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MONDAY, JULY 29, 1918

TELEGRAMS.

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*THE

"GREAT BATTLE.

"GERMAN RETREAT MOST

MOMENTOUS.

TANTAMOUNT TO ADMISSION OF DEFEAT.

Tasos, July 8.

GENERAL FAYOLLE DECORATED.

PARIS, July 20.

A Havna Agency message states) Prosilent" Paincard

went to Chateau Thierry. to deliver to

fionem Fayolle, the Commander-in-

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JAPANESE LAND; AT VLADIVOSTOCK.

CO-OPERATING WITH CZECHO- BLOVAKS.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

CHOLERA IN FETROGRAD.

Loxpqy, July 21, A Russian wireless message states that in Petrograd there were 111 cases; of cholers up to the' 26th,

Pants, July 27. [Chief of a group of Armies, the The Petit Farision stages that decoration of the Gmud Cross of the Japanese' detachments were Imped Legion of Honneur. Then the fat Vladivostock weeks ago, and are ÚKRANIAN BAILWAYMEN GO ON President visited me" villages re-co-operiting with the Czech-lovaka cently revenged, namely, Eong north of Nikelstançestriisk.

yut, Torey,Chenvies, etc.

SIAMESE AIRMEN FOR FRANCE.

Pants, July 20. The news of thes German retreat A Tavas Agency message state:

the

momentous since The newspapers comment favour- stenergiisakass. Böch counterattack-fably on" the expected coming of el, be it is tantamount to do enemy Siangese airmen to France, and voire i smision of defeat. The obstinate the gratitude of the country for this rosistagem do the tiquais, -oppceed friendly Kingdom.

Mẹ the wig i but rehutless pressure.

exercised by the Alikes, led sunny to

"THE BRITISH" FRONT.

DEVELOPMENT OF FRENCH EXPORTS AFTER THE WAR.

A STATE-AIDED EXPORT BANK.

Paris, July 25.

A Havas Agency mesange states: In the course of yesterday's debute the Chamber of Deputies on the renewal of the Charter of the Bank of France, the Minister" pt Com- (mêree. M. clamentel, sail he ins

STRIKE.

FOOD CONFISCATED BY

GERMANS.

LONDON, July 27. Ukrania milway workers have streek, the Germans having conflicated food reserved for railway men.

THE MURMAN COAST LANDING,

A REPORT CONTRADICTED.

LONDON, July 27,

It is officially stated that the report

bille test the ring Command HOSTILE ARTERY FIRE, dent to introduced a Bill for the that Beneral Gonsko is in command of

would career - suerified" troops in a impeles struggle than acier a retino | ment which would finally shatter the) Belief of the Genius people in the „Fantinebility of the^c, baden

fengikation of an export hink with the Allied troope in the Murman (n,apital of £100uño, il Losnos, July 27.

which region is absolutely untrue. Field-Ashal Sir Douglas Hig the State would participate by ad- Browing Chix0,000, as to assist reports: -**

the export development which wnikli

There was hostil artillery firing in

** CHALLENGE TO MILITĀRISM,"

SEVERE SENTENCES FOR A

PAMPHLETI,

The three members, of the Society of Friends' Service. Committee who were charged" with being concerned in the publication of the leader, “▲ Challenge of Militariam,” without first submitting it to the Official Press Bureau, were convictest on May ** by Alderman Sir Joba Endlifeloy at the Guildhall. They decline to give an undertaking tha further literature should be submitted in accordance with the Defenes of the Fouloi Regulations. The sentences

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PRINCIPLIN'ATATED.

700.

Harrison Barrow, the acting Chairman of the Cammittee, in hi address to the Alderman, jeminced him that for 250 years the Society of Friends had proclaimed its pesce principles, and its convictions that the laws of God are eternal and cannot move, nish in one direction day And in the opposite direction the next As a society," he anid,wa deeply desire to be lawa biding citizens and we are only impelled to refuse to carry out Government regula, tions when our principles deeply re- ligious priociples—are at stake,,

Pointing to the City's motto abore that Dameur Dinge Nos" applied no Loxion, July 7 less to those who come before the alder The Government has issued a three themselves. It is with a deep convic VICH of the City than to the Aldermer line whip, headed Most important tion of the truth of that motto," he issue for debate on July 29 in said, "that we believe it to be essential

when

there are vital principles at stake connection with Mr. Dillon's motion for us to obey what we conceive to be

THE IRISH QUESTION.

the northern portion the British be of vital importance to Frine IMPORTANT DEBATE PENDING. the Alderoust's seat, alr. Burrow said

Ty has been ever suggested that the sens was preparing a matter. }, front.

Flying, whs only, possible for a attorkat least. might make a statal ku a

nga ime, muly, at simt periokia the day on the 2ith, Silssons bored Chatille. (for "thin We brought down three stile röggdes of the country mid the agrietines..

luge dens still at his disposal node} supris not out of the questions.. The Hormone, however, picked in a. val do we fifteen miles wide in the

moth sad twelve makes in the with,

an-pot you of

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SCENES OF VIOLENT ATTACKS.

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COMMITTEE'S RESPONSIBILITY,

Aress, Tuly 27.

condemning the Government's Irish With the train in which King policy as aliebating and exasperating to Alexausler was resuming from the the Irish people, and declaring that only Sedep Front was stealing in the true solution of the problem be put Station at Florine, an enemy aero-in operation without delay on the pinio.dropped a hombrelose to the principles Inïd down by President Wilson Fick-Mushed Sie Douglas Baig fengine. No sarunge was done. in his historie utterance at Washington'ssibility for the leafet..

PRISONERS Borgar BACK.

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Jasoos, July 27.

We carried out rails in the neigh DEATH OF FORMER GOVERNOR OF Įbourhoud- od Sailly, Leurate. Xen- Eville Vitase,

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GERMANS "PUSHED BACK,

We brought back sevend prisongs, Pants, July 26. A BA Ameg, messagy, states:

Festile artillery was active be Ou beth sides of the Genannter the Somane and the Aucre ind Suissone and then was reciprocal outillery activin When there have been scenes in the La Bassee Canal sector.

clofent attacks and counterattačka thingiebab yesterday, at night and

NAYAL AERIAL ACTIVITIES.

ZEEBRIKIGE AND OSTEND ROMBED AGAIN

LONDON, July 27. The Admiralty statee:--

South-west of Rheims the Allied

During July 18th to 24th Air Forc troops we now only nine maker from units, co-operating with the Nary Fists, which is midway between Tropped 15 tons of bombs with good Bheirs and Scisson and the im-¡lts on military objectives at prut real in the centre through Zeebrugge. Bruges and Ostend.

Six hostile machines were destroy. which most of the supplies of the] aterman Armies at the bottom of the ed an eight driven down out of "salient have to be sent. If it came control.

z in the nibining, but the enemy coukti not present a still further advance, and a further gomiremble' depth of ground was gaineì, "as much as two miles in places.

under fire, the whole of the German

Five Briel mchines are missing.

Further iraportant gains were inade

pocket would be involved.

AMERICA AND THE WAR.

also the south-west side of the AMERICAN TROOPS IN ITALY..

bulge. Oulchy-le-Chateau is largely

outflanked.

South of this bulge along the

Wasmacros, July 2

General March, in his weekly Marne the Allied bridgeheads are statement, has announeral that gradually spreading as the Germans trained American combatant unops are pushed buck. Before leaving, from Frugg bave began to arrive the enemy is burning depots and, in Italy. ammunition supply dumps.

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INDO-CHINA.

Pants, July 21,

grave.

OBITUARY.

Lospos, July 27.

Misk Joan Mary Fry and Misr izabeth Fox Huwan), two other mem bers of the Committee, were called by Mr. Barrow to testify to their acceptance as members of the Committee of respon

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Miss Hillis also in the witness-box, WIE cross-examined by Sir Archibald Bodkin as to why the leaflet was not submitted. She said that at the committee meetings the members were, muler the sense of Divine

guidance, and they hoped that the

The death is announced of Lord/ecisions they reached would be in

Wenlock.

of Lord Werlock served in the Nile Expedition of 18x4-5 and in South aAfrica in 1901-|-

A Flava's Agrigy message states: The death is reportid of M." Van Vollenhoven, the forner Govenor (Indo-China" and "A" cippin of Finfantry regiment, at Moroccó, FI.

was killst in nation. Ele Ing Ben, waunfell twies.

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TWO, BRITISH WÄR VESSELS LOST.

ARMED MERCANTILE CRUISER TORPEDOED.

LONDON, July 27, The Admiralty states that the armed mercantile cruiser Marwera was tor pedoed and sunk by a German submarine on July 23.

Ten of the crew are missing.

TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER SINKS.

A British torpedo boat destroyer ran ashöre and sank on July 24.

Thirteen of the crew are missing-

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IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE,

SITTINGS CONCLU DED. A

LONDON, July 26. formal sittings of the Imperial Conference have

The

Summing up the Murne position,

War

concluded.

PAGEANT OF "FREEDOMI

PATRIOTIC, PICTURES AND MUSIC "AT QUEEN'S HALL"

**

with the will of God. When it John Baddeley retired to consider his decisiori the Court was stilled by one of the members in of the Court inviting the others to join in the public part. in silent prayer: the member prayed:

loedi For & few momenta:

Bxgres

The Allertonn after sion of his personal regret at having members of the society which he held in the greatest respect before hin or a criminal charge, said that they had the right to hold any re- ligious views they pleased, but the dissemination of such views mest bes controlled. He added that the sentences mnat be severe, in-view of the refusal of the defendants to give an undertaking not to repeat the offense

The Pageant of Freedom, which was produced by Mme Clara Butt at Queen's Hall when the last English mail left Loadou for a week's run, in Realm Regulations as amended by Order (Clanse Bit of the Defence of the aid of the Red Cross and the Order of in Council last December required for St. John of Jerusalera, was a feast of lets intended or likely to be used leaf- spectacles, colours and music that no propagandist purposes in relation to the one should miss, says a Home paper. war to be submitted to the Press Barent With its long array of characters, least seventy-two hours before print- beaded by Mme. Butt herself afing publication, or distribution.) Britannia, its processions, songs and

dramatic interludes, the pageant gave

fine display of patriotic pictures, the

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final ensemble making a most striking THE OPPOSITE OF “MILITARISH," scene on the stage, a wealth of beautiful costumes and graceful grouping,

The search for word to expres

Many well-known actresses and mori-adequately the opposite of militarism is cians took part in the performance being pursued with much seal. Among peracnifying the various nations of the the suggestions made are pacifism, Empire and its Allies. For the United

populism, civiciam, democratiam and Kingdom there were Miss Viola Treo Wilsonis-the last a tribute to the (England), Mise Una Austin (Scotland), President of this U.S.A. The Shoe and Misa Marine Hall (Ireland), and Miss Leather Gazelle has not waited for Evans Williams (Wales). Other singers anybody else's suggestion. It employs were Miss Carrie Tabb, Mnie Strafin, the word "civilism" to express the Miss Ada Forrest, and Miss Alicontithesis of militarism. Our firat O'Brien (France), whose singing of the task it writes, "is to beat the Germans moments of the evening; another was not pay and that civilist does." Com the appearance of Miss Mary Anderson pilers of Oxford and other dictionaries as Ameries, to greet Britain.

will of course note this. Two chois-one from the R.A.M., B.C.M., and G.S.M., the other an invisible" choir conducted by Mme Novello, Davies-together with the Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, conducted by Mr. Maclean, added to the value of the magical part of the performance.

According to accurate figures, the He said the most striking advane Satisfactory results have been achieved. Marseillaise was one of the dramatic to convince them that militariem does

number of Divisions engaged by the since July 25th has been by the Gennaus, in battle since July 19th British west f Rheims, which is is 70. The total losses in killed, spvejally dangerous to enemy forces wounded, and prisoners since the in the mouth.

same, date is 180,000.

AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE.

"WAMINGTON, July 29. Mr. Baker, Secretary for War, has told the Senate, Committee that there are now 14 million Americans France and it is expected that 300,000 will be transported in July.

EMPIRE ACTION IN TRADE

" QUESTIONS.

Mr. Walter Long (Secretary of State for the Colonies), interviewed by Beuter, asid the War Conference had done" extremely well and completed everything that was not done in last year's Conference.

MILLENNIUM DEFERRED.

"Despite all prophesying on the matter, there is not going to be any millennium-Labour or otherwise after the war," said Mr. Bernard Shaw,

that as the result of the next General Election the King will have to send for

The outstanding feature was with regard to trade questions. Concerted RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY Lately, "Slthough it is not impossible

COUNSEL AT TRIBUNALS.

Empins action had been secured which, while preserving intact the autonomy of the self-governing nations would secure Tribunals welcome the restored right Mr. Henderson, instead of Mr. Lloyd uniformity of action throughout the of applicants to be represented by George or Mr. Asquith, to form Empire and insure mich more satis-they recall the story of a former Lord

counsel, sart & Home per. Possibly Government

„Mc Shaw was addressing a Fabinis factory results when peace comes."

Shaftesbury who, on rising, to support audience in King' Hall on #The Bill to grant the aid of counsel to Climate and Soil for Labour Culture." prisoners in cases of high treason, WAS seized with pervousness and at down Encouraged to try ufresh, he said: If

THE EIGHTH DAY OF THE BATTLE.

25,000 UNWOUNDED PEI- SONERS CAPTURED.

PARIS; July 28. A Hava Agency message status: The eighth day of the hustle was one of the most successful marked by a fresh series of important adiyun- tages won by the Allied troops. The Germigne unde several violent counter-attacks, notably towards Dormans, on the Marne, ural south- west of Rheins, but were every and has repeatedly attacked near where thrown back, while north of Kui Bridge, on the Semeni, ut steadily towards Fere-en-Tardess, tempting to drive us from the river, steadily towards Fere-en-Tardarvin, but was repulsed with heavy losses;nounced that immediately the strikers "Oulchy-la-Ville and Oulebyle We took 100 prisoners,

Chutenu were captured.

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

ENEMY ATTACKE FAIL.

ToNDos, July 27.. An Italian othéial report states The enemy has been reinforced"]

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There is about to clear from a north-

nat English porta British ship described as the largest slectrically driver craftin

MUNITION WORKERS OK STRIKE

GOVERNMENT INVESTIG

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LONDON, July 28. The Minister of Munitions has a

the She is a 6,400-touder. The resume works committed, consisting

largest in the world! Has not America Between the Marne and the Cure Seineni near Jagelina 'failed. -

An enemy attempt to eross the of the representatives of the Govern

completed her electric batleshipi: Has ment, Trade Unions and employers,

she not turned out any of her amazing battle cruisers which, with their, turbo- the Allies progressed in the same

will be appointed to investigate the direction towards Fere-en-Tardenois;

labour conditions which rendered In support of its contention that electric system, develop, or will develop, which lies neerly in the centre of the

saccharine in injurious to health, the 200,000 horsepower and a speed of-35 an embargo peccssary, to advise upon its Kensington Borough Council published's kuota Amerien is providly silent about original salient. The Lonte is

administration and to consider what letter front the French Embassy, in her big boats, but they are to be Rose, July 27, now filed "weat of this town, which

Geragin supply centre and The Chief of the Naval Stuff an measures should be adopted to which it was said that the decision of the wonder-ships Bo are her new Dread. the junction of seven pads,

ounces that British Reaplanes on tosintain the increase in the output of French Government to probibit sacchar noughts.

108 in a was prompted solely by munitions.

health reasons and not on fiscal grounds. Allied urtillery is now giving the July 25th again attacked-the-mili- enemy no rest, Practically every tury works and harbour at Catturo STRIKERS WARNED BY road in the alent is now under fire causing important damages, espectac

tone of all to the aerodrome and submarine

BRITISH AEROPLANES BOMB

CATTARO.

Airman dropped over hombs yesterday on various post base.

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The number of unwounded prison.

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