OMINOUS PEACE RUMOURS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 193, 23 April 1915, Page 5

OMINOUS PEACE RUMOURS

ITALIAN COMPLICATIONS *VON BUELOW IN ROME THRILLING AEROPLANE EXPERIENCE A WONDERFUL ESCAPE GERMANS EVACUATE ULLE STUBBORN FIGHTING AROUND HILL 60 DESPERATE RESISTANCE IN THE CARPATHIANS

THRILLING AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE.

GERMAN POSITIONS BOMBED. AIRMEN INJURED BY SHELLS. THEY ARRIVE HOME ,<ReccL 8.55-ajn.) • , I PARIS, April 22. The "Petit Journal" states that a French pilot and observer successfully bombed a corner of the Belgian Coasrfe where nearly a hundred anticraft guns attacked them. They rose to 9000 fe«t in a storm of shot and shell for th«a return journey. A- shot smashed th<3 axte of the front wheels and passed tfarough the car, cutting off the pilot's foot The explosion of a shell nearly turtled the machine, the compass dropping out The pilot refused the observers assistance and navigated the machine 15 miles and kuided safely frn the French lines on one pair of wheels. He crawled out through the shell inoV* and later fainted. Both mien • hat a been decorated.. SOME STARTLING STATEMENTS. EARLY PEACE SUGGESTED. AT NO DISTANT DATE. " '• ' (Eec. 9 a.m.) . * LONDON, April 22. A dispatch from Rome says that within the last 24 hours persistent reports have arisen that grave international questions are eonfront&ig Italy Which may be solved in 'the near future by what at first sight seems an incredible conclusion—general peace in Europe at no distant date. While the reports are intangible and cannot at present be ascribed to -any definite source they are reflected An high quarters and are given heed ~to by careful observers of international politics. "\Son Bulow is in Rome, but official relations between Italy trad Entente Powers are cordial. In certain quarters in Rome the idea prevails that the advent'of spring has not seen much of the resumption of aggressive hostilities as promised, and the fact is regarded as significant. BERNSTORFF'S ALLEGATIONS. THE UNITED STATES REPLY. (Reed 2 p.m.s WASHINGTON, April 21. Mr Bryan, replying to Count Bernstoff's memorandum expressing regret at America's alleged infringement of neutrality in refusing to stop exportation of arms and ammunition 'to belligorents, states it is Germany's misfortune if she is unable to convey arms to her hom e ports; the United "States is in no way-responsible for this. No parallel cases are quoted regarding Mexico. If the United States prohibited export s to th e Allies this would constitute a real breach of neutrality. TRAWLER TORPEDOED. CREW ALL SAFE. LONDON, April 22. A German submarine shelled the \ trawler Envoy on the East Coast on ■ Wednesday. The crew took to the boats They wer e again shelled but were picked up by another trawler after two hours. The crew were uninjured but tn e Envoy's fate is unknown. SiR lAN HAMILTON. CHEIF OF DARDANELLES FORCE. LONDON, April 22. ' Sk" lan Hamilton is Commaader of the Ghoif Dardanelles expeditionary Force. ,

A RUSSIAN.REPORT.

DRUNKEN PRISONERS TAKEN. (Reed 8.55 a.m.) :PETROGRAD, April 22. Semi-official: The new Russian artillery Is proving remarkably efficisnt,' outranging the German. Reprisals are threatened ii. German aviators continue to bomb undefended towns. Many of the prisoners taken at Polen in the Carpathians on the 19th were drunk. AUSTRIAN ATTACK REPULSED. A communique stat*s that the Austrians made a particularly stubborn attack on Polen Height, near Rostock, but suffered very keavy losses. Five hundred were tafeen prisoners. Borribs were dropped on Relosttok, which "killed or wounded several civilians. The damage was small. We successfully bombarded Soldau station. FIGHTTNG FOR HILL 60. VIOLENT AND CONTINUAL ATTACKS. > LONDON, April 22. The War Office announces that violent and continual counter-attacks against Hill 60 ar e proceeding. Two heavy infantry attacks were repulsed with great loss.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

ENORMOUS GERMAN LOSSES. TURKS ROUTED IN PERSIA. The D?rime Minister received the Sollowing 'from the High Commissioner, dated 'London, April 22nd, 1.15 arm.: The enemy's losses in the recent action at Shaiba in the Persian Gulf, is now estimated at 2515. Prisoners were brought to Basra on Saturday. Pursuing parties found the Turks were everywhere in a disorganised retreat by road and river in Arab craft of. 30 and 40 tons burthen. Twelve of the latter were captured or sunk. None of the enemy are- now nearer than 50 miles of Basra. Th e German loss on Hill 60, since Saturday, is from 3000 to 4000 men. In the Argonna near Bagatelle, a very energetic local attack was stopped dead by French fire. North of Flirey the Allies captured another trench connecting those already taken, and established themselves there. A French airman bombarded the Wbevra headquarters of General Von Strantr, and some convoys. BRITISH AND FRENCH TROOPS. LANDED i¥T ENOS. CANNONADING IN 'THE DARDANELLES}. (Reed. 0.10 a.m.) BERLIN, April 22. A wirelesss states that <St>,ooo English and French troops were landed at Encs. There is a heavy cannonade proceeding between the Turkish batterie s and the Allies ships. MOTOR MACHINE GUNS. RENDER VALUABLE SERVICE. (Reed, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON Aoril 22. "Eyewitness"' reports that motor machine £uns rendered invahir.ble sorvico at hill, 60, where they rushed to the front during: r counter attack.