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guarding watchman. They made good their escape. : PARIS: Members of Allied Military Commission ai sreslau were attacked by mob vesterday but were saved by inter- vention of police from injury. RERLIN: Prince Joachim, cousin of former Kaiser, and Captain von Platen are under arrest as result of attack on members of French Commission in hotel and on responsibility for which both deny. Reports that when ‘‘Deutcaland Über Allies’”’ was played the I-ench Officers refused to stand and they were attacked by crowd, led witness say, by the twe noblemen under arrest,but wait- ers interferred and later rcfused to wait on the Prince threstening to strike in- stead. Government has issued orders signed by wne President condemning at- tacks on entente missions and deciaring greatest severity will be used in punish- ing those guilty. WASHINGTON: Authorized peace time Army of two hundred sixty nine thousa:d enlisted men and eighty-nine thousand eight hundred &nd twenuy offi- cers wozare approvad today by the Hous by a vote of 79 to 20- WASHINGTON: -Announced today that destroyer two twenty six now build- ing at Cramps Ship Building Compary, Philadelphia, hes been named Peary in honor of Rear Admiral Robi. F. FPeary, .= N HAVANA: The U. S. Destroyer 134 arrived here yesterday from Kev West 90 pautica! miles, making run in four hours., the fastest time ever made be- tween the two ports. TELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STA.ION. Constantinople, March 6th.—The Brit- ish forces in the Mesopotamian oil region- particularly near Kirkuk and Mosula, have been engaged in constant skirmish- es with tribesmen and Turkish irregu- lars. The position of these forces, being similar to taat encountered by the i ‘ench at Ain:aba, Marash and other points, eritieal. Berlin, March 6ith.—The North Ger- man Lloyd Steamship Company and the eHamburg-Americon Line have taken over agencies in Hamburg and Dbremen for Altred Hoit and Company of L.iver- pool aid the Ellerman Sucknall Steam- ship Company of London, which will in- augura'ea monthly far eastern service out of both these German ports. London, Marech 6th.—The House of Lords vesterday rule that drunkenness is not an exeuse for erime, by ordering the conviction for murder to be restoted in the case of Arthur Beard, who had been condemned to death for murdering a thirteer year old girl in Chester, thus re- versing the decision of the Criminai Court of Appeal, which had reduced the crime ,to*manslaughter. Beard, while under the influence of drink, strangled the little 1.1 & sr A\ S girl, and the plea.of drunkenness was brought in during the trial. London. March 7th,-The A lies des- patched a note tothe Turkish Goverr- men yesterday, the terms cf which communicatior. have not been disclosec, but it is understooa that they a-e drastic and will he followed by drastic actior., should the necessity arise. Th2 propos- ed allied military control of Constantinc- Qle is not to be an cecupation, in the sense which that term usuall; implics according to the plans of .the conference, which, however, as yet have not heen fully matured. The idea of the confe- ence, as ingicated, is to impress upcn the Turks that the:world will not tole - ate massacres such as thoge ot tre A-- menians in Galicia last mentn. This has been unsuccessfully attemptec through threats from the conference that, unless the massacres cease, the terms of peace for Turkey vou!d be more severe then otherwise, and now the allies plan o make some sort of a:nilitary demonstra- tion at Constantinople, just what form it shall take, it is understood, has not vet been decided, buta speedy dacision is expected, as Great Britain, France ard (taly hava agreed that quick action. s necessary to save hundreds of lives. Tle Allies have enough troops in Turkey 10 controi Constantinople if necessary to resort to foice, but the Premiers ava believed to b 2 coavineed that “his nece:s- sity will not arise. London, March 7th.—Large forces cf Bolsheviki have opened an offensive against Poland on both cides of tle Pripet region, according to a despateh 1o the Central News from Berlin, which adc s that the Poles revort that the enemv were repulsed with heavy losses. New York, March sth. -T'he diseourt rate of Canadian money was counted ¢t eleven and a half per cent here today, Copenhagen, Mareh 6th,.—A bill des- tined to prevent all Americar imports into Denmark, unless sanctionec by the financial council, was introduc2d today in the Folketing by the Minister of Com- merce. He described the measure as being urgently nacessary to prevent the decline in exchange. Washington, Mareh 6th.--——Mr. Daniels Secretary of the Navy, told tne House Naval Committe2 today that he would recommend a naval building programme for the next fisecal year larger than that proposed by.the geperal board, if the Peace Treaty was not ratified at this session of Congress. Withholdinz his final recommendation, howcver,. the Secretary admitted that if this country in the end rejected membership of the League of Nations, he would fe2i impeli- ed to renew his recommendation for another three year programme of con- struction. He reiterated the statement which he had made last year that unless a League of Nations was forned by which every nati n will help to preserv: the peace of :he world without competi- tive naval buildiug the United States must have incomparably the biggest navy in the world and he expected there was no middle ground. London, March 6th.—General Luden- dorf has passed *he rough Finnish terri- tory on his wav to Russia, according to a Helsingfors despatch to the Central News. He was accompanied by a large staff, the message adds. New York, March 7th. - A bottle of wa- ter from the river Marne will be used in christening the United States transport “*Marne’’at Philadelpl ia. London, March 6th.—The sailing of the Prince of Wales on his trip to Aus- tralia which was set for Tuesday has been postponed for a week The postpone- ment was because of an outbreak of influ- evnza on board the battleship ‘‘Renown’’ on which the Prince is making the voyage. The ‘‘Renown’’ has been ylaced under quarantine at Portsmouth. l.ondon, March 6th—Six months’ impri- sonment was the sentence pronounced upon six men who have been on trial charged with melting gold eoin. The gold they had in their possession amounting to more than one hundred and ten thou- sand sovereigns, was ordered to be for- feited. It has been brought out at the trial that the accused withdrew from the bank of England during 1919 gold weigh- ing cightcen hundred weight and during December alone it was charged that they disposed of bank gold worth nine thousand four hundred pounds. New York, March 7th.—Business on the Stock Exchange on Saturday dwin- dled to meagre proportions. .Wire com- munic tion wis much interrupted and helped to curtail the operations of a brief session, hut the tone turned firm soon after a heavy opening, with moder- ate strength at the close. 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