PEACE MOVEMENT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 22 August 1917, Page 5

PEACE MOVEMENT.

GERMANY AND THE PAPAL NOTE VORWAERT’S NAIVE SUGGESTION Received 8.50. V - LONDON, August 21. The Daily Chronicle’s Amsterdam correspondent states that Dr. Machaclis’ replies to the‘Papal Note before the main committee of the Reichstag on Tuesday is expected to be favourable. The Committee was called on the urgent request of the Centre Party, which is expected to demand a definite statement regarding Germany’s war aims, especially in the West, particularly Belgium. The Centre Party claim support equal to the July 19th peace resolution. “Vorwaerts” expects the Entente Powers will refuse to negotiate, therefore Germany should be favourable, enabling her to say peace w r as impossible, because her enemies wish to destroy the Fatherland. .THE ALLIES’ REPLY.TO POPE’S NOTE.

Received 8.50. NEW YORK, August 21. The New York Times’ Washington despatch says it is not believed the United States will participate in the Conference of the Allies regarding the answer to the Pope’s Ntoe, but America is making a separate reply based on the Allies’ decision. It is believed that the Allies will jointly reply through England. 6R £ o£. THE KAISER’S APPEAL TO TINO. SKOULOUDIS’ DUPLICITY. Received 8.50. LONDON, August 21. The Morning Posts’ Athens correspondent says the Kaiser, in a letter to Constantine, cabled earlier, appealed to him as a brother-in-law, and a Prussian Field Marhal, that iif he refused to respond, all the GreekoGerman' bonds would be broken. He added that a secret Turko-German treaty had been concluded. Documents relating to Rupel show that Skouloudis was awlre of the impending occupation for three days, and made no objection. OLD SALONIKA DISAPPEARS. PARIS, August 21. The “Temps” correspondent at Salonika says the fire started in the Bulgarian quarters, and, despite the efforts of Greeks and Allied droops, spread rapidly, the entire commercial district being involved. ForTy thousand JewsHre homeless. The whole |of old Salonika has been razed. TANKS ON WAR PATH. A VALUABLE EXPERIMENT. LONDON August 20. Mr. Gibbs says; Tanks attacked at dawn yesterday northward of St .Tnlient. This was the first tin* they wtve employed to capture a posit'.on alone. After a barrage, twelv? tanks crossed bad ground and appro*end three socalled farms, which .vtj really concrete houses, mounting, machine guns. They were garrisoned by picked men, ■who were brave but their courage ebbed when the tanks cr;pt up, firing furiously. A number of Geinaas were killed, wounded or capt iml. Thru the tanks sent a message to the infantry who advanced and occupied the ground The operation was completely successful.

TANKS VALUE DEMONSTRATED LONDON, August 20. Reuter’s Headquarters correspond out describing the attack on the Saint Julien region, says the Germans generally fled before the tanks reached them. The infantry following the tanks occupied the triangle of Mont Busibon and Cockerorna farms, which have given a lot of trouble. The total depth advanced was planned at 500 yards, but the Huns far beyond bolted. The whole affair completed the vindication of the utility of the tank in this species of warfare. Real old matured Malt Vinegar! That’s Lotus Brand

, CANADA AND CONSCRIPTION. BORDEN’S POLICY. OTTAWA, August 20. It is reported at Montreal that Mr Borden will carry on the Government until March .until supply runs out, and will enforce conscription meanwhile, thus delaying the election until conscription is in operation. INVENTOR AND PRESIDENT. WASHINGTON, Ahgust 2li. A conference between Mr Edison and President Wilson has been arranged for this afternoon. Tt Is understood an important phase of the submarine campaign will Be discusSTRIKES AT KRUPPS. AMSTERDAM, August 19. The “Lokal Anzeiger 77 says that hundreds of workmen at Krupps* factories at Madgeburg struck over the arrest,of one of the leaders on a (charge iof spreading a seditious pamphlet urging a general strike.