, 1916-05-13

arrived at Banty this evening. Several suf-
fering from broken limbs were sent to hos
pital, the officers of the ship declare that
their ship was torpedoed without warning.
A submarine was seen but disappeared imme-
diately after firing the torpedo. The
Cymric although badly damaged made her
way for some hours, but finally sunk.
London, May 9th.--Ihe Du bin military
executions are becoming an atrocity says the
Manchester Guardian in an editorial sup
porting the appeal which Mr.. John Redmond
made in the House of Commons yesterday
for ~clemency for the Irish rebles. -Four
more men were shot yesterday and there is
nc sign that this is about to stop. We
understand that it may have been desired in
thefrst instance that swift punishment should
BIO set and O stern warning given, but this
purpose has long since been served. The
Guardian appeals for public trials for the
remaining offenders, asking why this should
have been granted 10 Roger Easement and
denied the Dublin rebels.
London, May 5th.-In connection with
the announcement of the return to England
of General Anderson, Commander of The Can
adam Army Corps in Flanders, it is under
stood that he Will be appointed Inspector
General of the Canadian troops in England.
The understanding is that General
WIZ No ouCC66ttSu Ny MA
jor General the Hon Sir Julian Byng.
General Byng who is the son of the Earl of
STAFFORD has been in the fighting from the
first and is counted as q first rate soldier.
London, May 9ih.-The casualties III Dub
lin in the recent uprising were 1874 killed,
1888 wounded and nine missing, q total of
521 among His Majesty's troops and the Roy
al Irish Constabulary, Premier Asquith an
nounced in the House OF commons today.
London, May 9th. During the committee
stage of the military service bill in the
House of Commons today Sir John Brownlee
Lonsdale, Whip of the Irish Unionist party,
moved that Ireland should be included in
the operation of compulsion. Premier AS
quith replying, said the question of compulsion
was not a matter Of agreement with Ireland,
and that If the motion was persisted III there
would be protracted discussion which would
prevent the measure becoming u law at the
earliest possible moment The Premier said
that n very large number OF the representa-
tives Of Ireland were not at the moment
prepared to accept compulsiou in Ireland
and that it was not desirable that the coun-
try should be plunged into o controversy on
the subject at this time. ireland had Just
undergone a terrible ordeal, but the result of
ii he believed would be to establish the
foundation among loyal lrishmen of a larger
measure of agreement than there ever has
been in the past. The Premier asked what
could be worse than that the representatives.
OF Ireland should be forced int 40 conflict ut
this moment. The Government lie added,
was reviewing with the utmost care the
military arrangements in Ireland and the
matter of bearing arms and he hoped II COM
mon agreement would be reached. The
Lonsdale motion was voted down without q
discussion
Marseilles, May 9th.-The second install
ment of the Russian contingent for France
landed here today after a land and sea jour
ney OF approximately 1880 miles from
Moscow to Port Dalny, Manchuria, over
land and thence by water transport. The
total number of Russian troops now landed
supplied with French rifles and being
prepared for service at the Ere nch front is
estimated at something under 10000. Since
the foregoing was written three additional
contingents of Russian troops have landed
at Marseilles. On the basis of the size of
the first two something like $4,000 Russians
are now in camp or in the field on the west
ern front. The voyage of the Russians con-
~stitutes a record in military transport in his
tory for distance and diversity of route.
London, May 10th.-All married English.
men ELIGIBLE for military service who are