27 OCTOBER 1917, page 1

In Mesopotamia Last Week General Maude Struck A Blow At

the Turks on hie right flank. By an enveloping movement he drove the enemy across the Diala River at Kizil Robot, and forced them back into the Jebel Ballwin Range. This success......

The Attack Had Been Prepared By Days Of Heavy Gunfire

and by raids, in one of which, on Friday week, a hundred prisoners were taken. The enemy, numbering at least eight divisione, trusted to the natural strength of the quarries and......

Our French Allies Also Co-operated With As In A New

at leek on the Ypres front on Monday. Time " minor operations," in Sir Douglas Haig's phrase, resulted its the Capb11113 of the German defences on a front of four or five miles......

Despite The Rough Weather, The Air Service Has Been...

active at the front. Naval annum have co-operated with the Plying Corps, and Australian airmen have begun to take part in the daily scouting and bombing. In four days of lively......

The Russians Have Lost All The Islands At The Mouth

of the Gulf of Riga, and their Riga squadron after a disastrous action hat, retired to the Gulf of Finland. When Oesel was lost, the German Fleet at once entered the Gulf of......

General Cielorna Announced On Wednesday The Commencement...

offensive on the Upper Isonzo, between 'folmino and the northern part of the Bainsizza Plateau. For the first time the Italians are being attacked by a strong C9 , 914111 army......

News Of The Week.

VRANCE has blazoned another great victory on her shield. 1: She has also given the lie to those who whispered that she was war-weary and exhausted, and could do no more than......

The Scene Of General Lemestre'a Victory Was The Western End

of the narrow " Hog's Back " which rises up north of the Aisne and separ- ates that river-valley from the course of the Ailette, beyond which lies the plain surrounding the old......

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give definite orders to their newsagents for a copy of the " Spectator" to be reserved for them each week till countermanded.......