MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1917, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

.MOXASTIK OPERATIONS. LONDON, Nov 20. A French Eastern communique says.: —Reciprocal artillery activity whs resumed on the whole front, notably west of Yadar in. the Corn a' bend, north of Monastir. Russians repelled an enemy reconnaissance in the lakes region. British airmen dropped bomb s on the Struma Valley and caused an explosion at Mosouln. COMMAND OF THE SEA. PARIS, Nov. 20th. General Pershing has informed war correspondents that, owing to the efficiency of the protection of the British French and American navies, the enemy submarines failed to inflict a single casualty among the Americans embarked for France. Troops and war materia! continue, to arrive daily.

A WARNING. AGAINST ANARCHY. (Received. This Day at 8.50. a.m.) LONDON November 21.' Sir Edward (Carson addressing the Constitutional .Club said we had ar-j rived at a state when people’s grit, nerve and soul wogjd be sorely tried. Nothing should he tolerated tending to arouse schisms of distrust. AVe had just passed a sham worked-up crisis. There was never a more wicked or scandalous attempt to sow dissension than the allegation of conspiracy against Army Administrations. There are revolutions in other countries, and don’t ! imagine there is no revolution going on in this country. It is not likel-v | to be a disorderly revolution, but by facing th.' facts we will prevent the disaster of anarchy. FOOD SMUGGLING. (Received, This -Day at 8.50. a.m.) ROTTERDAM November 21. Extensive smuggling and food hoarding indicates a German fear of scarcity during the winter. A hundred persons were arrested in Cologne in connection with a single conspiracy. The principal conspirators were railwayman;' who diverted huge quantities of flour, butter and fat to other datamations and tabled them munitions, afterwards selling these goods.