BRILLIANT RUSSIAN VICTORY

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 290, 10 September 1915, Page 5

BRILLIANT RUSSIAN VICTORY

THE ENEMY BADLY DEFEATED THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS GAPTORED IJ"" 1 "• BULGAR-TlieOO AGREEMENT SIGHEB DEBEAGATGH BASLWAY CEDED TO BULGARIA CONTIHOOUS BQMBARDMEN*RIN THE WEST MUNITIONS BIFROyLTY OVERCOME

ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

THE RUSSIAN COMMAND. NICHOLAS SIDE-TRACKED ] t BRITiSi-J NEWSPAPERS' TRIBUTES 1 I (Reed S.lO a.m.) . ; LONDON, Sept ;'. ; 1 British newsapars are unanimous in applauding th e Grand Dtiks Nicholas' services, and they await an explanation of his transfer to the Caucasus. The Daily Chroncilc say s the position of the Grand Duk3 is puzzling, that despite the C;.ar' s rescript it seems that h e -ha 3 been side-tracked to the Caucasus. Germany is likefiy to rejoice. To believe that the Grand Duke failed is grievously unjust; he i s very gifted and unselfish. The Russian failur e is due to a' lamentable inadequacy of munitions. Nicholas had also to contend against, ccrrupt 6gutractcrs and treason. The "Morning Post's"Petrograd correspondent says it is no secret that many attempts have been made to remove Nicholas from his command.and by their violence, it is known that thg Germans instigated some of them. BREST LITOVSK OBLITERATED. WHAT TIIK GERMANS POUND. I'ETROGRAD, Se<>tombcM' SI. The newspaper Courant states that Brest Litoysk 119 longer exists. A' correspondent entered with the German advance guard. He writes that the, Russians -did. what they said they would, The whole town was - a sea of lire. Although it was dangerous timltP the nines they went forward to see if at least one street could be saved.' The town was empty, except for one family. When the populace left the Russians ordered the houses to be destroyed: TURCO-BULGAR AGREEMENT. THE DEDEAGATCH RAILWAY. PASSES TO BULGARIA. (Reed. 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Sept 9. The "Morning Post's" Sofia correspondent reports that the Premier inter:,vVtewe<fy £ays the ! Turco-Bulgafctfan aigreement tot cession of the Dedeagatch raitwajy'is concluded. It included a strip of territory two kilometres deep along the left bank of tjhe Mak--itza. Bulg"arsa takes occupation in ten days. . GERMAN ATTACK FOILED. ■■■":■•■ :.'..••.:.:..- :■ PARIS, September n. ■'"A■ oonrmunique states: Two divisions of Germans.in the Western Argonne, after an intense.bombardment wherein a •large'number of asphyxiating shells were used, attaeked and set foot- in our advanced trenches at some poi but we 'voilentlyv, counter-attacked- 1 and foiled a new attempt to break the front. ; . , ""' _ As-reprisals for tlie bombardment of Nancys a squadron bombed military works at Presently and the station!' at Metz. ~ ■ i

GREAT RUSSIAN VICTORY. 8,000 GERMANS CAPTURED. ' ENEMY'S ENORMOUS LOSSES. - PETROGRAD, Sept, 9. Official: The Russians won a bigvictory at Tarnopola. They took prisoners 8,000, with '.',o guns. There were enormous German losses in killet and wounded.

,THB LASOTJK CONGRESS. LONDON. Sept ember 8. At the Trade Union Congress, Mr. Sexton, hi moving the pledge, cabled to-day, instanced the fact that two t anti-militarists, Mr. Ward, M.P. (now a Colonel), and Mr. O'Connor, of Kes■vick( nov,' a Lieutenant) were Serving. Their country was fighting Prussia's diabolical plot for world-domin-ion. If only a tithe of the reported atrocities, they justified the loathing against Germany. This is a war of 'defence, not siggressiom "Do you want an' Aerseliot at Bristol, or a Louvain at Oxford? We are up--against n most brutal system, led by one of the most blasphemous and hypocritical leaders who ever disgraced civilian- , tiou." :.. Mr. Huv clock Wilson seconded. Mr. Ben Tillett created an uproar by denouncing some extremists as Germany's friends, and concluded by appealing for an unanimous vote, with & view to heartening the workers in the trenches! One - delegate dramatically interrupted the proceedings by calling nttentior to a rumour that Lords Crewe and Solborne, at a Cabinet committee, favoured, ..the quota system. The President refused to alolw discussion on the subject, inasmuch as the Congress had already debated conscription. Mr. Hodge. MP., made a spirited speech oii the need for supporting the Army in factories. We must not make peace with the Kaiser, but insist on r genera] ejection in Germany whereat terms could be ratified by the people. | Mr. :Lloyd George has accepted the I invitation to attend and explain his j telegram.'

munitions were vitally needed and he asked: 'Will anyone. ' defend that.?' (Cries of No!) He had-no more to say, that exactly was what, he had come for. Several questions wej/ e asked a«d answered. Mr L'.oyd Georg2 thanked the Congress for its attention to his spaecja, BRITISH BOMBAROMSNT. CAUSES DAMAGE AT ZEEBUMGGH (Reed. 10.10 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Sept 3..,., The "'TefegrajrL" in contradicting Germany's minimising account of the bombardment of Zeebrugge, says that the British fleet, at short distance, fire<l 60 shells, killing 40 and wounding 100. It destroyed the fort lor submarines with 2 submarines; also two guns on the' harbour, wall, damaged a third sun, and badly damaged the central shed containing two airships. CONTINUOUS BOMBARDMENT. ASPHYXIATING SHELLS. USED BY THE GERMANS.

LONDON, 9. TheiV U continued artillery aor.vity - i on the western front. In the Argonne the caeiny, after bombardment with asphyxiating shells, launched an attack at several points, and gained a footing on French advanced trenches, but were violently counter-attacked, and this new attempt to break the front miscarried. \ French squadron of aviators bombed the military establishment at prescatl, and th e stations at Sabluns and Met?;. AT THE DARDANELLES. PROGRESS AT SEDDUL BAHR. AMSTERDAM. Sept. ". A Turkish communique .states that the artillery on Monday dispersed r. strong enemy" fcrcc at Anafnrta near Kemiklllman. The enemy continue their unsuccessful shelling of Seddul Bahr. The Aanatolian batteries on Sunday successfully shelled the. enemv artHery camp and workshops near Soddn Bahr. The enemy replied without r< suit. The same batteries scored an imMutant success on Monday when shcllinr the enemy's infantry positions. FIGHTING AT BEVLA. ATHENS. September 8. Fighting occurred at Suvla on Tuesday. TURKS CLAIM ADVANTAGE. • AMSTERDAM, September !>. A Turkish commurijiqtio .states: <" the nights of the 6th and 7th our reconnoitring troops in the direction of Messtuntitge, Anzac, penetrated the enemy's trenches, capturing two mach-ine-guns. The enemy's torpedoers ;r Seddul Bahr bombarded our right r left wings without, important, damago Our batteries in the Straits on the 7th silenced the enemy's batteries wine' were bombarding the Turkish feft wing. ZEPPELINS OVER AMSTERDAM. RAID OVER EASTERN COUNTIES.. LONDON, September tf. / The Press Bureau states that the Zeppelins also raided the eastern counties. The fires were well under control! by midnight. A BREACH OF NEUTRALITY. ROTTERDAM', Sept. !». Three Zeppelins, believed to be those which raided England, hovered for two hours on the morning of the 4th over Amsterdam. The sentries fired on but did not hit the airships. They came low enough to enable observers to count twenty in each crew, and then departed hurriedly. .It is believed they had lost their bearings in a mist. Holland is perturbed, 'at, th 4 breach of neutrality. ~. v I THE SAARBRUCK. AIRRAID. EXTENSIVE DA MAGE DONE. ! : AMSTERDAM. Sept. !>. f German reports state;,fhat the Allied | air raid on- Saarbruck had, terrible results. The military railway was blown up, and 75 were killed, the majority oi . .them being soldiers. The authorities ordered strict secrecy,. with regard to the matter.

TAKEN AT THEIR WORD LLOYD GEORGE OVATIONED. (Reed 11.30 a.m.) ,' '" LOiNDDN, S3PT 0. M!r Lloyd wais ovatfjonled by the Trade Union Congress. lie' said he was grateful for the opportunity of unfolding the situation "You (represent one of the most powerful forces in directing .\h e country's life; with you victory is rss.ur.ad, without you our case is lost. I come here as the greatest omp-liyer-of labour in the country. I am also a Trade Unionist. You pledged yourselves vesterclay as representatives J organised labour ; to assist the Government to a successful prosecution of the war. and 1 am sure you meant it. I am her e to ta.k e you, on behalf of the. Government, at your word. The wajr has resolved itself into .1 conflict between mechanics Of the respective nations, and he ]>eli*ved the Britisli workmen were the better of the two." . ; .-■ (Reed 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, Sept «). .-Mr Lloyd George continued: ' 1 he Government has . establish Hi sixreen national arsenals,, and. is 30ns; Meting j 11 alere: To work these oil and new. 200,000 uiclre unskilled me.n and women ! are .wanted: The country i; not doing its'best; :it-is entirely a labour problem.: You can assist.", .... A voic e - interjected: So can employers. Mr Lloyd George said: "I am not going to spare employers.' (Cheers). ■. He continued: "Machinery applicable fcV making war material was not working night and day; only 15 per cent of machinery was working night shifts in turning out cannon, rifles and ether war material. With plenty of labour factories would be occupied continuously. Think what material could b e supplied. The problem was not one for des-troying,'but-'for saving the lives of : ;young men." (Reed noon) LONDON, Sept 9 Mr Lloyd George, continuing, said: If every skilled man were employed, there was still never enough labour for the task I had. The Government WM unable to equip the unless trade t»» OTS hM P ed in three tiens They must suspend for the war period all restrcitions upon th e best „qo of skilled labour, by employing men under skilled supervision for work wherein highly skilled was not absolutely indispensible. Secondly they must suspend p<ractice s of "eating -en turning out as much P 1 fIS their skill and strength pet"t then Thirdly, there must b e no essential trades; profits Vm dieted :by brining rracti"Slv the whole workshops employed t mucous making under the MumLv ld Those under the Act now embrace 95 per cen t> of labour ene,i in tlhese -industries. oinn . -Hod the ***** side of the been ke"t?Tt had - t ; r ; fl .onourablv in man* «■** * ,* >«+ ton «.«.» it wo, not c,md / Tf t.h. **«, t-v« - *Z> : **. avwt ♦«- h"— Hvutn *> th- -ovi- *Ti«« ♦*> IfarfW* restrMed output, wh-

THE DUMBA SPY INCIDENT. ARCHIBALD PROTESTS INNOCENCE (Rscd. 10.10 a.m.) h: LONDON, Sep» . : ». Archibald asserts perfect innocence in the Dumba incident. The letter sent through Archibald include 3 the following passage: "Even if strikes fail to come off. it i s probable we sha.l extort under pressure a crisis with more favourable conditions for our poor downtrodden fel-low-countrymen. These white slaves of Bethelem work twelve, hours a dzy and seven days a week; they are all weak persons who must succumb and becom e consumptive. THE ARABIC. WHY SHE WAS TORPEDOED. •:•...'• {Reed; 10;iC>! a.m ; ) - >•.:.>._• >■■:•.-.. NEW YORK; 'Sept &.S Karl Yon. Weigand cables a report that th e Submarine-' commander who sank the Arabic, says'the limr turned i towards him and h e naturally supposLed he was going !o be rammed, so he fired th e torpedo. TURKS CTRKE THE WAR. LONDON, September 0. Turkish prisoner* at Alexandria, barefooted and tattered, nursed tlio war, and alleged that they only teamed they were fighting against the French and English' a few day:., ae". They were stupefied to hear it, because England had always protected Turkey.

A RUSSIAN REPORT.

BRILLIANT VICTORY WON THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS CAPTURED. PETROGRAD, Sept 9. Official: In, order to occupy better covered positions we .'retreated a little from the right bank of the Lautze. The Germans' violent bombardment was accompanied by asphyxiating gases. Our troops are occupying the out- J lets of lakes in the Novttroki region. I Stubborn German attacks from Grodno continue. . We repulsed an attack in the direc- ! tion of Skidel, inflicting great losses. • We achieved a great success at j Tarnopol. • I The German t?aird -guards division. oie 48th reserves division, reinforced by an Austrian brigade, and a great quantity of lieavy and light artillery prepared a decisive attack. We forestalled the enemy and took the offensive. After a stubborn fight on The River Doljonka Gdrmans were completely defeated. . The Germans at the end of the engagement develped artillery fire of most extraordinary intensity. The impossibility to reply with the weight of metal prevented us further develop-" Ing our success.

Besides enormous losses in killed and wounded the Germans left over 280 officers and 8000 men prisoners. Of SO gun g taken, foi<rte'ea -were of heavy | calibre. Many machine guns and booty was also taken. Our rtoops re-occupied their original positions on th e Sereth. We expelled the enemy from a series of villages in the Eremebovi district, prisonering 2,500 and capturing three guns and ten quick-firers. • Our flank attacks stopped the Austrian offensive on tin© Lower Sereth, and we took 100 prsoiners, and captured a number of quick-firers. Our successful is&ue from difficult •positions lias advanced our position in, >th e Vilula theatre, ' •• "; '■<■-■ • The Tsar-has ordered the'troops to be informed of his joy and gratitude fOr*the victory at! Tarnopol; ..V.k-jX .' The Tsar farewelied Grand . Duke •Nicholas who is going to the Caucasus' .:..•: * •'••• ■■"' '■'.'■' AUSTRIAN REPORT. :. ~ ..■ :- ; . : AMSTERDAM, Sept. 0. A Vienna communique .states that during the fighting, on-the.7th the.enemy in superior forces 'broke through from the bridgehead "to . the fortifications at Tamopol and Strusow. German counter-attacks repulsed the Russians at Tarnopol. JAPAN HELPING RUSSIA. TOiaO. September 0. There is intense military activity at Vladivostock. The wharves are loaded with war materials from Japan. Europe and America. The transportation of the ordinary freight by the Siberian railway is limited to 20 to 30 tor. daily. The rest of the cars n-re devoted to war supplies. The relations between the Rnsshns the .Tapanesc ' ?.re dai'r growing more cord!'*].