PORTUGAL ENTHUSES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 232, 22 June 1915, Page 5

PORTUGAL ENTHUSES

TREMENDOUS DEMOSSf RATIONS IM LISB9H irjiimiiDsyo THE FAVOUHIKU ln£ LWltnli.' ' ii&a'nftEvrAMT O^fiPPCQQ . IMPOnIANi rhUunCdO '• • IN FRANCE AND IDRRjfVINE ' : ■ .-= —: —; . ■■ ?■ •■/ : ." 'v, " RUSSQ-GEMA TITANIC STRUGGLE ITALY'S VICTORIOUS MARGH CONTINUES

HIGH COMMISSIOISSS'S 533- . -PORT.

RUSSIANS HOLDING THEIR OWN. " ITALIAN UPHILL FIGHT: The High Commissioner reports, uh- • der date London, 21st June, 8.40 a.m.: In Galicia, on the Tanew front, out: post engagements are reported. The details of the fighting in the ' Lusaxzoe region show that the Russian :. cavalry, on Tuesday, attacked the Ger-., man. infantryw. ith exceptionai bold- :*. ness, cutting up and dispersing the '* 'flat regiment. The attack produced a* panic amongst the enemy ranks and arrested the offensive. ~ . At, the Kamensbrod Kamaro front the enemy; advance guards, on Thurs- - day, attempted to force a passage to the Grodek Lakes, but were driven back. ~ Below Nizmilow-the enemy crossed the Bneister in great force but their efforts, to emcpge from the deep, winding of the river were sucessfully repulsed. Between the Pruth and Dneisterthere were obstinate engagements. , ! The Russian troops- progressed, on ' Thursday at the Onnt Bojan front. ROME, June 20. In Carnia fresh enemy attacks ::-against Freikofel and attempts to rush ' Tread Val ogna were repulsed. A farther fight which lasted over 2 days for the conquest of the heights > <j.a.the/left bank of the River Isonzo, • -comrnadiug Plava, show that the Italians succeeded, and faced almost formidable obstasles. Over 500 prisoners were taken, including munitions and one machine gun. " Th e Italian losses were serious, but the results achieved were important. The Italian infantry displayed very fine tenacity and bravery. The Italian dirigibles, on the night • of Thursday, raided the enemy territory and Returned safely.

I THE BUS3IAE" FEONT

RUSSIANS RETREATING.

ANOTHER AUSTRIAN VICTORY. AMSTERDAM, .Tune 21. An Austrian communique states: — We gained a fresh victory over tTie Russians, who have collected the rem- . nants of their defeated armies for the defence of Lemberg and Eromoli. Fol lowing General Mackensen's victory, we stormed the Russian positions on both sides of the Lemberg road, and • entered the enemy's main positions everywhere. The Russians are now retreating along the entire front towards Lemberg. We 'captured a thousand prison- ; ers and much material.

RUSSIAN OFFICIAL REPORT.

1 ■ * A A GERMAN CHECK. PETROGRAD, June 21. Official: Details of "fighting at Lubaczow show that a crisis was reached when the Germans succeeded in breaking our line to the west of Lubaczow and advanced rapidly northwards. Our infantry, which had spent four days in arduous fighting, were exhausted. General Volodchenko ordered the ' Chernigoff Hussars, Don Cossacks and Kinburn Dragoons to charge. The Germans fled, panic stricken, all along the line. We pursued them till German reserves took up a new fjront. We lost 200 killed and wounded, but we stopped developments tending to ' the enemy's success.

HUNGARY'S GRAND HARVEST.

ZURICH, June 21. The "Hungarian Government haa sequestered the new grain harvest ami established a monopoly for regulating the entire corn trade. The embargo j will last until August, 191 C. The public receive a monthly allowance. I

FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT

IMPORTANT PROGRESS. ' ' MADE AT VARIOUS POINTS, ....'. • * ' " 1 LONDON, June 21, 1.50 a.m. In the sector north of Arras the French are masters of Fond De Bubal. I: An attack in the direction of SourUbllez resulted in one kilometre of progress. On the Argonne a violent enemy attack has been repulsed and some prisoners taken. < On the heights of the Meuse two enemy lines wer e carried, and 70 prisoners captured. The French have arrived near Reillois, in LokTaine, a centre of resistance The offensve in the valley of the Fecht cotinues to progress.

ENVER PASHA DISRATED,

THREATENED BY WOUNDED TURK. ■———— IN CONSTANTINOPLE HOSPITAAL. . 'PARIS, Jun & 21. Le. Matin, states that Enver Pasha , lias gon e for fear of hhis life. He was relieved of his military command, and to; prevent contact with soldiers he is now supervising red cfros work kin Con stanfcinople.- While visiting a hospital . a number of wound edsoldiers threaten- * LIAR IN THE ' " -'. "X -* '. LONDON, 'June si.,. ' - ..'. '/fytklj ,a /Jenraan; i*er-ervist wio de- : .' '■'&s%,. lr;dicfj?4::-at. Kew'lfcrk' '<

THE GAUCIAN STRUGGLE. . GtTNB-: HEARD IN LEMBERG. . RUSSIAN CIVILIANS TO LEAVE. ENEMY DRIVEN. ACROSS THE ~ DNEISTER. , ,' PETROGRAD, June 21. Exceptionally heavy rains in Galici'i i.ar'e assisting the Russian defence by .increasing., the bogs. ,;The rivers arc greatly, swollen, and many ,'jmall ' streams are now. formidable, owing to the wide .marshes on each side. Th. 9 guns are audible in Lemberg. and passes have been issued to ten thousand Rusaians to leave the town. . Offical: The enemy's forces crossed >he Dneister below Nlznow and occupied \%o villages. We drove them back, inflicting heavy losses and taking two thousand prisoners in one village.

CAM* TO KAILWAYMEN".

ROTTERDAM, Juno 1. J It is understood that Germanj ig caling out a further four thousand young men. They are first-class material, mostly railway men.

A TURKISH REPORT. I

LONDON, June 0. Coasfcantin-ople declares that a battleship of the Agamem'on type is gemisubmocged in K.ehaio Bay. |

BR4TISH CASUALTIES, '

-i' ■■■ •,.,. ' { Steed 10.15 ,p.».) ! ,-- -'' . ' *. CfVi''- Juna B 2L ..-.Casualties ;aii'h<rancetl afe-tk© /weslc-/ eri&ara of wliici lU# are dead..: ■; Qn& and two Argyll Hif&laad" ' eyg ar^ ; sti£!«Hfig. ga». '/ " \ {

A TITANIC STRUGGLE.

ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHTING. GERMANS DRIVEN FROM STRONG - HOLDS. fie... PARIS, Juno 21. The village-' ii'-rth of Arras have sandbags twist through the streets. Machine-guns were* hidden under cupolas of sandbags and armoured plate. The enemy had burrowed so deeply that the bombardment lost much of its efficiency. The attacks sustained by showers of hand grenades. Short, furious, and determined infantry rushes combined with the patient pounding up of the enemy. Some, overlooked in the first dash, attempted to continue the fight in aw inner recess trench in a maze whicli the French have nicknamed "Buval" ("position at. Hell's mouth.'') It is a sheltered ravine on the south-east flank of Lorerte, a natural stronghold bristling with subterranean forts and redoubts.

. The French invested in m tliree j sides. Then avalanches cf metal pre-\ pared.the. way for th 3 attacks on two ■sides.. These won prrmel ivj',ll the frices converged. The Germans fought with the ferocity of cornered rats. Giving T.c the steadily narrowing v.-\a, the fire of their machine guns wiped our many of their own -men, . ; In places the Germans.took cover behind piles of their own dead. The French were now -swarinifuj. up the Tugged western slopes of Hill llf, which is directly southeast of SouehcK. The Germans were soon obliged to abandon the fortress which was dofending the road from Lievin t?. Leas, The slowness of the p:og::es9 had given the Germans, time to. prepare a strong, second line from the Givviehy ; brickfield and Hilt 140 to the east of the Neuville-Givenehy road. '■"."■ ' v Recent battles have proved the value of.aerial torpedoes> which the" French sre able to regulate with great accut- ■ aev. •-■''.'' ""..'■•". , . • ■: :.■'.-:•.

I TRENCH ADVANCE.

:..;'■ ,!,■..-.■■■ ... . •'•' • ~: -.;••;: PARIS. June L Official: We advanced iri'-the di l ***- .tio-n of Sonehez.. An artillery struggle continues very violently.

... _ , -: -•■ THE ATTACK AT LA BASSEE.

■ HAND-TO-HAND STRUGGLE. . LONDON, June 21. A British officer, in a .letter descrying the assault-on La Bnsee, says: Tne artillery poured a tempest t£. .shells on Givenchy brickfield.' You see a high explosive shell crash into a square fort like a great block of brick baked solid, watch a great cloud of smoke roll away and expect to see the briekstack shattered, but you find that harilly a dent lias-been made. Nevertheless, y >ur. own i experience tels you that the defenders are suffering from the fragment!? of shells and showers of broken brlc!cs which are breaking their bodies and shattering their nerves. The bombardment was continued day and night, the "British meanwhile enjoying the advantage of attackers, being able to rest in well-covered positions until the raomert for the advance, while the Germans did not know when or where the attack would fall. The first infantry rush was made at 6 o'clock in & the. evening, and inside an hour the front line of trenches was taken, most of the defenders being killed. The fight continued! in the darkness, which was lit up by a . constant succession Of flares while the [ Germans hurried up reinforcements in • trains and motors. We, however, haa • got our teeth in a bulldog "grip which • would not come i?va/ without tearing . out the x>iece.

FRENCH PROGRESS. "

;l DRIVING IN THE GERMANS.. (Reed. 12.15 p.m.) PARIS, June 21. A communique states: We carriedj ujrther trenches and are now approach.' ng north-west of Souchez. In Lorraine, near Brillon, w e followed up our advantage, captured all the enemy's forts and a trench along a front of 1500 yards. " Th 6 enemy's counter-attack was dispersed, and our scouts advanced close Jto Chazelles, Goudrcaxon and Lesjremabois, the enemy having abandoned the territory. All the German trenches were full of corpses. In the region of Lebonhomme we carried by assault a spur at Calvaire and Dubonhomme and reached the outskirts of Lebonhomme. We advanced beyond the cemetery at Metzeral, where hand to hand fighting continues. In the south-west we gained ground and took 150 prisoners. I

BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES.

(Times and Sydney Sua Cables} \ \ (Reed. 5.45 p.m.) ' LONDON, June 21, Mr; in. :th e Hous« of Co-tn-rfo tb. e «nd of Slay were: ; : "'■ - 1 [ mlkzii\g.'MeSi: 483' kili^ff£3 -;%6riud= \; inrmtii.) ■ ■ ;'.-■• \ l' ■' ••**'•' " .-xl • ..

PORTUGAL ENTHUSES.

TREMENDOUS DEMONSTRATIONS FAVOURING THE ENTENTE. (Received 9.45 a.m.) LISBON, June 21. Ten thousand people in a procession with banners and bands, cordially demonstrated before the Legation of th e sev n allied nations. Thei*e was tremshd us enthusiasm.

MONTENEGRIN SUCCESS.

"MOVING ON SCUTARI. ROME, June 21. Th e Montenegrins have occupied the eights of Tarabosc,h. Their objective s Scutari.

MR BRYAN ELABORATES.

)UTLINES IMPROBABLE SCHEMEL REFLECTION ON EX-PRESIDENT LEADERS AND SPONSORS. i OF ARMED FORCE. IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. • NEW YORK, June 21. Mr Bryan in elaborating his reasons or tendering his resignation, outlines plan for restoration of peace. He ar. ues that neutral nations should crysalise their sentiment in favour of eace into coercive force, and offer .either jc/intly or sever>lly; also that tb.a warring nations hould. join' in a treaty providing for nvestigation by a permanent interational commission in every dispute rising and that they, should advocate : peace and undertake .a world-wide dueational movement to cultivate .a spirit of brothq/rhood among nations, le holds, that peace could be restored t any time now..

If participants v, r ere really weary of he war, or if any nation was not oady, let its rulers stat e in clear and efinite terms the conditions on which hey were willing to accept peace, 'hen the continuance of war would e chargable to those making unusual eman.ds. ,He. declares it is the duty f the United States to discard all 4remony and proffer mediation until ts, or som e other offer, is 1 accepted. Mr Bryan, when addressing a La-

our-Peace meeting', attacked the late 'residents Roosevelt and Taft as,th r eaders and sponsors of an organisai ion standing for force in international flairs, .inimical to the true intersst? f th e United States.

I WAR FINANCE.

AN INDEFINITE LOAN. , EXTRAORDINARY INNOVATIONS. (Reed 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 21. McKenna, in the House of Commons, delivered his financial statement. He aid there would be a deficit of 518 pillion, which had to be made good by receipts other than by revenue expenditure. They required nearly three millions daily and they wer e raising 4£ per cent loan at par, 'repayable in 945, with a Government option to re--1 ay in 1925. The Government was not asking for ny definite amount, and it would be pen till July 10th. It was proposed hat holders in the November war loan hould be allowed to convert their oldings into the new war loan stock; also holders of Consols and 2S and 2:1 er cent, annuities and £75 Consols be overtible into £SO of the new loan annuities and be exchangable in the roportion of £7B and £67 respectivey to £SO. Subscribers to the loan re entitled to any higher rate of nterest that might be fixed for future oans. It is proposed to provide for he sale of from five pounds to twentyve pounds - bonds through the post ffice. War loan vouchers for 5/ or multiples will be on sale at all post •ffices, trade unions and other offices, nth 5 per cent, interest for every omplete month until it l'eaches £5, /hen it will bo exchanged for a bond. (Reed. 1.40 p.m. ) LONDON, June 21. Mr McKenna, continuing, appealed 0 the patriotism of the country to use its gigantic finacial resources to enble us and our allies to carry on .the war to a successful issue. In the earlir stages of the war the Bank of England, with Government Guarantee, made advances to accepting houses and others to enable them to meet their bills and liabilities. This amounted to £120,000,000, but t,he Habilty was now reduced to well under £50,000,000. It was now proposed to pay off the bank from the surplus eighty millions. It would thus leave the bank free to watch over exchanges ;and protect the country's .gold reserves. SOUR GRAPES. ' "'"LONDON,.. June 21. A Berlin professor advocates the ex--lus ion of foreigners from universities. :J|9iifi4sal!v ijsre : ; h:-nT«l^^ > ' fof.-,-ig.n cKstintries do. not nhylMng' -sopff< &r' psf Gsjrray m.' TSj'e" :R3ao<i«* '! iKrh-csasijhip-.f?i o-f -co' vals^' except-' to"' ensbis -is .jCr«vw3.'.' 2turff??}t. to sj£s.&3sot|

THE EOLL OF HONOUR

LATEST CASUALTY LIST. NEW ZEALAND FORCES. DIED OF WOUNDS. CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private H. Handley (previously reported dangerously ill, now convalescent. Private G. A. C. Gibbs (died of wounds, June 18t,h, 191*5). CANTERBURY MOUNTED. Trooper F. G. Kidson (died of wounds. June 18th, 1915). | FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE, j Gunner W. Howie. i OTAGO BATTALION. Private G. W. Crossan (previously reported missing, since rejoined). Private A. W. Grant (dangerously ill.) AUCKLAND BATTALION. Private F. Webster (died of wounds, June 9th, 1915.) Private G. Williams (killed in action, May 23rd, 1915.) Private L. Allen (dangerously 111, thigh amputated, 19th June 1915) Private L. W. Bennett (reported wounded) Private J. L, Brownlie Corporal F. G. Hall Jones Private C. R. Hill Private How e Private E. H. Johnson Private N. E. Le. Noel Private S. Milgrew . Private A. J, Popreal Private R- M. Scott Private H. L. Tuk e Private E. D. Ycirke (REPORTED WOUNDED). AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES. \ Trooper J. Smith Trooper J. W. McPherson . ~ The following have recovered and axe sent to the front: AUCKLAND BATTALION. Prviate K. M. Sutherland Private W. J. Crum Private J. R. Rogers Private C. P. Roberts Private W. J. Baskivill© Private E. G. Edmc-nd Private H. A. Broderich Private W. E. Smit,h Private F Bolard Private E. Underwood Private J. L. Kill P/rivate N. A. Middlemas Private W. M. Grantham Private L. Prosser Private W. H. AdamsCANTERBURY BATTALION. Private S. Smith Private C. F. Rcid "' ■ Private A. D. Still '■'. Private J. Ressels Private J. R. Reeves Private A. Kellcw Private W. Davidson Private J. W. Fearce Privates S, C. Biaks* OTAGO BATTALION. Private A. J. Cross Private H. P. Wilson Lieutenant A. G. Valentine Private N..T. Allen Private C, Oliara Private J. F. McMillan Private L. L. Tallke . Rrivate J. W. Phillpis Lieut. C. T. J. Woodfield Private D. W. McDougall Private S. Walters Private J. L. Greenfield Private A. Robertson Private J. Doyle WELLINGTON BATTALION. Private G. A, Bowker Private S: M. Olcey Private S. R. Ball Private H. J. Morgan Private G. M ■ Lloyd AUCKLAND MOUNTED. Trooper W. Sliarplin Private B. Walsh OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES Private W. Kearney N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS. Private J. Carney Sick and wounded discharged, convalescent from Hospital, date of issue, June 21st: CANTERBURY INFANTRY. Private A. B. Hoy Private G, Horsman Private F. Nimmo Private E. A. Shaw Private R. Blackwell Sergeant J. H. Laird Private C. Rummel Private A. G. Wdrner Lance-Corporal F. G. Turnei Private J. D. McKenzie. OTAGO INFANTRY. Private J. Hossack Private R. E. Wilson So/rgeaut T. Miller Private C. D. Marshall ' i( Private G. H. Dryden Private J. A. Elstone Private R. T Jones Private T. J. Beck Private J. A. Scott Private R. Wilson Private A. Dore WELLINGTON BATTALION. Private F. Percy .. Private A. Christie. . Lance-Corpora 1 0. Brcttfe ,: > l Private H. R. Miliar' .'■■'■ .7 | AUCKLAND - J Private H. A. W. Billing ■ ;. ■ - f Private H.' J. ' . Pri fjs£ ;Wv Simri£@:■ ■'■•"; •: •".',;';• ';'"J?. ' .--| r~r N. «*. - 4 • i , " , rTvnt^ r 8, &._Sk(uli*eii : ' ■&&} '',]:[ ;| ; - ';*riv'f»W W. Farvsr • ' v "."-"'-,.wf'■': :-.{;'. '^ h. u akUh rr '-.-•■" t

Private FJ Baldwin Private W. Berridge '• "j Private W. A. Price * l FHavt B D. H. Craig ; ! ' ; j Private E Kelly Joseph. **" f Private G. Bus well : . Private S. H. Crawford '| Private J. G. Bethell " . J ; | OTAGO MOUNTED. >i Trooper M. Hastie | CANTERBURY MOUNTEDS. ■] Tjrooper J. Watson • ■>, AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES, j Trooper P. A. Finn : N.Z. FIELD AMBULANCE. f Private S. M. Sparrow {\ FIELD ARTILLERY . *■? Gunh-er E. Blake ;j Gunner W. Bucklay ■<<,{ Gunner A Gedrgetti Gunner S. Walsh i Gunner R. Bhrnharn ; f i FIELD COMPANY ENGINEERS, i Attartied Gamier J. H. Srhofield \ ARMY SERVICE CORPS. J Private K. W. Justin \ | Private G. Burr J 5 BALLOON BRIBES. LONDON, Jane 21. A Rome official message states tftafir the Austrians delivered manifestoes tor Italian soldiers by means of balloon?, promising men a crown for every rifle,, 500 crowns for a machine-gun, and 20^)§ , erowna for a cannon or an aeroplane surrendered.

WITH WOODEN GUNS.

ALPINI WAYS. ! ______ v (Times and Sydney San Cables}/ LONDON, June 21. When the Italians crossed the Isonzato attack Tolmino the Bersaglieri wer&: just over, the river when an Austrian, shell destroyed the bridge. The Bersaglieri, confronted by an apparently impregnable fli-st line of trenches, decided to assail them and sell their lives dearly, when the Alpini signalled from a mountain crest. The Austrian trenches were only imitations'lined with tippets dressed as Austrians, and arat•d with wooden guns. B SgßHßgg—! '"■ -■' -