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TUESDAY,

JULY 10,

1917.

TELEGRAMS.

THE SHACHSING FOUNDERS.

SALVAGE PROSPECTS DOUBTFUL.

(From Our Can Correspondent),

Shanghai, July 9. The Chins Navigation steamer Shachsing has foundered four miles outside Tangshs, the is submerged at low tide.

Savage is doubtful, owing to the rapid silt

[Beuter'e Service to The “ Telegraph."

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THE GERMAN RAID 'ON' LONDON. Widespread Indignation Concerning our Defence.

Londoo, July 9. "What is wrong with our air defences ?" is the keynote of this morning's comments regarding the air raid on London. No attempt is made to conceal the dissatisfaction that the raiders escaped so

aily.

"The Times says that the raid produced much anger on the part of the public, and the Government must be prepared to face widespread indignation. It is clear that all our serial arrangements require fresh invæstigation.

The Dak's Chronicle says that the raid was not exactly a feather in the oap of the Government or of Viscount French. London's defences must be strengthened.

The Daily Mail call upon the War Cabinet to deal promptly with those responsible for the miserable display of incompetence.

To-day's meeting of the House of Commone is awaited with the keempat interest. Mr. Claude Lowther moves the adjɔaronent this

moon and is strongly supported.”

2. Some Wonderful Escapes.

London, July.

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„RUSSIA AND THE ALLIES:

Disapproval of Policy Towards Clodecs.

London; July 9 According to Beater's correspondent at Petrogid the Goreca ment's sistement on the Balkan conference addo, that the Govern ment has formally' protested against the recent steps by the other Allien towards Greeon. Is says:-" While we are not animated by a desire to support King Constantine, of whom we disapprove and whoes personal policy we continue to completely disapprové, wE disapprove of the means employed forcibly to substitute one King for another. We maintaïsed, in pourparlers with the Allie-, that the choos of the form of Government for Greece, as well as the administrative organisation, aperatsins, exclusively to the Greek people."" The statement adde that, for these reasons, the Government refused to allow Russian troops to participate in the expedition against Southern Grease.

THE GERMAN POLITICAL CRISIS, Imperial Chancellor's Speech Causes Great Dissatisfaction.

Londos, July 9.

According to Henter's correspondent at Amsterdam, the reports the Reichstag debate following Herr Erzberger's speech show that he was supported by the Nations! Liberals and Progressives.

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The Imperial Chancellor spoke for an hour and a half, but declined to bind himself to the policy of no annexations and no indemnities. The speech caused great distisfaction

Not only the Socialists, but the Liberals and other parties, are demanding the introduction of a Parliamentary system with the appointment of leading Deputies from all parties to Ministerial Another demand is the introduction of the Reichstag franchise in Prussia.

posts.

PROHIBITION IN AMERICA.

What the Senate Proposes.

Loaboo, July 9.-

Beuter's correspondent at Washington states the while the final Bespite a downpour of rain yesterday, thousands virited the damaged districts, there being brake-loads of men from the form which the Prohibition legislation is so take will be settled by Dominions and most prominent people. They were most surprised a conference of both Houses, it is regarded as probable that the at the smallness of the damage, se compared with the wholesale Senats's decision forbidding the importation of distilled liquors and the uss for beverage purposes of such liquors now in bmi will be destruction in France.

Numerous narrow escapes are reported. Tares hundred girls upheld. The Senate bas also decided that spirits in bond shall be in a factory had descended into the cellars when a bomb exploded, paid for on a basis of ten per cent. above cost, blocking the exit. The police and public hastily oleated the A shell struck a wreckage and the girls marched out anhart. famous drapery establishment which was crowded with women sala- buying. The parapat crashed on to the pavement and a shell riccobetted to the other side of the street, damaging a restaurant. A bomb fell in the centre of a block of six-storey warehouses. Fire broke out simultaneously with the explosion. Some of the workers are missing, and it is feared that they are buried in the debrie.

One poor quarter suffered badly. The asual Saturday open-air market was proceeding, and babe were dropped wholesale. An Police and special sys witnow, usw shope falling serosa the street. police extricated three dead men and then they found three children and a women alive. All the stalls were blown to smithersons.

A thrilling episode was witnessed in the East End. A British airman dived four or five times in rapid succession into the enemy squadron, scattering them temporarily. In one dive be cat off one of the susmy, who fell handreds of yarda behind his companions, but eventually regained his position.

It is supposed that the enemy machines each carried two observers. The raiders had the advantage of nevar being attacked in force. It was sƐwaya a case of our isolated fiera doggedly hanging on to the enemy's formidible formation:

One of the buildings bombad was a popular resort of Germans before the war.

Anti-German riots spread in the north of London, Thousande, largely women, marched in the streets, shooting "Down with the Germans!" Beveral shops belonging to Germans were wrecked. The damage amounts to several thousands of pounds." A policemen was hurt. Boverai arrests were made.

GERMAN SÓCIALISTS AND PEACE.

General Disarmament Demanded.

London, July 9.

According to Renter'a correspondent at Stockholm, the German Minority Socialists, in a manifesto announcing its views on peace, demands general disarmament as the sole means of destroying militarism. It denounces economic warfare and demands com- pulsory arbitration at the conclusion of peace, withou; apneiations az indemnities, and the re-establishment of Serbia as an independant nation. It declares it would be asjast to trest Russian Polard differently from Austro-German Poland and favoare a referendum regarding Alsace-Lorraine and payment of compensation to Belgiam. it denounces the policy of colonial congrests.

CONTROL OF U. S EXPORTS.

Preventing Supplies Reaching the Enemy,

London, Jaly 9.

According to Heater's correspondent at Washington, the Jovernment's stricter control of exports will operate from July 15. The Fresident's explanatory statement on this, matter again emchained that every effort will be made to prevent supplies. rosebær, the Central Powers.

The commodities: controlled will includ coke, fasl oils,

iron; ferro-mg+

meak fodder, theste, law and

THE WESTERN FRONT.

British Capture &, Few Prisoners.

London, July 9.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hsig reports:-We raided to the south-east of Hargicourt and captured 35 prisoners.

We repulsed a raid to the south-eat of Los

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

POLITICAL CRISIS IN GERMANY,

London, July 9. Germany bus suddenly been plunged into an unprecedented political crisis by a sensational speech made by the Catholic Deputy Erzberger at a secret sitting of the Reichstag Com- mittee in which be roundly denounced the German Admiralty and Pan-Germans as great obstacles to peace and declared that the results of submarine warfare were greatly exaggera ted

Herr Erzberger, who, although denounced by regalar leaders and the Clerical party. has a powerful following, also de manded a real Parliamentary system for Germany.

The speech elicited placatory speeches from Bethicsan von Hollweg and Helfferich, but there have absolutely failed to convince the influential Liberal presa, which is now clamouring for the dismissal of the Minister of Marine, Ad miral von Capelle, and even asks whether Bethmann von. Hollweg can remain in office 1.

The "Berliner Tagblatt openly declares that a common ministry is becoming inevitable, and that even leading C ernment circles no longer disguise the necessity, therefor." The Imperialist organ "Taegliche Rundschau”” mentions a rumour that the Committee wants to hear evidence from Field Marshal von Hindenburg regarding the military situa tion.

Further developments were expected, to-day "(Monday) but Bethmann von Hollweg has been warned that shilly. shallying will not be permitted this time.

AERIAL-RAID: ÎN PEKING. :

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Peking, July 8.

An aeroplane travelling at a great height bombed the palace in the Forbidden City and killed a man and damaged buildings near Chang Fün's headquarters, which were the probable objective. Chang Fan has tendered his resigna tion to the Emperor. The Republicans occupy, strategical posi- tions on the outskirts of the city, American, Japanese and Annamite reinforcemente numbering 250 have, arrived. The line was torn up at several places but was quickly replaced and repaired. Chaug Fan's troope, after algas fighting at Long lang rapidly retreated to the important railway contre of Fong tai ten miles from Peking from which cannonading. pard Most of Chang Fun's troops have deserted. Republican forces ara enclosing, hize, rendering

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How He Met His Death.

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

“A Day of Aérizi Activity,

London, Jaly &

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: There is con- -tioned actiái "motivity. Our pilots yesterday frequently broke up large formations and ourried out successful raids. They bombed, and fired their machine guns on the enemy's aerodromes, depots and troops. Six German-machines were brought down and ten driven down. Eight of our machines are missing.

Keca Artillery Struggle.

London, July 8. A French communique states: The artillery struggle is most keen in Fantheon. In the Froidmont Farm district we occupied a trench element. There are artillery actions at various points especially towards Hurtebise in the -Monthaut sector.

German Cikitus-

London, July 9.

A wireless German official message states: We gained considerable ground and took 700 prisoners on the Chemin- des-Dames and to the south-east of Pargay Finin.

The Russians again attacked Stanislau and gained ground.

THE LONDON RAID.

London, July 8

A close inspection of the buildings damaged in yester- day's raid sbows that the havoc is amazingly small and A consists mainly of broken glass and window frames. large majority of the cases sent to hospital are due to wounds from fragments of shell and shrapnel.

BRITISH NAVAL RAID,

London, July 8.

The Admiralty announces that naval semplages carried out a raid last evening on the Ghistelles aerodrome and despite heavy attacks by bostile formations successfully bombed their objectives. All the machines returned.

FRENCH PACIFISTS.

What Does No Annexation

Mead ? **

Allahabad,-- Janeya 18-myth Pienser correspondant gives the following details of the death of the Hon. FL Thesiger, the Viceroy'e son "at the bassle of Band-e-Adhian. It was daring this fight, at, about. 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the 30th April that the Hon. 11. Thesiger, the sen of Lord Chelmsford, was mortally wounded. He WAS. | with

British right, forward

and was moting as sbeerring officer for his battery," He had gone baci:; to conosok a | broken telephons; he thin ̈pur- pose he was bending down, and was just informing his Brigade Commander, who happened to be standing by, that he had put the telephone consution - in -order, wben's bullet struck him in the grois. "I did not know his name at the time," said the- Commander, who the

facts.

me the forward observing officer. Be se very lucky, and while doing his work under fire was an Joool as a cucumber.” · Lieut. Theeiger died from his wounds next day. Officers and mes of all ranks who knew him speak in very high and appreciative terms of his pluck and cheerines, and bin anassuming manner. He had been twiss previously 'wounded.

DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

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Unfortunately, we know them too well not to have perceived what their real shape is under neath the lion'ä skin. The trouble with most revolutionaries, in France and'eleewhere, is that they live on compromise. As soon as they have used one of these big Paria, May 10-Will the de-words which seem likely to shake legates of the French Socialist the earth they cannot help ex- minority be allowed to proceed izlaining that they do not exactly the Stockholm Conference they man what they say. Extreme seem so keen to attend? The views and caemistry maally go matter is still doubtful. As they together. The French minority were prevented Iset year from Socialists are by no renewing their pilgrimage to exception to this rule. They appropriated all available stocks Switzerland, it is likely that they every anxious to prove that of wheat, rye, barley and osts. their wild love of peaca does not A royal decree forbids the con- will apply in vain for passport- to Sweden. There are hard timer prevent their being good patriots, sumption of coal for gas purposes, for professional pacifists. IM. Ban-Dagens, who is a memordering gas in the fature to be

ber of the Army Committee in the manufactured from past, however, they sacceed in making French Chamber, always makes all arrangements necessary for their little international loveit a point. to ask for more guns shair, I vecture to say that we and ammunition, and "does not need not be mach alarmed by conceal his honest indignation sheir Swedish zotivities.

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whenever one of his fellow-mem- of their unlawful master. There | bars on the same committee gent-is no doubt that a clash is The parabological state of remarks that guns would be bound to take place between mind of these Frenck extremists come useless should M. Raffin- them and their Germencolleagu is by no means a simple one. In Dagens be made Prime Minister as soon as they try to agree upon Appearance they are all, from of France. Extreme Socialists the defisite meaning of their Longost, grandeon of Karl Marx, lick a sense of humour. This is common favourite formula.“ IL on the other hand, they shrink down to the three Kientbal pif- the heel of Achillen.

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and Alexandre Blano, & wild setIt is not clear, therefore, that or if either party surrenderne of determined revolutionaries, the best way of making these good the other, they will find them- Only three weeks ago, they had men even more uncomfortable selves in great peril of being been badly beaten by 18 votes to than the bourgeois they are trying oursed by their own followers at il inside the Exreative Como frighten would not be to send home, or, at any rate, laughed at. mittee of the Socialist Party, whethem all to Stockholm. However The truth is, the Ram a blank refusal to attend the t-ained they may be in the art of revolution and, even me, the conference in Stockholm we drafting ambiguous resolations, American declaration of war, voted

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