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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.

President Wilson today asked

of the Marne. It is undoubtedly the Congress for authority to ura the United result of continuous British presince, States Forces to protect American bat experts though they rejoice over rights on the high sens. the bloodless capture of some of the In his speech the President weightily' strongest German fortresses, warn the and outspokenly reviewed the submarine public against exaggerating the signis situation. He said he feared that nono Acute of the German mavenient which of the Xentral countries who hid been is well-timed as regards weather for fasked to co-operate to prevent anbmarine enabling them to remove guns and depredations, thought it wise to join in. cseupe without great loss from positions common action... threatened with envelopment. While American commerce was suffering possibly this will cause a revision of the more in apprehension than in fact, as plars for the Allied offensive, some ships were timidly keeping to home, critics think the Germans who are reports. Ho dwelt on the very serious and ported to have secured more troops as growing congestion arising from that a result of compulsory civilian service | fact which itself might presently accom- and the enslavement of subject popula-plish the German sim. and be charac- tions, are aiming to secure delay for the terised the sinking of the "Lyman M- delivery of a stroke, anticipating the Law" as disclosing the ruthlessness of Allied offensive.

the German method which was deserving of great condemantion.

ENEMY'S WITHDRAWAL.

CONTINUES.

Reuter's correspondent quarters reports that the gradual with dmwal of the enemy continues, pressed by British infantry. Occasionally there is determined resistance by isolated retachments, especially in the vicinity

The President laid stress on the in LATER. dications and expressions of purpose at Head.by the German Press authorities which increased the impression that the future- sparing of American ships and people would likely be more due to unexpected discretion and restraint on the part of submarine commanders, or to fortunate

of Bapaume, Eut without delaying the circuzartarices, than to the carrying out general British advance. Trees are of instructions t piled across the roads, to Bapaume

"It is foolish to deny that the

which are also obstructed on fresh situation is fraught with the gravest eratera and masses of stone, by wire, and unrerground galleries, and the

dangers. The necessity for defuite

wish to feel I have the authority most imprudent to be unprepared of Congress behind me in whatever

water supply of Bapaume has been on may come at any time, if we [blown up. "The Germana, were again

¿are to defend our elementary rights favoured by the weather in their,

as a neutral nation. Therefore it would retreat. Sloppy ground precludes a vigorous parsuit and hampers the bringing up.cf heavy-guns. This may enable the Germans to make good their it may be necessary for me to do. I new defensive line and avoid being atill a friend of peace, I do not rushed. It is impossible still to deter contemplate war or steps leading to war- mine how far the retreat may continue, I merely request the authority to safe Two natural lines of country affording guard the rights of the people who are a strong position are, firstly, the Bo anxious to live in peace. War is coly paume ridge and behind it the longer possible through the wilful acts of others line between Cambrai and Arras.

pand the people can trust me to act with

restraint and prudence.

The British are already in close touch! with enemy positions south-west of Bapaume ridge and it is not unlikely that the enemy may be compelled to withdraw "to the Cambrai Airas position.

RUSSIAN FRONT

EIGHT GERMAN GAS ATTACKS.

LONDON, Feb. 27.

A Russian official report, received by wireless, says:—..

In the region of Smorgon the enemy discharged eight gas attacks in seven hours,

We repulsed-o Turkish attack to the north of Siyaasky

BANCES REPULAED.

··LATER.

After President Wilson's speech in

Congress, the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee announced that he would immediately introduce Bill granting President Wilson power to arm ships and other necessary authority, including credit.

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FOOD AS LUGGAGE.

AMERICAN AMBASSADOR'S

HAMPER

The New York Times, in an amusing. Gerard recently took a considerably editorial on the fact that Ambassador took a considerable quantly of food with him when he wont back to Berlin with him, saya

THE RUMANIAN FRONT. Ambasador to Germany-four tour of "That londly friends gave our food to carry back with him shows not STRONG ENEMY RECONNAIS-only a desire that he should not go -hungry while performidg his important duties, but that in their opinion there. LONDOY, Feli, 27 was not a little likelihood that this A Kamanian communique states: didn't take measures to guard him from might be his unhappy fate if they We repused with enemy losses it.

LL ELECTIC TRAMr. Pam Entennas, strong enemy reconnaissances on the "It may be rather impertinent to Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting, north-western frontier of Moldavia bestowed on an imbasador going to Faropan Usthu and Baulsary (Fitliner,

wooder just what sorts of food were

Hos and Cold Water System throughout and bombarded enemy trenches in Germany, but to refrain from doing it

Best of Food and Service

Tapenosz 373 TELEGRAPES ADDERM

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TANG TUK, Twin, successor to The Jota SIEN LING,

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TERME VERY MODERATE Comultation froekt

the Sereth region, dispersing enemy troops and supply columas..

THE BOMBARDMENT OF BROAD

STAINS AND MARGITED

is too difficul. Bacon, biscuits, and finnan haddie would be useful where dearth of necessarica exists, but they are and an Ambassador with a heart would woefully prossis fruit would not keep,, not feel contortable if he bad s big stock of the things called luxuries, while everybody around him was having only rare slices of black, cut thin, and thinly buttered if at all

LONDON, Feb. 20. The brunt of the bombardment on the East coast was aufered by hamlet

Indeed with conditions as they aim batmeen

Margate and Breads

in Germany, it is a fairly mid, aœcump The worst experience was that of tion that no small part of the four tone, family of nine

no matter of what they mother ranked upsta

ed, will be distributed amongst

Kmother-md. worother

fatch

friends in Berlin, w

not so intely sa he visited what is

plenty