WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 19 August 1916, Page 3

WAR NEWS.

GERMAN GRAIN FRAUDS. ROTTERDAM, August 1(5. The ‘ ‘ Berliner Tagcblatt ” says that nearly a hundred arrests have been made in Berlin and West Prussia in connection with extensive grain frauds. Large quantities were sent to Berlin branded "machine parts” and "potatoes,” and sold at 300 per cent profit.

An innkeeper’s wife, who is among the arrestees, possessed 100,000 marks for the purpose of bribery. AUSTRIA AND ITALY. AUSTRIA WANTS SEPARATE PEACE. CABINET CONSIDERING THE MATTER. LONDON, August 1(5. Reports from Vienna state that two important Cabinet meetings were held yesterday, and discussed separate peace with Italy in order to devote all efforts against Russia.

“GO TO CHURCH EVERYBODY!”

THE KAISER’S INJUNCTION

AMSTERDAM, August Hi

Tlic ‘ ‘ Cologne Gazette ’ ’ says that the Kaiser, when visiting Cologne, acknowledged the crowd’s salutations from a train window. He said “Go to church, everybody, and pay for victory and an honorable peace!”

AFTER GORiZsA

tremendous fighting continues.

ROME, hipit 1 7

Prisoners are still arriving frn.n Grrlaia. They are trembling and d -zed and are sufteHngj from the terrible effects of the .j.v.tle. Gon'zia is still under the ’■.•avc.ovy cf the -.-.ppcsin,.'- batteries. ,y'ii pew

■n a terrific hurricane of shells at Nines. This is nothing to the actual Ighting scenes eastward of the town.

Battalion after battalion comes in close touch with the enemy. Every inch of around is hotly contested ana there are furious hand t.) hand encounters. Thickly armoured cars dash ' to within a few feet of the enemy and pour an enfilading machine gun nrc. THE KAISER'S MOUTHPIECE. AMSTERDAM, August If,

The Kaiser’s chief chaplain, Dryander has returned from the West front. He preached an indignant sermon ;n the Berlin Cathedral denouncing the so-called grumbling' wives, and o'cclared • ha: their criticisms and disputings were imperilling- Germany, rie especially denounced complaints as to dear food, shert rations, and the Prims,.Bavarian recriminations. The Kais -r clearly inspired (lie sermon

ADVANCE ON MAURSPIs

LONDON, August 17

General Haig reports that .yesterday evening, iu couunction with the French iu an advance on Maurepas, we forwarded our lino west and south-west of Guilleniont; also west of High wood. We captured three hundred yards of hostile trenches. FRANCO-BRITISH ADVANCE.

IMPORTANT PROGRESS REPORTED.

GERMANS LOSE STRONG POSITIONS.

PARIS, August 17

A communique says:—North of Mauropas, in conjunction with the British we carried an entire line of German trenches on a front of 1300 metres, and reached certain points on the Manrcpas-Guillemont road. South of the village, on a two kilometres front, we progressed to a depth of from 300 to 500 metres.

We re-occupied all enemy positions east of the Manrcpas-Clery road after sharp engagements, causing heavy CMomv losses.

Our troops, by one rush, captured a, powerfully organised system of German trenches on a, front of 1200 metres south of Belloy San Terre,