RUSSIAN JUGGERNAUT CRUSHES EVERYTHING

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 157, 6 July 1916, Page 5

RUSSIAN JUGGERNAUT CRUSHES EVERYTHING

A WAR RECORD

ALLIES’ NOTEWORTHY advance. ®CULMINATING POINT REACHED. (Received July 16, 8.45 a.m.) PARIS, July 5. It is noteworthy that the enemy’s first position was captured along the entire front, and we attacked the second position along upwards of onehalf, and the third position along over one third. Such a proportion of frontage has not been attained in so short a time at any previous attack of the war. The British, on jjeveral occasions, cleverly hoodwinked the Germans by a feint in inducing them to anticipate an attack at the wrong point. A skilful offensive has enabled the AJlies to occupy the culminating point, southward of the Somme Plateau, of Hill 105, which dominates the bod of the river between Prise and Peronne. Heavy artillery is now preparing to rake enemy positions along the river hank.

NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO

THE. VALUE QE SHARES. (Received July 5, 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, July 4. New Zealand Shipping Company shares rose eleven points, and are now quoted at 32, which is about their value under the terms of the P. and O. fusion. .

JBERMAN PRISONERS MAD

T&OUCHING IN DUG-OUTS,

WONDERFUL BRITISH ARTILLERY

GERMAN DIVISION WIPED OUT,

(Received July 6th, 9 a.m.)

LONDON, July 5,

The 1 ‘ Daily Mail’ ’ correspondent states that some of the prisoners taken are mad; doubtless they have seen enough to make men mad. Some •were crouching in dug-outs, afraid to either fight or surrender. Referring to the heroism of Britishers, lie states they marched steadily through a triple barrage of fire curtain as when on parade. They decimated numbers of the enemy in turn; they heroically left their trenches and erected ma-chine-guns on parapets. Two parties fought in the open with such heroism until they couldn’t go further. The Germans incurred the heaviest single loss during the counter-attack at Montauban, where half a division advancing in close order was completely destroyed. A French officer describing the British artillery work, said the Germans trenches were pitted with shell holes as regularly and as closely as a machine perforates a sheet of postag^stamps.

BERLIN REPORTS AGREE.

ALLIES ACHIEVED UNDENIABLE SUCCESS. INTERIOR GERMAN" GARRISONS. HURRIED INTO FRANCE. (Received July 6, 9 a.m.) LONDON, July 5. Amsterdam and Berlin reports agree that the Allies have scored an undeniable success, in spite of the general staff ’s great preparations by sending troops from Riga, and while the Landstrum and Landwehr garrisons of the interior were hurriedly sent to France.

THE CAUSE OF TROUBLE,

, H(Sr MEXICO VIEWS IT. Received July 6, 10.55 a.m. New York, July 5. Carranza’s Note stated that the security of the frontier is a source of conflmt. The withdrawal of American troon and protection of the frontier are -therefore essential problems. Several Latin American tynintries liavs offered to mediate.

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS

BRITISH EE-AFFORESTATION. SNIPING CONTINUES IN DUBLIN. (Received July 6, 0 a.m.) LONDON, duly 5. Lord Crewe, replying to criticisms on the treatment of conscientious objectors, said \vi must regard them as bad citizens. He hoped punishment, which should not be light, would be carried on by the civil power instead of treating them as soldiers when they were unworthy to be soldiers. The Government appointed a committee to prepare an extensive afforestation scheme for the United Kingdom. A private of the Dublin Fusi.icrs has been wounded by a sniper's bullet. while on sentry duty at the Pov, or House, Dublin.

DEMONSTRATIONS IN GERMANY.

“STOP THE WAR.”

“DOWN WITH UNJUST TRIALS.”

“LONG LIVE THE ALLIES.”

(Received 9.35 a.m.)

AMSTERDAM. Julv 5.

Violent pro-Liebknieht demonstrations and wholesale arrests are takingplace at Lepzig and Bremere. The people shout “Stop the war!’’ “Down with unjust trials! ’ ’ .The police nearly killed a man at Bremen for shouting "Long live the Allies!"

THE EASTERN FRONT

RUSSIANS STILL ADVANCING. NEW POSITIONS CAPTURED. PETROGRAD, July 5. A communique states: We carried Ekimovetchi, eastward of Baranov itch, and seized a strongly fortified position northeastward of Chartorysk, taking many prisoners. We also carried the first line of trenches in the Tonmatin region, westward of Kolki. It is understood that Mr Lansing will not press further his demands in connection with the massacre of American troops in Mexico.

THE BRITISH FRONT.

GERMAN ATTACKS BEATEN OFF. (Received July 6, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, July 5. Sir Douglas Haig reports that German artillery lire is intense in certain sectors. Two Gorman attacks on our new trenches at Dar and Thiepval were beaten off. the enemy suffering great loss. We now have 9000 unwounded prisoners; the number of guns is unknown. One army corps captured over sixty.

On the left of the Meuse, between the Avocourt region and Hill 304„ the Germans made a strong attack, aided by liquid fire, but it failed at the cost of heavy losses. Ou the right bank bombardment continues violent in the region of Thiauinoiit and Aeheiroite sector.

THE WESTERN OFFENSIVE

THE FRENCH FURTHER ADVANCE.

GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKB REPULSED.

(Received .Inly (5. 9.20 a.m.) PARIS, July 5

! A communique states: —During the [night we resumed the offensive north of the Somme, and captured a line of ! trenches east of Carbu.

| After intense bombardment the. enemy attacked Belfocnsauterre, and momentarily occupied the eastern part, j but we regained the entire village. ! The Germans are still established at 1 Estrees, where there has been a fierce struggle. Our fire has (broken. 4a.1l counter-attacks against enr positions.