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EARLIER

TELEGRAMS.

THE PEACE TREATY.

Washington, Jane 10. The Foreign Relations Committeo of the Senate is vestigating the leakage and the unauthorised publication of the complete text of the peace treaty, Leading New York bankers suspected in this connection have been sub- poensed and ordered to produce their correspondence with their London and Paris houses. In the Senate Mr. Boras prodjiced a copy which he stated was brought into the United States by a Chicago Journalist. The Senate by 47 votes to 24 ordered publication despite President Wilson's earlier embled disapprobation.

HUNGARY AND CZECHO-SLOVAKIA

Paris, June 2

Notice has ben given the Hungarians to cease their offensive against the Czecho-Slovaks.

Vienna, June 2

A message from Prague says the Czecho-Slovak Government has decreed martial law, and announces the immediate introduction of a Conscription Act. The "Neue Frie Presse!" opines that the decree foreshadows a Czecho- Novak declaration of war against Hungary.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.

London, June 10.

It is officially announced that Vice Admiral Duff has been appointed Commander-in-Chief for China, Rear Admiral Tothill, Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies and Captain Chatfeld to be Fourth Sea Lord

TURKISH MISSION TO PARIS.

Constantinople, June 6. The Turkish Mission to Paris which sails to day includes the Grand Vizier, Damadferid Pasha, the ex-Grand Vizier. Tevfik Pasha, the President of the Council, Rizatewik. the Minister of Finance, Tekfik Bey, the Minister to Swit zerland, Ressidhaliss, accompanied by military advisers and

secretaries.

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HOME CRICKET RESULTS,

London, June 10.

Milleses beat Hampshire by an innings and 74 runs Lancashire beat Yorkshire by 14 runs. Derbyshire beat Warwickshire by seven wickets. Somerset beat Gloucester. shire by seven wickets. Essex v. Kent, Northants v. Leicestershire, Notts v: Surrey, and Sussex v. Australians were all drawn.

BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

London, June JÚ.

The King's Birthday military hotaurs include: The Cross of St. Michael and "St. George, Sir Hubert Gough, Earl of Cavan. Sir George Milne, L.-General Win, Marshall, and Sir Willian Robertson.

TRADE STATISTICS.

London. June

Exports have increased by 19,377,391 and imports by £9,749,767 compared with May Lost Year.

THE SILVER MARKET.

BRITAIN'S PART IN THE WARS ALme que Jo

AMERICAN TRIBUTE:

rank and file

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the.

at soins of their previous "England may rightfully claim they were hopeful an our affection and admiration," fident hopeful that by said Father Francis A. Kelley, devotion to duty ther the Roman Catholic chaplain of might accomplish what had been the Twenty-seventh (Empire set for them as a premier task; State) Divion, just before be confident that in their efforts left the Hotel Commodore at New they would be materially aided "York recently for Albany, whereby those. from ACTOSS the a public reception was to be held sea. The general expression in his honour by the Mayor and on Dor arrival among citirens of that city. Albany is them WES: Yanks. you're the home of the "Fighting Chap-mighty welcome and we are glad lain, as Major-Gen. John to see you." Little did we dreami FORyan bas named him at that time that, within six because he was always at the months, on our having to leave front when a battle was fought. them we should feel very sorry Father Kelley's attention had to have to part with such splendid been called to statements by other friends. officers of Gen. O'Ryan's staff, "Here we began to live with the who arrived in New York with British Tommy. We were not him from France that the long in discovering that anything whole Twenty-seventh Division which the British soldier had wanted it known that the British was ours for the simple asking, were not what they were pictured They seemed to have an affect- to be by persons who didn't ionate regard for the fact that understand them, or who didn't we were separated from the other want to if they could.

troops of our own country, and vied one with the, other to make our work among them and with them as easy and as profitable ai possible. Friendships were soon

between struck

the British Tommy and the Americans of the Twenty-seventh and the Thirtieth Divisions friendships many of which continue to the present and will continue long into the future.

We

The subject is one thatis truly close to my heart," said Father Kelley, and in discussing it I want to do it full justice. We arrived on Decoration Day, 1918. For the first four days we were at St. Nazaire, when word came to us that we were to be brigaded

You with the British.

may readily understand that it caused not a little consternation in our camp to find that, instead of being Gen. Plumer, with whom with Americans, we were to be we first served, greeted us with sent to a front which had been the remark that the best they occupied by our allies. All kinds had was none too good for us of rumours were rampant for the and that anything which first week, until finally, in accord wished' would be ours for the with our orders, we journeyed to simple asking provided, of the north-eastern part of France. course, it was within their power "I shall never forget the of giving, and this we found to splendid impression which was be carried out in perfect truth immediately created-not, only during our sojourn on the Brit- upon our officers, but likewise ish front. upon our men by the welcome Our first real engagement which we received on our arrival with the British was at Mt. at a little point called Noyelles. Kemmel, and here we found not It was the welcome of one ally to the social. but the fighting another: the welcome of the Tommy. We soon discovered British to the first Americans to that he could be as brave as be We were could be kind; that he could be arrive upon their front. told in no uncertain terms that as courageous as he was affable aur coming bad been much look--and after the first ten days of ed for. That was the first im- work in the lines our lads fame pression, and it proved to be a

vouching for the state- fullment of an old adage the men that the Tommy was for us

impressions Erst

are most a splendid fighting companion. lasting."

- Without delay. English officers were placed on the staff of our commanding general and throughout the different organiza tions, to conduct a series of train- ing schedules destined to bring us to a point which would make us equal to the British Tommy. They say that the first thing which appeals to a man is his food, and this was

out

It is needless for me to detail to Fou all the wonderful qualities of the fighting Englishman. Well nigh onto four years of furious warfare, we found them strong and valiant as well as splendidly disciplined. Never, for a moment, did we see any evidence of poor morale; on the other hand, we continually found in them every evidence of an army well trained exception. Im-both at home and in the field, for mediately we were placed upon their work showed the results not

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STRIKING WAR RECORD.

11 the whole of the manhood of France was called upon for military service during the war. In peace time the three mobilised classes furnished 748,000 men, with a cadre of 25,000 officers. French During the war the effectives amounted to.

Feb. 1915--97.758 officers, 4,- 300,000 men.

British rations, and much to only of four years' training, but The following figures give an our surprise and may I add of many years of faithful pre-idea of the way in which practic-| our happiness-we found that theparation for the tasks which were rations tendered to us by the thrust upon them. English were not surpassed by With the British we served those of any other army. When through the furious task on the you feed the soldier personnel of Ypres salient and later, with an army in a manner which suits them, we went to break the and contents him, you have gone Hindenburg line. Here, more 90 per cent. toward winning his than at any time before we saw heart, and that was the first step the efficiency of the Australian taken by the British Government artillery. Each engagement in to win over to Old England, which we found ourselves, found

Jan. 1916-109.614 officers, Young America.

also the artillery ready to place This was about the 10th of down for us a barrage, under 5,096,000' men.

Jan. 1917--115,074 officers June, and by the 15th "we had whose protection we could ad- entered upon our training period.vance with the greatest sens 15,026,000 men. bered 37,500 and id May 1917 the This period was not one of of security. They were ec- Jan. 1918-123,372 officers number at liberty was about 13,-relaxation: rather, it was one of curate, they were timely and 5,061,000 men. 000. By July 1918 this number continual application. not only to efficient, and proved beyond the These figures show how, in had been further reduced to general ideas, but to every detail; shadow of a doubt that one of the about 6.000 males, most of whem all. however, very important, not most important factors in the spite of losses and disablement, were either very old or techni-only in the theory, but also in advance of an army was the work the numbers were kept up to war strength. In January, 1918, the cally aliens or munition workers, the practice of soldiering. of the artillery..

London, June 10, Silver is quoted at 50% with a quiet market.

GERMANS IN ENGLAND..

QUESTION OF THEIR DEPORTATION.

these last numbering 600 or 700. We formed our first impresLike the English, we found number of men in the infantry The question of the repatriation Hundreds of the others had sons sions of the morale and spirit the Australians kind and good-was 500,000 less than in January. or rather deportation of the Ger-in the British army, while a large of the British Army from the natured; ever ready to help and 1916, while there were 155,000 more men in the artillery in 1918) nans interned in Britain was number of the interned were men officers whom they sent to us, assist in time of need; ever happy than in 1916. The numbers in discussed in the House of Lords from prohibited areas who were and, generally, I am ready to tell and conversant in time of relax the cavalry and engineers remain- recently, the question being raised really interned for their own you now that no army, need ever tion. With them, as with the

ed practically stationary. but by the Archbishop of Canterbury protection. Lord Lambourrie blush for the kind of officers English, our boys Boon, made

there was a considerable increase The Earl of Jersey was put up expressed the view that 38 which Gen. Plumer sent to our friends, with the result that the

state. the Government's the Gercians were

almost division to train our youngsters. work of the two American divi-in the air service, which in Jaudary, 1916, numbered 1,070 position, which was that as the invariably ⚫ good husbands, Hour by hour, with infinite sions on the British front was oicers and 28,444 men. and in Germans had been interned be-the wives and children would patience, they went through first rendered more efficient and re- eause they could not be trusted, elect to follow the father if he the theory and then the practice sourceful by the presence of the January, 1917. 2,674 officers and

59,275 men. therefore they would have to go, were repatriated, which would be of all things military. While Tommy, a factor of good fellow- and there was no reason to think a loss to Great Britain. The strict and exacting they were ship.

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that policy would be varied other deportation of women and chil-never severe, and locked always "The splendid impressions than bi exceptional cases. It ap-dren who knew no German and with a kindly eye upon any which we received of our Eng and without protest-anxious to pears that a

tribunal is to had never been to Germany was material shortcomings exhibited lish allies in the beginning lasted serve, not only her own interests, be constituted to which the in-strongly commented upon. The by the lads of our division.” to the end and shall last while but the interests of the entire terned Germans who wish to Earl of Selborne described it as "This period of training con-memory serves us. We carried world eager to give to civilisation remain in England can appeal, "an unwarrantable act of tyran- tinued for about five weeks, with back to America with us nothing and humanity a longer and but in view of the altitude of the ny, Viscount Bryce called it ever increasing accuracy on the but kindest thoughts of those with Government it is hardly likely a policy of indifference to suffer- part of our boys and, at the same whom we served. proud to have stronger and a more vital life that the appeals will be success-ing, and Lord Buckmaster time, a very increasing diligence been associated with soldiers of than ever it had enjoyed in the ful. The number now interned deplorable and unjust," The on the part of the officers in their type, happy in the friend-past, for she sought to give to it in about 6,000, of whom 2,000 Archbishop of Canterbury ex-charge. After the first five weeks, ships which we have made with security which time could

never take from it. won willing to be repatriated pressed himself anxious that the we were informed that our lads all of them.

"It is wonderful to know that s Among those who pleaded country should not do something had already received such "The British officers and men that the Government should use now which they would be after thorough instructions that our deserve the highest commend nation, of which we really knew some discrimination in the matwards sorry for or ashamed of, work of preparation was finished ation and praise which we so little, could prove to us in such ter of the deportations was the in which he included the deporta- and we were ready to move into Americans can bestow upon them, a short time that she deserved Archbishop of Canterbury, the tion of the English wives and the line and take over a sector and after six months of constant and might rightfully claim our Bishop of St. Asaph. Lord Buck children of enemy aliens, It is from our Allies, and to show to association with them I can only love, our affection, our devotion, master, and the Earl of Selborne. to be feared that many things are the world that the youngsters of say that America never know, and our admiration. This we ourne, as a member being done of which we shall be Ameries could practise all things and will never know, all that give to England; this we give to

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