GOOD AVIATION WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 July 1916, Page 5

GOOD AVIATION WORK.

AUSTRIAN'S SENT FROM ITALY. Received July 10, 12.25 a.m. Amsterdam, July IS. French aviators completely destroyed a German ammunition train. Two Austrian divisions have been withdrawn from the Italian front and sent to the west. AN ARTILLERY DUEL. T'euter Service. Received July 10, 12.25 a.m. Paris, July 18. A communique states: On the right of the Mouse an artillery duel was continued in the region of Souville. There is comparative quiet on the rest of the front. The weather is atrocious. ON THE SEA. Till: DEUTSCTILAND'S STATUS. Received July 18, o.t> p.m. London, July 17. In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil said that correspondence as to the status of tlie Deutschland was proceeding with the United States. TOUR STEAMERS SUNK. London, July 17. The steamers Alto, Eeolesta, Antigua, and Silverton have been sunk on the East Coast. The crews were landed. GERMAN LINER SUNK. Received July ID, 12.40 a.m. Copenhagen, July 18." A Russian submarine sunk the Ham-burg-America liner Syria off the Swedish coast. The crew were rescued. GERMAN STEAMERS ESCAPE. Received July IS, 5.5 p.m. , Amtordam, July 17. The German steamers Bussard and Edward Martini escaped from Rotterdam, where they have been since tlie outbreak of the war. The Edward returned, fearing capture. THE JUTLAND BATTLE. FIRST NEWS CAUSES DISMAY IN LONDON. • The London newspapers, recording the news of the Jutland naval battltf have not yet arrived here, but lengtly extracts from the first English anH German Press comments appear in American journals. In London it appears to have been generally assumed that the advantage rested with the enemy, and, excepting in the case of the Times, there appears to have been a fairly' general feeling of mingled anger and alarm. The Morning Post relieved its feelings by demanding that the politicians should give the Fleet a free baud. The Daily Mail blamed the Government for "making excuses.'' and found in the battle a lesson upon the importance of aircraft l . The Daily Chronicle spoke of the "very unsatisfactory battle," and declared that "naval strategy had been overborne by civilian craving for the spectacular, or deflected by subtle political influences." 'Perhaps it did not cause these newspapers much pain to realise that they might safely take other views. But, as the truth became fully known, the process of changing their tune must have been extremely unpleasant to the Germans. The Nordeutsche Allgemcine Zeitnng cried out that the news of the splendid success of our High Seas Fleet will cause great enthusiasm everywhere that German hearts beat." fn the Lokal-Anzeiger the losses of the British Fleet, measured in tonnage, were stated to be about six times as great as the German losses. "To-day," its naval expert declared, "we know that we can accomplish more than the British, and that Great Britain is not what she believed herself to be—ruler of the sea." The Berliner Tagebliitt, which has throughout the war interjected a sensible remark now and then, was very brief ill its comment, which was to the effect that "The British losses represent no decisive factor, but a severe blow." ITALY. AUSTRIAN ATTACK REPULSED. Received July 18, 5.5 p.m. Rome, July 17. A communistic states: The enemy in the upper Posina valley tried to stop our advance. They attacked, heavily supported fiy concent rated artillery fire. We counter-attacked between Col Santo and Monte Toraro. The enemy were repulsed on the whole front. AN AUSTRIAN REPORT. Received July Ift, 12.30 a.m. Amsterdam, July 18. An Austrian communique states: 'The Italians are fiercely bombarding our positions at Boreohips also on the Dolomite front and in Marinolata district. A squadron of hydroplanes successfully bombed the rai'wav buildings and military objects at Treviso. WAR WITH GERMANY NECESSARY. Received July 19, 12.25 a.m. London, July 18. The Morning Post's Rome correspondent says that Cabinet is considering its attitude towards Germany. Unless Italy denounces the Italian-German treaty before the end of 1010 it automatically renews the quinquennium. The conviction is growing i;hat Italy roust declare •war on Germany, otherwise she will be prejudiced later when the discussion of peace and economic relations between the Allies takes place.