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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

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Copyright, 1915. 1

September 10 1914,

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915.

WAR TELEGRAMS.

WAR TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE RUSSIAN SUCCESS AT TARNOPOL.

TRADES UNION CONGRESS AND THE ALLIES.

September 8,8.00 p.m. After a number of vigorous speeches, denouncing Cwman oppresion, militarism and bratality, the Trades Union Congress adopted a resolation opposing militariam, but expressing belief in the righteousness of the Allies' cause, and condemning Austro-

GERMAN COMMUNIQUE'S GRUDGING ADMISSION. German atrocities, and a resolution pledging to assist the Government as far se possible for the succesful prosecution of the war, was carried by 600 yotes to T.

Socialists Reject Peace Maniacs.

A SMALL, UNREPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF SCHAMERS."

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

THE RUSSIANS.

PRESS TRIBUTES TO THE GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS.

September 9, 1.35 p.m.

The Petrograd Nocos Vremya commenting on the Taar's acamption of supreme command, Baya that His Majesty's action scatters the dust of German hopes of peace. There is no illusion possible regarding the Bussian army laying down their arms before

the secures fiant victory.

The journal movingly pays a tribute to the Grand Dake Nicholas, who has inspired the army with deep affection, and boundless confdanne. His name will live for ever in the hearts of The English newspapers also express their heartfelt gratitude for the Grand Duke's great servioss."

all Bussian soldiers.

A GERMAN ADMISSION. OF RUSSIAN SUCCESS,

September 9, 1,35 p.m. ▲ German communique indirectly admits the Basdien success in Tarnopol, saying:-The Bassian advance near Tarnopol is now checked.

THE NEGOTIATIONS OF 1912.

FURTHER "LIGHT" ON THE SUBJECT,

BEN TILLETT AND GERMANY.

September 9, 7.53 p.m.

FOREVAST

BAR #+ALAUF MINGLEOUPY 10USN'T

GENERAL VON BERNHARDI AFFOINTED

COMMANDER ON EASTERN FRONT,"

September 9, 7,58 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that General von Bernhardi has been appointed Commander of the Fifth Corps on the Eastern front.

GERMAN ADMISSION.

September 8, 10.20 p.m.

$36 PER ANNUMUNI

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN,

CONDENSED,

Prinos Ranjitnahii! turn to the front some. [monthn

Engllaky w

Grand Duke'a dva 41.00z

2 General von Hwabardii: kas [been appointed Commander of the German filth Corps on the Eastern front,

Mr, Hodge, MCP: déclared that: trade unionista" must clear anch gunjay as Mr. Ramsey Muodonald out of the Labour Party.

The Novos Vremys comments. ing on the That's devumption of supreme command says that His Majesty's action sostlers the dust

A German communique in

directly admits the Bassian anc

A Berlin communique reports that to-night the womy's war ships bombarded Westende and Ostend, and makes the same roof German hopes of pesos. The Trades Union Congress, discussing the war and the fine mark as at the time of the destructive bombardment of Zeebrug- spirit and patriotism of their comrade, Colonel Joha Ward, cheer-ges The fleet waadrawn up before our coast batteries and two

persons were killed and one injured." fed him and wished him good luck. There were other evidences of khaki. Interesting points were raised in a powerful spesch by Mr. G. Roberts, M. P. in which he said that Russia had found her soul (cheers), while Germany had destroyed hers beyond recall,

Mr. Ben Tillets, with tremendons vehemence, denounced Gar- many and any friends of Germany. He related his visit to the front, and Mr. Robson, of Durham, read a note from his son at the front where he said that " If workers would give us a chance we' would whack them," (cheers.)

THE RUSSIANS.

THOUSANDS OF MEN FALL INTO RUSSIA'S HANDS,

September 9, 1.30 am.

A Petrograd communique states that the Germans continue persistent attacks from Grodno in the direction of Dmuskiti and Skidor. We repulsed the enemy in the latter regios, inflicting heavy losses and taking moozes of prizonere.

ASPHYXIATING BOMBS USED IN ARGONne.

Reptember 9, 1.40 am:

cess_in Tarnopol saying:—that the Russïnts advance noar, Tarno- pol is now checked..

Owing to the rapid expansion of the Naval Air Service, a Flag officer has been appointed director. Rear Admiral Vaughan Loo has been solented. A

A Paris communiqus states that the artillery struggle continues Another long statement has Motive round Arras and Rove, between Oise, the Aisne and Cham- been published in the semi official paigua distrist." "The Germans, after an intense bombardment with organ Norddeutscher on Lord jan enormous number of asphyxiating shells, delivered a sustained Haldane's mission and the Anglo-

atteok in western. Argonne, with two divisions, and gained a German negotiations in 1912. footing, at some points, in our front tranches. They violently counter-attacked but failed in a fresh attempt to break our front. In consequence of the German air bombardment at Nancy, the French seroplanes bombed the military establishments at Frescaty

station and Metz,

Last night's air raid which makes the nineteenth, mu

The enemy is also making the most fierce attacks in the distriot of Velkossyak, on both sides of the railways to Slonim. The CASUALTIES A DATE IN AIR RAID ON ENGLAND. Russians scored a great success near Tarnopol on Tread M third German Guards and erdhis'neavy and light artillers, had, Austrian brigada socording to the statements of prisoners, bren for several days the total assualties up to 102 killed, 270 wounded.

parations for a decisive attack which was fixed Taosday night. The Russians anticipated the enemy by attack- ing, and after a stubborn battle on the river Doljaka, completely defeated him on Tuesday evening. The Germina towards the olose of the battle developed artillery fire with extraordinary violence and only the impossibility of a raply of equal intensity prevented the Russians from scoring a still greater victory. Never- theless, the Germans, besides the enormone losses in killed and wounded, left 200 officers and over 8,000 men as prisoners in the hande of the Russians, who captured 30 guns, including 14 of the heaviest, many mittsaillenses, and mach booty.

GERMANS SHOT BY THEIR OWN GUNS,

September 9, 3.20 .m. Renter's correspondent in a report from Petrograd alates that the quality of the Russian infantry has never been more severely teeted than on the 3rd, when a division was ordered to attack the enemy at Grodno and hold him at all cost for the purpose of September 9, 1.35 p.10. covering the retirement of the rest of the Russian forces. The Amsterdam BRYN that Bassians, heedlose of their loss, rushed the enemy trenches south-

THE RECENT AIR RAID,

September 9, 2.20.. The Press Baresu reports that hostile aircraft visited the East ern Counties and the Lindon district last night and dropped incendiary and explosive bombs, A few casualties are reported and some fires, which were well under control by midnight.

ZEPPELIN FIRED ON BY DUTCH.

September 8, 3,00 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam etstes that one of the Renter's correspondent another long statement published in the semi-official organ cast of the town, and attacked him with the bayonet, The Germana Norddeuthahe, on Lord Haldane's mission and Anglo-German wavered, and began to retire, but were shot down by their own returning Zeppelins, apparently setray, was seen near Amsterdam, megotiations in 1912, is remarkable for a sentence illuminating machine guns posted in a street in the vicinity. They turned back, and various Dutab forts. The garrisone fired on it, but the result

In samming up the failure of the negotiations with the result that they were wiped out. Large German reserves is unknown. Germany's designs.

"Great Britain declined Germany's far-reaching were brought up and the Russians were severely preased. Meanwhile it says:

outbreak of war, which

one and a half battalions pierced the German lines and elsewhere offate, previous would have rendered it possible for her to held aloof from the war entered the town, where there was fierce bayonet fighting in the streets and Ismes, lasting for several hours, and resulting in the "without prejudicing her interests,"

espture of machine guns and prisonera as already reported in a communique.

to the

The statement also reveals that Sir Edward Grey rejected the proposed Neutrality Treaty because it was tantamount to an Alliance; going further than any Treaty Great Britain had concluded with any European Power Except an old Portuguese Allianos.

The Norddeutsche says that this might be true, but that Bir Edward Grey Lad overlooked the fact that the equivalent which Germany had offered was unprecedented in history.

TRADES UNION congress.

REPUDIATE DISLOYAL INTRIGUES.

September 9-1.35 p.m.

GREAT RUSSIAN SUCCESS IN GALICIA.

F:༣༧, ༢!

STEAMERS SUNK.

CREWS SAVED.

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September 8, 8.00 p.m. * September 9, 5.35 a..

The Russian steamer Rhea has been sunk without warning Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd reports that the. Buanians have soored & great success near Tarnopol, in Galicia, defesting The captaia, two women, and 16 of the orey were saved by a The Ellerman liner Donro was sunk, but the crew was saved. the third German Guards division and the 48th Raarva Division Spanish bost. together with an Austrian Brigade, and ospturing 8,000 prisoners and 30 guns, besides quick-firers.

TSAR EXPRESSES HIS JOY AND GRATITUDE TO THE TROOPS.

Later,

THE 9.8. QUATEMALA,

Reuter's cofrespondent in Faris atsion that the 6,000 ton A Petrograd communique states that after a short pursuit the steamer Guatemale has been surpedoed. The crew was eated. Russians ocupied their original positions on the river Bereth. The Tear on being informed of the victory expressed his joy, and his gratitude to the troops.

At a meeting of the Socialist Nationalist Defence Committee, at Bristol, a resolution was passed repudiating the disloyal intrigues":" of a small and norepresentative group of schemers and pacifist fans ties and protesting against the ratification of any terms of peace which failed to restore the freedom of Belgium, Northern France, Alrace-Lorraine and Poland.

Mr. John Hodge, MP, presiding, mid that Mr. Ramsey Mac danald, who had fallen sadly from his high estate, had dealared vond, that, despite anything and everybody, a deputation would Be sent to the International Socialist Conference on the Continent, Hodge declared: "That we Trade Unionista must clear such Mr. Hodge gentry out of the Labour Party,

flà the Grout of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]

Farther mouth, in the region of Tremboyl, the Russians dislodged the enemy in a number of villages, and captured 40 officers, and 2,600 men, three guns and ten miltrailleuses, a

The Austrians between the Dafestor and the Lower Gareth took the offensive on Tuesday. A Russian battalion by, flank attacks arrested this offensive and captured 1.011 Austriana.

The emocenial escape of the Rumian armies from diffionli positions in the advanced Vistula theatre, where surrounded by the enemy, in beginning to have apparent at every moment in partial anocasOOR S

NUMBER MISSING FROM THE S.S. HESPERIAN.

September 8, 8.00 p.m.

The American missing on the Hesperian is a mesman named

Newark, New Jersey, of Datch parentage. Moist number of missing is now 33.ME

(Continued on page 10.)

One of the returning Zeppelins which apparently had gone se- tray, was seen near Amsterdam. and varions Datob forto.

The garrison fired on it but the re- ault is unknown.

Hostile air craft visited: the: Eastern counties and the London-

district on Wednesday night, and dropped some incondiary nad

Trebra. A few carak State Department sin) BRUTS and conferred with Mr. Lansing: regarding the Damba case. Officials see particular signifie anos in this as such a call, in* unprecedented.

The Novos Vremye pays a ki- bute to the Grand Duke Nichols who has inspired the army with deep affection and boundless confidence. It says that his naMÓ will live forever in the hearts of all Russian soldiers,

At a meeting of the Socialist National Dafence Committee, at Bristol, a resolation was passed, repadiating dialoyal intrigues from a small and unrepresent- ative group of “schemers and pacifist fanation,

The Norddeutscher gays that

tantamount to an Alliance, going Sir Edward Grey rejected the

further than any Treaty Great Neutrality Treaty because it was

Britain bad conclude with European Power, except an old Portuguese Alliance.

The Daily Telegraph says that no absolute decision was reached at Wednesday's Cabinet meeting, regarding the recommendatio of the Earl of Orawo’a committ

It is believed that two-thirds of the Ministers opposed compe

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAYS,BEZE Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatra-9.15 p.m. TO-MORROW.

Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m Viatoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Fourth Gymkhana Meeting. 3.80 p.m.

Monday, September 19, Meeting RFK. Yacht Club

5.20.pm

Organ Recital-86.

Cathedral 5.30 p.m.

John a

Friday, September 17,

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Douglas Steamship Do, meet-

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Saturday, September.

H.K. Police Reserva-P}

Concert: Pablic Gardena