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August 12 1915,

2982 日二初月七年

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12,

1915.

TO-DAY'S

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

ITALIANS' OBSTINATE ATTACK AND

DEFENCE.

AUSTRIANS IN AN AWKWARD DILEMMA.

·Our Shell Output Increas d A Hund edfold Since

Last Year.

·BRITISH CROSS THE YPRES-MENIN. ROAD.

[Reuter's Service to the "Telegraph.”] -

THE AUSTRO-ITALIAN' POSITION.

GENERAL CADORNA'S INFLEXIBILITY,

~ August 11, 2.45 p.m.

THE AIR RAID ON EAST COAST:

HOW LIBUT, LORD MET HIS DEATH.

August 11, 9.45 p.m..

It appears that Flight Sub-Lient. Lord was flying fast on a single seater Scout, and landing in the dark ran too far into a corn- field, where the machine overturned and Lieut. Lord was thrown out. He broke both his lege and died from internal injuries.

THE MENITIONS OUTPUT.

MR. LLOYD George's HopEFUL ANTICIPATION.

August 11, 9 45 p.m. Mr. Lloyd George, interviewed by a correspondent of Le Temps, said that the shell output was afty times greater in July than that in September lost and would be a hundred times greater this August, and thence onward it would increase surprisingly.

12,000 skilled workers had been recalled from the trenches,

THE BARBAROSSA.

MOST OF THE CREW- DROWNED.

August 11, 9.45 p.m. News has been received in Athens that most of the crew of the Barbarossa were drowned..

WILLIAM P. FRYE.

AMERICA'S REPLY.

August '12 1914,

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WAR TELEGRAMS.

Two thousand prisoners arrived at Vilns on the 8th inst, They complain that the Rumiane remain in such force that none of the Russian reserves have yet been in sotion, while the Germans cannot contemplate sending any of their fourteen corps westward.

Some observers at Petrograd argue that the demans are confining themselves tɔ seizing available land in Poland as an offest final settlement. to the loss of their colonies, intending to use it as a counter in the

Other observere at Petrograd point out that the Russian communiques show that the Bussians are perfectly able to maintain paitions when required. Nothing is heard of a shortage of munitions on these occasions. They dealers that the Germans will only succeed in advancing where it suits the Russians to yield. They con end that this is only additions! proof of co-operation with the Allies, showing the Baseinu steady retirement to be to costly to the Germans that it is part of a concerted plan. They state that the Western Allies have thus had four months in which to complete their preparations and all Russis in cow united in strenuous efforts to be ready for the final terrible atsge the moment the Western Allies initiate it.

RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE-

GERMAN OFFENSIVE MOVEMENTS REPULSED

August 11, 4.15 a.m.

A Russian communique issued at Pot:ograd says-On the reads from Riga on Sunday night the Russians, after hand-to-hand fighting, repulsed several German attacks, which were supported by the heaviest artillery.

The enemy, after fighting on Sunday night and on Monday in Russian pressure, abandoning a hundred prisoners and much the district of Dwinik, Schoenberg, and Vilkomir, retreated before

material.

Desperate fighting continues on the Narew front on the Lomas

and Ostrow reads,

Rosian artillery "repulsed a Germen offensive movement against Novog orgievsk. Along the left of the Vistula the enemy aftacks in the directions of Lublin, Lukor and Vicdays were repulsed

ASSAULTS ON KOVNO REPULSED.

August 11, 4.40 a.m.

A536 PERANNUM

TELEGRAMS.

OBITUARY.

POPULAR NOVELIST'S DEATH.

(Bouter's Service To The “Talegraph””

London Eeceived August 13. Mr. Riobard Marsh the novelist. is dead."

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

'CONDENSED,

been recalled from the trencheu 12,000 skilled workere have

to work at manitong,

News received in Athens saya that most of the crew of the Ear barossa, were drowned.

It is apparent that the British bave crossed the Ypres Menin road and established themselves.

Splinters of rooks on the Carsa platesa strack by Italian artillery have caused many Austrian vio- time.

America's reply to the last German Note, regarding the William P. Frye, has been. despatched.

Georgan Carpentier, Vosges fell, broke bis ankle and French boxer, while flying in tha split a bone over his eyebrow.

lead a pesce campaign with a fall page editorial "Lets League of Neutrals argothe making of peace in Europe.

Certain American newspapers

The leading American newspa-

August 11, 9,45 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Washington says that America's reply to the German Note regarding the William P. Frye, has been despatched. It is understood that while re-affirming that the

Reater's correspondent at Petrograd reports that details of the pore say that pesos talk is prema- Prusso-American treaty had been vo'sted it agrees to accept pay assault on Kovno show that the enemy opened a bombardment with ture and dwell on the uselesszes mens under the conditions laid down in the German Note, but fans of all calibres up to 16-inch after midnight on the 7th inst. of Treaty making with "Scrap-of-

The hurricane of fire lasted for two hours, the Russian batteries Roper": autocrats,

Reuter'e correspondent at Udine usyw that General Oadorns #tipulates that no treaty"rights will be waived by their acceptance.replying vigorously. Enemy columns at three o'clock in the morn

does not allow Austrian counter attacks or temptation of any kind to change his plans and he will not resume a decided offensive until be is well eattled in the conquered positions,

The Austrians, whose losses in wounded alone are reported to be 85,000, are needing fresh troops, but not wishing further to weaken their armise on the Sarvian and Russian fronts, they have removed three-army corps from Pols to the Isonzo izont.

One of the greatest sufferings of the Austrians on the Carso pla teau is the lack of water which they used to take chiefly from the Doberdo Lake, but now cannot, the D'sborde being under fire.

Splinters of rooks on the Carao plataan struck by the Italian artillery has caused many victims among the Austrians.

Peak No. 11 about 10,000 feet high, covered eternally with snow, is now occupied by Alpinista, the result of an audacious manoeuvre. The occupation prevents the Austrians from attacking the Italians advancing along the Bargstall obain, towards Sexton; with the object of reaching the railway to Lins.

BRITISH ATTACK ON HOOGE.

·DECIDED BRITISH: ADVANCE,

August 11, 2.00 am..

(la the event of telegrams neriving too intë for insertion on this page they will be found on the Extra:]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ing advanced to the assault in close formation, and were met by a concentrated artillery and riffs fire and explosions of land-mies while repeated Russian counter-attacks finally threw back the Germans with enormous loss along the whole line.

It appears that Lieut. Lord wan Aging fast in a single teater Soout sad landing in the dark, ran too far into a cornfield, where the machine overturned.

By five o'clock the Germans had assembled in the neighbouring ravince to prepare for a fresh assault. Their guns re-opened a hurri cane bombardment at noon, throwing an unceasing bail of projectiles Mr. Lloyd George interviewed all day, but the Russian infantry doggedly maintained their positions, by a correspondent of Le Temps Enemy columns at nightfall again rushed to the assault, which said that the shell output would lasted for two hours. The enemy succeeded in taking part of our be a hundred times greater this advanced trenches, which artillery, had wrecked, but Russian August than last September, rerer von again ejected the enemy, who only retained the works near General Cadorna does not the village of Piple, which were won at cost of enormous efforts and

RUSSO-GERMAN NAVAL ENCOUNTER.

allow the Austrian counter. attacks, or femiftation "of any kind, to change his plans. He will not remme a decided offen sive until he is well settled in the conquered positions, August 10, 5.30 pm BETACA on Sunday saw the biggest naval encounter of the war, when two appears to have been's surprise.. According to Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd the Baltic The British attack on Hooge- German divisions of ressels of the line, with craisers and swarms of Judging from the reports reach torpedo craft, swooped towards the Gulf of Biga.

ing the Datch frontier of hurried the

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ginning

THE FIGHTING ROUND WARSAW.

August 10, 4.00 p.m. When the Russian troops marched out of Warsaw the inhabit- anle shouted Come back," and the soldiers answered. Never fear we shall return, soon, en route to Berlin," Great urns of tes ware installed at all the halting places, and restaurants, food-shops, and tobacconiste depleted the contents of their premises and distributed them to the soldiers. There was much handshaking and cheering. The battle raged over a hundred kilometresfrom the port of Riga German troop movement The heaviest rear-guard fighting is now north and south of the for the passage between the island of Osal and Courland, Its Germans are regarding Waresw-Vilna Railway. A few days ago the Germans on the intensity may be ganged from the fact that the Germans repeatedly tish attack as a Narew were trying to cut the railway at Malkin, fifty miles from attacked but wers foiled by the skill and gallantry of the Russian of a great sllied offen The British attack on Hooge appears to have been a surprise. the Lomas-Ossorioca sector to intercept the Rassions on the rail-Russian official of note, no easy operation."

Warsaw. They are now aiming farther north, trying to push from esmen. The attempts to force the passage proved, in the words of Judging from reports reaching the Dutch femtier of hurried German way at Biolestok, 130 miles from Warsaw. troop movements to Passchendaele and Zinnebeke, the Germans Farther south the Eussions from I

The German feet were faced not only by a formidable Russian are regarding every British stack as a possible beginning of a taking prisoners in incessant rear-guard actions, parrying the been more disconcerting in the difficult task of dealing with mines Ivangorod and Lublin are mine barrier but also by the Russian fleet. Nothing could have great allied offensive, an

Buster's correspondent at Headquarters maya that the British railway, and thus advance on the great Brest fortress by a route daringly sud successfully osrried out.

enemy's altempt to penetrate to Lukow on the Warraw-Brest and Basalan marksmanship than the overhead raid by seaplanes, attack opened at four in the morning in close overcast weather, pre-north-west of the Wlodava marahon. peded by heavy artillery preparation, the French co-operating. The The severest punishment hitherto meted out to the Germans brilliant victory against heavy odds.: Competent viroles say that the The Russian defences remained firm and the Bassiana won a Germans replied by shalling the ruins of Ypres with seventeen-has been that inflicted on the sailantu. of -- Inchers. The exact reports of the situation have not yet been Korno fortresses, Primers taken at Kovno describe the

ABOTICS and Rassians did not lose a single vessel, received but it is apparent that the British crossed the Yorea-Menin Germsnu" sa bavings rullared a havoo from the Rumian read and established themselves,

Fighting continuar. Al

GEORGES CARPENTIER:

FAMOUS BOXER INJURED AT THE FRONT.

guns. They are destituta; of forage and provisions and. exhausted that they can scarcely move, they eve beseeching to be allowed to sleep. A corporal alc we were rushed to the front and never allowed soldiers only long for

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THE SPRINGBOK AS A BADGE

August 10:1 20K African Overseas contingent is adopting the B

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DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijoa Theatre 8.16 pm. Victoris Theatre-9.15 p.m

TO-MORROW

Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m.

Victoris Thestra 9. Extrao ary General meeting RB.K. Golf Club 5,30

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