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November 15, 1917,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

"HAPPENINGS IN RUSSIA.

Petrograd" Reported Aflame.

London, November 15. Beater's correspondent at Stockholm enys that travellers who bava arrived at Haparanda from Finland bring a rumour that Petrograd is in flames..

Rumours of Wholenle Anarchy.

Londen, November 15.

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November 15, 1916 Temperature, 8 a.m.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REUTERS TELEGRAMS.

ITALY'S RESISTANCE,

THE DRIVE IN PALESTINE.

Eleven Hundred More Turks Captured.

London, November 15. General Allenby reporta:-We have driven the enemy seven miles north to Kedre, which covers the Jaffa-Baoleh-razalem Railway, taking 1,100 prisoners and several guns.

Desperate Fighting,

London, November 15,

Some Edemy. Prisoners Taken.

TELEGRAMS.

(Beater Sirvice to the

THE SILVER MÄRKET..

London, November 14.

Silver is quoted ex:43.6/83.

London, November 15. An Italian wireless mensage etates: An enemy surprise attack against our positions from Lake Ledro to Lake Garda completely The market is quiet, failed. The enemy was compelled to retire. Our troops on the Asiego plateau occupying adv noed positions at Mount Longare, brving repulsed four kitseke, withdrew their line further to the rear,

All per se to the situation in Russia is coming via Sweden Beater's correspondent at the Egyptian Headquarters, wiring There were lively combate between Asiago and the Sugans Valley, from the Finnish frontier and must be accepted with reserve. This on November 13, eaye: Since yesterday there had been severe Between the Brents and the Piave the enemy now occupies a front applies equally to the vague reports and statements emanating from fighting on the Wadi Sakarir, the enemy rearguards resisting marked by Tess, Lamon, Forzaar, Arten and Feltre. Tatre is apparently sound and authoritative sourcer, each as the Scandina-desperately. The Soomal captured the Barkah ridge." The Torke intense artilley firing along the Piave, and enemy Attempts to cross nan Consaistes or Bomiss officials abroad. The latest rumours vigorously counter-attacked, regaining some of the ground, which the river at Sandone-di-Piave and Intestadurs failed. There is from the Finnish frontier include wholesale staroby in the pro- the Scottish immediately recovered. A further visions counter- desperate fighting at Grave, Dipapadoli and Zeon. Enemy vinces, two thousand being killed at Moscow and veritable pogroms attack was repulsed with heavy loss. Since the morning, fighting groups pencirated the marahy region between the Piave and faking place at Kief, Voronech and other towns,

has been general along a considerable front and we advanced to Vecchia, where the enemy is held up." We took 121 prisoners, is point seven miles from Ramleb, which is the Turkish headquarters

Allied Help Appreciated. Contradictory Stories.

and the centre of their positione. Oar left crossed the Wadi Kabla

Later.

British Naval Losses.

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BATTLE WITH A BEAR IN KOREA.

Missionaries Save the Situation,

On Saturday. (October 20) in enormene black bear was Lilled ten miles west of Janten (Scon chan),Zeora DDD)(SuthChonla London; November 15,

Province). He measured seven The Bamian situation is still most perplexing. The latest mess Oar right and centie, despite stubborn resistance, gained the Chamber of Depaties, the Premier, Signor Orlando, paid a weighed 345 pounds. The Seni and ceanpied the important hamlet of Yabneb, and sleo, Kabaibab, Renter's correspondent at Rome says that at the opening of feet six inches from tip to tip, and age from Realer's correspondent at Stockholm, dispatched on Wednes day evening, states that newe received from Petrograd by indirect considerable ground. Everybody has worked like Trojsne, handsome tribute to the Feanoo-British spontaneous help. Press says that Dr. R. M. Wilson channele is meagre and contradictory, some reports declaring that M.pressed by the necessity of striking again before the enemy has Subsequently a resolation was proposed by Signor Boselli, the sad the Rev. J. F. Preston, Kerensky is master of the situation, whilst others say that he has reorganised or extensively entrenched. The captured gune total father of the Chamber, reaffirming faith in the Allies and the while driving along the main definitely Loet. A Proclamation by the Hazimalist Commander, General ninety. The inhabitants of Gars, whom the Turks remored; are necessity of national anity to help the Army repel the invaders, road, noticed a big commotion

in 1 Karavie, has been received, which, while denying that Maximalist being settled in Asia Minor to replace the massacred inhabitants of This was adopted with acclamation,

village &CTOBE the Signor Orlando said that the military situation was one of valley and, learning that a boar troops have joined Kerensky, admits that they have evacuated in Armenian village. Gatchina, but only to prevent useless bloodshed, and asserts that

exceptional gravity. Italy was at prosent facing the whole had eclered the bamboo thicket. London, November 14% they have uten up a defensive position near Petrogard strong

Austrian Army and also most powerla reserves of the German behind the village, went over lo The Admiralty sanounces that a submarine sank a British Army, Behind the heroic troops slood & suited people. The investigste. "enough to resist ten times M. Kerensky's forces, It conclades br

The quarry WIS declaring that three torpedo boste in the Baltic Fleet manned by destroyer sad s small monitor which were co-operating with the powerful volanters support accorded by the Allier, including the soon located, and it was leared delicata site anchored at Neva, in the centre of Petrograd, and Army in Palestine. Beton men are missing from the destroyer and United Sintes, was deeply appreciated by the whole nation and from the excited people that

twenty-eix from the monitor.

- demonstrated bow close was the solidarity of the Allien.

lecare of men had just been worst- ere prepared to bombard the capital.

British Forces Under Owa Commanders,

ed in a battle with the huge London, November 16. heset. Armed only with epaden Regarding General Fayolle'e sprointment as Commander-in-for the most part, and two ar For the Bencilt of Disabled Colonial Officers.

after til fighting five miles to the Wadi Saror, eight miles south of that the British forces will operate under their can Commandera.

match for their antagonist, and London, November 15.

Jaffs. Our troops in a magnificent dush captured strongly

eix men were badly injured, three. Reuter learns that a proposal has been subitted to the Dom catrenched posts at Mesmiyeh. Kuirsh and Magher. We hold a inion Governments regarding the provision of scholarships whereby line from Elineb, through Kairah and Tebus, to the ́ ees.

of them seriously. selected disabled naval and military officers from the Dominions Mounted Divinica alone took 1,100 men, fourteen mephine game and and Colantes will be affarded facilities to undergo special one-year two guna courses of study at Dowversities and Schools of Technology before returning to their homes. The Rhodes Trustres are meanabile generoa-ly providing a number of euch scholarships. The Ex ca A Palestine official message states-General Allenby reports fire Committee of the Kuchoner Nation 1 Fund is also prepared to that infantry and mounted troops continue to advance. We now finance twenty scholarships which are ratimed to require from bold the railway line near N-aneh and Maneuroh, including the £160 to £250, this amply covering all expenms including nitico junction of the Beersheba Dimaagaan railway with the line to and living cold. The scholarship nominations will be placed at Jerusalem. We in oted heavy losses and on Tuesday buried four the diepoent of the Dominion authorities and the Crown Agents for hundred at Katrob alone. We took 1,500 prisoners on that day, the Colonies. Some scholera are already in "residence at Oxford well as four guns and twenty machine-gune. and Cambridge,

NEW SCHOLARSHIP SCHаME,

RECRUITING POLICY.

Occupation the Determining Factor.

London, November 15.

Magnificent Dash by British Troops.

Loudon, November 14. General Allenby reports that the Torks attempting to take up

new position twelve miles to the north of Aesion were driven Chief of the Franco British forces in Venerin, the War Office etates three tude spears, they were..

Our Troops Still Advancing.

London, November 15.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

Belgians Enter German Lines.

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London, November 15, Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister of National Servios, describing Field Marshal Sir Danglas Hsig reports:-We drove off the man-power plan, in a speech in London, said recruiting for the raiders near Polderhork Wood, north of the Menin Road, and to Army would be carried out on a basis of cooupation sad not age. the north of Bisschoote, The Belgians entered German lisee last Internal luxury trades would be most heavily drawn upon. It was sight north of Dixande and blew up concrete ehellere. gousense to tike skilled young men from seroplane factories,

Artillery Actions, shipbuilding, engineering and transportation. The war was going to call for the atmost energy of which the people were capable. A French commaniqna saya:-There are artillery actions There would be no margin at all, and car efforts this antama must north of the Aisne, in the region of Vanclerc, and on the right be unprecedented. We are at present cataloguing everyone in the bank of the Mease, in the sector of Apremont Forest, country.

THE AIR FORCE.

London, November 15.

In the House of Commons, during a debate on the Air Force Bill, Mr. Baird declined to limit the Council to nias, on the ground of the Imperial importance of aviation after the war, as it may then be desirable to have additional members from the Dominions.

IN THE BALKANS,

Londco, November 15,

A German official wireless message etstes :-The French have ersenated hill positions to the west of Ocbride Like.

MORE TROUBLE IN MEXICO.

MORE SHIPS FOR THE ALLIES,

London, November 15,

A Great Artillery Struggle.

The German Advance.

London, November 15. A German official wireless message states :-We are advancing southward in the mountains, from Foreo to Feltre and are getting into contact with the enemy.

The visitors were armed only with birdshot, and one back shot with hot gare, the ehelle Icoded"

shell between them. The big shot failed to kill, but they finally

Testing the Italan Lines.

Landen, November 14:- Reater's correspondent at the Italian Headquarters, telegraph-succeeded in bagging the game on the 13th instant, says: On the Alpabove the Venetian by advancing to close quarters in Plains, the enemy is repeating the tactica be adopted when breaking the thicket and fring at point- through the Isonzo Front. Troops ommanded by the Archduke blankiange.

The bear aroused extraordinary Eugene are daily testing the Italian lines along the valleys leading

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the

to Asiago, hoping to find a weak spot, from whence to sweep down interest in the neighbourhood, on the rear of the Italians massed on the right bank of the Piave, pot only on account Our assailante ate numerically stronger, but our defence is at its great size and present unbroken. The enemy nearly broke through the valleys to veit had wrought, but becaus the north of Asiago, when, from a precipice to the rear, the Alpini of the rarity of this animal in fell upon the Apeirians with such violence that the latter finally South Korea. It had evidently fied, leaving behind numbers of dead, wounded min and prisoners, audered far from its haunts in the deep mountais, attracted by Intensified Enemy Action,

Londor, November 13..

the ripening millet in the valleya. The genilemen brought the An Italian official message:-Enemy action is intensifed on our mecatsicons front from Asiago to Piave Valley. We effectively injured back with them to Janter, resisted on Tuesday night attacks on the front of Monte mol, where they are being cared for in Meletta and Davanti. The enemy attacks yesterday farther north and the Hospital. Though bally. towards the front of Frieoni, Breats and Gismon were rapolsed. lacerated, and two with fractured Farther attacks between Cismon, Piave and at Mount Roncone were arme, the injured men will all repulsed. We withdrew advanced posts at Mount Tomstico. Fresh recover. The first man jojared attempts to cross the Piave failed. Usite which had already grossed etales that he was gathering wood are being held up in the Zenson loop marches and between then the bill side, when he w Piave and Veochia Piave,

ENEMY RETREAT IN EAST AFRICA.

London, November 16.

attacked enddenly by the bear from the rear and left for dol The bear fought more like a wild boar, using bis teeth rather than bis claws, and breaking limbe

Lonton, November 15. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporte:-Since the capture of Passchendaele, great artillery activity has been directed against the village and the adjacent portions of the mala ridge. After Satur day's successful attack, bostile ebelling steadily increased in intensity in the whole of this important ares, colminating early yesterday' morning in a concentrated bombardment of great violence on our

An East African official message states: -Our Kilwa Lindi with a wrench of his jaw. Ose forward positions. Our artillery replied effectively, but the hostile forces have made a junction with the Ndanda remnants. The old man, seventy-three years old, belling continned and became more intense at 4.30 ja the afternoon principal enemy force has retreated towards Chigate and viti, onin running to get out of the way, and it was reported this morning that the enemy's infantry had the western edge of the Makonde plateau, abandoning machine attacked and had attempted to advance along the Westroose béke gane and rifles. There are many enemy hospitals at Chiwals. Bond. Our artillery and infantry fire completely broke up the attack and our line is inect, We improved our lios elightly in ibs night to the north-west of Passchendaele. We brought down three aeroplanas yesterday and drove down foar. All of ours returned..

The War in the Air,

London, November 15.

THE MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN,

fell, and was attacked and bitten in nine places, his arm crashed, nad bis leg horribly lacerated.

London, November 15.

Alice Memorial Hospital. An official message from Mesopotamia states:-After succesful |

The Hon., Tressarer" of the actions at Tekrit on November 5 and 6, we remained there antil the Alice Memorial and Affiliated 8b, the whole Turkish forces having withdrawn from thirty to Hospitale bege to acknowledge fifty miles to the north. When the battlefield was cleared, wo with thanks the following returned to our original positions according to plas.

A French communique says:-Four enemy aeroplanes were brought down and four fell pncontrolled in one liner. Our arc London, November 15...

planes heavily bombed enemy depots and cantesmenta in the According to the Beuter's correspondent at New York, the ragion of Malhoase. German.serorlases bombed, the region of Associated Press correspondent at Presidio, Texas, reporte fighting Calais on the night of November 13. There was a number of

A WEEK'S SUBMARINISM. between General Villa's forces and Government troope at Ojinaga. dvilian victime.

Violent Artillery Battle Faging,

Only Six British Ships Sunk. Lowen, November 15.

London, November 15, Reuter's correspondent at the Biish Handquarters, wiring

The Admiralty announced that the abioning arrivale during the ander to-day's date, says extremely violent artillery battle past week were 2,125 and the sailinge 2,307. Das Tennel over and London, November 15. nges in the Passchendude ares. The enemy has been shellingve ander 1,800 ions were sunk. Eight wore unsuccessfully attack- Beater's correspondant at Washington says that as regards the for two days with the utmost violence the advanced lines of ed. One fishing boat was sunk. Begotiations with North European neatrals and Japan," the United Canadiane, but if the German belling is bory, oare ie See has stranged to add several hundred thousand tone to the beavier. Wounded Conidisos apaak of our artillery work with the ships carrying troops, and supplies for the Allies. Neatrala have greatest admiration, and say that whenever there has been a threst agreed to hand over to the Allion and the United States their ships of an enemy infantes silook, our barrage has eejied down like In exchange for foodstuff from the United States, and Japan has curtain, so sweeping the ground that no jalastry could agreed to sell outright a large amount of tonnage in exchange for live. Morover, ander the volume of car counter-battery work, sibel.

man gan positions are growing more and more difficult to maintain; and it is doubtful it's more ferce or more concentrated artillery dual has ever been seen on this front.

ANOTHER German lie,

Claim to Have Hit British Destroyer.

FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS.

BRITISH TRADE RETURNS,

London, November 14, There are incresson is importe of €13,101,09J and in exports of £6,041,806 as compared with Omoler İnst year.

BRITISH CAPTURES DURING THE WAR.

London, November 16,

In the House of Commons, Mr, Forster stated that minos the war the British Armies on all the fronts had takes 186,000 prisoners London, November 15.

and over 800 guns, of which 101,634 - prisoners and 519 gunı The Admiralty denis the Geriona Admiralty's allegation that

London, November 15, had been taken on the Western Front sinon Jaly 1 Inat: British destroyer was hit in an engagement off Flanders. LA French official merasge states:There were 833 shipping year. Sinos Jaly 1, 1916, the British Armies in all the thestree of uzplains that the Germio destroyers frant a few rounde at our arrivals during the past week and 839 milinge. Two merchant | war had conquered or reconquered approximately 128 000 sq miles,

lole, whick fire was promptly returned. The Germans Naipa over 1,800 tona vere suck, and four were aansoocomntally) and also taken 20,197 pelsanses and 180 gual food the Talk hany

donation to the Forde of the Bospitals:-Commission Agents Guild, $200.

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