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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 98, 1918.
TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from Page 1.)
THE WOLF'S RAID,
FURTHER DETAILS.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 96.
The crew of the Igotzuendi say that the steamer was captured whilst en route to Australia, with 1,000 tons of coal The next victim was the British steamer Matunga, with a valuable cargo. The crew of the Mfulungs were taken lacard the Wolf and wall treated, and the three vessels proceeded to a deserted Dutch island, where a part of the Hatunga's cargo WAS the most valuable part taken on abord the Wöly after which the Malunga was
stored
and
EARLIER" TELEGRAMS,”
GERMAN CHANCELLOR ON PEACE.
RETENTION OF BELGIUM NOT CONTEMPLATED,
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 37. Count Bertling in the Reichstag, referring to the speech of Mr. Runciman, said if the latter meant that peace would be brought nearer if belligerent repre- individual questions he agreed, especially sentatives met in conclave to discuss
as regards Belgium.
"A. I have repeatedly mid, we do not contemplate retaining Belgium, but we must be safeguarded from the danger of a country, with which we desire to war, becoming a jumping off ground of live in peace and friendship after the
enemy macbinationa.. If, therefore, the proposal came from the opposing side at the instance of the Government at Havre, we should not be antagonistic, i unk. Shortly afterwards, the Americanaren though the preliminary discussion barqna Eduga was sunk, then the 6,000 might not be binding" .ton Japanese steamer Fabis Maru (1Fitachi Muru) full of "Asiatics, who were taken on board the Wolf and the Igotamenti,
From the coast of Australia the fol and the Igolzmend returned via the Capa, parting company to the south of Iceland, the Iyutzmei going northwards
and the southwards.
CAPTURED SPANISH STEAMER STRANDED,
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 26.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
PRINCIPLES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
*THE OMRMAN" ADYANCE IN RÜSSIA.
HOW RETAL WAS TAKEN,
LONDON, Feb. 16.
A German official report states:—— Four days after crossing the Moon Sound, our troops, marching on Beval, captured the fortress after a battle.
Flags wore hung out in many towns of Livonia, when, we entered,
Many inhabitants arrested by the Russians, were liberated...
A'violent battle was a prelude to the capture of Pakif General Linsingen stormed, and carried Kolenkowits and the railway station. Upwards of three few days on foot, by rail and metar est, hundred kilometres were covered in a
despite great strain and hardship.
We are co operating with the Ukran- ians and have cleared a great part of the country of looting gange. We recently on the Eastern Front took officers, and 3,676 men as prisoners. three Divisional Staff oficers, 180
"THE DAMNED MINIONS OF WILLIAM."
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THE DEFENCE OF PETROGRAD.
PYTROGRAD, Feb. 26.
THE WESTRES FRONT:
GERMAN PRESS BOASTING...
LONDON, Feb. 16. Corman newspapers are publishing articles, boasting of the coming offensive and declaring that the advance on Bands has not weakened the Western forees.
THE COMING "OFFENSIVE.
THE PREPARATIONS OF
THE ALLIES.
NATIONAL WAH BONDS,
THEIR SUCCESS ASSURED.
LONDON, Feb. 2. Mr. Bonar Law, in a speech at the Aldwych Club, said the National War Boads were assured of success
Not fucluding the money given direct by the bankers, the War Honda. Back already raised more than the total of the new money, secured by the 44 per sent. loan.
He appealed to great financial institu [tions to convert Treasury Bills into War Boods and appealed to everyone to save and lead their rings to the State
THE POWERS OF THE ARMY COUNCIL.
LONDON, Feb. 26.
Mr. Bonar Law said we had a rugged Router's Correspondent at French path. If there was any danger it was Headquarters, wiring yesterday, say at Home, but he did not think there As the season advances and the was any real danger that there was shadow of the expected Garman offensive ground for discouragement or faint- looms larger it is comforting to know heartedness. that the French are ready on every sector of the long line to meet the blow whenever it falle Behind the French front as well as behind the British thei winter has been a time of pleut and methodical preparation. Unnumbered miles of tronches have been 'dug, ronda
LONDON FALL 25. and communications have been imprared, In the House of Commons,TM ME fresh monstrous growth of wire have MacPherson, Parliamentary Secretary sprung on every road and fald through to the War Office, announced that an which the German advance may cot-Order-in-Council will be issued restoring cevably lia, and artillery and munitions to the Army Council and Secretary of are ready in quantities the Germans State for War powers and duties trans- nerer before encountered, but a super-ferred to the Chief of the General Staff stronger defence is the unconquerable by the Order-in-Council made in January, epirit of the French army. They are 1916.. ready as they always have been, and are better prepared than ever before.
ME. GERARD'S NEW HOST.
MONS HEROES SENT TO HOLLAND GERMAN GENERAL STAFF ALL
FOR INTERNMENT.
LONDON, Feb. 26.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 25. The Government has issued a pro clamation declaring that, despite the acceptance of the German terras the "Imperialist assassins continue their Count Hartling admitted that Presi-moustrous advance in the interior of dent Wilson's message was a small step
Russia. The damned minions of towards a rapprochement. He agreed illiam and the German Kaledina, with the four principles enunciated by together with the White Guards, are shooting the members of the Soviets President Wilson as the basis of a general peass discussion with the and reconstituting the power of the reservation that these principles must landlords and capitalists. If you he universally recognised. This goal workers, soldiers and peasants wish to had not as yet been reached. When etsin, the power, you must fight the President Wilson said the German hordes seeking to devour you." Chancellor was speaking to the tribunal of the world he must decline this tribunal as prejudiced and gladly as he would welcome and co-operate with an In consequence of the German entry A telegram from Rotterdam says that The Spanish steamer Igotzmendi, impartial court of arbitration, unfortun-into Pakoff, otherwise known as Pleskau, a further batch of released British pri Captured by the German mider Wolf:ately there was no trace of similar the Bolsheviks have issued a midnighters all Mons heroes, have arrived at stranded cast of Skaw Lighthouse. Entente Powers. Great Britain's war to dig trenches for the defence of the for three hours, apparently owing to sentiments on the part of the leading call to the people to secure implements Scheveninger for internment in Holand. Their train was detained at 'Cologne "with a German prize crew aboard, aims wars still imperialistic. They capital.
also passengers and "ews of halt-a-wished to impose upon the world a
_military transports going westwarda. dozen sunk ships, A number of peace according to Great Britain's good pleasure. Great Britain spoke of the passengers wen rescued including peoples' right of self-determination, but nine wornea and two children, adid not think of applying the principle
to Ireland, Egypt and India. ́ ́lawyer and his wife from Singapore.
Peace in the East is now, near Bud! And A Sexagenarian professor of the world, especially neutrals, are making Sydney University, also two Austra-if the gate is thus opened for a general lian medical officers who have been peace, but Great Britain, France and Italy still seem to be completely unwil. ling to listen to the voice of reason asd busaity.
Interned.
LATER.
The Igotamendi is a steamer of 5,000 tons, she was captured by the Wolf in the Indian Ocean nine months ago. A German priz» «rew was put aboard. Since then she has Hollowed the Folf
LATER
The Spanish crew and the prize trew have been brought ashore. The prrer are proceeding horse and the atter are being interned.
THE LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE.
LONDON, Feb. 26.
1
to
WORLD LONGING FOR PEACE
"The Entente, from the beginning pursued aims of conquest. It is Aghting for the delivery of Alsace-Lorraine France. I have nothing to add to what I have formerly said, namely, it is no Alsace-Lormine question in the Inter national sense. The world is longing for peace, but the enemy Governments are again infaming the war panica. other voices, however, have been heard in England and it is to be hoped that they will multiplyvu nase
The greatest activity prevails. BRESTLITOVSK CONFERENCES TO BE REOPENED.
AMSTERDAM, Fab. 125. A Berlin message says Count Hertling! informed the Reichstag. that Delegates have gone to Breathitovsk. Although a dispate about the details is possible, peace must ensue very shortly.
A telegram from Vienna states that the Austro-Hungarian Delegates have gone to Brestitorak.
THE CONTINUANCE OF HOSTILITIES.
LONDON, Feb. A.Rasaian ficial report states :--- M. Lenin 'and M. Trotzky, in com- plaining of the continuance of hostilities, have inquired whether Gerany intenda to reply to Russia's expressed consent to sign the proposed conditions of peace and to General Krylenko's inquiry whether armistica, does not automati cally follow the acceptance of such conditions.
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·FOREIGN-DIPLOMATS-LEAVE-
PETROGRAD..
LONDON, Fab. 26.
THE FINAL DECISION."
*The world stands before the foal decision. Either the enemies must decide to conclude peace--they know on what conditions we are ready to
A telegram from Petrograd states begin discussion or they must continue that the American, Japanese, Chinese, their insanity by their criminal war of Siamese and Brazilian diplomats bays conquest. Dor: people will hold out departed to the interior of Russia. further, but the blood of the fallen, the They will probably go to Vologna and
gonies of the mutilated and the distress await developmenta and sufferings of the peoples will fall ·
The proveedings of the Labour Party Conference are notable for the lefeat of the extreme Socialists. The htter withdrew the amendment jenouncing the new Constitution and
ther unendinents, designed to upon the heads of those who insistently will remain till the last moment. trengthen the voting power of the refuse to listen to the voice of reason
PRESS COMMENT ON THE Independent Labour Party in the new and humanity." (Cheers.) Party.
SEPARATE PEACE, by big majorities.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 25.
were
defeated
THE IRISH CONVENTION.
LONDON, Feb. 26.
...
GERMANY WAGING A DEFENSIVE WAR.
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The British and French Embassies
Count Hertling ogsin stated that| The Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung says that Germany was waging a delonnive war a separate peace with Basia can cely and contended that operations in the make a general peace more remote East were reconciliable with that. The because America, Great Britain so sole aim was to secure the fruits of France will fight to the bitter end. peace with Ukraine, Germany did not The Press Bureau announces that intead to catablish herself, for example, a meeting of the Irish Convention in Esthoniz and Livonia. The chief Chairman, Sir H. Plunkett, re- point was to eraste organs for salf puted the results of the delegation determination and self-administration tothe Cabinet,
:
After a discussion the Convention adpurned until Wednesday, to con- sidir Sir H. Plunkett's report..
JOPULARITY OF PRESIDENT WILSON IN ENGLAND.
in Courland and Lithuanis. Military action, however, bad produced success, far exceeding the original sim.
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The journal declares that "Austria needs general peace, bence she does not rejoice at Germany's pyrthic victory over Russia,
The Leipziger Foliaceitung says that' the Russian Government's latest rapid move has upset the carefully prepared game of the German Government, which does not want peace.
The Socialist, Herr Cohn, speaking in the Reichstag on Friday, denied that the people of the Baltic Provinces were lunging for Germany. He emphatically declared that a general peace was not
THE POLISH PROBLEM. The guiding principle with regard to Bamania will be the imperative desire to convert into friends States with which, on the basis of success of Germans arma, Germany now concludes peace any nearer. A lesendu
The constitutional problem in Poland, The Stuttgarter Tageblatt, commenting in a narrower sense, was still in a alege upon the auti-German, speeches in the of exhaustive discussion between Ger- Austrian Parliament, recalls the terrible many, Austria-Hungary and Poland, sufferings of the German soldiers in the the number of portraits of him displayed and he hoped that the great unrest in defence of Austria and says that such in the shops and public buildings and Poland, due to the Ukraine peace treaty, speeches severely try the sympathy of inded in private houses, Procident Wilson is easily the first at the present would disappear-by compromise and a the Clerman nation for the Austroj momat in England. In the last two spirit of goodwill
Ma John Lane, the pabuster, writers to The Timra follows:If the popular ity of public man may be gauged by
montis I have visited the following
In the settlement of the frentier
cities rd towns-Bath, Bristol, Eater, qucation, Germany was only demanding Leicester, Nottingham, Chippenham, what militarily was indispensable.
Cirenester
Malmesbury: Brighton,
Worthing, Barnstaple Bideford, Taun ton: Plymouth and Torquay, and I have been unch struck with the number and) promince of President Wilson's por traits. This shall be very gratifying to our grea ally.
Lostnasster Generul communi. aster the lawing-The London Post Ofice adries that all perosis (except those for risouers of War), and all sample packets, for Denmark, Hollant Norway, Span, Sweden, and Switzer land will be stopped by the Military Censors unles posted under a War Ofice permit.
TALING I THE THRO VER
foreril
Cough Re
WHAT ME. RENGIMAN SAID.
LONDON, Feb. 26,
The speech of Mr. Runciman then
German. Alliance.
THE RUMINIIN PELCE DISCUSSIONS.
BULGARIAN DELEGATION TO
PARTICIPATE.
AMSTERDAM, FIX IL
A Bulgarian Delegation has gone tioned by Count Hertling was made into Bucharest to participate in the the House of Commons sa February 13. Ramanian pasca negotiations,
Beaid the grastaus contribution to peace will be the opportunity for a exchange of views by representatives of belligerent opinion.
GERMAN PRONBOGLEDE IN
With reference to the penishment of Captain. Henke of the Unite Army refusing to fakt bis kiurmen,
•private
per seized realed that he frid@bea
ing with Count Barnstorff had contributed to German Austrian and Turkish funds and was
Before departure, the Finance Mini- ter, M. Toutchell, who is the Chief Delegate informed the Sobranje that the Bulgarians are concentrating upon regaining Dobendja. ⠀ NEGOTIATIONE WIT II CAUCASUS REPUBLIC
IMPENDING TRANSIZEDAM Feb 20 message: frowy Bukbarent ways the
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
ACTIVE ORGANISATION BY AUSTRIANS.
LONDON, Fab. 25.
POWERFUL.
LONDON, Feb. 25.
A further instalment of Mr. Gerard's new book declares that the ultimate power in Germany rests with the
claims the right to give a final decision General Stall, which more or less controls the actions of the Kaiser, and even
upon questions of foreign policy. Hence, Mr. Gerard concludes it was General Ludendorff who decided upon the rupture with America.....
...
THE INTER-ALLIED SOCIALIST CONFERENCE,
COMPLETE UNITY
PROBLEMATICAL..
LONDON, Feb. 25.
A correspondent at Italian Headquar ters aays the Austrians have been actively organizing their forces during the past two months, broadening roads. and installing serial cable transports with anusually large, cara in vidw off The Daily Telegraph Labour Corro reinforcing threatened points without spondent states that it is problematical the delay of climbing There has also whether all the Delegates in the inter- been much movement in the direction Allied Socialist Conference endorse the of Lake Garda, suggesting that Garda Memorandom in respect of their own will bulk more largely than hitherto in natianal claims. It is understood that any beactive in disseminating meagre recognition of the Italian claim. any prospective offensive. Their aircraft the Italians are dissatisfied with the lesfiets inciting Italians to imitate the to the Trentino. The shatention of British-speaking peoples is still a more serious matter. The absence of any Delegation from the British Demipiens to be deplored, as the real opinion of Fabour in Australia, Canada, and South Africa in most important as regards the faire of the German colonies.
Russian
AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATION AT IMPERIAL CONFERENCE."
LONDON, Feb. 26.
A telegram from Sydney announces that Mr. Joseph Cook (who was leader of the Liberal Opposition) companies Premier Hughes to the Imperial Con ference in England.
CANADIAN UNIONIST PARTY..
SUPPORTED BY SOLDIERS! VOTE.
OTTAWA, Feb. 26.. The voting of Canadian soldiers in France, Canada sad the United States. Farty in Parliamant adds eight members to the Unionist
The voting of the Canadians in Great Britain has not as yet been announced.
THE LALAND ISLANDS. RUSSIAN AND FINNISH TROOPS
"TO EVACUATIA
STOCKHOLY, Feb. 24.
An agreement has been reached regarding the evacuation of the Aaland Islands by the Russian and Finnish troops,
A Swedish force has gone to the Aaland Islands to maintain order.
GERMAN PROPAGANDA AT COSTA RICA.
REVOLUTIONARY OUTBREAKS
SUPPRESSED,
New Koza, Feb. 96." Revolutionary outbreaks are reported
in Costa Rica engineered by pra.Ger-
க்
They were promptly suppressed.
CARNEGIE GIVES $1,000,000 TO LOGILL UNIVERSITY.
LONDON, Feb. 26.
A LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE-
BROADENING THE BASIS.
1: LONDON, Feb. 26, A-conference of the Labour Party met under the chairmanship of Mr. Pardy with the object of broadening the basis of the English Labour Party. and to arrange the admission of indivi- duals, as distinct from organised Labour, parties.
ENEMY COMMERCIAL PENETRATION,
TO BE CAREFULLY WATCHED.
LONDON, Fab. 25.
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THE WRECK OF THE FLORIZET
THE CASUALTIES.
ST. Joan's, Feb. 26, Of 146 aboard the Floritel 44 were rescued, incinding the Captain, Mate, twenty-five of the crew sad seventeen
The manager of the line, his child snd. burso perished
Only two out of fourteer wemen" survived
Lloyd's representative states that people are still on board the Florisch but only the forecastle is above water. A rocket line was got on board after dark but there was no response. The The Carnegie Corporation has presenta is moderating, and it is expected to at the MaGill University with a million rander help soon. dollars in recognition of the Institu tion's devoted service sed sacrifice. towarde Genades part in the war.
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