THE WAR

Levin Daily Chronicle, 25 January 1917, Page 3

THE WAR

« (Received This Day 8.-15 a.m.) i\OT WORTH CABLING. Sydney, This Day. Howell Price Keares is being charged with having forged and uttered two cheques for 101)0 dollars each. U.S.A. UNIVERSITIES' PROTEST. Washington, Jan. 24. The United States universities have petitioned President Wilson to demand Germany to stop deportations and the unparalleled cruelty of inflicting unspeakable suffering on the Belgians. The petitioners say that Americans should not bo inactive in the presence of so hideous a wrong perpetrated on helpless people. BRITISH SUCCESS. (A.-N.Z. and Renter Serviced London, January 24. Sir Douglas iHa.lg .reports:— We were successful.in an attack, during which we made prisoners, northeast of Neuville-St. Vaast. We repulsed an. enemy raid between Armentieres and Plogsteert. The enemy, in a second raid, reached our trenches, but were ejected, leaving a number of dead. K.C.B. The Gazette notifies that the Order of the Grand Cross of the Bath has boon confer,red; on General Sir William Robertson and Surgeon-General C'ogh, for war services. FRENCH COMMUNIQUE. A French communique runs There has been a fairly lively cannonade at Champagne-Argonne. We carried out a. surprise attack in tho Lorraine region. At Richeeourt there has been artillery fighting and at Alsace, in the direction of Largutzen. WAR OFFICE LANDS. lln the course of an announcement as to tho ire-organization of the Lands Brach of the War Office, the Munitions Ministry stated t!:«t the War Office owned 200,000 acres. Rental value of the buildings acquired during the war totalled! (threes land a half millions sterling annually. A further 150,000 acres had been taken over since the war. A SMALL SUCCESS. A wireless Austrian official message says: ''We captured a trench near Gorizia." (Received This Day 11 a.m.) ALL-RED CABLE. The Dominions Commission forecast report states that the Commission will propose the construction of an "Allred Cable" with joint British and Canadian control, thereby supplying the Canadian press with European news untainted from the United States. "FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT. Two girls were sentenced to a fortnight's imprisonment with hard labor for having smoked cigarettes in .munitions 'works in the North of England.

BRITISH CONSULAR. SER- ' VICE. I The Daily Telegraph states that farreaching changes in the British consular service are pending. The Foreign Office has submitted a scheme to> the Associated Chambers of. Commerce which (it is understood) they broadly approve. It largefly) increases tho money grants. Germany in the past spent twelve thousand sterling annuinilly in this way at the Petrograd Consulate and in Great Britain £1840 It ie proposed to increase the salaries, allowances and travelling expenses and relieve consuls of onerous shipping duties that now are talking up threequarters of the consul. l -:' time. An important change will be the appointment of many new commercial attaches linking np the consular diplomatic service, which is especially) needed in countries like South A.morica, where there are great opportunities for trade and Germany is most active. The consuls probably will be recruited by examination, and then trained at modcm. universities. They will receive expert assistance and be strongly backe'" bv the diplomatic service. STEAMERS SUNK. The British steamer Trenmnadcsi (35G2 tons), the Danish steamer Klnmperborg (1785 tons) and the Norwegian boat Rcimmga (1147 tons) have been sunk. The Daily Mail calculates that in ninety days ended January 23rd, there were 470 vessels submarined, including 187 British. A SIDELIGHT. )Ymuiden, Jan. 24. The Dutch coastguards saw a German submarine in the vicinity of the battle. Theyi expelled her from territorial waters. It is uncertain whether UG9 will be interned, but apparently it is impossible to render her seaworthy within 24 hours. STRIKE IN SPAIN. Madrid, January 23. The trades unionists in the metal industries in Saragossa, Barcelona, have declared a general strike. The strikers collided with tho military and several were killed and wounded. GERMAN "SLIMN'ESS."

New York, January 2-1. The New York .World's correspond-

cnt at Berlin interviewed Herr Heckschcr, a prominent member of the Reichstag, who said: "We don't want to continue the war against France, and we would 'ue glad to meet 1' rencii deputies to consider why France continues lighting. 1 believe Germany is prepared to 'restore ante-bellum conditions. Respecting France, Germany lias waged war on l'rance for 110 other object than to strike her ally Russia, the instrument o-f England."