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MONDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1916,
THE
LATEST
WAR.
TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.}
THE GREAT STRUGGLE IN "RUMANIA.
FIGHTING ASSUMING THE CHARACTER OF A GREAT
BATTLE
LONDON, Dec. 4.
General Brussiloff, employing fresh
THE CHINA MAIL.
GRAVE SITUATION IN GREECE.
OREEN. TROOPS OPEN FIRE ON ALLIES.
ALLIED DETACHMENTS WITH. DRAWN TO PIRAEUS.
LONDON, Dec. +
RUSSIA'S DETERMINA-
TION.
PREMIER'S EMPHATIC
DECLARATION.
TO FIGHT UNTIL COMPLETE VICTORY IS ATTAINED.
PETROGRAD, Dec.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH POLITICAL CRISIS.. »
RUMOURS AND SPECULATIONS.
LONDON, Dec. 3. The Political Crisis continuca the sensation of the hour, and has been accentuated by the fact that Mr. The Thina has re-opened.
Asquith and General Sir William Robertson have had audience with the A telegram from Athens, despáteb- The Premier, M. Trepoft, in a speech King. The evening newspapers there fed gri the aftemcon of the 2nd inst esid Bussin would never lay down her upon predicted the resignation of Mr. states that 800 British and French arms till complete victory had been Asquith, but recognised that he would THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN marines tharched out to Zuppeion attained, whatever dificulties and tem-Covernment changes...
consult the King on any important with all equipment under a strong perary cheeks had to be encountered. UNPRECEDENTED PRESS, Gerek guard. En route from the The power of the enemy had been
ATTACKS Piraeus the neighbouring streets abaken, but immense efforts were ro were cleared to prevent a denih-Į quired to definitely break his resistance. stration against the. Entente
M. Tropoff said this declaration' wa. made in accord with the Allies, who were absolutely united on the subject.
After obtaining sovereign possession of a free passage to the Mediterranean Russia would grant freedom of navigs
GREAT BRITAIN.`
'RUMOURED RESIONATION OF MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND
·MR, BONAR LAW.
LONDON. Dec. 3.
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troops and countless guns, is defying The Lobby Correspondent of The the season of snow with the evident in-Timra
says important political tention of penetrating into Hungary developments are imminent. "There and getting to the rear of General von will be a trial of strength between Falkenhayn, but the region is most Parliament and the Cabinet next differ for operations of masses week when there, will be debates on of troops. It is a country of rugged Fate of Credit, Man-Power, and mountain densely wasted and thinly National Feeding. Spur Peers have "populated, and ia incking in communion decided to press for a secret session
tions.
of the House of Lords to discuss the whole war position.
The fact that a Berlin communiqu" mention that General Mackensch-is ecmmanding Ramanis is regarded as showing that General von Falkenhayn has been transferrel eleswhere.
The enemy is now
threaten Jog Bukḥarest Also from the south-east having seized the village of of Costinari, nineteen miles distant.
The Rumanian Army is still intact with heavy guns and munitions.
RUSSIANS SUCCESSFULLY
ATTACKING.
LATER!
A Russian official communiqué
relating to the Transylvania operations
says:
We successfully attacked in the valleys of the Rivers Trotus and Sulty and occupied Asal and Sultor, taking 800 prisoners.
Robertson.
The detachment of Italian marines which yesterday took refuge in the Italian Archeological School, were quietly, permitted to depart with a Greek escort, on the intervention of the Italian Mirister.
LATER.
The telegrams from Athens leave the situation obscure. The present indations are that the Allied detachments ashore were only landed as a measure of precaution. They were ordered not to forcibly seize the promised material,
tion to Rumania.
He emphasized that Russia, besides reconquering the territories occupied by by the enemy, must wrest`Prussian and Austrian Poland from the enemies and reconstruct a free Poland inseparably united to Russia
He regretted the food and transport dificulties in many localities and said the Government would take measures
The Daily Chränicle says numpura of a drastic reconstructtion of the Meanwhile "Greek troops.. suddenly (invernment are unfounded, but on the let inst assumed the appresto Kraly establish order behind the new War Council is probable, to site and attacked the detachments armies. He recognised the necessity of consist of Mr. Asaith, Mr. Thayd with rifles and machice-guas. - A vast railway construction; the increase George, Mr. Tonar Taw and air.number were killed and wounded.of the production of metals and fuck Balfour, with Admim! Sir John Thereupon French, British and the erection of munitions factories and Jellicoe and General Sir Willian Italian blhejackets und French the development of technical education , as is ely, Sir troops were landed. Collisions then A Bill would be introduced for com- Edward Carsen joins the Cabinet as occurred at several points.
pulsory elementary education. a Minister without a portfolio. ht
RUSSIA'S RIGHT TO STRAITS will become a member of the War Council. It is unlikely, that Admimi Sir John Fisher will join the War Council. He recently declined to go to the Admiralty in an advisory capacity.
Laynos, Dec. 4.-
The Weekly Dispatch gays the The Danube and Argi Valleycause of the crisis in political circles fighting is assuming the sharacter of a was Mr. Lloyd George's proposal to form a small War Council ineluding great battle.
Sir Edward Carson and exclling. Mr. Asquith and Mr. Balfour.
The Rumanians cutflanked by cavalry from the south are retiring in a south easterly direction.
The Romanians south of Bukharest with Basistance from the Russians are successfully devoloping operations, Prisoners and at least 26 guns have beo captured.
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The Observer states that certain Ministers. principally Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Bonar Law, ore) resolved not to continue in. offer on the present terms. It was rumoured.. last night that both had resigned. A Ramanian communiqué says In The Observer advocates that an the course of various attacks in MeldarisAdmiral should be appointed Firsh and North Wallachia wo have taken 180
Lord of the Admiralty, replacing prisoners. On our Western front we have
Mr. Balfour. retired towards Titu. We defeated and drove back, southward Division of Turks. The main body of the Germano Bulgar is in the regions of Glavacion
and Nengias.
GERMAN GOVERNOR OF RUMANIAN TERRITORY.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 8: General von Tschepeund-Weiden- bach, formerly the commander of the 9th Rhenish. Corps, has been appoint.
ed Governor of the cecupied port of
Rumania.
"The other Central Powers are represented in its administration.
BAD WEATHER IN MACEDONIA.
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Páars, Dec. 4, Bad weather is hampering opera- tions in Macedonia. `
SUBMARINE FIRACY,
LONDON, Dec. 3.
The Sunday Times says that Sir Edward Carson is quite willing to join a Cabinet headed by Mr. Lloyd George.
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Greek troops fired on the British and Italians. Two cannon shots were fired from an adjacent hill at Zapcion where Admiral Fournet and the British and French Ministers and the French bluejackets were.
Afterwards machine-guns opened fire. There were many "casualties. The bluejackets at Zappeion did not reply, but the Flest fired a few shots to silence the Greek canon.
What then happened is not stated. A despatch unnouncing the with drawal of the Allies to the Piraeus, dated, Saturday afternoon, is the last received,
GREECE BLOCKADED"
Pania, Dec. 4.
The Allies have decided to plice
AND CONSTANTINOPLE M. Trepcti announced that an Angle Franco-Russian agreement wascodeladed in 1915, to which Italy adhered, which definitely established Russia's right to the Straits (of Bosphorus and Dar danelles) and Constantinople.
M. Tropoff was prevented for three quarters of a hour from beginning his speech by hostile demonstration by socialists and labourities. A dozen demonstrators were eventually expellert.
THE GERMAN MASS LEVY.
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THE KAISER'S "GREAT"
DELIGHT."
AMSTERDAM, Dea 3. The Reichstay has passed the third
the formers' porta. Greece, there-votes to 19 after a heated discussion, a an embargo on Greek ships lying at Freading of the Compulsion Bill by 235 fore; is in a state of blockade. section of the Socialists denouncing the enslavement of the workmen and the deportation of Belgians.
AN EXPLANATION OF THE CRISIS.
Losno, Dec. 4.
A telegram from Athens says that the King spontaneously offered in October to surrender to the Allies
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The Kaiser has telegraphed to the Chancellor his great delight over the adoptions of the Civilian Service Bill which showed the people were alled with such uniform determinations to
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The present Freas attacks on the Government have reached a height un- pricedanted since the beginning of the war. Even journals distinguished for moderation have been recently critical and dissatisfied with the Government's i alleged dilatoriness, chiefly on the food and man-power questiona, and the alleged weakness of the Foreign Offica and the management of the Navy."
There is, however, a widespread, it less "vocal," sentiment that the critics
fail to credit the Administration with its great achievements in the military and financial fields in the two years of war.
MR. BONAR LAW AS STOPGAF
PREMIER
The chief sensation yesterday was the prophecy of the Manchester Guardian that Mr. Bonar Law would be a kind of stopgap Premier paving the way for Mr. Lloyd George.
PERIODICAL PATCH OF BAD
WEATHER."
The Hestminster Gazette, which suma up the situation as "The Government encountering one of its periodical patches of bad weather," declares that none of the prevalent rumours corresponds with the "incts, and ways the House of Commons is undoubtedly restive, but it is untrue to suggest that the majority. of the Members desire à change of
It Government. continues: Mr. Asquith has unique hold on the
Commons, and Members still expect a statement by Mr. Asquith on the 6th December which will clear up the situation."
MR" LLOYD GEORGE'S ATTITUDE.
LATKE.
Reynold's Newspaper states that Mr. Lloyd George, dissatisfied with the dilatoriness of the War Council in prosecuting the war, has tendered his resignation because Mr. Asquith declines to diminish. the War Counei-MI. Bons: Law and Lard Derby will probably follow Mr. Lloyd George's example. Mr. Lloyd George intends starting L campaign in the country
There is every indication of a Lloyd George-Carson combination in favour of a more rigorous-prosecution-of-the-war-
FUNERAL OF THE EMPEROR
FRANCIS JOSEPH.,
"AMSTERDAM, Dec. 4.. The funeral of the late Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary was carried through with great pomp, and was attended by representatives of the Allied and Neutral States. Members of the Austro-Hungarian Parliament and detachments of the Field Army were also present. Hindreds of thousands To-night's papers state that the the bulk of the war material and make every sacrifice of blood, treasure watched the procession from the guns as compensation for those and labour for a victoriou. defence of Hofburg Chapel to St. Stephen's Cathe delivered to the Bulgarians and The Fatherland. They must maintain dral, where the coffin was blessed and therefor. He stipulated to maintain civilised nations which they had gained Empras Elizabeth and the Crown Germans, receiving an indemnity
then placed in the Mausoleum in the against everyone the place amongst the Capuchin Church, between those of the neutrality and agreed that Greek by intelligence, industry, and moral Prince Rudolf. volunteers should be free to fight strength, they could not be conquered. Greene's eneity. The King did not
Government crisis is unabate.
Apparently Mr. Llofa George's resignation has not yet been accept
el. Mr. Asquith consulted Mr. Lloyd George during the afternoon. and again in the evening. •The Premier also consulted Mr. Bonar Law, Lord Crewe and the Hon. F. Montague.
It is expected that the Prime Minister will make a statement in the House of Commons to morrow (Monday).
THE WESTERN FRONT,
BRITISH RAID TRENCHES,
General Sir Douglas Haig reports: Skjoccul (Norwegian) and the ailer We raided trenches southward, of
Fanquiseart and eastward of Ypres,
The steamers Burcombs (British),
Bricntuis (French) have been sunk.
THE FRENCH FRÖNT.
PARIS, Dec. 8.
A French communiqué roports an intense artillery duel at Burleux. Quiet prevails elsewhere.
It is believed that the British steamer Tatrár has also been sunk.
The Rotterdam Lloyd liner Kadiri waa guzik while homeward bound from the Dutch East Indies. The estimated Jess of £600,000 will fall on the Dutch Insurance market. It is expected that German
- ofices insurance
there participate.
Seven of our aeroplanes during Other ships sunk are the steamers the night heavily bombed factories Egholm, (Danish) and Njcal (Norwegian), at Thionville, Hangars and canton-
British achocners, Eussian
merts at Eton. schooner, a French aniling ship.
SWEDISH STEAMER TORPEDOED.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. a. German submarine has for pedoed the Swedish steamer Douglas and towed the crew in boats to the coast of Jutland where Danish fisher- men picked them up.
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"THE ITILIAN: FRONT.
LONDOR, Dec
officia
The Germans bavo recommenced firing heavy shells in the direction of Nancy!
PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY.
29,297 DEATHS AMONG THEM.
AMSTERDAM v Dec 4
An official atatement polished Ja Barlin Ahown that thatar 1,063,294 prisoners of was in Germany on July
praduers during the
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BERLIN.
observe his engagement, being UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO gradually overwhelmed by hostility excited by the intrigues of the Ger- mans and Gounariats, and declared his powerlessness to maintain order. The Government refused to ratify the King's written engagement.
BRITAIN'S FINANCIAL STRENGTH.
NO FRESH TAXATION
CONTEMPLATED.-
LONDON, Dec. 2. The Hon. R. McKenho, Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, in a written
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GERMAN PEACE EFFORTS IN HOLLAND.
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 4. Certain German personalities havE, arrived in Holland for the purpose of conferring with pacifist propagandists.
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THE STRUGGLE IN
RUMANIA.
RUSSIANS GAIN A FOOTING IN KIRLEDABA.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 2 Private advices state that the Bus sins, after fighting their way across intervening heights, bara gained a foot ing in Kirledaba, where fighting is proceeding..
4VASHINGTON, Dec. 3. Mr.Gersed the United States Ambassador returns to Berlin on December 5th. He will be instructed to emphasise the deep concern of the United States in regard to the deports PROTEST BY AMERICAN POLES houses and are resisting desparately, tions from Belgium, .
་་ GERMAN" PREPARATIONS FOR THE WAR.
INTERESTING GERMAN
STATEMENT.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 2.
LONDON, Dec. 3. Mr. Asquith, replying to an indignant protest by American Peles against Austro-German outrages in "Poland, declared that the Government and the public of the British Empire' fully: sympathise with the opinion expressed on the plight of the Poles and this fresh violation by the Central Powers of
reply to a question put in the In the Berlin Pist Baron Zedlitzhak and anges of modern warfare.
House of Commons says he antici- declares that the German Chancelier petes the Budget, estimate of expen-in 1011 requested the Ministry of diture will have materially increased: the Interior to begin an economic Nevertheless he does not contem preparation for wat plate fresh taxation at present..
MILITARY REWARDS.
LONDON, Dec. 8. The Distinguished Service Order has been awarded. Sub-Lieutenant Edward Pueling and the Distinguish- od Service Cross is given to Lieuten ant Egbert Cadbury and Sub
Lieutenant Gerrard Fane, of the Naval Air Servico, in recognition of the destruction of Tuesday's Zep pelin
on the Norfolk Coust
SIR ERNEST:
ANGLO-FRENCH TREASURY BİLLA,
PROPOSED SALE IN AMERICA
New Yong, Dec. 4.
It is announced that Messrs. Morgas have withdrawn their proposed sale of Anglo-French Transory Bills.
DEATH OF MOSTI,
ROME, Der."
The death is announced of Signor Paulo Torts, the famous song writer,
THE BEST COUGHI MEDICINE:
GERMAN COMPULSION BILL
CONCESSION TO OPPOSITION.
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EMSTERDAM, Dea Despatches from Berlin state that the Government, owing to the strength of the opposition, have been obliged to considerably revise the Compulsion Bill and concedo ita control by Reichtag Committee.
The Germans occupy a number of the
firing from the roofs and windows,
The Germans have concentrated" a large number of reserves at the west of the town and are beginning a counter- attack. *..
RUSSIAN SUCCESSES NEAR
BUKHAREST ·AND-IN
DOBRUDJA:
LONDON, Dec. 2. A Russian communiŋjud states:—South of Bukharest, enemy attacks were repul led. The enemy was driven from Co mana and Gostinasi, captured yesterday,
In Dobradja was gained possession of | -the western part of Cernavoda bridge.
GERMANS DISAPPOINTED.
AMSTERDAM; Dec. 31. The Germans are disappointed at the absence of details of the alleged colossal booty captured in Rumania.
THE RUMANTAH WHEAT" STOOL:
Eight Socialist meetings to protest against the Bill have been prohibited.
"The Socialista Herr Havse and Dithmanın · kummoned the Government to restore freelam to the workmen, especially the Belgians, whose deporta
HOME, Dec, 2. tion was contrary to the Bagne Con The International Instituts of vention and was in defunce of General Agriculture estimates that the von Bissing a promiss Dr. Helfrerich Romanian wheat stock amounts to deplored the discussion, which he said 109,000,000 bushels." would have and effect on the troops at It is believed that the Rumaniana will the front. He asserted that the forcing destroy what they are unable to cany of the Belgians to work was in secure Fdance with international law. It was intolerablothes an idle, turbulent population should, remmin, isthe was
AT.O./ZIRKAN HIBBING
VONDON
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The Dolly Telegraph ponde ays Fast the
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AUSTRIANS MASSING TROOPS IN CARSO.
A. STRATEGIC MOVE,
UDINES, Dec. 4 The Austrians are massing troops in the Carso with the view to an attack, which they hope to make it more diffi cult for the Italians to capture Comin and Porte-Diferro, two strongholds defending passes leading to Trieste..
THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
STREETS OF CHIHUAHUA COVERED WITH DEAD.
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JCARAZE, December The remnants of Carranza's army. have arrived from Chihuahua, and state that when they evacuated the town the streets were covered with dead after four days' fighting against the Villaités
THE LEAGUE TO ENFORCE PEACE
A LEAGUE OF NATIONS AFTER THE WAR
WASHINGTON, Dec:Ï.. The League to Enforce Pener has repudiated through Mr. Taft, its President, a speech made by Mr. Jacob Schif at the League's dinner on November 24 urging the League to take immediate steps to terminate, the war. Mr. Taft asys Mr. Behr apoke only for himself and adds: The League is got a stop-the- war movement Iteairas aroto secure, after the war, a League of Nations.
1.6.LAND SANTO DOMINGO.
AMERICANS APPOINT GOVERNOR TO THE REPUBLIC,
The United