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Grand Duke Nicholas Reported Now Emperor.
London, Jane 28.
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ANOTHER RAID ON PARIS.
Bombs Dropped on the Capital.
London, Jane 28. A Paris cfficial messge staten that groups of enemy aeroplanes attacked Paris at 10.40 Isst night and dropped bombs. The "All |clear" signal was given et midnight.
Many Casualties.
A mocession of sensational rumours and contradictione are being circulated regarding sffairs in Ruseis, but at the present it is
Len lon, Jure 28 japoseible to state how far the reports are trus. Thus the story of this assassinatid of the ex-bar between Ekaterinburg and Pera According to Benter'a correspondent at Paris, there are many has been gurrent for some days now, It is said to be confirmed by casualties in the air raid on June 27, due to large numbers of people an alleged telegram from M. Tobicherin, the Russian Commissary remaining in the streets, thus becoming victims to bombs and for Foreign Affairs to the Court se Darmstadt, to which the shrapnel. The material damage was fairly considerable. The
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enemy came in relays from differrat directions.
Equally startling is the report of a Petrograd paper to the effoot that General Koruiloff and General Kaledin, with German troops, have occupied Moscow and overthrown the Bolshevike and proolsimed the Grand Duke Nicholas as Emperor, while M. Lenin and M. Trotsky hävs filed to the Kurman coast.
Whatever the real position, it seems that the Bolshevik authority throughout Russia is daily weakening.
UNHAPPY RUSSIA.
M. Kerensky's Appeal to Britala.
London, Jone 28.
The Killed and fojured,
Later.
Beater's correspondent at Faria states that the caenalties in set night's air raid are:-11 killed and 14 iojared:
BRITISH SUCCESS IN FRANCE.
Over Three Hundred Germans Captured.
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London, Jane 28,
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-English troops carried out a successful minor operation on a three-and-a-half műe front east of Nieppe Forest and advanced the line to in everage depth of nearly a mir, taking over three hundred prisonera and twenty-two machine guns. All the objectives ware gained, including the hamlets of Le Pinette, Verterke and Ls Becque. We surprised the enemy. Our casualties were light.
The Australians attacked and captured a post west of Merria and took 43 prisoners and six machine guns.
An attempted raid on a British post in the neighbourhood of Moyen-Neville, south of Arras, was repulsed with loss. We took a few prisoners in a sucessful daylight raid near Mericourt without offering any casualtice. There is active artillery fing in the neighbourhood of Romignol Wood and south-east of Gommecoust, where our patrols inflicted casualties.
4. Kerensky, in bis speech at the Labour Conference, said that he was present as a matter of duty and as a man who know all that truth which at length had not reached Western Europe. The incests of the Allied countries were inextricably interwoven and the fate of Kassis, which bore such a great war burden, could not bo a matter of indifference to the Allies. The Russian peoples in the past had experienced trials like the present, but had always emerged therefrom strengthened and renewed. They were now bendingarder the merciless insults of Germany, who was exploiting her own interests by most reactionary methods. Russia, to-day, bleeding hem every pore, but was still opposed to the enemy's invasion(Cheers). "I bear witness that the Baraian people will paver recognise the Trasty of Breet, which harled Ras-is into the
More Air Fightlög. abyes of annihilation. For three years Bastian soldiers, sometimea
*London, June 28. without arms or munitions and in a condition that none outaide,
perfectlField Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, arting on aviation, says: Bessis could imline, had fought an enemy
Russian soldiers, seroplanes did a full day's work on June 27. There weR-20-40 The equipped and crually remorseless. However, were she fire le faint in the struggle. The great inpresse in hostile activity and more air lighting. Was des
not twenty seroplanes and drove nine out of control. Fouries Badan Revolution exalted their courage, but could immediately infuse life into them. It is a thousand pities that the machines are missing. We vigoronaly bombed behind the linte, warning voices coming from Bussis were not heeded at the time by dropping twenty-one tons of bombs on railway junction and other the Westerns tapat diss trensharona.calla of pooos by Germany targets, ware not anmuted and the maes of the Russian soldiery importuned by German agents were, "taken in" by the false appeals, only to have placed on their backs all the bitternese and horror of a
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A French Advance,
London, June 28.
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A French communique says:--North-west of Montdidier we slightly advanced in Benaest Wood, taking thirty prisoners. Between the Harne and Oareq & local operation south of Dammard, enabled us to take prisoner twenty-two."
THE NEED FOR MEN.
A Drastic Comb-Out Necessary.
London, June 28,
Kerensky proceeded to disclose the German machinations in Ukisine, where interests were continually being played off against other interests and how many of the rights obtained by the Revolu tion had been withdrawn by the Dictatorship, despite every protest of the proletariat. He was astonished that any serious European spolitical people should consider the Bolshevik regime as democratic. It deposed the Constituent Assembly, abolished freedom of speech, mede hamsa life an easy prey for every Bed Guardsman, destroyed
In the House in Commons, Mr. Lloyd George, speaking upon liberty and had withdrawn self-government from the Workmen's the working of the new Military Service Act, said that thirty young Councils. If those methods of dealing with the population are jobasidered democratic, what is the eaasnce sad characteristice were being combed out for every man over forty three son- festare of genuine reaction?"--(Laughter). The Bolsheviks dripted. The seed for men was impelling, and a very considerable number of young men ware being combed out, Americans were were responsible for the present state of Basis sad the creation brigading with our Divisions on the distinct understanding that a dictatorship which had become a relentses oppression. when men of the new comb-out materialised they would replace the It might be asked "Eow are these conditions asintainable if Americans, enabling the latter to form their own Divisions. That the whole population is opposed to them?" It was partly sitribu was an honourable understanding upon which President Wilson wag table to the international conditions of warfare, but asialy due to prepared to deepatch to Franca a very large force to be brigaded. Bolshevism, whose strength lay in the disorganisation of worn-out Hence the need for paraning a drastic comb-out,
asses of soldiers, whose declining morale eventually became the vanguard of triumphant German Imperialism. At present it was to the advantage of Germany to maintain disorganisation and anarchy throughout Bassist To reach her sim, Germany maat paralyas the Russian centre. Therefore, the fate of the Russian people was of special significance and value to the whole world. Rangis vill never
"ALLIED UNIVERSITIES, NEEDED.
London, one 28. Sir Oliver Lodge, in an article in the Nineteenth Century, of her own will enbmit to the Imperialem estlitovsk. It is for arguing that students from Britain, the Dominions and America you, the oldest and the 'mbat matured a dumperacies, to settle the after the war will not resume the habit of going to Germany for question of whether it is or is not possible to remain a grim specta-post-graduate courses, advocates the development of Allied Univers- br of tragedy. Possibly to-morrow calumny and slander will ities to meet the situation. He states that the establishment of s recommence activities, and attempts will be made to deny the truth new degree as "a mark of promise rather than sohievement" is be I have spoken. But I would not have travelled thousands of miles ing considered with the object of strengthening research which is to tell the western nations a single word that I did not know to be absolutely true.-(Loud Cheere).
THE SIBERIAN SITUATION.
London, Jane 29. According to Renter's correspondent st Amsterdam the Vorische Zeiting announces that the Constitutional Democratio Leader, H.Miling-it, and the former Foreign Minister and the Octobrist leader, M. Gatchkoff, have arrived at Harbin and placed themselves at the head of a counter-revolutionary movement.
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S SPEECH.
Lord Robert Cecil's Views.
London, June 28.
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necessary, even at a cost of a million sterling monthly, as the latent qualities among members of the English-speaking race will be found to be as striking and surprising to a foreigner as the splendid achievements of the armies have been.
GREECE'S PART. IN THE WAR.
London, June 28,
The anniversary of Greece's entry into the war 'was celebrated the Mansion House by a barquet. Mr. Charohill said, that the fapt that the arms of Greece were twice offered to the Allies, namely
the beginning of the war and when the British Fleet Costroyed the outer forte of the Dardenelles, must be remem bred when the democracies of the world were assembled at the con fence table. The German-hearted King Constantine was the gateet obstacle against a concerted plan between Greece and Great Bain, thus depriving the Greek people of the greater chance of Lord Robert Cecil, interviewed by Beuter, said Baron von serving the world since the Marathon, Mr. Olurobilistically Kuehlmann's intention was to suggest that they could come to terms contacted the position to-day with that of a year ago fasid that, Great Britain if Germany were allowed a free hand in the east. desple all their victories, the Germans were downcast Despite our Hese studiously vague se regards the Colonies but had not stated disapointments, our bearts were as stout as ever and then the day they must regain all the Colonies. With reference to the freedom of of viery and reckoning came Greece would share theory. the eese, this probably indicates that Germany demands the right to tracaport ascessary raw material, this being the chief pre-cocaps- fion of the Germans at present. The real interest in the speech. concerns the interval situation in Germany. It is apparent that the wiser Chermenajare getting very alarmed, especially over the Acoding to Reater's correspondent at Washiyam, Generál Austrian defeat The speech, which was pointedly addressed to Pershing sending a regiment of American infan 3 Itely im- Mr. Grest Britain, does not alter the situation. It was a alumsy effort, se mediately, he porpore bring the moral effect again. “Pasutria, The Allies would never accept the present eastern situation unless Baker bas sanaseed that the regiment elected as present in
brosd to submit to German terms.
France, Amman participation in Italy will be much grenier Istor.
CAMERICAN TROOPS FOR ITALY.
London June 28.5;
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AUSTRIA AND PEACE.
Abortive. Effort in Switzerland.
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London, Fane 28. The Daily News correspondent at Zarich states that Austris- Bungary, through an unofficial representative in Swi1lood, fas attempted within the last few days to discover the Allied stand- point upon important questions. The emiany represented himself sa beitig in the Baper's inner circle. He has failed to establish. contuanu has returned to Vienna,
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AN IMPERIAL CONSTITUTION..
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Landon, June 23, Mr. Massey, on being interviewed regarding his speech -cabled on June 21, said: By these meetings the "Imperial War Cabinet is practically framing constitution that will Ku on improving and veloping, "broadening down from precedent to pre- cedent for centuries to come, thus giving British citizens in the Dominions the right to representation in Imperial affairs, to which they are indisputably entitled. They have "never before had a say and now for the first time they are placed on equality with the United Kingdom. As the sittings continue possibilities of improvement will be taken advan tage of. There is no doubt to my mind that when the war sa ends the Imperial Cabinet will continue. I believe arrange- ments will be made for an annual session and I think the principal Dominions will have Resident Ministers here sitting as members of the Imperial Cabinet. New Zealand has not considered the question of having a Minister here for the duration of the war, as Canada has and sa it is suggested Australis may do. The duties of a Resident Mini Jagiyoald be more political than commercial. The High Commoner would doubtless remain as representative on the appareas xide, but it is essential that the political representative should be a member of the Government of the Dominion he represents. As far as it is able to judge British Ministers and leading statesmen are favourable to my view and are prepared to allow the Dominions full say in all Imperial matters. This proposal would not interfere with my concep tion of an Imperial Federation.
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BEDW. IN THỂ WEST
London, June 2
A telegram, from Rotterdam says that the German pr parations for a new blow in the weit are complete. "Hor available man has left the German barracks and camps for the front. Indications are that the main attack will be in Flanders, with simultaneous attacks at other points on the British from It is believed that General Ludendorf intends to make a desperate effort to capture the range of "hills westward of Kemmel. Recent reinforcements include
units of specially trained hill-fighting men.
A wireless German official message reports lively Anglo- French activity astride the Somme and great intensity of the enemy's fire astride the Lys, between Bailleul and Bethune and southward of the Aisne. It claims: We shot down thirty aeroplanes.
THE SIBERIAN SITUATION.
Japan Not to datervene.
Washington, June 27,
It is unofficially announced that the Japanese Govern- ment has decided to decline the request of the Entente. Powers to intervene in Siberia. This is not regarded by the? Officials or the Entente Embassies here as meaning the abandonment of the purpose of the Entente or the United States to assist Russian rehabilitation and banish German influence. Japan's refusal of a military expedition is regard. ed as really strengthening Russia's friends in their desigad to support the elemente striving to re-establish jaw and order in Russia.
China's Efforts.
Paris, June 28,
The Chinese General' Chan Liob-chuen, who is on a visit to study armaments, on being interviewed by the "Excel- sior" said: There is complete Chino-Japanese understanding as regards Siberia. China is concentrating in Manchuria an army ten times stronger than the Bolsheviks.
GERMAN BANKS TO BE CLOSED.
London, June. 28.
The "Daily Mail" understands that the Government has decided to close the German Banks in London and has ar ranged for the Treasury to take over the securities and provide the money. It is understood that the sum required will be under £1,400,000,
NATIONAL PROHIBITION IN AMERICA.
Washington, June 27.
In the Senate the Agricultural Committee agreed on an amendment to the Agricultural Appropriation Bill provid-2 ing for national prohibition. According to the amendment the manufacture and sale of whisky and wine will be prohibited after June 1810 and beer three months after the President finally approves the Bill
DESPERATE SITUATION IN RUSSIA.
London, June 27,
A telegram from penhagen says: The latest news from Russia vis Helsingfors, describes the situation as desperate. « It is generally expected that the Bolsheviks will soon be overthcorn. The greatest nervousness prevails in Petzograd, Bed Guards are daily and nightly patrolling the streets, firing on the population. The new Siberian Government has refused to provide grain to Russia as long as Lenin rules. Hundreds of persons are starving to death daily. Thousands, of Enssians are
Brdigging trenches in Russian Karsian froma Pargala to the Gulf of Finland for a reason unknown, but there is anxiety in Finland therennent.
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GERMAN AND RUSSIAM PRISONERS
Serions differences of opinion resulted in the itispension of the Germano-Russian Commission for the exchange of prisoners of war, The fact that – the Hassian prisoners vastly outnumber the |German led the Bueriana to propose a proportional exchange, {but the Germans 'would only agree to a man for man exchange, than nothing a large surplus for WAT WORKS
ÄUSTRALIA AND WAR TAXATION.
Melbourne. June 21, The Acting Premier of the Commonwealth. Mr. Watt, mid that heavy direct taxation would ·· be necessary in the near fatare.~- A defensive Alliance between Australia, New Zealand and some of the Pacifo Islands was probable after the wor.
SMUGGLING SOLDIERS TO IRELAND.
unossed Traffic In Badgas and2
Certificates.
“A case" which. Sir „Arnbibald Bodkin, prosecuting! counsel, described as the first of its kind, came before the misgistrate at Marlborough-stress recently.
A private in a Labour battalion, Henry Mortia, was charged, under the Defence of the Realm Act, with being concerned in procur inga certificate of exemption and a military badge for a soldier named Henry Alimar. A man name Gold was included in the charge, bat the police had not. been able to arrest him..
It was stated that Altman "was in a billiard walcon in the Eut end kept by Morris, who appeared to be agent for Gold. It was euggested to him that he would be a fool to return to military service when for 25 be could be aupplied with a certificate and badge that would enable him to go to Ireland, where he would nct be liable for service. He could stay, there till the war was over and, when he came back to London be would soon be able to earn the £25 he had paid. Later, in a house at Warren-street, Tat- tenham Court-road, he handed £25 to Morris and received a certificate that belonged to discharged soldier named Plais tow and a silver badge that was the property of a soldier named Brown. These had been atolez from the rightfal owners.
Altman started for Ireland about January 29, but at Holy- berd he was stopped by the Aliens Officer, and the certificate and badge were found on him,
A remand was ordered, bail being refused,
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