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TELEGRAMS.
- [Beuter's Service to The “ Telegraph.”"]
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
Former War Minister Indicted.
London, June 1
According to Banter's correspondent at Petrograd, the Minister of Justion has completed the indictment against M. Sakhomlinaff, Minister of War in 1914. He charges him with responsibility for the shortage of munitions, and with communiosting information to Austro-Gorman spies.
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The Ex-Tsar.
London, June 1.
Beater's correspondent at Petrograd states that a congress of delegatse from the front has demanded the transfer of the ex-Tear to the fortress of St. Peter sad St. Paul.
An Insolent and Stupid Suggestion,
London, June 1.
Renter's correspondent at Petrograd says that M-xim Gorky has received a letter from M. Roscff, Bulgarisa Minister in Berlin, proposing sa armistice on the Eastern front, peading negotiations for a separate peace between Germany and Ruais, ́M. Einoff myn that Germany does not contemplate an offensive against Ramis if the latter remains quiescent, and he offers to most M. Gorky in Sweden. M. Gorky, in publishing the letter, describes it as insolent sad stupid, and says be does not intead to reply to it.
Strikes at Bakı.
London, June 1. Renter's correspondent at Tifin says there are alarming condi tions at Bsku, owing to strikes in the oilfields.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
Enemy Mines Exploded.
London, Jane I.
A French communique states:-There is fairly lively artillery firing in the regions of Vaar Haillon and Leffaux, north-west of Bheims.
In the region of Hill 108, which is south of Berry an Bao, the enemy exploded several mines and occupied elements of trenches which were thereby wrecked.
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A vigorous counter-attack ia Champagne cjscled the enemy from points where a footing had been gained last night.
North-east of Mont Haut our line was completely restared. Five German aeroplaces were brought down yesterday.
Lively Bomb Fighting.
London, June 1.
A Belgian communique states that there is particularly lively bomb fighting near Steenstraat and the Ferryman's House.
There is a severe duel artillery near Dixmade.
FRANCE AND SUBMARINISM.
London, June 1.
A Paris official message says that during the week ending May 27, there were 1,048 arrivals, and 1,042 sailings.. Two Tassels of over 1,800 tons were sank and nae ander 1,0 tons. Five vessels were unsuccessfully attacked. No fishing craft were saak,
[la the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on an Extra].
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
RECENT NAVAL CASUALTIES.
London, May 30, The following casunities (Naval) are announced ...... Died: Lient, Frederick L. Gardner (Navy). Missing: Flight Sub.-Lieut. William Houston, Stewart (Navy), Sub.-Lieut. Cyril La Haines (Volunteer Reserve).
Reported missing, feared killed, not now missing: "Acting. Lieut. Robert, Roberts (Beserve), Surgeon Probationer An-
nesley G. Lennox Browne (Volunteer Reserve).-
Reported missing, now inofficially reported prisoners: Flight Sub-Licut. Colin Laurence (Navy), Bab-Lieut. Leonard J. Bennet (Volunteer Reserve).
Previously reported missing now officially reported kill ed in action: Fight Lient. Harold A. Pailthorpe (Navy) Naval Division,
Died of Wounds: Sub-Lieut. William McCurrach (Vo lunteer Reserve),
Wounded: Second Lieut. Walter E. Greenland (Mackne Light Infantry).“
Reported wounded, now wounded and missing: Sub-Lt. Donald T. Bailey To
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TELEGRAMS.
[Renter's Service to The "Talegraph."]
THE WESTERN FRONT.
A Quiet British Report.
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London M Field Marshal Haig reports that there has only been. mutual artillery activity at different points.
Two German seroplanes were driven down yesterday and one British machine is miming.
The Enemy's Violent Attacks.
London, May 31.
A French communique states: After violent bombarë- ments with heavy poison shells north-west of Auberive and or-Mont Blond the enemy during the night attempted violent sttacks at several points on the Champagne front. Our firs stopped all attempte...
The effort of the Germans was directed particularly against Teton, Casque and Mont Hant, which was attacked most violently four times. The struggle began at 9'am. and continued until daylight, the enemy wayes, smashed by our fire or beaten back with the bayonet, being compelled each time to flow back in disorder.
After heavy losses enemy factions got a footing in some advanced elements north-east of Mont Haut We took prisoners.
RUSSIANS FRUSTRATE TURKS,"
London, May 31. A Russian official message states: We frustrated Turkish attempts north-westward of Kalkit and southward of Banes.
AN IMPROVED FOOD POSITION.
London, May 31.
Speaking on the Food Question in the City, Mr. Pro- thero said it was not thought the harvest would furnish the bread requirements of the coming cereal year,” bag li economy is practised, Germany could not starve los even if her submarines managed to prevent grain or cereals from coming to the Kingdom. He asserted deliberately that, calculating the harvest plus the amount expected to be stored up by October this year, there would be enough foodstuffs to pull us through.
Mr. Prothero dwelt on the necessity of carrying out the agricultural programme. He said that, once we decide the food question in our favour, then peace will be nearer our doors. Once Germany's hope of starving us is defeated, what is the good of, Germany prolonging the war bave got the silver bullets, we have got the leaden bullets; it is up to the farmer to give us the bread bulleis.
CHINESE POLITICAL CRISIS.
Shanghai, May 31.
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The Military Governors of several of the provinces have declared independence.
It is most difficult to appreciate the situation. The revolters command large bodies of northern troops, but are absolutely against the democracy.
The rupture may be a big political bluff, or a prelude to an attempt at the restoration of the young Emperor.
AIRCRAFT IN THE WAR.
Questions that must be Answered.
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AUSTRIA'S TROUBLES.-
A Welter of Racial, Question
Amsterdam, May 1
A welter of facial questions was raised in the opening speeches in the Reicharath The Czech and Slay deputizen sxpressed a desire for a union of the ferritories of the monarchy inhabited by Czecho-Blava, Slovacka and Croatiaze under the Hapsburg Dynasty, The Ukranians demanded the creation of a de juro ́union of Ukranians within the monarchy. The Poles urged the uniting of all the Polish districts. The German nationals declared that any attempt at a revival of Bohemian independance would meet with determined opposition from the Austrian Germans.
A Czech deputy expressed sympathy with the Russian revolution.
In view of the fact that "the Government does not possess a majority in the Reichstrath there is much specu lation as to future developmen da.
Emperor Karl's Speech.
Amsterdam, June 1.
In the Emperor Karl's speech from the Throne, at the Beichsrath, he solemnly asseverated his determination to role constitutionally and to preserve unimpaired the people's" right to a share in the government; neverthelem, he keeps in mind the provision in the Constitution-placing in-his- hands alone any decision, connected with the conclusion of peace. He was convinced that the happy develòpment of constitutional His would be impossible without expanding the Constitution and the administrative foundations of the whole public life, especially of Bobemia. He had therefore decided to postpone the taking of the Constitu tional oath until the foundations of a new, strong and happy Austria were firmly established
Referring to the war, Emperor Karl said that Austria had openly and unambiguously expressed a readiness for peace guided by the firm conviction that the true formula for peace can only be found in mutual recognition that 'positions have been gloriously defended.
THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE
London, May 31,
An Italian official message says:-Rain and fog on, the Trentino and Carnia fronts have limited the artillery activity. We repulsed two attacks on the north side of Mount Pizzal. Our Albanian troops attacked the enemy irregulars to the east of Berat and we occupied several villages.
THE KAISER'S INVENTIVE.
London, May 31 Beuter's correspondent at Headquarters, amplifying the Kaiser's speech at Arras says that he told his soldiers that they must hate the British as heartily as their capacity for righteous wrath permitted. No prisoners must be taken" ́ or mercy shown in the future. Subsequently he contradic- torily enjoined that all prisoners should be treated with utmost severity, He forbade any fraternisation
the whatsoever.
The correspondent comments on the Kaiser's fury against Britain, which is doubtlessly due to the growing insistence upon the "No peace with the Hohenzollerns” doctrine.
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The Conspiracy Case.
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tinh Eleonol từ Lo and stayed with Rimchand 120 weeks. Witness said he changed his programma. Ba chand, to whom witöses gave _K latter from Gopi, made no obj ation, Boehm took witness to the German Consul and alão to his own room in the hotal, where he showed witnem sruck and ammunition and advised witness to “tako «zı volvera with him for self-defenos - The Consul told witness he hed instrpotions from New Turk to give witness what money wanted, sad gave him 800-dollars and also a coda telegram to take to the German Consul in Shang- Thai
This witness ssid that be laf Manila with letters of în troilustion / from the German Consul at Manila and arrived at Bangkok on July 17, 1915, and as the German Consul.
The most disquieting part of 18,000 ft, while the most of ours Air Ministry has not even yet the business is that some of the are unable to get within 3,000 ft. succeeded in patting on a proper
To the court witness asid be questions raised last week nagbi of it it is annecessary to com- basin the manufacture and delivery was arrested in Bangkek becsus to have been answerable, if in plete the paragraph. Nim-f the fastest and
highest he had no poll tax paper, given general yet is reassuring terms, pression will ever be made by climbing seroplanes, and that to foreigners. When the Bu They were not answered;, and criticism hst in so slovenly.. I the od
· PTB- kok police questioned him about. the most achappy inferences are is true that the Germans have ference for Government-designed Ghadr he said he knew nothin The aviation correspondent of herefore being drawn,
and Can such a machine; but it is equally { machinës
engines still about it, holding out that he want the Obsero wrote on April 7th Ministers not realise that the true that the vast majority of their orists. Uabusinesslike and waste a Persian, not an Indian as follow-
ilence of Sir Douglas Esig since machines are not of each an upful contracts-ibe same trouble. When a European officer estOR On the last occasion that the nis significat "worning of laat to-date type. Is se trae, although that was referred to nearly a year asking if he were not from Bawal Under-Secretary for War had to December is the subject of not mentioned by the writer of ago in these Notes are subjects pindi, witness would not wil make a statement on the serial anxions comment, by those who the quoted message, that we have if prevalent rumour still. It is thinking he belonged to the Bang situation his explanations were in have been most disinclined to a number of machines as good a said that aeroplanes and rigid kok polos, whom he hated for
the beat of the enemy's Batype airships, although of proved arresting him on a false protez made in this column of the The efficial reply to auch queet ought we not by this time to have inferiority are being made in On board a steamer, gom Observer on the Sanday before fions sa sve intely been seked, had more of each machines? isrge numbers, ·
Singapore, witnem Sold It is a simple matter now to out-Į could, surely, point to the fsat If there be a satisfactory, ex- All these questions demand an English policemi line the reply he might make to that, at the worst, more enemyplanation for our not possessing immediate answer; or the present he www.appo the criticisme and questions in machines have besu lost then these craft in overwhelming authorities will wake up one British Governme various newspapers and in the oats, and that comparison with pambere let that explanation bemorning to find that an impartial real name was To Hones of Commons last week previous perioda is not an bad as given. It is also due to the in-nrestigation is being conducted after reaching Bios That he did not care to give represented. Again, that it has telligent public, no matter how over their heads.
former officer told certain definite assurances last been absolutely necessary reseptineffectual may be Air Barvice
know all about him, and Monday ie arousing, an amount| ¡y for par-airmen to make questions in Parliament, to be
believing this, gave him inform of uneasiness among the public taring bombing, recsánzissance, told what proportion of the
tion, though not altogether c that may yet lead to a rade shock and photographic survey. Bightu casualties are due to artillery fire
rect, te aave his life, because for him.
to find out the enemy's more-from beliw, and what to fair
| palios •hed” bir note The present writer Lopes, and ments. Our armies have advanced defeat by aerial opponente; also
Baghwan Singh's lett in inplined to believe, that their over a great stretch of constry at the proportion of sondents in
swered correctly only sssurances could be given, and do exosive coat, and they are this country das to circumstance
thought ... the 1 polios that the omission to do so is das pressing the enemy so closely lately referred to in the Observer |
proof, other wine mot, rather to most deplorable at that a stand on the Hindenburg These questions have got to be
G.0.0. said his life titude of something like contemp line" may yet be prevented. Our answered by responsible
saved if he told; on the part of the Government to sirmen have had a lot to do in Ministers. The writer hopes and
[and wispeeg wards criticism of the Air. Ser this war of movement, and have is inclined to believe they can be
soiree be viosu. - Ministers, in other words bad to take-greater risks than the sowwe
satisfactor but the ara making capital out of the sirmen of the defun
to answer them in, to say filascio of last year's inquiries, and
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