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April 13 1915,

2884 日九廿月二

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS.

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS

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April 13, 1914

TUESDAY,

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TO-DAY'S

WAR TELEGRAMS.

THE NORTH SEA “BATTLE.”

Garman Peace Movement.

April 12, 12.15 pm.

"Temperatura: 6 a.m. 73 p.m. 72

Humidity

Sunken American Submarine Revelation.

April 10, 1.45 p.m. A sensation has been caused in America by the publication of a letter from a Lieutenant on the ill-fated American submarine 74, which recently sank off Honolulu. The latter was written two days prior to the disaster, and in it the writer declared that" the vessel

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TELEGRAMS,

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

"The death is announced Major General Lomax.

The reports of a naval engage- ment in the North Sea are quite unfounded.

The second Canadian contin

The renewal of peace talk in Washington is attributed by the was leaky and that he expected the whole thing to collapse any day. gent is to be despatched in the

American Press to German inspiration.

One of the German peace manoeuvres takes the form of a long interview with His Holiness the Pope, who is represented an urging the United States to avoid anything that would prolong the war.

What the Turks Want.

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Crew of H.M S. Botha Hope to Wia Fame.

April 12, 1.25 p.m.

The Fresa Bureau says that the Captain, officers, and crew of H.M.S. Botha have telegraphed their good wishes to General Sir Louis Botha, saying they hope the vessel may win further fame for & name already honoured throughout the Empire.

The Times' correspondent at Sofis states that Field Marshal Sir Lcais Botha replied, assuring them of the highest appre Von der Goltz's mission to Berlin, and also that of Halil Bey, was ciation of their message. He feels sure that they will create glorious NOT A WORD OF TRUTH IN RECENT REPORTS. in connection with the urgent demand of the Young Turks that records, and wishes them success and God's blessing in their noble

300,000 Germans should be sent across the Danube in order to rush task. Sarvia, intimidate Bulgaria and open the road for munitions lo, Turkey. In the event of a refusal, the Young Terks threaten to make peace with the Allies.

German-Inspired Peace Talk in America.

YOUNG TURKS DEMAND 300,000 GERMAN TROOPS,

[Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph."]

Further Russian Captures,

April 13, 1.20 a.m, A Petrograd official message message statee:~ We repulsed, on the 10th inst., great enemy forces which attacked us repeatedly in the direction of Rostoki.

Greek Politics.

April 12, 1.45 p.01. Reuter'e correspondant at Athens states that the Venizsios and Rhalli parties have agreed to a fusion for the forthcoming elections, and their success is anticipated.

M. Rhalli will probably form a Ministry. M. Venizelos is going abroad on a sea-trip to recuperate.

General Pau Returas.

April 12, 6 p.m. Router's Paris correspondent states that General Pan has returned from his visit to Russia and the Balkaņo,

He was given an ovation by the crowds, including young recruits. The General shouted "Long Live (lasa 1916 !"

The North Sea Battle "-A Flasco.

April 12, 1.45 p.m. Numerous telegram from Scandinavia, reporting a naval engagement in the North Sea, have been released after being held ap for ecme days.

Reuter, however, is authoritatively informed that there is not a word of truth in the reports...

German Methods,

April 12, 1.45 p.m. Reator's Paris correspondent states that the Roumanian authorities have discovered that German and Austrian diplomatic couriers' heavy baggage contained spare gun-parts, etc.

The severest measures are being taken to prevent the continu.

In the Carpathians, we progressed. somewhat, and a violent' battle ensued in the region of Uzsok Pass, which the enemy stillance of the practice. hold. We captured three gans and 700 prisoners..

We ropulsed attacks in the direction of Stryi, inflicting énormous losses on the enemy.

Germans Repulsed.

April 13, 1.15 am. The Paris official evening communique states that a German counter-attack on April 12, at Les Eparges, was repulsed.

The enemy's attack on the evening of April 11, at Boia le Pretre, was easily arrested,

Corman Dirigible Drops Bombs,

US: Indignation.

April 12, 1.45 p.m. Rotter's Now York correspondent statee that the German Note to the United States has caused intense indignation,

The Herald saya it is intended to be an act of deliberate dis- respect and defiance towards the American Government, and that if Count Bernstorff is not immediately recalled, no time should be lost in giving him his passports.

The Krom Prinz Wiffelm.

April 12, 1.45 p.m. A German dirigible at 1.30 on Monday morning threw seven The Kron Prinz Wilhelm, which has arrived at Newport News, bombs on Naney, causing two fires, which were promptly has 66 cases of beri beri on board. extinguished.

Further Captures.

April 12, 4.40 p.m.

A Paris communique states:- There is no infantry action to report, There has been cannonading in: Belgium, the Oise, the Aisne and Champagne regions.

We organised positions won between he Meuse and the Moselle, the Germana making no counter-attack,

We took five machine guns and a bomb-thrower in Bois d'Ailly and Bois le Pretre on Saturday.

Harrison Liner Torpedoed.

April 12, 3.5 p.m. The Harrison liner Wayfarer, of 9,800 tons, has been torpedoed off the Scilly Lales and is being towed to Queenstown.

Safely Beached.

April, 12, 7.55 p.m. It is announced in Liverpool that the B.. Wayfarer has been beached at Queenstown.

*** [TKJ Wayforer in a steel twin sorow four-masted steamer, built in 1903 by Workman, Olark and Co, Ltd, Belfast, for the Charente

.. Co., Ltd., of which Measra, T. and J. Harrison are Managers.] "We Want to Pull Together,"

April 12, 12.15 pm

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The Captain says he has only 25 tone of coal and scanty provisions, and that the only neutral vessel sank was the Semanths, with wheat for the British forces.

[In the event of telegrams arriving too late for Insertion on this

page they will be found on the Extra.]

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

German Cruisers on the Move.

April 12, 4.35 8.m.

A telegram from Christiania says that the Captain of the steamer Vestfos reports that while proceeding on a voyage from Manchester, which he left on Wednesday, he passed, 70 miles west of Utaire, 14 large German craisers, stenming northwards.

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Casualties.

April 10, 8.45 p.m.". Killed-R. Gilliat, W. Lanyon, R. S. Paterson, Wounded-A. Stone (Sherwoods), I. Edwards (Lincolns), W. P. Paterson, J.-N. Phillip, S. Rushworth, T. Trappes Lamar, E. Woles.

near future.

General Pau has returned to Paris from his visit to Russia and the Balkans.

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Splendid rains in Australia bavE tural outlook. completely changed the sgricul

The German Note to the United States has caused intense in- dignation in Amerion.

The Kron Prinz Wilhelm, which has put in at Newport Nowe, has 66 cases of beri-beri on board.

has been torpedoed cft the Soillys The Harrison liner Wayfarer

and was later beached at Queens- town.

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To-night's liat contains the names of 403 men killed and 835 men wounded, still hoing casualties sustained in the fighting at Neuve Chapelle. The chief sufferers were the Worcestera, the abstinence has been issued by the An appeal on behalf of total Lincolns, the Grenadier Guards the Black Watch, the Berkshire Catholic and Anglican Bishops of Regiment, the Seaforth Highlanders, and the Manchester Regiment. Melbourne.

Wireless on the "Malo,"

April 12, 4.35.a.m.

The Dutch authorities have ordered the Norddeutsobe Lloyd liner Main, which has been lying in the Flashing Roads since the beginning of the war, to leave on Monday morning. The Main will probably go to Antwerp.

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It is reported in Rotterdam that an intercepted wireless message directed attention to the Main, which appeared to be deserted. "A search revealed a wireless apparatus in full working order, the wires being ingeniously hidden in the masts, rigging, and laddera.

French Steamer Torpedoed But Not Lost.

April 12, 4 35 a.m.

The renewal of peace talk in Washington is attributed by the American Preas to German inspiration,

A message from Athena states that the Venizelos and Rhaliz parties have agreed to a fusion. for the coming electione.

In a message to Mr. Asquith, Trades Union delegates at New castle aay:"The working man of the North Cosat will so his bit.” The Rooman authorities The French steamer Frederic Franck, which was torpedood baggage of German and Austrian have discovered that the heavy

diplomatic couriers contained | spare gun-parts etc.

NEWS:

Start Point, has been towed into Plymouth,

The Question of German and Holland.

April 12, 12.15 p.m. Gerdiany's reply to the Dutch Note saya that the Government is of opinion that the treatment of the steamer Medes, as well as that of the Batavier Zaanstroom, accords with the provisions of the Declaration of London. Germany has decided to submit the question of justification to a Priza Court as speedily as possible, and says there is no question of a changed Garman attitude towards the Netherlands.

A Second Canadian Force to be Despatched.

April 12, 12 15 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Ottawa states:-The Prime Minister (Sir Robert Borden) announced in Parliament that a second Canadian Force would be despatched in the near future, in response to a request from Lord Kilchener (Loud cheera). He also announced that they would receive precise training in accordance with the experience of the European campaign, Canada had 101,560 men in uniform, and, should the war last a year, 150,000 would be required from Canada.

French Progress. (Havas Telegram.)

April 10.

French Government Stock standa now at Fr. 72 50.- Yesterday we continued our success, conquering the last works on the important positions at Eparges, carrying 1,500 metres of trenches in Bois d'Ailly and mosiulaining gains made previously in Bois Montmare. Fifteen counter-attacks delivered by the Germans bove all been repulsed. To-day a general aotion ie proceeding. We are strengthening our success nt Eparges.

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Cossacks Bring Down Aviator..

Petrograd-In the Carpathians we are holding 100 verate," repaleing numerous counter-attacks in which we took 1,000 prisoners. On the Vistula, Cossacks shot down a German aeroplane, the aviator being taken prisoner.

Fire at Czernovitz,

A big fire destroyed nearly all Czernovitz; 20 wounded in the Austrian-German hospital were barns to death.

In the Caucasus, Turkish troops failed in their attacks against Klytohghiadonk pass; the Russian offensive is in progress on the shore..

More Progress.

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Further Notes on the Orinir appear on page 4.

reported in this issue.

St. Paul's College sports are

The report of the Union In- aurance Society of Canton appeara to-day.

General news and some in- teresting soldiers' stories appear on page 3.

Interesting newa" from our Canton correspondent will be found in this issue,

"Our Contemporaries" appears on page 2, Commercial News on page 9, and Log Book on page 6.

DON'T FORGET.

-TO-DAY Bijou Theatre-y.15 p.m. Victoria Thestra-9.15 p.m. Mesers. Charles Howitt and A. Phillips at the Theatre Royal.

Diplomacy"—9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Bijon Theatre-9.15 p.m. Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m. Messrs. Charles Howitt and A.

Phillips at the Theatre Royal

When Knights. Were Bold" - 9.15 p.m.

Thursday, April 15,

Messrs. Obarlen Howitt and A. Phillipa at the Theatre Royal "Raffles"-9.15 p.m.

April 11. Pilots who have arrived at Haugesund state that they saw a Yesterday new progress was made between the Meuse and the Friday, April 18. Fleet of 21 warships, 50 kilometres to the south of Bergen. They Moselle, German prisoners stated that the thest German troops Msears. Oharles Howilt and A. were unable to determine their nationality.

were fighting at Eparges with orders to hold the position at all costs. Phillips at the Theatre Roy L Aa meeting held in Newcastle, the delegates of 21 engineering

The Norwegian steamer Kronstadt has arrived at Aarhus, We progressed at Bois Montmare and north of Regneville To-day, "Nobody's Daughter-9.15

p.m. and shipbuilding Trades Unions sent a message to Mr. Asquith Jutland, and reports that she saw gun Asshes for an hour on in spite of had weather, we carried new trenches in Bole Montmare Sir Charles Eliot's lecture on "The Eastern Theatre of the and Lepretre. welcoming the appointment of a Manitions Comraittee, saying Thursday night, 100 miles from the Norwegian coast, DE

drowned the sound of the guns,

Petrograd-On the 9th we attacked a German position War at the City Hall -6.16 situated west of the Niemen, carrying two trenobes taking 600 p.m. Italian War Demonstrations.

prisoners and 8 machine gant. We drove the enemy back on all

Saturday, April 17, the length of the Carpathian chain of mountains, also on the

Messrs. Charter Howitt and A April 12, 4.35 a.m; here were imposing war demonstrations at Breschis

principal chain. We progressed in the south, repulsing important Phillips at the Theatre Royal where counter-attacks.

What the Butler Saw-2.15 p. era Melbourne correspondent states that the Catholic and spoke, and also at Leghorn and Cons, Would-be demonstrators at he will enter political lifa after the elections which are expected to

20,000 people clamoured for war: at Naples, where Sig, Garibaldi Athens Venizelos is leaving for Samos. It is stated that Tuesday, April 20, load Bishops have appealed for total abstinence during the war. Rome were dispersed, and there were several arreste

Toerangie Babber Co., Lad.." give him a strong majority,

Feneral Mestin

"We don't want more speeches about the failings of the workers, employers of the Government. We want to pull together and get on with it. Tell Kitchener we shall deliver the goods. The work- ing man of the North Coast will do his bit,”

Australia and Total Abstinence.

April 12, 12.15 p.m.