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TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

¿Comânued from Pagi 1.)

OFFICIAL REPORTS.

LULL IN FLANDERS.

ONLY, ARTILLERY FIRING.

Loynoy, May 12. Field Marshal Sie Douglas Haig

THE CHINA MAIL.

AMERICA'S SWIFT RESPONSE TO

The French captured the whole ridge with 230 prisoners and 60 mashine-guns with the smallest loss LORD withia a quarter of an hour, before the formidable German artillery and machine-guir defences could cons into play. A

ALLIED CALL. READING'S ADDRESS TO

JOURNALISTS.

AMERICAN CABLES.

[NANY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE TO *MANTA.]

PRESIDENT GETS FULL AUTHORITY.

THE VINDICTIVE'S NOBLE END.

TRIBUTE TO THE NAVY.

LONDON, May 11. The Finditie's noble end is seclaimed Wasmsoros, May 12.

by the papers as securing her place in history for association with two of the Lord Reading, addressing the most herois deeds in naval angal Is It is unlikely that the Germans National Proser Club, paid, a tributis declared that Nelson never did any will attempt a further push towardato America's swift and unhesitating is the cathedral of the Navy, the centres war authority in the President.

Washington, Hay 1. thing finer, and if his ship, the Fictory, The Senate has passed a bill which Anes along the Tan Valley response to the Allies call and Iudictire is the twentieth century The weasure now gues to the House of They have more to gain by captur fprd the efforts of Canals, South witness of in Eghting spirit. Ocasion Representatives, where early action is ing the Exclainvillers' platenox, and Africa, Australia and New Zealand.ad devotion with which the Navy has Senata vote, sa only 12 Republicans

is taken to pay, a tribute to the skill expected. sa avoing the marshes which form He said, I had proved her dovo-secured the triumph of its sea power in opposed the measure which authorizes Party lines were smashed in the the matural hirvior before Amiens, -

thor by her attitude in the present manner anprecedented in the history of the President to re-organize and con- There is nothing to report except enemy is organised for dofoner-affection in Indias having failed. The and nightly, but the veil concealing the

Along the line of the Avre, the crisis, German efforts to start dis-artare Deeds as intrepid and skillut isolidate all Government departments

cathes now applauded are done daily until six months after the war. reciprocal artillery fring

are extraordinarily heitish Empire and the United States work of the Navy is rarely lifted. - chase to las front line, which con-were each based upon keeping the

1.8. SHIPBUILDING RECORD. sists of a chain of organised shell sovereign authority of the country

NEABLY MILLION TONS craters with only one line of trenches,

LAUNCHED. The enemy

las dug himself between Montdifier and Noton and has already defence lines.

BRITISH AVIATORS' FINE WORK.

MORE ENEMY PLANES FELLED,

Lasps, May 12. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. reporting aviation, saya:-

The mist interfere with the air work on the 11th.

We brought, down one meline.

enerny

Two British planes are missing. It is ascertained that three further enemy jachines were brought down on the juth, in addition to tire right already reported.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

CONTINUOUS AERIAL

ENTERPRISE.

Boxnos, May 13.

Flis batteriest

A FRENCH AIRMAN'S FINE ···

RECORD.

LONDON, May 12. Reuter's Correspondent at French Headquarters says 7---

Lieutenant Fonek, mentioned in a communiqué of the 10th, is officially credited with the destruction of 42 enemy aeroplanes, but he has actu ally accounted for at least to, as the Freneli ficially credit plots only) with energy machines the destruction, of which is confirmed by French

es. Since almost all our me fights occur over enemy lines a large; proportion of the British and French

A French communiqué states—air victories are never officially re- There was fairly Evely artillery cord. If the whole truth could be Autel sonikia rf the Avre. Boulog polished, Baron you Richthofen's aeroplanes on the 10th and 11th Everfd could easily be mutebod by dropped 7,000 Xilogrammes of prize those of Guynemer, Ball, Funck,

the sanctuary of liberty, founded on justice and right. Together they would proved, determined that our system should prevail and that there should be no room in the work for military despotism.

MAJOR-GENERAL BRYAK MAHON.

BEATED K.C.B.

Losnos, May 12.

The Press Bureau ways Major General Sir Bryan Mahon has been appointed Knight Commander of the Bath.

DERMANY'S COMMERCIAL

RELATIONS.

THEM,

"ADMIRAL" JELLICOES: ·

PREDICTION.

are steadily rising. The launchings of

Washington, May 1, Finitas! States ship construction figures the past week were 41,108 tons of completed ships while nearly 5000 toes

HONGKONG WAR BONDS DRAWING

PRIZES.

Admiral Jellicoe's prediction that the uhmarine menace will be ended by not merely with the Zeelygue and Angust is onw recalled in connection Ustend exploits, but the closing of the

The sale of tickets has proceeded so satisfae- North Sea from Norway to the Orkneys

torily that the Committee is now able to indicate by the greatest miedeld ever laid. were delivered to the Govertiment. Millions of mines and money have been Since the shipbuilding programme was & provisional allocation of the 3 big prizes and the devoted to this North Sea barrage which beau tous of shipping 100 smaller prizes. if they use Norwegian waters. The the Germans will only be able to evade

completion of this minefield and the Belgian const operations are regarded as one of the most important naval under takings of the war and confidence is felt that the aggressive policy will further extended.

be

AMERICAN LABOUR YIEWS. ·

UNWAVERING," RESOLVE TÙ CRUSH GERMAN MILITARISM:-

been launched.

which already employs 13,000 mer, has A San Francisco shipbuilding firm. announced that ground bas been pur chased and plans completed for the construction of another great shipyard on the Pacific coast, to employ 3,000 men at the start Big dry docks have been provided

Washington, May

she tone ports to the United States

Board show 240,000 toas of ne United States ship construction in April. two-thirds of which was com pleted in the past fortnight.

The report of the Board states: "These figures mean an average of 9,000 tams daily in a month of 95 working days." lacks additional reports from the Pacific The official total for the month still coast shipyards.

PARIS May 11. The leader of the American Labour LABOUR NEEDED FOR GEN-delegates, interviewed after risiting the

ERATIONS TO RESTORE

Front, said: "We willtalloar country. Several launchings marked the first men of the German iniquities we saw day of the new month. One Pacific coast here and the magnificent resistance of the presence of the officials of the United yurd launched 8,400-ton oil tanker in the British and French soldiers, and they states Shipping Board. Another Pacific will anderstand how impossible it is to coast yard. established & world's record meet the German Socialists during the by laying the keel for a new vessel seven This decision, which has been seconds after a complated ship had slid strengthened and will besome an un- wavering rescire to crash Gormana militarian."

ZURICH, May 13, the Master of Finance admitted that war.

Speaking in the Wurtemberg Diet,

jectiles on oneiny milway statins. Xungesser, uzi half-a-duzen others. Germany would require to labour for adopted by all our organisations, will be down the same way.

depots and cantonments of Noyon. Chauny ara hvy-b-Martes

eral fires were started.

SUT.

Chasing eroplanes brought down two efteing anachines bully danged. Eight Germain machines wem brought down on the 10.

GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

Losos, May 12. A Guruan comuntinique states Wo arrested in our lines y attack, northward of Kennel.

PRESS CORRESPONDENTS'

REPORTS.

DISORDERLY GERMAN DIVISION.

ENEMY EXAGGERATES

• BRITISH LOSSES,

Loxnus, May 12. Reuter's Correspondent at British Headquarters telegraphing to-day,

The weather is grey and cheerless. On most of the luttle-front the enemy has fallen considerably behind his amended time-table. In a diary found on a captured German officer]

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

AUSTRIAN REPORT.

LONDON, May 12.

A wireless Austrian official report Estates:--

Our counter-attack threw out the

Italians, who penetrated our ad

need position at Monte Como,

li

THE IMPORTANCE OF MONTE CORNO.

TONDON, May 12. Renter's Correspondent with the British Army in Italy says:--

Monte Como, mentioned in the Italian communique of the 11th, is 5,000 feet high and formed a useful observatory ior Austrian artillery and commanded the Italian trenches at Monte Truppola..

IRREFUTABLE PROOF OF OUR NAYAL SUPREMACY.

AMERICAN LABOUR REPRE- SENTATIVE'S VIEWS.

LoxBox, May 13. Mr. Wilson, representative of the

geperutious CIT restore Gennany's commercial relation

MR. MONTAGU RETURNS TO LONDON FROM INDIA.

Loxtos, May 13. Mr. Edwin Montagu, Secretary of State for India, las returned to

London.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE FRENCH. FRONT.

ENEMY DRIVEN BACK WITH SERIOUS LOSSES.

LONDON, May 12

EXCESS PROFITS TAX.

LONDON, May 11.

Aa regards excess profita duty the Guzelte fixes the percentage for the mangrove bark industry in Borneo at 10 per cent. and on Malayan tip companies at 16 per cent.

VALUE OF CREDIT.

LESSON OF TATA BANK IN INDIÀ.

FRISCC-NEW YORK 30 HOURS BY AIR.

FUTURE MAIL SERVICE.

San Francisco, May ). The Pacific Aero Club has announced that it has secured the site of the former exposition grounds on the water-front

F

The prizes given below are, as already advised, subject to the amount available for distribution being the sum of $500,000.

In this event:—

WAR CHARITIES WILL RECEIVE 1st prize

21

1 :

Approximately.

$125,000

187,500

2nd prize

58,200

3rd prize

37,500

2 prizes of $10,000 each (approx)

20,000,

2 prizes of $7,500 each

15,000

2 prises-cf $5,000 each

10,000

2 prizes of $2,500 each 7 prizes of $2,000 each

5,000

14,000

23

8,000.

10 prizes of $700 each 15 prizes of $400 each 15 prizes of $300

7,000

6,000

4,500

4,800

1,500

$500,000

6 prizes of $1,000 each

24 prizes of $200 each 15 prizes of $100 each

108 prizes

The closing date for sale of tickets is 12th June

for a terminal for the proposed Wood- and the number of tickets now available for sale row Wison" serial highway from New is rapidly becoming less; therefore if you have not York. This will be 4.00 miles long and

it is expected that trips can be made in bought all the tickets you require, it is advisable thirty hoore. Mails will be carried.

TICKETS $5 each.

Maps, showing the landings to be made to hurry up and tell your friends to do likewise. and the customary prevailing winds, with other plans will be ready s000, Officials of the clab bave said that machines using the new Liberty mator, available.

..

capable of 140 miles an hour, are now ON SALE AT ALL STORES, CLUBS, HOTELS, BANK

U.S. WHEAT CONSUMPTION REDUCED TO HALF.

Lord Haraldshay opened recently e Calcutta branch of the Tats Indus trial Bank The function Way attended by a large number of busi- ness rnen, bati: Indian and European, Sir Rajendra Nath Mookerjee (Chair- A French communiqué saya

man of the local branch) in inviting There was a fairly violent bombard-the Governor to declare the Bank

San Francisco, May-1. ment west of Mailly-Raineral-

A official of the United States Food fomully open, said that the main Administration arriving here has made activities and efforts of the Bark the following statement: would be directed towards the induation to one-half in accordance with the trial growth of India. Industrial request of the Food Administrator, Mr. “Azerien hail reduced wheat consump banks had played a considerable part Hoover, in order to meet the needs of our There was a lively artillery contest the development of industries in soldiers and our Allies overseas. The en the right of the Meuse, in the countries like Germany, Austria and nation's conservativeness proves that Caurieres Wood-Les Chambrettes sector. Japan. Such banks had made it result of which companies extracting food waste husa been eliminated, as a possible for small industries to be grease from garbage are cancelling their GERMAN TROOPS HURRIED TO THE enlarged and brought to prosperity garbage contracts, as unprofitable

WESTERN FRONT.

It was proposed to try the experiment

A German attack on our new positions north-west of Orvillers-Sorel met with complete reverse and our fire inflicted sarious losses on the enemy. We took prisoners.

Moscow, Mag 4. Refugees from Riga atate that

there is an entry stating that a cer-American Federation of Labour, in- tain big attack. planned as Albert, terviewed on his return from the bad licen abandoned because the Front, said the most conclusive second Naval Division which und evidence that we had seen of the numerous German troops have recently. 7 crores, apart from further sub-of the Pacific toast, stated that 3,825,60 broken into Albert had alged in failure of the enemy submarine ambeen hurried to the Western Front. wholesale riot. The diary added that pign is the huge American Army

the Division was dealt with for this in Fruce and hundreds of thousurids orderly behaviour and pillage. I

THE PEACE OF BUKHAREST.

"A PURE MAILED-FISTA

-TREATY,"

+

in India' also. It was a source of OVER $1 MILLION TONS BUILDING. considerable pride to them that sub-

San Francisco, May 6 scriptions in India hod amounted to

A Government inspector, after a tour scriptions of from one to one and half tons of shipping was building or bad cores of a strong English group. been contracted for prior to April 1st, His Excellency, in declaring the divided as follows: San Francisco Bunk open, said that be believed district 1,100,000 tons - Feattle district 1,000,000 tons; and Los Angeles district they were on the threshold of a big 425,000 tons. industrial expansion in India. He had heard the Credit banks of Ger- 230 SHIPS ALREADY LAUNCHED. inany described as the general staff the German industrial army. The states that 230 steel and wooden vessels of German industry and the brains of

Washington. May 5. The United States Shipping Board people of India might take have been launched this year with an leaf out of their book and introduce aggregate tonnage of 1,440,627 these banks which might fittingly be Board is operating 167 shipyards having in the early days of the offensive ince then have been little short cf indemnities in the shape of economic described as the brains of the Indian 753 ways. 7,7

industrial army. The mission which Fifty-Sixth Division, which a Ger miniculous. We are amazed at the promises as burdensome moneyTata's Industrial Bank undertook mun wireless report stated was and American Armies: Everywhere Germany to be more moderate in her it was also an educative one. The The Neues Wienertagblatt exhorts was not merely a practical one but almost completely wiped out, lost

masses of that country should be in killed, wounded and prisoners 48mong the American troops there is Eastern treaties It warns Austris

feeling of absolute confidence in against considering it a reconciliation taught that credit, was an asset of officers and 1,425 men.

and thinks Rumanis only concluded it greater value than mere builion. their power to withstand successfully because the must and because she hopes it will be completely, reversed at the Peace Conference.

of tons of stores, brought across the The same diary contains a running

Atlantic. "These vast munitions cf lament upon the havoc wrought by war stand," he said, "as an irréfut- our-airmen, - punctuated by many able proof of the protective power of

LONDON, May 12. casualty lists cused by their Inbs: the British and Anuricau Navies. Germany and Austria concerning the There is considerable criticism in The completed casualty returns Less than twelve months have passed peace of Bukharest. available show that the Gezina wire since General Pershing with 50 en

The Leipcig Folkreitung describes it less statements regarding our losses

as a pure mailed-fist treaty containing landed in France. The developments |

open annexatious and concealed war

were growly exaggerated. The

work of the supermen of the British indemnities.

The French troops oparating along any offensive launched against them. the gully of Wyverbeck running Their spirit, like that of the British the eastern foot of Mont Kemmel and French troops, is wonderful.!!! hod considerable success.

southwards of Dickobusch. Lake to

THE QUESTION OF AMIENS.

ENEMY NOT LIKELY TO ATTEMPT CAPTURE.

EPIDEMIC OF DESTRUCTIVE FIRES

IN GERMANY.

LONEON, May 12: The cutbreaks of mysterious des [tructive fires in Germany continue. LONDON, May 12:

The latest instances are the destruc- Reuter's Correspondent at Frencbtion of the Berlin Municipal granary Headquarters, dealing with the containing a thousand tons of cerculs, French re-captures of the Park of also the burning of 10,000 acres of Griveenes, mentioned in a communi forest neur Oestrup, Westphalin. qué of the 10th, says the French had retained the soutliero i

end of the

Park and the Chateau of Grievesnes

Germans, estabfched themselves in

FOR A LAME BACK VZ HEN you have pairs or lamenes

the twenty fourth botel in Berlin which has had to give up business. ommunication with the praviodes and foreign countries has been reduced to

How much this criticism is justified Another of the best-known Berlin appears from Amsterdam's details of hotela, the Kaiserbof, has had to close its the supplementary treaty between door owing to the stress of war. This Germsay and Ramsuis in which the latter renounces indemnities for damage caused by Germany and undertakes to refund the money paid for such damage.

EMPEROR KARL, VISITS GERMAN HELDUARTERS.

AMSTERDAM, May 11.

The Emperor Karl, accompanied by Premier Baris and General von Arz, Chief of Staff, has gena to. German Headquarters

MAY DAY AMNESTY IN RUSSix.

Moscow, May 2:(delayed).

MORE STEEL FOR WAR USE.

The

Washington, May country has been diverted to the Guy- Virtually all steel and pig iron in the ernment for var purposes as the result of a meeting of the nation's steal men here. Industries not connected with the war will be compelled to conform to reduction of output when noceamry "AMERICA'S ARMY OF THREE MILLIONS.

Wellington, May 6

Mr. Baker, the Secretary of War, in z mínimom, there have been disstic announcing that 233.000 more men would rules practically abolishing lighting and be called to the National army from 40 heating in the business of a botel, xud States during this month, and that Can- the confiscation of table and bed linen gress had been asked for an appropria and other necessary things make hotel tion of $15,000,000,000 for the

at Bremen and Hamburg have lerbeen closed

CROUP

Aray for

Let us not put specific figures. They imply limits There is no limit. The United States will call oneigh men to Emke victory certain, and as rapidly sa

they can be trained. "

The states of California, Oregon and Nevada havo evaded the call owing to THIS disenée is a dangerous and so the large number of previous volunteers rapid in its development, that every which have filled thele quota. 130,000 mother of young children should be men were called on April 30, so 353,000 prepared for it 6It very risky to wait have been called in two months instead

through the batties of April, but the Wye back bathe the port wib In celebration of May Day many ntil the attack of group appears and of 100,000 tuoothly in accordance with the forthem and of the Park und Chamberlain's Pain Balm swine day political and critninal pringers were set ad for medierte and let the child the mer plan. All present teaming massaging with the palm of the hand for released, including ex-War Ministerin's Cough Remedy prompt last yea' army detimated totalled

suffer natil it can be obtained

csin pa will be used and enlargedulala hota the ridge commanding the two five minuterat each application The Sakhomlinoff and other ex Minister of effectus and has never been known to $4.600,000,000 for 1,300.0 1 men which Valleys with the roads running along decopen a piece of funnel slicitly with the Romanoff and Koronary regimes fail in any case Always have bottom read been exceeded.

wers their main mentale, Uniment and bind it on over the

beat of pain. For me by all Chamista - except tanks charged with bigh treason in the home. For sale by all Channusta een inllion dollars should provid of access to the Parkk

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an army of 4,000,000

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