HUGE GERMAN CONCENTRATION

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 138, 14 June 1916, Page 5

HUGE GERMAN CONCENTRATION

in flanders, opposite the british. Wtish constantly bombard hcoge. THE RUSSIAN DRIVE CONTINUES. WHIPPED AUSTRO-OERMANS PURSUED. FURTHER BIG HAULS OF PRISONERS. KITCHENER MEMORIAL AT ST. PAUL'S. GREAT GATHERING OF ROYALTIES.

KITCHENER'S MEMORIAL SERVICE AT ST. PAUL'S. (■ KING, QUEEN AND OTHE RROYALTIES PRESENT. AN EARNEST IMPOSING SPECTACLE. (Reed, y a.m.). LONDON, June 13. Despite heavy showers enormous crowds filled the western approaches to Saint Paul's Cathedral two hours before the service in memory of Lord Kitchener commenced. Flags were everywhere halfmasted. The King and Queen drove from Buckingham Palace, the Queen Mother Alexandra, joining them at Charing Cross. Ther e was a large diplomatic assembly in the Cathedral, and the army and navy were very fully represented. Nearly all members of the Cabinet, with their wives, wer e present. The Lord Mayor and City aldermen were there, and there were 4000 ticket holders; every available part being crowded. The early arrivals included many wounded Australians and New Zealanders, and nurses. At the service the liturgy of Saint Chrysostom was sung to < the Kieff chant. The band of the Royal Engineers, of whom Lord Kitchener was Colonel-Commandant, played the dead march, and the buglers of the regiment sounded the Last Post. Triumph was the keynote of the Kitchener service, almost reaching to a note of thanksgiving for the great man whose memory was being honoured. ' ,^^ The King called his people to him and sat at their head, beneath the dome, between the Queen and Queen-Mother. Ministers of State were on his left hand and representatives of Overseas Dominion* on his right, with the Ambassadors cf the Allies behind him. The group of royalties included the Grand Duke Michael, who was conspicuous in the congregation in sombre black and khaki, brightened by red and blue gowns of the sheriffs and Aldermen and the brilliant uniforms of a few retired officers of the army and a sprinkling of naval officers. A youthful naval commander, who is destined to bear his late uncle's great name, sat near the King. The service opened with what i s now known as Kitchener's favourite hymn "Abide with Me," followed by the triumphant ,note of the psalms 13 to 33. The priest was standing on % the" altar steps face to face with the Sovereign and read the lesson. : At its close the organ, together with the Engineers' band and drummers of the Irish Guard, played the "Dead March," and as the roll of the drums became audible, the mind s of the great congregation were transported to the northern sea where the master engineer of many campaigns and armies, lay sleeping. This first note cf lament was'Sustained in : the sorrowful strains of St. Chrysostom's liturgy, but its Alleluia was resumed the note of triumph, and again in the final hymn, "For all the Saints who from their labours rest." ' Ajfter the last Post, the third verse of the National Anthem was sung fortissimo, with the full power of band and organ. Thi s closed the service.

THE GERMAN FEAR OF ALLIES' OFFENSIVE

BRITISH CONSTANT BOMBARDMENT AROUND HOOGE

HUGE GERMAN CONCENTRATION OF TROOPS

BELGIAN GARRISONS DRAWN UPON FOR .MEN

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AMSTERDAM, June 13. | The Telegraaf states that fee Germans have concentrated 120,000 troops around Zonnebeke, Gheluvelt, and further south, and have thus reduced the garisons in Belgium and, to a smaller extent, along the western front. British heavy guns are constantly bombarding the positons around Hooge. , GERMANY'S AFTER WAR TRADE. WHAT WE DESIRE, NOT WHAT SHE IMPOSES. V MR. HUGHES INTERVIEWED TN PARIS. 'f • $; (Reed. 8.45 a.m). I , " PARIS, June 13. j Mr. Hughes, interviewed by Le Matin and questioned concerning some pessimist's prediction that within a decade German trade would be as flourishing as ever, replied, indignantly. Those entertaining such thoughts were i traitors, and added, whatever our business transactions with Germany are they will be those we desire, not which Germany imposes. Her pre-war activity consisted, not only of sending us products, but especiajy greatly disorganising our national industries, and in largely seizing control of others | acted as a vampire. It behoves us to break down that tyranny forever. j - I AUSTRO-GERMAN PRISONERS STILL COMING IN. THE NUMBER NOW REACHES HUGE TOTAL. j i THE DRIVE IS STILL IN FULL FORCE. $ PETROGRAD, June 13. " Reports from the southern front are limited, as storms are interrupting communications, but show that Brussiloff s offensive continues. fWe eontinue to pursue the defeated enemy in man}' sectors although at some ; points the enemy are desperately counter-attacking. j Our total prisoners are 1700 officers and 113,000 men. One recently-formed unit captured yesterday comprised 1203 Germans and 768 Adrians. *' *■ **" | j T-lie the Ivka front, south of Luck, are retreating, ami we are j pressing them closely. [\ pa. The Austrians near Gliadki Vorosievka, north of Tarnapol, attacked i (furiously six times, but were finally repulsed, our artillery especially gal- I "l&ntly countering the enemy's murderous fire with fire equally violent. Prisoners continue to arrive at Kieff. They are chiefly Austrians. j Germans and Magyars. There are no Slavs. The offensive continues steadily. The Russians are building bridges | to enable them to transport big guns on a large scale. Cavalry operations among the Austrian communications continue to enable the Russian rear to reorganise the troop s prepared for a fresh push, j Luck was surrounded by nineteen lines of entanglements, but the Russian turning movement led to a hurried Austrian retreat, abandoning guns. !

THE NAVAL BATTLE A DOUBLE EFFECT.

A GERMAN RAIDING SCHEME GOES WRONG. PEN PICTURE OF 13EATTY IN THE EIGHT. OX THE BRIDGE ALL THROUGH IT. LONDON, June 13. The "Times" Amsterdam, correspondent says the German fleet on May 31st convoyed a large number of fast commerce destroyers, expecting to evade the Grand Fleet and repeat the exploits of the Emden. It is believed that few, if any, of these returned to port. The "Times" Edinburgh correspondent says the Lion's crew extol Admiral Beatty's conduct during the battle. All the time he was on the topmost bridge directing the operations. He gloried in the fight. He was eager and active, and delighted as a schoolboy in a victorious football match. When all wus over he thanked the officers and crew for their magnificent work. The Lion was heavily battered, but gave more than she get. and is quite ready again. German marksmanship was at first admirable, but later deteriorated. Thus the New Zealand was for long periods in the firing line and only once was hit, a shell licking off a piece of armour plate a yard long and seven inches thick, which fell on the deck. It is being sent to New Zealand as a souvenir. FIRST TIME SINCE LOSS OF TEMPORAL POWER. THE POPE HAS PURCHASED A SHIP. TO SAFEGUARD PAPAL REPRESENTATIONS. (Reed. 8.45 a.m). | ROME, June 13. . The Pope, intending to safe-guard the Holy See's diplomatists from war risks, has bought a steamer, which the Government permits to have harbourage. It is painted white and yellow, and flies the Papal flag. It is the first time since the loss of temporal power. The ship will convey the new Nuncio to Buenos Ayres. GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILS IN ROUMANIA. BULGARIANS HURRIEDLY FORTIFYING DOBRUDJA. 1 BUCHAREST, June 13. There is great excitement in Bulgarians have (closed the frontier to cover the movement of trocps. The Bulgarians are hurriedly fortifying the Dobrudja fort.

THE PARIS CONFERENCE. MR HUGHES* ATTITUDE PARIS, June 13. M. Bertie welcomed Earl Crowe. Mr Bonar Lav,-, and Mr Hughes. The "Journal Debats," in discussing the Economic Conference, says Mr Hughes attracts particular attention because lie holds that it b of •M-iniary importance to fight the <3eman economically by isolating Mm and making him submit to a long and •severe commercial quarantine. Mr Hughes preaches as a corollary, the closer union of Britain and her colonies, recalling the famous colonial agreement which our neighbours abandoned in the middle of the Ifitii century. His ideas have rather alarmed French industrial and commercial groups, particularly those having business relations with Britain. The "Dobats" concludes: Every delegate" with uncompromising opinions will be obliged to recognise in economic matters as in many others that the policy/'f solidarity and interest ought to dominate all extreme conclusive ideas.

TRENCH RAIDING. A NEW AND FIERCE (WARFARE. B'RITISH TAKE THE LEAD. LONDON, June 13. Correspondents state that there is a noticeable increase in raids which are becoming a feature of trench warfare. There are many instances of remarkable initiative and gallantry among officers and men who go on adventures in "no man's land." The enemy are thereby kept in continual uneasiness, and suffer heavy casualties. In one night there were three separate raids organised. In one cas e the assaulting party bombed eighty yards of trench, killing twenty. Another at Neuve Chapelle killed large numbers of Germans. The Anzacs, who had been learning trench warfare as' conducted on the West, showed their usual enterprise and initiative. There are comparatively few German raids, several failing utterly, the Germans leaving prisoners and a number of dead. Raiding has broken the old monotony of trench warfare, and given a new and fiercer character to the struggle. RUSSIA'S EVIL GENIUS. AMAZING REVELATIONS. PETROGRAD, June 13. The "Russkoeslovo" publishes revelations as to Sukhomlinoffs responsibility for the Russian difficulties. He states that he got into the hands of a gang of eleven adventurers, the habitues 'of a family circle. They included Bogroff (the murderer of Stolypin), Nyascedoff (who was hanged in 1915 for betraying plans to Germany), and Kuliabko (who gave Bogroff access to the theatre on the night of Stolypin's murder). Sukhomlinoff was probably unaware of the character of his associates. He reposed the greatest confidence in Myascedoff and communicated many secrets of the War Office. The conspirators made use of Madame Sukhomlinoff, a young and attractive woman, who gladly accepted the obeisances of the frequenters of her saloon. Sukhomlinoff was also largely responsible for Russia's unpreparedness for war. Without consulting his official colleagues, he formulated a faulty scheme of defence, involving the abandonment of Polish fortresses directly the war commenced. Sukhomlinoff delayed appeals for a more liberal supply of munitions, and obstinately refused to consider offers of war material, adopting the standpoint that the manufacture of munitons was only possible at Government arsenals. He told the generals to try to economise, as the military works could not make niore.

ON THE BRITISH FRONT. LONDON, Juno 18. Sir Douglas Hnig reports that there were no infantry actions in the 24 hours There was a heavy mutual bombardment between Hill (50 and Hooge. The weather is cold and rainy. ACTIVITY NEAR THE CANAL. CAIRO, Juno 13. Official.— Aeroplanes bombed Kantara, on the Suez Canal, thirty miles south of Port Said. They were driven off. Skirmishes took place between patrols at Katia, thirty miles east of Kantara. THE LIQUOR PROBLEM. BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S EXPERIMENT. LONDON, June 12. The Government, through the Liquor Control Board, has purchased all the breweries and 300 public houses at Carlisle and neighbourhood. It is intended to close 100 public-houses and build several racdel refreshment houses. State-brewed beer will be sold at State owned houses. It is expected th 6 Government's action will be repeated elsewhere. DILUTION OF LABOUR. A FAR REACHING AGREEMENT. f LONDON. .Tun 13. The Commission on the dilution of labour, with the men's representatives, signed a far reaching agreement regarding the Clyde area. Mr. Balfour telegraphed his congratulations. AUSTRIAN LOSSES 400,000. A GERMAN ESTIMATE. ENTIRE FRONT THREATENED. AMSTERDAM. June 12. Military circles in Germany estimate the Austrian losses at 400,000, and fear the Russians in the Lublin, province will soon, threaten the entire front to Vilna.

GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN THE NORTH. ENEMY COMPELLED TO RETREAT PETROGRAD, June 13. The Germans on the right flank of the Riga sector have assumed the offensive north of the Tiru Marsh, but. wer e repulsed. The Germans on the entire Jacobstadt front attempted to advance after violent artilery fire, but were everywhere repellled. . Important German forces assumed th e offensive south of Lake Brisviatz, also south of the village of Koohany, but were compelled to retreat.

NO TRUST IN PEACE TALK. LONDON GERMAN'S VIEW. NO SIGN OP THE END. A LOT MORE /WORK TO DO. LONDON, June 12. The 'Weekly Dispatch" prints an article concerning the opinion of Germans in London on the war by a writer whose sympathies are with the Allies. He points out that the war is of no benefit to the Germans, who were doing well in London before the war. "There has been a tremendous change in English opinion," says the article. "They were the most tolerant people on earth, and now they are the most intolerant. We Germans in London are the victims of German militarism. We hope the war will end quickly, but have no illusions. The more desperate Germany's position is the most desperate the Germans will fight. I have heard it said that the Allies will not drive the Germans out of Belgium because th e Germans might totally destroy the country as they retired. It would not surprise me at all. The prophecies of a German revolution are rubbish. The people are too disciplined to revolt.

"No thinking German in London puts any trust in the peace talk. Peace will only come when one side is exhausted. Though the Allies are growing stronger every day, there is no reason to believe that Germany is yet exhausted. The official attiude of Germany is that, as the Allies will show no mercy, it will pay to leave England and France as weak as possible. The Germans believe that their power of recovery is twice as great. "England is regarded more than ever as the principal enemy. No doubt Germany is prepared to make handsome concessions to France in order to be able to settle England alone. On the ether hand, there is no war weariness in England. All the conversations are about a great offensive; but we are afraid it will require half a dozen offensives and a lot more bloodshed before the sounds of guns cease."

JELLICOE'S MESSAGE. THE GERMAN LOSSES. AS GREAT AS OURS. A CONFIDENT STATEMENT. LONDON, June 12. Admiral Jellicoe has sent a message to the Fleet expressing the highest appreciation of the manner in which it fought the battle in the North Sea. He says: "In the absence of full information, it is impossible to enter into details, but sufficient is known to enable me to state definitely that the glorious traditions handed down to us by generations of gallant seamen were most worthily upheld. The highly unfavourable weather conditions robbed the Fleet of the complete victory which all ranks expected. "Our losses are heavy, we miss many of our most gallant comrades''. But although it is difficult to obtain accurate information of enemy losses, I •have no doubt that they are not less than ours. Sufficient information has been received to enable me to make that statement confidently. I hope to give the Fleet the fullest information shortly, but I do not wish to delay the expression of keen appreciation of the Fleet's and my confidence in the future complete victory."

The messages concludes: "The wonderful spirit and fortitude of the wounded has filled me with the greatest admiration. I am prouder than ever of the honour of commanding a fleet manned by such officers and men." THE SIX COUNTIES. AND THE HOME RULE CONTROVERSY. LONDON, June 12. It is officially stated that the delegates of Cann, Monaghau and Donegal protested against separation from the rest of Ulster, but left the responsibility upon the six counties for continuing the negotiations. The Ulster Union Council passed a resolution declining responsibility for setting up a Home Rule Parliament, but in view of the danger to the Empire arising out of the war the Council felt that it was its duty to make sacrifices, and authorised Sir Edward Carson to continue the negotiations on the basis of the exclusion of the six counties.

EARLY CLOSING REFERENDUM. MR HOLMAN.'S VIEWS TALKS OP NATIONALISATION "STUNNING BLOW FOE THE GOVERNMENT." SYDNEY, June 12. The State Premier (Mr W. A. Holman), in reviewing the vote on the question of hotel hours, says that in Ms opinion no lasting good can be secured by tinkering with the postion. Such methods as early closing, reduction and other similar methods are merely tinkering with the matter. At the next election the Gvernment would hold a referendum on tlie question of the nationalisation of the liquor traffic. The present decision of the people would not aid in the prosecution of the war. which would be settled by bullets, not bottles. The Sydney "Morning Herald'-' says the result of the referendum is a stunning blow to the Holman Government, which had shown itself sadly out of touch with the great body of electors. "The vote was not the. result of hysteria, but sound common sense," says the newspaper.

ITALY'S POLITICAL CRISIS. KING EMANUEL CONFERRING. A PRO-ARMY DEMONSTRATION. THE GOVERNMENT DEFEAT. DUE TO AUSTRIAN INVASION. LONDON, June 13. The "Times" Rome correspondent says the Government latterly was not in contact with the country. The Austrian advance in the Trentino hastened the fall, since the breach in the Italian centre was due to inadequate preparations. The Chamber felt that the Cabinet was responsible for the mistake of the military leaders. The Parliamentary majority remains prowar. King Emanuel i s conferring with the Presidents of the Houses and leading politcians. Signor Salandra, in the House of Deputies, announced his resignation, and the House adjourned amid an imposing pro-army demonstration. The Trentino battle has reached the turning point, an Italian counter-offen-sive turning the tables on the Austrian

attacks. During the past week we have been gradually sliding northward. The Italian artillery cut to pieces and subsequently drove back an overwhelming infantry charge. IMPERIAL TRADE PROBLEMS. OUR FUTURE REQUIREMENTS LONDON.. June 12. The Hon G. T. Foster, Canadian Minister of Trade, in an interview, said the present was an excellent opt unity to abandon the old policy of laissez faire and create tin organ which would express with authority the voice of the Empire. "We want to mobolise the spirit of Imperial cooperation to enable us to face problems of trade, commerce, education and defence, with method, plan and foresight. If we came together at a round table conference we might solve many difficulties. Canada is unable to establish preference with Australia yet owing to various changes of Government. Canada looks *r> the extension of the system of interpreference, and would be disappointed if none come.

JAPS GO TO CHINA. BATTALION OF INFANTRY DESPATCHED TOKIO, June 1.2. A batallion of infantry is going to Tientsin in accordance with the desire of foreigners for increased protection. Japan consulted the Allied in Peking, and decided that action be taken should the situation in China demand further intervention. MR. ROOSEVELT'S POSITION. NEW YORK, June 12. Renter reports that Mr Roosevelt interviewed, reiterated that he is out of politics. He said it Avas useless to visit him, as he had nothing to say. He is uncertain whether he will sunport Mr Hughes. Mr Roosevelt \s intimates say the chief obstacle is Mr Hughes' failure to repudiate squarely the methods of the German-American alliance. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, dune 1.2. The new season 's wool sales opened Under the conditions that export is restricted to the United States and the Allies, competition was brisk. Compared with the April auctions, <jood merinos advanced 5 per cent to 10 per cent. Other crossbreds wore unchanged. Dead wools were in poor demand,

THE IRISH QUESTION. OVERSEAS UMPIRE SCHEME LONDON, June 12. The Dublin Nationalists welcome the idea of a Court of Overseas umpire, believing that if England and Ulster wore inclined t-o take advantage of the Nationalists in Ireland, Overseas opinion would prevent it. Mr Redmond announced that arrangements have been completed for a conference of representatives of Nationalist Ulster. If it approves of Mr Lloyd George's proposal the Nationalist in the southeiv ;;ovinees will be consulted..

SPIRITED STRUGGLE NEAR TARNAPOL. LONDON, June 12. Bohmerolli continues to spiritedly dispute the possesion of the heights north-west of Tarnapol, which 'aave several tinies exchanged hands.