THE WAR

Levin Daily Chronicle, 10 February 1917, Page 3

THE WAR

(Australia-New Zealand Cable Service'!

FOR (ELIMINATING U.-EOATS. London, Feb. 8. Naval circles are reticent regarding the submarine position, though they state that the latest methods have proved highly effective. Many losses must be expected. We now have in our possession the means of destroying submarines or rendering them ineffective which will ultimately solve the problem. The public must not expect a speedy collapse of the menace, upon which Germany has staked all. THE WEST FRONT. London, Feb. 9. Sir U'onglas Haig reports:— We attacked important positions at the highest point of S a illy Sallisted Hill and gained the whole of our objectives'. We followed up the capture of Grandcourt vigorously on ibotli banks of the Ancre and made considerable further progress. We captured Billescourt Farm on the Beamcourt-Miraumont road, also a 1 trench between Grandcourt and our old front line. We took further prisoners. * Our gain on the Ancre -since the New Year represents an advance on an average of three-quarters of a mile on a three mil© front. We raided trenches southward of IJouchavesncs, killing a number of German dug-outs were bombed.

We repulsed two attempted raids in the neighbourhood of Guedecourt and La Bnssee.

There is considerable reciprocal artillery activity near Armentieres and Ypres. A large explosion was caused in the enemy's lines 1 . GERMAN VERSION. London, Feb. 8. A wireless German official message stattes:—

The British attacked north-east of Bouchaivesnes and secured an initial success, which was equalised by our counter-attack.

(Received This Day 8.5 a.m.) TROUBLE IN HOLLAND. Rotterdam, February 9. Disturbances continue in Amsterdam. iFuel 1 practically is exhausted and potatoes are most scarce. Many greengrocers' shops have been plundred and the police are guarding the' dock warehouses. GERMANY AND U.S.A. New York, 'Feb. im-

The Providence Journal says that Germany will strike at the United States through Mexico, and' declares it has information that Count Bernstorff smuggled 300 officers (some of them formerly being aboard interned liners) to Mexico Oity. The Filibuster party shipped large quantities of arms and ammunition from New York.

Washington, Feb. 9,

The United States will not fight unless an American ship is proved to be deliberately torpedoed under circumstances admitting of no extenuation. There are no American ships now on the high seas, and the crisis is petering out. AMERICA AND GERMANY. Received This Daw. 9.35 a.m. New York, Feb 9. The United Press's Berlin correspondent states that a special train probably will leave Berlin to-morrow for Berne, carrying Mr W. Gerard and staff, and other Americans.

Washington, Feb. 9

The State Department has not been advised whether Mr Gerard has received his passports and 1 has inquired from Berlin.

Officials are expressing a forlorn hope that if war is averted when Count Bernstorff reaches Berlin it may assuage the Kaiser. Henry Ford announces that if war Is declared he will lend one hundred million dollars to the Government without interest. CHARGED BY GERMANS, Amsterdam, February 10.£ The newspaper " Les N'ouvelles" states that the troops at Aix la Chapelle on January 23rd charged 12,000 hunger demonstrators. Many of the latter were injured. A CRACK LINER. Vancouver, Feb. 7. The California, which was sunk by a submarine, was a crack liner of the Anchor Fleet and was armed with a gun at the stern. She carried a full cargo, mostly munitions. Twelve of her passengers were Canadians.

CARRANZA. Vancouver, Feb. 7. Carranza denies that be sent congratulations to the Kaiser on the beginning of submarine warfare.

THE POPE INTERVENES. Rome, Feb. 7. It is reported that the Pope is pressing Germany to abandon indiscriminate submarining, which is opposed to the laws of humanity.