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THE NEW BRITISH ADVANCE. A SEA OF MUD. Received October 13, 1.30 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 32. The United Press Bureau states tha.t rain reduced the battlefield to a perfect, loblolly, but tin- Britishers and Aazacs navigated the seas of mud like iniraclemcn. General Haig is full of admiration for the men,and said the entire history of L landers shows that mud was always the soldiers’ worst enemy. This was true to a greater extent now than ever, because the natural drainage has stopped. Nevertheless Britishers from all parts of the Umpire, also the French, were undaunted before the mud and the Germans. The Field Marshal concluded they all were simply splendid. TERRIFIC BRITISH BARRAGE. ENEMY OUSTED FROM ALL DEFENSIVE POSITIONS. Received October 13, 2.15 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 12. A Headquarters correspondent writes: We have driven the Germans from practically the whole depth of their defensive front over a width of several thousand yards. The result is the Germans must now oppose us more than on any previous occasion since the first battle of Ypres with flesh and blood instead of dugouts, deep trenches, and concrete redoubts. Our barrage was more terrific than heretofore, and crawled ahead of our lads, searching every yard it travelled. The enemy artillery’s response was somewhat ragged. Many reports state that the Germans are short of big-gun ammunition. Certainly (heir army orders invariably admonish, and adviso the troops to husband this as much as possible. Recently the enemy lias been firing at us some of our own shells, captured from the Russians. The fact that they are bringing these so far in view of the groat transport difficulties is significant.

THE BRITISH WAR MACHINE. A GERMAN CORRESPONDENT’S OPINIONS. Received October 13. 2.25 p.m. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 12. Wegener, a correspondent of the Cologne Gazette, in In's description of the tremendous development of the British war machine, says; —“Belgium is an enormous war camp. Networks of railways spring up and bridge after bridge is built on the Yser Canal. The country is covered with ammunition dumps. aerodromes, encampments, and masses of airmen unexampled in new tactics. The intermittent drumfire is designed to destroy the nerves. What the German soldiers have endured is beyond description.” ON THE FRENCH FRONT. Received October 13. 1.50 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 12. A French comnmnupie says: —The night) was marked by great mutual artillery activity, and a, series of German attempts in various parts of the front, including the west of Corny, west of Maison-dc-Cham-pagne, and the regions of Souvain Auberivo, all whereof failed. Tho artillery duel continues on the right in the region of Reyonvatix and right of the Meuse. GERMAN BRUTALITY. Received October 13, 1.50 p.m. LONDON. Oct. 12. Correspondents report that Alsace and Lorraine prisons arc crowded, mostly for entertaining sentiments hostile to Germany. The mills, factories, and other industries have been stripped of their contents and scut to Germany .notably Mulhouse. Tho populations have been sent to various parts of Germany and were as badly dispersed as tho Armenians in Turkey. Forty thousand escaped to avoid service in the German army. ALSACE AND LORRAINE. Received October 15. 1.30 p.m. PARIS, Oct. 12. Herr Ktiehlmann’s emphatic declaration regarding Alsace (that the province would never return to Franco while “a, single German can hold a gun”) is a topic for comment by newspapers, which urge redoubling tho effort to secure victory. It i= clear wo will either have to defeat the Central Powers or abandon hope of liberating Alsace and Lorraine. CANADIAN COALITION CABINET. Received October 13. 1.50 p.m. OTTAWA, Oct. 12. The Coalition Cabinet has been sworn in a.s follows; —Premier, Mr Borden; Minister of Militia, Major-General New bum; Immigration, Mr J. C'alder; Interior, Mr Mieghein; Agriculture, Mr T. Crerar; Customs, Mr A. L. Sifton : President of tho Council, Mr Rowell; Railways, Mr Reid; Mines, Mr Martin Burrell; Overseas Service, Sir Edward Kemp.

DEALING WITH SPIES. Received October 13, 1.30 p.m. CHRISTIANIA, Oct. 12. It is officially stated that tho police regard foreign spies as being responsible for the outbreak of fires, aiming at the destruction of goods depots, factories, and timber mills producing export goods. The new law provides for tho expulsion of 20,000 foreigners who arrived since the outbreak of war. THE REICHSTAG ADJOURNS. Received October 13. 1.30 p.m. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 12. The Reichstag has adjourned until December sth. Vorwaerts declares that Dr. Michaelis, after the recent scenes in the Reichstag, is finally impossible as Chancellor. THE TRAITOR BOLD. Received October 13, 1.30 p.m. PARIS, Oct. 12. Le Journal announces its advances from 8010, the traitor, have been repaid. SAILER FIGHTS SUBMARINE. Received October 13, 1.50 p.m. PARIS, Oct. 12. The French sailer Blanche fought a submarine two and a half hours, but was finally torpedoed. The explosion killed the captain and many of the crew. A patrol boat picked up fifteen of the survivors, ’ GERMAN HATRED OF THE BRITISH. Received October 13, 1.5 p.m. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 12. Hindenbnrg, replying to the German National Chamber of Commerce, says England's envy closed tho door of international commerce. She shall feel the sharpness of the sword until she perishes. Admiral Scheer, replying to the Stendal Peace Committee, says: “Your confidence inspires tho U-boat men. We shall ensuro that the British will never again dare pick a quarrel.” Ilortling, speaking in the Bavarian Diet, said the British were hard-hearted calculating business men, but they were also beginning to doubt whether war was a paying business.