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SEPTEMBER 15,

1915.

TO-DAY'S

WAR TELEGRAMS.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

MR, LLOYD GEORGE STILL TO THE FORE.

IS HE A CONVERT TO CONSCRIPTIONISM,

Relations Critical Between Roumanians and Austro-Germans.

Mr. HARCOURT AND THE NUMBER ENLISTED,

STILL MORE MEN WANTED.

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September 14, 1.10 p.m. Mr. Harcourt at Rawtenstall said that if he were free to give the numbers of the men who had enlisted since the commencement of the war they would stagger people in this country and the Allies; but still more men were wanted. The determination of the people to achieve a final victory is undaunted.

[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.)

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ANOTHER HOSTILE AIRCRAFT VISIT.

NO CASUALTIES,

September 13, 4.00 p.m. The Press Barosu announces that hostile airorsfi revisited the const last night, Bombs were dropped but there were no casualties, and the only damage reported in that some telegraph wires are

SOME MORE OF GERMANY'S MODEST" LITTLE " DEMANDS, down and some glass broken.

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

Mr. LLOYD GEORGE'S PREFACE.

REALLY A PUBLIC APPEAL TO THE GOVERNMENT.

September 14, 1.10 p.m.

MORE FRUITLESS ABROPLANE BOMBING,

September 14, 12.45-0.m. The Admiralty reports that a hostile aeroplane visited. the Kentish cosat this afternoon and dropped some home. A house was seriously damaged and four persons were injured. The enemy was chased off by two naval aeroplanes,

GERMANY AND AMERICA.

COUNT BERNSTORFF'S DIFFICULTIES.

September 13, 4.05 p.m.

GERMAN CLAIMS AND ADMISSIONS.

September 13, 9.50 p.m.

$38 PER ANNUM

TELEGRAMS

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN

CONDENSED.

Sir Arthur John Hammond Collins is dead. :

The relations batween Boume-

Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam states that the Germans lo-night olaim to have reached the Dwinsk-Vilne railway, but, on pin and Austro-German the other hand, they admit another defeat in the region of Tarnopol, critical.

The most seate stage in the the Austro-Germans during the night retreating some kilometree westward and taking-up new positions, To-night's Berlin com- Americo-German relations was musique ways that Field Marshal von Hindenburg has sisated the expected yesterday. Russians at some points between Friedrichstadt and Jacobstadt, Mr. Lloyd George's preface is but that the Russians are still holding staunchly in the Rigs region. regarded in somequraters really as The communique admits farther strong attacks at Z-Iwiankeo apabliosppeal to the Government. Prinos Leopold and General von Mackenson are still making the slowest progress. The Russians have developed a strong offensive to the west and the southwest of Tarnopol.

Flostils, aircraft re-visited the conat on Sunday night and dropped bombe, but there were no casualties:

*The Russian artillery, have: al-. ready considerably replenished their munitions, asusing the Germans a lively disappointment.

AUSTRIAN CONFESSIONS Of "retreat.

September 14, 4.30 p.m. An Aguirian communique describes the fighting consequent on Russian stacke in East Gafiois as of the fiercest description and

Count Bernstoff, alarmed at frequently baad to hand. It admits that the Austro-Gorm she during

the possibility of the severance the night withdrew to prepared positions near the Strypa river.

A Bassian communque says that the Russiane, ander the of Americs-German relations, is enemy's hurricane of artillery fire, again advanced somewhat in the sirendously endeavouring to un- Tarnopol district of Galicis, taking prisoners and mitrailleases and tungle the twisted skein.

Earl Kitchener has just sub- driving back the Germane who retired northward. The enemy on the lower Bereth attacked with the object of arresting the Russian mitted to the Cabinet, his estimate advance westward, ont after a fierce fight wea again defeated. Gen- of the number of soldiers it will orally speaking, says the communique, the efforts of the Assiro-be necessary for as to maintain, Mr. Harcourt said that if he Germans were directed to maintaining the appearance of offensive on the Continent, next year, operations which ara costing them] losses disproportionate to the

were free to give the numbers of resulte.

the men who had enlisted since the war, they would stagger the people in this vɔantry and the Allies.

ARTILLERY MOST BFFECTIVE.

September 14, 4.45 am. A Petrograd communique states that the enemy, vigorously attacking west and south-west of the Dwinsk, succeeded in catting. Mr. Lloyd tteurge a proface waS) the railway near the sation of Novosvientiany. After fierce published on the eve of the re-j fighting, as a result of the enemy's pressure between Novoientziany assembling of Parlisment and four and Vilna, the Bananiane retired. The enemy, greatly reinforced, is days before the book was ready. attacking most vigorously east of Saidel. The Russian artillery ist baa osused great sensation and most effective in rear-guard actions and everywhere the enemy is speculation. meeting with a resolate resistance from the Russians whose regular pre-arranged retrost is unaffected by their attacks,

Though there has been a grati- fying increase in the output of monitione, since the Ministry of Munitions was formed, the rate of

istry'e demanda.

Reuter's correspondent at Washington states that Count TURKISH CABINET CRISIS SPLIT ́OVER MASSACRES production is still below the Min- Mr. Lloyd George's preface was published on the eve of the re-assembling of Parliament, and four days before the book was Bernstorff, alarmed at the possibility of a severanos of Americo- ready, it has caused a great sensation and epscalation. It is German relations, is strenuously endeavouring to antangle the regarded in some quarters really as a public appeal to the Govern twisted skein. The most acute stage of the crisis is expected to

Septembar 13, 4.35 p.m. Reuter'a correspondant at Athens says that news has reached

Mr. Lloyd George, whoso views: recently were evident, is now hailed as an out and out .0004

ment since the latter alone is able to know "when the need is clear morrow. Much contras în Count Bernstorff'a threat of war. It is him from Constantinople to the eff at that the Sheik-al-Islam has scriptionist by the opponents of it alone is able to take" the necessary steps for vital decisions in believed he may deny the accuracy of the interview, but the officials reeigned his sest on the Cabinet, vigorously protesting against the conscription, who maintain that

any case.

are convinced that it was an attempt to bluff the Bate Department Mr. Lloyd George, whose views were recently evident, in now and to prevent the severance of relations. The German military hailed as an cat and out conscriptionist by opponents of conscrip- attache Captain von Papen will probably be transferred to another

permitted to withdraw on leave of absenos never to return. tion who maintain that he drew the picture darker, than the facts post for similar activities to those of Dr. Dambs, or he may be justified him in order to make a deeper impression.

The Daily Chronicis learns from an indisputable authority, that Mr. Lloyd George's conversion to compulsion since he became Minister of Munitione, is based not alone on military reasons, but | obitfly on industrial reasons,

A VISIT TO YELLOWSTONE PARK.

September 13, 7.25 p.m. Reuter's correspondent in New York reports that Captain Von Though there has been a gratifying increase in output, since the Ministry of Manitions was formed, the rate of production is still Papen, socampanied by Prince von Batsfeldt who is residing in b-low the Ministry's demands and acceleration is impossible with the United States, has departed for Yellowstone Park for three out the relaxation of all restrictive labour regulations.

OFFICIAL OPINION,

Mr. Lloyd George wants compulsory military service for wooks" on a visit "for the benefit of his health." industrial purposes, Suggestions for the disciplinary control of labour were received with marked disfavour by trade Unionists at a Conference held at the Ministry of Manitions ye«terday of employerá Trade Unionists and representatives of the War Office and the Admiralty.

EARL KITCHENER AND THE ARMY.

FURNISHES ESTIMATE TO THE CABINET.

September 14, 0.10 p.m. Earl Kitchener ba-just submitted to the Cabides his estimate of the number of soldiers, which it will be necessary for us to maintain, on the Oontinent, next year. The number is greatly in excess of our present forse, but there is no resson to doubs that the voluntary system will yield all the men needed.

GERMANY AND ROUMANIA.

RELATIONS CRITICAL,

September 14, 1.10 p.m. The Timer correspondent at Sofla says that relations between Roumanis and the Austro-Gormane are critical.

extermination of Obristian elementa in Turkey.

IMPORTANT RESIGNATION,

he drew the picture darker than the facts justified,” “

The Daily Chronicle learns from an indisputabe authority September 13, 9.50 p.m.

Lloyd that Mr.

George's According to Router's correspondent in Athens the news is conversion to compulsion, slags confirmed that the Suek al-Ilam has resigned owing to his dishe became Minister of Manitions, approval of the massacres of the Armenians, against which be pro- is based not alone on military rea- sons, but chiefly on industrial tested at a meeting of the Cabinet.

reusone,

Germany, in a recent Note to Roumanis, demanded permission GOOD WORK BY FRENCH ARTILLERY.

for the passage of Austro-German troops through Roumania, also for September 13. 5.05 p.m.

a Roumanian undertaking to Benter'e correspondent in Paris sistes that the French artillery September 14.5.10 a.m. sad rifl» fir, is markedly superior to that of the Germans. Accord-pply benzine and other requie-

sterling. According to Reuter's correspondent at Washington Conating to a communique the guns are continually active in Arraste to the value of eight millions Bernstorf, after his interview with Mr. Lansing, told interviewers along the line southward to Ohampagne and in Argonne. The that he anticipated a favourable outcome of the Arabic oase. It is Franch batteries are particularly effective in Lorraine, destroy- stated from other sources, that Mr. Lansing emphasised the ing German iranches and works. A German infantry attack necessity for Count Bernstorff's producing convincing proofs of was easily repulsed to the north of Souches. The enemy in Lorraine Cermany's minority as regar tu respecting passenger lizere, but it at three points charged as far as the entanglements but were defeated is generally agreed that Count Bernstof ben secured a further by infantry flue. deisy to enable him to communicate with Berlin. A feeling of pessimism prevails in official circles in Washington.

THE RUSSIANS.

THE PERSIAN NEUTRALITY AFFAIR.

September 13, 1.25 p.m.

The Persian Legation atates that Pervis is doing her atmost to preserve neutrality and to deal with the unrest in southern Par-it, in the face of immense military, political and financial obstacles ANOTHER GERMAN DISAPPOINTMENT.

She is taking every step to make reparation for recent event and to prevent a recurrenos of them. As a matter of fact, the Persian September 13, 4:35 p.m. "According to Banter's correspondent in Paris an official note Government has received protests against its singed benevolent states that the Russian artillery bad already considerably replenished neatrality towards Great Britain and Busus Heater learns from ite munitions, causing the Germans lively disappointment. another diplomatic gasrter that she Persian situation is nowhat German correspondents emphasise the violence of the Busian improved and that the Persian Government is offering galantees resistance, Torrential rains have prevented the arrival of German for securing order. reinforcementa.

SAD PLIGHT OF REFUGBES.

September 137.25 p.m.

Renter's correspondent in Petrograd aates that whole town- Germany in a Note, recently demanded permission for the ships and villages in the provisos of Grodao are marching from usage of Austro-German troops through Hoamanis, also for fifty to sixty miles to varlous points on the railways. The Hoomanian undertaking to supply bensine and other requirites to be value of eight million sterling,

are sleeping in the wools in the rain and cold, but the autho are doing their utmost to senist and feed the refuges multitude

Armed robbers last night; broke into a shop in the Battle thousand dollars. One of the meat Shanghai and stole four robbers was thrown down into the tram line, when another rabber osme up and shot his assailant dead,

DON'T FORGET:

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Victoria Thea

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MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S PREFACE

September 13, 7.25 p.m.

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Mr. Lloyd George's preface (illuded to in our isane of yest the beginning of the war and published at one shillin day) is an introduction to a colieation of his speeches

Through Terror to Triumph.

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