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THE WAR.

(Continued from page 5.)

General.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGESDY.]

ANOTHER PEACE PLOT DISCLOSED-

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. POLITICIANS' CONGRESS

Moscow, October 28th,

The Politicians Congress passed a resolution denouncing all thoughts of treason towards the Allies or a separate peace, and expressing a firm belief that

Russia is able to carry the war to a conclusion corresponding with the in- terests, honour and dignity of Russia.

NON-SOCIALISTS' ADVICE:

BRAZIL AND GERMANY. LUXBURG'S DUPLICITY.

RIO DE JANEIRO, October 29th. The Foreign Minister has announced! that he possesses the text of a despatch from Count Luxburg suggesting the- despatch of a flotilla of submarines ta Buenos Aires in order to impress the

South Americans.

SENSATION CREATED.

LONDON, October 28th.

"A great sensation has been caused by the statement that the Brazil Foreign La Metropole, the Belgian newspaper published in London, discloses another A conferetice of the non-Socialist Minister bad confirmed the disclosu German peace plot, which has been sum- parties unanimously urge the Govern- telegrams from Count Luxburg planning.

German invasion of Southern marily rejected. To break the Entente, ment to immediately place the Army cut--for a

Brazil and the Argentine. side polities, establish discipline, pro Germany proposed a separate peace to claim state of war in the anarchical Belgium through an emissary, a well regions, and to abandon dangerous at tempts to restore the economic life of the known Belgian magnate, who inter-country on Socialist principles. viewed the Belgian Premier at Paris. ALLIED CONFERENCE REPRE-

The preliminary conditions presented were-Complete restoration, recog

SENTATIVE APPOINTED.

PETROGRAD, October 29th. General Golovine, a high official in the nition of independence, indemnities for Military Academy, has been selected as war expenses, reparation for destruction, Russia's military representative at the Allied Conference in Paris, instead of and the convocation of a Peace ConGeneral Alexcioff, who declined the hon ference under the presidency of Kingur. Albert,

ANOTHER PEACE OVERTURE.

ARMY PRACTICALLY NON- EXISTENT.

A meeting of the officers of the Petro- LONDON, October 30th. grad Garrison passed a resolution declar Close upon the heels of the Austro-Gering that the Army is practically non- existent, and that the present conditions. Han advance-conies another peace feeler will lead to the complete ruin of the

country. from Austria. The Austrian Premier. von Seidler, sponking in the Reichsrath announced that Austria was still ready to sit at the pence table if the eucy were rendy to create a foundation of equal inter State relationis.

GERMAN CHANCELLORSHIP.

AMSTERDAM, October 30th. A message from Berlin states that the Mittag Zeitung reports that the Chancellorship has been offered to Count Hertling, who is considering acceptance of the post

BAVARIA AND THE GERMAN. CHANCELLORSHIP,

AMSTERDAM, Octuber 30th.

It is significant that Bavaria is play ing a prominent part in the solution, of the question of the German Chancellor

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The War Ministry has begun Lo elaborate scheme of reorganisation of part of the Army on the basis of separate nationalities.

As the result of continued disorders martial-law has been proclaimed in many districts and towns...

DIRECTOR OF TEA SUPPLIES

LONDON, October 28th." Lord Rhondda has appointed Mr Richard Pigott, of Messrs. David Lloyd Pigott & Company, Director of Ten Sup- plies His connection with his firm will Cease while he holds the appointment.

The newspapers demand publication of the telegrams, concerning which the Gov ernment is reticent.

AMERICA AND THE WAR. THE LIBERTY LOAN CLOSED.

WASHINGTON, October 29th: The Liberty Loan closed on Saturday evening.

The Loan was tremendously over-sub- scribed, and it is estimated that the total will exowd Five Billion Dollars.

The Secretary of the Treasury has made #statement that the free people of America have answered the Kaiser in unmistakeable torms.

During the last days the rush swamped the telegraphs, and the banks were work- ing till midnight.

The enthusiasm of the Army and Navy- is reflected in the estimated subscriptions of Eighty Million Dollars..

WEEKLY WAR REVIEW. The weekly review of the war by Mr. Baker, Secretary of State for War, Says: The outstanding feature of the week was "the relentless British offensive. in the Ypres salient, resulting in substan- and the sudden well-aimed and sustained tial gams of important strategic value, thrust by the French north of the Aisne. the Western front are broadening It is evident that the Allied drives on The whole their scope and intensity. front is becoming a scene of increasingly ENEMY INTRIGUE IN GREECE heavy Allied pressure, which the enemy is sustaining with difficulty. While the British attacks during the week were

ATHENS, October: 28th, Ten

Austro-German propagandists have been arrested, and further arrests are expected

GREAT BRITAIN AND HOLLAND.

carried out with imposing effec

it is apparent that the British is man in order to gain

advantages with

tant

in

minimum of cost. Slowly the Allies are enlarging their gains in Flanders and driving into the heart of the German If any further THE TRANSIT OF GRAVEL AND resistance in the West.

SAND.

evidence by needed, it seems to be sup plied by the demisive successes: won, hy. THE HAGUE, October 28th.

the French. Referring

to the Americans, Mr. Baker The British Legation, in a statement what regarding the sand and gravel imported France progresses slowly and favourably.

says,

The training of our troops in ship, thus encroaching upon hitherto has been considered. a purely into Belgium in felland, betwe that Certain units have taken their places on unry let and August 31st, says that ns. Prussian preserve

influential regards sand it is impossible to establish the front line under actual battle condi Munich Post warns the Prussians against Germany, or whether a great portion was

whether the whole quantity came from tions, of Dutch origin, but from the Dutch official figures it appears that great quan.

The Government's expenditure tities of sand came from the Nether. lands. Concerning that, it is important October, including loans to the Allies,

Say that almost all the

gand of will be One Billion Dollars, or possibly Dutch origin which crossed the frontier was destined for Chent, while all the gravel and stones went to Antwerp.

Obviously, on the ground of Interna

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EARLIER CABLES.

ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST BATTLE OF YPRES.

LONDON, October 8th.

The approach of the third anniversary of the first battle of Ypres on the 31st October is being celebrated by articles dwelling upon the deeds of the Old Army that saved Great Britain and the Empire and altered the whole course of the war,

Lord French, in a message to the Observer, suyn:- Universal recognition by their countrymen of the deeds por formed by the Old Army in 1914 is It was worthily and justly bestowed.

It is sent free upon request to our Home Office, or may be obtained the obstinate, tenacity and the superb

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WÄR EXPENDITURE FOR

OCTOBER..

ne hundred million more.

for

The expenditure for twenty-three work... ing days has averaged approximately 842,000,000 daily..

CIVIL

to Barge quantities of these materials

PLOT TO PROVOKE as she likes, but the fact that the Dutch statistics recognise the

WAR IN FRANCE. transit of only a very small quantity

PARIS, October 29th. of sand does not alter ing the correctness DE

heything respect- British figures

A plot to provoke Civil War has been Del frustrated by the Authorities, who have. regarding Holland, or regarding the seized several stores of prohibited arnis gium vit strange coincidence that two million tons also most important documents of gravel and stones and one million. An enquiry has been instituted.

passed the frontier exactly in the proportion necessary, for the mann-

THE ROYALISTS' PLOT, facturs of one such a quantity of sand The question re

PARIS, October 20th. The plot mentioned on the 28th instant. had to go to Ghent.

was of Royalist origin. The police: searched the offices of the Royalist organ Action Francaise.

tons of:

Sand

maine why just

WAR TAXES IN AUSTRIA, AMSTERDAM, October 28th- passed the third reading of the Addi

The Upper House of the Reichsrath tional War Taxes Bill, which includes

and coal taxes, and increases in railway a heavier taxation of securities; new wine

Naval Activities..

EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

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and November 1st, 1914. It was the man in the trench who saved the Empire."

Lord French will visit his old regiment, the Irish Guards, on the 31st instant to recall the great deeds they performed. He agrees with the suggestion that the 31st of October should be regarded as a day of

national celebration and thanks giving, though it may be impossible to arrange such a calebration before the end of the war. "SEEADLER" DESTROYS MANY VESSELS.

SYDSEY, October 28th. The crew of the launch mentioned in a cable dated the 28th instant, belonging

the Seeadler, have landed at Suva. The crowd, which included several Indians, jeered the Germans as "Baby- Killers,

It is stated that other boats belonging to the Seemiler are still at large.

Count von Luckner, who was in com mand of the crew, claims that they have rot taken any lives, but that they sank

Sshipa

OFF BELGIUM.

LONDON, October 29th. The Admiralty announces that six Bri- tish and French destroyers patrolling the Belgian Coast on Saturday attacked three German destroyers and seventeen aeroplanes.

Lowboy, October 28th, Commissioner. Booth-Tucker, lecturing in London on the problems of India, The attacking force obtained two direct said he believed that the Salvation Army hits on the enemy's destroyers, which im was the

not the only, enre mediately retired to the protection of

India for all the difficulties in India.

the land batteries. Was far ahead of England in many Our anti-aircraft gunfire broke up the reapests, and much of her progress was aeroplane formation. conscientious, self-sacrificing rulers from bombs in the

to the efforts of the wise, able" and

each dropped three England, who had built up the vast

slightly wounded. pire of India on a solid foundation. He did not suffer beyond two men being eulogised especially the services of Lord and Lady. Hardinge, and said that Lady. Hardinge was a true friend of the poor

AFFAIRS IN SPAIN. SITUATION MOST COMPLICATED.

MADRID, October 29th: The political situation is most com- plicated, and there is a possibility of a Military Government, presided over, by General Marina or General Weyler

Telegrams indicate that the crisis was precipitated by the decision of the ili Lary Committets at Barcelona to send a peremptory demand to the King for satisfaction of their military aspiration, ignoring the Cabinet

OBITUARY. PRINCE CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.

LONDON, October 28th The death has occurred in London of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein.

The vicinity of our vessels, which

RIGA OPERATIONS. GERMANS LEAVE WERDER PENINSULA

LONDON, October 29th. A wireless Russian report states:-The Germans left the Werder Peninsula on Saturday. -

Russian Front.

EARLIER CABLES. [THROUGH AJUTKE'S AGENOT.} RUSSIAN FRONT. AUSTRIAN FRATERNISATION"

DECLINED.

LONDON, October 29th. wireless Russian official report states:Our artillery dispersed Aus trians who were attempting to fraterniso in the Bystritz region.