, 1916-11-18

gain. The few tribesmen left made little
opposition, and booty was captured. Our
mounted troops pursuing caught the main
body of The rebels. AS the result of our at
tack Ali Dinarh was killed, and the captures
and surrenders reported to date include 206
prisoners aud other booty, including 500
cattle. Our casualties were none.
London, Nov. IA h.-To-day's official
statement says We storned The heavily
fortified village of Beaumont Hamel and
advanced to the outskirts of Beaucourt Sur
Ancre. The number of prisoners is increas-
ing considerably. Over 1000 have passed
through collecting stations since yesterday
morning. The fighting continues.
Paris, Nov. 14ih.-A strong German de-
tachment made an attack last night west of
Auberive in the Champagne, the War Office
announces. The assault was checked by the
French. South of the Somme, in the vicinity
OF Pressoii, there was active artillery fighting.
Paris, Nov. 14th.-The news dispatches
from Rome say that the Vatican and the
Government Of Spain and the United States
bave decided to approach Jointly the Ger
man government with a view to putting o
stop to the deportation of Belgians.
Amsterdam, Nov. IA h-The Cologne
Gazette says it cannot further doubt that
the necessity becomes more aud more evil
dent to mobilize the labour of the Gelm man
people in the interest of the war. Coercion
regarding male labour is certain, the news
paper adds, but female labour would be vol
untary. The "Loia al AnziegeI" says that
after the settlement of the question of la
bour the discussion of war aims will be per-
mitted with restrictions, prohibiting party
and class strife and attack on neutrNls.
Vienna, Nov. 14th-Within "a few days
all questions respecting food in Austria
viii! be placed in the hands of a new central
food bureau. The new bureau will have
full powers on oil questions and will depart
in many ways from the methods thus far
employed. The chief of the bureau has
not been named yet.
Washington, Nov. 14th-A sensational
investigation of alleged misuse of money
il the Presidential campaign was announced
definitely today by administration officials.
Preliminary details have been made and u
resolution providing the machinery for
inquiry is ready to be introduced soon after
Congress converes next month.
London, Nov. Ia h-An Amsterdam des-
patch TO the Times says that the Belgian
and British passengers on the Dutch Mail
steamer "Koningen Regentes" recently seized
fy a German submarine, have been sent to
prison in Bruges. The Belgian women and
children were released and allowed to re-
turn to their homes. 1t is reported that the
"Koningen Regentes" seizure is i'll r%etalia-
ton for the refusal of the Dutch authorities
to allow II German vessel 10 proceed from
Antwerp to Bremen through Dutch waters.
Berlin, Nov. IA h-Although the Norwe-
glan answers TO the German note with res
pect to the submarine question has not yet
been made public, the Lokai Auzeiger learns
that it is couched in q conciliatory spirit,
even though it does not coucretely otfer
enough to warrant it's being called salts
factory. Verbal explanations which accom-
panied the note, says the paper, were such
that it is not impossible that an understand
ing will be reached. The paper points ont
anew however that the solution of the diff
Guilty aud the future relations between the
two countries depend wholly on Norway, and
the further explanations it may choose to
make, and not upon Germany, which is
watching developments with calmuess.
LONDON, Nov. 14th-Politicnl circles in
Berlin are p~essimistic regarding relations
with Norway, according to au Exchsuge
Telegraph despatch from Amsterdam. 1t is
expected that the Norwegian reply to Ger
many's note on the submarine issue is unsa-
tiSfactory, and it is believed Germany will
make another attempt 10 press upon Norway