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Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 October 1916, Page 3

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| (Received This Day 2 p.m.) ! 'Australia-New /..Miami Cable Service.) MEDALS FOR ANZACS. London, Oct. 27. Two hundred and sixty-seven military medals have been awarded Australians, including one New Zealander. RUSSIA'S REPORT. A Russian coiinmiinique reports:— We repulsed the Germans southeast of Riga. Our advance posts fell back to tho east bank of the Shara. The Rumanians on the west frontier of Moldavia captured Bolia. northwest of Okua and Piatraotkiial heights south-west of Okua. Tlie Rumanians a [ .rested the enemy! offensive on the Yalakhia frontier. There is fierce fierce fighting on botli banks of the Gin and the enemy is attacking on tho whole front in the Dobrudja. Tlie Rosso-Rumanians are resisting and 'returning nolr'th of Hir so va-Kaca pki o J line. THE FIGHT FOR MONASTER. The .Daily Chronicle's (correspondent at Athens says the battle for Moilastir is unabated. The continual arrival of reinforcements makes the struggle severe and likely to last some time. Despite the push against Rumania the Bulgars have been able to send men from the Danube to iMonasti'r.

THE TREATMENT OF PEISOXETSS. Paris, October 27. The French Government lias published a report showing how reprisals seen >ed the mitigation- of brutalities practised on prisoners. The French commenced feeding the Germans lavishly, when detailed reports of the miserable conditions of the Gen-man prison camps au-rived and Germany was informed French methods would be altered unless better treatment was accorded Fitncli prisoners. 'For a fortnight the Germans did. nothing so the allowance of meat to German prisoners was reduced from twelve ounces to four and 1 a quarter and bread from twenty-four ounces to ten and a half, and th© typical menus of the German camps were, secured and duplicated in Franco. When tlio Germans stopped parcels and letters the French noted, sinvlairly until the Germans altered tlie : r conduct. The French, however, did not give deoyed food, or mis pni'uners with others infected with

typhus. Tlie Gerninn commandant at the o«ni|> nt- Ca«sel met the protests with the ferocious remark: f 'l make ivar in try own way." Several cases of murder were record, ed. including a. soldiier bayoneted through misundei'stianding an order. Savage tortures included brushing tlie bare flesh until the blood flowedi. The report includes many photographs and Gorman letters.