, 1914-10-17
TELEGRA Ms.
ST. GROIN STATION
Censored at Jamoica.)

bulletin says: Con Saturday German sub
marines were sighted in the Baltic early IN
the morning, and attacked the cruiser "Ad-
mirai MIakharOft', which had stopped t.
search a suspected barque flying the com
mercial fng of the Netherlands, and they
launched several torpedoes which luckily
missed their mark. On Sunday afternoon
submarines attacked our cruisers "Bayau"
and "PalIada", which were patrolling the
Baltic, and although the cruisers opened a
veIy strong fire, the submarines succeeded
in launching torpedoes against the "Pallada',
the explosion resulting IN the cruiser with
all her crew being sunk. The "PalladHs'
tonnage was 5000, and she carried a crew
of about 568."
Dispatches from Bucharest state that
Prince Ferdinand has taken the oath vice
the late King Charles OF Roumania. The
German and Austrian newspapers do not e&-
pect any Immediate change Of policy, but
The Russians expect that the Roumoniaus
will now cease to provision and support tie
German army.
Advices from Vienna state that Austria
has relieved the commuters of five corps,
namely The 9th, 18th, 9Th, 18th ana 18th,
substituting Generals ARR, Giessler, Scheuch-
t%enstuel, Lierbicic and Kritek. The press
anake no comments cholera is spreading aud
food is scarce aud dear, despite the regu-
{ation of the prices. Horsehesh Is the chief
staDle and so-called war bread, d baked mix
ture of coarse grains.
The following official bulletin was issued
at Paris this afternoon. con our lett our
forces have again taken the offensive IN the
regions of Haxebrouch and Bethune against
forces composed mostly Of cavalry from the
front at Bailleul, Estaires and La Bassee.
Lille, which had been held by q territorial
detatchment, was attacked and occupied by
a German corps. Between Arras and Albert
we have made considerable progress, In the
center We have made progress IN the region
Of Berry au Bac and advanced slightly to-
wards o0uaiu, west OF Argonue and north Of
Malancourt. Between Argonne and the Meuse,
on the right bank of the river, our troops
Nh0 held the heights east OF Nerdun have
advanced to the south of the road from Yer
dun to Metz. In the Apremont region we
have gained a little ground on our right and
have driven back a German attack on~our
left. On the whole, yesterday was marked
by sensible progress by our forces along
many points of the battlefelds. In Galicia
the Austrian forces are trying to REFORM their
lines, about twenty hye-mlles west OF FIzem'
ysI.
A Berlin official despatch states that after
their expulsion from east Prussia the Russians
were pursued across the frontier and the
centre of the German operations is now III
Poland, fhe whole of Poland, west of the
VlstuA, now being in German possession,
the Russians occupying only Warsaw. The
few kilometres lost by the Germans IN Rus
sian territory near the east Prussian frontier
were of little importance, as il was never
intended definitely to occupy or govern the
province of Suwalki. 1t is untrue thst the
Siege of Ossowiis has been abandoned, the
fortress never having been b~esieged. Dur
mo orr retreat to the East Prussian frontier
orr troops were no where defeated, but
r4puIsed many attacks blythe Russians.
Advices from Washington state that War
cav i ,hreute ned by the Germans and may
faII at any moment, according to an Official
dasnatch received yesterday from the United
SIZES Council, who asked for Instructions
raoardine the care of foreign interests dur
ingg the expected German occupancy Eng
lad has filed a list of cities in the war area
;,,clnliue Warsaw, where she desires the
limited States to take charge OF British IN
taIests. in the event of German victories
noeDotchas from CapetUWn state tuat DoeT