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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

11, 1918.

一拜 號 十月三英港香

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ПERMAN MENACE IN THE EAST,

March 11.1918.

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CHINESE FUSILLADING OF RIVER STEAMERS.

British, American and Japanese Gunboats to Force Passage.

(From Our Own Correspondent),

Shanghai, March 1.

(Reuter's Telegrama]

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OBITUARY -

London, March 8. The death is announced of the

LIVELY FIGHTING IN THE WEST.

Big Enemy Attack Completely Falls."

A Gigantic Scheme of World Conquest London, March 9.

London, March 10. Six British, American and Japanese gaaboste, with four river: Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-The enemy attacked Lord Robert Cacil, in a converastion with a Reater's represent- steamers and two toge, left Hankow on March 8 for Iohang, to Ixat evening, under the cover of a heavy bombardment, on a front ative on the German space in the East, said that he would force a passage, owing to the Chinese fusillading. Landing of nearly a mile from scath of the Menin Road to the north of welcome Japaners intervention in order to prevent the Germanisation Rev. William Merry, D.D., who preparations have been made.

Polderboek Chateau. Despite his intense artillery fire and deter of Siberis. Germany was not so much after the food of Ukraine has been Rector of Lincoln mined attack, we repulsed him at all points, with the exception of bat was ambitions to carry out a gigantic scheme of world conquest. College since 1881. The deceased, in the neighbourhood of Polderhoek, where the enemy entered some She had already taken the Baltic Provinces, almost to Petrograd, who was in his 83rd year, had of our advanced posts on a float of two hundred yards. We're cap and besides taking the Aalande she had somehow induced the Fione a brilhant University osreer, and tared the whole of the preitions after all-night severe fighting. We to enable her to control their foreign policy and bad thereby among the many appointments drove off raiders to the east of Neuve Chapelle. The Portuguese acquired practically the whole of what were formerly the Bassian be had held during his long oaptured several prisoners in a successfal raid in this neighbour. ehores of the Baltic. This bad out of Baseis's Eccess to the career

were Scleat Preacher, Some Marvellous Escapes.

hood. The West Kents made a enconesfal raid to the scath of ses except by Archangel and the Marman coset. To the Whitehall Preacher, Member of London, March 8. Fleur Baix, taking a number of prisoners."

south, Germany is occupying Oleesa and insisting on the the Hebdomadal Council, being Several bombe in last night's air raid fell in a residential

retrocession to Turkey of the ports on the east of-the-Black-Sea Vice-Checcellor in 1904, public London subarb and destroyed are houses and a private parsing

Plainly, Germany designed to substitute for the Bagdad Railway a orator to the University of Oxford new route to the East via Canosens and North-Western Persia. Both for 30 years, and a life member home. The remarkable experiences include an instance of a domest o maid being blown to a top storey and suffering only a sprained Rs broke the rasin force of yesterday's attack in the neighbour Armenian, who had suffered nameless outragee, but by the German College. He was the publisher Field Marshal Sir Daugiss Haig reports The King's Royal Grest Britian and Amarina were deeply interested to the fate of the of the Council of Cheltenham ankle. Two women sscaped uninjured by placing a blown-cff door bood of Polderboek. Tao enemy's losses were severe, and the short Treaty the Armenians would be handed back to the Tarks. A small of many classical translations, apon a bed and crawling thereunder so the house collapsed. A section of trench which remained in his hands was recaptured, Military Mission sent with the object of entering the Caucasne via that cf Homer's Odyssey being number of victima pipioned under the debris till this afternoon were despite strong resistance, by the Royal Familiers. A few prisoners Baku had been stopped by the Bolsheviks. We had not heard from exceptionally popular. rescued alive, some of which were sustained by oxygen and other were captured. The Portuguese penetrated to the second line tren- them for the last three weeks, owing to the destruction of the Tiflis stimulants. A man fell four storeys and excaped very serious it jars ches in the Neave Chapelle isid reported this morning, driving out telegraph. despite a piano crashing on top of him, owing to his being enveloped the garrison with heavy losses, bombing or blowing up a number of in a carpet during his fall. A girl from the top stores of a demolish occupied dag-cats and bringing back prisoners. The Portuguese democracy was most antrustworthy. The military control of Ger

Lord Robert said the talk of a German movement towards THE SILVER MARKET. ed house was caught by a projecting wall and hung in mid-air casualties were light. We raided trenches to the north of the many had not been shaken. "The talk of the progress of internal

London, March 7. unconscious for two hours, when she was rescued by fremen.

Bapaume ambrei Road. The London Regiment raided in the Liberalism," said Lord Robert, "is so much democratic camouflage.

The silver market is aleady.. neighbourhood of Oppy, killing several and taking a few prisoners. I see no reason why the Germans should not try to penetrate Siberis.

London, March 8. There is increased activity by hostile artillery to the north of the La! We have received a confirmed information that a Prussian General

The price of silver is quoted Bassee Canal.

has been sent to Siberia for the purpose of organising the German at 4211. There is more demand, A Germán Report.

prisoners. We ought to seek available Japanese sesistance to sad the market is steady. roacluded by paying a glowing tribute to Japanes services rendered frustrate the German scheme of Eastern corqaest." Lord Robert in the Pacific, the Mediterranean and elsewhere.

CHINA AND THE WAR,

THE SPANISH CRISIS."

The Gravest in Her History.

E London, March 9,

London, March 10,

tea supplies at home,

According to Rester's correspondent at Madrid, the newspapers

A German wireless cfficial message atatea bostile infantry unanimously consider that Spain is experiencing the gravest criein in attack was followed by a violent artillery doel in the Bidonviller her history. The crisis has been precipitated by the action of Senor sector. The engagements have not yet terminated. Ciervs, Minister of War, in writing to the Press without the

Our Aviators Busy, knowledge of his colleagues, attacking Senor Sanobes Bocs,

London, March 10. formerly President of the Senate, who had been criticising Senor Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, says: Cierva's methode, The Premier, Sinhor Preito, has abandoned bis There was great serial activity yesterday. We dropped over four

London, March 8." task of forming a Cabinet, as Senor Cierva hea refused to join the hundred bombs on dumps and sidinga st Menis, Basigay, Gaise, the 80,000,000 pounds of tea exported from Calcatts to England The Tei Brokers' Association states that although nearly all Liberal Coalition Government. The meseares which Senor Dierva and to the east of St. Quentin. We brought down thirteen and from November to January arrived safely, there is only about two proposed to enforce by Royal Decree involved an increase of two drove down ten machines, while three of ours are missing. Despite months' supply in the United Kingdom, hundred million pesess in the Army estimates, including a big mist, oar night fiers dropped twenty-four heavy and forty-eight increase in the pay officers and large additions to infantry and lighter bombe on a dump and railway aiding at Fresnoy, north- artillery.

east of St. Quentin. All returned. We dropped ten bombs at mid- day to day with good results on barrack, railway sidings and factories at Mains, a large fire being started. All our machines, returned.

Details of Heavy Fighting.

THE RUMANIAN PEACE.

Central Powers Propose sa Indemnity.

London, March 9. According to Reuler's correspondent at Amsterdam, the Cologne Gasette says that the Central Powers intend to impose an indemnity on Ramania, this taking the form of writing of the Central Powers' requisitions during cocupation, which are valued at a milliard marks.

German Hop:s.

London, March 8.

Beater's Amsterdam correspondent states that the German newspapers anticipate that the peace with Romania will shortly have effects in Greece and also in Italy.

The Berlin Tageblatt says the Quadruplice considera that the Bessarabisa question must be settled between Rassis and Bamanis, which can leave ite Army, spart from the eight Divisions which are to be demobilised, ander arms until it bae conquered Bessarabia and arranged for its protection against Russia.

THE RUSSIAN PEACE.

Further Repudiation of Treaty.

London, March 8, Following the lead of the Embassies in Paris and Rome, the Bassian Embassy at Madrid has announced that it does not 2000guise the Breedlitorak Pesos Treaty, because the signatories are private persons with undefined powers.

NAVAL AIRMEN'S RAIDS.

London, March 10. " The Admiralty announces that aircraft dropped many bomba on billets and railway sidings at St. Pierre Capelle. Direct bits were obtained on three ehede, and fire was started. We also bombed a large hostile machine which had made a forced landing and machine-gunned.eoldiers and motors in the vicinity. We brought down one machine. All ours returned.

THE ENGINEERS' DISPUTE.

London, March 9.

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THE PARIS AIR RAID.

London, March 10. A French effisial messsges states:-Eleven were killed 41 injured in the air raid on the Paris subarbs.

FRANCE'S WAR DETERMINATION.

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The Question-of Active Participation.

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Owing to startling develop-

menta in the European war, the original plan to dispatch Chiness troops to France has to be entirely modified. To prevent the threat- ened contingency of sa incursión. into Manchuris and other frontier territories by the released enemy prisoners in Bassia, now report ed to be gradually receiving London, March 9,

arms, General Toan Ohi-jaž Reuter's correspondent at the British Headquartera alates:-

will bave 10 devots Yesterday there was very heavy fighting near the Passchendale

London, March 9,

energy first to the consolidation salient. The enemy throughout the whole of the previous night heavily bombarded the whole front from Warneton to Lingemarck, M. Clemencean, replying to the Bolo interpellations cabled yesterday, ant places. At present, he pro- According to Realer's orrespondent at Paris, in the Chamber, of the defences at several import- freely employing gas-shells. Troops were employed in a subsequent made a stirring speech. He eleoquently appealed for the poses to pick cat one full divison attack on a mile front to the south of Houthulst Forcat and mat the maintenance of the eplendid moral of the French soldiers. The of efficient troops from the forces enemy with such vigorous resistance that the onooming waves broke people and troops were superbly confident that the enemy's efforts in Manchuria for the purpose of and retired in most places. The right flink attack, however, by would break down. It would be criminal not to desire peace, but strengthening the Chinese gar- flammenwerler parties, forced the garrisons of some posts to withthey could not eilense Prassian militarism by bellowing for peace. Ee rison at Mancharis; and to draw to supports in the rear. A little later, the Yorkshire Light seseverated the intention to wage war. notwithstanding that Bassis form another infantry counter-attacked with great dash. The enemy, who was has deserted them and Rumania had malortunately been compelled picked troops from amongst the division of very strong, lized ap and prepared to resist, but the fury of the to capitulate. He was convinced that France would experience that forces in Singkiang, lli and Altai, onslaught created a panic and the enemy broke. Our men pushed last glowing quarter of an hour of struggle which spelt victory. He to be sent to defend the Chinees on three hundred yards from the spot at which the enemy attacked, earnestly impressed on the Scoialist Deputies that their pre-war district of Udinek. According to inflicting considerable ceaaalties. The line was completely restored ideals of aniversal disarmament had been cruelly given the lie by high sathority, there is a strong during the morning. There has been beavy artillery Bring all day facts and instancad the German action in reply to M. Lenin's 'sad M. force of Cooks guarding the log astride the Menin Road, succeeded by the advance of a large Trotzky's request for the conclusion of a demegratio pense.. body of infantry coveted by an intense barrege. The infantry deployed three thousand yards. Furious fighting ensued in the twilight. The struggle was very confused. The enemy aucceeded in establishing himself at a few posts which submitted to our artillery fire all night long. The weather is ideal.

On the Belgian Froat.

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London, March 10,

A Belgian communique states:-There have been two Belgian raida in the region of Nieuport. We killed many end brought back 25 prisoners. We captared a German post. The enemy's raiding outburst last week resulted in a recrudescence of artillery firing on the whole front,

More Successful Raids,

Landon, March 10.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: la successful raide to the north-west of St. Quentin and south-west of Cambrai several of the enemy were killed and a few taken prisoner. Artillery is active to the east of Wytschsete and in the neighbourhood of the Menin Road.

Enemy Lines Penetrated.

London, March 10,

A French communique statsa We repulsed raida to the south Mr. Barnes, speaking in London, said a meeting between the of Betheny, on the left bank of the Menee, and in the Vosges. We Premier and himasif, and representatives of the Engineers' Society,flicted losses on the eremy and took prisoners. Detachments would probably result in the latter heartily co-operating with the penetrated enemy lines to the east of the Auberive region and at Badonvillers, destroying several enemy works and taking prisoners,

Government.

TIN AND TUNGSTEN,

London, March 8. Bir Lionel Phillips has been appointed Chairman of the newly. formed Tin and Tasgaten Research Board, which has in ving the increasing of the recovery of the metal in the treatment of ores.

"TANK WEEK."

London, March 9.

KAISER'S PROPERTY IN AMERICA:

To be Sold for Benefit of War Bonds,

London, March 9 Beater's correspondent at Washington rays the property owned in the United States by the Kaiser, Barr von Bethmann-Hollog, the Janker class generally and the German Government, would at first be sold under authority granted to Mr. Palmer, Custodian of Alien Property, to sell alien property in the United States.

At the conclusion of "Tank Week," Mr. Bonar Law neat a Mr. Palmer, testifying to the Appropriations Committee of the message to the Lord Mayor beartily congratulating him on the Senate, said the enemy should know that the connection he has been amount of the City's contribution to the War Bond campaign, and eble to maintain with American industry and commerce has been although the total returns of the whole country are not yet received, broken, not merely for the duration of the war, but permanently. it fa certain that much more than the hundred millions asked for Mr. Palmer said American interests in Germany were negligible hays been enbedribed. This is an additional proof of the deter- compared with German interests in the United States. He intended mination of our people to hold fast until the sims for which we to use the proceeds of the sale of enemy properly to buy Govern rentared the war have been secured,....

ment bonds.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS:

AIR RAID ON PARIS.

London, March 9.

A French official message states that several enemy air squadrons have raided Paris Details are lacking but it is believed the casualties are fewer than in the last raid.

Later.

A French official message states tlist between ten and twelve squadrons participated in the air raid on Paria, and were hotly received by the anti-aircraft guns and sixty Beroplanes. Ning intabitants were killed and 30 wounded. A Gotha was brought down at Compregne and the four men aboard her were incinerated.

GERMAN SCHEMES OF CONQUEST.

London, March e. Military and political writers, arc greatly drawing atter- tion to the new German schemes of conquest as evidenced by the Germanisation of the Baltic and Baltic provinces, also the fresh designs in the Near East revealed in the peace treaty with Rumanis The latest cows from the Aaland Islands is that the Germans have disembarked, besides troops, & large number of horeca. The German Bag | flies trom the. Customs House of Eckeroè,

The "Timer," dwelling on the menace to Sweden, anys” that Germany, in possession of the Islands, could cut ses communication between the northern and southern provinces, besides being within a few hours steam of Stockholm. The "Times" recalls-that the 25.000 inhabitants of the Inlands long ago voted for union with Sweden. This is an interesting sidelight on the German idea of self-determination,

The "Manchester Guardian," referring to the Rumanian pesce, says that while Germany aims inter-alia to get nearer to India, her immediato intention is to menace our right fank in Mesopotamia

THE BOLO AFFAIR. •.

Paris, March &

"The Chamber passed a vote of confidence in the Govern ment by 400 to 75, after discussing the Government responsi bilities in the Bolo affair,

(Continued on page 8.)

Russian Udinsk, so the possibility of the enemy descending upon Chinese territory is very remota and thereports about such an event being imminent and recent hap peninge in Russia sound ridica lously boastful, probably spread en purpose by German pre- pagandists. However, better be prepared then taken by” surprise. in case of an emergency,

The Batean for War Participa |tion was established on the lat instant. General Tuan Chi-jui is the Director General. Under him, are General Chin Yun-pang, Chief of the Staff, Mr. Chang Chi-tan,. Chief of Strategic Department, General Lo Kai-pang, Chief of the Military Department and Mr. Chen Lu, Chief of the Foreign Affairs Department. A request for the issue of $50,000 to cover initial expenses has been sent to the Cabinet, the amount to be ded noted from the estimated bad- get when made out, The Cabinet approved General Tuan's pisa ananimously on Fabzuary 28,

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