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Show oo WAR BULLETINS Tokio, Oct. 22 The commander of the British China fleet has sent a message to the Japanese naval authorities au-thorities expressing sympathy at the loss of the Japanese cruiser Taka-chlho, Taka-chlho, during the operations in Kiao Chow bay. The dispatch was sent in the name of all the officers of the British fleet. The minister answered an-swered with an expression of grat'-tude grat'-tude on behalf of the Japanese navy Lcadon, Oct. 22 A Norwegian steamer, which arrived at Los Pal-mas, Pal-mas, Canary Islands, according to a dispatch from that place to Reuter s Telegram company, reports that she was visited by a German cruiser whose captain declared he had cunk eleven British and French and one Italian steamer. Berlin. Oct 21, via The Hague and London, Oct. 22, 11 40 a. m A German Ger-man casualty list Issued today contains con-tains the names of about 11,500 killed, wounded and missing London, Oct, 22, 8:65 a. m- German Ger-man reinforcements, mainly marines with two 17-lnch Howitzers, have arrived ar-rived In Antwerp from Liege, according accord-ing to a Rotterdam dispatch to the Daily Mail. The reinforcements are going jn the direction of Bruges. London, Oct 22, 9.30 a. m. It la i learned In metal circles that the steamer Troilus, which was sunk bv the German cruiser Emden, carried, i among other things in her cargo 700 tons of tin valued at nearly a half million dollars It was consigned from the Straits Settlements to London. Tokio Oct 22, 2:15 p. m A Japanese Jap-anese squadron, It is officially announced, an-nounced, is seeking the German fleet-in fleet-in the neighborhood of Hawaii. Paris, Oct. 22, 6:55 a. m Tho latest dispatches from the battle front in France and Belgium told just enough to make the public eager for more. The allies' positions having been everywhere maintained against the onslaughts of the enemy, today"s official statement of the war office was tho object of hope on the pari of the French Meanwhile the fighting forces, he-fore he-fore resuming the contest, sought anew to discover the weak spot in tbe lines of one another. The maxim of Napoleon's memorial, "Do not attack at-tack in the front the positions you can obtain by turning," is apparenth a maneuver to which the Germans are adhering in what appears to be a supreme, effort In this battle of the north, the allied armies, supported support-ed by an English squadron, have thus far successfully withstood repeated and fierce attacks. The field of battle In Belgium, Flanders, Picardy. Champagne. Ar-p:onno, Ar-p:onno, Lorraine, Vosges and as far as Alsace, continue to be the scenes of combats where the allies have made gains, but a real decisive result re-sult is yet awaited Official Newn from Austria. London, Oct. 22, 10:30 a. m An official statement given out at noon Wednesday at the Austrian general headquarters, regarding the fighting In Galicia, is contained in a dispatch to Reuter's Telegram company from Vienna by way of Amsterdam. It says : "Wo have gained ground in several spots in a heavy stubborn attack on tho fortified positions of the enemy from Plotzyn to the high road east 3f Mcdyka, while the Russian counter j attack could nowhere penetrate. "Last night our troops captured the heights north of Nizankowice. which followed tho capture of the villagt-s located against the heights. In the southern wing the main battle was fought by artillery The modern field fortification system being liberally liber-ally applied, the battle takes greatly the character of a fortress war. "Yesterday wo captured, in tho Carpathians, the Cablonkl Pass, the last point held there by the Russians. Rus-sians. There is now no enemy left on Hungarian soil. "In Bukowlna wo advanced as far as the Great Sereth." Without Foundation. London. Oct 21, 6:30 p. m Tho official war information bureau makes the following announcement: "The statement from German sour ces that there has been a rebellion in British Somaliland and tluit Ber-bera Ber-bera with all the British officials has been taken is entirely without foundation. foun-dation. The situation in the protectorate protec-torate remains unchanged since the outbreak of the war." Escaped telpzlg. London, Oct 21. 4 48 p. m. The British steamer Ortega of the Pacific line, which had been reported sunk In southern waters by the German i rulser Leipzig, has arrived at Li -orpool The Ortega was fired upon September 19 by the Leipzig, but received re-ceived no damage. Sho left Valparaiso Valpa-raiso September 17. orv |