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THE AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE.

Earmy Still! Powerfully Attacking,

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ON THE WESTERN FRONT,

French Extend Their Positions.

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THE IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE.

...A Message from H.M. the King...

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· THE WAR AND HAP- FINESS.

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London, Jane 17.

London, Jans 17. A Roms semi-official manage states:

French communique statss:--Batween the Oise and the The Prese Borowa announces that the second mesting of the fifteen kilometre advance on the first day. South of Montello, the Aims we successfully carried out a local operation this morning Imperial War Conference as held this morning. There was a full mid they knew how enemy crossed the Piave in consideralle forces, but is gradually which enabled us to extend our positions north and northwest of attendance of members, including representatives from Australia and the war bad pulled their being pushed towards the river. North of Gesans, an advanced Hautebrae. We took about a hundred prisoners and captured India, to whom the Secretary of State for the Colonies, on behalf of a nation; they knew they we group of British were surrounded by Austrians, but revisted until a machine-guna.

the Government, extended a most cordial welcome. The Conference in the same boat, with: counter-sitack released them, simultaneously taking 200 prisoners.

includes for the first time representatives of all the Dominions and set of cam. The war had "The Austrian pressure continues very strongly along the whole front.

*London, June 17. India and is more completely representative of the Empire them them, above all the wic

of national waste. No one” WEE They are concentrating their most powerful attacks astride the

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports -The enemy raided any previous Conference. Brents and scross the Pisvs.

post on the sight of June 16, east of Hebaterns. One British in Mr. Walter Long read the King's reply to the Conference's going to tell him that war was missing. We repulsed houtils raiders on the morning of Jane 17 loyal resolution se follows: The King shanks the War Con the normal condition of human north of the Somme and elsewhere. There is the usual reaïprossi of the Empire and in glad to welcome the delegates from all the waster aver invented by Batan, T

ference for the renewed sauranos of the devoted loyalty of all parts life. War was itself the greatest artillery activity.

Orereess Domionions and India. He has received the resolution He undsestone that for the cost of with very special plassare. The Conference has met in direum. one day of this war tuberculosis. stances of unparalleled gravity and is proof of the unity of the Empire could be stamped out of the and its determination to uphold the common rights and libertice of nation. And this war bad lasted mankind. He trusts that the deliberations will lead to even alaser 1.350 days!. He did not me that Basociations of all parts of the Empire in the rescive to defeat the anybody who believed in God- common enemy and to build up the Empire more free, more united could believe that war was the |and stronger in the future.”...

Austrians Strongly Held.

London, June 17. Reater's correspondent st Rome says that Signor Orlando has communicated to the Senate and Chamber information from the Italian Headquartere until ten o'clock on the "night of June 18, stating: "Daring the day the enemy, br strong reassion, hindered our and the Allies' counter-offensive pressure on the Asiago Plateau and in the Monus Grappa region. The enemy also attacked all along the Fiave in order to re-establish the splid bridge on the right bank of the river: Oaf troops" tenacious resistance and repeated counter- atinoks strongly bold the anamy. The straggle is most bitter on the eastern slopes of Montello, west of Sandonadi and the Pisve."

British Satisfaction.

London, Jane 17.

Renter's correspondent with the British Army in Italy, telegraph ing on June 16 et midnight, reports an interview with a high British officer who expressed himself in every way satisfied with the result of the Austrian sitack against the British. The enemy practically lost fire to our coe. We captared four guns. Our airmen on the Piave broke up at least seven bridges and fired 25,000 cartridges from a low altitude.

Mais Italian Positions Intact.

London, Jane 17.

It is as certained from a reliable source that the Austrians have altogether about fifty-two Divisions in the field but have not succeed. ed in piercing the main Italian positions. The Austrians on the British front lost most heavily, The British hava regaiond all the

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Some German Claims-

London, Jane 17. A German official wireless meage state: We took 120 prisoners as the result of local raids between Ourcq and the Marne, The booty captured between Montdidier and Noyon is now three handred guns and over 1,000 machine guns.

BULGARIAN CABINET RESIGNS.

London, June 17. Banter's correspondent at Amsterdam says the Bulgarian Cabinet has resigned, but the King has requested the Ministers to keep their portfolios until a new Osbinet is formed. The cause of the resignation is not stated.

GERMAN RAIDER CROSSES ENGLISH COAST.

London, June 17,

It is officially announced that an aeroplane crossed the Kent Coset at mid-day, but anti-aircraft gans immediately drove it off.

THE RECENT RAID ON PARIS. »

London, June 17, Beater's correspondent at Paris states that only two air taiders last ground and are now attacking on the original line. The attacks on the 1st instant reached the Paris district. There were six against the Italiane wers delivered in great strength. At one time casualties including three women killed, while a large industrial

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH AIR RAIDS,

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normal condition of Could not they, thara and then, aslmly determina that when peace was blessedly re-

Dominion Ministers to be Entertained.

London, June 18. The Lord Mayor of London will entertain the Dominion stored they would one and all Ministers to dinner at the Mansion House on July 1.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Proposed Resistance to Germans.

London, Jane 17.

apply the same afferta te con- centrate themselves upon; pesos. ss they had to saying the country in war? They must not hops for much from legislation. There was a pretty good Sistatai": book if men would only adminis....... A Russian wireless official message saya that M. Tahitcheria ter the statutes. Ninetantbe of the has sent to M. Jeffre a communication stating that the military happiness of mankind could never suthorities in the Voronezh region report that the German Com- depend on any parliamentary. mand proposed a new boundary. The negotiations thereon with enactment. And if they naked the Russian Command did nai resalt in an agreement, and the him what tremendous revelation Germans on Jane 15 started an offensive in the regions of Varniska was going to be made in practice and Rostov and are also advancing to-day in the Vetlaisk region. by women having the role, he did M. Javeneff has issued a proclamation addressed to all on behalf of not mind confessing he thought workmen and peasants who are unemployed and others barn from ence. Was there no cure then the Peoples' Commissariat of War, ordering the mobiliation of it would miske very little diflar

1893 to 1897 inclusive, residing in fifty-one specified distrista of for this horrible waste ? Yes. twelve provinces and territories of Siberian, Orenburg and Cossack Should they not resolve in their I troops. The accepted men will remain on active service for siz own minde and Wills that months and 'be fed, clothed and paid on the tarins of the Red Army, human nature did not want

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the enemy had captured the whole of the Italian first line east of establishment was destroyed. the Brenta and the Piare and also an important position immediately to the west of the Brenta.. Had this advantage been maintained, the positions might have been serious, because it outflinked the whole west of the river. An Italian counter-attack, however, sverted

London, Juna 1. the danger. Generally speaking, the Italians have regained the An official message issued by the Air Ministry states that an greater part of the ground lost between the Brents and the Piave, independent force of the Royal Air Force carried out during the week although the Austrians have crossed the Pinye and established ending the 11th instant four attacks on the railway station and sidings - themselves on the north-eastern spat of Montello. Elsewhere the at Thionville, scoring several direct bita on the station. An Italians have maintained their gronnd except a most narrow strip explosion was observed at Carlshutte works. Two sttacks were on the western bank opposite Ponte de Piave and & most narrow made on Metzablon, where a direct hit wrecked a train. The force to present the hospitel at Joinville to Franc.. The date has not The Canadian Red Cross Society has asked Sir Robert Borden salicut north of the main railway from Venice. The Italians have also dropped three and a half tona of bombs on rail-tidings at

yet been fixed. evacuated a bridge in the neighbourhood of Caposils.

Karthane, and on railways and munition factories at Hagendingen and Dillingen with good results. All the machines returned,

The Enemy's Severe Defeat.

London, June 17.

A British-Italian official message sayu :-The artillery battle bis died down. The enemy is reorganising after his severe defont.

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

The Grotesque Doctrines of Ston Fein.

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London, June 17.

* Captured mapa show that the enemy'a objectives were most ambit- ious, including the capture of Mount Pan and Cimadieronte. Our prisoners now total 716 and the booty is four mountain guns, forty- | - Mr. Devlin, speaking at Virginis on behalf of Mr. O'Hanlon, three machine guns and seven flame-throwers. Considering the the Nationalist candidate for East Cavan, said the Irish Party did severity of the bombardment and the intensity of the fighting, our not intend to discard the Parliamentary weapon, which was one of casualties are most slight. Our airmen on Saturday and Sunday the principal factors in winning Irish freedom. Sinn Fein had been dropped over three hundred bomba and fired over 25,000 sounds at before the country for twenty years, but the Irish people paid no troops and transport attempting to cross the Piavo.

attention to its grotesque doctrinas. The promise of an Irish Republic in fifty years or fifty' centuries was no compensation for this generation.

A Forthcoming Debate.

Allied Counter-Offensive Hindered.

London, June 17.

London, June 17.

Mr. Bɔnar Law agreed to a discussion on Jane 25,

An Italian official message says:--Following Saturday's heavy, toses, the enemy on Sunday limited his action to hindering with In the House of Commons, Six Edward Carson seked for an intense fite our own and the Allied counter-offensive. The latter, opportunity to discum Lord French's Proclamation and the Govern- however; were able to gain partial successes and rectify the line at ment's policy in that connection. several points. The battle proceeded with extreme violence along the Piave. The enemy, beedless of losses, continued his powerful pressure in order to extend the occupation of Montello and thereby open the way to the plains. We strongly engaged the enemy on the line from Ciano to Montello and the crest of St. Andres, bravely holding our positions on the river between St. Andrea and Fissalto and also effectively opposing the advance before the bends of St. Dons. We and the Allies have now taken 4,500 prisoners, includ. ing 201 by the Freach. Forty-four hostile seroplanes were brought down in two dayi.

Socialist Loyalty,

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London, June 17.

Renter's correspondent at Rome says that the Chamber has passed the Provisional Badget by 283 volen to 34 with the greatest anthpaisem, following a speech by the Socialist, Signor Tanti, who

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IRISH AGITATORS ARRESTED IN AMERICA.

London, June 17.

Banter's correspondent at New York atates Jeremiah O'Leary, one of the Irish agitators indicted on charges of treason, has been arrested, sa also hae James Larkin, the self-styled President of the new Irish Republic.

SWEDISH SHIPS FOR ALLIĖS.

An Important Agreement Ratified.

London, June 17.

* proclaimed the complete solidarity of the Chamber. He declared The Press Bureau announces that the Swedish Government has that the Socialiste could not but feel themselves the representatives ratified an agreement entered into in London whereby the Allies of the people in arme-(Load Cheers), “Oar sasts have become will secars, the services of Swedish shipping to the extent of 400,000- our trenches and nothing will make us desert while danger leats"-- tous deadweight. Credits have been arranged for to the Allies in (Load Cheers).

Sweden. The exports of Swedish iron ors have been regulated se between the belligerent groups, while the import of Swedish paper London, June 18. and palp into Britain has been arranged under certain conditions. Benter learne from an Italian military source that all the paet The Allies, on their part, will facilitate the importation of losses of material have been made good." The monition factorise stipulated quantities of foodstuffs and other commoditum required are working excellently. The troops have been highly trained and for Sweden's trade and industries, subject to control, with guarantees reorganised and are better fed; they bave been granted increased against re-export of the imported articles themselves or any of their pay and are insured in case of death. Provision has also been made products or similar articles. for reinstating in civil life those injured.

Austrians Admit Violeat Attacks.

London, Jane 17.

"An Austrian official wirelem message states;--We_maintained

· MYSTERIOUS DISEASE IN GERMANY,

London, June 17,

The Time correspondent at the Hague reports, a mystaciona our positions on Sunday against violent stacks west of the Brenta dissson at Emen, locally called the plagas. It is inoresting in and mountain positions carried on Saturday. We advanced to the virulence and the mortality has risen from an average of £ve, to west in the Montello region and wrested more ground wast of Sandona twenty daily. Täs workers are not allowed the leave the barTMAKE, and empinreid Usposils. The prisoners on the south western front and everyone is being vaocirated, the authorities thinking the lis zo #tuł 12,000,

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CANADIAN HOSPITAL FOR FRANCE.

London, June 18.

THE FINNISH GOVERNMENT.

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London, June 17.

ENOUGH "TRAIN MEAT."

war at all? There should by avoidance of waɛto, and there must be temperance-that just balance of life, sobristy, decsney, -

enjoyment of the fruite of the. comeliness of drese, moderate earth without gluttony-and that realisation of purpose which togather made a great mind. He would ask them three important Not Recognised by Britain.

questions. When they thought they would like a lot of money, did In the House of Commons, Mr. Balfour stated that the they want if for the good it was Government did not propose at present to recognise the Finnish going to do them, or did they in Government, which seemed undoubtedly to be entirely under any proportion want is for the German influence. He also stated that, as far as he was aware, power it was going to give them, of none of the Allies had recognised the independence of Ukraine, being envied by other people, and which bad not received assistance from the Allina mince it became of thinking themselves superior

to other people? · Into how mãn đ completely subservient to Germany.

drawing-rooms did they go ware not encumbered with a MAN · of rubbish and tasteless farnitazo:2: If they walked down Bond-strest. and Regent-square, and back through Picadilly, bow much had they'reer in that circuit of magnificent shops that they really esnted, or how much had they seen that they thought nobody else ought to want? (Laughter.) Those were not idle questions. All this cabas; this shop stall, not only degraded their tastme,' but it degraded the soul of the workmen. ME, tha gizla present remembered mothing else, let them not forget that shemo wLI nothing in the world that would kega man properly happy ainept pride in his work, Ther would not do it his suple would not do it by doubling his son was, wick, soni ought to

London, Juve 17.

At Bocialist meeting at heiderikh, stended by a thousand people, the speakers denounced the war and said they had bad enough of "traia ment,” meaning the incessant hospital trains.

THE MILK SUPPLY.

London, Jane 17.

Is the House of Commers, Mr. Olgoes announced that the Food Ministry was aeruming responsibility for the wholesale collection; utilisation and distribution of milk,

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ITALY'S: ACCELERATED SHIPBUILDING.

Rome, June 17. The Under-Secretary of Transportation said that thanks to steal from Great Britain shipbuilding in Italy has been greatly accelerated. Seven new shipyards have bean-con- strooted and by the adoption of the standard ship 190,000 new tonnage will be built in the current year. He hoped this would be increased to 200,000 tons by next year. The submarine campaign could be considered lost by the Germans.

REMARKABLE SALVAGE FEATS.

London, June 17.62)-n Remarkable salvage operations have been carried out by," the Admiralty during the war which would have been thought commercially and engineeringly impracticable before the war, especially the raising of vessels of 3,500 tons where- as formerly anything above 1,500 tons was considered. hopeless. Over four hundred ships have been salvad, mostly abors 1,200 tons, from 1916 to 1918. The acoumulation of gas in the holds of submerged vessels due to decomposed mest and vegetables has been surmounted by the discovery of an antitoxic enabling divers to work when the cargoes Are sprayed. Now types of salvage machinery have been invented like the submersible electric motor pump, whereby 1⁄2 submarined 14,000 tonner with rro of food-stulis. worth three million sterling, was salved.

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