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THÈ SEPARATE PEACE QUESTION.

PROPOSAL BY BULGARIAN MINISTER TO BERLIN.

THE BATTLEFIELD IN FRANCE.

LONDON, May 31.

A French communiqué reports.¿- There was hairly ly artillery activity in the regions of Vauxhaillon, aral Lattuus and to the north-west of Rheins, In the region of Hill, to8, which is south of Berry-cu-Bae, the enemy explodet several mines

D'ETROGRAD, May 31, Maxim Gorky has received a letter from M. Biz, sl Bulgarian Minis for at Berlin, proposing an armistice or the eastern front pealing the negotiations for a separate peure and occupied elements of trenches between, Germany and Bussia. The wrecked by the explosion. letter says that Germany does not

A vigorona counter-attack in Chani- contemplate in offensive against pagne ejected the eteny from points Russia if the latter remains quiescent, where they had gained a footing lust and M. Kizoff offers to tueet Maxin night, to the north-east of Mont Gorky in Sweden,

Haut, and our fine was completely

Fire" deiman aeroplange were

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The latter, in publishing the lets ¦ restorest. ter, describes it as being insolent

and stupid and he does not intend to brought down, yesterday. reply.

WAR AIMS.

A COMMUNICATION TO RUSSIA BY PRESIDENT WILSON.

Washington, June L...

:

BOMB FIGHTING ON BELGIAN FRONT:

Losnox, May 31.

A Belgian 'Communiqen? reports There was particularly lively bomb

President Wilson has sent a doen. fighting near Stenstrad und Furry.". ient to Russia anthing the woman's Blouse and a wovore artillery airns of "the United States, dealing duel near Disimule. with the No annexati. No in demnities formule.

4. It will not be published till it has been presented.

A WORLD CONGRESS OF

SOCIALISTS.

INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS.

FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS.

Paris, May 31. The official shipping report for the week ending May 27, states that there were 1,046 arrivals and 1,042 sailings Two vessels over 1;600 tons and one under were gunk, and five were matccessfully attac No fishing vessels were surk."

THE SITUATION IN GREECE.

Foxins, June 1. Events apparently are shaping towards a World Congress of Social- ists. There was no Russian initia tive. The original suggestion of the Dutel-Scandinavian Delegation at Stockholm of u conference "in June TERRORISM IN THESSALY. ended tu a faseo, owing to the string presumption of an underlying Ger. an intrigue, but the acceptance by the French Socialists of the Russian proposal, cubled yesterday. ültered the situation.

SALONIKA, June 3.- The Royalists are commandeering the hurley erop in Thessaly:

The famished Thessalians are very indignant, amt are openly declaring. The

The statement from Stockholm themselves pro-Venazelists. that the British Labourites have local authorities are disquieted and

have resumed terrorism. nominated Mr. Roberts as a delegate

to the Conference is incorrect. They

This is significant in view of the

chose Messrs. Roberts, Purdy and fact that the Venezelists beliere that Carter to go to Petrogrs), but as King Constantine will again flout the Mr Henderson en route to Petrognal Allies if he guins, possession of the interviewed the Swedish Socialist, crops in Thessaly.

CHARGES. AGAINST EX-RUSSIAN

WAR MINISTER.

"M" "Brieng,at Stockholm, who explained the Russian wishes, the Labousites did not object to their nominees calling at Stockholm to

PETROGRAD, May 81... The Minister of Justice has com explain to M. Branting the deter mination of the British Labour pleted the indictment of M. Sukhom- majority to vigorously prosecute the linoff, who was Minister of War in 1914. It charges hips with the The Executive of the Labourites responsibility for the shortage of meets today, to reconsider the posi-munitions and communicating in tion in view of the attitude of the formation to Austrian ocd German French Socialista.

spies. Meanwhile Reuter is informed that The indictment of 3. Sukhomlinoff the British Government is anxious mentions a un example of the short-

war.

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THE EX-TOAR

to gratify the desire of the Russians age, that 870,000 men were without to learn the views of all sections of rifles in October 1914, British thought, and is facilitating the journey to Bussia of such repre sentatives, including Mr. Roberts, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, and "Mr. Jowett. The Government emphasises

PETROGRAD, May $1

The Congress of Delegates from

STRIKES AT BAKU OILFIELDS.

TIFLIS, May 31.

that it desires the fullest investigathe Front have demanded the trans tions. It has nothing, to conceal, far of the ex-Har to the fortress of

This decision will probably affect St. Peter and St. Pauleng the voting in the French Chamber to-day when a stormy debate is ex pected on the subject of granting passports to French Socialists to Stockholm. The bulk of opinion, in Frupice is opposed to the granting of permits On the other hand, it sing urged that it would be dangerous to allow the Russians to te infuenced solely by German Socialister

M. Moutem, one of the French delegates to Zussin, Rays, the Bus-

The conditions at Baku ve alarm owing to strikes at the oilfields.

THE SILVER WARKET:

Bay

Silver is quoted

slang have assured him there would have been be war to the knife if they found the market is anténé "Gerinade to be immucera co) OVERĀTS

unzie- subject of the war aims

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