MORE PEACE TALK

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 205, 7 October 1916, Page 5

MORE PEACE TALK

AMBASSADOR GERARD'S SPECIAL mission CARR3ES THE KAISER'S APPEAL FOR AMERICAN PEACE PROPOSALS ANEW ROUMANIAN OFFENSIVE PORTANT GERMAN DOCUMENTS CAPTURED THEY DICLOSE THE HUN POSITION VIGOROUS MOVE FROM SALONIKA

DANUBE CROSSING. THE AUSTRIAN STORY. ;OTJI&ANIAN ANNIHILATION. AN OFFICAL DENIAL. TROOPS STILL CROSSING. LONDON, October 5. new of the lull on the Somnie, inis concentrated in the Balkans, ularly the position of Rumania. latest Bucharest telegrams deny Austrian monitors destroyed the m bridge on the Danube, and that the passage of the troops, ions, and stores continues. battle of Dobrudja is increasing lence, and the enemy suffered enor losses. "GOD HELP US." lEN FLEET PUTS TO SEA. DISINGENUOUS PRAYER. LONDON, October 5. Koelnische Zeitusg declares that jrman fleet contemplates another ural Scheer writes that fleet exsoon to meet the sea tyrant, and jnuously adds: "God help us." MEN AND MONEY. JE CASUALTIES THAN RECRUITS. OTTAWA, October 5. -recruits enlisted in Canada durjptember were 6 : j300, while the ites were 12,000. The total enits in Canada to date are 365,war loan was over-subscribed to m extent that fifty million sub--1 by the bank was refused. Pree will be given to the smaller in3. PETROL AND LUNCH. * INTIMATE CONNECTION. LONDON, October 5. ;er's Amsterdam correspondent iphs that the Berliner ,Tageblatt on the growing difficulties arist of the shortage of petrol since as declared by Roumania. The lment has restricted supplies for g purposes, and is considering lg more daylight by the abolition ■kers' midday intervals. SOWN PRINCE'S TEARS. LEAVES U.S. UNMOVED. D GEORGE PUTS THEM RIGHT LONDON, October 5. Times' New York correspondent -The German Crown Prince's L attempt to enlist American sym--3 has failed utterly to produce le emotion except that of scorn. >sult must undoubtedly be attrito Mn Lloyd George's admirably interview. Since the beginning war the utterance of no member [•British Cabinet has received r sympathy. JERMAN FOOD PRICES. V THEY HAVE MOUNTED. UP TO 390 PER CENT. LONDON, October 5. German Statistical Department tes figures showing that, com with April, 1908, the price of fish il, 1916, increased 390 per cent, is 236,, and eggs 248. iOUMANIA'S PROGRESS. A FIFTY MILE PUSH. LONDON, Oct. 5. Roumanians penetrated 50 miles orthern Transylvania. .

BULGARS INACTIVE. TOWN EVACUATED WITHOUT A FIGHT. ON THE STRUMA FRONT. Received 10 55. \ LONDON, October 6 The War Office reports from Salonika states that the enemy is inactive on the Struma front. Wo consolidated all ground gained. Our artillery bombarded Nevor Jen, which the enemy evacuated and we occupied. AFTER THE WAR. PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS. Received 1055. LONDON, October 6. The Daily Mail symposium states that Mackenzie placed adequate Imperial defence in the forefront. He says that unless this is assured it is futile to deal with any other subject. A conference of Empire statesmen, aided by representatives of great industries hould confer. New Zealand's resources were practically untouched; they were capable of enormous development. Mr McCaul advocates a conference of representatives of all parties from various Empire Parliaments. Newspaper correspondents suggest an appreciation of the Overseas's military service might be marked by creating a regiment of guards in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, with the British Guards to form the Imeprial Gaurds. CAPTURED GERMAN DOCUMENTS WHAT THEY REVEAL. SOME ASTOUNDING ADMISSIONS. LONDON, Oct. (5. Mr. Phillip Gibbs states that a report by General Von Arnim, coinmanding the fourth German Corps against the British front.-on the Somme in July, has fallen into our hands. It analyses with impartial candour our qualities, and the weaknesses and failures of -his own organisation and leadership. Arnim confesses the utter failure of his war machine and acknowledges that British superiority is an ever-increasing strain upon German organisation. The.effect of our artillery and the mastery of the Flying Corps is the demorilisation of enemy commands. He admits the bitter fruit of experience and Von Arnim says British infantry learnt much in the Autumn offensive of 1915. It shows great dash in attack, wherero .their great confidence with overwhelming artillery contributes. The English showed great tenacity in defence, while artillery registration and lire control were assisted by well-organ-ised aerial observations. He recounts how far-reaching the guns were. They brought the German Headquarters under fire, causing officers to become panic-stricken. German artillery was much hampered by the steady intensity of the British fire, it also rendered it enormously difficult to bring up reserves. He confesses the utter failures of German counterattacks, which were without method and weight of numerical superiority. With respect to enemy airmen, it was a fact that the*r machines were better, and it was disagreeably apparent they were able to successfully fire on our troops at a, low elevation. Von Arnim admits that German equipment and ammunition reserves were very faulty; German machineguns were too heavy, and there was an insufficient supply of grenades. Von Arnim does not suggest that the food supply of the army was insufficient, but it was difficult to get food into the front trenches. All other departments of German organisation was found wanting. The war machine was thrown out of gear by the ferocity and continuance ,of the British assault.

WESTERN PROGRESS REPORT. HARRASSING THE HUNS. Received 1055. LONDON, October 6 General Haig states: We discharged gas eastward of Loos and Armentieres. We advanced north-east of Eaucourt 1 'Abbaye. We made three successful raids at Loos and two at Arras. AMERICA WILL FIGHT. IF GERMAN SUBMARINING CAUSES AMERICAN DEATHS UNEASINESS IN WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Oet. 6. Received 10.55". President Wilson's Omaha speech is interpreted as a warning to Germany that if ruthless submarining is resumed* with consequent losses of American lives, American will fight, but they will not fight over questions of property interests involved in American 's Blockade or mail seizure controversies with the Allies. There is known to be sumo uneasiness in Washington at the possibility that Germany will think America is bluffing over the submarine position, and if the German Government would make it aparent that the German nation ruthlessly demands a renewal of submarining, the United States would content itself with further notwriting. President Wilson desires to remove such an impression in as public a manner as posible, hence his Omaha declaration, "There is as much fight in American as in any other nation in the world." The speech is also interpreted as meaning if President Wilson, is elected he will do everything possible to bring American into formal alliance with the European Powers, and prevent future wars by combining to force belligerents to arbitrate their differences. ' This is believed by many leading Americans to constitute the greatest hope for the world's peace with the United States and the British Empire co-operating in a most intimate manner. WOOL-COMMANDEERING. STILL UNDER NEGOTIATION. IMPORTANT DIFFICULTIES TO OVERCOME. LONDON, Oct. 6. The 'Yorkshire Post," in connection with the Army Council's negotiations to secure control of colonial wool, states that difficulties have arisen which may cause a. modification of the whole plan. It is obvious that some scheme should be put in operation 'with relation to all the colonies, but, hitherto it has been impossible to arrive at a common agreement. It is unreasonable to expect Australia and New Zealand to quietly submit to further restrictions if South Africa is to retain the free market she has posessed. Ever since war commenced there has been severe criticism of South Africa's action in permitting unrestricted export, and if South Africa persists in the free export policy, it is bound to react unfavourably for us in other wool-growing colonies. THE SOMME BATTLE. GREAT HAUL OF GUNS. BRITISH CAPTURES DURING THREE MONTHS. LONDON, Oct. 6. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Between July 7th and September 30th we made the following captures:— 29 heavy guns and heavy howitzers. 92 field guns and field howitzers. 103 trench artilery pieces. 397 machine guns. THE BALKAN OPERATIONS. ALLIED OFFENSIVE GOING WELL. LONDON, Oct. 6, Hilaire Belloc says there is excellent news of General Sarrail's offensive to re-conquer Serbia. The B'ritish are threatening the enemy railway communications between Rupel and Seres. The Serbian right, the French centre, and the Russian left continue to advance. They are within five miles of Monastir, before which the Bulgars occupy a line of defences. After the Bulgar counter-attacks were broken, the Serbian advance assumed the character of a pursuit. They have already regained 250 square kilometres of Serbian territory. ADVICE TO HOLLAND. ANY MOVE PEACEWARD. REGARDED AS PRO-GERMAN. Received 11.10. ROME October 6. A correspondent states that the Allies have informed Holland that any move peaceward by the Dutch Government will be considered as a pro-Ger-man act. Well-informed Italian circles say the Allies are reconciled to the probability of the war lasting another three years.

A RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS. LONDON, October G Russian communiques arc always reticent as to undecided battles, out there are indications that the Russians are slowly gaining the upper hand in Galicia and Volhynia. It is estimated at Petrograd that Hindenburg ordered 600,000 reinforcements to the Kovel district. These initiated a series of violent counter-at-tacks, with which Brussiloff had to deal. The battle fronts of Generals Sokharoff and Tcherbacheff are now nearly a hundred miles, forming the base of a triangle of which Lemberg is the apex. The latest, fighting reported is in the upper reaches of the Zlota Lipa and Narajowka, but it is not clear whether the Russians have actually forced a (crossing of the Narajowka. If so, it will clear the main bridge-head defending Halicz. . The Grand Duke Nicholas' move in Armenia on a wide front covered by the guns of the Black Sea fleet was timed for the moment when Turkey's resources are drained for Lemberg:'s defence and the capture of Dobrudja. DOBRUDJA CAMPAIGN. ROUMANIANS SURPRISE MACKENSEN. LONDON, October 6 Hilaire Belloc points out that the Roumanians surprised Mackensen by unexpectedly crossing the Danube marshes, utilising a belt of sandbanks and meres. The sandbanks form a natural causeway uniting the villages of Tomigil and Floranda. The magazines at Bucharest are only an hour's railway journey, and the Roumanians were able to secretly pile up munition stores. It was a hazardous experiment, but the approach to the Danube was masked by a belt of marshy wood-land. Thus Mackensen was ignorant of the concentration until the Roumanians were across the Danube r>y means of the islands. They now ho!<j the bridge-head near Rahovo. The Bulgarians, realising the effect of the news of Mackensen's dange*upon Greece and neutrals, published a lying communique claiming to have dispersed fifteen Roumanian battalions at Rahovo. ROUMANIANS START OFFENSIVE BUCHAREST October fi. A communique says: Wo captured enemy fortifications in the region of Parajd, between Brasso and Dornawatra, after three days' fighting. It is thus clear that the Roumanians have started a fresh offensive in Central Transylvania. ROUMANIANS RETIRE ACROSS DANUBE. BUCHAREST, Oct. 6. A communique says: Our forces which crossed the Danube between Rustchuk and Turtukai having concluded their demonstration, retired to the left .bank. Most violent fighting continues on the whole Dobrudja front. PEACE .POSSIBILITIES. CANVASSED IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, Oct. 6. Mr. Woodrow Wilson, speaking in his election campaign at Omaha, said the United States was not too proud to fight in any just cause, but would not fight for petty things. The Opposition press criticise the utterance, asking if the Lusitania, the Sussex, and the Mexican border massacres are pettly things. Peace possibilities continue to be canvassed. The Washington 'Evening Post" declared it had learned authoritatively that Ambassador Gerard was en route to America, bringing the Kaiser's request that Wilson, on Germany's be-' half, would ask the Allies to stop the war. THE GREEK CRISIS. ATHENS, Oct. 5. The Hertia" states that King Constantine dismissed the Greek Cabinet because a majority favoured war. Constantine showed great reserve in discussing intervention, diiclsfring that reconstitution of the army was essential before entering the Avar. He called the Cabinet's proposal audacious. The Provisional Government appointed an ex-Minister of Venizelos' Cabinet, Governor-General of Crete. v, THE WOOL CLIP. LONDON, October 5. At a meeting of the wool exports sub-commitee of the War Trade Department, it was pointed out that unless steps were taken this season, there was grave danger of neutrals buying a very large proportion of the Colonial clip, to the disadvantage or the British and Allied manufacturers.