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KİRSE CONFERENCE.
STRANGE SILENCE BROKEN AT LAST.
OFFICIAL BOLSHEVIK REPORT.
LONDON, Atigust 18. At last the silence at Minsk has been broken by an official Bolshevik report of the proceedings there yesterday. The conference opened at 7 o'clock in the evening with a speech by Danishovsky, Chairman of the Russian Delegation, who reviewed the history of Russo-Polish relations and underlined Russia's Pacific policy. He emphasised Russia's respect for Poland's Independence and he right to determine her own form of govert ment. He also said that Russia must demand from Polish landlords- such Enarantees against renewed attacks as would not be necessary from the workers and peasants of Poland.
The conference adjourned until August 18.
"EXPLOITERS OF HUMAN LABOUR ABOLISHED."
LONDON, August. 18, The Bolsheviks claim that the establishment of Soviets is progressing in Eastern Galicia. The new authorities are "abolishing landlords, maan.. facturers, bankers and other exploiters of human labour." All ren! personal property is being transferred to the State,
NO AMERICAN LOAN TO POLAND.
WASHINGTON, August 18...
The State Department bas accepted the view of the Treasury that the government cannot lend money to Poland as the sum of $250,000,000 appropriated for loans to friendly European states is available only for operations against enemy states under which Russia is technically not included.
AN INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY?
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PARIS, August 18. The Temps fully agrees with Mr. Lloyd George's frankness rezarding the "Council of Action" threats and declares that there exists an in- ternational conspiracy not ocly against the Treaty of Versailles but against the British Empire, the directors of which are carefully concealing from the workers their real aim, which is the dissolution of the Empire.
POLES CLAIM MARKED NEW SUCCESSES.
LONDON, August 18.
A Polish communique dated August 17 claims marked new successes. AB Bolshevist attacks against Warsaw have been repelled and a new counter-offensive has begun on the line of the Demblin (Ivangorod), Kock capturing a number of towns. The enemy is retreating in a panic from the Vistula in the Otwock section.
SUCCESSFUL COUNTER-01ENSIVE
PARIS, August 18
A message from Warsaw states that the Polish counter-offensive, in which French officers, including two generals, are participating, on the front line is developing most successfully. The Bolsheviks have been repulsed along the whole northern front..
FRENCH MUNITIONS HELD UP.'
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PARIS, August 18. The Allied High Commissioner at Dantzig. Sir Reginald Tower, is holding up French ships with munitions for Foland on the ground that he has insufficient Allied troops to preserve order if further munitions are un loaded. French opinion is protesting on the ground that the Allied doc trine in wartime was that neutrals could furnish munitions without aban- doning their neutrality.
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COVENANT. "
LONDON, August 18.
Jum.
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August 20, 1919, Temperature 82
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HAMBURG-AMETRKA AGREEMENT.
WASHINGTON, August 19th- Admiral Benson, Chairman of the Ship- ping Board, has shnounced that the Board has approved of the arrangement with the Hamburg-Amerika Line for the operation of American ships: an ex-German trade ruates. He emphasises thas stéy did not want German money at the American and companies. The passenger service betwesa!
any German investment in American the United States and Germany starts within the year, the Americans agreeing to apply ships not exceeding a tonnage of 10,000,
The Hamburg-Amerika Ares the west- bound, and the American company the eastbound freights.
NEW YORK LONGSHOREMEŇ.
NEW YORK, August 18th. The President of the Longshoremen's Union announces that longshoremen who are on strike since April bare voted to return to work.
LORD NORTHCLIFFE'S DEAL.
QUEBEC. Augast 17th, The British companies in which Lord Rothermere and Lord Northcliffe are inter- ested have assumed ownership of the Guli Pulp and Paper Company which daily turns out 150 tons of dry pulp.
- ANGLO-FRENCH LOAN.
New Yenz, August 17th. 1. Parmentier, representing the French Minister of Finance, states that France: will pay off her share of the Anglo-French Loan which is matunng on October 15tå.
PILGRAM FATHERS.
WELLFLEET (Massachusetts), Aug. 17th The people of Cape Cod district Zare begun a long series of celebrations ja horour of the tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers.
ARGENTINE AGREEMENT.
BUENOS AIRES, August 18th An agreement has been signed between. the Argentize Republic and the United States enabling American commercial tavellers to carry on business throughout the whole of the Aristina on payment for a aingie licence.
GENERAL WRANGEL'S POSITION.
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·CONSTANTINOPLE, August 17th. Heary fighting is proceeding in the Crimea. The Bolshevists, after receiving reinforcements from the Polish front, are attacking vigorously, supported by massed aeroplanes which are bombing Genera Wrangel's
General bolding his owa.. General Wrangel's raiders crossed the Don and occupied Kontstantinovskaya, cutting of the Taritzine Ekaterinodas Railesy and threatening to isolate the Kuban Cossacks.
The French warships in the Black Sea will, it is not improbable. lend a hand to General Wrangel.
NEW EMPRESS LINER.
Losboy, August 18th. The Empress of. Canada, the largest vessel in the Canadian Pacifc service, was launched at Goran. He tonnage 25,000, and she carries 84 passengers, 93 Asiatio
RECOGNITION OF MEXICO.
Four amendments to the League of Nations Covenant will be submitted steerage passengers and a sew of 550 by Denmark, Norway, and Sweden for the consideration of the League at Geneva on January 1, one providing a fixed annual raeeting, the second special meeting on the demand of ten members of the League, a third making obligation to resort to arbitration more absolute and precise, and a fourth permitting a state in the vicinity of a blockaded state to maintain a certain degree of intercourse with the latter if necessary to prevent the blockaded state attacking its neighbour.
A SPIRITED DEFENCE.
Corinus, OHIO, August 18. Mr. Baker, Secretary for War, addressing the Democratic State Convention, made a spirited defence of the League of Nations. He declared that there would be no peace or disarmament without Article I of the Versailles Treaty, which was America's own invention.
OLYMPIC GAMES.
WINS FOR CANADA AND, ITALY. ·
ANTWERP, Angust 12.
In the Olympic fiant for the 110 hurdles. Thomson (Canada) was first Barron (America) second, and Murray (America) third. Thomson won by a 1 yards in 14 4/5 secs.
In the final 10,000 metre walk, Frigerio Utaly) was first Pearman (United States) second and Gunn (Britain) third. Time 48/6 1/5; Mc Master (South Africa) was fourth.
ANTWERP, August 18.
The Olympic final of the long jump was won by Petersen, Johnsen; jand. Abranamssen (all Swedes). The winner jumped seven metres and 15
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MEXICO CITY, Aug. 17. The Excelsior says the Mexican High Commissioner to the United 'States has sent a message to the Provisional President that President Wilson" will recognise the present Government if the latter agrees to.. certain terms communicated by Mr. Colby which are stated to include pay- ment of indemnities to the foreigners who suffered during the revolution and abrogation of the confiscatory decrees of the Carranza Government,
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