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Barometer 29 90.

April 7, 1917, › Temperať are 6 a.m. 67

Humidity

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TELEGRAMS.

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

AMERICAS ENTRY,

House of Representatives Favours War,

London, April 6.

According to Reaser's correspondent at Washington, the

SATURDAY, APRIL 7. 1917.

TELEGRAMS.

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THE ADVANCE IN THE WEST.

April 7, 1916,

Temperature 6 sati. Humidity

Tot pm. 62

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TELEGRAMS.

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PEACE OFFERS.

Devials by German Papers.

London, April 6.

$36 PER ANNUM,

TELEGRAMS.

Reatar's Service to the "Telegraph.*

KAISER REPORTED ` FATALLY ILL.

London, April &

The Washington correspondent of American financiers with German the "Morning Post" reports that,

report that the Kaiser is fatally ill of Bright's disease,

A Day of Sanguinary Defeats for the Enemy.

London, April 6.

House of Representatives has passed a resolution in favour of war, views of a French expert, no obstacle cheeks the offensive of the Gazelle and other German papers are now denying that the Oen rat connections are responsible for the

Beater's correspondent at Faris states that, socording to the Beater's correspondent at Amsterdam ays that the Cologne Allied armies, or stops their dash. Yesterday was another day of Powers are about to a make a fresh, peaca offer. They state that sanguinary desents for the enemy, for, despites desperate. defence, the rumours in connection therewith, which are based on Herr von the Department of the Somme was entirely freed of the invader. Bethmann Hollweg's speech and on Count Czernin's interview, are French reconnaissances reached to within 1,500 yards of the gates of regrettable. St, Quentin.

Lady Representative Overcome.

London, April 6. According to Beuter's correspondent at Washington, the House of Representatives passed resolution în favour of war by 378 against 50.

Mise Kinkin did not snswer the first roll call, but at with bowed bead. She rose at the second call, and said sobbingly *^ I want to land by my country, but 1 cannot vote for war,"

Uries of" Vote, rote "were heard from all part of the House. Finally Mica Hääkin saak into her seat and was recorded a woting in the negative,

For German Consumption.

London, April 6. Renter's correspondent at Copenhagen Baye the German newspapers have published a heavily-censored version of President Wilson's speech.. His references to the activities of German spies in the United States and his remarks pertaining to Germany's efforts to stir ap Mexico are notably suppressed and the denunciation of autocrats much toned down,

French Joy.

The Germans attempted big diversions in Argonne and Cham pagne, especially the latter, where there wae every kind of bombard- meat, and the employment of slits troops, but only sa sphemers! sucoesa was gained.

Enemy Again Uses Liquid Fire.

London, April 6. A French communique of yesterday evening, issued to-day states:-We silenced vigorous enemy artillery firing north of Les Villiers,

The enemy, using liquid fire, attacked north of Vienne le Chateau, on the western boundary of Argonne. He was repulsed, leaving dead and some prisoners.

A German attack at Sapignent and Godas form developed on a front of 2,500 metree. The enemy collected namerons selected atorming troops, but the attack completely failed.

A German Report."

London, April 6. London, April 8.

A German wireless official message states: Four British According to Beuter's correspondent Paris, President aeroplanes which reached Douai were chased and all destroyed. Poincare has sent message to President Wilson in which he Apart from these, the enemy lost eight machines. Three of ours are refers to "the joy and pride with which the French nation again missing. feels their heart beating in unison with yours." He says:-"The war could not have attained its fall significance if the United States had not been led by the enemy himself to participate."

The Chamber and the Senate were crowded to listen to the tributes of the Chairmen, MM. Daulanuel and Dulvos, Ma Premier, M. Ribot, whose eloquent orations have been placarded throughout France.

The Municipality of Patia ordered that President Wilson's speech shall be published in book form and distributed to all the school children.

Huge War Appropriations.

London, April 6. Boater'e correspondent at Washington state that the Executive Departments have requested Congress for the immediat, appropri stion of three billion, four hundred million dollars for the Army and Navy, of whiohovar two billion, nine hundred and thirty millione are for the Army,

Austria's Attitude.

Considerable French Progress.

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THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

Heavy Losses Iafiicted.

London, April 6.

WORLD'S FOOD SHORTAGE, Worse Than Expected.

Bone, April 5.

The American representative of the Institute of Agriculture states that the world's food situation is

A Russian official message says:—In the fighting on the left of worse than was expected in October, the Stockhod on April 3, which ended in our orossing the right Amarica must help to relieve the score men out of two regiments reached the right bank. Both com- Wilson to mobilise agriculture. bank, the troops defending the bridgehend last severely. Only a few| Allies. manders were killed.

He has urged President A third regiment lost half of its effectives. Only some hundreds of two other regiments survived.

Alleged Huge German Captures.

London, April 6.

A German wireless official message says:-Daring the capture of the bridebead at Toboly, in the fighting on the Stokhod, we cap tured 130 officers, 8,500 men, filtsen guas, 250 msobine gas and mine throwers. Our airmen blew up extensive muaition depots in the Vardar Valley.

Short-lived German Success.

Londen, April 8.

Swiss Measures.

Berne, April 5. Bread tickets aro to be issued in Switzerland on May 1st.

Argentino's Surplus.

Buenos Aires, April 6. The officials here expect that ons

hundred thousand tons of corn will be available for export after thi needs of the country have been

satiafiad.

Starving Swedish Sexmen.

"Copenhagen, April 5.

As a remit of the German sub-

A Russian wireless official message says: After heavy artil-marine warfare, seamen have been lery firing, including chemical shelle, the Germans occupied a discharged wholesale in Swedish portion of trenches to the east of Plakanse, south of the Rigi, bai porta. were driven out.

Ten Bassian seroplanes bambed railway buildi Tammanth-west of Sviniaki.

Jordan April 8, There has been fairly rely artillery firing during the migza between the Somme and the Oies.

farm.

· A German counter-allack was stopped deed north of La Folie

We made considerable progress south of the Oiss and north of Landricourt,

We made progresa by means of grenades and re-occupied fresh portions of the treuch north-west of Rheims.

COUNT VON BERNSTORFF:

Reported Appointment to Swedea,

London, April 6.

Reuter's correspondent at Copenhagen says it is reported that Count von Bernstorf, late German Ambsandor so Amerios, will be appointed Minister at Stockholm. This is significant in According to Renter's correspondent at Amsterdam, a Visans view of the appointment of a strong Conservative Cabinet in Sweden

London, April 6.

momonga saya that the Austrian Ambassador has been instracked to demand passports if Congress mtified the state of the war against Germany.

A "Diplomatic Dental,”

London, April 8,

In the Honra of Representatives, Mr. Lansing denied the state- ment made by member of the Foreign Relations Committes non cerning Herr Zimmer.non vole (mentioned in our earlier telegrame), but the latter reiterated that his information was correct, and said that Mr. Lansing's denial was diplomatic in the interest of good

relations with Mexico.

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

Heavy Norwegian Losses,

London, April 6, According to Renter's correspondent at Christienis, forty-one Norwegian vessels were torpedoed in February, Fourteen of the crews were killed, and 22 are missing. Sixty-four vousyls were torpedoed in March, when 46 were killed and 100 are missing,

Brazilian Liner Suak:

London, April 6, According to Reuter's correspondent at Oberbarg, the Brasilian liner, Parana, has been sunk. Thirteen of the crew are missing,

According to Renter's correspondent at Rio de Janeiro, the Foreign Minister, referring to the above, stated that Brazil had been ́pradent in the past, but all the world should sw that she could be

Arm.

A Sole Survivor.

Lor Jon, April 6,

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A water-logged bost has been picked upon the ocean with single oocapart, who was unconscious. He was a carpenter on a British bargas, and he told a terrible tale of efforing. After leaving the sabmarined barqus in a boat with twelve occupants, it capaised in a gale. Eight went to the bottom and the boat righted itself, but again capaised. Oos more it was righted, but seve died successively in the ostres of the following twenty-four boara fiam exposure.

AERIAL RAID ON KENTISH COAST.

London, April 6, The Press Burean announces that an aeroplane passed over the atura bonek, kawawat: 19,45 p.m. yesterday and dropped sight kha. 4. The majority fell on open pountry, and there was no

A HELPLESS GERMAN SUBMARINE.

How Norwegian Assistance was Rewarded.

London, April 6,

the

Many are starving, “Num- *bers have been sent to work in

Control of British Bread-stuffs,

London, April a.

north ft. spoliane in the Dahendis twice lombarded this battery ---

Our seaplanes successfully bombed fortifications on the Bosphorus.

THE MESOPOTAMIAN ADVANCE.

Ruslans and British Jola Hands.

London, April 8.

The Food Controller has proposed in the Cabinet that the price of wheat be immediately fixed w ̈ ̈ substantially lower prios than al {present and that the price of broad be fixed on the basis of the new price of wheat. · He also proposed that the Government saould entire- the ly control all breed-stuffs in

|General Lyautey's Appointment.

Paris, April, 5 General Lyautey, who recently re- signed office as Minister for· War, has been appointed Resident-Gen-«^ eral of Morocco.

Realer's correspondent at Petrograd states that the Russians country. have joined hands with the British as Kyxlrabat,

The Point of Contact.

London, April 0.

British detachments established touch on April 2 on the left bank of A Mesopotamis official message states that-the Bossian and the Dialar River. The Tacks are reported to be re-resting in the

direction of Kifci.

TELEGRAMS.

Reuter's correspondent at Copenhagen says that the Norwegian (Reuter's Service to The "Telegraph.") sitamer Nauns, from Cadiz, towed a helpless German submarine from the North Sas towards Germany at the request of the latter.

Eight German torpedo boats appeared off the Jatland coast and took the Nauns to Cozbaven, refusing to pilot the boat back through the mine-field,

The Nagus is detained at Hamburg, despite protests by the Norwegian authorities.

THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.

London, April 8.

A French communique from Macedonia states that there is cannonading on the whole front.

British aviatom bombed an enemy serodrome at Hudora.

RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONISTS' FUNERAL.

London, April 6. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that at a national faneral of a hundred and eighty victims of the Revolution, a million civilisus and soldiers participated. The factories, shops, schools etc., were closed. The bodice were baried in four corners of a quadrangle space in the one of the snow-covered Marsovospols Square.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

AMERICA'S WAR DECISION.

Senate Passer Resolution.

Washington, April 6 The Senate passed the war reaolu tion by at votes to 6,

TELEGRAMS,

(Router's Bervice to The "Telegraph.")

AMERICA'S WAR DECISION.

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Additional Revenue,

London, April 5.

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RUSSIAN SOLDIERS'

LOYALTY.

Petrograd, April 6.

The Union of Republican Boldier has resolved to support the Govern; ment most vigorously in the com tinuance of the yar and until a durable peace sasures the safety of the Bumian Republic.

THE MAN-POWER QUESTION.

London, April 5. The newspapers state that ther medical re-examination "bill will* A telegram from New York says it is expected that an additional additional half-million men. It is not go far in "providing an revenue of 1,000 millions sterling for increasingly clear that resort post the United Statci and the Allies be made to men over 41. It is sug”- will be raised before the end of the gested that these should be formed into battalions to work or ɓght at A Plain Hint,

home, releasing young badged men London, April 5.

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The resolution, which was alight ly amended, was passed at eleven in the evening amid awed solemnity and without demonstration.

Athirteen hours' continuous de "Vorwaarts, referring

The newspapers welcome Geners! bate was brought to a climax by America's entry into the war, says: Sir William Robertson's plain speak. Senator Williams spiritedly affirm. In order to enable Germany to ful- ing that America should stay in the fil the heavy task of emerging from ing and say there is no doubt the. war until the Hohenzollerns and the war unbroken, Germian ristes. nation will respond all the better

and then must plainly prove that Ger-

for knowing the truth, Hapsburg were delirosed the Turks driven out of Europe. maoy is neither

They point out that the British. autocratically Sonator Husting of Wisconsin, a govorned nor warring for conquest ability to break any line the Gee troops have already proved their

colleague di Benator La Follette, on Six huge processions started at different parts of the town in the question Shall the United

More Enemy. Polttlag,, deserting the latter stated that if the morning carrying xins cofkas oɔvered with red,

Now York, April 5: Orowds sang a bems to the victime' eternal memory, alternat. States support Wilson?' was sub-

Two Mexicans have been arrested } cracks... ing it with the revolutionary hymn "You fell as victime". Bande mitted to the people they would at Brooklyn spies and St. Paul marked the lowering of each coffia into the trench. played the Mareeiilsins, and the gans from the fortress of Bt, Peter overwhelmingly affirm it.

THE SUGAR INDUSTRY,

Its Development to Jamaica.

London, April 6.

The resolution goes to the House of Representatives on the 6th inat.

The Intrigue in Mexico,

Washington, April 6.

German agenta are working in the southern States stirring up the negroes on the plantations.

How the Allies Will Benefit.

London, April &

In the course of the debate on the war resolution, which has opened Apart from benefiting by the

in the House of Representatives, & 600,000 tons of German shipping in A message from Kioraton, Jamsies, stated that Sir Francis ber of the Foreign Affairs Com. American ports the Allies will profit Watts, Imperial Commissioner for the Woat Indion, bas arrived to mittas declared that it was not eatab by the huge development of Ameri submit plane for the developmsat of the enger industry in Jamaios, lished that a paragraph in Herr can shipbuilding. There are seven In an interview, he stated that'the industry was booming in the Zimmerman's note offered to times the ternage now building eister islands. The system of indentured labour should be abolished, oslablish submarine bases in Mexicompared with the total output of Coolie labour should still be employed in the wagse industry, but it can porta, to supply Mexico with 1914, should be free labour. A goodly number of time expire i immigrants, arms and amminsition, send German Gruak ordars WOCK had settled in different Boonish and wars sarming a good living on roservists to Maciao and arrange an in, the the sugar seision.

abráðic all along the border..

mans can create, If the nation pros? vides the additional man, our sup-" eriority will grow till the enemy,

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TO-DAY. Paul Default Concert.--Theatre Boval; 9.15 p.m.

Clarke's Cirque, “Kowloom.

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Victoria Theatre---9.15 p.m. Bijon Theater-9.16 p.m.-

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