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ENEMY FORCED TO ABANDON

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LONDON, Jane 14. Field Marshal Sir Doughs Haig, reports --

TREACHERY AT LARISSA,

GREEKS OPEN FIRE ON FRENCH CAVALRY.

GREEN FORCE PRISONERED AFTER A FIGHT.

SALONIKA, June 14. The operation-in Thessaly were continues during Monday nigāt.

We made a further advance to the Fasson and Tirnovo were occupied. east of Mergines, and combined with the quietly, and Tarissa was surrounded pressure of ar sarthward front our by rally on Tuesday morning,

The Greek General, Baivus, said

attack compelled the enemy to abandos important sections of bis first line, that there would be no resistance, between the Lys River and St. Yves but à Colonel treacherously ordered We follower itp the enemy closely and troops posted behind the Burrueks to fire. The French cutulry replied and the fusillade lasted till ton in

Six French soldiers.

considerably progressed to the east of Ploegsteert Wood.

We also gained ground Dear the horning.

Glapaard. "

Fe carried out several muids to the north of Builecourt and to the south of Hooge.

EFFECTS OF THE MESSINES VICTORY.

Luxpos, June 14,7

Beuter's Correspondons at Head- quarters states that the effect of the : victory at Messings continugs – ter develop." The enemy withdrawal is extending to the south, and we now German front -" line Loccupy the

trenches from Plogstreet wood to nearly midway to Argentieres.

German heavy shells generally, are filling trouxerine muge, dicating that, the enemy is with drawn his big guns as far as possible, without actually putting them out of action. Our patrols are hurussİTIË the enemy as much as possible and we are steadily bombarding his new positions.

were killed and 20 wounded: The Greek ensualties rumahervd 60, be-. sides two Colonels, 31. officers and 260 men biko prisoners.

General Baivashaa been arrested.

THE COUP IN GREECE.

THE KING'S VALEDICTORY PROCLAMATION:

ATHENS, June 14. Rx King Constantine luis issued profluuntur as follows:

Obeying necemuiry and fulfilling my duty to Grecce, I am departing. from beloved country with the" heir to the Throne, leaving my son Alexander on the Throne. I beg you. to uscept my decision cuirly, as the slightest incident may lead to a great entastrophe."

FRENCH OPINION ON THE SITUATION.

Losbox, June 14. The country over which the Ger- General relief is felt here and in muns are now retiring is low and Paris. over the abdication of King marshy, but, owing to the long Constantine. It is erophasised that drought, our progress, is at prescht by this, the Allies position at not difficult.

Salonika is immensely strengthened. while a great blow has been struck ab Germain influence and intrigue in the Mediterranean.

The strategic situation" assum, ing a phase full of the most interest ing possibilities.

ZEPPELIN DESTROYED.

Losos, June 14. In the House of Corpunnia, Mir Bonar Law ansourced that the Navy had destroyed Zeppelin 1.49 in the North Seu..

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It is officially announced thuit no survivors of the Zeppelin L.43 havs been Been,

[We print the messages as received, but we imagine they both refer to one Zeppelin, and that the number of the ship is given erroneously, in one of the telegrams.-E.)

The Zeppelin, which was destroyed this morning, soon after it wie attacked, burst into flames, fore and aft, broke in two and fell into the

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THE ITALIAN FRONT

French new pupeni foreshadow the possibility of M. Venizelos ultimately becoming Premier. They also urge the internment of several of the leading hostile personages, who are still remaining at Athens.

THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

PUNISHMENT FOR INSUBORDINATION.

PETROGRAD, June 15. The Government has decreed thas military insubordination, mutiny, deser.

tion, refusal to fight or inciting others to refuse, shall be "punished by "penal servitude and the loss of all rights, including property.

"AMERICAN, LABOUR AND THE; SOCIALIST CONFERENCE,

THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCI PLES OF DEMOCRACY./

WASHINGTON, June It..

Mr. Campers, the President of the ENETT SURPRISE ATTACKS FAIL American Federation of Labour, bas

cabled to Mr. Duncan, the labour deib LONDON, June 14. gate of the American Mission to Rusma -An Italing official message states: advising him to attend, if invited, the The ecemy made a surprise attack conference at Petrograd to consider the on our new positions at Mount visability of calling world congres Ortigara, and or the Asingo Plateau. of Socialists and Trade Unionista.

***The message contiones “Of course, The surprise failed

The enemy

then attacked in force you will insist upon the acceptance of and with extreme ilence, but was the fundamental principles of democracy thrown back in disorder with, heavy for every country and also the necessity that all people of each country living

We austrated several surprise their own lives and workin

own destulier attacks on the Julun front

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