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YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN STRUGGLE,

London, June 26. Field-Marchal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-There was only mutual artillery firing in the different sectors. The weather yeater day was unfavourable, but our seroplanes observed hostile batteries and carried out reconnaiveanoes. We destroyed 10 machines, and drove down four. Seven of ours are missing. We dropped ten toas of bombs during the day sud night.

London, Jaus 27. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-in pstrol sacounters during the night in the neighbourhood of Boyelles we inflicted casualties on the enemy.

London, June 27.

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Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reporta a successful minor operation on the night of June 26 in which we took possession of a nostila strong point westward of Vieux Berquin and captured a number of prisonem sad sɔme machine-guns. Hostile artillery is setive at different pointa between Givenchy and Robeeg. The enemy gay shelled the north-eastern portion of Niapps Forest-

London, Juce 27.

Fiold-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, says :- We brought down seves German machines and drove down two uncontrollable. Two British are missing. Improved weather has enabled more photographic artillery observation than for some time. Day bombers dropped 14 tons of bombe on railway stations, dampe, and transport billete, and slaa on Brazes docks. Night bombers dropped six tons of bombe en various targets. All returned.

London, Jane 27

An American official message dated the 26th inst. says:-Our infantry, supported by artillery, on the 25th inst., sitscked the enemy's position sonthward of Torey and advanced our lines. We sook 240 prisoners and 19 machine-guns. Successive hostile counter-attacks broke down with losses. Our aviators on the night of the 25th again successfully bombed the railroad station and yards

Loadon, June 28.

ut Conflans.

A vireless German official report states: The English attacked yesterday morning on wide sectors southward of the Scarpe, bat were thrown back by our counter-attack. Near Fenchy, Neaville Vitasse and elsewhere the attacks broke down.

London, June 27.

A French communique eletes there has been fairly lively Martillery firing south of the Aisne in the region of Coeuvres. The

French carried out three raide in the Vosges and took prisoners.

London, Jure 27.

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London, Jane 27, Beuter's sorrespondent at Amatørdam says that the Premier, Dr. Weckerie peaking in the Hungarian Chamber, disclosed a IRELAND AND serious situation at Badapest. He admitted that most of the factories had osased working, newspapera were not appearing, and consequently the was panic news widespread. Lrafts are being issued daily urging that the Government's days were numbered. Dr. Weckerie urged the necessity of less severe military supervision in the factories.

SAVING RUSSIA FROM GERMANY,

London, June 27. Lord French, speaking at Belfast. asid that voluntary Teorating would be prosecured under every oneideration, but if the numbers required were not obtained and compulsion 68 London, Jane 27.

necessary then the number would In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Obapple, Lord be regulated by the population Robert Cecil said that the Allied Governments were constantly diasa.elsewbers in the Empire. cussing measures with a view to`saving Russia from the German

London, June 27. invasion, domination and exploitation, but he was cuable to make A Parliamentary deputation waited on Mr. Lloyd George on definite statement at present on the question of intervention.

the enbject of a scheme of federation for the United King- dim. It is anderstood that the Premier London, Jane 27.

198 friendly and The Air Ministry announces :-Our seroplanes, on the sight of sympathetic hat could not en- June 26, attacked the chemical works at Ludwigshafen, and fastorise courage the ides that the Govero- and railway sidings at Saarbrucken, where several bombs fell on soment could tackle so grave a setive farmace. They sleo bombed an aerodrome at Bolabea and set problem in war-time without fire to two hangare, and alɛo an aeroplane cutside. All the msobines olear evidence of a. public returned. An aeroplane, reported missing on June 28, bas now demand. returned. The enemy, during the night, bombed one of our serodromes, without damaging the seroplaner..

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH AIR RAID..

A VALUABLE. PROPOSAL.

London, June 27,

AMERICA'S GREAT WAR PREPARATIONS.

Washington, June 27,

the construction of an important wharf and railways on Canvey A House of Lords Committee is considering a Bill empowering"

Mr. Birlend, the member in Island at the mouth of the Thames. The wharf is to be 3.000 feet charge of the Fortification Bill, long and will accommodate the largest vessele, enabling theo which reference was made in embarkation and discharge of passengers and cargo without the cable yesterday, said it gave proceeding up the Thames. The eastimated cost is over $1,250,000, the country en idea of the huge scale on which American military It was stated that the proposal is actively supported by the leading plans were bazed. The only shipowners and public men from the Dominions,"

inference was that the American army would be prepared to cros the Rhine in full force ccmmen- surate with all possible obstacles.

CANADA'S WAR EFFORT.

London, June 27

The three Canadian provincial Preminne; Sir Edward P. Morris, A French communique stateer--North west of Montdidier we carried out a raid to the north of Grivesnes Park, inflicting losses the Hou. W. M Martin and the Bos, W. S. Sewart, who are visit- and capturing prisoners. The Americans in sa operation yesterdaying Edinburgh, have been entertained by the Corporation. Sir vening in the region of Beliean Wood captored 264 prisoners, in- Edward Morris said that Canada had sent 400.000 men to the war He anticipated that cluding five officers. During the 26th inst., 22 enemy seroplanes and there were another 150,000 in reserve.

315,000,000 bushels of wheat would be produced this year. Mr. were brought down and over 17 tone of bombs were dropped on „Barodromes, ammunition dampe sad cantonments in the battle zone. Martin said that there was one thing binding the Empire and that

was a link of sentiment. That link use the Crown. Explosions and fires were observed.

London: June 27.

An American official message states, that Americans repulsed raiding parties in the Vorges,

BARON VON KUEHLMANN'S SPEECH.

London, June 27. The debate in the Rsichatag, following Baron von Kuehlmann's speech, showed that all parties, except the Extreme Left, were dia appointed at ita gloominess, especially with the talk of a prolonged war and the ignoring of Garman victories. Baron von Kuehlmann, replying, endeavoured to placate the members by admitting that German military sucosas must precede peace negotiations.

Amsterdam, Jane 26.

A LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Ladoo, June 27/

The Lords resumed the debate on Lord Parmnor's motion ap proving the principle of a League of Natione. Earl Ca-230 aid that a League ought to be established immediately after the war, He pointed out thst Leigum already existed, namely the British Empire and the League of Allied astione numbering 20 to 30 which bad resolved to resist German militorism. Also there was the Versailles Council. These Leagues represented two fifths of the human race and until Germany was defeated it was impossible to admit her to the League. British and Americap opinion regarding the principle was 'shead of that of the other Allies and therefore It is reported that the Army Headquarters protested against the they must proceed warily. The Government were in earnest as speecb, and that Count Hertling's repudiation of Baron Kuehlmann's regards the necessity of the Leagne and were exploring the matter Baron Kaehlmannia recantation were and would soon exchange ideas with the Alliee. Esrl Carzon pessimism and also made in obedience to the "All Highest'a" command. Another accepted Lord Brgos's amendment instructing the Government to remarkable utterance in the debate was a speech of the Progressive, study the conditions required for the "reslisstion of a League of Herr Naumann, which was telegraphed fally to Amsterdam by Nations. order of the Foreign Office, an honour usually reserved to important Ministerial pronouncements. Herr Naumann pleaded for pasce based on the realisation of the impossibility of a complete German victory. Els said that hundreds of thousands of German soldiers were sick of the tbought aimilarly to Buron von Kaehlmann and promise of "victory next time,"

Baale, June 27. · · It is rumoured in Berlin that Baron von Kuehlmann is about ..to resign.

London, June 27,

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Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam says, that Baron von Kuehlmann's speech has caused an upheaval in Germany, where forions Pan-German campaign against him has begun. Feeling is already indicated in the speeches in the debate, notably by the National Liberal, "Harr Streeman, who said that his party bitterly regretted the assertion that German military successes cannot lead to victory. He saked whether anything had occurred to raise doubt regarding the victorious strength of the German Army.

London, Jate 27.,

Baron von Kushimson's speech was the sole topic of the Lobby, It is where he was: violently denounced by the Pan-Germana. noteworthy that en apparently inspired article by Herr George Bernhard, was published in the Vegaische Zeitung, simultaneously with Baron von Kaehlmann's speech, offering reconsideration of the Breatlitovek Treaty and a peace based on the status quo.

Condos, June 27.

Baron von Kuak!mann's speech continues to absorb the atten- tion of the German Prom, which generally strongly condemns its fone. Count von Reventlow, in the Tages Zeilung, which is a moat bitter opponent of Baron von Kuehlmann, asserte that the latter is fondly soliciting a friendly word from Great Britain, bat places himself in wilful and unbridgable antagonism to the Kaiser's view of the real esence of this war, namely Anglo-Saxondom versus Germandom. He accuses Baron von Kaehlmann of regarding Eogland as invincible,

The Tageblatt etates that the Conservatives and the National- "Liberale are working for Baron von Kuehlmann's fall, but hie resignation would crease such an obsure political situation that it in improbable.

BRITISH AIR SUPREMACY,

London, June 27.

The British Air Ministry, in an official communication, describes the successful attacks on the sight of the 25th on an enemy serodrome at Balcham. Observation was difficult but much demige is believed to have been done and a fire was started, Bomba were ralessed at a low altitude and machine-guns fired into the hangers. Low fiera machine-gunned trains and dropped a large zumber of bombe on railway sidings at Metsablon. The railway establishment and powderworks at Karlsinbe were attackel with good results. On the 26th inst the powderworks and main-station and other rail. way buildings were hit. The formations were heavily attacked by hostile aeroplanes. Three British machines have not returned,

- THE ITALIAN FRONT,

London, June 27.

A wireless Austrian official report states:—We heavily repulsed strong thrusts on the Zugna Ridge. The bitter straggle on Jane 24th saded in a complete Italian failure, which was most perceptible in the disputed regions of Alose and Monte Pertica. Our detach. ments, pursuing the enemy, captured several sectors of his front line. All the Italian efforts to recapture the ground lost on Jane 15th eanguinarily failed. The message claims that the Italians unsuccessfully attempted to capture Col del Rosao. The Italians endeavouring to crose the Piave in bosta near Pontesi were destroyed...

London, Jane 27.

7.

An Italian official message states:We took 509 prisoners daring the operation of extending the bridgehead at Csposile on the

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