, 1916-11-18

announcement today. The steamer sank after
twelve shots had been fired at her, according
to this account, her crew of rs meu having
been rescued by the Norwegian ''Eudin'.
The sloop est. Nicholas" of Granville
France was sunk on Monday 10y a
submarine. Her crew of nine men were
saved. British steamers Corinth 1869 tons
and Bernicia 1856 tons are reported sunk.
The sinking of the Swedish steamship Ascid,
formerly the pleasure steamer Saga, by a
German submarine, is reported from Stock
holm. The Ascid was ON her way from
Stockholm to Raumo, Finland. Lloyds re-
ports the sinking of the Danish Steamer
Ranger 2213 tons and the British Steamer
Plhedn.
London, Nov. 15tb.-The Times announce
es that it's collections on behalf of the Red
Gross today passed 100000 pounds.
London, November l5th.--The official
London Gazette announces that Lieut. Colon
ell B. c. Fairfax of the Liverpool regiment
has been appointed 10 the Command of the
Chinese Labour Corps. This is the first an
nouncement of the organization of such q
Corps in the British army. For several
months q large number of Chinese and Judo
Chinese labourers have been employed in
France, Some reports have placed the num-
Der of these Coolies at as high q figure as
100000.
Berlin, Nov. 18th. -Todays official German
statement reads. In the month of October
our flying forces fulfilled their heavy and
variegated task, especially in the western war
theatre. Special acknowledgement and thanks
are deserved by the observation fiers of the
artillery and infantry. They were protected
by the battle aeroplanes which also splendid
ly fulfilled their special tasks aided by the
anti air craft guns. We lost seventeen aer-
oplanes. Our enemies in the west, III the
east and in the Balkans lost 113 aeroplaues,
30 of them in air fights, Is shot down from
the ground and six by beng forced to land
behind our lines. Sixty hostile aeroplanes
are in our possessions. Fortyfour machines
were seen TO fall down on the other side of
our lines.
London, Nov. 15th-"Reuter's Flushing
Correspondent quotes the passengers of the
Dutch Steamer "Koningin Regentes" rs say
ing that the steamer was held up by two
submarines thirty miles off Z~eebragge.
Dutch Torpedo Boats tried unsuccessfuIly
toprevent the hold-up. On nearing Zeebrugge
German marines boar ed the steamer
which entered the port under Dutch and
German flags. The Correspondent adds
that on the arrival Of the steamer about 35
subjects of Entente Allied powers of mill
tary age were conveyed inland. The Konin-
gin Regentes now flies the German flag.
Berlin, Nov. 13th.-The opening of peace
negotiations may perhaps be expected with
fair prospects of success, in the course of the
coming winter, according to Count Albert
Apponyi. Veteran Hungarian leader and for
mer Hungarian premier. Count Apponyi
who is visiting Germany to deliver two ad-
dresses on Hungarian history, expresses his
views in an interview given to a correspon-
dent of the Associated Press, in which he
discusses the General European situation.
We cannot expect, he said. to see peace
negotiations opened within the next few
weeks, while the Rumanian campaign is
still undecided. However, | regard our
chances for success there as excellent,
and once Rumania is crushed I think
both sides will be willing TO consider
the question of peace Rumania was the
Entente's last card, and is proving a losing
one. We are massing "a, big army against
Rumania and l think that the end will come
shortly. Of course our progress on the
Transylvanian front is a bit slow, owing
to the great difficulties Of the coun-
try, and particularly to the deficiency
in rearward communications These COM
munications are far poorer than in the West,
or even in Galicia and Russia. However,