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3 ARENROZA YAGEUT

THE HONGKONG--

SLEGRAPH

"TUESDAY, DECEMBE

A seizure of beer at Zion City, under the new Prohibition Law.

A scene in the recent police strike at Boston.

Roland Rohlfs, of the Curtiss Corporation. who recently made a new altitude record. reaching a height of 30.700 feet, where he was halted by a windstorm end a temperature of 25 degrees below

чето.

Children paying homage at the grave of Colonel Roose- velt at Oyster Bay.

Harry Gillman who lived in Belgium in 1914 and saw both his parents killed by the Germans. Taking his father's revolver from his hands, he manzged to kill. three German officers in the party which shot his father and mother. After six weeks' confinement he escaped and made his way to a detachment of British Cavalry with which he remained for two years. He was gassed while with the troops and wounded a: Belleau Woods and Chateau Thierry,

WAR SECRETS OF 1916.

STARTLING

REVELATIONS . BY COUNT BERNSTORFF,

Count Bernstorff (who in early war years was the Kaiser's agent in America) was the first witness before the Sub-Committee on Peace Possibilities in War-time, just met in Berlin.

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The following interesting points

are from Reuter's report;-

Bernstorff said Mr. Wilson

undertook the first attempt at mediation early in August 1914. He made a second attempt in September. There was no reply from the Entente.

ditions outlined for you, to agree to a Peace Conference with an international basis, even without, concrote pesce our part?

proposals January 1916 Colonel

that U-boat war should be waged on the principles of cruiser war- fare.

"In House was for a third time in Berlin. On returning he told me (continued Bernstorff) that the principle opposition to peace at present was in Paris, but that he found a certain willingness in England.

"In Berlin, too, he had been told they would, at a suitable moment, accept American peace

mediation."

Count Bernstorff referred to a memorandum written by the Kai- ser himself to be sent to America by Mr. Gerard when he went there on leave.

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It was intended to hasten the President's intended action.

Next Mr. Wilson sent Colonel House to Paris, London and

Mr; Gerard, however, had al- Berlin in the winter of 1914-15, ready left, and it was, therefore, but when Colonel House returned telegraphed to Bernstorff in "from Berlin he said the moment Washington.

was not yet come.

"After the Lusitania affeir, said Bernstorff, "I obtained an audience of President Wilson. He said we should, by yielding. in the U-boat war, make an appeal to moral forces, as the. war could only be settled by understanding, not by arms.

"If we would give up the U- boat war he would press for the abandonment of the British blockade. He thought the British Cabinet would agree.

That was on July 20, 1915. We conceded that passenger shipe sbould not be torpedoed without previous warning.

"Negotiations on the 'Lus. itania affair brought us (Ger- many and America), for the third time, to the verge of war, because we were asked to acknowledge that the sinking of merchant-ships was illegal

“This word was rejected by us, and Wilson finally gave in..

"Boon after the Busser war torpedoed, and it was decided

"I learned later that President Wilson, as early as the middle of November, drafted a Peace Note which he dispatched on December 18. but had kept in the desk because a great anti-German wave was passing over America at that time owing to the Belgian deporta- tions," said Count Bernstorff.

Reuter's report bere gives the following dialogue:

Bernstorm: Yes, (Commotion.) The hearing was adjourned.

"A GRIEVED COW. A Bedfordshire cow, whose

"BREVITIES.

Lines on the hands and feet of twins are similar.

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Handkerchiefs were unknown before the early part of the 16th century.

During the war, the Germans made 57 airplane and 51 Zeppelin raids on England.

The Albanians claim to be the! Salt Lake City names its streats most ancient race of Europe. thus: First South, Second, South, One ton of water may be colour-Third South, etc., counting from ed by a single grain of indigo, the Mormon temple; but to find Pure glycerine will help to disa given address you have to know whether it's on East First South solve fruit stains from linen.

D'Annunzio, Italian poet, who or West First South. No. 700 now holds Fiume, published his West First South would be at the first volume of verse when he was corner of South Seventh West, fifteen,

It's very simple when you under- stand it.

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If Pershing were elected presi- It has been estimated that [dent, he would be the fourteenth 10,000,000 children were made war veteran to serve in the White

House, orphans by the war.

Over 30,000 Moravian peasants gathered for the festival at Uh Hradiste, in the Carpathians, the first held in five years.

Motor sledges are taking the

Dr. Sinzhlimer (the Committee's calf was knocked down in the Reporter): We have got as far as dark and killed by a vehicle, re- December 12, 1919. Did you in-mained all night in the road by terpret your instructions in the the carcase. The owner found sense that you were to encourage the animal in the road in the or influence President Wilson or morning, when he missed her

from the bath. Colonel House to undertake peace action in our favour?

EX-KAISER'S FIELD KITCHEN, Bernstorff:-Yes. (Commotion.) The field kitchen which follow-place of dog teams in the far Dr. Sinzheimer :-Was Mr.ed the ex-Kaiser in all his travels north. They make mako 30 miles Wilson ready to take account of along the front has been loaded an hour over the snow.

American University Union in this wish?

upon a transport for the United States. It will be placed in the Europe is to have a permanent Dr. Sinzheimer:-Was Pre-museum of the Smithsonian In-home in Paris donated by the

French government. eident Wilson ready, on the constitution at Washington.

Bernstorff Yes.

DOINGS OF THE DUFFS

TOM, HOW DO YOU LIKE MY NEW FRENCH SPORT GOWN? THIS IS THE LATEST THING FROM PARIS FOR TENNIS GOLF AND SPORTS OF ALL KIND

Tom Invites Olivia Out in Her New French Gown.

YOU DON'T MEAN TO SAY - WHY CERTAINLY-MEMBU} THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WEAR THAT DRESS OUT

DOORS WITH NO SLEEVES

IN IT?

WU'RE THING OUT DOORZ EXERCISE You WANT FREEDOM OF

"THE ARMS-

South Australian assembly bas rejected a bill for adult suffrage for elections to the legislative

council.

It was in warfare that the idea was evolved of soldiers having their chins cleanshaven to en- hance their fighting power, In olden times, when fighting at closer quarters than now, soldiers beards offered a very ready means of seizing one another..

WELL I'M FROM MISSOURI | NO FOOLISHNESS, AND WE'LL GO OUT HERE IN NOW, REMEMBER

том THE BACK YARD AND YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE THE ADVANTAGES OF YOUR HEW! GOWN LATE FROM PARIS-

A man's hair, it is estimated, turns gray five years earlier than

a woman's.

Eighty-five per cent of the lame people are affected on the left side.

A native Sitka widow when she puts on mourning paints the upper part of Her face a deep black.

In some cartons of Switzerland all the dead, rich as well sa poor, are buried at public expense..

During the least year nearly 1,000,000 acres of woods in Eng- and were felled for war purposes,

BY ALLMAN,

NOTHIN' FOOLISH "BOUT THIS, GAL- WITH WINTER STARING US IN TRE FACE - LET'S SER HOW MUCH FREEDOM OF YOUR

ARMS YOU REALLY

HAVE!

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