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“THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1917:
TELEGRAMS.
{"Continued-from-Page-1.)
ANOTHER MESSAGE BY
M. KERENSKY.
A wireless message from Pollingrud states that M. Kerensky, as Prime Minister and Cornnander-in-Chiff bas issued the following:-
To Russia's armed for
SWEDISH
THE CHINA MAIL.
REVELATIONS.
ITALY'S GREAT TASK.
FURTHER COMMENTS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. "The Towne atates that the Swedish revelations throw a lurid light on what would have been the issue of a Conference at Stockholm. The now incident will be accepted by the world Jas fresh demonstration of the impossibility of making pace with Germany,
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נוי
The New York Herall appeals to the Vatican openly to join forces with
4,200,000 FIGHTING MEN MOBILISED.
Rome, Sept. 12. " The Minister of War, in an inter- view acorded to Reuter's Corres- pondent, stated
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE CRISIS IN RUSSIA.
M. KERENSKY ISSUES ANOTHER STATEMENT.
THE FRENCH CABINET.
PROBABLE NEW MINISTRIES...
PARIS, Sept. 13
It is probable that the list of the now Ministry will Inchado Mr. Ribot, Minis ter of Foreign Affairs, and a strong Socialias representation, including A. that Italy has now. A Russi messige states slant M.Albert Thomas, and two new Ministries, mobilised over 4,000,000 fighting men. Kerensky has issued the following namely, National Reconstitution and The Austrians have more than twice na | statement:---
Propaganda many troops on the Italian front as a
Superior officers everywhen are. the beginning of the war, besides two-mene ut the Committers at the jueting in agreement with the Govern third of their best artillery, and an abundance of munitions. The Italian General Daikin, together with the ed, also, General Erdelli, who has broken the army's obedience. Sovet of General Endelli's Staff have been Enrrested.
THE IRISH CONVENTION.
Eosoos, Sept. 12. The Irish Convention sitting in schemes
dechtre complete faith in all runks (justice anil civilisation against a nation front is 400 miles, about as to the leadquarters Staff, has been arrest- Dublin is still conkillering the draft |
of the Anny and thus Fivet.
** Everyone, whether Gerend or Boldier, will be punished for the slightest disobedience,
of nurderers.
LONDON, Sept. 12.
There is a sharper tone in the noniments, to-day; with - regard to “It is time to cruse playing with whose Foreign Office is denounced as the explanation given by: Sweden,
the country's fate,"
feeble and trifling
LEADING RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER
SUPPRESSED,
It is signifient in the Spenge Prenigd has been suppressed for publishing "General Korniloff's Pro vlamustion.
FIGHTING ON RUSSIAN" FRONT.
GERMAN REPORT.
A Gennan official report states We repolard Bussian reconnoitrers between the Baltic aol the 'Duna.
We took 8,900 prisoners in the battle of Riga asal captured 325 canaon, several trains and other hooty.
We repulse Bye attacks south-west of Tirgul anil. Okita.
JAPAN AND AMERICA,
EQUIPMENT FOR RUSSIA.
New YORK, Sept. 12. At a conference between Mr. Lansing and Viscount Ishii, it was arranged that "Japan's maritime and economic resources should be concentrated on the prodne tion of fransportation and equipment for Russia
1
THE WESTERN FRÖNT,
BRITISH REPULSE AN ENEMY ATTACK:
The papers are conflent that it will mot appease the resentment of the Swelsh people at the treacherous acting, which, if it is not disowned, will the punisheit and will assuredly result in prompt action on the part of the Allies.
84 TELEGRAMS DISPATCHED.
THROUGH SWEDISH
LEGATION.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12. A tulegram from Washington states that it was know that up to July 9, 64 telegrams were despatched by the Swedish Legation at Buenos Aires to the German Foreign Office. In this innection it is recalled that the Germans received information of the departure of the American destroyers and General Pershing's transporte.
"SPECIAL PLEADING."
entire west front.
ATTACKS REPULSED AFTER A
BITTER STRUGGLE,
LONDON, Sept. 1.
Only small detachments, which Generi Komályt, through deceptio, An Italian oticia report states: Wes leading towards Pergent remain. reprised attacks on the Bainaizza eluded regarding the position. Their Platean, north-eastward of Corixia, an end between them haken.
advnge, ik dien arrested and the alio, after a bitter struggle, we repulsed attacks on the crest of the western slope of Munte St. Gabrielle.
•
THE BALKANS.
A FURTHER FRANCO-RUSSIAN
PUSH..
Lexbox, Sept. 12, A French Eastern oficial message states
The French and Russian trips, following up their recent accesses, brilliantly carried the village of Fograles, on the south west bank of Loke ärida, and drove back the enemy four kilometres, to the north of Pogradec.
THE WAR AND THE ALLIES' FINANCIAL POSITION.
H
AMERICA'S A
Loxos, Sept. 12 Speaking at a luncheon of the Empire Association, given in honour of an American Member of Congress, Mr. M. McCormack, Mr. Bonar Law said that without the aid of the United States the financial position of the Allies would have been very disastrous today.
principle of self-government."
based on the Tomimon
BIX SUBMARINES ATTACK
- MERCHANTMEN.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. It is officially anpounced that six aubmarines attacked a feet of merchant- tins to Petrograd requesting the Two merchantmen were lost, and pro- Individual units have sent Tolega- men off the French coast on Sept., 5th atrest of the Gaummanders who he.bably one submarine was sunk. trayed the Government,
The Govenapent is taking herges, tie taensuřes to defend · Petrogrut, and hope that bloodshed „und civil war will be avoideda... It is reve-giving eridence of the loyalty of the trevips und people of ali Provinces.
Public org misations have an nonfeed their determination to port the Government,
It is essential for the safety of the fetion be preserved..
Fatherland that complete unity of
THE BESTOWAL OF HONOURS.
'',
ALLEGED SCANDALS. ·
of Lords last month un alleged sandals A lively discussion arose in the. House supucted with the distribution of
honours. Laird Selborne: calling atten for contributions to Bob to the bestowal of honours in: return that hereafter the reasons for rewards one to party funds, moved should be published and the Premier in
મ recipients should satisfy the
that no payment or ex Fiction of payment Associated with
rpermmendation
House came to go vete on
the subject. A megting of gartison workers, pro the House of Lords, deprecater the Lord Curzon, Government leader in fessional, classes and milway men, passed a verte of loyalty to the Proment as leiated to deter wealthy course proposed on behalf of the Govern- visional Government.
MOSCOW LOYAL TO THE REVOLUTION.
Moscow, Sent, 12.,
The Municipality of Moscow, in In Proclamation, exhorts the ancient capital to rise is one inan to defend the revolution, and appeals to all towns in Busshi to mile to the
ernment
rgen from charitable contributions on unworthy suspicions. tho fese that they would come in under
large
Lord Beresford and Lord Charnwbox, Sepporters of the motion, including urged the adoption of the American sys tem of auditing and publishing party Finds
Lord Beresford said that portion of the money went not into party funds * PETROGRAD, Sept 12.
but into the pockets of those who offered the honours for sale. He added that Up till Monday night no ilisimbers of honoura and awards, bestowed would be famous for the large num war heu reported between General giloff the Government
NO COLLISION OF TROOPS.
Lostos, Sept. 19. Renter is informed that so far the Foreign Offies has ne oficial cognisance of Sweden's reply to the American dish. closures. The text of the communiquét published at Stockholm was only received late last night; therefore it is impossible to make any statement, hus. in competent quarters it is felt that the Swedish Note, is a piece of special pleading. Even if Sweden takes the line that she was unaware of the con
Those present included Lord Milner, teats of the messages, it is felt that sech absence of knowledge would not The Rt. Hon. Mr. Walter Long. Sir
elieve the complicity of the Swedish Carson, The Rt. Hon. Androw graph
Cecil and Col. the Hon. J. J. Byron, of miss he subunits to General linen
Government in an un-neutral action.
LONDON, Sept. 12
The sution taken was in the highest Fi: Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ruports: -We repulsed the enemy where n-neutral and its character was
accentuated as it was in violation" o
attacker! this morning.to the east of Hargirourt
We successfully carried out raids to -the north-east of Bullecourt and to the
south bi Lombardzyde.
ار
THE FRENCH FRONT.
LONDON, Sept. 12. A French communiqué states:The artillery struggle continued very lively. on the sectors at Driegrachten and
Birschoote."
We carried out two`sudeessful raids, to the north-east of Auberive and to
the cast of St. Hilaire, on the St. Soupplat Road, where we penetrated the enemy's third line and killed or cap turb the whole of the garrison."
In the ecurse of a lively engagement we blew up many dugodits ană. brought back much material.
An enemy attempt to the north-east of Tahure failed under our fire with recious enemy losses..
We repulsed two attacks on our „advanced posts to the north of Caurieres.
Wood and to the north of BorvaUX.
Enemy aeroplanes bombed Dunkirk. There were several civilian victims,
GERMAN REPORT.
A German official report says: We repulsed a French advance astride the Sommepy-Sousin road and brought
...down 12 coemy aviatora...”
BRITISH NAVAL AIR OPERATIONS.
definite undertakings given earlier by
official
the Swedish Government Sweden, too, must have known full well that the objection to the transmission of messages through Swedish- channels lid not apply only to trans. mission to the United States, but was general. It is impossible to believe that Sweden will be content to allow the imputation upon her honour to remain
PASSPORTS FOR COUNT LUXBURG
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 12.
troops..
Luga. Part of the rival forces parlared
The Hetman of the fussucks tele
M. Kerensky threatening to
upon people who had failed disastrously.
Lard Curzon admitted the rarity and importance of
of the subje but
subject, said that the number of cases of alleged Ech He thought there was exaggeration.
to the total as not to purchase bore such a STTIN proportion
the to polute stream seriously. to found on desce
distinction read it
demo- cratic sections of the community, and he considered, that the democratization. he encouraged because it was a great of honours as in recent years ought to safeguard of public life.
and
Fisher, General Smuts, Lord Robertcut "the Moscow-Petrograd railway sectly rice showed the desire
the South African Senate.
fortunately, when the question of hu- Mr. Bonar Law said that the Ger mana were past masters militarily, but.
man nature arose, they made mistakes which bar more than oure been the salvation of the Allies. Their greatest mistake in this connection was the driv- ing of the United States into the war...
Lord Robert Cecil said that the
profound hatred of war of the peopics of Great Britain and America was the measure of their determination to achieve victory."
luff
that there is a prospect of letteral Meghers of the Government state Komiloff submitting.
SWEDEN'S BREACH OF NEUTRALITY.
FURTHER PREAS COMMENT.
Fas
MEDICAL SCIENCE IN THE WAR.
A DISCOVERY BY AN AMERICAN DOCTOR.
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 12.-
The New York Herbs says the disco- The Daghi laments Germany's Stanford scientist, of a new, way to ery by Dr. Gurdon Edwards, a Leland breach of Swedish neutrality, and the administer quinine by prayna an lack of caution of our Foreign Office, anaesthetin has done wonders to relieve. which casts doubts on our impartiality, the pain of the wounded. The solution the first aidatations;
consequent dimic
. Mr. McCormick said he was inspired which, though unjustifierl, must damage/yed on the raw surfaces is the The Government has asked Germany idealism of the British men and women.that the manner of the publication of and is also used subsequently in dress
by the fusion of hand intelligence and and humiliate us." The journal suggests and is brught to to
the disclosures was intended to influence, ution of shock. The result is quick public opinion in the direction of array recovery. This is the first time in the
with operations,
ing the whole of Europe against history of science that quinine har Germany.
local anaesthesis by spray. been used in
for an explanation with regard to the Luxburg affair and has headed the German Legation passports for Count Laxburg, whose whereabouts are not known
THE SUBMARINE PIRACY.
BRITISH SHIPPING REPORT
LONDON, Sept. 12 The Admiralty shipping returns for the week ending September 9 state:-
Arrivals...
...2,742 Departures. ..2,868
Vessels sunk (over 1,600
tona)
12
Vessels aunk (under 1,600
tone)... Vessela uomuccessfully at-
tacked
6.
Fishing vessels sunk
12
4
ITALIAN SIIPPING REPORT:
BOMBING"MILITARY POSITIONS IN week ending September state
BELGIUM.
LONDON, Sept. 12.
The Admiralty announces that many operations by the Naval Air Service. have been carried out during the past 24 hours.
ROME, Sept. 12. The Italian shipping returns for the
B44 460
Arrivals
Departures Vessels lost
M. PAINLEVE FAILS TO FORM A CABINET.
One of our patrols shot down an
PARIS, Sept. 12.^ enemy machine into the Hes; another At one o'clock in the morning landed in our lines and the crew were M. Painleve informed M. Poincaré made prisoners. We shot down two that he had given up the task of other machiner and drove down five downing e-new-Cabinet, having failed suemy machines during a bombing raid to form a Ministry of National
We bombed the St. Popis Westrem Union.
and Goatrode serodromes, Bruges docks
EATER
Thorout railway junction and the rail, President Poincare has requested M way near Ghent. Several tons of ex Painleve to continue bis efforts to form plosivesarere dropped. We, also a Cabinet.
dropped many tons of bombs on Sparappelhoak, Thourout aerodrome and
Engel ammunition dump, and, bombs
were exploded on hangars and a dump
RUSSIAN ACTIVITY IN THE CAUCASUS.
LONDON, Sept. 14. A Turkish officis, message, states
We shot down one enemy machine The enemy netvity bas increased on the
all of ours, retarded safely, valentire Canengan ffont.
As one of President Wilson's political opponents hitherto, he was glad to endorse the President's war principles.
AUSTRALIAN BUTTER.
MELBOURNE, Sept. 12. It is understood that the Imperial Government has purchased, the Austra” lian surplus of batter, which is estimated Pat. 10,000 tons.
HOME RACING.
LONDON, Sept. 12. The result of the Newmarket Septem- ber:Stakes which is the substitate of the St. Lager, is as follows:--
Gay Crusader
Kingston Black.. Dansellon
3
Three only ran. Gay Crusader won by six lengths and Dansellen was a bad
third.
The betting was Gay Crusader 2/11, Kingston Black 33/1, and Dansellon 100/15.
OBITUARY.
PEER KILLED..
LONDON, Sept. 12. Lord Basil Blackwood, formerly, re ported missing, is now reported killed
[Lord Blackwood was formerly Amist at Colonial Secretary in the Orange
Colo07.J
River
THE BILVER MARKET
LONDOR, Sept. 12. Silver is quoted at 50d. The Market is firm with buyers.
ing
The Defenskyheter and the Tidningen Edwards has just returned to Faris are both convinced that the Swedish from Verdon and the Chemin des Dames, authorities were ignorant of the scan-where all the French hospitals bave been were misused. dalous manner in which their facilities supplied through the generosity of Americans among them Miss Anne Social Demokraten, says that the Foreign nikalgin. It is non-toxic and induces
Dr. Branting, in an article in the Morgan.
The solution,”
is called said, Uffice is seriously compromised, and the analgesia in three to five minutes. Its country humiliated, by the revelations, effect endures three to twenty-four hours. which have tarnished its good name in It is good for raw surfaces, small wounds. the world. "E
burns, lacerations and ampntations. One of the chis
the chief qualities of the solution consists in allowing painless removal I of dressings. The gratitude of the 'poilus is pathetic.
VIEWS OF AMERICAN OFFICIALS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.
Dr Edwards has been working quietly Diplomats and American officials are for many months at the various fronte.. astounded at the Stockholm Foreign often under shell fire, with the discovery Officer's view that there no he has just made., He is preparing to impropriety in permitting the German go to other fronts dow representative at. Buenos Aires to communicate with Berlin through Swedish diplomatic channela
The State Department emphasises steps will be taken to prevent a that Sweden's simpla declaration that recurrence of the stair is not enough. The matter may be the subject of a consultation between the Allies, and any kesitation on the part of Sweden to carry the remedial measures far enough may result in representations from a the Allies.
THE FEDERATIONS OF TRADE UNIONS.
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THE
INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT TO BE REMOVED FROM BERLIN."
PROUD PARENTS.
Referring to two awards of the Vic toris Cross at the end of July The Times stated:
Mrand Mrs Williams the parents of Seaman Williams, R.N.R one of the recipients of the Victoria Cross, live at Fort Amtwah Anglesey On Friday they received the following telegram from the Admiralty awarded Victoria
Your son bas
been
Crusa, also Lo-morrow morning which will be presented to him at
at 11 o'clock. He wishes you and his mother to see him receive it, Admiralty to Bangor to cate
will call for you in time to take you goz to catch 3.36 train to London this afternoon Tickets for journey
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WOODEN CROSSES.
"Go live the wide world over-but when you come to die.
A quiet English churchyard is the only place to lis
I held it half a lifetime, until through war's mischance
I saw the wooden crosses that fret the fields of France.
1. WYNDHAME
A thrush sings in an oak tree, and from the old square tower
A chime a sweet and mellow salutes the idle hour. Stone crosses take no notice-but the little wooden ones Are thrilling every minute to the music of the guns! Upstanding at attention they face the cannonade, In apple-pie alinement liks Gas: demen an parade :: Bat Tombstones are Civilians who loll or sprawl or away' "At every crazy.angle and stage of slow downy,
For them the Broken Column-in its plot of unkempt grass; The tawdry tinsel garland safeguarded under glass;
And the Squire's emblazoned virtues, that would overweight a Saint, On the vault empaled in iron-scaling red for want of paint!
The men who die for England don't need it rubbing in An automatic stamper and a narrow strip of tín.-. Record their date and regiment, their sumber and their name And the Squire who, dies for England is treated just the same. Bo stand the still battalions alert, sustere serene Each with his just allowance of brown earth shot witli green None better than his neighbour in pomp or circumstance All beads upon the rosary that turned the fate of Who says their war is over 1. While others carry on, The little wooden crosses spell but the dead and gone 7 Not while they deck a skyline, nat while they crown a vas Or living soldier sees them and sets his teeth anow.. The t
ate of France
tenants of the churchyard where the singing thrushes build Were not, perhapa, all paragona of promise well fulfilled: Sume failed through Love, or Liquor while the parish looked But you cannot die Failure if you win a Cross to Franeo 1
The brightest gams of Valour in the Army's diadem Are the FC, and the D.B.O., M., and M But those who live to wear them will tell you they are dross Beside the Final Honour of a single Wooden Cross,
GERMAN EXPERT ON BRITISH -NAVAL". SUPREMACY."
led You will be met 'n Fenton MEDEGERMAN FLEET UNEQUAL TO
The Admiralty CIT
the
British
MEET ITO
REFRESHING, RXHILARATING
EW. HOBNUX in the Tusch,
insecure foundation and an un hypothesis.
All that fatly control mirsity view frequently official or semi-official reports and in the Emperor's Skagerrock message, that ther Germans had decisively defeated axl wrested from England mastery it All naval critics, ecept Captain Perseus Bularly promulgated that thesis and turm of rege by Count voc- low and Captain von Kuebl of the
others against him is be German realizes that unr must be condu thargy, until England reali to discuss pesca Further loseeK.) waron against super
great enoughs to 3phithfoʻpp? KORACE 2017 Captain3r
duly called and Mr and Mrs Williams were met by an LONDON, Sept. 12. Admiralty messenger and taken to a A conference of representatives of hotel, where a room had been engaged Bethnice Tagablast, thrusts unpleasan Captain Persons, naval expert of the Entente Federations of Trade Unions for them. They were thus eubled to be afiliated to the International Secretariat retoris Cross from the in
present to see their son
beresies
in the faces of naval enthusiasts. at Beflit, has concluded in London It
in a review of the third naval year of the wird Hessayer the superiority CHRONIC DIARBROLA International Secretariat from Berlin. was unacimonsly resolved to remove the
fleet, despite AKE you subject an attacks of dier. It was also resolved by a majority to rhoea Krep absolutely quiet for obtain the views of the countries a few days, rest in bed if possible, be affiliated to the International Federa careful of your dint and take Chabertion, respecting the removal of the isin's Colle,
alie Coler and Dichoes Reidy Recretaria ty z neutral country This medicine has cured cases of chrom on, and will sure you For sale by dirimen that physicians have fatted. It was further resolved, to demand
direct reor
of workers at the all Chemists and Storekeepers
FBasértion that to fit control the seas The German deat ENT FOR DYSENTERY
18 unequal to meet it.
“The high sés test, in conjunction
tion with Colic Cholera and the coast defence guilt, sotmarines,
followed by w Wilmenectually card. stubborn cases of dysentery good for summer disr
acks' and' keep the enismy": from the const, but Captain Persóni adde speedy warningly that German minds should view of the zīvo no roba Yows of an offens and the activity of the
bustion
every
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