GENERAL HERTZOG

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2403, 8 March 1915, Page 5

GENERAL HERTZOG

SCATHING DENOUNCEMENT (Rec. March 7, 7 p.m.) Cape Town, March 6. In tho Assembly on the debate on the Indemnity Bill, Mr. Quinn denounced Genoral ITertzog, who, he said, duped others into treason. "Ho should be shot, but he is safe because he works in dark, uses, and you cannot .shoot a man in the durki. 1 ' '

AVIATORS' EXPLOITS BRITISH AIR RAIDS IN BELGIUM . London, March 5. In the House of Commons, Mr. As« quitli, the Prima Minister, interrogated regarding the British air raids in Belgium, replied that the attacks had been directed only against points of military, significance, and that every precaution had been taken to avoid damage that was not necessary, with the object iur view. Mr. Phil Snowden (Labour): "Has the Government any information regard" ing recent British air raids in Belgiunt where bombs were thrown indiscrimim ately and five civilians killed?" Mr. Asquith: "No; our information was not to that effect."

POWDER FAOTORY DESTROYED. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INi GERMANY. Paris, March 5. ' Official: "The Rottwell powder fac* tory, near Donauschinger, mentioned in: : a message yesterday, was one of tha most important in Germany. The avia* tor dropped four bombs. The first ; fired the acid reservoirs, the others the powder works. [The message received yesterday stated:—"During an aerial raid yesterday, Captain Happe successfully bombarded a German powder magazine north of Donauschingen, the names rising to a l i height of 400 metres.]

PRISONER IN AN AEROPLANE. , A THRILLING EXPERIENCE; . . . London, March 5.< Ihe Russian aviator who captured tha fiUrvivor of ail Austrian patrol party, having no other way of keeping the prw eoner. tied him to the tail frame of tha aeroplane, jettisoned, his stock (the aviator's) of _ bombs, and started back fori the Russian lines, flying over the AusJ trians amidst a storm of bullets. • The : airman noticed that the prisoner liadl loosened one hand and was trying to cut the ropes with a knife. A blow on the head strnmed tho prisoner, and the airman delivered him safely.— 1 Times" and) Sydney "Sun" Services. [A previous message stated:—Paschaloff, an aviator with General Ivanoff'S army in Poland, accompanied by a mechanic, made a reconnaissance They; descended owing to trouble 'with tUeic motor, behind the Austrian lines. Whila effecting repairs they opened fire with a; machine gun, killing five out of six ofi pn Austrian patrol. The survivor surrendered, and was taken aboard thef aeroplane to the Russian lilies.]

DARINC FRENCH AIRMAN. AWARDED A MILITARY MEDAE, (Rec. March 7, 3 p.m.) i London, March 6. ■ M. Pegoud, the French aviator,' hag been awarded a military medal for at-r tacking three Taubes aud destroying them., ■. . ■"On February 14 the following details of the incident were cabled:— It is semi-officially announced! that ai French aviator, accompanied by, a ma* chine-gunner and gun, chased a Tauba machine. After a minute's hot'firing the Taube fell in flames, .and with its wings torn to ribbons. The Frenchman then attacked Wo other aeroplanes. The first shot struck one of them, and the Frenchman bore down on it vertically, firing incessantly* Suddenly it fell like a stone. The Frenchman rose to a height of 1500 'yards and engaged a third aeroplane. The latter replied with shots from an automatic rifle, but began falling after a minute, and tilted on hia left wing. The Frenchman volplaned, firing continually, and the Gsrman dashed to the ground. The Frenchman bombarded the machine; with shells, and return-* ed to the French lines safelj;' f