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May 29, 1917,
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TUESDAY,
MAY *29, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
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TELEGRAMS.
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AMERICA'S GREAT HELP,
Big Army to be la France Shortly,
London, May 28. The Press Barosu, summarising Amerion's nohievements since she has entered the war, states that, including the Americans already serving the Franco-British Armies, there will shortly be a total of 200,000 Americans in France. Arrangements have been made for sbe construction of 3,200 war seruplanes and the training of 6,000 aristors this year.
THE COTTON DISPUTE.
Employees Accept a Tea Per Cent. Advance.
London, May 27. The Lancashire cotton dispute has been settled, the westere moospting the employers' offer of a ten per cent, advance in wage, -commnsacing on the first pay day in July.
Another Demand.
London, May 28.
A mesting of representatives of all the cotton spinners of the Northern counties demanded payment for the cleaning of machinery, as sa addition to wages, which at present cover this duty. It was decided to ask employers to confer on the point.
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UNHAPPY POLAND.
Germans at Loggerheads over Regency.
London, May 28. Banter'a correspondent st Amsterdam says that the German papers admit that things are nor running smoothly in Poland, whera the different bodies created by the Germans are at loggerheads, particularly regarding the Regency.`
THE STRUGGLE IN THE WEST.
Graphle Description of California Pixtezu.
London, May 28.
Bouter's special correspondent at the French Headquarters gives a graphic description of the position of the California platean, on the naked top of which the French held out for three weeks, in harriedly-improvised tranches. The men often had only one meal a day and the appearance of a single head above the trenches was the signal for a tempest of shells.
The importance of the plateau lies in the fact that it marks the eastern extremity of a great crest overlooking, to the south, the -valley of the Aisas, and, to the north, the valley of the Ailette,
French Success in Alsace.
London, May 28. A French communique says:-Three more enemy attacks at Oseque and Teton, in Champagne, were completely zapulsed.
The enemy artillery is fairly lively in the regions of Hill 304, and Mort Homme, on the left bank of the Mouse.
A French detachment penetrated the enemy's second line in the region of Uffholts, in Alssos, and found many German dead. We brought back prisoners,
Franch air squadrons dropped six tons of bomba on military stablishments and railway lines, especially in Champigne sud the region of Thionville.
We brought down nine enemy aircraft. Two others were forced down in our lines, and five in the enemy lines.
More Prisoners Taken
London, May 28.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports :-We repulsed raidere to the north-west of Cherisy and to the south of Lens, inflicting casusities and securing prisoners.
We successfully raided to the north of Armentierer, and in the neighbourhood of Wytechsets we reached the German support line, taking about thirty prisoners,
ADMIRALTY EXPERTS.
New Appointments Announced,
London, May 28.
The appointment of a number of experts is announced in connection with Bir Eric Geddes' Department at the Admiralty. These inolade General Collard, who is to control the construction and purchase of merchant vessels, transports etc.; Sir Vincent L Esven, who will be responsible for the manufacture and purchase of ordnance; Admiral Laurence Power, who will have general manage- ment of dookyarda.
BRITISH MONITORS.
Floe Work In the Gulf of Trieste,
London, May 28. Special correspondenta relate the performances of the British monitors in the Gulf of Trieste while bombarding the Austrian reOKY, They state that the first shot, fired at dawn, landed on the railway st Pros5000, just north of Trieste, and that the second struck a train, which vanished s ghastly ruin,
The monitors smashed seroplane sheds, flattened the station at -zonecco, destroyed a vinduet and produced a great fire at Conte Austrian hydroplanes visić attacked the monitors, but they
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SPANISH SOCIALISTS.
Declaration in Favour of a Break with Germany.
Londān, Max:23.
Beatar's correspondent at Madrid" states that an enthusiastic meeting of 20,000 Socialista sad Republicsas passed a resolution declaring that Spain cannot remain indifferent and isolated in the war. She must decide on a policy in line with the Allies, mast sever relations with Germany owing to German outrages against Spain's nentrality, and must accept all the conseq sences therefrom.
The meeting was thoroughly representative of the Left Partine throughout Spain. The first speaker emphasised that its object was to afirm the solidarity of Spain and the Allies and all nationa of the Spanish race,
A Socialist leader said the moment had come for Spain. to in- corporate herself with Europe-(Cheers).
A Republican Dapaly mid the Spanish democracy wanted pence, but on condition that the Kaiser was vanquished.
Loud cheers greeted the declaration that the democracy of Spain must chape the policy of the country in the fatura.
FRIDAY'S AIR RAID,
Folkestone Suffers Most.
London, May 28. Viscount French announces that the chief damage in Friday's raid was at Folkestone.
THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
A Splendid Series of Successes,
London May 28.
An Italisa official wireless message states :—Wa Strengthened our positions on the Jalisa Front; captured strony fortified tranches to the east and south-east of Jamianti; arozne the Tim svo River; occapied San Giovanni, to the north-west of Di; captured cine 6-inch guns; and repulsed two violent counter, jacke in the Vodice actor and on the heights to the east of Goriske
Strong parties of infantry prostratedīs point #fogg line to the south of Grosigna. We drove inem out, taking 156 prisoners.
GERMANY AND THE FLEMINGS,
Belgium No Longer Exists !"
London, May 28,
According to Benter's correspondent at Amsterdam, Krupps' organ, the Rhenish Westfaelische Zeitung, anblashingly declares that Brasse's will henceforth be the Low Uormsa bulwark. Itmaya the barnning of Louvain, after all, was a small, suorifiis comparad to the good which the Feminge reaped therefrom. Millions of German and Flemish throate must ory: "Away with Bilgium," which had ceased to exist. The Flemings should not forget that hundreds of thousands of German had died to secure their liberty.
HUNGARY'S DAMAGED CROPS,
London, May 28. Beuter's correspondent at Zurich says that frost has seriously damaged the orops in Hungary,
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
IN THE WEST.
British Galo More Ground.
London, May 27.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: Wo gained farther ground in the neighbourhood of Fontaine-les Croisalles. Patrol encounters near Cojeu? Eirer resulted in our making a few prisoners. In the air-fighting yester day we brought down three German aeroplanes and drove down eight others. Four of ours are missing.
Enemy Repúlsed.
London, May 28.
A French communique says: In Champagne, the enemy launched two attacks on Teton, In the second, after first succeeding in penetrating our lines, he was completely bjected. A third attack on Casque broke down. There is great artillery activity in Champagne.
ENTHUSIASTIC BRITISH WORKERS.
London, May 28.
A great and enthusiastio demonstration organised by the British League of Worker has been held in Hyde Park The meeting was addressed by members of the House of Commons and leading Labourites and, with accinination, passed a resolution sending fraternal greetings to the Allied peoples, particularly to the United States and Russia.
The resolution expressed the fixed determination of all patriotic Britons in the United Kingdom and in the Domm ions beyond the seas to continue the war to a victorious finish.
Appreciative messages were read from the Prime ter and Mr. Hodgs.
A proccommod was formed and marched to the Frenchs. "Embassy, where all the Allied Ambassadors and Ministers
were assembled and the resolution was presented. ***
The Diplomats replied amid stirring somes of enthu
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SUBMARINISM.
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133 Missing from Spanish Liner,
"London: May 27.
A Reuter telegram, the "place of origin of which has been suppramed, reports the sinking of the Tingniern and adda that one hundred and thirty-three of the passengers: "and crew are thaking.
The Eizaguirre sank in five minutes It was a moet dirty wintry right and tremendous 'eeks were running. The * second officer'a bost, with passengers in it, was swept away. Almost simultaneously the vessel broke in half. No other boat was afloat. The survivors, who escaped by a miracle, rowed for hours, baling without ceasing and clad in the most scanty attire.
The missing include the Spanish Consul at Colombo.
Thirty Survivors of Brazilian Vessel.
Madrid, May 9 There are thirty survivors of the torpedoed Brazilian steamer which sank. They have been landed.
The C. de Eizagulire.
London, May 28.
It transpires that the correct name of the annkan Spanish steamer was C. de Eizaguirre. She was Spanish mail boat. The second officer's boat contained twenty-two
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German Press Comment.
Amsterdam, May 8.
The German press, commenting an Mr. Lloyd George's speech in the House of Commons: anent submarines, abaz- dens the idea of the complete destruction of Britain's merçan tile marine hit speaks vaguely upon the seats of it upon her
economic future..
THE JA ANESE FLEET.
Tokio, May 28.
An official statement has been issued covering the ground of Load Bobert Cecil's announounens regarding the Japanese Navy on 24th inst, adding that the squadron- recently sent to the Mediterranean was", oneinanded by Admiral Seto, while another is operating in the South At- lantic. "The Japanese Navy is doing its best to assist the Navies of the Allies"
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
A Misapprehensión.
Petrograd, May 23.
The report concerning M. Isvolsky on the fard inst, was due to a misapprehension. There was to question of his appointment to London, though he will be replaced.
Separate Peace Impossible.
Petrograd, May 28. General Dragomiroff, commanding on the Northern Front, in addressing a Congress of Delegates at Riga, declared that separate peace is impossible because it would not sure liberty for the Russians, who ought to help the Allies to crush German militariam, thus definitely consolidating the revolution.
A Congress of Officers' Delegates, passed a resolution declaring that the salvation of the Fatherlant demands the exertion of all the country's efforts, and calling upon all officers to extend a brotherly head to the soldiers and workers.
FRENCH PEASANTRY AND THE WAR,
Paris, May 23.
The Congress of Peasant's Delegates practically unanim- ously resolved upon repudiating the idea of a separate peace.
HOW MILLIONS GO.
Nine Months' Munitions £224.309.523.
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Soon afterwards another-branch: of the Ministry arranged for the execution of the processes. st 522 per ton at Woolwich, and £26, for $8, in zmpact of advanos of capital. The Arm was delivering simultansoudy under the two contracts. The nest of the proossses at Woolwich was stated to be #10-7m 1d. per ton.
A firm which contracted taks 'raw in sterist from the Minia- try së a fired rats had, within the knowledge of the Department made an outside parabéns, larger quinity at a bre The Auditor General pointi that the out of the finishi ele being based upon price for raw material, tractor apparently profite extent of $14,000 by thir uza - "from": "contéset conditions. and the Ministry. kaya now taken up the matter with a view to the recovery of the amouni wived by the contrarioDB:
Is we pointed out by the ândă. [tor: Genaral· that motor forrien
were being hired from a +trictor is the London district (while at the same, Gmë,
belonging to the Ministry warto` It to other sontractoza'at "rules" lower than those paid by the Ministry. Measurer have: now. been taken to dentralins the coo trol of motor transpært and to
ssure the proper sad stonomi
a of oara by officials.
In another cam) DZROKIDOL. WODE inspected with a view to uss z0 8: munition store, and were found unsuitable.
A few day days Ister they ware taken by another branch as a emergency filing factory. Másh in a fortnight it was decided thay, were unsuitable for a filling factor, but were taken over ss S store, the purpose. for which they were originally rejected. The contents consisted of valuable glazed bricks, which more con- iderably damaged because in officer had them.remoyed by an- skilled labour, and in the end expenditure of about £32,000, was incurred for coonpation of the premises for some 15 mɔntba.
Expenditur se boen incur red on account of damage done by contractors" proparty
to
eleem belonging to the Minis
parohsses, made both at hom
try, owing to the fact that earlise Bonding schemes $1,097,018 applies Lom abroad were com
The balance-sheet of the nation-signed in drums of insuficient sl factories shows the value of the strength.
The Ministry paid the W.S.P.U. Works and plant at over elevan millions sterling, apart from 24,174 for organising the women a The report of the Auditor Genocks on hand. In addition, procession in London. eral on the Appropriation Account approximately 49,700,000 was In the case of various large of the Ministry of Manitions for advanced by way of loans to con- nine months ended March, 1916 tractors to enable them to increase (except in the case of the product the capacity of their factories, ion of the Ordnanos Factories, in The raport mentions that at the livery and disposal of the stand
Steps are, however, still bało which the cost for the whole time when buying on a consider taken to investigate these trans financial year is included), show able scale.began the position in sotions, many of which are no a total expenditure of £224,309, regard to certain metals was doubt in respect of materiala
apparently, somewhat difficult, supplied direct" to Among the principal ifeme of and some of the early purchasee which will Casco expenditure are the following """" | ware, asrried out at rates which | being made against them.
523.
Headquarteri and
branch office... Inspection, research, and store depart- mentaris Tak
Gons and carriages: Small arms, 21- munition
vehicle
sport
labour
$319,501
1.
and abroad, in 1915-16, it has not yet been possible to trace the de-
appeared to be very high."
In certain cases material was issued "on loss,
The 5.5. Tilsalak. to be replaced The Java-China Japan Line sis. in kind at a date convenient to Tjisalak, built at the yards of 66,713 the contractor. This practice the Nederlandachs Scheepsbouw appears in one instance to bave Maatschaplji in Holland for the resulted in substantial loss to Company, has been taken over the Ministry
after a successful trist trip in the Attention is called to some re North Sea the vassili sults of incompleta oy-ordination 150 tons, and ber, prin between diferent, branches of dimensions are Length this Ministry, La one instance a breadth, 5ift, depth of 11 direct contract was placed with ship will accommodate 150 220,244,168 | Brm for news material
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4186,020
ner is under canaichchior to: the Comman