SEPARATE PEACE

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 34, 10 February 1916, Page 5

SEPARATE PEACE

OFFERED TO BELGIUM WITH COUNTRY AND INDEMNITY REJECTED BY KING AND COUNTRY M . _ - J* VIOLENT FIGHTING IN FAVOUR OF SERVIANS GREAT ACTIVITY IN THE WEST i . ARTILLERY DUELS PROCEEDING

TNG KINEMA FILMS OF GERMAN POSITIONS. MENDOUS RISKS INCURRED ' FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHERS. IDERFUL RESULTS ACHIEVED. .(Rec. 9 a.m.) PARIS, February 9. nematograpli films are immensely il to the French Staff. Photoicrs who volunteer must have 3s of steel and be willing to take • risks, flying in aeroplanes at a dtitude, If an accident occurs speeevices destroy the films to prevent memy securing them. T-hese films the enemy’s trenches the moving is, and the firing of guns, and a (graph taken from seaplanes some- ; show moving periscopes of sub-

dy and violent fighting

IRBIANS SECURE VICTORY

AUSTRO-ALBANIAN TROOPS

LONDON, February 9. e Serbians announce that Austroops are continuing their ad--2 on Durazzo. On February Ist mntain brigade of Austrians, in eration with a number of Albabands, came in contact with Serbian troops, when rearguard, at and bloody fighting took

’ The next day the enemy suc;d in pressing the Serbs hack, hut latter after receiving reinforces retook by a night attack the ions they had lost, putting the y to flight. The battlefield was ■ed with the dead bodies of the y. A hundred prisoners were i, mostly Hungarians. TIVE ARTILLERY FIGHTING. ON THE WEST FRONT. ERMAN MIKE EXPLODED. ‘JCH TRENCHES PENETRATED ENEMfr DRIVEN OUT. LONDON, February 9. illery fighting is actively prong on the Artois front, from Hill 0 the road to Neuvelle and Le Yesterday afternoon the Gerby exploding two heavily charg. ines west of La Folie. were ento penetrate portions of the ;h firing trenches overthrown by xplosion, also certain points in upporting trenches. They were led therefrom by grenade attack 1 course of the night. The comontinues.

E MINERS’ CONFERENCE

POSED TO CONSCRIPTION.

(Reed. 10.50 a.m.) LONDON, February 9. , Conference adopted a ition opposed to the spirit of ription. and have determined to ise vigilant scrutiny of any proextension of the Military SerUit. The Conference recommendat districts consider the resolu,nd forward their decisions withaonth. v

iTTON FOR i^fITZERLAND

EXPORT FROM .EGYPT,

CAIRO, . February . 9

■ export of cotton to Switzerland mitted if consigned to the Swiss y 0 f Supervision and Control.

GERMANY AND AMERICA. AMERICA’S BACK-DOWN. LONDON, Feb. 9. The Times, in a loader, says it refuses to believe that President Wilson •has made the groat surrender of accepting German blood-money and assurances that she will not repeat the offence. In view of the clear and reiterated statements and principles of previous Notes, branding the sinking of liners as illegal and inhuman, we decline to think him or any President of America- capable of abandoning the claim. MILITARY SERVICE ACT. MINERS CONFERENCE DISCUSSING IT. LONDON, February 9. The Miners’ Conference at Lancaster is discussing in camera the Miners’ attitude towards th e Military Service Act. GERMAN SLIMNESS. HAULING IN BRITISH MONEY. LONDON, February 9. The Chronicle’s Amsterdam corrosondent learns t-bat thousands of pounds of English money is yearly finding its way to Germany through a Dutch firm selling coupons and foreign bonds in London, making false declarations that they come from a Dutch holder, and that the proceeds do not benefit the enemy directly or indirectly. GERMAN PAPER MONEY. GERMANS REFUSE TO ACCEPT DUTCH CURRENCY. LONDON, February 9. Reuter says German Consular officials in Holland refuse to accept payment of fees in German gold or Dutch currency at the pre-war exchange.

ECONOMY CAMPAIGN IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, February 9

The economy campaign is proceeding apace. Mr. Booth, chairman of the Cunard line, speaking at Liverpool, urged that individual thrift be secured by ruthless taxation. There should be a great increase in income and supertaxes, and indirect taxation on every unnecessary form of consumption. Voluntary effort may help, but cannot win the war. Local authorities are rigorously cutting down rates, expecting reductions of a shilling in the pound. In most boroughs postal deliveries have been reduced to two daily. SERBIANS CARED FOR. IN FRANCE AND ITALY. (Rec. 8.30 a.m.) PARIS, February 9. Eighty thousand Serbian civilians have been landed in France and 30,000 in Italy. ENEMY PLOTS IN AMERICA. CONSUL - GENERAL INDICTED. INVASION AND DNAMITE SCHEMES. SAN FRANCISCO, February 8. The German Consul-General, Herr Bopp, has been indicted on a charge of conspiracy to originate a military expedition against Canada, and also to blow up munitions plants.

THE APPAM DISCUSSION. AN EXTRAORDINARY CASE. (Ree. 9 a.m.) LONDON, February 9. City shippers, in discussing the Appam, point out that a Dutch steamer recently arrived in America which took six months to cross the Atlantic. It belongs to a Dutch firm, but is believed to be German-controlled. EXPECTING TROUBLE. LONDON, February 9. The Times correspondent in Bucharest says that after leaving Nish the Kaiser inspected the fortifications on the Roumanian frontier.

A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 9

A G/drman communique claims that a counter-attack recovered the position lost south of the Somme on Sunday night.-

An aerial squadron bombed the railway buildings at Popcringhe and the British camp between Poporinghe and Dixmude.

BRITISH ECONOMY CAMPAIGN.

SAVING ON EDUCATION

(Roc. 9 a.m.) LONDON, February 9

In connection with the economy campaign, th e London County Council is considering a reduction of £900,000 in the education vote, including £150,000 in teachers’ salaries, £50,000 in the cost of prizes and scholarships, £94,000 for cleaning and repairing schools, and half a million for new buildings. When th 0 Derby group is called up, teachers in London will be reduced by three thousand, their substitutes being chiefly young women with three months’ training.

THE KAISER’S ANTHEM,

BERNE, February 9

The Kaiser has composed the words of a new national anthem, and commanded Strauss to compose the music. The Germans are gratified at this, as they resent the existing tune, which is identical with the British National Ant-bem.

CAPTURED FRENCH 75’S

TRANSFORMED AT ESSEN

FOR DEFENCE AGAINST AVIATORS. (Rec. 5.30 a.m.) PARIS, February 9. Le Matin's corresondent, in visiting the exhibition of war trophies at Berlin, noticed the absence of French seventy-fives. He was informed that these were sent to Essen and transformed into defence guns against aviators. SEPARATE PEACE. if OFFERED TO BELGIUM. REJECTED BY KING ALBERT. AND BELGIAN GOVERNMENT. (Rec. 8.35 a.m.) ROME, February 9. ' The Giornale D’ltalia states that Germany recently proposed a separate peace with Belgium, based on restoration as before the war, King Albert’s return to the* throne, an indemnity by Germany as "damages, and a treaty of commerce ostensibly favourable to Belgium but in reality favourable to Germany, inasmuch as Antwerp and Ostend would btbonie German ports. King Albert and his Government rejected the offer, declaring that negotiations were impossible without the Allies, or before Germany wa,s conquered. One of the chief intermediates was the Germanophile Monsignoi Porcelli, the mad Nuncio of Havre.

KUT TO BE HELD. ITS STRATEGICAL VALUE. TRENCH WARFARE ON THE TIGRIS. UNTIL WEATHER IMPROVES. DELHI, February 8. An official communique states that General Townshond is holding Kut-el-Amara as a point of strategical value. General Aylmer’s operations are intended to support him, and no withdrawal is contemplated, Newspapers give prominence to the communique under the heading, ‘ Kut to be held,” and state that it is clear that the British are firmly established in their positions in Mesopotamia. It is evident that the forces are settling down to trench warfare until the weather improves.

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TOWER

RUSSIA’S POWER,

MUNITIONS CRISIS OVER

ABSOLUTE TRANSFORMATION.

MILLION AND A HALF RESERVES,

ENEMY’S INEVITABLE FATT

FETROORAD. Fobruarv 8,

A remarkable story of liow Russia recovered from the munitions crisis of 1915 is related by M. Pclivanoff (Minister of War). He said :■ — "The situation in December, 1914, was extremely harassing, but in June, 1915, the crisis was tragic, and the Russian army was forced to retreat owing solely to lack of shells.

"This position was t-be more regretable because everything favoured Russia winning. Lack of munitions paralysed ns and forced us slowly to retreat to gain time to prepare. To-day the munitions crisis no longer exists- —- it is only a sinister memory. The first results of our labours was evident in September. 1915, when our batteries began to make themselves felt.

"Since then there has been an absolute transformation of our industrial activity. With our national production, and the fact that enormous markets abroad have been dispensed with, we can look to the future with confidence. All the grave gaps ar e now filled. and the morale of the troops is excellent.

“Thanks to tlic recent mobilisation of a great mass of men and the doubling of th 0 permanent depots, we have a permanent reserve of a million and a-half young recruits. We are thus able to feed the various units without sending to the front insufficiently trained men. It is a matter of capital importance to maintain the units complete. This is now assured. In a word, as the war is prolonged, so the Allied forces increase and those of the enemies de'erease. The Germans may invent new apparatus and war machines, but such expedients cannot modify their inevitable fate.

1 ‘ Behind the four Allies are the Natural resources of the whole universe. Behind th e army of the Central Powers is nothing but exhaustion and shakiness. Regardless of cost and sacrifices we will continue the war to the end. and thus ensure.a final lasting ami glor-

GERMAN INFANTRY DISPERSED

MINING CONTEST CONTINUES,

(tßcc. 1.50 a.in.)

LONDON, February 0

A column of German infantry was dispersed by French artillery, close to Lassiony, which also caused other important damages north of Tropon. A mine contest continues in the ‘Atgomio to our CREW OF THE CLAN MACTAVISH. NEW YORK, February 8. Lieut. Berg.states that with the exception of It Lascars killed and four wounded, all the passengers and crew of the Clan MacTavish were taken prisoners on board the Moewe. FIGHT IN THE ADRIATIC. FRANCO-BRITISH WARSHIPS SUCCESSFUL. ENEMY DESTROYERS FORCED TO FLEE. LONDON, February 9. A brisk naval engagement occurred in the Adriatic, when French and British warships forced four destroyers to flee towads Cattara.

FURTHER PARTICULARS

PARTS, February 9

The Admiralty describes a nav'al action in the Adriatic on the 6th. A British cruiser and a French torpedo boat, which were covering the retreat of the Serbian army, were fired on by four enemy destroyers, which fled. Next day the Allied vessels were attached by submarines off Durazzo. A torpedo missed the cruiser, and the submarines were driven off.

RUMOURED RESIGNATION OF FIRST SEA LORD.

LONDON, February !t

The “Daily Telegraph'* says there •is a rumour of the impending resigna. lion of Admiral Jackson (First Set Lord). The Admiralty refuses information.

TO SMITE THE ENEMY

ALLIES CONCENTRATING THEIR

LONDON, February 9

M. Briand will shortly visit Italy to confer with Senor Salandra regarding co-ordination, in order to secure that the total strength of the Allies may be wielded whore the cnomy is we'r.itest.

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FOOD RIOTS IN BERLIN. POLICE CHARGE THE RIOTERS. AMSTERDAM, February 9. There were renewed food riots in the Moabit district, of Berlin. The •police charged and wounded many. There were similar disturbances at Aachen, where the police were powerless. A number of butchers’ shops were plundered. AN ALLIED PARLIAMENT. ROME, February 8. Parliamentarians favour a joint Allied Parliament, proposing that 35 Italian Senators and Deputies meet English and French Parliamentarians in Paris.—(Times and Sydney Sun Special Services). THE MARKETS. YANKEE BOOMING TACTICS. UNREASONABLE INFLATION OF PRICES. (Reed. 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, February 9. The American visible wheat supply is 164,051,000 bushels. Chicago May options, 127 to 130 per quarter; July 120 g to 1225. The copper boom is attributed chiefly to American operations.

The Financial News says that while it is very distasteful to the Allies to P'ay such inflated prices it seems there is no way of restraining Yankee boom tactics.

The Daily Telegraph attributes the position of pig iron to speculative operations checking legitimate trading. CASUALTY LIST. Auckland Battalion—Previously reported missing, now reported believed dead; Private H. Bailey; previously reported wounded and missing, now believed dead: Private R. A. Hawkins, Private H. 8. Robinson. Army Service Corps—Died of dysentery: Driver H. E. Doherty. HOSPITAL AND PROGRESS REPORT.

Auckland Mounted Rifles Dangerously ill, pneumonia: Trooper L. N. Fish er.

Canterbury Mounted Rifles Dangerously ill, enteric: Trooper F. C. H. Ellen.

Otago Mounted Rifles—Dangerously ill:.Driver F. Robinson.

Field Artillery • Dangerously ill Pont de Koubbeh Hosital, nephritis; Gunner .1. Sharkey.

Army Service. Corps Previously reported dangerously ill, now reported out of danger: Driver W. G. Vanveen. The following ar e reported. dangerously ill, enteric:'—

Army Service Corps Driver A. W, Baer; Driver G. F. Harvey; L.-Corp R. W. A. Johnstone.

Rifle Brigade Admitted 21st- Geu oral Hospital, Alexandria Dysen tery, severe: Rifleman F. W. Kemp.

Army Nursing Service Pronounced out of danger: Staff-Nurse E, Curtis.

There is, to some extent, a tightness in money matters in Palmerston North just now, says the Daily Times, and business men, including tailors and retailers, complain of difficulty in getting their money in. It is not easy to ascertain the real cause of the tightness, for in other directions, such as entertainments and amusements, there seems to be very little indication ef the lack of money.

Discussing the usefulness of a knowledge of Latin, Professor Macmillan Brown said at the University Senate last week that for the study of modern languagesI—French 1 —French Spanish, and Italian--Latin was necessary, though not so essential for English. The scientific man must also have, some knowledge of Latin, otherwise he would be unable to make proper combinations of very many scientific terms.

No. (i Group of the Wellington Military District, under the' new recruiting scheme, will he constituted as follows: —Wanganui, Marton, Taihape, Foilding. Foxtou. Palmerston North and Levin boroughs; Wanganui, Rangitikei, Kiwitea, Pohangina, Oroua, Manawatn, Kairanjga, and Horowhenua counties; Lethbridge (Rangitikei), Mangaweka (Rangitikei), Hunterville (Rangitikei), Bulls (Rangatikei), Eongotea (Manawatu), Otaki (Horowhenua), Castled iff. and Gonville town districts.

From the number of men who have approached the Defence authorities in a mole or less intoxicated condition, a casual observer might draw the conclusion that these men were in need of "Dutch courage" to help them to face the ordeal. This, however, has been proved over and over again not to be so as the men who have exhibited this

weakness have in many instances shown themselves to be of the best. They usually come to right when called upon, and show themselves to be good and efficient soldiers. The explanation for their lapse on enlistment is in mod eases due to valedictory toasts with friends.

LAST TWO DAYS

COLLINSON & GIFFOED 'S SALE

GOODS REDFCED BY HALF.

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is your money-saving opportunity, for no more genuine clearance sale has ever been held in New Zealand, nor has there ever been more drastic priceslaughter than you now, have the chance to participate in. We confidently invite any of our patrons and friends to see what we have to offer during the last two days of our Gin at Summer Sale.