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TUESDAY, TRBRUARY 19, 1818.
TELEGRAMS.
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NORWEGIAN EXPORTS FOR, THE
ALLIES
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.
It is officially"" announced “thải | Norway has agreed to send to the United States and to the Alhes the
THE UKRANIAN PEACE. bulk of her experts in exchange for
ITS PROBABLE RESULTS.
Lospes. Fab. 18.
Athe details of the Ukranian pense are studied, its importunee is "realised na setting in motion, new forces which are likely profoundly to affect the future of Europe...
"The central fact is that what the Germans enlla victorious peace has only been brought about by brib, ing Uhine with territory at the expense of Russia, but chiefly Poland It was apparently the object of the Central Towers to sow discord in the three Sluv States of Poland. Bussia and Ukraine, but the
mediate result, riot contemplated. by the Central Powers, has been to throw-Poland into an uproar entail
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS,
THE WESTERN FRONT.
GENERAL ACTIVITY.
LONDON, Feb. 16. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hair
ports
A patrol this morning surprised and dispersed a German working party
There was hostile artillery activity between Gousasucourt and the Sourpe River, also in the Lens sector and- north eastward of Ypres
neessary supply, and also, not to export to the Central Pawan Ameri- can products or Norwegian products replaced by the former and to pre-onstward of Look vent auch goods reaching the Central Powers, through neutrals. Norway has also agreed not to export more then 480,000 tons dr fish to the Central Powers annually to prohibit the export of vertain metals, includ- ing nickel, tin anth, wolfram, to the Contral Powers; to export sa much of these metals is possible to the Allies and not to allow Norwegian products made with machinery, and oil imported by the Allies, to bo exported to the Central Powers," ""
THE STANDARDISATION OF
GOVERNMENT TEL":
LONDON, Feb. 14.
In the House of Commons, Mr. Ciynes. Parliamentary Under-Secre tury to the Ministry of Food, an- nounced the early standardisation of
Despite the unfavourable conditions. yesterday, our seroplanci machine gaaned a convey and troops from low altitude: One of ous machines is missing.
A RAID REPULSED
LONDON, Feb 15. Field-Marshal Sir Douglan Haig
reporta:-
BRITISH LINE BITENDED IN. PÅLESUNEA
LONDON, Falk 15, An official momage from Palestine
Our line has been advanced to a
depth of two miles on a front of six miles astride the village of Mukhma, north-northeast of Jerusalem, with little opposition.
FINANCING: AMERICA'S WAR
PREPARATIONS..
...་ LARGE SUMS FOR GUNS, GAS AND BOMBS.
WASHINGTON, Fab. 16. The House of Representativas has favourably reported on the billion dollars' urgent, Deficisuey Appropriation Bil for various military setvities Provision is made therein to expand $81,000,000 on the very heavy artillery for forta supplementary to over $1,780,000,000 already apart or author
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There was considerable activity of the Benemy's artillery in the Queant sestar, It is intended to erect a plant in Wa secured prisoners in patrol en-France for the manufactura of gases, counters in the neighbourhood of Lens, and oyor $272,600,000 for aeroplane A raid on a Belgian post eastward of bombs is asked a new and Mercken was repulsedag, endomet
Akasember be THE ITALIAN RETREAT. ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON FRENCH FRONT.
COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY OPENS.
LONDON, Feb. 15.
THE UKRANIAN PEACE.
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S MANIFESTO,
Axstandar; Feb. 15,
A mesange" from Vienna stated that the Austrian -Emperor has issued; ■ manifesto on the occasion of the Ukraine penes. He trusts that the gratifying first peace may soon lead to a general peace for auffaring Humanity. He reciprocates the neighbourly love, që an sspiring Toung people which had som eient resolution to express ita bitter salt.
AN INSPIRED STATEMENT
"BEACHING EUROPE'S RICHEST
JANS GRANARY,”.
An inspired statement in the Vienna papers in reviewing the Breatiitovsk negotiations saya; In view of kis Trotsky's nentisfactory attitude the Central Powers strove to make a breach in the Eastern front by making peace with Ukraine, which moreover was necessary as the only way of reaching Europe richest granary. But the peace with:= }} kundna, was only possible by conceding Chelm. The Government declares that the Fales cannot object ja this concession, which is based on the principle of self-determination. The statement acids that military aeristeves to the Ukranians may be 'necessary to protect the transport of the spina grain against Bolshevik attacks and concludes that distria-Hungary.is in nowise bound by the finssian declaration terminating the state of war.; Austría armistice because, from the standpoint Hungary has no reason to denounce the
ig the resignation of the complacent Polish Cabinet and to unite the Austro-Hungarian Foles, Slavs and Czechs in a protest which forced the Austrian Premier to resign. Though the latter's resignation has not been full Government tea it the Hut mte notably in the sector of Butte-de-Mesnil. Italian retreat on the Piave has opened. 36f International Law, a state of war stilli accepted, the crisis persists and the of 8. per pound, although time
would be allowed in order that anti-German movement in Austria
holden may clear their existing has rercived un impetus which may
Mtocks. The Government would eventually result in Slavonic pre-
make no profit, but a substantial dominance in the dual monarchy,
The inore liberal of the German reduction in the average retail price to manifest of the last eight months was what newspapers continue uneasiness over the Ukranian, deve-some experts of the tea trade werd lopments and the Lokal Anzeiger incapable of attending to. reveals that besides the Cholm ques. Department had been assured that it' tion, the Poles have been embittered was a quite reasonable thing to stan by the discovery their the Toz and dardise tea so as to give confidence Bombrown districts are to be sepur-to el purchasers, while bringing down ated from Poland and the latter is the average price.
to be denied access to the sea. The journal adds: There have been great patriotic demonstrations in Lemberg and Cracow,"
The Fankfurter Zeitung's Berlin Correspondent says the attitude of the Polish regiments towards the Russian army is seriously disquieting German political circles, and they have offered in constitute a Polish National Army.
THE CENTRAL POWERS AND THE BOLSHEVIKS.
PREPARING FOR A "MILITARY MOVE
AMSTERDAM, Feb. In. Apparently the German public is being prepared for un Austro-Gerlin" move uguinst the Bolsheviks.
The Norddeutsche Zeitung vehe mently denounces the proceedings of the Bolsheviks in Finland, Estonia and Livonia, and ways that the. Finish plenipotentiaries "in Berlin have requested intervention. The paper further points out that] the Russian Government is forming a Red Army.
The Berlin Tageblatt publishes n telegrain from Vienna indicating that it may be necessary for the Central Powers to help Ukraine to safeguard the exchange of commodities, ENÉMY REPRESENTATIVES LEAVE
PETROGRAD
LONDON, Feb. 16.
A Berlin oficial announcement states that all the members of the Quadruplice Commission have left Fetrograd, which confirms the im pression that Germany is preparing for military uction against the Bolsheviks
THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 17, Count Hertling has arrived in
from the Army Headquar
CAPITAL AND LABOUR IN AMERICA.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Capital and Labour, at the request of the Government, have each ap pointed fire representatives to out- line the bigis of their relationship „during the wor
CANADIAN FOUNDLING ASYLUM DESTROYED BY FIRE.
MONTREAL, Feb. 17.
The Foundling Hospital of the Orey Huns has been hurged and infants perished."
[* This telegram has apparently suffer-
ad some xantiation in transmission.]
THE SILVER MARKET.
The
Lospos, Feb. 15.- The Silver Market is very quiet.
LONDON, Feb. 17.
Messrs. Samuel, Montagu and Company's Silver Report states the tone of the Market is easy. The Price has fallen both in London and in New York,
RATE FOR BRITISH TREASURY BILLS REDUCED.
LosDos. Feb. 14.
The Brities Treasury three months and six months Bills rute bus been reduced from tour to three-and-a- half per cent.
.
AUSTRALIAN AND POST-WAR TRADE.
MR. HUGHES OUTLINES A⠀ SCHEME. OF ORGANISATION.
MELBOURNE, Feb, 18,
1. Furm
Mr. Hughes received reception when addressing a meeting of employers. He emphasised the necessity for the organisation of industry and referred at length to Germany's vast preparations for post-war trade.
Mr. Hughes outlined the following organisation, scheme:
1. The formation of an association representing each industry, primary and secondary.
2. A general council of commerce and industry coraposed of representa- tives from the various associations.
8. A Department of Commerce and Industry and & Minister of Commerce and Industry.
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A French communiqué reports :--- The artillery struggle continued very lively in Champagne during the night, We took 177 prisoners here on February
13.
POME Feb. 16. · The Commission of Inquiry on the General Caneva presiding
Signor Orlando attodded and explain- that no limit was placed on thei Commission's powers to establish responsibilities.
There was a violent bombardmented during the night on the right of the Meuse and in Woerre.
February 13 dropped 4,500 kilogrammes Our air squadrons on the night of of bombs on the railway stations of Thionville, Conflans, Chamblay and Metzsablons, causing dres and explosions. at the two last-named places.
ENEMY DETACHMENTS REPULSED.
LONDON, Feb. 18.
GERMAN TRADE AFTER THE WAR AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS AGAINST BOYCOTT.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15..
A referendam of the National Association of Manufacturera disfavoured the suggested post-war trade boycott of- Germany.
A French communiqué reports :—- There were fairly violent artillery actions in the same sector, on the right|| AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS' of the Meats, in Wourre and Upper Alsseo
The enemy detachments attempting to rush the lines on the Chsume Wood front were repulsed.
THE EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
· PURSUIT OF. THE ENEMY. --
LONDON, Feb 17.
An official message from East Africs
states:-
*CONFERENCE.
ESSENTIAL FOR COMPLETE AGREEMENT.
PARIS, Feb. 16. The French Socialista" have received. the British and Belgian delegates to arrange an Inter-Allied Conference.
Mr. Henderson, and Mr. Ramsay Macdonald expressed the opinion that they could not be matified with a halting peace, but it was essential, to hold an International Conference for the attain- ment of complete derament between all ****--Allied Socialiatzetarako
We occupied Mtarika in the Lojenda valley on February 3. The enemy Lis now'driven out of the ares westward
of Lajenda.
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GRAIN FOR AUSTRIA,
LONDON, Feb. 16: A telegram from Vienna to the agreed to send to Austria all available Reichspot announces that Ukrains has
stocks of grain by, July 31, 19
An Austrian Committee is proceeding to Kieff to arrange for transport.
AUSTRIAN TROOPS ENTER BRODY.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 15.
A talegram from Vienna states that in accordance with the terms of peace with Ukmine, Austro-Hungarian troops have entered Brody. Thus, the last big town in East Galicia has been returned to Austria-Hungary,
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THE RUMANIAN FRONT.
GERMANS STILL RETAIN LARGE
FORCES...
PARIS, Feb. 15. The Malin states the Germant still have thirty-two divisions of infantry and soveral divisions of cavalry on the Romanian front.
The Balgiad delegatele M Huysmanship ENEMY DESTROYER ATTACK OFF A&LoBouckare, tencurred. Predpri
--GERMANS ARREST BELGIAN /
JUDGES.
DOYER.
TRAWLER AND DRIFTERS
SUNK
LONDON, Feb. 15,
The Admimity reports:---
DEMONSTRATORS CHARGED BY SOLDIERS.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 16.
A flotilla of large enemy destroyer made a swift raid at one o'clock this The Germans have arrested and sent morning on our patrol forces in the to Germany thrce Presidents of the Dover Straits and sank a trawler and Brussels Court of Cassation for arresting seven drifters which were hunting for two leaders of the Flemish activist movement which had proclaimed the antonomy of Flanders. The Germans then released, the two activists
submarine.
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The destroyers returned northward rapidly before we were able to engage
them.
BODIES RECOVERED.
LONDON, Feb. 15.
A correspondent at Dover relates that the first intimation of a naval fight was the firing beginning west of Dover and increasing in intensity as the vessels went at bigh-speed up the Channel At high tide at Dover the bodies of the men of the British patrol were recovered..
THE IMPRISONED BRITISH
AVIATORS
MONTH'S NOTICE OF REPRISALS.
LONDON, Feb. 15.
Router learns that the Dutch Minister at Berlin handed Germany, on February 4. A permanent Science and In-12, a month's notice.of British reprisals regarding the aristors Captain Schaltze dusky Buren
and "Lieut. Wookey, whom Germany, imprisoned for dropping leaflets. So for no reply has been received.
5. The appointment of trade repres sentatives, for the principal overseas markets.
THE DANGERS OF FREMATURE
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EXTENSION OF ARMISTICE BEING DISCUSSED.
CAMSTERDAM, Feb. 15.
▲ Berlin. telegram states that an extension of the armistice with Ramania is now being discussed.
THE CLOSING SCENES AT
BRESTLITOVSK. **
QUADRUPLICE STILL AT WAR WITH RUSSIA.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 15.
The German account of the closing scenes st Breatlitovsk shows that the delegates failed to agres regarding the new Ukranias frontier, south of Brest- litovik. The Russian delegates con- The news spread in Brussels like tended that the proposed new frontier wild-fire and thousands of demonstrators would be strategically disadvantageous assembled in the main square wore to Russia, while the Germans declared charged by the police and soldiers, it was not a matter of a Russo-German shooting. several being killed and wounded in the frontier but of a frontier between
Russia and new border States.
All the Belgian judges have struck until the thres Presidents are released.
DUTCH PROTEST.
LONDON, Feb. 18
After M. Trotzky announced the withdrawal of Russia from the war Baron Kuehlmann affirmed that the Quadruplice was still at war with Ruasis and warlike operations would automati
armistice.
MEASURES: TO SUPPRESS BOLSHEVIKISM.
The Dutch Minister at Brussels hecally revive after the lapse of the energetically reprobated the German authorities for the arrest of the thres Belgian jodger ANNULMENT OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN LOANS.
HOLLAND PROPOSES JOINT NEUTRAL ACTION.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 15. Interviewed by the Fosnische Zeitung, M Radoslavou, the Bulgarian Premier, expressed a significant sentiment when he said the Quadréplicë” most, take menores to prevent the spread of Bolshevikism," which whs endangering civilization. Refering to Rumania he In the Second Chamber the Foreign declared that the Romaninus had not Minister stated that Holland had pro- yet talised the seriousca of their posed joint action by neutrals regarding position. "Unly after the capitulation the animent of a foreign loans of their army can they secure peace." Spain had diready asaepted tothil
COUNT CZERNIN RETURNS TO proposal.
VIENNA
"AMSTERDAM, Feb. 15..+
Concluding fr, Hughes said that the British Empire's wealth was un countable and resources limit
- LONDON, Feb 15, 20 uble. Organised, it could control the
Lord Denbigh, in a lecture before the THE BRITISH COALING STATIONS. world. Unorganised, it must fall the London Chamber of Commerce on Ger- victim to a more efficient nation. A man war sims and the dangers of a deep and lasting.obligation rested on premature peace, said: The Germans are all the Dominions to play well their manoeuvering for a strategical position
to enable them to squeeze the. Eriti part in the great plan of national organisation, without which they
were undone.
BERLIN STRIKE LEADERSHI
SENTENCED,
A GERMAN JOKE
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 15.1 Replying to the welcome of the Burgomaster of Vienas on his return from Brestlitoval, Count Czernin stated that he received positive Barurance that all Austrian war-prisoners in Russia would be rolessed. Civil war in Rusná sed Ukrainie was bound to create many
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 15. Commenting on Mr. Lloyd George's Empire whose post-war commercial speech the Foruderts states that in position would depend on their military Count Hertling's remarks about coaling difficult but he was convinced an situation at posen. We are not asking stations no one in Germany saw any honourable general race would be Australians, Canadians and other thing but a light ironical interpretation obtained if they held out a little longer Dominion troops to fight for British of President Wilson's principles s trade, but for the welfare of the whole regards the freedom of the sesa, Empire. The Americans are combining The Journal deduces from the with an because we are fighting an that speech-tasking across the CAS unscrupulous and barglarions bully merely creates a new AMSTERDAM, Feb. 15.
Lord Denbigh urged homing the The courts martial in Berlin have Rhine bridges and communications and imprisoned the ring-leaders of the German ammunition works, thereby recent strike, the maximum sentence making the life of the enemy possible. given being 42 months" pensi servitude" | Is ponce were made now Germany would obtain a position enabling her to break op out empire in the near future.
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