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WAR NEWS. .+. [PEE PKEBB ASSOCIATION— UOPIRIGHT-] A SHEPHERD WITHOUT A FLOCK ALL GONE TO THE WAR. SYDNEY, This Day.. A Presbyterian clergyman at Lindfield has applied for a chaplaincy because every one of fighting age in his congregation has enlisted. THE ARMENIAN HORRORS. FULLY CONFIRMED. LONDON, October 25. Eeuter's Dardanelles correspondent says that the Armenian horrors are fully confirmed. An eye-witness in one instance saw 100 human wolves plunge among a thousand defenceless beings, tearing them to pieces with bayonets'. There is reason to believe that German advisers urge the undesirability of allowing a large alien population to inhabit parts of the Empire exposed to Russian attack. A GERMAN PLOT. NIPPED IN. THE BUD. NEW YORK, October 25. In the arrest of Robert Tay. a lieutenant of the Grcman Army, and. Walter Scholz, his brother-in-law, the Federal Secret Service believe they have detained the leaders of a plot to wreck American munition factories and ships carrying munitions. Fay is said to have confessed to a plan for stopping the shipment of munitions, and said he was supplied with 2000 dollars for carrying out the operations. Papers found on him show him to be a German secret service agent. Vast quantities of explosives and. survey maps of New York harbor were found in his rooms. A FEINT, GALLANT CRETANS. LONDON, October 25. The landing at Karachali on August 11 th was' merely a feint. It was curried out by 380 Cretan volunteers who volunteered for service in the French army. They had previously seen hard service. The French advanced inland, cutting the telegraph and telephone wires. The}' penetrated a considerable distance, till the Turks sent a large force in pursuit, being unaware of the number of the invaders. They surrounded the Cretans in a wood, which the latter ignited and escaped under cover of the smoke. They fought on the retreat tOAvards the beach. The force halted under the cliffs and kept the Turks at bay while the rest embarked on the warships. Twenty comrades ashore were either killed or Avounded or made prisoners. AMERICAN SUFFRAGETTES. PARADE ABANDONED. NEW YORK, October 25. Fifth Avenue has given up the four hours parade of 40,000 suffragettes from every State, in Avhich twenty foreign countries were represented. BOTHA CABINET. GERMAN MEMBER. CAPETOWN, October 25. ■ It is understood that a German _ has been invited to accept the port- - folio of Finance in the Botha Cabinet. AUSTRALIAN COMMANDER. WOUNDED AT DARDANELLES. SYDNEY, This Day. Captain Bean cables that General Walker, wlio succeeded the late General j Bridges in command of the First Austra- j lian "Division, was Avounded in the arm | and hip while inspecting the trenches. He was pointing out improvements which Avere needed in the loopholes, when the enemy's machine-gunners put three bullets through -the opening. Two struck General Walker, whose condition is not definitely = ■stated. SIR IAN HAMILTON'S RETURN. INTERVIEWED IN LONDON. LONDON, October 25. Sir lan Hamilton reported at the War Office, and had a two hours' conference with Lord Kitchener to-day. Hon. Mr. Balfour, Lord Derby, and others .Aver-e present. Speaking to friends, Sir lan Hamilton Avas full of praise for all ranks of tlu* Australians and New Zealanders. He avus deeply touched by his magnificent send-off at Anzac. In farewelling the men he said that no Avorldly honors could give him such satisfaction as Avould equal the goodwill of the heroes of Anzac. Interviewed by the Paris Journal he said he had no kuoAvledge AA'here he would be sent hoav, but trusted his period of inactivity would be very short. He paid a tribute to the dash and gallantry of the French troops, particularly the Algerians, aud added that the British troops alike were splendid, from the Cockney to the Australian and NeAv Zealander. IN RUSSIA. THE GERMAN CAMPAIGN. PETROG RAD, October 25. The Novoe Vremya states that HO,OOO Germans ari> now on the iDA'insk front be&Av;een Illujtz and Leisniaty. They haA r e already lost over 40,000. They have immense Aveight in artillery but officers' letters lemar kon the power and accuracy of Russian gunfire. - ■ .:\f"n it&n e.uߣ. ;$ ■ *!'•!.. ■■■ - . ■■-. ■"_• 'it'Otf; ! i It .. .......-..,..„...,,;..:? \