THE WAR.
(Continued from Paga 5.) · ·
ware not killed rushed to the boats,}} when another torpedo struck. The Hirano Maru foundered and he was pitched into the water. He found himself. Boating an a door on which were seven' Tother passengers, including four SUNDAY'S TELEGRAMS. Belgians. The weather was dreadful. All were several times awept of by tha 'door. but regained cha Ultimately are of his companions were {drownel.
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OPERATIONS IN NORTH
RUSSIA.
waves.
Captain Butler said the submacine: red at the destroyer when the latter
STRONG" ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACK ‡ was ma roule to the reseño,
DEFEATED.
LONDON, Oct. 10.
An official communiqué relating to the operations in North Rues say
On the 8th inst, the enemy strong. ly counter-attacked by river and land ab Saletakuya, 170 miles from Archangel. We bent off the enemy, driving him up the rirer,
In the Shenkursk region' between the Archangel and Vologda ruilway and the Dwins, the enemy is still retiring followed up by Russian and American troops..
On the Murmansk from the Allies
LATEN.
It is stated that of the 950 ca [aboard the Hirano Maru,-of whom 100 where pasaengot, there were only 28
arvivors, including 11 passengers.""
He
Captain, Putler, of the Shropshire Regiment, said the vessel was for- pedoed just before daybreak, "managed to reach the lower deck when. the ressol plangerl forward and the suction carried him down and he came to the surface smidat crowds of strug gling human beings heart-readingly crying for help. The heavy ioas quickly wept away those clinging to the wreckage.
Number of woman folk and children parished, being unable to reach to the are operating from Kandula keha, rodeck before the ship sank. Captain the White Sea, 180 miles south of Butler was rescuer ultimately by an Murmansk. We drove invuding American destroyer. patrola across the Finnish frontier and cleared northern Karalia.
MURDER ON THE HIGH
SEAS.
THE TORPEDOING OF THE
"HIRANO-KARU.”.....
.ONLY 28 SURVIVORS OUT OF 330 ON BOARD.
LONDON, Oct. 11.
An American destroyer has brought to Queenstown the survivors of the Hirano Mark, which was torpedoed with out warning in the dead of the night on the Irish coast. They were picked up in the ocean wearing life belts and clinging
the wreckage and planks. They wate almost dead from "exposure. A mumber of the crew wars rescued bas died on board the destroyer.
LATER.
Most of the survivors were. rescued in night attire. The Chief Engineer, was the only officer rescued. The third cfficer died on board the destroyer. Of the 11 passengers landed three are British, 7 Duteb and one Belgian. There was no time to launch, boats, those attempt-", ef to be launched were smashed. Two Enropean lady nurses, three Japanese ladies and seven children, abed at the time of the explosion, perished. Many mentrals, including nige Dutchman, wele drowned.
The survivors pay a tribute to the, did not leave his cabin till it was bravery, of the wireless operator who
flooded.
•
Of the drowned, many bodies were' mutilated. It is supposed they were cut to pieces by the propellers.
ANOTHER STEAMER TORPEDOED.
Lopox, Cet. 11.
The steamer Zeitisier has been tor- pedo, bound from Kingstown to Holy.
A Belgian Brat class passenger, bi. Dupon, the Manager of a mine at Batanga, in the Congo, said the torpedo head. struck the engine room, and the ship began to sink immediately. All who lost.
It stated that 400 lives have boon
GERMANY ACCEPTS PRESIDENT
WILSON'S CONDITIONS.
Authoritative information has reached the Colour to-day that the Germanic Powers have accepted President Wilson's conditions and are prepared to evagnate occupied territories.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
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NOTE.
A GERMANY CONSIDERING THE
REPLY.
PEACE ASKED FOR THE NATION.
AMSTERDAM, Oet 11.
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SOCIETIES Proceeding, Viscount Grey said two kinde of criticima were made as regards Viscount Grey concluded by paying the League of Nations. Some people an eloquent tribute to the spirit of the supports a League in order to main-young men who were giving their lives tain the supremacy of a particular group for the principles of Liberty and ef nations, others because the project Freedom and appealing that those might he used as a substitute for the remaining after the war should Hira up successful termination of war. Viscount to their heroic sacrifices. Grey, on behalf of the two, a League of Natione and of Societies, disclaimed beth. A League could not be a substitute for victory but must arise from it. A League of Nations must be formed at pease. Pablic opinion was ripening and the Government was working upon
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed throughout the speech.
AMERICAN POLITICAL LEADER'S STRONG VIEWS.
ALLIED ARMIES THE BEST
DIPLOMATS."!
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.
In the course of a spirited discus- sion in the Serate, the Republican leader, Senator Lodge, declared that some sort of reparation should be A crowded overtowing meeting was arranged before an armistice is grant- held in the neighbourhood where ed to trenmany. In retreating, her Viscount Grey spoke and received armies had burned counties villagos similar Ovation.
and towns, besides taking hundreds into slavery, only to return them after they have been infected with disease. For such things as well as for the loss of American ships and
the scheme in order to "he prepared THE VOICE OF LABOUR, " when peace arrived. The whole Mr. GN. Barnes (Labour member of world after the war will be convinced the War Cabinet) presiding at Viscos: that a repetition of a world war will be Gray's meeting, speaking as the repre FUNCTIONS OF THE LEAGUE crime and disaster to be avoided at sentative of British, Labour, said that lives, reparation should be made. all costs. This conviction will provide Prussian militariam having decided to The best diplomats were the Allied the motive power needed to make. the submit the destinies of mankind to the armles. Lengue workable. At present onr') arbitrament of the physical contest of soldiers, who were very determined as war, mest procned to the inevitable regarda no further wars would insist and right conclusion. That was not after the war upon setting up the Jingoism. We did not wish to crash the machinery for a League of Nations.
THE ECONOMIC, BOYCOTT
LONDON, Oct. 10. A message from Berlin says the Wolff Bureau, commenting on President
The greatest interest has been ureased "Wilson's reply, announces that the
Government is carefully considering the in today's meeting at Westminster on further declarations, which are now the occasion of Viscount Grey'a fret necessary, and states that the Reply to public appearance, since he relinquished President Wilson's final" question already furnished in the speech of the the post of Foreign Minister, in support
: QUESTION. President of the Reichstag on the 5th, of President Wilson's policy of a League wherein he declared that the Reichstag of Nations. Mr. George Barsen, the
Viscoun Gray supported President and the nation approved of the Peace Labour member of the War Cabinet, boycott within the League. This Wilson's proposition of 110 economic offer and made it its own.
presided and there was a crowded and permitted cash State to settle its SOVEREIGNS OF FEDERAL
distinguishal gathering.
own fiscal question for itself, although, STATES. SUMMONED.
Viscount Grey opened his speech by having decided upon it, the system applied equally to all describing President Wilson's speech of must be Losbon, Oct. 11. A telegram from Amsterdam states September 27th as a remarkable appeal members of the Lengue. He advocated that it is announced from Cologne that to the Allies to declare that they agreed preserving the existing machinery as the Kaiser will summon at Berlin during with the President's interpretation of regards economie boycott for future the week-end all the Sovereigns of the the war issues and the means whereby contingencies, at the weapon abonid German Federal States to a Crown settlement could be reached. The not be used before some covenant of the Conseil, before replying to Prevident object of the meeting, he ail, was to League was broken. Wilson's Note.
TH
Such a Conference is unique in the hisicry of Germany.
LONDON, Oct. 10.
make it clear that we all agreed with President Wilson's statement(Cheere,)
QUESTION OF DISARMAMENT.
Ho anticipated that, the Premier, on As regardi disarmament. Viscount! bobalf of the country, would furnish Srey outlined how before the war
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German people. We were warring againar a eystom which debated the German nation. A. League of Nations was our main war-aim, If the war ended without it, Democracy was lost."
SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF RAILWAYMEN.
LONDON, Oct. 11, The Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas (Labour M. P for Derby) has withdrawn his
National Union of Railwaymen, resignation of the Secretaryship of the
COMMENT ON THE SPEECH. LONDON, Oct. It Viscount Grey's pronouncement on a
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August.
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League of Nations is unanimously THE approved.
an authoritative answer to Fr-scient Germany, vest after year, forced the Wilson, who asked for unity of purpose paco uphill on artaments expenditure
The Daily Telegraph, referring to ALLIED CONFERENCE IN FRANCE. on the part of the Allies. Ife had no Therefore, it was a first condition, after doubt that it would be forthcoming..
the war that she must lead the way down criticisms that the Allied Governments Referring to the present military hill(Chesis). There would be no do not devote much thought to such a situsfion, ho declared that peace was talks of disarmament until the great League, points out that Ministers are within sight, but was not yet within armies of Germany were disarmed. folly occupied with the war, but the The Goreraments of all members of Prime Minister has most strongly declar teach. The moral of it was that we
bould cast off all controversial issues the League should be responsible for od that be is a believer in the project; and unitedly support the Government, the quantities of anaamanta manu Lord Curzon, has made a cocsidered thu denying Germany any grounds for factared in their countries, even if statement on behalf of the Government, the desired stalemate, because Allied privately manufactured for a Foreiga diauuion at present could only prolong Power. The question of armaments, bowerer, at bedrock, reated on the sanae Viscount Grey described President of accurity which only a League could Wilson's reply to the German overtures produce.
"The Press Bureau states that the Premier, Mr. Benar Lat, Lord Robert Ceal, with the Chief of the Imperial General Staff have returned froin a conference in France, with M.Clemenceau, Signor Orlando, 31. Pichon, Baron Sonnino, and Allied Naval and Military Adviser,
KAISER EXPECTED TO ABDICATE.
the War.
as both firm and wise. (Choorn) Wo THE INCLUSION OF GERMAN all approved of 'resident Wilson's
favouring the League, while the ftily Telegraph believes that Lord Robert Cecil declared be would join no Govern ment opposed to the realisation of this| ideal. There have been many utterances by Ministors and political leaders to the
me effects f various declarations as regards the Continuing, he advocated the incis The Daily Mail mys Viscount Grey terms of peace. If Germany accepted sign of Germany, but barred any nation did well to emphatic that the League them sincerely that would mark an that was ineincare. Therefore, every is not a substitute for victory. It says advance, but all wanted to know where participating Government fast repre- the present great alliance is the germ really is the seat of power in Germany sent a free people whole heartedly in of the League and there is no reason as Chancellors bad crossed, the stage favour of the League The League why the alliance should not devise like transient embarassed phantoms should provide a force, acting as the machinery against malefactors recently
4* International Police, in order to be A telegram received at London today. Moreover, we had to remember that prepared to deal with, say some spall recentral from Germany the Refabsting Jaly Poses Eesolation was backward offending country, declares that Printe Max Peace Offer quickly followed because-the-GermanThe Tangos might mortorer, help was made despite opposition by the military situation was bettered by the Labour, especially by giving a lore Kaiser, who is expected to dicats o Brestlitovel and Bukbarent Treaties, by oficial charactor to their International Manpadon the open secuting and deriding. Conferencer, and aled might, aasiat - less The reported entirely unconfirmed Reichstag Resolution as
PRINCE MAI'S PEACE OFFER. OPPOSED BY KAISER:"
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