THE WAR

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 153, 30 June 1917, Page 6

THE WAR

A\K> . *' LONDON,. June 28. y \_ A*!P¥bWh oommunique states: The ■jjur'fcillef^.' struggle is particularly active at Hurtebise and Mont Cornillet. A Gorman attempt at Wattweller salient, north-east of Thann, failed. ' , Reutei; learns that there is reason to believe that the Russians have begun an offensive at two points. In the Hoiise of Commons Mr Bonar Law said f that, the Government would compensate dependents iof victims by air-raids,"retrospective-ly and p'rospectively. Mr: Bonur Law announced that hitherfco 380,000 had volunteered for national service; hence industrial | compulsion was not contemplated. L German official: In retaliation for the bombardment of Dunkirk the enemy bombarded Ostend, doing no i military damage. . , Our artillery greatly, damaged ■English trenches.on the coast. WASHINGTON, June 28. The American Federation of Labor^ i«f uses to participate in, the trades , union peace conference proposed to, be held in Switzerland in September. It is announced that coal-owners

find the Defence Oovincil have agreed that a maximum price for coal shall l)o operative from July Ist. NEW YORK, June 28. Coal operators have been arraigned on charges.of conspiracy to fix prices. A letter was produced in the effort to prove that an agreement was proposed to increase the price of coal supplied to the British Admiralty* from 330 cents, to five dollars. AMSTERDAM, June 28. The Handelsblad states that twelve million florins in gold have been received by the Dutch Bank. 'The. money is believed to have come from Germany-.