, 1916-08-05

the Presidency ut the hands of lbe voters.
The conference of Mexican Generals with
Carranza soon to be held III Mexico, Accord
ing to these adv'ccs, will arrange for the
call of general et ctions and for the retire
ment of the First Chief. The conference
was said to have been summoned to prevent
possible friction in military cilcIes over the
proposed transfer of power. While no date
has been set for the conference, high Off
cinIs of tke de Jaco Governments military
forces have lett lie border within the last
few days with the announced intention of
proceeding to Mexico City to confer with
General Currunza and il is believed i'll Nuevo
Laredo that the accession of Gonzales to
the administrative power will not be delayed
long.
Paris, Aug. 1st.-The net results of the
British offensive on the river SOmme from
the LIST TO the 10th OF July was stared ofici-
ally to-day to be that the whole first German
position between Ovilers and MohtaubaD ard
the greater part of the second position fell
into British hands. Seven villages were re-
taken and IL, 900 cficers and men were made
prisoners. The military material captured
included 35 field guns, a naval gun, an anti
aircraft gun, several large howIlzels and an
enormous quantity of macAine-guns, trench
cannon and munitions. 81 enemy aeloplanes
were brought uOWn DeyODU question:. "A
dozen were seen fakking head downwards to
earth. The German losses in men, The state
ment says, must have been serious. The
Germans have had to call numerous reserves
and have brought to the Somme front within
the period treated, II divisions, which were
reposing or i'll other sectors. The average
loss is correctly estimated al about one divi-
sion daily.
London, Aug. 1>t.-Mr. Asquith announc-
ed in he House of Commons today that
before Parliament adjourned for the Summer
recess The Government would init oduce Il
Bill to plolone further the life of the present.
Parliament and would at the same time I'M
nouEce the Governments proposals regarding
registration aud the CT eation of u new register.
London, Aug. 1st.-It was officially nm
noupced thisa afternoon that there we've no
casualties whatever as the result of the
projectiles dropped by the ZeppeIins last
nigb!.
Valparaiso, Chile, Aug. 1st.-The British
steamer Ecuador" of 1868 tons gross has
been lost off Port Llico as the result of an
explosion of her boilers. Twenty lives were
lost.
New York, Aug. 1st.-Publshers Of daily
newspapers i'll Greater New York at a
meeting this afternoon took action
WulcH VIII result III Il ueCGeas0 III me
number of their pages i'll the morning, even
ing and Sunday issues. of 121 pages a
week. The reduction of so many
pages is a step to relieve the news print
paper situation, which is regarded by the pub
fishers as very serious.
Pekirg, Aug. 1st.-Parliament was con-
vened today. 1t was attended by 400 Dele
gates, one hundred more than was necessary
for a quorum. President Iii Yuan Hung,
after taking the oaih, addressed the Legislators
urging them to Immediately take up non.
partisan and r~ecoEshuctive work. The Pre-
sident who was not accompanied by a police
guard wore European civilian attire. After
hearing the Presidents speech Parliament
adjourned indefinitely. 1t probably will be
reconvened within three weeks if party diff
erence can be reconciled.
London, Aug. 1st.-Ihe Irish Parliament
Party, presided over by Mr.. Redmond, met
in the House Of Commons today TO discuss
the. Irish situation. A resolution was pissed
declaring chat the alteration of the
heads of the agreement Of the Irish
settlement was alone responsible for the
failure to secure the war emergency
settlement of the IRISH question and we re-
cord our conviction that the failure to keep
faith will have q most unfavourable and seri-
Gus effect On the siluntion." The resolution