MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
PRESS CORRESPONDENTS'
REPORTS.
RUTHLESS SACRIFICE.
COUNTER-REVOLUTION
PETROGRAD,
NEW EMPEROR PROCLAIMED,
Tovnos, April 27,
THE CHINA MAIL
BTABLLECTION AT: KEIGHLEY.
PACIFIST SNOWED UNDER."?
LONDON, April 28.
In the by-election at Keighley the |Liberal Coalitionist," Mr. Somervell, A telegram from Copenhagen secured 4,673 votes and the Inbour. states that it is reported that a fite, Mr. Bland, 234. counter-revolution has broken oitzak |
Mr. Blund ndvocated peace by Petrográl.
regotiation.
A Stockholm tekram says the Afton Hindet states that it is report,
PROOF OF ENEMY"ATTRITION. fed from Abo tempital of Finland) that the Grand Tuke Alexeieff Nicholaic- vitch has been proclaimed Emperor. and the Grand Thike Michael Alexan-
LONDON, April 26,
4.50 a.. Beuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters, telegraphing on Satur,
day evening, mYN:
It is useless to attempt to mini- mis the tactical importance of the «German capture of Mount Kemmel. but it has brought the enemy plans to divide the British and French Annies no further towards a réilisa- tion,
|
movitch as Regent..
AUSTRO-GERMAN RELATIONS. HOSTILITY AGAINST EMPEROR
KARL"
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, April 25. The Silver Market is quiet.
THE WEEKLY REVIEW.
LONDON, April 39.
In their weekly Silver Report Messrs. Samuel, Montagu and Co. state:
ENEMY'S POLICT OF LEZERJIT- ING BLOTS
HEAVY FIGHTING ROUND:
HANGARD
Losmos April 26.
1.15 am.
"GERMAN BRUTELITIES "IN":
UKRATKE
FEELING IN THE REICHSTAG
AMSTERDAM, April 19. Despite close censorship, the report of the discussion of the Main Committee Rautar's Corresponent at French of the Reichstag reveals a remarkable Headquarters, telegraphing at midnighting of feeling among various on 24th inst., maya siyasi parties, not only Socialiste, against the Purening his policy of alternating military administration which was out- blows the enemy attacked anthward pokonly criticised as regards German of the Somme this morning after an brutalitics in Ukraine and Belgium and artillery prepartion which left no doabite arbitrary conduct and administration as to his intention. The main objective in intervening in the Finnish civil war was against the junction point of the in favour of a definite party. [Frouch and British Armies worth of Hangard A Rubaidiary blow was delivered against the new French positions south of the river Lace suggesting that the Germans wished and British towards Amiens or to wipe to thrust a wedge between the French ont the Hangard salinit on which so many attacks have been broken
The artillery attacked our front for
Replying to the criticisms, Count von Graefe endeavoured to allay the dis content as regards the confiscation of Ukranian peasants grain and the whole- male masacre of rocalcitrant farmers. begin the interest of German con- Ele said the action of the military had
During the subsequent debate, although the particulars are notspecified, regards German sutocratic measures and shocking procedures in Ukraine. if the statements which had been made Herr Airesiding Deputy, said that were true, it would be necessary to special sitting for this purpose on inquire further and be proposed a Tuesday with the Chancellor present. GERMANY'S POLICY IN THE
The price has now reached a posixteen miles between Ridemontar, the' gravest charges were marte (an at which silver is costing a dollar Ancre and Aily für Nove, Casabella AMSTERDAM, April 28,
per fine cumce to America and can were hailet upon the French and British The Frankfurter Zeitung's Vienna be supplied to this market at a batteries throughout the night whose fro, bòwever, was unchecked. Towards correspondent says that the strong reasonable profit, including insur-morning the oneway he was intensified movement" among German parties ance, carriage, etc. Unless some reaching a degree of violence seven against the Emperor Karl continues thing unexpected happens, probably morning of March 21st,
experienced since the Parliament will be asked to pass future movements will be on a very
solutions that the Austrian Foreign liruited scale. polies must be based upon the Gern alliance.
Lonnos, April 27.
The War Office announces :--
OPIUM FROM LONDON TO SHANGHAI.
MR. BALFOUR EXPLAINS.
Lospos, April 20,
o'clock, not
An infantry attack was lanoched at 7.30 on an eight-mile front from between Bretoaved and Senecat Wood on the sonth bark of the Lace Vuy heavy
fighting on a purely French front raged around Hangard, where our bine curves in a narrow, salient. By mid-afternoon the enemy fought his way into the village, capturing the woods northward of it and the French re-took Hill 99 overlooking the village. The Hill appears to be still ours.
EAST A DISGRACE. According to the Forneris,
Military have been severely criticised in the Reichstag as regards their policy in the East and West.
Der Brilliant victory at Villors Bretonneux has defeated the attempt to capture Amiens. Hence the past werk was not so had for us on the balures. The side which is willing to ruthlessly sacrifice its men is bound to nebiere local successes, int, A TURKISH MISREPRESENTATION, the argument that the crifice is
Herr Ledebour asked if it was thus
worth while cannot be sustained.
thatgis number of German soldiers
When General Nogi reduced Port
were drowned in Flanders. Shouts
Arthur, the Military critics anil it f
from the Right prevented the reply being heard.
Herr Scheidemann, complaining of had been in the terms of life which inst. stated that, upon the requesting to Sir Stephen Collins regarding
of the English, a two hours aris-optura snuggled into Shanghai from stare valey and the Luce, and have the suppression of reports. Lorraine southward of the Lace and overlooking the severity of the censorship, instanced tice was arranged to give the English London in October and November fought up to the village of Baillescings of the Alsace. Lorraine
opportunity to bury a large mum-last year. Mr. Balfour stated that ber of their dead.
Privy Council licences were granted for a consignment of water softener and soft soap in which opium was concealed. There was no reason to doubt the truth of the statements TACTICAL BRITISH RETIREMENT declared that Germany's policy in the
no Western Genent would dued face. The German High Command obviously ridicules this view. It sts the slopes of Kemmel with grey corpses as thick as the leaves of Valambrosa," and points triumph- anly to the conpamtive handful of survivor who reached the top. We adhere to the belief that attrition by
A Turkish official report of the 19th
The War Office nikde: This state ment gives an impression of heavy British kesses incurred in an unsa cessful operation, and was incorrect.
In the House of Commom, reply
The facts are as follows:-After made on the relative shipping docu-
not suggest any suspicions. stubborn, fighting in the vicinity ofments and Customs examination
such tactics must hasten the issue rukin, when the enemy was driven -in our favour, and it is encouraging off with heavy losses, a local arrange-
to note the air of entry confidence in responsible quarters. It is reported went, not in the nature of an armis- tice, was made between, the German that General Ludendorff has urgently
officer and the British Red Cross for asked for the entire Austriani Anny.
a collection of the wounded, "the This is the most convincing com-
enemy having previously fired upon mentary on the German wastage.
our purties using a mutual uban- donment of the, collection of the woanded and dead.
LEAVE IN THE GERMAN ARMY.
:DEPENDENT ON, WAR LOAN
SUBSCRIPTIONS..
AMSTERDAM, April 28.
The Sociclists after this complaia. ed of the calling up of Socialiss clerks for field service and said the threat to
Top
THE MESOPOTAMIA CAMPAIGN.
LORD HAMILTON DEFENDS MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RENEWED OFFENSIVE.
GREAT ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
ENEMY'S ADVANCE HELD.
LONDON, April 27. 'Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-
The Germans have re-taken Hill $3
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thereby advancing
ulta on Hill 82 wern very severe fighting.
mile. Their Landtag. repulsed after
THE MACEDONIAN FRONT,
ON STRUMA VALLEY.
LONDON, April 25,
Herr feller, Progressive, sarcastically commented on the conficting German and British accounts of the Zeebrugge affair.
Herr Botheim, another Progressive,
Esat was a disgrace.
*
Herr Nosks, Socialist, affirmed that public institutions in Ukraine were openly insulted by the Military Com
A British official message from Salo-mand who actually instructed soldiers
Diks states
We withdrew, unmolested, on the 18th ines, from the advanced villages in the Struma Valley, occupied on the 16th, and the enemy subsequently, shelled the villages.
. BRITISH NAYAL-ACTION IN
ADRIATIC BEA.
AUSTRIAN DESTROYERS PUT TO FLIGHT.
to regard the abolition of democratic institutions as their main task. The soldiers in some cases revolted against such demanda
Herr Ledeboar asked why Germany was invading the Crimes.. No reply was given.
FINLAND AND GERMANY.
A SIGNIFICANT WAILS
LONDON, April 26."
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Reuter is informed that a delegation PETER DAWSON WHISKY
af, the Finnish Socialist Republic Eas protested to the Allies as follows
LONDON, April, 27. The Admiralty reports that two of our destroyers, on the 2nd inst, ett
The leaders if the anti-revolutionary countered and engaged five Austrian White Guard of Fioland have publicly destroyers in the Adriatic Sea. The declared themselves unable to arush the enemy tied to the shelter of the workers and the Government without fortified port of Durazzo, pursued by the aid of German militarists in retura. our destroyers who were reinforced by for which they have sold the country five more British and one French to Germany, who began military destroyers. The base continued until occupation and, the destruction of the with the enemy.
the systematic murder of war prisonera Our casualties were seven killed and and wounded in hospitals and not- Bineteen wounded. It is not known
combatant leaders. what damage was done to the enemy.
British air forces, on the 23rd, dropped a ton of bombs, securing good results, on the seaplane base at Durazzo. All our machines returned.
There has been great reciprocal artillery activity during the night ou LONDON, April 28.
the whole battle-front northward of the In a letter to the Times the Rt. Lys River. Fighting in, tais ares yes
terday was very severe, the enemy wend Socialists to the Hon. Lord Gorge Hamilton pro-repeatedly-making determined attempts stenches was now general and the tests against attacks being made to develop the advantage he gained on grunting of furlongh was again inade against Mr. Chamberlain in connee the previous day. After many hours of after midnight when they lost touch whele labour movement and permitted | fluctuating battle, the enemy's advance dependent upon the soldiers sub-tion with the Mesopotamia affair and was held at all points, heavy casualties scribing the War Li
emphasises that Mr. Chamberlain being inflicted.
The enemy's assaults from Locre to The Conservative; Kreth, had ouly "been a few months La Clytta were pressed with extreme Admitted that the men of the Alsner-office and did not initiate the ex-violence. Three attacks were beaten Lorraine Arny were exceptionally pedition. He sanctioned the advance off with great enemy loss, to be succeeded by a fourth attempt carrying Locre treated, und said that this was due to Bagdad upon the advice of his village. Our Allies counter-attacked in military experts and he took full the evening and drove out the enemy, to numerous desertions.
responsibility for the failure of the regaining possession of the village.
At other points all the enemy's attacks advance, and by resigning from office were repulsed. THE BELGIAN COAST CASUALTIES.Ummarily brushed aside the insidi-BRITISH LINE ADVANCED.
ous suggestions of prominent poli-
There was fierce fighting northward ticians that he was only technically of Kemmet village and in the neigh- bourhood of Voormezsele, which, after responsible.
Losnos, April 27. The Admiralty announces that the casualties in the Belgian Coust opern tions were
Officers: 18 killed, three died wounds, two missing, und + wounded.
Men: 144 killed, 23 died. wounds, 14 missing, and wounded.
THE GERMANO-DUTCH
TENSION...
THEY SHALL NOT PASS.”
SITUATION SLIGHTLY
IMPROVED.
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A
THE GERMAN DEMANDS ON
HOLLAND.
-A
USE OF THE LIUBURG RAILWAY
CONCEDED.
BOMBS DROPPED IN MARCH.
COMPARATIVE BRITISH AND GERMAN AERIAL ACTIVITIES.
is all that could be asked. There is a good reason for the many friends it has won.
STOCKED BY ALL DEALERS,
SOLE AGENTS:-
E. BUTTONJEE & SON,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS
POST-WAR TRADE.
REPORT OF LORD BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH'S COMMITTEE.
Losos, April 27.
The Committee oppose the, metrio and decimal eoisage systems. They recommend the prohibition of the im
portation of enemy goods for at least a year after the war.
AMERICAN DOLLAR MELTING HILL PASSED
AWAITING PRESIDENTS
SIGNATURE
WASHINGTON, April 24.
The Government's Bill prov the melting of 350,000,000"
Lord George Hamilton says that prolonged struggle, remains in our sequeseed to the German demand for 1,948 at night-time in "the area occupi Empire. It recommends leggiati has been passed by the house
possession.
The enemy heavily attacked, in the afternoon, our positions on the ridge of the wood south-westward of Voormezeele and was completely repulsed. We took some headreds of prisoners.
In local fighting, yesterday afternoon, in the neighbourhood of Givenchy wo took forty prisoners.
The following is the concluding LONDON, April 1.
portion of the report of Lord Balfour of The Press Bureau states that British Burleigh's Committee on Great Britain's aircraft during March dropped 23,059 Post War Industrial Policy-E bombs in the day-time and 15,030 at The Committee deer is unwise to aight-time on the enemy's lines opposite aim at the exclusion of foreign (other our Front in France. The enemy than the present enemy) capital from dropped 517 during the day-time and sharing, in the development of the ed by the British.
compelling the disclosure of foreign interests in particular esses and that mineral and other properties he not secured by foreign concerns in order to competition in supply, and that Dominion and Colonial Governments should have measures of control of the working of properties where com modities of great Imperial importance are concerned.
LONDON, April: 27. The Times states that Holland has
us of the Limburg railway, stipulating that it must not be used for military purposes. Moreover, Germany, bas made another embarrassing demand as regarda shipping facilities, particulars of which 4 MILES OF HEDJAZ RAILWAY prevent their development and check have not transpired.
DUTCH SECRET SESSION CONSIDERS. POSITION:: The Limburg railway connects the Dusseldorff region with Antwerp via Roermond and Weert
of Mr. Charnberlain, as'a witness, great- gly impressed the Commission by the breadth of his view and the fearless of acceptance of responsibility. He 855 left the Commission room a bigger. man than he entered it. The War Cabinet has many, questions, to settle Fighting continued throughout the arising directly from the war but afteroon and evening to our advantage. Our line was advanced at certain pointsj which, in character and con- We broke up a hostile attack accom, The Dutch Second Chamber has been sequences; are more civil than mili-panied by Tanks in the afternoon. W
considering the situation in secret ses took, in this area, over nine hundreon. It is reported that Queen tary, more political thari strategical.
Med] Wlhelming received the Duto's Minia Lord George Hamilton is 'glad to
We carried out successful maids atter from Berlin in special audience. think that Mr. Chamberlain's ability, night time in the neighbourhood of The Commander at Amsterdam has experience and courage will be the Arleux-Vieux-Berquin sector, taking forbidden soldiers on furlough to travel
except on return to their garrisons. utilised in dealing with this class of twenty prisoners.
LICHNOWSKY'S PROSECUTION
AMSTERDAM, April 28. problem. Messages from The Hague indicate. that the situation between Holland And Germany bad slightly improved on Saturday, though the latter ap parently adheres to its attitude on the question of the transport of sand and gravel.
RESOLUTE NEUTRALITY.
SANCTIONED.
AMSTERDAM, April 28.
prisoners.
FRENCH RECIFTUKE LOST GROUND.
FURIOUS STRUGGLES.
LONDON, April 27:
A French communiqué alates A Berlin mesange states that the
We counter-attacked the Germans at Prussian Upper House us sanction Villers Bretonneux to south of the Luce ed the first District Court of Berlin in the morning and re-captured much to criminally prosecute Prince Lich-f the ground lost yesterday despite a desperate resistance by the enemy who nowsky for communicating his was strongly reinforced. Articles in the Dutch paper Memorandum to his friends... generally urge the maintenance p
AUSTRIAN ARCHBISHOP'S Tesciuto neutrality,
URGED:
The Telegraaf says If Holland is about to be threatened with the fate of Belgiura the Government can be noured that the nation will rally round it in the hour of danger with the motto. They shall not pass..
De Vaderl
auggeste
that the Nationa
TRELSON,
TO BE PROSECUTED
AMSTERDAM, April 28.
A telegram from Vieans states that
· RUMOURED FAILURE OF DERMAN
DUTCH BANK
AMSTERDAM, April
277 There is much excitement on the Fxchange owing to a rumour that a big- German-Dutch banking firm, said to be particularly interested in the Dutch Indisu trade, has failed,
JACHNOWSKY'S MEMOIR.
HÁLFTRADAM, April, 26 We captured the monument south of In the Prussian Lower House, the Villers, penetrated Hangard wood and Sociale, Here Hofer, said the Prince captured the western part of Hangard Lichnowsky's memoir proved that the village. The battle lasted all day and German Government was responsible continues. It was exceptionally violent, for the war sid, the Germans attempted to wrect The Vipe-President called Herr Hofer our gains from us at all costa Despite to order.
heavy
-Tosses from four fro at osch"
attempt, their battalion attacked seven
times at the northern Hangard w00d
PALESTINE OPERATIONS.
OCCUPIED.
LONDON, April 27. Bedjan official message from Fales time any
The troops of the King of Hedjaz during the week edding 24th April occupied fity three miles of the Hedjar
adway line, southward of Masu.
DUTCH EXPORTS OF TIN.
AN EMBARGO,
*་་
sentatives and now goes to President for signature
THE ZEEBRUGGE RAID CREATES A STIR IN GERMANY
AMSTERDAM, April 297 Articles in the German papers
The Committee recommend the adoption of uniform policy by the reflect the deep impression center Governments concerned. It does not recommend special restrictions or the in Germany by the Zeebrugge mad participation of aliens commercially or The Hamburger Nachrichten, To indestrially, but pilots and patent agents
should be British-born and the regist. Licherundschau and Couns Bever ration of foreign commercial travellers low in the Tages Zeitung praise t should be considered Alien enemies skill and extanondinary very should be temporarily subject to, Police
the British.Though they regulations after the war
The Committee disfavour the estab the official reports, blishment of an Imperial Bank of Industry attack es 4 failure;; all
WASHINGTON, April 27. Holland has placed an embargo on the exportation from the Dutch East Indies of tin and tin ore.
Elencaforth the United States must zély on Bolivia for supplies.
-AMERICA'S LIBERTY. LOIN. TWO BILLION DOLLARS MARK
PASSED."
but suggest Government actionto
safeguard the development of pivotal the attack was repeated on a gzda industries. The future British economic scale.
policy should include a serious attempt
to meetothe declared wishes of the INTER-ALLIED NAVAL CO Dominious Colonies and India for the
PARIS April 23. The Inter-Allied Naval has terminated by von
readjustment and development of their VOTES ADDRESS OF ADMD economic relations with the United
TION TO BRITISH Kim Kingdom also an effort to develop NEW YORK, April 27 trade between the Empire and the Allies. Liberty Loan Day closed with the Subject to the Allies agresing, the greatest enthusiasm Subscription are present enemy countric shall not, at in from everywhere. It is least temporarily, be allowed to trade Pos predicted that the two billion dollars with the Empire unrestrictedly a before
boen passed and that the the war or an equal terms to Allies and of admimtion to will ultimately be over subscribed. neutralske j
the magnificent, cool The Committen rosommend, action
luring the attack on Oster ARENTS DUTT similar to the Canadian gamet dump-
Zeobrugge
OVE
SERVES THE WHOLE FAMILY
Cough,
without causing the French to badge. THE fame of Cham
Remedy
is always getting scratched ing goode Preferential treatment og bruised. Eccause these should be secorded to the Overscsa sve healed all right is no sign Empita in respect to Customs dues now Will Gels & bottle of or hereafter imposed in the United n's Pain Balm and see that Kingdom, Other forms of Imperial
is cared for simpediately can get nothing better, and blood Lion is too dangerous disease to risk. ern Sid political move haura
captured" and retained the whole fainily, Forsk all Chemists: 95% 36, by al Chemists and Store went, with trousosable aims.
orchard south of Lage
the Archbishop of Laibach will The struggle was equally furious st for the deep seated congh acolčkjas prosecuted for head. Hangard village, which twice changed the croup srl whooping
children. The esine
preference should be considered Pro tection should be unorded # certain number of industries on the re dations of strong independent Board