THE
WAR.
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General,
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.)
NEW GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S
SPEECH
BID FOR PEACE.
FOOD SITUATION SERIOUS.
THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 23RD, 1917.
Dr. Michaelis admitted that the present time, with regard to food ques- tions, was the inost severe yet experienced. July had been the worst month on record, but he was confident that relief would shortly set in and the population would again be supplied adequately. He fore- casted an average harvest, and said that, anyhow, it had been proved that even in the ense of a bad harvest, as in 1916, it was impossible to starve out Germany, und that gave them, un inestimable nď vantage ner England. They must bring about a thorough understanding between The rural and urlein populations,
INTERNAL POLICY. .
You cannot expect me after being only five days in amer to express views exhaustively on questions of internal policy," he said.
COPENHAGEN, Juir Both. Dr. Michaelis, the new Chancellor, in the Reichstag eulogised, Fr. von Beth mann-Hallweg. He repeated the late Chancellor's arguments about. Germany
Speaking of veforms. Dr. Michaelis being forced into the war by the Russian said consider it desirable that the He kid that the sub-relations between the Government and mobiliastion.
Parliament should be made closer y marine warfare was not contrary to in-
the leading executive ternational law.
positions nuen, who in addition to their conciliatory character possess the confid. ence of the great parties in the Reichstag. All this, of course, can only be possible on the assumption that it is recognised that the Constitutional right of the Imperial Administration to conduct our policy must not be marrowed.
England had forced painting
that weapon into Germany's hauds by on illegal blockade and they must use it to shorten the war. The submarines. ho said, were necomplishing all! that was exported in impairing. England's econo. mic life and her conduet of the war from month to month in growing degree. She would be unable to hold ont against the necessity for peace much longer,
THE MILITARY SITUATION. The Chancellor paid a tribute to Ger- many's valiant soldiers. What they had accomplished in thren
had
heen unprecedented in history. Gerinany would hold fast to her faithful Allies, The reports of the military situation The Anglo French good. Spring offensives W
shattered. General Brusiloff, with enormous varri fices, had gained but the wightest art.
were very
vances
DRAMATIC INTERLUDE. General Brussilous goal was Lemberg and the oil wells near Drobobyez in order to impair our submarine
war.
Half an hour ago I received the follow-
from Field. Marshal ing message
Hindenbarg
VOD
GERMANY'S CHALLENGE.
BRITAIN WILL FIGHT TO A FINISH,
LONDON, July 21st, Mr. Lloyd George replies to Dr. Michaelis' speech today.
FINNISH POLITICS.
HELSINGFORS, July 20th. The first sitting of the autonomous Finnish Diet asked the present Adminis. tration to retain office pending reorgani sation,
t FINNISH DIET'S DEMAND FOR AUTONOMY.
THE UNITED STATES AND THE WAR.
NOT PARTICIPATING IN ALLIED CONFERENCE.
WASILINGTON, July 20th.
The Government has decided not to cept the invitation to the forthcoming Allied Conference at Paris on the ground that it is not necessary to take part in meetings not directly affecting the coun-
The papers are unanimous in regard ing Dr. Michaelis speech as a declaration of a fight to à finish. They state that the Allies will unhesitatingly accept the chal. lenge and then can afford to calmly watch the struggles of autocracy to keep | FOOD PRICES IN THE UNITED its head above the rising democratic food,
Peroduan, July 20th. The Finnish Diet has passed a Bill for the autonomy of Finland and rejecting an amendment that the Bill should be at first submitted to the Provisional Governtry's part in the war,
AUSTRALIA AND GERMAN COLONIES.
MELOURNE, July 20th.
In the Senate, Mr. Bakhap moved that any proposal to restore the captured Ger. man territories in the vicinity of Austra
a would be particularly distasteful to Australian, and prejudicial to their in terest and to the future peace of the world.
The debate was adjourned.
SITUATION IN RUSSIA.
ment.
KINGDOM.
LONDON, July 20th- The Press Bureau states that this Food Controller announces that the maximum prices of live cutle for Army consump tion for September, will be 749/- per live ert, October 72 November and De cember 67 and January 60/-, \\
Maximum prices will be fixed on a cor- responding basis for civilian consump tion, and steps will be taken to control butchers' profits.
The price of four will be standarized to enable bread to be sold at 9d, per quartern loaf.
WHY MR. KENNEDY JONES RESIGNED.
LONTON, July 20th. Mr. Kennedy Jones has resigned the post of Director of Food Economy.
LONDON, July 21st. Mr. Kennedy Jones, explains that he resigned his post of Food Controller because his special Food Economy
the harvest was in.
I on the ground of the I-
The motion also expressed anqualified perial Rescript on July 11th, concerning Long's statement in the House of Com
appreciation and upproval of Mr. Walter the franchise of Prussia, and a ready, mona on January 31st, that no captured as far as possible, to work for the co-colonial possessions would be returned to
peration of the great parties and the Germany Government, but i am not willing to permit the conduct of affairs to be taken from tuy hands. {Cheers) We are sail- ng on a tossing sex in a dangemus channel, but our destination shines out before our eyes and what we long to
new and splendid Germany; SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNMENT. Campaign was not so necessary now that not a Germany wishing, as our enemies: believe, to terroris the world with armed might No, we desire to be a morally purified, God-fearing, loyal, peaceful and mighty Goemany, which we all love. For this Germany we are willing to fight end endure; for this Germany we and our brothers out yonder will bleed and die for this Germany we will fight our way through despite all force. (Loud and general cheets.)
atta
GERMAN COMMENTS.
COPENHAGEN, July 21. A message from Berlin says that the morning newspapers' comments on Dr. Michaelis speech are coloured by poli tical tendencies.
does not
forweerts declared that Pewoked by the Russian acknowledge facts nor adopt the Reich- stag's peace programme. Dr. Michaelis gives the impression that he is falteringly seeking his way.
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offensiv in Galicia, strung attack was inaugurated there to-day by and under the personal lenderskin of Princ Leopold of Bavaria, resulting in the Austro Germans breaking through the
Russin esitions near Zloczow. Geneend Brusiloff's gains are therefore enunțiser. * Italy would never be stile to capture Trieste amd when the fighting is resumed in the Caucasis and Palestine The enero y would find the Turks newly equipped and full of confidenes,
AMERICA'S INTERVENTION. "We regard America's intervention," be said.without serious concern. It is easy to reckon the tannage necessary to transport at army from Amerien to Europe and france and England are scarcely able to feed and supply their own armies without impairing the mili tary and economic situation."
is:
The Centre Party organ- says that Dr. Michaelis steers a middle course, while the Conservative Draische Tuges Zeitung, though sympathetic towards Dr. Michadis, profers to wait and see. LONDON AND PARIS COMMENTS.
Lasnox, July 20th.
The newspapers regard Dr. Michadis speech as an effort to play up' to both the pan-Germans and Socialists,
The Westminister fiarette says it may be summed up in a sentence, namely, that Germany relies on submarine war fare and practically nothing else, and the attitude of the Government in the meanwhile is to keep the door to peace
open
PARIS, July 20th.
PETROGRAD, July 20th.
The Kieff and Ukraine National As semblies, and the Council of Workman's and. Soldiers' Delegates telegraphed to the Provisional Government assuring t of their support against attempts to create civil war. The Government troops have forced the rebels to evacuate thé fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, & park of which they had seized.'
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE M.
KERENSKY,
Kerensky, the Russian, Minister of War, An attempt was made to assassinate M,
in the town of Polotzk.
The shot missed its mark.
A MINISTER RESIGNS.
PETROGRAD, July 20th.
M. Perevenzoff, Minister of Supplies, resigned because he insisted upon publish ing the Lenin revelations, despite the pro test of the Executive of the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates
STRING OF PRISONERS, Strings of arrested soldiers, sailors Bud Awordsmen and a guzaber of machine-guns, rifles, etc. were brought to the Petrograd Staf Headquarters of Wednesday. EVIDENCE OF GERMAN PLOTTING, A search of the offices of the Leninist newspaper Prando resulted in the dis- covery of a letter from a German Baron at Haparanda, wishing the Maximalists success and expressing the conviction of Maximalists to a German victory, but adjuring the the utmost to hasten Bubsequently, wounded soldiers peace. raided the Pravila office and destroyed copies of the paper.
The newspapers declare that the only difference between Dr. Michaelis and
The Military officials at Pavlovsk have Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg is that the arrested Madame Simonson, who is sus fornier was obliged to anke concessionspected of being a German agent. to the pan-Germans.
Various units have arrived from the The Matin states that Dr. von Beth-front to support the Government. mano-Hollweg's programme was to hold on; Michaelis programine is to hold on and to bluff.
The Figaro says that nothing is chung ed in uficial Germany. We have just a { new Chancelloy and another speech.
GERMANY AND PEACE.
THE REICHSTAG RESOLUTION,
SOME PLAIN SPEAKING.
The crowd thrashed some anarchists who fled from the offices of the Nucle Fremg, on hearing that the troops were coming.
ANARCHISTS ABANDON LAST
CITADEL.
The anarchists have abandoned their last citadel of Durnovo Villa and most of the workmen have resumed work.
RUSSIAN MINISTER RESIGNS.
LONDON, July 20th.
1. Nekrasoff has been provisionally an pointed Minister of Justice, mit
THE BURNING QUESTION." But the burning question in our hearts How much longer will the war last, Germany did not wish for war, and did not seek expansion and power, and will nor prosecute the war a day longer, alter an honourable peace is obtainable, merely to make conquests by violence. We wish to conclude peace like one who
LONDON, July 20th has successfully carried out his purpose,
A telegram from Petrograd states that The Reichstag adopted by 214 votes to
that Minister of Railways has resigned. 116 the joint resolution of the Centre. The present and coming gearration Socialists and Liberals, the resolution
3. KERENSKY TO BE PREMIER should retain this time and the trials of affirming that the German peoples, as
PETROGRAD, July 21st, the war as a vivid memory of a time declared on August 4th, 1914, de 1101
desire conquests, that they are fighting for has been appointed Premier.
M. Lvoff has resigned and M. Kerensky of aaprecedented sorrow
and willing liberty, independence, and the integrity. Kerensky temporarily rtains the
of their territory that they desire storifices by our people and our army,of conciliation and a lasting, reconcilia-position of War Minister, for centuries to come. A nation of less tion of all peoples; an economic peace;ter of the Interior, retaining the post of C. Theretelli has been appointed Minis Neverthe than 70,000,000 which held its place, and the freedom of the seas.
Minister of Telegraphs. weapon in hand, against the manifolds, Germany will fight until the Allies superiority of masses of nations, had cease threatening her and her allies with
conquests. proved itself unconquerable. We cannot parley with an enemy who demands parts
MAXIMALISTS RELEASED, of our Empire. We must secure the frontiers of the German Empire for all
The Loyalist troops and the Cossacks are angry at M. Lenin being allowed to time, and by inearts of an agreement
Austendai, July 20th,
have reluctantly released which will guarantee the conditions of
Ir the Reirinsting the Left and Centre Several of the notorious Maximalists the existence of our Empire overseas loudly applauded the result of the vote the Workinen and Soldiers Delegates
the pressing instance of the Executive of Peacaust lay the foundation of the last ing reconciliation of the nations, and Horr Fehrenbach; of the Contre, declared It is hoped that M. Kerensky, who has on the peace resolution, in moving which prevent them
being plunged that if the enemy refrwd the outstretched returned to Petrograd, will initiate into further enmity through economic hand the Germans would show the world prompt and stern repressive-mestres, blockades. We must see that our op that they were unconquerable.
LAWYER ARRESTED AS GERMAN ponents in league in arms do not develop Herr Scheidemann
Seitd that the an economic offensive alliance against majority of the Socialiste were opposed We cannot again offer peace which, to submarinism, as it was doing more with a loyally outstretched hand, was harm than good. If the enemy refused oace oflared without response. If our the peace offer the Germans would con enemies abandon their lust for conquest tinue to fight. He also declared that and their aims of subjugation, and wish Prussian electoral reform must come his to enter into negotiations, we will listen, | Autumno, honestly ready for peace, to what they Herr von Payer, the leader of the South have to say. Until then, we must hold German People's Party, said that the re- solution was not a peace offer but was a out calmly, patiently and courageously,
If we make prace we must firat secure well-thought out declaration, to which our Empire and its frontiers for all The introduction of the parliamentary General von Hindenberg also subscribed. time. (Loud cheers) We must granice system for the Empire must be most seri- upon the Coutinent and overseas by means of an understanding and a policy of give-and-take, (Applause from the Left and Centre.) Peace must be built on a asting reconciliation of nations. (Loud
from
AGENT
THE BRITISH MINISTERIÁL APPOINTMENTS.
MEETING OF PROTEST.
It is officially stated that this is not an indication of the permanent policy,
A LOAN FOR DUTCH INDIES.1
THE HAGUE, July 21st. The Second Chamber has unanimously adopted a Bill providing for a loan of 50,000,000 Florins to the Dutch East Indies.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, July 19th.. Silver is quoted at 40, 3/8d. and is not in demand,
The Market is quiet with an easy tendency,
A
GERMAN NEWS,
LONDON, July 20th. wireless Gorman official message states: The artillery fire in Flanders. who extremely violent after the rall Enemy advances at Lombardayde, east ward of Messines, Gavrelle and Monohy failed.
cap
The French twice fruitlessly attacked south-westward of St. Quentin. We tared part of the French Winterberg posi tions to the north of Craonne, making prisoners of 375.
Heavy nocturnal counter-attacks forced us to abandon some trenches.
HOW THE GERMANS WERE SURPRISED.
LONDON, July 20th. Houter's Correspondent at Franch Headquarters, describing the French success of July 17th, says that prisonera tell of the greatest confusion caused by the lightning dash of the Poilus, who reached the enemy's third line before they knew the first had been captured. The French are now established three hundred yards down the northern slope in ground which the Germans held before June 28th, and now dominate better than ever the German positions. The victory was gained with singularly low casual-
ties.
Naval Activities.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, July 9th. Messrs, Montagu & Co., in their Silver Report, state that silver reached 41, 1/4d. on July 16th, à record since March, 1892. The sharp rise on July 18th was due to orders to cover commitments to the Indian Bazuars here, following the Raj's CAPTURE OF GERMAN SHIPS prohibition of private imports of silver, which is apparently intended to eliminate competition in China and cloewhere for silver bullion for remittance to India. The decreo is not likely to directly affect the London price, bul possibly in the long run may help to increase supplies here. The market a now dull in the absence of any special buying orders. The Indian currency silver reserve has in- creased by 123 lakhs.
LONDON, July 21st.
Losnes, July 20th. A telegram to the Times says thut Several Unionist Members of Parlia- New York bankers state that the Raj has ment have written to the Chief Whip. arranged to take any shipments of silver declining to support the Government from the United States, paying in ster- owing to the appointment of Mr. Chur-ling drafts. It will also buy "gold im- Ichill and Sir Edwin Montagu.
ported from the United States under licence at fifteen rupees to the sovereign. Under this arrangement gold to the value of £200,000 has already gone to India and the silver shipments have been dis- couraged. Essentially this appears a good method of overcoming the difficulty of financing Indian exports involved in the short supply of bills, Council drafts and the prohibition of private imports of silver.
A meeting of protest of the Unionist Business Committee, presided over by Mr. Hewins, sent a deputation to Mr. Bonar Law
the Government urging immediately to decide its post-war policy in consultation with the Allies on the fines of the resolution of the Paris Economie Conference, and also dwelling on the gravity of the labour unrest which is only to be allayed by the adoption of a broad national policy.
It is understood that Mr. Bonur Law: sissured the deputation that the polies of the Paris Trade Conferences would he Churchill, and Sir Edwin Montagu must carried out, but he emphasised that Mr. remain in office.
SIR E GEDDES.
LONDON, July 21st, Siv Erie. Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty, has been adopted as Enjonist. candidate for Cambridge in place of Mr. Almeri: Paget, who has resigned.
BRITISH WAR FINANCE. ANOTHER HUGE VOTE EXPECTED.
LONDON, July 20th.
It is expected that the vote of credit on Thursday will be for £500,000,000, making £5,142,000,000 since begen.
GERMAN CREDITS.
Franco-Belgian Front.
THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH FRONT.
BRITISH REPULSE RAIDS.
ATTACK DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN IN DUTCH WATERS.
THE HAGUE, July 20th. It is officially stated that the attack by the British destroyers on the German mer- chantmen, on July 18th, took place in Dutch territorial waters.
HOLLAND AND SATISFACTION.
THE HAGUE, July 20th. The Government has called the atten- tion of the British Government to the sinking of German the merchantships on July 10th and expresses confidence that the British Government will give com- plete satisfaction for the occurrence ac- cording to International Law.
GERMAN COMMENT:
COPENHAGEN, July 21st. In the Reichstag. Herr Kriege, of the Foreign Office, announced that Germany had requested the Dutch Government to demand and obtain an apology and re- aration for the violation of the Dutch territorial waters, with an against a recurrence, and also the im mediate restoration of the German ships. and curgoes seized by the British destroy- ers.
compensation for those sunk and damaged, and
for the wounded dampensation
German samen and for the families of the killed.
Herr
Assurance
Kriege added that the Dutch Gov- ernment had previously intimated its in- tention to demand satisfaction of Great Britain, and had a promised that the Dutch Beet would do its utmost to pre- vent a repetition. The Dutch Govern- ment, subsequently replying to Germany's. LoNoos, July 20th.
demand, said that it had already sent a Field-Marsha! Sir Douglas Haig re-sharp note to Britain. Herr Kriege con- ports: We repulsed raiders to the north cluded that Germany was convinced that east of Hurgicourt.
Holland would emphatically demand full There is the usual mutual artillery amends for the outrages. firing.
The Reichstag adjourned until Septem- -ber 20th.
FRENCH
LONDON, July 20th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- poris -
We successfully carried out a raid at Gavrelle and to the northward of Ypres.
The enemy artillery, has been more active to the north-west of St. Quentin, and to the south-west of Lons
SHIPPING REPORT
Pans, July 20th. The French shipping report for the:
week ending July fath states:-- war
COPENHAGEN, July: th The Reichstag passed the third read- ing, without discussion, of the War Crédits Bill For fifteen miliard Marks, The Independent Socialists voted against the Bill,
AFFAIRS IN SPAIN.
CATALAN PARUIAMENT
DISSOLVED.
MADRID, July 20th. The Minister of the Interior states that the Governor of Barcelona las dissolved
sembled at the Club of Fine Arts.. the Catalan Parliament, which, atur vain efforts to secure a meeting plaer, as
Members to leave individually, which they The Governor personally requested the
did.
BARCELONA QUIET.
The Minister of the Interior, in a state, agent, said that Barcelona was quiet., Work was proceeding and the populace was not excited by the meeting of the Catalan Parliament.
FATAL RIUTING,
FRENCH FRONT,
SANQUINARY DEFEAT OF THE ENEMY.
Pants, July 20th. A communiqué says:-The struggle con; tinues most violent in the region of Huertebise and Craonne,
The Germans renewed their attacks until late at night.
After a very powerful artillery con centration. the ceny last night again attempted a general assault with import ant forces against the line ocenpied by var troups on this plateau before Črnonne and Vauclere.
Hand-to-hand fighting cecarred along ed with magnificent courage. the whole front which our troops defend.
Their resistance and tenacity overcame the most furious assaulté, and we entirely maintained, our positions everywhere.
The enemy, despite heavy sacrifices, did gain a footing either in the California casements, on the plateau or in our positions to the westward.
The ground in front of our lines
sanguinary defeat of the enemy. is covered with bodies, testifying to the violence of the struggle and the
FRENCH SUCCESS..
PARIS, July 20th. some treach elements in the region of A communique states:-We recaptured Moulin-sous Touvent. The artillery duel is fairly lively north of the Aisne -
FUTILE ENEMY EFFORTS.
Arrivals ...
1,037
Departures.....
1,020
Unsuccessfully attacked,
Vessels sunk (above 1.600 tons) Vessels sunk (below 1,600 tons) ...
3
2
4
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CLAN BUAT SUNK. SEQUEL TO COLLISION IN, FOG. ALGERAN, July 20th. The Italian steamer Europe collided in a fog with a Clan boat, the pame of which is unknown.
The latter gank and the ergu resented with the exception of eight,
The Europe reached Gibraltar bully damaged.
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WORK OF THE NAVY. DESCRIBED BY SIR EDWARD CARSON
ANADA LONDON, July 21st. Freedom of the City of Belfast, referred
Sir Edward Carson, on receiving the to the nation's ignorance of the Ad newspaper headings saying What is the miralty's work. It angered him to sɛe big Buch writers did not Navy doing 1 recognise that the Navy was policing at least 200,000,000 square miles of the sea, and they did not realise that every morkel of food we ate was due to the Navy' cosseless exertions. He had never encoun tered more able, more courageous, more determined or more loyal men than those of the Navy. Contrary to common prac tice the Navy loathed and detested ad- vertisement,
Sir Edward proceeded that the gation: longed for peace, but would never agree above water and was longing to trample to it while Prussianism reared its head underfoot the liberties inherited through: long, ages,
on strack early this morning, but they A RAILWAY STRIKE, The railwaymen at Valentia and Castel- subsequently reconsidered their decision and resumed work. Subsequently, ze- ports were received that a passenger train had been derailed near Saragossa and there was a collision at Caspe station, between Madrid and Barcelona, and 'an- agent of the German General Staff, basat Valentin, all interrupting commumica- The lawyer, M. Koslovsky, an alleged other collision on the Northern Railway
been arrested
tions. M. Lenin as reported to have gone to Cronstadt disguised as a sailor.
Referring to Dr. Michaelis (the new German Chancellor) speech Sir Edward ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATION
MADRID, July 21st The Premier announces that Barcelona
The German attempts to extend they said it sounded hollow,tite Germans AT WARSAW,"
was normal yesterday Two gendarmes slight advantage gained yesterday, he wanted peace we were prepared to treat and far civilians were injured yesterday. Plateaux, were equally vain, and more- iam, but the best of the German nation tween the California and Casements with them to-morrow, not with Prussian ZURICH, July 20th, Warsaw, protesting against German ar There was a street demonstration at
when a barricade was charged
an earnest of our sincerity that we The Mayor of Barcelona has resigneil, over, energetic counter-attacks enabled us bitrariness which resulted in the military
did Disturbances continue at Valencia,
to surround the pocket " in which the not want to acquire territory or do vis-
We hold the entire lence to others, let them first of all agree. firing on the crowd. The roal miners at where the driver of a train was attacked enemy penetrated. W ciency of food and clothing. A number engines and officera driving trains be the plateau, where were our first line posi then we would willingly negotiate and of Polish Legionarien have been interned
crowd charged but was dispersect. The mains in a space of six hundred metres Rhine and show contrition towards the and is clinging to the northern edge of humanity of the invaded territories, and because they refused to inke the math of tween Madrid and Barcelona have now tions, which the bombardment completely see what could be done for the salvation alleging to the future King of Poland admitted that the railwaymen are on destroyed. We made prisoners, including of the world for evermore and its release and the German and Austrian Allies.
the existence of the German Empireously considered five. regretted Dombrawa struck owing to the muf and used a revolver in self-defence. The rest of the plateau. The enerny still re to withdraw their troops behind the
cheers 1
Count Westap, the resolution which, he said, did not conduce to the strengthening of the Army's or the ration's will to keep on with the war. Peace could only he o tained on the battlefield..
strike
a score of guardunen.
from the ferrors of war.