DESPERATE STUGGLE

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 261, 22 July 1915, Page 5

DESPERATE STUGGLE

Oil THE RUSSIAN FROM!

A GLEHGHED-TEETH FIGHT

GERMAN DESTROYERS & SUBiAHiIIES

AT A BELGIAN PORT pg* 11 1 ' J SUNK iH THE BLACK SEA

ON THE EUSSIAN FEONT.

WESTERN CAMPAIGN.

GERMAN SUCCESSES.

SIR JOHN FRENCH’S REPORT,

PETROGRAD. July 21

MANY TRENCHES TAKEN,

A communique records German progress in the Riga, Shavli, and -Niemen . i regions.

LONDON, July 2.1

Siege artillery from Novogorgievsk successfully bombarded the heads of enemy columns on the Narew front on Sunday. The enemy carefully approached our new front between the Vistula and the Bug on Monday. Attacks upon the Krylowsckal section continue.

AUSTRIANS OCCUPY RADOM,

VIENNA, July 21. Official: The Austrans have occupied adorn.

MACKEN3EN »S WEDGE HELD UP.

12 MILES FROM LUBLIN,

RUSSIANS FIGHTING STRONGLY.

(Rec. 1.25 a.m.) LONDON, July 21

FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT,

The Petrograd correspondent of the Daily Chronicle states that the point of Von Mackensen’s wedge is within 12 miles of Lublin and Cholm, but the Russian resistance is holding up the flanks of the wedge, particularly on the left between Dynstava and Wilkoiya, where the Austrians have been reputed, and Grsbowice, where the Germans have been thrown back.

PARIS, Jtuy 21

The Russians arc clenching their fists to moot the blow, and have withdrawn from the Bzura to Ivangorod to a very strong second line under the shelter of fortresses. The lines have been greatly strengthnd during the winter.

GERMAN WAR VESSELS

General Russky, who is an invalid, opines that Germany is advancing tranquilly from trench warfare on the western front, and has withdrawn a great number of troops. The Allies would do great service by seizing the opportunity for an energetic thrust en masse, which might bewilder the Germans and stop the advanco.

GERMAN BUTCHERY.

RUSSIAN PRISONERS SHOT,

(Reed 9 a.m.) PETROGRAD, July 21.

Official: Austrian prisoners state that the Germans shot five thousand Russian prisoners at Rawarusska.

FIGHT IN MID-AIR. THREE TO ONE CONFLICT?

ONE GERMAN DAMAGED

THE RUSSIAN REACHES SAFETY.

(Reed 2 p.m.) PETROGRAD, July 21

The Giant Ua Mourmouretz’s aeroplane fought three German machines in the vicinity of Cholm, at an, altitude of 8000 feet. The Germans attacked above and below. The Russian was at a disadvantage in beings •unable 'to bring his full artillery to bear, nevertheless, one of the enemy was seriously damaged. The others drew off to a safe distance. On e of th e Russian aviators was wounded and Mourmouretz’s petrol tank was perforated in sixteen places, but her several -motrtrsi kptft her aiifwdrtjhy, and .she 'reached safety.- - > *

TURKISH TRANSPORTS SUNK. jjdiy .21:; ; ' , OS&iAb: Torpedoers destroyed a eoavoy of SQ Tirrkmh sailing vessels bound for Trebisond with.- war material for the Turks in the r Chorokh region. The crews were takeirprisoners.

Sir John French reports that on the evening of the 19th inst., after exploding a mine vest of Chateau Hooge, we occupied 150 yards of tlie enemy’s trenches, captured 50 prisoners, two

machine-guns, and destroyed. two other machine-guns. We have since consolidated our gains. THE RECAPTURE OF HILL 60. LONDON, July 2.1. Air. Hobhouse said that he was present at the recapture of Hi.il 00 salicnr projecting into the German linos. A concentrated fire nnade it impossible for the troops to remain upon the hill. It was essential that the withdrawal should not be known to the Germans. Afterwards, Hill (30 ceased to be or military importance. This was probably wby it was not mentioned in earlier despatches to the War Office.

Official: The Germans violently bombarded Rhcims. There were several civilian victims.

A French dirigible?cm Monday nighr dropped 23 bombs on the military station and munitions depot at Vignculus and Los Hattonehatol.

GATHERING AT ZEE BRUGGE. (Reed 9.10 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, July 21. A Ghent message states that a number of German torpedo boats and destroyers reached Zeebrugge by way, of Hoboken and the Ruppelmonde Canal during the night,. EXCHANGE OF DISABLED. ' PRESIDENT GIVES A WELCOME. PARIS, July 21. President Poincare welcomed wounded French soldiers from Germany, returned under the mutual exchange of disabled agreement. FRENCH REPORT. GREAT AERIAL ACTIVITY. PARIS, July 21. A communique states that the enemy attacked our positions in a cowshed, and at Lavauxfey in the forest of Aprexnont, but were completely repulsed. In lively infantry action in the Vosges, on the height overlooking hte eastern side of the Fecht Valley, we obtained possession of part of the enemy’s defence works and made notable progress towards th e crests. Thirty-one of our aviators yesterday bombed the railway station at Conflansenjurny, an important junction. Seven shells fell on the station, a shell also struck an engin e shed. Aeroplanes accompanying our squadron put three enemy aviators to flight; on e enemy was compelled to descend hurriedly. I Two aeroplanes again bombed Colmar railway station.

THE TURKISH CAMPAIGN. ALLIED SQUADRON BUSY. ATHENS, July 21. • The; AUied'- Btpmdron ,oh Tuesday boinbarded :several points on.the .Gulf of ■ Adramy and. dispersed a Turkish encampment. • A British destroyer bombarded the Tivali barracks, which the Turks abandoned. ’ ■ . • , aj i

ROME, July 21

WAY CLEARED FOR ADVA NCI

(Ree. 12.45 a.m.)

ROME. July 22

AUSTRIANS SUFFER TERRIBLY,

ROME, July 21

THE WAR LOAN.

THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. ‘ ‘ decisive STRATEGIC SUCCESS.” ROME, July 21. Official: Our defensive was continued on Monday on the whole Isonzo front. Special progress was made on the Corse plateau. We took prisoners a further 500. The Giornale Estaba says that the advance a tong the Isonzo continues, amounting to a decisive strategic success. The Austrian losses are enormous. FURTHER FIERCE FIGHTING.

Eighting of the fiercest description continues on the western chain of the Carso Alps.

The Italians are in possess!' .. of all the territory west of the line from Gorizia to Monfalfeone.

The general assault upon 75 m.ios from Tarvis to the Adriatic is nearing the culminating phase. Greater progress has already been made than the communiques specify. The Italians have cleared the way for a decisive advance over a number of points. The most pronounced advance is oast of Sagrado, on the Carso plateau, where bloody onslaughts throughout Monday resulted in the Italians carrying row after row of terraced trenches studded with bombproof shelters. The Italians bayoneted the defenders by the hundred.

During the night Italian wire-cutters with grenades and knives crawl to the Austrian entrenchments and surprise the guards. The artillery complete the cutting of the entanglements in the morning, when the infantry advance, crawling with bags of earth on their backs as protection from shell®. When

GOOD NEWS

accepted terms, and th c miners resum ed work to-day.

THE MINERS’ CONFERENCE

MR LLOYD GEORGE’S ADDRESS

WHAT ENGLAND COULD DO

(Reed 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, July 21

LLOYD GEORGE’S TELEGRAM

PUBUC SPIRITED SETTLEMENT

they halt the bags form a parapet, whence they spring on the enemy with the bayonet.

The Italians have thus carried five miles of entrenchments, suffering considerably but inflicting much heavier losses. The Austrians lost ten thousand In the Carnic bottle on Sunday. The Italian bombardment of Gorizia caused great destruction. Two guns in the inner fortifications were blown up. GORIZIA CLOSELY INVESTED. ITS CAPITULATION EXPECTED. PARIS, July 21. “Le Matin’s” Rome correspodent says that Gorizia is closely hemmed in, and refugees state that it is on the verge of capitulation. It. is re reported that Archduke Eugene is directing its defence. TIMBER BOAT TORPEDOED. CREW ALL LANDED. (Reed 9 a.m.) LONDON, July 21. A submarine torpedoed and sank the Russian steamer General Raditzky, timber laden, off the Shetlauds. The crew of 22 iweije landed at Peterhead.

THREE HUNDRED MILLIONS RECEIVED. (Reed 9 a.m.) LONDON, July 21. Owing to payments in full about three hundred millions have already been reeeived in connection with the War Loan. THE KRUPPS’ STRIKE. IMPRISONMENT THREATENED. (Reed 9 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, July 21. A thousand strikers are still out at kvupps’ works. Th e Commandant at Essen threatens to imprison them if they do not return by Saturday. WAR AND FOOTBALL. LONDON, July 20. In the House of Commons, Mr. Tennant, in response to a request for the views of the Government on football, said that although measures taken in 1911 were not realised all the desired results were in the main satisfactory. The , Government looks confidently to those responsible to further restrict matches in accordance with the strong f publife feeling.

SOUTH WALES MINERS RESUME

(Rccd 9 a.m.) LONDON, July 21. The South \Yales delegates have

Mr Lloyd George, in addressing dele gates at Cardiff, congratulated the community and the Empire on the settlement of the strike. It was a horror to him to have to take part in a struggle with hi.s best friends, H e wasn't quite sure that w e yet realised how tremendous was the country’s struggle and issues of which would affect us for untold generations. It was urgent that miners should make up for lost time, as France was depending on them for coal. France had done more for democracy than any other land on earth; she was now begging them to send coal. He also wanted them to do it for th e British Navy, and till their bunkers. It means an inviolable Britain; it means a Britain which, with your help, can defy the most potent enemy in the world. I am sick at heart of having to call attention to the gravity of the situation, which is sufficiently serious to call to united action every man and woman in the country. If w e work together we shall win a victory for European liberty, such as will resound throughout the world for ages.

(Reed 11.20 a.m.) LONDON. July 21. Many cf the South Wales miners have already restarted. Mr Asquith, in the House of Commons, rend Mr Lloyd George's telegram stating that a solution was rendered possible on the lines of agreement rather than by coercion, and by the public-spirited action of coal-own ers, who placed themselves unreservedly In the Government’s hands, Mr Asquith stated that as far as he knew ther© was no foundation for the accusation that Germans had instigated th e strike. \

TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. LONDON, July 21. Ministers are remaining in Cardiff until definite settlement proposals for the consideration, of the conference are coached. They are so satisfactory from the workmen's standpoint that they are certain to be approved today, and a peace, treaty will be signed,. The miners are granted — (1) A new standard wage which is on increase of 50 per cent upon the IST9 standard. (2) A minimum of fen per cent, upon the standard. (3) Payment for six days for five days’ work when on night-shifts. (4) Surfacemen are included in the agreement.

WHO SANK THE POM TERN

(5) The agreement is to operate till six months after the war and be subsequently subject to three months’ notice.

It is expected that the men will re sume work on Thursday.

AMERICA AND GERMANY. ROOSEVELT'S CONDEMNATION. PEACE ENTHUSIASTS INDICTED. NEW YORK, July 21. Mr. Roosevelt, writing in the Metropolitan Magazine, criticises his fellowcountrymen who in the present crisis would sacrifice the national honour by the avoidance of national duty, which is preparedness for war. He anathematises American women who were recently in Europe crying for peace without justce, and redress, simultaneously with the slaughtering of Amercan women and children on the high seas. He declares that professional peace enthusiasts in America are afraid of the German vote and are terrorised and cowed by the ruthlessness of German militarism, whose disregard for the rights of others demands an American protest, and further action if necessary.

GERMAN MONEY. 1 . TO DESTROY CANADIAN PROP- \ ERTY. j A QUESTION OF NEUTRALITY. NEW YORK. July 20. The British Government has furnished the State Department •with evidence that a wealthy German, of Detroit, is supplying money to. persona at Windsor, Ontario, -far the. destruction of Canadian Government property, and . asks tvbefeer the Department regards this as a'breach cf nc’itraKCy,

VAMC NOT OFFICIALLY KNOWN

(Reed 9.10 a,m.) LONDON, July 21. In the House of Corn me nr. Mr. Bellairs asked f< r the name of the officer com mad ini; the British submarine which sunk theb atlesliip Pommem in the Baltic, on July 2. Mr. MacNamara said that no official report was available hut a Russian, semi-official report gave the name ofcom mailer as Max Horton. COLONIAL omCS VOTE. •STATEMENT BY MR BOXAR LAW. LONDON, July 21. Disscussing the CSolcnial Office Vote Mr. Bouar Law made a statement eouccrning military eperat ions against German colonies. He said the Germans in Atiea, as in France, were much better prepared for war than we were, but the spirit the British had shown in the various colonies and the manner they had volunteered for service was evidence that the spirit which had built up the Empire was never stronger or more markd than at the present time. Natives also were most loyal. He paid tribute to the gallantry of the Canadians, New Zealanders, and Australians, and expressed admiration at the quality of their troops, and the services they had rendered to the Empire., U'e had not got possession of the Canieroons, but the German hold was precarious and not likely to lust long, THE ROLL OP HONOUR. NEW ZEALAND FORCES. KILLED IN ACTION , Wellington Battalion: Pvt p. LDarville. DIED OF PNEUMONIA. Wellington Mounted: Lieut H. TV Palmer. WOUNDED, Wellington Battalion: Lieut A. H. Carrington, Lieut. G. C. Wells. Wellington Mounted: Trooper A. M, Hutton (second time)', Auckland Battalion: Pvt H. H. Stored. PRONOUNCED OUT OF DANGER. Otago Battalion; Capt J. L. Saunders, Sergt J. M. Clark, Pvt R. V. Mason. Wellington Battalion; Pvt 0. B. King. Canterbury ’ Battalion; Pvt T. Trickled on