, 1915-01-20
Censored at Jamaicnl

censored at Jamaica1
London, Jan. 19tli.-The death is an
nounced of Lord Justice Sit William Ram
Kennedy,
a despatch from Petrograd announces the
death Of General Stossel, the defender of
Port Arthur.
It is stated that Australia will occupy the
Pacific Is! ands south of the equator, and
japan those north Of that line, both pend
ing permanent arrangements.
Twenty-one of the crew of the British
steamship E'PenArth' have been drowned off
the Norfolk coast, the vessel having struck
ou the S~herenghaIn shoal during q heavy
gale and been totally wrecked. Six survivors
were picked up by a trawler. The British
steamship George Royale" believed to have
been wrecked in the same locality, disap.
peared before q life boat reached her. One
OF her boats came ashore, but the fate IF
the crew is unknown.
There is m Increase of seventy per cent
in the price of wheat, compared with q year
ago, and similar advances i'll other foodstuffs
cause a demand for State control of food
supplies. The General Federation of Trade
Unions will urge the Government, when
Parliament meets to prevent speculation in
food products. Wheat is now higher than
previously within fifty years. Government
regulation Of freight rate overseas is Rlso
urged.
A Washington despatch states that Presi-
dent Wilson has instructed the Department
OF Justice to actively investigate amy sort Of
combination or corner Or other action which
may have affected the price Of wheat and
Attorney General Gregory has begun 1he
Investigation at Chicago. rs prices there
fuctuate widely and suddenly.
1t is stated that the Kaiser witnessed
the battle recently fought near Sois-
sons and delightedly decorated the Gen
erals on the field. The German news
papers magnify the fighting, declaring
more were killed that the French admit were
engaged.
According to the French version, il was
a victory Of the elements, rain and food,
rather than Of the Germans. The Moroccan
rifle regiments, left as u %rearguard, remained
longer than ordered and did not retreat un-
til second orders were received. After bonn
harding all night the Germans stormed Sois-
sons, but the good practice of the French
guns, guided by aeroplanes, prevented Ger
man reinforcements from debouching from
the western slope of the Vregny plateau,
md the Germans, exhausted and discour-
aged, retired to Crouy at noon, the French
retaining the suburbs of scissors on the
right bank of the river and the bridge head,
making their front stronger than ever.
A despatch from Vienna states that Baron
Burian. in a telegram to DR.. Won Bethmann
Hollweg, said: "Both the allied powers now
have tried in serious and historical times
the value of an Alliance of friendship
which relies on tried faithfulness and on
close intercourse of interests, which must
form the foundation of their policy. 7
beg your Excelleney to give me the same en-
srgetic assistance as my predecessor had.
The Chancellor replied, "Your Excellency
may be assured of my most confidential COOP
GRAFTON and unreserved assistance in the So
luton of your serious aud responsible task.
In the mistaken unanimity and faithful
friendship of the allied powers I pen ceive an
assured guarantee for o happy issue of the
war forced upon US.
Dispatches from Constantinople state that
The dissatisfaction with the Young Turks,
especially Envor Pasha. has rapidly increased
since the disasters in the Caucasus, aud q
widespread conspiracy has been discovered,
led by Prince Salah Eddin, who, however,
succeeded IN escaping. Numerous arrests
have been made.
Advices from Amsterdam state that Herr
Heifefirl, director of the Deutsche Bank.
will succeed Herr Kuhn as Imperial T Ca