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THE ALLIED ADVANCES IN FRANCE.
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BRITAIN'S FAITHFUL
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AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN LOSSES,
A NEW ITALIAN ATTACK.
British Capture a Valuable Pofat.
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London, June 28.“
Capture of Monte Valbella.
Renter's correspondent at the British Headquarters, telegraphing
How Public Opinion is Soothed,
Loudon, June 30 According to Reuter's correspondent at Rome, a semi-cfficial
London, June 30. An Italian official message states:-Supported by the Allies,
Nizam of Hyderabad's Loyal Act.
As an acknowledgment of his
on the evering of June 28, sys: We successfully advanced this reply to Dr. Wekerle's speech declares that the latter constitutes are captured Monte Valbella on June 29 after a bitter struggle. point on the entire front, just west of the Boia Osrsl, which forms Dr. Wekerle tries to soothe public opinion by doubling the Italias were repulsed by our infiatry and decimated by artillery and loyal services to the British Gay- morning for nearly a mile, capturing ground at the most debatable offio admission of the immense gravity of the Austrian disaster. Large masses of the enemy counter-stacked day and night, bu the north-west angle of Nieppe Forest: This was the point in the and halving the Austrian losca Dr. Wekerle asserted that only aeroplanes and machine-gan fire. The position was victoriously ernment during the war, the the finders offensive at which the enemy thrust the hardest in seventy regiments, otherwise two hundred thousand men, participat held. We took prisoner twenty one officers and 788 men belonging Nism of Hyderabad, Sir Usman order to bring off flanking attack on to the high ground east of ed in the battle, therefore the Austro German losses on his showing to four divisions. We also captured cannone, trench mortars and Ali Khan, had conferred on him Kemmel. His possession of the forest would have opened the way were fifty per cent. Bat Austrian prisoners agreed in stating, that machine-guns. We captured a well fortified post on the southern by the King the G.O. B., the to an advance on Hassbrouck, entailing a possible retirement from forty two Divisions, or four hundred and sixty thousand men, were slopes of Sassorose, taking thirty three prisoners, Ypres and a dismemberment of our forces holding the hilly country engaged, therefore Dr. Wekerle's proportions corrected show that between Cassel and Acherpemberg. The enemy's former attempts the Austrian Hungarian losses were two hundred thousand. More- in that direction, though frustrated, rendered car position oramping over, we took nineteen thousand, not twelve thousand, prisonera," for future operations. This morning's advance, therefore, was designed to enlarge our holding.
The attack was launched at six o'clock on a front of six thousand yards, from Vieux Berquis on the left to Font Tournant on the right. The objective was the line of a small street, named Platebeque, fifteen hundred yards away, which was attained com- >pletly without hitch or contretemps. Lincashire and Yorkshire troops were engaged and aleo troops from the southern counties The enemy made a fight but he never looked to have a chance of winning. His losses must have been considerable.
AUSTRIAN POLITICS.
London, June 29;
Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam says it is reported from Vieans that the Emperor Karl has again refused to accept the reignation of Dr. Seidler and the Ministry and announces a onvocation of the Reicharath for July 18,
AMERICA'S WAR VOTES.
We took 250 prisoners in the main attack, resides 44 in the
London, June 30. attack north of Pistebeque, and six machine gune. The prisoners
According to Beuter's correpondent at Washington, the Senate belonged to the 32nd Sixon and 44:h Prussion Reserve Divisions, some of which, were poor specimens as men and soldiers. They bas unanimously authorised 2,408 million dollars for the Fortifica report a considerable outbreak of influenza among the German tions Bill, providing for an enormone increase in the manufacture Our losses were moet light until. Beoque was reached, of ordnance Fapplies. The Senate has also passed the Army when two farmhouses, defended by machine guns, gave trouble. Appropriation Bill providing for the expenditure of 12,089 million The operation on the whole could hardly have been more successful dollars. Both measures will now go. before a conference of both
troops.
Freach Aerial Work.
London, Jane 30.
A French communiqas ssys:—On June 28 and 29 fiitesa enemy Téeroplanes were brought down, and nineteen others put out ul notion. Two captive balloons were set on fire. Oar bombing pisses doring the same period carried out night raids in which forty-seven bomba
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EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
A British Delegate's Hopes.
London, Jane 30. According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, Sir George were successfully dropped an aerodromes in the Somme region and on Cave, in su interview, said he hoped Naval Division men and the biroases in the Roziere and Braye region, in the valley of the Ancre British civilians from Germany interned in Holland would be inolad and on railway steione at Soissone and Fere-en-Tardenois, etc. ed in any agreement for the exchange of prisoners. He anticipated Moreover, five tone of explosives were dropped on June 23 on German that the Conference would conclude very abortly. troops preparing for a counter-attack in the Catry region. Lisas, Fonck brought down three enemy aeroplanes on Jane 25 and two on Jane 27, making his official total forty-nine.
A Daylight Rald.
London, June 30. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporte-We took a few prisonera in a successful daylight raid east of Robeoq.
New Small Tanks Employed
London, June 30.
AUSTRIA'S FOOD SHORTAGE.
London, June 30.
The Austrisa Version.
Londor, Jane 30, An Austrian wireless cfficial message claims that the Italian attacks on Monte Valbella were completely repulsed.
AIR RAIDS ON GERMANY.
More British Adventures.
Amsterdam, June 30.
rank of hon. lient-general and the special title of his Exalted Highness.
La recognition of thees war honours, the Nisam gave on January 15 last, at the King Kothi Palace, Hyderabad, B barquet, so account of which has been issued by the India Office,
Sir Stuart Fraser, the British An official notice issued by the Air Ministry states that bombing Besident, in a speech of sòtje. equadrons on Saturday night attacked railway works at Thionville, gratulation, eaid that for ressone sidings at Metsablon, aero tromes at Freecaty and Baulsy and other everyone appreciated the position objectives. Mists prevented observation of the results. We dropped of Mohammedans everywhere was many bombe on Sunday on Hagensu serodrome with good results, one of perplexity and distress in slao on the barracks and station at Landan. We destroyed three the atoman of 1914. The Nizam hostile machines over Landsu. Two British machines are missing. was content with no passive role of loyalty, but at ones stood forth as the leader and spokesman of Mohammedan India,
SEIZURE OF BLACK SEa fleet,
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The Nisam said that, remember The German Excuse for Robbing Russia.
London, June 29. ing the fact that he had inherited" Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam esya that a Berlin semi- from his acceators the title of the official message, describing the events leading up to the seizure of Faithful Ally" of the British the Black Sea Fleet, alleges contravention of the Peace Treaty by Government, and realising not the Fleet's continued activity. The principal unite went to Novo lese where the trae interests of Bossiek after the German occupation of Sevastopol. Aonte differenose his co-religionista lay, he felt it hia of opinion aboard the ships led to the Dreadnought Sambodnejs duty to take on himself the pont Rossis being torpedoed by the destroyer Kartsch, while several ion of spokesman of Mohammeden destroyers were forced to run sebore. However, the Dreadnought India sud to call on his co- Unlia and several modern destroyers returned to Sevastopol on Jone religionists throughout the Indian 19, "where the entire Black Sea Fiast, still fit for wat purposes, is Empire to adhere firmly to their old and tried loyalty to the British now ander German control"
Government, under which they enjoyed such great personal and religious liberty.
The Conditions.
London, July 1. Bauler's correspondent at Moscow, writing on June 23, says that the Foreign Commissary, in informing the Press that a part of the Black Sea Fleet had returned at Sevastopol and the other part A telegram from Vienas states that the Emperor Karl, owing to had blown itself ap, says they agreed on the return of the Fleet ingolvable difficulties in the food shortage, has sent a letter to the expressly on the condition that Germany and her Allies did not mee Kaiser on the matter. A Conference occurred at the Main Head it during the war and returned it to Russia after the war. It was quarters, the Hangarian Food Minister participating. It is stated only on the condition that the Fleet was returned that Germany that an agreement was reached relative to e joint systematic utilisa-stopped the advance of her troops at Novo Boggiak. Beater's correspondent at the French Headquarters states: Antion of all grain stocks until the new harvest. important part was played in the battle on Jane 28 between the Aisne and Villers-Cotteret Forest by new small tanke which were for the first time engaged in considerable fores. They are about a quarter of the size and weight of the ordinary battle tank and carry a crew of two, of which one steers and end the other operates the gan and machine-gone. The new tacke are much faster than the ordinary tanks and can olimb a slope which the latter could not attempt and can ewing completely round in their tracks in a few seconds. Their small size and high speed naturally make them a more difficult target for the enemy's artillery than the heavy tanks..
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Naval Commander Sentenced to Death."
London, June 30, According to Reuter's correspondent at Moscow, the Bolshevik Court has sentenced to death Captain St, Chassay, formerly Com- mander of the Baltic Fiest, on a charge of opposing and discrediting Soviet rule. General Krylenko was the prosecutor. The Central Executive Committee of the Sovieta dismissed the appeal against the sentence.
Ex-Tear's Murder Dealed.
SIBERIAN SITUATION.
London, Jane 30,
The Aghting on June 28 centred mainly round Hill 169 and Catry Bavine. Hill 162 is the highest point in the region. Its possession enables us to overlook the enemy's positions in the rear. Catry Ravine is a small deep valley immediately north of Hill 162.
According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a telegram Ita value for the enemy lay in the fact that it contains deep sub- "terranean quarries in which he is able to keep large garrisons in received from Moscow via Berlin states that the President of the dangerone proximity to our lines and safe from our guns. On each Ekaterinburg Soviet telegraphs on June 24 as follows:-The rum side of Catry Ravine the ground rises steeply three hundred feet. ours of the murder of the ex-Tear are lies designed to incits the Farther to the left the right slope is less ebarp and the tanks are able public. to crawl up. French infantry stormed the aliff-like ascent on each eide and passed the head of the Ravine. They continued their advance to a mile from the starting line in the Valley. The majority of the twelve hundred prisoners were taken in the Ravine. The operation was effected without preparation. All objectives were occupied, despite the nature of the ground, within half an hour of the opening barrage and before the enemy had time to organise resistance. The ground on the right of the Three Poplara was actually taken by a charge by tanks which crossed amid a hail of machine gun ballets, infantry following. The tanke accompanied the infantry who took Cutry Ravine and rolled along the edge of the Ravine firing down among the Germane crossing the Plateau. Although exposed to the heaviest artillery fire, the tanks continued to assist the infantry throughout the engagement, one remaining ander fire for four boare.
French Take More Prisoners,
London, Jaly L A French communique states:-South of the Aisne we improved our positions. In the region of St. Pierre Aigle we took a hundred prisoners.. Quiet reigns elsewhere,
British Aerial Operations.
London, Jane 30.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting an aviation, states:- Hostile aerial activity on Jane 29 was not great, but we destroyed nine enemy machines and drove down eight, Five British machines We carried out much reconnaissance work. We are missing. droppped fifteen-and-a-half tone of bombs during the day on rail- ways at Lille, Contrai, Comines and Estaires. There was matosi bombing during the night. The enemy did practically no damage and lost a machine. We dropped eighteen tons of bombe, of which eight tone were on railway connections at Tournai. All the British ɑmachines returaad;
M. KERENSKY IN PARIS.
M. Kerensky has arrived in Paris,
London, June 30,
.Enemy Occupies Irkutsk.
Londor, Jane 30, Renter's correspondent at Harbin confirms the report that Austro-German ex-prisoners have occupied Irkutsk,
DUTCH POTATOES.
Holland Agrees to Export.
London, June 30,
Beater's correspondent at the Hague says the Government bas agreed to export new potatoes to be equally distributed among belligerente. Germany has undertaken to send fifty-thousand tons of coal to Holland in July.
A. Protest.
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London, June 30, Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that new potatoes are already being exported to Germany at the rate of fifty wagons 8.day. The Telegraaf protests against the export because a famine is expected in Holland in the winter.
WOMEN'S WORK IN THE WAR.
"London, June 30.
Three thousand women war workers marched in procession in London to-day and presented an addrees of homage to their Majesties the King and Queen on the occasion of their silver wedding. No fewer than twenty five different uniforms were worn, presenting a remarkable and striking spectacle as well as testifying to the wonderful part British women have come to play in winning the war. His Majesty the King, addressing them at Buckingham Palson, paid a warm tribute to their splendid services and hoped that their isbour might soon have its reward in a decisivo vistory and so I enduring pence. He wished them God-speed.
THE MACEDONIAN WAR THEATRE.
London, July 1. A French Eastern communique states:-Britiah aviators Iavishly bombed Vardar Valley, Seres and Drams Railway and felled an enemy' machine.
BRITISH FINANCE.
London, June 30. The revenue for the quarter amounts to £155,763,320, as com pared with £115,059,288. The expenditore was £728,975,877, as compared with £871,286,778.
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A SOUTH AFRICAN WARNING.
WAR DOGS.
Airedales and Irish Terriers for Service with the Army.
The value of dogs on the battle. feld has at last been recognised by the British officials, and they are now being trained for service at the front by an expert of world. wide fame as's trainer of policà sud war doge.
"The British Army authorities have for a long time ignored the advantages. which might acorne London, June 30. from the use of dogs," said Mr. Renter's correspondent at Johannesburg says that Mr. Hertsog, Johor, Secretary of the National in a speech, reiterated his warning against violence. He declared Canine Defence League. "The that all the Nationalists were seeking could and would be achieved officers and soldiers, however, by constitutional means alone. South Africa had had enough of have used them anofficially." armed protests and unarmed rebellions. There was nothing to be Airedales and Irish terriers are feared in the Orange Free State. He hoped the Transvaal would be favourites on account of their mbued with the same spirit.
high intelligence.
THE HUNGARIAN PRÉMIER'S SPEECH.
London, Jane 30. The sensation arested in Austris by the Hungarian Fremier's speech is shown by the fact that the official message correcting the oable this morning arrived before the report of the speech.
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ENEMY SOCIALISTS AND PEACE.
London, Jane 30. Reuter'e porrespondent at Amsterdam states that Austro German Socialists have informed M. Troeletra that they favoured & peace of understanding on the basis of the Stockholm declarations'. but not on the basis of the Entente Socialists' Memorandum.
THE RUMANIAN PEACE.
London, June 30. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that a Bakbarest message says the Romanian Chamber sitting at Jaaay on June 28 passed the Pesce Treaty with the Central Powera. Only five Deputies, including General Averesca, oppored the Treaty.
USE OF LIMBURG RAILWAY,
Some Paints of the Germano-Dutch Agreement.
London, June 30. According to Benter's correspondent at the Hague, s nemZLİ- official message says that the transport of German goods on the Limburg Railway is not restricted to goods for civil nae in Belgium. The Ghermana-Datch Agreement does not provide that the transition goods such na timber shall be dependent on guarantees, zegarding
their nas.
"These dogs," said Mr. John”, "are now being used by the troops of the Dominions as well; and the results obtained have So far been quite encouraging,
as the front is concerned, the doga are not trained for cffsusive work,”. |sud do not bite the Germans, although they attack an intrader who approaches too near a guard- ed ares. The dogy wear gas e maske, and frequently get killed or wounded.'
It is stated that the dogs have. also been trained to perform their duties during beavy firing, both by guns and rides, and they face being fired at at close quarters. Many have shown amazing skill at getting over and throng serious obstacles, including barbed wire.
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