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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 28ra, 1917.

RUSSIA.

RESCUE.

MORE PEACE TALK.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN WEST.

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Franco-Belgian Front:

BARLINE CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SMASHING FRENCH ATTACK

AND SOME CERMAN NEWS."

PARIS, July 26th.

BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, July 27th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Hnig re- porta: The weather has interfered with air-fighting. We brought down one Ger- man machine. One of ours is missing. Russian Front.

EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S OBNOV.] SUCCESSES

ON ROUMANIAN FRONT

EARLIER CABLES.

MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD. MORE PEACE TALK,

LONDON, July 26th,

In the House of Commons, Mr. Ratosay Macdonald, on behalf of the quintet of Pacifist M.I's, moved a resolution ask. ing the House Lu endorse the sentiments.

THE RUSSIAN CRISIS. ANOTHER APPEAL FOR STABILITY

PROGNAD July 26th The Executive of the Russian Work men's and Soldiers Delegates have issued

uanifesto which says:-The great is fortunes which are descending on the country and the revolution, and the

of the Reichsing's resolution of the IB serious defents of our army, are opening

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DEATH.

PARIS, July 27th

irreparable Ho has begun a difficult WOMAN SPY SENTENCED TO task by withdrawing the armies and enforcing discipline, and has written to Petrograd insisting on the abolition of the system of military commitices, other wise he will resign.

WOMEN CASUALTIES..

LONDON, July 28th. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd the way for the enemy, increasing the say that the Women's Battalion of general patio and preparing the soil | Denth has suffered casualties in the fight- with poisonous Beeds. The counter reving at Sniorgon and Krevo. lution, the absence of discipline efforts,

PETROGRAD'S MILITARY COM MANDER RESIGNS. matiny, anarchy, and open trenchery are facilitating Hindenburg's offensive and caused the terrible break in our front.

LONDON, July 26th.. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd The revolution and freedom are endan, says that General Polovizov, the Military gared. Strong bourgeoisia, are already Governor of Petrograd, has resigned. organising an attack in favour of the old General Erdelli, Commander of the regime:

Eleventh Army, has been appointed his

A Women's Military Congress has been convened for August 5th.

The Provisional Government is organis-sucessor ing measures to defend and strengthen the front, carry out pressing democratic and social Reforms and relentlessly crush the counter-revolution. The Executive appeals for submission to authority in the fateful hour and a ensure that the resulta of the revolution shall not perish.. DEALING WITH TRAITORS.

inst, and to restate pesce time. Also, that the forthcoming Allied Conference on war hits should include Democratic representatives, besides diplomats.

Mr. Asquith traced the origin of the Reichstag resolution, to which, he declar ed, overmuch importance had been attached. Peace was the supreme interest of mankind, but the all-important condi- tion was that it must not defeat the pur- pose for which the great nations warred and they raust to render wasteful the great sacrifices which had been made.

Mr Asquith welcomed, the forthcoming A semi-oficial message showy that it

Allied Conference initiated by Russia, was a smashing attack in the best French

where her aims will be restated, because style on the 24th which regained, in one bour, dominating positions

a facts with a practical bearing have the Craonne plateau, which the enemy. Look

recently emerged, namely, the ccusation of the Russica autocracy and the entry four days to couquer at the cost of san-

LONDON, July 26th. guinary losses. The "German higher.

of the United States into the war. The A wireless Russian official message

PETROGRAD, July 26th. command, following the customary says: The Roumanians on the 24th and

Allied forces comprise sa overwhelming

The Government is convoking a con method, did not mention this defent. 20th took over 1,000 prisoners, and majority of the free peoples, and the ference at Moscow of

of delegates of the Contrariwise, they actually stated in yes-tured as guns, 17 machine-guns, 10 mine-world-policy of this great and unpreced. principal representative bodies of Russia terday's communique that an attack on throwers and much material. The Rus-ented aggregation of free peoples was to consider the country's position. The sinns also, upon the Toumanian front, socly freedom. Ne peace was worth Judiciary are taking measures to bring took 1.000 prisoners and captured 34

having which restored the precarinasto justice all the organisers of the recent guns.

status quo ante, which left wail coun- revolt against the Government. tries at the mercy of dynastic intrigue

M. Kerensky, in an interview, said the and military coercion. The governing

re-establishment of the death penalty at The principle should be the interests and the front was absolutely necessary wishes of the people affected by theaternative was the sacrificing of the army. change in the rearrangement of the map.

to traitors.

asked explicitly if Germany was pre-

on

Craonne failed. Comment is needless,”

GERMAN CLAIMS.

LONDON, July 28th.

A wireless German official message says:-The artillery battis has not diminished in intensity between the coast. aud Lys. English reconnoitring thrusts: have continued to be unsuccessful; Our flame-throwers captured an important

cap-

GERMAN NEWS.

LONDON, July 27th. A German ofheial wireless. message says:--Our artillery partly closed up the breach the Russian caused in our fine southward of Smorgon. We compelled the Russians to:

wrench sector near Monchy. Three enemy wliolerat, regaining almost the pared to adhere to that policy and

attempts to re-capture it failed.

We

stormed a French position on a front of 1,800 metres and to a depth of 400 metres southward of Ailles, and captured a dominating ridge north-westward of. Burtebise. We raided and captured

Fros ground at Hochberg. The French sn fered sanguinary losses in counter-attack- ing these places. We took 1,150 prisoners, HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES.

LONDON, July 28th.

our former positions. We gained during stubborn engagements, heights westward of Tarnopol, We cap tured Burzagz, Thumnez, Oynia and Delatyn.

Owing to our pressure aorthward of the Dniester, the

the Russian Corpathian front hay commenced to weaken southward of the Tartar Pass."

principle. The Reichstag resolution had not disclosed it.

LATEST CABLES. Mr. Asquith mid such an avowal would bring peace within sight. In the mean time we were not helping its advent by giving: The impression that, we were falter: 18 in determination or were doubtful that we would carry out the burden we. had taken up.

Mr. Wardle on behalf of the Labour

The Russians are retreating in the direction of Czernowitz, Our attack drove off Russians from the Babalunown its associated himself with Mr. Asquith,

The tremendousness of the Germans heights.

fruitless and most costly efforts to captare | General. the heights of the Aisne, which this

French have regained, are only now be ginning to be fully realised.

VOD

LATEST CABLES,

(THROUGH RELTEB'S AGENOX.] FOOD CONTROL. FEELING OF UNREST.

SUSPENDING NEWSPAPERS:

The Countess of Panin bas resigned the Assistant Ministership of Public Aid. NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL

A dancer named Marguerite Dell, end known as “ Matahari," who was born in the Dutch East Indies, has been sentenced to death for espionage.

CONTROL OF TEA,

LONDON, July 27th..

In the House of Commons Mr. Clynes stated that the scheme for taking over full control of all supplies of ten arriv ing in England has been drawn up.after consultation with representatives of the

for the securing of the benefit of reduced trades concerned. This would provido

prives for the consumer.

THE SUPPLY OF TEA.

HELPING INDIA AND CEYLON GROWERS.

LONDON, July 26th.. In the House of Commons Sir J. D. Rres suggested that as Australia had LONDON July 20th.

prohibited the import of China and Java The latest telegrams from Petrograd teny in order to help Indian and Ceylon show that the country is generally rally growers, who were at present, to a large ing to the support of the Government.extent, deprived of the home market, Sir M. Kerensky is receiving shoals of mes

Walter Long might suggest to the sages from all parts, and from military fovernment of Canada the propriety of and other quarters expressing sympathy taking similar action in view of the fact and devotion. Soldier delegates from the that the Dominion was now importing Front are demanding an inquiry into quantities of Java leaf. recent, happenings in Petrograd, especial" Mr. Steel Maitland replied that he did ly the garrison's apathy towards the not think representations could usefully Government.

It is alleged that the be made to the Canadian Government, Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates Coun- and if the facts are as stated the Canadian cif still contains Maximalists.

The Government will doubtless duly consider Soldiers' and Workmon's Delegates have the matter.

He added that during the defented a vote of confidence in its year ending March last, which was the Executive and the demand is growing Intest period for which statistics were available, the imports of Jayn tea to Canada did not exceed one per cent. of the total imports.

FRENCH SHIPPING.

The Government in susponding the that the latter should purge itself of newspapers which have been inciting dis-dangerous elements. obedience of military orders, and acts of violence. The editors will be tried:

A decree creates on every front Revolutionary Courta Martial. Each is composed of three officers and three d of three officers and privates, and will deal with mutinies, disobedience, treachery etc.

DIVISION BLOWN TO PIECES. BY ITS OWN ARTILLERY:

LONDON, July 26th.

PARIS, July 26th. The arrivals during the past week. bunted to 1,063 and the departures 937. There were no sinkings, and six vessels were unsuccessfully attacked.

A CANADIAN LOAN.

DUTY,

MELBOURNE, July 26th. Mr. Forrest

in the House of Repre sentatives, moved the second seading of the War-time Profits Tax. He announced that the tax would he fifty

per cent for the year

ing June 30th,

would be levied on excess profits during 1916, and 75 per cent, thereafter. A tax

the war, compared with pre-war profits, The exemptions include agriculture, fruit

growing, dairying and allied busi

NEW YORK, July 20th

The Morning Post's correspondent at

The Canadian Loan of a hundred The desire for peace was based on the Petrograd says that General Korniloff mullion dollars for two years has been achievement of the purposes for which promptly neted on the resolution of thegotiated by syndicate, including Messrs. we had warred He declared that Mr Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates Con Morgan and Messrs. Brown Brothers. Macdonald's resolution was a great mismitter that execution was the only cure AUSTRALIAN EXCESSPROFITS It tran-

take.

for the military traitors, with the result British Labour forces had never spires that two German armies, one of

participated in Imperialistic Jingoistic

that a whole division of the Eleventh Boehm's and the other of Bulow's, comprising eight divisions, of

aims, but in real war and self-defence Army on the Galician Front has been LONDON, July 27th.

(Cheers.) The British labour forces were This army was lavishly equipped with blown to pieces by its own artillery, which three were Prussian, three West In the House of Lords, Lord Rhondda inflexibly resolved on victory. While Mr. phalian, one Bavarian and one Baden; made a statement relative to food control.

Macdonald and his friends express

aeropiaries, aviators and British armour- of approximately one hundred thousand He said there was a feeling of unrest in ed their objects as pious hope, the

ed cars. Its artillery was posted ideally, men, participated in the general assault many quarters owing to the extravagant Labour forces realised that they were only in order to get the horses as they re yet the infantry shot their own gunners from Cerny as far as the California prices of a number of commodities. The obtainable by fighting (Cheers.) The rented. The result was that the artillery plateau. The principa} effort was direct Board of Trade estimate that the average German people were not seeking to de- was captured and there is no hope of ed against the Craonne plateau. The cost of food had over-doubled during the stroy their own shakklea but to impose saving the artillery of the Seventh and German losse, have been most heavy war. He earnestly appealed to the them on other people. The celebrated 20th Brandenburg Regi: public to redouble their efforts in food

Eighth Aronies. It Mr. Bonar Law asked what was the the Eighth will escape. The bright spotnesses,

doubtful whether ment has almost disappeared.

The economy. Until the Allies shipbuilding good of basing anything on a resolution in the disgraceful debacle is the gallantry French losses are comparatively light.

programme, and the results of replacing by a body not possessing the smallest of the British armoured care, commanded GERMAN TROOPS NERVOUS vessels as soon as they were sunk, his power. He pointed out that the Reichstag by Commander Locker Lampson, M.P.,

LONDON, July 28th.

policy was to ix profits at every stage. resolution demanded freedom of the seas, which remained to fight the advancing This would take the form of fixing prices which meant that a nation with a naval Germans absolutely unsupported. on the principle of allowing a reasonable power must not use it while at one with SACRIFICES BY BRITISH

SOLDIERS.

LONDON, July 26th.

A French communiqué states: The Germans, who are most nervous at night time, resumed their attacks obstinately pre-war profit. Unnecessary middle men last evening on a front of three kilometres will be eliminated. Local authorities whether Germany should still be per

a military power, unrestricted, He asked

mitted to retain Alsace Lorraine forcibly.

is

SILVER-

LONDON, July 27th... Silver is quoted at. There have been increased offerings, and the market has an easy tendency,

GERMANISED BELGIUM. VON BISSING'S POLITICAL TESTAMENT.

A number of German papers publish the political testament of Major-General Baron von Bissing, who, for the greater part of the period since the beginning of the war, governed Belgium until his recons death.

maninind appears clear as day. He re- In this cynical document the real Gor- peats at least a dozen times the statement that Belgium must be added, as a con quoted State, to Germany. Germany must fight on Bays, till Репсо is won at the point of the sword.

The war has shown that the possession"

out and to conduct the war, and that the of Germany's industrial region is a NECES. sity in order that we may be able to hold protection of that region is only possible. by our possession of the defendable terri tory west of the Rhine. The present frontiers of empire are not sufficient for that purpose. Popis 192

The Belgian industrial region is only of great value in peace time, but also in case of war. A neutral Belgium, or a Belgum under France British influence,. with her arsenals, nietal industries, and coul strengthens the fighting force and capability of resistance of a conntes just as our industrial region strengthens Mr. Bonar Law corrects his statement. It is therefore absolutely necessary

prevent Beligan industries being places in the Commons on Tuesday as regarda at the disposal of our foes. loans to the Allies and the Dominions This should read:-The total advances to the Allies were £1,023,000,000, in addition" Our frontier," he says,

BRITAIN'S WAR FINANCE::

A CORRECTION

Lospon, July 27th

BEA AND WORLD POWER. Von Bissing then goes on to condemn the idea of making Germany's future frontier run through Liege and Namor. must be push-

ed to the sea coast in the interests of our our hands, govern it in future for our interests, and protect it by the force of our commerce and industry, we shall lose the position won in Belgium; and per- haps never Fecover

Germany's interests in Antwerp will be endangered as Boon as we give up Bel- gium, and with Antwerp we lose that strong influence which that city, espécial- exercises in South America. ly as a commercial and financial centre

That n

THE IRISH CONVENTION. MORE HOPEFUL FEELING.

LONDON, July 8th. The Press Bureau announces that the Chief personally congratulated Com second meeting of the Irish Convention mander Locker Lampson and presented appointed a Preliminary Procedure Comfiuenes would be turned against us him with twenty-six Crosses of St.ttee. The Convention has adjourned" Therefore, the only policy is that of

Med until August 8th. George for his men. The British casual-

THE ONLY POLICY.

from the regim east of Hurtcbise to have been empowered to appoint local He was convinced, fully cognizant as he sian Headquarters, writing on July 23rd, to £140,000,000 to the Dominiona, the sen-power we don't 'Leep Belgium in

The Tones correspondent at the Rus- the region south of Labovelle.

The Food Controllers. With reference to pro- was of the position, that immediately says that the British armoured cars and total thus being $1,171,000,000 -enemy, although he threw large forces fiteering, his Lordship said he would before the cutbreak of way we had a into action, was only able to penetrate, press for imprisonment in aggravated to alternative but to enter the war. He

french mortar sections are most gallantly. after incredible efforts and the highest cases, but proposed to eliminate pro- exposed the hollowness of the alleged pre sacrificing themselves in covering the losses, some elements of our first line to fiteers who were fixing prices. He antisant peace feeling in Germany, which was

Rushian retreat. The infantry have the south of Ailles. Our fire amashed cipated that a maximum cattle prices based on the military outlook There deserted their Allies, hence the British repeated assaults on Hurtebise farm and would enable a reduction of at least od. would be no future security, if a patched stand is unavailing. The Commander-in- farther south. After an intense bom per lh in meat, retail. Before December up peace comes, and the German mili bardment, the Germans rapidly and 31st arrangements for an equitable ditary machine was not broken, violently attacked Mout Haut, in Cham-tribution of comestibles would be intro-

Germany must be disabused of the pagne. The fight lasted all night long, duced.

pre-war conviction that national great- ness and development depend on read EARLIER CABLES.

ness to plunge the world into war. He did not despair of the part Russia was going SIAM AND THE WAR.

to play in the war, even under the pre BANGKOK July 26th. sent conditions. He concluded by ex- steamers has been damaged by small ex Allies to achieve their object.

The machinery of the Austro-German pressing confidence in the ability of the plosions. All male enemies are interned for the duration of the war, and enemy Ramsay Macdonald's resolution by 149 The House of Commons rejected Mr

businesses are to be wound up

but the gallantry of our troops prevented

an enemy advance.

during a successful

of Auberville we

On the contrary,

ration to the north tered unoccupied German trenches, sa continuing to advance, engaged in a lively fight, in flicting appreciable lames on the enemy Reciprocal artillery firing continues to be violent on the left bank of the Mouse

votes to 19.

ties are one officer and four men wounded:

force, which will also ensure that the present hostile population will gradually become accustomed to, and content with, German rule,

Von Bissing was not greatly enamoured of the idea of making a separate Fland ers, as anything less than unexation would stamp Germany before the world the cange of the Fatherland abroad." He As a weakling, and do great damage to

The feeling in Dublin is more hopeful regarding the Trish Convention. The By a marvel of coolness, the military stores were removed or destroyed, though choice of Sir Horace Flunket, as Chair marcely any time was available. The man, is approved. He has an intimate sections soon afterwards came into action knowledge of all sections of the Irish again, co-operating with cavalry in the people, and is respected by all. He is Bays in conclusion, we must, during

was appointed Commander-in-Chil of ties, and has been a life long worker for defence of Tarnopol General Korniloff entirely detached from recent party polia to how the country will be added to

this Front when the mischief was already the practical regeneration of Ireland.

to be our only guide. We mist for years

peace negotiations, avoid every indication Germany and allow the right of conquest

vet preserve the present system of dieta torship