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September 1 1915 Temperature 6am. 81

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日二十月七年乙

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.

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WEDNESDAY,

SEPTEMBER

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

1915.

September 1 1914,

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WAR TELEGRAMS,

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

MORE AVIATION ACTIVITY.

ACTIVITY ON THE FRENCH FRONT.

HAS THE ALLIES' GREAT OFFENSIVE BEGUN ?

Another Successful Air Raid.

SOUTH WALES COAL CRISIS SETTLED,

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

INTENSE ARTILLERY ACTION BY THE ALLIES.

DIRECTED AGainst enemy TRENCHES, SHELTERS, AND

CANTONMENTS.

ENEMY HANGAR DESTROYED.

August 31, 1.40 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam news from Sas von Gent says that an aviator, at three o'clock on Saturday morning, bombed and destroyed, a large hangar at Ghont.

(To the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this

page they will be found on the Extra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ITALIAN ACTIVITY AT TRIESTE,

Angust 31, 3.10 a.m.

A Rome communique reporta that Italian patrols have pushed towards the summit of Monte Cats, which is seven thousand feet high and is dominating our positions. At Monte Salubic they found the summit crowned "with so infantry detachment with

August 31, 4.35 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Paris says that it is worthy of note that there is an intense artillery action by the Allies on the western | machine guns. front.

The Italians captured the position despite a desperate

A communique says that the bombardment continued during resistance. the night without notable incidents. Ita constant effective fire is directed against the enemy's trenches, shelters and cantonmenta.

THE COMMONWEALTH WAR LOAN.

CONSIDERABLY OVERSUBSCRIBED,"

August 31, G25 p.to. Router's correspondent st Melbourne asya that the £5,000,000 first instalment of the Commonwealth War Loan of £20,000,000 has been oversubscribed...

SOME EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK.

(Official Telegram from British Foreign Office)

August 30.

After long inactivity the enemy made a fierce onslaught on the Italiana in Coraia bat were repulsed.

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CONDENSED.

"Russia's-rycont” victory in, the

rast broty.

BRITISH FACILITIES FOR AMERICAN CHRISTMAS Canosan Wis accompanied

TRADE.

}: Italiana: optured: as ; enemy

Angust 31, 3:45 am. position on the summit of Monte According to a message from Washington the British Ambassador Cinta despite desperate, resist, has informed the State Department that Great Britain is prepared anoe. to allow passage through the blockade to certain goods purchased in Austria and Germany which are destined for Ameries for the Christmas trade.

AUSTRALIAN-WORKSHOPS CONVERTED INTO

ARSENALS.

August 30, 8.25 p.m.

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The £5,000,000 fret instalment " of the Commonwealth War Loan of £20,000,000 was over-anb scribed.

The enemy after long issolvity mada's firece onslaught on the Italiane at Carnis bat repulsed:

A message, from Sydney, sistes that Australia is doing splendid

The enemy ohanged the" dia- work in the production of munitions of war,

position of his troops in the The Commonwealth Small Arms Factory working double Valadimir Volinski region making shifts is increasing its already large output, while the New South big offensive Wales Government workshops are practically converted into arsenals and are manufacturing machine guns which are believed to be equal to any in the world,

GERMAN TRENCHES WRECKED IN THE WEST.

"August 31,3,40 s,m.

A Paris communique states that artillery actions have taken place

at Artois and Quennevieres, where the fire wrecked the German trenches and searched the German cantonments.

A conference between the Government and the miners on Monday afternoon settled: the South Wales soal crisis.

Nowe from Sag van Gent ways that an aviator, at three o'clock on the morning of Saturday, bombed and destroyed a larga: hangar at Ghent,

A Russian communique record French batteries in gonne repeatedly stifled the enemy's that 5,218 Turkish prisoners. attempts to open a bombarament. Lively cannonading is proceed-were taken and, while pursuing ing in Lorraine and the Vosges.

THE RUSSIANS.

IMPORTANT REAR-GUARD ACTIONS.

the enemy, the Cossacks killed over 2,000 Turks,

Great Britain is prepared to allow passage through the block- [ade of certain goods purchased in Austro Germany, destined for America for the Christmas trade.

An Amsterdam telegram says that the interest to-night centres, eroand Riga and the fierce Russian stack on General von Mackeneen to the east of Brest Litovak.

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August 31, 3,45 a.m. The Italians have pushed beyond the important village of A Petrograd communique reports that stubborn fighting Plezzo, barring accase through the Predil Pass to the Upper Isonzo. continues west of Friedrichsteds. The Germans delivered simultane The Italians further advanced in the Telmiro section and cleverly one attacke ou the Eckán-Neubut railway and the village of cut manoeuvred the Austrians on the Carao platean, capturing Birahalin The Russians have assumed the offensive at some points Australia is doing splendid tranohea which were fall of 'dead and equipment.

in the Dvinak district. Fighting continues before the Vilna but work in the production of muni- Italian aeroplanes continue to be busy near Trieste, bombing the front is approximately unchanged. The Russians continue to tions. The Commonwealth small the railway stations,

retreat on the Niemen-Pripet front, covered by rear-guard actions arme factory is working double which repulsed a series of attacks at Lipak they inflicting heavy losses, shifts and increasing an alrendy The rear-guards likewise blocked, a big offensive on the Prujany, large output. Gorodets front.

AUSTRIANS IN FULL RETREAT AT TWO POINTS.

August 31, 5.05 a.m,

The enemy has changed the disposition of his troops in the Vladimir-Volynski region, making a big offensive. Fighting is now cocarring on both banks of the Stys.

AN ATTACK ON MACKENSEN'S FORCES,

August 30, 8.35 p.m.

At Pailleet, a cutter from the training ship Cornwall, was aut ia half by a tug and wank im- mediately. An officer and 10 boys were drowned. Only four were saved;

It is worthy of note that there is an intense artillery sotion by the Allies on the western front.

Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that interest in Its constant effective fire is direct-

turing trenches, which were full.

The operations in Poland have temporarily eclipsed events in the Italian theatre, which are nevertheless of great importance. the Eastern theatre to-night centres around tõiga and a fiarca Ror-led against the enemy's trenches, The following are some events of the past week:Mr. Balfour Ons is in Val Sagana where they are blowing up the bridges and

The Austrians are meemingly in full retreat at two points. sian attack on General von Mackensen to the east of Brest Litovsk, sheltera and cantoumenta,

A Berlin communique aaye that General von Balow, belong. answers a correspondent complaining of the reticence of the British viaducts and destroying roads and railways as they retire to safety ing to Hindenburg's group, is still fighting for the bridge head st

Italians made a further advan“... Press over the air ride and sugests that unpleasant truthe are within the circle of the nearest defences of Trentino. The other point Friedrichstadt, on the river Drino, some thirty miles south-east-ce on the Tolmino section and concealed. Zeppelina prefer mcoolese nights, when navigation is

cleverly out-manoeuvred the Aus- difficult and errors of a surprising magnitude are possible. Why is in the region of the Upper Leonzo, where the Alpini are wresting ward of Riga. make farther voyages easier by emphasising past mistakes, an important mountain summit from their grip.

This is an evidence that the Russians are making a great resist.trians on the Carmo plateau cap- Doubtless much suffering has been caused to innocent persons, their meroy, but have pushed rapidly en twarde in order to seize

The Italians have not occupied Plezzo, which was entirely at ance here." though rumour magnifies this out of all proportion. To date

further heights, seventy-one civilisce and eighteen children have been killed and one hundred and eighty-nine civilians and thirty-one children wounded. Judged thus, the cumulative result of successive crimeя does not equal a single effort of a submarine which to ancongealed German pride, but to the world's horror, murdered 1190 innocent civilians on the Lusitania. It is easy to reckon airships military successes, no soldier or sailor has been killed and only seven injured, and only one occasion has damage been inflicted which could, by any strolch of imagination, be described as of military impor'ance.

The German have published a statement which is alleged to have been taken from an English Corpo al (a prisoner), in which General Sir Charles Fergusson is quoted an advising troops, before battle to give the German no quarter. General Forgasson emphatically denies uttering anything bearing any such inter- pretation.

The Minister for Munitions announces that 100 fresh establish- ments have been declared controlled under the Munitions Act.

defences on the northern Isonzo are seriously mensced. The A correspondent expresses the opinion that the entire line of Austrians are in a precarious position here as at Tolmino, Goritz and Sagana, in addition to the loss of a series of atout defences at the latter place,

ALLIED AIR RAID ON ST. DENIS AERODROME.

A TURKISH ROUT IN THE CAUCASUS.

August 31, 12 10 p.m. It is officially reported in Patrograd that the Russians have recently won a victory in the Oatsaans, accompanied by the capture of a vast quantity of booty.

The communique recorde the capture of 5,213 Turkish prisoners, while the pursuing Cossacks killed over 2,000 of the enemy. Also twelve gans, sixteen machine gone and quantities of ammunition were captured.

SIR JOHN FRENCH'S CONCISE REFORT.

August 31, 12.45 a.m.

August 31, 6.05 p.m. An outstanding feature of the market in a sharp drop in the Telegraaf's correspondent at Ghent gives a graphic version of an According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam the price of home grown wheat, which now comes to market with free-air raid. dom. The increased supply of wheat is mainly responsible for the

A report from Field-Marshal Sir John French states that since The allied aeroplanes, he saya appeared on Thursday night the 18th inst, there has been only mining activity on the British lower values, but exceptionally large orops, now harvesting in above the aerodrome of 8. Denis. Ontade the oily the terrific din of front. Canada and the States, available for October, points to a further wild gunfire, and explosions of bombs were audible to the citizens considerable reduction in the prios of bread.

and were followed by a lurid glare in the sky caused by the way train near Langemarck, and our Flying Corpe, shocessfully co-

We brought down enemy seroplanes, our artillery fired a rail The bodies of the grew of E.13 have been brought back to burning sheds. England amid striking manifestations of Danish sympathy,

operated in the French serisi attack on the Forest of Houthurst,

on

the

of dead and equipment..

Aeroplanes appeared Thursday night above aerodrome at St. Danie. Outside the city a terrific din of wild gun fire and explosions of bombe wAN audible to the citizens.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.. Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

-MATO-MORROW. ?. Bijou Thestra 9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.

Saturday, September 4, Howitt, Phillips Cp.-Theatre Royal-9.15 p.m.

Saturday September 11: Fourth Gymkhana Meeting.-

8.30 p.m.