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SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1916.

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ENGLAND'S FOOD PRODUCTION.

Laspos, June 19. Lord. Selbourne has appointed a Departinental Committee, presided over 1y Lord Milner, to consider steps for increasing the food production of England.

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

LONDON, June 18,

The battle in Galicia continuas with undiminished tiaraoness, anys Raptors' Petrograd correspondent,

Last night's communique mentions particularly severe fighting on the 15th inst, between the San and the town of Lubaczow,

The enemy were reputed in disorder op the night of the 15th inst between the rivere Tyamanica and Strya..

Da the Daiester front, the Russians on the 14th and 15th inst, captured abera Jaraveo on the Dasister $,746 prisoners including 202 othcors, six guas, and twenty-one mitraileuses.

The anamy crowed the Dniester on the 15th inst, above and below

below are unable to advance,

WITH THE ENTENTE ALLIES Nizwiow. Those crossing above were destroyed, while those who crossed

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ENTENTE ALLIES.

Losnos, June 18. Runter's correspondent at Sofia states that Bulgaria has sent a Iriendly reply to the proposals of this Entente. It is understond that it contains the basis of an saulerstanding operative as soon as Bulgaria receives an assuragee from the Entente regarding the realisation of Bulgariaa uspirations,

LATER.

The proposals of the Batente were made to Bulgaria on May 2, and today's reply relates to the above pumpnsuly. It is officially declared in Sofia that absolute secrecy will be unintained regarding the particulark of the reply

THE LABOUR MUNITIONS BILL

LONDON. June 18.

It is understood that Mr. Lloyd George's Labour Munitions Bill; whielt is a measure virtually agreed upon between the Ministry of Muni- tions and the Trides Brions, provides for no compulsion, no military | stabus, anal no semi-military discipline, 'but restrictive Trades Union rufes will be suspended and strikes angl, lockouts prohibited, while on- ployers profits will be laited. The Trudes Unions will onwol volunteers for work in controlled establishments, who will sign a declaration on their their mobilisation for war work,

A Court of Munitions will be established to deal with any offence.

TWO STEAMERS TORPEDOED.

Inspos, June 17,

A tessage from Cork states that the steamer Trafford, bound for Sydney, has been torpedoed, and sank in the Irish Sea.

The steamer Turnwell was also torpedoed but managed to inake the harbour.

GERMANS STREWING MINES IN THE WHITE SEA.

Loxnos, June 17,

The Germans are strewing mines at the mouth of the White Sea with the object of hindering Russiä receiving munitions. Senndinavian LATEST DESPATCH FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH. shipping has been warned by a neural country,

Laxnos, June 18. -

Field Marshal Princhi is a report states that the 6ghting on the northern, und southern positions of our front continued throughout Wednesday in ru-operation with the French attacks abata Armua,

BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

Shaken Morals of the German Army.

All the German first be of trenches, which we cuptored east of Fris, remain in aur hauls in spite of tan counterattacks which were repulsed with lusty last We were unable to retain the second line of : trouches corrupted in the awning. A further attack to the ones of Fespondent of the Daily Telegraph. the best rosited in a slight advance, fulging by the number of tiernan dead found in the trenches we en.ered, our artillery was very effective.

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Belgo-Dutch Frontier. May 11. According to pur rata, ays a corres morala of the Allied tronpa is excellent: not least, that of the Belgians.

We, who, despite our own desires, live

the other hand, the morale of the German troops in Flanders in Indly shaken. Can fidence le sens steadily, and even the the Wolf Agony.

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COTTON ORISIS ENDS.

GOVERNMENT OFFER ACCEPTED.

Loxboy, June 18

The cotton arisia has ended, the card room operatives, who began the dispute, deciding to accept the Government offer to assist M arranging a basis of agreo.

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TREATMENT OF INDIAN ̈PRI- SONERS IN GERMANY.

Loxoay, June 17. Mr. Aston Chamberlain, replying to Sir John Rees, in the House of Com mons, said that the question of obtain ing improvements in the treatment of Indian prisonere in Germany was now urder consideration in consultation with the Prisoners of War Help Com witter.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

LONDON, June 17,

A Port Said telegram, ays that the etener Darolish, which was beachad after collision with the Rainshire, has been Hoated and towed to the roade where she is discharging cargo,

A Barcalora message says, that the fire sa the Queensland has been ex tinguished

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THE TWO EMPERORS.

Francis Joseph's Fits of Anger.

In a statement just issued the Navy

Karl von Wiegand, correspondent for acts of submarine piracy on the part off the Ser York World the sume Longue den's with the question of rspriesla our enemies. The existing situation is German American correspondent who reviewed, and the circular continues

interviewed ' in the midst of the Germans, see that, on the Navy League feels that it is raphed to his paper a renurkable

the Pope, has tele-i The

to make SUB-LIBUT WARNEFORD, V.C, KILLED.

appenly through the good slices of neutral States

story of the ruditions existing bu otherwise to Germany to respect thetween the Emperors Willon und LONDON, June 18.

considerations of, humanity or to chaatre Princis Joseyk. “SuisLieut. Wamefora, V.C, has been killed white testing an aereat recruits have become sceptical of the obligatives which the Law of Nations The World's representative is in imperex upen belligerents. The ships ofgreement with other American re lum at Taris.

They have been to the front, and they neutrals as well as belligerents have been LATER.

know what ravagen have been wrought in torpedoed and sunk and hare, bear subpresentatives, who supply a pathe. the ranks. They know that the regiments jected to immoose sacrifices of life and tie picture of the aged Francis Josepli formet out of the remains of other regi

which they now for part have been property

tormented by his position and the menis. They know how troops have melted aspect of the situation which now pressways been led to conteraplate were Having given carefuri thought to every possibility of sacrifices which he had Sivay like snow in the sun because they have itself, the Executive Committee of the been exposed without mercy to the mur Navy League strongly bolt that the time most unlikely, if not impossible, durous fre of the enemy. They know that has

Arrived

when the British Government Tint the relations between the! the officers who now enmand them are not must definitely declara á policy of reprisals Emperor Francis Joseph and the Kai- those who commanded them at the which may have some effect open the ser have become strained since the beginning They are in other units of German mind.

A civilian was killed, while flying with Sub-Lieat Warneford, [Sub-Lieut. Warneford; it will be crucindered, distinguished hituself recuiitly by successfully topping bunnis on a Zeppelin gur Glent, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cress,--Erl.

BRITISH OFFENSIVE MOVEMENTS.

THE GERMANS SUFFER HEAVILY.

of

aenttr certain deslli.

THX THE HIPS,

other corps with promoted officers who have It is therefore urged upon his Majesty', War is no longer disputed, and that Do experience. We have seen them leara Ministers that from and after the data secret visits have been made to the Loxpps, June 17.

for as cnknown front, and some of the upon which the first British merchant aged monarch by the Kaiser to allny Bleuter's representativo,ut the British Headquarters says that the youngest wept because they were boing rewel was torpedoed without warning by his alarm and assure him of final vid

German submarine. enemy vessels interned recent bull was broken by offensive movements at Hooge and Festhubert. If they dared, they would rise in re- The latter began with artillery preparations at dusk, which destroyed the bellion. But they are under an iron be subjected to confiscation. It

in the parts of the British Empire should tory is equally beyenil a doubt.

in held According to despatches received. nomy trenches. Then the infantry advanced and gained a footing in the superiors because they know that for the vessel through Geras submarios, attack tude in the last few months may be

discipline. They tremble before their that the loss of every British merchant the Eraperor Francis Joseph's atti Best frenches and part of the second line. Later the positions became Bghtest fault tary will receive terrible should be replaced by shipping of corres described as one of increasing doubt. untenable. though here and there the gains were maintained, despite corporal punishment. For some riding ponding value which should be appropriated strong gunter-attacks. The fighting was most desperate while the engage-egligence men have been bound for whole immediately from merchant vessels or in and perplexity, and of late he las ment lasted. Our artillery was particularly active, preparing the way for dage and nightato a tree, their arms bebind the heads of the British Government been breaking down frequently in fits the infantry, who showed their customary gallantry and an unanimous un the points of their toge

their bucks, forced to support themselves pending prize court decisions.

of anger and tears! wish to close with the enemy. The men charged with irresistible das been driven over folds and meadows until Or they have

It is not believed that he realised and either shy or bayonetted the opposing Germans.

they fell exhausted on the ground.

The strain which has been placed upon until quite recently the extent to After all the engagement was resumed on Wednesday afternoon

the services of the British meresatile which Austria-Hungary has been by an ultuck at Hooge at dawn. The infuülry charged splendidly and This is part of the strength of the Gerrie has been so great owing to the suffering, and he has been buoyeil. successfully. A German counter-attack was defeated by our fire. Carman army. They proced saainst offenders is alles Pestion for which Germany up by regular messages fruta. Borlin

wholly responsible that it would be casualties throughout were not severe, but the Germans suffered heavily.

with the ciggur of an utter brutality. Thegrericus injustice to permit the indiscri. expatiating upon the successes of the non-commissioned officers oven strike menminste dertznction of freight and passenger Gurman armas on land, sea, und air. to the ground. THE AIR RAID ON KARLSRUHE.

steamers without

taking The morale of the old soldiers is even

the fullest ad-Now he questions everything, and vantage of the immediate They make no bones about saying that zhipa now

nad Austrian in British hande.

the Kaiser inploring him to be of their families are reduced to misery and Germany in her whole policy upon the good cheer and stick it, to the end." that they themselves are sent to Se but. chered like eattle, while the officers dine vention, or humanity,

sea has had no regar! either to law, con- to expose themselves to risks. And they cla be brought to a sense of the serious and drink ebampagne and are at pains act means by which

And posible. the German Government say these things," Tally aware of the act consequences to the German people of the work of spionage which they know sur piracy and murder for which they are both

All able-bodied mes have been sent for

alike responsible is by the seizure and the

GERMANS HORRIFIED AND ENRAGED.

LONDON, June 17.

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FRESHED CIVILIANA.

(more shaken than that of the younger, trdo purposes of the Garloyment for even disrugurda bis daily wire from

Local German correspondents at Karlsruhe recount in horrified accents details of the recent French air raid on Karlsrubs. Suddenly, at 6.30 in the morning, which was bright and clear, there was a buzzing and humming in all directions, People, astonished, but not alarmed, watched the glittering rounds them. bodies in the cloudless hearons. Then abrapnel began to burst around the ward either to the second or the thin ployment of interned German vessois.. aeroplanes, which went careering east, west, north, and south, and dropped a lines. pitiless rain of bombs. The nerve-shattering crashes drove the populace to the collars. The airmen disappeared at 8 o'clock, after which the people thronged the streets. They were horrified and enraged, and altogether forget fal of the similar experiences of English watering-places,

Too Lokal Anzieger states that 22 were killed and wounded in the raid,

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Last night's communique says:—

Taxpos, June 18.

Recently we hare son civiliane of all ages in all kinds of accoutrements, men of all heights and all proportions, the lame. the halt, and the que-oyed.

They had thought they came to make up shortage of labour, but no sooner bad they arrived than they were ciapped into military habiliments. Many of them are

The Navy Longne in convinced that the British Government in the adoption of this policy of reprisals will receive the sympathetic consideration of neutral ne Itions, the action suggested boing directly beneficial to themi sa wall as to the Allies."

no higher in their rifles. Alreidy into the Kerce Falls with their Intent. number have committed suicide,

One may say, with at fear of contradio. tion, that if a serious defeat is init cted on the German arms hors, such a defeat as Causes & Forious pet-back, these demoralised soldiers will be neither to hold nor to bind, against those who lead them.

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We stormed the enemy's trenches east, north at south of Neuville i with the bayonet und grenades under violent artillery fire bombardment. extort from her by the rapacious and Nearly 300,000 shell covered our vigorous infantry attack.

TRENCHES AND CINNOF.

Masses of the enemy on Wednesday night repeatedly furiously counter-attacked, but, worn repulsed,

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