, 1916-07-22

curry has been made by the State Department
to the British Embassy for information con-
corning the application of Great Britain's
trading with the enemy act to American
business firms and corporations.
Havre, July 2Oth-In order to be prepar-
ed to meet the situation which would arise
in the event of the evacuation OF Belgian
territory occupied by the Germans and to
reassemble the Belgian Parliament, q COM
mission has been appointed under the Presl-
dency of NJ. Carton de Wharf, the Belgian
Minister of Justice, TO ''consider and prepare
measuree which may then be urgently re-
CURED" The chiefs of the various depart
ments are members of this commission. For
the purpose of drawing up measures for
civil and military reforms another commits
sion has been appointed.
London, july 21st-Heavy cannonadinR
has been heard off the west coast OF Jutland
and in the Baltic Sea between Landsort and
the Gottska Sands by men on vessels arrlv-
ing in Danish ports, says a despatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen.
"Those from the North Sea" says the CORES
pendent, "saw a large number Of German
submarines, torpedoboate, and Zeppellns sail
ing northwesterly from the coast OF Jutland
and then heard firing. The cannonading in
the Baltic continued throughout Wednesday
night, they said. They added that they saw
q small German warship sailing southwark,
and expressed the belief that the Germans
had an engagement with the Russians.
New York, July 20th-The financial COM
munity heard a report to day that 100000
was in the cargo of the German submarine
Deutschland said to be underwritten by q
New York broker at SO.
London, July 2Oth.-The British steamer
"Adams", which was captured of the Swe-
dish coast by a German destroyer, has been
released, according to a Bellln despatch
transmitted by an Amsterdam correspondent.
Sweden made an official protest to Berlin
against the capture of the steamer, claiming
it was effected within Swedish territorial
waters, and the Berlin despatch to-day states
that the vessel was released as soon as 1t
was established that the seizure occurred IN
such waters.
London. JULY 2Oth.-The first Official an
nouncemeut that Great Britain had captured
a German mine-layer submarine OF the 1850
class was made in the House OF Commons
to.day by MIR. Thomas Jnmes Macnamara,
who said that one of these vessels would be
brought to London to DE Vle"eo ny 'ne
public.
London, July 2Olh.-Tn the House of
( Commons to- day Mr.. Asquith promised that
os soon as arrangements could be made, a
nnblic enquiry would be nude into the death
Of Mr.. f. 5. Skifington, who. during the
Irish rebellion, was put to death by o British
officer without the knowledge OF the military
authorities.
London, July 2Oth.-The Government has
consented to the demand for Investigations
into the Dardanelles and MeSopotsmla
oampaions which were asked for in motions
Sir Edward Carson had given notice he
would move in the House of Commons. and
which Baron Wemyss gave notice OF in the
House of Lords to-day. In expressing
satisfaction with the Governments position,
Sir Edward said he hoped that the Gov
ernment was satisfied everything possible
was being done TO remedy what seemed from
the CORES pondence 10 have been a very dis
sstroup state of affairs in Mesopotamia. He
had seen individuals who called to give him
first hand information and who appeared
almost tortured he said bv the accounts they
bad received az to what had been happen
ing. 1t was hoped he added hat in co-or-
dination with the Russian attempt IN that
quarter the country could look forward 10
the accomplishment of what was originally
intended and that there would be no evacu-
tion causing all the suffering which had been
endured to be in vain. MIR. David Lloyd
George announced in the House OF Commons
that i had been decided that hence forth
a. Commondor.in Chief in India would be