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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1918:

TELEGRAMS.

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CAMBRAI IN RUINS.`

SUCCESSIVE EXPLOSIONS IN CITY.

Lorber, Oct. 9. Butor's Correspondent at British Headquarters & ya 7—

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Successive explosions have occur. red in Cambrai, reducing the town

to ruins.

STRONGLY DEFENDED GERMAN.

POSITIONS CARRIED.

Loxbos, Oct. 9. 4.33 pm.

A French communiqué states:- Southeast of St. Quentin at night

- wie curried bitterly defended German

positions between Harly and Neu-i ville St. Aiman, and enveloped the

· village of Neuville St. Amaud front. -the north.

The artillery duel has been violent south of the O'se and on the Suippe front.

North of the Arzes the Germans attempted to deprive us of", our yesterday's guins. They failed, with Heavy lossen,

Over 600 prisoners were taken on the Ames front yesterday.

THE WAR SITUATION,

GENERAL GOURAUD'S

STRATEGY,

PREMIER'S CONGRATULA

TIONS TO ARMY.

HISTORY."

BRAZIL'S 'REPLY.

The Pe

THE CHINA MAIL.

Laxpay, Oct. St Burman "stated that

"GREATEST CHAPTER IN OUR Brazil, in replying to the Austro- German Paica Note. states: We' are persuaded that the war can only ond with the capitulation "of the militarista which, coumed it, and which is raining Europe.**

THE EMPIRE'S PRIDE IN RECENT FEATS.

Jasnos, Det. D, The Press Bureau, statek ( The Premier has sent this anes- age to Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig:

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH CAPTURE CAMBRAI

EIGHT THOUSAND PRISONERS AND MANY · QUNS.

LONDON, Oct. 9

1255 pm. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reportag

"I have just heard from Mnr./ shal Foch of the brilliant victory won by the Third and Fourth Arnies, and wish to uspaws to yourself, Generað Sir Julian Peng, *General Sir Hönry Rawlinsen umi. all officers and men under your Command our sincerest con- gratulations on the great and

We further progressed hat evening signifcunt success which the British Anny with their Americans of Senuchart and in the direction brothers-in-mens have gained We reached the waters outskirts of during the past few days. The Jalincourt and gained the line of the courage and tenacity with which Targette Cambrai road, capturing

Forenrilis. the Empie's troops, after with The Third and Fourth ́Armias at. standing terrifle onslaught of 5.30 this morning again attacked on the last spring, huve again resumibole of their front, rapidly progressing

everywhere. the offensive with such decisiva. results in the greatest chapter in our anilicery "bistory. Sareshing the epey's great defensive sy.

14 ten in the West, which he skim- ed inpregable, is a fent of wh'ehi we are all justly proud and fee which the Empire will ever, be grateful."

Lesbos, Oct. 9. Summerus prisoners have been reported.

In the region of Machault on the Champagne font Genend Goured attacked on a front of five miles and advanced to a depth of two miles, empturing a number of import-'

ant points.

1f General Goutaud advances much further, he will outflank the enemy on the Suippe, where the Freuch have so far been held up A The French and Americans (b-day attackert the heights on the Meuse on a front of seven miles and ad- Fanced between one to two miles, neerly reaching the ice from where the enay attacked in February 2910.

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Of the last two rihed attacks there are no details, but we are pro- gressing satisfactorily.

GERMAN WAR MINISTER RESIGNS.

CoensuÄhes, Oct. 10.

of Bohuin and Maritz,

Shortly after mid-night the Canadians attacked north of Cambrai. Ramillies was captured and the crossings of the Canal de Lescaut were sccured in the

neighbourhood of Ramillies..

Wo have entered Cambrai. Yesterday's prisoners exceed *,000, with many gens.

BRITISH, FRENCH AND AMERI- CANS ATTACK. ·

LONDON, Oct. 3. Reuter learns that to-day's offensive comprised three attacks by the Britiah,. French and Americans on the whole front from Cambrai to St. Quentin..

A Berlin heial report states that the resignation of the Whe Minister, General

has beant The French, captured the bills east von Stein, acceptet.

ward of Rouvroy and the villages of Essigay and Fontaice, while the British Major-General von Scbench has and Americans' lins reached and follows been appointed his suegeswort

THE GERMAN REQUEST FOR PEACE

NEWSPAPERS URGE. RETRIBUTION,

GERMAN TOWNS AS RANSOM FÖR VANDALISÜ IN FRANCE"

Lospos, Oct. 9. The demand for something more

A slight advance was achieved to: than an unconditional, surrender by day north of the Scarpe, but there Germany is being-intensified

are nu details.

GERMAN REPORTS.

Losnox, Oct. 9, 9.50 0.

volumns of letters to the pupers, recalling" the German crimes and

urging retribution.

They include letters by Sir Henry Spenser Wilkinson (Professor of

A wireless German official report Military History at Oxford) and declarations at a prior condition

stutes:--

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We broke up the enemy's assault of the cessation of hostilities should west of the Cambrai-Bohain road.. ́ ́ be the occupation of the Metz,

Strassbourg, Maine, Trent, Tricot and Pola fortresses.

On both sides of the Roemer road and in the direction of Le Cateau the enemy made a deeper breach into our lines. We stopped his thrust

in Bolain.

In a southern wing attack the enemy gained a little ground."

Our troops, threatened in the flank' by a breach in the centre of the Eattle-front, were forced to withdraw their wing to the western border of Fresnoy-le-Grand.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

FURTHER FROGRESS REGISTERED.

MORË." POINTS" CAPTURED.

LONDON, OCL 9.

A French commaunyad statewid North-east of St. Quentin the French,

THE GERMAN PEACE

F OVERTURES.

IMPORTANT STATEMENT PRESIDENT WILSON

EXPECTED.

WASHINGTON, Öct, 8.

in conjunction with the British, attacked President Wilson spent the morning this morning on a. front of 10 kilo- | in the seclusion of his study, bút Inter matrea. · Daspitó stubborn resistance, we jeonferred with Messrs. Lansing, Con- penetrated strong positions and made land, House and Tamnity alter which important progress..

a captured Fontaine. Utorte and Bellecourt Farm, and reached the south western dutskirts of Nasigny-le-Patis. We conquered the woods east of Tilloý, Hill 134, and the village of Ranvedy.

So far we have taken over 1,200 prisoners, including 500 "captured at Bellecours. Farm.

On the Suippe, front lighting con- timed all day. The Germans strove vigorously to recover the captured positions. Their counter-attacks on the north bank against. Orainvilla and the Pont Givart bridgehead were repulsed. Further cast, the enemy several times ensuccessfully attempted to aject, us from Bazancourt

North of the Arnes the French and

Americans gained fresh successes. Sup ported by Tanks they drove back the scamy over thres kilometres north of

St. Pierre Arnestad V, and

Ou the right bank of the Aisne wa captured the plateau north-east of Outry, sad reathed the southern outskirts of Tancon, taking numerous prisoners

AMERICAN FRONT. STIFF FIGHTING ON THE KEUSE.

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BRILLIANT ASSAULT BY FRENCH AND AMERICANS.

A LONDON, Get: 9. An American official report states:— We captured, Cornay and against stubborn fighting continued to ndvaned in the Argonne Forest.

The French and Americans east of the Meme brilliantly attacked in the vicinity of @Bois-des-Coures and Bois-dü Augent, and occupied Conenvoys, Brabant, Harmont-and-Beaumont and drove the enemy well beyond them. “

We, in co-operation with the French astride the Meusel are passing back the euemy from the scene of the desperate Beauregard, Brancourt, through Pre-struggles for Verdun, ment, Serain, Maliscourt, westwards of Walincourt, Eanes and Mergies to the old line south of Cambrai. The advance. was on front of 21 miles to an average depth of two and a maximum depth of three miles

Weaker resistance, than insual was encountered in "the "Centre," but the enemy brought up two fresh divisione south of Cambrai and counter-attacked harily, but was repulsed.

A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT.

LONDON, Oct. Asiguificant development is apparent ly at hand owing to the new advance on the Cambrai St, Quentin front.

We are now only two miles from Butigny, and eight from Le Cateau. Another slight advance will give us command of the Oise Valley and would compel the enemy to evacuate St. Gobain massif, alec Lion, which isia flames.

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Viscount Midleton asks for nouncement from the Allies that peace will not he made til retribu tion is exacted of German towns for

the vandalion in France...

for

The Times describes the enemy's policy of burning and destroying as he retreats. cruel and mean black

oil, and says German towns, ke Hamburg and Frankdort, must be In Champagne" the French and rarifed down for ransom for French Americans it great force only ane-and Belgian towns destroyed, part ceeded in breaking into our lince on from military necessity. both sides of St. Etienne, but our counter-attack drove him out.

TERRIBLE HAMMERING FÓR ENEMY.

Today's total prisoners exceed 3,000, of which 1,600 were taken by the French east of the Mense.

This Command has taken over 4,000 prisoner in the last few days. The Freach captured 18 beary trench mortars.

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NOTABLE PROGRESS BY ‘AMERICANS.

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:he announced that an important state- ment, would probably be issued this afternoon.

VLABOUR'E - SUGGESTED

CONDITION.

WASHINGTON, Oct 9. The American Federation of Labour fida, issued a statement; urging the ignoring of the enemy evestarea *autil the road to Berlin in clanceck”

NO ANSWER TO AUSTRIA."

WASHINGTON Oct. 9"

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EX-KING OF BULGARIA RETIRES, TO GERMANY,

"ÁMSTERDAM, Oct. 9. The ex-Tar Ferdinand of Bulgaria has arrived at Coburg for permanent residence.

(Coburg is well-known town on the I Germany, being the alternate capital with Gotha of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-]

AFFAIRS IN TURKEY.

NEW GRAND VIZIER.

LONDON, Oct. 9a Enver Pasha and Talaat Fasha have: resigned..

Tawfik Pasta bas been appointed Grand Vizier.

PARIS," Doc. 9. Tewfik Pasha was an ex-Ambassador. to London and is a pro-Ententist

"SMYRNA · GOVERNOR'S SIGNI- FICANT ACTON,

LONDON, Oct. 8. Keater is informed that the significant action of sending delegates to Athens by the Governor ofSmyrna who controls the richest Turkish province, taken in con- junction with recent events in Palestine and Macedonia seems to foreshadow important developments. The Governor is known to be a patriotic Tark, bot not to the same degree under German influence as the statesmen at Constan tinople. The liberation of Beyrout is a tremendous political: blowto Tarkey and should speedily compel the Turks to reach a decision.

LONDOS, Oct. 9. Beuter's Correspondent at American Headquarters, telegraphing on Tuesday ENEMY CONCENTRATING ON - at noon, says

Notable progress was made yesterday in the direction where the gain of farther round is essential to car Advance."

The capture of the hill abore Chatel- Chehery is equtezing out the enemy still lurking in the centre of Argenre, south of Grandpre.

The most interesting event of the day was the extrication of a battalion which had been isolated and surrounded by the enemy in Argonne Forest for the past ve days. In its advance it

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LONDON, Oct. 9. Reater learns that the Serbian expect very heavy fighting at Niah whither three German Divisions from Rumanis and two Austrian Divisions from Italy bare been hurried up.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.

· SUBMARINE PIRACY..

lost touch with the troops on either The Shipping Board announces that LONDON, Oct. 9. side and the enemy trickling between 74 ships, aggregating 363,000 tone, severed the cospection. Its plight was were delivered in Septembar, constitut known and several attempts were made ing's record. by the French and ourselves to relieve

farest dropped food and ammunition THE NORWEGIAN CASUALTIES. it but they were unsuccessfal Air planes swooping down in the dense takes and carrier-pigscos at the plaes it was supposed to be, but last night the advance of our centre rescued the

Router's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing last evening

were given a terrible hammering by the Over sixteen enemy divisions to day Third and Fourth Armies with who ars strong American units, and if certain that a tremendous toll is being levied upon the dwindling German man-power. natten

Operations at Cambrai and St Quentin constituted a series of battles developing one after another all night and at day. break to-day (Sth inst.) at least fifteen miles of the British front was ablaze. with infantry attacks. We generally progressed rapidly, although sticky points were encountered.com

battalion.

THE BATTLE "EXTENDS.

LONDON, Get.-9. Beuter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters, writing on the afternoon of Tuesday, saya---

There was an extension of the battle! east of the Meuse and the entire front is active from Roulers to Worr

The offcurive is for the moment beaviest on three main sectors corres- ponding with the wings and centre, namely Cambrai-St. Quentin, the Suippes and the Metsa

The Welsh had the toughest task of The Daily Telegraph hopes that breaking through the remainder of the the Allies with whom the French Beaurevoir Masnieres line; but once the Cermans were driven out and the Between Brabant ond Cres the und Belgian Governments announced Welshman reached the open the enemy enemy forced his way into Cousen- that they were communicating on broke.

The New Zeelanders carried Eanes, roye- Woods, where we brought him the subject of reprisals have already taking over 700 prisoners, in the finest Marshal Foch, in the intermediate

Crouched decisions, for there is oft LONDON, Oct. 10,

1.10- a.m、

to a statubatill. **

room for delay. Germany must to Germsa Tooks were of a fairly fast given to understand that reparation type, but the gunnars soon got on top of A wireles German evening official will be exacted to the uttermost them assisted by our low-flying sirmen, The Americans have done brilliantly, report states:-

farthing, whatever the German taking 1,600 prisoners and capturing Pra Between Cambrai and St. Quentin Government of the day, whether mont we occupied positions in the rear repentant or unrepentant.

We are now well out in the open thereby giving up. Cambrai." The Morning Post says the Allied rolling country

Our casualties are relatively light. Arnice should visit every part of FIGHTING IN ALBANIA.

THE BELGIAN FRONT. Germany after pesce and teach the FURTHER ITALIAN BUCCESSES. Germans the meaning of the defeat.

LONDON, Oct. D. An Italian official message states: In Albania, after crushing the energy's rearguards who ofered n stubborn resistance, we entered El Basean on October 7th

The. advance co AUSTRIANS EVACUATE EL BASSAN.

LONDON, Oet.. 0, 10,50 p.m. wireless Autrian official report

the French and Ser-

The Daily Mail demande in Allied FIERCE ENEMY BOMBARDMENT warning that for each wasted Allod town-d German town shall be de

foyed or cxpropriated.

LONDON, Uct. A Belgian communiqué skabes, a The enemy at night violently bom barded our front line in the outskirts of Routers and during the day. bombarded Nieuport and Clercken, also TO hack propa

PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY

'GERMAN NOTE.

Enemy aeroplanes were very active, machine-gunning our front lines at FORCES A NEXT STEP UPON Moorlede and Passchendaele

**THE ENEMY.

LONDON, Oct. CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM. Reuter's Agency is informed that THERE is nothing so good for muscular view is that President rheam stiam, aprains, lameness, cramps of the muscles, bruises and like: anext stop Injuries a Chamberlain's Rain Belm rom whom aty. It will afféch: curu izlase time than

Chemists and

CHRISTIANIA, Oat B wegian Ballory have so far been killed It is announced that 1,008 Nor

by Germaan submarines.

SPANISH GOVERNMENT RESIGNS.

·SAN SEBASTIAN, OBL 9. TheSpanish Government has resigned.

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R. E. Landsell and P.A. Redmond (bys);

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Syme Thomson and M. Aur zoace, coatents himself with steady (ve); W. Bows and E. Davidson (E. pressure for the moment.

Evans and 40 Leith; E. Des Voenz and N. J, Stabb; R. A. Lawson and Hoo General Mangin between the Oise. D. Landale; LA N. Leefe and B. and the Alone is vigilantly following Sandford Capt O. H. Goode and J. every movement of the enemy. Hooper AB Rtawart and G. B. The battle in eastern Champagne bas Archbutt RE Macdougall and B. P.. de Rome and HA died down Here the Germans have thrown in reserves against our troops Dodwell (bye), El Grist and

Ritchie (bye) who have been fighting uninterruptedlyFirst and Second Rounds are to be for weeks.

played on or before Sunday 28th Miazabal Focit counters by extending | October. the battle across the Mouss with the DRAW FOR THE JUNIOR aid of vast. American reserves and the Germans nut again find reinforce

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