1915-09-20 — Page 7

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND

CONSCRIPTION.

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GERMANS CLAIM THAT

VILNA HAS FALLEN.

UANADIAN TROOFS CÓMPLIMENTED BY SIR JOHN FRENCH.

(Reuter's Service to "the China Marij

MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND CONSCRIPTION.

Losoos, Sept. 19.

Mr. Ty thorge, in a letter to a correspondent, says :-" You say rightly that the Government ought to give the Nation a lead regarding the question is to whether the moral dbligation on every able-bodied man *to defend his country should be converted during this war into a-loga? obligation. I can assure you that the fovernment is fully alive to the "necessity of giving a definity lend and are examining the subject with a fiew to coming to a right decisim. the figures demonstrate that we a win with the voluntary system it would be fally to provoke a con- troversy, On the other hand, if the Heures demonstrate that volun- toryisin has exhausted its utility and that nothing but legal pressure ean give us the armies necessidy do defend the honour of kireat Britain su Save Europe from the triumph of military despotism, 1 hovo hot peti heard of the man who would resist rompulsion in these ciremnostances. Men who say they "wank after resistance to this expedient hare not yet appeared in the arena. Ti they do, I predict that they will not receive -the "suppent of the working kisses,**

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LONDON, Sept. 10,

FALL OF VILNA REPORTED.:

Renter's Amsterdam correspondete telegraphe that a German ofheial telegans ching that Vilra has fallen mid that the Russians are retrouting CANADIAN TROOPS' SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENTS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH.

BRITISH SEIZURES OF CARGO.

American' Notë To Britain.

LONDON, Sept. 174.

BY TELEGRAPH. CURADERMA

('Router's Service to the Ching Mallj

CANADIAN POLIR EXPLORER.

Lownox, Sept. 17; 5:30 p.m.

An Ottawa. telegram states that raws: has been revived that: Stefansson,

telegram from Washington states that Mr. Lansing, the Scratury of State, has announced that the Nota to Great Britain is ready. It appears that the dispatch of the Note is delayed panding a further German reply on the sub-leader of the Canadian Polar Exped marina question. It is understood that the Nets holda that the burden of proof in saizares of cargoes rests with Great Britain and not with the Ameriena owners and shippers..

DUTCH HOSPITAL SHIP FOR THE FRENCH.

LONDON, Sept 17.

The somer Autarier 11 chartered by private initative in lolland, and equipped as a hospital ship with 200 beds, has arrived at Havre, sire a Prais telegram, and has been placed at the disposal of the French Red Cross.

BULGARIA AND THE ENTENTE POWERS.

LONDON, Sept. 18. According to a Soft telegram, on the 14th inst, representatives of the Entente Pavers called separately on the Premier and handed him communicat- ions, the contents of which were not divulged.

ZEPPELINS OVER HOLLAND.

LONDON, Sept. 17. The constant violation of Dutch territory by Zeppelins in arousing uneas iness and tad îndignation in Holland, saya a telegram from Amsterdam.

(Havas Service.)

PARIS, Sopa 17.0

A German submarine sank, in Rhodes roadstead, thus French susi

Of 62 vien aboard.11 are missing. Bary censer Indian" of 800 tons.

Petrigrad:-We captured in Derajno region 1000 prisoners; «niel - nuchine guns.".

Tho Times announces that the Quadruple Entente.. having examined Serbia's ceply, decided to hand a new note to the Bulgarian Governtorgið,

Sept. 18. Route:-A decree issued by the Governor of Trieste orders the towin be racustod

to

The Turso Bulgarian agreement, initialled, will be submitted to the Sultan for signature.

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***Daily' cruiser carrying 15-in. rug, Mail"

New York correspondent rent the that the Late Government had not following-

According to a letter ressived from imagination and the courage to put this war law in opemtion a year ago. People German naval officer internet in Halland,

Germa

since the war began, has not would hate grumbled lee then, it is [Germa Fargued, accoping quer restriction as one only added to her anbashrined: she has also the necessary poligations of existence completed and commissioned a Dreadnought under conditions wholly unfamiliar to our of 23,800 tons and a buttie-cruiser of 2,200 generation. Is in added that we should tans and 28 koots of the Dertlingor class. 475 sived a grost deal of broken time." In both ships In-in guns have bean xab-commodation

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These alturations word prompted by ports of the destruction wrought by the 15-in guns of the Queen Elizabeth. Two very fast cruisers have also been completed, according to the writer, and by the end of the year Gormary will have at her disposal four more Dreadnoughts and a number of battle croisers.

These intteripa, the writor remarks,

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At the Correrill works, near Lingh, he say, twaro sul submarines have been built, dispinoing from 200 to 200 tons apiece. They are in sections and can be taken to pieces so moved by rail. Their surface speed 16. They can fire two tor- pedcos simultaneously. Six of the boats were rely on June 1.

48, NEW STUSLARIXE

Mt. Lloyd George plends for the animation of all personal foerinting

There are some whe prophesy as one of tion at this critical time and stathugly denounces the mischief makers.

the results of the tensrictions in the Esas * E-am convinced," he adds, that nothing but the exertion of our whole strength will enable us to obtain victory, non which so much of great new departare. Of course Central a ruvival of illegitimate distill

o'd ing. it is aathoritatively stated that the

days used to Bourist in depends. Therefore, Lam Teatrul to her any, best to sure that effort Registration is simply for the mobili. without the least regard to the effect on my own political fortunes. Iation of the munition industry; but a nested arters. In the dark nights, withdraw nothing of what I said regarding the seriousness of the posi-a whole, people decline to accept this of course, it might he possible to achieve the experiment would castainly prova es tion. Naturally. I take a hopeful view, but so far events have justificas final, and roundly swart that in dealing femporary success at the game, but

I have felt driven by the jeopardy of my native land with the schedules returned the Gover-tremely unpesätable is any one intuiging zo rapidly nearing completion, and will, it

ment will look my apprehensions.

the military upen

Insho Highlands is called the right stuff, thau the to sound the note of charm, and I have done so in the confident belief neres itics of the uation as paramount. In it. Hong distilled whisky, which is said he armed with guns even huvier that if it serbeds in musing us in time,la pur forth all our sitertith we spite of this suspicion, it is satisfactory to is also wild stuff. Doe who has tasted it

state thit very little difficulty

waste, when I pilt it is try mouth. I shall win

experienced the difficulties were t

in getting the return filled thosht I was hot." up. greater than those at the taking of the last Cankar

And the Scottish ficial report is Surgeon Captain J. F. Nelson 1.M.Submerged speed is 12 knots and their that the work has been accomplished recommended for the Victoria Cuss for with quietness, a suicothness, and Arbarary in rescuing a nuaded other under havvy re during severs battle in the officiency that is quite marvellous..

In some parts of Scotland, especially in Petian Gulf region, was formerly parish

The Germania, Kruppe, Vulcan, How- the industrial districts. Registration has doctor Kilanichen and Kilvickson dia bad & distinct effect on zooruiting. Many trick in Mall. He entered the Tadian men did not want to have anything to do Medical Service, five some time, was ta. midt, Blohm and use, and Schichan with the pink form." In Glasgos there Lioned at Madeas, and won distiretion for yards, the officer states, bare sizes the beginning of the war turned out twenty- was a great rush to the colour, and the research in bateriology

Carnoustie, the side town in the four saltaarines, och of 1,90 tons, with principal recruiting canties were du Satur- day night surrounded by cheering crawls. neighbourhood of Dundee, is very proud maherged spoed of 16 had murface LONDON, September 19,

ope Victoria CrossFesman George Mackenzie torpedo tubes and 2 heary quick firing of Irjahmen. to the hope theesands that they would thereby ascape, all Samson. He took part in the landing at guna.

They have a steaming radius of 3,000 brigade, including the 2nd King Edward's Horse, and is a speech paid a tri- liabili y for service, even on munitions, Sedd-e-Bahr, and distinguished himself by miles, and are fast enough to overhaul all

lighter all bute to the splendid' manner in which, early in the yoor, when the Canadian The bartesters in any es left the fields attending to the wounded on infantry suffered greatly, they had volunteered to leave their horses and come half cleared; but no great feeling was aroused day under heary fire; be himself was but the fastest liners. It was one of this The same yards are stated by the officer to have turned out twelve submarines of ous here. He dwelt on their prominent part in the battle of Fitabert nad nging them, as they were looked upon as wounded in 17 places, and there are 13 cha which made the run to the Dardanelles. arabmerged also at Givenchy. Since then till a few days ago they had been working their causis. The departure of regular farm bollats or pieces of strappel still, in his labourers of Irish extraction, however, body. Samson is of a roting disposition;

has been in the Argentin. Greenland, 800 tone cach with hardest in the trenches. He concluded by saying their record would go dowie asted toe bewed feeling to posterity as one of the most splendid in British history.

extent be this taked place that some farms and various other places" and far the cel of 15 and a surface speed of knots carryng torpedo tubes and 2 in the Tothinris are reported as practically past two years ns worked on a railway at THE FRENCH MAKE A NUMBER OF PRISONERS NEAR PERONNE. clear of abourers. The soxiety to erade Smyrns. The Best Carnatic V.C.quick frery each. Fin ly they have com.

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witnessed in Lance Corporal Jarvie E, who won the manufacturing centres When the war honour at Jenappos, in the early stages of bruke det, many busdreds of young men, the war.

MINERS LEADREST TUE FRONT., for instance, left Motherwell, steel works

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Field-Marshal Sir John Freach recently paid a visit to s.Cocadian cavator i Home Teasant feature was the fight of that another of its sona has won the speed of 30 knots. * Vents carry

LONDON, Sept. 19.

LONDON, September 19.

The Earl of Selborne, President of the Board of Agriculture, speaking at Norwich, said the future outlook as more anxious for Germany than for ps. He warned his audience against believing Press staterrents on the subject of compulsory service. There was no idee of legislation with a view to industrial compulsion. He said that Lord Kitchener had decided that skilled labourers on farms should be on the same footing as munition workers

to such an

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for the Army, and their places were taken. Three oficials of the Lanarkshire minora, by men from Ireland; now these young have returned for a visit to the front, Irishmen have taken alarm ad Mr John Robertson, County Councillor Registration papers, and crowded every James Tonner, and County Councillor host: tisin back to their own country Joseph allivan They tell an interesting Some of them lecture that they won't

important is of course, the impression.left

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plated besides the above twelve smaller submarines of 300 ton each, with (Flo?) torpedo tabas and one quick-firer, a súrface speel of 18 konts, and a submerged spoed of 14 Half these submarinas dry already is commission.

The perchase price of the Star and

Renter's Paris correspondent states that, there has been inurken sirtillery activity on the whole font. while in the region of Peronne, the Germans, after exploding a very powerful mine, attacked but were reputed, the French making a number of prisoners. There was a fiercy grönade fight in the Vosges, FUTURE MORE ANXIOUS FOR GERMANY THAN FOR ENGLAND,” retum 'to be "cunscripted, others think story, but that part of it which is mos Garter Hotel, Richmond, which the Auc that by spending last weekend in Treland they will escape. Registrating-bat in this on their minds as minas' leaders. They tioneers and Fatste Agents Institute of report that they met many Lanarkshire the United Kingdom is about to present they may discover themselves mistakes mon, who knew personally, and a Bayi persone for the purpose of had no diffidence in opening their minda With the applications of the new Lequor to us," The officers were equally free, hospital for paralyzed soldiers, will be Control Regulations to the East, Contral, When we met some of our own miners,ut quite 2000, and about £50,000 will general, who was with retired, with the be spent in alterations, Queen Alexandra and Clyde areas of Scotland, the greater part of one population are being made the remark, Now, men, here are some of your on her fiait to expressed herself de sabject of a great social experiment. The own people have a talk with them, axal if Ordar are on the lines of those framed you have any complaints don't forget to test with the property. the Noth-Eastern ares of Edglandthe voice them." But, say the delegs, SWAMP FIGHTING IN EAST GALICIA.

towas on the Tyne, tho Tees, and the there was really na occasion for the of themselves their ap Werbat there is one real difference. men to spank Losmos, Sept. 19. The Board has not though it wise to put an pearance was aloques testimony to the An Austrian communique, says a talegram from Amstradam; states that the absolute embargo on the Saturday sale of treatment they are receiving we know To-day's Advertisements fighting in East Galicia has greatly slackened and that the situation is com- spirits la Scotland, though perhaps it has how some of the men looked at home," and pletely unchanged; bus is admits that the Russian attacks on the Valbyzian done the next most elective thing in we were surprised to note the improve Saturdays and ment in their appearance as the result probabiting off-sale" on trisegle fortress are growing mcee severe.

Rave allowing ret iles to water whisky down to of their being in the Army. German correspondents along this front dilate on the bad weather and 5 degrees under proof instead of the paying a tribute to the calibre roada, hampering the Austrians and Germane and creating enormous difficulties existing standard limit of 25 degrees of the offices of all racks Mr. Bobostre in kooping the troops applied. They describe the roads as bottomless awampe Dilution, it may be remembered, was one and his colleagues turant to the part like last autamo, and impassable for automobiles. Army horses are neelces, and the whole of the transport falls to little native horses which alone are equal to the immense strain. They state the Russian commander General Ivanoff profited by these conditions to develop on offensive on sa extended scale.

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of Mr Lloyd George'a specifics for reducing which labour bed to play at home. In THE TWENTY-EIGHTH HALT. drunkenues Fablicans and grocers wil cid-ntally they mentioned that the Lanark-ATE DRAWING, OF SOUT be very nearly on level an sagardo the why won the replies knew of hours for the sale of beers and mea, but present demand in Sectand for higher Debentures of the Hodson CLUB, (1806 HOVES DO MUNDAY, the 20th September, the licensed grocer will be his more ages, and showed as keen an interest in $100.00 1 held in the Cru severely, because the whole of his whisky the quantia as though they themselves 1915, when the fallaxing Debentures wire sole will have to be concentrated within were durectly come red. We are Desen for Redemption

on the workinoo's

side

said the two and a half hours each day from Monday always on

And we are fighting for to Friday, and on Saturday he will be

the very best conditions and the highest Tobarred from sell ng any.

The finders, of o will cause mare possible; but we think that under LONDON, Supt. 18. |--

than slight inconvenience; but that is of sale tog arcumstances a very big mitter A telegram from Copenhagen Hates that Sweden has prohibited no account in war time. And pable of principle would teesire to be at stake the transit by ses between one Swodiah port and another all goods the opinics in with the Government in wriving bakure we could da aything to jeopardise in hy very means to free on military any way the Losition of the Army In the expart of which is prohibited. Steamers thus trafficking have been fail-efficieer. Of that there cannow be the defence of the nation. bayo to get ing to reach their alleged destination and it is known that some reached light doubt. Afar making-abiustivo 997 men at home to remember what the or were taken to Germany.

Marketingunties in rep ible quarters the the foot are doz 20-as, and we are shop wide tharbit here. When asked how The authorities at Stockholm, hava detamed, steamer which was general opinion seems to be ingratasking the win the mined in the wa ke the frede imine could cooperate with th Starting from Malmoe with half a million kilogrammes of lard,"

Government in attaining the maximum untput of munitions, the delegatan SWEDEN'S LACK OF COAL-

thit speech by stay

but they as were all so you ever trid Chamberlain's good in their w Hain Balm ser reora jem ir much froth, The,mite leaders, Rew you are wanting time.. the longer this, the local, el corso, the men were not disease runs the harder it is to aire, ahoe being talked to, and I there w Bete betle today agole it with bigmans by cans of pits with's bid read E wenge to the alien parts and you will shades the WD would take be suprised End delighted the relief lecture. Erscia, iz pekin born in when they obtained Fezal by all chemate and would resent advice francob

- Crest anxiety prevails in Sweden at the practical stoppugo of the import of coal from England. Many of the gasryers and, factories are in a desperate position. S

Reuter bas good nuthonty for stating that the British Governmen

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export list for delivery in Swolen, pravid transit of an agreed amount of goods to Pit

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