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TO-DAY'S
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
WAR TELEGRAMS.
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,
RUSSIAN SUCCESSES CONTINUE.
ENEMY BATTALION ANNIHILATED NEAR
THE VISTULA.
VARYING SUCCESS IN GALICIA.
June 27, 4.05 p.m.
Heater's correspondent at Petrograd states that there is fierce fighting on the Narew front where the Russians are mostly success fal, but they have been compelled to give ground in the Ojits Valley, the German heavy guns completely destroying one work by
annihilating.fire."
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.⠀
RAINS KEEP THINGS QUIET.
June 26, 3.40 p.m.
downpour has rendered the ground impracticable, checking our A Paris communique reports calm everywhere. A torrential
The communique reports that the Germans sitsoked three progress. times on the Vistula southward of Pilitzs and were repulsed with grave losos.
The enemy in the region of Lemberg failed to make bead way, while the Russians continued their successes in the battle of the Daiestor..
The remainder of the enemy in the Kosary district have been driven beyond the river.
We captured the remainder of the Austro-German force which crossed the Doisster further to the east, and notwithstanding the disastrous results of these crossings, the enemy attempted further crossings during the night-time. The battle continues.
ALLIES' GAINS MAINTAINED.
June 27, 5.25 a.m
A Paris communique says: Infantry actions north of Arras ended, at night, in our maintaining our gaine. A German attack on the heights of the Mense was repulsed. Elsewhere there has merely been cannoanding.
$50 PER ANNUM,
TELEGRAMS.
SWEDISH GENDARMES FOR CHINA
GENERAL HJALMARSON'S
SCHEMB.
(Routers Service To The "Telegraph.
London Received June 27.
It is reported from Stockholm that General Hjalmarson, has ram
ment for the establishment, of a tions with the Chinese Gavern- turned having concluded negotia-
Swedish gendarmerie in Chins. General Bjalmarson proposed the calablishment of a corps of three thousand men at Hasan with central bureau at Peking with a twenty instructors, and of a school for officers and non-cond- missioned officers and four hundred cadets. Only the diplo matio negotiation between the Swedish and Chinese Govern- ments remain to be completed.
A Significant Conference at Vienna.
SOUTH AFRICA WANTS TO SEND A CONTINGENT.
(Reuter's Service to The "
"Telegraph."]
SOUTH AFRICA ANXIOUS TO SEND
OVERSEAS CONTINGENT...
June 27, 4.40 p.m. La Johannesburg' a strong movement, supported by prominent Datchmen, has started in favour of deepatobing an overseas contingent.
offensive
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.
HEAVY SLAUGHTER OF GERMANS.
near
FRENCH CREDIT INTACT.
(Havas Telegram.)
Jane 25:
The French Chamber of Deputies cheered the speech by M. Bibot the Minister for Finance, who, reviewing the financial situation, declared that French credit was intact after sloven months of war.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this
page they will be found on the Extra.}
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
A HEROIC FRENCH FEAT.
June 28, 12.55 p.m. Details received in Paris of the capture of the Alsatian village of Metzeral show it as one of the most hero'a of French feats of arme. The enemy had transformed Melzeral into a fortress, the atrests were barricaded with barbed wire and with caris masking machine guns. Terrifa fighting was carried on all night in the cemetery where the Germans had nined the vaulte, which blew up when the French entered. Then followed the grimmest conflicts as the French Alpinists are
THE NATIONAL REGISTER.
June 26, 6.35 p.m.
The papera elete that the National Register on the lines of the censas, will require every men to atate his age, permanent address, occupation, whether inurried or single, whether he has any physical disability and whether he is prepared to enlist or to do other war work.
RUSSIANS' BIG CAPTURES.
June 26, 6.33
It is stated in Petrograd that during the seven wooks fighting the retreat from Galicia the Russians captured one hundred and thirty thousand men, three hundred machine guns and fifty other
guns,
MORE ABOUT GERMAN CROP PROSPECTS.
June 26, 5:35 p.m.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
The enemy has been driven baok after an all night fight near the Aisne.
had an audience with the Emperor Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg has Francis Joseph.
The German attack on the Narew front was repulsed with very heavy loss.
According to the Amsterdam Handelsblad the German crop
Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg and prospects are most unfavourable. In some places a complete failure Herr Jagow have arrived in is expected. The cattle are being fed on leaves of trees owing to Vienna to confer with the Aus drought.
GERMANY'S PLANS ANENT THE RUSSIANS.
June 26, 6.35 p.m.
trian Foreign Minister.
An enemy battalion got caught. in the Russian entanglementa near Zavikhost and was annibila- ted by a cross-fire.
It is proposed to establish a
June 27, 9.00 p.m. Germans unsuccessful offensive in the Omuleff valley was most styled, driving the Germans from cellars and barns and killing continue hitting back at the purening forces will be closely watched The progress of the retreat of the Russians and their ability to A Petrograd communique says:-On the Narew front the in the houses, the Blue Devils," costly. Heaps of boliea were left before our trenches. We them all. At day break there were found piles of dead in the in the coming days, and it is certain that the Germans will not be regained lost ground in the O jitz valley. A fierce Russian streets. Fighting in the forest on the banks of the Fecht was also deterred by occasional blows from endeavouring to carry out their Swedish gendarmeria in Ohine. P.zinyez is developing, with desperats most fisroe. Here Bavarians were the defendere. French shella plan, namely: that of separating the central and southern armiss General Hjalmareon has just bayonet fighting. An enemy battalion, caught by our entangle-rooted up the trees in hundreds and then the infantry advanced, and dealing a smashing defeat. Hitherto this object has not been returned to Stockholm after con- ments near Zavikhost, where the Vistula leaves Galicia, They had to cross tranches filled with barrels of pitch, which the accomplished but it is in nowise abandoned. Experts, however, cluding negotiations with the. was annihilated by a cross-fire. The Taneff front is calm. In a enemy igailed by electricity, but the Frenchmen, with undaunted are confident that the Grand Dake Nicholas will hold the armies Peking Government. counter-attack in the direction of Zakieff, Lemberg, supported by courage, took all the position. As a result of the success at Fecht together at any cost, and will never hesitate to retreat if it serves an armoured train, we captured two thousand prisoners and thirteen the capture of Maeneter is shortly expected.
his purpose, and make the enemy pay dearly for every yard of machine-guns. There has been fierce fighting at Bobrk, twenty
territory he gains, miles south-east of Lemberg. We continue to repulse desperate attacks from great Austro-German forces. On the Daiester we have captured another troaenad prisoners.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE.
A LIVELY NIGHT.
MR. BRYAN ENTERTAINED BY HIS FRIENDS.
June 26, 12.55 p.m.
June 27, 6.40 p.m. A Paris communique says: There has been a rather lively night between the Oies and the Aisne. The Germans made a most cheered. He beamed on one enthusiast who shouted Dree violent attack last night at Bagatelle. The enemy was driven back after an extremely hot struggle.
i
There was fighting all night long in the Heights of the Mense; all our gains were maintained. The Germans poured incendiary
@hella on Arracourt
French aviators have seriously damaged Dousi station.
SIGNIFICANT CONFERENCES AT VIENNA.
June 27, 4,05 p.m. Dr. Ton Bethmann Hollweg and Horr Jagow. (Minister for Foreign Affairs) have arrived at Vienaa to confer with the Austrian' Foreign Minister,
RUSSIAN WAR MINISTER RESIGNS.
June 20, 8.25 p.m. Router's correspondent at Petrograd states that the Minister of
GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK.
Jane 27, 5.25 s.m.
A message from New York reports that Mr. W. J. Bryan has bsen the hero of a demonstration under the auspices of the "Friends of Peace" Sxisty. The gathering was prealded over by the Socialist, Weissmann, and was attended by fifteen thousand War has resigned. people, mostly German-Americana. Captains Boyed and Paper, the Gorman attaches, and other Germana, as well as the Austrian and Turkish ambassadors, were present. Mr. Bryan on entering was cheers for Bryan, the next President. Hook Hooh!" The German band then began to play "Die Wacht am Rhein bat suddenly broke into "The Star-Spangled Banner. The Chairman welcomed Mr. Bryan to this German atmosphere. Mr. Bryan, in a
Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that a German speech full of pious wishes for peace, bitterly attacked American submarine has been sunk near Bɔrkum after a serious explosion on papara which, he said, had tried to assassinate him. Mr. Bryan, board. The commander and two members of the crew, who were however, refused to support a resolution demanding an embargo on on the conning tower, are believed to have been saved, the remain- the export of arms. The meeting wound up by the Chairmander of the crow being drowned. atanding on the table and shouting "War with Germany is [Borkum is an island at the month of the Ems, 25 miles N W impossible; German-Americans will not permit it.
of Emden
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DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY."
Bijou eatze-9.16 Victoria Theatre-9.16 p.m.
TO-MORROW,
Bjon Theatre-9.15 p.m.
Victoris Theatre-9.15 p.m. Sale of Household Furniture No. 9. Toe House St.-G. P. Lammert 2.800
Wednesday Jane 80,00 Sale of Canos & China, G. P Lammert's Sales Room-2.30 p.m. Corinthian Yacht Club General meeting 6. p.m. 7.
SUPPRESSED FOR ADVOCATING PEACE.
Jane 28, 6:40 pm.
June 27 5.25 am The Emperor Francia Joseph has given an audience to Dr. von According to the Supplementary Estimats inued to day, the Bethmann Hollwag. There is much speculation as to their move-
The German Socialist organ Vorwäerts has been soppressed for se additional
number of men and officers required for the Navy for publishing an article advocating pence, st. ment in view of the recent peace talk in Germany and of the the year ending 31st March 1910, is fifty thousand, in addition to financial situation.
the original estimate of 250,000.
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