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THE POPE'S PEACE NOTÉ. FULL TEXT.

To the Rulers of the Belligerent Peoples

Fronx the beginning of the Pontificate; in the midst of the horrors of the awful war let loose on Europe, we have had of all things three in mind: to main- tab perfect impartiality toward all the belligerenta, as becomes hian who is the common father and loves all his children with equal affection; continually to en- deavour to do them all as much good us possible, without exception of perros, without distinction of nationality or re- ligion, in dictated to us by the universal law of charity as well as by the supreme spiritual charge with which we have been entrusted by Christ; finally, as also required by our mission of peace, to omit nuthing, as far as it lag in gur power, that could contribute to expedite the end of these calaraitics by endeavour ing to bring the peoples and their rulers to more moderate resolutions, to the serene deliberation of peace, of a just and lasting" peace,

Whoever has watched our endeavours in

elapsed could easily see that, while we remminet ever true to our resolution of absolute impartiality und beneficent action, we never central to urge the be Heerent peoples and Governments again to be brothers, although all that we did to reach this very noble goal was not ipade public.

EARNEST EXHORTATIONS. -

TER HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3ED, 1917,

VIVID PEN PICTURES. CLEVER FRENCH JOURNALISTS.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY,

The French war correspondents have a mamer of their own, quite different from that of their British colleagues (says he Times in a review of "La Machotro

One gets less military in Carrée.") formation from them thin from our own men, but one gets more graphic pictures. Tha" is the chief point which arises from a comparison of this account of the cam paigh of the Ancre by MM. Huffin and

des representatives respectively of the Agence Havas and Le Journal-with the books on the caropaign of the Somme, which

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PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPL TO THE POPE'S NOTE

FULL TEXT.

The full text of President' Wilson's reply to the Pape's peace proposals is as follows:

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To His Holiness,

Pop

Benedictus XV.,

THE WAR IN EAST AFRICA.

Õ”, ཝེན BRITISH AVIATOR'S TERRIBLE

EXPERIENCES.

The terrible experiences of a British aiman in the East Africa jungle are told by him in a letter received by a relative at Guildford. August 27th, 1917.

The aviator, Lieut. G. Garrood, of the Royal Flying Corps, went up to Bonib a German ambush on the Rufiji River, but through engine trouble land to descend in the hush, the machine landing with broken propeller in a bog It took him four days to make his way

fested with animali, 27 to a place of safety through the bush in

**In acknowledgment of the communica tion of your holiness to the belligerent peoples, dated August 1st. 1917, the Pre sident of the United States requests me to transmit the following reply

Every heart that has not been blind- ed and hardened by this terrible war must

be touched by this noting appeal of his

pener.

He tells how in the dusk he was con fronted with an ugly black animaj about

four feet high, with vicious tusks. He climbed a tree and prepared to put in the night there. Later he opened his eyes and

saw something like two great electric bulbs

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AN ESCAPE FROM CZERNOVZITZ.

MEMORIES OF THE CAPITAL OF BUKOVINA.

TOY BASIL CLAEKE.]. Czernovitz, capital of the Bukovina, has fallen again i

How vividly I can picture it all: For I was in Czernovitz the last time the Austrians took it from the Russing, and the memory of my estape in the dead of night over the snow covered mountains to the Roumanian frontier will last me till

the end of my time

assistant and interpreter, Dobins by name, I went to Czernovitz with a Roumanian primitive sleigh pailed by oxens enrried from Roumanie. No borses were to he Sitting behind our peasant driver

in bis big one-shaped hat of astrakan, we

hour.

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A Russian sentry emerged from a little box by the wayside when wo WOR A led over the show at two placid miles

quarter of a mile out from Czernovitz, He begged for cigarettes.

town.

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INTIMATIONS

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Neither of the twe authors given as, any thing approximating to a coherent as count of the operations which they jointly liness, the pope; must feel the dignity itnessed as guests at the British front and force of the humane and generous What they do giyo is a delightful series motives which prompted it and most of impressionistic sketches, full of enthu fervently wish that we might take the siasm, good-fellowship, and high spirits, path of pence he so persuasively points 30 feet from the Tree, They moved somewhat in the staccato style of a Dandet ont. But it would be folly to take it if is in a circle. This continued for Our response must be used The tension was unbearable, I want. vel. We see the Tanks better, for is it does not in fact lead to the goal ke 45 minutes. stance, in their picture than in any Eng-proposer,

It is not mere cessation of army but instead I burst out with The Ad

16. was a morning of early spring. The lish description which we have read. The upon the stern facts and upon nothing ed to steam, shout, and yell all in one. passage is difficult to translate in a man these three grievous years that have just ner which will do it justice, but we will he desires; it is a stable and enduring) miral's. Brooni," and with a full-threat thnw had just begnu. It made but little Passports or identification papers.

This agony must not be gone bass I roared out the three verses. No impression on the frost-hardened show of through with again and it must be a applause, bar a reward the leopard the mountain road, but in Czernovitz One of them, known as Devil's Deer of very sober judgment what will inunk away. Why had 1 nos thought of itself the stats were slushy, the roofs

it before!

were shedding occasional avalanches of light, did wonders at Beaucourt. Adven us against it.

His holiness, in substance, proposes.

I went through my reportoire

gow. Our poor little ox sleigh stopped turously placing its pachydermatous

return to the status que unte

and stuck for want of snow after we had there haughed as I finished Two Eyes of Grey. carcass the head of the waves of assauft. that w it instals itself at the entrance of the effim and that then raised village. At first, the Germans bolt. general condonation, disarmament and at se o ridiculous. Then I got on travelled a few hundred paces beyond the

by Then they sten) buck, one

concert of nations, based upei na nerept to hymns remeistered four verses of town sentry post. We found a man to dachine-guns, bonas trench-mortars try ance of the principle of arbitration: that God, our help in ages past, and sang the carry our luggage and finished the jourencoding o

"Czernovitz, with is cobbled and crooked About the end of the first year of the to dig holes in its shielded hide. Nothing by a similar concert freedom of the segmen, too. The whole thing had its ney on Foot,

streets and its flatfaced houses of drab war w addressed to the contending doing. The majestic Tank its up, like is established and that the territorial Judicrous side,"

Sexy morning whilet-swimming a river stucco, is a cheerless place at any time, nalioes the most warnest exhortations, Water King ou his throne. He seems claims of France and Italy, the perplex and in addition quinted to the path that in a nice temper, and allows people to ing problems of the Balkan States and the he passed seven yards from a crocodile' us on the first day of thaw, with its would lead to a stable peace honourable come quite close to him. A few sappers restitution of Poland be left to such a mouth, but just reached the bank in time, house fronts dribbling with water from to all. Unfortunately, our appeal wasry to place bombs about hin and blow cilatory adjustments as may be possible Without food or arms his only weapon of lenky downspouts, and its streets and hot heeded, and the war was fiercely him up. Inside the crew lie doggo, and the in the new temper of such a peace de defence his nail scissors his progressBarrow pavements awash with slush, it

Tun, its horrors. It came even inere eruel, twenty, thirty soldiers try to upset him regard being paid to the aspirations of the through the awful bush was about 100 is midder than even Oldham. In fact, nai carted on for two years more, with all Germans phuck up their courage.

peoples whose political fortunes mad

yards an hour. His clothing was in I walked through its streets I was much fo the But what affiliations will be involved,"

ribbons, and his flesh Pxposed to the reminded of Lancashire's grim cotton OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS. and spread over land and aca, and even with Crowbars and levers.

thorns, sword grass and les..

There was hardly a building of TAKE that under No. 5 of the WOULD DEFEAT OBJECT DE WAR- to the nit, and desolation and death were could even a couple of regiments de seen to fall upon defencel as cities, peace against his amiable rights ton armour

He swam seven mor? rivers that day By architectural beruty, hardly a streetTDOMESTIC CLEANLINESS lad mastodon A cofond, losing Lis "It is manifest that no part of this

that did not look as though it had been VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (as amended), fol villages, nut their innocent people.

put up originally mus makeshift, and left And now one can imagine how temper, fires point-blank at the best, programme can be successfully carried out and sank down exhausted against a tree. much the general suffering would increase cover. If only it could laugh, the Tankte bellum furnishes a firm and sati sards away, and, somewhat heater, the had never arrived, Czerpovitz might have of the City of Victoris, and the EASTERN emptying all the eight chambers of his re-unless the restitution of the fat que He could hear a tin roaring about 100 sanding pending some great day which are Domestic Building STERN DI HOR Building within the Division if other months or, still worse, other years would split its sides; but it is preparing factory basis for it. The object of this

been Oldhans on it Sunday, or, better still. wire added to this sanguinary trienniun.

Being exhausted, I more or less lost Uldham at the time of it cotton strike. Division of Kowloon and New Kowloon, Is this civilized world to be turned into practical joke of a more military.order, war is to deliver the free peoples of theting of a hippopotamus.

Believing the crew dead and the monster world from the mesiace and the newal:

Most of the shops were shut and shattered opt those within the European Reservation or in Kowloon South of Austin Road or a field of death, and is Europe, to be out of action, the Germans, after a quar-power of a vast military establishment consciousness for perhaps half-an-hour or for no one was at work on this day escapied by Members of more than one family, and fourishing, to rush, ds carried by fer of an hour's soleinn silence, go for it. controlled by an irresponsible govern- so. Nothing short of a lippe charging Some of them were barricaded with re- those purtu of a Domestic Building used as universal folly, to the abyss and take a There are quite a crowd of the. Ennent, which, having secretly planned to could have made me climb a tree. An Band in its own suicide i

Ja so distressing, a situation, in the masking its batteries, the terrible benst dominate the world, procedel, to-earry afraid life had little to offer about that looking wood. These were the Jewish Shop, Ofos or Godoxe, must be CLEANS-

hacks, hews, mains, and stays. The giant the plan out without regard either to time,"

It was whilst lying here that the lieute presence of ses grave a mence, wr, who is in action-a veritable will of death." the sacred obligations of treaty or the

and jong nant have no personal political aim, who That is one typical picture, Another long established its internatiomi surveying two large baboons, the size of had the annoying experience of listen to the suggestions or interests of gives us a graphic glimpse of trench war. cherished principles none of the belligerents, but are solely fare--the British and German trenches action and honours which chose small man, quarrelling over my trousers, actuated by the sense of our supreme duty quite close together, and the occupants of time for the war, delivered its blow fire in threads, and among the 40t as the common father of the faithful, by both trenches relieving thy tedium withly and suddenly, stopped at no barrier the solicitations of our children, whe inausic, The English shouted across, ask. either of low or of mercy, swept a whole It was not until he had passed another plore our sufervention and pene-bearing ing for the Song of Hate, and the Ger continent within the tide of Blood horrible day and equally terrible night the blood of soldiers only, but the blid in the bush that he at last was picked up word, attering the very voice of humanity mans obliged:

Their eyes seldomi left | and reason we again call for peace, and "Encore Encore! shouted a High of innocent wonen and children niss, and by some natives.

of the helpless poor-and now stands

Undoubtedly 1 was a me," he adds. hays in their hands the destinies of the inner, who was trying to pick up the haulked but not defeated, the enemy of

The song began tour-fifths of the world. This power is range sight-my legs bare and bleeding, nations. But no longer confining our-ne on his bagpipe. selves to general terms, as we were redain, supported by the bagpipe, and all not the German people. It is in business short vest sudden, dirty and torn, no

English joined mu

quets, of course, just a dirty sun to du ly circumstances in the past we

hut solemn chantea how that graft with Temporary helmet has Firkning night-hand anexpected tempo That control or submitted will now come to more concrete and prae of hatred, slow as church music, had zest to the domination of its purpose and with four days growth of beard on. tical proposals and invite the Goverance, in its passage across to the op

bat it is our business to see to it that my dirty face aunts of both belligerent peoples to arrive at an agreement on the following site trench, a sort of devilish rag-time the history of the rest of the world is no lively dance music-a suitable accom- points, which seem to offer the base of a paniment for the can-ean. The Germans longer left to its handling.

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we're new pressing appeal to those who

When supremacy of right is thus established, let every obstacle to ways of communication of the peoples be removed by ensuring through rules to be also duter. mined, the true freedom and community of the was, which, on the one hand, would eliminute any canses of eonflict, and, on the other hand, would open to all new sources of prosperity and progress.

DANGER OF CARRYING OUT PLAN.

came to the conclusion that they were being laughed at. By way of applause. To deal with such a Fower by way of they launched a hundred bombs. A bun-

peace upon the plan proposed by his holi dred British bombs replied to them, and news, the pope, would, so far is we can then darkness fell and the tedium was see, involve a recuperation of its strength and a renewal of its policy; would niske worse than ever."

stands beither the Englishman's love for his own country for his profound respect for our independence.

historical traditions and suffering, parti- eularly undergone in the present war, must win, with justice, the sympathies of

the nation's

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ED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT and November. by t the ownere during the months of October

N.B.The word "throughout " used in this

shops, and their owners, through fear of the Russians (which was quite ill-founded) had locked and barricaded their shops and had ever had the courage to re-open Noties means that the Houges should be Lime- when first the Russians entered the town, them. Of the few shops and cafes that washed in respect of all the Walls of each Room, were open many showed in their windows all Cubicice, Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair mid doorway's a head of Christ. This was Linings, all Cellinge and the Undersides of in proclaim that the occupants were Roofs in Main Buildings, Offices and Servante Christians, and the sign was used as Quarters and inclusive of Verandabr. safeguard against any lawlessness on the The Backyard must have its containing Walls part of the Russian soldiery.

Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor, | Poor fellows ⠀ They looked anything

Polished Woodwork in Carved, Painted or Pol

not be Limi good condition, however, need

must be Cleansect. washed, but

The Board is prepared to limewash FREE OF CHARGE. Imited number of Buildinga. in those Divisions. OWNERS who desire to avail themselves of this offer should apply in writing to the Secretary on or before the 7t of October.

but lawless on that day. They mixed with the crowds on the narrow pavements, walking along in their great coats and grey fur basquirt sober aven, oletna. one spoke to them. No one dared speak to them, For things were going badly. The Austrian guns, which oven al this moment were booming away to the south of the town, were creeping gradu. ally nearer.

Three times previously the Austrians had retaken the town, only to begin a reign of terror, with hangings and fearful punishments for all who had so much as spoken with the Russian or treated them kindly An old pensant who at a Russian officer's orders gave him a ride in his Faggon was hanged right away helping the energy.

Officer

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October-mong applicants

*D be the absciuto discretion of the President

T EASTERN Division of the City of Victoria is bounded on the West by Gilman Seves and Peel Street,

Kowloon is divided into the EASTERN and WESTERN Divisions by Nathan Road and a straight line drawn from the NORTH end through the Yaumati service reservoir for to the NORTHERN Boundary of Kowloon.

AY GALE, Secretary.

· Dated this 29th day of September, 1917.

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FOOD DESTROYED. Just and lasting peace, leaving it with them to make then more precise and cum plete.

(HOW PRECIOUS TONNAGE 16

WASTED. THE MORAL TOME. - First, the fundamental point must be

Sprue auazing revelations as to the that the material force of arms shall give

Others are it necessary to create a hostile combina wase of precious toguage in ininging way to the moral force of right; whence Those are the gay stories,

The writers bear eloquent tion of nations against the German

to shall proceed w-just agreement of all upon grimmer. the simultaneous and reciprocal de testimony to the excellent jerms on which people, who are its instruments;nd 100 unfit for human consumption crease of armaments, according to rules our Army lives with the civil population would result in abandoning the new-born Britain are made byr. D.

Little wonder that none of the inhabit front. Russia to the intrigue, the manifold subtle Tas, medical officer for Stepney, i and guarantees to be established, in the of the territory behind

Hatated that about 100 Lues of fish pie ants of Czernovits seemed disposed to necessary and sufficient measure for the This is important because the Germans interference, and the certain countercesort to the borough council. maintenance of public order in every have conducted a constant campaign of volution which would be attempted by it

of de Goverment arrived in London in promenading the streets.. To many of State; then, taking the place of arms, innuendo suggesting that our real motive the malign influences to which the Gered in Rotterdam by a representative work that day, but spent their time idly the stitution of arbitration, and with for joining the war was a desire to ob man government has of late accuse such condition that it had to be destroy them, and especially to the Roumanian THE

part of the population, the recoming of tain permanent possession of Calais the world. Can peace be based upon a re- its high pacifying function, according to

Diring the work ended. June 23rd last the Austrians might mean death. On one rules to be drawn in concert and under Anyone, write our authors, who allows stitution of its power or upon any word Sanctions to be determined against any himself to be influenced by the German of honour it could pledges in a treaty of 266-ons of Danish nad Dutch bacon were pretest or another the Austrians always conded and utilised for the manufacfound ground for hanging a few score of Stute which would decline either to reinsinuations, and predicts that the Engsettlement and accommodation?

RIGHTS OF PEOPLES IMPORTANT. tureof soap. Some of the Danish bacon people whenever they retook the town of fer international questions to arbitrationish will be reluctant to depart, under

wastored it Goodman's Yard for about Czernovitz,

STEAM FOR STRAITS, CEYLON, or to accept its awards.

"Responsible statesmen

From what I learnt about the military if pro everywhere see, if they never saw hefore, I could have been saved.

position I soon realised that I must be

AUSTRALIA BOMBAT, EGYPT, that no pence cra rest senruly upon erecautions had been taken.

M Thomas points out that the mild looking carefully to my own outlet for

MEDITERRANEAN, PORTS political or economic restrictions metat eured bacon from the Continent could be escape. Friend Dobies was for going

AND LONDON, to benefit some nations and cripple

smok immediately on arrival. He coast was clear. He pointed out, with embarrass others, upon vindictive action. septer a much longer period if it was back into Roumania straightway while the of any sort, or any kind of revenge of thin the bacon which was used to make sound spuse, that it would not be so easy Tarovon Bills of Laning Ingvar roni deliberate injury. The American people soap would have been said while good, if the Austrians did arrive suddenly

Batavia, AMERICAN, CONTINEREZAL, here suffered intolerable wrongs at the if the in control would have consented Went to the Russian headquarters, hands of the imperial German govern to tas less than the market price.

yellow plaster house up the hill past the

AND SOUTH Avica Pore. As for the damages to be repaid and the

ment, but they desire no reprisal upon

Thacarriage of ruften potatoes from town hall, A staff officer received me very cost of the war, we see no other way

These we live are the main bases the German people, who have themsaves Hollin July is next dealt with. Alto courteously, and gave me som facts about THE Homeward Mail Steamer, carrying

His Majesty's Mails, will bedespatched. of solving the question than by setting

upon which must rest the future re-suffered all things in this war, which they gether01 tons of potatoes unfit for humanithe position before recommending me to from this port as usual, taking Passengers.

call on a brother officer of his at the up the general principles of entire and

for the above Porta. Pausengeny reciprocal conditions, which would be organization of the peoples. They are did not choose. Ther believe that peace food re consigned in two ships.

Anger lot of potatos was shipped Schwarter Adler Hotel. I went along to

connecting vessel Justified by the immense benefit to be such as to make the recurrence of such should rest upon the rights of peoples, derived from disarmament, all the more conflicts impossible and open the way for not the rights of governments the rights with quantity of margarines The this officer and found him an old Paris, in accommodation in the

the solution of the economic question, peoples great or small, weak or power

Silk and Valuables and Tea and Cargo for- garingin the boxes was melted. There

on the Russian Headquarter Staff.

France and London (ander arrange as one could not understand that such which is important: for the future and the ful-Their equal right to freedom and or volved such heat that the mar journalist now serving as Intelligence secured before departure from Hongkong carvage could go on for mere economic material welfare of all of the belligerent security and self-government and to a par- was ning left-in some of the boxes but Sitting in his bedroom he told me naby / Hay be conveyed by this st reasons. If certain particular reasons stand against this in certain cases, let States. And so, in presenting them to ticipation, upon fair terms, in the the elh in which it had been wrapped. things. The news was far from good, but creding via Bombay, to Marseillers

you, who at this tragic bour judge the economic opportunities of the world the As nas 13,000 bags of these potatoes, one thing he promised, and that was Londen

German people, of course, included, if weight nearly 700 tons, were brought to give me word the first moment the Parcels will be received at the Office antik them bo weighed in justice and equity.

destinies of the belligerent nations, wether will accept quality and not sees Bishoplite Station in 121 trucks. Had Russians decided to evacuate the town. srx, the day before sailing. The context indulge a gratifying hope, that they will

domination.

they be shipped earlier in the year they With that I had to be content. I took and value of all packages are required. wouldve been of great benefit to the rooms for myself and Dobias on the same But these specific agreements, with the be accepted and that we shall thus see

For further particulare, sailing dates, etc. immense advantages that flow from them, early termination of the terrible territory struggle, which lens more and more the

country but under the circumstances it floor. We dined in our bedrooms that apply to unleas not possible

would he been better to have belt them night, for everyone had to be indoors ty now occupied is reciprocally restituted.appearance of a useless massacre.

in Hold or have thrown them into the dark, and the hotel pathic rooms were all shut. Dobias foraged, for food, finding Therefore, on the part of Germany, there

only bread, ham, and some sweet Austrian should be total evacuation of Belgium,

wine. Once I

put my head out of the with guarantees of its entire political,

window and looked across the deserted I said we must go north after the military, and economic independence to

Platz A Russian sentry, after saying Russians Dobing that we must go east, ward any Power whatever; evacuation

We not take the word of the pre-something in Russian which I did not back to Roumania. We were creeping by also of the French territory; on the part of the other belligerents, a similar re- Prince of Peace. Bear in mind your very The purposes of the United States in sent rule of Germany as guarantee understand, pointed his rifle at me by way back streets towards the north, when a stitution of the German colonies.

grave responsibility to God and man. Un this war are known to the whole world of anyth that is to endure unless ex- 10 of that there was to be in dreadful explosion shook the city, and a

great red flash filled the sky. your decision depend the quiet and joy to every people to whom the truth has plicitly ported by such conclusive evi- looking out of windows.

mast come to Roumania," said Dobias. of numberless families, the lives of thou been permitted to come. They do no dence of e will and purpose of the Ger

I was awakened in the small hours of " They have blown up the river bridge so and sands of young nien, the happiness, in a need to be stated again. We gen 110 men peer themselves, as the other the morning. "The Austrians are here." that one can follow them," It was true We peoples the world would be justified word, of the peoples, for whom it is your material advantages of any kind. imperative duty to secure this boon believe'z

Without ench guarantee. Dobins, frantic with excitement, and the He led me over garden walls through that the intolerable wrongs done in see

Tom The private gardens and yards, up entrich and May the Lord inspire you with decir this was by the furious and brutal treats settlement, ngrements for hotel boots were in my contending parties will examine them in sions conformable to His very holy will power of the imperial German covert disarmant, covenants to set up arbitra. Russian staff officer had been gone three other unsavoury plasi, till Et fast ke is conciliatory spirit, taking into account.

I paid our hotel, bill into the boots which is on the Roar in frontier. as far as is just and possible, as we have May Heaven grant that in winning the went ought to be repaired, but not at the tion in a place of force territorial hours, saying he would return 800 merged on the high end to amornitan de with the German govern trembling hand. Then we erept down in scrambled along the r radd in the rather a vindication of the sovereignty sand formerly, the aspirations of the po-applause of your contemporaries you will expence of the sovereignty of any people adjustmer reconstitutions of small na pulation, and, if occasion arises, adjust. also earn from the future generations the both of those that are weak and those that meat, no, no nation could now de- the dark to the front door of the hotel now, often losing

are strong. Punitive damage, the dispend one must await some new evi Through the glass we saw troops marching ditches by the side.

"exclaimed Dobius frontier 8.m ing interests good scat title of pacificntors. a private here to the general sond As, for us, closely united in prayer memberment of empires the table deste proses of the great mity Brow was falling again. Their feet made All Austrian, pabr

of t peoples Austrians!

riding northwards al The same spirit of equity and justice and penitence with all the faithful souls ment of solish and exclusive

giver and in way to restore no noise.

Backing into the shadow of the door we was a quarter of a v- must guide the examination of the other whe yearn for peace, we implore for you leagues we deem inexpatient and in the b territorial and politica) guestions, not the divine spirit, enlightenment, and end worse than futile, no proper bueisini fie confd of nil peoples everywherited till all of them had passed Thrn gate when we were

peace of any kind, least of all for an in the fanations and the possibility

the boots opened the door, and literally ran for it; they ran

We beat them. Th Given at the Vatican, Aug. 1st, 1917. enduring peace. That must be hased upon of a coverutal peace-logo

HOBERT LANSING. pushed us out. He did not mean, to be justre and fairness and foremon

for breath and wate Frights of dankind.

SecretState of the United States caught with enemies on his premises.

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RESTITUTION.

As regarda territorial questions. 19, for instance, those that are disputed by Italy and Austria, by Germany France, there is reason to hope that, in consideration of the immense advantages f durable peace with disarmanent, the

TEST OF PLACE PLAN.

The test, therefore, of every plan of peace is this: Is it based upon the faith of all the peoples involved or merely upon Everybody acknowledges, on the other the word of an ambitious and intriguing hand, that on both sides the honour of government on the one hand and of arms is safe. Do not, then, turn a deaf group of free peoples on the other. This ear to our prayer accept the inter-step which goes to the root of the national invitation which we extend to matter; and it is the test which must. He you in the name of the Divine Redeemer, applied.

ably those relative to Armenia, the guidance, N, WIE DER Balkan States, and the territories form- ing part of the old Kingdom of Poland, for which, in particular, its noble (Continued at foot of next column.)

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