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MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1916.

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MOUNT AUSTIN THEATRE,

THE PEAK. “

THE WAR.

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PERFORMANCES :--- THURSDAY, 19th April-

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THE FIGHTING ON THE MEUSE.

THE FRENCH PROGRESS AT TWO

POINTS.

"

PARIS, April 8. The Germans continue to hammer west of the Meuse. The French have made ground, east of tho Mouse:

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RUSSIANS OCCUPY ENEMY POSITIONS.

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PETROGRAD, April & Today's communique mainly records Artillery duels, especially south-west of Lake Naruth, where in the evening the Russians occupied some points in the enemy's positions near Blidniki, captur ing 8 prisoners.

GROWN PRINCE OF SERBIA. A communique states that the Germans, after a violent bombard-

LONDON, April 7. mont of, Bethincoürt and Hill 200.

The Crown Prince of Serbia departed launched a night attack which pene-with the most cordial farewells from a brated the first French line. They brilliant gathering The Prince has were immediately ejected, merely been highly delighted with his visit, retaining a small advanced element..

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The French made progress fa tho 496 south-west of Fort Douaumont.

LOST. TRENCHES RECOVERED.

LATER

A communique unnonces shi heary artillery bombarded tremman NAVAL MILITARY AND POLICE.positions at Middelkerke and Lange

marek.

FORCES

(Regular and 'Auxiliary),

The Germans west of the Seuse, after the hottest bombardment, vio-

TEAM AND CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOT,lently attackel get and south of

EASTER MONDAY, April 24th, 1916.

Hancourt on a front of two kilo- metres, Artillery and machine guns TEAMS of Three from each Breach of arced then back to their trenches,

Many were killesh.

each Service in the Colony.

100 yards-Grouping.

The French recovered portion

east of Bethiocourt."

slutt the agreement, we null and void beengse it was progurid by duresa,

Notice to that" effect, was President Roosevelt on December läck by given o [35 Folbert. the that day Me, Halbers

received Fanperor Instructing him to ask the long ciblegram from the United States to use its good fees in hehalt of Kores to end the intolerable Mication at Seout and liberate Emperor

the

RESPONSE TO Xuña's LPPRÁL.. The following is taken from the trovera- meat records --

Mr. Vengtchen, special suvoy without *The Secretary of State (Elihu Booti credentials, December 10th, 1905.

Since your visit we hare received the following coramunication from Mr. Kim, the regularly accredited Charge d'affaires | of Kotes in Washington

the receipt of your note of the 24th ult

I have the henous to acknowledgy interming me that by agreement signed on November 17th by the plenipotentiaries of Japan and Kores by, which Japan becomes the medium for conducting the forelyn relations of"Kores you had under- date of the 24th-ultimo telegraphed the American Minister to withdraw from Karen. I have further to inform you that "It is stated that Mr. Hughes, in I have this day received instructions from accordance with the wishes of the Com-r. Vi Wan Yong, the Acting Ministar monwealth Government. will attend the Paris Conference.

CONFERENCE

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Foreign Affairs of Korea, to transfer to the Japanese Legution the archives and other property in my charge."

fa view of this official communication is ditenle to wee how the Government of the inited States can proceed in any

of the facts which you tell us personally had been led to take by the informa tion which you have received.

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the Chiefs and ather prominant-men in Government

The bonibantment of Mort Hosine and Citaieres continued."

ACTIVITY ON BRITISH FRONT

FIGHTING CONTINUES.

Cut."

LONDON, April 7.

A communique states that yesterday the enemy recaptured a portion of the ground we captured at St. Eloi on 447March 7th. Fighting continues.

Last night, after a heavy bombard ment, a small enemy raiding party entered use of our trenches north of the river Ancre. They were quickly driven To-day there is artillery activity about Soucher. Aix Noulette, St. Eloi and Ypres.

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„Roga, April 8, A communique announces that the fighting continues to the Italian advan- tage in the Caronica and Guidicaria Talleye. The fortified positions in the Dacne valley have been captured.

Artillery is active on the entire frant. A strong enemy column in the Carso was bloodily delested.

were

Two Austrian aeroplates brought down and captured on the Isonzo.

AN ADVANCE IN MESOPOTAMIA.

TURKISH POSITIONS ENFILADED.

LONDON, April 7. ·

GERMAN POLICY BEFORE THE

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WAR.

ATTEMPT TO OUST ISLAMISM

LONDON, April 7. General Smuts reports that the Ger, mans Government archives discovered at Irshi included a circular signed by

Er, however, the difficulty of comply. i with your wishes were surmounter ur should be met by the fact that on February 3rd, 104, and August 22nd. 194, the Korean Government concluded with the Japanese Government treaties, which are not now in any respect impeach.

or questioned, by which Korea gave to Japan such extensive control over her)

the Governor of German Eat Africa fairs and put herself completely under sent to all the District Commissioners the protection of the Greverament of months before the war, suggesting Japan as to render completely impossible

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means for counteracting the spread of the application of the provisions of the Tower towards it of course immediately Washington notifying the United States Islamiam, either by total probibition or

UNITAL STATES INTERFERENCE BARRED.

by forbidding Government servants to with the United States slave lapses. As regards Kores the obligation that his Government had taken a di perform, circumcisica, by preaching inte

I had lapsed long before I became resolution to the mosquee and encouraging pig breed-

observe the strictest President. It had submitted to dorninion "neutrality regardless of the results of the ing among the natives..

• The shore-trentened treaties between had been unable and unwilling so much and Japan.

by Russia lang prior to this time? It pending peace conferences between Russia Japan and Korea appear to be of such as to fire a shot in its own defence or in a charseter as practically to give Japan any other way to defend insult against representing the United States

On February 18th, Horace N. Allen, Koren. informed the Stato Department that

OBITUARY.

SIR" COLIX · SCOTTMIONCLIFF

LONDON; April 8, The death has occurred of Sir Colin Campbell Scott-Moncrieff, K.C.S.

CMG, at the age of 80 years,

KOREĄ, BELGIUM AND THE

UNITED STATES,

THE RECENT QUESTION EN CONGRESS.

PUBLICATION OF STATE DOCUMENTS.

American papers zow to hand certain An cficial statement says that in details of the question raised in Congress Mesopotamia the Third Division on the last month concerning the attitude of the 6th inst., continued to advance along the south bank of the river nails. Government, towards, Korea when positions were reached from which it Japanese sovereignty was proclaimed in was possible to enfilade the Turkish the peninsula. Senator Stone of Missouri, defences on the left bank.

"

BRITAIN'S POLICY TOWARDS HOLLAND.

2.16 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.. Every 10 minutes GERMAN FORCE SURRENDERS IN 5.00 pm. to 8.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes.

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11.00 p.m. to 1145 pm every quarter of

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SUNDAYS.

EAST AFRICA. «

ary of the aggressions, made upon i

over the foreign relations of Korea, and to make the latest' treaty of Novem her 17th, 1800, which is now called into under such circumstances, where it was backs at Seoul and the vacant Imperial It was, of course, utterly impossible Japanese forces occupied the Korean relations of control previously existing do anything for it is the face of the other Government of hores is very anxious k question, but a slight advance upon the de facto s vassal State of che. Power, to Falace and stated that the head of the These previous relations of control amount Power.

tea complete bar to any interference. Tresty, had disappeared long before II bave pacified him without any premises, All obligations to fulfil the secure the assistance of the United States. by the Cnited States under the treaty became President, and every vestige of and refused asylum.". of 1980,

**Under all these circumstances I feet long before the not-which-extinguished called Mr. Allen: You will observe

sovereignty on its part bad dhuppeared On February 23rd, Secretary bend to advise you that the Government its final cominal sovereignty, of the United States does not consider

absolute neutrality." that any good purpose would be sub-served by taking notice of your statements."

MIL NOONETELT'S STATEMENT.

In addition to these facts, which from the ethical standpoint not only justified but required that the United States should act as it did set in the matter of

Mr. Allen then made this report:- "All these mstlers (diplomatic pressure in, regard to various concessions) are to the

Mr. Roosevelt in a letter from Oyster Kores, there is the further fact that naturally of serious concern Bay to E. E. Pierson, qu attorney of pless a natios stands up for its own extremity upon his old friendship with Korent Emperor. He falls back in his Hobart, ladi., printed by the fam rights, no other cation can possibly America. It is my sadestour to scoth and Times, plied to newspaper help it.. criticisp of his policies with regard to violations of neutrality by Japan in tion to "Belgium and the violation of meat during the past few years could not Koren, and Germany in Belgium. The Belgium's neutrality. I have said, well lead to any other result. than some. I have dwelt mach, upon our obliga-cut to him how the course of his Govern him all I can, at the same time painung

Roosevelt now condemns the Administra burg's neutrality. The difference is that encouraged him to send a high official Indiana editor had said that while Mr nothing about the violation of Luxothing like the salliance. I bavenos he violated, he as President made no tions to the States that had guaranteed the good offices of the United States, ai tion for allowing Belgium's neutrality to Belgium fought hard to full bar obliga Ministar to Washington in order to invoke objection when Japan took defenceles her neutrality and thereby did her part, it seems to me that would only be an Korea.

Luxemburg, like Korea, submitted with-

embarrassment." • "

set only if Belgium bad submitted to is impossible for outsiders to help those inform you that the Emperce confidently** Mr. Roosevelt says the cases would be out any resistance. In any such case it Germany without making any resistance; who do not try to help themselves. I

At the same time I may sa well had practically become a fatdatory State of the German Empire, and several not advocated action to help her."

am very sorry for Luxemburg, but I have

with Germany, had protested against a years later, France had gone to war violation.of its neutrality by France."

Mr. Roosevelt declarés

重

communications. The first of these tas

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, agawered the cherre of ex-Senstor Root and Mr. Roosevelt that the United States permitted an illegal THE HAGUE, April 7. The British Minister, in an interview, inrasion of Belgium by Germany without emphasised that Britain would do protest by dibing the case of Korea and

expects Ameries will do something for him at the close of this war, or when 7.00am to 8. a.m...Every 15 minate the independence

nothing to prejudice the integrity or Japan when Mr. Root was Secretary of ONE BOUIKIR GRAND PIANO BY 10.00am to 1100 8.7. Every 15 minutes maintenance and strengthening of which 8.00am. to 10.00 a.m... Every 10 minutes.

of Holland, the State and Mr. Roosevelt, President.

opportunity offers, to retain for him, as KORBAN DOCUMENTS SENT TO THE SENATE inch of his independence as possible. L NEUMANN,

11.30a.m. to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minute would be the main point of British

On February 21at the Senate adopted.

On February 23rd, Fresident Wilson

I am obliged to assure his 12.43 pm to 1.15 p.m. Every 10 minutes. policy after peace had been declared.

America's sent to the Senate, in response to Senator Majesty that the condition of Korea is 1.16 p.m. to 145 p.m... Every 10 minutes.

upon Mr. Stone's suggestion, a resolution obligation to Korea lapsed before he Stone's resolution, sach portions of borne in mind by the United States 1.4.5 p.m. to 2.10 p.m...Every 10 minutes.

asking President Wilson for the corres. begame President. pozdence between the United States and Roosevelt continues in pert, is from a by Japán during the Russo-Japanese War

orrespondence between the United States Government, who will use their good One of the clippings sent me," Mr. and Kures relating to Korea's occupation offices when occasion occur?** Korea when Japan occupied the country.

In October, 1905, Edwin" V. Morgan, Senator Stone's resolution asks the New York, paper and recites that in 1006 sa the President thought compatible with Minister to Korea, cabled LONDON, April 7.

President to transmit, if not incom- the United States had a written treaty the public interess to make public af General

The Emperor sentidos in me that the Smuts

with the Kingdom of Korea by which this this time. reporte that Patible with the public; interest,

Japanese are preasing him to arrange a General Van der Venter's mounted correspondence, or so much thereat as in country had bound itself, in case the

Mont of the documents sent to the protocol. Although unwilling to do this," troops on the 4th inst surprised and his opinion may be made public, between integrity of Korea was threatened by a Senate consisted of dispatches already he may ultimately be constrained to surrounded a German force with cfficial representatives of the United third Power, to use our good officer to printed in the volumes of foreign relations agree. He desires particularly to main- machine guns stationed in a moun-States Government and the represents protect Korea and that I as President of of the United States. There were, tain the present right of direct relations- 7.48 a.m. to 10.30 am... Every 16 minutes. Jain stronghold in the Arusha ditives of Korea, relating to the occupation the United States, flatly refused to carry however, some hitherto unpublished with foreign Powers." 10,80.m. to 11.00a.m...Every 10 minctes, trict. The enemy surrendered on the of Kores and establishment of out the treaty obligation or to interfere.

A 11.30am to 12 Noon....Every 15 minuter. 6th inst.

The other clipping, is from another a statement on January 21st, 1904, from letter of December 19th, 1903, from This correspondence closea with the 12.00 Noon to 1.00 p.m...Every 10 minutes.

protectorate over the sald ecuntry by 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...very 15 minutes.

Japan during or as an incident of the New York paper and is in the shape of Min Hui Che of the Korean Legation in Secretary Boot to Minister Yuengtchen.

a letter from a person in Springfield, 6.60 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. Every 10 minuter, GERMANY FEELING THE PINCH Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905, 5:00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m...Eray 18 minutes.

Maas. Mr. Hulbert]. The attack made 1.00p.m. to 8.10 p.m...Every 10 minites.

by this Massachusetts man is on the NIGHT CARS 90 Wook Daya,

Secretary of State, who, he says, had written notice of the proposed attack on the Korean Government by Japan, but If other Powers deal unjustly or who refused to receive it for farty eight. oppressively with either Gesvernment bouts. He states that I had knowledge the other will exert their good offices of its contents during these forty-eight of being informed of the case to bring

bours. About an amicable arrangement, thaim This last statement is gratuitous showing their friendly feeling be a falsehood when he wrote it. There falsehood, which he doubtless know to In Dezember, 1005, Yuengtehen, who were two Brereisten of Stato during 1005, had been the Korsan Minister to Paris John Hay being succeeded by Eliha Roct. to get the United States to protest against the individual in question is making his belors November 17th of that year, tried I do not know, against which one of them Japan exercising sovereignty over Korea.:

The first vigorous protast to Frexident attack, but I am absolutely certain that LONDON, April 8, Mr. MaKenan announces that the loosevelt was made by Hemor B. both of them in the matter acted. It accordance with the highest standard of new import duties up to March 31st, Hulbert, a special messenger from the have produced a million sterling Emperor of Korea, st that time a prisoner Propriety and international morality, ezd that the attack is as false as regards including halls million fram motor-cars of Japan.

them as it luan regardé moje The Emperor notified the American MARRIED-MEN VALLARS. UP. Government on Decarhir 12th, 1904, that Unless, mder, mol-

Thuy facts are perfectly simply. the agreement with Japan by which the

treaty, the nuued which

protested it! LONDON, April 7 latter Government – is é authorised to

of married men, exercise ~ növereignty over Kores?

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LONDON, April 7. The increases in March were: Im

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