GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 85, 10 August 1915, Page 6

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

United -Press Association. ■ London, August 9.

: A New Zealand officer describes the .Maori contingent at the Dardanelles welcoming their pakeha General by dancing a haka, which perplexed the Turks in the trenches one hundred yards away. They listened to the bloodthirsty serenade, and the Turkish newspaper Tanize published a paragraph saying "for the first time in bistory the Straits had to endure an attack by cannibals." While the Britisb aeroplane was making a reconnaissance behind the German lines in Belgium, shrapnel almost severed the pilot's leg. He lost consciousness, and the machine dived head foremost, turned over, but righted as the pilot regained consciousness and obtained control. Both pilot and observer were saved from falling out through.getting jammed in the mechanism! They flew for 35 mile s back to the British lines, and the aeroplane landed safely. The pilot had 50 woounds in his leg; he is recovering.

The Berliner. Tageblatt says that when the main flight from Warsaw ended a ghastly silence reigned, broken only by the thunder of cannon. Many of the streets were barricaded and only Bed Cross sisters and members of the Civil Guard we<\> to he .seen. Above, the steady hum of Gcr man aeroplanes the fire brigade was beard hurrying to every 'inaiter, pxtinsuishing fires. Executions were daily conducted at the citadel, and death sentences were placarded wholesale! The mob plundered .mipty houses and factories, and secret police were busy at eVery corner. Thousands of wagons, piled with wounded, whose groans were awful, quitted the city. Tile terror of the night was heightened by the bursting star shells. '"> ,

The Daily Telegraph's correspondent continues: —This emphatic rejection of the peace offer of the Kaiser is clinching proof of the steadfastness and. constancy of the gallant Allies. Who will not allow themselves to be pinned down to a decisive battle until their equipment .is complete. The Germans are leaving the railways and are compelled to carry supplies io< .the devastated country whose few roads are the wprst', in "Eiirdpe'r They-'are frantically making "efforts to secure part of the expected booty, vigorously 'attacking .Kovno and Ossowiez, arid' are also endeavouring to cut the 'rear 'line' , : to ;i .N'pvo Georgievsk': Tliey'are also sreaselessly . pushing on between'•! the |Yi.st,uhi and the''Bug.'' '' ' ;i "j ' j . ,-Although their maih plan :hfts 'failed lit, is an open question whether they will,,or will not succeed in giving, a severe blow to some portion of the Russian forces. Tlie meagre news i available suggests that the re-group-I'lrig of the Russians will be effected without serious molestation.

j Countess Beckenddrff appeals for lood jfor Russian' prisoners in- (i&err many.,, , llcdical 'reports'".' state thati f ,they it are not given 'mea't,' but chiefly, .unnutritio\i,s 'soup and sour blacks bread. The Jumps, of meat 'used | foi?, ,soup, are, soaked in CondyV fluid ■to ' .disguise the smell. Disease'is rampant, owing to improper and insufficient food, and tlie men are'compelled to, work hard. ■ : . , t \