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Franco-Belgian Front,

TRROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH FRONT.

THE WEATHER AND AERIAL OPERATIONS.

LONDON, November 23rd Field-Marsha Sir Douglas Haig, re- porting on ariation, states: The wed ther, on Thursday, prevented all flying, except at very low altitudes.

GERMAN ATTENTION WILL NOT The Balkans. BE DIVERTED FROM FLANDERS

(THROUGH EEUTEE'S AGENCY.]

BALKAN FRONT.

THE ESPIONAGE ACT.

PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN TRUTH SOCIETY INDICTED.

AMSTERDAM, November 23rd The Lokal Anzeiger says that from 150 to 200 tanks were employed in the Bri tish attack, and declares that this abor- tive offensive will not divert German at- tention From Flanders, where the British fraternisation by the enemy was repulseded on a charge of violating the Espionage

are certain to renew their efforts to get rid of dangerous submarine bases. MOST SUCCESSFUL SURPRISE ON

RECORD.

A Roumanian communique, dated No- vember 1st, states that an attempted

by rifle fire

The Near East.

||THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

TURKISH POST CAPTURED.

LONDON, November 23rd. An official despatch from Aden states

NEW YORK, November 24th. Jeremiah O'Leary, President of the American Truth Society, has been indiet

Act and Postal Lawa

ANGLO-AMERICAN SILVER

-SCHEME.

LONDON, November ord

In the House of Commons, Mr. Baldwin stated that discussions are progressing with the United States with the object

US FLEET IN WAR. Since the United States declaration of war on April 6th we have, not heard a great deal of her duings at sen-the principal explanation of that being, no doubt, that there has as yet been very little to record. When America “camo

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she found the outer seas already cleared of everything hostile with the possible exception of two or three wan- dering raiders, Writes a naval- correspon dentThe German feet was lying in that quiescent state from which it has. stirred but rarely since the start of the war, and from which it is hardly likely to be roused to action by the accession to the ranks of its enemies of a fleet at least equal to itself. The only immediate pro- blem at een was that presented by the

New York, November 23rd. The newspapers are delighted at Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's victory, They any it is the most successful surprise on record, und declare that the German Wo captured the Turkish post of Jabir of the acquisition by them of silver prc: U-boat, and of that fact America instant. the roads in the neighbourhood of Cam must now be convinced that they have afteen miles to the north of Aden.

Our aeroplanes actively bombed and machine gunned troops and transport on

brai

There wore a number of fights with eneiny low-flying machines, Three wore brought down in flames. Five of our machines are missing,

SPLENDID WORK BY AEROPLANES. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, deal ing with aviation, says that further details show, that Tuesday's attack on enemy infantry and transport by low flying pilots, including pilota of Austra lian squadrons, was most successful

The weather on Wednesday was even more unsuitable for flying than, on Tues- day, but successful reconnaissances on the enemy's lines of communication were oarried out.

Every endeavour, has been made to keep in touch with our infantry.

CONSOLIDATING. THE NEW

GROUND.

something to learn about war from the British.

BELLS BINGING IN LONDON, The bells of St. Paul's Cathedral were ring at noon, in honour of the victory at Cambrai

Many hundreds of people gathered out. side the Cathedral, sang the National Anthem and cheered.

SIR JULIAN BYNG PROMOTED. It is officially announced that Light. General Sir Julian Byng has been pro moted to General.

FRENCH FRONT.

duced in the United States, of which i Losses were inflicted on the enemy and portion would be placed at the disposal his defences destroyed.

of the Raj, largely to pay for Indian produce required by America,

Africa

{THROUGH BRUTKE'S AGENCY,}

PROGRESS IN EAST AFRICA

CONTINUES,

LONDON, November 23rd.

An official dispatch from East Africa states that we entered Simbas in the Kithngari Valley, and also Newala.

A small force gallantly engaged superior enemy forces at Liwala

The prisoners taken in these operations FRENCH STOP ANOTHER ENEMY were 138 Germans, and 192 Askaris.

ATTACK

PARIS, November 23rd.

A communiqué states: In the region of Curny and Juvincourt, our fire stop- ped an enemy attack on the left of the

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-positions we won on November 21st, porta:--The day was spent on the south-

ern battlefront in consolidating the large area wherever we advanced during the last two days. This was successfully car- ried out. except at Fontaine-Notre-Dame, which the enemy has re-taken by o counterattack.

· Much credit is due to the transporta tion services for the rapidity of concen tration in the recent operations Roads and railways, broad. günge and light. have heen developed, and since, the ad- vance, have been extended în a manner which contributed largely to the success of preparations for githsequent opera tions.

There is artillery activity in the north- ern battlefront, being intense in the neighbourhood of Passchendaele.

Italian Fron

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ITALIAN FRONT.

SEVERE ENEMY. LOSSES.

LONDON, November 23rd:

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

RUSSIA'S PEACE OFFER

HOW GERMANY WILL REGARI IT

AMSTERDAM, November 23rd. German papers unanimously declare that the Russian offer of an armistice will be benevolently examined, but purely with regard to Germany's military position. THE NEW GENERALISSIMO.

PETROGRAD,

November 23rd. General Krylenko the new Russian Generalissimo, is a subaltern.

All Italian official cuessuge states: -We repulsed, with very severe losses, a strong attempted encircling attack

against Mellette, on the Asingo plateau, which was preceded by a big bombardmon; and tear shells. We firmly held all our post, M. Mobili tions and took 200 prisoners.

The enemy renewed his attacks, yester, day, between the Breats and the Piste There was a fierce struggle throughout the There has been no infantry action on day and several positions were lost and either side.

regained, but our

our last counter-attack de LINE ADVANCED.

finitely stopped the enemy.

Field Marsha Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:We slightly advanced our line. to the south-cast of Ypres.

We repulsed attempted raids to the north-west of Pontruet, to the north-west of St. Quentin and to the south of Neuve Chapelle

INTERESTING ITEMS,

Petrograd, November 23rd. The Feasants Congress is transferring from Petrograd, fearing Maximalist intervention

Army Committees at the Front are taking the initiative in the formation of New Government representative of all Socialists.

A DIRE THREAT. Gon. Trotzky announces his intention of publishing the Russian secret diplomatic A German official message atates ---The correspondenes which is in his possession,

GERMAN REPORT.

lighting between the Brenta and the Piave

is progressing in our favour.

GREAT ENEMY ACTIVITY.

GERMAN PEACE ACTIVITIES.

LONDON, November 23rd.

The American Ambasador at Petro-

ly showed her appreciation by sending. to European waters a powerful fotilla of destroyers to join with the British, French, Italian, and Japanese in the hunt. Much has happened since the arrival of those craft to show the energy with which America is throwing herself into the solving of this problem The- THE SILVER MARKET.

building of 110-foot chasers we know to- LONDON, November 23rd. have been a mistake-theoretically it was always so, and the trials of the first boat Silver is quoted at 42 15-18d. per ounce proved it and a special committee was There are slightly increased offerings, but appointed to inquire and report as to the best alternative, This committee con- the market is quiet.

sisted of the General Board of the Navy, Messrs. Samuel, Montagu, in their the Chief of Operations, and a special silver report, state that the market is board appointed to consider the sub- quiet and steady, but the tone is far from

vigorous.

Shanghai exchange has shown a dis- position to rally from the recent quota tion of 3s 11hd.

CONSPIRACY TRIAL IN

AMERICA

marine menace The unanimous report.

of this body was to the effect that the

construction of a maximum number of destroyers is the most desirable material development for the Navy, and a vital military necessity" and within a rela Lively few hours Mr. Danicla had bears additional authorized to spend an 350,000,444 dollars on the building of“ these craft.

BUILDING PROGRAMME.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 24th, What has become of the capital ships. Thirty-seven alleged conspirators of the two annual programmes immedi whose object was the fomenting of rebel ately preceding the declaration of war lion in Tadis, are on trial. is not known. Last year's provision was

Five other accused,

Viz

Ernest Sikunna, Captain Rues (now in the United States Army), Holet Leon Hause (a Buddhist Priest), a woman named Marie, and Surandar Mathkar, have been released at the request of the Gor ernment's Counsel, who stated that inves tigation had shown that it would be anjass and improper to try them, and also indicated that that they might be called as Government witnesse8.

LORD REDING AND LORD NORTHCLIFFE HONOURED.

LONDON, November 23rd. The Press Bureau announces that up Earidon has been conferred on Lord Reating, the Lord Chief Justice, and a Viscountcy on Lord Northcliffe.

RESIGNATION OF SHIP. BUILDING COMMITTEE.

LONDON, November 23rd. The Daily Telegraph states that the Advisory Shipbuilding Committee, which the Shipping Controller appointed to advis him regarding shipbuilding ec celeration, has resigned as a protest. against the present policy of making up losses, particularly with reference to the creation of three national shipyards, while existing shipyards of deprived of which are regarded as being unsuitable,

labour and material, EXTENSION OF SUBMARINE ZONE,

for four battleships and five battles. cruisers, and this year's for three battle. ships and one battle-cruiser. There was. some talk of suspending the construction of these ships in order to permit the con. centration of labour and material on vessels more urgently needed for the prosecution of the war, bat exactly what has been done in the matter has not been. made public. In any case, the rapid construction of destroyers to the value of 8330,000,000 will be no light task in itself, although much may be done by standardization, the figure still repre- sents five times the estimated cost of the British programme for 1914-15, in which, were included four batleships, four light. Cruisers, and twelve destroyers, besides

of: minor craft. The construction merchantmen, too, is making enormous: demands upon the shipbuilding capacity of the United States, for the Emergency Fleet Corporation has already placed orders for 636 ships with a total tonnage of 3,125,000. The significance of this bered that the best year's output of figure is better realized when it is remem British-built inerchant shipping in proce time was slightly under 2,000,000 tons.

SLOW AND FAST SHIPS. An interesting statement has recently been made by Admiral W. S Benton, regarding the experiences of American United States Chief of Naval Operations shipping in the submarine zone. He said that in the first five months follow- ing the United States déclaration of war German submarines succeeded in destroy- ing only one-half of one per cent of American ships entering that zone. In AMSTERDAM, November 23rd.

no case have the Germans succeeded in German newspapore anticipate great sinking a fast or big ship. They have results from the extension of the sub picked off a few slow oil tankers and marine zone which they describe as an freighters." It may be observed that it answer to the foolhardy utterance of the last four weeks covered by the official Mr. Lloyd George that Britain need na longer be afraid of the submarine returns the total number of arrivals and sailings at United Kingdom ports was ade, interviewed by Reuter's Corresponsion will entirely isolate Holland on the

21,326, this figure including vessels of

dent, said:→He did not believe the action west and ruin her fisheries

Italian aviators report great enemy grad reports that German propagandists The position is unchanged to the west activity at Tagliamento and prisoners.

ara carrying on peace activities almost of Cambrai. -

declare that the object is to establish n

Lopenly formidable defence line there, in case defeat

GERMAN REPORT.

A German official messagə states: ---The enemy, yesterday, repeatedly but fruit lessly attacked at Mouvres. We retrieved Egypt

slight initial successes by the enemy

in desperate hand-to-hand fighting around Fontaine, Wo threw back the.

THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.)

LORD ROBERT CECIL'S VIEWS.

LONDON, November 24th.

Lord Robert Cecil Minister of Block Dutch Pross tears that the exted all nationalities of over 100 tons net.

of the Russian extremists represented the

enemy and stormed Fontaine and cleared THE CAMPAIGN IN PALESTINE views of the people.

La Folie Wood

English attacke gainst Bamilly. Bentoux and Vendhuille collapsed.

French fighting has been progressing since early morning on the southern edge of Mouvres lon

THE WEAKNESS OF FONTAINE

LONDON, November 23rd.

ABANDONMENT OF JERUSALEM

PREDICTED:

It was a direct CRISIS IMPENDING IN SPAIN breach of the agreement of September, AMNESTY FOR POLITICAL 1914. meaning that one ally had broken

→→ PRISONERS with the rest of the co-belligerents in the middle of the war in the teeth" of en

- LONDON, November 24th.

AMSTERDAM, November 23rd." The Norddeutsch Allgemein Zeitung express engagement to the contrary. If the issian nation approved of, and forecasts the abandonment Jerusalem, and says that the loss of the historic city adopted, such action it would put them - Reuter's Correspondent, telegraphing will be painful, but it is militarily unstside the pale of European Councils. He proceeded--I do not believe the to-day, says During the last twenty important. four hours the chief activity has been The Berliner Tageblatt attributes the people will confirm that action or approve behind the lines, where heroic works Turkish retreat from Jaffa mile to of the Proclamation which is inciting goldiers to arrest their generals and to being done by the transport and engineers British Fleet with guns of twenty-five

Copen peace negotiations across the and artillery the engineers catching up miles ranget

trenches. While it is impossible to avoid certain dealings-for example, the arrest The Zimee says it is understood that it with the rapidity of our rush into enemy

of British subjects- there will not be territory

any question of diplomatic recognition of the dealings with Petrograd or the Extremists. There is no intention of recognising such a Government.

We fell back at Fontaine because the occupation of that point, which was com- pletely dorinated from the heights of Bourloa to the west, on one aide, and exposed to enemy fire from across the Canal on the other side, made a salient which could not be held until there was

Aerial Activities.

(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY:)

WORLD'S RECORD FOR AERIAL JOURNEY.

LONDON, November 23rd The Admiralty announces that a suc- a general advance on either side. enemy strongly attacked it yesterday cessful raid, carried out in the vicinit

The

THE ALLIES AND THE VATICAN,

Lorpoy, November 23rd – The Morning Post accuses the Vatican being the centre of disaffection and eing secretly in league with Austria, Says The time has come for the

BRITISH INDIAN TEA PURCHASE.

LONDON, November 23rd.

In the same period, 80 British ships were sunk, a matter of 0.38 per cent. Unfor tunately, the comparison is rather point- less, for while the arrivals and sailings are of all nationalities, only the British sinkings are shown; and the former, of course, include all sorts of coastal traffic, while the American vessels enter. Another mysterious crisis appears to be ing the war zone are necessarily of un impending in Spain, The Spanish newsxxan-going character. During the run Papers hint that serious developments of the 1915 campaign the entrances and may be expected A demonstration clearances at United Kingdon ports-of planned for the 25th inst, demand, an ships engaged in the foreign trade aver stated the Government will anticipate it than one-third of the figure we are now amnesty for political prisoners. It is aged 1,414 a week, or considerably less by a decree granting in amnesty.

getting, which is compiled on an alto- gether different and Jess satisfactory basis

A GOOD EXAMPLE, A In several matters the United States have given us an example, which, seeing that we did not set it three years and has been arranged that the Government more ago, we should be well advised to shall buy tea for the United Kingdom at follow now. The first thing America fob Calratta and Colombo prices based did towards meeting the immediate short." on the pre-war average of prices realised age of junior naval officers was to pro- by each garden. A small adjustment is moto 400 picked warrant officers to com- being made on account of the increased missioned rank. Not a single promotion cost of production owing to the war of this sort was made in our own Ser- In the House of Commons, Mr. Clynes vice. Again, the declaration of war wag stated that the Food Controller proposed quickly followed by an all-round increase to buy in India and Ceylon fea required of pay in the ranks of the Fleet, the for the United Kingdom and the Army biggest increase going to the lowest paid and Navy, having regard to the tonnage ratinge In the British Navy the only estimated to be available, and to sell it at seamen who have had an increase of pay since the start of the war are boys, first cost price.

class, who have gone temporarily from 7d to Ud. a day advances having been

elermont in the country. Most noteworthy. of all, the United States early this year LONDON, November 23rd, decided upon promoting her captaine to The Press Bureau announces that Lord fing, rank by selection In the British Rhondda, in unouncing the release of Navy we still follow the antiquated the same quantity of wine from bend as method of not promoting a captain until in 1916, states that he hopes those who all the captains above him are either are able to afford wine will refrain from dead, retired, or promoted, so that Com drinking beer, the production of which modore Tyrwhitt, for instance, cannot is strictly limited, with a view to con- become a rear admiral until 57 officers serving the supplies of grain and sugars senior to him have, by some means or The Cabinet is anxions to check the in another passed out of the captains list. creased demand for spirits, and to bring The making of admirals by selection is a larger proportion of beer within reach one of the most urgently needed reforms of the workers,

Can the Navy,

afternoon and, threatened by enfilade of Constantinople in July, was carried fire from both sides; we fell back to ba conform to the general line out by a British bombing aeroplane of lies to consider their position to the DRINK WINE INSTEAD OF otherwise reserved for the non-fighting

the north of Anocux, on the Cambrai road

To the left of this place, we pushed on, the Handley-Page type which flew from into the hamlet of Anneux Chapalle, to England to a Mediterranean base in eight stages. Opasionally there were! strong winds and rainstorms and one stretch of 200 miles was entirely over 8 mountaincus country. The total flight of

and due south of the middle of Bourlon

Wood

*** Farther to the left, wa pushed into the southern portion of louvres, and again to the left, alter, sharp fighting this morn- LACE IN ELTOAME TATA PECUTER CASE ng, we forced our way into Tadpole,

Wood vards to the south of Inchy

rmal line Lean established through three points, striking the unal at Daroscaut to the north of Novellen. and this is being held while guns and sup plies are bezag brought up

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was actually completed in 31 contracts the air journey, was carried

WASHINGTON, November 23rd The Shipping Board announces that have been awarded für, tonnage four million, comprising 345 composite and 575 wooden vessels RICAN MISSION IN ERANCE.

Paris, November 23rd Col House and the American Musica

to time-table, which is steel, gastly world a record atry journey and alsa for weight carried, the machine being self- conta d ́as regards the engine and deroz plane spare parta.

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