Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 October 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Australia-New Zealand Cable Service.) (Received This I>ay 0.30 a.m.) : UMTBD STATES XOT TOO PROUD ! rno mght. Xew York, October 6. j Prraident Wilson, speaking in the { election campaign at Omaha, said the United States tvero not too proud to figpit for any jijsb cause, but would' not fight for ipetty things. r The opposition press criticises this. ; asking if the sinking of tho Lusitonia wild the Susses, and the Mexican bor- ] der masacre aro ]>etty things. GEXERAL VOX ARXDI'S RE- * PORT. i i London. September 6. | Phillip Gibbs states:—A report by General Von Arnini, commanding the 1 Fourth German Corps against the . British front on the Somme, in July, has fallen into our hands. It is an , analysis, impartial and candid, of our j qualities and weaknesses and our fail- , ures. and of his own organisation and ( leadership. Von Arnini confesses the , utter failure of his war machine, and acknowledges that the British superi- , ority put an erer-increasing strain on , tie German organisation, the effect of i our artillery j and mastery of our flying corps, causing demoralisation in the German command i« admitted. As the bitter fruit of experience Von Arliim says the. British infantry learnt

much in the autumn offensive of 19L and shows great dash in attack an great confidence. The artillery regi tratioii: of fire control is assisted b well-organized aerial observation. H recounts how far reaching the guns wer when they brought the German battl headquarters under fire causing th officers to bo panic-stricken. The Gei man artillery was much hampered b the steady intensity of the British fir which 'also* rendered enormously difficul the bringing up of reserves. He con fesses the utter failure of the Gea*mai counter-attacks which were ivithou j method and weight. The numerica 1 superiority of the enemy's airmen, an< 1 tho fact that their, machines were bet > ter, were disagreeably apparent. Thej were ahl© successfully to fire on om , troops from a low elevation. He ad mils the German equipment in ammu nition reserves is very faulty and the German machine guns too heavy, anc the men had' an insufficient supply ol grenades. Arnim does not suggest the food .supply of the army is insufficient, but it is difficult to get food to the front trenches. Til all other organisation the German departments were found wuiting, and the war machine was thrown out of gear by the ferocity and; continuance of the British assault. (Received Th"s Day 10 a.m.) PRENI DENT WILSON'S SPEECH Washington, Oct. G. President Wilson's Omji.li a speech is interpreted as a. warning to Germany that if the ruthless submarine campaign is resumed with consequent' losses of American lives, America will fight, but she will not fight over the questions of American property and interests involved in the blockade, and mail seizure controversies with the Allies. There known to be some un- ' easiness .in, AVashuigton at the possibility that Germany will think AmerI :ca is bluffing over the submarine posiI tion, and if the German Government could make it apparent, the German nation resistlessly demands the renewal of the submarine campaign, the United States will content itself with further Note Writing. President Wilson desires to remove this impression in as public a manner as possible hence his Omaha declaration that "There's as much fight in America ae in any nation in the world." - " The speech also, is interpreted as meaning that, if President Wilson reflected) he should do everything possible to bring America into formal alliance with European Powers and prevent future wars hv combining to force bel- ■ liferents to arbitrate on their differences. fill is is believed by many leading Americans to constitute the j greatest hope of the world's ipeace, with the United States and the British Empire co-operaing in the most intimate mariner. (Received This Day 11 .25 A.m.) BUILDING RESTRICTIONS IN ENGLAND. London, October 6. Official.—Private building operations must be restricted. This inconvenience to the public is unavoidable, consequent on the nation's urgent need for the many .munition factories now in course of construction, which require more labour. At the same time every available man must be released for the Army nnd Navy. The necessity for restriction of private building is the greater because of the use of constructional steel which limits the supply of .material. This is essential for the prosecution .of the war.