UNCLE SAM’S ATTITUDE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3990, 24 July 1915, Page 5

UNCLE SAM’S ATTITUDE.

POSSIBILITY OF EARLY WAR.

SUPPOSED INITIAL PREPARATIONS.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR AUXILIARIES.

(Received July 24, 1.20 a m.) WASHINGTON. July 23

With a view to preventing a recurrence of the shortage of ships experienced at the outbreak of the SpanishAmerican war, Mr. Daniels is ascertaining tho speed! capacity of all American merchantmen to ensure a lice of auxiliaries. . . ~ •'Phis is regarded as an indication that the Government is considering the possibility of early war.

THROUGH ENEMY EYES.

OFFICIAL GERMAN REPORT.

AMSTERDAM, July 22A German communique claims that the Bavarians bloodily repulsed six enemy attacks at Roiehosachorkopt and captured a portion of tho Trench trenches. , , ' We (Germans) brought down an enemv biplane at Parroy wood. Three German airm'en in an aerial fight over Muenster Valley, forced three adversaries to descend 01 Thann Va 1 ley. , Our advancing troops north-east or Shavli captured 41.50 prisoners ant live machine guns. . ’The irruption on the Lower Diilnssn resulted in the attackers entering the district’-of Grynkiskszi and Gudsinny. Several enemv positions were stormed the Russians retreating on the entire front from Lake Ilakiswo to tiie men. We enlarged tue breach in the Russian lines south ot the Mananipof Ivovno road and gained iurther ground eastwards, capturing four officers, 1210 men, and lour inacliincguue. The enemy on tho Narew discontinued useless counter-attacks. 'J'lie Russians south ol the V istula were pressed back into an enhuged bridgehead position on the Warsaw road. , , , General von Woyrscli’s army, by a bold attack, frustrated the enemy s latest attempt to arrest retreat Before ivangorod, <>ur .Silesian troops, with the help ot the Austnans, ; ,t noon stunned the great bridgehead positions near Lagow and Lllgow awola. The enemv's entire front was thrown into the fortress, which is now elosolv invested. Yosterdav the Austrians north-west ot Ivangorod captured 3000 prisoners and 11 maehineguns. General Macken.son’s battle between the Vistula and the Bug is proceed--111(1”. Germans complain that the Russians are employing methods used amiinst Napoleon in 1812. destroying all evacuated' villages and crops during their retreat.

LATEST AUSTRIAN REPORTS

(Received Julv 23, 10.20 p.m.) VIENNA. July 23. Official: We ore approaching the Ivangorod forts from the west and the Germans from the south. The Russians have set fire to numerous places west of the \ istula. The battle east of the Vistula continues with undiminished stubbornness, tli© enemy offering a tenacious resistance. _ , . , , The defenders of the Doberdo plateau brilliantly repulsed all attacks. The Italians kept up their advance on the Polazzo sector and attacked at night. ... All the assaults were repulsed with great bloodshed. We countei -attacked on the Drasussimi and recaptured all positions. The Italians continually brought, up fresh forces to _ the bridgehead at Padgora, and ten infantry ,regi nionls in succession made- barren attacks. . ,ii The battle continually develop; U into hand-to-hand fighting, and three assaults failed. The enemy pierced some parts <4 our trenches, but were repulsed. The battle is still undecided. A later official message states that the Germans on Wednesday broke the. main Russian front at a point westsouth of Ivangorod, on the line from Kozienice to janowiec, the enemy retreating over the bridge before lotoaloxandria, under German artillery fi re.

SYDNEY CAMP INQUIRY. A RELUCTANT WITNESS. El RST INTER!.M REPORT PRESENTED. (Received Julv 2.’5, 10 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 23. At the Liverpool -camp inquiry, a sanitarv officer gave evidence that hn had made a point of questioning all patients in the hospital, and in every instance he got an emphatic assurance they were satisfied ami content witJi their treatment. Other evidence disclosed that some of the reinforcements were sent awav before they could receive the necessary musketry instru tion A musketry instructor declared, in reply to a question, that a majority the trainees had received no instruction He said more than half the recruits did not know how to load anti unload. ~, ~ Staff-Sergeant Chalker gave evidence that there were not enough rifles for the recruits. He said he was nrenured to answer any questions, but if be answered too many Ireely later on he might be the snflerer Mr Justice Keeli suggested that- he might take witness’s answers prrvate--5 (Stiflf-Sergeant Chalker said this would not help him as any evidence detrimental to the heads o! the Department- could leak out. .. , Counsel said lie had been definite!} instructed by the Department to give an assurance that there would he no victimisation in* any way. Witness’s subsequent evidence wa. confined to a few harmless fivmstmns. Air Justice Rich has presented a interim report, which suggests im)movements in the latrines, an. increase in the medical and command-ants’•-staffs, a better supply of hot w .,ter and better arrangements _ioi cooking, including a medical examination of amateur cooks and an insistence on their cleanliness.

THE AFRICAN HERO. GENERAL BOTHA’S RETURN. a 110 USING RECEPTION. (Received July 23, 10.20 p.m.) V CAPETOWN. July 23. •General Botha had a rousing reception, the city hall: being crowded with delegates from all' parts of the country. A sword was presented to General Botha inscribed, “Draw for God and thv King, Justice and Truth!” General Botha said his men had achieved a piece of work which would contribute in the highest degree to the development of South Africa, pro-* during a better understanding between the white races. Their greatest enemy on the campaign was not the Germans, but the natural conditions. The country was -the mast difficult for fighting he had ever seen. His protest regarding poisoning the wells made tho Germans stop the practice. He applauded the women maintaining the farms while the men folk were fighting. ( . General 1 Botha added that he intended to appeal to South Africa to erect a worthy memorial to those who had laid down 'their lives.