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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 12TH, 1917.
FOOD PROBLEMS GENERAL.
GERMANY STARVING.
LIVELINESS ON WESTERN FRONT:
BRILLIANT FRENCH SUCCESS.
THE AMERICAN IMPASSE.
COUNT ANDRASSY ON END OF WAR.
Franco-Belgian Front,
(THROUGH BEUTRAG AGENOT.]
BRITISH ADVANCE.
OBSTINATE NIGHT FIGHTING. FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS
LONDON, Marah 10th.
A French communique states: -—In the Champagne sector all night long there has OVER A FRONT OF THREE MILES| been obstinate fighting at some points
LONDOS, March 10th.
The Balkans,
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RUSSIAN REPORT.
IRISH HOME RULE.
THE NATIONALISTS' OMECT.
LONDON, March 9th It d that the withdrawal of the Nationalists from the Home Ruto debate in the House of Coremony was decided at
Parly meeting earlier in the day We throw back an enemy attack in the It is believed that they will now at- Misan region
mpt to make the position of the Govern The enemy ctured here heights to the men untenable with a view to an election. north-west of Okna.
The Horning l'est à Lobby, correspond-
**LONDON, March-9th. A wireless aussiga oficial masage
says
THE END OF THE WAR,
HUNGARIAN EX PREMIER'S VIEW.
Pants, March 10th. Le Matin publishes a remarkable inter View given by Count Andrassy, the Hur garian ex-Premier, which the latter expressed the opinion that the war would end through general exhaustion and peace terms would be dictated by the cleverer belligerent.
Count Andrassy asserted that in this
The attacks to the west of Okun failed, en, thinks that Mr. Redmond is disinclin-connection the Central Powers were more
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, March 9th,
A Gerama official report state- Between the Trotus and Uz valleys we stormed the high ridge of Magyatos adjacent to the Russian positions and took 604 prisoners.
10 During February we lost 24 aeroplans and the enemy lost 91.-.-
LATRE
A Bussian offcial report states
Northwestward of Okun our troops are. counter-attacking to regain the lost
heights..
between Butte de Mesnil and Maison đó Champagne The Germany made several Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in attempts to recapture trenches we
took communique states:We attacked and in the west of that sector, but after THE BLOCKADE OF GREECE captured the village of Arlty and neigh-alternato advances and retirements we bouring defences.
Our advance extends over & front of three miles,
A considerable number of prisoners were taken; over 100 have been Already counted, We captured four trench mortars and fifteen machine guns. Our casunities were slight.
Our serial patrol yesterday was heavily engaged by strong hostile formation.
FIGHTING IN A SNOWTORM
IMPORTANT FRENCH SUCCESS.
LONDON, March 10th Reuter's Correspondent at the French Headquarters, selegraphing from Cham pagne on the 3rd inst., describes the recap inre of the salient mentioned in al communique of the 8th inst.
He states that fe German Buccess on
February 14th left them in possession of along crest over-looking the French lines, This was strengthened by two powerful forts bristling with machine guns,
When the French attack began the weather intervened most unexpectedly on behalf of the Boches. The heaviest snow storm of the winter and a blizzard-like gale hampered, the gunners. There was a foot of snow on the ground when the infantry emerged yesterday morning from the bottom of a ravine at the foot of the Crest and started to cross the 200 yards of heavily tronched ground to the first
German line. Here the occasional fash of a grenade showed that the bomb throwers were busy clearing out dug-outs, but the Germans murrendered readily and
within half 20 hour Frenchmen were
visible on the top of the crest, having
progressed 500 yards in the centre and 300 yards on the flanks, securing powerful
works and a number of prisoners."
The French continued a further 300 yards when the roar of the renwakened artillery announced that a Germiso cori- ter-attack was developed. The enemy pushed through the barrago and engaged the French at close quarters, but were driven off after a desperate Öght, prie- cipally with bombs
SEVERE ARTILLERY DUELA
LONDON, March 11th,
A French official report states-There has been a severe artillery duel in Champagne, but no infantry action Cannonade elsewhere,
GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, March 10th.
A German official repert states:-- We repulsed French attaka neor Bau- court, southward of Crapeaumesnil
finally bent back the enemy and made some progress. On the right of the sector our fire smashed up the German attacks and we maintained all our positions.
On the right bank of the Meuse the Germans again attacked trenches re-taken by ug north of Cauricres Wood, but our immediate counter-attack drove the enemy out of some portions of the trenches he had succeeded in entering.
We carried out several coups-dra-pudzanie south of Avre, notably Armancourt, where our detachments penetrated the third
German trench;
The Near East
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MESOPOTAMIA.
ENEMY DISCOVERED AND SURPRISED
Loncox, March 10th.
PREMIER'S TELLING RETORT:
ATHERS, March 30th. Mr. Lloyd George, replying to B tast by the Athenian Bar against t blockade, says the racing depends upon the fullment of the Allies demands. It would have been already raised if the anti-Ally incidents had not occurred;
General
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INDIAN IMPORT DUTIES.
PROTEST AT MANCHESTER
LONDON, March 10th"
ed to consider favourably Mr Asquithe proposal, as it would produce nothing. tangible for mouths. The correspondent mys he has reason to believe that the Dominion statesmen are unwilling to be drawn into British domestic politics.
The Daily Chronicle, in an editorial,
kg Mr - Lloyd George ʼn offer was in nowise constructive. It could only trile and therefore it would have been
better if it had not been made.
The Daily News considers that the de foot of Mr. Lloyd George's speech was in its form and spirit rather than in its contents. The Government ought to have made constructive proposals to meet the
grave situation
The Daily Graphic regards Mr. Lloyd George's offer as & stop backward to
unrest.
THE NATIONALIST MANIFESTO,
LONDON, March 10th. Copies of the Nationalist manifesto Bre
being sent to President Wilson and the
Premiers of the Dominions.
PRESS COMMENT. The Daily Telegraph and Daily News alone comment on the Irish debate, and both emphasise the Imperial aspect.
intelligent than the Engate,
wwwww He also declared that Germany had two aims: firstly, the uniting of Central Europe and the East, secondly, to become a dominant world power. The first would be attained by the present war, but in order to achieve the second Great Britain must be defented
Count Andrassy said he doubted the success of submarinism, and with regard to this expressed the opinion that other and slower means must be employed.
THE KOT PRISONERS.
HUNNISH CRUELTIES.
LONDON, March 10th,
A correspondent of The Timer gives partículars of the fate of British angi- Indian troops taken prisoners at Kut He says that the oflcers were made xen sonably comfortable during the expedi tion's journey to Bagdad ned Constan tinople but the men were driven im straggling datachments for 1,000 miles to Anotchie suffering from hunger and destitution and cruelty of the guarde,
The American Consuls and missionarica helped them to the best of their ability at
fow spots along the route." The largest concentration camp la ati
Konia where the prisoners are hungry and insufficiently clad and sheltered
They suffered utsposkubly; and the Turkish and German officials refused to allow Americans there to assist the pri MONETS
SITUATION IN AMERICA, THE ARMING OF MERCHANTMEN.
WASHINGTON, March 9th. President Wilson has convoked Extra Session of Congress, on April 16th, to recgive such communications da may be made by the Executive
A BLANK PEACE?: Count Andrassy declared that it would
It is a understood that, a number of be a blank peace, without formal annexas American merchantmen will sail through tipu or indemnities, but he emphasised the submarine zones and are to be imme- that it was necessary that the Central names will not be published;
Sedintely armed by the Government. Their
Powers should control Poland and President Wilson convokes Congress to
confirm his arming of merchantén, é Lithuania militarily and economically, as
PRESIDENT WILSON ILL. a barrier against Russia, whose power
WASHINGTON, March 10th. - must ultimately be broken, before Ger President. Wilsoti is ill and may hav many's world policy and plans for to keep to his bed for several days. supremacy in the East could be fully realised,
FRENCH FOOD SUPPLIES.
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN
GOVERNMENT, QU
A CHECK ON GARRULITY-
WASHINGTON, March 10th. By z majority of 76 votes to 3 the Sonate has passed an amendment of its Rules giving two-thirds of the members power to elgsire debato
THE CONSPIRACY CHARGE
THE SENTENCES.
LONDON, March 10th.
PARIS, March 9th, The Chamber of Deputies has passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 298 votes to 1, following a three days debate on food supplies in which the The Daily Telegraph says:Until it Chairman of the Agricultural Committee At the Old Bailey the trial on the for the Allies charge of conspiring to poison the emphasised the necessity for
10 wheat or Premier Mr. Lloyd George, and Mr. Dy known whether the statesmen of the and neutrals econòmi* regio Arthur Henderson, M.P was closed. Dominions accept responsibility it is largely substituting The business of the Manchester Hoyaliseless further to explore Mr. Asquith's The Chairman aid that experts estils. Wheel lon was wintenced to
Suggestions"Memated France's wheat deficit during 1917 years imprisonment, Alfred Mason to be 120,000,000 bushels. The deficitven years imprisonment, and Winnie Exchange was suspended for a few The Lasty Newe says Resolute milt in overseas supplies for France, the Allie Mason to be years imprisonment. and neutrals, it is estimated will be Harriet Wheldon was found not guilty.. minutes yesterday for the purpose of passy government te now starkly impossible
As a solution, The Dominiong will not 200,000,000 bushels ing a resolution on the Indian import permit it.The problem of Home Rule must be in the forefront of Imperial duties
post-war organisation,
Sir Arthur Haworth, the President, said that in answer to a request from
SUBMARINE PROBLEM.
IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC ESTA PACTOR
PARIB March 11th
EFFICACY OF SUBMARINISM. GERMAN DOUBTS.
AMGERDAM, March 11th.
Anofficial report from Mesopotam 11 the Chambers of Commerce in Lin MORE DRASTIC RESTRICTIONS ON debate mentioned in the preceding cable bariniam are being expressed
states: Our gun-boats and cavalry dis covered of Wednesday that the enemy was holding the line of the Diala river in some strength. We engaged the enemy on Thursday.
The enemy's defences at Ctesiphon had been most carefully prepared. It is clear that the enemy intended to hold it, and its evacuation was probably due to our rapid advance from Afifie
Russian Front,
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[TANOUGH NEUZER'S AGENCY.) GERMAN REPORT.
LostDON, March 10th. A German official report states: Russien troope, led by Freach officers, penetrated our lines on both sides of Prosons. A counter-attacked efected them. RUSSIANS AND TURKS,
RUSSIAN ADVANCE.
LONDON, March 10th
A Bussina official me rsaga Raya :-** We destroyed fortifications Mirzon ilkerine, north-west of Ertindjan;
Our scoutes have advanced 16 miles
south-west of Sakki,
LATER.
A Russian official report states:We attacked the Turks westward of Numi- chkhany, demolished works, took 53 prisoners and took possension of the town of Benne in the direction of Bidjar
We submarined a large steamer in the neighbourhood of the Bosphorus.
EXTENSIVE TURKISH WITH
DEAWALS.
LONDON, March 9th
IMPORTS.
LONDON, March 30th
cashire, the Directors of the Exchang had consented to establish a precedent in
Sir Edward Carson First Lord of the submitting a resolution to the members, Admiralty, in a speech at the Alywych namely That this Exchange, whileolved the submarine problem. The Club said we had not yet satisfactorily plaading the action of the Raj in rais situation threatened the people's food ing & War Loaf of £100,000,000, strongly were pending, but we would stick it to: protests against the proposed increase of the end no matter what Germany did. He mentioned that the Germans had duties without a corresponding increase | laid mines as far apati as the Cape of in Exciso, and urges the Imperial Good, Hope and Colombe. Government to take immediate steps to
The Financial Times, commenting on postpone such a controversial measure.
Sir Edward Carson's apocch, says that until the end of the war, or nutil the certain known facts prove that the situs nction is not so grave as pessimists declare fiscal policy of the Empire has been on for instance, the inperts of meat for the sidered and decided by the Imperial Cou❘ week ending March 3rd were more than double the imports during the correspond. ference as proposed by Sir Williamg week last year Dairy produce is Meyer on March 1st, 1916, and confirmed also larger by the Bill of March 7th, 1916**
V and more drastic restrictions on imports
A show of hands was taken, and the President announced that the resolution had been carried by £,500 votes against 10, DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT
HER CONDITION DIEQUIETING.
Londos, March 11th a The Duchess of Connaught is ill. Sho was attacked by influenza on the 13th February, and measles developed on the 26th of the same month, necompanied by bronchial pneumonia. Ker condition disquieting
DUTCH FUNCTILIOUSNESS, BRITISH ARMED MERCHANTMAN'S
EXPERIENCE,
AMSTERDAM, March 10th,
The British armed merchantungn Princesa Melita, which called the Hook of Holland for water, was ordered to leave in half an hour. The ship, put.
g out threw her armament overboard re turned and obtained supplies.
A Russian: coMMUNIQUE SUDWs that the
Turkish withdrawal from Perain is not The
positions westward of Cham limited to the routes to Bagdad, but pagneufe several times changed hands extends further north. The strength of resulting in no important cimage in the the force is not great and the distance situstion. We took 55 prisoners,
between the columug is enormoua · For Dar detachments forced their way 1000 | example, Bakit is cightly miles from Caurieres Wood and took 206 prisoners Sinai where another force is retreating ing The remainder of the garrison fled.
-160 miles from Bemadan,
The prisoners taken at Magyards total
1,004
The purnning Russian, have now Cover-
ed half the diskarten to the frontier.
SILVER MARKET
SITUATION NOT SO GRAVE.
GENEROUS INDIAN GIFTS. NEWS LONDON, March 8th The Press Bureau scnounces that the Government has accepted the Nixam of Hyderabad's gilt of £100,000 sterling towards the anti-submarine campaign.
TWO MORE V.C.6. STORIES FROM THE BATTLEFIELD
LONDON, March 10th, Captain H W. Murray, D.8.0, of the Australian Infantry, and Sergeant Jolt of the Border Regiment, have been awarded the Victoria Crom
Captain Murray showed moet con- spicuous bravery when he led a company
which asanlted and captured a posit and repulsed heavy counter-attack
izoughout the night. Ho magnificently encouraged his men, headed box parties, led bayout charge and carried
back wounded
Sergeant Matt showed most coupon ous gallantry and ensured the sue of an attack when it was held un by mrmaine guns. Although wounded in the eye bp struggled with, and overcame, gunner and exptured a machine gun. BRITISH NATIONAL SERVICE, VOLUNTEERING NOT TO END IN
ADEMARCH
M. Herriot. Minister of Civilian, and Military Revictualling, , replying to the
defended the food restriction measures and forecasted the adoption of bread and milk tickets.. He declared that the economie factor would prove equally as important as the military factor in decid was making a last efort to cepe inevit ing the war: Germany was starving and
be chang
RUSSIA'S FOOD FROBLEM, IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
PerupoRAD, March 9th At a conference the Premier, Ministère, Members of the Duma and Municipal officials discussed the urgent food pro blem.
LENGTHY DEBATE IN THE DUMA.
In Berlin doubts as to the efficacy of Herr Helser, president of the Hanse League, said object of the blockade was not to fome Britain to her knees, but to produce a desire for an understanding
Count Reventlow has attacked Herr
Reisser, doclaring that Germany must dictate peace to Britain, SCAN
The Vorwueris, in un article, says that Count, Reventlow's aims mear a tremen- dous prolongation of the wair and con- cludes by stating that it is impossible to starve Britain
Germum papers secuso agrarians in Prussia of withholding supplies from the rest of the Empire,
Christianip
BERNSTORFF
LONDON, March 10th.
A telegram from Petrograd states that Count vou Bernstorf has arrived ab the commander of the troops there in a proclamation, informed the inhabitants that four supplies had not diminished. There would be ample bread if the people wero moderate in their requirements.
The proclamation was due to the un rest of the For, especially the women, who began: to, pasemble demanding bread, but were very orderly, the use of troops not being necessary
The Duma has been longthily debating the food crisis,
MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT OF FOOD SUPPLIES.
LATER
CUINA AND THE WAR.
PRESIDENTS AGREEMENT WITH RUPTURE POLICY.
LONDON, March 10th. Telegrams from Peking state that ther withdrawal of the Premier reagiktion is regarded as indicating that the Pres dent has finally agreed to the Cabinet's policy of a rupture of diplomatic negotiations with Germnoy and possibly an alliance with the Entende
The conference referred to above has entrusted the municipalities with the CHINESE TELEGRAMS management of food supplies,
GERMAN FOOD TROUBLES.
CONFESSIONS OF THE FOOD COMMISSIONER.
AMSTERDAM, March 9thr
BY COLIKAY OF THE CHUNG NGOI.
PREMIER AND MINISTERS BEFORE PARLIAMENT.
BHANDRA, March 11th. In the Prussian Diet the Food Com
Yesterday the Premier and five Cábímab missiouer declared that food difficulties Ministers were present in both Houses were consequent on the cessation of work of Parliament and reported on the ques and the mere dismal things it certain tip of severance of diplomatic relations western town were attributable to with Germany, wholesale lalaification of breadeards re sulting in the entire food reserves being used up. Se
He stated that without drastic measures it would be impossible to hold out, |424 is believed the town referred to 18 Essen where & big hunger strike wad re pored reconaly
STARVING GERMANS CROSS.
DUTCH FRONTIER
AMETendan, March 98b. The Maastricht newspaper Les You celler states that 200 Germans, including crossed the frontier at
100
LONDON, March 9th, It is now stated that volunteering for Ynational service will not and on March 31st, but will be continued indefinitely. Comprision will only be applied as a Limbricht and demanded bread. last resort.
AUSTRALIAN POLITICS THE DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT
MELBOURNE, March eth The dissolution of Parliament will take place on March 20th The election will be beld on May 5th-
Loxpos, March 100 Silver is quoted at 75-16ths, bear cover
market quiet.
LONDON March 11th. Silver is quoted at 37th More offer
ing.
The market is dalk,
INDIAN JUDGESHIP.
LONDON, March 11th. The King has approved of the appoint ment of Nawab Baiyad Six Bhammaharda Pujsne Judge at Calcutta High Court, în #nocession to Digambar, Chatterjee.
In the Lower Haume a vote of could- ence in the Senate was adopted by a.
majority.
LIANG CHI-CHAO Mr. Liang Chi elso left Tientsin ves- terday for Peking.
PREMIER'S TEA PARTY.
Members of Fazliament to the musbor of 371 have been invited by the Premier to a ten-party at which the diplomatie question will be the subject of conference. GOVERNMENT'S DECISION.
According to Peking papers the Govern ment has telegraphed to all the provinces. that intimation of ste severance of dipl matic relations with Germany vill bo published to-morrow.
Proms, received on
on Sunday morning and
Setra en fenday, well