RESTORING GREEK SANITY

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 6 September 1916, Page 5

RESTORING GREEK SANITY

FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT. OF SOMME VICTORIES. PRISONERS AND GUNS CAPTURED ■ 1 _ LONDON, Sept. 5. The French officially report the battle they are engaged in continued today on both banks of the Somme with extreme bitterness. On the north .of the river we occupied a ridge at West jnarrieres Wood. Violent counter attacks on our new positions at South Combles were broken oy machine gun and curtain fire, inflicting heavy losses. All ground we conquered was entirely maintained. The total prisoners taken at North Somme in two days was 25M) and ten more machine guns. On the south of the Somme we attacked enemy organisations on a twenty kilometre front, between the Barleux district and south Chaulnes. Everywhere the bravery of our troops and the strenjgjth of our artillery enabled us to obtain our objectives. On the Barleux front we carried the first line of tranches and seized the approaches of the Berhy outskirts near Deniecourt. We captured the whole village of Bcyecourt. Further south, after violent com bat, our infantry captured a four kilometre front of first positions of the former German front, comprising Vriy strongly organised lines of defences. We occupied the who.o village of Khilly and portion of Vevmaudovillors. The total * unwounded prisoners we took; south .of the Somme to-day exceeds 2700. At east Floury the Germans launched a very powerful attack on our position. ' jAt * , A 'SENSATIONAL NARRATIVE. OF AN ANZAC ATTACK. > >■. | , - ' - HOW THEY HANDLED PRUSSIANS ' * (Received 9.35.) LONDON, Sept. 5. Mr Philip Gibbs states that one of the most valuable factors in the British advance on Sunday was the Anzac attack on Mouquet farm. The men knew the ground intimately, as they had already explored the runs of the farm by strong patrol some days ago, and were confident they, could do the same thing again, though the site might be difficult to hold against hostile fire. No where is there level ground; shell holes are everywhere; some full of water and mud, into which men plunged to their armpits; many •were bogged. There were really no trenches to be taken, the Germans merely holding lines of shell craters wherein machine guns were placed. The enemy was in scattered, isolated groups, with stores and lombs. It was extraordinarily difficult to attack such position, because of no definite line. The./ Australians encountered horrible spasms of machine gun fire from unknown quarters on both sides, and even from behind. By the time the farm was reached the battle had broken into many separate encounters of small parties of Australians and Prussians. Despite the hugger-mugger fighting the Australians pushed forward their advanced parties, entered the farm, and got two hundred yards beyond, though nothing remains of the farm higher than a man. The enemy had the usual dug-outs and tunnels strongly protected with timber and cement. MORE GERMAN LOSSES. ROUMANIA SEQUESTRATES I FORTY MILLIONS. t (Eeceved 9.35.) BUCHEREST, Sepi. 5. ! The Governmjenti, |hajs (sequestrated forty millions sterling of German capita], including bonds of Germany’s .loans to Roumania. The latter are worth thirty, millions. Germany probably would have sold them to neutrals; (that intention is thus frustrated. No doubt Germany will retaliate, but they are only able to sequestrate twenty millions.

_________ ARRESTING ALL AUSTRO-GERMANS ROUMANIA SEQUESTRATES GERMAN PROPERTY VALUED AT OVER £40,000,000 GERMAN TROOPS FROM FRANCE REINFORCE THE RUSSIAN FRONT BRILLIANT PROGRESS IN FRANCE >—■ ...» - tf OTHER RUSSIAN VICTORIES

VON WIEGAND’S HORRORS. (Eeceved 9.35.) NEW YORK, Sept. 5. VonWeigand reports from Budapesth that on Sunday there were 100,000 refugees from Transylvania. In* the country there w’ere columns miles in length fleeing from the Roumanians. For a distance of 300 kilometres northward to Orsova homes and belongings are abandoned; aged and sick are dying on the roads, and babies are carried for burial beyond the reach of the invaders. A veritable panic is prevailing among all classes. Twenty thousand refugees, principally of the better classes, have already reached Budapesth, which is crowded. GERMAN TREACHERY. DISCOVERIES IN AMERICA. (Eeceved 9.35.) NEW YORK, Sept. 5. The police have discovered in the possession of a German named Herbert Sauer a United States code book, maps, and naval secrets. The maps contain information of stragetic value concerning waters around Aleutian islands. The authorities are further investigating. A ZEPPELIN DESTROYED. DECORATED WITH VICTORIA CROSS. LONDON. Sept. P. His Majesty the King has decora,! pq Lieutenant Robinson with rhe Victoria Cross for bringing down n Zeppelin on Sunday. STILL FURTHER ADVANCE. ON THE SOMME FRONT. GOING ON TO EASTWARD. GUILLBMONT LEFT BEHIND LONDON, Sept. 5. (Received 11.35) General Haig reports; We are now 1500 yards eastward of Guillemonr, anfi have obtained a footing in Leuze Wood. We captured a whole defence on a 1000 yards front at Fallemont. Since Sunday we captured the whole of the remaining enemy second line at Mouquet Farm Junction. French prisoners exceed 100. Fighting continues at Ginchy. A PRO-GERMAN SENATE. TALK ABOUT FORCE OF ARMS. Received 10.8) WASHINGTON. August 5. The United States has refused to agree to the Entente Allies’ proposals to regard all submarines as war vessels. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported favourably on the Dan ish West Indies Treaty, which the Senate is now expected to accept The Senate adopted a retaliatory resolution against the British-French Black List, providing for withholding clearances of ships belonging to belligerents who discriminate against the United States, and authorising! the President to use armed force if necessary to prevent the departure of offending vessels. HINDENBURG VISITS THE WEST. PARIS, Sept, f General Vcd Hindenburg has bin n in specting the Somme front, where General Von Gallwitz is in command. POOR OLD FERDINAND. WAILS AGAINST ROUMANIA. : S (Received 9.10) AMSTERDAM, Sept. 5. Ferdinand, in a proclamation, recites a chapter of wrongs committed by the Roumanians on Bulgaria and ex horts B'ulgars to destroy their perfidious neighbour.

WELL-EARNED DISTINCTION. THE KING HONOURS BRAVERY. TWO WRECKED ZEPPELINS FOUND. . 1 ■SHOWING 'ANTI-AIRCRAFT EFFICENCY. (Received 11.15.) LONDON, Sept. 5. Official: The King has awarded Wm. Robinson, of tho Worcesters and Flying Corps, the ■Victoria Cross, for most conspicuous bravery_ He attacked an airship in the last raid under circumstances of great difficulty and danger, and sent it to the ground a flaming wreck. Robinson had been in the air for two hours, wherein he previously attacked another airship. The War Office adds, the airship passed through heavy and accurate gun lire, but it is established beyond doubt that the aeroplane was the main factor in its destruction. It attacked the raid with the utmost gallantry and judgment, and brought it down. Another airship was picked up in the eastern counties, damaged. MORE RUSSIAN CAPTURES. OVER FOUR THOUSAND PRISONERS. FIRST MEET WITH BULGARS. HUNTING THE TURKS IN ASIA. I (Received 11,15.) LONDON, Sept. 5. A Russian communique states; —Battles on the 'Upper Screth,, berween the 31st and 2nd, prisonered 4(500. We continue to advance in the Carpathians, and have captured several more heights. The first encounter between Russian and Bulgarian cavalry was on Sunday in the Dobrudja. We repolled attempted Turkish night attacks westward of Ognot. The Turks are hurriedly retreating. We are pressing the enemy in Persia, southward of Sadkiz. CAPTURED GUNS. HANDED TO ALLIES. AGAINST THEIR ORIGINAL OWNERS. (Received 11.15.) LONDON, Sept. 5. The War Office has abandoned the proposed exhibition of guns we captured on the Somme, because they may be handed to our Allies for use against their original owners. A GERMAN REPORT BULGARS REPULSE ROUMANIANS GERMANS REPULSE THE FRENCH (Received 11.40) LONDON, Sept. o. A German communique states there is fighting between Le Forest and the Somme, South of the Somme we resisted the storming of the, enemy on a twenty kilometre front at Barleux and Chilly. We lost Chilly, but repulsed the French at Souville and east or Fleury. We repulsed repeated Russian attacks east of Brqzezany. The Bulgarians stormed a bridgehead at Lutr.okan and occupied Do fine. German military circles expect a big battle in the Dobrudja in a few days. They state the Bulgarians are under a German general. BULGARIAN OFFICIAL REPORT. DRIVING BACK ROUMANANS. (Received 11.40) SOFIA, Sept. 5. Official: Our armies on the second crossed the entire Dobrudja frontier, driving back an advanced Roumanian detachment. We .occupied Kurtbunar after heavy fighting, and the forward march is proceeding along the whole line. FRENCH HOLDING THEIR GROUND COUNTER ATTACKS ALL REPULSED (Received 11.40) LONDON, Sept. 5. A French communique states there is continued bad weather. We organised ground (gained. A strong counter attack between Comhles and Le Forest broke down. Attacks elsewhere were repulsed. ON THE SOMME FRONT, PARIS, Sept. 5. A communique says: The battle in which the Franco-British are engaged on, both sides of the Somme continued all day with extreme fury. We made substantial progress eastward of Le Forest. We passed Hospital Farm and occupied a hill to the westward of Marrieres [Wood. Violent counter, attacks on our new positions southward of Combles were shattered by machine guns curtain fire, with very heavy enemy losses. All the conquered ground was retained

ARRESTS IN GREECE. INCLUDE SECRETARY OF AUSTRIAN LEGATION BRITISH POLICE HAVE TUSSLE. Received 9.35) ATHENS, Sept. 5. Those arrested by the Allies include the Secretary of the Austrian Legation. He motored to Canthawos in order to spy on the Allies’ fleet. British police followed in motors and arrested the Austrian after a struggle, wherein one of his companions ’was wounded. GREECE COMING ROUND. LAST GASP OF OPPOSITION. GREEK TROOPS HAVE FREEDOM. CONCENTRATING AGAINST BULGARS. BULGAR OFFENSIVE 'ABANDONED (Received 9.10.) ATHENS, Sept. 5. Jeffries says an announcement states that the Allies ar e only acting against Gemans. Pro-German tranquilised ffears increasingly opine that Greece will shortly be joining the Allies. The Opposition party are at their last gasp. Complete mobilisation is doubtful; probably only a small force will be organised and gradually strengthened. Should Bulgaria separately make peace, Greek military preparations will be continued against Turkey. It is reported from Macedonia that th e Sixth Division and other Greek forces have obtained freedom of movement, and are concentrating on Seres and Ivavalla. The Bulgar offensive, it appears/' has collapsed. Greek forces at Vodena and Parissa have decided to resist the Bulgars in any case; similar feeling is irresistibly spreadng over the whole country. GREEK MOBILISATION. FIVE CLASSES CALLED UP. (Received 11.15) LONDON, Sept. 5. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Athens cor•espbndent says: “It is understood Jiat Greece has decided to call up five classes, 1905 to 1909. GERMAN TROOPS FROM FRANCE.. TO REINFORCE RUSSIAN FRONT. A BULGARIAN MURDERED. HE OPPOSED GERMAN INFLUENCE. PETROGRAD, Sept. 5. A correspondent states that .Germans are reinforceing the south-east-ern Russian front from the Frencn front. Forty thousand Turks have been sent from Lemberg. It is reported from Roumania that the Chief of the Bulgarian r General Staff did not die naturally. He was murdered in consequence of his efforts in the direction of the withdrawal of German influence from Bulgaria, and replacement of Ferdinand by Prince Boris. BULGARIAN LOSSES INFLICTED B’Y THE SERVIANS. (Received 9.35) SALONICA, Sept. 5. It is estimated that the Bulgarians facing the Servians have lost 10,000 out of 60,000. ANZACS WIN GLORY. GERMAN TRENCHES CAPTURED. ANZACS DEFEAT PRUSSIAN GUARD. LONDON, Sept. 5. The “Morning Post’s” correspondent at Headquarters says: AIL the prisoners wounded and unwounded, from the First Prussian Guard during Sunday’s battle were the Anzac’s captures. Prior to the Anzac advance the British artillery terrifically shelled the enemy positions. The Germans responded with great vigour. The Anzacs leapt over the parapets at dawn and faced not only shell fire, but across fire from machine guns, yet by an irres istible dash they gained the enemy's lines. “Although,” as a wounded Anzac said, “infernal machine guns seem ed all round us, nevertheless, using bombs, machine guns and rifle fire, we killed large numbers of Bodies.” The Anzacs were soon in beyond Mouquet Farm, which was merely a jumbled heap of rubble and charred wood. The Anzacs were now all round the farm. Many Prussians fled rather than face a stand up fight at close quarters. The “Morning Post’s” correspondent at Headquarters says the First BattaJ iou of the Prussian Guards defended Mouquet farm in Sunday’s battle. The Anzacs, with irresistible dash, despite an infernal,fire, surrounded the farm and fully attained their objective, Mr Gibbs confirms the report that the Australians, at Mouquet Farm, defeated Germany’s best troops—the First Prussian Guards’ reserves.