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LONDON, May 21.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE HINDENBURG LINE.

ANOTHER SECTION CAPTURED. BY THE BRITISH.

LONDON, May 20. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig portsAs a result of an early morning

A French Naval Cominunique states that yesterday morning, a patril of four: French torpedo boats encountered Hotilla of German destroyers, making attack we occupied a farther section of

for Dunkirk.

the Hindenberg line, over a mile front, After a short engagement the enemy between Foctaine-les-Croiselles and. ras for his base at high speed

Bullecourt. The enemy unsuccessfully counter-attacked. Fierce fighting cons A French torpedo boat was damage tinued all day long. We inficted heavy The Gorman official version claims casualties and took prisoners. that their ships were not damaged... while the French vessels were repeatedly

hit.

40,000 AMERICAN TROOFS FOR FRANCE.

WASHINGTON, May” 20.- Two thousand six hundred marines will accompany General Pershing's Division, making, with the Epgineers, ♫ total of 40,000 troops for France,

A CONFERENCE AT GERMAN"-

HEADQUARTERS.

AMSTERDAM, May 10.. Count Czernin, the Austrian Premier. accompanied by the Austrian Xie baanador to Berlin, have 'concluded a 'three days' visit, co the German 'Head- i

· quarters where they met Dr. von Beth- [mann Holiweg.

Fighting continues in our favour. "Wa drove off raitiers last night near Oppy and south-westward of Wyischuete. To. succesfully raided southward of Armen- tires. We brought dawn eight aero- planes and one Balloon. Four of our seroplanes are missing.

FRENCH ACTIVITY.

VIOLENT ARTILLERY STRUGGLE

LONDON, May.20.

A French communiqué says:-Thers has been a most violent artillery struggle in the region of Chemin-des Dames and along the whole front between Labovelle, Corny and Hartebise. An enemy at tempt on the salient of La Bovalle was easily repulsed. A small action enabled · as to carry some elements of tronchos I north-east of Laffanx Mill

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..THE GERMAN CAŠUKLTIES.

LONDON, May 20.

The Barzan announces that the German official casualties for April vëre

It is believed the question of peace 42,8%, of which number: 11,979 were was discussed.

RUSSIAN PUBLIC OPINION,

PETROGRAD, May 10.

M. Kironsky's iron discipline" speeches and the utterances of ctker | Ministers are welcomed as indicating the suppression of anarchists.

deaths. The total German casualties" up to the present are 4,245,804, of which number 1,041,029 are deaths. The naval leases are not included.

ITALIANS STILL PROGRESSING.

LONDON, May 20.

An Italian official message says:- We extender oar positions at Vodice, There was a patriotic demonstration and drove back dense masses of the on Sunday at which prominent officers enemy who were attempting to stop. of the Black Sen Fleat were present..

our progress. The enemy in the evening, abandoned his counter-attacks The Serbian Minister declared that and concentrated artillery on the lost Russia abandoned the Serbians he positions, which, we maintain. We would shoot himself. A mighty shout captured several guns, trench-mortary by the thousands of people present

and "machine-guns. We entered tha repudiated the possibility of Russia 254 prisoners were taken during the

enemy's lines eastward 'of Gorizia; and ·

backalding.

day's operations.

·BELGIAN HELIEF WORK.

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AS SUMES ALL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

LONDON, May 21.

The National Committee for the

Relief of Belgium announces the suspen, sion of its appeals to the public of the British Empire, the American Govern- ment having Reaumed all financial responsiblity for the work of the Relief Commission

AUSTRALIA'S DUTY TO THE EMPIRE.

The enemy's diversion means that the heavy bombardment And infantry attacks in the Trentino wera whicccessful.

RUSSIANS REPULSE ATTACKS...

LONDON, Mar 30.

A Russian official message transmitted by wireless, saya pe

Our artillery repulsed an attempted attack eastward of Kalnicem.

of

Koverka in the direction of Bystritz Our fire dispersed in attack eastward

We repulsed a combined force of Turks and Kurds northward of Bitlis.

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RUSSIA'S SECRET TREATIES.

PETROGRAD, May 20. M. Terestehenko, the Foreign Minister, in the course of his statement." to Prasa reresentatives, said the Russian MELBOURNE, May 21." Demoorney must understand that the Sit W. Irvine, in a speech, strongly ruptare with the Allies and the beginning publication of Treaties would mORIL

urged universal military service and of a separate peace, which the Russian until that step was taken, he said, peopls repudiated because they under- stood that international peace alone Australia would not have done liex would guarantee justice to the peoples," | duty. This sentiment was loudly The facts of the Rumian" revolution ard the intervention of the United States applauded.

must increase the mutual confidence of Sir W.. Irvine was the former the Allies, but to reach on understanding" Attorney-General and was selected with the Allies, based an Bussis by Mr. Hughes to accompany him declaration of April 9th, Russia must to England to attend the Imperial prova that she is loyally fulfilling her engagemente by re-creating her military Conference.....

power. It was ridiculous to speak of Pear, May 21 the annexation plans of the Allies: 28 The recruiting committee has being menacing to a just porce, when; uneníinously passed resolution Roumania wers partially occupied hy Russia, Belgium, France, Serbia and that, following upon the people's the enemy. He mentioned that France unmistakable mandate Mr. Hughes was justified in aspiring to the recove should be asked to introduce im

of Alsace Lorraine mediately, legislation compelling every eligible man, in his proper turn, to take his place at the front,

FRENCH NAVAL YESSEL

STORPEDOED.

LONDON, May 20.

F

U.S. TROOPS FOR FRANCE:

LONDON, May The United States Department Bounces that Division of regula commanded by Geners Pershing been prdered to proceed to runon the exclist possible moment This

When the French naval vessel Colherbe in addition to the nine regiments was torpedoed in the Mediterraneas one creers recently recruited for April 30th, 51 personal ware snowed in En