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MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1)

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS..

An Italian reporta-

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

SUCCESSFUE RAIDS.

LONDON, March 4. A French communiqué announces several successful raidi qu the German

THE CHINA MAIL.

AMERICA AND GERMANY.whatever, shall be considered as annall WILL THE GERMAN FLEET

THE TREATY OF 1799.

This treaty of amity and commerce of 1799 expired by its own limitation in 1810, but the provisions of the articles

COME OUT AGAIN,

Mr Rector C. Bywater-writing recently in the "Fall Mall Gazette said:

ing or suspending this and the next preceding article: but on the contrary that the state of war is precisely that, for which they are provided, and during The following article is contributed which they are to be sacredly observed"GREATEST SEA BATTLE OF ALL

२ TIME ** IMMINENT. to the "Puking Gazette" by Mr.As the most acknowledged articles in

the law of nature and nations." Obarlos Jamsi Fox, Ph. D., Professor of PoliticalScience, Pei Yang University:

When the Administration at Wash abide strictly by the treaty of 1799 bitween Frussia and the United States, this ancient treaty of amity and commerce, negotiated by the infant Republic of America with the King of Prussia at a time when most of Europe was united in the Second Coalition Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig against France, kas suddenly assumed report After stubborn resistance, much importance for the faw Americans

trenches near Moulin-sous-Tourent, eastington announced that it intends to just quoted were revived by Article 13en battle of all time, a battle which, like | LONDON, March 4.of Hill 304 and the Forest of Apremont, cficial communique Prisoners were brought back together

After a violent preparation. the enemy attempted to storm our positions to the east of Gorzin but were driven back with heavy lorn.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN PERSIA.

CAPTURE OF HAMADAN.

LONDON, Mareй . A-Fussion official message. Vans- .mitted by wireless, reports:

Our Persian detachments took the offenfive in the direction of Bidjar and ocupied a village two miles to the south-west bi jt.

THE ALLIED CONFERENCE AT

PETROGRAD..

LONDON, March 3. The Allied Missions have returned from Russia very satisfed with the result of their visit."

LABOUR QUESTIONS IN RUSSIA,

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A VERY GRAVE BLUNDER"

PETROGRAD, Marcq 3.

with material

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BRITISH STILL PROGRESSING.

STUBBORN RESISTANCE

of the Treaty of May 1, 1928, between Prussia, and the United States, and are still in force.

The provisions of Article 24, of the treaty of 1799, regarding prisoners of war, are very similar to those adopted more than a century later at The Hagu in the convention concerning the laws and customs of war on land, in reference to which Germany and Austra are on the list of nations who ratified with reservations". But there were no

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further progress was made to the northwho are still in Germany and the heat reestrations unless mental ones

Is 1917 fated to witness the greatest Trafalgar, will settle the question of naval "predominance for generations Among naval officers opinion is divided sa to whether the German High Ses Fleet will come out in force to accept a decisive engagement, or continue to lurk leaving the active prosecution of the war behind its shore defences and minefelda,

to submarines and aircraft.

Those who favour the intter theory argue that, after experiencing the de vastating effect of British

gunnery at Jutinnd, the Germans will have no stomach for another encounter with the

themselves to be outnumbered in heavy ships by something like two to one. Nevertheless, there i are indications that developments - are

of Puisieux-au-Ment and cast of Gora of German subjects who are in thewhon Prussia ratified the treaty of Grand Fleet, especially as they know

mencourt. Our line advanced a quarter of a mile on a frontage of five miles. An enemy bombing attack forced us to oracate a trench to the east of Sailly Sailliset but we gained ground by aữ immediate counter-attacki

GERMAN MESSAGES.

LONDON, March 4.

United Staten.

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1799.

.

The value of treaties with the German Empire is questioned by some just st present, but the rights and obligation“ of the contracting parties to the agreement of 1799 are, under present conditions, so one-sideth and son favour of the Germans, that there seems slight possibility that Berlin will regard this convention as a "scrup of paper."

Of the treaty of 1799, two of the articles still in force belong to the rather rare category of international

The British met with sanguinary losses The Germans broke into Russian position west of Luck to a depth of 1,500 metres and 2 kilometres wide officers, 376 men and 7 machine guns. They destroyed dugouts, captured 3was signed in 1871.

W

RUSSIAN GAS ATTACK CAUSES

PANIC..

Lusos, March 4.

A Cassian official message received by wireless states :

Our as attack northward of Lake Narotch provoked panic in the enemy's trenches."

are to be binding upon them, in the event of, and during Fostilities between them. A similar treaty, now in force, between the United States and Italy In each of these convections it is declared that neither the pretence that war dissolves treaties, or any other whatever, shall be construed a annull ing or suspending the agreement; but on the contrary, that the state of war is, precisely that for which it is provided, and during which its provisions are to be sacredly observed, az the most acknowledged obligations of the law of nations.

PORTUGUESE FORCES FOR THE

WESTEN

band from trustworthy t

DOUBTFUL, NEWS PROM NEURTALS. Speculation as to the present strength

quarters tells of incessunt activity at the German bases. The capital ships, of the High Sea Fleet are frequently Dr. Bernardino Machado, President seen ataca within the "wet triangle," of Portugal, has made the following practising tactics. evolutions and attend- statement regarding the sending of and destroyers, while overhead the ed by a dense screen of light ernisers Portuguese troops to France to Me ubiquitous Zeppeline scan the surface Henry Scydam, London correspondant for prewling periscopes. During October A German communique staras that

and November heavy and sustained of the "Brooklyn Eagle": strong British reconnoitringdetachments.

"Portugal is on the verge of larger gunfire audible in the western section of We captured Hamadan on Friday. attempted to penetrate trenches at

scale. It will be remembered extensivo Halluch and Levin, but were repulsed.

co-operation in the world-war. Military the Baltic denoted battle practice on an There were renewed violent infantry agreements in which two States, while missions from the General Stabs of the that similar activity was observed in

the British and French armies are con- sidering ways and means of placing Jatind Portuguese troops in the field in Flanders. and Franca. Portugal is taking thorough stock of ber available military and naval resources, with a view, not only toward of the High Son Fleet is necessarily further strengthening the ancient alliance futile. From the beginning of the war Germany's naval porta bays been her- with England, but toward becoming metically sealed, and extraordinary more considerable factor in the broader pains are taken to hide from the world the nature and extent of the work that arrangements of the Entente Powers.

"In accordance with a well-under his in progress at those places. at the stood convention between the two same time, a great deal of dubious Governments, the military participation information has been circulated from

German sources with regard to the ship of Portugal in the Anglo-Portuguese building policy adopted during the war.

war.t Alliance has hitherto been confined to

particular, the Scandinavian Press operations in Angola and in Porto guest has frequently asserte

assertel, on the basis of | East Africa-operations which are at "special information frora Germany

this moment engaging some 15,000 that practically to large warships. splendidly equipped troops along been laid down in that country since the thinly-held, but long and dificult outbreak, and that new construction is front. Our help has now been asked conaned to light cruisers, torpedo craft, and submarines. Similar new often the Western for the campaign on European front. Portugal stands ready Swiss papers. bech unanimity is highly to undertake whatever steps may suspicions, pointing as it does to a com to remain nine months to collect their prove necessary to convince the Ententa mon origin, which can only be German. debts and settle their alairs, and may Powers of our sincerity and persistence.. It is, in fact, precisely depart freely, carrying off all their! effects, without molestation, or hindFrance at the precise moment when the entire resources to the

Our troops will take the field intelligence one would expect the enemy

to dias

disseminate if he were devoting his TRace; and all women and children, British, French and Portuguese General super-1

production of scholars, of every faculty, cultivators Staffs decide that cut aid will exert the continue to be built in large

auper-Dreadnoughts.

That sa00272

is artisans, of the earth,

manufac-maximum effect. Our military efforts known positively, but the output of such turers and fishermen, unarmed and in Europe will be made with our own craft mest be enormous indeed if it is inhabiting unfortified towns, villages, resources as a nation. Great Britain monopclining the attention of the Ger or places, and in general all others, has agreed to make a loan of whatever man shipbuilding industry. whose occupationa

for the

Another suspicious item common subsistence and benefit of wage war in the most modern and quarters is to the effect that, although of news sume may be necessary for Portugal to

which reaches us from many finntral

been practically suspended, the Gernien yards are working at fall blast on mer- have been laid down or launched in the chant vessels, large numbers of which Last year or two. This, we are told, is in preparation for the struggle for believes will follow immediately, after cantile supremacy which Germany the war. It sounds far from convincing. With almost the whole of ber existing in-home-or Idle in home

The Duma debated on the recent arrests of workmen.

Mr. Konorsloff, the Vice-President of Committee, described the arreste as a very grave blunder. He paid a tribute to the patriotism of the workmen who were determined to offer avery sacrifice to secure victory.

M. Konovaloff declared that mysteriou bands, four days ago, pre vented publication of an appeal by the workmen to return to work.

JAPAN AND GERMANY'S MEXICO INTRIGUE.

AN AUTHORITATIVE REPUDIATION,

denounce the proposal as an "evil dream of degenerate minds.

i.

NINE MONTHS' GRACE.' In the Treaty of 1799, Article 22 runs as follows: "If war should arise be

We drove out Germans who had entered our first-line trenches to thetween the two contracting parties, the merchants of either country then South-West of Brskezanv.

residing in the other, shall be allowed

THE ADVANCE IN MESOPOTAMIA.

REASONS FOR SUCCESS.

LONDON, Mark 4.

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In the House of Commons, Mr. W. H. Forster stated that the improvement in transport was largely responsible

the medical conditions ware generally satisfactory. There necessarily considerable sickness during the summer but the ratio since had stendily diminished.

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for the success in Mesopotamia, wheré mankind, shall be allowed to continue officient manner. Wstre to purchase, the building of great men-of-war bas their respective employments, and shall and are purchasing, British made not be molested in their persons, nor munitions at current prices, in the shall their house or goods be burnt, or otherwise destroyed, nor their fieldsame fashion as Franch and Russia. wasted by the armed force of the enemy, into whose power, by the events of war, they may happen to fall but if anything is necessary to be taken from them, for the use of such armed force,

reasonable price."

* RIVER GUNBOATS ON THE

TIGRIS.

:

HEAVY LOSS INFLICTED ON TURES, LONDON, March 4. The Admiralty announces that in river gun-boats Mesopotamia the Tarantula, Mantis and Moth. · came

* Money borrowed from Great Britain at the current rates will be repaid within two years after peace is signed by means of an indemnity and a

the same shall be paid for, at a loan raised abroad. Funds borrowed marcantile Heat lying rital at a pre-

HUMANE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.

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ENGLAND'S FINANCIAL CREDIT.

Toxy March 4.6 It is authoritatively stated that the German proposal of an alliance with Japan - against America" was never submitted to Japan in any form. either officially or unofficially. isto contact and passed the retrating and that if it had been of course Turkish Army to the west of Shumrun there was only one reply

ou February 26. They inflicted heavy The Premier, Count Terauchi, and loss and captured or destroyed four them into close and noxious places, the purchases will be paid for directly from material to the creation of new merchant PACTS AND FIGURES OF A GREAT

the Portuguese Treasury.

Sir Edward Holden, st. the amRQLİ other members, of the Cabinet Turkish steamers and a number of two contracting parties solemnly pledge. The President explained that the out- i

meeting of the London, City, and Mid- barges containing ammunition.

themselves to the world and to each break of war had found the Portuguese

land Bank, of which he is chairman, saidā. other, that they will not adept any such army well equipped, "for we had enjoy. Even the most case-hardened German The following remarkable facts and prisoners whom they may take from the necessity for adequate militaria-bound to fail in the war unless she can practice: that neither will send the el sufficient warning to maks us realise militarist now realises that his country gare regarding the cinema industry the country was overdowing with morUY

were disclosed in the evidence of Mr. The credit of the Bank of England beforet the other irto the East Indies, or any preparedness,” and be spoke of the parteve some measure of success in the F. R. Goodwin,' the chairman of, the. the war was 10′millions." This credit, had naval area. Since the Elockade hasCinematograph Exhibitors' Association increased to 145 millions by the end of other parts of Asia or Africa, but they played by Portuguese troops in South become so in fact, we do not hear so (London Branch), at the first meeting of shall be placed in some parts of their West Africa, and wince then along the much of the former boasts from Berlia the Cinema Commission of Inquiry held: 1910. It was essential that all holder dominions in Europe or America; in borders between German and Portuguesa about the land conquering the sea of the at the Central Hall, Westminster wholesome situation; that they shall East Africa, whither some 6,000 troops triumph of Holtke over Mahan. Unless Invested in the business not be confined indungeons, prison-ships, have been sent from Portugal to suppe bending every effort to match at Germany has gone stark und, she will ner prisons, nor be put into irons nor plement the regalar and native forces, least a serablanes of victory at sea. One bound, norotherwise restrained in the use Dr. Machado continued

really effective blow in this element "Our relations with Spain have never would do more to rehabilitate her canse of their limbs, that the officers shall be enlarged on their paroles within con- venient districts and bave comfortable been better. I have been in personal than a succession of victories on the

communication with King Alfonso; our battlefields of the Continent. quarters, and the common may be dis Governments, have maintained close. As the pressure of the blockade be

contact. There are absolutely no out Sundays enough for air and exercise, and lodged in standing points of dispute between prospect of a really decisive military for one year

SLAVERY IN THE FORMER GERMAN COLONIES.

AN APPEAL FOR FREEDOM..

LONDON, Match 3.

The Anti-Slavery Aborigines Protec tion Socisty has appealed to the Colonial Ofice to proclaims the freedom of 185,000 alaves in Gorman East Africa

THE AMERICANS OF THE "YARROWDALE.""

AMSTERDAM, March 3..

It is reported from Berlin that the Americans from the Farrowdale are still detained because some British seamen are infected with spotted and typhus lever.

SUBMARINISM.

FRANCE FOLLOWS GREAT BRITAIN'S EXAMPLE.

LONDON, Marh 4. France has decided to follow Great example by suspending publication of the names of ships sunk, giving instead a weekly statement of the results of submarinisma.

Britain's

PROMOTION OF OFFICERS.,

COMMISSION APPOINTED.

LONDON, March 4. In the House of Commons, Mr. Mae Pherson announced the appointment of s Commission, under the chairmanship of Mr. Churchill to examine the question of the promotion of officer's and to deal with the anomalies of the existing system.fa

success in East or

grown over {

at close of 1914, 18 shown by Bomerset

•House figures Registered in 1915 and

1918 Attendance at the 4,500 cinema halls for one year for week days

of Treasury bills should confers nt lens# balf of them into war loan stock. This would mean that 500 millions stealing would not become payable: and was 18,458,200 equivalent to subscribing 500 millions că

1,986,305

1,058,375,000

10,500,000

occupied

Portugs and Spain. liberalism of Spanish political ideals eyes towards the Flest, her last remain-seats to the value of 2d, or less.

The growing fainter, Germany is bound to turn her Filty per cent of the visitors

meets with throughout Portogal

immense approbationing card. The reward of a success at Number of persons en

sea would be prodigious, the consequence gaged in the manuface; of failure would add but little to her

END IN SUMMER.

RUSSIA ARMING TWENTY MILLIONS,

plight. By every law of logic she is con-

tore, exhibition, and' distribution of films in the British 1

Isles.

80,002,100,000

new money. Large profita vere Being made in consequence of the high prices of commodities, and much of the profile were used to purchase Treasury Bil These large sums would not be required. After the war it would be impossible us find remunerative employment for them in banks with large holdings of deposita Then the money would flow out of the banks, and go into securities, which would rise in price.

The German Treasury notes totalled

strained to strike with her utmost power at ses. When, where or how this blow Now Almaubjectaissued in one year 4767 301 millions, while the British Trese is to be delivered can only be conjectured, Lengths new films each year 6,000,000 ft.

but that it will be struck at no distant Imports ise one year. £1,910,000 died 168 million Gersary data is the conclusion to which one is The attendance figures representa visit percentage of gold reserves the 15,7 port driven after a careful study of all the to the cinems on the part of every incent, while cze was he per cunt. Dure evidenco available. Fortunately the recent changes, at the Admiralty that habitant of the British Isles twenty" | ing the war we sent to America 415 « cation has a pledge that the control of four times a year, of roughly speaking millions in gold. The American beaking,

half the entire population of men,

and children visited a cinema

It is hoped to mise the quarantine/ MANGHESTER AND COTTON GOODS,ment of secounts for the subsistence of the head of a large, brokerage house our naval forces is in thoroughly capable | 1b hall once every week.

on March 7.

DISARMAMENT MEASURES IN

INCREASE IN DUTY CAUSES 'EXCITEMENT.

system required a fixed reserve of 15 cent, to cover loans. On that bania we were entitled to a lean of 1,400 millions, of which the Allies received 430 milliar

HONGKONG POLICE RES

barracks as roomy and good as are pro vided by the party in whose power they are, for their own troops, and the officers shall also be daily furnished by the party in whose power they are, with as many rations, and of the same articles and quality as are allowed by them either in kind, on by sommutation, to officers of equal rank in their own army and all others shall be daily furnished by them with such rations as they shall allow to a common soldier in their own. service; the value whereof shall be paid by the other party on a mutual adjust- prisoners at the close of the war; and is quoted by the Wall Street Journal as hands, and can thus swait with calm the said accounts shall not be mingled saying he is firmly convinced that the what may prove to be the final attempt war will be over before next summer of the despairing enemy to escape his with, or set off against any others, not Someone, oust inally give way and inevitable doom. the balanes due on them be withheld accept the other's terms, and that FOME-

PENANG TOʻ BANGKOK BY RAIL."" sa satisfaction or reprisal for any one will be Germany. She does not want LONDON, March 4.

The Bingors correspondent of the other article, or for any other cause, to face another winter of hard fighting.

Cardinal Hartmann, says the Catholic Penang Ugrette states that the last ruil, Considerable excitement was caused raal or pretended, whatever. That She realises only too well that her car in Manchester on the raising of the each party shall be allowed to keep a supplies are at a low ebb. But that newspaper Kolnilche Volkereitung of the Octopes Kedah extension of the isn't ber greatest dread. Bussis will be duty on cotton goods imported by India commissary of prisoners of their own able to put 20,000,000, then in the fald recently gave the Kaisar a letter from Siamese Southern Railway was laid on while the countervailing excite is The Minister of the Interior has unchanged. Protests will promptly be appointment, with every separate next September. That is the major the Pope inviting Germany to protect construction, trains per week will be run

cantonment of prisoners in possession reason why Germany wants to conclude Bain Cathedral against the weather and

to the frontier, with passengers. It is urged the police and gendarmerie made on the ground that the change of the other, which commissary peace. Her Eastern front could never to repair the damage done. In his reply shortly proposed to run the mails direct Recruits Platoon.

often withstand that human syafancie.”

Now authorities to apply the disarmament poses four per cent protective daty shall see the prisoners as

against Lancashire goods.

as he pleases shall be allowed York knows more about the arming of the since spoke of his endeavours to from Pesag to Bangkok in 3 days. Werlnesday,

this side, so preserve from the terror of war peser F.M.S..construction trains have been Recrits elect arch decree more strictly an the military

to receive and distribute whatever com Russia than we do on control is "dissatisfied with the

forts may be sont to them by their the prediction may carry some weight. able place fal, religious worship and running to the frontier for some time.

lert II in the Financier friends and shall be free to make his present results

reports it open letters to those who do employ him; but if any officer shell LONDON, March 4 break big parole, or any other prisoner Mems. Montagu and Co.'s report shall escape from the limits of ha shows that supplies of Ailver are very cantonments after they shall have been TT is safe to say that Chamberlain' scanty. The arrivals from America are desgusted to himay such individual Cole, Cholers and Diarrhoes Remedy LONDON, March 3

unusually small and the general oficer or other prisoner stall forfeit as sarid the life of more people and relieved more soffing than any other death is announced of the demand, is slight though the coinage so much of the benefit of this article,

remedy in exdstobonitat, known H. Cunt, formerly Editor demandestinues Chinn exchanges as provides for his enlargement on over the civilized world for It speed

are still appreciably below parity. the Pall Mall Gazette. And bel to the Barony of Brownlow,

GREECE.

Arness, March, B.

ÖBITUARY.

THE BILYER MARKET,

SCANTY SUPPLIES.

(Continued on page 3)

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