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FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1918.

BEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

GENERAL MAURICE'S FUTURE.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

BRITAIN'S NEW MINEFIELD.

A Barrier to Submarine Activities.

London, May 15. The great British minefield operations from May 15 are likely to prove an insaumenntable barrier to en my submarine activities ent in British walere. The sow ares covers 22,000 square miles and fa "the most ratensive ever laid. It stretches from the Boottish and Norwegi oats and the outlet to the ocean on the Scottish side is patrolled and guarded most stringently. Tas Admiralty has further notified of other winefelds and alen the closing of Pentland Firth. The North Sea is now prestically closed.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

An Intermittent Bombardment.

London, May 15. A French, commen'que says:There is an intermittent bombardment in the Grivesnes motor. Enemy assemblages süd conveys in the region of Montdidier and Moyon Gaiscard Read were dispersed.

Ave Hundred Bombs Dropped.

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'machines were missing.

A Minor German Attack.

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IRISH APPAIRS.

The Powers of the Viceroy.

London, May 15.. In the House of Commons, Mr. Herbert Simuel asked :—lu say change, contemplated--in the status of functions of the Obiet Secretary of Ireland?

Mr. Boner Law replied that there is no change

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OBITUARY.

Appointed a Military Correspondent.

London, May 15.`

The Duke of Northumberland. Mejor General Maurice has been appointed Military Correspond- of the Daily Chronicle.

London, May 15 Not a Disgruntled Soldier, *

The death is anotatved of the London, May 15.

the Duke of Northumberland, In the course of an artisle, Major General Maurice denies that constitutional position, but in view of the pressus situation în

[The deceased, who was the be is a disgruntled soldier turned out of a job, He was about to take freland. the Viceroy will exercize to a greater extent than his eventh Duke of the line, bad Up important employment in France and had therefore secrificed a recently been customary the full responsibilities attaching to his be a Trustes of the British, promising career." He does not intend to indulge in recriminations, office. Replying to farther questions, Mr. Boast La mid the Haram sicos 1900, was Lord hie sole object being to help readers to get on with the war, but he Viceroy and Chief Secretary, while not members of the War Lategant of Northumberland, feels bound to explain that be wan at Versailles. He was in the Cabinet, would hava the eqa vilent of Cabinet raak. corridor outside the Council Chamber engaged in work in connection with questions discussed. He declares that nothing is.. farther from bis mind than to serve a partisan political purpose.

ENEMY OPPRESSION IN RUSSIA.

Some Demands by the Government.

London, May 15. ‹

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Passport for Dublin's Lord Mayor.

London, May 15.

It was ausounded at an anti-Gonsoription Conference in Dublin that the Foreign Office had issued a passport to the Ird Mayor of London to proceed to America,

RUMANIAN AFFAIRS.

London, May 15 Field Morsbal Sir Douglas Baig reports on raion ag

According to Reuter's correspondent at Paris, a cow tele

The Ratification of Peace Treaty, follows:-Daly a few hours of Sying was possible on Monday, but gram states that, replying to the German demand for the immedi te

London, May 15 a great deal of work was done. Five hundred bomb were dropped surrender of the Rasaisa Black Ses Fleet to the Germans st Sebas

An official argouncement from Jassy regarding the signsture on various targets. We brought down two machines. Na British topol, M. Tchitaharin saya the Russian Government is prepared to of the Peace Treaty mentions the dissolution of Parliament. The consent to the return of the Fleet to Sebastopol provided the limite Treaty, will be submitted for ratification to the new Parliament of the Austro Taroo-German cocupation of Bassis, and also the which is seembling on June 17. London, May 15.

frontiers of Ukraine and Finland are definitely specified, that bosti. Beuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters 885-fities on Raseisn territory immediately cease and that Austro-Tarep- Following a heavy bombardment, the enemy leunabed an infantry German forces completely evacuate Sebastopol. attack against the French positions sad captured Hill 44 north of Kommel, but it was only a minor affir. A Germsa raid opposite Morlancourt last night led to a number of them being killed and 48 taken prisoners, which was considerably more than our casualties, The fature is regarded se being partly in the lap of the weather, for the Germans are experiencing vastly different weather from the fige conditions which favoured them during the preparation of the great push.

Anglo-French Unity.

London, May 15:

THE ITALIAN PRONT.

More German loffusce

Loodoo, May 15. -- Renter's correspondent at Amterdam says the Germano- Bamsaisa Commercial Agreement abolishes third party Customs preferences and provides for the construction of telegraphic and telephonic systems by which Bamanis will be brought into the closest touch with Berlin.

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

and Chancellor of Darbam. He was edagved at Orlord and bad. represented North Northumber-

nd in Parliament from 1868 to 1885. He had been Treasurer of the Houseboll and was a past- President of the Archaeological Institute. He was 12 years of ge. His heir in El Peroy, who has seen much military service and who has been mentioned in despatcher in the present war.]

CANTON, NEWS,

Our Canton correspondent- writes as follows:- borrowed from the Salt Commis -A sum of $380,000 has been signer and distributed to various banks to meet the redemption of Bank of China's notes in limited emonats. It is reported that the resson for the manager of the Bank leaving secretly is that the Authority hse drawn heavily on the bank.

I. is rumoured that a Hongkong

Government for pazmission to Dr. Maccamera replied that the general trend of submarine

call the opiam belonging to the warfare had progressed quite satisfactorily since January 1. New late Hang On Co. within a limit from asutral countries and the incressed bastfulness and public ed time. It is believed that disclaimers of the enemy proved our reseat success, but the Admi-Permission will be granted. ralty was averse to stating the results of a short period, whether good that on the capture of Nam Hung A report from Shuikwan states

The Situation Quits Satisfactory.

London, May 15, In the House of Commons, Mr. Houston asked for information regarding "one of the succesful operations in expturing and des-

Enemy Massing Troops and Artßlery.

London, May 1. Renter's correspondent at Rome says that daily serial ecoating, and also the admissions of Austrian prisoners, confirm that the Austrians are massing great numbers of troops and artillery in the Renter's correspondent at the French Headquarters states: Alps and Friuli plains. They are working city at night in order The most important feature of last week's fighting was the perieat to conceal their activity. Eaemy aircraft has recently increased trying enemy submarize round our cosete daring the past thres merchant kas÷applied to the Anglo French Steffi aaity. Here is a typical example French but the Anglo-Italian airmen are still in every respect superior. Divisional Commander enid :—" I ask the British actillary to put a tbo eand shells into a certain. Gertain position; the reply comes.

We are giving fifiece bandred.""'

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA,

or bad.

FRENCH CONSPIRATORS SENTENCED.

Both the French.and the Germans planned an attack for the morning of the 8th instant, A French Division, with the co-

A Terrible Picture of Distress. operation of the British artillery, captured Pompierfart, to the east of

London, May 15, 2 LA Clytta. A British Divisional Commander then advised that an

The Agram newspaper Glas Sloboda draws a terrible picture of enemy attack was developing on Bill 44. The Germans came on in the distress in Bosnia-Hersegovina, which is words even than in "strength of thres to one, seeking the point of liaison in the Franco Galicia and Bakovina.

Whole districts are depopulated and British lins. They signally failed herein, but compelled our line to fall devastated as by a typhoon and namerons inhabitants have been back on a stream oslled the Viverbeek, where the advance stopped. deported or have died in interament camps, those remaining being The Germans never resphed their first obj setive, which was to cross massacred by Austrian soldiery or having died of starvation. The the stream. The second objective was the town of Diokebosch, but deaths exceeded the birthe by 5,000 in 1915 and by 23,711 in 1916, an attack all day was held up at the brook. At seven o'clock in the the mortality not including those who have fallen on the battlefield. evening, the Franco British panter-stacked, reasptaring almost The whole of the livestock has been destroyed or consumed by the trial, M. Duval, the manager, who received huge sums from eaeny all the ground lost serlier in the day. The straightening of the Army and it is imposible to cultivate the ground owing to the sources, was sentenced to death and six others were sentenced to Fraud British line necessitated the receptors of Hill 44, which absence of oren. An attempt by the Vienna sathorities to eor die terms of imprisomest ranging from two years to ten years and/or operation was carried out on May 11 by a battalion of Freach card among the Jago Blave by forming a new political group in t infantry, who, after a long fight, drove off twe German battalions Bosnia, with the object of promosing the creation of a new Croat and exptured five officers and 100 men and a large number of State, has failed hopelessly. machine guns. British artillery again contributed.

Successful French Attack.

London, May 15.

A French communique states :-Thera was a violent bombard- meat during the night in the region north of Montdidier and between Montdidier and Noyon. We last evening vigorously. attacked to the south of Nailles und seized a wood on the west bank of the Avre, despite obstinate enemy resistance. A strong German counter-attack this morning led to a lively fight, but we entirely maintained oor gains, took seventy prisoners and inflicted very geriau: losses on the enemy. A German attempt south of Bollot, after a lively bombardment, was slao completely defeated.

Latest Report from Front.

EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.

New Policy Favoured by Britain.

Londay, May 14,

Replying to a further question, Dr. Macnamara etated that from City by the Northern troops, January 1 to April 30, one sundred and seventy two British steamers

the ships were all cloned, had escaped uninjured from attacks by enemy submarines..

moas of the mercania have removed, handita and pirates are availing themselve of the cpportunity to carry out looling, and basinado traffic on the North River is at a standstill. Fs Chew and Kochow cities. Plague is now prevailing in Scores of desthe occuz every day. A police officer has proposed to the Authority the issus of Pre- mium Bonds to the amount of $10,000,000, to be repaid bý“ drawing once every month, so that the urgent needs of the Government may be met.

London, May 15 Beuter's Paris correspondent says that at the Bonnet Rouge

London, May 15.

A Paria meaaage atatea that the conclading stage of the Bonnet Rouge trial of seven persons charged with unlawfal pro- paganda was noteworthy for the appearstas of the ex-Premier, H. Caillaux, who was called to answer one question. The President cartly allowed him five minutes, but M. Caillaor, who was fault- lessly dressed, was very cool and remained in the box for forty minutes. He denied that he had financially supported the newɛ. psper Bonnet Rouge pinoa the war. He concluded by remarking inat be had pre-erved documents which might be useful to the

GERMANY'S MANY ENEMIES.

London, May 15,

In the House of Lords, Lord Barnham pleaded that staps should be taken to exchange British non-coms. and men optared in 1914 and 1915, especially in view of the fact that Franc and Germany had agreed to exchange war prisoners of over eighten months. jadicial authorities,

Lord Newton, replying, eaid the Government's deliberate policy hitherto had been to refuse to exchange able-bodied combatants, because the more they exchanged prioners the more they prolonged the war, The Government thought that if each an exchange were agreed to it would lead to the Allied London, May 15..

In the House of Commons, replying to a question, Mi, Balfour Bouter's correspondent at the British Headquarters, writing Governments doing the arms, with the result that there would be showed that altogether vineteen countries had declared war against under to-day's date, aaya-Mach local enemy artillery activity is an enormous exchange, sa exemplified between Run and Germany. Gertasoy since Angust, 1914, while the following bad broken off reported from various parts of the battlefront. During the night was surprise to find that a France German Agrement of a very diplomatic relations:-Builvia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Esyli, Ban

abelling in the Flanders and Samme areas was accompanied by ferresobing character had been ratified. He bewared that the Domingo, Costa Rica, Porn, Uragaay and Ecuador. barassing Ere against the front near Wiolije, near Dicke basch Agreement involved military and civilian prisquere, numbering Lake, around Hinges and St. Laurent Blangy, and against Villers altogether 330,000 on both side. The whole situation was thereby Bretonneux, Oor bie and Vaate-sur-Somme, fresh westerly wind altered. He was therefore sathorised to state that the Government is blowing athwart the battlefields. The only infantry fighting in were prepared to reconsider the question of exchange de noce. It bish the British have been engaged ass a minor brush south-west Anglo-Gertaan agreement could be reached exchanging all com of Bidge Wood. The French at Hill 44 were heavily shelled would not be a bad bargain for us, because the umbers were

batants and civilians who had been in captivity for three years, night. The position there is somewhat obecure. Enemy sirmen

approximately equal. aze unnenally active in Flanders.

-PRUSSIAN ELECTORAL REFORM.

Equal Suffrage Rejected.

at

London, May 15, Henter's correspondent at Amsterdam saya the Prussian Lover House has passed the third reading of the Electoral Reform Bill, but with the alause granting equal suffrage deleted.

The Progressivas, Poles and Social Democrats opposed the amssonlated Bill, and the Minister, Harr Friedberg, declared that! the Government would employ all constitutional means to carry equal anffrage, which the House had previously rejected by 238 votes to 185.

If equal anfrage is not accepted within a definite period, the House will be dissolved.

SIR WILFRID LAURIER'S GOLDEN WEDDING.

London, May 14, Their Majention the King sad Quien have sent a congratulatory manage to Cir Wilfrid Laurier on the ccossion of his golden

ding.

NEW-AUSTRO-GERMAN ALLIANCE,

London, May 15.

GERMANS TO EVACUATE AALAND ISLES.

London, May 15.

False Evidence.

A Chinese was ... oharged on remand, before Mr. J. E. Wood, this morning, with the theft of a jiskst. Inspector Bim said he had inquired into the esse ́and found defendant's statement, denying the theft, was tens, Mr. J. B. Wood, reprimanded the fedion constable and told Sim he would be punished for givir g false evidence the next time. Defan- dant was discharged."

Stolen Jacket.

A Obinre was charged at the

already replacing them.

Beater's correspondent si Stockholm says the Germans are to Police Court to-day, with stealing it avaousta the Aaland Islanda on the 23rd instant. Finnish troopsa jacket from a house in Bonham

are

A BRITISH LINER” WRECKÉD..

London, May 16.

The 7,000-ton Nelson liner Highland Scott has been wrecked

gram states that the new Austro-German Alliance been fixed

According to Renter's correspondent at Zarich,p Vienas tele-off Rio de Janeiro. for a term of twenty years, with a Military Convention and the closest economic and Customs relations.

EMPEROR KARL'S MOVEMENTS. <

Das London, May 15. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam learns from Vienna that the Emperor Kail is shortly proceeding to Bafis and Constantinople.

·AMERICAN LOANS TO ALLIES,

London, May 15. Benter's correspondent at Washington states that Mr. Maddoo bas authoriend additional loana to B itain of 200 milion dollars, to France of 100 million dollion dollars and to Italy 100 million dollare, making the total to all the Allies 5,764 million dollars.

DUTCH SHIPPING:

London, May 15. Benser's correspondent at the Hague asya the Governor General of the Delsh Esen Ladies reports that shipping to America has been

Export licences are now being inned for goode thei of which is prohibited.

ENEMY TRANSPORT SUNK.

London, May-167 Reuter's correspondent et Rome saye Talian deserysen attacked { resu an enemy coproy making fór Darazzi and osak « turaport

Road. Complainant left his cost to dry on a pole, when defendant stole it. The theft was observed by s passer, by - who arrested sconged. - Defendant denied the theft and aid he took the jacket, intending to return it to its owner as it was raining -- Defendent was sentenc to a monta's · hard Labour

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