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THE WAR.

BATTLE

OF

THE HONGKONG

CHEMIN-DES-DAMES.

ENEMY YIELDS CREST HELD FOR SIX MONTHS.

GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF ITALIAN

·RETREAT.

“NAVAL EXPLOIT IN THE KATTEGAT

GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER SUNK.

Franco-Belgian Front.

DAILY

Italian Front

PRESS. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, 1819.

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ITALIAN: FRONT. ITALIAN CAVALRY'S SELI

SACRIFICÉ.

It took the Correspondent and his col Russian Front. leagues six hours to cover six miles and, when they reached Pordenone, they found nothing to eas and nowhere to sleep,

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RUSSIAN FRONT. FRATERNISING WITH THE

ENEMY.

nox, November 3rd, t A Russian official message states:Our soldiers fraternised with the enemy on the Vishnoff Lake sector.

Ve successfully carried out a raid to The Military Headquater, yore strip. | the north of Blasjatyn, taking sobie pri- ped bare before the departure.

how the Austrians had forced their way

Information from the battle zone told Eguz

through by sheer weight of numbers. The Italians were outnumbered in men by: 20 to 1, and in gung by 10 to 1.

"EARLIER CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,] BRITISH ATTACKING GAZA.

TURKS LOSE THEIR FIRST LINE.

The Correspondent says he was the last to leave Udine, whier way eraenated on October 27th, the Austro-Germans having || Lospon, November 4th.

taken Caporetto-and-Plezza on the right Italien bank of the northern portion of the Hearlquarters report. The successful Isonzo and were about to cross at Santa retirement of the Italians across the Lucia and Santa Maria, south-west Tagliamento is entirely diw to the self- of Tolmino. sacrifice of the Cavalry, whose splendid manearring in grent, ninsses and reckless gallantry against machine-gun fring emain prie of the một brilliant fentures of the stup. Their constant daring dashes under fire seriened the murch of ts. The Germans will, of course, saj [that they alwundened the ground robin-

the main body of the ariny, enabling it tarily in order to husand their

19 ačeny a prearranged position which it is how basy fortifying There The truth is that, since October 23.

wer when the Zonaves storied Malmaison

charges by squadrons and, whide, brigades, Eot; the Germans" lost and audosecuted with admirable precision and at the highest speed, which the machine Awoity miles of the Hindenburg, Live guns failed to arrest. Sonte regiments: LONDON, November 4th. To retain this sector of the front, stretch-

ONE MILLION MEN IN THE tacked, on Thursday night, the western were practically annihilated, but not, in Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig asing from Laifaux to Craone, the flor

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and south-western defences at Gaza and vain, as their sacrifice protected the road Horts: --We repiked this morning, after mais provoked over twenty battles, and along which the third army marched to, telegraphing from Italian Head-

Mr. Ward Price, & Press Correspond-captured the Turkish first line, on a front sharp tighting. neturke. southward and almost as maay times they arepfed

qurters, says confusion was inevitable in safety.

of 5,000 yards.. westward of. Passciendaele, in which the | batile fareed upon them by the French.

the retreat of a million men from posi- tions they have held for over two years, enemy" captured an advaned post, in the They engaged in scores. of miner

na tront of 40 miles, down the steep neighbourhood n

the Ypres Bonierspirations, and suffered ensualties to do

twisting roads, cross several rivers to tho Taglinento, where there are only, ambered by the handred thousand. As

there bridges on which a vast mass of * result of their efforts they bit by biti

18 and material had to converge, wani back the greater part of the crest line, and had very intention of estabe

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[THEOCON RECTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH FRONT.

ADVANCE POST LOST. AND BECOVERED.

railway.

We retook the post in the afternoon. We repulsed à borubing, attack-eastward

of GorzegoUTE

mary,

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HEAVIER ENEMY, PRESSURE.

LONDON, November 3rd. An Iulian ometal message states: The enemy pressure is heavier on the jeft wing, of the Tagliamento Hine.

We detained attempts to rexen the right.

There was considerable activity by the fishing themselves comfortably is it to bank of the river.

enemy's artillery northward of Ypres.

The weather interfered with flying.

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A DARING PİLOT.

Lashon, November Brd Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, o ports: Hostika artillery was more active, -in the urigilmurfood of the XpressStaden

railway.

Ony grillery activity on the battle- frost has eventinuest

A pitol flow dirough clouds at a height of only 200 free and dropped two houry bombs on the Coutros nerodrome, on Thursday. A Brizzle and wavy and aircraft re prevented observation of the results being taken.

ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVE.

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig portsWe look & faws Corman prisoners during a patrol enter westf La Bassee.

the winter,

command

THE ITALIAN LOSSES,

A German official message states: Our Italian prisoners are now 200,000 and the captured guns total 1,800..'

THE ENEMY UNLIKELY TO CROSS

THE TAGLIAMENTO.

4 telegrams from Rome wiates' that it will attempt to cross the Tagliamento, is not likely that the Austro-Gernus ware they ne confronted by the bulk of offensive in operation with the Allies. the italian Army bursing to assume the

It is surmised that the enemy. may fortify the occupied area

The French

viewed the situation with calm, and hus, sinus rect methodically preparing, to reverse the position at one blow instrad wasting en 3. by innumerable minor attacks. When che blow fell at dawn on October Brd; per haps two-thirds of the prest line was in German hands. By the evening of this kay four of their best Divisions were pin ont of action. Excepting at Les Bovýttes, Llig were everywhere, driven from the platean. With the fall of Les Bovatios. went their Just foothold on the CYKL Yesterday they gave up the times they held under the crest on the northern slope, which were taken in the rear from the new French positions in the valley, and their right dropped back noiselessly to the other side of the Aisne.

FRENCH ORGANISING NEW. GROUND.

PARIS. November 8th.

A running states; The French awe

There was great bostile artillery dur-organising the new ground on the Ailate ing the night east of Ypres.

AMERICAN TROOPS CAPTURED,

LONDON, November Brd.

A Gennan official message states:- While reconnoitring on the Rhino-Marne Canal, we captured in North Ameri

CANS.

DESTRUCTION OF LIEGE WORK SITOPS.

Laxoux, November 3rd. Reiter's Agency is informed that the fernians are feverishly finishing the destraction of the workshops in the Liege

district:

Special attention is being paid to the well-known Cockerill blast furnaces, and works..

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FRENCH FRONT.

END OF A SIX MONTHS BATTLE

front.

There was an artillery duel in various Rectors of Chemin-des-Danes,

chines, engaged in G11 air-fights, and 50 | German wachines crashed down in their

own lines.

merul Gonza, who was wounded in lewn places, reached Udine, and ath the staff were casualties. Only three of

escort of 50 were alive. The Bersaglieri lought, most stubbornly

LUNDY, November 3rd. without ar idea of surrender. Of three regiments only one clicer was alive andAfter a heavy bombardment; we at An official despatch from Egypt states: he was wounded,

te General Staff had reckoned that is would require a moath to withdraw. Lie Army under normal conditions, and they had to do it in three days,

We also captured 296 prisoners and drove off three counter-attacks, inflicting. heavy losses. Generali

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THE NORTH SALFORD BYE-

ELECTION.

SURPRISE.

The principal Italian line of defence, on the isonzo, was the so-called flee line, and it was the breaking of this line MR. TILLETT'S RETURN CREATES" owing to the want of resistance, which s stilt explained, that enabled the enemy to empture the whole valley be tween: Plezza" and effoining, to eut off

Lossos, November 3rd. at surround Moute Nero and other Mr. Ben Tillet's return is surprising,

untain positions, Ruel secure a series at caży roads leading to the plain.

as the Coufitionist was much better or hour in ordering the rettfentcnt of Bie

Had Generaj Cadorna delayed for an ganised and the views of both as regarda Tad Army from the Cars, on

the vigorous prosecution of the way were Any would have been captured. collapse of the Second Army, the Third practically identical. Mr. Tület, how-

the

It was cleven o'clock at night whenever, who was supported by the trade the infantry of the Third Anny left unionists, announced, his intention of FORMIDABLE BATTLES MUST BE failing transport, the set hauled the warring against the profiteers, and urged,

tnches, and with such good hears the guns by ropes for 5 miles, to the Tagl a further increase of pay to soldiers and mento

sailors.

FOUGHT.

ROME, November bl. The necessity to speak plainly, almost brutally, of the Italian situation is every where emphasised:

The plan of the enemy must fail, but it is a dangerous illusion to this that 11 has already failed. Formidable battles must be fougut::

The Ataliani plans of reconquest will be Flow, and great patience od military endurance are essential, and, if necessary, the Italians aust retreat further,

PATRIOTIC FERVOUR OF

POPULACE

The Daily Telegraph', Mijan Corres pudent, describing the patriotic stirring. up of the people as the extent of the disas tor becomes known, mentions that the trop are cheered as they pass..

UNITY ON THE FRONT

The presence of British and French

Some heavy guus had to be abandoned,

they were first destroyed, Naval Activities.

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GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER SUNK.

LONDON, November 3rd.. The Admiralty nanounces Oor Naval Forces operating in the Kattegat have apparentis, been engaged with enemy fotees, probably patrols. The official in formation only intimates that certain of our

yells have been detached to bring prisoners and are nearing their baser, The

Admiralty announces: Our

in

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Speaking after la poll. Mr. Tillett said that the result showed the country wanted a more strenuous parliamentary representations to give confidence to the Army and Navy

THE SINN FEIN MOVEMENT. WILD RUMOURS CREATE

EXCITEMENT..

consequence

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[BY COURTESY OF THE

« CHỨNG SADI BAN ĐỌ

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE:

SOUTH-WEST PROVINCES.

SHANGHAI, November 4th, The President wired Luk Wing-ting ou the 2nd inst, asking him to mediate with the South-West again.

·Yislerday's Cabinet metting aliscussed military matters relating to Kwangtung, and Szechnen.

Tite mandate dismissing Tam Hrúting, Tadian of Kwaingai, and Nin Yung-kien, Genera Lak's adviser, has been drafted, but will not be issued until after the Tuchun of Kwangsi's Euccessor has been selected.

The Government lias wired to the Pro- vinces to catch Chang Ping-lin (Dr. Sun's private secretary).

Lo Yung-hsiang will be appointed com mander of the force to chastise Kwang- tung

PARCEL MAILS LOST.

LONDON, November 3rd..

The Post Office

announces the. Joss, through enemy action, of the parcel mails containing, in most cases, about a fortnight's postings, despatched as fol lows:-

Date of despatch.

Port Shanghai Hongkong Singapore Pennug Colourbo

Aug

28

Au

Sept.

Nept:

Sept.

Basra

„Supt.

tal atta

Sept.

Karachi

Supt.

Sept.

Sept.

.Oct.

Oct,

suankitty

Aden

-Port Said.

So lettur mails were lost.

AENAARSTE

TAINLEVE AND PETAIN VISIT ENGLAND,

LONDON, November 3rd. The Press Bureau announces that M. Painteve and Coneral Petain have re turned to France, after a brief visit to England.

COMPLETE ANGLO-FRENCH:

· AGREEMENT:: -

PARIS, November 4th- Complete agreement between the Bri tish and French Governments regarding the Italian military situation was reached asul conæquence of the conversation be

LONDON, November 4th. There was much excitement in Dublia tween M. Painleve, the French Premier, yesterday rumours of drastic measures

of Sinn Feiners, including the arrest

wild and Mr. Lloyd George in London. against Devalera... The

of SPANISH CABINET FORMED. rumours subsequently were proved busclese

Devalera, who apeki at Limerick ou

MADRID, November 3rd. Friday, is still at liberty.

In the battle of La Maliaison the troops on the Italian Front is considered French airmen felled 16 German motionally important, at length achiev- Forces, operating in the Kattegat, selained in the papers was of a much line from the Norta sen to the Adriatic with six-inch guns, and also ten armed ing unity on the front on an unbrokenstruyed in auxiliary éruiser armed Dea, depriving the Austro-Germans of the patrols.

Sixty-four persons were rescued and advantage of attecoing the ailes separ- Ataly.

Tande prisoner

We did not suffer any casualties.

ANOTHER ENEMY VESSEL

DESTROYED.-----.

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LARGE - CAPTURES OF GUNS..

PARIS, November 3rd,

A communiqué, states:---During the night, we continued to advance between the Dise Canal and the region of Corvany and reached the southern bank of the Ailette.

Along the entire Front, the enemy fell hack on the northern Front, the bridges and passages to which have been cut.

The artillery struggle continued to be lively in the sector at Chavignon at some points in the region of the plateaux.

Among the material captured since October 23rd, we have already counted from Chemin-des-Dames marks the end 200 heavy and field guns, 22 trench guns

LONDON, November 3rd. Reuter's Correspondent at ·French, Headquarters, telegraphing on the 3rd inst, states that the German retreat

of one of the great battles of the war. The battle began on April 19th, when the French had reached the crest overlooking the former German position down to the banks of the Aisne and the enemy com- munications in the Ailetto Valles, and it ended yesterday after six months of

and 720 machine-guns.

On the Chaulnes Wood Front, between October 21st and 31st, 21 enemy nera planes were brought down by pilots and two by anti-aircraft guns, and 28 enemy machines were seriously damaged and brought down in their own lines, ENEMY OFFENSIVE OUT OF THE QUESTION,

ITALIANS CONFIDENT BEFORE

THE ATTAUD

LONDON, November 3rd." Mr. MacPherson, raramentary Secre tary to the War Once, reply to question taken by Major Late„FOX, says:-- No dotze was expressed by Government to the Brits General Stan Liciera); Uadorna or by the Italian

of their ability to meet the attack woich bady knew was about to be made on theio. Nu request any help to meet tais tack way mae before it Look place."

THEGREAT ITALIAN RETREAT

LONDON, November 3rd. Router's Correspondent at Italian Headquarters gives the following graphic picture of the retreat:

The Stuff at Headquarters worked all night on October Sota, packing docu-

ine..ts, destroying correspondence and

tracing down maps from the walls.

an electrically-controlled high-speed boat) The Admiralty farther announces that attacked our patrols on the Belgian coast today,

The attack was defeated and the bost destroyed,

ENEMY WOUNDED ARRIVE AT

COPENHAGEN, DE COPENHAGEN, November 3rd.

The Sinn Fein Headquarters announce the abandonment of a menting at Now- bridge to-day, which the Authorities pro- intrigued nature..

CIVILIANS COURT-MARTIALLED.

LONDON, November 3rd. A Court-Martial at Cork sentenced two civilians to six months' imprisonment for wearing military uniform another to ine months for the sure offence, and for also carrying layonet and another to one year for military drilling. parts of the sentences in two cases.

The Commander-in-Chief has remitted

AMERICA AND THE WAR. BATTLESHIP'S PICKET-BOAT

FOUNDERS.

WARRINGTON, November 4th.

A new Cabinet has been formed under the Premiership of Senor Garcia Pristo.

POSITION OF RUSSIA.

GOVERNMENT ATTACKING

GREAT PROBLEMS.

WASHINGTON, November 3rd. With regard to the statement authoris ed by Mr. Lansing that it could not be said that Russia is about to quit the war, Mr. Lansing's own advices show that the Provisional Government at Petrograd is attacking, with great energy, the prob lens confronting it M. Kerensky and his Government are far, from yielding to discouragement and are still animated by a strong determination to organise all Russia's resources for a whole-hearted resistance and to

victorious conclusion the way to

At the same time, the United States, and the Allies, also, A stemner has arrived with wounded on board from a German auxiliary ship foundered in home waters. The

A picket-boat from an American battlere rendering all possible assistance... cruiser, which was sunk in the North crew of twelve are missing and are

DETAILS OF THE KERENSKY INTERVIEW.

A SHORT FIGHT.

LATER

It is stated that the auxiliary cruiser sunk was the Maria of the port of Flensburg. She was a ship of 4,000 tons and had a crow of 81. The fight lasted only 15 minutes

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A CREW-LESS BOAT.

LONDON, November 4th.

probably lost.

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NEW YORK, November 3nt Details of the interviey between M. Kerenaky and the Associated Press Correspondent show thrt M. Kerensky laughed when the Carrespondent asked if Russia was out of the war, and said: NEW YORK, November 3rd.

That is a ridiculous question, Russia August Friedrich the leader of the taking an suormias 1 art in the war. Socialist conspiracy to obstruct the draft She was already fighting while England

was only preparing and for the Army, has been sentenced, at

America Russia, at

Was the

beginning. and $1,000 fine. Twenty-six other, Ger-

bore the

ja

Sioux Falls, to five years' imprisonment only USGIVING the fighting thereby mans have been sentenced, from one to saving England and France. We are The German electrically-controlled boat two years' imprisonment, in addition to now worn out, and we are entitled to

destroyed on the Belgian Coast is eng- gested to have carried no crew, but was controlled by wireless from the shore or from aircraft,

The exodus of sse population, which became alarmed at the reports of fugitives On the right of the Meuse there were of the nearness of the enemy, began tná Previous day, and people or all classes ríolent artillery actions.-

poured on to the road to Treviso, some a motor cars, others in carts drawn by oxen, donkeys and mules, handcarts push ed by their owners, pued with baggage, women carrying buttes and others weep- ing over their children who had become

RAPID FIRING OF BRITISH

DESTROYERS, A Just in the confusion. The wounded, aged and sick were carried in the arts of Telegrams from Copenhagen state the their relations, and it was strange to British Squadron was reconnoitring in 560, occasionally, men and women in even the Kattegat and flying the British flag ing dress hurrying through the mud, all when they sighted a flagless flotilla jammed in among the mass of infantry When signalled to display her fing & It is semi-officially announced that the and artillerymen, plodding wearily amid German auxiliary replied by firing In the first three months of the battle, enemy's evacuation of Chemin des Dames an interminable procession of lorries, ammultaneously breaking out the German when fighting most

mcans that they have abandoned the bulances, tractors and got carriages. ensign. persistent, the heights from which they had a view of These often tell in the ditches and had enemy divisions were relieved at a

the French back lines and have taken up to be dragged out by can, or abandoned Her commandor, who was wounded in

ENEMY COMMANDER RESCUED positions in the

French dominate. ing months of the Batth of Verdun. No an offensive on the Aisne Front in the fields on either side, and such was the derinans were almost unable to work the Moreover, any serious enemy attempt at are red the civilians streamed over the British destroyers were so rapid that the miseries of the scene. As the crowd in Copenhagen. He said the shells of the German division that was sent away the defence of our position in this region Jam that pedestrians progressed quicker, runs, and only fired' a few shots when the

future will be out of the question, while from the battle was ever called to re-has become easier and will require very than the motor care,

almost contínuous fighting. It lasted fonger and cost more lives than the Battle of Verdun.

PARIS, November 3rd.

quicker rate than during the correspond-Ailette, which the ion of the A heavy rain came on, adding to the action, was rescued and brought to

few men.

ship was a mass of famesť.

Snes.

GERMAN CHANCELLORSHIP.

PEACE MANEUVRES.

LONDON, November 3rd. The Times states that Count Hertling's appointment means that Germany is about to redouble her forts to use the Fope as a tool for peace manœuvres

The Times Rome Correspondent says that it is practically certain that a peace offer to Italy is a matter of weeks, if not of days

FRENCH LOAN ANNOUNCED

100 Francs, and will bear interest

PAKI, November 3rd. A new Loan is announced. It is being issued at Franca. 68.60. per cent. The banda will be exempte

Irom taxation.

claim that the Allies take the heaviest part of the burden.”

M. Kerensky emphasised the need of America Bonding to Russia boot leather, iron, and especially money:

POLITICIAN PRONOUNCED

INSANE

PETEOGRAD, November 4th The Minister Protoporoff has been pronounced insane.

THE SILVER MARKET.

Silver is dull.

45

LDON, November

per punce. The market

cd on Saturday an

and punisthed in an wold be found