Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 November 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Received This Day 9.53 a.m.) DJSUTSCH.LAND OUTS DOWN A TUG. « New York, Nov. 17. The Deutsehlnnd reached the month of Long Island Sound when the escorting tug attempted to cross her bow. There was a strong current and the Deutsehland being invisible lin the darkness (she carried no lights) the tug was cut in two andl sank in three minutes. The captatfn was crushed in the whqelhon.se and four of the crew were trapped like rats below. The others were saved, including Hindi, representative of the Deutsehland's owners. The Deutschlond returned tc> New London under her own power and was docked for examinatffon. The damage is unknown, but the members of the Deutsch land's crew say she will re-sail in a few days. (Received This Day 9.40 a.m.) (Renter Service). JDMPLOYM'BN r F"oF OVERSEAS LABOR. London. Nov. 17. In the House of Commons the Rt. Hon. A. Bonar Law, :ln reply to Mr J. R. P. .Newman, said the Government was considering the employment of overseas labour in the steel and its allied industries engaged in the national inteerst. Mr TV. M. R. Pringlo: Ik the introduction of coloured labour 'being considered? The Rt. Hon. A. Bonar Law: The obtaining oP skilled labour wherever available is being considered. CLOSING IN ON 'MONASTIR. (Un?ted Service). London, Nov. 17. Tlie Serbs and Allied forces arc (.■losing in on Monastic on two sides. The Serbs are carrying out a flanking movement from the easterly bend in the Cerna -river and tho Allies' forces are frontally attacking from the south ; they forced the enemy to the weak Bestridsa line. The SerboAllied .attacks since the tenth compelled the enemy to retire five miles on a fifteen-miles 'front and are gradu |all.v increasing the pressure on the whole front. THE NEUTRAL~ZONE. Athens, Nov. J7. General Sarrail is sending troops to occupy the neutral zone.

(Recu.lved This Day 11.20 a.m.) 1{ UtfStAN COMM UNIQUE. (A.-N'.Z. Audi Renter ScU'viee). London, Nov. 17. A Russian coinmunique states: — The enemy occupied the village of ! I re-lit, in the Iviimanian-Kiimpolung ivgion. The Rinnan .Hits evacuated village of Tirjujiuliu in the JVul region. ITALIAN COMM UNIQUE. An Italian offic.'al leport says:— Heavy fighting continurs at San Marco. 'Wo repu|!sod 'three' detcvmiue.l night attacks. The enemy renewed the .attacks in the morning, arid lifter an ..ntensc artillery attack succeeded in taking a trench; otherwise he was decisively driven off with heavy lots.