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FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from, Page I.)

CHINA'S TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

LARGE QUANTITIES OF FOOD- STUFFS EXPORTED.

RELIEVED TO REACHE GERMAN AGENTS.

Losdos, July 8.

The Daily Mail Correspondent at Harbin, telegrapling on June 26th, says the Chinese have been serding to Hussin large quantities of cotton govs, Bankets, fats, oils, coffee and other goods which are vitally needed in thenuany since the removal of the enlargo on exports, which was originally intended to complete the Elkade of Germany in the Host,

FRENCH POSITIONS IMPROVED.

LONDON, July 2 A French communiqué staten- West of Chateau Thierry a local opemtion executed in conjunction with American troops enabled us to improve our positions on the front from Vaux to Hill 201. The Americane captured the village of Vaux and the heights westward

of it.

Over 300 prisoners, including dra officers, were taken in this action.

We carried out raids, between Hoat- didier, Noyun and east of Rheims and took priocers.

Enemy attempts near Bellay and in Upper Ábnos failed under our fire.

AMERIČAN LINE ADVANCED.

LONDON, July 3.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BRITISH AIRMEN BOMA CATTARO,

Rour, July 3.

An Admiralty official message says Five British seroplan on July 1 dropped a ton of bombs the enemy basa at Cattaro. A ship ar a sub- marine hasa was set on fire wad one. bomb fell in the middle of the sub aine quarter.

All the machines returned safely,

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL

CONFERENCE

MEASURES TO DEFEAT GERMAN METHODS,

LONDON, July 3. The International Parliamentary Commercial Conference opened this morning at Westminster Palace.

BRITONS EXPELLED FROM FINLAND,

TO CONCEAL MOVEMENTS OF GERMAN FORCE

LONDON, July 2 learns from a high military authority Reuter's Correspondent at Helsingfors

Finland. that all Britons are to be expelled.from

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It is believed that this is due to the fasthat the Germans desire to conceal the mbrements of a considerable Gar man forte marebing through Fialaud in order to take possersion of a warm water port on the Kols Peninsula or the Murman coast.

AMERICAN CABLES,

[U.S. NAVY COMMUNICATION SERVICE TO MANILA.]

NEW GERMIN CRUISER SUB---

MARINES DESTROYED.

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FOUR OUT OF SIX.

WASHINGTON, Juze 37. The Alies have destroyed four of the is big cruiser utuarines Germany recently constructed, "-

NEW RIVETING RECORD. "I

SAN Francisco, June 17. A shipyard near here has established new rear by driving 4,000 rivela FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE per day one week. The "pterinus re-

WAR.

cord of 70,000 rivets

held by a Seattle yurd.

France, the United States, Italy, A NATIONAL DAY ON PRAYER

Representatives of Great Britain,

and Portugal wore present Bolgica, Greece, Serbia, China, Japan

the unfair methods of the Germans to The subjects for discussion include dominate the commerce of the world.

LONDON, July 2

The Chrome district shipyards have" laninched B ships in the past 12 months.

An American communiqué states- We stormed the village of Tax, woods in co-operation with the French, Bois-de-la-Roche and neighbouring who advanced their line on Hill 204. We advancet our positions 1,000 yards on a mile-and-a-half front. The enemy's losses in killed and wounded wore beary. His reginest bolding the sector resisted platinately and was practically annihi later. Our losses were relatively light A German counter-attack was entirely repulsed.

We took 500 prisoners. to beli rat increasing the prisoners taken during gzinet by talking about it. The wild attend an intercession service on taalf $40,000,000 worth of woodra vexits.

The liese urge the necessity of Lenefitting their donpatrieats in Russia, who are in neesh at supplies, but the is reason the gods will pass through Irvintsk|duse in this vicinity to nearly 1,200 to rich Hennes

The material captured includes trench mortars and 60 machine-guna..

Three of our asiators have ret:imized.

ENEMY'S PUZZLING RESTFULNESS.

ALLIED ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA URGED.

TRE ONLY COUNTER-STROKE' TO GERMAN BOMUNATION.

LONDON, July 3,

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LONDON, July Reuters Correspondent at British Ilexlquarters, telegraphing to-day, says: Tilly Mail, in an elitorial. The enemy's puzzling restfulness urges upon the Alliee the necessity off continues along the whole frogt. It has Junieslate action in alping sin conjectured that he is awaiting the though Siberia by military assist-between his Bertha" and navul guns arrival nigans of u trpe intermediate 201200, wiele will place the cries whereby a large number of heavy shells Who within the reach us the pro- he thrown into Paris from a distance Strat population, " thr

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of forty or fty miles range which is counter-stroke to German doniration advace of bie line.

male possible by the most of Eugen Russia.

BRITISH SHIPBUILDING DURING

LAST QUARTER.

INCREASE OF 78 PER CENT. ON PREVIOUS YEAR,

Lospos, July 8. The Admiralty announces that 134:150 tons of merdant shipping were completed in the United King. don during June, compared with

197,274 tons in Mug.

recent

Lieutant Coppens, a Belgian balloon strafet, is brought up his record to thirteen, destroying three more balloons within two hous..

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AIR-RAIDS BY BRITISH.

gates and said one would have thought Mr. Bonar Law welcomed the dele- that nothing new as regards German brutality could have happened, but the sinking of the Llendovery Castle was an unspeakable outrage. Nothing could he hour is at large and there is no use argning or reasoning with it. The only thing to do is to destroy it. (Cheers.) That is our duty and we and all the Allies have to see our teeth until that end is schiered." (Cheers.)

The Press Bureau states that. His (MORE WOOD SHIPS FOR FRANCE. Majesty the King has expressed a the fourth anniversary of the war, desire that the Fourth of August, being should be observed with special solemized to High Conistoner be the l'aited

SEVTIK, June 27. The French Government, has author. uity as a National Day of Prayer.

Their Majesties the King and Queen shipyards and both Houses of Parliament will of the Nation and the Empire..

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The Camisinart Authorized to order the construction of the thes MUNITIONS FACTORY "EXPLOSION of shipping in the event that

IN ENGLAND,

HEAVY CASUALTIES.

LONDON, July 2. serious explosion occurred on the night The Fress Burean announces that a of July 1 at a ustional shell-b factory in the Midlands.

The Conference unanimously passed a resolution urging the Entents Govern ments to carry out, as soon as possible, adequate measures to defeat the German Conspiracy to dominate the trade of the world, which includes dumping, espionage and other similar practices, and recom mealing the establishment of an Inter-people have perished and the number of It is feared that between 60 and TO

connection. Allied Entente of Commerce in this injured is unknown.

COMMAND OF ESSENTIAL RAW MATERIALS..

IMPORTANT DECISIONS BY WAR CONFERENCE.

LONDON, July 2 In the House of Commons replying to Brigader-General (3. B. Page Croft (Unionist M. P. for Christchurch), Mr. Bonar Law asid the question of the best methods of securing command of An official message by the Independ-essential raw materials produced within ent Air Force, states

the Empire and by our Allies, during the

LONDON, July 3,

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sidered by the Imperial War Conference, which arrived at important decisions on the subject which, he hoped, would form a basis of discussion with the Allies and lead to the co-operation desired.

A considerable part of the productive capacity of the factory was saved and work in being reamed in a few days.

The women workers behaved splendid ly, arging to be slower to return, to work.

There will be no appreciable diminu tion in the output

UNITED STATES SHIPBUILDING.

RECORD TOTAL FOR JUNE

WASHINGTON, July 3. The ship production in the United Statesdaring June amounted to 290,400

1,084,610 tons.

The 1318 prodaction, so far, is Mr. Baker has ansounced that the progress of shipping troops overseas has been so well maintained that the United States is mix months ahead of the

for France. original programme. Altogether over a million American soldiers have sailed

On the night of July 1/2 we success.reconstruction period, had been condeadweight tons, a record total. fully attacked the aerodrome at Bonlay Bursts were observed on the aerodrome and hutments. We bombed, with good effect, the Oppau Works Sodafabrik, and Also Railling, Mannheim and the railway The total for the year ending June works at Thionville. We bombed the 80th 1.431.150 tons.

railway station at Treves on July 20 formation over the objective of which NO MORE SURVIVORS FOUND.

Twelve enemy machines attacked our

en-we shot down one. We also bombed the railway siding and a shed at Coblenz, with good results.

The Controller of Merchant Ship Building comments that it is couraging to note that the tonnage of trekantmen completed in the

Unitel Kingdon during the quarter ending June 30th shows an increase of 78 per cent, over the correspond. ing quarter of 1917.

DEATH OF AN M.P."

Luspos, July 8. Mr. J. Allen Baker (Liberal M.P. for East Finsbury) was taken ill in the House of Commons last evening and died this morning."

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

All our machines returned.

THE ITALIAN PRONT.

SUCCESSFUL, ITALIAN OPERATIONS.

LONDON, July 2 An Italias officii insange states:----.. Our artillery fire cru-bed new enemy attacks on the Asiago Plateau, inflicting beavy losses. We took 127 prisoner as well as four trench-cannons.

British parties southward of Asiago captured prisoners.

THE "LLANDOVERY CASTLE," "

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LONDON, June 2..

The Admiralty states that the area between the spot where the Llandovery Castle sank and the south-western coast of Ireland has been thoroughly searched by two groups of wamhips in addition to the Lander. Only a little wreckage and one empty boat has been found and.

THE WORLD'S FINANCIAL BITUATION.

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GERMANY MARCHING TO BANKRUPTCY"

LONDON, July A

it is therefore assumed that there are no In the House of Lords, Lord Emmott.

| more survivors.

A SEAMEN'S RESOLUTION.

DIABOLICAL MURDER

the shipyards are prepared to turn out 300-ton Vreels in addit's to their work for the. L'alted States Shipping Board.

EIGHT-HOUR DAY FOR WAR WORKERS.

WAND NOTON, June 7.

that all employes of legislative, etaca- A Congressional conference has provid

tive and justrial departments work eight. hours a day instead seven, receiving additional remuneration for the extra work.

ANOTHER LOAN TO BELGIUM,

WASHINGTON, June $7. Another credit of $9,250,000 has been given Belgium. making that country's tutal ions from the Caited States $122,800.000.

The aggregate tuted credits to the Allies | Hru now1 $3,372,500,** from the Crited

States.

AMERICANS IN GERMAN PRISON CAMPS.

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WasHisaros, June The United States, through Spain, has aksi Germany to weld representatives to Berne. Sitzerland, our August Betu disfuss the mapato, Treatment and exchange of prisoners,

The Luited States has also asked her; many to permit • Strise representative to visit the German prison canips in order to determine what American prisoners may be classed as invalids, to be sent to Switzerland for internment for the duration of the war.

JEWISH ARMY IN PALESTINE.

FORCE OF, 80,000 PLANNED.

PITTSBURG,June 'The Zionist Convention disclosed that Jewish Legion of 8,000 men is 'row with the British forces fighting for the

unplete conquest of Palestine.

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Director of the War Trade Department, reviewing the financial situation said the nation of the world were mostly living on their capital. If the war was protipeted the situation here might be viewed apprehensively, but in Germany LONDON, July 2with positive terror, If Germany, was A meeting of 100 seamen and stewards unable to get an indemnity she must 80,000 to provide a national standing Our operations in the north-western at Liverpool passed a resolation strongly raise an additional three or four hun-army for the coming Jewish Republic region of Grappa yieldel important protesting against the latest crime of dred millions annually from direct taxa. positions and 569 prisoners of whom 19 ainking the hospital ship Llandovery Cadle tion, inevitably leading to friction from the United States in pledged to THE WESTERN FRONT. are officers, and many machine guns.

Every Jew who enlisted in the Legion without warning and urging Mr. Havelock between the Federal: States and the remain in Palestine for the reminder We captured during June 29 and 30 Wilson to add five years to the post-Imperial Government Germany was on Monte Valbella, Col-del-Rossor and war boycott of Germans for this most marching to bankruptcy and it would Col-del Chele four guns, 15 trench-diabolical and most cowardly marder of take a lot to set her on her legs again..s. FINANCIERS TO HELP CHINA. incrtars, 57 machine-guas and thousands our brothers on the seas." of rifies.

When it became evident that an indemnity was unobtainable, there would be a change of spirit in the German peoples."

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BRITISH FRONT QUIET.

LONDON, July 2 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says there is nothing to report beyond normal mutual artillery activity..

AERIAL ACTIVITIES.

LONDON, July 2

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Baig,

reporting on aviation, says:

SUPERIORITY OF ITALIANS,

ENEMY LOSSES EXTREMELY HEAVY.

LONDON, July 2. Benter's Correspondent at the Italian

In the fine weather of July 1 our Headquarters, relegraphing on July 1, aeroplanes were very active. We

destroyed 25 aeroplanes, three balloons, soya: -

By the capture of the two heights

and drove down 15 aeroplanca out of between Valbella and Valfrenzels the control.. Two large enemy night-Biers Italians have again obtained command also landed behind our lines and the occupants were taken prisonera.

Eight of our machinee are missing. We dropped 22 tons of bombs in the day-time and 13 tons at night. All our aight-fiera returned.

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BELGIAN STEAMER SUNK,

25 SURVIVORS PICKED UP. WASHINGTON, July 3. It is announced that a German sub marine sank the Belgian steamer Chilier, 1,400 miles from the Atlantic coast on June 21,

Twenty-five survivors were picked sp on June 27.

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STRIKES IN AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY:

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OWING TO REDUCTION OF BREAD RATION.

AMSTERDAM, July

REDUCED OUTPUT OF COAL.

A SERIOUS OUTLOOK IN

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INDUSTRIES.

WASHINGTON, June-28. A number of prominent bankers held conferences with officials of the Treasury Department.

It is stated that a syndicate is being formed for the purpose of granting loans for the development of Chinese in-. dustries.

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The Press Bureau stated that the withdrawal of 75,000 miners from tion of American participation in China The conferees discussed the resump- British collieries involves's reduction afinioens with financiers of other countries of the whole of this eories of bills east

22,500,000 tons in the coal output. Itor by the combined faterests of Ameri- is also estimated that an extra 12,500,000 can institations. of the Asiago Plateau and between that

tone will be required for war purposes latest success effectually interferes with region and the Brenx Valley. Tho

for France, Italy, neutral and coaling atations The shortage of British con any serions Austrian menace in this direction, which was always possible an

aumption thus amounts to 35,000,000

FRENCH. REPULSE RAIDS.

4 telegram from Vienna, dated June as per annum. A household rationing long as Falbella height was in their 27, says that 80,000 strikers were cat scheme will save 8,000,000 tons, leaving Surgeon General Gorges announced

WASHINGTON, June possession.

in Vienna and Lower Austria, including 27,000,000 tons to be provided by the that mobile water trains, each equipped LONDON, July 3.

One of the chief features of the astion men engaged in war industries, last improved output and economies in indus with a Gltration plect end an expert A French communiqué states:-

the entire superiority of the Italian wook owing to the reduction of the trial and transport consumption. This chemict and bacteriologist will provide over the Austrian artillery. The latter bread, ration. The strikers resumed in a most serious outlook and therefore the American soldiers in France with repulsed two raids east of Vingre and counter-battery work or interfering wages until the new harvest.

Between the Dise and the Aisne we seemed incapable of either accurats work on the promise of an increase in it is imperative that there should be pure drinking water captured the village of St. Pierre-d'Aigle seriously with the movement of troops

every posible economy, south of the Aisne, taking 30 prisoners, and stores on the lines of communication. stubborn owing to its political character. The strike in Hungary is more A German counter-attack upon -positions in the region of Vaux and composed of Germans, Austrians and of M. Tisza's policy and demanded the The prisoners are almost entirely One hundred thousand struck in protest west of Chateau Thierry, captured by Hungarians, Our attacking troops resignation of the Government and the the Americans, "completely failed.wers actually fewer in nouber than the carrying out of the original electomi

Fresh prisoners remained in our handa. prisoners taken, which bears out the reform proposal

FRENCH CAPTURE ENEMY POSITIONS.

opinion expressed by a well-known General that the Italian victory had

added thirty per cent, to their fighting value and bad detracted an equal amount from the Austrian

FOOD SCARCITY IN EAYARIA

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A RUSSIAN DECREZ.

CAPITAL AND PROPERTY "NATIONALISED,

LONDON, July 3

A wireless Hussin official merange says that a decree of the Governsenti Coune I rationalises all the Important industrial undertakings with all capita

LONDON, July 3, A French coramuniquéntates: Between the Oise and the Als we were extremely heavy, and it must be general food situation is so unfavourable that the provisioning of the Bavarian

The enemy losses on June 29 and 30 A Munich telegram states that the land property within the Republic.

LORD RHONDDA DEAD

LAND SETTLEMENT IN COURLAND

AMSTELDAM, July

executed a local operation porth of borne in mind that the opposing troops population is racet difficult. Moulin sous-Tourent and captured were among the pick of the Austrian enemy positions on a front of thred Army and commanded by a General in kilometres to a depth of 800 metres at whom the greatest confidence is reposed. some points. So far we have taken far we have taken 220 prisonera....

West of Chatcad Thierry a hostile counter attank in the region of Your failed under our fire. We took prisoner. German attempts north-east of Mouco in Upper Alape mero sisa without

LONDON, July 2 The Presi Bureau states thist Rhondda's heart shows, siz

A telegram from Kovno to the fein ische Fedfacluiche states that the land Chetstemerit scheme in. Courland, men tioned yesterdayı Jaya" dowls that hers with a minimum of 360 hectares obliged to sell one-third of their la 1914 prices

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