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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

THE NEW BRITISH THRUST.

Hard Fighting at a Number of Poista.

London; November 7, Field Marshal Sir Dongles Haig reports:-The Canadiant operations this morning were completely wooeestal against the defences in and around Passchendaela and the spur to the north and north-west, After a succsinful summbly, the, ausalt, was laanobed at six o'clock, an arranged. The enemy had been ordered, to hold this important position on the msin ridge at all costs, There was hard fighting at a number of points, particularly on the high ground to the north of the village and for the collection of fortid baildirge and strong points on the Goudberg spar. Nevertheless, the troops made steady programs and captured at an early hour Passbendaele village, Mosselmarkt and Goadberg hamlets. They had gained all the objectives before mid-day and also taken a number of prisoners. It was raining at intervala. Cfar gons are dealing effectively with the enemy's batteries and concentrations of infantry,

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Liverpool Troops' Good Work.

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November 8, 1916,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

RESTLESS-RUSSIA.

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REUTER'S. TELEGRAMS.

THB÷ITALIAN OUTLOOK.

"Maximalists' Bid for Supreme Power.

More Ground to be Sacrificed? -London, November 1.

London, November 7. Reater's correspondent at Petrograd states that, speaking in - Anglo-French critics are of opinion that Italy's fate dependa un the Preliminary Parliament, M. Karensky said that ony Maximalist the rallying power of her Army. They declare that ground must

supreme nower would be suppressed immediataly, be morificed in Venetis in order to provide the Allies with a field as attempts to asin's He asked the support of Parliament in such action. Parliament of action adequate for a counter-offensive. The princips! line of Ag defenos will probably be Lake Garda and Adige. They emphasise the proceeded to discuss the request.

Newspapers are most alarmed at the preparations of the short distance separating Manich and Milan, sa compared with the Maximaliste, whom they bearech to reflect before fasily raising the distance between the Somme and the Marne. They saticipate enemy sitempts to debouch through Trentino in order to attack the Allied country.

Part of Petrograd in Revoll,

communications, but think it improbable that the enemy will be fable to do this in great farve, and if the move be made it would be effectively countered. Like Garda and Adige are regarded as an insaperable barrier, provided Switzerland remains neutral.

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London, November 14

Will the Retreating "Army Escape ?”

· THE TURF.

Melbourne Cup Result.

London, November 7.

The Melbourne Cap rescited:

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Bestcourt

Lingle

Wallace Isinglaan

There were twenty runners," Won by half a head, two lengiba between second and third. Betting was fire to one against the winner.

The Cambridgeshire Stakes.

London, November 7. The Cambridgeshire Stakes resulted as followe:

Brown Prince Planet

Grand Fleet

Fourteen ren; won by thrée

London, November 7. According to Beuter's correspondent at Paris, a semi-official message says it is to be hoped that the retreating Italian Army will escape the invaders and efect a reconstitution, profiting by the short rempite afforded by the Tagliamento to put up a vigorous resistance and comforted by the thought of the aesistance of Anglo-French reinforcements, whose more speedy arrival they could not expect. lengths, two lengths separating It is impossible to forme the definitive line where the Italians will second and third. The betting be able to hold up the enemy, especially as before they think of as an followe-1006 Brow stopping their assailants on the right pentre they must watch the Fricos; 100-7 Pisnet; 20-1 Grand left which rests in the Osraic and Cadore Mountains, also, the rear Fleet, resting in Trentino.. Small local attacks bave already occurred n-er Lake Garda which may be the precursor of a more important

Enemy Scouts' "Advance.

GERMAN PLOTTINGS IN MEXICO.

Value of Services of the 'Swedish. Go-Between.

According to Beuter's correspondent at Fetrograd, epanking in the Preliminary Parliament, M Kerensky, referring to the Saldiers and Workmen's attempt to seizs supreme power in Petrograd, said that the Delegates had distributed arms to workmen, and benos the Government regarded that part of Petrograd se în revolt and was forced to take measures to meet the situation. The Left London, November 7. interrupted by ironical shouts, and turning” to them M. Keranaky Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:Liverpool troops said, "The Government will be killed rather than cease to defend made a successful raid to the north-west of Quesni, and took a few the honour and security of the State."

Working Class Quarters Cut off from Centre of Capital. prisoners. We are consolidating the positions we gained yesterday.

London, November 7. A Valuable Strategic Gaia,

London," November 7.

Beater's correspondent at Petrograd, wiring Tuesday evening, Reater's correspondent at the Britieb Headquarters says: says that the conflict between the General Steff in the Petrograd Savoces sizanis bave been scaring to the sky with gratifying fre- district and the revolutionary Military Committee of the Soldiers' Dating the early forenoon we had been fighting though and Workmen's Delegates, was aggravated this evening when Passchendaele and beyond, bat details of the situation thereabouts negotiations with a view to democratically strengthening the have not been siccidated. The Canadians were digging themselves General Staff were broken off. On learning that the Governor offensiva in the Trentino. in at some point to the east of Passchendaele during the morning, during the night had summoned troops from the environs, the

London, November 7.7 This has been meveral times reported, but the enemy is missing Committee ordered these troops to disobey the Government. The

The Daily Mail correspondent at the Italian Headquarters heavily for counter-attack and at mid-day an intense barrage situation is complicated by M. Kerensky'e suspension of thres opened along the section which the enemy presumed to be the Maximalist and two Oonservative newspapers, and at five o'clock Base: Hostile scoute reached Maniago, twelve miles west of the line of our new front. We reached our final objective in large this afternoon, he ordered the disconnection of the bridges between Tagliamento, on November 5.

British Hospital Party's Experiences. namberr, with gone well forward, and are therefore in a good the working class quartera and the centre of the Capital, and the

London, November 7. position for supporting the infantry. The walking wounded men stopping of tremways. The city is guarded by loyal troups.

Mr Ward Price, the war correspondent at Italian Headquartere, are in high spirits over the day's achievement and say that our

London, November 7, states: The whole of the British hospital party were lost during Washington, 8sptember 14➡ barrage was the most wonderful and bast they had ever seen” and that the fewness of the prisoners is due to the Germans not staying According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd, the Bourse the retreat but have torped up safely. Although they had marched How Germany's secret practics of to fight at close quarters. It may therefore be expected that we Gazette states that the Committee of the Baltic Fleet, disregarding day and night in the rain, picking up scraps of bread from the using weden's diplomatic service have collected respectable number of machine gans. The the Minister of Marine's refusal to hand over the ex-imperisi yacht, ground, they are in good condition, though some of them are recover for transmitting communications prisonere are mostly of a better type than usual and are well proceeded to forcibly seize the yacht and take it to Helsingfors.ing from enteric fever. It appears that the two men who brought between German, agents and the up the rear of the whole Army were a British Quarter Master and a Berlin Foreign Office prevailed in nourished and well-aled, indiosting that the Huns are neing pioked

corporal of the Medical Corps. They stayed at Palmanova till the Mexico as well as in Argentine troops in their endeavour to arrest our encroachments into the key

Afternoon of October 29, trying the save the orduance stores. The was revailed in the document line of Western Belgium. There was lot of firing from

town was on fire and the population flad twenty-four hours before, published by the State Depart Passchendaele Charch, which the artillery spd infantry eventually

They found a horse which they barneseed to a cart filled with officera' meat which passed between. silenced. We encountered in the centre of Mosselmarkt a large

London, November 7.

Eckhardt, Ger concreted redombi, oar men, after a lot of trouble, having to surround

Beater learns that General Allenby her made an important kita and proceeded some distance on the deserted road littered with Herr it in order to redace it. The Germans have been a heavily shell- further advance, Attacking from Beershebs Turkish positions debris. The horse became exhausted and they finished the jarasys Minister in Mexico, and ing this village that there is some doubt at prevent whether we towards the sss, he captured the next Turkish line and advanced on foot. have been able to remain there. Heasured in terms of territory, the about nineteen miles. * operation has been relatively small, but in strategic value our gains, if beld, are very high, because we are now upon the summit of the little bit of the ridge system remaining in German hands, with direct observation on the enemy everywhere for miles around. The present series of offensives against the ridge system has probably cost the Germans at least 100,000 osanallies and to day's battle has resulted in snother considerable stride towards the mastery of the enemy's most powerful system of defences, and has been gained at a cost comparatively light in casualties.

Futile Enemy Attack.

London, November 7.

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A French communique states:-A violent bombardment in the region of Chame wood, on the right back of the Mense, was followed by an enemy attack. Our fire drove back the aesailante, who were unable to reach our lines.

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Naval Disobedience.

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FRESH EGYPTIAN SUCCESS.

General Allenby's Latest Drive,

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the Chancellor. It disclosed that A Grave Warnlar.

Folke Cronholm, Charge d'Af« London, November 7. Esire of the Swedish Legation in Splendid Advance ; Gaza Captured.

"According to Boater's correspondent st Paris, the Temps, in the Marion, practically noted, an London, November 7.

Khawailfan, eleven miles north of Beershebs, at midnight on being resumed, the intervention of the Franco-British would, in the gation's own dispatches messages An Egyptian official message states: General Allenby captured course of a grave warning, says: The Allies must abandon mwenger boy for von Eckhardt, illasions. They must not think that becsase the war movement is personally transmitting as his La- Monday. We repulsed repeated counter-attacks all day long on Tuesday. Our troops farther south are advancing north-west twinkling of an eye, change the enemy success into a rout. The for the German Legation, eren from the neighbourhood of Beershaha. We have carried the whole positions the Italians have lost are extremely strong. Others which going to the point of delivering of the Turkish defences south of the line from Teleeresheria to weaker. The enemy having shortened the front, is all the stronger. ofice, and that von Eckhardt

will be held to-morrow, if they can be held, will be much them in person at the telegraph. Abubareira, capturing the last-named plaase, and thus advancing The Franco-British have faced the necessity of restoring a difficult recommended that a decoration be nine miles. The troops displayed magnificient dash and endurance. situation. We are firmly convinced that they will eucceed, but it secretly bestowed upon Cronholm Estimates of the captures are not yet available. Six gode wore will be's heary task." captured on one portion of the front.

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A later telegram announces that Gaza was captured this morning but there are no further details.

[Gsza is one of the five chief cities of the ancient Philistines and is situated in the south-west of Palestine, three miles from the London, November 7. ssa, on the borders of the desert which separatea Palestine from

The German Version..

A German official wireless message states:-There was desperate | Egypt). fighting in Flanders yesterday. The enemy penetrated Passchen- deele but we re-tcok the eveiern portion of the village. Our line now runs from the eastern edge of the village. Strong attacke against Becaluers and Gheluvelt failed.

Canadians Well Dug fo.

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Germans Claim a Thousand Prisoners.

London, November 7.

for his services."

As an added chapter to the story of the recently revealed. A German official wireless meresge states:We continue in intrigue in Argentins the disclo parsait of the Italians in the mountains and the Venetian Plain.sure given a hint of the nature of We have taken a thousand prisoners.

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Why the Tagliamento. was Abandoned.

London, November 7. An Italian official „ message states :—We have withdrawn in good order towards Livecss, as the defence of the Tagliamento wa difficult, owing to low water. Our aeroplanes and airships repeatedly bombed troope repairing the bridess on the Tagliamento and arassing the river. B

theevidence in this Governments. possession of Germany's ¡illegiti- mate use of neutral diplomats. │The fall extent of this evidenos - may never be published, but it is known to be complete, and this Government's action in mating some of it public in felt to be directed not so much at Sweden as toward farther inform-:- ing the world at large of Ger masy's practices."

London, November 7. The Admiralty announces that the number of shipping arrivals London, November 7. during the week were 2,384 and the anilings 2,379. Eight vessels

CARB OF OUR HEROES' GRAVES. Reuter's correspondent at the British Beadquarters, telegraph-over and four ander 1,600 tons were punk. Six were abençoessfully ing on Saturday afternoon, says :-The Order attributed to General

London, November 7. von Hindenburg, that if Paschendaele were taken it must be rataken, has not borne fruit. By nightfall the Canadians" were

The Imperial War Graves Commission, established under Royal

It door, however, raise some Obarter and charged with the daty of caring for the graves of reported to be well dag in round the half moon of the captured ground and plentifully provided with mechine and Lawie" gans.

Last night's peace debate in the House of Commons was closut-officers and men of the Military and Naval Forces of the Empire speculation as to how the Block- The principal features of the fighting is the enemy's consistented by 282 votes to 33. The motion was then negatived without who have fallen in wer, has now been constituted. The President holm Foreign Office will explain refusal to allow our men to come to closer quarters. The resistance a division.

is the Prince of Wales. There are nine officials, namely the it. Stockholm has declared that consisted mainly of long-range gunfire which, owing to unfavour-

Secretaries of War for the Oslonies sad ladis, the Commissioner of Baron Loewen, Swedish Minister able weather conditions, is not very effective. Our walking wounded

Works, the Commissioners of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and to Argentins, transmitted mem agree that the Eans did more ranning in this battle than is usual,

South Africs, and Dr. Green, Newfoundland. Seven official members sga for Count Laxbarg, the Our line has been carried nearly due north and south along the

bave been appointed by Royal Warrant, Damely Sir William Garstin, German Minister, there, without. Brooderinde-Passendaele Ridge. We command A

Mr. Harry Gosling, Mr. Badyard Kipling, Lient General Masready, knowing their contents. Whether General Plummer, Admiral Poe and Brigadier General Fabian Ware, the same defence will be made observation over the plains of Belgium:

An announcement of the foregoing raviste the previous arrange for Oronholm is not known. Be ments for the awe of graves and states:---As the scale of war ex- no longer is in the Swedish diplo.... tended, especially as the Dominions" forces incressed, it was fels mello marvice. The interesting: necɛssary to have a body more formally, constituted, more Imperial point in the minds of officials and. in scope and possessed of fall power to undertake work on behalf diplomats here is how mooh. the of the Governments of the Empire. It is authorised to acquire and Buckholen Foreign Office kusw hold land at Home and abroad, maintain and adora cemeteries, and of the affair

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THE "HUSH-HUSH" BOATS.

AUSTRALIA AND CONSCRIPTION.

London, November 7. Beater's correspondent at Melbourne etals that the Common- very wide wealth Government has decided on another referendam for Con-

soription.

An Authorised Description of Our New Naval Vessels.

THE NEW YORK MAYORAL ELECTION.

London, November 7. Beater's correspondent at New York says that Mr. Uylan, the London, November 7. Democrat candidate, has been elected Mayor of New York The A message from Paris elstes that the Temps publishes an majority of the voters in the City and Siste were in favour of authorised description of the British "Hush-Hush" bosts, a species Women's Buffrage. There were four candidates for the Mayoralty, receive and administer funds for special purposes. One of its first of battle craiser in two sisse, equal in power, evolved from ex- these being the ex-Mayor, Mr. Mitchell, an Independent; Mr. Hylan, perience gained since 1915. They have long low-lying sad immense the Democratio nominee, backed by Tammany: Mr, Bennett, a deaks fore and sit, two tripod maste, and a equat castle amidships, Republican; and Mr. Hillgait, a Socialist. The campaign has been carrying enormens gone, which are two shots a minute. The vessels marked by much personal animosity. are tapered yaoit-like at the stem for the highest speed. They are faster and more fleet than the pre-war craisera and are being rapidly turned out, They are designed for surprise sotions and are torpedo

Hoof. Their slaadiness is Indicated by the fact that they ostry billiard tables.

STANDARDISED CLOTHING,

Pod London, November

NATIVE RISING IN AUSTRALIA:

London, November 7, The Daily Mail correspondent at Sydney stains that there rising of the blacks on Mornington Island in the Osrpentaria. A population of 250 were bassiged in the Mimion for ten days, „The Rev. Robert Hall war 4506 assistant Mr. Walter Onsas, was wounded bund, TE

The Board of Control for Wool and Textila Production kau bout with Mre. Häll and Mrs. Owens and two chiläke dsnided to introduos a standardised cloth for civilian wise,

arrived at Barkstown":

datice will be to prepare an estimate of cost for the maintenance of the Zimmermann disoto uron of burial places and submit the same to the Governments of the United Germany plotting in Mexico. Kingdom and Oversees Dominions, with recommendations regarding Von Bokhardt's letter to the Ger the proportion to be borne by each. No appeal will be made for man Obannellor, dated froh 8, anbeoriptions for permanent memorials, the maintenance of burial 1910, recounting the extent to

whichTM Cronholm" used Swedex"#" places being a sacred obligation resting on the whole Empire.

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FOUR DERMAN FREAK VESSELS DESTROYED. London, November ted that four enemy sinci

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