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BATURDAY, JULY 21, 1917,

TELEGRAMS. ATTEMPT TO ASSASINATE

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LONDON AND PARIS COMMENT ON THE SPEECH.

Lostos, Faly 20, The newspapers regard" Herr Michaelis speech us an play up to both the pan-GerTanus und Socialists.

effort to

The Westminster fiazette says it may be summed up is a sentence. ely that Clemany relisu abroarine warfare and practically

M. KERENSKY

PRTROORAD, July 20 An attempt was made to assasinate M. Kerensky, the Russian Minister of War, in the town of Folotzk.

The shot missed its närk.

THE SITUATION IN

RUSSIA.

THE CHINA MAIL.

AFFAIRS IN SPAIN

THE CATALAN PARLIAMENT

DISSOLVED..

MapRio, July 20, The Minister of the Interior states thus the Governor of Bureciona has dissolved the Catalan Parlintant,

THE BRITISH MINISTERIAL

· APPOINTMENTS,

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LONDON, July 20

Several Unionit Members of Parlia ment have written to the Chief Whig declining to support the Government owing to the appointment of Mr. Churchill and Sir Edwin Maningu. which, after vain efforts to secure a

A meeting of protest of the Unionist tweeting place, assembleek at the ClubMr. Hewins, sent a députation to Mr. Business Committee, presided over by of Fine Arts. The Governor person-Bonar Law urging the Government SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNMENT,ly requested the Members to leave immediately to decide ita postuar policy

individually, which they did.

in consultation with the Allien, on the liues of the resolution of the Paris Economic Conference, and also dwelling on the gravity of the labour unrest which is only to be allayed by the

PETRORID, July 20 The Kief and Ukraine National

/ BARCELONA QUIET. Assemblies, and the Council of Workinents anal Soldiers' Delegates)

MADRID, July 20.

telegraphed

The Minister of the Interior, in û the Provisional statement, said that Burcelem was

nothing else and the attitude of the Government assitting it of their diet. Work was proceeding and the adoption of a broad national policy. Goverment in the meanwhile is to support against attempts to ervare Populace was not excited by the

keep the floor to prace open,

Pas, July

sivil war. The fovernment trop bare forced the bels to evacuate the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, a part of which they had

The newspapers dechte that the only difference between Fleer Michaelis uk, Dr. von Bethmann seized." Hollweg is it the former was] obliged to make concessions to the - famed Ithanage,

The Main states that P. v Letitian-Foliweg's progranine was es Fold on: "Herr Michordist pro- gramme to holation land to bluff.

FINNISH DIET'S DEMAND FOR AUTONOMY.

PETROARA, Jily 20. The Finnish Dirt has passed a Bill Er the autonomy of Finland rejecting an anamla ent that the Bili should be at fira sobruittel new lancellor the Provisional Government.

The Figaro says that nothing is Citrnged in fficial tenang. We have just ** another speech.

SANGUINARY DEFEAT

OF THE ENEMY.

STRINGS OF PRISONERS.

PETROGRAD, July, 20 Strings of artested soldiers, sailors and swoÄlmen and number of

ANOTHER GREAT STRUGGLE ON. [machine-guns, rifles, etc..

THE FRENCH FRONT.

Pakis, July 20

A Freek commuuniqu? says 100 The straggle routines Hus, viderit 129 the region of Rutebise and Cronne,

The Whenians renewed their r tack in late at night.

After very powerful"artillery comentation, the enemy last night agatiu attempfer a Penend sult with impetunt "Tonus against the line cevuples) by our troops on the ploteson before Craoning and Vanettres, Hundtrid, fulting doeberod mong the whole front which our

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"A. BOASTFUL GERMAN

REFORT.

LONDON, July 19. A witless Gennan official report Atatesman

Challenged by the Russian offen- sive, despite their peace wertions.

We counterattacked in Eastern Galicia, piercing the Russian posi- tous, eastward of Zlockrow, on wide front.

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION. ANOTHER MINISTER RESIONS.

PETROGRAD, July 20. The Minister of Justice, M. Perevelezett, has resigned."

"

It is understood that Mr. Benar Law

KIEFF ARSENAL SEIZED. assured the deputation that the policy of the Paris Trade Conferences would

PRTROGRAD, July 30, Five thousand Ukraine soldiers be carried out, but he emphasised that seized Kiaf Arsenal, but in

must remain in offes, Mr. Churchill and Sir Edwin Montaguequence of prompt Coverament mesures it has now been evacuated.

Order is now restored?

MR. KENNEDY JONES RESIONS.

LONDON, July 20.

meeting of the Catalan Parliament. "A RAILWAY- STRIKE ·

MADRID, July 20. The railwaymen at Valentia and Castellon struck early this morning. but they subsequently "reconsidered their decision and resined work. Sibsequently, reports were received. that passenger train had been

Mr. Kennedy Jones, has resigned, the femiled neur Saragoss and there past of Director of Food Economy.

was a collision at Caspe station. between Madrid and Buferlom, and. another collision on Bailway at Valentia, all interrupting the Northern

communications..

ADVANCE IN MESOPOTAMIA.

LONDON, July 19. Mesopotamia oficial

report

A

Were } states !—

brought to the. Petrograd Staff Heads grantors on Wednesday,

MORE EVIDENCE OF GERMAN

PLOTTING.

PETROGRAD, July 20.

We engaged the Turks in the direction of Ramlich on the Euphrates, and inflicted considerable losses..

We have advanced twelve miles up the Euphrates during the last ten days. The extreme heat prevented further. advance.

THE HARE, aly 21.

A search of the offices of the Leninist newspaper Prurde, resulted A LOAN FOR THE DUTCH INDIES. in the discovery of a letter won a Geman Baron at Hapaminds, wish- ing the Maximalists success and

pressing the "conviction of Maximalists to the utmost, to hastra heran victory, but adjuring the

pen. Sulsequently, wounded sol· diers rided the Prarda offices and destroyed copies of the paper.

tre defended with minit The Military officials at Parlovsk have arrested Madame Simonsen,

Redninge

The Second Chamber has unanimously adopted a Bill providing for a loan

Indies.. of 50,000,000 Florine to the Dutch Fast

EARLIER TELEGRAMS:

THE BRITISH FRONT."

HEAVY BOMBARDMENT.

LONDON, July 20 Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

reports:

Inder cover of a heavy bombard the enemy again attacked this morning ment, to which we replied rigorously, southward of Lombardzyde, reach ed our line on only a small portion of our front.

immediately

Our counter-attacks. drove out those entering our trenches.

The enemy's rails last night westward of Cherisy were pressed with great determination and were, strongly sup- ported by artillery,

The raiders everywhere failed to reach our lines.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

"HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES.

LONDON, July 20.

A French communiqué states that artillery is particularly active between the Somme and the disue

The Germans, south of St. Quentin re-attacked the bill Manlin-sons-Tonvent but failed completely...

A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.

CO2-

PETROGRAD, July 13.

It is estimated that there have been 300 casualties in the last two duya

Yesterday, although the anjority of the banks and business houses were closed and the trains were not working, there was a great improve ment in the situation.

There is good reason for hoping that the Masimalists, whose plans included the aness of members of the Provisional fioverntent and the rifling of the State Treasury and private barks, have now shot their holt.

the peace and the appearance of The military streste disturbers of Cossack patrols hus largely restored confidence.

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

GREEK FLOTILLA TO BE RESTORED,

ATHENS, July 19. The Allies have notified Greece that the Greek Light Flotilla will be restond within a few days,

BRITISH TROOPS IN. THASOS.

ATITES, July 20.

The British Government has gotified of forces from Thanos. the Greek Government of the withdrawal

THE EXTENDED DANGER ZONE.

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AMSTERDAM, July 20. The British Government has declared

THE REICHSTAG RESOLUTION.

LONDON, July 20 Tirip resistmas and paarity over |

The Reichstag adopted by 214 votes

Succeeding a long and extremely came the best furious assaults, and this suspected of being a Germanto 116, the joint resolution of the positions from the north-east of violent bombardment, the enemy attack we entirely maintained our positions agent.

Centre, Socialista and Liberals, the Cracane to the east of Hurtebise, throw- everywhere o

Various units have arrived from resolution affirming that the German ing into the struggle the fifth divisions reliness to leave a safe passage in Theorems, despite heary suerite front to support the Government. people, a declared on August 4th, 1914, of the Guards who swept forward in order to enable Dutch shipping to cqn- fiers tid and gain a froting either tists who fled from the offices of the fighting for liberty, independence, and Banks and only succeeded in reaching

tinue to enter the original no called safe The drowd thrashed some anarch. do not desire conquests, that they are thick wares at several points. The

channed granted by Germany. the California casemates, on, the

attack completely failed on the two plateaux or in our positions to the Fremg, on hearing that the the integrity of their territory; that the elements of the first line trenches.in

troops were coming.

they desire a peace of conciliation and a the centre, where counter attacks stop- lasting reconciliation of all peoples; na ped the enemy and inflicted the heaviest economic peace; and the freedom of the fosses upon them.

wustword.

The ground in front of our lines is cover with bodies, testifying to the violence of the struggle and the „Ranguinary defeat of the enemy,

.BRITISH AEROPLANE OUTPUT.

VAST CONCENTRATION OF ENERGY

LONDON: July 20. The Daily Mail publishes a general outline of the Air Bourt's plans for aeroplane construction, which tha journal declares, is at length to be organised on a seale commensurate with the shell production after Mr. Lloyd George's campaign two years ago.

The paper says there will be a vast concentration of manufacturing energs for this purpose and a

pro cess of amalgamation for securing large works employing thousurids instead of hundreds. The Board has spent three months eliminating in- terior designs, searching for materials

and placing contracts for supplies of aeroplanes, for two months ahead. meanwhile maintaining the supplies of aeroplanes 00 every front. Nothing, says the paper, has been beard outside of this greit, task. which is

now successfully accomm plished. So vast, are the require- ment of our air feat that the whole

yeur'e output of Honduras mahogany

A MINISTER RESIGNS.

PETROGRAD, July 20

M. Perevenzuff, Minister of Sup plies, Fesigned because he insisted upon publishing the Lenin revela- tions, despite the protest of the Executive of the Council of Work- men's and Soldiers' Delegates.

ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATION AT. WARSAW.

OPERATION."

seas. Nevertheless, Germany will fight. A PERFECTLY STAGED INFANTRY atil the Allies ceate threatening her and her allies with conquests.

AUSTRALIA AND THE GERMAN COLONIES.

LONDON, July 20.

NEW PRIVY COUNCILLOR.

LONDON, July 19. The Press Burean announces that Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord of the Admiralty, has been appointed member of the Privy Council

Beuter's Correspondent at, the ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. French Headquarters describes the French success on the 17th inst., on HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT. the right bank of the Meuse, as a brilliant example of a perfectly stuged infantry operation. The objective saddle between Hill 301 and Ayo was the recovery, of a flat-topped

court Wood, which had been lost on

MELBOURNE, Jaly 20 In the Senate, Mr. Bankbap, morad that any proposal to restore the cap tured German territories in the vicinity of Australia would be particularly dis- tasteful to Australians and grejudicial | June 28th. to their interest and to the future peace of the world.

"

The motion also expressed unqualified appreciation and approval of Mr. Wal ter Long's statement in the House, of

ZURICH, July 20. There was a street demonstration at Warsaw, protesting against, Ger- the military firing on the crowd. mari arbitrariness which resulted in The coal miners at Dombrown struck Commons on January 31, that no cap owing to the insufficiency of food turet colonial possessions would be and clothing. A number of Polish returned to Germany. Lekionaries have been intemed be cause they refused to take the oath. of allegiance to the future King of Poland and the German and Austrian Allies.

THE RECENT CAPTURES OF GERMAN MERCHANTMEN.

OFFICIALLY DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN IN DUTCH WATERS

TOE HADCE, July 20.

It is officially stated that the

has been insufficient for the require-attack by the British destroyers on ments. In this great effort, the United States and Canada will take the German merchantmen, on July 16, took place in Dutch territorial Daters.

an important part in supplying raw material. The only doubt is whether the man power of this country is ¿qual to the task.

THE BRITISH FRONT,

LONDON, July 20. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

seporta

Wo succesfully carried out a zaid at Gavrelle und to the northward of Yoros

The enemy artillery has been more native to the north-west of St. Quentip, and to the south-west of

FRENCH SHIPPING REFORT.

PARIS, July 20 The French shipping report for the Amvals week ending July 16 states:----

1,037

Departures

Vessels Bunk (above 1,600

Vessels wunk (below-1,800.

tons)'

1,000

The Debate was adjourned.

THE UNITED STATES AND THE WAR.

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T.M.C.A. DIVISION.

Tuesday, July 4th-

Thursday, July 26th-

8 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill.

8 p.m. Sqand and Stretcher Drill. The exact position and the capacity have passed First Aid Examinations as "The following Members of this Division

the French, who bombarded furiously passing further First Aid Fficiency of every enemy gun was known to beloer, and are accordingly exempted from for many days, reducing the German Test until October 1st, 1917- companies who lost fifty per cent. 50 or 60 rifles. of their effectives on June 28th, to

.

On three occasions the attack was postponed on account of the weather, and the Germans, believing it would hot materialise were relieving tho exhausted survivor when the French, following a bombardment by 300 guns, nagamited on a frent

NOT PARTICIPATING IN ALLIED of a mile and a half.

CONFERENCE.

who

Prisoners tell of the greatest con- fusion which was, caused by the WASHINGTON, July 20 reached the enemy third line before

lightning dash of the Foilus The Government has decided not the knew the first had been captared accept the invitation to the forthcoming The French are now established 200 Allied Conference at Paris on the ground yards down the northern slope, in tha: it is not necesary to take part in ground which was German before meetings not directly affecting the June 28, and they now dominate, better than ever, the German post

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GERMANISM IN THE U.S.A.

INSOLENT 'DISLOYALTY TO THE

REPUBLIC

KATALISMAN, LE

The editor of the Year Book, M Michael Singer, formerly of the Illinois

Staata-Zeitung," confeasts "Germanism" intellectualy; and morally and "Amer canism only politically," He stagna German collectivism," to gird itself for New York. May 27th

the fight against Anglo Seron indivi While eminent Americans of the type of dualism and calls upon all to preserve, the,. Mr. Talt. General Pershing, and others future by loyalty to the German spirit are dwelling in poole on the gravity of which, he says, can alone rescue the straggle confronting the country and Republio and ourselves. exhorting people to awaken to a full consciousness of the menace of German autocrazy to Americanism, Gerian news-

interests of "Germanism In the Yeur. papers and societies are engaging in a widespread subterranean campaign in the

book of German-Americans for 1918 the objects of this campaign are unblushingly and inmolently disclosed.

the

PAPER FAMINE IN AUSTRALIA.

The milltary authorities in Australia are concerned over the paper supply

Among the contributing editors of the question. The following announcement Year-iyak are Mr. Richard Eartholdt, the sted from Victoria Barracks re foriner Congressman, Mr. George entry The Commonwealth is faced Sylvester Viereck, the publisher ofta avere paper famine, Shortage of **Viereck'n Weekly formerly the paper is already being felt in other part

Fatherland Mr. Edward Eidbeck, London and elsewhere have greatly nit- of the world, and the myspapers In Heinrich, the editor of the Philadelpilia

Garmin author und lecturer, Mr. Ma duced their size and output. Etock

Gazette, Mr. Joseph Kellar, president in Australis cannot last very me.v of the Board of School Commissioners, longer, and it is considered that there Indianapolis, Dr. Kuna Mayar, Mr. Felittle probability of ancient being in Stera, asiataat snperictendent of a school parted to meet requirements. Markbang

of the Defence Force and all concerne at Milwaukee Professor, William Burgess, of New York, Mr. Henry F. Urban a requested to their part by avoid German authority, and Dr. G. C. Berk, even in the smallest way, the wastre meyer, chairman of the executive.com.per and stationery of any kind. By mittee of the American Independence something that may be badly required. 10 doing they will be aamiaing to have

Unica. The object of the book in to

country's part in the war.tions. The victory gained entailed 3 p.m. First Aid Class. Carpi.. Korganize American of German blood for their work later on.""

It is officially stated that this is not singularly low casualties.

an indication of the permanent policy. FOOD PRICES IN THE UNITED 'KINGDOM.

LONDON, July 201

́THE AFRICAN CAMPAIGN..

PROGRESS OF THE ENCIRCLING MOVEMENT.

LONDON, July 20. An East African official report states: We continued our encircling move ment southward, and south-westward of Kilwa, ranching within a mile and a After cutting a road through the half of Miskakawa dense bush we drove out the enemy from strongly-defended positions on the Huips River. Our columns are now A moving towards Fakaras Mpepos and

Mahenge

The Press Bureau states that the Food Controller announce that the maximum prices of live cattle for Army Consumption for Beptember will be 748/ per live cab October 272 November and December 61-3 mod

January 60

Marimum prices will be fixed on a Corresponding basis for civilian con sumption, and steps will be taken to Control butchers prof

The price of flour will be standardiz

in charge

4.15 p.r. Squad and Stretcher Drill. Tuesday, July 24th

3. p.m. First Aid Class. Corp Hong in charge. Thursday, July 26th

A.16 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drilli

IZOBIA DIVISION.

against what is described as the peril of Anglo-Saxoniam.!!

KAISER'S NARROW ESCAFE.

A typicu pannage is the following have one common ency that is, Angie in reported that the Kaiser, with

German thought and the Republic

Saxonism and it is all the more danger. ous an enemy because it carries on its

denburg and his tail, ware Lorlds

bad work under maske Ghent railway station during the Tuesday, July 24th

Mr. Wilson is denounced because he did, and that three of the ston 5.15 p.m. Stretcher Drill. Eandaging and Its Ennihilation of autocracy has taken up armas for "Anglo-Saxonism

cern were billed. The "Telegraaf dates that the Kaiser had a very marrow Practice.

експре Beras standing with you "against pesceful Carmen collectivism.

Hindenburg, Prince Titel Frederick, German Americans are sccused T of cowardice in abandoning their ideals, and on lesser, and Colonel Ho

wig room at the Baint Station, awaiting a, trein fox

(S.) E. BALPES, Officer in Charge of District.

CRAMP COLIC

the stomach or intestinal pains

need of suffering from orad Chamberlain's Cph Cholera and Dir

The entire enemy force in the Songes area has been driven towards Mahenger

With the co-operatio of the Thoen Remedy never fals to roliere the Portuguess we occapied

to chable bread to be sold at 9 per prod the enemy thir quartern on

will by mostime

exported to me the Republic for Gar- manism" by, cultivating our customs, our cultore, sor happy natuza," whose blossoms would otherwise die frontare brenth of "Angini

of loyalty": erman-Americans

utterly unnecessary; and, as

"Ethel German nationa

Petar

rind, when 10 Allled aeroplanes, berabe fed the station. Several bames-fell, inte the station yard and adjacent street killing fra soldiers 200 yards i the Kafder and als The three officers killed

Derrann gere tiled and