WITH THE ENEMY.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15724, 18 October 1916, Page 7

WITH THE ENEMY.

MORE COURTS-MARTIAL

NURSE CAVELL'S ASSSISTANT.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) , (Received October 18tli, 12.5 a.m.)

LONDON, October 17,

The ."Daily Telegraph's" Rotterdam correspondent states that fourteen persons are being conrt-martialled at Brussels to-day. They include an Englishman named Dr. Bull, who is charged with providing Nurso Cavell with funds to assist Allied soldiers to escape. Dr. Bull is 63 years of age, and has long been a resident of Brussels. He was formerly King Albert's dentist. Mr Brand Whitlock, who tried to savo Nurso Cavell, is watching the trial. MORE DEPORTATIONS. (Received October 18th, 12.50 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, October 17. Two thousand unemployed at Ghent have been deported to Germany.

A Geneva message states that following tho Germans' example the Austrians are deporting Serbian youths and girls to unknown destinations, and are breaking up families with the object of destroying their national life.

The American representative at Belgrade has protested against this action.

HEAVY LOSSES

1,500,000 IN THREE MONTHS

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

BERNE, October 16

Careful Swiss estimates give the losses of the Central Powers in July, August and September as 1,500,000, of which 500,000 were on the West front, 600,0C0 on tho Eastern front, 150,000 on tho Roumanian front, 300,000 against the Italians, and 80,000 in Macedonia.

AN APPEAL FOR GOLD.

AMSTERDAM, October 16

Ah appeal has been issued by Dr. yon Bethmann-Hollweg, the President of the Impej-ial Bank, and other leaders, for gold articles. The appeal says:— "This sacrifice is small compared to that involved in the shedding of blood. Therefore, out with superfluous gold ornaments from your trunks and cupboards and help the Imperial Bank to fill with golden weapons Germany's economic armoury. 1 '

PRODUCTION OF GUNS

SPECIAL EFFORTS AT ESSEN

NEW \OIIK. October 16. The fact that the Allies are surpassing the Germans in tho construction >f artillery is indicated by a United Press despatch* from Essen, which states that skilled workmen are being recalled from the trenches to reinforce the factory hands. Two thousand additional workers are being added this week to the normal force of sevesn thousand employed at Krupp's a* Essen. Marshal von Hinden&urg is direct-

ing the employment of these extraartillery makers, the suggestion being that he feels the pressing need of more big guns than Germany has hitherto been able to supply. Thelnited Press correspondent says that anti-aircraft guns have been dismounted at Essen, because tho dense smoke ascending from the factories forms a cloud over the Rhine and tho Ruhr rivers, making it impossible foi airmen to distinguish Essen from tho surrounding towns. Much resentment is shown at the supply of American munitions to the Allies. Director von Bodonhausen, who is in control «»t tho Essen works, declared that if the United States would not ship ammunition to Europe, tho war would end.

POST-WAR PROBLEMS

CHARACTERISTIC FORESIGHT,

AMSTERDAM. October 16. . Speaking in the Reichstag, Herr Helfferich. Minister for Marine, said that among Germany's chief tasks after the war would be the rearrangement of capital for industrialism, tho elimination of female labour, finding work for cx-soldicrs, building up new shipping credits, and finding raw material. Herr Helfferich mentioned that an Imperial Commissioner was appointed as early as August, 1914, to superintend tho transition period after the war. KAISER'S CHRISTMAS CARDS. BERNE, October IG. Tlic Kaiser is sending Christmas autograph letters to his Allies and neutral rulers. He is sending a book and an English letter to President Wilson, and a theological book with an inscription to the Pope.

BLOOD-POISONING SCOURGE

AMSTERDAM, October 16

Serious blood-poisoning, due to tinned food, is spreading through Germany. Thousands of cases have been reported in the largo cities.