, 1915-10-23

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M. Churchill and Lord Curzon being named.
MI Lloyd George led tue House III the
abserce Of AIR. Asquith. He evaded what
the Government considered awkward Ques-
tions, over one hundred being on tine Order
of the day, ind Ministers answered many
without giving IN any case information
which the public are anxiously awaiting.
1he,e is apparently a controversy over recru"
ting. but silence for the moment, it having
been decided to give Lord Derby's scheme
a far test, the Volunteer System receiving
its last trial. Regarding the Dardanelles
und the Balkans the recent pessimism has
disappeureA, as instead OF abandoning the
attempt he appointment Of General Monro
means q strenuous effort.
Field Marshal Sir John French reports
as follows: "since Thursday last there has
been great artillery activity south of the La
Bassee Canal and enemy bomb at
lacks have been repulsed. The Ger
man reports OF q British rtpulse northeast
of Vermelles are untrue, the fighting
was really southwest Of Aucby- Les-La
Bnssee. The new British front Leaves
the old line southwest Of Auchy- Les. La
Bnssee and runs via the Hohenzollern
redoubt, west Of Hulluch to the chalk pit
north Of hill seventy, east Of Loos church,
along the western slope Of bill sew
tnty, and back to the old line. The chord
Of the salient we created III the enc
my's line, measured along our old front,
j., 1000 Yards in lpnglb. md the depth at the
chalk pi, 5000 yards. The enemy has been
reinforced in this sector by forty-eight bat
talions since September twenty-ei2hth, IN
GLIDING d division of the Guards. The enemy
attacked on Tuesday afternoon between the
Qunrries around Hulluch, but was rePulsed.
a Berlin official statement Gays n i'm
portant Incidents have occurred on the " est
eru front.
French oticinl communique states The
Germans on Monday night delivered three
serious attacks, using hand grenhdes, III The
Bots En- Hache, nollh-east Of Soachez, but
ON infantry, firmly entrenched in the posi-
ton recently conquered by us, completely
lepulsed the assuilants. Fast Of Rheims the
enemy attempted on Tuesday morning an at
tack with considerable forces on . ten kilome.
Ire front between In PompelJe and Prosnee,
but met with o complete check, although 1t
hn6 been infinitely prepared by o prolonged
ARTILLERY bombaldment, aSphyXIat ng shells
and a curtain Of chl0lic gases beng also
used. The enemy infan ny at first penetrated
seyeral pnrts Of our first line, but our imme-
dmte couuter-attacks soon drove them back
almost completely. III the afternoon M ener-
getrc offens We expelled he last enemy troops
from the positions they had occupied and
drove them back to the trenches whence
they hid undertaken them attack. The Ger
man infantry suffered important losses dur
Jug this f~ruItless attempt.
Advices from Rome stnte that the follow
ing Royal decree has been published "Bul-
gliu hnyiug commenced hostihties against
Srrvn by allyiug herself to the enemies Of
Italy who are also ut war against Itaiy's
allies, The Italian Government, by order OF
the King, declares that % state Of war exists
between Italy and Bulgaria. Immediately
after the publication of the decree, the TIA
liam fleet sailed for the Aegean.
Dispatches from Athens state that Greece
has been warned by the Entente Powers
that lnI &c enforcement have been sent TO
SerEia VIA Salonika, and the Note also con-
tanned q statement that the Entente Powers
do not interpret the treaty obligations Of
Greece to Serbia as the Greek Govern
ment lnterplets them.
The Loudon DAILY News" says tie Gov
ernment has mnde strong repre- sensations to
Greece that her treaty obligations should be
upheld, and is awaiting her reply.
The following Imperial manifesto has been
issued at Petrogrnd: I'VE hereby make
known to all our loyal subjects that the trea-