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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1916,

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAMS.

Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

THE GREAT ITALIAN VICTORY.

CAPTURE OF AN EXTRAORDIN- ARILY STRONG POSITION.

LONDON, Oct. 12.

An Italian semi-official statement Bays that so far only the results of The great victory in the Carso region Bare been annoticed. These were Daly obtained after a long and stub bom battle carried on with varying Fortunes.

The captured enemy positions were Extraordinarily strong. The trenches were six feet deep in solid rock with #teel-pmtarted loopholes. sever Kads of entanglements, and chevaux Be Irize. Innumerable communication Erenches led to huge crater-like holes

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

UNITED STATES POLICY.

THE

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MR ASQUITH REVIEWS

THE WAR SITUATION.

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THE NEW YOTE OF CREDIT,

NOT A TIME FOR FAINT HEARTS. AND WAVERING COUNSELS.

LONDON, Oct. 12. In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith introduced the Vote of Credit for £300,000,000.

The Premier stated that for the 190 gaya ained the 1st April Loans to the Dominions and the Allies amounted to | £233,900,000. `We were exceetling the estimate regarding these. The war continued to cost £5,000,000 daily. The expenditure of the Army had slightly decrease, and that on munitions had increased. Parliament had so far voted for the War an amount equivalent to the previous twenty years' expenditure, including the South Africa War.

WASHINGTON, Det, 12. Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State, Has announced that the policy of the

They did not regret that the er |United States in regard to "sub-penditure on loans to the Allies and the uuriniai" could not be determined Dominions was growing, for no part of the war expenditure was of more im- pending much more complete in-

portance. (Cheers.)

The Allies had advanced seven formation. He indicated that rauch

miles on a front of nine miles on the Somme. would depend on Admiral Knight's

All the gains had been held. The report particularly as to the steps enemy's losses had been very heavy. taken to ensure the safety of passen They practically had abandoned their (attack on Verdun. The total Allied gers and crews.

captures on the Somme were 60,474 Pioners, 304 guus, and 1,030 machine.

The findings of the Neutrality Board, which laid down the polity adopted in the Appam case are anticipated with much interest.

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guns.

Mr. Asquith stated that General Haig had summarised his opinion on the operations on the Somme as follows:- All arms of the Services had proved themselves equal to the test. The ability of the new Armies and Forces

In the limestone where reserves col- BRITISH EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS from all parts of the Empire to not only

lested, and natural caves were able to shalter whole battalions.

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THE WESTERN FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH AIR RAIDS.

Lagnas! Oct., 12.

General Sir Douglas Hnig in a kommuniqué reports five successful British air-raids in the Mossines, Bois Grenier and Hajsnes arons,

THE FRENCH FRONT.

Pants, Oct. 12.

A communiqué reporta reciprocal artillery work south of the Somme and in Wogyre. Compamtive quiet prevails elsewhere.

THE BALKAN ZONE.

FURTHER RUSSIAN CONTINGENTS LAND AT SALONIKA.

Salonika, Oct. 12. Further important contingents of Russians have landed here,

BRITISH MOTOR BRIGADE AT ·

WORK.

Losos, Oct. 12.

A British official "report from Balonika states.

Our Motor Brigade is clearing the country to the outskirts of Seren which the enemy strongly holds.

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

CHOLERA-INFECTED SWEETS-

AS AN ENEMY WEAPON

LONDON, Oct. 12. Russian communiqué records only miner operations and mentions that the Austro Germans dropped poisoned sweets and garlic infected with cholers-bacilli at Constanza.

A MAD KING DEAD."

LONDON, Oct. 12

A Copenhagen telegram states that Otto the mad King of Bavaria, is Zend.

BYE-ELECTION IN SCOTLAND.

LONDON, Oct. 12. The bye-election on North Ayrshire resultat as follows s

General Hunter-Weston

(Coalitionist)

Rev. Humphrey Chalmera

(Independent)....

7.149

1,300 (The previous representative was Cap tain D. F Campbell, D.S.O. (V.)

FOREIGN MISSIONARIES IN JAPAN.

According to the latest official returns the number of

WITH TURKEY..

LONDON, Oct. 10. In the House of Commons, Mr. Forster, Under Secretary of State for War announced that the Turks in the course of the war had taken prisoner | 537 British officers and 11,611 men The British had taken prisoner 437 officers and 9,751 men of the Turkish Army. Negotiations for an exchange of unfits were progressing.

THE BRITISH REGISTRATION BILL

Losoos, Oct. 12.

Mr. Asquith stated in the House of Commons that the Government intended to proceed with the Regis tration Bill without delay. The question of an amendment enabling soldiers and sailors on active service to vote was being sympathetically! considered.

drive the enemy from the strongest eutrenchments by assault, but to maintain the feasive under the most difficult conditions for many months, hal been placed beyond all question."

We were making real headway in Mesopotamia, despite difficulties.

The hot weather during the past onth had hampered active operations Substantial progress bad been made in the improvement, of the railway and river communications. The health of the troops had also greatly improved

General Moore assumed command of the forces in Mesopotamia on the 28th ́ August, and his most recent reports indicated that real headway was being

which had so far hampered the oper made in overcoming the difficulties

ations.

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CHINA MAIL.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

AUSTRIAN ADVANCE AGAINST

-RUMANIANS” STOPPED.

ENEMY ATTACKS REPELLED ON BRITISH FRONT..

LONDON, Oel. 12. 2 General Haig in a communique, states --

There was an enemy bombardment | Vulcan Brass all play.

An enemy attack north of Courcelette was stopper.

We shelled hostile enemy infantry assembling in the rear.

The enemy's shelling was especially directed at the Hessian trench, north of Courcelette, around the Stuff. Redoubt, and in the heighbourhood of Flors and Guedecourt.

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The enemy at Courcelette attempted to attack, but was caught ou bis paru- pots by a barrage and stopped. In the morning he attacked a crater at Nouvillo St. Fast, but was caught by machine. guns. He suffered considerably in a similar attempt near the Hohenzollern Redoubt, where he was repailedd,

We carried out successful minor enterprises against the enemy's trenches south of Halluch

· STRONG GERMAN ATTACK ON FRENCH FRONT.

Paxis, Oct. 11.

A communique states i We have organised our new positions south of the Somme and we extended our gains at certain points, by means of band-grenades.

Yesterday's prisoners totalle 1,377.

A strong German attack on Schoeholz in the Vosges reached cur trenches, but was completely driven out with severe lossas,

Shull attacks in Champagne and at Fleury were repulsed.

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There were many airfights on the Somme, and four enemy machines were brought down and six others were seriously hit and fell behind their own lines,

Lostbox, Oct. 12.

A Rumanian communiqué states Enemy attacks at the various painta in Transylvania were repulsed, especially in the vicinity of the Cainani and

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Elsawhore there were artillory duela. The Rumanians bombarded Vidin. A telegram from Rome reports that fierce fighting continues in the vicinity of Brasso.

The Austrain advance has been. stopped, thanks to the arrival of the new Allied forces.

The Rumaninn losses were small.

THE MACEDONIAN CAMPAIGN.

ALLIED CAPTURES..

Losbos, Oct. 11.. The French official, lacedonian communiqué states:-

On the right wing the British crossed the railway line.

In the centre we carried the enemy's first lines or the heights: west of Ghaygheli.

On the left wing the Bulgarians were rgiaforced and are desperately resisting the Serbians.

The Allied captures were 2,616 on the 1st October

THE NEW SUBMARINE ISSUE.

AMERICA'S REPLY to the ALLIED 'NOTE.

LONDON, Oct. 1. The United States' contention that

belligerents must distinguish between neutral and belligerent submarines re fers to a passage in the Allied Memor andum pointing out the grave danger incurred by neutral submarines navigat

Our seroplanes severely bombed thang regions frequented by belligerent

suhmarines. hivoues and cantonments at Percume,

Reuters Agency understands that the airsheds at Terguier, zu ruurame U.S. reply to the Allies' Memorandim Colmar and several railway stations. They also bombed and fired machine was despatched prior to the recent sink. guns at a train between Annois andings off the American coast. Ham.

FRENCH CAPTURE. 1,100 PRISONERS.

PARIS, Oct. 12.

A communiqué states: There has been a reciprocal bera bard ment on the entire Somme front.

Violent enemy attacks at Bois de Chaulnes ware repulsed.

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Referring to Greece, the Premier said that even now, if wisely guided and governed, she might take a worthy part on the side to which her great and glorious traditions committed her.

South of the Somme 1,700 prisoners The Allies offensive at Saloniks had were captured during yeatervlar's opera The tions. met with considerable success. British had advanced to within eight miles of Monastir

The Anglo-Belgians had occupied the whole of the coast-line of East Africa, the complete conquest of which was only a matter of time.

It appears that the Bill mentioned by Lord Lansdowne yesterday only The Premier paid the warmest applies to soldiers and sailors attributes to General Smuts and the Belgians regarding the campaign in Africa.

Home.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

GREEK HAYY TRANSFERRED TO

ALLIES.

RESULT OF AN ULTIMATUM.

ATHENS, Oct. 12.

The defeat of the Turka at Katia had gone far to remove the danger of an attack on the Suez Canal, and this had impaired Tarkish prestige in Arabia and Syrin

The Allies had received Italian and Russian reinforcements at Salonika with

| the object of combining operations with

On the Somme the bombariment extended to Morval and Chaulnce.

The enemy attacks led to lively hand- to-hand fighting.

Grenade attacks at the edge of the wood St. Pierre St. Vaast were repulsed.. There was the sunt cannonade else. here.

THE HEATY GERMAN LOSSES.

Loxoox, Oct. 12. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters reports as follows:-1

Thiepval may be described as a great German cemetery, at least 1,800 enemy corpses being unremov-

the Russians and the Rumanians in the able at present owing to the gunfire. Dobrudja and Transylvania

AMERICA INVESTIGATING SUB MARINE ATTACKS.

WASHINGTOS, Oct, 12. After conferring with President Wilson at Long Branch, Mr. Lansing declarerl that there had been no decision regarding the policy of the United States on the new submarine warfare of Germany. The whole subject was still being investigated-

President Wilsdh was receiving many telegrams orging action in order to pre vent a repetition of the submarine

attacks.

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AMERICAN PRESS COMMENT. LONDON, Oct. 12. American newspapers continue to dis- cuss the new menace to the United States.

Their comment is influenced by the imminence of the Presidential election, the Government organa "advising patience, and their opponenta urging strong measures.

Meanwhile the President is described as being "much worried.".

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SUBMARINE TRANSPORTS" IN THE ATLANTIC.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 12. The Tyd learns from German

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not conclade a similar agreement with a third party for a similar purpose. This

Macedonian operations had not only of the progress of the British offen-are being supplied from submarine THE CHINO-JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL agreement the Chinese Government has entailed heavy losses to the enemy, but sive is the economy of life which has transports-stationed at a fixed time they had prevented the latter from attended each big attack, which has and place in the Atlantic Ocean. transferring troops to the Dobrudja been less costly than the previous

In conclusion, the Premier said that attack.

this was not a moment for faint hearts The Timea correspondent

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The new submarine warfare is the REPORTED TEXT OF THE REVISED

AGREEMENT, result of a compromise between Dr. at von Bethmann-Hollweg and bis

munition transports?

GERMANY INDEMNIFIES NORWEGIAN OWNERS."

does not include the case of officially conducted factories.

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Art. 10 Without the consent of Chi ypom the Chinese Government shall not

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other is undertaking as security for any is stated to be the text of the revised

Art. 11 After the expiry of this artement-respecting the Chine Japanese agreement, the Chinese Government may Industrial Loan, against which Parlia

purchase the assets of the factory at s ment is energetically fighting:

reasonable price. CallArt. 11. Reculations governing the Art. 1. The total amount of the loan conduct of business shall be fixed

separately, Art Interest shall beat the rate of 13. The agreement shall come

THE LOAN AGREEMENT.

Admiral Fournet presented an Uiti matum" to the Greek Government de- manding as a precautionary measure, with a view to the security of the Allies, and wavefing counsels. All the suffering British Headquarters states that the opponents in the Reichstng, The Peking Oeste shys the following the handing over of the entire Greek which they had undergone could not two fronts at Thiepval region are s The Germans expect great things Fleet, except the Ateroff, Lemnos and be allowed to end with a patched-up, close that they are practically within from the attacks on the American Kilkish, by one in the afternoon, also the precarious and dishonouring compromise bombing distance. control of the Pirneus-Lárisan railway.

masquerading under the name of peace. LATER (Cheors.) They were not vindictive, In the Ultimatum Admiral Fournet but they required adequate reparation explained that the despatch of artillery for the past and security for the future. and ammunition to the interior, the (Long and loud cheering) movements of the Greek ships, and the continued activity of the Reservists” Leagues had aroazed fears of distur bance and disorder at points where the Allied Fleet is anchored, and also en- dangered the security of the Allied troops in the Balkans.

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The Ultimatum also demanded the disarming of the Kilkish, Ateroff and Lemnos, the dismantling of the forts on the coats and the handing over of the two forts commanding the feets and ***- moorings also the control of certain porta

LATER

Beyond the Stuff Redoubt is the strong, position styled "The Mound." where fierce local fighting is proceed- ing. The actual edge of the plateau here seems difficult to win, by reason

CISTIANIA, Oct

Oct. 12 of the intricate defences, and because The Vote of Credit has been adopted. the farther side and all the downward nity for the sinking cf. a Norwegian

Germany has promised au indem slope is swept by the German are steavier in ballast in the Charuel is from the opposing lace of the river the month of April and valley,

THE TALE OF PEACE.

BRITAIN'S DETERMINED

ATTITUDE

LONDON, Oct. 11

a single word of what he said. The views" be expreased in that interview

A DISCREDITED NEWS SERVICE.

GERMAN CASUALTY LISTS.

LONDON, Oct. 12.

LONDON, Oct. 12. The German official casualty lists

The Home Secretary has prohibit show a total of over 3,500,000, ofed the International News Service whom 1,250,000 are hors de combut.

from using the Press Bureau and receiving facilities for the transmis sion of news, con

· BRILLIANT - ITALIAN SUCCESSES.

NEARLY 6,000 PRISONERS TAKEN..

The Agency had been previously warned against disseminating filso-

is Yen 6,000,000,

1.6 per coût per annum."

Art. 3. The loan must be repaid profit derived from smelting bruas casa within three years and a half with the and refining brase: Any deficit for the

ose will be

made

good by the Chi-

purpose

Dese Government.

Art 4 The proceeds of this loan shall

be used for the explicit purpose of refin- ing brass from smelted brass cash.

Toto fores on the day it is signed.

52,000 CITY: CLAIMS FOR

EXEMPTION.

5. The principal of the loan shall MR. LONG ON THE GREAT NEED

Yokohama Specie Bank be paid by t

FOR MORE MEN at 4 per cent.

China

Att: 6. The agreement for this "loan" must be approved by the Parliament of Art. 7. The agreement for the 6,000,000 Yen loan concluded on September 9th 1818,all autistically be catered on

agreement is signed. Art 8. The Chinese text of

Sir Vezey Strong, Chairman of the Ci Local Tribunal, is repening the Court recently said that during the three weeks": adjournment he had been demding

boods in Americs and publishing a meut shall be held authorihi crees privately; casos ot" emergener on the

cablegrams from London matter in-

ROME, Oct. 12.sented in American newspapers

CASH BULTING AGREEMENT.

anthority given him by the Tribunal. - "Up. to the present the claims lodged numbered Art. 1. A factory for smelting cash (52,000, and decisions had been given in be established at 40,87 cases. The President of the Local redning

and

Art. 2. The

The ships named are three amourad In the House of Commons, Mr. ships. The Lemnos and Kilkish ships of Lloyd George, replying to criticism by 13,000 tons displacement were formerly Mr. R. D. Holt, regarding the interview | the Ironssip and the daha sold to which he gave to an American Press Greece by the United States. representative on September 28th, The Greek Minister of Marine has declared that he would not withdraw promised compliance with the Allies demands.

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were those of the War Committee and success of the Italian troops at question is controlled by the Ban began,

The transfer of the Greek Navy has of the Cabinet. The necessity for Mount Pasubio, in the penetranon dolph Hearst organisation, and that ployees of the factory shall be selected that there was still a great demand for

expressing them would be revealed in It is stated that the lighter craft will due course. Intervention now would of the strongly fortifed line on the Hearst is a violent pro-German and appointed by the Chinese contract-men, and exemption should not be given

Guilia front, where 801 prisoners masquerading as a neutral. be despatched to the Frovisional Govern-bes triumph for Germany and a

were captured. He ment at Salonika, and the heavier disaster for us.

The Infantry assaulted and wert warships will be disarmed and left at flu the interview in queation Mr. Kerathing Gulf.

Lloyd George, refering to the peace talk beyond the elaborate lines of trenches LATER, talk on the Carso front, occupying the afternoon took over without any distur- would not tolerato Intervention now. She the richest booty.

The French Naval Authorities in the Vatican, said that the entire Empire most powerful boights, where they secured 5,084 prisoners; and captured bance all the warship

was prepared to continue the struggle

The Italian newspapers point out

General Cadoma reports a brillant. It is stated that the Agency in Tientantor and other em Government Board had written stating

removed, and others are being latided

Some of the crews had been already antil Prussian military despotism was that the advance in the Carso seri irreparably broken. Tha fight mat berously threatens Duino and enables

French crews are being placed in the email ships

There is no excitement in Athens or

at the Piruetts

CHILDREN'S

HT let the children

knock-out.]

GREEK PROVISIONAL WAR

The Italians to approach the strong Hermada barrier road from Nabre sins, towards Trieste. ~

· BRIGADIER KILLED.

Art.

ing party after supplying the

infined

anies justification was clearly estab lished

direct, the remaining products shall be Long, however, mentioned that, for sold at current market price.

a tribunal to mark ite award ** final ♬! was Art: If the Chinese Government irregular, as they should not anti LONDOS. Oct. 12. should itself be short of capital to pur the final judgment. For Instance Brigadier Philip Howell is reported chise buss funds shall be furnished by

of the Asiatic tribunal could grant postponement for Bey, three months without the right o Development

Art On The capital of the factory, Fasthar appeal males applicatio 286,000,000, shall be

be furnished by Chill made tucanwhile to show causs

killed

BRITISH SHIPBUILDING2;-

were

Oct. 12 show that there

789,051 ton

NORWAY'S SHIPPING LOSSES.

Art&The profite from smelting and to appeal should be granted. refining shall be equally divided between cases the claimant had the right the Chinese and Japanese contracting a written application, for leave parties

-Art: Ti The factory, shall be "gsfab-

exey Strang thought that, in aut

bodies in such a dis