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BATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1918.

THE WAR.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(Reiter's Service to the China Mail.}'

THE FIGHTING IN DOBRUDJA.

ENEMY STILL ATTACKING.

LONDON, Oct. 27.

A Russian communiqué states that "the enemy is attacking along the whole of the Dobrain front and the Russo- Emanians are stubbornly resisting while retiring to a line towards the Boast from Hirsova, which is twenty Sve miles north of Cernavoda.

Fierte fighting continues on banks of the dail River near the Vulcan Удля

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THE FIGHTING ROUND VERDUN..

PARIS, Oct. 2%

A communique stater We, progressed sath and west of Yaux Fort and took a hundred pri

opera.

The enemy violently bombarded our positions in the region of Donaumont

and Chehois.

There has began intermittent Bannonade on the Somae. Chur artillery blew up an arimunition depot between Benermot and Ablaineart.

French aeroplanes botabe, bivouaes Borth of assiging, vansing fra, and on A number of milway stations.

THE BRITISH FRONT:

HEXYY RAIN-CONTINUES

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Loypos, October 27. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: There has been ravy rain during Hostile artillery has been active Bouth of the Angie,

Envy trenches were successfully raided at one point in that are,

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DESTRUCTION OF MERCHANT SHIPS.

Lospos, Detober 27.

The following steamers have been

THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL.

ELECTION.

PLOTTING "A SPECTACULAR ATTACE."

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THE CHINA MAIL.

VIOLENT ENEMY ATTACKS ON THE FRENCH. :::

CAPTURED GROUND WHOLLY

»MAINTAINED,

OVER 3,000 PRISONERS.

PARIS, Oct. 27. An official commmmenique states-North of the Somme an attempted enemy attack against Bois Aabe was easily repulsed There has been most broly artillery work at Sailly Saillisel and in the Vermando Villeirs and Chaulnes

sector.

Four violent endy counterattacks at Verdun were repulsed, and the front has been wholly maintained.

NEW BRITISH WAR LOAN.

£60,000,000 TU BE FLOATED IN NEW YORK.

LONDON, Oct 27

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~HUNTING THE U-BOATS.

OUR MAPS IN THE

STRAFE-HOUSES/"

BY ALFRED NOYES,

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The now British loan will be floated in Now Yark in November. It has. been fixed at £60,000,000 and will bear interest at the rate of 54 per cent.

The sea-power of the Island Empire Half rests secure in her possession of a vast the issue will have currency for three sea-going brood, which to-day, as in the years and half for five years.

days of the Armada, occupies ita basi The terms are regarded as indicatingness, from childhood to old age, in great the improvements in British credit in waters. the United States as the war progresses, despito heary borrowing—now totalling £160,000,000.

CAREERS FOR SOLDIER

CLERKS.

For have they forgotten to see the ancians works and wonders in the deep Many of them drink and curse; but more of them are quiet, God-fearing mên, with a Bible, in their kits, who hara a fist of iron for the face of the wicked. And not one of them is even remotely like the lurid creatures of modern literature. Battle transfigures them.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. The War Office" bas definite informe tion that the opponents of the Govern ments policy in Mexico hara ariangel with Kieneral Vila and other bandic for a spectacular attack on the American bonier before the Presidential election, in order to create a sentiment against driven brick in cliserder and with heavy by the Board of Trade with Lord is their eyes, a deep fire, which may bs| President Wilson. Precautions TC

being taken.

LATER.

3.30 in the afternoon. They were

Another communiqué states :-On four occasions the Germans "attacked the positions ws captured at Donazmont The artillery and infantry broke those. which were delivered at 8.30 in the morning and 230 in the afternoon

Occasionally-in any stir that breaks. Our Londoe correspondent, writing the monotony of their days and night-- against the fort and the front eastward, despite the intense bombardment by

one catches a glimpse of what that which they were preceded. The third on September 25th, says —

transfigumtion must be As our patrol was a most powerful attack, the enemy Since the war began no more ubat stole into port at dusk we passed debouching from Harloumont Wood attive document has been aned than the mystery ship" making ready to sail. caught by our batteries and machine report just isnied by the advisory com- There were men on her dock who guns. Four waves of assaulters were mittee on financial relations, appointed walked and looked like panthera There was an indescribable smouldering

acen even in the pictures of the boy Jack Coruwel, the young hero of the Jutland Battle. In repose it has a touch of sulkiness, but it is the sulkiness. of thunder and deep waters; and its secret abides with those who have looked, from birth, into the eyes of their inscrutable inother the sody

lonses, anil isolated elements were taken prisoners. A fourth attempt south of Chanffaur Wood Was completely thefeated

of

The Government does not suggest The total prisoners taken exceeds that Americans are involved in the 5,000, besides several hundredis border plot; it believes that Mexican wounded who were picked up. intereats in the United States are responsible.

AMERICA AND THE KITCHENER

MEMORIAL FUND.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 27. An American Committee in support of the Kitchener Memorial Funil has bean organised, with Mr. Choate as President, to raise contributions in the United States for dis bled British soldiers and sailors.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

GERMAN DEFEAT DUE TO KAISER'S PERSONAL

INTERVENTION.

LONDON, Oct. 97. It is stated in Paris that the German

Faringdon as chairman ***

It not only suggests Arrangements whereby the Deutsche-Asiatische Bank and similar credit-aids, for German traders may be checkmatel, but it pro vides careers for trained young men whose life in the array has made themt unsuited to retum to the humdrum life of the city office. They will be ideal with capital, strengthened by officially supervise eredit, and encouraged to go

At each auxiliary base thare ard offices, or "Strafe houses," manned by officers of the Royal Navy who control || and direct and are is constant touch with all that is happening in all our seas. They have mapped out all our

out into the markets of the worki over-wators, on which the movements of all seas and act as emissaries of trade, reported submarines are recorded and

reverse at Verlan was due to the Their places have been taken by girls, Kaiser's personal intervention. There and that change, produced by war; were two German Divisions available at seems likely to be continued to a large Verdan to give support wherever it was extent when peace rotaris. required. These were withilmawn on Wednesday and Friday to the Bapaume region, in accordance with plans for a colossal offensive in the Sodine region ondered by the Kaiser.

followed up. More than a little dis- concerting it would be to our enemies. to look at one of these great maps whercon not only the spots at which submarines have been sighted are neatly The most hopeful sign about this marked, but also the exact courses which report is that it is underlined as urgent they have taken, with all their wander- matter, that must be attended to Bow, lings, for hundreds of miles, traced in and not left until after the war is over. thin red lines, till the moment when the The banks were at first inclined to benignal is given by telephone and wireless The French attack, was watched by shy of a state-sided trade baik, but the for the guns and nets to close in General Joffre. It was largely carried clause that provides for the new THE OCCUPATION OF CONSTANZA. out by Colonial Divisions. The weather institution working along with existing

It is not always mere office work in It was banks, but having powers, to establish these "Strafe, houses," for one of them throughoup was unfavourable. misty, preventing the airmen co-brancher of its own where a colonial or had been ventilated by a well-aimed shell Operating

British foreign bank does not exist, has from a German battleship in a hurry. The Thamout work was captured removed doubts on that heart- after twenty minutes, all the defenders I am aware that it is one thing The only result, however, was the being killed or captured, except one of to have this report and another to piensure taken by the occupants in the the Commanding Officers, who shot him see it put into practice, but I am dis- fact that the Royal Standard which self in preference to surrendering. Four posed to think that this proposal will covered one of the perforated walls had hundred men of the Douaumont garrison mature, and hide hound officialdom has thus been turned into a shot-rent surrenderal, and 400 others were killed. received so many jolts. of late that it is

trophy

While I was listening to terse tales of

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THE PORT IN FLAMES,

OTSESSA, Oct. 26

f'articular of the last days of the fisso Roumanian occupation of Con stanza, (the Rumaniac Port on the Black Sea) gathered from arrivals, show that as many as fifteen aeroplanes wounded men in a Red Cross Hospital dropped bombe in one day, and fifteen

were killed.

Notwithstanding the bombardment, the authorities despatched stores by railway, roed, and sca, and ultimately burned the remainder.

A Russian flotilla existed the retiring troops in resisting the enemy on their approach to the town.

The troops retired in an orderly manner, and the Rotilia only left when the port was in flames.

THE LAST TO LEAVE :. The English, Russian and French

bunk :-— Rowan more (British) SkogConsuls have arrived here (Odessa).

They were among the last to leave

(Norwegian). The former was 0 Constanza. The last train left for ship of 10,000 tons.

LATER.

The Greek steamer Baskiant was abandoned by her crew at sea under threats by an enemy submarine which disappeared before the arrival a French torpedo-boat. The “Kashian! was not damaged.

SHOT RENT, TROPHY.

defeat at Verdun coincided with the purely departmental back. The business dull explosion for out at ies. The It is noteworthy that the Gorman hardly likely to be handed over to the the recent bombardment there was a publication in the German Preen of an mai's training has been proved to be of official article endeavouring to explain value of lnce, and the shortcomings of telephone immediately began to make away the sacrifices sustained in the the mere cfficial have, been so glaringly inquiries, and a little later the newa terman attack at Verdan, declaring demonstrated, last of all in the scandals came that one of our trawlers had been Faces were which the French could over run Lordoca scem at last to be some prospect four remarks on the subject in the that Verdan was a sally port, from of the Army Clothing Dept, that there lost with all handa,

grave, but there were only three or raine. Therefore it was strategically for the business man to play a larger Strafe house." The first was: "Traffic important for Germany to close the part in quarters where he was formerly ally-port, and use it for further pene looked upon with suspicion. Be that as tration into France,

It may, the new proposals are bound to be of great interest to all who have the development of trade in the Far East at

ENEMY ACTIVE ON BRITISH FRONT.

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Cernavoda when the enemy were already

LONDON, Oct. 27,` bombarding the line. Despite the bon- General Sir Douglas Haig reporta bardment of the port the Russian sailors, In the morning, after a heavy bombard- who remained after the troops and ment, the enemy attacked a Stuff trench population had gone, worked in a brave running northward from Stuff Redoubt. manner, burning huge grain elevators, They were driven back with consider- stores of cereals, flour and oil Refugees able loss. Our artillery did most effec state that enemy aeroplanes dropped tive work. Forty-one of the enemy proclamations into the town exhorting were made prisoners.

the Rumanians not to be afraid, as the The enemy artillery were active in The captain and 81 of the crew invaders were friends. They also the day time south of Ancre, in the of the Donaldson liner Cabotla, pre-dropped packets of poisoned sweets neighbourhood of Ipos and Fouque

bearing false marks intended to denote Villiers. viously reported sunk, are missing.

that they were of Russian origin.

Our aeroplanes yesterday bombed many billets and depote. Three of the -GERMAN HOSTILITY TO NORWAY.

aeroplanes did not return.

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STIPULATIONS REGARDING IRON ORE

AxaTERDAM, October 27. The Niewe Rotteranmacke Courant states that Germany has stipulated with Dutch firms receiving iron ore

borg Germany that they shall not Use the metal to repair Norwegian akips.

THE KING OF GREECE.

ASSURANCES TO BRITISH

MINISTER...

ATHENS, Oct. 23.

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GERMANY'S WAR AGAINST NORWEGIAN SHIPPING.

A SERIOUS SITUATION.

LONDON, Oct 27. It is believed that the Norwegian mail steamer from Bergen to Newcastle has been taken to a German port, al- though the vessel carried no contraband Coming on top of the other outrages, this is regarded as increasing the surious mass of the situation between Norway and Germany.

Norway, since the the war began, has Toet ten per cont. of her shipping.

WRECKAGE OF GERMAN ›

WARSHIP.

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must be held up." The second was:

Her skipper was a good chap." The third was: She must be replaced by trawler number so and so; not the Stormy Petrel-she had a long spell last week."

And those three remarks sum up the sailors' attitude towards this warfare. Duty, sober realisation of the hard facts, and care for the men. From first to last, despite the ironical name of the MAIL CENSORSHIP AND TRADE.office, I encountered none of that mere,

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"sporting desiro" to kill Germans with which our seamen, have beer eredited.

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Thers is regret, sometimes, when they Mr. Lloyd George, Secretary of War, gave to The Associated. Fress of America know that a submarine has been des troyed and they are unable to get "the last month the following statement:

"There appears to be deliberate scalp in the form of evidence that will be accepted by the Admiralty. But campaign, set on foot in the United the symbol of the whole work that they States by German agents, to throw are doing was provided by the beaut doubt on the good faith of His fully polished brass periscope of a Majesty's Government in regard to the German subriarine which I saw in the nse of information obtained through the comfortable room of the senior navali censorship.

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MELBOURNE, Oct. 27. forecast

Oficial reports from all States a conscriptionist victory Enthusiastic crowds witnessed on the same. expertitionary rough merchase. In 1,000 the Melbourne streets, including a fine body who are undergoing compulsor training, and who are dubbed "Hughes'

TEMELS BUNK.

LONDON, Oct. 26. COPENHAGEN, Oct. 27. The latest inkings reported are The Estrabladst states that large The steamers Sydmouth (British), The British Minister has had an quantities of wreckage of a German Vemus 11 and Sola Dag (Danish), Com Audience with the King. It is under-paye been washed up at Refshale tesse de Flandre (Belgian), and the

schooners Tweed and Twig (British stood that the latter repeated the

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 27. A German suamarine burned the Danish schooner London.

assurances given to the Fronch Minister GERMAN HAYAL CONSTRUCTION. yesterday, and that the measures the

King proposes to take to exchade any danger to the Allied troops in Maco- donia are regarded as satisfactory.

BAD WEATHER IN MACEDONIA.

PARIS, Oct. 27.

CONCENTRATING ON SUBMARINĖS.

LONDON, Oct. 27"

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are quite familiar, appear now to have resurrected my statement in the House of Comstocns on August 8, although that statement fully explained by Lard Robert Cecil, Minister of War Trade, on August 8, and most explicit assurances were given by hist in a later interview on August 15,

"In spite of this these propagandiste re trying to dress out my statement as omething new, nullifying Lord Hobart

Robe secil's assurances which followed it. Let a now my on behalf of the military authorities what his already been said an behalf of the Foreign Office-that when information is passed on by the censorship to other departments it is for the sole purpose of guiding t

the action of the Government in the conduct of the

war

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PORTUGAL UNDER ARMS.

THE COUNTRY A VAST FIELD UF

MÅNŒUVRES,

Portugal is to-day a vast field of wwwmanœuvres," said Major Morton Mattos, For instance, when we get inform the Portuguese Minister of War, in a ion that an American firm, to whom the recent interview with the correspondent Foreign Office has given a permit for the of the Journal" publication of export of certain German goods from was delayed 1 for military and diplomatic Rotterdam, on the ground that these reasons.

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BISHOP OF LONDON HECKLED.

DENIES THAT THE CLERGY ARE COWARDS

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many Christinos and many devoted people in that country more

A BRAVE CHAPLAIN Un boing sakat how many curateni were holding dlesex soldier, whe back the Bishop read a letter from a

grand chap

wrote "Our padre is a

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goods had been paid for before the war, "Portugal, being in a state of war with is using that permit fradulently, as fre: Germany and Austria, continued Major quently has been the case, we pass the Mattos,wants to take part in the wat information on to the Foreign Office in in the most-direct form and in a frar- order

of arms st that they may cancel the permit."

forces Again, wh

We are preparing with all cur when we find that take this direct part in the fight. The firm is using British banking

mobilisation the purpose of

of the Army was received "I know how fond of arguing at my Addressing representatives of the coal enemies and is deceiving with oth enthusiasm, and we are continuing | friends in the East of London" said they of an illustrated paper, the bishop: said that there was the picture of a to raise

Bishop of London at Tower Hill recently chaplain's tuple after he had smothered oficial information. German naval con mining industry, Mr. Asquith said that banks in question as to the real purpose to "Our first concern

abomb which was about to exploid, and have now about: We tion on to the proper department truction is centred almost entirely on the coal output in 1913 was 287,000,000 f of the transaction, we pass that inforon of the Beer was for the organise. He was addressing a crowded THUS BVed Beren and he was/U/C submarines It is expected that next tons, and in 1916 it. was only 235,000,000 0

and Hope, and was frequently person, be added. That is the answers if we learn increased by the convocation which one with the Mission: decrease was largely order that they may refuse to license 1,500 officers, and this number will be

Or, Zain transaction. Spring the whole of two years idenes tona. The

to the people who say our orgy, are have been more than raped attributable to the fact that 985,000 that shipment of contraband, jest ten pires of all the men from Belors the

commenced the cowards. We can thrust thet doen he

thrants of these people. Then the submarine warfare will be miners had calisted. Til June 6th the catansibly from one neutral arts to eighteen to thirty years old who are Eishop was gaked if he was prepared to renewed in a most ruthless manner, inflow of outside workers reduced the another, is really destined for the condition to bear arms. This will form debate the question Has the Church Is it possible to ti genuine, bona-

Failed He patiently heard the man

Ade Christian on £15000 a year?" was including the West Atlantic

depletion to 153,000. The Government enemy, we see that the Contraband a corps of militia oficers

Commntie gets that information s

to our troops you can go through who asked the qucation, and in declining another question; end still, another wan bed secured the return of 11,000 miners Cant, fruelly stated, is what we do and garrison our forts and air military: the invitation smilingly added if You"rid Christ have a sulary 1 CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM GENERAL SIR D. HAIG RECTOR OF from the fighting fine. The coal ex But we affirma, and challenge any one to traps, and every where you will see our have had your say, and I am going to know you very well in East Long

ports for 1916.did not exceed 10,000,000 day is that, bouest, business interrats recruits exercising in intensive fashion have minge mensold tons, compared with 73,300,000 tons in the trule secrets of an American mat

drag mugitions, our forti

the war was an argument speaker befor 1512 The exportations had been chart or manufactures se us safe in the si

God and did it mean there type of man, reduced to a dangerously low limit handy of the military tensors and

Government departi

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Losdor. Oct. 27.

Generate Sir. Douglas Haig has been The Allies were dependent on us while the hands of the

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