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THE
POPE
WAR.
AND
THE HONE KONU DAILY PEEBE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16ra, 1917.
PEACE
"HOW PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED.
COLONIES AND THE WAR.
WELCOME TRIBUTE.
STOCKHOLM.
LABOUR AND
Franco-Belgian Front.
Branco-Belgian Front.
LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH REUTEN'S ADENOV.]
BRITISH IMPROVE POSITIONS.
PORTUGUESE IN ACTION.
LONDON, August 15th. Fiold-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re-
EARLIER CABLES.
(TAROUDE SKUTER'S AGENOY.)
FIGHTING PLANES V.
INFANTRY.
LONDON, August 14th, Reuter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters says:-A remarkable in-
RUMANIAN COUNTER-
OFFENSIVE
ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.
| PETROGRAD, August 15th,
EARLIER CABLES.
THE COLONIES AND THE WAR REFERENCE TO HONGKONG,A
on in a spirit of toleration. Every over seas Minister showed high patriotism and an musolfish desire to promote the interests o of the Empire. For example, regarding the islands of the Pacific and the African Colonies, nothing struck mo so much as the, determination of the representatives not to dogmatise or to On the introduction of the Colonial attempt to lay down the Jaw by anying Office Vote, Mr. Walter Long said the that this or that must be done. What adap like bere how strongly, their feeling
LONDON, August 14th.
THE POPE AND PEACE.
SOME COMMENTS.
WASHINGTON, August 15th, It is unofficially stated that the Pope's A wireless Russia official message proposals include suggestions for the re says:--The Romanian troops have conduction of armaments, and the abolition tinued the countre-offensive. They ocen of all retaliatory economic conflicts, the part which the Dominions pied the village of Slanic, and dislodged the enemy from heights south-westward of Grozechti. The offensive is developing.
The Russo-Roumanians repulsed attacks in the direction of Focsani, also in the region of Maksimeni.
A wireless German oficial message says:-The enemy is beginning to yield in the mountain area of Roumania, he
tween the Trotus, Puton and Sereth'
General,
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.)
AUSTRALIAN STRIKES.
LONDON, August 15th. Mr. Holman, Premier of New South Wales, has received a telegram from the wharf labourors and coalminers to the
'ports--With heavy artillery and rifle stance of the facility with which the effect that they will not participate in the
fire wo repulsed an enemy attack eastward of Westbook. Wo improved our positions on the right bank of the Stenbeck,
The enemy twice attempted raids east- word of Laventie, but was immediately driven out by the Portagacse after sharp fighting. We repulsed raiders, estimated at three companica strong, eastward of Neuve Chapelle, despite the enemy's aggressive tactics,
Our long distance aeroplanes reached and bombed their objectives, machine guaned infantry, and brought down seven and drove down four machines. Two of ours are missing.
STRONG ALLIED ATTACKS PREPARING.
GERMAN MESSAGE.
LONDON, August 15th. A wireless Germina officia! message
says: Strong Allied attacks in the Western theatre are being prepared. We took prisoner a large number of Portu guess at Neuve Chapelle.
French fighting planes transform them. selves into weapons of assault against infantry is furnished by the thirty-six hours' battle on August 10th and 11th and in the trenches north-west of St. Quentin.
A night attack by the afurætruppen cast
strike in New South Wales."
It is thought that the gas workers may come out. Many men remaiu loyal.
A limited transport service is being carried on.
ment,
is believed the Pope, declared that the injuries to all belligerents were so great that no reparation was possible except the return of territory.
and Grown Colonies had played in the war; required description. The part the Dominion troops had taken, was well known to the world, and especially to It is already evident that the proposals our enemies. They and ade their mark have fallen on deaf ears at Washington, whether they came from Australia, New where diplomatic circles regard then as Zealand, Canada, Newfoundland of inspired by Germany with the object of South Africa, and had shown themselves splitting the Allies in discussion of worthy of the best traditions of the British Army, Greator praise than that could not be bestowed on any soldier. Rose, August 15th: The Dominions had made great sacrifices The Vatican is most optimistic over it in other directions. Many Dominions now peace initiative. It is affirmed that had suffered severely owing to the limi. the Pontiff has been assured that notation of imports from the United King. Government will absolutely refuse to dis- door. He thought that many people failed to realise the greatness of the cuss the Note.
sacrifices imposed on the Dominions in that respect. They were bearing very
"war Gims,
OPTIMISM OF THE VATICAN.
COLD RECEPTION.
Loxpon, August 15th. -
really desired was that we should
desire for increased territory or any 15, but that it did not originate in a question of that kind, Their desire was permanent peace for the world and that after the war there should be a
have of the past efforts of the Dani security for the Empire. The knowledge
the experience we have gained at the niens and Crown Colonies, together with Imperial War Conference, all show that history the whole Empire is one and is in the supremo moment of our national prepared to use its resources to make a pleto victory.(Cheers), combined effort to secure final and com
advocated the appointment of a Rogal. Lord Henry Cavendish Bentinck Commission to enquire into the resources of the Crown Colonies.
Mr. G. Toulmin considered their development more important than In- prial preference.
Mr. D. MacMaster declared that there was, strong opposition throughout the Empire against the retrocession of the Gern African Colonies and the Pacific Islands.
MA. D. Steel Maitland, replying to the debate, said money, not a knowledge for the development of the Crown of the resources, was what was required
Colonies. He referred to the difficulty
The papers give the coldest reception heavy war expenditure and simultane at present of obtaining expert members
to the Pope's proposals, which are re-
ously were called upon to bear a sery garded as a result of the action of Ausheavy burden owing to the interference tria, prompted by Germany, to endeav- with their trade. He paid a tribute to our to make the most of the advanen, in the magnificent patience and goodwill The public are supporting the Govern- the East for argaining.
with which the Dominions had made It is felt that nó course but rejection this sacrifice. There was no foundation for any criticism that any part of the is open to the Allies, unless they are pre-Empire had not done its full share in pared to throw away their future,
the war. He pointed out the great Indications point to Germany, having
difficulties of the more failed to secure peace through the Social-where frequently the natives were not remole parts, ists, now trying to do so through it for even the labour battalions. He Catholics. It is emphasized that the Allies' tering
was constantly receiving proofs of the are quite incompatiable admiration of the native races for Bri-
TEA SHORTAGE
of the village of Fase enabled the enemy to capture a front line on a width of six hundred yards. Counter-attacks finally expelled him on the evening of the 11th. During this fighting, the French fighting aeroplanes continually swept over the ground, flying very low and pouring constant hail of bullets on the trenches
An Army Order says:- During our expected before the close of the year, with the Vatican proposals, and there is tain, their loyalty to the King and their
counter-attacks, powerful squadrons of aeroplanes engaged the enemy, seconding the infantry with a courage which every- body admitted. The planes came back from the battle riddled with bullets.
EXPECTED. MORE TONNAGE WANTED.
LONDON, August 15th. Only 7,854 packages of Indian tea wore offered at the salen yesterday; confirming thus view that a real shortage may be
unless further tonnuge can be allocated for tea.
The demand for low grade tea has bien revised, while the demand for first quality has slackened off..
DISORDERS VIGOROUSLY
SUPPRESSED.
Siner the battle, some of the aeroplanes | LABOUR TROUBLES IN SPAIN. have been engaging the enemy in co- operation with our infantry. This is no new thing, but probably they have never
Madrid, August 1445, - been engaged in land fighting in such The Minister of the Interior States numbers and in such a systematic manner that disorders occurred in various quar The French twice unsuccessfully, at on such a narrow front. Moreover, while tera of the town, which the troops, tacked southward of Nauroy.
fighting the Germans in the trenches, the vigorously repressed. The There has been increased artillerying aviators brilliantly discharged their or
Military Commander has issued more stringent on the Aisne Front, in Western Chamdinary duty, keeping the French Com-orders in consequence of the disregard of pagne, northward of Verdon. The French and informed of the progress of the conciliatory measures. brought up strong forces at Verdun especially artillery. We repulsed attacks at Flirey and shot down nine asroplunes.
VIOLENT ARTILLERY DUEL.
Pants, August 15th.
A communiqué says:-The artillery duel has sometimes been most violent in Bel- giam
battle."
GERMAN BODY ARMOUR,
LONDON, August 14th. Reuter's Correspondent at the British Headquarters mentions that, during a recent attack our men collected
#con.. siderable quantity
of German body Prisoners explain that owing to the beaviness of the armour and the
armour.
Enemy raids at different points were swampiness of the ground, the men usual. easily repelled,
ly discard the armour. There have been cases where armoured Germans have dir appeared in the mud,
EARLIER CABLMS.
BRITISH FRONT.
MUTUAL RAIDS.
LONDON; August 14th.
counter.
The satisfactory feature of the recent fighting in Flanders is our battery work. Owing to transpors difi- Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hnig reculties, the Germans collect large quanticą. ports:-We raided to the north-east of of shells round batteries and our gunners Goudeaucourt and cast of Vermelles, and repulsed a raid to the north of Rooux.
The enemy's artillery is more active at Ypres and Lombartzyde.
FRENCH FRONT.
GERMAN LINES PENETRATED.
PARIS, August 14th.
A communiqué stags-Both artillery Torees are active in Belgium.
Reconnaissance parties penetrated the German lines at different points to the north-west of Rheims,
Naval Activities.
EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,] BRITISH DESTROYER MINED
It is reported from Bilbao chat business is suspended and communications imped
Disturbances were suppressed by military charges. -
ed.
The Premier said-We are face to face | with an anarchist movement which makes
demands and entertains no political hopes from a change of Government."
#FU
.
not the slightest prospect that the Allies will abate them.
SOME OF THE PROPOSALS.
Rome, August 15th-
devotion to British interests. He read. in connection with that, messages from British East Africa and the Indian Association at Zanzibar. Referring to The Pope's proposals also suggest dis-gifts in kind, he said. that although armant, and the formation of a many were small, it was not the amount Supreme Court of Arbitration for the but the spirit of the gift that matter, solution of future conflicts between Mr. Long emphasised that that loyalty nations. Also, no annexatious and 10 and trust in Britain should be encong indemnities, except in particular cases,ed and justified by our future treatment and Serbian regions, which are more affecting them closely—{Cherrs), for instance, Belgium and some French of natives and our conduct of affairs
severely damaged.
He
untioned that Conscription had been He proposes the solution of Alsace forced in British East Africa, Uganda, according to the aspirations Lorraine, the Trentina and Trieste
the Ceylon, the Straits Settlements and the peoples compatible with the general Malay Status, and was being considered
situation.
proposes borty of the seas,
of
AD
*
He proposes the restoration of the elsewhere. Hongkong found it unneces "ancient kingdom of Poland," Belgium, and the pecupied French departments, instry, cause every white excange for German Colonies, and finally: already
11 Volunteer. The Crowa Colonies had fully done their duty, and the speaker paid, 'a
warto trilate to the patience, resignation and goodwill
The Pope cites statements recently madh by the leaders of belligent Governments to prove that their views ars not so irr concilable as is believed.
SITUATION SERIOUS.
WASHINGTON, August 15th, Losnos, August 15th, Cogresa-will alartly authoriso, a new News from Spain is scrappy, but there billion dollars,
Tom to the Allies, mounting to four
indications that, the situation is
serious.
Latest telegrams speak of order being restored at Barcelona and Saragossa by stringent mensures. Numerous arrests have been made.
Bilbao, which resulted in a train falling The strikers blew up the railway near
over an embankment. The casualties are not mentioned.
constantly hit these dumps. Enemy gunnor prisoners complain of the great increase of prematures and bursts in bore batteries, and say that many of the guns removed are the worse for wear. The correspond
Another place on the railway line was
STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE,
LONDON, August 15th. The Labour Executive have selected" Mr. Henderson to head the delegates at the Stockholm conference,
GERMAN UNEASY
POLAND,
LONDON, August 15th, Reuter learns from a frustworthy source that the Germans are inost uneasy about Poland, owing to the storm over time arrest of the Polish General Pilmuduki, and in connection with which it transpires that failure of the attempts to recruit Poles,
15 per cent took the unth of allegiation out of 6,000 Polish legionarins, less than
MORE SAVAGERY IN BELGIUM
25
of the proposed Imperial Development Board and dwelt upon the extraordinary way in which the resources of the Empire had been organised for war service. Heutoforth it would be posible to dove- lop these resources enormously for penen. or war.
The vote was adopted,
THE POPE APPEALS FOR PEACE.
LONDON, August 14th. Router's Correspondent at Rome says His Holiness the Pope has addressed a again appealing for peace, and inviting Note to the belligerents and neutrals,
the belligerents to state concrete peace tervis in order to facilitato a preliminary understanding.
THE IRISH PROBLEM.
LONDON, August 14th. mittee has made arvangents for the The Press Burean says the Grand Com. trish Convention on the 21st instant to discuss schemes of Government of the Dominion type.
RUSSIA'S
RESOLVE
Purroonid, August 14th. message, is telegraphed :-On behalf M. Kerensky, replying to King George's of the Provisional Government and the their gratitude for your mesenge of goo 1. Kassin people I express to your Majesty will on the threshold of the fourth your of War 1 certain that the Russian people will find the necessary strength to surmount the grave trinks of the present time and will conduct the war to an end worthy of the terrible sacrifions made by every nation struggling for right against might
THE LABOUR CONTROVERSY
MR. HENDERSON'S WEAK EXPLANATION.
LONDON, August 14th. derson's speech was involved and incor- The general feeling is that Mr. Hen- vincing, although no slur is cast upon
bis motives.
A Radical Labby correspondent says that the urajority of the members of the House of Commons considers that he dealt too much with the points in detail,
The opinion of the House is undoubted-
ANOTHER AMERICAN LOAN with which they had also borne the hard-1
TO ALLIES
ships of the import restrictions.
Regarding Gernup East Africa, Mr. Long said it sometimes enggested tint the campaign ought to be brought more rapidly to a conclusion. He badly in favour of Mr. Lloyd George.
Mr. Henderson's statement that he did ABOUT never realised watil he had the assiet-
ance of these just returned from East not receive, M. Kerensky's telegram until Africa how stupendous were the physical after the Conference is somewhat obscure, difficulties, and in our our pre-occupation
us other passages clearly shows that ho on the Western Front we sometimes failed knew of the change of attitude of the to give full credit to the gallant men
Russian Government. However, this point in East Africa, whether commanders, is regarded as a misunderstanding and soldiers or natives. The lust-named had is in no wise changing the main con- performed most invaluable work as tentions. those civil servants overseas who had view with the Daily Chronicle, expresses carriers. Mr. Long paid a tribute to Mr. Will Thorne, M.P., in an inter- refused rommissions and who were the opinion that Mr. Henderson's ex- carrying on quietly what were often dull planation is weaker than most people and dreary tasks
Mr. Long regrested that Australia was The Daily Mail, like other papers, is
Lexpected, not represented at the Imperinton convinced that British Labourites are not ference. He rejoiced chat a great step affected by the passing. personal con- The savagery of the Germans in Bel-was taken by the direct representation troversies but will continue to devote their
of India. The oversea representatives gium is re-illustrated by the fate of the frequently expressed to him the hope whole power to the single end of victory. Belgian athlete, Vanrentergem, who was that the resolutions they had passed a charge of would not be pigeon-holed. Ho assured espionage, after being dragged through them that he would do his best to ensure the streets at the end of a long chain. that effect was given to the resolutions The guards crossly maltreated, and spat as carly as possible. Referring to Im in the face of Vanrentergem, was most courageous, and did not com.
The latter perint l'reference, he said the question was not rendered less difficult by the war, plain,
for obviously any policy of Preference must be so framed as to meet the views of
Allies. The subject demanded con tinued consideration. The Prime Minis ter had appointed a Committee of
of representatives
all
LONDON, August 15th.
ent adds that although this has not yet CONFIDENCE IN MR. HENDERSON.shot at Oudenarde on assumed great proportions, it is a vital matter and is not the least significant of the many signs that the Germans are be ginning to show under the tremendous tax on their resources.
Russian bront.
LATEST CABLES. (THROUGE BRUTEZ'S AGETOY.)
The Labour Executive have passed a RUSSIAN STATE CONFERENCE vote of confidence in Mr. Henderson.
PETROGRAD, August 15th.
be
machinery
task was Tot
!"
"WILL LABOUR REVERSE ITS DECISION?
The Executive of the Labour Party mét in the House of Commons last night, the attendance-including Mr. Henderson. It was agreed to meet again this morning to consider the circumstanes of the resigna. tion. A
This was followed by a joint meeting of the Executive of Labour,
of the resolute on to the body. nection, that the Secretary of the Brass-
easy,
It is reported that some Trade Unions A telegram which was read from Stock M Kerensky to-day revived the sebeme | Ministers und
for holding a great State Conference at departments concerned, with himself as Conference to be held on August 21st, are considering moving amendments at the holm said the conference would be con Moscow, including all parties, classis and President, with the object of reporting suggesting versal of last Friday's ∙sultative and not mandatory."
communities. It will be held at the small on the best lethods and the
decision. It is noteworthy, in this con- Kremti from the 25th to the 27th. Abant by which effect The Executive passed a resolution ex-1,003 will participate. GEN, BRUSILOFF'S FAREWELL pressing the opinion that the Labourites M. Kerensky will open the conference he was directed to say that the establish statement We acted on Mr. Hender but it ought to be undertaken and workers Society has made the following should be represented at the forthcoming situation.
with a comprehensive exposition of the
ment of this committee in any case sen's Advice, because we considered that evid need the Government's intention to be fad full information regarding Russic take all steps they could to give effect Otherwise, the decision would have been to the resolutions of the Conference entirely different
Mt. Walter
Long concluded by saying? I believe that the result of the Co ference will strengthen our prosecution of the war and help us to take some steps fafter the war to reap the full ad
LONDON, August 14th. vantage of the lessons we have learned show that the increase in exports totale The trade returns for the past month to make the Empire stronger and more 23,510,578 compared with July Last year. powerful than before the war. The disbilo the importy have increased by, cassions at the Conference pre carried 213,440,987
LONDON, August 14th The Admiralty announces that a British says destroyer was mined and sunk in the main North Sca
MANY CASUALTIES.
PETROGRAD, August 15th.
conference in order that the Party's * TRAIN SMASH IN RUSSIA. I should have liked to have re- General Brasiloff in a farewell message, opinions should not be misunderstood or misrepresented. They regretfully noted with my soldiers. I am firmly intention to refuse passports.
the Government announcement of the convinced that Russia will recover from The Captain, two officers and forty-three its sickness, for the happiness of the sen were saved.
country and liberty."
PETROGRAD, August 15th Sixty persons were killed, and 150 The foregoing resolution will be sub-injured by a collision between a passenger mitted for endorsement by the adjourned and goods train midway between Petro Labour Conference on the 21st.
grad and Moscow, owing to a pointsman's
error.
GREAT BRITAIN'S TRADE H