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THE WAR.

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AUSTRIA S UNSUCCESSFUL

OFFENSIVE.

ITALIANS REPULSE REPEATED ASSAULTS.

RECORD ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN TROOPS IN EUROPE.

MR. GEORGE BARNES POINTS THE WAY TO A LASTING PEACE.

BOLOISM IN SOUTH AFRICA.

nco-Belgian bront"

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THE BRITISH FRONT.

AVIATION REPORT.

LONDON, June 18th.

11.20 p.m..

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haigre ports on aviation:We dropped ten tons of hombs in the day-time and nine tons at night time on Saturday on targets, in- cluding Estaires aud Armentières rail- way stations and Bruges Docke

We brought down three and drove down two. No British machines are missing. BRITISH POSITIONS BOMBARDED

LONDON, June 17th.

2.40 p.m.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re ports :-Wo captured a few prisoners in

o successful, raid eastward of. Arras,

The newspapers consider the offensive as the most desperate of gambler's throws in which the enemy has yet indulged. Its Tailure will be fatal to Austrian and a heavy blow to German prestige, for undoubtedly the Austrians were only moved to obedience by German pressure

ANCE TO BRITISH,

LONDON, June 10th,

7.50 pm 50.

ITALIANS INVALUABLE ASSIST THE PARLIAMENT OF MAN. EVIL INFLUENCES IN SOUTH ONLY WAY TO A LASTING PEACE.

*****____*** LONDON, June 10th. **-* Mr. George..

to. Barnes, speaking at Dart- ford, referring to his proposed conference of the Allies for the purpose of in

A British Italian official report states: The pocket on the British front was cleared of the enemy at night-time and early this morning, and we are now re established on our original front line.

We captured over 350 prisoners and two mountain-guns and a considerable numë ber of machine-guns.

ing the Austrian infiltration to an imme dinte balt

AFRICA.

BOLOISM BIFE ON THE RAND.

CAPE TOWN, June 17th Colonel the. Hon, f. Mentz Minister of Lande, said the Government appreciat,

who had shown a sense of responsibility in the present anxious time; yet there

A GERMAN BASE IN THE

ARCTIC

RUSSIAN CONCESSION ON MURMAN COAST.

augurating a League of Nations, said the ed the attitude of some Labour learle success that was undreamt of before the.

Germany is playing a deep game u Finland and has met with a measure of

The German army, having supplied the Bolsheviks came into power in Russia"

Finnish Republicans with munitions of

only way to lasting and just peace, was through a League of Nations. Although an indispensable preliminary was the s

were some who were trying to cause war, took a land in the hostilities with defeat of the German attempt to dominate trouble hy underhand work. He afirmed the Red Guards and paved a way for an Europe, a beginning should be made that Beloism was rife on the Witwaters advance on Petrograd through Viborg? before the war ends, otherwise in the first

through sheur exhaustion to make provi- flush of peace the world would fail

At the same time, by moving the Finnish White Guards from Tammerfors towards the White Sea, canst, she menaced the

mit disputes to a tribunal, to use an economic hoycott, and, as a last resort, to Heavy fighting continues at many use international forco against any Power places along the Piace, the eastern end of Monte Bello heights, and astride ning the penes in future. The inclu- siou of Germany should later be insisted valley of the Brenta.

rand and played a greater part than the majority imagined. He warned his

Early yesterday when the attack was launched invaluable assistance to our infantry and artillery was immediately provided by the Italians on our loit son for the maintenance of pence. The Farers, especially the loyal Labourites, Murman Railway, which is regarded a which was largely responsible for bring League should bind all the Powers to sub-gainst its evil influences and said the the door to European Russia, Great Bri- day the extremists came into pover. South❘tain and France, foreseeing this move, Afrien's sun would begin to set. The effected an understanding with the Mur- only alternative to the British

inan Soviet for the protection of the line. connection

which runs from Petrograd to Kola. Bay was a German connection. He challenged the strongest Republican to suy that he the Norwegian frontier. Not to be baulks in the Arctic Ocean just to the east of favoured German rule; yet the Republied, Germany, on May 28th, proposed to cans were driving that way. They said Russia to rede to Finland the western no Germans would over take South one of the Muran const with an out- Afrien. (Laughter.). Of course, relet on the sea, the consideration being

too noble to take our gold mines if they they were not fortified. Five daya later marked Colonel Mentz,the Germans are the return by Finland of Fort Imo and

had the chance." (Loud laughter.) The it was announced that Russia had accept- Raivoli to Russia upon the condition that

Three further aeroplanes were des stroyed

AUSTRIAN ULATAIS

LONDON, June 17th.

On.

Mr, Barnes advocated the reduction of armaments and the elimination of private profits in their manufacture He urged A wireless Austrian official report Inter-Allied Conference with the repte as a practical proposal an immediate states -We captured enemy positions asentatives of organised Democracy also Hence the battle is even more critical for the Piave and astride the Adergo Treviso with the Government representatives to fact that some people were opposed to ed these terms, which meant a free gift

and the threat of an internal revolution

Austria than for Italy, as defeat will probably goad the nationalities in the monarchy to desperation.

Stories reaching Holland from Austria dwell upon the seriousness of the political crisis, owing to the refusal of the Polish party to support the Government, and speak of riots at many places as a result of the increased anti-German feeling and the food shortage.

ALLIES ARTILLERY PRECEDES OFFENSIVE

Railway on a broad front.

We took possession of defensive works at the eastern edge of Montello and penetrated the high road,

Prine Schonburg has been wounded by

to Finland for German benefit.

AS THE ALLIES" "CHANCE

Finnish White Guard

discuss terms. The idea was an extended recruiting and that some tried to restrain binding the elements of the British Em-Africanders, who had fallen on the field correspondent of lid Amy has just dealt application of the principle at present ministers of religion from burying Writing on March 20th, the Petrograd pire in agreement, There should be a common defensive treaty for arbitration of honour was all part of a German the enemy Red Guards a staggering blow a shell.

and the pooling of the resources of the movement started years ago. People now moving towards Kem, on the western at the capture of Tammerfors, and it is We captured on the Piave 10,000 prison- Allies for the

should beware fest. South Africa became cost of the White Sea, in order to cut coining peace recon- ors and 50 guns

off

the Northern Railway Kem is struction.

a German Colony, it was either the pienportant midway station,

d the seat of a British Consul sent Union Constitution or slavery under German rule.

Our first assault astride the Brenta penetrated the third enemy position, cap turing 6,000.

We partially maintained our gains: The enemy recaptured Rainero Moun tain, eastward of the Brenta, and forced us to evacuate a portion of our captured territory in the Savon Communes.

He believed that if Germany wore faced with such an accomplished fact it would induce her to reconsider her position and stimulate the German peoples to over ROME, June 17th.

throw their taskmasters. He foreshadowed Italian war correspondents state that

that this Supreme War Council would be We repulsed an attempted raid in the the date of the enemy's offensive was fixed

un embryonic Parliament of Man, es neighbourhood of Givenchy..

for a week ago The Italian Command was prepared, and the enemy's movements

the Imperial War Cabinet will prove to We captured Doaalto, near Riva, and be the germ of the representative-nutho never escaped observation, oven in had stormed Dorno-di-Cavento, in the Adarity which will yet manage the affairs of weather, though large movements of troops were carried out with the object of diverting attention from the real point. of attack.

The enemy heavily bombarded our posi- tions north-westward of Albert for a short period dust

the night. NOTHING.

LONDON, June 16th.

11.20 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Baig states there is nothing to report.

GERMAN REPORT-

LONDON, Juno 16th.

11.30 p.m. wireless German

official report states:We Sepulsed English local at tacks which entered our foremost lines

The Italian, French and British artil lery counter-preparation began at mid- night, before the enemy's preparation started, and the Allies artillery fire was so rapid and accurate in following the movements of the assailants that the latter's lines were thrown into confusion.

mello region.

Naval Activities,

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the Empire

AUSTRALIA'S WAR POLICY. CHARACTERISTIC UTTERANCE BY

MR HUGHES.

LONDON, June 10th

Colonci Mentz appealed for the unlock ing of the land for the benefit of returned. soldiers.

INDIAN MENTIONED.

LONDON, June 16th. In the Gazelle General Allenby inen Hongkong-Singapore Garrison. Artillery- tions in his despatch Naik Rahmatullah,

This new danger has brought about a exilition between the Jocal Russlan for the protection of the Marinan line. Bolshevik and Anglo-French authorities. There has hitherto been some little fric- tion between these authorities ̈nt Archangel, on the opposite coast of the White Sea, and proposed co-operation on the Murman ling augurs well for an in

of relations between them in Bent of

The Soviet Government at Moscow was informed by the Murman military thuratened by the Germans and Finnish college that the railway gone was **White Guards, especially by the latter, and instructions were solicited as to or ganizing means of defence and the ad- visability of inviting the assistance of the. Allies

M. Trotzky at once telegraphed. an order for inmedate defensive

arrange. ments in the sense indicated.

Russian military-authorities in the

Marman territory hav

have thereford come to an understanding with the Bri tish and French representaitves, whereby the latter agree to recognize the local Soviet region; undertake not to interfere in in

as the supreme authority in that

what is for the inhabitants and

Army

which is in process

THE SILVER MARKET

LONDON, June 17th. The silver market is quiet

SCARCITY OF SILVER ON THE CONTINENT Messra Sambel, Montagu's report Lokbox, June 17th.

states: The price is unchanged and the According to a message from Rome, the ing the price of liberty. She will not Shanghai exchange has risen to a point the locat

that Australia, has paid and is pay tone continues good, especially since the ternal affairs; and promise to supply

FRUSTRATED.

Mr. Hughes, the Premier of Aus tralia in a further interview, said

Gornal d'Itali anys the Austrian Naval faller, She is in the war until the end, clewly approximating that which sil of formation. Westward of London and repulsed enemy Even the infernal fire of 2,000 enemy guna ivision which Captain Rizzò breke. We have suffered in Australia as else purchases for China might become pro. By the Treaty of Brest the cessation of

attacks at Dommiers" and Villers-Cot

terets.

THE FRENCH FRONT.

COUNTER-ATTACK DRIVES OUT

ENEMY,

PABI, June 17th:

failed to silence our artillery.

The chemy's first waves consisted of Czechs and Slovaks, but their losses were so heavy that they were withdrawn to the rear. Von Hotzendorf Borcevic is in conmand of the offensive. The principle effort was entrusted to General Schench- smil, who was ordered to descend by

A enmmuniqué states:-In the Woevre region the enemy this morning obtained | Valbronta to Brisano, while Kirbak's

footing in the village Xivry, from which by a counter-attack the enemy were driven nut, losing some prisoners.

AMERICAN REPORT.

LONDON, June 17th,

8.00 д.т. An American official report states: We repulsed with severe eneiny losses, an attack in Woevre, espturing some

́prisoners.

We broke up two attacks in the region of Chatean. Tinorry.

There was very active reciprocal artil ery firing in the regions Chateau Thierry

and. Picardy.

Italian Front:

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ITALIAN FRONT.

FAILURE FATAL TO AUSTRIA.

LONDON, June 17th.

8.00 a.m. Accounts agree that very seanfy success attended the attempt by the Austrians to carry out an offensive on the new German nodel of storm troops and infiltra tion. The offensive was really a series of attacks at widely distant points. delivered at different hours, apparently with the idea of effecting a surprise...

The best comment on its initial failure is the brevity of the Austrian communique which practically is an apology for the loss of what was gained during the first

few hours.

army was ordered to cross the Piave, aiming at Treviso. The Austrian heavy guns shelled towns and villages far in the

when he torpedoed the Szentiran was

proceeding on a mission to bombard towns on the Adriatic in conjunction with the land offensive. General..

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TIONS.

LANGER OF ISOLATION

and the resumption of peaceful naviga naval operations, the removal of mines on in Russian waters apply only to the Sea and the Murman coast, so that the Baltic and Black Seas, not to White German danger still lurks in these parts, whilst the Russian PRENT

persaver de

where from the effects of the insidious table

The report that silver coin is German propaganda manifesting itself as being melted down in Holland for use parifism and in other ways. We have industrially suggests a scarcity of silver men whose hatred of England blinds on the Continent. them 10 all els: caring nothing for Aug.

ports that the Finnish White tralia or liberty so long as they can strike

officered and instructed by Germans It a blow at the heart of England. These

in stated that after a recent fight on Finnish territory bordering on the pro OPERA-are in the minority.

vince of Petrograd four dead German off As regards New

cers were found on the battlefield Guinea and other islands in the vicinity, the Nationalist and Socialist Labour Condered unsafe, we shall be restricted to

by

Fin In accordance with the resolution of ish Bed Guards

Should the Murman railway be rens Mr. Hugbes said it was essential that Australia should control them or that

civilised nation, as they stood in the same out the South and West of Ireland Itare rither on all the other railway lines

LONDON, June 17th. Remarkable salvage operations have been

IRELAND'S STRIKE DAY. CONSCRIPTION PROTEST.

ference, work was suspended from the morning of April 23rd for a period of

rear, 300 gas shell falling into Treviso carried out by the Admiralty during the they should be handed over to a friendly twenty-four hours in Dublin and through Petrograd would thus be more or lesa

alone.

THE HEROISM OF ITALIANS.

ROME, June 17th. There were scenes of extraordinary.

war which would have been thought com mercially and engineeringly impracticable relation to Australia as Amiens did to before the war, especially the raising of Paris or Calais to England. Although vessels of 3,500 tons, whereas formerly not wanting to extend her sphere of anything, ahose 1,500 was considered territorial authority, Australis was de enthusiasm in the Chamber when the hopeless. Over 450 ships have been termined that what she has she will hold Minister for War dwelt upon the heroism saved, Bestly above 1,500 tons between She therefore stood committed to the

of the troops who repeatedly drove back

the

the Archangel route, and that may not count of the ice in Archangel harbour. be available for the next two months on

hormed in on all sides, for the Germans was a day of almost summer brightness leading to this city or within striking and the air was genial-an ideal day for distance of them, and there would be little holiday-seekers. In the absence of trans hope in pitting the raw recruits of the unemployed in Dublin were confined to

noy Red Army against the Germans if

the city, where they moved in crowds port facilities, however, the thousands of the latter wished to isoints us altogether.

about the streets. The bulk of them were

AN APPEAL.

nemy's assaults in restoring the 1913 and 1918 The accumulation of gas pulley of the Monroe Doctrine in the well dressed, many of them wore badges Thuswise shouted the men at war to the

lines. He dwelt upon the significance of the number of prisoners taken by the Italians, because it was most difficult to take prisoners in defensive fighting.

The Italians lost only two acroplanes in Saturday's battle compared with 35 lost by the enemy.

SHIPBUILDING IN ITALY The Under-ceretary for Transporta tion said, thanks to the steel from Great Britain, shipbuilding in Italy had been greatly accelerated. "Seven_new_ship yards had been constructed, and, by the adoption of the standard ship, 120,000 new tonnage have been built in the current year. He hoped this would be creased to 200,000 next year, and said the submarine campaign could be con aidered lost by the Germans, to be

DARLIER CABLES. AUSTRIAN REPORT.

LONDON, June 16th. 11.30 p.m.R A wireless Austrian official report states:We broke in the enemy's lines on the plateau of the Seven Communes

We also orossed the Piave Italians, British and French, and we sep- Our prisoners so far are 10,000 tured a considerable number of guns.

in the holds of submerged vessels, due to composed meat and vegetables, has been surmounted by the discovery of an anti-taxie enabling divers to work when the eargues are

sprayed with it. New types of salvage machinery have been invented, like a submersible electric

motor pump, whereby а submarined 14,000 ton vessel with a cargo of foodstuffs worth $3,000,000 was salved.

RECORD

Pacific.

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. CAUCASUS REPUBLIC NO LONGER

EXISTS.

LONDON, June 16th.

A Moscow me sage, dated June 2nd states that, in consequence of the Goy ernment crisis and the increasing energy

ascribed No conscription, and theme, that hought and sold like, and all were orderly. The fact that all the public houses were closed may have accounted for the general quietude. Even

a

hotels were closed; and in the case of few which were open early in the day the waiters were ordered to cease work. Indeed, the visitor to Dublin right have holiday, but taking matters looked upon the city as one bent on a and with undue solemnity

We have played our part and have

your gold. kept your wart, come ye and send

For the strapnel shell falls cruel thick, the machine gun rakes us through, And we who drench in the dripping

trench call out for aid to

you.

sat secure through the wrench 税込 of and have slept full soft it ed so completa a cessation of business Ye have plied your trade, and the cash

Not for many years has Dublin witnes

night a were closed, and tramway services fight

You made-let it do its bit in thes Diet has declared itself dissolved and he Law Courts eat, and the professional

Banks and some Government In the bitter fight that flows and ebbs and that the Republic is no longer in exist classes kept uninterruptedly upon their

draws not near to an end, While ye are not told to give your gold ****** but besought that ye shall lend,

Al

of the Turkish offensive, the Caucasus suspence offices were open a sizal.

ence

INDEPENDENCE OF GEORGIA Turkey has proclaimed the independ ence of Georgia

TURKISH OFFENSIVE. The Turks have launched a strong offen sive at Akibaka.

EARLIER CABLES.

ARRIVALS OF AMERICAN TROOPS.

LONDON, June 16th, The Morning Post states that the arrivals of American troops during the past few days have eclipsed all records, Considered purely as a

as a feat of shipping the movements across the Atlantic have A general assembly of factory and workshop delegates at Petrograd has been unprecedented in mercantile annals ordered the workers to strike as a protest During the week end the scenes at one

Bgainst the policy of the Soviet Govern ment. port were amazing, ship after ship dis charging its khaki-clad cargo, which was

FRENCH AMBASSADOR ARRIVES.

Moscow, June 17th immediately whirled away by special has arrived German propagandists had Nonlens the French Ambassador

reported that he was recalled.

trains;

STRIKE AS A PROTEST

and

course. On the Great Northern Bailway

Lend for the guns that clear ou

clear our way through the spiked and

and tangled wire, Land in the hall of the German fires When it's hand to hand in No Man's

the traina ran in accordance with the new order to save coal. Elsewhere there was timetable which has been designed in stillness on the railways. The mails and the postal and the telegraph services

interrupted. No newspapers, To fill the ranks of the grey grim Tanks supporting conscription and the spotting aeroplanes,

were not

And stiffen the might of your Country's figit in the mud of the Flandere rains

homing posts, take up the tale and

spread it wide and far.

not even were publot during the morning were newspapers from outside obtainable, to the city was cut off from all tion of the world's doings

informa Early in the day large numbers of the lahour classes visited the various stations where it had been arranged that they should sign the pledge against conscriptwains may feed the ranks of wars tion. In the afternoon, at half-pact four o'clock the conference between Sinn Fein, Nationalist, and labour representatives at the Dublin Mansion House. The pro- in opposition to conscription re-assembled

ceedings were private

That the trader gains and the farmer a

at wealth may stand with pride unbent

in the day of war surocase, And the men who lent be well content

with the fight they made for Peaco THOMAS RUSSELL.