THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 May 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

■ iciißU'i ■ uj ■■ - Kjurxni'. ai. [ ,t*it PUKW Atus.'U AXION. j ALOiNG THE FKENC'iI MUANT. Paris, May 0. A communique stutes:—A surprise attack on Friday penetrated the man trenchos eastward of Lunarvdle roswli in the Argonne. i>c broutfnt, in prisoners. A German bombardment wi tii heavy eaMbre «uii6 discharging suffocaitiing gaa shells was of continuous and unprecedented violence throughout 'he night westward ot the Men sc. We evacuated a portion or the trenches in the northern slopes o( Hill 301 whicl was completely wrecked and unten»bl< Oar batteries replies with equal ov ergy. checking the German advance which was repulsed with the bayonet. The Gorman attacks -westward ana i noH.'i -westward (if tlio lull are si:>w nd continuous. I The German buuiibarument against i Morthomme-Cumierefi line continues. ! A fresh German division a ttack ng j Hill 3(M <iu Thursday sustained crtiih- ' ing losses. j ON THE TIG HIS London, M\-iy j. l'ercv Lake reports l On May 3rd the Turks sent nut parties to b.iry their dead on the right bank of he Tigris, at JWtaibsa, for which mutual arrnngmnnt had been made as 'lie fighting in the vicinitv had licen -.1most. continuous .since ApW 17. General Joffre lias sent a message to Sir J'pi-ev Like conveying Irs admiration fo rthe heroic defence ofKut-el-Amaiva and the brilliant efforts o. the relief column. Sir Percy Lake, in thanking uenoral .loffre, paid a tribute to (he French breaking the German efforts at Vertlnn. RT. HON. D. LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS. London, May t>. 1 The Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd Geofge, 1 speaking at Conway, sai l thai the ln.su ' on hand was not for one or" two parties 1 but for the whole nation. It was ' necessary to preserve absolute natio lal ' unity untii a national triumph. The j sole condition of the victory was unity. "I believo and still believe." continued 'Mr Lloyd George, "that the necessity for compulsion arose in September. I adimire Lord Derby's colossal efforts, but the Derby sch "me was not voluntary.. It possessed many of the disadvantages of compulsion and voluntaryism withoiut the advantages oF either."

Mr Lloyd Georg© denounced the base, treachorous and personal intrigues of those alleging him capable of advancing liis own ends when bent on winning the war. Ho was glad that his clandestine anci surreptitious assailants had now been forced into the open. He ha<] been subjected to a cloudy discharge of poison gas. "If any man believes the testimony ot the persons who invents private' conversations in ordier to malign a friend," said the speaker, "I seek neither his friendship nor support. 1 hare worked with tho Rf. Hon. H. H. Asqwrth for ten years most harmoniously. It would ill requite Mr Asquith's great kindness if I remained an automaton, not expressing my opinions, freely, candidly and! independently. The counsellor professing a constant agreement with his leader is only beeraying him." rte viewer! the war with hatred. Therefore he wished thiiis to be the last, but it would . ot he the last unless it was conducted effectively. "Time is not our. alW'," saidi Mr Lloyd George. "Time is doubtf il, neutral, not yet won over to our side. The Allies are imited, 'but their design for co-ordination has left much to ho desired. All str o-G en n any is pooling all its forces, brains and effoi-ts. "VVe have possessed: the means, the | Germans have too often possessed the •method*. Left- us apply their methods to our me<ms and victory will be certain. Trust, the peoplw and tell them what is happening. There is nothing to conceal. Our people are courageous; they wffjl respond with enduring ffteadffaetness, devotion and l faith."