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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1816.

THE

WAR.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mai.)

THE BRITISH PUSH RESUMED.

BEAUMONT HAMEL CAPTURED.

OYER 3,300 PRISONERS TAKEN.

LONDON, Nov. 13. Router's Correspondent at Head- quartars reports

We attacked early to-day and already by 2,30 this afternoon we had advanced the British line on both sides of the Anore to a maximum depth of a mile,

THE BALKAN FRONT,

FURTHER SERBIAN SUCCESSES.

ALLIES HAVE TAKEN 6,000, PRISONERS AND 72 GUNS.

LONDON, Nov. 15.

THE CHINA MAIL

BULGARIANS BURNING AND PLUNDERING IN MACEDONIA.

ATHENS, Nov 18.

IN MESOPOTAMIA.

LONDON, Nov. 13. An official report from Mesopotamia staton that two British aeroplanes ancERRE- News that the Bulgarians "urally bombarded the headquarters of the burning and plundering the towns Turkish irregulars at Alain westwards evacuated by them in East Mace of Nasiriye. donis and carrying of the inhabitanta has' caused much indignation against the Government at Athens,

ENEMY MOVEMENTS. ON ITALIAN

FRONT...

Losnoy, Nov. 18... An official communiqué states that intense enemy movements continue in Terragnolo Valley but are being hindered by the Italian batteries,"

"

. ENEMY AEROPLANES BOMB

PADOYA.

THE PRICE OF "THE TIMEĻ.”“

LONDON, Nov. 13. The Times confirms the report that the price of the paper is to be increased to d. It sys the rise in the cost of production is resulting in a loss $1,000 a week.

YARDURĖTO-DAY.

EXACAVATIONS BY GUNS REVEAL A ROMAN WALL

ramparts of Vauban Barbod-wire tran- Vardun,lies very still within the old

the scar the favoured promenade and tha playing ground of the families now scattered through France. Gaping walls and cracked callart show glimpses of twisted bedateda in broken homes; the | red roofs, where roofs romain, are littered. with tiles, worn up and shattered by ex- plosion; in the streets are scattered the earth and stones sent flying by the | morningTM" kata "

Vardan has not suffered as Ypres has of suffered, but, lest the enemy should read in this an invitation to increase the day ration of a hundred shells or so, it should be stated tha

RUSSIAN TREASURY BONDS.

PETROGRAD, Nov. Is The issue abroad of Treasury Bonds totalling 2,000 million roubles has been authorised

making sha

the work of zliku sowai uninhabitable has been

Tary thoroughly

this town made famous by its bombard one building remains untouched, and in ment the inteet house is treated as [a “sight” to be shown to all visitors,

In the centre of the town, where the

A French communiqué states: Supported by latense fire by French artillery, the Serbians in the loop of the 60 DEATHS-MOSTLY WOMEN HOSPITAL SUPPLIES HELD UP BY bombardment was heaviest, little romains

Cerna, after a sanguinary Sght, com pelled the Germans and Bulgas, to abandon the village of Iven, and fall

AND CHILDREN,

LONDON, Nov. 13.

Capturing the village of Beaumont The Serbians assisted by the French Padori and destroyed a building,. Hamel, which the Germans had con also progressed again north of Veliselo-killing the people taking refuge

Aidered to be impregnable, and St. Pierre Divion, as well as valuable trenches north of Serre.

th

All these positions forin part of the "Heavily fortifier-original-forman_main. ine which they haul occupied for up- wards of two years.

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Many prisoners, have been taken. Two thousand have been already collect ed in the advanced cages (rin)

Fighting continues around Serre, the

The majority were women and children. Already there Eave

Up to the present more than a thousand prisoners have been counted there. and sixtesz more guns were captured.

The Allies have captured 6,000 beer 80 deaths. prisoners, 72 gans and 50 machine guns since the offensive begun on September

STRIKE IN AUSTRALIA.

THE NEW SOUTH WALES ·

MINISTRY,

of modern Verdun, but musk bas come to light of the ancient city where Rome MELBOURNE, NOV. Empire. Here the enemy's guns ex planted one of her grim sentinels of The Commonwealth hospital supplies cavated through the living down to the back two miles northward. Five enemy Ap Italian official announcement and many additional steamers are laid dead, and the destruction of all houses counter attacks were repulsed in cis-states that a squadron el enemy up in various ports in consequence of the laid bare an old Roman wall the exis- tence. cf which had been quite unaus- order with considerable loss.

aeroplanes on Saturday bombed coal strike.

pected It is now uncovered along the whola mile and a quarter of its circum- ference. From this old-wall, so far undented by Krupp, there stretch out the circles of defence of successive civili- zations First come the grass mounds and mascary fortifications of Vaubsa; then the inner line of the forts which were modern when this war broke out; then trench after trench, feid after field, of lurbed wire seam the plain and mount in terraces upon the ring of hills towards the crest and ridges, the stubbled felds which once were the green Dr. Wu Ting Fang, the now Foreignwoods of the Mruse, to the grim line, marked by trailing tile of smoke and fume, where trenches no longer exist, and the men huddle down under what cover they can got in the craters of shell aad of mine. The country for miles around is blasted and scorched; · in overy village there are ruins; yet there is the feeling of spring in the air, the sap of victory is rising

TOT

SALONTEA, NO: 12.

The Serbians, continuing their pursuit of the defeated Bulgarinas, have captured the village of Iven, north of Polog

LONDON, Nov. 12.

A Serbian communiqué states:

enly pince not captufal by a fat We not only broke. counter-attacks

assault.

J

Sir Douglas Jõe repons:

TW are attacking astride the [Anere.

We penetrated. the enemy's defemers on a front of five miles. and captured the strongly-fortified

ilinge of St. Pierre Divion.

The attack was delivered before daylight in a thick mist.

The enemy's losses are severe. 8,300 prisoners are already counted and more are coming in.

Fighting continues.

against Cake, but

continued

our victoricua advance northwards, pursuing

incur hands.

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BRILLIANT EGYPTIAN OPERATION.

REBEL SULTAN KILLED.

LONDON, Nov. 18.

STUNEY, Nov. 13. The Governor does not now insist on the resignations of the Ministry.

DR.-WU-TING-FANG'S POLICY,

.

SHANGRAI, Nov. 13.

An official expert from Egypt States Minister of China, in an interview that 300 men of the Egyptian Army;

defined his policy encrity toward no were despatched from El Fushar in one and friendship toward all Detaler for the purpose of rounding up a band of rebels in the province

of Darfur, headed by the ex-Sultanj Alidinar The forco suddenly moved

the beater enemy Poloy is entirely out from Bibes met reached Kulmt j

on the 3rd inst. They encountered a few tribesmen who offered little opposition and they "captured 100 rides and 300 camels.

We have captured 56 guas exclusive of trench ordinance since September

1466.

LONDON, Nov. 13.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

DESPERATE. BATTLE FOR SAILLISEL.

HOUSE-TO-HOUSE FIGHTING.

STEEL ORDERS FAR AHEAD.

The Yew Fork Herald says Beying of steel products is rapidly Our mounted troops pursued the

PARIS, Nov. 13.

waking up all unengaged mill capacity A communiqé states --

for the balance of this year and for the THE RUMANIAN FRONT.main body who had retired westward

The battle of Saillisel was resumed on frst infof-1917, and more sales a towards Sugai, caught up with them Saturday afternoon after an artillery being made for shipment over the third preparation which swept away now quarter of next year. Foreign orders

are still and attacked them on the 8th insé.

impressive, among the latest enemy works.

French detachments export sales being 150,000 tons of shell Alidinar 'was killed. We took 200, assulted the village, and desperate steel discards for Great Britain, France prisoners, captured 840 rifles, 2,500 fighting ensued, the enemy offering a and Italy; 16,000 tons of barbed wire round of armmunitions, 6,000 cattle most vigorous resistance. Nevertheless, and 4,000 wagons for Rassin, 10,000 fons the fiery dash of the French crumpled of ship plates for Japan, 12.500 tons of

France, tons of and other material.

two Bavarian divisions and re-took the I-beams

shapes for Canada, 10,000 tons of greater part of the village, the houses

Orient, 2,500-kess of wire

A Rumanian communiqué stater: We repulsed two enemy attacke north-west of Busteni.

A battle continued the whole day

The German line, captured was long in the region of Dragoslivele. axceptiorally strong.

GREATEST AIR BATTLE OF THE WAR.

LOSDON," Nov. 13. Rauter's Correspondent in another account detailing the greatest air battle of the 'war," "mentioned in a communiqué, says it occurred in open asuntry in. the neighbourhood of Arras.

We maintained our positions.

We repulsed all attacks'on the left bank of the River Alt, but yielded ground in the region of Saracitate on. the right bank.

The enemy's pressure continues very strong in the Jiul Valley, and there has been violent fighting south east of Orsova.

THE TRANSYLVANIAN FRONT.

ARRIVAL OF RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS.

PARIS, Nov. 13.

"We had no casualties.

AIR RAIDS ON THE EGYPTIAN.

FRONT...

being carried one by one each harbour.ig-irun for Italy, 70,000 boxes of tin

for the

ing one or more machine guns. At four nails for South America and liberal or o'clock, the whole of the central part of ders for black and galvanized sheets the village was in our hands. The for England, Euses and France. The battle continued the whole evening and Pennsylvania mills have refused orders for 45,000 tons of shell bars and also för the greater part of the night.

2,000 tons of ship plates for Japan and Italy.

showed that the German command had A document found by Staff Officers ordered Saillisel to be held at all costs.

Logos, Nov. 15. Au official report hom Egypt states that a ton of high explosivee was dropped in two successful air raids at Machbaba and Biracba. A BRITISH ATTACE ON BOTH BANKS

OF THE ANCRE. number of direct hits were observed. | Much damage was done to the

LONDON, NOT 13. enemy's camp and store sheds st General Sir Douglas. Haig roports :-

In the morning we attacked the Magbbaba A-hundred-pound bomb

German positions on both banka of the directly hit an Aviatic ladying Anere. Already there are a considerable hangar at Birsbasa, and damaged the number of prisoners. bangar. Much damage was Bleo

A British squadron thirty strong. consisting of bomb-carriers and escort, set out on a bombing, expedition across the German lines. An onomy force of between thirty and forty offered battle.

A Petrogral telegram confirms the done to the railway station and The higher layers of the British force descented to meet them. The Germans, report of the arrival of numerous rolling stock. Our squadron brought in a running fight, were gradually forced Russian reinforcements on the Transyl down two" Fokkers damaged. Ours over their own ground. The British, Tanian front, chiefly in the Predeal returned safely... seanwhile progressing steadily towards

acctor.

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THE ATTEMPT TO GRUSH ROMANIA.

their objective, accomplished their purpose.

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The British lost two each of their bombing and scouting machines. One observer was killed and two pilots were wounded.

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AMSTERDAM, Nov. 13. Apparently trustworthy information The Germans are known to have lostatates that the Central Powers are three machines and it is believed they concentrating great forces against

lcst three more.

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ITALIAN ADVANCE ON TRIESTE.

MILAN, Nov. 13. The Italian advance towards Trisste has cast a gloom in Austria, but the inhabitants of the city ara overjoyed and the police control is tightening: The entire civil population is gradually removing.

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ASTRAE TITTLE PATTLE.

MODERN SEER'S SILENCE, ON- TED)

GREAT WORLD WAR.

Astrology as practised by modern soemf

"The September review of the gencral business conditions of the United States, compiled by the National City Bank of New York, says

"The hesitating spirit which was noticeable in business circles a few The Moji correspondent of the Nuja months

ago has been changed by the saki Press writes I regret to Lavo to vigorous renewal cewar orders and other. evidence that the foreign demand apon of Mr William George Sherratt, of Moji, afairs of this planet. Yox stalların

inform you of the rather sudden death...apparently concerns itself with the minor our industries is not likely to cesse af í an early date. In the opinion of competent on Saturday last. So far as can be is only tittle tattle about things thai dow's judges the prospect looks more like two gathered at present (Sunday, Oct. 29th) years of war than it did a year ago of at death was due to misadventure, an very much matter just now.

apparent CASS of poisoning by charcoal the beginning.

Sa in Moore's Almanes, original The entrance of Romania into the fumes. Some few weeks ago be_prra| war is the most important event sinus chased a small sailing, hont at Robe, edition, 120th year," which has just boar the entrance of Italy, and it followed by with the iden of introducing a system pablished by Cassell and Co., one finer the entrance of Gracze it may cause of sail-trawling, thu

thus opening up a

fishermen scattered throughout the months pre ruvision of opinion as to the prospects of now industry for small pence. Although either side may be and doing business himself with phecies about stocka and shares, theatros able to hold out in defence, for a long his nets and trawling patents. Fifteen and male-halis, religions canfaÏR: ADRİ

Bikely that the war not

ago or so he sailed round to Fen the divorce court while, with regard te will days go to the last ditch.

zaki amall place on the count: in- Meanwhile, business continues a Et

mediately north of here, where he pro. the work tragedy upon which all horie over line of posed to take up residence and make it attention is concentrated, the stars, if SALONIKA, Nov. 13. - industry

the landing The Serbiana are continuing the parag

age and scarcity of material. Upon being good ground there and suis of the defeated. Bulgarians. They real principles the business man and other facilities likewise promising. Paga, hare scarcely anything to say,

dreads uncertainties, and so controon

night. Jast he

Or if they do speak, it is In anak appears havo captured the village of Iven. north opinion looks to the sad of the war with have been alone in his hout and, the egregious language es tbli: "' Jannary.--- of Polog.

apprehension. It is not comfortable to night being cold, he had a charcos Great and important changes are how feel that we are working ander an un brazier in the house (houseboat) within the international and political werin ratural stimulns, and that every month him. It would seem that he closed the Feb.-Unsettlement is shown in Fyince The Matin states that the Govern NORWEGIAN STEAMER ARRESTED. of these conditions will make the follow-place up, batches or doors, and went to mont is forming a Council of National

and Italy, April-The conjunction ef Economies to arrange for the husband- ing of food and of other resources, and the better cuployment of public funds and the efflux of coin abroad.

BULGARIANS.

The Daily Mail states that the Man. SERBIANS PURSUING DEFEATED Power Board recommends the calling Rumania and intend to do their utmost up of all men under 26, with few excep One of the British pilots, fell in No to crush her before the end of the year. tions, and all noskilled men under 31. .Man's Land. He took cover and was

#ventually bravely rescued.

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"ANOTHER ATTACK ON OSTEND BY BRITISH AIR SQUADRON.

LONDON, Nov. 13. The Admiralty announces that a quadron of Naval, aeroplanes carried out an attack on the harbour of Ostend on the 12th inat.

A considerable number of bombs were dropped on the Atelier de li Marine and war vessels...

GENMAN BLAST FURNACES ́

BOMBE

PARIS NO 13.

blast furnaces at Saintingbert, north-east of Sarrebruck All returned.

THE SITUATION IN GREECE.

ROYALIST TROOPS TERRORISING

THE POPULATION,

ATHENS, Nov. 13. Fifteen Hundred Royalist troops occupying the villages north of Ekaterini are requisitioning crops and terrorising the population, "

The Venezelista attribute this violation of the Graeco-Entente agree ment to over conciliatorinces on the part of the Entente

LATER...

A Venezalist official announcement

A COUNCIL OF NATIONAL ECONOMIES IN FRANCEL

PARIA NOT. 13.

The chairmanship has been offered to

ez-President Fallieres.

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LISBON, NOY, 13,

The Norwegian stenmor Breidablik has been arrested, with a number of the crew of the Norwegian steamer Camma.

CROSS-CHANNEL FLIGHT,

AN AMERICAN'S EXPERIENCE.

time,

paco,

ecome with labour short. & kind of ise to work from; the fishing they are correctly interpreted in thous

ing reorganisation more difficult.”

GERMAN GOLD SHORTAGEL

EXAJPLE OF THE EMPRESS.

Saturday

P

sleep neves to awake again."

The Na-asaki Press saya it believes that farcury and Mars on the place et Mari Captain Sherratt had resided in the in the Eiser's horoscope foreshadows Shimonoseki Straits district for more disaster.

than five year,

coming out from England j on a trawler which had been purchased by a Japanese company. He was a well

vincated

nad man

an adyen turons career in s3 Tarta rof the during

bad

bad

having been able to foretell, by the remotest referener the Beginning of bas war, it is not surprising that astrologers are rather shy of prophesying when it wil

ment the net moon of December accountant areatest foreign dispute, denotes that invented applianesa for me 1917. But we may be quite sure that

which he had Surred as a fond. One cannot anywhether tho atte

The se fourning of comphasised, by officer of South American rebel hon in Germany a

shuig expert, despatch from Berlin which states that articles of gold in the Court Treasury

He

the Empress has ordered all disnennahls also a very efficier the Straits the war is still going on at the end of

not

teacher

Value

dishi: residance

in

The American correspondent. Mr Posing historic criartistu vein the trawl-fisbory business and made it it be en, this sentenco will be claimed

to be donated to the collection Frederick Palmer who is with the strictes ordered for the purpose of in occasional business trip to Nagneaki British Arav in France, describes, how

* | chasing Germany's monetary gold sup-*- when in London on a short visit, bo ply: any members of the Court are obtained permission, to return to the allowing the example of the Empress. front on a military Recoplano ay ang p machine and stepped into a padded strapped my baggage on the

and was soon over the Channel"

TOXIO, Nov. 13. & communiqué states a

The Asahi Shimbun appeals to Japan- Nina borabarding and seven escorting states that the Royalists have occu-ere to subscribe to the Overseas Club "British Naval aeroplanes bombed the

pied the village of Outana, north of Christmas Fund for British soldiers in jacket for protection against the cold Grovana where a detachment of the trenched Venezelists were stationed. It is not yet known whether there was fighting

The

Glover inent ordered that no reinforcements should be sent, pref

Two- German -ecroplanes" bombed false Bellort. Five civilians were injured.

QUIET ON FRENCH FRONT,

Nov. 13.

It is officially announced that the day has been in relatively calm along the

OVISIONS

the Athens Government

full

for the non reement with the Taten

JAPANESE BATTLESHIP KOME

LAUNCHED,

TORYO, Nov 18. A battleship 81,000 tons and ted of 28 mots has been launched Kobe She is to be armed with twolve 14-ine gums.

Many English people, says a London paper are learning for the first tiree that

DEMAND FOR STEEL. I

BUILDING TRADE RESTRICTED,

Bot.* “band" bat” musique "is the French It was officially annonced last month) for hand of music and if over a in Englid that brivate building m Graman band visits this country in some chorarietal The inconvenience is na- CCA FAVOURITE SEUB DOWN. distant future a similar discovery will avoidable, and is consonnent upon the

muda akout German. "Our word in L

towe urgent neyl. The many rounj- THE-golfer, the football player and torquinstance of verbal specialia fion,

taring ink camera, #iconmenction the all round athlete know the For bendland aro

*crow" both men

arbat at the valns of Chach borlairy's Fain Entra ampir s collection of people, and we just the thing” for a rub down after a fareserve sich expressions as is baldo hard game.” All sorgdes disappears like | brothies – and magic and sprains and swellings are the anrod in one-third leanime thank by des nompleusly. other treat dentare Chemo

#peci

In a ancceeding simante sea trintnyhas vindication of prophecy.

However, the almanca is only concerned with lifting the veil Lom the future, and has much polit sporting, and agricultural which I wholly reliable.

ACCIDENT

and navy Themeriden How of DrLysteche pionered because the Balin is not

limite thee with a bottle