THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 February 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

f—(ELKCI'BIO TiSLKGUAPH—COPraiOHT ] LPKII PItESH ASSOCIATION , 1 GERMAN SUBMARINE FIRES TORPEDO AT BRITISH HOSPITAL SHIP. Paris, Fob. 3. Otticial.—-A Gcrmaji submarine tired a torpedo at tho British hospital ship Anurias off Havre, but missed, her. INSURANCE RATES RAISED. London, Fbe. 3. Owing to the submarine activity the insurance rates to and from Australasia arc 20s. rising on a full market to 30s. X'O EXCUSE. The Asturias was painted white with large red crosses on her sidjps aad*funnels. and there was not tho r '6lijJiTPfct excuse for the outrage. GERMAN ADMIRALTY'S DESIGN. Amsterdam, Feb. 3. The German Admiralty reports:— The British arc about to ship troops and material to France.. We shall use all military means to prevent this, and warn peaceful shipping approachtho north-west coast of France that owing to the danger of their being mistaken for transports, ships trading to the North Sea ports are admod to proceed round Scotland." AIDING THE ENEMY. London, Feb. 2. The Tinies's Washington correspondiit states that it is clear tfiat members of the Administration, are \v the discovery that the sale of ships will assist the German propagandists. President Wilson devised tho Ships Purchase Bill for the purpose of no'(inring interned vessels, lie is unlikely to use the measure as he intended in August. President Wilson states that he -"s determined to avoid' complications u-ith foreign countries and will use. his powers with the greatest discretion. INSOLENT GERMANS. The meeting held by the pro-Ger-nan Congress member. Barthold., on Saturday, was a groat shock to public M>inion. particularly tho threat that >,000.000 members of the GermanAmerican Societies will enter the election contest in favour of pro-German •andidates. Tho New York Times says Americans are very indulgent towards German citizens, but when they have the insolence to threaten to use the ballot to punish Americans who refuse to ipplaud the Kaiser's enterprises of blood and slaughter, it is necessary to warn them that they have reached the permissible limit. Many newspapers have passed similar strictures.

| THE DESIRE FOR PEACE. London, Feb. '2. 'J lie Daily Mail's Copenhagen correspondent reports that Count Buria.'i (the now Austrian Foreign Minister), in the occasion of his recent visit to the Ivaiser, drew a doleful picture of ■he plight of tile dual monarchy, and urged tliat the time had arrived for the Germanic Powers to consider most seriously the possibilities of a tolerable peace. He declared' that the Russians must Be repulsed at all costs, ')ut it was doubtful if it- were possible to resist the Russians and the Serbians, probably the Roumanians as welL Definite defeat wotuld men 11 debacle and the partition of Austria-Hungary. He advised Germany not to fundamentally reject, any tliought of peace '111 tlie ground of the disarmament of Europe. Leading German statesmen held that such a plan would be ruinous" to Germany and Austria. The disarmament of Europe would moan that England would police the world. Count Burian contended that the only thing to do was to take the chance that something -won,ld occur. The Germans replied that if necessary they could send a million and a half soldiers into France in the spring, and crush the Allied forces and compel peace. A Hungarian publicist, writing <11 England, states that Cfomit Tissa 'Hungarian Premier) is aiming at the ascendancy of Hungary without the Dual Monarchy, and the transfer of the capital to Buda Pesth. Count Burian is merely Count Tisza's representative in Vienna.

GERMAN GUNBOAT SUNK. Petrograd. Feb. 3. A flotilla of Russian submarines sunk a Gorman jrunboat near the scene of the Gazelle affair. APPAU/TNG GERMAN LOSSES.

Tjondon. Feb. .1

The Morning Post's Petrograd corrpfiiwiitlr.it states fclint tlio Germans on Sunday had temporary success in tlio count it at Bor.jimoff, where they lost tons of thousands since December 22nd. tli t-fMifrh their system of sending ten coiiiinnios to certain annihilation in tlio Itnpo that the eleventh woulrl succeed. When tlio system failed the Germans tried sapping. Early on Sunday ironting tlioy concentrated all artillery hoi Wen ScldnozMr-ftolima before two miles of trendies at ftorjiniofT. whore nOOO Germans were killed the previous week. The hurricane! of fire enaliled them to rush the trenche*.

but the Russians brought up additional artillery, and by a series of bayonet charges Inter on Sunday recaptured practically the whole of the two miles. The Gorman ioe*ses »>oi« - tppalling. GERMAN CASUALTY LISTS. Copenhagen, Feb. 3. One hundred and thirty-seventh Prussian lists contain 92,567 casualties, 14-1 Bavarian, 100 Saxony, and 104 AY 11 rtembn rgers. Fifteen navy lists mo also published. TURKS STARVING IN THE DESERT. London. Feb. 3. Tho Daily Chronicle's Cairo correspondent says the Turkish advance guard of (JOOO has reached Nakhl, badly equipped and is unable, to attack the Canal. The main army ha snot cornits advance. Tho majority o tip force is still scattered, and is badly organised and equipped. There iro many desertions and the camels and horses are .starving.