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THE

WAR.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 1918.

SUCCESSFUL ITALIAN OPERATION.

ENEMY SUFFERS HEAVY LOSSES.

GERMANY'S VERSION OF PEACE PROCEEDINGS.

BOMBARDMENT OF

YARMOUTH.

DEPREDATIONS OF A SUBMARINE.

DUTCH STEAMER TORPEDOED.

nco-helgian brant,

"LATENT CABLES; ĮZARODON 'REUTER'S AGENCY.} THE CAMBRAI INQUIRY,

HIGHER COMMAND NOT SURPRISED,

LONDON, January 16th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that, as a result of the enquiry

by Field Marshal Haig, the Imperial. General Staff and the War Cabinet, the Government considored that, the Highor

EARLIER ULBLES.

LONDON, January - 15di.

A British Italian official report states: -Our ueroplanes during the past week destroyed six enemy machines and drove down others uncontrollable.

The Italiana successfully operated

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.

LONDON, January 15th. The House of Lords rejected by 10 votes to 62 a proposal for a referendum among women on women's suffrage,

THE RUSSO-GELMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

THE GERMAN VERSION.

AMSTREDAN, January 18th The German version of the proceedings. which clause was left substantially of the Committee appointed at Brest- unaltered.

litovsk on the 11th instant to discuss territorial questions shows that the Dele gates wrangled for two days without result over the question of the status of populations in occupied territories and the date for their evacuation.

NON-FERROUS METAL BILL

LONDON, January 16th. In the House of Commons, Sir Albert Stanley announced that he proposed to move en amendment to the Non-Ferrous Metal Bill, making it clear that the bill would not affect any business carried on entirely outside the United Kingdom.

FRENCH SOLDIER'S WAR ALLOWANCE.

PARIS January 15th. A Bilk has been introduced in the Chamber increasing the daily war allowance of soldiers at the Front from one to three francs.

BRITISH TRADE.

LONDON, January 15th. There was a decrease in exports of

The Germana contended that the peo ples of occupied territories through the plempotentiary bodies had already expressed their desire for severance from Roma

The Russians denied that these bodics were representative, and proposed as a substitution for the two articles of the preliminary treaty (cabled on December 30th), four articles of which the following

ts a summary -

Firstly, the right to territory and self determination belongs to nations, not to the decupied parts thereof;

Secondly, Austria and Germany re

GERMANY'S ANNEXATIONIST

CAMPAIGN.

OTHER CURRENTS OF OPINION.

AMSTERDAY, January 15th. Whilst the Pan Germans contmue their

annexationist campaign, the following in didents testify to the presence of other

in Germany. currents of opinion in

EFFECTS OF SOLDIERING.

X writes in the Daily Mail:-Some of us have now spent three years in this war business We are lucky, of course," to have lasted so long, but having gone so far by the courtesy of the gods, wo are ungrateful enough to inqiure whether

Now the obvious answer is in the we are better for our experience.

afirmative. War observers and what are known na war psychologists people who

Four thousand Independent Social Democrats, who for over a year were not study the war from the impartial permitted to hold meetings, attended standpoint of a fire-aíde chair at home→ meeting of the Fatherland Party at Jons will tell you that a man ja obviously which unavimously passed a resolution much iroproyed by this open-Bir lifa, in favour of a general peace by under this rough contact with mankind in all its moods and phases, this daily reckon- standing. Then they stormed the plating of one's chances to survive the next form and threw out the Fatherland Party

At a meeting at Frankfort, which was addressed by the ex-Colonial Secretary Dimonburg, a resolution in favour of pence on the basis of the Reichstag resolution of July 16th was passed, VON TIRPITZ PRESENTED WITH

day.

Well, I do not propose to take up the men most concerned even among the

Pposite brief. I just want to show that there are diverse opinions as to the effect of three years' soldiering upon our lives

It is the

professional man of the and our uncertain future thirty forty stage who is the bone of contention in our mess

neas debates ont here. He is different from the youngster who had hardly

his career when commenced war called him away ho is different from the skilled tradesman who, to large extent, is still preserving the technical touch of his craft by the work he does in the Army, and his category is far removed from that of the non-pro- fessional, non-skilled office worker who being absent from the desk for so long

Here are two cases I know of as evi- dence of the divergent effects of this war brother-officer, just back from leave, full THRIFT IN GREAT BRITAIN upon the professional man Thero is a

of

305 IRON CROSSES: In connection with the Fatherland Party mecting mentioned on January 8th 325 disabled soldiers sent their Iron Crosses

yesterday at Mount Asolone, Mount £2,787,946, and an increase in importnounce their claims to annexation of the to Admiral von Tirpitz as a lasting has lost only a knowledge of routine by

Bpinoncia and at Caposile, taking many prisoners. The Near East.

EARLIER CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Command was not surprised by the Ger- ACTIVITY NEAR JERUSALEM

man attack at Cambrai on November 30th, and that all proper and adequate

dispositions were made to meet it.

LONDON, January 15th.

A Palestine official report statee

of £9,416,206 compared with December,

•1916.

There were increases in exports last year of £19,029,285, and in importe of £116,149,015

15 compared with 1916,

AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA. BOUMANIAN LEGATION STAFF ARRESTED

PETROGRAD, January 15th. The Bolsheviks arrested the staff of

occupied Bussian territories and under- taks not to restrict their independence by the Brestlitovsk or Military Conventions

Tho

memorial to the disgraceful act of his supporters."

sold

before the constitution of these regions

LONDON, January 15th on a basis of self-dotermination.

Over £83,000,000 War Bonds were sold voting to determine the fate of these by the banks last week, which is regions must be carried out after the record. foreiga armies have withdrawn and fugitives and deportees have returned. The date for the withdrawal of the armies

gate nearly £254,000,000,

The Post Office sales during the week 5th amounted to

Mr. Bonar Law emphasised that Field. Despite the weather our aircraft bombed the Roumanian Legation and confined to be determined by a Special Commi ending January

the Jensen aerodrome and Amman station, them in the fortress of St. Peter and on the Hedjuz Railway, obtaining good | Paul results

Two of our machines are missing.

There was considerable patrol activity

in the Jerusalem sector.

We raided Mukhmas village, taking Prisoners.--

Marchal Haig had instituted an enquiry before he had received instructions, from the War Office that his report was being examined by a Committee of the Imperial General Staff (Sir William Robertson presiding), and that the General Staff's report was being examined by a com mitter of the War Cabinet and subse- quently by the War Cabinet itself. The War Cabinet considered that publie din cussion of the breakdown, which had s doubtedly cecurged, would be most General. detrimental to the public foterests, and were satisfied that the proper monaures would be taken to deal with similar situa tions in the future. (Cheera.)

EARLIER CABLES.

STRONG RAID RETULSED.

LONDON, January 15th..

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ports: --We repulsed a strong raid north.

castward of Armentieres.

We raided northward of Lens, bombed dug-outs and took prisoners

LATEST CABLES.

FRENCH FRONT.

VIOLENT ARTILLERY ACTIONS. PARIS, January 15th. A communiqué states there were violent the Beaumont- artillery actions in Cauricres Wood sector on the right af the Meuse.

Italian bront

EATEST CABLES (TEROCON REUTER'S AGENDY.)

SUCCESSFUL ITALIAN

OPERATION......

ITALIANS GAIN CONSIDERABLE ADVANTAGES.

LONDON, January 16th. Italian official report states:- order to rectify our line from northward of Osterinillepre to the head of the

Cesilla Valley, we advanced and gained considerable advantages and inflicted heavy losses,*

We captured 291. prisoners. We entered enemy trenches at Mount Polarolo salient, and also extended the

EARLIER CABLES.

YARMOUTH BOMBARDED.

LONDON, January 18th.

It is officially announced that Yar mouth was bombarded from the sea last night.

There was similar activity in the coastal sector, eastward and northward Fire opened at 18.M and lasted five of Jafla.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH BETTER'S AGENCY, J

GREAT BRITAIN AND FINLAND.

LONDON, January 15th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bal- Great Britain was four stated that

minutes.

Twenty shells fell in the town. The latest reports are that three wore killed and ten injured.

The damage is not serious.

LATEST CABLES

THE VISITOR A SUBMARINE

LATER.

The night was black and cold at Yarmouth Most of the inhabitants were

in bed when a great star-shell lit up the entire town, and was followed by a rapid

waiting an expression of opinion by the Russian people before recognising the Finnish Republic. He emphasised the fusillade, British sympathy with Finland WAR MINISTRY OF GREECE

ATHENS, January 16th M. Venezeles has assumed the War Ministry, and General Danglas has been appointed Commander-in-Chief.

AMERICA AND THE WAR. SECURING THE HARVEST.

WASHINGTON, January 15th. In the Senate a Bill has been intro duced providing for military registration of all men who have reached 21 since June, 1917, also empowering to give fur loagh to army men for harvesting.

NEW TERRITORY FOR CANADA.

NEW YDER, January 15th. The explorer Stefanssen claims for Canada several new large Arctic Islands north-west of Bank's Lan which be dis- covered in the spring of 1915. DUTCH STEAMER TORPEDOED

LAS PALMAS, January 15th. The Royal Netherland steamer Atlar was torpedoed and sunk 25 miles from the island Fuerente Ventura The crew of 29 were saved,

NOTED AIRMAN KILLED.

AMSTERDAM, January 15th. The crack Bavarian airman, Max

Roofs were stripped off, windows

blown in, and chimney-stacks were

-knocked down.

There were innumerable narrow escapes It is presumed that a submarine carried

out the raid.

EARLIER CABLES. GERMAN POLITICAL SUR- FRISES PROBABLE,

AMSTERDAM, January 15th. Telegrams from Berlin state that Dr. Hertling has postponed bis Reichstag speech

The Daily News thus epitomises his views and his warning to Labour We

sin;

Thirdly, after the signature of peace these territories are to be administered by a temporary body comprised of the various political parties, which shall organise a plebiscite;

Fourthly, the final position of those territories to he decided by the referendum.

are as follow &

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enthusiasm almost vanity at the success of certain enterprises undertaken while in England. He says that ho never so much enjoyed work us he did for the three days he was called to his office. The problems confronting him were tackled with all the relish of a man whose The total sales by the banks now aggre mind has had a long rest from daily has Cares and whore wat experiencs ehubled him to look at his profession with a new eye. Te boasts that he settled a problem in land survey in about half the be used to take. He believes that £965,000, making the Post Office aggregate mentally he has gained at least 50 por the vigorous reaction of life o

Pse is that of goldier over £12,000,000.

the Alongside "above case The sale of War Savings Certificates is Major inces man whose clientele and In 1914 he was an inter- national skill were known wherever business wat transacted in his Particular line. Recently he was called upon to pick up the dropped threads of pre-war days by appeal for advice on a big proposal. He confessed to me his inability to pro- judgment. Three years nounce the big ago he settled similar problems without wrinkling his brow This Army rou

Business

also increasing

WAR

DEPARTMENT'S: EXPENDITURE.

LONDON, January 15th. It is understood that the Government,

cent

tine, be said to un,

this

of

doing nothing except what you're told, this system of suppressing your own ideas and initiative, this living according to a daily chart set out as ordere, han the expenditure of War Departments finished me so far ne virility of mind is

The two articles of the preliminary treaty at the instance of Mr. Bonar Law, ha decided to appoint an independent, com Article 1 That Russia and Germany demittee of business men to enquire into chare the state of war ended. Both nations are resolved to live together in future in peare and friendship, On the condition of Complete reciprocity visa-vis hor Allies. Germans is rendy, as soon as peace is con- cluded with Russia and the Russian armies are demobilised, to evacuate her present positions and the occupied Russian territory. so far as no different inference may result from Article 2.

Article 2. After the Russian Government in accordanon with its principles, has pr flaired for all the peopica of Russia the right of self-determination, including com plate separation, it takes engnisance of decisions, as a pressing the will of people.

demanding full state independence and separation from Russia for Poland, Lithu. nin, Courland and portions of Esthonis and Lávania. The Russian Government recog. pisca that these manifestations must in the present circumstances he regarded as expressing the will of the people and is ready

to draw conclusions therefrom.

As in these districts to which the foregoing

One of the proposed committee's fire tasks will be to enquire into the com- plaints of overstaffing and ineficiency.

THE SILVER MARKET.

LONDON, January 15th

The silver market in steady:

THE WAR AND AMERICANS

IN THE FAR EAST. THE POLICY OF THE U.8.A. GOVERNMENT

concerned. I feel that I have lost tho power of quick decision and of giving an opinion. I'm suffering from want of mental exercise,

I have given the armchair student en easy opening. I am ready to be told that everything depends upon the individual and that you cannot generalise. I em aware that the disciplinary system of the Army produces good quality even if it discourage initiative. know that the test of one's courage to die out bere is u fine test of other qualities than courage.

I will commit myself to the critics to the extent of a personal confession. I feel that I have gained rather than lost. through my three years of khaki. Physi- cally I am 21lbs. heavier, I can sleep on any provocation,

ion, I look less than my 34 years, and I can enjoy bully beef seven in the week. Mentally have pro association with men of

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In response to an inquiry from the American Consul General in Hongkong fited through

and experiences. I have gained

new vision (Mr. Goorge E. Anderson) through the other professions, other ideas, other Department of State to the Army

that were really very dear so long as What I cannot Navy Department in Washington, the f life, even though I have lost illusions Consul General has recevied advices as they were illusions. to the policy adopted by the American decide is: Should I have been better

off without the war" I fancy that Government in regard to military ser- should, for I have lost my faith in vice of American citizens in this part of civilisation? the world.

So far as the Navy is concerned it is

¿tipulations apply the question of evacuation stated that service in the United States PENANG "OUR DAY” LOTTERY

eighty thousand dollars, representing 25 per cent of the value of the lottery, given to the. Our day Fund nearly which was greatly in excess of the quar ter of a million dollars expected. It Alt Was originally intended to close the draw December 22nd, but a postpond lottery on December 15th, and make the with the result

yon

ment was

decided

were

$80,000 FOR RED CROSS FUND. is not such as is provided for in Article 1,

Navy is purely voluntary, and there is in accordance & Special Curumission` shall,

The Penang Club Grand Wer Loan no way the services of men in the Far The 2'ageblatt enys he is ill, and that with the Russian ides, arrange for a ratif East can be used by the Navy unless they Lottery in aid of the Our Day" Red political surprises within the next few cation by plebiscite on broad lines vitluut initiate the action themselves. Ab the Cross Fand was drawn on January 5th *any military pressure whatever of the slready present time the Clovernment is not on the Esplanade, Penang. The lottery days are probable.

existing separation proclamations]

taking officers from civil life except in has been extremely successful, and has NATIONAL SERVICE

General Hoffmann protested against

pro case of licensed seafaring men who enroll the victorious tone of the Russian the Naval Reserve, and then only in the MINISTER'S SPEECH.

posals when a victorious German Army in that force and are called into active FAVOURABLE PRESS COMMENT!

stood on their territory. He ridiculed service to man merchant ships. LONDOS, January 15th. The Press comments upon Sir Auckland the Russian claims to self-determination, other officers, both active and reserve, are seeing that the Bolshevik Government promoted from the ranks Unless the men

in the Far East who are anxious to enter that the total was considerably enhanced Geddes speech are favourable

was based on ruthless force

ate licensed sen The ayafer adopted at the drawing General Hoffmann again asserted that the United States Navy &

man enroll in the was that all the tickets the occupied people had unmistakably faring sien and voluntarily eg they can bented in one revolving box, and, the 858 the second cannot be accused of lack of sympathy expressed their wish for a separation serve in the Navy is to enlist either in prizes in another box. A prize was

ember the State and volunteer for so on.

retarve force they must proceed box to decide which won the prize and There was a large gathering at the with Labour, nor with excessive sympathy from Russia. He said that the Courland the regular service or reserve force To draw, and number from towards this Government, but this does not Diet on September 30th had requested to force If they wish to enlist in the

where a TESLA German protection, the Lithuanian Diet,

they

do ao on any drawing on the Esplanade, blind us to the fact that we are engaged on December 11th, proclaimed & desire regulaty or at any recruiting station building had been constructed for the purposes of the draw, & charge of filty for severance; the municipality of Higa, in the United States.

guilds and ruzal representatives. On with respect to serve cents being anade for seste.\ Riga December 27th, claimed, German protes general policy seems to be not to encour The first three prizes were tion. Finally, in December last the re

4662-Kee Kuat Seng, in the Far East to volunteer for tho rentatives of Gesel, Dagoe and Moon 386 Americans in active commercial life 1ST PRIZE $10,000. of the United States. Those sub- Chartered Bank, Soerabaya.

ONT END PRIZE 231,

1,600. nections. Moreover, for technical adject

BED P PRIZE

$13,800, but ministrative reasons, the German High taken in the ordinary course of the opera Command refused to evacuate Courland, tion of that law a

After

that Lithuania, Riga, and the Islands in the it is announced from

themian-power situation in the United Street Rangoon Riga Gulfs een

States is not believed to be such as to warrant the Government interfering with the service of Americans engaged in car ading for American interests or in advance

ing American commerce abroad.

in the greatest struggle for human liberty we have even been inwolved in, To talk of downing tools. is to talk of betraying

service the

in:

care of

bridgehead castward of Caposile, whare! Musiler, who claimed having brought freedom, and stabbing our sons and Islande repudiated their previous conal to the Selective Service Law are 2124 H2 Simpson, Singapore:

we captured trenches, and also 45′ pri- down 38 aeroplanes, has been accidentally brothers, who are fighting for freedom, in

soners and two trench-mortars,

GERMAN REPORT

A wireless German official report states Violent Italian attacks against the Austro-Hungarians at Mount Asolone and Mount Pertica hroke down heavily.

killed.

AVALANCHE IN JAPAN.

Toxia, January 15th. An avalanche in the province of Niigata buried 173 persone,

the back

The Daily Mail Lobbyist understands. that the Government is prepared to take immediately severe measures against any one found interfering with the output of emounitions, seroplanes, or ships,

Baron Kuchmann proposed journment of the deliberations in order that Germany shou.d consult her Allies and the sitting was accordingly journed to an indefinite date.

No. 4129. Hajee Latiff, 30, Merchant

There were, in addition, five prizes of $3,100 ten prizes of $1,560; twenty prizes of $790; fifty prizes of Sale; a hundred

and five hundred 6 31 prizes of $158; two hundred prizes of $79