, 1915-12-04

four divisions, one Of which. prisoners say,
was wiped out, aud lhis has been confirmed
by the observations Of Our officers. The APP
proach Of Turkish reinforcements is reported.
Alajor-General ToWnshend has completed
the removal Of the wounded and prisoners
and has withdrawn to u position lower down
the river"
A semi-oticial Austrian despatch states
that the suburbs CT Gorzia are on fire and
that the evacuation Of the town by the re-
malning civilians is proceeding metLodicalIy.
Official bulletins from Vienna and Rome
report the continuauce OF battles, the Italian
claiming to be making progress, While the
Austrians admit thut in the attacks by the
reinforced Italians tLe fighting is ard, but
state That the results are not definite on any
considerable scale.
PetIoglod officially reports: "On the Riga
front there has been ARTILLERY fire Of incl eased
intensity. Northwest Of Dyiusk, in the re-
gion Of Illukst and Kazimrichki, the Ger
mans on Saturday night opened a violent az
tillery fire against our trenches, and on
Sunday at dawn they attacked, but being
met by The concentrated fire Of our artillery
they retired on the trenches, where they
came under the fire OF then own batteries.
Prottipg by this situation, we counter-nt-
tackled and the enemy was dislodged from
the Kazimirichki farm and a wood to The
west. Our troops simultaneously penetrated
TO Illukst and occupied tie eastern suburbs.
Developing this success, we occupied two
cemeteries and part of the German trenches
further south, and the engagement continues
with 40 increasing violence OF artillery fire.
Southwest OF DyInsk we executed a brilliant
mcurslon across the German line on Saturday
night, r%enchiug the Staff quarters of the
GO,.1 G,rA., A...,,. .-o. NJ ~
guard there was annihilated and two Genor-
ais captured"
German aud Austrian oGiciol reports state
that nothing important has taken place.
Paris news states TINT Lord Kitchener
arrived there from Italy and after Il confer
cnce with President poincalG and the Pre-
mier, NJ. BRAND, he departed for London.
4 Reuters despatch from Vienna, via Am
sterdam, states That the Kaiser arrived there
and took luncheon with the Emperor Francis
Joseph and the Archduke Charles Francis,
afterwards receiving Baron Barian, the Au~-
tIo-Iiuugorian Minister for Foreign Affairs,
aud Count Tismia, The Austro-Hungarian
Premier. VOLTS Bureau saws that several
members Of the Yierna Cabinet Will resign.
A despatch from Rome states that the
"Irbune' asserts that the Austrians are at
tempting to conclude A&separate peace.
The "DalIy Chronicles correspondent at
Athens reports that Graece's reply to the
Allies now accepts ali their propositions and
that these are to be submitted to a military
commission to determine the best method Of
rendering them effective while maintaining
the integrity Of Greece's sovereign and ma
tional rights.
The Union Of Democratic Control, a paci-
fist and anli-couscripuonist organization,
having called a meeting ut the Memorial
Hall, Canada and Australian soldiers and
Territorials stormod the platform, ousted
the speakers and turned the proceedings into
a recruiting gathering. They also pissed
resolutions that the Unions activities should
cease and that peace would be acceptable
only after Germany's total defeat.
Ia the by-election for Member of Parlia-
ment for M~erthyr-TydviI, vice the late Mr..
Keir Hordie, MIR Stanton, q miner, but not
an official, has been returned in the Lnbour-
ito interest by 1926 votes. Mr.. Winston,
President Of the Minors Federation, with
the. support Of the organization polled $3.50
votes. MIR. 6tantou's platform was that Ger
many should be crushed. Mr.. Winston sup
ported MIR. AsqnitA's policy, but was defeat
ed because 1t was remembered that he had
formerly supported the Independent Labour
Party's anti-WAr doctrine which was probably
EfronuaGf IN that constituency