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MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1918.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
Montinuad from Paer 1.)
THE IMPRESSMENT OF DUTCH SHIPPING.
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GERMAN INTRIGUE IN MERICA.
ATTEMPT TO CONTROL CUTTON
AND WOOL
New Yong, Mar. 16. The State authorities have begun an investigation to determine whether certain woollen merchants hero bave been trying to corner the wool and cotton supplies of the world for the benefit of Germsay.. The Textile Alliance, a semi-official Anglo American in the enquiry.
THE CHINA MAIL:
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.
OPPOSITION TO THE FEA CE TREATY:
'MR. LONG'S TRIBUTE TO DOMINION FORCES.
#CITY HALL WORK PART
During the last three weeks the City Hall Work Party packed the following:
119 shirts, 10 surgical shirts, 15 cotton shirts, 266 pairs of prjamas, 192 bed- jackets, 160 vests, 35 dressing gowns, I
Losbox, Mar. 15. The Rt. Hon. Walter Long, Secretary of State for the Colonies, speaking at an in London, paid a very handsome tribute entertainment given to Oversons officers to the men from the Dominions, who quilt, 15 reversible bed jackets, 453 dozen had come thousands of miles to defend bauderchiefs, 189 milk covers, 68 pairs helped to build up. Apart from destroy boots, 131 theatre squares, 13 face the Empire which they and their fethers of slippers, 37 shrouds, "7 pairs of bed | ing the power of our enemies, another cloths, 4 pairs of socks, 13 small pillows, Empire, which only awakened to knoW- when the war began. The Empire had 25 caps and 30 pairs of operation edge of her strength and possibilities pillow cases, 13 many-tailed handsgo a tremendous opportunity. We had stockings. learned that distances in reality were nothing and we had resolved for closer auion after the war, on aurer founds tione, and for a far greater Empire in the future than in the past.
Lord Bobert Cecil Minister of Agency, is understood to be interested opposition to the ratification of the task was the construction cf the British 25. large mosquito nets, 54 ægrabbers: 6
THE REASON FOR IT.
LONDON, Mar. 16.
'Blockada, in an interview, laid stress on the fact that the contemplated taking aver of Dutch abip is based on the Allian sole desire to obviate the laying up of shipping which may be useful for the world at large. He points out that these ships are lying indefinitely is our harbours and receiving various con- sequent facilities. All nations ought to combine to oppose the German attempt to starve not only Germany's enemies but the world.
A MILLION TONS IN ALLIED FORTS.
The total Dutch tonnage in Allied
parts approximates a million tons, of which Revancy per cent is in the United States and fifteen per cent. in each of the British and other Allied ports.
GERMAN PRESS. DEMANDS REPRISALS
The Austro-German Press is most Indignant at the Allies taking over the Dutch shipping.
The Neue Frair Prese characterises it
PELLCORAD, Mar. 13. The Congress of Soviets at Moscow opened on the 14th ins, and included 733 Maximalist and 238 Revolutionary Socialist delegates.
Messages from Petrograd indicate chat there is a strong undercurrent of peace treaty. The Social Revolution turer, testified that while the United People's Commissionaries has resolved Julius Forstmann, woollen manufacaries of the Left on the Council of States was still nemir, he received to resign if the Moscow Congress ratifies instructions from Count Bernstorff to it. The Commissary of Justica publicly take orders from a Mr. Albert, a German counsels the rejection of the treaty and financial agent, in all matters relating says that the Congress must form to wool shipments. time believed he was also acting in the defence.
Witness at the necessary Government of revolutionary interest of the United States. He said be had seen a letter from Mr. Bryan. then Secretary of State, deciating be would be glad if de could accommodate the Germans with textiles, as they could thereby get German dyes in
return."
The prosecutor at this poins remarked that he did not doubt that witness undertook to ship wool to Germany with the authority of the State Depart ment, but would show that this authority was ubtained by inise! pretences.
GLANDERS IN ARGENTINE
CATTLE
an unprecedented act of violence | BELIEVED WORK OF GERMANS against a neutral.
The Garmin Press demands drastic reprisals and threatens to cease the the supply to Holland of coal and other
necessaries,
VESSELS HELD UP AT SINGAPORE
The HAGUE, Mar. 13.. The Dutch Consul General at Singa pore reports that clearance had been refused various ships, including those į of the Royal Packet Company.
The Foreign Minister, through the Dutch Minister in London, has saked the British Government for information concerning the nuåter:
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JAPANESE INTERVENTION IN
SIBERIA.
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CONFLICTING REPORTS.
LONDON, Mar. 16. The Times' Correspondent at Tokio states that is the absence of an official pronouncement the reports from America and from England that Japanese in- sarvention in Siberis has been virtually decided upon are mystifying and abso lutely conflict with local news.
LONDON, Mar. 15.
The British Government has drawn
the attention of the Argentine Govern-
ment to the fact that horses and mules from the Argentine are reaching Great Britain suffering from glanders, which is practically a non-aristent discare in the Argentine.
The outbreak is believed to be due to Germans inoculating the animals with bacilli,
THE GIGANTIC TASK OF PRE- SERVING DEMOCRACY,
AMERICAN LABOURITES
PROMISE
WASHINGTON, Mar. 16. Mr. Gompers has sent a message to Mr. Arthur Henderson and M. Albert Thomas declaring that in the gigantic task to German aggression there must be preserve Democracy from hearty co-operation among workers. He hopes that nothing will interfere with the complete understanding and good will between workers in America and Allied countries and promises that a The minority of the Press and public delegation of American labour will advocate an expedition, but powerful shortly visit Great Britain and France in commercial elements, which are wholly furtherance of the cause of world -opposed to intervention, are now gea-democracy. erally supported. Exchanges have; stiffened in consequence of a belief in mos-intervention.
DECISION NOT REACHED.
TOKIO, Mar. 16.
In the House of Representatives the Premier stated that the exchange of view with the Entente Governments -saucerning the dispatch of troops to Siberia has not yet reached finality.
MAXIMALISTS MURDER
JAPANESE.
Toxfo, Mar. 16: A newspaper report states that Maximalista murdered 150 Japanese at Blagovestcheak
LONDON, Mar. 16.
MUNITIONS DEPOT NEAR PARIS
BLOWN UP.
PARIS, Mar. 15. Two big explosions, beard in Paris, occurred in the Conmeuve district.
Sixteen dead have been counted and there are many injured.
MANY CASUALTIES.
PARIS, Mar. 16.
There were 30 people killed and many injured in an explosion at the munitious depot at St. Denis which was built to replace the Deax Courtonnes depots blown up in 1916.
Few ware working at the time of the explosion which was most violent" and The Daily Mail Tientsin Correspon-felt for a great distance. A pall of dent reports that the Japanese Embassy smoke bang over the north of Paris. at Peking has beed informed that thres Japanese have been killed and soven wounded while defending their property against the Bolabevika at Blagovestchouk recently.
CHINESE ENTRENCHING.
The Chinese troops are busily entrenching on the Siberian-Manabarian frontier.
ALLIED AIR-RAIDS ON GERMANY,
GERMAN REPORT.
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 15,
A Berlin telegram states that there were 25 Allied air-raids on Germany in February, including thirteen on industrial districts in Lorraine, Luxem bourg and Suart Moselle, three on Traves and one each on Saarbrucken, Mannheim and Pirmasena:
The damage to houses was not Inconsiderable.
Talve people were killed and 37 injared. An enemy biplane was cap tared.
THE COMING OFFENSIVE.
HINDENBURG AND LUDENDORFF
*CONFIDENT.
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 16:
L.N.W.R.- STEAMER SUNK IN COLLISION.
LONDON, Mar 15, The London and North Western' Railway Company's steamer Bathmore callided with a warship in the Irish Channel
The Kathmore was badly damaged Twenty-six people are missing and 20 are injured.
COMPANY REPORTS NO
FATALITIES.
LONDON, Mar. 16.
GERMAN SAFEGUARDS FOR FULFILMENT OF TREATY.
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 17. The Germans announce that after
ratification of the Peace Treaty, German commissions, with a right of veto, will
appointed to the Russian Mitries to control the fulfilment of the Treaty.
CAUCASUS GOVERNMENT AND
PEACE WITH TURKEY.
The Caucasus Government has refused to recognize the Brestlitersk treaty for the cession to Turkey of the regions of Kars, Baum and Ard than.
A delegation bas gone tu Tribizond to negotiate a peace with Turkey:
GERMANY'S STRATEGIC POSITION.
PETROGRAD, Mar. 15. In order to strengthen her strategic position Germany has demanded the establishment of a new line seren miles east of the present Russian positions ou the Pakoff front.
LATER.
Besides demanding the withdrawal of the Russians from the Pakol region the Germans have insisted on the Russians helping to destroy bonda and in burn. ing and pillaging.
ENEMY OCCUPY UKRANIAN TOWN,
LONDON, Mar. 15, A German official message reports:.. We are occupying Bachmatsch.
We dispersed enemy bands in Ukraine.
RUSSO-UKRANIAN PEACE' NEGOTIATIONS.
AMSTERDAM, Ma. 15. are about to begin at Kieff,
Russo-Ukranian peace negotiations.
RUMANIAN CABINET RESIGNS..
JASSY, Mar. 15. The Rumanian Cabinet has resigned, M. Morghiloman, a former Finance Minister, is expected to aucceed General Avarescu & Premier.
LONDON, Mar. 15. The Daily Express understands that Premier Averescu's resignation is due to the fact that his Cabinet declined the German peace terms.
COMMANDANT AT ODESSA,
Adminal Siegert has been appointed
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 16. Commandant of Odessa.
GERMANY'S COLONIAL
› NECESSITIES...........
A RE-DISTRIBUTION OF
COLONIES" DESIRED.
AMSTERDAM Mat. 15. Herr Solf, speaking at Cologo, imphasiseel that any peace to be laiting must satisfy Germany's colonis! neces- sities. Be favoured a re-distribution of colonial possessions in order to give the war when her colonies were small Germany a far larger shara than before and scattered."
sent to the Red Cross Depot in Bombay Those were packed in five cases and
for distribution to Hospitals in Indis and Mesopotamia.
The quilt in the above list is made from small squares of Sannelette left in cutting out garmenta: it iswarm and | light—the very thing for India, and the maker as the satisfaction of know- ing that she has made something out of nothing
Mention must be made of the Mothers' Union Branch of the City Helf Work Party. With an average of twelve workers every week they made 1,313 articles during 1917 with and pyjamas. For January this year perially creditable number of abirta
tho made 78 garments and in February reached the high total of 108. This all means a very steady actendance at the weekly meetings on Friday afternoons at the Helena, May Instituts; and the The Bulgarians fiercely bombarded lenders and members may all be congrat Monastir on the 13th fast singulated on what they have done to help asphyxiating shells and inflicting con- siderable damage.
BULGARIANS BOMBARD MONASTIK.
CORPL, Mar: 16.
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.
on the comfort of our soldiers.
As we read in our Premier's speech today, the heavy burden is carried in the heart, not on the shoulders; but women know that the work of the the bands can ease the burden of the j The Carte announces that the Airheart, and happy is she who knows that Force will henceforth be styled the her time and skill go towards sending "Royal Air Force."
LONDON, Mar. 15.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
LONDON, Mar. 15. Haports for February show an increase of £181,995 and imports £22,106,145, compared with February of last year. MONTAGU'S WEEKLY BILYER REPORT.
LONDON, Mar. 16. Mesira. Samuel, Montagu and Com
ease and comfort to the men who truly are bearing the burden and beat of the day. We are told not to discourage or depress others that the dawn is surely coming so let us keep our eyes and
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March 16th, 1918.
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A U-BOAT INCIDENT.
AMUSING EXPERIENCE OF & BRITISH SKIPPER.
We trust the following record of =
| minds on our work, that in the end we / the U-bost be the construction on cor true bajening will not offend the may have peace in our hearts knowing part of submarins cargo-carrying vessels susceptiblites of the Press censors ne that we have done what we could..
Mr. Simon Lake, the well-known supply a informatico to the enemy American designer of under water boats, who doute less by this time is is weil Iaware of the circumstances as wo arde. long ago put it forward as the best A British slip bound fores, whet solution of the U-boat problem, and not far from the land, met by a Geruzs Aybmarine. Escape was impossible, and Mr. Charles Bright, another authority, the U-boat, navigating into a favourable now shows how the thing could be done port of cructing. This was perse proceeded to carry out her In the Scientific American Mr formed with the usnal ruthlessness and Bright gives designs for submarine despatch, and in a few rainates the RS freighters of from 5,000 tona capacity and explains how these might rapidly be constructed to reinforce our alarming ly dwindling merchant tonnage,
These trading submarines are model-
RIFLE SHOOTING.
pany's weekly Silver report atates that NAVY. ES, DEFENCE CORPS. the tone of the darket is somewhat firmer. Supplies from America are rather less free. The firm tendency of Shang- hai exchange is maintained. Indian silver bolding has decreased.
The
P: O. McLelland BIRTH OF A SON TO SIR DOUGLAS | Mr. Sears...
HAIG
S. Fleming Mr. Blins .... L. 8. MUITAJ W. O. Carruthers P. O. Loach C. P. O. Crane.
LONDON, Mar. 16. Lady Haig has given birth to a son. Lady Haig, wife of Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, was formerly the Hon. Dorothy Vivian, daughter of the third Lord Vivian. They were married in 1905 and have one daughter.]
THE HEAVY-WEIGHT CHAN- PIONSHIP.
'ANTI-JEWISH RIOTS.
There were
KANSAS City, Mar. 16. anti Jewish riots at Jess Willard is to fight Fred Fulton Odessa before the occupation.
for the heavy-weight championship of the world on July
TURKISH CAPTURES AT ERZERUM.
LONDON, Mar. 16. -' A wireless Turizích" official message, dated 15th inst., states
We captured 108 guns and a number of mine-throwers at Erzerum.
THE AALAND ISLANDS.
SWEDISH DETACHMENT
∙WITHDRAWS,
The details are not yet settled
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NETHERLANDS FLEET IN AMERICAN WATERS.
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was settling down fast, with her crow standing by in their boats, re their foating home. But the troubles verently awaiting the disappearance of Although the sex was not rough and the of the Ticting were not yet vor
led on a standardised pattern. Eightyshore not so far away, so that they hack 36 per cent. of their balls consist of one every chance of making a landing 80 type and one shape, so that they could safety.
84 be built anywhere and by ordinary But suddenly up
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yup pops the U-boat. Her steelworkers. Skilled shipwrights are me emerge from the cmning-tower and not required in making the sections, deck. Then a stentorian voice, in by no arrange themselves along her streaming though presumably they would be for means bad English, hail the boats, and fitting them together. If necessary, the the harried crown knowing that escapie
manufacturing part could be done by is imposible, lie on their oara. It was labourers after a little training. The the captain's boat which was warto
and she was ordered to come alongside cided to take the poor merchant explain for the submarine commander had de
sabeme of the designer is to arrange the 658 workmen in gangs so that a maximum output can be maintained. In this way
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it is estimated that a 5,000-ton: sub-
home with him as a trophy of his prom
ess. All unwillingly, the roen tow their
$1 marine merchantman could be built la skipper to the pirate, and in reticent
88 sixty days. By laying them down in sailor fashion wish him a good luck as
87 batches so that new vessels were con-he mounts her iron side. He reaches
27 29 3160 iunally coming of the slips we should the deck, and, is inertinently ordered be able to replace losses se quickly as the former glum, at the fate of their
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HONGKONG BILLIARD
CHAMPIONSHIP.
ST. PATRICK'A DAY.
1 ship, 4,255 tong, Patrick's Day,
ca
they occurredL
below, English and Germanus looking o
captain. the latter jubilant that they Among the advantages claimed for bava gallantly accounted for another the submarine trader are simplicity hateful British ship. The skipper, wa 669 coupled with such an economy in time ing bis adieus to bia-late crew. repairs and labour as has never before been to the conning-tower, and the facetiouer achieved in ship building. Provision is nas crowd round him to assist hina made in the lower part the hull for below Cautiously be lifts one leg into the heavy cargo and the propelling that darksome hatch and then the ether machinery. The lighter goods and the now appears that he is of sch And then there is an hiatus, for it crew are accommodated to the upper Falstadian proportions that he can get no The semi-final-E. Guimarais v. Gut-part of the ship. By installing 1,600 farther. In vain the Huns try to forces As an evidence of the important por- tion of the Netherlands commercial fost per J. Lord--will be played horse power engines for surface running him down. Even the commander taker detained in American waters and doomed Wednesday night, 20th, at 7.30. sad adopting the thermal storage system hand in the struggle. But all in seine to unemployment, the following state- The other semi-final, in which 6, Gray for under water propulsion the designor got him below they cannot. The con STOCKHOLM. 10. Indies contemporary
ment may serve, says a Netherlands meets Wong Po Hong, will be played claims that the ship could travel at my tower was not made for the accom
modation of much jovia!" rotunet The London and North-Western Rail. It is oficially stated that the Swedish Owned in Amsterdam Stoomvaart off on Saturday, the 23rd, st. 9 p.m.
eight knots for a distance of 12,000 Britisber. Even the perspiring com- Way Company asya there were no detachment despatched to superintend Maats Netherland 3 ships, 48,309
miles when wash When submerged-mander is compelled to admit that their fatalities on the Rathmore. A telegram the Eussian oracaation of the Anland opa; Kon Ned Somboot Maats
she would go at only five knots, but she prisoner cannot be ribbed and cabinet from Dublin says that pouilly four Islands has begun to withdraw; but the sche Lloyd, 3 chips, 945 thnk Stoomy
ships: 20,148 tong; Koninklyke Holland-
could not be torpedood, which is the in their pirate craft. Fortunately, that perished.
withdrawal in nowise prejudices the Swe-dart Maateostzo abfte 7387
main consideration at the present time U-boat commander was not altogether The Pathmore was carrying 660 dish position regarding political questions tons; Java-China-Japan Line, 1ship, 5800
"Thermal storage” meant bot water devoid of humanity and saving soldiers and 38 civilians, including connected with the Aaland Islands.
Yesterday, the 17th instant, was St. stored fe tanks and maintained at such race of humour and so instead of tons; Stoomyaart women and children, when she collided with a mine-sweeper in the darkneu. DISORDERS IN GERMAN FLEET,"
berk
submerging and leaving him to drown beat as to give steam pressure. hoendered the captain fack to him The submarine merchantmen would boat a command which was bored The boats were lowered and one capised
America Line) 11 chips, 67,189 tired the following telegram from tower showing until danger appeared, andibly sad
the British Jacke grinning bat the occupants were rescued..
Niemelt Gondriaen & Co STOCKHOLM, Mar. 16.30; Phe van Ommeren hips, the St. Patrick Society, Shanghai: when she would promptly go down fallen a pirates usually do where and slid down ropes into the destroyers have occurred in the German feet at
It is reported that fresh disorders 13,796 one; Geta van Udez 3 ship Heartiest greetings, Bt. Patrick atil her periscopes alone were visible hulked of their prey. As the U-boat The zaltmore and mine swaoper were the Aaland Islanda.
10.033 tons Rotterdam Lloyd, ships,
above water. The idea is that she diappeared she was greeted with towed in
7,307 tons, Erbardt & Dekker,
Society, Shanghai BM shipe
should be able, to descend to a depth of And laughter the torpedoed anilors salvo of ironical cheers, and with joke 1,570 tons Master ships, to which His Excellency has replied 100 feet if required, not by diring, but addressed themselves to their nars, fest
ships, 4,722 tons AD. Lensen ships, 8405 tons;
**On behalf of Hongkong Irishmen, by dropping down on an even keel so ing prouder of thair-old man Bolleveld vid. Meer & van Hattum, 2 I send heartiest greetings and thanks that there would be no risks of her ever. As for that worthy-well, bu has ships, 6.202-tone - MasteNoord
pa se “dipping" too droply, so he been through a curtsa. ut aebida Brabant 1
(#1 ship; 2,232 tons; Wm Bays
3. Bright has so modelled his subtraluing since wants another ship and Zonen, hip, 3,028 tons Maste
marine freighters that after the war Meanwhile, we hope that the German
look upon himself as quite "mascot Kellingen 15 ships: 1.391 tons,
they can be turned into surface craft, if will not proft by their experiences Dordtsche Stoomrazzi Masio.." 1. szip. 4,015 tons; total 40 ships of 292,35% tons.
so desired, by making low simple him and build submarines with hatala structural alterations in their hull entrance specially devised or Whether or not we shall go to for accommodation of 25 stone mercha The return of the Medical Officer of Tels of this type one cannot say pain or others of similar avoirdupos
The proposal to build them is novel and tion due to Netherlands owners Funs to Health for the week ended March 16th imaginative though these are tot millions.
allows a total of 113 cases of carebro qualities spinal fever, with 63'deaths. The modes thing to our were 1 Indian Britian, 1 Port
to the lay оде состо меша кош
The soldiers and crew were most cool,
THE HARTLEPOOL RAID.
30 CASUALTIES
11 LONDON, Mar 16
BRITISH SHIPBUILDING
* PROGRAMMES
LONDON, Mar. 16. The Daily News says the Cabinet hasized the programme of shipbuilding
Of owners in Rotteffian Folland His Excellency the Governor has travel awash, with only her conning with celerity A Hons looking as crest-
Field Marshal von Hindenburg and The Press Bureau announces that the for the year. gada General von Ludendora, interviewed on total casualties in the airship raid bo Sir Erie Geddes is establishing & ne steamers arn, in: the service of
the military situation, said: “Having barst the strangling chain we could now report on the night of March 13 departinent to be solely concerned with oncentrate Lowards the West and were:Killed: two men, two women shipbuilding, probably in charge of can now think of attacking. Ifit comes and four children injured : four men, Junier Minister
ine,women and nine children
it will be a hard task.Posibly the enemy on the Franco-British Front alone has an abundance of reserve
DANISH STEAMER TORPEDOED divisions and possesses a well consolid
AND RIFLEDAT ated network of railways, but it is moral strength that matters. We are
COPENHAGEN, Mar. 15, ** entirely confident that the battle which The Danish steamer Randelever, has bursting will be successful for us beer torpodoer outside the Germa The centre-point is the food spirit of danger zone.
the German soldiers and we are con The Captain was made prisoner inzed that this spirit is ou thing the crow, were, shandoned after verywhere in the homeland.
kiermans had riied the ship
THE HALIFAX DISASTEL
CHARGE AGAINST PILOT
DISMISSED
The charges of manslaughter again Filot Mackay of the Monthian cablec 4th ulty have been dismissed there being insufinient evidence of
Minister estimates, as was obertad from *the Netherlands, Government, and the troradit required, the the indemnifica
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