NO SATISFACTION

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 310, 4 October 1915, Page 5

NO SATISFACTION

• EASTERN BATTLEFIELD CHANGE ON RUSSIAN FRONT. GERMANS GBtTsATISFACTION NOWHERE. (Reed 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. °. The Observer's Petrcgrad correspon--•dent says tihat fear for the big cities, Pei<rcgrad, Moscow and Kieff has died away. A vrey real change has occurred in the situation at the front. The Russians, without anywhere giving the Germans satisfaction of a general battle, a!r e gradually transforming their passive into active resistance all along the line. A MILLION PRISONERS j NOW IN RUSSIA. (Reed. 10.5 a.m.) PETROGRAD, 3. The Duma has been conr.ked f.r the Bth, five weeks earlier tan w«?s "intended. Russian newspapers report that Aus-tro-German prisoners in Russia to the 7th September, totalled a million.

GERMAN OFFENSIVE STOPPED. ENEMY THROWN BACK. (Rec. 12.15 a.m.) PARIS, Oct. 3. Official: The great German offensive towards the eastward of Syientziany is ■considered a complete failure. The enemy has everywhere been thrown back towards fortified entrenchments in position from Dvinsk to Yilna. The Russians have strengthened their line southward of Dvinsk to the westward *of Vilevka and have completely held Tip the German offensive in the dires"tioa of Pinsk and Riga. GERMANS THROWN BACK, (Rec. 12.15 a.m.) PETROGRAD, Oct. 3. A communique states:—As the result of a bayonet action we captured the cemetery at the southern end of Eake Norotch. The enemy was driven back a considerable distance from Stilika railway. An engagement upon Villa, north of ■Smorgon, developed into a stubborn tattle. There was also a hard fought action south-east of Hoike in the middle of the Styr region. Energetic operations lasted 20 days, and are unfinished, but with the result that the Russians have wrestecr the initiative in the Wileika region from the enemy. They decisively repulsed a German attack and destroyer? their scheme of action. For some Cay? the great intentiveness of the enemy is being gradually held in check, the offensive broken, and then finally repulsed and enormous loss inflicted. The Russians ’ well contrived plane have turned defensive into offensive, and accomplished it by skill and per■severance which testify to the highest gallantry of^j^J^oops. BOTHA ACCUSED. A STRONG REPUDIATION. (Reed. 10.5 a.m.) JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 3 Botha strongly repudiated bis nationalist opponents’ suggestion- that Kruger, in fleeing, handed him 134 ' feold ba'rs valued at a quarter of a mil, ; lion, which have not been accounted ‘ f®r. and adds that the Treasury was i almost depleted at. th e time. , I

FOR GERMANS ANYWHERE A MILLION GERMAN PRIbONEho, ALLIES’ SUCCESS BEYOND ANTICIPATION .1: iIU ■ **

TEE BALKANS. A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING. AN ATTACK ON SERVIA. I ! MEANS AN ATTACK QN T GREECE (Reed 9.45 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3. The Lokal Anzeiger's Athens correspondent says the Greek Government allows that it is clearly understood that they consider any Bulgarian attack on Servia is an attack on Greece. BULGARIA EXPLAINS. SEMI-OFFICIAL STATEMENT. NO HOSTILE INTENTIONS. (Reed. 8.30 a.m.) SOFIA, October 3. In a semi-official statement replying to the F'iriu-h r.rd Russian Press, Bulgaria says that she mobilised in order to face th e new situa.iton; to assure her national existence and future. She has treatied with nobody, and hopes still for a pacific settlement which takes heir interests into account. A semi-official journal, "Narodniprava," says the Govrenment is nowise assured to adopt any hastjy action, and if obliged to make armed intervention, it will be only after all peaceful methods have been exhausted. The TurcoBulgarian agreement is the first fruits of the Government's policy; other successes are to follow. B ULGARIAN MOBILISATION. ROME, Oct. 3. The Coriere Delia Sera says M. Radoslavoff favoured -parital mobilisation, but the War Minister and Chief of Staff insisted on a genral mobiMsation. All old genrals, including General Savoff, have been placed on the retired list.

ALLIES STAND BY SERVIA. PARIS, Sept. 3. The Temps states that the Entente Ministers in Sofia have notified the Government that the Entente will assist Serbia if Bulgaria attacks. GERMAN INFLUENCE GAINING. SERBIAN WAR MAY BE AVERTED. ATHENS, Oct, 3. Latest Sofia advices show' that German influence is gaining, though the chief Agrian loaders oppose Germanophilos and may be able to persuade the people to oppoes war against Serbia. GREECE MEANS WAR. NEW ROAD TO CONSTANTINOPLE (Reed 11.15 a.m.) PARIS, Oct. 3. The ‘Journal’s Athens correspondent states that for the Greeks, war is certain. Henceforth the road • o Constantinople will no longer be through the Dardanelles or Gallipoli, but along the Saloniar —Dedea;gatcher alwajy. ROUMANIA. TIME NOT RIPE FOR WAR. BUCHAREST, Oct. 2. M. Bratiano, in repaying to a parliamentary delegation urging mobilisation, disagreed with the opinion that the hour had struck for Roumania’s entry into the war. It would be unwise to make any declaration of the .situation at present.

A FRIENDLY U LTI M <\T JM • AUSTRiAN OVERTURES. I \ AMSTERDAM, Oct. ?. Advfices J:cm Cologne states that (Austria is sendriig Roumania an <.lti--5 matum in friendly terms isk : ig' her | to allow the transit of munitio is toJ wards Turkey. A short time is a'.lo «-ii J for the answer which Geruaiy hoies will b e satisfactory. BANKS IvICVIFG FECM VARNA. BUCHAREST. Oct. 3. It is reproted that (lio banks in Varna (on the Black Sea'', fearing bombardment, are transferring to Sofia. i, TEUTONS. I OFFICIOS DISMISSED. j (Roe. 1.45 p.m.] | NEW YORK, Oct. ". I A Petrograd message states that Kiis,sians in Sofia have been ordered to dc]>art un'Jess Bulgaria with 2- 1 hoars breaks with the Teutons. It is said that Bulgaria has dismissed the AustroGerman officers now hi Bulgaria. WESTERN BATTLEFIELD. TH E ri E W OF. r E N 31V E. GERMAN SECOND LTNE THREATENED. (Reed.. 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 3. A French official report states that in the last battle in Champagne, v e established ourselves in close pv • ..• aity to tjhe second Gorman lins oo a J twelve kilometre front. ANGLO-FRENCH TROOPS ABOUT ' .TO LAND PARIS, Oct. 3. Newspapers state that ten thousand Anglo-French troops will shortly be landing in Macedonia. In the cent of King Ferdinand carrying out an aggressvie policy this will be the most convincing warning to Bulgaria and a disagreeable surprise to tjhe AustroGermans. ENEMY'S COUNTER ATTACKS. ALL REPULSED ASPHYXIATING SHELLS USED. (Reed 11.15 a.m.) PARIS, Oct. 3. Between Souchez and the Givenchy Wood the enemy made four attacks to retake by bombarding r-ortio.is of their late trenches, but were everywhere repulsed. The enemy also bombarded a portion of the ireserve trenches in the Suippce Valley, wlhere they are still uaing asphyxiating shells. We silenced several of the enemy's batteries. _ —.

VIGOROUS TRENCH CAMPAIGN. AEROPLANES AT WORK. (Ree. 12.45 a.m.) ' PARIS, Oct. 3. Official; Our heavy artillery co-oper-ated with the British fleets in. the bombardment of the Germa?i batteries at Westende. The enemy at Artois directed a violent cannonade on the whole of our front from Neuville to the woods north of Souchez. We replied energetically. Armed aeroplanes in the Champagne hit a German captive balloon, which burst into flames. Sixty-five aeroplanes threw over 300 shells on the railway station at Touziers, and the aviation ground and the station at Challerange.

MORE GROUND TAKEN. GOOD WORK BY AIRCRAFT. PARIS, Oct. s. Despite heavy German bombardment the French made perceptible progress on the heights at La Folie. A communique states: —A ' coup <?e main between Auberive and Epinetur* J de Prange enabled us to capture more ■machine-guns and a number of prisoners. A violent bombardment in the Argonne north of La Hoyctte was effectively stopped by our bomb-throwers. The enemy shelled Verdun at long range, which our artillery countered. We cannonaded trains at Vigneullles and Los Hattoehatel stations, causing two violent explosions. Our dirigible on Thursday nigh? bombarded the junction at AmogucLyguy and the stations Attigny a tic* Vonzirs, and returned safelv. ‘ 1 THE ARABIC INCIDENT. GERMANY CLIMBED DOWN, SEVERED RELATIONS AVERTED. WASHINGTON, Oct 3. The danger of an immediate break between the United States and Germany over the Arabic is averted by an assurance contained in a Note received from Be raster ff.

No disclosures Have been made.

; BIG THINGS EXPECTED. I MILITARY EXPERT'S VIEW. (Times and Sydney Sun Service) LONDON, Oct. 3. Colonel Repington says there is every reason to hope that the Allies’ advance in the west will be continued in due time with the same admirable forethought and resolution distinguishing the preliminary operations. C, viieral Drench’s attack on Len? and Tw Bassee was satisfactory, but we must remember that the fortified agglomerations of La Bassee to the north and Lens to the south are now flanking orP new line, and cannot be ignored. On the northern flank cf the new line Haisnes is still in German occupation. On the right flank, by capturing Hill 70 and the western outskirts of Hulluck, we are across the Lens-La Bassee Road, but remain a i little in the air, because the French. I are net yet masters ,cf Givenchy and

the Virny plateau. With formidable defences still ahead, we must bring into action all the means at car com-

mand. It is certain our leaders are not wasting an hour, but the attack en the third line 'requires special care, because the German general reserve are now up, and a severe struggle may be expected. We are able to help our Allies on the right, and when, latelr, w e have turned the Germans off the YJmy plateau we will be able to advance shoulder to shoulder with the French. It' the Germans think we havg shot our bolt tjhey will soon be undeceived. Our spring forward was only the overture. There are many sicus that, the Germans dread what is coming. Their local reserves have been' used up. We have succeeded in our first effort beyond our expectation. The German headquarters are displaying weakness by failure to held Tie ground which they were expected to do, and also by foolishly concealing the truth from the German people. We must expect the offensive to be attended by heavy loss.

BRITISH NIGHT ATTACK SUCCEEDS. LONDON, Oct. 3. Sir John French reports: We delivered a counter-attack on Friday niglht and secured the objective which was tw.c Gelrman trenches southward of Lcsse whdh the enemy recaptured on the 26th. There were no ether incidents on our front. GERMANS LAND *,N ENGLAND. BIG BATCH OF PRISONERS ARRIVE LONDON, Oct. 3. ! A large number of Germans taken prisoner in our recent oeffnsive have arrived.

GERMAN PATROL WRECKED. BEACHED AT BORKUM. HOIST BY HER OWJN PETARD. (Reed. 8.30 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3. A German patrol boat struck a mine at the mouth of the Eins and was beached at Borkura. OFFICIAL REPORT. WESTERN PROGRESS The High Commissioner repofrts: LONDON, Oct. 2, 5.40 p.m. Notwithstanding violent German bombardment of our trenches, we appreciably progressed from trench to trench to tjhe heights of La Folie. In Champagne the French captured an important element in the enemy’s position forming a salient angle north of Meaniel. A French aeroplane squadron threw pibjectijles l on raiilway stations and lines behind the enemy’s front, notably at the junction at Gulignicourt and Amifontaine, Armoured aeroplanes at night bombarded the German lines A TURKISH REPORT. SILENCED ENEMY BATTERY. PORTION OF TRENCH DESTROYED. (Reed 8.30 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3. 'A Turkish communique states: Near Seddul Bahr we silenced some enemy batteries, and destroyed polrtion of trenches on their left wing. We exploded a mine by a countermine on the right. TURKEY WILL COLLAPSE. AN EXPERT’S VIEW. (Reed 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 3. Sir Edwin. Pears says that Turkey will collapse within a fortnight after wo get through the Dardanelles, there will then be a rising against the Government, as discontent, in Turkey is widespread.

| BOMBARDMENT BY ENEMY. FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS. (Rec. 12.-15 a.m.) PARIS. Oct. 3. A. communique states: Our positions were violently bombarded eastward or Souv-he/. We appreciably progressed from trench to trench on the heights of Latolie. We won in the Champagne a considerable portion of the enmy’s positions forming a salient on the present liner northward of Mesnil. Air squadrons threw many projectiles on stations and railways in the enemy’s rear, notably Guignieourt ana Amsfortaine Junction. GERMAN DANCE OE DEATH.

FALL LIKE FLIES. PARIS, Oct. . The Petit Parisien, describing the ; British advance, says: The sight of the human wave rolling up to the summit of a little hill like a wind-swept sea was a marvellous spectacle. The English behind the hullock debouched o i Loos, which was defended by a formidable line of trenches. They were exposed to a terrific fire and seemed '•", ho.Hato r. moment. The .(Oj-.inn became difficult to hold when Scottish regiments executed a rapid turning j movement, and reached a German ! trench. They occupied it and one;?';,] an enfilading fire-, when the dance of I death began for the Germans, v. ho fell J like flies, abandoned their trenches,

and ran towards Loos like hares. BERLIN ALARMED. LONDON, Oct. 2. j The Swiss newspapers Renounce tlia» ' Berlin is alarmed at the recent defeats. The General Staff has invited the populace to remain calm. GERMAN PRESS REALISE SITUATION PARIS, Oct. 3. German papers insist that it is useless to minimise the importance cf the

struggile, but the nation i s entitled to look with confidence to the future despite the enemy's well-organised and well-prepared effdrts. FRENCH PRESS CONFIDENT. PARIS. Oct. 2. The Press is expressing the opinion in a more confident tone that the xYilies will pierce the western front. Tlie main difficulty is acres of stout barber wire, which is frequently electrified. The French are now firing cutters from rifles with good effect. AMERICANS IN TURKEY. EFFORTS TO REMOVE THEM. LONDON, Oct. 3. The Daily Chronicle states that the American ambassador has approached the Porte and offered to transport to America the wjhole cf the Americans driven out of their homes. The ambassador offered personally a million dollars and to find another four million in the United States to cover the cost. CALAMITY AT ZEEBRUG-JE. BOMBARDMENT DOES GRQAT DAMAGE. AMSTERDAM, Oct**3r 3 Tine Germans recently sh.it off Z#-e----brugge, not icnly to hide the results of the bombardment but ; .o conceal a calamity. On Saturday, while the coast was plunged into total darkness as a protection against aviators, trains ran between Heyst and Zeebrugge without (lights. The authorities opened a bridge to passing ships, and a tramcar, unaware, ran into the canal. Forty ' German officers and 188 soldier were aboard. The majority were drowned. ATTACK ON SERVIA. NISH, October 3. Ofnclial. —Seven enemy aeroplanefe; on the 29tih, dropped 60 bombs in Pojarevatz, killing a civilian and two soldiers. ' Six aeroplanes on the 30th bombed K'ragujevacs. We downed one, the aviators being burned to death. FAILURE TO CROSS DANUBE. PARIS, Oct. ?». I The Petit Parisiene 's Bucharest cor- | respondent savs the Germans have r--1 lieved the Austrian? in the first line en the Danube. A German battalion attempting to cross at Smendria was entirely destroyed. Seven attempts to cross the Danube at different placewere repulsed with heavy loss. THE ANGLO-FRENCH LOAIT. NEW YORK, Oct. k Morgans are confident the Allied loan will be largely over-subscribe?. One of the wealthiest Americans V;n» Subscribed thirty million dollars, ancmany five million dollars. NEW YORK. Oct. ~. The Anglo-French war loan has already been over-subscribed.

JOY IN BELGIUM. GERMANS NERVOUS,. AND UNEASY" A CRISIS APPROACHING. 3 LONDON, Oct. 1. The Daily Telegraph’s Rotterdam [ correspondent says: There is a thrill of s joy in Belgium. The unhappy inhabitants were never so hopeful or optimistic. The British bombardment of tnc 5 coast caused uneasiness- and anxiety : among the Germans behind the lines. Even the frontier guard cannot hide . depression, realising that official state- - rnents are lies when the trainlcads of ; wounded Gentian marines are renaming. Reports from German headquar--ors ot immense 'captures of AngtoFrenc.b failed to stop the not that set in. Something approaching demoraTlsnticn prevails among the German troops. There is extreme nervous tension throughout Belgium, indicating that- the Germans realise the imminence of a crisis. Every man that can be spared, including garrisons, has been hastily sent to the f,-ing. line. CHAOS i N VIENNA. FINANCIAL SITUATION DEPLORABLE! GERMANS DOMINATE EVERYTHING. BERNE, Oct. 3. Trevallers describe the conditions in. Vienna as chaotic. German officials: are endeavouring to dominate everything. They have assumed the entire censorship of th e press and newspa.p--er 3 are appearing wtih whole nagos almc.r blank. Tfnere have been numt-nca | o’itiea! arrests and the prism ; a*e I ovc-rfl whig. The financial suit Gin is dcp.o’ft lie. Viennese exchan ? i wi'k Switzerland i s nnprecedently lew. ALLIED AERIAL SUCCESS, EXCELLENT WORK DONE. MAIN RAILWAYS DAMAGED LONDON, Oct. 3, Our aircraft last week were active. There Avere seventeen air combats, and only on e in which a British machine was Avorsted. We “downed” a. Taube inside our lines on Thursday. Our airmen attacked and damaged the main railway lines at fifteen places and partially wrecked five. Probably six trains Avere sat cn fire. Te locomotive sheds at Valenciennes Avere bombed. Tjhis has caused

considerable interference with railway J organisation.

NEW FRENCH FIGHTING AEROPLANE CAPABLE OF SHELLING TOWNSMANY IN USE.

PARIS, Oct. 2. The aeroplanes bombarding tha Carina i lines are called Gunplanes. T'ley I ara really biplanes with a small j kiss gun upon the upper plane. The J first experiments weire made in January, when captains Reny and Faurer were killed at Paris. The gunplanes have since been improved and are able to bombard towns from the air. Many aire being used at the front. DANISH SUPPLIES FOR ENGLAND. COPENHAGEN, Oct. 3. Co-operative leaders have decides 'hat it is desirable to supply England with butter and bacon as before Respite Germany's offer of higher prices. They appointed a committee to control sales and maintain supplies ?» England at the highest possible mark. t RECRUITS MUTINY. SEVERAL KILLED AND WOUNDED 1 (Reed 9.30 a.m.) PARIS, Oct. 3, Recruits at Tatar Pazairdzik came to blows with the agents of the military authorities, and several were killed« and injured.