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October 18 1914,
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October 18 14.3.
3018 日十初月九年列乙
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
76
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MONDAY, OCTOBER IS, ∙1915.
TO-DAY'S
WAR TELEGRAMS,
AUSTRO-GERMANS TRAPPED ON
SERBIAN FRONT.
ENEMY 5 LOSSES INCLUDE TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND KILLED AND SIXTY THOUSAND WOUNDED.
More Magnificent "Pure Inventions" of the Germans.
RUSSIA TRAINING THE KIRGHIZES TO FIGHT
THE GERMANS.
[Reater's Service to The "Telegraph."]
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
FRANCE DECLARES WAR ON BULGARIA.
clared war on Bulgaria.
October 17, 6.00 p.m.
GERMAN LIE LAID LOW.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
IMPORTANT GERMAN VICtualling CENTRES ATTACKED.
October 17, 4.50 p.m..
Reator's correspondent at Paris reports that progress in Artois and Lorraine is a feature of a communique. The French osptured a strong position south east of Neuville and maintained their gain, despite to night counter-attacks.
A reciprocal bombardment continues at Libone and some ground was gained northward of Reillon, Lorraine, during the course and at the closs of stubborn engagements.
French air squadrons have attacked three important German victualling centres,
THE DARDANELLES.
ENEMY MINING OPERATIONS STOPPED.
October 17, 500 p.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Paris the official com munique from the Dardanelles states that during the rat fortnight in October we stopped the enemy's mining operations by exploding counter mines.
The Turkish artillery has been active but ineffective, thanks to the superiority of the French batteries,
French aircraft have every day bombed the Turkish establish- ments and camps.
THE ZEPPELIN RAIDS.
A FEW DETAILS,
October 17, 3.20 p.m.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
BOMBS DROPPED ON A METZ STATION.
October 17, 1.45 u.m.
enabled us to recapture all our positions on the sammit of A Paris communique says:-A vigorous counter-attack Bastenpeweiler kopf; also to carry a fort previously held by the Metz, and numeroas explosions were observed. We completely enemy. A squadron of seropisnes bombarded Sablons station at repulsed a fresh attack in Artois. Trench fighting and cannonading continas south of the Somme sad grenade fighting in Argonne.
ANOTHER GREAT NAVAL LESSON.
FIVE GERMAN TRANSPORTS SUNK BY BRITISH SUBMARINE.
October 17, 5.30 x.m. According to Boater's correspondent at Petrograd, a communique states that British submarines in the Baltic Sa sauk five German transports and forced another to run sehore.
OUR NAVY'S POWER.
AN ABSOLUTELY SUBMARINE-PROOF FLEET.
October 18, 1.25 p.m.
$36 PER AYAUM
TELEGRAMS.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSAD.
A reciprocal bombardment continues in Libons.
France has declared war on Bulgaria.
stateof war at Moscow and district. An Imperial akses proclaims a
Lorraine is the feature of a com
The progress in Artola and
munique.
The German statement, of the Russian Minister leaving Greece, is pure invention.
French air equadrons attacked three important German victuall- ing centres.
The Berbisns themselves lost heavily, but nothing compared with the invaders,
It is estimated that the Austro- German losses in Sarbia were twenty-five thousand killed and sixty thousand wounded.
Their Majesties paid a surpriss visit to the civilians, who were injured by the Zappelin raid, as Charing Cross Hospital.
A glimpse at the activities of the Grand Fiset is again furnish- ad to the nation by the American correspondent, Mr. Palmer,
Describing a visit to the Flest at sea he says the overwhelming impressions conveyed to him were its absolute proof against sabmarines, its power to accomplish its primary objective si any time, and its immense reserve strength available for almost suy conceivable emergency. Mr. Palmer says that even sa an American The French captured a strong he had a lamp in his throat when be witnessed this embodiment of position south east of Neuville world power, Incidentally Mr. Palmer relates a queer sensation and maintained their gain, de- experienced by fire control officers during battle. They said that spite two night counter-attacks. everything in the fight wea as they expected, only when shells barst against armour fragmenta were visibla as they dow about, and
A Paris communique eava that
by exploding counter-mines, stopped enemy mining operationa
Their M jesties paid a surpise visit to the civilians, who were Reuter's correspondent at Paris reports that France has de-injured in the Zeppelin raid, at Chering Cross Hospital yesterday. thay bad an extraordinary desire to reach out and catch them,daring the first fortnight of
At the inquests yesterday on twenty-one of the vicime, who were killed in the London area, the verdicts simply stated that the They also mentioned that not one in twenty Garmsn ehells hit at October, in the Dardanelles, we deaths were caused by bombs, thrown by the enemy from aircraft. 18,000 yards. Das coroner direated the jury not to follow a foolish precedent by calling it wilfal murder against the Kaiser. He said if the public knew more, there would be an enormous feeling of gratitude for peaceful houses were blown to pieces. Seventeen bombs fell in onf Sir Percy Scott and his staff.
Death in eight esses was the reault of shock. A number or ares and three boys were killed asleep. In one house, a father was badly injured, and in another osse a mother, daughter and son were found dead under the wreckage of a villa.
October 17, 5.00 p.m. statement that the Russian Minister is leaving Greece, is a pure According to Reator's correspondent at Petrograd the German
invention.
HUGE BATTLE: TERRIFIC LOSSES,
October 17, 620 pm. Reuter's correspondent at Nish reports that there has been fighting on the Belgrade-Simendria front of terrifio violence. The Germans in trying to turn the Serbian wing got badly trapped in the marshes, near Semendris, and it was estimated that up to Thursday night the Austro-German losses had been twenty-five thousand killed and sixty thousand wounded. The S-rbians them. selves lost heavily but nothing compared to the invadera.
The Serbians spirit is splendid and on arrival of the Allies} they will be invincible.
THE RUSSIANS.
VALUABLE ADDITION TO THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
October 17, 4.05 p.m. According to Reater's correspondent at Petrograd an Imperial Ukase proclaims a state of war in Moscow and district.
Large forces of hardy Kirghizes tribesmen, if not the whole army, is likely to appear in the field on behalf of the Russians after necessary training.
The Kirghiz population is approximately twelve millions.
BRITISH SUBMARINE TACTICS.
GERMAN CREWS GIVEN EVERY CONSIDERATION,
October 17, 0.20 p.m. According to Reuter'a correspondent at Amsterdam the Swedish captain who took aboard the crew of the German steamer, sack by a British submarine, says that the vcnsale were of a splendid type of four to five thousand tons displacement...
The British bebaved most considerately. They gave the crews mcat ample time and then without fuss, opened the valves and Bank the steamers. Thus invaluable iron-ore consigned to Germany went to the bottom..
The captain emphasised the statement that the steamers were sunk in the open sea and said that the stories of sinking them in Swedish waters was a purs invention..
THE EXECUTION OF MISS CAVELL.
FURTHER DETAILS.
p.m.
Another correspondent tells of new submarines and destroyers of their own length. The Dominions will be represented in the battleship joined the fleet not many days ago; ita guna are not next battle by the Canada, Australie, and New Zealand. A great
Sir John Jellicoe's men think the Fleet will soon show ita giant intended to bit ships: what they hit will cramble to ashes and dust.
power.
THE BALKAN SITUATION.
ITALY'S HELP.
October 18, 1.45 p.m.
According to Reater's correspondent at Rome, an inspired statement explains that fraly was consuited with regard to the Salonice expedition. She considera it best to aid Serbia by not diminishing the pressure on the Alps, buat sbo has placed ships, armies and material at the disposal of the Allies. Subsequently, if necessary, she will send men.
RAILWAY COMMUNICATIONS CUT.
October 18, 1.45 p.m.
October 17, 3.20 Mies Cavell is forty-nine years of age, and was known as the "Florence Nightingale" of Brussels, where she had worked for nine years reorganising the nursing system in several hospitals, When the Germans entered Brussels, Anglo-Belgian nurses were prohibited from working in the hospitale, but Miss Cavell was allowed to re- main in her former private nursing Home. Her brother-in-law, a dootor living at Henley on the Thames, in an interview, said: After
A telegram from Athens reports that railway communications the Mons retreat hundreds of Anglo-French and Belgiane stragglers are out between Prabowo and Nish for a distance of fifty siz miles. wandered aimlessly in Belgina and many were hidden in form. Serbian refogeen aro arriving at Silonica. houses. They were assisted, ultimately, to Brussels by Miss Cavell, who provided abolier till they could be smuggled out of the country.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this. page they will be found on the Extra),
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
FRENCH TAKE MORE PRISONERS.
BRITISH OPINION on the attitude of greece.
October 16, 1.45 p.m.
The Times says the answer of M. Zaimia to the Serbian appeal for help will be read with disappointment and shame. It is im- possible that the Allies can acquiesce in bis disingenuous inter pretation of a plain obligation. They must learn forthwith whether they can traet in the good faith of the country at whose request they landed troops on her soil. The situation does not admit of kalf
MORSKITE.
HARD FACTS.
October 10, 1.45 p.m.
The Morning Fest sayı Grerço must be asked to declare for or against me. If the relases to fight on our side the must be trested as an enery, a blokado must l'o declared and all her shipping and islands seized.
ALLIED TROOPS ON THE WAY TO SERBO-BULGARIAN
FRONTIER.
ATTACKS IN the vosues REPULSED.
October 16, 5.10 p.m. A Paris communique states that we repulsed in Lorrains last night several counter-attacks against the trenches we occupied
October 17, 3.00 s.m. According to Renter's correspondent at Athens the allied yesterday, taking a hundred prisoners. The enemy in force attacked Linge and Schreis Maenells, in the Vongos, bat after troops left Salonica on baturday for the Serbian front, on the Serbo- violent bombardment was repulsed. There is nothing to report Bulgarian frontier. from the rest of the front.
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verdicts simply stated that the victims in the London area the Al the inquest on the twenty-one
deaths were caused by bombs thrown from enemy aircraft.
The fighting on the Balgrade- Somendria froat is of terrific violence, the Germans trying to turn the Serbian wing got badly trapped in the marshes, near Seruendria.
A Swedish captain saya that the German steamers sunk by the British submarine, were sank in the open sen and that the stories of sinking in Swedish watere, were pure invention.
The Swedish captain, who took abcard the crew of the German steamer sank by British sub- marine, says that the vessel sunk was of a splendid type, four thousand or five thousand tons. The British behaved most.con“. eidera'ely.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY. Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.. Victoria Theatre-9.16 p.m. TO-MORROW.
Bijou Theatre.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Thursday, October 21. Red Cross Conosrt-Pallio Gardens,-9 p.m.
Wednesday, October 27. Hongkong and South China Fisheries-annual general meet- ing.noon
Saturday, October 30. Ministering. Children's Losgue Bazsar.-2pm.
Wednesday, Novembar 3. Meeting of Lioroning Board" Connoll Chamber.-2.15 p.m.
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