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ENORMOUS SUCCESS OF THE ALLIES IN

EAST AND WEST.

GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN RUSSIA NOT MERELY

ARRESTED. INITIATIVE PASSES INTO

RUSSIAN HANDS.

Enemy's Line at Dwinsk Reduced from 70 to 27 Miles

THE RUSSIANS.

INITIATIVE PASSED INTO HANDS OF THE RUSSIANS,

October 11, 12 55 p.m.

It is now clear that the German offensive in. Rumia is not merely arrested but that the initiative has passed into the hands of the Russians. Experts at Petrograd point out that the Germann is the Dwinsk region failed to ouißank the Russians and had now shortened their front from seventy to twenty-seven miles making stubborn frontal attacks, at a ghastly cost.

The Rassinos ander General Evert are growing stronger everywhere, pressing the enemy back, both in the Dwinsk region and southwards towards Galicia, capturing thousands of prisoners. A strong attack on the river Styr, on Thursday night, resalted in a Bowviso advance of four miles, and the capture of the enemy's first and second positions.

A festurs of the Russian operations is the daring night bayoust | attacks, giving the Germans no respite.

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'THE RUSSIAN EVACUATION OF VILNA.

October 11, 12.55 p.m.

Fugitives from Vilna, who have arrived at Petrograd, state that the town bucned for three days after the Russian evacuation and that only twelve thousand of the inhabitants remain-mostly children and old people.

KILLED IN ACTION,

HON. C. P. MILLS, M. P.

October, 11, 12.40) p.m.

The Honourable Charles Thomas Mills, M.P. has been killed

in soliou,

MORE GERMAN “KULTUR."

A HELPLESS WOUNDED OFFICER ROBBED,

October 11, 12,40 p.m Lient-Colonel Brettel, the tallest man in the Indian Army, has arrived at Brighton auffering from cix wounde. He lay helpless and alone for three nights between the Anglo Garman lines in France, during which time he was robbed by the Germans.

GERMAN OBSERVATION POSTS.

ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES.

October II, 12.55 p.m. Refugees from Syria and Palestine, who have arrived in on the Mount of Olives at shooting range with Mount Golgotha, and have requisitioned thousands of peasants to dig trenches in the Holy Land.

SEVEN OR EIGHT THOUSAND GERMAN DBAD LIE IN FRONT RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOATS SINK TURKISH SAILING BOATS, Alexandria, atste that the Germans have installed observation posta

OF BRITISH AND FRENCH LINES.

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

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

THE DUC DB MONTPENSIER'S SCATHING DENOUNCEMENT.

October 11, 2 20 p.m.

October 11, 3.15 p.m. A Petrograd naval oɔmmunique states that two Russian torpedo boste, off the Anatolian Coast, destroyed nineteen Turkish eailing ships with cargoes for Turkish troops. One was blown up; the others carried grain.

THE ALLIES IN THE WEST,

GERMANS DESERT OWING TO VIOLENce of

ARTILLERY FIRE.

October 11, 12.40 p.m. According to Beuter's correspondent at Paris a French eye- witness says that the capture of the Tahura Hill was the result of strong artillery preparation, preceding brave attacks. Enemy trenches everywhere were obuked with corpees. Seven lines of and, thanks to the artillery work, this was done with comparative ene

The Duc de Montpensier has telegraphed to the King of Bul- garia, who is his cousin, and raya inter alia "Your saintly mother, my aunt Clementine, your uncles, those noble and unsullied soldiers trenches, echeloned on a depth of three kilometres, had to be carried, of Orleans, Aumale, Nemours and Obartres, if they hear the earth's oproer they must rise in their graves to hurl their curse in your face, and I, who so often sent you my affectionate and loving wishes, know you no more and abandon you to your apostasies, your remuree, your Turks and your Bechea."

ALLIES CONTINUE TO LAND REGULARLY AT SALONICA,

October 11, 2.20 pm. French correspondents at Salonica state that the Allies con tinue to land regularly and acomplete division with artillery started intend on Saturday.

ROUMANIA DEMANDING MOBILISATION.

October 11, 2.20 p.m. Telegrame from Rome say that the population of Macedonian Serbia has gathered together in armed bands to repel the Bulgar- jane. Men who have been certified unfit, women and old men every where in Serbis, ara arming to defend their country.

Roumania in concéntrating troops on the Bulgarian frontier. Ameeting of the members of the Chamber at Bakharest have unanimously parsed a resolution demanding mobilisation.

GERMANS USB POISON GAS IN SERBIA.

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The German prisoners were suffering from hanger and thirst and said that a part of the garrison in the village of Tabure were actually panic stricken, and deserted, owing to the violence of the fire, The German made terrifio efforts on the 7th inst, to re-take the Hill bat they did not gain an inch of ground and their efforts only resulted in a costly defeat.

CAN THE WESTERN FRONT BE THINNED ?

October 11, 2.20 p.m.

The French Press are keenly discussing the question, as to whether the Western front can be thinned in order to send sn ampla expeditionary force to S.rbia,.

The French Premier to-day makes an important statement, re- garding the near Eastern position, to the United Parliamentary Commissione. It is not improbable that a secret session of the Cham- ber will afterward be demended to discuss the whols position,

SEVEN OR BIGHT THOUSAND DEAD GERMANS

NBAR-ALLIES” LINES,”

Dotaber 11, 5:45 p.m. Renter's correspondent in Paris states that the Gressosu artill only attained a fair fotaneity, while the French halterion” r everywhere very effectively, Dong

THE FRENCH FLEET.

NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

October 11, 2,10 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Paris says that Admiral D'Artigo du Fournet has been appointed Uommander-in-Chief of the French Flest, in succession to Admiral Lapeyrers, who has resigned, owing to ill-health.

THE GERMAN NAVY TO BE USED AT LAST I

GERMAN SAILORS TRANSFERRED TO EASTERN AND WESTERN FRONTS.

October 11, 12.55 p.m. It is stated in Copenhagen that the crews of all the warships at Kieland Heligoland, are being transferred to the Extern and Western

fronts,

THE ITALIANS,

SIGNOR SALANDRA IS GOING TO THE FRONT.

POctober 11, 3.15 p.m. Beuter's correspondent at Rome says that Signor Salandra is It is anderstood that going to the front to opusuit with the King. they will discuss important Balk in affairs.

(In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page theywill be found on the Extra].

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.

BRILLIANT WORK BY SCOUTI

October 118.30 am

CONDENSED.

The German frontal attsóke cu the Eastern front have been made jat a ghastly cost.

The Germans have requistioned. thousands of peasants to trenches in the Holy Land.

The capture of the Tahure hill was the result of a rong artillery preparation preceding brave as- tacks.

The number of the enemy dead. in front of the Allies lines in estimated at seven or eight thousand,

The crown of all the warshipu at Kiel and Heligoland are being transferred to the Eastern and the Western front.

Two Russian torpedo boats off the coast of Anatolia destroyed nineteen Turkish sailing shipa with cargoes off the Turkish troops.

It is cow olear that the German offensive in Rassia is not merely arrested but that the initiativə has passed into the hands of the Hassians,

Fresh reports confirm that if ə German violent counter-attacke during the last few daya against the British fronts only resulted in complete costly defont,

The French Press are discus ing--the question whether the Western front can be thinned in order to send an ample expedi tionary force to Berbis.

Only twelve thousand of the inhabitants of the town of Vilna remained - after the Busin |ersonation—these ware' mostly

children and old people.

The Germana' terrifió offərth on the 7th inst. to retake the Tabure Hill did not gain a single- inch of ground and their efforts only resulted in a costly defeat.

German prisoners suffering from hunger and thirst said thae. part of the garrison of the village of Tshare were actually panic. stricken und deserted owing the violence of the artillery fr

The Remians under General Evert are growing stronger every where pressing the enemy back both in the Drinsk region and southward wards Galibia oap- turing thousands of prisoners.

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correspondent at Petrograd the official A communiquo adds that fresh reports confirm the statement that the violent counter-attacks by the Germans, during the law, w dommunique red farther capigre of handreds of prisoners by October 11, 385. p.m.

days, against the British and French from before Loos and to the the Russians, Desperate fighting is taking place north of Beuter felegram received to-day announces that the Germans north of it, only resulted in complete and costly defeat. The Dwinsk, where villages have constantly changed – handa. invading Serbia, hava many twelve ingh howiesin among their principal sault was made by from three to four German divisions The communique mentione a wonderful success by Russian Wednest Norrmber.

and these were completely repaieed and dispersed,

data scoute north of Pripet, who prostrated, during the night, enemy array of guns,

The number of dead in front of the Allied lines is estimated at trenshaw, bygneted two hundred and took four hundred and fifty- The enemy on Saturday used poison gases neer Sha bats, in the

seven or eight thousand,

„ix prisoners, themselves only losing fifty. #pikhwest corner of Serbia.

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