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GERMAN CHANCELLOR SAYS RUMANIA EXPECTS THE REWARD OF JUDAS. GERMAN CHANGELLOE BAYS ALLIES CANNOT HOLL UP GERMAN FRONT. SIR WILLIAM DUNK HAS BEEN ELECTED LORD MAYOR OF LONDON, ARNY COUNCIL COMMANDEERS LEATHER SUITABLE FOR ARMY BOOTS. FRENCH AKROPLANES BOMBED MONASTIR AND CAUSED AN EXPLOSION. SIR CHARLES CATZER, FATHER OF LADY JELLICOE, IS DEAD. FURTHER GREEK WARSHIPS ARE SAID TO HAVE JOINED TER ALLIES. -SIMILTANEOUS CARRYING OF THIEPVAL & COMBLES IS UNPRECEDENTED. A TELEGRAM DESCRIBES THE MANNER IN WHICH THIEPVAL WAS SEIZED. LIKUT. ROBINSON, THE ZIPPELIN HERO, HAS BEEN GIVEN £2,000.

[A11 "telegrams appearing in large type are the latest, having been received during the course of the day. These in small type have come through over-night.]

THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE.

How Thieżyal Was Captured.

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

September 28, 12.30 p.m. A Paris message mya :—The Brition assault on Tuepral pletely surprised the enemy. Part of the garrison had been withdrawn to support the forces at Combles.

SEPTEMBER 30, 1916.

TELEGRAMS.

-- INDIAN: INDIGO DYES. QUESTION.

(Reuter's Service to The “ Telegraph."]

September 28, 8.40 p.m. Presiding at a meeting of the United Indigo and Chemical Company, at Manchester, Mr. C. J. Whittaker denounced the men in high positions who had been instrumental in delating from the Government contracts the clones providing that Army, Nery and Police uniforms must be guaranteed to be dyed with natural indigo, thus allowing them to be dyed with German synthetic indīgo, and thereby robbing Indisa indigo plasters, and making idle thousands |of Indiana.

ARMY COUNCIL COMMANDEERS LEATHER.

September 29, 4.36 p.m. The Army Council is orm naadeering leather in the United | Kingdom suitable for Army boots.

THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR ON THE OUTLOOK.

September 29, 6.20 s.m.

In the Reichstag, after farther abuse of Rumania, which he [described as expecting the reward of Jaiss, Dé von Bathman- com-weg referred to the fighting. Be admitted that the Anglo- French forces had achiered successes in pressing back the German lines and inflicting heavy losses in men and materist, but asserted that they bad faded in their object of rolling up the German front, He said he was exfident they would never get through as little as the Russian is the seat, while the repulse of the Allied attacks in the south-east bad frustrated the great Eatente plan to ever con action between Germany and the Orient by a separate conquest of Tarker, Balgaris and Austria Hangary. He declared that the Entente's last for conqusst was responsible for the daily heaping up of monatains corpses, as "Germany had already declared her readiness for peace. He asked if anyone in Germany dured now to now to demand peace in face of M. Briand's declaration.

General Sir Douglas Haig immediately attacked Thiepval of three sides simultaneously, Before the Germans could rexluss what had happened, the British stormed the outer works and reached the centre of Thiepval Then the British rullery surtain of fire prevented the German reinforcemente jining the garrison. Eaemy cficers vainly endeavoured to rally the panic-stricken men, but the balk of the garrison surrendered without effors.

A French engineer officer says that Thiepval was even cironger than Combles, for it was a varitable underground city with gelen bewn in chalk fifty list underground.

There were three tiere absolutely secure from bombarument and liftu took men and dinaičious to the sartaas. These lifts were responsible for the heavy Allied losses in the earlier attacks on the fortress.

A Fine Feat.

COST OF FOODSTUFFS.

September 29, 7.30 p.rs.

The Board of Trade Committee has investigated the increase in the cost of foodstuff, and recommends the acceleration of the construction of merchantmen (so far as is compatible with naval needs), the immediate provision of satficient doskers and railwaymen prevent congestion, a further restriction of imports, the Govern- Weekly, and the establishment of municipal shops for the sale of fondetaffa where there is reason to believe that retailers are making excessive profits.

September 28, 12:30 p.m. It is pointed out that Taiepval and Combles were expertor in every respect to any modern fortress, evan Metz or Verdaa. Both were modelled on the lossɔne of this war, for subterranean work replaced the pre-war overground forts like those at Antwerp. No army in the past has accomplished the feat of carrying two anontal development of direct sources of meas supply, a meatless day fortresses simultaneously in the face of an enormous sc.entific army. Even the Germans were repulsed with fearful loss when they aassiled the British in the miserable fi›ldworks at Ypres.

Enemy Aircraft Felled.

September 29, 4.35 p.m.

A Paris commasique says that a Fokker was felled north of Rheims and soother badly hit, which was seen to make a “nose- dira” to its own lines.

THE ZEPPELIN HERO.

September 28, 2.55 p.m. Flight-Lient, Robinson, V.C., was entertained to dinner by the Lord Mayor of Newcastle and was pressuted, with a chequs for two thousand pounda.

STEAMERS SUNK.

September 28, 2 55 p.m. The following steamers have been enak:-Thelms, (British), and Kauthilde Stathe, whose nationality is not stated.

THE DARDANELLES COMMISSION,

September 28, 3.25 p.m.

Mr. Winston Churchill bas given evidence before the Dardanelles Commission.

THE OREEK CRISIS.

More Warships Join Allies.

September 28, 3.25 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Athene quote sa anoɔnfirmed report | to the effect that, bɔsides the Hydra, the Greek battleships Apotasi and Peara, su well as four destroyers, have placed themselves under the command of Admiral Fournier, the French Commander-in- Chief,

IN THE BALKANS.

Bombing of Monsstir.

September 29, 4.35 p.m. A French official announcement from Balonios says:-Dar planes bombed Mounatir, und so explosion was observed.

(In the event of telegrams arriving too late fɔriasertion on this- page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra),

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THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE,

German Commander's Tribute.

September 28, 2.20 a.m.

General Sir Douglas Haig's report continues :— The British aeroplanes have co-operated brilliantly with the infantry during the past two days, greatly damaging the enemy batterier. The aeroplanes frequently attacked troops and transport with their machine guns.

A report of a German Corps Commander who has been captured says: "The British infantry are smart in attack, largely because of their immense confidence in their great artillery superiority. Their skill in consolidating new posi tions must be admitted by the show of great tenacity in defence. Small parties when once established with machine guna in the corner of a wood or a group of houses are most difficult to dislodge."

The following sentence shows the effects of our artillery: "Our instructions were based on a carefully constructed trench system. The troops in some places found there were actually no trenches at all."

Bombardment on the Somme,

September 29, 12 45 8.m.

A Paria commanique says:-On the Somme front the bom- bardment continues.

British AdyanCE,

September 29, 2.66 alin. General Sir Douglas Haig reports:--To-day we attacked Schwaben Bedoubt, most of which is in our hands.

Six hundred prisoners were captured during the part 24 hours in this area,

The redoubt occupied a crest 500 yards north of Thiep val spur, and commande a full view of the northern Ancre valloy.

We consolidated our ground elsewhere,

We advanced our line north and noria set of Cour delatte.

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AIR RAID VICTIMS AT bukharesT.

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September 28, 8 25 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Bukharest' says it is officially announced that 75 were killed and many injured Vy the enemy, air raids. The victims are mostly women ani children.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S HOPEFUL OUTLOOK,

Fortunes of the Game Turned."'

Interviewed by the United Press, of America, sir. Lloyd George, Minister tor War, emphasised that the British had only begun the fight. The Empire bad invested thousande of its best lives to purchase future immunity for civilisation. We were under no delusion that the war was nearing its end, but we had not the slightest doubt how it would end.

Referring to the peace talk which had created among the British à popular suspicion of America, Spain and the Vatican, Mr. Lloyd George said the Empire would not toler- ate intervention now that she was prepared, unt}[ Prussian military despotism was irreparably broken. The British had had a bad time, and now the fortunes of the game were. turned a bit they were not disposed to stop because the Germans were squealing. The fight must be to a knockout,

He paid a magnificent tribute to the French and de- clared that their determination was equal to ours, while Russia would go through to the death. There were no "quitters" among the Allies and our battle cry was "Never Again."

It was not vengeance that inspired the British determina- tion to fight to a finish. The inhumanity and pitilessness of the fighting still to come was not comparable to the cruelty of stopping the war before the complete elimination of the Prussian menscc. No man or action with the slightest understanding of the British Citizen Army which took a terrible hammering without a whine will attempt to call ș halt now. Time does not count only resulta count.

Referring to France, Mr. Lloyd George said: The world has not begun to appreciate the magnificence, the nuujkty, the wonder of France.

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GERMAN CHANCELLOR DENOUNCES BRITAIN.

September 29, 2,05 a.m. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam reports that the Reichstag has opened, and a was esgerly awaited, as Von. Bethniann Hollweg was expened to reply severe

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The Chancellor at the very outset attacked Britain, declaring that Italy's declaration of war on Germany was only due to Britain's "ruthless application of the thumb- tcrews." He asserted that the late King of Rumania died through mental excitement, due to the consciousness that- bis government had betrayed its allies.

Herr Bethmann Hollweg' accused the Allies of being actuated by territorial covetousness, while Germany from the first was only inspired by a desire to defend her existence and her freedom.

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He appealed to M. Briand to remember the last youths of France parishing on the battlefield. He indignantly denied that the Kaiser had exercised

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prevent Russia's development in the direction of treedom, but be danounced Britain wanting more than booty. After bleeding France to death, making her allies financially and economically her alaves, and subjecting European neutrals to her orders, Britain wanted to see Germany militarily defenceless, economically crushed, boycotted, condemned to lasting sickliness, in order to realise the dream of British world supremacy. The speaker sncered at Italy and Rumania,

He said the former want to Salonica because aha desired territorial extension in the Greek districts, and the latter is aiming at self-enrichment without sacrifices, having "only considered the question of recognising in time to which side victory finally inclined, and then latervening."

GREEK PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT'S PROCLAMATION.

Deptember 29, 2.45 a.. Router's correspondent at Athens quotes a Canes tele- - gram via proclamation by the provisional government, signed by M. Venizelos and M. Coundouriatis.

The main points compare Gresos's situation at present and before the war.

The proclamation states that it would be a happy event if at the eleventh hour the King decides to take the lead of the national forces, alongside their Allins, the Barbs, to drive out the Bulgar invaders.. In the contrary event, it is the provisional government's duty to do what is needful to save the country from the threatening ruin. The applica tion of the personal policy of the Crown, which was the victim of bad counsels, resulted in a rapprochement with Greece's hereditary enemies, the violation of the con stitution, and internal anarchy. The proclamation dwells on the refusal of facilities to the Berbs, the abandonment of territory, the fight of the population before the Bulgars, the cession of war'enaterial and the sending of Greek soldiers to Germany, Patriots were considered tenitors by the Ger man propagands. It was ousentisi to re-establish national unity by an immediate return to the policy dictated by the national conscience,

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LADY JELLICOE'S FATHER DEAD.

(Reuter'a Serviós to The “TalegraphTM)

London, Beceived, Septembe: 30: The death is andonuced of Sir - Charles Caymar, head of the firm of Caysar, Irvine and Company, shipowners, of London, Liverpool Manchester and Glasgow.

(Deceased, who was formerly Conservative M.P. for Barrow lan Farnom, was the father of Lady Jellicos.

LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.

London, Received, Sept 31. Sir William Dann die VOIR elected Lord Mayor of London.

AUSTRALIAN CROP OUTLOOK

London, Received September 30. Reater's correspondent At Bydney says that the splendid rains over must of Naw Sath Wales will ensure prolific crops.

LORD KITCHENER'S- "LIFE."

Sir George Arthur on the Great Soldier's Personality,

Sir George Arthur, the biographer of Lord Kuobeaer, states that the work, which will be published by Menéra. Macmillan. and Corin two vʊlumns, will nät, for obvious reasons, apprar unlit after the end of the war.

Lurd Kitchener, re marked Sir George, left comparatively few letters, and the record of his life and achievemsate will be largely written from notes and memor anda, the preliminary collation and arrangement of which will alone occupy a considerable time. Speaking of the wonderful st- trection of Lord Kitchener's per- sonality and of the almost my- sterious power exercised by his name the world over, Sir George Arthar said: "Ia Baseis, I am told, his death is spoken of as the 'Asumption.' His spirit, freed from the oares and burdena of the flesh, is regarded sa con- tinning its earthly work of pre- paring the way for a victorious pac In Japan parents used to bring their children to look at him. He had visited almost every part of the globe. Ia Europe the only countries he had not been to were Russia and Spain."

Daring the past 45 yours, Sir George Arthur thought Lord Ki chener had not taken more thażtwo or three month's holiday, and thên perhaps they were not bolidayr absolutely free from interruption. Lord Kitchener had not, Sir George concluded, left any material specially intended for the purposes of his biography, but had he lived Sir George believed it was his intention to pisca, 82 antobiography together.

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