Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 July 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Received This Day 8.45 a.m.) AMERICAN MERCIES. London, July 23. Sir E3ward Grey, in acknowledging American reports on the conxiition of All erican working-camps for British prisoners, draws attenton to Mr Page's report on the 'nature of the work performed, in which, he says, re- - sera bled war work; also to the case of Private Eddingtou, who was struck with a rifle in order to compel him to work while sick. The houTS of work in most cases was twelve, and in one oamp thirteen. Sir Edward Grey commente thnt such hours are excessive for indoors work, A JAPANESE REARCHLIGHT. Petrograd, July 23. A most distinguished Japanese, General Fukuda, is inspecting the whole of the Kussian front with a rifew to reporting to Tokio. Afterwards he visits the western front. BOMB OUTRAGE. San Francisco. July 23. Frank Joseph, the Anarchist orator,

haß been arrested in connection with a bomb outrage.

IS IT PAPEIt, MONEYP Washington, July 23. The Senate has appointed a commission to investigate tJio high prices of paper, and lias invited 6000 newspapers to submit information. The commission opens on Ist August.

(Received This Day 9.5 a.m.) PUZZLED GERMAN'S. London, July 23. The Central News Agency's Amsterdam correspondent says that the German wta.r correspondents are puzzled by the British attacks on Fromellee and south of Armentieres on Wednesday evening. Two strong ddvisiona were engaged. Some consider the movement marks the introduction of a new o tensive; sonio that it is a preside to a serious attempt to advance towards Lille; others that it is a mere demonstration to prevent the Germans sending troops to the menaced sectors at Hoog*.

RUSBIAN SUCCRSSFS. Petrograd, July 28. The village of Verdino, where the Russians obtained their latest victory is on the right bank of the Stvr and west of Demidovlia. The Russians drove the Austrians to tlie outskirts of Berestetchko, at the confluence of the rivers Styr and Londybovka. Tlie Russians now are firmly established on the right bonk of the Lipa, to twenty kilometres above its confluence with the Styr.

PEACE IN SIGHT. Now York, July 23. The New York Times, in discussing the decline in war orders to America, points out that one company alone has dismantled an enormous plant and is discharging 2500 employees. A British inspector is leaving bedaitse the British manufacturers are able to supply the demand. Tlie value of warorder stock also has been affected by the Russian successes on the east front and the Franco-British advance on the west, which has led many to foresee the end of the war in the near future.