SECOND EDITION. Star Office, 2 p.m. THE LATEST WAR NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 302, 19 August 1916, Page 3

SECOND EDITION. Star Office, 2 p.m. THE LATEST WAR NEWS

[IIV FLI'XTIUC TKr.KGllAl'll—COl'Vr.lGUT.] | AiiKtralian-N.Z. Cable Association. J (Received August 19, 1 p.m.) FORWARD THE BRITISH ! London, Aug. 18. General Haig reports: We further extended our gains north-west of Basentin le Petit. Wo found the trenches greatly damaged and full of dead. GERMANS TO ECONOMISE. Paris, Aug. 18. A circular found on a German prisoner states: "It is the duty of every soldier to economise in food and forage, in order to counteract the eneluv's efforts to starve us. 'Satisly oiily your natural needs. Eat all your crumbs. You have a right to generous rations, but you need not eat them all. Do not eat for the sake of eating. It is your bounden duty to hand over your' leavings ami apparoiillv useless articles, such as tins, old clothes, bags, leather, and metal." ANOTHER GERMAN TRICK." 'liie captain of the Swedish steamer Ragmarek which was blown up in the North Sea whilst voyaging to Rouen with a cargo of iron, declares that Germans at\Gothenburg smuggled an infernal machine on board his ship. THE PRUSSIAN GRAIN FRAUDS. Amsterdam, Aug. 18. Arrests in connection with the Prussian grain frauds include high officials of the Imperial Wheat Office and the t President of the Wheat Office in Tuchel, Prussia. GERMAN OUTRAGES. ... The Hague, Aug.lß. It is reported from the frontier that the Germans compelled 1200 inhabitants to leave Charleville. '1 hey passed through Aix-le-Chapelle towards Germany. GERMANY'S INTENSE ANGER.. Heme, Aug. 18. The Germans roc-eived Premier Asquith's statement in reference to the murder of Captain Fryatt with-out-bursts of savage delirium. The Striisbiirger Xeitung states-that if relations are not resumed it will he because Germany has decided to boycott the criminal English. The AllgiMiieine Zeitung states: AA'e .md-not- the British Government shall decide when diplomatic relations will be resumed and on what terms. The Bayrise-Jier "Kurier declarers: We despise England's threats. They do not mean anything. AA'e shall shoot as many Fryatts as we. e-an catch. The British anger rejoices us intensely. GOOD FRENCH PROGRESS. Paris, Aug. 18. A e'omiiumique states: Our fire ' broke many counter-attacks against the new position south-east of Manrep:is. Our attack, after violent fighting, drove out the Germans from part of Fleury. The Germans remain in occupation <if only a small part of flu 1 ruins in the eastern outskirts. AYe substantially progressed between Thiaurmont and Fleury. A BRITISH DENIAL. ... 'Washington. Aug. 18. The British Emhassv emphatically denies the statement that the censorship was used to obtain secrets and English air charts. DEUTSCMLANR AND BREMEN Norfolk (Virginia) ri'ports that two' British submarines voyage-d to America and are vvi teliine- the' coast for the Deutschland and Bremen. EXPORTS TO SVVEDEN STOPPED. ['Renter's Tole«:ra , ii.] London, Aug. 18. The Lie"" lias si«.;iied an Order in Council prohibiting oNUorts to Sweden except, undi'i- guarantee not to reach the enemy. Rei.io, Aug. IS. Rciievve-I I'lrthfiuakes have' fiee'll ex-nerien'-i'd at Ancona Ploreiieo. ITALIAN GENERALS WOUNDED. f.h'ii-ral Ferrara and Pit taluga were severe.'ly wounded by a sniper at Gori/.ia. AMERICAN ITEMS. New York, Aug. 18. Presielent Wilson has vetoed the Army Appropriation Bill, on account of aprovision exempting retired army officers from liability to service under the articles of war. • Messrs J. P. Morgan and Co. announce tbat the subscription books to the Allied syndicate loan have been closed, on account of the large subscriotions already received. The Chilian Government has formally announced it has taken steps to restrict the operations of the English black list against enemies of the Allies, but no-details are given.