LATEST WAR NEWS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 263, 23 October 1916, Page 6

LATEST WAR NEWS

SHEERNESS RAIDER SHOT DOWN (.AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN. ) (Received 23, 2.5 p.m..) London, Oct. 22. The Admiralty announced that naval gunfire downed a German seaplane, which is believed to be the Sheerness raider. ITALIAN FRONT. GAINS BEING STRENGTHENED (Received 23, 2.5 p.m.) London, Oct. 22. An Italian communique states: — Rains and snowfalls are interfering with our operations. We are nowstrengthening our new positions. THE BRITISH VICTORY AS TOLD IN BERLIN. (Received 23, 2.5 p.m.) London, Oct. 22. A German communique says: Intense fire heralded the English attacks, which extended from the Ancre to Courcelette, thence to Gueudecourt. The enemy gained ground at Grandcourt. ARTILLERY stIPREMACY. GERMAN GUNNERS’ BLIND FIRING. ! UEUTEB’S TELEGRAMS.) (Received 23, 2.45 p.m.) London, Oct. 22. The French Headquarters testifies to the utter blindness of the German artillery at Sailly-Saillisel, whereas the French artillery, assisted by heavy British howitzers, and helped by the airmen, perfectly cooperated" with the infantry. The Germans were only able to maintain a singularly ineffective barrage fire. The German gunners literally groped their way around the battlefield dropping" ‘ ‘heavies’ ’ at random, and not having the slightest effect towards stopping the arrival of French supplies. The stumbling efforts of the Germans to find tne FrancoBritish batteries which were pounding the ground behind the German lines were equally futile. They had a vague idea of the whereabouts of the British batteries, but they never got near them. The following is a typical example : They poured shells into Coinbles where there was nothing, while not far away in another direction two batteries of British howitzers fired unmolested against registered targets.

RUSSIAN AND RUMANIAN FRONTS. GERMAN REPORTS. (Received 23, 2.45 p.m.) London, Oct. 22. A German communique says: We again defeated the Russians between bivisteliniki Komerocliynine. We defeated the Rumanians at many points and drove out RussoRumanians on the whole front in Dobrudja. We captured the positions at Topraisar, Cobaden and Cerna. THE BUCHAREST REPORT. HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE FRONTIER.’ RETIREMENT IN DOBRUDJA. (Received 23, 2.45 p.m.) London, Oct. 22. A Rumanian communiquqe says that the position is unchanged at Tolgyes and Bigaz. We repulsed the enemy in the Trotus Valley, and also in the Bszeni, Oituz and islanes valleys. We heavily bombarded Predeal and repulsed two attacks at Dragoslavelle. "We are retiring before violent attacks in Dobrudja.

GERMAN NOTE TO NORWAY.

SUBMARINES WILL OPERATE OFF THE COAST.

(Received 23, 2.45 p.m.) Copenhagen, Oct. 22. Germany has presented a Note to Norway protesting against the prohibition regarding submarines traversing territorial waters. Its contents are not revealed, but the Norwegian “Aftenpostens” correspondent, interviewed Herr Zimmerman, the German Foreign Under-Secre-tary, who said that the Note was serious, and that Norway’s conduct conflicted with the Hague Convention’s simplest demands on neutrality. In the meanwhile German submarines will continue operations off the Norwegian coast. MACEDONIAN FRONT.. FRENCH PROGRESS WEST OF THE VARDAR. (Received 23, 2.45 p.m.) Paris, Oct. 22.

An official French report from Salonika states: Despite bad weather, we progressed on the right bank of the Vardar. GREEK NATIONAL ARMY. [UNITED SERVICE.] (Received 23, 2.45 p.m.) Salonika, Oct. 22. The National Government’s Army already contains three divisions. Hundreds are daily enrolling. GERMAN SOCIAL DEMOCRATS POWERLESS TO END THE WAR. Amsterdam, Oct. 22. Mr. Thomas Curtin writes that he is convinced that Dr. Liebknecht does not represent the Social Democratic party, which is pro-war. Even if the Socialists were doubly numerous, their votes would be worthless against the power of the Kaiser’s tool, von Bethmann-Hollweg, who is backed by the Federal Council, and the military machine, which, though asmaged, is still the mightiest in the world. The Social Democrats will never have power to end the war. FIRES AT CONSTANTINOPLE. MANY SUSPECTS ARRESTED.. (Received 23, 2.45 p.m.) Salonika, Oct. 22. Mitylene reports that the Galatea section of Constantinople has. been burned. Numerous suspected incendiaries have been arrested. A PRO-ALLY BULGAR. SENTENCED FOR TREASON. (Received 23, 2.45 p.m.) Amsterdam, Oct. 22.. The Bulgarian pro-Ally ex-Minis-ter, M. Ghenadieff, has been sentenced to ten years’ penal servitude j for high treason.

DUTY REALISED. N.Z. WILL NOT FORGET. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ABBN.J (Received 23, 2.5 p.m.) London, Oct. 22. Mr. Massey assured the New Zealanders at Hornchurch Convalescent Camp that the Government realised its duty towards the dependants of those falling in battle or permanently disabled. He complimented them on the brilliant work on the Somme battlefields, and said that New Zealand would never forget their gallantry. It has, he said, been a matter of reproach in the past the way those who fought for the Empire had been treated after the war.