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Scott Company Incorporated OF New London
owners of The tug, the value OF which is given
at 10, 900 dollars.
Paris, Nov. 17th.-Jhe first snow of the
season began falling tonight in Paris and
also in some parts of the battlefront. Freez-
ing weather has replaced the humid rainy
season along the whole western fighting area.
Temperatures today were from 5 to IA de-
grees below freezing point.
London, Nov. 18ih.-Germany is in the
grip Of winter the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany's Berne correspondent reports. Sever
al trains from Berlin are snow bound near
the Swiss frontier where extreme cold pre-
walls.
New York, Nov. 17.-Messrs. Kuhn, Loeb
and Company who recently made a loan OF
O,O00, 900 dollars to the city of Paris to re-
lieve the suffering Of that community as a
result of the war and for other municipal
purposes, today announced the closing of
similar loans for 20, 600, 600 each to the NUM-
eipal of Bordeaux, Lyons aud Marseilies.
The negotiations in each instance Is IN the
form of thrae-year six per cent bonds, and 1t
is understood that no part OF the proceeds
will be employed IN the purchase OF war
supplies.
London, Nov. l9:h-Renewing their attacks
near the Ancre front the British last night
made further gains, it is announced officially.
Advances were made northwest OF Beaumont
Hanel and north of Beaucourt. During the
night we successfully raided an enemy re-
doubt north OF Ypres, taking 20 prisoners
and one machine gun.
Paris, Nov. 18th-A strong German de-
tachment attempted last night to reach one
of the French trenches at Biaches on the
Somme front. The War Office announced
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Yesterdays fighting six German aeroplanes
were shot down.
London, Nov 18th.-Further spirited fight
ing. the outcome of which was favourable
to the British, has taken place in the cam
paign for the clearing Of German East Africa,
according to an official announcement today.
After the recent attack by the Germans on
Ngominji the bulk of their force says the
statement, reiterated southwest and invested
a small British post at Mendangali, failing
in three efforts to capture it. A British re-
lief column arrived and defeated the besieg-
srs, killing aud capturing some OF them and
taking booty.
Peoria Ills, Nov. 17th-A resolution sd-
dressed to President Wilson asking q federal
investigation of high food prices and sug-
costing an embargo to prevent shipments
of foodstuffs to foreign countries was adopt
ed unanimously by delegates TO a special
convention of the Illinois division, united
mine workers of America, meeting here to-
day. The resolution says the Convention
represented 80, 900 miners.
London, Nov. 17th.-The wireless press
today gave DOT the following under date of
Berne "Before the main Committee OF
the Reichstag on November 9Th, Chancellor
Won Bethmann Holiweg stated that Ger
many's prom SO to create a new Kingdom ia
Poland was only conditional, beng depen-
dent on the success of the plan to raise %
Polish army which would fight for Germany.
If the number of Poles enlisting voluntarily,
should be insufficient, Germany would intro
duce compulsion, and if the Poles resisted or
if the projected Polish army proved %unsatis-
factory to the general staff, the Emperor
would annul his promise to create a new
Kingdom. The Chancellor made this state
ment in reply to Coneervativ es and National
Liberals who denounced the policy OF Great
ing a Polish Kingdom.
London, Nov. 18th.-The Official Gazette
publishes an order in Council providing new
food regulations, which follow those which
Mr.. Waiter Runciman announced IN tho
House of Commons several days ago, would
probably be put into effect. An important
provision is one empowering the Board of
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