CONDUCT OF THE WAR

Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1916, Page 5

CONDUCT OF THE WAR

IN PERFECT ACCORD, RUSSIAN MINISTER'S STATEMENT. deceived Feb. 13, 5.5 p.m. Moscow, Feb. 12. M. Saranoft" (Minister for Foreign Af' fairs), in an interview, states that the Allies are in perfect agreement. Aus-tro-Germany must be rendered perfectly harmless. The war cannot be protracted as Germany is unable to bear the strain. Her present financial position is very grave, but in any case the present year will see the end of the war, England is doing colossal work, and her loss of twenty-four thousand officers and six hundred thousand men proves this.

FRENCH PREMIER AT ROME. AN IMPOTENT ENEMY, ENCIRCLED BY A RING OF STEEL. Received Feb. 13, 5.5 p.in, , Rome, Feb. 12. M. Briand (the > 'ench Premier) conferred with Baron Sonnino, who said that Italy adheres to the proposition which England has accepted, namely, the creation of two supreme military councils. Interviewed after his discussion with Baron Sonnino, M. Briand said that his visit to Rome had removed many prejudices concerning Italy's attitude. Italy's policy is not only most sincere, he said, but it is clear-eignted. There was a banquet at the French Embassy in the evening. Political societies had organised a great public demonstration in honor of the Entente, and the most cordial toasts were exchanged. , ,

M. Briand addressed a gathering at the Grand Hotel when he said:—The enemies' greatest strength has lain in their remarkable system of transportation, which permitted the rapid concentration of huge forces at any point on any front. The Allies had now attained perfect union, enabling them to completely encircle Germany and Austria with a ring of steel, equally strong, and impregnable at every point, and rendering the enemy's means of transportation impotent.