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THE WAR.

(THROUGH KRUTAR'S AGENCY:) CHAOTIC GERMANY.

ALIJES TO DEMAND DISSOLUTION OF SOVIETS

COPENBAGEN, December 12th. A telegram from Berlin states that the Entente is sending as ultimatum to the Government to dissolve all the Boviete, meantime withholding supplies of food stuffs, and reserving the right to pene. irate deeper into Germany.

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COPENHAGEN, December 12th. Herr Ebert eloquently welcomed the returning troops the Brandenburg Gate nud appealed to them to assist in the presevation of the federal system. A sergenal, replying, urged the speedy convention of the National Assembly.

GERMAN ROYAL REVENUES.

COPENHAGEN. December 12th.

A telegram from Berlin states that the Royal revenues for December were paid to all the Princes and Raya! persous re- maming in Germany.

HEADS ERECT AND UNCON

QUERED: "

COPENHAGEN, December 12th.

A telegram from Berlin states that at the entry of the troops into Berlin the bands played the "Deutschland Feber „Affes and other patriotic songe

There was not a single revolutionary

The offers and men were deco tune. rated with Rowers.

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A stuprudous crowd welcomed them as "conquerors. This was the keynote of the speech of Herr Ebert whe said that they had returned with heads erect and unconquered; the building up of a new and stronger Germany depended on them. A sergeant, replying, repudiated Herg Liebknecht, adding that the watchword] of the troops was tranquility.

RIOTING IN AUSBIG.

Beans, December 12th. A telegram from Prague states that large mobs plundered and wrecked the Rioting chops at Aussig in Bohetpia. continuee in spite of all the efforts of the Rifles police, civic guards and troops. and machine-guns are being freely used. Many casualties bave occurred.

REVOLUTION. CELEBRATIONS.

AMSTERDAM, December 12th.

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A telegram from Berlin states that the Government has appointed January 1st for elaborate al fresco celebrations bonour of the revolution. RUSSIANS BOLSHEVISTS REFUSED ADMISSION.

AMSTERDAM, December 12th. A telegram from Berlin Lokal Anzeiger intimates that the Ezerutive of the: Soviets has withdrawn its invitation to the Bolshevist Delegation as the troops on the Eastern Front refused them pass age through the German lines.

PRESIDENT WILSON'S VISIT

TO EUROPE.

ECHO OF THE LUSITANIA " TRAGEDY.

LONDON, December 18th. The George Washington, conveying Pre sident Wilson, passed over the scene of the Lusitan tragedy off the South Irish

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ESCORT INTO BREST BX AMERICAN FLEET.

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LONDON, December 18th. The American Fleet, under the command TJILIWONG of Admiral Sims, haa sailed from a British;

escort President Wilson into TJIKINI furt to Brest-

INVITATION TO SWITZERLAND.

BERNE, December 18th The Federal Council has invited Presi dent Wilson to visit Switzerland. TROUBLE BREWING

BOLSHEVIST RUSSIA.

DENMARK AND NORWAY BREAK OFF BELATIONSHIP'S.

FOR

CHRISTIANIA, December 12th. The Alien Pusten states that the Norwe ap Legation left Petrograd for Norway, Probably the Bolshevist representatives will be wrdered to leave Norway shortly. at is also reported that Denmark in about to break off connections with Bol shevist Russia

NEW RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT BEING FORMED.

STOCKHOLM, December 12th.

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RUSSIAN MODERATES

NEGOTIATING.

STOCKHOLM, December 12th. It appears that 3. Trepoff is negotiat ing with our other Russian Boderates with a view to forming a new Govern

est.

REPORT DENIED.

BTOCKHOLM, December 12th. The report of the formation of a new Russian Government, under M. Trepoff, is authoritatively denied

WELL KNOWN GENERALS SHOT,

STOCKHOLM, December 12th.

A telegram from Petrograd states that, according an official Ukrainian source, Generals Kusski and Radkodmitreff were shot by order of the Soviet of the town of liapiagorek.

ABOLITION OF CONSCRIP- TION.

BRITISH PREMIER'S DECISION. LONDON, December 12th.

The Evening Standard is authorised to state that Mr. Lloyd George will press forward the ubolition of conscription in Great Britain even if he is unsuccessful in inducing the Continental Powers at the Peace Conference to do so.

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MERCANTILE MARINE. SILVER MEDAL FOR WAR

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LONDON, December 12th.

The King as approved the grant of a silver medal to the Mercantile Marino

BERLIN SOVIETS FRIGHTENED OF for war services.

SOLDIERS.

AMSTERDAM, December 12th.

The Berlin Executive of Soviets has decided to deprive the troops in Berlin of anununition.

THE ALLIED OCCUPATION. BRITISH TROOPS AT COLOGNE.

AMSTERDAM, December 12th.

A telegram from Cologne states that 32,000 British troops have arrived there. AMERICAN OCCUPATION OF COBLENZ.

LONDON, December 12th. An American communiqué Blates:---- We have occupied Coblenz and hold the west bank of the Rhine from Rolendsen, Bouth of Bonn, to Trechtingshausen.

GERMAN NAVAL SURRENDER BRITISH DELEGATION AT KIEL

AMSTERDAM, December 12th-

A telegram from Kiel states that the Hercules, with the British Naval Delega tion has entered the 'Canal and was ex pected at Kiel yesterday evening.

THE FUGITIVE EX-KAISER. DUTCH PREMIER'S STATEMENT.

THE HAGUE, December 12th.

In the Second Chamber, the Premier)

AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY.

DECISION OF IRON AND STEEL TRADES.

LONDON, December 12th.

After conferring with the men at New- castle yesterday, the Iron and Steel Trades Employers' representatives de- cided to recommend their Associations to concedo an "eight-hour day."

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WAR BONDS

PREBENT ISSUE TO BE WITHDRAWN.

LONDON, December 12th.

The Treasury announces that the pre- sent issue of War Bande will be with- drawn early in January. Exchequer bar- rowing will continue, but later issues oð bonds will not carry the present conver- sion rights.

THE BRITISH PRESS. TWO CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

LONDON, December 12th. The English newspapers will publish neither on Christmas Day nor on Boxing Day.

BOXING AT HOME, JIMMY WILDE DEFEATED.

LONDON, December 12th. said that no Power had hitherto objected There was a great Army and Navy to the Kaiser's stay in Holland, which, Boxing Tournament at the Albert Hall. however, cap only be regarded as tem- porary.

DUTCH WILLING TO CONFER WITH

ALLIES.

AMSTERDAM, December 12th. According to the Telegraaf, the Pro- mier, in the course, of a speech in the Second Chamber declared that Holland was willing to confer with the Allies re- garding a new plaes of residence for the ex-Kaiser.

EX-KAISERIN SERIOUSLY ILL

In the bantam-weight final Sergeant Instructor Jimmy Wilde lost to Seaman Pal Moore of the United States Navy. Prolonged shouting followed the an- nouncement of the decision.

NEW PRESIDENT OF SWITZERLAND.

ELECTION OF RED CROSS

OFFICIAL

BERNE, December 12th. Doctor Güstrive Ador, Honorary Pro- The ex-Kaiserin is very serviously ill-aidont of the International Red Cross, A heart specialist from Berlin has been has been elected President of Switzerland

summoned.

ARRESTED

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ALLEGED MURDERS 1014

PARIS, December laurez

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PRO-GERMAN GREEKS. ESCAPE FROM INTERNMENT.

PARIS, December 1stb M. Gounaris, ex-Preilor of Greece and Colonil Metaxis, who were interned at was intended to take them to Athens, for

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