, 1916-10-18

on one side OF the Atlantic or the other,
but it will produce a great change IN the
political equilibrium of the world If the
Doctrine shall be ~abrogated by President
Wilson. The Jeffersonlan maxim against
European interference on the other side
of The Atlantic applies in fact to American
waters as we'll as to the continent itself,
and when President Monroe was formulat-
ing his doctrine to prohibit European Pow
ers from controlling the destiny of the
American people, he opposed naval as we'll
as military control. One cannot be tolera-
ted without opening the door to the other"
Berlin. Oct. 14th-The Reichstag Com
mittee today refused to sanction the now
proceedings of the court martial at Ihorne
against Dr.. Karl Liebknecht. The commit
tee also recommended that the Reichstag
demand to see the report of the proceedings
before the Berlin court martial, before finally
sanctioning the sentence imposed by that
body on the Socialist leader. DR.. Lieb-
knecht is at present under sentence OF tour
years, and one month Imprisonment by the
court martial at Berlin for 'military treason.
Pending bis appeal from this sentence a
court martial at Thorne commenced action
against him, charging that he attempted to
incite the soldiers of the Thorne garrison to
disobedience and rebellion through letters
he sent them.
Bucharest, Oct. 14th-King Ferdinand of
Roumania, it was announced today, Will per-
sonally take supreme {. the Illus
sian and Roumanlan armies. CONSIDERABLE
Russian enforcement are expected to
arrive in Roumania.
Bucharest. Oct. 14th-The following is
the official ROumnnlan statement issued to-
day. ( On the northern and northwestern
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as far as the upper jul valley west OF Fag-
Mere, there were minor engagements. we
have captured several prisoners and two
officers. The village of Po.ijan-Sarata (Soos-
mezol in the Citos valley ha, been recaptured
by our troops after sanguinary strong fighting.
Between the heights on the right and left OF
the Alt River, there have been lively artillery
commandments On Mount Chitzianet our
artillery fire dispersed an enemy convoy, In
the Jiu region we have taken by assault
mount Siguiell Mount Siglev and MunceI-
umare. The enemy sustained great losses
and withdrew in disorder. We took PRISON
ers aud captured one machine gun. In Dob
rudia we easily repulsed an enemy attack on
our right wing. The total Number OF prison
ers which We have taken up to the present
on all fronts and who have been interned is
100 officers and I4,911 men.
Perrin, Oct. l4th.-Ihe small French
cruiser Rigel built rs q submarine destroyer
was sunk in the Mediterranean on Oct IND
by W 'orpedoes fred by a German submar-
inc, it was officially announced here today.
German submarines on Oct 4th, the Admiral
ty statement adds, sank the French auxiliary
cruiser Callia with Serbian and French troops
aboard bound for SaloOica. About 1000 were
drowned.
London, Oct. 16th.-The Germans last
night made a heavy attack on the newly Won
positions of the British in the vicinity
of Schwaben redoubt on the Somme front.
The War Office announced that the Ger
mans were repulsed with heavy losses.
The statement is as follows. "Heavy hos
tile Smelling continued at intervals dur
ing the night Oh our front south OF
the Aucre. A small hostile bombing attack
on our trenches north of Courcelette was
driven back without difficulty. At Schwa-
ben redoubt a more important enemy at
tack delivered after heavy artillery pre-
paration and assisted by FlammenWerter
also was repulsed with heavy loss to the
enemy. During the night the enemys
trenches were successfully entered by US
northeast Of Ypres, southeast OF st, Elol
aid east of P!ocgsteert. A number OF the
enemy were killed and prisoners were taken.
Berlin, Oct. 14th-74 hostile aeroplanes
of which 81 were French and Sd were Brit
ish were shot down by the Germans during
the month of September according 10 an
exact list compiled by the German military