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MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

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THE GREAT DRIVE.

BRITISH AND FRENCH PROGRESS.

THE REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA.

THE LATEST ARRESTS.

THE LIBERATION OF THE POLITICALS,

PETROGRAD. March 18.

THE CHINA MAIL.

paralyse the aspirations and.#ol{- sacrifice of the Bussian people, firmly convinced of the marvellous enthu

siasm of the whole fintion, multiply its strength ten times in oaler to, husten the Anal critimph.

NICHOLAS ROMANOFF!""

TETROGRAD, March 18, Nicholas Koroadoff, as the ex-Tar Immediately the abdication of the is desiguated by one of the next Tsar otras announced the Imperial papers bas gons to Lavidia. tag was lowered at the Winter Palace and replaced by a huge rod

GERMAN VERSION., A German official report, received ty wireless, states: ",

Between Arens' and the Diss the flug. British French' have occupied} sections of Fr fornier positions. inchiding Bapatting, Rege und Noyon, which vacuated in accordance with plans, „

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Our covering troops inflictedthengy.

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A French attack north of Cain- bretter arm failed.

The negy lost 22newplanes:

Jost thriss

The Constituent Assembly treet in the Winter Pulace.

BAXISHMENT ORDERS

QUASHED.

Kerensky, Minister of Justies. has quished the banishment of the Grand Duke Thuitri and Prince Yusupöff....

Apart from the killing of a lated officials, including Governor Rasputing the Court tocnk, was Trer, who resisted the new Govern-iled in the latter's gunde." ment, no blissisted is "reporti„ in the provinces,

ORDER EMERGING. Order is gladly arising out the fool chaos.

GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS RELEASES POLITICALS.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

WESTERN

FRONT.

BAPAUME IN FLAMES

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THE REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA.

THE TSAR'S ABDICATION.

HOW IT WAS EFFECTED.

PETROGRAD, March 18, Details of the Tsar's abdication have come to hand. A deputation including

IANDON, March 18. Reuters correspondent at Hend quarters, wiring on the 17th states: morning after stiff fight. The place Gonersi Rissky waited on the Tear af Our groupe entered Bapaume in the

wis in fames, the tretmans having Pakoff at midnight. They described ovidently made all plans for setting fire the latest events and advised The Tar to it when forced to retreat. Our troops not to send troops to Petrograd from ara reported to be beyond Bapaume the front, because every saldier, would Le Transicy and Achiet-le-Petit are also become a revolutionary when he ap reported to be in our hands.

proached the capital.

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG:S REPORT

LONDON, March 18.

The

What do you want me to do?”. asked the Tsar.

"Abdicate" was the reply.

The Tsar was momentarily silent.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig Then he romarked It would pain me reports-Bapaume was captured after to be suparated from my son. Therefors of stir fighting with the German abdicata in favour of my brother." He then algued the deeree of abdication, been towa had rearguards. systematically pillaged by the enemy,which had been already drafted. who destroyed private houses and publie the passenger service on the railways It is officially stated in Petrograd that. buiklings and carried of be burnt

throughout the revolution was normal. everything of value.

The only trouble with the troops was due to General Ivanoff who was in con mand of a troop train, threatening the employees with summary punishment if they delayed." The employees were not moved by the threats, and sent back

APPOINTMENTS AND ARRESTS.

PETROGRAD, March 17.

The latest arrests include the Cossack funeral Benenkampf, the Worthless suppresser of the resolution of 1905g the ex-Minister, M. Krijn- nowsky, withor of the Bleutomal hiw restricting" the suffrage, And Count Kokartsof. The last-hamed' was] "Seized when he 'enlied at the Trea-ntered the relause of the politicals sury to draw his salary as a Council low of Ruspe

FRENCH EXPERT COMMENT ON THE RETREAT.

Pasts, March 18. An expert commentator says that altogether the Germanis wettented

fly

M. Planyle, u member of the

Dunn, was liberated after a dread

imprisonment at Subselburg aml rees ived an ovation ot appearing

ise Di A wonderful reception awaits the

Yesterday" on foot of a kilometres to a death of about for kilometr This the largest tent of territory they are host in sin single day since the front was solicki-; fird.

T: seems likely that the varetable Madame Breshkofsky, | retreat will stop the re."

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THE DESTROYED ZEPPELIN.

Losos, March is t Reuters Corroost prémiedient The French Headquarters sales that] Zeppelin 139 was staggering hom wards, Winged, with a Fench some plane overhuling her when she was

the Cardingther of the Kovoh] rion. whe has been the twenty years h a prischer in Siberia.

The chins of the political prisons. will be preserved as historie relies,

CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC

PROBABLE

Lospos, March 48.

TILI, March 18.

The Grund Duke Nabolas Bas

Our advance proceeded rapidly to day astride the Somme. Southwards of the river we entered the enemy's positions on a sixteen miléa front and Villars ocupied Fresnes, Horgay,

Maisonette.

the trin.

in the prison at Baku nod has ex-Carbonned, Barleux, Eterpigny and La herted the officers to impress upon

Northwards of the river in addition (soldiers and #zilors Nuns in view of

to Bapaume we hold Le Trasaloy, the Imperial.ublications, clay louk Bietvillers, Bibucourt, Achiet-le-Grand,

ierly await the expression of the Achiet-le-Petit Ablainzeville, Bucquay The Provisional Government has will of the Russian people and that and Hisarts, alas Quesonor Farm which appointed Deputy M. Rodicheff Minister it is their sacred duty to continue to east of the last named. We have Commander of the

is fifteen hundred yards to the north-for Finland and Admiral Nepenine Balti Fleqt bey the lawful etiefs and delend gained the western and north-western M. Zein, Governor of Finland, and defences of Monchy-au-bois and carried M. Neorovitinof, Vice President of the country and support the Allies,

out successful raids eastward and the Economic Department of the Finnish FRANK GERMAN COMMENTS ON

northward of Arras, reaching the support Senate, have been arrested by order of fioe. A

the Provisional Government.

THE SITUATION.

GRAND DUKE MICHAEL'S MANIFESTO.

Eight of car acroplanes encountered sixteen of the enemy's and broke up the bostile formation. In twenty minutes we destroyed twu German machinos and

A manifesto by Grand Duke Michael drove down two damaged machinesisited yesterday says he is resolved only

FALL OF PERONNE IMPENDING.

to accept supreme power provided a plebiscite of the nation, declared through its constituent Assembly, agrees. Mean while he exhorts ail Russians to obey GERMANS AVOIDING ACTION.the Provisional Government'

Austinpam. March 18. Maximilian Harden, in a remark- able article, says that only a block-All ours returned. bead can deny the importane of the fall of Bugdadi and "the changing power of Asið. He scornfully refers (to the gushing hopes from submaria- sighted at Camprigno al daybreak. The incongruity of the Tsar's

fism and points out that rutflessness An incendiary shelt from in, anti-anifest and the actual situation as merely resulted in the greatest nirerált gun hit her stem. The airit Petrograd is becoming manifest.republics in the world--the United ship in a few seconds was blazing Any idea of an imperial rege States and China-severing relations likel Her cargo of Milou seems is be failing. The latest clot exploded" "befory (she touched the grame from Petrograd show that with Germany,

ground1.

popular feeling strongly inelinės

He foreshadows a Triplice consist

war.

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GERMAN PRESS VIEWS...

NOT A PRO-PEACE RIOT.

COPENHAGEN, March 17. The Farmeria warns Germans that the revolution was not pro-peaca rioting; but the work of super-patriots, the success of which will strengthen the Anglo-Russian Alliance.

LONDON, March 18. Headquarters, telegraphing on March Rautar's correspondent at British 17th, states:-The rapid hardening of the ground and he fine weather was responsible for activity on the Semme and the Ancre. There was much fight Pressing the enemy rearguardia every where. The sharpest conflict was at Bapaume, where the British were upon The Racinisch Westfielische mys if the the enemy before they could clear away revolution is the work of M. Moliukoft. The Germans are doing their utmost to las appears to be the case, then the career avoid action. Their covering troops of the Grand Duke Nicholas is not yet began to withdraw immediately we ended, for he said: "Embody the anti- advanced in the early morning The Garman feeling and then we shall have rapidity of their retirement showed that war to the knife." the German main army had fallen back- a considerable distance.

The Deputy fog Corpeigne says towards a Constitutional Republic of (ing "of the United States, China, anding to-day because the patrols are that when the Zeppelin was falling which the Premier M. Evet, is lapan vigorously intervening in the four of the crew threw themselves momentarily the heal. out and came grashing to the ground... It is noteworthy that tieneral The metal huttons on their clothes) Brussiloff himself, authorised, the bnabled the airship to be identified publication at Kiet of telegrams 08 Do naval airship. Her cubic announcing the Revolusion. enpacity was 50,000 metres' and 'khe

was similar to those last brought!

dowa ip England.

THE SYSTEMATIC BURNING OF

VILLAGES.

Pans, March 19.

NEW GOVERNMENT'S

POLICY.

FAITHFUL TO THE PACT WITH

THE ALLIES.

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MESOPOTAMIA.

FURTHER BRITISH PROGRESS.

REMNANTS OF TURKISH ARMY IN FULL FLIGHT

Losnos, March 18. An official report from Mesopo tumia states:

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The landscape is blurred with smoke from the destructive conflagarations which the enemy lit at Eapaure, which is blazing freely; but to-night Four troops 'wers well beyond to town, There was fighting on the right where working parties are already PETROGRAD, March 18. bank of the Tigris on Wednesday.grappling with the Hames. M. Marcel Hutin has drawn atten-

The Government has telegraphed The Turkish rearguard was driven Operations to-day partook of the Attention to the systematic burning to the Representatives of Russia from the ridges to a position cover-nature of a drive on a broad front. The fall of Peronne is impending, as the of all village by the retreating abroad stating that the Government, ing the railway station at Mosaidie.place is quite untenable by the enemy. Germans which, the circumstances which assumes power at a moment We captured the position early on totally unjustify.

of the gravest "external und interquil the morning of Thursday.

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FRENCH CABINET RESIGNS.

PARIS, March 19.

The Cabinet hus résigned.

ITALIAN GOVERNMENT.

ROME, March 18. The Chamber has passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 869 votes to 43.

1,000 - BULGARIAN PRISONERS IN TWO DAYS.

crisis in Russian history, is fully con seiods of its immense responsibility, It will apply itself at first to repair ing the overwhelming errors, of the| past and ensuring order and tran quility in the Foundry, and finally to preparing the conditions necessary in order that the sovereign, will of the nation may be pronounced on its

Future lot.

By Friday the whole enemy force, the remnants of three Divisions, was

in full fight towards Samarra,'

RUSSIAN FORCE IN NORTHERN PERSIA.

FRENCH ACTIVITY.

GOOD PROGRESS MADE

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BAGDAD.

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE KING OF HEDJAZ.

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LONDON, March., 17. The King of Hedjaz has telegraphed congratulating the British on the occupa tion of Bagdad, thanking God for the liberation of the city from erimical hands and praying the Almighty to` grant victory to those who are defending, justice and civilisation.

TURKEY AND THE' DEFEAT IN MESOPOTAMIA.

LONDON, March 17."

Loxpos, March 17." Our detachments are continuing to

The "Times" correspondent at Athens vigorously press the enemy and we

learns from a diplomatic source that as again progressed north of the Avre and

a result of their defeats in Mesopotamis between the Avre and the Diae on the Turks intend, if the Germans A Russian oficial report, received by front of more than twenty kilometres, permit, to recall their troops from the wireless, states':

and in depth at certain points more cast fronts to defend Ottoman territories than four kilometres. We made In the region of Ognot wa occupied

and also to call out practically the prisoners of a hundred. A German whole male population. Aarabi Villago in the direction of attack rarth-west of Berryaubas was Sakkiz We occupied Sarana and Bana smashed up by our fire. Some enemy

We

In regard to Foreign Policy, the THE MACEDONIAN FRONT. Cabinet will remain mindful of the The difficulty of the conditions is ill-fractions which succeeded in entering a international engagements entered ustrated by the fact that the passages into by the fallen régize. It will are through snow higher than a man honour Russia's word and will care. borseback: The troops are sheltering fully cultivate the relations uniting at night in snow caverns. Russia with the other friendly and

RUSSIANS MOVING TOWARDS

BAGDAD.

SALONIKA, March 18. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters reports:

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During the course of the last two days' fighting, over 1000 Bulgarian prisoners have been taken,

GERMAN REPORT.

German report says:

allied nations.

The Government is confident that these relations will become even

FRENCH BRING DOWN A

ZEPPELIN.

portion of our trenches were driven out immediately with the bayonet.

LONDON, March 17. made, substantial, progress by means of

A French communiquo says:-At grenades in the region west of Maison de Champagne and captured several 5.30 this morning Zeppelin L39, which portions of the trenches. Lively artillery had flown over the region of Paris, w fire continues throughout this sector hit at a height of 3,600 metres, above Compeigue, by one of our anti-aircraft and in the direction of Auberice "·

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A brisk struggle developed east of the guns and fall afire in the town gardena. Meuse. In the region of Ferme des All the crew perished. Neither the fall HM Our Chamboches several enemy attempts on of the airship nor the explosion of her

one of our trenches were finally repulsed bombs did any damage.

retit

the

menta. The Germans sustained appreci

after aanries of advances and retire The Zeppelin fell upon a wall separat

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of

Table puses. We made several successful ing two gardens, and is a mass of formless

raids west of the Mouse in Cheppy Wood debris.

A Russian official report says: mord' intimate and more solid under cavalry forced a Turkish columu the new régime in Russin, which is ing towards Kermanshah into resolved to be guided by democratic roadless mountain.. principles, respect due to email and We captured a bridge to the west We repulsed strong French attacks great nations, to liberty in their Kermanshah. between Ocbride and Prespa Lake.development and a good understand-

There has been heavy mountaining between the nations. fighting north of Monastir. The It re-emphasises that Russia did heights remain ours.

FRENCH SUCCESS, NEAR MONASTIR.

A Bulgarian official message ad mits that the French have succeeded in penetrating an advanced trench south of the village of Megoro, north of Monastir,

THREE AMERICAN STEAMERS SUNK.

LONDON, March 18. The American steamers Illinois and

City of Memphis have been aunk by gunfire and part of the crew have no yet louded.

LATER

RUSSIANS ENTER VAN.

PETROGRAD, March 19, not will the war, but was the vietim The Russians, have entered Van of premeditated aggression. She would continue the struggle against THREATENED STRIKE IN, LONDON the spirit of conquest by a predatory. race aiming at the subjection of Europe to the intolerable shame of domination by Prussion militariem.

Faithhil to the past which unites

her in indissoltiable ties to her glori-

CANCELLED.

LICENSES OF WOMEN DRIVERS CANCELLED.

LONDON, March 18.

Bois le Protre and tear Reminouvelle, west of Pont-an-Mousson, also at Sudel- koff, in Alance. We took anmerons prisoners. There were numerous sir- hights and eight enemy seroplanes were. brought down, three by Captain Gayne- mer, whose total is now thirty-four

GERMAN STATEMENT`

LONDON, March 18. A German official statement received by wireless say: English detachments between Bailly and St. Pierre Vaast Wood and French detachments between Bear. raigns and Laarigny established them- selves in the tranches abandoned'accord-

THE RAID OYER KENT.JA

LONDON, March 17. Accounts of, the Zeppelin raid on Kent state that one was reported to be heard rat, then others Ister The engines were clearly audible and the flashes in the sky visible, while some of the bomin seemed powerful as they fell with loud explosions.

A threatened strike of London ing to our plans. The French advance THE ITALIAN FRONT.

ous Allies, Bussin. if resolved, like busmen, tramwaymen and tax-cab to the west of Tahure faded. them, to assure to the world, at all drivery was cancelled yesterday costa, on em of peace, on the basis afternoon when it was announced HAVAL AIRMEN IN THE DHIRE. of a stable national organisation that Mr. Hodge, the Labour Minis). guaranteeing respect for Right and

ter, at the request of too Home Justice. She will fight on their uxde

against the common enemy until the Secretary, would cancel the licenses

end, incessantly and unfalteringly.

of women drivers.

The Government will devoto all its ST. PATRICK'S DAY IN DUBLIN. energies to preparation for victory

and apply itself to the task of repar

LONDON, March, 184

The American steamor Vilancia hasing as quickly as possible, the error St. Patrick's Day was very quietly been torpedoed without warning.

of the past which hitherto have observed in Dublin.

LONDON, March 17

LONDON Marah 18.

At Italian official message state) - We drove off with heavy loss an attack Ta the Sugana

The Admiralty has received a despatch in the

trtillery

an:

J. R. FLYNN ANDERSON, Publisher.

NATIONAL SERVICE,

THE QUEEN ATTENDS A MEETING OF WOMEN.

THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTION.

MELBOURNE, March 17.

Mr. Hughes has been invited to contest thirty-four out of the seventy- five Federal constituencies, and has decided to contest Bendigo.

LONDON March 17 HM the Queen was present this afternoon at a crowded meeting of women in the Albert Hall in favour of national service. The occupants of the MORE CANADIAN TROOPS FOR Royal. Box included the wives of the Dominions representatives. The proce edings were most enthusiastic,

THE US RAILWAY STRIKE.

PRESIDENTIAL APPEAL

WASHINGTON, March 17. President Wilson has appealed to the radwaymen to arrange a compromite, which he says is imperative in the interests of the country, exposed as it is to perils affecting peace.

IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE.

LONDON, March 17. Baader the special series of meetings of the War Cabinet attended by re presentatives of the Dominions and Zadia, an Imperial War Couferette will meet the Colonial Office to be presided

THE FRONT

OTTAWA, March 17. Fifty thousand of the Militia have been called out for Home defence, hus releasing immediately for oversen steviger fifty thousand men who are now traising-

THE MICEDONIAN OPERATIONS.

LONDON March 18 A German reporta saya NG Fighting continues to the north Monastir. The English occupied the railway station at Pomj, to the east o Lake Doiran";

NEW KNIGHTS OF THE GINTER

March 174

ight destroyed the defensive over by Mr. Walter Long The date of The Marquess of Salisbury and

the posit

from Field Marshal Bir Douglas Húg, district.

pressing appreciation of the fine work

The enemy's heavy done by the Naval air squadron attached to the armies in France in which he states: "It certainly destroyed four worka teen hostile argraft and drove down thirteen: the majority of which were undoubtedly

the first meeting of the Conference is Marquess of Bath have been created not yet fired but will probably be on Knights of the Garter.

rch 4 We March 20. It is expected that the War

upper Cabinet and the Imperial Conference

willst on alteroste days.

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