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December 15, 1914,

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TUESDAY,

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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

SERVIANS RE-ENTER BELGRADE.

FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS IN BELGIUM.

DECEMBER 15,

1914.

TO-DAY'S WAR TELEGRAMS

We progressed materially in Bia-le-Pratra, while several attacks north-west of Senones were repulsed.

From Petrograd it is reported that the toebea bombarded Batoum, doing but slight damage. The forts replied, and the Goeben disappeared.

From Nish it is reported that the Servians are pursuing the Austrians, and have forced them to re-cross the River Driua.

[in the event of telegrams arrivlag too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]

Over 28,000 Austrians Captured by the Servians.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

[Renter's Service To "The Telegraph."]

Servians Re-enter the Capital.

Dec. 14, 2.20 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Nish states that the Sarvians have «re-entered Belgrade (recently occupied by the Austrians) after a

fierce battle.

Progress in Belgium.

Deo. 14, 12.55 .m. The official statement issued in the evening in Paris atales: - In Belgium some French attacks resulted in an advance, slong "the Ypres danal, and west of Hollebeke violent German ejunter.

attacks were repaleed.

The Garmins bombarded the station at Ommercy on the 13th" from long range, but the damigo was insignificant.

The enemy resumed the offensive in Alsios, north-west of Car- may, but was repulsed.

Nothing noteworthy is reported elsewhere.

Allies Do Steady Work.

Dec. 14, 5.5 p.m. A Paria communique statos There is nothing important to report from the sea to the Oise. The enemy violently bombarded our trenches in the region of the Aisne, north-west of Soupir, and we replied, throwing their trenches in disorder.

There has been no infantry attack on either side. Our artillery destroyed an important work on the outskirts of We made slight progress in Argonne, in the Bois-de-la-Grurie, by means of mines.

Ailles.

There have been no attacks by the enemy on the heights of

the Meuse.

The violent cannonade by the enemy's batteries seems to have moved further north.

Our troops in Woevre, after oorrying a line of trenches over front of 500 metres in Mont Maris wood, repulsed two violent counter-attacks.

Progress in Alsace.

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Our progress in Alsace brought our line as far as hill 425, north of Steinbach, to the bridge of Aspach and the bridge of Binnighafen, 1,500 metres eastward of Englinen.

Shabatz and Loanitza,

quick-firers.

The Victorious Servians,

The German' Retreat.

British Submarine's Daring Feat.

Dec. 14, 12.50 p.m. The Official Press B vaan announces that Submarine B 11 (Lieut.-Commander Holbrook) entered the Dardanelles, and, despite the difficult currents, dived under five rows of mines and torpedoed the Turkish battleship Messoudiyeh, which was guarding the mine field.

B 11, although paraued by gunfire and torpedo-bosts, returned safely.

She was submerged on one occasion for nine hours. When last seen, the Mesacudiyoh was sinking by the etern.

[The Messondiyeh was built in 1874 on the Themes but was re- constructed in 1901 and was regarded as one of Turkey's beat boats. Her length over all was 315 ft., her displacement 10,000 tons and her speed 17.5 knots, while her armament comprised two 9.2-inch and twelve 6-inch guns.]

The Servlan Victory.

(Official Telegrams from the British Foreign Office.)

Germany's Plight...

December 15, 1913

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Humidity

弍殫慶號玉十月二拾英心

THE FUTURE OF BELGIUM. SOUTH AFRICAN REVOLT

A Belgian's Vlows,

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Interesting Facts about the It seems strange to write these

Situation words, now that Antwerp has fallen, and that six provinces out brother has spent a number of A Singapore lady, whoso of eight are in the bands of the years in the country, and knows enemy. The future of Belgium, it well, has received from him a when there is sorely 7 letter in which he gives some ex- Belgium left?

Nevertheless, even if the worst about the revolutionary move- ceedingly interesting information came to the worst, even if we had ment. Writing under date Sep- to drink the bitter oup to the tomber 30, he says. dregs, if the army was unable to effect its junction with the French have had rather an anxious time

All is not right here, and we progresa in Alsace. left wing, if the Government had lately. Most of the district of vance; they are said to have The Serviana continue to ad- To be transferred from Ostend to Potchefstroom and the adjoining captured over 28,000 Austrians, London even then our confid.

A Paris communique indicatsa that the French are making steady

ence would remain unabated, our both disloyal;

спе of Lichtenberg are 70 guns and 44 quick-firers.

back the retreating Germans in The Russians continue to drive the Mlava region.

The Germans have violently

courage undaunted. There would tricts are only partially so other dis- never be so much of Belgium in I should say roughly that three our hearts as when none of it fe mained on the map.

quarters of the entire Union is loyal. Botha and Sunts are ab As the King said after Louvain, solutely sound. Beyers, Hartzog bombarded the French trenohes the body may fail, but the spirit and Delarey, all generals, are the in the Aisne region," but the is onconquerable. What is Bel leaders of the rebels. This (Pot-French replied, throwing the gium? Not only the dunes of chefstroom) has always been a enemy's trenoles into disorder. the cast, glaring in the sun, and garrison town. When the last The French artillery has den the long lines of poplars of the of the troops left about a couple troyed an important work on the Flemish meadowe, singing in the of months ago the Dutch began outskirts of Aïlles."); JMER wind, and the green and soft|

In Woerne, the French have front of 500 metres. ( carted a line of trenches over a

This

The Servians are now advanc➡ ing on Belgrade.

A British submarine entered

Turkish battleship Messoudiyeb the Dardanellos, dived under fire rows of mines, and torpedoed the

valleys of South Brabant, dotted to talk big. The town is also 6 with white and red cottages, and force of the Union. There was a training groand for the defence the wild moore and rushing plot hatched for September 16. streams of the Ardennes, perfum-On that day the defence force ed with the smell of bufat wood. numbering 1,500 in camp here Not only the patient labour of were to finish their period of the Blemish peasant transform felde of Europe, and the antir that, however, Beyers was to visit ing barren sands into the richest training, and should have return

ed to their homes. Tastead of doing ing activity of the Walloon the camp, lead the men and saizs worker and miner of Mons; Potchefstroom.

All the mines in the industrial Charleroi, and Liege, handling advance with 700 of his Barghers down, and a shortage of coal in Delarey was to regions of Germany are closing pick. Not only the brush of waiting a few miles away. ceaselessly the hammer and the who were on commando and were reported. Claus and Lermans, the chisel of was on Wednesday, but on the to the western front for service. Meanier and Rousseau, the great Tuesday night previous, Beyers without any preliminary military German minera are being sent

voice of Maeterlinck and Verhaeren. Not even our brave Johannesburg to Potchefstroom

and Delarey were motoring from training. King, picking up the gun of a and Delarey was accidentally dead soldier and fighting like the shot by the police. It appeare least of his privetes in the that the police were after some trenches not even our good murderers, who had escaped in a Queen, who never ceased to com- motor car, and had erders to stop fort, by her gentle presence, the and search all osṛA, When Further notes on the orinis wounded and the stricken re- Beyers and Delarey came along appear un page 4. fugees, in Brussels and Antwerp. and were challenged by the Not even the Brabanconne; not police, they thought the Govern from the Spectator on invasion General news and an article even the flag!

went were about to arrest them sppear on page 3. fired and killed Delarey... and refused to stop. The police "Our Contemporaries" appears

NEWS.

Interesting war items are given to-day.

DON'T FORGET.

Dec. 14, 5.30a.m.. An official statement, issued from Nish, says that the Servians continued their pusuit of the Austrians on the 11th inst., defeating all attempts by the enemy to arrest their retreat. The Servians are If the Kaiser succeeded in now advancing on Belgrade and Misdénovatz, The Servians cap-destroying all this, if we had to tured on the 11th inst. 2,220 Austrians, twenty guns, and much see our own people decimated, our

People who believe in such on page 2, commercial news on material.":

last soldiar dead or prisoner, our things say it was an act of Pro- Page 9 and log book on page 6. last gur silenced, our flag torn to tattere, the epirit of Belgium a revolution. It was a glancing vidence, for his death prevented would still hover over our burn-shot that killed him. The bullet ing towne, and rise above our first struck the ground, then went wrecked countryside, uncon- through the floor of the car-it it is reported that all minos in the industrial regions of Ger-

querable, serene many are closing down, and that the miners are being sent direct There always comes a time, for just seemed as if it was to be.

Next morning when the news age of coal is already being felt, even in Berlin, where part of the their body and the safety of their leader and they would not believe to the Western front witheat any preliminary training. The shorten or for nations, when they reached as the Dutch were dumb- have to choose between the safety founded. They were without a gas lighting is not working.

A report that the sale of motor tyres to private persons is fo: but three times. Her story de They were stunned, and when soul. Belgium chose not once, that the affair was accidental. the growing shortage of rubber in Germany. bidden, except with the special permission of the Government, shows velops, since the beginning of the King and Kitchener and August, with the splendid rhythm others were sonding cables of a Green tragedy. She was ask- ed three limes to sorrender; ahe

of sympathy Delarey's widow,

we English here an unequal fight, forced upon her was and were pleased at being stempted three times to give up were saying what a good job it

modern Huns. Three times, in trouble is all over for the present, by the bloodthirsty hordes of the still alive. I think the rebel the name of liberty and civilisa- but I am not sure, because the tion, she refused proudly the rebels have given the Government notice to call back all troops from

Loyal East African Moslems,

Sbaik Ali, who stated that the making of war against Great Britain A telegram from British East Africa reparte an interview with was quite without effect on the Moslem population in East Africa, who recognise that Tarkey is the tool of Germany. The Moslems recognise the benefits of British rule, which assures religious free- The Sultan of Zanzibar has issued a loyal address to the Mcs. leme of the coast region.

doi.

of

Kaiser's offers.

to

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Friday, December 18. fale of Liquors, G. P. Lam mert's Sales Room-11 am.

I remember some International German Sinth West Africa, and ist for there were a good many the notion expires to day, bec

Saturday, December 19. -- internationalista in Belgium be-

Bale of Bilk and Fancy Gooden Germany and Turkey; Remarkable Revelations.

fore the was, there is not one left have a Martini with four rounds 2.30 p.m.

We English are not armed. IG. P. Lammert's Sales -Room- now-calling Belgian patriotism and if it was known, it would be Farther evidence of the extraordinary preparation made by an absurdity in black, red, and

Bales of Swatow Drawn Work The Servians are continuing their advance, and are approaching Germany for the participation of Turkey in the war is furnished by yellow." Well, it is this absurdi. taken from me. I would like to and Embroideries-G. P. Lam- The Servians have captured over 28,000 men, 70 guns and 44 The Syrian towns were filled with German officers, the Bedouina on nonsense, which holds na to./or the Indian troops, to give the YW.CA. Sale of work at 8t

a despatch from the late British Ambassador to Constantinople. y, this paradoxical and quixotic see some Australians landed here, mert's Sales Room-II a.m. the Egyptian frontier were bribed, and orders had been given for geiler now and for ever and ever. rebellion we could use the Indian Saturday, January 30,

rebel Datch a lesson. As it is Paul's College. the manufacture of Indian military auiforms in Aleppo to Red for the blood of war 8008 troops quite properly. simulate the appearance of the British Indian troops.

Bhed

Namur,

Garden Fete, H.K. University, Although the majority of the Turkish Government was against and Antwerp; black for the

at Liege,

3-1 p.m. Dec. 14, 6.5 p.m.. Reuter's 'correspondent at Petrograd says a

war with the Allies, they made no effort to escape the influence of mourning of Dinant, Tirlemont, her voice will be heard in the a communique this insidious compiga tahes Preins, chien is entirely in German Termonde, and Louvain and concert of nation, a home f states:-

The fighting is unimportant on all fronts, but we continue to of the Peace Party were forced by the War Party under Enver Pasha.

hands, made scurrilous attacks against Great Britain, and the hands yellow for the bright ana to come. s firm voice--the voice of a drive back the retreating Germans in the Mlava region.

Belgium has never been so martyr, who has suffered a great The final cause of the rupture was the invasion of Egyptian territ great as since she is so little, deal for a noble cause. She will The Austrians are descending the northern slopes of the Carory by Turkish Bedouine and the unprovoked attsok of the Turkish Sho has never been so bright as bold the battlefield of Europe, recall just now that the word It is odd, says an exchange, to pathians in the district of the Dukla passes,

Fleet on the Russian Black Sea ports, at the instigation of Germany since she is veiled with dust and and she will see to it that it is howitzer has come down to us smoke. No Kaiser can destroy never used again, women from the most primitive em of this glory, no mailed fist can But this hour can only strike in artillery, for it is the Bohemian extinguish this light. It will lead Berlin; nowhere eles. The mailed term for the mechanical catapult us to great thinge, to a greater, fist must be cut off, the mailed which preceded the invention of stronger Belgium, emancipated arm must be crippled. And so it cannon. There were many who together by the same spirit of France, and Russia, and to all form of siege gun sa a declension from diplomatic ties, closely bound will be, thanks to England, lamented even that rudimentary

unity and fervent patriotism. The that is worthy of life in Europe from the proper chivalry of war country has received the baptism and with the help of God in fare: inat as the Chevalier Bayard of fire. She bas come of age, Heaven 1. Em. Cammaerta in thought the gun a base and un When the hour of reckoning comes, the Pall Mall.

manly substitute for the sword.

From French Sources,

(Havas Telegram

...

Paris, Dec, 13, 5.25 & m. Yesterday was particularly calm, with intermittant cannonad ing at different points along the front.

The enemy attempted to deliver three violent attacks south east of Xpros, but was repulsed

(Official Telegram from the French Government, via Peking.)

French Progress.

The 12th was a calm day. The Germans attempted three violent altacks south-east of Ypres, but were repulsed with very heavy loss

The French troops progressed materially in the Bola-le-Pretre region, where 240 porpses of German soldiers were found,

French troops repulsed German attacks north-west of Sandnes,

The Howitzer.