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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1918,

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1.)

FLANDERS OFFENSIVE,

THE CAPTURES,

LONDON, Cor. 30.

A British communiqué relating to operations in Belgium states-n

Between October 14th and 27th 19.403 prisoners were taken in Flanders of whom the Belgians took 7,802, the British Second Army 5,854, and the French 5,177.

Since September 28th

Over 30,000 Botween prisoners have been taken. October 14th and the 29th 509 guns

BIÓ FRENCH AERIAL OFFINSİYE

200 MACHINES" IN BATTLE.

PARIS, Oct. 200 There has been a big French aerial attack, in which 120 bombing mashines and 30 battle places bombed canvas, dumps and hub wants south of Seraincourt. Thirty three tons of ammunition were used.

—Havas,

· GERMAN SITUATION MORE DIFFICULT DAILY.

Lross, Oct. 29.

·The German retreat continuer on the whala front between the Oies and the Serre.

The French are maintaining cionn | --and 1,200 machine-guns were capsontact with the enemy and sre taking extured.

BRITISH PROGRESS.

LONDON, Oct 80. Fiokl-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-

We progressed and secured prison- ers in patrol encounters.

ANOTHER FRENCH ATTACK.

ENEMY FIGHTS WITH GREAT DESPERATION..

FEENCH SUCCESSES.

Loxpox, Oct 30. A French minique states- Between the Oise and the Serre there have been lively artillery actions notubig in the region of Crecy-sur-Serre.

many prisoners.

whast night our troops who are ap proaching Guise, captured the outskirts, the railway station, the Erst line of tronches and a fortified work south of the chates, and wontinued to make progress east of Moneess-le-Neyf

The situation of the enemy north of the Aina is becoming more difficult

· daily.—-French #ireless,

REVOLUTIONARIES POSSESS

FLUME.

LYONS, Oct. 29.

The latest news from Croatia and Slavonia shows that the revolutionary | movement for independence is develop ing successfully in al the Jugo-Slav provinces.

The revolutionaries are in complete possession of Finnie, and the National Council" of Jugo-Slavs, which has been The Fith Army attacked west-sitting at Agram, has been recognised ward of Châtenu Foreien on a front by all the towns inhabited by Jugo-Slava of twelve kilometres between St. in Austria-Hungary as the Provisional Quentin-le-Potit und Serpy, The Government. French-fought with magnificent

-dash. 'bold at all crests and resisted with great desperation ON: the left, Despite ah ahimdance of machine. guns we debouched from St. Quen- 4m-le-Petit and carried our lines to the appreaurius of Hill 137.

The enemy was ordered to

It is expected that the Council will

AUSTRIA'S INCREASING

-TROUBLE**.**

THE CHINA MAIL.

"AUSTRIANS EVACUATING T

MONTENEGRO

LONDON, Oec. 29. The Austrian Raply to Prisident Wilace is considered equivalent to complete en render, dealing a fatal blow at the position of Germany and greatly expediting the inevitable end. Austria

INTER-ALLINAI COUNCIL

PARIS Oct. 28.

The official representatives of tha Governmente masociated with the United States in the war arrived in Paris on Friday night for the acting of the Intor Allied Council,

Admiral Bénson, the Chief of Ameri an Naval Operations, has been officially fsent by the Naval Department •

the Allied Diplomatie discussions, in

Colonel House will take part in all teaming difficulties have bean increased generally by rebellion and guerrilla eluding the discussions at Versailles If warfare in Montenegro, which the Inter-Allied Political Conseit Acatro Hungariana

formed, Colonel House will join as Are evacuating

representative of his - Government..... hastily

Hares

It is reported the rebels have captarech Skutari. The dramatic developments in Vienna have been enormously

enhanced.

PEACE DEMONSTRATIONS IN BUDAPEST.

AMSTERDAM, „ÕEL. 23. The German Press reports that $200 afcen demonstrated at Count' Karolyi's. Headquarters at Budapest in favour of peace.

THE ITALIAN: FRONT.

NUMEROUS FLACES REDEEM

FURIOUS BATTLE IN PROGRESS:

Eosinos Oct. 99.

An Italian communiqué mys The battle continued fiercely all right long and fully developed during the

29th On the front of the Twelfth and Eighth Armies we maintained and ex- tended the bridgehead, duspite very lively opposition

Universty students paraded the atresty demanding the disbanding · of the Army Hungarian officers serving in Austria have demanded to be allowed East of Gravedi-Popol the enemy to return home as they do not wish ceded to attacks by the Fourteenth

British and Tenth Italian Army Corp ar to act as policemen among any longer,

We broke through the enemy lines foreigner

The Hungarian Government has and biberated Borgo, Malanotte, Tezza, Raimichaale-di-Piave, Cimadolva, St. Polone, Giare and Ormela and entered St. Lucia di Piave and Vazzolo, The prisoners captured and the guns are still uncounted.

prohibited the export of food-stuffs.· ̧

CROATS TO BREAK AWAY FROM

HUNGARY.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 28. The Croatian Diet has been convoked to never connection with Hungary.

The National Council has ordere3 the houting of the Croatian flag at all railway stations and Hongarian and Garman inscriptions to be removed.

RUN ONSAYINGS BANKS IN VIENNA.

LONDON, Oct. 29, The food situation in Vienna becoming worna.

In Albania on the morning of the 27th we entered Alessia and are marching on San Giovanni-di-Medua,

FICTORIOUS BATTLE ON PLAYE

ALLIED SUCCESSES.

LONDON, Uct. 29.

THE BRITISH FRONT:

PATROL ENCOUNTERS AND ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports, PATETERA

Artillery "sativity and patrol en- counters are reported on different parts of the front.

BRITISH KERIAL, ACTIVITIES.

LONDON, CU 19 Field-Marubal Sir Dougla Haig, reporting on aviation, states

There was theroasoci, serial activity on the 28th. We destroyed 32 machines sod drove down out of contral

Eight Britu machines are missing. Our berabers dropped: 17 tone of bombs during the day an

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LONDON, Oct. 99.

French communiqué atatesle Overcoming the enemy'e contaNCE, wo, at night, considerably advanced towards Guins, and carried butments

arounding a hospital near the station, and the fret trench of a fortified work soath of the Castle,

Farther soud we advanced beyond Louvery Fartm

„Qu the right hunk of the Paron wa scntinued to peogress east of Moneean le-Nants

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** LONG-RENGE SHELLING OF

GERMAN POSITIONS.

THE FORMIDABLE AMERICAN GUN.

LONDON, Oct 25 Reuter's Correspondent at American Headquarters, telegraphing on Tuesday, says

An Italian official message, says The Piave battle is continuing Long-range guns of big calibre have victoriously. The" Allies are in frm begun shelling in the direction of the possession of the left bank from the Longnyan Montmedy-Sedan-Mezieres isalope of Valdob Biadeue to the Tre-Railway, which is a vital communitation

viso-Odergo railway,

upon which the enemy depended for We have carried the height of the quick transportation of troops, Valdob Bindene. The French have supplies ate, from one portion of the captured Monte Fianar. We bold the front to another. The calibre of the

There has been heavy run on Vienon Savings Bankaj

the

enter into negotiations with Serbia and THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES plain of Sernagin. The Fighth Army guns cannot be stated, but they are

Montenegro with a view to a' constisu- tion for a united Jago-Slav State.-- French #inles.

T

TRIAL OF CAILLAUX FOR TREASON..

Westward of Banognes we pro-PROSECUTION IN POSSESSION gressed in the centre, overcoming ull

La Faye, mante

resistavce, and drove back the enemy

ter the " right we carried 150 and ad- vanced eastwards.

OF 7,000. DOCUMENTS,

ny, Oct. 30, Before the Huch a Senato the trial of M. Caillanx for The number of prisoners counted high treason, based on 7,000 docs #xceeds £50.

AMERICAN FROGRESS.

LONDON, Oct. 80.

An American communiqué states: There is been heavy artillery work yest of the Meuse, especially north of St. Juvis,'

ments, has begun

CZECHOSLOVAK STATE PRO- CLAIMED AT PRAGUE.

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 30 A message from Vienna atates that Czechoslovakian State has been proclaimed at Prague which now Aeral activity is increasing

completely controlled by military by i Eighteen enemy machines were the Czecho-Slovak National Council.

wught down. Fire of ours are missing.

LATER.

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LONDON, Oct. 30. The Cambridgeshire result was

An American official report states: Northward of Verdun we occupied Lucreville and established lines follows

thwand of the village.

FENCH OCCUPT PART OF GUISE.

LYONS, Oct. 30. iolent German counter-attacka faild everywhere.

The French troops occupied purt of Gusa

The Fifth Army, on Tuesday, again took the offensive on a front of 30 kilometres between St Quen- bin-le-Petit, and Berpy, westward of Chateau Forcier, and pushed forward to the outskirts of Hill 187, driving back the enemy beyond the Recouv Tance-St. Fergenx road, and ad

vancing to a depth of three kilo. motres-French Wireless.

THE GERMAN RETREAT. E.

A FRENCH SURVEY OF THE BATTLEFIELD,

Zinovia.

Danselien...... Irish Elegance.....

1

IN GERMANY..

LONDON, Oct. 29...

ban-carried the heights of Solioseo and | more formidable than the “Big Bertha.* entered Susegana. Pa

that bombed Paris

The Tenth Army, advancing irresia tibly, have purbed their advance guarda The Berlin Federal Council bas to the left of the Monticanc Nerous approved the Bill amending the Con-guns have been captured stitution in the form adopted by the Reichstag.

INFLUENZA IN GERMANY.

45,000 RAILWAYMEN LAID UP.:

SAMSTERDAM, Oct. 29, Forty-five thousand railway workers in Germany are incapacitated by influenza, bampering“ trafic.

1,800 DEATHS IN VIENNA,

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 29. Fifteen hundred deaths from inflmanza occurred in Vienna, during the week eading the 19th inst

LUDENDORFF'S REMOVAL.

GERMAN PRESS COMMENT.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 39.

The Socialist paper Forssarrta, com menting on General von Ludendorff's removal, says it means the exciasion of assoldiers from politics. Henceforth they

will be nothing except soldier

The betting was 9/2 Zinoria, 33/1 Dansellon, 25/1 Irish Elegagise;

Twenty-two ran and the race was won by a head. A head only separated second and third.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

DISRUPTION OF AUSTRIA HUNGARY.

THE FORCES AT WORK.

HUNGARY DETERMINED TO

BREAK AWAY, KAS

LONDON, Oct. 29

The Austro-Hungarian Empire is breaking up so rapidly and completely that it is increasingly dificult to follow the process. During the recent debates in the Austria and Hungarian Parlia ments varions. Ministers endeavoured to Sunday morning before the Firetraly some of the racial parties round and Tenth French Járazics on a front the Throne, but met with no response.

PARIS, Oct. 29. The German, retreat which began

of 16 miles, suddenly came to a stop. the enemy counter-i making- with great vigour, especially in the neigh bourhood of Guise. Powsibly, the tion of the enemy is to clear way as much was, materials pos sible from the ick areas.

Grego

Of yesterday's prisoners 4,000 have been counted and many more are com ing in.

Look

On the left bank of the Ornic wa occupied Alano-di Piave and several hundred prisoners

LONDON, Oct. 19 A British oficial message from the Italian Front states:

The enemy's resistance is weakening considerably. Our cavalry and infantry foread the passage of Monticano and several hundred prisoners were taken.

SIK AUSTRIAN DIVISIONS HALF

DESTROYED.

ROME OSL 29.

Six Austrias Divisions were half destroyed during the latest fighting. The condition of the other necessitated

the employment of a large part of their reserves.

HUGE HAUL OF PRISONERS,

LONDON, Ort: 29. ja

GERMANS DEFENDING METZ.

LONDON, Ost. 29.

Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, mya: Reuter's Correspondent at American

American observers report that, the Germans bare abandoned Ulery-le- Grand Already a great section, of Forming and art of Alasan bank Įreg the Germans in a desperate effort to defend Metz and the pivot of the line to the north.3.

ENEMY'S NEWLY STRENGTHENED POSITIONS.

PARIE, Oct. 18. The operations of the First, Fifth and Tenth French Armies are gradually taking the proportions of a great battle.

Between the Oise and the Serra the French Fifth Army attacked again yesterday, breaking down an obstinate. defence and advancing considerable distance

Farther east, between Simsonne and the Aisne, the French Tenth Army broke into the great Hunding defence line, and pushed on about two miles. The enemy, with great forces, tried desper ate counterattacks, butfalled completely. All along the battle-front the French The Berliner Tageblait mys General

- Eouter's Correspondent at Italian troops faced newly strengthened posi Ton Ludendorff was responsible for the Headquarters, telegraphing to-day, says: tione. At Guillaumst they encountered Armistice offer, and then changed bis Conegliana has been taken and the five successive lines of wire and the same attitude. He tried to meddle in every whole line advanced between that number of lines of trenches with on- thing. The Government finally re important railway and the and centre ereta armoured shelters Havas cognized that further wesk suberiasive and Valdob-Biadene. ness to the Military Dictator was imposFour thousand prisoners taken yestar sible.

day were brought across the river, but The Fossechs Zebung ways that large number still remains on the left Ludendorff imagined himmelfomnipotent, bank. and his interference led to his downfall, when victory was no longer possible.

The Fan-German armament press is furious.

GERMANY'S CHANGE OF HEART.-

ATTACKS ON PASSENGER SHIPS CEASE

LONDON, Oct. 29.

ECONOMIC PUNISHMENT:

PRESIDENT WILSON ON HIS ECONOMIC CONDITION

**WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, President Wilson, in letter to the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Senate, ceplied to Republican eca- tentions that the third of his points pronouncing in favour of a removal of In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar economic barriers meant free - trade. methods during the evacuation had not mean to suggest any restriction Law" stated that he believed German Frendent Wilson explains that he did changed since the German reply to apon internal economic police but President Wilson. While submarine only that whatever tarii, attacks on passenger shipt had for the any nation might deem nece present cessed, other venals were being be applied equally to all attacked as nausi.

President Wilno weapons of economia punishment abonit setion of all nations punishing those who

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LONDON, Oct 29.9 Croatians to join the new Great Serbis here given an impulse, to diruption Owing to the importance of the Allied which nothing can argent Simultane Conference which, by the irony of ously the German Austrians are de bistory a meeting at Verisilies, where manding-independence or fnclusion in the German Empire was proclair Germany, while Hangtry is determined 1870, it is anggested that the

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