LATEST WAR NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 450, 2 September 1915, Page 6

LATEST WAR NEWS.

WELL DONE RUMANIA

WHY THE GATE IS CLOSED TIGHT.

EARLY” FALL OF CONSTANT! NOPLE ANTICIPATED.

(Received 2,- 3.2) p.m.) Rome, Sept. I

Rumania has informed AustroGermany that tier refusal to permit the transit of munitions was due to her desire to maintain a strict neutrality, also to the state of war bci ween Turkey and Italy and het intimate friendship with the latter which she desires to preserve. The general impression in Rome is that the lack of ammunition will lead to the early fall of Constantinople which the “Messagero” says is destined to mark the beginning of the second and decisive phase of the war.

SUBMARINE WARFARE.

BRITISH LOSSES DURING

AUGUST

(Received 2. 2.20 p.m.) London, Sept. 1. The Board of Trade reports that the Germans, during August, sank thirty-nine sailing vessels totalling 2019 (?) tons, and fifty-six steamships, totalling 81,490 tons. The lives lost totalled 1095, whereof 1011 were lost by the sinking of the transport Royal Edward. THE CAMEROONS ENEMY TOWN CAPTURED. (Received 2, 2.20 p.m.) London, Sept. 1. The Governor of Nigeria reports the capture of the town of Gaschaka (in the. Cameroons), fifty miles from the Nigerian border. The. enemy’s position was surprised on the 29th of August and they wore forced to retire.

GERMAN DEFEAT IN GALICIA.

GENERAL PFLANZER BEATEN BACK.

(Received 2, 1.45 p.m.) Petrograd, Sept. 1. The following are details of the [leftat of General Pflanzer:—

Seine of the hardest fighting t,n the Bug took place near Baelykamen, ten miles south-west of Busk. The enemy on Sunday morning essayed to storm height 366. but all attacks were repulsed. The Austro-Germans wore retnforeed at night and delivered five separate assaults which were repulsed with very heavy loss ; nevertheless three further attacks were, made before dawn and beaten back! with enormous losses.. Meanwnile General Pflanzer attempted to force tlie passage of the Strvpa, but was driven back, enabling the Russians on Monday to assume the offensive, and surrounded a portion of the Austro-German forces where the Rogatin-Tarnopol railway crosses the Strypa, capturing guns and many prisoners. The enemy on Sunday made nine attempts to cross the Strvpa. near Burkanoff, ten miles south of the ra :, ”-ay. but all were repulsed. The enemy’s attacks south of the Dniester were also without result.

HOW BRAVE PEGOUD DIED.

TN DUEL ON' EASTERN FRONT.

(Received 2, 2.30 p.in.) Paris, Sept. 1. Pegoud was killed in a duel with an aviatik on the eastern frontier. Pegoud brought down his sixth aviatik on Julv 11th.

AMERICA AND GERMANY

BERLIN’S BACK-DOWN

(Received 2, 2.30 p.m.) Washington. Sept. 1. It is understood that Germany is also willing to afford satisfaction for the Lusitania.

The press believes that Germany has lost so many eubmarines through the- excellence of the British counter offensive methods that she is now willing to concede the United States’ demand as a way out of the dilemma she finds herseif placed in.

THE LOOKERS ON

SHOULD BE FORCED INTO THE AVAR.

(Received 2, 2.20 p.m.) London, Sept. 1. Doctor Dillon, writing to the English Review, advocates a scheme for forcing the smaller neutrals into the war. He states that the Allies ought to adopt two tariffs, where ot the lower will be applicable to goods from countries who fought against Austro-Germany.

Air. Dillon justifies this on the ground that smaller nations are even more vitally concerned in the Austro-German defeat than the present combatants.

WARPLANES BUILT FOR TWENTY.

TESTED ON LAKE CONSTANCY

(Received 2, 2.20 p.m.) Geneva, Sept. 1. The Germans are testing on Lake Constance monster warplanes, built for carrying 20 men. They are more noisy than Zeppelins.