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TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
THE TERRIFIC GALE.
HEAVY DEATH LIST.
BULGARIANS APPEAL TO KING FERDINAND
AGAINST FRATRICIDAL WAR.
FIERCE FIGHTING IS PROCEEDING ALONG
WHOLE EASTERN FRONT.
Russians inflict enormous losses and make many captures.
Some Russian trenches have been captured by the Germans
THE ALLIES' SUCCESSES AND ROUMANIA. on one of the lakes, in the region east of Dwinsk and the Vilas line, but the Russians are fighting to recover them. While, be-
October 3, 10.00 8.m. sidua repulsing German attacks on other Iskes the Russians Renter's correspondent at Paris says that the Allies_succomes stormed B town and village to the northeast of have created indescribable enthusiasm throughout Roumanis, Lake Modziel and their cavalry east of Lake Narotob, obarged some where there are great rejoicings among the people. infantry protecting convoys and captured hundreds of waggons, prisonere, horsee and quantities of ammunition, and sabred the THE Being Garmana.
SUCCESS OF THE ANULO-FRENCH COMMISSION. AMERICAN
BNTHUSIASM,
(Beater's Service to the "Telegraph. "]
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
FRENCH ATTACK UNDERGROUND SHELTERS:
October 1, 11.25 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Paris, the substance of the numerous accounts of the Western battles confirms the extraor- dinary formidableness of the German defences, which, in some casse, neither the bombardment nor the wholesale explosions of mines, had wholly wrecked.
The French at Souchez exploded twelve thousand pounds of powder below German trenches near woad, to which the Germans had retired. There was a porfect warren of underground shelters, which the French were forced to tackle separately, in face of awful machine gun fire. Bloody work easued and numerous maobina gune in pits, covered with steel plates, did terrible execution, before the French, with the aid of bombs, finally captured the wood.
BOMBARDMENT BY ENEMY MONITORS.
October 1, 11.24 p.m. Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam says that enemy monitors bombarded Lombartsyde and Middelkerke. The British did not attempt any fresh attack yesterday:
A Berlin communique adds: A German attack northward of Loos made sɔme prograss, despite British fierce resistance. A few prisoners were taken; also two machine guns. The commanique admits that the French in Champagne attacked eastward of Auberive with strong forces.
APPRECIABLE TRENCH TO TRENCH PROGRESS,
our
October 2, 0.10 p.m. An afternoon commucique says that in Artois the enemy violen-
positions, to the
Sanchez, tly bombarded however, We made
trenoh
east of
60 appreciable treach
to
Sarpriso attacks on a number of villages east and south east of Novo Grodek forced German garrisons to fles to their main positions, abandoning arms, ammiunition and hundreds of dead who had been bayonettad, many prisoners were taken.
Southeast of Baranovitch, half way between Nova Grodek and Pinsk, the Germans were driven soross the river Chars, and further couth, osar Kolki, which is northeast of Luck, a German attack was turned into a complete farco, as the Russians counter-attacked, inflicted enormous lowes and made the Germans flee in disorder,
GERMANS LOSE TWENTY THOUSAND IN THE LAST
ATTACKS.
FOR VALOUR.
AND CONSPICUOUS DEVOTION.
October 1, 8.20 p.m, The Victoria Cross has been awarded to the following:-- To Private Aldred Potts of the Ist Berkshire Yeomanry for most conspicuous bravery and devotion to a
(Rutar's Sorrics To The "Telegraph.”)
Londoni Received, October 3. Beuter's correspondent at New Orleans states that. 255 persona have been killed and 105 are missing,asarsault of the hurricane on the Mississippi and Louisians coasts. The damage to proparty is estimated at a hundred million dollars.
wounded comrade SUPPRESSION OF OPIUM,
in Gallipoli. Although he himself was severely wounded in the thigh, in the attack on Bill 70, on August 28, he remained out over forty. eight hours ander the Tarkish trenches with a private of his own regiment, who was severely wounded and unable to move; although he could himself have returned to safety. Finally he fixed a shovel to the equipment of his wounded comrade, hasand, using this, as a sledge, dragged him back six hundred yarla
to our lines, under the Turkish fire.
To Captain P. H. Haneen, 8th Lincolns, for most con-
After the
October 3, 9.20 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd anys that the Cabinet returned from Headquarters. The newspapera esys that the Dams will re-assemble on the 8th inst.
The newspapers in a description of the encounter, between the Russian battelships with the German shore batteries, so the west of Rig, in which the captain and commander were killed, say that their death 1726 due to the explosion of Betray shell from the conning tower of one of the warships. Thereafter the Russian ships closed in and opened fire with all their heavy guns, poaring a tornado of shell into the enemy batteries, thus immediately avenging the death of one of the most popular officers of the squadron. The ships retired andamaged.
It is reported from Dwinek that the Germans lost twenty thou and killed in the last farious attacks.
Refugees from Ostroff state that the Germans' great difficulty, are the boge northwest of Baranovitomi.Once over two hundred Germanu, with five guns, were engulfed in a marsh.
THE ANGLO-FRENCH LOAN.
AMERICAN ENTHUSIASM.
October 1, 6.50 p.m. Reatar's correspondent at New York says that a banquet was given to the members of the Anglo-French Loan Commission: Four hundred guests obeared themselves hoarse in toasting President Wilson, King Georgeand President Poincare, and everyone expressed the hope that the Allies would speedily win. Lord Reading eloquently thanked America for her help and sympathy. American speakers asserted that British, French and American interests were identical,
BITTER GERMAN COMMENTS.
October 1, 6.50 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the success of the Allios' loan in America, is the subject of bitter comments in the German Press.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
progress. On the La Folie heights, in Champagne, we gained SIR EDWARD GREY'S STATEMENT CAUSES NO SURPRISE. an important section of hostile positions forming a salient on the present line, north of Mesail.
October 2, 2.50 a.m. Reuter learns that Sir Edward Grey's statement has
diplomatic quartera.
The Bulgarian legation is without news from Sofia,
Our aviators bombed the railway junction behind the Germanosused no surprise in lines and cannonaded some of their positions at night.
Otherwise all in quiet,
October 8, 1.10 a.m.
Field Marshal Sir John French in his despatch says:-We de- livard a counter-attack last night and secured our objective, name. ly, two German trenches southwest of Fosse eight which the enemy had recovered on September 28.
There were no other incidents on our front.
THE RUSSIANS.
CONTINUAL HEAVY RAINS,
October 1, 6.50 p.m. A French wireless message saya that continual heavy rains are falling throughout Russia.
FRENCH MILITARY MISSION,
BULGARIANS APPEAL TO KinⱭ FerdinAND.
October 2, 2:40 p.m.
of the Bulgarian Sobranye saying: It is unthinkable that The Blav Committes in London has telegraphed to the President Bulgaria will contribute to the subjection of Slavdom to the brutal Germano Magyar tyranny.
The Bulgarians in Paris have telegraphed to King Ferdinand asking him not to drag them into a fratricidal war, which is in- compatible with the aspirations of Bulgarians, who cannot forget that France is their second Fatherland, Russia their Liberator and England their Protector.
THE NECESSITY FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION.
October 3; 10.00 a.m. Beater's correspondent at Paris saya that the newspapers are discussing the intervention of the Allies in the Balkan orisis. They say that the Governments of the Quadruplics have comprehended the October 1, 6,50 p.m.
necessity for immediate military action and have decided to land Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd says that a French Military troops at the terminal point of the railway line supplying Serbin Mission, headed by General Damado, arrived at the Imperial Head-the Serbian frontier, he will find Anglo-French soldiers against him. Le Figara saya that if King Ferdinand persists in orossing quarters yesterday and was received by the Tsar.
MORE RUSSIAN SUCCESSES,
October 2, 4.05 a.m..
Bacter's correspondent at Petrograd says that force fighting la proceeding along the whole front. Both sides are attacking and the Russians, according to a communique, having the better of the exchanges, causing the Germans, at many points, to flee in disorder and abandon material.
GERMAN RELIBVB AUSTRIANS ON THE DANUBE.
October 8, 10.00 a.m. According to Beuter's correspondent at Paris a telegram from Bakhroat says that German troops have relieved the Austrian first line on the Danube. A German battalion, whilst trying tonross the river near Semendrio, was manihilated and a further German force, coming to the assistance of its comrades, in boats, was drowned, Seven German sitempts, at seven different places, were defeated with heavy losses.
the
IN KWANGTUNG,
London. Received, October 3.*** Beater's correspondent st Hongkong says that the Canton
phonous bravery on August 9, at Vilginbaran, in Gallipoli. Government is appointing battalion was forced to retire, leaving some wounded, owing prepared opium in Kwangtung; captare of the "Green Knoll" his ayndicate, to regulate the esle of to the intense heat of the burning serab. When with the object of expediting the retirement has been effected, Captain Hansen and three or four suppression of opium smoking. volunteers dashed forward several times, some four hundred yards, over the ground into the sarab under terrific fire, and succeeded in resvaing, from inevitable death by barning, six wounded men.
OBITUARY.
LORD PETRE.
Lord Patre has died from wounds.
October 2, 2,50 am.
HON. MR. T. C. R. AGAR-ROBARTS, M.P.
October 3, 9.20 p.m.
The Hon. Mr. Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes, M.P., has died, from wounds, in France.
AMERICA AND GERMANY.
CAPTAIN VON PAPEN TO BE WITHDRAWN.
October 2, 2.50 a.m. Washington has indicated that, unless Garmany withdraws ber military attache, Captain von Papen, the United States will probably demand bia recall.
BRITISH AND AMERICAN EXPORTS. SIR EDWARD GREY'S MEMORANDUM,
Octolar 3, 11.20 a.m.
A MOHAMMEDAN RELI-
GIOUS FESTIVAL.
HOLY CARPET CEREMONY.
London. Resalved October S.
The Holy Carpet ceremony took place at Cairo yesterday.
SWIMMING.
Queen's College Annual Sports,
At the V: B. C. on Friday after noon, the annual aquatic sports in
Sir Edward Grey in a memorandum to the American Ambassad-connection with Queen's College; or, in reply to a request for figures of certain British exports, referring to statements that have been circulated in Amerios, that the British Government is trying to stop the legitimate trade of the United States with neutrals, points out that the American or ports, of almost every important commodity, are much greater than those of Great Britain,
were held. The competitors were very enthusiastic, and but for an unfortunate interference the time in the one hundred yards sham- pionshipmight have been reduced by two seconds. The time record.
The results wOTO :--- Beginners Race, one length. Lang Hing Ham; 2, Ko Yau Chang. Time 21 secs.
Sir Edward Grey explains that in many cases Great Britained was 1 min. 12-2/5 secs. re-exported goods, because the producte for the Dominions and India, which formerly went to continental porte, are now sent to the United Kingdom and thence distributed to old customers in neutral, countries. Everything tended to ehow that the United States profits are greater than those of Great Britain, in respect to these neutral countries, the total value of trade with the United States having increased three hundred per cent,
THE PIRATE'S WEEKLY CATCH.
ONLY SIX VESSELS..
October 2, 10.40 p.m. 20,727 tons, have been sunk, during the week ending September 29, According to an official announcement six vessels, aggregating
oat of 1,387 departures and sailinge from the United Kingdom.
THE ITALIANS.
ENEMY'S FIRINO VERY BAD.
October 2, 10.40 p.m.
A Rome communique says that the enemy wasted an enormons quantity of artillery and rifle ammunition on the whole of the Leonzo into the enemy's tresobee the infantry did not appear, except at front, the firing was so bad. At some places big shells were dropped one point, and was promptly repulsed."
THE ARABIC CONTROVERSY,
NEGOTIABLE BASIS FOR A SETTLEMENT.
October 2, 10.40 p.m. Renter's correspondent at New York says that Conas Bernstorff has delivered a Hote, which, it is understood, will afford a negotiable basis for a settlement of the Arabio controversy,
Team Race,1,Queen's College. (Lau Yau Chi, In Po Hung, &. Hall, Ohoi Man Ping). Time. 2,27 1.5,
Plunging.-1, Hung Ho Ohio; 2, G. Hall; 3 Choi Man Ping. Length, 441 ft.
2.
School Championship, 100 yards.-1, Chol Man Ping, G. Hall; 3, Lau Yan Ohi; 4, Iu Po Hang. Time. 1.12 2-5: High Dive.-1, G. Hall; 2, Lau Man Ho; 3, Lan Yan Chi,
School Handicap, four lengths. -1, G. Hall; 2, Hang Ho Chía; 3, Choi Man Ping. Time. 1.24 2-5. Ulothes Race-1, Choi Man Ping: 2, G. Hall; 8, La Man Ho. Consolation Base.-1, la Pa Hung; 2, Moosden; S, Shiu Kwai Shang.
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