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THE WAR.
(Continued from Pape 5.)
The Near East.
LATEST CABLES. [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] THE CAMPAIGN IN PALESTINE TUTAL BRITISH CAPTURES.
Cairo, September 29th. The British captures in Palestine so far are 50,000 prisoners nad 395 guns.
Russian Front:
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] RUSSIAN FRÜNT. SOVIET TROOPS RETIRING.
"AMSTERDAM, September 29th.
A message from Moscos: States:-4 Russing .communiqué, dated September the northern 25th, admits fighting on. front anfavourable to the Soviet troops, who are retiring at various points.
Strong forces of Czeebo Storaks on the eastern front are advancing on Alajersk from two sides.
The Balkans:
LATEST CABLES.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
BALKANS FRONT.
GREEK SUCCESS.
LONDON, September 29th. 5.00 p.m. A Greek communiqué states:The Greeks reached the Beles ridge and occupied the rand debouching From the ridge to northward of Lake Doiran."
*- BULGARIAN REPORT.
Loxnox, September 28th. 5.00 p.m.
A Bulgarian communiqué, dated Sep- tember 26th, states:-Bulgarian units
westward of the Varlar continue their. movement northward nócording to plan.
EARLIER CABLES.
BRITISH AND 'GREEK ADVANCE CONTINUES,
LONDON. September 28th.
8.10 p.m.
A British official Salonika report states:The advance continues.
The Grocks are pushing eastwards along the Belachista Range, and the British and Greeks are moving on Petric along the Strumnien Valley.
Several guns have been capturèd. -
BULGARIAN KETREAT-
ENDANGERED.
LONDON, September 28th.
5.35 " p.m.
The Greek occupation of Mount Beles permits the Greeks to descend into the Talley of the Strumnitza' and thereby cut off the Bulgarian retreat by this.route.
The Greek and British forces are approaching Rupel Pass, the occupation of which would also cut off the Bulgarian retreat on the Struma front by the main road over the Kresta Pass. This is a repetition of the operations carried out ́ in 1913 by the Greek and Serbiana against the Bulgarians.
ALLIED MILITARY SITUATION
THE BALKANS.
LONDON, September 29th,
to
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KING OF BULGARIA APPROVES.
Pasis, September 17th.
The line at mid-day ran from south THE BULGARIAN PROPOSAL. west of Goumsacourt eastwards” of
OFFICIAL NOTE. Beauchamp. "westwards of Marcoing and
A high Bulgarian officer brought Comcrator, September 38th. eastwards of Graincourt, where some of
A message from Sofs, dated September letter to the British. Commander-in-Chie the enemy were balding out; thence be tween Anneus and Cantaing eastwards20th, staten:-The Parties of the Minis- from the Bulgarian Generalissimo asking terial Blee publish the following Note for forty-eight hours' suspension of of Beurloo Wood and village; thence to
| “La accord with the Farties of the Blue the hostilities, mentioning that Balgri the Arras-Cambrai road, about one
to send the Minister Government, t five o'clock grelerday | Broposes thousand yards west of Bailencourt; then
Finance and the Commander of the afternoon, made an official' offer of an along the road to Marquin, the posses-armistice to the adversary.
The Parties Second Army on behalf of the Bulgarian sion of which is doubtful.
of the 'Bloe invite the Army and popula Government, with King Ferdinand's tion to maintain military and public disapproval, to discuss the terms of the cipline, which are so necessary for a happy armistice. issue in these times, which are decisive for the recently begun work of peace. Parliament is convoked for September 30th."
Reuter's Agency learns that the Serbian Cavalry are pushing on Jamaai-Baala with a view to cutting the Sofia-Drama railway. If successful the whole of the Bulgarians cast of Strumnitza will be cut off from Sofis and the main line of communication"
Prisoners continde to increase. This now advance definitely relieves the ling up the Vardar Valley from enemy
fire..
The situation looks very promising. Very heavy fighting i procending out sido Veles.
The Bulgarians are doing their utmost to save Uskub, of which the Surbian Cavalry are within ten miles
The capture of Bourton is of the greatest importance. as it is the bulwark of Cambrai. It was carried. despite the waterline, the whole of which we crossed. We are now in a good position to capture Cambrai.
TOTAL ALLIED CAPTURES,
LONDON, September with. Since July 18th, the Allies have taken 20,000 over 200,000 prisoners, 3,000. gums; machine-guns and hugo quantities of material. This does not include the pri soners taken in Palestine, Macedonia and Mesopotamia.
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WESTERN FRONT. ·
LONDON, September 20th. British advance The
reached maximum depth of three miles.
The Hindenburg outposts were crossed at a number of points.
Even as matters stand the enemy will. be unable to use Cambrai as a railway or road junction.
FRANCO-AMERICAN FRONT.
Very hard fighting is proceeding on the French and American front. The enemy at mid-day was still holding out at Mont Faucon.
The number of prisoners is 18.000 and over 50 guns have been captured.
SERBIANS ENTER VELES."
Losos. September, 29th.
A French Eastern rummuniqué states: General progress was made or the whole front on September 7th, with im- portang captures of prisoners and wate- rial, the Allies left wing breaking down
MOMENT, INOPORTUNE FOR ARMISTICE.
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LONDON, September 29th. The Times understands that is regarded ny doubtful whether any request for an armistice by Bulgaria can be entertained at this stage of the operations.
ENEMY PRESS COMMENT... Forwaeria, after referring to the pos- sibility of a cullapse of the German de fence on the Western Front, concludes:
The hour has arrived to speak plainly. It is no longer a question of conquests. but of attaining peace without unbear- able burdens. The Government must do Its utmost to come to the conference table very speedily."
EFFECT ON OTHER CAMPAIGNE.
LONDON, September 27th
A message dealing with the effect. of a Bulgarian peace on the Moso potamian and Palestine campaigns and the world's food situation, concludes:- These results are only obtainable by a completa. rupture of the political and military ↑ relations between ·Bulgaria and the Central Powers, and the Aflied occupation of the communications be tween Bulgaria and Austria-Hungary, Presumably this would be one of the- vasentials apon which an armistice would be granted.
GOVERNOR OF METZ REMOVED.
LONDON, September 29th.
A telegram from The Hague states that General Oven, Governor of Metz since 1911, has been removed from his post.
the resistance of the enemy, who is still taken measures to ensure reinforcements The Order of Merit has been beatowed
bolding out between- Lakes Presha and Ochrida and north-west of Monastir, They passed Krusheva na wide front. and are advancing on Kicevol
On the centre the Serbians who entered Voirs at noon, advanerd on the front Karabuniste-Saduik to within 23 miles of Uskub. They also reached the region of Kotchana and Radovista and pushed on their cavalry in the Lehovo, region to within six miles of the Bulgarian fron
tier.
the beginning of the offensive.
FIRES ROUND USKUB.
1
THE GERMAN COLONIES.
Your Freie Presse saya that Austria has
reaching the Bulgarians as early as pos sible, and declares that the retreating upon him. Bulgars are getting in touch with the Austrians. Albania has been removed From the control of the Bulgarian com- maud. The journal assumes that a new
LONDON, September 27th. frent will be established, ensuring the Central Powers Eastern communications.
The following message. concludes the
this Franklurter Zeitung's Vienna correstalegram
subject
which in yesterday's issue :-Two- appeared pondent states:As a result of the alarm. ing news from Bulgaria the Premier
ayu Germany miscalculated Hissarek summoned the party leaders, years and discussed the advisability of convo what she could do with her submarines, ing the Reichsrath. It is rumoured that Premier Hussares has been ordered to but she is not likely to similarly miscal- The Bun-culate a second time if the "wero left garian Premier has arrived at Vienna. form a Coalition Ministry
AUTHENTICITY OF REQUEST FOR ARMISTICE.
LONDON September 13th. The following Soda official announce ment leaves no doubt that the Bulgarian
free to use ber colonies as submarine bases all over world.. To counter the charge of Imperialism which might be levelled against England, it is necessary
The Allies right wing occupy the Strumnitza region and are ascending the Strumaica Valley eastwards.
Over 300 guns have been captured sine request for an armistice comes from a to make it clear that we have no desire representative quarter: In view of the for colonisi expansion. We already have conjunction of circumstanos which have arisen, and after the position had beers, jointly discussed with all the com- potent authorities, the Bulgarian Govern- Bent, desiring to end bloodshed, has em powered the Generalissimo of her field Bight we now require 10,000 vessels. It cralissime at Salonika the cessation of should be compelled to maintain a OF armies to propose to the Eniente, Gen Germany had submarine bases oversos we hostilities in order to begin negotiations
LONDON, September 29th.
2.10 p.m.
A Serbian communiqué states:We hare taken Mount Plachkavicha and are Saint approaching Nicholas.
Caravofelo
and
We are now northward of Veles. There are big fires round skub. The Serbiana alone have so far captur-
ed 160 guns.
THROWING ENEMY RESERVES
INTO BULGARIA.
AMSTERDAM, September 28th. Admiral voo Hintic, speaking in the and Reichstag, said, that Germany Austria are throwing all their available reserves into Bulgaria The situation. however, remained critical.
,
"He endeavoured to conviuse the Beich- stag that the armistice proposal had caused great indignation in Bulgaria. General.
LATEST CABTER. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] THE ALLIANCE IN JEOPARDY
AMSTERDAM, 8eptember 29th.
The German newspapers are very nor vous regarding Bulgaria. They assert that heavy German reinforcements are rushing thither in order to strengthen the pro-German elements.
The Lokalanzeiger, Vorreche, Tageblatt, and Germana exhort the German nation to be calm in the fateful hour.
The Lokalanzeiger saya communication with Constantinople must be maintained
at all costs.
ay self-governing colouries, and we only seek security. To cope with the German submarines based in the Heligoland
with the object of concluding an armistice ganisation several times as great. and peace.
Un
REICHSTAG DECISION.
AMSTERDAM, September 95th. the suggestion of Admiral von Hintze, the Reichstag decided not to dia cuss the Bulgarian situation in public.
BARLIER CABLES.
"CLUMSY RUSE,
"
PARIS, September 28th. The Serbian Premier, M. Pashitch, 123 believed the interviewed, zaid
request Bulgarian armistice clumsy ruse to gain time and reinforce
ments.
GREAT BRITAIN'S REPLY.
اگر
SHIPWRIGHTS' STRIKE.
LONDON, September 28th.
The Clyde shipwrights' ballot resulted For resumption of work, 1,014; against,
1,025.
Despite the narrow majority in favour
of continuing the strike, the men's ext cutives ordered an immediate resumption of work.
AMERICAN COTTON.
WASHINGTON, September 20th The Government has appointed a Com- LONDON, September 26th, mittee to investigate the entire cotton Reuter's Agency is informed that the situation, also a Committee to contral British reply to the Bulgarina zequest during the investigation the distribution
for
General
an armistice" conäring Desperey's refusal to suspend operations, of cotton by purchasing all the cotton and makes it quite clear to the Scfianceded by the United States and Allice Government that peace will necessarily involve Bulgarian
3
TIONS.
complete rupture by the at a price approved by the President. Government with Turkey. Germany and Austria-Hungary. Other COTTON CONTROL REGULA- necessary conditions will be guarantees for the prevention of the despatch of German troops towards Bulgaris and demobilisation of the Bulgarian Army, or its employment against the Central Powers, and the cracuation of non Bulgarian territory.
It is pointed out that Serbia and Greece must be fully consulted regarding all the territorial questions involved. BRITISH PRESS COMMENT.
The
LONDON, September 28th. The Cotton Control Board announces
that in order to make up for time lost owing to the recent strike, spinning mills may be licensed to work 55 hours weekly. to October 26th. From September 30th manufacturers
engaged Ko
American yarns will be allowed to run 60 per cent. instead of 8 per cent of their lööma. Manufacturers at present licensed to work over 65 per cent. because they havo some looms engaged on Egyptian yarna or fine counts, may only run 60 per cent.
ANTI-GERMAN
DEMONSTRA-
TIONS AT SOFIA.
Pania, September 28th. A message from Zurich states. that" Anti-German "demonstrations at Sofia, which have prevailed since Bunday last, of the remaining looms. have asumed an alarming character.
LONDON, September 29th. The newspapers, commenting upon the Bulgarian proposal, while considering an armistice an unnecessary preliminary Forwaeria says, "From the day of M to discussion, recognise the advantage of Matinoff's appointment it was well known separate peace, but insist upon the in political circles that our Alliance was full carrying out of the Allied policy in the Balkana and anfeguarding the and in the greatest danger. In addition to the interests of Barbie, Boumanis Cabinet's pro-Entente sentiment, there is Greece.
The Daily Chronicle says:-If Bul- an extraordinarily ardent desire for peaco
but it is unlikely that an zemistice will on the part of the people, whose food for garia wants to negotiate, we are willing: months. has been crumbling and indigesti- be granted.
Daily Telegraph ays:-The ble maize broad. Even if the supporters Allies will not be tricked, but the fewer of the Alliance regain the upper hand, the enemies the better.
LONDON, September 9th. there can be no illusion regarding the
The Times statos it is understood that value of the preservation of the Allianco
Lord Southborough has accepted the Chairmanship of beth Committees which for Germany.”
will complete in India the investigation The Daily Never says:The proposal of the problem of Indian reforms GERMANS RETREATING FROM deserves the most earnest consideration.
The Daily Bearers says:-The Allie GERMAN VESSELS IN CHILE
·ROUMANIA.
will not pry too big s prios for the dis- tinct advantage of a reparate posco
BANTIAGO, September 28th. An armed novel base is occupied br They will not forget Serbia and Green
The Times saysIt is for the com-all German vessels. interned in Chilian manders in the field to deal with the harbours.
PARIS, September 29th. Bwiss reports stato that the German forpes occupying. Roumania have begun
The Daily Mail says:-The only pre- Bible guarantees aro the surrender of the Bulgarian Armies and the submission of the Bulgarian people.
to retreat.
Tho German Civil authoritie at proposal. If the Bulgarians will desert the their Allies and leave us free to carry Bucharest are hastily removing archives.
ort our Balkan policy, they will be well advised to my en
It is persistently rumoured that there has born a general rising among the population in occupied Roumania,
Official Sorbian circles in London are strongly opposed to an armistice.
INDIAN REFORMS
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