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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
CONTINUED RUMANIAN SUCCESSES.
The Enemy Retiring in Disorder.
London, July 27.
A Bacistian communique of Jaly 26 says:We advanced twelve kilometres beyond the öld front and occupied all the objectives in ten villages. We took prisoner 450, and captured many guns and much material. The enemy is retiring in disorder.
GERMAN WASTAGE IN THE WEST.
Fruitless Efforts for Three Months.
London, July 27.
SATURDAY,, · JULY
28, 1917.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
GERMAN SUBMARINE AGROUND,
Crew Taken Prisoner after Setting Vessel Affre.
London, July 27, Beater's correspondent at Paris says that a German submarine want aground west of Calais. The drew were lauled and taken prisoner, after having set fire to the vessel. The whole of the petrol tanks had previously been.opened.
WAR PRISONERS,
Nature of the Anglo-German Agreement.
London, July 27. "Is the Honge of Commons, Mr. Hope sapounced that The French feat of beating off the German sitemple to re-
Prisoners had ratified tha War espture important positions between Rheims and Soissons are more Britain and Germany highly appreciated as it becomes clearer that the German object in Agreement, providing for more lenient medica? qalifications io a nentral country, to bleed the French white. The Garman offensive strength in the for repatriation and internment West has beed. concentrated on this effort during the past three repatriation of the worst cases from Switzerland, internment months and the only result of a series of fanguinary battles has been in Holland of 7.500 sick and wounded Anglo German combatant a slight pushing back of Fracch outposts here and there at an prisonera, aleo 6,500 officere and non-commissioned officers who have been imprisoned for eighteen months, all of whom would b eligible for internment in a neutral country. Holland would also provide for two thousand civilian prisoners, preferably invalide. Mr. Hope added that internment would be on a proportionste attempts to escape would be reduced
immense cost. ..
An evening message from Renter's correspondent at the French Headquarters on July 26 emphasises that the Germans were in dead earnest in their great attack on the Craonne plateaux from Joly 19 to July 24. It was carried out by two pored divisions of basis. Punishment for Guards and Brandenburgers, stiffened by a storming line of to fourteen days special confinement for simple cases and two Stosɛtruppen. A temporary success was parohesed by reckless months for an aggravated attempt. All such punishments at sacrifices, which was wiped out by a magnificent counter-attack by present being inflicted on combatant priesners would cases by a single Toursine division that bore the brunt of a week's fighting. August 1, all reprisale against individuals would be immediately cancelled, and future reprisals would be subj ct to a month's notice. Struggle for Possession of a Village,
The execution of all other sentences oa prisoners would be post.. London, July 27,
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, states-poned until peace. During the local fighting in the neighbourhood of La Bassen Ville, south-west of W-raetos, we drove out the enemy from the village. The enemy counter-attacked this morning. We withdrew from the village, We successfully conducted a night raid in the neigh boathood of Mouchy, south-west of La Bauer, and north-east of Ypres. A German raid yesterday morning south-east of Gaules court led to sharp fighting sad considerable enemy loss.
More Fruitless Efforts:
London, July 27....
MORE GERMAN KULTUR,'
Pirates Look on While Sharks, Devour Victims.
London, July 27.
The newspapers give prominence to Reater's socount of the awful fate of seventsen of the crew of the Glasgow steamer. Maristos, which was torpedoed on July 15, as told by the ocok, who was the only survivor. After the ship diappeared, the submarine came up in the midst of the struggling victime. The Commander ignored all appeals for sesistance. Saddeals one mau disappeared with a piercing stream, and a mement later another vanished. Then it was realised that a sobest of sharks has arrived, and, one by one, these brave men suffered a horrible death. The Commander watched for a time, but the spectacle evid
A French communiqsa states:-The Germans employed a fall Division, supported by a fresh Division, in the attack on July 25 from the region east of Burtebise to the south of Es Boveils. The smallness of the results emphasises the severity of the defeat, After sa intense bombardment, the Germans made fire saccessive attacks in the m natainoda region south-west of Moronvillere batently became too much for him, for. he closed the trap door of the failed under fire.
HAPPENINGS ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
conning tower and submerged. The cook, who was all the time fosting on a batoh, was picked up by a British steamer fifteen hours later.
GERMAN "NEWS,”
How it is Distorted.
London, July 27.,
Fruitless Appeals to Trailorous infantrymen.
Loidos, July 27. According to Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd, accounts from Galacia continue to speak of the stavochasas of the gunners
According to Realer's correspondent at Amsterdam, Veraeria and Cresacks. The latter fought like heroes in and out of the saddles and the gunners actually begged the infantry on their koess violently attacks the Wolff Bareau on the ground that it giveR to save the guns.. The infantry did not heed and even attempted totally different vere one of statements in the Reichstag for foreigners now and Germany respectively. The journal accases it of destɔrcing the to destroy them. Soroting of traitors and maaraaders is proceeding. The Commander of a Grenadier Division has been Beicheteg pesce resolution and sio Mr. Lloyd George's speech at diemiece for refusing to fire on deserters. A member of the Daus Glasgow. It says that in coperquence Garm of appears to be from Dvinsk declares that several cases of signalling to the Germans treacherous and orges D:. Michaelis to act in connection with the from the Rassion rear are known of.
Russians Repulse Enemy Attacks.
London, July 27,
matter.
THE ARMING OF MERCHANTMEN,
London, Jaly 27.
A Russian wirelese cficial message says:-The enemy has occupied Protycz and Czystylor, north of Tarnopol. We repalaed
In the Bouse of Commoue, Dr. Macnamara stated that over enemy attacks south-east of Tarnopol, and we retired a short distance from our new positions south-east of Trembavia. We repaleed three thousand British merchantmen were now armed, and many attroka north of Czortkov. Our cavalry south-west of Monastir others were being armid every week. Jisko throw back the pressing enemy infantry, We continue the easterly retirement between the Dziester and the Carpathiana. The - Romedians have advanced towards the upper reaches of the Suchitza River, where, to consolidate the advance, detachments moved for- ward upon a height west of Soveis, taking many prisoners. The Ramaniscs on July 26 captured many prisoners, six gune, three mine throwers and much material,
THE FOOD PRODUCTION CAMPAIGN.
4.
Better Results Than were Expected.
London, July 27.
The Press Barean announces that the preliminary annual agricultural returns show the following soreage in England and Wales for barvest in 1917:-Wheat, 1.911,000 (a decrease of 1,000); barley, 1,459.000 (an increase of 127,000); osts, 2,230,000, (an increase of 145,000); and potatoes 504,000, (an increase of 7,600). The result exceede expectations sad proves that farmere made an: exceptional spring effort under unusually adverse, circumstances. This averts an estimated decrease of 200,000 acres, and thus the net result of the Food Production campaign is an additional 550,000 sores of corn and potatoes, irrespective of the still greater relative increase by small growers. The estimate of a quadrupled area by small cultivators is probably below the mark,
THE ALLIES AND THE BALKANS..
A Stand for the Rights of Nations.
London, Jaly 27. Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that the Allied Conference on the Balkans has been concluded. A farther conferenss will be held in London to arrange for the execution of the decisions taken. The following resolutions were also passed-That the Allied Powers are more closely allied and united than over in the defence of the rights of nations, especially thous in the Balkans, and áre determined to only lay down their arms when they have resched the goal which in their eyes is more important than all the others, namely to render impossible in the future any return to sels of criminal aggression such as those for which the Imperialists of the Genital Empires bays been responsible
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE RUSSIAN RETIREMENT.
London, July 27.
A wireless Russian official" message states: Eastward of Tarnopol we retired under pressure to the Gniezdiczno and Gniezna Rivers. Superior enemy forces penetrated our positions on the Gniezna River, north-eastward of Trem- bowla. At the same time the enemy penetrated our poei- tions on the Sereth southward of Trembowls They deve- Roped in a north-eastward direction, and forced our retire- ment. In the Trembowla region our counter-attacks were Ineffective owing to the low morale of the troops and the reduced strength of units, The enemy compied Janov, Budzanov and Zvieniacz on the west bank of the Sareth. The enemy's beavy guns maintained an intense fire on the. best bank We have began to retire eastward of the Bereth. Certain units continue. voluntary retirements but others are devotedly fulfilling their duty. Our retirement between the Sereth and the Dniester and between the Dniester and the Carpathians continues. We evacuated Nijnine and Thumacz. The Rumanians and Russians are pressing the retiring enemy westward of Suchitza River."
A wireless German official message states: The Russians have given up the Carpathian Front as far as Kirlibaba.
GERMANS HELD UP BY FRENCH.
London, July 27.
A French communique states: "Fighting "accompanied by an intense bombardment on the Hurtebino plateau and south of Ailles continued all day. The enemy made not. the elightest progress and we recovered ground at several points last night. Unsuccessful enemy attacks in Champagne were followed by a violent bombardment which extended on the left to Meat Blond and on the right to the neigh. bourhood of Casque. Our artillery vigorously replied and prevented the infantry from advancing The artillery is most active on both banks of the Mense.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE, PARLIAMENTARY FEACH DEBATE.". London, July 27, In the House of Commons, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald moved the pacifist resolution.
Mr. Asquith showed that there could be no peace warth having which would restore menacing status quo ante con- ditions affecting the usual nations particularly
Mr. Wardle in a powerful declaration asserted that the British Labour forces were inflexibly resolved for victory.
Mr. Bocar Law denied Germans right to retain Alsace. and Lorraine forcibly." He foreshadowed the dangers of a patched up peace enabling. the strengthening of German
militarism.
Mr. Asquith said we were not helping the advent of peace by giving the impression that we were altering in, our determmation or doubtful in carrying out the burden. we had taken up.
Mr. Wardle on behalf of the Labourites" BS sociated himself with Mr. Asquith in the desire for peace based on the achievement of the purposes for which we went to war. He declared that Mr. Ramsay Macdonald's resolution was a great mistake. The British labour forces' had peret participated in Imperialistic and Jingoistic, aims but in a real war of self defence. (Cheers). The British labour forces were inflexibly resolved for victory and, while Mr. Macdonald and his friends expressed their objecta as a pious hope, the labour forces realised that they were only obtainable by fighting. (Cheers). The German people were not seeking to destroy their own shackles, but to impose them on other people.
. Bour Law asked what was the good of bacing anything on a resolution by a boay not possessing the suratleet power. ne poisted out that the Reichstag resolu- La demanded the freedom of the seas, which meant that a nation with naval power" must not use it, while one with He asked whether military power would be unrestricted. Germany should still be permitted to retain Alsace-Lorraine forcibly. He was convinced, tuy cognisant as he was of the position immediately before the outbreak of war, that we had no alternative but to enter the war. He exposed the hollowness of the alleged present peace feeling in Ger many which was based on the military outlook.. There is ao tuture security if a patched up peace comes and the German military machine is not broken. Germany must be disabused of the pre-war contention that national great- ness and development depend on readiness to, plunge the world into war. He did not despair of the part Russia was going to play in the war even under the present con- ditions. He concluded by expressing confidence in the - ability of the Allies to achieve their object.
Later.
The House of Commons has rejected Mr. Ramsay Macdonald's resolution by 148 votes fo 19.
CANADA'S SPLENDID SETTLEMENT SCHEME.
Ottawa, July 27
The House of Commons has passed a bill to assist returned soldiers in setting on the land. It grants 160 acres of land and a loan of 82.300 to returned soldiers and sailors of the Canadian Expeditionary forces or, to the British or Colonial naval or military forces. It also applies to former residents of Cacada who have served with the Allies.
DEALING WITH FOOD PROFITEERS.
London, July 27.-
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TELEGRAMS.
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THE SILVER MARKET.
London, July 25.
London, July 26. Mounta:" Samuel Montagu and Company's report states that the market shows an easier tendency, Recent arrangements with the R have made supplies more accessible in London, while the demand apart from the require ments of the Rajate in no wise beary. The market, however, is so sensitive that the price has often factusted with little apparent osuse. Thas more reasonable supplies will tend to restore normality. The Indian silver holding has been increased by 212 lakhs.
The silver, market in quiet.
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fortunate if they reasive one, and it is purely a question of chance whether they recaive a British or foreign decoration. The D.8.0. is awarded to the dying officer who destroys & Z.ppelin, to a usmp commandsat, or to an Am Bistant Provost Marshal. The Military Cross decorates the jacketTM of a junior officer when a mare generous visé teken of his action might have resulted in the award of a V.C.; and the same Military Croes appears on the jacket of the warrant officer who is a clerk at General Headquarters. The argament about "decorations and their values can be continued ad isfinitam, but the fact remains that decorations which bava beed locked. upon es rewards for fighting services are granted in an infinitely greater proportion nowadays to officers who run no risks whatsoever. The question of mentios" in dis- palcbes is soother which calla for comment. Every Staff officer is eooner or later mentioned; and. certain names appear in almost every single list of "mentions" which is brought cat. The fight ing officer is fortunate to get one "and after the or two "mentions,” recommendations have left the unit the many weeding-cat pro- | corses at the hands of the various, Sial captains leave but very few names in comparsion with the every officer on the stafie; numbers engaged and the the more exalted the staffs the services rendered. The D.C.M, greater the number of decors- until this war, was perhaps the tions. I am prepared to say most coveted with the exception of without hesitation that "decors- the V.C. amongst all decorations, A correspondent writes to the tions" and also "mention" in and has suffered in exactly the Times as follows:-A great deal dispatches are granted to Staff the same way. This medal bas has been written and said in oon officers in a proportion to the been scattered brandoset smorgas nection with civil honours bestowwhole number of Staff officers, as the fighting force and Saff of ed on the ocossion of his Majesty's compared with the remainder of many nations.
In the House of Lords, Lord Rhondda in a statement on Food Control, said there was a feeling of, unrest in many quarters owing to the extravagant, prices of a number of commodities. The Board of Trade estimate of the average Hd cost of food had been over" doubled during the war. eainestly appealed to the public to redouble their efforts in food economy until the Allies' shipbuilding programme results in replacing vessels as soon as they are sunk His policy was to fix profits for every stage. This would take the form of fixing prices on the principle of allowing. a reasonable pre-war profit. Unnecessary middle-men will.. be eliminated and local authorities will be empowered to appoint local Food Controllers. In a reference to profiteer- ing his Lordship said he would press for imprisonment in aggravated cases but he proposed to eliminate profiteers by fixing prices. He anticipated that the maximum cattle prices would enable a reduction of at least 6 per 1b, in the retail price of meat. Before December 31. arrangements for the equitable distribution comestibles would be
introduced.
ARMY HONOURS.
Their Unequal Distribution.
birthday, and it seems to me that the Army, which would create The real crux of the matter the critics are inclined to love intense astonishment were the is that there is no unifumity of their sense of proportion. The actual figures given. The general distribution, and wherese one bonours in question may have officer naturally desires to show general may jealously regard the had a party character in some consideration and appreciation of value of a "decoration". or cases, which is anathems to many; the services of those with whom "mention" "and in consequézet bat il civil bonours are open to be is personally acquainted, and make a minimum of recon.mea- criticism, so also are military hon-with whom also he comes daily dations, another general will ours in a far greater degree. If in close contact, and in his feel satisfy his desire to show grati- civil honoure may be said to re-ings of gratitude, and generosity tude and appreciation and as the present the "mote," then military is apt to forget the fighting troops same time give pleasure by re- honours surely take the place of which he does not use or with commending a multitude of the "beam,"
which he cannot come in close atmes. Those are a few of the Whereas decorations are spar contact. Whether this is the reason anomalies and spparent injustices inly granted to officers, N.0.0.'s, or not, the fact remains that Staff which exist, and, while L'o and men who have risked their officers continually reopive two and suggestion as a Jam lives, the same awards are given three decoratione, wheresa, those that these facts
as a matter of course to nearly! who riak their lives are extremely