Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 November 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Received This Day 8.50 a.m.) ! THE POSITION OF POLAND. Amsterdam, November 21. After an angry debate the Prussian Diet by 190 to 104 agreed that Poland! must give Germany permanent military and economic guarantees, also that the German character of the Prussians in the eastern pn-mccvs -must be maintained. The minority included Poles ,Progressive Socialists andi Danes. Herr Stroebel (Socialist) declared that the so-called liberation of Poland was merely annexation and would intensify the war. COMPULSION NECESSARY IX GERMANY. General yon Hindenburg, wrliti nj; to Prince von Holhveg, states that compulsion is necessary in order to solve the food problem and the supply of war material. They should fully utilise all labour, and everyone should spare what they could to feed the troops and munition workers. RECALCITRANT MINISTERS. London, November 21. The Chroniicle's Athens correspondent says it is reported the four «n----emy Ministers have decided to refuse to ■voluntarily surrender to the Allies' deportation order. Adhiiral du Fournet has informed the Government that he ins&ts on thei'r obedience to it and declines the responsibility of the consequence of refusal. GERMAN COMMAND AGAINST RUMANIA. Bucharest. November 21. A wireless message states it is rumoured that von Falkeuhayn has been recalled, and that von Maokensen replaces hint; von Ludendorff taking over the command on the southern front. FIGHTING CONTINUES. Athens, November 21. Violent fighting contin/ies north of Monastir. (Received This Day 9.5 a.m.) HEAVY DAMAGES FOR LIBEL. London, Nov. 2'l. Before the Kings' Bench Rene Oolaert, mayor of Ypres, sued the Pall Mall Gazette and the Manchester Guardian for libel in alleging that Colaert was a traitor and that he was shot for concealing arms and ammunition at Ypres for the Germans. A verdict was given by consent for £1300 damages and ooets. 'M. VENIZELOS'S POLICY. London, November 21. M. Venizeloe. outlining his .policy, states tluvt the 'National Army wiishes to wipe out the stain placed .on til;■

Greek nation by its d'isregardl of the 1 clerbian treaty obligations. Its movements were not an! i-! vnastie though "there were o| e:i confl cts wlith .the Crown owing to the system of de potism set up in Athens. "We have no intention of settling the constitutional question by force of arms, but when the war is terminated and we have safeguarded our national interests and the national defence move- j nient, we will see what guarantees can • be obtained against the possibility of certain number of persons around th? King imposing upon the Crown a policy calfililted ta drive the country to national suicide. The danger of civil war will only arise if the Greek peop'e after the wirr are prevented from jiving expression to the'/ cp.inrons and decisions freely." j