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ULTIMATUM DRAFTED BY THE SUPREME COUNCIL:
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BELGIUM READY FOR MILITARY ACTION: FRENCH TROOPS CROSS OVER TO RHINE RIGHT BANK,
MR. LLOYD GEORGE APPEALS FOR NATIONAL UNITY.
IMPENDING CRISIS IN DALMATIA. COMPROMISE BEACHED IN AMERICAN COAL STRIKE.
C.S.A. SENATE'S RESERVA -|
TIONS.
REPORTED ACCEPTANCE BY FRANCE AND GT. BRITAIN.
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PEXING, December 11th.
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According to a telegram received by the Journal de Prking, France and Eng Tand have accepted the reservations made by the United States Senate relating to
A REMINDER.
It should be remembered that the Treaty
The of Versailles is not yet in force. Armistice regime still existä. The Armia- tice was "prolonged on February 16th for a short period without the date of expiry." It can therefore be ended on three days notice,
EXODUS OF GERMANS FROM
RHINE PROVINCES.
ALLIES WILL EXERCISE THEIR
POWER.
LONDON, December sti
Mr. Bonar Law, speaking at Glasgow, referring to the doubts as to whether Ger many would ratily the Treaty, said that Britain and her Allies bad the power
DECEMBER 19TH, 1919.
ITALY. WORK BEING RESUMED IN ROME.
Kou, December 6th. Work is being resumed almost every- where
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GRAVE DISORDERS IN MANTUA.
Roux, December 7th. and would, if necessary, exercise it-to
The publication is now permitted of
of assure that the Treaty, which was a stern the d
grave disorders in Mantua treaty, will be not merely ratíäed, but niso on December 3rd and 4th, in which eight carried into effect. A sufficiant portion of were killed and 50 wounded as the result Great Britain's great army had been preof a protest against the strike. served to see that the terms of peace BRITISH NAVY ESTIMATES,
INTERESTING WAR RECORDS.
would be enforced
ALLIES CAN DO WHAT THEY
PLEASE."
LONDON, December 8th.. The Daily Mail correspondent in Berlin states that Herr Noske, the Minister for War, interviewed in, regard to the advance of the Allies, after a preliminary bluster, declared that the Allies could do what they pleased. Germany did not possess the means of resistance,
The statement is regarded merely as an effort of the Government to save its
face.
COMMUNICATIONS WILL END
SATISFACTORILY.
LONDON, December 8th.
to
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LoyDay, December 8th."
Amount
The Navy estimates 157,500,000,
to
Mr. Walter Long pointed out that a large proportion was for services before the Armistice. He mentioned that the situation in Ireland necesitated "the em. ployment of six destroyers, three sloops, and six motor launches in Irish waters,
The clearance of the seas of mines had within the been accomplished well scheduled time. The loss of life during minesweeping was only 8 per cent.
The new Atlantic Fleet, compared, with the Grand Fleet, would consist as fai In the House of Commons, replying to fows-Battle squadrons, two, compared Sir "Donald Maclean, "Mr. Bonar Law with four; battle cruiser squadcous, one, compared with two cruiser squadron, zil, Meanwhile, telegrams from Switzer stated that there was little reason land report the exodus of wealthy Ger doubt that the communications now being compared with two; flying squadron, one mans from the right bank of the Rhine. held between the Allies and the Germanship; light cruiser squadrons, two, com- Government with a view to immediate pared with seven; destroyed flotillas, four, The number of Germans awaiting perratification of peace would result satis compared with six submarine flotillas,
three, compared with six. mission to enter Switzerland is increasing
factorily.
the Pence Trunty, Mr. Lloyd George and M. Clemenceau having declared that it is preferable to take that stop now order to obtain the immediate ratific tion of the Peace Treaty rather than prodaily. -crastinate and continue discussions. the SUPREME COUNCIL'S THREAT TO
GERMANY. issue of which cannot be foreseen.
PARIS, December 6th. The Supreme Council's Note to Germany demands that the German Government sign the protocol, failing which the Allies will adopt military measures and coercion. PRESENTATION OF THE NOTE.
PARIS, December 5th."
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LATEST CABLES." ¡THAOCO NEUTER'S AGENCY-1 ULTIMATUM TO GERMANY, “SERIOUS DEVELOPMENTS LIKELY
PARIS, December 3th.
Echo de Paris atates that at yester day's Supreme Council the opinion was expressed "that only the ultimatura to -Germany, which is being drafted to-day, could get the Allies out of an, embarca -sing situation.
TROOPS READY TO MARCH FORWARD. Marshal Foch declared yesterday that if the ultimatam was despatched, he would be ready to carry out the plans prepared last June, the threat of which brought the Germans to Versailles. ALLIES WILL OCCUPY FRANKFORT AND -ESSEN.
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The Note to Germany was not com musicated to the German Delegation to day probably it will be presented to- morrow.
GREATEST SECRECY BEING
MAINTAINED."
PREMIER APPEALS FOR NATIONAL UNITY. ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO COALI-
TION IS CONFUSION."
There had been 289,000 officers and men demobilised; 611 ships had been cancelled out of 1,003 ordered and being construct- ed; 3 of His Majesty's ships had been lost in the war, including 13 battleships, and 3 battlecrisers, in addition to 815 auxiliarica lost in
Three million persons and fifty million tons of goods had been transported by sea in war time.
LONDON, December 7th.
The estimated expenditure on new, con- The following is an amplification of Mr. Lloyd George's speech at the Man-struction was £25,000,000.
OBISIS IN DALMATIA. chester Reform Club:-
Mr. Lloyd George admitted that the D'ANNUNZIO TO ATTACK CATTARO: Anti-Dumping Bill was retrogressive, bat
PARIS, December eth. The Yugo-Slav Delegation states that it bas received alarmist reporta of
Dalmatia or the Runciman resolutions in Paris, 'Annunzio intentions in the promoters of the Tariff Bill of 1916 which singled out one nation for hostile Ten thousand of his troops are ready to legielation after the war, could agt oodata Spalats and Catfaro informed the
demo the Government's attitude.
He, as a free trader, reused to believe PARIS, December 8th.
that the cause of free trade was insepar- The text of the Note was adopted un-able from permitting dumping, which Mr. animously. The greatest secrety is natur- ally maintained regarding its contents."
It is understood, however, that it is. firm in tone and there is every reason to believe that German discussion in con nection with the enforcement of the Treats will be closed once and for all.
PARIS, December 5th Well-informed circles affirm that the| It is even possible that Germany will Allies will occupy Frankfort and Essen agree to the exchange of ratifications
the Germans do not sign forthwith. BELGIUM READY FOR MILITARY
ACTION.
within a week.'
GERMANY'S LAND FRONTIERS. PARIS, December 8th.
attack
Supreme Council that in the event of Danunzio's troops. crossing the line of demarcation, the Yugo-Slav coldiers will The be ordered to resist the attack Delegation declines responsibility for the
maquito bad styled untair competition.consequences," To remove quinping would strenginen free trade.
INCIDENT ON THE KIEL CANAL
Taix one measure was to be used to urge the Liberals to abandon their pledges, far- ther divide the nation, and hamper national reconstruction. d'hey were asked UNOFFICIAL GERMAN STATEMENT leave the combination whien "han carried: the greatest reform act and the greatest lana retorm ever carried, which pledged aome nue and iveral institutions to incia
Continuing, he said:" We are asked to divide the nation in the face of vigiant enemy in order to reunite the
That is not
Liberal Party on the German dump heap living force og to make Liberalism á The Premier, paying a tribute to the The Supreme Council frially examined loyalty of his Unionist colleagues to their electior pledges, Baid that Mr. Runciman Lutin' correspondent at Brussels the question of payment of Customs duty had recently, advocated co-operation be camps in England on account of their states that the Belgian Cabinet, to-day, to Germany on her land frontiers. The tween the best elements of the Liberals
PARIS, December 5th.
will declare in favour of a military entente with France and Britain.
FIELD MARSHAL WILSON SUM. MONED TO PARIS.
Loxbox, December 5th. Field Morsbal Sir Henry Wilson's sum- mons to Paris emphasises the serioumess of the position developing out of the grow- ing arrogance of Germany,
SECRET MEETING OF SUPREME COUNCIL,
The Supreme Council in Paris, yester day, secretly discussed the enforcement of the Treaty Marshal Foch was presat. The deliberations were resumed to-day. BRITISH ATTITUDE ONE OF ABSOLUTE FIRMNESS.
PARIS, December, sth. The British attitude towards Germany is described as one of absolute firmness.
Complete agreement exists between Mar shal Foch and Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson on all measures being taken in the Armies of Occopation, with a view to continuing military preparations." FRENCH TROOPS CROSS TO REINE
RIGHT BANK.
STRASBOURG, December 8th. Unusual military activity prevails. Numerous beavy gins were taken across the Kebl Bridge to the right bank of the Rhine.
RHINE TROOPS EX-GROUPED.
PARIS, December 8th. Although nothing has been published.re garding the discussions of Marshal Foch, Field Marshal Wilson and the Council, it is generally understood that everything is ready for immediate action. The Rhine froops have been re-grouped in such manner as to facilitate their advance
German Government desires these duties collected in gold, like those on the sea frontiers. The decision in this matter has been postponed, pending the enforcement of the Treaty.
ALLIED AUTION AFTER THREE
" DAYS.
rute to Danzig to be forcibly incorporat: cd in the Polish Legion.
They had been selected from prisoners It was pointed out that Polish names. the men were in German waters and were therefore no longer prisoners.
MEXICO AND THE USA. CONSUL JENKINS RELEASED,
·MEXICO CITY, December 8th. The American Consul, Mr. Jenkins, whol was arrested by the Carranza Government. after he had been released by the bandits on payment by his relatives of £36,000, has been released.
IMMEDIATE ACTION POSTPONED.
WASHINGTON, December 5th. Mr. Robert Lansing appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committes in connection with the Mexican crisis. The Committee appointed a sub-committee to interview President Wilson on the subject, meanwhile postponing action on Senator Fall's resolution, which Mr. Lansing re gards as premature,
Mr. Lansing is of opinion that a«rup- ture will embarrass the protection of American life and property in Mexico.
PRESIDENT ON SENATOR FALL'S
RESOLUTION. WASHINGTON, December 5th. President Wilson, in a letter to the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, de
clares that he would be gravely concern- ed to see a resolution such as that of Senatur Fall pass the Senate, as it might gravely confuse the guidance of foreign affairs,
SINCE DIAZ'S OVERTHROW.
WASHINGTON, December 8th. President Wilson has reported to the Senate that 997 foreigners, excluding sub jects of the USA, have been killed in Mexico since General Diaz's overthrow. One third of the victims were Chinese...
VILLA'S CAPTURE DENIED.
EL PASO, December 5th. Mexican officials deny that General Villa has been captured..."
WAR PRISONERS
CONFERENCE. DEFINITE INSTRUCTIONS TO MR. O'GRADY.
LONDON, December 5th. Reuter is authorised to re-affirm that
Mr.
Grady has received very definite instructions to negotiate solely in regard to the exchange of prisoners.
GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL OF RAILWAYS. DISPUTES WILL BE DEALT
WITH.
HOW
}ATRE BALTIG PROVINOES. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS WITH SOVIET RUSSIA.
STOCKHOLM, December 6th. Pea "negotiations between Soviet Russia and the Baltic States have opened. at Dorpat in Esthonis
The Russian delegation, M, Joffe and M. Kritsin, attended with a considerable Staff
THE RUSSIAN CONDITIONS.
Donnar, December 8th. Porce conditions have been exchanged between Russia and Esthonia."
It is understood that the Russian cod- ditions include the recognition of the Soviet, a political amnesty, the resump tion of diplomatic and commercial rela tions, the disbandment of foreign troops,
unhindered commercial traffic, and the use of Esthonian porta
The Bolshevista hesitate to conclude an armistice and demand final pracè
LATVIA'S REPRESENTATIVES. COPENHAGEN, December 8th
It is announced that Latvia's repre sentatives at the Dorpat Conference will negotiate solely the exchange of hostages They will not discuss peace.
LETTS, DRIVING THE GERMANS BACKS.
COPENHAGEN, December 8th. A Lettish communiqué reports that the Germans continue to retreat beyond the Murajewo Shavli line, abandoning muda material, including 50 Tocomotives, hundreds of waggons, 40 guns, aeroplanes, and wireless outfits.
The Lotta repulsed a Bolshevik attack in East Latvia.
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AMERICAN COAL STRIKE, BRITISH, SHIPPING SERIOUSLY INCONVENIENCED",
WASHINGTON, December 6th. The embargo on the bunkering af foreign vessels is causing great concert. The various Embassies are discussing tho situation with the Bhipping Board. It is suggested that Britain, not having 2 commercial agreement with the United States, may be forced to send coal over-
scad..
RAILWAY SERVICES CURTAILED,
NEw You, December 6th. Owing to the coal bortage, 100 Eastern railroads are drastically curtailing their passenger service. The heating of the New York sub-ways and elevated tra ways bas been partially ent off. Street lighting has been halved
The Broadway signs are restricted to an hour gightly.. SETTLEMENT REACHED AT LAST
Losos, December 7th
An unconfirmed report from Washing- ton states that the coal strike has been declared off. The details will be complet.
on December 9th.
Lespon, December 8th. In the House of Commons, at question time, in connection with the new Railwayed Committee Six Eric Geddes stated that
PRESIDENT WILSON'S COM PROMISE ACCEPTED,
WASHINGTON, December 7th. The Attorney-fiëneral announces that a compromise which will terminate the coal. strike has been reached by the representa tives of the Government and the miners It will be submitted to the Miners Exe cutive Committee on Tuesday.
LATES
The compromise was suggested by Pre- sident Wilson, who was represented at the conference by his Secretary, Mr. Tumulty. The miners representative will orge the men to accept.
BERLIN, December 7th A semi-official statement says that, apart from the present negotiations be while the British steamer St. Heleon was anchored in the Holtenau locks in the tween the Government and the railway- Kiel Canal, a man un board escaped. Amen, questions as regards wages and con- British patrol pursued and fired on him.ditions of service would, during Guvern German troops, who occupied the locks, mental control of railways, ne dealt with Trades tive and police from Kiel, boarded the steamers Central Board consisting of five
nailway managers and and found German war prisoners en
Unionista, the latter comprising three re Railwaymen and two of the Locomotive presentatives of the Rtional Union of Engineers Boient, the questions would
Failing agreement, be referred to the National wages Board, consisting of four railway managers, four representatives of th workers, and four The Captain of the St. Helen, under representatives of the users of the railway. The Unions concerned had agreed that
CHICAGO, December 7th. protest, released 800 men who did not
The miners' offcials state that Prianl wish to rumsin. About 50 to 100 remain strikes should not occur in this connection
ent Wilson's proposal included a 14, per ed, and proceeded to Danzig. until a month alter a question had been The German Government has protested referred to the National Wages Hoard.
The present Radway Executive would ornt. advance in wages and the appoint The only afternative to the Coalition very vigorously to the Inter-Allied
a Commission to study wages and profita whereupon an Advisory Committee would Was confusion. That was a new challenge Naval Commission against this infrac-bably be abolished on January 1st, ment, upon the resumption of work, of to civilisation affecting the whole fabrio tion of German sovereignty and the be established, comprising twelve general and the conditions connected with the of society. It declared private enterprise
failure which must be rooted out steamer through the Canal with German veste, administer the talveper industry. It is believed that it is certain
steamer
tives, to the railways under the strike will be settled this week, Those who believed in the virtues
Prisoners, and in the crew's use of fire the Ministry of Transport
and the Labourites. The same thing applied to the best elements of the Liberals and the Unioniste
He asked Mr. Asquith whether, if he had been in power and at war, he would have dismissed his Unionist colleagues who helped to win the war.
private enterprise must remove the evils which provoked the challenge
NO GENERAL ELECTION FOR THREE YEARS.
PARIA, December. 8th. Le Petit Journal states that the Allied Note demands that Germany sign the
National unity alone could save Britain, Europe and the world. He appealed to protocol without discussion. This preberals, to participate wortely in the cludes possibility of further negotiations, united effort to save the world, After three days' notice, the wat regime may be resumed and the blockade "auto matically recatablished.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT'S DIFFI-
CULT POSITION..
LONDON, December 5th Despatches from Berlin indicate that. the Government's position is becoming difficult in the face of the bluster of the militarista, whose demonstrations have become bolder since the receipt of the Entente Notes.
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THE ENEMY'S FALSE HOPES.
LONDON, December 5tb. Mr. Bonar Law, speaking at Glasgow, prophesied that there would be no general election for at least three years.
THE IRISH
ISH PROBLEM. NOTHING TO EXPECT FROM
PRESENT MINISTRY,
ATTEN.
GERMAN OCCUPATION OF
o
4 BELGIUM. CARDINAL MERCIER'S WAR BOOK.
LORDUA December 6th.
THE SCAPA FLOW SINKINGS USA. TYPICAL GERMAN, EXPLANA-
TION.......
LIKELY APPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSION.
AMERICA'S "TRADE.“
FIGURES FOR YEAR ENDED JUNE 30TH
WASHINGTON, December 8th. The report of the Department of Com merce shows that the exports for the year which ended on June 30th, amotiated tes $7,074,000,000, of which $4,634,000,000 w Europe and $1,291,000,000 to Asia The imports amounted to 13,085,000,000; showing a trade balance of $3,878,000,000. PARIS TO AUSTRALIA.
-BERLIN, December 6th. The full text of Admiral von Trotha's The latest and one of the most interest letter a portion of which was quoted by ing war books is Cardinal Mercier's the British Admiralty in support of the "Memories of Belgium during the Gerstatement that the destruction of the Gerto
the publication of man vessels in the Scapa Flow was carried out on explicit orders from Germany has man Occupation," which has begun in the Timer, "d
been officially published with an adden- Cardinal Mercier makes his corres dum declaring that the purpose of the pondence with the German authorities a communication was rather to admonish
M. POULET REACHES BANGKOK. feature of his story as embodying my the crews, who were uneasy about their war experiences in the tensest and most personal fate, to continue to hold out
The addendum says: There is not a vivid ruality test and
PARIS, December 8th- forcibly
the solving future fate
M. Poulet arrived in Bangkok before hint of
the Government the documents entrusted of the shipe On the contrary, the entire latter is based on the idea that in accord. Capt. Ross Smith. He handed over a
M. POULET'S PLANE. solved Adeniralty, this section should be mad him by the Sinnese Mission in Para
PARIS, December 2th, La Liberté states that if M. Poulet an rives in Australia; be will give a series of exhibitions in Adelaide, Bydney and Melbourne, and then fly over Borneo, the Chinese Coast and to Japan frode where he will return to India and then buck Home,
The statement contends again that Admiral von Reuter was led to order, the sinkings purely on the assumption that
Armistice had expired. *- the
LONDON, December 9th
The book, unlike other war books, Mr. TP. O'Connor has issued a mani- festo declaring that, there is nothing to dwells on the moral aspects of the expect from the present Ministry, which struggle Cardinal Mercier, from the Bight against Wrong. In his first com- "It is apparently believed that de has broken its pledges to Irelanden almost ubist grasped that it was a conflict of mobilisation and the war weariness of the the same breath in which they were unication, to General von Bissing, he next ten Antes, as well as the supposed secession of attered, the United States, will prevent the
He announces that the United Irish told the latter that be represented application of military premare to enforce League of Britain has become an inderping hostile nation in whose pre the Treaty At the Pas gdy pendens ally of the Labour Party sence the Belgians asserted their right of From this attitude, Cardinal Mercier SOCIALIST NEWSPAPER'S REVELA. FUTILE PROTEST AGAINST NEW independence. #
ORDER
did not serve until the day when Baron TIONS
LONDON, December 8th von Lancken came to tell him that evacua Freiheit throws a sinister light on the
In the House of Commons, Capt. Wtion was imminent. Lancken said:-- armament of the Defence Corps. describes the semi-official statement cabled A. Redmond strongly protested against You are to be the incarnation of coen- Documente quoted, by Cardinal Mercier yesterday as monstrous fiction and de the new order requiring users of motor pied Belgium B clares that the Citizen Guards drill re cars in Ireland to posses permita
Mr. Ian McPherson, replying, refused show that the Germans were fuming but gularly including bombing practice, while the so-called Public Security Police to withdraw the order (Cheers), which, he helpless, unable to silence and Efraid to is officered by regulars and equipped with aid, was intended to prevent serious imprison him, who had refuted, silenced,
outrages in which motors were used denounced, and bentered the enemies." heavy mortars and fame throwers.
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WAR ON TRUSTS IN AMERICA FIVE CHICAGO, FIRMS BEING
CHARGED.
WASHINGTON, December 6th
By going out of his route, M. Poulet hopes to cover his expenses, also to ni/I Five large Chicago meat packing firms the widow of M. Vetrines, who was kil have been charged with violations of the ed while preparing for a tour of the Anti-Trust Law by the alleged purchase world
food and other supplice of the control of al Corporations handling
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