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HAIG'S RETURN,

Losvoy, December 10. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig had a brilliant Naval and Military reception on arriving at Dover this Laporsing en routs to London.

He was also greeted by tena of thousands of people on the sea front. The distinguished Field Marshal crossed on the Belgian hospital ship By thred destroyers. Well out at was met by si-coastal motorboats, with ses plan and aeroplanes.

HISTORIAN ON 'HAIÓ.

LORDEN, December, 18th It was Field-arthal Haig who pressed most earnestly for Marshal Foch's ap- pointment and it was Barshal Hale whose support largely made possible the great gamble of July, 1918, which the war. Like Sir John Moore, Marshal won, the second battle of the Warne and Haig, had a great feming for training raw material puhire that Buchan remind

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HISTORIC VISIT

LONDON December ist. President Wilson called on the King bf Italy, repaying a visit of the previous evening. That was the first occasion in history on which a Crowned Head ever paid a visit to President Wilson

The King of Italy attended an official reception at the Hotel de Ville, and had

member a meeting of the Academy at a magnificent reception from the people of Paris. Later he attended as which the King preruted a meds track

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HISTORIAN ON HAIG.

COL. JOHN BUCHAN WRITES STRONG PRAISE OF GREAT

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:OCCUPATION OF KERLIN.

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LONDON, December 13th. Renter's Paris Correspondent quotes the Matin " as declaring that despite German denials, the German Government has been requesting the Allies to occupy Berlin.

Loxbox, December 19. The war historian, Colonel John Buchan, has an interesting article in the Daily Sketch on Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. He says that Marshals Haig, and Foch were com- plimentary to euch other, like Generals Lee and Jackson of the the U.S.A. The British Army sup plied General Foch with his weapons, such a tanks and the creeping bar nige, and it was the British Army that finally crushed" Ludendorf.ences being fought out. General Foch made the plan and No results have yet been reached. Genera! Haig provided the material and much of the execution. But Alarshal Haig was not a mere com- petent lieutenant, trusty in fulfilling orders; he was a great tactician also. Generals Foch and Haig from 1914 to the end saw eye to eye.

Marshal Haig, in choosing the ancient port ef Dover for his first landing since the Armistice was algned bad but followed the examplej of these other illustrious soldiers- Lord Kitchefer, who first touched English soil hereafter Khartoum, and Lord Roberts on returning from the South African war..

As the Jun Breydel "drew along side the Adiairalty Pier, Marshal Baig was seen on the bridge, stand- ing next to Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, and surrounded by his Generis and distinguished Naval officers.

The King of Italy and the Prince of Piedmont left Paris for Verdan after eleven o'clock at night,

PRESIDENT WILSON.

· LONDON, December 20th. President Wilson, yesterday bad a cor- ference with: 3, Clemenceau, which lasted two hours.

GERMANS MUST DELIVER LOCOMOTIVES.

LONDON, December 20th. The Germans are required to deliver 5,000 Failway engines by January 16. If deliveries are not made regularly, an- other 500 engines will be exacted na a penalty.

JOFFRE PRAISES POILÜS.

AFFAIRS IN GERMANY.

SOVIETS STILL SQUABBLING

LONDON, December 13th. Berlia to the effect that violent scenes Amsterdam reports a message from characterised the Congress of, Sorista, Time was wasted in criticising the

LONDON, December 20th. Government and Sovist, personal differaf Marshall Joffre at the Academie At a formal reception given in honour

Francaise, before a large and distinguish- ed audience which included President Wilsog and President Poincaré, Marshal Joffro praised the French combatant soldier's part in winning the war,

THE EX-KAISER.

Loxnox, December' 13. Copenhagen 'reports * message from Berlin to the effect that Herr Ebert declared the Government did not wish Holland to extradite the" ex-Kaiser.

A conference representing the whole country will meet on Decem ber 29, for the purpose of electing a President of the German Républic.

WAR MINISTER RESIGNS."

Commissary Lansberg announced that General Scheuche, the Minister for War had resigned,

CLEANING OUT TURKEY,

Pazia. December 19th. Admiral Amet, the French High Com-

tioned all German ships.

·NO CENSORSHIP.

CONFERENCE TO BE REPORTED,

LOKON, December 21st. Neither the French nor the American Government proposes to exercise any any control over cables, conveying news of the proceedings at the Peace Confer

ence.

SPANISH INTERVENTION-

PROVES DEFEAT OF PRO- GERMANISM.

Marshal Haig was received at the missioner at Constantinople has requisire with President Wilson.Count

landing stage by Guards of Honour, one of scamen from the monitors, and another of Royal Marine Light Infantry with bands.

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It was well that in the struggle with armed brutality we should have been led by one so far from brutality. He was always confident of the ultimate triumph of right and always cheerful; even in the blackest hour, for he drew comfort from the deep).

Turkey is to convey a number of Austro German mischief-makers from Turkey to France where they be kept under strict Burveillance intir peace is concluded.

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Count Romanonon, the Spanish Pro mior, arrived in Paris yesterday, for the j purpose of conferring with the French Government and discussing the Spani

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Romanocas will raise the question of Spain's participation in the Conference, and discuss different pro- blems concerning the rights and aspiro A Stockhelin message from Helsingfors tions, of Spain. Great Umportance is says that the Bolshevists have sent back attached in Spain to this visit, as mark to Austria and

Germany 2,000 waring the final defeat of pro-Cermanis prisoners who are specially trained for in the Peninsula Bolshevist propaganda work.

LONDON-PARIS AIR SERVICE.

GERMAN MINE EXPLODES.

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LONDON, December 19th.. springs. He cared nothing for Faris reports that a German delayed vertisement and had no thought for action, mine exploded at Guise Bridge,

his own carcer. His uncanny pati-killing 15 and injuring 20.

ence was something that belonged to another worlit. For a parallel to such a temperament we have to look to Sir John Moore or to the great Scots soldier Montrose. Marshal Haig was faced with ugly facts, but

with extreine Ecnesty he preserved

HERR HARDEN URGES TRIAL OF

THE KAISER.

WORSE THAN THE BOURBONS.

Losony, December 19th. Router's Amsterdam Correspondent adversity the high heartedness quotes Herr Hardes a writing in the which had fired weaker souls. BriZukunft" demands that the Kayser" be taz had not produced a greater called to account before a tribunal for soldier since Wellington, and had his iisdeeds, compared with which the never produced a greater gentleman, guilt of the Bourbons, was nothing.

Marshal Haig will be met by the Duke of Connaught, Mr. Lloyd. Georgs and members of the War Cabinet The Premier has poat- poned his visit to France in order personally to participate in the welcome.

MURDER OF: U.S. AIRMAN.

HOLLAND AND BELGIUM

ANNEXATION OF LIMBURG RESISTED:

LONDON; December 19th. The Hague reports that in the Second Chamber the Foreign Minister, Herr Blid, said he did not believe the assoCIAL- ed Governments would support the ro portad Belgian claim to annex Limburg. While he urged that Holland should try AN AUTHENTIC BEPORT. to understand the viewpoints of the

LONDON December 18

peoples who had sacrificed so much for Copenhagen reports that the news-ideals, he declared that Holland could

never submit to injustice.. paper Koebenhavn publishes an authenticated account, confirmed by three British officers who were age- witnesses, of a German on December 5 deliberately killing na American flying officer named Coheny, who was A prisoner at Stralstind camp. The It was ity's turn yesterday to be Airerdin was shot for momentarily triumphantly acclaimed by Paris, in the stepping outside the barbed wire, persons of the King and his son. Un- being hit by tree bullets. A British casing cheering met the King, who wore, officer won ainultaneously wounded a grey and green uniform.

the Elysee banquet President Foin-

KING OF ITALY IN PARIS.

INTERESTING SPEECHES. CORNWAAN LONDON, December 20th.. A Haves message states:--*

His comrades wanted to carry in care proposing his Majesty's health Cohen's corpse, which was lying in said Italy's present greatness was largely a pool of blood, but the Soldiers' due to the Council prohibited this.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S VISIT.

EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED.

LONDON, December 10. President Wilson is coming to

'direct personal action..

a destroyed ord diplo Events which matic combinations had tightened be bonds of sentiment and interest uniting Italy and France. Through Le King influence, Italy went on the mus, of France and England when the result of the war was still acertain pe

King Victor

etor Emmanuel, proposing the ja Italy's

London carlier than articipated. He prosperity in the wear

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is expected to arrive on December 26. and all the other indications of her Consequently, the Premier, Mr. Balpalior sprang from her ancestral sensa four and others have postponed their of right and justice. From now onward. visit to France,

an era of peaceful collaboration based President Wilson and Mr. Lloyd on mutual respect and loyal friendship George will hold, in London, pre- thould open out for Trance and Italy. Each could give the other valuable assist liminary conversations preylously

Iance towards socuring fature liberty mod arranged for Paris,

LONDON, December 21st The Farman brothers, the famous aeroplane constructors, announos the starting of the first French private air service between Paris and London, with machines carrying two, six and twenty. passengers.

HUN DAMAGE IN FRANCE.

SIXTY-FIVE MILLIARDS.

LONDON, December 21st The destruction-wrought by the Germans in Northern France amounted to 65 milliards, according to an "official report presented to the Senate

ITALIAN CLAIMS.

WANT TERRITORY IF OTBELS GET IT.

LONDON, December 18.1

A message froin Rome states that in the Semite, Signor Tittoni, the ex-Foreign Minister, declared that if other Powers acquired territorial possessions in the eastern Mediter ranean, Italy must also do so. Qwing to her lack of coal, Italy ought to have prior claim to concessions in the coalfields at Heracles. If France and Britain retained the whole or part of Germany's African colonies, Italy should be compensated by an enlargement of her boundaries in Libya, Somaliland, and Eritrea

The Premier warmly approved, the

Speech

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LONDON, December 18. correspondent at Philadel phis states An American Jevriab Congress, representing three million Jews in the United States, most enthusiatically passed a resolution in our of Jewish Commonwealth in Palestine under the wintership of Great Britain acting on

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