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SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1)
The French thus overlook the German centre and this must have already greatly embarrassed the enemy,
The Germans east of the Olse develop, al a new attack on both basks of the Aine, starting from ens line Momus suus Tourent Ambleuy-Cutry-Dommiers and fronting the Oira. Evidently the BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY.my intends to march on both banks
... A GRATIFYING STATEMENT.
Losnas, Juras 19.
of the Aine, skirting Villers Cottereta Forest on the north and drive the French, not merely out of the wooded
salient north of the old Franen.German
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THE CHINA MAIL:
"MOTOR-BOATS ATTACK
BATTLESHIPS.
THRILLING DETAILS OF ITALIAN DARING.
LONDON, June 13,
AMERICAN CABLES,
USA. NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS TO MANI.]
U-BOATS ON AMERICAN COASTS.
TEN BOATS SUNK.
Italian ships which parpedoel the
A Venice despatch says that the two-
Washington, Janie. Austrian battleships were motor-bou Mr. Daniels, Secretary of the Navy¦f the unicel crews of which were only 30 stated that a German submarine, or sub mon. One was conmanded by Captain marines, had appeared off the Atlantic front of 1915, and from Our camp Rizzo, a Sicilian, who, a menantiles and had sunk five small failing On the eve of the completam of Carlemont and Montague Forests but officer belace the war, bas distinguished have added two schooners and three vesels and a tanker. Unofficial reports Lard Bankla's first year as Fulse out of the much larger Aigle Forest himself by innumerable acts of daring / stésraers to the list. These were all coast-
between the old front and the Alana and possibly out of the still larger during the war, including the torpedoing wise vessels and their total tonnage was Compiegne Forest immediately south of the battleship en in Trieste only abart 20,000 There is no indication at present that barbour. The other was computed he will be able to carry out this by a midshipmsn.
Centraller, Mr. Clynes, the Assist ant Paul Controller, in a statement to From representatives at the House Comiens, said that although in Entre a stage of certain articles which must be transported long distances oight occur. the country wendhl never again have to undergu the periul of trial and suffering of last Autumn and Winter. In hone of the belligerent countries were the civil "populations so composed and assured as regards the food-sinuatiori as in tirar Britain, We have une very nach better in inf-year than
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programme.
AERIAL ACTIVITIES,
UNPRECEDENTED FEAT BY FRENCH AIRMEN.
LONDON, June 13. Reuter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters, wiring yesterday, says:— The importance of the role of our air service in the battle is daily increasing During to-day's fighting our light hom bardment aandrons performed the Chen my with all lar bastel
unprecedented feat of attacking German organising ability bras done in two heavy gun batteries in actica and years,"
silencing them by killing and scattering the gunners.
WHEAT CROP GUARANTEES
MELHORNE, June 13. The acting Premier, Mr. Watt. has inest the State Minister of Agriculture that the Commonwealth will be unable to undertake to guar. anter the 1915-20 wheat crop, but guarinters 474 per bushel for the +1018-10 rnb,
In the Picardy offensive our fighting
Captain Rizzo in au interview said that he was cruising of the Dalmatian Islands when he was astonished; when
No lives are yet reported lost as the crews took to small boats and were either rescued or reached the shore. No troop ship or ship with supplies for Europe was let Transportation to Europe goes on uninterrupted while aircraft and dea-
EXCHANGED RUSSIAK AKD
GERMAN PRISONERS, "A
Washington, Juse 6 The Stato Department has received advices from Moscow to the effect that German prisoners in Russia are being re- turned through Arsha, where three Ptrains daily carry 400 to 1,000 prisoners ench. The German prisoners are bealthy. hurt the Russians offered in exchange are in bad health, many, suffering frond tuberculosis and dying ex route, to their homes.
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OVERWHELMING RECRUITS,
Washington. June 3. Yesterday was the final day for the voluntary, enlistment of souths who have reached the age of since last Juno, as registration, is required today. It is estimated that million young pe will restThousands seeking enlist ment in the Arnigand Navy have over- our the country:
30 miles south-east of Fola, to see stroyers are hunting the raida, the mauki i whelmed the recruiting stations threegh-
Ate
column of smoke. Ba changed his course thither and saw in snemy aquadron. There was no time to winder why the enemy had come out, but, thinking he would never get much a chance again, he ordered the midship man to do as he thought best while he himself made straight for the chem
The enemy did not or hear Captain Rizzo's boat, which slipped in hetween the second and think cscorting destroyers. As he passed, the former sighter him, blew alarm whistles and began firing shells which passed over- bead. Captain Rizzo, already through the line, was only 500 feet distant from the battleships when he discharged bis torpedoer. Ons struck on a level with
Navy authorities state that has been long expected as an effort to interrupt the streams of American troope going overseas bat they declare that the German hopes are rain because the carriers are amply convored. This is shown by the tact, that only coastwise ships and those from the West Indies
SHIPBUILDING ACTIVITY,
Washington, June 8. were stacked. Several steamers for The United States Shipping Board which fear was felt arrived safely today has announced that ship construction Some of the members of the crows of in Muy was the greatest for any month barned vessels, to have landed lay
in the nation's history. Forty-four ships they had been held prisoners on a sub were completed and delivered to the marire for several days. The vessels Government Their tonnage was 291,573,, were captured and then sunk with which is at the rate of 3, 162, 842 tons a bombs or by gunfire.
planes repeatedly attacked field-gan the funnels and the second further`ait.mittee that the raid was intended to me of the ship workers.”
batteries with machine-guns, but silencing heavy batteries by bomb attacks from the air is a new achievement in war.
THE SITUATION EXAMINED.
GROWING OPTIMISM.
Both exploded.
An Austrian destroyer tried to ram Captain Rizzo, thinking hira we pooless. Captain Rizzo dropped a depth charge which failed to explode, but a second depth charge was more effective and the destroyer washedly hit. It me in the sea and rolled like a drunken map. Captain Rizzo slipped away, dodging the LONDON, Juno 13.
thi destroyer and escaped. The There is a growing tone of optimism whole affair lasted twenty minutes. in the newspapers as it becomes clearer Meanwhile, the midshipman's host that the Germans have been checked.attacked the rear of the convey and They have certainly compelled the fired two torpedoes at a battleship: one French to withdraw from the northern missed, but the other hit her full in the LARGEST WOOL, TRANSACTION end of the salient on the left bank of stern. The midshipman then sped after
the Oise, including Carlapont Wood and his companion.. plarean, but the French have retained the strong belt of territory north of the Aisne; and it is to threaten this from the
AUSTRALIA'S WOOL-CLIF
PURCHASED.
IN WORLD'S HISTORY.
Laxbox, June 13.
A telegrain from Melbourne states that the Itaperial Government has purchased the whole of Australia's wool-elp for the period of the war The first and a year afterwards. two clips, will involve a sum of £100,000,000 sterling. This is the Iargest wool transaction in the his.
tory pi the world and ensures the commercial and financial stability of Australia,
NEW INDUSTRIES IN AUSTRALIA FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS.
year Una menmer carrying 190 passenters The Shipping Boart has prohibited Three the transfer of any vessel of more than and a crew of 150 was attacked. hundred survivors were rescued from 100 tons to a forsign Bag
Mr. Wilson. the Secretary of Labour, small bosta.
Mr. Daniels told Congremional Comsaid that investigation of Pacific coast demonstrates the frighten the United States into with drawing, America's battleship from Europe, but he said that this would be unnecesary as the naval forces on this side of the Atlantic were ample for full Whether or not there in protection. determined. more than one raider has not yet been
Stocks are buoyant on the New York market, showing that the investors re gard the raid as unimportant.
No new attacks, was reported" to-day.
Washington, June 7.
Pacite const shipbuilding company announas plans for another yard larger than any on the cost at present. It will cover 16 acres and cost 820 000,000. It will have a capacity for constructing several steel ships of 20,000 tons mach simultaneously. One thousand men are being sought for an immediate start and 20,000 will be em- ployed later.
The Treasury Department regarding SCOPE OF ENEMY TRADING LAW the abmarine Atlantic coast said as
EXTENDED. important, has reduced the life insur ance rate to 15 cents from 25 cents ou ench $100 for officers and crews
TO INCLUDE WOMEN WITH }}
Italian aircraft, sixteen hour later merchant vessels, travelling in the war | HUSBANDS OF ENEMY SUBJECTa
saw masses of drifting wreckage.
Aircraft which visited Pola report
only ore Dreadnought there as compared with four previously.
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rear that the Germs have launched a new attack south of the Alane on a not very wide front. At the same time, the Germana, hanlked in their efforts to reach Compiegne frontally, ENEMY MINES OFF NEW ZEALAND. hope to attain that objective by this outflanking attack. Compiegne la etill 18 miles west of the scene of the new operation, with the Forest of Com piegne intervening.
As already pointed out, the limited success of the German offensive on Sun-s day, the enemy's heavy dossand the rigour of the French counter-attack, sharply distinguish the present from the March battle. A favourable feature in the new development is the general tendency o the fighting to rivet an increasing proportion of the German resources in the south and there is now no talk of
another direction.
WELLINGTON, June 13. Two enemy mines have been destroyed ten miles off the North Cape. ..
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
PLOT TO OVERTHROW THE SOVIETS.
Moscow, June 5.
It is semi-oficially declared that the counter-revolutionary plot includes both the Minimalists and Monarchiata. The latter favour the restoration of the monarchy by an understanding with
MELBOURNE, June 13. The Federal Repatriation Depurt- more formidable German stroke in ments have expert committees in- quiring into the question of starting new industries for returned soldiers, GERMAN WAR MINISTER'S BOAST. Germany, and the Minimalists wish for
including the construction of cement houses, and the manufacture of telephone instruments.
NO. WINTER RACING IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, June 13. The Government has decided in view of the strain on the railways that there shall be no meing in the
winter.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
VERY BITTER FIGHTING
IN FRANCE.
HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES.
LONDON, June 13. Renter's Correspondeat at the French Headquarters, telegraphing on June 12, says: Our counter-attack yesterday between Courcelles and Belloy was delivered just as the Germans were assembling for an attack Consequent ly their positions wore bald most strongly. The fighting was most bitter, but the French infantry supported by Tanks and British rad French Air-equadrons overmatched a numerically auperior enemy. Battle-planes new in front of the infantry spraying the Germans with bullets from a bright of a few score yards, while bombing machines attacked enemy concentrations in the rear.
The losses of the Germans pving to the overcrowded frebt were most beary. Their strength is indeed remarkable, fout Divisious being identified on a front of 3,000 yards.
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LONDON, June 15. The German War Minister in the Reichstag yesterday, boasted that the battle was already won and that General Foch's reserves were wiped out, but this is not supported by facts, for thero are still great obstacles like Villers-Cottersts Forest to be overcome, while the line of the Allies is being stabilised and the character of the fighting is, apparently, changing in their favour.
General Foch, indeed, appears to have the situation well under control
THE BRITISH FRONT.
SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS.
a resumption of the alliance with the Western PowCIL
Notwithstanding the divergens Of views, both parties are agreed to a common platform, with the object of overthrowing the Soviets. The central figures in the plot are Generals Dovguert and Savinko The plot aims at isolating the Ural region from Central Russia, compelling the Soviets to capitulate owing to lack of supplies.
The Cossacks, who are under rection arg officer, are holding themselves in readiness in the East.
HOLLAND'S DANGER.
PARIS, June 14. The Tempe in Ka article headed Holland's Danger says that with Germen trains running on the Roermond line and the concessions the Germans Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig possess in the Venio district, together We carried out a successful daylight Germany's disposal, the Dutch are
reports:-
LONDON, June 13.
with other means of invasion
at
trench mortar was brought back and any encamped in their midst. two others. destroyed.
It was to France's greatest interest to see the independenes of Holland respected and that. ber prosperity be given every opportunity for fres de velopment after the war.
zone. The Department has also decided not to advance the insurance rate on vessels.
declared that the raid has not tampered Mr. Hoover, the Food Administrator,
food shipments overseas.
Washington. June 7- the Enemy law to include women whose President Wilson has proceeded to broaden the scope of the Trading with husbands are enemy subjecta. It will Allied nations, to enemy intriguers, to also apply to females interned by firms with any member or the enemy list and to enemy subjects outside of the regarded United states or resident in an caemy,
country, since. August 4, 1914.
Mr. Daniels. Secreury of the Navy sail the Navy will continue to keep the road open for men. paitions and food supplies to the battle-front." The precautions taken are adequats.
Sixten men from one steamer are the only lives lost. A neatral steamer waa sunk on Jung 4. The tonnage sunk by the raiders in the two weeks of their activities is under 23,00).
SUBMARINE CAUGHT IN A NET.
Washington, June 8.
CHINESE QUACKS.
A correspondent writing to the N.C. Daily News from Kisagehow in reference The submarine which sank
to another compon American tanker, off the Atlantic coastdent's reinarks on the .**
dangerous. was caught in a net when it came to advertisements" of self-styled "Phy the surface for air after remaining sicians, Surgeons and Dentists submerged for two days while destroyers and aeroplanes kept up a watch for it, says The crew of the tanker which reached an Atlantic port told the story of the attack.
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BIG LOSS OF U-BOATS.
The farther away from the const the boller these fellows seem to be. Were there any power in China to deal with these scumpe many lives: might be saved and much inflicted suffering saved.
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Washington, Junë 5. cent of the German new type cruiser angels fear to trend" and medical
Navy officials estimate that 75 per
Truly these fools rush in where- sabmarines have already been destroyed.me would stand aghast to
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HANNE INSURANCH-Cantons are si London is 12% and the T.T. salling rates 395. Unions at $700 are in strong on Shanghai is Tis: 391- demand. North Chinas at Tis. 125 and Yangtze at $190 are unchanged from
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Dr." Wang of say Kan Liefü AMERICA "IS ONLY BLUFFING."ean got there by post, notwithstand
ing that Dr. Wang may be and San Francisco, June 7: probably is a youth discharged from Prince Traidos Prabandh of Siam is a hospital for thieving with to medi- last week. here on route home with the Princess cal knowledge beyond that gained FE INSURANCES--Chine Fires follow- and their Ave children. He was formerly from labela while acting as bottle-ing on the advance in Unions are now Minister to Germany, which country he left eight months ago when Binm broke washer off diplomatic relations.".
In local operations at night-time we advanced our fine a short distance at little cust, with the capture of a number of prisoners south-westward of Merriam
The French, eastward of Dickebosch Lake, improved their positions in the neighbourhood of Ridge Wood, and took 30 prisoners,
THE SUBMARINE PIRACY.
SURVIVORS STORY
LONDON, June 13.
A telegrara, from New York states that the survivors of the Pinar del Rio state that the German submarine which sankter was recompanied by s6,000 ton singic-funnelled steamer.
The enemy in the centre continues at DUTCH LUGGER SUBMARINED, heavy cost to push his way, yard by
YMUIDEN, June 11.
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LONDON, June 13.
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Up this way we could introduce could be placed at 8326. The Dally News says that the Govern-
The Prince anys that the German you to a medical practitioner whose Ferrin at 929 have changed hands at The Englishman writes:It ap ment's Drafting Committee of the Home officialt tell the people that America is credential ́are limited to an old hat quotations. Steamboats have varied to pears that the 'new two"anns piece hind Kale Bill is making no progress. The only blaffing and the "the
tween $18 and $21 closing in demand it a very patro escape from being people draft Ell prepared at the outer of believe whatever the officials tell the given him by a foreign doctor whom 8301 Preferred Indos are steady at 836 launched upon the world under mans- the Committee's proceedings is not
be served as coolie. To a whilst the Deferred Indos have steered picious circundances. It was originally accepted by any of the parties and the
**graduate who does not know how the usual erratic course as low as 17 proposed to issue it on All Fools Day 1 Government has go proposals to offer..
to use a clinical thermometer and a sad high as 8140 having been done for Fortunately, however, it happened to be bank holiday and hence the new issue," cast the closing quotation being $13. Physician and Home Surgeon Shells have declared the issue of a bogus as already mentioned, was inaugurated THE INDUSTRIAL SITUATION.
who is on his own confession pre-shares for every 6 old shares held on Tuesday. A unique feature of the
the quotation has risen to 27 com rights new nich piece is that, with the wa At which small business has been doneception of the Ceylon 5 penty it is. lization of the Company's Reserve Fand the British capire. It is interesting BEEBIES Chico Sagar have to know that the weight is the same as buyers at 883 and Malabong et 330 that of the eight saca piece Near 3. Urals at 16/-and Tronohe st.. tarned out by the Calcutta Mint, of Kailans are wanted at 434 and Tangksts which aut two millions avg béén have been said to banghal 25 Tis 14.issned to the public. We owe the DOCKS, WHARVES AND Godown design to Lieutenant Colonel McCormick Kowloon Wharves are firmer market Mint Master of Calcutta. The asmus 3 following on better business roots also belig minted at Bombay. port Docks ses also in demand A
weakened tonch of theumatism, or a twinge #194 Phanghai' Docks have A of neuralgie, whatever the trogble from Ts, 11 to Tls, 106, but weaknes Chamberlain Pain Bala drives away always followed by buying orders the pain at ones and cures the complaint on the Northge delete quickly in spplication gives relief. HOLY AND BUILDINGS Cer- When a bottle of it is kept the băuse canst 800, Hotels at $30 and Lands the pain of burns and
ben 382 are #1f in strong reque promptly relieved
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Lands continue along at
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against machine-gun and artillery fire.of the crew were killed. Our troops, further-west, pursued their
progress on the plateau into the valley BURMABINE SITUATION WELL IN
below
This position in which the enemy bolisved himself to be firmly established 48 hours ago was most important for bis advance in the Centre, as it over. 16oks Matz Valley and commands the junction of the main roads from
All the German wiling Lipa seized in pared to learn dentistry complete the Pacific by the United States are re-ins fortnight when be fies feire Che bonus shares represent the capita bebeved to be the only square coin in It is understood that the War Cabinet ported to have boos esigned to the firm This evil really calls for some iz gratifed at the industrial situation of Birthers and Lixon for operation. antidote, and foreign firms 'should whit is better than at any time during There are nine such ships in all the war. There is virtually notasingle
Dr. L Everett, Vice-President and refuse to supply unknown Chinese Struthers and Dion, with offices in iften, joisona, eto. working splendidly.
Mani, interviewed, stated that. he had not received any advices regarding the reported trapifer of the German vessel to his Brm. He said that the company had already been given four ex-German sailing align and could not say whether or not these are to be included in the cable.
THE SILVER MARKET.
·HANDY
STATEMENT BY SIR ERIC GEDDES.
LONDON, June 1 The Silver Market is steady.-
LONDON, Jane 13, 2
SOMETHING DEPENDABLE.
prevalent #during this weather
Montdidior and Beauvragnes at Guvilly Sir Eric Geddes, First Log of the through which enemy troops and Admiralty, interviewed by the Pit supplies for the front line in the river Parisin Raid We have undoubtedly DIARRHEA is ziways more or lens valley must pass and also the function sunk more submarines since January Be prepared for it. Dhamberlain's Colic of the Senlis and Compiegne roads or too the enemy has built Wa here Casiers and Diarrhea Remedy is prompt and effectual. It can always be dipended- which he depends for his adeance attacked German submarines on an apm. For alle by all Obeniste and Southwart
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