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FRIDAY, JANUARY

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Paga L.)

GERMAN PEACE CONDITIONS.

WHAT THE RUSSIAN DELEGATES

REPORT.

1918.

THE CHINA MATT

THE FIGHTING NEAR JERUSALEM.

THE RESIGNATION OF BIR CECIL SPRING RICE.

RUSSIA

REVOLUTIONARIKS - SHOT.:

PETROGRAD, Jan

A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT.

"LONDON, Jan. 8. Beuter's Correspondent at Head- quarters at Jerusalem, telegraphing on December 30, states that the word of the last few days' fighting which drove the Turks helter-skelter from immensely strong positions, is afgreat achievement.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.

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THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

LONDON, Jan. 3. The commandeering of the British PRIBOR, Jan. 2

Aluseum is being reconsidered in The returned Russian Delegates

The Turks opened their offensive state that the Germans insist on

en the night of December 20 andrew of the complaints. retaining the Russian industrial Ware strengthened by a Caucasus centres now occupied until a general Division.

pouce has been concluded, and ine. The enemy troops were told that of the primary eventual German Jerusalem was lost for ever if the pence conditions will be the evacuattack failed, and besides this appeul tion of Mesopotamia and Arabia.

Ito their religious fervour, they were told that abundant food was awaiting them.

1.

THE DISAGREEMENT.

PETROGRAD, Jan. 3.

The first attack was delivered on

morning, and then repeated attacks, our right flank, at one o'clock in the allofailing against the firmness of the British defenders..

Kent position at Tel-el-Ful and still There were eight attacks roant the

more furious assuaits to the cast of i Jerusalem,

THE LATE GENERAL MAUDE

STRIKING TRIBUTE.

The resignation of Sir Cecil Spring Rise was tendered during Mr. Bal-M. Trotsky in a communiqué, states four'e visit, last Spring:

that several Revolutionaries were shot at Bessarabia and adds that the En

Cucura, Dec. 15 manians were safely conducted by the Revolutionary Committed to Jassy, Mesopotamia, writing from Bagdad Renter's special corrapondent in where they were arrested and tried. (nyn: This axrning: Sunday, November They narrowly escaped shouting,

momorial service for General M. Trotzky sternly warns Humanis Maude was held in the Citadel of that he will not tolerate the repressing of the British cemetery to the

Bagdad. He lies buried fr the of either Russian or Rumanian Revolu north of the city near the old Turkish the most harab measures, irrespective of his tionaries and Socialista. He threatens cavalry barracks & wooden,

grave, and, a hasp of

across marks the of the offenders' positiona

chrysanthemums and marigolds is strowit

over the grasstess wound of the desert, and among them are ribbons and artificial flowers the tribute of the people of Bagdad, of the Noquib, and of the Jewish School, whose dramatic entertainment he attended a few nights before he died. The nearest grares to bis own are those of private of the divisions be used to command. He rests resolution, courage, and endurance ho among the dead, to whose splendid

whom he was a constant stimfa has borne such generous witness, and to

THE BOARD OF TRADE SECRETARYSHIP..

LONDON, Jan, J

UKRAINE AND THE BOLSHEVIKS

PETROGRAD, Jan. 2, The Bolshevik News Agency an nomices that the Ukraine Rada is willing to agree to the Bolshevik de mands not to take or facilitate military You Morning Post states that Mr.measures against the Bolsheviks on Wakile has resigned the Secretary-and that the Ukraine Republie is condition that money is sent to Ukraine ship if, the Board of Trade.

officially recognisech

THE SPANISH ROYAL PALACE. DESTROYED.

IMMENSE LOSSES

The Bolshevik News Agency, ferring to the Brestlitovsk proposal, mys that articles I and II were German proposals to which the Russian Delegates refused to agree.

[The Article, are a follow-

MADRID, Jan. 3. I.—Fumie and fiermany should declare

The Palace at La Granja has been the state of war cilt and that both

which were equally "undestroyed and a number of houses nation were alent to five together in successful. Here the fighting lasted adjoining the Palace are on Bre. the future in "pean and friendship. On the whole day without ring, han condition of complete reciprocity vis-a-vis grenades being chietly used and he her Allies, Germany was ready as wondreds of Turkish dead were left before pence was enneiled with Buss and the British positions. The British to evacuate the parsers positions and casualties were astonishingly small

the Bassian armies were demobilished,

occupied Russia territory so far as sh different inference may result from

article II.

In the meantime, our Higher Com and prepared a counter-stroke änd forces were detached against the Turkish communications towards

IL-After the Russian Cinvernment, in accordare with its principles, has Bitch and Ram Allah. claim for all peoples of Russia the right of well-determination, ineliding complete The troops had to advance over séparation. it takes engnisancr of the most difficult country where the guns, décisions expressing the will of the people (weře dangling over precipices. "When demanding full state independent and they were being hauled into position, separation from Busdia for Poland, Lithuanis, Courland, portions of Eithaals

and Livonia, · The Russian "Goverchment

recognises, that these mutilestations must

to one another a shonklers, on steep, rocky terraces.

the men in some piaces, had to cling

in the present circumstances he regarded A detachment of Yeomanry, siz

ax expressing the will of the people and | prised the" Turks, who were prepar

is ready to draw conclusions there!roming to attack, and bayoneted 100.

As in these "districts to which the fore going stipulations apply the question evacuation is not such as provided in Arture spesial commission shall, in senstance with the Russian idea, for ratification by plebiscite on brand line, without any military pressure whatever of the already existing separation proclamations.]

Strange

The Russian Delegation expressed views in statement the text of which substantially agrees with the sixth section.

was impossible to use the fire hone." The water pipes were frozen and it

but the losses are immense.

A few treasures have been saved

NECESSITIES FOR SCANDINAVIA FROM AMERICA.

WASHINGTON, Jun. 3. An agreement has been reached to send a quantity of necessities to Denmark, Sweden and Norway

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE SUBMARINE PIRACY..

BRITISH SHIPPING RETURNS.

The Bolshevik delegates from Kieff state that a friendly settlement on these lines is probabla If so Ukraine will not place an embargo on wheat exports to Great Russia.

THE NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

AK IMPRESSION.

and

and

the

One's Brat impression of the dead Army Commander was modesty, retone, confdepes, and strength. One gradually realised the thoroughness and single- mindedne of the MAR the clear vision, and the minute application to detail. OF PETROGRAD.

He was a master of detail. He had his ere all the bile on the ultimate end PETROGRAD, Jan. 2

and on everything that concerned the Enemyoff who has been appointed

immediato means to it upplys

and trans temporary Commander-in-Chiel of the paychological factors. In every branch

inteligence, port operations. officer is the Jager Regiment (not director. The retrieving of the situation Petrograd district, is a non commissioned, of the staff work he was the inspirer sailor as telegraphed yesterday) Heafter we bad failed to relieve Eat, is also the editor of the Army and reconstruction of the fighting machine, Vary, the organ of the Workmen's and and the breaking up of the Tarkish Peasante Government

force on the Tigris, called forth qualities which, when found in combination, THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY. amount to genius. In the dark days we Four hundred and forty-seven memprayed for a great man, and he was on bera to the Constituent Assembly have been born for the task. His whole life the spot. General Maude might have now beed elected. They include 236 was a preparation for it. The large Social Revolutionaries, and 133 Maxi- vision was a gift; the discipline, method, malista.

and single-mindedness were the outcome of the training his character had Impos ed on himself

THE ALLIED CONFERENCE AT

PARIS.

"AMERICAN DELEGATES URGE CLOSEE COOPERATION.

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Maudeunte an estimate of General from an officer well qualified to

He said

There are three different kinds of mintary knowledge Firstly, that of the fighting side, strategy and tactics secondly, that of staff work and staff duties; and thirdly, that of the organisa- WASHINGTON, Jan, 3.

tion and interior economy of an army. It is offcially announced that the of knowledge; some of them

Many men have one of these three kinda bat American to Paris thre

all ference, reporting to their Government, emphasised the necessity of a constant and speedy despatch of American troops to the European battle frost, the speed 2.111ng up of merobant shipbuilding, and closer co operation with the belligerents, 2,074

By nightfall on December 27 the rcops had advanced two-and-a-half miles on a uine-mile Front; a remark-ending December 29, "show able feat ip such terrain.

LONDON, Jan. 2. The shipping returns for the weak

Arrivals,

The advance continued most rapid-Departures, ...

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on December 28; position after Vessels sunk (over 1,600 tons),....! position, falling into our hands and Vessels sunk (under 1,600 tons),... linked up, on December 29, they had W the various British forces Vessels unsuccessfully attacked,...

scized uli the highest points of the Judeur watershed.

This was enbied as follows

The Turkish losses, during the There' faust be no economic three days' fighting, ary estimated rust:uidt after the war. This condition to be at least 5,000,

There are

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large number of

is of the greatest importance in the pre-: paration for amicable relations between Germans amongst the prisoners. belligerent countries.

ANGLO-FRENCH DEPOTS AT ARCHANGEL BROKEN UP.

Loxbox, Jan. 3.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

LONDON, Jan. 3. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

The Tinies Petrograd Correspon- dent states thut the British und -French depots at Archangel kaveports: broken up and their ships have been withdrawn..

BRITISH LABOUR PARTY,

ITS POST-WAR POLICY.

Losos, Jan. 8.

The Labour Party has issued a

We repulsed raiders, during the night, in the neighbourhood of La Bassee taking some prisoners.

ERITISH AIR COUNCIL ESTABLISHED.

LONDON, Jun. 3.

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3

3

FRENCH SHIPPING RETURNS PARIS, Jan 3. The shipping returns for the week ending December 29, slow:- Arrivals,

Departures,...

..

Yet he never gave himself the credit for any successful operation er sticke of genius, ne auund piece of organisation. without minimising his own part in the He never listened to congratulations affair. "Don't coge tulate me," would my in a t

in a tone of

of injured brusquezie

ho

A FAR REACHING AGREEMENT. and good-natured impatience, it was

the

who did it, and be was An agreement has been made with geauinely uncomfortable as if be, were the British Admiralty to achieve certain wearing borrowed plumes. He probably plans against Tubmarines and for the conceived every detail of the opera- participation of the United States in battahon; yet when the coup was ad Sons, even to the handling of "single the military deliberations of the Sopreme War Council

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complished, he would reflect the whole credit on the subordinate command. The contribution of the United States He detested fattery, fulsomeness, and to the pooling of war resources was hyperbols of any kind. I believe if it had 736 agreed upon, the latter guaranteeing been possible he would have liked to c

carry 756 that full equipment of every kind will on the campaign anonymously. Na per-

social reference to .ទ

be available to all troops despatched to

himself was permitted in Earope during 1918.

blic communiqué and his Any public modesty may be read in every line of his In order to enable the United States despatches. He was very simple natured 2to visualise the problem of food control, and direct in all his relations, and Great Britain, France and Italy have as disciplined in his routine as a clock. agreed to introduce legalised compulsary He would start work at fire in the control of foodstuffs in their countries. morning. Breaklaat was at seren and

The statement expresses, gratification

it was finished at 7.16. Then office and

full at the success of the Conference in the ing

day's work until his ride in the co-ordination of the warlike work of valise and a small kitbag containing

sveping. He travelled light, with the Allie

everything be

and he a

As the last man in the world to entertain the idea of privilege. Time in war is SIR EVELYN WOOD'S TRIBUTE everything." was one of his quotations Evary officer, route ought

Vessels sunk (over 1,600 tons), Vesach sunk (under 1,600 tons),.. Vessels unsuccessfully attacked,...

ITALIAN SHIPPING RETURNS.

Roxx, Jan. 9. The shipping returns for the week ending December 29, abow Vesselt rank (Steamers over 1,500

toni),

Vesala sunk (Sailing ships under

100 tons),...? Vessels unsuccessfully attacked

(steamera). **.

The recommendations include that is an officer's allowance 80-lb. kit

THE GREATEST BRAVERY.

TO THE BRITISH SOLDIER.

HOMEN'S AGE..

SWEEPSTAKE DRAMA,

To relieve the todians of a recent home

babitués a

to have it inscribed on his shaving glass. In a striking address Sir Evelyn Ward of depo.steamship rented a His work and sctions were governed by

a

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the United States shall are all their influence to secure entire unity of effort, military, naval and economic, between themselves and the countries associated with them in the War

· THE WESTERN FRONT.

Inasmuch as the successful termina this maxim. He was Dever late for a Wood recently paid a tribute to the tion of the war by the United States appointment, church service, entertain-Britisa soldier of his day sad of the

new sweepstake

The ENEMY RAID REPULSED

bright idea originated during and the Allies can be greatly hastened ment, er meal One might expect a present. The occasion was his presenta debate as to the age of o

f one of the women by the unison of the United States in man who was so eminently pro tion of a medal for bravery to Corporal passengers Lets take all the women LONDON, JAB. 3. the shipping programme, that the cision to be lacking in human quali Cantairs at Harlow. Sir Eralya in the passenger list suggested the

ties but his Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig Government and people of the United

kindliness

sportsman who thought of the sweeps draft Report outlining its policy after.It is officially announced that the

reports

personal magnotiam, and those Crimean War, individual ages, add up to the total, and the war and the reconstruction to be Air Council was established on Before reaching the trenches.

The enemy, attempting a raid in the accomplishing this result by a systematic who knew him best loved him. Hin My commanding oficer, who was hand his estimate to the

the purser. The neighbourhood of Uppe, was driven of coordination of her considered at Party Conferencs

resources sympathy and consideration were well regarded by as as the bravest of the parser has esset information in the age of man and materials, that the greatest known to his troops. On the eve of ar bruys he picked up a shell from the declarations of every passenger, He in June.

His artillery, was very active in the amount of tonnage shall be devoted for operation, he would see them encour rentrant a gun's crew and, carrying it can add up the true aggregate, and the The Report says that a new social

Baron neighbourhood of the Ypres Comines the transportation of Americas troops presenting medal ribbons amodiately on his chest, threw it over the top of a man who comes nearest, wit takes the

try messages, and he made a poris of order must be constructed based not General Trenchard, CB, Chiet of 200 bombe on an ammunition depot

Canal Mujor.

Our seroplanes on Tuesday dropped utilization of the American naval forces. istedidered defeated the object aimed and shoulders back as we passed along voyage it made it worse, for it ended in

By and a definite plan formed for the active alter an actin to those who had distingarapet-selected three officer pool

**He asked us to walk with heads up as far from beguiling the tedium of a sweepstake was carried out, bat, in this respect on individualist and capitalist pro the Air Staff; Rear-Admiral Mark near Courtrai, the aerodroma at Ingol duction but on co-operation in pre Kerr. C.B., Deputy Chief of the Air mater and other targete

*Only the other day he travelled the battery to encourage the men to

benefit of all, and not one of enfor Staff, and Sir William Weir, Director down and two were driven down

States shall bend ovary effort in his veryone who met him feltrited a personal experience during the "and each of a guess that

duction and distribution for the

dominion over subject nations, sub- ject Colonies, subject classes and subject sex, but on equal freedom.

The Report revoramends the uni minimum

versal enforcement of

wage and the immediate adoption of

a scheme to secure employment for

Juñuary 8.

The Council Rotbermere,

includes President;

General of Aircraft Production.

ENEMY BOMB HOSPITALS,

LONDON, Jan. 8.

Three hostile machines were brought

One of ours is missing.

ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ON FEENCH FRONT

LONDON, Jan. 3.

A French communiqué states! There was considerable Artillery

An Italian official message states:activity in the sectors of Beaumont and The enemy bombed two Eospitals. Caurieres Wood.

soldiers and war workers on deat Castle Franco and Veneto, and mobilisation, by the establishment of killed eighteen patients. Public works, and the reduction of

working hours to a maximum of 48

hours weekly.

The Report also demannda-the

DISABLED, BRITISH FRISONERS REPATRIATED,

ROTTERDAM, Jan. 8.

SIR C. SPRING RICE'S RETIREMENT CONFIRMED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The retirement of Sir Cecil Spring Rice is officially.confirmed

MARIE CORELLI" FINED FOR -FOOD-HOARDING.

LONDON, Jan. 2 Miss Marie Corelli has been fined £50 for hoarding food

MESOPOTAMIA “STORIES.".

TOLD BY THE RURAL DEAN OF THE GARDEN OF EDEN.

be

sixty miles by scruplane for this para disregard the shot and shell fying over a certain number of embittered men, a pose. As soon as any wounded officer

or men arrived at a hospital from the Front, his first thought was to go and

KERENAKY THE NEUROTIC.

Before

wrathful purser, and a ship's on PETY

suspicious and quarrelling women. Before the war I was often, asked

First of all the women salom passen- visit them, and if there was an leer illWill our men fight like our forefathers gora could not understand, and much in hospital whom he knew, he would I alway gave the same answer: Yes, resented, men assengers walking round pay him constant risite He never falled their hosts will be as firm, but their their chairs, making cakulations with in kindness of this nature, however heads better filleder kapancils, studying their hand and som preased he might be with work: He was am satisfied from personal ex Then, when the swees was drawn, the

plexions with perturbing carioeity & loyal, lovable, a well is a great man.perienes that the strain on a man's men met was embittered who bad hervest when fighting with word or secretly gone round to most of the bayonet is not so severe as when he has woman passengers and tried to chat to stand still under fire their ages. The mean marys Aggregate Sir Evelyn concioded I think that estimate was 450 year under the win- the verdict of history will be that the ner's guess. The innocent mars was alo decision of Sir John French, on October men, making them to give him their

embittered who had gone round to A correspondent had an interesting 201914, to leave the troops on very indgment se to other women's ger Cazon Parfit, of Jerusalem. The de gimpse at the mentality of M Kerensky thinly-held-thirty mile hne, to do their innocent man extimate what 000 ecribed himself se "Vicar of Mesopotamia in the course of a chat with General best to resist the enormous encoming above the winner's guess w

embittered told low kastern, tales in London because of his mistrust 6f the Kerensky Bligh to prolong it ten miles farther all, for not one woman passenger pall and Rural Dean of the Garden of Eden Gaurko The general (who was exiled maaf Germans, sending Sie Douglas

regime) said that Kerenskywa He said

Channel ports, is unique, " charge

calmly about the sconery did not impress get him to talk logically

The line was held at the cost of and begged for bakebseah, the children was perpetually bursting into frenzied terrible number of lives, but the men by were brilliantly clad in olive oil and oratory, as if he were trying to stir a dying to hold it justified this most the sweetest of mailes

meeting rate enthusiasm

sudacious tactical decision. DAM Him then were always a blaze, this ZA soldier, writing home, asid, the was so futanse that the pop

hands perpetually twisting about, and feeding their fowls on ice

his voice had & carines/trick:of-con- pretantly bros vent them laying hard-

Carother" referring to Gardan's lovely Lador mosquitos, "asid: Ever

wouldn't take a famin me out of it lo

At Bagdad, the godt

"And the puzsor WiK ToKt

electricity and insurance, repudiatesabled British prisoners-of-war from British policy at Washington ved him The people were poverty-stricken anythingEven when.“ réten tête ho nationalisation of mines, railways, Two hundred and thirty-five-dissThere will not be any change in recently when he first saw his nourotic It was quite impossible to northward in order to save the speak to him the rest of the voyage,

a protective tariff and inslate on a levy on capital.

NEWFOUNDLAND'S PREMIER

RÉSIGNS.

LONDON, Jan. 3 The RL Hon. Bir P. Morris, ECMG, Promior of Newfoundland, has resigned in order to maintain political unity during the war and ti

Germany have o

yo arrived and 870 civilians are expected to-day 05:

All will proceed to England aboard Dutch steamers.

· LABOUR INTEREST3 -AND MAN-POWER.

DON, Jan. 3.

ROYAL PALACE IN SPAIN ON FIRE

ADEID, Jan. 2... The Royal Palace at La Granja iron

Ne details are to hand.

QUEBEC AND THE WAR,

A deputation of employees to Mt. The on Lloyd George deZDKI

zobviate the danger of a revival

party issues in view of the forthcoming Employees Associations should general election

thet

represented

on the subject of man TOWEL

TheWar policy of the Coalition betion, Labour end, the overnment je unchanged

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The majority どの people blood shot

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