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HIGHLANDERS' DASH AT

LOOS.

THRILLING STORY OF TH

CAMERONS' PART.

The souvenir book of the 6th Cameron Highlanders, tracing the battalion's history from the outbreak of war till the end of last year, contains a very excel- lent unofficial story of the battle of Joos.

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The following is a copy of the Pro- clamation distributed by the Sinn Feiners throughout Dublin':-

POBLACHT NA I EIREANN. THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE IRISH

REPUBLIC TO THE PEOPLE or IRELAND.

TATE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 16th, 1918.

GERMAN EXACTIONS IN POLAND.

'A HEAVY BURDEN.

EXTORTION UNDER THE GUISE OF LAW.

A GREAT ALLIANCE.

GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE AND UNITED STATES.

PRESIDENT ELIOT'S PLAN.

The amount of dange done by the Germans in Russian Poland is incalcul able. They have done it by direct reissues for which the Allita night is carried That fine statement of the great mural quisitions and thefts, and by rain

oficted on industry. From Lodz alone sident CW. Eliot, of Harvard Univer still further in its implications by Pre- they have taken away machinery and raw sity, who has sent to the Boston Sunday materials to the value of £3,300,000, from Herald a letter in which he argues that

Irishmen and Irishwomen, in the name of God and the dead generations from which she receives her, old, traditions of This battalion formed part of the 15th nationhood, Irelarid, through us, sum (Scottish) Division, which took part in mons her children to her flag and strikes Czestochowa to the value of £1,800,000 the future safety of the United States

Douglas Hamilton (who fell in the great Republican brotherhion, the Irish.

ber 23.98. st. During the fortnight before, the battalion under Lieut. Colonel bat:le, winning the V.C. by his prowess) had been resting at La Beuvriers. On Thursday, the 23rd, they moved up to wards the firing line in a violent then derstorm, and the Friday night was spent in a communicating trench near Philosophe Very few got any sleep, dis- turbed as they were by the hooming of the guns and by Frogs which infested the Trench.

trained her manhood through her secret revolutionary her open military organization, the Irish and through volunteers, and the Irish citizen army having patiently perfected her discipline, having resintely waited for the right moment to reveal itself, she now seizes that moment, and, supported by her exiled children in America and by gal- lant allies in Europe, but relying in the first on her own strength, she strikes in full confidence of victory,

It way with a feeling of relief that the We declare the right of people of Ire- battalion moved up to the frons lines. land to the ownership of Ireland and the The attack had begun, and any doubts unfettered control of Irish destinies to be as to its immediate success were 30011 apvereign and indefensible. The long dispelled by the arrival of two large usurpation of that right by a foreign hands of German prisoners, who were people and Government has not extin- evidently not displeased to be out of the guished the right, nor can it ever be In an incredibly short time extinguished except by the destruction of word was passed that the Jocks are at

the Irish people. In every generation Los Towers The advance had been the Irish people have asserted their right phenomenally quick-too quick, perhaps to national freedom and sovereignty; six for those in the next sector had been times during the past 300 years have they held up, with the result that the left asserted it in arms, Standing on that wing of the Brigade was in the air. fundamental right, and again asserting Our turn had now come (continues theit in arms in the face of the world, we narrator), and, with A Company lead-hereby proclaim the Irish Republic as a

We

pledge our lives and the lives of our sovereign independent Stale, and We

vomrades in aims to the cause of its army, of its welfare and of its exaltation

ing, we advanced in line of half coin panies towards the left of Hill 70. Passing through "Puits 14 Bis" were met with a perfect hail of bullets. The enemy was on the point of advancantong the nations. ing in large numbers to the attack, but ...they thought better of it and turned about. Just as they got to the crest of the hill our machine gars came into action and caused great destruction.

CALLANT REARGUALD FIGHT.

While it was yet light it was courting disaster to expose oneself, but many man left his meagre cover to attend lo a wounded contrade. The doctor had us dressing station immediately behind the pit, and there he worked lika a Trojan till the place was shelled the following

morning.

sub

they have cut down and devastated the country,

The time has not yer come for attempting an

the anti-Germanic nationa

He points out that the majority of estimate of these losses.

American people realise how essential it The following account deals merely is for the good of the world that the with the quasi-legal forms of the German Allies should triumph and the Central exoctions, with contributions, taxation,Powers fall, because the desires of the and concessions to companies of German former are cansistent with the ideais monopolists. The figures quoted below of freedon, justice, and protherhood, cover exclusively the Polish territory which all true Americans cherish, and under German occupation and that only the desires or airus of Germany and for the period up to January 1st, 1916 Austria-Hungary are not.? They are derived mainly from public returns and are absolutely trustworthy as far as they go, but they are by no means complete; wherever estimates are made they tend to be well below the mark..

towns for which it has been possible to The contributions levied on the 18 obtain statistics (the list, however, is incomplete) amount to £56,060. In No ember, 1914, the Russian Government, on account of the general distress, suspended the exaction

The

certain taxes. of

tax

German authorities not only reintro: duced this taxation, some of it at in creased rates, but decided to exact the payment even of the arrears. Thus, the Germans reintroduced the land (raised by 100 per cent), the hearth tax and the tax on movable property in 'towns and 'urban districts, and also the inx on occupied houses and the indus trial taxes. These taxes had produced in 1913 £3,400,000: They have also intro duced new taxes on timber, un joint. stock companies, or dogs, and on fir arms. A conservative estimate, of the amount levied by these taxes, up to Jay uary 1st, 101, puts it at £800,000.

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A GREAT ALLIANCE President Eliot then makes the fine sug gestion that the United States should enter into a permanent offensive and defensive alliance with Great Britain and France to maintain the freedom of cumstances, and to oppose attack by ses the sens for these Allies under all cir-

on any one of them. To this new alliance, other nations, present belligerent or pre- seat neutral, might be welcomed, but they would not be necessary to its Locess. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey would not be admissible, because they so, their word.

The Irish Republic is entitled to, and hereby claims, the allegiance of every Irishman and Irishwoman. The Repub lie guarantees religious and civil pro porty, equal rights and equal opportuni Ties to all its citizens, and declares its resolve, to pursue the happiness and prosperity of the whole nation and of all its parts, cherishing all the children of exacted from different towns

Supplies, lodging, ete, are being the nation equally and obliviously to the German Army and for the Government for the differences carefully fostered by an alien authorities. Up to January 1st, 1016, Government which have divided amino- Warsaw has expended in that rity from the majority in the past..

way £180,000 (£86,000 a month) and Lodz portune moment for the establishment of

Until our arms have brought the op£230,000 (£25,000 « mouth). These two

industrial cities, probably now the poor All through the night we were

a permanent national Government. est in Europe, are unable to feed their Hind exposed to bullets of hidden shipers her men and women the provisional Gov- still they are compelled to pay these Ireland and elected by the suffrages of all heavy loans through German banks, and Ons gaan by this time were utterly worn out, gry and miserably cold. Such the civil and military affairs of the Re--

ernment here constituted will administer regular contributions. The same happensing was the state of affairs when, early on

in the ease of other towns, Sunday morning, the enemy, consider

public in trust for the people. We place the Irish Republic under the protection ably reinforced, launched his counter

of the Most High God, Whose Blessing attack The troops on our left were driven back, but our men held on, though

we invoke on our arms, and we pray, that exposed to very heavy frontal and en

no one, who serves that eauso will dis filade fire, till it was impossible to hold Irish nation must by its valour and dis honour it. In this supreme hour the on longer, and we, too, had to withdraw.cipline, and by the readiness of its child A rally was made with a few men tren to ancrifice themselves for the common the pit, and again further back. Thus, some of our men fighting a reargard destiny to which it is called.

good,

prove itself worthy of the august -action," the enemy were checked in their

advance, and the battalion was able Government

Signed un behalf of the Provisional retire in good order for about 500 yards. Here, under cover, we formed up, and So a long, thin fine again advanced.

jected to a continuous hail of shrapnel presentative of the whole poople of starving populations and have to raise easily absolve themselves from keeping

THOMAS J. CLARKE THOMAS MACDONAGH SEAN MACDERMOTT EAMORNE CEANNT P. H. PEASE JOSEPH PLUNKETT JAMES CONNOLLY

CLYDE

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meal. The total amount of import duties port duties on salt, pepper, herrings, fish, tea, coffee, cocoa, beans, and dat paid for the same period by Warsaw and Lodz alone is estimated at £70,000. The income from that source is growing rapidly. In January, 1816, Warsaw paid £69,000 in import duties.

considerations are pertinent: In favour of this alliance the follow-.

1. War between the United States and either Great Britain or France need no longer be thought of as possible.

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In the chief urban districts of Russian Paland, the German Government have The colonel was magnificent. A con

introduced a monopoly in grain and

4. The insurance against invasion spicuous figure, he was always in front.

four. The transaction is most compli- which this alliance would provide for 1.2 and never, sought concealment. We ad-

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reimportation of n vertain amount of an army of even 100,000 men across four to Poland. fortunately had by this time posted

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France, and the United States, cessionnaires spend on the rye, wheat, jected to a withering fire from the front,

PRISONERS REGRET

and barley which thus passes through 5 The alliance would he effective not their hands £329,600 a month. and easladed by machine-guns from the

As they only for its immediate objects, but for the wood on the left. We could do more,

At the High Court of Justiciary, Edin charge for the same £410,480, they make discouragement of war-anking through and were forced to withdraw to a defenburgh, before the Lord Justice General, profit of about 25 per cent. on the

out the world. It would possess abund sire position to reform and be reinforced. three Clydeside Socialists, all young men,

transaction. In the agricultural diet and well-distributed ports, suval We had stopped the advance of the ene

pleaded Guilty to offerices under the tricts a tax of 1 mark is rained on the stations, dock-yards, mines of coal and my, who proceeded to strengthen the Defence of the Realm Act and were

grinding of every 22016, of grain. "It is

ores, oil wells, munition factories, food position he now held.

sentenced to terms of imprisonment.

calculated that this tax yields £20,220 #

and clothing supplies, and high indus- Shortly after we started to go back

In the first case James Dunlop Mac

month. Thus the German authorities trial and financial capacity. the colonel turned round to have one Dougall and James Maxton were sharged make out of grain and four £131,082 a more look at the enemy's position; there with having, on March 23th, at a public

month. he received his death-wounİ.

By this meeting

8. Such an alliance would be able to The tax on sugar is levied nominally give some support, though not security, on Glasgow-green, addressed time there were only thice unwoundition workers in these words, at the old rate of 1.75 roubles for the to the Earopean maritime nations which ed offers left in the battalion, and the Strike strike strike!" "Down tools pood (38), but the Gernian authorities are exposed to land attaca by terimany organised what was left of the batte and to hell with them!: "Strike atrakculate, with their natial ingenuity, and Austria Hungary any France, that 1.75 roubles were before the war Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Meantime, a very important but dan

equivalent to 3.50 marks, but 3.50 marks Norway, and Greece and tereby to gerous position just north of Loos was

now fetch according to the exchangmake attack on them-less attractive, or in danger of being rushed at any mo Mr. Duffes, for the prisoners, said that arbitrarily fixed by the Germans more costly. ment Volunteers were called for to go just before the meeting at which they roubles-this is therefore faken as the 7. It would probably reduce the pro hold the line. Tirad and hungry made the speeches on which the charge rate of the new tax. With the help ofgressive increase of the heavy burden as they were Livut. Wilson had little was based five prominent Labour men this manipulation they have raised dur Great Britain now carries alone in order di-ulty in getting a sufficient number were deported from Glasgow. The news ing the four months up to Jabuary 1st. to keep control of the sens in time of war of men, chiefly Camerons, to follow him, arrived while the meeting was in pro- 1910, a total of over £20,000-

and the co-operation of the American und these established themselves in the gress and it aroused a feeling of resent- position. They held on there till they ment that coloured the speeches of the consumption coal has fallen to 40 per

Owing to

to the tandstill of industry the navy would make this reduction safe.

8. It were relieved on Monday morning by a unity for reflection and they instructed direct tax on l) but whereas in Ger prisoners. They had now had an oppor-cents of its previous level. There is no

would dispose of all doubts and questions about the execution of the Another wrifer describes the death of him to express regret for what they had many the price hap increased by s kopeks

Doetrias.

da the colonel who at the outbreak of war for six weeks.

said. They had already been in custody (id) on the hood in Toland the in was a major of the Reserve, formerly of the End Cane

The Lord Advocate, for the Crown, the Government and

crease, owing to the, manipulations of Four times hé,

the poor remnant said that the deportation of the strike naires, has increased to 33 kopeks. The their concession- of bis battalion and spine 100 others who agitators could have caused no shock of total surcharge made inder this theading had rallied round him against the ever surprise to the meeting, as it took place is calculated for the five months in 191 increasing onemy now holding Hill 70.

on the previous afternoon and was at £1,00,000 known all through Glasgow by night- Then he sank to the ground with the fall. MacDougall had been associated Russian Goverenient abolished the sale: quiet natural words. Colauhoun. I'm

At the beginning of the war the done!

e!" "Of course," said Cantrin Col- cod on a similar charge, and the speeches have reintroduced it for fiscal reasons→ with Maclean, who was recently senten- of vodka. The German administration

A QUESTION OF DIGNITY. nahon to hitself, "of course he's done: he has find the whole 20 hours of cold were made at the fine Maclean was hander, and anxiety, and he has been awaiting trial, Both the prisoners were poly in alcohol, established in December.blin.

in spite of protests. Out of the mono-

An incident not without its humour is reported to have taken place at Swords, loubling all these times ten yards in

men of education. MacDougall had been 1915, it makes front of us up Hill 70." Then perceiv

a bank clerk and Maxton was a Master £700,000 a month.

Towards the close of ing the facts, his two officers still with of Arts. That seemed to him to aggra

vate the offence.

But, us has been stated, this survey is incomplete. It does not include Excise The Lord Justice-General said that the taxes levied in the provinces, fees for prisoners had advised munition workers permits to travel, the revenus from to do everything in their power to detobacco and beer, etc.It is certainly a prive the brave defenders of the country, most conservative estimate to put the war, but also of defending themselves from the part of Russian Poland-ander not only of the means of winning the monthly revenue derived by the Germsas against the murderous attacks of a ruth their occupation at £1,500,000 a month. less foe. He had great difficulty in be- The average revenue which Russia used lieving that they. Richard Ctto Tannenberg, who wrote dastardly and cowardly talized how to derive in 1914 from the whole of "Greater Germany," has now produen/

their conduct Poland amounted to £1,915,342 a month, was. As they had expressed contrition hich sum included import duties paid another work, which is cited in the ehe was disposed to show leniency, but on goods which merely passed through de l'aris. It includes a map of South of the offence, ing that any repetition Poland, but were in reality paid by the

uttered a America in 1959, showing Germany's pos long term of perial servitude. He sen

would be punished with a consumers in Russia. sessions at that date to include Argen tina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, the tenced the prisoners to 13 months' impris- above survey are

Cavalry division.

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him bandaged his wounds; but minutes later, with the words "I must get up, I must, get up!" he passed away

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Jack Smith, the third prisoner, who was charged with inciting munition broken out in another munition factory, workers to support a strike which had was sentenced to 18 months imprison

ment.

revenue of about

Thus the two results yielded by the

from the ravaged half of Russian Poland (1) That the Germans are now drawing which they occupy approximately the used to derive in peace time from the same income as the Russian Government entire country.

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