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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REIGN OF TERROR IN RUSSIA.

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Terrible Deeds by German and Pollsh Troops.

London, May 14.

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Russian Soldiers Shot in Groups."

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE OSTEND VENTURE..

Full Detalls of the Explolt.

London, Kay 14.

Lively Artillery Duel."

London, May 14.

⠀ - U.S. LABOURITES ENTERTAINED.

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TELEGRAMS.

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MR. GORDON BENNETT DEAD.

London, May 14

'A Foundationless Fabrication,"

A Bentor's telegram received

in Roogkong to-day transmite a message from Tokyo asying that Mr. Patuam Wesle's statement, to the effect that the new Russian anti-Bolshevik Directorate, of the. Chinese Estern Radway han mortgaged the Chaugohun-Herbin on to Japan for an unknown sam, is denoenced as a found ationless fabrication.

The Japanese Foreign Office

transaction is contemplated by

Individuala in Japan.

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A Succestal British Raid.

London, May 16. An official Bussian wireless statement says the Foreign

The Admiralty statement on the latest Ostend operation, the

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Baig reports We successfully Renter's corresp ndeat as Nise Commissary bas sent a message to the German Government drawing first part of which we published yesterday, gose on to hy that the aided to the north-east of Bibecq and took few prisoners. We reports the death of Mr. Jamor attention to the terrible position of the peaceful population in the absence of a preliminary bombardment, was the Surprinsured no canalties. We repulsed with loss an enemy party to Gordon Bennett, the proprietor of cocupied regions of White Rusia along the line of demarcation, element. A time table had been laid down for ever face of the the west of Mervilla. Tuere is hostile artillery activity in the the New York Herald.

here there are violent pogroms, tortures, executions, sarage treat operation. Monitora, anchored far out to Pea, awaited the signal to Somme and Auere sector. - ment of workers, plandering and burning of Russian village by fire and the great seige batteries of the Royal Marine Artillery in Germans and Polish troops, and where villegere are being wiped Fladera stood by to neutralise the big German artillery along the out by machine guns. The Russian Government complains that saat, and the airmin, who were to collaborate with the sarial bom- A French exmanique saya :-There is a fairly lively artillery | JAPAN IN MANCHURIA. persons suspected of Balebarik sympathies are shot or imprisoned bard meat of the town, awaited somewhere overhead, whilst des deel in the sector of Batten da Mesnil, in Champagne, and in the ander terrible conditions, the reign of terror being particularly bad trovere patrolled seawards of the small craft, The Vindictive, Vages. in the town of Minsk, the district of Bobralek and Viborg, where guided by the light bany, arrived where a motor basf waited by a

"Nothing Doing." many bundinds have been slaughtered by machine guns. The calcium fi re upon the old position of the Stroombank busy. Four

London, May 14 Foreign Commissary suggests the formation of Russo-German minutes before her arrival there, the signal was given for the quas Beater's correspondent at the British Headquerieza says that Commissions, including representative of the local populations to to open. Tos two motor boate deabed in and torpeded the high the weather is most wet and dreary. There is nothing doing, and investigate these conditions.

wooden piers, and simultaneously shella came from the monitors at even the artillery is much below the average activity. ses and the surprise part of the attack was sprong. Severe Fighting in Moscow.

London, May 14.

The surprise, despite the Germane' watchfaloers, reems to have Reater's correspondent at Petrograd, writing on the 12th been complete, for hitherto do a sho had been fired from the land. instant, says: Fighting between Bolaberiats and anarchists at Themator launches, manned by men of the Nivel Viluster Raerve,

London, May 14. Moscow was resumed last night. The Soviet troops arroanded the worked magnificently and produced the likeness of s.dense ses mist headquarters of the anarchiste, over which a large fag insoribed on either hand of the Vindictive's course. Then the gana rosred The General Federation of Trade Unione entertained at dinner "Acerehy

was flying, but the anarchiate refused to surrender, into sation and a tremendous uproar ensued. The Germsa batteries, in the House of Ommons the American Labar Hision. The Armoured care bombarded the headquarters and the anarobiste registering from six tech to fifteen-inch naval pieces, fought a doel Labour Hisisters attended. Mr. Birnes expressed his admiration replied with machine guns and groundes. Similar fighting/ with the Boys Marine Artillery, Tae Gorinsas upeaed-fire at the at the manner in which grest numbers of Americane of German informy Bearer that ad such commized in other streets. After half an hour'e bombardment, the tore and Marines, and the monitors replied... Meanwhile sero origin had been marshalled so that they were now equally solid for anarchists' headquarters hoisted the white flag, but fighting/P'sues bombed methodically and anti-aircraft gans searched the skies the war as others, Mr. Wilson, the Osirmsa of the Mission, the Government or by payita continued elsewhere. The casualties have so far not been recorded. (for them.

[emphasised American Labour's determinating to support the United Through this corffist the Vindictive, not hurrying, approached 8:sten Gyerament antil the ende for which it bad entered the war Many guns

were posted at Kremlin where the Council off

the entrance and then a sea fog came on and the destroyers had to had been achieved. Commissionera was sitting.

Tio speakers included the High Commissioners use lights and sirens to keep in touch with each other, and the air of New Zealand and Canada. attack was suspended. The Vindictive, with some dietana to go, found herself in grom darknem," and motor boats, supplied with fires capable of illuminating square miles of ees, escorted her to the entrance, but the fog and smoke together were too denes even for the free. The Vindictive started to cruise to find the entrance and at the third attempt the mist lifted and she saw the entrance

Mr. Chamberlain, in a speech in London, asid that the Govern- clear dead ahead. A motor boat dashed up and raced to the open-ment was not indifferent to peace, but it was idle to talk pesos until fing under heëxy fire and played a fire upon the water between the the issue had been decided on the battlefield.

piare. The Vindictive steaned over it and on: Wh eba was in the entrance, the guns found her as unce and she was it every faw Becond. After entering, ber decks and upper worka wetz swept by....... bail of lead, converging upon har from the machine gaps on shore. The after-control was demolished by a thell which killed all its occupants, including Sub-Lieatenant MacLachlan. Commander Godeal and the officers proceeded to the concing tower and observed independ that the eastern, pier ws. breached some two hundred yards from the ses end. Then the Vinicitive's helm was starboarded and she laid her battered ncas to the eastern pier and prepared to swing her 320 feet of length across the channel. At that moment a shell. rack the canning tower. The Vindictive iny at an angle of 40 degrees to the pier and she seemed to be hard and fast. After Bumsnis has resigned. Tainly working the engines for some minutes, the order was given to abandon the ship, which was done after blowing the charges. The ship maak in stout six feet and lay upon the bottom of the channel, her work done. Commander Godal was presumably killed by the shell which strack the conning tower. Most of the casualties were incurred while the ship was being abandoned:

The man behaved with the cheery discipline and courage which distinguished them in the Zebraggs raid. Not a single enemy craft had been seen, and the nine German destroyers which were out and free to fight chose the more direct part. Vice Admiral Keyse was present at the operation in the destroyer Warwick. Commander Hamilton Bann, H.P., was in command of the motor launches. Lientenent Francis Harrison commanded the coastal motor bosta. The central smoke screen was entrusted to

London, May 14. An official merg⚫ from Moscow states that after the White Gaards had occupied Tammerfors, 500 Russian officers and soldiers were abot in groups of forty and fifty with machine guns.

A desperate and bloody battle was fought at Lahti, in which 4000 White Guards and Germans were killed. Many civilians were killed by a German bombardment...

NEW GERMAN INCÒMA TAX.

London, May 14." An Amsterdam message statee that owing to the insufficiency of revenue from indirect taxation, Germany proposes to levy a 330-recurrent war-time Income Tax raising 1,200 million marks.

THE PRIVILBOR OF "INDEPENDENCE."

London, May 14. The preamble to the Kaiser'e deed recognising the *Independence" of Lithuania esys Lithuania will participate in the war burdena of Germany.

DOMINION STATESMEN VISITING ENGLAND.

London, May 14." Renter's correspondent at Naw-York says Mr. Hughes, Premier of Australia; the Hon. Mr. Massey, Premier of New Zealand; Sir Joseph Ward and Mr. Robert Carran, have arrived in America en routs to London....

BRITAIN AND BRAZIL,

London, May 14.

á British Political and Economic Mission to Brasil, headed by Air Montics de Bansen, has been most cordially welcomed. The President was moet gratified at a message from greating from Bia Mej diy the King and expressed his admiration at the mighty effort of Britain in defence of a noble cause with which Brasil is proud to be sexociated.

HOME RULE.

Unlocists Changing. Their Attitude.

London, May 14.

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Sub-Lieutenante Humphrey How and Leslie Blake. The astissities at present reported are two offers and six men killed, two cfficere and ten men all of the Vindictive missing and believed killed, and four officers sad eight men wounded.

The officers carrying out the operation do not claim that the harbour is completely blocked but the purpose of embarrassing the enemy and making the harbour impracticable to any but email craft and making dregging operations diffisalt has been fully accomplished.

THE ITALIAN FRONT,

London, May 14.

A change in the attituds of the Unionists sa regarde Home Rule wad indicated by Vr. Austen Chamberlain in the coures of a spssch nt a Usionist meeting in London. He said it was a question whether, in view of new circumstances which had arisen, the Unionists shoald An Italian official message etatae that hostile attempts to renew kaks op their former attitude. Home Bale was not a question for the attacks on Monte Corno failed. Eleven hostile serápianes were Ireland alone, but it concerned England, Scotland and Wales also. brought down. Asclation of the whole problem was urgently demanded, and he naked them to look the new fante in the face with an open mind.

NEW CHRTIFICATE OF HONOUR

London, May 14.

UKRAINIAN FINANCE MINISTER ·

London, May 14. Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam saya that the pro-German, M. Dobry, the Manager of the Russian Bank of Foreign Trade st The Wer Office announces the award of a special certificate of Kiff whom the former Ukrainian Government arrested, and the honour, to be called "The King's Certificate on Discharge" to si! Germans released, has been appointed the Ukrainian Fiasno Mini- ranke, except officers of the Navy, Army and Air Force, discharged ster. through wounds or disabilities incurred in active service or through other enemy action, & seo od discharge cart ficure will be awarded where the recipients of the first voluntarily re-enlist and are again disobarged. The respective Dominion anthorities will issue certificates -to ex-members of the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand navali forces, and the Acountant General of the Navy to members of the Malta and Newfoundland Naval Reserve.

RUMANIAN FOODSTUFFS FOR THE ENEMY.

London, May 14,

Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam asya that a special soon- omie Treaty between the Central Powers and Ramvais provides that Banania shall sell to Austria and Germany the surplusproduction for

AUSTRIAN. PEACE LETTER DENIED

London, May 14. It is reported that Vienus offioielly denies the existence of the second Earl letter, mentioned in the Manchester Guardian and cabled on May 8.

ENEMY'S IDEA OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Router's correspondent at Amsterdam says that Vicans semi-

London, May 14.

that the strengthened" "Austro-German

1918 and 1919, and for seven years thereafter, of all kinds of grain, effiois message argues oil-seede, lodder, pales, poultry, cattle, mest, Ebrous plants and alliance conforms to the idea of a League of Nations, because the

object of the alliance is to prevent future wars.”

VICTORY BEFORE PEACE.

London, May 14.

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

London, May 14,

A Canarantinople telegram atatea that Oiɛ-Causasis has declared

RUMANIAN CABINET RESIGNS,

London, May 14.

It is reported from Ger aany that the. Marghiloman Cabinat in

GERMAN BYE-ELECTION RESULT.

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Loudon, May 14.

Zvineken, a Majority Socialist, defeated an Independent Socialist It is reported from Berlin that in a bye-election, Herr by 8,000 votes. The seat bad hitherto been held by the latter.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE HOME RULE PROBLEM.

London, May 14 Home Bule questions are rapidly developing. The Gove erament's intentions remain secret, but Lobbyists are of opinion that the Goverment Increasingly favors the federal ́schame, to be subsequently extended to the rest of the United Kingdom, with the present Imperial Parliament supreme in Imperial affairs. Carsonites will probably accept the scheme conditionally, but the Nationalists are already proclaiming that they will have nothing to do with it.

BETTER TRANSPORT.

London, May 14 The improvement of transport is evidenced by the as- nouncement that the Government will shortly permit the 11. sule of offals, including kidney, liver and or taila, without coupons. Supplies of imported meat are so large that people are urged to use frozen meat in preference to home grown."

SIR WILFRED LAURIER'S GOLDEN WEDDING.

Ottawa, May 14 Golden Wedding felicitations to Bir Wilfred and Lady, Laurier are pouring in to-day from all over Canada from political opponents and friends alike. Liberal Benators and Commoners have presented Sir Wilfred with pièces of gold

IMPROVED RECRUITING IN AUSTRALIA.

Bydney, May 14. Mr. Watt, Acting Federal Prime Minister, is greatly pleased at the revival in recruiting and says it is the most important thing now engaging the attention of Australia He is delighted with the new spirit evidenced in every Stato.

JOHANNESBURG STRIKE:

Johannesberg, May 14,

The Municipal Electals employees haye struck för sa in- crease of twelve shillings, The, ourporation – refused. -city-is'in darkness and baziness så-a standstill-

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GERMAN'S LEAN RATIONS,

Prospects of Food Supplies

from Russia...

Mr. Percy Shuttlewood, who has exceptional sourdes of in

| formation, dealt with the food sitastion in Germany at the Society of Arta recently.......

After three years experience of

& rationing awtom, and one year

of sa cascist Food Controller, Germany still finds it impossible

to come within measurable distance of solving her problem of distribution.

Ia 1917, 40,000 children were sent from Hamburg into the oantry to reda perate,

Recently a ham weighing 15th. www sold in the same town for £47 10.

In Frankfort the egg ration works out at onengg per head for four weeks. The fat cation is 7. per week and the most ration 3oz. per week

The batter consigaments ia Hanover last February wore so. small that, 'es'a substitats, 2.1px.. of adible Est were given.

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Pige have decressed from 25,000,000 £5,000,000 daring the war. There is an epidemio.es Įbunger typhus in Hanova and..

Boath Germany.

La Bentheim coffee, conca, tes sud rice are unobtainable, except: what the smugglers.bring. To conta 50s, per Ib.

How much food will Germany bemble to get from Russia? A present, says Mr. Shuttlewood, it is doubial if the crope evOR with effient organisation aufficient to meet the needs of the Baerian people. If Hans Vorst is right, the Central Powers have little to hope for from Buwis, and he bases his argumenta on solid facts.

At the same time, Mr. Shuttle wood warned his hearers "that" although Germany's condition is critical, it would be prematare and in the highest degree in pradent to Besume her early collapse.

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