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Copyright 1916, by the Proprietor,
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March 17, 1916, Humidity
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FRIDAY, MARCH
17,
1916.
TELEGRAMS.
CONDENSED.
ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ BAS RESIGNED. ** MR. ASQUITH HAS PASSED A GOOD NIGHT. BRITISH HAVE OCCUPIED MOSHI IN EAST AFRICA. TWO YEARS CAMPAIGN IN MEXICO IS PREDICTED.
· PANAMA CANAL WILL BE RE-OPENED ON APRIL 15. INTENSE LONGING FOR PEACE PREVAILS IN BERLIN. THE DUTCH LINER TUBANTIA HAS BEEN TORPEDOED. A NATIONAL CABINET HAS BEEN FORMED IN PORTUGAL KARL KITCHENER SAYS HANY MARRIED MEN ARE WANTED, ADMIRAL CAPELLE HAS SUCCEEDED ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ FURTHER SENSATIONAL DECLINE IN THE MARK IS REPORTED. « FRENCH HAVE OCCUPIED A GERMAN TRENCH IN CHAMPAGNE. FRENCH MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKS SPLENDIDLY AT VERDUM. ENEMY SUSTAINED SEVERE DEFEAT AT KITÖVO, EAST AFRICA. FRENCH ARTILLERY HAS BEEN ACTIVE ON THE WHOLE FRONT. TTALIANS HAVE PENETRATED AUSTRIAN TRENCHES AT ISONZO. IN MESOPOTAMIA NUMBERS OF TURKS HAVE BEEN BAYONETTED. UL. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FAVOURS ARMY OF 12.000 MEN. THERE ARE POSSIBILITIES OF MODIFIED CONSCRIPTION IN CANADA. THE DEFENDER OF VERDUN SAYS HE IS NOW CENTAIN OF SUCCESS. CIVIL SERVICE ESTOMATES SHOW DECREASE OF MILLION AND HALF. THERE HAVE BEEN KANT AERIAL COMBATS ON THE BRITISH FRONT. GENERAL PERSHING'S ENTIRE FORCE HAS CROSSED MEXICAN BORDER. THIRD OF SOKE GERMAN BEGIMENTS AT, VERDUK WERE OF 1916 CLASS. BRITISH CAPTURED 9 MACHINEGUNS AND KILLED 60 ENEMY IN EGYPT.
GERMANY'S CHANGED MOOD-
**Weariness and Regrets."
[Beater's Service to The Telegraph.”]
March 15, 4.20 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Paris states that the Portuguese Minister who has been re-called from Berlin ways that the former bellicose spirit of Germany has been succeeded by weariness and regrets. Now, only the necessity for peace is discussed. The Garmans are now fighting for a loan, which for them is an enterprise formidable and most decisive, and, perhaps, the last.
Sigas of an Impending Collapse.
March 15, 12.35 p.m. Benter's correspondent at New York says that there has been another sensational decline in the German Mark t› 713.
The New York Herold says that the continued decline, despite efforts by German financiers to artificially check it, reveals the world's perception of the Germans' impending financial and military collapee.
The Longing for Peace.
TELEGRAMS.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
*French Certain of Success
[Beater's Service to The Telegraph.”] -
March 15, 520 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Paria says that the Deputies who visited Verdan state that the French motor transport is working splendidly and is much more flexible than the railways, of which the Germans have fourteen.
General Perain (the defender of Verdun) has said that the load is now off his mind and he is certain of success,
A French official statement announced that a third of some of the German regimente at Verdan were of the 1916 class, whereas the French 1916 clasa has not yet been in action.
German Troops' Ghastly Experiences.
March 17, 1925,
Temperature 6 a.m.
Ammidity.
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TELEGRAMS.
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DUTCH LINER SINKING.
Destroyers Harrying to her Rescue.
[Benter's Service to The Talegraph."]
March 16, 12.35 p.. Hauter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the Dutch liner Tabansia, 14,000 tons, sailing from Amsterdam for Basnos Aires, sends wirelem messages that she is sinking. Destroyers have stested out from Flashing and a steam lifeboat from the Book of Holland, for rescue work.
Tarpedoed?
March 16, 12.15 Reuter's correspondent st Amsterdam wires:The Tabsatis in Dow near the Noochinder lightship. The latest telegram atata that she was torpedoed.
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THE GERMAN SHIPS IN BRAZIL.
March 15, 6.45 pm. Beuter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that the remnants of the German regiments zmashed at Verdun have arrived in Bel- gium to recuperate. Many of them dashed to escape into Halland and say that their experiences were most ghastly, it being impossible to organise a regular transport for the wounded. Reinforcements regarding the German ships in Brazil, porta, of which there are thirty. ( and moch material have gone to Verdan from Belgium.
On the British Front.
March 16, 12.05 am
A British communique says:-Last night we made a small raid south of Verlorenhoek with satisfactory resulta.
To-day there was mutual artillery activity about. Hulluch, Ploegsteert and Ypres.
There were many serial combats. A determined attack on one of our reconnaissances was driven off. A. hostile observation balloon was attacked by bomba sad was forced to descend.
French Artillery Activity.
March 16, 12.50 8.m. A Paris communique says:-West of the Mease, the bombard front between Bethincourt and Camieres, where no infantry action ment appreciably slackened during the course of the day, on the
has been reported.
There was somewhat great activity on the right bank of the Meuse, in the region of Vaux and Damloup.
Some grenade skirmishes were fought by our advanced parties on the slopes east of Vaux. The villages at the foot of the heights of the Mense in Woevre were bombarded.
Our artillery was active on the whole front, particularly easi of Bois Avrille, where it dispersed an artillery convoy, and north of Freenes, where it caused a strong explosion in a German battery. Enemy trenches at. Here, and Langemarch, in Belgium, were effectively shelled. We bombarded the approaches to Ville Au Bois, north of the Aisne, and attacked and occupied a German trench south of Saint Souplet, in Champagne, taking prisonera.
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ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ RESIGNS.”
March 15, 12.35 p.m. According to a Rotterdam message, a séuiral from Berlin asys that the people are convinced that the Verdan offensive is an attempt to end the war. Officers may openly that Germany cannot The soldiers undars much longer if the trench warfare continues. are no longer the idols of the public, and it is impossible to
A message from Copenhagen says Admiral von Tirpitz has re- exaggerate the longing for peace. If Verdun is not captured, it will signed, and Admiral Capelle has been appointed as his successor. be the most terrible blow that Germany has had hitherto,
CONSCRIPTION FOR CANADA 7.
March 15, 420 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Oits wa, Lord Shaagh- nessy, speaking in the Senate, stated that many Recruiting Leagues favoured a modified form of conscription.
AUSTRIA'S LAST HOPE.
March 18, 5.40 a.m.
SEVERE ENEMY DEFEAT IN EAST AFRICA.
March 15, 6.45 p.m.
$35 PER ANNUM
TELEGRAMS.
A. BOMBAY COMPANY.
Transferred from Londos.
(Benter's Servios to The" "Telegraph.”)
London. Received, March 27′′
Electric Supply Company, s At a meeting of the Bombay
resolution
VLAK
passed by a maxity of 80,000 in favour of the transfer of the control of the Company to Bombay.
Sir E. C. E. Ollivant, presid- ing, ssid that the Board filt that the interests of the Company wera likely to suffer by the transfer and consequently they could not take the initiative in recommand- ing the proposal.
Mr. Tammer, in proposing the transfer, said that it would mTO £17,000 in Income Tax alone.
A Renter meersze mys that Germany will not negotiate THE MEXICAN CAMPAIGN,
A NATIONAL CABINET FOR PORTUGAL..
March 16, 3.15 am has been formed, with Senhor Almeida as Premier
Ratner's correspondent at Lisbon states that a National Cabinet
A. Ministry of Labour and of Food Supply will be crested.
AUSTRIAN TRENCHES PENETRATED.
March 18, 3.15 a.m.
U.S. Troops Cross Border.
London, Received, Mat. 17 Benter'a correspondent Washington says that the House of Representatives, with one dis- sentient, passed a joint resolation authorising the President to bring the Bagular Army to the full strength of 120,000.
New York military experta predict a two years' campaign in Marico and anticipate that | thousands of troops will deaset
Savere fighting on the Italian front, in consequence of the Carranza to fight against the Italian attacks, is recorded in the Rome and Vienna communiques. Americans. They point out that The latter admits that the Italians have penetrated the Austrian 12,000 troops are already mobilis trenches in the Isonzo sone, after hard fighting, and also mentioned on the border and that the Jan Italian air attack on Trisete.
whale mobile army of 25,000 will
resalted in progresa in the Plezzo basin.
An Italian communique says artillery and infantry fighting has eventually be engaged.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they will be found on Page 8 or on Extra).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
FURTHER MILITARY AWARDS.
March 15, 3.45 pm.
A. Gaætts announces that D.S.08. are awarded to Captain S. EL Apthorp, of the 96th Berar Infantry, and Captain A. EL Jakes, of the 9th Gurkhas. Military Crosses are awarded to Captain H. W. Goldfrap, of the 103rd Mahrattan; Lieut. W. A. Hinds, 103rd Mahrattas, Lieut. E. C. Staples, of the 11th Rajputs; and Second Lieut. J. P. Wood, of the Indian Army Reserve.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
Successful French Counter-attack-
March 15, 3.50 p.m
March 15, 9.10 p.m. General Smuts reports that our troops occupied Moshi on the 13th inst. and are pushing on to Arusha, which it is believed the
A Paris communique says: West of the Mense, the Germana Germans have evacuated. The enemy appears to be retiring rapidly made a further attack. The French counter-attacked between southward, the movement being greatly assisted by the Tanga Betaincourt and Camieres with grenades and the bayonet and re-took the portion of the elements of trench occupied by the enemy towards Railway. March 15, 4.20 p.m.
General Smuts sayɛ numeroas river have somewhat hindered Hill 285. We hold Bethíncourt, Mort Homme Hill, and the southern Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam says that Austria is our pursuit. He adds that farther evidence of the severe defeat edge of Comieres wood and the village of Camieres. The bombard calling op the 1918 claer.
indicted on the enemy at Kitoro is still being received. A searchment continged intensely on the whole sector and was energetically in the brash-covered bills revealed a great number of dead, while answered by our batteries. There has been only an intermittent three machine-guns and another gun abandoned in the retreat were cannonade east of the Meuse and in the Woerre region.
ANOTHER MILITARY PROMOTION.
March 15, 12.35 p.m. The Gasdis announces that Colonel Thomaa Cadell, C.B., V.C., of the Indian Army, has been made a temporary Brigadier General.
THE CALL TO MARRIED MEN,
March 15, 1235 p.m.
It is stated that the second call to married men has been past posed to a date not yet fixed.
GERMANY'S MINISTER TO ROUMANIA.
March 15, 12.35 p.. Beater's correspondent at Bucharest says feat the German Minister is returning to Berlia.
EARL KITCHENER'S APPEAL TO MARRIED MEN.
March 15, 8.00 pzi In the House of Lords, Earl Kitchener efirmed that even if all the anticipated bachelors enlisted, men must be trained and many
found:
BRITISH SUCCESS IN MESOPOTAMIA.
General Villa is reported to be retiring to the mountains, where he will employ guerilla tactics.
Later
Renter's correspondent at New York states that American troops have entered Mexico near New Columbus.
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Later,
According to Reuter's cor- respondent at New York, General Funston announces that General Fershing's entire force has crosse à the border and joined the Carmanta forces.
PANAMA CANAL.
To be Re-opened on April 15-
London, Escaired, March 17, According to Beater's Waza- ington correspondent, the War Department announces that the Panama Canal will be re-opened on April 15.
LORD AND LADY CHELMSFORD..
London, Received, March 17.
Lord and Lady Chelmsford Innched with their Majesties.
Mr.
night.
MR. ASQUITH.
London. Received, March 17. Asquith passed a good
CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES,
• London, Heceived, March 172 « The Civil Service Estimates show a decr ase of a million and a hali sterling.
LORD CURZON. London, Received, March 17,
Destroying the Balance of Strength.
March 15, 1.20 p.m. Beuter's Paris correspondent quotes the following semi-cficial March 15, 9.30 p.m. According to an official statement concerning the operations in report:-The enemy's whole effort yesterday at Yerdan was directed Lord Curzon is progressing
upon a astrow imont of three miles from Bethincourt to Camieren alowly. Mesopotamia, General Lake reports that a column which was sent and dominated by Mort Home Hill. The conquest of this on the 11th inst. to drive out the Turks from an advanced position singularly embarrassing position necessarily tempted German which they occupied on the 10th, bayonetted a considerable number tactical ambition. The action continues at two points of the of Turks and then withdrew with two officers and 50 men s trenches where the Germans gained a footing and which are scarcely prisoners.
OUR PROGRESS IN EGYPT.
March 15, 10.10 p.m.
half a mile apart. Probably we have already retaken them. Briefly, the day was satisfactory, the Germans not progressing. It in confidently expected that the balance of strength will be destroyed to the detriment of the enemy who is recklessly expending himself.
CALLING UP SUPERFLUOUS SINGLE MEN.
March 15, 8.00 p.m.
DON'T FORGET.
TO-DAY. Bijou Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre—9.15 pm.
TO-MORROW,
Bijon Theatre 9.15 p.m. -Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.
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It is officially announced that General Peyton occupied Sollumin yesterday. The enemy blew up their ammunition stores on Monday and offered yesterday only slight resistance. They were pursued by armed motor-care, cavalry and Camel Corps, and 28 were taken
In the House of Loris, during the recruiting debate, Lord prisoners, including three officers.
Nine machine-guna ware captured and about fifty of the enemy, Derby said it was obvious there must be exceptions to the rule that married men would still be required during the next few weeks. He including the officers, were killed. Their camp is in our banda, single men should go first, He was convinced that the new Cabinet Co. Ltd Extraordinary General ·· therefore appealed to the married men to place patriotism. before callion rounds of mille ammunition sad s honored rifle Ofen Copertinom singlong its best to make available for the Army all Meeting: 11.45 8 m
have been superfinnas single men in the country. Munition-workers were on s personal considerations, adding that we should not rest until all
diferent footing, because it would be fatal to disorganise them at Hongkong Hotel, 8 pm,
HKVO Sergta” Mess Disn posible bachelors had been scoured.
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destroyed.