THE WAR.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1917, Page 2

THE WAR.

(Pei 1 United Press AssociationJ i IN GREECE[bbdteb’s service.—copyright.! ""ATHENS, May' L 1 M. Zaimis lias formed a new Govern- , ment. Prisoners' P*.roei3- j j LONDON, May 4. • , The Australian Red Cross lias received many acknowledgments of the safe arrival of prisoners’ parcels in Turkey, and have also received evidence that the Germans scrupulously hand over parcels to Australians. Several parcels of food have been returned to England’intact, owing to the prisoners’ removal to Switderland. American Commission WASHINGTON, May 4. ( A United States tariff commission, is making arrangements to pay an. early visit to Britain, France, Russia, China and Japan, in order to. study * after-the-war trade troubles. Liquor Control LONDON’ May 5. The Upper House of the Convocation of passed a resolution in favour of the Stat purchase of the liquor trade, because it will give public control of the manufacture and sale of intoxicants. The Bishops of Lincoln and London opposed, but the Archbishop of Canterbury ’ approved because it would give the church an opportunity ef particiating in the control. PARIS, May <t. All confectionery shops are being compulsorily , closed. In Sweden, STOCKHOLM, May 4. The now Government maintains strict neutrality. The authorities are * convinced there is sufficient fool till harvest owing to the improved organisation. The Premier guaranteed that rations would not he reduced. African DisturbanceJOHANNESBURG, May 4. The disturbances resulted in several arrests 'being made. The mayor *n order to restore quiet read before eight thousand people General Botha’s assurance that enemy subjects were being infjefned. The demonstrator refused to disperse until those arrested had been released. Engineers’ strike. LONDON, May o. In the House of Commons, Mr W. C. Anderson asked whether the six weeks’ strike of 30,000 engineers at Castleton and Rqchedale was duo w the refusal of the employers to conform to the Munitions of War .Act and Regulations. * Mr Kellaway that the facts were as stated, and indicated-, that the Munitions Tribunal was dealing with the firms concerned. American Assistance. Food and Submarines. WASHINGTON, May 4. The Federal Reserve Banks, are ■ undertaking the work hitherto transacted by J. P. Morgan and are purchasing supplies for the. Allies. The Bank is about to float a £400,000,000 loan. Arrangements have been made wun the Bank of England whereby a mutual .interchange of services is possible. Sir William Leaver announces that Britain is spending £1,400,000 in United States daily on munitions ot waT and other supplies. Subscriptions to the two billion war loan are pouring in at the rate of a million hourly. The “New York World” says': Mr. Balfour and President Wilson hav® agreed on immediate measures guaran teeing food supplies to the Allies and then tho systematic destruction of submarines.

Censorship

WASHINGTON, May a,

Tho Hous*e( lias adopted a new censor-, ship clause giving the President power to censor news, bufc permits trial by jury for violations and also as t< whether the news is likely to be favour-able-'to the enemy. ■ —■ ■ ■ ) A War Zone. BMtNfE, May 4. The whole Grand Duchy of Baden has been proclaimed a. war zone and placed under the severst martial law owing to the unrest amongst *h« workers. Killing Pigs. BERNE* May 4. It is stated that all pigs in Germany must be slaughtered during the nwxii few weeks, owning to the lack of fodder. German Vessels Seized. May 5. Phillipine files show that sixteen German interned boats ■were seized by the United States at Manilla when war was declared including several Nordd’eutsclier Lloyd and HamburgAmerika liners. The crews were interned. Many steamers were internally damaged.

Destroyer’s Attack

NEW YORK, May 4. Arriving passengers state that Lord Northcliffe’s country homo on th« Isle of Thanet was damaged by slioll fire from a Gorman destroyer on February 26th. ~ Lord Northcliffe was at home during the> attack. The wife and the daughter of his gardener were killed and the cottage destroyed. Norway’s Shipping Losses. Christiania, May 4 The President of the Storthing states the Norwegian shipping lOßsea will cause a grave problem if con« tinned. It is impossible to replaoe tonnage. At the present rate the whole of th 9 Norwegian mercantile marine will be wiped out in e’ghteen months.

INTERNAL RUSSIA.

Pro-Ally Demonstrations.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable/Association and Reuter.) Petrograd, May. 6 In consequence of a further c. llieion between Leninists and soldiers, the executive of the Workmens and Soldiers Delegates has forbidden meetings and demonstrations, and asked that no further soldiers be seut to the capital without a written request from the delegatee. Great pro-Ally demonstrations were made ch Friday, outside the Anglo, French and Italian Embassies. The British Ambassador, in a speech, outlined Britain’s efforts in the war* Her oMy object was the solemn vindication of right and justice. He called upon Russia to support the which was a sincere defender of the peoples interests. allies’ Conference. Paris, May 6 The Inter-Allies’ Joint Conference h&B Bat for the past, four day* and has settled most important matters. Washington, May 0 The First Allies’ and American War Conference discussed tha proposed expeditionary force, A decision was not reached. Blocking North Sea. New Yore, May G The general opinion favors tho proproposed system, whereby Britain and America will co-operate in a more ocmplete blocking of the North Sea, even if it entails greatly diminished supplies for neutrals.

Canadian Potatoes. ” Ottawa, May 4 It is officially stated that there is a surplus of a million bushels of potatoes beyond Canada’s domestic requirements. Russia's Wheat ' London, May 5 The newspapers in Germany point out the importance of endeavouring to secure Russia’s wheat because Germany’s enemies would otherwise have a"wheat monopoly after the war. Socialist ideal Peace. Copenhagen, May 4 A German Socialist in an interview with the “National Tidende’ / states thac the Socialist ideal peace without annexations does not mean a return to status quo ante helium, but freedom of the people in the occupied territories to ehoose their ovn form of Government. FRENCH SUCCESS AT URAONNE. Of Definite Value, (Received May 7, at 9 30 a.m ) London, May 6

Reuter’s correspondent at Headquarters says the French success at Craopne assures them the definite possession of the long rocky crest dominating the Aisne Valley. They also made another breach in the defences cf Laon. * He mentions that the airmen, are flying at great heights. Great numbers of German diiad are quite the feature.of the landscape. FRENCH GAINS MAINTAINED. 5,600 Prisoners Taken. Wellington, May 7 The High Commissioner reports London May 6th, at 4.5 p.m.;— A French official report states east of Soissons, the Germans daring the night made numerous heavy counterattacks on the positions oaptured yesterday. ' * The fighting was specially desperate in the region Laffinx north of "the Farm Fraidmont, Dorth of Bravenlawundis. and north of Oerny and elsewhere. The efforts of the enemy were broken and tho waves of the assault were repelled by our fire and the bayonet. We wholly maintained our gains. Tho German sanguinary losses in the combats yesterday, as well as in the counter-attacks last night, are confirmed,

Th 9 prisoners hitherto counted, reach 5,600, including 150 officers. We also oaptured seven cannoas including several heavy ones. Britain’s War Credit. • (Received May 7, at 9.35 a.m,) London, May 6 Hon* A. Bonar Ltw announces that the new vote vote credit on Wednesday is expected to be for five hundred million, makbg the total vot6S 4,642 millions. Seamen’s Quarters. London May 6 The Journal of Oommeirce states that as a result of conferences by the authorities, with the Seamen’s Union, the new British standardised ships will accommodate the crews aft, with separate cubicles for two men each, and also provide mess rooms and bath rooms. Off to Austria. Washington, May 6 Count Tarnouski, the Austrian Anw baesador and members of the staff, have sailed for Rotterdam.

GERMANY’S RESERVES, Broken by Allies’ Offensive. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association and Renter) (Received May 7, at 12 25 p,m.) London, May 6 A military expert, summarising tho results of the western offensive? states it iB not at present a -question of breaking through, but of smashing the German Army, Generals Haig and Nivellr’s plan is to wipe out the German receive of a million men, which General Hindenburg had m issed for a great Girman offensive in 1917 About half of these have already gone. General Hindenburg’a pirn has been spoilt. Unexpectedly, he vas compelled to use bis reserve for the defensive Tallies in France. The reserve Germany’s last supplies of fit men, obtainable from any source, except youths aid recovering wounded. It the present rate of the wastage continues op the West. Front, ‘the last of the reserve will be ueed up in a few week*. F* RUSSIAN RIOTS Banger of Civil War Petrograd, May 6 A recurrence of the riots on Friday resulted in bloodshed. The Council of Workmen and Soldiers huye issued a warning which was placarded throughout the city on Saturday, stating fivp were killed and nine wounded od Prospect on Friday night, and other killings and woundicgs might have been avoided. The Council, requests soldiers to leave their f figs in the barracks when participating in demonstrations. The newspapers point but there is a danger of civil war unless tha citizens and soldiers restraia themselves. British Operations.

(Received May 7, at 12.45 p m,) J , s ’ , London, May 6 General Haig reports the euemy at night, ir a sharp fight, unsuccessfully endeavourod to re-establieh himself eastward of Levrguer. We successfully'raided a front of 1| miles north of Gonnelieu. The enemy again determinedly attacked our portions at Hindenbnrg, v eastwards of Bullecouri, but were entirely unsuccessful. I; Our artillery stopped tha renewal of the attack in the morning. We captured section of a trench south of Scuchezrwere. Russian Report. London, May 2 A Russian communique says on the Caucasus front for strategetical reasons, our troops in Ognot Mush regions took up new pcsitions. Turks occupied Masb. Out in western front, our heavy artillery bombarded the Btation at Povivieek, east of Koovel, causing great explosions. Oar aeroplanes bombed stations at Villa. On the Roumanian front the enemy loose the offeosive' west of Monestirka and Kachinul, hut our heavy guns drove him back to the trenches. Russia’s Northern Front. [rET7TEB*S SERVICE • ——COPYRIGHT. Petrograd, May 6 General Koaniloff in command of the troops in Petrograd, announced that he had received reports of enemy concentration of large forcqa on the Russian northern front. German- merchantmen at Liban are are ready, as soon as the ice is melted to embark troops, and under cover of the German fleet carry out a landing posaibly close to Petrograd. Accordingly orders for reorganisation have been issued at Petrograd, to defend the capital against the foreign enemy and to consolidate the freedom won by Russia.

Mr Balfour's Visit Washington, May 6 The British Commissioners visited the House of Representatives. Hon A. J. Balfour, in a speech, eulogised America’s entrance into the war* to assist in the overthrow of Germany's design to dominate civilisation. He received a great ovation. \

Mr Balfour subsequently received a Home Rule deputation, urging the settlement of Ireland. He promised to cable tbeir views to London. The Liberty Loan subscriptions are now twenty million dollars hoaclj. Holland’s Wants. London, May 6 Holland has sent a Foreign Office official to London to endeavour to arrange for increased shipping facilities between*the two countries. .. Allies Conferences. Paris, May 6 M. Ribot stated that the next Allied Party Conference would be held in Petrograd when he hoped China, Japan and South American Republics would send delegates.

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