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November 1, 1917,

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THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.

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British Ambassador Cables "All Well,"

London, November 16.... Beater learns that the last official saws from Bomia was a message from Sir George Buchanan, via Haparanda, dated November 13. The moango was " All well,”

The Russian Embassy in London has received no news for everal days. Telegraphic communication between Russia and Japan is cut off.

Is the Provisionɛl Government Overthrown ?

London, November 16.

A Bussion wireless official message sayi:--General Mouravieff, the Commander of the Petrograd Revdationary District, has ordered the Kishinor Soviet to liberate their comrades who were imprisoned at Kisbinov for revolting against the Provisional Government, which, General Mouravïeff saji, is now deponed.

Sigarkant News.

London, November 16. To-day's Ruwian wirelma massage, which is the frat direct news from Rautia fɔr nevaral days, in significant as showing that the anti-Kerensky forces control the wireless station at Tsarakoye Sela.

„Japan's Grave Concert.

London, November 16,

A messige from Tokyo mys that the Russian situation ha oreated the gravest concern there. A. Council of Ministerı meets'on Friday morning, and an important development is generally expected.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

Hungarians Claim 1,000 Prisoners.

London, November 16.

A Germen wireless ofhaal message states We have captured several hill positions northest of Gallio, on both sides of the Breats Valley. We have captured Cismon. There is more intense artillery firing on the Lower Piave. The Hungarians took one thousand prisoners on the west bank, near the sea,

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S STRICTURES.

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Alleged. Dallylog with Urgent Questione.

London, November 16 Lord Northolife has written a letter to Mr.'Lloyd George declining an invitation to take charge of the new Ait Ministry. He says that returning from the virile atmosphere of the United States and Canada, he finds holding cffise those who are dallying with most urgent question like the unity of war control the eradication of medition, the mobilisation of man-power End compulsory rationing. He finds the censorship being misused and that men in Tarious positions of authority, who should have been punished, have been retained and sine even elevated. On the other hand, he pays tribute to the splendid spirit of the people of Britain and uya the Army is the most efficient in the world, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig being one of the greatest Generals. Es mentione that his minion to the United States comprised £ve hundred- officials with ten thocsend sesistants, whose work should be better known. Unless there is a swift improvement in our methods, the United States will take into its own hands the... entire management of a great part of the war

THE IRISH OUTLOOK.

Sina Feic Extremists' Wazing Power,

London, November 16.

November 17, 1916,

Temperatur 6 KM. Humidity"

57 2 p.m. 69 67

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

GERMAN ATTACK FRUSTRATED.

London, November 15. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-Early this morning the enemy heavily bombarded our positions north- ̈ ward of Menin Boad. His infantry shortly afterwards at- tempted to advance, but our fire successfully repulsed the attack. Another party endeavoured to approach north- eastward of Passchendaele, but was alaq driven off. Hostile artillery again showed great activity in the neighbourhood of Passchendaele, also northward and southward.

A French communique reports a violent artillery duel north of Braye-en-Lyonnais and on the right of the Meuse.

BRAZIL'S REPRISAL MEASURES.

Rio de Janeiro, November 16. The Reprisal Bill has been adopted, authorising the Government to cancel contracts with enemy subjects, intern' suspects and revise concessions of land to colonista. The deputies passed the first reading of a bill authorising the despatch to Brazil of a French military mission for the Brazilian Army and a British or United States mission för the Navy.

AMERICA AND CHINA'S PROTEST,

Washington, November 16. The Government regards the Chinese protest against the Japan-American agreement in the nature of a declaration of principle not necessitating a reply from the United States, a China merely declared she did not régard as binding upon herself agreements between other nations.

In the Hores of Lorde, during a debate on the irisk question, Lord Wimborne said that they mast not famp at alarmint com- clusions. Ireland was not out of hand but was prosperous and orderly, excepting for rowdyism in a few towns. Out of the million additional scree being cultivated in the "United Kingdom, seventy per cent, was Irish. The Convention was the governing factor in a solution and enbatantial progress had rewarded ite labours. The drilling which was proceeding had not attained' dangerous dimensions. Good judges believed that the Sinn Feizers AN OFFENSIVE PATHOL. nuisance, just in the middle of would not reject any peaceful and practical recommendation by the- Convention for a reconciliation.

Lord Carson emphasised the waning power, of the Sinn Féin extremista and said that eighty per cent, were opposed to violence.

NAVAL AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY.

THE PAILURE OF SUBMARINISM.

England and France Stand “Like an Iron Wall,"

Landon, Novimber 18,

London, November 16,

The Admiralty sancances :-Aironit attempted to bomb Upikerake aerodrome yesterday but high, winda prevented them According to Reuter's correspondent at Zizich, addressing a great Socialist peace demonstration at Vienna, the Deputy, Herr reaching there objective. We thereupon bombad serdrome sheds Ellenborgen eid':—" We bara vanquished Serbis and Ramanie,

at Handz semi. Daring the offensive patrols we destroyed two beaten Raasis and forced Italy to retrest, but England and France my machines and drove down two that could not be controlled.

stand like an iron wall.” He declared that sabroariaiem bad not only failed, bat had resulted in a new and powerful enemy emerging.

Momentous News.

London, November 16, Beater's correspondent at New York states that Mr. Arthur Pollen, the naval writer, interviewed, 'saya Wednesday's submarine figures constitute the most momentoge nawe since the United States declared war, compared with which Germany's successes in Bussia and Italy are trivial. Es declares that submarinism has been finally beaten.

Sir Eric Geddes"Viewi

London, November 16.

In the House of Commons, Sir Eric Geddes stated that the dimunition in the number of ships that had been enok ought not to be regarded as indicating that the submarine menace was defeated. The steady decline in sinkings since last April shows that we hold and are persistently mastering the aubmarine." The rise in merchant shipbuilding at present and the proposed rise show that we ara connuranting the enemy's effɔrt bat rigid economy and increased output in shipyards are necessary.

PACIFIST CENTRES RAIDED;

London, November 16. There have been seven polica raida co pacifist propaganda centres in Lɔndan during the last two days," Hage quantities of literature were neixed.

AN IRISH STEAMER TORPEDOED.

Londen, November 16.

The Irish steamer Ardmore has been torpedoed off the coast. The engine room staff were killed by the explosion. Twenty-two of the crew were drowned. The captain and six others were picked up, after a terrible night, clinging to an upturned boat.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

An Enemy Effort Fails,

London, Noveraber 16,

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in & ommanique, states:- We successfully raided last night north-east of Fampoux. We repulsed an enemy, attempt to approach our lines north of "Poelos pelle:

German Attick Completely Falls.

London, November 16.

A French courounique staler:—A German attack on a point d'appui north of Veldoek, in Belgium, completely failed with appreciable asemy losses. The artillery duel contioned lively on the right bank of the Meuse. German aeroplanes bombed in the region south of Nancy, but there were no viclima,

THE JAPAN-AMERICAN AGREEMENT.

No Change in British Government's Attitude.'

London, November 16.

In the House of Commons, Mr. King, asked :-D sen -the United States' recognition that Japan has a special intereat in Chine imply, that Japan's right to concenions and commercial interests in China is amperior to that of the other Allies? If so, bai Great Britain recognised the special interest of Japan in China?.

Mr. Balfour replied --It is not the faction of the British Government to interpret what is implied or not ›implied in agree- mants signed by friendly foreign Powers. „Begarding the last part

question, there has bein to renent change in the attitude of

All our machines returned.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE ITALIAN RESISTANCE.

Enemy Battalions Put out of Action.

London, November 16.

An Italian semi-official message says:-After lengthy resistance, enabling the troops on Asiago. Plateau to com- plete their movements, Mont Longara was abandoned. The Italian rearguarde stubbornly resisted furious onslaughts for four days. On the 10th inst they put out of action eight suemy battalions who had momentarily captured Gallio and Mount Ferragh. Thereafter five fresh kattalions were brought- up and were repeatedly repulsed. We counter-attacked and Longara was not evacuated until the new lines of the main army were completed At the same time our rearguards in Valsugana and on the mounts near Feltre rejoined the main line, after stripping all the forts north and north-west of Arsie, including the forts the enemy claimed to bare storm- ed. The enemy continues his attempte on the Piave, Detachments who crossed near Sandona' and Intestadura were driven back into the river." The zone occupied by im- portant enemy detachments at Zenson is being continually reduced. The enemy retched an islet north of Piave Bridge and the right bank near the mouth of the Grisolere River, where thick vegetation and higli banks assisted concealment. The defenders. Bowever, checked the advance of these de- tachments.

Enemy Losses Twenty to Qae.

London, Ngreiber i5. Reuter's correspondent at Italian Headquarters, under date November 14, says: The enemy is attempting to squeeze the Italians in pincers, one end pressing from Asiago Plateau and other upon the mouth of the Piave. It is esti mated that in the fighting described in to-night's semi- official message

the enemy losses were twenty to one Italian. It is recalled that the Austriand present sitempts to debouch into the valleys leading to Vicenza are similar to the attempts frustrated in May, 1016. e far the resist ance is foiling the enemy's plans.

THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.

Landon, November 15.

A telegram from Petrograd dated November 13th, states that the Socialist leaders are negotiating with the Bolsheviks for the establishment of a Socialiet government with programme including the rapid conclusion of peace, the delivery of all land to Land Committees and the summoning of a constituent assembly. The Bolsheviks insist on repro- sentation in the government, which is refused, and decline an armistice unless the matter is réconsidered,

M. Kerensky's forces are concentrated close to Petrograd. The Socialist leaders are negotiating upon the following terms: Disarmament of the Red Guards, control of Petro- grad garrison to be transferred to the municipality, military operations to cease, getrantee that M. Kerensky's amiy, op entering Petrograd, will not fire and will'abstain from house to house searches and arresth.

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M. Kerensky has issued a proclamation announcing his adherence to the revelation. He guarantees the clearing out of the Bolsheviks and the transference of power to an organisation comprising the Preliminary Parliament and the committed for safeguarding, the revolution.

Heavy fighting is reported from Kies, seroplanes par- ticipating on both sides. The casualties were nomerona.

test Mowon has expired.

(By R. Johnson,)

The day bad psaied in com parative silence; except for the sound of stray rifl's shots, and the

his sleep. He pressed the batton of an electric bell, and next moment a clerk came in."

“I want to speak to Jafore* asid sbe 0.0.

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If he had, he would certainly never have had the opportunity gain. A sudden sharp boss, a hissing noise growing louder and londer, and the German scout,

aiding sbore, were on them. ** The English mobians were.. heary and not of the highest "peed but they carried three machine gune spicos, and they sould turn with the agility of a bird. "Pop-pap pap-pap", and the German machine guns spoke. "Batral-rat-ra !" sad oars open- ed out in reply. The Haas turn- |ed away—it is a strange thing, but they never stand up to fire from our gans-they returned, however, and opened fire from above. Jaf fere heeled over, and side slipped. A Hunfollowed him. He recovered.

"Yes, Sir" said the orderly, and he harried away.

"Jafore" said be, few sharp phitt" as the ballets hit minate inter when that per the earth. Now and again, ssaasge entered the orderly room deep boom might be heard; signs attired in greet carpet slippers from the beary batteries that, and a thick dressing gown, "take despite the quistoese, they were four machines from A and B ready and alert. In the trenches fighte, and patrol the meal areas, the men were sleeping, and only going up to twenty miles over the {the seztries were on the look out.|lines.”

Games were "in progress in the "Right you are mir” said Jallars, dag-outs, and from one came the who then made a beeline for the jfal sounds of the latest reg door. time, hammered out from a batter In very few minutes the sero- ed old piano, spoil from the drome was a busy as hive of the advance a few days before.. best bees, sad ten great machines

Behind the lines there

was came slowly out of their resting never reet. Continual supplies places, bage hangers. It waS of ammunition and provisions not long before the pilots, who himself, turned, and fired forty were being brought up day and had been peacefully sleeping around with deadly speed and night, fael for that gigantic few minutes ago, were up on the courses, right into the heart of army. Further behind the linee, asrodrome, inspecting their the enemy machine, Bia oppan- so far indeed as to be almoet ont machines and chatting. They eat swayed, turned right over of sound of the guns, were the gibered round the Flight Om like some great wounded bird and aerodromes of some of our fight minder while he expounded to ing squadrone. One particular she the plan. He did not know aerodrome, sitasted not very far much, beyond the place they wore from a sleepy little village, oon-going to; what they were going tained to movement. Except. for he could not gusés. for the few orderlies on daty and The machine guns were loaded, one of car machines. His observer the office clerke, all were sleeping and the pilota donned their obtaining a eplendid target made A heavy lorry belonging to the heavy flying kit, thick warm good, and the sound German. Royal Flying Corps came bump-leather coats, and helmets. The crashed down.

fell straight to earth. That's that! said Jaffers to himself, but he was not yet finished. He managed to get right below. another Han, who #83 sítioking

ing alowly along the roughly engines rosted, sad ive machines Our machines had not swaped made road much worn by traffic slowly glided out on to the sero-scathiem. Jaffra himself had- In the lorry were caska of water, Irome, to the positions for taking hie engine bit and it was " kons for all this preciosa jaid had to ff. They took to the sir, und, king"away fit to break his heari, be brought from a town seven sfter gaining sufficient height; for only the day previous ha kad miles away.

hey made for the lines, high ap, spent four hours on it. The Haus "Hello, Bill! ⠀ Everything's sway from the friendly earth, ** | decided to break off the engage. · very quiet. Not a single bus on! All the time the every day lifs] ment, but the English were of a of ita shed. Given the Hane in the trenches west on; supplies diffament mind—with the excep-- rest ?"

were taken up to the front lines tion of Jaffera who came slowly "Quite right. Having a rest at by the busy men; and back at home, oarding hitlock, that he last-and we need it. Don's the Berodrome the Squadron should have to fill out of the euppose it will last very long, Commander est in his office. He game just when the fan wan though. They never do." did not sleep, he wondered how starting. The other machines

On this quiet summer's morn many machines would return, however, soon gays up the chane; ́ ́ ing the pilots and obervers slept and what the obj ot of their ex- the Germans had the advantage ca. It was just if they were in pedition. Bat the pilots and over them in spood. "Blighty." In the Squadron Com. observers in the machines did "Two in five minutes, not so mander's Office at the 0. 0.not worry; they only knew bad", said Jaffers to himself He was hat, lexy and tired and that they had been ordered winging home. The other pilota te was dizing.

to go, and they went without the had not had auch luck bat then, **Truly, life is pleasantly bor-lightest hesitation. Up they Jaffe was reokonsd to be one of ing" he thought."

climbed, with their powerful the fast fighters.in existence.- He nodded, and fell asleep; engines, and made straight for the They returned reluctantly, home- bat not for long. The rays of lines, a broad brown and white wards. The sky was clear in the enmmer aan beat down upon belt curving like some gigantic their area, the morning's work his scantily thatched craniom. Jenake. They crossed, and worn | was done."

Enddenly there was a violent hardly troubled by anti-aircraft, ring on the telephons, and the for there was a slight heat [0.0. started up with a violent mist which made the visibility jork.

low. They ́rosoked; their get

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British Colambis is reported mschines over the usual area, from their sleep. They olimbed, as being very prosperous at the extending to twenty miles behind antil, the alimeters registered a present lime, and is developing. the lines Ofentire patrol height of purly seventeen thon- good trade, with sin Og |to last three hours. Get them off and fest. “They were undistarb- is looking forward wit

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