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THE WAR.

RUSSIANS' GREAT SWEEP.

TURKS GRAVE PERIL.

BRISK DAY ON BRITISH FRONT.

GENERAL.

MARCHAND KILLED.

VON MOLTKE'S STRIKING CONFESSION.

FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. DEFEAT OF MINOR GERMAN

ATTACK

PARIS, May 18th:

4.35 p...

saysThere To-day's communique was only lively artillery work in the Verdun region and the complete defest. of a small German attack.

ENEMY EFFORT FRUSTRATED. ANOTHER ATTEMPT NEAR HILL 304.

PARIS. Muy 17th. 1.30 .m.

The evening communiqué says:--An enemy detachment, attempting & Bur prise attack on a small post at Butte de Mesnil, in Champagne, was repulsed

with bomis.

There has been active artillery work in Argonne, and a sharp bombardment occurred in the region of Avocourt, Hill 304, and Mort Homme, on the left of the ease. An attempted attack west

THE NEAR EAST

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENERAL TOWNSHEND AT CONSTANTINOPLE

LONDON, May 16th, Major-General Townshend has arrived at Constantinople.

IMPORTANT RUSSIAN

SUCCESSES.

GRAVE THREAT TO TURKISH COMMUNICATIONS..

PETROGRAD, May 16th.

3.40 p.m.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESA. THURSDAY, MAY 18ræ, 1915,

USBIAN FRONT.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. J GERMAN ACTIVITY NEAR VILNA.

PETROGRAD, May 16th

A Cominique says: The Germans. have displayed activity in the region f Lake Midsiel, north-east of Vilna, where. they gained a partial footing in the Rus sina frenches, whence a counter-attack

drove them out..

There was a violent all night bombard ment north of the Inke

The Germans were also active in Galicia, but were held by the Russian

fire.

HAVAL ACTIVITIES.

[TE BOUGH REUTER’# AORNOY.] GERMANY'S SUBMARINE

WARFABE.

A WARNING TO NEUTRAL SHIPS..

WASHINGTON. May 17th. Count Bernstorff has handed Mr. Lansing a communication from Germany warning neutral merchantmen, when summoned by a submarine; not to turn in the direction of the latter, and declares that if they do an the consequences will rest solely on the neutrals.

TORPEDOED BRITISH

STEAMER.

LONDON, May 17th.

The Russians have occupied the town of Mamabatun, about 30 miles to the north-east of Erzingan, driving a wedge. into the Turkish defensive lines. This, have arrived at La Rochelle.

combined with the threat of the envelop- ment of Bagdad from the direction of Mosul, gives a vivid interest to the Grand Duke's operations in Asia Minor.

The recent movements of the Russians were most rapid, especially towards the

The crew of the submarined. British

steamer Erebrig have been saved and

BUSSIAN RED CROSS AND ** PORTUGAL “ OUTRAGE...

PETROGRAD, May 16th, The Russian Red Cross Bociety has

recalled its delegates from the Inter

THROUGH ELUTER'S AGENOW] GOVERNMENT OF PERSIA. ANOTHER PRO-ALLY GOVERNOR APPOINTED

LONDON, May 16th." Prince Nor-el-Sultanch. has been, ap- point-d Governor of Kerman. Like Prince Firman Firma, the new Governor of Fars, he is a strong partisan of the

Allies.

TROUBLE IN TURKEY.

ATHENS, May 17th.

There have been serious

difficulties

ADVENTURES OF AN ALIEN COMPULSION AND WEALTH.

ENEMY IN GERMANY.

FIRST TASTE OF K-BROT, AND FIRST BREAD TICKET.

BY A RUSSIAN JOURNALIST.]

DEMAND FOR EQUALITY OF SACRIFICE.

During the debate on the Budget in the House of Commons last month Mr. G.

between the Turkish. Sheikh-ul-Islam, second-class carriages, and occupied of those who had lost their sons and hus-

and the Minister of Justice. The latter has resigned.

THE COTTON

WORKERS?

DISPUTE. MASTERS AND MEN CONFER

LONDON, May 17th. At the invitation of Sir George Ankwith, Chief Industrial Commissioner, representatives of masters and operativo cotton spinners associations had a five hours" conference over the men's claims for a 10 per cent, advance. It is ander stood that Sir George Askwith's proposals for a settlement will be submitted to excentive meetings of the associations at Manchester to-day, with a view to a con- tinuance of local negotiations.

;

And so, in spite of the severity and

be humiliation to which we were subjected at the Customs, the manner and haviour of the officers and privates was not only correct, but to a certain extent even obliging. ****

MANY ARE FALLEN.

Barnes (Labour) considered that the Part of the passengers who came with principle of compulsion ought to be ap- me from Denmark went on to Hamburg, plied to a greater extent to the wealth and at the beginning our Berlin train of the country than it had been The was nimo" empty. But at Rostock pas- | provision of some 65 millions of new sengers began to strenin in. These were axation to meet an additional burden of new taxation to the extent of some, mainly officers and soldiers going home 13 or 14 hundred millions was nut on leave, and all, without exception, were in field-grey uniforms. One could not enough, and the Government should have help noticing the change the war has taken more of the wealth of the country. wrought in German militarism. There Incomes of £10,000 and £20,000, not to was a strong air of democratisation speak of £100,000, were an auomaly in Officers of all ranks and privates mingled war time, and an outrage on the feelings seats close to one another. The ceremony bands. Most of the men who had given of saluting has been simplified, and so their lives had, from the material point were the relations between superior of view, very little at stake; and yet it officers and the rank and file The Ger- was by their sacrifices that the credit of man lientonaut is no more the caricatured the country was kept up and the richs creature hitherto so familiar in der were enabled to retain their enormous That being so, it was fortunes, many, with a monocle, huge collar, an' in lo solent look, and face tattooed by sears, monstrous that 8. Bd should be the The German lieutenant has left his highest tax that could be imposed apon Olympian heights and become an ordi- great incomes. If there was to be any- thing like equality of sacrifice-about nary mortal.

which so much was being heard-large On the other hand, the man with an incomes must be more drastically taxed. income of £200 a year was, by compari- He would son, very hardly treated, have to pay about £9 in income-tax, and that in addition to a rise of 50 per cent is the price of necessaries. The people who were making sacrifices on accounts I had occasion to observe during my wh fortnight's stay in Germany a good many of the war, those who had had to move thousands of the German military in into smaller houser while their male re- the same vulgar ostentations display of trams and public places, and. I their everyday life, in the street, in thelatives were serving in the Forces, saw struck and surprised by this radical wealth as there had been before the war. In the West End of London were to be seen shops displaying all sorts of things change in the psychology of German military circles,

that appealed to wealthy people, and This phenomenon is not difficult to ex- plain

the 18 months of war the shoppers-women wearing furs costing profe

cadres of the German hundreds of pounds--were to be met, The Chancellor should see to it that this Army, the original goose step elements, have been considerably thinned, display ceased. There had been too much regard Guards to secret that the flower of the Gunner economy and too little netion in reg Regiments and the Junker element Mr. Dundas White (Liberal) expressed amongst the officers have been killed, profound disappointment that the Chan- New people appeared on the scene the cellor had not proposed, at a time like recent recruits, the Landwehr, the Land this, to call upon those who held the sturn. The officers, especially those natural resources of the country to make whom I had occasion to observe, are not a special contribution towards their

defence. soldiers by profession, but ex-lawyers, teachers, engineers, merchants, men of science, etc., to whom the typically Ger man spirit of military caste is abso-

CHINESE FOR MESOPOTAMIA. lutely foreign and who, by their educa

A call was recently made from Army tion, opinions and habits Inathe and tarist traditions 1 have to admit that Chinese carpenters for the military works this new fighting Germany made a less department of Expeditionary Force Din repulsive impression on me, Mesopotamia. The communication re

It was very frosty. The window panes

garding them received in Rangoon stated. were covered with ice, and the train was that applications should be made at once

t was impossible rushing so rapidly that it

to the Garrison Engineer, Rangoon, to catch a glimpse of the country we Voyle Road, Cantonment. The men were traversed. It was very dull in my como be provided with free rations from partment. An old German colonel, a middle aged gentleman and another officer were buried in their papers, and did not sevince the slightest desire to enter into

conversation

ARMY DECORATIONS.

LONDON, May 17th.

The Curerie states that the Distinguish ed Service Order has been awarded to Captain R. E. Wilson, of the Artillery, and the Military Cross lo Captain J. H. MeCudden, of the Cavalry.

SAVING DAYLIGHT.

LONDON, May 17th.

In the House of Commons, the Day

was

of Hill 304 was stopped by our curtain Bagdad Railway. The armies are likely national Commission to War Prisoners at light Saving Bill passed its third read despise all the nonsense of the ugly mili Headquarters, India, for a number of

of fire. There were some artillery anivors east of the Mouse, and in Woevre. VERDUN BATTLE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE.

VON MOLTKE'S UTTERANCE.

AuSTERDAY, May 16th, Field Marshal Von Moltke, formerly the Chief of the Imperial German General Staff, in an interview admitted that the Allies' production of munitions

to be well supplied, with Tabriz and Bitlis as bases, and they are also traver

-

Stockholm owing to the refusal of the ing Gorman Red Cross Bociety to express

sing rich territory capable of supporting regret at the sinking of the hospital-ship strong forces.

News is eagerly awaited of Cossock raids far southward.

FUTILE EFFORT TO CHECK RUSSIANS

PETROGEAD, May 16th

9.35 p.m.

A Turkish attempt to check the

Portugal.

GENERAL.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE BE

MILITARY BUL PARAND

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR

SMALL BUSINESS-MEN,G

LONDON, May 10th.

[HAYAS AGENCY ] PEACE TALK.

THE ONLY WAYS

PARIS, May 15th President Foincare, when visiting Nancy, declared that the Austro-Germans would like to throw on the Allies all the responsibility for the continuation of the war, but the Allies had never received,

MEATLESS DINING CARA The woller came in announcing Abendanali (evening meal), and in- vited those desirous of partaking of the meal to the restaurant-car. I recalled

the date of embarkation, free accommo- dation and free passages both ways, Supervisors will be paid Rs. 150; foremen Rs. 125; carpenters Rs. 100. The required number of men were easily obtained in Rangoon.

other passengers are carrying their own

equalled that of the Central Powers. Russians threatening the Bagdad railway The Military Service Bill has passed either directly or indirectly, any pro- that today was meatless day, and Luggage to the platform. 1 follow their! nfirmed that the fighting at Verdun was is the feature of tonight's communique, its third reading by a majority of 250 | position of peace emanating from the decided to see what & Catless!! din- example and get my things out of the

Central Powers. The Allies were, more

er looked like.

train, and, like the others, stand and

of vital importance, and would perhaps which says:-The Russians continue to to 35.-

In ti restaurant or everything, was

have a decisive offeet:

progress in the direction of Mosul. The ↑ In the House of Commons, on the over, firmly determined to impose their exceedingly familiar to me. I took in At last from some corner appear four th a glance the ceiling, the walls, the venerable greybeards in porters uni- Tarks further westward, in the Disrbekir report stage of the Military Service Bill, own conditions upon their enemies, and doors, and noticed that it was the usual form dragging, trucks behind them, and

restaurant-car of the Belgian Interna-begin to collect our luggage. would only cease to fight when the Austro-tional Company, tens and hundreds of Are you a foreigner one of them

LIVELINESS ON BRITISH

FRONT

SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISES.

LONDON, May 17th. General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com “shuinque, Bays --Both sides wore activa in minor enterprises on Monday night. Three parties of the enemy attempted to enter our trenches south of Hebutern" Two failed entirely, but the third ente ed our trenches for a brief period.

The Lancashire Fusiliers, after the ex- plusion of some mines on the Vimy Ridge, occupied the enemy's first line on a front of 250 yards, inflicting consider able casualties.

region, tried to take the offensive, but Mr. Walter Long promised to issue res galations to the Tribunals giving special were defeated by our fre.

consideration to small business men

SEVEN TURKISH DIVISIONS | where their calling up means the stop-

MENACED.

page of business,

PETROGRAD, May 16th:

The Russians continue to sweep onward from Bitlis, cutting the Turkish com- munications to the south-eastward and south westward, and seriously menacing the rear of seven Turkish Divisions be- tween Kut and Mosul.

RISE IN FOOD PRICES. HOW BRITAIN COMPARES WITH CENTRAL POWERS.

LONDON, May 18th. It is officially announced that since July, 1914, the food prices had risen in

had risen in Vienna by 110 per cent, in Berlin by 100 per cent., and in the United Kingdom a ty nhỏ per cent. It is pointed out that remarkable the Berlin prices would have been higher

The curious lull in big events in all theatres except in Asia Minor, and especially the continued

Apatrol opposit Auchy raided the German inactivity on the Eastern front at for the official restrictions on the sale

nemy's tronches after a mine explosion and penetrated towards the second line where bombs were exchanged with the

encing

are raising the question whether the Germans can send aid to the Turks in. time to prevent a great, and, perhaps, decisive Russian stroke in Mesopotamia.

A hostile patrol near Wieltje, attempt AIRSHIP MOTIVIEN ing to approach our lines, was dispersed

by our fire.

There was reciprocal artillery motivity to-day

GENERAL MARCHAND KILLED

IN ACTION.

LONDON, May 16th

of foodstuf

THE CASEMENT TRIAL

LONDON, May 10th. The proceedings at the trial of Bir ement and the soldier Bailey

3guay were confined to evidence contr

Attorney General » == opening The Court adjourned with statemen the case for the Crown practically com pleted. It is erpated that the Magis Material hearing will be concluded to

AIR RAID ON VENIDE,

Ron May 18th. Austrian aircraft raided Venice and the suburb of Mestre, but were driven off before much harm could be done. One

The famous French General Marchand house was damaged, but there were no has been killed in action

canalties, in Venice, there were two

Tepem Jean Baptiste Marchand entered the s French Army in 1889. Vive years later he unalled and some wounded in Mestre

dertook exploration work in Airiča. In 1898, 1

To as the boniral figure in the Fadioda in BRITAIN'S AIR SERVICE,

dont, with whicle hir name been associated

ever kinon. It will be recalled that ord

Ktchener following the

3

total defeat of

The Dervishes at Omdurman arched

Fashode, and found Mareland end a French

GERMAN CONCESSIONS IN

INDIA

LONDON, May 16th

Germans declare themacives beaten.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.). CHINA'S MORATORIUM. NOT TO APPLY TO GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS.

LORDON, May 17th.

It is authoritatively stated that Moratorium which has been declared in

China applies only to notes and deposits in the Bank of Chian and the Bank

It does not apply to

Communications.

Chiness Coverament obligations.

UHAOKLETON RELIEF

EXPEDITION, ONWEALTH TO ABB18T

“MemorizNE, May 17th."

an inquiry by Mr. Bonar Hon Mr F Pearce, Minis Defence, has intimated that the Commonwealth are pre

Váre prepared to assist in

ng others and twenty men, with teen monks, for the

which are even now running on the asked me. In that case you had better Russian, French, Danish, Spanish and first go to the Commissioner of Police ar other railways of the world. Even the the end of the platform. You must first notify your arrival. Then you had het outside appearance was little changed. The advertisements of French and Belgian ter run down quickly to the approach seaside resorts and hotels which formerly and catch a cab these are very scarce- chequered the walls, have now been re- and thou come here and get your luggage moved. A paper was pasted over the yourself from the Hand Luggage De lower half of the inscription (which is partment; I shall only take them down

old

usually in French) requesting -- payment below and grumpy, and it is

The man

upon presentation of bill. Huwever, the crockery, the ashtrays and window useless asking him to get a cab and ree

well-known

about my things. He does not even panes still retained the initials WI. (Wagons Lits) listen to me I can see that he does not I take my seat at a little table and treat the other passengers any better, so remembering that I am in Germany. I decide to submit and put up with find at last the Police Commissioner, call in the usual way for Mahlzeit these " ("Krieg War) orders. I The waiter, with a solemn expression on

down to the approach but cannot find his face, brings on a plate a tiny little and, having received my passport, 1 ron bit of the famous war bread is any motor bus or cab. A batch of pas no more than half s slice of the usual sengers are anxiously looking for the French roll approach of some vehicle, and old coaches of prehistoric construction, such as Berlin has not seen for more than ten years, and drawn by one miserable horse, are literally taken by storm.

FIRST TASTE OF K-HEEAD

ANCIENT COACHMAN FOUND

I can hardly contain my curiosity. I take if up, investigate and taste it. It has the appearance of a badly baked, half raw, earthen coloured bread, something

I followed the example of some of the like our sitnik" but of very low qua- lity. Its thate is very strange and quite more thoughtful and ran for three or unfamiliar. In spite of its being moist four blocks to neighbouring streets, and underdone it tastes like old bread. spied out some casual coach carrying is difficult to chew, and now and then passengers and luggage to the station, some extraneous matter grits on one's jumped on the step, and on arriving at teeth Amongst its chief component the station waited until the passengers parts are potatoes and bran and luggage were unloaded and then The dinner, in spite of its comparative secured my place. I had lost shout a of an hour, and had to relief expedition.

ly high price (3) marks) was more than three quartern modest. A mixture of potatoes and pay the old driver 3 marks beer money vegetables boiled in water was served on top of his fare for kindly taking me THE MEXICAN SITUTION.

soup. The second care was little bit to the hotel al some fith and again potatoes. The tin of the pre-war days when the I was not 10 o'clock yet not Iste for OTON, May 18th,

third course a ragout of more potatoes night life of the city only has been reached with

and dried mushrooms. For padding we commenced at this hour but now lonely the latter is had a compote of dried fruit, and that

emmad half pipzigrasse are fully it), strcote (only Friedrich- how whether he not taken the advice of my fel

was all

northern low travellers to order a substantial and dirty to boot (they are only swept two or three days, and this m Americans will mes on the boat I should have got up from Clus na mesti

dinner que Berlin which is famed for its clean- utter absence of any vehicular ter I noticed for de a strong unpression on me and gaping, deserted cafés! All

LONDON, May 17th.

The Daily Telegraph states that the

The House of Commons Bir D Koerapointed out that. 6. Germana had a concession for radio active are in the Nellore distret, and

LORD

ABDINGE.

DON, May 18th

in the duced b

furto in occupation, who refused to retiro with Government will not create a real Air the local Government e *not*unders from their Government. Marchand's

Jome was recalled two months later There Ministry owing to opposition in high or

was a dramatic meeting of Lord Kitchener and quarters, but intend to re-constitute Lor General Marchand on the French front when

the British War Minister was inspecting certern Derby's Air Committed on much broader

“nữ the French Rumbes about a year ago. General lines, under the Chairmanship of Lord

Marchand has rendered his country dink'nguished service during the present wor

Curzon

fons, and

and more lights begin to firsh past the frosted windows we are nearing Berlin

this

fter paying the the first time the new Gernian var money.

iron pfennic pieces the which I could not shake off right to the nickel ones having been withdrawn from end of my sojourn in Berlinavy

At Iset I arrive at the Central Hotel. renlation:

At first sight everything looks as of old. approach hesitatingly the office, being fraid leat meet one of the employes! who may know me from my previous visitz My fears, however, are ground- Pho atalis alinest new with the exception of the old porter, the others are boys of 16 or 15. I am given the key. of my room, and with it my first

which entitles me to 250 grammes Carda

Hera

May 17th

the w

dinary

receiving

ry prominent

atform.

ARBIYAL AT BERLIN. the Stettiner Bahno

open porter lo porters used to crowd the not a soul is to be und and gotice that the

or next Column)

(about alb) of bread per day.

bread