THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
EXTRA
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
(Beater's Service to The "Telegraph."}
AMERICA AND GERMANY,
Mass Meeting Demands War,
London, March 23, Beater's correspondent at New York states that a mass meeting of 13,000 people, bald in Madison Square Gardens, pawed a resolation calling upon Congress to dealare a state of war between the United Stator and Germany, pledging itself to support President Wilson and urging that the United States abould enter the war without delay.
Mr. Boot, presiding, emphasised the point that if America went to war it would be re-fighting the battle of Democracy on the side of Democratic allies, including "now God be praised, the great Democracy of Bawain.” “
Mr. Fairchild, ex-Secretary of the Treasury, pictured a great Amèrican Division, led by Colonel Roosevelt, fighting in France, and another Eghting in Russis, coat by the oldest to the youngest Damocracy to save both from the dres ffal foe of all democracies.
GERMANY'S DECREASING BREAD RATIONS.
London, March 23, Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam says that, following a recent statement in the Prussian Diss that the grain stocks are less than is generally believed, it is now sasoaased that the Prussian bread cation will be reduced from April 15 by one quarter.
GERMAN BARBARITY.
Guns Trained on Women and Childreń.
London, March 23. Benter's correspondent at Paris says that the newspapere con- tinue to be filled with stories of appalling devastation on the line of the German retreat, --
The latest example is from Chauny, where 1,800 out of 2,500 houses were destroyed and set fire to, including the churches, the Palais de Justice, the Ecale Prim sire, the hospital and the simbousss. All the males between the ages of 14 and 60 were taken off by the ecemy, who herded the women and children, with the most fesble inhabitants of thirteen surrounding commanes, in a certain quarter of the town, and then trained the guns on this quarter, killing and wounding many.
It is now officially confirmed that the Garmans are poisoning
the wells with arsenic.
NEW RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT RECOGNISED,
London, March 23. Boater's correspondent at Petrograd anys that the British, French, and Italian Amb sandore yesterday conveyed to the Foreign Office recognition of the Provisional Government, and asked for a formal reception.
When Bir George Bachanan has recovered from influenz: the whole Cabinet will be present at a reception.
THE SINKING OF THE "HEALDTON."
London, March 23. Beater'a correspondent at Amsterdam saya that the oil tanker, the 6.5. Bealdton, was twice torpedoed amidships. She took fire, and asprised.
Twenty-one of the occupants are probably drowned. The Captain declares that at least six Ameriosos are drowned.
LINER TONNAGE REQUISITIONED,
An Important Shipping Order.
London, March 23. The Government has made a general requisition of all the liner tonnage of what is generally known sɛ the Conference Lines, which serve India, Australis, South East Africa, and South Am rica. This means that the liner tonnage will be requisitioned at "Blas Book" rates, which are lower than those which such touange latabos in the open market,
It is understood that this extended contral scheme is intended to deal systematically, and to the best advantage, with practically the whole of British tonnage, bringing it under the direction of the Shipping Controller.
INCREASED COST OF BREAD.
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London, March 23.
A quartern lost will cout a shilling on Monday.
THE RAIDER "MOEWE" RETURNS.
Amsterdam, March 22.
A Berlin official message nistes that the auxiliary craise Hoews
has returned home after a second craie, în the Atlantic.
GERMANY'S USE OF PRISONERS.
London, March 23,
The International Red Cross Bociety announces that a large number of prisoners have been sent to the war zone from Germany.
GERMAN "DANGER ZONE" EXTENDED..
London, March 28, ́
Germany Las notified Norway that the danger zone now in- olades the waters between the northern coast of Norway and Spitzbergen, except the Norwegian territorial waters. Obviously this is aimed at the Archangel ronte.
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TELEGRAMS.
[Reater's Service to The “ Telegraph.”]
THE WESTERN FRONT.
Wintry Weather Hinders Operations.
Loudon, March 23. ́ ́Beuter's correspondent at Headquarters says that the warst possible wintry weather has almost brought the operations to s standstill.
The enemy is offering a more organimi resistance, particularly along the line ranning north-north-west from Bɔis des Avy, which is three miles west of 8:. Qaentin.
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The enemy optionsa so maintain strong exwaring patrole and cavalry guards in the most northerly sactor, whare there are many machine guns posted at vantage points.
It is clear that they want to prereat as from advancing with the same rapidity se hitherto,
The most tremendous sotivity prevails behind our new frant, namely; troop morements, road mending, road making and railway making.
→ The enemy is sending women bitween the agon of 17 and 35 to the fortress of Maqbenze, to make munitions.
The inhabitanta left behind state that the Boches have been talking a good dea! Iately and know more of the true situation than. is generally believed. They have not concealed their apprehensions of the prospects of another British offensive. Indeed one possible reason for the retreat may well have been the dubiety of the higher com- mande as to whether the men would face another Somme. As a Staff Officer remarked to the correspondent "Don't you think that there is good deal in this very simple ides, that the Boobs is quitting be- cause he knows he's beat."
Violent Enemy Attacks.
London, March 23. A French communique says:-There was violent enemy attack on our positions before the village of Artenyse, north of St. Simon, laat night. At first this slightly drove back our troops, but we immediately vigorously counter-attacked, and threw back the enemy as far as Grand Serancourt.
There was a lively artillery duel between the Somme and the Oise, and new detachments crossed the Ailette, south of the Oise. There was an intermittent cannonade in this region.
We re-progressed north of Soissons, and it is confirmed that. enemy attacks on the Vrogray-Ohivres front have been most violent, & whole regiment being thrown against a single point.
from the bulk of our forces, but they aacoeeded in extricating them- Two French Chasseur companies were momentarily isolated selves, after stubborn fighting, and brought back prisoners.
The enemy losses in the course of these fruitless attempts must have been very bigh..
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Several enemy coupe de main north west of Ebeime, towards Maisons de Champagne, in Avocourt wool, and in the region of St. Mihiel failed.'
Au sibutro:s chaser-plane was brought down in our lines.
A Big German Claim.
London, March 23. A German official wireless message sayı:-We drove back the French, who had crossed, the Somme and the Crozat canal, with sanguinary losses. We took 230 prisoners.
We repulsed strong French attacks to the south and west of Margival.
An airship sacosasfally bombed English establishments near Madros,
RUSSIANS REPORT PROGRESS.
London, March 23.
A Russian official message, ressived by wiralem states-In the. direction of Lada dar conoter-stacks regained the trenches we lost yesterday. We drove out the enemy stations at Vedeni Helt in the region of Brailov, and dislodged the Turks from positione near Charozis. We occupied Alfsbad, near Kerinde after a eixteen. hours battle.
LARGE AEROPLANES.
Advantagesin Passenger
Carrying.
from the pilot'a point of view, he said they could be built to operaty quite as easily and dy with little fatigue as the best of the Before the Aeronautical city seemed large to a small machine small ones, Wind gaste which recently Mr. F. Handles Page had a relatively small effect upon discussed the "Case for the Large them, and therefore there w Aeroplane."
He remarked that while they could be handled more 1688 work in.fying them, while volving heavier initial capital easily on the ground and could outlay large machines in general light in smaller spaces. From were cheaper. to build, maintain, and to run than small carried or distance to be fown, the point of view. of: land to be ones, and that in every type of they had it all their own way. mechanical transport the tendency was towards increase of niso.
For fatare commercial deval-
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Bat in seroplanes incresss of opment they so red with plenty sise would be of no advantage gage or mails, sud Lasir steadier of room for passengers and Ing. if it brought about a dispropor-movement would afford greater tionale increase of weight which would more than nullify contro tainty in operation required oare- comfort, The..question of our- sional advantages, or if the large fal attention, since it was the one seroplane had serodynamics! dieadvantages. His paper there-time in order that the seroplane hing required at the presentTM | fore considered the aerodynamica)
and structural qualities of the might take its proper place in large machine, a new method of would probably be mare.beavily-
commercial work. Logias aerodynamical comparison being built to reduce the possibility of used for the former, and reached breakdown, and multipagina the conclusion that for the same machines would be good””, which total weight carried per b.p. the coald By satisfactorily even if large machine would effent the engine were disabled. This con better performance..
As ragarda large seroplanes of the large machine,
sideration also pointed to the use
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