Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 November 1916, Page 3

Late War News

Australia-New Zealand Cable Service. (Received This Day 8.53 a.ui.) PRESIDENT WILSON'S .MESSAGE TO JAPAN". New York, Nov. 13. A wireless message has been inaugurated from the United States to Japan with a relay at Honolulu. President Wilson sent the following message to the Emperor: "May the day soon como when the voice of peace will go into all the world." GERMANY'S DEFENSIVE MEAi9UR.ES. New York, Nov. 13. The New York Times's Berlin correspondent sends by wireless message an interview that he hadi with the Secre-

tary of State, iHerr Zrimmermann. who said Germany was not sinking neutral merchanmcnt per se but as a defensive measure. The armament of several British merchantmen had been used to, attack, therefore arnied merchantmen cannot be considered peaceful trade vessels. Germany was merely sinking vessels to stop contraband shipments to the enemy. [Neutrals have their remedy by discontinuing the carrying of contraband. SIR EDWARD GREY'S CHARGE. The New York World says trat Sir Edwardl Grey's charge of non-suppres-sion of breaches of neutrality is so glaringly at conflict Wutli facts as to amount to a deliberate affront. FOOD PRICES IX ENGLAND London, November IG. The Hoard of Trade Labour Gazette states the average retail food prices or. November 1 were 5 per cent higher than they were tone -month earlier. Compared with prices- An July, 1914, present prices have increased 78 per cent. CO.MPUL.SrON IN GERMANY. The Morning Poet's Berne correspondent stattes that Bavarian newspapers are protesting that the Berlin political and military authorities are mobilizing the civilian population of the empire without consulting the Federal Council or the Reichstag. "They insist that the separate German states should be consulted. The Berlin Bourse is-alarmed at the prospect of compulsory war service for civilians. It is reported that the army authorities are limiting army and navy contract profits to 10 per cent. THE RUSSIAN DUMA. Tho Daily Chronicle's Petrograd corerspondent states that the Duma has 'resumed. The speeches tin both houses emphasised the necessity for fighting to a victorious finish. The only severe criticism of the Government was aimed to remove the causes preventing the nation from developing its full energies to win the war. A members of the "right" characterised the advocates of a separate peace as State icrinliinals. President (Rodzianko- expressed his gratification for the loyalty of the Allies and a deputy oricdl: "Long 'Live England." The House gave an ovation to Sir George Buchanan, the Briitish Ambassador. The Polish representatives protested against the parody on Polish independence and declared the ideal necessity was to bring the Government into closer touch itfith Russian public opinion.