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Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 February 1916, Page 3

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AFRICAN ACTIVITIES. (Received This Day D a.m.) lhe High Commissioner reports:— Loudon, Feh. 17. The commander ut the British E'awb A mean forces reports that the main Gentians reserves are loeateiJ-'iii the .neighbourhood of Salatahill. Our casualties numbered 172. Colonel Holbell, in Western Africa reports that active operations practically are u.t an endu The conquest of the Cameroons is complete, excepting tfie isolated position of iMora Hill. A WOMAN SPY. The lit. Hon. ft. Samuel, in tho House of Commons, said the sentence on « woman (not Biitisli) spy, recently to sentenced to death at tho Old liaihy, liadi been commuted to penal servitude. iii.': (iivir.iAN failure in tuw WJfiST. Paris, Feb. IS. -H- i kelniiuiin, in tile .toiio He Pu is ' says tiuit alreody the Biitisli have regained several ejection., of tiiu tix huu-viei-ii yards of captured trenches. Tiie I*l-1 tish have been expecting an attempt io break Uuough to G'a.'ais for some iiine as tile Germans nave largely reinforcing and ooikotmg tiiuusanus of tons of munitions, Seeing that only a lew sliecls and' trendies were capturedi, while heavy losses were incurred, the Oerman offensive virtually was was equivlent to a failure. Tile writer adds that it is reported that tho Crown Prince lias boil promoted to be Commander-in-Chief in the Aagoune, Lorraine and Alsace, and is contemplating another attempt to capture V'erdum. THIS AFRICAN CAMPAIGNS.

London, Feb. I'J. Official.—Tho British in East Africa on the twetth were called out on a recoil naisanoo in force at JSalaita Hill to ascertain the enemy's tU-eugth. They lomid it strongly held with the main German reserves in the neighborhood. Our casualties numbered 17'2 whereoi 130 were men of the second /South African Brigade. It was .their first experience in bush fighting. A branch railway now is 2J miles from iSalita. Active operations practically have ended in the Ciuneroons, with tlie exception ot an isolated enemy position at Mora Hill, Tlie German commandant, Zimmerman, escaped into Spanish territory. AGAINST REP I: [SALS. _ On the Archbishop ot Canterbury's motion the Upper House Convocation pa.ssedi a resolution against reprisals. The Bishop of Bangor, in moving tho previous question, found no seconder. He contended that practically there were no non-combatants. We should leave the effective conduct of war to soldiiers and do nothing to wea&en their action. If one hundred of our aeroplanes bombarded i'Vnnkfurt the Germans would realise that sending Zeppelins was a blunder.

GERMAN SUBMARINE J;, , I ING. Geneva, .February to. liie journal ue Geneva iearns irom a German source that Germany has built one hundred submarines of a new typo. FALL OF ERZEROUM IMPRFSSFti GERMANS. Pans, February 18. Advices via Sliaitiiausen states Lhab the fall of Erueroum has mad© " an enormous impression in Uermany, eoipied with uneasiness regarding its etleefc ill Cou&taiitmople. GERMAN V AND AMERICA. Washington, Feb. 18. Alter an interview wuii CounL BeniiiUirtl, Mr it. Lansing said limit America would accept nothing short, '.u u i ult and complete agreement. The Gerniair uiinouiicuinent oi the i.etf submarine campoign was inconsistent ■with their previous assurances. iie added that the assurances wanted ■•x- ---| lending to granting immunity to ill ! iiierchanbmeja. i i f HOW ERZEROUM WAS TAKES. Petrograd, Feb. j.S. The advance on i!.raerouni was couducted by three routes. Its downfall was due to frontal attacks. Tli,; lirst fort was taken on Monday and the Rib sians on tile following evening imp >tUoiisly rushed the entire rest of rhe line of torts, which 101 l after ks» than 30 hours' fighting. The majority wwe taken at the bayonet x>omt. Earlier in the advance a special striking column of Siberians seized the Duzludagli ridges and then were lost sight of for a week. .Evidently it had made its way across country to circumvent the enemy and ultimately took Ivarazubek and Ta-fta torts. Their capture necessitated hard fighting anil therf tho Siberians swept southward like | «, cyclone behiudi Devedoyun and within \ hours wore masters ot seven torts, I opening a tree passage to the lorces moving along the shorter route via Koprkeui and Hassairkala. r

(Received This Hay 10.10 a.m.) THE STORY OF THE API'AM. London, Feb. 18., One hundred of the Appam's passengers have arrived. ■ e ' Dillingham, a g»id miner, in his uiaryj states that tiiu Clan McTaviuli lired seven anil the Aloewe lour shots m u running battle uu Uie 18th. The German commander sent a mesasge io (.apt. Aierewother stating ifiat ail passengers who would give their word oi honour not to take up urms against Germany during the war would be carried to their destination. Captain Merewether recommended everybody to sign as there was no alternative. On January 13th Dillingham wrote:' \>ur coal cannot last mucn longer anu there arc only live dajs more provisions. ft tsteuis sirange that we uavu been roaming alwut the Atlantic lor two wee Us wituout a Bruisn ship coming to our assistance. Lieutenant/ lSerg uild. us that the Aloe wo got out Ot iviel Canal in a tog ou New Year's iMy. Sue p.assed British waibhips who mguailed and asked ii the had any Germans. ihe Aloewe replied no, and wished the iiruiesh "A lfappy New Year.'' 'throughout the Aloewe communicated with us as tiiough she were an ordinary British trader. There ay a rumour that the passengers o. uie Appam met in the lounge room and decided to lake over t-ne ship and wipe out the German crew. 1 had not heard of it when the Germans ordered i the Appam to stop. The German prisoners irom the Cameioons realising that they were about to be .released, smashed tne doors oi the cabins where they were conlinedt. We had to give up our firearms, knives, and, one man tool* a sjumbok* rrom another. ~ A Liverpool passenger states that the Germans two uoats liiled with men, armed with revolvers ond other .firoa rnis. When the Germans boarded tlie vessel they ordered its officers irom the bridge. They said; they would not sink the ship. We saw the Clan Jlaclavish .-ink how lirst-. Sonic of her ciew readied us in small boats, including injured Liascars. Our rations wore very low; breakfast consisting of kippered herrings and a piece of bread; lunch three biscuits and a piece oi cheese, and dinner curry and rice. The drinking water was very short. Lieutenant- Howell, of the Royal Navy who had been in tho Ca-meroons, noticed that tiiff" Moo-ve was well provisoncd. The German officers boasted that in leaving Keil they passed ten British ships.