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NORWAY AND GERMANY.
Is Rupture Imminent ?
London, Jane 28.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
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OPERATIONS IN THE WEST.
Successful Night Venture.
Londoo, Jana 26. - The French newspapers speak of the possibility of German a successful night operation to the north-west of Katsina les Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-Warried out Norwegian rapture.
They meation & report that Admiral von Hintzi, the new Croisilles, securing priso sere, and repulsed a raid to the west of Minister to Norway, which has yet not consented to the appointment,
La Bazɛce. is only going to Christianis to deliver certain demande. Apparently. these are connected with the opening of a German cfficial mail, whereby a German plot against Norway was defeated.
give
VOTES FOR YOUNG FIGHTERS.
Question to Receive Consideration,
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London, Jans 26.
Terrible Enemy Wastage.
June 27. 1916, Temperature 6 am.
Bumidity
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POSITION OF NEUTRALS.
Daily Becoming More Difficult.
London, June 26.
cult, in mentarily the chief sopie.
The position of neutrale, which is becoming daily more diff
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at Hiï Palace.
Petrograd, May 21 - Aboording
and Taarina bave been forbidde to the Busby Folyn, the az Taar
The introduction of martial law in 8paio was the first indicato communicate with their follow- tion in London that the sitostion was so serious, a fact which prisoners except in the premenda shows the rigorousses of the Spanish censorship, which is of the officer of their goard, asys now extended to Spanish newspapers. There is a disposition to,
Mr. Herbert Bailey, the Daily London, Jane 28, Beater's correspondent at Headquartere, amplifying his state-the Constitution. While many other local factors doubtless contribute
regard as incomplete the official Spanish reasons for the suspension of Express special correspondent.
The ex-Taur is confined to three ment d'abied yesterday, gives some important figures showing the the crisis undoubtedly the three outstanding ones are, firstly, the rooms in the palios st. Tarakon enormous numbers which Germany has been forced to concentrate semi-rebellion among Army or against alleged Court svour and his geard has been incresse). on the Western Front, also the terrible punishment they received at sm in the msiter of promotions, etc.; secondly, the political His mena, which until now bad the hands of the British and French, sa evitenced by the heavy movement of the Left pa-ties which are said to favour a Republic; been abundant and varied, is now Wastage. He says that when the offensive opened, the Germans and, thirdly, the extreme Soc.alist movement, specially in Barce-sabject to certain reviatinas.
lana and Bilbao, which have long been hotbeds of anarchism.
The House of Commons has discussed at length a proposal to had 147 Divisions in France, of which forty-two were reserves, It is impossible to say, however, which of these movements is' most ¦
Salo un ler stricter surveillance
The new - restrictions on
The matter dropped after Sir George Cava promised that it|April bad dwindled to twelve, since when it has been built and Republican principles now, or so what extent pro-Germanism: Taarina are the direct result of sn.
should be considered at the first election after the war.
CHANGE OF ROYAL TITLES.
London, June 20. The Times atatea that Prince Louis of Battenberg becomes the Marquis of Milford Haven, Prince George of Buttenberg the Earl of Medina, Prince Alexander of Teck the Earl of Athlons,.
PALESTINE OFFENSIVE.
Italian Troops to Participate.
London, Jane 28.
anew, and now consists of forty, equally divided between the Crowa Prince and Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria. But twenty eight thereof is felt among officer, bat the belief continues that the troubled is attempt by members of the ex- are Divisions which have been engaged either oa the. British or wholly internal.
Tear's suite to French battle front. They have suffered, heavily and have been rear and is reorganising the control of in Foreign Affairs Depart world. It is stat d' thất "lettern Meanwhile Switserland is still convulsed by the Hoffmann aurreptitiously with the outside formed...
It is characteristic of the enemy'e new method of economising ment.
have been passed out" of the his beat troops that he refuses to allow the few remaining fresh Regarding Norway, she is the object of German pressure, and man named Kötetu. One of theww Divisions to be reduced. Exhausted Divisions which can no longer similarly is the rest of Bandinavia..
palace through the agency of s be kept in the batile-line change places with Divisions which have been bolding some quiet sector, bat the reserve of freeh troops iance by neutrals of agreements with the Allies in the matter of ex- Kornile, the commandant of the Germany is apparantly suffering through the continued obsery officer, who handed it to General letters fall into the bands of an Dever meddied with, and seemingly remaine at a total of twelve ports to Germany, henes the renewed pressure by Germany with a Patrograd district. Divisons, eight being behind the front of the Crown Prinos and view to inspiring neatrals with a sense of fear. Sabmarinism having In this letter, which was ad- four behind the front of Prince Rapprecht;
failed to intimidate, she is now i berto, despite their losses, the Garmins have been able to even means of bombs, probably having plenty of the latter to spare since Coast Benckendorff instructed an resorting to terrorism by dressed to a man named Shuvaloff, Divisions from the Russian Front, replacing them by eleven exhaust-Kaisar's couriers carry these in their valises show to what those of Prince Dolgoruffoff, and increase the number of Divisions in France. They brought fourteen America has joined the Allies. However, the revelation that the agent to sell all his estates and ed Divisions which had been bidly handled on the French Froak length the campaign is being carried. The United States 500tched transfer the money to American Besides these, five entirely new Divisions, two of which were similar conspiracy when she dismissed Von Papen sad Boy banke. He also desired to know Landwehr, have appeared on this front. Of the whole 165 German Ed and ultimately Uoant Dambi. It is interesting to note in this when the next courier left for Divisione now in France, 112 have been engaged either on the congestion that explosives discovered at Christiania abow a great abroad, and requested that he British or French front of attack, and twenty three of thees have variety, including round and langular bomba, firs bombs, ordia shouldsall in Kowebu ai Tasçıkoe reappeared after being once withdrawn on account of the lossanary infernal machines, bombs looking like pieces of coal for steamere Sela to receive certain documents.
Of the forty thres Divisions which have not yet participated in and calculated to explode railway engines or steamers, fountain A telegram from Athens says that M. Zaimis resigned because the battles of either Artois or Champagne, eighteen are Landwehr, pens with electric batteries attached to some soid and a piece of and are considered by the Germans themselves as unfit for heavy some explosive substance. These pens are evidently intended to fighting. The remaining twenty five consist of twelve fresh Divisions cet things afire." in reserve and thirteen fresh Divisions holding quiet sectors. It is known that Letween ninety and one hundred enemy divisions have been withdrawn from the baille fronts since the beginning of the offensive.
The Daily Mal states that Baron Sonnino, apeaking is the Italian Chamber, announced that Italian troops are to participate in a new and vigorous British off insive in Palestine.
AFFAIRS IN GREECE.
Why M. Zaimis Resigned: ·
Londoo, Jane 28.
the refused to convoke the Venizelist Chamber of 1915.
Allied Troops Enter Athens.
London, Jans 26. Bater's correspondent at Albene atates that Allied troops have entered Athens owing to an unimportant anti-Veniselist movement on the 23rd inst.
Some Interesting Developments.
London, Jane 26."
Beater's correspondent at Salonics eye out of 350 Communes in Thessaly, 336 have adhered to M. Venix los.
French troops have occupied Belo, to the south of Lamia,
where the railway road intarseate the high road to Itae, on the Galf al Corinth.
Negotiations at Keratsins between delegates of the Athens and Venizelos Governments have virtually concluded, and the transfer
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Keroniky, the Minister of Justice
Kotseba was arrested, and M.- give instructions for the now meatures sgainst the ex-Tear..
The Bussky Volga states that the ex-Imperial Family do not up- The rate of wastage of the enemy Divisions ander pressure of
pareally realise the hopelessons the great Anglo French attacks is shown by the following figures
of their position. Tue ax-Tær, Divisions opposing the British at the opening of the April offensive
fís is stated, reovived the officers" were relieved after six days' fighting, while those opposing the French
who came to inform him of on the heights of the Aisne were withdrawn after four days' hard
[the new conditions "under 'which fighting, ending April 20 The Germans engaged in the battle of of reprisals, emphasised that our aircraftia daily bombing the enemy's shook hands with them, and In the House of Lords, Lord Derby, dealing with the question naus! happy and cordial manner, Messines were withdrawn after two days. The sysrage stay of a rear and declared, on the authority of the head of our aircraft
The was to live in 'fatute, în his
German Division on active froots is about fifteen days.
Violent Activity on Belgian Front.
of the Provisional Government to Athens is only a question of a day Belgiem. Bath Belgisa and German communiques spask of most Interest is increasingly being directed to the Allied froat in
London, Jans 26.
violent artillery firing there, while a French semi-official message says that Anglo-Franco-Belgian artillery seriously damaged German defencse from the aes towards the Somme.
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THE IRISH TURMOIL,
Expectations that It Will Subside.
London, June 26. The Daily Mail correspondent st Dablin says it is believed thst the turmoil over the release of the Sinn Feiners has reached a climax and will now subside.
Mr. Davalera, a released prisoner, who is the Sinn Fein candidate for East Clare, has offered to enlist volunteers to keep pence during the content. He will probably become the Sinn Fein
Leader.
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THREE AGAINST TEN,
British Acroplanes' Fight with Germans.
London, Jane 26.
The Admiralty announces that three aeroplanes, while patrolling on Monday, engaged ten enemy machines in the vicinity of Roulers and fought them for sixteen minutes. They brought down one of the enemy machines ïn ¶mes, and it is believed that two others were driven down in an uncontrollable condition. Clouda inter gapted the view. Our machines returned safely.
THE SPANISH SITUATION.
Notorious Persons Provoking Unrest.
London, June 28.
Fresh French Success.
London, Jase 28.
A Fresch communique states:-After a abort, artillery pre- paration, we last night brilliantly attacked the strongly fortified crest corth west of Hartebise. We reached all oar obj-otives in a few moments and captured the German first line. Our fire smashed ap enemy counter-attacks delivered to the two extremities, captured the position under the cover of a violent bombardment by the enemy, whom the swiftness of the attack surprised. Ele rus tained serions Losses. Wa took over 300 prisoners, including te officera,
FAR EASTERN MAILS.
More Lost at Sea.
London, June 20.
We
An official announcement sister that letter maila for India, Msecpotamis, Ceylon. Straite Settlements, Malaysia and beyond, despatched from London on May 31, and parcel mails dispatched on May 23, have been lost at sea,
DURATION OF THE WAR.
According to Beuter's correspondent at Madrid, it is officially
How Lloyd's View the Outlook. etated that the suspension of the Constitutional guarantees in more necessary than at any time since 1873, owing to notorious persons
London, June 26, Lloyd's are underwriters for one handred gainess if the wat is provoking disorders and a section of the Press attacking the founds in progress at the end of 1917, demanding eighty guiness and sion of social order, attempting to destroy military discipline, and proportionately downward to thirty gainess for the end of 1918, representing that Bpsin is ripe for a revolution. A oessorship in being established.
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HEAVY FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT.
London, June 26.
THE METRIC SYSTEM.
Britain, Japan and Russia Urged to Adopt It. An Italian official messge enys:The enemy is desparately attempting to re-take the positions recently lost at Ortigars, and
London, Jane 26. Renter's norrespondent at Paria staten thas a general assembly suffering very heavy Icase. Ausoku and counter-attacks are of Franchi Chambers of Commerce has expressed the hope that ↑ Britain, Japan and Bassia will adopt the metric" sybleia La order to
protnote à closer economia rspp:onbement with Franos,
anoed in the Carso, south of Vergia,
REPRISALS.
What Lord Derby Thinks.
London, June 26.
in France, that he would be well within the mark if he inquired when the next change of said that for every bomb the Germans dropped behind our lines, guard, would take place. The we dropped a hundred behind the German lines. That bombing ex-Tearins, on the other hand, was done with a military object. He thought the whole country her haughty manner, and, scoord- was very agitated, but retained
military objective, such as the blowing up of bridges and munition would associate itself with the enggestion that we should not trying to the Rusby Volyo, showed to imitate German brutality.
Lord Derby emphasised that reprisals must have a definite andisguised contempt for the
National Army.
worka.
The military authorities must be allowed to use aeroplanes in whatever way they thought fit to bring the war to a successful conclusion. He did not want to see the war waged with kid glares. We must hit back. But the Military Authorities should be left to decide where and when we should hit back,
FOOD CONTROL...
The Ettinger Case. delivered in the Mized. Cours Judgment in the Ettinger cams this morning (esys the Shanghai Mercury of June 13) by Mr. Grant Jones (British" Assessor) and Magistrate Wang, Ia dia- Oharging the accused, the Asses sor addressed him as follows :—— "A. Entinger: you are now dis charged, but I hope this will be The Prese Barean states that Lord Rhondds has decided 'on's
a warning to you in fature. In maximum prices, and the limiting of profita at every stage in producis perfectly well known to the mora strict and more complete control of foodstuffs, the enforcing of pile of your denials in the witness box, your career tion and distribution. A Costings Department has been established in connection with the Food Ministry to ascertain the cost. of produo- that you no longer enjoy the palice, and you must remember tion and handling. The Ministry will then fix prices based on the immanity which was yours prior actual costs, with the addition of normal pre-war profit.
Drastic Measures Against Profiteering.
London, Jane 26.
THE COTTON CRISIS.
Comparable to the American Civil War Famine.
London, Jane 26. The Morning Post's correspondent at Manchester says that the importance of the Cotton Conference to be he'd on June 27 cannot be exaggerated.
The Linos hire cotton trade has reached a crisis comparable to the great cotton farine during the American Civil War, Bow best equitably to distribute the small available supply of coton in England a reasonable price, and keep the mille ranning so as to alleviate as far as possible the threatened widespread distress antit new supplies can be shipped, are questions of primary importance demanding the undivided attention of employers and operatives. The four hundred thousand bales will not keep the machinery until the new crop is available, for the nsumptida of the mills is from, 150 to 200 balss per week,
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