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THE WAR.
MARTIAL LAW
DUBLIN.
BRITISH NAVAL ACTIVITY.
HORMAN LOSSES.
HEAVY
ZEPPELINS BOMB THAMES ESTUARY,
AMERICA AND
FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ACIKNUY.] GERMAN COUF DE-MAIN DEFEATED.
HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES.
PARIS, April 20th, There is increasing minor activity along the whole of the Western front,
Today's communique waya-In taking the mall wood at Buttes we made prisoner and repulsed counter-attack
There was an intens, bombardment of our positions at Avocour Wood, and of the front lines of Hill 304, while there was
moderate cannonade em of the Mouse
and a heavy gun doel in Weym
We defeated a German coup de main ir Lormine with losses, and dispersed Ger man ottempts in the Vorge.
GERMANY,
NAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
| BRITISH BOMBARD BELGIAN COAST
AMSTERDAY, April 27th,
A Berlin communiqué admits thaj -a strong British force of monitors, des troyers and mino-sweepers bombarded the Belgian cou
THE
BALKANS
[TRIŠUOH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
TRANSPORT OF SERBIAN TROOPS
USE OF GREEK RAILWAYS.
DENIED.
ATHENS, April 28th, The Entente Ministers are insisting on the use of the Greek railways for the
Prisoners admit very heavy German ransport of Serbian troops, The Cabine Josser at Chapelötte,
EXTRAORDINARY AIR FIGHT.
GUN-AEROPLANES IN ACTION.
PARA, April 28th.
A communiqué relates in extraordinary exploit by a French gun-roplane at thre in the morning off Ze:bruge. A Zeppelin
fired on the aeroplano from a height of 4,000 fect. The aeroplane immediately attacked the Zeppelin, fring nineteen in cendiary sho'ls, The Zeppelin appeara to have been struck.
Another gun-aeroplang attacked and his n. Gorman destroyer off Osland and Frenchman also felled a Fokker nens Lunerile nad captured the pilot, FRENCH ARTILLERY ACTIVE,
ATTEMPTED GERMAN ATTACK
STOPPED DEAD."
PAз. April 27th,
3.50 ..
A communique states. --The French artil.
hry have been most
agains newly organisations in Champagne and Argonne. There has be a violent bon- bardment at Avcosuele Hill 304. Eenu,
is deliberating on the mattr..
GENERAL
(TERUAR:RŠUTER'S AGRIOT-]
MARTIAL LAW IN DUBLIN TROOPS ARRIVE FROM ENGLAND
AND BELFAST
LowDos, April 28th, Mr. Asquith, in the House of Commons
announced that troop, from Belfast and England und errived in Dubin, and Liberty Hill and Stephen's Green wore already occupied by the sidiora Martial law had been proclaimed In Dub in City and county and action was being taken to suppress the movement, and to arrest. all concernid.
Outside of Dublin the country was quiet, bud steps were being taken to acquaint beu- tral countries with the meal significance of this most recent German campaiga,
Mr. Asquith read a klegrora stating that the situation in Dullin was satisfac-
and time it. tory
sya at the case. that the mels had machine-guns
Another message gates bsi Mr. Asquith abo rend & telegram from Lord Wimborne stating that the situation won satisfactory
THE HONGKONG DATEX
[THROUGH BEUTER'S ACKROY.]
ZEPPELINS STILL ACTIVE.
RAL FRIDAY, APRIL ESTA 1915.
"{THROUGH · BRUTER'S HORNOY-J
GERMANY AND AMERICA:
POSSIBILITY OF AVOIDING RUPTURE DISCUSSED.
PEKING NOTES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
PIRING, April 19th.
THE SITUATIONIŲ
HUNDRED BOMBS DROPPED IN THAMES ESTUARY.
He would be a bold prophet who would attempt to forecast the outcome of the pro LONDON, April 26th.
AMSTERDAM, April 26th An official announcement regarding last Herr Bethann-Hollweg, the German sont negotiations between the represents night's raid states that 100 bombs were Imperial Chancellor, conferred with the lives of the Peking Government and of the Independente. On the one hand, it is dropped in the Thames estuary. Thore American Ambassador and afterwards
freely asserted that the Southerners are so
were no casua}{..
- It is also ascertained that 100 bombs wern droppert in the Eastern counties on Mon- day.
There wuz onu casualte and only insigni- ficant damage
LONDON, April 27th The War Office announces that Zeppelins were reparted last evening over the cast
WOMEN SOLDIERS,
AT THE FRONT WITH THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
[FROM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
It happened near Novasielky. I perceive after having looked a soldier who, front of the others. This netion alone is at us, quits the ranks and slips ahead, jo enough to attract ny attention, and I swe with surprise that the soldier has hair a woman. When I question my companiong they reply: Have you hover Yes, it is a woman. Have you never heard of this Vera a good and braver soldier, who has been decorated?!
| journeyed with the Chief of the Admiralty implacable in their hatred and distrust of falling over his shoulders and the eyes, of.
Staff to Hoquarters.
The Germ papers are discussing the po sibility el avoiding a rupture with the United State
Yuen-Shih-kai that no comprom to short of his retirement will be accepted by the; and, on the other hand, it is strongly affirmed that the retention of tho Fre ident It is signifont they Der Tag, which has is an absolute condition of any agreement
fiatly refused all President Wren's de- mands withon knowing them, now prints
which has the essentials of practicability Even the hopes of an errly sett ment basal. on the fact that the armistice has, beca ́ex-
AGAINST THE AUTES.
I express my astonishment, and my com¬ ̈ panions continuo
coast of Kent. Apparently they did not a high offical's" warning against treat tended and that the negotiations are still beginning of the war some women punaged. penetrate far inland, and probably reing a ruptur light-heartedly, and urging that the German policy should be guided turned owing tờn mist,
It is reported that one bomb was dropped by what would be the greatest d'appoint in the sca.
ment to the wemies.
ATTACK ON ENGLISH COAST
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AT
GERMAN-AMERICANS' PANIC.
WASHINGTON, Arr 28th. In a franip endeavour to influence Con. gress German propagandists are showering Senators with telegrams prote ting game The War Office announces that, the bonction which wou'd mean war. No fewer
LOWESTOFT.
LONDON, April 26th,
bardment of Lowestoft and Yarmouth yes-
terday opened at 4.10 in the morning and Lasted for about half an hour. Despite the heavy German guns the damage was re latively slight
A convalesceat home, the swimming bath,
a pier and forty dwellings at Lowestoft
Certainly there is a rule against women entering the ranks, but the authorities shud their eyes to Fow exceptions which they seem to think are quito innocent. At the to get on the register under men's names, follow a husband, fiance, or father And as their conduct left nothing to be desired you will understand that the least weak- nes would easily have been discovered there seemed to be no reason for refusing to the wife or sweetheart of a deserving soldier the sweet comfort of a companion- ship which did no injury to the service. There was no need for special measurea for removing these elements if they proved to be hurtful to discipline; only to spp'v the rule which had been provisionally ignored. On the other hand the women who are inspired only by martial idealian and patriotic sentiments are fare. Vera is one Are of them "
There were at first Role who wanted to
proceeding are dashed when it is announced (with what accursey I cannot vouch at the moment) that the protracted nature of the discussions is due to the wrong ing among the leaders as to which should have the honour of taking the place which Yuan Rhih-kai is expected to resign. It might be argued in these circumstances that diver geage of opinion would be fatal in view s
the Northern unanty on the subject of Yuan Strih-kai remaining in office, but
than 25,000 telegramg have aready been then the question would be asked: received, and they are still pouring in. you quite sure that the Northerners are so Thyre af in the same wording, and unanimous! The doubt mised by such a emanato excesively from the German-question is not removed when it is reported that Shantung has also declared independ. American disrets,
ence. That brings the independence move. ment very close to Peking, and, naturally, it has a disturbing effect,
WASHINGTON, April 27th. Officials of the State Department have
were extensively damaged, and 200 dwell-warned the wwspapers against excessive ing slightly damaged.
Besides
the four persons already ounced as killed, three wore seriously
and nine slightly.
The damage done to Yarmouth was one large building burned and another slightly damaged.
The East Anglian Daily Times says that approximately there were 2 killed and wounded in the pursuit of German raiders
off Lowestoft
Mr.
MILITARY SERVICE ACT.
NOT TO APPLY TO IRELAND
LONDON; April 27th.
The Press Bureau announos that in the cret session of Parliament or Wednesday Asquith replying to Sir Edward Carson, said that the Government's pro posal for the extension of the Military Bervice Act would not by applied to Ircand,
Mr. Walter Long said that if the B.. were introduced to apply compulsion to the unattested married then it would not prov.de for a months notice,
In the dobate which followed many
speakers truk part.
optimism in regard to the submarine crisis, as they fear the German concessions are inadequats.
LATEE-
In a word, the situation is stiil sa obscure as I remarked last week Now cabinets have been drafted on paper, telegrams have been exchanged between the Government and independent" provinos Legacions
and doubt and une rtainty continue to harass most people in the capital. Of cials, when interviewed, state that affa are proceeding isfactorily, and then wo and them making inquiries regarding an Asylum in the event of troub of This cer isinly takes away from the effect of the
A genern] Katement has been issued de are said to have expressed epin'ons or ask fining the antude of the United States toed questions; but stil the prospective wardy armed merchantmen of the beli-sott'ement has not assumed any form yet, gerents. It is believed that the reply to the recent German Noto sustains their right to defensive armament, but the merchant men ordising the seas for the purpose of attacking cherry warships aro titled to the hospitality of neutra, ports,
BIG COPPER-FIELDS-
DISCOVERY IN NORTH AUSTRALIA
nut
POET DARWIN, April 26th. A pro pector reports the discovery of big copper-fields the Victoria River District.
TSA NAI-HUANG, AN EARLY INCIDENT IN HIS CAREER.
brave word.
LEGATION SQUABELES.
She is strongly built, has a high colour, and large eyes that betray as timidity or She wears precisely the same Goquetry uniform as her comrades, with whom she abares af the difficulties of the campaign. She has been wounded, and so the autho rities became cognisant of her sex The soldiers had taken the greatest pains to conceal the fact from their officers.
In spite of the smiles or frown to which the above recitel may have given rise, I am convinced that the presence of the woman of whom I have just spoker in a Russian regiment on active service merits neither the irony, the astonishment, nor the alarm of the moralists or the blas
ANOTHER 0685.
I had an opportunity of studyin similar caseD in one of the regimente An offer in. formed me that the men had concealed the serving in Galicis. sex of one of their canyade from the authorities, The officer himself had dis to take the soldier as his orderly on tccount good conduct and youth, and had summoned "him" to his quarters. covered the truth accidentally. He wished
He was struck by the face and the eyes; he asked questions, and the girl began by denying, but, on being pressed, she burst into tears, and confessed. She had been enrolled in the month of May under masculine name, that of Tanja Kakouring. She was 10 years of age, and her ong cloak helped to conceal her juvenile figure If her companions suspected anything they hid their suspicions from each other, and thus be shared all the difficulties of the nervice and all the dangers of batte with the others. For she is brave, and feels happy in this terrible life and would not change it with her companions who have the same traditions and the same example mained at home. And have not the latter a few sentences, Owing to a certain cus: before their over f
In identical circumstances and the same tomer having his puppy cut off by the
disguise Tanja's mother joined Russian Peking Electric Light Company (Legregment in the war against Turkey in 1877. She fought like the other soldiers, and if she it grill living her Amazon's spirit must be deeply moved by the bravery her daughter. Tanja herself has just been proposed for the cross and medal of St. George. The conduct of this girl is irre praachable. She base pleasing appear- ance, round face, shining with health, and looks well in bar cloak She has pro- ing her by common accord, net towards her as father and mother with touching policitade
The Legation District is hardy entitled any longer to the appellation of the Diplo matique Quartier for thene i us pretty a quarrel in progress here as was ever report ed from the capital in the "good old days." It is a long story, but I shall try to put it in
of
Mr. Walter Long to-morrow introduce Yai-huang we felt glad. For many years raised. Objection was taken to the Peking forencig for nobody, and the men, protecte
the Military Service Bill.
we had waited the career of that parti- for official with much intercet wonder Thỏ Houte is now sittin. in secret scesioning what is end word le, for of all the
·Montzeville and west of the Mens St Stephen's Green, had heem occupied, BRITISH LABOUR PROBLEMS. Chee with whom we had ever come into The ong beer, too, ie British. The nxt like a child, but at the sam
There has been moderate artillery activity east of the Mouse. An attempted German and eleven of the insurgents were keð.
attick north of Senones, in Lorraine, was g stopped dead by artery. The German Imus at the Chapelofte slient were 1.000
A German neroplane tauded in the French line in the region of Oise and both the bi nirmen were captured. An omeny here t plane was shelled and fell in facres in Argonne French air-squadrons were most ishes martial law throughout Irsand,
The provincial news was reassuring. The Lospector General of Constabulary reports that the Frogheda Natimalist Volunteers turned out in arms to assist the Goru, mout (Load cheera) Many local people find also offered assistance
setiva on Tuesday night in the regions of
Verdun and Roye, dropping 135 bombe ou
enemy, parks, bivouacs, railway stations
and munition depots. A German Kirship
A Gazette proclamation practically estab
THE ATTEMPTED RAID ON
IRELAND
LONDON, April 20th,
dropped a dogen bombs in the Etaples 10- In the House of Lords Lord. Lansdowne gion, slightly wounding two British al-anrounced that the German vessel which diors.
attempted to land arms in the west of
BRITISH ACTIVITY.
FIGHTING IN THE AIR.
LONDON, April 27th. British comunque stebes-Enemy arcraft were less active
terday. A ho
Ire and sia disguised as a Dutch trader, and that the Germans bew ber up after she was aptured.
Sr-Roger Cuwm nt, and two other per- sons were landed on the coast from a sub- marine is a collapsible loat,
sion), cupport was given to the Pricing Chiness Electric light and Power Com- A Hankow paper wrote of Trai Nai-pany, now taken over by the Banque In dustriac, in its efforts to supply the Lega. huang
When we read in the papers that the tion area from which it had hitherto been revolutionaris in Canton he shot Trai excluded. International issue wero på:n Electric Light Company on the ground that it was a German concern. I am informed, however that, in spite of the fact that Arabold, Karberg & Co are the general ARMOUR OF INNOCENCE managers, the bulk of the citat is British This little Jeanne d'Are talks and laughe time she has contchet fa was th mest odious, o only aspect of the dispute is that drtain of the charming seriousness and a very strict
allied representatives ins s'ed upon the dis sense of her personst worth. These quali ties protect her like an invisibly armour. met him chee. It was many years ago missal of the Geman chief of pafoe, to when the site orium of Kati g. thich this which the Germans replied by demand og I am sure that the wo die who dared touch Hittle Tanja would be contignly punished year attain its majority, wrs at I in its that the British weretary of the Municipal by the whole regiment; one does not desc- infancy. There was a question of ext-a-Committee should be dispensed with As
a matter of fact, the representatives crate an altar or a fig with impunity. sion of bounder n on the carpet and Tsai of the various bodeg on the Muni And I are also assured that the young heroine's companions, if they are not ac MORE GERMAN INTRIGUE
Ni-buang who was then budding cipal Commits are so disgusted with customed to using a romantic up mystical the introduction of “ nationalism that vocabulary, are animated by very gencrbus WASHINGTON, April 27th. Tootal, had been told rff by the Governor they are, I am tod, consider ng the pro sentiments towards their little profegee.
uf K'angui to meet with the foreigners on President Wilson has ordered an investhe hill and arrange mattam. It fel te priety of resigning. The story does not re- In conclusion, I may recall a fact which tigation into the activities of German the late mager of the Estate and the Cound to the credit of either of tho parties even more than those which I have inst
meter. concerned, officers in the Guatemalan repolation and in writer to dial with the maker, is this FINANCIAL
LONDON, April 26th,
Mr. Asquith, Mr Bonar Law and Lord Kitchener confered in the afternoon with the Labour kaders,
ATHENS, April 27th.. Some sensation has been caused by the exploding of a bomb in the Bulgarian Legation.
mentioned, deserves
a comparison with the Virgin of Domremy. A Russian sister of elose to a company which had lost all ite h's father pursued the highly profitable The optism regarding finances which charity Me, Ivanoff, flating herself Mexico,
caling of a pawnbroker, Bighty estimat was felt last week is somewhat tempered officers, placed herself at its head and cap- ATHENS BOMB SENSATION.ng the talents of his non ho came to the now. The American ban has not been ctured a hostile treach before which the conclusion the the sphere in which the pleted, negotiations having been dropped troops were hesitating Mortally wounded, young man wou'd be bat she to nocumu aflar it was learned that Kwangtung bad she was, by Imperist command decorated late a fortune was official life so he parted dedared independence thought before with the Cross of St. George in enamel with the naesary weight of Tae's to pur. the two mition dollars had been handed over distinction to which only officers are ca- chase hms Tastaiship, and this Kuling to the Chinge Government. I hear, sko, hnairess is one of ha first chance at that the Quintuple Banks have been in- money making He made no boasts about structed not to messe any further surpless bas gave us to understand, that, in the of Salt Revenue held by them until far bor vulgar language of the foreigner he had notice and when it is seen that official not beaty s Teotsi "for the sake of his salaries are being party pail, na before, in Feath soba wished to know, in the event Fonds for this year's domestie loan it mu of the scheme going through where he be understood that the outlook is not too come iz." He was told that the pe'itioners right.
The damigo was not important;
INDUSTRIAL CENSORR,
WASHINGTON, April 27th President Wilson has sut letter to
to aeroplane was brought down to-day in our lines as the result of a fight in the air COTTON SPINNERS DEMANDS. employers reking them to compile a list of
The plot and observer yere klled,
A bastilo airship, at 12-30 in the morn
ing, dropped bombs near the
Est behind
our Ezes, but no damage was done. We made two raids. last night south of La Bassee Canal, and captured thre pri ocera in hand-to-hand fighting,
our tronche, but was driven out by an counter-attack.
OFFICIAL INTERVENTION:
PROBABLE
Losos, April 9th.
⠀ The railt of the ballo, of the Lancashira Cotton Spinners will probably be known next week. It is believed that the vote will
industrial consors for war purposes,
ANOTHER RUSSIAN FORCE IN FRANCE
woop a group of misionaries who e poverty・・・ AMATEUR THEATRICALS,"
titled:
EUBRO-JAPANESE TRIATE.
I'm cred by informed that the report that no Agre mint has been concluded be twee Russia and Japan concerning China is untrue, Negotiations are prog:)ing bi tween the representatives of them coun- tries, and the fact that M. Krapenski, the us only exceeded by the's honesty. The performance given in the British fate Minister to Chins and Ambassador to While the Government would be duly paid Legation Theatre at Thursby and Batur Jaraz, will be onerent in Petrograd during any su greed upon, no provision had lay in aid of the Blind Soldiers and Bat these conversations is not without interest been made for a cumsh to him There Fund was creoptionally bitkant. The at the moment upon by hame so insulting and objection local Thespians astonished their friends by TEKING CHORAL HOCKEY Abe that only the laws of the land and the r kiste ono ability. The scene from Those who beard the rendering of the high principle prevented the disgusted David Copperfield, Micarber's suppor« Messiah by the new y organied Pekingi. foreigners from forestal ng th revolt, with Davd" was oever y portravel. The Choral Bosety Fast Friday night in the his.tionaries by twisting his pack there and carumes were strictly corect, and he iner YMCA, felt proud that this fateien com. them. Course the scheme did not go pretation of the var oga pozioma itros y munity here could produce a combination
very nge-ious Mr. Bungay as “Micaw- able to undertake such a formidable worke through the ne
her'' wade the performance the greab súc. | Of course, the orit ca could find something ses that it was, an† Mm. Hankin support. | to see if they wished, but the faults were no doubt apparent to those interested and
MARSEILLES, April 26th. Another Russian force has arrived
LORD HARDINGE, K.0,
Lobos, April 2016, Lord Hardinge had an sud enco of the
ent of Soucher and chained a footing is taking necessary steps to secure an
The London Gazele takes that the Pearded him admirably as Mrs Micawber. advare, la wages, but before any extreme King at Windsor and was invested with of Trade he made orders parler the Trut: In the payket A Fowl Play." Mr Fan suggest the direction in which gre-for
ing with Enomy Amendment Act, rercock am her former Hongkong'o took course is taken the Government Production the insign's of the Most Nobe Order of abising the busine of 4 W. Faber, the chief part, and sequited buself with well-known pencil manufacturer to bedstuction Belection from operas pro
vided agrees bly variety wound up
There has bean artillery activity various points.
Cowon is will probably intervene,
the Carter,
effort should be made a future. The so lis did remarks ly well, and the orchests ver tealy came up to expectations whi~ the choir gave a very good nccount of tarif.