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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

The War Cabinet Problem.

London, September 16,

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,

REUTER'S "TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

More Successful British Raids.

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London, September 16.

Big British Attacks..

1.

London, September 16.

According to Router's correspondent at Petrograd, negotiations Field Marshal Sir Dongles Baig states:-We again raided aiming at the creation of a Cabinet of five lasted all day on Friday Chrisy and penetrated the far eastern outskirts. In addition to and throughout the night. The problem was to earmount the prisoners and wounded we killed over seventy Germsos in these relansl of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Delagstes to collaborate raida. We drove of raiders north of Lius. We repaleed a with the bourgeoisie, with a complication due to the withdrawal of counter-attack north of the Inverness Copee in an effort to retake the cor commercial and industrial elemente, on whom the strong point we captured yesterday, Kerensky oounted, sad the uncertainty of General Alexeiff, who is threatening to resign. The Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates, adhering to the attitude expressed in the resolution cabled yesterday morning, rubmitted to Kerensky a list of Socialier Ministers with M. Kerensky or M. Tseretalli na Pramier. This was 'nos. Ecceptable to M. Kerensky, who did not wish to bar the entry of Cadet into the Government. The discussion resulted in the resignation of M. Skoebeli, M. Avkeentieff and M: "Zoday, who disapproved the settlement and oppored the resolution of the Warkinen's and 8ɔldiers' Delegates.

The New Ministry,

A German wireless official messige states:—North of the Menin Ypres Road the English forced our foremost teandbee orar a company's breadth. The English broke forth on £ft-bundred- We threw them ons in hand-to-hand fighting. A second attempt metre front at Cheriey, using flame throwers and armoured care. also broke down.

Enemy Atack Frustrated.

Lindon, September 17. Field Marshal Sir Donglas Haig report:-The saway raided Later. in the neighbourhoods of the Ypres Cominm Osnal and to the osat Beatar's correspondent at Patrograd sage that after a protracted of Mengines. A few of our men are missing. The whacky heavily dinoumian in Wwe Cennet of fire will probably be formed, consisting bombarded to the north of Langemarck and his infantry sttempted of M. Karansky sa Premier: General Verkhovsky, Minister of War; to advands, but our counter-barzaga pravanted the attack from Admiral Verdorovsky, Minister of Marine; M. Teretobanko, developing. There is considerable artillery activity in the Ypres Foreign Minister; and H. Nikitini, Minister of Posts and otor. Aeroplanes 03-operated with the artillery, despits the wind Telegraphs.".

favouring the enemy, and dropped three tons of exploscres on two serodromes east of Courtrai, on an aerodroms and Ammunition we brought down six and draws down two enemy machines. Four damp t› the north-sact of Cambrei und also on billete and hitmanta. of on a are missing.

A Concession to Finland.

London, September 16. Beater's correspondent at Petrograd asys the Provisional Government has issued a manifesto granting the Finnish Senate the right to decide questions formerly the prerogative of the Grand Dake of Finland.

Covernment Power Strengthened.

On the French Front

London, September 17..

▲ French communique, state-Taere has been considerable London, September 18. Well-informed Russian opinion in London considers that the artillery fire in the region of Brays and Cerny. A fresh German recent events have finally moved the national spirit and eliminated wood, was reptilesi. On the left bank there has been lively artil. attack on the right bank of the House, to the worth of Cantieres the danger of the extremist propagands. Toere has been widespread complaint that there has been too much talk, bat the Governmentlery firing in the neighbourhood of Morth imme,

by its action in thin crisis hae soquired tremendous power. The arrest of General Korniloff sad his secomplices was affected much more easily then was thought possible, and has greatly eased the tension.

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ITALIAN SUCCESSES,

London, September 18.-

A telegram from Petrograd states that General Alaxieff had An Italian official massage atstṣs:Wa gained ground on the General Korniloff arrested. Whatever General Korniloff's personal | south-eastern margin of the Blinazei Platanu, taking 416 prisoners, costivos, the revolt must have developed into a reactionary We dropped two-lui-s-half bombs on troops massed east of Monte. csorament backed by landowners and capitaliste, as the bulk of the San Gabriele. Army and population did not support him. A realisation of this contingency han uaited Burris as nothing else could, and the separatist movements in Finland and Ukraine have already winkaned.. It is offisially announced in Petrograd that authority will be mporarily osatralised in some members of the Provisional

Government,

THE RUSSIANS DOING WELL

London, September 18.

is prooseding on the Pakor Road, in the region of Zegevoll Farm, A Bassien official wireless message statna :--A stubbɔra battlë

Oar troope are showing great firmness and emability in repelling the enemy. We repalend attacks in the direction of Focsani, north-wost of Merechasci.

EGYPTIAN COTTON, SCHEME.

Proposed Democratic Conference.

London, September 18. Benter's correspondent at Petrograd mays its transpires that the Maximalist resolutions adopted by the Workmen's and 8ldiers' Delegates, an oxbled on the 15th instant, were passed in the absence of most of the soldier delegates. A plenary session of the

London, September 16. Workmen's and Boldiers' Delegates him now orsewhelmingly According to Renter's correspondent at Oxiro, the messagn rejected the resolations and adopted instead a Maximalist resolution from Alexandria on the 10th instant was oabled under a mis declaring that in view of the Decessity of the constitution of a strong apprehension. The decree provides for the cultivation of one-third revolutionary power free from all compromise with the anti- of the perennial ares, thus approximately 1,355,000 faádans are Bevolution and bourgeois elements, the Workmen's and Soldiers left under cotton, representing a reduction of roughly 320,000 Delagnion hare decided to convoke immediately a conference of feddans on last your's zien. representatives of the whole organised democracy for the settlement of the question of the constitution of power capable of leading the country until the meeting of the Constituent Assembly. Meanwhile, it urges the revolutionary democracy energolically to support the Government. M. Tscheidze, the President of the Workmen's and Soldiers' 'Delegates, has announced that the above Conference will be held in Petrograd not Ister than the 25th instant.

Russia ■ Republic.

London, September 16, Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd says the Government has proclaimed Raseis & Republic.

The Cossacks' Atti ude.

London, September 16. A Petrograd message saya the War Cabinet of Bre, mentioned

this morning, is confirmed officially.

MORE MEN NEEDED FOR THE ARMY.

London, September 18. Replying to a deputation on Saturday, the Minister of National Service stated that the Department was being reorganised with a view to meeting the forthcoming demand for more recruits. He emphasised that in order that the Army should be well-balanced and that the civil population should do necessary war work and maintain a healthy public opinion, men of all military agoe must |be recruited, and some men of all ages must remain at home.

THE SWEDISH REVELATIONS:

London, September 17,

The Council of Don Cossacks has refused to obey the order of correspondent, declares that he telegraphed on the 10th instant to The Swedish Minister, in an interview with no American the Government so arrest General Kaledine, on the ground that the Swedish Minister in Barlin making strong representations General Kaledine must attend a Cowok Conference to-day to against the abuse of Sweden's good faith and saking for explanations furnish explatations. It has also passed a resolution protesting from Berlin, but no reply has yet been receivad, agsinst the obarge that the Comseks sympathise with the anti- Revolutionists and declaring that it has always supported the Government,

Naval Officers Shot.

London, September 17.

U.. S. WAR CREDITS BILL

London, September 18. Reater's correspondent at Washington states that the Senate A message from Helsingfors says that the crew of the Bassian has unanimously passed the War Crodita Bill authorising the issne warship Petropavlosk shot four of their officers owing to their of bonds totalling 11,588 million dollars which the House of refusal to sign a pledge of fidelity to the Provisional Government. Representatives had already passed," Sabecquently, the Revolutionary. Committee sent a message co2- demning the crew,

A German Naval Offensive Probable.

London, September 17, A meenage from Admiral Verderersky, telegraphed from the Baltic Flest, contains a warning that a German naval offensive is highly probable.

RESULT OF COTTON RESTRICTION.

London, September 18 The result of the first week's working of the cotton restriction scheme is that seven hundred operatives at Rochdale, three hundred operatives at Bary and two mills at Oldham are idle.

GERMAN DREAM ENDS IN SMOKE,

London, September 16. According to Renter's correspondent at Zurich, a Constantinople telegram states that the new railway station, built by the Germans no a terminus for the Bagdad Railway, súd-two huge warehouses, hire been burned down. The damage is estimated as four million

AMERICA CONTROLS SUGAR INDUSTRY,

Landon, Septembez 16.

The United States Government has amumed control of the entire engar industry. The manufacture, importation and distribo- tion will benceforth be conducted by lionaos.mi

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ABSENCE OF WAR DESPATCHES.

London, Sept. 15.

The Times" criticises the reticence of the War Dibinet and the omission of the War Office to publish the despatches of this year's campaigns and bettles. It dwells on the silence regarding Palestine, Salonica and East Africa, but says that the greatest puzzle is the Western Front," I. comparse Lord - French's promptitude at a times of unpre t- cadented stress and anxiety with the present inarticulate- ....... nemn and anys the public are not, so passive" and "esäily

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THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

A Fresh Political Difficulty.

Petrograd, Sept. 16. M. Kerensky is having great difficulty in forming a rabinet owing to the resolution passed by the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates which bars the Cadet Party and threatens as a result the refusal of the Commercialists and Industrialists to collaborate with the Socialists. The only solution at present appears to be an exclusively Socialist Cabinet, to krhich M. Kerensky is said to be opposed.

Seven K. bel Officers Killed,

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London, Sept. 15,

• A Copenhagen telegram states that a message from Viborg reports that General "Orawovaki, commandant at Viborg, General Stefanov and five other officers were arrest- ed as supporters of General Korniloff and taken to the Town Hall Thousands of soldiers stormed the building, "killing the whole seven officers. ***

'Korniloff's Spirited Proclamation.

London, Sept. 15, The "Daily Chronicle" correspondent at Petrograd sends the text of General Kornilot's proclamation, issued at the time of his refusal to resign his command. It says that only love of liberty and his country led him to disobey the demand. that he should resign. He would rather die. A true son of the people never deserts his post, "but rather sacrifices his life; Be aocuses the Provisional Government itself of provoking a counter-revolution by its incapacity to govern, its indecision and feebleness in exart- ing authority. He continues "Awake Men of Russia from your folly and infaination! Don't walk into the abyss into which the country is plunging. I appeal to the Provisional Government to come to my Headquarters, where its liberty "will be secured by my word of honour, and to draw up with me a Government of national defence guaranteeing victory and to lead Russia to a future worthy of a powerful and free people."

The Outbreak of the Rebellion,

New York, Sept. 19. The Associated Press correspondent at Petrograd, writ ing on September 14, says that an officer who has arrived from General Kornilo's Headquarters, describing the out- break of the rebellion, says that General Korniloff told a number of picked regiments on September 8th that they were needed to enforce the Riga front, although the real aim was Petrograd. The same night General Korniloff pre- pared his first proclamation, which is not yet available. The Socialist compositors refused to print it, whereupon an officer ordered a detachment of Turqpmans to cut down the compositors unless they obeyed. The compositors later ** received M. Kerensky's proclamation, which they printed secretly with General Korniloff's In the meantime the Soldiers and Workmen's. Delegates conducted a vigorous agitation among the striking battalions. M. Kerensky's pro- clamation, which the printers heaped on passing trains fall of soldiers, caused dissension. A battalion of Cavaliers of St. George declared they would die for the Provisional Government -

Another officer states that regimenta were summoned to Mobilov, ostensibly to study English bombing methods. When they arrived they were told that extremiste in Petrograd planned a house to house massacre of the bourgeoisie and a separate pence, but on reaching Moscow they got M. Kerensky's proclamation.

The above stories do not tell what happened in the next few days but apparently 3. Kerensky's proclamation had the desired effect on the soldiers, who were not too keen to fight.

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General Kornitoff ̈ Arrested.

London, Sept. 15. The latest from Petrograd, dated last night, states that General Korniloft has not yet surrendered.

Later.. General Korniloff, and his principal lieutenants have .been arrested..

An Improved Situation.

Pitograd, Sept. 16. As a result of all night leliberations regarding the formation of the new Cabinet a favourable solution has been reached. The political situation, which has been most critical, has appreciably improved. The Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates, mentioned yesterday, also resolved declaring that secret" treaties were void: and demanding an immediate proposal of pence to all belligerents, the cessation of re- pressive measures, the re-establishment of Democratic mili- tary" organisations and the immediate convocation of the Constituent Assembly. M. Kerensky has issued a manifesto to the army in which he orders the cessation of political disputes, the resumption of the transport of troops' accord- ing to orders of the General Staff and the cessation of arrests and dismissals of commanders by tops,

FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS

London, Sept. 15.

An official, message from Salonika states: Our aero- planes Bombed encampment, and dumps at Rupel, Vetrina and Cernista causing considerable damage,

FRENCH SOCIALISTS AND THE WAR.

Loudon, Sept 10.

M. Albert Thomas in a statement to the "Observer's" Paris correspondent says he is particularly anxious that the decision of French socialists not to allow members to join the now Cabinët should not be interpreted by Britain as meaning that the policy of a sacred union for the vigor. ous prosecution of the war is caded. On the contrary we have resolved to adopt an independent attitude for the pre-- bent, in order to promote & more vigorous prosecution of the war. We support M. Painlevo's Cabinet in everything it does to strengthen national defence. We feel that the choice of some of the new members of the Cabinet 'was dictated merely by political motives; whereas the time has come when there should be a real war Government, consist ing only of men appointed for reasons of efficiency, Secondly we feel that the Government should be able to propound a clear war policy. It is my "intention to devote myself entirely to an energetic propaganda for the adopting of

bient Government methods and the maintenance? of Min- tional umor which shall become a real driving power. We shall be careful in the meantime not to put any stambling "block in the path of EL. Painiere -|-

BRAVE TELEPHONE GIRLS.

How They Carried On ' Amid the Bombs,

Seenes of bravery among the giela ef a Lorom telephone ex- chinga during a recent sirraid are vividly described in the Targraph and Telephone Review by Mr. J. We Reuoody, who was preɛent. He wys

Bombs sotualiv dropping in the immediate vicinity, while the pre- sence of airmen over and on both sidero! the bailding was reported, and while the smoke from explod ed bombs was diasinatly'uren from the windows, and through it all, the supervisor nearest to zam Lovers! ever her sention like a "trang "spirit seeking“ to help. - hos - ander her charge.

I can paint, no- piolure of utocial inbonsibility, Some nert» ous cries there were so the bomba dropped, white isces were the rule, but in many of theen the lined of-determination were the strongest. Bilent; besra-- warg dropped, but only for a moment; No one near me left her poor, and malle were passing and cards onnected with the music of death in our eary,

So. near and insistent was the horrible thad of the tombs that ́ most of us thought that some part of the building had been |· sircok. It seemed to na that the rattle of gan continued longer then even during Zeppelin raide. Some day it may add some valus to our lives to know that share were times when, for daty enke, we faced the chenes of dasth. It' must add-infinitely more to the. lives of women, whose finer nervous and physical organisation makes them feel more scately.

CANTON AFFAIRS.

Our

Canton correspondent writes under date of September 16 as follows:

On receipt of a telegram from Tam Yuen-hoi ex-Trohun of Yo- nan stating that he, will come to the Bouth to assist in the dispatch- ling of reinforcements to Hunar, General Lak Wing-ting list sent one of his Military Councillors to proceed to Shanghɛi. 10 welcome, him down.

About two hundred and twenty knitting factories in "the neigh- bourhood of Canton have oceanad working recently, owing to the short arrivals of British yarng and the higher price of Japanese

yarns.

In connection with the negotis tions with the Chinese GoveIN- ment for construction of 200 miles of railway from Chaochow in. Kwanglong, to Nanchang in Kwiangei, with a loan of one hundred million yeo, the Civil ✨ Governor of Kwiangsi has sent a learam to Peking opposing the projet. He has telegraphically consalted with the Pravinaist Authority of Canton suggesting the construction of the railway with Chinese capital by raining |s large sum of money from the citizens of the two Provinoms. ⠀

The first proclamation "of the Military Government is posted everywhere in Canton City to-day. It in a declaration outlining the reasons for the establishment of ̈ Military Government and in rigned by Ban Ist son as the Chief Generalinimo of the Army and Navy of the Chipe Republic.

It is reported that Mr. Chang Ming-chi will be appointed the Orvil Governor of Kwangói sgain..

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