Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 July 1916, Page 3

Late War News

9 (Received This Day 9.10 a.m.11INGAR1ANS A[NXIOUS. : Amsterdam, July 18. ;L he proximity of tlie Russian cavalry to the frontier of Hungary at Ivitlibaba Pass is causing anxiety, which the prominent officials are seeking to allay. Count .Bethten, president of the fonntier county declares that it is impossible for a singie Russian to appear on Hungarian soil except as a. prisoners. WHAT TRAVELLERS SAW. I'a.seengeiVi arriving at Flushing state they saw a British squadron chasing German torpedoers towards the Belgian coast. AWKWARD QUESTIONS. Berne, July 18. A German Socialist manifesto is being circulated in Germany entitled ''Naval Bluff." It asks if the British fleet* has been vanquished why does the blockade continue, and why doesn't the German fleet bombard the English coast and land an invading armyP The reason is that tTie naval victory was a fiction. NOTE.--The cable news in this issue accredited to the ''Times" has appeared in that journal, but only where expressly stated is such news the editorial opinion of the T^ea-

(Received This Day U.Jo a.m.) 1 blJt. ivOuLR Ai*j.v:A i. London, July 18. Sir Roger Casement's appeal has been disavowed. There was a small attendance at the Casement trial; th© dreary leg«£t argument failed to iill the Court, though me judges appeared to be interested ini Air Sullivan's delviugs in old-time records. The judges came to a decision in a few minutes. Casement listened without apparent emotion and with a faint smile. fie waved his hau to some women friends, who were present throughout the trial, before ho finally disappeared below the dock. It is understood that Casement appeals to the House of Lords and a petition is being promoted in his favour. HIGH OONIMISSTOXiER'S REPORT. London, Ju>y 18. The French official report says that 6onth of the Somme the Germans attacked yesterday evening and night in the village of Biaches and at La Maisonette. Despite repeated attempts, costing him heavy losses, the enemy was unable to roach La Maisonette. Some enemy detachments proceeded along the ca.nnl east of Biacho* where {he fighting continues. On the left of the Meuse a coup de main directed o-n our trenches at nil! 30-1 faile-l under our fire. On the right bank the night was marked by grenade combats in the neighbourhood of Chapelle. Sainte Fine, and westwards of Fleury. Everywhere the enemy was repulsed. There has been) a lively artillery action in tlfe region of La L-aufei and Che-

The Italian official .report says there have been artillery duels in the region of Rtelvao nmd Tonnle. In Valla ran the enemy's attacks were defeated at Foppiano. notwithstanding the vigorous resistance of the enemy. The Italian infantry resumed its advance 011 the northern sVrpes of the Posina-Astieo area where the enemy attempted to cheek its progress hy repented fruitless counter-attacks.