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THE WAR.
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considerably botter off in this respect. They need entertain no such appro hocsions as their own countries and Colonial possessions afford natural sources of valuable raw materials and millions of workers, while Germany is, dépandort on hot-
SUPREME WAR COUNCIL
• MEETINGS.
rich ATTENDED BY ALLIED MINIS-
TERS AND GENERALS.
TELEGRAMS.olf and, even if she gained Colonice,
1 Reuter's Semnce to the Chino Mail.;
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
MORE PRISONERS TAKEN. LOCAL FIGHTING NEAR VILLERS.
GENERALISSIMO FOCH OPTIMISTIC.
FRENCH PREMIER QUESTIONED
ON THE SITUATION.
PARIS, May 4, M. Clemenceau (the Promier) questioned regarding the results of the inter Allied Council, expressed satisfac tion at the situation at the Front Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig M. Clemenceau said: "Generalissimo
F.
reports:-
LONDON, May 3, 10.80 p..
7.
Foch, is optimistic. That is all I can say."
ahe cannos reckon on any immediate profit from them."
GERMAN PEACE OFFEN-
'SIVE EXPLAINED.
LORD HOBERT CECIL'S VIEWS.
· CONTROLLER OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
A NEW FOST THAT GIVES SATISFACTION.
LONDON, May 4. Sir Gordon Naira has been appointed | Controller of the Bank of England.
The new post is equivalent to that of General Maraget.
"
LONDON, May 3. The Press Bureau states:-Mr Lloyd George and Lord Milner have returned from France, where they attended the meetings of the fifth The papers comment on the appoint ment with satisfactionas marking a very session of the Supreme War Council.
important development and giving the The meetings were also attended
present Governor and Deputy Governor by 1. Clemenceau, Signor Orlando greater freedom forthair responsibilities and the Allies Naval and Military and labour.attaching to war finance, advisers, including Geroralissimo and making for closer co-operation between the Back of England and the Foch, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas outside market, Haig, General Pershing and General
Petzin.
EGYPT'S STRIKING GENEROSITY. £3,000,000 CONTRIBUTION TO
3.
WAR EXPENSES.
LONDON, May 4. Lord Robert Creil interviewed by Renter regarding the reported coming German peace offensive, said, personally, be always expected this as the im- mediate consequence of the Western offensive. It was evidently part of the enemy Flan, but be though it was mainly intended for "home" consump-| tion. He was of the opinion that the The Government has gratefully general idea of the Germans was to accepted Egypt's offer to immediate continua fighting in the Weat until y contribute £3,000,000 towards the they completely and commercially controlled the East. They hoped to ar expenditure, and also to provide establish themselves impregnably inj
further £300,000 in the Russia, so that by means of German Budget. ophil Government and Russia's resources Loxoox, May 3,
OTTAWA, May 4.
and rich potentialities, Germany may 12.33 p.
The tune of the Quober news.fight the world Field-Mosin Sir Dougins Hig
unconquerable. papers during the last few days reports:-
Local fighting was to our advan-indicates a resignation to conscrip tage on the night of site 2nd ist..tion in that province, but an incident
thu We, in cp-operation with French, took priseners in local Sight- ing southward of Villers Bretonneux, The enemy's artillery was active. northward of Albert.
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CANADA'S RESOLVE TO HELP
MOTHER COUNTRY.
QUEBEC IN FAVOUR OF CONSCRIPTION.
:
overmore and be
THE IRISH TROUBLE
пен
MR. LLOYD GEORGE CONFERS WITH HOME RULE COMMITTEE.
Germany was aiming to build up the people's spirita by holding out hopes of plentecas Russian supplies. Lord Cecil
Loxoox, May 4.. in the neighbourhood of Villers in the House of Commous yesterday. believed that "if the Germans have to even more emphatically indicates the rely on their own resources they know
Mr. Lloyd George, immediately on Bretonneux.
longer. This explains the plan of a big his return from France, met the Rt. We successfully raided to the south changed attitude of the population that they cannot endure very much of Arras and to the cust of St. towards the Government's policy of peace offensive, if they cannot knock Hon. Walter Long and the Com. maintaining Canada's Ary at the out the Allies." The peace offensive, nittee drafting the Home Rule Bill, be said, would likely be directed veryį
and discussed the clauses concerning front at a full strength.
largely against Great Britain in the shape
Venant, capturing prisoners and five machine-guns.
Peciprocul artillery firing active during the night between
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THE POTATO CROP OF U.K.
25 PER CENT INGREASE.
LONDON, May, 4/
The Press Bureau states The Food Controller estimates that the potato acreage of Great Britain in 1918 will approximate 900,000 acres, which is 25 par cent, over that.cf 1917-
SWEDISH AND NORWEGIAN SHIPPING.
REQUISITIONED BY U.S.A, IN EXCHANGE FOR FOODSTUFFS.
CHRISTIANIA. May 4.
FARLIER TELEGRAMS,
ENEMY CALCULATIONS FALSIFIED.
TASK MUCH HEAVIER THAN ANTICIPATED.
fields is because Amarica made arrangements for intervention on an immense scale and she realized that a successful ofensive against Ger many may be necessary to win the
war.
BRITISH ATTITUDE TO FRACE LONDON, May 3.
· MOVE. · Raator's Correspondent at British | Beadquarters telegraping to-day, says:——
LONDON, May 3: The Germans have not renewed their
.The Times refers to a despateb Washington stating that efforts to advance in Flanders or on the from Semme, and their objective time tables diplomatists anticipate a peace move,, indicate that they are finding their task but it remarks that po offer of media- tion, even from the Pope, will be much heavier that they anticipated.
On Thursday night there was much consdered. Any proposal for peace
must come from Germany. bombing activity on both sides, our airmen inflicting heavy casualties.
The Australians carried out successful minor operations at Villers-Bretonneux while the Canadians "mopped up a strong post, taking 7 prisoners and 5 machine-guna..
Farther north the British rushed a machine-gun emplacement, clearing it cut and driving back three survivors of the garrison.
A tremendons crescendo of gunfire. has broken out this morning, apparently in the Lys region.
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FIVE NEW Y.C.'S.
SUPERHUMAN DEEDS OF
HEROISM.
THREE POSTUMOUS AWARDS.
LONDON, May 3 An agreement has been signed Almost superhuman beroism charte between America and Norway, under terises the acts for which five Victoria which the United States sends a Crosses have been awarded. Three
of the recipients are dead. quantity of necessaries in exchange following are typical:-
The
Seroad-Lient. B. M. Cassidy, late Lancashire Fusiliers.During a hostile attack when the flank of a Division was engaged, Cassidy, who was com manding a Company in close support, most nobly carried out
for the use of a certain amount of
Norwegian shipping.
AMSTERDAM, May 4. The Finace Minister has stated that Sweden will receive a quarter
to the
The Hon. Mr. Limieux, a vigorous of offer, which Germany deems wonkt later und Customs finance, on/taillion tons of corn and 800,000 ton letter the orders that he must hold
and intuential opponent of conscrip- tion, said he had been asked by the
be attractive to us Germany would which disagreement had arisen. The of foodstuffs, and a quantity of other vital necessities in exchange for the then impress upon its people regarding conference was prolonged.
hiring of 400,000 tons of shipping German moderation, but such offers! The Daily Mail believes that a
Givenchy and Nippe Forest, in the President of the Committee of the would not approach anything we eat basis of adjustment has been reached. ying in foreign parts,
neighbourhood of L'Ocre and south- ward of Ypres.
VIOLENT FIRING ON FRENCH FRONT.
ALLIED AYLATORS PREVENT TRANSPORT OF GRÄYEL.
Royal Flying Corps in Quelco look at and, anyhow, would not intend city to communicate to the House pence. the following: "It may interest' the country to know that applications for admission into, the Royal Flying PRISONERS BROUGHT BACK. Corps are pouring in from Quebec and rural districts by able and well educated young men belonging to good families." The message was
LONDON. May 3.
4.40 p.m.
"A French communiqué states:cheered,
There was violent nutual bom- bardinent south of Villers Breton-
дена.
A successful aninor operation was carried out on the 2nd, in which we attacked the positions between Hailles and Custel and seizst Hill
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AMERICA AND THE WAR..
$15,000,000,000 FOR IMMEDIATE
PROGRAMME
WASHINGTON, Muy. 4. Mr. Baker, the War Secretary, has
BOATS CARRYING MATERIALS TO GERMAN FRONT SUNK.
AMSTERDAM, May 4 News from The Hague states that the Allied aviators sarik 28 Belgian boats in d. single day, laden with gravel and crushed stone for the German front, and are daily destroy- ing others.
They also destroyed two piers at submitted to the Senate Military Fauxemburg and a bridge at Namur, $2 And the wood skirting the Ave, Committee his estimates of approxi-
for mately $15,000,000,000 capturing 100 prisoners.
It is hoped that the measure will be introduced before Whitsuntido.
The Timea states that Lord Midla
Entente..
to
the
The Minister also declared that the Government was doing everything
ton has declined to participate in the possible on behalf of the Swedes, who were literally fighting against,
new Irish Govemment.
STATE CONTROL OF LIQUOR TRADE.
THE COMMITTEES' RECOM- MENDATIONS.
Losnos, May 8.
?
otch The report of the English, und Irish Comminittees on the State. purchase and control of the liquor trade states that all the Committees propose definite terms for the pur-
atarvation...
FIGHTING AT KIEFF.
`Amsterdam, May 4.. Fighting occurred ut Kieff on the occasion of the overthrowing of the Ukranian Government, as cabled on
the 2nd.
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GERMAN ADVANCE IN RUSSIA.
TAGARON OCCUPIED.
LONDON, May 8, A wireless German official repart states:
The roads are so cut up that the chase of liquor interests. The cost of BD Germans find it difficult to bring the acquisition appears to be between Our reconnoîtring troops were immediate programme.
sufficient material to fill up the £400,000,000 to £500,000,000. All particularly active at Woevre, and GLOOMY PICTURE OF GERMANY's cratery in them.
the reports affirm that the principle region. in Lomaine, bringing back prisoners.
ENEMY CONCENTRATIONS DISPERSED.
GREAT AERIAL ACTIVITY.
LONDON, May 4. 1.55 a.in.
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FINANCES.
DEMAND FOR INDEMNITIES" PRESSED,
ZURICH, May 4.
A gloomy picture of Germany's Banoces is drawn by the Industrial
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THE DAMAGE TO ZEEBRUGGE.
REPAIRED WITH ACTIVITY BY GERMANS.
We advanced into the Donetz
of purchase should be on the basis We occupied Tagaron on the Sen of pre-war profits at pre-war rates of Azov, of capitalisation.
The English Committee recom- mends that, the sum thus reached" Losnos, May 8.
"should be written down to the stan Reuter learns that the Germans dard of the capital values prevailing when the purchase transaction is A French communiqué states:- Union of Saxony, one of the greatest are displaying great activity in en- There was fairly great reciprocal industrial organisations in Germany, deavouring to repair the damage to
completed, and that a
special The channel still re- Government, artillery, firing north and south of in a roamitesto supporting the de- Zeebrugge,
stock should the Avre and right of the Meuse.
mand for war indemnities. The mains blooked, and will likely remain be sued
value of which
will be equal to the sum so adjusted. manifesto says the war has added 14,800,000,000 marks to the pesos
Our artillery dispersed enemy con- centrations south of Villers Breton- neux and towards Caarel,
so for a considerable time.
Apart from the two sunken concrete
RUSSIAN TROOPS ON FINNISH BORDER.
GREAT EVENTS EXPECTED.
STOCKHOLM, May 4.
The Afton Bladel stated that the Enssians bare aased considerable Troops on the Finnish borders. Great events are expected.
PERSIA "AND, HER TREATIES.
The Times declares that the Allies will meet any such move with the same unbrokon front as they met the latest military 'offensive..
FRENCH STEAMER IN" NEUTRAL WATERS.
TORPEDOED BY GERMANS.
LONDON, May 3..
Another instance of German disregard of neutral territorial wasora is the case
of the French steamer Provence, which was torpedoed from the land side while 2,600 yards from the Spanish coast-;
The Provence grounded upon reaching. Palamos harbour.
LOSS OF BRITISH GUNS IN PALESTINE:
:
HORSES AND DETACHMENTS WITHDRAWN.
LONDON, May 3.
In connection with the abandonment of nine guns mentioned in the Palestine. communique, cabled yesterday, it is officially announced that the horses and detachments were sufely withdrawn.
BRITISH CO-OPERATION IN ITALY.
109 AEROPLANES DESTROYED.
LONDON, May 3
the positing to the last. The enemy
age On in overwhelming num. A British official message states that bers, endeavouring to turn the flank since the arrival of our men in Italy we He, however, continually rallied his hars destroyed 109 aeroplanes and men under terrike bombardment. The have lost 13. enemy were several times clearert out "of
the trench by his personal leadership. ANOTHER GERMAN INHUMANITY. His company was eventually surrounded,
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· BRITISH WOUNDED TRANS. PORTED UNDER IMPROPER CONDITIONS.
LONDON, May 3
exhorting is inen until he was killed. but Cassidy fought on, encouraging and His most gallant conduct bald up the whole attack at this point, and undoubt edly saved the left flank from possible
The Dutch papers state that the 107 disaater.
severely wounderi British, who arrived Frivate H. G. Columbine, latest Retterdam for repatriation, were not Machine Gun Corps. Owing to casual-sent from Germany under proper condi ties Columbine took command of a gun tions. No hospital train was provided and kept firing from nine in the morning expressed forcible opinions regarding and the Dutch medical authorities till one in the afternoon, in an isolated the transport of stretcher cases in such unwired position, heating back accessive circumstances. WAVES. An attack by
Tao German authorities, it is pointed low-Aying E
out, must either confess inhumanity or aeroplane enabled the enemy finally to admit that no hospital trains are avail gain a strong footing in a trench on able owing to the Gaming insus in the either side. The position being unten-West able, Colombine ordered the two remaining men to get away, and though bombed from wither side he kept the gun firing, inflicting tremendous leases." He was eventually killed by a bomb blowing up him and his gun.
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GERMAN TALK OF “KAISER'S
BATTLE". VANISHES...
MILITARY EXPERTS SOBERING THE CITIZENS:
LONDON, May 5,
THE IRISH PROBLEM.”
HOME RULE BILL ASSUMING DEFINITE SHAPE
LONDON, May 3" The Lobby correspondent of the Daily Chronicle states that the Govern is determined to proceed with Home Rule, which will be on federni lines, providing one Parliament for the mholade of Ireland. The Bill will be introduced the week after next
An appreciable improvement in the It is specially noteworthy thist with situation in Ireland is reported in conse the lull in the fighting since the Ger. quenes of the appointment, of Mr. E man defeat at Ypres, all German talk Shont, KC, as Chief Secretary and of The Kaiser's Battle has vanish-on Lord French's Sts » W
Captain Redmond as Intelligen e Oficer
ed. German experts on the staffs of
The Times Lobby correspondent con the sowapapers have now been infirms the rumour that the Home Rule structed to warn the people that no Bill is assuming definite shape. It lays new Sedan is possible, that Ypres is down the Foderal principle for the United Kingdom. The correspondent very strong and that the British are as the Customs and Exces will be RUSSIAN TREATY
Ypres has no importance for Ger- Parliament until after the war It is of the Thotis at the edge of the shoal roserve the form of payment for the
many. They declare that the Ger- understood that an additional tegund aeroplanes were brought down, and It continues: "This total would.
further consideration by the Govern
AMSTERDAM, May 3
man Command may decide not to for Ulster is provided in the form of an increase dredging greatly 12 were oumpelled to descent to their absord 60 per cent of the whole of is likely
The Persian Minister at the Hague take Ypres
Ulster Committee with a power of velo to own Enes 27,000 kilogrammes of the national income. Capitalised at operations, which are necessary
has handed the Foreign Minister a Note
on legislation affecting Ulster The All the reports include the export stating that the Persian Government has
latest proposal for the oficeroyalty is projectiles were dropped on stations, 5 per cent, the national debt would prevent the harbour from being silted
that it shall be placed in commission, trace as subject of acquisition and officially declared pull and vejd all bivosges cantonments in Han, then amount to 292,000,000,000
possibly under Lord Midlaton, Loní. French and Justics Hoss, ga Chaulnce, St. Quentin marks, or more than the entire pre
An interesting fact has just boenail propose to exclude the Allied treaties imposed upon it in recent years,
The Daily Express rays that all Parlia Ford also 8,000 kilowar national wealth of Germany.
trades, also indst hotels, clubs, rail-pecially the Anglo Russian treaty of
1907 regarding spheres of influence i way and refreshment rooms, theatre
Sir William Robertson's warning mentary plans have been upset by the bombs were dropped Such u burdon, would completely published that Viscount Jellices,
Persia white Fin
Lord, bassed the
is commented upon in London as is situation. Instead of a month's ears at Bethel paralyze our production and all our
bra, pamenger ship bars, dining ch Worsens other treaties may later be timely. It is pointed out that one probably be only a week and it is holiday at Whitsentide, there: "will radway sistemos et Asield-la-spirit and enterprise, and completely plans for and approved the Zeebrugge and the non quor part of mixed revised the treaty of 1907 remains reason why American, intervention expected that the Commons will sit alt
has not been sooner native in some summer.
During the 2nd ist. sight enemy time expenditure of 4,800,000,000, at the entrance, the positionThe Scottish and Irish Committees GOVERNMENT ANNULS ANGLO- most athbborn and that, after almost certainly reserved to the Irish
Nesle
and
up.
Ben
ruin our econotaic life. Our toes are and Ostend enterprises.
ment
businesses.
definitely Canuled.
DELAY IN AMERICA'S INTERVEN.
-"TION EXPLAINED.
LONDON, May 8
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