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THE WAR.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.
The Near East.
FOOD RIOTS IN BERLIN.
AMERICA AND PARTICIPATION IN WAR: SIGNIFICANT MEASURES AND SUGGESTIONS.
GREAT RETREAT STILL IN FULL SWING: GERMAN BARBAROUS WANTONNESS.
RUSSIA UNDER THE NEW REGIME,
Franco-Belgian Front.
(THROUGH XEUIOR'S AGEMOT.) GERMAN RETREAT.
GERMAN CLAIMS.
LONDON, March 23rd
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{THROUGH ERUTHE'S AGENCY ] MESOPOTAMIA.
THE TURKISH ROUT DESCRIBED.
Mr. Candler, the war corresponden writing from Azizieli, on the 3rd instants describes the blendid würk of the Tigris
fleet, which, jointly with the cavalry
surned the Turkish retreat into a rout
The fleet encountered desperate resist ance at Nahrkellah, where the river urns back on itself in a complete hair-pin bend, placing the vessels under fire front three sides. Here the enemy had artillery and machine guns dug in at the apex of the bend and raked the gunboats coming and going, and Gred point blank at them as
FRIDAY MARCH 23an, 1917.
REVOLUTION AND THE
ROUBLE
THE TESTIMONY OF THE MONEY S
MARKET
COPENHAGEN, March 21st, The rouble exchange rate is constantly increasing whilst other rates are deerene
y showing the confidence of business en in the Russian revolution.
AFTER THE WAR. SCHEME FOR SETTLING
SOLDIERS.
LONDON March 22nd. Mr. Hodge, Minister of Labour, in the one of a speech, outlined a scheme for settling soldiers after the war. He stated that he was forming a great Central Committee, composed equally of repre- and workmen, Local Committees as our passed. The quarter-master nur organised, who would look after the pilot in the conning-tower of one of the soldier on the expiration of a month's "He appealed to employers monitors were shot dead. The captain furlough. entered just in time to save the vessel and Trade Unionists for support. from running full steam ashorebard be
CHANGING RUSSIA.
APPEAL TO THE ARMY
LONDON, March 21st, A Petrograd message states that the Government has issued an appeal to the Army stating that interior reorganisation depends upon sure-defence against, the cherty, and saying that the Government counts on the unimpaired solidarity and discipline of the Army to conduct the wa to victory
THE TROOPS INFORMED OF
ABDICATION.
LONDON, March 22nd. According to s'message from Petrograd, Reuter's correspondent at the Staff Head- quarters states that the troops mustered in the public square, whither they had marched with red flags, and hand, play- ing the Marseillaise
HOME RACING. THE WAR NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE
LONDON, March Stat The War National Steeplechase, rum at Gatwick, resulted as follows:
Ballymoclid 16 Chang 20 Ally Sloper
B
Nineteca rno won by veight lengths, four lengths separating second and third,
The betting was 100 to 8 Ballymacad 1 to 2 Chang, 20 w 1 Ally Sloper.
IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. MUCH PUBLIC INTEREST AROUSED.
they passed. Our pom-poms and mae Fentatives of cere similarly being Nicholas, General Alexeiff road the abdi opening of the Imperial Conference to
senfladed the enemy positions
The fleet rounded the bend ath speed, COMMONS AND DUMA.
an hour, which enabled them!
At the request of the Grand Duke cation rescript and extorted the troops
oyally to serve the new Government.
WHEREABOUTS OF THE TEAR. PETROGRAD, March 22nd. The Tror is at Mogiley, on the Dnieper, where the Downger has visited him a
from whence she withdrew a little time ago in consequence of her son not heeding her warningNGED ALUNES
repulsed French attacks at Fosses Wood, of 18-knots among the Turkish tank PROPOSED GOVERNMENT MOTION The Dowager has now returned to Kieff,
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A German official message states:We
on the right bank of the Meuse
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THE GERMAN RETREAT.
ANOTHER APOLOGIA.
RAPID BRITISH ADVANCE:
LONDON, March 21st. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a communiqué, say's We have advanced rapidly on the south east and east of: Peroane, teaching points ten miles east of
AMSTERDAM March 21st,
The war correspondent c the Lokalan
to work havoc am
LONDON March 22nd. In the House of Commons," the Govern-
port, guu teams, horse and artillery effectively co-operating and creating hope- less confusion among the fleeing enemy.
The gunboats, besides keeping up nment has given notice of the following brisk fire on the bank, also engaged the motion The House sends the Duma enemy shipping at extreme range We fraternal grecting, tenders the Russian closed up and captured several steamers, people heartfelt congratulations upon the including the gunboas Firefly, which we establishment among them of free institu- lost at Ctesiphon
tions, in
only to the rapid and happy
the prosecution, with renewed stedfast ness and vigour, the war against the stronghold of autocratic militarism which threatens the liberty of Europe,"
LONDON March 22nd. Great public interest was shown in the day at the Colonial Office, where the mem bers were welcomed by Mr. Long Genes ral Smuts, being in uniform, was easily. recognised, and was greeted by the public. He returned their salutes
NEW ERA OF IMPERIAL RELATIONS
SON LONDON, March 22nd.
The newspapers hail the opening of the War. Cabinet as the beginning of a new era of Imperial relations
now assume the existence of a strong
When the revolution broke out, the War Minister and General Khabaloff The Daily Telegraph says We Can prepared to defend the Winter Palace and placed a strong guard of machine public opinion throughout the Empire in guns in the Palace. The officials u ucfence and the establishment of an In- favour a common policy, including
order and finally telephoned the Grand | Pe
sarve independence in the various ro ed that the War Minister and General pean problems henceforth will be pro- Khabaloff should withdraw the force.blems for the Dominions as These showed signs of obduracy, where thin. The fancied remoteness of the
well as Bri apon Michael as a Grand Duke and a Dominions is at an end. brother of the Tsar, commanded obed ence and the garrison was evacuatcu.
the Somme. We occupied ather forty zeiger utters another apologia for the Passing Behaulah es route we cap-lead confidence that they will successfully, urged the rescission of theerial Council but it is essential to pre
The enemy is developing considerable retreat, He says the German Command tured a great quantity of military stores progress of the Russian nation, but to Duke Michael, who, on arrival, request The Times Rays that the great
vilinges in the area, resistance in a number of places between did not intend to leave the enemy the Nurlu and Arras, but his rearguards have initiative in the Spring, and had there been steadily expelled from their posi-fore tried to create an entirely new situa
tion while sparing the terrible bloodshed. tions.
which no assault on the enemy's positions would have involved. The retreat had mullified the projected Anglo-French
Our progress continues. We carried ont successfully raids east of Arras and
north-east of Nenville St, Vanst, and offensive, a gloats over
repulsed a raiding party enst of the lafter playe
The enemy blow up a mine south-east of Ypres, dansging his own treuches.
NOTHING OF IMPORTANCE.
LONDON, March 21st,
A German oficisi report, conveyed by
wireless, states--Apart from engage ments on the Somme and the Oise there
of importance. have been Treats
FRAMES BARBAROUS.
WANTONNESS.
HEDUCING" BUILDINGS TO HOUNDS OF RUBBLE
LONDON, March 21st
The
2
the
ectacle of an Empire of death in the zone before the German positions, in which not a solitary object is left,
The German apologiste are by no means unanimous regarding the object of the retreat, Many do not agree with the Tan-
tenberg theory, which menasopen warfare. They boast that the Germans are occupy ing entrenched positions surpassing any thing hitherto seeh,
FEARING REPRISALS.
LONDON March 21st. Beuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters eays the Germans are show- ing a distaste for participating in whole sale burnings, fearing reprisals if the Allies reach the Fatherland. Very few Reuters correspondent at Headquar of the prisoners knew that welled ters, telegraphing on the night of the been poisoned 21st instant, describes a visit to Neslo where he was afforded some of the most striking examples of German barbarous wantonness. DAGE
had
All the wells in the Chaulnes district were poisoned. The rain has quenched many of the conflagrations The cross- roads to the east of the Somine are yawn.. The enemy hurriedly departed two days ing craters. The railway track from before he intended, henge he discontinu: Pe to the Marche depot is not badly
Fake or Bite: rokoving buildings and P
hemy
mounds of rubbles
bren blown
While "we must not.
and numerous guns.
The
Balkans,
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GERMAN MESSAGE.
LONDON, March 23r#"
A German official message states:We repulsed French attacks wet and north of Monastir, and recaptured heights to the north-east of Tirnova, bear Snegovo.
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IN MACEDONIA.
HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR MONASTIR
SALONIKA, March 21st. Severe fighting continues to the north of Manastir The French are pressing with advantage and have captured a dominating height,
MONASTIR BOMBARED BY
GAS SHELLS,
COPYING THEIR MASTERS.
CORFU March 21st---
A telegram from Balonika says that as
IMPERIAL WAR CONFERENCE,
HISTORIC EVENT OF FIRST IMPORTANCE:
MEN LONDON, March 21st. authoritative statement issued regarding the Imperial War Conference says:During today's discussion, which deali putely with preliminaries
CAPTAIN'S CONDUCT.
The Morning Post says: Yesterday'a War-Cabinet is the beginning of a union for mutual defenes and s death blow to the viewpoint of the Conference Petnognat, March 22nd..
of 1907--equal treatment for strangers A cavalry caplaya tried to intci and the Dominions. We must have great view the Minister of Justice, M. tradesmen supported by the Imperial and Kerensky. His conduct was suspicious Overicis Gavernments, and manufac and so was searched. A revolver was turers, merchants and producers inspired The British peo found, which he snatched and then comburers, merchants and mitted suicide.
ples required the world war in order to Interpret the meaning of the value of Empire
general desire to concentrate all our to the prosecution of the war energies was unmistakeable. The abscure of “Australis is much regretted. The feeling is growing that one of the most satis factory features of the Conference that it will afford an opportunity to the Domitions to express peace terms. It is felt more and more that the part they have played in the war, and the fact that INCIDENTS OF THE REVOLT they have regarded it as their own struggle equally
BRITISH NON-INTERFERENCE.
** LONDON, March 21st. In the House of Commons, during ques tion time, Mr. Balfour stated that, while in Russia, Lord Milner had not attempted to interfere directly or indirectly with internal politics,
Britain's fully
entitle them to this right, From this Terence is undoubtedly historic event puint of view, eg well as others, the Con-
of first importance.
AMERICA.
IN STATE OF WAR WITH
GERMANY
વીમા ન થવા દે આ જ
NIELS W/Z4 UP F the advance to rootime long, there is *Monastir by gas snelis ou tie 17th m
evidence that the hustling tactics have eighty-one old men, women and children The once beautiful Chateau Etalon, forced the enemy to shendon lines which were killed, while sirty que parsons were which was unscathed while the Germans, he had prepared for a stand.
gassed and are not expected to recover. lodged in it, is now gutted of its contents. A COMPLETELY NEW SITUATION.
Jeneral, Every window pane was broken, every door panel bashed in, every balustrade. splintered ett
A semi-official Berlin telegram szyɑ the * German withdrawal creates a completely now situation in the West. It accerts that the retirement was elected unknown to the Allies. Thus Peronne was crEcua ed on the night of the 13th bat was not occupied by the Allies till the evening of the 17th Tha. The telegram
MAYOR'S TRYING POSITION The inhabitant of Neule had to attend a roll-call daily. The Mayor had to staod alongside the Commandant. When ever a civilian failed to salute the Com mandant ceremoniously when answering his name the Mayor sentenced him to three days' imprisonment,
FRENCH PROGRESS,
MORE BURNING VILLAGES,
LONDON, March 220d, A French communque states:-North of Ham the situation is unchanged.
adds
Everything serviceable to the enemy has been destroyed, though the greatest consideration has been paid to the in hubitants. The operations were carried, out like peace manœuvres, Apart from some men who lost their way in the wide terrain, we have suffered no losses. FRENCH LINE EXTENDED
PARIS, March 22nd."
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NEW FRENCH MINISTRY.
DETERMINED TO CARRY ON TO
VICTORY________RO
Petroglid, March 21st. The Dum delegates are visiting the provinces to explain the significance of front, the Black Sea Fleet, and also the
events.
It transpires that when Count Proto- poyoff first learned that an armed mob wae approaching his residence, he escaped through the back entrance without telling: his own guards, the drove off to a village named Shuvalovo, a few miles from WASHINGTON, March 21st.
Petrograd, but, in order to put his Prodent Wilson his called an extra pursuers off the scent, he suddenly order Session of Congress for the 2nd April, and his chauffeur to drive to another order to take action regarding the state suburb, where he took refuge in a doctor's of wer which admittedly exists between | hows for two days. Then bis brother the United States and Germany..
SITUATION IN CONNECTICUT
HARTFORDS, CONN., March 22nd. Most of the Atlantic States have already
appropriated Defence Funds
The Governor of Connecticut has stated that - cmprgency legislation: should be expodited, as there was extensive drilling nightly by the enemies in their midst. The activities of munition makers would be a problem in war time.
PREPARATIONS FOR “ WAR IN |___________FULLEST SENSE.”
PARIS, March 21st. In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Ribot the Premier, read a Ministerial Declara tion, stating that the Government was determined to carry on the war to
WASHINGTON, March 22nd victory Referring to the Germen retreat the Declaration says Although doubt agreed to furnish the Government with The princips! copper producers; have leas the prelude to further battles, 30 45 million pounds of copper for the Army which the enemy will expend his last and Navy for a year at half the market Our light troops have maintained con. An expert commentator, summing up effort, France feels confidence, in view price Be Quentin Towing this carried in some places more than thirty-strategy of this leaders and armies, that tact with the enemy between Roupy and the position, says: Our front has been of the results obtained by the clever The Anglo-French effectives are superior warning past of Han, as two points on ove pied as a chand, the positions we to those of our enemies Frange was
at five kilometres beyond resistance we pleared the north and east We have liberated two French Depart material enables her to fight on an equal banky of the canal and drove the enemy ments and several thousand square back as far as he outskirts of Clastres kilometres with insignificant losses, but and Montescourt." The enemy flooded probably the Allies will very soon en this region............
counter large German forces on the The majority of the villages before our famous Hindenburg position lines are burning, in the region of St.
EFFECTIVE AIR WORK Quenti
ALIB, March 2nd PARIS, We Tergnier after some skirmishes in the French correspondents on the British valley of Aillette. The enemy, who was front express great admiration for the occupying in force the east bank of in work of our avistors. They state that the Crozat Canal and Aillette, vigorously bomb-throwers and the machine gunners
progress on the north of
bombarded our lines.
of the Flying Corps, flying low often We made considerable progre
progress north of daringly attacked cavelry, and dispersed infantry concentrations, which, were driver Soissons fighting some lively actions The majority of the reconquered villages back, or ganihilated many retreating
are ruined.
East of the Meuse the enemy launched several attacks on our Callone breach Italian Front but all failed.
SQUALLS AT THE FRONT.
MORE GERMAN DEVILRY.
LONDON, March 21st Renter's correspondens at Headquarters, telegraphing this afternoon, states:- Squalls
continued all night long, adding discomfort to campaigning, but not affecting the ground, which remains. Practicable for the movement of boren,
foot and guns
The Germans Rre leaving many civilian inhabitants, whose joy at their liberation
pathetic
The
enemy falling back more rapidly and offering less resistance between Har and Peronne, but northwards the retire-- ment is more stubborn,
Here our advancing troops are frequently met by wachim gun fire by rearguazúE.
LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.] ITALIAN ACTIVITY.
LONDON, March 21st. An Italian official report states:--We repulsed, with heavy loss, repeated attacks, preceded by violent gas shelling, at Costabella,
Naval Activities.
LATEST DARLES: (ZENFURK KEGYEK # AGENOT.)
BUBMARINISM,
A WEEK'S TOLL
arrived and persuaded him to surrender,
PRIVATE DEBATES.
LONDON, March 21st. The Imperial Conference set for two hours. The members from the Dominions
·welcomed the presence of the ladion delegates
|--The Conference, which adjourned antib March 24th, decided that as so many subjects discussed were intimately con should be published. nected with military operations, nothing
PRISONERS OF WAR.
LONDON, March 21st, In the House of Commons My Hopa stue that the War Cabinet was con sidering a mutual arrangement for in- terning in a neutral country prisoners of war who had been longest in captivity.
ENEMY TRADING
POST WAR PROBLEMS.
LONDON, March 21st. The Association of Chambers of Com-
M Kerenski Minister of Justice, an nounces that the sentences on primers during the revolution will be halved, merce has passed a resolution in favour who escaped or were released by the mob
they voluntarily surrender
GENERAL POLITICAL AMNESTY.
PETROGRAD, March 21st.
claimed a general political amnesty, and The Pravisional Government has pro-
has also confirmed the Constitution of Finland, It has also provided for tho early convocation of the Finnish Dist.
The Government has increased by two which the State Bank may issue, milliard roubles the amount of notes
GUARDING DEPOSED ROYALTY,
PETROGRAD, March 21st The Government has ordered that the heal and influential citizens in large ex-Tear and the ex-Tsaritsa be deprived State Governors Members of Congress, numbers have been sending messages to of their liberty and brought to Tarko die White House, favouring war in the Relor liberty brought Thor fullest sense
General Alexieff has been instructed to footing and as long as necessary. He
CABINET ABSOLUTELY UNITED! | place a detachment to guard the ex-Tsar ferring to Russia the Declaration ex-
The Cabinet, when deciding to urge
at the disposal of four members of the presses the hope that the development of President Wilson to convoke an extra Dema, who have been sent to Moghz'efi, republican institutions, founded upon popular sovereignty, may be completedSession of Congress, was absolutely where the ex Tsar is at presunt, without serious trouble. The Declara bion also foreshadowe fresh taxation and the prohibition of unessential imports. FOOD RIOTS IN BERLIN. TROOPS BROUGHT IN TO MAINTAIN ORDER.
AMSTERDAM, March 21st. 4. A telegram from Oldenzaal, on dis- Dutch German frontier, dated 2186 inst.. states that there are persistent rumours of great rioting in Berlin, whither eastern frontier regiments are reported to have gone to maintain order.
AMSTERDAM, March 21st ** The clots in Berlin are owing to food scarcity.
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VOLUNTEER ARMY.
It is understood that President Wilson will discuss the need for universal military training
It is proposed that there should be a Volunteer Army of half-a-million, intend- ed to be the nucleus of an Army of three millions.
EARLIER CABLES.
AMERICA AND WAR.
SOME PLAIN SPEAKING.
BRITISH PACIFISTS.
SIGNIFICANT ELECTION
FIGURES,
LONDON, March 21st. The bye-election at Stockton-on-Tees resulted as follows Mr. Watson (Coalitionist) 7,041 Mr. Backhouse (Fence candidate). 506
Majority iz 7,015 PEACE MEETING BROKEN UP. LONDON March 21st. NEW YORK, March 21st fr Pethick Lawrence, the peace con- At 's meeting of the Union League didate for Soath Aberdeen, was speaking Cluby Mr Roosevelt, Mr. Rool, Mrt an audience of two hundred when the Hughes, and other prominent men urged hill was rushed by a crowd of several the entry of the United States into the thousands Windows were broken,
the police charged the moh.
IMPERIAL TRADE COM- MISSIONERS.
ZEPPELIN *L 30oz t ADMITTED TO BE RAIDER ON Mr Harding, Governor of the Federal
ENGLAND
Reserve Board, arges that Congress should immediately legislate enabling the Government to lend its credit to the intente. It is suggested that a credit of a billion dollars as a simple obligation to Britain and France,
AMSTERDAM: March 21st. German telegram now make it clear that L 39, the Zeppelin brought down at Compeigne, was one of those engaged in the recent raid on England,
ARAB REVOLT AGAINST TURKEY
A COMMENDARLE RETICENCE.
LONDON, March 21st,
BETHMANN HOLLWEIG. H18 OVERTHROW SUGGESTED. Wloda AMSTERDAM March 21st
The Berliner Tageblatt states that a secret meeting at Munich of the National Committee for the speedy defeat of England, measures for the overthrow of Herr von Bethman Hollweg were dis sussed.
DAYLIGHT SAVING IN FRANCE
PARIS, March 21st. Summer-time will begin on March 24th and will end on October 10th,
Lornon, March 21st. It appears that the pivot of the
Freat
The Admiralty announces that the German swing has now reached Atras, arrivals for the week number 2,628 and
In the House of Commons Mr. Balfour Bouth of Peronne our patrols are extermilises 9.554 Vessele sunk-16 over stated that the most important of the ing smoking villages seven
oking villages seven miles east of 1,800 tons: 6 under 1,600 tons; while 18 Chiefs In Arabia have revolted against the river
were unsuccessfully attacken There were the Turke. As the Turkish force was I am informed, on unimpeachable also sunk 21 fishing boats, including 17 isolated and Turkish headquarters, could anthority, that certain German~ cayelry sailing craft,......
o ascertain its position only through the reziments have been ordered to leave Two in-sweepers were mined, In British Press, he proferred hot to give horse dung near wells The inference is one case there were ng casualties; in the any particulars of the position in Arabia
by ouse
other fourteen- were drowned.-
But it was regarded as satisfactory.
TO BE STATIONED IN CROWN COLONIES
LONDON March 22nd. * Bir Albert Stanley has announced that the Trade Commisioners in various parts of the Empire will be increased from four to sixteen. Some will be stationed in India and the Crown Colonies, so that the whole Empire will be covered.
AUSTRALIAN LABOUR
"TROUBLES,
MELBOURNE, March 21st Four hundred from firms at Victoria employing 13,000 people will close on March 29th owing to strike of iron monklers
of the metric system of weights and mesures. It also urges that enemy sub- jects should only be allowed to trade in the United Kingdom after the war by Licence
REAL PATRIOTISM. CANADIAN MINISTER'S EXAMPLE
OTTAWA, March 21st. M Fierro Blondin, the Postranster General, bas resigned, having volunteered for over seba service;
from mong the French at Quebec.
He will probably recruit a battalion
M. Bloclin is forty three years of age,
and has been a member of the Cabinet
for three years,
THE DARDANELLES REPORT
LORD FISHER'S OUT-SPOKEN COMMENT.
LONDON, March fist. In the House of Lords, Lord Fishor said: When the country is in great. jeopardy, it is not the time to teraish great reputations, to asperse the dead and to disgover our cupposed weaknesses to the enemy therefore shall not discuss the Dardanelles Report shall wait till the end of the war, when all the truth can be made known,"
CHINESE TELEGRAMS
[BX COURTESY OF THE
SAN FO
UHUNG TOOL
THE BREAK WITH GERMANY
DIPLOMATIC SITCATION,
SHANGHAI, March 22nd, The US Minister visited the President on Wednesday and conversed with him the diplomatic situation,
The Diplomatic Conference held meeting yesterday.
THE GERMAN CONCESSIONS. The Government will establish specia areas in the rewly regained German Cobal cessions at Tientsin and Hankow.
REASONS FOR SEVERANCE Mr. Liang Chi-chino will publish statement of reaanus for severing relationen with Germany:
GERMAN MINISTER LEVES
DETO-MORROW.
The German Minister will leave Perm on the 24th instant