Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 October 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Austra]ia-?*ew Zealand Cable Service.) (Received This Bay 9.10 a.m.) LENGTHENING THE GERMAN FRONT. New \ork, October 27. Advices from London state that the Allies' operations in France are seriousfy adding to the length of frontage the Germans have to defend with their fast wasting reserves. Every wedge driven linto the German line, like those at Thiepval and Douaumont. makes the front zigzag instead of straight, thus increasing the mileage of trenches in which the Germans must have additional men and guns or retreat. It is estimated that if ."0 miles can be addled to the German front In this manner it will require 300,000 new troops to defend the front. AN UNCONFIRMED R.EPORT. New York, Oct. 27. The Navy 'Department lias learned that a German submarine has arrived at Norfolk. All information is withheld.

Later messages state the submarine's arrival is only a report which is unconfirmed. FIGHT BETWEEN DESTROYERS. New York, October 27. British and German destroyers fought- a battle in the English Channel. Two German boats were sunk, and tvne British boat sunk and another disabled. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT London, October 27. The Admiralty reports that during last night ten enemy destroyers attempted a raid across the Channel on transport and failed. One empty transport was sunk, but the was

saved. Two enemy destroyers were tunic and the lest driven off, while one British destroyer is missing and feared to be lost. Nine of the crew were saved!. Another was disabled by a j torpedo. and was being towed when ' the tow-rope broke, owing to the bad j weather, and the destroyer grounded. | FRENCH CHARGES AGAINST THE GERMANS. New York, October 27. A message, dated October 24th, and just (received!, states that Gertrude Atberton, the novelist, who recently spent four months in France, in a letter to the New York Times, confirms the French charges that the Germans deliberately linfect prisoners with tuberculosis, and that tihe prisoners were returning in 'rags and srffering from tubercular disease requiring special treatment in the French hospital.-. The letter continues:—'!

lea mod from a thoroughly reliable source that French prisoners not only were forced to sleep wi,tli sufferers from tuberculosis, but tto eat anfl rlrink from the same vessels, which were unwashed. Moreover, there are authentic-ted cases wherein were given injections <>f tuberculosis ser.im under tlie pretence 'hat they were vaccinating against typhoidi. Tliis report comes from doctors who had special opportunities of obtaining acenrita in formation."

(Times Service)

| THE WAR RISK. London, Oct. 27. •War .risk rates on liners crossing the Atlantic are 20 per cent, and on others 40 per cent. On the Ca*w route it is 40 per cent, and on the route from the United Kingdom to Scandan a via 100 per cent. THE LONDON AGREEMENT. A correspondent at Rome states that Signor Xitti, ox-Minister of Industry, has urged Italy to endeavor to change the London agreement into an alliance, and thus convince Germany there is no hope that dissent amongst the Allies might shorten the wan'.

(United Cable Service). VON mL\T)EYBU,Rc7'S PLAN. Rome, October 27. The Idea Xazional&'s correspondent at Berne has been positively informed that Von Hind en burg's plan lis to eliminate Rumania and then strongly assail Italy.

THE END AT CONSTANZA. Odessa, October 27. The English. Russian and .French } consuls have arrived bene. They wero amongst the last to leave Constanza. The last train left for Cornavoda when the enemy already was bombarding the line. Despite the ceaseless- and heavy bombardment of the port, the Russian sailors who remained! after the troops and population bad gone did the bravest work in bunv'ng the huge grain elevator's, and scores of cereals, flour and oil. Refugees state that enemy aeroplanes dropped proclamations in the town exhorting the Rumanians not to be afraid, as the invaders -were friends. They also dropped packets, of poisoned sweets bearing false names intendedi to denote they were of Russian origin.