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BRITAIN ANSWERS AUSTRIA.
Declines ItrsponsibiIity for Lives
of Hcpntrtntrd TrutOn~.
steciai cabIe DesDatch to TnE st

LoNpoN, March l9.--The Foreign Of
nee Tonight made public the c%orrespon-
slencc carried ON betwccu Great Britain
and Austria through the medium of the
American Embassy relative 10 the dan
ser of repatriation OF Austrian subjects
from India win 10 the activity OF
l. boats.
Austria asserts that persons sent from
India in tn" steamship Golconda were
"forcihly ropatriatei, in con'ravention
Of the agreement concluded at the end
Of 1914" The Austrian contention
argues that austria. therefore. must
hold the British Government liable for
ihe lives and health II those repatriated
under compu!sion,'
: Sir Edward Grey, tue Foreign Score
taTy, points out IN the correspondence
tina Twenty-Five Of the Tepatriated Aus
Ir!ans WCr" of "a particularly undesir-
able class while ~ to the lives and
health of others his Majesiy's Govern
mcnt can only reiterate that they do
not propose tu take precautions IN bo-
half al Observation-Disclosures which are
not tdhcu IN behalf OF their own sub
leCtF
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ITALIANS LOSE TOLMIN0 POST.
Rome Admits Austrians Penetrated
Advanced Trench.

ROM. March lo--Thc War ohiss
communications ISSUED to-day SAYS
Along the Tr,n,iun frontier and IN
the upper .Adigr Friday there We're
int. rmittcnt altiiicrt actions. The
enemy bombardod our Mount colo
positions, hut throughout The attack
We held them so!.dly.
In the valley nc tn" Felia orr si.t
troops made flashes across the Audcla
torrent and against Leopoldskirchen.
At night one or our det,chm"nts. sup.
ported by artillery, captured the Gel
bewaud position. northeast of Juf del
Montasio. driving the encm! from IL
and taking some prisoners. Enemy
recnforcemcnts rushing up through
the Saisera Valley We're held OFF eff
feCtively 10y Il artillery.
saturday Their. was an intense IN
envy artillery IN" IN the Tolmino zone.
which was followed 10y violent attacks
against our lines on Sdnta Maria Hi.
After lighting, Ia which W. took rs
prisoners two officers and t~wenty-nine
men. the enemy succeeded IN getting
A foothold IN som. OF our more ad-
vanced trenches ON the remainder OF
the front the artillery du"ls continue.
Enemy asropllncs have again hom-
barded punta Sdo,ba, hut without do
ing n damage
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GERMANS
Russians Break - Teston A..
tenspts 70 Assn me Offensive,
Special tdbie DsspaicI 10 THE srS.


LoSpoS. March l~g.-Evidently with a
view TO forestalling the Russian often.
siNe reported by Berlin). the Ger.
ma s during tie last twenty-four hours
attempted offensive operations in the
East. 4 Russian official report issued
tonight tells OF an attempted offensive
southeast Of Dwinsk and an effort &c
attack the Russians in 0alicia. TheS
EFFORTS were frustrated. according to
P%etrograd.
The Petrogrsd statement follows:
In the Riga district there was AMI
mated enemy artillery fire ON the TX
kull front. against the bridge forth
iication and TO the south. An enemy
attempt to launch All offensive at
Medzlany. southeast Of wilma, was
rcpulsed.
on the upper Strypa We occupied
an enemy trench. repulsing a counter
attack. We also rcpulsed an attempt
To approach Yousefovka
In the Black Sea our torpedo boats
near the Bulgarian shore sank a
steamer loaded with benzine. captur-
ing the crew. An enemy aeroplane at.
tack was frui,iess.
In the Caucasus we captured two
field guns in the district Of Mama
khatoun
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BLAMES
C.rrsuss Man says American In
cited villa Raid.

Bernard Gallant, IA representative Of
the C~arranza Consulate In this city. said
last night at the Labor Forum that
American capitalists who desire United
S,ates. Intervention in Mexico for their
avn interests were behind the raid villa
made on Columbus.
"Furthermore.' said Mr., Gallant, "the
authorities knew of The intended raid
three DAYS before it took place. II #as
eyen known to "a certain news agency
which sent IA special correspondent and
"A special telegraph operator to Columbus
to have them On the spot when the story
broke. This news agency knew very
well that the local telegraph operator
and newspaper men would not be able
TO handle the story Adequately"
Carlo dc Fornaro. author Il "Diay,
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GREECE'S GOLFERS ARE
EMPTY; LOAN SOUGHT
II Allies Don't Aid Cabinet
May Be Compelled to
Resign.
sp,c.ai cable D,spatch TO Tar su>

L.oNpoN. March 2o.-The Athens cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, in a des-
patch dated March Is which was sent
by mail to Messlna and ;e~legraphed from
there. says:
THE Greek Government IL greatly
embarrassed for money. and II they can
not raise a loan In England or France
they Iay he forced to resign. The
Golfers are exhausted by the continuance
OF the mobilization and the Govern
men, is even unable to pay civil SER
wants. Small sums. like the pay OF ,eie-
graph messengers even. have been in
allegiance.
1T In a common sight in Athens 10
see the wives Of men who are with the
colors making demonstrations for the
small pittance due them outside the
Government offices and the houses OF
the Ministers. There was "A disorderly
scene to-day when 200 women outside
the Ministry Of the Interior cried. GIVE
us bread" The police DISPERSED the
manifestants amid screams and shouting.
The Government recently Vas forced
10 %nu Il HtrsStkFi w o'' W Nv ~
banks to ask for 30. 600 drachmas 'slo.-
0O0) for current expenses, II Gov
errment Intends to introduce taxes on
practically everything taxable. and super
taxation on anything prosperous. The
scheme will be before the Chamber in
q couple OF days. but is reception viii
be cold, In view Of the country's dis
satisfaction. Even II passed the taxes
probably will be inadequate.
The Government; has made proposals
I'm London for a loan. bu, I, is not desir-
able that Great Britain should loan any
thing 10 the present Government. IL
is highly improbable that Germany will
he able to AID the Government. The
Allies. therefore. hold the winning posi-
ton. II the Ministry Is forced 10 ic-
sign. NJ Zaimis probably will foIm an
interim Ministry, He is pro-Enteu.e.
and could pave the way ior the return
Of NJ. Venizelos."
The correspondent adds
Mr.. Talbot of the British Legation
was arrested OH the street recently by
the secret police, whose head is known
as a friend of Baron Schenck, the special
German representative in Greece. MI.
Talbo, protested and was released. Sir
r. T.. u. Elliot. the British Minister.
demanded an explanation. and Premier
Skouloudis apologized.'
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WAR WITH GERMANY
DUTCH PAPERS HINT.
Feeling at White Heat Over
the Sinking Of the Liner
Tubantia.
TORPEDOED, IS CLAIM
Special cable DsspsseA 10 Tas suy.

NptNsof DsspOsNN ~ CS''
AMSTERDAM. via London. March 1s.-
interviewer to-day that all the evidence
suggests that the Dutch liner Tubantia.
which was sunk of the North Hinder
lightship. was torpedoed. A diver. he
said. is to examine the wreck Tomorrow.
Officers Of the P%alenbang refuse to
give an opinion as TO whether the vessel
was t%orpedoed. The third exploalon was
the most violent, they say. n blew one
Of the launched boats out Of the water.
injurinE nine occupants. A Japanese
member Of the crew was killed.
The stress Of feeling in Holland as a
result Of the sinking Of the Tubantia Is
80 serious that the Dutch press even
considers the possibility OF war with
Germany.
M Amsterdam H0ndeisbIdd mem
lions the many ties between the two ma
ions aad the uselessness OF a conflict
between them. but adds:
Nevertheless. nothing would be more
damaging to our independence n ma
tional existence than the conviction gain
ing ground that we are unprepared to
shed our blood for the defence OF our
rights and independence"
After expressing the belief that Ger
many will give guarantees against the
repetition Of the incident, the newspap pei
adds:
III the attack was made against the
orders OF the German Admiralty We ex-
poet the submarine commander to get
what a pirate deserves"
The Nieutce Rofterddmsche Comront
says that " the German navy wishes a
conflict with Holland 1t should say so,
and adds
The German Government Is using
The surest means Of hurting our national
feelings
TIL vnderidnd expresses the belief
that joint diplomatic pressure exerted
by the United states. Holland. Norway.
sweden. Denmark and the A b {
republics OF South America would con-
vince Germany that she must abandon
her present method OF submarine war
fare. The interests Of ell these nations
coincide. II says. and there can be no
doubt about their sentiments. The news
paper adds that Arsentira. Brazil and
Chile are especially interested since the
sinking OF the Tubantia ''depr!ves them
OF one Of the few remaining links with
EurOpa,'
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WILLIAM OF WED IS
ALBANIA RULER AGAIN
Austria Not to Control the
C~Ountr!-Plam Of Kaiser
Seen in Move.
>btc,ai faJls Despoicb 20 Tns :

~ w. H'Nf"t'f 90 " -
ROME. March ia dcsrttrt f-.rr
Brindisi says that Prince W.lInun =
WED. the former AIprct of AlhanIt. V.
again proclaimed Mprct at Dmts2lo q
week ago in the presence % Representa-.
tives Of Germany and Austria ard oH.
Gals representing Prince M.rko of Mon.
'enegro Bulgaria WAS not Iepr. en;,l
Prince William of WED. selected b.,
unanimous consent Of The Power. Ca y
IN 1914 to he the ruler Of Albania. even
then generally charac'c,iz.d a. ''-
ihornicst royal job in Europe. wd>fli,..
b. Albanian evolutionary irouhns
shortly before the outbreak of 49,. vtr
protecting realm uf his relative. 'u, r.-.
man Emperor Since the beg iu
the war me- has been repeatedly t,u.it
to u" al the western from and 'ut'N
after Serbia had been oSrrtuu ...
Austrians and Hulgariaus began 'o n.
wade Albania cable dispatches -.,d =
was attached 90 an Austrian g.. r...
with the view to having "a tn OF
entry" into burazzo. whence he Il after
his short lived reign.
The above despatch iudi'at, .s'
Austria ~ not To assume IA. i..r. p
OF Albania. AN important paw NJ. .'
peace bargaining beg ms. but hat .r :
a. the war lasts at least ihc hl.ef
intends keeping the l't,. hlurd.In u 5
old status. Tins is done. a. u MOS be
conJectured, primarily III ordo' '.t 10
antagonize Bulgaria. who herself I- 30
,N. an ft.n Al,tafta ltef-E1
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II wpui. then be easy To escape south
toward /apati or west toward the
Pacific coast. either of which courses
would take hin rapidly out of reach OF
the american column, Which, hould Il
BE- forced to pursue Villa any great
distance INTO Mexico, would, in the
opinion Of those acquainted with Mexico,
haSe 10 he greatly reinforced.
Two COMPANIES of the Twentieth In
faptry recently sent to Douing., y. NJ,
ms 'GuardS returned to III Paso to-day.
A number Of civilian scouts left here
last night and this morning Tor Column
bus, to rccHforce the number now with
Gen. '~f~-sh'-g,
Veterinarians are being requisitioned
from "a points in the United States
10 look after the horses, the reports
being hat the animals are suffering
from the rouch mountain trails and
the hot sand.
The T'wcniy-fourth Infantry icolored)
reached. Douglas. Ariz, to-day from San
Francisco. 80 take the place Of the
cavalry taken from there for Dodd's ex-
leditlcn into Mexico.
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SAY TURKS SEEK SWISS LOAN.
Rome Reports Discuss Mission Of
Ottoman Envoys.
Special Csbie Despotch n THr ST

Rome. March Ie.-The visit TO Swift
zerland OF Talaat Bey, Turkish Minister
OF the Interior. and Naby Bey. former
Turkish Ambassador to Italy. explained
on the pretext OF conferences with
Prince Won Buelow. is in reality said
20 be in connection with a Turkish loan
from Switzerland. intended to avert
Turkeys being compelled TO conclude a
separate peace.
II is said here, however. that Taiaat
Bey. although not entrusted with an oNi-
ciai peace mission. is indirectly aiding
negotiations between the Allies and
Turkey toward a separate peace. which =
apt to be concluded sooner than eX-
prcted.
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BRAZIL NOT SEEING SHIPS.
VIII Refrain From Action without
Agreement with TeutOns.

RIO DE JANEIRo. March l9.-lt Is
stated on reliable authority that Brazil
has taken no steps toward reIuisitl0ning
German merchant vessels informed In
Brazilian ports, M hat no such actio,
understanding has FIRST been reached
with all the interests concerned.
The Brazilian Government has an
nounced It's neutrality In the wal be-
tween Germany and Portugal
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DENY BLAME.
Germans DiscIaim Respo sstbility
for siNkiaG Of ship.

BERLIN. by wireless to Ssyville. l.. /,
March is--The Overseas News Agency
issued the following statement to-day:
The Admiralty reports that on March
Is the Dutch Navy Department stated
according to the sworn declarations of
the first and fourth oficers and lookout
man Of the steamer Tubant!a tsunk Off
North FIendee lightshAc) hat the course
OF the torpedo VAS clearly seen.
A German submarine IN out OF the
question In the sinking OF the Tibantia,
since the place where the accident took
place II less than thirty miles from the
Dutch coast. which means thar that place
Is within the territory declared as not
dangerous for shipping BY the manifesto
Of April =. 1915.
The Admiralty further states that no
German mines were laid there"
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HOSPITAL SHIP roRPEDoED.
Vtenna Reports Austrian Vessel
attacked by Allied SubmaPise.

BERLIN. by wireless to Sayville. l.. l..
March l9--vienna reports that the hos.
p!tal ship E,ektra. in the Austro-Hun-
garan Red Cross service. bound from
TN. North Adr!stic to South Dalmatia.
WAS ,orpedoed yesterday by an enemy
submarine,
TN. steamer is stranded. One sailor
was drowned and two Red Cross nurses
rcre badly wounded.
TIE Elek'ra was mot unknown to the
enemy as a hospita. ship and was pro-
yidcd with prescribed visible MARKS.
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which arrived last night from the East.
Three Of them were put into service
to-day and sent south with food sup.
plies for the troops.
\ special train bearing seventeen
White trucks arrived here tonight
from Cleveland. ohio. These trucks
were accompanied by t~hirty-six chauf-
feurs and mechancians.
Owing to the greatedistance already
penetrated by the cavalry and noun.
tain artillery, by means OF the forced
marches now being made. II Is believed
that IL will become necessary 20 send
food supplies south by train from I'll
Paso. II the railroad can he kept open.
Il " understood that the Carransa forces
VIII have no objections to the American
forces being supplied in his manner
II will greatly relieve Gen. Pershing's
problem Of keeping his command sup
Piled with provisions.
Reports continue TO be brought back
to Columbus Of the large number OF
dead Mexicans found along the line of
march by the American troops the first
few hours OF their march into Mexico.
The total death toll Of Villis,as as a
result of the raid on Columbus is now
said to be az least eco. according to
official estimates.
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The news from the Pershing column
to-day stated that some OF the horses
and mules of the American expedition
artillery force had persisted or been
abandoned on the trip from Columbus
10 Casas Grandes. hut that on the whole
the men and animals withstood the
march well.
Only cavalry and artillery reached
Gasas Grandes. according TO the
ndviccs. which would confirm the theory
that the infantry taken with Gen.
pershlug had been distributed alonk The
line of March to keep open the lines
Of communication for the supply rains.
Information was received by the
Sershing column. IL is reported. that
villa raided some OF the American Nor
mon colonies and killed some Of the in
fabitauts. At the border II is declared
that this Is either not true or villa did
not take the route reported during the
past week iy the CarranZistas for after
passing casas Grandcs. II he went
southeast toward Galcana. San Huena
Ventura and Las Cruces, he was out OF
touch with the mn
All the Mormon colonies are west OF
the continental divide and directly south
or southwest OF Casas Grandes. The di-
rcction taken to-day by Gen. Pcrsh!ng
ana his force leads In the direction OF
the scattered colonies that before the
Nadero and orozco revolutions thrived
throughout the valleys south and south
west of casas Grandcs.
Bishop T.. y. Hurst. who Is represent
In the Mormon interests in III Pao,
says all the Information he has from the
colonis;s j. that iheS are safe. Bishop
Hurst is inclined Ia believe that villa
passed north OF Casas Grandes and
took the course through Chocolate Pass
n,5 int, tho ,;,leanr Valley. as de-
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FIGHT VILLA BANDS,
tarransistRs Tell of Five Victories
Near TOrreOu.

battles were fought yesterday by Car
rama forces with rowing bandit bands
ia this immediate section. the cons,itu-
,ionaiists reporting Victories in each
yase. The train wrecked near Noe yes-
terday reached here In safety to-day,
hui not until the C~arranzistas had
fought of "A band OF Vi!iistas. The tight.
ing took place at Coyote. Matamoros.
Niescas. Chorritos Canyon n San
lguac.o
The Americans remaining here are
planning 10 20 to Monterey. There are
about 100 of them.
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HELD FOR MERCER LETTER.
-Four briIiaus seized bY Germaus
Tor Printing u.

BERllN, va Amsterdam, March 10
-Four Bclg ans who printed Cardinal
Mr'cici's recent pastoral letter, on mis-
rcfurn from Rome. nave been arrested
IN Brussels tS the German authorities
as the first step against them for VIC.
l2tlug the rulo that everything must
he submitted TO the censor before being
printed.
Cardinal MERCER in he letter in guess
tiou had said that his earlier doubts
as TO the final victory Of the Allies had
been dlspclied az Il result o! conversa-
tons with Americans.
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CLASH ON GREEK FRONTIER.
French Drive Germa ms Into Bulsur
TerritOry-Sixty Killed,

PARIS. March la.-New skirmishes in
and near N" neutral zone in Macedonia
are reported from Athens. A Havas
despatch Tonight states that Hep and
Mayadat, on the G~reco-SerDian frontier.
have been occupied bv French troops
after Il German detachment had been
pursued into bulgarian territory opposite
the GucNgheli So tor. Each side lost
about thirty men.
The despatch says forty peasants were
arrested 10y the French on the charge Of
espionage.
Another despatch say that Greek ter
rit"ry has been invaded by Bulgarian
regulars, who were later driven back
By Greek troops, The raiders left two
dead behind.
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PUSHES SOUTH,
SAYS GEN. FUNSTON
Says Pcrshing Has Not
Reached Casas GrandeS-
Other Reports Disagree.
MYSTERY IN REPORTS

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March ia.-l.ate
tonight Gen. Funston gave out the in
formation that Col. Dodd's column had
moved south from Casas Grandes and
that Gen. Pershing's command had not
yet reached Casas Grandes. He would
not say where the Fershing column was.
but declared it had not arrived at Casas
Grandes.
An earlier statement by Gen. Funston
said that Gen. Pershing with his cavalry
forces is pursuing villa and his men.
while Col. Dodd and his seventh and
Grandes.
The two forces met just above Casas
Grandes. the General said, and for
reasons not made public II was decided
that the Dodd column after It's record
breaking dash from the American bor-
der To Casas Grand. should remain
there for at least a few hours, while the
other troops under personal command ~
Gen. pershlng should continue tine pur-
su,t.
Dodd's met were NJ tasas Grdndes
this morning, according 10 the report re-
ceived by Gen. Funston. but how long
they were 20 remain there or their plans
for the future the commander OF the
Southern Department would not say.
Other reports would indicate that the
Dodd column would not follow the same
route taken by Persh!ngs command
Reports that Gen. Funston had re-
ceived orders from Washington 10 speed
up the campaign in Mexico were denied
by the General TODAY N, reiterated
statements made before the ,roons
crossed the border. that the Nar pepar.-
nent had given him authority 90 PROSE
cute the pursuit, OF villa and that he
had no strings tied TO his actions Tn.
,roops would be moved as conditions
warranted and alwn,s with a view of
hustpriu. tho CaU'urp of tine ',H r1l'N and
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GIVE HOSPITAL TO FRENCH.
Nr. aud Nrs. Edward Tuck Make
GIT to Aid POOR.
SpecidI Gable Dsspdtch 10 Tar sry

PARIS, March lo.--The Project OF the
Department of Scine-ct-Olsc announces
tina Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Tuck have
donated to tn" department the hoe1itai
and housekeeping school which they have
maintained for years at Rueil. Mr.. Tuck
Is u retired New York banker. both
buildings have been devoted to seriously
wounded soldiers since the beginning OF
tn" war,
Mr., Tuck wishes that half the hos
pital beds after the war be- devoted to
the sick poor of Rucll, half to the sick
poor of the rest of the department. Mrs.
Tuck has donated AN income Of 10000
francs Sli,0O0) yearly in the national
8 per cent, loan for the upkeep Of the
hospital.
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IT Is understood that the American
forces are convinced that the Carran-
kistas are inaldrg very little effort 10
capture villa, many OF the Carranza
Troops being former Nlllistas still IN
sympathy with their old chief and many
Of the others being afraid to meet him
In battle.
"Mloving their troops up and down
The railroad IL about all the Carrah-
kistas are doing" according to an army
man who should know what Is going on
The fact tina the Carranzis,as appear
20 know SO much about the exact loca-
ton OF villa daily, yet have not met
him In battle, and the fact that they
claim to have thousands of troops IN
the district through which he passed
yet have not even reported a skirmisn
with any of h is men. is being commented
upon with significance.
The latter part of this week the car
%tanzistas reported n large band OF
troops at Namiquipa, only a Few miles
southsOf Las Cruces, the. point at which
they reported Villa yesterday. yet no
engagement has been reported between
these forces and Villas men.
While unofficial. II Is reported on
good authority tina another American
column may be sent In at any time
from the vicinity Of III Paso. though
it is diaicult to see how such "A column
could. work effectively against villa un-
less Il should 40 b y rail from Juarez,
and in that city 1t is = tated that Car
rama will most certainly not grant per-
mission for the movement of American
troops through Juarez by rail.
A Mexican official when asked II the
American troops might not enter Mex
leo somewhere near Juarez and then
take : the railroad outside the city
shrugged his shoulders and answered
s'Quicn sabe.''
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The Prince OF wales will he - years
old in June. He entered the officers
training corps az a private in June. 1913.
and at the outbreak Of the war was
commissioned a Lieutenant in the Grena-
der Guards.
In November: 1914, he wen To the
front in France AS a member 81 the
stan Of Field Marshal Sir john French
and served rs despatch bearer. fire.
uuently driving an automobile himself.
lie was promoted to a Captaincy In the
Grenadier Guards in December. 1914.
In the battle Of Neuve Chapelle IN
March. 1915. he served as liaison officer
attached to Sir John French's staff.
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LEAVES RUSSIAN CABINET.
Minister Of the Interior khwostOw
Resigns His Once.

I'ErRoGPAD. March l9-Thc resigna-
ton OF Alexis A. Khwostow, the Minister
Of the Interior. is in an i'm
perial ukase issued to-day.
Premier S,urmer has assumed the
portfolio Of The Interior In addition to
his duties as Premier.