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MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S' PARIS SPEECH.

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MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S PARIS SPEECH,

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OBITUARY

Sir Charles Holroyd.

Landon, November 19, Charles Holroyd, the artist, th

The death is announced of Sir

D. of Leeds; F.RS. of Painter The deceased was Hon. Litt,

National Gallery, 1906-16; and Workers' Guild; director of the

Gallery of British Art (Tate formerly Keeper of the National

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CHANG PUN TO BE EXILED.

London, November 19, The Times correspondent at be exiled to Reunion.

HOUSEHOLD.

London, November 19. here. 1 have it in my pocket (Obeers). After referring to what Renter's correspondent at Petrograd, telegraphing on November be called a beautifully drafted docament approve! by a number of 18, says that a manifesto, printed in huge typs on the front page of mea, including distinguished soldiers and which had been carried the Workmen's Gonetta, demands the release of all political prisoners, by three Allied Conference, he asid:-Nothing has happened the osseation of political terrorism, the restoration of the "freedom simply an announcemeat in the newspapers that at last we of the Press, the inviolability of the person and property, and the Immenes interest was displayed this afternoon in the debats in bare found some manne of co-ordination. There has been too placing of sufficient armed forces at the disposs! of the Municipality Tchers and member of the Art „ the House of Commons, initiated by Mr. Asquith, on the Premier's much of this-(Cheers). I mada up my mind to take risks, and I took to preserve order.

were crowded, Mthem (Load cheers)-to roun the public sentiment not merely hers

Food and forage are being rapidly exhausted, owing to the Paris speech. The House and Galleries Venizelos, the Greek Premier, being seated in the Diplomatic but in France, Italy and America, to see that this document became destruction of the railways and general disorganisation.

an act. I know nothing of inilitary strategy, but I know scufething of

The offoisis of the Ministry of Financa rafeie to hand over to The discussion arose on a motion for adjournment, apon which politics) strategy~(Laughter and cheere)-ead to get rahlia opinion the Maximalists fünde from the Treasury. The Director, and Vios Gallery) He was af years of age Mr. Asquith laid down two propositions which he hoped would not interested in a proposal and to asavings them of its desiräbility is Directors of the State Bank have been' arrested, but were subse- and besides being a freqatat ex- be controverted-firstly, that in war the aktimate responsibility for an essential part of political strategy. That is why I made that quantly relissed.

The American Embassy hee requested a train to convey two was the author of several works hibitor at the Royal Aosdemy what was done or undous rested with the Government, and, second. speech, and it has done it (Lood cheers). I determined to ly and ae vitally important, that frequent and intimate consultations deliver a disagreeable speech which would force everybody to talk thousand American residents to Harbin,

[03 811,! should be held between Allied statesmen and soldiers, and about this scheme. They have talked about it in two or three Con

M. Kerensky's "Detent. co-ordination should be a5 complete as possible. Neverthe-tinents, and the result of pablis opinion in Ameribs, Italy, France

London, November 18. les," be deprecated the establishment of any organisation and Britain is that the echems is vital (Continuous cheers).

The Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Perograd states that Proceeding, the Premier denied that he had blamed the British the Bolshevik force which delested Kerensky's fifteen hundred interfering with the responsibility of the General Baff to the Government or derogating in any wise from the authority and for what had happened. It was an appleseant thing for him to Cossacks between Gutchins and Taraken Bale numbered '16,000. Leponsibility of each of the Allied peoples to their reapeolive remind Italy the it had loss twenty. are bundred gone, but it was There was desultory fighting at Kieff, which changed hands several Peking says that Chang Fun will Goreramenta. He emphasised that Mr. Lloyd George, in his speech necessary--Cheers). Otherwise the Rapallo Agreement would not times. at Paris, did not mention the Navy, which in many respects have been passed. I know very well what would have happened,

It is reported that Czech troops, aapporting the Government, dominated strategical considerations, sri asked which would decide and I did not want it to happen. I wanted this thing to be a reality, are now mastere at Kief and that General Kelodia's Cossacks

All this talk about Essterners and Westernera is atter balderdash control the Das region, bave surroundest Kharkoff and Voronetz, ENGLISH VICAR'S LITTLE on disagreement between the Allied Baf and the Geners! Staff.

The field is north, south, east and west. Our businem is to put and captured Viasme, to the south-west of Moscow, on which 20,000 Sir Edward Carson (interrupling):-The War Cabinet.

pressure on the enemy from every point of the compass and to Gomacice are reported to be advancing. Mr. Asquith, continuing, said the object of the present debate hurt him where we can. That is why we want a Central Council. was to dispel certain misapprehensions arising from the Feris speech. We used all the experience and help we can get, and our Allies He pointed car that Mr. Lloyd George equally shared responsibility need is still greater than onn at present Ws want victory and the Premier'e views regarding Berdie wers not shared by any and I therefore want an Inter-Allied. Council that will order the force consisted of 3,000 Military Cadete and students, with three (Berefordabire), tribunal, of the regarding the invasions of Serbia and Romania, and afirmed that will get it, but I do not want the whole burden to fall on. Britain, fighting at Moscow began on November 10. The Governmeal | weighty military authority in England. The theory of a single whole battlefield so that the whole resource of the Allies shall be gone, numerous rife and some Maxim gune Fifteen thousand front was perfectly sound, and a corollary thereal was that the Ally thrown into the conflict in order to bring pressure to bear on the of the 100,000 soldiers in the garrison supported the Bal.viks, Baskerville, gardener to the Bar. st one end of the line might be best helped by a maximum effort enemy-(Cheers).

but the rest remained in barracks. The Military Revolution Theodore Emmott, vicar of Wel He would rot withdraw me single syllable of his Paris epeech Committee secured fifteen gane, with which they contidonely ford-on-Wye, the latter admitted be 106 Alice to see that the future freedom and security of Serbia Ho strongly and categorically asserted that a folder in and are bombarded the centre of the town. The casualties till the 14th that he keeps four menservants being exerted at the other end of the line. of Ramanic were adequately assured. After allading to Mr. Lloyd bad had their strategical position less interfered with by politicians were three thousand, chiefis peaceful civilians. There were three maidservants of the George's assumption of detachment regarding the recent events in Soldiere never got a more consistent or more substantial backing corpses for days in doorways and on stairs. The Cathedral of the Bassis and Italy, Mr. Asquith said he doubted whether a Council at from politicians than they received during 1817. He did not mean Assumption of Glory at Kremlin was destroyed during the Versailles last March would have have affected the Rassien situation backing in speeches, which were no sa betites for shells. There were bombardment and the Charch of St. Bail was set on fire. which the Premier bad revealed to the good people of Paris with ironly two occasions on which he bad acted against the advice of anid- relevant rhetoric. Was it not a fact that General Cadorna was full of iere in this war. Once was with regard to the big gaz programme, when He they thought he was manufacturing too many and they were unable

- London, November 19, confidence sad serenity on the eve of the German stack? decisred that the Premier's reference to the Western Frol suggested to man them, and the secondoise was when be pressed upon esldiete General Kledine's Cossacks occupying Doneix coalfield are able to 18 next month and would go,

The Daily Chronicle correspondent at Bockholm say that that the British Dominions' blood and bravery had been squandered the appointment of a civilian to reorganise railways behind the lines, when strategicaliy it could have been better employed. Never were Policy and strategy were inextricably interwoven, and those tarve and freeze Petrograd. General Kaledin; at Kherkef, has operations more carefully concerted than those of Sir Danglas Bsig trying to separate them and foster disunion were trailora. Whether stopped two hundred wagon-loads of food for Petrograd. on the Somme and in the later stages of the Franch defensive at it was done for personal renesar or political envy, it was squally Military Distatorship by General Kaledin or Osneral Korniloft in Yordan. Be doubted whether any Allied Council, trisly guided, treasonable. Are we to tolerate men in this country who, from would have interfered with either of the two great offensives in the parely political and personal respon, disseminate distrast and West in favour of more attractive adventures eisewhers. We had jealousy of France in the breaste of Englishmen 7” no reason to be sahamed of oar war contribution. We had kept the

(Speech incomplete), sene free, had expanded our Army into seventy Divisions, and had placed our arsenale and oredit at the diepoeal of the Allies, and so we would continue to the end-(Cheera).

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Mr. Lloyd George, replying, said more important than anything he had said at Paris was to decide whether greater unity of control were needed sad whether we were taking the right way to secure it. He reaffirmed that we had suffered by lack of co-ordination, and said

FIVE SUBMARINES DESTROYED.

London, November 19: Mr. Lloyd George has announced that we destroyed, firs and.

any oriticism be bad directed against the past was not directed mariner on Saturday. "sgainst the Staff or any Allied Commander. He had merely used certain illustrations showing that lack of coordination among the Allies had brought disaster. Lord Kitchener once suggested 8 scheme for central authority, but he (the apeiker) uttarly opposed to the appointment

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Question of a Single Command.

London, November 19.

Terrible Slaughter at Moscow.

Landon, November 19. The Daily Telegraph's correspondeat at Petrograd says that

General Kaledia's Control.

A

Picture of Luxury and Ease in

War Time..

At a hearing by the Roas

claim for exemption for William

vioarage, where he lives alone.

The Viest admitted that he kopt a butler (a coloured man), coachman, groom, and gardener. Tho batler and coñelmaa were over military age, the groom was

and Baskerville was 37.

ALL

were able-bodied. Asked if he

considered it patriotic, that he

expected.

was doing good, to the country, Shortage of Supplies at the Froot.

London, Novembar 19.

by keeping geven people to The Daily News' correspondent at Petrograd says that at a said:-I must here someone. wait on him in these times he meeting of Representative Socialiste, convened by the Bailway The horses went looking after. I Union on Friday, a delegate from the Committee at the Front have a large parish with two elated that there were only three daya" eapplies at the Front, which churohen to attend to. I keep a the Army would be compelled to abindon oxing to famine, unless carate, but I have to attend to the transport was improved.

THE STRUGGLE IN ITALY.

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Possible Abandonment of the Piave.

work. I bave about 20 sares," grass chiefs, which requiren looking after. The garden ia acres and requires the attention of expert men.

Mr. Wyndam Smith, the milit ary representative, remarked:-I here two acres of garden and no gardener. Preece)I have to do my own Chairman (Alderman

The

London, November 19. Beater's correspondent at the Italiso Headquarters, telegraph. ing last night, states:-Owing to the strength of enemy fort, which is supported by constant reinforcements of men and artillery, it is probable that the Italians will for the present only be able to delay invasions, but they will thus gain time enabling preparations of a Generalissimo, for such scheme would produce friction. He (Mr. Lloyd George) believed that the United States The Daily Telegraph's military correspondent derides the idea for a counter-cffensive. The abandonment of the Pisri may be a would have preferred a Council with execative authority, but that Mr. Lloyd George attempted last winter to place the British painful necessity leading to a successful accomplishment of these garden.

After a private cɔsanitation the he thought circumstances at present did not demand this. The Army under the command of General Nivelle, and says that General preparation.

tribunal dismissed Baskerville'a not Council would setasily, and merely nominally, Nivelle in Janasry proposed that the Anglo-French should pool

A Noteworthy Event.

Londor, November 19. claim to exemption: on domestia possess the information which was at the disposal of one of the reserves for a tremendous bion at the German centre, professing his Allied Sieff, and therefore a permanent Council was 688ential. readiness to serve ander a British Generalissimo. The proposals,

Beater's correspondent at Paris says that a semi-official massage grounds. As for there being Regarding the Italian From, it was moet difficult to answer Mr. after much waste of time, were partially accepted by the Calais states-The moet noteworthy event of the day is the resolute say need for you in your present Asquith's questions. There was a good deal to be said about what Conference, but they were never carried out. The problem of attack, assisted by reinforcements which are now participating in man, "we further consider there said the chair. Italian resistance which has even entered the phase of a canter employment," General Cadorna asid and what we thought we knew, or believed eingle Command for the Anglo-French Armies was most difficult, the determined resistance to the Austro-German concentrated are no grounds to. aubetantiate or snepreted a good deal. General Sir William Robertson could bat must now be solved. The only way of securing universal movement in the mountains, The enemy is making hia principal that claim. It may not perhape not press things with respect to another front, but under the agreement on the subject of a single Oommand is by a free intereffort between the Brents and the Piave, because if he breaks be within my duty to express any now Council he would have been in a position to do so. change of information and ideas by military leaders in a Supreme through the Italian centre he can take the right wing in the reverse, opinion on the fact that four met The fact that Anglo-French troops had to rash to Italy to War Douncil. retrieve disaster met affect the operations on the Western Froat. The Daily Chronicle says that critics pursuing disruptive and Venice, the whole of the interests of the battle is centrad in the

bat, notwithstanding the importance of the line covering Treviso servants and three other servants Hence our concern with the Italian Front was not because it was taatios will be disappointed by to-day's debate. Nothing the Italian Front, but because it affected the Western Front also. sepeational, and certainly not a crisis, need be expected, sithough Therefore it had been decided that the mere machinery of lisson the agreement, as read by Mr. Lloyd George in the House of oficere, cocasional meetings of Ministers and occasional meetings Commons, does not mention the fact that there will be an Allied of the Chiefs of Stoff was atterly inadequate and inefficient for the Naval Suff almo eitting at Versailles, co-operating with the Military purposes of real co-ordination. "You must have a permanent Staff. The first meeting of the War Council will probably be held body constantly watching those things, advising upon them and next week. reporting to the Government. Mr. Lloyd George emphasised that the representation of the Navy was no after-thought. It was essential that information regarding naval operations and o-opers tion should be known la these military advisors, but that was a different thing from the etablishment of a Naval Concil to co-ordinate naval strategy. We were suffering from 器

A Germen official wireless message" says:-The enemy fruit- lack thereof at present, and soyone knowing "what"

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communique, states:- legaly ropested his attacks north-east of Asiago. We stormed Quera happening in the Mediterranean knew there was a great The enemy's artillery was active during the night, Scottish and and Monte Cornells we drove out the enemy from positions at Monts deal to be said for each a Conseil. Turning to bis Paris speech, Warwickshire troops carried out succesfal Isids in the neighbour Tombs and took eleven hundred prisoners." Mr. Lloyd Georgs said:-Let me say at once that I considered hood of Monohy le Preax and Greegland Hill, north of Roeaz.

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it carefully and `I did it for a deliberate purpose. I buys seen resolutions for unity and co-ordination. Where are they? You might

THE WESTERN FRONT.

More Successful Raids.

London, November 19.

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The Arillery Struggle.

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London, November 19.

se well throw them into the waste-paper boeket. Lord Kitchener started with thees schemes in 1915. I have seen the other & French communique states;—The artillery duel continued schemes of H. Briand and Mr. Asquith bat somehow during the night on the right bank of the Mouse, notably st they "arme 'to saught, bacsum -yons have naturally a die-Chrome Wood.

alination by independent bodies to merge their individualition zato a common organisation, I was afraid that this would cour S'hain. We went to Rapallo,with documents most azeefally prepared

of Sette Commoni, dominating the Baseano Plein. mountain

are kept at this place, I am of opinion that if is meandalous that s minister of the Gospel should Itailans Take More Prisoners. ⠀

London, November 19. attempt to justify his conduct in An Intian official message states: The enemy violently keeping all these servants in these concentrated fire on positions on the Asing, Platesu but did not times. Our country is as. war, attack. We re-occupied advanced trench elements, taking two bat am afraid this reverend hundred prisoners. Strong enemy forces are attacking Konte gentlemen does not recɔgninė ik Houfenere and Monte Tomba and the lines south of Qasro. We but merely recognises the peosIA+ |ity of keagang himself in laxary. prevented any re-attempt to sross the Piava,

and ease. I will say no mora."

"Germans Claim More Prisonert,

Landos, November 19.

HERO'S DEATH,

Intense Artillery.Firing,

A German wireless official messa

London, November 19, states:-Between the court firing of great ““xtrait

General Maude Succumbs in Mesopotamia, -

Londos, Noveraber 18. The Daily Mail says that Ganeral Mando irill.

Laite The War Office announce that General Mando died Mesopotamia last sraning after a brief illness.

previously submissed to the Cabinet (Cheers). Sebatantially and Beckin thể document which we passedi lawne the dooaniesty )parad

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