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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1913

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1)

A FRANCO-BELGIAN

ATTACK.

LINE ADVANCED TWD

KILOMETRES.

DARING EXPLOIT BY AN ARMOURED CAK,

LONDON, Oct. 4. A Belgian contanniqué states;- The French and Belgians car the 3rd just. attacked strong tany; positions eastwards

Studen. Breaking down the enemy resistancd.

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our troeps mivanced their fine two Pilometres and reached the outskirts of Ecoglede, and also the Hooglede Roulers roul.

A Violent chieng counter-attack the west of Roulers was smaged before renching our lines.

TURKEY AND PEACE

NOTHING. "DEFINITE.

Losboy, Oct. 9, Reuter learns in well-informed quarters that notwithstanding the various reports, there is still nothing definite regarling Turkey's desire for Peuce. It is Alt chat no offelal orer ture will be forthcoming unti Turker know-definitely what mili tary action the Central Powers will. for will not, Le able to take.

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GERMANY'S DILEMMA..

THE PROBLEM OF A DANUBE FRONT.

1,0xDox, Oct. 8. Military experts express the opinion that with a view to keeping Turkey

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE UNITED STATES AND WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.

THE PROPOSAL DROPPED,

WASEINOTON, Det. 3. The Renate by 69 to $1 votes aged to the woman suffrage as men. ioned on September 30th," but the necessary two-thirds majority was no secured the proposal drops.

HOME RACING.

Løspos, Oçt. 33.

The dockey Club Stakes, rum at Newmarket, resulted us follows:

Prince Claminy ... "Gainsborough

Queen's Square Seven rant.

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2

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A length separated the winner from Guisborough, and four lengths separated the second

in the war, the Central Powers will and third hoes. se ahliged to establish a new front

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The betting was: 120/1 Trince (on the Danube, and reinforce Tuz. Chiay: 2/11 Gainsborough, and toy. The prestion is: Where are 30/1 Queen's Square.

the troops to he got for this? Ther jare 88 second-nte German, and 38 During the 2nd a Belgian armoured second-rate Austrian divisions in car daringly crossed the German lines Rusia with whigh it would be pos mad eatened Boilers. Despite heavy sible to creit. a Danube front, while! encing fire from all sides, the entrops" could be transferst in 48 subeoquently returned through the hos from Os to Constantinople; Ciera postions and reaches our hut the using up" of these forces

Lines.

THE ENEMY DEFENCE LINES IN

"CHAMPAGNE,

SECOND LINE BREACHED.

"Losos, Oct. 3.

Tienter's Compondent at Frencla Headquarters. telegraphing this

fute noon, MLA'S T

would naan the evacuation of Rusin, giving up the whole of the results for the Britovsk treaty

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THE ENEMY STRENGTH ON WESTERN FRONT.

LONDON. Det. L Benter hom that the German

pinfantry divisons on the Western

reduced to ไฟ other with five Austro-Hungarian

divisions.

The capture of the railway ju Front" an Ton at Challenge means that the energy's seconit main line of maist- anbe in enstern Champagne has born. brenced. The enemy's original line of defences lore consisted of a belt of old tu tifications, one to five miles) in depth. The line of 1015 had be

POLITICAL CHANGES IN GERMANY.

Losnos, Oct.,8.

has distinguished himself during the war by soral "Liberal specolus,, "

Other sprintumenty mentioned are

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

A STRONG ENEMY ATTACK STOPPED.

LONDON, "Oct. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

reports:

The enemy strongly attacked this a:oming north-eastward of St. Quentin with fresh troops and succeeded in pressing us hack from Sequchart, where we stopped him.

Local fighting northward of Creve cur and westward of Cambrai resulted in no material change in the situation.

The enemy, early this morning, com menced to withdraw on a wide front southward and northward of La Basses Canal.

We are following up closely and have

by our troops, who are musintalning machine-guns every ten yards. Every touch with the German rearguards, attack was met by a German counter- inflicting many carualties and taking attack, the latter coodusted on the old prisoners

fstyle of minis formation, which advanced readily into annihilating artillery, fire (until it melted away, only to be followed by fresh victima to the gun. Hence it is not surpring that the shear weight of numbers checked tho advance at some points, but the obstinate courage of the

On the front of ratiroment we have already reached the general liga Cite St. Augusta, Douvain, cast of La Bamsen, cast of Auders and west of Bois Gronior, and our advance continues. northward of Cambrai, tating prisoners

"Last night we repulsed an attack

We reuswed our attacks northward", of St. Qusatin this morning.

BELGIANS IMPROVE

TOSITIONS..:

Germans was anatched by the heroic

determination of the British. The armies of Generals Horne, Byng and Rawlinson, together with those of Generala Debeney, Mangin and Ben thelot are breaching the will of the fortress protocting the richest network LONDON, Oct. 3.of communications in the theatro of war, of which Cambrai is the apex and the Rhine, between Cologne and Strassburg, in the base. Simultaneously an attack

A Belgian communiqué statoa :-- Notwithstanding the enemy? stiff resistance, the Belgian Army improved

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its positions by local thrusts at different by the British and Belgians in the north points.

| takes these main Gernisu communicat- General Plumer's army,'after severe |ious in the fank, while the simies of Ighting, mads an important advance in Generals Gottrend and Pershing'in the the direction of Manin by capturing a threaten the Rhine and Moselle

clue North and close to Armen- Railways tieres Generit Plumer: captured Bizat The Berliner Tageblak's export, and Heacons Farm north of Souplines. Goneril von Ardenne, admits the serious British aviators destroyed ning aerone of the situation. He describes - Marshal Foch's strategy as demoniacal, planes and two balloons, ..... FRENCH PROGRESS CONTINUESiming not merely to epaircle the German armies on all sectors, but to

· LONDON, Oct. 3. brank through every one. He mys the the most dangerous point is between the Scarpe and St Quentin. Even hore the situation might have been satisfact ory, but for the sudden Anglo-Belgian attack on the coastal front.. Ha concludes by comparing Marshal Foch's present-operations to boring holes at five points preparatory to blasting with. dynamite

A French communiqué saya: The enemy has been completely ejected from St. Quoatin the whole of which we occupy, also the suburb of Isle.

Southwards we advanced towards Hancourt, and carried Moy, despite the tenacious resistance of the enemy.

North of the Vesle the advance continues and Roucy, Gujencourt, Benfigneureux, Stillars Franquex and Caurmy have been captured. Our lines THE BULGARIAN PEACE. have reached the southern outskirts of Cormicy and Loivre.

FRENCH CAVALRY'S BRILLIANT

Further south-we skirt the western bank as far as La Neuvillette and have captured Courcy.

We have improved pur position in Champagne south-west of Orfeuil and gained a footing on the baights south of Montbois.

AERIAL ACTIVITIES.

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FINALE.

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LONDON, Oct. 3. A Franch Eastern communiqué, dated Oct. 1, says:

French cavalry played a particularly brilliant part in the operations preceding the signing of the armistice.

THE TENNIS MATCH.

Sbe-I've humoured you a bit in tennis before, but you know we are playing for a War-Bond ticket now and I'd just love to stick you-Game!

Distressed male opponent takes his licking cheerfully and pays - op like a man. He now speaks of entering for the next mixed: doubles with, the lady as his partner.

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The Canadians, as the result of operations carried out yesterday and at

During Oct. 1, we brought down. 14 After entering Prilep on Sept. 23 they night-time in the neighbourbond of enemy aeroplines and two balloons.captured considerable booty and sub- Cambrai, captured the aubarb of Nenville Our bombers dropped 97 tons of prosequently vigorously co-operated with St. Remy and the high ground west-jectiles al fred thousands of rounds the infantry in overcoming the enemy ward of Ramillies."

into enemy concentrations and convovs. resistance before Veles. The cavalry During the night of Sept. 30 they turned the defences of Veles by follow New and Comfortable Cars dropped eight tons of bombs and during ing almost impassable mountain pathe. the night of Oct. 1 over 27 tone were and then daringly penetrated the enemy dropped on big stations at Bonguyon, lines, and on Sept 20 came within sight Conflans, Domary, Harcourt, Maison af Uskab, which it carried dismounted, Blene, Le Chatelet and Mont Cernet in sheer fighting, holding on despite and Laon.

furious counter-attacks aided by fresh. CHALLERANGE CAPTURED.

Bulgar reinforcements. During this operation, carried out with the greatest daring, the cavalry took 400 prisoners including 200 Germans. They also cap. tored aaven heavy guas, large number of horses and cattle and a train laden with corn consigned to Germany. -

The measures provided for in the armistice are being carried out.

A BATTLE OF INCREDIBLE FURY.

coute the mutpost zone of the 1918) The ret tims Prince Max aftaken prisoners. dine, Behind a far stronger main" Baden bus linen äppointed Chancellor Jine of resistance, was constructed. is gederally adopted is correct.' He The first Ing fell on the morning of the 1st inst. During the next two days the mans have been driven out of the mum line, but retired to; Hver Erzberger as Director of I'm-states- second line práticas prepared sevin 'paganda. Her Hans, of the Liberal miles in the war of the fit.. "It Berliner Tageblatt, as Chief of the this is running from Notre-Durne-Press Department; Herr Legien des-Champs on the west in front of (Socialist) as Labour” Minister. Orfeuil, Monthms and Challerange It is significant that Count Brock which is now pierced.

LONDON, Oct. 2. Renter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing to-day,

Northward of the chief tactical gain the battle swayed with incredible fury. We gained and maintained the hig ground between Crevecourt and Rumilly sanding back batches of prisoners, which by nightfall totalled over 1,700.

The Canadians fought against heavy dorffrantzaue, the Ambassador numerical odds in the spirit of men who Some of the enemy's first line Copenhagen, whom the Lokal Anwere not to be baulked. They inflicted positions were of fantastic strength. stiger once called a "defeatist," is the beaviest losses on the enemy. The second main lino which the mentioned as Foreign Secretary. enery is now holding consists of a

It is pointed out that while these chain of concrete machine-gun changes are made with the object shettem with abundance of very deep of creating an appearance of day. wir entanglements. The fightify mocratieation, it is well known that

his beea of a very obestinato charat, the powerlessness of the Reichstag ter. The enemy began with thirteen remains. divisions, and then added twelve new divisions, all of whom were enjoined

1.transpires that the Committee:

on Suffrage in the Prussian Upper

In Fander the Belgiana, pushing through mud often bip high, drow dearer Roslers, taking Hooglede and Handazene.

Our Second Army, equally handicapped by the condition of the ground, con towards Armentieres and took Lo Biser, tinued to open the great oral-claw

dorth of that town.

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VERY HEAVY FIGHTING..

LONDON, Oct. 2 not to yield an inch of ground after House, in adopting the suffrage Reuters Correspondent learns that the outpost line had been crossed. cabled on the 2nd inst., added a there has been very heavy Bghting

A captured Order says: "It must proviso that every man over 10 today from St. Quentin to Flanders, be driven into the flesh and blood of should have two votes. men that they must hold the ground. "wacrta protests that this The honour of officers stands or falla

equal suffrage.

with these positions. When the main line resistance is at stake there is no inch thing as mobile defence, 2•

ITALIAN ADVANCE IN ALBANIA.

states:--

LONDON, Oct. $.

CRITICISM OF THE NEW CHANCELLOR

The For

with little to show except sanguinary. enemy Imaes. nullifics As was expected, the enemy reacted heaviest north of St. Quentin, but here we have broken through the enemy's last line of the Hindenburg system.

We gained a little ground at theluwe, in Flanders, and captured Fleurvaix.

Southwards of Armentieres there Are indications that the enemy is preparing shortly to retire between La Basase and Lena

There is some criticism in Ger- many of the appointment of Prince Max of Baden as Chancellor. It is pointed out that the fact that he 's a future ruler is inconsistent with

An Italian send-official messago the democratic idea, and if he fails it will be a big blow for the reigning The Italian right wing is continuouses of Germany. ing its advance astride the Osum According to the. Porucaerts, Herr which has been occupied. We bave Scheidemana will be a State Secre

con-tary without a portfolio, whilst the passed beyond Bemt and are tinuing the pursuit.” -

AUSTRIANS WITHDRAW FROM ALBANIA.

LONDON, Oct. 4. „A' wireless Austrian official message states:-

Wo have withdrawn our divisions from Alban'a owing to the events on the Bulgarian Front. Thus Berat fell into the enemy's hands uncon- teated..

APPROACHING BERAT:

Socialiste also get several Parlis- mentary Under-Secretaryships.........

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Loxnox, Oct. 3.

A French communiqué states: We have captured Challerange...

ALL GAINS MAINTAINED.

LONDON, Det. 3.

A French communiqué says:- our advance, have captured Loivre. In North of the Vesle,, we, continuing the region of Nenvilletta a violent Ger a counter-attack was without result. terday afternoon continued. Last night In Champagne the fights begun yer

we captured Challeranga

The Germans made powerful efforts to throw us out of the woods south-east of Orfeail where we penetrated. Three times their nashults were shattered

against our lines. We maintained all our gains and inflicted heavy losses on

the enemy.

The number we have taken prisoner ban been still further increased during these fights.

The attuck was resumed at daybreak this morning

THE AMERICAN CAPTURES."

LONDON, Oct. 3.

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DELAY UNAYOIDABLE,

→LONDON, Det. 3.

be expected in the carrying out com- Bouter learns that some delay in to

pletely of the Bulgarian armistice, owing to the congestion of the railways and roadways, due to the present demoralised Bulgar Army.

There is no confirmation from any quarter of enemy reports as regards Austro-German military movements in the Balkana. Anyway, the Allied Com-

and has the matter well in band.

As regards Turkey, no definite change has occurred, but there are persistent rumours in faancial quarters, which coming events may well justily,

BULGARIANS EXHORTED TO BE

LONDON, Oct. 3.

An American communiqué says:- past week totals 21 kauns of all calibres, A partial count of the exptures of the 750 trench-mortare, 300 machine-gun that the armistice was signed on the A Bulgarian communiqué announces 100 heavy Tank-gans, thousands of evening of Sept. 29, and exhorts the shells and hundreds of thousands of nation to be calm as the day of defini rounds of ammunition.

tive peace is near.

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THE ALLIES' BOOTY IN FRANCE

LONDON, Oct. 3,

AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE!

A French emminiqué states:

LONDON, Oct. 3. During September, the Allies in

The "Daily Telegraph Correspondent France and Belgium have taken 2,814 officers, and 120,192 men, 1,600 guns at Milan, telegraphing on lof Oct, and over 10,000 machine-guns. says

The Grand Vizier bad important

We gained ground north of Cambrai and extended the front of attack north- wards. Here, da e front of five miles, the enemy has thrown in 11 Divisions and is determined not to give ground30 have taken 5,518 officers, 248494 conferences at Sofia and reached impor-i unless compelled.

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MUCH AIR FIGHTING.

LONDON, Oet: 2. Field Marshal Sir Dougins Haig, reporting on aviation, states:- on Oct. 1 our low-fliers were very active, The weather was fine and cloudy.

The Allies from July 15 to September

men. 3,669 guns, over 23,000 machine- tant decisions before returning to Kuns and several hundred mine Constantinople. throwers.

THE SITUATION REVIEWED. THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN

LONDON, Oct. 31

The Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor Herr Scheidemann, and a Centrist machine gunning trenches and parties of The enemy's withdrawal yesterday in deputy will form an inner committee troops, bombing and stampeding a gand Lille, the latter of which is also the vicinity of La Basse involves Leni

of the Government."

THE PRISONERS OF WAR COMMITTEL.

SIE G. CAVE APPOINTED

CHAIRMAN..

LONDON, Oct. 8. The Frees Bureau atates that the LONDON, Oct. 3..

War Cabinet bas appointed the Itt, rebs Italian official message Hon. Sr 0. Cave to be Churman of the Inter-Departmental Prisoners of In Alban'a, we began on October War Committee, which will be

states:--

int, an energetic advance between respons ble for all questions affecting theses and the Osum and occupied

team.

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We took more than 1,700 photographs threatened by General Plumer's advance and dropped 20 tons of bombs in the in Menin.

GERMANY.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 49.

all the Stae Secretaries have resigned.

A message from Berlin confirms that

The Prossian Upper House has, passed equal general direct suffraga.”.

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COPENHAGEN, Oct. 3 on the German airle of the lines. We while the present liga is being evacuat

The Berlin Millays Zeilung, states that destroyed 21 aeroplanes and drove o than se indicating determination down eight out of control. Fifteen to cling to the line. Field Marshal Prince Max of Badea becomes the

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denburg Line between Cambrai aud fit. DRAWAL.

Quentin, seems to rider retreat from SPECIAL JITTING OF BEICHSTAG, LONDON, Oet, 3 that line inevitable. It is described by experts as one of the breatest Texts of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Bag the war. Praise e lavished on Bir reported mess of the

Douglu Haig's achievemanta during The progress of the Allied off maires the past two months got merely in cap Reichstag should hold a plenary session From SATURDAY 5th to TOKENNY Bth

Quentin, combined (with the enemy's fù triumphings, over at Furlex of the Government's statements.

ivy losses in endeavouring 15 reist frongest defencer. His contriantion it

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3

A mange from Farlin states that HONGKONG THEATRE PROGRAMME

the party leaders have decided that the f

the Fieri line, of Semeni, from St Prisoners of war in enemy countries in Flanders aut before, Cambrai and St., turing, a o dimal trial of prisoners, but on Tuesday or Winewly to bear the

Erbust ft. Metall Bridge and also the BRITISH Theights between Janies and Buwa

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LONDON, Oct. 3.

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The Admiralty announces that

| the Allies' sucers-tof struck, has come che la gent vifamný lied army to thả

pelled the on tay to undertake an surces of Warml Fogh's strategy, extensive withdrawal of his line.

in varnt the highly organised posi -- From Leus to Arpentieres the enemy,

ment of trench warfs and han hitherto

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