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SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1916.
THE WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE RUSSIAN
ADVANCE.
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MOVING TOWARDS LEMBERG. PETROGRAD, June 15 The miniran enemy losses on the south-western front are estimatevi at 300,000.
There has been no check in the pursuit of the Austrians with whom Contact Us been restablished along the whole south-western front...
Attention is being concentrated un
THE VERÐUN "REGION.
DASHING ATTACK BY THE FRENCH.""
PARIS, June 16
A connaisskapte states:--- On the left of the Mauve after arth llery preparation the French delivered a flashing attack and rushed a German
trench
THE CHINA MAIL.
THREE ENEMY WAN VESSEL)
'SUNK IN BALTIC.
FUTURE OF DARDANELLES.
- BUMA "VICE-PRESIDENT ON
RUSSIA'S INTERESTS.
The following is taken from the "Daily Chronicle "" of the ith ch,
FIGHTING OBJECTOR:
МЕСТО
AN ELASTIC CONSCIENCE.
Eastbourne Rural - District Tribunal [decided to mail weok to withdraw a'von-
HARPER'S
PRICKLY HEAT POWDER
PETROORAT Junie 15. A comunique" says:-On the night of the 13th-14th our torpedo-houts attacked an escorted convoy, and sark
A NATURAL EMOLLIENT AND ABSORBENT DUSTING POWDER two of the escorting ship of the small Cue of our distinguished pests is Mcondasana cerildcare granted Charles SCIENTIFICALLY COMPOUNDED FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF torpedo boat type--and also an auxiliary Protopops, Vice President for Deputy'
Richard Seymour, 籍 conscientions ALL FTCHING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF THE SKIN. cruiser, capturing the craw. WeSpeaker of the "Russian Lower House. suffered neither loses nor damage. The He is also Fresidens of the Textile Con- ctor, employed PREVENTION Apply a wait, quantity of the Prickly fleas convoyed vessels took refuge in Swedish |gress body responsible for the notabl waters, thus preventing pursuit.
achievement of clothing the vast arty of the Empire-and is confidently spoken It is reported that besides a Germanat as the next Minister of Comuntree, xiliary cruiser, five German merchant- men, were sunk in the Baltic fight.
STOCKHOLM, June 15.
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RUSSIAN CAPTURES,
PRISONERS AND BOOTY INGREASED.
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PETROGRAD, June 15. A communique says that General Brusiloff, continuing the offensive, "has now captured over 150.000 prisoners,
mortars.
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The military representative asked that exemption might be reviewed on two
alleged to have SORE FEET, and Blisters In an interview with Daily gronads. Seyranur '' Chronicle → representative he wado a acaulted a. fellow servant how in the nutaworthy statement of the slim and Yonary, and hooked at one of the sentiments now cherished-in Russia,
What does Rugis shink of the war mac's teeth in view if the pugnacity i he was asked.
evidenced by this, the military suggested There is only one shower," he said, that Seymour had shown hinwelt natur "We are quite sure of the result. Thereally fitted for service in the theating lipe, can be no doubt that victory will be ours,
more particularly now that the Allies have and should une "bs "waited in established the closest possible co-operambatant corps,
the southern slope of 268 machine guns, 163 trench-tion in policy and ofort. Morthomme exptizing 10 prisoners,
There he been intense artillery activity is the region of Chattan Court
Kovel, Vladimir Volynsk. Czernowitz On the right of the Meuse the enemy Baronivitchi district be captured tran
Kolomes.
The Russian have so far penetrater the enamy's frant in Volhynia to depth of 40 and a breadth of 60 miles and southwards of the Dreister to a depth of 30 and a breath of 23 miles.
A long solid wedge be thus beeu driven hetween the Austrian and Gyr matharnues in Voibenin
The Bujans held the entire line of the Strypa. A number of good roads worth of Burzacz my westwards, to Pediyse, the terminus of the Leonberg allway; hence the vigour of the enemy's resistance in this sector.
The rupture of Kodin, surth-west si Dular, "-un inpertaut step in the Advaner in Lemberg.
violently bombarded the Thiaumont and
| Sodvilla suurom and there has been an intermittit canonade of the rest of the front.
(Haves Servica.)
THE SALONIKA: ARMY.
FRENCH AEROPLANES BOME ANEMY CAMPS.
SALONIKA, June 15. French, aeroplane have borabanled enemy Camps at Nogorzi and Petrich.
POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH ATHENS INTERRUPTED.
SALONIKA, June 15, NoGreek ship has arrivedut Salotki, "BULGARIAN TROOPS ON ITALIAN and all pastal communictions with.
| Athens is interruptel
FRONT.
Rose, June 16. The arrival is reported of a Bulgarian Division in the Isonzo region, to replace two Austrian Divisions which have beru sent to Calici
THE BRITISH FRONT.
Losos, June i
Reuters Correspondent at, Few quarters the accessful Canadian attack at 'Zillebeke dispels the idea thit the rent fighting was inagurating a third battle of Ypres.
The violence of the opening bombard)- ment was ferociatis enough to encourage the suggestion, imt it is now clear that. there is no particular enemy concentra tion at this pot and that the struggle is limited to the mustery of "local com mauling positions. „
The Canadians-ress revealed that ar mbariment was so devastating that the Germang" were unable to cou- solidate the new positions. Moreover the atores abandoned by the Canadians on the list. were found intært.
THE ENTENTE POWERS AND GREECE.
DISAPPROVAL OF AN INCREASED NOTE ISSUE.
ATRESS, June 16. The Entents Powers threaten, to refuse Greece financial support, and not
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
LAST SCENES ON H.M.S.
** HAMPSHIRE.”
ATHER - ADMIRALTY STATEMENT.
The Germans violently bombarded many points on our Dvina and baks Narotch fronts, but all attempts to leave their trenches were repulsed. In the ches, but was expelled.
CZERNOWITZ EVACUATED BY AUSTRIANS.
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BUKHARKST, June 16. The Austrians have evacuated Czernio with taking with them many of the inhabitants whour they had arrested The railway southwards has been destroyed and the rolling stock removed Train, of wounded have been sent to Dornavatra, on the Rummnian frontier, 700 miles south-west of Czernewitz.
THE BRITISH FRONT.
*** Besides, Russia is at last beginning to put forward her whole strength has taken us a long time as was perhaps only to be expected in, a country so large to mobilise all our forzes. It has taken öven longer to acclimuulata. the necessary (war materials, sings these meant the
creation of greur or industrica.
We have just called to the colours the only sons-hitherto always exempt. They naturally constitute the best human serial possible that at a time when. Germany and Austs are using only second-rate material for their fighting line, and that daily diminishing in quality, tho quality n the Hussian armninge steadily growing.
A Dod-
In reply to questions, Seymour said, "I loveened the 'tooth, ne” donht.. *TRE fellow pulled it out. Ha Biched his
off and area for ma," Bev. J. T. Bains: The Germans are cousing for us.
Seymour What would you do it a fellow fatched his jacket of 2
Colonel Owen: I should do exactly what you did. (Laughter.)
Seymour: The Germans don't do that. They shoot and kill each other.
Rev. 3. T. Heins :. They don't kill each) other. They kill women and children.
Colonel Owen said he understood thi
a third man went into the hedge and was
ruthie the worse for is.
Seguour: An elderly man also cute for, que. 1, was not going to stand there and get a “slash "* round the jaw,
VICTORY IS CERTAIN. 20 Ta a great client, too, we are now table, "tal equip bus soldiers ourselves. Rev. J. T. Bains : Fingland is not going
There still remain mine materials of war to stand still and see Belgians g which we cannot yet manufacture; for* slesh round the jaw,” the supply of them we have to thank our Allies." England and France, especially Englani." We have so fear of going!
Losoy, June 16. General Sir Dongkus Haig reports that there has been quiet un most of the front: The situation is unchanged at Zillebeke, where there has been recipro-without the munitions that makes for AID FOR OUR BLINDED, HEROES. dal shelling on the front we re-captured.vtory, since victory is the same avery?
wedding!?
THE VERDUN REGION.
PARIS, dne 15. Today's communembyc repurts that there has been no infantry action on the Mense,
ITALIANS CAPTURE TRENCHES
مجدد.
Roxy, June 15.
A comuniqué says:We repulsed attacks at Mount Novegno and have captured trenches east of Ionfalerine, We have sakep 300 prisoners.
where whether or the Dvina de ah Ilover."
You don't
PRIMATE'S OBJECTION TO A SUNDAY MUSIC HALL,
N.
SCHEME.
What price will Russia demand for her grens effeta ? " M. Protopopoe was then asked. H. Jaughf
The Archbishop of Canterbury, in the suppose we should want to bargain heUpper House of Convention recently exclairol Then: "Elf eruese we want severely condemned a proposal to give to sea the realisation of our national throughout the country for the benefit of Sunday performances at variety theatres ideals and to this one essential is a soldiers and sailors blinded in the way.
the It has been arranged to give a variety recognition of Russia's rights in
On the other hand, entertainment on Sunday, May 28, in Dardanelles,
Grest music-ball in
Bri every leading mus should be willing to allow England a free
tain, the proceeds to be wholly devoted hand in Mesopotamia in Egypt and into the well-being of men who have lost the Persian Gulf.
their eyesight in fighting for their own GREECE'S. BUDGET. DEFICIT.
Cine thing is certain-these questions president of the
Lord Derby is announced as i country.
scheme, and Me will be settled amicably, As beesquith, Lord Kitchener, Lord French, ATHENS, June 16.friends. We value the friendship of your Sir John Jellicoe, Sir Edward Grey, Mr. The Budget for 1916 bas been intro country very highly.We know the McKenna, Mr. Bonar Law, Lord Crew, of H.M.S. Hampshire, the following conduced and shows a deficit of £10,500.000. Fnglish, are reserved, in temperatuent, and Lord Esher, and the Lord Mayor of chains have been reached
That the vessel struck a mine and had been concluded with the National for nothing; and Russians, when thering as organisers.
It was announced that an agreement do not grant their friendship lightly and London as patrons. It is also stated sank in 15 minutes. All hands were Bank for a lot of £4,500,000.
make friends, never go back. sent to their stations for abandoning the ship.
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LONDON, June 15.
The Admiralty announces that as a result of an examination of the survivor
Lord Kitchener was last seen on the forebridge near where the Captain's boat was hoisted.
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THE ALLIES AND GREEK COMMERCE.
You have a big Navy; we have a big Arty. Neither of us desires aggression. You do not keep your Sary for conquest we keep our Army only to defend our own ATHENS, June 16. The Captain was heard calling to Lon
frontiers. That is "clear from the The measures adopted by the Allies Kitchener to get into the boat but none was able to say whether Lord Kitchener restricting commerce are still disquiet-popularity of that unhappy, war with ing. No ateamers have so far left the Japan The present war is popular in got in.
Russia, because neither vos nor we have None of the lets cleared the ship, Piruet That thred tafts id. There were 50 to Replying to complaints by Deputies accessed, so popular that every subject 60 persons on each, but the men gradu-in the Chamber, of deaths and famine the Emperor, from the humblest ally dropped off from exhaustion and in the Epirus, M. Gounaris asserted soldier in "his army to the highest that the Government was powerless to politician in his oyuncils, is determined exposure to the cold
relieve the sufferers, because the Allies to fight it through to, « faish.". were holding up cargoes of wheat and Hour at Corfu and Saloniku. MAINTAINING ORDER IN PERSIA,
**MAKE WAY FOR LORD KITCHENER "
A supplementary statement of the Hampshire disaster says that there was a heavy, ale blowing, and the seas breaking over the ship necessitated par tial battening down. When the vessel
LONDON, June 15"
Sir P. Sykes' mission to Persia is an
SHUTS METHODA.
AN UNCONVENTIONAL GENERAL
The following extracts are quoted by
that mayors of various towns are assist
The
Archbishop said that, everyone had been struck by the devotion shown by the theatrical profession and the generosity they had exhibited, both in the humbler and the more exalted walk of the profession.
FEARS FOR SUNDAY OBSERVANCE
It was perfectly well-known that the proposal to hold performances on a Sun- day was not unconnected with the change in the general movement for a observance of Sunday as regarded places The owners of the theatres would lose nothing by the performances, but the services of the actors and actresses would be une
used for purpose which might have another object in view.
of amusement-theatres in particular.
The importance of the matter at the moment was the announcement that the scheme was under the patronage
of the King and Queen He gravely doubted. whether that was the esse, and the statement could not be taken without verification as being correct. He wish- patronage that the plan required
most careful investigation. He did not think
was mined she immediately settled at rangement with the Persian Govern the Tinus of Malaye" Team * lettered to warn those who had given their ment for the purpose of assisting in the frou Mr. E. Dent, formerly of Par the bows, healing to starboard before restoration of order, and for preventing die Entate, sad well-known in Perak, sbe sank. One boat broke in hali while the passage of German and Turkish | who is engaged in the campaign is Eat that some of the peuple supporaus being lowered, and the occupants were thrown into the water.
emissaries.
KAISER'S WAR WORN PRAYER- BOOK:
it
had the least desire to change the Africa under General Smuts :----.
character of Sunday in this manner, for As the men were moving up one of
Things have steadied down here the movement was obviously capable of! the batchways to their stations Lard
ngw. The South African people went being extended to any Sunday for any Kitchener appeared, accompanised by a
over, took Moschi, which is 's fair sized charity in
On severe United Kingdom. Naval officer. The latter called out
town, and then took Arusha. It is rather found his name used in connection with occasions recently he had "Make way for Lord Kitchener"
tish at Moschi. The railway runs from some performance of which he had never Both ascenfled the quarter-deck, and The Birgerzeitung (trasburg) the Coast up to Masehi. Chr fellows heard, and upon inquiry he had been subsequently four military officers were states that the Kaiser always curries on
on which in to be benefited, and to allow the further quotation of shares seen on the port side of the quarter his person a book of prayers and hymns waded in on the Germans, and that night told You are the postren of the
instition and the new Greek Loan of 115 million deck, walking ait. The Captain called from which he never par At night it two parties went out and blew up the therefore we felt justified in asing your his pillow, by day in his line to stop the Ens-getting away by name. He suggented to the owners of reposes under. franca on the London Stock Exchange if out for Low Kitebener to come up breast pocket. It is a book which be rail. Having deve much good blowing, the theatres that if they wished to make new National Bank notes for 30,000,000 to the forebridge.
longed to his father, the Emperor A large number of the crew used Friedrich who, when Crown Prince, also they beard a terrible mur and a crash.a gift in such a prominent way they francs are issued The International Lifebefts and inflated waistcoats, which carried it incessantly on his person. On They went about five miles down and should do it on a week day,, Financial Commjadon regards the isnie ware most effective, in keeping them the last page but one the late Emperor found the Gerruns, had already got by afloat. Of 11 on one raft only six made the following throu entries (1) before they ruched the line, and had as commercially unnecessary.
Carried with me during the campaign in blown up a bridge behind them. Schleswig-Holstein, 1961. THE FRO.GERMAN. CAMPAIGN.
(3) Carried with me during the war. Mr. Dent expresses the opinion that LONDON, June 16,
against Austria, 1886.
aarvived. There was a private soldier on one of the rafts, and it is not known what became of him. Some of the crew "As uncensored razssage from Athens must have perished in trying to land en the rocky coast after their long exposure, regarding the recent anti-Entente de Some died after landing monstrations, in which the othees of the Admiral Sir John Jellicoe adds:"I Venezalist, newspapers were wrecked, cannot adequately express the sorrow of says it was the work of bouligans. the Grace Fleet at so distinguished
Holdier and so great a man losing his life police agent's employee at the British while under the care of the Fleet. Legation was attacked but was rescued by a passer by. The great majority of the Greeks are very friendly t to the Entente and disgusted with the conduct of the pre-Crermanns.
THE ST. LOUIS CONTENTION.
ST. Louis, June 10. Mr. Thomas Marshall has been cominsted for the Vice Presidency
FOMETHING DEPENDABLE.
more
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THE JUTLAND NATAL FIGHT.
ANOTHER ENEMY ADMISSION
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Pages | General Smals is better suited for such
(3) Carried with me during the war Campaign as that being conducted in against France from August 1870 to East Africa than General Smith-Dorrinn., March 1871, and notably during Divine service at the church of Versailles, one refers to the South African general's the occasion of the re-establishment of practice of seeing things for himself, and the German Empirest Versailles. in order to be untrammeled of sending
BOTHA'S LOYALTY,
PLEDGE TO BRITISE,
CHURCH, OR ARMY7
BISHOP'S DISAPPROVAL OF ORDAINING FIT MEN
In the Upper House of the Convoca bishop referred to the exemption of tion of Canterbury recently the Arch- from the Military
| his staff ** of on all sorts of jobs theologien finterpretation
Having got rid of the lot, he gets Bersace Act
on his horse and disappears. When our He explained that the
follows were 00 mules from Moschi, authorities was that men who were look
accepted by the military and Church General Souls disappeared one night, ing forward to ordination on or before
matter was Work
damaged in the battle of Jutland the protection of the inhabitant of South the German lines, up to within two miles instructions Dory A für sa he
and
la the course of the debate in the end trooper siso could not be found Trinity Sunday (June 18) should be Cape Town Hos of Amambly on the Just about dawn a sentry challenged excepted. Men whoss ordination was to General Boths couple of weary looking individuals, im take place at a later data might, f Enemy Trading Hill, COPENHAGEN June 15,
Course make their own claims before the The Kieler Zeitung admits that the described the manure as deplorable turned out to be General Smuts, and the tribunals, but they could not claim it new German cruiser Frankfurt was necessity, but nevertheless a necessity for trooper They had been night through upon the strength of the Army
smoothly of Mosch, and had got some good in formation, I suppose, and that morning The Bishop of London said that he was strongly of opinion that only met to be presumed that the Frankfurt is said, against his will, altor doing Emute waded in, got found Sa
nufit for muilitary service should be orning, but when the Army Order was Ittle further made the lit was opened
sized who time.
There is no ship of the name in the intest lists available, and it is therefore
ons of the new Germana light cruisers
He came under the British Flag, hs test, to present it but when be came
cut off the way of that im
his post, then slipped round
ibilities
that night he was righ and entered it the
of the Regionsbury clasa, displacing 5,000
tons and steaming 28 knots under that dag he signed a dovutment that
be would carry out the
Men attached thereto fully and
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LONDON, June, 152:
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