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Extremely interesting progress is being made towards patting into practice the decisions of the Economic Conference of the Allies us regards the so-called "koy industries. Chief among these is the dye industry, and as a first step towards the creation of a French colouring and chemical industry an important group has been formed in France comprising the chief companies and individuals in terested in the chemical industry, mines, metals, gas, dyes, organic chemical in- dustry, colours, printing inks, textiles, and paper making, to which have been joined expert chemists and engineers. This Société d'Etudes will shortly be re- placed by a National Company, which will undertake the manufacture of all chemical products,
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the predictions recently ventured pun by a neutral military critic of some authority whose views have generally been marked by detachment and accuracy was that in the circumstances in which they now find themselves the Germans are not unlikely as pressure grows to leave Turkey and Bulgaria to shift for them
elves. Enquestionably the Turkey and Bulgaria is a serious drain war in upon German resouro, not in meg but in munitions and other material, which Germany has in the main to supply. It
No doubt as regards the battle of the is a serious drain because the labour Somme that is by this time generally problem in Germany has become more understood. Nor can the process fail in acute than the food problem. Even if dus course to lead to obvious strategical civilian industry has not already disresults which stir public enthusiasm, appeared in Central Europe, it must be The swift onward movement which has very near the vanishing point, more hrought the French on to the Bapaime especially
Broadly, all the Perne rod is a substantial earnest of large rooms (communicating) facing Blake much more. It has made the enemy's Pier und the General Post Office. Nos. 9, 10, position both at Bapaume and at Péronne 11 and 12 on the Third Floor, of Hotel far more difficult. In the meanwhile, it Mansions, work as that pat in the other day by is encouraging to see that such brilliant For particulars apply the Irish regiments at Ginchy has stirred public enthusiasm too. Certainly it com who know. The success of the French mands the boundless admiration of all attack was the direct consequence of it. By work like this the foundations of trimmph are being solidly and surely laid.
Austria.
So that the new company may be able work that is being done is war work- to compete successfully against German the production of munitions and equip rivals, it is probable that a prohibitivement for the troops, and of foodstuffs tariff will be enforced. The use of the Simply to impress men or boys above a on which they have the first claim. arw was factories and their material certain age, and send them to the front machinery has been guaranteed to the would he will the Germen and Austrian National Company after peace by the machinery of recruitment State, and at any moment the Minister were the armies alone covered by the elementary for War will be entitled to order the term "fighting furces." In the true sense manufacture of explosives and chemicals, of the word, however, the Eighting forces and the Minister of Commerce, similarly, include this labour army, and it is will have the power to order the manu- truism to say that its output is the facture of dyes and other trade products measure of the troops who can be kept
In the organization of tho new com- afoot. pany thero is a now and interesting formi
This balance between the numbers on of State intervention. The articles of the the fronts and the labour behind the National Company stipulate that the fronts must be maintained. Whether or director must be of French parents. The not the enemy troops have fallen to the whole concern will be under a Director- minimum called for by the fronts as they General, who will act under the instrucare is supposed to be an open question, tions of a Board, and whose appoint- ment will be submitted to the War Minister for approval.
This agreement between the National Company and the French Government has been completed by a commercial understanding between similar British sad Italian conerus. This understand ing will be carried out by the Société Interalliée des Matiores Colorantes, which will be composed of representatives of all three companies --
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What of the Enst front? On the con siderations outlined it can neither be sur prising that the enemy has massed there all the forces he has at disposal, nor that he has chosen the south of the Danube as the field for a counter-attack. Bulgaria is politically the least sure constituent of the German Confederacy, and yet in- dispensable to it. Manifestly, this coun- but decidedly the best of all evidence on ter-attack had the double object of pre that point is afforded by the expedients serving Bulgaria as part of the Conor 6 months. which have had to be resorted to in federacy. The advance into the order to keep the labour army up to the Dobrudja is a distinctly perilous pro- irreducible level. These have included teeding. What it is intended to lead to With employment of prisoners of war and is not at the moment very clear. wholesale transportation into Germany of the Roumanians in possession of the inhabitants of occupied territories. It passes over. the Transylvanian Alps may be taken as certain that those und in possession Liso of Orsova, necessity. expedients were not adopted without an attempt to reach Bucharest across when they can only be replaced by such if at all, with a force large enough both Equally certain is it that the Danube would have to be made, expedients Gormans would not be sent to succeed in that project and to safe- to the front without necessity. There is guard-Bulgaria at the same time. an urgent call for more troops. It is met by combing out, and by the impressment of youths. The labour balance is readjusted by prisoners of war and by transportations. To infer that a call for more troops met in such a way implies, if not a minimum, at any rate
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The interesting fact to note, however, ie the bearing of the Roumanian can- paign in Transylvania upon the enemy's project for the recovery of Bukovina, Details of the formation of trust of
Part of Von Panzer's army, forced by the German dye companies, which hopes
the Russians to retreat along the tu strangle the dye industry of the
Ceremos Valley, and cut off at the same United States after the war, have been
time by the advance of the Russians to obtained by B. Martens & Co., of 24,
Dorna Vatra has apparently held its State Street. According to the company, Both the expedicats referred to began ground ever since. There is no practic- the two main groups of producers of
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Aable pass between the Jablonitza and the suiline in Germany have been consoli. might have been expected, the prisoners Rodna. The Carpathian chain lying to dated, with a capital of $100,000,000, the of war were first pressed into service. the west of the Czeremos Valley is, how- stock exchange value of which is said around Lille took place in March, and season of the year not impassable, and the LATS in "EWO MESS, No. 8, THE But the transportations from in and ever, only of moderate height, and at this to exceed $250,000,000-
That this trust, which has been
since then, if reports are to be relied enemy appears both to have supplied and menns. upon, there have been, and are still going reinforced these troops by that incalculable injury to the industry understood that the labour involved
other transportations from Belgium. The maamuvre for a time put the Bus- America after the war unless Congress
corner. But, having now linked up with takes action in the interests of American ping the Tucks and Bulgarians with the Roumanians, they have been able to dyestuffs manufacturers is declared by by no means inconsiderable burden and by the seizure on across the crest, experts who are in touch with the It is in Turkey, and the Butan's that bined with an attack up the Czeremc of Mume Hapa!, men. development of the industry in America. The sentiment is growing there that ing of fronts might take place, and it tight corner in turn. It is hard, in fact,
an immediate and very marked shorten Valley, have placed the Austrians in German competition will have to be reckoned with in the future. That the time being to the military security of and curiously enough the resignation of is undeniable that it would add for the to see how the latter are now to get out, new German chemical combination will Central Europe. have great resourons at its command is consideration, which i
By as against that General von Pflanzer has just been re- In any event this Bukovina doubt suggested ported, shown by its financial prosperity during the prediction alluded at the outset, diversion has been disposed of. Nor does several years past, as evidenced not only there comes into view another which goes there appear to be any sufficient forca to by its high rate of dividends, but by
to cancel it. The Modern German arrest a Russian advance upon Mara the large size of the reserves it has Empire is before everything else amarosziget, and a turning of the Jablonica accumulated. Even the war has not cut military empire. Military prestige is its Pass from the Hungarian side. down or diminished the profits of the principle of vitality. But military Seemingly it has been the enemy sim companies.
prestige as a vital principle means that appears now to be the idea generally to hold on to ground at all costs. And Agents of the German dye expansion by force of arms. If A facturers in New York said that the demilitary empire has no longer the on the East front as on the West, It tails of the so-calleri dye trust had not reason of existence as a military missful if it is wat. The obstinate defence of may be heroic, but it is more than doubt been officially published and that they
a empire are a matter of speculation merely. It non-military. Its ruling caste of military of the troops there, Undeniably it would is gone. It must exist if at all as Halicz, for example, looks like the loss was said Germany naturally would attempt to get back her old trade and ruling easte. The basis being changed, ture this crossing over the Daiester, but
inen must inevitably cease to be the be an advantage to the Russians to aap that every effort to that end doubtless not they but others become leaders of the it is of much more advantage to them to would be made.
national fortunes. Their power and corner and destroy an army.
To shap privileges would alike disappear. In the that way the link between the enemy present instance we are face to face wire of his line must give them with the Rou-OFFICES at 2, Connaught Rood Central. front north of the Dniester and the reat the attempt to widen this military empire mautans something very like a free hand into one much greater, but not lega military, and as military existing not in Hungary. The effect, in short, of these Jess to expand further and by the same threatens to reduce the enemy line be battles in Bukovina and on the Dniester It is no accidental association tween the Dniester and the Danube to a which has united Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, and Turkey. The domination Tery improvised affair. The policy there of the Turks over the " rayabs who still fore of holding ground at any cost cen- form so large a part of the population not be described as a paying policy when
to adopt that
LENGTH OF THE WAR, PROFESSOR POLLARD ON A COLLAPSE IN THE WEST. Professor AF Pollard, speaking at University College on October 2nd on "The Turning Tide of War," said that assaming that, according to one estimate, there were 152 German divisions during
same
rate
the battle of the Summe, the French and ourselves had defeated something like a half of the total German forces, or some thing like
million men in all, during the last three months. Lf one could asaume the
of progress during the next three months it would almost necessitate logically a total col lapse of the German line in the West before Christmas. It was obvious that the Kaiser was slowly fading away and was becoming, less and less important as a factor in the situation.
The length of the war might be affected by a naval battle, and there were indica tions that the Germans were once more
ready to take part in a naval engage ment, but it was impossible to believe that the German Government was really prepared to risk its fleet in a fight to a Enish, He had hewil two rumours one that the French Generalissimo had said a month or so ago that the war would end before Christmas, and the other that General Joffre had told somebody that the would not end for a year and a half. General Joffre, it would be noticed, did not specify which Christmas he meant, and the later Christmas was the more probable. The longer the war lasted the more permanent would be the peace.
RUSSIA'S POPULATION.
means.
military caste, but though the mass of military empire forced is a long familiar example of a ruling the cost is so ruinous Assuredly the
SAIGON RICE MARKET.
the population of Central Europe do not policy has failed in its purpose, and, hav- differ in religion and race from the rulinging failed, is in sight of its end. they are not less as politically rayahs caste, save in parte of Austria-Hungary, as the Christian subjects of the Turks, and no Caesar was ever ao absolutely a despot as the German Kaiser, basing his authority on the claim to divine right Navigation d'Extreme Orient, in their which the Caesare originated. The forms report dated Saigon, 26th October, state: The Compagnie de Commerce de of free government exist in Germany; nothing of the reality,
The demand being almost nil and the is not the political independence of downward tendency,
It is plain that what is here at stake favourable, our market has again a prospects for the new crop being very
Germany on this principle, involving from the 1st of January up to the 17th Germany at all, but the government of expansion by force of arms, or perpetual of October is 100,416 tons against The total amount of rice exportet preparation to expand. And it is not
We quote to-day White Saigon Rice,
less clear that if military security is only 920454 tons in 1916. now to be obtained by withdrawing from the attempt at expansion, the principle No. Sifted, Japan quality, Hongkong would receive a fatal blow, since it would 63.97 per picul f.ob. Salgon, for Novem prove that the military Empire cannot
ober shipment. fulfil the purpose for which it existe, and night, therefore, just as well not exist. military machine, believing that it would The average German has accepted the
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bring him greater prosperity and wider ELEVEN WEEKS' CAPTURES ON ALLIED HOSTS. HALE & FURNISHED HOUSE, Pesk
District,
sun." It appealed to his characteristic lowing table of the amount of booty cap openings in the world; a place in the national passions love of gain and tured by the Allies on the four principal
The Journal of Paris publishes the fol: Moderate rent. ity So the hope of ultimate victory fronts from July 1st to September 18th. still to be kept alive, and the military The captures of the Roumanian Army throwing prudence to the winds, and those of the Salonika Army are int itself obliged to "hold on."
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33,699 21,450 402,471 33,048
Total 1,181
490,668
The census returns for the Russian Enverted. At the moment the effort is Russian pire for 1015, which have just been issued show a total population of 183,182,600, a increase of 42.1 per cent, since 1897, and an increase of 2.1 compared with the returns of 1914
to keep the contending force as long as Italian possible where they are, and to make the most of that by proclaiming that the Allied offensive **broken.” But it is a head-to-mouth the daily official communiqués,
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