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THE
WAR.
IRRESISTIBLE RUSSIANS.
MANY MORE CAPTURES.
BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK.
I
COMPARATIVE CALM IN WEST.
THE ENTENTE AND GREECE.
RUSSIAH FRONT.
(THROUGH BRUTEK'S AGENCY.]
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
RUSSIANS' UNINTERRUPTED GERMAN POSITIONS
PROGRESS.
BRUSSILOFF'S CHIEF AIM."
PETROGRAD, June 17th. A semi-official review of the situation says that the absence from the
com.
anusiquet of names and places does not anean that General Brussitoff's advance has been retarded. On the contrary, his progress is uninterrupted and the broad corridor, resulting from the Russian break through in the Lutzk direction, con- tinues to widen, assuming an enveloping character on the chemy's flanks; but the advance cannot continue indefinitely at its present speed, for the element of sur
prise no longer exists, while prisoners and wounded must be disposed of an 1 supplies brought up.
The review etaphasises the fact that the nim of the Russians is the destruction of
the enemy armies and not the re-capture of tavas; and it adds that the operations at laranovichy are merely a reconnais sane in force, with the object of obtain ing information as to the enemy's strength.
IRRESISTIBLE RUSSIANS.
MANY MORE CAPTURES.
PETROGRAD, June 18th. A communiqué states :-In order to arrest our advance at Lemberg the enemy, reinforced by troops drawn from ether front furiously counter-attacked Gens- al-russtlloff's troops at many points, but, were repulsed and pursued. The enemy west of Kalki, on the Styr, last evening under our violent bombardment, attacked near the village of Gadomitcho,
but were repulsed, and the Russians pursuing, broke through the enemy 'posi- Lion on the northern bank of the Styr,
taking 815 prisoners in the course of a hot engagement. A brilliant attack captured the village of Svidniki, taking 801 Germen prisoners..
The White Russian Hussare, supported by horso artillery fire, charged through thro enemy lines and also sabred two Austrian companies.
Cher cavalry yesterday occupied Radzi- viloff afte- ejecting the enemy, who we
continue to drive towards Brody. The Lommander of an Army Corps who watched the fighting in the Strypa region
The
says that the enemy are fleeing from the whole hattlefield, the Germans and Ani trians being intermingled in the utmost confusion by artillery salvoes. enemy fell in hundreds. Our batteries at full gallop occupied opon positions from whence they sholled the Fugitives at point blank range The dash of the Russians was irresistible. The fighting is most finres at Gaivoronka, on the Strypa, where the enemy are furiously attacking
the Saiatyn Failway. An enemy column was thrown back across the Teherninva
ATTACKED.
SOME SHARP FIGHTING.
PARIS, June 18th.
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a.m.
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ITALIAN FRONT
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] ITALIAN COUNTER-
OFFENSIVE.
CONSIDERABLE SUCCESSES.
ROME, June 17th.
A communiqué reports a continued Italian counter-offensive. Fierce engage ments on the Sette Cominuni Plateau were everywhere favourable to the Italians.
The enemy infantry, after repented and costly efforts, succeeded in reaching the summit of Monte le Merle, but he was immediately dislodged by the Italians. who, in face of stubborn resistance from the entrenched enemy, supported by umerous batteries, progressed to the head of the Frenzela Valley.
Alpinists carried two positions, inflict ing heavy losses on the enemy and cap turing 200 prisoners, six guns, four machine guns, and much material.
Italian air squadrons were busy, drop- ping 100 bombs and 00,000 arrows on enemy encampnicrits worth of Asiago.. GENERAL
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ITALIAN POLITICS.
NEW CABINETEOR,
A communiqué atates:-Left of the Mouse, the bombardment of our first lines at Hill 204 and our second lines in the Chattancourt region has continued. We attacked German positions north of Hill 321 on the right of the Meuse in the morn
Roys, June 18th. ing, and captured some elementu, of Signor Boselli has practically completi bad violently bombarded German post numbers twenty instead of twelve, with frenches and took prisoners. After weed the formation of a Cabinet, which tions at Hill 420, cast of Thann, a detach the retention of the old Foreign, War meat of our troops penetrated the and Marine Ministers. The inclusion of second "German line and returned with
a Socialist and Signor Bissolati, the leader of the Interventionist. Party, who has served in the war, proves that the Cabinet will prosecute the war in a most vigorous manner.
out loss, bringing back prisoners.
Enemy aeroplanes bombed Dunkirk, Bar-le-Due and Pont-a-Mousson, four civilians being killed and fifteen wounded at Bar-le-Duc. A French air squadron bombed the railway stations at Zongu- yon, Montmedy and Audun-le-Roman. DEADMAN BILL INTENSELY BOMBARDED.
PARIS, June 17th. 4.30 p.m.
FOOD RIOTS IN HOLLAND
LONDON, June 17th..
and Rotterdam owing to the dearness of Disturbances continue at Amsterdam
food; due to export to Germany.
The greengrocers of Amsterdam have decided to close their shops from the 190, To-day's communiqué says:--There was to prohibit the export of vegetables.
inst. in order to force the no infantry action on the Meuse.
There was an intense bombardment of our positions at Deadman Hill, sad there were violent artillery duels north of Fluery and Lombaertzyde.
ACTIVITY ON BRITISH FRONT.
LONDON, June 18th. General Sir Dougins. Haig, in a com- muniqué, states:-There was consider
activity last night at various parts
AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION DEMOCRATS AND TEUTONIC CONSPIRATORS.
ST. LOUIE, June 17th. The Democratic Convention has adopt ed its platform, the most interesting plank of which is that aimed at Teutonic conspirators, which, it is believed, Prest- dent Wilson dictated. It denounovs us
destructive of national unity every
of the front, A vigorous enemy bom-organisation whose object is to advance Wieltje at midnight was accompanied by timidating the Government or a political bardment between the river Beuve and the interests of a foreign Power by in two ineffective discharges of gas west party or dividing the people into anta- was no infantry attack. of Messines and Wytschaste, but there gonistic groups. It condemns any poli Lical party which modifies its policy at the behest of such conpiratora.
FAMOUS GERMAN AIRMAN CAUGHT.
Paris, June 18th. The famous German airman, Boelke, French Dirman Ribiere. was brought down at Verdun by the
NAVAL ACTIVITIES,
[THROUGH REUTER'S LORNOY.)
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:] SINGAPORE'S PART.
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION TO
IMPERIAL REVENUE
..
SINGAPORE, June 17th. TheLegislative Council has unanimous ly resolved to contribute to the Imperia Revenue £200,000 annually for five years, and for further five years, if the Colonial resourees permit.
The tobacco
the expenditure. The Unofficial members of the Conneil buve urged the imposi tion of an income-tax also.
THE ENTENTE AND CREECE PRELUDE TO CATEGORICAL DEMANDS,
BRITAIN'S WAR BRIDES.
BIG INCREASE IN MARRIAGE RATE.
Two remarkably interesting facts re garding the years 1016 are included in Lo Registrar-General's annual report issued recently. They are
-The marriage rate in 1913 rose to
19.4 per 1,000 of the population. Infant mortality increased to 110 per
1,000 births
BRITISH DOCTORS IN FRANCE
SPLENDID WORK AMONG CIVILIAN POPULATION..
With all its horrors thero, are agreeable aspects of this war, one of which forms the subject of a great mass of reports on the work of the R.A.M.C. among the civil population of the parts of France and
There is every evilence of this in the gratitude of the people and in the freedom from epidemic diseases.
It is evident from the first fact given Belgium occupied by our troops, says the that the war has had a striking effect Special Correspondent of the Daily News, on the number of marriages. The pre-writing from British Headquarters in portion of marriages to the total popula-France. To a large extent the ordinary and liquor taxes will be increased to mess ranged between a maximum of 17.0 services to the Army, and were it not for tion during the past seventy-seven years doctors of these countries are giving their per 1,000 in 1853 and a minimum of 142 the British Army doctora sore regiona per 1,000 in 1866.- The average for the would be left without any medical attend- whole period was 10.8 per 1,009,
nnee whatever. The reports in question For some years past there has been a show that the R.A.M.C. has done splendid alcady though small increase in the has only seen a rise of a decimal point popularity of marriage, but each year situation.
work in meeting the urgent needs of the or two. Thus 1914 showed as thercase in the number of marriages over 1913 from 15.7 per 1,000 to 10.0 per 1,000
In one case the official thanks have Compared with this slight rise, the ben received of the Maire and Conseil increase in the proportion last year of of a commiine. In another the Viesire dinary. In round figures, it menus that. no less than 3.5 per 1,000 is extraor has testified that "we should surely have. had the plague but for the coming of the in addition to the normal number of English." In a third, the French officer marringes for the year, there were fewer than 80,000 war brides.
no commanding troops on a railway line has written a charming letter of thanks and CHILD LIFE WASTED. The second fact gives rise to some appreciation. In no case does any frie what melancholy reflections.
tion seem to have arisen. All the British For many years past strennous efforts have been services have, of course, been given free, made to reduce the heavy waste of child and in addition very considerabl life. So auccessful have been these efforts have, in the ar that the infantile mortality, which in th
druc
quity been spent for "nineties
ranged ho
and dressing. Where there is a births, ha
100 per 1,000 local practitioner still at work it is evi- en to round about 100 per dont that difficulties might have arisen, 4,000 births
but this has been carefully avoided, while In one year, 1912, it was as low as 07 at the same time the universal rule has per 1,000 births, while in 1914, after a been to refuse help in no case where it rise to 108 in 1913, it fell to 105. The was possible to give it. The happiest rise to 110 last year is an unfortunate relations seem thus to have been main- fact, which should have the careful attained all around. tention of all those interested in the future of our race
ATHENS, June 18th,
are increasing, and it is opined that this The Entente Powers' sea restrictions
is a prelude to categorical demands, in- eluding general demobilisation.
THE MINISTER OF WAR.
LONDON, June 17th.
Minister
The Morning Post says that it is d cided that Mr. Lloyd George shall suc eved Earl Kitchener. The new ** of Munition
who will be appointed wi!' be more closely associated with the Way Secretary.
PROPOSED MONUMENT TO EARL KITCHENER:
LONDON, June 17tli.
Mr. Asquith, on June 21st, will move that a monument be erected to Earl Kitchener.
GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA AMENDMENT BILL,
A CLAUSE OBJECTED TO.
LONDON, June 17th.
RACE VIRILITY IN THE “TROPICS.
The Evening Standard by the last mail
BAYS:
SCOPE OF THE WORK.
been below the normal. R
gums
In some cases individual medical of- cers are told off for civilian duty in rota- tion, a month at a time. In other cases, it is caused to be generally known that two doctors will always bo in attendance cified hour of the day. In not a few in- to receive civilian patients during a spo- stances, where an epidemic of typhoid or Mrs Mary Gaunt, the well-known other disease has been suspected very traveller, sends to the Press a letter revigorous sanitary work has been pro- plying to Mr. John H. Willi's condem-secuted over a given district, and there nation of the daylight saving" schema from the scientist's point of view. Mr. has been successfully averted.
is no doubt thut more than one epidemic Willis attacked the plan on the ground the summer months of inst your capeci-- During that the virility of the race declined ally, a great deal of general sanitation with approach to the equator, and he was carried out over, practically, all the At a meeting of the Council of the shine being sought.
argued therefore against too much, sun-
"But does race fly campaigns, and it appears that the regions occupied by us, including anti- London Chamber of Commerce, it was devirility decline near the equator?" asks general health has, in spite of the in Government of India Amendment Bill
Mrs. Gaunt Seeing that large por cided to oppose the further passage of the tious of this Empire lie so largely in the evitable hardships in ruined regions, not Tropics, it seems to me matter of great importance that. the merits of the until Clances is omitted. It is reported not be disparaged or sneered at ever go Tropics, as a place of residence, should that strong representations have ben lightly. In Singapore, the only place in made to the London Chamber on the sub
the British Empire where we have true conscription, every white man over eight Chambers of Commerce of
teen and under fifty-se, and at 6 pm goes to his busi- Bombay, Burma and Upper India.
Reas armed with his India, the need for recuperation, goes to the instead of retiring to his elab, feeling THE SHACKLETON RELIEF
In many districts our Armg has drill-ground and does his drill till 7 brought medical appliances in advance EXPEDITION,
and,
says my informant, who of anything formerly available there; has lived there for many years and is a specially is this true in the case of X-ray MONTE VIDEO, June 18th.
prominent member of the community, apparatus the use of which has been the health of that community has much given freely and with great advantage. The steamer Instituto Peata will leave improved, and the consumption of strong Our ambulances, also, have been of great the Falklands for Elephant Island with ing conseript, finding that he does
drink gone down,' the conscript, the will-service in moving patients to hospitals Bir Ernest Shackleton aboard.
his job better on 'soft drinks."" CANADA
AND COMMERCIAL
UNION,
LONDON, June 18th The Canadian Manufacturers: Associa
tion have passed a resolution in favour of a closer commercial union with the preferential tariff. Altics, and also for an inter-Imperial
LOYAL CANADIANS.
OTTAWA, June 18th The Canadians on oversess service nuw total 40,000.
IMPERIAL TREASURY BILLS. NEW ZEALAND'S CONTRIBUTION.
WELLINGTON, June 18th.
£2,000,000 £3,250,000 will Is invested in
The Budget shows
surplus of
Imperial Treasury Bills
The platform supports the Administra- tion over the Shipping Bill and the in-
aive purposes, and it says the duty of the crease of the Army and Navy for defen
United States is to join other nations to secure the freedom of States and to main tain inviolate the highway of the seas. It reaffirms the Monroe Doctrine and ap peals to the record of the present Admini-, mi
:(.
AT HEADQUARTERS, A BATTLE-SCEND IN A FRENCH. CHATEAU
Mr. L. Warner Allen, the British Fre
army, and, writing of a visit to a typical representative with the French army," in a despatch, discusses the work of the headquarters off* brigade, division, or headquarters, wijs-
Besides ordinary illnesses there have, of course, been a number of casualties and these unhappily continue. One class among civilians as a result of shelling. of work rather foreign to their ordinary have had regularly to do in the absence of midwifery. avocation, which the R.A.M.C. doctors of the usual practitioners has been that
and so forth, whether to be treated by our. own men or not. There are also reporta of the British doctors having had to look after schools and fight epidemics of mesales whooping cough, and similar juvenile ailments. In the words of one officer, indeed, the work has included the treating of sickness" of every posible zle- seription," as another put it, of "almost very disease known to the dictionaries,
“THE XIGHT SPIRIT.
after the usual refusal to accept them, The gratitude for the work done is very marked, cases being recorded of feex, The walls of the general's study, instead being anonymously deposited in officers of pictures, are hung with maps, and billets in the night time, when it has perhaps a collection of aeroplane phota boon impossible to trave their origin. No graphs of the German liues. The maps less pleasant, perhaps, is the fact that no in themselves are fascinating things, offcial records bave been kept of the work thanks to the many coloured chalk marks done. As one officer, apologising for not placed upon them, showing the essential teing able to re accurate bgares, phrases points of the opposing lines. The aero-it, "It seemed so natural to do it that it work in their first state, but, thanks to been almost universal. One army indeed, plane photographs are an amazing patch- was hardly thought of." And this has the skift of the modern military photo is able to report that the average number grapher, the final print has lost all of civilian cases treated has been about traces of its origin, which is something 245 a day. Another can testify to 463 that closely resemblee a Chinese pizzle major operations performed, of which Dozens of aviators photographs, each of there would necessarily be records, and
pich
necessarily overlaps its neighbour, are fitted together with the most pains taking care, until a bird's-eye view of
There
estimates about 16,000 casos in all.
Much good work has also been done
BRITISH DESTROYER - SUNK,stration, which, it says, has maintained CHINESE TELEGRAMS Laid to its centuries of starching to have been made on the spot, and in other
LONDON, June 17th. It is officially stated that the destroyer Eden sank in the Channel last night, a the result of a collision. Thirty-one of the crew were saved; three officers are missing.
the honour and dignity of the United
won the lowDẠNG NGOC BAN H
States and retained the respect and MONAHCHY PROMOTERS TO German front in France. He sat there he is known in the neighbourhood as
friendship of all nationa.
AMERICANISM. HYPHENISM.
NEW YORK, June 17th. After conferring with Colonel Roosevelt THE CORONEL FIGHT. TRIBUTE TO ADMIRAL CRADOCK, intimated that the Progressive and and the Republican intimates of Judge Hughes, the Progressive leader, Mr. Per
Republican parties are drawing together in support of Judge Hughes This will
LONDON, June 17th. Mr. Balfour, speaking at the unveiling
BE PUNISHED.
all the hostile trenches has been secured, in helping the poorer sections of the is one corridor in a famous people. Subscriptions in special cases chateau
which to-day bas
rominia- | instances money has been raised for local dences, for it was there that a French needs by appeals in England. A certain general directed a series of operations R.A.M.C. officer has been an active in which marked a definite recon of the connection with a children's hospital that before a big map of the field of battle, English Papa. measuring from time to time a distance It is right that all this should have here or the distance there, while the re been done without formality. ports of the commanders in the fighting a matter of which there is need of trea
It is not
by telephone. The officers of his staff are kep in the hearts and memories of line were brought to him as they arrived suring up accurate records unless they dewhone duty required them to work in that those who benefit by it. There, we may a muttered word should disturb the is excellent that, apparently uneasy lett corridor sat there in absolute silence lest be sure, it will not be forgotton. And it they contented themselves with dedung work should signify an official intention brain that was directing the battles, and the sudden demand for a report upon the from the general's expression the varying to interfere with it, a very large number fortunes of this day,
The three bureaux of the general's staff of the doctora, in replying, vent are to have all their in burean in charge of material and peris net likely that anyone will stop them: apecial quarters the first press a hope that they may be vilawad to go on doing what they are doing. It sonnel, the second in charge of intel-
be
The Govs ument has decided to punish the Monarchy promoters, who will limited to thirteen persons, and to
will be punished separately. prive the of their public power. guy one has misappripriated funds he
OLD CONSTITUTION,
Provinces have replied Fifteen
If
of a memorial to the late Admiral mesa a straight fight between President favour of restoration of the old Con- ligence; and the third of operations, It is all too good to be tampered with
Cradock in York Minster, subscribe
ON THE GALICIAN FRONTIER, to by Yorkshiremen throughout the
RADZIVILOFF CAPTURED.
PETROGRAD, June 17th The Russian have occupied Radzivilo, on the Galician frontier, thirty miles south west of Dabno,
Wilson and Mr. Hughes. hitherto has given no indication of anti German sentiment, contenting himself
The latter stitution.
world, said that never had there been a nobler act than Admiral Cradock's attack with proclaiming undiluted Americanism; at Coronel, which apparently had the da
bat a more definits statement of his views liborate object of inflicting the utmost is expected as, the issue of the election damage, even at the cost of sacrificing his will probably be Americanism own squadron.
Hypheniam
GOVERNOR OF CANTON, Loơng Chs, kwong, Governor of Can to, has sent in his resignation but the
President tamne him.
T'alegrams received on Saturday, and blished in an Basta on Sunday, will be found on pare 6.]
is there that the officers of the first bureau work out the whole system of light railways required to keep the front mation that can be obtained as to the line provided with all that is necessary alike for offence and defence. It is rey's position and intentions. It is and commissarist, and all clerical, work when an order may come that so many sponsible for the
at the moment of heavy fighting that the provision of munitions heaviest work falls on the third bureau. connection with the personnel and re- commendations for honours and pronomen must be transported to a particular tions, etc. The second bureau collects paint it is on this bureau that all the place in order to reinforce a threatened and pitts together frers, scrap inlay complicated arrangements fer, such a
Getinued on next Column.)
movement of troops fall