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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
ANOTHER RUSSIAN COUP D'ETAT.
KERENSKY GOVERNMENT DEPOSED,
Immediate Armistice and Peace Demanded.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE 'ITAL'AN SITUATION."
Budaeis as Usust in Venica.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
THE FLANDERS THRUST.
Greater Results Expected.
London, November 8.
TELEGRAMS,
(Beataria Service to The "Telegraph."
OBITUARY.
London, November 8,
London, November 8. Passchendaele is the last key of a whole series of riigi esat of According to Renter's correspondent at New York, the
The death is announced al Mr. Ypres. The ridge extends another three miles northward to the representative of the Associated Press at the Italian Headquarters W. H. Kendal, the well known neighbourhood of 8. Adenborg, but it slopes downwards. But the wys: Thanks to the Italian rearguards, seroplanes and airships actor and manager,
A Bassiar wireless official message states :-Tas Garrison and Papers point out that the sctasì gain we have made 'will probably harassing the enemy and delaying bisadvance, the British battèries |
Proletariata in Petrograd have deposed the Kerensky Government. Maximalists Hald the City.
London, November §.
Beater bae received telegrams from the facial Petrograd Agency, which is now in the hands of the Maximalists, stating that the Maximalists hold the city and have arrested the Ministera.
. Lenio, who is the leader of the movement, has demanded an ¿mmediate armistice and peace.
Reuter's Correspondent Silent.
London, November 8. Renter's own correspondent at Petrograd is silent since be reported that, the Petrograd Ageroy was in the bands of the Maximalists.
New Government to Propose immediate Peace.
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London, November 8.
A statement imed by the Petrograd Agency says the Military Revolutionary Committee of the Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates
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be sufficient for present purposes. Passchendaele commands wäre enabled to complete their withdrawal intact, after terrible THE SILVER MARKET. Hoathulat Fores, which is in prosses of being anciled. The trials and losing only three men. The American Consul at Venice
·Landon ¡Botanibar i only elevated ground now left in the hende of the Germans in the reports that the City in calm and business is being carried un as
The price of stiver is quoted at whole région is commanded by British guns. The esplure of the usual. Thanks to the efficacy of the defences there have been, no 441. The sixku io d'all. ridges now accomplished in the first and most difficult step, in a air raids. large strategical conception, the development of which it expected to be attended by still greater results. It is estimated that no fewer that ninety German Divisions have been met sid defeated | during the past three months by the British alone.
Rald by Welsh Troops.
London, Norenbar 8. - Field Marebel Sir Douglas Haig reports:-Walsh trope made successful raid last night to the south-east of Armentires. They captured fourteen prisoners and inflated losses. Our ousasitios were light. We repulsed two stietopla ̋to enter our loss to the north of Room. We took a few prisoners.
Important French Captures. ·
London, November 8.
"A French communique mys:—It is confirmed that our attacki has issued Proclamation saying that Patrograd is in its bands, on Babenholz, in Alasce, inflicted heary loss on the eatmy. We thanks to the assistance of the Garrison, which enabled the coup We took 120 prisonere, including two officers, and also important d'etat to be brought about without bloodshed. It declares that the Dew Government will propose an immediate and just peace, and war material. will band the land to the pesesota api common a Constituent Assembly.
Parliament had been dissolved.
Activity on Rhine-Abone Canal.
London, November 8.
Allied Conferences.
PARIS CONFERENCE.
Chiam to Sand. Iwo Representatives.
Chins will send two repre-
London, Nɔvember 8. Beuter's correspondent at Rome says that Mr. Lloyd George, General Smuss, General Wilson, M. Painleve and M. Frankin Bouillon arrived at Ripallo, near Genoa, on Monday afternoon. They were met by Signor Orlando and Baron Boddino. General Sir William Baberaton, General Foch, who have been in Italy soma days, and General Alfreiri, the Minister for War, General Porro, representing the Suurems Command, and M. Barrere, the French seatatives to attend the Wilitkey Ambasador, participated in conferences which were immediately and Economic Conference to be held. There were disopatione on Tuesday, and ledna day held at Paris soms time before regarding the most suitable measures to be, adopted to meet the the end of the current year. Täle military situation. The missione left Bspalio on Wednesday deciñon was made at a Cabinet evening.
mosting, myɛ the Peking Daily Newa: Is in a formazzer of China a joining the Allies eventually.
A semi-cfficial note says:-The speedy arrival of the leaders of the Allied Governments and their bigbest military representatives is in itself a solemn affirmation of the perfect solidarity of the Allies and the fraternity of the armine.
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... More German Captures.
London, November 8-- ing in the mountain roads have broken the resistanos of the Italian
A German wireless mensage ́sister--Our detachments advano rearguards and by so ou:flinking movement have out of the retreat of the Italiane on the Middle Tagliamento between Tolmezs
Two high officials will be selected within the next few daya to represent Chins at the Con- ference. One, of them will be a perience in military affairs, and military man of considerable, ez- the other will be a veteran diplome. This was further decid-
A German official wireless message states:-Dirmule has been At an extraordinary meeting of the Baldiers' and Workmen's Delegates held on the afternoon rf November 7, the President, M. subjected to violent mine.fire. The artillery guntinued to be active Troisky, declared that the Provisional Government no longer against the Year, sector at Passchendaele. The artilley was id
creseed to the greatest violence on bath sides of the Rhine-Rhone. existed. Some Ministers had been arrested and the Preliminary Canal, where the French attacked in the afternoon but were thrown and Gemons, and also the fortified Monte San Simeone. We have ed at the Cabinet meeting.
M. Lenin, who was greeted, with prolonged cheers, made a back to Anmerzweiler. They aiptured some of our projecting speech and outlined the three problems before the Rassion trenches to the west of Heidweiler, where renewed attalte in the demoarsey. The first was the immediate conclusion of war, for evening heavily broke down. which the new Government must propose na stmistica to the belligerents. The second was the handing over of the land to the peasants, and the third was the settlement of the economic crisis,
THE PARIS CONFERENCÉ.
The Assembly then passed a resolution in favour of the most
U.S. Commissioners Reach England, an speedy settlement of these probleme. At the close of the sitting, a
London, November 8, declaration was read from representatives of the Miasmalists of the Soldiere' snd Workmen's D legates stating their. diespproval of the According to Reuter's correspondent at Washington, Mr. coup d'etat and their withdrawal from the Petrograd Soldiers and Lansing announces that the United States Commissioner to the impending. Inter-Allied Conference in Paris, beaded by Colonel Workmen's Delegates Committee.
House, bave safely arrived in Britain. Mr. Lousing Etaits that the Conference will be an sasentially War Conference, with rebj-ot of perfecting more complete co-ordination of the activities of the Allies, in order to attain e maximum of efficiency.
Army Committee to Elect Delegates,
London, November 8,
A Russian official wireless message states that the reunion of the Soviet opened to day, the Army Committees being ordered to alect delegates for every 25,000. Failure to send delegates will be regarded as 8 ein against the Revolution.
Military Revolutionary Committee's Message.
London, November 8.
A Russian wirelosa message elates:-The Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates proclaim the authority of the Military Revolutionary Committee until the creation of a Government of Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates. The Committee calle upon goldiera to watob olovely the conduct of the men in command, Offiore who do not join the Revolution immediately and openly must be arrested at once sa enemies.
Some of the Members.
London, November 8.
A mot impertiant mission from the United States has reached London. 1 ia beaded by Oulouel House, who rankiai special Ambassador, and is accompanied by a large number of novel, millitsry, financial, shipping and blockade experts, including General Bliss, Chief of the General Stall, and Admiral Besson.
AUSTRALIA'S CONSCRIPTION REFERENDUM.
London, November 8.
The National Revolutionary Army mast not permit uncertain Beater's correspondent at Melbourne states that the probable military detachments, to leave the front for Petrograd. It must ues date of the Conscription Referendum is December 15. his under- peranssion, bat where this fails, it must oppose any such ection by stood that the Federal Government has decided to papone the force without mercy. The wireless message concludes: Soldiers! meeting of Parliament and to conduct the Referendam under For peace, for bread, for land, for the power of the people! The existing powers. mesange, is signed by the Military Revolutionary Committee.
MR. BONAR 'LAW'S WAR SPEECH.
Some Interesting Points.
U. S, LOAN largelŸ OVER-SUBSCRIBED.
London, November 8.
According to Beater's correspondent at Washington, Mr. McAdoo announces that the Liberty Loan has been over-becribed by 54 per cent., totalling £923,000,000.
MORE EGYPTIAN SUCCESSES.
London, November 8,
London, November 8. Mr. Bonar Law, speaking at Manchester last night, mentioned that we had not lost a single gun this year, whereas we had taken 380 from the Germans, Referring to the suggestion that we bad left the hard fighting to our Colonial fellow-antjots, he said nobody knew better the, baselessness of the calemny then their Colonial comrades who fought alongeïde the troops from the United Kingdom.
An Egyptian official memag- states:We assulted and Allading to the output of guns. and munitions, Mr. Bonar Law said that the number of aeroplane engines turned out in Ontober was aptared on Tuesday night lightly-held works to the south of exactly three times the output in October, 1918. We had dropped Gaza and coptinued to advance upon the right de Alimaater, We advanced to the 8,000 bombs behind the Germans lines in September, whilet the domiosting Gues to the south-east, Germans had dropped less than 1,000 in oare. We did more left to the Sheikhredwan fortifications, a mile to the north of damage to the enemy in September than he had done by all his the town, and pushed through the town during the day, teaching raids on England since the beginning of the war. More had been the mouth of the Wadihesi, eight miles northward of the done by bombing German towns than the pablia realised. He original line. Our Sheria forces alea successfully continued their believed that the Italiane would be able to stop the Germans till advance to the north-west. The Tarks still occupy some trecche the Anglo-French troops arrived. If we obtained a battlefront from to the sart of the Gazs, bat there are indications of a general the Chancel to the Adristic, the Italia reverse might have some retirement northwarde. Aeroplanes inflicted losses on the retiring Tarks and elan concentrated on railheado. The capturstil prison- advantage.
ers and guns were considerable along the whole front.
P. & O, DIVIDEND.
London, November 7. The P: and O: Company has declared a dividend of nix per oszt, ́on Deferred shares for the past six months with a bonne at the rate of six per cent., both tax free, totalling eighteen per cent, for the
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MONOPOLIES IN RUSSIA.
London, November 7. c's correspondent at Petrograd, myn that arrangementa Government monopolies in zas noffee and matches will be
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THE TEA SCHEME,
London, November 8. The Timer says it in understood that a joint repissentativa Commities of firms interested in the Indian and Ceylon a gardens has not seen its way to approve of any scheme of Government | purchase for the United Kingdom requirements wherein payment would be based
certain prostage of working expenses. The Committee has than supported dis attitude of Calogtis. It will probably be counter proposed that payment should be based on pre-war average prices, plus some addition on soconut of the rise in working conte. Under some and arrange- ment.companies would doubtless be able to pro
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already taken 7,000 prisoners, including s General, and eighty guns. It was suggested that Mr. Im Fighting is developing on the plain along the Liveszea. The Chengh-siang, Chairman of the Anetro Germans are rigorously advancing, despite destroyed War Commission, should be des bridges, hava forced a crossing and thrown back the enemy west.ingsted to attend the Conference, ard. The total prisoners now number 250,000, while over 2,300 but some Cabinet Ministera Iguna have been captored,
pointed out the advisability of reserving Mt. La for the Pesca Conference, and oɔntended, that his services in connection with the Wet Commission at the pre- sent time were indispensable. The suggestion had to be drop-
Italians Continue Withdrawal
London, November 8. -An Italian official message : státes :—We continued the with drawal of our line yesterday, and the larger unita retired unmolested There were numerous engagements between the Vittorio Hills and the confluence of the Montcase and the Liverzi.. We succeeded in detaining the enemy's advance. Oar zeroplanes renewed their ped. The question ne to who bombardments of the enemy along the Tagliamento,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE ADVANCE IN FLANDERS.
How Passchendaele was Captured.
London, November 7, Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters states that the capture of Passchendaele by the Canadians was due chiefly to the very akilful tactics employed and secondly to the Germans sense of immunity. The place is hemmed in on the western and southern approaches by marshes and there- fore the attack had to be planned with a view to taking advantage of the small ares of accessible approaches, the troops having to advance from various directions ofted circuitously. The successful assemblage of the assailants was consequently somewhat marvellous. It was known that Vice Cottage, on the north of the village, was very strongly fortified, with a considerable garrison. Nevertheless it was erried after a stiff resistance, with 40 prisoners. A large pill box north of Passchendaele also, stubbornly resisted. Otherwise, the Germans' stand was not very determined. The prisoners number about 400, mainly from the Eleventh Prussian Division.
A French communique states: There is reciprocal artill "ery activity north' of the Aisne, in the sector of Filian and Chavignon and right of the Mease in the region of Chaume Wood.
In a successful attack on the German position north-west of Altkirch sixty prisoners were taken. »
'Important Developments Expected.
Paris, Novembar 8. The.Temps' military correspondent on the British front in the course of an enthusiastic tribute of the British capture of Passchendaele significantly adds that one need not be a prophet to announce that the next few days will be full of interest. "
Organising New Positions.
London, November 8, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We continued the organising of our new positions ai Passchendaele and the high ground in the neighbourhood without disturbancs.. There has been no reaction despite the great importance the enemy attached to the locality. The four hundred pris- oners taken yesterday included 21 officers. Our losses in this highly successful operation were fight.
Our Aviators Busy
London, November 8. Reporting on aviation work Field Marshal Sir Dongiss Haig states: The high wind and rain yesterday morning greally interfered with work in the air but nevertheless low flying aeroplanes were in constant touch with our, ad- vancing infantry and fired many machine gun rounds at the enemy in shell holes and in back areas on many feeing targets. They also signalled enabling the batteries to deal with them. Many aeroplanos during the fair interval acted in conjunction with our operations on the ground and penetrated well to the eastward of the line, bat warn caught in a sudden mirt. Seven have not returned: Bizty. two heavy bomba „were dropped; at night-time-on railways, *... communications, billets and serodromes in the vicinity of- Realers and Courtrai. There were several largas explosions and fires at Boniors station And town. “We Brought down three enemy Zmaoninës, and Your of our machines, are missing "beelden "those, mentioned paborS,
sbould be sent to Paris as diplo- matic representative and military representative at the coming Paris Conference will be draided next week,"
A Cabinet Minister, yesterday pointed out the significance of the Mission to Europe in a few words. He eaid that this decision to send representatives to the Conference would eventually lead to China'a joicing the Allies as a member. China had practically decided on this matter, it wa fariber stated.
Chins'e military representa tive, besides participating in die- cassions on all subjents that may be brought up at the Confersnes, will make arrangements with the French Government for camping grovade for Ohinese soldiers and make other preparations for their reception, The question of China's sending troops to the Western Front was decided soma
time ago..
The Conference in question was suggested by the Russian GovDER=" ment and seconded by the British, French and American · Governa sot. Some of the subjects that are likely to be brought up for discussion at the Conference will be the co-operation of the navien of the "Allied..countries, Allied": aesistance to Bussis, and possibly after-war affairs,
The report that the Govern, ment will appoint" the Chiness. Minister to Paris to represent | Chins at the Oonference in inv correct, it is learned from the Oxbinet, As the Conference in an important ons, the Governmost desires to send special repre- sentatives to sttend it;
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