WAR ITEMS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 14 November 1916, Page 3

WAR ITEMS.

! GERMAN ULTIMATUM.

i LONDON. Nov 11. j The Morning Post’s Athens corraI spondent says tlie German Minister, in an ultimatum, intimates that Germany ,vill regard any Greek cession of Avar material to the Allies for use in the Nationalist Army as a casus belli. Neahollas states that Germany has j placed forty thousand sterling at the I disposal of King Constantine for the Angeliki Khytishai’s victims, Avith a vicAv to ending the maritime strike. Diplomats observe the utmost secrejcy regarding the Anglo-French note. Lambros admitted there would be an unpleasant sequel unless the negotiations achieved a compromise. It is understood that the AustroGcrman ambassadors leave Athens.

GERMANS TALK PEACE.

! A CHANGED TONE. ! ■ AMSTERDAM, Nov 10. j In the Reichstag all parties welcomed Herr Hollwegs declaration that Germany was willing to join the International Peace Union. He made this announcement in reply to Conj servative spokesmen, j The representative of the Socialist i minority pointed out that \ iscount (Grey had never advocated the boycott jor destruction of Germany, and also I declared that peace would be impossible if Belgium Avere reduced to a vassal State. The “Preismuize Zeitung” says: “Now is the time for the Entente, and especially for England, to produce a peace programme.” The “VorAvaerts” hopes that Herr Holhveg’s speech Avill help to dissipate the clouds of hostile distrust.

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

PETROGRAD, Nov 11. A communique states; We occupied i tAvo villages on the Danube front, and advanced southward in the Dobrudja. By means of a sudden counter-attack we recaptured a section of the Irene*' es at SkroboAva. The enemy fiercely attacked east of NarajuAvka, against the ridge but Avere everyAvhere repulsed until the afternoon, [ Avhen they succeeded' in pushing bacK portions of one of our regiments. The enemy were again driven out in the evening. An enmy offensive in the wooded Carpathians south of Dorna iWatra Avas repulsed.