MISUSE OF FLAG.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 136, 11 February 1915, Page 5

MISUSE OF FLAG.

NO PRECEDENT FOH INTERFERENCE. (Per Press Association). (Reed. 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, Feb 10. The "Times'" Washington correspondent authoritatively understands that President WiWan does not consider there is any precedent for him to officially take exception to the Lusltanla'B use of the American flag.though it )* possible some action may be taken, later. CAPTURED SHIPS. BEING PSED BY ENGLAND. (Bee. 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, Fob. 10. On the House of Common*,, Mr. Primrose stated that the Government was inquiring into the nature of the YVilkelinitia's cargo.

Mr. Churchill announced that all seaworthy captared and detained enemy steamers were now employed in the Government service, or in ordinary trade. Many are being used as coastal colliers. A ZEPPELIN DESTROYED. THE CREW DROWNED. GENEVA,. Feb. 10. It is reported at Fried richshafen that the newest Zeppelin has bsen missing for four days. It fell in the North Sea off Denmark, and was destroyed. The crew were drowned BULGARIA AND GERMANY. REPORTED ARRANGEMENT TO COMBINE. PARIS, Feb. 10. There are huticaiions that has entered into a financial arrangement with Germany, whose action is intended to eereise a restraining influence on Roumania and Italy. The Bulgarians have been ordered, if summoned, to report themselves fully equipped with three days' provisions. The Temps warns Bulgaria of the danger of choosing Hie wrong path. SAFE IN DANZIG HARBOUR. LONDON, Feb. 10. A large portion of the German Meet is lying at Danzig. All communications have been stopped. THE WILHEMINA, BAD WEATHER RELIEVES "3RTTAIN FROM CAPTURING THE STEAMER. LONDON, Feb'. To. The Wilhelmina entered Falmouth, owing to stress of weather. GERMAN STEAMER FLIES THE SPANISH FLAG.

LONDON, Feb. 10.

It is pointed out that the Gorman steamer Erefeld used the Spanish flagwhen landing the crews of steamers sunk by the Karlsruhe.

THE RUSSIAN FRONTIER. 11,000 GERMAN CASUALTIES. FURTHER DETAILS OP BZURA FIGHTING. PETROGRAD, Feb. 10. Throwing strategy to the winds. General Hindenburg's massed attacks on the Bzura,'resulted, in appalling carnage. In the first German onset from Skiernseviez, the enemy swarmed against the trendies along the railway. Whole companies were annihilated in a dash through the open. For six hours there was hand to hand fighting on the Grabina during a heavy snowstorm. Whole battalions frequently charged one another simultaneously. Huge masses of dead lay between tha trenches. At first the Germans charged, then the Siberians drove them bad:. Each charge added hundreds of vie tiras. The scene at the wayside station of Badnary was terrible. The opposing forces used fragments of railway metal shattered by a Russian mine, and clubbed each other fiercely. The enemy at Adnally was driven back in disorder. The second phase of the battle took place at Gumina, six miles to the northward. Both sides had reached (Stiltmate when the Germans, utilising lorries and vehicles of all kinds, rushed up an army corps and hurled it against the Russian trendies. Half the assailants were shattered by terrible "Russian fire. Nevertheless, they came on regiment after regiment, shouting "On to Warsaw." Some got fifty yards after showing themselves, but none beyond a hundred yards. At one point the Germans advanced twenty deep. Only a hundred of the battalion survived. These were blown to pieces later by a Russian mine. It is estimated that 11,000 were killed at Gumina in two days.

(Official). —The Germans began operations in force in the Lasbehiren region, East Prussia. We repulsed rtsid exterminated almost a -whole battalion. The Germans lost tens of thousands during a six days' attack at Borjimoff, Gumina and Voliashidlowski. Our offensive in the Lupkowpas region continues. Sixty-nine German officers, 5,200 soldiers and IS machineguns have been captured.