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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1918

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued, from. Page I.);

NO RELAXATION OF AMERICAN EFFORT,

Washington, July 30, Mr. Baker, the American Segretary of Var, states with regard to the American success on the Western front that while

THE FRENCH OFFENSIVE, it is of course, a case of rejoicing, it in nowiu justified any relaxation of American etorts. It rather means that

QUIET ON THE MARNE.

LONDON, July 0.

A French communiqué says there was nothing of importanes during the night north of the Marne.

COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED.'

PARIS, July 80.

A Havas Agency message says - The Germans, yesterday, threw in troup from their best regiments to diapate ground with the Allied tide. Violent counter-attacks were made along the whole front nurth of the Marne, But the Allied forces surgel forward

ground

American efforts must be redoubled.

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GERMANY'S GREAT AFRICAN EMPIRE

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The proposed new ballgen, as Sirk.. Stanley announced, are for men of the

Herr Emil Zinnermann, the expert Mercantila Marina who, after being tar- pedoed or mined, have gone to creator of German Central African Fans

again."

AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS.

ALL RED** ROUTE TO INDIA AND

THE EAST.

Fudia has not yet forgotten the allur ing prospect hulids out to it by Lord Montage of Beaulien of direct serial com- municating with Fagland. Within the

LIVER AIDS.

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How many men, do you think, after nine, is very stive just, now on the he quite etted the mantle to any a THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,

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being torpedoed or mine, refrain from subject of Raw Materials.. He has write,

“thật between India going to sea again" This question was

and England will be carried by aeroplane pas recently by a fully, Chronicleten az invefinately hung article in the and that a passenger service will as be BRITAIN THREATENS PROMPT

representative to a gentleman with Vossische Zeitung "gri, this jet, established."" He propboxied a quick! aninge qualifications for answering itaying special stress on B. Accord thirty-six hour if service by AND STERN REPRISALS. numely. Mr. G. Hubden condon's in it fer Zimmerman, it is oil which the Cussin rate; a quick threw.day

-dent of

Palace superb rendezvous for.scamen.

passenger service by the same route; and LONDON, July 30.

Hebden promptly relies at the very room of German proper more leisurely veday All Red Kene, Mr. The Ministry of Information says with plied At last, I never heard of much it. Deprive the country of oil, an apronte via Malta and Chinitat. Fourteen reference to the question as to whether caso." Then be added, thoughtfully her sources of oil supply, and you lay the aeroplanes duly would, he thought, carry Germany is contemplating some fresh"Rather on the contrary.

axe at the mid of the entire industrial the 20 ton vail, which is apparently and barbarous innovation as ia suggested

system of the empire.

India's daily avenge mail for Europe, by persistent allegations that the British are using unlawful bullets states that being torpedoed or mined they are mois "I mean he explained.that after Germany recently protested to the ager to be affout again than ander other British Government in this connection.cremstances. They will often express The Foreign Offices reply showed that themselves as earer to help bring mote the protest was absolutely mijnstified, food into the country-sometimes it is Herman accusation of this kind is other those Huns.

"But how can that be?"

EAGER TO SE AFLOAT AGAIN.

At earlier stages of the war Herr Zim-while ten passenger planes leaving daily mermann pointed to the Belgian, and would permit of the homeward passage French Congo as sources of oil supply for awekly about 1,000 passengern, of Tore Germany. With the territories in than a rail, ship's complement in peaco tergan handa highly probable sinu

The passenger Fare, wenk be, at ut of the winning spexer"—and with and, about 40 single and 470 return

in. five years the oil sporty of ust East Africa ingis most probable plat these Lerritaries wall much 250,000 tons. For the present this might be enficient to go

with.

and mule very important captures of The British Government know that an impatient exclamation to have a tensified oil cultus in Engo, Cogitoon fares which would soon be reduced.

It's as if during the last few days the Allies have been driving aheal too fant for the Germans who has no time for earrying out their plans of destroying their stores and constructing new defences. The revival of the desperate rasivance is probably due to a desire to gain time for the better execution of the mcusures necessary to profeet Their retreat, has the Alliol Armies will prove the stronger and will innose their will

ally advanced ar an sxse for some preparat and coscerted violation of the laws and customs of war and the Foreign Ofice has noted Germany that any such fresh outrage will be met by prompt and stern rèprisals.

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AUSTRIA'S NEW POLICY.

AMSTERDAM, July 80.

accompanied by the enthusiastic busing In the case of officers, this is often of powerful revolvers. Only last werk the master of a rueremantan, eqning in here in mediately after being torpedoes went off and bought himself a beautiful seven chambered revolver sul fire lot of ammunition?

And does the fear of being torpeiloei, deterrine!

from joining the Mer-" extile

Deter them laughed Mr. Hobden.

KONJESTCHÉS COMPnagi. Ta It is interesting to conqaré Lard Mon. tu's conjecture with apparently" in-

zdent and less favourable cftimates of the evimercial possibilities of the HOW HELAND Cas' med

aeroplane which have recently appeared Jint the writer's ambitions soar still du "The Engineer“ und - The Times *** higher. He has fastebed his eyes on respectively. The writer ic The Ea- Brical Sizerfit a German peace will glueve "bases himself on the known cus In the Upper House of the Reich rate, indeed it is the other way round. more have Sigris und Shertha Leone of oil and fuel consumption in the case the new Premier Dr. Huseuruk. in Nearly all vessels cry boys--as deck in the hands of the British than it will of a recent two-seater tipe về Chuthur

haus, kalley boy, kssistant storekeepers, stating his poliny, sail that Austria wastewarts, and so on-but everybody is set to raion Toger did Cameron ere. At pre-ass rates for petral AMERICANS' FIERCE STRUGGLE.aly at any time to make an honour fairly inundated with applications from their stats, or the French Congo in and oil-peted in valentated at b. fil. a

hable peace, but as long as her enemies boys who are enger to join, but for the minds of the French. This makes gallon the carriage by this baebine

adopted the standpoint, of one-sided when there are no

openings.

Also, if another rullion gas aunuolis. Even at a tizz for were perseus for six LONDON, July 20, hetation of terms there was nothing to say they go gote the shipping offices, with a fair terutavat of Hritish and hundred miles prints at Inte Hente:'s Correspondent at American do but captiuad the war with all you will find hundreds of men waiting peneb, interests in Affies it, any be sel: a wright the machine must cus Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday reaplateness

intensity-(Loud to sign on.

Do you ret mang, men here who computed that the tature Gena Mrican turnish itself at the end of each 600 mila evening, deal with the bar fighting (applause) -

have been torpedoed more than once" Empire, with the Soutla Sen Colonies, will stage. Thus on Ford Motugn's quick lealing up to the Gnal capture of Sergy

By way of answering Mr. Hobden took stone supply a million, and a half tons, arew's flight route frau ludia to Lerulon, by the Americany, who also captured

me into & lounge for personal investiga

·Seringes and Roncheres.

tions. Of three men spoken th, the first and that alan 4.000 tons are edi, via Rusia, the length of which is 3,600 miles, the get cost for pil and fuel slove had been torpedoed only once, the second ately available for shippet." three times, the third also three times.

skelter at the point of the bayonet from the ruins of the village.

the fickl

RETREAT MAY BECOME A DISASTER.

ALLIED PRESSURE INCREASING.

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SUBMARINE WARFARE.

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SINKINGS DECLINING

LONDON, July 30.

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far out. The number of ships damaged

as well sinkings was declining,

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To carry

This mighty gripir," says Herr of transporting half a ton of moods, oE "I have known good! many cases." Zimmerman," je rust yet firmly in our five passengers ariditical Co the two

shirt Br. Hobder. "of a dozen immer-nd. We mess swait coming events,ficials if the serplans compang, would sions, with a sprinkling of 13's and ons

BADEM WITHIN A MONTA.

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empire.**

The fight for Sergy resolved itself into a fierce struggle with the Fourth Grds Division, one of the crack Divisions of the German Army. The Guards Awept down the hill when the Americnus were reorganising their line.

In the Heisef Commons, Sir Ericcse of 14. But our port missionary, fr. and then speak. We shall spank Gert work out at £115. To parry Ladia's

ST. Jarvis, has just officially reported

It will then also be necessity toy mail by aeroplane in one direction only The Givemons were all picked and fresh Geddes, First. For of the Admiralty that he has sisevered at naval gunner arrange for a lasting vennsution and links istha neroplane would cost. in men, determined to strike terror into stated that the British Allied and who has been torpedoed or mined line up of our sint empire with the petrol and oil alue, nearly £5,0x a day the intel Yankees with whom this was. neatral shipping completed for the half times, on 15 of the occasions "the ship land. The sa semarkable, or 1 year. This charge would

is the their first engagement. The Americane, Fear ended June 30th halanes the being ust. This wo believe,

passages, which should revive wide atten! Trave out of account interest paid oa overborne by the vast weight of num-shipping losses of all kiasis for the same record."

Later, the representative considerably tin: As the meeting recently of the capital devoted to the provision of “rofi. hars, gave gronad foot by foot to the period.

Sir Eric Geddes said that enemy Trade by mentioning that apparently

interested an official of the Board of Gen-Trish Socity Herr, von Stum. ingstock and ships designed to keep "brink of the Garry, but fiercely recoiled

a drove the the Germans helter- submarines now found it too dangerous there would be an applicant for 16 bars of the Foreign Office, declared that a from the varies depots furnished with al and

to work inshore and were again.going to his badge.

Ireland means the freedom of the sons; petrol, as also the company's labouúr bíll.; and that a German alliance with a free It would prvimbly"be a difficult matter to certain the unqual cost, of Ladia's The Germans suffered fearful losses Hitherto Great Britain hal prepondera-innicisions," said the offieis. though a perfect and fasting coroan cativa bes? Hampean hulls, but some dight is tàmwaj

"We have heard of cases of numerous beland would mean the establishment of their lead lying in braps on all parts of ingly borge the burden of the fight 17 is rather higher than was reckond teen Germany and her Altin lonial on the Bitter is the fact that India's

against submarines, but the flow of for. It bears upon matters now under

share of the Imperial Government's anti-sub-marine craft from the United consideration- as to the position on the. States would ere long become a for- left cuff, and so on. The position must Herr Zimmerian states that in a not mail subsidy oir épurée to the Peninsu midable torrent which would enable clearly allow of 17. bars, and even more, very rebote foruña füllways wider Gelar and Oriental Steaan Navigation Com

added. Great Britain to divert some of her being a

Apparently the available supply will cost will be built the aorth pany in respect of the Brindisi-Bonny eonstruction. resources from naval to mercantile not allow of the badge being in sobi. as of Mrica to the heart of the Dark Bilgi Singha and Brint-Adelaide Red has practically been decided or empire would then lead through Austria Independent testimony as to fise disure- Continent The way to our Africas' services in 1929-18 was only £54,588. and the torpedo will be. I should two and a half inches in length, and the and Italy, and it would be cuty necessary (pancy suggested by the figures between bar, which must be narrow. may be

to secure the sem Antry Dagura-Berg- the cost of serial mails, and "water-borne rather shorter. It is impossible to say he and Seily-Tripolis or Tunis. Andile is supplied by a consideration of when the new badges will be issued, but no doubt in the course of a week or so Further, the connection from the Persians the difference between the cost of carg certainly under a month, I should say.” Gult to East Africy, or from Aden roing half a ton six hundred miles Gothn Fast Africa. must be speured, and it and the cost even to-day, with freights must be a point in our future programme inflated as they are, of transmitting ene to draw Abyssinia into the Carman, fon from Calcutta to Londen or ver Turkish politicat vaign."

polThe over-all cost of carrying a full Herr Wilhelm Angast von

still less than Stutan, to 6,000 miles by sea whose remarks at the Germoa-Irish So. half the cost of currying half a ton six ciety's mueting are "quoted above, as hundred miles in "an aeroplane whose Another mysterious disease has come had a lengthy" diplomatic unrent, basing wer charges no interest on his capital to light, resembling botulism, and rivall- ing it in deadliness, but defying classifica-served in Washingten Paris, Vienna, and nothing for seting as pilot. So tur hon by the experts. The symptoms are Retrograd, and twier is faidan, Inaay and unpleasant, and they He is a man of great woulth, derived **described at a Chelsea inquest on Thomas from the iron and steel (trade,,“ „Below. Walker, a Faltam labourer. When he she war he specialien a pro-itish." was admitted to the infirmary, he was. drowsy and could not use is lower and made a point of saying friendly limbs. He said he had been eating meat things to British visitors. In Germany pies ant tinned salmon a few days before he has the reputation of being admit. his illness. He was supposed to be w victim of botulism.

LONDON, July 50.

The capture of the formidable inte of Chalment where it was once expected the Germans would be able to make a stand shows that theGermno retreat is in nowise ended. Now it is even doubtful whether the enemy will be able to hold

BIG MUNITIONS EXPLOSION IN

JAPAN.

MANY FATALITIES FEARED.

SHINOYOSEKİ, July 30..

A large quantity of ammunition

the Vesle line, for the Allied pressure xploded on the pier, during tranship- on the two pivots of defence, namely south of Soissons and south of Rheinment, with terrific force.

MESENCEPHALITIS.

It is feared that there are many NEW AND DEADLY DISEASE THAT

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF TURKISH AMBAS

"SADOR TO BERLIN.

ia increasing. In this connection the fulinities. comuniqués, mention the Scots at Buzancy, south of Soissons. This is interesting as showing that the British are now engaged on the western as well As the eastern side of the salient. Should this pivoted position go, there is still the possibility of the retreat becom ing a disaster; hence the Germans are

AMSTERDAM, July 30. desperately defending the triangular The death announced of Hakki "bastion between Soissons, the Ourch and Pasha, the Turkish ambasador at

the Aisne, which General Mangin is Berlia. bammering from the west while General De Goutte is advancing northwards from Feri and endeavouring to turn the position.

GERMANS HEAVILY COUNTER- ATTACKING.

LONDON,, July 30, * The Germani, so far, have engaged 71 Divisions on the Marne salient, some of which were Prince Rupprecht's

Divisious.

Expert opinion in London discounta any idea of the possibility of rounding | p the Germans in the talicat, owing to the fact that the Allies there are faced by a numerically superior enemy...".

The German are now heavily counter-attacking.

GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN RETREAT.

AMSTERDAM, July 30.

A Berlin semi-official mentage say's The removal of our front in the neighbourhood of Fere-en-Tardenois and Ville Tardenois was carried ont at night only after the thorough destruction of everything likely to be useful to the enemy, who at first did not observe the withdrawal

The Daily Express Correspondont at the Hague says ———

German newspapers are painfully endeavouring to convince the public that everything is going wol They take the line that the object of the pffensive was not to gain ground but to destroy the enemy forces. When this was impossible the attack was stopped in order to spare the troops while the enemy was allowed to sacrifice his Iroops without result.

TRAGIC DEATH OF A BRITISH

PEER.

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Losnos, July 30, The borly of Lord Lichfeld has been found in the river near bivifitaffordshire residence with a gunshot wound in the head

Lord Lichfield was born in 1856, and owned 2100 acres in Staffordshire. He was a director of the Provincial Bank of England, the Bank of Australegia, etc. The heir to the estates is Viscount

Anson.

SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES AS A PRIVATE IN FRANCE.

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ONLY IN CIVIL EMPLOYMENT OWING TO INJURIES."

PUZZLES EXPERTS. .

were

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d gas traffic is ronckmued---whether

this goals be mails or-mp--the prospert | of an aerial service does not appear to be

onanercial proposition.

PASSENGER FARES,

As regarda u passenger service the cost calentated merely on petrol and oil exe

pewithre gires better results. Reckon! Ing-duse alone, five panengers · could i

of BOYS WANTED FOR THE HARVEST, apparently be conveyed from London to

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Dr. Spilsbury, Home Office pathologist. said he had found a condition inflammation of the brain. It was not

|India in a Gotha by the crow's flight- meningitis, certainly not tubercle, and

route for £119 86., or £23 18. apiece. he could not account for it. It was not ptomaine poisoning, and be did not

When the last newspaper, rail left but the experts appear to agree that this. think the symptoms were due to food. Home demands for over 7,000 schoolboys Hare is nugatory and that Lord Mon- twins to Dr. Feidman, the in- potato crops had already been receive reduced is fallacious. In this article in

natural death.

to help in harvesting the hay, corn and Fagus charge of £10 single, soon to be According firmary doctor, the authorities had from farmers by the Ministry of National the Times Trade Supplement Cap given up looking for the cause of death Service. Of these at least 5,000 will be tain A. J. Swinton, K., considers that, in the intestines, and were now making required during June and July, and voir for South Africa, a single fare of brain examinations.

The Coroner It seems to me we have stumbled on a lighting. The boys must be not younger charge would be higher. Passenger book- (Mr. Luzmoore Drew); further 3,500, during Delober for potato 120 would be essential. For India the new discose-mesencephalitis (disease of the middle brain).

than It, and offers of service should be ing on these terms would not be suth- Dr. Spilsbury: It is not new there made through headmasters.

are cases all over the world.

The coroner picntioned something new about botulism, saying that it was known in Northern Canada at the beginning of the last century in a por- tion

of the Dominion whore the inhabitants were dependent on frozen meat and frozen fish.

SOMETHING LIKE PRECIOUS " METALA

vient to klock off the mail steamers, and acute competition with the steakip companies would emne. The writer in The Engineer appears to sum up in- controvertible facts when he says: Enthusiasts and interested parties may draw glowing pictures of the aeroplane's On commandedring all stocks of plati- future, but for us we prefer for the pre- num, palladium and iridium; the United want to rely on the leascos revealed by States Government have fixed the prices the cold-blooded analysis of established per cubes tros of these metals at £21. figures. To our way of thinking the nero. £27, and £85 respectively. They have plane and the submarine have much is gone up fron ten to thirty-fold their common bola are powerrel and import Increase in prica of all the items ordi- original value. Even these high prices out weapons of war, but, a means of Sir Auckland's secretary has replied: parily entering into the working-class are Insignificent beside that of radium, enemie, transportation, either of goods assure you that he does not get the family budget such as food, rent, sloth-which at 16 per milligramme works or passengers, their extra cost, under all sum of 10 a day, or anything sping, fuel and light between July 1914 out at £600,000 per ounce, troy.

Bir Ackland Geddes, Minister of

The jury found that death was due to National Service, has received a letter from Mr. Arthur Beecroft. of Ilford, mesencephalitis, but how it was caused complaining that."men of 45 are being there was no evidence to show.. forced' to leave all they have to become soldiers at la. ed. a day, while you, office taking £10 a day of the country's younger man, remain in your London money."

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Sir Auckland Geddes desires me to

SHILLING HOW WORTH 607

proaching it. He thinks you may like and May. 1918, is estimated,' says "tho

to know that he, too, has served as a Board of Trade Gazette," at between

private at the rate of one chilling 5, and 100 per cent. If the amount of,000,000 SPENT ON REFUGEES. day; that he joined the Army in the early days of the war, has been in increased taxation on commodities je France, and is now only in a civilian deduced the spercase in about 7 per cent. position as he is unfit for further active less.. service as the result of injuries received

by hire in France Perhaps I may add that Sir Auckland also served in the South African War..

GROWING BOYS' RATIONS,

Forty thousand Belgian refugees are receiving 6nancial assistance in Great

Britain. In the second report of the

War. Hefdgees = ommittee, just issued,

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beads, renders them, for the present at.

all events, too inefficient to compete with eatablished means of transportation."

JUVENILE, SMOKING,«

The Governor-Generale assent has

it is announced that there is no founda bez received to the Poojab Juvenile tion for the corique but widespread Smoking Bill. This messure was inte Boys between 13 and 18 receiving up belief that she money expended on the duced, in the Punjab Legislative Council plementary rations may continue to me maintenance of Belgian relugten is, or on the 19th April, 1815, with a view to FOR A WEAK STOMACH their cards after passing the age limit will be ultimately provided by the prerent children and young persons from

general rule all you need to do mil the carla run out. Consideration Belgien Government cost, which molding tobacco. Legislation of a simi A SPLIT IN THE CAMP. A to adopt a diet suited to your is being given to the case of lade befallen on, private British liosta on clar natire has been undertaken in the

be less than 24,000,000, Tho cawspapers refer to ungrateful age and occupation and to keep your tween 18 and 15 who are awaiting the trikitions in money or kind on the Cat United Kingdom, Ceylon and nozze Stuten Latteks uped Hindenburg whereas bulegur. When you feel that you call to the solchra, and the Ministry of Keroes Committee sud, the British India, and public opinion had from Ludendord is not criticised. Apparently inted take one of Uhamberlain a Tablets. Food contemplates an issue of supple Governmente The large majority of the this to time declared itself in favour of

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