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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1914.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 13

GERMAN MENACE.

RELATIONS WITH AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

SEVERED.

PARIS, Fob. 4. The United States has broken off relations with Austria Hungary,

AMERICAN AMBASSADORS 'EMBARKAT BARCELONA.

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THE BELGIAN, RELIEF WORK.

AMERICA'S DECISION.

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Wassoros, Feb. 4.

THE CHINA MALL,

INTERMITTENT ČANNONADE ON FRENCH FRONT.

PARIS, Feb. 4. An official anhönnçement saga:~[ The State Department has inforin-There is an interiittent cannonde

the Belgian Minister that is has at various points.

intention to

withdraw ite Two German aergplines were diplomatic representatives in Belfelled in our lines. gium until this is inevitably. The Americans directing the relief work

LONDON, Feb. 5. Another French communiqué

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

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AMERICA AND GERMANY.

AMERICAN AMBASSADOR RECALLED FROM

:

BERLIN. 7

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Count Bernstorf has been handed his

will remain until they are forced toys-Our artillery effectively born.passports,

depart.

ANXIETY IN GERMANY.

WARNING TO THE WARLORDS.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4.

J

barded German works in muious parts, notably the sector Hill 304.

FIGHTING ON THE "RUSSIAN FRONT:

There is a note of anxiety in the

LONDON, Feb. 1. comment, of the Frankfurter Zeitung A Russian official message, re- PARIS, Feb. 4.

which dwells apprehensively or ceived by wireless, says: -We" The Ameriona Ambassadors at Berlin America's altitude and worms the repulsed ever) attacks on the cast and Vienna will embarke at Barcelona)new men-including the Kaiser, Dr. side of Tial Swamp betwees Timil board a Spanish liner for New York via othmann-Hollwog. Herr Helferich Stump and the As.

and Herr Zimmermann-who have

The Germans broke in our trenches

by a counter-attack we restored our

Cuba.

...

Mr. Gerard, American Ambassador at. Berlin, has been recaljod.

President Wilson's decision was Ireached after conference with members

THE GERMAN ** BLOCKADE."

LONDON, Feb. 4.. A German official statement" an- nounces an alteration of the "blockade [of England," allowing neutrala'a channeľ of 10 kilometers west of the Danish cosat, between the British and German danger rones.

(Continues on põga 3.)

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ALLIES' LOSSES.

HINDENBURG'S CLAIM.

of the Cabinet and the Senate, which FROM LICHARD SPRAY IN THE "DANY conrinced the President that the country was solid in favour of a rupture of

relations.

RELATIONS COMPLETELY

INTERRUPTED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.

TELEGRAPH.")

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ROTTERDAM, Thursday: pub. December 16..

It is surely no coincidence that, at the moment when the Kaiser has asked for. peace, the real ruler of, the German Em-

Mr. Gerani, the American Ambaaspire, Hindenburg, should have sent for Karl von Wiegand, the Central Fowers dor at Berlin, has been instructed to chief publicity agent, and talked to close the Embassy and all the Consulate Armageddon in the spring in comparison of the war. Asked if he expected an

BRAZIL THREATENS TO ABANDON taken the decision, that they, will be eastward of the Kalncem Rodd, but, thus completely interrupting relations

responsible to their own people and to history.

NEUTRALITY.

RO DE JANIERo, Feb. A.

The Goyumanght is cratinted that the time hus come" to abandon. neutrality if the new German sub- mariniera directly injures the vital interests of Brazil.

FRENCH EXPERTS ON NEW

SUBMARINISM.

Loxnos, Feb.

GERMAN NEWSPAPERS AND EXAGGERATED EXPECTATIONS.

INSPIRED FUNK:"

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4. Germann: newspapers publish appar ently inspired warnings against exag-: nited expectations of submarine

frightfulness.

GERMANY.

position.

Spain takes charge of Americad interest.

HISTORIC SITTING OF CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. President Wilson, at a historic sitting of Congress this afternoon, explained the reasons for his decision.

THE BIG LOAN,

£125.000,000 RECEIVED THROUGH

THE POST..

LONDON, Fea, t. The Postmuster-General, speaking at Keighley, stated that over 59 especially when he declared that he million loan applications were rewould ask Congress to provide means to grived through. Post Offers, repres¦ safèguaril American life and property,

TSAR ENTERTAINS THE ALLIED DELEGATES.

The confidence of Frech esperts INTERESTS OF BELLIGERENTS INsenting 125 millions sterling, that the new submarinism will be short lived is based on the theory that the Germans will commence by gording out all their sabmarizes, but will shortly, he copelled to

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4,

It is announced that British in. terests in Germany have been truns-

PETROGRAD,„„Feb. 4. At the Palice Banquet to the Allied

His utterances were louliy cheered

LATER.

with which the Somme battle with its half a million losses was

chik play, Hindenburg said: "P England and Fezice are willing to

to make such sacrifices, let them then bite into the granite of our wall in the West."

Wiegand: According to my ownopinion, the Germans in the Somme battle wert inferior in artillery to the Allies?

Hindenburg: That was so for some time. It is, however, no longer the casa I in the coming spring it will be still less 30.

sad

W

erand: What is the relation of

and the Entente Powers?

strength as between Germany, its allies,

Hindenburg As far as numbers are concerned the Entente are masters of the Central Powers, but that majority has not been sufficient to protect the There was an unusual attendance of small nations which Eght for the great diplomats in the Congres including States and have had to sacrifice them selves for them. Belgium, Montenegro, thoes representing practically all the

Serbia, Rumanis-those

ose names are char South American States, to hear Pregent States. If still more light is of the respectivo positions of the sident Wilsce.

necessary to make the situation clear at

Fook the end of the

at Petrogred and London, irbers Cabinets fall, and sense of dissa atiafaction and unrest in Bussis, Paris, and Wiegand d. The Entente

madr about its bad luck and, want of a central appen denburg. In war luck in the long command and unified leadership is with the efficient A

single upper command and central leading among Allies is a question of

The gravity of the occasion was em,

return to thoshift system," which/ferred to Hollard, and the Japanese delegates the Tsar declared that the chasised by the presence of the Justices look at the

has been followed hitherto,

and Serbian interests to Spain.

It is expected that Germany will of the delegates would effectively of the Supreme Court, Members of the

contribute to hasten definite victory,

HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED withdraw her consuls from

IN ENGLAND.

the

Gnited States.

Toynoy, Feb. 4.

The issue of pussports to Geman has been sisperded.

st

The news of the rupture relations between Germany, and

America., which Reuter, announced

in

London yesterday afternoon.

AMERICAN SHIPS IN THE WAR ZONE.

T

MOBILISING IN FRANCE,

LIMIT.

Cabinet, and high officials.

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| upper command and leadershin that

Such a takm

one

On President Wilson entering the House there was cheering and hand- SUGGESTION TO EXTEND AGE clapping, succeeded by a tense silence when the President, with isce set, with: out the suggestion of a smile, howed

thing is not easy to obtain. and began to read his address slowly into consideration the differences in interests and nations, there is no great and clearly. A burst of applause probability that it will ever be successful greeted his announcement of the with them. The military advantage of severicce of relations with Ger-arch centrul leadership is too apparent to need any explanation, but command many, and was renewed when the is quite a different thing from consulting President declared it impossible to and requesting. believe that Germany would disregard her obligations and destroy American ships and lives.

PARIS. Feb. 4.. The Government is considering a

between 16 and 60 years old.

en used a deeper impression than any THE QUESTION OF CONVOYING | bill for the mobilising of all civilians

evant since the dufant of the war, though Hitt excitement was mani- fasted. ne the public have become; hardened, to senantiona.

·TEEM.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 The question of convoging Arderi-

considered. can ships in the war zone is being

INSURANCE RATES.

The thinking section of the popula- tion recognises that the new situa tion has its drawbacks as well as its adrantages. As ar instance, the Entente prisoners in Germany are

Losnos, Feb. 4. deprived of American assistance and At a meeting of the Institute of guardianship while Belgian relief Jondon Underwriters it was decided work is endangered, confronting not to recommend a change in 100.000 persona with starvation.-

rates in com-* The opinion is generally expressed that America will inevitably he

forced into wa”:

narine insurance sequence of the enemy threats; thus indicating condence to she ability of the Allies to cope with the new There is much speculation as to "frightfulness. the part the Americans will play Nevertheless rates quoted by and the effect it will have on the private undersriters have firmed, supply of munitions to the Allies. especially for neutrals, and there are The prospect of the German big advances in the rates on Ameri- steamers interned in American ports can cargo vessels,

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THE SPANISH REFLY,

reinforcing the mercantile traffic has strengthened the composure with which the British public growingly

MADRIED, Feb. 4. Erightfulness," It is reliably reported that the Spanish regards the new confidently wiying on the official reply will be published to-morrow. asquinime that the Naval authorities will protest against Germany's sub- are able to deal with it.

marine declaration.

“VIEWS OF THE OTHER 'NEUTRALS.

Already there are indications that the Neutrals are recovering from their preliminary panic; aren before they had learned of President Wil- Bob's appeal to them to emitate the United States.

му

THE WESTERN FRONT.

ACTIVITY ON BRITISH FRONT.

SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S LATEST

REPORT.

It

LONDON, Feb 5. 'An Amsterdam telegum states General Sir Douglas Haig reports;—— that a number of Dutch vessels, bave We drove off an attack in the neighbour naked and have been granted permis-hood of Banecert and advanced slightly

on to proceed to sea at their own westward of Le Transloy.

riak.

SWEDEN.

We pushed forward eastward of Beaucourt last night on a freet of three A Stockholm telegram says the quarters of a mile to a depth of 500 announcement of the German block-yarde. We captured a hundred pri-

soners and three machine-gunt

ade has been received very calmly. There were no signs of panic on the Stock Exchange. On Saturday some hipping shares even ross The fact that there are large stocks of fuel in Sweden, while the timber trade is normally at a standstill in the

We heavily repulsed two counter. attacks on Sunday and twks entered German trenches south-east of Souchez and bombed several dugouts.

GERMAN VERSION

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THE FRENCH TALKING SHOP.

DRAMATICALLY CLOSED.

PARIS, Feb. 4.. Genera. Lyautey, Minister phar dramatically terminated a debate on the Bill providing for the re-examina tion of rejected and exempted meu.

"ALLIER CANNOT CONQUER BOW.". "Wiegand: How bigh do you estimate the fosses of the Allien ?

Hindenburg: The Eatente has proba The members of Congress rose and bly a total loss of 15,000,000 in desti cheered at the conclusion of the address, wounded, sick, and prisoners. With this and remained standing while the Pre-los they have neither crushed. Germany ktor wan the war and without those aident left the Chamber.

15,000,000 they certainly cannot conquer

THE ATTITUDE OF OTHER NEUTRALS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.. President Wilson, in the course of his

He said he had had to cancel arrange ments to go to the front the previous evening, owing to the debate. He did not intend to further postpone his departare could not take a massage speech in the Congress took it for oi weariness to the fine men in the granted that all the other neutral tranches, and insisted on a final rote.countries will follow the example of the The Chamber immediately rejected a United States in, severing diplomatic crowd of amendments and passed the relations with Germany. Bil' by 398 votes to Six-

·FALKENHAYN AT MUENSTER.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4. General von Falkenhayn baş arrived at Muenster where a large German force is concentrated."

CROWN PRINCE PROMOTED,

PROMPT "MILITARY AND.

FINANCIAL STEPS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. President Wilson's step came a thunderclap in Washington.

A Bill was promptly introduced in the House of Representatives authorising the issue of $500,000,000 in Treasury

notes.

Complete military precautions have been taken to stamp out possible pro-

German rioting.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. The Kaiser in an Army Order an

All the prominent Members of Parlia nounces the promotion of the Crownment have announced that they support

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Prince to the rank of a General - of Infantry in recognition of his "joyful, indefatigable and loyal fulfilment of duty, earning the confidence and love of the troops of your command."

TRAIN COLLISION IN GERMANY.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4. A military train-collided, with s passenger train at Herzogenrath, be tween Dusseldorf and Aachen. hundred persons were killed or injured.

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*MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR LORD CROMER.

LONDON, Feb. 4.

President Wilson.

BÓW.

Wiegand: And the losses of Germany and her allies?

with.

Hindenburg: Our losses have not boch alight, but they have remained within limits of the bearable. Our supplies of men are enough for us to get through

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question how far the success ja Rumania was of Centrul Powers, Hindenburg replied

importance for the All danger of want of food is past, and strategically we are coming into a much more favourable position against Russia. Wiegand, continuing his questions, said:

the campaign in the East perhaps tome to an end before winter 1"

Hindenburg: It will take two to answer that question. We shall certainly not withdraw into winter quarters!"

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THE CHENGCHIA TUN INCIDENT.

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JAPANESE POLICE STATIONS.

"Again I asked says Wiegand, "if

Peking, Jab, 27 he saw any possibility of the most fear. ful murder in the spring, for which both The following is a translation of the sides are making such gigantic propors aide memoire handed by the Japanese tion being avoided in the interests of hamanity and civilisation," to which the Legation to the Waichinopu dated the Field Marshal replied:

"According to the Eine Japanese. Treaty, Japanese subjects are allowed to reside, travel and trade in South Man-- churia and Inner Mongolia and may cooperate with Chinese in all kinds of agricultural and industrial enterprises

It is stated in that treaty that the Chinese Government, foreseeing that the number of Japanese residents in these districts will gradually increase, took special care to provide in that treaty, in Article V., that Japanese subjects in South Manchuria and Eastern Inner fongolis shall submit to the laws and regulations of the Chinese, polies and so enable the latter to give protection and

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talk about peace, and have said so often South Manchurian and Eastern Inner merit of Japanese police-stations is also

Ask that of sth instant, concerning police stations place restriction on them. the Entente. We are always ready to "As a result of the enforcement of the The reason given for the establish

nough."

Wiegand: And if the war continua Mongolian Treaty, Japanese residesta in for the protection and restriction of Japanese subjects bat,since. this was

to establish Japanes police stations Conflicts with the rights.

Ito'

ope, fur america has no more use.

Much of the remainder of the interview these residents, the Imperial Govern

to Esment contemplates the establishment of

for bū

those localities will be gradually it is need for in the Treaty impoverished Eutcreased and with the object of controlling

vas devoted to America's Ladenburg and the appointment of police officers.

force Pesce suggestion. countered the journalist's requ

of the Chinese Police mamat also be vented The Jaincse Note delivere on. October 18 refers to the duties of the views with the significant counter-ques late Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen within the scope of the rights of the This proposal was submitted to the Japanese police. These duties are either newstion: "Why does the

NEW YORK BEFLAGGED.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3. The banks and offices are beflagged. Crowds rushed to buy the papers, and fought for approach bulletin boards.

to

INTENSE EXCITEMENT IN MONTREAL

ment

| Govern;}

DSV Chin-tao, on October 18, in a Note from Chinese police or are specially provided

for

make such the Minister of the Imperial Govern by renties or extra-territoriaätys:

the demands from which

A

The most intense hera

MONTREAL, Feb. 3.

tement prevails

A large congregation attended the memorial servics for Lord Cromer in Westminster Abbey, Their Majes

A German official message says:tice the King and Queen and the

inforred that Hindenby Ply;

that American did not really believe in

its own theory of eternal pesce. He put

adding,

men.

Japanese polico-stations are This question cannot be

The latter siders that the path the rights of extra-l

TÓW.

this to the Field

Seld-Marahmi, who admitted withdrawal of this demand would cause itoriality and the Chinese Governmer the correctness of

of the supposition, grest unrest aborts Japanese residents cuariot recognize the establishment

and travellers in the districts in quation Japanese police stations neccesary Su course, wars

will become less fre and might indeed! cause trouble and legal. Even treaties concluded with quent as nations themselves, not merely complications with the Chinese people other foreign Powers since several tethe armates, will have to fight them out, and and officials, because the Imperial of ream have never included such The streets are packed with crowds, therefore will take trouble to avoid them. Government, being mader obligation to question cheering President Wilor

AN AMERICAN DEMAND.

WASHINGTON, Foo. 3...

But any Government which, trasting protect its own people has the right to Although Your Excellency has re the pacifiste ides of eternal pesce, place restriction on them. cepeatedly declared that the catablishment beboets to prepare itself for the defe

defence

"Not only can the Imperial Geyarn of Jamnese police stations does not country's

honour and

will rights,

to

of

be sinning against its own people. No ment not remain stent and see the interfere with the local Chinese Ac nation with a drop of manly blood in it possibility of such trouble but, in viewministration and police the Chinese of the friendly relations between the Government, after careful consideration reins will ever submit its laterests and two countries, it feels compelled to take finde, no matter what the circumstances, ita national honour to arbitrary

decision

to prevent that the establishment of foreign police other nations

in Chinese territory is an infringement conversation reverting to the

to the trouble

ICLJUTES precautionary

of

the sovereignty of Chins which might

America bas demanded from Germany the front, Wiegand reminded Hin. The establishment of police stations easily lead to misunderstandings arid winter, contributes to this equan- An English sttack to the northward Duke and Duchess of Connaught the immediate release of the Americans Easter his words of 1914: I know and the appointment of police officers thus adversely fitch the friendship

fruity

HOLLAND.

THE HAGUE, Feb. 4.

of Beaucourt was broken down, but were represented.

detachment penetrated our front

trenches near the north bank of the DUTCH SHIPPING COMPANY STY

The Vaderland, in an editorial, | Ancre emphasizes that Germany sloze will We repulsed several Russian have to bear the consequences of her attacks on the Aa

ruthlessness even though the chances

of Holland remaining outside the

conflict are daily smaller

Ámstheday, Feb.

The Tyd describes the now fright fulness as an act of despair on the

art of

·powerlessness to win@tha,vict

FRENCH IEROPLANES ACTIVE,

PARIS, Feb. 4. Frenal communiqué, says ?

mes heavily mbanded allways at Appius

Thenville

"SAILINGS."

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 4

captured by the Atlantic raider.

AMERICAN YIGTIME.

LONDON, Feb.

The Handlesblad states that the The American steamer Housatonie Nederland Shipping Company an has been sunk. nounces that their vessels bound to Holland from India and Ameries; also their vessels bound to India from Holland, will not sail be the "present":

denburg

they will come back agais. ars adsquate stane within the more of between the two countries. my Rutinns they

rethinder Hindenburg replied: extra territoriality and do not home With regard to the police stations Yes and perhapet they will come back the "sovereignty of China; therefore pend Again havs encountered axe really there is no ground for argument already established, the local officials excellent ideas and movements on the It will result in better relation recognised them. Therefore the reasons

have persistently protested and have not- Russian side, but on the whole I cazinot ship between the people and officials of given it the Japanese auda pamore for

have say their strategy and tactics proved In regard to the Western front the two countries and also promote com establishment of police stations cannot Hindenburg, afte God that he mercial relations the Imperial Govern be accepted

that the Chinone Govern .. had no experience there

interviewer cording to the

of the for what he Herold bravery and ised na

crifice Franch, and

after thankng wordament feels suas approval: out uconnexion with the Chengchiatan affai

the

the Furthermore, this question has ment will giv htness: Government hesitates i

approves the Imperial Government will and dr Zxcellency, doring be obliged to establish police stations egotistions, has proposed to

thema TICKLING IN THE THROAT: was off the devel, he also spots and Ampoint police offers decorate to

French and glas had brought about meccan

the disability VEN the slightest tickling or hoarse- Hs need in the throat may be then their top prorised organisation. Int

comparativel The Foreign Minister is consulting forerenner of damnibus lineas Stop socant com

itat once with Chumberlain's Cough leasing, I arned round to Hindenburg shipowners regarding veselaren Randy For sale by all Chemists wd and said, "And peace, TX Ask that of the Finstant

Beskoopera

nce more

The reply at the Waichinoy to the

ese aide memoirs is dated 19th

It quotes the latter, and con

jhall also