PRISONERS OF WAR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 223, 8 June 1918, Page 7

PRISONERS OF WAR

! THE HAGUE CONFERENCE. • _ London, June- 6. Sir G. Cave, Lord Newton, and. Gen- •, eral _ Belfield have -,gone to The Hague. ' British newspapers'express the hops that ' they will conduct thft negotiations for : the exchange, of prisoners with-firmness. If it is impossible lo arrange an exchange, they must end the starvation ;ind ill-treatment of our prisoners, or German prisoners must be subjected to drastic reprisals. ■ The Central News Agency's correspondent at Amsterdam states that as part of tho peace oli'ensivo which the whole German Press is advocating, some German circles attach importance to i the .nomination of Prince Hatzfieldpas chief German representative on the war prisoners' conference. Prince Hatsfield ■ was for eight years councillor' at tho Legation in London, and his mother was an American. The Central News understands that the British delegates will confine .-themselves to the'questions o£,;ti:ontniM\t-and exchange, of prisoners. -. If Germany wants peace she must say so,openly.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.^ DELEGATES' STEAMER SUNK-BV A MINE. . (Bee. Juno 7, 10.30 p.m.) •'' Amsterdam, Juno G. ' The Dutch hospital ship Koningin Eogentes, struck a mine and sank in the North Sea while carrying the British delegation to the Exchange of Prisoners . Conference at The Hague. Another hos--1 pital ships hastened to the rescue. All were saved except four of the-firemen — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. EXCHANGE OF RUSSIAN , PRISONERS. ' Washington, June G. The .State Department is advised that the Germans, are exchanging prisoners with Russia at'tho rata of tliree'to five train loads a day.' While most of the Hussians are tubercular, the German prisoners are generally healthy, and 70 per cent, of them are fit for service — ! Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ..; ...