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TRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

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ITALIAN SITUATION.

ITALIANS CONTINUE THEIR WITHDRAWAL.-

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An Italian official comuniqué

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We cetinued the withdrawal of eur fine yesterday: "

Our aeroplanes renewed their bom bardments of the enemy aking, the Tagliamento.

THE GERMAN REPORT.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE OPERATIONS IN PALESTINE.

-V C. HEROES

STIRRING STORIES.

A COSTLY TURKISH BAYONET.

"ATTACK.

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LONDON, Nav:8. Further stiring stories of heroism toid in the Gazetta in announcing nine naw Victoria Cross awards, the Reuter's Correspondent at Heid-frecipients" including three Canadians. quarters, telegraphing on the evening and one Australian. -

Beersheba.

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The enemy was caught by our machine gunning and dispersed with

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The bombardment of Gaza con- tímnes and the enemy's reply is ineffective.

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of Nosember 6, states that the Turs Perhaps the most remarkable is that kish infantry attempted a bayonet fot Captain Okill Learmonth, who attack on the New Zealand Mounted already has the Military Cross, late Troops. on the afternoon of Novem of the Canadian Infantry, who showed ber 5, in the hills, to the north of most conspicuous bravers nude

ceptional derotion to duty aring determined counterattack on our new Taurger anita retired unpolested.

positions. When his company was There were numerous engagements

momentarily surprised he instantly thetween Vittorio Hills and the con- 300 casualties.

charged and personally disposed of the "curatenien effectually borbeil attackers Later, bo "carried on nches of the Montygune and Livone! zin, in which we receded in detain.blies of gavnley and the railway tremendous fight with the advane station at Undabkhal, scoring directing enemy, although under un intense ing the enemy's advance.

hits upon a rain.

barage fire and, mortally wounded, be stood on the purapes of streach and bombed the enemy continuously and directed the defence so as to infuse a spirit of utmost resistance into his men. On several occasions, this very brave officer actually caught bombe thrown at him by the enemy and threw them back. When be was unable, owing to his wounds, to carry on the fight, he still refused to be carried out of the line hot continued to give instructions and mvaluable advice to bis junior officers, finally banding over all his duties, before he evacuated from the front line and was taken to hospital, where he ol

Another fine story is related of Second Lieutenant Montagu Moore of the Hampshire Regiment, who abored most conspicuous bravery in operations necessitating a fresh attack on the final objective which had not been captured.

LONDON, Nov. 8.

A Ķiennan official message status ; Our detachments, advancing on the mountain rond have broken the

· resistance of the Italian rearguards.

An outflanking movement cut off the retreat of the Italians in the middle of the Tagliamento, betwee Tolmezzo and Gépons, and also t the fortified Monte Salt Sinwash, “,

Av have trendy taken 17,800 prisoners, inchiding a Heneral, and SU EIN.

Fighting has developed on the plain along the Livenza.

The Austro-Germans ure vigorously advancing: despite the destroyed bridges, and Inve forced a Ling Lund thrpan Imek the engray, to the

west.

and our exptural gims over 2,300.

On the morning of November 6, Jour juluntry engaged the enemy to the north west of Beersheba, taking prisoners and guns.

IMPORTANT AMERICAN MISSION

REACHES ENGLAND.

PARIS, Nov. G.

A most important mission from the United States bus rouched

London, headed by Colored House. who runks as special Ambassador and who is decompanied by a large number of mayal, military, financial, shipping and blockade experts, in- cluding General Bliss, the Chief of the General Staff, and also Admiral, Benson.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.

SIP. Lansing, announces that the

Oug prisoners total over 250.000 United States Commissioners. 10 the angeling Inter-Allied Conference at Paris, hended by Colonel House, has

fly arrived in Great Britain. Mr. Lansing states that the Con- ference will be essentially, a war conference with the object of per- Mr. Lloyd George, feneral Smuts,lecting a there complete co-ordination dianerul Wilsis, M. Painleve and the of the activities of the Allies, in

THE WAR COUNCILS IN ITALY."

BOME, Nov.

Lieut Moore immediately volunteered for this duty and dashed forward at the head of some 70 men. They met with heavy machine gun-fre from the flank objective, which was about 500 yards with the result that he arrived at the distant, with only a sergeant and four men. Nevertheless, he immediately bom" Led alarge dugout and took 23 prisoners, two machine and a light feld gun.

guns Gradually, about six more officers and men arrived. Lieut. Moore's position was entirely isolated as the troops on the right had not advanced, but he

French Deputy, M., Franklin-Bouil-order to attain the musinnum deg a trench and repelled bombing lon, arrived at slapallo, near Geron, efficiency.

on Monday, and were met by Signor {

attacks throughout

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT-

THE CAPTURE OF PASSCHEN- DAELE.

'ORGANISING. THE NEW POSITIONS.

LONDON, Nov. 8. Field-Marsha Sir Donglas Haig reports:-

We have continued organising our Thew positions"at Passchendaele and do the high ground in the neighbourhood without being disturbed.

There was no re-action, despite the great importance the enemy attached to the locality.

Four huntired prisoners were captured yesterday, including 21 officers.

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Our losses in the highly successful operation were light.

SKILLFUL TACTICS OF THE

CANADIANS.

LONDON, Nov. 7′′ Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters reporte:

Canadians was due chiedy to their moat. The captura of Passchendaele by the skillful tactics and, secondly, to the Germans sene of immunity.

The place is hammed in on the western and southern approaches by marshes, and therefore the attack had to be planned with view to taking advantage of the small area of accessible approaches; the troops having to advance from various directions and often circuitously.

The successful saambinga of the assailants was consequently somewhat marvellous.

TH="OFERATIONS IN PALESTINE

NURSISH COMMANDER-IN. CHIEFS' ADMISSION."

SAMSTERDAM, Nov.-7.

"A Correspondant of the Handelsblad - states: that. Djemal Pash); the Turkish | Commander-in-Chief in Palestinë, at luncheon, admitted the possibility of a farther retreat... He declined to my | that Jarusalem was salo, against attack. The Correspondent adds that the Greeks in Asia Minor are being treated similarly to the Armenians, and that whole districts are already depopulated.

FIFTH COUNTER-ATTACK REPULSED,

LONDON, Nor. 8. Router's Correspondent at Egyptian Handquarters, telegraphing on the 4th inst. reports

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The cavalry captured ground on the the enemy feebly resisting. Limestone Hilla, forth-east of Beersheba,"

The spirit of our troops is marvellous Hair despite the dust, sand, boat and fatigue. General Allenby makes prodigious journoys visiting and encouraging the troops during tha, botest part of the day

In the afternoon we engaged the enemy in the broke country north of Beersheba.

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It was known that "Vine Cottage." Borth of the village, was very strongly An enemy raid in the Gaza sector Nevertheless, it was curied, after a fortified and held considerable garrison. was repulsed with heavy losses.

Our guns again demolished the stiff resistance, with forty prisoners. A railway embankment at Dolersinied, large pill-box" north of Passchendaele which the enemy had repaired.

also stubbornly resisted." Otherwise the stand of the Germans was not very. determined.

The prisoners number about 400 mainly belonging to the Eleventh Prussian Division.

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A considerable number of the ecamy ware killed by their own side as they were being broughs in, otherwise the siderably higher total prisoners would have been con-

The defensive socks in the village itself were mainly in cellars, and there were only a few "pill-boxes."..

One of the prisoners captured at Passchendaele was the commander of a

supporting battalion, whoss duty was to counter-attack. The fact that, no counterattack materialised was probably due to this lucky capture

The marshes around Padhendaele are now in our favour, affording con- siderable protection against attempts to retake the village

Tha bombardment of the Gaza defences continued,

Telegraphing on the 5th inst., the Correspondent reported:

There was heavy shelling practically all night and most of to-day on the left

flank.

The Turkish reply was more vigorous than usual, concentrating upon our men in the position west of Gaza, which the Turkish infantry subsequently assunited, bit were repulsed.

Our aircraft continued the destructive bombing of communications and stores.

KING GEORGE'S MESSAGE. TO BRAZIL

LONDON, Nov. 7. It is offcially ennguaeed that His Majesty the King has dispatcher. message to the President of Brazil tendering cordial greetings and congra tulations on the occasion of Brazil's *5* | declaration of war. ---

night. He was forced to retire, a short- We now have thrust the Boche well Orlando, M. Sonnino and tienesula THE AMERICAN LIBERTY LOAN.distance in the morning, but when the out into the open. ****

Höbertson and Fach, who have beent

if Italy for grane dags.

General Alfreici, the Italian Minis ter of War, soit Opneral Porio, repris senting the Supreme Command, and M. Barrere, the Francis Amissador. participated in the conferences which were initiatis hyld.

There were disenssions on Tuesday and Wednesday regarding the most suitable measures to be adopted to meet the military situation and the Mission left Rupally in the evening.

A semi-official note says that the speedy arrival of the leaders of the Allied Governments and their highest military representatives, is in itself, c.solen trination of the perfect solidarity of the Allies, and the fraternity of their armies.

BRITISH BATTERIES SUCCESS-- FULLY WITHDRAW..

HUGE SUCCESS..

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.

total of £123,000,000,-

opportunity offered be immediately re-occupied the position and rearmed bis men with enemy rifles and bombs, as most of their own bad been smashed, and he beat off more than one counter-

Mr. Macadon annonces that the Liberty Loan has been over sub-attach Liett Moore, held the pet scribed by 5 per cent. making under continual shell fire for 30 fours until bis force was reduced to ten mer our of six officers and 130 men who statted the operation, He eventually got away his wounded and withdrew under cover of the.miat. "Asan example of dashing gallantry and cool determination, this young. officer's exploit would be dimenit te surpass."

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PARIS, Nov. 8. Le Temps Military Correspondent at the British Froat, in the course of an eulogistic tribute to the British capture of Passchendaele, significantly adds, "Ele need not be a great prophes to announce that the next few days will

be full of interest.".

AERIAL ACTIVITIES,

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:

The President replied as follows:- The people of the Republic are proud that they are fighting on the ride of the Allies, and are ready to make every sacrifice to secure victory."

NAVAL AIRCRAFT BUSY.

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LONDON NOV. J. The Admiralty reports ——— Our aircraft, last night, dropped large quantities of explosives Thourout and Lichtervelde railway stations and on a moving train near the latter station. Several direct hits on the track and junctions were obtained. ( All our machines returned.

ANOTHER COUP IN PETROGRAD

MAXIMALISTS SEIZE PUBLIC OFFICES.

THE SUBMARINE PIRACY.

FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS,

PARIS, NOT. 8. The French shipping returns for the week ending November 4 show:- Arrivala... Departures Vessels sunk (over 1,600 tons)... Vessels sunk (under 1,600 tons)...

LONDON, Nov. 8. vessels unsuccessfully attacked...

The Times states that it is ander ITALIAN SHIPPING RETURNS.stood that the Joint Representative Committee of the arms interested in ROME, Nov., 8.

the fadian and Ceylon Tea Gardens has The Italian shipping returas for the not seen its way to approve of deal with the enemy.

scheme for the Government purchase of 352 tea for the United Kingdora require-with our operations on the ground. They No disorders are reported.

week ending November 4 show :--- Attivals...... Departures

NEW YORK, Nov. 8.- The Associated Press Bepresenta tive at Italian Headquarters states:

Steamers sunk (under 1,500 torS) Thanks to the Italian rearguards, Aeroplanes and airships harrassing Sailing vessels sunk (under 100 the enemy and ilelaying his advance, the British butteries have been en- abled to completely withdraw, intact, after terrible trials, Josing only three

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NEW YORK, Nov. 8. The American Consul at Venice reports that the City is calm and -business in carried on as usual, and thanks to the efficacy of the defences, there have been no air raida.

FRENCH ATTACK IN ALSACE.

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THE OUTPUT OF MUNITIONS.

LONDON, Nov. 8.

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The Committee has thus supported the attitude of the Calcutta Tea firms.

A counter-proposal will probably be made that payment should be based on Alluding in his speech at Man- pre-war average prices, plus some thester to the output of guns and addition on account of the rise in munitions, Mr. Bonar Law said that working costs. Under some the number of aeroplane engines arrangements Tea Companies would danbtlena be able to provide dividends turned out ip October 1917 was on a pre-war scale exactly three times the output of October 1918. We had dropped. 8,000 bombs behind the German lines in September and the Germans bad dropped less than 1,000 behind. our lines. We din more damage to

THE P. & O." DIVIDEND.

Losnost, Nov. 8. The F. and O. Company has declared a dividend of six per cent for the last six months of its financial year, with a the enemy in September than he had bonus at the rate of six per cent, both done in all his raids on England since free of income tax, making a total of A French, communiqué states the beginning of the war. More had eighteen per cent for the year

LONDON, Nov. 8

It is confirmed that our attack ot Schoenholz, in Alsace, inflicted heavy

bean done in bombing German town than the public realised.

Mr. Bonár Law said he believed

loss on the enemy. WAN

We took 120 prisoner, including the Italaps would be able to stop two officers and also important war, the Germans till the British and French troops * arrived and if we material.

obtained a battle front, from the Channel to the Adriatic, the Italisp reverse might be turned to advantage

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PETROGRAD, Nor. B Arrangements

Government. monopolies of tan coffee, and matches will be introduced on November 14.7

A high wind and ruin yesterday morning greatly interiered with work in the air. Nevertheless, low-fying aeroplanes were in constant touch with our advancing infantry" and fired many machine-gun rounds at the coemy 'in ehell holes, in the back areas and at may fleeing targets. They signalled to the batteries, enabling them necessfully to

Many aeroplanes, during a fair interval, were acting ia conjmction penetrated well eastward of the line, but were caught in a sudden mirt: Seven did not return, Sixty-two heavy-bombe, at night time, were dropped on railways, comminications, billets, and aerodromes in the vicinity of Roulers and Courtrai There were several large explosions and fires at Roulers atation and in the town. We brought down three machines Four of ours are, missing besides those above-mentioned.

FRENCH ARTILLERY ACTIYE,

F LONDON, Nov. 8.* French communiqué states There was reciprocal artillery activity north of the Aisha, in the sector of Filain and at Chavignon, and on the right of the Meuse in the region of Chaume Wood.

There was a successful attack on German positions north-west of Altkirch, and we captured 60 prisoners

THE "ITALIAN FRONT-

FIVE ARMIES AGAINST THE ITALIANS

LONDON, NO According to a message from the Austrian Herdgasitere, there are liye AUSTRALIA AND CONSCRIPTION Armies ope ting Eguinist, the Italians

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PETROGRAD, Nov. 7. Armed noval men, under Maximalist orders, seized the offices of the Russian official newsagency, also the Central Telegraph Office, the State Bank and the Marie Palace, where the Prclinanary Parliament, which has been suspended, has been sitting

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