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Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1915, Page 5

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IN THE EASTERN THEATRE. I'URTHEU GERMAN SUCCESSES. Received August 23, 12.u a.m. Amsterdam, August it. A German communique says:—ln the fighting in eastern Kovno we made prisoner 450 men ami captured live guns. The enemy evacuated Jessia, retreating eastward. We stormed positions near G'udele and Sejmy, and GO Russians were prisonered in the fighting westward of Tykocin. General Gollwiltz occupied Bielslk, and to the southward threw the Russians accross tlio Eiala. Prince Leopold, on Friday night, broke the enemy's renewed resistance, and the enemy to-day are further retreating, a thousand (being prisoncred. General Mackensen, on the left wing, advanced to the confluence of the Bug and the Pulwa. The enemy continue to retreat. We further progressed before Brest Litovsk and eastward of Vlodava.

RUSSIAN REPORT. GERMANS GAINING STILL. Received August 23, 12.20 a.m . 'Petrograd, August 21. Official: After the German occupation of Kovno the garrison joined the field troop 3. Our troopß are still on the left tank of the Memen, south of Kovno. The Germans strongly attacked the entire front at Ossowiec, the upper Narew and the Bug. We held the enemy at several sectors. The enemy occupied the right bank of the Bug, east of Vlodava, and cont": - "?d attacks in the direction of I'iahticha. The Germans, after occupying the left bank of the Wkra, at Novo Georgievsk, concentrated all efforts betv.'c l the Wkra and the Vistula, and destroyed the fortifications in this section by an uninterrupted bombardment and hurricane of projectiles. Troops surrounded Vymysloff fort.

THE ARABIC. { USUAL GERMAN LIES. THIRTY-NINE PERSONS MESSING. Received August 23, 12.5 a.m. Washington, August 22. Opinion is still greatly exercised over the Americans lost in the Arabic. Count Bernstorff asserts that lie does not expect serious complications. An attache of the German Embassy asserts that the Arabic was warned 'Before being torpedoed, and that slfe made desperate attempt to escape. Therefore the submarine's commander was perfectly justified. The press, however, points r:t that the British Government has apparently established the fact that no warning was given. President Wilson and Mr. Lansing are still conferring. London, August 22. The latest report shows that 21 of the Arabic's crew and 18 passengers are missing. Mrs. Josephine Bruguere, a wealthy resident of Newport, Rhode Island, perished. ADVANCE IN TRENTINO. COMPLETE OCCUPATION FORESHADOWED. Received August 23, 12.5 a.m. Rome, August 22. General Cadorna reports:—We further advanced towards Trent from the eastern border of Trentino. The Italians are progressing northward of Borgo. Another advance was made towards Rovereto from the south, and from two points on the western frontier. These converging movements foreshadow a gradual complete occupation of Trentino.

IN THE WEST. IJVELY CANNONADING. Received August 23, 12.5 a.m. Paris, August 22. A communique states: There is intense cannonading at night in the Artois, Champagne and Vosges districts. Minefighting continued at Cortehassee and St. Hubert, where we occupied and reorganised the ground torn up by a miue explosion.

GERMAN CRUISER SUNK. BY BRITISH SUBMARINE. Recei?eu" August 23, 12.5 a.m. SJondon, August 21. Official: A British, submarine torpedoed a German cruiser jn the Baltic. IN THE GULF OF RIGA. LIVELY OUTPOSTS SKIRMISHING. VON TIRPITZ'S VERSION. Received August 23, 12.10 a.m. Amsterdam, August 22. Van Tirpitz's report states that the Baltic forces, after several days minesweeping, penetrated the Gulf of Riga. In outposts engagements following the entrance a Russian torpedoer of the Emir Buchariki class was destroyed, and other torpedoers, including "the Novtk, and also a large vessel, were heavily damaged. While reta-e'ating on the evening of the 19th in Mon Sund /the gunboats Sivoutch and Korietz were sunk 'by artillery fire, after bravely fighting. Ferty men, including two officers, who we're severely wounded, were rescued. One of our torpedoers was damaged Iby mines, one sank, one ran ashore, and one was escorted to port. O'uir loss of life was small. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Wellington, Last Night. The High Commissioner reports:— London, 5.40 ajn., August 22nd: Petrograd: In a battle in the Gulf of Riga the enemy lost at least two destroyers. A British submarine blew up a German cruiser. Berlin admits that three German tor-» pedo boats were damaged, one sunk, and one ran ashore, and claims that one Russian torpedo 'boat was destroyed, oihera damaged, and two Russian gurfboats sunK. Rome reports success in several quartern. The enemy's aviation camp at ■Mmsuzm, ea*fc of Gonzia, was t»w.ed.

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DANES HONOR THE BRITISH DEAD.;. Received August 23, 12.15 ft.ra. Copenhagen, August" 22. Fourteen bodies have been recovered from the submarine, and one is still missing, I There were touching scones when a Danish torpedoer slowly steamed into harbor at sunset, bearing the fourteen British dead. A mival squadron formed a guard of honor, all fortifications and ships lowering their flags. Hundreds of spectators witnessed the removal of the bodies to Holmc'iis Church. The naval and military salutes of honor were rendered. The bystanders and many soldiers I were moved to tears.

TURCO-ITALIAN WAR. . FOR INTERVENTION IN THE BALKANS. Received August 23, 12.15 a.m. Rome, August 22.. 11 Seecolo does not consider that a Turco-Italian war will involve Italy at the Dardanelles, because experts are of opinion that a new army at Gallipoli ,is superfluous. The only decisive factor will be a Bulgarian attack in the rear, but Italy must contribute to crush Turkey and hasten intervention in the Balkan States. | HAUNTED BY SUBMARINES. PANIC IN CONSTANTINOPLE. Revived August ,2», 12.15 a.m. - Paris, August 22. Le Temps' Dedeagateh correspondent sayis there, has 'been a veritable panic in Constantinople since the British submarine destroyed portion of the Galata bridge. The spectre of the submarine haunts the population, especially the superstitious Mussulmen, who call thorn inventions of the devil. Cargo steamers have abandoned the services between Princess Islands and the Bos.phoroiH. Most of .the Turks avoid Galata bridge, using roundabout routes between Galata and fitamboul. Whenever Enver and his Ministers cross the bridge submarines guard the waters on both sides.

FLIMSY ARGUMENTS. FRENCH riIESS ON HOLLWEG'3 SPEECH. Received August 23, 12.5 a.m. Paris, August 2*2. Ti.j newspapers regard •Hollweg's speech as an apology. The striking feature was his ■•'urging to arguments the flimsiness of which has been repeatedly demonstrated. Le (Jaulois says the omission of any reference to a programme of expansion is surprising, and Hollweg's chief desire was to reassure the Socialists and deceive neutrals.