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THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN GERMANY.
KAISER'S IMPORTANT
CONCESSIONS.
AMSTERDAM, July 15. The Kaiser has made an important) concession to the democratic agitation. "He has ordered that the Equal Franchise Bill shall be ubmitted to the Prassin Diet in time to enable the next election to be held in accordance with the new franchise, the modifying his previns decision that reforins should
only operate after the war.
CHANGE OF THE GERMA), CONSTITUTION IMPENDING,
AMSTERDAM, July 13, A megrago from Berlin states that the Crown Prince attended a second Crown Connet on Wednesday.
GERMANY'S CHANGE OE
FRONT.
SPEECH BY MR. BALFOUR:
Lesney, July 13
Mr. Bakour, speaking at theʻ Mansion House In reply to the City's congratulatory address on the success of his visit to America, said that it was interesting and almost
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using to a cynic to observe how. the Germans almis bud changed with the changing fortunes of the war. They were now, through an obediert Press, trying to persuade the work that they were engaged in u dolen-- sive war-(laughter) that the world, in 1914, cane to the conchision, from thy most narrow, most, delfish- and most sordid of motives, that that: was the time when Germany shorld" The fact that the Kaker sumarponed be crushed; and that at the present him is regarded as proving that the time, hordes of hungry plunderers. Kaiser has consented to a change of Con were attacking this peace loving and Latitution. It is stated that the Minister, cultured nation, for purposes of Dr. Loebell, advised the Kaiser to diamisa i aggrandiscusent. That was the all the Ministers in order to give legend now being spread in Germany a new Chancellor a free hand, and this and neutral countries. A more pre led to the report that Dr von Bethmar posterous and ludicrous doctrine wun Hollweg also resigning. It appear inconceivable. Tet anyone, said Mr. certain the the. Ministerial posts will Balfour, who wanted to know the be divided between the different parties spirit winating Germany before and instead of being confined to the Buren during the first months of the war, ned the German leading articles, "and above all, study the German, preacher it that date. But he would. give a concrete instance of when it dawned on the German statesman- ship that Great Britain would not
to buy off Great Britain by allow France to
to be crushed. It tried
puriently, suggesting that if Germany. were allowed a free hand she would guarantee that French Europeare territory would not be diminished.
erats .."
THE WESTERN FRONT,
MORE SHELLS ON RHEIMS.
LONDON, July 12.
A French communiqué states -- There was rather lively reciprocal artillery activity in the Ailes, Pantheon and Moronvilliers regions.
The enemy fred 100 shells on Rheims.
LONDON, July 13.
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A French communiqué reporta The artillery struggle was particularly active during the night, in the region of St. Quentin and the Pantheon," and on both banks of the Mause.
THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE,
REACHING OUT TOWARDS LEMBERG.
The batumi question to be saked. was, "What exactly do you mean. Will you guarantee the French Colonies?" "No" was the Ger- raum reply, we will not guarantee that."
Even a child, he said, could see what that meant, namely that victorious Germany might impose PETROGRAD, July 13. any indemnity, any commercial Now that the river Lomnitza bar treaties, and in addition to making been crossed, the eyes of General France helpless and subservient, ell Kormilch's Cossacks are turned in the the French Colonies were to be at directica of the great railway centre of Germany's disposal That added Stry
Mr. Balfour, is all on record. Let Two distinct movements are pus hear, he continued, no more of ceeding, one to the north behind Halicz, Germany, fighting only for self. the other on the upper Luvka, in the direction of Dolina, for the purpose of defence. Germany would never be
covering the former.
It is believed that the defences at Lemberg are strong on the east and north-east, but wesker on the south.
Meanwhile, German attack on the northam frent is expected.
THE MESOPOTAMIA "AFFAIR.
A STATUTORY TRIBUNAL TO BE APPOINTED.
LONDON, July 15, In the Hoam of Commons, during
ible in our lifetime to shake off the
load of hatred and disgust which, not merely her aima, but her methods, had excited. (Cheers.)
(Message incomplete.).
· NATIONAL, WAR SAYINGS.
TRIBUTE BY MB LLOYD
GEORGE
LONDON, July 13.
Mr. Lloyd George has written to the Chairman of the National War Saringa Committee, thanking the Committee for the date on the Mesopotamia Com its efforts, and also paying a tribute the mission Raport, towards the end of the the succus of the National Foc
evening Mr. Balfour announced the
Economy The Premier adds that he the Government would adopt the
has every hope that the people of Great alternative proposal mentioned by the Attorney General for a Statutory Britain will be able to claim that they accomplished, of their own free will, Tribunal,
what other countries could only achieve Mr Chamberlain, teleting to the by compulsion What the Committee
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ASR EDWARD CANSON:
bread sales for the week ending May "wers 481,339 pounds, as compared 380,404 pounds during the weak ing June 4 At Brightour the reduction was 20 per cent Reading per cents. and Portsmouth reports that 180310 pounds four were sold during the week in May Be Comp
LONDON, July 13. week in Api
179,840 pounds anter thé i during June.