CENTRAL POWERS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 160, 3 July 1918, Page 5

CENTRAL POWERS

AUSTRIA LUDENDORFF AT VIENNA. , VISIT TO THE ITALIAN FRONT.. {Australian and N-Z. .Cable. Association.) , LQKDONj,. July 1. The Daily Telegraph's. Milan' correspondent states that Ludendorff's visit to Vienna indicates Germany's, concern at events in Austria. Ludendorff,. after a- long conference with the Emperor Gh air! es, accompanied'- by :. Voii Arz, visited the entire -Italian : front, where a council of ~war followed, at •which Ludendorff urged tjjie. necessity of'reconquering some ;of the lost positions. The attacks did hot result in improving the situation.. .'.{: The political outlook is growing worse. It is confirmed that Charles commanded the Seidler \Cabinet to withdraw their resignations,' and' reappointed them bodily. Charles, in a rescript, states that the Reiehsrath must be, evoked for July 16th, whether giving Seidler a majority or not.

' Seidler declared that he~ does . not want to govern with Article 14 of the which means a military dictatorship, but he wilt use it to prevent Parliament hampering, affairs of State. .-'■... " ARMENIANS' PLIGHT. FPRTHER. TTJRKISH ATROCITIES. (Reuter's Telejrrams.) ' (Rec. J ply, 3. 8.45 o,m.*) V , LONDON, July 2. Rente' - loams that a pathetic appeal, on,behalf of the Armenians, has been made to the British Labour Conference The appeal reveals aii appalling state of affairs and says that none of the fearful horrors perpetrated on the various war zones compare- with the tTapic lot of the Armenians'. The Turks, since the beginning of the"" war, have committed Unprecedented atrocitde s in Turkilsh Armenia, where they massacred about a million persons, while two million Armenians in Russian- Armenia are now threatened with a samiilar fate. Democracy is asked to 'assist to !save this small and ancienit'people from complete extermination. CZECH'S COUNCIL.. (Rec. July 3, 8.45 a.m.) PARIS, Jiily 2. jM. Pichon (War Minister) wrote to the Secretary of the National Czech's Council, .-tating that, faithful; to principles and respect for nationalities, and the oppressed peoples, the French Government considers the claims of the Czecho-Slav nations to be well founded and will apply itself, when the time comes, to uphold the aspira--tio'ns of hwlependence ini tlie histpwiclimita of thpht province?, liberated life©-'' wise from the yoke of the Ausfaro-Hun-gariati oppressor. (Rec. July 3, 12.26 p.m.); LONDON. July 2.

M. Pichon wrote to Mr Balfour | ."imilarly to the 'Secretary of thd- Na- , fcional C7.»ch; Council. Mr Balfotir replifed fully associating | the Britten Government with the eenti- . ments of the .'French JGoyfernmeht re- ' gnrdirig the Czecho-Slavs. ; j

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GERMAN OCuUPATIQNOFCOURIAND PAVING THE WAY. (Australian and N.Z. Cabl* Association.) (Rec. July 3. 8.46 n-.m.) AuMSTEiRDAM, July 2. In connection, with Kuhlmann's declaration in his last speech in the Reichstag that Courland was already regarded as German territory, a telegram from Kovno, significantly states that Hindenburg issued an order relative to. the' land question, paving the way for German colonisation of Courland. THE CAUCASUS. GERMAN PLAN FOR DISMEMBERMENT. - (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Rec. July 3, 12.15 p.m.) MOSCOW, July 2. Germans hurriedly carried out a scheme for dismembering the Caucasus. It includes an independent the re-establishment of an independent Georgia, the establishment of a new State, including Baku and part of Elisabetpol district. THE BLACK SEA FLEET. LARGE PROPORTION SECURED BY THE GERMANS. (Australian and N-Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, July 1. In the House of Commons, Mr Bonar Law said that the sailors of the Black Sea Fleet succeeded in destroying some vtssels, but unfortunately a large part of Tne fleet fell into the Germans' hands. MDBMAiN COAST. 'Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (.Rec. July 3, 1.55' p.m.) WASHINGTON, July 2. French advices received here state that 40,000 Gei-mans. and Finnish mercenary troops are concentrating at Viborg, preparatory to a drive on the iMurman coast and 1 Kola.

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CZECH. FORCES SUPREME, | Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) | (Rec.- July 3, 8.4 a.m.) =•• ■ TOKIO, July. 2. 1 Colonel Hurban,., a Czech leader, ' states that the Czech forces in ' Siberia have 200.000 Germans at (their mercy, and wil exact terrible reprisals if Austrian outrages in Italy continue.

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IMPORTANT FRENCH GAINS, 1 7TAVE FLANK SECURE. . (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, Jnly 1, Although merely Jocal affairs, the. French week-end' successes ar& valuable, because in addition to advancing 600. yards on a three-mile frorit between Mosley find Passy, the gains include" heights, overldolcing the Ourcq Valley, which is the shortest' and most " convenient line-to Paris. The new positions moke enemy surprise attacks more difficult. ■ The news from the Italian front continues most satisfactoi'y. The Italians have completely established themselves. o_n the line lost on June 15th. The attack. <m Monte di Val Bella, from which the Austrians had 'be n . threatening the Piave flank, was completed within three 'hours on Saturday mornini?. It is reported that the Aus-'■ trian losses here were heavier than in all the TDrecediiiff battles. The French artillery .co-operated, and effected fearful" execution, wiping out a whole battalion. , NO TRADE WTTWf CENTRAL ! POWERS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) I (Rec. July 3. 930 asm.) I , , t LONDON, July 2. The Liverpool Cotton Exchange members resolved not to trade with enemies for tern years 1 after the war. " MUNITIONS' EXPLOSION IN J , ENGLAND. . j 70 PERSONS KILLED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Rec. July 3. 9.30 a.m.) '. ' LONDON', July 2.' An explosion m &' Midland munitions factory tilled sevouity persons

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SPLENDIDLY. (Australian and N.Z. Gable Association.) (Rec. July 3. 12.25 nm.) ' , LONDON, Julv 2. The Press Bureau reports :—A sevi on? explosion oa the nircht of the lh July occurred at the National Shell filling Factory'in the Midlands. Tit I feared that between* sixty and sevenit; peished. The' number of injured is un known. .. A considerable part of the productiv< capacity of the factory was saved, am work will be resumed m a few days. The women workers behaved' 1 epleni didly, urging to be allowed to return t« work. There will be no appreciable dimiiru tfon of output. AMERICAN RAILWAYS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (iEec. July 3, 1.55 p.m.) . WASHINGTON, July 2. ■• Testifying before the House Committee, Mr Daniels and Mr Baker advocated that the Government should retain the control of railways after' the war. SOUTH AFRICA, RAND LABOUR TROUBLES. THE NATIVES' DISARMED. (Renter's Telegrams.) JOHANNESBURG, July 1. Police and troops with fixed bayonets entered the native compounds and secured -possession of a large number of sticks and s other weapons usually kept handy in the event of tribal nffiays. They arrested 71 ringleaders. The natives submitted quietly. It is expected that the majority will abandon €heir attitude of passive resistance and resume work. It is apparent that the movement to cause a general strike of natives has failed. ■NATIVES RETURN . {Rcc. Julv 3. 1?.2* *>m.) " JOHANNESBURG. Julv 2.All the striking natives have resumed work ~ i