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FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1916,

THE

LATEST

WAR.

TELEGRAM S.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

AUSTRIA'S NEW EMPEROR. THE ALLIES AND GREECE. SURRENDER OF WAR MATERIAL

HIS PROCLAMATION.

THE EMPEROR AND AUSTRIA'S

ATM.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 23. The new Emperor of Austria- Hungary has issued a Proclamation In which he says:

*

DEMANDED.

THE DEMAND REFUSED.

ATHENS, Nov. 23. Admiral Fournet's reccus demand for the surrender of war material included 15 batteries of field artillery, 18 moun- tain artillery, 40,000 mannlicher rides, 140 machine-guna, 50 motor vans and considerable ammunition.

Admiral Fournet ccntanded that this would be equal to the war 'material Greece had banded.

I over to the Germans

THE CHINA MAIL.

ARMISTICE FOR BURIAL OF DEAD.

LONDON, Nov. 23. Mr. Asquith, in the House of Com- mons, replying to a question by Mr. Outhwaite regarding the granting of an armistice on the western frout for tha burial of dead, said it was for "the Generalis*imo to decide."

CANADA'S HELP IN MAKING MUNITIONS.

THE PUSH ON THE ANCRE.

NAVAL DIVISION'S GALLANTRY.

LONDON, NOT. 23,

Royal Naval Divisico, under trying The fine qualities displayed by the eimumstances, in the first 8ght on the 13th instant, is told by Reuter's Cortes. pondent at Headquarters. The Naval men-mainly north country men- went over the trenches near the Anero at dawn in a dense mist and picked thair way acrces s'area having barbed wire 8 feet high and 10 feet deep LONDON, Nov. 23.

through which our artillery had torn a tagu paid a tribute to the great after exposed to fire from a formidable Speaking in London, Lond Mon-agged track. They gained the first German line speedily, but were there output of munitions by Canada A German, redoubt, cunningly posted able long was necessarily meant exhaus-sheltered spur on Bancourt Hill, which The Nara men gallartly passed on, cxhausted we could look more and but were isolated with the enemy on moro to the patriotism and economic both sides. sacrifices of all parts of the Dominions.

HINDENBURG'S ORDER.

** NOʻU-BOAT MURDERS.“

air. Charles Tower wrote to the Daily Sail" from Amsterdam-on October 18:--- Tuesday's issue of "Germania the Berlin organ of the Catholic Party. publishes an account of revelations made independent committee for German as meeting of Count Reventlow's peace terms on Sunday night. chairman, Profesor Schafer, said that a deputation has an interview with the Chancellor on September 14, when they demanded the immediate opening of ruthless submarine campaign and 'expressed 'want the Chance loss of confidence owing to lack of firmaess against England and.

America

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In bis reply the Chancellor said that EFFICIENCY

also considered England the chlet cans could not yet begin ruthless. but "fer politics and military

tion of resources. When ours "wer Played on them from three mou" He had, he said, 'been

OBITUARY. ·

JACK LONDON.

**

New Yons, Nov. 23. The death is announced of Jack London, the well-known writer.

I am ascending the Thrond in a ktörmy time. Our aim is not get reached and the illusion of our

nemies that they are able to over. hrow my monarchy and that of my Illies is not yet dissipated. I will No all in my power to obtain pence a soon as the honour of our arma and the conditions of life in my

ountries and those of their Allies from Greece, while the guns given white.

Bul Bulgars.

"TANKS" TO THE RESCUE

I concerning the Kaiser's letter President

Wilson of

1914 September regarding the use by the Fruch dum-

of düm bullets. Не

admitted that this letter was a mistake of the Kaiser's (Lond and

ended by saying that

The Naval man sought cover in the fessor Schlonged laughter.) Pro-1 sent out to reseus thèm at night timing would be useless unless it

trenches won, and two "tanks" werd

One of these asconded the hill and

proceeded to within a short distance of the redoubt, where the erew erected machine gun. The troops in the redoubt thereupon showed a white flag and surrendered by lantern light.

The following day the Naval Division resumed the attack, and bagged prisonera..

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RAVERA

bitterly attacked Interior, and asid that the German Heriderich, the Minister of the Government cot only deliberately co- couraged the publication in Germany of American newspaper protests whenever aship was sunk in which the United States was interested, "but he would 1.70000 sq far as to say that the American

Press was

encouraged by the German Government to publish these protests Naturally the person of the present Chancellor is important, but it seems to me that its importance is being exagge rated, and we ought not to overlook the to the Germans, and Bulgars were

ENEMY HAVE SLIGHT SUCCESS. person of the present Vice-Chancellor and the defiance of our enemies obsolete. It further contends that ne-firm of George White and Co. of Bristol (The deceased baronet was head of the

(Herr Helfferich who is the coming llow

LONDON, Nov. 23. .

Chancellor.* quiescence in the demaad would conHe was a pioneer of electric street,“

General Sir Douglas Haig, in a com- stituts a hostile act towards the Central traction and was the first to introduce

ia London, Dublin, Bristol, Middles muniqué may-After heavy trench Powers, besides disenabling Greece from

borough and other cities.

Re also mortar bombardment last night the aeroplanes in England and introduced

THE LATE EMPEROR,,

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 23.

252

A Vienna telegrang states that the

Entente had already takon 191 modern The Government replied that the

SIR GEORGE WHITE

LONDON, Nev. 20. The death is announced of Sir George

bort

THE BRITISH FRONT,

▲ RIGHT-ABOUT.

At the afternoon sitting the greatest sensation of the day was produced Geheimruth Duisberg appeared and suici

| defending herself. Therefore the demand established the first manufactory of enemy raided our front south-west of that he carbo in an officia! capacity as the Bristul Biplanes and Monoplanes in Cite-St. Elie. Part of our front line the envoy of Field-Marshal Hindenburg,

was refuel

RAILWAY.

1910. He was chairman of several im portant undertakings and interested in dustrial concerns in Bristol and South Wales.

late Emperor FrancisJoseph will be Buried in the Capaakin Mausolyn FRENCH OCCUPY PELOPONNESOS or controlling railway and other in probably on November 30th. The Body will lie in stato at Hofburg on The 25th an 29th.

The late Emperor's son and wife were led in the Capechin Monastry]

FROM 17 TO 60.

COMPULSORY WAR SERVICE IN GERMANY.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 28.

A telegram from Berlin states Shat the Bill for compulsory wAT service for civilians applies to all amales Fetween the ages of 17 and 60. The maximum penalty for evasion is Amprisonment for one year and n ine of £500 sterling.

The Reichstag has been unexpect adly convoked for the 25th inst.

INCREASED LEVY ON

BELGIUM.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 23. The Governor-General of Belgium

ATGENS, Nov. 23 French bluejackets have occupied the Peloponnesus railway station.

ALL ENEMY CONSULS AND SCIENTISTS DEPORTED.

Admiral Fournet also ordered all enemy consuls and members of enemy Archeological schools to quit."

ANOTHER MASSACRE OF

ARMENIANS.

PETROGRAD, Nov. 23. Reporte from Baku state that the Turks have massacied 6,000 Armenians at Sivas.

THE HOSPITAL SHIP OUTRAGE.

there

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

FOOD ECONOMY IN GREAT BRITAIN.

-CONFERENCËS - AND PROPAGANDA.

..

LONDON, NOV. 23. An efficial communiqué states-Mr. Rupciman has conferred with Hotel keepers with regard to the economising of food. He absequently had a con- ferenes with Manufacturing Confec tioners

to the consumption of sugar::

trench was obliterated. There are twenty-six of our force missing.

Our acroplanes attacked railway stations and transports. All machinea returned.

"THE FRENCH FRONT,

INTERMITTENT ARTILLERY

FIRE.

PARIS, NOV. 22.

He was instructed by Hindenburg to. inform the meeting that the field- marshal requested to abandon ali agitation for a more ruthless prosecu- tion of the submarine campaign. Duisberg's words com

completely changed the tone of the

meeting, the subsequent "speakers considering that in view of Hindenburg's request they could not press their demand.

and,

Up jumped Count Reventlow, who proceeded to put a new feed on the utter: He argued that doubtless Bin denburg was expressing his personal convictions in making this request. But An official communique states-whose fault was it that Hindenburg had There has been intermittent artillery these convictions?

course, the on greater, part of Imperial vuran chi particularly at Vaux and Dousumont. gave Hindenburg false

he (Reventlow) believed, Bs not to premises, a us to endanger row rapprochement with Hindenburg's request was, of course, based on the fear that some other neu trala, especially the United States, would turn against Germany. These fears are typical of the weakness of" our Government.

Therefore the programme

THE ITALJAN FRONT.

FEEBLE ATTACKS REPULSED..

LONDON, Nov. 23.

An Italian official-report--states-:----- It has been arranged that Members of The weather has been bad. We repal the Cabinet hall address meetings sed feeble stacks in the Antico Valley. throughout the country. The following have been already fixed-Lord Robert Cecil, Bristol; Mr. Tennant, Edinburgh; Mr. Mackinnon Wood, Leicester; Lord Newcastle; Mr. Arthur Henderson, Curzon, Liverpool; Mr. Herbert Samuel,

LONDON, NO7: 23. Telegrams from Athens state that

no wounded on the Northampton. were Briannic which was going to Salonika with a complement of the Medical Corps and numes.

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It is believed that she was at-

SCANDALOUS CHRISTMAS:

-MENUS,

LONDON, NOT. 23.

A TURKISH OFFENSIVE.

REPULSED WITH ENORMOUS

LOSSES.

LONDON, Nov. 22.

the

must be the contincation of the assault

-on the Government.'

Count Reventlow argued that the best plan for the committee would be to see that reliable material was got secretly.

to Hindenburg. (The German

word

its zusteckan, wh

which practically means smuggling it into

denburg

Hinden

pocket without his knowledge). He be

that lieved auch material, which

som bat

the Chancellor's

Would

walcame to the headset or would be

The Ordinary

nce of the main disclosures debate is clear. It

A Petrograd official report states in this ext Strong Turkish forces attacked south-seems evident that the Aubmarining of cast of Oghnot, where fighting continues. ships off the American coast was deli

undertaken to erouse noutral

The Turks took up the offensive which would promptly hel

Mr. Runciman, addressing Hotel Кеереги, anid he had seen a Christmas the direction of Bourdjir, on the morn time, but scandalous in war time. Buch

has increased the monthly levy on tacked by two submarines of the menu which was wasteful even in pacing of the 20th instant, and were 19 me

Belgium from 40,000,000 to island of Zea. 50,000,000 francs.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

LONDON, Nov. 23.

General Sir Douglas Haig reports? We bombarded the enemy's lines

In the neighbourhood of Messincs,

Armentieres and Locs."

GERMAN BEL OUTRAGES.

ALLIES CONTEMPLATING. AN ANSWER.

LONDON, Nov. 28. In the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith replying to question by

a situation could not be allowed. Manus repulsed, suffering enormous losses and must be drastically cut down. There being pursued until evening, must be one or two meatless days weekly.

A Member of the Deputation pointed out that fish was more costly,

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in the Government Press. It doubtfulthatthe Datch steamer WAS torpedoed with the purpose of

of infuriating Dutch opinion, sá the ruthless abandon- mall boste small in the Arctic is part of the general scheme.

me. If anything could farther show up the atter unscrupulousness which "P characterizes

Germany to-day it is this governmental system of employing ruth-

Mr. Runciman said they might have days without both fah and meat. They

à Serbian official report states:The flessness for a short time simply to pro- must decrease imported foods. It was impossible to sxempt tea-shops, where Serba yesterday successfully pursued the duce a certain effect and thus save the expenditure on cakes and confectionery enemy and attacked along the whole Government.

too lavish. Ea adrired line. They captured the village of Mr. Croft with reference to the immediate conference in their trade Budimirei and surrounding heights und The enemy'e neroplanes crossed German ten outrages, said the interests. If they did not take the inflicted heavy lássus. They made our lines on Wednesday. Three Government was in consultation with necessary action the Goverment would prisoner 186 Germans and 399 Bul- were captured and Z fourth was the Allies as to the desirability of doi

garians.

The Allies also made progress.

THE EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.

SMALL POST'S GALLANT DEFENCE.

Eriven down in his own lines.

One of oure is missing.

P

ONLY AERIAL ACTIVITY ÖN

FRENCH FRONT.

LONDON, Nov. 28.

| adopting a ton for ton policy.

ARGENTINE WHEAT EXPORT.

PARTIAL PROHIBITION

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| SAVOY CANCELS CHRISTMAS &

NEW YEAR EVE DINNERS.

The Savoy announces the cancellation of New Year and Christmas Eve dianara

THE LATEST HOSPITAL SHIP OUTRAGE.

THE RISE IN FOOD PRICES IN.

"BELLIGERENT COUNTRIES.

The general level of retail food prices in the United Kingdom on September 1 was 4 per cent. above that of August 1. As compared with September 11915, rátail-food prices on the 1st inst. showed

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average increase of 22 per cent. Lesbos, Nov. 22. Taking the country as a whole, and A British East Africa official making allowance for the relative import- report states:An enemy force ance of the various articles in working- numbering four hundred, with three.

class household expenditure, the average increase in the retail prices of food since attacked a small post at Lupembe 65 per cent. from the 12th to the 14th inst. was repulsed with heavy casualties. Da 1916, stood at 117.6 per cent above AMERICA'S VIEW OF ZEFF, RAID, weapons, and comments severely also on the 18th instant, while two British that of July, 1914. In Viens the columna were enveloping Lupembe, general level in July last was about 161 the enemy fled north-eastward, aban- per cent over that of July, 1914. In coning a heavy gun. There were 47 Switzerland the figures for June, 1916, of the enemy killed.

show a rise of 40.0 per cent, as compared with June 1914. In Italy the rise in June last is 33.3 per cent. over the level

A French communiqué says?

BEUNOS AIRES, Nov. 23. There has been only aerial activity An export tax on wheat is pract on our front..

tically certain and a partial prohibi. VESSEL SUNK BY BUBMARINES. guns and sight maskine guns, which the beginning of the war may be put at Lieutenant Guynemer brought tion of the export of wheat from down his 22nd machine.

mid-December and of maize from We dropped many bombs on the middle of January is very ulations and bivouads in the Bomme probable. region.

The Government is obliged to purchase need for wheat owing, to THE VIGOROUS PROSECUTION OF drought and locusta.

THE WAR.

LONDON, Nov. 28.

It is understood that the cam- paiga to be undertaken by Cabinet Ministera is for the purpose of encouraging the more vorous prosecution of the war.

It is believed that Mr. Asquith, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Bonar Law and Mr. Makonne will participate.

Ata joint meeting of the Unionist and Liberal War Committees it was: decided to consult the whips as to the desirability of supporting, the Cabinet Ministers' campaign.

15 has been complained in the House of Commons that the Govern ment has been inactive In

o in the industál

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL)

SELECTION.

DR. WILSON'S ELECTION

L'ACKNOWLEDGED. VA

New Jonx, Nov. 23.

THE SITUATION IN RUMANIA.

GERMAN CLAIMS.

ATHENS, Nov. 22, The Britannic was apparently from Salonika. She lowered all her boats, numbering 36. It is reported that few livas have been lost. Details are lacking

ATIZENS, Oct. 23. The Britannic was attacked at 10 o'clock in the morning 50 miles distant (from Athens · Submarines attacked her on both sides simultaneously. One torpedo miased. The vesses sunk in 50 minutes.Thirty or forty of the craw were wounded by the explosion. The nazies and army doctors on board lined the deck in the most orderly manner. A German communiqué. atates:- The women were saved first. A number. North of Campolung the, Rumanians of Allied ships quickly responded to the made repeated fruitlegs attacles. In wireless micssages sent out the Exterius Pass and Sidi Valleys

stewardess who was on board the on the Alt we wor ground. Tilanie says the present was worse than

Mr. Hughes concedes the election that disaster. The first two boats were

Losnow, Nov. 20

Dr. Woodrow Wilson as President hansthed near the stern. The ship claims progress near Orsova.

The German, evaning communiqué

of the United States, and congratula-heeled, with the new whirring in the

tions Eave been exchanged.

SHIPS BUNK

air, and the loaded boats were sucked down or smashed into matchwood. Many were killed, cutright, others mangled

Survivors have been landed at Pha leron, Piraeus and Kerntains.

The Deltann was the largest Britan

LONDON New 28p, accommodating 3,000 wounded

The amall Norwegian steamer Olly

Mexico and the British barque Grenada have been sunk

**DEFORTITION OF ENEMY: MINISTERS FROM THENS,

PRECAUTION AGAINST

The

NO WOUNDED ON BOARD

The Airdiralty states that there were stea

no wounded abosed the Britániida

obvial

TORPEEDINGS

ATH

WIEGAND'S "PROPELOY OF FUTURE FRIGHTFULNESS.

the cowardice that keeps the Zeppelin among the clouds, causing the promis cuous slaying of innocent women and children, and making anything

impossible. Failure of

Iss sample hend

висселя

proachingupe Attacks Worth

ATB

While is another

Herr von Wiegand, the faithfal trans-in of July, 1914. In Norway, and between mitter of Germany's propared narratives the same dates, the rise has been about anti apologies, recently sent by wireless 61 per cent, whilst at Copenhagen the. & hair-raising prophecy of future food bill has risen by about 46 per cent pelin invasions of Britain.

Military experts in the Statea agros that the British defence now more strategy; and naval experts are similarly then defeats the Zeppelin commanders agreed that the anti-au marine organis

He naively asserts that the German tion of Britain makes Germany's best workers engaged in feverish building schemes valticles za war, maisures run into thousands” failing to note that but they see an advantage contemplated The estimate for this year's vintage at the latest rate of destruction Germany by the indiscriminate sinking of freight for the whole of France is now given ill need almost as many Zenelin ships as tending to leurs Garmaas she approximately as between 770,000,000 builders as soldiers, to make good her best equipond aátion for seizing world- and 990,000,000 of imperial galloris. Inertia is intensely anxious to mlity

markets after the war

On the Teuton complainings the South, 440,000,000 gallons are ex-

inst pected, instead of the 138,000,000 gallon the fixed conviction in America that Britain's landship: destroyer Field of last year. The quality will be with the blockade practically completed.tank the Evening Sun" comments excellent

And Zeppelin activity mom the most would be laughabla if anything in

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