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CONVENTION—OPENING HOSTILITIES. Ocronmz 18, 1907. 2259 Oonvention between the United States and ot/ner Powers relative to the ning of hostilities. Signed at The Hague October 18 1907; ratigbigttion advised by the Senate March 10, 1908; ratified the President of the Miited States February 23, 1909; ratijieation dixsited with the Netherlands Government November 27, 1909; pr imed Fdruary 28, 1910. Br rim Pnnsmnm or rim Umrnn Srarns or Aunmca. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a Convention relative to the o ning of hostilities was ,,°P=¤ h°¤°m¤••~ concluded and signed at The Hague on Oiblzober 18, 1907, by the um` respective Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America, Germany the Argentine Republic, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bullgzria, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, uador, Spain, France, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Panama, Paragua , the Netherlands, Peru, Persia, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Salyvador, Servia, Siam, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, U ay, and Venezuela, the original of which Convention, being in the Ilrench language, is word for word as follows: [Translation.] III. III. CONVENTION CONVENTION RELATIVE A L’OUVERTU'RE mcs Rnaarrvn TO mn o1>EN1Nc or HOSTILITES. nosrimrms. SAMAJESTE UEMPEREUR His Majesty the German Em- ¤¤¤¤‘¤¢¤¤rP¢*¤¤~ D’ALLEMAGNE, ROI DE peror, Kinglo Prussia; the Presi- PRUSSE; LE PRESIDENT dent of the United States of DES ETATS-UNIS D’AMERI- America; the President of the QUE; LE PRESIDENT DE Argentine Republic; His Majesty LA REPUBLI3UE ARGEN- the Emperor of Austria, of TINE; SA L STE L’EM- Bohemia, &c., and Apostolic ` PEREUR D’AUTRICHE, ROI of Hun?) ;His Majesty the DE BOHEME ETC., ET ROI of the Eau; the President o APOSTOLIQUE DE HON- the Repu 'c of Bolivia; the GRIE; SA MAJESTE LE ROI President of the Republic of the DES BELGES; LE PRESI- United States of Brazil; His DENT DE LA REPUBLI%SIE Ro al Highness the Prince of DE BOLIVIE; LE PR I- Bugaria; the President of the DENT DE LA REPUBLIQUE Republic of Chile; the President DES ETATS-UNIS DU BRE- of the Republic of Colombia; the SIL; SON ALTESSE ROYALE Provisional Governor of the Re- LE PRINCE DE BULGARIE; Eblic of Cuba; His Maljesty the LE PRESIDENT DE LA RE- of Denmark; the resident PUBLIQUE DE CHILI; LE of the Dominican Republic; the PRESIDENT DE LA REPU- Preddent of the Republic of