ESDAY. MAROH 23, 1915
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR
PRZEMYSL SURRENDERS.
RUSSIANS OPPORTUNE CAP- TURE OF A 25,000 GARRISON,
SIR E. GREY ON THE FRUSSIAN MENACE,
GERMANS LOSING HEAVILY IN
FRANCE,
PRZEMYSL SURRENDERS.
TE DEUM BUNG AT THE RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS.
Loxons, Mar. 2. 3.45 p.m. A communiqus at Petrograd states that Przemysl has surrendered. A Te Denn was sung at the Russian headquarters, H.M. the Taar attending.
FURTHER DETAILS.
LONDON, Mar., 8.30 p.m. Przemysl's surrender, after six months, is regarded as a most import ant success at an opportune moment for the Russians.
The booty is large and the garrison is estimated to comprise 25,000 men and twelve villages within the fortress. The success was achieved at a minimum of cost.
ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED AT LES EFARGES.
Los on, Mar. 20, 1.10 a.m. The Paris evening communique states: On the plateau of Notre Dame de Lotetta we hold all the tronches recently disputed with the exception of teň yards.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
ALLIES SUCCESSFUL MINING OPERATIONS.
HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED ON THE ENEMY.
LONDON, March 22, 455 pm,
A Paris communique states that the Germans stincked and took some estions of the trenches at Notre Dame da Lorette, Wo counter-attacked, however, and recaptured them,
Our mining warfano at Laboisolle is progressing.. Fifty shella foll to Rheims on Sunday..
Wo inflicted two serious roveries on the enemy in the Argonne district. We blew up near Bagatelle three mine, and two of our compacies stormed the trench and maintained their position, despite strong counter [attacks. A quarter of a mile away the Germans counter-sized and then attacked, and hot hand-to-hand fighting ecund. The Germans wees hurled back, despite the fact that they were strongly reinforced, and than when they were retiring our artillery caught them and inflicted very heavy losses.
HEAVY FIGHTING IN CHAMPAGNE.-
(Official Telegram from Franch Government via Peking.)
Panis, Mar. 2
On the 19th inst. the enemy violently bombanted our positions and launched an infantry attack in Champagne, but were repulsed with very heavy losses.
APPOINTMENT FOR LT.-GENERAL BOBERTSON,
RISEN FROM THE RANKS.
LONDON, March 21,
The Gazette announces that Lt-General Sir William Robertson has been. appointed Chief of General Stat£
[Liest, General Sir William Robertson, K.O.V.O., C.B., D.S.O., has been Director of Military Training at the War Ofice since 1913. He commenced bis army career as a private in the Sril Dragoon Guards in 1888, and after taking part in several expeditione, including the Chitral Balief. Force (in which he was severely wounded and also gained the D.3.0.), he became Staff Captain, Intelligence Department, War Officer. From 1899 to Janasry 1900 Sic William was D.A A... Intelligence. Army Headquarters in South Africa; from 1901 to 1907, Assisting Director of Stilitary Operations at the War Officer, A.Q.M.G. Aldershot 1907, Brig Gen. General Staff Aldershot, 1907-10; and Commandant of the Staff College from 1910 to 1913-ED.]
THE SUBMARINE
MENACE.
BRITISH NAVY LEAGUE ACTION.
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Article 2. Hospital-ahipe, equippol wholly or in part at the expense of private individuals or officially recognised reliaf ansieties, chall likewise be respected and exempt from capture, if iho belligerent Power to which they belong given then an official
commission and has notified their names to
the hostile Payer at the commencement of or during krstilities, and in any case bafors they are employed.
Such ships must be provided with 'a cortificate from the proper anthorities declaring that the vessels have been ander their control while fitting out and on final departure.
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his adversary at the com-suswer is forcibly given in the announce mencement of or during bostilities, and in ment of the History of Philosophy by any case, before they are employed. Clement C. J. Webb. This entirely new TRE Ompany's Steamably,
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Article 4.
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The ships mentioned in Articles 1, 2, St. Mary Magdalen at Oxford, forms having arrived from the above Farts, and 3 shall ford lief and assistance to masterly exposition, lucidly written of Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed the wounded, sick and shipwrecked of the whole philosophia outlook Art is that their Goods are being landed and the belligerent without distinction of nationality.
The Government undertake not to use the ships for any military purpose,
Buch. Fessels must in no wise hamper the morements of the combatants.
During and after an engagement they will sat at their own risk and peril.
The belligerents shall have the right to control and watch them; they may rufuse to help them, order them off, make them take a certain course, and pat a Commis sioner on board; they may even detain them. If the situation or such na to require The belligerente shall, a far as possible, enter in the leg of the hospital-ships the orders which they give them.
kit.
Article 6.
Military hospital ships shall be distin. guished by being painted white outside ith horizontal band of green about metro and a half in breadth.
craft
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Gadows at Bowlson, whats each consign- Mr. John Bailey who is the Chairman ment will be sorted out mark by myɛ and, of the English Association atx? suthor of delivery can be obtained as soon as the. Library has prepared a notable volume last actions are given to the contrary "Dr. Johnson and His Circle" in the Goods are handed.
Optional Goods will on Milton, who is treated aliks as Man, before Nonn, TO-DAY, Politician, Essayist, and Poots Written
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að an appointed hour of TUESDAY and The last volume in this batch is Poli. FRIDAY, tical Thought in England from Spencerated within ten days of the strang's All claims must be pre-
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PACIFIC MAIE" STRÄ COMPANY...
· NOTICE TU CONSIGNEES:
The ships mentioned in Articles 2 and 3 shall be distinguished by being painted white outside with a horizontal band of red about a metre and a half in breath.
The boats of the said ships, as also small times more remote. Modern justice could fonly regard as simple mardes. the desahat may be used for hospital work, is the key to open the immedis future. |
be distinguished by similar painting. traction of the crows and page of known by hoisting with their national flag. to a book dealing with the views of Spen-
hospital-ships
and, a wild response is sure to be given shall make themselves merchant ships or sting them adrift in the white flag with a red cross provided by cer, Bradley, Bosanquet, Green, Cobden FROM SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN circumstances in which it would be the Genera Convention, and further, if am with the leading men right down to impossible for them to save themselves.
This being the law of the capture and they belong to a neutral State, by firing at the present day. destruction of prizes in maritime war as
the mainmast the national flag of the isid down repeatedly by distinguished
All
During the week ending February 6th juzista in Europe and the United States plent under whess orders they are
the Navy League are justified in describing Article by the enemy must baul down Hospital ships which are detained under the action of Germany in torpedoing two the cational fag of the belligerent to whom off the North West Coast of France. British merchant ships on January Soth they belong. out any warning whatever as an act of
ance with piracy with no extenuating circumstances, and therefore punishable as a crime against humanity and civilization. The fact that the crows and passengers were saved by French destroyers makes it evident that the German submarize preferred to att-sok the defenceless merchantinen rather than the war cift in the immediate vicinity.
These acts, subvertive of all international
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The above-mentioned vessel having arrived, Consignes el Cargo are heraby nótified tɔ send in their Esis of Lading for countersignature and to take immediate
A telegram from Petrograd states that the latest prisoners say that famine pruvailed, the town being without bread and ment and having Do. animals except officers' horses. Though game was sometimes bagged, the soldiers were living on tinned food. some of which had been brought by aircraft. They also suffered from typhoid fever and other diseases; the Executive Committee of the Navy Consequently the troops were greatly discontented. It was also declared League have had under consideration recent that recent sorties and extravagant waste of ammunition were due to a wets of German submarines in making Resico on the part of the commanders to terminato the situation.
torpedo attacks upon a British hospital [Przemy+] in
The ships and bosts above mentioned One hundred pounds of dynamite was delivery of Cargo from alongs'de Cargo important fortißed town in Galicia, Austria, with a ship and upon British merchant vessels
which wish to ensure by night the freedom the subject matter of a charge against a impeding discharge will be landed: Im population of about 00,000. It has held out stubbornly for six months against without warning. The Committee has for-
frem interference to which they are en-Chineso defended by Mr. Giokiting, inmediately at Consimees risk and its captors.-FL]
ther given careful thought to the situation
titled, must, subject to the assent of the
AX petine which arises in view of the declaration of
belligerent they sea scompanying, take Mr. Hazeland's Court this morning.
Cargo remaining on board after THURS. the Chief of the German Marine Sta that
the necessary measures to render their Defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. Gold-subject to landing charges and
Afarch 28th, 1915 at wou will be DAY, the waters around Great Britain and Ireland
spesial painting av ficiently plain,
undeliver zing said his client was not the rightfuled an MONDAY, March 29th, 1915 ab including the whole of the English Channel will be regarded by Germany-on and after
owner. He (Mr. Goldring) was advising 8 r. will be subject to both landing and Schedule B. Policy High Germany proclaims from the obligation, were of copies commited pre LSTERSATIONAL NAVAL CONFERENCE, 1909, would have to produce the owner of the cha February 18th a war region." The
plea of guilty in the interests of all storage charges.
No Fire Tamanco whatever will be date specified in that
concerned, because it ho` wert on he vious to the sononoomentofthe Chief of the (0) Every enemy merchant vessel Gerzan Marine Blaff, already rofstred in.
All chafed and otherwise damaged cargo bons and it would simply menn that, the will be amamined at the above Company's found in this region will be destany.ad they prove what is common knowledge ed without its always being possible during the progress of the v
› war that defence-
defendant would be discharged, and the Godown on SATURDAY,” Marth to warn the crews or passengers of lean ressels and their crows have boon des
other substituted.
1915, at 10 4,3L the dangers threatening."
liberately and indiscrimimtely sunk by
Inspector Keer said that large quanti-Na claims will be entertained unfe (1) Neutral ships will also incur danger German mines and torpedoes without
accompanied by short delivery noterer Ha in the military area."
regard for the rights of individuals or the
tims of dymunite were used in kaling of exceptions taken at the time of delirary law of nations. It is earnestly hoped that
fish, and the bad in question was on its to Consignees and signed for wad on Eehalf The Navy League feel that they do not the worst acts of bacesneering under the
dynamite produced was for that purpoApril 7th, 1815 otherwise they will not neutral communities will decline to tolerate
way to Miss Bay. He could not say the of the Pacific Mini 9.8. Co.
All claims must be filed on or before need to emphasise the gross and criminal pretence of modem warfare.
Defendant was fired $150 or three be recognised. violation of all the recognised laws of So far as British merchant shipping is Sir Edward Grey, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, speaking on
civilised warfare of which Germany standa concerned the Navy League are unable to
menths imprisonment, it being, under-
R. O. MORTON, the origin of the issue of the 'war, emphasised that all might have been avoided hospital ship" Asturias" off Har on the methods of naval warfare in the declaration and which would be liable to condemnation,
convicted in making an attack upon the discern any frosh development of the beca captured by a belligerent warship, liquidate the amount.
As an exception, neutral which has stood that the owner at Mirs Bay would by a European conference. Germany, judging from her experience of the 25th January, 1915. Convention No. 10 of the German Admiralty. The total dismay be destroyed if the observance of
Hongkong, March. 29, 1915. Balkan Conference, knew that she could have counted on our goodwill, butually agreed to at the Hague Pesto Con- regard of international conventions was Article 48 would involve dangue to the Germany had refused every suggestion; "and in ber resta for all time the ap-forenes on the 18th October, 1807, lays fully manifest from the earliest stages of safety of the warship or to the success of palling responsibility of the wa."
down in the most explicit language the the war but the avowed intention to the operations in which she is engaged at Sir Edward Grey affirmed. amidst loud cheers, that this was the fourth obligations which devalve upon belligerente prosecute a programme of piracy and the time. time within living memory that Frussin bed made war upon Europe, and we in dealing with hospital ships and also marder from which neatral commers
gives the detailed regulations to be com-will not be exempt,
"Article 50% will serve to
The energy delivered five counter-attacks at Les Eparges with the object of recovering lost positions. His defeat was complete.
We progressed north of Badonviller.
GREAT BRITAIN'S DETERMINATION.
THE PRUSSIAN MENACE TO EUROPE.
LONDON, March 22, 6.5 p...
are determined that this shall be the last."
HOSPITAL HIPS.
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Articles relating to Destruction of Neutral Prizes.
Article 48.
A neutral which has been captored may not be destroyed by the captor; she must determination there. of questions be taken into auch port as is proper for the concerning the validity of the capture.
Article 49.
France, Italy and Russia were ready in July to accept a conference. We private individuals in parting such ships upon the real character et German on board must be placed in safety, and all plied with by States, organisatione and enlighten the non-belligerent nations Before the vessel is destroyed all persona know that after the British proposals for a conference were made, the Tsar into, commission. Schedulo A attached aggression. When Great Britain declared the ship's paper and other documents himself proposed to the Kaiser that the dispate should be referred to the hereto cites the articles from the Conven- the North Seas military area every which the parties interested consider Hague Conference. We now know that the German Government was pre- tion which are in effect but confirmation of conceivable precaution was taken to protect revelant for the purpose of deciding on the pared for war ae only people who had planned for it could prepare.
the principles
of the Genera Convention as the interests of neutral shipping. In validity of the capture must be taken on Sir Edward Grey continued that long before the war he had given the "ped to maritime warfare.
contrast with thin EQUO and perfectly 'board the warship. people of Belgium a pledge that never would we violate her neutrality so long French Ministry of Marine and by the for what it may be worth-with the has been officially announced by the legitimate procedare the world in menaced as it was respected by others. If Germany invaded Belgium we were bound to Financial Secretary to the British Ad. threat of attack upon life and property appose Germany with all our strength. If we had not done so at the first miralty in the House of Commons that all neatral snd belligerent alike. choment, was there anyone now who believed that when Germmy attacked the the stipulations laid down in these articles Belgians, shot non-combatants, ravaged the country and violated all the rules of bare been complied with notwithstanding which as alte opt was made by ■ Germen now that we could have sat still and looked on without eternal disgrace 2.
NESTRAL HIEJ.
war and all the rules of humanity, was there anybody who thought it possible obmarine to destroy the abip by firing tague has given careful study to that part templated in Article 49. If he fails to do
knew
harself might be to neighbours.
On A
giren
Article 62.
Article 63.
If neutral goods not liable to coudent-
Article 51. ressol inust, prior to any decision respect A captor who has destroyed a neutral
ing the validity of the prize, establGA that he only acted in the Lacs” of The Fxecutive Committee of the Navy exceptions! necessity of the nature con.
Sir Edward Grey added that it would have been far easier to settle the "pon it by torpedo. The ship bore all the Conference and of those of the Inter-interested and no examination, shall be of the proceedings of the Hague Pones this, he must cooperate the parties marka and indications of dispute between Austria and Serbia, which Germany bad made the occasion missioned hospital ship and its existence pasional Navel Conterener hold in London hade the question wfiether the capture for the war, than it was successfully to get through the Balkan was notified to Germany in October last rights and privileges of neutral shipping
a properly com
in 1908.09 which deal specifically with the Was vaid or not, crisis, Germany
that we then sought diplomatic Happily the torpedo missed its object, but during maritime war and nothing c
no triumph. We did not give ourselves to any intrigue. We pursued the murderous intent was clearly demon mere convincing than that it was the sequently held to be invalid, though the
cit be If capture of ́a noutral rannel is sub impartially and honourably the end of peace. We were ready last July to do strated former occasion the Amital Gan- forences to protect in the fullest measure beer justifiable, the captor must pay the same again. We had given in recent years to Germany every nasurance
definite unanimous desire of hath Con- act destruction has been held to hare that no aggression upon her would receive any support from her but one thing of conveying Baigias refugees to England part of ventral commercs in waters which place of the restitution to which they would engaged upon the work of more possible the free access so, and safe transcanpensation to the parties interested in namely, an unconditional promise to stand aside, however, aggressivo Germany. Was torpedoed by Germiz sabmarine off might be the theatre of warlike activity. Bave been entitied...
One essential condition to the terms of ponce must be the restoration to mediata aid was eailable from friend's auch vessels would be subject to the right Boulogne and it was only because It was, of course, fully contemplated that Belgium of her independence and her hational life, the frea possession of her vessels that the majority of the crew and of search by belligerenta and would under nation have been destroyed with the territory and reparation as far as possible for the cruel wrong done to her, paesʊngers were mared. The great isace for which the Aliles' were fighting was that the nations of The Navy League call attention to these e conditions be liable to capture Europe should be free to live independent lives, working out their own form incidents as suficient in themselves to eat care was, however, takes to deine Tessel, the owner of such goods is entitled of government, and their own national development, whether great or small of himanity for the law of nations are bodied in the articles comprised by Chapter
the regulations applicable to captured to compensation. prove to the world tast neither the dictates neutral ships. These regulations as s
ARTICLE 64. states, in full liberty (loud cheers).
The German ideal war that the German were the superior people to whom and the League, therefore, appeal with be found in Schedule: B. attached to this the destruct on of any goods liable to ex respected by Germany, upon the high aca IV. of the Declaration of London, and will handing over, or to proceed himself to The ciptor has the right to demand the all things were lawfoi in secaring power and against whom any resistance was confidence to the public opinion of neutral Memorandam. It will clearly be impossible demasonfound-o-board-a-vessel not nations la protest against acts which place to give efect is there articles-to which heelf liable to condemnation, provided The Germans aimed at establishing a domination over the sations of the their perpetrators outside the pale of Germany in the irst signatory nonical that the circumstances are such as world, Continent and at establishing, not liberty for every nation, but subservience to civilized warfare, Germany. But he would rather perish or leave the Continent altogether than signature to each and every Convention
It may be observed that the first ships are attacked without warning on the under Article 49, justify the live under such conditions (cheers). We, and the other nations of Europe, unanimously adopted at the Hague in 1907 must be free to live, and not be menaced continually by the talk of Supreme is that of His Imperial Majesty the German War Lords in shining armour rattling the sword in its scabbard, and the Emperor, King of Prussia, continual invoking of Heaven as an accomplice of Germany Neither would we
ENENT MERCHANT, SHIPM. I have our policy dictated, nor our national destinies and activities controlled by The universally established practice of military castes.
civilized nations in dealing with marchant We claimed that the Allies would securn for Europe the right of different ships of an enemy is that the captor should nations to independent advereignty and the right to pursue their national bring the Prize to the nearest port of his existence, not under the shadow of a Prussian hegemony and supremacy, but in own country there to be adjudicated upon the right of equal liberty,
I a. Prizé Court. Destruction can only be De resorted to ban tho Piza is in uses
unlawful.
The Navy Lengus, therefore, earnestly The captor must, enter the goods daft
Of a vessel herself labion Phal to the voluntary naval organisations dered us destroyed in the logbook of of all neutral constries to protest against vessel stopped, and must obtain Laly the criminal brusch by Germany of soleme certified copies of relevent papers.
When engagements which in the light of all the goods have baed handed over bf nations it pledged itsolt to observe.
destroyed, and the formslities duly married out, the master mess be allowed to contin Inne his voyage.p
Schedule" A
Provisions of Hague Convention relating to attack upon Hospital-abips
Sir Edward Grey concluded by paying a tribute to the splendid courage worthy condition or the captor cannot and patriotiam of our Allies. There was, he said, no nobler opportunity of provide a prize craw or when the captor CovRATION NO. 10. serving one's country than, when its existence was at stake, when the cause was would endanger his own war crats in the Just and right, and never was there a time in our national history when a crisis profess. Before destroying a merchant was so great and as imperative or the cause more just and right floud cheers.)
SPLENDID RECORD OF BRITISH SHIPPING.
THE SUBMARINE MENACE FUTILE
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abip the safety of all persons on board sidet.
Article 2.
The provisions of Articles of and 62 bad destroyed a neutral reusel are applic respecting the obligations of a captor who
The Navy League,
11, Victoria Sta095,
London, S. W.
Bilitary hospital-ships. that la to say, be adequately provided for. The Capture of this constructed or adapted by States for mercimation by vessels like submarines the particular and sole purpose of siding which ara, qnibbs to faltil these conditions, the sick, wounded, and shipwrecked; the
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