GERMAN FRIGHTFULNESS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1915, Page 5

GERMAN FRIGHTFULNESS.

FATE OF A ©RAVE ENGLISHWOMAN. Received Oct. 10, 3.20 p.m. London, Oct. 18. The United States ambassador has in-, formed tho Foreign Office that Edith Cavell, lately the .headmistress of a training school at Brussels, was arrested in August, and executed on August 13, it is understod on a charge of harboring fugitive British and Trench soldiers, and Belgians of military age, and assisting! them to eseape from Belgium to join the colors.

BRITISH FORGE AHEAD. AN IMPORTANT SUCCESS. Deceived Oct. 10,' 5.5 p.m. Paris, Oct. 15. There was an important British success between Ypros and Loos on Wednesday night, after a most sanguinary temporary check through a German counter-attack. The British, aided by excellent artillery preparation, attacked the enemy north-east of Vennelles, capturing several trenches. HOLLAND ANNOYED. ' AT THE PRESENCE OF ZEPPELINS. Received Oct. I'd, (5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Oct. 15. There is growing resentment at the fact that Zeppelins are persisting in flying oyer 'Holland, regardless of protests. DUTCH FRONTIER CLOSED.' GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE ARRAS FRONT. Received Oct. 10, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Oct. 15. The Belgian-Dutch frontier has been closed. Reinforcements are arriving at the Vpres-Arras front.