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Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 October 1916, Page 3

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(Australia-New Zealand Cable Service.) (Received This Day 2 p.m.) HUXGAIUAN INDEPENDENCE. Petrogradl, Oct. G. The Novo© • Vremya, in an anlaysis of German comments on 'Hungarian Parliamentary debates, considers that Germany supports Hungary's desire lor independence. .RUMANIAN EXPEDITION. Rome, October G. A wireless message states that the Rumanians who crossed the Danube returned without a. single lost?. They destroyed many Bulgarian depots and provisions including 100,000cwts. of army cereals. "HAMLET WITHOUT HAMLET." King Coiibtantine is endeavouring to form a Ministry of M. Yenizelos's friends, who, however, demamll the inclusion of M. Venizelos in the Ministry. U.S.A. FOR PEACE. New York, October G. President Wilson, speaking in reference to the American attitude towards the war, made an important statement. He asked' if the world understood America's position. America kept apart from the world conflict not because she was indifferent, not because she was uninterested, but because she wanted to play a different part from that. The war had obscured European objects which never had been disclosed. Europe must understand that "before we exert the force of this ination we want to know what we are exerting it for; there is as much fight in America' as in any nation in the world: we want always to hold the force ; America will fight for the rights of mankind, not the rights of property; we want all the world to know we are ready to use force to maintain peace among .mankind." TALK ABOUT PEAC®. Washington, Oct. G. , The Evening Post dec-lares it has 'learned authoritatively that Mr W. Gerard), American Ambasasdor at Berlin, is en route to America, bringing the Kaiser's request that President Wilson, on Germany's request, ask the Allies to istop the war. The United Press's Rome correspondent states the Allies have informed Holland that any move towards peace by the Dtutch Government will be construed a pro-Ger m'an act. Well-in-formed Italialn circles say the Allies are reconciled to the probability of the war lasting three more years.