Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 August 1916, Page 3

Late War News

♦— (Received 1 his Day 'J. 30 a.m.) UKHMAiN .SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC rAE/IT. (Tillies Service). Amsterdam, August IJ. The Social Democratic J/arty has 1> t> 1 is7le iin the Yonvaorbs protests lor not being .allowed to discuss the war aims, although. ill order to make opinion in bo,stile (;i>untrios, the Honourable Peace League has been allowed publicity. The party requests ,signatures to the petition disiriug a peace which will .bring the friendship of neighbouring people*, and guaranteeing territorial integrity, independence and free economic development. WHY THE ARABS REVOLTED. Cairo, August 13. A correspondent with Shoriff states

that the reason for the Arab revolt was the, wholesale hangings and prosecutions of the Arabs, the atrocities in Syria ami Armenia, and Turkey's departure from the traditions of the okl Saltan's and the Porte's treatment of the .Sheriff's family. THE RUSSIAN PKESSTTRE ON" I'HE BffJflMY. Petiroajrad, August 1 3. Mr Stanley Washburn reports that the Pussian armies are showing an almost incredible endurance and persisteee in their -attack despite w'xty days' contin>uonis fighting. The enemy constantly is hoina: reinforced, hut is lmnhle to accumulate blocks of now troops because of tihe .exigencies area ted by the Russian pressure eating up the reserves as fast as they arrive. As soon as the cnemv slows down the Russian advance on one front General Brns'loff breaks through on anothor. The German railway facilities enable them to stubbornly resist the T/iizk armies, hut thev ivre unable to more a single unit southward.