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June 10 1915,
2911· 日八十月四
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
THURSDAY, JUNE 10,
1915..
June 10 1914,
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TO-DAY'S
WAR TELEGRAMS,
FURTHER FRENCH SUCCESSES,
RUSSIAN SUBMARINE ATTACKS TEN GERMAN
BATTLESHIPS.
Belgian General Praises 'Russiau Troops.
DUTCH MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICERS PROTEST AGAINST GERMAN METHODS.
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
RUSSIAN "SUBMARINE ATTACKS TEN
GERMAN BATTLESHIPS.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
FRENCH CARRY MORE LINES OF TRENCHES,
I
June 4, 4.35 p.m.
two, and in some places three lines of German trenches on the According to a Paria communique the French have carried outskirts of Bois le Pretre, and have made numbers of prisoners,
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for lasertion on this page they will be found on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE COTTON DISPUTE.
Jane 8,535, p.
A meeting of card-room operatives has been held at Manchester at which it was decided to persist in the demand dar ir bonuses. This has re aggravated the cotton dispute,
LIEUT: WARNEFORD'S. EXPLOIT.
June 8, 5:35 pm.
MR. BRYAN RESIGNS.
June 9, 4.10 a.m.
A message from Washington says that Mr. W. J. Bryan, Secretary of State, has resigned."
June 9, 4,30 am.
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ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.
STUDENTS HONOURED.
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London, Received June 9.
The Triennial Gold Medal of the Royal Asiatic Society has been awarded Mrs. Smith Lewia and her sister Mrs. Dunlop Giboom for their contributions to Sinaitic and Semitic studies.
Sir Hugh Barnes, yesterday, presented the Public Schools
According to a Washington message, Tresident Wilson has Medal for the beat priza essay on accepted Mr. Bryan's resignation, which is due to differences over Delhi, past end present, to H. A.
an ultimatum to Germany as violating the peace principles for at Cawnpore. Bryan, throughout, has been opposed to anything in the nature of School. The medalist was born. the United States Note to Germany. It is understood that. Mr. Metham, at the Merchant Taylors
which the present Government, under his in flaense, stande. He is leaving the Catinet bioause he does not wish to embarrass the President,
Mr. Lancing, Counsellor in the State Department, automatically becomes Secretary of State to-day sud signs the Note which will be sent to Germany as approved by the Cabinet. The Note has been drafted with unusual care and there is reason to believe that, if an agreement is not reached, further cordial relations between America and Germany will probably be postponed indefinitely,
June 0, 4.15 a.m. President Wilson has announced that the Nets to Germany has bzen completed and will probably be forwarded to-day,
June 9, 5.16 0. Reuter's Washington correspondent says that prior to the announcement of Mr. Bryan's resignation, President Wilson had authorised a statement that the general character of the Note had not been modified since the first draft, and that the German promise to pay compensation for torpedoing the e.s. Gulf Light had not affected the main principle for which the United States is contending, namely, that Americans on board unarmed merchant men, of whatever nationality, must be transferred to s. place of safety before a prize is destroyed.
·June 9, 8.55 a.m.
KING OF GREECE.
CONDITION IMPROVED.
London, Hécolved June 9. Router's correspondent at Athens states that the condition. of the King has improved. It is hoped he will to be out of danger.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
Daich Mariners, in a resolu tion, protest against German stu, warfare on defenceless merchant-
Mr. Bryan in a letter to President Wilson enys: Obedient men... your sense of duty and actunted by the highest motives, you have
The Germon submarine 23, prepared for transmission to Germany, a Note with which I cannot which sank the Triumph and the join, without violating my duty to the country. The issus involved Majestic has arrived at Con- is to momen'ons that my remaining in the Cabinet would be as unfair to you as to the cause mearest to my heart; namely: the prevention of war.".
stantinople.
A Russian submarine attasked
President Wilson has replied, deploring the resignation, which ten German battleships, dis he accepts with a feeling of personal sorrow and because Mr. Bryan charged several, torpedoes and A message from British Headquarters in France states that insists upon his doing so. President Wilson dwelle on his delight-dived, hearing loud explosions. Flight Lieutenant Warneford attacked the Zeppelin alone and fal association with Mr. Bryan during the past two years, in which "Owing to the notivity of unassisted. When the explosion of the Zeppelin upset his their judgments have agreed until now, and says: "Even now we Russian submarines and to aeroplens the petrol escaped, compelling him to land in order to are not separated in object but only in method.". refill his tanka from his reserve supply, which he successfully acomplished.
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ANOTHER ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOWN. June 9, 1.50 p.. Reater's ro respondent at Petrograd reports that a Russien
June 8, 8.30 p.m. abmarine attacked ten German battleships between Wandan and Renter's correspondent in otland. The submarico fired several torpedoes and then dived, aeroplanes
Amsterdam reports that two were observed on Sunday evening hovering over earing loud explosions. The Germans, owing to the activity of Flanders. Guns thundered on all sides, but the sirmen, un- abmarines and their losses in the minefields, left for the south west. perturbed, remained in the air apparently waiting for Zeppeline. he German steamer Hindenburg was sunk by a mine, and a cruiser One aeroplanist siglted a Zeppelin about 2.30 in the morning and hich was badly damaged was towed into a German peri.
felled it. Besides twenty-eight of the crow killed, at least twenty were seriously burned and wounded.
WHEN RUSSIANS FALL BACK
"HAVE NO FEAR
June 9, 150 p.m.
COMPENSATION FOR AIR RAIDS
Jane 8, 8.30 p.m.
Reater's correspondent at Paris reports that General De Witte,
At question time in the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith the Belgian Army had just retained from Raseis full of announced that compensation would be granted for damage caused thusiasta. He says the Russian Army is the most courageous in by air-raide. The Government was considering the insurance of fistence. Have no far of their falling back" he said, " ok on Moscow in 1812. The Russian Chief of Staff said-When property against war risks.
fall back it is in order that we may advance the better. Have fear,"
we fell
DUTCH MARINERS PROTEST AGAINST GERMAN
METHODS.
June 9, 1.50 a.m.
A resolution passed by the Association of Datoh Sea Captains d Ofoers, protests against the barbarous German submarine rfare on defenceless merchantmen.
BRITISH SEAPLANES ACTIVE AT GALLIPOLI
RUSSIANS RE-FLOAT TURKISH CRUISER.
June 8, 8.30 p.m.
A message from Odesss states that the Russians have refloated and docked the Turkish cruiser Madjidieb.
SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT.
Jane 8, 10.25 p.m. Field Marshal Sir John French reports that the situation on the British front is unchanged. The artillery is less active. We successfully exploded mines under the German trenches in front of Plogsteert, destroying thirty yards of parapet. We falled two German aeroplanes, one by gunfire sad the other as a result of an A fisherman interviewed on his arrival at Bakharest from Co naerial engagement with a British aviator. ntinople states that nine British seaplanes dropped bombs on the basch base, in the harbour of Gallipoli, killing and wounding con acidiere and damaging stores.
June 9, 1.50 a.m.
SUBMARINE WHICH SANK THE TRIUMPH AND
MAJESTIC.
June 9, 1.50 a.m. The German enbmarine 23 which sank HM.S. Triumph and MS. Mejostto, he arrived at Constantinople.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
U. S. NAVAL APPOINTMENT:
June 9, 5.15 am.
Rear Admiral Mayo, Commander of the First Division of the Atlantic Fleet, has been appointed Vice Admiral, He is the first of the three American Vice-Admirals to be appointed.
ITALIAN AIRSHIP SAID TO BE DESTROYED,
June 9, 4.10 a.m.
A Vienna official report states that a seaplane shot at and deɛ- troyed the Italian airship Ferrara which was returning from Fiume early in the morning. The crew of coven were captured..
BELGO-DUTCH FRONTIER CLOSED.
June 9, 410a.m...
A menenge from Amsterdam reports that the Balgo-Dutob fron- tier has been closed. The step is taken in connection with enorm one movements of German troops to the Yeer. Barbed electric wire has been erected along the whole frontier and tho inhabitants have been ordered to place backets of water before their houses, and themselves to remain indoors.
BELATED MESSAGE OR WRONG DATE?
June 9, 9.15 p.m.
losses in the minefields, the Germans have had to move south west of Wundou
General De Witte, of the Belgian Army, has returned from Russia full of enthusiasm, and says the Russian Army is the
most courageous in existence.
The German steamer Hinden borg has been sunk by a mine, and a German cruiser has been so badly damaged, that she had to be towed into a German port.
Nine British seaplanes are reported to have attacked the Akbaech base in Gallipoli har. boar. Fifteen soldiers were either killed or wounded and stores were damaged.
NEWS.
Peking news from our own
correspondent appears in Page 4 of this issue.
"Our Contemporaries" appear on page 2, Commercial News on page 9, and Log Book on page 6,
The Hongkong Havenue officers have secured $5,000 worth of prepared opium from the .. Cyclops. General Sir Ian Hamilton in an Order, to the troops at the An enthusiastic
"Bend-off' Dardanelles dated May 8 stated I have never seen more was given by the Scouts yester devoted gallantry displayed than during the past three days, even day to Mrs. Raynor who is during the Rasso-Japanese fighting. I have cabled to Earl Kitobon- proceeding Home.
or paying a tribute to your bravery and asking for reinforcements. Correspondence which had to Meanwhile, the remainder of the East Lancashire Division is dis- be held over yesterday, on ac- embarking and will enable us to improve our hardly won positions." count of pressure on our space,
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.
June 9, 1.00 p.m.
appeara in to-day's issue.
DON'T FORGET.
A very successful band concert was held at North Point Tast night. It is estimated that over
are developing a big battle front at Shavli. They bava re-arranged present.
Reater's correspondent in Petrograd reports that the Germans twelve hundred people were
their forces and are persistently attacking in the direction of Double. A Russino communique says that, in consequence, the Russians left the village and concentrated on the position before Sbayli. The Russian offensive on the Lower Donbissa is proceeding satisfactorily. The Germans in the Rawks region again attempted a gas attack. In Galicis the battle is raging unabated. After most, stubborn A Paris communique says:-There have been severe artillery fighting at Wiszain the Russians counter-attacked and already they duels in the regions of the Aisne and Notre Dame de Lorette, We have captured two thousand Austrians and Germans. As altack on captured more houses in Neuville and repulsed a violent attack at the Daiester Russian fortifiostions from Ugaraberg to Zhidateesen the Labyrinth, Two German battalions brought hastil inproved at orlive, the Russiens capturing hundreds of prisonera and automobiles led a violent attack on South Hebuteras but were quickfiring gas. The enemy's foros at Zurawno, on the left repulsed, whereupon we continued our advance eastward on front bank of the Dneieter, have been increased and now extend to the of twelve hundred metres,
Jane 9, 1.25 a.m.
failwi
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