LATEST WAR NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 70, 21 November 1914, Page 4

LATEST WAR NEWS

THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN. STRUGGLE ON i.AST PRUSSIAN FRONTIER CONTINUES. HUGE HAUL OF GERMAN GUNS AND PRISONERS. 'RUSSIAN SUCCESSES IN THE SOUTH. (Received 2 p.m.) PETROGRAD, November 20. A communique states: —The Germans attempted to break our line between the Vistula and the Warta. ' Oar offensive was partially successful. We captured north west cf Lodz a battery of heavy artillery, ten machine guns and hundreds of prisoners. Stubborn actions before EdenstOi chowa and Cracow are developing nor. mally. We captured three* thousand Austrians on Tuesday. We have occupied Wisnicz, Gorlice and Dukla. (Received 5.35 a.m.) LONDON, November 20. The Attorney-General is amending the Trading with the Enemy Act, to enable a public trustee to be appointed to be receiver of all the property of alien enemies including dividends and interest Mr. Lloyd George in the Commons ; said he approved of Mr. Henderson's proposal for a direct tax on wages, but said it would necessitate gigantic machinery. He had himself formulatited a scheme which had been put isiae. If favourable + o the general sentiment the House might possibly arry the reform. THE TENNESSEE INCIDENT. ADVERSE CRITICISM OF GOVERN* ML NT ACTION. (Bee. 1.20 p.m.) NEW YORK. Nov. SO. Senator Lodge, addressing the Republican Club, criticised the Administration and its action regarding the Tennessee incident. He pointed out how the Tampico incident developed into a serious matter. EXTENSION OP BRITISH MINE DEFENCES. COMPULSORY PILOTAGE AT VARIOUS FORTS. (Rec. 1.20 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 20. The Admiralty announces that owing to the extension of mine defences pilotage is compulsory at various ports, including the Humber, the Tyne, the Firth of Forth. Moray Firth and Scapoa Flow. ITALY'S ATTITUDE. POLITICAL PARTIES FAVOUR WAR. (Rec. 1.40 p.m.) ROME, Nov. 20. The Tribuna states that the Radical » Constitutional, Democrat, Reform, and '•■cialism parties have agreed that the hue is ripe to collectively oppose the eutrality and to safeguard a policy of ocovering the lost districts from Austria by helping the Entente. PROPOSED SECOND EXPEDITIONA_RY FORCE. HON. .TAMES ALLEN'S VIEWS. DUNEDIN, This Day. The Hon. Jas. Allen does not consider it will be necessary to despatch a sew one! expeditionary force, as arrangements will be made for the sending of heavy reinforcements in order to mamtain the expeditionary force in Europe at its full strength, throughout its service. BRITISH FINANCING. LONDON November 20. The ('ominous adopted resolutions ambedying Mr Lloyd George's proposals for financing the war. Mr. Arthur Henderson suggested ha'i indirect taxation should be swept iway and replaced by a direct tax on wages, re be collected from the em'doyeis. The experience in working the Insurance Act showed that the iilliculties in the way of collection were not insurmountable. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Rec. 8.40 a.m.) PERTH, This Day. The Parliamentary Opposition has elected Mr. Frank Wilson as leader. SYDNEY, This Day. The war funds total £572,279. MELBOURNE This Dar- > The Government is manning seventeen prize steamers for transport purposes. A fire gutted the Warburten Buildings in Bourke Stret. The damage is estimated at £20,000. BRISBANE, This Day. An inquiry is proceeding into an alleged mutiny of the firemen aboard the Kanowna when off the Queensland coast on September 7th. J. Dewar, a New Zealander,«who is assistant superintendent of the Survey Department of th the Mayay States, haa arrived, tie proceeds to New Zealand. MELBOURNE, This Day. Ashed whether the quota of troops Australia was sending was sufficient, Mr. Fisher replied that he would send all necessary and more than asked for. The N&vigation Bill introduced into the Sen: te embodies an agreement t'l an international convention on the question of life at sea. HOBART, This Day. In the Assemb-lv a Bill to increase