THE GRECIAN ENIGMA

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 338, 12 November 1915, Page 5

THE GRECIAN ENIGMA

THE BALKANS. WHAT WILL GREECE DO? 1 AN INTERESTING REPORT. LONDON, Nov. 11. It is reported in Paris that when , the Bulgar-German forces junction they will march on Salonika instead of directly to Constantinople. GREEK MINISTER’S OPINION. PARIS,. Nov. 10. M. Romanos, the Greek Minister, interviewed, said that Greece would never part from the nations which had hitherto presided over her emancipation. Such sentiments cannot alter when the Anglo-French are fighting the hereditary enemies of Hellenism. It is noteworthy that some Athenian journals hitherto pro-German have begun to extol France. THE GREEK ELECTIONS. PROBABLY ON DECEMBER 19. ATHENS, Nov. 31. The elections will probably take place on December 19th. GREECE SCORES. BIG LOAN FROM ENTENTE. PARIS, Nov. 11. Britain. France, and Russia have concluded a loan of 40 million francs to Greece. The money is already at the disposal of the Hellenic Government. The matter was negotiated when Venizelos was in power. ALLIES LOAN TO GREECE. STATEMENTS PREMATURE. GUARANTEE BEIjNG DISCUSSED. (Reed. 10.30 a.m.) PARIS, November 11.” “Le Petit Journal” states that it is premature to say that .the Allies have given a loan to Greece. Semlin reports that the Allies are still discussing terms of a fresh guarantee which is indispensible. THE VELES FIGHT. . FRENCH DO GOOD WORK. > (Kcc. 1.45 a.m.) SALONIKA, Nov. 33. When the French appeared on the outskirts, the'Bulgarians at Teles tied panic-stricken. The French cavalry then entered, and fired the munition and provision depots, after which they withdrew, A SERVIAN SUCCESS. (Rec. 1.45 a.m.) SALONIKA, Nov. 11. The Servians, reinforced, have reconquered the greater part of Kachanik Pass. THE NEW WAR COMMITTEE. ANNOUNCED IN THE HOUSE. (Reed 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, (November It. Mr Asquith announced t!hat the new War Committee of tfhe Cabinet would consist of Mr Asquith, Mr Balfour, Mr Llojyd George, Mr Bonar Law and Mr McKenna. Mr Asquith, questioned about the Antwerp expedition, said Mr Churchill could afford to ignore such attacks; he would be amply justified when .-he whole story was told. ‘ .JL. i w* : . 4 -t0... ' a

DECEMBER ELECTIONS MAY SOLVE BIG LOAN FROM THE ENTENTE FRENCH AND BRITISH JUNCTION AND ASSUME THE OFFENSIVE ■ ■ V GREAT LINER TORPEDOED MOST HORRIFYING DETAILS IMMENSE RUSSIAN PROGRESS

THE SUVLA BAY LANDING. AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR. LONDON, Nov. 1L In the House of Commons, Major Wedge wood, winner of the D.S.O. at the Dardanelles, approved the campaign, though it was a gamble. He declined to blame the Cabinet for the campaign turning out badly. The Government ought to take the losses without talking of the decline of British prestige. The Suvla Bay landing was very unfortunate, and the generals responsible should be dealt with in the same manner as military failures in France. BATTLE AT STRTJMNITZA. ALLIES TAKE OFFENSIVE. SOFIA, Nov. 11. The Allies have taken the offensive on the whole front from the Yardar to Strumnitza. The Bulgars have been reinforced. A sanguinary battle is raging at Strumnitza. FRANCO-BRITISH JUNCTION. ATHENS, Nov. 11. The Fra neo-British lines junctioned at Pharos. BULGARS STILL HOLD VELES. ROTTERDAM, Nov. 11. The Daily Telegraph ’s Salonika correspondent says that although a French patrol penetrated the lines outside the town, Voles is still held by the Bulgarians. TO REPAIR SERVIAN RAILWAYS. GERMAN ENGINEERS AT ORSOVA. AMSTERDAM; Nov. 11. Six thousand Anstro-German engineers have arrived at Orsova to repair the Serbian railways. ANTI - ZEPPELIN AEROPLANE. A POWERFUL MACHINE. (Rec. 1 a.m.) CHRISTIANIA, Nov. IT. The Aftenposter’s London correspondent describes a British anti-Zeppelin aeroplane of 200-horse-powor, which rises S,oooft in 20 minutes, and is equipped with formidable guns and projectiles. ■4 GERMAN SUBMARINE CAUGHT. ROME, Nov. LI. The Tribuna states that two British destroyers captured a German submarine in the Mediterranean. The crew were taken prisoner. HEROIC NURSES. LONDON, Nov. 11. The newspapers give prominence to a casualty list containing the names of ton New Zealand staff nurses who are missing and are believed to have ben drowned on the transport Marquette. The Morning Post, on the authority of the captain of a French cruiser, narrates an incident worthy to live in the history of the Empire as illustrating the capable part om - women are playing in the war. The cruiser was recently assisting in saving life after an unnamed transport had been torpedoed in the Aegean Sea. Thirty-six nursing sisters w'ere aboard, r.f whom ton -were drow’iied. When the French boats arrived, the nurses with one accord called out, “Take the fightingmen on first.” /'

SINKING THE ANCONA. THE SUBMARINE ECONOMISING. SHORT OF TORPEDOES. THE SHIP WENT DOWN WITH ALL HANDS ON BOARD. PARIS, Nov. 11. Details from Cape Bon show that the Ancona, at midday, perceived two submarines, and several of those rescued state that the first was flying the German flag, and that the Austrian was immediately substituted. Owing to the ncise of the Ancona’s hooter, the thick fog and reduced speed, the submarines had approached unobserved. One, over three hundred feet long, carried two 75 millimetre guns, one fore, the other aft. The other placed herself athwart the bows of the Ancona which was attempting to escape. Immediately the Ancona hit the captain ordered the boats to be lowered. The eighth boat had just touched the water when the liner sank, bows first. The passengers and crew, who were still aboard, crowded on the aft deck and were engulfed with the ship. The eight boats were rowing together, southwards, when they sighted a vessel with lights which they signalled with flares. -The vessel approached, but then noticed the submarines on the horizon and, altering her course, disappeared in the darkness. The boats then became separated. One commanded by Lieut. Salvemini, with 36 aboard, arrived at nine in the morning on the beach off Cape Bon Peninsula. The European inhabitants cared for those aboard, while another boat with twenty-eight was picked up in the vicinity of Cape Rcae. It is surmised that it is the same submarine that sunk the Ancona which attacked her off the coast of France. The latter had lately disembarked 1000 French soldiers at Mudrcs. There were seventy-five aboard including fifty jnvalids. The Ancona was sunk by gunfire,, as Hie submarine evidently wished to economise torpedoes. HORROR AND INDIGNATION. EXPECTED UN T AMERICA. PRESIDENT WILSON DEMANDS REPARATION. INTERNATIONAL LAW INVOLVED. (Reed. 8.25 a.m.) NEW YORK, 'Nov. 11. An outburst of horror and indignation is expected. President Wilson demands reparation, arguing that noncombatants should be allowed full means of escape. He does not consider that small boats are places of safety according to international law. It is generally believed that Germany, through Austria, is making another effort to flout the law of humanity, believing there will be no retaliation. The outrage comes at the every time when German-Americang have opened a virulent campaign in the Western States to defeat Wilson’s election to the Presidency on the ground that the policy favours the Entente. The Americans on the Ancona were chiefly Jews, returning from Palestine. It i s pointed out in official circles that the United States is more helpless in the position as regards Austria than with Germany. The Italian Embassy describes the sinking as absolute murder, as the Ancona was outward bound, and therefore could carry no munitions. UNBELIEVABLE BARBARITY. A 'NARRATION OF HORRORS. • MOST COLD-BLOODED BRUTALITY DROWNING PEOPLE PUSHED OFF. FIRFD ON AND JEERED AT. (Reed. 9.5 a.m ) MALTA, November 11. \ slot completely destroyed tie chart house and the engines were stopped. The submarine, now seen plainly, was an Austrian. It came alongside and the commander talked to the Ancona’s captain somewhat in this manner: “We •were told to give you a few minutes to abdandon the ship.” The submarine then withdrew a short disance, and no rime was lost in making arrangement Scon there was a regular panden. on him. All the passengers, chiefly women, appeared to have compl tely lest their heads. The submarine con tinned to fire around the vessel, and there was a rush for the boats whim v. ere being lowered. Some of the-:*.' were not free from the davits w.iei they were overturned by the hoavv load and the occupants were thrown out and many were drowned. Heartrending shrieks rent the air, hut help wae not forthcoming. The submarine continued to charge with shot after shot. The ruthlessness was all the more incomprehensible as the assailants were firing all round the vessel as though to create the utmost terror. Eight lifeboats took away fair complements, but the narrator feared thati fully one-half the passengers and crew perished. . . • ~ ; V 1... • ■ m

Some time after leaving the vessel he heard four shots in succession after the Ancona had been blown up. A British steamer brought his boat to Malta. ROME, Nox. 11. The Ancona’s capatin has arrived, and has confirmed that the submarine shelled boats on the davits, full of people, during which many were killed and wounded. Some of the shipwrecked approached the submarine, but were repulsed with jeers. The captain declares emphatically that the submarine did not signal him to stop. It first fired a shell at a five miles range, grazing the vessel. The Ancona stopped dead. The last shell and torpedoes were fired at a quarter of a mile. A PASSENGER’S IMPRESSIONS. THE WILDEST PANIC CAUSED. (Reed. 8.25 a.m.) MALTA, Nov. 11. A British, third-class passenger on the Ancona, interviewed, said she called at Messina on Sunday and embarked 130 third-class passengers, mostly Greeks, and some Italians, the majority being children, though there were many women. The Ancona sailed at five in the afternoon. The captain was warned of the presence of submarines and took all possible precautions. At one o’clock on Monday afternoon we sighted a submarine from a great distance. The submarine came full speed in our direction, firing a shot right across our bows. This signal caused the wildest panic, even among the mer He did not remember whether the vessel stopped after the first shots, but he believed the engines were still going. The submarine continued to shell us while rapidly gaining upon us. BRITISH TRANSPORT ATTACKED REACHED PORT SAFELY. OVER ONE HUNDRED CASUALTIES The High Commissioner reports as follows: LONDON, November 11. The transport “Mercian” was attacked by gunfire by an enemy submarine in the Mediterranean. It was not sunk and reached harbour safely. The casualties were 23 killed, 30 missing, 50 wounded. TRENCH LINER SUNK. GERMAN SUBMARINE J S WORK. ROME, Nov. 11. A submarine sank the steamer France while voyaging from Salonika. A tug rescued the crew of 75. (The France was a steamer of 23.000 tons, with a speed of 24 knots, and was built in 1912.) GERMAN CRUISER TORPEDOED. A DANISH REPORT. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 11. The Politiken believes that the German cruiser Prauenlob was torpedoed south of Sweden. SUPPOSED NAVAL BATTLE. VIOLENT CANNONADE HEARD. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 11. A most violent cannonade was heard at noon on the southern coast of Holland Island. It is believed British submarines were attacking a German squadron in a thick mist, THE DECISIVE STRUGGLE. TO TAKE PLACE IN THE WEST. ALLIES’ CHEERFUL OUTLOOK. • LONDON, .November 11. Mr Buchan, lecturing, said he believed the decisive struggle would be in the West, where the Allies have completely recovered the initiative and have broken down some of the enemy’s strongest defences. The spectre of diminishing man-power was drawing nearer in Germany. Mr Stephen Graham said the Russians’ new armies of three million were sufficient to turn the scales in the Spring. AUSTRIANS DEFEATED. SEVERE FIGHT AT COLDILAXA. (Roc. 1.5 a.m.) ROME, Nov. 11. Thirty hours after a severe defeat at Coklilana, the Austrains made a tremendous counter-attack to regain the position lost, which blocked the use of a great highway through the Dolomites. Fighting at an altitude of S,oooft. was prolonged into the night and was very sanguinary. The combatants were often knee-deep in snow. Finally, the Austrians wore driven in headlong flight from the last defences of the Sief summit at the further end of the Coklilana Range. <f Desert Gold’’' delights the most Fastidious tea-drinker. Its superior flavour wins new friends every day, 1/10 and 3/. . ' ‘