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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