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Beptember 8 1915,

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PANDEMONIUM IN SMYRNA.

GENERAL JOFFRE'S SIGNIFICANT CONFERENCE

WITH ITALIAN GENERAL.,

Another Harrison Liner Sunk.

A GERMAN SUBMARINE'S DISAPPEARANCE,

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

A HARRISON LINER SUNK,

THE CREW SAVED.

September 7, 2.00 p.m. The Barrison liner Dictator, 4.116 tons, has been annk, but the orew of forty-two has been saved.

THADE UNION CONGRESS.

PLEDGED TO SUPPORT VOLUNTARY SYSTEM OF

RECRUITING.

LARGE CLEARANCES OF BONDED GOODS.

ANTICIPATING HIGHER DUTIES.

September 7, 12.45

p.m. The heldera of datiable goods in bɔnd, principally tobacco and ten, have began to effect large clearances, in anticipation of higher duties in the Budget.

GERMAN OFFICIAL ADMISSIONS.

SUBMARINE U27 TO BE REGARDED AS LOST.

September 7, 2.30 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, in Berlin it is officially announced that a submarine raports & meeting on the high seas with submarine U27, which o'aimed to have sunk, on August 10, a small English cruiser of the old type weet of the Heb- rides. The U27, however, has not returned and as she has been at sea for tuck a long time, she must now be regarded as lost.

GENERAL JOFFRE VISITS ITALIAN FRONT.

REGARDED AS OF MILITARY AND POLITICAL IMPORTANCE.

September 7, 2.30 p.m.⠀ Reuter's correspondant at Rome eaya that Ganers! Joffre visited the Italian front and conferred with General Cadoras. He inspaoted the important positions on the frontier.

The visit is regarded as of great military and politiösl import. ance, the purpoes being that of arranging & concrete understanding batwean the different armies of the Allies, for better canorate action. The King decorated Gecoral Joffre with the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

PRESS BUREAU ANNOUNCEMENT.

September 6, 11.45 p.m.

CONDENSED.

The first on to which the |National Register in being pai, în. Hin connection with recruiting,

The German Legation at

The Press Bureau auzoances that thirteen of the passengers | Toberan and the Consulate si la- and seven of the crew of the Hesperian are missing.

A LÁTER CASUALTY STATEMENT.

September 7, 4.10 p.m. The Allan Line statee that twelve passengers and thirteen of the crew of the Hesperian are missing.

́the GERMAN ́INTRIGUE IN AMERICA.

pahan are literally armed campe.

The German agents are lavish ing money and arms in the dis affected regions of westera Pornia..

The Harrison Liner Mimons; 4116 tons, has been sank, but the crew of twenty-two wansaved.

Trades Unionists are pledged to 'continue to support heartily the voluntary system: of recruit- ing.

The King of Italy has decore". ated General Joffre with the' Grand Cross of the Military Or der of Savoy.

September 6, 6.55 p.m. Beuter's correspondent in New York states that the admission of the Austrian Ambassador, Harr Damba, that he wrote the letter mentioned to-day has provoked the strongest feeling. The papers A Trade Union Congress, at bitterly denounce Herr Dumbs. The World urges that he be given Bristol, unanimously passed a re- his passports, and accases him of inciting civil war and abusing solution against consoription, American hospitality by a batraya! as base as anything in the amid great applauss: annals of diplomacy. The New York Times says that four days after Mr. Lansing had refused to grant Austria's request for an embargo on munitions, Herr Damba was deliberately planning a secret means to secure Austria's ends by bribing workmen to strike, The Zerald deolares that Captain von Papen, the German military atsche, is equally in the mire and suggests that he should so- company Herr Damba homewards. Berr Dumba proteate that there are thouran is of Austro Germans working in the steel works whoen duties constitute a crime against their countries,

AMERICAN'S DESCRIPTION OF BRITISH FLEET.

During the past fortnight thousands of voluntary workers have been classifying the National - Registration returna, in each

district.

General Joffre visited the Ita lian front and conferred with General Cadoras, The visit is regarded an of great military and political importanca.

Trade Unions will give every aid to the Government in its

pre- eent efforts to secure men, it necessary, to prosecute the war to a enocessful isene.

Eeptember 6, 0.15 p.m. Reater's correspondent in New York states that the famous

The British Consul General at American author, Frederick Palmer, telle the American people of an interesting visit to the British grand fleet daring the past week. The Ispahan has been attacked and sight was a tremendous revelation of efficiency and enormous pro- slightly wounded while returning gress made since the outbreak of war. He saw dry dooks for the from a morning ride. The Indian largest Dreadnoughts built since the war, was shown charte marking sewar escort was killed...

Holders of dutishle goods in- the graves of German submarinos, where submarines had been attacked and the results classified under the headings "Captured, bond, principally tobacco and ank, and erosed to be azok." He seked the officers how they got tes, have begun to effect large them. The vilisers replied, "Sometimes by ramming, sometimes by clearance in saticipation of gunfire, sometimes by explosives, also many by other ways of which higher duties in the Badget. we do not tell." All branches of the service envy the submarine

Primarily it is explained that bunters' grest aport, Mr. Palmer makes the illuminating announce the National Register is used with a view to checking the recruiting ment that Great Britain has 2,300 trawlere, mine sweepers and soxiliaries keeping the blockade from the Channel to losland. The of men ospable of work at home, At the Trade Union Congress, at Bristol, a resolution was

roservist orewa are extraordinarily sealous. Then battleships and which is as valuable as any they unanimously pased against conscription, amid grest applause. Copion were telegraphed to Mr. Asquith, Earl Kitchener, and Mr.

Beater's correspondent in Paris ataise that an intense bombardoruisers were seen at gun practice. An officer explained, "We keep at are able to do in the field.

Italian refugees, arriving in Lloyd George. The resolution emphasised that the representatives, of three millions of workers, appreciate the magnificent response to meat with guns of all calibres in still maintained, especially in the it all the time." The grand foot afterwards was seen in perfect voluntary recruiting, which system they pledged themselves to Arras and Champagne regions. There has been force bomb formation, an immense field of grey shapes. Line after line of continue to support heartily, as there is no evidence that the fighting against the Crown Prince's army in the Argonne. A Desadninghts painted a colour that melts into the ses, Even the Greece, report that there in a reigh voluntary system is inadegaste to the Empire's requiremente. communique states that aircraft bombed the Garmen barracks at Queen Elizabeth, back from the Dardanelles, looked emill until com- of terror in Smyrna, The Back! Trade Unionista will give every aid to the Government in its Dieuze and Morhange. present efforts to secare men, if necessary, to prosecute the war to a successful issue.

September 7, 2.60 p.m.

NATIONAL REGISTER BETURNS.

FIRST USE IN CONNECTION WITH RECRUITING.

September 7, 12.45 p.m. During the past fortnight thousands of voluntary workers have been classifying the National Regis:ration returns in each district. The first use to which the register is being put is in connection with recruiting. Forms are being supplied to the recruiting authorities,

THE INTENSE BOMBARDMENT MAINTAINED.

September 6, 5.05 p.m

THE SINKING OF THE HESPERIAN.

AMERICAN NAVAL ATTACHE TO INVESTIGATE.

September 8, 5.15 p.m.

An American naval attache proceeds to neenstown to investigate the sinking of the Hesperian.

SANK WHERE SHE WAS TORPEDOED.

September 6, 655 p.m.

primarily it is explained, with a view to obecking the resimiting The Hesperian saak near where she was torpedoed. Two of men capable of work at Home which is a valuable as any they steamers took the liner in tow bat made little progress, especially will be able to perform in, the field.

The Times adds that regarding canvassing, from the official as the Hesperian's engines were disabled. The pressure of the statement, it is expected that eligible men may be asked their water eventually broke a balkhead. The captain, officers and reasons as to why they have not enlisted, bat pressure is strongly remainder of the crew have arrived at Queenstown. It is expected

deprecated.

These decisions are the outcome of the recommendations of s strong inter-departmental committee (approved by the Government) by whom it is in no wise regarded as a step in the direction of con- scription.

THE DARDANELLES.

REION OF TERROR IN SYMRNA.

September 7, 12.45 p.m. Italian refugees, arriving in Greece, report that there is a reign of terror in Smyrna, The Bashi B suks are pillaging and murder- ing the Greeks and ill-treating the Italians, unrestrained. The city is plunged in darkness and the railways are at a standafill, owing to lack of ocal.

that the exact loss of life will soon be known.

A BERLIN ANNOUNCEMENT,

September 6, 6:55 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent in Amsterdam a Berlin, announcement, warns the people that details of the aisking of the Hesperian must be awaited as to whether the finer, was sotually torpedoed.

THIRTEEN PASSENGERS, MISSING,

September 8, 9:30 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondent in Qtom town it is announced that 13 panengers are still missing on the liner Hesperian, The exact figures are not obtainable until the Captain lands this afternoon.

pared with the Inflexible, the flagship of the Falkland's victory or Bazoaks are pillaging and mur- the light cruisers just returned from sweeping the North Ses, Over- daring the Greeks and ill-treating head hovered seroplanes whose home was a oslebrated Atlantic liner.the Italiane, unrestrained. Mr. Palmer was especially impressed with the youth of the com At Berlin a submarina reporta menting officer, with Admiral Jellicoe, who at 57 years was senior

to them all, Admiral Jellicoe learns by wireless message, immediately a meeting on the high sesa with submarine U27, which claimed to a submarine is sighted in any British waters. The bluejackets have sunk, on August 10, a small neslth is excellent, no staleness, and there is an absence of anything

that does not serve the purpose of wer. The officers said if the English cruiser of the old type, German firet had any chince it was at the beginning of the war. west of the Hebrides. As U27 The British fleet is getting stronger every month and its methode has not returned and as she has for countering sabm rin attacks, and destroying them immediately been at sea so long, she must now

be regarded as lost. have developed, and the set is now ready to give baitle at any moment the patrol boats report signs of the enemy.

A FRENCH OPINION.

According to Benter's

"September 7, 3.45 a.m. correspondent in Peris

oluded a visit to the British Aet, saye in an article in Le Temps :- Pierre Mille, who with other distinguished Frenchmen has just con- The British naval strength is not merely formidable but is invincible. Great Britain will remain mistress of the seas. The British have sank so many German submarines that they seem to desire the continuance of submarine activity. Owing to the terror of German seamen of submarine work the German Government has adopted, the subter fage of esking, volunteers for the Zeppellas. Referring to the damage sustained by British units in action, M. Mille says that in the North Ses battle on January 24 the two principal British ships received, ons, fifteen heavy shells and the other eight. The latter bad her fannel holed and was also traversed by a shell near the engine soom, while several were killed sheard the former, but naither lost an inch in speed nor a whit in attacking power. The French visitors were anthorised to reveal the gigantic effort of the British Admiralty to make arsenal forts, which are the largest in the world. Hundreds of large warships lie there, while, saxillaries of every kind could be counted by the thousands,

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