, 1916-06-14

At that time the Admiralty gave the Ger
man losses no. al authenticated a two bat
tleships, two dreadnought battle cruisers, four
light cruisers, nine destroyers and Que sub
marine. It had been reported previously
that the Hiudenburg bad been destroyed
but this was denied Officially from Berlin
London, June 8th.-The conference of the
British Imperial Council Of closed
to-day. Memoranda from the British pos
sessions were submitted to the meeting, IN
Guiding that of the West Indies by Mr. Dav-
son who urged that preference i'll duty should
be given 10 sugsr grown within the Empire,
and that Increased opportunities be given for
the development of trade in cocoa and other
products to be supplied to neutral markets.
The Government should do more to encour-
age the production OF oil III Trinidad.
London, June 9th-General Johre, the
French -Chief,i is in London. He
attended a conference at the Foreign Office
to-day with NJ. Cambon, The French Ambassa-
dor, Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secle-
tary, and the members of the War Council.
Paris, June 9th.-The Germans have
launched a general attack along the entire
front on thelight bank of the Meuse and
have penetrated the French line at one point
but were repulsed here with heavy
losses, according to an Official statement
issued by the War Office to-day.
London, June 9th.-A despatch from Sa-
lonica to The "Morning Post" says: The
announcement of the commercial blockade
of all Gre. K ports caused great excitement
among the population here. The anger WAS
directed, however, not against the Allies, but
against the present Athens Government.
Some leading Venizeiisls assure me that
the Entente Allies have at last adopted The
only effective method to force the country
to declare itself one way or the other. They
anticipate that the blockade will not last
over q week.
Dublin, Jnue 9th.-The Irish Unionist
Alliance has adopted a resolution to the
effect that the present time is inoppcrtune
for any large change in The Government OF
Ireland as that would encourage the sedi-
tious element aud imperll Ireland and the
Empire. 1t Is absolutely necessary, the re-
solution says, that martial law be continued
for some time.
London, June 1Oth.-The following COM
munication was issued early this morning
Yesterday afternoon Thursday our heavy
artillery destroyed the railway station at
Salome, east of La Bassee, setting a train
afre and damaging the track. Good results
also were obtained against strong points be
hind the enemy lines north of Hulluch. To
day friday there was much artillery fight
ing east of Ypres, our guns engaging various
enemy positions successfully while the enemy
carried out short commandments at numerous
points behind our front line between the
Ypres-Comines canal aud the Ypres-R ulels
road. South of Armentieres we effectively
bombarded the enemy's trenches east of La
y4utie. Near Souchez we destroyed an enc
my trench-moltu r which was bombarding
our lines. Nine warfare continues i'll he
ar, as of he Hohehz,lieru redoubt, near HUI
lucl, south of .>euville ST. WAIST, and north
east of Albert. In the lust twenty-four hours
we have exploded successfully SIX mlnes.
The enemy sprnng a mine without damage
or casualties to us aud II small defensive mine
with triAing damage.
Paris, June 9th.-The following Official
communication was issued this evening: On
the left bank OF the Meuse, the Germans dur
ing the day several times attacked out
positions on hill 3O4. Two attacks to the
west of The hill aud two to the south west
which were accompanied by projections of
liquid fire, failed completely under the cur
tain of fire of our mitlailleuses. On the
right bauk of the Mouse, the bombardment
has been very heavy i'll all of the region to
the south of the Thiaumont farm, in the
Chapitre wood, and in the sector to the
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