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TO-DAY'S

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LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

MONDAY, JANUARY

11,

1915.

TO-DAY'S WAR TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

BRITAIN'S ANSWER TO THE UNITED

STATES.

· NO INTERFERENCE WITH BONA FIDE TRADE.

Illuminating Figures Concerning American

to Europe.

ALLIES CONTINUE TO MAKE PROGRESS,

[Renter'e Service to The Talegesp't."]

Britain's Reply to America.

French Reports.

(Havas Telegrams.) ·

Paris, Jan. 5. We progressed in Rheims for about 200 mètres. We low up a blockhouse and wrecked trenches. Very fierce infantry fighting prevailed between Betheny and Prunay the German losses were very heavy, those of the Fronch trifling. The enemy blew ap uoveral}' points of our first trenches in Argonne, but we repulsed immediate ly, with the bayonet, a violent attack as soon as delivered. We took numerous prisoners and maintained our front, except slong very short line, where we retreated for 20 metres. We carried Barnhaupt-le Haut.

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It is officially announced that the youngest son of M. Viviani, French Premier, was killed on the 22ad August during an attack delivered against German treashes.

Paris, Jan. 9.

Ia Belgiam, and in the Arrasand Amiens regions, artillery fight." ing prevailed. We had a marked advantage in the Soupir region, where very violent attacke took place; we gained three linee of Ger- man treaches on a 600-metra front....

The Germans bombarded Soissona, setting fire to the Law Exports Courts, We took up, after very violent fighting, Perthes village, inflicting very heavy losses on the enemy. We progressed slightly in Ailly and L Pretre woods. The enemy, reoccupied Barahaupt- le-Haut.

The Germans attacked Elea (Camerons) violently, bat were repulsed with very heavy losses, ours being trifling.

(Official Telegrams from French Government, via Peking).

The Circular of the 10th states:-O'i the 8:h the Allies des- troyed three machine gana in front of Lambaertzyde, and wrecked the German trenches south of Ypres, silencing mine-throwers, The French carried brilliantly Hill 132 in the Boupir region (east of Vailly), repulsing three counter-attacks of the Germans. Tae French gains are three lines of Garman trenches on a 600-metre front The Germans could not retake the lost gronad. They con- sequently bombarded Shissons, setting fire to the Law Courte.

The following telegrams appeared in our special editions yeatorday:-]

Allies Brilliantly Storm a HIU

Jan. 9, 5.35 p.m..

A Paris communique says:-* Southward of Ypres we damaged the enemy's trenches and silenced his bomb-throwers.

There have been artillery combate in the region of Arras and Amiens, wherein we had a marked advantage. We stormed, most brilliantly, Hill 132, near Soupir.

The enemy thrice violently counter-attacked, but was re- paleed. Our gain represents three lines of trenches along a front of 800 metres.

German Revenge.

The enemy, in revenge, bombarded Sisions and as fire to the Law Courts.

Our artillery demolished sheds containing machine guns southward of Leon, silenced the enemy's batteries and wrecked some trenches.

German Tronches Seized.

In the region of Perthes the enemy made a fierce attack, where upon we counter-attacked and not only ratained oar positions on Hill 200, bat esized 400 metres of the enemy's trenches.

A simultaneous attack upon Perthes made us masters of the village, from which we are advancing.

The total gain here is more than 500 metres, directly ahead. Our artillery at Rheims and in Argonne inflicted appreciable oz. We repulsed a violent attack in Argonne, and we progressed slightly at Fliray, Bois d'Ailly and Bois le Pretre.

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Enemy Reinforced.

We maintained our positions in the region of Cernay. The enemy received strong reinforcemente farther southward and re- occupied Barnhaapt at a heavy cost.

Jan. 9, 6,20 a.m.

French artillery wrecked a shed containing machine guns, saath of Laon and Crsoane, silenced German artillery and wrecked trenches. In the Perthes region, the French troops took up 490 meires of the enemy's tranches, occupying the village and progress- An official statement issued in Petrograd etates:-The fighting ing beyond. The total gain on this side is more than 500 metres is becoming fiercer on the left bank of the Vistula, near the villages in depth. They carried, in Woerre, north-west of Elirey, now of Sakha and Moghely. tranches, and occupied 100 metres of the enemy's tranches at the Vailly wood and other trenches in the Lo Pretre wood. We main tained our positions in the Cernay region. South of our line the The Note entirely recognises the most friendly spirit of the Germans, having receivel vary considerable reinforcements, re- representations and says our reply is in the same spirit and frank-occupied Barnhaupt-le-Hant, but sustained very heavy losses, leaving

which will best serve a continuance of cordial Anglo-Ameriosa 50 prisoners in our hands. 11660, relations,

Jan. 10, 11.20 p.m. Sir Edward Grey's Note in reply to the representations from the United States regarding alleged interference with American -commerca has been issued.

Britain's Intentions,

The Note concurs in the principle that a belligerent dealing with trade between neutrals should not interfere unless nepaagary to protect the belligerent's national safety. Britain will endeavour to adhere to that principle on the understanding that it admits the right to interfere when the trade is not bona fide between the United States and a neutral, but contraband destined for the enemy. Britain is ready to make redress when her action unintentionally exceeds this principle."

Significant Figures.

In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS;

Lord Rosebery and Conscription.

Jan. 10, 2.25 s..

The Note emphasises that misconception exista as to the Router telegraphs that. Lord Rosebery, speaking at Dalkeith, extent whereto it is the practice to interfere with rade. It quotes declared that Conscription would not be unwelcome. There was, he figures abowing that American importa in 1914 into Denmark, said, a great mass of Englishmen who would be willing to serve Sweden, Norway and Italy enormously exceed those of 1913, while under some Imperial mandate of that kind, but who did not think the imports into Holland are about the same. Consequently, in it fair that they should serve while others remain at home. view of such figures, it cannot believe that the United States would Lord Busabory also said that he was absolutely convinced of question the propriety of Great Britain taking suspected bargces to victory for Great Britain. the Prize Court:

Our Alm.

The Note adda:-Our endeavour is, in the interesta of national safety, to prevent neutrals becoming a base of supplies for enemies and to intercept goods really dea imed for the enemy, without inter fering with goods which are bona fide aeutral.

The Note concludes that Great Britain will gladly enter any arrangement, whereby mistakes will be avoided and reparation promptly secured when any injury is inflicted on neutral owners.

Effective Artillery Work..

Jan. 10, 5.25 p.m. A Paris commanique states:--- From the ses to the Oise there have been artillery duela. The enemy, despite counter-attacks, was unable to re-take lost trenches. Ho again bombarded Soissons;

Our artillery from Rheims to Argonne fired with great effect on the enemy's trenches, and dispersed groups of marksmen.

We repelled a counter-attack at Perthes and organised all the positions gained.

A Double Gain,

We made deable progress at Beausejour, gaining ground west

ward and seizing a redoubt northward."

The Germans bombarded the region of Four de Paris. We replied and destroyed a German blockhouse. The enemy's efforts have been directed at Hill 263, westward of Boureuilles, but all our positions have been maintained.

French Progress Maintained.

Jan. 10, 2.25.m.

A Paris communique etates:-Our progress has been maintained north of Soissons, where the German cffensive was again repulsed. The Germans also made a violent onalaught apon the trenches likewise repulsed, heavy losses being inflioted. which had been previously carried by the Frenchmen and this way

Gracco-Turkish Crisis 'Developing.

Jan. 10, 2 55 a.m. Router's correspondent at Athens says that the Porte has con- centrated all the subjects of the Entente and Greeks in Aleppo.

There are serious aggravations of a Gro-Turkish crisis.

Winter Campaigns in Mild' Weather.

Jan. 10, 2.25 .E, The weather throughout Europe continues to be extraordinarily mild.

Even Poland and Galicia, which are usually frost-bound at this season, are weas of mud. The Carpathian mountains are like- wise free of snow, and the swollen mountain streams are flooding the valleys, which are wrapped in denes foge.

Fierce Contest Developing in Poland.

Jan. 10 2.25 a.m.

An official Petrograd communique states that there has been Our artillery stopped an attack on the forest of Apremont. We no change since Friday along the whole front, except at Moghely, also repulsed attacks in the Vorges, at Wattetiller and at Thann.. where a fierce contest is developing.

Efficacy of the Bayonet

The Germans, despite heavy losses, stubbornly attacked different. points and temporally gained possession of some of our advanced trenches, bat our bayonet attacks forced the Germans to relinquish their gaine.

Russians Move on Hungary.

The Russians in Bukovina have advanced 80 miles in a week Amid continuous fighting and have reached a mountain chain separat ing Bakovina and Hungary, capturing a thousand prisoners and much booty.

The Sinking of the Turkish Transport.

Our cruisers and torpedo boats approaching Sinops on the 3rd inst. observed a Tärkish oruiser and transport, which fel. We sank the transport. The cruiser escaped.

Germans' Atrocious Behaviour. (Official Telegram from the British Foreign Office.)

London, Jan. 8. An official statement issued in Paris provides incontestable evidence of numerous cases of atrooions behaviour of the Germane in France.

Over 100 examples are given, each of which are obtained both by personal investigation and founded on photographic documents and legal evidence.

The report says that a war was never waged of so ferocions a nature as that waged on French soil by an implacable and blood- thirsty invader.

French Activity,

(Havas Telegrams.)

Paris, Jan. 7, 0.10 s.m.

CONDENSED.

A Grm-Tarkish orisis is forec shadowed in a telegram to-day.

The weather continues extra- ordinarily mild in Europe, evon in Poland.

The Allies' artillery has been

doing moat effective work from Rheims to Argonne.

Earl Rosebery is absolutely convinced that Britain will ba victorions in the war.

Double progress by the Allies northward and westward Beausejour, is reported.

The Allies replied to a German bombardment st Four de Paris

by destroying a blockbouss..

Earl Rosebery eaye conscrip tion would not be unwelcome to [the great mass of Englishmen.”

The gist of Great Britain'a reply to the United States' Note is given on this page.

Great Britain has intimated to America that eha will exercise the right to interfere, when trade between America and a neutral in not bona fide

The British Note to Amerios í qautes figuras showing that American importa into Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Italy during 1914 enormously exceeded those of 1913.

NEWS.

Interesting war items sppear

to-day.

"Jottings by the Way

on page 4.

Saturday's football par

in this issue.

is reported

Farther notes on the crisia appear on page 4.

General 'news and an article on : "Pen Pictures of the Kaiser" appear on page 3.

Latest donativna to the Cigar- ette and Tobacco Fund are acknowledged to-day..

"Oar Contemporaries" appears on page 2, commercial news on page and log book on page 8.

A meat enjoyable Christmas party was given to children by members of the Naval Dockyard Recreation Club on Saturday.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatro9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoris, Theatre-9.15 p.m. Sale of Woollen Suit Lengths- G.P. Lammert's Sales Rocmag→→→→ 118.m.

Friday, January 15. Sale of Household Furniture-

2.30 p.m.

French Government Stocks stand at Fr. 73.40. From the sea to the Lys there were artillery fights in which we had a marked advantage all the time. We repaleed, in the Lille. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms- region, a very violent attack against trenches, we had previously brilliantly conquered, and we upset part of the German works

We progressed in the Altkirch direction, occupying a wood situat ed four kilometres west of the town.

French heavy artillery silenced the German heavy artillery which bombarded Thann hospital:

A Bag on Absinthe,

A decres has been issued by the French Government prohibit- ing definitely the selling of absinthe all over France.

All Laws of War Violated.

Saturday, January 30. Garden Fate, H.K. University.

New Railway for Java. The Java Bode announces that

a new express railway service between Batavia and Sourabaya im to bo instituted in January.

A report has been published by a special committes which has 1917, The trains will travel at a established in an unanswerable manner the fact that the Germans speed of 80 kilometres per hour, have violated in France all the laws of war, by plundering, violating, completing the journey in 181 burning down and sesassinatin

hours