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WmT“¢&M» 1 » 1 masons G ss 1 ahuumwawam

(Special to The Guardian)

LONDON, June 18.-Startling news

comes from Persia. it ls ofiicialiy utt-

¥ounced-that the Turks occupied the

erslan city of Tabriz under pretence that this is necessary to protect the flank of their army operating in tite Trans-Caucasian region. The trtttit is that, finding their .way to the Caspian and the -rich Baku oil field blocked on the Trans-Caucasian front by the stubborn resistance of the Armenians,

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Turkey's German masters have done in Persia witat titey did in Iielgiunt»~ ntade tt road, of a tteutral country. From Tabriz to tlte Caspian, there is Hood going, with few high mountains to negotiate. The occupation oi’ Baku will foilo\v in 1lue course. Tito enetny has the scent of a ltloodhouttd when it comes to loot. The rugs of Tabriz and the oil of Baku are tttore to the German liking tltntt 11 wrestle witlt tlte British army for tite possession of lite Tigris Valley_ _

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111.LtEo AGREEMENT

ttow wtttt swEoE11

Allies t.o Secure Service of Swedish Ships.

Provision Made for Granting Credits to Allies

in Sweden.

(Special to the Guardian)

LONDON_ June 18.-For months

pastnegotiations have been in pro- gress in London between representa- tives of the Allied governments ln- cluding the United States. 'and re presentatives of the Swedish govern- ment. The negotiations are now com- pleted, and an agreement between the Allies and Sweden is signed 'und rall- fied by the Swedish government. Provision is made for Allies to se- cure the services of Swedish sitip- ping to the extent of thousands oi' tons of deadweight. The agreement

also provides for the grattting of cro- dits to the Allies itt Sweden, and regulates tho 1-xport of Swedish irott ore as between thc belligerent group.

The itnport of Swedish paper pulp

to this cou1ttt'y.is also atrrttttged, 'I`lte Allies, on their part, undertake to facilitate the intportatiott ittto Swe- den ot‘ stipulated quantities of food- stuffs and cotttntodities rcttuircd i`or Swedett’s trade ittdttstries, subject to control, attd guaratttoe against re- export either of the imported articles tltettlselves of any of their products or alrtlclcs of tt sltttllar clt1tracte1'.

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SIR R,0BE-RT

BUSY IN LONDON

Visited Canadian Convalescent Homes, Addressed

2,000 Men After Sunday Service. imperial Cabinet is Now Complete.

(Special to tne Guardian)

LONDON, June 1S.--Sir Robert

Borden spent a busy day on Sunday and the evening attending a ditttte1_~ given at Middle Temple by the bencit- ers to meet Lloyd George.

Ori Sunday he visited Canadian con- valescent homes, wltlch, says iitei Premier, are excellent. After service 2000 men _were addressed by Sir

BORDEN

Robert Borden and Sir Edward K1=tttp The earttestness and attention of tht ttten were most marked. Their res- ponse io every appeal was tttost in spirittg. The (lnnadiun tuinsters have conferettceytttttottgst themselves each morning with the arrival of M1-ssrs lluglte1t'tttt1i-(look, Attstrttlitttt repro setttatlves, the war rnbittet is cottt- plete. `

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IRISH RECRUITS C-HEERED `

(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON, June 18.-Sixty recruits

for the itavai reserves, mostly fisher- men from the 'Irish coast, paraded through Dublin en route to Devon-pot-t. accompanied by.a naval guard of honor and a military band. They were clteer- ed by' a large crowd. They carried a banner inscribed, “The Germans are sinking irish ships and murdering lrishtnen. Join us and revenge their crimes. We are -Beatty‘s 1bo`ys. Broth- er irishmsn come along, you are -want- de!"

FUEL -SHORTAG-E IN CANADA

(Special to the Guardian.) |

OTTAWA, Ont., Juno 18.-There

is every -possibility that Canada will be placed on fuel rations next -winter. No action will be taken until -the cold weather arrives and the fuel conyrol- ler can size up the exact situation. but despite Tits every, effort to secure an adequate .supply for the winter, there is -likely' to be a shortage which. If there is another winter as last. Will be serious unless the country is put on rations and the supply avaiis»bI0 IS equitably divided up._ ‘

'rim WEATHER A , 1.

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TORONTO. June 19-Moderate north and northwest winds fair and mode- rately warm.

The tide -wiii~1be hixh this l1\0l'niIl8

at 1 and tomorrow at 4.49: it VIII,” hi|ht tonight at 8.18 and tomorrow lt 9.18. `

The sun aets this evenins and to-

morrow at 9.08; it rises tomorrow morning and Friday at 4.86. 8130 moon sets tomorrow mornin! I!

The first quarter of tbei H1000 W”

on Sunday. Juno 10th, at 9.12 s. tn.

'rhere wi\i'be a‘-full moon* on Mon-

da Jule Mt a 0.88 a. mi

HE UIUGHS BESI

WHII IAUIIHS IISI

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LONDON. June 17-Viscount Mil-

ner. Secretnry of State for War, speak ing at Y.M.C,A. lteadqnarters, said fiercest trial i.lte country ever expp, it was an uplifting thought that in thc rionced we were more united"and na tional than we had been in memory of any living person. In Germany the lords itad made the issue clear. The milrtary party had all,G1-rmany under its feet. Her ideal of the future oi m11nt11111t in 11 ct-11111111 1-111101101-n bl--vit of irresistible strength, supported in giant industries drawing raw mate rluls from the rest of the world on Germany’s terms-n peace with ser vile States -working for the profit of 11 paramount Empire. Thin. iw Bllid is illustrated to-day in the case of Russia and Roumania it is certain- l.he object is not obtainable, (Chcers.) They will fail as has every attempt to subjugate the world by a single 800| failed from the Roman Empire to Na- poleon, and -to-day we are at the cli- max of Germany’s power. “We are ~in the right, as never before in all his tory." declared the War Secretary "and our great and noble French al- lies are fighting to-day with every ounce of strength until the Kreat re serve which the cause of freedom still possesses,-has the time to fully mobl- lize. The German War Minister haf’ been sneering at those. reserves. say- ing thev`are not to be considered. Hr iaulhsbest who laughs last. I thini' he will live to regret those sneers. l am. confident of help comin! frm? other 'States. especially from Amer- ", . If I could tell you of the num bers we have put in the field since the gt-est matte began. the numbers which we are now putting in and shall put in immediately, the numbers would estonlsh you. .But this ish t enough.

No effgrt can be nreat enough where everyt ing we hold dear is at stake.

In concluding Viscount Milner

wg;-nad agarnst criticizing the allies or former a lies: Nothing was more unreasonable than abuse of Russia. "The moral unity of the allies is based

.to restore their lilies provt-.s 111111

(Special to the Guardian) '_

LONDON, June 18.-~ 'l‘hc I-‘ronclt

continue to take hack bit by bit the ground tltey lost between tho Oisc and the Aistte during the rr-.1:ettt._(I1-rtntttt advance. -North of liuttteltrttyt-, y1-1+' terday, they itttprovod their litt1-, und lutcr repulsed cnettty count1-t'-111111121111, 'l‘lte operations yielded tlt1-.tn 31711 pris- oners, 25 tttacltitto guns and tt lt-ottclt tttorturs. For a week now the Gor- tttans have been losing ground lterc und there between the Marne and 1,111-. region west of Soissons. and with it u. good many prisoners. 1'i‘lt1-ir i`11ll\tr:- to couttter-attack in strcttgtlt cttouglt

their storttt troops -itavo ltoctt 1'ct1tov» ed frotn the Aisne region and arc pro- ba.i.\ly` getting put into position for a "show" somewhere else.

BRITISH FRONT ABNORMALLY

' cALM

The British frottt rotttztins ztbttornt-

tlly ralm, Suvc for 11 stttztll outpost .:i'i`uit' north oi' A1111-rt. t.lt1-ru has I1--1-tt tto infatttry activity during 1111- pttsl 'wonty-fottr hours.

FIELD MARSIIAL HAIG'S REPORT

I.t)Nl)()N. .iunc iX,~»l<`I1-i1l l\lt1t-sltall

llttlg’s repot‘i. frottt lirltislt ltr-1t1i1ttt1tt'~ 1-.rs ht i<‘rattce today says: “The enemy rttidr-1i tt Brltislt p1t:11.1

'ant night cast of iieltntt-rtt1-.. Otto tttatttl -1 missing. Anotlter ltostilc raldittgl tztrty ttitackctl our lines: ttot'tlt ol' 1111-I Sontme 1-arly this tttot‘ttltt1.f bttt w;t.~1` xepttlscd.

"We `c:tt'ri1t1l out it stir-1-1-sst'ttl rttid

asf. night t-:lst of Arrus, ztttri 1-atptttrt-11 1 few pt‘i1»;on1:t':-1." says thc wut' 111111-1- -cjort. “A raid attetttpto1l ity tho 1:11- tttty yestortltty tttorttittg itt tho 111-11:11- torltood ot' Givenchy 'was 1-1-pttlsi-1i.

“For it short pt-riod 1luritt1: thc night Ito c1tenty's ariiiit-t'_v It1-ttvily hotti- tttrtlod positions nortltwt-st. o1` Al- 11\l'i." `

lit-yond thc ttsttul ttrtillt-t‘_\’ :t1~1ivi1_\'

111 hoilt :1i1les,’tlt1,-t‘c is ttolltittg io ro- tort,

AMERICANS HOLD THEIR OWN ' AGAINST GAS ATTACKS

\VI'i‘li Till-1 AMldlii(“.AN l~`tili1’l<LS

)N ’l‘lii<1 MAIINIC. Juno 17.--'l‘lt1-111-r- ttatts today bcgatt using gas to tt :rt-:ttr-r 1-.tilt-.ttt along this front. 1lt:ttt ltcy ltttvc dottc lt1-t'otot`or1-1 ’|‘lt1- liois ie Dt-II1-au 1'attt1- itt for its .~:lt:tt'1-, |1111, I4-spilt' 1111- ltr-av_v gas and other .ahol- ittg, the 1\tttet'i1-:tn lines rr-tttttitt iti- ztttt. Att Amt-t‘l<~11tt patrol 1-t'11:;s1-11 tht-

‘ivt-t‘ Marne lust ttiglti 1-:tsl 111' 1111111.- -au 'l‘ltior1‘_v, and at 11111-1- vsittitli.-1lt1‘1l -oniact wlllt thc (lorttttttt-1. A1`t1-1' tn excltange o1"shots` thc A1111-t'i1~.11t\s 1'o-crostsittl lite rlvt-r snl'1-ly ity |111-1111:; 11' boats.

In the region, of t‘lt:ttt'-att ’i‘lti1-rt'_v wo local attack:-1 ntttdc ity 1111- 1-tu-ttty luring tht-. night' on thc litto l1o1|t'1-s-

tslto:-1--Bois dc lit-II1-1111 at-1' 1 .:;1Z_.' lr.1Z.~| -tn up. At'1.lllt-ry 11:1 h11:`1 si._ 1 1 .1- 'ittues vt‘_ry :t1'tiv1- in 1h`.-1 re-_,_ .~ . I ltt l‘i1'ar1l_v. 1 ‘

BRITISH DEMAND REI-‘R113/.LSI-(Jil HOSPITAL RAIDS_

,LONl'l()N, Juttc 18.-'i`ito Iiritisit pariiatttet\t11t°y uit' conttttl1t1*1- 1,ot1tot-~ row ut a tttcetlttg will dt-tttattd 111:11, lite governtnettt take at-tiott to stim- tizttc 'thc pt‘odtt1-.iiott and output ot` 1lrcruft,itt this country. "l‘it1-y ittsisl itat tlte Air Mi-ttister uttd Mittistcr of Muttiiiotts attend the t_tto1-.ting t1tt1l tlso demand as it reprisal for recent tlerman air rnidittg ol’ Red t‘1-ost-1 hos- ,tltais that the iirltit-tit air force rom- pletcly destroy one Rhine town . I

(Special to The Guardian)

PARIS, June 1,7.-'i‘ltu act‘io_tt.-1 on

ho l~‘ronclt front ott Saittr1l1t_\' wt-rc unimportant in 1-otnparisott with 1111- ,nperation in Italy. l<‘ut'tlt1-r sottilt 'tear Denttttard they cleared ottt 11 wood and took seventy tnoro Ger- ttnns. On the _wltoie the day was' tmost successful ono for tlte Allies, Sunday was generally quiet nil along the front. The haitic of tho Disc is Jver und the stage is being set. lot' mother great enemy 1-ifort elsewlterc.

IN THE MACEDONIAN THEATRE

PARIS, Juno 17.-The oiilcial stato- ment regarding tlte Macedonian the-I ttre says there was artillery activity on the greater part of the front. Sev- eral Bulgarian rcconnoitering dotaclt-I ments attempted to reach the Allied lines, but were repulsed with heavy losses. _Two enemy airplanes were brought down. There were patrol en- counters in the Strumn valley 'and ar- tillery activity between Lnko Doiratr snd Ochridn. -- _ , I ' Southwest of Luke Ocltridn wo or~' ganlzed positions gninednorth nndl south of the Devole river.

A FOOLIBH GERMAN THREAT

WASHINGTON, June' 18.'-_Boasting

and threatening comment of of tht-‘ German newspapers on the appdur-`

tn1tt‘_\', 111-1-I:t1'1-1| tlt1- prt-:ta-ttt rttidrt \v1-r1»l»tti.i|t1- ltteglttttiut-. :ttt1l :t1i1l1-11: - “'l`ltore would ht- :1 .\'t-1\tt1- itt Ihr- 1111111-1| Slttti-s that will 11111111- 1111- t1t;tt‘t'11\v itt \’l/ilsons’ hottos 111111 1'11l1l."

su`ccEssFu1_ Rams nv esrrtstt

(Special to the Guardian)

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EIGHT THOUSAND

GERMAN CAGUALTIES

(Special to the Guardian)

l’Alllt€, .luttc 1:-1.-111111-,lti 1111111.-1.-11111

th-1'ttt:1t11; \\'1-t'1- kill--11, tsutttttlt-11 1-1 ttt1t1'.'1= pt'I:1ottf-1'.-1 1ltt1'itt;; Ihr- oi`t'1-tt¢,i\1- ltet.\v1-mt Montditiif-t' ttttd 1\.'1-_\'11tt 1‘.1tptnln Atttiro Tttt'1li1-tt. who 111-1-11111 pa'i1t1`-ti i’t'1-.tttir-.r 1'l1-ttts-out-:ttt 111 1111- ftotti on Sttttdtty, told Il1l1tt'1‘1-l l’it1i1tt, 1-tlitor of ilto “I§1‘It11 111' i’1tt'i~:" 11111111 his rr-turtt to P:-tt‘i:=.

“This is :t tigtlro whit-It r1ltottl1i tttakr-

1-vl-tt 1.11111-tt1Iori`1` rrtl1-1-11-1|." ltr- :;ti1l.

GOT ORDERS TO LEAVE

(Special to thc Guardian)

t'ilIiIS'|‘I/\NI1\, .lutt1- lil, .t\'i;:

lit-tt1ct'~1 Utiztwtt 1\1;1-ttr-_\'.1 lt1-pt"'- .-11-tttztiivt-s of tlti- liriiislt -st-itttte-tt`s l'ttiott ttfir-.t' tt sttt-1-1-:1-sftti 1-ot11'1-t'1-tt1-1- :tl (‘op1-ttltttgi-tt :tt't‘:ttt;:1-11 111 1:11 to S\\-1--it-.tt ,io c1tttf1-r with thu Stvr-1ll:ilt 1-.--:tttt1-tt with rr-|`1-r1-tt1-1-. 1-1 at. tt1-tv .in- 11-t‘tt;t1111tt:tl ft-111-t~tt111>1t. tht :ttt'iv.-tl :tt iiolltf-t1l1ttt'g tlt<-._\-' \\'1-.t'1-111-111-rr-1| to l1-:t\’1- 7\‘\-.-1-1_'.rt1 ott 1111- tt1-.\'l 1t'.1itt.

GERMAN ARTILLERY ACTION

ALONG THE ANCRE

(Special to the Guarcilrm.) ,_l,().\iilti.\'. .lutt1- IS. 'l`lt1- ti--t'ttt:t|t artillr-1'_1} 11-11:; utott- .'11‘|i\'-- than -tt-111:11 lust. tilultt :tlottg tht- .-\1t1-t'1- t‘i\'1‘1'. south 111' Allis-ri, w1“.~11 of S1-t'1‘1-, 111-1-11t‘1litty 111 iltr- 1:11111-ttt1-ttt i:1,~1|t1-11 by tht- \\'11r otli1-1- 1o1l;t_\’.

GERMAN CAMPAIGN IN

_ SOUTHERN RUSSIA

(Special to the Guardimt)

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in .biotttltr-|‘t\ Ittt.~‘:'.i;t in-gtttt 1111 t11`1`1-tt>1iv1» 1»tt:1twttr1l 1111 1211- \'1trott1-sit frottt on .ltttto l.'1, .~::t_v.~' 11 ltttssitttt 1'-tv--t't1t1-ttl ‘.rit'1-I1-rot 1111-1-~;11t.-1-. 'I`lt1- 121-t111:ttt-1 nrt- :ttiv.t1t1:i1t1: itt |111- \':tr1ti:1l1:i, lt»~t;11t\ ftn1I Vt-lltti-11111 11-1.'.it1tt:< :t1t1I 11tr1-11:11 ttti1ti>¢|1-t' ’|`1-ltii-.'lt1‘t'it1 11-11 ttt1»>t'ttt1-11 _-t111l1tt1s'=;t1l111‘ .l1t|`1`»-ati, ii1‘rl-11111 1111-11111?-' 1:-v1-l1tpttt1-ttl-1. 'l'lt1- :t|ttl1-1- 11111 :1l-11 \\':t--. :t1lvi;-1-rl 111:11- 1111- tl-?1‘I\lf\Ii "-111 ttt1t1t1l1-t- ott 1111-\'111-1111-1.1-`.-=lt t`t°11tt1 It:t1l p|'o;1o.-11-11 :t tt1-tv bo1ttt1.'tt_\ 11111- 1.1 thr- litt.-tshttt 1-ottt11tttt11l1-1'. ,

'i`hc ilolsltl-vlk wttr 1i1-|1:tt't1tt1‘1t1 |1111-

11t'1|1-t'1-1l the tttoltilizntitttt of :til 11111-11- tt11-.tt 1ttt1| pcttsttttl born ft-11111 181111 11- i.\`t17 ltt :t lztrgt- tttttttln-1' of pt'1tvi1t1~1-.-1. 'i‘lt1‘ utr-tt nrt- 1-:t1|1-1| 1'o r :1i\' 1111111111:- :tt-livc .<1-rvi1-1- :ttt1| titos1- t‘1-t`tt-1111;: to st-1-vo will |11- ptttti-sits-11 .<1-\'1‘t'f‘l.\' I’.\" I' t‘1-\'1tlu|i1ttt1tt'y iriltttttnl.

NIURE WAR VEIERANS 1 RETURN 1

'l`ltt'1-1- ttt1tt'1- g;1I|.ttt1 sons ol' l’t-1tt1-1-

I-f1l\v1t1‘1l isl:ttt1l 1:1-.1 fool on |111-it' tt:11i\‘1- soil 11111-1- tttort- ,\-1-_-:t1-t'1I1t_\‘, :11'11-t' 11111111-~ l_\' pl1t_\'itt1-,' 11 Itt'1t\-t- p:tt'1 itt 1lt<‘ 11|”-'Ill war In-1111-V \v;t1;1-1| for 1111- lilt1-t'1_\- 1-l' ilI»‘ worlti. _ .

'i,`\\'o of tltt-,-11-. l'ti\'1t1r- l'll11’.f-tto

1‘rok1-tt, ol' t‘lt1tt'l111lclo\vtt :ttt1l l‘11-. Joltti .l. t‘t|t't‘l1-, oi' South Slt1tr1-_ :1t't‘i\'- 1-1littlh1- 1-l|_\' 111:11. ttlgltl \\'ltil1- the tltlt1i.I'l1-. .\tt1|1ott_v J. l’1>t‘1‘_\‘. pro- (-1-ctit-1| w1--11 to his hotttt-1 ht 1'\li::~ 1-ottciu-.

'|‘lt1\ two who 1-anti- lo i‘Itttt‘lo111--

loirtt, wort- 1-o1'1li:|li_\' wt-11-otn1‘1| up-ttt tlto1trt'iv1tl of tlt1-. irttin ity 1\i:t_\'or Writ-iltt on lvttltttlf of the 1~itiv.1-tts :1tt1l by (lit-.v.) Major l-‘ttllot-tott on |11-ltall ol' titc l’rovitt1-c gt-ttttt‘all_\', and 1tt`t1-r 1-ltr-ers wort- givctt tot' iIt1-m lt_\-' ilto.<1- gttthert-1I nt- thc station tht-y w1-r1- von- vc_v'1‘1i to their tit-stlttatiott in 1| har- otu-ltc driven hy n ltntt1i.-otttv pair 111' g|'1-._\-'11 owttcd by iVI:t_v'or \Vl‘l1»!I1l-

l’tc. (‘.'rokctt,, wlto.~11- Itottte is ni 2-I*

Queen Street, was woutnlc-rl in titr- lcft arm :tt thc baitit- of Vlttty iiidgc. Puri. of thc 11111111 ttttd nttts1-|1- \\'1-ro shot away. _

Pte. (`urri1-, also took part in thc

lntitle oi' Vinty iildge and oscnpr-1| without tt scrair-lt. only to he sr-vt-1-1-'11' wounded in skirmish fighting laicr 011 when he was shot through the hip :\n1l rendered u , cripple. and euil`et‘e1i tt r'.t'ca»t deal.

lioilt were un1i1-r trcaitnoni ltt

vnriotts itospilals in idtti:-lnttii 111-11111- leavittg for (‘1t1tn1i:t. 'l`h1-y' have 111'1-:1-1'.-1 to report nt lialifnx July lst.

COMING E\-'EN'l‘S,

1\NN()iTN(‘1'llI{ENT§l.

lIlIC`l'}'l‘INGS, E'I‘(‘-.

ance oi’ submarines oil the American; coast is sutnmarizctl in tt statcttt1-nt'

op the rootand greatness of our com~~ nion cause." he said. "it is op' most

issued today'hy the State llupurt- ment. ‘ '

**'i‘lt1-ro will hr- n tttocilng ni M1-

111fiw_iic1;1111111111-

(Special to t1t_e Cu.'tt'ril:t1t) '

'|‘11ltil.\"l'1>, .I1|1t1- IN, l't'111tt 1111- |111

|111:11|tt:t::11-1'--111'-ll‘11t'ot1t1t_ t`;1tt:11ht`:¢ Itirq

I ;‘1--11 |11111| 1»lli1-1-_ `itt IHIN, .~att1'l1 in litt-

tt11ott _\'1-.-1

It wut: tltt- tir:-'l i1tt|11>rttt1ti 11p|1ot1t1

11111-111 .1itt1-1- 1111- ;tl111lit111tt 11|' p;11'1\' |1111 t'1»t|;|t'1- :|1111 1t1;1,\' I11- 1‘li1-11 R11.; }1t'o1ti`Il1;lI

1lt1- l ttitttt (2111-1-rttttt<~ttl 11:1:-‘ 11111111-1111-111 ---I 1111.- 111 lift |111-111-_t-:_ |!t1- |111 1l1;1-111:11 11-:ii ~11-r1i1'1- t'1-1111-111 \\'11ttl1l 111- 1-\,|,.1,,i

1111 Niltiittilstiw

lI.\l.|l<`.\f\l..lt11t-- lh '|`l11- .-=|1'1i11- 11:

|111- 1-ttt|1l11_.--1--1 11| llt1- .\`11-1-1 1*-. 1‘;1;tl 1'1».`:< \-:1|'|1:t itt X1-'.'. tllst-1111111 i~; 1»\1-1':

tttolts-lv 1|1-1~i1l1-1l |11 r1-I1t1‘1t 11- \\11t'1. 1-.1 tt11tt't'1>\\' |tt11t'1|itt_=-__ 'I`l|-- 1-11ttt|t;1tt_\' 1:t';ttt1s

.-1-|11. 'I`l11- -,i1-1tt:1tt-I for 1-1-vogttiiitttt 111 lltt- I-'1-1l1‘l'.1'l11t1 111 l '

1.11111 t|l111tt1l11tt1-1|.

BUIRRRIRN _UIRl_-_ll

HAS RISIGNER

(Spctiztl to the Guardian)

Htl|"|.\, .I|lii1- IN, I'1'~'-ttti--1* lI:11I11:~'

'.1\11i`|` lt:1--. 1- 11111-t'1-ti 1111- |'1-.~'i':1tttli11tt 11| 1111- 121111111-1 111111 l\`i1t1: I-'1-t'1lt1t;1tt1l hit,-

pot'11`11Ii1t;1t1ttlil :1 tt1~\\ 1`.1|1itt-1 1111111' 1-<I.

RRIIISH CRUISER

Sllllli RY SUB

I/IUSI CARRY I Ill RIISUIIIIIIIS

_ (Special to thu G11.-.rd1a1t)

ti'I`|'.\\\'1\. ilttl., .ltttt1- |.\`. 111li1'lttl:-

GERMAN COMMAND MUCH CON- CERNED OVER “N1BBLES"

llllI’l`l>‘»I| lI|'I.\i1t)i`.\ll'I`|1i|lS l.`\'

1°`ll.\l\'('l~I. .lutt1-. IT. 'l`|t1- (I1-1't1t1ttt1= ttt‘~- .1pp:tr1-|t1l_1' tttu1'lt 1-11111-1-1-tt1~1| o\1-1' 11111' 11t‘11gt'1-s-i\'1» 11111-vt-s.-'cs itt tlt1- rilt';t7.- 1-1-11- .<1-1't1t|'_ :ttt1l Itttvt- .\'lt1'll1'1l o1tt‘ 1`t'1tttt Iitt1- pot~:iti.'1tt.~' .'ttt1l |tl;11-1-S itt lltt lIatz1-hr1t111'k1- :tri-11 1-1»ttsi1I1-rnltly.

l~)1tt'l_\' this tttorttitttx 1111- 1-111-ttt_\

|:ttttt1-ht-tl :tit itt|‘:tt'tir_v :tiltt1-I1 with |111- oltjert of rt-storittiz ilt1~ sllualilttt. A ttnrly of about 11111 =:11t.~'11t'ttpp1-tt sur-~ 1-1-1t1i1~1l ltt 1|t°l\'i1tg11t11 1111- 1:1t1'i'i:11>tt ot :1 111-w post, l»_1tt nut* vi;-gortnts 1'1tut\11-1' ,1tt:t1'lt t'1-1::titt1-1i I1 :tml :11-1-ttt'1»1l ;tl1otti 11-tt |tt‘l~tntt1-t'.~:, tiut' 1-nsttttltit-.-' \\~1-t‘1 light. `

'l‘h1- I-‘r1-ttf-It in l|t1lt‘ ttttatrks of yt-s

torday on th1- 1-111-ttty ttottiliotts in liiilgt-\\'11o1i 1111111 pt‘iso|t1~t'.~:-111' 111111 of- 11<°1-r ait1l -ill ntcu, htti 11111-r had to rc- linqttislt tho 1-ttptttt-1-1| |:r11tttt1i.

'i`ho ltot-lilo 111-iillr-ry is again most

.t1-itv1- in tht- S1-1tt'p<> Vtt|l1»_\', l~`1ttttp1tttx Itrltu: 111-:t\'il_\' .slit-111-11 with gas .~1lt1-|l.- ::1t1| high 1-xploslvt-ft, `

GUILLAUMAT ON

JOB ON PARIS

l‘1\l`tiS. .lutto 17-- G1~tt1-rttl Gttlllau

mat. wlto has lu-1-tt 1t~11\tt=i‘1-t'r1-11 from tho post of 1~om1tt1t1t1l1-r-itt-11111-f 1t1` lhf ttllit-1| op1‘1‘:ttlot\s in ilu- Ilttlkatts it- 1h:\l of ntillinrv '11v1-rt1111- ol' l’1t1-is in

¥)on:\ld's \Vottt1-tt'.s itts'1itut1- on ’i‘httt‘1 day nite-t'ttoott,_.lt|no 1l0th,1tt 22.110, Int

_ I~

stir-1-1~.4slott in (I1-ttvrttl llttlntil. has or

rivl-1I ht-rv l1‘ottt` 2411111111111 :intl has ln-

Y1 ii I. ' 75° fllIi\09¢ul|”'~“I"m .II,“°°'§ » "ML" I One paper, not named in the sum-I portant lntsiness.'° . 8031 ken up his new duties.

_¢w_e_g`tn1|ivn_-_minul\I.- ~ ,

_,`..>,__,,_,.,V .,V - , » 1, ..

pt-detour

IVIISIIR ill lllRllNlll

_--itlott of it-ttt|111t‘;1r_\' <-it-111 itt l.‘1.\`.. 1:1

r1-1-1tr1| ol' ;\lt'__\‘.'. I-I. In-1111111, -.\'lt11 11:1-1, :;\\'11rtt itt :ts I’o-1111111511-t' ol' thi.: 1'l1_'--I 111-; 1lt1- 111-l|:‘. of S1, .l;tttt1,-;1' (‘:t1l11-1|r:tl

1'r11t1.', 11111 “tloti .\‘;t\1- |111- lilt1;r,_" .til

|1'1I|\

1-1! 111 1111- “11111:1t111. --1-t'\'i1-1-" -

SIRIKI IS UVIR

(Special to t.t1~ Gttnrtliitttl l

'1:lt1- tttttt :tl :1 |111-1-1itt_1; 111t|i1;,lt1 tltt:1tti~

1111- tttf-tt att ttt1‘1'1-:t>1- ttt \v;t1',--11, 11111 ;1:~ 111111-lt 11:1 111'-_\' 1l1-1111111111-11, l11t| :tit .ttttouztt llt.'11. 1111-_\' 111-1- ::1tii:;ii1-1l to 111'-

..1l1-1t‘ .1 11111111,

‘ WLS; _- -_-, - "'°‘ _-- _ " W _

so ny un . _ Italians Captured 4,600 Prisoners

i.11I\:l111.\‘, .luttt lti -'l‘|t1-ttt-w.~ti`rottt

l1:1l_\' 1:1 11111111 its-:tt-11-111111-,_ 1\t no point 1»tt 1111-. long tttotttt1:ti11 :1n1l rlvor front ;111;11fl11-1| has 1111- 1-111-ttty tttuilo it 11t~1-11.1-It itt |111- 1\lli1-fi litt1-s. 'l‘lt1- Italians I-11 1111- I‘i;1r1- lt11v1- rt-1it'1-tl ul. several |1111tt1::_ Intl llt1-y ltttvt- pr1:v1-ttt1-1| titty- 1ltitt1'. itt iltt- tt:t|1tt'1- ol' tt ltrt-uk through :|1111 :tt‘1- iigltlittg with ste-tttly 1-ottrugc 111111 1111111-1-1 ill for tho 1\u.~1tt'h1tts who 111-1- 1-1‘11ss1=.1I 1111- 1'ir1-1' 111111 appear not to |11- 111111- to -11-1-1tr1- roottt 1-ttottglt on the 111-st Itatttlc |11 |11-t'ttti1 ilt11 111-11- 111' their ;;t’1-11| 1‘1tttt-1-ttit':ttion of inl`at1tt‘y.

AUSTRIAN REPORT

111 1111- iiglttittg ott 1111-. l‘i1tv1-. V11-nun

1.-1_1-: "1tt |It1- 1ti_t.-It t'o1;iott of liiontolio our 1iivit;i1»tt.~: :t1Iv:ttt1~1-1l to tho west- \\.-trd, |11-,lttittg 1111-ir \\-ny. Utt both 111l1:1 ol' 1111-- 0111-t-v.1t~'l‘t‘i-visit railway .lrotttf It11ii:ttt 1-ottttlt-r 1111111-.ks ltrftke -1111111, our 1111-1-r-,-1 \\-t'1-str-tl front the en- -~1t1_1.' ttt1>t'1- groitttd wt-si of Still Ilona, 11111 1-1-tpiut-1-1i 1'1tp11 H111-_" Att oft`ettsiv<>. wht--it was plztttttt-1i to give the enemy 1111:=.\-1-1:-:l1'1tt of thc t-allways rxtdizttittg 61-11111 'i`r1-.viso ity 5it1ut'1iay ttfterttoott, .ttttl 11|' i't'1-_t.-1ttt7.iol_ ;s1-vct‘tt.l tttllel near- --r \’1-1111’---_ l»_\` i~i11|ttt'1itt_\' night. ltusbcctt -t‘t~1'-1111-11 1111 |111: :11-1-ottd titty of the 11111111- by .-111-11111: Allied counter ut- ~..11-l-;.~1, 111111-It 1t;1_\'1- 1tat'r1-11 lite way to 'l‘1-1-11-111 frottt both tht- ttorllt and --:1.-1|.

ROME DESPATCH

1111 1111- t\l1>n11-llo r11ttg1-. the struggle

I.<111-1-1-1-.-1. 'i`lt1- .'\lon11-llo is a spur of 1111-. Alps, ljfittg along thc ,west bunk -1|` 1111- 1'1;1\-1-, 111-t_:11-111:11 l't'ottt the mass 11' 1111- :1111tttt1.1i1ts, 'i‘lt1-t‘1: the battle 111,-;~-11 \viIlt 1-,\1t'1-tui- violctttft-. tu‘1:01‘tI~ T111: 111 ;1 111--:putt-It frojtt ltontc ott Sutt- '|1|.’- `“i`lt1- 1-111-ttt_\', ltoo1ll1:.\';<1 uf his

`_l,1_-»\;-- -. _1;11ttLittttL-tlwltis. tty;-,t'l1ui---tresr-‘

pt 1

-1tt'1- in 111-111-r lo 1-x11-ttti his occupation 1:1 1111- 1\111tt11-lio and open tlte way to 111- p1:1i1t1~-_ Hur |1'1111p.~1 have strongly -t11::t_t;1-11 1111- 1-111-ttty on the line of .11nt1t, 1111- 111111111-1111 1-1-est and Stami- t‘1-1|. ' `

11-1-1-1111-11 il. ’l‘l11- ,\II1t1~1r-t'.~' \\'1-t'1- r1- I -1111-'-11-11 lt_\' |111- i'§itt-1 1-1 1'--1:1111 llt1-irl

l`HE Ei‘»3EMY CROSSED THE PIAVE

I-`1'1tt1t 1lti.<_1l1-,~p:t11‘lt, it. would ap-

'11.1t~ 1l1;11 1111- .\1t_-;tt‘i:t|t~; or-cupy the :|1111-t'1t 111111 11111-1111-t'tt slopes ot' the .\i11|t11-1111 t‘;1tt;:1-. This gives them a -,rip 11|' 111111111 11-11 111111-.1 ot' the river 1111111. :.11 l111~;tt1-1i tltttt tht- ltaliaus will tt' :tl1I1- (-1 :1|t;11‘I< their poiitnon bridg- -: ot|lj1 l»_\ I111tt1l>itt_1.; l`1'ottt tht- ui;-_ 111-- 1-11--1111*, 1l11-t'1-1`1\t'<-, ltzts tttttdo good tt.. t1;1-=;<;1n1- 111' 111.- t,1|t|t1-r i‘i1t\'1-, and 11 1111- 1-111tt~1<1- 111' :1 11111' or two :should -1- 11| :t |»11~:ii1'11t1 lo 11-y 1-tm(-lugiong -_'£111 111- 11.1ii1tttf<, who itttvc been able tp 111 1111- pt-1-\11-111 to pri.-vent ltitn

Y u ans is 12 000 lan official statement says Allied armies have taken 120 Austrian oiiicers, and of other ranks The B

ll 9 and the I-‘r

this total, so that the ital selves took much the iarg

An army fighting reargt

tions takes few prisoners

Unffmy all along the front ground only when the enem I’“‘~0m“B £00 Sreat to be res tounterattacks which hav the Allied arm

prisoners furnish the best ldente that the morale of is ol the host and that the have before them u stem

fb tite A stri

rl 611

I e

AUSTRIAN8 OQCUPY LE

have thrown fourteen brid the Piave river according official despatch from the/I today

The weather is

the despatch said To dat enemy success has been on where he hast thttown fourte trros-1 These are being s heavy artillery tire

es ere are beli1

sufiicient to check the enemt According to the Evdnin

the Austrians have occupi bank of the Piave from t llano railway to the Zeenso tdvanco of a miie and a hai

(Special to the Guard!

E 1 tx

t u

8- 61

MAGNIFICIENT WORK OF

( pee aT toThFGuard

PARIS June 18 -Fran have played a. tnagnidcie stemming the Austrian off writing to the Italian suprls tuandant. says Havas desp.

Despite heavy attacks lost but four men while th lished numerous

tttg the capture of 163 Au

twelve grenadiers T111- Fr:-nah ate ho‘ding ne

1111 ed tile t`I88DBI.CI1

th 11 tent that their a te to p atc tu was mas tttstrian batteries and dec Austtlnn infantry when it A

BRITISH HELD POBT OF

Y_"'S?l' T _ 'TI

C D1

ti Q.

(Special to the Guardli

LONDON June 18 -Th

held the post of honor in

,tw-|11 |1:1»1:itt1; l1_\' ott |111- crest of the --H11:-1. 'l'111- I1.-tlttttts tttust ltold to lt1- wr-.<1 111' 1111>' \‘i111l.ii'loitt€-llo posi-

. THE PRISONERS TAKEN

------- | oE'r'r1No s

'Mtn .l. \\'. Mitt-lt(-ll A ."2-tl' Ag- t't1~tt|tut-;tI '1‘ottttttissiott1.-r for iiti- Mttrit-f (gpwlal Q0 the Gun-1| |1111- l't'o\'1ttt1'1-s has rt-tttrtted t`r01tt a LONDON June 18 -The

s-1| .tttt

11.11 to |h1- \\'1-1111-rtt part of thc

1.1111-r pnrl 11| May ;1tt1i upto the p s: 1-111 .~111nt1- 61100 ft-of of lilo have been

laid. 'l‘it1- pi-oplv nrt- ilcoply interested DYE ‘Nous-,RY

in th--so op--r1t1i1»1ts its rc-suits ulreadv 11l1i.11tt1-11 |t:t\'1- boi-tt v1:t'y‘.~1nilsf1tct0r_\. sotttt- 111-11I.~1 wh-it-.lt previous to being

1-11 visitt-11 s111n1- sections in King’s- 1‘11utt1v -in 1-ontpttttv 'w.itlt Professor Sl1~l.ur1y in 1-onni-ctlon with arrange tttottls for the contittg ecltool fares

it. is expr-1-11-tl tht-rc will be over thir- ¥OOO*OOO*OOQ*‘

ty sr-hool fairs this season. each cen-

irc t-1-pt~1-sotttlng about,-six schools or a *WANTlD, GIRL FOR C

111111111fts11'111-190. ` 1 housework No wash

Sottte t1-tt pig clubs have been or- at Gilartlilu OIIIQC

tzattlzoti nt tho school fair centres.

'l‘1» 1-n1~mtt‘af:c this class of work Mess- *TO LET-CINTRALLY L rs, ilavis and i-‘,r1tser have offered to a briliit front IIOGNOI

pty tt -prrtttittttt of from a half cent to family ADDI! II.

11 1-1-ttf 11 pound to members of pig

1-111l1< who properly finish their hogs. 0-

Ahottt ilitcnn -poultry clubs here ai- *WANTED - T0 RIN?

so 1tuv1- 111-on organized in-connection ch ae. a amali INIIOAQ with thi- school fair centres. 1 1 trliy Iotlttid D “HOG 't't11- 1-. t-:_ tst.1111t 1-011111,- Assoclat- c. 11. Guardian 500.

11111 ttssi.-111-.ti very- tunioriaily in t-he

promotlott of thc poultry clltrbs in the *WE PAV FOR WA HID

1.-1.-1~111111 or 1-p1g11‘f111- 1111-‘members of per to For anw ad tho 5-lub. lb Frelllit D\I1iI Nl j

1111111 1111-so organizations ate doing of 100 Ibl and 010|'

excellent work. - Lead Lid \‘ ""

tains of the italian fr ltow well they rose to the

_ A proved by the remark of ton or 1111-11- 1-t1111-1- 1111-- on 1111- Alpine pondent that the results of t -I-Qtitltls 111-. 1.11- 111-st 11.1 1111- lsrt-11111 attack suggest that itwas .vtll lit- itt 1l;ttt_»;1~t‘ 111' 1-ollztps(-. who carried Out the m0lI.

GERMAN8 IN ITALIAN

'l`lt1- 'tttttttln-1' of pt'i.sott1‘t':1 1-lnitnedl 0

-_.__-_.t______ ' I (Special to the tlua it

I Atvtsrt-san.-.M J 1 I

_ , U

1 I I l

' despatch said that Emperor

on the italian front

PRllVllllAl IUUR

une

troops are 'participating in offensive, according to l. do ceived from Vienna today,

DIOV tion for the city of Vienna

JL!

f"“""- I" f“’l“l"l".\" Wiill M11 - - lowered from 1260 to 630

I>1‘_I\lt:tttt. litslt-it-1 i`t1-prt-sr-tttnlivo for than 1% pound; weekly) 3 I 1-1111-1-. ltr- \'ist11-1l_ lilottf t':tr1ttel and 1 cg;-ygggndgpt to 5 Cqmuh 1tt;;p1-1°f’1-1l 1‘lt1- 1l1tt-ltittg operations vgrph to me Exchange Tel

1111-t-1-' '|‘It1- 11111-111-r wits stttrtoti' in the'

SOUND DEATH KNELL

LONDON June 17-The

,, ._ _ _ .the British government as re

1111111 1111111111 tihlmil unfit for cultivation, dye industry I' to subamne

;nwannmosnnnpgwww%»e

~ _‘ ‘_‘ ecae emportaonoai

llt(1-vit dl'l." III. 'iight-tTti\tI:?`I\(IItnlt‘w(?t:‘I ave texcem ungertygonse 1:] 1111-1 tt-hi1'it 111- 11-.1-lttt~es‘ thc finest from ENE, wxsénastenl ay atm 1111- poltti of \'i1-w oi' ttn-it`ortttity and ad- By dr I T d ° ey’ pre' 9 \'1t1t1-ff ltt 1:1-owrh that he tins seen any- °“' ° " ° wltr-ro this _v1-ar. Some of the plants _-"°"”'”'°°°* nrt- :tlt°1-:t1l_\-' sltotvlttg ltlosstttn. . I

\\'ltil1- in thc province Mr. Mitch- ’**.*°‘°..*...‘

CIINIIENSIU SPEI