In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 40, 17 June 1915, Page 5

In the West

GERMAN SENTIMENT. CONTENTS OF TWO LETTERS. Times and Sydney Scn Service. (Received 8.0 a.m.) London, June 10. A German letter, which was intended for the British, and which was thrown into the Ypres Canal, says: The beginning of victorious ends is accomplished. The Serbs want peace with the Austrians, and ( Russia is ready for peace, as her interests in the Balkans is threatened by Italy’s declaration. Russia is tired of suffering great loss in Galicia. Britons, don’t you fear the end? A letter found on a German at Arras signed “From Gretchen,” siad: “Don’t send any more English to Germany. They are not worth feeding; kill the m all.” AT FIFTEEN MILES MAKE HOLES 30FT DEEP.

[Unitm PffilM AaHOCUTIOK.I (Received 8.25 a.m.) Paris, June 16. The German long-range guns, which at a distance of fifteen miles, shelled Compeigne forest harmlessly, made holes thirty feet deep in the forest. V.C. HERO KILLED IN ACTION. (Received 8.25 a.m.) " London, June 16. Captain Johnston, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery on November 20, has been killed in action. i BRITISH CAPTURE TRENCHES AT LA BASSEE. GERMAN AIRSHIP’S MISFORTUNE (Received 9 a.m.) Paris, June 16. A communique says: The British, during daytime on the 15th. captured a line of trenches west of La Basse. A German airship was forced to alight in the French lines at Noroy Snr Qurcq, east of Fertemilon, and the aviators were imprisoned.

EXECUTIONS IN LIEGE. INHABITANTS INTENSELY ANGRY A TELEGRAM FROM THE KAISER (Received 12.40 p.m.) Amsterdam, June 16. The execution of eight citizens of Liege for alleged espionage has produced intense anger. Twenty others are still imprisoned, and there is great anxiety of their fate. Some relief is afforded by a telegram from the Kaiser, which was exhibited alongside the list of the executed, stating that m future every court-martial death sentence must have the Kaiser’s sanction. THE WESTERN FRONTIER. The High Commissioner reports:— London, June 16 (3.15 p.m.) On Tuesday the British took a line of trenches west of La Bassee. A German airship was obliged to descend in the French lines near Noroy-sur-Ourca, and the aviators were made prisoners.