, 1915-07-03

The advance of the Italians is slow, but is
not to be stopped unless more Austrian
troops are transferred from the GAliciau line,
this being necessary unless Austria is willing
to surrender Trieste, which is unlikely.
The Montenegrin Government has issued
q note to the Powers explaining that the
occupation of Scutari by its troops, which
took place on Sunday last. is designed only
to enable Montenegro to control the attacks
by the Albanians, from which both she and
Serbia have suffered.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Mason,
member for Coventry, gave notice that he
would ask Mr.. Aequith whether, considering
certain speeches by home members OF the
German parliament demanding = speedy and
honoulable peace, His Majesty's Government
would consider the ACCESSIBILITY of stating
more specifically than heretofore the terms
upon which such "A peace was possible, with
the object Of hasteuiug such a happy con-
summation.
: uRome The appeal OF the German social
lists is regarded ms most bymptomaiic OF q
change in a large section of public opinion
as the end Of the first year Of the war mp
pronches, and 1t is pointed out that such an
appeal would have been impossible last July.
A despatch from Berlin states that the
return of Dr.. Won BethmaDn- HCllweg and
XI6T u Od2OW HUH v ACbOt 10 hNAOAhRNhAONA
by rumours that Roumania will remain neu-
trial. 1t is generally believed, as already
stated, that the statesmen went to Vieuna
for the purpo g Of adjusting the Balkan stu
alton and that their mission has been achlev-
ed as far as Roumania l. concerned.
The correspondent of tho Morning Eost"
at Petrograd, in referring to the recent
meeting of the cabinet at the Russian head
quarters, states that when the Gear presides
it always indicates that momentous decisions
affecting Russian history are contemplated.
An important step towards the removal of
the drawbacks under which the Russian army
has been suffering has been taken, by the
formation of a special board for military sup
plies, presided over by the Minister for War.
and which will comprise the President and
four members of the Douma, four members
of the Imperial Council, and four representa-
tives of industry and commerce, all nominal
ed by the Gear, to whom alone the board is
responsible. The board has extensive pow
ers for the production of munitions.
The Petrograd correspondent of the
'"Times' states that General Ivanof, Com.
mander OF the Russian southern armies, is
not respondent, despite the continued leu
tonic advance. The Russians, he declares,
are neither beaten nor down-hearted, and he
believes that the capture OF Lemberg and
other Gnllclan successes nave not DrOuGnG
the Austro-G Germans any nearer to a solution
of the war. He argues that the Russians
Dan retreat and advance again indefinitely,
caring little for the moral effect of the loss
of towns, as long as they continually weaken
their adversaries. whose losses i'll the recent
campaign are estimated at 100000.
A British official bulletin says, "The plan
OF operations on Monday was to throw for
ward the left of General Sir Tan Hamilton's
line, south east of Krithia, aud establish a
new line facing east, on the ground gained
by capturing in succession two lines OF Turk
ish trenches east of Saghir Dere and five
lines west. All and more than was hoped for
from the operations has been gained. It is
the most important single gain since the
land fighting began"
The Hava's Agency's correspondent at
Athens states that the exhaustion Of the
Turks facing the French on the Gallipoli
Peninsula is evident. and supports the be-
lief that the Turkish position at Krithia
will soon be taken by assault. In the recent
advance by the French six thousand Turks
we're found dead in the trenches taken.
In the House of Commons, MIR. Long,
President of the Local Government Board,
an introducing a Bill for the compilation
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