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MONDAY, MAY 7. 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Pago I
THE RUSSIAN SITUATION
PRO-ALLY DEMONSTRATIONS IN PETROGRAD..
SPEECH BY BRITISH AMBASSADOR.
PETRA May A Then were great pro-Ay demonstra- tion hat night outside the British, French and Italian Embassies
MR BALFOUR IN THE UNITED STATES,
SPEECH IN HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, '
Wasmsüros, May 6.
Ale Ball and thus merahers, of the Alision, visited the House, of | Representatives. While they were welented on the flexer of the House, President Wilson sur in the tillery,
This is the first time the President at the United States has sat in the falligy of the House.
Mr. Ballour, whose sperch was
Sir George ant Laly Buchanan greeted with the most enthusiastic appeared on the balcony at the British cheering, was apparently not ware Embassy, and the Ambassador its that President Wilson was one of sperchaich it was clear to all the world is most atorested listeners, but at that threat Britain was not fighting for the conclusion of a speech, Pres the sake of eququest. She mig enteresident Wilson descended to the the the war, when Belgium had beery over for till House, where the Members run and the rights of other gathers were begirang to pass in turn to had a trampied upon. It was shake hands with the British rope. impossible that the British lesentatives, The Trestles
Carer on the thor was greeted with mild be suspected of opposing the rounds of rivers, and he teak, his freedom of the people. The place in the line, and utter shaking
bject of Great Britain in the war was
hands, chatred for some time with The solemn vindication of "right and
Mr. Balipun. The Justices of the Supreme Court were also in the
the
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Sir George Buchanan culled upon the Russians to support" the Govermnet which was
sincere defenster of the people..
ANOTHER COLLISION BETWEEN
SOLDIERS AND WORKMEN.
Pergaan, My 4.
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There was another collision
Triday earning hetaren the soiliers
Lower with War!"
The Enterte's "diplomatis Apres tatives sepied the Diplomatic Gallery.
THE CHINA MAIL.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT BATTLE,
BRILLIANT FRENCH SUCCESSES.
3,300 PRISONERS.
GERMAN CONTEMPT OF LOSSES.
UNPARALLELED SLAUGHTER,
THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY. *,
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The Times says Amiral Jellicoe's, position in the future should corrispon with General Robertson's at the War Office; he should be the Chief, with an enlarged and reconstituted War Stat. including younger Fleet officers.
PRESS CRITICISMS.
LONDON, May T Loypox, May & The Admiralty reorganisation is made While the Carmans are throwing monotopic in the Pross with the most reckless contempt for Jossess, into the furnace in the Scarpa Valley, whose impurtance Reuter's Cor respondent explains on the 25th of April, the French eces at Crome is LONDON, May 3.
bound to fores the enemy to further en A Paris commeniqué states -Our feroach upon his resertés, for the cúp operations continued to develop in contres assure the French of the definite junction with the British.
We were brilliantly successfel north possession of the long rockyere dom, east of Soissons and Chemin-des-Dames,inating the Aisme valley and makes an other breach in the German defences at sleepita the desperation of the Germans, act who with the utmost recklessness em- ployet great contingents.
The Lily Aziz demands a restriction of the powers of the civilian element at the Admiralty, otherwise the work of the now War Staff will be obetenetel.
The Daily Chronicle urges the closer co-ordination of the Admiralty with the Shipping Controller.
The Daily Telegraph and the Morwing Pad denounce the agitators who are exploiting the public anxiety regarding submarinum to incite distrust of the Admiralty, which enjoys the fall confid-
The most remarkable feature of the fighting on the British front is the coor We attacked the salient on the mous forces of men used by the Germans Hindenburg Line south-east of Vaux compared with the British, who are em Aillou and carried the German positions playing a tremendous weight of artillery ou a init of six kilometres. The enemy and economising their man-power. The had exceptional losses in their manifold Germana Intely have vastly increased feues of the Navy counter-attacks which were shattered by their guns, especially the long-range five our artillery and machine-gun fire. to thirteen inch naval gun but their German columos marching in the ruthless driving of man to slaughter is direction of Chernizy and Charlie unparalleled. One correspondent says were caught and scattered by our heavy that the airmen dying at a great height batteries.
We captured the whole of the plateau can see German bodies as a feature of in the region of Chemin-des-Dames i
from the east of Cerny Laoimdis to the east of Craonne; despite counter-attacks, and we reached the rocky ridges dominating the valley of Ariette und the forest of Vauclere..
Up to the present over 4,300 prisoners have been counted, in addition to the thousand exptured yesterday.
VIOLENT GERMAN COUNTER- ATTACKS.
the landscape.
INTENSE FIGHTING, AT
BULLECOURT.
Barros, May 5.
Mr. Winston Churchill, in a letter to the Zimnes compares the "paralysis of J the Naval offensive due to the seaseless autery at the cas of a few ulwulete ships with the continues aggressive
the admiralty." action maintained during my régime at
SERIOUS RIOTS IN GERMANY.
AMSTERDAM, May 5. Reuter's Correspondent at Head | Persons returning from Germany report that Recently there wore serious quarters reports
The centre of the most intense sight-riots at several places. ing continues to be the neighbourhood
Sixteen hundred people, as Mainz
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Mr. Boltour, in the course of his FRESH HOLE GROUND WON. burg switch, but at night-time ate bom-until they were assured that the bread Isperci, sand that the British House
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Jösses.
GERMAN REPORTS..
·FOOD SITUATION SERIOUS IN
BAYARIA."
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ZURICH, May 5 Speaking at Munich. the Bavarian
Minister, Dr. Breitrich, admitted that the food situation is very serions.. "The people must be prepared to live more on vegetables. The next few weeks will decide the face of Germany" DEMANDS OF GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
of Bullecourt where the battle is con-pillaged the shops and smashed the tinuous, surging in and around the windows. Troops fired on the crowil ruined village and south-eat of the billing five and arresting 500:
factory workers village. We appear not only to have maintained our positions in the Hinden Mannheim struck work for several days hers worked their way along an appre- ration would be increased. ciable stretch of both the front and Chemmens and the American
support trenches of this system in the A French communiqué states: kulse of Representatives wef tha
The Germans violently counter, direction of Queant. It is doubtless goonfest and eldest of free assess:attacked Creme positions we owing to the great tactical significanc
lies now governing the great nations captured yesterday. Car chief our gas here that the Germans are fut the work!. Each represented Afgun and artillery fire inflicted very delivering such violen: counter-attacks, sound the Leninist workmen. The great detaeratie prisiple to inch heavy losses upes the assailants, who which they are suffering prodigious Thousand of the bitter marching in we looked as the security for the were able to reach our fines at ang. point. The tool prisoners yeaptured at "poneession "more" borgoder by S00, world's fitary pence, This is one
here were men and ins somal with rides,, revolviks sull of the great repents in the world's officers, including a battalion, „emin- "sworld","rang currying banners in history and what is now happening on Juander, sayihed ** Down with the Bowem-fboth sides of the Atmatic represpots We abo repulsed a strong attack the drawing together of germ and southeast of Berry-au-Bac, wher the enemy attempted to carry our frey, pornles for their mutual positions east of Bill 100. Etection against aggression atad take The many north-west of Rheins Mary despotisin All free assetablies have made blakers; and sometimes they have committed cries, bathorn. only military despotisne of the fier ah ype could, though geners tions, pursue steadily, remorselessly, scruplously and appallingly the object of dominating civilisation, The Executive rolephoned to be and this villas increased instead gánispus at Cronstadt. Tsarsko selo, a dininished with the growth of Peterhof and other, poison in the knowledge and progress of material neighbourhood of the Capital, not to civilisation. It is against this dunger send troops" to Petrograd without 1-
that we free peoples of western written request.
civilisation have bound ourselves
poppy of soldiers intervenal and spa of The Tinista fired on that.
The Exewative of the Workmen's
and Soldiers. Helegates, in on saquene pf the disorders forbude meetings and: dmonet, and placuiled a proclamation appealing To the peqishtion to be calm and to observe discipline, and also urging The soldiers get to carry arms.
The Committee invites the gar
rious to appoint delegates to confer with the congnittes on the present
situation.
RUSSIA'S "LIBERTY LOAN "
A SPLENDID RESPONSE IN
AMERICA.
WasHydros, May The response to the Liberts Loun" is becoraing a deluge of gold. Subscriptions are pering in at such amate that the telegraphs threaten to becoine blocked. The Treasury ta' receiving applications at the rite of $20,000,000 an hour.
PETROGRAD, May 6. At general assembly the Council, of Workmen's and Soldiers' Duie- gates it was overwhelmingly decided
attempted to make vialent instantry reactions after our attack yesterday The struggle was, particularly stub- Our troops seven tituus repubek counter-attacks carried out with large effectives.
During the evening important Cermin reserves were thrown into the battle, hit our heavy and held Kateries smashed up the assault. which cost the enemy hours losses.
We identified two fresh divisions
this part of the front, where we yesterday. have captured 700 prisoners since
In Champagne, after wa intense artery struggle, a violent 5ght
AMSTERDAM, May 5.
LONDON, May 5. A German official report transmitted by wireless states:--
An English attack en both sides of Bullecourt was repulsed. We have
The Constitution Committee of increased our English prisoners to 1235. the Reichstag at their first meeting" The excessive artillery firing on the considered the proposal of the Aisse frost continues. The fighting for the possession of Winterberg has Centre, National, Liberals and Pro- not concluded. Attacks by four French Fressives demanding that the Chan- Aiste, and cellor be trade, responsible to the divisions between the
The French Beibstug and untenable to State Brimont broke down. temporarily penetrated cur, lines cast trip for the violation of his duties; ward of Neuville, but were driven ont. providing the Reichstag with the We capturer five hundred prisoners.control of the Army and Navy; and Several French divisions unsuccessfally demanding the Reichstag to sit attempted to take the heights north-perinanently during the war and ward of Fromes. The enemy on Friday the proposal of the Socialist's lost seven aeroplanes.
LONDON, May demanding mirersal suftrage. The German official report issued this
FATRIOTUM IN THE COLONIES, evening states that a new battle is in progress on the heights north of the INTERESTING SPEECH BY THE Aisne!
COLONIAL SECRETARY.
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her. Its in that great cause towards the evening in the THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA. we are Aghting side by side.
region of Mont Cornillet. We w
vinent east of this place, and on the
In that cause we shall surely con-orthern slopes of Mount Blond.
quer and our children will look lanck ou this fate date us one from whieh terperacies can feel segan
Here the emang attacked with two fresh divisions, which our fire re- puiser. We captured 100 men and
STREET DISTURBANCES.
EATAL COLLISION.
ParkAD, May
in their progress and civilisation. licers, making out, total cap. Yesterday morning the streets ture of prisoners yesterday over "a Rivalry, if need be, will be con-thousand. dicted, not bu derman lifes but in and friendly spirit really benefitting the age in which we live M. Balfour conclüded by thanking the House for its cordial welcome and repenting his profound sense of the significance of this unique meeting.
PEAS & BEANS COMMANDEERED.
BRITISH FRONT QUIET.-
Laspos, May 5, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says:-There is nothing to report.
Fire German seroplanes yesterday were brought down and four were driven down by gunfire, and two of our machines are missing.
THE SCARPE BATTLE.
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THE. PENINSULAK RAILWAY TO
MR. HUGHES RETURNED.
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PENANG.
LONDON, May 5. Princess Alexander of Teck at the Colonial Office to-day presented Union Jacks und Shields, the gifts of the women and children of Great Britain, to each of the following: regiments - British West Indies Regiment, the King's African Rifles, were uguin filled with excited West African Frontier Force, St. crowds discussing the situation. Helena Volunteers, and the Somuli The majority denounced the pacifistund Gamel Corps. agitation.
The Rt. Hon. Walter Long, Secre Suddenly a large band of the so-tary of State for the Colonies, said called Luvinists, who are pacifista insufficient recognition “was
Arrived back in Bangkok after bis " and against the Goverument, up times given to the men fighting in
the journey down the Peninsula to Ferpag peared murching up the Nevsky the remoter parts under conditions, Federal Elections indiente tlab the by rail, Mr. H. Gitting controlling Prospeckt. A collision securred at climatic and otherwise, making their Nationalists are winning several the cross rods, the partisans of the campaigns in many respects more seats in the House of Representa Government, including many olurduous and more terrible than intives. diers, endeavouring to seize the the battle-grounds closer to Hooté. Mr. W. M. Hughes has won his Leninist ings. Some of the Lenin-All thanks were due for the gallant seat at Bendigo, ists fired rifles, several of the Govern part they played.
woundel, but the Teninists were finally dispersed. The streets were pieketed, the crowds cheering the Government
HEAVY REDUCTION IN PRICE.DESPERATE AND COMPLICATED, mert partisans being killed and
5.
LONDON, May 6,
Lord Devonport has commandeer to assist in the raising of the Libertyed from the original consignees all
Loun.
ALTERING THE GERMAN CONSTITUTION.
NOTABLE DECISIONS-"BY REICHSTAG COMMITTEE,
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LONDON, MAY 5. The desperation of the Scarpe fight ing is evidenced by the Windmill, north of Gavrelle, which has changed hands eight times in two days, and is at present is in the possession of the British
There were nine counter-attacks at Bullecourt, and all were repaleod.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
UPHELD....
A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.
MELBOURNE, May 5.
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engineer of the Siam Southem railway, sair that the trip bad shown that the line runs very smoothly right through." That is good, hearing, says the Bangko Times, for everybody has remarked on the smoothness of the running between!" Bangkok and Hua Hin, and this will sild much to the comfort of those who have to do the through journed in ther future. In the trip back & speed of 707 ap-kilometres an bour was: reached in soutie places, and one run of 80 kilometres worked out at 27 kilometres an hour The date of completion of the line is of course, as uncertain as
ewing.co
BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTER.
RIO DE JANET, May 5. Senor Milopecanho has been Foreign Minister.
Proceeding, Mr. Walter Long said: We must also think of these men in the overseas possessions who were eating out their bearts because they. were not allowed to participate inpointed the fighting. They cannot be alfow- ed to go because they are peeded by the Government of the Colony, in which they live.. They have begged and implored, to be allowed
THE PRICE OF SILYER
LONDON, May 5.
to go: indeed in some cases de Silver is quoted at 38, quiet PETROGRAD, May 5
ciplinary measures have hud to be The Executive of the Workmen's taken regarding the men who defied and Soldiers Delegates by majority the Authority of the Colonial Office
the Barrouk peas and beans to arrive at Great Britain, at £37 per ten, for hand-picked white beans, and at corresponding prices for other varieties. All sale 'contructs by con- The enemy's position at the chemical signees and persons claiming under works at Roeux is described as one of the most complicated machine-gun de thein, have been cancelled, and fences ever known, while the conferma sellers and buyers are released from tion of the ground at Roeur enebles the sy to 19 accepted un satisfactory the in preferring one kind of national Germans to bring up reinforcements explanation" by the Provisional work to another. Of these men who all ability, regarding brokerage..
The transaction extends to be continuously. The ground at Reem Government of M. Mifukoff's note reserving their country in many different capacities. I am confident tween 50,000 and 80,000 tons. The and Garrelle is so churned up by ex cabled yesterday
plosives that the Infantry moves with The Council of Workmen's and you feel, as the Colonial Office fepis, alter the Constitution by declaring market price heretofore was in the decrees of the Kaiser invalid unless region of £80 per ton. The retail trenches at many points no longer Soldiers Delegates, consisting of that it may be said with equal truth counter-signed by the Chancellor who is price of beans has been fixed at a existing The fighting is in the open, 2,500 members, passed a vote of they are doing their duty equally but the troops on both sides are finding confidence in the Provisional Gotem-with those who are in the fighting thue responsible
maximum of 6d. a pound as com- it difficult to shake off the trench habite, ment by a majority of thirty-five. pared with a shilling a pound up to often preferring bombs to rifles. Despite the present time...
A Berlin message states that the Constitution Committee of the Reichstag has adopted the proposal of the Centre National Liberals and Progressives to
THE NEW GREEK MINISTRY.
ATTENS, May 6. Five members of the new Ministry were in the forner Zaimis Cabingt. . M. Demirtzi) the Minister "c Marine, held the saint post in the. Venezelos Cabinet.
THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.
MELAOUISE, May 8.
BELFAST'S WAR RECOND.
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At the opening of Helfart Assizes, re- cently, the Lord Chief Justice said that, tried by any test or standard, na portion of the King's dominions had more nobly or more generally responded to the call
of duty than the citizens of Baltaat. ut
of seventy thousand men of military ago torty thousand had joined the colours,
tug greatest difficulty, craters and
The Dums: meets to-day for the the wonderful targets of the manoeuvr first time since the Revolution.
ing masses, one cfficer at one point found two companies of British and Germana bombing in a wood, though the range was excessive. He collected half-a-dozen rifle marksmen who soon settled the Germany
BRITISH GAINA RETAINED.
LONDON, May 5 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- while the majority of the remainder ports: We carried out a successful raid were engaged on war work. The citizens eastward of Le Verguier, taking pri hd voluntarily co itributed about a soners. quarter of a million rounds toward the We made progress Eorthward of relief of wounded midiefst
Havrincourt Wood and in the neighbour hood of Fresnoy.me
The enemy three times counter- attacked at night-time our new positions
GENERAL, ALEXEIFF.
BACK TO THE FRONT.
PETROLAD, May 5. General Alexeif, the Commander-in Chief, after a visit of several days, has returned to the front.
HAITI WANTS HAR
FORT AU PRINCT,, May 3. The President has cont a message to Parliament demanding war against MC Germany-
In the House of Representatives the Nationalists will probably secure four gains and Labour bix gains. In the Senate, Victoria, South Austra He, Western Australia and Tusmania. will probably be Nationalist, while Queensland will probably be Labour. New South Wales is, doubtful. The OR steumatism you will find nothing of the Hindenburg Line. Our artillary
better than Chamberlain's Pain Government is assured of good Balm. Now is the time to get rid of it! broke up the first attack and our infan majority in the Henise of Repro- Try this liniment and see how quickly try, after sharp fighting, drove off the mente lives, but the Senate is doubt it will move the pain and soreness.thers,
NOW IS THE TIME.
ful where thirteen wins are required For oula by all Chemists and Store We repulsed raids in the neighbour
Blood of Messites to obtain e injority
FOOD SHORTAGE IN GREECE
ATHENA MAY 5.
The bread famino is agate, owing to the German submariner sinking food
ships.
line.
He concluded by again emphasis-
OBITUARY.
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LonDex, hay The Timex announces the death wounds of the Hon. Frederic Thesiger, heir to Lord, Chelmsford,
(Continuad on page 3.) :
from
CAREERS FOR DAUGHTERS.
ing that we are fighting for freedom MR. FISHER'S TASK FOR UNIVER,
SITY WOMEN.. and everything that makes life worth living.
There must be a large increase of The Flags and Shields were revoquen teachers after the war, said Mr ceived by Mr. Walter Tong or Fisher, Minister for Education, to behalf of the respective regiments gathering of women students at Oxford
He had been struck by the keen terest takes in higher education by AMERICAN ESPIONAGE BILL.
working women. When he left Sheffield
THE PRESS CENSORSHIP
CLAUSE.
WABINGTON, May 5. The House of Representatives. finally passed the Espionage Bulk by 260 votes to 10
The Bill included a modified cen sorship clause to the effect that the President may probibit publication whenever the situation demands, but. before the penalties became effective it will be necessary to shove that publication is prohibited and that the information would have been of varie to the enemy
the difficulty in getting delivery of the bridging material Questioned on the visible effect of the railway, Mr Gittin said the country is being opened up, but slowly. The contrast on the two sides of the border was naturally noticeable, From Bukit Mertajam, where the lit brinches off, north to Alor Star, the land. along the line is practically all taken up for planting purposes mostly rubber,
of but also for tapioca and coconuts. North. Filme up to within ten or filter?T«'
Alor
of the froutier the land t now being taken up very rapidly. It m not the same yet on this side, of course, but there is every hope that with the same facilities there will be the samer results.
THE PARIS FAIR
The Fans Fair, which is being held from the 1st to 16th of May, promised to-- be a great success. The managing Com mittee was obliged to make out fresh
cata
& Working Woman who had been orders for stalls er shops, the number st domestle servant sent him a beautifully first provided being insufficient and written letter discuting, with the most there is no further room to be disposed finished liecrimination loatures which of in the balls. A good, artistic he lid arranged in connection with the Logue has lean prepared for visitors. The
fair University.
After the war parouts of all classes og hold on the Esplanade dor
Tovslidesho would be more alive to the fecessity of From every part of France, as well as finding careers for their daughters, and from Allied and Neutral Comstries,
sufficient supply of eiincatat, disciplinin men have announced their ed women would be required to train tention to visit the Faiththe whunted gecat interest, since it affords all come be future prospects and economic mercial people every convenience Lee position of woften seemed to him to transacting their business. Ant Merce depend essentially on the willingness of meat with the "Hyndicate of 1 the present generation of University Proprietors and other women to devote themselves to training Department enables the
lequate number of worpen to czapasadre, comitable Ach the opportunities that were bound to be visitors, so as to make offered.
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