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Ewan MUST across PEACE, , Alli) SllE llillSl AA Si) Al lthE; ] Outspoken Article by i‘vlaximilian Harden in. which! He Presents the Internal Difficulties of the Empire. l l A despatch from London says: A “'0 do not yet lack men. but w.- can; Maximilian Harden is most outspoken ‘ no loner-r procure cert-sin raw mater. in an article in Die Zukunft, which ials. v '- has been received here. He makes a “Mmrmhilc, our war ext-pndlitll‘c , strong demand for peace, and urges is incrcar-‘ing' to an alarming: extent.“ that the German Government start At the owl of three years of war wcj negotiations immediately. j should have lost every one of the com. f “Germany,” he sab‘S, “has hcapcd ‘ mcrcia‘. markcls where we had cstab- , victory upon victory. Upon her li::h.-<l positions which were seeming-, therefore devolves the duty of mak- ly urassailablc. ' ' ing an offer of peace. Such an offer “If Gcrmany waits longer she, will ‘ could only add to, and not diminish lind ltcrs‘clf reduced to obey the \\'lli her prestige. It would be proof of of her cncmies. It thus becomes new her strength, not weakness. Besides,‘ ccsury that shc invite the world to, Germany must propose pcaco. - fconcludc pence. This invitation may; cause she is in need of peace. Gcrâ€" ' be interpreted as a sign of weaknessM many is victorious in the field, but ‘ but that matters litt-lc. If our ofi’crs‘ internally she is beset with difl‘icnlâ€"Qm'c declined we shall have fulfilled; tics. We cannot deny that the prc-lthc iinal duty which our conscience; parations for the third harvest arc dictates toward Europe and toward" more ili‘l'icult than for the second.'humanity." SEA. AiLAASiiAuACAS‘iURAS , 7 MltliS non KUT-EL-AlllAliA’ lnflictcd Heavy Loss on Enemy, But \Vas Unable to Dislodge Him. ,â€"â€"_â€" “I A (it‘h'flilll‘h from London says: The War Office. issued 'on Thursday night the following official statement on the campaign in Mesopotamia: ' “Gt'n- Lillie (commander 0f l‘he Bl‘iâ€" ; sufl’ered very severely, and, beyond tish forces) reports that Gen. Aylmer‘ strengthening his position, has shown ' (in command of the relieving forces) gno activity. Our casualties were not advanced on March 6, and, moving heavy, and in the majority of cases by the. right bank of the Tigris, reach- i were very slight.” an nous DRivnilAusSiAN PACT FURTHER BACKl French Forces Make More progress Latlcr's Early Entry Into the War on in Corbeaux \ . Woods. A dispatch from Paris says: Re~ assuring news is coming in from the battle front near Verdun. The struggle repeatcdly hurling massed formations ;.::air:>t the French defences. illnllzllcl‘ in which the assaults have. popular belief that the huge German ollU-nsix'c is doomed to fall. The hot- List lighting has been taking place (All thc line between Douaumont and \'au\. At the latter point several licrcc attempts have been made to carry the village, but all have been l‘cpulw'li The losses suffered by the (lcrm are stated as enormous, exceeding the toll taken by the mitrailleuses and the A 75's of the French in the beginning of the battle. On the west side of the Mcusc the Woods of Corbeaux Us in the most recent fightingi l for the west bank of theiof Roumania to adhere to the cause Moust- continues, with the Germansi The Telegraph Company. The agreement 72(‘71 repulsed has strengthened theithrough Russia materials purchasedl l have been the scene of repeated at-1 tacks. . Thursday night the Frenchhowing the arrest and internment of‘ are said to be in possesswn of the 3 several hundred aliens who are con- 1 isidercd of hostile disposition. much-disputed bit of territory. AACLLAAiSAAANLSLALA ALASS' THE nun nun T0 HOLLAND l lmanla part of Bessarabia. ed Essin, a position about 7 miles east of Kut-elâ€"Amara. This position was attacked March 8, but Gen. Aylmer was unable to dislodge the enemy. Gen. Aylmcr states that the encmyi Willi RGUMAI’iIA Side of Allies Certain. A despatch from London says: An agreement has been reached between Roumania and Russia, which it be- lieved to indicate the definite decision ’ of the Entente allies, according to a,» Bucharest despatch to the Exchange! permits Roumania to purchase war materials in Russia and to transport? elsewhere. It: is reported that Russiai has agreed, further, to give to Rou» CITIZENSHIP TAKEN FROM GERM AN-BORN Cabinet of New South Wales Dis franchises Teutons During war. A despotch from Sydney, N.S.W., says: The Cabinet has decided to discnfranchise all German-born elec- tors for the duration of the war, fol- , Threatened Blockade Already in Existence Between Thames and Galiopcr Lightship, A dcspatch from London says: The blockade of England by mines, report- ed as threatened by Germany, is al- ready in existence along the trade route to Holland, according to naval circles here. German submarines are reported to have been busy recently laying anchored mines between the Lightship. It is in this neighborhood that many disasters have occurred during the last month. Passenger ships, until recently, have been quite successful in dodging} floating mines by making their voy-i ages in daylight, but no method is} know of guarding against submerged‘ mouth of the Thames and the Gallopcr , anchored mines. 61in iii ‘ARMLNIANS LEFT ALIVE ' WHEN RUSSIANS TOOK ERZERUM 40,006 Driven Out a Few Days Troops Arrived and All Massacred by Kurds. o SYRASSBURG otOLHAR 6L HULNM%N . 77 /Ir ,. A, A” , mum” ' 6V)?“ :jrfzomn: M,“ i, I / y/ am A” - m WEBlZOND fisp‘héfi l) 56 "Filth BULGAR‘P‘ é’euacnas . _ \ ~\ I ' "“ m2... 9A - r' so. i «v k ’swAs A!“ ‘ "xi 6 3% <63} y? ’ "\ 'im'm‘“ P \A \qf‘: 7 i . 45‘ ' OVAN .1 «y 4 06‘ . ' ’/ ' v ‘m ‘- - ‘ 5". r / DIARBEKR. l TABNZ iii/I" TIIE WEEK’S DEVELOPMENTS IN THE W'AR. The German attacks on the French lines around Verdun continue, but the great offensive against that fortâ€" ress is referred to in Paris War Ofi'icc statements as having failed. that the enemy's plan has been entirely disconcerted by the Allies' defencc. It is, becoming: more and more apparent: Pcrhaps no greater evidence of the German Staff's discomfiturc and disappointment could he wanted than the fart that the German official com- mumques have contained many mis-statemcnts of the true situation around Verdun. Artillery actions and bombing attacks have been the only activities along the rest of the Western front xcept in the Champagne where the French, by a surprise attack, regained certain ground which had been con- quered by the enemy a short time ago. The Russian army, assisted by the Russian Black Sea fleet, has gained considerable bombarded Trebizond and other paints on the coast and is said to have/landed men and taken certain towns. The fleet is serving The situation at Constantinople is reported to be extremely serious but‘ any roundabout way and must perhaps be. taken with some reservation. ground. The fleet possession of as an advanced right wing for the Russian army operating in Asia Minor. information comes in a It isvery apparent, however, that the Rus- sian advance is not only cutting Turkey in two but must prove a real menace to Turkish power in Europe as well as in Asia. The British Relief Expedition in Mesopotamia has advanced to within a few miles of Kut-elâ€"Amara, where a Brltléh fOI‘Ce exists beleagured. A junction may be expected, to be folloxvml by an advance on Bagdad and co- operation with the Russian forces. A German fleet during the past; treat was made. however, befOl‘e any engagement with British warships took place. week left the Kiel Canal for a short cruise in the North Sea. It appears A hasty re- that during the recent Zeppelin raid on England Several German cruisers left the canal intending to make a raid on the British coast. They diSCoveréd, however, that the preparations and watch of the British Fleet were greater than they had counted upon, .with the result that the enemy warships were turned home, A sensation in Great Britain was the attack on the policy of Mr. Balfour by Colonel Churchill, his prede- cessor as British Lord of the Admira Aim SAYS ‘ uni Pllll’ERS Government Announces Purchase of Seymour Interests in (‘entral Ontario. A dcspatch from Toronto says: On Friday night just after the House rose Hon. G. Howard Ferguson. Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, an- nounced that the Government. had signed an agreement with the Elec- tric Power Company, which controls what are generally known as the Sey- mour enterprises, purchasing outright on behalf of the people all the vast interests of that corporationâ€"water- powers, development plants, transâ€" mission lines, local water and light companies, and an electric railway. The purchase is the result of negotia- tions carried on for some time, and the purchase priceâ€"â€"$8,350,000, pay- able in Ontario Government 4 per cent. bondsâ€"represents the amount actually invested in the various enter- prises as agreed upon after thorough investigation by the engineers of the Hydroâ€"Electric Commission. Twenty-two companies have been taken over, all of them, with the ox- ception of the Nipissing Power Com- pany and its companion enterprise, the North Bay Light, Heat and Power , Company, being in what is known as the Trent Valley district. By taking over the Seymour interests the Gov- ernment, through the Hydro-Electric Commission, will be able to serve mu- A nicipalities as far east as Kingston, and the Hydro Commission will make provision at once for carrying lines to all the municipalities that have been clamoring for Hydro power, but hitherto unable to get it owing to the Seymour monopoly water powers. Companies Purchased. Auburn Power Company, Central Ontario Power Co., City Gas Co., Oshawa, Cobourg Utilities Corpora- tion, Cobourg Electric Co., Cobourg Gas, Heat and Water Co., Eastern Power Co., Lindsay Light, Heat and Before Czar’s Power Co., Napanee Gas Co., Napanee 'Water and Electric Co., Northumber- land Pulp Co., Oshawa Electric Light Co., Otonabee Power Co., Peterboro’ A despatch fiom London says: The : um," the correspondent) adds, “stated Light and Power Co., Peterboro' Rad- Russians found only sixteen Armen- that a few days before the capture in] Ry. Ca., Port Hope Electric Light inns alive in Emerum out of the us- ual Armenian population of 40,000 ac- cording to information received in Petrograd and forwarded by Renter's correspondent in the Russian Capital. “The Turkish inhabitant: of Ener- l been fox-warned, massacred all them.” of the fortress by the Russians all and Power Co., the Armenians in the town were drivâ€" Power Co., Sydney Electric Power en out by the police in a westerly Co., diYeCtion. Where the Kurds, W110 had Tweed Electric Light and Power Co.,. of Nipissing Power Co., North Seymour Electric Trenton Electric Power Co., Light, Heat and Power Co. lty. Mr. Balfour replied in as vigorous a speech as that of his critic. Women Advised to Bay Gilly Necessaries A despatch from London says: The ‘ demns extravagance in woman’s dress, Ofl’icial Press Bureau issued the folâ€"ithe purchase of new clothes, unless lowing statement on Friday: “Thedmperalive, and luxurious hats, boots, National War Savings Committee conâ€"fstoekings, gloves and veils.” GERMAN CASUALTIES FOR FEBRUARY 35, M hail l A despatch from London says: Ac-:‘ [cording to ofi'icial Gcrman casualty. llists which have reached London, thel total German casualties for Februaryl was 35,198. This brings up the total; for the war, as shown in these lists,{ to 2,667,372. ‘ Ann Ar WAR " uni PllR'lllGAl Formal Declaration Made and bassador‘s Passports Received. ' Am- t It i BRITISH DRIVE OFF A GERMAN SEAI’I..\NE. A despatch from Berlin‘says: Gerâ€" many declared war on Portugal at 3.30 o’clock on Wednesday afternoon land handed his passports to the Por- ltuguese Minister. Germany took this action because of the recent seizures A despatch from London says: A :German seaplane was sighted ap- liH‘OaChmg‘ NOTE]: Eggegigguggog; 132?: A of German ships in Portuguese ports. 9“ satul'day' ‘ f‘ D ‘ 1 fl ‘which the German Government de- ,1511 f‘efoplm‘eb 10m Ovm’ am ew ] clares “the gravest breach of neutral- 6301‘“ 31d- havfiflflmwrhv‘ ‘tity and of special treaties. Germany ‘ is therefore obliged to give up its forebearing attitude, which I‘ansn MERCHANT . ‘ TONNAGE INCREASED foxmer A despatch from London says: The total British mercantile tonnage or, register at the end of 1915 was 12,- ihad been maintained on account of l‘Portugal's awkward situation,” says athe official notification. l .___.-I<______.. Bay . l l l l l l - l 416, 408 tons, as compared With 12,â€"‘ A woman and her daughter were 119 891 at, the e?d.0fth191}§' Th‘:,ut sea during rough weather. After Etatement 2:563:3de b: R2235, a silence of some time the mother ommons ' S: u. . . - . y.- iaskedâ€" Ate you eeasxck, dear? McKel}na’£1322:liegegtfiotrilinEafglgg:,“No, I think not," replied the daugh- cl’ m ‘mS‘ q lter, “but. I’d hate to yawn.” ject. , SllBlllARlllE CAll'iPlllGN Ci HAS ENJOYED N0 SUCCESS Lord Robert Cecil Declares Navy is Able to Deal With Any Manifestation of Frightfulness. A despatch from London says: Lord’ said Lord Robert, "as it employcs the Robert Cecil, Minister of War Trade,i same old evasions. They still use the in discussing the new German sub-ireprisal argument, but they began marine memorandum and its pOSSiblelsubmarine ships before the so-called consequences, said: =blockade was adopted. With regard As yet there is no indication of any[to the charge of mine-laying, they be- success being enjoyed by the new sub- ‘, gan to sow them indiscriminately be- marine campaign, but it is dangerous'fore we put out any. We never laid‘ to prophesy. However, the navy pro-{a mine in the trade routes of the high bably will be able to deal with anylseas, while the Germans even planted new manifestation of frightfulness. ‘ them in neutral waters, as is witness: There is really nothing new in the‘ed in the present case of Sweden submarine memorandum,"_These things we have never done.” i l German 1