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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 25ra, 1917.

GERMANS FAIL TO CARRY FRENCH POSITIONS.

ENEMY SUFFERS SERIOUS LOSS.

ANARCHY IN PETROGRAD-

DARK FORCES OF COUNTER-REVOLUTION.

POPULATION COUNSELLED TO REMAIN CALM.

Franco-Belgian Bront.

LATEST CABLES.

{THROUGE BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

MUTUAL RAIDING.

Losnos, June Brd. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- parts:We raided the positions north- word of Gavrelle.

We carried out a succesful local opera tion in the neighbourhood of Warneton.

We repulsed snemy raiders north-east- ward of Ypres,

SUCCESS OF PORTUGUESE, TROOPS.

LONDON, June 23rd, Fiold-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re- ports:-The Portuguese troong killed or captured the whole of a German patrol to the south of Armentieres last night.

ARTILLERY DUEL.

PARIS, June 23rd.

Russian bront.

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THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

IMPROVED FIGHTING SPIRIT.

LONDON, June. 23rd. The Times Correspondent has visited General Brassil T's Headquarters.

He Hays there has been a marked im provement in the fighting spirit of the

Russian Army during the last six weeks General · Brussiloff's personality and prestige have worked mirades.

"General.

LATEST CABLES.

{THROUGH KHUZBR'S ADRNOY,}"

AUSTRIAN MUNITION WORKS EXPLOSION.

AMSTERDAM, June 23rd.

In the Lower House of the Austrian Roichstrat, the Minister of Defence an- nounced that 136 were killed, 170 are miss

A communiqué Klates:-The artillorying, and 025 were injured owing to a duol continued all day at Chemin-des- Dames. There was no infantry action.

GERMANS RENEW FRUITLESS ATTACKS.

PARIS, June 3rd.

explosion in the munitions works at Bloeweg, which was probably due to care- Jésus.

·DISTURBANCES IN GERMANY,

AMSTERDAM, June Brd.

ANARCHY IN RETROGRAD, COTTON TRADE CONFERENCE.

COLLISION INEVITABLE.

LONDON, June 24th The President of the Board of Trade,

GOVERNMENT TO RATION COTTON SUPPLIES.

LONDON, June 23rd.

It is understood that it is most unlikely that the Government will

sime control

BALTIMORE COTTON

PETROGRAD, June 22nd. The question whether the forces of their Albert Stanley, conferred with the Government would suffice to prevail overrepresentatives of the cotton trade from the growing anarchy in Petrograd will Liverpool, Manchester and Nottingham, of the cotton trade, but it is thought be put to the test this afternoon, whenOwing to the shortness of notice, he likely the Government will formulats a the former will finally demand the presentatives of the principal Trade scheme whereby it will ration the up

things were unable to de present, but will plica of cotton spinners, evacuation of General Durnovo's villa at Vibourg, which the anarchists seized at

be fully represented at the Conference the beginning of the revolution and has between Bir A. Stanley and the rep

repre sentatives of all the cotton trade interests since been occupied by an armed garrison.

on the 27th inst,, when it is expected that In the Villa are included, besides anarchists, cxtreme Socialists, who are backed by a detachment of armed sailors from Kronstadt and workmen in the dis trict, and a serious collision appears inevitable.

PETROGRADY June 23rd. The anarchists at Durnovo Villa wore not evicted of six in the overdog,

PETROGRAD, June 24th: The Durnove auarchists told the Price men that they were supported by 6,000 armed People's Militia," machine-gun companies, also several infantry units.

APPEAL TO BUSSLANS

PETROGRAD, June 23rd.

SPECULATORS..

BALTIMORE, June 23rd. The Board of Managers of the Cotton a decision will be reached regarding the Exchange has informed its members that bust means for dealing with the situation.it will regard with extreme disfavour Meanwhile the futures market at any action tending to cause unnecessary Liverpool will remain closed.

variation in the price of cotton. FREEMASONRY IN ENGLAND. INCREASED BEER SUPPLIES.

LONDON, Jupe 24th.

Eight thousand urand Officiers and Alastors, including those from Oversone,

tanded & special Grand Lodge in the

the Bicentenary of the English Grand Albert Hall yesterday in celebration of

Lodge

H.R.H. Dake of Connaught, the Pre- sident, read a message from His Majesty the King, thanking them for the tradi- tional loyalty of Freemasons, which has been a proud memory during three

ENXIOUS Voara."!

LONDON, June 23rd,

It is understood that the Governinent will allow an increase of 50 per cent, on the barrelling of beer.

RECRUITING IN AMERICA

WASHINGTON, June 23rd. Nearly ten million men between the ages of 21 and 30 have polled for war service.

THE ULSTER REPRESENTATIVES. THE IRISH CONVENTION.

LONDON, Jun 23ed.

THE LURE OF "THE FRONT. WOMEN AND WAR WORK {{{BY CLY (HAMILTONS]

The swift and embarrassingly general volunteers for auxiliary service in France response to the rotunt demand for women emphasises a tendoney not only confined to women-to underestimate labourab the rear," and to measure the value` of“ war-work to the nation by the nearness of the worker to the enemy's first line. of trenches. This, if a general, is a mis taken standard of value; and it is, with the object of consoling those thousuhun of eager souls who must necessarily be disappointed in their hope of an overseas job that I am sitting down the reasons

which induce me to belive that many

worth more to her country than a com- woman in London or in Manchester is

rado she varies in France..

An experience of more than two years in France has convinced me that there is more than one species of war-work in which proximity to the fighting line must mean periods of tieness unknown to thes torter in the rear for the simple reason that the nearer you are to the trenches, you draw your sources of labour and ille more restricted is the area from which

civity, for instance, a fiospital situated close up to the firing-line--the kind of hospital the adventurous desire

and busily since she had been moved to to work in. A Frenchwoman who nursed for some time in such a place assured me that she was occupied far more steadily

The All-Russian Conference of the Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates at Petrograd have made an urgent appeal to the people warning them against the inochinations of counter-revolutionists, who are greedily awaiting the chance to crush the revolution through disorderly MARQUESS OF CAMBRIDGE, for Derry), Colonel Robert Wallace and the case of a combat in its neighbourhood

demonstrations.

The appest concludes:

Not a single group of workmen should be in the streets and not a single demonstration should be made."

PETROGRAD, June 24th.

The Government after an all-night sitting issued placards inviting the poPP lation to be calm, declaring that any attempt at violatice would be rigorously suppressed;

Simultaneously, the Pan-Russian Con greas of the Workmen's and Stidice Delegates Executive, the Petrograd

Albert Hall today.

A religious service was held in the the Irish Convention will be--Lord The Ulster Umonist representatives at

LONDON, June 24th.

It is understood that the ex-Duke of Teck will assume the title of the Marques: of Cambridge.

THE HOFMANN-GRIMM INTRIGUE. INSPIRED BY GERMAN LEGATION AT BERNE.

PARIS, June 24th.

M. Ribot communicated to, a Committes

of the Chamber documents proving that the German Legation at Berne had îte pired the Hofmann Grimm intrigue,

the anarchist campaign in Russia.

another, some afty miles to the rear The first-line hospital served the needs. work was entirely sectional and dopen- of a short stretch of ranches only; its Londonderry, Sir George Clarke, Mr.dent un local activity; and though its Hugh Barrie, MLP. (Unionist Member capacity oight be taxed to the utmost in Air. Michael Knight

-once its patients had been sent to safer- quarters in the interior, it might stand, empty and unwanted for months, in the interval between two attacks. such an interval the staff waited in idleness; while base hospitals, further removal from the scene of hostilities, and served by a good line of railway, would be kept fairly steadily at work by the arrival of relays of patient from a much wider section of the front.

THE REAL TEST,

The Nationalist representatives will be:Mr. Redmond, Mr. Dillon, Mr. Clancy, Mr. Devlin and Mr. Stephen Gwynn.

HUNGER RIOTS AT STETTIN,

STOCKHOLM, June 3rd. Hunger riots at Stettin were quelled by the troops threatening to use machine

guns.

THE LIBERTY LOAN, A. GREAT SUCCESS.

WASHINGTON, Jum ard. It is officially announced that the $3,035,228,854 The Loon has been over Liberty Loan subscriptions total subscribed by nearly per cent.

MOTOR MAG LATER. The subscriptions to the Liberty Lon

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In the same way, and for the stro reason, the duties of a chauffeur in an overseas ispitar-a position envied by many a girl-chauffeur at home-may be heavy only by fits and starts, and entail for the greater part of the year Therefore, necessary as it may be to keep • existence of more than semi-idleness. belthy men and women in reteve tre “occasional, spasmodic emergencies, there can be no comparison between the value of their work and that of their fellows steady und regular

A communiqué states:-- After a violent The Stettin, Abenport reports acrious Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates, and that the Legation are also protheting have surpassed the highest estimate of employed further back in service that is

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bombardment at night time, the Germans renewed their attempts in the region of Voux Aillon and youth and south-east of Filain.

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All attacks were repulsed with serious) losses to the energy without the latter gaining any advantage

disturbances, due to the food scandals

Stettin..

Pensants Congress and other Socialist and workmen's parties issued appeals to

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Grown women and boys looted shops, but the troops restored order.

the

the troops and workmen not to appear

in the streets and to abstain from dentos-

Owing to the strike of the Naval strations, which would only help the workers ou Tuesday, the Military assum-counter-revolution, the dark forces of ed control of the Vulcan and two other works.

A proclamation was issued ordering e resumption of work, and declaring that eligibles refusing to return to work would

opportunity

which are only awaiting au to attack the national liberty,

Thursday resolved to organise armed A meeting of Max Troops an

demonstrations against the Government on the 23rd inst. They placarded the GREAT TREASON TRIAL IN streets with posters declaring that the

Fighting was particularly lively be tween Royers and Froidmont Farms.

The Germans, who extended their at tacking frontest of Epines de Chevrigny as far north as Froidmont Form, multi-immediately be sent into the Army. plied their efforts to carry the positions from whence they were beaten back yes terday.

Our fire broke up the assaulting waves, which were unable to reach our lines or emerge from the salient which they pene trated, yesterday.

Other enemy attempts east of Chevreux and cast of Cavaliers de Courcy in the sector of Chambrestes also failed.

Italian Front.

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THE ITALIAN FRONT.

LONDON, June 23rd.

An Italian official report states:-The nemy concentrated a brisk fire on our new position at Mount Ortigara in the Asiago Plateau.

We replied effectively. We captured on the 10th inst. in this aren four guns, 14 machine guna, 1,000 rifles, and a large quantity of ammuni- tion and mining material,

The Near East.

LATEST CABLES. {THROUGH EZUYER'S AGENOT.]

RUSSIANS FORCE BACK TURKS

LONDON, June 23rd.

wireless Russian official report statee:--In the region of Rayatek we forced back the Turks on the right bank

two miles, and we advanced as far as the Abashirvan River in the region of Sakkin

ITALY.

Rou, June 3rd. The great treason trial, in which the principal figure is Monsignor Gerlach, a prominent Vatican official, resulted in Gerlach and two others being sentenced to penal servitude, for life

Two prisoners were sentenced to five years and two to three years' imprison- mont, respectively.

Gerlach and another accused, who was ordered to be shot, are fugitives from justice.

AFFAIRS IN GREECE. STATEMENT BY M VENEZILOS.

ATHENS, June 23rd...

Government was supporting the Im perialists, and capitalists, who were responsible for the continuance of the war and the famine, and foviting the soldiers and workmen to appear in the streets with the watchwords “Down with the Dupa "Down with the ten

EARLIER CABLES...

AGITATION AGAINST

PROFITEERING.

LogoN, June 23rd. Lord Rhondda received a deputation of the London Unionist Members of

THE BELGIAN MISSION TO Parliament on the subject of profiteering.

AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, June 23rd, The Belgian Mission received an ovation in the Senate.

REDUCTION IN FREIGHT BATES.

WASHINGTON, June 23rd.

in ocean freight

An early reduction in oce

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the Treasury officials, having exceeded three billion dollars,""

THE SHIPPING ^ PROBLEM, WHAT AMERICA WILL DO,

New York, June 3rd. Signor Marconi, speaking at a luncheon given to the Italian Mission, stated that Le was of the opinion that the United States would float on and a half million tons of new ships by the end of the year, and double that next year.

OBITUARY.

LIEUT GENERAL B. G. BROADWOOD, C.B.

LONDON, June 3rd Lieut. General R. G. Broadwood, C.B., has died of wounds.

(Continued un l'age 6)

"CENTRAL

AND

Bourgeois Ministers!""Down with the rates is expected as the result of the con- that after this war it will not be so

War!" "We want peace and Liberty ! CONGRESS FAVOURS DISSOLVING

COUNCIL OF EMPIRE: The Congress of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates of All-Russia adóği ed a social-democrat motion in favour of dissolving the Council of Empire, annulling the mandates of the Duma members, and suppressing the credis

FAMINE IN RUSSIA.

M. Venerilas, interviewed by Router's voted for the upkeep of both institutions. Correspondent, was most optimistic, and stated that he was determined to end the pro-German propaganda. He favoured the removal from Athens of the anti- Extente Royalties He declared that the Royalists' attitude is still most objection- able. He could not understand their aim.

At the invitation of 3. Joanart, M. Venezilo, da staying on board a battle ship, which the Venezelist demonstrators surrounded in boate last night.

RESIGNATION OF DANISH MINISTER REFUSED.

COPENHAGEN, June 23rd. The King of Denmark has refused to accept the resignation of M. Rottboell.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDOS, June 24th. The silver market is steady,

ZURICH, June 21th. Three hundred and fifty thousand are being fed daily at the communal kitchens in Warsaw,

The Municipality bas established an Evacuation Bureau to assist the removal of persons dependent upon the com munity.

Eighty thousand have already left Lods to escape starvation.

AUSTRIAN CABINET.

AMSTERDAM, June 24th.

A Viema message states that it was the Czechs passionate rejection of all offers that led to the failure to reconstruct the Cabinet

ference between the Allied and the Ameri con Governments RUMANIAN MISSION ARRIVES IN AMERICA

WASHINGTON, June 23rd

The above are instances of comparative inaction that have come under my own notice; bat I have no doubt that there are many other branches of war-work in which nearues to the enemy entails periods on wing and idleness. It is where many lines converge and meet that demand never ceases, and workers have no tine to land idle. Even when there

all in the trenches the munition Workers seating to heat his own re- cord the docker is loading and unload- ing, and the farnier afield with his crops. Let the women who plod at the rear, -in offices, in munitions, on the land --have a good conceit of themselves and their work, and a high estimate of its value; recognising that, in the very nature of things, the call upon them must often be steadier and more continuous than the call upon those whose activities. ars mote sectional and local. Let them realise the truth of what I have said. above that it is a mistake, and a great ons to measure their merits by a goo graphical standard, and that the woman who puts in a day's good work in Surrey is as auch an asset to the nation carpenter or chauffeur in France

There is another impulse, inherent in

thought of removal from our borders, of the breed, which makes service out of England attractive. We are a restless and emigrant race; and, as such, the. eeing new countries and hearing strange tongues, is never without its lure for us.

EUROPE " LEAGUE OF PEACE, Herr Zimmermann says it is quite pus sible that a new system may arise, and easy to wage a new war." He proceeds

In that case we must take all the greater care to secure as far as our ability

A SPIRIT OF ADVERTURE. Powers for a long time to come, in sub. of war the idea of foreigo service appeals and power go, the future of the Central Perhaps, too-almost certainly in time. sequent attempts to turn the peace theory act only to the Englishwoman's love of de far as possible into practice, what will movement, but to the English woman's matter will be the form of the political pleasure in a risk. She shares with her The Boumanian Dission has arrived reshaping and the actual end of the war a liking for personal danger; and I have

brother at a port on the Pacific Coast.

a bankering after hardship and rather than the recovery by each one of the belligerent States of its old frontiers the mind of many a volunteer for service. not the faintest doubt that, lurking in and its former Budget. The more beyond the Channel, is the secret hope plainly it has been seen that England that her work may bring her within ROYAL GIFT TO AIR-RAID VICTIMS,

America, and Japon, the three great Emrange of the enemy's guns. Again there pires that are opposed to us, are striving is nothing to decry in this natural crav to compose their differences behind the ing for a thrill, for a momentary passing acenes of the world-conflagration-atrivrough the Shadow of Death that will ing already to work in the sense of a enhance the value of Life; and most of general conciliation policy for the future us (even if we know them nob) cry Amen

the more vigorously must the Central in our hearts to Powers strive for a conclusion of the war Lindsay Gordon: the earings of Adam which will secure to them also a place in No game was ever yet worth a rep the fructifying son of the new age. But For & rational man to play even if all the plans to which wo bave Into which no accident, no mishap, referred should not be realized, or should he only realized in part, one will be

Could possibly find its way- Only fopment of world-life if one brings home here be recorded the

for the consolation uf better equipped also for any other deve- those not selected for service abroad, let

worker in France. She no exception

experience of eng

LONDON, June 23rd The King has given £200 for the relief of victims of the last air-raid.

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

BOARD.

LONDON, June 23rd. Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Labour Member for Derby, has declined the Presidency of the Local Government Board. FURTHER STATE CONTROL OF SUPPLIES,

LONDON, June Zird

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8 result of this war a strong basis..

In fact, the German Foreign Ofice is lived peacefully within sound of the now putting forward the idea that Ger-enemy's guns for the space of about two many having failed to win the war, her ear and knew for the first time Allies shouldenovertheless cling to her, if sense of uneasiness when, having returned only in order that Central Europe

to London for a few week's holiday, the may pose as a willing and united mem was awakened from her slumbers by th A dentation of Trade Unions has ber of a League of Pesce The Lokalan

arrival and destruction of Zeppelin zeiger was apparently writing before it long months in ranos had the war been urged jord Rhondda, the New Ford had been decided that Austria Hungary brought home to her so person

Never once in the course of Controller," to take steps for the State should make direct proposals to Russia, listening to the thud of the A but the article ends with the suggestion fences, she pondered on the that, as Hindenburg is the real author of quiet insta the Russian Revolution, the new men with him, and he would then perhaps teh without it at a would not be practical to get in touch may afford sor them frankly and simply how they can baulked of the di remain in power the power which he sequent opportun created for them.”

Jews.

purchase of imported food stuffs: the commandeering of home-grown products and of ships; and the retailing of sup plies at equitable price, including a six

penny quartero last.