ITALIAN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 13 August 1917, Page 5

ITALIAN FRONT.

AEROPLANES BOMB POLA. EFFECTIVE DAMAGE DONE LONDON, August 11 Italian official. —Large flights of bombing planes attacked Pola on Wednesday night and effectively dropped eight tons of high explosives on the arsenal and fleet. All our machines returned, . ITALIANS STRAIGHTEN FRONT.. LONDON, August 11. We rectified our front between Boscomalo and Castagnavizza by including some of the Dolina in our lines. There is much mutual bomb-dropping by aeroplanes. ITALIAN SHIPBUILDING. ROME, August 11. It is officially reported that 125,000 tens of shipping are building in Italian shipyards. PAN-GERMAN MADNESS SOME PLAIN TALK GENEVA, August 10. The Karlsruhe Volksteund recognises that it is impossible for Germany to compel the enemies to pay indemnities or surrender territories. A continuation of the war would load to the complete exhaustion of all the nations. If the result enabled the enemies to demand indemnities of territory it would be too terrible to contemplate.

Pan-German aims were the sheerest madness, leading to inevitable ruin of the conquered and the conqueror. It was time the' majortiy of the Reichstag urged peace by reconcilaton.

STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE. BRITISH MINER’S VOTE. i„ ■ ■—»■ LONDON, August 10. The Miners’ Federation decided by 541 to 184 to participate in the Stockholm Conference. This probably decides the question. Italian and Belgian Socialists resolved not to participate in the Conference. At the Labour . Conference Mr. Robinson (representing the textile works) moved to accept the invitation to the Stockholm Conference pro-' vided consultation is not mandatary. Mr arter, the miners’ delegate, seconded the motion Mr Sexton (dockers) moved an amenment, “While agreeing that Mr. Henderson is actuated by a sincere desire to serve the best interests of the British democracy, the conference is of opinion that no case has been lade out for the appointment of delegates from enemy countries, and that this conference adjourn sine die.”

There was great uproar when Mr. Ramsay Macdonald rose to support the resolution, and in a passage of arms between Mr Will Thorne and Mr Macdonald took place. The chairman frequently called the meeting to order, keeping it well in hand. The conference by 1,651,000 to 361300 votes, rejected Mr. Sexton’s motion. The delegates therefore voted to participate in the proposed conference.

AMERICA WILL NOT ATTEND. MISUNDERSTANDING IN BRITAIN. Received 10.5'. LONDON, August 12. Newspapers stress the fact that Henderson is not disclosing information regarding Kerensky’s attitude. In his messages it was made clear that Kerensky did not desire the Stockholm Conference, and that the Russian delegates were in no sense representing their Government’s views, or were able to pledge it. The Labour Conference regarded Henderson as the mouthpiece of the Government! and supported him, believing they were thus backing up the Government.

Mr. Gompers cabled to Appleton declining Henderson’s invitation to American delegates to attend a general conference on the 28th and 29th not regarding it as representative, and adds: “American delegates would only attend allied international conference. NEW’ YORK, August 12.

Mr Lansing has announced that no passports will be issued to Americans desiring to attend the Stockholm Conference, because it is considered likely to assist the German peace manoeuvres.

BULGARIA AND GERMANY NEW YORK, August 11. The Times Washington correspondtne says thata authentic information •has been received by diplomatic circles thata trouble is threatening between Austria and Bulgaria over the peace terms in the event of a Teutonic victory or a draw. Austria proposes to offer Serbia instead of Bos-nia-Herzegovina and part of Macedonia, which, according to the Austro Bulgarian alliance, is due to Bulgaria.

There is also the possibility of a Germnn-Bulgar disagreement owing to Germany’s ■ irritation at Bulgaria’s refusal to declare war on the United States. A confidential despatch received in Washington states that both Bulgaria and Turkey are distrustful of Germany, and intend to cast off the Teutonic influence at the conclusion of the war.