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THE COMING VICTORY.

Striking Speech by Mr. Barnes.

London, June 21.

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JUNE 22,

1917.

TELEGRAMS.

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TURKISH CRUELTY.

A man, who was for some time near the war prisoners' camp at Tears, states that more than half of the unfortunate men captured as Kut are now dead.

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GREECE'S DETHRONED MONARCH.

Publicly Hosted at Lugano,

route.

Later, an automobile, secorted by the Pɔlios, o saveze 1 him toʻhis Hotel.

A New Committee.

London, Jane 21

A Unification Movement.

BRENT'S WAR WARNING

Heraism and Courage. Must be Exerted to Win.

One of the passengers" who arrived at New York, on May 5, from England on an Americas steamship, was the Right Rev. Charles H Brent, Proibstant Episcopal Bishop of the Philip- pines, who presched the sermon 'la. St. Paul's Cathedral when the entrance of the United States inta the war was celebrated at a public service.

Bishop Brent maid that the people of the United States must not minimise the gravity of the situation which confronted Groat Britain and her Allies by reasOZ of the submarine campaign.

"Amerios," he said, "is to be the deciding factor in the war, That is why her entry was BO enthusiastically welcomed by the other Allies. Every once of her. --- | heroisin and courage must be ex- erted to win. If we do not put to make the Empire self-support forth our mightiest efforts I bata isg; thirdly, that blood. was to think of the outcoms.” thicker than water; sad fourthly, The Bishop emphasised the im- that we bad been living in aportance of sending large quant fool's paradise in allowing these ition of food to the Allies. He resources to be used for streng will soon return to his post in the thening our enemies and forging Philippines. weapons enabling them to fight

(Bear, hear.)

British Prisoners Starved and III-Treated.

Londen, June 21. Beater'a correspondent at Zarich ways that ex-King Constantine- London, June 20.

was hooted on the evening of his arrival at Lagana. He was Mr. G. N. Barnes, replying to the toast Victory of the Allies,” Beater's correspondent at Cairo save that evidence is steadily at dinner in the Connaught Roome, London, delivered a speech. accumulating of the bad trestment of British war prisoners in walking on the lake front when the mob was so threatening that the which was his first oration as a member of the War Oabinet, He Tarkey. It is learned from the most reliable sources, that's large ex-King Bed to his hotel, being forced to make refuge in a cafe on Said we were now at a time of abnormal importance in the progress number of British and Indian prisoners in Mesopotamia have of the war. Ha declared that, heavy as the horrors, she privations, succumbed to ill-treatment or neglect. and the sorrows experienced by the fighters and civilians of the Allied countries were the Central Powers were feeling the conditions more than any others. Their losses were heavier, their plight more soute, and, owing to the necessity of having to rely upon thair dwindling resources, their plight was the underlying and bottom report on the camps which it was allowed to inspect was sufficiently A telegram states that the Athens Government has decided to cause of their recent sitempts to arrange conferences at Stockholm damning, was not allowed to approach this camp and others of the form a Committee of four, including two Vanizalists, to recommend and elsewhere, fioding Rassis with German agente, and the same type. Thirty-seven British prisoners were sent to a hospital methods of reorganising and reconstituting a unified Greece. Geiman Government's frantic effort to sow, discord among the under European management The doctor in charge ws of the King Alexander has decided to reside at his ancle's country opposing Governments and peoples.

opinion that, with proper care, thirty-five could be saved, but he villa. Tais is regarded as proof that the present situation is only Mr. Barnen proceeded to point out that, although the Garass and his sistants were driven away from their own hospital and in temporary, pending the vote of the National Assembly. Socialists and publicista said much regarding their war sims and the first fifteen daya twenty-two died from sheer neglect. possible peace negotiatione, the German Government itself had not Committed itself to anything done at the peace conference. In any peace negotiations, the agents might succeed in committing the opposing Allied countries. This was the real danger in the present situation. The German Government were playing apos and endeavouring to exploit the world's war weariness. The utmost at present obtainable from the German Government would be to return to the status quo ante. This was impossible, as President Wilson pointed out last week in addressing the Provisions). Government. This iniquitous war had issued forth from the status quo ants, and the statue must be altered so as to prevent a recurrence of soch a hideona thing. That was the point he desired to emphasise and implant in the minds of his fellow-countrymen, especially his fellow-workmen. For many years prior to the outbreak of the war, demcoratic peoples had strained every nerve to lighten the load of “armamente, bat, an the contrary, the Central Powers were beat, not only on dominating their own peoples but those beyond their borders. We stood for the principle of each nation living its own life in its own way; the Central Powers stood for letting each

stion live as they ordered.

Fifty prisoners, captured at Katia on April 16, put into a hospital at Aleppo, ooald hardly stand for weakness. All were suffering from dysentery, due to sterration.

A German subaltern, who spent the winter at Marmara, saw four hundred Indian prisanera dead from starvation. Another witneen saw ons hundred and fifty British prisonare at Kalma, in North Syria, in a deplorable condition, the only ratios consisting of

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THE FIGHTING IN THE WEST.

Very Violent German Attack,

London, Jane 21.

A French communique Gaya:-After the bombardment mentioned this afternoon, the Germana most violently attacked our positions on a kilometre front. Large forces succeeded in gaining a footing in a part of a first line trench east of Vaux Aillon.

Another attempt, south of Filain, on the asliant of age line est of Rosare farm, was without result. The sciillots de 1 lively between Hartebise, herreax and the Verdug front in the sectors of Vachereauvills and Chambrettee.

·German Troops from Russian Front.

*London, Jane 21.

"After dwelling on the hampering influences in the direction of internal social reform and Empire development, owing to the barden of armamente, Mr. Barnes said that we had simply desired to maintain freedom, to be free from the swashbuckler and the cost of maintaining him. Every country must attain that, especially Germany. We were not out to fight the German people, hat were out for the liberation of all peoples. Mr. Barnes, continuing, paid a tribute to our Allies, both small and large, and said he hoped and believed that the Russians would yet rally to the support of their A French communique states:-Tas Garman attack yesterday own Government. He referred at length and with eloqueace to east of Year Aillon was most violent. It was preceded by a fierce France, saying she was "a valiant champion of liberty at all times, bombardment and carried out by special assaulting iroope belonging who had suffered, bled and struggled for freedom as no other to a Division recently arrived from Baseis. Our troopa obstinately people had." The fight in which they were now engaged could not resisted, and all the enemy's efforts to develop the few advantages be lost. It would not be lost. If it were, he would see to believe acquired in the first shock were smashed by our fire and counter in say mora! force in the world making for righteousness. This wa1 attacks.

THE COTTON MARKET SENSATION.

London, June 21. Beater's correspondent at Athens says that the Cabinet has decided to appoint a Joint Commission of members of the Athens and Salonios Governments to negotiate with a view to the unification of Rovalist and Venizelist Greece,

WAR'S LESSON.

Labour's Changed Position.

London, May 26-8'r Edward Carson (First Lord of the Admir- alty), was the guest of the British Empile Producers' 0.8

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end. Without new methods the Lord Beresford presided and Victories of our armies and fleet read the following telegram from would be in vain: God help me if Mr. Hughes, Prime Minister of we get back to the old party Australia-The resolutions of ideals. When he looked back at the Imperial War Conferez as will Imperial preference it seemed to draw more closely together the him it was preference for the Ger- bonds of Empire. The victory of man Empire also the most-9.15 p.m. the National Government in favoured nation clause, which Australia has shown Australia's sounded so well, really meant a attitude towards the Empire. I combination of our enemies to our wish the Producers' Organisation disadvantage. Sach catch-words must be got rid of. No war of this success.

Lord Beresford said that caly magnitude could be waged for those who before the war pointed three years without bringing vast out the danger of starvation bad revolutions.

The First Lord went on to BET must therefore be fought out. There was no half way house, 'no The Germans anally only penetrated the first line in two places right to criisise the Admiralty compromise between democracy and autocracy. If we did not win-namely, to the south of Mont Deninges, ons front of 400 metres; He declared that the sub that the Russian revolution was marine menace was not yet in because the war brought home to now, it merely meant an armed trace in preparation for winning and to the north of Opisy Farm, on a frout of 200 metres. later. He would sooner face it now than leave it to ba fasad by Ao energetic counter-offensive this morning enabled us to re- hand. Nothing bat over-water the people that real power must our sous. There must be victory for the Allies now if the world capture the former positions, where we discovered numerous bodies, craft in large numbere could best be in the people, who had to fight, Happy

the submarine in the blue water. What might replace the old was to be worth living in for those coming after us.

testifying to the enemy's high loss between Jane 8 and Jane 20.

S.r Edward Carson, responding regime was still on the lap of the We destroyed foarteen enemy aeroplanes, while seven others,

to the toset of his health; said gods. However in some respects serionaly damaged, fell into their own lines,

Our air squadrons dropped twelve tons of bombs on enemy that it was difficult to find time we might regret it, he believed railway stations, factories, blast furnaces, bivǝusca and ammunition beforeband to compose a speech, hat it was a necessary revolution, chy to do these things. Labour because he was giving six hours Let them not imagine that there would never never again be satis- dampe, causing important damage.

daily to the Irish question, besides was no revolution going on in fied, nor ought it to be satisfied, doing bia duty si the Admiralty, this country and the Empire, to be in the same condition sa This left one somewhat pressed Their Majesties were never more before the war. and decreased, After menasfely and securely fixed on the Labour, ia the numbers it had tioning that the Producers Or throne, than at present, (Cheers,) sent out, was laying the founds. ganisation represented £700,- Look at the almost automatic in- tions of our fature progress, and 000,000 of capital spread novation of the Imperial War maintaining our present liberties, over the Empire, he said the Cabinet. He found that the con- and must have, he would not some years ago his son, now comecting link binding the call it reward, but its fair shars manding a submarine, desired to Dominions to the Mother Country, in the body politic. They had to join a pavy class at school. He We had exactly the same idesie prove to Labour that if its trus tried to persuade him that it was of liberty and progress.

interest were to expand and pro- briter to make money saa lawyer. People talked wildly of Imperi- gress, that could only be done on (Laughter.) But his son replied: al Federation, not knowing what sound and advent basis by the You don't seem to realise the it meant. There could be no organisation of the unexploited importance of the fact that the Imperial Federation if it were resources of the Empire. Lavy in the great connecting link means that an Act of Parliament "Let us not talk to them too between the Mother-couairy sad and going to bind together the much about Imperialism, her colonies" "I told him." pro various units that made up the tinned Sir Edward Carson. *To ceeded Sir Edward, that if he Empire. He did not mind how some, it rather idealiseş domins- pot thinge on such a high plan oose wer the system binding the tion: to others, it means aggres- I had nothing more to say. Oal Empire as long as it was the best sion; to others, it means : exe yesterday, as Fast Ses Lord, 1 working system. They must not ploitation of the people for the had to read an account of ausry to tighten it artifically, but let benefit of a few, or of capitalists. sitempt by our own destroyers to work in its own way. The You must get that out of their You must rather teach sink his submarice" (Laughter.) meeting of the Council of Empire minds.

Board of Trade Request Respected.

Londoo, June 20.

The Liverpool fatures market, both for American and Egyptian cotton, is being closed temporarily, in "socordsace with the wishes of Sir Albert B. Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, with whom the Directors are consulting to-morrow.

Speculative Dealing the Cause,

London, Jane 20. The convulsion of the Lancashire cotton trade, which resulted in the prohibition of transactions in futures at Liverpool, is owing to the extraordinary rise of prices, due to speculative dealing.

fis attributed by the Times to lack of shipping, sccentuated by enbmarinism. The Times adds that the most obvious remedy is the limitation of önipat, but manufacturers are unable to agree thereon. Therefore, there is a growing demand for Government intervention, including the possible rationing of supplies.

Control of Imports Advocated.

London, June 20.

RAILWAY STRIKE IN RUSSIA.

London, Jane 21. Beater's correspondent at Petrograd says that the railwaymen of the Petrograd-Moscow Railway have strack without awaiting the award of the Commission who were considering their economic grievances.

The Government has appealed to the people to remain calm view of the possible extension of the strike.

THE PIRATES.

Ship's Boats Fired At.

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London, June 21. Beuter's correspondent at Paris states that French patrol Cotton priess have paralysed business on the Manchester Ex-boats have picked up ninety men from two sabmarined British change. The news of the futures market being closed was beartily welcomed, the members agreeing that it would chook speculation." The submarine fired at the boats of one steamer, killing eight

The proposal that the Government should control the whole of! cotton imports is being considered, and it is pointed out that he Government is by far the biggest purokseer of the cotton goods.

ITALIAN SHIPPING RETURNS.

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London, June 21,

According to Renter's correspondent at Rome, a semi-official statement says the arrivals during the week ended the 17th inst. totalled 606 and the departurae 531, not including fishing boats and casators. Two steamers and two sailing vessels were sank, while two giesmers escaped attack.

RUSSIA'S HONOUR,

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London, Jane 21, General Brusiluff, replying to General Sir William Bobertson's ulations, says that, in honour bound, free Russia's semien. Will not fail in their duty.

eteamers.

of the crew.

THE ITALIAN THRUST,

A Huge Fleet of Aeroplanes.

London, June 21.

A feature of the Italian success on the Asiago Plateau was the employment of 145 aeroplanes, which threw five and a half tons of air torpedoes on the enemy'e communications.

A CROSS-CHANNEL RAILWAY FERRY..

London, Jane 21.

In the House of Commona, Kr; Bɔnar Isw stated that he wa lconmidoring the question of a Oron-Uhanaal railwa”:

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Proceeding, Sir Edward depres Osbinet from year to year to the Empire anion, in which sch ojaled attacks upon the nary, disco's Empire crecative matters unit in a belp and strength to the "Attack me, if you like," brass the nearest approach at the other units. You must teach said, "but for Heaven's sake moment we could get to the ideals them that the patriotiam inherent don't attack the man at the wheel, which we are siming.

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who is doing his beat night and There was a revolution in the progress. Just as by building up day in dangerous and difficult Empire, and at home there was a busineer, they got a freer flow operations, of which you hear revolution, proceeded Sir Edward for their epergies and greater res nothing." (Cheers.) There was Carson. What had brought that sources for higher wages, so by. one result of the war that nothing about? The war, confoription, expansion of the Empire and by could deprive as of, namely, the Millions of men were going over exploiting untapped Eeldu oč utilisation and organisation of the parapet daily to face the Empire, you will bring homa ta the vast resources of the Empin Germen gans. They were men them that we have great material in the most advántageous manner, who were preserving their pro- which can place them on a jara to every part of the Empire. The party for those at bome, (Cheers) and better foundation of gooo 1 way, had demonstrated three They could not sak them to, do terms and happiness at home then se four fundamental facte--firstly, all that without giving them a bạn ever fallen" to the what our resourom were ; second- voice in. the government of the proletariat of

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