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BRITISH AND GERMAN PRO- CLAMATIONS:
A STUDY IN COMPARATIVE CULTURE.
THE
WAR.
The following Cables were received on Saturday night and surued in our Early morning Extra yesterday, Franco-chelgian Front
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] BRITISH FRONT. PRISONERS AND MACHINE-GUNS CAPTURED
MEANING OF THE WAR, RIGHTS OF FREE PEOPLES.
M. THOMAS" DECLARATION:
Under the auspices of the Anglo-French! Society, M. Albert Thomas, the former
The two documents below form a strik French Minister of Munitions, addresseding cumirast One is the oficial proclama- a great mureting at the Mansion tion of General Allenby, the British Com- mander-in-Chief in Palestine, upon the House on the anniveraurs of the Verdun occasion of the British entry into JerusA- Victory The Lord Mayor, who had pre-lem; the other is the official" proclamation viously entertained M. Thomas at issued by the headquarters of the Gernian Military Government at Udine ta the luncheon, presided.
iirabitants remaining in the conquered. Italian territory. If fresh proof is, needed of the different manner in which Great Britain and Germany wage war, it can be ciation of the work which the Angloide by side.]. -⠀⠀
night of the 5th inst.. in the neighbour- French Society was doing in cementing Proclamation of General Allenby read hood of Villers Bretonneux. the friendship between France and
We succesfully raided to the south of England, which was every day asserting to the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the steps of the Citudel, in Arabic, Hebrew, itself and developing
English, French, Italian, Greek and Array and to the cast of St. Venant, cap Russian.AK
turing prisoners and five nutchine-guns. Reciprocal artillerying was active der-
M. Thomas, who hed a very bearty reception, expressed his thanks for the
A SUCCESSFUL LOCAL ENTERPRISE:
LONDON, May 204. Reuter's Correspondent at British. Headquarters telegraphing this even ing, states-Early this morning the Germans heavily botŋbarded, with high explosive shells, to the west of Morris and the area around Villers-Bretonneux
There has been no infantry action, pos sibly with the purpose of practicing bar- rages, and with a view to an early resump tion of the offensive. We have been profit-
LONDON, May 3rd.. Sir Douglas Haig reports:-Localing by the lull to prepare to meet pay
rail at head and foot 11 pillars welcome accorded to him and his apprefonnd in a perusal of the proclamations fighting was to our advantage on the fresh enemy effort.
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BRITISH" PROCLAMATION,
To the inhabitants of Jerusalem the
During yesterday we carried out, south of the Anore, & anccessful local enterprise, advancing our front over a width of nearly half-a-mile to a depth of four hundred yards.
The weather has improved and out
strations of sentiment. The two public Blessed and the people welling in thing the night, between Givenchy and airmen are doing deadly work over the
opinions must unite to reach the solution of the problems of the war. They must
vicinity. The defeat inflicted upon the Turks
GERMANS' TASK HEAVIER THAN ANTICIPATED,
Nieppe Forest, in the neighbourhood of accustom themselves to see the truth by the troops under my command has Locre and southward of Ypres. together. The truth is that, at the pre-resulted in the cccupation of your city sunt time, the war seems to languish, by my forces. I, therefore, here and The Governments are working efficiently now proclaim it to bo under martial but the peoples do not feel themselves led law, under which form of administra or drawn towards near solutions. Theretion it will remain so long as military is only uns sure method in such times considerations make it necessary. How. to go back to the origins, to see again ever, "lest any of you should be alarmed the deep reasons of the war, to understand by reason of your experience at the what an enormous revolution it can hands of the enemy who has retired,
hereby inform you that it is my desire stitutes in the history of the world.
that every person should pursue his law The essential fact in the present war fui business without fear of interrup- is the affirmation made from the begin tion. ning by certain peoples, and afterward
LONDON, May 3rd. Renter's Correspondent at ·British Headquarters telegraphing on the 3rd inst., states:-The Germans have not renewed their efforts to advance in Flan ders or on the Somme, and their objec tive, time-tables indicate that they are
enemy's positions.
FRENCH FRONT-
PROGRESS AT HANGARD WOOD.
Paris, May 2nd,
south of the, Avre.
g
A rommuniqué atates:-There has been rather great reciprocal activity north and
We have “appreciably. progressed in Hangard Wood, and have captur
Raineval, taking 30 prisoners, and captur- ing five machine-guns."
supported lav all the others, that the ed with affection by three of the great unding theif task much heavier than the Fed Brune Wood, south-west of Mailly
Furthermore, since your city is regard." peoples, small or great, have a right to religions of mankind, and its soil has their national independence and to the been consecrated by the prayers and pil- steel wire spring.
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On Thursday night there was much bombing activity on both sides, our air- men inflicting heavy casualties.
The Australians carried out successful minor operations at Villers-Bretonneux while the Canadians mopped up " strong post, taking seven prisoners and
five machine-guns,
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PEACE AND THE RIGHTS OF NATIONS.
and driving back the three survivors of
the gurrison.
A tremendous crescendo of gunfire bus broken out this morning apparently in the Lys region.
The duty of the Butente nations is to find out exactly what this peace ought to
WW DERMAN, PROCLAMATION.
GERMAN EXPLANATIONS. be, and to see that the peace is in con
Proclamation issued by the Head-
LONDON, May 3rd. formity with the principles which in
It is specially noteworthy that with this spire their condwet of the war. The quarters of the German Military Govern. London, Inde an effort of this kind, but conquered Italy sense will be made lull in the fighting since the Ge Socialists, in their recent miceting inment at Udine to the inhabitants of
German it belongs to the Government as a whole for all concealed armis, weapons and defent at Ypres all German talk of "The to do it. People seem to cling at thi present time to sentimental solutions
ammunition.
Kaiser's battle has vanished. German
THE ENEMY'S STRENGTH.
LONDON, May 2nd,
10.30 p.m. Reuter's Correspondent Lt. Franch Headquarters. telegraphing on Bay 2nd, stats-Under the German blows the Allied armies have been welded together in the junctions at which the Germans can thrust. The process of welding the two armies together is complete. bat will not stop here. Franco-British Divisions: will be moved about the solidly-knitted front at the wish of our High Command. na freely as the German Divisions, Against the enemy territorial gains must be set the fact that he had to engage 140 divi- sions in five weeks; "A considerable nuro- or of these have been twice engaged, and Home even three times. Adding these res appearances there is a total of 186 engazy- dents of divisions, souivalent to a ma
{_two-and-a-half millions of men, whom the enemy h has already put into the hattin
of
which are fragmentary and vague. All victuale remaining in the house experts on the staffs of the newspapers 35 ali se reîn divisions are never with
must be delivered up
Every citizen must obey our Inbour have now been instructed to warn the drawn until they have suffered severe loss, regulations.
All workmen. women, and ebildren people that no new Sedan is possible,ing of the battle at ant leas than 330,000.
important to draft the rules of the now international law. The rules of private CUTLER PALMER & COS may furnish many suggestions. "It must be laid down with precision what are the limits of the right of peoples to dispose of themselves.
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There are formed peoples and developed peoples, When the enemy declares that
over 15 years old, and obliged to work in the fields every day, Sundays included, from 4 a.m. to 8pm.
Disobedience will be punished in the following manner--
that Ypres is very strong and that the British are most stubborn and that, Liter all, Vores has no importance for Ger- many They declare that the German
the peoples of India and of Morocco (1.)--La23- workmen will Command may decide not to take Ypres fighting reserve is thus half exhausted be
ought to be allowed to decide their own lot, he commits an inadmissible sophism. There are forms of protection and fede ration which could set peoples on their way towards the exercise of the right On the other hand, rules should be set up to prevent the world falling into anarthy and fucoherence. The right of nations can only be exercised and can only have value in a society of nations
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panied to their work and watched by Germans.
After the harvest they will be im prisoned for & months, and every third day will be given nothing but bread and water.
(9)-Lazy women will be obliged to work and after the harvest receive a months imprisonment.
(Lazy children will be punished If the grest and woalt nationalities are by beating. The commandant resOTUCH to enjoy liberty equally the danger of the right to punish lazy workmen with dispersion and falling to pieces can the 120 lashes daily prevented in the world by a super national organisation. If the old system
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AMERICAN INTERVENTION.
is
on an average 2,500, it is reasonable to reckon the enemy's losses since the begin. The Germans began the offensive with in reserve of 650,000 in depots in France and Home. Behind these is only the ance and consisting of youths, half of whom are under eighteen years. The enemy's genuine fore he has covered anything like half the distance to the goal. The reckless
of ment of divisions left him with emplo Itxtysix out of 200 in France which have not yet been engaged. Of the twelve are Lansdetarm divisions, which cannot be used for the purpose of the offcesive. The Germans, thus can have little hope that
remaining sixty divisions will accom plish what the first 140 failed to achieve. Already the German Staff must be anxiously realising that their reserves of fresh troops are no greater than those ander Generalissimo Foch.
Sir William Robertson's warning commented upon in London as timely. is pointed out that one reason why Amert can intervention has not been sooner active in some fields is because America made arrangements for intervention on as immense scale and she realized that a successful offensive against Germany may be necessary to win the war.
the
PEACE MOVE ANTICIPATED. Commenting on the impending buttie, the Correspondent believes the Germans The Times refers to a despatch from will be unable to reassemble the conditions Washington stating that diplomatists which rendered the mantenvre at Riza anticipate a peace move but it remarks possible, but will endeavour to repeat the that us offer of mediation, even from the surprise blow which answered so well in Pope, will be considered. Any proposal March. The difficulties of menwayring for peace must come from Germany,
large masses of troons brought into battle The Times declares that the Allies will is too great to permit of their disengage meet any such move with the same un-ment. The main lines of attack along bronen front as they met the latest mili- the Somme towards Amiens and in Fland
Ferk upon Hazebrouck, are unlikely to he changed, but experimental local assaults: are possible with a view to opening up new sectors of attack, such as produced the unexpected success against the Porta- guese recsatly,
POSITION MOST ENCOURAGING. PARIS, May Ist
tary offensive.
RECIPROCAL ARTILLERT FIGHT-
VE, ING..
of balance has seen its das, If every show that social justice and economie en- people is to enjoy its liberty, it is all franchisement are not incompatible with the more necessary that ni infer a love of home and country and a reads national organisation should give itness to perish in their defence. They necessary guarantors, and assure the have to show that advances in political solution of the general problems which thought are not necessarily divorced from have led to grouping in great centralised regard for those simple moral virtues States,
of good faith and courage and humanity Such is the true meaning of the war; and honesty, from the sentiment of public M. honour and of personal rectitude. such is the goal towards which we should Thomas has spoken of a League of Na make our way. If we are really con tions and self-determination. These are scious of it all will become for us, if not ideas which he will find deeply rooted simple and easy, at least clearer and here. But it is of must extreme import
LONDON, May 2nd. more encouraging. It is when they feelance that a League of Antions should be
100 p.m. themselves uplifted by this ideal that the founded upon truth and sincerity. people of France forget their miseries There must be
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re and become capable of every sacrifice. It There causist room for all in that league, ports: We repulsed a raid in the neigh is when it is conscious of its great his Germany, represented by triumphant bourhood of Hebutene, Otherwise, there toric role of the protection and liberation military and naval figures,Cheers) has only been reciprocal artillery Gght-
ing. of small peoples that British pride feels Other nations prostrate at the feet of a itself resolved not to bed before any victorious Germany would be the most
AERIAL OPERATIONS force Finally, and above all, if we with nauseating humbug that the world has
LONDON, May 2nd. to produce, an effect on the enemy, if we ever seen. Self-determination of peoples,
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M. Heart Bidou, the distinguished mili- tary critis of the journal Debots, has just returned from the front, and has given Beuter's Agency most encouraging agtount of the position. He says that the last time he visited the front was just alber the capture of Kemmel Hill. He
wish to overthrow him, we can only do ad according to the interpretation pin Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on svind Rome-gloom at the possible con
op
THE SECOND ARMY CON GRATULATED
by acting in the very name of our prin upon Phrase 4 Prussian drill Ber ciples. There will never be any Austrian geant, would be the most dismal farcation states. The unfavourable weather polios which will be effective for the we rust build our League of Nations naissances and bombing at very low he was delighted to find a spirit of utmost which any intelligence could conceive on May lat only permitted short reconquences of its loss, but when he retained Entente, whatever path is followed, ex cept the policy based on the will to in upon the rock of Truth, and we are con beight. None of our machine is mis confidence song Allied officers and men resulting in the magnificient manner in dependence of the people oppressed by ter must also be the rock of Victory,
fident, that the rock of Truth in this mat sing.
which the Germana were held up.- the Hapsburgs The wax would no doubt (Cheers.)
ctory.We dropped a ton of bombe on railway take another course if we knew how to I
station sidings at Thionville on May 2nd, M. Entou said that Tuesday was (Mr. Churchill M. Thomas asayre
where burst was observed, and, on grand day for the Allies and was ever utilise these forces. We must give to the said in conclusion) that we realise in Carshutte Works, where a fine was started to the Germans than the tose of Kemmel, affirmation" of the rights of peoples to this dispose of themselves all its virtue, all consequently will learned the immense Several bursts were also observed on was to the Allies.
to France and to Europe of its revolutionary efficacy. Let us remain the liberation of Alaice and Lorraine barracks and railway station sidings. All Bidou concluded that never before had he Beets such real comradeship and true to our common essential thought from the vile and bitter tyrauny and of our machines returned.
mutual esteem between the Allies as since. Let us be guided by the aspirations of the pression under which they have so
long
the beginning of this battle, when the peoples which point the for us. The heroes been cast (Cheers.) We are seeking to
French and British fought and died of the old Celtio legends, common to the aid the French nation in their righteous
fogether. two countries France and England, brought demand to the utmost of our power. We back from the and of the Dead the bene seek it in no lust of conquest, in no fits of civilisation. We, too, have been desire to flaunt a victory, because o to the Land of the Dead, we have know that the troubles in which Europe Commander of the Second Army men peopled it with our brothers and our is now engulfed have largely arisen from tions the Twenty-Ninth Division which by children. Their legaes, their blessing provinces after the great crine which the misgovernment by Germany of those will be the independence and fraternity
wrested them from the France they loved of the free nations (Loud cheers.). We see in their restoration to their mo therland a symbol of the failure of Prus ilitarism. We see in it pledge proof of the bond of unity and friend ship between Great Britain and France (Cheers
ME. CHULHILL ON THE NEW TASK
Mr. Winston Churchill, M.P in mov ing a vote of thanks to the speaker, said There is a new task before the leaders of democracy if they are to rescue the prestige of democratic government from
the
The motion was seconded by Sir Alfred Mond, M.P. and carried with clams the ghastly futilities and inanities of tion and Lord Burrham exprasad the the Russian revolution. They have to thanks of the meeting to the Lord Mayor,
LONDON, May 2nd.
10,35 p
Sir Douglas Haig, congratulating the
Italian
Front.
· [TERDUGA : REUTER'S JOINOY.]
BRITISH, AERIAL ACTIVITIES.
IN ITALY
days of the Lys battle, maintained ther a gallant action north of Lys in the early fine fighting record; also the Thirty Fourth Division for many gallant actions around Armienteres and Bailleur and Scir their withdrawal from Armentieres in cumstances of exceptional difficulty.
fodor, May 3rd Field Marshal Sir Dougins Haig further mentions the Thirty-Third Division for
A British oucia message states that. their splendid fight on April 14th and for their gallant action, in the eariter days since the arrival of our men in Italy we of the Lys battle when the enemy was have destroyed 100 aeroplaces and hare- preading his advance strongly.