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September. 3 1914,

"Temperature 6 a.m. 81. a.m. 81 Humidity

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September 3 1915,

3011 日四十月七年卯乙:

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

Temperature Humidity

6 a.m. 81

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,

1915.

WAR TELEGRAMS,

WAR TELEGRAMS,

GERMANY AND AMERICA.

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SUGGESTED REASONS FOR COUNT BERNSTORFF'S PROMISE.

Admiral von Tirpitz Takes a "Prolonged Holiday."

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

FRENCH AGAIN repulse GERMANS.

September 1, 450 p.m. Router's correspondent at Paris states that there have been numerous artillery actions all night long.

According to a Paris communique the Germans in the Vosges carried on a bombardment with poison shells and then violently attacked the French at Linge and Sohratz Masnnels. The com- manique adds:-We maintained our positions during the evening A second fierce night attack was likewise repulsed.

GERMANY AND AMERICA.

September 1, 7.20 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Washington states that Count GENERAL RUSSK Y APPOINTED RUSSIAN COMMANDER IN Bernstorff, on instructions from Berlin, haa notified Mr. Lansing that Germany socepts the American principle that passenger liners shall be warned before an attack is made by submarines.

THE NORTH.

[Router's Service to the "Telegraph.”]

GERMANY AND AMERICA.

OWING TO PAILURE OF SUBMARINE BLOCKADE.

September 2, 2.05 p.m.

"FOR VALOUR."

September 1, 9.00 p.m. Viotoris Crosses, all for the most conspicuous bravery, and devotion to duty, have been awarded to the following:-

Major G. Wheeler, 7th Earians Lagoera at Shaibs, A message from Washington says that Count Bernstorff's noti fication is in response to a request for a written confirmation of his Mesopotamia, on April 12, asked for permission to take bi flag which was the oral communication of August 27. He says that his instructionsquadron and attempt to capture a

contre-point of a group of the enemy. He advanced and attacked contain the following passage.

the enemy's infantry with the lance, doing considerable execution; then he retired while the enemy awarmed from hidden ground and formed an excellent target for the R.H.A. Next day Major Wheeler led his equadron to the attack at North Moand; he was seen far ahead, riding aingle-handed straight for the enemy's standards, This gallant officer was killed on the mound.

accorded the same treatment.

IN THE CAMEROONS.

September 1, 0.45 p.m. The Press issues the following:-The Government of Nigeria reports the occupation of the town of Gaschsks, in the Cameroon, while our forces surprised a neighbouring enemy position on August 29. The enemy was forced to retreat.

SIR IAN HAMILTON'S REPORT.

September 2, 1.15.3.0;

$36 PER ANNUM

TELEGRAMS.

|NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

Admiral von Tirpitz is suffering from a nervous breakdown, neces- sitating a prolonged holiday.

reports the occupation of the town The Government of Nigeria of Gaschaka in the Cameroons,

The Russians retreating in Galiois, hold the German oa-` | elanghts, inflicting heavy losses. The Belgium army of to-day isin a wonderful state of efficiency and well supplied with arma ammunition.

The Russians continue to General Sir Ian Hamilton reports that farther fighting on August advance on the right bank of the 27 and 28 on the northern section of the line resulted in the capture Vilas and captured, on the 30th of an important practical feature commanding the Biyak Anaforte ultimo, four guns and machine- valley eastwards and northwards, with an appreciable gain in guns, ground by the Australians and New Zealanders. The fighting was French aeroplanes bombarded, almost entirely hand-to-hand and of a severe character. Very heavy on the night of August 28, Ger- losses were inflicted on the Turks. Three of their machine guns, man establishments at Ostend, three trench mortare, three hundred rifles, five hundred bombs and Middlekarke and the station at a large quantity of small arms ammunition were captured.

Thourout.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.

MORE AEROPLANE SUCCESSES,

tombarded the enemy

September 2, 3.20 a.m.

The Germana in the Vosges carried on a bombardment with poison shells and then violently attacked Linge and Aobratzmaen- nele.

The Germans in Argonne re- peatedly beatbarded the French positions, using guns and bomb- throwers of all sizes, but all weţa silenced

The Gorman economist, Ferr

A Paris communique reports continued artillery duels, particu- Jarlg ngith APR The French 450 Aine and Chiajnaly regions. The Germans in Argonne repeatedly bombarded the Richardoalner, estimates the French positions, using guns and bomb-throwers of all sizes, all of Jane ligips in Garners in which were silenced. Our acroplanes bombarded, on the night ofane 48" per June of 1914. August, 28, German establishments at Ostende and Middlekerke and the station at Thourout. Enemy seroplanes bombarded Lune- ville, killing some civilians.

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THE RUSSIANS.

ENEMY GETTING A BAD TIME.

September 2, 3.20 a.m.

The Governor of Warsaw's threat has been quickly put into. execution, 80 Russian bankers have been arrested for refusing to except German promissory

notes.

The American Press demand that all neutrals aboard all ves- sels, whether passengers or crew, should be accorded the same treatment at the hands of tho Germana.

Fighting in the mountains

Linara will not be suck without warning and without ensure ing the lives of non-combatants, provided that liners do not attempt

A Petrograd communique reports that the enemy is innotive on to escape or resist."

the Riga-Dwinsk front, except at Friedrichstadt, where, however, the Mr. Lansing, subsequently informed the Press, that Germany

situation is practically unchanged. The Russians continue to between the Vilas and the Neimen had agreed to warn, visit, and search merchantmen before attack

advance on the right bank of the river Vilis, and captured four guns is of a desperate obarrcler... A ing, but the fact that the written communication, is confined to

as well as machine guns on August 30. Fighting in the district Russian regiment was surrounded liners causes messiness in the American press, which demands that Captain G H. O'Sullivan, 1st Inniskilling Fusiliers between Vilos and the Niemen maintains a desperate character. A but cut its way out annihilating neutrale aboard all vessels, whether passengers or crew, should be to the south-west of Krithia, Gallipoli, on the night of July 1, Russian regiment was surrounded but cut its way out annibilating a a German battalion.

Count Bernstorff esya that when an essential portion of a trench should have been German battalion. The Russian to the west of Grodno have re- Both English and American newspapers connect Germany's regained, although not belonging to the troops at this point, pulsed repeated attacks. The Russians retreating in Galicis hold linera will not be sunk without climbdown with the statements made by the Admiralty on August Captain O'Sullivan volunteered to lead a party of bomb-throwers; the German onslaughts, inflicting heavy losses. The tots! Austro-irning and without ensuring 28, and Lord Belbourne on August 27 and with the impossibility he advanced in the open ander very heavy fire, and in order to German prisoners exceeds one hundred officers and seven thousand the lives of non-combatante, pro- of the German Government revealing to the German people the throw bombe with greater effect mounted the parapet, where he was men, of whom one-third are Germane. The enemy on August 80 vided that the liners do not at failure of the rubmarine blockade; from which it has taught them to completely exposed to the fire of the enemy: Eventually he was and 31 delivered furious attacks in the Zharcff-Strypa region, and tempt to escaps or resist, expect so much;

woanded, but not before his inspiring example, had led his party to were everywhere repulsed with heavy losses. Fighting is par re-capture the trench; also, on the night of June 18, Captain ticularly violent at Butohatch. We repulsed numerous attacke with O'Sullivan saved a critical situation in the same locality by great rifle-fire and the bayonet. The enemy is retiring at some points personal gallantry and good leading.

unable to sustain the prolonged hand-to-hand fighting and leaving pritoners.

ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ.

SUFFERING FROM A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.

September 2, 2.05 p.m. A Berlin telegram states that Admiral von Turpitz is suffering from a nervous breakdown, necessitating a prolonged holiday.

THE RUSSIANS.

2nd Lieutenant G. A. Rochfort, Special Reserve and lat Scots Guards, between Cambri and Labbesse on August 3, at two in the morning, a German trenob mortar bomb landed on the side of the parapet olose to a small working party, Lieut. Rochfort might easily bave stepped back into perfect safety, but, shouting "Look out," he rushed and seized the bomb and hurled it over the parapet, where it immediately exploded. His splendid combination of presence of mind and courage eaved the lives of many of the working party.

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FIERCE FIGHTING IN GALICIA,

September 2, 6.05 am.

Bir lan Hamilton reports further fighting on August 27 and 28 ou the northern section of the line which resulted in the capture of an important practical feature commanding the Biyuk and Ansferta valley.

General Rugsky has, been ap- Reuter's orrespondent at Amsterdam reports that the Russians pointed Commander-in-Chief of are still holding their own in the Baltic provinces, while the battle the defensive armies in the in Galicia is of the fiercest character. The Germans are admitting northern region of the eastern check by the stubborn fighting of the Russians but a Berlin com- front and General Yanushkevitch, manique claims that the Germans are in front of the outer forts of Chief of Staff to the Grand Duke Grodno, and that further southward, King Leopold's armies are Nicholas has been appointed 2nd Lieutenant B. James, 4th Worcesters in the southern zone of fighting in the marsh district of the Upper Narew; while General Assistant Viceroy in the Caucasus, Both English and American Gallipoli, on June 28, when a portion of a regiment was checked on Mackensen continues to meet, attacks by the Bussian roar- because all its officers had been put out of action, Lieut. James, guards. General von Bethmar has come from Flanders to the newspapers connect the Germer who belonged to a neighbouring unit, entirely on his own initiative assistance of the Germans in Galicis. There has been a violent climbdown with the statements of gathered a body of the men and led them forward under very engagement on the heights and banks of the Strypa fifty miles east the Admiralty on August 28 and Lord Selbourne on August 27, and September 2, 2.05 p.m. heavy shell and rifle fire; he then returned and organised a second of Lemberg. A Petrograd message says that General Raseky has been party and re-advanced. His gallant example put fresh life into the The Berlin communigus makes a great claim to captures made with the impossibilty of revealing appointed Commander-in-Chief of the defensive armies in the attack. Also,on July 3, Lient. James headed a bimbing pa ty up during the month of August, based principally on the fall of Kovno to the German people the failure northern region and General Yanushkovitoh, Chief of Staff to the a Turkish communication trench and, when nearly all the bomb-and Novogeorgievak: namely, 2,000 officers, 289,839 men, 2,200 of the satmatine blockade. Grand Dake Nicholas, has been appointed Assistant Viceroy in the throwers had been killed or wounded, he remained alone at the guns and 560 machine guns. Caucasus. He has replaced General Alexieff. The latter is head of the trench and stemmed the enemy single-handed till a reputed to possess one of the keenest intellects in the Russian army. barrier had been built behind him and the trench secured, he

SOME REMARKABLE SOLDIERS,

As a student soldier he was one of the discoveries of the campaign, throughout being exposed to a murderous fire.

to the success of which, in the initial stages, in the south, ho largely contributed.

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AUSTRALIA'S WAR LOAN.

-- September 1, 6.50 pm

Sergeant J.Somers, 1st Inniskilling Fasiliere on July 1, in the The appointment of General Bassky shows that he has re-southern zone of Gallipoli, when, owing to hostile bombing, some of

A telegram from Melbourne states that the Premier, the Bi covered from the severe illness, which followed his historio exploits, the troops retired from a sap, Sergeant Somers remained alone till Hon. Andrew Fisher, has announced that nearly ton millions sterl- during the first half of the war.

party brought up bombe; he then climbed into the Turkish tranghanding has been subscribed as a first instalment of the loan (820,000- General Yenashkevitch practically becomes Commander-in-bombed the enemy with great effect. Later, he advanced in the Chief of the Caucasus and is the youngest officer of his rank in open under the heaviest fire and held back the enemy, throwing 000) and the Government has decided to give allotment to the

whole amount. bomba into their flink until barricades were erected. He had fre quently to run backwards and forwarde to obtain a fresh supply of bambs. By his great gallantry and coolness Sergeant Bomers was

Rumia.

[la the event of telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this largely instrumental in effecting the re-capture of a portion of the state that the

re they will be found on the Extra.)

treneb.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY Bijon Theatre-9.16 p.m. Vioteria Theatre 9.16 p.m.

MIT TO MORROW. Bijon Theatre-9.16 p.m.

13552 September 2, 6:05 am. from Benter's correspondent at Melbourne

begription amounts to thirteen million: (Continued on

155.

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2. Saturday Baytember 11- Fourth Gymkhana Messing, 3.30 p.m.

Vlok ris Thestre 49.15 p.m. Howitt Phillips Co.-Theatre Royal-9.16 p.my