, 1916-10-04

front. A division of the new British army
was engaged. The official announcement of
these operations follows. During The night
the enemy shelled heavily our battle fronts
outside Of the Ancre. We consolidated he
ground won yesterday morning at Drstremont
Farm, north west Of lie Sars and improved
our position in the Thiapyal area. Enemy
counter attacks were beaten off in he neigh
touI hood Of the Stuff redoubt and he Hes
sian trench. The fighting in This section
yesterday was very severe and our troops
were engaged. A division of The new amy
showed great endurance and resolution. A
successful raid was made BY a London Ter
rltoilal battalion south Of Melville st V#ast
where the enemy trenches were entered aud
prisoners were taken.
New Yoik L, Sept. 3Oth.-Ffforts to organ.
ize q General strike IN support Of the ear
men, suffered a check today when The 500
brewery workers who quit in response 10 the
general call, returned to work, nevertheless
the lnbour chief asserted that 100000 work
eS aside from the United Hebrew Trades
are on strike. Traction officials said the
street cuImen who quit are returning to their
pc is at the rate OF about Is q day and ihat
Tue places of the strikers are slowly being
filed with new zen. General ManTger He'd
ley OF The Inter borough Rapid Transit Go.
said no man would be debarred because be
went on strike but that The men who Ietuln-
ed would lose their seniority ratings.
London, Sept. 3~Gth.-Empelor Lid Jeas-
su of Abyssinia bas beer depoeed at Adds
Abnbo. Lidj Jenssau is SO Yeas old and a
grandson Of Emperor MeneIik whom he sue
cteded in 1913.
Snntiago, Chile, Sept. 29!h.--Lieu enant
Sir Ernest Shackleion who hns arrived in
Santiago on on his way to England delivered
an address to,lay IN which he described his
recent expedition IN the Antarctic regions.
Sir Ernest was decorated by the Chilean
Government.
London, Sept. 3O,h-The summer time
calendar closes tonight, the last day in
which the clocks will register time M hour
ahead of the standard. Greenwich time
will be restored at three O'clock to-mor-
row morning, this hour being selected
as he least inconvenient to the business Of
railways.
Berlin, Sept, 30th.-Germany will return
to normal time Saturday ut midnight whom
all timepieces i'll the county will be moved
back an hour.
Copenhagen, Sept. 28th.-The political
situation is clear tonight. After II joint
committee of both hou- es of Parliament had
conferred from early morning until dusk
considering the situation, including the sale
OF the DANISH west lDuleS 10 me OnlteQ
States, the Committeeman met the Cabinet
and it. was settled that the Radical Cabinet
should be increased by three members with
out portfolios representing the three other
parties Conservative, Socialist and left, aud
TINT the question of the sale of the islands
should be settled by the RiGsday and by a
pie isciie after O committee has examined
into and considered the matter for six weeks.
AS soon as the Committee had finished its
work the Ri9sdag will vote on the question
of the sale of the islands and afteIwaId the
pIeb1scile will be held though the Ri9sdag
vote is against the sale. In event # the
.Rigsdag going on record as being opposed
to the sale of the islunds, the result Of the
plebiscite will be put before the Chamber for
another vote. II has finally been decided
TINT there will be no general elections.
London, Ocl. 1st,-1he official statement
issued tonight reads. On The battlefield
south of The Ancre there is no change in the
general situation. Heavy Smelling continued
during the day, especially at the Desiremont
Fam md around the Stuff and Hohenzolern
Redoubts. Our line was slightly advanced
south of Eaucoult L'Abbaye. In the Thiep-
val area we took prisoners three officers aud
1854 other ranks. On Thursday two enemy