THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 January 1915, Page 3

THE WAR.

Latest Cables

[iSI/EUriUO IBIiEaKAI'H—COPTRIOHT.] [per press association.] ITALIAN TvARSmPS MOVE. Vancouver, Jan. 12. A message from Rome states that five Italian .warships, and a flotilla of destroyers under Admiral Cagni left TaI'iinto on Saturday evening under sealed orders, an hour after the ultimatum to Turkey had expired. It is u.ii'otfieially stated that the object of the expedition is to enforce satisfaction lor the Hodoida incident. INSULTS AND Hi MILIATIOXS. London, .January 12. Major C. B. Vandeleiir, who escaped from tho priwner's camp in Germany, states that while not complaining of the food' or accommodation, the British officers are subject to the grossCiSt insults and humiliations at the hands of their captors. GERMAN , ATROCITIES. Renter's Petrograd correspondent states that among the the pitiful sights are convalescent Russian soldiers in l/oberg, blinded by the Germans with vitriol, walking about tho town in single file led with a irope. The newspapers state that Major Gieteiikord, commandant at Lodz, ordered the shooting of six boys aged between eleven and sixteen, for refusing to scout for tho Germans. A KING'S ADMIRATION. Havre, Jan. 12. King Albert has sent a message to the Pope expressing his admiration at Cardiinal Mercier's courage in not fearing to proclaim the truth anil affirm the unpreseriptable rights of a just cause according to universal consciousness. AN IMPOR^ANT~CAPTURE. Paris, Jan. 12. i The proximity of Perthes to the Bay-•iincourt-Apreinont railway renders its capture important, as it endangers the Owiiiau supply lines between Rheiuis ami Verdun. VON KLUCK'S DENIAL.

Von Jilnok, interviewed at his headquarters by a neutral jourualist, said, "ierring to the destruction wrought by . "he army in traversing Belgium. '•! deny that T personally gave eiders in Belgium to destroy and burn an entire town." The Kaiser recently visited Von Kluck." TURKISH DEFEAT IGNORED. Copenhagen., Jan. 12. The. German papers entirely ignored the Turkish defeat in the Caucasus. (Receiveu This Day 9.20 a.m.) THE ALLIEsHTePORT. A communique states that there is violent cannonading from the sea to the Oise. There was very lively fighting round the trenches north of Soissons which we captured on Friday aad on Sunday several German attacks were repulsed, and we captured more trenches.. There were artillery duels from Soissons to Rheims and also at Souvain. A desperate struggle took place at the Beausejour redoubt, and the enemy established a trench inside tho fortifications whereof we still hold the ealient The struggle continues. We repulseT German attacks on Consenvovo and the Lebouchot .v-code, which are on the Meu.se heights. We sur jvised an-J rented a Gorman company pillaging Ht Saint Sanveur near Givey Mesozue. The snoivstorins continue ■ n t'ie Vosges and Alsace. (Received This J>ay 8.45 a.cn ) THE GUILDHALL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP. London, Jan. V 2. Rene Maxwell from Sydney won the principal scholarship at the Guildihall ■School of Music. It is worth £80 annually. GERMAN CRUISER DAMAGED. Petrograd, Jan. 12. Fne German cruiser Bremen has rivetl at Wilhelmshaven badly damaged by a mine. DENMARK'S REPLi TO SIR EDWARD GREI'S FIGURES. Copenhagen, Jan. 12. Ihe Scandinavian figures mentioned in Sir Edward Grey's reply to America has caused a public sensation, and the

.newspapers demand the publication ot detailed statistics. The Foreign Office explains that many articles in 1914 came direct instead of via Hamburg, and also they are now compelled to purchase from America many goods formerly bought from belligerent nations. THE TRIAL OF THE REBELS Pretoria, Jan. 12. Further trials for treason have taken place including the Bev. Brookeriyen, who acted as General Beyer's secretary, and exhorted the farmeis to support General Beyers. The trial of Kruger's grandson, Grobler, who was a prominent Heitzbgite member of Parliament is also taking place. CARDINAL MERCIERDETAINTSD. Rome, Jan. 12. The Tribuna states that Alercier wae not imprisoned, but detained in his Palace which was watched by soldiers. The Pope has asked Germany for reparation, and also for confiscating the pastoral. ALBANIAN INSUGRBNI'S ACTIVE. I The Albanian insurgents have placed I guns against Durazzo. Servia with

the Entente's consent, lias occupied strategic positions in North Albania to | protect the Servian frontier. A WAVE OE PATRIOTISM. I Delhi, Jan. 12. JV>rd Harding©, in a speech in the Legislative Council, said that Env«r i'aeha, under German compulsion, had betrayed the Islam interests and abdicated the soveieignty oi Turkey into €ne Jlands of the Germans. "When the cnaracter and motives of the war were ' better known any religious sympathy of ■ the Indian Moslems would be swept ■ aside by a feeling (of unswerving loy- ' aTfcy to the Empire. A towering wave or patriotism had swept over India from shore to shore. This was one of Germany's miscalculations. India had despatched, or was despatching 200,000 men overseas, while maintaining enough troops on her frontier to meet any emergency. The fact that India was able to do this was a supreme mark in his absolute confidence in the fidelity of the troops 'and the loyalty of the people. This confidence was becoming moro daily justified. He appealed to the Council not to discuss controversial questions at a time when all minds were fixed on the protection of the Empire, and when the only reeling prominent was the necessity of united action to conquer the common enemy. PRESIDENT WILSON CRITICISED. New York, Jan. 12. Vigorous criticism is appearing in certain .New York and Chicago Republican newspapers, attacking President Wilson for disgracing America's name in "Europe through his supineness \vfule Belgium was outraged and destroyed contrary! to the Hague treaties to which the United States was a signatory, but fifunelring an immediate protest against Great Britain, when a few hundred thousand dollars of American commerce was delayed by the British fleet which apparently liacL good grounds for investigating cargoes. The Tribune 'bitterly assails the Administration, accusing it of ignominously running away when a protest might have been effective in Belgium's case, but immediately recovering courage when the copper "kings' profits wore endangered. Other newspapers point out how ill Mr W. J. Bryan's peace treaties compare with the United States' own disregard of solemn covenants made at Tlio Hague.

(Received This Day, 12.10 p.m.) AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT. Ottawa, Jan. 12. Private advices, not confirmed, states that the Karlsruhe was sunk in a fight with the British off Grenada. A lifebuoy marked "Karlsruhe" wae found on uiie shore, and also much wreckage.. A resident of Grenada reports ■witnessing a battle at a great distance seawards. THE PRESIDENT'S VETO. Washington, Jan. 12. President Wilson has decided to vSW the Immigration Bill, 'because of the insertion of the literary test. (Received This Day 1.30 p.m.) DIUVEiN" OUT'oFbITkOVLNA. London, Jan. 12. The Chronicle's Milan correspondenT say* that the .vuetrians in fiukovina were driven out of their camp at K.impolung in great disorder. Many of Uie refugees and soldiers in a famished condition have been interned in Roumania. They were mostly hastily enrolled, and were armed with obsolete weapons. They had only a fortnight's training. It is also reported that the Austrians are moving fresh forces ii'om Hungary to strengthen, the Roumanian frontier. Tho remnant of tho Buikovina army is massed at Dorx. Austria is massing another 300,000 against Servia. The force will join 60,000 Germans at Serajevo. (Received This Day. 1.10 p.b.) FIRjTATIiJRUSiiSLS. Amsterdam, Jan. 12. The reported fire at Brussels ia due "to the burning of the great Antwerp Oil works, a 'biscuit factory and twelve houses. GERMANY's'DETEiuiIN ATION. , Nev; lork, Jan. 12. General Von Moltke, interviewed in Berlin, said that Russia and France had entered Great Britain's service. The latter was aiming at the extermination of German shipping, commerce and uthistry. Germany has three million more soldiers and the war will last until the enemy has had enlougn. Everybody, prince and pauper, is filled with a ttete-rinination to stick it out at any prioe. , v>