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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1916

THE WAR.

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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China. Hail))"

THE IRISH SITUATION.

THE FIGHTING AT KATIA.

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THE STORY OF THE BLOCKADE- RUNNER.

-CREW BLOW UP THE SHIP,

Fospos, April 2

Lörd Lansowne announced in the House of Lords, that the German

BRITISH FALL BACK BEFORE GREATLY SUPERIOR FORCE.

WORCESTER YEOMANRY'S BRAVE BET UNSUCCESSFUL STAND,

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THE CHINA MAIL.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS:

ZEPPELIN RAIDS ON ENGLAND.

NO CASUALTIES AND INSIGNI- FICANT DAMAGE,

THE RECRUITING PROBLEM. PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WAR.

MILITARY SERVICE ACT NOT EXTENDED TO IRELAND,

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Loxtos, April 26. Mr, Walter Long wil tomorrow introduce the Military Service Bill

The House is now in secret seksion.

Los pox, April 27,

LONDON. April 26 An official statement says: In bat night's a hundred Bembe trere dropped on the Thames gatimry, with no casualties, while it has been ascertained that a hundred bombs were dropped on the eastern countries on Moulay, result ing in only one casualty, and insignificant daniage.

LONDON, April 27, Mr. Walter Long wid that if the Bill The War Office reports: "The Zep were introduced to apply compulsion to pelias reported on the vast coast of Kent the unattesteil married men, it would kast evening apparently did not pene-not provide for a mouth's nuties. trate far inland. Probably they returned Debat followedh owing to the miss. It is reported that participating.

one herab was dropped in the sen

BELGIAN COAST BOMBARDED BY BRITISH MONITORS.

AMSTERDAM April 7. A Berlin pariyar admits, that strong British force monitors,

LONDON. April 27. A supplementary oficial statement ́vanel which attempted to land grus negating the fighting at Katia (on the the west of Ireland was disguised as a Egyptian frontier), which took place un Dutch trader. The Germans Idew her the 23nFiber, states that the Clonerster up after she was "captured. Roger Hussars,and the Warwick and Worcester destroyers and mine sweepers borabnik Cuement and two other persons landet Yermanry, who were holding the pusel the Belgian, const.

tion at Katie, were attacked by a greatly on the oust from a submarine in a collapsible ha

superior form of Turks, fall back, Sght ing a rear-guard action.

Wire

Lord Lansdowne sided, that those

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The Womposters made a must deter German offices, whe apled with Sir Rager Casement. | mined stark, but is their horses were. Meanwhile the German" vessel was killed they were unable to petise and a stopped by one of our warships and ¦ number were capturerf. order to follow Rer towards Queens-

According to prisoners taken, the town. The tossed followed a certain enemy consists of a thouwing Gammeng distal then, listing the picked Turkish infantry wanted German tag, auk herself. Owing to camel to rough, weather: prize o

The Kätin oasis is pow clear of the not be bar on issue the Ceran many evropt a force at Berelalal vesi.

The Turks paid dearly for the real Their losses at Duridar were portions y henry

The whole entire new treat i

There were to trives on the seaboard of preparatious for the dis- tribution of the material with which i so the vesel was presumably laden,

BRITISH SUBMARINE SUNK.

#LONDON, April 27. The Admiralty mes it is aanrinnest; & German wireless message that British submarine 32 has been mink in the North Sea and that, wg of the prose were saved,

Referring to the outbreak t Dublia his Tardship -unted that they erly specific working medved by the j Govenment entie, from a extered in socrew on the day of the outbreak. While it was believed that the out Ereak was destined to prove an igsöminious failure, he was rot dis- posed to aninimise t A reoraplete 'cordon of trips now surrounded the centres of the town on the north side of the river. Fifteen persons hand been killed and 26 waundel, while

we logul volunteers had been killed, and six wounded. Two joliemen had ab been killed.

A STRONG AUSTRIAN ATTACK.

ESPRESED BY THE ITALIANS.

ROME April 27. Aureaunigu- amonnees that a strong enemy attack en the teaches ar far which the italians occupied on the 24th

THE GERMAN NAYAL RAID ON YARMOUTH AND LOWESTOFT,

OVER 10,000 COMMISSIONS

*GRANTED.

THE TRUE BOME OF PATRIOTIM

Nover before has England had more cause to be proud of her Public Schools

than she his today. It is now more THIS

CALLICURA

THE NEW AND CERTAIN

CURE FOR CORNS WITHOUT PAIN OR INCONVENIENCE.

IT IS NOT A CAUSTIC, BUT A SOLVENT OF THE DECAYED

A CORE WHERE ALL OTRE

The Press Bureau announces: At than a year ago siner Lord Kitchener TS PREPARATION DIFFERS FRUM, AND ENTIRELY SUPERSEDES ALL THE ADVERTISED PLASTERS AND SOLVENTS. IT GIVES Webesday, Mr. Asquith, replying to ference that 100 commissions hul the areret session of Barbament on announced to the Headmasters CoMMEDIATE RELIEF AND EFFECTS A SPEEDY CURE, Sir Elwant Carson, al that the been granted to members of the Officers Govenment's proposal for the extension Training Corp. It has proxlaced thon [OFTICLE AND WILL EFFECT. of the Military Service Agt did not sands since. For the first time in its APPLICATIONS HAVE FAILED. (apply to Ireland."

for the training of peers. There was a history the O.T.C. has become a corps time when the public schoolboy joined the O.T.E. either because "it was the thing to do or because you had such different now, for the OTC takes the first place in the schoolboy's life. Keen- ness for the corps hat" become the first article of his creed and the old grunt blings at parades in spite of the numerous extra one, is a thing of the

Many speakers

MARTIAL LAW IN IRELAND.

LONDON, April 26. Toxlay's "Chazette: contains a pro- claration which practically establishes martial law throughout Irelant

ripping time it camp. It is reg THE

The war has east a cleak of reality over cenace to be playing at soldiers and the whole thing: consequently, it has bugshooting has now become one of the serious things, of life and more than a Viceroy of Irelandly stating that the davate a whole, or at least half, a day In the House of Commons, MrAsquith rival of Rugger. Scarcely a day goes by read a telegram from Lord Wimborne

without a is pandu and many schools situation is satisfactory. St. Stephenfs exceedingly thorough and the schoolboy entirely to O.T. The training, too, is Green has been occupied. Eleven in other has had a very good grounding surgents were killed. Provincial news when he joins his battalion. He knows is reassuring The Inspector General his parade ground drill perfectly for be of Constabulary reports that at has been through every phase from Drogheda the Nationalist Volunteers Private to the officer communing ture out in arma to assist the company. He is an ellicient shot and tactics. In the officers class he has been has more than a superficial knowledge of taught the theory of attack and defence; and the other necessities of an infantry officer.

DAMAGE RELATIVELY SLIGHT Government. (Loud cheers Many loal

people had absonderesi assistance.

Bastos, April 26-

The War Uffice annonpees that the bombardment of Lowestoft aul. Yär

mouth yesterday opened at ten minutes past four in the morning and stillst

THE CRISIS IN AMERICA.

half an hour. Despite the hairy Ger WARSING AGAINST EXCESSIVE man ghus, the damage was relatively light.

OPPESTISSI

WASHINGTON, April 27. Officials of the State Department have warned the newspapers against excessive main gutt to the wit omitems

A vervalescent home swimming inthe the pier. and forty dwelling in Lowestoft were extensively damage

bile two hundred hellings were slightly damaged.

Besides the four deaths arealysis, as they fear the German con

cessions are inadequate. announced, three other persons were Billed, three seriously wonikleri ari nina

lightly wireles

The damage at Yarmouth was one are hulding hurt and sorber slightly damaged.

"EXTRAORDINARY AIR FIGHT.

GUN-AEROPLANES IN ACTION.

PAR, April 26. "

A communiqué relates an extraordinary exploit by a French gun-netoplace at three in the morning of Zeebrugge. A Zeppelin fired on the aeroplane from a height of 4,000 feet. The raplane immediately attacked the Zeppelin nineteen incendiary shells. The Another gun-seroplane attacked and hit a German lestroyer off Osteud, and a Frenchman also felled a Fokker neur Loneville and captured the pilot..

All the information justified the ins was repulsed with the heaviesreppelin appears to have been struck.

tement that the situation wei, well in hand.

"BIR ROGER CASEMENT IN THE

"TOWER.

Lostos, April 27. The Daily Mail states that Siz Roger Cuement is now a prisoner in the Tower of London.

HOW HE LEFT HIEL. The report was "cirenlated from Copenhagen on the 14th inst, that 'Sir Roger Casement had been arrester in Germany, whereas he boarded on, the 14th a German submarine at Kiel which

· left in company with a harmless-looking tramp Bying the Dutch flag and manned by twenty picked Germen. Naval men.

THE TRAMP'S CARGO.

She carried 20,000 rifles, a machine guy and ammunition hidden beneath goods which her manifest declared to be berole cargh

INDICATIONS OF REBEL MOVE- MENT SPREADING.

RUSSIAN OPERATIONS IN

» ARMENIA.

PETROGRAD, April 27. A comunique reports

that the Russians have repulsed a Turkish attack in the Erzinja disti

THE FRENCH FRONT.

INTENSE BOMBARDMENT IN VERDUN HEGIUN“

PARIS, April 27. Te-lay's communiquic states that there has been un intense bombard- nient of the Aveourt Redoubt and

FRENCH ARTILLERY AND AIRSHIP ACTIVITY.

ATTEMPTED GERMAN ATTACK

STOPPED DEAD.”

PAKIS, April 7.

An attempted German attack north of Senones, in Lorraine, was stopped dend by artillery.

The German losses at the Chapelette A small enemy attack at Vaux was salient were 1,000. promptly defeated.

Poivre Hill

There were the usual cannonudes on the rest of the frost.

A French airman felled a ueroplane in Spingourt Forest..

THE ARMED MERCHANTMEN “

QUESTION.

..

TITE OFFICER'S POINT OF VIEW. The training received by a contingent of the OTC differs very much from that of the old cadet corn days. Now it is essimust that every boy will one day be come an officer and he is taught to under- stand things from the officer's point of view. As soon as he beennies an NC.0.

In field work he may have sole charge of he is able be called out to take charge one force his officers acting

of a platoon or even

or even the

Company merely as umpires. Everything possible is done to develop his ingenuity and that mili- tary eunring which is so necessary for n gud officer. The keenness shown by boys is quite remarkable and the writer can remember one instance of a defining the attitude of the United winter's eviming widing along a stream A general statement has been issued Boy, during a night attack on coll States towane armed merchantmen of fur considerable distance in order to the belligerente. It is believe that the pierce the enemy's

HaThis is only reply to the recent German Nots one of numerous instances when a boy

will underg sustsins their right to defensive armorder to play the game and make him- all sorts of discomforts in ament, but that merchantmen cruising self as efficient as be possibly the seas for the purpose of attacking There are other ways also in which enemy warships are not entitled to the the public schoolboy tries to do his hospitality of teatral ports.

bit

He is ever ready to part with his pocket money whatever, the particular fund may change to be and on Saturday evenings the house collections reach Schuur totals, whether it is the Public Hospital or the Blue Cross for wounded horses that makes its appeal WASHINGTON, April 27. his

เก President Wilson has ordered an himself useful either by helping in. Red holidays, too, he tries to make investigation into the activities of Cier. Cross hospitals of YMUA hats, farms, tion and in Mexico. " man officers in the Guatemalan revolor as railway porters. This is a real sacrifice, for it meats the giving up of his games and the joys of the seasice.

MORE GERMAN INTRIQUE.

MR. REDMOND AND IRISH ASPIRATIONS.

"ALL GOES WELL WITH TUR

OLD LAND.".

The following message sent by Sir. Redmond six weeks ago to the Chica Daily News will be read with special interest at the present time:

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The war is brought home to the boys, with a singular directness, for scarcely a week goes by without the visit of soine old boy on short leave froia the trenches or some wounded hero who cames, to place. The older recuperate at the ol boys are thus able to which will 'much luable knowledge and many "tip#"

and

boy--perhaps

THE TEST OF MANHOOL

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the

their turn comes to go. But there is be of the greatest service to them when sadder side. The war has brought schoolboy very near to death that great the

mystery which it is so difficult for him A communique states:--

I desire to send hearty greetings to the in his youth and strength to understand readers of the Chicago Daily News" o Day after day the school notice board The French artillery have been most St. Patrick's buy. I want to thank them announced to him the death in action active today against enemy organisa, for the sympathy and support extended of last year's

some

mainstay tions in Champagne and Argonne.

cricket

team; or There has been a violent bombardments and to assure them that all you followed by the solenn Requiem in col- to the Irish party and the cause it repre- the boy who, only last term. slept next ment at Aveourt, fill 304, Eanes,

to him

in dormitury. The grim notice is and Montzeville, west of the Meuse, with the Old Laud, and that its gros-lege chapel when he parades with the and molerate artillery activity east of Pt for the future was never brighter the Meuse

OT.C The outbreak of the war created at attention

morning and standa

• Last

Post is sound- itization which put to the test the prin- ed in memory of his old school fellow. ciples of Irish Nationalism and the policy Such scenes cannot fail to impress him, of the Irish party. Our case had always effect will be when the boy becomes a I the school-master wonders. what the been that we desired, not separation, but man. It is a great thing for a nau_to genuine union with Great Britain, condi] die for his country, but how much A German aeroplane landed in the tional on Ireland being permitted the greater is the sacrifice in the case of the French lines in the region of Oise and right of well-government, of which she was ova of life goes straight from his school

schoolboy who, knowing nothing of both

the armen were captured. A deprived by the Act of Union

joys enemy zeroplane was shelled and fell

to the front and lays down his life ale. Gannunin Hames in Argonne French airaus of misunderstanding and

The denial of that right has been the most before it. Sarels that is the great squirons were most active on Tuesday between thus two peoples, and has worked

ustred sacrifice. night in the regions of Verdun and hardly lesa disastrously for Great Britain Roys, dropping 135-bomba on enemy shan it has for Ireland. When, with the had many detractors. It has been de- Our English public school system has parks, bivouacs, railway station and roll consent of the majority of the British scribed as hopelessly old-fashioned the munition depota A German airship dropped a lozen bombs in the Etaples people, the assent of the Lords and comdation he been found fault with and

the school-masters condemned region, slightly wounding two British mons was given to the Home lule Act, trained for their work. In some measure soldiers

and the sign-mantel of the king was the criticism has her deserved; but attached to it, the Trish people, acting in our public schools are not--and never

have been-machines fessions, declared, through their elected examinations. Their aim has been, to to pass. leaders, that their demand having been produce character and to build up the met, they were prepared to stand by the time to judge whether they have sus- best type of English manhood. Now is Great Britain and the great self-governing ceeded or failed for war is the supreme Dominions of the Empire in defence of An interesting passage in the speech of

LONDON, April 27. ⠀ the liberties common to theza all.

test of manhood.. The public schools as Chamber on Friday night, was generally ML Ribot, the Minister of Finance, in the

A British communiqué states:--

A class have responded better than any That policy has received the practically other to their country's call. Not only overlooked by the Press owing to the yesterday. A hostile aeroplane was people everywhere. It has united the but as many are serving in the man's Enemy aircraft were less active azanimous endorsement of the Irish have they produced thousands of officers Paten further to M. Accambray's attack brought down today in our lines as the Irish nation at home as it never was Enttalions and the

excitement of the refusal to

Such core as the H.A.C.; the Sportman's on the Government. quote this pass result of a fight in the air. The pilot united in its history. All reeds and lion are full of old boys, some of

Public Behool Batta age from the text in the "Journal Offi- and observer were killed.

classess ore joined as one in support of whom have come from the A hostile airship, at 12.30 in the the Allies, who stand, not only for the world to fight for King and

nds of the endis We are at a decisive hour," said the morning, dropped bombs near the const Minister of Finance The whole world

The true home of patriotism is Sir Edward Carson (leader of the is watching what is occurring, at this behind our lines, but no damage was torn of small nationalities, but for the found in our public schools for in them Irish Unionista) supported Mr. men, the fury of the attacks shown what south of La Bassee Canal, and, captured into the field, and she is rating the to country becomes a second nature. In moment before, Verdun, There, gentle dole. We raade two midis last night cause of humanity and civilisation.a boy is taught to love and work for his Ireland has put three Army Divisions school so that when lie grown older his Asquith, and raid he would, gladiy impatience for even an ephemeral success three prisoners in hand-to-hand fighting serves necessary, to if up the gap mada his school days he learnt to scrvand

southeast of Sonchez and obtained in their ranks at the front. In Creat

The enemy to-day apranga mine

real service is the true meaning of life' footing in our trenches hit was driven Britain it is computed that soms 150,00 out by a counterattack

Irishmen at least have listed, and also gether it is hardly an easyguretion to any that, taking the Empire as a whole, there

GENERAL MAXWELL, CIVEN, PLENARY POWERS.

END OF WAR IN SIGHT.

FRENCH MINISTER AND THE-

LESSON OF VERDUN.

Under these headlines the Daily Chronicle printed the following on

ent March 20th, from its Paris correspon-

Losdos, April 27. Mr. Asquith has informed the House of Commons that the Irish situation still has serious features. There were indications of the move ment spreading, especially in the West. Martial law had been pro- elaimed throughout Ireland. General Maxwell leaves to-night with plenary powers.

IRISH LEADERS DENOUNCE THE CA

REBELS.

BRITISH ACTIVITY,

FIGHTING IN THE AIR.

our enemies are feeling at this hour. join with Mr. Redmond (the Nation History will consider this defence as one

of the alist Lender) in everything that can to the greatest things that has occurred

to hendur of dar country. be done to denounce and put down It is permissible without heating.

mis to perceive the end of this horribio various points without illusion, and without vain opti-

these rebels now and for overmore

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There has been artillery activity nt

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accordance with their. principles and pro- with sufficient cramming boys

are nearly half million men of Irish EOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN,

A BOME SENSATION AT ATHENS, birch or blood serving with the Colours..

The Hong: Tuls- Act ill ome into oputation at the synoluilma of the, Waz;

alf-errerning democracy and Ireland vill eitan nur ber now gareC

with the goodwill"fer"bba" "British”

The "Gaulois" was the only paper Mr. Redmond, on behalf of the

which yesterday. noticed this ThisPage Nationalists and an overwhelming great with hope, and in printing it in majarity of the people of Ireland, alaser made for twenty months to the large type, it added: It is the first

ATHENS, April 27. expressed detestation and horror at eventuality of a rapid vance towards explling in the roart of the Bulguring, as

Some santation war, caused by a bonjh the proceedings of the rebels Peace the peace, of course, that we want

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