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August 20 1915,

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TELEGRAMU.

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

TURKS ANXIOUS ABOUT MUNITIONS,

́ENEMY'S HEAYY LOSSES IN GALLIPOLI.

Important German Bank Goes into L'quidation.

THE ITALIANS.

VALUE OF THE SANTA LUCIA CAPTURES

August 19, 6.50a.m. ( Santa Lusin, is only two miles from the fortress of Tolmin. The trenches taken by the Italiens are near the summit" which strongly fortified.

AUSTRIANS RE-ATTACK PELAGOSA.

August 19, 2.50 a.m. Renter's correspondent at Rome says that 20 Austrian naval anits, with an aeroplane, attacked the small island of Pelagoas, ins the Adriatic. The garrison resisted stoutly and the Austrians were afraid to land and sailed off." There were only seven Italian casualties:

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CAVALRY TO BE ALLOWED. TO FIGHT IN THE TRENCHES,

August 19, 9.10 p.m.

Reuter's correspondent at Roms saya that the Italian cavalry are reative because they cannot be employed during the present

GERMANY WITHDRAWS FRENCH PRISONERS FROM THE mountain warfare. They have sent an appeal to their commander, the

MARSMES,

[Reuter's Servico to the "Telegraph."]

FAILURE OF GERMAN BANK.

OWING TO GREAT WAR LOSSES.

* August 19, 2.20 p.m. Router's correspondent at Amsterdam saya that at a meeting of shareholders of the Mittel Rheinische Bank, belonging to the important group of the Disonto Baellsdanft, liquidation was decided upon owing to great war losses.

It was closely connected with great industries on the Rhine and in the province of Westphalin

FRENCH AND GERMAN PRISONERS.

GERMANY GIVES WAY.

August 19, 2 20 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Paris saya that the French Govern- ment having submitted testimony to American and Swiss witnesses, se to the good treatment of German prisoners, also threatened re- prisala Germany has consented to return to their original compa, French prisoners condemned to drain marshes, as a reprisal of the alleged ill-treatment of German prisoners in the French African Colonies.

A BOMBASTIC MEMORIAL.

FEW LITTLE THINGS THAT GERMANY WANTS,

August 19, 5.40 a.m.

A despatch from Ospenhagen, published in New York, says that the German nation is split'on the question of the annexation of Belgiam and the ultimate aims of the war generally, and a storm has gathered round the Government over the problem. It is believed that the Kaiser, Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg and Herr Jagow support the restoration of Belgiam, but that powerful factors are working for ita eaneration,

Count of Tarin, to be allowed to fight in the trenches or to jɔia the mountain battery. The Out of Tarin has granted their appeal.

SOUTH WALES MINERS.

SPEEDY SETTLEMENT LOOKED FOR

August 19, 2.50 p.m.

The last remaining coal trouble in South Wales is in process of a speedy settlement. Mr. Ranciman's decision (by..which both sides have agreed to abide) on a few outstanding points will be given in a day or two.

GREECE.

GREEK VESSELS RECOMMENDED TO CARRY LARGER

NATIONAL FLAGS.

August 10, 2.60 p.m. The German Minister at Athens in a Note to the Greek vernment recommends that Greek vessela carry larger national flage in view of submarine attacks in the Aegean Sea.

M. VENIZELOS' DIFFICULTIES,

TEE PIRATE'S EXPLOITS,

MORE NEUTRAL VESSELS SUNK,

August 18, 8.20 p.m..

he Norwegian steamers Mineral and Romules, the Spanish

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The British-stenier Grodno has been bunk. The drew was

Part of the crew of the anxi oruiser Fadis is to be intern Norway

Isidoro and the British steamer Binny and a trailer -hire, arga. Turkish forces have sunk. The crows were saved.

ANOTHER WILSON LINER SUNK.

August 10, 3.10 p.m. The Wilson liner Grodno has been anak,

rescued.

NORWEGIAN MAILS SEIZED,

serien at Smyrna, where tha Tarks fear a landing.

The Skupstina ́at Nich" is now sitting in esaret to consider the praw was Entents Powers proposals.

August 19, 3,10 s.m. Rater's orrespondent at Copenhagen saye tass Norway is angry at a German submarine stopping the Norwegian mail pucket Haskon and seizing the mile. Norway has sent a protsar to Barlin and requested the return of the maile.

THE EIGHT HOUR ACT.

CONFERENCE OF MINERS.

August 18,8.20 p.m. A great conference of miners will be held at an early date lo sider the suspension of the eight houre a st.

AUSTRALIAN SHELL MAKING,

"VICTORIA'S OFFER.

The last remaining trouble the Siush Walen Coalfield is in progress of speedy settlement.

The Italian cavalry are reative because they cannot be eminiated in the present mountain warisre

At a meeting of shareholders of the Mittel Rheinische Bank it was decided to liquidate owing to the great war Lonse

A despatch from Copenhagen says that the Germans have split apon the question of the undera tion of Belving and the ultimate aims of the war.

August 18, 8:20

p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Melburne asya that conferences are proceeding with a view to the local smelting and reining of the whole of the Australian copper ore and also the local manufacture of copper goods. 50 firms in Victoris have offered to engage in shell any harm. making.

GERMAN INTRIGUES IN AMERICA.

FURTHER DISCLOSURES,"

A bomb was thrown at Admiral- Torg the governor of Shar it exploded without cate

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#from Tientsin has been arrested on suspicion.

20. Austrian naval units with an seroplane attacked the small island of Pelagods in the Adriatic. The garrison resisted stoutly and the Austrians were afraid toʻland and sailed off.

August 18, 8.05 p.m... The New York World adds that the contract with the Bridge- port Projectile Company was approve 1 by the Military Attache, Captain Pagan. Other contracts were prepared by Herr Heyman, Goan er agent of the Hamburg America line in Mexico City, the same

agent who secured the landing of arms at Luerto Mezino for The Norwegian Government is President Huerta two years ago when the United States was trying angry with a German submarize to prevent farther shipments to Mexico. Was

y for stopping the Norwegian mail The Bridgeport Proj'ctile Opmpany last Jaly contracted for packet and seizing the maile. powder with the Eme Explosive Osmpany, whose president is a Norway has sent a protest to Ber- British subjsot, and who is now most indignant at the possibility of lin and requested the retora of ita output going to Britain's enemies. One German agent gave a the maile. receipt for $100,000 gold as a guarantee of the performance of the contract..

August 19, 3.10 p.m. Router's correspondent at Athena anya the difficulties of M. Venizelos are almost solely caused by the policy of his predecessors, It has even been asked whether they have not rendered the foreign situation such that M. Venizelos' policy is almost impossible.

THE DARDANELLES.

ENORMOUS TURKISH LOSSES.

18, 3.05 p.m.

The memorandum mentioned on the 18th was sien sigced by Princes Hatzfeldt and Donnersmark (the latter the richest man in Gallipoli battle were 27,000. The Turke are anxious about munition, It is reported at Athene that the Turkish losses in the latest Germany), Admiral Truppel, ex-Governor of Kisochan; Ex-Ambis- sadors Counts Mints and Loydon; Herr Mendelsohn, President of the passage of which Roumania and Bulgaria have now stopped.

TURKISH FEARS FOR SMYRNA

August 19.10 p.m.

the Berlin Chamber of Commerce; Major Parseval, of airship fame; the editors of the Berliner Tageblatt and the Frankfurter Zeitung, and a score of leading professors. Herr Dornburg has been in the Closest touch with the Government sinos his return, from America and bin views are discernible throughout the memorial which says:---- She “ We must soknowledge that the annexation, politically, of independent nations is vicious. The German Empire has assimilated

- - Router a correspondent at Paris says that large-Türkish föross forsiga elements very slowly and still incompletely and we do not have arrived to guard Smyrna, where the Turke fear a landing. desire to permit carbelves to be driven by courm of events by in

dividuals or by easily concocted popular feeling, tɔ 'change the "Faudamentals os which the Empire was crested, or to destroy the

National State," We are firmly convinced that the

· fall victory for Germany, but tho. German nation

KRUPPS TURNING OUT 2,000 SHELLS DAILY.

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ade a peace which will give a sure foundation for the According to Reuter correspondent at Athens, diploma

ild strength and enterprise at home and on free advice from Constantinople way that there is re

excellency will succeed in reaching much a Krupp's works there. They are turning out 2,000 shella of our military. RECONSENS

The difficulties of M. Venizelos

The Providence Journal says that American detectives posing as German agent received from an Attache at the Garmin Embassy a list of thirty German officers in the United States for whom there caused by the policy of Embassy desired fraudulent passports.

GERMANY AND AMERICANS.

PRESIDENT, WILSON ASKS QUESTIONS.

August 18, 8.20 p.m.

Renter's correspondent at New York says that it is understood that President Wilson has requested that certain statements regard. ing the existence of German propoganda and the activity of the mitted to the naval authorities and the neutrality board. These Germin spy system, several years prior to the war, should be sub-

statements refer to attempts to gain information concerning the secrets of the American battle hipe, details of the fire control system; etor, also regarding the use of certain wireless stations and their endeavours to obtain permanent land stations in the neighbourhood of Nicaragua which would have been of great value in the event of the Panama Canal being fortified.com

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his predecessore, It has ever, been asked whether they have, not rendered the foreign aitua. tion "auch" that M.: Venizɔloe' policy is almost impossible.

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