WORK OF HELLISH MINDS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 211, 19 May 1915, Page 5

WORK OF HELLISH MINDS.

• PRISONERS CRUCIFIED. AN INADEQUATE REPRISAL;;. BY THE BRAVE CANADIANS.-. . . (Reed. 1.45 p.m.). LONDON, May 7. An officer of the Leicestershires, writes that when the Canadians ;were forced to abandon the woods, a wounded man managed to crawl to ..the main, body with the news that a popular major had been crucified by the Germans. Whereupon a subaltern gathered: 1 a party of enraged Canadians and proposed to recapture th e ..wood*'. The contagion of courage spread rapidly to the Fifth Leicester Territorials- and others, who joined in the attack. When the wood was taken the - Leicesters found one of their men similarly crucified. The courage of the Canadians: and Leicesters resulted inithe-recap-ture of four guns. A BERLIN REPORT;. TERRITORY SURRENDERED; TO BRITISH.!. (Reed. 1.45 p.m.). AMSTERDAM;'. .May-17: A Berlin communique states:: We gave up advanced positions near Stein, straate and Hetsas to avoid .losses byheavy artillery. The English; still'held a part of our advanced trenches south of Neuve.Chapelle,.which' they captured on-. Saturday?.

REVOLUTION IN PORTUGAL.

- . NEW CABINET-FORMED; (Reed. 1:45 p.m.) . LISBON; May 17: Two hundred were killed and' five hundred wounded, mostly RBpuWifcan Guards, in the revolutionary movement In Portugal. Further disturbances took place yesterday. Chagas was appointed" Premier of the new Cabinet. Arriaga. expressed approval with the revolution- andhe remains President till: the- expiry of his term in AugusL.

NEW ZEALAND WOUNDED

IN BIRMINGHAM- HOSPITAL. VISITED BY HIGH COMMISSIONER. (Recdl 1.45 p.m.) LONDON; May 17.

The Hon. Thos. Mackenzie and Mis g Mackenzie, on Sunday, visited the New Zealanders at Birmingham. Many arrived while they were in the hospital. .. It was a pathetic-sight to see bandaged men, with war-worn uniforms, but all cheerful. As the Ambulances drove up the people,of Birmingham cheered, and many flowers were sent to the hospital . Some soldiers, on stretchers, had flowers handed to them All cases are progressing favourably. A number reported severely wounded were greatly improved by the voyage, and ar e now out of all danger. The New Zealand War Contingent Association is arranging for extra comforts, alsoo for t,he care of convalescents. Miss Mackenzie visited Chichester today. LONDON, May 17, 8.55 p.m. The Prime Minister received the following telegram from th e High Commissioner:— I paid a visit to Birmingham Hospital yesterday, and saw a number of the wounded men belonging to our Expeditionary Force. I was present when others arrived. All were in good heart, cheerful and anxious to return to active service. Som e hope to be soon convalescent. I was unable to go to Chichester Hospital, but Sir Newton Moore saw t,he men there, on my behalf, and reported officially that all were doing well. The following ar e in Birmingham Hospital:—G. Davis, T. Davis, J. A. Dick, C. C. Every, A. H. E. Rowell, H. S. Larkins, G. W. Mills, A. C. Rawbone, W. L. Stephenson, W. L. Stevenson, A. C. Stunell. The following are in Chichester Hospital:—T. B. Buchanan, Prank Farquhar, Jas. W. Ferguson, R. J. Kemp, F. Locker, Fredk Meuii, Gerald Morpeth, Martin O'Brien, Patrick O'Connor, R. Scott, F. Sinclair, L. M. Watson. BRILLIANT RUSSIAN COUP. GERMAN SUCCESSES NULLIFIED. AUSTRIANS DRIVEN BACK 100 MILES. PETROGRAD, May IS. A communique states that t,he magnitude of the Austrian rout Bukovina nullified the success of the enemy in West Galicia. The whole region from the Dneister to th e Pruth is now in our power. Austrians are fleeing in disorder after a terrible defeat. They have evacuated a powerful position, covering 10Q miles, for which they have sacrificed am enormous number of lives. Remnants of the Army, fleej.'ng towards Pruth, are doomed tQ disaster, by the brilliant action ot bur cavalry. Th© Austrians ar Q making a last stand at Kqlomea* which i s a vital railway centre. - •- : CaeraowitJ! Is already in pur possession. ' " "- .-