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SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1918.

TELEGRAMS.

(Continued from Page 1.)

THE MEANING OF THE NEW OFFENSIVE.

LONDON, April 12, The nation is watching with antity, unprecedented since the

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THE AGE LIMIT.

THE CHINA MAIL.

ONLY 7 PER CENT. OF MEN AFFECTED REQUIRED

Losos, April 12.

THIS YEAR.

THE RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET.”

200 VESSELS LEAVE HELSINGFORS.

'THE PICIFIC. MEYL, 8.5. CO.S

BANQUET.

(Continued from Paqe dij

AUSTRIAN EMPEROR AND ALSACE LORRAINE.

"BENSATIONAL CONTROVERSY.

LONDON, April 12,

PETROGRAD, April 13, when he said: We want to Govern- The contoreray between

The First Squadron of the Russian ment interference with our business when the Defence, of the Realm Act`is na Clemenceau, ank

Baltic Fleet, composed of bathleships tonger, necessary. He fully endorsed the Austrian

In the House of Commons, Sir and cruisers, has arrived at Kron-that opinion. He thought that the Emper is developing.

Auckland Crediles intimated that only stadt from Helsingfors: The Second national ation of shipping would be a THE CONSENSUS OF OPINION, important official statement issued oven per cent. of the men affected Squadron, comprising torpedo bouts stake and being disaster to the ship ut Viemein states that the Emperor by the rising of the age-limit would and submarines, is reported to bu og Fing interests of any country which i Karl sent to the Kaiser yesterday, required this year. The remain-Kronstadt, The Third Squadron, inter alia: "I disavow indign, civil life. If the or four years were chantships and obsolete, torpedo

which he saysing 03 per cont. would gemain in

comprising transports, armed mer- beginning of the war, the progress ofantly Clemenceau's false and untrue off the limit the same number toate, left Helsingfors yesterday the critical battle ip northern France: statement that I recognised that of men would be taken from a smaller i anxiety, mingled with admiration, France had a just clair to

evening. the block and they would be less fit for, the tenuity of the British troop- frenequisition of Alsace-Torraine. At physically, on an average, who are contesting every foot of a minut when Austro-Hungarian Sir A. Geddes mentioned that ground with a stubbornness that luguns were "tlandering jointly with engineers were streaming to the rude the enemy pay dearly for his German camer slow advance. As the struggle sways Front, it hardly needs proof that

on the Westem Colours.

Sir Charles Seeley stated that on 3-mile Font, observers were a fighting for these provinces young miners in the Nottinghain and in Paris are divkiet în opinion exactly

as if it were

a question of ures would not be selected for wer se to the enemy intentions, oue se defending my own hands. In face of vice by ballot as they were recruiting -tion regarding the new offensive as this eloquent proof of aur hill com voluntarily,

diversion meant to draw off, the British reserves while preparing a

systematie atlempt to destroy #

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depended upon individual enterprise, adopted it. Aencéessful business

the principals who made decisiour. roadiness of decision and the accepting

Those were qualities which were not of responsibility for fall authority by

Jusually cultivated by the mathods of The total number of vessels defear, Hear). He thought that anyone

Government departmental working purted is 200.

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SEQUEL TO THE LICHNOWSKY-

MEMORANDUM.

GERMAN GENERAL STAFF OFFICER ARRESTED."

AMSTERDAM, April 12 The priest of Captam Begeleide

who had experience in negotiating for the building of a standard ship or negotiating for the charter of a ship would fully endorse those viewe Ha thought that any country which took shipping, or any business or industry out of the control of individual enter prise, would take a retrograd step and one which would not eventually be in the interests of the community. Mr.

war. what should be Ritter bad given them some ideals of done after the Would universal fres trade-

unity of aims, I deem it super-THE PROGRESS OF THE BILL..of the German General Stuff, for fluous to waste words on Clenione fresh attack on Amiens, the other demi's false assertion. Severtheless, the Man-Power Bill has been adopt. hection with the Lichnowsky Mem-realisation of the ideals he anggested ? The guillotine resolition regarding incitement to high reason, in con- not go a great way towards the section believing it is a definite and I desire to take this opportunity of. The Bill wildeave the Commons British Amy and to break through solidarity existing between you and its stages in the House of Lords by ugain usuring you of the complete on Tuesday and will pass through all to Calais while holding the French ne, and your Empire and mine. No Thurslay. opinion now favours the latter intrigues anci theory.

no attempts from whosoever they proceed will im. perial our loyal commideship in aris and we shall jointly eulorer an honorable peace.

GENERALISSIMO FOCH.

MR. RONAR LAW EXPLAINS.

Losnox. April 12. In the House of Commons, Bonat Law, replying to a question

P

AN AMENDMENT DEFEATED,

Londos, April 12, 1.15 am:

orandum, is amicused in Germany, the prosecution is only indirectly though the inspired Press userts

connected with the Lichnowsky affair. The Forwaerts says: These in- spired statements are calculated to astonish the world by creating the impression that a traitor has been

it

there always would be, discussion and There had been, and be supposed.

Great Britain should remain a free differences of opinion as to whether true country, but he did not think that there could be any discussion as to whether the world should gener ally practice free trude. Hear, hear.) He thought that that would be going a great way towards effect- In Committee of the House of a member of the General Staff. The to see come about. He could not at Paurs, April 12.

Fing the objects which all would like Commons on the Man-Power Bill an paper says that Captain Beerfelde is down without paying a tribute to the An official Note was bened last antendient substituting 48 for 51 in a evening in reply to the foregoing. It the age-limit was defeated by 262 to Junker aristocrity and received the nunned Allied slips. They had to says the Emperor Kart compels the 152.

inember of the Brandenburg Captains, Officers and men who as to the position of Chenemissimo French Government to give proof of

First Class Iron Crow early in the remember that they were all voluz Foch, said the Versailles Connel, so the Note and it aceedingly repro-

war. He was invalided and appoint been applied to them. They heard teers and conscription had never far as the working out of plans and duces the text of long letter com-

ed to the General Staff. Here he for crews rescued from torpedoed ships details were concernor, was still municated on March 31st, 1917, by

A NEW FORM OF PROTEST.

learned the political side of the war, immediately applying.for a new ship. going on.

Gönemlissimo Feef. whe Prince Siste Bounden, brother-in-law:

discovering secrets which made theThere was a fire spirit amongst the was Chairman of the Council, had the Emperor Karl, to the hands

Texpox, April 12.. Junker officer feel as if he had fallen en of the memintile marine of all been necessarily taken for other work. of Prevident Foincaré, we, with the request of his supporters, has decided, confidentially wrote to. General von the so-called submarine blockade and The Nationalist, Mr. Dooley, at the from Heaven." Captain Beerfelde of how he had twice passed through our countries. He went on to speak He had been appointed, with the full Prince's assent, forwarded it imsa probst to conscription, not to Hindenburg, saying: Germany's related how when he was recently approval, not merely of the Govern-udiately to the French Premier. ments but of the fienerals concerned,

contest North King's County against fate after the war depends upon leaving England, the boat he was on The following are the chief pan-tho Sinn Fein candidate.

whether we really represent a true bar of the Meracy. The submarine. sighted a submarine just outside the Polling is fixed for Appl 95

euse, It is with truth one we was fired on and all passengers were Mr. Dillon wired advising the car withstand our internal and ordered to don life belts and go handonment of the contest.

external enemies.”

into the Saloon. As he walked down Captain Beer the companion way be saw an old folde' afterwards · deyoted himself to stewardess helping one of the children the use of the workers. He was to don a life belt and overcut whilst

to diret the simtegy of both. Arruies, exercising the powers of Generalis- síme and direting the raters of the present battle. Mr. Bonar Law said he did not think there was man inside or outside the Fous who j was not thankful for this.

GERMANY'S INHUMAN TREATMENT

OF WAR PRISONERS.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY.

Lounes. April 12. The report of the Committee, pre- sided over by Mr. Justin Younger, on Enemy Treatment of British War Prisoners

on the Western Front, constitutes another tmgié record of German brutality and calculated deception. It shows that war pri soners are systematically compelled to engage ip work forbidden by the laws of war, close behind the firing! line, thereby being deliberately ox. posed to enemy and Allied gun fire. These inhuman conditions have been continned after the Anglo-Garinan agreement of last year whereby it was agreed that no

war prisoners should be employed, in any work, within 80 kilometres of the firing line...

An instance is quoted where one' Allied shell killed seven and wounded four war prisoners in Belgium.

THE PROGRESS IN MUNITIONS PRODUCTION.

LOSSES MADE. GOOD..

LONDON, April 12. Kelinway, the Parliamentary Seretary to the Ministry of Muni tions, outlined, at Bedford, the pro grem in production of munitions.

The increase in the first two months of 1918 as compared with last year was us follows Light guns, 30 per cent.; medium, 57 per cent. ; heavy, 8 per cent; machine-guns, 90 per cent.; shells, 83 per cent.; Tanks, 89 per cent.paeroplanes, 228 per cent; and zero-engines 245 per cent. The average weekly produe tioned mexoplanes during 1918 has equalled, the average production for two months during 1915 while in machine-gurs ons week's production "has equalled Rvs monthe in 1915. Simulinedusly, inen are steadily being refused for the Army

SZEZON

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A SUGGESTED BARGAIN,

"My Dear Sixte.-ás the end of the third year of a war which Imst brought so much mourning to th wrak approaches, none cen dispute the military advantages won hy, my troops, especially the Balkans. France on her de Jas shown wagnificent power of resistance and clan We un-

suggests that in the six arrest followed the discovery of his reservedly admire the bravery of:

weeks before conscription comes into intimate relations with the Indeper-be her army and the spirit of sacrifice undertake to raise seven Division, in Jummary last. -

working order, the Nationalists Jant Socialists and the Berlin' strikes,

The Dublin Unionist newspaper, activity but was acquitted.

Loxnos. April 12. · ·| previously arrested for political she herself had no iffe belt, nor even

ot the whole French people.

the Irish Times, invites Mr. Dillon

ur ofercout. That was the spirit of The Rheinisch, Westfactische Zer the people who went to sea. They to make a bargain with the Govern-tang says that Captain Beerfelde's and if anyone had served their owed them a deep debt of gratitude Dunit nnd

voluntarily.

It is particularly agreeable, to

w that though momentarily we THE NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT,

are Copponents, no real divergence'

ITS STRENGTH TO BE MAINTAINED.

St Jons's (Newfoundland),

April 12.

oflew and aspirations separates my Empire from France. I am justified in hoping that may lively sympathies with, Fince joined to those prevalent in the nonarchy will forever prevent a keburn to a f state of war for which no responto consider measures to maintain the sibility can be signed to this end, strength of the Newfoundland regi- and to show the reality of these ment, sentiments I beg you to conver

The Legislature meets on April 23

An Order-in-Council has been; secretly and anoficially to Presi-issued, forbidding the departure from dent Poincaré that I shall support the Colony of all eligible, unmarried by every means, using all my permen.. sonal influence with my Allies, France's just claims regarding Alsace-Lochaine. Further, Bel-

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WASHINGTON, April 12. President Wilson has issued

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grum should be entirely re-estab Hished in her sovereignty, keeping the whole of her African possek; sions, without prejudice to com pensation. for her loss. Serbia Proclamation directing the taking shall be re-established in her ever of all coastwise shipping lines, sovereignty,

We. are ready to from April 18 at noon, by the Bail- assure,

ber equitable satural aeroads Adrabistrations, for operation cess to the Adratic, besides exten- during the period of the war. sive economic concessions, but The Proclamation says the ship- Austria-Hungary will demand sping will be devoted mainly to surances, guaranteed by the trimsportations of troops and war Entente Powers that Serbis shall materials: suppress any political society tend ing to the disintegration of Austria- Hungary.

Events in Russia compel, me

to reserve my ideas concerning them until a legal and definitiro Government is established there.

THE LANDING AT YLADIYOSTOCK.

OF PURELY LOCAL SIGNI- -FICANCE:

LONDON, April 11,

",

ACTION AGAINST GERMAN POLITICIANS DISCUSSED.

AMSTERDAM, April 11. A message from Berlin states that secret sitting of the Prussian Upper House discussed the espul- sion of all Members concerned in the Lichnowsky affair.

COUNT CZERNIN RETURNS TO VIENNA

AMSTERDAM, April 12. Count Cerium has, hurriedly ro- turned to Vienna from Bukharest. A CZECH DEMONSTRATION AGAINST COUNT CZERNIN.

AMSTERDAM, April 11.

A message from Vienna states that that a monster Czech demonstration against Count Czerninis being organised at Prague.

country, they had. They might well proud of their seamen. (Applause.) E E. Major-General VENTAIS, then said, on behalf of the British guests, he wished to propose the bealth of the Chairman. He did, net propose to make a speech, because after all the in- tarosting speeches they had just heard, he thought that what they now wanted was merey taughter). He cordial.

greed with all the antiments ex- the Chairman and thanked him on presied. He propdand the bealth of behalf of the guests for the hospitable banquet and for admitting them bebind the scenes of the Shipping world (Laughter).

The roast was drank with much enthusiasm.

The Chairman, rerpanding, såld be wished to express his deepest thanks for the honour they had done him, He did not think the evening would be completed unless they drank to the men who are taking all the risks--the men who are fighting in France to day." (Bear, Hear).

to, the Hotel Band playing the "Stars The Goss was heartily responded

and Stripes and God save the King." The proceeding then terminated.

The death in France of two brothers, brings to light a series of remarkable coincidences, says the South London Prese. The men***

The Premier was received in audi-Walter Maggs and Thormas Maggs, 26, enced by the Emperor in connection with this.

THE SIAMESE MISSION IN FRANCE,

PARIK, April 18, The Siamese Minister presented the members of the Siamese Mission to President Poincaré who congmiu- lated them upon their work.

SUBMARINE PIRACY.

WHY THE SINKINGS AKE REDUCED.

In the House of Commons, Lord-The reduction io sialangs is associated

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LONDON, April 12.

The shipping return for the week'

0344:

I ask you to ascertain opinion Robert Cecil stated that owing to the with the German offensive.

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firstly of France and England murders of Japanese subjects Hindenburg tactly admitted the failure Arrivals

It is recalled that Field Marshal ending April 6 show: with a view to preparing the ground Vladivostock by bands of robbers, of submarinism when he semired the Departures of the Entente for the opening of the British and Japanese warships Socialist delegation at Berlin few Steamers sunk (over 1,500 tons) '--- official negotiations. Hoping we at Vladivostock had landed parties weeks ago that in the offensive in the Bailing ships sunk (over 100 font) shall thus be able on both sides to protect the British, Consulats and West it was certain that success would sailing ships sank (under 100 tom) 2 spon to terminate the sufferings of Japanese subjects. The Government would come this Angusta This is INDIANS OF THE H.K. AND 8.0.A.

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affection--KARL."

Over 100,000 men were released during 1017 and the Army is as well equipped to-day 4s when the German BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDRES, offensive, began, All guns lost have

are actually DURING the summer months childron Are subject to disorders of the guts than at the bowels and should receive the most

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striking contrast to Hindenburg's Army Order of February 1917, when he said the submarine offered the best means of 4 speedy ending to the war

It is pointed out in London that 200,000 British troops crossed the carbol in ten days since the resumptim of the offensive SERVES THE WHOLE FAMILY. (5

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