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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 149, 24 June 1918, Page 1

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I Nine hundred thousand Americana are now in France. There are 150,000 munition workers i on strike in Vienna. I The British repulsed a 6trong local at- " tack in the Morris area. The Americans are now (holding 3S miles of the lighting front in France. A hundred poplc were killed in a railWay collision near Chicago on Friday. A wrecked submarine, half submerged, has been sighted off the 'Swedish coast. A muiiilier of American airmen have arrived in Italy to participate in thp defence. Fifty thousand Canadian youths of 10 years have registered for service under the conscription law. An - Italian .report states that the Austrian offensive has not been renewed since Thursday evening;. An Austrian communique claims thes capture of 40,000 prisoners in the offensive on the Italian front. According to the accounts of prisoners, the Germans suffered terrible: kisses in the recent offensives. A Helsingfors telegram states that thei Grand Duke Michael, .brother of the exCzar, has escaped from Russia. The Australasian representatives aro disappointed with the slow progress made at the Imperial ConferenceThe Berlin "Deutsche Tagea Zeitung" states that Lenin is resigning, despite a! vote of confidence from the Soviet Committee. *- Two trains collided at- Gary, Indiana, with the result that a hundred lives were lost, many of the victims being burned to death. French critics believe that the cotlapse of the first phase of the battle in. Italy has already been accepted by the! Austrians as final. The Siberian Cossacks have been de« > feated as the result of thousands of desertions, and have been forced, to cross: the Chinese frontier. German newspapers admit the failure' of the Austrian offensive, but say that ifc was necessary to prevent the Italians reinforcing the West front. Vienna reports taat the Socialist leaders are conferring with the Austrian; Foreign Minister, and urging the prompt declaration of a peace policy. Wild blacks speared a stockman to death in the Northern Territory, audi the police replied -by killing seven and: arresting one of the Warrigals. Marcel Hutin states that the Austrian*! Emperor, in forbidding a second effort, declared that an offensive which gavo the defenders 11.000 prisoners would not encourage the Austrians in their illusions. After the Montdidier battle the German General, yon Hutier, is reported to have declared that the losses were so excessive that if they could not do better they must abandon all hope of, breaking through to Paris and Calais. Ladies, watch to-morrow's paper 3 for special announcement, "STARTLING SALE." Don't miss it.—(Ad.) Hannah's stocktaking- sale is now in full swing. Our- prices are a revelation'in footwear values. See windows.l 97, Queen Street and 120, Karangahape Road.—(Ad.) W. Monks, Boot Manufacturer,. has ' opened a retail branch at .the foot of Welle'sley. Street (Ponsonby car -stop), where you can get a pair of men's chrome boots for 14/9. ■ Ladies' glace shoe, 15/9. (Ad.) "Everybody's using if." '-"What?" "The flour that's different — Bycroft's 'Snowdrift.' It is much superior to ordinary flour."— (Ad.*> Ladies, watch to-morrow's papers for special announcement, "STARTLING 1 SALE." Dent miss it.—(Ad.) Hannah's are sacrificing during stocktaking sale rc.'n's patent goloshed lace boots, welted, "English make," ' 21/. These cannot possibly be duplicated at double the price. See windows. 197 Queen Street and 120, Karangahape Road.Ad..