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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY-23, 1918,
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
PEACE AGITATION IN GERMANY.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 29; Cologne is the latest city to join in what appears to be a regular and
EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
THE DARDANELLES ACTION.
BRESLAU AND GOEBEN STRIKE
MINES.
Loknox, Jan: '41. The Admiralty states that the Goeben! and Breslauemerged from the Dardanelles early on Sunday morning and attacked car forces northward of Imbros with the result that two of our monitors were sunk. The enemy went southward of Imbros where the Brain was forced
THE CHINA MAIL.
AUSTRIAN PREMTER RESIGNS.
(AMSTERDAM, Jan. 91.- A telegram from Vienna announce the resignation of the Austrian Premier. Count Von Toganburg, the Minister of the Interior, has been requested to fortaa new Cabinet.
THE LATE GENERAL. SIR BEAUCHAMP DUFF.
A FATAL SLEEPING DRAUGHT.
LONDON, Jan. 21.
THE MAGISTRACY.
THEFT FROM WATSON'S DISPENSARY,
A Chinese youth was charged before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning with the theft of a box of tooth powder from Kesers A. & Watson's & Co'n die
pensary.
AMERICA'S NEW ARMY.
NOVEL INNOVATIONS IN TRAINING.
IST FRANK DELNUT.)
New York.
Laurien a national army now in course of formation, while its training corres ponds generally with that of European soldiers, will be in some suspects a novel force
popular campaign against the Father. into a minefield, and was mined and Beauchamp Duff, G.C&L, G.C.B, employ, for the period of over three Fenimore 'C'onper's stories of the Indians |
land party..
At a meeting there on Sunday ir great bubbub prevented any speeches and the Socialists shouted "Down
with Tirpitz. Long live peace."
A meeting at Dortmund was also broken up
As a meeting in Berlin, "Adrial von Tirpitz deck-red: "Great Britain must be forged to recognise us as an equal,"
CHIEF OF KAISER'S CIVIL STAFF
RESIGNS.
A PAN-GERMAN VICTORY.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 21. The resignation of Dr. von Valer- tine, the Chief of the Kaiser's Civil Cabinet, and who was only seernil! in importance to the Chancellor in intern politics, is regarded as # distinct pan-German victory owing to Dr. von Valentine's alleged liberali political views.
His ressor, Dr. von Berg, is a stausch Conservative.
ank
The Geben want full-speed to the Dardanelles
Turkish destroyers, coming to the assistance of the Breslau were driven off
The Goeben also struck a mins near the entrance to the Dardanelles thus reducing her speed and causing her to settle down ft. She doally benched herself on the west, side of Nagars where she is now being continuously bombed by aircraft. Se
At the inquent on Lieseral Sir verdict was given of "death from an overdose of Terunal," which was taken by misadventure in order to produce.) sleep
Mr-Dyer Eall-Bned the defendant The late General was Commanderia-35 with the alternative of three weeks Chief in India 1913-16 and his name imprisonment. figures prominently in the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the conduct of the Hesopotamia Campain.]
PALESTINE.
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Defondant pleaded guilty. Mr. Paynepamistant at the dispensary! said the defendant had been in firm's
When we were, begs we used to read years During this time his conduct and of the red-skinned warriors", mingled Bloodthirstiness, chivalry and daroiduvilty, bad always been satisfactory.
and in later years by the hid of Briffale sume at the There are still Bill we bad brought to sights of Indian warfare. s large number of Red Indians in Americs -though most of them are in resorvations In various parts of the country--and thiored) still wariko blood in the young, mes The morning papers suntsince that sogas. hundreds of Indians who do not spouk English are to be transferred to the First Oklahoma National Guard, which already has a large number of Indians, in its ranks. It is proposed that enough additical Indians should be assigned to the same
rgiment to fill it to war strength.
A SALE AND A SELL”
A Chingas tailor, charged another
We rescued 175 from the Bridan and SUCCESSFUL PATRUL ACTIONS. Chinese at the Magistracy this morning with the thait of a quantity of cloth 132 were saved from our monitors out
cattings. of 310.
VISCOUNT BROOME SAFE
LONDON, Jan. 21. The evening papers state that Vis count Froome, Commander of the Raglan, is among the saved.
DASTARDLY ASSASSINATIONS IN PETROGRAD.
EX-MINISTERS MURDERED
IN A HOSPITAL-
LONDON, Jan. 21.
A telegram from Petrograd dated January 20 states that twelve armed men forced their way into a hospital, booting M. Shingarief, or Minister of Finance, and M. Kokoshkin, ax-State Controller, formerly in the Keranaky
AUSTRIA AND THE WAR. Cabinet
EMPEROR'S EARNEST DESIRE FOR SPEEDY PEACE.
Both were in bed.
M. Kokoshkin was murdered while *sleep.
M. Shingarica, who was awake, tested, but was assassinated.
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LONDON, JA 21
A Palestine official communiqué states:-Successful patrol actions in the coastal area brought in prisoners.
Our aeroplanes raided camps and steroa near a railway station two miles westward of Samara.
We drove down one enemy machine and one of ours was compelled to land in the enemy lines but was destroyed before capture.
LONDON, Jan. 21..
The Press Bureau states: The Arab forces have been successful in their operations since 1st January in the neighbourhood of Man and have occupied the strong position of Abulissal and also Maghairs.
They compelled the Turks to evacuate the Fish Forest, which is serious blow to the fuel supply of the Medina Railway.
After a two days' engagement north- pro-ward of Masn the Arabs occupied
Jaufed Derwish.
Defendant pleaded not guilty. Complainant stated that he lost the pieces of cloth on Sunday last Yeater day he passed defendant's stall and recognised some pieces of cloth offered for sale, us being those stalan from his shop. He then had the defendanc
heard,
After further evidenca was"; Mr. Dyer Ball discharged the defendant with a caution and ordered the cloth to be returned to the owner.
CREMATING WITHOUT A
PERMIT.
America is training her army with some innovations on her own account. I saw picture the other day, of hundreds of midiera sitting in a semi-circle on the grfacing blackboard on which an arrested.
instructor was writing down and pro
and Defendant said he was a dialer in aquncing simple French words SUCCESSFUL ARAB OPERATIONS.cloth cuttings. As for the pieces of phrases. The soldiers were learning to cloth they were sold to him by a repeat them. They are not going to be entire strangers in a strange land when stranger a Saturday last.
they get over to the Western Front But French is not the only thing soldiers are being taught. Mr. Arthur Nebin, recently of the University of Kamus, has gone to one of the camps in Illinciato trach singing. He will have 10,000 men for his students. Thero, will be singing classes for them twice werk. The papers snounce this fact under the head- ing Drafted men to sing their way to Two Indians, the Secretary and Victory. There is still another educa- caretaker of the Crematorium of the Licual course of this new national army Sikh temple at Morrison Hill Gap Rond, of America. As Camp Derin in were summoned before Mr. Dyer Ball Massachusetts, preparation is going or for Camp this morning for authorising and carry-An army of thinking men."
commanders are methodically conducting ing out the cremation of the remains of talks with the men in their charge. It is su Indian male person without giving their duty to explain matters about the notice to the Inspector of Cemeteries, war, plicing stress on America's reason A telugram from Vienna states
and also with having no cremation for entering it. The offer maks Clear that aglabour delegation held a cou
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 21.
permit from the Head of the Sanitary to the men than they are not fighting for ference with the Austrian Govern
The deliberations were resumed at,,
England or France or for any sentimental Department. ment at which the Premier em-Brestlitovak on the 18th instanti
Mr. Carpmael, prosecuting, said that desire to discharge ancient obligatios, phasised the Emperor's ernest M. Trotsky reiterated the demand
LONDON, Jan. 31.
tection of democratic 'Government. in the House of Commons, Sir there had been several breaches of the but for America's honour and for the pro- desire for a speadly general peace. for a referendam by the peoples of the
occupied territories on the question of Richard Cooper Unionist Member for Cremation regulations recently. He said that the Government their destiny.
Walsall asked:"How can enemy did not think the defendants intex- -mounted ranquests supported inter- Dr. Kuehlmann reiterated his refusal submarinen operate regularly on the tionally evaded the regulation, and
The camps started over the country for national disarmun ent, international to withdraw the German troops and Mersey whist British submarines esa-requested that nominal fine be the training of national armies are regard.
declared that these territories must be not operate near the enemy ports in the urbitration courts, and promised con-protected from the spread of the Bavolt North Sea?".
Imposed. According to the regulation ed not only as gatherings of Vallièts, but cessions with regard to food supplies, įtion to them The discussion of "this
Dr. Macnamars, Financial Secretary the cremation should be carried cat also as assemblies of citizens. There are the abolition of military control over question was then adjourned.
to the Admiralty, replied that the ander the supervision of Inspector Alles, among the drafted men many who are the workers in war industries, the Dr. Kushimanu asked what were the Admiralty was not prepared to admit Inspector in charge of Cemeteries. In financially well off, and some in moderate relations between the Petrograd Gover that British submarines could not this case the death occurred on Satur circumstances, as well as a large number ment and the Caucasus Army..
operate pear eremy ports in the North Ses. He emphasised that the conditions day and deceased was cremated the
GOVERNMENT'S PROMISED CONCESSIONS TO LABOUR,
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 22.
democratization of municipal auffrage and women's suffrage, after which the Fabourites passed a resolution of satisfaction and circulated an appeal for the immediate resumption
of work.
THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT EMBARRASSED.
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PEKING, Jan. 22. While the resignation of the Austrian Premier is still naconfirmed, -signs are not lacking that the Govern- ment is embarassed by the Labour situation, which has taken a form -un- procedented in Austria where the
THE RUSSIAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
M. TROTZKY RETURNS TO PETROGRAD. "
.
M. Trotzky replied that the Caucasus Army was absolutely devoted to the Petrograd Government.
The question of the future of the Aaland Islands, Dr. Kuehlmann'argued, one for Finland, Sweden and Germany.
WIS
After stating that he dissanted from this view, M. Trotzky intimated that he was compelled to leave Petrograd because of "internal questionfor."
BRITAIN' ATTITUDE TOWARDS PERSIA.
They killed sighty and captured 200 meb and one field-gun.
British aeroplanes thrice bombed
Mann.
SUBMARINE OPERATIONS.
INTERESTING QUESTION IN
PARLIAMENT.
He
CITIZENS AND SOLDIERS.
"One and all.
who have no spare eash. they are being Appealed to for usistance
in the vicinity of enemy ports were next day. No permit for cremation for their means permit in the wholly different to those near the British had been obtained in this case, only a toancing of the war. Each of the cainps ports. The absence of a mercantile burial certificata. As Head of the has fixed for it a certain sumy, just as the traffic gave the Germans an opportunity Sanitary Department, he would not various towax ead districts of the United for extensive mining, whilst the volume
THE
of mercantile trafic in British ports sanction & cremation unless a certificate States are being given a certain sum as necessitater keeping the approaches of the cause of death or a certificate clear of mines.
BRITISH ADMIRALTY PROMOTIONS.
Pyrisa, Jao. 9, LONDON, Jan. 21. Reater's Agency has received the In the House of Lords, Lord Curzon following list of Admiralty promotions announced that Great Britain. bad from the British Legation--
Commanders to be Captains-Jobn Charles Archibald Wise of 1907 as henceforth suspended. He Casper Boucher Ballard, Frank Powell, emphasised that Creat Britain desired Leopard Laurence Feel Willan. Ralph
Government have hitherto been ultra. informed Persin, that Great Britainnaktion Citto Berman Hawke-Gean,
antocratie.
regarded the Anglo-Russian Agreement
from the Medical Officer in charge of the Public Mortanty was produced to show that death was not due to violence.
Defendants pleaded ignorance of the regulations and urged that the breach of the law was not wilfuly made.
Mr. Dyer Ball fined each defendant $1.
their goul. Here is an example. Liberty Joan nbscription at Camp Caster car Battle Creek, Michigan, on October 14th, totalled 183,000 dols. Anty officer predict the uamp will exceed its quote, which has bean fixed at 200,000 do's. There are about seventeen thousand men
in the camp.
The current election fghts are pet mitted to touch the camps, at least those near New York. Regulations have been ANTIDOTE FOR SEA SICKNESS. issued under which speakers for the various candidates are allowed during Eight Malays were charged before certain bours to conduct meetings and parties. There is one adamant condition,
The marked anxiety of the Ministers to placate the labourites shows that Persia to, remain neutral in war time Collins, Richard Horne, D.8.0., Alexan- Mr. J. R. Wood this morning with the Put forward the views of their particular Government circles must fear a possible upheaval
**IF AMERICA IS WILLING TO
NEGOTIATE -
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 22. During the course of a lecture, Count Revention stated that a German Min- inter to a noutral State declared that Germany would restrict, even suspend; submaring warfare if America was willing to negotiate.
and to ratain her complete independence
after the war:
THE EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
FLOODS HÄSTEN ENEMY'S WITHDRAWAL.
LONDON, Jan 21.
An official message from East Africa
says
der Robinson Palmer, Graham Richard theft of seven bottles of brandy and five and that is that no speeches capable of Leicester Edwarda,
Evered Chilcott Geoffrey Hopwood, Walter bore of scented soap from s steamer being construed as seditions must be John Calimer Lake, Henry Evans of the China Matual Steam Navigation given. Exactly who is to judge of this Freke Aylmer, The Hon. Arthar Stop-
line. ford, Robert Arthur Hornell, Guy
Owen
U.S.0., Edward
It was stated that the defendants
is not laid down, but probably the comp commanders will exercise their own dis
Plantagenet Bigg-Wither, Gilbert were engaged in Singapore totally the action. Peace talk with covert pro-Ger- |
Stephenson, John Lewis Pearson,
manism will certainly not be allowed.
Walsh Carrington. Relan Michael cargo along the coast porta. During Still, thers will be some rousing, outdoor Goverisy Kerankland French, the voyage to. Hongkong, the Chie Money, Wilfred Lawrence Walter Braithwaite, Francis
oratory of a diverse character
Apart from politicians, there is no lack Alexander Waddilove Baller, Linal Officer, Mr. Loft, had occasion to go Fitzgerald Maitland Birwan, Thomas to the defendants' cabin when he found of light or serious Interest for the men We came in contact with the easmy Norman James Ragnar Musgrave two bottles of brandy on the table. He undergoing training, because the men ara 50 miles south-westward of Fort Colvin, Amelia
Our Nyasaland column occupied Luram Balaboma, tag
Floods are haatsning the enemy's withdrawal northward.
3".
ney
Lt. Commanders to be Commanders questioned defendants as to how they visited by singers, lecturers, preachers, Charles Douglas Ost Shakespeare, Bid-got the brandy, but they denied the and the size of the sudicaces testifies to Arthur Geary Hill, Frederick Jobo theft. A search was made and fire the attractiveners of the functions: "Ah instance in provided in the work of Harry Batler Gibson, Edmond Allan Berner stanley, John William Howard, Richard more bottles of brandy were found con: Ladder who is now in America, giving Bence England John Harbid Young, cealed in their luggage, as well as Richard EvaG Williams Kirby, Arthur | several boxes of perfumed soap. Henniker Heaton, Cecil Hunter Boyd Go
THE GOOD BEHAVIOUR OF THE
GERMAN OFFICER'S TRIBUTE.
LONDON, Jan. 22. AMERICAN WEEKLY HAR REVIEW.
wan, Robert Charles Cator Smert, Lord Mr. E. Lord, chief officer of the ship. Reuters Correspondent at British
Waterpark, Brian Patrick MacMahon said that three of the defendants were WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.
Neville Brovoort Carey Brock, James
be Headquarters in East Africa states
A passage in Mr. Baker's Weakly Follett Hutton, Charles Herbert MI. under the infidence of liquor when that a letter, found on a captured War Review atates that while the chaelson Harry Cecil Drand Pipou, went to their cabin. German officer in Egypt, speaking of enemy is busy concentrating on in Somerville Foreigrine Brewalow Russel, Defendants denied the theft, stating 300 German prisoners taken in East offensive the forces of the British and Kenneth Douglas Worsley or they purchased the brandy in Ringspore. Franch have greatly strengthened their Charles Astley Poignand Roy Bacchus The brandy was to be used as an Allan Robert Armitage. McDonald, Africa and now interned in Egypt defensive dispontions, reorganising D.8.0.Gerald Cartmell Barrison, Eustace -says:Life is quite bearable here. their tactical arrangements which were Befiel Drake Long Frederick Archi- antidote against ses sickness. The food is good and 40 per cent. of chiefly of an offensive character. They hald Home Russel, Edward Balfour our rien ara occupied in gardening, are now prepared for every eventuality. Cloete, Hugh Beaumont Robinson, Sidney AN AMERICAN WAR CABINET.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31
but they do not over-work and in my opinion it does them good. Our men behave very badly. They squabble
#MENJ
accused.
Wood remanded the
all kis spare time in this country to sing,
ing and talking to the mer in the camps.
He is mixing up serions and appealing little speeches with his entertainment.
FELL LEADING HIS MEN.
PREMIER AND DEATH OF ME. NEIL PRIMROSE IN PALESTINE.
Mr. Lloyd George in Parliament ex
caused by the prossed the deep wonogi death of Mr. Neil Primrose in action in
Hopkins cher Fenton Napier The good, Claude Lind easy Bate, Montague George Bentinck Lege, D.8.0 Patrick Birmingham Crohan George Macgregor Skinner, Eran Brace Gardyne, 0.8.0. Mr. Melville E. Stone, President of Palestine. He had abilities far beyond Archibald Besburne May M.V. O., the Associated Press of. Lanoslat Arthur Wetherall Spooner, The
died at the average, said the Prime Minister, and
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