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MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1.).

THE GERMANS AND T

SUBMARINISM.

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INTERESTING CONTROVERSY.

THE SOMME FRONT.

GERMAN CONVICTIONS BUILT ON

..HOPEA.

THE CHINA MAIL.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

CHINA AND GERMANY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVES RUPTURE

TRAGIC DEATH OF A SHANGHAI RESIDENT.

The Shanghai papers record with deep. regret the death of Mr. Henry Bann' Stewart, End Lieutenant in the Shanghai

BRITISH ADVANCE ON A THREE SENATE STILL DISCUSSING THE Scottish, and Secretary of the British

MILE FRONT.

QUESTION.

LONDON, March 11. Reuter's Correspondent at French Elendiuarters reports that the Germana

(Wah. TaseYat Pole Service.) LONDON, March 10. are enormously oxaggerating the dis- Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

PERING, March 10. comforts on the Somme Front in oeler reportWe attacked and captured to prove that the vontinuance of the defences. Our advance extends over a of Parliament to-day and explained the the village of Arles and neighbouring The Premier attended both Houses AMSTERDAM, March 11: Allies' Semme offensive is impossible. freat of three miles. We took a con-Government's policy in recommending It is reported that in Berlin. The truth is that "No-man'sland" onsiderable number of prisoners. Over doubts as to the offence of sub-the Sonte front is a desert of mud, 100 have already been coasted. We the severance of diplomatic relations marinism have been expressed.

captured four trench mortars and fifteen with Germany, and villages have been own to machine guns.

Our casualties were smithereens but there are plenty of slight.. ronds to the front line trenches and busy railways in the rear.

Herr Reissör, the President of the Hanan League," in 'n speech, sail that the object of the blockade is not force Great Britain-to her knees but

to preluće a desire for an under. standing

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Cons Reventlow the well-known German writer on Naval affairs) has- attacked Herr Reisser, declaring Phat Germany hust digute pare terus # to Great Britain,

The Turcaerts.

a article on the subject, statos tint Dount Reventlow's gins "uvan n trjun dons longation of the war And concludes by declaring that it is "impossible to starve Great Britain

The Bern Pipi Agrarians in Prussia of withholing supplies from the Empiti.

of

KANTING

WOODEN SHIPS, FOR UNITED

"STATES

Wasi:NGTON, Marck 10.

We shall soon know whether fighting will be resume on the Somme, south of, which the British line has now extended

The French army was never to stay and the French infantry at Verdus on December 15 performed the finest piere of infantry work seen in this war,

The Germans must oppose to such men and their methods something more than improved war material on which the Germans seem chiefly to rely,

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RUSSIAN OPERATIONS.

Longy, March 11..

An aerial patrol yesterday was heavily engaged by a strong hostile formation.

THE FRENCH PROGRESS.

ENEMY BEATEN BACK."

LONDON, March 10,

A French communique says that in Champagne thero was night long and obstinate fighting at some points be tween Butte de Mesnil and Maison'le

Champagne. The Germans made several attempts to recapture the trenches we took in the west of that sector, but after alternaté advances and retirement we finally beat Sack the enemy and made some progress. On the right of the sector our fire smushed up the {German attacks, and we maintained all

our positions,

On the right bank of the Meuse the A Russian official message. trans-Germans again attacked the trenches nitted by wireless, reports:

retaken by a north of Caurieres Wood, but cur immédiate counter-attacks drove out the enemy from some of the portions of the trenches which he succeeded in entering.

We gusattacked to the south-east Tukutis and "to" the east of the | Mital Round

We repelled an utterupted Turk sh FOR THANS-ATLANTIC TRAFFIC, ofensive on the Sevis Rond

As a result of the fighting in the Blamadan region. We The wooden shipbuilders of the Sakhine anal pushed the enemy, necupier uited States are summoned to a contra stubbor resistance, destands ference of the Shipping Board on March Misauti.

14, with a view to building, as speedily

a possible, a large fleet of standardised

whips for the trans-Atlantic trade. It is

hoped this to materially defeat the LORD FRENCH'S SISTER KILLED submarine blockade.

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GERMAN "STEAMER SCUTTLED IN AMERICAN HARBOUR.

OFFICERS SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT.“

FLORENCE (South Carolina) Mar. 10. Flight oficers of the German steamer Lixtecajele which was sunk in Charles- ten barbour, on Jan. 3ly were sentenced to imprisonment for a year and a fine of

·G#500 for scuttling the steamer.

GERMAN PLOTS IN AMERICA,

"ANOTHER ARREST.

BY A SHELL.

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SALONIKA, March. 11. Mrs. Harley, a sister of Lord French, was killed by a shell while in charge of a motor bilance at Monastir.

THE INDIAN IMPORT DUTIES.

POSSIBLE GOVERNMENT

DEFEAT

LONDON, March 11: The Daily News' Lobby correspondent states that the Government will either be defeated or saved by Mr. Asquith's followers, on March 14, when the Lan cashire members will move an ament ment opposing the increased Indian import duties op ceston goods."

LOS ANGELES, March 11. The Labour members and the Nation. The American police have arrested Aalists will oppose the Government, while German named Captain Fristen on a some Conservatives and Liberals will @barge of complicity in a plot to blow

up the Welland Canal, under Captain von Papen's instructions.

THE FOOD PROBLEM IN RUSSIA.

RAID ON BREAD SUPPLIES IN PETROGRAD.

abstain from voting."

Mr. Asquith's followers are still un- decided na to their action but 50 Libarals may support the Premier.

THE CONSPIRACY CASE IN ENGLAND.

MAHOMMEDAN BARRISTER'S STARTLING SUGGESTION.

We carried out, several coups-de-main south of Avre, notably it Arnancourt where our detachments penetrated the third German trench.

SEVERE ARTILLERY DUEL IN CHAMPAGNE.

LONDON, March 10.

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A French official message states that there was a severa artillery duel in Champagne, ut no infantry action. There was intermittent annonuding elsewhere.

There was 431 members present in the Lower House, and 331 voted in favour of the Government's policy.

The Senate, however, reached no decision, and willontinue the discussion on Monday

PRIZE COURTS TO BE ESTABLISHED.

The Ministry of the Navy proposes to establish Prize Courts at Foochow, Canton and Shanghai to deal with German merchant ships or skipa of war.

Chamber of Commerce which occurred in painful and tragic circumstances on Saturday

afternoon while he was out with hin company ort volunteer

MARINŃTES.

It appears that when his men were

instead of using his whistle, he whistle

caring a certain objective, ho gave the sigual to stop. Eyewitness say that with his mouth and was immediately seen to fall forward.

Serat W. Porter was the first to get to him and pick him up and he MacDonald, while he went in search for placed the officer in the charge of Mr G. Chr. Sergt. Tartbull who would be able to render first aid. Cl-Sergt. Turnbull secount man was despatched for a did what he could for Mr Stewart while doctor and a report was made to the officer commanding. There was only one doctor

the field, Dr. Ransoni of the American Co., and he was com manding the Blue Fore. When he an Licut. Stewart he was only able to declare life.

life extinct

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The C, Dinly News says:-M Stewart (who was formmily a missionary) was a man who filled a prominent posi tion in the British community of Shanghai. That he was selected to he THE GERMÁN CONCESSIONS the first beretary of the British: Ch

ber of Commerce is one of the soundest The German Consal, in Tientsin has indications of the esteem with which his written to the Chinese Commissionerable to know That the Chamber has ability was regarded by the Britons best of Foreign Affairs stating that if a

in that port progressed so much under his guidance rupture of the is the best proof that Mr Stewart meb

all the demands that so onerous a posi relations between China and Germany tion demanded of him. He was a MONT becomes unavoidable it is desired to energetic ITAL and added to Bi place the German concession at that secretaryship of the British Chamber of port peacefully under China's control,

Commerce,

that of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the treasurership of the St. Andrew's Society, by a member of which he was described as the best treasurer the society had ever had. To of a well tead mind, a good knowledga the reerit of energy he added the benefits of Chinese and a personality that made referee both at hockey and football and hiar most popular. He was an excellent was generally well known locally in the who had already made a considerable world of sports Indeed he was a ran position for himself in Shanghai and, had he been spared, there can be little doubs that he would more and more have won the confidence of his fellow nationals.

JAVA THE DESINATION OF

GERMAN OFFICIALS. At a secret meeting of both Houses of Parliament it was decided that in the event of the severance of relations the German Minister and other oficials, in- eluding the military (Legation Guards should be escorted to Shanghai and thence sent to Java on Dutch ships.

THE PRESIDENT AND THE

CRISIS.

AN AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT.

SPLENDID CHARITY.

از با

The collection of over £6,000,000 for the British Red Cross Fund is an A representative of the Peking achievement which surpasses all previous Gazette had an opportunity of inter-

records in charitable contributions. viewing the President recently with While it reflects the greatest crxdit on special reference to .the reports- the "Tinies, which bas devoted over a assiduously circalated for foreign circles thousand eclumns of its space to the THE FIGHTING IN MESOPOTAMIA. which represent biar as the only mem movement, Lord Northclife would be ber of the Chinese Government who is the last to claim that this magnificent ENEMY STAND AT CTESIPHON.posed to China entering the war on the result has been chiefly due to the effort

side

of the Entente allies. One particular of his great newspaper. As he said at report, isays our Peking contemporary) the annual meeting of the fund stated that the President was so action unalterably opposed to

any involving a departure from Chinese neutrality that he had declared his intention of regigning office in favour! rather

Vice-President Feng Kue-chang thum be a party to a declaration against Clermany. And in order- the members of the Entente and their to make the Presidents relations

with

nationals more pleasant, another

Losos, March 10.

An official message from Mesopotamia states-Our gun-boats and cavalry discovered on Wednesday that the enemy was holding a line on Dials River in some strength. We engaged the enemy on Thursday

had been most carefully prepared and it, The enemy's position at Ctesiphon is clear that the enemy intended to hold it. The evacuation was probably due to dur rapid advance from Afife.

THE BLOCKADE OF GREECE. PREMIER'S STATEMENT,

ATHENS, March 10. Mr. Lloyd George, replying to the protest of the Athenian be against the blockade, says that the raising of the blockade depends on the fulfilment of the Allies' demands. It would have been raised already if the anti-Ally incidents had not occurred,

of war

in circulation on Tuesday morning stated that he had confiled a high Chinese, personage the exclusive information that Germany's new aubmarine warfare would result in the starvation of Great Britain within two months, to be follow- ed by "

A German occupation of the mightiest city which hand of man has raised on the banks of the histerie Thames!

what

I feel somewhat in a false position in replying to the very generous compli ments of Sir Robert Hudson in regard to the work of one of my newspapers, because that newspaper was only one of thousands and tens of thousands that have most splendidly given their. services in

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the Red Cross part of the world to It would be quite impossible for any one newspaper to any proportion of the sult "that

attended the laboure of and so many newspapers.

people must avail myself of this occasion t

ito remove any impression that may pre- Yail tint we claim for the "Times that it is at all the sole journalistic worker in this cause. Every London newspaper, every provincial news paper, every Canadian, Newfoundland, South African, Australian, and New Zealand newspaper has given priceless publicity to the use.

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Friday, March 16th.-No. 1 Company. Uniform Caps with Covers, but no

These and some other equally unfound. ed reports were brought to the Presid dent's notice; and he has authorised us to publish a teorical denial of the We are glad, too, to see same. In reply to our request for a Northcliffe uscationed, Miss Becaan as statement on the subject, the Pre after all, the most successful feature of seemed like a tendency to consider the popular "Our Day" collection in the last

began by deprecating sident

this Empire subscription has been the momentous question of China entering two years, which realised more than one the war in the sense of a party isane anxi third of the total amount. That collec of party interests. He pointed out that tion was organised under the direction the great war was in truth a straggle of of Miss Beeman, who was assisted by nations and not-as in other days-a hundreds of thousands of voluntary lady rifles. Armlets and Standing Order mere confict of this government and helpers throughout the British Empire. Books will be examined on these parades. that government or this ruler and the Yast amounts have been sent other ruler. The entire manhood of distant parts of the Empire. Ontario, the belligerent nations was engage for instance, contributed

no less then in the work of battle; and this £600,000, Manitoba £100,000, Nova Scotin signed only, seemed to him to be the chief test £32,000-and these suma do not reprcecat of the national character of the the total of the Canadian subscriptions AMSTERDAM, March 40. transaction in Europe. For this reason-Egypt Agave £200,000, Straits Settle- * Meribers of the Band will attend Trac- The British armed merchantman if China is to enter the war, she Princess Melita arrived at the Hook of must do so as a nation, and the reais £50,000, British in Argentine tice on Wednesday, March 14th, a Holland for water, but was ordered to decision on the subject must be that of £20,000. The largest home contribution

of was from the British

credit. hindering the arrival of food stuffa, should have a trial by ordeal and walk out and throw her armament overboard, the

men who now

The fund of the British Red Cross some of the inhabitants of Petrograd over hot plough-shares and thus prove after which she returned and obtained panicked and raided the bread sup-

her supplies.

PETROGRAD, March 11.

mentioned

LONDON, March 10. Mr Riza, the Indian barrister, defend- The Conference

oning the Wheeldons in the conspiracy March 10, has entrusted the municase, dwelt upon the failure of the aipality with the management of prosecution to produce the Government food supplica.

agent known as Gordon.

It is semi-officially announced that

Mr Riza then startled the Court by

BRITISH ARMED MERCHANTMAN "AT DUTCH PÓRT.

ORDERED TO LEAVE.

Exemption to be granted by under.

BAND PRACTICE.

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owing to the very heavy snowfalls seriously suggesting that the prisoners Heave in half an hour. The abip put the people and not that of the group of nairly £500,000 to theers, who have previously. ondored.. The Fraction was

· plies, treating a shortage. "

their innocence.

The judge, in summing up, remarked Epergetic measures prevented the that the employment of secret agents disturbances

is one of the necessities of these times. becoming serious; municipal sales of bread and otherThe jury were absent only twenty.

minutes. exceptional steps being taken..

The railway authorities are grádu- ally clearing away, the snow and arrivals of food stuffs are, aguin Approaching normal.

"THE ECONOMIC FACTOR IN THE

WAR..

VIEWS OF A FRENCH MINISTER.

PARIS, March 11,

THE CUBAN REBELLION.

WARBINGTON, March 11. The Navy Department officially announce that the Cuban Govern- ment forces have regained, the rebal stronghold at Santiago.

This, it is regarded, will cause the collapse of the revolution..

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A correspondent recently-wrote to The

In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Times The imports of 1916 show a Herriot, Minister in Charge of modest, but welcome. little item of Civilian and Military Revictualling, 2,036 qr. of barley from Turkey. There is little boastfulness about this quiet way replying on the debate mentioned of recording the capture of these hostile on March 9, defended, the food (sargões..

restriction measures and forecasted! the issue of bread and milk tickets.

He declared that the economic factor

would prove to be equally import

BEST MEDICINE MADE.

DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT

SERIOUSLY ILL.

LONDON, March 11,

to be members of

and unofficial advisers. And in reaching truly in Imperial faad. While it has Society and the Order of St. John is

cancelled. in error.

XURKETAX COURSE.

All mes who are qualified to firo, bať. have not yes fired Part II of the 1917

Course will attend the Range on San- dag nert, March 8th, leaving Blake Pirr at 0a.m., returning at about noon.

Lists of these men are being sent to Comeczy Commanders.

The following will attend for Banger" Duties: Staff Inspector Potter, Inspec Figueiredo, Crown Sergeante Eustace and tors C. Alves and Wei, C.S.Major

Forthergill, and Sergeant Butterfield."

The above date is the last fixture ke fring the 1017 Course

(8gd.) F. C. Jakem,""

D.B.F.. (E.).

Central

WRECKED BRITISH TROOP TRAIN- Government and rofficial

their o

MOUNTED POLICE. such decision the President insisted

The presentation of the following CONVEYING, 1,500 MEN BACK, FEOM that the good of

been the greatest in amount exceeding China WOL the deter

LEAVE that of the Prince of Wales Fund, it Ponies to this detachment is gratefully mining consideration and it Was should be remembered that some of the acknowledged imperative for those entrusted with the other great war funds have been extra

ordinarily guidance of the people to ignore

Two Grifins, by Sir Paul Chater rdinarily successful. That organised rigorously individdi as well as party by the Y.M.C. for the erection of linte, C.M.G.; Derby Chief, Dormouse, Teddy, interests and claims Above everything in competition with a great many other and Dun Griffin, by Mr. Ellis Hadoorie; on the outskirts of Paris yesterday 16

for precisely the same object,

else, we munet

Pants, January 18.

In the terrible sccident to a troop train

And in the. Avoid entering the war as Bised over a milion pounds, without Jadestone and Moonstone, by Dr. Fordan Brijich soldiers were killed 'abd ̧· 110-

spirit of a mere adventure

iojurid.

The train was a very beavy one, drawin Sugar, by Mr. N. 1 Stabb, Lonefeld, by by two locomotives. When is word.

and a gamble. It would be a crime the advantage of close association with Surgeon Supt. of Police (R.) " Brown The Duchess of Connaught was against the State for a decision to be attacked with inficenza on February taken which would involve the sacrifice any newspaper-Daily Chronicle. 13th and metales developed on February of the lives of masses of our people for 26th, accompanied by bronchial ends that were not indubitably national pneumonia. Her condition is disquieting, and in the interests of the Chinese nation.

COUNT BERNSTORFF AT CHRISTIANIA.

LONDON, March, 10. Count "Bernstorff his arrived at Christiania.

THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE

PREMIER.

HEAVY SENTENCES. · ·

LONDON, March 10.

The President stated that, although he himself belonged to the profession of arme, the cruelty and pitileamese of war has forced him to see in that dread method of settling the disputes

of pations an agency that ought never to be invoked except when other means of settlement are exhausted. But whilst tins general sentiment has probably influenced him to a moderate view of the situation he would be the laat mem ber of his Administration to

to interfere or actively oppose

and Parliament which the Governmenolier, or action should decide to be in the vital interest of China to pureme in the existing crisis.

Summing up his attitude, the Presi dent added that he was resolved in this great business as in all other matters to act constitutionally; and wherever ander the Constitution. and the Law he was hire discretionary powers, his judgment and his decision would always be in- duenced by what bir sense of respon sibility and daty to the State told him

At the trial at the Old Bailey of the persons charged with conspiring against better medicine can not be made the life of Mr. Lloyd Georgs, Mrs. that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Wheeldon was sentenced to ten years was in the interest of China. And rafar

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Mr. H. E. Morring; Sabab, by Mr. Happroaching Massy Paidsear, « procera! M. E. Neanzee; Victory, by Mr. T little twin village whose total population Ezra; Okt King Cols, Cadzów Ster, and in less than the number of men the traine contained, the couplings parted. The lover Money Box, by Mr. Asp.

part of the train went on and duly halted Police SCHOOL, 5.30 x

at Monsy-Palaiscan Station. For some Wednesday, March 14th-All Chief little time rear part remained Inspectors, Staff Inspectors Arenlir and immobile. Then it suddenly dashed Fotter. All Inspectors, and Staff Ser. down the line, which hat a very steep grants Faber and Bateena gradient, and telescoped the fore part

the

Friday, March 16th All Crown Ser. Rescue work was organised as speedily grants and Sergeants of Nos. 3 and 4 Companies Mounted Polles, Maxim Con Dems, and Amirulance Platoon.

ORGEZETOM -Thursday, March 16th, at 6

Practice

and thoroughly as possible, and in a short, Lime 16 oorpees had been extricated.- One-hundred and tha wounded men wer conveyed to the Versailles hospital

High tributes are paid to the disiplino and coolness of the uninjured, Eritish troops, who, directly the secilens happened, got out in good order and lined

•No Company-P.C4% W up to await order, afterwards doing Guimaraes, 473 L. G. Léza, 475 C excellent work under the divertion 48 Silvi

their officers. Some slightly injurat, mert have been sent, to Houen,

SEVICE. DULES.

ant as the military factor in deniding aids expectoration and, asɛietų nature to years and Winnie Maxon to five yearing the Entente the President declared nauseous medicine:Chamberlain's Paing All-Servies2 Rifles not yet retorted to

It relieves the lungs, opens the secretions, imprisonment, Alfred Mason to seven ring specifically to the question of jou

the war Germany is starving, Me restoring the system to a healthy condi- Harriet Wheeldon was found not guilty Herriot said, and is making a lestad is perfectly safe to take. For sale tion. Besfiles, it contains no opiates

to escape her andvitable doom. by all Chemists and Storekeepers.

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tum from him if the national decision that there would certainly be no oppo-Bolm massaged thoroughly into the skin

as expressed in end by Parliament should be in favour of this country cuter ing that great League of Nationa

hac cared far more rheumatism the any internal remedy in existance and Kivne folied quickten For sale by elf Chemists and Storcknesses.

arch 16th, between 6.15 and 6.15 pm Armoney will be returned on Friday,

All Exempte, Medical and otherwise, see subject to this Order.

PARIS, January, 1

and Ele and 210 offers, of whom 40 were

The troop tmin was carrying 1,800 ruke,

colonels. All were rosening from lease In England.