CAINS SUMMARISED.

Evening Star, Issue 16231, 28 September 1916, Page 3

CAINS SUMMARISED.

THE ALLIED STRATEGY. BRITISH THREE MILES FROM I’.APAUME, FIVE THOUSAND PRISONERS. PARIS, September 27. The Allies celebrated the anniversary of the offensives at Artois and Champagne by a brilliant advance, culminating in the capture of Comblos and Thiepva-1. A 12miles offensive—the most extended, yet attempted on the Somme—included a double movment against Bapaume and Peronne. The first two days’ battle was an excellent example of the close 00-operation between Generals Foch’s and Haig’s armies. It was impossible for the Germans to plead a surprise attack. An eight hours’ cannonade gave the amplest warning, yet the enemy in a few hours lost two important fortresses, five fortified villages,, eight miles oi_ trenches, and between 4,000 and 5d)00 prisoners, apart from the garrisons of Combles and Thiepval, of whom the number is still unknown. Lastly, the offensive has driven a deep wedge into the angle of the high roads leading to Bapaume (from Albert and from Peronne), upon wh:oh the whole German position on the Somme is pivoted. The British advanced pods are now within three miles of Bapaume. Regulars. Territorials, and men from overseas all shared in the victory. As a whole, the victory was cheap. The rapidity of the allied success was due to the fact of the British reaping the advantage of the capture of the heights from Thiepval to Combles earlier in the month. The weather was glorious, and excellent for aviation work.

THE TRENTINO. LONDON, September 26. . -in Italian communique states: Our arprevented an enemy attempt to cons'hdate the positions we evacuated on the summit of Gimone. We decisively repulsed counter-attacks on our position on Mount Sief, which we captured on Saturday. September 27. A Vienna communique states that the Italians would not accept a local armistice at Cimone Summit. RUMANIA. CAPITAL TASTES FRIGHTFULNEKS. BUCHAREST, September 27. A communique states: There has been fierce fighting m the Jiul 'Valley, near the Vulcan Pass, in Transylvania, whore the Rumanians advanced. The enemy thrice attached in masses in the Dobrudja, but were, repulsed. A squadron of enemy aeroplanes bombed Bucharest on Monday afternoon. Bombs struck a hospital and an orphanaec, and killed 60 and wounded manv, = mostly women and children. A Zeppelin bombed Bucharest on Monday night, killing five children. ZEPPELINS. TWO LATEST RAIDS. 74 DEATHS. n . LONDON, September 26. Umcial: In connection with the air raids on Sunday night, it has been established that the airships brought down were naval Zeppelins L 32 and Ls3—both of most recent construction. The first airship was destroyed by an aeroplane after parsing thro ugh effective gun fire, and the se ??. gun causing. loss oi gas. Toe corrected list of casualties from there rank shows that 23 men, 12 women and o children were killed, and 125 injured. Monday night’s casualties were 35 killed dam There was no military The baffled the raiders on Monday nmht, who cruised aimlosslv. A doMn bombs, mostly incendiarv, fell in a North Midland town and five houses \\ero demolished, II persons and five injured. " At the inquest on victims of the London raid the coroner suggested that the crew oi the Zeppelin might legally be held for murder, but did not press the point. EAST AFRICA. , CAPE TOWN. September 27. ~\ Louronco sbarques official report states that the Portuguese forces in Gorman East Atnca have established communication with the British at Mikindani (the southernmost port). GERMAN GLASS JEALOUSY. COPENHAGEN, [September 27, Lhe 1 Vorwarls ’ states that the indignai°n amongst the working classes at the high rate oi army officers’ pay compelled the Kaiser to issue his proclamation announcing the reductions, which have provoked the greatest anger in the army. CREEK REVOLUTION.

THE VENEZELOS COUP.

ATHENS, September 27. M. Venezelos's movo was a bombshell amongst the public. The newspapers were . bought by excited groups in the streets, who discussed the possibilities M. Venezelos is absolutely assured of a powerful following—probably sufficient to force the situation.

M. Venezelos, with a dozen supporters secretly left Athens in motor cars at 3 oclock in the morning, end reached JWioleron Bay by a roundabout route Ihey embarked in the speedy little Greek liner Hesperia. with Admiral Coundouriotis who is popular here with all Hellenes Before leaving, M. Venezelos attended a meeting of his principal followers, and declared that the events at Kavala had caused him to lose hope that the Greek Government would act with sufficient promptness to secure the honor and interests of Greece. It was therefore neoes«*ry t* act himtolf i* «, kijfkw *ap«citr tt*a m lwwW «ft 3» Lih«rai». Th* •oafliot in which h* might «v«n*ually 1m forced to engage would be outside «onetitutional limits. He freed his supporters •of their-party ties and left tihem free to follow, their, oapisciences. The announcement of General Moschopoulos's resignation is premature. He and SCO officers have memorialised tho /King to depart from, neutrality. , i

, navy disaffected. LONDON, September 26. The Athens ' correspondent of the ‘ Daily Telegraph ’ reports that the Greek destroyer Nonchi (? Louhi) has quitted the fleet and reached the open sea. It is believed she is bound for Canea; or Salonika, to participate in the national movement. DARDANELLES INQUIRY. LONDON, September 26. At the Dardanelles Commission, Viscount Grey gave evidence to-day, Sir Maurice Hankey will be examined tomorrow, and Mr Winston Churchill on Thursday, THE BLACK LIST. LONDON, September 26. Official; All goods exported from the following countries to the United Kingdom, Australasia, South Africa, colonies not possessing responsible Governments or protectorates, and India must, from October 1, bo accompanied by consular certificates that nobody with whom trade is prohibited has an interest in such goods: South America, Central America. Spain and her colonies, Costa Rica, Cuba, Danish and Dutch colonies, the Dominican Republic, Greece, Liberia, Morocco, Persia, the Philippines, and Portuguese East and West Africa. Certificates of origin and interest arc required with respect to foods concerning which. certificates of origin have heretofore been required exported from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, and Switzerland. Both certificates are required for exports from the latter countries to Canada. BALTIC COMMAND. CLEARLY NOT GERMANY’S. STOCKHOLM, September 27. It _ is reported that Groat Britain is making efforts to secure the release of steamers in Russian and Finnish harbors. At Potrograd alone half a million of British tonnage is held up. It is difficult to obtain Swedish crews, so Britain ‘s endeavoring to secure Finnish sailors. It is feared that it will be impossible to release the ships unless Sweden removes the mines from the Kogrund passage, which it is believed were placed there under German pressure.