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WEDNESDAY,
MAY 9,
1917.
TELEGRAMS.
[Renter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
THE BATTLES IN THE WEST. ·
Mutual Raids Reported..
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London, M. 7
TELEGRAMS.
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HOPES OF PEACE..
German Hope of an "Agreeable Event."
London, May. 8. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a commanique, says:—
The Lckılanzeiger, which is a semi-official organ, attributes German artillery is solive, particularly between Fresnoy and Loos.the postponement of the Obancellor's speech to the posibility of We successfully conducted a night raid at Neaye Chapelle and the imminence of an agreeable political event, facilitating his task
towards pesos.” Fauquissart.
An ansmy raid, north-east of Armeatieres, was driven off after a hand-to-hand fight. Another raid, south of Armentieres, was repulsed,
Events on the French Frost.
London, Mey 8. A French communique statee:-There has been considerable artillery between the Somme and the Oise.
The enemy counter-attacked daring the night to the east of Vaar Äillon and on Chemin des Domes in the direction of Pantheon Bad Cerny. Our firé smashed all the German attempts.
The artillery struggle way occasionally violent farther east, on the Vanclerc plateau, and in the Uraonne district. "A coup de main carried the enemy centre cf resistance to the north of Vauciera | platean, ninety prisoners being taken.
vintage.
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The German newspapers are generally impatient at the delay, especially in view of the growing isolation of the Central Powers. They point out that last week was a bad week in this respect, Gastamala, Bolivia, and Hayti breaking off, or threatening to break aff relations. While it is admitted that such events are relatively emall, it is emphasised that they mean considerable loss of property difficulties. sad prestige, hot to speak of the increased post-war economic
Ramin.
There are apparently still great hopes of a separate peace with Forwaerts thinks that if Herr von Bethmann Hollweg boldly incline to peace. and frankly renounced conquest, even the United States might
German Socialists' Terms.
Fruitless German attempts to regain a footing in the trenches
London, May 8. which we recaptared yesterday, to the north-west of Rheims and to Beuter's correspondent at Petrograd says that a meeting of the the south of Berry su Bac, led to a sharp fight, ending to our ad-Executive of the Workmen's and Soldiers' delegator, at Borgberg,
We took 120 prisonere here.
representing the Labour parties of Scandinavia, has transmitted the Yesterday we captured a redoubt to the north-west of Prose.
peace terms propceed by the German Socialist Party majority group, We repulsed a strong German attack on the crest at Teton, to namely:-The right of freedom in cational development; compulsory the north-east of Mont Haut, inflicting beavy enemy losses and arbitration in future international dispates; restitution by Germany taking prisoners.
of the occupied territories; a plebiscita in Russian Poland on the question of independence or German or Rasian zoneration; the restoration of the independence of Belgium, Serbia and Rumanis; the restoration to Balgaria of the Bulgarian districts in Macedonia; the grant to Serbia of a free port on the Adriatic; sed an amicable rectification of the Lorraine frontier.
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For Enemy Consumption.
London, Hay 8. A German official wireless message states:-We heavily repulsed attacks at Roux and also between Fontaines and Riencourt. As the result of fighting at Billecourt, the enemy retained possession of the south-eastern boundary.
We stormed Fresnoy, taking 200 prisonera. British attempts to recapture failed.
Costly French attacks failed against the heights between Hartebise and Craonne.
Attacks from Yaux Aillon and Corbeny failed, except to the west of CreoDDE.
The enemy on Monday lost twenty aeroplanes, and, during April, 362. We lost 74. Dar sir forces are fighting at the zenith of their capacity.
NEW NAVAL WAR STAFF.
Its Constitution Virtually Settled.
London, May 8. The Times says that the main lines of the constitution of the new Naval War Staff are virtually settled. It is anderstood that Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, as Chief of the Staff, is freed of all ad- ministrative detail in order, to give his undivided attention to quations of policy and strategy, assisted by the Director of Operatione, and the Director of Intelligence, and that'organisers who have made their mark outside the Service, as well as insida, will be called in.
THE ANGLO-FRENCH CONFERENCE.
British Members Return.
London, May 8.
Mr. Lloyd George, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe and General Sir -William Robertson have returned to London. It is understood that they are completely satisfied with the results of the Paris Con- ference, which was devoted almost exclusively to military and naval maiters. Measures were adopted to secare both unity of action and anity of aim.
AMERICA'S PARTICIPATION.
Men for Service in France,
Mr. RUDYARD KIPLING.
London, May 8.
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The minority group of Socialists propose more liberal terms, The Executive has promised early discussion.
American Labourites Speak Out.
London, May 8.
Reatar's correspondent at Washington says that the Federation of Labour's telegram to Russia, mentioned. Yesterday, is a striking document. It proteate that the pro-Kaiser S.olaliat demand of "No sanexation is a trick to compel the oppressed non-German peoples to remain under the domination of Prussia, Austria and Tarkey. It says that there must be no forcible-sanaZ8- tions, bat that every people must be free to choose allegiance. It continues:-“ "We are of the opinion that the only way the German people can speedily terminate to war is to force the abdication of the Hobenz lleros and the Bapsbarge. Therefore, German Socialists must ceass their underground intrigues to secure an abortive peace by calling pretended international conf.rences.”
THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.
Final Results Favour Mr. Hughes,
Loudon, May 7, The following are the final results of the Commonwealth elections:-
House of Representatives:-Liberals, 25; Hughes supporters, 15; Labour, 25
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The Senate :-Liberale, 10; Hughes supporters, 13; and Laboar
May 9, 1916,
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TELEGRAMS.
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THE WESTERN STRUGGLE.
Enemy Forces Destroyed.
London, May 7. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports-The enemy in considerable forces this afternoon launched a third counter- attack on our new positions southward of Souchez river. The first, wave reached the slope fronting the trenches where it, destroyed by rifle fire and caschine gun fire. The supporting wares were caught by
artillery barrage and broken up No German, reached the trenches. A strong body of the enemy was caught in the open in the vicinity of Bullecourt by artillery and. machine guns and suffered beavy casualties. Six German aeroplanes were brought down on Sunday and another driven down. Three of ours are missing.
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·British Attacks.
London, May 7.
A wireless German official message says: British attacks at Roeux and between Frontaines and Riencourt were repulsed sanguinarily. Fighting continues at Bullecourt Strong French attacks on both sides of Craonnelle failed.
New German Regiments Suffer Heavily
London, May 8.
A French communique says: During the day the enemy did not renew. bis attempts north of Laffaux Mill and against Chemin-des-Dames. The artillery duel continued furiously in the direction of Hurtebise and the Craonne sector, where the troops consolidated positions on the California plateau According to the statements of prisoners on this part of the front four fresh regiments participating in fruitless attacks yesterday evening on this plateau suffered very heavy losses. North-west of Rheims, we appreciably extended our positions. south of Sapigneul, taking 100 prisoners in- cluding two others.
200,000 German Casualties.
London, May 8 Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters says that reports from Champagne show that Hindenburg bas been forced to utilise every available man in the trenches in Champagne and Artois. Two-thirds of the German Army are now in France, namely, one hundred and forty-three. divisions. Hindenburg's reserve was forty-four divisions, approximately 450,000, and already thirty-three reserve divi- sions have been engaged, half of which have been withdrawn. to re-form on account of losses. The German casualties in France. in April totalled 200,000.
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Huge Forces Arrayed against British.
London, May 6.
A telegram from Paris says that nearly half of the Ger-" man forces on the Western front are opposed to the British, though the latter's line is one-third the length of the French Eine
VENIZ LISTS IN ACTION,
London, May 8.
A French Macedonian communique says that in the region of Ljumnics an attack by French and Venizelist com. ingents enabled us to occupy advanced enemy positions on a five kilometre frost. A Bulgarian counter-attack was repulsed by the Venizelists, who took prisoners. In both actions the Venizelists behaved brilliantly,
Mr. Hughes' National Coalition Ministry has thus maj›rities of twenty-five and ten in the House of Representatives and the Senate GERMANY'S FOODSTUFFS. i-heldown the throats of cattle and respectively over the Labourites.
THE FOOD PROBLEM.
Ratioaing-It Necessary.
London, May 8.
Socialist Deputy and a Recent Inventory.
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336 PER ANNUM,
TELEGRAMS,
(Reuter's Service to the Telegraph.")
THE SILVER MARKET.
London, May 7.
Silver quoted at 37.15-16,
| rather mors offering. The market
is quiet.
FOUR MONTHS AT KRUPP'S.
An lateresting Experience.
Someone who bas just spent four months in the Krupp found tion gives his impressions to the Matin.
He states: Three hundred thousand workers, of whom about 60,000 are women, marshalled in gaoga on day and night shifts, ewest bloot and water in order that the Emperor shall not Iack projectiles. All these people with the solitary exception of the women; have been impressed by the military authority.
The ages of the men are from eighteen to forty-six years, and they are all told off for the mang- facture of monitions. It in the same with the specialista, abore” the age of forty-six and up to fifty.
The salaries paid them for working thus from six o'clock m the morning to six in the evening. for the day shift, and from six in- the evening to six in the morning. for the night shift, vary between; |wight and filinen marka a day. Toe women however, never get more than five marks;
This daily salary, which đã the eyes of some, may appear a big one, bas only the real and maximum value of five French francs, so mach has the cut of": living gone up. The discipline is in every way like that of the striotest Pumeranían | regimentu, od the least delay in severely punished. Any lapse of daty ataila being sent back to the front.
At Essen theïe în a special war couroil for the Kapp workers. What particularly struck me was that, side by side with the phenomenally intensive prodao tion of shells generally used in warfare in the open country, enth na the 77, 105, 190, 150, and 210, they were, above all, speeding up the manufacture of 420 mm. gans and projectiles.
In the month of May, 1918, Krapp was constracting simal- taneously seven howitzers of 420 millimetres. As it takes, on the average, from six to eight months to make this kind of gun, theee should have been ready in the month of February.
hogs, which were fed on illegal |fodder by the farmers. He de-
In the opinion of the head of manded that everything imported the workshop, Krupp sloon now from Ramsais be reserved for turns out 200,000 shalis of erary (human consumption.
calibre a day, without ocanting manufacture of ́artilláry
Lindon, March 28.-Adolph
the
on Bitect, president of the cannon.—Exobenge, in a statement to the Reichstag German Food Regulation Board, Committee admitted that the
DON'T FORGET.
Victoria Theatre-9.18 p.. Bijou Theatre 2.15 p.m. New Hongkong Cinematograp! -9.15 p.m.
Copenhagen, March 28-The result of the recent stock-taking of the grain, potators, and other In the House of Lords, Lord Davonport, speaking on the food foodstuffs on hand in Germany London, May 8, Router's correspondent at Washington says that nine regiments question, said meatless days were being abolished in consequence was so unfavourable as to cause of Engineers have been ordered to be raised for daty on communics of incressed consumption and less plentiful substitutes. It was general apprehension, accordios
of the bread ration were not tions in France se 6000 a possible, in addition to the foress con-anticipated that the supplies of breadstof, would suffice until the to the Berlin Foriegerte, which penastions for the reduction templated in the Government's A:my plans.
new harvest if the people would respond to the appeal to consume quotes remarks made bfore the
| +ufficient, but declared no other in New York 180,000 have already been recruited by Colonel less and the submarine activity did not exceed all reasonable like Raichaag Committee on Food solution was possible, according
8 cialist Depoty Ebert. Roosevelt for service in France, largely composed of substantial lihood. The supplies of fats in 1917 ap to the present were better than the
to u Central News dispatch from basiness and professional men of frem 25 to 50 years, who are self in 1916. He stated that a system of rationing and organising, in order Vorworte is the only Barlin paper
Amsterdam.
TO-DAY. supporting. These include Mr. Bacon, ex-Minister of War, and to secara equality of supply among all classes would be introduced which carries an account of the
Notwithstanding all the ex- Chung Ling "8ɔ at Theatre- Mr. Stimson.
if submarinism necessitated it. He foreshadowed the possibility of proceedings before the committee.
perience the food adminstration Royal; Matinee and night per- farther increasing the extraction of four, from wheat, and augment
Acocr ling to this report, Depalyathorities had gained and the formance, d ing the mixture with a larger proportion of other cereals than at Ebert said that an inventory kaowledge of conditions they had present. The consumption of bread was not yet sufficiently reduced. showed that the 1916 yield of cquired, the supplies, Herr von He indicated the introduction of measures to prevent exploitation of bread grains was only 500,000 Bstoaki said, had been too highly tons, or fifteen pounds per capits.imsted, but the seriousness of above the 1915 harvest a harvest the situation did not justify either which hadbeen regarded as almoharp criticisms or Utopian calamitons. Erlier reports on the proposals. The supplies of 1916 harvest bad described it Beige wers not sufficient to per- good, and a rationing scam war mit the slaughter of the number based on an estimated excess of which strict necessity required, 1,000 tons. The reduction in the ad therefore the reserves of cattle visible sapply by one-ball explain would have to be drawn upon con- the sat in the bread ration which iderably. Increased production was announced by the authoritieras impossible, owing to the lack
Boon as the results of the of labour, leaving out of consider osneus were in band.
stion the eqormons difficulties of Dapaly Ebert ad led that transportation. In any case it similar deficit apparently existed was impossible to live without J.P in other food products, and de potatoes, and bread, and the clared that part of the missing agriculturista, must be made fally. Second Gymkhana foodataks had undoubtedly van-isware of shiste obligst
Reuter's correspondent at Rome says that Mr. Radyard the prices of foodstuffs. Kipling has visited the Italian front.' ^..
STATE PURCHASE OF THE "TRADE.” .
London, May 8.
The Times says that the Government has adopted the principle
of Stats purchase of the liquor trade.
ACTIVITY IN MACEDONIA.
London, May 8.
| German officia) wireless message states: The Austrians and Turks repulsed advances between Opbrids and Lake Prepa
The Germana sud Bulgarians røpalsed attacks, on a front of seven kilometres oathe Cerns pilient, Farther French, Russian and -Italian attacka were repulsed.
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EARLIER "TELEGRAMS.
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
London, Kay B. A Russian communique states: Near Vladimirvolynsk, south of Zubilnow, after intense fire by miners and bomb- throwers, the enemy, a company strong, attacked and were driven back by our artillery and rifle fire. On the Kaba raveer Boruff front tâses vai en intense, bombardment A German aeroplane was brought down near Garagumora.
TO-MORROW. Chung Ling 8ɔ0, at Thesirs Royal; 9 15 p.m.
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Gymkhana Meeting.
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