Second Edition THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 March 1915, Page 3

Second Edition THE WAR

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THE RUSSIAN CASUALTIES

Copenhagen. March 1. The Prussian casualty lists total 1,7?>'2.-212. AN INDISCREET AMBASSADOR New York, March. 1. The Times Washington correspondent states that Baron 'frontier shortly 6ifpersedes Court Bernsuorif, a<s a result of the latter's imliscreot references vo "Monroism" and threats of a German invasion of Canada. (Received This Day 8.50 a.m.) GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY. Paris, Sept. 1. Tho Echo De Paris states that the Fronch artillery caused immense de- _ st'ruction on the Souain-Perthes Beau-ee-jour front. The enemy counter-at-tacked in heavy massed formation and suffered prodigious losses. Tlie majority of prisoners were Saxons, many of whom are only 19 and 20 years of age; the others are Landsturm men. ROUMANIANS TO MOBOLISE Bucharest, !uarch 1. The newspapers announco the mobilisation on the 13th of ten classes or reserves, and the cadete in tho first class, also the appointment of noncommissioned officers to the various corps. THE DAIILY RATION IN AUSTRIA. Rome, March 1. A decree has been issued in Vienna mating tho daily consumption per head ten ounces of corn and seven ounces of Btrnr. (Received This Day 11.35 a.m.) THE RT. HON. H. a. ASQUITH £PEAKS. -v . — London, March 1. Tho lit. Hon. H. ±1. Asquith, in moving tho votes of credit cabled on Friday, said that out oi £302,000,000 £275,000,001) went to thu army. The sum of £38,000,000 represented the advances for war expenditure to the self-governing dominions. Our average daily expenditure on the army was ono million and u half. it was deemed advisable to make provision for an expenditure to the second week in Juy. Tiio expenditure on the navy was £400,000. The Government was satisfied with the recruiting, whist the Territorials were now capable ol confronting any troops in the world. The whole or tho Dominions' and India's splendid contributions in men will soon be m tho fighting line. He did not think that the neutrals would sit quiet, is though still under tlie protestion of the rules of civilised warfare; they had 'o face Germany's organised policy ol piracy and pillage. It was grotesque and pueri/e to call it a blockade.

A bockade consisted or encircling , beTTlgerent by an impenetrable iring ot warships. Where are the German ships ( If memory serves, they only twice during the seven months nave been upon the sea, and their object n 'as murder and the wholesale destruction of property and undefended "towns. The German Grand Fleet had not blockaded us and cannot blockade, and never will blockade our coast. The Allies, in detaining vessels bound for Germany, did not intend to confiscate the vessels or cargo, unless they otherwise were liable to confiscation. (Received This Day 2.25 p.m.) STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER. London, March 1. The Rt. Hon. H. H. Asquith has announced that the Government proposes to prevent all commodities reaching or leaving Germany. The Allies now considered themselves entitled co ■resort to any form of economic pressure. Regarding the Dardanelles, he so id thore had been no denudation of the forces elesewhere and no weak sning of the Grand Fleet.