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MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
Continued from Page 1)
THE OPERATIONS OF THE RAIDER.
1 FIGHT WITH THE HITACHI MARU.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
ALSACE-LORRAINE ANNEXATION ANNIVERSARY.
SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
¡RAIDS REPULSED BY AMERICAN
TROOPS.
LONDON, Mar. -3. Beuter's Correspondant with the American Army in France, talographing an March 1, reports a vigorous German raid in the Toul sector, in the early morning by 280 Prussiana, after a heavy
artillery "bombardment. The enemy
reached the American lines and were repulsed after heavy hand-to band fight- PARIS, Marching learing twelve dead and three prisoners in our trenches, beside many bodies hanging on the wire and lying in front of it."
The anniversary of the protest by the Alsace-Lorraine Assembly against German ́ anneïstion was celebrated throughout France.
"
WENS ITALIAN FRONT.
POLĄ BOMBED.
LONDON, March 1. An Italian communiqué statës sim A. squadron of reaplanes daw over Pola on the night of February 27th and dropped two tons of explosives on the
amoral and other military works, causing
farge Krek.
The squadron returned undamaged, despite strong anti-aircraft guafre
THE OPERATIONS IN AFRICA.
N
THE-RUMANIIN – FELCE.
RESISTANCE OF TERRITORIAL
DEMANDS...
AMSTERDAM, March, Ji The Rheinisch Westfaelische staten that negotiations with Rumania am most difficult owing to the reaistance to
territorial demantis, although economie
concessions are not opposed.
OPERATIONS TO FOLLOW EXPIRY OF ULTIMATUMS
AMSTERDAM, March 3. The Noethische Falbzeitmy declares, The Americans lost a few killed, ENEMY REARGUARD DISPERSED on reliable authority, that upon the expiry of the ultimatum, to Rumania LONDON, March. 1.
the operations planned against Rumanis An official messge from East Africs | will proceed.
Columus from Lake Nyssa dispersed the enemy rearguard south-eastward | BALTIG FLEET TO FIGHT FINNISH of Mtarika.
WHITE QUARDS."
Copestades, "Mar. 4.
wounded and missing. M. Pichon, speaking at Sorbonne în German officers front the gts-
The Germans also raided the Am- mendi state that the Turritella, the presence of M. Poincaré, M., Cleerican training trenches in the Chemin menceau and a crowd of distinguished des Dames seator and were repulsed, seized in February 1917. was the paragus, revealed secret Gensan docu- leaving four prisoners who saiti that this
letter of Dr. von: Erst vietim of the raider Felf. The monts, namely a
was the beginning of a series of large steamer was sunk on Febrity 27th Bethmann-Hoilweg of July 31, 1914 to scale raids on the Western front.
the Ambassador in Paris instructing i
f the Arabian Gulf. The Jannatim to ask France to remain meatral in
was blown up on March Brd. The British
STOLINET
the event of war with Russia and if France consented then it must`sa a
Wandsworth was guarantee hand over the fortresses of / ENEMY AGGRESSIVE ON FRENCH |
the Toul and Yardun, which would be sail-restored on the conclusion of war with
Russia
This is described as the most sensa tioral diplomatic revelation of the war, showing the hollowness of Germany's plea that she was compelled to take up farms in self-defence.
VON BETHMANN-HOELWEG'S INFAMY.
FRONT.
POWERFUL ENEMY RAIDS
REPULSED.
LONDON, March. 1.
A French communiqué states:- Two enemy columns last night attacked east of Chavignon, but were thrown back with beary losses, aftori violent hand-to-hand fighting.
Another attempt eat of Corbeny was equally unsuccessful.
There was lively mutual artillery firing between Ailette and the Aisne sat in the sector of Rheins, where civil hospital waa set on fire and systematically bombarded during the
t
Runk on March 11th, also in Arabian Gulf. The Wolf then
into the Pucile and sank the Beluga between Australia and the Keriander islands. The American schooner Encore, loaded with petrol, from which the Wolf's seaplane replenished her store was sunk between Bistarek Islands and New
PARIS, March 2 Gainen on July 16th. Afterwards
M. Viviani, at an interview, thowed the Matunga, from which great that he never gave the German quantities of food were taken, was Ambassador an opportunity to make Dr. Ton Bethmann-Hollwega offer Shen seized. The ruler then sailed Whea the German Amador for Ceylon, laying mines, particu-mentioned the danger of war with Early hear Calon:be Here the Russia and asked what would be Hitachi mera with a very valuable France's attitude, M. Viviani replied thar France would be actuated by her
The enemy bombarded our first lines cargo of rubber and copper was cap-own interests. The German Ambassador in Champagne at night-time, notably in bored after a short fight, in which then left.
welve of her crew were killed.
The entire Freas dwells bitterly upon in the direction of Butte-du-Mesnil, the mountainous region of Suippe and the infamy of Dr. Tor Bethmann-west of which an enemy attack was Hollweg's proposal:
driven back, except at one point.
Simultaneously, a powerful exemy taid east of Suippe was completely
GREAT WAR BONDS CAMPAIGN.
NOVEL SCHEMES.
LONDON, Mar. 3.
A great War Bonds cumpaign. styled The Business Men's Week" will be opened to-morrow and it is hoped to rise at least £100,000,000.
There will be many novel schemes | for appealing to the public, especi1 ally in London, which is anxious te sclipse previous, records,
The Figaro discloses that it was only a few days ago that experts deciphered the document owing to the German cipher basing in the meanwhile been changed.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
RAIDING AND ARTILLERY
ACTIVITY.
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PORTUGUESE TROOPS CAPTURE PRISONERS.
LONDON, March 1.
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
The Portagose captured some pri- Bouers in patrel encounters.
In the provincial cities ghallenges | reporta :---- and counter-challenges have been exchanged with the various boroughs in London and the provinces.
As an instance Cambridge bas challenged Oxford to subscribe to
mont.
RUMANIA AND PEACE..
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 8.
A message from Berlin states that semi-official report from Bukharest
defeated.
There WHA considerable artillery Bring in Woerre
a
One of our crows carried out a photographic reconnaissance as far Marineburg, 30 kilometres behind the lines.
LONDON, Mar. 2.
A Freach communiqué states :--- There was intense artillery fighting at many points from Chemin-des-Dames to the Mouse.
We repulsed enemy raid south-east and south of Juvincourt.
**y*
Our column from Port Amelia has occupied Mezi
ENEMY ADVANCE IN RUSSIA.
TROOPS REACH THE DRIEPËR.
LONDON, March 1,
PETROGRAD, Mar. 2
A meeting of the Committees of the Baltic flest has decided to get the feet ready for action to fight the Finnish White Gartz
ד-ו
PAGUETE
THE TWO DOMINANT QUESTIONS.
A German official despatch states:JAPANESE INTERVENTION AND Advancing esatwards along the
THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE. northern frontier of Ukraine we have reached the Dnieper.
1
We encountered near Rjetachiza a strongly fortified bridge-head defended by the enemy. We stormed and captured the town and railway station and took a few hundred prisoners boats, 36 motor-boats and six hospital
We saized at Mosyz, six armoured
bosta.
LONDON, March 2
The question of Japanese action in boris divides attention to day with the German attacks on the French north.
of
Aians and in Champagne extend. ing allogether for 120 miles.
These operations are regarded as the prelude to the German offensive which may be expected any day; and the fact We have reached the Kieff Shmerinks they are carried out chiefly at night railway near Fastoff and Kasatin and anggests that they are intended to mask bastened to assist the Polish Legionaries bigger preparations in the German rear. west-ward of Staro and Konstantinoff, be chosen for the German attempt to engaged agains: superior numbers south. It is not unlikely that Champagne will The enemy was defeated.
reach Paris because the enemy would "The Austro-Hungarians in reponse to thus be able to reinforce his Banks Ukraine on wide sectors northward of or a French attack through Alsace........... an Ukranian appeal have entered against a British attack from the const Truth
AUSTRIANS ENTER PODOLIEN.
LONDON, March 3.
An Austrian official message say";— We entered Podolien and reached the line Nowosialica - Chotin - Kameniec- Podolski.
So far, 10,000 Russians bave laid down their aCTER.
AUSTRIAN EXCUSE FOR ADVANCE ON UKRAINE
AMSTERDAM, March 1.
A telegram from Vienna, apparently The enemy was aggressively active, notably northwest and southeast of official, seeks to justify the Austrian Rheims. He attempted this afternoon to advance on Ukraine ander the plea debouche against a salient at Neufchatel, that the Rads requested ausistance but our precise fire disorganised the against the Bolsheviks who threaten the attack and cur subsequent counter main line to Odees, thus impeding the There was hostile artillery firing attack drove out elementa which had food supply, as the Danube route from between Rihecourt and the Sea-pe-socceeded in gaining a footing in the the Black Sea is still barred..
W captured during February 52drauced poste. Simultaneously he EXPLOSION AT PSHOFF DECI prisoners and 20 machine-gua
Our siren bombed dumps south drove him bacE He violently reat attacked La Pompelle, but our fire
MATES GERMAN BATTALION. ward of Lille and railway ridings attacked making repeated efforts to reach
AMSTERDAM, March 1. Courtrai and Daynze.
the fort of La Pompelle Isolated elements succeeded in gaining a footing during the capture of Pskoff, a German The Kelnische Foliaceitung states that Our night-fiers, between hailstores in the northern portion of a small work hatta on sustained heavy casualties dropped four tons of bombs on an serodroma between Tonraai apd Moosaame time abortively attacked east and Russians.
west of the fort. The enemy at the owing to an explosion caused by the and on billets at Dousi
south of La Bertannerie.
One of our machines is missing.
All our machinca returned.
ways that Rumania has adopted the | SUCCESSFUL COUNTER-ATTACKS Basis for negotiations as proposed by the Quadruplice and will send repre- sentatives to dises the conclusion
of peace.
A message from Vienna states that official report from Bukharest says that negotiations with Rumania are progressing favourably..
JAPAN AND THE GERMAN COLONIES.
STONEY, Feb. 25. The Japanese Consul-General, speaking at a lecture, said that Japan, like Australia und
Zealand, strongly desired that the Mformer Gertua colonies shall not be
restored to Germany as, if they were, pence in the Pacific would not be regarded as 'secure.
"DOING GERMAN WORK." HOME SECRETARY'S INDICTMENT
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BY PURTUGUESE
LONDON, March 9. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-
The Norfolks Fuccessfully raided southward of armentiere.
Our patrols in the neighbourhood of Arleux-en-Gobelle brought in prisoners The enemy attempted night rights a BBYeral points. Two raiding partics entered our liqes in the St. Quantia sector. A few of our troops are missing. A few of the enemy reaching our wrenches in a third raid in the naigh bourhood of Hergicourt were all killed or captured.
After a he vy bombardment this meming on & wide front northward of Neuve Chapelle, a strong party attacked and entered the Portuguese trenchez..
An immediate counter-attack ejected the enemy, completely restoring the situation.
We repulsed other raids in the neighbourhood of the Ypres Comines canal and southward of Houthulst Forest.
GREAT ENEMY RAIDING ACTIVITY
LONDON,' March 3. Field Marshal Sir Douglas. Haig reports:-
Sir George Cave, replying in Pärliament
Enemy raiders showed great activity recently to various criticisms of the new regulations as to the publication of last night all along the British Front
In addition to six raids reported this pamphlets, said the pacifist leadete with
morning the enemy, made two other which he had to deal were those of persons attempts eastward of the Polygon who wanted peace through surrender, Wood. We drove off both, securi who, in order to get peace, were willing
prisoners.
ATTACKS IN CHAMPAGNE REPULSED.
*
. In Champagne the enemy attacked at two points, bas unsuccessfully.
RUSSIAN GOVERNOR SEEKS AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE AGAINST RED GUARDS.
ZURICH, March 1. A message has been received from In the direction of Mont Cornilett sa Vienna alleging that an appeal bas attack was carried out on a front of 800 been received from the Governor of metres, but the enemy found our Podolia by the invading Austro-Hungar tranches had been previously evacuated fan troops, to assist him against the under instructions. The enemy was Red Guards.. immediately driven out by our energetic counter-attack, and the positions were
AUSTRIAN PRISONERS. entirely re-established.
RETURNING VIA GALICIA, AMSTERDAM, March 1. Austrisa prisoners_from_Russia ar at the rate of 5,000 daily. They dru returning across the East Galicia Frost being drafted to garrisons and corps after a brief quarantine.
Our fire broke down the other attack east of Teton.
In the course of theas actions wo indicted saricas losses, and we captured some prisoners.
There was a violent bombardment at night-time south-west of Batte-da Mesnil and fairly strong artillery Aring on the left of the Mensa.
Enemy raids in Lorraine and the Vosges were repulsed.
INTENSE ARTILLERY DUEL NEAR RHEIMS.
-LONDON, March 2.
A French communiqué atates :.
There was an intense artillery dual in the region north and north-west of Eheime and in Champagne, in the region of the heights.
#outhwest of Batte-du-Meruil, the enemy, after being driven out by counter attacks from some points at which be had penetrated this morning, was again After assaulted by Fuch forces. several unsccessful attempts with heavy losses, the enemy regained a footing in part of the positions we captured on The enemy violently bombarded our February 15th to do their best to hamper the raising of In the enemy's raid on the Portuguese first line on the front at Beaumont and our Army, to persuade young men not to front, which was delivered in consider. Chaurnewood; and also at Sacheprey, serve, to interfere with the manufacture able strength on 8.3,000 yard front, he where a big raid was repulsed at two of munitions required by our Army, and succeeded in entering the foramoat points last night.
In today attacks, the American were willing to bring the country to the tranches and secured several prisonora. position in which Pessia was fo-day... The Portuguese, counter-attacking troops contacted with special raiding
Fellowships and societies had grown up iramediately, completely drove out the troops. for the purpose of pushing this kind of propaganda, the same kind of leaders me up again and again in the different ocieties, and the kind of leaflets the Government were anxious to deal with
enemy.
We repulsed the enemy in other raids; in certain cases after sharp fight securing a rumber of prisoners and inflicting considerable losses
Our aeroplanes dropped over 200 was perfectly rocklem In Inngange. They bombs on various targets, and fired exaggerated the number of casualties, many machine-gun rounds multiplied the dead and wounded by tens
and hundreds, and sometimes even by thousands. They pub in every case the German view of the origin of the war and the position of things to-day
We brought down four enemy
machines.
One of our machines is missing-
WINTRY WEATHER AGAIN.
LONDON, March 2
Thest pamphlets were doing German work, and ha, thought the power undor Correspondents at British Hand
the regulations in sose 270, as amended, quisiéra describe the weather he again
were not greater than ought to be given wintry, had for aerial visibility and not
favouring large alffensive action,
in such a war as this.
The Americans everywhere beld their liner intact and inflicted appreciable losses, capturing prisoners.
FRENCH RE-ESTABLISH LINES.
LONDON, March 2
A French communiqué states in the region of Rheims and Cham pagne the enemy artillery has been vory feeble,
BRESTLITOVSK NEGOTIATIONS FROBABLY TERMINATED.
LONDON, March 2
A Russian menge, says that M. Lenin has received a messge from the Breathitovsk delegation requesting &
train with an éscort., Mal
MLenin comments that this probably means that the Germans bave broken off
JAPAN'S PROPOSED INTERVEN- TION.
THE QUESTION OF AMERICAN PARTICIPATION.
WASHINGTON, March 2 Japan's proposed action in Siberia dominates official circles.
President Wilson is concentrating bia attention on the question of American participation in view of saving the Vladivostock supplies and of preventing! the advancing Germans from occupying the trans Siberian milway
Lord Reading conferred with Mr Lansing and afterwards with President Wilson.
GENERAL FOCH'S ADVI
THE LONDON, Feb. 47% 1 Interviewed by the New York Lif General Fock urged that America without relaxing her efforts in the West, should give attention to the Orient meet Germany in Siberia.
America and Japan should America and Japan most furnish military and
economic resistance to German penetra- tion both in war time and after the war and steps to this end should be taken immediately.
IRKUTSK THE OBJECTIVE.
LONDON, March 2 The Daily Chronicle diplomatic Cor. respondent suggests Irkutsk as the Japanese objective.
The paper says that local action in Russian Manchurin is inadequate in the situation.
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TRIAL OF CONSPIRATORS AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14. A telegram from San Francisco states that counsel for the prosecution in the trial of the 31 alleged Indian conspira tors, contended that congestion had been established between a well-known fadian writer and high-officials of the German Government in a conspiracy to foment revolution in India.
certain
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DUTCH SEIZURE OF A DEXGENEWS- GUN,
ME BALFOUE'S VIEW.
LONDON, Marc *
In correspondence between the For- eigu Office and the Dutch. Government regarding the Dutch internmess of a saplane's machine-gum and parts of warships. alved in the North Sea, Me Balfour compares the removal of a machine gun from a seaplans to a misappropriation of goods and liable to criminal proceedings."
He reiterates the request for the return of the articles.
GENERAL AMUTSA
During the proceedings, documents which were officially com municated were introduced by agree- ment. They implicate Herr Zimmer- mann, Count Bernstorff and Count Luzburg. Besides the Indian writer in question, some leading Japanese states- men are mentioned. The whole affair. is somewhat confusing and in certain General Smuts has arrived in London respects the statements seem almost from an important mission abroad. incredible.
The documents include an unsigned A message from Shanghai indicates that the situation in Siberis is caus-letter addressed R Sachse, Rotterdam ing apprehension and unrest in China. dated January 21, 1916, saying: The Central Goverment is pre-Doctor, Chakravarty will return to paring to reinforce the Chineas troops. the United States to forms new A meeting of the Chino-Russian American Committee which will include 'Be bu railway authorities at Peking decided Ramchandra and himself
send an agent to the Weat to maintain the working of the rail- greed
Indies where there are 100,000 Indiana. and also to British Guinca, Java and The Bolsheviks are arming Al Samatza and to conduct secret pro tro-German prisoners to oppose paganda in America" Cossack forces forming in Manchuria:th Chakerarty and Ramchandra
are defendants in the present esse."
Another letter produced signed by Count Bernstorff and addressed FAR FASTERN. PASSENGERS Ofers, Amsterdam notifies him that 50,000 copies of Why Indians COPENHAGEN, Tehe 26. are revolting against British rule" were The foot mendi's passengers include available, LONDON, March 1.
Mr. Dickinson, a lawyer, and Mr. The identification of Ulifiers has not A Russian official message says:- Dickinson of Singapore, Professor Fred- been established The Peace Delegation at Brestlitovskerick Proyars of Bangkok and A telegram from Herr Zimmer- reports that the Central Powers, Alavander Cross, a Customs officer, ofmann to Count Bernstort set replying to a request for the cessation Shanghal
negotiations. We must," he says, "be ready for an immediate German advance on Petrograd. Ou all Fronts the people must rise and strengthen the defence measures
فی
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HOSTILIGES TO CRAS
WHEN PEACE IS SIGNED.
of hostilities, declared that they will cease only when the peace franty in signed when the
Three days are allowed for negotia tians, commencing today, a
· LONG SIEGE OF PETROGRAD
· ANTICIPATED:
PETROGRAD, March 2.. The Defence Committed at Fetrograd has issued an appeal to the workers of Russia and asks the cum growing governments to send wheat and food stufts to the capital, which will probably have to endure, the horrors of a long siege
THE "IGOTZKERDI.”
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AN IMPORTANT MISSION.
LONDON, March 2 The Daily Chronicle states thos
A-LATER,
Raatar's Agency is informed that General Smuts has, beën on a 14 days"
mission.
SAVED BY SKILFUL BRIZUJE SEAMANSHIP.
-ÁMSTERDAM, March 2
A British tag towing the Swedish: barque Marlands from Rotterdam te England, was attacked by six German
seaplanes.
The most skilful seamanship by the master of the tag saved the barque
bespattered with balleta... both returning to the Hook of Holland!
-KÄIBER CONVOKES CROWN
LONDON, March
The Kaiser har tusvoked, a Craw Counvil of all the German reig families, at Main Headquarte
through Count Luxburg dated Janu ory 4th, 1017, referred to the actions of a secret Japanese agent, financed
THE SOCIALIST WAR AIMS. SMALL ENEMY WARSHIPS STRIKE by Germany. The message is head-
éd Very Secret I said
GERMAN PRES COMMENT. Japanese Bad Makao, le on 18 THE HAGUE, March 2. way to America with important in-
AMSTERDAM, March L Small enemy naval craft struck formation for the Indian Committee.
The Forsserts, commenting on the mines off Vreland
He is to deal exclusively with Daring the German efforts to save Charavarty I advise giving Kakao Inter Allied Socialist war aime declares the crows a boat capsized in the surf, $60,000 for the execution of his that their practicability is the rath but survivors were landed
plan in America and Eastern Asia. consideration, because there is no yola The Edilesbald reports that gun-Please keep the Imperial Miniator of German opinion ready to synce Gring was heard on the coast of at Peking and the Consulate at anything disadvantageous to Ger
and any Government willing to so Vrieland, but there are no detaile
Shanghai, advised of your actions. concessions relative" to "Aliace-Lorran
A letter dated November 21st, or Poses would full immediate CAWADIAN "SOLDIERS” YOTEL 1917; addressed to Oliver, Amster-Central Powers would
dam enid. We are awaiting peace conferenca proposal LARGE GOVERNMENT definito instructions GR to the work Czecha, Slovacs and South
MAJORITY
at Trinidad Dancora rich Wu Austria-Hungary by a free Tingin now mode, Foreign Damthian States. The sam Minster. He will always symuathe undefeated Suits that t The final return of the Home and tie to our ce but the influence mentally reconstruct itsell in Uto
(Continued on Fogel. and Consulate loft Petrograd for Ozerscas soldiers vote give the Gorent of Sun Tat Son still persist in
moment a majority of 68.
The Committee denies that the Government is leaving Petrograd.
AMERICAN DIPLOMATS LEAVE
PETROGRADE VIVIGHER
WARRENSION, March 2
The Fronen sipas this morning have completely re-established their Enes at Pompfile. The attack against the place pn the March 1st wan effected by two It is officially announced that the Battalion members of the United States Embassy
There was lively cannonading on the right of the Meuse, at Hill 344, and north of Betonvaur.
Vologda on February 27.
OTTAWA, March-2-
opposing
that dire
rectional