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July 21, 1917.
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SATURDAY,
JULY
1917.
TELEGRAMS.
Reater's Service in The "Telegraph."]
THE TROUBLES IN RUSSIA.
More Evidence of German Intrigue.
London, July 20. Router's correspondent at Petrograd says that strings of] arrested soldiers, ssilore and swordamen, with numbers of machine gans, rifla, stc. were brought to the Petrograd Staff Headquarters on Wednesday,
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TELEGRAMS.
[Beuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]
THE BATTLES IN THE WEST.
How the Germans Were Surprised.
Londay July 30, Renter's correspondent at French Beadquarters, describing thaị French saccess of July 17. says that prisoners tell of the greatest confusion caused by the lightning dash of the poilua, who reached the enemy's third line before they knew the first had been captured. A search of the offì as of the Leninist newspaper, Pravda, The French are now established three hundred yards down the resulted in the discovery of a letter from a German Raroo at northern slope in ground which the Garmana held balore Jane 28, and expressing and now dominate better than ever the German positions. The Hapacanda wishing the Maximiliate #ocossa conviction in's Garmin victory, but adjuring the Maximaliste to do victory was gained with singularly low creusitee. their utmost to hasten pezce. Subsequently, wounded soldiers raided the Prands offices and destroyed copies of the paper.
The military at Pavlovsk have arrested Mädame Simonson for being a suspected German agent.
Various unite have arrived from the front to support the Government.
The crowd thrashad some ansiohiste, who fled from the offices
of the Nowe Premys on bearing the troops coming.
M. Peravons resigned because he insisted on publishing the Lenia revelations, deepite a protest by the Executive of the Boldiers and Wörkmen's Ualegator.
To Prevent Civil War.
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Landon, July 20. Reuter'e correspondent at Petrograd says that the Kieff and Ukraine National Assembly and the Boldiers' and Workmen's Dalegates have telegraphed to the Provisional Government aåsuring it of support against attempts to oreste a-civil war.
Government troops forced rebels to evacuate the fortress of St.
Peter and St. Paul, part of which they had siezed.
The Finnish Diet has passed a Bill for autonomy for Finland, rejecting sa smendment that the Bill should first be submitted to the Provisional Government.
A Demonstration in "Warsaw. -
London, July 20.
"According to a mewnge from Zarish, a street demonstration st Warsaw, protesting against German arbitrarinëes, resulted in the military firing on the crowd.
Ocal miners at Dɔmbrawa sruck owing to the insufficiency of food and clothing-
A number of Pulish Legionaries have been interned. They refused to take cath of allegiance to the future King of Poland and the German and Austrian Allied.
BRITAIN'S AEROPLANE SUPPLY.
A Vast Scheme of Production.
London, July 20.
The Daily Mad publishes a general outline of the Air Bosed's plans of seroplane constraction, which the jɔurgal declares will at length be organised on a scale commensurate with the shell production after Mr. Lloyd George's campaign two years ago. It says that there re-born's vast concentration
for energy
this of manufacturing
process purpose, a of smalgamation securing large worka employing thousada instead of hundreda. The Board has spent six monthe ineliminating inferior designs, in searching for materials, and in placing contracts "for supplies 190 years ahead, mesawbile maintaining supplies of aeroplanes on every scout. Nothing has been heard outside of this great task now unaserafully-socomplished, So vast are the require monica of our air fit that for a whole year the output of Honduras mahogany was insufficient to meet the requirements in this great fort The United States god Gahada will take an important part in supplying raw material, and the only doubt is whether the man. hood of this country is equal to the task.
SPANISH AFFAIRS.
Dissolution of Catalan Parliament,
London, July, 20. According to Renter's correspondent at Madrid, the Minister of Interior states that the Governor of Barcelons has dissolved the
· Catalan Parliament, which, afër vain attempts to secure a mesting place, assembled in the Olab of Fine Arts. The Governor person- ally requested the members to leave individually, which they did quietly.
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Trouble at Other Centres,
Later.
According to Bester's correspondent at Madrid, the Minister of Laterior, in his statement, said that Barcelona was quiet and work was proceeding. The popalaos was not excited by the meeting of the Catalan Parliament. The railwaymen at Valentis and Osatailon struck early in the morning but reconsidered their decision and | resumed work. Babsequently reports were received of the derail- ment of a passenger train near Sarsgow by a collision at Caspe Station, between Madrid and Barcelona, and a collision on the Northern Railway at Valentis, all interrupting communicationa.
·OBRMANY'S NEW CHANCELLOR,
tis Views on Submarine Warfare.
London, July 20. enter's correspondent at Copenhagen says that Dr. Michaelis, Reichstag, eulogised Herr von Bethmann Hallweg, and the letter's arguments about Germany being forced to war Russian mobilisation Submarine warfare was not contrary
forent thinki
Enemy Artillery More Active.
London, July 20
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Rsig reports:-We sacosssfally raided at Gavrelle, to the north of Ypres.
Enemy artillery is more sctive to the north-west of St. Quentin and south-west of Lens,
THE CAPTURE OF GERMAN. MERCHANTMUN,
London, July 20.
Beater's correspondent at Tas Hague says its officially | announced” that the attack by British destroyers on German
merchantmen on July 17 took place in Dutch territorial esteri,
EARLIER · TELEGRAMS.
UNSEITLED RUSSIA,
Hopes of Batter Days.
London, July 19 Beuter's correspondent at Petrograd, telegraphing on the 10th, says it is estimated that were five hundred cotizi ties during the last two days.
Yesterday, although the majority of banka and business houses were closed and the trams were not working, there was a great improvement in the situation and there is good reason for hoping that the Maximalists, whose plans included the arrest of members of the Provisional Government and the rifling of the State treasury and private banks, have for the present shot their bolt The military arrested the peace disturbers and the appearance of Cossack patrols las largely restored confidence.__________
Kleff Arsenal Scized.
Petrograd, July 20. Five thousand Ukraine soldiers seized Kieff arsenal, bat in consequence of prompt Government measures they have now evacuated it and order has been, restored.
The Minister of Justice, M. Pereveiereff, bas resigned.
RESTORATION IN GREECE.
Athens, July, 19.
The Allies have notified Gresco that the Gronic light fotilla will be restored in a few days.
Athens, July 90. The British Government has notified Greece of the with- drawal of its forest from Eikasos.
BRITAIN AND DUTCH SHIPPING.
Amsterdam, July 90.
The British Government has declared its readiness to leave a safe passage in order to enable Data shipping to continue to enter the original so-called sale channel granted by Germany.
SIR ERIC GEDDES, P.C.;
London July 15. The Press Bureau announces that Sir Rc Campbell Geddes has been appointed to the Privy Council
GERMAN ATTACK IN GALIČIA.
London, July 18.
A wireless German official message says: Challenged by a Russian offensivo despite their peace assertions w counter-attacked in Eastern Galicia piercing the Russian positions eastward of Zlockrow on a wide front.
FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS.
Paris, July 90.**
During the week ended 16th July the arrivals at French ports were 3,037 vessels and the mailings 1,028. The Binkings comprised three above and two below, sixtoen hun- dred tons. Fetur vessels were unsuccessfully attacked.
MESOPOTAMIAN ADVANCE.
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TELEGRAMS.
[Kanter's Berrios to the "Telegraph.”)
THE WESTERN FRONT.
A Brilliant French Operation.
London, July 18. Bouter's correspondent at French Headquarters de scribes the French success on the 17th inst, on the right -"bank of the Mense as a brilliant example of perfectly staged infantry operation. The objective was to recover the flat- topped saddle between Hill 304 and Avocourt Wood lost on 28th June. The exact position and capacity of every enemy gun was known to the French, who bombarded fur iously for many days reducing the German companies who lost fifty per centum on the 28th June to from 50 to 90 rifles despite reinforcements. The weather thrice postponed the attack and the Germans believing it would not materialino were relieving the exhausted survivors when the French, following a hurricane bombardment with five hundred guns. on a front of a mile and half,” assaulted.
Furious German Attack,
London, July 20.
A French cominunique says: Artillery is particularly active between the Somme and the Aispe The Germans south of St. Quentin re-attacked against Hill Moulinsous- souvent, which completely failed. Succeeding a long and extremely violent bombardment the enemy attacked our positions from north-east of Craonse to the cest of Hurts- bise, throwing into the struggle the Fifth Division of the Guard, which swept forward in thick waves at several points. The attack completely failed on two flanks and only suo- ceeded in reaching elements of our first line trenches in the centre, where counter-attacks were stopped after inflicting the heaviest enemy losses
The British Again Attack.
London, July 9. "Field Marshal Sir Douglas Jaig reports: Under pover of a beary bombardment to which we replied vigorously, the enemy re-attacked this morning southward of Lom- bardayde and reached our line on only a small portion of our front. Counter-attacki immediately drove out those entering our trenches. The enemy's zaids last night westwald, of Cherity, were pressed with great determination - sed strongly supported by artillery, but the raiders everywhere failed to reach our lines.
PROGRESS IN EAST AFRICA. -
London, July 19.
An official message from East Africa says: We con tinued our encircling movement southward and south-west- ward of Kilwa, reaching within a mile and a half of Mtshakams after cutting a road through dense bush. We drove out the enemy from strongly-defended positions on the Raipa River. Our columns are now moving towards Fakaras, Mpepòs and Mahenge. The entire enemy force in the Songea area has been driven towards Mahenge, In co-operation with the Portuguese occupied Mwembe and pureed the enemy for thirty miles north-eastward,
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What are the ressons for this w-nderful change ? · I darusny the English ample has some» thing to do with it. Tos cannot "save" for very long a country |which is candidly told what it | must expcot and do, and close by a sister democracy which is denied the right to hear the most elementary truth. Bat the main laredit for the change is certainly due to M. Ribot himmlf, Jast sa Thiera became in his old ag Mors progressive than he used to be under Louis-Philippe, w Ribotzeems-10 understand better than herv
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ments of the time. His elone taso- ciation with one of the best repre» sentatives of the younger genera” sion, M. Painleve, is in this respect quite a striking fact. It was illustrated by the frank confersion he made of some of the recent military failures, which the reorganisation of the high command was designed to meet. It was even moza apparentin tha general to...e of his sprech. -- The new policy, which everybody, hopes will vadure is a result of fos kotisen bokween an old man,
1870, and one Who Was @gz0:17 Gänsistent with the prin-Tenough to be eduosted by the ciples publicly laid down. When present war. Irskoning cams, it was obvious It would be hard to predict The Significance of M. Ribat's that devices were adopted and whether this combination between
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altered without the public having youth and old age is likely to last jever had say notice of what was for very long, for the sole resson Paris, May 24-All those who to be done. The secret debates that the responsibility of power, attended the first meeting of the of bo'b· Houses did not remove in times such aw theẹo, in very Chamber on Tuesday laat were these suspicions. People became heavy on an old mono's shoulders. greatly impressed by the Prime only mers angry for not being M. Bibot, however, is exhibiting Minister's speech. Is in true that told what wee going on inside such wonderful vigour that it French depatic ste prone to at- what they were pleased to call may ressonably be hoped that tacking- sa under. importance|the ¿fficis] melting pot.
the rising generation will have of to mere oratory. Many Now it is precisely this obsolete time to complets their polit them have still to learn that Governmental method which M. training under his guidance. political wisdom consists mainly Ribot seems to have openly con- for the present parliamo ja resisting the deceitful power demned the other day. However situation of the Cabinet,. of words. Bat M. Ribot'a success important some of his utterances | no doubt that it is even stron was due to something better than|sboat Rassis' and pesos terms | than it was at the quiset eloquence Unless we are all mit may bave beer, one thing voly criticism as may takan, "what appeared through a has stood cat for the public, and against some members speech #bich, touched upon all that is the repeated announce- Cabinet is not simed at the topic of the hour, jaternal sement that from now onwards the Cabinet itself. If. Hibor song, be well as foreign, was the will totlovernment will take care that faced with the necessity of change resort, tó 4. now method of govern- the nation shall be better inform-ing s few men, but he will ment, the very method the coua formed of its own affairs. The remain the master of the try has been for a long time grest number of outstanding in- as long as he abides by advocating in the secret of its serpellations concerning military gramme of action he has heart.
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What, this secret wish was can | oscessity" of "snother protracted⠀⠀⠀ Last, but not least, his persons be easily understood by those who secret debate. The Prime Minis- satendency is due to this fact thak know why it is that Mr. Lloyd ter was wise enough to state that he has never bean socnsed George is so popular in Fracosecret debaten ought to be confin worst enaming of being The English Prime Minister is ed to miror technical questions, politicion: There has long appazsıtly not afraid to take the sad that, in his opinios, all matian errcusona impre pation into his confidence. Now, era of general policy must be that the French this is precisely what the French debated publicly. Soon after, he indiferent to the men have hoped the whole time, that had to deal with the difficulty, of their politica their own Government; would common to all the belligerente, of truth is that the dare to do. While acknowledg, food rationing, and did not hesitate cares for ing that their rulers were usually to acknowledge the uselessness of doing their best to win this war, measures which have not bogu they objected to being tresten oporly explained to the Like Babies They suspected
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