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'MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1918,

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1),

THE BELGIAN FRONT,

LESSENED ENEMY RESISTANCE.

LONDON, Oct. 27.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS..

THE WESTERN FRONT.

BRITISH ADYANOM CONTINURE.

LONDON, Oct. 25, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports

We continued our advance southward of the Scheldt, captured Sepineries and Querenaing and reached the line of the

THE CHINA MAIL.

GERMANY LEAVING ANTHERE.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 25. According to refugees from Antwerp, the German residents have begå ordered to leave the city.

STRATEGICAL POSSIBILITIES.

MORE BØLITING IN THE.

REICHSTAG.

COPENHAGEN, Oot 23

In the Reichstag. Dr. Solf declared that the Danish demand for a plebiscita Fin, North Schleswig was not justified

The War Ministar declared that the Army was unbeaten, and still able to LONDON, Oct. 26. resist stubbornly. The situation was Renter's Correspondent at French grave but not desperate. Headquarters, telegraphing "yesterday evening, saya

French infantry were near Villers-loi

A Belgian communiqué, states-Le Quesnoy Valenciennes railway from See at midday and its fall is probable. The resistance of machine-gun north-westward of Le Quesnoy to east-Its lose may compel the enemy to fall] It has been reduced. North of ward of Maing,

back considerable distance before Tionele the Second British Army during Oct. 24 on

We repulsed several counter attacks renewing the battle on the Hunding

the Sambre-Line... progressed towards the Scheldt and Scheldt battle front,

Von Hutiara position is weak boca goo -captured Avelgheru..

he ia menaced in the rear by the offens vs of Generala Rawlinson and Byng. A successful advance up the Sambre Yallay must cause an instant retirement Oise and Argonce of the whole German line between the

GERMAN REPORT>

Losbox, Oct. 28.

A German official report states: The French obtained a footing at Villers-le-Sec and on the heights to the east of it.

[BY FRENCH WIRELESS.]

"BRITISH AND FRENCH SUCCESS.

The First, Third and Fourth British Armies have captured 2,000 prisoners and 150 guns.

Northward of Valencieunes we map

tared Braille and Buridon.

We dropped 19 tons of bomba, brought down four aeroplanes and drare down another four out of controllable. Ten British machines are missing.

WEARING DOWN THE ENEMY.

says— Lrosh, Oct. 26. The British continue their advance

in the Valenciennes ecctor.

The Bitish have captured the vil lage of BruiDen-mir-Escaut and hold the railway between Quesnoy and

Meing,

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General Debency between the Oise and the Serry captured the Ferrière Farm and 300 prisoners..

LONDON, CU 23. Renter's Correspondant at British Headquarters, telegraphing today, Our First, Third and Fourth Armies are wearing down the enamy's resistance and we are now nearing the great Moral Forest north of Landrecies The forest is infested with Germans and machine-guns Our artillery is paying great attention to it with high explosives and ga

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Our patrols in this zone are moving direct for Mfone.

The enemy has lost 150 guns since Wednesday

Gonegal Mangin crossed the Surro at Grgy ing Mortier. East of the Souche" be enlarged the bridgehead | A and reached the "outskirts of Chu- mont Marin and liberated "Veule, Caumont und, Pierrepont.

The weather is dry anɛl overcast.

BELGIAN REPORT.

LONDON, Oct. 28.

A Belgian communiqué reports:

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AMERICAN SUCCESSES ON VERDUN FRONT...

LONDON, Oct. 26. An American oficial message atatea

a the Velua,, front, on Friday evening, the enemy extended to the west side of the Meuse his efforts, to wrest from us the gains of the preced in days in the region of Bantheville. After half an hour's artillary preparation, the enemy attacked our positions be tween Bois-des-Rappes and Bois-de- Buntheville bab was repulsed with heavy loaars, our line remaining everywhere

unchanged.

Northward of the Aire we are now established in positions on the southern portion of Bois-de-Bourgogne on both

banks of the Meuse.

THE GERMAN PRESS AND THE AMERICAN NOTE,

#MEANS PROGRESS" "OWARDS

PEACE

--- THE BALKANS,

ELERY ACTIVITY ON THE

DANUBE

LONDON, Oct. 26.

A French Eastern communique reports artillery duels on the Danube in the region of Hompalanka.

An enemy monitor was damaged. French patrols raided the northern bank of the Danube, capturing some Germana.

[OBITUARY,

LATE BISHOP OF RIPON,

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 350.

LONDON, Get: 23. 2: with President Wilson's Note, but layer The-ot is sapounced of the Rt.

The German Press is not satisfied that anyhow it means progress towards Rev. W. Bagd Carpenter, formerly Bishop of Bipon, at the age of 77 years).

(Continued en Foga 3.).

peace.

NEW GERMAN.DEMOGRATIC GOVERNMENT.

TO MISLEAD THE ALLIE'S

PARS Oct. 24

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Prince Max of Raden tried, in his speech in the Reichstag, to confuse the right and wrong of this war. This new democratic Government is, in reality, serious attempt to try and mislead opinion among the Allies, the other object being to alie ups spirit of defense | among the German, peoplāns

AMBRE TRAVESTY.

ARMAGEDDON.

Allusion was recently made in Beuter's wires to the Turks having fount their Armageddon The latter name occurs in the authorized version of the English Bible in Revelations thao, X10 The revised version has Harmagedon. The form is commonly regarded as the Greck equivalent of the Hebrew "har megiddon," the mountain district Megiddo. The writer in describing the

place where the fast decisive battle was to be fought at the day, of Judgment and Hargeddon may have been chosen The German reply has stirred up 14

the pan

name hervuar the district about American-coca act has strengthened Megiddo had been on Several Decasions the gnanimous demand of the United application of the word Armageddon to the scene of great battles. From tho Northward of Vardan the battle, States for an unconditional surrender the great battle of the End of Time which is being fought by per First Ainy The German popular Government is a comes the use of the phrase "an arme to-day enter its second month and la

mere travesty, with polity of tran- geddon" to express any great sughter, continuing with incessant severity-on the entire front of 25 miles. The spannt hypocrisy, Germany has been or final confiet. enemy is offering determined resistance.beaten in her sebeming to gain time We have taken; on this front since The armistice must be referred to Marshal Foch. A compromise with

the Lya. and the Scheldt the French

In the Anglo French attack between September 26, over 20,000 prodors Germany" would mean betrayal BY TRAIN ACROSS THE CHANNEL. carried Chateau Zulte, desperate resist ance.

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At Guillaumut, between Sissonne and, the Chateau l'orclen, General Margin to the offensive yesterday. The British captured the villages of

The French took the powerfully Engoyghem and Ostoghem and contin organised positions held by the ued their advance on the Scheldt. enemy since 1917, and passert through them between Bagogue. SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS BY FRENCH. Recouvrage und Herpy fill "und "made proguss on a front of seven kilometres and reaching a depth oị three kilonieres at certain point.

The French pushed as far as the road from Berousmince to Conde-le-a Herpy and took

Jill. Harps

ALLIES APPROACHING GHENT.

ross, Oct. 25,

In spite of strong resistance the Allies obliged the Germans to aban don certain important points,

The Allies are approaching Ghent. The British continued their victori, ous advance on the Quesnoy-Landre- cies line. They advanced between four and five kilometres, reached the -gates of Quesnoy, and are now within

two kilometres of Landrecieu.....

Valenciennes is practically out Aanked from the south.

Fifteen villages have been cap- -tured, and 7,000 priscoes and 100 guns fell into the hands of the British forecs.

The French passed the Oise at Grand-Verly, north of Guise, which is menaced by a turning movement.

East of Rethel a well-conducted French operation resulted in the captured of the village of Dambly Fleury, 100 prisoners and a number of guns.

THE PEACE QUESTION.

GERMAN OPINION RESERVED.

Lross, Oct. 26. Opinion in Germany is extremely reserved on the subject of President Wilson's Reply to Germany, and awsite with profound anxiety the course of events and the publication of the conditions of the Armistice aid down by the Entente. FRENCH PRESS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVE OF REPLY

LYONS, Oct. 26. The French Press unanimously approve of the United States' Reply

Germany.

NEW REGIME IN CROATIA:

LONDON, "Oct. 23.

and over 150 gans, 1,000 trench mortars and several thousand machine-guns. BATTLE CONTINUES VIOLENTLY.

LONDON, Oct. 26.

An American commaniqué reports -- The battle on the Verdun front con- timed very violently,

East of the Mease we occupied Bor. Reuter is informed that the Frenchment Wood last evening. attacked this morning between Chateau

The Germans to-day counter-attacked Porcion on the Aisne and Sissonne, on repeatedly between Bormous and De front of 17miles and advanced a mini-trays Woods, but were repulsed with mum depth of one mile.

very heavy loss. Further rest the Tenth French Army attacked between Notre Dame Liesse and the Serre on a front of eight miles, and captured Pierrepont, Vealesneku- mont mad Caumont farm.

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Over 1,000 prisoners have Veen counted.

South of Valenciennes the British reached the main railway from Le Quesnoy to Moing...

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, Oct. 28.

A wireless German official report states that French attacks on a front of 50 kilometres from the Oise to the Áisus failed.

FRENCH ATTACKS CONTINUE SUCCESSFULLY.

LONDON, Oct, 26.

Only at Bella Wood the enemy's 6ith attack forced as to withdraw from the eastern part of the Wood

We advanced west of the Metse north-west of Grandpro in the face of determined resistance, and entered Boarguyns Wood.

2,000,000 AMERICAN TROOPS OVERSEAS.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.

It is officially announced that over 2,000,000 American troops have been rent oversens.

AMERICAN DIPLOMATS IN PARIS..

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FRENCH TRIBUTE TO BRITISH.

PARIS, Oct 24.

A brilliant reception was given in homoar of the British Navy and Army in the Paris Carole Inter Ale President Poincaré was present. M. Deschanel paid an eloquent tribute to British co- operation on land and sca—Horts,

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A Pranch communiqué aletas :— Between the Oire and the Serre ortions. attacks continued successfully.

We further advanced north of Villors- le See and exptured & fortified centre, repulsing several counterattacke and taking 800 prisonATE

We grossed the Serre between Credy and Mortieres and occupied the norther bank for a distance of a kilometre Furious fighting east of Souche Eiver ended in our expanring the villages of Vealesacaumont, and Pierrepont, with 250 prisoners,

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deportation of women-folk from Eilla a4 THE ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS. acrime, calling to Heaven for vengance Submarine commanders were awarded LONDON, OK 25. Iron Crosses for sinking passenger

The Good Templars are celebrating the vessels benee, the Iron Cross was the jubilee of their Order in England, and badge of infamy. (Cheers.) German happily Mr. J. Malins, J.-P. is also to practices had been excusable Every pin in the celebrations. He it was who one felt that those responsible for them introduced the order lato this country, must be deals with sternly. The most and he is abil, at a venerable age, abla painful outrage was the ill-treatment of to address large public mootinga. The prisoners. It was horrible to think that Good Templar movement began in the prisoners at that moment were being United States, where cheribers of lodges. starved and subjected to every butrage pledged themselves not to make, buy, or that the crualty of their captor sell alcoholic liquors as beverages. Sari- could devise." Punishment, of these

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AMSTERDAM, Oct. 26.

the war, even when the sky was darkest, cottages. Banogne and Eseouvrance, while on in a lively debate in the Reichstag We demanded it now when when we the right we penetrated enemy positions. the Conservatives complained of over had reason to believe we were on the The German resistance every where basty constitutional reforms and their road to victory. Reparation, however, was very desperate,

BOD-representation in the Government was impossible in many esses. The We have captured 2,000 prisoners, The Socialists declared that the murdered could not be restored to their nine guns and numerous machine-guns.

reforms were inadequate. Dr. von families, outraged honour could not be Payer, the Vice-Chancellor, promised made good, the agony of father, or ENEMY DEFENCE FOUGHT CLEAN farther reforms soon, but said it was mother could not be relieved by any impossible to transform the constitution indemnity but they wanton material THROUGEL

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A Danish Deputy demanded the repaired Every vessel submarined damage in France and Balgum mutiber The Budapest correpondent of the

LONDON, Bot. 15. right of self-determination for North ought to be replaced. We could not Frankfurter Zeitung states that the Reuter's Correspondent at Frenes Schleswig and the Poles wanted Dantric allow Germany at the end of the war to old régime in Croatis has ceased to Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday, included in New Poland, we start with the advantage of having bar Uniforms are required to at once make orist. The Slovene National Counstated

De Boll, the Foreign Secretary merchant service intact. The German Unit Commander, The latter demurred at both of these demands,

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„ZURKS TURNING ON GERMANA.

cil, with Croatians and Serbians, General Debney's Army, between have taken over all the power. The the Oise and the Serre, is attacking Banue of Croatia sympathises with General von Hatier's so-called Hermann the revolutionary movement.

position on a front of 15 miles to star The Berbian prisoners of war have

The Geimson have converted the

LONDON, Oct. 25. | been set at Bberty...

villages, generally situated on the creats

Beliable nowa has reached London of the ridge into fortresses, and are confirming the profaned and growing resisting very bitterly, knowing that unpopularity of the Germane with the the safety of the German army facing Turks General Gourand, on the Aisne depends There have been casos 13 Asia, where on the Hermann lins holding.

Turks hats stripped and floggel Ger, General von Hutier has another chainman soldiers, At Damasens many Gere at positions some miles in the restman had their thrusts cat and some namely the wastern-

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Lyová, Oct. 25;

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