THE VILNA COUP.

Evening Star, Issue 15915, 22 September 1915, Page 6

THE VILNA COUP.

RUSSIAN ARMY THREATENED Loadon 'Times' and Sydney 'Sun* Serrices. LONDON, September 21. ' The Times's ' correspondent with the Russians says that apparently the Vilua army escaped, but they are in a position of great difficulty, having strong enemy forces on their eastern flank. The Germans captured Vilna by bold tactics, massing great bodies of troops east of the Vilna-Dvinsk railway and hurling them against the Russian centre, where the weight of the attack broke the Russian resistance. The Germans then turned north and north-east against Dvinsk and south and south-east against .Vilna. NO THOROUGHFARE. RUMANIA'S FIRMNESS TELLS. London 'Times' and Sydney 'Sun' Serrioe* LONDON, September 21. ' The Times's' correspondent at Bucharest says that the Germanic Powers are aware of Rumania's determination to intervene if Serbia is attacked, and the AustTO-German forces have definitely abandoned their attacks along the Danube. BULGARIA'S SEIZURE. ATHENS, September 21. ' (Received September 22, at 9 a.m.) A German aeroplane, when flying over Bulgaria, was forced to descend. The crew were interned. DEBASED CURRENCY. AMSTERDAM, September 21. (Received September 22, at 9 a.m.) The King of Bulgaria has received an Iron 'Cross of the first class and each member of the Bulgarian Cabinet an Iron Cross of the second class. CONSTANTINOPLE. AUTHORITIES STIMULATE EXODUS. London 'Time*' and Sydney 'Sun' Serviwi. LONDON, September 21. Reports from Athens state that the Ottoman authorities have advised civilians to quit Constantinople, and the exodus has already begun. The rich quarters of Pera and Galatea have been denuded. The greatest misery prevails among the poor, especially in Stamboul. GALLIPOLI SUPPLIES FOR TRENCH WARFARE. LONDON, September 21. (Received September 22, at.9 a.m.) In the House of Commons, the UnderSecretary for War (Mr Tennant), in reply to Mr J. C. Wedgewood, said the supply of grenade throwers and trench mortars in some weeks had exceeded Sir lan Hamilton's demands, hut there had been instances where the mortars supplied were below .the number required. SUBMARINE CRIMES. MORE GERMAN CRAWLING. London 'Times' and Sydney 'Sun' Servioet. LONDON, September 21. Ihe Washington correspondent of the Associated Press publishes a lon°- statement by Von Jagow (German Foreign Secretary) regarding the German submarines, and stating that enemy passenger ships aTe not subjected to attack without warning. Precise and definite instructions have been issued to the commanders of the submarines, and the German Government hope that there will in future be no difficulties with America over the submarine question. He says he would gladly enter into conversations with Washington, and he hopes that America will arbitrate over the Arabic case. Berlin's present submarine policv, he savs is approved by the Kaiser. ANOTHER VICTIM. LONDON, September 21. (Received September 22, at 9 a.m.) The steamer Linkmoor has been sunk. Her crew were saved. INCOME TAX INCREASE. LONDON, September 21. . (Received September 22, at 9 a.m.) In the House of Commons the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr R. M'Kenna) stated that the increase in the Income Tax would amount to 40 per cent. [A Press forecast of the Budget taxation by the 'Daily Telegraph* put the increase at 50 per cent.] TAXATION OF WEALTH. MELBOURNE, September 22. (Received September 22, at 8.40 a.m.) Mr Andrew. Fisher deprecates the idea Df a wealth census preparatory to a wealth tax. THE FOOTBALLERS' PART. SYDNEY, September 22. (Received September 22, at B'. 15 a.m.) The New Zealand Rugby Union cabled to the New South Wales Union their regret and sympathy in regard to the death of the New South Wales president, Major M'Manaray. So far 1,341 New South Wales Rugby Union players have enlisted, and 50 have fallen in the war.