tank of the Struma

THE FRENCH ENGAGED.

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PARIS, Sept. 14. Fighting continnes to nur advantago Ponth of Lake Ostrave,

"There has "becu luteiniittent eal- nonade and patrol engagements.from the Straua tn the Vardar.

BRITISH AND RUSSIAN WARSHIPS SHELLING KAYALLA FORTS...

Saosnia, Sept, H It transpires that that the Bulgar kent su ultimatum to the fireek Colour Hazzojnulur, commanding at Kavalla, demanding the evacuation of the place within twenty-four hours, otherwise the Greeks would be made prisoners.

A panic followed and a wild rush was made for the boats in or order to esrape to Thas

Bash-Fazouks relensis) the criminals with the result that there was pillage and massacre.

British and Russian warships are shelling Kavalla which is occupied by the Bulgarians.

SERBIAN ADVANCE CONTINUES.

2 LONDON, Sept. 14. A French official report from Salonika states:

The Serbians continue their advance west of the Vardar and captured Bulgarian treaches between Kovil and Vetrobik, progressed in the direction of Kajmarklan, and captured the heights west of Hill 1,500 after a light in which the chemy lost heavile,

The Serbian advanced guards, have Tenebest the slopes of Malkanidzċ..

BRITISH ACTIVITY IN MESOPOTAMIA.

LARGE QUANTITIES OFUAM MINI- TION CAPTURED.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

THE FRUITLESS ENEMY ATTACKS AGAINST THE FRENCH."

PARIS, Sept. 14. According to fresh reports, received,

THE GOYERNMENT OF INDIA.

LONDON, Sept. Iph

THE CHINA MAIL.

MAN-POWER TO WIN THE WAR.

ALLIES EVER GROWING NUMERICAL SUPERIORITY

Sir Willian Wedderburn in a let ter to the Daily Chronicle suggenta That Gurmany's position, is hopeless,. an amendment,go Clauss III. of the and that man-power alone will be cuongh India Act of 1961 to enable the to defont the Central Powers is the Vicemy to nominate members to his thesis of an article contributed to the Executive Council-from among mon, Fortnightly Heriets by the writer who uses British and Indian, of ripe experi-the pseudonyms of "Politicua." It was ence in public atmirs, their term of written before Rumanis came in which means the addition of another 7,200,000 office unding with that of the Viceroy. This would give the Viceroy a freer persons. hand to curry out the policy of the Iperial Goverement; y

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

DREAM ISLAND OF THE

SOUTH PACIFIC.

HOMESICK BROTHERS FROM FITCAIRN

TINY LAND WHERE EVERYONE IS HAPPY.

A writer in the London Daily

Chronicle says.

Ip attle cove of Southampton Water, almost tropical under the hot sun. I talked with the Pitcairn Islanders, who, a day or two priviously, were received Germany's initial successes were due by the King and Queen at Buckingham to her superior readiness, and her rast Falace. They have come from one of auperiority in men and material. Now, the farthest outposts of the Empire-so however, the whole manhood of the remote that it had scarcely heard of the Allies is beginning to face the whole war until the yacht Mana, with Mr. and manhood of the Germanie group." The Mrs. Scoresby Routledge on board, writer continue

archaired of this lonely spot in the south Pacific about a year ago.

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When every able-bodied man is liable to military service national

the violent and fruitlesa enemy counter. FRENCH TAKE 2,500 PRISONERS IN population determines the size of the

attacks north, of, the Somme yesterday were carried out by a Division hastily brought from Verdua.

During the enemy attack wart of Chaulnes an enemy company was almost annihilated by our fre.

There have been isolated lively com bats forth aml south of Bouche Avesnes All car gains were integrally maintained. Progress was made by grenade hght ing eat of Balloys-en-Santerre and south of the Somma

There is nothing to report from else.

whare.

BRITISH MAXE FURTHER PROGRESS.

LONDON, Sept. 1+ Sir Diglas Haig reports. We sale since further progress north of Cinchy,

We carried out a successful rzid, bist night in the neighbourhood of Souchéz, - taking prisoners.

The general situation is unchanged. There has been hostile artillery hiring int Pozieres and south of Thiepval

PARIS Sept. 14..

TWO DAY'S.

SOME FIERCE FIGHTING. 0

PARIS, Sept. 14. “A compliqué states:-Our positions have been appreciably extended before)

Combles.

An entire system of strongly-organis ed enemy trecches were taken by assault south of the Priez farm

The total of unwounded prisonersi taken yesterday and to-day is 4,300.

There was fierce fighting during the day on our ccatre and right.

The enemy vigorously attempted to regain ground,

Two regiments were toll off and they succeeded in retaking the farm at Bois Labie, but we expelled them completely by furious attacks, in which there were hand-to-hand ungoanters, with swaying

#UCCESS.

In the south our infantry maintained

Four gains,

A Perique states that Germanis

attacks at various points south of the Somme and atgaux Wood have been riya1tucet.

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THE ITALIAN FRONT.

ITALIANS CAPTURE MORE.

IMPORTANT POSITIONS.

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MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS AT TRIESTE BOMBED,

ROME, Sept. 14. A munique chronicles the capture by the Italians of important positions by a daring climb a raid by twenty-two battleplanes bo Lloyd's arsenal and hydroplane hangars at Trieste and that 172 bombs were dropped on rail. way establishments and ships antler construction. Large Fròs were olierved,

RAILWAY LABOUR TROUBLE IN"

ENGLAND.

LONDON, Sept. 14 A conference of railway managers and representatives of the Pailwaymen's Union discussed the demand for a half sovereign weekly advance in wages

According to a Press Bureau an

Ten gun and forty machine guns were captured in one sector alone.

COMBLES TOTALLY ISOLATED.

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national armies. The population of the two groups of nations fa as follows ---

British Empire (white

population). 166,000,000 Frines (whita popu

lation)

40,000,000 40,000,000 180,000,000 8,000,000 5,000,000

Italy. Russia Belgium Serbia.

Total 333,000,000

Germany Austria-Hungary

Turkey

Balgaria.

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Total

67,000,000 55,000,000 20,000,000 3,000,000

.147,000,000 TWO AND A HALF TO ONÉS

The population of the British group, exclusive of the coloured people standa to the population of the German group in

the relation of 23 to 10: If we add the coloured soldiers the proportion is about

23 to 10.

"On all fronta, broadly speaking, 100 Germans and Austrians have to fight 250 British, French, Russian, er Italian soldiers. PARIS Sept 14. Communications between. Combles and as the British at Ginchy can sweep and Peronic are now cut completely the other roads from Combles towards Bapanne with their artillery, Combles

totally isolater

JUN

ALLIES CONFER HONOUR ON YERDUN

The Mana, bearing the honourablo- scars of a long and adventurous voyage. lay just off the shore. Edwin Young the junior of the two youths, waxed enthusiastic about har sailing qualities. A wonderful boat, one gathered, en which they had lived happily during the last 11 months. She is going into dock to be refitted very soon, and when that is accomplished the Youngs, will depart, by whatever routa cotes handy, fer their native ind. For they are apparently homesick.

"DOLCE PAR NIESTE" IN CHUSES"

It is not surprising. They are lithe, active young fellows Charles, the elder, over six feet in height, Edwin not very much shorter-but one fancica that they have had almost enough of the strenuous life and long for the quiet, dreamy axistence of the Southern Seas where, as the American writer hach it, "you get dolee far niente' to: you in chunks.

They are intelligent young men, speaking colloquial English with what

A slightly may be describe a

but otherwise Transatlantic accent, undefiled Thoy reflect great credit on the educational system of Pitcairn, but probably more apon the tuition they have received on bound the Mana Perhaps a little highly strong, the youths otherwise bear no sign of that

constant intermarriage. degederacy which is said to result from

If we assume that casualties are of 50 on each side will reduce the equally namerdus on both sides, a los original proportion of 230 to 100 to 200 "Yes, I suppose we are all related on to 50. Continued fighting as equal the island said Edwin. The only cost or both sides will incrcase the people who live come to it in my time superiority of the Allies from 33 fold to from outside, were an American and his four fold, five fold, six fold, etc. The 400. They were part of a shipwrecked longer the Hghting laats the more crew, who after a time were ali overwhelming will be the superiority intaken off. But this man, who belonged to San Francisco, when he got home PARIS, Sept.-J. man-power possessed by the Allies." There was "Paique, ceremony at Even if the Allied losses were, greater found that his wife was dead, so he Verdun, when President Poincaré, in the than those of the enemy, points out the came hack with his son, and has lived presence of the Allied representatives,writer, we should still maintain, and there ever since. presented to the town the Declarations increase, our preponderance in man- conferred on the town of Verdun by the power, while our superiority in raunitions and materials makes "Ger Allies in recognition of its defence.

President Poincaré, in a speech, mary's position from the materiai declared that supreme hopes were standpoint as hopeless as it is from shattered against the walls of Verdun, the point of view of manpower where Germany sought an astounding spectacular victory. The debris of the Germans" dreazas lies at its own feet. The name of Verduni will ring through BRITAIN'S WARNING TO CENTRAL they told me. out the ages as the criol liberated humanity.

PORTUGAL AND THE WAR.

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LISBON, Sept 14, Reuters Correspondent foreshadow the active participation of Portugal.

THE BALKANS,

RUMANTAN SUCCESSES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.1

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NO TROUBLES AND NO FIGHTING, ;*. Some of us go away from time to time on ships but we nearly always return, for the island is pleasant to live in, and there are no troubles, no fighting. We have all we want, there and are happy

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PETERBORO MAN WHO CLAUME

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A rouarve touched with mystery safe unds the death of the Peterborougis is seker why, as told by the etterllaped at his

William New

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Newland

We are great great-grandavos of Midshipman Young, of the Bounty," There is no record of a Midshipman Young in the history of the mutiny on the Bounty, though it is possible he was one of the party who Accompanied Fletcher Christian, the leader of the mutiny, when, in 1790, he took possession of Pitcairn Island, und burned the Bounty. But all the in habitants of the island, are, of course, of mixed race, for the wires of the muti- peers were Polynesian women from Tahiti Whea the Youngs left the population of the island numbered 160, TRAMS FOR MUNITION WORKERS. MUNITION WORKER'S ROMANCH divided into 30 families. apparently as many as the area of two

WOOLWICH square miles can comfortably support,

OVER 1,000 WOSES CONDUCTORS ON light skirmishing on the north and following final proposal to settic once for life is very primitive, and what north-eastern fronts and 378 prisoners for all the whole question of importa farming is carried on cannot be described

es for gtions of foolstuds into territory, in these intensiteit te were captured

HIGELY TREASURED CAT

and endin Firing continues on the Danube and occupation of the enemy. There are no cattle sheep. The The war services of the London County in Dobrudja, where we are in contact the Gerroan and Austro-Hungariaft fauna of Piiru consist of goats, fowls, Council tramways have been considerable. De with the enemy along the whole front. Governments will reserve wholly to the cats and In order that the fast

There have lively patrol affairs,

civil populations of the territories which named may not multiply too greatly that other mechanical traction is to benef

went to live at Foterborough thre nouncement, the companies offered 3-detachments of the enemy touryhing their armies have occupied-Belgium, the killing of a eat on the island isited thêmy aarsices are likely to be Es was) in ufdition to 5/- bonus given last along the Danube being repulsed, josing Northern France, Poland, Serbia, Monto something equivalent to high trennon aver greates in the future.

or four years ago. There was always nie negro, and Albania---the entire produce paternal Government that cecionals.

In a statement to be presented to the air of mastery about him, but he was October, and proposed arbitration in eight German guns.

factory. There were times, however, SERBIANS CAPTURE SOROVITCH of the soil, all live stock and all stocks of 17 takes, cognisance of Parenteil it is claimed that since the gut soon recognised as thin best fitter in the regard to a further grant, s

food, fodder or fertilisers in those terri existence tried some years ago to htray of war the changes made in the when he spoke in a quiet way to the This oder was not accepted by thei

tories, if they will admit to those terri reintroduce pigs, which, before the tenthsays sorriges, wing to the redis landlord of the fun where he was in the ATHENS, Sept. 14. mon's representatives.

tories neutrals selected by the President islanders adopted the Adventist faith, tribution of the centrus of industry i habit of calling. He claimed to be the Or the 13th inst the Serbians of the United States with full powers to work tumerous and profitabile, But the usequence of the development of inom of a notable man who was le captured Sorovitch at four in the control the distribution of food to the Youngs soltome shat pigs were stil distries expected with the supply of moblad by equipinoy and safe be had his rights he would be a poor whole population and to transfery when taboo on the island, nor is the arrowroot misitions, have been of the greatest the resim This was repeated the The Serbians occupied an important necessary and possible, from one teror coffee industry, which alight furnish sistance to the large kumber of workers where he was employed.

works position north west of Kovil and inflicted ritory to another surplus stocks existing a profitable revehues to the Fitsuir engaged in, shess industries afterwards he

be was always ickses on the enemy.

in the one and lacking in the other; and exchequer, particularly Boughing, THE POLITICAL CRISIS. IN GREECE: if the President of the United States he truth seems to be ifthat, even a will undertake the selection of these afficiency of yams, melons, oranges, Mama neutral agents,is Majesty's Govern bananas and pineapples, with what fish earn Only all propylefth ATHENS, Sept 14ment will on their part give them every The American Ambassador to M, Dimitracopalons will only accept assistance in their power and will admit they can catch, and an occasional gost represents pleasure mic

or chicken, the simple wants of the Of the various passezerant relating to claims, he was king, all Japan has been instructed to inform favourable. He is of the opinion supplies necessary to supplement native cars for the trimmings of civilisation, in a position to expand the portal or

office as Premier if the Entente Ministers into such territories any imported food islanders are satisfied: They do not | víem the Council's brautars were long bearing on what he had often ended the Japanese Goverment that the

that departure from neutrality is the stocks and to afford to the populations beyond a little clothing, kerosene of Vices to an extent at all commensumate Japanese demands on China in con-only remedy for the present situation.a fair subsistence ration, so long as they soap and candles, and even returning with the rapidly growing needs of Wool- Belgian communiqud shows that the

LATZ are satisfied that their enemies are voyages from distant climas bring no with the gr nection with the Chengchiatung German forces in East Africa are now incident have greatly disturbed the The King has received M. Dimitra scrupulously observing their part of the leaven of luxury with them. In July, 1914, just before the outbreak divided into two isolate groups One

copalous, who asked to be allowed forty- agreement wa group Gemer Smuts is driving toward, American Government which trusts aight hours to "sound" the Entente 50 TIME MUST BE LOST

diplomacy Mahingo, while the second is defending the report is untrue,

16 S Tabora, wbither the Belgian Gener

TOKYO, September 14..

SEYEN NORWEGIAN STEAMERS Molitor's brigade is moving from the The Foreign Office states that the

SUNK North and General Olsens from the reports that Japan desires to humiliate said oppress China in connection with

LONDON, Sept. 14, A Mesopotamia common states that's force from Narisirah killed 200 Turkish irregulars who attasked, a reconucitringparty north-east of Nasiriye on the 9th inst

The Turks were driven northwani JAPAN AND THE CHENG CHIA

es of ammunition TUNG AFFAIR

o large quantities of

were captured mud Hestroyed

Our airmen raided An enemy REPRESENTATIONS BY AMERICA

Aerodrome un the Tigris on the Tith inst and destroyed a small camp.

THE OPERATIONS IN EAST AFRICA.

LONDON, Sept. 14

West, along the central zailway,

CONSCRIPTION IN AUSTRALIA,

MELJO, Sept. 11 The Bill to muthorise the taking of a referendum on the adoption, of compulsory military service has beer reud a first time,

RUSSIAN LOAN IN JAPAN.

Wasusaros Sept 14.4

Riternoon.

More than 12,500,000 passengers are being carried, week's bunch.

to 2

A search at his lodging, in the bape of finding some tine as his relative this revuti a mass of correspondence with

Bomerset House and other public offices.

the landlord of the inn. Au uldres was found of a lu Devonshire, and on communi her she proved to be tomation about not volunteer any Bor brother, but said be had been very to her and his other sisters.

DEMONSTRATIONS IN BERLIN,

THEIR MAJESTIES KINDNER of war the maximum number of the Of course the Youngs are to some Council'e tramcars arriving a certain "If this offer is refused, or if the extent sophisticated, and are so far not point during the busiest half-hour was German and Austro-Hungarian Govern fair samples of the simple islanders.41his number has now been increased ments do not reply before the harvest. London, they agreed, was very wonder to 55 an addition of 110 per cant. The in the otcupied territory begins to be ful face. They had spent two days number of cars arriving at the same point POLICE CHARGE SOCIALISTS WITH CHRISTAINIA, Sept. 14. gathered, but continue to refrain from there with Mr. and Mrs. Routledge, and each day before the war Seven Norwegian steamers have been stating officially for the information of they were greatly impressed with the number is now 1,500 in herbase of over the Cheng Chia Tang incident or close

attitude in regard to these questions of showed them so greatly that they During the busion hour to-day accom the door to the trace of other countries sunk in two days the Allied Governments, their exact kindness which the King and Queen 3 per cent

hold the responsible, and will exot wrapped up in their bosoms until

Mis entirely erroneous. Tähe instructions given to Baron Hayashi, the Minister at Felong, are most moderate.

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL

ELECTION.

New Your, Sept 14. DOUBLY SUBSCRIBED IN A FEH By The Republicans regard the results in Maine as presaging Victory for Mr. Hughes

HOURS.

PETROGRAD, Sept 14

The Democrats argue that A Russian Lean was opened on the

majority is undecisive inst and closed the same morning

twice covered All-The betting in Wall Street is. being

the

A despatch from Berlin to Zarich

that following they prohibition of

which were to have bee

The German officera guarding Briti reliet, bis Majesty's Government will are keeping the details of the receptionmodation is provided for 13 88 people, the beginning of last month announcon soldiers at prison camp, near Heidel from them such reparation as can be the secret may be disclosed to the compared with 404 foefore the war, meeting ty Socialists on thức berg, had chalked up their favourite Ehte secured by the Allied armus or efforced President of Pitesi, a relative, and I perodne of 234 per cent. The nocony the Minority the third year

A

Golt stente England, and an English prisoner wrote vinder i

Because we cant

The humour of the retort did not appeal to the Hun gaolera

•manifestations

4. The demonstrators Man

and there livesLokncer

modation provided by mover, pomibuses

beginning of Search by the public opinion of the understood, namesake,

neutral world, for every civilian life But London would have been much in this district, compared with that pro war, mant

the northern quarters lost through insufficient nourishment in more wonderful if they had not first vided before the war, shows only a light have just taken place, more every territory occupied by the armies, visited San Francisco, which, as viewed increase of the Central Powers from the Golden Gate, takes a lot of To meet the shortage of men it became on trough

It is obvious that if this proposal is beating The Mans came that way necessary to employ wames to be put into operation successfully.no from the South, and then passed are now 1Z women conductors on Lime must be lost. The new harvest through the Pug Canalw will shortly be gathered, and for the weeks before any other bost," said Subst HAMAERLAIN'S Colic, Cholora nad plan to be of any advantage to the Edwin gleefully. All sailors delight into the

Diarrhoen Remedy followed by a populations of the occupied territories getting ahead of the other fellows, and dose of castor oil will effectually care the the fruits of the harvest must be plac In the Edutledge yacht does not draw. most stab som cases of dysentery. cepecially good for anmmer discrhoes in in neutral control before they have been much water: it was allowed to

when the Canal was still closed For sale by all Chamiste, and appropriated for the use of the pabister children. For Storekeep

TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY,

after the great landslidk

best meda their depen

Increased continued until

The police: peatedly, with drawn personi, me were