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MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1917. ..
TELEGRAMS.
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'RMAN' PEOPLE AND THE CHANCELLOR.
IMPORTA
INT GERMAN CONTET.
ENCES.
REATLY CHANCELLOR "tr.
OCCUPIED WITH PL
ACE
CONDITIONS."
THE BUSSIAN FRONT FAILURE OF ENEMY OFFENSIVES,
Lapos, Aug. 28, A Russian official messige, tr mitted by wireless, states
The enemy offensives in the dive Flow of Vladimir-Valgusk and also to the south-west of the town of Sereth, faileda
We repulsed attacks in the fire tion of Kradivaszhely and to the
thesis of Sovoja....
W further progressed on ther tubeusian Fran
THE CONFERENCE AT MOSCOW.
Lospos. "Aug. 28. The Conferre at Altow apetied with a speech by Ms Kerenskyy
Thus thoroughfares were thronged
AMSTERDAM Aug. 26 There have been important in- fenwest German Henjquarters.. which were attended by the Kaiser, Dr. Michaelis, Field-Marshal von Findeiburg ad General Lidoncurf." after which Dr. Michelis extured with to Berlin and wid make another speech on Monday:
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Maximalists who protestv agtigst the vanference and projekesi a partul strike. Many tetories ana Trans and idle and restruments qurė hotels are elesed .
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The Mayor Together with the Socialist revolutionaries, appealed to the workers and soldiers to maintain
It is leaked out that proof De, Midlands inethods, to paste the Reichstag Committer was the surs sinus of the introduction of a Pruss sian Suffrage Bill, which being prepared in myordance with the wil Kaiser's premises. In making this announcemegit, Er. Michaels mekled that his time was greatly owenplod" with questions relating to pene conalities
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 20.-
POWERFUL SPEECH BY THE PREMIER.
LONDON, Aug. 26. Mr Kerensky, in at powerful speech, derbared that, any attempt to take ad Dr. Marbrielis has nearged in the vantage of the Conference to attackke Main Coronitres of the Reichstag is the Provisional Gevernment would be "intention 14 form a small unvitiory pitilessly repressed by blood and fire, He warned those who were thinking commeil, presenting the leading
that the moment bui arrived for the parties, treconsult confidentally wirli -
overthrow 'nt. the the Govenment upon important
revolutionary power with layonets that the Business
boundless confidence of the people and, This mousque, which is lett es millions of soldiers supporters! the fready vague, le regandid as opsleu-Government, which, they believed, was vouring ter conciliate the member's of the keid son who ages with
- the Clanesllor's arelle fine about
telling the truth. There were enemics
within and without, as well as friends,
e impressed that the State was
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GREAT ACTIVITY ARTILLERY IN GERMANG SHELLING HOSPITALS,
YERDUN REGION.
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Lopes, Aug. 20. A French cotumuniqué states:-- To the north of Verdun, during the night, there was great artillery activity on the right bank of the Mouse, hetween Sumogneux ayd Caune Wood.
We slightly progressid on the left bunk of the Meuse at Bethincourt. our advanced posts reaching the out. skirts of the village,
GERMAN REPORT
LONDON, Ang. 26, Afferman official message, traus- mitted by wireless, atates :----
The French gained initial successes near Beaumont, but we subsequently drove them back.
GENERAL PETAIN CONGRATU- LATES THE VERDUN ARMY.
"Parts, August 24 Genèrti Petun kas congratulated the Veudun army on its glorious secERS. POLICE RAID ON THE PREMISES
p
OF A PACIFIST.
LONDON, Aug. 26. The police raidesi tie re-salence of the pacifist, Edward Morel, at King's Langley and also the offices of the Union of Democrtie Control, of which
Morel, is the secretary.
Numerous documents were seized.
THE PRICE OF COTTON.
Loxnes, Aug. 25. Cotton is quoted at 42.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BRITISH FRONT.
COURAGEOUS NURSES.
LONDON, Aug. 23. Renter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters reports-The attacks on the Anglo-French military hospitals are so deliberate and frequent that there is practising a new frightfulncas. As an no question that the Germans are instance, a ospitat within range of the German guns was shelled so persistently around it. Three women nites were that shelter-trenches had to be dug killed axl five wounded at this hospital. Altogether forty-three persons, nurses, orderlies sud wounded, were killed and 33 wer injured in the four-hospitals attacked.
THE PORTUGUESE FIGHTER,
1)
NICKNAMED TONY" BY THE
*** TOMMIES,**
Frince-
Mr. H. Ferry Robinson writes from
AD-
between the British soldiers and the The cordiality of the relationship
cemented by the fact that the late Portuguese may be taken as finally now have a nickname. They are conta tonio which it's truly being shortened
meat is gunsgerated and complete these
Tammy. to "Tony" a ft counter part to "Tammy showing that the rapproche
Perhaps the Germans new troops in the line would be easy." They have bombarded them heavily with both big guns and trench mortars. They hure made, vicious raids on them. They Mademoiselle de Bage, the matron in the
have attacked there with gas shells. But charge of a hospital, who with the though they have officially bragged of have gut very little satisfaction, utmost bravery superintended the taking a small number of prisoners. On rembrs of the sick and wounded to the the contrary, the Portuguese have paki Belte trenches, herself remaining in the then back in good coin. They also have open unde fire," has been made them and held them till they came back riided the German trenches, broken into Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, when it suited them, and on that occasion which is an unique distinction for a pub only those in the actual assault, but woman, and four purses have been given the troops in sapport, who have oven, War Crosses.
more trying time, behared with con spicuous, coolness for men new to the game.
ALLIED PURCHASES IN AMERICA:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. Mr. MeArion bas sancunced the creation of a Commission to handle Allief purchases in the United States, It is expected that this measure will result in a more thorough co-ordination of American and Allied purchases and a more effective the of the corabined resouces of the Governments in the prosecution of the war.
U.S. WAR EXPENDITURE..
heen
WASHINGTON Aug 23. " The War Expenditure of "the United States during August bas £4,800,000 daily, of which two-thirds have been advances to the Allies The War Expenditure since the enramence ment of the war has been £477,000,000.
THE OPERATIONS IN AFRICA.
ENEMY, DRIVEN FURTHER BACK
TONDON August 25, An utfcial report from Fast Africa back the enemy eight miles.
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On another becasion the Portuguese captured whols German patrol at night in No Man's Land. It was very com pletely done, two of the patrol being" FAIR & WARMER " killed and the nst taken
and prisoner, missioned officer wearing the Iron Cross.
among those captured was a non-com- "THE OUTCAST”- For this act the officer commanding received the congratulations of the commander of the British aring to which they are attached. each incident, lowout with every day, the men gain confidence in themselves They are naturally fighters very eager to lear these new fangled f
I fighting ways, and are unusually hard-working.
During the bitter winter the men, coming from sunny country, had | trying dale
and there was in the early much sickness both among the troops and the horses. Care and better weather, however, have rectified that, and a story is told which symbolizes both the Portuguese love of the sun and their bravery.
ALEXING THE SUN.
It was an icy day, when the trenches were enld and tomblike, when a British officer discovered a Portuguese who had climbed out of the trench and set-con-
picuously on the
parapet
a lovely mark any German sniper. The British
r shouted remonstrances di him. had a dificulty in making him come bat
pence at the reconstruction of the passing through a period of morty [BRITISH POSITIONS HEAVILY states:-In the Lindi area we drove down. There was a ray of sun i
Goverment with me bureaucrats, afted large prosanises about perdin mentarisin and democratisatam
danger and emphasised that patriotism slemanded concentration of effort against
were
BOMBARDED
Lospos, Aug 26.
on both flanks.
After sharp fighting the enemy captured" a partion of the trench north-eastward of the farm,
We still retain possession of the farm. We drove of raiders north-eastward of Gouzecourt, and advanced our line slightly north-westward of Lens,
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GERMAN REPORT.
Losnos, Aug. 25. by wireless, states
A German official report, transmitted An English attack astride the Ypres- Menin road pressed us back.
זי
The Belgians from Kilosa in the northern aren, force the enemy, to retire to the south bank of the Ruaha
river.
Qur troops in the southern "arca are approaching Tunduru, an important. enemy supply centre.
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THE SILVER MARKET.
Lostos, Aug 26, The silver market is firm...
THE TEA SHORTAGE.
the enemy and the forgetting of Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig Įdomestic quarrels. The country's diffi- | reports -- AMSTERDAM, Aug. 24,
culties
accentuated by the
A considerable" German force of Early this morning the enemy beavily The latest telegraps "indicate that separatist movement among certain of Epehy and attacked Gillemont Farm Mokengi, is being, closely invested by homburled our positions south-eastward Opoops, 63 miles south-westward of that the German Government is g Russian nationalities arid the shameful
cofumus. divally, if unwillingly, yielding to the voluntary retreat of troops! Those who pressure for enlarged power of the once trembled before autocrats now Rojchstag, as is evidenced by the marched armed against the Government, suammoning of the Reichstag leaders, to and the Government wonal make those liscass, various matter in addition whe oxceeded its limits of patience re to, the Papai Note. Dr. Michaelis member the time of Turism. The statements in this connection are most cause it was convinced that its's
Government would be implacable he rague, and it is inertain as to what power alone could save the country.
supreme extent the Reichstag Members will be M. Kerensky paid a tribute to the consulter.
sacrifices and self-denial of the officers AFREE COMMISSION" TO BE
who
hul battled against anarchy and FORMED IN GERMANY.
disorganisation in the army and he AMSTERDAM, Aug. 26.
earnestly appealed to the Conference to In the course of his speech in the assist in the consolidation of the von Main Committe of the Reichstag, Dr.quests of the revolution. Michaelia annuinced that it was pro- fle. referred to the friendly attitude posel to form a Pree Commission of certain Russian nationalities, and said consisting" if seven members of the that Russian democracy would give Reichstag and seren Federal Councillor them what is promised, but where the presided over by the Chancellor. The limit of tolerance was passed he would members of the Commission mast not dry hands off." The Government the regarded as members of either would forcibly prevent the re opening
of the dissolved Finnish Diet...
PETROGRAD MILITIA RESIGN IN A BODY.
- House.
-GERMANY AND ALSACE-LORRAINE.
"AN INDEPENDENT FEDERAL STATE"
PETROGRAD, Aug. 26%
LONDON, Aug. 26. The Times states there are various indications that a mach tighter grip of the tea situation will secure the im
sp
there
bo which reminded him of Portugal,
said, and for the ing to take the chance of being shot.
Besides the infantry, the Portuguese field artillery is particularly good. The and brave, and their shooting is admir- gunners are methodical conscientious,
prospect of the Portuguese continuing to able. In all ways, indeed, there is every
prove themselves an increasingly valu- ble element in the armies on this front..
the sake of the sun be Was will.
COL. ROOSEVELT'S PEACE
CONDITIONS. "
In an article in the New York monthly, "The Metropolitan,” Colonet Roosevelt sofarises, as follows, the conditions of the Peace of Victory for which we strive
1. Belgian must be restored and amply indemnified.
Luxembourg should be joined to France or Belgium.
3. France must have back Alsace and
At the north-western fringe of the captured Gillemont Farm, southward of seems to be fully prepared to find that Herenthage Wood, we, surprised andmediate future of the trade which now Lorraine should have Italia Irredenta, Vendhille.
developments will teal in the direction
THE FRENCH FRONT.
THE CAPTURE OF HILL 304.
LONDON, Aug. 26. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters reports ---
of the Government purchase of tes in India for civilian requirements.
The Ts fully expects that the ton nage position will shortly be consider ably improved.
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includi Trieste, bolering with Swit
raud and Germany in the north, but full provision for Austria's com- mercial
access to
to the Mediterranean. outsirle of Robenia should forn, a new commonwealth
6. The Czech and his 'close kinsmen
The Southern Slavs should, be nude into a Greater Serbii.
7. Effort must be made to leave the mass of the
mass of the Run together, and the together as indepen- dent nations.
H A democratic Russia should be entitled to and would not abuse the possession of Constantinople. A demo cratie Russia could safely be trusted to Finland, an autonomous Poland and an standa as the sponsor of an autonomous
in
Lithuania
considered. The
The militia, which has been acting as mans to hold the line of heights captured methods the Germans employ in their autonomous Armen so have her just
Alsace and Lorraine into an independeat THE EXPLOSION AT OKHTA.”“” federal State.
The Tuper says that the majority of
or were
10.
Danes
of
North Schleswig
como part of
enemy was deprived of practically the The capture of Hill 304, by which the
last effective observatory point on the left bank of the Meuse, was affected
BRITISH RIFLE FIRE. within two hours, although the men had to wade through marshes often Major A. Corbett-Smith in his book. waist-deep, amidst gas and high-explosive The Retreat From Mons," says it mag shells. The determination of the Ger.be of interest to give some details of the
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 26.
infantry attack, especially as they differ a substitute for the police, since then August 20th and 21st was evidenced so greatly from our own. The Peer Zeitung says that Dr. revelation, has resigned in a body, owing offers engtured is almost fifty per cent, as of cumparatively little value and wely rather or not they wish again to be
by the fact that the proportion of features are (a) t
The two main claims they
rifte consider work Michaelis has returned from Headto their request for an increase in pay higher than usual. Seven thousand and mainly on machine-gun fire, quarters requisately authorised and also
being refuserl.
six buadred prisoners were captured in attack in dense IDMARCH shoulder to with the Crown's assent, to transform
two days, and these include 201 offcers; shoulder. British methods are,
11. Ireland must remain part of the while of 11,000 prisoners captured on precisely the opposite. Our men hare British Empire, but surely the time has December 12th the officers included 208 brought musketry to such perfection come to give her Hame Rule within the
that a
Empire, on a basis of resolute justice. an infantryman will get off in one The Sixth Brandenburg Reserve Divi- minute almost double the number of 19. England and Japan must keep the nine of its officers and 2,794 men out of more to the point, they will all hit the sion was practically wiped out Sixty-rounds that a German will: and what is colonies they have conquered. its three regiments were taken prisoners, noted being well over a third of its entire
Owes this to the REABTERN AND AUSTRALIAN 8.8. CO. 12 hp of Lord”. bayonet strength. The prisoners include the whole divisional organisation, with British troops, adopting the lessons of nation, too, bad listened to him) cooks, cyclists, and even the band, which the Boer War, attack with att interval ed by steamers amounted to £111,050, The report for 1910 states profits earth- had been sent to the front-line on the between the files, ie. in Goose Hill as Egbting men. In order Now at Mon extended onder and after adding interest and deducting
and after
German cortain, charges, including income tax. battalion to prevent a recurrence of the wholesale General Kornilo the Commander surrenders of December 12th, the Gerdonble ranks. The lacked in three there remains £76,703; £20,000 is trans-
generally Liberals and the Conservatives and in-Chief in an interview, stated that man Command had circulated a fictitions had with it four or double rank ferred to reserve, and balance is £07.453,
or machine-guns.
out of which directors propose a dividend account of the terrible sufforiegn of war. They cant upon the first, three, or four of 15 per cent,
the enemy's ballets, but prisoners in France. Nevertheless 8,000 by the time these Brg
are swept away, the
the Germans preferred captivity to longer last rants (with the machine-guns) enduring the French fire.
should be sufficiently near to
Attacked: reckless
Kay about the 300, yards. of life is
e is typical of the Red Machine”. LELA
opposed to "Individual. da matter i
PETROCKAD, Aug. 26. the members of the Reichstag have One hundred and twenty people were openly declared that they considered killed and injured in the explosion at the parliamentarisation of the Govern- Okhta ment of the country was quite a different thing from the proposed Commission.
JJ
The Cologne Gazette says that the
GENERAL. KORNILOFF AND TRAITORS.
PETROGRAD, Agu 26.
Socialists and the Central party have each, two members, and the National
Progressives one cach, on the Cout-the safety of the army was dependent on his disciplinary proposals and that front, should be punished like traitors those betraying the country, behind the
in the army.
mission. HOLLAND AND THE VIOLATION OF
GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO ACCEPT A GERMAN EXPLANATION,
Tax Hxaca, Aug. 26...
A FIRE IN PETROGRAD.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 30, Following an explosion in the The Dutch Government has pro-Okhta quarter in Petrograd a fire tested to Berlin against the German aeroplanes Hying over Dutch terri tory on August 18, and dropping bombs
The Government does not accept the German explanation that the aeroplanes lost their way over the North Seat
broke out causing other explosions.
Four factories and a number of houses were destroyed.
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GERSAN THADE AFTER TRE WAR.
Amsterdam, July 5th-Herr ven A German official report, transmitted of fact their method never succeeded Heydebrand presided yesterday at a meet- by wireless, states:We completely over open ground before the British fire,ing of leading merchants at Hamburg, repulsed a French attack on a thrpe for the front ranks were always swept when it was decided to establish Ger kilometre front, southward of St. Quen-away at the very beginning of the man export bank to help trade after the PAX EASTERN MEN IN THE WAR.
attack, and
they There is increased fighting Verdunough with the rear rail to get war. Herr von Bernburg`sald- the Gor French attacks on the Forges River details remarked that the rapidity and her overseas trade. We are, he said, The German officer who gave me theas mans must show England they don't need and Hill 344 were unsuccessful accuracy of the British fire were simply nearing the end of the war and most PARIS, Ang 25 incredible, that they deser had a chance try to get conciliation, not a dictatorial A communiqué states-On the left “fur mea,, he said, “have come to bent of the Mouse the enemy weakly believe that every one of you carries a peace. We most get open doors for our
trade and a ses free from English mis replied with artillery. On the right portable Maxim with him bank the activity of both artilleries was
zule; elao International agreements, with somewhat lively. There was no
but which German trade cannot exist. infantry action.
IRON 'CROSSES.
Amsterdam, July 5th-The Kaiser has
HUGE EXCESS PROFITS,
The British revenue for the first £115,009,280, and of this £41,050,000 quarter of the financial year came from excess profits. There were decreases, compared with last year, m do Exries, stacie, house duty and the was £2,467,000, postal service. The docroped in Excies
Some of the principal amount raczived
Captain I Llewellyn Jones, MO. King's Royal Rifles (formerly of shanghai) is officially reported as missing.
Nowa has been received in Shanghai that Mr. A. A. Martin, late of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ld, who is in training, his been unfortunate in breaking his leg while undergoing a course of physical with the ineresacs aro fa drill at Bomford, Essex He is at pre- sent in hospital at Colchester where, he Customs
ga, all patients are very happy in spite
spite Eutate, etc. of their nainsp
Duties Lieut. Errot Beart. R. G.A., eldest son of Property and Darrhos Bomody to master over hedis) The Japans Fasette, save the XHAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholera anzu MeMo bear
Beart (formerly of Yoko- cramp enlic, dysentery, and all intestine! France-
come Tax Liled at the front in cluding
THE BECENT EXPLOSION ON MARE ISLAND.
DELIBERATE AUT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.4 The report on the explosion, which KEEP IT HANDY,
took place at Mare Laland navy yard ass TMMEDIATE lief is necessary in month, in which five people were killed attacks of diarranes Chamberlain' and 30 injured, shows that the affair Colic Cholers and Diarrhoes Bémedy should always be on hand. For sale by was not accidental, but a deliberato act has fallen a victim to the: German clad war, if they can prove that they did rarely necesary to telect a cure.
Chemists and Blorekespers
by wovicbody unknown.
BIG BELL MELTED DOWN.
declared that a German officers and The great Kaiser bell, weighing 27 soldiers who are prisoners will receivedes ons 3 c which was cast from 22 Iron Cross pp returning home after French guns capture in the war of 1870,
paign of metal collection.
not surrender vorantazi
A MASTER REMEDY
fax
pajus. One dose relieves, a second dose is young man, who was only 27 years old, Exe
For had een at the front since 1014, and Dut sale by all Chemi and Storekepers of had excoped injury of any kind up to
the time of his death Row
munitions lévy). Miscel
17,310,0061,748,000