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THE WAR.

GREAT BRITISH

GOOD OLD ENGLISH

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 12mm, 1917.

OFFENSIVE.

REGIMENTS

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MAGNIFICENT WORK AT MESSINES.

RUSSIA AND THE WAR.

PEACE DELEGATES HELD UP.

Branco-Belgian Front.

LATEST CABLES.

LIBROUGH BRUTUNİN (KCRWOY.}..

GOOD OLD ENGLISH LINE

REGIMENTS,”

SPLENDID WORK AT MESSINES.

LONDON, June 11th,

THE BRITISH OFFENSIVE. MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.

LONDON, June 10th, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas, Haig re ports: The day has been quiet on the battle front to the south of Ypres, save for mutual artillery, fring.

We slightly progressed on the right flank of our new, positions:

Reater's correspondent at headquartersnee

writes:We know that four utterly, trench mortars a machine-guns and hausted Bavarian Divisions had to be disproved

We

on the

Naval Activities,

LATEST CABLES THROUGH REUZNK'E AGRWOT.] THE OSTEND BOMBARDMENT GOOD RESULTS.

LONDON, June 10th The Admiralty announces that ther Intest reconnaissance of Ostend shows the removal of all large shipping The two destroyers, which were reported as being towed into Zeebruggo were pro- bably those damaged during the bombard ment. The harbour appens deserted

BARLIER CABLES.

AUSTRIAN DESTROYER

TORPEDOED.

Rome, June 10th. An Italian submarine torpedoed and sank an Austrian destroyer in the Adria tie on April oth Italian Front

EARLIER CABLES. ________THROUGH MOUTHR'S IONNOY.)

HEAVY FIGHTING. ITALIANS FORCED TO GIVE GROUND

RUSSIA AND THE WAR. SPEECH BY BRITISH MINISTER

PETROGRAD, June 11th. euss the Allies and the war, M. Rod At a great public meeting held to dis- jonko presided, and mong those also present were Sir Gourge Buchanan, M Thomas and Belgian and Italian re British Minister the French Minister, Presentatives.

AMERICA TO RUSSIA TEXT OF PRESIDENT WILSON'S COMMUNICATION,

TURKISH TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.

bassador to Constantinople, states that,

PARIS, June 19th. Mr Elkus, the formar American Am generally speaking, the Turks behave gonerously towards their enemies. had only appreciation to express for the Omeral Townshand, in particular, hod on many occasione assured him that he way in which he had been treated, and

that he had often obtained permission to

go to Constantinople.

CAUSE OF THE CRISIS

the Government and the Army,

The crisis is due to differences between

has

The following is the text of President

WASHINGTON, June 10th Wilson's communication to the Russian Government, which lee American Am In view of the approaching visit of bassador has delivered in Petrograd Sir George Buchanan wado an choquent press the deep friendship of the American un American delegation to Russia to ex- peal for warlike action. He had always people for the people of Russia, and to cumbated the forces of reaction in the discuss the best and most practical means old regime and tried to impress the ex for co-operation between the two peoples Teur that itresponsible autocarey was an for carrying on the present struggle for SPANISH CABINET RESIGN. anachronian, which could not endure, freedom for all peoples to a successfulM Russia and won her full liberties in a consumation, it seems opportune and ap. GROWN TO CONSULT PUBLIC single week, and she must consolidate her propriate to re-state, in the light of this new-won freedom if shy would keep it, now partnership, the objects the United The enemy must be driven from national States had in mind when entering the territory The Franco-British democra war, told Pressmen that the Government dcom-

MADRID, June 10th The Cabinet has resigned. The Premiers dies were holding and driving back the Those objects have been very much bood it its duty to allow the Crown to con main German forces, and rore shodding clouded during the past few weeks by sult public opinion. their blood not only in defence of national mistaken and misleading statements, and patrimony, but to safe-guard the new-the issues at stako are too momentous, too born Russian liberties. If the Germans tremendous and too significant for the had not transferred large numbers of whole human race, to permit of any mis- troops to the West it might have gone interpretations and misunderstandings, If transpires that General Marita hard with fece tussia We look to you however slight, remaining uncorrected written a letter to the Cabinet requesting now to help to relieve the constant pres- for a moment, i sure on our front by taking the offen The war has begun to go against Ger-tions of the Infantry Defence Council, immediate approval of the recommenda sive and thus bring the was to a speedy many, and in their desperate desire to unmodified. It is stated that the recozii- ead. He uttered a warning against the escape the inevitable and ultimate defeat, mendations are justified by intolerable Utopian fallacy of peace being attainable those in authority in Germany are abuses, and the military purpose cleaning by the frateraising which the Germans using every possible instrumentality, and the systern of administration by the re- had encouraged in order to demoralise the utilising even the influence of groups of movel of politicians oscillating between quarter's states that the Italians have voluntered for war. Free donocrncies are or both sides of these, which will preform a Cabinet

Russians. If, ho said we are fight Parties among their own subjects, to despotism and supineness. Other setions A correspondent at the Italian Heading for capitalistic and Imperialistic which they have never bean just and fair, are following the example of the military. aims 5,000,000 Britons would not have or even tolerant, to promote propaganda of Hermada and are back on the low British nations is absolutely united in and their power abroad, to the undoing momentarily lost their hold on the slopes forming, and the great Commonwealth of serve for them their influence at home

It is believed that Sanor Date will

Nothing in our policy is incongruous with position of America in this war is so the police of no ammexations and no in-clearly avowed that no man can be ex- does

of the very men they are using. The

cused for mistaking it. She seeks no material proat or aggrandisement of any kind. She is fighting for no advantage or selfish object of her own, but for the Potamian Commission is now befor the liberation of people everywhere from the War Cabinet The conclusions, reached uppressors of autocratie force The rulare expected to have an important bear ing classes of Germany have recently ing on the present organisation of the begun to proteas a like liberality of higher commands of the Indian Army. justice of purpose, but only to preserve The concentration in one individual of power They have set up in Germany the headship of the Army Department LONDON, June 10th

the selfish advantages which they wrongly and the command of the forces have At a meeting held in Trafalgar Square gained for themselves and their private Sreatly hampered the Commander-in- donald visit to Petrograd, à telegram Berlin to Baghdad and beyond, Governing the troops. The need for reorgani- to protest against Mr. Ramsay Mac projects of power, and all the way from Chief in the work of inspecting and test- was read from a branch of the Seamen's ment after Government has, by their insation of the higher branches of adminis and Firemen's Union stating Unless fence, and without open conquest of its tration in the Indian Army is widely re Macdonald and Jowett go a prisoners territory, been linked together in a net of cognised, especially on the question of row refuses to sail with them intrigue directed against nothing less age.

The reading with cheers of the age was received than the peace and liberty of the world

LONDON, June 9th.

We have taken over 7,000 prisoners Thursday morning, as well as a great number of

mortars which were buried in the Sorpe in the neighbourhood of Green-

our Position land Hill

Our neroplanes bombed enemy railway destroyed them in still more horrible status, and detonated by bomb a large ground. They made a magnificent at recognizing the justice of our case. ammunition, The fires and explosions tempt to regain the lost ground, but large accumulation of rolling stock containing continued until dawno reloforcements prevented their

We brought down three German soro-holding it planes and drove down four others which hurricane order, the enemy hitting hard; The fighting recently has been of tho ours are missing, two as the result of a he has been strongly reinforced from the were rendered uncontrollable. Six of collision during a fight over the enemy's Eastern Front, it both men and guns,

· The eremy made twenty vain attempts to recover the ground in the Vodice sector, but lost very heavily

masner.

relieved on the 7th. We also know that while terraces of dug-outs were singthered ander perfect little avalanches of churned earth. These were probably full of Ger mana sheltering from the shells, which Many dead machine gunners, chained and strapped to their machines wors, discovered among the debris, that beating out the previously discredited statement that the "Anzace, the Irishnten and the Highlanders, and the backbone of the

ment did magnificently at Mesinos

the

good old English line regimenta aines But the palm of victory goes to pr the Royal Artillery. So perfectly to the time table was the whole attack carried Fout that there was not an interval of ten seconds between the time the infantry were scheduled to follow the barrage into the enemy trenches, and the sending up of reekete denoting that the objective had been attained,

BRITISH FRONT,

LONDON, June 10th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re Ports: No further counter-attack occur

red southward of Ypres, but, the enemy Artillery were active here; also in the neighbourhood of Fontaineles Cromilles.

We successfully raided southward of the Souchez River.

We brought down, six aeroplanes and drove down three others beyond control Three of ours are missing.

MORE GROUND GAINED.L

Austrian counter stroke took them at a have lost ground at one point, where the Generally speaking, though the Italians

disadvantage, their net gains remain moat important.

LONDON, June 10th. communique states: We gained fur

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a ther ground at a number of points south of Ypres south We successfully raided Inht night south ast of Epchy, south of Armentieres and

north-east of pres Wa repulsed hostile raiders east of Leverguier, and south of La Bassen

WHAT THE VICTORY MEANS. LONDON, June 10th

VIOLENT FRENCH ATTACKS. port on the Soume battle

ENEMY'S AERIAL LOSSES

PARIE, June oth.....

A communique says A violent artif lery back in the acctor of Nieuport Leshams, in Belgium, verely damaged Germen trenches

were Twenty-one enemy heroplanes were brought down and two captive bullons descended in Bomes during the week ending June 7th

ENEMY MIS-STATEMENTS.

The

ITALIAN SUCCESS IN ALBANIA

ROME, June 10th

The Italians have occupied Janins Janina is the capital of a vilayet in Turkish Albanin. It stands on a strik

LATEST CABLES. TIRKYUUM REUTER'S AGENCY.) SPANISH POLITICS. –

A NEW PREMIER

MADRID, June-11th

EARLIER CABLES. THE PETROGRAD CON

FERENCE, A PROTEST AGAINST BRITISH LABOURITES VISIT

LATER

The meshes of that net must be broken, but they cannot be broken unless the Among the Delagates to the Russian wrongs already done are undone, and Conference whom the seamen we refusing adequate measures must be taken to pre. to convey are Mr. George Roberts, M.P.vent it from ever again being tewoven er ands: Mrs. Pankhurat..

PEASANT DELEGATES,

PETROGRAD, June 10th. Congress of Peasant Delegates from the whole of Russia passed a resolution in favour of a federal democratic re Public, N

The Premier has done Jaw relating to the Constituent Assembly, his resignation and the King has su

Commission if engaged Training & need Senor Dato

It was decided that voters aged eighteen should receive the franchise, LATER. Senor Date has accepted the Premier ships

repaired.

MESOPOTAMIA.

THE COMMISSION REPORT

LONDON, June 9th. The Times says the Report of the Meso

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. GOVERNMENT AND KRONSTADT.

PETROGRAD, June 10. Of course, the Imperial German Gov- men's Delegates at Kronstadt, haring The Council of Soldiers and Work- crnment, and those whom it is using for reafirmed their independence, the Provi- pledges that the war will end in the drastic measures are necessary, and has their own undoing, are secking to obtain sional Government has announced that restoration of the stufus geur unte. was the status quo ante out of which this Kronstadt must unhesitatingly obey all It therefom proclaimed that citizens of ernment within the Empire, and its wide- The Council PERDRAD, June 10th iniquitous war had issued forth the power

r of the Imperial German Gov- orders of the crovisional Government. spread domination and inBuence outside

Litt Empire. That statues must he men's Delegatea has communicated with GERMAN PEACE OFFER TO any such hideous

altered in such a fashion as to prevent al the Soldiers and Workmen's Com

ever

ing mittera, the Kronsta de Forts and the RUSSIA.

agala.

Baltic Fleets, resolutions summoning all We are

berty and the representatives at Kronstadt me again for liberty Bell-government and the undictated dele diately and unconditionally to obey all lopment of all peoples, and every feature orders of the Frovisional Government. of the settlement that concludes this war The refusal of the members at Kronstedt

AN ARMISTICE SUGGESTED.

PETROGRAD, June 10th

TRANSFER OF EX-TSAR

STROGRAD, June 10th cruiser at Helsingfors have demanded The crews of two battleships and a the immediate transfer of the ex-Taar to

the correspondent mentions that 10,000 ng, in which we greatly preponderate if they found that Mr. Ramsayae Em BASSIS economically made, but they must follow principle, Kronstadt.

JAPAN AND

GREECE.

CAIRO, June 10th.

the Venizelos

Japan has recognised

ter says that Vimy and Messines have the shore opposite Corfu. The town has Renter's Correspondent at Headquaring situation on a lake fifty miles from changed the whole aspect of the situation heen Turkish aince 1430]- north of Arras, and it is reasonably safe an to say that these two impregnable General. positions are ours

for all time. sufferer in

the heavy defect

was the Fourth German Army, under General von Araim, who writes in his famous re- that whenever he commanded the Fourth Corps if showed Magacious methods and cour appreciation of British

courage. "A most amazing feature was the rapidity of the decision gained. of Messines The fighting was little more than & minor feature for the men themselves admit and miners beftte they went forward. that the fight tas won by the gunners whole companies reached their objectives without a casualty. The enemy losses aro appalling, being out of propertion of the average ratio based upon the number of

BRITISH SOCIALISTS. BRITISH AND GERMAN LOSSES prisoners. Probably we shall never learn

itbie

WILL THEY ATTEND THE number

mber of German number is known to be buns lost; a large

PETROGRAD CONFERENCE buried. The work of the airmen balea adjec.. LONDON, June 10th.

wireless message from the Germ must b vonceived and executed for that to recognise the authority of the Provi- jectives of admiration.

LONDON, June 11th.

Commander-in-Chies to all u Kubazanego. Wrongs must first be righted sional Government is described 2 Router's correspondent at head quara Gorman staff car dived within four protest meeting, referred to in an earlier Russo-German military operations could recommitted. We ought not to consider

pilot Beeing Speaking at the Trafalgar Square troops suggest that through an armistice created, to prevent their being again and domination of anarchy.

and then adequate safeguards must re defection from revolutionary democracy tors disects the German communiques infect, his Lewis gan buzzing all the time telegram, Mr. Havelock Wilson said the ended without Russia descibing her any remedies merely because they have a WARSHIP crews demand. the Messines fighting, containing an ex- The vehicle, in an effort to escape, Seamen's Union was circularising other traordinary number of mis-statements swerved up a bank, the five occupants Unions with a view to obtaining their mony oque hi-spris ad ready to meet questions can be petiled only by practical

Allies. The message declares that Ger- and belittling the brilliant British re-being thrown out opinion regarding the

pleasing and sonorous sound Practical sulta Referring to the assertion that The situation yesterday evening

action.

the frequently expressed desire of the means. Phrases wil British losses excceded the German relatively quiet, save for incessant gun organised workers in Great Britain, and floodshed, conclade an honourable peace,

was There

were three and a half million Bussian sollers Delegates and to end resultant seco

accomplish this British had failed to rispond to the roll The Germans naseed repeatedly and at donald represented even half a million

Effective ro-adjustments will, and what former neighbourly relations ever readjustments necessary must be call up to the evening of the 8th of tempted a general counter-attack last the Union would be satisfied and he The musinge invites Bussia to send and that principle in plain. No people which, computing on past experience, night, but the smartness with which the would be permitted to proceed. sixty per cent would he walking wound artillery supported the infantry was he wise, the delegates would never be allowed the conditions, but to abstain from de- which it does not wish to live, and no ed, and a large proportion of the re- You have also moved up an incredible

Other

plenipotentiaries if she wishes to know must be forced under a Sovereignty under mainder would be able to rejoin later,number of guns to the new positions count the voca

all praise

to leave England The fact remains that owing to the over Refore dawn the lesson was again ein- The Union has received a telegram Governments for the purpose of destrov-berty,No indemnities must be insisted Government.

The London press would be invited to long as the considers herself bound by the purpose of securing for those who manding the publication of conditions no territory must change hands except for when he of the comparatively phasised that Messines hasno defences that from the Dutch Beamens Union declaring Germany Commander-in-Chief for Manifest wrongs done, and or re whelming effort the artillery upon the

secret Treatio concluded by former inhabit it a fair chance of life and weak infantry resistance, Hidge was captured extraordinarily artillery. We have now that weight, and sateelle condivian Uniona od enemies, mansely, the possession of the except such as will tend to secure the CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

Messines can withstand a sufficient weight of that it would not carry the peace dele

and hor

those that

constitute payment lightly, On the contrary, the extent of a bit to spare.

specifies the alleged objects of Germany adjustments of power must be made the enemy losses is exampled by the fact

Wired full approbation that there wore only three survivors of

The meeting unanimously passed German Colonies, of Alsace Lorraine, of future peace of the world and the future half a battalion from one of our explo-

^___⠀⠀ LONDON, June 10th

resolution deploring the issue of passports Trieste and of Constantinople, the parti welfare and happiness of its peoples Renter's Correspondent at Headquar-

to Mr. Ramsay Macdonald and Mr. tion of Asis Migo and the imposing of

LATENT CABLES, saya that there is great aggressive activity ed the determination of British citizen light on all fronts without depuding the genuine and practical co-operation that

represent British labour. If slso firm aiming Germany's

concludes by The free peoples of the world must draw on our front. It is safe to say that the ship to wege war until German milk Central Powers are forced on continue the secure peace and justice in the delings Germans have never been so harried tarism is destroyed, and guarantees are war, with the consequent vast military of nations one with another. The brother Eastern Front, and declares that if the will, in effect, combine their force to There

were four raids in front successful. The Canadians to the Minister requesting the cancellation of inevitably more extensive.

were resolved to further telegraph the Prime outlay, their military objects will become hand of mankind must no longer be a south-west of Lens have established a new the passports, raiding record, bringing beek 150

PEEING, June 10th. sonera,

fair but empty phrase. It must be given tsin Chang-hson held a conference with pri

Immediately upou his arrival at Tien THE REPLY. latest news of the German counter-

the structure of force and reality. attack on our new positions at Mersiner

PETEOGRAD, June 10th

Nations must realise their common life. Chi Chao to decided upon questions of Ha Shi-chang, Tan Chi Sui and Liang Ridge last night shows that it was a most

The Council of the Soldiers and Work secure that life against the aggressions of dissolution of Parliament (2) dissolution and effect a workable partnership to policy. The programme ontlined was (1) costly one for the merry. Our drum fire

men's Delegates has issued an appeal to observation posts. Bo anxious were they down the Germans, whose losses since the and machine guns combined in rowing

the Army Laying The German Com autocratic and self-pleasing power of the Provincial Assembly; (3) re- to pick the site that they arrived at a

mander on the Eastern Front has sent out blood and treasure, for these are Constitution wireless to our troops proposing & cess things for which we have always professed responsible Cabin formation of a For those things we can afford to pour organisation of the Conference drafting German trench ahead of the infantry times the total prisoners we took during that he is grieved to hear of the death of we would reject an overt proposal for a and treasure now and succeed, we may pardon for political offences

morning of June 7th are estimated at five They dashed into the first deg-out and Thuraday's fighting The third Bavarian his brotlar, Mejor Redmond, who has separate peace. That is why he invites never be able to unite or show a conquer The President upon

The King has wired Mr. John Redmond Allies. He talks this because he knows tiesire, and unless we pour out blood the officials around the President; (4)

tion of war without & rupture with the killed two of the occupants, stunned a Division bad a record of disaster, only a given gallant service and a noble example us to a separate armistice

(5) punishment of

to serve the guns simultaneously with the our mines and artillery fring As an man has ever won the affection of the to Germany. This is untrimaavintage quer. Divide us and they will overcome It is understood that Chang Hsun will third and then killed two more coming shattered remnant withdrawing in the warrer Press pourparlers. He declares thera secreting force again in the great cause of demands called the Chairmen of both from a trench. The subaltern was ready soners tentify to the terrrible ordeal of

receipt of these capture of the trench. The keenness of the instance of the extraordinary efficiency, House of Commons more completely, anding of the inactivity of the Germans on tain, and the liberty which victory, will of Parliament,

Mr. Lloyd George has wired that no armistice does not offer any

a separate human liberty. The day has come to con. Houses inte consultation men bafies description. The northern I am. permitted to state that the batteries without surrendering one lots of his the Russian front, he forgets what the secure. We can afford, then to be gener. battalion broke all recorda, digging a advanced so shartly after the infantry

Speak us. If we stand together victory is ner-

come to Peking only after the dissolution six foot ditch to the top of Messines that a few hours after the battle had political faith, than Mr. Redmond Ridge and beyond. The New Zealanders begun we had actually a more intense CANADA AND CONSCRIPTION, forgotten that the Russians know whether of justice and security

Russians do not forget, namely the ous, but we cannot afford then, or now, and Australians dug three lines of new eoncentration of fire upon the vital

Russian defeat on the Stokhod he has to be weak or omit any single guarantee

CHANG HSUN'S TROOPS IN frenches of a depth of six feet within six tions on the attack than at hours of the capture of the ground,

when every weapon

opening

PEKING, A TORONTO, June 11th. position.

A mass meeting of Liberals enthusiasti It is now demonstrated that the British cally endorsed the policy of conscription, Army can take the initiative against the and the movement is spreading for the Germans at any time and place it chooses, formation of a Liberal Unionst party to with the confident assurance of victory support Sir R. L. Borden's selective con

TROOPS GRIM DETERMINA. TION KEEN TO GET AT THE ENEMY

LONDON, June 11th Correspondents at Headquarters de scribe the grim determination of the troops to reach the enemy. This was shown in many ways. Agunner and a Bubaltern went forward with the first infantry to establish now

EARLIER CABLES. FRENCH FRONT.

LONDON, June, 10th

Freach official message states:

There has been a sharp artillery duel to

PLIGHT OF GERMANS.

8

tors, writing on the evening of June 9th, 19, and repudiating their claim to heavy indemnities. He ability to together in a common covenant of some

The

Army last night, and the the secured for British Allies. It was also

the

Bec

Yas In a Jong-planned

A GERMAN STAFF CAR

LONDON, June 10th.

To transpires that in the German Blaff

the south-east of St. Caratin and to the car, mentioned in a previous wire, four north-west of Brave-en Tannnels where officers were found dead, riddled with

MR. REDMOND'S BEREAVE- MENT ROYAL BYMPATHY

LONDON, June 11th.

scription.

THE PRINTERS STRIKE

LONDON June 17th. The Manchester papers, which stopped ter's strike, are republishing.

an enemy raid was easily repulsed. The shots, alongside the overturned auto-publishing for one day owing to a prin-

has been quiet elsewhere.

mobile

for

German troops have been taken from our front; he has Forgotten that the Russia hear the noise of the bloody Tranco British battles he has forgotten that the overthrow of t

the Allies will mean the overthrow of Russia and the end of political libertica

INTERNATIONAL CON FERENCE.

International Conference in Switzerland SICKHOLM, June 18th- Invitations have been issued for an in Septembe

EARLIER CABINS, HUNGARIAN POLITICAL

CRISIS.

LONDON, June

[BY COURTESY OF THE CHEUNG, NGOI

SAN PO GENERAL CHANG HSUN'S DEMANDE

PEKING, June 10th. Two thousand men of Chang Henn's army have arrived in Peking

Chang Hiun wired to Wang. Ehi Chen stating that he would send his the President's office to protect La Yuan Shi Chen rejected tha

The Hungarian politaine 1hung but Wong Shi Chen takon z surprising turn. The cause of the democratisation of the Government through an, universal secres ballot is pro Count Moritz Esterhary, who has been gressing.

A nsted - with the formations of a Cabinet is a moderate Statesman,

The President invited several membyra of both Souses to consult with m but without result respecting the dissolution of Parliament

ent

has declared that if the President issues Dr. Wu Ting Fang, the acting Premier Mandate to dismiss Parliament he will not countersign it,