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The following Cables were received on Saturday night and resued in our Early Morning Extra weiterday.

Franco-Belgian Front.

(THROUGH BRUTINE'S AGENCY.]

General

(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE DUMA ANNIVERSARY. SEPARATE PEACE REPUDIATED.

PETROGRAD, May 11th.

The anniversary of the opening of the first Duma was celebrated by an extra ordinary sitting. fembers of all the Duma attended, as did also the Govern ment diplomatists.

M. Rodzianko, in a speech, was loudly GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED, cheered when he repudiated the idea of

LONDON, May 31th. Field-Marsha Sir Douglas Haig re portsThe Germans attacked last night. castward of Arleux and southward of the Bouchez River, but were repulsed by our artillery and machine gun fireplace We drove off a later attempt assisted by flammenwerfer southward of the Souchez

River.

We successfully raided at night cast ward of Ypres. ENEMY LAUNCH A THIRD ATTACK

· LATER.

The enemy this morning launched a third attack, asing flammenwerfer, south ward of the Souchez River.

After three hours' severe fighting, the weight of the repented assaults compellet our posts to withdraw from a portion of the front.

Dur counter-attack this afternoon re captured the whole of the lost trenches.

ENEMY LOSSES HEAVY The enemy's losses in the three attacks were heavy.

Our positions remain unchanged, Three German aeroplanes were brought down on Thuray an three were driven down. Two of our machines are missing.

a separate peace and declared that Russia was loyal to the Allies,

The assemblage rose and cheered the Allied Ambassadora,

RUSSIAN PATRIOTISM. RUSSIA ON EDGE OF ABYSS.

Mr. Winston Churchill referred with satisfaction to the chief features of the debate, and although he was not wholly convinced by Mr. Lloyd George's speech he thought that the demand for the secret sitting was woll justified.

Mr Lloyd George gave statistics in connection with the food reserves, and whilst expressing a favourable view of the general situation, he urged the import- ance of the most extensive cultivation of the land. The report of the Committee's resolution was unanimously agreed to.

The House of Commons ant again in secret session.

FIVE HUNDRED MILLION VOTE

LONDON, May 11th.

It is officially announced that the House of Commons in secret session con- sidered the report on the Vota of Credit for Five Hundred Million agreed to in Committee on Thursday,

PETROGRAD, May 11th. In the Duma, the War Minister, M. Mr. A. H. Whyte urged for better or- Gukhkoff, made a stirring appeal to Rusganisation and co-ordination in the high sian patriotiem. Ho denounced the Naval commands in the Mediterranean. preachers of peace at any price and civil war, He declared that Russia was on the edge of an abyss, and not a moment must be lost to save her and enable the whole country to make a united effort whereby the enemy would be beaten. There was loud and long cheering from all paris of the House.

Mr. C. Bollars pressed for a more vigorous Naval offensive and a younger personnel in the command, a more rapid approval of promotions and a quicker response to important applications to the Admiralty

Sir J. H. Dalziel demanded a further appeal to the country to economise in food. He put a number of questions re

BERG-te wit CONDITIONS AT SCHUESSEL-lating to the war

PETROGRAD, May 11th. The President of the Workman's and Soldiers Delegates has investigated the conditions at Schuesselberg, mentioned on the 10th inst., and reports entire solidarity between that district and Petrograd city. There is not a word of truth in the previous statements.

INTERNATIONAL

SOCIALIST

FIRST LORD'S EXPLANATIONS.

Sir Edward Carson welcomed instruct- ed eriticism and deprecated attacks out- side the House, sometimes arising from interested motives, upon the officers of the Navy,

DARING PILOT MISSING.

LONDON, May 11th. Captain Ball, who has brought down. 42. aeroplanes, and is described by his commanding officer as a most daring and most akilful pilot, is missing.. GERMANY SELF-DEPENDENT,

AMSTERDAM, May 11th.

In the Reichstag, Herr Batocki Baid the hopes regarding the food supplies od. Nothing was available from our from Roumania should not be exaggerat ailies, and America is now making all possible dificulties for neutrals. There fore, Germany was entirely self-depend

ent

BRITISH TRADE.

LONDON, May 11th..

8 decrease of The exports show £1,018,373 and imports an increase of 28,869,014 compared with April last year.

FRENCH SHIPPING.

PARIS, May 11th. Daring the week ending May 6th the arrivals of merchantmen numbered 940- and departures 930. Of the vessels sunk one was ever and seven ware under 1,800 tons. Six merchantmen wore unsuccess- fully attacked and fire fishing boats were sunk,

DUTCH WAR MINISTER RESIGNS.

THE HAGUE, May 11th. The War Minister, Major-Gen. Bos boom, has resigned owing to the Second Chamber having passed a resolution by 44 votes to 26 against the galling up of the Lansturm of the 1908 class,

SILVER.

MARKET QUIET.

LONDON, May 12th. Silver is qanted 371. The market: is

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Sir Edward Carson related some of the recent feats of gallantry and resource of our patrols-which had accounted for German submarines. He wished he could publish every one of them. He explained why it was higher in the interest of the war to refrain, and he urged B. due sense CONFERENCE

of perspective in the criticisms of trifl- ing incidents, considering the vast area without feature and quiet. PETROGRAD, May 12th.

over which operations of the Navy were,

Messrs. Montagu's report says the The Executive of the Workman's and carried out. He described the Admiral- COSTLY NIGHT FOR GERMANS

Soldiers Delegates have decided to conty's anti-submarine activity in co-opera-silver market is most quiet, the price vene an International Socialist Confertion with the Naval Air Service and the having a drooping tendency owing to LONDON, May 11th.

ence to be held in a netral country, invit coast patrols. Attention had been given little competition for the small amounts to mercantile shipbuilding, and he de Router's Correspondent at Britishing all parties and factions in the In-

and neutrals during each of the last three Headquarters states that artillery and ternational proletariat. A necessary con

months. He declined to alter the form machine-guns broke up many of the dition will be the free passage for all tailed the tonnnge losses of the Allica of publication of the weekly losses, on enemy attacks last night, notably two delegates, which should instantly be do formidable attacks south of the Souchez manded from their Governments.

The Executive is immediately appeal which the Allies were agreed. He em phasised the great advantages arising Hiror, in which flame-throwers and large

from America's adhesion to the Allied bodies of infantry were employed.ing to the World regarding the convoca

tion of a Peace Conference.

cnnée,. The enemy came on in the most deter mined manner, but finally they fell back shrouded by our shrapnel

Altogether the night was most costly for the Germans.

BATTLE IN THE WEST

FRENCH CARRY TRENCH SYSTEM

PARIS, May 11th.:

A communique states: There is can nonading north-east of Boissons and Chemin des Damos..

By local operations we carried a system of trenches north of Nancy....

Fresh enemy attempts to expel us from the trenches we captured on May 8th were shattered by our barrages, and machine guns

We have made progress north west of

Prosnes

LIVELY FIGHTING,

PARIS, May 11th

▲ communique states:We carried the centre of resistance in the region of Chevreux.

Grenade counter-attacks broke down under our fire..

We repulsed a stronger attack in the California salient north-east of the Plateau, after lively fighting, in which the enemy uffered se ious losses.

There was a lively, artillery duel on the Cerny and Hartebise, front.

The Balkans,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED.

LONDON, May 12th.

NEW RUSSIAN COMMANDER,

PETROGRAD, May 19th, Dragmiroff, the young and brilliant General, son of the celebrated strategist, succeeds, General Russkyt

GOVERNMENT AND STRIKE

RESUMPTION OF WORK ORDERED.

LONDON, May 11th. The Government have exhibited in the centres affected by strikes the following notice

affered. Sales from New York continued speculation in the way of either buying or selling. to be very small and there is little

THE FIGHTING IN MACEDONIA PERSISTENT BRITISH ATTACKS

LONDON, May 11th. A Bulgarian communiqué, in a very lengthy account of the fighting west and north of Monastir, singles out for men which it describes as most persistent tion the British attacks south of Doiran, four being made at nine in the evening penetrated positions, but assorts that they were ejected by and two in the morning. It admits tant the British twice counter-attacks.

ORGANISATION OF FOOD

SUPPLIES.

The serious stoppage of work of engi neers engaged on vitsi munitions has occurred at a moment when, in view of the present offensive on all the fronts, there is greater need for all munitions

Two, Committees have been appointed than at any previous time. The strike, which is alleged as a protest partly against the abolition of the trade-cards

market The Chairman of one of these and partly against the Munitions Amend-by Parliament to consider the means of ment Bill, continues, despite full explana- increasing the fish supply in the home tions of the effect of these measures, despite it being completely unauthorised by lifty Trade Unions in the engineering

MR. BONAR LAW'S SPEECH, THE MILITARY OUTLOOK.

LONDON, May 9th Continuing his speech in the House of which ap Commons, portions peared in our issue of Friday, May 11th Mr. Bonar Law said that tho desire of the enemy-indeed, a feeling of necessity on his part-wag to prevent our advance. That was shown in the ex-

Another treme violence of his counter-attacks, one of which last night resulted in our losing a position we had taken. But, regrett

Committees is Mr. Cecil Harrasworth, able as that was, it was only an incident

MR of the Darky Mail. therefore, is clearly as much a protest recently been elected an MP, has been in the kind of fighting that was now going on. The speaker continued and shipbuilding trades. The strike, journalist, Mr. Kennedy Jones, who has. When we consider the original enemy against the authority of the Trade Unions appointed Director-General of the Food artillery superiority and how absolutely against the Government action. Economy Department of the Ministry of

munitions, we have

This is fully cenurmed by telegrame destitute we were of a right to be proud of our present tinct superiority over the enemy in these from the strike leaders in the Manchester Tespects. (Cheers.) That superiority is area, stating that the joint engineering also shown by our pirinen, who are the shop stewards' committee repudiates any eyes of our long-range guns. I have been interference by oficial executives of the told once more, that in France it is not workers in the present dispute. The Therefore, the Government: ancommon to find the regiments showing Government cannot permit the strike to their admiration of our airmen by cheer continue. ing as they fly over the lines. That is summons all loyal citizens to resume work not suprising. These men are all young-immediately, pointing out that all in- mary mere boys, but from the beginning citing to any stoppage in munition work of the war they have shown dash and are guilty under the Defence of the gallantry, resource and nerve, entitling Realm, the penalty being servitude for us to say that a more glorious fighting life or any lesser punishment as may be forte has never existed in the world (Cheers

HE SECRET SESSION.

LONDON, May 11th. The Press Bureau announces that in the Secret Nession of the House of Commons, Mr. Winston Churchill dealt with the general naval and military situation, especially Russia's position, the develop- ment of the struggle on the Western the submarino

British report from Salonika front, America's stres He enquired!

states: The enemy attacked on Wednes day night, south-westward of Doiran, and obtained a temporary footing Goldie's Hill:

Our counter attack immediately drove the enemy out

We repulsed a second attack on Thurs day, inficting losses.

Our acroplanes carried out four successful bombings, dropping quantities of explosives on dug-outs.

BRILLIANT CAPTURE BY THE FRENCH.

Panie, May 11th

problems and tho

to marine lusses and food supplies Mr. Page Croft and Mr. Wardle spoke. Mr. Lloyd George deaft fully with Mr. Churchill's points, and commented on Austria's internal situation, Germany's military position in relation to reserves, contrasting it pufavourably with ours He quoted the Anglo-French Military Chiews satisfaction at the results of the recent operations on the Western front and explained the proposed method of atisfying, the War Office's demands for further reserves.

awarded.

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VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.

LONDON, May 12th. The following have been awarded the Victoria Cross

Captain PEROY CHERLY, Australian Forces, previously awarded the Military Cross.

After all the other officers had been wounded, he cleared the village of the enemy, and beat off, the most resolute counter-attacks. He was wounded in the morning, but remained at his post encouraging bis men, and held out till he was killed, ambos dan Second Lieutenant GEORGE CATES, Rifle Brigade.

He placed his foot on an exploding bomb. He saved the lives of his con rades, but lost his own

Bedford Private CHRISTOPHER COL Bedford Be giment

The ground was so swept by fire of the He fearlessly rescued many wounded. enemy that even his own battalion was forced to take cover to avoid annihila. tion)

Mr. Lloyd George gave the figures, of British tonnage sunk monthly since August and gave an encouraging account of the methods adopted NEW GROUPS FOR VOLUN

TARY ATTESTATION to meet attacks, and also the tonnage being built during the next twelve months. He pointed out that;

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There was lively artillery firing in the so Cerna Bend and in the seator of Monestir.

with the Prime Minister, but deprecated ITALIAN MISSION TO AMERICA In the fighting on May 10th and 11th secrecy Hardly anything had been said the Allies captured 353 prisoner and which could not be said openly and he

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