Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 July 1916, Page 3

Late War News

fß«c#»ved This Day 8 a.m.) (Australia and New Zealand Cable' Association). THE SUBMARINE. Washington, July 10. The Deutechland has arrived at Baltimore. The consignees announce tlfat her purpose is purely commercial. She will be docked in a special spy-

proof yard. The cargo to be taken aboardi for Germany wili be 800 tons ot copper, rubber and nickel.

A GERMAN OUTRAGE. Belgians have asked the United States to protest against the German outrage in compelling Belgians who went to Germany for commercial' purposes to fight their fellow-country-men. A GERMAN DENIAL. • Lord Robert Cecil, in the House ot Commons, said that the German reply to the British protest re Ruhlaben prison camp, denied that insufficient food was given to the prisoners. White rejecting our proposals for the exchange of prisoners Gwßnany had made j another which the Government Vas eonI sidering. APPRBH)ENSIVB. Amsterdam, July 10. The Germans lire most apprehensive of a British landing on the Belgian coast, and] are strengthening garrisons and rehearsing repulsing- heavy at tacks. (Australia and New Zealand Cable Association). Received This Day 9.15. a.m. BONUS FOR SUBMARINE GREW. London, July, 10. The Prize Court has awarded the officers and crew of submarine, E9. bounties of £1050 and £350 for sinking the German cruiser Hela and a German torpedoer. The bonus is calculated on the basis of £5 per head of the enemy crews. A HOLOCAUST. Rome, July 10. The Italians buried ten thousand corpses on n plateau evacuated by the Austrians, in the eastern Trentino. •It is semi-officially reported that Germany refused Austria's request for urgent assistance, alleging that the Austrian" command in ItaTyi was responsible for the present situation. • A REVOLT. Detachments of Malissori in Podgaritza and the environs of Scutari revolted, and. massacred the Austrian garrisons. JJUKOVINA OCCUPIED. Fetrograd, July fO. Coinpfete occupation of tJukovina is announced. Civil organisation is pro- ' guessing, and the entire region will be provisioned with Russian cereals. FURTHER SUCCESSES Paris, July 10. The French Are within threequarters of a mile of Peronne-Naudau. The Journal's Petrograd correspondent says fTint daring operations at Ohartorysk salient oulminatedc in a brilliant victory, placing long-contested and important positions in the hands ot the Russians. The Ru®ians are continuing an impetuous drive toward Kovel, to occupy a position cquidistari. 'between Stokhod and Styr Valleys, across the Chartorysk-Kovel railway. On this position, overlapping Lutbk salient, the Germans had expected to stem the Russian adlvaiuc They were caught in flank and rear, and outpointed. iTE'e Rusians natween Sokal and Kolki literacy fell upon the Germans' breach at Luik, widening it hourly. The road to Kovel now is open northwards and flic battle continues with a steadily increasing harvest of prisoners. (■Received This Day 10.40 a.m.) S7R DOUGLAS HAIG'S i REPORT. London, July 10. Sir Douglas Haig report* there was severe fighting for 48 hours, centred o j Trones Wood, which is triangular in shape and measures 400 yards north to 6outh with a square base of 100 yatds. strongly defended by trenches and entanglements on either h«nd. After a heavy bombardiment we captured the southern end of the wood and subsequently extended our position northwards and drove back a determined counter-attack, with heavy enemy locs, in addition to crushing two further counter-attacks. On Bunday afternoon the enemy bombarded the wood with nil sorts of firmaments and hurledi two strong attacks from the south-east. Their first a Rack was completely repulsed ; the second penetrated * the | southern end of iHe woodl, but was ejected with heavy low.

MR RAID OfN ENGLAND (iteoeived This D*y 10.50 a.m.) London, July 10. A seeond aeroplane raider dropped several explosive bombs. A few windows were broken, tout there were no casualties. THE AIR COMMITTEE ENQUIRY. Before the Air Committee General Henderson, replying to Mr P. Billing, dienied that the Germans at any time possessed a complete superiority in the air. We always were able to carry out the service at the front to the army's satisfaction. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. Sir Douglas Haig says that late on the night of the ath a desperate attack bjy the enemy forces were completely crushed. The enemy's losses in five attacks were severe. We captured a small copse north-west of Contalmaison and three guns and several hundred prisoners. The enemy's artillery is active in Flanders an 3 heavily bombarded our trenches near Hooge for three hours. We thrice successfully raided the enemy's front line. THE FRENCH REPORT. Paris, July 10. A /communique reports continued progress in the night. "We captured a line of trendhee between Bar leu x and Maisonette. The prisoners taken I from this sector now reach 950. We | captured a trench west of • Buttesdumesnil on a front of 500 metres. Enemy detachments which attacked at three points in the region of La Chappelotte in- tie Voeges were cut nip and driven back by our mitrailleuses.