, 1916-09-23

the afternoon the artillery duels were stub
born for many hours, especially i'll The south
ern sec ors of the highlands.
Amste dam, Sept. 19 h.-According to a
press despatch from Maastricght to day, six
ty-two persons have been on trial at Hnsselt,
Belgium, on charges of espionage, of whom
twenty.six were condemned to death on
Friday last. 1t is rumoured, The advices
stated, thai these persons, including NJ. Goleu-
vaux, B%urgomaster of Namur, have already
been executed.
Athens, Sept. 19th.-It is stated in most
reliable diplomatic sources here that the
Austrians IRE preparing for the evacuation of
T ieste.
Paris, Sept 2Oth-In determined attacks
last night by the Germans on the French
position AT hill 80 north of the Somme they
gained a>foothold on some advanced positions,
the War Office announced to-day, but subse-
quently were elected.
London, Sept. 20th.-Following is the
official announcement of to-day i'll regard to
operations ON the Macedonian trout: On
our Stiuma front our air craft r"ided Drama.
Bombs were dropped on railway rolling
stock and stores. There were no develop
ments on our Dorian front.
London, Sept. 20th.-Serious rioting in
which a number of lives were lost occurred
HO AoAhA VII NL oA'OI WI W.
ing to a despatch from the Hague. The
despatch says that the rioting started when
the news arrived of the heavy losses of
Chemnitz workmen in the Somme battle.
Crowds assembled GU the streets and sang
"The International They refused to dis
perse aud were charged by Huss"rs. Five
Hussars were killed aud forty injured and
about forty civilians were killed aud 800
armed with revolvers were arrested.
Athens, Sept. 18th.-The Royalist organ
"FCrwnrd" will publish tomorrow the open
article In a pro-war campaign intended 10
prepare the opinion of Greeks fol the entry
of their country into The war. The news
paper demands an immediate explanation
and the release of the Greek soldiers made
prisoners by the Bulgarians at Kavala, plainly
indicating that the alternative will be war.
Speaking of the Greeks nude prisoners at
Kavala the Forward" says: "Only those
are treated as prito ers who surrender to
the enemy. We know that the Premier
nj. Kalogoropoulos has taken steps with
Germany for the immediate return Of our
soldiers with all their effects. If this de-
mand is not at once satisfied the Government
must consider the measure to be taken"
King Constantine is said not to be ignored
of the contents of the "Folward's" article.
London, Sept. 19th.-Serbian troops in
macedonia, aICef a nlSnC OF desperate n9nt-
lug, developed a success yesterday on the
KaimakcaIan range on the north of Lake Os-
trovo, says a Reuter- despatch from Salonica
to day. AT ten O'Clock at night they occu-
pied the highest summit of the range $500
metres i'll height which the Bulgarians had
been ordered to defend to the last man. Bull
ga'inn ounter-attack were completely re-
pulsed, the despatch ADDS, ana the Serbian
offensive is continuing successfully.
London, Sept. 19th.-A despatch to tue
Exchange Telegraph Company from Salonica,
dated Monday, says: The Serbian successes
in the F!orina region continue. They have
captured Krushegrad eight kilometres and
Noekazi ten kilometres northwest of Cornich-
evo while the Serbian cavalry has reached
Rosna and is still advancing.
New York, September 20th.-President
Wilson will be asked TO call g special SEES
sion of Congress to declare an embargo
upon expectation of wheat aud federal
aud state Investigations of the increase
of the price of -four will be demanded
by resolutions adopted by 200 bakers of
Brooklyn yesterday. 1t was asserted that
-four would be sold at $14 a barrel and
bread at 2Octs. a loaf next Spring unless an
embargo is imposed.