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September 14, 1916,

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September 14, 1915,

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TELEGRAMS.

CONDENSED.

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVENTEEN AERIAL FIGHTS ON THE SOMME FRONT. TWO GERMAN AEROPLANES WERE FELLED AND FOUR OTHERS DAMAGED, FRENCH AIR SQUADRONS HAVE CARRIED OUT IMPORTANT BOMBING RAIDS; THE KING OF GREECE MAY EMERGE FROM NEUTRALITY WITHOUT DELAY. SATTITUDE OF GREECE GREATLY DEPENDS ON EVENTS ON RUMANTAN FRONT.

THE GENERAL SITUATION ON THE BRITISH FRONT IS UNCHANGED. THE FRENCH PUSH IS LIKELY TO PROVE SERIOUS TO THE GERMANS. THE FRENCH HAVEDRIVEN A BIG WEDGE BETWEED.COMBLES & PERONNE.

· THE GREAT MAIN ROAD BEHIND THE GERMAN FRONT IS NOW BLOCKED, FIGHT FOR MOUNT ST. QUENTIN WILL DECIDE THE FUTURE OF PERO KNE FROM THE 1ST TO THE 10TH INST. 2,471 MEN ENLISTED IN AUSTRALIA. RUMANIANS HAVE OCCUPIED ADAKALE ISLAND & CONTROL THE DANUBE.

THE AUSTRIAN GENERAL PFLANZER BALTIN HAS RESIGNED. **PRINCE RUPPRECHT OF BAVARIA COMMANDS THE WHOLE SOMNE FRONT.

THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE IS STILL ON THE VERDUN FRONT.

[All telegrams appearing in large type are the latest, having been received during the course of the day. Those in small type have come through over-night.]

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE,

No Change on British Front.

(Benter's Service to The "Telegraph.") .

September 13, 2,05 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, siya:--The general citastion is unchanged.

Great Activity by French Aircraft.

September 13, 5.35 p.m.

A Paria communique states:-There were seventeen aerial fights on the Somme.

Two enemy seroplanes were brought down and four others were apparently badly damaged.

Our air aquadrons bombed the railway station and hutments at Guiscard, causing explosions, as well as five railway stations at Roiser, Montmedi and Thionville, the railway line at Metz and Pont-à-Mousson, depola at Hendicourt and Etain, bivousos at Damvillers, and iron foundries at Uckingen and Rɔmback.

Meaning of the French Push.

September 13, 1.30 p.m. The French push is most likely to have serious consequences for the Germans, as it not only drives a big wedge between Peronne and Combles, the most important Garmin strongholds on the Somme, but for the first time completely blooks the great main road behind the German front, which has been invaluable in the shifting of guns and stores to threatened points,

Moveover, the push brings the French into positions imperilling the communications with Gombies, and also within a short distance of Mount St, Quentin, the fight for which will decide the fxture of Peronne.

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Enemy Attack Falls.

September 14, 1.30 a.m.

A Paris communique states:—årtillery fire has been mort active south of the Somme in the regions of Verman d'Ovillers and Chaulnes.

A strongly prepared enemy attack on the right bank of the Meuse was completely repulsed, seventy p-isoners being taken.

There is nothing elsewhere to report.

THE POSITION OF GREECE.

Probabis Abandonment of Neutrality.

Beptember 13, 8.30 pm.

Rentar'a correspondent at Athena says the oriais has not been solved and is difficult to forecast, but there are indiostions that the King has decided to emerge from neutrality without delay,

Much depends on the course of events on the Rumanian front.

AUSTRALIAN ENLISTMENTS.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1916.

Bptember 13, 1.30 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Melbourne stajee that 2,471 men enlisted between September 1 and 10.

Mr. Hughes, the Premiet, announces that the necessary monthly reinforcemente will be obtained on a population basis, and each State's liability will Es restricted to the number so fixed.

IN THE BALKANS.

Rumanitas Control Danubs Traffic,

Beptember 18, 3.00 pm.

The Rumanians have cocupied the island of Adakala, opposite Orsova, and are completely controlling the Danube traffic,

Italians Pursue: Bulgarians,

September 13, 7,50 pm:

An Italian communique states :—On the Balonics front, to the of Batkowo Laku, mu brows Bulgarian detachments beyond

•Doiris Railway.

TELEGRAMS,

ARMY COMMANDS.

Rumanian Appointments.

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

September 13,3.00 p.m. Reuter's carrespondent at Bukharest states that General Uirsini- ossan, former Minister for War, has been appointed to Semmand the Army in Transylvania in Thecession to General Avarsson, who will ocmmand the Third Army.

Austrian General Resigns.

September 13, 3.00 p.m.” According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a Visons telegram says that General Pfinger Baltin has resigned.

The German Commands.

September 13, 3.00. p.m.

A German official announcement mentions that General von Mackensen is commanding at Dǝbrušjɩ.

The Kreu Zeitung states that Grown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria commends the whole Somme front, and Duke Albrecht of Wurten- burg the front from the Somme to the ses, while the Crown Prince is still at Verdpa.

A FRESH ITALIAN SUCCESS.

September 13, 7:50 p.m.

An Italian communique states :—Alpini have captured a position cammanding the Travessa Valley and interrupting the enemy communications between Travenkaz.a Valley and the l'Azucî district.

[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this

page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra).

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EABLIER TELEGRAMS:

OUTCH OVERSEAS TRUST:

September 11, 7.00 p.m.

Beuter's correspondent at Havre reports that the Dutch Overson Trust bas obtained the release of 422,000 kilogramis of kapok, and has also arranged for the importation of cocos beans.

THE ALLIBD OFFENSIVE.

The Capture of Ginchy.

deptember 12, 12.20 p.m. Router's correspondent at Headquarters, describing the capture of Ginchy, says it was defended by an immense concentration of enemy guns, but the infantry entered the village within ten minutes of starting the advance. Offcota had to make frantic endeavours to arrest the impetus of the Irish who were porming the Germans into the thick of the supports. Their spirit was amazing. He meations that the, might be fore the attack soldier servants "deserted." They leftnotessaying that they had not been in the last scrap but were going to participate in the capture of Ginchy, concluding "It all is right we will be back to-morrow."

Mutual Artillery Activity,

Siptember 12, 3.15 p.m. General Sir Douglas Haig reporta some hostile artillery firing against Delville wood and Moquet Farm: but nothing otherwise.

Last evening our artillery caused two conflagrations in the enemy's ammunition depot at Grandcourt.

French Occupy Another Enemy Trench.

September 12,3.55 p.m.

A Paris communique reports: Enemy attacks cast of Belloy-en-Banterra were easily repulsed.

We occupied ẹ German trench south of Berny.

Fifty More Prisoners.

September 13, 12.20 a.m. General Sir Douglas. Haig in a communique states:. The situation is unchanged.·

There was intermittent hostile ahelling on the front south of the Anere.

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We destroyed onsmy gunyíts and fired an ammunition. store. Fifty prisoners were þfought in.

A Prènch Drive.

September 13, 2,40 x.in.

A Paris communiqué reports: The French at midday commooood a vigourous offensive on a front of six kilometres between Comblen and the Somme. The attack developed Koost rapidly, and the whole German first line was carried in loss, then half an hour. The French pushed on irresistibly, #Loccasively carrying Hill 145 and Mazriores wood, sa wali se the wholeset the enemy trouchos as far as the Boltzung- Peronna road.

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We hold the border, rosa between the southern outskirts of Bancourt to south of Bouchavasse, and further south we have advanced our lines to crous" 75" what of Vouilling="

#far, men 1,500 Including

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TELEGRAMS.

THE BALKAN SITUATION.

An Austrian Admission.

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

September 12, 1.00 p.m.

According to Benter's correspondent at Amsterdam a Vienas official message mentions the ⋅ withdrawal on the right of the Rumanian line in Transylvania.

Further Allied Successes.

September 12,3 45 p.m. ▲ British official message from Salonika saga: Our detachments which crossed the Strums seized tronches on the east bank at Neobari. A French detachment co-operating captured the village of Yenimah, securing prisoners. The enemy suffered heavily during the retirement and counter- attacks.

Our artillery carried out a systematic bombardment of enemy trenches north of Machukovo, on the Deiran front.

More Bulgarian Reverses.

September 12, 4.15 a.m.

A French official message from Saloniks reports: The British are engaged in violent fighting on the Stroma. They stormed the village of Nevoljan.

A vigorous Allied cffensive north of Majadag captured Bulgarian trenches on a front of three kilometres to a depth of 800 metres..

A Bulgarian attack on the Serbians was repulsed with heavy losses.

The Rumanian Occupation of Oriova

September 12, 11,45 p.m.

Reuter's Agency is reliably informed that as a result of the Rumanian occupation of Orsova, the Austriaxi river- feet on the Upper Danube is unable toy sanist or com municate with Austrian units below Orsova. There are unimportant Austrian craft in Bulgarian waters, but they' are compelled to hide and, do not dare to venture out to bombard Rumanian towns in consequence of the intensity. of the latter's artillery fire. The river from Bilistria to the Black Sea is free for Rumanian navigation.

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Greece's Only Hope.

September 13; 2.50 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Athens reports that apparent-

ly the resignation of M. Zaimis, which the latter persists in tendering, has not yet been accepted. It is believed in official circles that even the King is unable to avoid a change of Government, which is now the only hope of settling the

crisis.

Enemy's Retreat Contigues.

September 13, 6.30 a.m.

A Bucharest official message states that the enemy QOD- tinues to retreat in a westerly direction in the Upper Maros and Alta valleys.

Enemy navigation on the Danube is completely paralysed.

Probable Successor to M. Zalmis.

September 13, 1.10 p.m.

Beuter's correspondent at Paris mya M. Dimitra Coconlor is regarded as the probable successor to M. Zaimis and that be favours intervention on the side of the Allies, or a definite neutrality until the end of the war.

THE RUSSIANS.

Enemy Withdrawals.

September 12, 1.00 p.m.

A Zurich message quotes Viennese papers. ss saying that the Bussian pressure in the Carpathians is constantly increasing. Vehemens attacks are being made on Austrian“. positions on the ridge at Tomustik and elsewhere. The Germans and Austrians have been compelled to withdrew their lines to the south-westward, over the Upper Cibobach.

A Thousand Prisoners.

September 12, 3.55 p.m.

A. Russian communique reports: We captured several. heights in the region of Bielytcheremoch river, in the Carpathians, reprising counter-attacks. We pocupied Kapal mountain in the wooded Carpathians, and a ridge in the vicinity thereof, taking a thousand prisoners, seven machine guns and other war material."W

We made further progress on the Caucasian front, where anow is falling in the mountains.

KIPLING NOT GOING TO ITALY.

54ER ANNUM,

TELEGRAMS.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

OBITUARY."

Sir: James Sivewright.

(Reuter's Servios te The "Telegraph.”)

London, Beostral, September 13. The death is announced of Hon. Sir James Sivewright, ML.A. LID KOMG, OMG, the well known South African parlin-" mentarien. Es Was General Manager of South African Tele graphs (1877-86), Commissioner of Crown, Land, and · Pahil Works, Caps Colony, (1896-95) Commissioner of Pablio Works. (1895-98).·*

|OUBBEC BRIDGE COLLAPSES,

London, Received, September 13. Bentor's correspondant Qushra reports that the contral" span of the Quebra bridge," the largest cantilever suspension bridge in the world, collapsed, this morning and fell into the St. Lanrooss, precipitating workmen, into the water. Twen1y-saven are, missing. Five bodies have been recovered. The Chief Engineer fell into the river, but was pinked up by a tug, badly injured. |Navigation in suspended.

The collapse occurred during the unprecedented fest 'of lifting a cantilever 150 feet from the pontoons. It was watched by large crowds.

DRAINING THE ZUYDER ZEE.

London, Enceived. Beptember 13. --Beuter's

correspondent Amsterdam reports that legis- lation

bas been introdgoed providing for the draining of the”. Zayder Zoo. The estimated post is £11,000,000, and the time required 15 years.

THE TROUBLE IN THE DUTCH INDIES.

Landes, Received, September 12. Reuter's

#t correspondent Ainsterdam qiofor a talagmaIA from the Telegraaf” which states that a patrol killed 18 and captured 21 insurgents in the Datch Eset Indies.

JAPAN AND 'U.S. ·

London, Emonkrad September 12. Better's correspondent Tokyo sinton that Judge Gary, President of the United State Steel Corporation, addressing the Chamber of Commerce, appealed for the promotion of harmosione reistions between the two countries, and co-operation be tween Japan and Ameriosa business conoszna in order · as avoid compation after the war. Amerios desired' to`sse Japaa flourish.

EARTHQUAKE IN JAVA.

London, Received September 13. Four very strong sarthquake shocks are reported" st occurred in Central -- J Saturday night. Hones damaged, bat no one: been reported:

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