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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1918,

TELEGRAMS:

(Continued from Pago I.)

AMERICAN FRONT.

HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR YERDUN.

GERMAN DIVISIONS DRAWY FROM REST OF FRONT.

LONDON, Oct. 21,

4 a. This

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE GERMAN REPLY:

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

SPECULATIONS AS TO ITA CHARACTER

DISTINCT HARDENING 4.

ANTICIPATED.

THE WESTERN FRONT:

SUCCESSFULLY

RENEWED.

LONDON, OIL-20 Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

British and American forces, this morning, operating in conjunction with the French between the Lies anul Le Cateau, succcesfully renewed the ad

vance

We reached the west bank of the

LONDON, Oct. 31. The papers anticipate that theatātes. —— German raply will show distinct hardening as compared to what it was expected to be few days ago. They believe that the delay in the Au American communiqué states: reply is due to the struggle of the We continue our pressure west of Military authorities to

re-assert the Meuse. There is heavy artillery their ascendency in which they have firing and instine-gunning on the been successful, and the papers en

phasise that the enemy is much mise taken if he thinks that the Allied

entire front.

mare important progress by lomtat-15EPARATION OF HUNGART FROM taske, reaching the Bissonne La Salve AUSTRIA DEMANDED. roart and capturing several fortified work

West of Chateau Porcien wo also st- tacked Hunding Stellung and captured the ridge north of German Mont, taking 700 phoners

The battle in the Vousiers region continued all day. It was moat We captured Tacquart Farm and Hill perate on the hills cast of the Aisne.

passed far beyond the village of Chetros 193 and east of Fandy, captured and taking 400 prisoners and 10 gans

tween the Aisne and Argonna where Numerous air-fights took place bes

German aircraft have been concen

brooch Titten Buemy machines were brought down.

AMERICANS IN HEAVY FIGHTING.

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THE FUNERAL FEAST OF

THE DELEGATION."

REVELATIONS AS TO KAISEES RESPONSIBILITY FOR

THE WAR

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 201 in the Lower House Count Karolyi

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Hongkong, 19th October, 1918,

After Count Tissa's spooch and the Sambre and the Ouse canal northward

Address of the King had been read in the Diet declaring that the result of the of lisy and took possession of the high grad westward of Catilion

that Hungary must be completely was endangered the Throne, adding days in this sectar General Rawlinson's In the operations of the past three

independent and Hungarian troops, in Fourth Army has completed an advance

--LONDON, GEL-30-

view of the danger of invasion, must be North of Verðlum severe enemy

of 'from five to eight miles "BOTOKS - An American communiqué ya brought back and foreign troops in counter-aitseky, were repulsed. The Peoples have been weakened by defended with tonacity. Having driven heavy infantry fighting in Loges wood Karoly, speaking in session, said it was dilical country which the enemy West of the Metsa there, has been Hungary must be withdrawn, Count heavy fighting north of Verdun dur peace tals. On the coumry, they the enemy on the first day of their are alwhere north of Verdings because the, publie demanded as in 4% FRENCH GOVERNMENT LOAN 1918. ing the past week has drawn a cons more resolved than ever to attack from strong positions on the fire stantly ineeing ninaber of Certarate no compromise in this con-mined and persistent fighting, they British north of Wassigny bave reached Monarchy's foreign policy was respon

right bank of the Sele river by deter- Americans co-operating" with the dependent Hungary and said the inan Divisions from the rest of the etion.

the Sambre-Oise canal.

Seventeen enemy seroplanes wers font. They are desperately resist- ing our strong attocks in order to

shot down in 2 combats yesterday.

AMERICANS“ SOLDIERLY

e

"President" Wilen's erishing reply to Austria, Which is described as the

successfully cleared the whole of the bize ground castard of the river line, capturing many villages in the course of their advanco with over 5,000-prisoners:

Bevitre the retreat of the German death-blow the Dual Monarchy. and a number of guns: Army, whose position is compro- nised by atreks if the west had

south.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.

The three weeks' campaign for, the

held up as a working to many. of the danger she incurs if she dehys to accept the terms now offered,

The enemy has commenced to with- draw northward of the Cambrai-Bavui road. We bare occupied Saulzeir and' ; made progress towards Denain from the. south.

Northwards of the Sensee Canal we ALTERATIONS TO GERMAN REPLY have already entered. Denniu and reached

Escauden and Somain..

CONSIDERED.

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QUALITIES.

an

sible for the war by its ultimatum to

Serbia For Machion, an ax-director of Krupp's told him that Austiina diplomats

chploma calibrated on the text of Ps Kaiser, who declared that he would

Fourtle Liberty Loun has closed.Wilson was expected to be sent the general line of Orchies, Combrieux. they fought with the utmost dash and

show the world that he was hot a LONDON, Oct. 20.

puppet and would strike terror into the universe. The situation might have Field-Marshal Sir Dougha Haig been saved in 1911, if Great Britain's in a special despatch detailing the proposal for a peaceable settlement operations from the 27th to the 30th had been accepted Austria-Hungary Sept. of the America divisions operat might have concluded peace during the On our left the Eighth Division has ing with the Fourth British Army war times without number, but pre- ferred to follow Germany. There wa taken Marchiaences and during the during the must three weeks, says LARGE CONCESSIONS LIKELY past ten days, in the course of the displayed soldierly qualities of a high

In the course of the fighting they a limit to loyalty to the Alliance. advance of over 18 miles, they have order and materially assisted the success taken several bundred prisoners.

Further northwards we steadily con-of our attacks especially in breaking tinue our advance and have reached the Hindenburg line on the 29th when. Bourghelles, Templeuve to south-east bravery, captured Bellicourt and Nauroy

and a number of prisoners. Ward of Roubaix and Nechin.

In aviation we shot down three hostilà. machines, two

driven down were out of, control, and two British ars missing. Our night fliers, despite the mist, dropped 3 tons of bombs on railways and lines of communication All the machines returned.

The hunks have been dooded with submeriptions.

It is Chated that 20,000,000 Andividuals have subscribed.

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PARIS, Oct. 20. The Gerinan answer to President

yesterday, but alterations I made to the reply, dictated thy military considerations. Large concessions are likely with a demend for guarantees, Jimiting their actual

FRENCH MINISTERS' WAR LOAN effert.-Horns.

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

AMOUNTS AND NAMES IN GOLDEN BOOK.

Paris, Oct. 200

Smedby the new loungjogeant is to ba inaugurated in Paris. President Pour and the members of the Government will append their sigra- turės to the amounts of their sub= scriptions in a special Golden Book at the Hotel de Ville during à brilliant Fust.-Hands.

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RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

GERMAN EVACUATION OF THE

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UKRAINE EXPECTED.

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 21.

A message "from Petrograd says

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PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY TO AUSTRIA.

"

APPROVED BY NEWSPAPERS AND POLITICIANS,

New Yuan, Det. 20.

Newspapers and politicians warn ly apprive President. Wilson's reply to Austria-Hungary.

ENEMY'S RESISTANCE

INCREASING.,

LONDON, Oct. 20. Field Marshal. Sir Douglas Haig reports -...

enemy's positions on the line of the Early this morning we attacked the Selle river northward of Le Cateau and crossed the river, despite considerable opposition..

Mr. Flitchcock. Chakerian of the

Further north our advance continued |Semite Foreign Relatinüs Comunittee,

yesterday afternoon and evening. declared that he enters the righest We completed the empture of Derain expectaticis not only of the Ameri-and reached the general line of Flaveluy Wandignies, Hamage, Brillon and un people but of the representatives

Bauvry of the oppressed nationalities of Austria-Hungary.

KUT-EL-AMARA PRISONERS,

that the Ukranian Prender hos naked | DEPUTATION TO THE GOVERNOR

expectation of the departure of the Austrinu Garrison.

PRESIDENT OF THE DIVORCE

"DIVISION.

Löpos, Oct. 21. The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Pick- ford has been appointed President of

the Divorce Division.

OBITUARY.

M...

OF MADRAS.

wait

The enemy's resistance is increasing

on this front.

BELGIAN TROOPS CONTINUE PURSUIT.

LONDON, Oct. 20."

A Belgian communiqué says; Our troops on the 19th inst, continued to parene the enemy.

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GERMAN REPORT.

SOUTHERN SLAYS REJECT EMPEROR KARL'S MANIFESTO.”

LONDON, Oct. 40. Reuters Ageney learns that a meeting of the Southern Slay Committee in London, representing seven millions of people in Austria Hungary, rejected tha A wireless German official reportinist and emphasised their determina-, Emperor Karl's manifesto of the 16th states:

LONDON, Oct. 20.

We have evacuated Bruges. Thielt tion to sever every tie with the Haps- and Kortrik and bath sides of Youziers, burge. The theray has established himself on the heights on the east bank of the! Aigne.

MORE GERMAN VANDALISM.

THE SACKING OF DOUAI.

PARIS, Oct. 20... ·

It is alated that the GermaTE have massed 40 divisions on a 60 kilometre frost between the Oise and Le Cateau.

THE BALKANS FRONT.

SERBIAN SUCCESSES.

LONDON, Oct. 20.

A French Eastern communiqué, dated the 18th instays

The French and Serbians bare occupied Koisjevitz.

Thr Sorbians have forced Bavan paas,

north of Aleksicatz, occupied Sokobanja

perhaps more completely than any Trostentle on the south bank of the The Germans have sucked Douzi west of Fruchovatz, and reached other town. The contents of houses western Moraes North of Novibazar were destroyed, many botes were the enemy is falling back on Kralie vo broken and the streets strewn with burned, all the shop windows wero and we are puraning.

furniture. Two-thirds of the pictures

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· 8,000 BOLSHEYIKS DEFEATED,

in the Muscum are missing, the stained- THE SIBERIAN CAMPAIGN. glass windows of the churches have been broken and the organ pipes wrenched ont and flattened, while the sacred ornaments have been flung on the dagstones.

THE PEACE MOVES.

SUBMARINISM TO BE PROVISION, ALLY STOPPED.

UNACCEPTABLE ENTENTE CONDITIONS.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 20.

"It is reported that the German reply

SHANGHAI, Oct. 12.

In the northam Urals 8,000 Bolshe viks advancing on Ekaterinburg were saverely defeated by Czecho-Slovak and Siberian forced

One thousand were killed and three armoured trains captured

DEATH OF A V.C HERO.

LONDON, Oct. 20. Chaplain Hardly, V.C., has

to Fresident Wilson was handed to the wounds

Swiss Minister 42 Berlia last night Germany in it deniares her willingnes

to provisionally stop submarinism in VISCOUNT FRENCH'S INTENTIONS. order to advance peace.

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LONDON, Det. 20.

the Kieff Commander to send Cos- sacks as the Clming is fearing dis turbances in the event of Getinan heen issued by the Private Secretary to The following Freas communiqué has

"They occupied Zeebrugge and Bruges, jatacuation

H.E. the Governor of Madras:-A de- passed the Bruges Ghent canal and pro The Prefect of Odessa in a pro-Kut-el-Amara prisoners who are now in-

putation of relatives of SoLLe of the gressed towards Aeletre. clamation threatens merciless sup-terned in

Comps in Asiatic Turkey

"FLANDERS COAST COMPLETELY pression of risings, based on theed on F.E. Lord Pentland on the 6th inst. to present a petition organised by

LIBERATED, the. Madras Mail, On beralf of the sur- vivors of the garrison, asking that steps |

LONDON, Oct. 20. might be taken to secure their exchange. The deputation iceluded the following Field-Maraba! Sir "Douglas. Hag ladies and gentleman The Hon. Mr reporting on the Belgian Front, says:

de P. Wobb, tired), Birs. E.-A.

LE., C.B.E., Colonel British, Belgian and French armies E. A. Gayer. L.A. Gayer, Sir. C. M. A. Bruce, of the Bom-commanded by King Albert to-day bay Burma Trading Corporation, Lieut. developed the results of the last is Colonel H. A. Nowel, I.A. Mrs. Hoors, days. Mrs

Price,

Mru, Claire Scott, and Mrs. Edington, wife of Mr. Edington, 1.C.S. Heyst and stormed Bruges. Elsewhers to President Wilson was delayed owing Viscount French has arrived in Lon-

The Belgians occupied Zeebrugge and

A message from Berlin ways the reply His Excellency expressed his entire sym- the Belgians erossed the Bruges Ghent to differences of opinion at the last pathy with the object of the petition canal. Their left reached the Dutch moment. Forecasts of the reply publish. His visit immediately following the and promised to transmit it to HE the frontier and their right Aeltre, which is er in Berlin declare that it will protest failure of the Government to enforce Viceroy as requested.

Communications recently received half way between Brages and Ghent most strongly against the accusations of from British prisoners of war in Torkey, The French carried Thicult and the cruelty and will justify aubariniera a conscription in Ireland is interpreted says the Madras Mail, show to what adjoining high ground, despite stubborn reprisal for starvation by the blockade that he intends to resign unless a struite the remnants of the Kut-cl-Asuara resistance by the enemy who endeavoured It will indicate that Germany will not satisfactory arrangement is reached, garrison have been reduced and how to bar the way to Lyst

submit to a penca, destructive of her The French line at the end of the to be taken on their

futuro The Hon. Mr. Justice Neville,ife that sings March has has been the Lys to Grammne, Golthein and the Garman reply to President Wilson

t'olonel of one Indian regiment writes to

A message from Berlin forecast that Judge of the High Court of Justice destites of clothing arch has base Wielbeke ramme, Golt

will ussart that President Wilson’a Note! The Second British Army completely takes account of Entente expectations cleaned up Courtrai and advanced ax of unacceptable conditions for evacuation but, as it lacked buttons, to fasten it kilometres anat that town, Louthwards, which are, therefore, not fit for discus was something of a problem. A long they reached the Courtrai-Tournai rand sion. Germany, however, is ready to [FRENCH WINELEAS.]

unfcrtanate men, so that there must be and, although the enemy had destroyed and a basis for further discussion. no relaxation of effort in their behalf all communications, they advanced ALLIES REACH DUTCH FRONTIER. Nor, we may add, will there be. The almost to the Scheldt.

work initiated by the Madras Mail ia Since the beginning of the operations LYONS, Oct. 20,

being carried on by other hands. We in Flanders our group of armies has publish elsewhere in this ince 201* advanced 50 kilometres on a front of muniqué from the Gororament with 50 kilometres. The Flanders coust The Dermans have evacuated Zee reapest to the delivery of the petition is completely liberated, also the whols

Our readors will be interested to learn *brugge, and the Allies have reached that the forms containing the first three of westora Flandery

the Dutch frontier. The Germans: thousand signatures, neatly bound in volume form, were inscribed. Part I.". We have every reason to believe that Part II will contain as many signatures, was is predecessor and will be as infuentially supported as

MR. JUSTICE NEVILLE.

Loxpos, Oct. 1,

"since 1000, is dead.

...

10 p.m.

aro falling back on the bank. of the Scheldt Canal on the fine Ghens; Qadenasi, Tournai god Condeo Señelat

In the Ille region the Allied troops lase arived at Templeneuve, 15 kildrastres to the east of Lille:

We have taken Cysoing and Pont- a-Mareg.

FRENCH WIRELESS.]

-CZECHO-SLOVAK GOVERNMENT.

LYONS, Oct. 20,

urgent is the need for immediato e day reached Hullevincat and along

writing be was wearing the discarded uniform of a Turkish infantry soldier,

W

and bitter winter lies ahead of these

BOLSHEVIE BOHEMES OF

́ENEMY COMPLETELY THROWN BICK.

LONDON, Oct 20,

A French communiqué says:-MT The enemy on the Uise front hai bean completely throw back east of the

RUMOURED CESSATION OF SUBMARINE WARFARE.

MADRID, Oct. 20. The newspapers state that Germany bas informed Spain that the German Admiralty has ordered the submarizes to return to their bases immediately.

DENMARK AND SCHLESWIG,

ANOTHER NOTE TO GERMANY.

Oct. 20

THE SILTER MARKET.

LONDON, Oct. 20. The Silver Market is steady.

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