AUSTRIAN BUTCHERY

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 80, 3 December 1914, Page 4

AUSTRIAN BUTCHERY

MEW GERMAN ONSLAUGHT

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more mmm victories

DISEASE AND WINTER PLAY HAVOC

THE CZAR GOES TO THE FRONT

3000 GERMANS CUT OFF

FRENCH SUCCESS

THEY DESIRE TO SURRENDER

THEIR OWN ARTILLERY KILLED

ALL BUT 220

150 BIG GUNS SENT TO DANTZIG

FOR NEW SHIPS

THE FIGHTING AT LODZ.

Press Assort , >* > '.n.-- , "'.:»<y r lgttt. (Received 9.50 a.m., 1 LONDON, December 2. - The Amsterdam Telegraf states that when the lecks were opened at Nicuport three thousand Germans were cut off. They desired to surrender. An aercplane reported that German artillery opened fire on their own men only 220 survived.

A GERMAN VERSION,

AND MAKE BIG CAPTURES.

PETROGRAD, December 2

Advices from Opine state that 150 guns recently despatched to Dantzig must have been for German warships which are< being constructed there. It is not expected that these vessels will be ready before next year, but is i 1: believed work had been considerably expedited.

BRUTAL CARNAGE IN SERVIA

HUNDREDS SHOT ON EDGE OF

TRENCH

BURIED DEAD OR ALIVE

(Received 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, Dac'embsr 2

Impartial :rs report in connection with Austrian atrociMos in Servia that 11 ¥8 civilians were mui.ilated and murdered in different villages. One hundred and nine hostages, ages ranging from eight to SO years, wore

taken at Lechnitza and placed on the edge of a trench,, fastened together by the elbowg and shot. Soldiers immediately filled the tranch without, bothering to ascertain whether the victims were dead. Other hostages were compelled to witness the butchery. GERMAN SOCIALISTS DISCONTENTED. AT LEADERS SUPPORT OF WAR LOAN. (Received 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, November 2. Socialists in Germany are discontented over their leaders' decision to support the new war demand of five million marks.

"VORWARTS!"

UNDECIDED DEATH STRUGGLE

GERMANS TWICE RUN THE GAUNTLET.

BATTERED WITH SHELL

CUT UP WITH BAYONETS

(Received 8.15 a.m.)

PETROGRAD December 2

The struggle is still undecided in the main battle line. A portion of Von Mackensen's army was driven towards Lowicz. Another was hurled back en Lodz.

The third division was terribly mauled and pressed back beyond Tushia. Subsequently, during an attempt to break through northawrds, the Germans ran the gauntlet under terrible fire of the batteries to Lowicz, and Soohacaew. where, the Russians received them with a frightful hail of shrapnel and bayonets. Then the cut and battered enemy ran the gauntlet in the southward where Russian batteries, cavalry and bayonets drove them back. The Germans then made desperate attempts to reinforce Maekehseu, one of whose' sections rests on Drunskoyaiia.j the other on Warta, holding .the road to Kalisch.

A CAPTURED STEAMER,

CAPETOWN, Dec. 2. The Apod a will complete her'voyage to Melbourne with a prize crew.

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE

MELBOURNE. Dec; 2

The Defence Department is strengthening'the'local array.! It has purchased

HMD FIGHTING IN BELGIUM

PARIS, Dec. 2

(Official).—German infantry unsuccessfully endeavoured to come out of their trenches southward of Bixschoote. Wo carried by assault, after a hot encounter, a chateau and park at Vermilles, between Bethune and Lens.

GERMANS ESCAPE FROM TRAP.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 2.

An official Berlin report states that the German army east of Lodz was seriously threatened in the rear by the Russians. We broke through after fierce battles lasting thre days. We captured 12,000 prisoners ni.d 25 guns, and did not lose a single gun. Our losses were not light but were not colossal.

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE SUCCESSFUL

DESPERATE BATTLE IN LASKA BISIRICr.

GERMANS DRIVEN BACK IN DISORDER.

PETROGRAD, Dee. 2

(Official). —Our offensive northward of Lowicz was crowned with success?. The enemy's reinforcements from Kalish took the offensive at Sierodz and our advance guards in the Laska district were engaged in a desperate battle all day. Further south we capture! Szertsoff,' where a brigade of infantry of the Prussian Guards with five batteries was dislodged and driven back in disorder.

THE CZAR GOES TO THE FRONT.

?ETROGRAD„ Dec, 2 The Cz'tr has gone to the front.

PRUSSIAN GUARDS RESPOND BRAVELY TO GERMAN DISCIPLINE. HUMAN ENDURANCE UNAVAILING. LONDON Dec. 2. An eye-witness, describing the repulse of the Prussian Guards, says tin? German discipline was wonderful, but occasionally it was forced beyond human endurance. The Germans wore ordered to attack our trenches across an open space of two hundred yards. After cries of "Vorwarts," the first assaulr was delivered, and repelled. The spcond and third were precluded by louder exhortations, and failed. Again there

were shouts of "Vorwarts!" but they were greeted Ivy exclamations of "Nein!" and no advance was made.

GERMAN PERFIDY. YELLOW BOOK REVELATIONS. LONDON, Dec. r. The Yellow Book shows that the treaty of 1911 recognising France's position in Moroceo created disappointment in Germany, which imagined that France was moribund, whose African heritage they must annex.

In April the Entente sent Jounal, a German official report which stated: Neither the ridiculous clamours for revenge of the French jingoes, the English gnashing of teeth, nor the gestures of the Slavs j will deter us from extending Germanism throughout the entire world. It is our sacred duty to sharpen the sword.'

M. Cambon wrote on May 19th, at the end of the Balkan Conference: Von Moltkc declared when war become* necessary it must e waged by ranging: all the chances en our side. Sueceas alone justifies it. Germany must' »ofc give Russia time to mobilise or be obliged to maintain in the east forces which will leave her inferior in t!io west. Therefore we must forestall our principal adversary immediately. There are nine chances out of ten that we are going to have war, and we must begin without waiting for the order and brutally crush all resistance.

EGYPT'S • PROTECTOR.

EGYPTIAN PREMIER'S TRIBUTE;

TO BRITAIN

Press Association— Copyright. CAIRO, Dee. 2. Pasha, the Premier, in an interview with journalists, paid a high tribute to Britain for her magnificent and abiding work in Egypt. She had fulfilled all the conditions entitling and enabling her to remain Egypt's protector.

The Turks have seized the Jerusalem branches of the Credit Lyonnais,. and Anglo-Palestine Bank. The latter's safes hold £24,000 sterling. ,'*;'

HOLLAND; DESIRES PEACE.

MEDIATION DESIRED.

(Received 9.40 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, December 2

Ambassador Vandyke visited Mr. Bryan and pointed out Holland's desire to early end th ewar. He eontended that it was impossible for any country to make overtures on any base at -present. He denied that he had* authorised Queen Wilhelmina to suggest mediation by the United States and Holland.

"TIPPERARY" A BREACH OF NEUTRALITY. FORBIDDEN IN AMERICAN NAVY

AMERICAN PRESS MAKES MERRY

(Received 9.40 a.m.) NEW YORK, December 2

Owing to (Secretary Daniels prohibiting naval men from singing " Tipperary" the New fork press makes merry. The World asks why any anyone wants to sing when a man like Daniels heads the navy. It is absurd to suggest that the song is a violation of neutrality any more than the Blue Danube Waltz, God Save the King or the hymn Gott Exhault de Kaiser which godly churchfolk sing on Sundays. The latter might be a temptation and unneutrally inclined. Naval chaplains ought therefore to be stopped.

SITUATION IN AMERICA

MUST FIGHT OR ABANDON MONROEISM.

(Received 9.40 a.m.)

NEW YORK, December 2

Mj. Mayor bf New York and professor of economic history at Princeton University, predicts that no matter who win? in Europe at the end of the war the United States is sure to be confronted with the abandonment of Monroeism or fighting. Me urges America to wake up andiplacc herself in a proper state of defence.

A FATAL CAROUSAL,

75 PRUSSIAN BODIES FOUND

DROWNED IN A WINE CELLAR

SUCCESS ALL ALONG THE LINE

(Received 9.40 a.m.) PARIS, December 2

Seventy five Prussians were harassed by French artillery and took refuge in a wine cellar in Flanders where they spent the night in carousing. They did not hear the corning inundation duo .to the (Waning i\i the sluices. A French patrol found the 75 bodies floating around • amid the empty bottles. A communique states that we repulsed an attack on Sainteloi, south of Ypres. Our artillery considerably damaged three heavy batteries. We •captured a number of trenches at Vermella. Our artillery destroyed a battery 'at Vefidjrejsse in the ,Oraonne -.region. • We repulsed an attack at Fontaine in the Argonne where we have progrease' 1

(Received 8.15 a.m.) LONDON, December 2

In connection with an outbreak of ' typhoid among the Belgian soldiers, the British red cross voted ten thousand sterling for special accommodation treatment.

(GERMAN NAVY IN NORTH SEA.

GREAT ACTIVITY AT KIEL

KING GEORGE VISITS WOUNDED

SIKHS

MORE COMFORTS FOR ALLIES

The Distinguished Service Order •medal has been presented to Captain Montgomery for conspicuous gallantry, cabled on the 26th. King George spent another day among the wounded Sepoys who were delighted with his majesty's knowledge of the details of their ihihr.s.

The Daily Mail's Copenhagen co--respondent states thai; most of th r •German warships hitherto at Kiel haw been transferred to the North Sea. 'Great activity continues at Kiel. Sev•eral thousand mechanics .are emo 1 ■ •ed in constructing submnrinrs, watc planes, and floating batteries. There is less activity on the fiv< dreadnoughts which were in course cf -construction. Three hundred thousand body belts rind the same number cf pairs of seek:;. Tor which Queen Mary annealed to ibo women of the Env-ira have now reached France for-the trcr-ps.

PRIME JOACHIM RECOVERED

RETURNED TO EASTERN FRONT

(Rec. 9.40 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Dec. 2

Prince Joachim lias recovered from his wounds and has returned to the eastern front.

NEW GERMAN ONSLAUGHT. NOT OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED. (Rec. 0.40 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 2. Though official reports do not confirm an Amsterdam statement that the Germans are making a new onslaught in Flanders, there are man}' indications of increased activity. The situation, however, remains obscure. PRINCE OF WALES FUND. (Rec. 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 2. The Prince of Wales Fund lias reached 4,001,000.

AUSTRIAN SUCCESS IN SERVIA

REALISED

OUPITZE VACATED.

(Rec. 10 a.m.) ' NISH, Dec. 2

A communique states that sanguinary fighting to'k place at Souovodor and Haturzay. The enemy, with considerable forces occupied two important positions. We have withdrawn from Oupitze.

KING GEORGE AT THE FRONT,

WITH FRENCH PRESIDENT

Received 10 a.m. PARIS, Dec. 2

M. Poinsaire, M. Vivian and General Joffre visited the British headquarters yesterday King George and M. Poncare motored to the front and passed the day in the British lines. CHOLERA liT AUSTRIA. CAUSES GRAVE CONCERN.

WINTER.

Received 10 a.m. LONDON, Dec. 3

Cholera continues to give cause for grave concern in several localities in Austria.

BRITISH FLEET AGAIN BOMBARD OSTEND AND ZEEBRUGGB.

SUBMARINE BUILDING STOPPED

Received 10 a.m

LONDON, Dec. 2.

The Eevening News Rotterdam correspondent states that the British kinships bombardment of Ostend and Zeebragge on Monday stopped the Germans from fitting their submarines.

THREATENED FAMINE IN

BELGIUM

A NEW RUSSIAN UKASE

FINNISH CONSTAB FLA RY ' ENDANGERED,*

CRITICAL SITUATION IN SERVIA

ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM

BELGRADE

Received S i 0 a.m. LONDON,Dec. 2.

The Manchester Guardian says that the Belgian Relief Commission denies misstatements respecting the attitude of Germans who afforded every assistance and prompt delivery of relief supplies for Belgium.

The American'Minister at Brussels states that without further and adequate assistance there, famine must result in'Belgium.

Scandinavian newspapers publish a new Russian ukase strengthening the Government's authority. Finland expresses dissatisfaction with it, characterising it as a deathblow to the Finnish constitution.

Router's Sofia correspondent reports that the situation in Servia is critical. It is believed the Servian army lias withdrawn from Belgrde.

KING GEORGE'S VISIT.

AN EVENT OF IMPORTANCE

GREAT IMPEESSION IN ITALY

PARIS, Dec. 2

King George's visit has ben received with lively satisfaction. Newspapers contrast its unobstrusiveness with the Kaiser's theatriealisru.

President Poineairc has gone to the north-west.

ROME De«. 2. > produced an excellent impression in ft lv, where it is considered calculated : ■ convince the most incredulous that Britain has determined to prosecute the v ;■ to the bitter end.

FOUR MILLIONS STERLING . DAMAGE.

MANS AGAIN SHELL RHEIMS

PILE INDUSTRY DESTROYED

PARIS. Dec. 2

The bombardment of Rheims continues. All factories have been destroyed and stocks of wool burned. The

textile industry has been ruined. The damage is estimated at four milions sterling.

teen rebels elsewhere

FRENCH FOR EVER

GENERAL JOFFRE CHEEKS THE

ALSATIANS

RELEASE FROM" THE GERMAN YOKE. PARIS, Dec 2. General Joffre visited Thann and interviewed notabilities who since the occupation loyally assisted in provisioning the troops. General Joffre said: "Our return is definite You are French for ever. France brings you the spirit of liberty and respects your traditions, beliefs hud customs."

One of the Alsatians replied that for nearly fifty years they had suffered every humiliation, had been crushed, wounded and tortured under the name of a civilisation boasting itself superior to theirs. This they well knew was untrue. He concluded by assuring General Joffre of their absolute devotion.

GERMAN SUBMARINES.

MORE NUMEROUS THAN

BRITISH FLEET READY,

LONDON* Dee. 2

The Daily. Telegraph points out that Germany lias considerably more submarines than she was supposed to own, having exercised presumption over an unknown number being constructed at Dantzig or the Germania yard for lesser European and other navies. The journal opines, however, that the achievements of the German submarines will be less remarkable in the future than •hitherto, the British Fleet, by speed and the use of the helm, showing ability to avoid submarine attacks.

A SORRY PICTURE

GERMANS MUCH AFFECTED BY

MEN DYING LIKE FLIES

EPIDEMICS MAKE HEAVY DEATH ROLL.

COMMISSARIAT FAILING.

GERMAN STAFF IN A DILEMMA

LONDON, Dec. 2

Mr. Martin Donohoe, the Daily Chronicle's correspondent, says that \the Germans in eßlgium are Buffering acutely from the winter. As a tripinphant march on Calais was anticipated no winter quarters were provided, and many are without shelter, and dying like flies. Desertions are daily increasing. The Dutch treat military fugitives with every consideration, and supply clothing and warm food. Pneumonia, rheumatism, and typhus have attacked many of the unwounded, and the dealli rate is heavy, but perhaps the Germans' worst and most feared enemy remains. The flooding of Flanders has had a disastrous effect -on the Germans. It has been found impossible to adequately feed the armies facing the allies. Every available train is being used for hurrying vfood to the front. Fresh troops arriving are largely intended to replace the killed and wounded and the victims of disease. The German Staff is between two conflicting resolves. It is unable to decide whether to fling away a fresh army in an attempt to reach Calais, or to cut the terrible task short and quit the country which lias entombed so many of the Kaiser's bravest.

SOUTH AFRICAN REB3LLsO3T

REBEL ATTACK REPULSED

NOTED CHARACTER TAKEN PRISONER.

(Rec. 9.4.0 a.m.)

It is officially stated that the rebel general Wessel's commando on Sunday attacked Commandant Emmett. The rebels were repulsed. Three were killed and eighteen wounded. Five loyalists were wonuded.

Commandant Trichari, captured four teen rebels elsewhere. Arnang Em-

Among Commandant Emmctt's prisoners are Captain Vandam General Wessel's adjutant, a well-known character, who was prominent in the capturing of Harrismith.

BUSINESS TROUBLES IN ARIZONA.

BELLION

(Rec. 9.15 a.m.)

NEW YORK, December 1

The British consul at Bisbee, Arizona, asked Mr. Spring-Rice to protest to Washington against Arizona's new initiative at law whereby no business house is employing more than five persons, nor to have less than eighty per centum Americans. A mass meeting of Britishers drew up a protest against the proposal for forwarding to Mr. Spring-Rice. During the siege of Nacasonora, Mexico, over a score of Americans in Naca, Arizona, were hit by bullets flying across the frontier, one was killed.

The United States customhouse was wrecked by a shell.

SINKING OF THE BULWARK

A SURVIVOR'S EXPERIENCE

(Received 12.:jr> p.m.)

LONDON, December ■>.. Two stokers, Duffy and Gillingham, who are new in the hospital, state thai, they were breakfasting when the

explosion took place en the Bulwark; there wag nothing tc wonder what had happened. The vessel trembled then I found myself going down. I held my breath when below the water. I found I was clear of the vessel, my chest felt fit to burst and when 1 came to the surface J took several deep ba'eaths before being again sucked down. I came ap again when the smoke ha.-! disappeared and found the great ship had gone. It gave me .1 terrible feeling. I, however, got held, of a hammock and held en until :-i boat picked me up. GERMANY'S WAS, STRENGTH.' ENORMOUS LOSSES BUT STILE AMPLE MEN. NO WITHDRAWALS FROM BELGIUM. BRITISH NOT TO BE HELD LIGHTLY. LONDON, Dec. 2. Mr. Maxwell, the Daily Telegraph's corespondent, quotes an officer who has been acting as an intermediary between allied armies as saying that it is dangerous to imagine that Germany lias exhausted her reserves of fighters. It is true that tremendous and irreparable gaps have been made in the best material, but she is always able to put new men and new levies are sent to the western area. The Germans believe that victory must be won here, and not in the east.

They are only just beginning to revise their opinion concerning the fighting quality of the Russians, and incidentally of that of the Austrians who have so grievously disappointed them.

There is no evidence that an effective body has been withdrawn from the west to reinforce the Germans in the east. It is suspected that such reports are of German origin, and intended to deceive.

They have already had a taste of the quality of the new men being raised in Britain and aware that the danger is increasing monthly. Hence the frantic endeavours to make the Channel unsafe for the transport of troops; but there will be no interruption in the supply of young soldiers, who are proving themselves more than a match for the Kaiser's finest and best trained. That is one reason why he is in a hurry and we are.not.

GERMANS IMITATING NAPOLEON

RUSSIAN GRIP LOOSENED.

E NEMY RETREATING ON STRYKOYv.

(Rec. 1.25 p.m.)

PETROGRAD. Dec. 2

Twelve German army corps are now involved in th Vistula struggle; five under Mackensen, two from East Prussia under Francois, and five under Hindenburg. The latter launched two army corps upon the Russians, encircling them. Three of Mackensen's corps forced the Russians to loosen their grip, thus imitating Napoleon at Leipzig., when he liberated* Macdonald by hurlling the Old Guard and Murat's cavalry upon the enemy. Though the German lines were momentarily reconstituted, they have since been turned at Grovno. The Germans are apparently retreating under cover of strong rearguards on Strykow.

BIG 'BATTLE EXPECTED

3EAVY FRENCH GUNS AT YSER. (Received 12.35 ;->.m.) AMSTERDAM, December 2. A big battle is expected in the Yser egicn where many liea'vy French guns PRETORIA, Doe. 2. | Have arrived.

SOUTH AMERICAN NEUTRALITY

ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS. CONSULATE STONED (Received 12.35 p.m.)

VALPARAISO, December 2

The violation of neutrality resulted >n anti-German riots. Crowds stoned the consulate, German banks, and German owned tramcars. The troops were called out, several civilians being wounded.

BERLIN INCITING IRELAND TO RE-

(Received 12.35 p.m.) BERLIN, December 2. Berlin newspapers continue to incite Ireland to revellion.

SIR ROGER CASEMENT,

MENTALLY AFFECTED

(Received 12.35 p.m.) LONDON, December 2

There is much comment concerning Sir Roger Casement's action in view of his public position. Many demand that he be deprived of his pension. His friends suggest that he is suffering "rem mental derangement.

GREAT BRITISH MARKSMANSHIP

ZEEBRUGGE HARBOUR CLOSED

GERMAN SUBMARINES AND SHIPS UNABLE TO LEAVE.

(Received 11.20 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, December 2. The Handelsblad's Sluis correspond-

ent states that the harbour works at Zeebrugge were severely damaged, the sluices, being unworkable. The harbour is completely closed, ships and