THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 July 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

- f— Latest Cables This Afternoon's War News. [elkctiuo XBLBOiura—corxttiQHt.J [I'Kll PUESa ABSOOmiON-1 HIGH " COMMISSIONER'S 'REPORT. London, July 10. A German attempt to attack the positions on the railway Angres-Souchez Jras repulsed. Thoro was grenade fighting at the Labyrinth without modifying the j position. In Lorraine the enemy attacked with a 'battalion near Llintry, but were repulsed. French aeroplanes •bombarded the stations of Anavilled, and Bayonville, also the military huts at Norroy. The l ( 'rench took 881 prisoners, including 21 officers, on Tuesday. The text of the German .Note to America has been issued. Germany makes protestations of friendship to the United States and says that slie is forced to adopt submarine warfare, owing to tho methods of her adversaries. The German submarines will be instructed 'permit the passage of American steamers when .made recognisable, by special markings and the Government notified a reasonable time in advance. The .Note asks America to guarantee that such vessels will not carry contraband. The Belgian troops repulsed an enemy attack on the right bank of the Yser. An artillery action took place against file enemy's works at Fricour.t, in the region of Albert, and goo<] results were obtained with £he mastery of a lookout post at Champagne. Tile capture of a cannon four mitrailleuses and a great quantity of other material at La Fontenelle on the Bth is confirmed. London. July, 11. On Saturday evening the British repulsed an attack; which had gained footing in the first line north of Arras. The French dislodged the enemy from the portions of the trenches wherein Germans had maintained themselves, in the line they captured on Bth. .North of Souchez on Saturday niglit a German counter-attack was repulsed. This" morning near Altkircli a French aeroplane brought down a German airmail within sight of the French lines. (Received This Day 9.20 a.m.) CYNICAL HYPOCRISY. Paris July 11. The newspapers regard the German reply .to' America as a monument ot cynical hypocrisy. A FRENCH COMMUNIQUE. A comminique states that the Bris? ish on Saturday evening repulsed a German attack, who after gaining a tooting in portions ol the first line were driven out .by an immediate counter attack. We dislodged the Germans northward of Arras from several portions ol the trenches wherein they had maintained themselves in our lines, and which they had captured on Thursday. A German counter attack which developed last night northward of Souchez station was beaten back. A French aeroplane brought down a German machine near Altkircli to-day. Received This Day U. 15 a.m. BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMAN 1' London July 11. The American Embassy at Berlin reports that the British officers at Mayance, Heidelberg, Villigen, and Nigeldstadt.are well treated, and their quarters are comfortable. The men's camps are at Stuttgart, Ulm, Pucheim, lngolstadt, Nurnburg' and Jurzburg. They are housed in ■well-ventilate(l buildings and the food is the same" as that giyen to German soldiers. The wounded receive excellent treatment. THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN. Pretoria, July 11. Lord Kitchener has cabled to General Botha expressing his admiration ol tho masterly conduct of the campaign and congratulating him on his brilliant victory. Lord Kitchener added: "I shall warmly welcome you and all South Africans who can. come over to join us."

Under the terms of surrender the German officers in South-West Africa are on parole, and are allowed to retain their arms. The other ranks retain Their rifles without ammunition. The reservists of all ranks are deprived of their arms, but are allowed free on parole, and to resume their civil occupations. The German civil officials on parole are permitted to remain at their homes. Capetown. July 11. A shilling subscription has been opened to present General Botha with a sword of honour. General Botha lias issued an order to the troops in Damaraland to exercise self-restraint, courtesy and consideration to the vanquished. MUNITION WORKERS ENROLLED London, July 11. The Munition Workers Bureaux have been closed after enrolling 90,000 workers. The llabour exchanges will carry out further enrolment. THIS KING ViISITS THE , M/EET. The Kiug has returned to (London. He visited Admiral Jellicoe's fleet. The King, .after a two days' visit, to

tie fleet, sent a message to Admiral Jcllico, expressing :'Pride ancl admiration at the splendid force y.ou command with the full confidence of myself and your fellow countrymen. 1 realise the patient and determined spirit -wherewith you have faced the long months of waiting and hoping. 1 know how strong is the" comradeship linking all ranks, and which convinces me that whenever the day of Battle conies the navy will add: freeh triumphs to its glorious traditions." Athens, July 11. GERMANS AT CORFU. Rome, July 11. Considerable stores of petroll hidden underground near the Kaiser's villa at Corfu have been located. Several German officers, posing as archeologists, camped at Gasturi and frequently explored tho coast. They visited the islands north-west of Corfu. A wireless station was installed at the Kaiser's "villa,' making it possible to communicate with submarines watching the enemy's ships. It is semi-officially denied that the Kaiser's villa at Corfu has been used as a submarine base. (Received This Day 11.30 a.m.) BATTLE OF FESTUBERT. London, July 11. Sir John French's dispatch, referring to ttho baffle of Feaubert, states that in pursuance of a promise given by General J off re to support the attack his troops were making on the ( Jth May at Arras, I directed Sir Douglas Ilaigh to attack the trenches at Rougebanc. It was found that the position was much stronger than anticipated, and that more extensive artillery preparation was necessary to crush the resistance offered, by numerous forts. We repeated efforts to progress on tho 9th and 10th. The violent lire from the enemy's machine guns from the puste on the flank rendered tho trenches so difficult ,to hold that all the units of the Fourth Army Corps had to be retired. 1 sanctioned Sir Douglas Haigh's proposal to concentrate all our resources upon the 'southern point ol attack. Misty weather prevented the action re-commencing before the l'oth, when I placed the Canadian division at Sir Douglas Haigh's disposal. During the night of the 20th the Canadians brilliantly seized several trenches pushing forward the whole line several hundred yards and capturing machine guns. By the 24th the immedoate object of the attack did not exist, bo 1 directed Sir Dongas Haigh to consolidate tho ground won.

The battle of Festubert resulted n 600 yards being won along a front of four miles. We captured ten machine guns and destroyed a number. Tho enemy suffered very heavy losses. Throughout the Third Army Corps was active in making demonstrations and holding the enemy on its front. AMERICAN PAPERS ANGRY. New lork, July 11. 'ihe whole of the American press is exceedingly angry at the tone of the arguments in the Germans' ropi'y. . The iSun says it is a climax of impudence. The Globe says its is an evasion ot the simple issue as to whether Germany intends to violate international law. The Post ridicules Germany's cool assumptions and says that it ie the President's grave duty to consider how *o deal with international outlaws. A similar tone and stronger language is used in the newspapers of the leading cities in almost every State. SERVIA READY AGAIN. Rome, July 11. Sor via has received munitions and s preparing to co-operate with the Montenegrins. Received This Day 11 a.m. A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. A German communique stales: The British northward of Ypres on Saturday renewed the attack against our positions on the icanal but were repulsed with considerable enemy losses. The trench we captured northwest of Beausejour on Friday was lost on Saturday, but we gain stormed it and held it despite live counter-attacks. The French .attack on our new position at Bois lo Pretre collapsed with heavy enemy losses.. The attack against the German positions east and south of Sondermach and south-west of Munster were repulsed. Our airmen attacked the railway at Uerandmer. GREEKS MOVING NORTH. Rome. July 11. Tins Greeks have occupied fifteen villages of Epirus near Lake Ochrida.

There is not a great deal of information available concerning the Russian ability to manufacture munitions, bub London newspapers have lately quoted an interesting German article on the subject. There are State arms factories at Petrograd/Sestoretsk, Lugansk, Tcrka, and Ischeksk, Odessa, Riga, Warsaw, and the Department of Ufa. "Russian lias almost entirely supplied the riil&s for its armies," 6ays the winter, "and 500,000 which were former'y I intended for French were given back to Russia. Also the Maxims and tho machine guns with which the Russian Army is provided are for tlie most part made in Russian factories. Moreover, Russia' is by no means dependent for hand weapons on foreign countries. Above all, it is clear that Russia was in the position to make in her own factories the immense quantities of hand munitions which have proved go necessary up to the present. But let no one forget that it is not only a question of providing her masses with these arms once and for all; immense reserves must be provided. And, if it were necessary in peace time to recall an ortler of £00,000 rifles from abroad, Russia must now more than ever require munitions from outside." Duneclin flourmiillejps have reduced the price of flour by £1 per ton, and the Southland millers have reduced it per ton. Daintiest irtK Best In evening shoes for ladies. Quality, shoes of ease and elegance, smart, stylish and durab'a, foT -town, or country wear, are to b - obtaiaed Wa Fink;. Jjerin.