THE GERMAN WAY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 110, 10 May 1916, Page 6

THE GERMAN WAY.

AMSTERDAM, May 8

A German Wagnerian company touring Holland was detected conveying contraband secreted in the theatrical properties. The members were detained. AN APPEAL TO MINERS. MORE COAL WANTED. LONDON, May B*. The Government has requested miners to confer on the 16th as to how to increase the coal output in view of the Allies' demands. The output decreased by 29 million tons during the seventeen months of the war. This was due to enlistments. It could be increased if the eight hours' day ,were annulled. A TRAGIC EPISODE. MOTHER KILLED ON HER SON'S GRAVE. PARIS, May 8. A tragic episode occurred at Char-lonns-sur-Marne. A mother, learning that her son wass killed at Champagne in September, \wentf with her daughter to visit his grave. While praying at the graveside a German aeroplane dropped a bomb, which killed the mother and desperately wounded the daughter and a hospital attendant, who was identifying the grave. GERMANS IN BELGIUM. LOOKING FOR NEW OPENINGS. PARIS, May 8. The "Temps'" military correspondent says troop movements in Belgium, together with the enemy's aerial activity over the British lines, are probably connected with, a German attempt to find and pierce a less tena.cious line than Verdun. SHACKLETON EXPEDITION. NO NEWS OF THE ENDURANCE. LONDON, May 8. Buencs Ayres reports that there is no news of the Endurance, and that it is not expected the vessel will get out of the Antarctic this season. RELIEF EXPEDITION TO BE ORGANISED. LONDON, May 8. The "Daily Chronicle" states that the Government has decided to organise a Shackleton relief expedition. THE PRINCE OF WALES. HONOURED BY ITALY. ROME, May 7. Towns in the Avar zone are oeflagged in the Prince of Wales's honour. King Emmanuel met the Prince st the station. Later his Highness visited the lower Iscnzo, where fierce gunfire was in progress. He remained there two hours. ANOTHER BIG FIGHT AT DOUAUMONT. GERMANS GAIN A FOOTING. PARIS, May 7. The enemy, after intense bombardment, made several attacks between Haudromont Wood and Douaumont fort. The Germans gained a footing .in the western part on a length of 500 metres of the first line trench. All the central and eastern attacks were shattered. "THE TIMES" ON THE REPLY. LONDON, May 8. "The Times," in a leader, says: If the German concession stood alone it would serve the American demand. But they do not stand alone. The reply retakes in one hand the concession purported to be granted with the other, attempting to embroil America with the Allies, claiming, if unsuccessful, the right to commit unlimited piracy in defence of the freedom of the seas. Referring to Germany's appeal to International law, the leader says: With Louvain, Aerschot, Dinant, the Lusitania, the Arabic and many more black deeds on their souls they have the stupdity and cynicism to invite Americans to dwell on our efforts to reduce Germany by the ■ means with which the latter reached Pari s in 1871. It is for President Wilson and his fellow citizens to judge regarding the sufficiency of the replyto his last protest against German | methods of submarining.