GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 319, 26 October 1915, Page 3

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

ITALIANS TAKE PART,

PARTS, October 24,

An Italian squadron is participating in the bombardment of the Bulgarian coast.

BULGARIAN COMM U MIQ U E

SUCCESSES CLAIMED.

(Reed 12.55 p.m.)

AMSTERDAM, October 24

A Bulgarian communique states; We are advancing between Kniashevata and Zaitchar, have reached the left bank of the Timmok, and the fighting for the town of Kniashevatz continues. Our troops in Macedonia, after ’violent battle, captured the greater part of the town of Uskub; fighting continues there and we are continuing the offensive on ether fronts.

JOFFRZ THE: GENIUS

CHAMPAGNE TACTICS UNSUR PASSED.

HIGH PRAISE FROM A GERMAN

TRIBUTE TO ANGLA-FRENCH AJND

INDIANS

BRITISH TACTICS CRITICISED,

LONDON, October 24

The “Daily Telegraph’s” Rotterdam correspondent learns from a Gorman staff officer that Berlin military circles regard General Joffre as a genius. Berlin militarists were extremely nervous in the early stages of the French attack in the Champagne, but became calmer when the French troops did not succeed in breaking the German lino. Nevertheless, Joffre’s plan was perfect, and unsurpassed by any tactics in the whole war. There was a wonderful co-ordination between t!be French General Staff’s plans and the arrangements for carrying them out. The successful and elaborate manner in which the details were wmrked out and focussed constitutes a remarkable achievement, and evidences careful generalship. The German officer also highly praises the Anglo-French troops, and regards tjhe Indains’ work as a revelation in striking contrast to the German newspapers’ scoffings at “coloured Englismen.” The officer in question has no such high admiration for the British method of attack. He has nothing but praise for the British troops, but is inclined to criticise tthe tactical scheme upon points wffiereon he eulogised the French officers. He admitted that the Allies’ west front offensive had relieved the German pressure upon the Russians, perhaps at the most critical moment, when Hindenburg w r as attempting to

envelope the Vilna triangle. Threat*-' ened with great disaster, the Germans, were compelled to withdraw large forces from the east front. These reached Belgium terribly exhausted, ragged, and war-worn. They were not rested after three months’ continuous fighting in Galicia and elsewhere on the cast front. They had suffered the severest privations, being often pushed on ahead of supplies, and told to get food from the Russian villages, but were compelled to search dead Russians on the battlefields for bread rations, and at last were compelled to* march westward for 10 days, travelling in the train for five days. They bitterly complained of the harshness of their officers. The reserves in Belgium were withdrawn to the last man. Brussels and Antwerp on September 26th wore denuded of troops for the first time since their occupation. Every man was hurried to the front, leavingonly the Landstrum, who were greybeards.

INTERFERING WITH THE DOLLAR.

WASHINGTON", Oct. 24. President Wilson has approved a. lengthy Note to Britain, complaining of interference with American trade.

MUNITIONS.

PAYMENT OF WORKERS,

LONDON, October 23.

One pound is the weekly minimum wage paid to women -working on raunitions. Mr Lloyd George has accepted the principle of equal pay to men and ■women in systems of payment by results.

CHINA COTTON FOR GERMANY.

PEKIN, October 23

The Allies discovered 24 cottoa plantations in the interior of W'hich the Germans had bought up,and "were sneaking the product through, the blockade.

NEUROTIC AMERICANS.

LONDOjN, October 23., New York newspapers hysterically' comment on the shakinoss of Britain’s position and on the peril threateningin the Balkans, and suggest that Britain should muzzle the croakers and political schemers to prevent stories which are converted into flaming headlines. The American nerves are faggy. Some hystericals apprehend a German invasion of South America and Mexico and the bombardment of New York. 1 ... - • I