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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22,

1917.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE WAR SITUATION ANALYSED,

Important Speech by Mr. Lloyd George,

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

London, December 21. A French communique says:-There is medsrate reciprocal artillery activity on the whole front. A strong enemy attack in Lorraine, preceded by a violent bombardment of the trenches north of Reillon, completely failed. The enemy left namstoga dead. Aeroplanes bombed Dankirk and Calais, thres persons being killed and fen wounded..

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BRITISH INDUSTRIES.

Trade Comblustion.

Federation of British Industries

Sir W. Ashlov, addressing the

facturers at Birmingham, dealt and the National Union of Manu- with the future organisation of British industries, and put for ward considerations to show that

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GERMANY'S 21ST ENEMY, Comment on the Eatry of Brazil. Brasil is the twenty-first coun try at war with Germany, and while some observare predict that other South-American nationa London, December 20,

will quickly follow her lead, the In the House of Ommons, on the motion for the adjournment,

more common question, as the Mr. Lloyd George, reviewing the war situation, dealt fires with the

Louis Star and other dailias say. food question and said that two circumstances had recently contri.

whether the German people will buted to the gravity of the position, namely the failure to get

not begin to wonder if Germany margarine and batter from Denmark and Holland, and also that the

"must not be at fault to arouse Allied food abortage was greater than anticipated. Hence we had

this almost universal opposition of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-The enemy raided the rest of the world." Some point in the national interest it wa considerably to sacriños our own resogroes in order to supply the Allies. He was sure that when Britons realised that any deprivations post north-east of Hargicourt and also under cover of the for out that Brezil has been driven was due to their sharing with their brave Allies they would bear it captured an advanos post to the east of Messines. We drove off into the world-conflict much highly desirable there should be with greater heart and spirit. He was glad to say that, owing to raiders north-east of Armentieres and to the north of the as we were; and the Boston the efforts of the Food Controller, circumstangea which occasioned Menin Bd. We inflicted many casualties. There were patrol Christian Science Monitor holds naveral trades. The chief csies!

far more combination between manufacturerE within the

The food queues were largely due to the shortage of margarina, Balleconit, the enemy's being inoressingly active south-east of smuck would so persistently court.combinations in the past, and Mr.-H. W. Carchin, for the past much anxiety during the last few days had already visibly improved. encounters eonth-east of Cambrai and both artilleries were active at that "only a nation running of the trades The butter and cheese. The ten position was steadily improving and be Ypres, hoped that by increased home manufacture the "margarine position would also improve. Es emphasised that unless there was s-fairer distribution of foodstuffs the Government would take over the distribution.

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Referring to shipping, Mr. Lloyd George exid that the margin ' of loan at den was narrowed, for losses were decreasing, building *was increasing and the sinking of submarines was incressing. The shipping losses had been lighter by hundreds of thousands of tone than he estimated in Angust. That was very largely owing to improvement in the Navy's methods of keeping the submarine under control. Proceeding, Mr. Lloyd George said the aggregate British ahipbuilding in 1917 exceeded the record year of 1913.-(Oheere). The fact, the destruction of German submarines bad steadify io- ocessed in 1917 was remarkably encouraging, because it showed that the Admiralty and the Shipping Controller were grappling with the most menacing eitustion with which we were confronted in this

War.

London, Dearmber 21.

Inter.

Shipbuilding to Australia.

of moat The Times understands that

and compel the hostility of coun of the general suspicion with 10 years chief tesistant to Mr. tries disposed to avoid complie Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig says there is nothing to report. ations likely to involve them in the conflict." Alluding to Ger many's goading methods with Brazil, other American repablios, and some of the smaller European nations, the Monitor concludes that it would

as if she would not be content, if

EARLIER TELEGRAM,

PETROGRAD IN STATE OF SIEGE.

London, December 20.

Reater's correspondent at Petrograd writing on Decem. ber 19, says Petrograd is declared in a state of siege All street meetings and gatherings will be prohibited and at- tempts to pillage wine-stores, shops and private dwellings will be suppressed by machineguns without warning. Nobody will be allowed out after nine in the evening without_anthor isation of the house committees.

KING AND QUEEN,

Visit to Home of Recovery,

which they had been viewed JW Isherwood, has been been alliances of existing concerns building Oficer for the Common- by the public.wss that they had appointed Chief Executive Ship- economies in the methods of pro- has gained, in connection with to maintain prices, without any wealth Government, Mr. Carchin nation. They commonly gained the construction of vessels on the the adhesion of existingIsherwood system, so aztansiva by proposing to knowledge of shipyard conditions, given the time, until the guarantee prices which would be both in Great Britain and in a has arrayed against bereelferative to the least efficient number of foreign countries. This

of them. So long sa they went experience should prove of can

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every self-respecting people in the world. The Brazilian Pre- sident's proclamation of a state of war with Germany, we learn from Rio de Janeiro dispatches, follow ed an almost ananimcoe favoring vote that was received with gener al acclamation. The vote in the

farther than this they offered siderable valas in the planning premium to approgressive and equipment of the State ship "quipment and to incompetent yards which, it is believed, the agement. Bat a combin-Commonwealth Government pro- itself to public opinion, and ation could only commend poses to build. could only secure and extend its markets, if it could com-

Dealing with the military situation, the Fremier admitted that the hopes formed at the beginning of the year had not been realised; This was entirely attributable to the Rassian collapse. He em phasised that, despite Rossian inactivity, the Germans had not quite

takes in his own way "tired 1, while in the Senate there was manufacturers with a reasonable employing concerns. But there Chamber di Deputies was 149 to bine a reasonable profit to the dividual workmen and individusl held their own in the West. On the contrary, they had been beaten

people to the islands of the blest." not one dissenting ballot. in many battles and bad only one conspicuous success,, which was

For as the Queen noted to ane

In noting that the greatest of

cheapness to the consumer. And was still far too wide a range of attributable to a surprise which was now the subject of enquiry,

who told her bow gardening had the South-American republics reach theee ends under modern manufacture where a single self h The Germans had lost 100,000 prisoners, very valuable ground and Daily Telegraph of October 28:- than anything else (he was autocracy, the Albany Times creasingly necessary to intendue diregard and this meant some The following is from the benefited bim, bad done him more takes her place in the war saainst conditions it was becoming in- or obstinate concern was able to hundreds of gans, despite the fact that no dangerous enemy menaced them on the Eastern Front. He did not doubt that Hendon way the red 'bas that sets shocked" at Ypres), gentle,

Not very far on its jurasy London clerk who was "shell-Union recalls that:

some measure of specialisation, times to upsets trade agree- if the Bassisne had falfilled expectations and carried out their allowed part, the pride of Prusalan military power would have out from Golders-green Station Igniet gardening has perhaps war in April and at that time each process of the most suitable both sides. Saich out of date in. acch as might render poesiblement to which the great balk ot "Brazil was on the eve of the continuous employment for the industry had consented on been completely humbled. The successes we had gained in 1917 set back a little from the road. spirit of these broken man than with Germany. This grew out of concentration and specialisation social mischief, and created an passes on the left a large building more poser to- besl the broke off diplomatic relations would permanently affect the future of the world. The captures of In another day it was girls' anything else.

machinery, How such a policy dividualism did an amount of Bigdad and Jerusalem added more to the prestige of Britain

Bat besides, of the torpedoing of the Brazilian was to be carried out was amount of ill-feeling which was throughout the world than almost any other event in the war. The school, and behind it lie pleasant Highfield has to offer its workship Parana by a German U boat question in each trade of diff. quite disproportionate to the im capture of Jerusalem had most profoundly impressed the whole been repose for mind and body treatment (the installations are his passports, and anti-German culty and complexity.

sores. There mast always have shape, its gymnasium, its electric The German Minister received civilised world. A good deal had been said about side-shows, bat in the restful vistas of Higbfield. new and various) and last, but riots broke cut in several cities necessity must be recoguised We may be sure that if the ming.

German

Bat its portance of the concerns involved.

the British Empire owed a good deal to side-shows. In recording To-day one the events of 1917, biatcry would place first the Russian Revolation, places better fitted to carry out striving of the doctors to find vessels in Brazilian porta were can imagine few not least, the wise and patient A large number of Germau

The only combination which facturers in a trade cannot then the entry of Americs into world politics, and then the conquest successfully the new work it has and work upon the personal seized. But mattere quieted down Permanent service to

would be of large and manage to make wage agreements" of Mezopotamia and Palestine and the release of the Arab from the to do-bringing back to nerve- fequstion of nerve-shattered. men. considerably and the great Ger.industry necessarily invalved such agreements would have.to Britiab binding on competing concerns, domination of the Tark.

Mr. Lloyd George said that the Toternational Allied Conneil broken men the health of which There are 100 such st Highfield, man infizence was able to stem freedom of the business concerns

some restraint on the present be enforced by the State.. would deal with the financial economic, shipping and other vital

a year ago they must have de-sad the number will soon be 150. the tide and prevent an sotual involved, and the the sooner this binations would be able to deal

He did not think trade om questions. Is decisions would affect all nations. This would have

#paired.

The Ministry of Pensons pays declaration of war. Yesterday the King and Queen, them dependent allowances, and oral,

Bat, 88 a greater effect on international relations than could have been who were attended, by Lady gives them 27a. 61. from which's came to the front and help. / time we began to judge of an training, se a whole, because imagined. Up to the prerent the Osancit had been-a-conspicuous Ampthill and Captain Brian mall deduction (Ls. per day) ised its enemies instead of its the producers. The producera cerned the whole nation, Bat wae seen the better. It was high with the problem of industrial, diplomacy success. It had been free of friction and had helped to remove Godfrey-Faussett, eat the seal of made for board. The King and friends.

industrial aystem by its efect on -that-was-a-matter which c00€*** friction. The various countries had found sherein a masane for Royal sympathy upon the work Queen se men in all stages of intrigues to bring about a conflict lation. It might be said that it provide for itself, at any rate, the discussing and interchanging views and helping to reach decisions,

Blandering German included the whole working popu- every trade ought to be able to They were using it freely. When the great machinery of this this pioneer among Homes of shell sheet.

between Brazil, Argentina, and Recovery-the title ia a tonic in Council, which had already started, and to which Britain, France, its buoyant note-by journeying leave the snow white beds from caused renewed irritation, and we beneãted the whole body of quired; and so far as he could Some of them are unable yet to Uragaay were disclosed. Tais came to the same thing whether amount of skilled labour it re- the United States and Italy had given their best men, was developed; to Golders green and spending which they look upon the pageant the torpedoing of the Brazilian consumers or the whole body of!, that could only be done by

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it would have a great inflience in directing the economic policy of the Governments represented. Begarding the German Colonies, of Pensions has for these Homes sergeant who bad

an afternoon there. The Ministry of automu. One of these was a steamship Micau caused the

producers, since, broadly speak concerted action by the trade. In be said this must be settled by the International Peace Congress. of Recovery, like the Red Cross, D. C. M. by his bravery. He has

noa the climax,

ing, they were the same com every-direction we were now The fature traetees of those Colonies must consider the sentiments a kind of paternal sympathy. If not yet received the medal. "I Brazil is larger than that of any the conditions of production were sensible treament of the difficul The German population of unity in different aspects. Bat coming to see the value of exact of the people themselves, whether they were anxious to secure the hae undertaken special arrange- wieb," said the King, "I had non-German country in the world

there was a real sense in which information. For instance, a retara of their former meeters or satrast themselves to others. The wisher, desires and interests of the peoples of these countries mustments to relieve the men who are brought it with me to give you except the United States, the more primary and farther reach. ties of industrial reconstruction. be the dominant factor in settling their fatare Government.

making in them a last bid for bere." Others, farther on the Times Union reminds us, and ing in their effects.

required as its first condition a health of all anxieties as to the way to recovery, were in the forms a much larger percentage industrial life had been irregular- To mention a single point. Th

The most demoralising evil in Bulliqient knowledge of the facts. families they must temporarily French garden in the grounds of the whole than it does bere. quit, and Mr. John Hodge, they are 12 acres in extent), in What the presa call "highly ry of employment. We had employment of partially disabled the Minister of Pensione, and the gymnasium, or undergoing censored dispatches from Bio lately begun to realise that oven soldiers in other than their pre- Sir Arthur Boscawen were among trestment in the electrical room. de Janeiro to Buenos Aires ander present conditions, with ions occupations was pretty sure those who yesterday received There were men of the old armiss indicate serious trouble with the present fluctuations of trade to awaken some alarm in work...

(Speech incomplete).

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

German Claim Regarding Prisoners.

the War Cabinet.

thorp, matron.

But a

their Majesties. Toe presence of and men of the new; Isds in their the large German colonies sad the present alternations of ing-class oirolee leat particular Mr. Barnes marked the interest of twenties, and at the other end of in southern Brasil and epeak of prosperity and depression, there trades should be overstocked London, December 21.

Bsaides Sir the scale a man of six and fifty, the mobilisation of the Army was more unemployment and Sach alarm could not be got rid John Collie, to whose initiative who was in the Egyptian Army, against the chance of an uprising. ander-employment then was at

of by abstract arguments. It A German wireless official message states:We repulsed these new Homes of Recovery are and, despite his years, Boswered the That Germany has definite plans all necessary, simply because the could be reduced to reasonable repeated counter-attacks against the newly-won lines at Monte dus some eight are propsed at call. He stood yesterday with an for Brasil has become known so-called "reserve of labour" was dimensions only by quite authori Perticis. The number of prisoners captared between the Brents the moment there were presentarm that ebook violently and un through telegrame given to the larger than the situation really formation, sa to the number of tative and easily accessible in- and the Piave since December 11 total 270 officers and 8,150 men. ed to their Majesties Mr Charles controllably, but with semile on press by Secretary Lapsing, in required. We had begun to

Drummond (obsirman of the bis lips, and told the King and which Count Luxburg, of spurios bring about a better adjustment people of all sorts employed week Severe Enemy Losses."

Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen he had five sone who join. versenkt ill-isme, said to the of labour to employment by by wook in each, of the trades. Londor, December 20.

Maida-vale); Dr. George Ogilvie,ed up toq "You," said the German Foreign Offs: I am the mechinery of the Em Boob information was already An Italian official message states: We drove back with senior physician; Mr. Barleigh, King as he looked at the indomi- convinced that see shall be able ployment Exchanges. envere losses an attack on the front from Tasson to Col Dell Oreo superintendent; and Miss Gold-sure."

obtainable in some of the staple. secretary; Dr Fearnsides, medical table face, "will get well, I am to carry through our principal greater finidity of labour from industries, where employers and Sailore repulsed as attack at the Costellazzo bridgehead.

Another of the patients political aime in South America, place to place and from occups employed were skeady well 6 & young Welsh Fasilier, who the maintenance of open market tion to employment was not an organised. Bat, again, a difficulty The King and Queen walked esos ped out of Germany and hid in Argentina, and the reorganize apmized blessing it might was caused by the, saistance of across the

wide lawne bein woods and ditobea for weeks tion of south Bu zil.”.

sotaally promote instability of industries in which neither em hind the house, strewn with fere he won his safety. His priva.

employment by weakening the Ployers associations nor men's employer's interest in industrial unions covered the whole ground. atability. The root trouble was

The information he telerred to festastion of trade. And this would have to be got somehow was greatly due to the inability 1 could be obtained easily by ■ of ancombined manufacturera to perperly organised trade cous stabilise production. The prin- bination; and it seemed to him. ciple of standard rate had been far better shat the two sides of established in certain of the industry should meet together larga industries of the country, and discuss the position," with agtably in the coal and cotton the help of sufficient information - trader. Here the rates of pay-molled to invoke the id

than that they should be com ment had long cessed to be s matter for bargain between ige

Government statisticio

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Ukrainians Resist the Bolsheviks.

London, December 21.

the golden grief of autumn.tions left their mark upon bim,

to

the French garden, of but the Home of Recovery is yesterday. The petbe have most which the district cloches' closed seeking to restore him to his old Hy to be broken, and the way is the silvery vista. The care of the state. To another patient, a difficult and mostly uncharted, Beater's correspondent at Odessa states that owing to the garden is the work of Major Cameron Highlander, who ha in bat the explorers are filled with Ukrainiane ordering the Bolsheviks to casse interfering in the Campbell Fraser, who, if you give the Soudan and South Africs, faith and a zeal that strives to administration of the town, and not allowing the Bolshevik ex him three-quarters of an acre of and wore his ribbons proadly, catran it. There would be no pedition against Don Cossacks to pass through Ukraine, there have land and facilities enough, will the King said, I am proud to hope for the hundred men, whose been three daye of sanguinary fighting between the Bolsheviks and hand you at a year's end a cheque be your Colonel in Chief." number will be inoreseed, but Ukrainians. The leader of the Bolsheviks was killed. An armistice for 81,500. Bat. he does some- It was a glimpse of territory sa

for these Homes of Recovery: has been arranged. Bands of criminals are pillaging shops and thing more then make money out yet little explored that the King now there is hope. That in bouses, bus it is probable that order will be restored soon... of Iruitfal Mother Earth here; he and Queen: had at Highästdough for popular septintant in

such a matter.