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SEPTEMBER

1918.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

SHARP FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE CAPTURES IN PALESTINE.

Two Turkish Armies Without Guns.

FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN.

London, September 25. Beater learns that the 265 guns which have been captured in Palestine are believed to be the whole of the guas in passaARION OF two Tarkish Armier. Cavalry is quite close to Amman. Od the Hadjan Bailway the Arabs have captured Jerduz, three miles north of Mean and the position of the Turkish force, now broken in two eastwards of the Jordan and both positions cut off from Damascus, is oritical. Probably few of the Türkish fighting force will escape.

The Capture of Halia.

Landon, September 24. Beater's corespondent in Palestine, writing yesterday, saya A few hundred Tarks at Haifa rer ted our advanos antil overcome, the enemy gana holding out till their ammunition was spent. The population at Haifa, including German colonists, enthusiastically welcomed the British,

Characteristic of the atrained German-Turkish relations was an incident when ́s captured German Major, who was attempting to flse with other Germans, was forced by the Tarks to participate in the defence of Hsite. The administration of the town has been taken over without the slightest hitch.

45,000 Prisoners,

London, September 26, Beater learns that the prisonërë taken in Palestine now number 15,000.

CONTINUED SUCCESSES IN MACEDONIA.

Allies Capture Important Road,

SERBIAN TROOPS OCCUPY ISHTIP.

London, September 26.

Enemy Efforts Prove Futile.

A BIG HAUL OF GERMAN AEROPLANES.

London, Septembar 25, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports --There was sharp local fighting this morning in the neighbourhood of Balenoy, which we captured with several prisoners.

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Oar rifs and machine-gun fire broke up with loss three counter attacke north-west of Fayet.

We beat of the enemy's attempted surpriss etssok eitward of Epeby, many German dead being laft in front of our pation. We repulsed raiders at night-time south-east of Inch

A strong enemy party entered a post in the neighbourhood of Moeuvres, but was ejected by's counter-attack.

Futile Enemy Elforts,

London, September 26.

A Freach communique states:-West of St Quentin the enemy in the afternoon sitempted to eject us from Epice de Dallon, All his assaults were repulsed.

Between the Ailette and the Aisns, the day was marked by violent enemy reactions on Moisy Farm platesn and in the region north of Allemant, where there was deeperste fighting all day long. Despite repeated efforts, the enemy failed to recover car gains of previous days. He lost heavily and left prisoners.

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Over Fifty Germaa Aeroplanes Accounted For

London, September 25. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on syiation, saya reported much damage to enemy battery positions as a result of our Two thousand photographs were taken on the 24th inst. Observers

artillery fire. We dropped 12 tons of bombe, two serodromes and several rail janctions being heavily attacked. There was much sir fighting. We destroyed thirty-one seroplanes and drove down twenty two Ten British machines are missing. Light enemy balloons were destroyed,

Explaining a Defeat.

London, September 28, Writing yesterday, Beuter's correspondent at French Hesd- quartara says a osufidentisi Order by General Ludendorf, dated the 11th inst, admits the defeat of General Marwits's Becarmy, which be attributes to the troops allowing themsels to ba surprised by a mass attack by tanks and iondequste artillery reserves. Į Reuter learns that on the Slonies front the whole Monastir. He gives elaborate and detailed instructions regarding measures to Prilep-Gradako Roid, connecting the two Bulgarian Armies, is now | fight the tanks, declaring it as absolutely inadmissable that the in the hands of the Allies, whose cavalry is within ten miles of the tanks, after penetrating advanced lines, should ba ubio to push He deplores the disappearance of the principle second line, Valea, Lahtip and Prilep. The enemy is fighting forward for miles. desperately to retain possession of this road and also the seator west that troops must hold out to the last mann, of Prilep. The Allies, however are as near Uskab as the enemy, the

More Good Work by the British, oconpation of which would be most important. We hold the Vardar

London, September. 26. from Ghergeiî to Gradako.

Field Marshal Bir Douglas Haig reports We successfully continued local operations during the afternoon and night north-west of St. Quentin.

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* The Serbians continue to take prisoners and have captured another thirty guns, additional to those previously reported.

Ailles Still Advancing.

London, September 26.

A French Eatern communique states:-Daspits fresh reinforce- ments of German troops, the enemy is obliged to continue his retreat

The English progressed and captured certain strongly-defended localities in the neighbourhoods of Belsncy, and Gricourt and ́a number of prisoners.

Besides counter-attacke launched by the enemy north-west of Feyst, he ales twice unsuccessfully attacked us north of Gricourt.

The English in successful minor operation north-west of La

northwards. Strong rearguards are still desperately resisting north-Bassce advanced their line and took prisoner over one hundred. We

west of Monastir,

The Allies have advanced beyond Prilep and are progressing

towards the Kruebavo, Kichevo aud Veles roads.

The Serbiens in the centre have carried Popadijs massif, eastwards of Baburs, and gained ground westwarda of the Lower Oerna. They have also enlarged the bridgehead north of the Varder and captured heights between the Vardar and Keivalakavitsa Valley, where the enemy is hastily entrenching.

On the right wing, the British, French and Greek troops have throwa strong advance guards across the Vardar at Gradets and "Hadoita and captured Karabafi massif, north of Lake Doiran,

The booty is increasing. Thirty gune were captured on the 23rd inet, also railway material.

Ishtip Captured.

London, September 26, Reater learns that the Serbiana have captured Ishtip.

·Bulgaria Entered.

London, September 20′′ - A British Salonica offcial message says:-British troops have entered Bulgaria.

COUNT HERTLINO'S SPEECH.

Restriction of Armaments Again Raised,

repalsed a counter-attook in this locality at night-time, taking several prisoners. and took prisoners in, patrol encounters and raide between We improved our positione slightly north-west of Armentieres

Armentieres and Ypres.

A German Commuaique,

London, September 26. emparatily gained a footing on a height between Pontrast and German cfficial wireless message says:-The enemy Fricourt, but our counter-attack recaptured it. The French made small breaches in our positions between Francilly and the Somme.

THE MILITARY SITUATION.

German Alarm at Allled Successes.

Amsterdam, September 25,

The Entente sarpass in Macedonis and Palestine has greatly alarmed the Frankfurter Zeiting, which cannot refrain from paying a tribute to the enemy's strategic skill. It says the Entente, and especially the English, show themselves again as masters in Colonial warfare and also admite that the point of the break-through in Macedonia was most cleverly chosen. The paper arges the Central Powers to tackle the problem af defence, se “the enemy has caused as serious military damage."

More German "Explanations,”

London, September 25.

In his speech in the Baiobatag, General von Wrisberg said the London, September 25. German withdrawals in Flanders were masde in order to prevent an In his speech in the Esicistag. Count Hertling reiterated his enveloping British attsak. Daling with the St. Mihiel salient, entire sympathy with the idea of a League of Nations, provided General, von Wrieberg sid:The American Armies should not equal rights to all members of the League were guaranteed. He terrify ue; we shall also settle with them." He sémitted the Allied "also reiterated that the ides of restriction of armaments was thorough-euccesses in the Balkans and Palestine. He alsimed that the ly capable of discussion and concluded by recapitulating his previous German Army was now adequately armed against tanks. Bamming views regarding the freedom of the saás.

up the general military situation, General von Wrieberg raid: Herr Brueninghang, speaking on behalf of the Admiralty, Despite material losser, we are well protected." declared that more U boats were now in operation than at any period since the war.

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"Old Fallacies and Arguments",

London, September 28, The newspapers describe Count Hertling'e spesor as the spesoh of a falling Minister in a dying system mumbling old fallacies and arguments because he knows his position is insecure. Es axid nothing to remors the Allies" objection to the whole German pro- gramme, namely that Germany cannot be trosted,

Some Passages Hissed.

Amsterdam, September 25,

CLYDE SHIPYARD ́STRIKE.

Necessity for Quick Government Action.

London, September 25.

A statement from a reliable source regarding a strike among the Clyde shipwrights and other shipyard trades, which has spread to Barrow and the east coast of Scotland, points out that the action of the men, who demand a minimum wage of £5 weekly, is disavowed by their Executives. Moreover is in a repadiation of the undertaking by the Shipyards Trade Unions that there would be no stoppages of work contained in a soheme to eecure the utmost production which was framed by them and their employers lest April.

The German newspapera comment unfavourably on Count. As ship production ie's most national necesarty, the Government Hartling spech. The Lokal Anarigar admite that the rpsech was must act promptly. The law provides three methods :-Balistment reamend, in loy silsude, while, samo psassges, were hissed., The în the Army of strik Rot mil

Tablets ASTRI-One finds no reference in the speech to all the leaders under the Defense of barning querlions of vital interest to the life of the nation. 1 (Count - strikers : Hertling fails to understand our present

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Former Wat Ministars Sentences two,

"Amsterdam, Sept

Moscow announces that the Revolutionary Tribunal hue condemmed The Rheinisshis Westfälische Zeitung says a message from to death the former War Ministera, M. Atolívan<f and M. Wierchovski, but the sentences are not to be executed ai present.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

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GERMAN CHANCELLOR ON THE WAR SITUATION,

Deep Discontent in Germany,

Amsterdam, Sept. 24 The German Chancellor, Count Hertling, in his speech. at the opening of the Main Committee of the Reichstag said: "You are aware of the deep discontent which prevails. in wide circles of the population, due to the terrible war pressure and consequent sufferings and deprivations; but if discontent arises from the military situation it far exceeds justifiable limits." Referring to the failure of the summer offensive he admitted that the situation was' grave, but there was no reason" for faintheartedness. He argued that the situation was not so bad as that of summer 1916 Re viewing the eastern situation he admitted that the future appeared unclear and uncertain, but the former menace had disappeared. Hence a considerable part of the eastern army. could be employed in the west

After Ettributing. American war enthusiasm partly to huge profits from armaments, and sneering at the British recognition of "that conglomerate rabble,, the Czecho Slovaks" as a belligerent power, Count Hertling declared that the German iron wall on the West front would not be broken. The submarines were slowly, but surely, fulfilling their task of diminishing tonnage,, thus above" all menacing" and restricting reinforcements of men and material from the United States.

The bour must come when our enemies will see reason and be ready to make an end of war before half the world is ruined and the flower of manhood dead on the battleheld Meanwhile our business is to stand together, cool, confident and resolute, in the protection of the fatherland."

An Awkward Reminder.

London, Sept.-25. Simultaneously with Count Hertling's defence that Ger many invaded Belgium as a defensive measure, the "Weser Zeitung" quotes a chapter of Herr Erzberger's new book on the League of Nations wherein Erzberger states that mot s single valid documentary proof of intention on the part: of the French to cross the frontier can be brought forward It is even established from the German side that the French plass of mobilization "did not provide for entering Belgium.

Foreign Secretary's Speech.

London, Sept. 25. Speaking in the Beichstag. Admiral von Hintza, referring to peace in the east, said It is to our interest and the interest of the German Empire and its Allies to adhere to the peace of Brest Litovsk as long as it is at all possible."

In the course of a review of the world situation he mentioned the Allied expeditions in Bussia and said that it was unlikely that the Allies would advance further from Murman, owing to the various difficulties, He stated that Germany had agreed to hand over to Spain one of the interned German ships for the duration of the war against proper compensation for every Spanish ship Germany had sunk.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

German Attack: Fail-,

London, Sept. 95,

A French communique states: Toere was artillery activ- ity at night-time in the regions of St. Quentin and between. the Ailette and the Aisne A German attack in the region of Moisy Farm failed completely. On the Vesle front there. is a fairly lively artillery struggle. We repulsed enemy raids in Champagne and Lorraine and carried out a success- ful raid in Lorraine

A wireless German official message says: The Anglo- French resumed their attack against Saint Quentin and gain. ed a footing at Pontruet, Gricourt, Francilly and Selenty, but we re captured Pontriet and Gricourt.

Fighting on British Front

London, Sept, 25. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says: We further progressed in evening of the 94th and at night-time in the neighbourhood of Selency, and at Gricourt,

The enemy counter-attacked several times, twice in great strength," northward of Gricourt but was repulsed on both occasions: Two companies of the 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex; inoze instance met the enemy with the bayonet inflicting heavy casualties and capturing a number. The enemy in the even ing re-attacked at Gricourt and at first made progress. but we immediately counter-attacked and completely restored the situation making prisoners of forty, We prisonered a thousand and took a large num bar of machine-guns north-westward of St. Quentin on Tuesday. A successful minor operation on Monday night slightly advanced our line south-eastward of Inchy, We repulsed raide eastward of Demicourt, northward of Lens The enemy in raiding westward of Sauchy Caufany captured a British post and a few of ours are missing. The enemy re-attacked the same post and was repulsed. We successfully raided in the Wulverghem sector where we prisonered a few.

Uneasy About Alsace Lorraine,

Amsterdam Berlin announces that arrangemente expedite the evacuation of civilia

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THE SILVER-MARKET.

London, Sept. 24

The silver market in steady,

ANNA HELD DEAD.

Popular American Actres

Anna Held, one of the most popular performers on the musical comedy stage, says the New York Brening Post died recently at her toms in the Hotel Savoy, thin city, after a long illness, at the age of forty Eye yeers. She was born in Warsaw of bumble- parentage, her father baing a glove atitrher. When she was a little girl ber father left Poland“ · for Paris, and there she helped to bring money into the family coffer by singing and dancing in the cafea.

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Although only a of a girl, Mia Held had already learnd the trick of using her eyes, which afterward became a great part of her obarm, and she soon became popular among the students of she Quartier Latin, às she" grow. older she worked in a shop where for osps were manufactured, and then her father died and she went to London to live with relatives of her mother in the Whitechapel district, where the manager of a music ball saw her and gaya

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real stage.

It did not take long for Miza Held to become popular, and she attained great local fame as the Litte Whitechapel Besuty, Then she went on a abort tour in Holland, and in 1889 returned to Paris, where she wa cordially welcomed, and soon be- oame the rage for her beauty, grace, and impudence in the field of operatia and musical comedy. For seven years she remained in Paris, making ccossional tours of Europe, sad then, in 1898, came to this conatry, under the manage ment of Florenz Ziegfeld, jt.

Mise Beld arrived here in Sep- sember twenty-two years ago, and appeared in the Herald Square Theatre, when she made an instant hit with her songs, which stance became the rage,"

"Won't yra come and play wis me and "I just can't make my eyes bshare. Afterwards. she appested for many years in musical comedies, such as “La Poupes," "Papa's Wife," "The Little Daobese," "The Parisian Model," and "Miss Innocence." She earned a popularity stained by very few enterisizers of ber class, and was known all over the country, even in the amaliaet toway, from conat to const. In leto years she had appeared from time to time in this city, but bee seasons were short. Her last Follow Me? Sppearance was in “

at the Casino Bessonu ego.

In 1897, Mind Held was married to her manager, Ziegfeld, and began suit for divorce in 1912- which was granted three years | later. Before coming to thý country she had a child by sprations marriage. LianO Carrara, herself a singer and dancer and now twenty-four years old,She-use misel. with a mysterious illness in Jand. ary while playing in Milwaukee, and for a long time the phyzicans were baffed, but it was afterwards established, socording to the best medical opinion, that

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