WAR ITEMS

Grey River Argus, 20 May 1918, Page 3

WAR ITEMS

STATE OF URUGUAY. GERMAiNY TO BEFmE HER / ATTITUJM2. • <Rec. May 19; 5:5 p:m.) MONTE VIDEO, May 18. ; The German Government has notified Urugufay that a state of /war does not exist between the- two nations.. The Germans have responded to a request from Uruguay that Germany- should define' her attitude. GREBE ARMY MOBILISING. « " WILL BE 300,000 STRONG. 1 (Rec. May 19,, 5:5 p;tn.) ' •; NEW. YORK; May 18. ' The Greet Legation has - been informed from Athens that the mobilisation of the Greek, Army is progressing rap* idly; The total axmy; will be 300,000. ' . ... NEW INDIAN ARMY. (Retj. May 19, 5.5 p.m.) fj LONDONr May 18. . The Government of India has decid■:e4 toinimediately raise a New Army of j tiiair five- hundred; thousand men. The Provincial- Governments reaffirm the loyalty of the resolution passed at the Delhi Conference. < ••.»■.■• _..,...' A MISAPPREHENSION. REGARDDfG COMBATANT PRISONERS. V (Rec. May 19, 7.30 p.m.) ... .LONDON, May 19. The Press Bureau has issued an order to. correct a misappresension which j officially stated that the Government i 'have- for. a, considerable period atdvo- j cated 'the release of fit and combatant I prisoners of war for. internment' in a > neutral country, but not for repatria- . •tion-,it been only possible to apply €liis . policy to officers arid' nonicommissjionecl nfficefs, because' Germany hitherto refused '. to- extend.it to privates. ... As. regards the' repatriation' of fit combatants the Government' always acted af(tei; cbnßultatioh-^ith the Allies. . |~