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TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS;

ENEMY CONSULS INTERNED ON

FRENCH CRUISER.

CENTRAL POWERS LODGE A FRESH PROTEST.

Another Important Success for the Russians..

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN US. MUNITION WORKS,

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

OUTRAGES IN AMERICA.

ANOTHER MUNITION WORKS EXPLOSION.

January 10, 130 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Philadelphia reports that a terrific explosion occurred at the Daport Munition Works at Carney's Point. Many workers were killed and injured.

It is sacerted that outside influences are responsible for the

OCCUPIEDOS.

Details are lacking, as the telegraphs are interrupted.

SIX KILLED.

COMPULSORY SERVICE.

-THE CABINET MEETS.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1916.

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

THE RUSSIANS IN PERSIA.

ANOTHER SUCCESS REGISTERED.

二拜禮 號一十月正英港香 SINGLE COPY 10 CENTE

UNNAMED HEROES OF plane, on receiving a drum from our machine-gun, at occs flow cff. THE AIR

The two- Albatrosses, however, maz cenrred round and fired an our men for nearly 20 minutes before they finally disappeared. The British airplane was not hit, | and apparently the two German machines were also undamaged.

Routine Deeds of Valour,

Lost In A Cload.

$36 PER ANNUM

TELEGRAMS.

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

Rear Admiral John Tuks bas died of woande.

Second Lieut. Cyril Burry, the

Their Majesties have telegraphe

ever before.

British Headquarters, Noven- ber 11-Modesty and personal effacement are so strong“ u teacă- tion in the Army Wing of the One further example. A British Royal Flying Corps that the gen-airplane, escorting a reconnaiss eral public can have but a very anos machine, saw a bostile Tague ides of their achievements, machine at about 5,000ft. In the well-known footballer, has been to which Sir John French has pursuit they lost in a cload both killed in action. repeatedly bornS enthusiastic the enemy and their own friends. wilnes in his de patches. The They therefore turned back and January 10, 130 p.m. following typical exploits, all of on the way home were attacked Reuter's correspondent at Teheran states that the Resians which have been carried out with by two Fokker machines, whohed their sympathy with the have scored another important socoses by defeating a large rebel in the last few weeks, should go swooped down from 11,000ft. The family of the Lis Lord Barnham.

far towards illustrating the dar-anemy kept in the rear and fired foros at Assadabad. The prisoners included two German officers.

The Shah received the General Commanding the Bassians mesting and resource of our sirmen, through their propellers Our

and if the heroes of these gallant oberver retumed the fire and Paul's Osthedral in suffering from * aénile deasy," the building graciously.

doods, must remain anonymous after using about half a drum sw that is the role of the corp, and, the leading parser tail-glide and being in a graver condition than if possible, it intzatues one's go to earth in a vertion? nom. admiration for its members. dirs. The pilot watched the “

The death is announced of the In his last long despsich on machine go down several thons- the battle of Icon Sir John and feet in this way, and the Right Hon. Sir Samuel J. Way, French mentions that on one observer could subsequently see Chief Justice of Scruths Australia cocasion a flying offer success the German sirplane fall among since 1876. fully best off four enemy | some trees, whence what appears machines, and that on another ad to be a cloud of dust then ocession two officers engaged six arose. The second Fokker die hostile machines and disabled at continued the combat..

Some of the tight comers from least one of them. In the records, which I have been permitted to which our men manage to secape inspect, there are many counter-rival anything that Henty imagin parts to theee fests of gallantry.ed on his most lurid momente. For Here is one striking example it must not be thought from the system of recruiting has already Az airman and cheerving officer foregoing incidents that our man met with a good response, many when flying on October 28 at 10,- have things altogether their own attesting throughout the country. 000ft. in a Morane Farasol on e-way. The Germans have shown cort duty to photographic recon-themselves to be very gallant air naissance noticed an Aristik 500 men, and nothing is ficer than to

THE ARRESTS IN GREECE.

A. NEW DEVELOPMENT.

January10, 2.30 pum. Renter's correspondent at Toulon reports a new development in connection with the susmy Consals who were arrested at Salomies, They have been transferred from the British ship to the sxiliary cruiser Savoie, where they have been interned.

A FRESH PROTEST.

January 10, 2.30 p.m.

a

Beuter's correspondent at Athens states that the Government has protested against the arrests at Mitylene, which have elicited fresh protest from the Central Powers.

KILLED IN ACTION.

WELL-KNOWN FOOTBALLER'S DEATH.

January 10, 2.30 pm.

The well-known footballer, 2nd Lieut. Cyril Bussy, of the South Staffordshires, has been killed in action.

THE BARALONG AFFAIR.

THE LIE DIRECT.

A terrific explosion coeurred at the Depont Munition Works st Camey Point USA many workare being killed sod injured

The reopening of the group

The enemy Consals arrested

ft. below them. As soon as they bear our men pay that tribute to at Salonios have been transferred dived towards it and began to their enemies which is the finest to the French ausiliary cruiser kopan firs the Aviatik turned to-prsice a soldier can win. The Savoie, where they are interned.

wards its own Iznes The German airmen, by the common Morane W38 then attacked consent of our offices, have “play-

from the rear by two more ed the game," and thas there The newspapers pay warm Aviatiks, which both opened fire exists between the two rival flying tributes to the late Lord Burobam, xt 150 yards, Their fire was corps that chivalrous spirit which whom they describe as **the returned, and the two German has unfortunately been crushed Grand Old Man of British machines they dived in opposite out of existence elsewhere by the Journalism." directions and made of. Mac-misconduct of other branches of time a fourth Aviatik opened fire the German Army. When s on our airmen from above and airplane of either army is forced glided into the German lines down a machine of the opposing with its propeller stopped. Final-side takes the earliest opportunity ly as our men were returning of letting the enemy know what Independent candidate in favour home they met and chased a fifth has been the fa'e of their com- of the Compulsion Bill Aviatik, which after about 15 rades-whether they have been

Lient. Col.Francis Charrington announces that he stands for the Mile End Division as a Patriotic

minutes was compelled to seek Lilled or wounded, or have A prolonged meeting of the

the safety of the Germsa liner.

Fight Against Odds.

escapad unhurt.

Cabinet was held yesterday after It would be a mistake to sup-noon it is understood that the pose that because the German chief topic was the Labour sirmen do not engage in fighting position.

The Russians have scored. another important success by de-

Assadabad. The prisoners ine feating a large rebel force. at

cinded two German officers.

Americans - who were

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Another brilliant fight against so readily as our men that they odda occurred on Novemer 4, when are necessarily inferior în courage. one of our machines engaged in The Germans, in fact, can fight an artillery observation flight was their machines very skilfully, as January 10, 130 2.m Two Americans who were aboard the Nicoman at the time of stacked by a large "pusher" the following incident will show, the Barslong affair give the lie direct to the statements that the machine and three tractors. The British shot Germans either in the water or aboard the Nicosia pasher, after receiving one A Dizzy Encounter,

Two of our officers were doing They are Corporal Carson and Driver Dempasy, both having joined drum from our gun, flew off with two of its companions. Our men

Τπο the British Army out of a spirit of adventure. January 10, 2.30 p.m.

Both were interviewed at Blackpool and Carson was one of then marcared for position, photography when they were

machice attacked as beight of 7,000ft aboard the Nicosian at the time

theby Beuter's corespondent at Philadelphia reports that six persons those who actually returned to the Nicosian after the Baralong sank out the German

Fokker airplane. The of the Baralong affair give the lia were killed in the explosion as the Dupont Works, the cause of the submarine, racisming aboard the whole night long He is followed, dived ander

He British, and succeeded in British observer. while working direct to the statements that the which is being investigated.

therefore in a position to know what occurred there, mys that no such words as "Take no prisoners" wers ever uttered | Mazuding one of the officers twice bis gun, was hit in the left hand British shot the Germans either by Captain McBride. "Iesw no shooting of anyone; there were in the right arm and in piercing and incapacitated from asing in the water or aboard the shots, but I have the best reasons to know what these shots were, the petrol tank. Meantime on the weapon again. Some mancen Nicosian. because I myself was shooting wounded males. This, I think, is other British airplane had noticeding followed, and then the British how the stories of the shooting of Germans arose. I neither saw the engagement and flew to the pilot was hit in the arm and shoul. rescue. A this new antagonistder and lost conciousness. The nor beard of any German being shot in the water.”

Dempsey confirms this and adds: The story that the sub-swept down noon him the German machine began to spin, and the marine captain was shot in the water is nowa to me; I swear that turned and flew directly under wounded observer, seeing that his nothing of the sort happened." He concluded by saying that the neath at a distance of about 30 comrade was, hit, actually clam- two Americans who have sworn affidavits had a grudge against the yards. The German airman made bered over between the two back three circles round our machine, struts-the superb nerve of the English members of the Nicosian's crew.

and then dived towards his own man is almost incredible--and lines. Our men followed, firing at caught hold of the control lever.! a range of about 80 yards, and the He moved it about to no purpose, German sirplane was then seen and so he then tried to close the to turn right-handed with a steep throttle. This again proved fatile, bsak, then on its back, and plunge as the wire had apparently been to the ground inside our lined. brokens The pilot and observer were Finally he turned off the petrol killed.

and getting the machine under On the same day another eng-control brought it to earth. The agement against odds was report trials of the two men were COL ed. The British machine first even yet at an end. The machine entries. encountered an Albatross, which turned over and the pilot was passed in front of it at about 200 thrown out. However, the obar- yards range. Firing was then ver managed to satias his friend heard in the rest, and the British and both men were soon after airmen, turning abarply round, wards attended to by men of the noon.

City Hall Pisno Recital found that they were being French Red Cross. Another an- attacked by another German ma-man who happened to be near by Mr. Derman Faller, 9.15 pm. German and chine of the same type. Smal immediately crawled out to the

Saturday, February. Lieut. Col. Francis Charrington announces that, he stands for

ed to the right of our men machine gun and instrument the Mile End Division as a Patriosis Independent candidate în favour Austrian Consuls, alao merecai suspice pe all of them have taneously Fokker monoplane airplane moder fire and and ved the

#oles firing a machis of the Compulzion Bill.

January 19, 3.00 pain.

A prolonged meeting of the Cabinet was held this afternoon. Kr. McKenna, Mr. Henderson and Mr. Runciman attended.

It is understood that the chief topic was the Labour position.

RECRUITING RESPONSE.

January 10, 3.80 p.m.

The reopening of the group system of recruiting has already met with a good response, many attesting throughout the country..

A PATRIOTIC INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE,

January 19, 1.30 pm.

DIED OF WOUNDS.

January 10, 130 p.m.

Rear Admiral John Take has died of Wounds.

MORE CONSULS ARRESTED

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been put on board an Allied warship.

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