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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1918,
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1)
BRITISH LABOUR MESSAGE TO RUSSIA.
THE PRINCIPLE OF NO.
ANNEXATIONS.
TER PRAMAT FRONT.
SUCCESSFUL ITALIAN ADVANCE.
LONDON, Jan. 13. An Italian official report says: In order to rectify our line from the northward of Osteriallepre to the head of the Cesilla Valley, we advanced and Wo gained considerable 'advantages. inflicted heavy losses and took 291 prisoners.
We entered enemy trenches on the Mt. Solarulo salient and also extended the bridgehead eastward of Caposils. We captured trenches, taking 45 prison- ars and two trench mortars.
LONDON, Jan. 1 The Parliardentary Committee at the Trade Union Congress and the National Executive of the Labour". Party, in the course of a message to the Russian people, declare that the British people accept the principle of no annexations for the Empire and are ready to apply it:-
BRITISH AERIAL OPERATIONS.
Loxbox, Jar L A British official message from Italy
atatou
Uur aeroplanes during the past week destroyed mix of the enemy's machines and drove down others ont of control.
The Italiana successfully operated yesterday at Mount Asclone, Mount linoncia and Mount Caposile, taking
many prisoners.
Firstly, in the Middle East, though they are of the opinion that the responsibility after the war for the reconstruction of Palestine shoukl be undertaken by the Pence Con ference..
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Secondly, they repudiate annexa tions in tropical Afriën and accept the
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, Jan. 15.
A German official message says:- Violent Italian attacks against the Antro-Hungarians on Mount Asolons and Mount Pertica broke down heavily
ACTIVITY IN PALESTINE.
principk of self-determination for the Empire. including India and other dependencies, although believing that the record of Great Britain this respect does not occasion" repronch,states:
**LONDON, Jan. 15.
An official message from Falestine
Despite the weather, our aircraft
In the future. Great Britain will dive bombed Jensen aerodrome and Amman much more rapid development `to-station on the Hedjaz railway, with wards self-government in aæder to good results. Two of our machines. zra
missing. ruise the dependencies to the status of Dreninione.
DUTCH STEAMER SUNK,
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 16. The stening testpolder with u crew of eighteen, from Rotterdhan- to England, has been, torpedoed or mined.
Twelvevisors-- Scheveningen.
Janded
CHINA TEA STOCKS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Lesbos, Jan. 15.
It is understood that the Food Ministry is taking steps to trade all remaining stocks of China, teu in the United Kingdom with น view of ensuring its distribution.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
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There is considerable patrol activity in the Jerusalem sector.
We raided Makhmus village, taking prisoners. There was similar activity in the coastal rector, eastward and north- ward of Jaffa
CHANGES IN GREEK GOVERN-
MENT.
ATHENS, Jan. 15.
1. Venizelos. The Greek Premier, Las assumed the War Ministry.
General Danglis has been appointed Commander-in-Chief.
BRITAIN AND THE FINNISH
REPUBLIC.
LONDON, Jan. 15.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Balfour stated that Great Britain is awaiting an expression of opinion from the Russian people before recognising the Finnish Republic.
He emphasised that Eritish sympathy was wich Finland..
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NOTED BAVARIAN- AIRMAN KILLED.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BOLSHEVIKS: ARREST, BUMANIAN
LEGATION STAFF.
FETROGRAD, Jan. 15
FRENCH SOLDIERS' PAY INGREASED.
PARIS, Jan. 13.
THE SITUATION IN IRELAND
THE GERMAN NAVAL MUTINY.
FBINERS.
A German sailor, named - Weigät, boatswaix ore the Dreadnought
The Bolsheviks have arrested the MR. JOHN DILLON AND THE SINN Kronprsa, who participated in the Rici mutiny in October, escaped to: Holland staff of the Rumanian Legation and con
at the end of November fined them in the fortros of St. Peter,
In an interview, Weight stated that and St. Paul.
1- Dublin, Ireland, December 4.—Speak 300 milors from the Aranpring who ing in Dublin as the Ancient Order of ] were ordered to proceed to a submarīna Hibernian Literary and Debating school for instruction, decided to revolt. Society, Mr. Jcho Dillon said: "The When the rasprix:'a men were parad- country is swept by a ware of passion led for their departure they refused to which is, I frankly recognite, patriotic, | leave. Admiral' von Schmidt "then Lintonssir" "patriotie; and ia më opinion | struck the men's leader, Heilmann:“Who extremely brave and gallant on the returned the blow, and "floored” the whole.
admiral. The officers feed their re A Bill has been introduced-increasing"|| What has created the enormous volvers at the matineers who used rifles the daily war, allowance, to soldiers at shange! It is not that Mr Griffith has and knives in band-to-hand conflicts. the Front from one to three francs. converted them to his doctrine. It is even officers, tackading the admiral
the work of Bir Joba Maxwell and his were thrown overboard, and only the men who have brought about this mighty admiral was rescoed Military, police change It is essential that the Irish boarded
Aronprins and the people should understand this, and what mutineers gave themselves up. Six of Bills me with apprehension and anxiety | their leaders were shot, and many others as to the future of this country is this were sent to prison for terms ranging up this great ware of passion has been to 20
0 years. taken hold of by men, not by Mr Artbar Griffith nor by Mr John MacNeill. We saw what the power of these men was S‡ the Convention. Do you eppose för A "QUEEN BOPHIE AND THE " PIGS single moment that Mr Arthur Orith, who signed himself the 'other day as the father of Sinn Fein would step down. And out for De Valars if he pad dared to face him? The verdict of this conven- was that the men whorbad ng
NEW ARCTIC ISLANDS FOR
CANADA.
New York, Jan. 15.. -- The explorer Stefanssen claims for Canada several now large Arctic islands borth-west of Banks Land, which he discovered in the spring of 1916,
MILITARY REGISTRATION IN AMERICA.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.
In the Senate a Bill has been intro duced providing for the military registration of all man who bayeregched the age of 1 since June, 1917, also giving power to the authorities to give furlough to army men for harvesting.
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AVALANCHE IN JAPAN..
#3 PETOPLE BURIED.
Toxic, Jan. 15.
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In an avalanche, in the province of Niigata, 173 persons were buried.
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.、
HOUSE OF LORDS REJEUTS
·REFERENDUM PROPOSAL.
LONDON, Jan 15. The House of Lorda rejected, by 30 yotes to 62, the proposal for a referen- dum 'nmong women on the question of women's suffrage, which clause was left substantially altered -
OF ALLIES.
The Hestia (Athens) announces that among the documents in the ciphered.
confidence wither in obrator of the tine and hid and Berlin, the key to Daw moyeneche Asil or in correspondence batworm King Constant
Arthur Grifta
What did we see
which has lately been discovered, is a arthur: Griffith shad, to defend John long telogram from Queen Sophie to the MacNeill for trying to stop the insur Raiser recounting in detail the victory rection of Easter Week, as he now of King Constantine over the Angle frankly admits he did try. Are we, he French forces at Athens on December 1 said, to be told that be was a criminal, and 2, and axtolling the Germunophila because he did his best to prevent a holoentiments of the Greek Government caust being made of the young men of and nation. The tenor of the message. Ireland That is what he called Easter lasail to give the impression that it is a Week, a holocaust of the young men of simple execution of orders received from Laland. These men, therefore, bave Berlin. condemnard Easter Week as strongly as
The messages exchanged direct bo we have, and by what right of honest tween the Athens and Berlin Palaces, politics do they go about this country, when they have been entirely decipher exploiting Easter Week for political pured, will be sent before a Parliamentary poses, when they condented it as Commission. unjustifiable and lauded the exertions of men who tried to stop it?
Far
Que message it has Feen as certained that in January last ex-King Constantine urged the Kaiser to attack the Allies on the Balkan front, promising. that his forces would attack General Sarrail's forces in the rear. From na- ather it appears that Queen Suphie. communicater by telephone with General Falkenbausen at Larissa. In another message the Queen refers to the Allies as infamous pigs,"
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Ireland will not be republic, and cannot be a republic without a bloody fight and a successful fight ; and in order to maks Ireland a republic you have to break England and beat her to the ropes. The Countess Marckievicz thinks that will be an easy thing to do. believe, on the contrary, that any attempt to do so will undo the work that has been done for the past 50 years. sad bring us back to the position that Ireland occupied in 1798, and would cost thousands of lives and desolate this ADMIRALTY CONTRACT SCANDAL country. What makes me so uneasy and ankinis-and I am oneusy and anxious
country-is this one of the horrible characteristics of the past history-of Ireland, as I read it, is that whenever Ireland got to be united, or appeared to be sited, and struck upon some policy British power govaming this country, enemy was to sow division amongst the respecting large sums of money paid to the scheme always adopted by the mandar Jobe Porte and Lyman Seely Five per cent of Gross Receipts will be. Donated to the Red Cross Funds.
Irish ranks, as of old, and then to drive a Crown agent in connection, with con- the hotheads and enthusiasts into some tracts between the Admiralty and enterprise so that they might be cracked; the Carliss Aeroplane Company of Now and I believe nt this very hour, and in York Casson was fined £6,000 and the this city, there are men engaged in the
THE NON-FERROUS METAL BILL. about the immediate Future of this
Loxbox, Jau 15.
ILLEGAL COMMISSIONS, .
AND THEIR JOKER
William A. Casson, a retired public servant, washed in London on A HAND FULL OF TRUMPS. NEW PROGRAMME ALL GOOD TRICKS,
EDGAR WARWICK AS THE JUKER.C November 19th for corruption, in
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In the House of Commons. Sir Albert H: Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, anounced that he proposed to which was shaking the foundations of the having conspired with Wing Com Metal Bill, making it clear that the move at amendment to the Non-ferrous Bill did not affect aby business carried on entirely outside the United Kingdom.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, Jan. 14. The Silver Market is steady: "
BANE OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 15, RAIDING ACTIVITY.
The crack Bavarian airman, Mar Mueller, who claimed that he had THE NOTORIOUS LONDON, Jua. 15, brought down thirty-eight aeroplanes, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig has been accidentally killed. sreports:--
We repulsed a strong raid aorth -eastward of Armentieres. We carried out a raid to the northward of Lens, bombing dugents, and taking prisoners.
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ARTILLERY ACTIONS ON FRENCH
FRONT,
LONDON, Jan. 15.
A French communiqué says:-
There have been violent artillery actions in the Beaumont and Caurieres Wood sectors and on the right of the Monse.
GERMANY.
a resolution in favour of a general peace
ORDER NO. 1."
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infernal work which was a successful judge ordered, all money which had in 1795-the same work which drove been received illegally as commission to The Wolfe Tone into rebellion. This young be returned to the authorities.
an bag been described as an irreconcila Crown withdrew proceedings agulant: ble revolutionary. He was nothing of Forts, not regarding his action +98 the fort Wolfe Tona, up to a certain criminal. Porte said he was willing to period, was a confirmed constitutional return the money which he had received. agitator. He world. have been one of our party but for the fact that ther men drove by deliberate and detestable policy the young men of the country into insurection. That" is the game being played in Ireland today. I see it going un argand we on avery side.
our
MISSING DESPTICHES
The following is a translation of the
"If the hour comes, the responsibility A court of inquiry was opened on ANTI-ANNEXATIONIST OPINION IN notorious "Order No. 1. a document of the men who have led in this move- November 17, to investigate the loss of which has been the primary cares of all ment will be terrible To her the despatches in December, 1915, by the insubordination in the Bassian unarmed youth of a nation like Ireland Captain Stanley Wilson, M.P. Captain armies-ingsbordination which turned who have been throughout the whole Wilson told the court that he was "ÁMSTERDAM," Jan. 15. the successful offensiva ou the Galician metal courage, that I may describe carrying four bags from Athens in the
of the country signalised by front into a shameful retreat and which Whilst the pan-Germans continue facilitated the German capture
as reckless courage to "hurl them steamship "Spezzia," when a German theannarationist campaign the following Rigs
anarmed up against the infernal submarine stopped the vessel. He threw incidents testify to the presence of other
1-14 March, 1217.. machinery that Eas been devised for the one bag overboard. To his horror it currents of opinion in Germany
For the garrison of the Petroraad destruction of human life in modern Boated, though he had been told, that it Four thousand Independent Social Military District, to all soldiers of the war, is a crime, or an act of unspeakable would mak. Fortunately, darkness was Democrats, who for over a year have and of the Flost, to be immediately and
Guard, of the Army, of the Artillery, folly...
Might I direct your attention to coming on and the bag escaped notice. not been permitted to hold meetings, punctually carried out, and to the another matter which ought to engage An American lady aboard the "Spertis attended a meeting of the Fatherland workmen of Petrograd for their infor- the earnest attention of any man who took charge of another bag aaying "No Party,
Jena, and unanimously passed mation,
has any responsibility in Ireland 7 German or Austrian would dare to (1)In all companies, battalions, Thoughout the whole of the struggle of eater the cabin of an American woman." by understanding They then stormed regimente, parks, batteries, squadrons, our race to save itself from extinction. The bag reached London enfely, and the platform and tarew out the Father And self-contained ministrations, and on famine or nearly completely wiped out the War Ofice authorities thanked the
kinds military THE REVERSE AT CAMBRAI.
the ships of the Navy. Committees to of existance by the victor, they fed lady. The captain of the submarine A meeting at Frankfort addressed by be elected immediately from the elected out of the country across the water to arrested Captain Wilson and took him "HIGHER COMMAND EX-
Dr. Dernburg, ex-Colonial Secretary reprosentatives of the lower ranks America. There they found a home to Austris, where he was a prisoner of where they were welcome in their war. Later Captain Wilson heard that ONERATED.
on the basis of the Reichstag resolution units.
and poverty. They arrived some Austrian authorities read reports of July 19th. LONDON, Jan. 15.
In connection with the Fatherlaad not yet elected their representatives extent, and they were offered a great In the House of Commons, Mr. Farty meeting on January 9th; when a to be elected from each company, the career and built up a new astion the bag was floating, sad they sent out a and failed, however, to discover two other Bonar Law stated that as a result of number of soldiers were decorated with same to appear with written credentials greater Iraland, because the Irish of submarine and found the bag. They the enquiry by Field Marshal Sir the Iron Cross but were fially expellet at the State Duma by 10 4.5. on 9-15 America are far more austerous
March.
more wealthy than the remnant of the hugs which were on board of the Douglas Hsig, the Imperial General by the police becaues they interrupted (3) In all its political activity a
race left at home. The fing of that coun
Spezzis" and thess reached London Staff and the War Cabinet the Govern annexationist speakers, 325 disabled military unit is subordinated to the try became as dear, more dear to many eventually,
Soldiers of our blood, than the old green flug at ment considered that the Higher soldiers sent Admiral Von Tirpitz their Council of Workmen's and
bowie the lag of the Stars and Stripes Command was not surprised by the Iron Crosses as a lasting memorial of Deputies and to its own Committees. became a sacred fag to Ireland, and in German attack at Cambrai on Novem- the disgraceful act of his supporters.”
(4) The orders of the military commis sion of the State Duma are to be executed all the dificulties of America is the INTENSE COLD IN' MESOPOTAMIA. ber 30 and that all proper and adequatë.
only in such cases where they are not in Civil War the Irish regiments where ever disagreement with the orders and to the front of the battle, and as I any. He emphasised that Sir Douglas Haig
resolutions of the Council of Workmen's under the shelter of that fisg and that fres Constitution our people had offered bad instituted an enquiry before he
and Soldiers' Deputies." LAS PALMAN, JAD. 15. received the instructions of the War.
(6) Every kind of weapon, such as to them not only here, but a career of -Office, and, that his report was examined The Royal Nederland steamer Atlas rides, machine-guns, armoured motors honor, where they canld redeem them. by the Committeo cf the Imperial has been torpedoed and sunk, twenty etc., must be at the disposition and selves from the horrors they had to dy General Stal, Sir William Robertson five miles from the island of Fuerente under the control of the Company and from in their own country,
Ventura
Battalion Committees, and not in say. presiding, and that the General Staff's
case to be given up to officers, even On report was examined by the Committee
their demand. of the War Cabinet and subrequently
dispositions were made to meet it.
passed a resolution in favour of peace (privates) of the above indicated military miselt «tarving and in rats to a great in English papers to the effect that the
·DUTCH STEAMER TORPEDOED.
The crew of 29 were saved.
by the War. Cabinet itself. The War RECORD SALE OF WAR BONDS. Cabinet considered that public discussion. on a breakdown which undoubtedly Loccurred would be most detrimental to the public interests, and were satisfied that proper measures had been taken to deal with similar situations in future (Cheera).
THE RAID ON YARMOUTIL
RAIDER PRESUMED TO BE A SUBMARINE
LONDON, Jan. 15. Over £33,000,000 in War Bonds was sold by the Banka last week, which constitutes a record
(9) In all military units which bave
(0) In the ranks and in the execution
of service duties soldiers should observe
Bruder Special Correspondent, writing. from Baghdad on 15th December, unid An abnormally, hot sumer has been fellowed by abnormally cold weather Twelve degrees of frost have been registered at Samarmband 6.6 at Baghdad This means a difference of 100 degrees in the maximum and ruinimum records during the fut five mouths. The lowest temperature puma recorded in Baghdad previous to this year in 18.6. When returning from Quara Tepe the water in the besin froze
the strictest military discipline; but TOWN'S ONLY DOCTOR IN GAOL, outside the service, and the ranks in
and
their political, general civil, and private A report from Charleville (Australia) life soldiers cannot in anything suffer states that a doctor who has been prac. any dimination in those rights enjoyed ticing in the town for some months, was to solid block Snow has fallen on looked up at the police station under jo the hills, and the troops marching north The total sales by the Banks now all citizens
In particular the standing front and structions from the military. Two petiof Baghdad bad ice in their water bottles. aggregate nearly £254,000,000. The the obligatory saluto arc,,abolished off tions containing 1,000 signatures bave The winter rains are late. Since a Fost Ofice eales for the week ending | daty wor
theen presented, seaking his reloasa | week or two before our entry into January 5th..amounted to £968,000, (7) Simmarly, the addressing of offer young man was carried on s
railway minking the. Post Qlice aggregata oy Excellency Your Honour." and the hrcken leg A child was also taken to heen a shower sufficient to lay the clust." cers according to their ranks Your stretcher to the cells to be treated for a Baghdad on March 11th, there has not £12,000,000. The sale of War Bavings like is abolished, and is replaced by the the lock-up for treatment. Indigna Today the rainfall to Baghdad for the Certificates is also increasing
address: Mr General," Mr. Colquetion is running high Presumably the Inst nine months arounts to 009 of an
medien locked up in the only doctor in inch Still it in bealfly wenther, Rode treatment of soldiers by any milt Chartsville, a
the old skilled the germs of cholera, tary Tank of any sort, and in particular,
of which we hail a few sporadic cases addressing them in the second person singular (sutoger), is forbidden ;nul»very
Before the cold bot ... LONDON, Jan, 15 violation of this injunction and also sít misnnderstandings between officers and weese ir exports of £2,787,946 and an soldiers must be brought by the latter to increase in raports of 20,416,206 as the notice of the Company Committees The present Order is to be read in all compared with December, 1916 companies, Hattalions, reriments, nava The increases of exports last year regents, batterier, and all offer con totalled - £19,029,284, and of importa↑ manda, combatant and non-Combstant
SAED SOL
IMPORT AND EXPORT: STATISTICS.
LONDON, Jan. 15 The night was black and cold at Turnout and most of the inhabitanta were shed when a great star shell lit up The Board of Trade raports & de-
the entire town, and this was followed by a maid in lade. Boots were strip ned off, windows blown in and chimney atacks knocked down. There were faoicherable narrow escapes M
carried out the raid.
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