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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

SOUTH AFRICAN COMMANDO REBELS.

LITTLE FEAR OF THE DISAFFECTION SPREADING.

Allies Make "Real Progress "

BELGIAN GOVERNMENT TRANSFERRED TO FRANCE.

[Reuter's Service to "The Telegraph"]

Oct. 13, 3.5 p.m.

Reuter's Capetown correspondent states that a commando under Colonel Maritz has rebelled in the north-west of the Cape Province and concluded an agreement with the Germans,

Colónsi Maritz claims to bave German guns and. German troops, and threatens to over-ran South Africa.

The Union Government has replaced Colonel Maritz and proclaimed martial law. It will punish all rebele and traitors according to their deserts.

The incident has ceased the utmost indignation throughout South Africa. There is no uneasinessS felt of the disaffection spreading.

Belgian Government Removes.

Oct. 13, 6.50 p.m.

Reuter's correspondent at, Bordeaux reports that the Belgian Government has decided, in order to ensure liberty of action, to pro- cead to Frace. All the Ministers, except the Minister for war, left Ostead to-day for Havte, where the French Government has taken

all the necessary measures for their installation. The King remaine at the head of the Army.

A Prince Killed.

Router's correspondent at Petrograd reports that Prince Oleg, Bon of the Grand Duke Constantine, has died of wounds.

The Offensive Resumed.

Oct. 13, 4.45 p.m.

A Parls communique atatea:On our Left Wing we have resumed the offensive in the regions of Hazebrouck and Bethune, mostly against cavalry from Bailieal and La Besee. The enemy attacked Lille, which was held by Territoriale, and occupied the We have made marked progress town by a German corps. between Arras and Albert.

All-Round Advance.

Oct: 13, 5 p.m.

The communique adds.In the Centre we have also progressed in the region of Berry-au-Bao and slightly advanced towards Sonsin. We have also progressed north of Malincourt.

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No doubt the passage quoted condemned the German policy which led up to the war. Another German Socialist deputy, Ludwig Quessel, has a rhetorical appeal to the German working-classes, closing thus:

"Whatever may have been the sins of the ruling classes, in this In the North German Gazelle hour, when the ieaus is to be or Dr. Helfferich, the director of the not to be the working-class Deutsche Bank, compares the way rallies to the flag of its people, German finance has met the war and fights under it for justice with the way other countries have and liberty.

Von der Goltz on the War.

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German submarines harė sunk. the Russian cruiser Pallada, widz all her crew, !

ia the Baltio. The Germane made a night attack in the Vosges, near St. Die but were repulsed.

To sum up, yesterday saw real progress in various parts of the done it-of course, very much to the oredit of Germany. He writes:

"The German Block Exchanges In the Tag Field-Marshal Von The French have captured kept 'open' longer than any of the der Goltz, perhaps the most flag of the 40th. Pomeranian Be- The Austrians, who have been beaten in Galicia, are attempt others. The slump in the prices distinguished of living German giment.. ing to re-form 40 kilometres west of Przemysl.

of stocks in the second half of soldiers, discusses the lessons of July, although heavy, was less in the war. He begins by emphasis tinues with the greatest desper

Fighting in East Prussia con- Germany than in London or Paris, ing the value of the much particularly in the case of Govern- ridiculed German drill, and ation.

Neither the then passes on to the fire training

of the infantry. He says:

Sinking of the Pallada.

ment securities. London, Oct. 13, 1.35 p.m. German submarines sank the Russian Cruiser Pallada, with all berorew, in the Baltic, on Sunday.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

Flag of 49th Pomeranian Regiment Taken.

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London, Oct. 12, 6.40 p.m. A communique says the enemy made a night attack in the Vosges, near St. Die, but were repulsed. The flag taken yesterday belonged to the 49th Pomeranian regiment. There was a fierce engagement on Oct. 9th and 10th when a brigade of French marines killed" 200 of the enemy and took 500 prisoners. Our losses were only nine killed and forty wounded.

Desperate Fighting in East Prussia.

Oct. 12, 6.40 p.m.

The fighting in East Prussis continues with the greatest desperation. Artillery duels continue with the columns of the enemy on the Vistula,

Russian Cruiser and All Hands Lost in Baltic,

Oct. 13, 1.45 a.m.

London nor the Paris Stock Ex- ohange could carry through the July settlement, but the Berlin Bourse, helped by the banks, | carried it through smoothly.

The German banks bave met all the demands for cash (except local difficulties of small change)

Are

The defeated ́Austrians attempting to re-form 40 kilometres west of Przemysl.

A brigade of French Marines has succeeded in killing 200 Gler mane and capturing 500 prisoners. German submarines fired tor

"It seems that under anything like equal conditions we can be certain of superiority in fire. We were convinced of that before the war, and needed only the con firmation of experience. That pedoes at the Russian oraiser has come in the most decisiva Admiral Makaroff on Saturday fashion. In the East, the Russian but missed her.

A French official" statement

on tolerable terms.

"A moratorium 'was ' resorted, to in every country except Ger- Cavalry has been frightened by many. In Germany the banks its first experiences from raiding says: We have gained ground have met every demand, with no into East and West Prussia. It at many points and lost ground other help than the usual die was often said that the six Ras nowhere. oounting at the Reichsbank. Bian cavalry divisions which

Fighting hus begun on the left. This policy quickly stilled panic, always stood on the frontier on bank of the Vistuls, in the and for some days the payments war footing, would immediately, direction of Ivangorod and in of cash have exceeded the on the outbreak of war, sweep Warsaw. payments out, and the gold reserve across the province to the Frischer of the Reichsbank has inoroseed quite independently of the flow of war treasure.

A Picture of Commercial Ruin..

Against this review we may Bet the following from the Kolnische Zeitung,

Huff, destroy the railways, and President Wilson says he has bring our advance to confusion. made no direct peace representa The frontier brigades could help tions to any of the Powers since them partly in this enterprise. his original Note tendering his Nothing of the kind has happen- good offices.

ed, and the 'frst dangerous It is reported from Amsterdam period is over. Apparently the that the Germans have occupied Russian cavalry is not disposed Ghent and that the Uhlong have to ride into such a sure fire se arrived half-way between Ant- that which our infantry, with werp and Bruges. their admirable weapon, can deliver."

As at the Tugela.

"A conference has been held at the Ministry of the Interior to discuss the great unemployment in Berlin among women. The stores have dismissed most of dismis more. Most women clerks, ceede, "how it has happened, that their employees, and will soon "I ought to explain," he pro- typewriters, and assistants have our infsatry has even captured been discharged because their the Russian guns, as at Biulla. employers are at the war or rained. They were left under our long The costume trade in at a stand-distance fire, just as the English still, ad ite homo workers batteries were

at the Tugels, starving. The textile industry The cavalry, thinking only of their is safering fearfully and dismiss-own asfety, left them in the ing its workers, mostly women, lurch. by orowds. Other factories must

A French communiqus shows farther advances by the Allies, who have made "real progress in various parts of the bat flefields."

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Further notes on the crisis

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Interesting war items are given

to-day. placed in Canton Harbour.

A'new lighted buoy has been

An official message from Petrograd states that German sub marines on Saturday attacked the cruiser Admiral Makeroff, which was searching a suspicious fishing boat. The submarines fired torpedoes bat missed the Admiral Makaroff.

Submarines on Sunday attacked the cruisers Pallada and Bayan shut up because the mobilisation "Hitherto (he goes on) no which were engaged in patrolling on the Baltio. Both vessels has taken away their male prop fire effects. Even the The syllabus of the Union

mediately fired heavily, but one submarine torpedoed the Pallada, which sank, all the crew periabing.

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"Our Contemporaries" appears on page 2, commercial news on page 9 and log book on page existed appreciation "Armies of servants have been Japanese did not fire as well as Church Guild for the coming [The Pallada was an armoured cruiser of 7,900 tons with dismissed, and beg to be taken our infantry. It is satisfactory session is given to-day. a speed of 21 knots, built at the New Admiralty docks at St. Peterson for food and lodging. The that even our Landwehr has burg and completed in 1910. Her crew comprised 573 officers and women who run boarding-houses fought so finely and proved itself industry and war men. The Bayan is a sister ship, built at the same time and place. or let rooms are rained. At the better than the Russian line. The page 3.

The Admiral Makaroff is a similar type of vessel to "the Bayan, that the ruthlessusss of the rich Western frontier; the fights at conference it was complained same picture is revealed on the

An announcement regarding built at La Seyne and completed in 1908. Her name commemorates was reducing unnumbered women Malhausen and Lagarde, where the monthly subscriptions to the the name of the Russian admiral-in chief who lost his life in the

to misery, and they were exhorted we captured. many cannons, Prince of Wales' Fund appeara sinking of the battleship Petropavlovsk at Port Arthar at the com

not to dismiss servants or restrict machine guns, and prisoners, in this issue. mencement of the Russo-Japanese war.]

expenditure.

prove that our enemies are inferior It has been repeatedly stated in personal qualities, military that no German casualty lists discipline, and training. That is have been issued. That cannot be an advantage, which will endure trae, for the "Komische Volkzei- and be worth much.

Allies Gain Ground at Many Points, Losing None.

Oct. 13, 2.5 s.. A Paris communique issued at eleven in the evening gives the following official report: "No details are available regarding the violent attacks on the front, but we have gained ground of many points and lost ground nowhere.”

Ghent Occupied; Uhlans at Selzaete.

Oct. 13, 3.5 a.m. An Amsterdam message reports that the Germans have cccupied Ghent,

Uhlans have also arrived at Selznete, half-way between Antwerp and Bruges,

Fighting on the Left Bank of the Vistula,

Oct. 13, 5.10.0, A Petrograd official message reports that fighting has begun on the left bank of the Vistais; in the direction of Ivangorod and Warsaw.

No Ponce Representations Recently Made,

Oot. 13, 5.10a.m.

tung of August 15, says that "Less weight should be attach- space will not allow it to print the full list, and it must contented to the reposts of bad feeding itself with the list of those be and inadequate lodging which longing to the Western Garrisons, deserters have brought us. Still, This is the second casualty list.

it can be taken for granted that the feeding, especially of the Rusiane, cannot be anything 10 well organised as with us. It is doubtful whether that will change. Supply is easier in the early war days than when the great armies have crossed the frontier.

German Socialist's Attitude,

It cannot be true that the Socialist journals have been up pressed, for the Cologne Gazette pablishes an extract from an article by Bernstein in a Socialist The most important incident is monthly, in which Bernstein puts the fall of Liege. It is not a first- the guilt of the war on Russia, class fortress like Taul or Belfort, but it was thought out of the He writes for Germany and Austria to us taken by storm without a "All that is open to us now is question that such a place could

defeat their enemies. For that siege." all the strength of the nation is

réeded. The Socialist party in It is now certain,” adds Field the Reichstag recognised this and Marshal Von der Goltz, that the

Toted all the war eredita demand equipment of our field army in

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ed by the Government. It did artillery is adequate for such Gala night, Theatre Royal

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Our troopa hold the heights of the Mense, east of Verdun. We A message from Washington states that President Wilson have advanced south of the road between Verdan and Metz, We announces that he has made no direct peace representations to any have gained some groand in the region of Apremont on our Right of the Powers since the submitting of his original note tendering towards the people, bat without hopes for the outcome of the and repubed an attack on our Left. There are no changes in the his good offices. Vosges or Alsace,

the slightest tinge of Chan- approsobing struggles round the

French frontier fortresses," viniema

day, November 10. Hongkong A,D.C. "Blue Bird". Theatre Royal-9.15 pm_v