GERMAN PEACE OVERTURES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 290, 8 September 1915, Page 5

GERMAN PEACE OVERTURES.

AS VIEWED RY AMERICANS. LONDON, September 7. A New York correspondent states that Germany is still discussing peace through the American Press, but President Wilson does not expect now or in the near future to take any steps in the direction of mediation. The unofficial announcement from. London, Paris, and Petrograd that the Allies are inflexibly resolved to fight until victory has been won is considered to automatically dispose of Cardinal Gibbons' appeal. A Washington correspondent says that responsible opinion regards German peace talk and German duplicity as insulting American intelligence. He says also that doubts have arisen as t<whether the much acclaimed submarine surrender is barred with the same brush, An important newspaper is now* pointing out obvious omissions in Bcrnstorff’s note. Statements are made in some quarters .that Berlin, in withholding comprehensive concessions until President Wilson takes action against the British blockade, does not strengthen American confidence.

BULGARIA FORTIFYING TERRIBLE GREEK SUFFERING. | IN ASIA MINOR I £ltecd 9 a.m.) I PARIS, Sept 7. Th.e “Echo de Paris-’ ” Salonika correspondent says the Bulgarians are’fori tifying Vama to (repel sea attacks. They have laid down mines, and placed long range guns at Gilata dominating the port of Catania. Greek refugees from Asia Minor state that.terror reigns in Syria from whence Christian s are being forcibly removed to the interior, Bashi Bazouks are plundering unrestrainedly. They are apparently aiming at the extermination of the Greek population. Smyrna is in darkness, and railways ar e interrupted for lack of coal. The Italian Gonsul-Gendral,his wife, and members of the Consulate escaped with difficulty, and reached Mity’ene after terrible adventures. AN AMERICAN JOURNALIST. VISITS JELICOE’S NAVY. HIS IMPRESSIONS ’NARRATED. (Reed 1 p.ra.) NEW YORK, Sent 7.

Mir Palmer continuing his narrative of the officers on the Lion, which received the roughest handling of any major slhip afloat, dwelt upon the ci’’fliculty they experienced in persuading Admiral! Beatty, after the action began, to descend from his exposed position on the bridge, where he was in unhampered vision, to the piroteotion of the conning tower. He gave a thrilling account of the Lion as she was I towed hom a at, the rate of five knots, I after the Blueher was sunk and des- * trqyers were foiling submarine effortsto reach the crippfled Leviathan. The location of hefc* injuries are no longer discernible in some places owing to reconstruction of tb e section where the shell burst, but they are evident ,etsewfher e by patches over damaged platesi A very small percentage of German shells hit at 13,000 yard s in the ectiy stages of th,e battle-. A BERLIN REPORT. ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT. THE ENEMY GIVES BATTLE (Reed 12.55 p..m.) AMSTERDAM, Sept 7. A German communique states that Hindenberg’s cavalry towards Dandsewas, south-eastward of Friedrichstadt, took 750 prisoners. The energy is now resisting eastward and south-eastward of G/rodno. Along the front westward of Skidel to Voikowysk we took 1000 prisoners. In the Rozana district, between the Niemen and Volkowysk, the enemy rs accepting battle against Prince Leopold. South-eastward of Slocira our attack is progressing. Mackensen ha s ejected the enemy from positions net Jr Chomsk and Drohyczyn

ANOTHER LIN Eft SUNK. CREW ALL LANDED (Reed 9 a,m.) LOND ON, Sipt 7. The Harrison liner “Dictator” Las been sunk. The crew of 42 men wer e saved. TRADES UNION CONGRESS. OPPOSE CONSCRIPTION (Reed 9 a.m.) LONDON, Sept 7. The Trades Union Congress unanimously carried a Resolution against conscription. EMPLOYMENT OF NON-UNIONISTS A COLLIERS' STRIKE. " ——* . (Reed 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Sep: 7. Two thousand fovir hundred colliers at Tayiorstown av,e struck as a protest against the employment of nonunionists. I

BRITAIN’S NAVY,

r.,000 SHIPS UNDER JELLICOE. PARIS, .September 7. A party of prominent writers visited Admiral Jellicoe's fleet. Pierre Mi lie, in recording his impressions in Lc Temps, says Britain has sunk so many submarines that she only desires the continuance of their activity. Admiral Jellicoe commands 3,000 ships, whereof at least 300 are warships. The party inspected the biggest arsenal) in the ■world which has arisen like a magic Firth of Forth, including dry docks and shops for repairing and arming the largest ships, employing 0,000 workers. An army of three million volunteers is n unique achievement, which France cannot regard without enthusiasm.