AIR RAID ON BRITAIN

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 11 August 1915, Page 5

AIR RAID ON BRITAIN

THE RUSSIAN FRONT RIGA CAMPAIGN FAILS. ENEMY REPULSED AT MITAU PETROGRAD, August 10 The newspapers assume that the Germans are altering tbejir plans on the Eastern front, and axe now aiming at Osowice, They declare that the enemy's operations towards Riga hav e entirely failed. The “Novoe; Vremya” says the Germans have been thrown back at Mitau, which explains the sudden attack on Kovno. Baltic papers imply that Mitau is now again in possession of the Russians. Mitau is a few miles south-east of Riga, and stands on the River Aa. Roughly parallel with the Aa is the Duna or Dwina, upon which are Dvinsk {on the Petrograd-Warsaw railway) and Riga. Near the uppey waters of th e Aa rises the Sventa, a tributary of the Niemen, joining the big river at Kovno. The rivers Aa and Svepta form a line of defence for the RigaDvinsk and the Dvinsk-Wilna railways.' , GERMAN FLEET FAILS. ABORTIVE ATTACKS IN GULF OF f RIGA CRUISER AND TWO DESTROYERS DAMAGED. PETROGRAD. August 10 A German fleet of nine battlesliips, twelve cruisers, and a large number cf (destroyers made persistent attacks at the en-ranee of the Gulf of Riga. They were repulsed everywhere, our seaplanes throwing' bombs, which contributed to the success. Our mines damaged an enemy cruiser and two destroyers. CRUISER AND TWO DESTROYERS DAMAGED AT RIGA LONDON, August 10. Th e German fleet attacks at thej entrance cf the Gulf cf Riga Avere repulsed. A cruiser and tAvo destroyers were daamged by mines EFFORT TO BREAK MINE BARRIER. PETROGRAD, August 10 The German fleet yesterday appeared off Dirhc-n channel at th e entrance of 'lthej Gu;,g of Riga, evidently intending -to break the min e barrier which was protecting our fleet. The attacks Avere repulsed, the enlosing three ships damaged bj oui mines. Our lesss were nil. PROMISE OR THREAT? TRIMCE LEOPOLD TAKES WARSAW HOSTAGES. (Rec. 8.45 a.m) AMSTERDAM, August 10. Prince Leopold of Bavaria, in a proclamation, promises to preserve peace and uphold public rights in Warsaw, but as the enemy has prepared attacks against the German troops, for safety, lie is compelled to hold most of the prominent citizens as hostages for the security of German troops. It rests with the inhabitants to protect the hostages’ lives, and e\'eryone having of designed attacks of any kind must promptly inform the military.” Any negligence in this respect, ©r anyone assisting in the attacks will he punishable with death, PARIS, August ,10. ' A telegram from Petrograd states that the Germans- werej repulsed 23 | Julies from- Riga. ; ‘

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KOVNO DEFIES GERMANS. m DESPERAE ATTACKS. ENORMOUS GERMAN LOSSES. PETROGRAD, August 10. Official: North-cast of Wilcomfcrz avc dislodged German advance guards from several vilages, inflicting great loss. During the night of August 7, the enemy renoAved attacks on Kovno. There was an intense bombardment on the Sth Avith artillery of all calibres, including the heaviest. Extremely desperate attacks on our advanced positions, and an assault against the western front of Kovno Avere everywhere repulsed with enormous losses. RUSSIANS’ RESOLUTION. GERMAN PRESS DISAPPOINTED. LONDON, August 10. The German Press, is greatly disappointed at the Duma’s unsAverving resolution to continue the Avar to the bitter end. The Berliner Tageblatt. says: We 1 always warned our leaders against the view that Russia is aiming at a separ■te peace. We believe the Russian Government will at tempt to keep up the hopes of the people and drag on the wav. The Kroug Zeltang nays the Duma’s decision is an object lesson -showing that Russia’s moral' newer of resistance is still unbroken. The Cologne. Gazette says since the position- on the Bjura-R:nvl:a front avus given up the possession cf Warsaw lias best its military importance. ' THE RUSSIANS SAFE. ENEMY’S ATTACK WEAKENING. RIGA EFFORT FAILS. LONDON, August 10. The Daily Telegraph ’s Petrograd correspondent says that higher military authorities regard the Russian Vistula army as out of danger. The troops are taking up their positions Avithont precipitation, and their rear is not at the moment threatened. There are groAvng indications that the impetus of the Austro-Gormsn attack is Aveakeniug, and their failure to repeat Friday’s attempt and rush to Kovno and Ossowiec is evidence that they haA T c not a Ihrge force in these zones. News from Yintala states Inat the Russian artillery at Kovno Avrought fearful havoc. Prisoners state that lately there has been a deficiency of food and fodder, and soldiers were exhausted by the continual marching. Seme were unable to stand, refusing food, and begging only permission to sleep. The Russian position in the Baltic is firm. They haA'O pushed back the Germans almost to Mitau. The latter show no inclination to resume the ag-gressiA-e. It is believed they ha\-c drawn upon these forces to strengthen their attack eastward of Pomevitch, where the battle hangs in the balance. Tlie Germans have made no headway. The main enemy pressure continues on the Narew line, also in front of and on both sides of tlie Vicprz, where There are indications that tlie Aus-tro-Germans have small faith, in the permanence of their plans. A refugee from Galicia reports that the Austrians are not restoring their civil administration. BATTLE ON THE YSER. AMSTERDAM, August 10. The TeSegraaf states that heavy artillery equalling the intensity of the big Yser battles was heard in the direction of Dixmude, and continued all day without a second’s silence.

WESTERN CAMPAIGN. R HEIMS BOMBARDED. PARIS, August 10. Official: Fairly quite on the whole front. There was cannonading at various points. Eheims was bombarded. A FRENCH REPORT. GERMA NS R EPULBED. (Roc. 8.-15 a.m.) PARIS, August 10. A comuniquc states: Two German attacks witli petards, northwards of Souehez railway station, wore thrown 1 back. I Our curtain of hire stopped a violent attack on our trenches at Croix le Es-, Cannes. A fresli attack ,by night, snpi ported with asphyxiating shells, was also stopped by our artillery. SIR JOHN FRENCH’S REPORT. BOTH SIDES ACTIVE. The High Commissioner reports:LONDON, Aug. 9. Sir John French reports: Since August artillery on both sides have ben active in the Yypres. region. The advantages of these exchanges have ben with us. ' This morning, after a successful ar-„ tillory bombardment, the French son the left co-operating, we effectively attacked the trenches at Hooge captured by the enemy on July .‘loth. All were re-taken. Folowing up, we progressed north and west of Hooge, extending the front trenches captured to 1,2000 yards. Our artillery derailed and set afire five trucks of a German j train. We captured three officers, I 124 men, and two machine-guns. A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. MORE AEROPLANES DOWNED. ,KOVNO APPROACHED. 430 RUSSIAN PRISONERS. AMSTERDAM. Aug. 9. A German. Communique states; Our battle aeroplanes, near Danmarkirch, It pres, Harbonoy, and Gomlrescange, destroyed four aeroplanes, Including two which belonged to the squadron which bombarded the open town of Saarbruecken without causing' military damage, but killing’nine citizens. The Germans has approached Kovno fortress, capturing’ 430 Russians. We progressed towards the northerns and western front at Lomzn, after severe fighting, taking prisoners of 1400 and capturing an armoured motor-car. We crossed the Ostrow-Wyszkcw road, the enemy, at some points, stubbornly resisting but were repulsed. • AEROPLANE ACTIVITY. SAARBRUCK BOMBED. MANY FIRES STARTED. The Hhh Commissioner reports, under date, Louden. August 10, 2 a.in.: This morning flairhy two aeroplanes ! bombarded (he station and factory at Saarqbruck, and despite atmospheric ■ difficulties, 23 succeeded in dropping 164 sells of ail kinds, causing many fires. AIR RAID ON BRITAIN. 13 KILLED, 13 WOUNDED ONE ZEPPELIN DESTROYED. LONDON. August 10. Official: German airships killed 13, and wounded 13 on the East Coast last night. One Zeppelin was destroyed by Flight Sub-Lieut Lord, and one of the pilots engaged by the enemy was killed while landing in the dark. BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK. A NORTH SEA MINE. • (Reed 11.50 a.m.) LONDON, .August 9. The Admiralty announce that the destroyer “Lynx” struck a mine in the North Sea and sank on Monday. Four officers and 22 men were saved. (Th e “Lynx” belongs to the “K” > class, and was built in 3912. She had j a displacement of 335 tons; 24,500 ■* hers?,-power; 30 knots. She carried thre e fin. guns, and ban two 21in. torpedo tubes.) f QUESTION OF CONTRABAND SWEDISH REPRESENTATION. 1 (Reed B.SO a.m.) WASHINGTON, August 10. Sweden’s negotations with America for a concerted neutral protest against the. British Order-in-Council regarding contraband have; failed. Sweden continues representations alone. MEAT SHIPMENTS. (Reed 8.30 a.m.) ' LONDON, August 10. An Argentine’ shipment of mutton, of 48,000 chreas'cslamb, ’ 15,000 carcases, frozen beefy "275 quarters; • and chilled, 65 suarters have arrived.

THL ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. ITALIANS ATTACK GGIMZIA. A FIVE-HOURS’ BOMBARDMENT. GENEVA. August 10. Leibach messages state that 30,000 Italians with powerful artillery made a five hours’ attack on Gorizia to-day. A number of Austrian batteries wore siJcnced. After the last bayonet charge the Austrians fell back towards the town, leaving 2,000 dead and SOO prisoners. THE AUSTRIAN REPORT. ITALIANS AGAIN FAIL. AMSTERDAM, August 10. Austrian Official: An attempt by feeble Italian forces to penetrate our positions at Zugora failed. One of our patrols on the Tyrol frontier repulsed an enemy half company, biflicting heavy losses. SOUTH AFRICAN CONTINGENTS. EXTRA PAY FOR MARRIED MEM. (Reed 8,30 am.) CAPETOWN, August 10 Subscriptions are freely coming in for thp Separation FFund. it is hoped to realise sufficient to add 50/ monthly to the Imperial allowance to married volunteers; single men do not benefit NEW ZEALAND WOUNDED. VISITED BY MR MACKENZIE. (Reed 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 10. ’ The Hon Thos. Mackenzie visited Weymouth,' whore there ar e over 8d New Zealand wounded. He found all progressing, though some would never return to the front. AMERICAN BACK STIFFENING. DISREGARD OF LUSITANIA NOTE MEANS UNFRIENDLY NOTICE LONDON, August 10. (Reed 8.45 a.m.) The “Daily News’’ says there is some concern in Washnlgton at Germany’s delay in answering the last Lusitania Note. : If Gerraay ignores the subject, Gew ard, the United States Ambassador will be, instructed to declare that Wrv’iimitou stands bv her position, and will tak e unfriendly imfoe of further acts of submarine violence. GBEMAN DISAPPOINTMENT. OVER OCCUPATION OF WARSAW/. NO PRISONERS! NO BOOTY! ROTTERDAM. Aug. 9. Keen disappointment followed Berlin’s flag-waving, owing to the absence of an announcement of .urge •aptures of men and . booty. The lore of the newspapers suddenly hanged, punting cut that Warsaw A ir.t a decisive mi’.iEvy achievement. The V ossischo Zeitung soys the capitulation of Warsaw is a great stride nearer peace, which, however, is still far distant. No fortress, not even Paris, can be regarded as a final object in military operations; peace will only follow the ruin of the enemies’ armies. The conquered Vistula line will become the springboard for the attainment of this object, like Liege and Antwerp on the west front. The capture of Warsaw and Ivangorod i only clears away the first difficulties, j AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL REPORT. i DRIVING THE RUSSIANS. | AMSTERDAM, August 10. | Austrian Official: The left bank of j tlio Vicprz and the right bank of the Vistula near Ivaugorcd are now clear- , ed of the enemy. The number of. prisoners captured by the Archduke Joseph’s army has increased to 8,000. On the Dneister towards Useioczsko we repulsed the Russians at several points and took prisoner 1,000 and five machine-guns. MEXICAN EM ERG GLIO. INTERVENTION DISCUSSED. WARSHIPS AT VERA CRUZ. (FeSd 10,35 a.m.) WASHINGTON, August 10. A nheals from Americans in Mexico dee.'are there is fanvne everywhere, and lives of foreigners chiefly Americans. are threatened At Vera Cruz leaders are fermenting revolution, and President Wilson has ordered a gunboat to that place; in the meanwhile ha is consulting the do-ratoh of a warship. South American diplomats are; conferring with Mr Wilson on the proposal to intervene in Mexico by force if necessary.

v CORRESPONDENTS ON THE SITUATION, GERMANS’ ENDLESS TASK. I (Time:; and Sydney Sun Cables) LONDON, August. 10. Colonel Repina ton ’ (the “Times’” military correspondent), estimates that at the end of June; two-thirds of the German army was still in the west. He believes a million and a quarter, supple,mooted by three-quar-ters of a million Austrians, were operating in the East. We must net Hatter ourselves that German reserves are I being used up. Garris-on depots in the ! interior are still full of recruits,though i of inferior quality. The Germans’ advance in th e East is hotly pressed, but they are unable to break the order of th c Russian retreat Mr Washburn (the American war j correspondent) say 3 he has travelled | a thousand miles in Poland and Gali- | cia and visited eight active armies, j He met and talked with nearly a thou- • i sand officers. From thc first month ! i the popularity of the war has grown 1 i steadily until it has th e support, of the | entire Russian people. The Russians , have come through their trial of fire. /With the exception of one army now j I reconstituted they have probably suf-1 | fered far less in personnel than their | enemies. Their spirits are good and ! their confidence is unshaken. The task i before Germany is to repeat the. Galician enterprise against an army infinitely better than the one she broke in the same problem to meet on some other line in two months, after that another and .another, kjhe may do it once, may do it twice, but there will come a time when she can do it no more, when Russia will- slowly but surely and inexorably come back step by step until she has Germany on hey knees. j OMINOUS MOVEMENT. ITALIAN CONSUL QUITTING C ONSTANTINOPLB (Reed 8.30 a.m.) ATHENS, August 10 Advice,-s from Constantinople state that the Italian Consulsulate is preparing to quit Turkey. I DARDANELLES’ OPERATIONS i * CRITICISM OVER CENSORSHIP. i LITTLE NEWS WITHHELD. \ SYDNEY, August 10 The deputy chief censor submitted v memorandum to the Defence Department regarding the comp'aints as to censorship of war news, assuring the ■ üb!U that practically the whole of Hie information in regard to the Dardanelles operations was in the hands of the Press. The matter withheld was cf small importance. He consider* the right U> comment reasonable. The 'Tm-'y of the Press is not interfered with. He cm mirages the publication of soldiers* letters A GALLANT IT. LFORMANCT, ROW JACK A .WON THE V.C. SYDNEY, August 10. Contain Bean elrhorates- the story of Jack a*s winning of. the Victoria ■ Cross. Just as day was. breaking, the Turks threw bombs in an Australian trench, killing two and wounding four, and took possession of the trench, killing an officer who wont to ascertain the position. Jacka, lonc-jiamled, held the Turks while assistance was sought. Lieutenant Hamilton rushed up and was shot dead. Another officer arrived with, a platoon and called for volunteers, saying, “It’s a tough job. '• Three Bendigoians volunteered. The first man was shot as soon as he put his head round the corner. Jacka jumped back while • the rest of the party held the end of the fire-trench. He / scrambled through a communica- ’ turn trench to the other end of the firo-trench. The party, hearing shots, charged through and found Jacka with an unlighted cigarette in iiis mouth and a flushed face. He said: “I managed the b s, sir.” The trench was blocked with Turks, Jacka having shot five and just finished bayoneting the remaining two. EOUMAYIA and the war. GETTING READY.’ (Rec. 32.45 a.m.) ; The Petit Parisian states that the ( Roumanian Cabinet has approved of an extraordinary credit of four millions storking for military purposes. The Roumanian Minister has boon call- ] cd home for consultation. ] t FRENCH AERIAL RAID. PA RIG. August 10. A squadron of 32 bombardment aero- , planes, escorted by aeroplanes for pursuit. left this morning to bombard the station and factory at Saarbruck. The < weather was unfavourable, the valleys beingyshrouded in mist. Twenty-eight-machihe’s reached the goal and dropped 164' shells, the escorting aeroplanes kepihg off the enemy aviators. Numerous columns of smoke were oh-, sorbed.

riGHTIMO IN TT.IJ3 CAUCASUS. TURKS AGAIN DEFEATED. (Roe. 1.25 a.Jii.) PETROGRAD. Aug. 10. Caucasus Otacm . Fighting on Satr.r- ---• day ami Sunday developed along the. | whole front from the Sivor Forturato jto the Euphrates. We attacked TarI tandag Ridge and occupied portion of: tlie north of the double pass of Moryhoniak. Our cavalry in the direction of the Euphrates charged and'sabred many Turks, capturing eight officers and three hundred men and much material, THE ROLL' OF HONOUR.. NEW ZEALAND FORCES. LATEST CASUALTY LIST. DISEMBARKED AT MALTA From Hospital Ship “GloucSetor Castle.” July 29. th, 1913. j Otago Mounted (seriously ill, en . ( teric): Lieut McCurdy f Wellington Mounted: (slightly sick): j Lieut Risk | Otago Mounted: Tpr Walker Lawj rence-Smith, Corpls Catto, Stewart | Wellington Mounted: Lance Cor pi - Wyse, Tpr Rawson. Field Artillery: Guur Pierce, DISEMBARKED AT MALTA . and 20th July, 1915 Divisional Headquarters (slightly sick): Driver A. Sherwood N.Z, Signal Corps (mounted); Sapr F. C. Thorpe. Divisional Signal Service; Sergt H. B. Ri&hworth, Signaller A. L. Williams, Signaller A. Green. N.Z. Medical Corps: Sergt H Foster, Pvts W. S. K. Mills, E. O. MacPherson, B. H. Trim, F. A. Stensou, IR. Creamer, SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. Field Ambulance: Pvt C. S. Fraser Array Service Corps; Drivers C. D. Hart, D. McCool, A. E. Walters, W. G. Parker, SLIGHTLY SICK. Divisional Train: Driver VC. Hayes, Driver G. H. Siciey. DISEMBARKED AT MALTA From Hospital Ship “Siclia,” July 2S SLIGHTLY WOUNDED Wellington Battalion: Lieut A. H. Car ping ton N.Z. Medical Corps: Captain T. R. Ritchie. SLIGHTLY SICK. Canterbury Battalion: Major G. C. ; Griffiths. Canterbury Mounted: Tpr P. C. Hume. PRINCESS MARY'S ESCAPADE. an American yarn. NEW YORK, August 10 The “Tribune” prints a story that a member of th G British Royal family had a disconcerting experience in being arrested, and charged as a German spy. Princess Mary was held up u.t *er a guard cf officers who vrore synipa--1 thetic but sceptical.'When the matter was investigated it was found that the Princess had gene incognito on a visit to th e front, accompanied by Mile. I!ussau to meet the Prince cf Wales. ' Six miles from a village her car was halted by a French patrol. The occupants had forgotten their passports and permits. The patrol failed to recognise the name- of Lady Chester under which the Princess was travelling. Th c car waa - -ft under a guard with the assurance that the occupants? would be shot at six in the morning. Four hours later an officer returned to identify the Princess, whose bona fulcs were established. Messages were sent to headquarters which point to the issuing of a genera; alarm for the missing Pi in cess.