AUSTRO-ITALIAN FIGHT

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 189, 19 April 1915, Page 5

AUSTRO-ITALIAN FIGHT

Austrians driven back DARDANELLES BOMBARDMENT SULTAN THREATENS TO RESIGN CONSTANTINOPLE GOVERNMENT GOING TO MOVE PRUSSIAN SUCCESSES IMPORTANT CAPTURES NEAR UZSOK PASS BRITISH CRUISER DESTROYS TURKISH TORPEDOES

BRITISH TRANSPORT

ATTACKED BY TURKISH DESTROYER. THE TURK CAPTURED. CREW MADE PRISONERS. 100 transport MEN REPORTED TO BE DROWNED. PARTICULARS NOT TO HAND. The Prime Minister has received th? following from the High Cominis sionet under date London, April I<, 10.40 p.m.:— ■ Army officers killed, 5; wounded, 12; men killed, 92; wounded 152; missing, 26. Canadians killed, 13; wounded 15 The Admiralty reports that a British transport, the . Mina tour, carrying troops, was attacked by a Turkish torboat in the Aegean Sea this morning, The Turk fired three toi*pedoef frit all missed. * CPTh e Turk, chased by the British cruiser Minerva and destroyers war run ashore and was destroyed on the coast of 4 Chios. The crew were made prisoners. It is reported that 100 men on the transport were drowned, but full particulars hav e not been received Actions in the vicinity of Shaiba on Tuesday and Wednesday were crowned with complete success. Ord Basrah Zobcir and Shwebda are clear of the enemy, who are retreating beyond Nakkhailah in a hurried retreat. The Turks abandoned large quantities of equipment, stores and ammunition. Prisoners’ statements are that the enemy is conipri sed of two divisions of regular infantry' g£d 32 guns, irrespective of Arab tricep, ~ _

THE ZEPPELIN RAID.

—* I INDISCRIMINATE BOMB DROPPING LONDON, April 16. A Zeppelin passed within a revolver shot of Forleston Cliffs, at two in the morning. *The bulk of the damage at Loweswas due to the timber yard fire near the railway station —evidently the objective. Window s in every house in Danmark Road, in the vicinity of the station, were shattered and a number of outbuildings were wrecked The occupants of one house were thrown from their beds; doors were blown in and a shop front was demolished. Much damage was done at Maldon, which is supposed to have been mistaken for Harwich. A bomb fell in a shipyard and destroyed a plumber’s workshop. A. family occupying an adjoining house had a narrow escape, the plaster ceilings fell and th e family took refuge under beds. A splinter of a bomb damaged neighbouring houses, and heavy beams ware thrown 126 feet on their bulk. Windows of the Workhouse were broken. ZEPPELIN RAIDER. — 1 GUIDED BY MOTOR CAR ? (Reed 8.20 a.m.) LONDON, April IS. -w Residents 411 the district state that Vae a motor with a big headhfkts* in the direction of Burn tram!

AEEOPLA NE ACTIVITY.

BRITISH AIRMAN’S FEAT. LONDON; April IS. Metre val, ? British avirtor, brought down a Gsfiran nviater iii Rftlshjm I iresar Rassinghe. .. j

ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

FRONTIER GUARDS CLASH. ROME, April IS. Fifteen Austrian soldiers penetrated Trent!no through the pass of Loro. Custnas officials exchanged shots with .cm. ITALY MASSING TROOPS. LONDON, April I>. The Daily Chronicle’s Verona correspondent says there is great military I activity on the north-e a stern frontier. The Italians are incessantly moving | -runs, cavalry, and infantry throughout ’ he St. Enita mountains. The frontier a swarming with troops. Nothing has >en neglected to lock the doors over he mountains, though snow renders I .military operations improbable. The | principal a ctivity is in the Udine, j where there is every branch of the i army units, including all the most important regiments.

RUSSIAN TORPEDOERS ACTIVE.

TURKISH VESSELS SUNK. PETROGRAD, April It. Russian torpedoers in the Black Sea sank four steamers and several sailer*. AUSTRIAN DESERTERS. LONDON. April 17. It is estimated that over 4000 deserters h?ve arrived at Verona from Austria during the war. Many were frozen to death in the mountains. It is reported that the Adige Valley, on the Austrian side, has been devastated by the making of trenches. IMPORTANT POINTS GAINED. A BIG ATTACK EXPECTED. PETROGRAD. April. 17. Operations on both sides of tlie Carpathian front are inacitve owing to hc a vy snow rapidly melting, rendering roads useless. Heavy nun added to the chaos at many places. Nevertheless, the Russians capture! Jarorov, three miles from Uszok Pass. Tactically it is important, as it stands at the junction of two highways, and the Stry-Uzhgorod-Ujhely railway. Ujhely is an important junction towards Budapest. The Germans are still hurrying reinforcements to Uszok. The Novoe Vremya’s military expert says Germany is evidently preparing to attack the whole front with the hoi)o of saving the situation by an overwhelming blow on the Czonsoch-owa-Cfacow front. ANGLO-INDIAN E UCC ESP. TURKS RETIRE 10 MILES. LONDON,. April 17. The Press Bureau says that the British and Indians drove the Turks from ■an advance post four miles south of a ilia. They attacked the main lane near a wood whore trenches were 'veil concealed and strengthened by six guns and many machine-guns. The enemy resisted with the utmost determination, but the attack was driven home plankily, the whole line charging in the face of heavy rifle and machine-gun Tire. The Turks retired .10 mile;; to NiakJUKUtih. * SWEDISH STEAMER SUNK. \ ‘ MINED OR TORPEDOED. T* ■ LONDON, April 16. The Swedish steamer Folksr was mined or torpedoed off. Peterhead. The crew were saved after being, adrift for ,11 hairs', - .....

f MORE PEACE

J-- £ ■ ■' I GERMAN WANTS RE,CONCILIATfONj ; i.:: i MO. * % i WITH GREAT BRITAIN- I, ; (Reed 8.20 a.m.) ; t* AMSTERDAM, April 18/ j ‘ The “Kreu Zeitung'’ allege s , that ii due aces are working to persuade Ge; many to secure reconciliation with Britain by way of guaranteeing Germany’s principal foe the fulfilment of its war aims. The “Vorwerts” remarks that they y'ould wlecome any.influence for bringing about an agreement with England. ANOTHER PEACE PROPOSAL. WASHINGTON, April 18. A Dernburg letter was read by ProGerman at a mass meeting at Portland, Maine, which asserted that Germany never hd any intention of securing world dominion. They were much too modest for any such thing, Germany’s aim was to keep the seas open to all nations in wartime as well as in peace. Dernberg personally favoured neutralisation of all seas by international agreement and all cables and,, mail communications-, internationalized. If these demnds were compiled, with Germany would agree to give up Belgium, provided commercial relations with Belgium and Germany were placed on a just, and workable basis. DUMMY MINES. . .. . WASHED ASHORE IN HOLLAND. AMSTERDAM,-April. 18. The mines recently washed ashore in Holland are dummies constructed of wood and canvas. They suggest that the Germans are short of explosives and need bogies to frighten Dutch shipping. GREEK STEAMER SUNK AMSTERDAM, April 18. Th e Greek steamer Vraurden, bound to Monte Video was torpedoed in the North Sea. The crew weie saved.

THE DARDANELLES.

BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES;'' (Reed 8.20 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, April 18. A Constantinople telegram states that the Majestic and Swiftsure bombarded the fortifications near Gabetepeh on Thursday. LOSS OF LABOUR. BY MUNITION WORKERS. LONDON, April 18. Fifteen funition firms on the Clyde 27 on th e North-east coast and six elsewhere have furnished Mr Lloyd George with figures fer March, showing that only 24 per cent, of the men worked above normal hours, while 36 per cent, worked below, representing a loss of 668,000 hours. FRENCH AERIAL RAID. GERMAN POSITIONS DAMAGED. PARTS,. April 18. Official: Our aviators bombed a shell factory at Leopold shoe and a magazine at Rothwell, causing an explosion. Forty bombs were dropped on the electric station at Massieres, ■ which 1 supplies Metz forts with power find light, causing a large fire.

RERLIN REPORT

BRITISH CAPTURED GERMAN pos # & -; I' (Heed 8.20 a.hi.) .(’ .- •.AMSTERDAM, April 18j Official; Berlin, states that the British blew up the German . position south-east of Ypres, nortb bf'the Canal. The British were driven out lof one crater, but still occupy'three others. The : battle, continues. " . V

A FRENCH SUCCESS. \

DETAILS OF BATTLE. I (Reed 9.55 a.m.) PARIS, April 18. Official details of the capture -of Boisbruie in the Champagne District, in March, show that a German Guards Regiment occupied a strong defensive position in the wood; , The foremost French trenches were 100 yards distant. A French regiment surprised the defenders of a trench 300 yards long, and killed all except three, who were taken prisoners.’ A general attack was made next day ok all sides during- the whole day, which ; we were eompleteliysucces-s-ful, and oedtipied lifewood. We counted several hundred corpses. Tile Germans on the following morning made a. strong counter attack. They wore Algerian hi (fuses, taken from our dead, but the ruse failed. Withering machine gun ffire "SecTffiateel the attackers, and hundreds l were hilled. Our troops fought with-magnificent dash, having learned that the Guards | w r ere torturing our w'ounded. The result ,t>f, battle was- that over twotbirds- of s the Guards were destroyed. We had 300 killed. We advanced half a miU. on a GSO yards front.

ZEPPELIN ON SOUTH COAST, j FROM KENT TO DEVON. j j j (Reed. 1.40 p.m.) 1 LONDON, April 16. Two air craft were seen over Canterbury, one bsing German, and thj» other was net identified. The German made towards Devon, returned in fortyfive minutes and speeded off in. a north-easterly direction. A MURDERED ENGLISHMAN. , - t LONDON, April 18. Official: The American Embassy at Berlin, at Britain’s request, inquired into the death of Henry Hadley, a Britisher, who was travelling through Germany towards England. On August a German officer named Nieolay prevented Hadley from leaving the train, and shot Hadley oh the ground that the Englishman was about to attack him. A court-marital was opened but abandoned. Britain has now been informed that Germany .-considers Hadley was murdered. ....A .GALLANT .AVIATOR PARIS, Apirl IS. Garres went up immediately he aw the bomb-dropper at Messines. Ho Cgught up to the rarauder, jockeyed into position, and filially swooped down behind. He reserved his fire until thirty yards away, when he fired two shots killing the pilot and observer. The machine dashed to the earth. THE PAPAL INTERVIEW. ROME, April IT. The Observatori Romano semi-offi-cially denies that the Pope was formally interviewed. Tie received Von Wiegaud nad only said that the Vatican would support America if; able f6'make a step towgrds peace. THE TURKISH WAR. SUCCESSFUL ATTACK BY FRENCH

All the aviators returned safely, AUSTRIAN ZEPPELIN WRECKED. THE CREW DROWNED. LONDON, April 17. A Paris correspondent states that an Austrian Zeppelin, while manoeuvring, fell into the Adriatic, and was destroyed. The crew perished. THE RAID ON ENGLAND. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. LONDON, April IS. An official Berlin report states th a t naval airhips successfully bombarded several defended towns on the British East Coast and returned undamaged; despite heavy tire. ANARCHY ITi SMYRNA. MURDER AND PILLAGE. BY GERMANY’S ALLY. PARIS, April KL “Le Temp's” states that anarchy prevails in Smyrna. Under the pietext of levying army requisitions the Turks are pillaging shops and robbing wealthy people. Many murders are committed daily. FIGHTING- IN THE CARPATHIANS. AUSTRIANS LOSE HEAVILY. PETROORAD. April 18. Official: There has been desperate fighting in the Carpathians beiuoen the villages cf Tslphctsch aml Zudin. Wo took prisoners 1,140, and captured three machine-guns. The enemy hud heavy Tosses. Wo .vaccyssfully repulsed the enemy in the (Ejection of the Stry. where file Austrians were- r.tteTOjdlm Russian-

i'A r!IS. A'.))’] 1/. Official: A battleship, piiy.v.oTt••<{ Ay aeroplanes. elVer tivdy bambardod El Arish, where was a concent rat ion i f Turkish troops. APPRECIABLE PROGRESS. A LEMON' BUSY. 1 'AIMS, Apr'.! R-. Official: The as i illery dost 'ey -.1 voral caves used Ted tors ft iAu-hy. in the Aiaiic valley. ; w i we vj*!i" progressed os t;u hanks •:f I'm- Fee'rt Wc seized a spur mi tin- Mndh-. a bw.x west of M( tzersih The Chasseurs, v a brill!;; A u‘.t: ck. carried the sum; air of (•■■.•.•iji-cpj.ourieih-kepfe. A. British aerteraae brought (!•••■. a j> German at Bcruirghe. The pilot was killed, and the oEservr taken jmiso nee. A French dirigible bmuinmlfd the str tion and aviation sheds at Freiburgunbreisgen. TURKS WANT TKACH, HO ILK, April J 7. The Corrlore tie Eusira stated <v ; t Hie streets of -vuntinople rr> r' r ;- day were placarded veil!) in; w Asti a; demanding'peare, and accusing ti e Hermans of being the origin of the Turks ’ misfortunes. The desire for pence among Tie ■W '■’’a ■: is al ■■■ W- universal. Hare

CAPITA.L*.AY ,BE REMOVED. LONDON, April 17. j The Temps correspondent ■savs the Imperial Council discussed the 10|/f og 111 • Minor. . Tl l a ; §3\Vl t\t f\-r blamed Tire'’ Yoifiig' Turks -for his fcountry’s misfortunes., . He declared the he was determined to nbdicatqdf. .the capital was threatened. ; ■ THE SINKING OP . THE KATWCK. HOLLAND BECOMING ANGRY. ‘ AMSTERDAM. April 37. There ise growing indignation at the j sinking the .Katwqk. - , Newspapers* condemn what they deserfbV rfef’of • war which gives Holland to draw the sword. They refer to the submarine as an„ ,,, rvV , A .. v , , T h‘as opened a n inquiry. ' A GERMAN-* | ROME, April 17. i A Berlin official report’says: ' • . TheOdfitfsh at Ypres are using shells’ w-hidh- ; etEli.t asphyxiating gases. We. stormed a group of French fortifies--; tions at Perthes, after extensive raining; operations. j* A 'French Wv*d-v.-, bombs on Strassburg. Two civiliansw r damage was. done. .ny ••> .y :j German aw&W-*Soin&ed Greenwich; near London. SMUGGLERS AT,WORK.-? LONDON, April 17. i There/is much smuggling on thp ..Austrian frontier. Five hundred were, recently arrested for attempting to cross the frontier near Cormons with quantities of flour, for Which the Austrian authorities pay handsomelv.

Although the British public has learned through the official ccmmunicationC the bare facts of the last briljijittit raid of our airmen on the Germans occupying the Belgian coast, the thrilling story of what one airman accomplished, how he wrecked a train and then smashed a Taube in mid-air has only just come from the. frontier (says a special correspondent of .the “Daily News.”) Yesterday Tc .reported how an aviator, with ccol bravery that deceived the Germans into believing that the aeroplane must he German, dropped low over an electric train destroyed a carriage; and killed 16 Ger. man soldiers and wounded 34 others, and was then chased away by the hostile Taube. To-day further details of the chas e have arrived. . The Taube did its best to,, cut off the Englishman and magnificent manoeuvring for position began. Sure of his own ability to keep the better elevation, the Englishman, tantalisinyly circled round, inviting nearer approach for a better attack As soon as bis bomb had fallen on the transport train German artillery opened fire, : shells whizzing past the British airman with terrible loseness. Probably this induced him to adopt new tactics with the idea of drawing his opponent nearer to him. He deliberately steered a cour&e that made the Gierman aeroplane his shield from the artillery below. Of course, it had to be stopped. That was the Englishman’s ‘opportunity.

To the surprise ..of, the breathless watchers the Englfeiiftiaii. 1 ' shtit off his motor and began the duel. The short, sharp cracks of his pistolCcduict Be distinctly heard as he wheeled his machine in circles to attack the-Germans. With th e utmost skill he always maintained the advantage of position, and coolly and deliberatelyAnimel at his opponent, meanwhile keeping so near him that no ong below dared to fire. For a moment the machines seemed almost to touch. The Englishman made a deadly glide and emptied his pistol at his opponent. Suddenly the Taub'e hovered like a hawk, its body seemingly stationary, but its wings trembling ominously. First to left and then to right it swayed as a wounded bird making a supreme effort for self-ccntrol. It failed. D vn it came like a stone. Before the German gunners below could recover fr. mfi the suddenness of the tragedy, the victorious English pilot was soaring away to his lines, rising like an eagle to a heigh.- where shrapnel ceased from troubling him.

For iho position of Chief Engineer of ihe Taihane Pressing Works over 80 app!iact!on s were received. Many of the applicants holding important positions cm the staffs of freezing works in both Ihe Ncrftli and-. South. Island. Alt :r careful and exhaustive consideration the Directors decided to invite M r A. -H. Hodge, for many years Chief Engineer and Work s Manager of the Tam hem AVorkj'j Gisborne Nelson Bros.) and Mr F. H, Blaekie. Chief Engineer of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company’s Fairfield Works, Ashburton, to meet the Board on Saturday next, the 24th inst., when it is expected a final selection will be made. ft d I? >n leading ohlVj. / FH VA rentl hospitals the- world O'—*. . w-d