ADDRESS TO AMERICANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 July 1918, Page 5

ADDRESS TO AMERICANS.

- BEFORE .BATTLE OF HAIJEL. A TASTE OF THE REAL THING. Received July 7, 11.50 p.m. London, July C. Mr, Philip Gibbs states that the American general addressed the Americans before tile battle of Hamel, He said: "You are going to get a taste of the real thing. You are going in with some of the best soldiers, the Australians, who always deliver the goods. They are not going to stop till every objective has been reached. We expect you to do the same and we shall be very disappointed if you do not fulfil'our hopes and,the belief we Lave in you." There were thousands of other American troops desperately eager to join, and asked the Australians if they could not lend them a hand—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc.

ADDRESS tO AMERICAN TROOPS. THE KAISER'S ILLUSIONS. DEFEAT STARING HIM IN THE PACE Received July 7, 11.40 p.m. London, July 6. Renter's correspondent at American headquarters states that Mr. Lloyd George, addressing' the American troops after a review, said that Germany cail have peace to-morrow y?ith the United States, Prance, and Britain if s'he accepts the conditions voiced by (President Wilson yesterday, but the Kaiser and his advisers have not given a sign of any intention to accept those conditions. "Your presence is a source of great disappointment to the Kaiser, who never quite expected you. The Kaiser's advisers counselled badly when they said America would never join the war. His next illusion waß that owing to the submarinism there would be no ships The Kaiser is now beginning to realise that defeat—sure and certain and inevitable —is staring Mm in the face."—Reuter. PATROL ENCOUNTERS. Received July 7, 11.45 p.m. London, July 6. Sir Douglas Haig reports: We prUonered a few this morning in patrol encounters in the neighborhood of Yprea. Hostile artillery has been active between Villers Bretonneux and the Ancre.—Aui. and N.Z, Cable Assoc. and Reuter. A FRENCH KAID. Received July 7, 5.5 p.m, London, July o. 'A French communique states that moderate reciprocal artillerying has been livelier south of the Aisne, particularly in the regions of Cutry and Mont Gofoert. We raided west of Buesaicee.--Aus.-N.Z. Assoc. and Reuter.