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TUESDAY, JANUARY 16,
1917.
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TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the Telegraph."]
THE KAISER'S "CONSCIENCE."
A New Pose by Wilhelm.
January 15, 2.20 p.m. The Norddeutscher publishes a letter from the Kaiser, addressed to Dr. von Bethmaan Hollweg, and dated October 31, saying the enemy por ples have been kept in the war by lies and frauds because their rulers are without the moral courage to speak a peace word:
TELEGRAMS.
[Beater'a Service to The "Telegraph."]
JAPANESE SOLDIER WINS MILITARY MEDAL.
A Private in the Middlesex Regiment.
January 15, 220 p.m.
His Majesty the King bas consented to present the Military Medal to a Japanese soldier-Private Obars, of the Middlesex Begiment, who is in hospital at Elmonton, with seventy wounds.
Private Obarojined the Sikhs in India at the outbreak of the
"It is necessary," continues the letter, "to find a ruler who has war and was afterwards transferred to the Middlesser Regiment. a conscience, who feels be is responsible to God, who hes a heart Be was formerly a j›urralist in Tokyo,
for his own and enemy peoples, who ie indifferent to any wilful misrepresentation of bis aution, and who possesses the will to freathe. world from its sufferinge. I have the courage. Trusting in God, I shall dare to take this step. Please draft Notes on these lines, submit them to me, and make all necessary arrangements without delay."
GERMAN SUBMARINE caught.
Found to Dutch Territorial Waters.
January 15. 1.30 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Flushing says that a Datch warehip has brought in a German aatmarine, which was found in Datch
territorial watere.
The cubmarine will be interned.
Released After Investigation.
January 15, 6 15 p.m. According to Reuter's correspondent at Flashing, the German submarice was released after investigation, and conducted outside territorial waters,
THE RUMANJAN INVASION.
Prospects of a Change for the Better.
January 15, 1.55 pm. Reuter's correspondent at Paris says that Admiral Fournier, writing to the Matin on his visits to the Rasso-Ramanian front, es78 that the Tear told him that in a few weeks the situation in the Balkane will assume a different aspect.
Admiral Fournier anticipates that the enemy will be mastered, and his progres stopped by cold and exhaustion, wLilet his increasingly heavy lo eta will paralyse his efforts towards Salonica.
The Enemy Pressed Back.
January 15, 225 p.m.
A Rassisa wireless <fficial message saga:-The Rumanians attacked the heights in the region of the Kasino River, and, after violent bayonet fighting, threw back the enemy a verat to the south.
The Russo-Romanians repulsed an cffensive in the cams region and pressed back the enemy twa verste to the south.
We withdrew alightly to the north in the Vededi region, and repulsed with great losses several siteeks north-east of Foccaci.
Strong Russo-Rumanian Altacks,
January 15, 5.20 p.m.
A wireless German cfficial message says:-We repulsed strong Russc-Eumani.n attacks north of the Susita Valley.
THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.
January 15, 5.10 p.m.
A French communique says:—lo Macedonia bad weather bas caused numerous floods. There have been heavy snowstorme.
In the Lake Prespa region, the Italians repulsed un enemy attack, and a 'mu nition depot has been destroyed north of Armutos. There have been engagements, south of Lake Ocbride, particularly at Veliteras, where a Indo-Chinese detachment has bean in action. Another detachment slightly progressed beyond Svets.
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
A New Punitive Expedition."
January 15, 4.50 p.m.
Reater's correspondent at Rome quotes Austrian reports that important contingente of Austrian and Bavarian troops are con- centrating at Laneb.ack. They will be trained to mountain warfare, with a view to a new ponitive expedition" against Italy in the Trentino, in the spring.
Increased Artillery Fire,
Jenusry 15, 6.20 p.m.
THE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN..
January 15, 2.90 p.m.
The following vessels have been sunk:-Steamers: Beaufront and Brentwood (British), Vestfold (Norwegian) and Evangelos (Greek), Sailing abip: Ruby (Wassiso)..
* PROGRESS IN MESOPOTAMIA,
January 15, 2.35 p.m.
sad westward of Kut-el-Amara and, except for a small are north- A Mesopotamis official message says: -We progressed eastward
eastwards of Kut-el-Amara the whole of the right back east of Shat-al-Hai has been cleared.
GENERAL BOTHA AND THE WAR CONFERENCE,
January 15, 10.05 p.m.
It is cficially stated that, since urgent affairs prevent General Botha's learing South Africa, the Imperial Government has ecceded to the Union Government's request for his release from the South Eat African command at the earliest possible moment, in order that he may be enabled to represent South Africa at the War Conference.
[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for insertion on this page they wit be found on an Extra).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH.
Washington, Jungary 15.
It is expected that the State Department will make a statement explaining Mr. Gerard's speech which he made at the banquet of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Berlin, with the object of allaying German feeling. The official version agrees with that published by the Press.
THE RUSSIAN POLITICAL CHANGES.
Petrca1ad, January 15.
The reactionary ex-minister M. Steheglovitoff has been appointed President of the Council of Empire.
A number of retirements and fresh appointments to the Council replaces the Progressive by an Extreme Right majority.
Protest Against Rule by Outsiders.
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TELEGRAMS.
[Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."]
NEWS FROM THE WESTERN FRONT.
Paris, January 15. There has been the customary cannonade south of the Somme and in the region of Verdun. Enemy reconnaissances to the south of Berry-au-bae were repuzised.
RUSSIAN CONFIDENCE,
Petrograd, January 15. On the Russian New Year's Day, the newspapers wers full of military and political reviews and greetings to the Allies.
There was a note of confident anticipation of a deziníve victory in 1017.
The frankness and dignity of the Allies' reply to Pre- sident Wilson is contrasted with the Austro-German running amok among facts
There is much unused comment on the German reference to the Boers, as the Russians have been most impressed with the success of the British policy in South Africa. The "Noroo Yremya" says paper guarantees are useless in the case of Germany: her rapacious claws must be cut.
GERMAN RULE IN RUMANIA.
Amsterdam, January 16.
It is officially announced from Berlin that neutral repre- sentatives let Bukharest on January 13, at the request of the German authorities, on the ground that there was no room for diplomatic activities.
BULGARIAN GENERALISSIMO'S APPEAL.
Amsterdam, January 15.
A telegram from Sofia states that Generalissimo Jekoli in an Army Order announces the rejection of the peace offers by our insatiable enemies:" He relies on the bravery and endurance of the troops to accomplish the holy task of the unification of Bulgaria,
BELGIUM'S REPLY TO AMÉRICA,
London, January 15.
The text of the Belgian reply to President Wilson has. been published.
It says that the latter seems to beligro that the objects of the belligerents are identical. The example of Belgium proves the contrary. Belgium has never entertained desires of conquest, and the barbarity with which Germany is treating the Belgians does not indicate that she will guaran- tee the future rights of weak nations, whom she has not censed to trample under foot.
Belgium Welcomes and relies on the assurance of the United States to co-operate after the war in measures bo rotect small nations from violence and oppression. If ever a country were justified in saying it was fighting to defend
its existence it in Belgium. She was forced to fight or submit to disgrace. She passionately desires that the unprecedented sufferings of her population might be eaded, but she can only accept a peace assuring reparation and security for the future. The generous assistance of the American people justifies the hope that the United States will echo the de
mand of the Entente for the restoration of Belgium to a place among civilised nations.
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TELEGRAMS.
(Router's Service to The "Telegraph”,
JAPANESE NAVAL
EXPLOSION.
Four Hundred Casualties,
London, Jan. 15. Reuter's coricepondent at Tokyo saya it is estimated that £00
Gansities were caused sbrough an-explosion in the magazine of the battle raiser Tonkaba while she was anchored in harbour at Yokosuka,
INTERESTING BIRTH.
London, January 15. Mrs. Austen Chamberlain has given birth to a son.
EARLIER TELEGRAM.
U.S. CRUISER ASHORE.
London, January, 13.
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Reuter's correspondent Eureka saya the fist-class craiser Milwaukee has gone ashore in a fog, and it is feared that she will become a total wreck. This will
· be a loss of seven million dollars (gold).
| CAPTURING RIVAL TRÅDE,
Au Example in Surrey.
At Ashtead, not very fat down in Surrey, there was opened a factory in which provision is made for turning out three million foot of cinematograph film stock each week. The company responsible,
[a private one, is the British Film
Stock Company, and it ie baased- ́ ed that" the time is not far distant when England will not be de pendent upon America for any of the constituents of film stock, and when the films shown. in the cinema housea of this country will be, from raw material to exhibited film, all British." If this were achieved it would mean the keeping in this (country of about 70 per sent, of
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a very large amount which now goes abroad annually, and this CHEKIANG IN DISMAY. pity because of a small quarrel from quarrels between northern in maintaining that penes which factory is the biggest in existence between the Military and Police and Obekisng troops. Chekisag was at times seriously threatened. too, the venture is a ceefel men- for the parpces. Incidentally, abich had now been emicably should first ask the Government It is consequently hoped. by ace to Germany, which finds her -etiled and would not occur to rescind ite orders on this sub many whories with favour hisap beat market for films ned *gain; sud eeking that the Edict ject, and that soon.
pointment, that the present agitamaterials in America, and ordering Yang and Chi be with- Many dark hints were throws tion, which is being engineered it is encouraging to
out that should the Government by displaced officials in Chekiang that the Ashtsed worke are drawn at once.
Chinese papers give the follow-prove adamant to their prayer will not in fuence the Central ing account of this meeting. As there were many other ways and Government in its policy lost that with appliances of British manu- fally equipped in every detail We are informed on good au- the theatre is a large ore, the means, which it would be im should mean the revival of de facture. The production of the thority that there is no rath in camber of persons attending politic to make public at present, sensions among the Chekiang base on which the picture film is the rumour that General Yang man, have exceeded 4,000, as to make the Government more officials which could act bat have pat for uas is at present an almost Sher-teh ie sending two battalion both the upper and the ground reasonable.
an unfavourable effect upon com- of his troops to Chekisng. Ladeed doors were packed to the fall. As is usual in each cases, after mercial and political conditions exclusively American industry, a diy atmosphers being essential to no troops are being moved in the After the Chairman had explain the meeting telegraman were freely in Shanghai. direction at present. Quite reoented the purpose of the meeting, despatched
all influential
the proces, but it was stated On the other hand the appoint at the Cramshaw works that ly General Chen sod Col. Tasceveral sperobes, were made, garters and in the names of allment of the two men named-
HE. Tei Yaet-san is a brother tion in this respect and that in there may be a great revola- went to Hongchow. They return Their general tenor was to the infasatial bodies or persons. ed to Shanghai last evening. jeffcot that the trouble was a trif-i General Yang, who is a native of the Civil Governor of Kiange the change there will be an Our Hangchow correspondent, ing one arising from a small of Anhui, is a graduate of thewould mean that the Obekiang important saving of proossses writing on January 5, Faya :- misunderstanding between the famous Peiyang MilitaryAcademy.anthorities would be in clors
and consequently of expense. It There were several sbooaande troops and the police, which At the time of the estabi..ument touch with the Vice-President, at the public meeting yesterday did пов at all jaatify of the Republic he was Com. Feng Kac-chang, a fact which was added, too, that there need
be no longer any in the Theatre to protest against the supersession of both the milit-missioner for the defence of should conduce to the mainten Yang and Chi coming as Military ary
the supply of film and civil governors of Songking and came into greater once of order and prosperity in
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An Italian official announcement espa:—There wae increased / and Civil Governore. The per-Chekiang by the Central Govern- prominenos. in the early part of the province and this vicinity. only Germany has them. The
enemy artillery fire in the Carso region, to the east of Gorizia,
THE PRIZE COURT.
Awards to British Warships,
January 15, 450 p.. The Priss Court has awarded £5,250 to a number of British warships for the sinking of the German battleship Bucher, off the Dogger Bank, on January 24, 1915.
THE WESTERN FRONT.
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January 15, 4.10 p.m.
DON'T FORGET.
British manufacturer, making good use of the assistance that has been given to him, is now in the market with the needed mate- rials, and extension of the home indastry is all that is needed to meet our requirements. - And here is a curious thing. There was somewhere down in the country) an English controlled New Hongkong Cinematograph near on a moderate soals. A big and financed factory doing busi- -9.16 p.m.
formanon was quite in keeping ment; that hitherto as Chekiang last year when, following the sa. N. O. Daily News. with the theatre and most amaus had been governed by Chekiang asssination of Admiral Tseng Ju- ing. While I was there the men, who naturally bad the oleog in November, 1915, be was speeches were bested in spite of welfare of their native towns and appointed Military Governor of the intense ool, and there was home folk always at heart, much Shanghai and Sangkiang. He more perspiration than inspire-(snoring and bloodthod wore fally justified bis appointment by tion.
averted during the stirring times the manner in which he handled After the excited epeskern had of revelation and rebellion; that his troops during the crisis in had their say and the steam lot if the Onekinng people were un-1 December when the attempt was ca, deputies were appointed to atle to protect their own province made to seize the craiser Obao-bo end telegrams were drafted to be they would also be impotent to tained in the Shenghai district proceed to Piking and Nacking against the intrusion by strangers, and by the good order be main sent to the President and Vice proteas the country as a whole; daring the exciting times which President to the effect that Cho-that the admission of outsiders a followed the declaration by Che- kiang since the revolution had governors would be a fatal mis klang of independence. It will always preserved pesce, and if ake, as on the trail of the be remembered that soon after) Northerners were sent here now, strangers, northern troops wouli the declaration of independence. it would be most inconvenient, follow; and that to avoid blood-be moved his troops to the boạn-
A French communique aaye:-There has been fairly great dangerous in fact, and a great shed whiph would surely reenit dary of Chekiang and anoceeded
artillary firing at Avre, and between the Aines and Argonne.
--TO-DAY." Victoria Theatre-9.15 pm. Bijon Theatre-9.15 p..
TO-MORROW. Victoria Theater-9.16 p.m. Bijou Theatre 9.10 p.. Naw Hongkong: Cinemato--
importing firm pams along and simply wiped it out, buying and then closing it. Now, on that very ground, there is an entirely British factory of voreral times the capacity of the one "erlin- guished.