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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE ITALIAN RETREAT.

Austro-Germans Cross the Tagllamento.

London, November 5.

Austro-

A German wireless official mentage states :-The Germans gained a crossing over the Middle Tagliamento, advancing

We took 6,000 prisoners and a number of guns.

Increased Pressure on Italians.

London, November 5.

Ao Italian official massage says:-The, enemy zeached the right bank of the Tagliamento, to the north of Piaz 109, intensifying the pressure agaiast our left wing.

A Naval Blow Urged.

London, November 5. Paris naval experts arge speedy and vigorous Entente action in the Adriatic and declare that' sesplaies could compel the Austrian Fleet to leave the harboure, enabling the Allied sets to strike a decisive blow.

Possibilities of Naval Action.

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London, November 5. According to Benter'a correspondent at New York, the Associated Press correspondent at the Italian Headquartera says that the retreat of the Army has produced new conditions which may make a naval sction the key to the whole situation. The Italian Fleet, commanded by the Dake of Abruzzi, by'a brilliant marœuvre, bas seized the naval strategic point of Grado and the vast lagoon whose entranos it guards. The Fleet commands the whole Galf of Trieste on a front for forty kilometres to Monfalcons, five miles from Trieste. The enemy's advance has brought him along a considerable stratch of coast in the Gulf, hence the possibilities of a naval action may be realised. It is significant that there has been intense naval activity in the Gulf of Trieste recently.

British. Troops Arrive,

London, November 5. Beater'e correspondent at the Italian ileadquarters telegrapha on November 4 that the passage of British contingents to the front{ has been the occasion of touching manifestations of welcome and friendliness. Men and women of all classes have flucked to the stations, cffaring frait, cigarettes and flowers to the tired men, who responded gratefully. They left an impression of cheerfulness and vitality which encouraged the onlookers. The demonstrations assumed greater.proportions along the country roads, the inhabitants everywhere rasbing to greet the coldiere, sad being much impressed by their stalwart forme. There were continuous shouts of "Viva L'Inghilterra!"

Embittering Italian Troops Against Britala.

London, November 5.

The question of Austro-German prpaganda in Itely, which, it is alleged, has besa etrong in the happenings on the Italian Front, was raised in the House of Commane, when Mr. Yate aɛked what steps the Government were taking to deny the Austro German falsehoods regarding Britain which had been disseminated amonge! the Italian troops by Austro German agents and by means of special propaganda by bombs or dropped from seroplanee.

Mr. Macpherein replied that the Italian military authorities wore being asked to supply the British Government with copies of this propaganda. The beat meene for defesting the objects of the "propaganda bad been considered, but he could not promise that the

means selected should be published.

PEACE MEETING BROKEN UP,

London, November 5.

A posce meeting was broken up at Swanses, the crowd invading the plaifrom and expelling Mr. Roden., Barton and other speakers."

GERMANS ADMIT LOSS OF CRUISER.

London, November 5...

A Berlin official message admite that the British sank ap suxiliary craiser on November 2 in the Kattegat, bat denies that any patrol boate were sank,

NORWEGIAN SHIPPING CASUALTIES,

London, November 5.

A Norwegian official'message states that nineteen Norwegian merchantmen, of a tonnage of 34,577, were lost in October and forty-sight Norwegian saamen were killed.

BRITAIN'S MAMMOTH WARSHIPS.

Landon, November 5.

According to Reater's correspondent at Paris, the Temps naval expert, who visited the British shipyards, saye he saw at Messrs. Fairfielde, at Glasgow, warships which were far bigger than the Queen Elizabeth.

THE ALLIED. CONFERENCE.

-London, November 6.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that he hoped the Allied Conference to be held in Paris on the conduct of the war would take place in the middle of November. He could mot at present give any information regarding the Conference on War Aims.

IN THE BALKANS.

London, November 5.

A German wireless official message states:English battalions attacking south of Stojscovo, between the Vardar spd Lake Doiran, heavily collapsed.

RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES.

London, November 5,

A Rḥssian wireless official message risteś:-The is violent artillery filing to the west of Sresten Lake, We attacked the Turks in the Kalkit sector of the Black Sea, capturing first-line trenches and in mouse places third-'ïne trenches. We took grest booty,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT...

Destructive Fire in Yser Lowlands.

London, November 5. A German wireless official Lamange states:-There is a power- fal and destructive fire in the Year Lowland region, between Houthulst Wood and the Ypres-Cominse Canal.

Fruitful British Raid,

London, November 5, Field Marabal Si- Douglas Haig, in a communique, states:- Yesterday's raid on Gavrelle resulted in fourteen prisoners, four machine guns and two trench mostara. Nearla hundred Geraisns were killed. All the dug outa were destroyed and set'on fire. The Sherwood Foresters last night raided north-east of Love, capturing a few of the enemy and killing a number. Oar casualties were light. Our fire dispersed reconnaitrers in the neighbourhoods of Hollebeke and Rentel.

American Soldiers Killed,

London, November 5. According to the Bealer's correspondent at Washington, General Perebing reports that three American soldiers were killed, five wounded and twelve captured on Saturday when the Germane raided an instruction salient before daylight, putting down a beary barrage sad catting off the salient. The enemy's, losses are asknowe, but a wounded German was taken prisonber,

ANGLO-FRENCH CONFERENCES.

London, November 5.

Reater is informed that the confeïnes held in London last week were among the most important in the war, M. Painless and General Petsia daily conferred with Mr. Loyd George and the War Cabinet. Completé identity of view was established regarding the eitaation priving out of the Italian preria, and also regarding the fotore con.uct of the war.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS..

THE "WESTERN FRONT.

London Territorial Raids.

Loudon, November 4. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports :-The London Territorials carried out a successful raid eastward of Gar relle, taking prisoners and machine guns. The enemy under cover of a bombardment, raided to the south-east of Epeby. We repulsed a raid northward of Polygon Wood. There is considerable mutual artillery firing. Hostile artillery is moni active in the Nieuport sector,

Ce man Attacks Fail.

London, November 4.. A French communique reports: The artillery activity. continues very marked north of Chemin des Dames, in twe region, of Pinon and Vauxailion. After a violent bombard- ment the Germans twice attacked porta` of Chaume wood on the right of the Meuse. Our are dispersed the assailants with heavy loss.

Germans Evacuate “Ladies' Way.".

Loaden, November 5. Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters' says:-The departure of the Germans, from Ladies' Way was detected at day break on Friday, rifle fire having showed that the enemy were there over night.. A general infantry advance began an hour later, curiously by the same troops who followed up similarly at Laesign Tast spring. The Germans left the trenches and tunnels intact. Kettles full of warm soup were found in the trenches, showing the pre- cipitancy of the evacuation. The advance was necessarily slow owing to the necessity of taking care to avoid numerous. "gaps. Our galling bombardment on the slopes of the plateaux during recent days left the Germans no option but to zur- render the whole line,

GREECE'S ROYAL SPIES.

Athens, November û, Telegrams secretly exchanged between Athens and Ber- lin have all been deciphered and conclusively prove that Constantine and his Queen were acting on behalf of Ger... many with Gounaris. The Skoaloudis and Lambros Cabinets were mere tools. The Queen- telegraphed to the Kaiser in November 1936 anxiously enquiring when the Cen- tral Powers would be ready for un offensive in Macedonia and urging a German attack on General Serrail's left wing. She and Constantine on January 2 telegraphed to the Kaiser that the situation was desperate unless the Germans attacked immediately. The Kaiser, replied saying that the telegram caused him deep emution, admiring their courage in a horrible position and declaring that Tino must act against his executioners by attacking General Sarrail's left flank. Other telegrams between the Foreign Minister, Zalo- costas and Theotokin, the Minister in Berlin, show the part played by the Royal Government in organising, banda with the object of cutting the Monastir Salonjka railway and Harassing General Sarrail's rear,

BRAZILIAN STEAMERS TORPEDORD.

Rio-de-Janeiro, November 5.

The Brazilian steamers Acary, formerly the German Eberburg, and the Guarahy were torpedoed off Cape St. Vincent. Both were bezelied, two being killed and four injured. It is stated that the Government ie demanding as a reprisnt the confiscation of the moneys held by the Ger man banks.

OUR NAVAL AIRMAN' BUSY.

London, November 5.

The Admiralty states that the air service carried out num- erous patrols to-day, bringing down an enemy machine in the aca, driving down and damaging another and probably destroying a third. We raided Engel aerodrome and bombed the hangars and sheds. Two of the enemy's attacking machiner were driven down. All of ours retained,

THE CAPTURE OF BEERSHEBA.

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London, November 5. Reuter's correspondent at Egyptian Headquarters, re- porting on November 1st, stated: The veil which has hidden operations on the Palestine front has been partially lifted; and it is revealed that the Tuck has received a blow in the capture of Beersheba which has considerably winded him. The achievement necessitated weeks and months of toil in preparing the coup and in consequence the result has been almost machine-like in precision. The ominous quiescence preserved on the battle front was broken five days ago, the guns rigorously shelling the Turkish lines. The weight and extent of the fire transcended anything experienced hither-

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the enemy.

Very nearly simultaneously the first welcome raia thunderstorms of the winter season occurred, helping to harden the surface and facilitating the movements of the Our fire as most intense towards the north- extremity about Gaza There was nothing to show that the blow was about to fali at the other extremity thirty miles distant, but nevertheless the Turks were zuspicious and reconnoitred around Beersheba, claiming a success for this work, The truth is that the British mounted men held up the Turks, inflicting heary casu alties and enabling the infantry to advance and compelled an enemy retirement in ignorance of our dispositions. Mean- while frequent reconaissances and aerial photographs fami- liarised the command with the nature of the ground, which around Beersheba gently undulates and we traversed from Dorth to south by deep wadies, the town lying in a depres sion along the banks of the Waiyaabah. The enemy defences extended north and west, and south, three to five miles from Beersheba, constituting a somewhat isolated advance- post, guarding the Turkish extreme left. The position was of great natural strength the enemy believing it to be impregnable... It was well provided with guns and machine- guns and garrisoned by two complete regiments and other detachments of infantry and a brigade of cavalry. The attack was a complete surprise and the enemy was cornered and practically wiped out almost before the news of their plight reached the enemy headquarters. All arms partici pated but the lion's share" fell to the cavalry, who march ed fifty miles, chiefly at night time, in order to outflank The Anzac mounted men took the outer circuit and the Yeomanry made a junction with the infantry. The advance began at night fall and succeeded in completely outflanking the enemy. The Anzacs met the Grat opposition ten miles south-east of Beersheba and were later held up by a strong redoubt at Telelsubs, defending the eastern approaches of the town. While the fight here was progress. ing the Light Horse captured a position a little east across the wady, establishing themselves on the road to Hebron cutting out escape in that direction. Telelsaba fell two hours later but a strong force with guns and machine-guns were holding out in the wady barring the approach to the town Mounted Anzac reinforcements thereupon brilliantly attacked a sunset. They ebarged the strong positions on the crumbling banks of the dry wady in the pale light of the moon. On horseback they used fixed bayonets as lances and literally swept over the opposition and carried the town with a rush. Meanwhile west of Beersheba, where the defences were the stronger and aided by great natural advantages, the infantry after barely an hour's artillery preparation rush- ed the arst line. The Londoners captured Hill 1070 and a strong redoubt. The bombardment wiped out the majority of the enemy machine-guns, although it failed to obliterate the wiring, but nevertheless the infantry in the keepest spirits tore down the barbed wire with their hands. Subsequently the main position was attacked at mid-day and was cap- tured in 25 minutes: Towards the left among the hilla northwest of Beersheba the Turks continued to oppose, but a combined movement drove them headlong at sunset. An instance of gallantry was a Lewis Gun detachment charging a field battery and driving out the Turks, capturing the guns. A most satisfactory feature is the smallness of the casualties, which do not attain the sum total of our prisoners.. We entered Beersheba in the morning. A feature of the whole operation was the remarkable staff work, enabling all the movements to dovetail with such exactitude and to be timed with such precision.

Tuks Engaged on the Tigris.

London, November 4.

A Mesopotamia official message alates: A reconnoitring „column engaged the Turks on the right bank of the Tigris, opposite Dur. The enemy withdrew towards Tekri under eover of a strong rearguard. We drove out the latter from successive lines of trenches and occupied the whole position. Dur cavalry harassed the retreating enemy all day long and made prisoners of 60.

The British Captures.

London, November 4. A Turkish communique states: There is intense artillery activity at Gaza." Our batteries effectively replied to enemy cruisers bombarding the coast,

An Egyptian official message states:-Tho captures an Beersheba incinde fifteen guns. The prisonere taken at Gaza numbered 444, including 20 officers.

ITALIANS REPULSE STRONG ATTACK,

London, November 4,

An Italian official message states: We repulsed a strong attack against advanced posta in the Daone and Giumella valleys in the Gio-di-Carie sector.

GERMAN DEVILRY.

London, November 4. The story of the sinking of the convoy continusa :-A abell want right through the Swedish sirip Weindar and exploded against a life boat on the other side, killing all the occupants, fourteen man and three wonen. Another lifebont rowed back to rescue the captain and two waitresses from the wreck. A shell struck the boat and killed five, only the mate escaping by. swimming. The Weinder was now a mass of flames. The two girls jumped into the sea and were apparently drowned. The captain was saved by clinging to wreckage. Two women, on anking English ship flow the white flag, and the EWOT. was a shot which killed both." Twelve men on another ship had just got into the lifeboat when a shell killed them.

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GERMANY'S PAPER CLOTHING,

Ladies' Stockings Rationed.

Describing the mesenren taken during the past year by Germany to deal with the growing shortage of clothing, the Board of Trade Labour Gamists sayı: “By an Order of February 25, 1918, it was made a penal offence” to advertise or hold any kind of stook-taking or bargain saler, and an appeal was made to the patriotism of German

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simplicity of dress 'more keeping with. the seriousnom of the times," Later in the spring of 1916, the Ministry of War gave ite ap proval to an Order fixing a. maximum length of material to be employed in making esch article of dress for women and children."

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Subsequently clothing tickets were introduced, sad "persons | applying for permits for the first time were to be questioned se to the details of their wardrobe, and only if they were found not to possess su adequate stock of clothing could the permit be issued. Well-to-do people were to be directed to purchase articles of luxury (which were embargo free) rather than goods which were in general demand. Before long it was found that the differentiation between rich and poor in the metter of facilition for buying clothes was causing bitter- nese. Under an Order žeened on Christmas Day, ordinary trade in secondhand clothing, linen and footwear, was pat an end to, and the old clothes business was trans- ferred to the local authorities. Becond-hand clothing could only be sold by these authorities #gainst a permit."

At the beginning of this year purchase permite for anderwear and stockings were only obisin- sble with great difficulty, not. more than two pairs of stockings being allowed to any one person in three months. The well-to-do were appealed to cffoially through the Press fo deliver up every article of clothing and footwear which they possibly could spare. On April 2 a series of drastic re« gulations prescribed the absolate maximam of wearing apparet of all kinds for men, women and children, and babies, and the local authorities were prohibited from issuing parohnan permita to any person already in possession of the authorised maximum, Simultaneously new regulations more issued prescribing in minata detail the amount of material that might be used in any garment of article of honsehold linen; and proprietors of hotels, boarding homass, &c, wore warned that they could not be allowed to parahase fresh bed and table linen.:

"In May, 1917, the public were officially enjoined to use paper fabrice for shrouds, while the use of shoes and stockings for burials was forbidden. At the same time the Government started relief measures on a large moula by the issue of standard alothing to the poor. It would seem that- mach of the clothing now worn. throughout Germany, including military uniforms, is made from materials dilated in varying

| degrees with substitutes such sa paper yarn and cellalone, the warmth and wearing properties of which are doubtful as com pared with materiale spur, woven, or knitted wholly from wool and cotton.”

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