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Barometer 29,80
August 17 1915;
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2916 日七初月七年卵乙
WAR TELEGRAMS,
August 17 1914,
Temperature 6 am. 83 Humidity
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2. p.m.
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6.m. 79
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1915.
WAR TELEGRAMS,
WAR TELEGRAMS.
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GERMAN PLOTS IN AMERICA.
U.S. NEWSPAPERS' STRANGE ALLEGATIONS,
Kaiser and von Bethmann Hollweg.
GREECE AND THE WAR."
[Beater's Service to the "Telegraph."]
GERMAN INTRIGUE IN AMERICA.
August 18, 5.00 a.m.
The New York World devotes three of its pages to an exposure of German intrigues in the United States, based on correspondenca of representatives of the German Government, including the Imperial Chancellor Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg, with its agents in the United States. It includes the fomenting of strikes, the sub- sidising of newspapers, and the financing of lecturers and authors.,
Ex
The chief agents were Count Bernstorf, Captain Faper (D30 tor Albert, chief German financial agent) and includes well known financiers in Berlin, Frankfort and New York,
TURKISH COMMUNIQUE.
ENEMY CLAIMS INDICATE BRITISH PROGRESS.
August 16, 4,30 a.m.
A Turkish communique indicates that the British are progress ing since their recent landing at Aribaran in Gallipoli, as it mys that the Turkish artillery on Friday dispersed a battalion of infantry on the Anaforta Plain, while it also claims to have repulsed an attack on the Turkish right wing north of Ariburau on Thursday,
ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE,
AUSTRIAN ARMOURED TRAINS BEATEN OFF.
August 16, 4 30 ■.m.
A Rome communique says that enemy armoured trains, which attacked the railway station at Serravalle, in the Valley of the Adige, and the Italian positions south-east of Monfalcone, were repulsed.
The Italians advanced considerably in the Valley of Serted and in the Plezzo and Monte Nero districts.
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE.
ENEMY ATTACKS GENERALLY REPULSED.
August 18, 4.30 am) According to Renter's correspondent at Petrograd the official communique states that there is no change in the Riga region, but there is more severe fighting in the Deineirdistrict.
Persistent German attacke in the region between the Naraw and Bag rivers have been repulsed,
The Russians have checked the Austro-German at seks on the railway between Siedlitz and Lakow, taking eight, hundred prisoners.
Attacks on Novogeorgievsk fortress have been generally repulsed.
RUSSIAN PRAISE OF BRITAIN,
tion in the war.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S WANING FAVOUR
TELEGRAMS.
THE MEXICAN MUDDLE.
ATTEMPTS TO SECURE INTERNAL PEACE.
(Reuter's Harvian To The Telegraph.")
London. Received, Aug. 15. Renter's correspondent at Washington saye an appeal to Mexico by the Latin-American Conference has been published.
August 16, 12.30 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Amsterdam says he has information, from a good souros that the relations between the Kaiser "and Dr.
Without any intimation of von Bethmann Hellweg have become less cordial than formerly.
armed intervention, it calls on. It is said that the resignation of Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg in the Mexican leaders to meet some- imminent and that his probable successor will be General Count where in Mexico, or on neutral ground, to "adopt the first stepe von Bissing, the ex-Governor of Belgiam. iron hand, who will be of inestimable value to Germany when peace reconstruction of the country."
Some circles in Berlin regard Bissing as a strong man with an necessary for the constitutional
asgotiations are opened.
THE POPE'S SYMPATHY,
August 15, 5.55 p.m. According to a Munich paper His Holiness the Pope, has sent 10,000 marks for the relief of auferers in East Prussia, whose
sad fate he deplores."
GERMAN ATTACK ON M. VENEZÉLOS.
August 15, 5.55 p.œ. A telegram from Athens reports that a Royal decres calls
to the colours the class of 1915.
NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.
CONDENSED.
It is said that the French'orop statistion are most reassuring.
It is stated thas M. Vanasaloa” interviews with the king have been stormy.
German attacks between" the region of the Newswand the Bug have been repulsed.
up considerably in the valley of Sex- The Italiads have "advanced ten and the Monte Nero districts.
According to a Hunich paper. the Pope has sent 10,000 marka for the relief of the sufferers in East Passia.
M. Venezelos has had a two hours further audience with the King, and it is stated that the interviews were somewhat stormy. M. Venezalos, on departing from the Palace, received an ovation.
Reuter's correspondent in Athens says he is in a position to state that M. Vaneztlos will only expose his views to the King when his Majesty summons him to do so.
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return. to power is con.. sidered certain.
German circles in Athens are spreading reports that M. Venezelos has changed his views and sccuse him of lacking in character. They say, that the breach batwest him and King Con stantine is an insurmountable as was that between the Kaiser and Bismarck.
WAR ITEMS.
Gernian Relaforcements for
Northern France.
It is said that M; Venezalos will only expose his views to the king when His Majesty summons him to return to power.
The Russians, obasked Austro- German attack on the railway between Siødlits and Lukow take- ing 800 prisoners.
the
Government at
A Turkish communique indi- How the War Lona Would
ostes that the British have born Yanlık in a Few Months, In a speech at Alderley, Che progressing since their recent shire, on July 7 in which landing at Aríbarna in Gallipoli. he urged everybody to help the Oar Shanghai correspondent War Loan, Lord Sheffield said he cables that a man named Mas- did not think the war would reach farlens senior warder of the as in England, still, he was a Municipal Gaol is charged with Amsterdam, July 8.-A corres-bold man who would say it was the murder of his wifes pondent, telegraphs from Herz-impossible if we wore slack. A An American journal asserts genrath that many traina with few months' invasion would cost that German troops for Northern us more in material alone than all Washington is about to take France are paming. A train has wore asked to raise in the action which will result in arrived at Aix-la-Chapelle with
Loso.
sensational disclosures, August 18, 5.20 a.m.
700 French prisoners of war. The Explosion at the Golden Horn. It is said that German agents Reuter's representative in Petrograd says an excellent effect has Journal de Geneve learns from Paris, July 9-The Journal have been fomenting strikes, been produced by the publication by the British Ambassador of diplomatic sources in Berne that publishes a message from Athens subsidizing newspapers, financing statement regarding the extent of British navaland military particip-six German army corps have resisting that a violent explosion lecturers and authors, at a cost
cently been transferred from the destroyed a large quantity of of 2,000,000 dollars weekly. eastern to the western front.
munitions stored in the Turkish Every assurance has been given arsenal of Tarchana, situated at to the French Government by the the Golden Horn. The inhabitants British Government that the Amsterdam, July 8.-It is of Const ntinople felt a big shock, exportation of coal to Frence will stated that the Italian aviators sal were seized with panic, be facilitated to the utmost who dropped bombs on Trieste being unaware of the cause of the possible extent.
At Petrograd an exosllent effect came great damage, several explosion. buildings being set on fire,
has been prodused by the pub Serious explosions occurred. The
lication by the British Ambassad- civilian population were very ex-
or of a sistement regarding the cited. A Rome message to the
Rome, July 8-A despatch to extent of the British naval and Petit Journal says in consequence the Tribuna from Constantinople military participation in the war. of the dininge caused by the states that irritation against the A message from Amsterdam bombardment by an Italian air Germans is increasing. A han- says that the relations betweeze, ship of technical works at Trieste dred German officers have been the Kaiser and Dr. von Bethman the Austrians have been obliged killed by the Tarks. The wound Hollweg ara less cordial than to stop the manufacture of the ed at Constantinople have been formarly. It is said that the 305mm. shell.
increased by twenty thousand resignation of Dr. von Bathmann men. Troops cent to Gallipoli Hollweg is imminent, weep. The supply of ammunition
The Ambassador states that when Turkey declared war, Rusia It is estimated that two million dollars a week were thus saked Great Britain to divert a portion of the Turks from the expended.
Caucasus by a counter demonstration at some other point; hence the operations at the Dardanellen.
The World states that, while protesting against shipments of
The Nocoe Vremye pays a tribute to the priceless services of munitions to the Allies, the German Government actually owns a company which is secretly building munition works in the United the British Flest, including the keeping open of the port of States and asserts that this company is now negotiating to supply Archangel. It also accorde glowing praise to the British creation Britain and Raasis with munitions, though it does not intend to of an enormous army and the gallantry of the British troops, and
points out the danger of s premature move on the Western front, deliver the goods.
Later.
The Providence Journal" asserts that the Government at Washington is about to take such action as will result in sensational disclosures regarding persistent violations of neutrality laws by German Embassy officials and others,
It says that a bag of documents, found in the possession of a German secret service agent, has proved that the passport frauda in New York and elsewhere, are directly attributable to Captain Boyed, the German naval attache,
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· FRENCH CROPS PROMISE WELL.
August 15, 5.55 p.m. Router's correspondent at Paris telegraphs that the orop statistics are most reassuring.
The crop of 1915 will be gathered in less time than that of Included among the documents is a list of German reservist 1913, notwithstanding the lack of agricultural labour.
There are indications that there will be an average wheat yield officers, who were to be returned to Europe on forged passporte, and that cate will be abundant. which is headed with the name of Captain Horn, who attempted to
explode Vanceboro Bridge, on the Canadian border.
It is stated that Horn has signed a confession implicating a
high German Government official in the United States,
FRANCE AND BRITISH COAL.
'Shell-Making Stopped,
Sale of Interned Ships. In the House of Commons on
100 German Officers Killed by Turks,
is failing. Boveral Tarkish poli- July 8. Major Archer Shee naked
tioians have been killed, |whether the Government would "Konstantinsburg,"
consider the suggestion that Ger- Paris, July 8.-Persons arriving man and Austrian mercantile from Constantinople effirm that Tessela interned in the United the town has become completely Kingdom harbours be sold for the German, By a decree of the benefit of the compensation and Sultan, the German language has The Journal concludes that the United States Government can
insurance fonde against damage become obligatory in all the remain silent no longer in view of the immense amount of evidence
done to our own mercantile marine, schools. The post offices are it has, including attempts to bribe labour leaders, to create a
Mr. Runciman said, the point administered by Germans. The conspiracy among banking institutions controlled by German- Americans, to poison horses and mules at New Orleans, to involve Upon learning of the latest order prohibiting the exportation raised had not been overlooked, signboards over all the shops are the United States with Mexico, to stir up atrikes and sedition by of any British coal except under licence, the French Government but it was not proposed to take now written in the German G. forming alleged peace associations, and to compel the Government immediately sent a high official to London to represent the complete the action suggested at present. language. The Deutsche Bank He was not aware that interned has transferred its headquarters to act in a fraudulent plot prepared against British warships outside dependence of France upon England for coal New York harbour.
Every assuranos has now been given that exportation to France ships had been sold by sny of the to the Ottoman Ministry of
"Allied Governments. will be facilitated to the utmost possible extent.
“August 15, 6.56 p.m.
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