GERMAN VIOLATIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1917, Page 2

GERMAN VIOLATIONS.

ill Treatment of Prisoners. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received March 14, at 12.40 p.m) Peteograd, March 13 The Commission inquiring into the enemy’s violations of international law has published Dr Krilov’s evidence. It Btates that there was an epidemics cf typhus in tbe camp at Korybust, Russia in Deo 1914. P ,(dents were lying on plenks in tbß barracks and were bo cold that many extremities were frozen, necessitating amputation. They were always buugry and acme oearched the drains for food, causing dysentry. The absence of bath and wash houses resulted in the uncleanliness of the patients, whereat the Germans jeered. When the epidemic broke out, the Germans left the Russian doctors to attend the sick, not providing sufficient medicine, aud forbidding their purchase. There were similar conditions at Praßnych in August 1915, where tbe mnj-rity of the woundeds were sometimes unattended for 17 days. Captured Submarines (Received March 14, at 10.24 a.m.) Washington, March 13 It is asserted that authorative reports have reached here that it is estimated that Bixty German submarines have baen destroyed from Jan Ist to Feb 15th. Russia’s Food Supply. Petrograd, March 13 Yielding to popular demonstrations, the Government decided to hand over the food question to municipalities, which are endowed with extraordinary -powers for oiganising and the distribution of bread, introducing the card system. The Minister of Agriculture admits that blunders have been made, and points out that the present disorders are mainly due to the public lack of confidence, combined with snov/storras delaying the supplier, German War Loan. Amsterdam, March 13 Krupp’s fiim has subscribed two millions sterling to the sixth War Loan. Serbian Food Revolt Amsterdam, March 13 The Netherlander states that owing to the scarcity of food women led a serious revolt in Serbia, but were sanguinarily suppressed. German naval eDgineets have decided (o scrap the cruisotv Goeben, which has become kopelessly unseaworthy. hunger Riots Amsterdam, March 13 The Telegraaf eays there was a hunger riot at Bremen. The crowd smashed hundreds of shop windows and destroyed the electricity installation, The Superintendent of Police woa seriously injured.

In the Air (Received March 14, at 1.55 p.m.) London, March 13 In the Commons Mr MacPherson said the average of British weekly air casualties for six weeks was 7 6 killed, 8.6 wounded aud 4.2 missing. The War Office is satisfied with the best types of machines at present employed, but certain machines are not of the best standard and these they are replacing rapidly.

The air situation on the west front at present is nndocided. All the belligerents have utilised tbe winter to increase and improve their ser-

vices. We must expect severe contests before we obtain a'supfiiiority sufficient to drive tho enemy again upon the defensive. The German air service was never able to perform work comparable to ours.

The situation resembled that of a year ago, when the Germans, after resting and reinforcing, severely contested the supremacy, until our superiority was re-established. The Germans last year concentrated at Verdun, but now the British front is probably connected with the German retirement.

There has never been an absolutely air mastery ou tbe west front. We are continuously sending reinforcements of machines aud material to the front aud have reason to hope that we will again establish a superiority, but only after severe fighting.

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