Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 August 1916, Page 3

Late War News

_*>_ — (deceived] This Day 10.5 a.m.) L'IU.SUN'ERS' .S'l'Oßlfo AND BELIEFS. (L'nited Service). London, August 16. Mr Hamiltou l'yfe, correspondent on the Russian front, states that German oflicers taken prisoner, say the staff was discussing peace tor ins. and think, failing success hy spring, Germany will offer to restore occupied territory and possibly pay an indemnity. but if the Allies agreed Germany would start preparing lor another war. Austria now is able only to hold her far-back diefonsivo line, and the fall of Lemberg is regarded as certain.

-MUST WORK FOl? GERMANY. (Times' Service). Amsterdam, August 16.. Hie townspeople of Halliuil in northern I' I'aiuv, wmh commanded to perforin work. The people refused on the jiroiintl that the worfr'tfas intended loi the Gorman nrmy nndi referred to tlx- Hiimie Convention. The German 'oniiii'iinclant has replied that the GerMln " " ll, i tai '. v iiiifTiovitv "won't departfrom their demands. eren if they meant the destructh.n of „ oity of 15,000 inhabitants."

(Received' This l>aj 10.00 a.m.) F AMOIS iUO J BALL PLAYER KILLED. London, August 10. CapUun Prit chard, a. famous Welsh international loot bail player, has died ot wounds, Ho- played in the liis- ' torioal match against the "All-lilackij" at Cardiff. PA.VGER.MAXS' PETITION. Berne, August ■%. Pan-Germans have petitioned for the suppression of Theodore Wolff, editor of the Tageblatt, oil the ground that lie. is exercising a dusheartening influence on industrial and financial interests.