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TWO ARMIES CEASE TQ EXIST GENERAL ALLEftSBY'S BRILLIANT VICTORY ALL TURKISH MATERIAL C|PTUKED OFFENSIVE IN MACEDONIA SERBIAN RAPIDITY EXCEEDS ANTICIPATIONS IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED ON THE WEST FRONT ADVANCE STILL BELATED BY WEATHEE Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association. THE KAISER AS " KAMERAD." "HURRAH" MOOD ABSENT FROM ARMY. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association. AMSTERDAM, September 23. (Eeceived September 24, at 7.20 p.m.) The Lokal Anzeiger says the Kaiser has toured the west front, and especially Alsace and Lorraine, with a view to improving the morale of the troops. The Kaiser mingles with the men, showing himself to be a "kamerad," and inviting them to fight whole-heartedly. The correspondent admits that the " Hurrah " mood of the first year of the war has entirely disappeared. EVACUATION OP THREATENED TOWNS. POPULATION'S NERVES SHATTERED. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association. PARIS, September 23. (Received September 24, at 7.20 p.m.) The Echo de Paris states that the civil evacuation of St. Quentin, Cambrai, .and Douai is proceeding steadily. Repeated air raids on South 'German towns 'have shattered the nerves of the population. There are the wildest rumours about tho ■immense number of victims and the enormous damage done. GERMAN OFFICIAL CLAIMS. BRITISH ATTACKSvPARTLY REPULSED. Admiralty, per Wireless Press. LONDON, September 23. (Received September 24, at 7.20 p.m.) German official: We repulsed British attacks south-east of Epehy. The enemy at night-time obtained a footing in isolated trench sectors, east of Epehy. STRONG POINT NEAR EPEHY. CAPTURED BY THE BRITISH. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, September 23. (Eeceiyed September 24, at 11 p.m.) _Sir D. Haig reports: By a successful operation in the morning north-east o) Epehy we captured a strong pomt which the enemy had stubbornly defended for the p-st three days. Northwards of this locality a hostile counter-attach entered our positions at one point, where a party of the enemy is still heldim out. Elsewhere the attack was repulsed. ju"um t FRENCH REACH THE OISE. Aiistralian and New Zealand Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, September 24. (Received September 24, at 11 p.m.) A French communique states: Southwards of St. Quentin we reached the Oise between \endeuil and Travecoy.