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n so SUNK ii'mnn H.M.S. Hermes Torpedoed by Submarine in Straits of Dover A despatch from London says: “The Secretary of the Admiralty states that the old cruiser Hermes, I Captain C. R. Lambe, was sunk by a torpedo fired by a German subâ€" marine in the Straits of Dover as she was returning from Dunkirk. “Nearly all the officers and crew were saved, but the exact loss can- not be ascertained until the men? are mustered. “The loss of the vessel is of small! military significance.” An official report, issued in Do- ver states that the victims include? two men killed and nine injured by the explosion of the torpedo. Thel ofiicers of the Hermes included Capt. Charles R. Lambe, Lieuts. William A. Cookeâ€"Hunl-e and Valenâ€" tine R. Hirst and Limrt,â€"C'<'vnunan- der Arthur E. Harbord, R.X.R. Two hundred survivors were land- ed at Dover by torpedo boats, and though the cruiscr‘s full compleâ€" ment was over 450, it is believed that not 300 man were on board at the time of the accident. Flonlcd Forty Minutes. The submarine attack took place 12 miles eastâ€"bysouthâ€"cast of the Goodwin Sands. The Hermes was torbcdocd by the submarine about 8.15 o‘clock Satur- day morning. After remaining afloat for about 40 minutes she keclcd over and went to the hole tom. Several torpedo boa-ts searched unsuccessfully for hours, trying to locate the German subâ€" marine. _â€"â€"__â€"_.â€"___g_â€"_â€"-â€"â€"â€"_â€"-â€"â€"â€"“ ALLlEl] ENVBYS LEAVE TURKEY Ambassadors Get. Passports Though Portc Refuses to De- clare War. London, Nov. 1.â€"â€"Turkey is bent on war, but intends to force a deâ€" claration from the Triple Entente powers. Coached by Berlin, the Forte is obviously intent on ass-um- mg the attitude of a threatened, mistreated nation, and desires, ap- parently, to avoid diplomatic blun- ‘ders similar to those which placed ' Germany in the light of an aggresâ€" sor. These are the new develop- ments in the situation The Ambassadors of Russia, Great Britain and F rance in Conâ€" stantinople have received their passports. 'llhe Tuu‘kish Ambassa- dor in Petrogr'ad received his pass- ports. Turkish warships within the last three days have bombarded the Russian Black Sea stronghold of Sebastopol, according to a stateâ€" ment by the Turkish Minister of the Interior to the American Ambassa- dor, who also has been informed that Russian Consuls in the Ottoâ€" man Empire will be held by Turkey as host-ages for the safe conduct of Turkish Consuls in Russia. >3â€" 60 KILLED AND WOUNDED. Missile Alighlcd Among Group of Women in Market Place. A dcspatch from London says: German aeroplanes recently sailed over Dunkirk, dropping two bombs. A woman and child were killed. Two bombs were also dropped at Bethâ€" une, west of La. Bassee. The first failed to explode, but the second fell in a group of women in the marâ€" ket place, killing nineteen and wounding forty others. TERRIBLE. EFFECTIVE WORK. Dra oon Kills Thirty Germans in Five Minutes. g A despatch from Northern France says: At a. town near Lille 3, Draâ€" goon marksman was stationed at a swing bridge with two comrades to load for him. It was important that the enemy should be- held back without the bridge being blown up. The marksman hid behind a fence sixty yards from the brid e. When two Lancers appeared he 0t them, then three, and he shot them. also five Uhlans came up together. He brought down every one. Altoâ€" gether, he killed thirty Germans 1n less than five minutes and retired with his comrades. A great pile of dead men and horses in the narrow roadway on the opposite side of the bridge protected it from the ap- proach of the enemy during the day almost as well as a mitrailleuse would have done. ‘I‘ ACCEPTS MONEY GIFT. Britain Takes $100.000 in Cash From Nova Scotia. A despatch from London say-s: The War Office has informed the Governor-General of Canada that as it has been found impracticable for the Government of Nova Scotia to make a, proposed gift to the Home Government of 100,000 tons of coal, his Majesty’s Government has accepted the offer of $100.000, which will go to the Prince of Wales Fund for the relief of distress. '1‘ Ml'ST MOVE LIGHTING PLANTS One Lesson Drawn From the Em- press of Ireland Disaster. Detroit, Oct. 28.â€"-All boats on the lakes must move interior lightâ€" ing plants to a point above the load line before January lst. The new regulation is the outcome of the enquiry into the lighting system on the ill-fated Empress of Ireland, where dynamos were located at the bottom of the ship. TURKEY AND RUSSIA Al WAR Porte’s Cruiser Bombards a Port of Crimea on the Black Sea A despatch from Theodosia, Cri- mea. says: A Turkish cruiser with three funnels bombarded the staâ€" tion and city. damaging the cathe- dral, the Greek church, a pier and some sheds. One soldier was wounded. A branch of the Russian Bank of Foreign Commerce caught fire. At the conclusion of the bombardment the cruiser left in a south-westerly direction. The Turkish cruiser Hamidiych. which arrived at Novorcssysk, dc» manded the surrender of the city and the Government, properties, threatening in case of refusal to bombard the town. The Turkish Consul and officials were arrested. The cruiser withdrew. NOW USlNG HORSE VEHlClES The Germans Have Exhausted the Gasoline Sup- plies of Belgium A despa-tch from‘ Brussels says: The German trOOps in Central Bel- gium have virtually exhausted their petrol supply. Oil is issued now only to high officers. and then in small quantities. The Germans seized large quantities of oil fuel here, but shipped it. back to Ger- many. Apparently they are now un- able to secure a return of this oil. The Germans are requisitioning many secondâ€"rate horses, which they formerly had ignored, and also horse vehicles. Letters received here indicate that. M. Max. the former Burgomasâ€" ter of Brussels. is still being held in Leipzig by the German officials. His refusal to turn over to the inâ€" vaders the fire department tower and ladders led to his arrest. He said the ladders were needed to protect Brussels. Germans took the ladders by force they found that the Belgians had rendered them unfit for service. German mechanics, however, re- paired them a-nd took them to Antâ€" werp for use in directing fire of the gunners. \Vhen later the? FOUGHT ENEMY m l T0 STANDSTILL British and French Advance Their Linc Further Into Belgium. A dcspaich from Paris says: There is only one conclusion to be drawn from the very definite nndl complete reports issuf‘d by the French Government that thr- Ger-1 mans are being fought to a stand still in Belgium, and are losing ground everywhere in France. It is now entirely probable that there will be news soon of a decisive vic< tory by the allies, and a general re- treat by the Germans. Their tremendous efforts to break through in Belgium have Cost them terribly. Punished by the long range guns of the allied llect. they abandoned the coast and tried to how through in the lower valley of the Yser. The Belgians cut the dysz and the Germans fled to es cape drowning. From the North Sea to Ypres, therefore, they have actually lost ground. Seeking to obey the Kaiser’s mandate to crush the British marâ€" ines, the Germans made desperate efforts against the British in the reâ€" gion of Yprcs and near La. Bassce. They outnumbered the British and supporting corps of French. and they struck with what was proba- bly their maximum power. The at- tempt failed as previous attempts have failed. The British stood fast, inflicted great losses upon the Gerâ€" mans, took the offensive themselves and drove the Bavarians and Prussians from ground they had taken days sbefore. Not only on the west flank, but in the oldcentre north of the Aisne and across the plains of Chalons, the Germans appear to be losing their grip, surrendering entrenchâ€" ments and giving way to a steady northward advance of the French. They were beaten out of positions north and east of Soissons, where they had been rooted for six weeks. ___.___..+_.__._. CANADIAN KILLED IN FRANCE Went With the Mechanical Trans- port Service. A despatch from Montreal says: William Cockhill, of Montreal, was killed at Lille, in France, while in active service. Messages to that effect were received here. Cockâ€" bill had been a. chauffeur in the emâ€" ploy of Sir Frederic-k Williams- Taylor, and went with the Canaâ€" dian Overseas Expeditionary Force, having joined the mechanical trans- port section of the Army Service Corps as a driver. The majority of this part of the contingent at once proceeded to the Continent, and joined the allied armies to serve in the transport section. At Lille a shell struck the car Coekhill was handling and the gas tank exploded, the driver being instantly killed. A sister received official notification of the death of Mr. Co-ekhill. Mr. Cockhill was married two days preâ€" vious to his departure from Montâ€" real. -i« OFFERED METZ T0 FRENCH. lcrmany Said to Have Tried to Concludc Individual Peace, A despa'tch from London says: The Daily Chronicle’s Paris corres- pondent asserts that, with a view of detaching France from the allies, Germany made an offer to conclude peace on the basis of the cession of llletz and possibly a portion of Alâ€" sace to France. The offer. accord- ing to the Correspondent, was re‘ jetted. -_.,,,+_, Germain Wireless in Halifax. A dcspaich from Halifax, N.S., says: Three Germans were arrestr ed in a house in Hollis Street, where they were operatinga wire- lets installation. The wireless an- tennae was not operated from a pole or must as usual. but to escape obâ€" sci-ration was trailed out of a third storey window and concealed amid some \ines. lil‘|;.-lu'll. livery ii. \'='l“(:.=i. sub»chief on Sir John French‘s staff. ,ing A Duel to the Death in )lid-Airâ€"A Modern Wal‘ Thriller. The war has decided once for all men have shown that, England still '1 the usefulness of aircraft, and our possesses men of the Drake typeâ€"â€" mien willing to adventure in the unknown, for war in the air is an un known elementâ€"and like Drake, men willing to attack anything. We possess a number of fast scout machines, and these have proved im- mensely useful in destroying the heavily armed machines of Germany- It isall a. question of getting the “windward berth." or, in other words, getting above the enemy, and after that it has been a revolver duel as a rule. The Times correspondent describes how two aeroplanes .mano-euvred like great birds in combat, wheeling and turning for posi- tion to strike. Suddenly the British swings above. The German reels and seems to stagger, and then falls. A puff of smoke. When the full story of what our men in the Royal Flying Corps have done is read, it is beyond all question that the world will thrill at some of the most daring and heroic deeds ever performed by men in any ageâ€"Drawn by C. Fleming Williams in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. BELG ANS D_ll_lll_llUT ENEMY The German Trenches A despatch from Havre sails: The Belgian War Ofliee issued the folâ€" lowing official communication : “The enemy, who still occupied a. part of Ramscapclle (two miles south of Nieuponte) was repulsed beyond the railway line between Nieuport and Dixmude. They lost a great numâ€" ber of prisoners and left many wounded on the field. “On the other parts of our front the enemy made no further infantry attacks. The bombardment was raâ€" ther violent at Nieupont, and inter- mittent on other points of our posi- tion. “The inundation between the Yser and. the railway line between Nicuport and Dixmude has made Are Made Uninhabitable by lnun’dation the ground marshy and the tranche: of the enemy uninhabitablc. “To the south of Dixmude, be- tween Linghem and Rasschendalale (north-east of Yprexs), the French troops have continued their offen- sive movement. Pelkappe-lle was completely surrounded. “At the south of Passohendaale the English troops were violently attacked by German reinforce- ments. but had retaken at the end of the day the ground they had been forced to cede in the neighborhood of Ghelucelt (west of Menin). On several other parts of their fighting line the English have repulsed at- tacks by the Germans, and inflicted upon them important losses.” SELENCEb no ENEMY’S GUNS Three of the \Varships Hit, With Total Casualties of IO Killed and 39 Wounded A despatch from London says: The Secretary of the Admiralty makes the following announcement: The British naval flotilla continues to support the allies’ left, and the fire of 2-inch guns has been brought- to bear upon the German posrtions and batteries. Reports received from shore testify to the effect and accuracy of the fire and to its gall- character. The flank is thus thoroughly maintained. The enemy brought up heavy guns and replied vigorously to the fire of Admiral Hood's ships. The vesâ€" sels received only trifling structural damage. The opposition from the shore has practically ceased and the preponderance of the naval jIRANSVAAL A dcspatch from London says: A despot/sh to Reuters Telegram lL‘ompany from Cape Town says: ,“C‘ol. Albert-s has defeated the rc-l ibels in the Lichtenburg district of ,the Transvaal. killing 13. wounding 13:). and capturing 210. Amung the wapturcd i9 (\“lllllllllldfl'llt (.‘laussens. lL'umniund-an: Dc Vzlliers was out )‘Ocullnultl‘lllg. when he met a, gunnery seems to be established. The casualties have been very slight throughout, but one sh611, ex- ploding on the destroyer Falcon, killed one officer and eight men and wounded one officer and fifteen men. One killed and seven wounded on the Rinaldo. l The enemy’s submarines have also ‘been reported seeking an oppor- Itunity to attack the bombarding ships, which are covered by British ldcstroyers. The casualties an ;nounced by the Admiralty include lLieut. Hubert O. F. Wanton. of the Falcon, killed; Suvaleutr. Theodore Robson, severely wounded; Lieut. Robert Crossman and Paymastcr Joseph Shepherd. of the Rinaldo. 'slightly wounded. ____________________â€"â€"-â€"-â€"-â€"- REBELS DEFE ATED Fa.“ [strong rebel commando with white lilugs attached to their rifles. De lVillicrs approached the band, ‘WlmrPilpun the rebels attacked him laud captured 110 of his men. The rebels then advanced against Col. iAlberis‘ ini‘CC from two directions, .but Alberrs defeated them and lchased them 20 mil - across the bor- lder. in their flight the rebels disâ€" lcarded their carts and bicycles.“