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Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 July 1916, Page 3

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AFFORESTATION. London, July 5. The Government has appointed a committee to prepare an extensive afforee--Bting scheme in the United Kingdom. SENTRY WOUNIXED IN JTUBTvIX. A private in the Dublin Fusiliers was wounded by a sniper's bullet while doing sentry duty at the power-house in Dublin. MEXICO DOES NOT \VAI\T WAR Carranza, interviewed, denied that Mexico want® war but actions of the United States suggested that the latter wanted war. FOURTH OF JULY. New York, July 5. Ihe .Fourth of July celebrations were remarkably quiet. The dominant note of the speeches was the need for national preparedness. Mr Roosevelt advocated universal training in peaue time and universal service in war time, FRENCH CXMMUMQUE. Paris, July 5. A communique reports that during the night we resumed the offensive north of the Somme and captured a }ine of trenches east of Ourlu. After an intense bombardment the enemy at-

tacked Belloeneanterre and momentarily occupied the eastern pant, but we regained; the entire Tillage. The Germans still axe established at Estrees where there has been a fierce struggle. Our fire has broken all their counterattacks against our positions. We now have 9000 unwounded prisoners. Tile number of guns taken is unknown j one arlny corps captureed over til. Left of the Meuse between Avoeourt wood and Hill 301 the Germans made strong attacks with liquid tire, 'but failed ait the cost of heasvy loeees. On the right bank • the bombardment continues violent in the region of THlaumont andi Achenois sectors. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG"S REP<SIIT.

London, July 5. Sir .Douglas Haig reports that She artillery fire is intense in certain sectors Two German attacks on our trenches at Dar and Thiepval were beaten off, the enemy suffering lose.

A SPY'S WORK. - Amsterdam, July 5. The Telegraaf saya the capture of the steamer* Brussels was due to a spy aboard, supposedly an American, but in reality a German. Ho made light signals with the result' that the torpedo boats steamed up and stoppedl the ship. 'Hie Germans, 'boarding, drew revolvers and ibehaved with conspicuous brutality, especially towards women, although were unopposed. RUSSIAN SUOGEISSES. Petrograd, July 5. A communique says we carried! Bkim-

J ovitch, eastward of Baranovitch, and • seized a strongly- fortified position nor-th-we.sbwaixl of Char tor yet, taking prisoners. We aLso carried the first line trenches in the Touman region, westward of Kolki. ** PHO-LIEBiiNECHT RiOTd IX GERMANY. Amsterdam, July 5. Violent pro-Lielbknecht demonstrations have ibzroken out in Germany and wholesale arrests have been muadie at Liepzig and Bremen. There were shouts of "Stop the war!" "Down with unjust trials 1" The police, early in the riots at Bremen, killed a man for shouting "Long live the Allies!" RUSSIA'S GRJDAT BATTLE. Paris, July 5. Le Matin says a greait .battle of a>nioet uniform intensity is raging on a length of 560 miles between Lake Narotch and the Carpathians, tihe (Russians hoping to compel the Aufitro-Gonnans to bring up their non-organized effectives from the interior. OAIMMXZA COXCLLIATOJIY. 'Washington, July 5. Oarranssa has returned a conciliatory answer to the American Note, hoping that war will be preventedi and l suggesting a settlement off the dispute by means of friend negotiations and joint efforts to curb (border raids. It is understood that. Mr R. Lansing will not press further his demands in connection with the massacre of American troop in Mexico. ■Sir Douglas Haig reports that hand-to-hand fighting and bombing continues between the Ancre and the Somme. Additional i>ri«oners have been taken.

[ A C?I£:KMAX OOM.MIXIQPE. | A German wireless message says that violent fighting continues on .both banks of the Sonune, but the enemy nowhere gained serious advantage. The Russian offensive against Von Hindenburg continues specially in the iSmorgon region. ]he Russians have recommenced the oSensive from Zirin to Barauovitch and were repulsed with heavy losses. After stubborn hand-to-hand fighting tile 'Russians crossed the &tyr west of Kolki. The iltueaian attempt® to recapture their lost positions around iLuzk failed. BRITISH WWSOXiEiUS IS GERMANY. Heuter s Cable Service. London, July 5. 'I he House of Lords di'&cuesed the >light of the prisoners at KhuiMben. Lord -Newton stated tlrut Germany studied reply was received and and it uncategorically refused Great Britain's request lor better treatment of prisonLord fieresfordi deprecated reprisals. He declared that tlie Germans did not care what happened to their own- prisoners, and would welcome a chance to further starve ours.