1918-05-27 — Page 1

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日八十月四

MONDAY, MAY 27,

1918.

May £7, 1937.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

„REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE COMING OFFENSIVE IN THE WEST.

Speculation on the Cause of the Delay,

GERMAN CRUISER SUBMARINE SUNK..

Temperature & A -Humidity

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TELEGRAMS.

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London, May 25. Cap reaulted as follows:

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THE IRISH CONSPIRACY.

What the Newspapers Thlak.

London, May 26. London, May 25. London, May 26.

The Admiralty annousees that one of our Atlantic escort Commenting on the evidence published by the Frass Bureau sabristinas on ita return to the base raporta that while proceeding tod The pause in the German offensive is the subject of much com on the Irish onspiracy, the Times rays that" no patriotis person here to mesas convoy on May 11 in the latitude of Cape St. Vincent, iment Beuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters says that or in Ireland will be disposed to question the Government a smonade leighted and sank a German anbmarine of the polled cruiser type. the overdus attack is most assuredly coming, but every day the for reticence. They are self-evident. We agree wholly with the A heavy eea was running. There were no survivore. Another pause finds the Allies better prepared. Their confidence was never views of the Government's duty as expounded by the Premier yee enemy submarine which was sighted escaped the same fate by swift Higher, while the tramp of the oncoming American troops is simmet terday. If anything is clear from the sordid story of the Sinn ein diving. In view of this being the first cruiser submarine to be des-

...3 monotonously reassuring. The British are in newise pasively commerce with the foss of civilisation, it is that it could in nowise troyed, it has been decided to depart from the usual custom of not

There were ten àtarters; won awaiting the German onslaught, for daily sad nightly raids take bring profit to Ireland."

sanouncing the destraation of individual enemy submarines.by eight lengths, a neck separat heavy toll of enemy man-power.

The Daily Maw says:-" The communiqus convicces by ita vary

ing second and third, Reater's correspondent at the French Headquarters dwelle upon moderation. It is a bare recital of facts and no effort whatever is

The betting was:-5 to 2: By the difficulty of determining where the enemy will attack, owing to made to work at a case against the traitors. What Sine Feinars

'AMERICA'S GIGANTIC EFFORTS.

Jiago; 9 to 1 Planet; to 4 the new method of employing the assaulting masse brought to the are aiming at needs only to be understood by the American people

Heinsail battlefield a few hours after the artillery preparation begins. Be to be condemned out of hand. They were siding the enemy to ass

Great Military Contributios. draws attention to the fact that the Germace on Ma:ob 20 had only his most deadly and most detestable weapon against the men of the

London, May 26, four Divisions in the line out of the twenty-three Divisions ready to American Army and Navy."

The giganto war effort of the United States in well illnetrated move under Von Hatier's command, the remaining nineteen being msced at distances varying from five to sixty miles from the attack which might not have been anticipated from public déclarations and the United States. Tarcica declared that the American effectives The Morning Post esye:-The communique tells us nothing by the figates given by M. Tardieu, French High Commissioner in ing front. Gas Division, brought up on the eve of the battle, note of the Sino Feivers. It is indeed dificult to understand why by Jane 6 would be over two millions. A new csil for a million marched twenty miles into scion until on the morning of the the leaders of Sinn. Feln were released after the Esstar rebellion men would follow sa soon as the transport of troops was assured, so in their silver repost, state: The attack the defence was unable to determine the sector against which The journal proceeds to condemn the granting of Home Bale to a that the American force in France would be doubled before mid-anmasket is alsady and the price of the enormous masss of troops would be lancebed. The situation to popalation largely controlled by Sins Feiners,

mer and trebled before the end of the year. The transport of Amarioan silver unchanged. Shanghai day je unchanged. The number of Divisions in the enemy line is

The Daily News says that as regards the 1918 rébellion the troops to France surpassed considerably the traceport of Germen exchange receded a farthing from known approximately, but the density of the enemy front does not Government has established an unanswerable case, but evidence troops from Russia at its most active period. The Allies in the 4/6, at which it had remained for sfford a one to his intentions. Fortunately, with the unity of com- much more specific than the more proof of German machinsons is final phase would be numerically superior, with the power of some time, but reguvered the next mand, masses of Anglo-French and Amarios reserves will be necessary if the Government's recent action is to be vindicated. If unlimited renewal. America's exportable carplus of foodstuff was day to the round figure.

such evidence cannot by published, it should at least be eximined now over three million tons. The necessary supplies for her Euro

The silver market te quies, come anch investigation, by competent and impartial judges. Parliament must insist upon pon Allies was assured.

available for instant verrice wherever the front is threatened.

It is reported from Amsterdam that the semi-official Nord Deutsche finds it necessary to explain the pause in the cffensive and asys that it is due to the training of storming divisions in fighting methods with a view to diminishing the bloody losses.

It declares that the stoppage has not been force don the Germans by the enemy, bat is the outcome of the Commander's own plans. -

More Bomb-Dropping.

London, May 26.

A Paris commasique says:-There is nothing to feport except intermittent artillery activity north and south of the Avre. Thirty thopsand kilos of bomba were dropped on various stations and osmpa ia the enemy

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TODO.

Enemy Guns Busy,

London, May 25. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Baig reports :-There was solive Acetile artillery firing on May 25 in the Villers Bretonneux sector.

British Raiding Exploits.

London, May 28,

The Manchester Guardian saya that the Irish evidenos has justified the arrests and will satisfy the English people....

The Westminster Gazette, referring to the three-and-a-half years' negotiations between the Sinn Fein and Germany, says "If this is so the Government have ground not merely for interning bat taking stronger messures against the Sinn Feiners."

Irish Contempt.

London, May 26,

Mr. William O'Brien, in s letter to a Dablin newspaper, says "Since the Polish plot there has been nothing more disgraceful.to English statecraft. The Irish people will read Mr. Lloyd George's story with the same indignation and contempt as they read, the forged letters of the author of Parnellism, and crime.”

"Austrian Lady Arrested.

London, May 28, Tas Polios have arrested an" Austrian lady, named Bins, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We raided trenobea accretary to the well-known sparteman, M.jar Elwards, at his Stad to the south of Bacq 10y at daylight, taking fourteen prisoners and Farm at Banaha, Tipperary. The osues of the street is unknown. two machine-guna. We carried out successful night raids to the Bruns, who had been secretary to Major Edwarda for four or fiys enet of Hebuterne, south of Neuville Vitarse, capturing fifteen pri- years, has been removed to Dublin. soners. We repulsed riders in the neighbourhoods of Bailly-le Sto, Baequoy, Ablains wills, Fertabort and Merris.

GERMAN SOCIALISTS,

How They are Kept la the Dark.

London, May 25,

Beuter's correspondent at Stockholm, writing on the 24th icst., says Forwaerts on the 21st instant quoted the Chairman of the British Trade Unionists ne saying at the Allied Socialist meeting in Paris that the only answer of the Garman workmen to the London International Socialist Memorandum was a resumption of the often Bive. M. Branting today writes that he fruitlessly attempted to send the Memorandum to German Socialista by courier and then on April 28 sent it in six registered letters to Heir Scheidemann and Here Hasse in Berlin, Herr Alder in Vienos, Herr Bachinger in Buda Pest, and MM. Soka ff and Kyrkoff in Sɔfib. M. Branting in each letter off red to be the intermediary for official answers, but no answer had yet been received. Vorwaerte now explains this by saying that the German authorities have prevented the delivery of H. Branting's letters.

AUSTRIAN MAJESTIES STONED.

Disaffection Rife in Bulgaria.

AN IRISH STEAMER TORPEDOED.

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AMERICA'S FINANCIAL STRENGTH,~

| London, May. 25. A message from New York etites that the dastardly Goeman bombing of British hospitala in France has given a marked im- petas to the Red Cross campaige. Tairteen millions sterling has been collected in four daye-a colossal result which, with the baoy- sacy of Wall Street, demonstrates the financial resources of the country.

BRITISH MISSION IN AMERICA,

London, May 25.

A British Mission headed by Prince Arthur of Donaught has arrived în Amarios and has prooeeded to Washington.

NAVAL MATTERS.

Germans Move the

Vindictive."

London, May 25, Mr. Archibald Hard states that naval activities at Bruges are practically at a standstill os ing to the blooking of Zeebrugge, bai it is koown that the enemy has manged to mora the stern of the Vindictive at Ostend, sensibly tácreasing the fairway.

The Daly Express says the Garmans have slewed the Víadio- tive by dredging a channel thi ty feet wide and ten and a half feet

THE SILVER MARKET,

London, May 26 Mears. Samuel, Montagu & Co.,

Lendan, May 16.

YESTERDAY 3-

TELEGRAMS.

UKRAINE AFFAIRS.

Amsterdam, May 24th.

The Ukraine correspondent of "YON waerts states that a Czaristio re- gime has boen inaugurated in Uk-` raine and maoy Ukrainian news. papers have been suppressed and ́ leading UkraiÏANGA arrested en masse. A state of war has been declared at Kieff and the Ava governments' Pan-Ukrainian Con gress was forbidden, also the Ukrainian Peasants Congress at which four thousand persons are participating and which previously wrongfully protested against repre sentatives of foreign governments interfering in the class struggle in

Ukraine at the dissolution of the

London, May 25. The Irish steamer, Inniscarrs, from Fishguard to Cork, has been torpedoed and sunk. Only five, including the Onptain, were saved. It is believed that thirty-seven men are lost. The steamer

deep-

The Times saya that though the Vindictive has been mavad, she Ukrainian Parliament. The Skoro- sank quickly. The ropes attached to one boat became entangled is now lying cines, to the pier and the Germans are not using Ostendar os supported me by and the occupants were thrown into the sea. The submarine

harbour. picked up ons.

London, May 25.

The Inniscarra sank in four minutes. The "sabmarine com- mander approached the survivors on a rafs and handed the letters from prisoners aboard for the post.

BRITISH MERCANTILE GRUISER TORPEDOED.

London, May 24. The Admiralty announces that the armed mercantile oruiser, the There were no Moldavia, was torpedoed and sank on May 23. casualties among the crew, bat 58 of the American troops aboard are missing. It is feared that they were killed by the explosion.

BRITAIN AND ITALY.

London, May 25,

Beater's correspondent at Home states that the Prinos of Wales; London, May 26. Beater's correpondeat at Zarich says that the train carrying speaking at the celebration of the anniversary of Italy's entry into the Austrian Emperor and Empress wasstoned by Balgarian soldiers the war, saared the Italians of the constant sympathy of Britain on leave in another train at a station in Vosine Silipoli, Windows and her Dominions. were broken. Disaffection is rife throughout Bulgaris.

„AUSTRALIA'S FINE RESPONSE.

London, May 25, Zenter's correspondent at Sydney atatea that, the recruite dar- ing last week in New South Wales were a record for two yeers, largely exceeding the Bate's quota,

OUR AIRMEN IN ITALY.

London, May-20

A British official message from Italy states that since the 18-h sin maut cur sir forcës have carried out numerous reide" and recounais- anoes. We have destroyed twenty-four enemy aeroplanes and have not lost a single machine.

ITALY'S WAR PERVOUR:

FUTURE OF PACIFIC ISLANDS,

London, May 26.

Router's correspondent af Melbourne says the Acting Premier, Mr. Watt, in the course of a speech said Mr. Hughes and Mr. Cook, Australia's representatives at the Imperial Conference, would tell the Allied statesmen that withdrawal from the Pacific Islands would meen danger, and even ruin, to Australia. Hence the Empire' or the Allies most retain the islanda,

SWEDES LEAVE JAPAN.

Allegations of Unneutral Conduct.

London, May 24...

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COTTON OPERAtives' wades.

London, May 28.

Tao adjourned conference at Manchester on Wednesday, on wages in the cotton industry, agreed that an advance of twenty-five per cent, on the standard price list be paid for the week ending June 17, to cont nus till Dicembar 7.

The Daily Express correspondent at Tokyo saya that the| i departure of the Swedish-Minister, K. Wallenberg, accompanied by fourteen prominent Swedes, bas aizsed specalation and allegations of unneutral conduct to be made. There were no diplomata present at the station when M. Wallenberg left.

MUSSULMAN UNREST IN RUSSIA..

**London, May 23,

London, May 26. Renter's orrespondent at Bome says that the anniversary of Italy's entry into the war was celebrated like a national festival. There were meetings and proosssions in all towns, and these were.| `---. Reuter's correspondent at Moscow says that the All Bassian especially grandine at Bome, where the principal fonction, was Musculman Council kas dissolved. There are growing eigns of held at the Augasteam. The Allied Missions were given en Maseniman resentment at the treatment by the Bolsheviks. ovation, especially the Prince of Wales, whom Signor Orlando, in the course of a speech, lengthily and affectionately tributed sa the heir of British traditions of fair play. Signor Orlando dwelt on the fate of Bassis and Bamania es illustrating the hollowness of Gorman pence promises and be voided the nushakable resolution of Italy and the Allies to fight till victory for justice and liberty in

schiaved.

DOWAGER EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.

London, May 25.

Reuter's outrespondent at Zarich says it is reported from Vienna that the Dowager Empresa of Russia will shortly travel seromu Austris to Danmark.

HOLLAND'S MILITARY PRECAUTIONS.

London, May 25.

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of anti-revolutionary landowners and capitalista

London, May 24. Reuter's correspondent at Moscow: reports under, date May 17th. : A newspaper despatch from Kieff says that the Germans issued an ultima- tum ordering disarming, and dis-

banding within twenty-four hours of the Second Polish Army Corps, quartered in the vicinity of KioL The General commanding refused and the Germans thereupon attack- result is so far unknown. It is re

Better' correspondent at the Higas reports that the Wared the Poles, who retaliated. The Minister, in a statement on the proposal to vote sa extraordinary war credit, says that politics and military ressoas preclude sported that fifteen thousand www reduction of troops under arms.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST AIR RAIDS.

Amsterdam, May 25. Cardinal Hartmann, in a letter to the priests at Cologne, probibite processions for the present, but with a view to holding the big Corpus Christi procession without danger the Cardinal has appealed to the Pope to request the enemy to refrain from serial attacks during the celebration. Cardinal Hartmann further directa that all church door be left open during the services or so arranged that they can be opened immediately. He says that if alarm is given during the service the Priest must calm the faithful from the pulpit and request them to leave quietly and shelter in the basements of large buildings, but the Priest must be the last to leave the church.

GERMANY AND UKRAINE.

Amsterdam, May

The Rheinisch Westfaelisch Zeitung" warus its readers; that Germany must reckon on a change in the situation in, Russia It says the pro-Entente Mensehevik party has ap parently recently gained strong influence. The journal refers gloomily to the news of plots at Kieff against the German. Government and Dictator Skoropedski.

According to the Bakharest correspondent of the same journal General Mackenson has assumed control of the mili tary administration of Rumania.

DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES.

London, May 25,

The Press Bureau states that Major General Burtchael has been appointed Director-General of Medical Services in "the British Armies in France in succession to Lisit,

Bloggett

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beral

sugaged an either side and the cas alties were numerous.

A despatch from Vienbaic states. thest Prince Leopold of Beraris or- [dered the "disseming of the Polish Legionaries in the Minsk Gorezz- ment and the Legionaries refused.

BRITISH BOMB CATTARO,

Rome, May 24 · ·

A Naval official message state":

A Britles air squadron on May 204 bombed hydroplane and subtarisë, bases at Cattaro and started fire All the machines returned safely, notwithstanding counter action. (Continued on Page T.)

DONT FORGET.

TO-DAY-

Frawley Co-Prodastian of "Cheating Cheaters" at Theatre Boral; 9 15 p.m.

Victoris Theatre-9.15 pan:

TO-MORROW

Frawley Co-Production of "The Great Divide” at Theatre Royal; 9.15 p.m.

Victoria Thest