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THE WAR.

THE

AMERICA APPROACHING THE

CLIMAX

PRESIDENT WILSON'SSTRIKING STATEMENT

THE GREAT ADVANCE.

WAGES FOR GERMAN PRISONERS.

nco-Belgian Front.

EARLIER CABLES, (THROUGH KIUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH ADVANCE,

DEAD-STRAIGHT LINE FOR 14

MILES

ANOTHER VILLAGE. CAPTURED LONDON, April 3rd: Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in a otmmuniqué, states: In the course of yesterday's attack, youth cast of Arras, we carried the village of Hesio-sur Cojent. The artillery broke up a second counter-attack,

Furt

Russian Front.

EARLIER CABLES, -(TAROUGH REUTER'B: AGENCY.] RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES. AVIATORS CAPTURE A SCHOONER.

LONDON, April 3rd. A Russian official wireless message saysWe throw back, at the point of the bayonet, enemy attacks which, bad penetrated our trenches in the regions south of Illuket, and to the south-east of Vladimir Volyask.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'B'ACKMOZ.]"

BYE-ELECTION. PEACE CANDIDATE OUSTED..

LONDON, April 4th.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2917:

AMERICA · AND WAR.

PRESIDENT-WILSON'S STATE

MENT.

HUMAN RIGHTS MUST BE VINDICATED:

WASHINGTON, April, árk

confidences of a narrow, privileged class The President, in the course of a powerful argument for the support and recognition of democratic rights, glowingly referred to the Russian Revolution, and greeted the 'new regime as a fit partner for the League of Honour

applauded the declaration that the United States would never submit to in- justice, as also did they the advice that the United States should help the Allies financially and otherwise, as well as the declaration for an Army based on univer sal service. When the President asked

WAR PRISONERS IN ENGLAND.

EMPLOYMENT ON PAROLE.

LONDON, April 3rd.

The Press Bureau announces thati

arrangements have been made to licencs on parole selected civilian prisoners of

President Wilgou began his speech Proceeding, President Wilson said: Congress to declare 1 state of war, alt war, for employment in essential indus

thrown

present ruse, yelling their approval.

fries on the employer's premises and not connected with war operations, at the ordinary rate of

wages. The pri soners will report themselves twice a week to the police.

AEROPLANE LOSSES.

COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR LAST MONTH,

LONDON, April 3rd

aeropland losses on the Western Frond The Times states that last month's

were: British, 58; French (according to German reports), 71; and German, 133. NATIVE BASUTO LABOUR.

KING GEORGE'S HOUSE ON

FIRE

Congress with a review of the develop We have no selfish end to serve, and, we ment of German submarinian, and dwelt | do'upt desire territorial aggrandisement or at length on the ruthlessness of recent indemnities, but we are making sacrifices and ever a few supposed pacifists, rose, At the conclusion of the address, all, measures, especially the sinking of Belgian freely, as chrnipion of the rights of man- waving handkerchiefs and small, flugs, relief ships, notwithstanding the fact that kind, and shall be satisfied only when these

while the cheers were deafening. they were furnished with German safe are secured. President Wilson said he

POINTS FROM THE SPEECH. conducts, with a reckless lack of compas hat postponed discussion of relations with sion for the principles of international Vienna, indicating that they were not at

LAYER law. The German Government had present intending to fight against Austria-address to Congresa also said:—“ The President Wilson, in the course of his to the winds all scruples of Hungary He said Amerien did not Russian people, in all their native majes- humanity for understandings supposed to possess, cuity towards the German people, ty, have now been added to the forces underlie its intercourse with the world, and was not seeking to injure or dis "The present warfare against commerce,advantage them.

fighting for freedom, justice and peace, 818 President Wilson, is a warfare apposition to an frresponsible Government, Justice that intrigues, coming perilously

But she was in; armed'

''It has been proved in the Courts of against mankind. The challenge is to all devoid of considerations for humanity's near to disturbing peace and a disloca- rations, and, in making a choice of netion,right, which was tunnning amak. America our motive must not be revenge or a would have opportunities to prove her

tion of industries, have been carried out victorious assertion of physical might, friendship towards millions of German.

at the instigation, and with the support. but only a vindication of the right of birth and sympathy living in Americs, and personal direction of, German offi human rights, of which we are only and, added the President, we shall be

mus, proving that Germany purposed

A special session of the Basutoland proud to prove this to all German-Ameri-aggression at its convenience. The inter Council, convened in order to discuss the eans if they stand with us." Disloyalty, option of the Note to the German Minis- High Commissioner's appeal for nativa however, would be firmly suppressed. ter in Mexico was eloquent testimony to

war labour overseas, has concluded most Onthrenks might ur, but they would be their evil designs,

satisfactorily. The appeal embodied a loen and would not be countenanced except Wo are accepting this challenge, scheme for the recruitment of native by the lawless and malignant few.

knowing that such a Government could labour in Basutoland similar to the never bo a friend, but a menace, to the South African Union scheme, but to be

accepting battle with this natural foe, security of all democracies. We are controlled by the Basutoland Council.

The Basuto Chiefs and Councillors

single champion.

RECEPTION OF NEWS IN COMMONS.

LONDON, April 3rd.

Law stated that the British Ambassador In the House of Commons, My, Bonar

to Washington had telegraphed that it

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CAPE TOWN, April 3rd.

LONDON, April 3rd. Reuter's correspondent at Headquar- ters talegraphs on April 3rd blia sard has impeded operations, but the enemy has completely cleaned out of Henin-sur-Cojeul, five miles south-east

Our seaplane, raiding Derka6, was

"Armed neutrality now appears im. of. Arras Thue our line is almost dead-

compelled to descend:

practicable, because German submarines straight for fourleen miles from Beau

Aviatore with their machine-guns fired, in effect, outlaws, and are not com Tains, south of Arras, to the great on a Turkish schooner. The crew aban-parable to privateers on cruisers. There Amiens-Cambrai road near Beaumetz.

doned the schooner, which the aviators

fore it is common prudence to endeavour It is reported that we have again pro-boarded, and sailed towarde Russia. shown their intentions:

to destroy them at sight before they have The President concluded: The neces gressed in our north-western advance They encountered a heavy storm, but intimated, however, that armed guards on tressing and oppressive duty. Maybe Germany has sity for this addressing Congress is a dis towards St. Quontin.

arrived at the Djarligatch peninsula, ships are subject to be treated as pirates. there is masy a from whence they returned to Sevastopol Armed neutrality, in the face of such sacrifics head. It is a fearful thing to force of the nation to nullify its preten-Chief ordered the other Chiefs to tour a month of fiery trial and and shall, if necessary, spend the whole offered their services, and the paramount by torpedo boat,

pretensions, is worse than ineffectual lead this great and peaceful people into tions." General.

We are incapable of choosing the path of the most terrible and disastrous of all

the country directing the natives to pre- submission or of suffering the most sacred wars Civilisation itself is seemingly in

pare for European service. The par- national rights to be ignored and violated, the balance. But right is more precious

amount Chief, in a specck to the Coun- The wrongs against which we now array than pence. In fighting, we delicate our

eil, dwelt upon the Basutas' prosperity, ourselves cut to the very root of human lives and possessions with price that we

house is on fire it is the duty of all and declared that no King George's life In unhesitating obedience to what are privileged to spend blood and reight

good Bremen, including the Basutes, to Congress to declare the recent course of the and for happiness and peace which she has. deem my constitutions! duty, I adve

for the principleg that gave America birth,

quench the flames,” Imperial Geramn Government to be treasured. God helping her, she enú do fact nothing less than war against the

no other." Government and people of the United

WAR DECLARATION APPROVED. States, and that it formally accept tGERATION WITH THE ALLIES.

WASHINGTON, April 3rd. ̈· status of a belligerent thrust upon it and

LONDON, April 3rd.

The Foreign Relations Committee of takes immediate steps not only to put The passage in President Wilson's the Senate has approved, with slight the country into a more thorough state speech regarding on-operation with the verbal amendments, the Administration of defence, but also to exert all its power Allies, was as follows:- This will involve resolution, mentioned in the earlier tele and employ all its resources

to bring the utmost practicable co-operation in grams, declaring that a state of war Germany to terms and to end the war

council with the Governments warring exists with Germany, Supplementing the United States' inten-against Germany und, incident

thereto, tions in regard to co-operation with the the extension he those countries of the most Allies, President Wilson said it would be liberal financial credits, in order that our

New York, April 3rd. necessary to organise and mobilise all its resources may, na far as possible, be added irrespective of political affiliations, The newspapers in the United States, material resources to supply war materials to theirs. This will involve the organisneulogise President Wilson's address. to serve national needs in the most abun-tion and mobilisation of all the material complete expression of the nation's dant and yet the most economical and most resources of the country to supply war efficiens way possible, as well as to supply materials to serve the incidental needs E.

ideals. immediate and full equipment for

for the the nation in the most abundant the most Navy. He expressed the opinion, that as economical and the most efficient way new Army should be raised by Conscript possible. This will involve the immediate

south, we captured Maissemy and occupied Roussoy Wood,

Six enemy aeroplanes were brought down and two driven down damaged. Six of ours are missing...!

FRENCH ADVANCE,

VIOLENT ARTILLERY STRUGGLE,

LONDON, April 3rd.

The South Aberdeen bye-election re sulted as follows

Mr. Fleming (Coalition). 3,83 Mr. Watson (Independent) 1,507 Mr. Pethick Lawrence (Peace)... 333. AMERICA AND WAR. MEXICO'S ATTITUDE.CO

A French communique says. There

New York, April 4th. The attitude of Mexico towards the has been intermittent artillery firing. from the Somme to the Aisse, and patrol

United States is attracting renewed at- encounters north and south of the Ailettetention. It is reported the civilian We captured six machine-guns in the leaders of Mexico City are disposed to- region of Vaux Aillon yesterday,

wards neutrality, while the military authorities favour a pro-German declara-

The artillery struggle continues fairly violently in the Butte de Mesnil and Maisone de Champagne region.

Our fire repulsed a German attempt or a trench in the sector of Seppois le Haut, in. Alsace,

GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, April 3rd. A wireless German oficial message claims that the enemy took over three hundred prisoners near Noreuil, but, coming under the English machine-gun fire, only sixty reached the lines.

Naval Activities.

EARLIER CABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.] AMERICAN VESSEL

SUBMARINED.

NEW YORK, April 3rd, The United States Consul at Brest hes advised the owners that the steamer Aztec, the first armed American vessel to sail to Europe, was sunk by a Ger man submarine on April ud..

Router's correspondent af Havre says that a French patrol boat picked up

tion of war.

NEW PEACE OFFER. AUSTRIAN PRESSURE ON GERMANY?

The Lokal Anzeiger's manouncement culminates a combination of circum

President Wilson authority to declare was expected that Congress would give

war. (Cheers.)

PRESS ENTHUSIASTIC,

CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

[BY COULIRST OF THE CHUNG 2001 SAN PO,"

CHINA AND, GERMANY.

SHANGHAI, April 4th.

The US. Minister to Peking visited the Premier on Monday in order to discuss the situation as between America and Ger- many; and, on the 2nd inst, the Premier

with him on the question of China entering visited the Japanese Minister to consult

as the war.

THE RESOLUTION.

WASHINGTON, April 3rd, The Administration revolution cabled

that it will pass both Houses overwhelm

It is proposed that the Chinese -sält merchants' stocks in the German-Chinese bank shall be transferred to the Bank of Chinag

THE WEST RIVER

It is rumoured that Luk Wing Ting,

for sometime, is likely to be appointed Inspector General of the West River.

stances. Firstly, M. Czernin's statement,bion, and also advocated, the authorisation and full equipment of the Navy in a yesterday, has been introduced in bota cabled on March sat, that "the Central of a subsequent additiosial Ineroment of respects, particularly in supplying it with Houses, but consideration thereof is de who will not be returning to Kwaagtuner Power are ready to negotiate for peace balf a million men as necessary. He the best means of dealing with the enemy's ferred till tomorrow. It is expected honourable to our enemies as well as to ourselves"; secondly, the Forgaerts de claration that the Central Powers are working for an honourable and satis factory peace; thirdly, the recent signi ficant Imperial gathering at German Headquarters,

The most prevalent belief is that Aus tria is bringing pressure on Germany to

suggested proposed principles governing submarines, the raising of money, and said they should endeavour to keep the nations in the field supplied with materials:

After & scathing reference to selfish, autocratic power, and to America's desire

NEW PEACE OFFER? NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCEMENT.

This will also involve an immediate ingly addition to the armed forces of the United States of at least half a million men, who should be chosen on the principle of universal liability for service, and also the

to ensure the obscrvance of the principles authorisation of a subsequent additional

of peace and justice among a really free increment of an equal force as soon as it and self-governed people, President, is needed and can be trained. This wil

end struggle which is threatening to Wilson said: We are not quarrellagvolve, also, the granting of adequate

danger the reigning dynasties. rain the respective countries and enwith the German people but feel credits to the Government, which should sympathy and friendship towards them he sustained, so far as it can equitably be It was not on their impulse, or by their sustained, by well-conceived taxation knowledge or approval, that the Govern order to avoid so far as possible, hard- ment acted in entering the war. It was slips likely to arise from the vast loss determined on like war of olden days, in carrying out these measures, we should

EARLIER CABLES. RUSSIAN WAR CABINET,

LONDON, April 3rd.

The Timer correspondent at the Rus

when rulers in no wise consulted peoples and waged war in the interests of dynastie, or of little groups of ambitious men

AMSTERDAM, April 3rd. The Lokalunzeiger states that the Central Powers are going to make a new peace offer.

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CHINESE LABOUR FOR EUROPE.

EACH PROVINCE TO RECRUIT 10,000. One of the most important actions taken by the Government since the diplo matic rupture with Germany is in con- BARROW STRIKE UNDED.

nexion with the recruiting of Chinese labour for Europe. It is reported that ***LONDON, April 3rd.

the Government has sent a circular tele

work is being resumed to-morrow. A provinces ordering

The Barrow strike has been settled and

gram to the

Senior

authorities of all the them to recruit ballot resulted in 1,623 voting for resump-labourers with the view of sending them abroad. Among other things, the tele gram indicates that each province is to

tion of work and 1,250 against

keep constantly in mind. the wisdom of NO PAPERS ON GOOD FRIDAY recruit 10,000 labourers for the purpoon. juterfering as little as possible with the

LONDON, April 3rd. duly of supplying the nations already

ed to form a War Cabinet of seven sian Headquarters says it has been decid

SALE members, on the Anglo-French models, accustomed to use their fellow-men es warring against Germany with

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boat with nineteen of the crew of the Arder (Twenty-eight of the crew are missing. The sea is rough, and it is feared that it may be impossible to rescue the men.

SUBMARINE SUNK. FISHING BARQUE S

ACHIEVEMENT.

PARIS, April 3rd.

A French fisting barqué, armed with

a small gun, sank a submarine after twenty minutes' fighting.

and sweepingly to reorganise the Arit High Command. He shows that a

pawns and tools. "?:

President Wilson sacrastically remark-

the

materials which they can obtain only from us or by our assistance. They are in the

strongly pronounced anti-German feeled that self-governed nations did not fil field, and we should help them in every

Ing is apparent in the Army, and refera reservedly to the actual state of efficiency of the Army at the moment.

neighbouring State, with spies, or launch,

way to be effective there." intrigue to bring about critical posture

PRESIDENT WILSON CHEERED. of affairs, which would give an opportun

WASHINGTON, April 3rd ty to strike and to ranke cauquest. Cun- Crowds outside the Capitol cheered ningly contrived plan of deception frantically as President Wilson entered oppression, carried from generation to and left, generation, could only be worked out and

No English newspapers will be pub lished on Good Friday..

MUNITION WORK. SPEEDING UP.

GERMAN NEWSPAPERS AND THE SUBMARINE WARFARE,

A confidential circular ised by the Ganera commanding at bluenster West- phalia, has been published. The circular LONDON, April 3rd. dictates to the newspapers how they are The Fress Bureau announces that Mr. to discuss Germany's submatinn warfare. Henderson, presiding at a conference on Editors are told that determined "ap- the trade card scheme, stated that in proval of the entire people must ring out

view of the Army's need for the necessary in the press. The circular also recom

It transpires that General Alexeiff had great difficulty, at the time of the Revo lution, in dissuading the Tsar from ordering the troops from the Front with the object of re-establishing the late kept from the light within the privacy of grass roared, in chear after cheer, in au Government's authority.

courts, or behind the carefully guarded ecstacy of patriotism. They vociferously would be eft undisturbed

Mapped (mends the use of the word unlimited relcase of a large number of munition During the address, members of Con-workers, ho foreshadowed a new system submarine warfare and urges that an ont BOR ANNARS instead of ruthless to describe the

whereby those who were indispensable

ward form of friendliness be shoFER kwards america.: