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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from 'Page 3.).

THE FRENCH FRONT..

·FIERCE STRUGGLE ON THE 018E,

ENEMY-COUNTER-ATTACKS SMASHED:

Lospas. Oct. 29," 2.35 1.11.

A French communiqué states: --*| There has been fleren figbling on the east bank of the Oise opposite -Grandverly, where the enemy launched several counterattacks,

Further south to French passed "the lines as for be the approaches of the Oise. capturing strong points north-west of Gnise. We also pro-i gressed cisl of Peron, in the region north-east of Perpny Mood.

The French are now in contact with the enemy on the whole of the new enemy line,. Between the Oise And the Serre, The French, have, advanced north of Herly and west of Chateau Porcien.

NUMEROUS FIRES ON AISNE AND SERRE.

FRENCH AVIATORS CAUSE HAVOC TO ENEMY LINES,

Bones, Oct. 29.

A French aviation report states:--| Our bservers report numerus firs on the Aisne,and also in "the valley of the Serre.

A fleet of 200 machines copiously homber the enemy hack urens in the

region of Chatcan "Porcien, causing davor to the communications with heavy vehy losses.

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A GREAT FRENCH VICTORY.

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PROBABLE EFFECTS OF

ENEMY KETREAT.

PARIS, Oct. 29.

The fierce battle which has been raging between the Serre and : the Oise during the past few days hum resulted, hi a great French victory. The envy has been thrown hark on a 16-mile front and is retreating, hard pressed by French troops. The French advance at some points was "five mike. Many strongly fortified -positions were taken.

Our advance guards, are nearing Guise and farther "Houta pre op- proaching the road from Guise to Matles. This retreat is in the centre "of the line from Verdun to the sen and should have an important effect on the disposition of the German forces-Haras.

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FRENCH PURSUE - VICTORIOUS OFFENSIVE.

LYONS, Oct. 28. The French troops are still pur} suring their victorious offensive.

General Debeney has adanced on front of 25 kilometres, im north west of Guise, to Mortiers, reaching n depth of eight kilometres at certain points and capturing 4,000 prisoners, 20 guns and hundreds of machine and anti-Tank guns.

The Tenth Army captured Hill 123, north of Croxy-aur-Serre, while the Fifth Army, after a battle last- ing two days, captured the Hunding Line between Sonne and Chateau Porcien. French Wireless,

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THE AMERICAN FRONT.

HEAVY ARTILLERY SHELLING IN YERDUN REGION.

Losdos, Oct. 29. 'An-American communiqué statest

The Venlun Lout was marked by heavy artillery fring

eDemy counter-attack Bellien Wood was repulsed.

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GALLANT INDIAN GUNNER..

AWARD OF DCM TO HONG- -KONG-SINGAPORE GUNNER.

LONDON, Oct. 29. Announces the award

rished Conduct Medal Bur Sngh

rtillery

DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.

EARLE ANNOUNCEMENT

EXPECTED",

LONDON Oct. 29,

It is reliably stated that an early aniouncemeat will he made in the House of Communs fixing a date for the dissolution of Parliament and the General Election.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE PEACE PROSPECT,

FULL TEXT OF GERMAN NOTE.

COP&SHAON, Oet: 287 witson is na fellows-m

Germany's Reply to President

The German Gaveniment has

taken rognisance of the answer of the President of the United States, The President is advised of the far-reaching changes which have been carril out and are being errid out in the German Cón- stitutional structure. The peace "negotiations will be conducted by the Ponke's Government, in whose hands rest, both actualy and constitutional, the powers to make a dreiding conclusion.

The military powers aro alto enbject

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to it

The German Government, now

awaita proposals for an armistice

which shall be the first step toward a just peace as the Preblent has described it in bis Proclamatione..

SOLF,

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. MANOEUVRING FOR POSITION.

LONDON, Oct 23.

Comment in the papers on the Crer man reply may he summed up in the opinion that the new Government is and abroad." manoeuvring for position both at bome

It is fels that Dr. Slf, while profes ing acceptance of President Wilson's torms, may be trying to lure the Allies into a atatement of armistice tersue which will then be used to gond the people to make a last effort to save th Dynasty,

It is generally felt, however, that the position of fermany must be desperate when the-overyment is obliged to give as much ground.

SOCIALIST DEMAND FOR A REPUBLIC.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 28.

Herz The Independent Sucisliar, edebour, raking in the Reichstag, denounced the Kaiser's fanean mossage

to the Taar, "The admiral of the Atlantic greets the Admiral of the Pacific" as a direct challenge to England. Herr Ledebour called for the entire abandonment of the monarchical system He expected the Socialists, would get all they wanted in the long run.

THE CHINA MAIL

THE AUSTRIAN POSITION.

NO NEED TO WAIT FOR OTHER :

A NEGOTIATIONS.

BASSE, Oct.

The following in substantially tha text of the Austrian reply to President Wilson su

THE ITALIAN PRONT -

BIG BRITISH ARQUESS.

Lospor, Oct. 98

A Bestiak, official report from Italy

The Tenth Army Hue ou Sanday night was southward of St Abinss San Polo di Piave, Borgo Zanetti, Borgo Malaustte, Lasega and Bonon.

The prisoners number 3,630 of whom 3,820 were taken by the Fourteenth British Corpe.o

penggun

Austria-Hungary adheres to the Free! dent's view in his latest Nota regarding the rights of the peoples of Austria Hungary, particularly the Cesche Slovaks and Yogo-Slavs, Consequently - Twenty-nina guns, of, which six are as Adatria-Hungary accepts all the connive-inch howitzers, war, taken by the ditions upon which the President make Twenty-Third British Division. an entry into negotiations regarding an armistice and peace dependent, nothing now Atamis in the way in the opinion of the Austro-Hungarian Government of a commencement of pourparleri. The "Austro-Hungarian Goverment declares itself in consequence propared, without awaiting the result of other negotiations, to enter into pourpelers regarding pence

batween Austria

THE BALEANS CAMPAIGN.

VIGOROUS ALLIED PURSUTË..

CONTINUES

LONDON, Oct 25

A French Eastern coumqniqué aayaa We are continuing our vigorous pars Hungary and the States of the opposing suit, despite desperate runatnes by the party and regarding an immediate enemy, The Serbe reached the heights. farmistice on all fronts of Anatris-équth of Krangujaratz on the 25th and Hungary. It boga President Wilson to are as the southern outskirts of Cuprija in the Morava Valley. The retreating make overtures on this subject:”

Austro-Germans are committing all kinds of atrocities....

REVOLUTION FEARED IN

VIENNA

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 28. Swiss reports state that all the Austrian Archdukes have taken rologe in the Chateau Codollo near Budapest.

It is reported that Emperor Karl is. about to go to Dobrrerin.

Revalution is feared in Vienna.

Two hundred officers on the 95th inat, made a pacifist demonstration in

the Catholic Party's club at Budapest

where a council of workmen and soldiers was forthed.

TURKISH RETIREMENT IN MESOPOTAMIA

LONDON: Oct. 16.-

An official message from Masopotamia

The Turks on the 94th held the strong position on the Jebellamarin westward of the mouth of the Lesser

Zar. Armoured cara attacked the lines

of communication from the west while cavalry threatened those from the endt Frontal DAY OF PEACE APPROACHING.attacks compelled the Turks to retreat pressure combined with these for twelve miles. We are keeping in close contact. We captured Kirkuk on the 35th

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 28,

Emperor Kat in an order to the Army and Navy urgently appeals 10 theis loyalty during the present grave confusion and says the day of peace approaching.

SLAV INDEPENDENCE.

PHILADELPHIA, Ost. 28.

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A Conference representing 19 Middle European Slav States, with a population of 50 willims, bas issued a declaration of independence and pro claiming defiance of autocrsey,

THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE

GREAT ALLIED PROGRESS ON THE SERRE FRONT.

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FURSUIT OF THE ENEMY.

Loxoox, Oct. 98 An American official message says:- Bois Belleur is entirely in our bands. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says A determined counter-attack made on the 27th on Fapars was repulsed alter street fighting in which many of the enemy were killed. We slightly im proved cur positions on the borders of Moral Forest and northward of Raimes Forest.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in another report, soy

German Socialists are becoming in- creasingly daring. The Independent, Herr Lisner, recently released from prison, in a speech at Munich, denounced the Hindenburg idol and demanded the As the result of a local operation abdication of all the Federal Princes. south ward of Valenciennes, we advanced He declared that the Germans have our line between Rhorelle River and hean wading in a ges of lies, and added: the Scheldt in face of considerable. With a Repablia we would be smoking opposition and took 100 prisoners. Our the pipe of peace with Mr. Lloyd aviators on Sunday dropped 123 tons George and President Wilson within of bombs, shot down 16 enemy machines 24 hours

and drove down 10. Eleven. British machines are missing. THE UNAVOIDABLE RESULT. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 28.

The Firzaerts says that all Ger- "many's Allies barë' capitulated or re capitulating and Germany will be frally obliged to tread the same path. A fight of desperation for a few weeks or months will not alter the unavoidable

result,

GERMAN BANK SCANDAL 4% FRENCH GOVERNMENT LOAN 1918

AT SHANGHAI

HOW THE LIQUIDATION HAS BEEN

TERARTED BY GERMARET

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A. CAME FOR ALLIED ACTION.

Under these headlines the. N. GI Daily News of the 24th October has s two-column - actiele in the cohree of which it deck res that the alleged liquide. tion of the. Gero Bank" is ̋not, and never has been; a Ibjuidation, at nil; that the Fabels of the Greman Bank have never been touched that German firms, practically all of whom Ars heavily in debt to the Bank.

have never

been called to account; and that if Denon Kara - declared to-morrow, the German Bank and German firms in Shanghai would all be doing |

immediately

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Indeed, the story of the supposed quidation, says our contemporary, is an

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German induénce in high places in China, and of Peking's persistent dupli- city in trying to run with the hare and bunt with the bounds,

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It is reliably stated that British armoured cars have cut the Turks fine of communications from Sherghat to liquidation. Mokal. The rifle strongth of the Turks south of Kirkuk is about 8,000. The | GERMAN MADE REGULATIONS. British forces are much larger, but no big compia to be expected at present owing to the bedness of communications

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TURKEY COLLAPSING.

With its usual passion for rules and regulations, the Chinese Government proceeded to draw up a list of reguin tions for the liquidating of the Bank. There is very good reason to believa that list was drafted with the aid, or, at

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DEFENCE OF CONSTANTINOPLE, A Cordes, the German Bank

* FARIA, Oct. 28,

the last remnants of the Turkish Army Chatalja as a second lipe for the defence are concentrating at Balair and will use

of Constantinople.

A message from Athene states that

BRITAIN AND JAPANA

in Pezing, and Herr Figge of Shanghai. This belief is fully borne out by Article 3 of the Regulations, which reads as follows:

All claims and obligations ofenemy. subjectshsloot be included in the „procesa,, of liquidation. Bas enemy subjects having deposits in silver currency with the Deutsch-Asiatische Bant may be grantoi permission to draw their daily expenses actually re-

poseregulations are separately drawn. The latter regulations, it may be stated in passing, provide for a monthly pay ment of $30 to every married German. with 350 extra for each child, and $200 to bachelor

PRINCE FUSHIMI AT BUCKINGquired for their living, for which pur

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LONDON, Oct. 23. Prince Yoshito Fushimi, one of the most enlightened Japanese Frinces, has arrived in London to present the

Now whoever drafted Article 3 of the Insignia of a Japanese Field Marshal to General Regulations knew very well the King George Prince Arthur of Con- extent of indebtedness to the Bank of naught and the members of the Japanese Borman business firms. At the time o of Embassy welcomed him, and the King the taking over the Bank's assets and Duke of Connaught received bime of last month barely one-tenth of amounted to Tis. 20,000,000 Up to the most cordially. The Prince is residing this had been liquidated, of which nine at Buckingham Palace.

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NO NATIONALISATION OF

SHIPPING, egat

LONDON, Oct. 28.

In the House of Commone, replying to Mr. Houston," Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Government has not contem GENERAL DEBENEY'S GREAT placed the nationalisation of shipping

SUCCESS.

Renter's Correspondent with the French Army, telegraphing on the 27th inst, states:-

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GESTING READY FOR A GENERAL

ELECTION.

LONDON, Oct. 28.

tenths represented money due from Chinese, Allies and neutrals, which bas

been repaid. Gerold firma in Chins have been left entirely lone sud st pence. With one exception, they have not been pressed even for payment. interest. Had the liquidation been & real one, práctically every German firm in Obins would have had to shut up Bankow, has an overdraft of nearly business. For example, Diedrichsen, in

twice the total value of its property- GERMAN PROPERTY UNTOUCHED Then there is the question of the Ger man Club in Shanghai All kinds of The Hunding line, broken by

reports were corrent a year ago as to Mr. Havelock Wilson has been rewhat was to be done with it. One story, frontal attack from the south and

circulated by the Chinese Press, if we turned by the progress of the First turned anopposed for South Shields

righty was that it was to be remember There are signs of increasing activity made the headquarters of the Chinese French Army from the west, has been abandoned by the enemy. Tonight for an election by the organisations of Navy in the dutilet. But the plain the front runs from Vadencourt on the all parties The Daily Mail predicts fact is, that nothing has been done with the German t fub, and that it is waiting, Oise to Mortiers on the Serre, passing general election before Christmas.

as soon sa peace shall be declared, for mile west of Guise. The German

the murderers of women and children, army in front of General Debeney is in

ard the despoilers of Belgium, France, "LONDON, Oct. 28.

retreat and the whole German line be

Poland and Servis to meet again, and The resignation of Ladendorf, tants tween Chateau Forcion and Argonadis

drink

to the

In the Far East. of Kultur mount to dismissal, is a staggering blow in danger of being turned. General

Gerrostí Club The severity of infigeman London, to Germany's prestige marking the Debaney's indefatigable infantry have definite failure of the great offensive broken the three-river line, which upon. which Ludendorf staked all the last water line the enemy, com disappearance has orestad a sensation mands between his present front and in Germany and it is expected Hindan- the Meuson burg will go next. So far there are do indications of a successor, jog

RESIGNATION OF SAXUN CABINET:

The Sazec Cabinet has resigned. LUDENDORFF'S RESIGNATION:

The French Prass regarda Ludendorf's resignation as a racet striking admission of Germany's defent.

LUDENDORFF'S SUCCESSOR. FAME: Oct 18.

In a massage from Zurich it is reported that General von Stock formerly General on Mackensan's Chief of Staff in Romania, bas socceeded General Ladendorf

ËRITAIN'S PRISONERS OF WAR.

OVER A QUARTER OF A MILIÓN GERMANS.

LONDON Oct. 28

A French communiqué soys —— Between the Use and the Serre we are keeping to close contact with the enemy tear-guards. We continued our progress at night time. We occupied Lamotte farm, west of Guise, and reached the western approaches of Leherie-la-Vie-Ville. We based Hou cet-le-Neuf and reached the Western outskirts of Pargny-les-Bois

On the Serro front ws carried 125, north of Crecy

Farther cash, we gained s looting lo the enemy trenches worth of Froidmoos. and Cobartille when we maintained our positions, despite counter-attacker. Exit. of Nethal, American units brilliantly car- riel out a local operation in which they | advanced, about, a kilometre in the

region of the forest and faria east- "Atligny talking 173 prisoneres, gel

ing four, officers: "We

In the House of Commons Colonel Hope | nun stated that since the war Great Britaini had taken 327,118 enomy com prisoners, including 284,242, There werd 07 500 German com Prisonere in the United Kingdom,

prisonera:

THE INFLUENZA SOURGE IN

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LONDON, Oct. 18.;

This case is heavily the country and, in Ireland is unabated.dent to the Deutsche Bank and obvious

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