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The Union loss was 12 men killed and 11 wounded, 'Our officers and 'men who were killed," the report says, "with some exceptions, were shot = with dum:dum bullets, = and" suffered Gets Seven Years A despatch from London" says: Beven years' penal servitude was the sentence imposed in the Old Bailey Count on Ernst, the barber found guilty of senving as a spy in the employ" of 'Master Spy Steinhauer at Potsdam. Working at his trade in Holloway, Ernst oftén attended the wardens and officers: of the neighboring jail, According to the evidence he got in touch with Stein- hauer through another barber anda added 'a pound monthly to his in: come by acting as agent by forward- ing letters containing information. Ernst pleaded that he had long: ago quit the business of supplying | information to Steinhauer, but it -~ ANTI-BRITISH PAPERS. Order-in-Couneil Makes it a Crimi- a Ofence to Possess Them. A despatch from Ottawa says: The: order-in- Council, falking it a criminal offence to circulate i sesg seditious anti-British it r- 'man papers, which are coming into Canada from American cities, will be rigidly 'enforced. to be taken up by the Postmaster General, and. special 0 pointed to enforce the law, : 1ty is $5,000, or two years' im- There is said to be a rulation. of such papers in The matter is | The| Ben frightful wounds." § Thé news was received from Pre. toria to-day that the rebel general, Churis. Muller, was captured in a rw where he had hidden after being wounded, He is a pri- soner in Pretoria. . ./ An official Pretoria despatch re- ceived by Reuter's says that Gen. Louis Botha came into contact with the rebel General de Wet's = com- mando 24 miles east of Winburg, Orange River Colony, after a forced night march. The rebels were se- verely defeated, 250 being taken prisoners. as a German Spy was clear from the evidence that he had paid special attention to send- ing reports on espionage cases and naval matters. The accused was alleged to have conspired with Steinhauer in getting a man named Ireland, of the H.M.S. Foxhound, to communicate information preju- dicial to the interests of the State. Ernst is a British- born subject of German descent, and is married to German woman. was one of the first 'aliens arrested after the declaration of war, but obtained his j release as a British subject. After the authorities had. been watching his correspondence he was arrested again on the charge of being a spy. BRITISH LOSSES 57,000. Britain Not Able to Estimate Losses of Other Nations Involved. A despatch 'from London says: The British casualties in the war up to October 31 were approximately 57,000 men of all ranks. This esti- mate was given by Premier Asquith in the House of Commons in re to a question by Edward T. ion ; member + the H bi Premier ave tl British casduities, ands ed that he was not in na the losses of Had Gone on a Brief Visit to. France to Greet the Indian A despatch from - London says: The Official Press Bureau igsne the following announgement, : "Lord Kitchener announges with deep regret, which he knows * will be shared by the whole army, that he received the following telegram J from Bir John French, the : "eom- mander of the British forces in France: 1 'I deeply regret to tell you that Lord Roberts died at 8 o'clock this (Saturday) evening.' 'Lord Roberts was on a brief visit to France in order to greet the. Indian troops; 'of which he i§<eol- onel-in-chief. He contracted 4 chill on Thursday, and succumbed after a short illness to an attack of pneu- monia.' 5 Age a Contributory Cause.' His age--he was 82 on last Sep- tember 30--was a contributory cause of death, although he had been in his usual health lately, which was exceptionally good for a man of his age. A despatch from Paris says: It is] learned here that the end of Lord Roberts was glorious, that, -al- though he had contracted a chill al- most immediately after his arrival in France, he insisted on going 'to the front to see the troops. He shook hands with 'the men, and in moving about crossed what is now a veritable bog. An affection of 'the lungs developed, and Lord Robe returned to Boulogne. "I don'd expect to recover," he is quoted as saying after his arrival at Bou- logne; 'but I am glad to die hear many of my old comrades.'"' When the news of his death reached the trenches many of the veterans sob- bed. 'The French nation regards | ¢ Lord Roberts' end as the most in- spiring historic incident of this war Was About to Return. Lord Roberts left England 0 Wednesday of last week with daughter, Lady Aileen Roberts, and his son-in-law, . Major Lewi The party had a rough trip orossi the Channel, but th _ghanistan, . 1878-1879; Field Force, September, Troops with his programme on the Co d | ent. * In fact, he was about to re} * turn home when his death occurred. Earl Roberts had motored to the British bases und camps; had re- viewed the Indian tr and had conferred with the leading officers. It wae not until about dinner time Friday evening that he complain of a slight chill. 'As he was subject to" more or 'less trifling chest troubles, he followed his yaual counse and went to bed early. his temperature increased, Sidi men were called in and pronounced 'his condition critical.' They reliev- ed the General of what pain he was suffering, and he fell asleep. His death occurred during sleep. The passing of the great warrior has created profound grief through- out the country, = At all churches, and in the camps, where the sol- diers are training, touching refer- erices were made to his death, and the "Dead March in Saul' was played. Lord Roberts' Life in Born at Cawnpore, India, Sep: tember 30, 1832; entered Bengal ar- tillery September 12, 1851 ; commis- sioned Lieutenant (at relief of Lucknow), June 3. 1857 ; married in Ireland, May 17, 1859; promoted to Oaptain, Nov. '2, Major, November 18, 1860; breveted Lieutenant-Colonel, August, 868 ; Senior Staff 'Ofticer Lushai mpaign, 1871-1872; eveted Ma- jor-General, 'December 31, commanded Kuram Field d Boros Bis 10a0s eotanded in Fariamens, 3 'Ma; r ras, ~ |and State authorities. 1860; breveted | tors 15, 1878; Poncsydd, : November. gr 1885 ; Soman logses oa began a night fence of which will iri ae ed | reckoned in history as' one of the most striking episodes of the Bri-|en my. tish ar : "For more than three weeks the position, whith projects like a bas- tion into the enemy's lines, has been held under a rain of shells 'which bardly ceased by day or night. Juring this 'time the enemy has poured successive waves of infantry SPREADS TO CHILDREN, Several Living Near Infected Cate tle Found with Sore Mouths. +A despatch from Providence, RI, says: Fear that the foot and mouth disease had spread to human beings was expressed by Federal Four e¢hil- dren of a Providence man who owned infected cattle were found to have cores in their mouths. A boy of fourteen who had taken sare of the cows had th most nounced symptoms. have been examined by several doe - but the nature, of the di has not been determined deity ent to Fort Henry. ort é Henty, a8 'prison- 2 oe 'of Turks * the 'Toronto termi- ford. This was the .fecers and. fou o Brive base 2 2 The gh are still Jabusied die, railway 8 cand well on toward Both ¥ emed to be at i ot Ss before them and oof ( tion on the es 4 British infantry opébed nl ter ing rifle fire which + In 3 meantime i a= 3h. 1heis ear ery or wast and in & ied: after the. Briton fire their gun crews and infaj be- came a panic-stricken ma; A hue manity. The British guns did their "|'Théy h the thin line of khaki se pd work mercilessly. The iflermans 'were 'driven back helte liens leaving piles of dead. were also abandoned, with: oo oe rounds. 'of Zammunition, } EMDEN PARTY Escaped ne Schooners, =A despatch from Sydney, NSW, : The Ni he - Hi i Forty men with three offi- were landed in fifteen minutes, and the landing party. ll drclem. instru cruiser Sydney horizon and the! der ly put out to sed, firs o oceasion" that any citizens of h an E Eupire | "have in 'ustodye an he rain 5 interest, est, composed of or car, which was 'as filled "with | fhe ects of the prisoners. The Bamber « of Turks afsosted as Af ay of ¢ The train ches and a he arrival [in ands created a ing 'party. ll Joucte ©0 and two months' suppli Jot on sche ners b des 'the ¢ "that the presence ¢ h the Emden was made known 1 ae a PES ER BL i