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FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1916

THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Renter's Service to the "China baik)

THE POSITION AT

VERDUN...

THE FIGHTING AND GENERAL' SITUATION DESCRIBED.

ASTOUNDING RUSHES OF MASSED

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INFANTRY,

Paris, May 25.

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THE ITALIAN FRONT. ITALIANS RETIRING TO STRONGER

LINES.

Renk, May 23 Today's courmeteniipień, sayist (1 Our whole front, on both banks of the Adige in Faquoinn Valley, was fiercely bombarded yesterday. An enemy column attempting to advance in small parties from Lizzans to Marce' was stopped by our artillery.

An attack in the evening along the Vallars in the direction of Monte di Nozze was held by our troops.

There, was the customary bonthard-

is extintek, that the Germans vied two Army Corps on "Tagsilag, on the left of the Mense only, in an Attempt to turn the whole Mart Flonane position, from the rast. There avera astoupling mishes of massel infantry. characterised lay extmordimay deter» mination, but they were halde toment between Terramagnole and Astina. penetrate the curtains of shells or the screen of Maxim The advent of trefighters, who have recently, enmpleted in the most orderly manner, greatly multipod, following a liners fath the troops are strengthening the Mãe of gas shefis, enabled' the Vegmans positions on the protective line of the at the close of the day" har the Arsieradasin. We destroyed the guns

wa imposible to remore.. Freach out of a portion of the first Side west of Mort rame, but a counter- attack ejoonel them in half an hour.

The Italian vacinzion of the upper Assin of Fusina and Astice has been

The enemy last night Began to exert Lathing pressure on car positions cast of

Valda.

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The ivtirement of the Italians in the Singana "Valley, on the principal line

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THE CHINA MAIL.

EMPIRE DAY IN RUSSIA.

SPERCH BY SIB GROqpÈ

BUT FIANAN.

Moscow, May 25,

The Russians joined the British [ig "auentlmsistic celebration of

Empire Thy.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

GIR EDWARD GREY' AND · PEACE,

IMPOSSIBLE, VET TO REASON, WITH THE GERMAS PEOPLE.

LONDON, Mag. 21°

THE ISSUES OF THE WAR.

VIEWS OF LEADING AMERICANS.

CIVILISATION» OF GERMANY DEMANDS ALLES

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In the flame of Commons,” ilaring! An adds to the Feople of the SCIENTIFICALLY COMPOUNDED FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF the report stage of the Vote of Credit, Allied Nations" bearing the signature of ALL ITCHING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF THE SKIN.

300 Aneries, all distinguished in their Sir George and Lady Buchanan Mr. Final attention to the recent ratings, is to be publishes simultaneu PREVENTION

donald called recently in the United States and Europe. ane specially from Penograd zo

interviews with Sir Edward Grey and Ta inviting signatures the evanumittee participate.

Dr. you Bethmann-Hollweg. The latter's in charge set the arbitrary limit of åre

OF The Ambassador, speaking at a statement they said, contained nothing bundred. The intention was not to have banquet, emphasized that the British conflicting with Sir. Edward Grey by russ ularly signed but rather SORE FEET

sufficient to prevent a predmety persons in different parts of the Imperial ideal was to secure equatowanis penec, but it insinuated that minent in their respective

vocations and zommunities. and julier for all' qutions and the continuance of the war was only due The names signed to the address to protect the weak and oppressed, to Britain's midivulgeil obligations to present forty-two States of the Union. Hence the whole-heurteil support of the Dominions and Dependencies He trusted that after the War they would be given a voice in the dire tion of the aperial policy and that un Imperial trade policy would be elaborated.

HOME RACING.

ARRANGEMENTS NOT TO BE

CHANGED,

Losos, May 25, The Times says Mr. Ituncinan has decided definitely not to change the racing arrangements for the present season..

RACE-GOERS USING TOO MUCH PETROL.

Loxodx, May 25, Tie saungation of petrol by.. Racesgoers, owing to the abolition of milway Lacilities, is engaging the

The enemy assautral repeatedly the whole night long between Mist Manne! and the Mense, and Hally gah te grips with French in the raingof resistance, which began on the attention of the authorities. The village of Camiers which they carriol instant was still proveeding yesterday after prolonged bayonet mul honda Eslowly and meghíclically, Sghting

Board of Trade concludes that phies will not last the summer at the present rate of coinsutaption. Prus

restrictions on pleasure motoring are being prepareil,

East of the Metzen, sine the French ITALY CELEBRATES THE ANNIVERte, Ape-entered For Ponantmat they have

been fighting Maselessly, driving the Germans, who were hanging stubber;

SARY OF HER WAR.

THE NEW RUSSIAN PORT.

Redn, May 25 “le to every wall and lug out worth-The aandrsary of the Declaratio

Waris A German erunter-attack on of War-wens volebritted with ferrent the Port on Thursday night was dirċevalentinsiasm throughent Italy: Shops franthree siles simpltaneously with an were closed everywhere and there apparently, endling stream of shells were patriotic processions with lavish followed by rushes frome the west, east displays of the tags of the Allies and north. “Their efforts proved un- ja avulling, however oproept in the past ITALIAN KING'S MESSAGE TO HIS desk, at the most of the Aur ve where" they gained a portion of 'our advanced treeline.

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*TROOPS.

ROME, May 25

A London cable to the New York Heruid mouth ago said

Shipping trilities in Russia will be increased during the uning son by the opening of the new poors of Seroku. on the White Seas and the port of Nike

her Allies,

Sir Edward Grey replied that if he believed that the fernut Grovernment and German opinion inclined to the belief that the war had reached the stage at which the lies could bring peace, compatible with their ends. Dearer by speeches about peace, he would make dozens of speeches. But the time had not arrive. He could make no state ment about peace conditions except after consultation with the Allies,

The

the total of 800 more than one hun- ! dred at fifty belong to business and gal iris This number includes en members of the national and Stare governments, of the judiciary and the lipunantic and consular services. It also includes en unge Cabinet officers, Governors and Senators, railroad presi dents, bankers and journalists. clerical profession is represented by thirty two hishops and other prominent clergymen. The signers also, include many distinguished members of the faculties of Harvard, Princeton, Colum bia, Cornell, Pennsylvania, California, Michigan, Illinois Chicago, North western, Indiana, Johns Hopkins, Yale and Dartmouth colleges. There are in the list more than twenty university iant college presidents, besides surce of the best known authors, actors, painters, sculptors and architects."

THE ADDIÁN,

Si Edward Greg pointed cot that his interview cantante no new declara chon, Bor was there anything. new in Dr. you Bethrann-Hollweg's interview except a lie about our attitude towards the Bosnin crisis. It was impossible to reason with the German people so long as they were fed with lies and knew nothing of the cruth. The real thing

The Addres to the Feople of the responsible for prolonging the war was that the Genus Government kept Allied Nationsuds as follows

"We, the undersigned citizens of the telling the people that they had wou United States of America, send to you, the war or were going to win it next the people of the nations of the Triple week, and that the Allies were eaten. Entente and your allies, this message :- The Allies were not beaten, and were. Our judgment supports pour cause not going to be beaten. "They werend our sympathies and our hupes are with you in this struggle. In saying going to win.

The first step towards peace would this we are confident that weare express cermain Peple la recognitim of that fact by theng theorictions and feelings of the

overwhelming majority of Americans, He paid wan Since the beginning of the present trimte to the defener of Verdun in terrible world enthiet there have not long battle. France was saving not been lacking in America individual ex- only herself but also the Allies, pressions of ardent

with sympathy the Diplomacy present duty was to main cause of Great Britain, France and their rain the slitlarity of the Allies and wesbois employed by the Teuton con-

all.

and detestation of the to support to the uttermost common felerates in the condnes of the war. naval and nuntary metres to bring Patriotic Americas, however, while in- the war on stage not yet recher, dividually in public and in private in which the prospect of maintaining an

their view-which have also endaring peace would be with the Allies, fun abundantly in the daily

s of the com press in all parts et (Lond cheers)

country-have hitherto hesitated to

to unite in any mar LATER, formal statement. at

at first because they

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and

The interview with Dr. ven Beth-looked to the government to speak mann-Hollweg, mentioned by Sir Ed later for fear of embarrassing the governi ward Grey, was given to nu American ment in the difficult negotiations grow- journalis: on the 3rd inst, and grosslying out of German offences and in its endeavor to maintain that official neu- mit teflons prior to the was. The mlity which it has felt impelled to mis-representel Great Britain's apa German Chancellor also declared:

uphold, in

the hope that through Ouly wher Statesmen ake the war tottering pillars of international law, Deutrality it could best support the situation as the map shows, it, and and aid in preserving-to use the The railrand from Petrograd to Soraka ( honourably desire to discuss peare pro President's panuse the foundations

upon which pace can be rebuilt." is new open for traffic, and, as soon usposals, shall we approach pence. the fen moves outward vessels may steam,

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The Dew

bronal gange

INSUFFICIENT FOOD.

The situation generally summed up is

The King in an Order to the Armypt Archangel dirvet for boroka and BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY, that the Germans on the left of the Meuse, despite a trementous sacrifice of and Navy on the occasion of the bad at the latter pert.

Soroka-Petrograd Bhe meg and expenditure of shell are still / anniversary of the declaration of war throughout. It is made up of throne saty,

tions, the first comprising th★ Northern You have been victorimis in Railed, the main line of which runs

Verdun,

though they retched the main defgnées)

Rays?

Los Dos, May 25.

In the House of Commons, Mr.

ease Tom Petrograd seventy-three, mites; Tennant said that but for the pureals

TIME FOR EXPRESSIÓN,

The time laws ecane, however, if need

it has not long since passed when Ameri cans owe it to themselves to express more publicly and more sympathies and their

evement eir

Even

as we have always held ourselves as a nation free to express openly our sympe- liberties, so now we have the duty of at

thies with peoples struggling for their

far from the main defences of while on the right side of the Meuse hundred inities with ny Blend Italy in on February 26, their progress has honneur heart: fuit more efforts six more the second section comprising the Olonets of food sent from Great Britain, many least making clear our sulidurity of sen- !

sacrifers are needed. The country private owned line, which extends from supports you in the the ablues Laskanka, a the northern nain line, to with warm affection and is aimirable, Petrovavodsk. a disture of 17 nules. and the third section made up of the confident, calm."

recently built road runping north from

backward

PROGRESS OF THE BATTLE.

FRENCH RE-CAPTURE TRENCHES.

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GERMANS BEGOTTPY FORT POTAUMONT.

FXEMY SUPPERS ENORMOUS

LOSSES,

PARIS, May 29, Infantry actions left of the Meuse

A communique says! -

Have been continued.

THE TIMES ON RECRUITING

IN INDIA,

A REPLY TO MR. CHURCHILL'S

SPEECH.

Petrozavodsk to Soroku. This last stretch Imastires 237 miles.

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of the British prisoners in Germanytiment with those who are struggling to would be starved He dissented from preserve the liberties of the world and the suggestion that there should be the highest ideas of civilization. reprisals.

Lord Robert Cecil expressed grave anxiety regarding the future.

GERMAN SUBMARINE ·MINED.

AMSTERDAM, May 2 The struck n mine near Zeebrugge and received serius darunge The vessel was towed into Ostendi

It is proposed this season to utilize the Archangel road wholly for government · supplies and divert to Sorolis all com- mercial shipments on the part of private enterprises. In this way it is hoped "vo relieve, speedily any enagestion which may

GERMANY'S NEW WAR CREDIT, Losos, May 25. cerar at Archangel. At the present time: Chunicenting on Mr. Churchill's more than one hundred steamships azu. spech in the House of Commons on reported as being "frozen in the ice near

AMSTERDAM, May 24. Archangel. These vessels have been ime A new Vote of Credit of 500,000,000 the 23rd inst., the Pinça points out)

prised throughout the winter. In some (sterling) will shortly be submitted to fut recruiting in India has been instances the demurrage charges have the Reichstag:

uprisingly good and emphasises the beep so great that the charterers have difficulty of officering the new units. There would probably be little diffi. culty in raising the rank and file of a dozen new divisions" but would it

East of Morf Homarac our artillery several times stopped the enemy 'from attempting to debouch from be worth while?"

abled

been forced to buy the vessels outright.

The road from Soroka is planned to

continue on to Kandalakata, but this

stretch is still under construction. It is

proposed to move cargoes which have come in by Kola and thence over the completed Kola-Kandaleksha Railroad fo NEW PARLIAMENTARY REGISTER. Kandalaksha to Soroke by wafer.

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the village of Cumiores. A sharp. counter-attack in the afternoon en- in recapture trenches at "the southern edge at the village.

LONDON, May 25. The Local Government Board are The bombardment on the right of Meuse as redoubled in the region of ring a bill for a new Parliamentary Register to include a provision to record Fort Douaimont, against which the the votes of soldiers and sailors on anamy made partieularly desperte active service. and farinin, attacks conducted by two Bavariar divisions, recently arrived" at this front. They succeeded one another throughout the day and, after aeroval fruitless attempts and enor mous losses, the enemy succeeded in re-occupying the ruins of the fork,

which, however, we hold the,,imme- dinteanppronches....

Simultaneously as attempt to out flank our positions in Coillette Wood completely failed under artillery and infantry fire.

There has been, nothing important elsewher

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

SIR. REDMOND'S HOPES,

LONDON, May 25,

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.. BRITAIN'S SUPPLY OF MEN.

An official return shows that there is

LONDON, May 25.

in Government departments, including an Army Corps of men of military age 30,000 in the Post Office.

THE NEW BRITISH AIR-BOARD. The port of Archangel is now (com. plately in the hands of the military, and

LONDON, May 24. soninittee presided over by the com- | In the House of Lords, Lord Curzon mandent of the fortress regulates the announced that the new All Ecard wil arding of all shipments out of consist of himself, Admirals Tudor and eally free now of gooda which cann in derson and Brancker, Lorl Sydenham, Arebanget. The port is sid be prac. Vaughan Lee, Generals Sir D. Hen

during the last autumn.

anel Major Baird.

The Vladivostock port is now sending) forward on an average 200 ears daily for European Russia. The government util- izes about 150 of less can and shows private shippers to use the remaining forty cars, Each car carries on an avZI-

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RUSSIAN ROYALTY AT ODESSA.

TSAR REVIEWS TROOPS.

PETROGRAD, May 94. The Tsar, Tsarits, and Tsarevitch accorded an enthusiastic reception. The Taar reviewed the troops.

NEW MILITARY SECRETARY,

Mr. John Redmond, at a luncheone eighteen tous of freight. There have arrived at Odessa, and were given is honour of the Premier of practically to congestion at present, it is reported; at Vladivostock, and in sonte Queensland in the House of Commons,intences traids have moved westward said he hoped the result of the event without all space being utilized. in Ireland would not only be good but The new post of Nikolaievska,' as the exceptionally good, though he was mouth of the Amur River, is now in shape unable to speak with any confidence

to handle about 38,000 tɔse with the facilitien át hand. Freight is now forette warded up the Amur River to Stretvinsk, Duke of Teck | which point is reached by a failroad line connecting with the Trans-Siberian Rail- way. The advantages offered by Niko laineska are enhanced whenevor shipping

ITALIAN STATESMEN TO VISIT

LONDON.

Rosz, May 20,

It is stated that Signor-Salandria conditions at Vladivostok are gibnormal

AMENDMENT TO COMPULSION BILL

ques-

In the face of the great mural tions involved, the right solution of which is vital to the whole future course of civilization, the Americau couscitece

It anot

mn, the cannot remain siler.t. risk of

be neutral-minded appearing to without injury to its own integrity and its self-respect. For this reason it seeme fitting and needful that American public opinion should receive some more collec tive expression..

"The main facts in the controversy the Tenness of statement. The allest have long been before us. The ease of allies especially has not

Iacked German publicists and professors have presented the Austro-German conten tions with great eloquence. " Nomerous German documents have been widely circulated and an active and sometimes insidious German propaganda has been extensively carried on in the United States

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THE BELGIAN INVASION. "The invasion of Belgium we regard as a crime which can never be justified. It will remain a blot upon the history of Europe The conscience of the Ameri outrages upon civilization committed by can people cries out and protesta squinat your enennes and against their methods

of warfare that break the international

wa of nations and the.

he moral laws of humanity.

The sanctity of treaties, the rights of small nations, the question as to whether militárion shall dominita zivilization

Bel-

LONDON, May 24. Major General Pegion has been gazar all involved in the fiel decision.

Military Secretary, replacing the

"A peace which does not restore glow

on to the Belgian people and to their Own government, which does not give them such indemnity as will allow them, so far na possible, to reconstruct their wasted cities and villages and restore again

their zined prosperity, a perce The House of Commons adopted by the smaller nationalities of Carope

which does not recognize the rights of! 160 votes to 69, the amendment made.

speace which does not offer some by the House of Lords in the Compul gusmnty that such a calamity as the ston Bill whereby the time allowed to a present war shall not recur, a pence man leaving work of national importance which does not insure the thyngs would THEN you have, pains or lameness in to look for another job without becoming be a disaster and not a blowing W

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THE BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, May 25. General Sir Douglas Haig reports that the situation on Vimy ridge i unchanged Small British parties pushed forward and engaged in hand-to hand-fighting

and Baron Sonnino will shortly leave for London to return Mr. Asquith's visit.

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