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FRIDAY, DHOMERER 14, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

Continued from Page 1)

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

FOUR DAYS' FIGHTING.. LARGE AUSTRIAN CAPTURES,

"LONDON, fee. 13. An Austrine pilicial report by with Jos tute:

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

UNBRIDLED DESPOTISM OF THE MAXIMALISTS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE OCCUPATION OF JERUSALEM.

LONDON, Dec. 14. Loxtos, Dec. 13. The Daily Mail atates that, trua Telegrains from Petrograd demon, to their immemorial principles, the strate thas the despotism of the British have come to Jerusalem to Maxinualists "continues to bo un-maintain justice for all, and here, brille. No opposition in the Conin lidia, they will hold the balance stituent Assembly will be pertnitted en Christiare, Jews and Mohain- Jund the leading Cadets with debat medane, all have equal reason to ing power have either been arrested rejcice ut our arrival for they have lectul. Menuwhile, the Governed as pawns in the German gane. for treated as having been illegallyall, in the past, been cruelly sacri

ment is constantly appealing to the All three races and hereafter work in fighting in the Mfelette region 039eed of the people by promising the unison under a just and sympathetic

distribution of land and other puthority for a great future. perty.

We took prisoner in four days

officers and 16,000 niem. 293 guns, 297 machine-guns, four quickfirers, $1 mine-throwers and other booty.

ENEMY'S ARTILLERY, OVER- WHELMINGLY SUPERIOR.

ments, Jint high eingents are continually filling up the gaps.

GENERAL KORNILOFF'S

تو ہوگی

MOVEMENTS.

pledge to set up Piloatine as u. Jewish

national home, hup on feruis that modem Zionism does not mean by

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

CREDIT.

its fulfilment, to injure the Moslem NEW BRITISH VOTE OF For Christian condition of Palestine, which calls not fir rivalry but for the co-operation of all creeds and races which the Turks have oppremed.

THE MILITARY GOVERNOR OF

JERUSALEM,

LONDON, Dec. 18

- Borton Bisho, the Postmaster-

Military Governor of Jerusalern. General of Egypt, has been appointed

AUSTRALIA AND ALLIED. ELIGIBLES.

MELJOURNE, Dec. 18. Negotiations are preveding where byAllied subjects of military ure will forthwith become liable for military service.

THE HALIFAYCA

Hitiras, Des 19. It is officially stated that so far the, hatalities have numbered 3,200, An earlier, telegram reteived to

tatement that the dead would exceed

óo.

This is now stated, to hel telegraphit mistakes) |

The Timce states that while the Gemmat have wantonly destroyed? the poblest Christian churches on the fusé plea of military necessity, the Losos, Dees 13. British General delays his operations. The Morning Post Petrograd Cor; ↑ to "save the acred places of Jetu- Losnos, Deq, 18. Beuter's Correspondent at Italian respondent states that it is not true sales from accidentul injury. That that the Bolshevik forces were vie is a warrant of the cure which will Headquarters states that the energ continues to mass troops and altorious at Bielgorod." He states that certainly be taken to safeguard the their attempt to intercept General tiglits and to zospert, the susceptibilis fery in the Tensius, expecially

Kornilor, who was proceeding to ties of every faith. Priests and Both sides of the Brenta virer.

Novoteherkask, failed. General Ministers of all communities. whol The allied aircraft régularly boug barusian reinforsonilo, on escaping from Bikhoff, are not alien eremics, may co-credited Sir Robert. Horden. with whe ordered the half-a-dozen Generals fidently rely upon the countenance who esempel with him to separate of the conquerors. The fall of Jeru and to proceed to Novotcherkasksalem is a sign that the tyranny of The memy's artillery is over disguished is common soldiers. Į the Turk is doomed and the dawn wifelongly superior and has destroy. They arrived safely, and. General of y new freedom is dising over his ed the Dalin defences and many Kernitoff himself, commanding dominions. To all whom he op defensers bove biwen Killed, wöunded sed torer of 3,600), hus, murched, presses, Greek Armenians, Arabe, os buried, but the survivors resisted in impaign order, through win. Jews and Syrians, it is an augury of so freely that the enemy's losses He was opposed at Belgorod and deliverance, Have averaged fly, per cent. of his small part of his force, which hand.

The Daily Telegraph says that beeresent in advance, were defeated, what consequences may follow from but the remainder took the Bolsh- the fact that British troops are about viks in the rear and the sailors broke to occupy the great citadel of David and the Many of the soldiers and Solomon/we cannot yet teil. poined General "Kornikoff, while the It is clear, at all events, that the

In the House of Commons, Sir Red Guards web surnunded are welcoming the possibility D Reco KCIE, Unionist Member for Nottingham, asked: jof'a 'restoration to the Jews of the It is expected that General, Korni-Holy Land under British protection.

Is the Govemment considering the Joff will soon join General Kaledin.

desirability of forming an all-British Burons thing that is certain is that FIERCE FIGHTING REPORTED, a heavy "Elow Ims been given the Oil Company, free of all foreign in- Turkish Empire in one of its most rest and foreign control, for deal PETROGRAD,: Dec. 19. sensitive points, nil the vagie Teung with the development of oilfields tonic dreams of a great extension of outside the British Isles, particularly in the British Colonies and depen empire in the Near East has begudencies and in Allied countries?

strength,

PALESTINE, MESOPOTAMIA AND GREECE.

WHY WE ARE THERE.

EXPLANATIONS BY MR.

**RONAR LAW.

Loxbox, Dec. 131 Mr. Bour Law, Chancellor of the

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Fierce fighting is reported to bu continuing at Bielgorod with great losses on both sides.

ENEMY NEGOTIATIONSĄ WITH RUSSIA BEGIN.

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Esqlimquer, replying on the discus- Fighting is reported from various sin of the Voty of Credit, said our places including Rostof moveinents in Mesoppia and Keneral Kaledin, is opposing this Palestine were by no means nove Maviumlists who are said to be sup- ments of conquest, We had ourported by a detachment from the position in Egypt to defend. From Black Sea Fleet. a purely military point of view "very often the best defence, lys in attack as the result had shown, Cheeps He did not doubt that one of the most creatitable captors in the hi- tory of the war would be the way] in wildel this pountry had recovered from the initial mistakes made in Mesopoluinia and the very brilliant operations which had resulted in the capture of Jerusalem. But for uur force at Salonika it, was absolutely certain that the Germans would" have been in complete possession of Greece and the whole Belkan Penin. sula, and would have refunded that as BRITISH SHIPPING RETURNS. one of the greatest successes of the

There were many rurnours that femmans might attack Suloġiku: I they did, we were not unalive to the sitrustion. We had united Greece on our side. Greek troops were training to co-operate with our forces. He ventured to "prophesy that if the attack were nude the result would not be the return of King Constantine triumphantly to Greece.

THE ALLIES AND HOLLAND.

RUMOURS AUTHORITATIVELY

CONTRADICTED.'"

LONDON, Dec. 18.

Mr. J. King, M.P., called atten- tion, in the House of Commons to renewed discussion in Holland, con- cerning possible intentions on the part of the Allies, regarding the future of rights over the navigation of the Scheldt and Dutch territory.

Lospos, Dec. 13.

A. German wireless message stutes

THE SILVER MARKET.

-1,0xDox, Dec. 14. The Silver Market is featureless.

AN ALL-BRITISH OIL COMPANY PROJECT.

Logos, Dec. 14.

to wit away, dispelled by the British and Indian regiments and the Bourd of Trude, uplied that the Sir Albert Stanley. President. of

nost efficient cavalry, under the

whole question, was being considered. command of a brilliont General No.

tumia is possible unless Turkisk rule Teutonic development in Mesopo--|

in Palestine is restored.

LATER.

The fall of Jerusalem forms the subject of lending articles in all the

papers......

The Daily Graphic staics that

that negotiations regarding an annis-whatever may be the purely military tice to replace the existing trace value of General Allenby's triumph, begin to-day at Prince Leopold's the cupture of Jerusalem is an event Headquarters.

THE SUBMARINE PIRACY.

Laxnes, Dec. 12. The shipping returns for the week ending December 8, show:-

Arrivals ...........4.... 2;420 ̊.. Departures

2,394 Vessels sunk (over 2,000

tons).. Vessels sunk (under 1,600

tons)

Vessels unsuccessfully

utta ked

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ITALIAN SHIPPING RETURNS.

ROME, Dec. 18.

that will thrill the imagination of

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COTTON WEAVERS” WAGES

QUESTION SETTLED."

Lomas Dec. 14. The Cotton Wervers have approved of the terms of settlement of the wages question, which all parties have thus now accepted. GERMANY'S NEW RAW MATERIALS.

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CHANCELLOR ON THE LOANS TO RUSSIA

"LONDON, Dec. 12. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law, in moving a Yate of Credit for £556,000,000; aid it was estimated that the Vote of Credit for £400,000,000 moved on October 30th, would cover expenditure until January 9th The no Vote would bring the total voted} for the year to £2,430,000,000. The average daily "expenditure for the 63 days preceeding December 1st was £6,794,000, exceeding the Budget estimate by £1,383,000 daily...

The total access over the Budget estimate was £309,000,000;

25,000,000 thereof, were recoverable.

bat! Therefore, the excess over the Budget estimate of our daily expenditure was £350,000 One of the CALMAS of the increased Army expenditure was the increase in our aviation programme. Another was the...ingt number of Indian troops, employed in Mesopotamia, and the largest amount was due to the advances made by our Armies in Franca and Palestine. The estimates of advances to the Dominions have not been exceeded.

said that no State had ever entirely. Referring to Russia, Mr. Bonar Law

repudiated its debts. It was almost (certain that sooner or later there would be a stable Government, and he believed. » responsible. Government would be ultimately established in Russia. If there were a stable Government, Russia knew that the development of her resources and prosperity would be im- possible without financial assistance from other countries, and financial assis tance would be impossible "unless the previous debts were accepted by that Government. Therefore, he believed that the money would be recoverable sooner or later.

OFFICIAL ENTRY INTO.

TERUSALEM.

GENERAL ALLENBY'S

STATEMENT.

LONDON, Dee. '12. Mr. Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons that the following telegram had been received from General Allenby

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Jeruzalem, two o'clock in the after-f noon, December 11th.

I entered the city officially at noon madera, the French and Italian detach- to day with a few of my Staff, the Com-1

France, Italy and the United States. ments, and the Military Attachés of]

The procession was all on foot, At the Jaffa Gate I was received by guards representing England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, India, France and Italy. The popula† tion received me well

Gaards have been placed over the Holy Places My Military Governor detailed an officer to supervise the Christian and Holy Places. The mosque of Omar and the surrounding ares have been placed under Moslem control, and a military cordon of Indian Mohammedan "officers and soldiers will be established round the mosque. Orders have been issued that no non- Moslem should pass the worion with- Governor and Moslem oficer in charge. out the permission of the Military of the mosque.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 14. General Scheuch, the Chief of the every average man. It represents German War Board, in an interview. the most successful blow yet struck stated that several of the raw at what may be called the moral materials discovered in war time authority of the Turkish Empire were so successful that they would The following proclamation was read in my presence to the population in Following upon the declaration of remain in use after the wor; Arabic, Hebrew, English, French, independence by the Shent of additional advantage being their low Italian, Greek, and Russian from the Meru, the loss of Jerusalem means price. This was especially applied steps of the Citadel and posted on the to the Turks a notification that therto paper and nettle products, nitrates walls inside:

from the air and synthetic rubber. ̈* power as an Imperial ruce is rearing itu end.

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The Morning Post states that the capture of Jerusalem crowns a bril- THE MEDAL FOR THE GALLIFOLI

Jiantly conducted campaign in which the credit is fairly due to all con- cerned. Jerusalem has fallen to good organisation, good generalap

CAMPAIGN.

LONDON, Dec. 13.. In the House of Commons, replying.

The shipping returns for the weeknd good Bghting. The Russian to Lieut. Col. Wilson C.M.G., Unionist

ending December. 8, show;&nd

of stated.

880:

Arrivals Departures

Vessels sunk, (over 1,500

tous)

1

Vessels sunk (under 1,500

tons)

Vessels damaged but

beached

Vessels unsuccessfully

attacked

THE BRITISH MAN-POWER QUESTION.

Lascos, Dec. 18

Lord Robert Cecil replied: There is not now, and there never has been, Buy intention to interfere in any way with the independence and integrity [ment is considering the advisability of Holland of her possessions.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN SPAIN."

MADRID, Dec. 13

The Government has decided to yield to popular demand for the dia- solution of the Coates and an Mor political prisoners.

amnesty

THE RUMANIAN ARMISTICE.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 18. The text of the armistice on the Bumanian Frout"

so long as the Russian armi

Front confide

It is understood that the Govern-

Member for Beading, Mr. Macpherson, Army in the Caucasus seems to be well affected towards the Alfies and Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office, stated that the question of the still occupies Armenio, and we may even hope to see it basing itself Imperial Government awarding a medal or decoration to the Auzaca who had between the Black Sea and the artimpated at Gallipoli was being Cuspiuo Sea drawing support through the British line of com": munications from the Persian Gulf general ervice meds) should be awarded

sympathetically considered.

To the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Blessed and the people dwelling in its vicinity.

The dafest inflicted upon the Tafka by the troops under my com mand has resulted in the occupation of your city by my forces. I, there fore, here and now proclaim it to be under martial law, under which form: of administration it will remain so long as military considerations make fit necessary, any

"However let any of you should be alarmed by reason of your ex- perience at the hands of the enemy, who has retired, I hereby inform you that it is my desire that every person should pursue his lawful business without fear or interruption.

“Farthermore, since your city is repartied with affection by the ad-

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