ITALY PREPARING

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 161, 12 March 1915, Page 5

ITALY PREPARING

ITALY PREPARING. RESERVISTS CALLED IN. Preaa Association— Copyright LONDON, March 11. Italy' is summoning reservists. France has restored liberty of action to Italians serving in France. GERMANY AND ITALY, .■A SOLATIUM OFFERED. (Reed. 8.30 a>m.) ROME, March 11. It is reported that Germany offers Italy TYentino alone, Trieste remaining Austrian, and at best a free tort. THE DARDANELLES. ITS FALL EXPECTED SOON. . LONDON, March 11. The Right Hon. Herbert Samuel, speaking at a dinner in honour of Sorvia at .the Lyceum Club, said there * 7 as reason to hope that the taking of Constantinople would not be delayed long. Turkish rule for four and a half centuries bad done nothing for civilisation, but had been in negation of freedom. Its termination was imminent. DESTRUCTION OP GUNS. > ■ . ATHENS, March 11. The bombardment of the Dardanelles on Monday destroyed thirty guns belonging to the' motor batteries. A fog on Tuesday necessitated the postponement -of the operations. TURKEY SHORT OF AMMUNITION. LONDON, March 11. Turkey's ammunition, especially projectiles, is reported to be almost exhausted, and the gunners who are defending the Dardanelles are economising shots to hide the poverty of their magazines.

TROOPS FOR TURKEY. BERLIN, March 10. The Frankfurter Zeitung says that a telegram, from Rome states that 22 French transports are rrear Malta, going to the Dardanelles. BRITISH EXCHEQUER BONDS HEAVY TENDERING. LONDON, Marach 11. Altogether 72J millions have been tendered for Exchequer bonds at an average of £95 18/1. A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. SOME TALL STORIES. AMSTERDAM, March 10. A German communique says that with a view of relieving the Russians in Eastern Prussia, the French, regardless of sacrifice, attempted to break through. In Champagne the fighting has been continuous since the 16th February. The enemy • have hurried six arjny corps and enormous masses of artillery on our front, whidfe we successfully held with two weak Rhine divisions. We took 2,450 unwounded prisoners. Our losses exeeeded those at the Mazuriana Lakes battle, but the enemy’s were threefold, and are estimated at 44,000. DUMARIER KILLED IN ACTION. ■i LONDON, March 11. Dimarier, the author of the wellknown? c play, "An Englishman’s Home," was killed in action.

CALLING UP RESERVISTS DARDANELLES BOMBARDED US FALL EXPECTED SOON THIRTY GUNS DESTROYED IN SHE DAY THE DESMAN REICHSTAG BOMBAST AND BATHOS SOME WONDERFUL WORK BY INDIANS

BULGARIA’S ATTITUDE. OPINION OF BELGIAN DEPUTY. (United Press Assn.— Copyright.) LONDON, March 11. A Belgian deputy, after visiting Bulgaria, declares that if Bulgaria abandons neutrality it will assist the Allies in attacking Turkey. A TERRIBLE INDICTMENT. GERMAN ATROCITIES. PARIS, Marach 11. The second report of the Commission which is inquiring into the German atrocities in France states that civilians of all ages have been carried off. husbands often being separated from their wives, and parents from their children. Of nineteen inhabitants of Marne who were despatched to Germany, four were killed en route because they fell behind exhausted. They received two meals in four days, and were frequently struck with fists and sticks. Two thousand men were marching to Gravelines for medical examination when the Germans attacked them with machine-guns, several being killed. Some women were imprisoned for a month in a church at Combes, sleeping in the pews. The sanitary conditions were terrible. A workman was fatally bayoneted for breaking a pane of glass. The Commission further reports that ten thousand French women, childrer and aged men recently returned to France from 28 German cqsucentration camps. All were subjected to mudbrutality, and were without food for long periods. Some were wilfully exposed to the French artillery fire. Several were massacred for slight offences. Almost all were verminous, and nothing was done to prevent sickness and death. The report accuses the Germans of scientifically spreading consumption germs among them.

A VAIN BOAST. AMSTERDAM, March 10. The Reichstag has opened. The Presidential address declared: "From the Vosges to the Channel, from the Baltic, to Bukovina, our armies are standing like a wall of steel. The brave Turks are guarding the Dardanelles, which the Anglo-French are vainly trying to conquer, and we arc also threatening Egypt.” THE RECENT FIGHTING. HAND TO HAND STRUGGLE. GERMANS SWEPT BACK. PARIS, March 11. Details of the fighting at Notre Dame de Lorette show that the Germans mined and blew up the French advanced trench, then charged, anQ fell in large numbers before the French fnsilado. German officers pitilessly urged their men forward. A terrible hand to hand struggle took place, converting the breached trench into a charnel house. The French fell back to enable them to operate their artillery, which quickly demoralised and swept out the Germans the second and third lines of trenches which they had occupied when the .French evacuated under cover of artillery. The French made an heroic onslaught, and after terrible carnage recoverd the lost trenches. In their confusion the Germans fired on their own men, and retired on their original position, losing throe thousand.

BRAVO INDIANS. GRAND PROGRESS MADE. 7®« PRISONERS CAPTURED. Press Associal ion—Copyright. (Reed. 11.50 a.m.) LONDON, Marrh 11. Tiip Press Bureau states that the Fourtn Corps of Indians advanced yesterday three quarters of a mile on a I front of four thousand yards. They captured all intervening hostile positions and trenches and took 700 prisoners. SUBMARINE MURDERERS. THEIR TREATMENT RESENTED. (Reed. 11.30 a.m.) BERLIN, March 11. Newspapers are angry at the treatment of captured crews of submarines, and they demand reprisals. GERMAN SUBMARINES ACTIVE. SEVEN SMALL STEAMERS SUNK. (Reed. 11.50 a.m.) LONDON, March 11. Names are posted at Lloyds o.f 7 small steamers sunk yesterday. SUBMARINE SUNK. ATTEMPTS A DIFFICULT FEAT. (Reed. 8.55 a.m.) . LONDON, March 11. Thfe “Westminister Gazette” states that a German submarine, cn February 23, attempted to dive under the trawler, Alexander Hastie, but was foiled by the trawler. Later the submarine re-appeared on its broadside, and then overturned and remained so for twenty minute*, when it sank. Much oil rose to the surface of the water.

ANOTHER SUBMARINE ACCOUNTED. FOR. The High Commissioner reports: LONDON, March 11. Ths Admiralty announces that the German submarine U2 was rammed to day by Aerial Lieut. Commander James V. Cieagk. The submarine sank, anj the crew surrendered. A CORRECTION. THE 012, NOT THE U2O. (Reed. 8.20 p.m.) LONDON, March 19. Official: The Aerie! sank the Ul2, not th e U2O. She rescued ten out of a crew' of twenty-eight. GERMAN SUBMARINE CREWS. WHY SO LARGE? (Reed 10.45 p.m.) LONDON, March 11. A submarine was sighted in Dublin Bay. judging by the largeness of the Ul2 crow, either th~ numbering otf submarines has been altered to deceive England, or Lie Germans were training a double crew. LATEST CASUALTIES. ALLIES SECURE IMPORTANT SUCCESS IN BELGIUM, GERMANS SUSTAIN FURTHER HEAVY LOSSES. CONTINUED SUCCESS IN FRANCE. THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE. GERMANS BEATEN IN THE CARPATHIANS. Th High Commissioner reports; LONDON, March 11.

Army officers killed, 11; wounded, 19. Men: Killed, 97; wounded, 120; missing, 46. Prisoners, 17; re-joined, four, Canadians: Killed, five; wounded, 22. Paris reports: In Belgium a very violent bombardment at Newport,betwe'en the Lys and La Basse© canal. The British, supported by the French heavy artillery, secured an important success, capturing the village of Neuve Chatelle. In this rejgion the Allies took a thousand prisoners, including several officers, and th-e Ge.rfnan losses we're very heavy. In the Champagne district the enemy’s violent counter-attack did not gain a foot of ground, and the Allies consolidated and enlarged their position on a hill, where they obtained the mastery, inflicting great loss. On the heights of the Meuse the Allies’ artillery completely demolished more trenches. Petrograd reports the Russian offensive in the region of Suvalki continues successful. There is a serious artillry engagement on the entire front of the right bank of the Narew. On the left of the Vistula in the region of Pljtza the Russians continue to advance, notwithstanding lively resistance, and have captured s ! evral hundred prisoners. In the Carpathians alonig the entire front from Gollitze to Uzok Pass numerous attacks were beaten back with heavy losses.

SUCCESSFUL AIRWORK. RAILWAY JUNCTION DESTROYED. (Reed. 11.50 a.m.) LONDON, March 11. British aircraft destroyed tire railway junction cn the Courtrai-Menin line. EXPERIENCE WITH SUBMARINE. A TRAWLER SUNK. (Reed. 1.55 p.m.) LONDON, March 10. Sixteen of the crew of the trawler Grisnez were landed at Nswhaven. They met a German submarine off Beachy Head, which signalled to go aboard another trawler in the vicinity, but before the crew were able to get out the boats the submarine opened fire, badly damaging one boat, and finally a shot exploded the Grisnez’s boiler, and she was left in a sinking condition. Wlien a large steamer appeared the submarine dived. GERMAN PRIZE COURT. (Reed. 1.45 p.m.) ROTTERDAM, March 10. The Prize Court at Hamburg has requested Dutch shippers interested in the cargo of the Durward, cabled January 22, to notify their claims for possible indemnification. AT THE POPE’E REQUEST. GERMANY EXCHANGES INVALIDS. (Reed. 1.45 p.m.) LONDON, March 10. The Hon. Niel Primrose, in the House of Commons, said, in deference ta the Pope’s desire Germany decided to release and exchange all civilian invalids. TREATMENT OF PRISONERS. LONDON, March 11. The Hon. Neil Primrose, speaking in the House of Commons, said there was an inclination to exaggerate the harshness of ihe treatment of prisoners. Our wounded were well treated, but the treatment on the battlefield and in transit to eGrmany was harsh in many cases. There was reason to hope that Germany would accept the Government’s suggestion whereby officers of the American Embassy would keep in touch with prisoners.

ALLIES’ SUCCESSES. MORE GROUND GAINED (Reed. 8.55 a.m.) PARIS, March 11. A communique states: The British attack at Neuechapelle resulted in the capture of 2,500 rnetr'as of trenches in and before the village. Progress was made in the direction of Aubers and Boisd'ebie", amounting to two kilometres. GERMAN FEARS. BRITISH LANDING IN BELGIUM. (Reed. 8.55 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, March 11. De Maastode states that Germans are actively preparing to prevent the British landing in Belgium. The garrisons at Kncoke and Heyst have been increased and strong reinforcements are arriving at Bruges. A HEARTY RECEPTION. ACCORDED THE CZAR. (Reed. 8.55 a.m.) HELSINGFORS March 11. The Czar met with a great and popular reception on visiting the worships, and also at the Protestant Cathedral. PROSPECTIVE HONOURS. GERMANY TO FETE HER ALLIES. (Reed. 8.55 a.m.) STOCKHOLM, March 11. Germany is organising an Olympiad at Berlin, in 1910, in honour of her Allies and neutrals. AUSTRIAN ARMY. LOST HALF ITS NUMBERS. (Reed. 8.55 a.m.) PARIS, March 11. Official: Lists show that half of Hungary’s army is out of action, many regiments having lost 80 per cent, of theif strength. GUNS FOR GERMANY. HELD UP AT COPENHAGEN. (Reed. 8.30 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, March 11. The Blenda was not allowed to sail, the authorities being satisfied that the gnus were intended for Germany.