SACRIFICES AND PEACE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 195, 16 August 1918, Page 5

SACRIFICES AND PEACE.

SURETIES TOR FUTURE. (Received 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, August 15. The Press Bureau announces that the King, in a letter to Sir Douglas Haig, said: "1 most warmly congratulate yon and your troops on the happy returns from She operations of the past week* I return home with a feeling of profound admiration for "Wir bc -■--'- armies, convinced that through the union of the Allies we, with God's bfilp, i__JL_: will secure a victorious peace worthy-of the noble sacrifices made—a peace which must be a surety for coming generation against suffering such as the present world has endured.'-—(A, and N-Z. and Reuter.) RAIDS IN PALESTINE. 200 KILLED, 247 CAPTURED. LONDON, August 15. An official report from British tieadquartens in Palestine states: "On Monday night we made successful raids at various points on a front of 10 miles astride the Jerusalem-Nablus Road, killing 200 of the enemy and capturing 17 Turkish officers and 2_*) other ranks. Fifteen machine guns were taken. On the morning of August 8 the Royal Air Force and Australian units bombed enemy camps in the vicinity of the Amman railway station. Many effective hits were scored, and ground targets . attacked with machine gun fire. The Imperial Camel Corps, co-operating witb the Arabs, seized Mudawara railway station, killed 35 of the enemy, and took 120 prisoners. Two gune were captured. (A. and N-Z. Cable.) EAGER AMERICANS. BORROW AUSTRALIAN UNIFORMS WHEN FORBIDDEN TO FIGHT. (Received 9.15 a-m. ) NEW YORK, August 15. The "New York Times" Washington correspondent states that Mr N. D. Haker (Secretary for War), illustrating tne eagerness of American troops to enter the conflict, told correspondent's that troopers of a Chicago regiment brigaded with the Australians when forbidden to take part in the Australians' attack against Hamel on July 4, because the commander considered their training insufficient, borrowed Australian uniforms and took part in the capture of Hamel side by side with Australians. It is presumed that they were the same Americaa soldiers who, "according to Prese dispatches, were decorated by King George for aiding in the capture of Hamel. — (A. and N.Z. CaHe.) INCREASING SHORTAGE OF WORLD FOOD SUPPLIES. (Received 5.45 a.m.) LONDON, August 15. ■Mr J R Clynes (Food Controller), in a speech in London, said that the world's food shortage was bound to increase. The avoidance of waste had become more important. Every 10,000 tons of food saved enabled America to send 2,000 more soldiers. . The Allied Food Controller* had just completed a scheme providing for a fanapportionment of food among the armies and populations of the various countries. If carried out in the spirit which the representatives displayed, difficulties such as were experienced in the past woulrr never return. — (A. and N.Z. Cable.) DEFIANT SINN FEIN. (Received 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 15. The Sinn Fein leaders have instructed their branches throughout Ireland to hold meetings, and not to apply for permits.— (.A and N.Z. Cable)