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THE WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY.

GERMANY AND AMERICA.

LATEST NEWS OF THE CRISIS.

SYMPATHY:WITH THE ENTENTE.

General

ACTIVITY IN THE WEST.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]

AMERICA AND GERMANY.

AMERICAN PATRIOTISM.

New Youk, February 5th. The definite breach with Germany was followed by a wave of patriotism sweep ing the country from end to end. All political difference have disappeared End expressions of loyalty and support aro pouring in.

GERMAN ANXIETY.

NEW YORK, February 3rd. There is a note of anxiety in the com ment of the Frankfurter Zeitung, which dwells apprehensively on America'e altitude and warns the few men includ ing the Kaiser, D. von Bethman Hollveg. Dr. von Holferich and Harr Zimmerman, who have taken the decision, that they are responsible to their own people and to history.

PRESIDENT WILSON, EXPLAINS

WASHINGTON, February 3rd. President Wilson, in his speech before Mr. Choate, ex-Ambassador to London, Congress, said that Germany's sudden has made a statement epitomising thend deliberate withdrawal of the solemn views of the responsible men of the coun-assurances given after the torpedoing of try. He also said:"I am glad the the user left no alternativo

but a break bus corne, Americans know that diplomatic rupture

Notwithstanding the Entente are fighting our cause as well Germany's deeply deplorable action, he

as their own.”.

American newspapers unanimously ap pland the action of President Wilson bringing America isto line with the Allies and upholding the dignity of America Germany has put down her last stake and it has already lost. The Kaiser hd chailenged America, demanding judgment by the sword, and by the sword would he be punished

AMERICAN RELIEF WORK IN BELGIUM.

WASHINGTON, February 5th. The State Departinent, has infurmed

(President Wilson) refused to believe that the German authorities would dis regard the ancient friendship of the two peoples and destroy American ships and lives. If his inveterate confidence in their subriąty and prudent foresight un happily proved to be unfounded, then he would ask Congress to take the necessary means to protect Americans in the prose cution of perceful and legitimate errands on the high was. He took it for granted they all mutral Governments would take the sume course,

President Wilson continued We are the Belgian Minister that it has no inthe sincere friends of the German people, tention of withdrawing diplomatic rent earnestly desire to remain at prace presentatives from Belgium until it is with their Government. We shall not inevitable. The Anxricans who are believe that they mean to be hostile unless directing relief work will remig until we are obliged to believe it. We pur- forced to depart.

pose solely reasonable defence of our people's rights to liberty and justice and

NO NEWS FROM GERMANY:

AMSTERDAM February 5th.

Up to the presen; there have been no

to “unmolested life. These are the basca of peace not wer God grant that we telegrams from Germany on the German-ay not be challenged to defend them by

NEUTRAL CALM

DUTCH VESSELS.

FEBRUARY Oru, 1917,

AUXILIARY CRUISERS SEIZED.

Losbox, February 4th,

G PHILADELPHIS, February 4th. There are already indications that neh The German, auxiijaiy cruisers: Aron trals were recovering from their pre-Princ l'ilhelm and Prino Eitel Friedrich, liminary pasic even before they learate which were interned in the Navy Yards, of President Wilson's append to them to have been seized by order of the Navy imitate the United States.

Department, and the crews have been imprisoned in isolation barracks.

THE HOUSATONIC“ WARNED WASHINGTON, February 4th," The State Department has received a despatch from the American Consul at Plymouth to the effect that the House tonic was fully warned and the crew Given an opportunity to reach a place of safety before the vessel was sunk,

AMSTERDAM, February 4. A number of Dutch vessels have asked for and been granted permission to pro- reed to sea at their own risk,

NO PANIC IN SWEDEN.

STOCKHOLM, February 4th The announcement of the German blockade was received most calmly. There were to signs of panic. On the Stock Exchange on Saturday some ship- ping shares even rose. The fact that there are large stocks of fuel in Swedeu, while the timber trade is normally at standstill in she winter, contributes to the equanimity.

HOLLAND'S POSITION

AMSTERDAM, February 4th. The Vaderland, in an editoria), en phasises that Germany alone will have to bear the consequences of her ruthless. ness, even though the chances of Holland remaining outside the conflict are daily becoming smaller.

The Tyd describes the new frightful neos as un act of despair on the part of Germany,, who is recognising her power leasuoes to win victory on land-

America's break with Germany has caused great surprise. The uppermost feeling is that inasmuch as it means decreasing the number of neutral nations, it places Holland in a difficult and most dangerous position.

INTRIGUE

PHILADELPHIA, February 4th. The torpedo boat Jacols Jones while

being towed into deck, began to siak. The crew closed the seacocks and saxed her. A member of the crew has been arrested for sabotage,

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INCIDENT IN NEW YORK

HARBOUR. New Your, February 4th Parts of the engines of the Austrian steamer Himilaya, in New York Her bour, were smashed with crowbars simul tonously with the announcement of the

rupture.

Coastguards have removed the Garman Prize crew from the Appam ab Newport

News

GUARDING INTERESTS

WASHINGTON, February Ind

AMERICA AND AUSTRIA HUNGARY

PARIS, February 4th The United States has broken off diplo matic relations with Austria-Hungary, GERMAN MERCHANTMEN

WASHINGTON, February 5th.. It is stated that the Government at pre- sent has no intention of seizing German merchantmen laid up in the ports, which would be an set of war.

FRENCH MAN POWER

Pania, February 3rd The Governmicat is considering Bills for the mobilising of all civilians between the ages of 10 and 60,

-PARIS, February 4th. General Lyautey dramatically termin- ated a debate on the Bill to re-examine men rejected or exempted, and said ho had to cancel arrangements to go to the

Front on the previous evening owing to the debate. He had no intention of fur ther postponing his departure, and he could not take a message of wearinces to the line men in the trenches. He insisted on a final vote.

The Chamber immediately rejected the amendments and passed the Bill by 305. Totes to 85.

BRITAIN'S WAR LOAN.

LONDON, February 3rd. The Postmaster General, speaking at Keighley, said that over fifty million war

through the Post Offices, representing loan applications have been received

£125,000.000

MEMORIAL SERVICE.

Branco Belgian Front.

EARLIER CABLES. THROUGH EBUTIK'S AGENCY.]

A BRITISH SUCCESS.

LONDON, February 5th. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re porta-We drove off an attack at Baus court and advanced slightly westward of Le Transloy We pushed forward easi

three quarters of a mile, to a depth of of Beaucourt last night on a front of

five hundred yards, taking a hundred prisoners and three machine guns, Wa

heavily repuland two counter-attacks ou Sunday, twice entered Germun trenchow

south of Souchez, and bombed several dug-outs,

GERMAN CONCENTRATIONS.

AMSTERDAM, February 3rd. General von Falkenbayn, has arrived at Muenster, where there is a large German force concentrated.

FRENCH, BOMBARDMENT.

PARIE, February 5th,

A communiqué says:Our artillery has

various parts, notably a sector at Hill

304.

It is explained that the Aron Prins Wilhelm, the Prinz Eutel Freidrich, the THE LATE EARL OF CROMER. effectively bonibsided German works in 4ppem and the Kron Prinzessin Cecilie were already in the custody of the United States, and that the action of the Panama. authorities in taking charge of four Hamburg Amerika linera was a tem- porary measure to prevent the crews from blowing up the vessels and endangering the Canal,

US AMBASSADOR

PARIS, February 4th. The Amorican Ambassadors to Berlin and Vienna will embark at Barcelona, aboard Spanish liner for New York, journeying by way of Cuba.

SPANISH PROTEST.

MADRID, February 4th.

It is reliably reported that a Reply is being published tomorrow protesting to Germany against her submarine declara tion

GUARDING AGAINST GERMAN

OUTRAGES

WASHINGTON, February 4th.

operation of all the State Authorities to The Government has asked the co

meet German plots,

Special guarde have been placed out- side Government buildings while re doubled precautions have been taken at

the White House and at the Allied. Em-

and at the Allied De bassins.

It is estimated that 10,000 Central: It is announced that British interests Empire agents are under surveillance;

American crisis, The censor has stopped reason of wilful injustice on the part of Germany have been transferred to at least 5,000 in New York alone.

Gorman newspapers on the frontier.

BRAZIL AND THE CRISIS.

RIO DE JANEIRO, February 5th, The Government is of the opinion that moment the United States enters the. conflict the South American states ought to seek an uniform policy.

the

Brazil's protest to Germany is said to have been drafted.

BARLIER CABLES.

AN AMERICAN DEMAND,

LONDON, February 3rd. Newspaper despatches from New York assert the Mr. Gerard, the American Ambassador in Berlin, has been instruct ed to demand a withdrawal of all Ger-

inans claims within twenty-four hours.

THE PANAMA CANAL.

LONDON, February 3rd. Orders bave been sent to Panama to

grard the canal against possible attempte

to dynamite i

The Navy Board is working out plans, including the conveying of ships

AMERICAN PRECAUTIONS.

NEW YORK, February 3rd. A battalion of militia from Baltimore has arrived in Washington to protect the buildings and monuments.

The guards at the munition factories have been doubled.

Battleships of the Atlantic Fleet stationed at Grantanamo have been ordered to fe ready for any tuality.

Eight thousand policemen and, special constables are ready for war duty in New York, and machine gua squadrons, have been organised.

the German Government,

WHAT THE RUPTURE MEANS.

LONDON, February 3rd.

Holland, and Japanese and Serbian interests to Spum.

GERMAN CONSULS IN AMERICA

LONDON, February 4th.

It is officially known that spies have been instructed to act in the event of a rupture with Germany,

LONDON, February 4th. There was a large congregation at the memorial service to the late Bar of Their Cromer in Westminster Abbey.. Majesties the King and Queen and the Duke and Duchess of Connaught were represented:

THE TEA TRADE.

LONDON, February 4th. The Times says that a temporary agree- ment has been concluded between the Judin ten shippers and the shipping lines, with the result at Treights will be paid at the rate of seventy-ive shillings per

tou

The merchants mow appear to have abandoned the idea of arranging shortly

FRENCH FRONT.

PARIS, February 4th.

A communiqué states:—Our zeroplanes heavily bonbarred cantonments and rul- ways at Appilly and Tergniers, and

munition works at Thionville

BRITISH FRONT.

GERMAN ADMISSION.

LONDON, February th A German wireless official message sayAn English attack to the north-of Beaucourt broke duan, but a detachunent penetrated our front trenches near the north bank of the Aucre

a new contract for the gutunm They The Balkans.

ssem porfectly prepared to take tho chances on whatever conditions prevail at the expicy of the present arrangement,

THE ALLIED CONFERENCE,

PETROGRAD, February 4th... At the Pales banque to the Allied delegates, the Tsar declared that the task of the delegates would effectively contri bute to and hasten a definito victory,

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

LONDON, February 3rd.

The US. Government has requested the State of Idaho not to press the anti-

A number of outrages have already alien legislation, as it was objectionable been committed. As an example, the to Japan machinery of the "Kron Prinzessin Cecilie, which was seized yesterday, waa found to be seriously deranged.

News of the German-American rupture, which Beuter announced in London yes-

It is exported that Germany will with terday afterno, caused the deepest im draw her Consuls in the United States. pression of any event since the

The issue of passports to Germany is outset of the war, though little excitement was

suspended manifested, as the public has become

CONVOYING OF AMERICAN SHIPS.

The spying activities have included the hardened to sensations.

LONDON, February 2nd.

survoying of routes leading to vital points The question of couroying American in the Panama Canal fortifications. ships in the war zone is being considered. DUTCH SHIPPING PRECAUTIONS

GERMAN LINERS SEIZED.

The thinking section of the population rocognise that the new situation has its drawbacks as well as its advantages. As an instance, the Entente prisoners in Germany will be deprived of American assistance and guardianship, while the Belgian relief work will be endangered, confronting a hundred thousand people with starvation.

The opinion is generally expressed that America will inevitably be forced

BOSTON, February 2nd. The United States Marshal has seized the Iron Prinzessin Cettles

PANAMA, February sili. The authorities have seized four Ham burg-Amerika inara.

A DECIDING POINT

WASHINGTON, February 2nd If it is proved the Housatonie was tor

AMSTERDAM, February 4th.

The Handelsblad Nederland Shipping Company states that yousels bound to, Holland from India and America and

TRAIN SMASH.

LONDON, February ard.

A military train collided with a pas senger train at Herzogeurath between Duesseldorf and Aachen. One hundred were killed and injured.

A FROUD TATHER,

LONDON, February 3rd. The Kaiser, in an Army Order, au- also vessels bound for India from Holnounces the promotion of the Crown

and will not sail at present.

Prince to the rank of General of Infantry

EARLIER CAUDER. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

RUSSIAN ACTIVITY,

LONDON, February 4th A Russian wireless official message states-Wo repulsed several attacks east of Tirul Swamp, between Tirul Swamp and the At The Germans broke in our trouches eastward of the Kalnoem Road, but our counter-attack restored the position

Naval Activities.

EARLIER CABLES. THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HOSPITAL SHIP INCIDENT,

REPLY TO AUSTRIAN NOTE

LONDON, February 4th

A semi-official announcement referring to the Austrian Note to the United States. with regard to the Allied forpedoing of a hospital shiy and steamers, without warning, in the Adriatic, states that the former was a regrettable accident, partly due to the ship not flying the prescribed. 15 The ship was hot sunk and the were very slight. The tran-

casualties

The Foreign Minister is consulting in recognition of joyful, indefatigable sports were torpedoed close to the land,

to the war, and there is much specula pedoed without warning, it will be A meeting of the Institute of London

tion is to the part she will play and as difficult for to the effect of her decision on the supply hostility.

of munitions.

and loyal fulfilment of duty, earning the confidence and love of the troops wider your command."

with ship owners regarding vessels ch Toute

CONFIDENCE OF ALLIES

LONDON, February 3rd.

America to avoid active Underwriters decided not to recommend

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. a clange in Marine Insurance rates in consequence of enemy threats, thus indi cating confidence in the ability of the

LONDON, February 3rd Allies to one with the frightfulness. The Indian Army Section of the Mount Nevertheless, the rates quoted by private ed Imperial Horse to escort the King on, Underwriter, have armed, especially

MR ROOSEVELT OFFERS

SERVICES

LONDON, February 4th.

The prospect of the German steamers interned in America reinforcing mer cantile traffic has strengthened the coma- A New York message says that Mr. posure with which the British public Roosevelt has offered the services of him growingly regards the frightful self and four sons. He promises to raise nese, relying on the official assurance

a division, by the naval authorities to dead there- with, as cabled yesterday morning.

THE HOUSATONIC

LONDON, February 3rd. The American steamer Housaldaże was submarined at noon off the Scillies

The American Aero Club has plated Its entire resources at the service of the Government

BRAZIL READY FOR EVENTUALITIES.

RIO DE JANEIRO, February Ak The Government is convinced the time has come to abandon neutrality if

for neutrals, while there are big advances the opening of Parliament on February In the rates for American cargo vessels.

FRENCH OPINION.

LONDON, February Ord. French experts express their confidence that the new submarining campaign will besart lived. They base their theory out the belief that the Germans will com mence by sending out all their sub marines, but will shortly be compelled to return to the shift system, which course they have hitherto followed.

GERMAN SHUFFLING

AMSTERDAM, February 3rd. the German newspapers publish sp

against exaggerated expectations of submarine frightfulnes

The crow was rescued by a British now German submarine warfare directre Parently inspired warnings

armed steamer.

injured the vital interests of Bran

7th comprises Majors C, H. Rawcroft, (Commanding), GW Hemang, HF Whitby, H. Y Salked and Lieutenant Colonel Bir Sajjan Singh, the Rajah of Ratlam, as well as seventeen Indian

cavalry, oficers.

OBITUARY

COL HENDLEY.

LONDON, February 4th. The death is announced of Colonel T. Holbein Hendley, C.I.E., formerly of the Indian Medical Service.

this contrasting with the enemy Binkings on the open sea and the abandonment of the crews

GIFTS OF AIECRAFT.

The Over Bebe Club announces the fur ther following gifta of aircraft to the Beyal Flying Corps from overseas ---

Australian Air Squadron New South Wales Nos 5, 6, 7, and 8, presented through Mr. C. Alm Baker.

Imperial Aircraft Flotilla The Anzac £1,000, raised by general sub- scriptions received through the Over-Bens Club from Australia and New Zealand; City of Adelaide, £2,250, prosented by Mrs. Harry Bickford, Adelaide, Bouti Australia Nigeria, No. 3, 21,800, pré- sented by the residents of Nigeria; Otago, Now Zealand £1,500, presented by the residents of the Otago District of New Zealand, through the Secretary of the Dunedin Braam of the Over Beas Club, Mr. K. Mecho, Ahanghai Ras Club, No 3, £1,000, presented by the Shanghai Race Club Wes-ru Provines of the Gold Coast, £1,500, presented hy the Western Province of the Gold Coast