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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

DISORDERLY SCENES IN THE REICHSTAG.

Socialist's Denunciation of New Pan-German Party,

London, October 7,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

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SOUTH AMERICA AND THE WAR.

Peru Hands Passports to German Minister,

one-fourth.

London, October 7.

ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

London, Golober 7.-

A Bussian wireless official message atatás We captured a height and aleo ball of the village of Vaskonfer north-west of Sereth. We repalee counter-attacks Subsly enemy, artill.

A German message ssys; Vaskuutey and took some priwán ery forced us to abandon the end

UK DEST

London, October 7. According to Renter a dorrespondent at Washington, the Navy Beater's correspondent at Lima ease that passports have been Department has published a story to the affect that after an Briting fight an American destroyer sank a'anbmarine by bombe in Europesa waters. The British Admiralty ment à letter of appreciation."

ANTI-SUBMARINE SUCCESSES. America Reduces War Insurance Rates.

London, October 7; Reuter's correspondent at Washington says that ring to the Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam le-run from Berlin that there have been scenes of disorder in the Reichstag during a debate, effectiveness of the Allied methode against submarines, the United owing to an interpellation by the Scialist, Herr Landeberg, States Government War Risk Bureau kan reduped the insurance concerning Admiral von Tirpirtz's new Fatberland Party. Herr rates on American steamers traversing the war zone, by Landsberg declared that the new party was of pav-German institution, whose lendore utiliɛnd war profite to buy up newspapera for the purpose of influencing public opinion, with the object of secaring bigger dividends. He accused, the Minister for War, Herr von Stein, of supporting the party's agitation against the Reichstag's peace resolution, and called on the Chano llor, in his own intereste, to repudiate the pan German agitation. Berr banded to the German Yiniter *·

Count Luxberg Depar's

London, October 7. Landeberg described bow the olergymen and oficials had intimated to civilians how officers by eperchre and pamphlets had carried on

According to Reater's correspondent at Buenos Aires, Count the propaganda in the Army on behalf of the Fatherland Party. Bert von Diein, replying, declared that political agitation in the Laberg has embarked for Spain.

Uruguay Follows Sult.

London, October 7: Army was prohibited. Cries rf "Oh, oh"!, whereapon the President threatened to suspend the debate. Continuing, von

Realer's correspondent at Monte Video ways that a Presidential Stein raid that the Army bangered for intellectual autriment and eoldiers must be enlightened on enemy lies sud on difficulties at decree scances a rupinre of relations with Germany. Passports Home. Therefore the Army Command provided for lea:ures, pleys bave been handed to the German Mini-ter. -- and cinemas, pamphlets and newspapers, because the will to victory must be maintaiced. Herr von Belferich explained "that Dr. Michaelis was absort becau e he was burdened with work and

Uruguay's Reasons.

London, October 7.. Rinter's correspondent at Monte Video says the President, in s

not by the political debats. The Fonialista wanted the Obancellor message to Congress, saya that although Urngosy had not received to excommunicate the Fatherland Party. (loterruptions). Herr direct injury from Germany, it was necessary to show solidarity with von Helferich exclaimed "If that's notrne, I waste no further the champions of jactive and demoorscy and with small natione. worde, if you bars not confi lence in the leadere of the Army and Gorerament "-(Shents of "Na" drowned the remainder of the eentence). After a pause, Herr Helferich said “There is no objest in my continuing to apesk" and resumed his seat. The debate was adjourned until Monday.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Coalition Government to be Formed.

London, October 7.

Beater's correspondent at Petrograd states that members of she Government at Mow, the Industrial Delegates of the Demcerstic Conference and Cadets, conferred from five o'clock on Friday afternoon until three o'clock on Saturday morning, and reached an

agreement for the constitution of a Governmeat.

ENGLISH TROOPS.

A Matter of Common Justice.

London, October 7,

Much attention has been bestowed on the figures published by Renter showing the proportions of Briti-h troops engaged in the fighting since July 31, namely English 70, Overseas 18, Scottiah 8 and Irish 6 per cent,, with the presortions of casualties English 76,{ Oversea 8, Scottish 10 and Irish 6 per cent. The Obervér · saya

Generous prominence has been given in the communique to the exploits of men of the Dominions, Scottish, Welsh and Irish and there is in England an insticative response to the keen pride of nationality which is part of the historic birthright of her neighbours! Coalition in the United Kingdom and to the rest of youth in the minions. Englishmen do not gradge but misunderstand the proportionate frequency with which there troops are mentioned, bas when thie mention is made the foundation of a prealierly foul enemy slander it is necessary to state the feats. German propagandiste in Bussis sud America spread the assertion that England thrusts the main burden of war on other parts of the Empire, end it was fall time that cffcial #gencira grappled with a falsehood so poisonous, Nothing is more vital to the enemy's purpose than to disparage the credit and weaken the authority of England in the ranks of the grand alliance."

Strike in Paper Factories.

London, October 7. Beuter's correspondent & Petrograd states that all the workmen in the paper factories bare asrock work, threatening to prevent an early convreation of the Constituent Assembly, owing to the want of paper for electoral balletins

Rebelllous Troops Surrender.

London, October 7, Beuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that 8,000 soldiers si Gumel, in the Province of Mobil ff, who refused to go to the froni, were surrounded by Gomacka and Dragoons and surrendered.

Parliamentary Sittings.

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London, October 7,

THE OPERATIONS IN THE WEST.

British Inflict more Casualties.

Leadon, October 7.

Beater's correspondent at Petrograd says that although the

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hig reports:-There was consider- elections for the Preliminary Parliament are incomplete, eittings have begun. M. Tebeiors has been, elected President, A Com-able artillery firing on the battle front all night. We successfully mitton of the Preliminary Parliament, comprising six members, has raided to the south-east of Broodesinde and inflicted essusitios, Wr boen azatituted. includes two ex-Minister and two Maximalists.

derman Aerial Commander Captured.

Landes, October 7. Renter's correspondent at Petrograd says that Count von Meyer, Chief of the Germsn Black San Air Service, was taken prisoner.in a daring raid by Russiau scents.

Railway Troubles.

London, October 7. Banter correspondent at "Petrograd says the Vladikavkaz Railway, which is an important system with other lines, has decided not to participate in a threatened strike. It is hoped that a strike will be averted at the eleventh bror.

The Korniloff Affair,

Landon, October 7. The newspaper Nota Fajżyn states that owing to new facts which have been elicited in regard to Groeral Korniloff by the Committee of Inquiry, the charge of high treseon may be abandon ed. It is stated that the Gwernment bas ordered the despatch of the Third Cavalry Corps to Parrogead and has isened instructions that all. General Korailuff's orders should be carried out.

took twenty prísioners, We repulsed an attempted raid south of the Ypres Comines Canal. The Leicestershires successfully raided west cf Cite St. Elie. The weather is showery and it is colder.

Good Work with the Bayonet.

London, October 7. Benter's correspondent at the British Headquarters state-s-On Saturday the infantry was inactive. During the past tweals-four hours we have been steadily consolidating our gains. Most of the prisoners taken in counter-attacks are men of good typer, equipped with brand new gear, suggesting that General, von Arnim bas employed his best troops. The correspondent onderstands that out of six enemy divisions, including one of the Guards, which been in Ghelarelt village and Passchendaele, forty battaliona so soffered that they are incapable of fighting for some time. The bayonet hae been conspicuous in repelling counter-attacks. A large proportion of the enemy wounded at our casualty stations are bronet osMOR. One Scottish Platoon, attacking a large concrete emplacement, kil!- ed twenty-seven Germans with the bayonet. The proportion of officers captured since Thursday morning in one in forty men.

Powerful Ralds Repulsed."

London, October 7. A French communique slate-There is artillery duelling at Vaurbillon sad Leffiux, in the Hartsbiss motor, and the left bank Beater's correspondent et Paris says that the Deputy, M. of the Mense, sot big north of Bill 244 and towards Bavaux. We Turmat, has been arrested folk wing some weeks' investigation into repulsed powerful ride against Navaria Farm in Champagne, with

appreciable enemy losses. obarges of trading with the enemy, in consequence of the discovery

London, October 7... of Swiss banknotes to a larre amonot at M. Turmel's' residence. }-

A German wireleay ‹fficial manage nistes :-Toere in con- The Franch newspapers are alleging that M. Tarmel sold to Germany details of the Secret Bersion in Chamber. . Tarmel tingene and moat de-tractive fire between Poelo pelle and

Zandvoore. Photographe show great destruction at Dunkirk replied that the money was connected with a cattle transkotion,

conequence of our air raida.

A FRENCH DEPUTY ARRESTED,

London, October 7.

COAL MINERS WAGES.

London, October 7. The President of the Cal Miners Federation has announced that the Government has agreed to an all-round increase of wagès sé mentioned un. Auguni 28.

DERMAN SUBMARINE ESCAPES.

"London, October 7, According to Renter's correspondent at Mid, the Premier has snuunscoŭ the escape of the submistins U-203 which was in- terned at Gadis on 8ptember 2. The Minister of Marine has suspended the responsible officers and has ordered an enquiry.

A PARIS STRIKE,

Londor, October 7. nt at Paris-nya tha innway; and

A German Report

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Landon, October 7. According to the Press Bureau, the American Embassy states hat Congress sinos-April has-voted serenicer bjilion dollars and has authored contracts for two-and-a-half billions more, the balk them. To-day, knowing being forme purposes, including woven billione da loans to the

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

MORE CAPTURES IN FLANDERS

London, October

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports Our artillery have been active all day long over the whole battle frent To enemy shelled "ourney positives on the mile frous Broodbeinde sonthwardy but did not counter-attack

An additional batch of 370 prisoners has been taken. Our aircraft attacked aerodromes in the Lille area, and on the railway stations at Westroosebeke, Iseghem and Courtrai tp tons of explosives were dropped. Toe enemy aircraft were active. We brought down four and drove down three ice of ours are missing.

A French communique states there is nothing to report except artillery duels on the Meuse.

AMERICA'S WAR EFFORT.

Washington, October 6. President Wilson sent a message at the closing of the sossion of Congress announcing that the needs of the Army and Navy have been met in a manner assuring the effective ness of the American arme. The War-making Department of the Government has been equipped with powers necessary to make the action of the nation effective...

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GERMANY'S LATEST ENEMY,

Lima, October 6, Congress voted almost unanimously to sever diplomatic. relations with Germany.

GERMAN INTRIQUE.

London, October 6.

In regard to the German macbinations in America, von Jagow on February 29th replied to Count Bernstorff's request. for a loan of $1.700,000, on behalf of a leading politician in an enemy country, as follows:-" Agree to loan but only if peace action seems to you really serious project, provision money in New York being at present extraordinarily difficult for us. If the enemy country in Russia have nothing to do with the Frasiness as the sum is too small to have a serious effect there. The same applies to Italy where it is not worth while to spend Count Bernstorff on March 6 cabled von Jagow to 80 much." "instruct the Deutsche Bank to hold nine million marks at the disposal of the representative of the Deutsche Bauk in New York.

Count Bernstorff on March 20.cabled von Jagow to advise the German Minister at Berne that someone desiting to establish relations with the German Foreign Office would call giving the passwords “Sancti Regis" Count Bornsturff added The intermediary further requests that influence be put on our press to pass with silence the change in the politica! situation in France so that things may not be spoiled by the German approval" Von Jagow ou May 31 wired to Count Bernstorff Person announced in your telegram March 20 not yet reported Berne. Is there any more news Bolo your aidą ?” Bolo is a French journalist at present ander arrest in Paris for accepting German money for peace progaganda in France.

TURKISH BARBARITY.

Land,

themselves doomed, it is their

halk of the inhabitants of Palestine and: extort the:faat onhod of money sud goode from |them, so that if they are forced to vacate the country they will leave behind them a desert, a poverty-stricken and depopulated land.

celulated policy to kill off the

*Theit policy is not consistent with dilitary or economia meede, And is not supported by even the alenderest prategis for its neoRS- nity. It is diorather, solely by a esrage brutality The Tark haw in the part shown sOME spritade for diplomacy, if little for statesmanship, but the modern? Young Tork of the Committes of- Union and Proglow, in an finitely worse tyrant than

bi predecessort, and, all the native." savagery and blood-inst that ar bin heritage now find went in deliberate and organised orimes, Be works antrammelled by diplomatic convention had reck- lew of theigovitable consequence. Germany bae exercised "no re- ausining it fluence, sad, indeed, shares largely in the Ottoman guilt

"Palestine is ic-lay somewhat out of from the world, and nÓRE of the dreadful bappenings within its borders reschee civilization slowly. It is usually impossible to learn the fate of individasli, bat a good general idea of the sitaation is in our hands. The disaster that befell the Armenian. nation is now being meted ont to the mixed non-Torkish_populat- ion of Byris and Palestine, Families are being massacred, towns and territories evscasted, manities plundered and given over to pillage.

The town of Gizi was recently ordered to be evacuated. In par- stance of the order che inhabitanta- were forced to get out upon their joucony with nothing but the clothes they wore. All their be- longings were left in their homer, and these were immediately de- livered over totho Turkiah troopę for loot. There were the abust 60engn of wanton destruation and | wilful defilemem. No women ware- The attitude of the Young epared the customary accompanis Corks toward the unfortunatement of a Turkish visitation.

"Gazs having been pillaged. mpira has alwave been harah and the soldiers not yet being Murder and Looting in the Holy in-Tarkish races within their

The sitos in Palestine this and oppressive. Daring the war satisfied, it was proposed to carry Press, the most actions since the tibbery, exploitation, and mae Jerusalem. The head notables, rammer is, says the Associate the been an open osmpaign of out the same, programme war began. A scheme for there, for the Yuang Tark, however, protested that, baring 1-oting of J zasklem is alread realizing that the partition of the seen the exhibition at 6.8s, they being excated, sod throughonande under their role is anavoid preferred to chance the risks of agony of a forced ersonation. the annuiryside the Tark behir, bare determined to get a war to enduring the certain proteek embarked on a osleulsted polumorb as they on out of the of plandering and killing the babirente while they are still ia This answer and

displeased the Pasha so mach native inhabitan's, so that if they owession,

“The stupend was wickedness of that he promptly had the des. are forced to vis to the constr they will leave behind themhe extermination of the Armenien patation transported to Austollia London, Onte ber 7. Beater's correspondent at. Washingtod sistes that President desert. The only thing that cation connot be dismissed "se sand is taking "pecial meswaran toà Wilson, in his message to Congress, said that he had safeguarded them, the only hope that mere device of O iental statecraft, see that his scheme for looting the rights of the people, out forgett the considerations due to tday: them up, is that the British as a particular measure nimed; ferusalem is not hindered by social justice. The whole work of this remarkable Besson had been Armies now hemmering at the done thoroughly and with the almost despatch consistent with full gates of the Holy Land may soor consideration of most critical matters. Beat of all, Congres hud drive out the Tark

Information about Conditions left no doubt regarding the soirit and determination of the counirs

many sourder, a me more or less and bad affirmed them as loyally and as emphatically as car has Plemine tatoves bere from direct, bat mod of them raibe. soldiers will affirm them in the ring line.

Congress has adjourned o

ronodabout. I'be following state ment of the present siimation is oren given to the Associated Fram

AMERICA'S WAR SPIRIT.

MRIROOSEVELT INVITED TO ITALY.

London, October Rember's correspondent at Roms states that M¢**£ invited to visit she Italian - Eremit.

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4o ono perširalar rice, for it is the organised a parsiva resistance, Farkish policy towards, not qaly among the inhabitants. Armorning, but Arabs, Greeks, The system of oppression in Did Jews in fees, all peoples who Palestins is thorough, but it in. ant themselves of Turkish blood. horses, are allowed to, ziano, pa are subj-ota of the Tark, but are also stupid and wasteful. Cavalry "While there was some prop song of the pointy young prepa i plot of being able to retain or the wretch