A REFUGEE'S STORY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 118, 20 January 1915, Page 5

A REFUGEE'S STORY.

KAiSER'S DISGUSTING COZENAGE. Press A4Bo^iation---Oopyrrg)»^ (Reed, 5.45 a.m.) ' LONDON. Jan. 19. A Cairo missionary refugee from Haifa says 'the Turks celebrated an alleged victory over the. Russians in the Caucasus, organising a fete and procession Whereby the principal feature was bone<uring Mahomet aud the Ksis-e'l;. A Lutheran. pastor was compelled/to join tlie cry "God protect ', the Raiser, Hadji VViJhelm," For the benefit of tbe Arabs tt has been discovered that the Kaiser ■ Is a direct descendant .of the Prophet's slster,anrfl that he had undertaken to make a 'pUgriniage to Mecca at the end of the war. BRITISH PRISONERS SHOT. (UPViI i.j.o a.m.) •LONDON, Jan. 19. Amsterdam reports that three British prisoners who escaped from Louv*in~were re-arrested and shot. The result c- this was serious rioting in -•the plkrcners' camp. At Neerwinden . attacked their German killing one of them. Aftej- the was quelled six Britishers and fjkh, Tutkbs were executed. ALIEN ENEMY'S RIGHTS. ENGLISH COURT'S DECISION. '' (Reed. 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 19. The Chief Justice in the Court of Appeal gave the decision that an alien enemy may be sued but he himself cannot sue. he has the power to appeal. FRENCH SUCCESS. SNOWSTORMS DELAY OPERA- : : TIONS. (Reed. 9.10 a.m.) ' ';' PARIS, Jan. 19. A communique .says there Is less activUy along tbe* front owing to many snowstorms. Another earthwork was captured a* Boisle'pretre, where the French occupy five hundred metres of German trenches. TURKS IN SYRiA. ** (Reed. 91-0 a.m.) I LONDON, Jan. 19. The" Evening- News' Cairo correspondent, estimates tint there are. sixty thousand Turkish regulars, sixty thouaand recruits, and seventy thousand iii. Syria. A Ps-rseval airship, and many motor yeas-els are accumulated at Damascus. The <*hief cf the transport service told m interviewer that he was unable to organise proper provision for supply through tbe deficiency in camels and hors#. Cornel Kressenstein delivers fre< queaf- addresses in the Damascus Mosqy?s. LORD KITCHENER'S APPOINT. WENT. LORD HALDANE DEPENDED, (Reed 10.45 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. IS, The Daily Chronicle, rebutting attacks tm Lord rlaldane, states that Lcrd Baldane pn August. 2nd was asfist.ing Mr Asquith at the War Office. Tttvy decided that Lord Kitchens sfawuid be War Minister. The Foreign Qffii.e hesitated, desiring that Lsru Kitchener should go to Eeypt. Mr A&q tilth, however, recalled Lcrd Kitchener. It was untrue thit the appointment was due to the newspaper agitation. GERMAN FINANCE MINISTER. AMSTERDAM, Jan. IS. &T.cfa&BQT HalferiCh, director of the Bank, succeeds Kuehn, the ••■'.,(3w-mah Finance Minister, who has re-

TURKS AGAIN ROUTED. T.e-s Association—Copyright. PETROGRAD, .lan, lf>. (Official). —The pursuit of the Turks from Karaurgan continues. A two-days' battle at Jenihos ended in the defeat, of a Turkish division, which lost heavily and fled precipitately, abondoning baggage. Many prison ers were taken, TURCOS REAP A HARVEST. QROFY PROVES A DEATH-TRAP FOR GERMANS. A FRIGHTFUL MELEE. PARIS, Jan. 19. During the retreat at Soissons, tn« Moroccans posted at Crouy as a rearguard allowed the Germans to advance in serried masses until they entered the village. Then the Moroccans opened a rifle and machine-gun firo from every house. The Germans were unable to find cover, and fell in heaps, until the street was full of dead, Then they withdrew. Later they attempted to carry the village from theeastern flank. Thrc* crmpanies of Moroccans, refusing re peaie:! orders to retire, rushed out. There wan a frightful melee. The Mor-oi-i.-ai-s. using their bayonets and rifle* butts, hurled the Germans back mid then retired under rcver of the darki'.css, TURKS FROZEN TO DEATH. WHAT THE RUSSIANS FOUf-.i?. PETROGRAD, Jan. .13. In a wood at Karaurgan, the Russians found 900 Turks frozen to deatli, the.ir icy hands grasping their rifle*. The temperature was 13 degrees below zero. Those alive actually attempted to fight, but were quickly taken prisoners, THE KAISER'S BIRTHDAY. NO FESTIVITIES, BY REQUEST. (Reed. 8.40 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 18 The Kaiser has requested that there ihall be no festivities on his birthday. He desires all to realise the gravity of the situation and the direction in which fortune seems tc have turned its face. He asks that the customary letters and telegrams he foregone, as they might interrupt the postal and telegraphic services, which are already overtaxed, and interfere with his Majesty's work at headquarters. He declares that such messages arc not needed in those days of tribulation which have come to the Fatherland. He offers thanks in advance for each supplication made to the Throne of tbe Most High. NEUTRAL SOCIALISTS. CONFERENCE ON THE WAR, EFFORTS TO RESTORE] PEACE. (Reed. 9.5 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, Jan. 19. At Copenhagen delegates frem the Sc ! "Ust. parties of the neutral States '• tied their first .conference on the 1,.... !ng cf the war. Holland, Norway, ',) eden, Denmark and Italy were reputed. Resolutions declared that v\ idle opinion was horror struck at the ' ;hter and far-reaching ravages of '"■■ war; and they demanded that imi'iate steps be taken to shorten '■■', war. Several delegates pointed out 'V. 1 it was impossible to conclude 1 •», under existing conditions, and ! \v»s admitted that the Allies could not move peacewards while a single 'Terman soldier remained on the soil of v rance, Belgium, and Poland, France, Belgium, Belgium and Poland. iThe President hoped to soon call'a ! meeting of Socialists, representing everv powe",