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SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Paqe 1.)
A FRENCH MILITARY CRITIC'S
VIEW.
A GRAND PAY FOR THE ALLIES.
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*Paris, May 8. 31. Hori Bidou, the distinguished ruilitary critic of the douris and Debate, Whi has just ayturned from the Front, gave Henter a most en courging recount of the position.
He says the last time he visited the Front, which was just after thei capture of Kennel Hill, he found some gloo to the possible com segtieness of its bass, but witen his! returned, he was delighted tes find a spirit of utmost veniflorus aing the Allied offcene aral fen, realting
from the mugnificent manner in which the Gemmans were hold up.
POST-WAR TRADE,
LORD BALFOUR'S · COMMITTEE MAKES FURTHER REPORT.
LONDON, May 2 Lool Ballour of Burleigh's Com- hittes his presented a further report an post-war tride.
THE OPERATIONS IN
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“PALESTINE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
TURKISH AND GERMAN PRISONERS TAKEN.
A BRITISH MOUNTED BRIGADE DETACHED.
Losos, May 9.
Ai ochdiri message from Palestina Ixtates:-
GERMANY AND HOLLAND.
A POINT SETTLED.
AMSTERDAM, May 2. The Minister for the Colonien bas telegraphed to the Government of the Dutch Indies that shipping to America can be resumed from May 1.
BAN. AUSTRIAN MOYE AGAINST ZIONISM.
HUN MURDERS AT SEL
A POSTWAR PUNITIVE BOYCOTT.
LONDON, May 3. Mr. Havelock Wilson, President of the British Seamen's and Firemen' Union, in a statement as regards the crifices of the Mercantile Maring isid that 15,000 British Bestpun had been murdered by Gennau pinates | during the war. The murders were growing, despite the decline in pre The Ileport states thütung general:
uumber of ships attacked, because the prohibition of Exports to enerig"}
Hun was more determined than ever that asilors of sunken ships should not entries after the war is impractic
live to tell the tale. British sailors' were While the infantry attacked the Aelegram from Vieran states that in deadly earnest in their determination: able and inexpedient but the Paris resolutions can be carried out it the enemy in the foothills south-westward the Austrian authorities have closed to apply a punitive boycott againsty
Germany after the war. Allies and the British Expire and southward of Exuilt, the Aus-all Zonist headquarters and meeting officers, and seamen were in hearty tralaunted forces entered the places in Cracow and are arresting unanimity in their determination, after village taking Germans and 817miany socialist Zionists, including the war, not to bandle stuff in day way Focionested with Germany. A year ago Turks prisoners.
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the limit for the boycott was two years.
agree upon a policy of joint entre
polient.
We resumed operations eastward, of the Jordan on May 1.
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AMSTERDAM, May 9
SUBMARINE PIRACY.
Masters,
now, owing to the increased crimes it had been extended to fire a sud half
years.
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THE SEAMEN'S LEAGUE GROWING
.Mr. Wilson emphasised very strongly that the boycott would be enforced to the uttermost. He had proofs that commercial folk in Germany were very oneasy with regard to this because they knew that British sailors possessed the power and influence tú inake good their threat and because opinion was harden- The shipping returns for this weeking daily. Mr. Wil added that the
ITALIAN SHIPPING RETURNS.
of verrain important, commodities for
During these operations, the The Jewish Bureau remarks that "transitional periol. This policy !-booki be appïšel na regards the mounted brigade which watched the those occurrences shed a singular United Kingdom by legislation messings of the Jordan at Jid-light on the Austriam semi-official swering the Liovernment to prohibit danie, was attacked and long back declaration that the Government is the export, except under licence, of by superior enemy force who favourably dissered to Zionism.
articles as may be deemed ex-crossed the river during the
The horse artillery batteries support. As regainis enemy countries get-ling this brigade, in quest difficult and . ting material after the war, the broken country, Rege'obliged to 31. Milor said Tuesday wu grand day for the Allies and gruver Beport says to attempt to preventabaniom nine gunshut the necessi for the Germans than the loss of this would mise questions of great sury support for the detached brigade:
international diffulty: moreover, the was inmediately. Iörthcoming. The Kennel Hill was to the Alles.
M. Bidou concluded by saying that Committee have the gravest doubts operations are proceeding. "
We repubed local attacks ut never before, ind be seen such red as to whether sugle prohibition could Comradeship and mutual esteem! be unde practical or effective. It je several points westward between the Allies as has existed also desirable that interference in cerJordan. since the beginning of this battle, when the French and the British fought and died together.
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AMERICA'S WAR PROGRAMME.
EXPEDITING AN INCREASED
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export trade should be limited to
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The B-port mentions thut the
supply of all kinds of wond is likely
to be insufficient for, the require-
HOME RULE
Losiros. May 2.
Roke, May 2
how:
Seamen's League w growing daily and sready totalled 00,000 members. Arrivals
Candidates for Parliament at next Departures
Only one small sailing vessel was sunk, elections not favouring the LeagUO'S palicy would have a poor chance, Branches of the League were beingį organised Every constituency would run candidates against those not satisfy. their objecta.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
LONDON, MAY
A French communiqué says:-
A German attack in the region of Thences, north of the vec, failed under our fire..
Replying, to a memorial signed by SUCCESSFUL RAIDS BY FRENCH. hunts of the work, particularly lover 60,000 Irish residents in Greut erino, far which Germany unki Britain Bavouring innerlite self- Wasnugoros, May 8, Austria are practically dependent government in Ireland, the Premier The War Department's pro upen Australia and South Africa. says: There is no object which I have posted by the War The Caumaittee considers it of the more closely at heart than to assist Secretary, Mr. Baker, to the Mili- greatest impossance that Soini mesin composing this ancient tury Cornuttee of the House of sures should be devised with the troversy. I am bouis to say, how Representatives, involved expediting Dominions to secure control of therjever, that difficulties which are suf the training of man and increasing output of all kinds of wool, inmedi-sciently great have not been rendered the Arup as pilly as all conditions ately after the war will allow.
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ensier of Settlement by the challenge to the supremacy of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in that spliore which has always bein regarded as property belonging to by all advocates of Home Rule which has
The Committge corius, in the Mr. Baker declined to discuss the recommendation of the Iron numbers of the proposed army beTrade Committers that cause a specific number implies naterials should be periniated, in- limit which will solely depend unmediately after the war, to be des available resources, which are con-patched to present enemy countries recently been issued by the Nation stantly increasing.
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THE DELHI CONFERENCE.
MEASURES TO ASSIST THE EMPIRE'S CAUSE.
Loscos, May 2.
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NEW REGIME UPHOLDS -BRESTLITOVYSK PEACE.
AMSTERDAM, May 2.
overthrown the oki Ukranian Pada
from mineul resources under British alist Party url Roman Catholic conuol. The Committee states that hierarchy in concert with leaders of there are certain raw materials, the the Sin Fe supply of which is likely to be suf ficient to meet the world's require mente, and it has been suggested that the Allies might jointly pur The Press Bureau announces thabetase the avaliable supplies of these, the Vicurpy opened the Delhi Con- materials. The Committee points ference on April 27 which was at out, however, that the situation is! tended by sixteen Princes who ammadically altered when it becomes a A message from Berlin states that Don-official Legislative councillors question of supplying raw materials, the Berlin peasant Deputies have And about 100 representatives of all not to manufacturers um Government saades of opinion' from the provinces.work, but to manufacturers who are The House Bule group protested working on a competitive busis for At the non-inclusion of Ms. Annie the Home and foreign market Besunt, ut failed to secure the up-The Committee recommends restric proval of the Conference.
tion es regards the export from the The Conference approved of the United Kingdom of cotton-yarn, continues of voluntary recruitment wood-tops worsted, mohair" and coal. and the formation of a Publicity
and is of the opinion that it will be Employment Bureaux and also re
also necessary to regulate the export commended measures to encourage the consumption of local products, to develop shipbuilding and the produc- tion of foetude and war require
“ments."
of coul and machinery.
The Report says in the event of
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The new liovernment immediately adhered to the Drestlitovsk Peace.
PRUSSIAN DIET. REJECTS EQUAL BUFFRAGE.
DISSOLUTION OF DIET
". PREDICTED.
AMSTERDAM, May 2. The Prussian Diet, by 235 votes
Enemy attempts north of Charignon and north-west of Rheims were also unsuccessful. We carried out raids, notably in the direction of Le Monchel, west of Coucy-le-Chatena, north of Pont. a Mousson and at Viela and brought back a score of prisoners.
SIR WILLIAM ROBERTSON PREDICTS A. LONG WAR
SOLDIERS UNDER 19.
!
LONDON, May 2.. At the annual meeting of the Church Army Sir William Robertson stated that large numbers of, soldiers under nineteen would arrive at the Front in the immediate future, all splendid boy!. The war was likely to last a long time yet, and no sane mau would dare estimate how long.
THE BENEWED PEACE OFFENSIVE.
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ANTI-GERMAN AGITATION IN
UKRAINE.
IMPORTANT PERSONAGES.
ARRESTED.
LONDON, May 2.
in
A German communiqué affords an interesting aidelight on affairs Ukraine. It alleger a strong anti German agitation in Kieff, supported by members of the Government, result- ing, inter dia, in the distortion of the Gerinan decree regarding the spring sowing, which has produced excitement in the country, and the arrest of the manager the Russian Bank for Foreign Trade. The communiqué alleges that the Ukranian Government connived at the manager's arrest hence Field Marshal von Eichborn has been abliged to take drastic action including the establishment of military tribunals, severe pentes for disturbers of the peace and the arrest of the Ukrainian War Minister, the wile of the Minister of the Interior and the Commander of the town militis and others.
VIGOROUS OPPOSITION TO GERMAN ORDERS-
Zaich, May, 2. According to a Kieff telegram, Field- Marshal von Eichhorn, commanding the Germans in Ukraine, has ordered the peasantry to return the property taken from the landowners and to begin cultivation of the great es ates This is arousing the most vigorous opposition and the Ukranian Rada bas instructed the Minister for Agriculture to direct, LONDON, May 2 The Ekily Mail, continuing ita curo-the peasants to disregard von Eichhorn's
order. meat on the renowed peace offensive, says the troubles of the Austrian Empire are apparently coming to a head and the Cabinet crisis in both Austria and Hungary is still unsett*ed.
PRESS COMMENT.
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The Arbeuer Zeitung, of Vienna, denounces Hungary for starving Austria and declares that the imports from Ukraine are still remote and empty stomachs cannot afford to wait.
the Dominions finding it impossible to 189, rejected the Social De-subjects have appeared, according to
| AUSTRIA-HUNGARY STARVING. Czecho-Slovak troops who are Austrisa Italian papers, on the Italian front to adopt the Committee's sugges mourats" motion to restore the fighting for Italy. Their arrival has The Conference showed a large tious, it might be represented to the Equal Suffrage clause of the Elec-disquicted Austro-Hungarian comman measure of appreciation of the situa-Dominions that they could assist by toral Reform Bill, but resolved by tion and a desire to furnish further imposing a heavy export duty to 232 votes to 183, in favour of plural present enemy countries and take assistance to the Empire's cause.
soting.
145,000 GERMANS AFFECTED.
situation is not eased.
The Minister, Dr. Friedberg; hint As a result of these measures it precautions to prevent purchase by "is hoped that 500,000 recruits will be rentrals on account of such coun-ed at a possibility of the Govern- obtained during the year. The tries. The Committee considers it ment dissolving the Diet if the Chiefs' offers of men and money were essential to the safety of the nation that tungsten should be manufactured most cordial and generous.
VALUABLE SERVICES DURING within the Empire after the war or
THE WAB. THE FRANCO-GERMAN REPATRIA-sucht a male as to supply domestic
FITION AGREEMENT
requirements and afford a margin to
PEKING LEGATION GUARDS MEN MENTIONED. meet a sudden increase of our needs. It commends un export duty on vol.
LONDON, May 1, frum ore leaving the Empire of £25 s The Franco-German agreement, ton except when the Government Amongst those mentioned for negotiated at Berne, providea for the refuses to purchase it within fourteen valuable services during the war are interment in Switzerland of officers days of an offer being made. It also members of the Legation Guards at who were taken prisoners during the proposes that the importation of Peking, including Captain E. W.
· Inet eighteen months and to zopatria-imagnetos of present enemy ongin Brett, Captain A. J. Thomson and tion of non-come." and men taken be prohibited for five years after the Company Sergeant Major FW. prisoners during the same period.
war, bubject to licence. It recom. Deane of the Indian Army.
AMSTERDAM, May 2.
ders, who fear the effect on their Slav troops. Recently, some of these men persuaded a number of Austrian Czechs to desert which the Italian barrage between the Austrian front and support lines enabled them to do
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A special English Correspondent on the Swiss frontier has received inform ationshowing that the populations of Austria-Hungary are starving and
AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK ̈ ́IN COLLISION.
74 PEOPLE DROWNED.
NEW YORK, May 1. The coasting steamer (y of Allens has sunk as the reenlt of a collision with a cruiser.
Seventy-four persons aboard the
steamer were drowned.
ARCHDUKE FERDINAND'S
ASSASSIN-DIES.
AMSTERDAM, May 2 Prinzip, who assassinated the Arch duke Ferdinand and his wife, has died in Theresienstadt of conception Fortress.
GERMANY AND HOLLAND.
seething with revolt, which, be predicts, REPORTED AGREEMENT DENIED, will break out when the Western offensive is deänitely brought to s standstill.
POSITIONS FOR ABLE MEN.
LONDON, May 2, In the House of Commons, Major d Baird stated, that Sir William Weir was considering the best way of utiliting stated that the Bir Eugh. Trenchard's great qualities. Admiraly still hoped to codise Vis Jellicoe's services in an important pool. tion, but oving to the Admiral's high rank it was not easy to find a position
AMSTERDAM, May 2.
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Ebbow Vale, and the whole por tion of that, busy neighbours "nasembled to face the visitor an, has way to the pit or nutually g down. The Prince was deterranded to visit miners at their actual work The Prince of Wales made on and see for himself something of industrial tour m South Wales, and risks, and difficulties of their inget was favoured with splendid weather ant tank. This involved a journey fu overalls and cap, and the last stage, From 9.30 in the moming till past. had to be rude en all fours A
in the evening he was kept busy with gallery 000ft below the surface. out other respite than halts for meals, After watching, the men at work h
und these of the briefest. Every Royal Highness took a pick and wat where the Prince was recorded an away a small section, of steam coal,
It is stated the agreement.affects mends the creation of a special In Captain E. J. Barrett, of the sceptable to him. An important post Balfour stated that he had no official enthusiastic welcome. The open which he cami away with in za 2,500 German. officers, and 120,000 dustries Bound of experte to promote Shanghai Municipal Police, is also had been offered to Viscount Jellicos,
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schemes for assisting industrica in mentioned.
Interned civilians will be permitted producing certain special commodi to Teturn to their previous place of
ties. The Government should itself residence.
undertake to manufacture articles essential to national safety failing an efficient, and adequate output
GERMIN RULE IN AFRICA.
LONDON, May 2. The Lower House of Convocation passed a resolution against the ition of German ride in Afrien cuth Seas and against the Hen of the German Colonies
momental interests.
THE SILVER MÄRKET.
May
The Silver MADELIB
The ships which have been launched since January 1 in Japan are as follows, Janndry: the Kisen Marn No. 2, 3,200 tons, at Osaka Tekkosha; Deltuk Mara 9, 5,600 tons, at the Kawasaki Yard, Kobe Eden Maru, 8,200 toza, at Asano yard, Tama Maru, 3,030 tons, at Matano Yard and Africa Marn, 2,500
Tho, for reasons highly creditable to him, could not accept it:
THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. SOUTH AFRICA'S PEPRESENTA TIVE
CAPETOWN, May
NO CONFIRMATION IN LONDON the House of Commons, Mr. confirmation of the reports of a counter revolution in Petrograd. TEQTHOUSAND GUINEA STAXES,
LONDON, May 1. The Two-thousand Guibes atakes ware, ran and resulted as follows
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takably at one important centra On returning to the surface the vited. An overma siked a group Prince thanked the iners in Welch of the miners was expressed unmis memento of his comrades" What do you think for their splendid Welconie, and w of him, lads? and the unanimous ed them good luck!! response was the Welsh equivalent of
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