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Italian Front

{THROUGH, REITER'S AGENCYJ

ALLIED PREMIERS AND MINISTERS VISIT FRONT.

Rome, November 8th. Mr. Lloyd George, M, Painleve and the other Allied Ministars, and Generals went to the Front and conferred with the King

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1ère, LV17.

VICTORY DUE TO FINE STRATEGY Guneral.

4

Reporting on the latest success, Reuter's Correspondent at the Egyptian Head quarters telegraphing on the 7th inst stated

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

SUPPORT FOR ADMINISTRATION!

THROUGH REUTER 6 AGENCY

THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET

PETROGRAD, November 9th According to a telegram from Helsing OPTIMISM PREVAILS,

for the Delegates of the Baltic Fleet LOADON, November 10th... and Army Committees have passed a le The Guildhall Banquet was held to solution adhering to the Petrograd. Sol night, four hundred. guests assembling

The baliquet was of most modest pro-diers and Workmen's Delegates and the tory, due largely to the strategy Portions, as regards food. Except for the Revolutionary Committee which they are turtle soup, Khine incalcould have

The been had anywhern for 3/6. The wine ready to support to the utmost. pagne was shared between half a dozen occupied all the important strategic was in consonance A bottle of chaur Revolutionary Committee at Reval has The meal lasted forty minutes.

The Turks destroyed some ammunition dumps, but the booty was great in this operation, which resulted in a great vie

General Allenby, who outflanked the Targs on the left and right, thus sanul ling all the advantages of their positions. His efforts were nobly seconded by the self-sacrifice, courage and persistency of

points,

SOVIET MOVEMENT DESCRIBED,

The

BRITISH AIR SERVICE.

LONDON, November 5th.

A Bill has been introduced in the House of Commons providing for the establish- ment of an "Air Force” and Air Council, over which one of the Secrétarien. of State will preside

BELGIAN TRAIT OR

SENTENCED.

LONDON, November 9th. It is officially announced that 8. Belgifin, who had been court-martialled in London on a charge of coming to

of Italy for two hours on measures with all uks, who endured every hardship only by the combined concentrated, vist movement began enutious England for espionage purposes and, who':

a view to Allied co-operation.

The party afterwards visited the Bri tish and French troops going to the

front

A sqani-ófficial Note Bays that the Bri- tish and French Ministers and Generals are able fully to appreciate the high suirit of the Italian troops who are marching with serene confidence to meet the invader.T

ENEMY PAYING THE PRICE.” nos, November th.

Reuter's Correspondent at Italian Headquarters.telegraphing yesterday.

evening, statow:-

The troops, though still retreating, are showing a

a more keen fighting spirit and are more strongly resisting the enemy's advance, although the plains where the armies are now fighting offer no natural assistance to the defenders, except in the

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cheerfully and defeated the enemy in every counter. The troops are now are now basily pursuing the Turks, whose lines, of retreat are being heavily shelled by navail men.

FINE STAND BY HOME TROOPS.

force in its most brutal, crude, orgaRevolve Proing, although a

10 o'clock in the morning had announced the Government's fall. M. Kerensky was

Proclamation issued at

【THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH FRONT.

ESSENTIALS FOR PEACE Lord Cruzon, as a member of the War Cabinet, tonating the Allies, said it was

harmonious, and inselfish nction of all the Allies that we could obtain victory Tuesday evening with the seizure of and world-pence. The Allies now really the Telegraph Office and the News had been sentenced to death, has had his comprised seventeen Stetes, while

sentence commuted to penal servitude for additional wine had brokes of relation Agency, but, in view of complete non-life with the enemy. These peoples had been resistance, it extended on Wednesday to drawn together, he

the occupation of the whole capital, Franco-Belgian Front. would not say to Nevertheless, the Government continued erush the German sovereign and people, to sit at the Winter Palace, and the but to crush the spirit of overweening Ministerial Departments and General military arrogance and the material Staff con Yesterday's operations consisted of and scientific form which unimated them. fint against the Turkish rear, followed

TWO HISTORIC DAYS, United by a heavy flank attack upon the States troops marched through the busy all Tuesday main defences, on the left, which fell streets of London the day

and day when they | successively before the irresistible on. received their baptism of fire in France laught of the Loudeners and Irish as historie both in the annals of the war One of the features of yesterday a fighting SYMPATH Wy of the suo peoples

There was an extraordinary situation was the remarkable stand made by the Alluding to Russia and Italy, he

on Wednesday, The Government – was Welsh and Home Counties troops against offered our respectful sympathy in bersuing orders and making dismissals and hot of trial ruid trusted Russia would appointments which none obeyed, while a Turkish attempt to get round our tight still pictes the sombro gloons moment the Pan-Russian Congress of Soldiers

he sound of heavy guns is still audible, indicating that the Turks are still recerarily hanging over her. Italy's heart and Werkinen's Delegates were issuing ing severe punishment.

had not been broken. She was now, with reclamations to the Provinces. superb aulf-control, bracing herself to meet the invader. The presence of M. Painleve and Mr. Lloyd George in Italy was the best

of what the

He

at the General the imorning, a rumour being circulated Staff, but he disappered at o'clock in that he had gone to meet troops from the Front whom he had summond to the capital

It was obvious that there was little fore, behind the Government, which on the previous day was making much dis

hills in the province of Treviss, from was niest unfavourably due to a beat Alfiance stood Allies has Play of its strength by pandes

jane where the Italians are raining shells in thee for fad kur pay a very high

price his advance.

BRIDGES ON THE LIVENZA DESTROYED.

LONDON, November 9th. Reuter's Correspondensat Italian Handquarters, telegraphing yesterday, states that a dozen bridges over the Livenza River have been blown up by the Italians, in order to delay the encany advance

Meanwhile, the retreat has greatly shortened the fighting line, which is

the concentration for defence.

HEAT WAVE PREVAILS. Throughout the sperations the weather

wave-en most unusual thing in November The men are described as going into ac tion with tongues banging out like a pack of hounds Yesterday the New hey, who attacked with fixed bayonets

but were driven off by our machine-guns, losing three hundred casunities.

FURIOUS-BRITISH ONSLAUGHT.

been fighting for three years with one heart and ong mind. Shall not the future find them per and more with one strategy, one front Out of all this

unity of direction and control, renders

the

ment

Alliand more

(Cheers.)

TA

armoured cars, including banks.

The climax cante when the Cossacks to fused to support the Provisional Gor ernment, w

Wed

several transporta from

Maximalists, and

shelled

thally when the cruise surrendered at

to the

3 o'clock on Thursday morning. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Outwardly, perfect order prevails, the public regarding the happenings with onepathy

SUCCESSFUL RAID:

LONDON, November 9th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re porta:-We carried out a successful raid last night to the east of Hargicourt.

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, November 9th.. A German wireless official message states: There is considerable artillers firing on the Yser, at Poelenpell and at

Passchendaele.

FRENCH FRONT,

FUTILE GERMAN ATTACK.

PARIS, November, pth. A communique states. After a violent

used with serious lusses, and we look Chaume Wood and also in the region of Arrucourt, in Lorraine. They were re-

sonte prisoners.

SUBMARINISM

A detachment raided the German Sir Ente Genes replying to the toast

trenches north-west of Bisel, in the region Reuter's Correspondent at the Egyptian all questions of broad Naval strategy the Imperial Forces, declared that on

of Seppuis, in Upper Alsace it explored Headquarters, wiring on the 6th inst. there was complete agreement between the

WINTER PALACE SHELLED. the position, destroyed dug-outs and Mid: The Welsir and Home Counties Admiralty and the Commanders of the NEW YORK, Noveraber th

brought, back war material without loss.. troops opened the fighting this morning great Navies font. Submarinism had The Associated Press Correspondent at GERMAN REPORT -- on the right flank of our attack. They not been defeated, but for the present it Petrograd, amplifying the account of the rushed the Kawelifch Ridge, ten miles wus

But he did not wish to lull

was a constant fusillade by machine guns, *ensinught, after marching the greater country into a sense of security or

the troops returning the fire briskly, part of the night, practically unuihilat complacency Un the contrary, he urged Fighting continued until midn ight. It iga ong battalion and capturing numerous that there had been no moment in the was a spectacle to see the armed

Soldiers prisoners and a few guns.

war when there was

was greater pred for

determination and and Workmen's Delegates dashing up Con ships had bren and swinging iuto netion in front of the

explosions of the cruisers shells. hence the

acarcely 30 miles in length. This favours to the north of Beersheba, in a furious they and would finally be defeated attack on the Winter Palace, says there

OFFICIAL REPORT,

LONDON, November 9th. An Italian official message states: -Our troope continue to arrive and to establish

themselves in the positions chosen for the had concentrated in some strength LeMUMTA being steadi Palace Gates while flashes folluted the

resistanez o

The Turks, apprehending this move, counter attacked vigorously, recovering litie of the lost ground, but our men,

efforts incet successfully,

heavy and reduced they were

Our rearguards are still holding up the who were steady as rocks, fuae off the 27 Cat noodid redutica N

enemy

INCREASING THE ENEMY'S DFIFICULTIES

LONDON November 9th. Reuter's Correspondent nt Italian Headquarters states that the Austro Germang difficulties in transport are in- creasing owing to the lengthening of their communications and the Toulians des

railways, bridges,

and the water supply","

The Italians are doing their utmost to reconstitute their forces and to mass their artillery in order to form a barriera The issue of the crisis depends on whe ther the Austro-Germans have sufficient forces to continue their advance at the present rate, or whether the long-drawn pursuit, as so thinning their lines that the Italians may be able to stop and roll Them back to

The arrival of the fresh, gay and con- fident Allied troops has already bed in admirable effect and the Italian Staff is ready to make any sacrifices to any the situations

GERMANS ADVANCE THROUGH"

SNOW AND RAIN.

LONTtion. November 9th.

OBJECTIVES ATTAINED. Reuters Correspondent at the Egyptian Headquarters, wring on November 9th lent to-day. We attacked enemy pusi said: Our achievements were again excel tions at dawn to the north and north-west of Beersheba, attaining all day objectives with a goodly bag of prisoners, guns, and war material. The new positions threaten

ably compel him to evacuate the sect r Fighting still continues,

of imports, ALLIED RESIDENTS SAFE →

A meeting of Aified, representatives at

Whereased home production nod

shipbuilding. The sts was rea

over the Russian, but the residents.

the enemy essential

overcast. A great storm was sweeping the British Embassy discussed the ques- A passing cloud tion of ensuring the safety of Allied was obscuring the

TO AVOID BLOODSHED. cloud would pass

PROVIDE FOR A LONG WAR, Agenes nya the Congress of Soldiers was suffering from shortage of

want and disintegration.

A statement from the Telegraph It was a significant fact that the and Workmen's Delegates has elected its talk. He had been secused of optimistists and seven Revolutionary Socialists enemy was constantly initiating pence own officers, namely, fourteen Maximal as if optimusny were 3

It has appointed a delegation, to nego=

part of the Turkish line and will prob to yourselves a fightime, Pictureate with other Revolutionary Democra

ENEMY'S SUPPLIES CUT OFF

-

bulldog, his

QUIETNESS CONTINUES, Quiet continues.

fangs fixed in his enemy throat, body tic organisations with a view to stopping braced, tail wagging bera a pessimist bloodshed.

he is an optimist, born of determina

onfidency and courage. So it is tion, with us. (Cheers.) But we must pro vide for a long way and conserve our resources if this is dune a real peacé may come more suddenly than we dare

Committee of Public Safety has been established, ';s.

VARO LONDON, November 9th. A wireless German official report states:-French advances at Sundgan were thrown back.

The Sulkuns:

DlaKULER SKUTER D' AGENCY.}

GERMAN REPORT

LONDON, November 9th. A German Wireless official message states-The English advanced on the Struma Plain, but a powerful Bulgar counter-thrust threw then back,

CANADA'S BIG BRIDGE

DEATH SPAN IS NOW, IN

PLACE

With the bolting into place of the big centre span of the Quebec bridge, the greatest engineering feat of its kind ever We attempted was completed on September 20th, and Canada became the possesor of the largest cantilever bridge in the world.................

The banks and many lending shops are still closed.

in

Ex-Ministers have not been detained

custody.

4 sudden onɛlaught which turned the the lowering clouds, sau the The Petrograd Telegraph Agency been started in 1906,

To-day's offensive took place on a front of twenty milés. Owing to the capture of Beersteba, we were able to outflank the main Turkish line, extending originally from Gaza to Boorahelin and consisting of hope four elaborately-organised systems with Lord Dessy, who also replied, said the

THE ARMY. connecting trenches and scattered re doubts, The Beershicha system, which was | morat_of: AZLY WAS THESgr higher The Soldiers and Workmun & Delegates. The great structure, which is 3,239 feet. Headquarters are being protected by steel and cost in the neighbourhood of loug and contains 180,000,000 pounds of the most isolated, fell into our hands, THE FUTURE OF RUSSIA anti-aircraft guns.

to-dit was never thanks to brilliant strategy, coupled wil Mr. BONAL LAW replying to the toast ARREST OF KURNILOFF ORDERED pleted that day after ret aving $20,000,000 to build was all but coni-

and speaking of the encity's position by cutting off supplies temporary

Inbour, the original structure the Jerusalem Sherria Railway which we did not accorved freedom which was along the Hebron read and threatening tature of Russia was sealed book; but states The Military Revolutionary

uction eighty-four During its construction despair, No nation Committee has decided to arrest and '- men have lost their lives, and a monetary apparently disturbed the whole of his de lever won or

carcerate General Korniloft and his up loss of $8,500,000 has been sustained not prepared to fight for it and which porters in the St. Paul and Peter Fortress through two collapses, the first one cost- was not ready to strain every nerve to and have them immediately tried........... drive out the invader genoe

There have been received at Parising the lives of seventy on in 1907 and the second in 1936, when the centre opan TRIBUTE TO DOMINIONS" TROOPS. confirmed messages which state that the went into the St. Lawrence through the Mr. Bonar Law proceeded to pay a Cossacks have proclaimed a Republic but breaking of a casting on the hoisting ap-

to whom Englishmen never grudged

A German official message states: Wefensive plans, as he was suddenly obliged crossed the Livenza, continue to over-

to meet a menace from the cast when all come the resistance of the Italian rear his principal defences Inced the south guards, and we are Rdvancing on the west. An unavoidable delay, due to our mountain roads and the plain, in snow advancing nerosa long tracks if sandy and rain, towards Piave,

The Near East.

(THROUGH REUTERʼ8 AGEKOY.]

PURSUING THE ENEMY.

waste, enabled him to dig trenches across great tribute to the Dominions troups, are desirous of eventual incorporation in paratus, work.

"On completion the

GARDENER'S CLAIM TO A

PEERAGE.

the line of our advance. But the mixed but the Germans alleged we had Confederate Russian Republic elements of regiments and divisions which

the bridge will be handed over to the were thrown against these positions bear left all the hard fighting to the Dominions THE KORNILOFF AFFAIRailways for the laying of tracks. evidence of the confusion in which his Dominions troops that nothing that they Korensky on November 7th addressed six troops, None knew better than the The Telegraph Agency states that M. organisation was involved. Instead of meeting a frontal attack, upon which he had done had not been equalled by the thousand soldiers from the Front who THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN. had apparently counted, he found (Cheers.)

deeds at

British comrades, were bound for Petrograd, after which their General Allenby's forces threatening to

THE ALLIED MILITARY STAFF. the soldiers decided not to proceed to enclose him within a pair of claws which Mr. Bonar Law procedution and to of charged with complicity in the in the Probate, Divorce and Autuude

Petrograd

The also

also states that Ministers were over gripping more tightly. The the general military situation execution of keral Allenby plans has emphasised that Germany had secured Korniloff affair. entailed a tremendous physical strain on complete control of the armies of her

ranks, but their exceptional fitness has Allies. Such control did not exist and ARREST OF MILITARY

PROMO.COMMANDER been proof against every call

could not exist to the same extent among our Allies, because we were a league of

KAZAN, November 9th. but a step had just. been The Commander of the Troops, General the trenches covering the station and closer than it had ever been. To day the Cadets and armoured cars have sur bridge at Sherria and by mid-day we had Allied Military Staff of France, Britain rendered. mastered the whole line in this sector. It would sit permanently to study pili and Italy had been created. (Cheers.)

LONDON, November 8th An official message from Egypt states The enemy on cur right is retiring on Hebron. capturing prisonera and transport,

Our mounted forces are advancing through Jemameh, and Huj, thirteen and nine miles, respectively, east of Gaza, and have reached the south bank of

There has been put down for hearing

Division & claim of declaration, under- the Legitimacy Declaration Let that. George Beresford, a gardener, is the law. ful isang of the fifth. Marquis of Water- ford by his first wife and is therefore

We have hampered his retreat, DISMOUNTED YEOMANRY ATTACK free which would make co-operation Arhipoff has been arrested Military entitled to the peerage, which is now held.

of the old Turkish front. They have thus

White dismounted yeomanry attacked taken

By the evening we had advanced over tary problems as a whole, and as the

ARREST OF M KERENSKY

LONDON, November 9th

by the seventh Marquis, a boy of 16. The fifth Marquis, according to Burke and.

· Debrett, married on July 3rd, 1872, Flor. ençs. Grosvenor, niece of Sir Charles, Rowley, and the divorced wife of Captain.

the Wadihesi, which is twelve miles north the intervening three miles and occupied read of its creation, the whole front Ar unconfirmed report from Stockholm the Hon J. CW Vivian The Mar established contact with our forces ad the place and four

vanging front Gaza. The latter forces ture for the left bank the Yeomanry, in future be treated Els one. The enemy's

the Loodogers and the Irish attacked there Kawukah system

have captured the north bank of the mouth of the Waqihesi and Herbuich, reaching the railway and turning the enemy's prepared position on this wadi

We have also captured the Turkish

PRESS OPINIONE.

without issue. The Marquia married, great advantage was that he could move

again, and an heir was born in 1873--- on internal lines while we hád

more

AMSTERDAM, November 9th,

The.E.C. Peerage states that the Que of the main features of the Turkish not across a diameter but across a The German Press is deeply interested date of the fifth Marquis marriage to, line was the veritable labyrinth of tren

He refused to prophesy in the events in Rusais cumference ches with extensive wiring, but the enemy Italians venld be able to hold the enemy

regarding Italy but He believed

The Tageblatt says that it his first wife was August 9th 1872, that power the ceremony took place at the Register was so completely deceived by our tactics

really

the Bolsheviks other Once, St. George's, Hanover-square, and her. W Vestern Allies. and so impressed with the threat in until aid came from

consequences will be that the Marchione, “died on April încalculable. actuated by a hope to divide The Passische Zeitung says: As the childbirth of a stillborn infant five days Ah, 1973, at 97 Chesham-place after

coastal railhead at Beithmanun and are pursuing the enemy in the direction of

We have captured over forty gune held, speedily succumbing to a dashing The British Navy, assisted by the French assault. actively co-operated throughout, bombard BOYAL CONGRATULATIONS.

const and affording other valuable assist.

the

to

arthe German attack on Itale! wise extrumzuka n

the Wadihesh east that it was comparatively lighties and partly to keep up the umalists desire peace without annexs before and was buried at Clonagan." Et spirit never win this war nuth affect our polley towards recond marriage met with an accident în

of the Germana people, but Gertions, their advent to power will not The fifth Marquis some years after his she defeated the Franco-British. Armies

many

Russia

The Lokal Anzeiger says me on the hunting held which left him with a

at the events in Russia with

porniszent injury in the neck, and in

ing the enemy's communications near the officially stated that His Majesty in the West. He did not see any prospect 10minutify Yember 9th October 1884, he died, having shot.

TURKISH ARMY RETREATING An offeist mesange from Egypt states that the whole Turkish Army is retreat ing northwards, and is being bombed hy British aeroplane,

the King then telegraphed to General of an early peace. I6,

t was now a ques~~~- Allenby as follows: —" I heartily congra | tion of nerve and staying-power. All the telate you and your troops on the succe belligerenta staggered i beneath loud It ful result of your ably conceived plaids & Question of who was going to which have been crowned by the capruid

knew the hearts of our saldiers of Gaza I admire the tenacity and ens and sailors and those of our Allive would

Cheers not faill then

duranes of all ranks. ”

The Echo

Echo de Paris says, despite traihimself The claimant to the peerage tors, Russia will recover and return to the vas originally known 2 Tooth, has the Alliance with the Allies. Mayasarpan taken the name of Beresford, Lord Le Malin says probably, a powerful Beresford is a great uncle of the present reaction will follow the present crisis. Marqui