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August 13 1915;

2998: 日三初月七年乙

Temperature : 6 a.m. 84° Humidity

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1915. AUGUST 13,

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RUSSIANS ANNIHILATE THREE GERMAN

BATTALIONS.

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GERMAN INTELLECTUALS "CAN NEVER DEMAND ENOUGH MONEY FROM ENGLAND"I

Constantinople's Wave of Depression increases.

THE GERMAN METEOR.

·UNCEASING WATCH OF BRITISH CRUISERS.

August 12, 2.45 p.m.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

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The retributich for the Meteori

the umos: watch by the Britani cruisers.

The Russiaze, on Saturday. sank a German steamer and three FRENCH BATTLESHIP DAMAGES ASIATIC BATTERIES. Turkish steamers laden with coal,

in the Black Song

Naval experte point out that the Meteor, which was famburg Amerika liner, had previously figured in the report as interfering

August 11, 1010 p.m. with neutral ships, and on one occasion was attended by aireraft, Sir Ian Hamilton reports to-night that nevera fighting: was The Rammans, on Tessday but the cther raiders up till now had rot ventured far from their continued yesterday at Gallipali, mainly in the “Ansane, and counter-attacked tas Germans and port. The retribution for the listser's langsty strikingly demon- in the Zine to the roth. He says the positions occupied slightly captured a hundred prizosers and strates the uncersing watch of British craisers.

varied in places, but the general result of the area held in Ausic many machine gane. A Berlin ommusique says that the Meteor after baldly was nearly trebled, owing chiefly to the gallantry and dash of the breaking through the British Fatrols had been waging Anzso carpa, while northward no farther progress has yet been made. commercial war when she was abandoned and destroyed on the He concludes that the troops inflicted hravy losses on the appearance of a British squadron. Prisoners from the Ramsey and enemy. the manken sailing ship were saved, and with the Maleo's crow The French battleship, Saint Louis, is reported to have put out safely reached Germany.

of nation' five qut of six guns of the Asistio batteries,

THE END OF A ZEPPELIN.

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ALLIED AVIATORS daring feat.

August 12, 2.45 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Dunkirk asys that some details are available to the effect that allied aviators destroyed yesterday GERMANS SAY TURKS CANNOT HOLD OUT MUCH LONGER, a Zeppelin of great size near Ostend. A British seroplanist had engaged the airship, seriously damaging her, then French aviators from Dunkirk gave the Zeppelin her coup de

g) 800. Another account from Belgiam says that the Germans at Ostend on Tuesday morning noticed a Zeppelin sailing out at sea, apparently in dificulties, when out rashed a steamer to the assist ance of the Zeppelin which had crashed into the ses off the harbour. A tug managed to attach a hawear and berthed the Zeppelin in the harbour. Here it was impossible to hide it from the pursuing allied aeroplanes, Shortly after their bomb dropping a load explosion was heard, a tremendous cloud of smoke 101 in the air and many soldiers were injured.

[Renter's Service to the "Telegraph."]

THE RUSSIANS,

RUSSIANS SINK, ENEMY VESSELS,

August 11, 7 35 p.m. Russians on Saturday sank a German steamer and three Turkish stesmers, laden with coal, in the Black Sea."

THREE GERMAN BATTALIONS WIPED OUT.

August 12, 4.15 a.m.

A Petrograd communique states that the Germans on Monday night, and Taesday renewed desperate assaults on the western

AN ECHO OF THE LA TOURAINE FIRE

ACCUSED SHORTLY TO BE LIBERATED.

August 11, 7,35 p.m.” According to Reater's correspondent at Paris it announced Swoboda, who was charged in April with setung Bird to the liner La Tourside, will shortly be signed and he will be liberated.

Certifications of Kovno, bat counter-attacks from the garrison wiped that un" order"quashing the proceedings against the American

out three battalions, the Russians taking a hundred prisoners and a number of misbine guns.

The German attack on the "southern fortifications of: Novogeorgievsk was repulsed.

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The Germans continue a stabtorn offensive in the directione of Citralenka, Bozan and Paltank, where the Russians, notwith- standing their losses and incesant fighting, have been reinforced and are resisting vigorously. On the whole of the Bug line, the Russians on Monday evening repulsed enemy attacks on the river Eckan.and on the Riga roads, drove back the Germans from the Schoenberg district farther mouth, and continued to press the retreating enemy on the front from Dwinsk to Paneviess, baving to drive same of their detachments out of positions with the bayonet. There is severe fighting also on the roads from the Vieprz to Lakow and Vlodava and on the roads from Oholm where the Ger man a'tacks were repulsed.

GERMAN INTELLECTUALS.

THEIR DREAM.

August, 11, 7.35 p.m. It is reported from Paris that German intellectuals, headed by profumors, have issued a manifestɔ stating that Germany rose in order to safeguard "kultur" against barbarians.

THE DARDANELLES.

SERIOUS TUKCO-GERMAN SPLITS,

August 11, 7:35 p.m.

GERMANS BEPULSED IN ARGONNE.

A British aeroplanist engaged and damaged a Zeppelin and French aristors from Dunkirk gave her the coup de grace.".

It is said that neutrale in Con- stantinople overheard Germans declaring that the Turke couldn't roaist mach longer in Gallipoli.

Prisoners from the Ramsey and the sailing ship ozunk by the Meteor were saved and with the crew of the Meteor safely reached Germany.

August 12, 1.30 a.m. According to Reater's correspondent at Paris a communique reports that there have been artillery actions north of Arras. The bombardment of Argonne was redoubled with the extensive employ ment of asphyxiating shells, and was followed at dawn by the most violent German attack, headed by three regiments against the positions between Binarville Road and Vienno le Chateau in the

The German intellectuals my Houyette ravins. The Germans in the centre succeeded in penetratto obtain the freedom of the ing the positious but were dislodged by counter-attacks in the

4808 Germany must have Egypt, course of the day, only retaining a part of our first line. We took which is the neck of the British prisoners.

Empire. Further east the enemy alto a tacked our trenches but was completely repulsed.

THE RUSSIANS.

GERMANY'S PEACE PROPOSALS TO RUSSIA.

August 12, 6.45 a.m.

The Petrograd Novos Vramya says that Germany proposed to Russia, as the conditions of a separate peace, that she shall have Galicia and the Dardanelles with a guarantee of the integrity of her frontiers, Germany taking Egypt se compensation to Turkey for the loss of the Dardanelles,

ENEMY DREADS ANOTHER WINTER CAMPAIGN.

August 12, 6.45's.m.

The correspondent of the Times at Milan underst›nis from a competent Vatican source that Germany is engaged in preliminary overtures to obtain the mediation of the Pipe for the discussion of Peace on the basis of the restitution of Belgium.

Both Germany and Austria in their overtures have manifested great unwillingness to face another winter campaiga.

ITALIAN SUBMARINE LOST IN UPPER ADRIATIC.

August 12, 10.10 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Sofia says that the return of the

According to Renter's correspondent in Rome it is officially Tarkish Heir Apparent from the Dardanellow, synchronisen with reported that an Italian submarins, in the Upper Adriatic, has even a deeper wave of depression et Constantinople. There are beau torpedoed, sank, and all the crew werelost. pernïstent reporte as to the seriousness of the splif" between the Germans and the Turks and that General Liman von Sanders han become demented. Neutrals have overheard Germine declaring that the Turks couldn't resist much longer in Gallipoli, and it in farther confirmed outside that the Young Turk loaders and the people are tired of war.

GERMANY'S BALKAN PREPARATIONS.

PROJECTED INVASION OF SERVIA.

"Naturally we do not want to dominate the world, but we demand the possibility of extending our "kultur" and commerce world wide. We must con mer the French Channel ocast in order to fortify ourselves against Great Britain. We must have a big indemnity from France and hold Balgium politically and militarily.

The manifesto adds that "Great Britain's world trade must be

August 11, 7.85 p.m. mapplanted, with the sesistance of Austris and Tarksy, we must

According to Renter's correspondent at Baloniks despatches deare the Persian Gulf, and our colonial Empire in Africa mast be declare that Germany in hastening preparations to the invasion of reconstituted, with the assistance of Islam. Central Africa in mere Servis. It is estimated that already, two corps live concentrated

sment; we require more productive landa. To obtain the om of the reso we must have Egypt, which in the neok of the in the district of Orsovo, near the Bervian and Rosimanian frontiers.

Empire. As regards war indemnities we can never demand money from England, which has raised the world against her gold, though we probably must first apply to France, wing false sentimentalians to prevent us from seking 100 AC compensation France might be offered one of the sides

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HONOURS FOR A GENERAL AND THE KING OF THE BELGIANS.

302 August 12, 10.10 p.m. It is anzounced in the Gazelle that General Hunter-Westor |has been made a Omamander of the Bath for distinguished

in the fald, and the King of the Belgians, Colonel-in-Chief of the 5th Dragoon Gaarde.

RECORD PRICE IN ENGLAND FOR BALE OF COTTON.

Auraat 12, 6,46 am. The first bete of the new coften erop was sold in Liverpool yesterday at a record price of £210. The money goes to the Rad Crosstonaty,

BRITISH CASUALTY.

ugust 12, 6.45 am.

Killed

The latest ossualty lists contain the following Colonel Neville Manders, RA MO

ontinued on:

The German intellectuals in a manifesto say that Great Britain's world trade must be supplanted by Germany with the assistance of Austria and Turkey.

Naval exports golat out the Meteor had previously, in the reports as interferin neutral shipping and cocamion was attended by ain

--A message from Bofs says that the return of the Turkish Heir Apparent from the Dardanelles, synchronises with even a desper wave of depression at Con- atantinople.

Germany is hastening prepar- tions for the invasion of Sarvio. It is estimated that already two corps are concentrated in the district of Oreovo, near the Ser vian and Ramsaran frontiere.

It is announced that an order ganahing the proceedings against the American Swoboda, charged in April last, with soffing fire to the liner La Touraine, will shortly be signed and he will be liberated

The Germans continus a stub- horn resistance in the directions: of Uilclenka, Rozan and Poltm where the Basisus, notwith- standing their losses and: inces. sant fighting have forded, and, are resistio

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