ITALIAN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 9 June 1917, Page 5

ITALIAN FRONT.

REPORT ' AUSTRIAN ATTACKS REPULSED LONDON, June 7. An Italian official report states: We repulsed a heavy attack in Backer al,ley. The enemy, reinforced, made violent attacks on the Carso from Hil 247 southward of Versir to Hill 31. east of Jamiano. After fighting all day with varying fortune, the enemy were completely repulsed IN CANADA the conscription bell Received 9.20 a.m. OTTAWA, June S. * A forecast of the Conscription Bill J indicates there will be no registration, hut every man of military age will be automatically included Exemption Boards are to be provided for, at which. It is necessary that the appellanr must prove he is not liable to conscription. Sir R L. Borden has offered leading Liberals Cabinet offices. It is believed some will accept , GREECE. KING TING’S offer to side WITH allies. ’ AN IMPOSSIBLE CONDITION Received 10.40 a.m. LONDON, June 8. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent states that when King Constantine offered to intervene in the war on the Allies' side the sole condition was the recall of General Sarrail The offer was devised by General Dousmanil with the object of bringing down Venizelos and disorganising and disabling his. army. ; BRITISH POLITICS ALLIES' WAR AIMS. STRAIGHT TALK TO PACIFISTS. LONDON, June 8. In the House of Commons, replying to a question. Sir George Cave stated that the Government, the House and the country were completely agreed on the statements of war aims named in the French Chamber. He promised to convey Mr. B’onar Law’s suggestion that the House should show its entire accord therewith. Mr. Snowden asked: Are we to understand that the Allies are prepared to continue fighting regardless of oth/qr until these aims are attained? (Cries of “Yes.”) Sir George Cave replied: Mr. Snowden must take the answer given as Absolute. Major Hunt asked, in view of the fact that our soldiers and sailors had been told that they were fighting for the very existence of the Empire, and t-hat the resolutions passed in various parts of the Empire that the Governments of the Empire should accept the sole responsibility for the settlement and future welfare of the Empire’s soldiers and sailors, together with their near dependents, whether the Imperia IGovernment was prepared to accept this responsibility. Sir Geo. Cave replied that -he could say no more at present than that the Government was 'most carefully considering the subject. Mr. Stanton asked why the hundreds of thousands of coloured members of the Empire, ready and willing to go to the fcapt, had not been used. , - Mr. Macph®on replied that the means to the best advantage the services of the coloured peoples h«d.J)een thoroughly investigated. Contingents were already .rendering useful service in several spheres of the war. Arrangements were in 4 band both for reinforcing the existing contingents and forming new ones.