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THE POTATO FAMINE.
Mr. Lloyd George's Intervention.
London, February 18. Mr. Lloyd George last evening telegraphed to the Lord Mayor of Manchester saying that the War Cabinet had considered the difficulties which Eave arisen through the operation of the Food Controller's Potato Prices Order of January 1, which have been
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THE NEW FRIGHTFULNESS,
19, 1917.
How We are Successfully Combating it.
London, February 18.
WEATHER FORECAST FAIR.
Barometer: 30.04
Temperature 6 m.in.
February 19, 1916, Humidity
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THE BARBAROUS HUN.
Terrible Record of Sickening Cruelties.
London, February 19. '" The Manchester Guardian says the caenaltice to merchant German atrocities reports sickening cruelties. Unarmed wounded Beater learns that the Russian Commission of Enquiry into the shipping daring the third week of the new submarine campaign
how the losses to be below the December level. Isomarks that have been murdered in cold blood, war prisoners burned alive the danger can be met by a constant alteration of routes, and thend Sisters of Mercy violated.
--Explosive bulists have been enormously used by the enemy,
increased by the recent prolonged frost. The prio.a have been creation of lanes of safety by means of mines, besides by the dewho poured corrosive fiside on the wounded men.
readjusted as the result of a conference between Departments and traders, and, as now fixed, szable retailers to charge three-halfpence per lb. up to March 31 and a penoy-three-farthings thereafter to the end of Jane.
The newspapers consider Mr. Lloyd George's intervention at the eleventh hour so an effort to avert a potato war. The people everywhere are marmaring at the dearth and dearnesse of polatoss, due to the alleged withholding of stocks by the farmers for better prices, while retailers have been refusing to buy and had threatened that no potatoes would be available to-morrow.
Aa na instanos, of the famins, already alléged to exist, it is stated that the canal weekly output in the Ormskirk district is 4,000 tons, but this month not a hundred sons have been sold by ralf; yet it in estimated that over 20,000 tons are available within a ten-mile radius of Ormakirk.
The police at Drogheds, Limerick and other markets in Ireland have compelled desiers to seil at no more than a shilling a stone.
A New Appointment.
London, February 18, The President of the Board of Agriculture has appointed Mr. Arthur Lee Director General of Food Production.
THE WAR LOAN.
Large Hoards of Gold Unearthed.
London, February 18. A feature of the War Loan subscriptions has been the unearthing, of extraordinary gold hoards.
Three thousand sovereigns were paid in at the Sunderland Past Office in two days, and four thousand sovereigns at Swanses in ous day, A farmer'e family in Wrexham paid in handrede of sovereigas, while a Lincion woodman paid in three hundred and fifty sovereigns.
There have also been numerous gifts of money, ranging from half-s-crown to ten pounds, sent, often accompanied by pathetic letters breathing patriotism and poverty.
Nine handred workpeople in one factory subscribed £15,000, while huge subscriptions were contributed by Municipalities, that of Luton, for instance, averaging £10 per bead.
A Fine Subscription,
London, February 19. The National Bank of India and iwonasti uents have an bscribed £3,600,000 to the War Loan, including £2,630,000 new money.
THE WAR OUTLOOK.
A Decisive Blow Soon.
London, February 18.
Mr. Henderson, speaking at Manchester, said the confidence of the Government in the final inne was never so high as now. He believed a blow would be strnok in the coming summer which would lead to a close entirely satisfactory to the Allies.
Greater Sacrifices Yet,
London, February 18,
Lord Derby, speaking at Bolton, said the war would still be long and more bitter. Every nation must make still greater esorifices in manhood. Germany still bad anormane reserva power and she would make a gigantic effort to gain the mastery. The next six months would be the most critical. Es confidently predicted that we should be successful, but it would not be a walk-over.
AMERICA AND GERMANY.
An Old Treaty in Force.
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traction of submarines.
The journal remarks that we must destroy three submarines weekly to keep pace with the German boasts regarding the rate of building, and says that, if rumour be trustworthy, we are doing better than that.
Bibby Steamer Reported Suck,
London, February 18. The 7,000 ton Bibby steamer Warosstershire is reported to have been unnk.
Latest Sinkings.
· London, February 17.' The lateat sinkinga reported are the steamers Arton, Greenland, Hopemoor, Kyanite and Longecar, sa well se four small craft, all British. The total tonnage was over 10,000.
President Wilson's Next Step.
London, February 18, According to Renter's correspondent at New York, the Pros agrees that President Wilson will shortly ask a joint Bation of Congress for authority to adopt means to protect "American lives and property from submarinism. It is generally assumed that Congress will accede, including the passage of an emergency appro priation of not less than fifty-million dollars for the President's disposition. It is stated that President Wilson has held a monference with Congressional leaders at the Capitol,
THE WESTERN FRONT.
An Enemy Height Easily Captured.
London, February 18. the sectors of Troyon sud Les Chambreites, and north-west of A French communique reports pairal andjunters, especially on
Badonvillere.
and destroyed works and dag-onte,
A detachment penetrated an enemy trench in Le Pretre wood
The British Attacks.
London, February 18.
A German cfficial wireless message etalon:-We repulsed. strong English detachments to the north of Armentieren, to the south-west of Lille, to the north of La Bagune Canal and near Reneart.
The enemy renewed his attacks astride the Ancre with varying resalte. We took 130 prisoners and gave up our foremost oraters. We repulsed a violent English attack to the south of Pƒs,~~~
Oar airships bombed, daring the night of February 16-17, the town and harbour of Baalogne.
Over Seven Hundred Prisoners.
London, February 19. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Baig reports au follows:-On the Ancre, on Saturday, we took 774 prisoners.
Three waves of German infantry, in the morning, accompanied by supporting troops, atlacked our new positions at Baillescourt farm and came under concentrated artillery fire. They did not reach our lines, being driven back with heavy loss.
We entered positions at night to the south-west and the north west of Arris, soath of Feugaieirt and north of Ypres. We in- listed many casualties and took nineteen prisoners. We repulsed raiders to the south of Xpres.
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A German Red Cross worker twice fred with a revolver at a wounded man who asked to be bandaged.
taken prisoner, and from whom an unsuccessful attempt was made A particularly fiendish case was that of a Cossack who was to extort information. He was tortured by connecting an electric needle to his wounded leg. For half-an-hour the victim heroically persisted in maintaining silence. The process was repeated the red-hot iron to the Coursek's feat. The latter eventually escaped. two following days, and then a German office applied a bar of
RELIEF WORK hamperɛED.
London, February 19. Although the German orders with regard to American relief workers in Belgium and Northern France have been reversed, the representatives presscos in nullified through Germany's strict maintainance of shipping restrictions affecting relief ships,
THE JUTE TRADE.
Important Restrictions Announced.
Landoo, Fabrasty 17, ́
The Restrictions Explained.
Friday, February 23. Mortgage Co. Shareholdere China Provident Loan and
meeting at 11.30 s.m.
Saturday, February 24. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank. — Shareholdere meeting at noon.
Monday, February 28, Race Hosting-First Day.
Taseday, February 27. Bece Meeting.Second Day. Wednesday, February 28. Race Meeting-Third Day. Sslarday, March 3.
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central mi of the Douanmont platamu bil it dips sharply into the valley. But a sharp twist of the river onia its gorge along the bass of the ridge for some distances, so that troops attacking from the direction of Donsumoni,
An official statement says the Government has announced that while the attention of the defen- it will take possession at prament market prices of all unsold, dem was sino held by the French raw inte in the United Kingdom, and of any unsold stooks arriving on the west of the Moam, would, henceforth, thus prohibiting spot or transit dealings. The Govern- if wazeemfal, cut off enemy forces ment has decided to prohibit sil importe of jate on private account who failed to decamp in good until further notice,
time. It is, in fact, a very difioult position to retire from, and the French suffered in the same way se their enemies when they lost the Cota da Poivre, because the- the important positions taken by Mease intercepted, retreats All
the Germans last spring at such a vast cont of human, life, and which threatened the security of A recent War Office census of the stocks of raw jste in the she fortress of Verdan, have now United Kingdom shows that the visible supplies are sufficient to been recovered by the staunch maintain production in the current year at the some rate my last | infantry, directed by consummate year, provided measures be taken to safeguard the supplies of Arms | generalship. who comparatively smsil supplies in rEMITO,
London, February 17. The official statement regarding the jais trade says the object hibition in desliage does not apply to dealings for the porpons of of the prohibition of imports is to sconomies tonnage. The pro- storing in Ladis, or to shipment from India direet to Allied or neutral countries, or to dealings in jate in stook in Allied or neutral
countries, or in transit thereto.
THE GERMAN CASUALTIES,
London, February 18,
Nivelle, Petain, Mangio. The General de Únstelanu will go down to history as the grea ohief who stopped the German rnah at its most dangersna period, but the three of his enbordinates who have proved themselves to be army commanders of geaias aro Nivelle, the new Generálɔmimo; Mangia, the General who **** overed Donaumont; and Potain, would speedily collapse, cannot
whose corps hurled itself in the remain for mach longer on its last February, when all seemed to path of the great German charge prosent recklessly extended fronte.
The Press Bureau states that the official German casaalties for January, not necessarily incurred in January, total 77,532, of which 14,192 were killed.
VERDUN AGAIN.
and
A Dramatic Stroke.
Bad the British blockade beone going badly for France. Than Says the Daily Telegraph:
more effective and if British three commanders have food the strategy had cascontrated: ita German masses through all the The importans victory north of forces against the principal axious months which have fol Verdun, by which General Nivelle, enemy, the Germans must have the new French Commander-in yielded up their prey are now. oily destroys. by bombardment, lowed. They have babald the Chief, bas marked his sumption The French viotory is a political and the snorosohing wape of the of the supreme authority in the godsend, for it rectifies and alears German treaches hemming it in field, is opportune in the extreme.ap the continental situation, it closer and d'oser. They have The German Government, well confirms the prestige of the new on the daily caravan of mutilat aware that the actual military generalissimo, and it once led and bleeding French soldiera situation at the moment when for all marks the theatre of the motored out of the batile area. bostilities oeste will be by far the decisive trial of strength between
With-nofsiling couraza and London, February 18.
most imporisat factor in the terme the German According to Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam, an Xtrumph on the Danube to attempt Minh Thansand Prisopars.
of peace, ahoss the occasion of their of England and France,
army and the forces wonderful reppure they have paried the honvioni blows, foiled planators Note regarding the Imperial Budget of 1914 has been to negotiate, Superficially, at The immense haal of prisoners
the cunning, sul returned the issued in Berlio. It announce that' new war tezen are necessary
violence of this ensmy. The thron to cover the deficit on the ordinary Budget of £82,500,000, and any rate, the moment seemed in the Verday_battle is of the bero-generals are fitly rewarded 'London. February 18. Benter's correspondent at Washington says it is officially on passengers' goode, on railwaye sad domestic shipping, he well tried to samme. The great elust German camp. There is no longer strokes of their giant batter- says it is intended to impose an ad valorem tax on coal, "and tax attitude which the German rulers are beginning to ras short in the invasion recoiling under the ham- favourable to the maguanimous greatest importance. Nambers in beholding the receding tide of Ancounced that the United States regards the Treaty of Prussia of an increase in the Exoene Profite Tız. 1799, promising protection to respective subjecta and property in The Dresden Nachrichten sage every day the war fontienne bined armies on the Brime had of human life with which bay The Germans are silllm 190 of war, as busg in force. America has already proclaimed the question of making the enemy pay the bulk of the war costs failed to break through the fortiff ware wont so deliver their sitachi formidable, but the
of the British and French.com-room for the reokies expenditure ion and Baros infantry nénsuita. that German ships will not be seized or used by the American | becomes more imperative for the very existenos of the Edvice. Government in case of wAY.
ed girdle of German positions, aven so late as last spring, when onslaught of and heavy low had been given! they made their great bid fat and ressivad, yet the German Verdur, Butthe wholes High Command had not been also indicates that Germ London, February 18.- The Timer military correspondent draws attention to the griep- strategical zomervas no more hitherto, War wasioon is avi. 10 be regarded
prevented from transporting their | surrender, far more m According to Benter's correspondent at Amsterdam, theanoes of offoere of the Indian Army in respect to the pay of doors | soross Europe to inflict a stagger, dently soaking into tonir rant developmente "which"
Promoted to Captains and Mejors under the new alan with respect to sick farloagh pay. The correspondent says that the for mer pisose the Indien olkoor at a' disadvantage as compared with Government are lone obvious, wine sionisions of them as were
The purissies of the German their obletek to demand thi pow is only how to follow the British Army officer, which needs redress. As regards the latter, but are profound and increasing insisted upon at an earlier dass, ie orifice by
victorious advamon wită he cites fnstander of hardships, particularly in the case of de fadian In spite of the extent of territory it must be conceded, however, officer who was invalided to England from Mesopotamia, whose overran by "bər, armies, and the that the skill of the sailanta income was reduced from £1,000 to 2300 He says thine owes tremsejora clocks to organise all powerfully contributed | are a rank injustice and should have been dealt with by the India is to rest on a firm foundation. He will end' British subalsary must be efficient and a sahib if. Britu if the popularity of the Indian Army cesses) on illiberality of the Raj.
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FOOD RATIONING IN HOLLAND.
London, February 18,
THE RUSSIAN FRONT.
As Enemy Trench Penetrated.
London, February 18. Rasian cfficial wireless mouage etates:-Germans, alad in ́awramed the offensive to the south-west of Drinsk ed our front lips, but we immediately threw them not, ad captured, without firing a ahot, a fortifiad JENSEN of Okoa.
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