GERMANY FRUSTRATED

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 201, 3 May 1915, Page 5

GERMANY FRUSTRATED

HOURLr LESSENING HOPE, LONDON, May :L \ The "Observer's" Petrograd corres'pendent says lh e Germans hopes! s c o when big operations on most Russian 'rents were impossible, in sending overwhelming forces to Flanders. The Russians frustrated this, and Germany v.".-: reduce j ic. a demonstrative display oi' activity in Flanders. Shcals of Germans continue to fill the ranks of reinforcements in the Carpathians; where tihey are suffering daily increasing losses. The Russians strategic position compels them tc attack unceasingly with hourly lessening hopes of success. BRITISH STEAMER SUBMARINED, CREW ALL LANDED. (Reed. 9.45 a.m.) '; LONDON, May 2. A submarine sank the British steamer Edwaie, from Riverptete. Tha crew were landed at "-SciHy Islands,.' cha'ngiMq;the!r TUNE. pR-ecd. 3.45 p.m.) --.--- LONDON, May 2. Turkish communiques have been making vrMiccloup claim?,, including that cf having driven most of the Australians and New Zealanders into the sea, and that the rcnmnid.or surrendered. To-day's issues admit they are obstinately maintaining their positions. TURKISH SULTAW'S NEPHEW.A DIED AT CONSTANTINOPLE. (Reed. 12.30 p.m.) LONDON. April 30. Reutcr's correspondent at Amsterdam states -'.{bat Salah Edine's death at Constantinople, is announred. Deceased i 3 -a nephew of the Sultan. TRAIN AND ZEPPELIN. NECK TO NECK RACE. (Reed. 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, April 30. In a neck to neck race p. Zeppelin hurled- five bombs at a fast train at Bury St. Enhunds, but. missed. ANOTHER GERMAN SURPRISE. FIZZLED OUT. ~ . The High Commissioner reports:—LONDON, May 2 (5.5 p.m.) A deserter reports that in the neighbourhood ofDixmude, a section where no fighting has taken place for several months, Krupps' have been mounting ■a naval gun with a very long range,, and itis said-that it bombarded Dunkirkp firing thirty-eight'..i kilometres. ' There, is reason to belieyedthei gun was damaged by the nature of its fire, otthaFtSe continual flight of French aviators in that region has stopped its firing: -"- LONDON, May 2 (10 a.m.) Petrograd officially states that-.the German offensive on the Niemen has no strategic importance, and only resulted from want of food and. forage. GERMAN AEROPLANE WRECKED. * ■ < v PICKED UP AT SEA. •-~ ' : : ' LONDON, Mi/ 2. *' A -Dutch steamer iipitwoOertnflriaiiinon'f eating on a wrecked aero'plane near N?ordhonder lighthouse, ••'-

WARNING. TO GERMANY. BY LOYAL CANADA. • ■•■'<;>% OTTAWA, May 2. The Minister for Defence, has anhouncedthat if,.. the . Germans shoot Lonsdale 'the Canadian Government will make reprisals upon mutinous (formates interned in .Canada. ■ GERMAN WARNING.- ' .< TO AMERICAN SHIPPING. . * AN -ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. ;;. WASHINGTON. May 2. •iTha Germans have started an adAmerican press, warning passengers of vertising campaign ©a the Ameritho risks in crossing the Atlaatlo, owJBg to iutmarines.'" : U*4* The _State JPflpartmen-t x:has ?x*£ meG' to suppress the advertisements as »w precedent for doing so is in existenee. .' ■fst\yii r ' ;,>'-„.. - .', ' }i'-f:/ ■■■■ ■'-;