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Beptember 27-1915,

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日九十月八年卯乙

MONDAY,

September 27 1914,

Temperature ̈6:- Humidity

SEPTEMBER

27,

1918.

拜歳 號七十月九英悲香 SINGLEOOPY 10CATIN,

.896 PER ANNUM

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

WAR TELEGRAMS.

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN

CONDENSED,

GERMANY BEING BROUGHT TO BOOK.

THE HESIONE.

MISSING BOAT PICKED UP.

September 28, 1.50 p.m: The Hesione's Missing boat has been picked up.

CHANGE OF GERMAN NAVAL STAFF.

FRENCH PENETRATE ENEMY'S LINES TAKING OVER RUTHLESS SUBMARINE WARFARE NOT FAVOURED,

TWELVE THOUSAND PRISONERS.

British Warships Bombard Zeebrugge.

THE LATEST FROM BULGARIA.

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

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT.

September 26, 6,40 p.m. The Bulgarian Government hau sddressed a Note to the Powers similar to this morning's semi-official statement. An interesting development is that the Stambulofist leader Dr. Ghonadieff, har joined the Government after a prolonged conference with M. Radoslavoff and will probably have a sat in the Cabinet. This will consolidate the Government's majority bat as Dr. Ghenadieff has frequently declared himself pro-Eatouts, it has a particular signi- ficanos at the present moment, as Dr. Ghenadieff is probably in flanncing the whole of the policy of the Government.

BULGARIAN MOBILISATION NOT DIRECTED AGAINST GREECE OR SERBIA.

September 28, 0.40 p.m. The Bulgarian Minister to Greece made the most interesting statement that the restoration of mobilisation is not directed against Greece or Berbis, but in case that the Austro-Germans should advance so far as Widin,

SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT.

BRITISH ATTACKS IN LOBASSE REGION.

September 20, 1.00 p.m. Field Marshal Sir John French reports that we continue to attack in the Labases region to the east of Givency and Vermelles.

We captured the Western outskirts of Halluch, the village of Loss, the surrounding mining worke and Hill, Seventy.

Other British attacks were made to the north of the Labasas Canal which draw strong German reserves towards this sector, resulting in hard fighting the whole day long with varying quocem, bat the British at nightfall to the north of the Canal occupied the positions they had won in the morning.

SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT.

September 26, 1,00

Mr. James Keir Hardie, M. P

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The French in the great battle

55” Field Marshal Sir John French in a bulletin reports that the been picked up. British in an attack southward of Labasses Canal captured German tronches on a front of over five miles, penetrating the enemy's lines! in some places-to-distance of: 4,000 yards. There were other on the Western frost consolidated minor attacks. Up to the present the British have captured 1,700 all their important gains, men, eight guns, and several machine guns, the number of which is not yet known

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

"There is a very hot artillery |sation-along: the entire Carn's front, The Austrians attacked thric but each time were repulasd. The number of prisonera saken. in the great battle on the Western front scinally counted, exposde, twelve thousand men,

September 26, 1.50 p.m.

BULGARIA HAS NO AGGRESSIVE INTENTIONS. Admiral von Holzendarif, formerly commander of the High Seas Float, has been appointed head of the German- Naval General

September 26, 1.45 am. The Britisk on the south wide Staff, in succession to Admiral Brohmann. The latter sad Admiral

According to Router's correspondent in Sofis it was: gomis of the Menin road attacked Hooge Behacke, who has likewise bsea displaced represented the party favouring ruthless submarine warfare. The new men favour no officially announced on the 23rd inst. that Bulgaria has no aggressive and gained six hundred yards of sinking of passenger steamers without warning and the allowing intentions, bat is firmly resolved to be fully armed to defend her German trenches which shoy those aboard to save themselves; also that in doubtful osess the sub-rights and independence, following the example of Holland and Switzerland at the beginning of the war. Balgaria has been marinee should take the safe side.

obliged in view of the movements of troops by her neighbours, and the Austro-German cffensive against Servia, to proclaim armed neutrality while continuing poarparlern with the two belligerent groups.

BRITISH SQUADRON BOMBARD ZEEBRUGGE.

A COLUMN OF SMOKE ABOVE THE PORT,

September 26, 1.50 p.m.

SERBIAN ARTILLERY ACTIONS.

September 26, 6.10a.m.

According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam a A communique from Nish describes the artillery actions on Datoh correspondent on the Island of Cadzand off the Province of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on the river Save front, The Zooland say that a British squadron, of five large and twenty-five Serbian artillery interfered with the enemy's fortification work on smaller warabips, bombarded Zeebrugge at 6.30 on Saturday the heights opposite Ostrovitza and was fired at by the enemy guns, morning: A big column of smoke rose above the port.

but promptly silenced the latter. An attempt by the enemy to cross The British light guns were also active, probably against sub-the Bave and Drins rivere towards Ratcha on Wednesday was marines as the shots did not reach the coast.

repulsed. Enemy aeroplanes were twice fomed by Serbian guns to The German batteries replied and a German seroplane frequently fly over the Roumanian bank of the Danube. | few from the cosat to the filset, which depar:ed after four hours.

ARTILLERY ACTIONS ON THE CARNIA FRONT:

AUSTRIANS THRICE REPULSED. - -

THE RUSSIANS.

FIERCE FIGHTING ON THE DWINSK FRONT,

September 23, 5:15 a.m.

consolidated.

The report contained in Fri- day's German communique, that the British attacked to the south of Labasson is false; no attack was attempted.

A British squadron, of fire large and twenty-five emailer warships, bombarded Zsebrügge at 6.30 on Saturday morning. A big column of smoke rose above the port.

There is brisk fighting in the neighbourhood of Cividale where the enemy has been re-informed. Italian troops drafted from the Upper Valtellina forced back the Austrians.

The German admirals who have been appointed to the General Blaif favour, the mo sinking of pamsenger steamers without wara- ingang besallowing of those aboard to save the miners

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A Petrograd communique states that later reports show that

Russo-French colonies September 28, 10.35 p.m.

the Russians took 6,128 prisoners at Luck. A fierce battles continuss

from Ispahan safely resched Beater's correspondent at Rome ways that there has been brisk on the whole of the Dainsk front where the Germans, supported by fighting in the neighbourhood of Cividale where the enemy has a hurricane of artillery fire, attacked repeatedly and desperately. Taberan, escorted by twenty- been re-inforced. The Italian troops drafted from the Upper Some of the trenches changed hands frequently. All attacks were seven Cossacks, a Swedish cfficer Valtellina forced back the Austrisce.

repulsed by the close range fire of the Russians, who inflicted and thirty gendarmerie; brigands A communique saya that there is a very hot artillery action along enormous losses while they themselves suffered heavily. The com- constantly hovered around. the whole of the Carnia front. The Austrians attacked thrice but munique also reports that altogether 5,654 prisoners were taken saoh time were repulsed. The Italian artillery has bombarded in actions elsewhere on the front. Tarvis railway station causing huge fires.

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

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

FRENCH COMMUNIQUES.

AIR FLOTILLA BOMBS METZ

September 25, 7.25 pm.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DWINSK BATTLE.

September 26, 6,15 a.m.

There is obstinate 6ghting throughout Champaigns. The French penetrated the German lines on a front of twenty-fiva kilometres at varying depths of one to four kilometres

A communiqas from Petrograd describing the Dainak battle

The French maintained the asys the Germans in their first attack succeeded in entering the trenches, but were dislodged by a counter-attack. The Germans positions they won at A tols in- cluding the Chateau Carleur and re-assembled and again flang themselves in coupant selamus on the trenches, but the artillery, machine guns and rifl's fire, forced the cemetery at Souches and she last trenches the Germans had them to retreat in disorder.

Two more similar attacks melted away. In the course of one held at the "Labyrinth.” Russian counter-attack a defeobment in the heat of the fighting was Admiral Holtzendorff has been surrounded by Germans, but cul its way out with the bayonet and appointed head of the German rejoined its comrades. It appears that during the battle near Naval, General Staff in succession. Hogaichine the 41st German corpe suffered most saverely Daring to Admiral Bachmann. The latter ite disorderly retreat the Russians captured 517 nawounded, and a and Admiral von Bebnoke who great number of wounded prisoners, also a gun and seven machine has been likewise displaced, re- gune. In hot fighting for two villages near Dabno, a Russian presented the rothless submarina frontal attack, under a hurricane of artillery fire, resulted in the warfare party. capture of 1,630 prisonera. A series of enemy isoka near Novo Alexinets, adjacent to Galicis, were fruitless, but a vigorous Rua-

We made another attack on Hooge on either side of the Monia

A French communique rcoords the usual artillery duels along gian counter-attack secured three-thousand prisoners, and eleven road. The attack on the north side of the road occupied the Bellewarde farm and a ridge, but this was subsequently re-taken by the front with minor fighting with bombe and grenades. A fresh machine guns. The Russian cavalry south-west of Tremboealia the enemy, though the attack on the south side of the road, gained German attsok at Manhone, in Lorraine, completely broke down. charged the enemy, who fled. The Russian troops pursued the A French air fitilla dropped fo:ty bombs on the railway station at enemy's horses, esbring many sad capturing 517 pritonera and two us air hundred yards of German trenches, which we consolidated.

The report in Friday's German communique that the British Mets. The wook has been quiet at the Dardanelles, Tarkish maxima hid attacked to the south of Labasas is falce; no attack was attempted. mine attack was defeated by counter-mining, fifteen Tarks being killed...French warships effectively tombarded a big gun battery on the Asiatic coast,

THE BATILE ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

portant gains.“

GERMAN LINES BROKEN AGAIN,

BRITISH GAIN A FOOTING AT SEVERAL POINTS.

September 26, 2.40 sm.

A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

September, 20, 6.10 a.m.

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A German communique says:-The enemy's fire has increased along the whole front from the sea to the Vouges. It was especially violent east of Ypres, and from Champagne so Argonne. It adds that after a most covers artillery preparation, lasting fifty hours in some places, the expected attack began yesterday morning. The A Paris communique states:-Oar batteries on the Belgian British attacked between the railways from Ypres to Boulers and September 26, 5:05 pm. cosst ad operated with the British fleet in bombarding the German Comines. The British northern wing was repulsed after hand to Lammert, 2.30. p.m. to Renter's correspondent at Paris says that the French in the positions at Westende and Middelkerke. The British successfully hand ighting in front of and to German positions, but admits that Wednesday, September 28. great battle on the Western front have consolidated all their im attacked enemy positions west of Loos and Hablach, the French British attacks continge north-east and south-east of Armentieres Kowloon Cricket Club Meeting.

A communique says:-Thers le obstinate fighting throughout operating. The British vigorously attacked north of Arrae, and and north of the Labasse Canal. The communique, says the Trench_5.80 Champaigne We penetrated the German lines on front of gained a footing at several points of the enemy lines. There was on Wednesday evening as it has now only become known-pene Olvil Service Olab, Meeting twenty five kilometres in varying depths of one to four kilometres. ghing with bombe and serial torpedoes in the region between the trated and battered the German trenches near Souches. They were 5.30%

Somme and the Aigne. Our artillery exploded munitions depot elected yesterday when there were French attacks near Souches The number of prisoners acinally counted exceeds twelve in a fortified house. There was a renewed and most violent bomb- und Neuville. We also repulsed French attacks at Champagne, thousand men. The communique continues We maintained ardment of the enemy's trenches, shelters, blockhouses and batteries between Promes and Argonne, some by artillery, and others collaps

ight all the positions we had won in Artois including Champagne, after which the French Infantry assulted the few yards before the entanglemente. It declares that the through the The Chateau Carleur, the cemetery at Sonches and the last trench German lines between the Saippe and Alane rivers, and occupied treating French columns lost heavily from intense artillery and Which the Germans had held in the Labyrinth. There is nothing the first of the enemy positional Almost along the whole front, maxin fire. Hand to hand Eghting continues at to report at the rest of the front except the French surprise artillery, our progress contingest

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