SUN CABLES.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 July 1916, Page 3

SUN CABLES.

I 9 TROOPS I'OR EAST i' iUjN/i'. (Renter Telegram}. -London, July. i. Rt'liter's representative has tourei i nearly tlio whole of ninety miles of tin British front. What impressed him n the l.eavy bombardment was the super iorit* of the British artiliery. German deserters, state that in con sequence of the violence of the Britisl gunfire they were foodlefis for threi days. As the trendies were destrovec the icommunications became deathtraps. The daring character of the wholesale infantry raids lias terrified the en. emy, who now appreciate the Britid: striking power. The raids have further enable us definitely to ideimfj the position and diameter of cver\ Gei man battalion between (the Ysei and the Sonune, and has shown that the enemy has not withdrawn any forms tioiifl on the British front. It is known, however, that the 11th Bavarian Division at Verdun, the 22nc Reserve Corps, and the tOtli A l-1113 Corps in the Champagne area have Ijeen sent to the eastern front, and prrbably three other divisions also. GERMAN SUBMARINE AYjPRI/'A'RE. (Router Telegram). London, July 1. "Washington's Department is preparing to inquire from Germany what punishment was inflicted upon the commander of the submarine which torpedoed the Suseex. Informal enquiries through the Am-

baesador at Berlin have remained unanswered. I £<iOOO FOR A LETTER. II ~ ' £ I London, July 1. Mr i''cnwick Harrison has bought Lord Kitchener's letter tailing tor recruits. The price paid was £(3000. Mi- Harrison will present the letter to the nation. Mr I'. W. Tewkesbury is taking to' 'Melbourne an Australian flag covered with famous autographs, including thorio of General Joffie. General Sir Douglas Heig, General Sir W. Birdwood, Lord Kitchener and Sir John Jellieoe. The flag will be so*! for the benefit of disabled soldiers. [ Mr Tewkesbury was the pioneer ot the gold-dredging industry in Victoria. i He met with much success, bot Jiin that State and in New Zealand. WELLANiD OA"NWL INCIDENT. j (Renter Telegram). New York, July 1. Haiiß Tauscher, a former captain in the German army and agen of TCrupp's. has been .'leqnittodl on the charge ol conspiracy to blow up the Well and Canal, in Canada. Throughout the trial Tau.scher's wife? who is the operatic star Madame Gndski, occupied a seat in the court.