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(ESDAY, JULY. 5, 1918
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued fram Page 1.)
BRITISH AND FRENCH AERIAL
ACTIVITY,
FINE AERIAL ACHIEVEMENTS.
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AUSTRIAN CABINET
CRISIS.
EMPEROR DECLINES SEIDLER'S RESIGNATION.
AMS 20AM, June 90 Assage fame Ne says the Erapoor Kay has again, refused to von accept the resignation of Pr Seidler and his Ministry, and
it
A French communiqué antess the convocation of the
On the 28th and 99th 13 enemy netoplanes were brought down an 19tis put out of action. Two captive Balloons were set on fire,
Our beaubing planes during the sure period carried out day annl.
Reisrat..
HUNGARIAN PREMIER'S SPEECH CREATES A SENSATION.
Toxbox, June 80.. The sensation created in Austria ight rails in which 47 tons of babe by the Hungarian Premier's speech swire succesfally dropped on aero is shown by the fact that the otheial dames of the Somme, bivores, convction, mahlal this morning, or Rozier, the Brage region, valley of frived before the report of the speech. the Avro, railway statiche nt Sais- schs. Fineon-Tanderais, ete,
Myrenser, five tons of explosives
SERIOUS FOOD PROBLEM IN,
- AUSTRIA.
web end on the 29tv on German EMPEROR KARL WRITES TO tropy preparing a munter-attack u the Dutey region.
KAISER. AMSTERDAM, June 30,
THE CHINA MAIL,
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Ex-Com TUE OF
HALTIG FLEET |
Moscow. June 30.
The Bolshevik Court has sentenced
to eith Captain Stehapy. ex. Cenmander of the Baltic Fleet, on charge of opposing and credit- the Soviet rul Genond Krylenko was the prosecutor,
ing
The Central Executive Committee of the Soviets hus dismissed the appeal against the sputence.
AUSTRO
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GERMAN EX-PRIBONERS OCCOY IRKUTSK.
ANSTERDAM, June 29.
A message from Harbin, dad the; 16th, confirms the report that Austre German ex-prisoners have ocupied Irkutsk
FERENSKY ÎN PARIS.
LONDON, Jure 3.
M. Kercky is in Paris,
Dentemnt Boinek brought dót
A relegan from Viny the EXPORT OF NEH POTATOES FROM thred energy dewphones on the 25th)
HOLLAND. and can the 27th making lee Karling to the insola
oned raak 19.
BOMBING SQUADRONS po
GOOD WORK,
Tie Me Ministry, in an official rept, states:-
abb- dithealties of food shortages, hats
The Hack, June $0.
An official report states the Government has agreed that the export of new potatoes will be equally distrilatel arnotg the belli- gervots.
went a letter to the Kaiser on the TO BE DISTRIBUTED AMONG
A conference is murred
BELLIGERENTS. jai mesin. Heniquarters, the Hun-1
erian Food Minister participating.
16' is stated that an agreement has Vincen regcheck relative to a joint mui Banchingg squadrons on Saturday systematic utilisation of all grain night; attacked the milway works at stuks until the new harvest. Thedville, the salings at Metzsanion nid this neradomes of Pe seaty akal,
AUSTRO-GERMAN SOCIALISTS AND Boulty and other objectiv Mists purunierd olservation of the results. We dropped many bombe on Nuay day on Blas Hagenau aerodrome with girl resides, and also the barracks The Austro-Genian Socjalists have and station of Landar. We destroyed "M. Trodat (Plutch: Social a throw hostile machines over
isty that they voured perro by In adan.
upderstanding on the basis of the
PEACE.
EXTESTE SOCIALISTS" MEM- OF ANDIM NOT FAVOURED. AMSTERDAM, June 30,
PRISONERS OF WAR
CONFERENCE.
BRITISH CIVILIANS FROM OUR- "MANY INTERNED IN HOLLAND.
TO BE INCLUDED IN AGREEMENİR.,
AserbAM, Juno 30.
THE PENDING BLOW,
GERMAN GENERAL'S BRAG
--- AMSTERDAM, Jode 39. Gamaril Liabert writes to the Targliche Bandschan “It will not.ba long before another blow of the German hammer falls and the Entania will agaia ba warprised when once more it lala precisely where they new du not expect Ho aho says we must familiarise ourselves with the painful thought that our lies were unable to carry through uns deross the Flave, which was boldly and dashingly begun
ANOTHER FRENCH
Sir George Cave. Home Seretary, and one of the British representa [tives at the British and Geruano
Prisoners of War Conference, in interview, said he hoped that the Naval Divisi nwn and British [eivilius from Germany interned in Holland would be included in any agreement for the exchange of pri- Conference would coněhula shortly,
He anticipated that the
ROYAL SILVER
soners.
"CCESS.
Losos, June 30.
A French comatuhiqnd says :- and south of Autreckes, brought back We, in raids, notably west of Hangard prisoners. South of the Oures in a foes! operation we captured at ten last; evening the crest between Mosley and WEDDING,metres on front of thece kilometres. Passy-en- Talois, thus advancing 800
We took 16 prisoners inclucling three
WOMEN WAR-WORKERS' HOMAGE. officers.
非
STRIKING SPECTACLE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,"
Lesbos, June 20, Three thousand wonier war work- ers made a prxession to Tonder today and presented an address of fugge to their Majesties the King jand Quinn on the occasion of their {Silver Wedding. No fewer than 25) different quißems were worn, pre- ging a remarkable, and "striking, spectacle as well as testifying to the wonderful part, British women have come to play in the winning of the
Fur
AMERICANS IMPROVE THEIR POSITIONS.
LONDON, June 29. An American official message anys: southwart of Torey. The prisoners We again improved one positions taken in the operation of the 25th new number 309,
THE GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, June 39.
teates
A wireless German official
message
Three British assaults against Herria broke dows. The enemy peze, 50,000 TONS OF GERMAN QAL The King addressing then at back by a counter-attack. We repulsed trated Vieux Berquin, but was thrown FOR HOLLAND.
Buckingham "Palice paid a warm the French near Ambleny, bat they fermany has undertaken to send tribute to their splendid services and i gained ground beyond Cutiy, Our 5000 tons of coal to Holland in hoped that the falar might soon
counter-attacks threw them back on the Have Its reward in a decisive victory and na enduring pence. He wished the Chodspeed.
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July.
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PROTEST AGAINST THE EXPORT.
Amsterdam, June 31.
The Telegraaf says now potatoes
Ten British imelines are missing. Stockholm dechrations, but not onure already being exported to Der-
the basis of the Entente Socialists'
AERIAL ACTIVITY IN THE BALKANS.
Losos, July 1.. A French Eisten: communiga
British aviations lavishly bembed th Vardar Valley, Seres and the Drom Railway and brought down an enemy machine.
BATTLE IN ITALY.
ITALIANS CAPTURE MONTE.
TALBELLA.
Memoranduin.
RUMANIA'S PEACE TREATY.
TOUR DEPUTIES OPPOSE IT. GENERAL AVERESCU AND
AMSTERDAM, June 30,
AIMS OF SOUTH ÁFRICÀN NATIONALISTS,
www.
heights on both sides of Cutry.
AIR-RAID ON PARIS.
PARIS, June 29,
An official message says:—
The air raid was made at 11.30. Just night. Bombs were dropped but there
signal was aimeuzced at 12.30.
many at the rate of 50 wagon lowds HERTZOO'S WARNING AGAINST were no casualties. The "all clear" ddly, he Telegraf protests against the export because faina in expected in Folkd in winter.
LIMBURG RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
NOT RESTRICTED TO GOODS FOR CIVIL USE.
A nesange from Bukharest says the Rumanian Chumber sitting at Jussy on the 28th passed the Peace
THE HAGUE, June 30 Trouty with the Central Powers.
It is semi-officially stated that the Only five Deputies, including transport of Germau goods over the General Aversen, opped the Limburg Railway is not restricted to
goals for civil use in Belginn.
trunty.
RUMOURS OF MURDER OF EX-TSAR NOT TRUE.
FIERCE! ENEMY ATTACKS FAIL, DESIGNED TO INCITE THE PUBLIC.
Losuos, fane 30.
AMSTERDAM, June 30. An Italian cul report states: --- | A message from Moscow via Berlin Supported by our Allies, we cup-sys the Tresident of the Ekaterin- tured Munke Valbella on the 20th burg Soviet tekgraphs on the 24th after a bitter struggle. Large nusses that the rumors of the under of of the enemy counter-attacked dur-the ex-Tsar are lies, and designed to ing the day and at night. They incite the public. wem repulsed by aur ipfantry and decimated by our artillery and aero- planes and machine-gun fire. The
RUSSIA'S BLACK SEA FLEET.
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The Germano-Dutch agreement does not provide that the transit of goods, such as timber, skull be leperdent upon guarantees regarding their use.
AMERICA'S INCREASED WAR EXPENDITURE.
TWO MEASURES PASSED.
WASHINGTON, June 30.
*VIOLENCE.
JOHANNESBURG," June 25,
THE DEFENCES OF PARIS.
Dr. Heitzog in a speech reiterated | "
PARIS, June 29.- his warning against violence, and Newspapercriticising the anti-aircraft declared that all that the Nationalists defence of the capital point out that even were seeking could and would be the most intense barrage rarely brings -down enemies who descend low after achieved by constitutional means penetrating. Numerous suggestions are alone. South Africe had enough of made to improve the defences, including med pastests and murmed rebel the mounting of machine-guns on monu lions. Nothing was to be feared in mente, creating a luminous zone and separate zones for guns and aeroplanes. Change Free states. He hoped that Heavier reprisals against Frankfurt, the Transvaal was imbued with the Coblentz and Cologne are also demanded.
THE AUSTRIAN LOSSES IN ITALY.
EFFORT TO MINIMISE TOTAL,
tere spirit.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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THE WESTERN FRONT.
MORE PRISONERS CAPTURED,
LORDON, June 29. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Baig re
The telogram explains that Herr ports:-
Weckerie's figures are due to a telephonic We diptured over 400 prisoners 10 error. The losses were less than those Friday's successful operation eastward)
the recent offensive which the Hunga
rian Premier, Herr Weckerle, is reported 3rd, 4th and 5th -July-
to have declared in the Lower House to bo 100,000.
The Senate has ananimously pass-of Nieppe Forest. This does not include of the tenth and eleventh loanzo beatles,
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ed the Fortifications Bill, which those captured Westward of Merris hundred thousand. Moreover the loases SATURDAY, 6th July
an expenditure of 2,408 Two field guns and a number of machine covered the whole period from the 10th million dollare, and provides for en une and treach-mortars were captured to the 20th, and included sick..
There is active hostile astillery We took prisoner 21 officers and HOW GERMANY JUSTIFIES THE Crious increase in the manufacturing apposite Vaire Wood, south wand
position was victoriously held.
788 men belonging to four Divisions, also carmos, tench mortars and machine-guns. We captured a well fortified post on the southeru slopes of Sassoresso, taking 33 prisoners.
THE AUSTRIAN REPORT.
Lossos. Tune 80.
SEIZURE.
AMSTERDAM, June 20...
ture of ordnance supplies.
The Senate also passed the Army A Berlin semi-official message, Appropriations Bill providing for an describing the events leading to the expenditure of 12,080 million dollar. eizure of the Black Sea Fleet, Both measures, pill now go before alleges a contravention of the Peace the conference of both Houses. Treaty by the Fleet's continued activity.
ECHO OF BILLING "CASE,
of the Somme and westward of Feuchy, also increased feciprocal artillery firing in the Nieppa Forest sector.
IMPORTANT RESULT ACHIEVED.
PARIS, June 29. A semi-oficial message states ...The muccessful French attack, cabled earlier, stables the strengthening of the defence against any hostile attempt to surround the Forest of Villers Cotterst towards Compiegne from the north. By The Berlin newspapers state that pushing back the enemy line one kilo- were completely pinion on board the ships led 1 Prince Wied first heard of the metre cast of Nieppe Forest the British the Dreadnought Sumbodnija Rossi ufleged existence of the black important result in parenting any advance, esbled on June 28 will have an being torpedoed by the destroyer book" inentioned in the Big case attempted German intration, Kertsch, while several destroyers on fure. 4th through newspaper were forced to run ashore How-reports of the trial ever, the Drelnought Uola and
A wireless Austrian official report claims that the Italian attacks oni Monte Valbella repulsed.
AUSTRIA'S ATTEMPT TO MINIMISE LOSSES.
INTERESTING ITALIAN REPLY.
The principal units went to Nóvo Rossisk after the formal occupation of Sebastopol. Acute differees of
several modem destroyers returned to Sebastopol on the 19th, where
Run July the entire Black Sea Fleet still fit for war purposes is now under Germaun control.'
A semi-official reply to Dr. von Wekerle's speech declares that the
.
AMSTERDAM, June 30,
BRITISH REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
mand.com
LONDON, June . The revenue for the quarter
latter constitutes an official admisPART OF THE FLEET BLOWN UP. was 15,753,920), compared with
sion of the immense gravity of the
£115,059,280 during the saine Austrian disaster. Dr. von Wekerie CONDITION ON WHICH THE [perol last year and the expedi
tries to soothe public opinion by
SHIPS RETURNED. TO: doebling the Italian and halying the
SEBASTOPOL Austrian losses, Dr. Wekerleus.
Moscow; "Jjine 20. -*| wertel that only 70 rogiments, other. The Foreign Commissary frin wise 200,000 men, participated in forming the Prys that a part of the the battle. Therefore, the Austro-Black Sea Fleet hus rutuned to Hungarian loases, on his showing, Sebastopol, while the other part were 50 per cent, but Austrian blew itself up, says it was agreed prisoners are agreed in stating that to return the Fleet expressly on the 42 Divisions; otherwise 460,000 men, condition that Germany mul hút engaged. Therefore Drullies would we use it in the war, Wekkale'a pre tions, as corrected. Land wouka:
after
Chor
Austro-Hungarian the war. He NE,
over, we conditi
1,000,
000
which the
od and bluj advance of troopsites,
zure: 723,075,877, compared with £671,280,778.
THE PRICE OF COTTON.
LONDON, July Cotton is quoted at 11.1d.)
GERMAN POTATO RATION REDUCED.
AUSTRIAN DEFENCE MINISTER'S THE STRANGE CASE OF MARY PAGE.
EXCUSE
The Hungarian Minister of Defence, replying in the Lower House to criticism part of their troops to the Western of the operations in Italy, said that Front which, in the interess of a com nobody could have foretold the storms, mon carrying on of the war, is without which have been so tremendous, and the doubt, the objective which it is also our river swell, a retreat was ordered daty to attain and did attain.." necording to plat...
HUNGARIAN PREMIER'S
STATEMENT.
“AMSTERDAM," "June (30
The Times Tariewing the Conference. points out that the pacis section, despite noisy activity, is still VARtly the minority, the total membership of the Independent Labour Party not exceeding 40,000 compared with ww sad-a-half million members of the
· two
TERRIBLE FAKINE IN PALESTINE. Labour Party. There werd
significant features of the Conference firstly the Paclists failed, to sarwar, the PEOPLE EATING GRASS.
question by M. Clenes #Do you, wal the Labour Ministers to withdraw from AMSTERDAM, June 30.
the Government in order to wesken pahliates a letter graphically describing the wartendly, despite noisy The Jewish Correspondence Eareau the Government for the prosecution of the terrible famine in Northern Pale-protesta at M Kerensky's presence only No three delegates opposed Mr. Hendersos,
stine.
It says that owing to Tarkish motion that M. Kerensky be heard.
The Hungarisa Premier, is a remarke Hungarian Parliament, said "In the able speech in the Lower House of the retreat from the Piave 12,000 prisoners fell jato Italian hands and much more. sad is the loss we suffered in dead, wounded' and sick. In the tenth and eleventh Italian offensives we lost requisitions prices of food stuffs are between 80,000 and 100,000 men but extortionate, all shops are closed and now, however, our losses are" similarly many die of hunger in the streets. The people eat the grass growing on the about 100,000,
Regarding the rumours that Hangs graves, and hundreds of orphans are of Tanks:
rian troops were again caled upon in wandering naked and famished, tele excenairely large numbers ko that the BUCCESFUL FRENCH ATTACK losses would only fall upon them, he
A BATTLE OF TANKS!
LONDON, June 29. Correspondents on the British frons commenting on the increase in the number and variety of Tanks predict that we shall soon see a pitched Eattle
would point out that 33 Hungarian and 37 Austrian regimenta participated in the entire offensive and the retreat, that is 47 per cent. Hungarians and 53
per cent. Austriser."
Continuing, the Premier said: "In the advance and retreat the Ita las have
THE NEW LIBOUR. EXECUTIVE.
PACIFISTS VASTLY IN MINORITY.
LONDON, June, 201
MEXICAN GIL LANDS.
AMERICAN PROTEST PUBLISHED
WASHINGTON, June
The State Department has asolemn protest sent Carranza against the Mexic 19th Feb establishing a tax on Lands
LONDON, June 29, Renter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters, wiring yesterday, say
The advance made by the French,this: morning was between the Aise and
Publication was only decided the Villers Cottorets Forest, along thự valley separating the Montigny and a 150,000 sion thus far, turpassing A new Labour. Executive was elected when, it was learned that Meas otus. - Rumours have, bain circulated yesterday under a new 'wirlsoed newspapers, after printing Fres Dommier Plated The attack is that our loses were caused by lack of
an Wilson's speech to the Marissa Sc made on front of miles, the objec smbadnition but our army was never so compared with 15 members previously here, almost immediately publishe tive being the expture of a numberwell praqitet with ainmunition as in the The Tricks Unions are til vattengly feat of the United States of points which ilaht (be neeful to thi spemy in every fresh offensives chiefly iddle of JustThree bridges across represented but the additional with comminte, declaring that i -Fossoenbaa valley, 3 miles south of the, Piave wire unfortunately carried members are many Boudiats, Lane Incomiconwith the Pres the Aisne, sad Butax and tvo say whereby apsurmountable difficul. increasing the pacifist section. It is pesch
tion areas in, frumporting ammunition noter pithy that the Minister, Mr. J. R. The State Department ways: farther south her the rest of hand provisions. The retreat was carried Clyne, has been regimed at the head with for friendly guvernante eastern: vult of fiber Valley.) Qus
out according to plan, in such an orderly of the poll with over two milíon votes, pernasion before" - pub fantry advanced at five in the morning and t officially announced in Berlin and tisiced most of the objectives in did not cogers, but still continged competitor. The new
shwarved cunquer that the Italians being 400,000 more that the nearest documente, kaloci
Mexican tax practical of Moddry, of the Lagenshirefand, fiscation, to which khire Migern. Im erstiču,
cannot, hequiace. determined tupporter of the wip
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sed. 11 hours, including Full 162, whiquir Four 550 feet high, overlooking St. Piem
The German artillary was domin by our gin
attačkić Despiterinio regrettable
• is not doubted that we inflic fant lomen on the Italiana sted them sending a consides