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SATURDAY, ́« AUGUST
1817.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
·England THE CHIEF ENEMY,
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS..
ANOTHER GERMAN CRISIS.
New Chancellor's "Political Tight-Roping."
London, August 24°
Oar chief and most spiteful adversary is England. She aprends hatred against Germany throughout the world and is swedily filling her Allies with an eagerness to light. Therefore Bagland is the particular, enemy whom we must striks down, however dillonit.
Bitter Speech by the Kalsar,
-London; August 26. According to Baucer's correspondent at Copenhagen, a Ber Germany has been suddenly plunged into another political crisis as the result of the resentment of the Reichstag Committee official message attesthat the Kaiser, addressing his woops on the at the manner in which they have been fouted by Dr. Michaelis, Yeer Front said:"We will fight till the sunny has had enough, who, as it transpirer, in addressing a meeting of the Committee on Wednesday morning, astonished his hearers by declaring that be had never sccepted the Reichsing Peace Rolation of July 19 The Committee adjourned at lunch is great excitement. On the resumption of the sitting, Dr. Micha-lis sought to sooths the offended Deputies by partially withdrawing his statements, but without avail. Dr. Michaelia's “political tight-roping "pleased nobody. He was subjected to the most violent attacks and generally accused of trifling with the Robstag. The Togeliali the organ of powerful #social interest, bopes that the Reichstag will know how to deal with Dr. Michaslin, and demands that the Beichstag control all appointmente, in rder to avoid a recurrence of the crisis. This is a thinly veiled wii ck on the Emperor himself, who alone can appoint Ministers.
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
German Attacks in Riga Region.
London, August 24. Beside driving back the Kassisa advanced cavalry posts in the region of Makkam to Kemmern, the Germans are attacking from Kalvitem, twenty miles west of the Rigs, slong the road to Rigs vis Sblok. Between the River As and Tirul Harsh they have osptured Rumian advanced positions. The Russians have retired one or two miles to the north. It is too early 'yet to say whather the offensive may develop on a vast scale, as recently foreshadowed by General Korniloff.
THE RAMSGATE RAID.
Germans Deliberately Bomb_Hospital.
London, August 24.- The Didly Mail says the hospital at Ramsgate which was bombed was the Canadian Military Hospital and was crowded with patients. Indications show that the Gothas deliberately concentrated on the hospital. The huge Red Cross signs on clearly be seen at an sititude of twelve thousand feet, at which the Gathas were not ping. The amputation ward of fifty beds was wrecked. Fortunately the patients were sight-seeing outside.
Loss of Zeppelin-Admitted....
A German commanqas admits the loss of a Zeppelia se cabled on the 21st instant. Referring to the Zeppelin raid, of which details were cabled on the 22ad instant, it claims to have (f:ctively pelted Hall and Lincoln.
NEW, WAR HONOURS.
Awards to Men and Women of all Ranks.
London, August 24. »
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Some lateresting Electioas.
London, August 24.
Beater's correspondent at Petrograd says a private soldier has been elected Mayor of Cronstadt, while a sailor has been made Municipal Secretary. The Maximalists bead other parties in the Municipal Elections at Reral.
General Korniloff's Popularity.
London, August 24. Gensial Korpiloff is again visiting Petrograd. The Cossacks Council kas passad a significant resolution deny- ing the right of the Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates to intervene in the reorganisation of the Army, expressing faith in General Korniloff as the only General capable of restoring the Army's fight. removal the Council renounces responsibility for the notion of ing power, and intimating that in the event of General Kornilol”. Coucke at the front and the rear.
THE WESTERN BATTLES.
Fierce Fighting at Legs.
London, August 24.
Field Marshal Sie_Dauglas" Haig reports:-There is farce fighting to the south of Lens. We hold the German trenches to the north-west of Green Grassior. The enemy's losses are particularly heavy. Toe Portaguses hare repulsed two raids to the north-west of In Bisace. German artillery is active north-east of, Xpres.
Prench Galas Completed.
London, August 24.
Oorrespondenta with the French Army etaten that the operatione began on the 20h instant have now resulted in possession being secared of the whole line of assigned objectives and is depriving the enery of the last of his offensive positions before Verdan. The whole of three regiments of one enemy Division were killed or taken prisoner. The enemy losses wers not confined to the front lines. The French heavily shelled aausually numerɔas mussed troops, resulting in one Garman battalion losing two-thirds of its effsotivne, and, in sarther instance, in decimating a heavy counter-attack which was being prepared."
THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE.
Attacks Continue ell Along the Line.
London, August 24.
OVERSEAS GIfts of airGRAFT.
London, August 24.
Lang lists of the first recipients of the Order of Companions of
The Italian ofensive is progressing all-along the lins. The Honour and of various Ol^esos of the Orlar of the British Empire have been issued. The men and women chosen for distinction are attacks are not alackening, and prisoners are still Awing in. The drawn from every walk of life, whore services during the war have numbers indicated in the bulletins do not include those admitted sa won particular notion, One Clow of the Order of the British hospital, which are numerou». On the northern rim of the Garso Empire bemists of a medal awarded for services rendered by men and platesa, comprising a stairway of Peaks, and being one of the most women engaged in manuel and other work, for sols of grost courage important positions between Garisia and the man, the enemy with and self-sacrifies and high example of initiative, perseverance, skill picked troope is resisting fariously but is lasing ground. and resource in invention. An announcement foreshadows that recommendations by fellow-workers for worthy recipients will be considered. It is further sanounced that the Governments of India and the Dominions have agreed that 1 sts of recipients of the. O deri It is officially sancunced that since the beginning of the war of the British Empire shall appear on exbsequent dates, while Civil generons contributions for the provision of aircraft have been Bervice, Military and Naval awarde will be similarly déferred. received from all parte of the Empire and from British" subjects in The Order of the Compsaions of Honour is conferred on seven-neutral and Allied countries. The number of gift seroplanes and teen persoor, and include those of both sexes. The list is headed seaplanes so provided total 437, These are much appreciated bath by Lieut-General Sma's and includes Sie, Henry Babington Smith, by the Government and the air services as evidence of the public and Sir Frank Swettenham, the Marchioness of Lansdowar, Miss interest in their work. Violet Markham, Mr. G. J Wardle, MP, Mr. A. Wilkie, M P., and Lord Burnham. There are five Damse of the Grand Cross of the. British Empire, bonded by Queen Mary, the lies including Lady Lawley. The birteen Knight of the Grand' Croms of the British Empire include the Duke of Connaught Lord Emmott, Lord Is is announced that there are only six weeks supply of tea Gladstone, Lord Sydenham, Sir Eric Geddes and Sir Arthur in the United Kingdom. Tueians of ten okste is fireshadowed, Pearson. There are ave Dimes Commanders and these inclade the Dowager Moo ́ies of Daffarin and Mrs. Alfred Lyttelton. The forty three Kgot Comminders of the Order of the British Empire comprise administratore med advie‹ re of voica) Government bodies, and the "rinty nine Commanders of the O der include Mr. Appleton, the 8 ere ary of the Generel Federation of Traden Union; Mr. Havelock Wilwoo, of the Sun' and Firemen's Union; matrons of the lasting London Rospitals and Bad 5.0 Society ffioisir. The synty Officers of the Order inslade s numbers of Trade Usion utficials, and the £fsy-three Members of the Order include distractions to members of War Institutions.
SHORTAGE OF TEA IN ENGLAND,
Louden, August 24.
JAPAN AND INDO-CHINA”-
„London, August 24.
Tua Petit Journal says the expansion of Japan is entirely economic. She does not caret Indo-Obies bar commercial facili- ties, and it is better that our Japanses Altion abould assume the front rank as regarde ocjnomic development of Stanno's great Far Esine territory.
NEW BRITISH MINISTER TO GREECE.
London, August 24,
The first list of fifty-two medallists describes the gallaat deeds: Abey bare performed in the course of their datice-in explosives and ]. A official announcement assten that the Earl of Granville bas other factorier, and the list.roclades a septuagenarian munition | been appointed Minister to Gre 500. Worker.
DYSENTARY EPIDEMIC IN GERMANY,
London, August-24.
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF TANKS CORPS.
London, August 24.
The Gaselle sanounces that Maja General dir John Capper Telegrams report that a dysentery epidemic is ravaging South bas been appointed D.recer General of the Tanks Corps Germany. It is caused by insufficient nourishment. The Swim Government is alırmed and has taken frontier przesations.
AUSTRALIA'S NOVEL WAR TAX.
London, August 24.
« „Beuter's correspondent at Melbourne says that the Finanos Minis. tor has annougoed that the revenue from the single men's and child-i lasa widowers' tax will be utilised for, the repatriation of retarne
ENEW, ADMIRAL.
August 24.
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FRESH DISASTER AT SALONICA.
Londen, August 24, Reator's orrespondent at Athen my that there is a new aút- break of fire at Salonics, and up to the present sp
an additional thon- sand homses have been destroyed.
A
YET ANOTHER BELGIAN COAST RAID.
London, Augart 24
The Admiralty anasunsis that yesterday, morning the Naval Air Service bombed, with many tone, the Adiddelkerke, Damp, the Beversyde dump, and the Hobursave
THE OPERATIONS, IN THE WEST.
Germans Find Lens Unendurable.
London, "Aug. 24. Router'ä' respondent at Headquarters reports an- other Canadian success. Early in the morning they crossed
the Boucher, "deploying and peshing along on a 700 yards front." There was stiff fighting around'n slag heap full of machine gun posts and dugouts and elawwhere there -- man muck band-to-band fighting during the early part of the morning, The result of the brilliant operation is that -- General · Currie's left flank is secured from the south and Lena now lies deep in a close gripping enclave. The prisoners admit that life in Lens is unendurable. Two special counter-attack divisions of the "Prussian Guards Reserve, who were recent brought up, hare suffered so severely that they are apparently incapable of further for midable effort. The enemy is unable to employ artillery to the fullest advantage owing to the claseness of the salient and the command of the ground we hold. A continuous harrassing fire upon communications during the night
· restricts the getting up of supplies seriously and Len, will- become nothing less than a death trap for the enemy.
Fierce Fighting Continues.-
London, August 24.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas. Haig reports: There was beary local fighting all day long for Green Crassier, an important enemy strong-bold southward of Lens. We gained a foothold this morning and beat off several counter-attacks - with heavy enemy losses. Fierce fighting continues. We repulsed an attack northward of the Ypres Roulers railway and advanced slightly north-eastward of Langemarck The week's air-fighting has been more incessant and more. severe than in pay week during the period of the war. A change of wind favoured our seroplanes yesterday and we brought down twelve and drove down six enemy machines. Two of ours are missing, one having landed on the Ostend beach. Our aeroplanes dropped five tong of explosive, on objectives behind'the enemy's lines."
Germans Reellog Under Smashing Blows.
London, Aug. 23, Reuter's correspondent at Headquarters commenting ou the operations in Flander, says The German bigh command is sacrificing reserves recklessly in a policy of immediate and incessant beary counter-attacks. No fighting is more costly and the Hans assuredly are reeling under the smashing blows. at Lens and in Flauders, where they are massing troops to the weakening of other parts of the line. The magnificent success of the French at Verduu is causing the Germans the gravest There is reason to believe that the Crown Prince is calling upon Prince Rupprecht for succurur. The weather has again broken and it is raining heavily.
concern.
A German communique states:-British attacks on a lifteen kilometre front between Langemarok and Hollebeke were repulsed except east of St. Julien and on the Ypres Mesin road. The majority of numerous British tanks were put out of action.
THE PAPAL NOTE BAN
A Phrase Explain d.
Rome, Aug. 24
The Allied Ministers accredited to the Vatican have, enquired the real meaning of the expression in the Papal. Note "true freedom and common enjoyment of the seas".. and have been informed that it meant the same na WAS enunciated in President Wilson's message.
Father Vaughan Speaks Out.
London, Aug. 24. Father Bernard Vaughan speaking at York said the Pope did not fully realise the nature of the Allies' cause. We could not make a peace which would be armed neutrality until the foe was again ready. The fate of Poland, Armenia, Serbia, Belgium and parts of France would be the fate of our island home if the loc got the opportunity. Therefore we could not sheathe the sword till the fisg emblazoned with Kuitur and frightfulness was hauled down:
·UNPOPULAR GERMAN CHANCELLOR.
Amsterdam, Aug. 24
A large section of the Berlin papers is keenly disap- pointed at the Chancellor's speech.
The Radical Allgemeine Zeitung" proclaims the naced= sity of the Chancellor's overthrow as "only a man with a definite plan can at present conclude peace.” “
.The Liberal "Vossische Zeitung" agrees with this standpoint, while the "Lakal Anzeiger" says the session leaver the painful impression that the majority in the Reichstag seccos anxious to retain the peace resolution as a sort of creed which must be subscribed to word for word by the Government,
The Labour "Moron Zeitung' says that Dr. Michaelin's first act in the Main Committee has been a failure, and the Socialist "Vorwaerts" blames the pan-Germans for not permitting the conflict to be temporarily solved by a change of Chancellorship as they do not hesitate in plunging the Empire in the midst of a most terrible war into znarchy,
BATTERED WARRIORS AGAINST PEACE,
London, Aug. 23 The Secretary of the National Federation of Discharged/ Soldiers ann Sailors has telegraphed to the King and the Premier saying that a quarter of a million men who fought at Moss, the Marne, the Ainne, Ypres and Jutland protest against discussing peace at Stockholm er alsewhere. They sık "Are our sacrifices to be in vain? Kemember we once helped to save Europe."
MORE WAGES FOR MINERS.
London, Aag. 24 The "Telegraph" states that the Coal Controller meeting the Miners' Federation on Aug. 18 to consider. all round increase in wards of 25 per cent. rep
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HONOURS FOR WOMEN,
What of the FaturáEĽ
Tại Doonata Non ban b written; materials for the 'Ascent of Woman are rapidly sccumulat ing.
Votus for Women hare besN' accorded almost as if there could | be no argument against, so great srevolation. The King has in- stituted Yeightbooda för womLBA, and all the world applaude."
The old contemplom dinregard of woman outside. the naIEUW sphere of home and a-few trivial sideshows has broken down. I is not the vote or the law 'that is emancipating the British,woman, bat her own energy and courage. She has undertaken work which in the old days, was deemed be- good her powers, and executed it ** well. She has not shrunk from any responsibility. Only the other day when a request wa made for women to go to Franon and cook and work for the armies in the field, the responded in thousands and of her own fren will. On the land she is fearning to be a skilled ́ ́ sgriculturist.. Wherever a new opportunity has
| been opened she has been prompt to take advantage of it, and, with low rare exceptions has “ made. good." Women's economie valus has been enormously-enhacoed; she has diimbad to a higher siti- tude up the steep hill of in dependence than ever before. She is not going to slide, baok. ș
She has won her status vilixen. The vote is here, and thà King has now opened for har the hitherto guarded order of chivalry.
Many anomaliem still remain, mostly ridionlond: If in the tras ditional obstacle which is the most difficult of all to overeams, In confirmation of this truth one may point to the attitude of the two- alder universitíos în regard to the conferment of degrees on women,
Women are permitted to pass examinations at Oxford and Cams bridge. They are denied: the guerdon of snooSM..
Women may practise as phyni. cians and surgeons." They may not practise na solicitors or barris. ters! These anomalies' mast sco dissppear. The batile in won far more by character then by sgils. tion.
Not Enough Waste.
A contractor who eigeged to pay for two years 5137, for thea. wasty, food at Went Ham' Work house ben written to the guardisAN pointing out that the quantit mince last September han falle four fifths, and that the one- left for him to take away, reason of a recently,ostablis apparates for refining fat, been reduced in vales by ons-ha!! Ho saka, what compensation ena be given him, and the guardian baving found that, the one time 40 lows, tins of waste food havE been reduced to eight ring par day, bawa invited the contrast to a committee meeting to die cuss hid alsim,"
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