MUNITIONS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 226, 18 June 1915, Page 5

MUNITIONS

TRADES .UNIONISM. SUSPENDED PROFITS TO BE LSiSTEB SHELL-MAKING IN AUSTRALIA THE ALLIES flum IMPORTANT CAPTURES CONSTERNATION AMONG ZEPPELIN EXPERTS HUGE REINFORCEMENTS AGAINST RUSSIA

rH%JTALIAN CAMPAIGN.

AUSTRIANS ROUTED. M,Y* EVERYWHERE VICTORIOUS ROME, June 16. The Austrian plan is now clearer ey have prepared a desperate de je of Corizia and Tolino, believinj Impossible for the Italians to con ue their march to Trieste, of wkic] i left" flank is now threatened. Lustrians are everywhere on the d« sive, except in the Carnia zone ere their best troops are centre./ a violent offensive, aiming at th> asion of the Valleys leading to Veil and thus force the Italians to re it in order to defend their owi •Itory. ■;■-',, 'he Austrians are defending Gorizs n the height of Podora, west ol th( n, w,here there is a four miles from ered with invisible trenches pro ed with steel plates and connected 1 several changes by underground lels. from whence the troops fighl omplete cover supported byy heavy llery hidden ni grottos excavated h e hills, erce fighting is proceeding from Inferno Valley to the Malboro to Height, 7000''feet,. i "attacks have been •epuTsTQ. battle kas been.raging for several at thM.foot cf the East Trentino iers; this has ended in an Ausi rent. lough fiercely picturesque these ae' engagements do not posess any % military importance.

IuSTRIANS MOWED DOWN.

lADLY EFFECT OF ITALIAN 1 , FIRE. .SSED FORMATION PROVES DISASTROUS. (Reed 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 17. Donohoe, writing from Rome, the Austrians attacked Italian ons in the Sesis Pass at dawn. advanced in massed formation. lived to reach Italian trenches. Austrian artillery was unable to irate owing to the unfavourable e of the ground, fearing they decimate their own ranks. Their ;ry reserved their fire, trusting e, bayonet but the Italian fire the open ground. The Austrians . heaps during the first and sec;tacks and withered away. In the they alsolfailed. • D GEORGE CONFERS WITH WORKMEN. LONDON, June 17. jlopd George had a further prionference with representatives workmen's societies, and dismethods for securing. a suffici>ply of labour to produce muni-

I .WAS BONUSES.

I LONDON, June 17. toaM of Trade statistics regard•v'bonuses show that 1,987,444 I between January and May a weekly increase of nearly head, exclusive of overtime. SEVERE ENGAGEMENT. LONDON, June 17. ■dam reports a severe engage-; ter a heavy artillery action.on sVpixmude "and; n€^ii»H'front. Freel ' •'■'-- v 'S-' a ":''"■•,/-:'. : V " "'.."'. 1 ■'■'.* -.' to, [■ German ioVpixmude' ji^ii'eek

THE RUSSIAN FRONT

GERMANS . OVERWHELMING RUSSIANS. ENEMY MAKES SERIOUS PROGRESS IN GALICIA. PETROGRAD June 17. The .enemy's strength on the San is enormous With the new reinforcements the Germans alone Have 14 corps concentrated in the region of- Lubaczowka and Wisznia. . The enemy's advance on the right bank of the Lubaczowka gives him pos session cf a railway spanning the river and leading north-west to Rawaruska. The group on the Lubaczowka is endeavouring to advance north-east menacing the Russian rear on the Dniester, while the Wisznia. group is moving in the direction of Lemberg.

RUSSIANS CLAIM SUCCESSES.

PETROGRAD, June 17 Official: German attacks during the last three daj's at Liatzfeow were unsue eessful and ended in our favour. Our troops in the Popeliany district crossed the Venta, cavalry sabring a hundred fleeing Germans. Fighting in Shavli continues with varying fortune. . Some villages li fallen into the enemy's handsThe enemy fruitlessly attempting the "offensive beyond the middle' Nleme, sustained heavy losses . We recaptured all our advanced trcn elies northward of Prasnysz. The battle on. the > San continues with Increasing fierceness. Fighting on the Sstenitza-Bystritza front continues to our advantage. Wo capured southward of Widacheff anotli er five hundred Germans, including 14 officers, also four guns and six machine guns.

AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL REPORT.

AMSTERAM, June 17 An Austrian official report says: Dining the last fifteen days we captured 100 Russian officers, 122,300 men, 53 cannon, 187 machine guns and 58 wagons. The Italians were everywhere repulsed

A MONTENGRIN SUCCESS

SCUTARI June 17. j The Montcngrins occupied Chmenti . defeatng the Malissori. i The dreco-Serbs advance continues steadily. Colonel Zontos, cousin of M. , Venezelos, is commander of the Greeks.

DROUGHT IN GERMANY.

LIKELY TO AFFECT HARVEST. ROTTERDAM, June 17. A persistent drought in Germany is likely to seriously affect the harvest, especially in Mecklenberg and East Prussia. ■

NO MORE COTTON FOR GERMANY.

BRITAIN TAKES ACTION. LONDON, June 17. Lord Robert Cecil, in the House of Commons, said the Government has taken steps to prevent cotton entering Germany. All cotton from overseas suspected of being for an enemy destin- I ation will be brought to port and.restored to the owners on ;Prize ; Court terms. , . -

.DANISH STEAMER 'SUBMARINED, j

.' - ; t ffi& -GREW WEB. : " : / '' : k':". 09PENHAGEN,, June 17. v tiails*rladenf for Leith, was" torpedoed in. the Nprth Sea. The erew was gavel.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S EEPORT.

NOTABLE PROGRESS MADE. MANY PRISONERS CAPTURED. LONDON, Juno 17, 2.50 a.m. North of Ypres, the British took a lino of German, trenches. Near Arras the Allies gained ground, and- also east of Lorette, and south of Souchiz, and in the labyrinth, with 300 prisoners. At Queeneviere, several counter-at-tacks were repulsed. The Allies' gains extended to the north-west trenches--1 previously captured. They also took 100 prisoners. ( The enemy bombarded Rheinis •■w.ith )100 shells, several of which were incendiary. Ten fell on the Cathedral. In the Vbsges the Allies made important progress on both banks of the Upper Fccht, taking' possession of Oraun- - kapf, 300 prisoners and much material. | On Tuesday, German airmen bombed j Nancy, Saint Die, and Belfort. Only 'at Nancy where some civilians struck, j LONDON, June 17. 12.55 a.m. J Wounded 55, missing 21; men killed 329, wounded 124(5, gas killed 1, gassed 19/ missing 217. Dardanelles: —Naval officers killed 1, wounded 4S. , In a Zeppelin raid on the north-east coast last night 16 were killed and 40 injured. jn the raid on June oth there wore 2-i killed, 40 injured, and the enemy fired a drapery establishment, a timber yard, and a terrace of small houses. LONDON, June 17. Yesterday evening we captured the German front line of trenches east of Pistribert on a mile front, but failed to hold them during the night against a strong enemy counter-attack. In the early morning, in the neighbourhood of Ypres, we successfully attacked the. enemy's positions to the north of Hcoge, occupying the whole of his first line of trenches on a front of 5 _IOOO yards, and part of the second line. 3 One hundred and fifty-seven prisoners passed to our rear. German counl - ter-attacks wee repulsed with heavy loss. t ; -y. .

; | THE DARDANELLES.

OBSTINATE TRENCH WARFARE. BRITISH RE-CAPTURE WITH INTEREST. .„.,'.." (■Roc. 10.55 a.m.) . LONDON, Jure 17. The Press Bureau states: On the light of the 15th a party of the enemy, led by a Gertuan officer, gallantly attacked the trenches held by the British brigade at the Dardanelles. A few reached the parapet and were killed; the majority fell before reaching tli3 trenches, the dead including the leader. I Strong bombing parties also led an attack on the trenches we had captured on the night of the 12th, and forced us back thirty yards till daybreak. Oar 'nachin'o-guns then enfiladed the evacuated rrcncli. The Dublin Fusiliers attacked with the bayonet and we reoccupied the trench, wherein there were 200 dead Turks. Our casualties wore slight.

THE UNITED STATES NOTE.

GERHARD INTERVIEWED. WILSON'S MIND POISONED BY REUTER'S REPORTS: PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT PROBABLE. AMSTERDAM. June 17. The Cologne Gazette interviewed Gerhard at Christiania. He states that there is. no bellicose sentiment n America. The conflict between Mr. Wilson and Mr. Bryan is of old standing origin and arose from other causes than the Lusitania. The breach was rendered inevitable through Mr. Wilson draftthe last Note according to his own ideas, without reference 'to Cabinet or consulting Mr. Biyan. Gerhard adds: The conflicting views over the Lusitania and the rest of the misunderstanding is capable of peaceful settlement. He accuses Renter of poisoning Wilson on a grand scale by circulating mendacious reports in neutral countries.

i j SWEDISH STEAMER CAPTURED.

BRITISH STEAMER MINED. STOCKHOLM, June 17. The mail steamer- Thorshen, bound from Gothenburg to England, was captured and conveyed to' Swinemundc. The British steamer Arndale, coalladen to Archangel, was mined southward of Cape Orlov. Three were drowned. Many mines have been seen at the entrance to the W,hite Sea. . ■ AMSTERDAM, June 17. A Dutch fishing smack was mined off Knocke. The crew of four were killed, i

.COAL SHIP TORPEDOED.

MANY SAILORS-MISSING...,' ■ ) ■ i .:• -".',• - ; • LONDON) Jnn e 17. ' -i ".-.' The steamer Strathnaiyn, from Car;. *&i& fco Archangel'wth coal,. .was d'aQd ;:wj.fch£.tjt ; TV. second mate and 'ten Chinese wer.e - landed: at Milford .Haver,. "li'"\'s feared -'? the captain and twenty-trro of the i crew wore saved. -, it

FRENCH PROGRESS.

DOMINATING HEIGHTS CAPTURED ..(Reed 12.5 p.m.) PARIS. Juno 17. A communique states we continued to progress ..in the oVsges* and .have mastered' the \ heights dominating Fecht, North Steinbruck, and Metzeral. We also progressed-between the two branches of the Upper Fecht, and the heights between the Fecht and Lauch Valleys. '.

A WARNING TO OSTEND.

(Reed. 1.25 a.m.) LONDON, June 17. Allied airmen dropped a warning to civilians at Ostend that heavy fighting is imminent. ■

ZEPPELIN EXPERTS PERTURBED.

WITH WARNEFORD'S SUCCESS. RADICAL CHANGES NECESSARY (Reed 9.10 a : ; m.) PARIS, June 17. A message received via Switzerland says Zeppelin's technical assistants at Fredrichshafen are greatly perturbed at the result of Warneford's success in Belgium. Zeppelin always represnted that the danger of attack by aeroplanes was negljblc, 1 . His expert r/lvijserstf now say: that it is either necessary to increase the buoyancy of Zeppelins by carrying fewer men and bombs or tber e will have to be a radical change in design. '"••..

THE HAMIDEH DAMAGED.

BY RUSSIAN SQUATjEON. PARIS, June 17. The Temps' Petrograd'correspondent says the Eussian squadron severely damaged the cruiser Hamidieh.

| WHAT "STRIKE" MEANS.

' BEN TILLET INTERVIEWED. AFTER VISITING THE TRENCHES. . WHAT I,ABOUR : \VTI"I'DO. . (Roc. 9 arm) • • PARIS, June 17. Mr. Ben Tillctt, the Labour leader, who has just visited the front, interviewed, said he had leamejl the meaning of the word "strike.". He said: "We have got to strike- now with every ounce of British grit, energy, gold and brain behind the blow.' 'When the workers of England realise the 'situation they will get their coats.off and give our soldiers the proper backing. We want shells, and gas, and every death dealing device that is conceivable. " ■'■";' '.' " ■ ;-:i m , : .,,/, "l

GERMAN LOSSES.

DURING THE WAR. (Reed 2.50 p.m) PARIS, June 16 "Le Matin" estimates the German killed, wounded and prisoners to date to b e 4,200,000 out of Si millions. The Austrians 2,526,000 .out of 4V millions. A BERLIN REPORT. GERMAN GAINS AND LOSSES. PUSHED BACK AT YPRES. BERLIN, June 16. A communique states that, influenced by Russian defeats, the French and British made strong attacks at many points. The English near Ypres slightly pushed back \our north of th e Lake and Village towards Belle, where fighting continues. Two attacks of ail hour by four English Divisions, between Estaires and La Bassee Road and the Canal, completely collapsed.

The Westphalians, reinforced by a portion of the guard, repulsed this attack after desperate hand to hand fighting, in which the Britsh suffered severely. Wc captured several machine-guns and one mine-throwing howitzer. The defeated Russians attempted to arrest pursuit on Wednesday on the San front, between Sisnnaja and the Dneister Marshes, where there was hard fighting. The Russians were thrown out cf their positions by the evening. Since the 12th General Mackensen took 40,000 prisoners and captured 69 machine guns. The. Russians gained some ground between the Dneister Marshes and Zuawano

THE LUSITANIA INQUIRY. LONDON, June 17. The captain of the■' Lusitania gave evidence that the average speed on the journey was 21 knots. He could 'not make. 25 knots because he was working nineteen out of twenty-five boilers by orders of the company. WHOM THE KAISER DELIGHTETH,. TO HONOUR. ; K- /;; v :^ c COPENHAGEN, Juno 17:' , : M/te '".■ : q^iajly.^3^tfnft i e<l--'tfi'at'• Commander Her»ing.h.as been decorated-in. recognition of his gallant act £a torpedoing" the Lusitania. .• v

THE EOLL OF HONOUR.

'latest casualty" list, .new zealand forces. wellington battalion, killed in action. ■ Private I. Blackstock Private F. R. Brown Private A. R. F Harding Private J. C. Kearsbury Private E. D. R. Morrison Private D. I. Bannermau Private B. T. Baxter Private E; H, Fisher Private L. W. Hill Private L. A. W. Holmes Private F. H. Moore Private F. Muhliesoa Private E. C. Irving Private M. C. Prior Private F. S. Pull Private H. A. Schultz Private S. Sliadlow ; : Private F. V. Whittß Private O. Williams Private C. McNabb Private H. O'Brien ' >"' Private C. E. Phillips Private T. P. Prideaux Private H. Schofield Private W. J. Thurlow .',.(.. Private A. J. Forsyth Private J. E. Mills Private A. Winter Lance-Corporal C. W. Burgess Lance-Corporal M. W. Mulloy OTAGO BATTALION. Private A. Black Lance-Corporal A. Clarke :y\ Private A. Gillingham . -; Private T. Bennett . Private F. W. Coker Private E. H. Fountain Private W. T. Love [ Lance-Corporal R. R. Minui Private J. G. Anderson Private J. Hewitt •, ' Private A. A. Trewern ; ■'• Private F. E. Ayling Private M. Kearny CANTERBURY BATTALLIOrt. Private F. French Sergeant P. K. Irvine Private B. W r . Shaw Private G. WiJletts Private J. 3. Farrell i Private A. E. Eraser ■ r ,'.. Private G. P. Lattimortf Private W. J. Paul ..-,.' ,-;»'■ Corporal R. J Petre Corporal S. E. Woods •.. '■'' '. " Sergeant D. L. ; Eees Private E. Beaumont Private P. R. Bond : ~•■ - Private W. Davies # Private W. T. Dundon DIED OF WOUNDS. CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private H. V. Palmer AUCKLAND BATTALION. (MOUNTED.) Trooper G, C. Jackson DANGEROUSLY ILL. AUCKLAND BATTALION. Private R- "F. Lowndes DIED -OF GUNSHOT WOUNI 3 CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private J. W. Johnston DIED OF DISEASE. CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private T. F. H. Green MISSING. CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private A. C. W. Bain Private F. T. Cole Private W. Cardno Private J J. O'Connor WOUNDED. CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private G. T. Winkled Corporal K. L. Bunn Private J. A. Hewitt Private S. M Mae Gregor Private A. I. Stafford (2nd time). Private J. M. Shand AUCKLAND MOUNTED SQUADRON Trooper C. O. BasleyQM.S. W. J. Foster Sergeant F. B. M. Gibbison Corporal W. E. Haughton Trooper W. H. Park AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES. Trooper E. W. Inder.

I PROGRESS REPORT | The following are in the First Gen- | eral Hospital, Birmingham: Private Thomas Edwards Morrison Private A. J. Durrant Private P. C. Toms Private W. Buchan CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private Wm. How The following are in the Second Western General Hospital. Manchester: CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private Edward Henderson Private James Fleming Bryc e WELLING TON BATTALION. Private Edward Joseph Callaghan ARTILLERY, : (Returning to Regimental' Duty) OTAGO BATTALION., Lieutenant Norman Harvey Purdy ANOTHER ftTEAHER ' TORFEDO'Ei). • -, Jp.u a.m.) ■ , "-: r -. '. - f - -\. ■ :Xo2vT)os?i ' ; ■'■ A.' suW»a rinV" th-cr ?f«aa&t.; T/rafford . off tile woaifc at shire. The TraiFord sank. Tfc* crew was saved".

BELGIANS CLAIM SUCCESS.

<Recd. 1.25 a.m.) HAVRE, JuiKJ: 17 A Belgian official repprt says: ■ W© gained a footing on ths western bonier of the grounds of the Chateau Bbiae at Dixmude on the Woumen road. The enemy precipitately evacuated the trenches, abandoning the dead.

MUNITIONS MANTJFACT-URE.

GREATER POWER ASKED FOR. BY GOVERNMENT AND WORKERS. TRADES UNIONISM SUSPENDED. PROFITS TO 3E LIMITED. „ AGRICULTURE 'TO BE ORGANISED, (Roe. 9.10 «.m) LONDON, June 17. It is understood that the Government, with tho assistance of trades unions, has resolved to ask for grebtor powers than -conferred by the Defence of the Realm" Act, to deal with labour. A new measure will probably be introduced next wbek to increase the mobility of labour and limit profits in con- , trolled establishments, wftcrc all trade union restrictions will be abolished. , Committees will be appointed to inflict lines for slackness. Heads of the principal agricultural organisations urge preparation for a national scheme to organise agriculture with a view to securing increased production, by assuring farmers that a generous expenditure on farming will be repaid by remunerative prices. Tho scheme, which should bo largely worked on a competitive basis, should cover four years and fix the Government's responsibility for prices and to secure the necessary labour.

THE POSITION OF TO-DAY.

STATEMENT BY MR ASQUITH. (Heed 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 17. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Asquith' said it would be imrirofitabla to compare the military, and international situation to-dsy with that "-at the beginning of March. The'accession. of Italy was a new fact of immense importance. ;. ; .-...;.

| ' MACHINE GUNS WANTED.

COMPARISONS MADE. ( BRITISH ARMED WITH RIFLES. GERMANS WITH MACHINE GUNS. FOOT RACE AGAINST LOCOMOTIVE. . LONDON, June 17. The Daily Mail urges the Government to hasten the production of machine guns by placing orders without limit in Britain. Canada and th € United; States. It. says that the Germans are virtually substituting.men armed with machine guns for the old-fashioned infantry armed with rifles. Experience, proves that an army which attempts to fight machine-guns with rifles is committing the same mistake as the man who attempts to run a foot race against a locomotive.

MR ASQUITH EXPLAINS HIS POSITION.

1 . (Times and Sydney Sun Services). i (Reed 6.10 p.m.) | LONDON, June 17. I Mr Asciuith, in the House of Commons, referring to the re-construction of the Ministry, said: "Let me say, in the plainest possible terms, that I would not have been justified in what. I have dons under the pressure of any or transient Parliamentary exigency or task. He assured his colleagues and supporters that there w as no man. ! more faithful to the great principles which for thirty years had been the aim and inspiration of suc.b services as he had been able to render to iho State, He receded from nothing, abandoned nothing, sacrificed nothing, lie supposed there was enough old political Adam in their bosoms to say thai none of them much liked it and there was in the country on both sides doubt and suspicion and bewilderment for the I ''moment. H c would say a word about his own position. Some might think that, having had the privilege of serving in confidential and responsible relations with three successive sovereigns, he had net; satisfied his ambitions. They were welcome to their opinions but they little knew the truth Like other people he had tried to do his best.. ~ .-;- '.■•