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‘ _A _V _g_,/. mined stints HEAD WAS than A GAAAAAA SPP' Betrayed Weak Points of War Preparations to Very Men He Was Expected to Arrest A (lcspatch from London says: A been known to the Russian court for prominent Russian who is he“, in years, and only proofs of the. most inâ€" . ‘ ‘ _ his disputable natul‘e‘lcd to his exposure. connection vnth war contracts fol I [Then prompt action was taken He Government revealed the astoundingwas tried by courbmmlim and can, fact that the man at the head Of the ' vivted of having betrayed the weak Russian special investigation scrviccipoints of the Russian war pyopam- entrusted with the work of discovor- tion, to the very Germans he was ox- int: German spies in Russia was himâ€" , pccted to arrest. His execution fol- sclf a German spy. This man had ,lowcd immediately. ilElill’lAN Pullile l0 ‘Plllll-l lllllll Combined Supreme Effort on the Part ‘ of Teutonic Allies Has Been Planned. A despatch from Rome says: Av general'Austrian offensive. against the Italians is now looked for as the rc-i sult of the arrival 'of German reinforcements. The object of the expected attack will be to check the Italian advance which the Ausâ€" trian troops, unaided, failed to halt. Reliable information is to the ef- fect that Germany is prepared to aid the Austrians, so that a combined cupremc effort. on the part of the Teutonic allies is expected on the Italian front. Such an effort, it is believed, is aimed by the central powâ€" ers at favorably influencing the Bal~ kans. _ It is an open secret that the Italian general stafl' since the outbreak of hostilities with Austria has expected German aid to the Austrians, hence the Italian military chiefs are prepar- ed for such an event, and it is confi~ dently asserted in military circles here that even if the reinforcements to the Austrians are stronger than reported they will not alter the situation on the Italian front, now so favorable to Italy. . Italian Mountaineer detachments made raids against the Austrian posi- tions 10,000 feet high at Villa Coma and other peaks in the upper Geneva valley. Climbing the most difficult ground and glaciers, the Alpines reached the enemy’s entrenchments and partly destroyed them. They re- turned to their own positions without being seriously assailed. Analysis of the explosive bombs being used by the Austrians has revealed the presence of large quantities of prussic acid. -â€"-â€"~â€"ds FRENCH BLOW UP. SUPPLY DEPOTS Allied Fire Against German Organi- zations Continues EEica~ cious. A despatch from Paris says: Ger- man infantry made an attack in the region of Faye, south-west of Perâ€" onne, following the explosion of a. mine described in the French comâ€" munique as “very powerful.” The French infantry, supported by artil~ lery fire, repulsed the attack, accord~ ing‘ to the official statement, and took a number of prisoners. British men-of-war undertook a bombardment of the German positions in the region of Nieuport, on the Belâ€" gian coast. The German coast batten ies replied, and the French heavy ar~ tillery joined with the British ships in the attack. Three infantry attacks were made by the Germans against the bridge~ head held by the French at Sapigneul, on the Aisneâ€"Marne Canal, but the French maintained their p05itions. The German artillery fire in Cham- pagne has lessened in intensity, the enemy replying only feebly to the French fire. To the east of Chamâ€" pagne, in the region betWeen the Aisne and the Argonne, however, the Germans continued violent cannon- ading. Explosions in four German considerable ., Tamimmition depolswcrc caused by the iFrcm-h artillery on the eastern part iof the line. A French aeroplane, aid- ied by concentrated firing from antiâ€" iaircraft guns below, caused a German aeroplane to descend suddenly inside {the German lines at St. Mihiel. Activity about St. Miliicl, at the 5 point of the German wedge which has lbcen so stubbornly maintained, is again reported after a long period of lcalm in this region. It was the French artillery which resumed the contest in this sector, and it won an important point in the destruction of the great bridge, a pontoon bridge and three foot bridges over the Meuse. The importance of the suCcess in de~ lstroying these bridges lies in the possibility of cutting off the Germans across the river at Chauvoncourt, the only point at which the enemy has been able to retain a hold on the west lbank of the river south of Verdun. :uAKfidfilm AT nu. N0. 50 It Took the British Forces Three Full Days to Oust. the Enemy Forces. l A despatch from London says: A description of the fighting in the An- zac region onthe Gallipoli Peninsula during the last week in August and the result achieved during this period is given by the Dardanelles correspon- dent of Reuter’s Telegram Company. The capture of Hill No. 60 was im- portant, as it is the last crest of the last ridge separating the Anzac zone from the plains to the north, and thus constitutes a point of union between the British forces in the Anzac posi- tion and the line across-the Suvla plain, besides giving access to a ra- vine leading to high ground beyond it. The Turks cluiig to the hill with the utmost determination, and when they were thrown out of their trench- es would fight their way back again, accepting terrible losses unflinchingly to regain the lost ground, with the re- sult that when the trenches finally were captured they were. filled with Turkish dead. It took three days to oust the Turks, and the ground around is still thickly strewn with their bodies and those of British soldiers who fell in the assaults. It is computed, declares the corresâ€" pondent, that the Turks lost five thou- sand men before they surrendered the position. The Indian brigade and the Connaught Rangers took part in the fighting with the Australians and New Zealanders. meltâ€".â€" DOG TRAINED TO PHONE APPROACH OF ENEMY A despatch from Paris says: Ac- cording to the Gazette dc France, a certain French regiment possesses a dog which is sent out from advanced sentry posts at night with a telephone strapped over his mouth and a wire connecting the instrument with the post. If the dog hears the Germans approaching he barks quietly into the telephone. ~â€"â€"â€"->I- THANKSGIVING DAY MONDAY, OCTOBER 11 A despatch from Ottawa says: Mon- day, October 11, was fixed as the date of Thanksgiving Day at a Cabinet Council. M Troops Gathering on Swiss Frontier V A despatch from Basel says: French and German armies near the Swiss frontier are showing uncom- mon military activity. Heavy re- inforcaments are arriving, and artil- Elery duels are becoming ilercer daily. A: On both the French and German fron- jtiers between the town of Delle and ‘Basel civilians are being moved from the border villages and towns. , Czar Grants Amnesty to All Political Priming A desputch from Rome says: It i has ordered amnesty for all politics persons afiected is said to be about on is stated that the Emperor of Russia l l prisoners in Russia. The number of r 1e hundred thousand. Stone Barricades Thrown Up by Germans to Keep French Out of Alsatian Village THESE stom- harricndos Were erected by tho th‘n‘l‘illx' in the Alsatian village of chuicvillc after it had been taken from the French French battery to storm the village. __..____..__ RUSSIAN ARMY llillllS llS Milli Driving Back Enemy in the South and Delaying Him in the North. A despatch from London says: Stern battles are being fought all along the eastern front from Riga to the Roumanian border, and while the Germans continue to advance slowly in the north and centre, the Russians in the south are repeating their suc- cesses against the Austro-German armies, which are now being driven back across the River Stripa in Gali- cia, and have been forced to retire westward, north of the Galician fron- tier. While these Russian victories natur~ ally are welcomed in Russia and the allied countries as an evidence that the Russian armies are still able to take the offensive when well supplied with ammunition, there is no inclina- tion to exaggerate their importance. The engagements, however, keep the Austro-Germans busy, and make it imperative to send reinforcements southward which could be used to bet- ter advantage in the north, where operations of much greater ~moment are being directed by Field Marshal von Hindenburg. This General, who began his offen- sive against the Vilna~Dvinsk railway a week ago, has not yet established himself on the line. His cavalry, which did reach it, has been driven back. Nevertheless he has driven the Russians across the Dvina River, north of Dvinsk, placing that city in a rather dangerous position, and has also made some progress north .of Vilna. To the south of Vilna, toward Grodno, the Russians are stubborn resistance and have the Gerâ€" mans firmly held.‘ Something of the. same kind has happened in the cen~ tre; Prince Leopold has been delayed in his advance. Field Marshal von Mackensen has passed his forces through the Pripet marshes and is now in possession of Pinsk. From this point southward the Russians are advancing and have reoccupied a num~ ber of villages, but they are not likely l to push their advantage much farther, as to do so would make their northern flanks vulnerable. A good deal of importance is at- tached to the decision of Russia to call to the colors the reserves of the terri- torial army. Should the age limit be I fixed at 35 years, this fresh call would mean the possible addition of eight million men to the Russian armies, including the men who had passed through the first line and reserves, and those who heretofore have been exempted as students, or men who Offering . are not quite up to the physical stan- dard. Naturally, all of these could not be armed and equipped, but Russia could have the pick of them. 'I‘ TOTAL LOSSES 87.630 ‘ AT THE DARDANELLES cA despatch from London says: British casualties at the Dardanelles up to August 21 were 87,630. The number of killed in that time was 17,608. These figures were included in the grand total of British casualties pub lished earlier in the week. The announcement says that the: number of officers killed was 1,130, and the number of men 16,479;{I wounded, 2,371 officers and 59,25? men; missing, 373 officers and 8,021! 3 men. RESPA lllthlED Full DYNAllllilllG Will Be Tried on Charge of Plotting to Destroy Factories in Windsor. A despatch from Windsor, Ontario, says: Charles Respa, held in connec- tion with the dynamite plot in Wind- sor last June, was committed for trial after receiving his preliminary hear- ing at Walkerville before Magistrate Miers. The feature of the hearing was the appearance as a witness of William Lefler, former night watchman of the Peabody plant, one of the buildings wrecked, and who is now serving ten years in the penitentiary at Kingston after being found guilty of assisting} in the outrages. Lefler was a witness for the Crown, and a very willing one. He declared that he had first met Respa in the ofi'ice of Albert Kaltschmidt in De- troit, and that he was given two suit- cases to take across to Windsor. He said Respa and Mrs. Charles Schmidt appeared on the night previous to the explosion, and that he had given them the suitcases. Respa, he said, told him to be careful, as the grips con- tained dynamite. He declared that Respa and the woman left in the di- rection of the river, and that a few hours later the explosion followed. He said he met Respa and Kaltâ€" schmidt a little later in Detroit, and that the latter said: “Well, we jarred them a little, and we will do it some more. We are going to blow up the whole town." â€"â€"-â€"-,-â€"â€"-I‘ BELGIANS FORBIDDEN TO BOYCOTT GERMANS A despatch from Brussels says: Gen. von Bissing, the Governor-Gen- eral of Belgium, has issued an order against the boycotting, blacklisting, insulting or threatening otherwise to injure Germans or persons showing German sympathies or trading with German firms. The maximum penalty for infractions of the order is two years’ imprisonment or a fine of 10,â€" 000 marks ($2,500). The term of im- prisonment can be extended to five »years when disobedience is offered by several persons in collusion. _'_.___>X<W Truth. They were placed at regular intervals in order to prevent any attempt by a. but mine“ 1 Ann Til nun Kitchener Says; 210,090 Men Sent to France Have Been Well Tested. A despatch from London says: Lord Kitchener in the House of Lords read a carefully prepared'and opti- mistic speech on military operations. In the course of his address the Sec- retary of State for War made the in- teresting disclosure that the German attacks with gas, liquid fire and as- phyxiating shells, lacking, as they do now, the element of surprise, have failed in their object, and have lost much of their offensive value owing to the steps taken to counteract them. Lifting the veil of secrecy, he an- nounced that eleven divisions of the new army had reinforced Field Marâ€" shal French’s force in France, and others would follow quickly. He, too, spoke optimistically of the situation on the various fronts, expressing the opinion that “the Germans have shot . their bolt” in their offensive against Russia without achieving their object of destroying the Russian army. As far as the Turks are concerned, Lord Kitchener said there was an abundance of evidence of “the pro- cess of demoralization having set in.” In Mesopotamia the resistance of the Turks had terminated. ~ d< CONSCRIPTION SURE LONDON BELIEVES A despatch from London says: The principle of compulsion is now ad~ mitted on nearly all sides as being necessary within a short time, the speeches of both Premier Asquith and Lord Kitchener being so interpreted. It is believed that compulsion will be held back to try the effect of ap- proaching the men registered on the pink forms, that is, those eligible for service. If this step fails, there will be no alternative to conscription. a. WOMAN RAISES FUNDS FOR 1,196 AMBULANCES A despatch from London says: Miss Mary Booth, 3. relative of the principals of the Booth Line steamers, has succeeded in collecting funds to provide 1,196 motor ambulances, now being used at the front, as a memor- ial of the Lusitania disaster. She is now collecting funds for a hospital for Mrs. ExewHere’s an invitation from paralyzed and other permanently in- Mrs. Boreleigh to one of her tiresome jured soldiers as a further memorial dinners. I hate them. Exe~Why not plead that you have 'a previous engagement? Mrs. Exe~That would be a of the same event. “it. When a clergyman announced that lie. there would be a nave in the church Edith, dear, write Mrs. Boreleigh that an old lady whispered that she “knew we accept with pleasure. the party to whom he referred.” GERMANY AGREES ‘ Tl) nun llNl'l'ED STATES DEMANDS lCount Bernstorff Declares All Difficulties Will Be Settled at the End of a Fortnight. A despatch from New York says: Count von Bernstorlf, the German Ambassador, states that all the dilfi- ‘ cultles betwoen this country and Gcr- , many concerning German guarantees of safety for American ships passengers will be satisfactorily setâ€" tled at the end of two weeks’ time. He told reporters at the Ritz Carlton that, while he had no statement to, and ' l issue, he could state definitely that he would receive no more advice from his Government for a fortnight. He and Secretary of State Lansing, he said, are in perfect accord as to the method to be used in settling the reâ€" maining (lifi'iculties that still exist be- tween the two countries and recom~ mended that the American people be counselled to patience.