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WAR NAMES FOR CANADIAN SHIPS.

Big Future for Tornato Shipbuilding,

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London, Jane 18.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 19,

1917.

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GERMAN VERSION OF AIR RAID,

Loss of a Zeppelin Admittedt.

London clà 18.. A German communique, referring to yesterday's raid, sponka for the Canadian shipping service have been launched there, and of attacking important fortresses in the South of England, with have been named Ypres, Vímy, Messiner and Bk. Jalien.

good results. It admite that an airman brought down a Zeppelin.

The Minister of Marine, in a speech, said that owing to high wages in Great Britain, Canads was able to complete with her in shipbuilding. He anticipated a great development of the industry there..

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AIR RAID REPRISALS.

The Government Attitude Eipletam

Sarees Landon, Jane 18.

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In the Hours of Commons, replying to a batch of questions ad- roosting reprisals for enemy air raide, Mr. Boner Law said ing was loan in the

4 misuke to sume that air-raiding lakade of P500,000,000. it would be was confusd

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nemy. Qui air forces in inam of the 15th inst, the Franos raided · the German communications and other military objectives behind the line, sad, with the increase of air fross and London, Jana 18.

Manila and Iloilo, which are? the improvement of our machines, sir raiding against longer range the only two cities in the inlandia According to Renter's correspondent at Paris, the newspapers objectives was becoming more and more practicable. The Gore to which it was powïble to mand point out that the coset is as well guarded sa is London. They went was consulting the military authorities and Field Marshal Sir the state that the bringing down of a Zeppelin shows Britain's remark. Douglas Haig regarding the most effective methods for mee ing the

call, have beoribed. able serial mastery, which Germany now knows of, as all the recent situation, but it was obviously undesirable to give the enemy our Zeppelin raide on England have resulted disastronely for the raiders. intentions. London, June 18.

BRITISHERS IN AMERICA.

Required to Join the Colours.

Benier's correspondent at New York says ibst all_male Britishorn between the ages of 18 and 45 now in the United States will be compelled to join the British colours.

The British Consul and reoraising agents throughout the country are compiling lists, and the Brigadier General in charge of recruiting has gous to Washington to confer with the Government Tegarding the methods for executing the plan.

BRITISH TRANSPORT TORPEDOED.

Fifty two Soldiers Missing.

London, Jane 18

An Admiralty supoundëmsat says that an enemy submarine sank the British transport Cameronian on Jane 2, in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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There were a smail number of troops on board. Fifty-two troops and eleven of the crew, including the captain of the vessel, are missing.

THE RUSSIAN OUTLOOK.

Mr. Henderson's Outspoken Advice. -

London, June 18. Beater's correspondent at Petrograd says that & long and powerful statement addressed by Mr. Arthur Henderson to the Petrograd Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates, in connection with the projsolad Socialist International Conference, concludes s0 follows We must be careful, for our choice to-day may lis between honour and infamy, an untimely peace and years of fear, or a few months of fighting and waffering sad a lasting pence. Tuess sre, I think, the views of an overwhelming majsity of the organised workers of Great Britain."

Castigations on Switzerland.

London, June 18.

THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

Strong German Attack on New Positions,

London, June 18.

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Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-This morning the enemy delivered a strong looal attack on the positions which we |osptured on the 14th înst, to the east of Monohy`le Prear.

After severe fighting we were compelled to fall book from the advanced poris established before our main position, which we still hold on Infantry Hill."

There was reciprocal artillery f-ing to the north of the Scarpe, sai enemy artillery firing near Ypres.

GERMAN PEACE AIMS.

Austria Finds Them Acceptable.

London, June 18.. According to sa Amsterdam merage, the Austrian newspapers welcome the Norddeutsche's statement, that Russia's pesce formals! of peace without annexations and indemnities is acceptable to Ger- many, sa fiosi evidence of the similarity of the Austrian and GermaD peace aims,

Germany Made the Advance,

London, Java 18.

It seems to generally recognised that Germany made the advance in the direction of the acceptance of the formula annexations; no indemnities," but is not certain whether it is only applicable to Buwis

Vorwaarts, which is controlled by the Government, especially opposed a orusting peace, saying it is essential that peace should not creste sa aabasrable citastion for say billigerent.

Meanwhile there is mech satisfaction in London and the Allied countries at the Russian Government's dismissal of the man

The Times says: The transmission of the dishonourable Grimm, cabled on June 17, and the Workmen's and Soldiers' ap German peace proposal to Petrograd by M. Hofmann, the Swiss pioral thereof. This sad Bassia's exclasion of the "as separate Foreign Minister, is an international incident requiring moet prompt

agreement from discussion at, the proposed Allied Coa- investigation. It seems sosrosly distinguishable from an anneatral ference, has greatly renewed confidence in London and Paris.

stop by the Swiss Government, in the interests of Germany, to the detriment of the Allies. We reserve judgment, peading the firm representations which the Allies, we presume, will make to Berne."

ANOTHER GERMAN LIE.

peace

AUSTRIAN MUNITIONS EXPLOSION.

Three Depots Destroyed,

London, Jana 18.

An explosion which destroyed thres monition depois has London, June 13. occurred at Steinfeld. Six persons were killed and thirty-three The Admiralty says that the Germann wireless sanounosment | injured. The damage done was extensive. It is significant that a that a German submarine sank a British destroyer in the Mediter. Vienna communique denies sabotage. Franeen os June 11 is astras.

THE SPANISH UNREST,

A More Hopeful Outlook,

London, June 18.

LABOUR QUESTIONS.

The Growing Demands of the Army,

London, Jane 18.

Dr. Addison, speaking at a conference of Unions considering The Times correspondent at Madrid says that Signor Dato's the dilution of labour, said that merchant shipbuilding had conciliatory methods have calmed the public. The revolutionary increased three-fold since last year. An enormous number of movement has been averted by conceding to infantry officers the gana had also been provided. While repairing was extensive, right to form Defence Committees. The tone is generally more he was glad to announce that the damage and loss through direos hopetal

An Anti-Monarchist Movemeat.

Later.

The Daily Neurorrespondent at Madrid saya that after a conference at the Chamber on Saturday night, various Left actions, namely Reformers, Republicans, Radicals and Socialists, decided tá špone a revolutionary sati-monarchist manifesta and to form them- selvae into a bloo. The action is due to the military crisis and there are rumours of the imminent formation of a resotionarý pro-German Government under Signor Maurs, and General Weyler.

The Monarchias Reformist Party of Alvares has declared in favour of Republic.

THE ATTACK ON GHENT,

Big Munitions Works Destroyed.

enemy hits and faulty: ammunition were smaller then ever before. Large number of tanks were now being constructed; which in itself was a "formidable programme. It had also been decided to inozesse the output of aeroplanes, which increase would multiply more and more if the Army demande were to be met.

BRITISH DETERMINATION,

London, Jans 18. Mr. Holman, Premier of New South Wales, was entertained to lancheon at the Savoy Hotel. The company included Mr. Walle Long, Mr. Hodge, and the High Commissioners.

Mr. Long, tosating the guest, eaid :-We are as determined to- day as in August, 1914, and will nevar lay down the sword natil the principles of liberty and justice for which we fought have trium phed (Cheers).—The British Empire had fought with clein haade, but with regard to our enemies it could not be said that when the war was over we could shake bands sad forget. Though we might for- An Amsterdam memege states that after the tremendous aerial give, we could not forget the enemy deeds which, for intagay, wote

unparalleled in the bistory of warfare among 8 vɩge raona on Ghent on the 18.h inst. it became known that Carel Mr. Holman, replying, referred to the large share of this respon recs a great munition works were entirely gutted, the Kommander's

cee'destroyed and numerous casualties inflicted.

London, Jane 18.

GENERAL SMUTS AND 'THE WAR CABINEг.'

sibility of New South Weise in the result of the Australian Conne cription Referendum. He declared that this did not liosto a lick of sympathy in war aims, but it was due to a mid-siansged presentation- of an issue of local discontent with Agvindian and Imperial rale, and the spirit" of ""optimism merithif. regard London, June 18. to the `duration >⠀⠀, of

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ważan Bahaging"?" to In the House of Commons, Mr. Boner Law stated that the War the large Irish element in New South Wales, he hoped and believed labies, in order to avail itself of the special military knowledge that the whole rane wanld shortly rejoice at a solution of the Irish nce of Geseral: Smuts, had invited him to attend its question. He was authorised by the people of New South Wales to iariag his stay in this country:

states that Australia would not fail to nesust the Empire.c

al Bianca remains in England as an hy in'e military Mr. Hodge hoped thar fortified towna, în Grormso

Replying to supplementary questions as to whether the Govern ment had decided on reprisals, Mr. Bonar Law declared that the Government had a perfectly open mind, in the cease that it intend ed to take stepe not merely for damaging the enemy bat for the prevention of raids like those recently carried out.

GERMANY'S FINANCIAL PLIGHT.

P1,000,000 to the “Liberty Loan, and, with the addition of the 2,060,000 subscribed, by: the Philippine National Bank, the total amount pledged by the land to the support of the war against Germany remobed the...” $1,500,000 mark before 10 o'clock last night.. Owing to the receipt of a number of telegraphic, re- quests for an opportunity to subscribe to the lown, and in order to enable a considerable number of Manilana who were U. S. latervention Ruins Her Credit Abroad,

hasble to reach the bank last London, June 18.

jurasing, President Ferguson of According to R:uter's correar cadent at Paris, M. Elmond the Philippine National Bank ban Thiery, the economist, points out in the Matin that the intervention of announced that subscriptions will the United States has rained Germany's credit with adjacent neutral | be received up to 10 o'clock this.: bankers who were closest in touch with Germany's financial men. morning, and these few hours of M. Thiery is of opinion that Germany will soon be unable to full grace will enable all who desïté her angagements. German capitalists are cɔatributing to the fall of to do so to place their subaarip the mark by converting sets into neutral currency.

GOOD WORK BY JAPANESE,

Enemy Submarine Reported Sunk.

London, June 18. * fotilla attacked, and is believed to have sunk, an enemy According to an Admiralty announcement, a Japanese torpedo submarine in the Mediterranean on Tuesday.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE ZEPPELIN RAID.

Reprisals Advocated.

London, Jans 18.

A crowded meeting held at the London Opera House and presided over by the Lord Mayor passed a resolution demanding that the Government immediately initiate s policy of ceaseless attacks upon German, towns as a reprisal for the murder of innocent women and children by German raiders in open towns.

How a Raider was Felled.

London, June 18. Later particulars of the doings of the Zeppelin at a south- eastern town show that scarcely a shop-front in the main streets remains intact, while contents of the windows were hurled into the streets. The Zeppelin stopped its engines to ob tain its bearings before bombing. Aerial torpedoes throwing out a lurid glare, caused the principal damage. One demo- lished a number of old cottages and made a hole in the ground nine feet deep by thirty feet in diameter,

The Zeppelin brought down on the east coast bovared for fifteen minutes over a country town. When two of our aeroplanes flew round it the, anti-aircraft-cannonade ceased; and then the Zeppelin burst into flame and fell into a ploughed field a mile from the sea. It struck the ground end on. Five dead and battered bodies were found in neighbouring fields and five more were entangled in the debris, which burned, fiercely for an hour.

Further Details.

London, June 18: A south-east coast correspondent states that in one town, which is now strewn with broken glass, the first explosion occurred at 2.33 in the morning, the long-drawn him of aerial torpedoes being distinctly heard among the projectiles launched. Several fires broke out, but were quickly controlled.

An east coast correspondent says that searchlights picked up the Zeppelin as it approached from the sea and the guns opened a terrific fire. The Zeppelin desperately attempted to defy the defences and succeeded in penetrating a few miles inland, "though it had meanwhile been“winged" by the anti-aircraft guns. The commander of the Zeppelin realising his peril now attempted to climb beyond range and turned to seaward but an aeroplane took up the pursuit. The Zeppelin blazed at the seroplane, but the former wha out of hand and, unable to ward off the attack, broke out into famés and descended in fluttering fragmente amid the food cheering of thousands of spectators assembled-on-the

tions.

The response of Manila to the Liberty Loan" call yesterday was beyond even the most optim istio hopes From early morning until late at night the anbaser ions came in ever-increasing sumbers, and before the bank offices closed last evening it pesos mark had been resch was assured that three million

ed. The Philippine subscription is not counted 'apon officially at Washington, it WIT lesrand

| yesterday, sad no specifia allot-: a ent of bonda was made to the islands, although arrangements have now been made to care for. the local subscriptions." Thin „Desna that the total turned in by Manila and Boilo will be entirely outside of the, calculations made. by the treasury officials at the national capital.

American, Filipino and foreign communities all joined to make "Flag Dag" s_record day in the "Liberty Loan" campaign. The Committee, which solicited sub- scriptions among those Filipinos who had not voluntarily presentou themselves at the banks to file applications for bonds, tarned in | P80,000 to the war fund; the Căm- mittee --which made the rounde "of the Chinese community turned

in P44,200, and would would - have turned in much more but for the fact that the loán had received little publicity among the Chinese, and the members of the committee found it necessary to explain the subject in detail to praotically every man approached, this preventing the committee from reaching many of the Chinese merchants in the local colony. If the loan had not been scheduled to alone so quickly, "is | in atased that the Chinese sub- |scription could have been mors.

than doubled.

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