Peking, Dec. 10.
A great military conference will be convened in Peking shortly, with Vice-President Li Yuan-hung or Tuan Chi-kuei Commanding General of Hupeh, in the chair. The object of the conference is to discuss measures to prevent or eventually suppress internal disturbances in the Yangtze valley or in other provinces. All provinces with the exception of Shensi, Kansu, Sinkiang, Yunnan and Kueichow will be represented by special military delegates. General Tuan Chi-kuei will stay in Peking fill the end of the conference, Vice-General Wang Tsang-yuan being acting commander at Hupeh. The visit of Admiral Liu Kuan-hsiung, Minister of the Navy, to the Yangtze valley is also com with measures of national defence.
The Tokio " Asahi" understands that the Russo-Mongolian railway agreement provides for the construction of a railway from Verchne Udinsk via Kiachta to Urga where the line will finally be connected with the Peking-Kalgan railway.
Paris, Dec. 11.
The communique issued this after-jis.|moon says that the enemy dit ed some activity in the region of Ypres. They delivered several attacks, three of which were completely repulsed. The Germans succeeded in reaching one trench in our first line, but we, continued to progress in the direction of the enemy's lines.
There have been some artillery duels in the regions of Arras and Juvineourt.
We have pushed our trenches forward in the Argonne and repelled two German attack We have consol at Varennes, where artillery has shown great activity, but caused no casualties. There has been the same activity on the heights of the Meuse.
Our progress in the region of Bois-lo-Pretre has been maintained and consolidated. We have captured the Aspach railway station, southward of Thann.
There have been artillery exchanges on the rest of the front. Paris, Dec. 11.
The official communique issued this evening states that a very violent German attack in the region of Ypres was repulsed. The trench, which was reported in this aft noon's communique as having been reached by the Germans, has been re-taken by the French. On th remainder of the front there is nothing to report.
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