MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1915.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE PROGRESS OF
THE WAR.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND
CONSCRIPTION.
GERMANS CLAIM THAT
VILNA HAS FALLEN.
UANADIAN TROOFS COMPLIMENTED BY SIR JOHN FRENCE.
Reuter's Service to the China Marij
MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND CONSCRIPTION.
- Éroversy,
-the support of the working classes."
Losos, Sept. 19.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH.
BRITISH SEIZURES OF CARGO
American Nota. To Britain.
LONDON; Sept. 17.
A telegram from Washington states that Mr. Lansing, the Secretary of State, bas announced that the Note to Great Britain is reads. It appears that the dispatch of the Note is delayed pending a farther Corman reply on the sub- aurina question. It is understood that the Note holla that the burden of proof in seizures of cargoes rests with Great Britain and not with the American owners and shippers.
DUTCH HOSPITAL SHIP FOR THE FRENCH.
LANDON, Sept. 17.
The steamer Ratavier Ilt, chartered by private iniative in Holland, sad equipped as a hospital ship with 200 beds, has arrived at Havre, anys n Prais telegrim, and has been placed at the disposal of the French Red Cross.
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-BULGARIA AND THE ENTENȚE POWERS. 13.
LONDON, Sept. It-
According to a Sofia telegram, on the 14th inst., representatives of the Entente Powers called separately on the Premier and handed bim ecomunicat- ions, the contents of which were not divulged..
ZEPPELINS OVER HOLLAND.
LONDON, Sept. 17. The constant violation of Dutch territory by Zeppelins is arousing neds- iness and and indignation in Holland, says a telegram from. Amsterdam.
(Havas Service.}'
PARIS, Sept. 17. A German submarine sank, in Rhodes roadstead, the French musi Of 62 men aboard 11 are missing. liary cruiser Indian" of 800 tona.
Petrograd-We captured in. Dersino region 1.000 prisoners and natchine guns.
The Times unruhees that the Quadruple Entente, having examined : Sprbia's reply, decided to hand a new note to the Bulgarian Government.
Sept. 18. HomeA decree issued by the Governor of Trieste orders the town to be pracuated.
The Turcó-Bulgarian agreement, initialled, will be sübmitted to the Sultan for signature.
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Me. Tloyd Charge, in a letter to a correspondent, says :-"You suy rightly that the Goverment ought to give the Nation a lead nurding the question as to whether the inoral bligation on every able-bold moŭ la defent lus country should be converted during this war into a legn obligation. I can assure you that the Government is fully alive to thei "necessity of giving a definite lend and an examining the subject with n If the figures demonstrate than we
Co Tiew to cuning to us right decision.
that the late Government had can win with the voluntary systems, it would be fully to provokat von-
imaginition and the courage to put this war law in operation a year agu People On the other hand, if the figures demonstrate that yolun-
woak hate grambled less then, it targisin has exhausted its utility and that nothing but legal pressure c
argued, accoping linnar restriction as one of existence give us the armies necessary for defend the honour of Great Brimin and
of "the"necessary. obligations of sa Fausque from the triumph of military despotism. I have hot yet
under conditions, wholly unfamiliar to our heard of the man who would neist compulsion in those vircumstances.
THE OSEAT STOCKTAKING,
generation. It is added that we should have saved a great deal of broken time." both ships fin guns have been sub-commodation. Men who say they would offer resistance to this expodont have riot yet
National Registration has been the mast appeared in the arena. If they do. I predier that they will receive waldy discussed topie in Scotland-dering and certain latur taubles, troubles dus
the past week: även Liquor Control, in
WOR everybody's business. Me, Lloyd fieorygan pleads for the nation of all personal recrimina comparison, has attracted little attection. chiody to's failure to realise that the war There are some who prophesy as one of threshold tion at this critical line and scathingly sionounces thu-nischid makers. The reason is, there exists a very general
are on the
the results of the restricties in the East "1 am cuvinced." he adds, "that nothing but the exertion of our conviction that we
of a great new departure. Of course Central ares a revival of illegitimate distill whole strength will enable us to obtain victory, upon which so much it authoritatively stated that the ing, which in o'd days ward to Bourish in depends. Therefore, I am bound to do ing best to secure that effort Registration is simply for the urobili enngested quarters. In the dark nights, without the lost regard to the effect an my own political fortunes. Istion of the mapition industry but as of course, it might be possible to achiere withdraw nothing of what I saylregarding the seriousness of the posi-whole, people decline to accept this sound temporary success at the game, bat tion. Naturally. 1 take a legchul view, but so far events have justified anal, and roundly assert that in desling the experiment would certainly, prove ex ment wil look upen the military in it. Home distilled whisky, which in my apprehensions. I have felt driven by the jopardy of my ative land with the schedulse returned the Govern-tremely unprofitable ta any and indulging to sound the rate of alam, I have one so in the confulent hellef nores ities of the nation as parunount. In the Highlands is called the zicht stuf" that if it wrecks in rousing us in time to put forth all ane sheth waspite of this suspicion, it is satisfactory to in sleo wild staff. Doe who has tasted it
state that very little didiculty, shall win."
experienced in getting the returns filled Ladeed, the difficulties were un up greater than those at the taking of the aut Census. And the Sentti- ficial repart is. that the work has heus accomplished with a quietness, a smoothness, and a efficieres that is a quite marvellous
FALL OF VILNA REPORTED,
Lospos, Sgt. 19. Reuter's Austerdam correspondent telegraphis that a Germain official telegram claims that Vibis has faller, and that the Russians are atreating CANADIAN TROOPS' SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENTS
COMPLIMENTED BY SIR JOHN FRENCH.
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A "when I put it in diy mouth. I thocht 1 was shot."
WAR RONOURS.
tioned at Madras, and won disti Medical Service, fur suns time was research in bsteriology.
These alterations were prompted by ra ports of the destruction wrought by the 15-in gans of the Queen Elizabeth, Two very fasternisers base also been completed according to the writer, and by the end of the year Germany will have at her dispond foar more Dreadnoughts and a number of These latter whips, the writer remarks, battle cruisure,
ix aid, he armed with guns even beavior pra rapidly nearing completion, and will, it
At the Cockerill works, near Lidge, he than the 15 in say, twelve anvil suimarines has been built, displacing from 200 to 20 tons aplace. They are in sections and can bo taken to pieces and moved by rail Thair submerged speed is 19 knots and their surface speed 16. They can fire two tor- pedoes aimultaneously. Six of the boats were ready on Jane I
Surgeon Captais J. H. Nelson. I.M.S.. recommended for the Victoria Cross for bravery in rescuing wounded cfficer under hospy fre, during a serers battle in the
· 48 NEW SUSZARINAS) In some parts of Scotland, especially in Per-in Gulf region, was formerly parish
The Germania, Kruppe, Valein, How. Mall. a entered the Indian
And Vras, and Schichau Ataaldt. Biohen the industrial districts. Registration has actor in Kilinichen and Kilvickeon dis had a distinct affect of recruiting. Many
disti-etion for yards, the officer stator, hays muco, the beginning of the war turned out twenty- with the pink form." In Glasgow, thers men did not want to have anything to do sa grest rush to the colours, and the
four auhmarinez, och of 1,2 tons, with stown in the Carnonatie, the sunside principal recruiting centier were on Satur,
neighbourhood of Dandee, is vary proud a submerged speed, of 16 and surface night surrounded by cheering crowds.
quick Gring Doa unpleasant feature was the light of that another of its song has from the peed of 20 knots. These fats carry 4
gunn. LONDON, September 19.
They have a stenasing radius of 3,000 thereby cscape, Sanon. He took part in the landing at that they would Fiold-Marshal Sir John Freach recently paid a visit to a Canadian envaley thousands of vishmen, is the hope Victoria Cross-Sesman George Mackenzie torpedo tubes mi 2 heary
i of this heigade, including the 201 King Edward's Horse, and in a speech paisi a tri- liabili y for service, even on munitions. Sedd el-Bahr, and distinguished himself by bate to the splendid manner in which, early in the year, when the Canadian The harvesturs in many cases left the folds attending to the wounded on a lighter all miles, and are fast enough to overhaul sil The samo yards are stated by the officer infantry suffered grently, they had volunteered to leave their horse and come half closred; but a great feeling was aroused day ander heary fire; be hiniself was but the fastest liners. It was one
casuala
The departure of regalar farm ballets ng pieces of shrappel still in bis to have turned out twelve sabunzines of
esch, with 800 tons
asubmerged Greenland, out bare He dwelt on their prominent part in the battle of Filubert had grinsa thoni, as they were looked upon a wounded in 17 places, and there are 12 class which made the run to the Dardanelles.
an has been in the Argentise. lao at livenchy, Since then till a few days ago they had been waking their fabourers of Irish extraction, however, body. Sameen is of a roving disposition
speed of apeet of 15 and a surface, and for the hardest in the trenches. Ils concluded by saying their record would go downe ested some hovedfealing; to such an
extent bus ibis taken place that some farms and various other places:
quick firers exch Fin lly they have com- to postority as one of the most splendid in British history,
in the Lothians are reported as practically past two years las worked on a milway at 20 knots carrying torpelo tabe nad z
witnesest in Lance Corporal Jare, RE, who won the plated THE FRENCH MAKE A NUMBER OF PRISONERS NEAR PERONNE. clear of isbnurers." The anxiety to erado Gwyrus. The first Carnoqatic V.C...as lolated brides tifh above twelve smaller
Registration WAY manufacturing centres. When the war honour at Jenappos, in the early stages of broke out, many bundreds of young men, the war." for instance, left Motherwell steer works and their places were taken for the Army. frisbeen have taken alarm at by from Ireland; now these Registration papers, and crowded every hent tanin beek for their owo country Suma of them declare that they won't
Loxios, Sgt. B
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Reuter's Paris correpomulent states that, thugs has be marked artillery activity on the whole front, while in the region of Honne, the Germans, after exploding a very powerful nine, attacked but were repulsed, the French making a number of prisoners. There was a fierce
nude fight in the Voges.
FUTURE MORE ANXIOUS FOR GERMANY THAN FOR ENGLAND return to be conserited, others think
LONDON, September 10.
The Earl of Selborar, President of the Board of Agricultura speaking at Norwich said the fatura outlook was more-xuxious for Germanriban for He warned his audience against believing Press statements on the subject of compulsory service. There was no idea of legislation with a view to industrial compulsion. He said that Lord Kitchener had decided that skilled labourera on fares should be on the same footing as munition workers-*
BWAMP FIGHTING IN EAST GALICIA.
LONDON, Sept. 19. An Austrian communique, says a telegram from Amstradina, tates that the Eghting in East Garis has greatly slackened and that the station is com pletely auchanged; but it admite that the Russian attacks on the Valbynian
ingle fortress are groping tome severe.
German cortospondents along this front dilats on the bad weather and roada, hampering the Austriane and Germans and creating enorma difficulties in keeping the troops applied. They describe the roads es bottomless swampa like lost autumn, and impassable for automobiles Army horas are useless and the whole of the transport falls to little native horses which slove are equal to the immense strain. They state the Rush commander (leneral Irene profited by these conditions to develop an offensive on an extended scale,
GERMAN SUPPLIES FROM SWEDEN.
Important Restrictize Measures.
LONDON/Sept. 18.
that by spending last weekend in Ireland they will pupa Registration, in this
r themselves mistaken. they may discover t
LIQUOR TRAFFIC CONTROL,
torpedo tabas and one quick-fire, & qurfaon submarince of 300 tons each, with (two) speed of 18 knots and a submerged speed of 14. Baif these zabmarines are already
commission.
SUNYES' LEADERS AT THE FRONT, Threa officials of the Lanarkshire minersiu
Mr John Robertson, County Councillor hara returned from a visit to the frouk Janies Tonner, and County Conseiller Juwah ullivan. They tell an interesting
Tro parehase price of the Star and
is soapytants of Curse, the impressident Carter Hotel, Bühracad, which the Auc on their minds as mine landers. They ticarers and Estate Agents Institute of report that they met many Lanarkshire the United Kinglantia about to present men, who knew a personally, and to Royal personage on the purpose of had no diffidence in opening their minda
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The officers were equally free. With the application of the new Liquor Content Regulations to the East, Contral, When we met some of our own miners,liot quite a 000, and about £30.000 will and Clyde areas of Scotland, the greater & gozers!, who was with retired, with the be spent in alterations, Queen Alexandra part of our population ars befog made the repark,Now, men, heen are some of your in her fisit to it expressed herself de- abject of a great social experiment. The own people; have a talk with them, and Orders are on the lines of these framed for you have any complaintes don't forget to lightest with the property? the Neth-Kastorn area of land, the raise them. Bat, say the delegates. there was really no occasion for the towns on the Tyne, te Tees, and the Wear, but there is one real difference. men to speak of themselves; their so pearance, was eloquen: testimens to the The Board has hot though it wise to put an shaolute andburgo on the Saturday sale of Brestmort they are; reveirango To-day's Advertisements spirits in Scotland, though perhaps it has how some of the men looked at homo," and prohibiting off-male Esturdays and ment for their appearancs as the result being in the Army Aber dore the nest most effective thing in we were surprised to note the improve
wing re-less to water whisky down to of their
terbate to the 5 degrees nodet proof instead of the pae offers of all ranks, Mr. Robertson exiting standard is of 25 degrees and is leagues turned to the part
WAS CIMB be remembered, Dilution, it may of Mr Lloyd George's spoilies for reducing high aboar had to play at home In drunkeums, Pallicens nd grocers wild-ntally they toentioned that the Lannck-EAR & DRAWING of No bears for the sale of bears and mes, but present demand in Scotland for higher ros $100.00 each! was beld in the Coun be very nearly on level us regards the shite men, m.the &enches knew of the Debentures of the Borakone Czor, (1806 the licensed grocer will be hit more sues, and showed a keen an interest in Horss on MONDAY, the 20th September, severaly, because the whole of his whisky the godetin then they themselves 1915, when the following Debentures were trade will have to be concentrated within ware directly commodo, the Drawn for Redemption two and whalf hours each day from Mondaykiways on the workmen'e sido," Mid the to Friday, and on Saturday he will be delegates and we are fighting for debarred from selling any the varyba conditions and the blubent The riders, of apes, will case mora wiges posible; but we think that under she slight inconvenience; but tat is of sng, reamstances in wary, bigcluster no sccount in war time. And publier of principle would reowire to fe at stake by every means to marcsa on military any way the sosition of the Army is the opinion is with the Government in striving bulice we could dna ything 10 jardine in to remember what the "doi" 7 for an and sea anta
643 122 lightest doubt. Aker making ahesive our men at home t inquirion in responsible quarters thear the foul ase
1227 ship to do the bit bere. When ask-3 buw general opinion seems to besegrat asking then in the mins and in the wa ke Tada ni cild operate, with the
Payable ob Government intaining the maximum and will output of munitions, the deletes, said. RHEUMATISM-
by statesmen were ve THURSDAY, the Burb TAVE you ever brid Chamberlin's grod in their way bet they were all in exchange for surrend
Pain Balm for ruumiem 2. Het much froth, The-inine a loaders kiew you are wasting tice, the longer this the foes of coinsanges. Listen were not disesse Tups in the hustler it is to cure above being talked to, and if tbira warn would tie i Gebe bottle to-day spple it with a vigneque nyenzen of pits with a had word bes
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The authorities at Stockholm have detained, a ateur which was starting from Malme with half a million kilogrammes of hard.
DAN SWEDEN'S LICK OB COAL
Great anxiety, prevails in Sweden at the practical oppuge of the import of coal from England. Many of the guiworks and hctories are in
desperate position/"
Ruter as good authority for stating the the Brith Optarurient 38 prepared to masus licences for numerous commodities 'm the prolibited expost de olivery in Sweden provided that Swe iranait of an aged amount of goods to Rudia
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