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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1918

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page I.J

GREAT

THE

BATTLE

BATTLE NORTH AND SOUTH OF ST. QUENTIN.

TOWN DAMAGED HY ENEMY.

Loxpos, Oct. 3 -Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters, telegraphing yester- day, may

THE CHINA MAIL.

FRENCH REVIEW OF THE BITUATION.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT,

FRENCH GAIN FRESH ADVANTAGES.

Pants, Oct. 2. General Debency men, in liaisen with the British Fourth Army, enter- ed St. Quentin and pushed the enemy beyond the Canal.

On the eastera side of the town the enemy put up a stubborn defence. The French penetrated sleeply into the Hindenburg system),

General Berthelot's Fifth Army (espellah this

WINNIE to abandon the high ground between the Aishamil the Wesle

There was a pitched battle of extreme violency at Cumbeni.' The Whole quarters of St. Quentin are Germans fought desperately, throw Imring. Our advancet units "yester.gin all their available troops day crossed the town to the eastern Twelve, divisions were necingulate side. De cumpang reached the mill north of Cambri.—freax,.- Way Motion ut that south-eastern eorner. Fighting continued at night

in various parts of the town,"

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The ancient Tony Hul is wit sibly damaged, but it has probably been mined. I cannot yet be said of the intonating buiklings" of the town that aly areybeyond die rauchi of damen

The intre continues both and south of St. Quentin. To the north

the French advance!""" ""Jowandis Cissy, three miles north-east of the

ŻOWN.

COALITION GOVERNMENT

FOR GERMANY.

CONSERVATIVES SINE THEIR

LONDON, Oct. 12.

A French communiqué'inys:- occurred during the night. The enemy In St. Quentin very lively actions has been thrown over to the east bank of the Canal, where he resista auerge-

exily.

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have gained fresh advantages wear of

Between the Aime and the Vaale wo.

Rhainis.

WIDESPREAD TERROR IN

GERMANY.

Lospos, Oct. 2 The Erea Burana itates that a neutral ho has returned from Germany states that, there is wide. spreat terror on the Rhine owing to the British raids. The central portion of the Frankfort main station is so damaged the trains are unable, to enter but arrive, and Jopart at wooden platforms some distance from

the station,

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WHY GERMANY MUST HAVE

COLONIES.

DR. SOLF'S VIEWS.

AMSTERD, Get.

THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.

CREATION OF RUSSIAN CENTRAL. AUTHORITY NOMINATIONS.

Faxisa, Sept. 25.

The Russian Legation has received] a telegram dated Uls, Sept. 24, from

L. Wedeniapine, who is in charga of the Departinent of Foreign Affairs of the Sumurs Committed of the improvised members of the All-Russian Con- stituent Assembly, which ultes the legal organs of authority in European Russia in a similar manner as the Siberian Government Committee re- presents all the Parties which have rénuined faithful to the Allies and Wo bold Pouillon and Thil on the

have determined to continue the war southern outskirts of Vilier. Franques.

against the Bolsheviks and Germans Thierry massif is in our bands.

in alluce with the Czecho-Sovaks. of Neuvillette and carried our liner to We have also gained ground north

The decisions of the conference at the southern outskirts of Betheny

Dr. Solf, lecturing at Munich before Ufa, with the voluntary dissolution an audience including the King of of the Vladivostock Government and In Champagne the situation remain Bavaria, said the national importance of the 107sagement with General Hor ed unchanged during the night. regaining thecolonies wasunsurpassed by vath have practically resulted in the Goy other task. Present substitutes for creation of a central authority for THE SITUATION REVIEWED. raw materials could hot suffice for peace, the whole of Russia. "

For wool alone Germany would have: LONDON! Oct.

to keep fity million sheep which would the supreme authority in five per- The conférence has decided to rest

The consensus of opinion of corESS:

be practically impossible. The supply of sons, who will be responsible to the pondents yesterday

raw materials was the weakest point in that the German resistance bas stiffened and Germany'aworld economy, hence the need All-Russian Constituent Assembly, the enemy is fighting most desperately of the colonies. Dr. Soli argued that Ges. which will be convenel on the 1st A message from Berlin ways at an an attempt to bold vital positious, many must have her colonies to prevent January, 1910, and Ims nominated meeting of the Conservatives in the road to Cambrai, which the German policy of the open door must be one of eistng it was solved to sacrifice High Command evidentig considers the most important demands at the

The stuuggle is most furious on the her commercial isolation. He said the the following:

nvictions and "to participate in assential to the whole line of defence. conclusion of peace." Germany had no *pt calition Goverment with a view to Twelve German Divisions have been thought of militarising Africa but desir- chaming an nourable termination in as are on a front of coloured men in Europe. The Imperial ed to prevent the employment of Ff the war.

of which six are on a five Government adhered firmly to miles. On the other hand, the British demand for the return of the Africa are fighting with incomparable spirit, and South Sea possessions as well as a advancing steadily, if slower than fresh partition of Africa so as to consoli- recently

date fiermany's scattered possessions. The fact that the Germans deliber-Dr. Solf added that Belgium, Portugal Amsterdam, "Out: 3.

ntely er fire to Cambrai shows that are France possessed excessively large The Cologië Gazette states the new they are not hopeful of ausing the stretches of territory and remarked that Government

programme will pretowa. Several papers are of opinion Germany did not want the lion's share. vide for the watlement of Eastern that in view of the wsaton destruction of cition like Cambrai the Allian questions, giving the Border peoples bould announce their intention of a right to sel il-perininatim.

• For the war we have pushed back. the Geetanus to their original Elin-| denburg defences, -

In the "stom outskirts of ble f town, the Germans are metly fight- ing reargane delaying netions. The down is num.

DIFFERENCES.

„Amsterdam, Öçt. B.

THE NEW GOVERNMENTS

PROGRAMME.

AN ANTI-TANK BARRAGE. General Filendorff has issued on ander dor the inthedite creation DR VON PAYER REFUSES THE

• sp cial anti-Tank barrage cotyposed of minus and,vente obstreks in

CHANCELLORSHIP. The Berlin Pres

announce that front of positions exposed to attack. Dr. von Payer has definitely refused It has been derided by the Germans the Chanelleship cinalidature.. to use wilurrerier projectiles. For this

Printe Mox of Baden ds, now purpose. th such anti-Tank zove favoured. The Fring to declared is ally in ex scenes worth of his willingness to accept it, condition Rheins and others have l n identi.. ally upon the support of the Reigh

:fied on various parts of the front.

AMERICAN FRONT.

"FURTHER ENEMY WITHDRAWAL ANTICIPATED.

Loxnoy, Oct. 3. Rente's Correspondent at Ameri. els Headquarters, telegraphing yeez terday, states:

Eng - Majority -

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A DICTATORSHIP SUGGESTED FOR

QERMANY..

Paris, Oct. 2. There is punis and blister in Ger.. ang. There's no niternative, suve Dictatorship, says a Junker ergun. The Socialists, Radians anul soune of the Centre Party see salvation only

reprisals.

!.

WAJ

It is pointed cat that Marshal Foch's kill in threatening the enemy with atrategical ruptura a three- points, namely, Metz, Central Franco and Belgiam, accounts for the enemy's apprehension of disaster and the con- sequent hardening of resistance..

much optimism on the surrender of The papers deprecate basing tos Bulgaria, declaring that the task of the Allies in the West is acl stupendously difficult. Similarly, American cows- papers are far from assuming that the war is over and arge redoubled ufort, is the opportunity is ripe to completely defest Germany on the battlefield,

GREAT INTEREST IN FLANDERS OPERATIONS.

Loxpos, Oct, 2 There is great interest in the opera- tions in Flanders,

A. Franch semi-official massage states that General Degoutte's Army has been operating sines Monday. Previously

the

THE CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA.

POSITIONS CLEARED OF ENEMY.

LONDON, Oct. 2. A British official message from North Russia says:

In connection with the capture of Ukhtinskaya, 160 of the enemy were killed.

Southern Karelia has been clearet o the enemy except for 200 newly-arrivel reinforcements which are surrounded south-westward of Ukhtinskaya..

Minister of the

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Laterkur in the last provisional WAR BOND DRAWING

Interior Government.

M." Vologesky. - Premier of the

Siberian Government.

M. Tchaikovsky, the end of the

Government of North Basin, Lieut-Genen Bollyreff, who has

succeeded General Kornioti in command of the 8th Russian Army.

M. Astroff, formerly Mayor of

Moscow.

F

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UNITY OF RUSSIAN FORCES.

AGREEMENT REACHED.

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COLLAPSE OF VLADIYOSTOCK

SIBERIAN GOVERNMENT.

SENSATION CREATED IN”

VLADIVOSTUCK

VLADIVOSTOCK, Sept... 21. The sudden collapse of the Vladi-

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RECOGNITION OF THE CZECHO on the eve of its departure for Tomsk

SLAYS.

created a great sensation here.

The letter written by Lavroff, the GREAT "ENTHUSIASM IN BOHEMIA Premier of the late "Vindivostock Siberian Government, to Valogudsky, the Premier of the Olesk Siberian Government, announcing the resignu. tion of the former was made public to-day.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. Official despatches state that the re- cognition of the Czecho-Slavs as a nation has been received in Bohemia with unlimited enthusiasm. As a result the

The weather has become dry and in a popularly elected cabinet. All rold, making the roads agic "avail-agree on one point, that Germany's able for trafic, and transport ofjulitury and politient policy have it acted on the left of General Man Czech political parties in the Austrian. Applies.

The hemy opposition rentinues but signs are not wanting that his Sight is of a covering character add that he meditates withdrawal to a more distant line of defence..

GREATEST SACRIFICE REQUIRED FOR ALLIED VICTORY.

failed. Hav

GERMANS STILL HOPE IN

BULGARIA.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3., The German Press are still incre dulous that Bulgaria has entirely WARNING AGAINST OVER-deserted the Central Powers, pro

OPTIMISM.

fessing to cling, as a last hope, to the results of the despatch of Aus- trian and German troops to Sofia. AUSTRO-GERMAN TROOPS IN SOFIA

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 2. render are fully recognized, the news- A message from Vienna states. papers, bene are uttering warnings that " Austro-German troops have against" over-optimism. It is point. arrived at Sofia.

Losos. Det. 2.

While the immediate and prospec

tive dilvantages of Bulgaria's sure

yed out that even if the downfull of

Turkey speedily followed, the hardest part of the Alls' Military task would still remain.

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HOW BULGARIA'S SURRENDER

"EFFECTED GERMANY.

THE WORST PANIC, SINCE OUTBREAK OF WAR,

gin's army. Presumably it was sent north 18 2000 as the Belgian-British braak-through was definitely establish ed."

THE ILLIED TACTICS.

It explains that, in order that the

Government havs. refused, in apite of State shall suffer no harm from the strongest pressure, the demand that duality of premiers, be renounces they shall disavow the Czecho-Slovak his title and claim to be considered National Council in Paris as an incom petent body possessing no ellies in

Countries inhabited by the enember of the Government.

His colleagues are understood to Slovaks. It is said that the Czech have written to Volegodsky in sizni- Catholic clergy assembled at Prague onlar terns. the 13th and expressed their sympathy with the decamion

of Czech writers path pielging uzqualified support to the and deputies and repeated the national

Czesho Slovaks Independence.

BRATE FIGHTERS FOR ITALY..

Reuter's correspondent learns un- just bera concluded between Volo- officially that anumacement has

godsky and the Cadets and other non- Socialist Purties pursuant to which General Horvath becomes a member of the Onisk Government, remaining

Commissioner..

Pani, Oct. 2 firming thes, all communications in

A semi-official mertage, after con

Western Flanders with Lille are cut, peaks of an enveloping morement from the north against Tourcoing, An official despatch from Rome states Roubaix and Lille which is becoming that some Magyar troops were defeated that the French army under General by the Czecho-Slovake has brought from accentuated, and incidentally mentiona frost recently. The valour displayed in the Far East as Russian Eigh by the Czecho-Slovak, unit on the Italian

Degoutte is now operating in the Fremier Uriando the following telegram vicinity of Roulers,

of congratulations to the Czecho-Sioral National Council in Paris:

GERMANS ADMIT WITHDRAWALS

Loxoox, Oct. 2. A viraless German official message We withdraw parts of the salient

PRINCE LYOFF AT HARBIN.

HAN, Sept. 23.

the intrepid firmness and valour of the cordially express my admiration at Czesko-Slovak division on the Alps of Dosao Alto, whare these brave people Princo Lvoll, formerly Prime

are fighting

for their liberty have Minister of the First Russian Pro- conquered

the aggressive fury of the visional Government, passed through enemy. May this be a good omen for Harbin to-day from Ufs on his way lines near St. Quontin, north-westward This action. the first in Italy where to Vladivostock. He was accom- of Bheime and westward" of the the Czecho-Blavaka acted as a unit,panied by M. Viruboff, formerly da Argonnes

occurred in the Trentino last Saturday sistant Minister of the Interior in The enemy gained a footing in The enemy launched an attack which the same Government. The latter

had been prepared with the greatest Ledeghem, bat odr counter-attack

secrecy to the east of Lake Garded from Moscow, and joined Prince Paara, Oct. 2..

regained the eastern part.

Captured despatches indicate that the Lvoff at Ekater nienburg, where the The news of Bulgaria's surrender

On the Ofth day of the Cambral Germans and bagyars said that there Prinds had been kept in prison for battle We repulsed seven assaults was no definite territorial objectiva but many months, by the Bolsheviks. the German troops that Germany will has been like a thunderclap. to Ger northward of Bancoart, and further the stroke was planned in the hope of M. Vinkoff states that they both becouse "free country. Meanwhile, many. It has caused the greatest south the enemy advanced beyond that the Czechs would give way volun-assisted at a meeting held at Ube for

gaining support to the Austrian ellim the enemy on the Western Front is dismay on the Berlin Bourse. There Abanceart and Batigny and towards tarily, when faced by the army of the the purpose of deciding the question

Cuvillera. fighting very bravely and very deter-hus been no worse, panie since the him back beyond Abancourt sad bem. In Rome it is believed that of the creation of a future Central

A counter attack drove country which has so long subjugated

As regards the "Parliamentarist. tion of Germany, it in emphasised that the main object is to strengthen the enemy's resistance by convincing

minedly. Continuous effort and the outbreak of the war. A stump pecur- Bantigny. greatest self-suurifice are still rered in all war industry stocks. quired to attain an Allied Fiety.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

BUOYANT.

Wa withdrew from the Vaule, to north-westward of Rheims.

The enemy's assault broke down ei

Huras.

| kad south of Cambrai

THE CAPTURE OF DAMASCUS."

The enemy captured Ramilly occupied Si. Quentin,

and

CONSOLS AND RUSSIAN STOCKS

IN DEMAND..

Lobos, Oct. 2.

ITS IMPORTANCE EMPHASISED.

LONDON Oct. 2.

The newspapers give prominence

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN PROPAGANDA.

LONDON, Ott, 2

Age

Government for Russia. The meat-

the Austrians had achieved a local sur case they would have killed all of their ing was apparently successful, foc Czech prisoners and then afirmed that final agreement of all parties was ut the Czechs did not want to fight.. lant attained.

The despatches describing the battle caid that the aaalt was made by a big detachment of Mayars and Germans GENERAL GAIDA'S AFFOINTMENT. ander. General Schiesser, following &

TUNG GOVERNMENT.

destructive artillery Bre in which NOT EECOGNISED BY KWAN | thrusands of gas shells were used. The Czech Slovaks went over the top and drove back the first column. The second column, after desperate fighting, micceed. ed in occupying the 'zecho-Slovak position but was driven ous by counter-attick. No prisoners were taken

Toxio, Sept. 28.

A War Office oficial message says: The Governor-Geneml of Kwan-

There wan a feeling of greater to the British capture of Damascus,The Press Boreanaz nounces buoyancy on the Stock Exchange this and emphasise that it is one of the A Serbian semi-official

(on either side:-Auïeriean Wireless. We tung bas informed the Consular Body afternoon than for a long time in most important Turkish uses in states that the news of the rising of

SALAAM me of Harbin, that General Ghida's" ap- Consols and also Bussion minerals Asia Minor and the principal supply the Serbians, Croatians and Slovenea

pointment a Commurder-in-Chief und oila..

Centra for the captured Turkish should be required with great reserve. DIPHTHERIA HOW IT MAY BE of the whole of Russia is not

Z armies."

Pas links fented that the Austro- They ako dwell on its great hie-Hungarians are Anducing the police t torical interest and expres the excite panceful inlisbitants in order to opinion that the capture will create fataisha protext to confiscate their unandimoua impression throughout property and imprison, them in Austria Lelam..

GERMANY'S LOST MAN-POWER.

200,000 IN FEW MONTHS.

PARIS, Oct. 3. Fermany has lost a quarter of a

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