, 1916-07-22

NIX A4OloO - - ~ puOoADio OUi1 II II
Attorney General gives a certificate that lie
decision of the Court of Criminal Appeal in
wolves a point Of law SO exceptionally inpor-
tant that it is desirable in the public inter-
est that a still higher court should deal with
il. This has been done only twice since the
Court OF Criminal Appeal vas established
eight years ago.
Rotterdam, July 18th-To say there is a
panic in Germany would be an exaggeratiou,
but it is we'll within the truth to describe
the present feeling as one of deepest gloom,
says Leonard Spray the we'll known CORES
pondent: 81 am assured that a few days ago
there was hardly a man in Berlin who be-
lieved that a serious military effort was to
be made by Britain. The present attitude
of the German people is as f II new enemy
had entered the field against them. Their
most trusted commentators talked for months
about Brltain's paper army. Events have
now shown the German people that the
paper army has materialized into a great
host of trained soldiers, who are driving
their own best troops from positions which
they believed impregnnble. The result is
that there is a manifestation of public dis
may that is giving the Government the
grentest concern. Ii Berlin they are talk
ing for tue first time of the posi-
bility of their iron wall in the West be-
NY UIOh6u' FuSb AudJOLly vi NCI LltA
people long ago gave up any hope Of con-
quest and any desire for anything further
than a speedy peace. They believed in the
termination of the War on the ground that
the Allies would exert their muxiElum
strength in an attempt to break their lines,
that they would fuil, and that they then
would be prepared to negot ate a compromise
peace. The possibility of the Allies efforts
succeeding had never been contemplated
until last week when the British captured
the second line positions"
Manila, July 18ih.-The British steamship
"Cbinese Prince" has finally filed q bond and
sailed to-day. The amount of the bond,
1926, coo, covers the fine OF $4,000 pesos which
the collector of the customs here imposed
when it was discovered that 1000 packages
were missing from her cargo upon her ar
rival in Manila from New York, via Penang
After the vessel sailed court proceedings
were begun in connection with an appeal
made by her agents against the payment Of
the fine.
Washington, July 18th.-Greot Britain
although hampered by the drain 0 war and
q big naval construction programme, still
leads the world in building merchantmen,
according to q statement issued to-day by
the United States Bureau of Navi cation.
Her shipyards have under actual sonstrnc-
non now $40 steer merchant SnlpS Ol I,4A0,
1886 tonnage and would have more but for
the fact that private yards are engaged i'll
building war vessels. The entire world in
1915 launched 743 merchant ships 1901, 638
tonnage. OF these 81 of 177,460 tonnage
were launched in the United States.
London, July 1Sth.-The Britt have
improved their position along almost the
whole of the line on the battle front, captur-
ing by assault l, 500 yards of German second
line positions north of the Bazentine-Le-
petit wood, q strong German position ut the
Waterloo farm between Longueval aud
Guillemont, besides completing the capture
of the whole OF the village of OvHlers Ia
Boeselle. These gains bring the British
almost to the crest of the Albert plateau
where stretches the German third line.
Baltimore, Nd, July 18th.-There were
many Indications tonight that the subma-
rine merchantmen deutschland" will be
ready to snil, tomorrow. The painting of the
Deutschland hull so that it harmonizes
with the waters of the Atlantic has been
completed. Tonight tugs are patroling the
river and vessels that approach too near the
submarine are warned off. 1t is known
that n quantity of nickel has been taken
aboard the "Deutschland'' which will do