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Show Allied Fleets Command Seas British anj French Supreme en the Sn From First Da of War Hord.auN-, Sept. 21. An official communication addressed to thu navy und ii'lo.Ing tho work of tho nect says: "The navy was called on to cover tho retu n of troops to Franco from Africa, which was done satisfactorily. satisfactor-ily. "Asnlf.ted by the Urltlsh forces In tho channel and tnu North Sen, thu comniiuul of the bcu was iUi.ilne-1 from the first day tho war broke out. Tho T'liich nnd Urltlsh fleets also assured tho security of tho Medlter inncan after the (light of tho Gocbcu nnd tlu Hrcslau and the enemy has not appeared again. "The German fleet does not leave Its base. Nevertheless tho Urltlsh fleet wis nblo to light n naval battle off Heligoland lrom which It emerg ed victorious. It Is Impossible to know whether tho enemy's licet will cud b accepting tho chnllcngo but, I meanwhile' tho allies squadrons tiro I mistress of tho sea and nro blockad-! lng the German and Austrian counts forcing tho enemy to llvo almost exclusively ex-clusively on themselves and reckon only on their own resources. This Is certain assurance of ultlmnto success suc-cess for iibo If tho war Is prolonged." French Sea-borne Trade Tho communication proceeds tc; show thnt French sea borno trade continues to enjoy full liberty of movement nnd concludes by emphasizing empha-sizing the manner In which tho navy and tho army havo cooperated for the defense of the country. Paris, Sept. 21. Official figures on tho eeiiMis of Paris within the city walls show that thero are todny In tho capital 3fi2,4ri4 fewer families than thero wero In 1911. The number num-ber of households now In tho city Is 701,200. The population shows a reduction of 1,020,507 as compared to 1911. This Is equal to Or. per cent of tho population In normal times. ism n is |