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SPOTTED FEVER.

THE PEACE QUESTION,

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GREAT SUCCESS IN FLANDERS.

BRITISH NAVAL FORCES ASSIST.

OVER EIGHT THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN.

London, October 14. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hsig repozia:-03 the British front south of the Lys there were only local sations Our patrole advanced and detachment progressed at certain pointe, taking prisoners.

Local fighting in the neighbourhood of E-quingbem and south of Wezmacquart resulted in the oap'ars of priequera

The Franco-Belgian Attack.

London, October 14.. A Belgian communique states At 5 30 this morning Belgian troops, closely as-operating with the French, attacked on a front of over twenty kilometres bateraen Hanzaeme Danal and the Boplars Menin Road. Breeking the enemy resis suce, the troops considerably. progressed on the whole front, liberating the villages of Handzer,. Cortemarck, Geite, St. Joseph, Boolede, Reveren, Rambeks, Beythem Oackens and Winkel St Elav.

Towards mid-day the French curied the town of Roulers by asssalt. Farther east, the Belgiacy, in the course of fighting, advanced over ten kilometres, carrying Sheshem, sad reached the outskirts of Leadelede, freeing numerous civilians.

GREAT SUCCESS IN FLANDERS.

Germans Deny Devastation.

Amsterdam, October 15.

A Berlin official telegram proteste against "the ash-ard-of Franco-British agitation regarding the called arstematic devasta tion in Northern France in the course of the backward movement of German troops." It ascribes the devastation to Franco-British artillery.

Livellness on the American Front.

London, October 14.

Ben'er's correspondent st" American Headquarters writing at pros te-lay, 887*The bombardment along the American front is mors violent to-day, both sides employing great quantities of gas.

On the left of our sector, our artillery and machine gun fire cat down Ge mosne screncing in open order, attempting to regain ground,

An Extraordinary German Request.:

Amsterdam, October 15.

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AMERICAN REPLY SATISFIES THE ALLIES,

TURKEY SEEKING AN IMMEDIATE ARMISTICE.

London, October 15 The German Prone, commenting on the Bsply to President Wilson, reveals how wide is the gulf between the belligerenta, [despise Garminy's avowed agreement with President Wilson.

The acanimus tenour of the comment is that thers should be armistice firet and the evacuation commetoe afterwards. The papers foreshadow the lengthiest pourparlere, after which, if successful from the German viewpoint, Germany will not defenceless even after the evacuation.”

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Report on the Hongkong Outbreak.

There was laid before the Legislative Council this afternoon a report on investigations of the outbreak of epidemic meningitit in Hongkong by First Lieutenant Peter K. Olitsky, MRO, USA. of the Rockefeller Institute for, Medical Research, New York,

The Report is of a moet e shaust. ire character, and the conclusions

artired st are:-

1. The local production of

potent snt meningococci terem and the systematic specific treat; ment of patients will serve to London, October 14. allay the distress of an appalling A message from Zurich says the Bavarian Socialist Party, st a

mortality during sa epidemic. meeting at Manich on Sandey, passed a resolution urging the

2 In fur of tep moribund

harises the need of intravenous found in the blood. This emp combined with the intraspinoas methode of treatment,

3 A more extensive use of the

disgnostic methode especially in relation to the cerebro-spinal flaid will aid in the detection of mild or missed onses.

A Berlin official message says the German Command has Reichetag to appoint a State Csort to try all; even the highest, who, patients be meniɔ goc 'ecus - WAS nquested the Swiss Government to inform the French that owing to fears of a bombardment * general panic is probable among these guilty of frustrating the peace il ris, sivo demanding self.

Essen as a Security. civilians in the region of Lille and Valencieunes. It intimates that government for the German States.

London, October 14. the Datch Government has been asked and has agreed to shelter fogitives se far se possible.

The Manchester Guardian suggests, in the event of an armistice, A second Berlin merange announces the flight of 30,000 sir ilian Allied occupation of Eseen as a secarity that the interval will not be The Belgian advance varies between four and ten kilometres.

and proposes that the Allies agres to refrain from bombarding atilised to build up fresh resistsure. It points out that the Allies Allied sirmen have performed a most useful work.

Already 6,000 prisonere have been counted, half being captured towns in north France, adding that Germany is prepared to come would require military compensation for permission to allow the by the French and half by the Belgiana. Six complate batteries were an agreement for part of the population to gross into enemy lines; enemy to retire unmoles.ed, and epnolades by demanding that capiared, sleo an uncounted number of gana and considerable booty. Failing compliance, Germany will not be responsible for the fate of Germany shall be compelled to do whatever is necesesty for

expiation, reparation and the safety of the world. The enemy started fires at Roulers, Cortemarok, Hooglede and civilians in occupied territory.

Must be Rendered Helpless Geite and cared a bomber of explosions at Boulers.

London, October 14, London, October 15.

It is semi-officially stated in Paris that the proposal for an Beater'e correspondent at Paris says the Germans displayed armistice is an attempt to save the German Army from complete Renter learns that to-day's attack in Flanders extended over a great ingenuity in flooding the Lena mines and blowing up all the defeat. Frence is unanimous not to treat with the enemy until as front of tmely eight miles from Dirbuit to Werwick.

Tue valuable machinery which they were unable to carry away. It will is rendured completely harmless. operations have gone very well. By mid-day the Allies had advanced be impossible to work mines for two years, from two to three miles on the whale front. Three thousand *prisoners have been counted.. The Fleet oo-operated in the direction

of Ostend.

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Effect on Occupation of Belgium.

London, October 14.

We reached a line running from Dixmade to Cortsmarck, thence eastwards to Rouler, which we are cleaning up, to a mile eastward of Winkel 8. Eloy and thence eastward of Moorseele to the old line near Merin.

The weather is fine and the enemy resistance very weak aɔnth- wards of Boulera bat vigorons in the direction of Thielt.

The fall consequences of the offensive depend on the altîmath line reached. "Farther progress is probable. Anyhow the enemy occupation of Belgium and also the Lille salient ie critical.

The British and French operated under the Belgian Command:

Över 8,000 Prisoners.

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London, October 15. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-The British attacked this morning towards Coutrei and captured important villages. They reached the northern outskirts of Menin, The Belgians and French also captured many important villages.

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The total prisoners exceed 8,000. Six complete batteries with their teams were captured."

Allied avistare bombed hostile concentrations and trains and machine-gunned infantry. British monitors sssisted.

Nametoas fires are reported behind the German lines,

The Day Goes Well,

• London, October 14. Beater's correspondent at British Headquarters, writing this afternoon, says. The day bas gone well. The Germans have evacasted a wide and long strip of Belgian soil, but on very differ- ent terms to what they had hoped. Except for a check by heavy machine-gunning on one part of the front, the progress has been satisfactorily rapid. Tas maximum advance early this afternoon was fire miles..

The British have taken prisoner twelve hundred and captured eleven gunż.

The Belgienaare progressing excellently and in addition to taking prisoner some thousands they have captured several complete batteries. According to an azconfirmed report, a British monitor has steamed up to the entrance of Ostend Harbour and is heavily bom barding the enemy positions.

Another Great Success Expected.

London, October 14.

Leas Mlaes Rendered Uaworkable. »

Stiff Fighting on American Froat.

London, October 15. Reater's correspondent at American Headquartere, writing to-day, eays: The Americane yesterday moved up their line to St: Georges and Landres et St. Georges after a bitter struggle.

Eastward of the Meuse we reached Sivry and Magentafaro, At Romagne the Germans, fought valiantly to bold brok, the Americane, bringing up a new Gaurds Division.

The Germans froded the woods and ravines with mustard and lethal guara

Chatillon Woods, covering a high hill to the sout of Romagnes, was most stubbornly defended. The Americans grined the summit in the evening, after being repastedly thrown back. A thousand prisoners were sent back.

Aviation Report.

Considering the Gerinan Reply.

London, October 14 A Washington message says the official text of the German Reply has been received, after which President Wilson, Mr. Lansing, Mr. Baker and Mr. Daniela held a two bours' conference at White House.

4. The Victoris Gaol, where the prisoners sie kept isolated from each other, has bawa an io- cidence of 24 61 per cent of carriers bat as osses of epidemic meningitis.

5 This and the other facia stared above, have led to the con- clusion that the denas overcrowd- ing of the population, rather than the actual number of hesitby carriers of various types of men- ingoorect, is the cause of the great- spread of the epidemic.

6. With regard to prevention, London, October 15. the important measures have been Reuter's correspondent at Washington eays in the Senate, the shown to be:- Republican leader, Mr. Lodge, moved a resolution against farther communications with the German Government on the subject of an armistice except on the question of unconditions) surrender."

Autocracy Müst Go.

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A Good Move,

Wa-bington, October 15. In the State, President Wilson's reply was read and vigorously appleaded. It is unanimously opined that it means that Antoorsey mast gr.

the Liberty Loan in order to secure peace on our own terms."

President Wilson made a sistement arging over-subscription of

Entente Approval. 2

London, October 14. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Baig, reporting on aviation, ears there was miet and rain on the 13th itet, and no air.fighting. We shot down one enemy aeroplane by machine gun fire. Ose British

London, Ost:ber 15. machine is missing. Toe weatherimproved at night and we dropped

„Reuter learns that President Wilson's Reply practically refi sote twelve tons of bomba on important railway communications. One the view of the entire Entente.. night i er bas pot retarged."

Allies Exchange Views..

Successful Raids.

Londor October 15, Field Marahal Sir D.uglas Big reportsAsAmerican patrol rossed the Selle River on the afternoon of the 14.b inst. in the neighbourhood of 8. Soaplet and brought back thirty prisoners.

We successfully raided in the evening southward of Saing- binenweppes, taking prisoner twenty. Our patrols took a for prisoners on other portions of the front.

The French Adayacé.

London, October 15

A French commanique states:-At the night time and early in the morning we progressed at different points of the front,

Bath of Ste we captured Remies, Barenton, Cel and Moncesa le Vaast. West of Bethel, we took Nontheuil sur Aire, West of Grandpre we progressed beyond the Aiene. We bold Chazy sad Termes. We have taken prisoner over eight hundred bere

Freach Improvė Positions..

London, October 15...

London, October 14. It is sformed that the Allies have already exchanged views as regards the peace aitustion, which indicate the probability of an unfavourable Reply to the German peace move.,

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What the American Reply Means.

London, Cotober 15..

According to Ruter's correspondent at New York, the majurity of the newspapers in the United Sates consider President Wilson's Reply calle for the complete overthrow of the Hoberzollern Dgusely and unconditions surrender.

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London, October 15,

(a) The education of the Chin- ese in order to fact so active co-operation with the health and |ešnitary authoritise.

(b) The prevention of over- crowding.

(o) The prevention of droplet infection, the infections of the nose and throat, by the instruction of the principles of personsĺ bygiene and, noder the conditiona indicated above, the employ- nënt of miske.

(d.) The detection and treatment of contact ourriers, including the isolation of those carriers who barbour numerous meningococci. (especially of the same type which is present in the patient).

(e.) The isolation of the pis tients, isolading the mild and ambulatory types.

(1) The discharge of patients

tions at five-dag intervala show

and carriers after three examins="

the absence of meningococci.

(g.) Although still in an experi

Delight at the Americao_Reply. Everybody is delighted at President Wilson's Reply, which mental stage, the use of preventive entirely removes soy groundless impression that he might neon-inoculations of anti-meningococci diously lead himesif to the German attempt to break the political vaccine.

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anity of the Alliest any armistice must provide

for the maintenance of ibe miliar supremacy and references interpret the various 13 pes of to inhuman practices on and land are especially welcomed, meningococci found among the Router's correspondent at British Headquarters, writing to day; positions on the left bank of the Ole, in the region of Montorigny, ed as equivalent to telling Germany that the Kaiser and the Kilitary set for further laboratory

A French commanique state-Local operations improved our while his warning contaiced in hie Mount Vernon speech is regard. healthy carriers of the gaol Tai says:-It may reasonably be presumed that the Germans expected,

investigations, this attack on s grand reale. Undoubtedly the enemy has done all South of Serre, we occupied Monceau le Loups and reached & Party must go. The Raply is expected to bave interesting con-

sequences in Berlin. which his dwindling man power permitted him to strengthen this In eo operation with the Italians, we capture and passed front, but Divisions which had been in the line for sny considerable

Siesonne. time were recently relieved by fresh troops.

The weather is favourable to us and the going is tolerably good The hostile reply to our barrage wee slight, aring to the Germans having lost mery gune bere and their policy of saving artillery, even at the expense of the infantry.

The beavisst spamy resialanos was between Kigelberg and Ledghem, where Prussian Guards fought vigorously until forced to zalrust after very heavy losses. !

Shoals of prisoners are coming in. The whippets are co-operat

The enemy's defences, are mostly improvised machine-gun posts.

kilometre south of Assiss Áreierre.

Will the Kaler Abdicate.?

London, October 15.

It is semi-cfficially denied in Berlin that the Kaiser intends to

progressed on the north book cl the Aisne sad pared the villages

Farther east, deepite the sharpest resistance, we considerably abdicate. of Malmaison, Lor, Lethout and S. Grmainment, the region of responsible for Las present attastion and his departure is imperative. The Leipziger Velks Zeitang saya the Kaiser is wholly Aefeld we eroared the Aisne at a veral points Borth of Earzy.

American Progress Near Verdunesse

London, October 15.

Cousternation Iď Germany.

Ladon, October 14.

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, in the course of a speech, referred

to the painstaking care exercied

by the author of theraport. Eers

be involved in getting rid of the ferred to the great work that would

overcrowding, quite start from the expenditure, but said the task

of correcting the errors of the past

A telegram received in london to-day farther confirms the would have to be faced if the

rotected

An American communique states-We resumed our advance critical condition of Germany Consterostion is growing, especially community is to be ing with the Belgians, but no tanks are participating in our attack2orth of Verdon eginet simngest and etrategically most valuable in Berlin, owing to the magnitude of the American efforts beginning against spademics of seriona

positione. We passed beyond Canel and R mine. Patrole in Baie to be realised. de Bintheville and in car suecking line penetrated 8. Georges and The battle may develop into yet another of the great successes Landres St. Georgs. We took 750 prisoners, 0 to which we are becoming accustomed, It does not seem over- optimistic to anticipate a big haul of booty.

** The Belgians are doing splendidly. By eight o'clock they had advanced three thousand yards, reaching the Rolleghen-Capelle Hoad and had crossed the Ralers-Ledeghem Road in the vicinity of Dennap. The battle is now going well.

The Attack:"Resumed/-

London, October 15. Renter's correspondent at British Headquarters, writing this morning, says The Allied line in Flanders this morning rans two thousand yards beyond Roulere, eastward of Batavis and across the Osoal at Brasburg,

bang brought down.

i sirmen yesterday suffered heavily, twenty machines

resumed thi

The New Successes.

Lyons, October 15,

A French wireless message states:-Oa Monday, in Flanders, the French, with Belgian troops on their left flank, attacked in the direction of Thonont on s front of 40 kilometres, A

British forces on the right savanned towards Courtrai,

The French entered Roulers on Monday and penetrated beyond to a depth of seven kilometres. The French took macy thousands

prisoners.

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To the East of the Oise French troops advanced from four to ten kilometres in the region of B Qaentin, taking 1,000 prisoners.

Another German Crisis Brewing

disease. His. Ezooli: indiested that the reco London, October 14. There are indications from independent scuros that another considered, and steps taken

|tionetan political orisia ie browing in Germany. The Left Wing parties ars trying to oust Prince Mex, owing to his letter to Prince Hohenlohe. Prepare the cabled on the 7.b inst.

Chief of Kaiser's Civil Cabinet.

London, October 15, A manage received in Amsterdam from Berlin ways: "Her Delbrueck, former Home Szeretory, has been appointed Chief of the Kaiser's Civil Çamast.

An Inevitable Consequeace of War.""

London, October 15. The new German Government in an official Nots on the Hirano

The Loop ander General Mangin advanood from two to four Marn and Leinster crime excuse the outrages as an inevitable

as posted the village and military camp of, com quands of war.

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