GERMAN BOLT SHOT

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 251, 14 July 1915, Page 5

GERMAN BOLT SHOT

THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. BIG GUNS AT WORK. ENEMY'S WORKS DEMOLISHED. ROME, July 13. Italian 11-inch howitzers heavily bombarded the last of three Austrian forts blocking the advance to Toblanch and Innichen. Fort Hemsel at the other extremity of the Alpine frontier is a mass of ruins, shattered by 12-inch Italian shells, which exploded the magazine. The Alpini blockaded an Austrian armoured train laden with munitions, and reinforcements, in a mountain tun.ncl near the fort. After two days and nights the enemy surrendered. Official; Owing to our offensive on the southern watershed in Carnia, the enemy abandoned his advanced position. The enemy during a storm on the night of the 11th attempted to surprise our positions at Monte Nero, but was repulsed.

VENICE BOMBED. A REMARKABLE INCIDENT. JRecd 9 a.m.) ROME, July 13, An aeroplane bombed . Venice on Sunday, damaging two bouses, and injuring two women and a child. It almost hit the Doge’s Palace. It dropped darts, one of which pinned a woman’s foot to the pavement. ROUMANIAN ATTITUDE. AUSTRIAN OFFERS. o LONDON, July 13. Austria has offered to cede to Eonmania portion of Bukovina in return for benevolent neutrality and will add the retrocesion ,of Bessarabia if Roumania will intervene on behalf of Austria. GERMAN PRESS WARNINGS. AMSTERDAM, July 13. The Frankfurter Zetitung has attacked Roumania for holding up war material from Germany for Turkey, and concludes wdth a veiled threat to Roumania. The Tages Zeitung declares that Ronmania is no longer a neutral, as she permits the transportation of munitions of food to Servia, while placing obstacles in the way of supplies going to Turkey, Her chance of maintaining relations with Austria and Germany will be lost if she is not careful. BOTHA’S VICTORY. REPLY TO EARL KITCHENER. LONDON, July 13.

General Botha, in thanking Earl Kitchener, said: “1 hope that soon some of my men will take a share in the greater task in- Europe. ” The King congratulated General Botha and expressed admiration of his conduct of the coinpaign, which was shared by his subjects throughout the. Empire. DISMAY IN GERMANY. AMSTERDAM, July 13. The capitulation of South-West Africa is viewed with dismay in Germany. RUSSIAN STEAMER SUNK. -LONDON, July .13. The Russian steamer Leo, from Philadelphia to .Manchester, was torpedoed on .Friday, six . miles .off Tustcar, 'with-out-warning. Eleven of the crew, including: three.- stewardesses, perished. 'Fourteon survivors- landed at Liverpool.

HiMSEMBEBC SUPERSEDED TIE KAISER ANGRY RUSSIA STILL SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN OPINION OF GERMANY’S REPLY A GRAVE AND UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS LAST OF THE KONIOS6ERO

OFFICIAL REPOET. FRENCH AIR RAID. IMPORTANT PLACES BOMBED. LONDON, July 13. A French squadron of 35 aeroplanes, despit e strong winds, this morning bombarded the German stations at Vigneulles and Les Hatton Chapel, which serv e the region around the Galonne trenches and the Forest of Apremont, where important stores, and particularly munitions, are concentrated. Th e dropped 171 shells, and caused several fires. They were heavily bombarded, but all returned. FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT. , SOME GROUND RECOVERED. GERMANS REPULSED.

PARIS, July 13

Official: The Germans bombarded our trenches on the front from Lombaertzede to Nieuport. Our reply silenced two batteries.

Despite un asphxiating cannonade we counter-attacked at Souchez and Careney, regaining portion of the trenches abandoned on Sunday.

We exploded a mine-chamber on the Aisne, wrecking German mine galleries. The Germans attempted two attacks at Croix des Cary. The first was repulsed with important losses and the second stopped before the Germans could emerge from their trendies.; GERMANY’S AEROPLANES. LONDON, July 13. The Daily Mail states that the- Germans have constructed six large ar-mour-plated triplanes three times larger than the usual aeroplane, fitted with eight Maybach motors, coupled in pairs, driving four propellers. Each carries four machine-guns. The six machines are completed and are intended for use in attacking trenches, BOTHA’S VICTORY. ALL INDIA REJOICES. SIMLA, July 13. Flags are flying in the principal cities of India in honour of General Bot-ha’s victory. Rejoicings £<re general. SOUTH AFRICANS GOING HOME. CAPETOWN, July 13. The Imperial Government has authorised the Chamber of Mines in Johannesburg to secure two hundred skilled mechanics for munitions xvorks in England. CANADIAN MILITARY PENSIONS. LONDON, July 13. Canada has passed a Bill providing for pensions of £97 10/- sterling yearly for soldiers totally disabled, with £l3 sterling for each child. It is calculated that two years’ war will involve a military pension list of £900,000 annually. The benefits are only enjoyable while the recipients remain in Canada. Parliament hopes to arrange some system of reciprocity respecting these pensions with Britain and the other Dominions. MUNITIONS. AUSTRALIA TO HELP. . . SYDNEY, July 13. The Munitions Committee is proceeding to Melbourne to eonf-er with the Federal body and place New South. Wales resources at the disposal ojf.tiie Commonwealth., .... It xa understood a definite, reply has been redyed from the f.mstfi’btl'-aalh-oritiee, ■■ •

ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT. CANNONADE AT PRASNYSZ. OFFENSIVE AT LUBLIN STOPPED. PETROGRAD, July 13. Official: A violent cannonade and an outpost engagement took place in the vicinity of Prasnysz, north Poland. There were isolated actions in the Lublin district. Our troops having finished the counter-offensive, occupied positions on the heights on the right bank of the Urzondovka River, on the upper Bug, near the town of Rusk. Several enemy battalions attacked. We allowed them to approach within 200 paces and then dispersed them. Many killed and wounded were left on the ground.

SHOT THEIR BOLT. ] I GERMANY’S GREATEST EFFORT. VON HINDENBERG’S ADVICE. TELLS KAISER TO SEEK PEACE DISMISSED IN DISGRACE. (Reed 3.30 p.m.) PARIS, July 12. The “Temps’ says that a neutral recently in Germany narrates that Gene, ral von Hindenberg told the Kaiser that the war had reached a point where Germany could obtain no further advantage. He advised the Kaiser to find a means of stopping needless slaughter The Kaiser told von Hindenberg to hold his tongue, dismissed him immediately, and appointed General von Mackensen in his place.

LAST OF THE KONIGSBERG. DESTROYED BY MONITORS. IN THE RUFIGI RIVER. (Reed 3 p.m.) LONDON, July 12. The monitors Mersey and Severn attacked the Konigsberg in the Ruflgi River, on the African coast, on July 4 The Konigsberg took fire amidships and burned furoiusly. The monitors resumed the attack on the 11th and completely wrecked the Konigsbetg. LONDON, July 13. The Admiralty announces that owing to difficulty in reaching the Konigsberg, the G>erman cruiser that took refuge up a rver in East Africa, some I monitors were despatched two month: ago. An aircraft accurately locate-' the Konigsberg and operations opened on July 4th. The monitors entered the river and opened fire. The Konigsberg replied, firing salvos of five guns wiU accuracy and rapidity. The Morse; was twice hit. One shell killed four and wounded four. Owing to the enemy being surrounded by jungle, the aeroplanes had difficulty in spotting our shots, but the Konigsberg was hit five times early in the action. The monitors kept up their fire for six hours, when Konigsberg’s mast was still standing. A salvo then burst on her and she became heavily afire amidships. A TOTAL WRECK. LONDON, July 13. The Konigsberg continued to fire one gun intermittently for a while, but during the last part of the engagement was silenced, eithr through lack of ammunition or disablement. The Weymouth and the Pioneer assisted the monitors, the former engaging small guns on the river bank and the Pioneer engaged guns- at the mouth of the river. A further attack was made on the 11th, when the Konigsberg became a total wreck. Our casualties were two wounded aboard the Mersey. A FRENCH REPORT. GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED. (Reed 10.45 a.m.) Official: A German attack was attempted, last night, on the labyrinth, under the protection of a violent curtain of fire. The assailants wer e decimated and completely thrown back. Fighting with grenades, rifles and a cannonade, occurred at Regnieville and Bois le Petre.

The Germans, in the Vosges, atterated to attack a bridgehead at Sondernalch, on the eastern bank of the Fecht. It was repulsed.

THE WAR LOAN. A BEWILDERING SUCCESS. (Reed 10.45 a.m.) LONDON. July 13. Mr McKenna states that £570,000,000 have been, subscribed to the War Loan apart from converted stock. SOUTH WALES MINERS. MUNITIONS ACT APPUED\ (Reed 10.45 a.m.} , - LONDON, July 13. A proclamation bar been, issued Applying the Munitions . Act ta SoVvfc Whlea. ‘ _. - r -

AMERICA’S NOTE. . , GERMANY’S REPLY. . PRECIPITATES GRAVE SITUATION,. WASHINGTON, July 32. The State Department admits that th e German reply precipitates a grava situation, but talk of war is conspicuously absent. The next American Note will reject German overtures, and re-assert America’s insistence of all rights as a neutral country. The Press denounces the German reply as impudent. Wireless warnings have been direct, ed to th e British steamships Howtii- . head and Baron Napier, on which ifc is believed bombs have been placed aboard. They have not yet been placed swered. THE PRESS ON GERMAN REPLY. LONDON, July 13. The Times’ Washington correspondent says the American press finds the German proposals are intolerable, disappointing, yet there are scant signs of opinion of taking the bit between its teeth and less of a rupture of diplomatic relations than formerly surmised. The President will not resort to extremes unless Germany repeats the Lusitania incident or aa- equally outrageous act. The Times, in a leader, comments that the time is clearly coming when, diplomacy will have to give way to some more positive form of asserting America rights. A grave and unprecedented crisis in American history is approaching.

REACHING THE LIMIT. WASHINGTON, July 13. Opinion in official quarters is that; the American reply will demand a definite statement on Germany’s attitude as will determine whether diplomatic relations can continue. IMPERTINENCE REBUKED. A PERSISTENT QUESTIONER. LONDON, July 12. In the House of Commons, Mr Markham asked, seeing that operations of the army and th e Allies were crippled and hampered by the War Office's failure to provide necessary ammunition, whether Mr Asquith would give as assurance of the dismissal of all who had proved incompetent. Mr Asquith stated that no further information could at the moment properly be made public, as ho was satis-fiecl-that it would serve no good purpose, hut w T ould be detrimental to the best interest of the nation. (Cheers). Mr Markham asked must w© understand that the incompetent would fee retained

Mr Asquith, warmly: Honourable gentlemen must understand nothing of th e sort; the Government’s determination is in accord with the overwhelming sense of the House. fCbeers.) BOMBS ON SHIPS. WASHINGTON, July 13. The Baron Napier has wirlessed that they have been unable to discover any explosives, It is hoped the Howtk Head has also escaped. It is generally believed that an extensive German conspiracy has been hatched to destroy the Allies’ ammunition ships. The Government is investigating. (This refers to a cable stating that the steamers named had been advised by wirless that it was believed they had bombs placed on board by Germans.)