Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 July 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Reoeived, This Day, 9.15 a.m.) PLAN OP OPERATIONS ON THE SO2UME. (Times Service.; London, July 24. Details of the lighting on the Somme show that the principal conflicts extend over a front of nearly seven miles from Pozieree to the ceintiie of a shallow German salient, the capture of which Is essentia* in order to facilitate an advance on Thiepval Plateau. From here to Guillemont is an extremely strong position which must be taken before Combles can be threatened. Pozieres and Guillemont practically constitute powei'ful bastions at present held by the German line.

IMPROVED TYPE OF SUBMARINE. (Australia and New Zealand Cable Association.) Amsterdam, July 24. The Frankfurter JJeitung quotes the technical weekly jo urn ait Prometheus as its authority for the statement that two of the foremost niwal powers are* building 5000-ton submarine-cruisers, 400 feet long, protected and armed; like medium cruisers. They 'have 18,000 li.p. engines, and travel at the rate of 26 knots on the surface and T6

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knots when submerged. Their effective radius wilt be 18,000 to £u,l>Co sea iniios withu.it replenishing oi luel. They carry tiiu cy torpedo tubes and tivo restive torpedoes each, several anti-aircraft guns, audi mine-laying apparatus for laying ISO mines. (Router's Telegram). A WARNING. Stockholm, JuJ(y 24. It is announced that submarines entering territorial waters will be liable to be attacked by Swedish ermed forces without wanning. N.Z. HIGH COMMISSIONER. London, Juy 24. The French official report says:— Oni the Somme the night was calm, but the weather bad. Northward of the Aisne our renonnaisances penetrated the enemy trendies near Vailly, bringing back some prisoners. On the right bank of the Mouse, during the .night, a small action took place in the neighbourhood of La Chapelle, and Saint Fine, Wo captured thirty prisoners. A new calculation shows that th'e total number of prisoners taken in this sector in ten days exceeds 800. (Received This Day 11.25 a.m.) SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. (United Service). London, July 24. Sir Douglas Haig reports that there has been continuous shelling on both sides during the night. Enemy coun-ter-attacks yesterday between the high road and Guillemont did not gain any i advantage, our machine guns and artillery inflicting the heaviest casualties. We gained some ground on the high road near Guillemont, despite the enemy's stubborn defence. We secured important advantages at Pozieres and a large portion of the village is in our hands. 1 SIR ROGER CASEMENT. i The Attorney-General has refused Sir Roger Casement's application for leave to appeal to the House of Lords. '