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Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 July 1916, Page 3

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MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. London, July 13. The Rt. Hon. H. H. Asquith will make a full statement as to the Dardanelles' and Mesopotamia operations on Tuesday next.

THE EASTERN FRONT The Daily Telegraph's Petrogr.id eorrespowtipnt *■ nd the .staff's explanation of t)ie situation on tlio Stokhod. Tlie battb-froiit stretches one hundred miles mostly coinciding with the valley ot the Stokhod. nud both hanks' of the river between the railways converging on Kovel are in the Russians hands. Further north, the Germans in Feme places retain the eastern, biank. There are indications that five additional German corps have deployed: on the Stokhod. and three are from France and the remainder from other parts. The Russians' frontal fight for Baranovitch covers the front for thirty to forty miles, and the Russians are finniy established in newly-won ground. Progress has been retarded by the strength of the enemy's lines and the obstinacy of their defence. The Russian:. hold a position within six mi leu of the railway .junction, strategically Almost equal to Kovel. MR, DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. London. July 15 •Sir Douglas Haig Bays that artillery duels and fighting continued in certain sectors. Enemy raids weet of Wyt-scliaete and south of T,-i Bassee Canal were driven off. Aerial 'activity continues despite the unfavouraWe weather. German attacks on our reconnoitring aeroplanes over the German lines were driven off. One British aeroplane is missing.

MRITISH PIUSOXRf!'- IX GERMANY. Lord Robert Cecil, in the 'House of Commons, read a lengthy German reply, categorically repudiating the charge that tln\v had not recognised their obligations regarding the food supplied to the British prisoners. The German Government sanctioned the despatch of collective conßignments to prisoners, on condition they did not contain a predominance of those commodities which only are obtainable to a limited extent by the Germans in consequence of the British blockade.' If as reprisals, the rations of German prifioners are reduced tilie Govenment proposed not only to withdraw the permission for sending collective consignments of parcels, but also the reception of individual parcels.

Lord Robert Cecil added that the last part of the German reply regarding the exchange of civilian prisoners • appeared to mean thsrt wo should release all German civilians in exchange for all British civilians regardless of the respective numbers. The Government proposed to reply that it could not b;> accepted; it meant sending 26.000 Germans for 4000 British. He jyoiild propose to repatriate nil civilians over fifty, and; oil over forty-five unfit for service, and of the remainder, equal numbers of each nationality should be r intern, d in a neutral country.

'Replying to a query whether tlus meant the abandonment of the polncv of reprisals Lord Cecil said, the Government would hold o free 'hand. They would retaliate if it was the only way of securing justice.

CARRYING ARMS PROHIBITED An . order-in-council under the De fence *of the "Realm Act prohibits th< carrying of aims without naval or null tai-y permits.

OFFICIAL FRENCH RICPORT. Paris, July 13. A communique reports an intermittent cannonade on the Somrnc. We penetrated a salient in the neighbourhood of Prusnes in the Champagne and. took prisoner a number. An intense bombardment place during the night, in the sectors Souville-Chenois-Lata ruffe. The enemy attack in t1..Vosges south of Carspacli was ■after n lively grenade struggle.

submarines of the Deutschland lype will be built at Kiel and Bremen. It is expected that twelve will be completed T»jr August.