THE ROUMANIAN SITUATION.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 30 October 1916, Page 5

THE ROUMANIAN SITUATION.

FALKEHHAYN PRESSING HARD. PRSDEAL BEING DESPERATELY ATTACKED RUSSG*ROUMANIANS STUBBORNLY RESIST \ l THE KAISER NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH HIS TRAIN DRIVER KILLED NEW GREAT RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE KAISER ORDERS THE SOMME RECAPTURE

IRITISH PROMISES PREFERRED IMEEICA DOESN'T WANT GOLD. <4< u Received 9.35 NEW YORK, Oct 29. Britain's insistence in paying Ame■ican purchases in gold is causing unsasiness in financial circles, and they ure beginning to favour granting Briain a long term loan without security, imilar to the recent Anglo-French loan. Jold payment for British purchases in Lmerica in 1916 reached ninety milions sterling. America's fear that Euope will find an additional monetary init, leaving United States with huge tocks of gold, wherefore it will depreiate the demand and cause an unique Ltuation. Americans are preferring fcritish promises to pay rather, than lieir gold. GERMAN WAR LOAN. SIX HUNDRED MILLIONS STERLING. PASSED BY THE REICHSTAG. Received 8.50. c. -..- AMSTERDAM Oct 29. In ■ the Reichstag, Count von Roeern, Minister of Finance, in moving vote- of credit of six hundred milons sterling, said "war credits hither- ► passed amounted to two thousand x hundred millions, the fifth war tan would make it 526 million. There ere about four million subscribers. he total expenditure of all belligerlts is estimated at twelve thousand ire hundred millions, whereof onetird fell to Germany and her Allies. he vote was passed despite opposion of democratic and labour unions. THE KAISER'S ORDERS. SOMME PRONT RECAPTURE. [UST BE EFFECTED IMMEDIATELY. Received 5.50 LONDON, Oct 29. Headquarters Teport that prisoners ;ate the Kaiser was recently visiting ie Somme front, and ordered the imtediate reconquest of all ground lost ace July 1. AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENT. .MEETING URGENTLY WANTED. Received 9.35 NEW YORK Oct 29. There is strong agitation in Vienna vr an eariy meeting of Parliament, in rder to discuss a large war cxpendiare, the supply and distribution of x>d, and posobly peace prospects. TIME AHEAD j —— HERMAN APPEAL TO FARMERS. AMSTERDAM Oct 28. Agricultural chambers in Pomerans Weisbaden and elsewhere appeal > agriculturists to give up reserves E grain and potatoes, as a terrible me is ahead. NO ULTIMATUM. FROM NORWAY TO GERMANY. CHRISTIANIA, Oct 28. The "Afterpost" denies that Geriany has sent an ultimatum to Noray, who will reply to the German ote next week. Germans seized two :eamers going to England, and desoyed: a sailer. BELGIAN RELIEF CARGO. SUNK BY HUN SUBMARINE. • Received 9.20 LONDON, Oct 29. At the inquest at Plymouth on five f the crew of th e Greek steamer, feorgo|pmbericose, stated the captain tfdtntv submarine commander he had ielgian relief cargo, but the comander rdered the crew into the boats and ink the steamer.

NEWFOUNDLAND PREPARATIONS THE SUBMARINE VISITS. Received 9.35 ST. JOHNS, Oct 29. Owing to the possibility of submarine visits, the city is ordered to be put in darkness at night, and shipping is suspended at nightfall. WEEK END SINKINGS. TOTAL OF SIXTEEN SHIPS. Received 5.5 a.m. LONDON, Oct 29. Sinkings during the week-end are: Six Norwegian steamers, one Belgian, one Swedish, one Danish, two British, 1 three Danish sailers and two British. GERMANY'S MOST AMBITIOUS RAID. LONDON Oct 28. The "Daily Telegraph" says the raid was the most ambitious of its kind since the opening of the war. Ger many employed her speediest and best gunned destroyers and in order to make certain of achieving success risked vessels to the value of a million. The raid merely resulted in the destruction of an empty transport. THE GALLANT "FLIRT." LONDON Oct 28. The Flirt was last seen attacking four enemy ships The fight occunred between midnight and one o'clock. PART OF HINDENBURG'S POLICY. LONDON, Oct 28. No further details are published concerning the defeat of the attempt of German destroyers to hold up the cross-Channel transport service. The Admiralty do not desire the exact locality mentioned. It is understood that a German flotilla, which is usually ten boats, came from Zeebrugge. Germany's loss of two destroyers brings her total loss of destroyers to thirty, reckoning nine lost in the Jutland battle. The result of the fight shows that Admiral Bacon's Dover pat rol was fully awake. Since early on Friday morning a terrible gale had been raging the Channel. In connection with the affair it is recalled that fresh German naval measures have been anticipated since Hindenburg's assumption of the military command. It was asserted that he would not allow the fleet to remain inactive, and it must attempt appreciably to assist the German armies. There is good reason to believe he will insist on an effort to harass the Channel transport service. It is noteworthy that the Italian press to-day anounces a German report that Hindenburg's powers have been further extended, including a powerful measure of control over the i Navy, in order to ensure the co-ordina-tion of the services. Thus Hindenburg has been elevated to an unprecedented position. Hitherto only the Kaiser combined high naval and military authority. FULL OF GERMAN- WOUNDED. FROM VERDUN TO TREVES. PARIS, Oct 28. A French communique says: "Luxembourg messages state that fotrythree Red Cross trains full of wounded from Verdun passed for six hours in the direction of Treves. French casualties for 115 days on the Somme • were only half those suffered during twenty days of the autumn offensive in 1915. KAISER ESCAPES DEATH. , HIS TRAIN DRIVER KILLED. Received 9.20 ZURICH, Oct 29. It is reported that the Kaiser narrowly escaped death recently. A bomb hit his train, killing the driver.

THE BERLIN VERSION. A BIG HAUL AND NO LOSSES. LONDON Oct 28. Berlin official: The story of the raid claims that they passed the Straits of Dover, sunk eleven patrols and two or three torpedoers, while others were damaged by torpedoers. All the German boats returned safely. i ON THE ROUMANIAN FRONT FALL OF CONSTANZA. DUE TO STRONG REINFORCEMENTS. PETROGRAD, Oct 28. The immediate cause of the fall of Constanza was the reinforcement of (Mackensen's army by three divisions, bringing the total to ten divisions, or which one was German, four Turkish and the rest Bulgars. FALKENHAYN PRESSING HARD. i - ' RUSSO-ROUMANIANS STUBBORNLY RESIST. PREDEAL BEING DESPERATELY i ASSAILED. POSITION FAVOURS THE DEFENDERS. Received 9.20 LONDON, Oct 29. The Daily Telegraph's Milan correspondent states that Falkenhayn is pnessing hard on the Praprova Valley, in the neighbourhood of Predeal, but .this valley is well suited to defence, and the Russians arc supporting the Roumanians in a vigorous resistance. The enemy's forcing of Tom's Pass, preceding the occupation of Predeal,meant the loss of the railway. Germans are exerting their utmost to reach ithe Royal summer/ residence, immediiately in the Roumanian rear. The Bavarians advanced six miles at Cainini, southwarad of Rotherntum Pass, after isevere fighting and considerable losses in some defils here twenty kilometres in extent.

The second phase of the battle began on the 19th, preceded by three days of rain and followed by cold clear weather. The summit of the mountains are covered with snow and ice. GREAT RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE PREPARING. LONDON, Oct 28. A wireless from Rome states that German reports indicate that a new great Russian offensive is preparing in Galicia and Poland. PIERCE FIGHTING IN DORNAWATRA REGION. ______ RUSSIAN OUTPOSTS ABANDON ' TWO HEIGHTS. PETROGRAD, Oct 2S l A comunique states: A series of fierce attacks in the Dornawatra region forced our advanced-posts to abandon two heights. Strong enemy attacks continue at the Bran Pass, the Tirgul valley and the Juil valley. MAN-TRAP TRENCHES. HOW AUSTRIANS 'ARE FORCED TO FIGHT. PETROGRAD, Oct 2S The Rusians captured Austrian trenches at Dornawatra. They are constructed on a new plan, forcing soldiers to > fight under any circumstances. The ! trenches are thrice a man's height, and are closed by heavy doors, whereof the officers keep the keys. AIR HELP FOR ROUMANIA. A LONG FLIGHT. BUCHAREST, Oct 28. Four English aeroplanes with eight aviators flew 312 miles from Imbros to Bucharest, in five hours. 128 French aeroplanes have arrived in Roumania. IMPORTANT REINFORCEMENTS. PARIS, Oct 28. The "Petit Parisien" says: Important reinforcements have arrived on both the Roumanian fronts . A CHEERING REPORT OF NUMEROUS SUCCESSES. BUCHAREST, Oct 28. A com unique says: We re-took Pisoul, in Trotus valley. The enemy fled in disorder. We drove back the enemy from Uzul valley, prisonering nine hundred with great booty. We commenced an attack in Buzic valley, and fighting continues. We prisonered three hundred in the Dragoslavele valley, and vigorously attacked the enemy in Jiul valley and completely vanquished him. The offensive continues. We prisonered 450, and took three guns and sisteen machine-guns. The enemy left a thousand on the field. The situMion in Dobruaja is unchanged.

TURKS MISLED BY THE GERMANS AND MURDER RUSSIAN PRISON-' ERS. PETROGRAD, Oct 28 Terrific fighting continues in Galicia. At Volhynia Turkish divisions, composed of picked troops, are fighting bravely, but there is positive evidence that they often murder the Russian wounded. Turkish prisoners explain that the Germans told them the Russians would shoot every Turkish prisoner. Some officers who were prisonered asked the Russians whether their executions take place on th e spot or later in the rear. When they found they were humanely treated they agreed to write letters in Turkish stating the facts, which Russian aviators will distribute over all Turkish lines. THE GREEK CRISIS. j CONSTANTINE SHOWS REASON. A WORKABLE AGREEMENT MADE Received 10.20 LONDON, Oct 29. The Observer's Athens cornespond- ' ent states that the betterment of relations is due to the Greek Government's assurances that it recognises the Salonika movement as solely anti-Bulga-rian in aim. The Government also 'understands the Allies will regard any attempt to hinder movement a breach of faith; hence they have agreed not to place any obstacles in the way of reinforcing the Greek force at Salonika. ATHENS,, Oct 29. Official. —With a view to dispelling the Entente's distrust, the King ordered the transference of forces from Epirus and Thessaly to Peloponnesus, leaving only sufficient to maintain order. THE GREEK ARMY. TEN CLASSES CALLED ,UP. SALONIKA, Oct 28. The Provisional Government has called up ten classes of reservists and gendarmes. ■■ GREEK PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. Received 9.20 ROME, Oct 29 The Allies have advanced £400,000 to the Provisional Government at Salonika. EXTENDED USE OF MINES ADVOCATED. LONDON, Oct 28. Newspapers suggest the necessity of extending the use of mines in order to close egress from, Zeebrugge and Ostend. Zeebrugge, is now the station for many torpedo boats and de stroyers, trawlers, and a number of submarines, together with wooden dummies intended to mislead enemy airmen when bombarding the port. The coast is defended by interminable rows of eleven-inch naval guns, buried in the dunes. Behind the dunes are heavy howitzers in protected positions. The whole sandy coast rs honey-combed with trenches, flanked by subterranean catacombs constructed on concrete, and bomb-proof. German torpedoers and other craft are constantly moving between Ostend and Zeebrugge. It is understood that the Germans have recently been turn ing out exceptionally fast and wellarmed destroyers and brought them to Belgian ports. It is only two hours steaming from Ostend to the south foreland. AUSTRALIAN REFERENDUM. AN ASTOUNDING ANSWER. SYDNEY, Oct 29. Incomplete referendum returns for the Commonwealth were published early this morning:—Yes: 636,569. No: 722,306. The final figures are unavailable until tomorrow. The referendum proceeded steadily and with complete absence of excitement. All other States report that Referendum Day passed peacefully. The regulations prohibiting the publication of the results last night kept the city quiet. A record poll is anticipated. The present figures indicate a majority against conscription will obtain in New South Wales, Queeensland, and South Australia, while Victoria, West Australia and Tasmania will be in fav our. At present the voting is inconclusive and later returns will decide the issue. The populations of six States referred to, according to the last Census (1913) are as follows: ,New South Wales, 1,831,716; South Australia, 444,047; Queensland, 660, 158. Total: 2,935,921. Victoria, 1,412,119; Tasmania, 201, 675; Westralia, 320,648. Total: 1,934, 442. PRESENT STATE OF POLLING. Received 10.20 SYDNEY, Oct 30. The incomplete referendum returns, including Queensland, are: No, 883,283; Yes. 801.422

VERDUN RECAPTURE. THE FRENCH SUCCESS. STRENGTH UNITY AND DETERMINATION. A GERMAN ADMISSION. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 28. Moraht, writing in the "Berliner Tageblatt," says: "The French success at Verdun signifies the strength, unity and determination of the Frencn troops, which the Germans musti break." VERDUN VICTORY EXTENDED. DOUAUMONT FORT CAPTURED. LONDON, Oct 28. A French official states we brilliantly captured, by grenade fighting, the north-east Douaumont Fort. THE CROWN PRINCE. ADMITS HIS VERDUN FAILURE. Received 9.20 PAEIS, Oct 29 Official.—Prisoners belonging to the 39th active line regiment, taken on Tuesday at Haudromont quarrier, sttae that the Crown Prince in reviewing at the end of September several regiments said: "I am very proud of you men. Although we did not succeed in our attacking enterprise, and capture Verdun, it is none the less tnue that you behaved as heroes, and sons of the legions of Germany. I am very grateful to you for your unlimited devotion and courage, and I ask you to continue to hold on still and hold your tongues." JOFFRE CALLS ENEMY'S HAND. LONDON, Oct 28. Mr Ashmead Bartlett says: Eyewitnesses of the fighting at Verdun says that since the battle of the Somme opened the Germans at Verdun have been putting up a gigantic bluff. Divisions have been constantly withdrawn and changed, and Verdun, has become. a rest camp for the divisions" shattered ; on the Somme. From a third to half the guns have been withdrawn. Finally General Joffre decided to call the enemy's hand. BRILLIANT TRENCH ACHIEVEMENT. PARIS, Oct. 28 I A communique says: The most active artillery struggle proceeds at Douaumont. We brilliantly captured a fortified quarry north-east of Douaumont fort. THE POSITION AT VERDUN. THE DEADLY SEVENTY-FIVES PARIS Oct 28. Newspapers describe the seventyfives ploughing up the Germans during Thursday's counterattacks at Verdun. Three regiments melted away in two hours, and some battalions were reformed ten times. FRENCH COMMUNIQUE. GERMAN ATTACK AT DOUAUMONT REPULSED. LONDON, Oct 28. A French communique states: —The enemy maintained a continuous and violent bombardment of our lines at Haudromont, Douaumont Fort, and Damloup Battery. An attempted attack westward of Douaumont village was instantly stopped by our curtain fire. INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS. "LONDON, Oct 28. The employers and trade union Parliamentary committees are negotiating for a general settlement of longstanding differences, including the Union's demands for compulsory unionism for workers, a forty-eight hours' week, a thirty shillings minimum wage for adults, no reduction of existing hours, the complete recognition of trade unions, and unemployment pay from the State. Settlement after the war of the conditions of women's labour is believed to present a favourable opportunity for removing the sources of friction and to assist after the war the resumption of normal industrial conditions. The negotiations are enlisting the Government's assistance. Mr. Runciman's reference yesterday to a minimum wage attracts increased attention. ATTEMPT TO INFLAME CHINESE. PEKIN, Oct 28. Inflammatory posters declaring that Paris was in a state of revolution, and the French Government was approaching insolvency, causid a run on the French Bank, but it is now diminishing. BRITAIN'S REPLY TO AMERICA. WASHINGTON, Oct 28. The British reply to American re- ' monstrances against the black lists | refuses to modify the British position, j but offers relief in particular cases.