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THE
WAR.
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PROPOSALS. RUSSIA AND PEACE FAVOURABLE RECEPTION BY GERMAN CHANCELLOR,
LORD LANSDOWNE ON ALLIES' WAR AIMS. OUTSPOKEN LETTER SEVERELY CRITICISED.
SLIGHT BRITISH ADVANCE IN THE WEST.
General.
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GERMANY AND RUSSIA. CHANCELLOR ON QUESTION OF PEACE
He said 16 de nov
WAR AIMS OF THE ALLIES IMPEACHMENT OF M. MALVY
CHAMBER ADOPTS COMMITTEE S REPORT
LONDON, November 28th: Lord Lanstowne in a long letter to the Daily Telegraph, urges the co-ordina tion of the war aims of the Allies: Ho says that the prolongation of the war will WE ruin the civilised world and that, ay immense stimules would probably be given to the peace party in Germany fo it were understood that the Allies do not
PARIB November 29th The Chamber by 12 votes to two adopt ed the Report of its Committee, directing. Dyrld the impeachment of M. Malvy, mentioned on the 27th November before the Benate, after a long debate, in which M, Malvy said that he wished to be tried by the
desire the annihilation of Germany as i Great Power that the Allies do not scek to impose on the Germans a form of Government they do not desire that, excope as a legitimate way measure the Allies do not désire to deny Germing a place among the great commercint com munities of the world that the Allies are prepared after the war to examine the problems connected with the freedom
of the sear; and that the Allies are pre- pared to enter into na International pact for the peaceful settlement of interna tional disputes,
LONDON, November 29th. A German wireless message gives an extract from the Chancellor's specch LONDON, November 30th Reuter learns that an important mest relating to the Russian proposal for and ing has been held at the Russian Embassy negotiations concerning a truce in London at which leading Russian | general peace diplomats and military and civil officials hesitate to declare that it is possible to at present stationed it Englund unanim recognise in the Russion proposals A ously passed a resolution strongly con- for ng they are at present known, debate. demning the Maximalists, whom they able principles on which the opening of denounced a crimina! faction of usur- negotiations may be based, 1 am ready the doctrines of Prussian militarists,
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Later:"
Ford Lansdowne letter is everywhere discussed, and all the evening papers, reproduce it. The Westminster Gatelte generally endorse it but points out that the spirit of the letter wholly conflicts
Senate
INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE
OPENS
BUPPLY SND BLOCKADE PROBLEMS
L'ABIS, November 29th, The Inter-Allied Conference operis fo- day, as the principal task is to settle practical problems of supply and block ade, the work will be divided, amonget various Technical Commissions.
LET US WORK
PARIS, November 29th
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ENEMY TROOPS FROM RUSSIA AND ITALY
THE ONE MAN
throu
history it has always -the eternal triumph one man. “Ons than in his time plays ita
Barts So Shakespeare said, and it the One Man in his time plays only one part, the leading part, his acts being to
Just on Nature abhors a vacuum, do would she recen to idolise concentration There would be no lightning if the forces did not unite in one stroke, no, thunder If the thousand echoes did not coal CACO
one dominating voLCE. without & God; no flock of sheep without its leader.
LONDON, November 20łu.
Hea
Reuters Correspondent at the British Headquarters Buys We are improving the strength of our now gains, giving:
There is evidence the enemy no rest, that enemy troops are being hurried from Russia and even, frota Italy to try fo
One name has often stood for an epoch, just na que Dame stands for an achieve restoro the situation around Cambrai.ment in science in art, in industry. It is never a combination that achieves the, The weather continues favourable and glittering goal Forces swny and sweep
and drive, but
is always ono unifying, troops and transports are able to moye
conglomerating,
atom absorbing being fairly easily.
who sweeps up the whole torch, und, pping it as a garment about him, wrapping t
been
LINE SLIGHTLY ADVANCED.
marches forward as the Pioneer LONDON, November 29th.
From Napoleon, to Lloyd George it has Boxfrom Julius Casar to Douglas Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re Haig from Drake to Beatty from Moses ports: There was considerable reciprocal (the kosher Controller of the Jews) to
Lord Rhondda;
Ide from Peter the Great to from Nero, who artillery firing this morning in the neigh Kerensky (let us hope);
was burn played the fiddle while Rome was bourhood of Bourlon Wood. A successfuling, to the Kaiser, who has playel every M. Clemenceau, addressing the Interlocal operation alightly advanced our line instrument in the Concert of Europe and Allied Conference, declared that the west of the Wood, Allies must win on the battlefeld the right to a real penco for humanity, Hence all
LAS HERANA were agreed upon the sacrifices demanded by the Allied Command, which no intri- gue or weaknew would ever shake. We must translate our high passions into acts
per). The assemblage, pledged to resist is enter upon them as soon as the Russian whose appetites are whetted by the profet er motto bo Let us work
as far as possible the treacherous forces Government sends fully empowered re seeking to destroy Russia'
EX-COMMANDER INTERNED.
PETROGRAD, November 30th General Choremisoff, the ex-Commander of the South Western and Northern fronts, has been interned in the fortress of St. Peter and Paul and that a private soldier
specia of results from the collapse of presentatives. I hope and wish these
Russin Hence it is not over sanguine efforts will soon assume a definite shape y
* of the effect of mure threats on Germany, and bring peace.
at Jenst for the present. The Star regards The letter as a thunderbolt in the camp, and says it 18 Never Enders, who The War Cabinet has appointed a Com-brow-beat everyone who thinks about
A LABOUR QUESTION,
LONDON, November 29th-
has been appointed Military Commander mitte including Mr. G. Barnes, Mr. Peace The Avening Standard says that
of the Moscow district,
EARLY ELECTION RESULTS
PETROGRAD, November 29th The Constituent Assembly elections in 110 of the 194 districts of Petrograd give the Maximalists 220,000 votes, the Cadets 380,000 votes, and the Social Revolution- artes 20,000 votes,
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Auckland Geddes, and Mr. Askwith to deal with the questions of wages end the co-ordinate settlement of labour questions affecting Government Departments..
AN INDIAN SEDITIONARY.
LONDON, November 28th. In the House of Commons Mr. Fisher stated that Laj Patrai was in the United
States. So far da was known he was at large and as far as Mr. Fisher was aware the United States had not been communis cated with regarding his interament,
THE SILVER MARKET-
LONDON, November 28th. The price of silver is
ver is stondy
We repnlted raids in the neighbourhond of Avion and Hollebecke The enemy's artillery is more active in this sector,
and also cast and north-east of Ypres
Dar acroplanes on Wednesday dropped 130 bomby on Courtrai, Roulers, Menit, and Thourout railway stations and other targets in the pres battle area, Seven teen heavy bombs were dropped at night an Roulers station
played them all in the wrong key
The tightest corner I ever found my self in, said one
one of the repatriated
د کا گیار
Contemptibles" the other day, was some weeks after Mons which we were
were twenty of us awaiting
eith fortements or the order to re-
tire. Ouy scouts told us that it was im- possible withstand the German forces drawing 2179.
One
the situa
were
all evidently doomed beyond a doubt. short, and the Germans were moving en Our ammunition was running desperately
restive as if for an advance. We took it all philosophically, after g
a few grumbies, began to joke about our last night on earth, vowing that we should make a very. costly exit for the enemy, Bill Perdue chiefly
about the complained of a rum-ration The said he always red dying warm, and in every other camheng
was an old soldier he had
dying
The Conference afterward, divided into sections representing
and Finance Imports, Transport, Armament Munitions Avia tion, Food Supply and the Blockade. ARRIVAL OF GENERAL CADORNA.
General Cadorna has arrived
BRITAIN AND THE
KHALIFATE,
Lord Lansdowne expresses the views of thoughtful men. The Pall Mall Garette
LONDON, November 29th. says that unless we defeat Germany in the
In the House of Commons Lord Robert. held the war must end in German
Cecil-stated that since the war Russia had victory. The Evening News says the let
Communicated with Britain regarding ter will be read with great satisfaction in F
viravi proposals that the Sultan of Turkey. should no longer be recognised us the Germany is weak point is that it disregards the fact that Germany's word
Khalil Britain had never, departed cannot be trusted. The Globe says that
Neste unnt from the attitude that the question of the Dard Lansdowne z programme, which
***** Khalifate was one for Moslem opinion
alone to decide. {Chears.) means trust of the Hohenzollerns, scarcely enhances his reputation for statesmanship
and patriotism.
WITHOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S KNOWLEDGE.
THE RESOURCES OF CHINA.
NEW YORK November 28th.
· Baron Megata, the head of the Japanese
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PRISONERS TAKEN IN PATROL ENCOUNTERS.
LONDON, November 29th. Field Marshal Bir Douglas Haig e ports After sharp fighting an attack against the Belgian positions near Asch hoop failed. We captured prisoners dur ing the night in patrol encounters southward of the Scarpe.
always
on
It was not set
that
way dawn when a young
came up to me as the sergeant.
out scouting:
he said, I've got the relief:
and he grinned
I thought he had got touched in the
The relief? What do you head with the anxiety of it all
What do you mean?
I waked. See He
The reinforcements, pointed to a heap of soldiers' caps at the other and of the trench. RANT Powder There are plenty of them
outside," GERMAN REPORT he said, but I thought they'd be more here You know what I mean? useful in LONDON, November 28th.
They'll reinforce us, ENESEA
Acertain now that the lad was in the head, so I asked him to and lie down
A German wireless official message states There is a lull in the fighting
south-west of Cambrai....
The English shelled Cambrai.
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FO
little
Lie-down forthwith be
ex
Bays he, and sticking the peaks of the caps in the clay about a font below the top of the trench, Later, our officer
and came along, the youngs corporal PETROGRAD, November 29th.
plained Idea. It happened all right too. At down the Germans attacked as On the 28th November General Krylonko,
we had expected. We Peppered at them An order to the Army and Navy, an
Reuters Lobbyist authoritatively learns
as hot as we could, our real men being mixed up between the dummy hats. nounced that the Envoys nominated by
that the rumour that Lord Lansdowne's Finance Commission to the United States, INTENSE ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.
There were 30 or 40 dummies sticking in the trench sides. We let the Boches get him have returned with the official answer
letter was written with the Government's addressing a number of Americana pro-
quite
mear, an, if we were done of the German, Commander-in-Chief con
us when they saw all the of them were about to leap in
caps We met senting to enter into negotiations for, an NEW ZEALAND AND GERMANS knowledge in entirely without foundation minent in finance, commerce and journal.
ism, urged the development of China cal artillery firing on the whole front, them then with another volley and a armistice on all fronts Krylenko
vast resources by the United States and it belg especially intense in some sectors, os ton many. They went back and boril
frantic cheer, and they were off, deeming orders the immediate cessation of shoot-
ing on the whole of the Russian fronts The next meeting of Plenipotentiaries of both sides will be held on Sunday.
ARREST OF M. DUKHONIN'8 SUPPORTERS.
PETROGRAD, November th. Krylenko's Envoys entered the Ger- sman lines in front of the Russian Fifth Army. A companion of Krylenko telegraphs that the German Corsander- in-Chief has deputed the Commander of the Northern Army as his Plenipoten- tiary. The latter's answer was ro Ceived on official Government piper. Krylenko proclaims M. Dakhonin an enemy of the people and orders the arrest of all his supporters wwhatever therr position or record.
OLD NAMES SAID TO BE NON- RUSSIAN
LONDON, November 29th.
· It has been previously stated that the names of Lenin and Brotzky pectively are Cederblum and Braun stein It now stated that accord
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AMERICA AND THE WAR
Japan, whose joint efforts would not only
Associated Chambers of Commerce, the ECONOMIC WAR WITH GERMANY profitable to themselves but advan- Premier said that any proposal to restore
WASHINGTON November 29th. Samoa and New Guinea to Germany
President Wilson has issued a proalumą. would be bitterly resented by British people in the South Pacific. It would tion requiring the licensing of moes of mean that Samoa would be the Head the chief imports by the War Trade quarters of a German Pacific Fleet and Board, thereby cabling the Government that they would establish a wireless to control imports, as it has controlled station and a submaring base there. The th, export, since the war, thus giving British Government has been sold that the Government another powerful weapon we are not going to have the Germans which could be used to the fullest extent back in the islands of these seas it we in an economic war with Germany. can possibly help it.
GERMAN WHITE SLAVER
PHILADELPHIA, November 20th. Captain Thierichens, the interned ex Commander of the liner, Prince Eitel Friedrich, has been sentenced to fourteen months' imprisonment for violating the White Slave law
A ROTAL PATIENT.
~ CONDITION BATISFACTORY'
LONDON, November 29th. It is officially stated that the operation for a duodenal ulcer was performed un Prince Albert this morning. Hia condi- tion is satisfactory.
LATER
Prince Albert has undergone an opern-
INTENSE TIN COMPETITION tiux for a duodenal ulcer. His condition
WASHINGTON, November 29tha
The Chairman of the sub Committes of the Iron and Steel Insestute has tele
ing to the anti-Maximalist Press the graphed to the Department of Commerce real nume of Krylenko is Aaron that if the policy of commandeering tin Abram, while the name of the principal is continued there will be no tin available Plenipotentiary sent by Krylenko"
oto
negotiate any mistice Schneur. All these names are non Bus
GENERAL NEWS.
for the canning of footstuffs. He says given that the intense competition has increased the price of tin from 54 to 80 cents a pound during the past month AUSTRO-GERMAN CON FERENCE AT VIENNA
AMSTERDIR, November 29th.
______________Logous November 28th. The Timer Correspondent at Petrogred that nearly all the Provisional Gov Bays crament Ministers except M. Kerensky have been arrested
The Petrograd, Garrison has
the Balsheviks.
Some shops Ato closed sad ahots. been fired, there being several casLE. People are however, going to lusi in the ordinary anner and none. imagine that another Hevolution pregress
aro
A conference will be bein abortly at Vienna for the purpose of creating Board to utilise for Germany and ATE- tna vegetables and Truit in the Italian
hitherto has been satisfactory
DUTCH GOVERNMENT S
NEUTRALITY
THE HAGUE November 99th. The Premier, speaking in the Chamber affirmed that the Government would not. depart from ita neutrality whatever the consequences, but if Holland were attack. ed the Dutch Would defend themselves. He mentioned the Sweduh Governinent's abandonment of its intention
voking a peutzal confer economic interests.
JAPANESE FOLICE FORCES
FOR HARBIN
OKIO November 29th:
(nan) Police: Lates
tagens to Ching.
Naval Activities.
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GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT SUNK.
LONDON November 9th.
Pants, November 29th A communtyne says:-There is recipro
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VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT.
DANCE PARIS, November 20th. "A communitie says: -—An attempted enemy raid with large effectives, after a violent borabardment north of Mont Cornillet, -in Champagne, was Tepulsed
with heavy Jossos.
PARIS, November 29th,
· A" communique says -There are artil An Amsterdaus message says that s Ger-lery Actions, in various sectors, man torpedo boat, belonging to the ce
Solas amongst
ed us frantically, but ere another hour had passed we were reinforced and the situation was saved
Sared, yes the one man, as ever, had saved it.-A. E. 8.
PRISON FOR A VOLUNTEER Mr. Laurence Housman writes from Kensington to the Manchester Guardian
follows
brazge flotilla struck a mine just outside FOOD HOARDERS HEAVILY in which he has been for over fourteen-
the Dutch territorial waters and Bank. Only two of the crew were saved.
Italian bront
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ITALIAN ERONT,
Will you allow me to late in bare detail the case of an objector-not to military service but to conscription-now underging sentence at the Military Pricon, Wandsworth? Mr. Ernest Har rizon served in the Boer War, and left the army with a first-class character. Later he entered the Metropolitan Police. years Early in the war he volunteered for service, and was offered by the com- minding aficer of his old regiment the for permission to join was refured by the police authorities. Within the last. vear he was dismissed the force on refus At Proxford (Hurls) petty sessions,
ing to give up the Police Union, for which, Captain FF N. Harvey, RN (re tired), and his wife, who reside at Hamas its secretary, he was endeavouring to secara official recognition. On his dir bledon (Hante) were each aned £30 and missal he came under conscription. This costs for food hoarding
FINED.
THE WELL FILLED LARDER OF A post of dispatch rider His application ***** RETIRED NAVAL OFFICER__
DESTRUCTIVE BOMBARDMENT OF than 300lb of Hous
ENEMY BOATS
LONDON November 29th.
An Italian- ohcial message states
તમ There has been reciprocal artillery firing on the whole front, Our batteries
out a destructive bombardment of the
nemy boats on the Lower PiveTa
ulsed heavily the enemy attacks on the of the uscita, and the Vojansa
GERMAN REPORT
November 20LE
tacks on our mount
End on th
to maintat
the Brenta failed
of other foodstuffs.
A police superintendent said that there he resisted, claiming the status of was found in the defendants house more volunteer to his old regiment denied to kim byta police authorities two yearS arge quantity.
to put on khaki ho included sugar ago. For his refa
was court-martia and sentenced to nx Tey COROS COOR, potted tongue, corn tea, cofice
months, deten 1 potted
Dear Bervel spracots,
for nis con- Cheese to
defendanta stati
operat
tained to (started makuig were however,
preserv