Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 October 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Received This Day 8.55 a.m.) THli GERMAN CAMPAIGN 1 FOR RUTBLESSNEKS. Amsterdam, Oct. 20. Gerinania gives a full report of Count ivon Reventlow's aiiti-Hollweg conference, and states that one speaker conveyed Prince von Bethmann Hollweg's reply to the conference's demand for submarine rutlileesness, say ing it could not yefc begin.

Geheimrath Duisberg caused a sensation ait the conference by announcing he. was von Hindenburg's special envoy and was instructed Ito .(request the conference to abandon ito campaign for ruthlessness.

iSubsecjucnt speakers declared von Hindenburg's wishes decided them not to proceed further.

Count von Reventlow then violently attacked Prince von Hollweg for falsely inspiring Hindenburg who only had heiard one side. LOSS OF" THE ALAUNIA. New York, Oct. 20. The Canard office states that the Alaunia. carried no munitions. Many Americans were among the paesen-

bers and four of the crew were drowned. main* strategic purpose OF THE ALLIES. New York, Oct. 20. The World's London correspondent interviewed Major-General Sir J. F. Maurice, director of military operations. He said the main strategic purpose of the Allies' operations was to retain the bulk of the German forces on the Somme front; as five-eighths of the German army was there the purpose was achieved. The British now were fighting for a jumping place wherefrom to attack Bapaume. While Baupaume and Peronne were not of first-class strategic value their capture would be morally important. Replying to a question, he said he had no reason to lack confidence in the Rumanians' ability to make an effective stand. They had enough men with good leaders and he had no groundi for doubting their ability. (Recieved This Day 10.20 a.m.)

ALLIES ADVANCE TOTAL ELEVEN MILES. New York, October 21. Despatches from the French field headquarters declare the French victory at SaaLly-Saillisel has increased the Allied breach of the German line to a maximum depth of over eleven miles. Soon the Allies will be in a position for most effective assaults simultaneously on throe Bides. The Germans, fearing this development, are constructing deep subterranean tunnels on a scale hitherto unequalled sheltering '1000 men and providing for rapid transfer underground from place to place. The tunnels are equipped: with miniature railways for the transportion of machine-guns and ammunition to the exit, where lifts transport the guns and crew to the surface or permit of descent to the tunnel, and thence to other ,pointe with the maximum rapidity.