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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
* MR. CHURCHILL AND PEACE.
An Absolute Solution Imperative.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS."
GERMAN ATTACK ON AMERICAN TROOPS,
Not a Foot of Ground Gained.
London, July 3. "Reuter's correspondant at the American Headquarters, telegraphing on July 3, says that the enemy in the morning counter-attacked with messed groups of fresh stormstruppen against the Americans' new positions at Vaux and Bois de Laroche. The entire attack was broken up by intense American artillery firing and machine-gunning, without the loss of a foot of ground. Parts of the ground were piled up with enemy dead. Sabeequently the violent artillery firing continued and at length many enemy batteriss were silenced. Further German attacks are saticipated. American flying squadrons have been most active. Several German seroplanes have been brought down. Airman Roosevelt, the youngest son of the ex-President, is fighting in this sector.
British Capture Hamel Village.
London, July 4
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Baig reportaWe carried out rascessful operation on the morning of July 4 between Villers Bretonneux and the Somme. We captured the village of Hamel and advanced our line to an average depth of two thousand yards, Hostile artillery is active in the Robeog and St. Janecap wil sectors,
London, July 4
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Anglo-French Successes.
The latest information received in London shows that the advance at Hamel, mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's communique, was on a three-mile front. Bais de Vaire was also captured. Farther south, the French captured a farm north of Moulin-sous Toavent, taking seven officers and 450 men prisoner. This gain was subsequently extended by a most successful small operation in the neighbourhood of Autreches on a two thousand yards frost, The advance made was between half a mile and a mile. We took 380 prisoners.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
"THE GLORIOUS FOURTH."
Freach Jotula American Celebrations.
London, July 4.
Henter's correspondent at Paris says that President Poiceste
A Historical Contrast.
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TELEGRAMS.
(Eantar's Sarvisa to The "Telegraph.").
THE SILVER MARKET.
London, July 5,
America durarance is slightly Silver is quoted at 48 1/16:
The following regulations governing the entrance of vemmeln into Manila Bay and thair da parture therefrom are published for general information in the Government Gazette:
-Loudon, July ✓ Mr. Winston Churchill, addressing an Anglo-Saxon Fellowship a telegraphed to Fresident Wilson that the Government of the meating is London, said the cost of the war was terrible, but a Republio has decided that the celebration of July 4 shall also broward was coming which was beyond the dearest hope in the trus French celebration, not merely in Paris bat in all the towns Anglo-American reconciliation. Naing since the Christian Ere was France.
more likely to restore man's faith in the moral governance of the universe than the American, French and British unity against the THE PORT OF MANILA. London, July 4.
common enemy. He was convinced the world was being guided out
Regulations Regarding Batry Colamas of the newspapers to-day testify to the universality of the carnage towards something better and finer than wad Sver
of Yessels. and whole-hasriedners with which the Fourth of July will be known. As the war was really a struggle between good and evil, no celebrated in Great Britain. As meses ges printed by prominent solution was possible that was not absolute-(Cheere), Germany Americans agree in saying, this will be the greatest Fourth" in must be beaten. She must know she is besten, she must feel she is American history. Indeed, telegrams from the Entente countries beaten-Load Cheers). As for the German people, we claimed no and their adherents, including the South American Republics, show, national fundamental right which we were not willing to secure for that the day is recognised as a festival of the nations battling against them. tyranny, The English newspapere emphasise the special significance of the selebration in Great Britain, which is now proclaiming ita whole-hearted admiration for the country that wan & victory for sa
The report of the Executive Conference of the Federation of ideal one hundred and forty years ago and is now throwing the Trades Unions, meeting at Leicester to day, referring to the failure whole of its might into the struggle for asserting great ideals of the efforts to secure a confesses of workers of belligerent nations, to-day. There is no more etriking contrast in history than the fact recites the German crimes which sccounted for the opposition of that the democratic George the Fifth attenda an exhibition of American, Canadian, British and Belgian Labour to an international America's national game by soldier descendsats of the Amariosas conference. It says the attitude of the Management Committen of the who drew the sword against George the Third, Tribases are paid Federation is strengthened by the attitude of the American Fadara to the military marvels accomplished by Amerissa energy, proving tion of Labour and the whole of the American nation. The report says the decisive defeat of eubmariniem and explaining the fear which Labour's demand for representation at the Pesos Conference is forbide the German Government to draw the attention of the justified, but nations, not parties, are entitled to propose peace terms. German people to the greatest event of modern times by even Therefore it is impossible that any Labour party can claim to mentioning the entry of Amerios into the world struggle which will determine pesce terms. The experience of Russia and Rumania decide future civilisation,
should for over dispel the idea that Germany will voluntarily con- and The Stars and Stripes,
oede fair peace terms.
London, Jaly . Amarion's National Day is being honoured in London on an The effect of these two operations will advance the line on the Plateau over which the Roman road runs from Noyon-Chaushe B-ine onprecedented ecale. The eye everywhere meets the Stars and to Chateau Thierry sad will also improve French observation "over Stripes, which is flying over innumerable public and private buildings in the City and West Ead, including Backingham country offering enemy mobilisation advantagee.
The operations in Italy
rather Palace, the Houses of Parliament. All Londoners are wearing proceeding are slowly between the Old and the New Piave owing to powerful miniature American flags, despite the fact that it is not a flag day
with machine in the ordinary seDSS, entrenchment and strong Austrian forces guns, The Austriana still have a footing in this area of five miles wide and with 2,000 yards maximum depth. The Austrians have taken a total of 2,000 prisoners. The Italians have alightly sdvanced in the mountains east of Brenta and have repulsed beary
counter-attacks.
An Australian Venture.
London, July 4: Beater's correspondent at the British Headquartare, writing on July 4, staten: This morning's operation at Villers-Bretonneur was carried out by Australians, assisted by teaks, the object being to remedy an awkward indentation in the line to the north-east of Villers-Bretonneux resulting from the German drive of March last, the filling up which will carry our front in a direct line" through Hamel to the Somme.
The Defence of Liberty.
London, July 4. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig bas telegraphed to General Pershing on behalf of himself and the British Army the warmest greetings, for Independence Day, when soldiers of Americs and Britain, for the first time in history, stand side by side in defenos the great principle of Liberty, which is the proudest inheritance and most cherished possession of their nations. "Tast Liberty, which British, Americans and French bave won for themselves, they will not fail to hold for the world." General Perebing replied: "The firm unity of purpose: strongly binding the great Allied nations stamps this Fourth of July as a new declaration and a new guarantee that the snored principles of liberty shall not perish, bat shall be extended to all peoples."
Anglo-American Cordiality,
London, July 4. GERMANY'S HEAVY AERIAL LOSSES.
Admiral Sima, epesking at the Anglo-Saxon meeting, London, July 5. emphasised that Anglo-American naval friendship and cordiality Beater's correspondent at the British Headquarters states that could not be greater. America at present bad in Earopean waters no fewer than fourteen leading German airmen, who were credited 250 vessels, 3,000 officers and 40,000 men serving from the White with a total of 363 victories, have either been killed or esptured Ses to the Adriatic. During the coming year there would over recently, including Richthofen for whom eighty victories were over treble that number.. Destroyers would be fighting with the claimed; Lieutenant Max Maeller, thirty-eight victories; and Allies while 150 eabmarine chasers would soon be on duty in-the- Lieutenant von Balow, twenty-eight. German bombing organisa-war zone of which already half were here. tions have also lost heavily in killed and optured, which include Captain Kleine, commander of the so-called England squadron.
UNSETTLED RUSSIA.
AMERICA'S WONDERFUL ARMY.'.
Well Over Two MiUlon Mea,
Labour's Views,
London, July 4.
The south chanvel leading from seaward into Manila Bay. has been okeed to traffic and is protected by mines. This obranel extende frems Caballo Island on the north to Restinga Point on the south.
The south channel from Monjs Island to Limbones Teland has been closed to traffic at all times. All trafic is limited to the North Channel between Guszdia Shoe! and Monja Island and only be tween
Gariss and" suzat after permission has been granted and instructions given by naval patrol st entrapes, THE ITALIAN FRONT.
All entering vessels must stop catside Monja Island and await -Difficult Fighting Country,
instenotions from patrol vessel or London, July 3.
Cochinos Point Signal Station. Beuter's correspondent at the Italian Headquarters, writing on Compliance with these regulations July 7, asya:-The region on the Lower Pave between San Tadona will be enforced.
The north channel between and the sea is hardly good ground for fighting. A few raised causewaye are the only possible means of advance across the marah-Corregidor Island and the shore es and lagoons. The Italian eucosan yesterday, in which they of Bataan Provinos is closed to took nisteen hundred prisoners, was therefore a remarkable achieve trafó inward from sunset to ment. Both sides have plenty of artillery in the district and both sunrise, except to certain vessels keep the communications ander heavy fire. Moreover, the pazzibi, engaged in public service. lities of advance being restricted to a narrow spses, it is easy to post machine-guns for deferos.
ENEMY'S WAR AIMS.
Britala Waiting for Definits Statement.
London, July 4. In the House of Commone, replying to Mr. David Mason, Lord Robert Cecil stated that he did not see that any action could be usefully taken regarding Baron. von Kuehlmann's vague and in- conclusive statement on June 25. The British war aims were well known, but we waited vainly for a clear and unambiguous declars- tion of the enemy's war aime.
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THE HOSPITAL SHIP DISASTER.
London, July 4.
Ia the House of Commons, replying to Sir F. Hall, Mr. Bonse Law stated that the Llandovery Castle carried no ammunition. The (German allegation that she was suck by a British mine was self- contradictory, as the survivors actually communicated with the German submarine.
Replying to Mr. Carr Gomm, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Admiralty were considering the question of providing an escort for every hospital ship.
safeguarding SPAIN'S NEUTRALITY,
London, Jaly 4. - . #Beuter's correspondent at Washington says that Mr. Baker, A Crisis Again Approaching,
Becretary for War, in a statement to the House of Representatives, London, Jaly 4. said that there were now 180,400 officera and 2,010,000 men with That a crisis is approaching Russia ia indicated by a belated the colours, as compared with 9,524 officers and 202,510 men, message from Moscow, dated June 19, reporting that the Don Kaban Regulars and National Guard, fourteen months ago. Sufficient
London, July 4. and Cossack Governments have concluded an agreement guarantee rifles were being received to equip a Division every three days, and
Begter's correspondent at Madrid says that the Senate has ing mutual support againat Bolshevik anarchy and announcing that over 1,300,000 rifles had been delivered to Jane 1.
federation of South Russian States is contemplated. There have
unanimously passed an Espionage Bill; empowering the Govern. An Amazing Feat. been anti-Soviet outbreaks at Twoholf in Central Russia and at
London, July 3.
ment to saforos respect for Spanish neutrality. It provides im Elatoust in the district of Ufa, where the Soviets were dispersed and
The newspapers comment on the amazing feat revealed by Mr.prisonment and fines for communicating to a foreign Power inform arrested: A German fores is reported to have landed at Ansklis, on Baker's figures, thus affording fresh evidence that German illations ation prejudising the interesta of Spain or another foreiga Power. the Kuban coast of the Black Sea.
are being painfully shattered. The most remarkable feature is that It authorises a strict Government censorship of all written and over 720,000 American troops were rashed to France since March printed matter. 22, prior to which the monthly reinforcements resuhed only 48,000. The vigorous local throats of the Amerionne on the Western fmat are also widely drawn attention to.
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folshevik Tyranny,
London, July 4. Reuter's correspondent at Washington states that the American Ambassader in Russis reports that Bolshevike have arrested mem- bers of the Archangel Provisions! Government, They have also threatened to arrest M. Vologda, a member of the Dama.
FRENCH EX-GOVERNOR'S LOSSES.
London, July 4.
Thres sonsof M. Doumer, former Governor of Indo-China, have now been killed in action, while the two remaining sons have both. been seriously wounded.
THE CHANNEL TUNNEL
London, July 4:
The International Parliamentary Commercial Conference has “unanimously, passed a resolution favouring the construction of the
Channel Tunnel as soon as possible.
CHILE'S KINDLY ACT.
RUMANIA'S FORMER PREMIER.
London, July 4, According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris, M. Bratiano, ex- Premier of Ramanie, has arrived in Switzerland.
Acoording
THE MURMAN COAST.
German Fear of British Invasion.
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POST-WAR BOYCOTT OF GERMANY.
London, "July 4.
Obedience to the above rules will be enforced by reels of the United States Navy, including destroyer and submarines, based in Mariveles By, and by the batteries of Corregidor Island.
Failure to comply with any of the above regulations may result in the destruction of the offending vessel.
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
Orders issued to day by Mr. F.C. Jenkin, O.BE., state
Departmental Orders.
A revised copy of the Depart mental Order Book is to be issued to all ranks daring the week com. mencing Monday, July 8th.
Sergeants and Constables will receive copies through their re- spective Inspectors..
Members of the Staff will obtain copies by application at this of: between the hours of 10-12 noon and 2.15 4.30 p.m.
All ranks will be held indiv idually responsible for daly obtaining the now D. O Book, which will be in force on and from Monday, July 15th, 1918,
Police School.
All members of No, I Platoon,
Water Police and Mounted Police who have not yet attended for examination will do so on Tass day, July 9th at 530 p.m.
All membera of No. 2 Platoon who have not yet attended will do so on Friday, July 12th, The Liverpool Cotton Association has ananimonely passed a Medical and General Exempta resolation that it shall be a rule of the Association that no member are required to attend.
or his firm shall trade directly or indirectly with the present ordered to attend for oral eze Those man who have been enemies of Great Britain for ten years after the war.
CHINA TEA IN ENGLAND.
London, July 4.
amination will attend on special dates to be notified, and nof attend the above Exiures.
Meeting-Alteration..
The meating of Company and In the House of Commons, Mr. Parker stated that all, except a Platoon Commanders and Warn London, July 4. small proportion, of the three million pounds of China tes which it ing Officers will take place at 60.
&t to Reater'a correspondant Amsterdam, wae intended to purchase if anfficient zonuage were available, would p.m. instead of 5.30 pm, on uneasiness in Germany regarding the Marman Coset is indicated be obtained from the new crop. Present advices indicated that the Monday July 8th. in an article in the Nord Deuliche Allgeine Zeitung declaring it crop generally was poor and of average quality. does not believe that British ection on a greater eosle from the Arotic has yet been decided. Is maye: England has probably kept open the northern door for invasion, but. Finland, with Germany's sssistance, will know how to meet the threatened danger.
DANGEROUS IRISH ORGANISATIONS,
London, Jaly 5. German Force on Finnish and Russian Frontier.
The Dublin Gasetts contains a proclamation declaring that the London, July 4, following associations are dangerone-Sinn Fein Organisation, London, July 4.
Telegrame from Helsingfors state that a German expeditionary Sinn Fein Club, Irish Volunteers and the Caisun, Gambin and In the Hour of Commons, Lord Robert Ceol atated that force of fifty-thonsand has concentrated on the Finnish and Russian Gaelia Leazn28. Britain had presented a few seroplanes to Chile, for most courteously routier which German patrols are reported to have passed on June going to sell to Britsin a Chilean batile orasier now being built 27, Communications are in force for 125 miles:: The wildernes in
most difficult. ¡
Later,. Irish Proclamation, cabled this morning, means that sosenblages of these organisstions are unlawful.
Band Practice 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 9th and Friday, July 12th.
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