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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 2.)

MESOPOTAMIA.

TURKS ATTEMPTING TO CON VERGE ON BRITISH.

Tosas,April

A DECLARATION BY RUSSIA.

NO TERRITORIAL AGGRANDISE-

MENT

PETROGRAD, April 10. The Provisional Governors Bas ised a picmation declaring that Free Russia does por ala at the bloggination of other nations, dlan proving them of their national, patri- any per at rupying forvibly Its object is to

foreign territories,

An official despatch frown Meso potamia stats that the Turks were reported, on April 8, to be retiring towards Kiri, arul are now conten-establish a humble peace on the basis plating energing movement in of the rights of nations to decide conjunction with the Turks on the their own desting. Buwis does Lofte bunk of the Tigris against the desire to subjugate e aumiliate British between the Shatter than anyone, but Russia must fot emerge

l Mala rivers.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BATTLE OF ARRAS.

ENEMY'S DEFENCES EVERY-"

WHERE STORMED.

THOUSANDS OF GERMAN PRISONERS TAKEN,

Losnoy, April 1, Fieli Marshal Sir Doughs Haig; report

THE GERMAN IDEA.

LONDON, April 5.

PEHANG COMMERCE.

A German official message says: The REVIEW OF A PROSPEROUS YEAR. battle of Armas, which commenced thie morning, continies with miner

The Hon. Mr. J. Mitchell, presiding: engagements between Albert Randa at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce said they would safely to Cambrai and Feconne and is taking leave the fortynes of war with the the course.we intended,

armies and navies of ourselves and our Seventeen oneray aeroplanes and two Allies, whilst those list: here could do captive balloons were brought down on Sunday.

GERMAN ADMISSION.

Crans-

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bit by maintaining trade in this small section of the vast brotherhood. There had been a marked increase in the ́export of tîn and rubber and the prices

of all

produc. except copra, were on a paying level.

Though tornage was scared and ship-

increase in quantity exported. The tin shipped in 118 was 31,119 tons, as

with

A German oficial message The operations continue successfullymitted by wireless says:-There hasnents difficult, tin and rubber marked

been heavy fighting all day on both in agerdance with the plan. The sites of arres the enemy having

everywhere have stormal the penetrated parts of our position. samy's defences from Benin-sur-Cojcul to the southern iratskirts of Givenchy Engohelle, to a depth of from two ta three miles, and the advance continues.

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RHEIMS STILL SUFFERS.

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LONDON, April 10 The Freach communiqué reports

1 27,133 tans in 1915, The rubber shipped was 17,830 tons as com pared with 14,738-tons. Regarding the import market, it was naver bare of supplies, though stocks at the close of the year were light and many staples no failures, in the were difficult to obtain. There had been and money menting their

ears plentiful, de

link the time, in The struggie Burmiliated and The enemy's forward defeness on this On the Sonnue and the Aisne there bligations promptly. The coal shipped

they are holling up the Russians asu | wentered. sho upper reaches of the Dial-

pitont, inchaling Viny Ridge, which the been vigorous astillery activity. They

Canadians carried and captured in the enemy, particularly retaliated north of was intensely bonibartled, some civiliuna being victius..

in 1916

The

203.30 tos e compared.

Our troops were reported, on April FM, KERENSKI DEFENDS HIMSELF carly morning, comprise a network of the Mane and against Rheims, which The in tata sul 21165 in 1913

8th, I be in pagsession of the left bank of the river Sturt-l-Adhania.

We emptured the Behal MT Hurbe Stations, to the north-west mỆ Bagdad, and took (2009 geimmers, an Sunday.

RUSSIAN PROGRESS IN 'MESOPOTAMIA.

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treuches and the fortified ivealities of Neuville Vitasse, Telegraph Hill, Filloy- Tez Molainis, Observation Ridge, St. Laurent. Blagny-les-Tillenila and La Folie Farm.

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THE RUSSIAN FRONT,

LONDON, April 9.

A German official message says: positions to the north of Fochani, We have penetrated the Bussan destroying trenches.

U.S. CONGRESS.

PETROGRAD, April 1 The Schlist Minister of Justice, M. Kerenski, attended a meeting of military Subsequently we advanced and cap lelegates, M. Kerenski repuliated the tured the rearward defences thelating insinuations that he was insuficiently besides other powerfal trench systeins, severe towards partisans of the ex-Tsar.the fortified localities of Fenchy Chapel, He wil that he did not arrest the Fenchy. Hyderabad Radionbe, Athies Grand Duke Demitrins beanse then! Theulis. batter ha plotted against the grook

Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon 3,816 A JOINT COMMITTEE TO DEAL.

WITH WAR PROBLEMS. Rasputin, and also that he did not prisoners, inclxding 119 oicers, Is the direction of Pendljevin we dis arrest (feneral Ivanot herause the pawed the collecting stations. Many alget the Turks from their positions General is too old and ill, and imprisonmore are not yet counted. in the region of Nirban, to the southment would have killed him. west of Bane, and we continue to take the offensive.

We have occupied Kyzylalar to the south-west of

Lesbos. April 10, A Russian ofiind message, trasmit- ted by wireless, reports:--

Khanikin.

BRAZIL BREAKS WITH GERMANY.

Rio De Jasso, April Fix plouatic relations with Germany

have been broken, of.

Of these. With many belong to Bavarian Divisions, regard to the prisoners at Tourskosela who met with heavy casualties in to M. Kerenski sal he had visited them days's fighting. The captures include and assured the delegates that the guard guns, numbers of träuch mortars and Phad promised to obey him only. The machine guns."

Commandant at the Palace is his per sotal friend!:

M. Keranski ennekuled by saying that he would not lenye the Ministry in which he represente: the demoersey until the foundation of the Republic is assured."

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The delegates gave M. Karenaki an ovation.and passed a vote of confidence

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inade 가많게 the neighbourhood of Harrincont Wood. We captured the village of Demicourt, and, in the direction of St. Quentin, the village of Pontru and Levergheier.

Aerial activity continued on Sunday with great energy. Several successful bombing rais were carried out. The machines co-cperated with, the artillery with excellent results. Two of the THE MACEDONIAN FRONT. enemy's machines were destroyed and

AMERICA AND THE WAR.in hin

ISSUE OF A WAR LOAN.

Wasiusoros, Apel H. Me Medeo antides the bone of Spoon,chigan, seortla of Reinds, which will carry three and bulf per cent. “interest, of which 5a000,000,000 will be need as verly!

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ACTIVE ARTILLERY STRUGGLE

LONDON, April 10 A French communique From Salonika states ---- .

There has been a very active artillery as possible to establish, a credit for struggle on the Monastir-Corns sector. the Allies and will be exchanged at A German battalion attacked the par for the Allies' Bids now cut-Russians after

A powerful artillery standing which was ghater metal preparation, but were stopper dead at „interest chairper

the wire entanglements by machine-gro

A SHIPPING, PROGRAMME.

1000 WOODEN SHIPS TO BE BUILT IN FIVE MONTHS,

Wastuxores April 10, President Wilson has forgally approved of the Shipping Board's programm for the constructions of a fleet of 1,000 worden ships, one až 3,000, tous. They will be ready in five month, Congress las

03 111 <>xis - Y the "expenditure £10.000.000 for this purpose.

DEATH OF MR. OLNEY.

tire.

THE KAISER AND ELECTORAL REFORM.

FRENCH COMMENTS

Pams, Apr 10. The French Press gates the Kaiser's promise of electoral reform after the your as a most significant indication of the desperate internal condition of Germany.

The Temps says the Kaiser's pro-; of mise my deceive the Germans, but

it will deceive"nobody else.

Wassoros, April 10. The death is announced of Mr. Olney, who drafted the fuffion despatch in which President Clever, land arraigned the British for their intervention in Venezuela.

THE ATTITUDE OF

CHILE

SAINTIA GODECHző, Apri 101:

It is authoritatively stated that Chile

will remain neutral if not directly

attacked.

HINDENBURG AND THE UNITED STATES.

AMERICA'S ASSISTANCE TO THE ENTENTE "WITHOUT

WEIGHT."

AMSTERDAM, April 10.

Field-Marshal von Hindenburg,

KAISER'S ORDER TO HIS NAVY.

IN THE IMFENDING DECISIVE

BATTLE"

Fifteen others were driven down and probably crashed. Two German kité balloons were brought down in Hames. Ten of our aeroplanes are missing

OUR IMMENSE PREPONDERENCE

OF HEAVY ARTILLERY.....

PORTENTS OF THE ALLIES VICTORY.

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WASHINGTON, April 10.

A resolution has been introducer for the formation of a Congressional Joint Committee, or which seven Democrats and five Republicans will sit to deal with war problems.

with

in 1018 was short of local requirements, and many smaller craft reverted to

wed fuel. The value of imports was $135,785,851 as compared with 8144961203 in 1913, fond of exports" $124,102,006 against

*$102,064,208 in 1915.

The necessity to manufacture wuni- tions prevented home factories from enemies in replacing articles. taking advantage of the absence of specialities imported by snemies during

and

years past. The chairman suggested the uld system of assistants visiting the baanar and learning requirements of the market, also of the Chamber establishing Malay school for Humpen assistants. The fallirect result of the Man Power- Boards was that 150 to 900 men were able to make arrangements with their employers to proceed home without pre- senting themselves for advice. The chainian was, of the opinion that imhus trice and businesses were now at mini-

strength.

The "iron road to Bangkok was cruis pleted, Penang was the only deep water point on the western sile o

le of the Penin

BIG UB. LOAN FOR THE ALLIES.tis froin Burma down, so it should take

WASHINGTON, April 10.

advantage of the increased trule that accrues. The chairman suggested Govern-

introluce into the House of Regrown is the different provinces to pen The Democratic leaders will on April agricultural articles van suitably, be ment experimental farms to prove what

presentatives a“ 85,000,000,000 Bond vide fresh industries for Malaya's future. measure, comprising $3,000,000,000 for the Allies and the remainder for the United States war expenses, while legislation to facilatate the export of food and munitions for the Entente will he rusher.

BRAZILIAN RUPTURE EXPECTED IMMEDIATELY.

DOUBLE DEATH-RATE,

EFFECT OF FOOD SHORTAGE IN GERMANY.

H. Patrick Devitte, the Daily Express. correspondent at Geneva, writes

I have had conversations to-day on Rio JANEIRO, April 10. the subject of the food situation in Ger M. Mueller, the Foreign Minister, many with a number of newspaper cor- has refused to receive the German respondents and other American citizens Minister. M. Mueller has ordered a who "hive arrived a Berne on their steamer to be prepared for an immediate way home to the United States from

Berlin mission abroad...

Cologne.

ne. They state that the cou

country is divided into two sections the military and the

LATER.

often

After his conference with the Wa and the latter are sacrificing a Minister, M. Mueller telegraphed to the for the former.. They say that tER Ambassador at Patia argently requesting officers, as a rule, have plenty of food, a report of the sinking of the Purand the soldiers of the mnkard file have It is expected that a rupture with enough to subsist on though they are Germany will be announced immediately the civilian population, however, are hungry. The suffering among on receipt of the report to-day and will described as terrible. The death rate. LONDON, April 9. probably be followed by the confiscation among women and children has doubled Kenter's correspontent at Headijuart-of German shipa

within the past twelve months, and ers telegraphing on the evening of the

suicides through unbearable misery are. 19th irat. says:—

very frequent.

The battle is raging with unabated vigour roughly from opposite Lens to St. Quentin. The day has gone well for us. Our troops have made sub- atantial progress and big captures of prisurers are coming back in an endless procession. Three thousand five hundred were counted in one army area alone up

to midday.

Our casualties have 80 for bean relatively small, which is usual in successful operations.

The fighting is increasing in intensity and it is too early yet to count the cost of victory. The infantry's advance along most of the front is not 'strenuous- ly opposed.

M. Mueller subsequently conferred with the War Ministor.

EFFECT OF CUBA'S ACTION.

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Despite every effort of the Govern- meat, food prices continue to rise to ever more abnormal heights, and practi- cally nothing in the way of fooristuffs is coming from Ramania. It is inevitable, NEW YORK, April 10. "The action of Cths han affected all sufferings of the people wil continue to my American informants say, that the Latin America-Gatemala, Nicaragua intensify until the next harvest is gather San Salvador, and Honduras exed. This has still further increased the periencing great waves of anti-German bitter batred of England which is ex- entry will be the signal to all the joy and enthusiasm with which the news feeling. It is expected that Brazil's presed on all sides, and accounts for the Republics.

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The American correspondents add that the

reports of food riots in

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AMERICA'S NAYAL POSITION,

man towns are began to increase true, and the wns are perfectly in many Ger disturbances recently in violence. The Government, "however, now have the civilian population well in hard. There is a general feeling among the Americans with whom I talked that, Germany will never be conquered "econ- emically owing to the character of the this subject by an officer of the U.S. people. Most of the travellers looked

In Engineering thera. is an article on

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ment, when exiled upon to sumerate

is the price of that empire which is ours by destiny, by geography, and by the blood this nation has already shed but which empire will surely crumble if we sit back. That preparation in time of penet can The battle has developed atrictly in

pale and anaemic, especially the child Navy He says There are special con only be called adequate which leaves The "Naval Ordinance Gazette" determined resistance is being offered accordance with the programme, but a

only mobilisation as the remaining sto Fen. One prominent United States siderations, in the case of this country, in strategy if war DISAPPOINTED CROWDS. banker said * With all

which require clear recognition: (1) We know what our resources and land and

runhappily my money

comes. We Marine-verordnungsblatt") publishes near Arras, where a large pocket of the

found

it impossible to obtain sufficient! the following Imperial Order:

LONDON, April 10. enemy was reported to be still holding

nourishing food for my children. Though are the caly country facing equally on se forces are, and also those of other We know what our own and my Navy. In the impending decisive battle the task falls on my Navy out a midday, although catirely surpassed with less disorder in Ireland view," he adder, "I am heartily glad to tics on each (9) We are, in our relations must fit what we have, and if we have The anniversary of the rebellion losing heavily from a financial point of two great oceans with full responsibili other nations policies are.. Our strategy of turning the. English war method of rounded.

get nut of Gerunny. starvation, with which our most hated The famous Harp, a "redoubt little than was expected. The Republican. The Americans regard Switzerland as with other Powers, practically an island life we option the. The apparent

difference of

of opinion among naval overthrow the German people, against has been captured with practically and most obstinate enemy intends to less formidable than the "Labyrinth Bag was hoisted on the ruins of the a "paradise," as there are no food cards, with widely outlying colonial possessions

Dublin Post Office, and on the City and there is, comparatively speaking in the Atlantic, Pacific and Caribbean.5 to the needs of the naval establish him and his Allies by combatting their whole battalion. The capture, was Hall, at Cork. At night both were plenty to eat. One lady of the party (3) We are committed to the policy of them, is largely merely a difference in ses trafic with all the means in our probably due largely to the instrumen removed. In the afternoon, when a said: We are fresh eyes, real batter, forming no alliances, and must go it the values assigned to the various

In this work the submarine will tality of the "tanks," which climbed crowd of youths in Dublin stoned the white bread, and genuine coffee, and we

of the moment, considering how much stand in the first rank. I expect that Telegraph Hill, commanding the Harp. police at various points, injuring several, are wading into these good things with alone. (4) We are the sole remaining elements of sen power and the exigencies country not to adopt the principle one strategy lacks in so many directions read delight. technically developed with We have progreased well along the they smashed windows and stored a

of universal military service as being wise foresight at our admirable yards, in railway running, through to Scarpe military guard passing through Abbey

synonymous with the great democratic co-operation with all our other naval Valley. We have gained and taken Street. There were large crowds in fighting weapons, and supported by the Bois-de-la-Maison Blanche on the Lens Dublin, and many apparently bad come spirit which daring the whole coarse branch of the railway. Several strongings, but were disappointed at the stand

principles of equality before the law, equality of opportunity, and equality of of the war has enabled us to perform points vigorously resisted in Blangy,

in from the country to see big happen-

responsibility. (5) We are the sole re brilliant deeds, will break our enemy's suburb of Arras, through which the mule by the Sinn Finners, who not

maining country in the world in which LORD MIDLETON UN GROWTH OF war designs. (Eriegswillen:) Main Headquarters, February, -1, 1917. German front line has run since the merely did not participate in the attacks WILHELM.

winter of 1914, but our bombing parties on the police, but discouraged the stone are gradually reducing these,

throwers and helped to restore order. The Canadians have fought well for Dublin was quiet at night. resistance here is etiffening ward upon the Vimy slopes, but the

power.

this

EMPIRE COTTON.

THE NEED OF EXPANDING A-

VALUABLE INDUSTRY.

UNCONTROLLED CRGY,"

OFFICES AND, OFFICIALS.”

Attention was called by Viscount

the coast defence is not entirely, or almost entirely, in the hands of the nwy (6) We are the sole remaining victim in the whole world of the volun- "It is a great sourer of weakness tary military system, which is enormous bath to the cotton industry and to the expensive per unit, prohibitive in the Middleton in the House of Lords recently ration, that such a large proportion of cost of providing adequate personnel to the multiplication of Government raw cotton should be drawn from one for the land and son forces, and foolishly offices and officials, and his lordship source of supply, and that so Pa tacle extravagant in pensions, in the cost of submitted a motion on the subject. He an industry hould be dependent on the anties? which it is necessary to hotels, buildings, &c., requisitioned for and in the inducements, pay asked for a return as to the cost of vagaries of cultivation and

and climate one section of the world." This restiveness of the Canadians under mili-Parliamentary &

trade. who urged on him the

THE "ARMED MOB." OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

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· A"good deal has been heard about the raply made by Mr. Q was the offer. (7) A large percentage of our the purpose of koueing the new staffs.

Prior to the first assault we effective tary discipline The "Corradian Trade, to a 70 AGE to the Board of pessimilated foreigners, of bose in hundreds of thousands of pounds, and.

interviewed in Berlin by a correspon- THE GERMAN LEGATION QUARDS. dent of the Spanish newspaper

Our immense preponderance of beary In order to prevent misunderstanding artillery is one of the most striking Vanguardia, said that in deciding on and ensure better protection the 30 features. It is working great execution untestricted submarinism Germany guards at the German Legation; who and tearing up and shredding the dehse had regarded the possibility of severance of diplomatie relations with wire entanglements within range.

were disarmed immediately after. tha

·H. Roberta population consists of undigested and The expenditure, he said, mu into 'American assistance for the Entente Hidway between the Capital and they exploded a number of mines at from Patients" column in the

Germany, are to be sent to Haitien, as without weight. He admitted Summer

from the cotton dividual loyalty must entertain that seemed to him to present a very to be interned in a various points that America's financial assistance temple there under Chinesa guards.

Horvital Newsexpresses some visus bear the situation with regard to fuity of serious doubts. The problems of our | strong exas: for investigation. Sam

national strategy are so vast and yet so pressure should be brought to bear cotton could not be dismissed, but he con. They will be escorted there by the Come admirable and they are full of con-headed Forty Years Balating-Napooment within the Empire

The spirit of the troops is everywhere ing on the subjectand here we find a letter supply, and the need of future develop light heartedly disregarded that it is on the Dovernment to stop what mandant of the Dutch Legation Guards sidence

essential that naval officers and aqua cald only be described as an un- tended that in this, vur money had and two Chinese officers this morning at

I read your article on discipline with The deputation was introduced by the officers who know the real situation controlled orgy leading to "vist" EX-

penditure. Bo'clock.-Peking Gazette, 45

grunt interest. But here's a power for Duke of Marlborough. It was pointed shon have with them the intelligent pendin not proved most important for wa

A noteworthy fact is that the Ger you. The Germans have been fed on out that wherever the British Cotton and Landing and cooperation of all chornious clubs, and to other buildings Eight large hotels, two fars. He expressed the opinion that

mans are ceaselessly, signalling for discipline from the crucile us for more Growing Associatica had been succession intel gent citizens Half measures give other than town hall find been taken artillery support A the American supply of war material

than forty years. Hist, it helped them in stablishing, cotton growing it his foreign nations agresit advantage when over in London and buildings were The day is bright and dry but a gale No, except to curtain extent against brought prosperity, and it had conde dipkoustic relations are strained because being erected sl to the Allies was to great that an

has greatly handicapped the airmen other disciplined troops. But when they possible large reductions ita

they compel tempofising policy at those in St. dames metropolis,

Fark alone in the The correspondent in amming up come up against the great,

STants

costing increase was hardly porsible. On THE time Chamberlain's Cough says: Assuredly, the British spring from a military pointruded mob in-sid for East Africa, Uganda, Neu critical times, for it is thea imposable to over £50,000. Row Coltiplication of

view of the land and Northern Nigeria.I

do anything in the way of hasty prepa staffs also led to mira yazgan "It was is world widd: It is good campaign has opened, most favourably. i cruth is we are not, soldiers, and don' were pushed on in one portion of the We, require naval stations and ment were full

British Empire, they are no good. The also claimed, that if irrigation work ration, because it will only precipite to Earl Curzon, reply, said the Gover diminish ia consequence of the nece or the croup and whooping cough of the manifest that the only questione DOW, hians, and it scene to me we have proved her in annual production of at least 80,000 ties, with our strategy, and with the bad appointed a comunities i the contrary, supplies were likely to the deep seated cough of the adult Portents of the Allies victory are so wish to be We are simply armed civi- Empire”(the "Gezira Plain) there would i naval bases to correspond with our poli-referred to by LordsH

to equip America's own enlarged samo It means the the

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