Western Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 159, 11 December 1914, Page 8

Western Campaign

THE GERMAN ATROCITIES. DEALING WITH GERMAN DENIALS. "A PRECONCEIVED SYSTEM." Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 10, 0.5 p.m. London, December 9. The Belgian Commission, replying to German denials of atrocities, cites the official proclamation of German commanders, threatening fire and sword, heavy fines, and the shooting of hostages, unless in the towns which surrendered the German terms were observed. The Commission declares that the orders reveal the application of a preconceived system.

"WORLD MOVING EN MASSE." PICTURESQUE GROUPING OP THE ALLIES. Times and Sydney Sun .Services. Received 10, 0.5 p.m. London, December !). The Times' correspondent entered the railway ■ station at Ivettc. Ho says the scene would have rejoiced the heart of an artist. It was a perfect Maze and riot of sartorial tints of trappings. Babel was let loose. Alongside a couple of Senegalese sat an Arab in 'white flowing robes. Beyond his white and gold tunic was an Invantier Coloniale, then a Belgian trooper, a group of Chasseurs, Alpines, Zouaves, Turcos, Algerian, Tirailleurs, marines and sailors, together with pom-poms. and. artillery of twenty different units. A jovial sergeant observed: "What must the Bosche? think when they come against a collection like 'this, not to speak of youT Ecossaises, with their petticoats, and the Indians and Australians. They must think the whole world moving en masse."

ANOTHER FRENCH ADVANCE. GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED. Received 10, 0 p.m. Paris, December 10. Official: The French advanced before Tirailleurs. A German attack at Tracyleavel was repulsed.

"THE SILENT DEATH." ICILLED BY AIRMAN'S DART. Received dO, S p.m. 'Munich, December 10. The Bavarian General, Von Meyer, was killed when stepping out of his motor-car, transfixed by a steel dart dropped by a hostilo aeroplane.