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WEDNESDAY, DĦORMBER 19, 1917.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE LOST CONVOY.

DETAILS OF THE ATTACK.

LONDON, Dec. 17. The convoy was bound from Scotland

to Norway and consisted of one British and five neutral merchant ships, pro- sected by an anti-submarine escort. The destroyers Partridge, Pelew, four armed trawlers, and the 'convoy were attacked the 12th instant. For some reason, not yet explained, the force sent by Admiral Beatty to protect the convoy against attacks by surfare vessels did not arrive in time to prevent the destruction of the convoy.

The second conroy which was sho being covered, was not attacked.

The whole of the circumstances were being enquired into by Admiral Sturdee, Vice-Admiral De Kobeck and Rear Admiral Goodenough.

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The circumstances of the attack,

secording to information at present available, were as follows:-The Partridge sighted four enemy destroyers at 11.15

on the 19th inst. Shortly after wards the flew and Partridge engaged the enemy, while the cut voy scattered in motordance with orders. Soon the Aurtenge was heavily hit, after which an explosion occurred on board and she sank. The Palew, meanwhile, was holed on the water line and her engines were partly disabled. She was eventually brought safely to England. The enemy then apparently attacked and sank the envoy and the trawlers.. Eighty-eight Scandinavians, including two women sal ten British survivors, were resoned by four destroyers, which were detached at full speed from the cruiser squadron. The other survivors reached Norway in

boat

EARL GREY'S NEPHEW CAPTURED.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 17. A telegram from Kiel states that Lieutenant Grey, nephew of Viscount Grey, the ex-Foreign Secretary, is get the prisoners who have been landed from the attacked convoy.

Lieutenant Grey was aboard the Partridge during the fight and assumed command when the Commander fell. Lieutenant Grey was wounded by a ball splinter and was picked up by a German destroyer.

Telograms from Copenhagen state that German light risers sapported the destroyers.

Neutral survivors state that the Partridge sank after ten minutes fight ing against an overwhelming fire, the crews working the guns till the Inst.

The.Liermans offered to take aboard s number of neutral scamen after the CODVOY WAS sunk. All the neutrals refused, preferring a chance, to reach Norway in open boots.

CREWS SAVED.

CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 18. All the crows of the merchantmen of the convoy that were sunk have been ved. When the raiders attacked, the convoy withdrew from the fighting area, and the crew took to the boats,

TRAWLERS ATTACKED OFF THE TYNE.

LONDON, Dec, 17. In the House of Commons, Dr. Mac- namara, Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, announced that two trawlers

were attacked by gunfire of the Tyne as half past four on the morning of the 12th inst. Ons trawler was damaged

and the other was sunk

Right of the crews were killed,

It was at frst reported that the attack was made by submarines, but later it. was reported to have been by destroyers.

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THE WESTERN FRONT.

HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES.

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LONDON, Dec. 18.

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas, Haig reports:-

Haiding parties attacked two posts in the neighbourhood of the Ypres-Comines Canal We repulsed one attack, and in the other the enemy entered a post and captared a few men We counter attacked and re-captured the post and men, killing or capturing a number of the enemy.

Mutual artillery firing continued on the remainder of the Front.

The heavy snow last night continued -torder.

~FRENCH ARTILLERY STILL

BUSY, POH

LONDON, Dec 17 A French communiqué states:-

THE ITALIAN. FRONT..

STUBBORN INFANTRY

FIGHTING.

LONDON, Dee. 17...

THE CHINA MAIL

GERMANY'S COLONIAL,

AIMS.

RECENT PROGRAMMEL:

An Italian official communiqué statos:— There was violent Artillery Bring It is important that Allied public throughout the day between the Brenta opinion should understand what are and the Piave

***Germany's aspirations in the sphere of colonial expansion, more particularly be colon tappave been pozanod with rigid consistency and determination, and

There was stubborn infantry fighting at Col-Caprile. Superior forces forced back our counter-offensive, but our reinforcements re established the posi tion to our advantage...

Our concentrated fire broke up an attack at the lower end of the Brenta Valley. forcing the coumy to retire in disorder.

U.S. WAR. SEGRETARY'S REPORT.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.

TO

readin

and

THE NEFT TÄR

-- General von: Fraytag Loringhorén, who was Quartermonter Graners in the floid when Falkenhayu, was Chief of the General Stall, and who in now utstioned in Berlin as Deputy Chief of the General Staff has published a small book called "Deductions from the World War

A SHANGHAI WEDDING.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen gave a recep tion after the aeremony, which was well attended by friends of the bride and bridegroom Mr. Stephen's speech was

particularly felinitoas one

when

The daughter of the late W. Nichalla formerly in the Hongkỏng & Shanghai Bank's London cfice, and sfactionstaly known by many connected with the Far East Bullie Nicholls married at Shanghai lait week to the son of Mr. W. 8. Or, Faling, London, also In view of his position, his book is a well-known old China hand. The something of a sensation, especially a bride was given away by her brother, his main object seems to be to explain Mr. W. S. Nicholls, and looked shart- aro to a large section of the German to the public, with a show of candouring in a white crêpo satin frock people a condition of British African win, the war outright, and quietly much enhanced by its simplicity, with a of world peace, says why Germany has not won, and cautot embroidered in silver, a dainer garment Mr. John H. Harris Society has published translation from to call attention to the main factors white bat to match. She carried a contained the detailed programme o "L'Afrique Francaise which was necessary for German success in the lovely shower bouquet.

of the next war Freying insists that The elder bridesmaid, Miss Orr, sister Gortaan bienial Society progratize the Battle of the farne wis not a of the bridgroom, wore a very becoming drafted and issued apparently towards the end

It is true, of tactical success for the enemy, bat grooffrock of crepe satin in two delicate last year. course, that the German Colonial Society that the German plan was incapable of shades of maars. The two little is not the German Government, but it success (undurchführbar)"When the bridesmaids, Miss Tita and Miss Margot is immensely influential and has within attack across the Year bad failed, and Stephen, could not have bean surpassed Mr. Baker, the War Secretary, in bis its ranks and amongst its advisers the further troops had to be transferred to for charm in their quaint and pretty weekly review, says No element in Dr. Fol Herecklenburg (the read the East," he says "the war in the West frocks and mob caps of mauve all. the military situation should lead us to ship of many thousands cannected with became solely a war of position, and Gar many had to fall back upon what conclude that the initiative on the its 250 branches throughout Germany. Western Front hea passed to the enemy.”

This

programums is one of three main Clausewitz called an offensive with Referring to the rumours of great sectione and ten subsections, and is a limited sixe Freytag cites. the Ger German preparations to roll lack the document of great importance, for it is man attack on Verdun, and the

Find of colonial cread for the German Austrian operations in the Alps, proposing the tenth of the happy Allies on the Western Front, Mr. Baker Empire The dominating feature of mere efforts to anticipate the enemy couple, who go to Japan for their maya:-"The German Higher Command Germany's colonist policy is set forth in seeks posee through victory and is very the fist section-namely that Germany's in a particular case while this honeymoon before settling down in the eager to make us believe that he is about sins must above all be territories' capabile initiative as a whole was bound bridegroom's home at Taipeh, Formos to win such victor Mr. Baker admits of white colonisation. The preamble to pass to the enemy. Freytag Mr. Orr proposed the health of the that an imposing asemy offensive is under subtusan and colonial posses far as to say that the occasional"

carries his display of frankness so bridesmaids and Mr. Sidney. Wheeler, Extn-Europan

as best man, returned thanka--N, C possible, but declares that the increased sions are indispensable, whether regarded failure "at the beginning" to stick Daily News strength of the Germans on the Westere echnically, politically, economically or rigidly to the defensive "cort the Front will not result in any permanent ethically, and the German people desire

Germans great sacrifices. He thou strategic advantage to the Germans. + be as heretofore, world-directing

Referring to the Near East, Mr. Baker people with the German Empire as a say that Hindenburg and Ludendorf invented a defensive, which no longer says the conquest of Jerusalem will great Power

In the second subsection the same idea clings to particular trench or a wide influence throughout have Turkoy and go far to reaffirming the is emphasised, for after urging the value particular beight, but he declares that A NEW SURGICAL INVENTION.

of terrritory in Europe, we their scheme required adequate reserves. of extension prestige of the Allies in the Orient are told that the possession of colonies for counter-attacks, and sufficient muni

Germany realises the danger attendant proper is an absolutely necessary co tiens, whereas there was often a lack on her waping influence in the Eastplement to a European Germany.” Therefore, she will be more anxious than The meaning of the phrase "colonies of both in the dafensive battles of 1915 ever to conclude a speedy peace before proper is, of course, territory suited to and 1918 in the West."

European the war map becomes less favourable."

colonisation,

Freytag gaotes Napoleon in support or areas where Regarding aerial reprisals, Mr. Baker white manual labour and domestic life of his own doctrine that the qualities of says the Allies' raids on German towns, education and upbringing

are possible, coupled with the birth,

an army cannot, in the long run, of white

counter-balance the numerical superiority according to observers who recently children. That there may be no shadow

By means of the new magnet the ex- arrived from Germany, caused a very of doubt upon this point, the statement of the enemy. He finally diseases the

act position of any electro-magnetic depressing effect on the civilian popula is made in subsection 8 that a colonial future of the the German Army, and tion and heightened the growing empire essentially African could not to judge from the quotations in the substance, including the German bullet, There is, of warse, nothingFrankfurter Zeitung" his book is csn be determined. When the bullet is discontent of the people, who now, for suffice

has always iD- equally interesting is regards the defeats not deeply sented, a vibration is set up the first time, are being brought face to need that this was the cardinal feature discovered by the war and as regards by the magnet which can readily be made

sisted face with real way.

of her colonial policy,

policy, but that is extraor

the honesty of the new German talk out by the be for this, the electro-1 Allied

public opinion

deep dinary is the way deliberately restricts its vision to the about the reduction of armaments. In return or the non-return of Germany's a chapter called "Still Beady for magnet is placed an are side of the body and a stethoscope is late colonics, which never

over were

and War, Freytag calmly declares that the moved about of the skin, opposite the The steamboat whistle military demand presented to the magnet. Rever can be colonies proper.

Reichstag before the War was "a feeble sound indicates the nearest print to minimum measure of the derruble the foreign body and the skin is marked The development, of the l locating of bullets by this magnet and similar a since the war began would be, according to Surgeon-General Fotheringham, per fectingly amazing to a civil surgeon.

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AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

THE SEPARATE PEACE.

VON KUEHLMANN TO NEGOTIATE

"

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 18. A telegram from Berlin ways that Dr. von Kuehlmann, the Foreign Minister, is going to Brestlitovsk in connection with the peace negotiations.

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TS-

THE BULLET-FINDER.

tion of a bullet by causing sound An electro-magnet which tells the posi "very much like a steambout whistle in a stethoscope placed on the patient's skin is one of the recent developments of war surgery, according to Surgeon- General Fotheringham, CMG in an article in the Lancet on the Canadian

Army Medical Service.

When too

patient's

proceeds toy strong navy that in the course of the war "German at that point,

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CONAN DOYLE AND NEW- REVELATION.

The second section of colonial aims, after dealing with the importance of maintaining

the imperative necessity of stepping stones to the armaments have been seen to be inade quate"; and finally, "that the Germans colonies. Subsection 8 reads

"Besides a first, the military and in the future must disregard doubts economic security of our foreign sad expressed on the other side, and in no colonial territory, requires the possession circumstances allow the disproportion of strategic points, notably a sufficient again to become so great as it was in the number of coaling stations, submarineworld-war between what is demanded and cables, with fortifications and what has to be achieved in the The coaling and cable stepping-stones" event of war New German reserve to the African colonies and to South divisions showed ut of training, The German newspapere rejoice atmerics are the Spanish and Portuguese Freytag contrasts with the original

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle addressing Canaries, the Portuguese Capo Verde Kitchener divisions" the great

the members of Easthrook Brotherhood English army, which did not appear at Bradford, referred to what he termed

He said spring of 1916"; the great English made to mankind by the war Army" he says, is new creation hen he finished his medical studies he indeed, but the very opposite of a loose found himself convinced materialist.

He made improvisation." breytag ends with a

close study of physical pheno vigorous denunciation of pacifam, which mens, but for a long time remained a be describer as shoer folly.

GERMAN PRESS ELATED.

AMSTERDAM, Dee. 17.

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the armistice, but most of them recog Islanda, tho, Portuguese and Front is large numbers before the the new revelation which had bee

miss that the attainment of a Russo-lands in the bights of German peace is most difficult...

'," " " JAPAN AND YLADIVOSTOCK.

J.

LONDON, Dec. 17, The Japanese Government officially luding the amount of the Japanese landing at Vladivostok

BOLSHEVIKS CONTROL HARBIN

LONDON, Dec. 17. that Harbin, the population of which is Beuter learns from Japanese sources largely Jewish, is entirely under Bolshevik' control-

Great disorder prevails.

important Japanese and other arms.

Brigands attacked the premises of

CHINESE TROOPS TO PRESERVE

LATER.

ORDER

British 6 Helens, and British Weat Indies for the Panama and South America In aubsection 8 inset forth the necessity of strategic points in the Indian Ocean and

It will be observed that the demand outlined in this section covers almas exclusively, territories which have never

under German control, and which, in order to meet this programme, must speil changes of sovereignty upon & very

large scale.

In this group of demands under this heading one bads a host of details, bet the first paragraph the most striking is that contained in

The great noods of Germany and her require the possession of a great colonial empire. it means not being hindered by pusilanimous scruples, the more so as such favour able opportunity will not recur for many along day.

TURKEY BANKRUPT.

SOME STRIKING FIGURES.

The Turks, as is well known, have from time immemorial lived from day today but the day seems not far off when they will, so to say, have to go through the bankruptcy court. In this connexion the following information is of interest, says Reuter's Athens cofres poadent,

materialist. But when the war caZE brought earnestness into our souls and made us look closer into our beliefs and reassess their values. de now declared: that physical

hed phenomena, which been prosed to the bill to anyone who cared to examine the evidence, provided Knowledge which must deeply modify our religious views and make religion a. very real thing to longer a matter of faith, but of actual experience.

THE WOMEN OF FRANCE.

Seventy thousand French women aro now severing in Bedres ambulances and hospitals with French armies in

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EXPERT SCEPTICAL OF EFFECT OF CLOTHES THAT KEEP OUT BAIN

ARTILLERY.

An interview with Dr. Hugh Robert

The Wet Weather Girl" is one of martest products of the war...... Referring to a heavy fall of rain,

In the choice of new colonies" several conditions are emphasised. German The loans made by Germany to policy must, "from the financial point of Turkey for the internal needs of the France, Algeria, Morocco and the Orient. 31, of the British Hainfall Organisation, London paper says it proved the useful view, prefer colonies whose explores Ottoman Empire since Turkey engaged Ten thousand additional wording them. The Allied Ministers at Peking have will not necessitate too great decided to entrust the preservation of and also strike at those colonies which to join the Central Powers amount to lous foreign nationalities are siding them. Camden Square, appens in Common neis of waterproof apparel. The business girl has learnt to combine utility and in the wir "When I asked him if he could con- order at Herbin to the Chinese troops, can increase the military strength of our 93,000,000 Turkish lira Further, The eighty thousand are beyond all

daintimesa. who are already en route.

enemies by furnishing them with colour Germany tas lent Turkey 25,000,000 dreams of woman's.

Leminist entertained firm the general impression that the Bon/westers of blue or red cüiski were ed roop of a

Miras for the payment of military trans- which army CDICLOS are just eighty English climate was charging, Dr. Morn by umbrella less girls, clad in big": The

a world-peace, according

in 1914 ports by the Anatolian and Bagdad permanent French women nur s before answered with an unhesitating negative waterproof coats, coloured to match. Big to this programme, is, first, an adequate Railways, coupons to bondholders in

growth as uch's tremendous g outlet for Germas emigration and Ger- Austria and Germany, and war material

secondly

illustrates aptly the part in the war We have in this office," he said, 'a man white industrial activity;

POLES" OPPOSED TO FIGHTING FOR GERMANY.

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LONDON, Dec. 17.

price

Thers

Qures

FIGHTING FOR GERMANY.stepping stones across the Atlantic and and military equipments ordered in which Frances unsuper is bearing collection of records of rainfall gruntlet gloves and spate completed the

Indian Uceans to what Professor Bonn Germany Turkey owes Germany In recognition of the devotion of these to 1677 god nest dress, called the "New Germany" overseas and another 25,000,000 liras for ammunition women, France has just created series of

***The torlier ones are extracted Imm I've learned a lot in three only thirdly, what most people place supplied at medals in gold, silver and bronze which

Whitehall girl clerk, first, the restoration of tropical and sub- The loans made by Germany to will indicate service from one to three contemporary publications such as the bustling in business streets,*-sid

Bocores of nurses and hospital Gentleman's Magazine, and in meat tropical colonies.

Turkey since she became the Ally of bave received the highest cases re bave every reason to believe use; they just drip and get

worked the Central Powers amount to no less a military decorations which France has them to be as reliable, so far as they

News from Warsaw shows that a vast majority of the Polish untion opposes the formation of a Polish army, to fight. for the Central Powers.

BLUE FUNNEL TO BUY HINE SHIPS IN JAPAN.

Negotiations are now going on between

MR. FISHER'S LITTLE STORY:

sum than 143,000,000 liras, to which to beatow. Their her man. Bir 50, is those of later date. If we mast be added otber debts incurred related teds of heroism have during the same period, which, amount thousand French nurses it was estimated pare wasther conditions to day with those to 88,000,000 li Of this letter to day serve copy in the fire sone, recorded in these reports of more than Speaking at a Dock Workers Union amount 24,000,000 lira was borrowed where they are subject to constant risk two centuries ago, we find them very meetirik on the toast of Education then Austria for the payment of amount of death sad wounds from shells. Minister of Vacation said: what due to the Orienti railways and for the

I have said we are fighting to defend cost of hesry artillery ordered of the the Blue Fannel Line and several local great civilization.A month before war Boods work shipbuilding and shipping firms to buy broke out there was a German student in David Boy, Minister of Finance, nine steamers in Japan. It is learned Oxford who attended a picture palace made no secret of the pitiabis francisi

It was with preliminary contracts have been signed by the British Arash Meas. member of the University Suddenly the situation in Turkey to the course of the Suzuki and Company Kobe to

It

in the

Kaiser

behind the Englishman who was sitting

much the same.net

Is there arp ground,” I asked. ** for believing that there is a principle of com- THE SILVED IN THE SHILLING.pensation in every year weather that am presse af xet in one part of the year of dry People arenying that there is more than will be evened up by su exce shillingsworth of silver at the present in another part Not

There is south of St. Quentin and on the right | one shipṛtwo will be bought in Kobair appeared out, the film and young debate in the Turkish Farmment on high price in a coined shilling, ways: the Dr, Milk,

two in Nagasaki; two ships in Yokosuka: German meds an insulting observatione Budget, for 1917 Hé consed con- Manchester Guardian That is now you risture of a steady average for Individu

House when be the case. Aahilling weigha87 $7279 grains year. You are more likely to find and two in aka Captain A. 8. Tuls whereupon the young Carmen turned announced that them of 20,000,000 d there sire 480 grain in att ounce years, followed by a accomprated by his deck effcors and round and boxed the Euglisoman's cars liras is annually required for the service e even if all of the contents of a abilling and engineers reached Yokohams by the! Upon that the whole theatre burst out LONDON, Dec. 118.

Kores Kara frism London by way of San into spplause he young Englishmat of Turkey's Public Debt, amointing to were pure silver and no alloy the prica wet and dry year altena

Doncs for shilling to contain its

to the averag You must Francisco a few days ago,to take com- felt that this young German had been 330,000,000 lira This amount works of silver would have to rise to be. 6d. per succession of years with couro fast the division Beater's Correspondent at British mand of one of these ships.Jagan unfairly treated that his Kaiser had out as follows Loans and expenditure of metallic-Lilver. The

beeg abused in his presence in rather an incurred during the war, 180,000,000 the same size as flor-doc cont Headquarters, wiring yesterday, sayı ddvertiser.

quite arbitrary afar s ungentlemanly manner. & Germania old debts ontracted before the at the presunt price of silver, more than the winter has taken charge of the

came box friend of man-his old tator 150,000,000 Be totale one ifteenth of sovereign's worth

bégitwing" and Western. Froot. Six inches of snow,

menfterwards and said. “You are a WOTH 830,000,000 How on the ground.

There was reciprocal artillery activity bank of the Meuse,

SIX INCHES OF SNOW.

INTOXICANTS IN AMERICA:

PROHIBITION PROPOSED- THROUGHOUT. THE UNITED STATES

CHINESE WELL TREATED IN STEUTON CAFITALS.

Chinese are being well treated both in "Anatris and Germany socording to Mr. Bhen atling, former Minister to Viznos lwbo bad just returned to Peking - On two Chinese students are vin, Aust ope having an

mother and the other Leing

derful people. He told the story and

sternation in the

and Such chivalry is that would have Turkey's annual revenue is

been quite incomprehensible to my const 22,000,000 lira of which all but is required for the try (Choore) Well that really our 2,000,00 civilization (Obeers) That chivalry is service of quite apparent in the private soldier and in the oficers

Parent themigh the whole Ketan long us we enn hold nations of

PEKIN

OFFICE

FINALLY SELLED-UPS

member, if

the year aro ther: is

"I melt down old bits of

and spread it over the soles and sasu of my boots

CHINA AND=THE)BIBLE.

A report on the work of the National Bible Society et Boo states that during the year the of the Senptures în China 1,548,000 It would report saya, the done in China

in Europe, Lefters

ancers commandi Labour Battalions whom the Socie!

tures in Chinens, tell ing divine service,

end mumon service for

of the year are not the begining and being held in the Buottish Churbes the end of season *** When I raised the question of the 1 - Falleged effect of

Flanders

dau

South of Epplan

France and the

SHEL

ORKERS" 1830-A TEARS