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Show oo WAR BULLETINS i Stockholm, Ma London, Oct. 29. 7 a m The Swedish steamer. Orneu. from Portugal for Gotheuburg, Sweden, Swe-den, hit a mine Monday in the North sea and sank off Cuxhavon. Five members of her crew were drowned Amsterdam via London, Oct 29. 7:30 a. m. A dispatch from Sluls. Holland, to the Handelsblad asserts that parts of several submarines have btsen sent from Germany by railway to Zeebrugge on the Belgian coast, where they will be put together and the boats then sent against the British Brit-ish fleet off Ostend. Strict secrecy according to the Situs correspondent, surrounds the German movements in Belgium and all railway communication communica-tion to Zeebnigge, Kuocke and Bruges is interrupted Bicycle and motor traffic is also forbidden A map in the possession of the Gorman commander com-mander at Bruges shows a straight lino from Mariakerko, running south, beyond which no civilians are allowed to go. Amsterdam, via London, Oct. 29 4:10 a. m. According to an Antwerp telegram to the Rhenania Transport company of Mannheim some of the ships sunk in the port of Antwerp by the troops of th allies have been raised aud the river Is again naviga ble An inventory of the goods in the raised vessels is being made. The Antwerp government has Invited bids for the raising of tho remainder of toe sunken bhlps. Washington, Oct. 29. For the Ger man cruiser Fmden to disguise herself her-self by flying Japanese flags, was not contrary to tho regular reeog-nlzod reeog-nlzod practices of war, naval officials offi-cials here pointed out today. Before firing on a foreign ship, however, or committing any other hostile act. they say, the Emdon would be compelled. under International law, to haul down the foreign flag and hoist that of her own country. No objection could be made. It was said, even If thp Kimden were to fly the American flag to dlsgulBe herself provided she took it down before attacking a vessel. Paris, Oct 29, 4:35 a m The Journal published a Madrid dispatch, credited to the Iraparclal, which alleges al-leges that one of the German 42-cen-timeter cannon on their right wing in France exploded as the result of an excessive powder charge and that the gunneiu and 250 men were blown to pieces. Amsterdam, Oct 29, via Loudon, 3 p. m The Cologne Gazette says it has learned from Berlin that soldlerB of various Gorman units which have become exhausted and weakened owing ow-ing to the long stay lu (he trenches, are being sent heme on a furlough lasting from five to seven days. Parle, Oct. 29, 4 17 p m President Presi-dent Polncare has telegraphed his condolences in connection with the death of Prince Maurice of Batten-berg, Batten-berg, cousin of King George, who died of wounds received in battle, to King George, to Princess Beatrice, his mother and to King Alfonso of Spain, whose wife Is a sister ai Prince Maurice New Toric, Oct 29. Tn making public pub-lic the telegram of protest sen' to Secretary Bryan- representatives of the four copper companies announced today that since the telegram had been sent they had received advices of the seizure by British authorities of the steamship Prosper III. for Mai-moe, Mai-moe, Sweden, and the steamship As cot for Genoa, both carrying copper. London, Oct. 29. 5 45 p m. Th fteamer Olympic which left New York October 21 for Glasgow, was warned by wireless telegraphy that there were German mines off Tory island on the north coast of Ireland and has put Jnto Lough Swllly. Her passengers pas-sengers were sent by special train to Londonderry. Lough Swllley its in count Donegal Amsterdam, via London. Oct. 29 3:30 p. m. The Nieuwe Rotterdam schc Courant says it learns upon good authority that the British government offered Holland pecuniary assistance for the relief of Belgian refugees In Tho Netherlands. Holland declln- l raying she would bear the burden herself. Halifax, N S.. Oct. 29 Three Germans Ger-mans today were arrested In a house In Hollis street, where the police say, they were operating wireless apparatus appar-atus The wires were not strung from 'he customary pole or mast, but were trallel out of a third story window win-dow and concealed amid vines oo COTTON VOTE TOO LATE Austlu, Tex., Oct. 29 An arrangement arrange-ment to obtain an repression nf opinion opin-ion from Texas voters. November 3. on the advisability of reducing cotton acreago was announced here today Election officers in about fifty Texas counties have promised to arrange for such expression In the other counties, the proposal for a cotton ote arrived too late for action. |