PRINCE OF WALES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 13 January 1915, Page 5

PRINCE OF WALES

LEADS TROOPS TO THE TRENCHES. LONDON,, January 10. A Hertfordshire• Territorial -writes:— "The Prince of'.Wales led theHertfordshires to the ■ trenches 011 Boxing Day, after a* march of twenty miles to:"re- . lieve the Indians.'' ' ' . GREAT FIRE AT BRUSSELS. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 12. Refugees report a great fire at Brussels. . • Lonsdale's sentence has been commuted to 20-years' imprisonment. It is expected- that he 'will be released at the end Of the war. -CAUSE OF THE FIRE. (Received Jan. 13, 1.10 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, Jan. 12. It is reported that the fire at Brussels was due to burning the "Great Antwerp Oilwoi-ks" biscuit factory, and 12 houses. FRENCH PREMIER'S SON. KILLED IN THE TRENCHES. LONDON, January 11. The youngest son., of M.. Yiviani (Prime Minister of France), a private, was killed in an attack on the German trenches. NEW BELGIAN ARMY. LONDON, January 11. The new army of the Belgians is numerically equal to the original army; It is training in. Normanby, and will shortly be ready to take the field. GERMAN. ATROCITIES. | LONDON, January 10. The French Govemircnt is printing hundreds of thousands of copies of the

reports on the "German and placing thefti the disposal of neutral ■countries' Kaiser among the cooks, j LONDON, January 10. ' The Kaiser, during his stay ill the , west, encouraged his troops by sending them beer. He interviewed the cooks and tasted all kinds of cookery, expressing his delight at the delicious llo'uVislVment, and everywhere . advertising the fact that the war bread Was superior to white. A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. (Received Jan. 13, 10.5 a.nu) AMSTERDAM, Jan. 12. A German communique states that French attacks at Crony and also east of Perthes wel'e repulsed with heavy losses. We captured a f'rench point of support ill the Argonue. French losses in the Argonne since the Bth are 1900 killed and wounded, 1600 taken prisoners. French attacks south of St. Mihiel failed* GENERAL YON KLUC-K. ORDERS TO BURN TOWNS NOT DENIED. (Received Jan. 13, 9 a.m.) PARIS. Jan. 12. General Von Kluck, interviewed at, headquarters by a neutral journalist, said, referring to the destruction wrought bv the German army in traversing Belgium : "I do not- deny that I personally Save orders in Belgium to destroy and burn entire towns.'' - The Kaiser recently visited Von KluckENGLISH PRISONERS. INSULTED IN GERMANY. (Received Jim. 13, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 12. Major C. B. .Vandeleur. of the Cameronians,, escaped from the camp in Germany. He states that while notcomplaining <jf the food or accommodation, British officers are subject to the grossest insults and humiliations at the Sands of their captors. •BREAD RIOTS IN BELGIUM. (Received Jan. 13. 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 12. Bread riots arc reported at Marcliinelle. in Belgium. A crowd smashed the windows' of ■ the Town- but the police restored order, and bread was supplied to. the rioters. GERMAN OUTRAGES DENIED FROM; BERLIN. {Received Jan. 13. 8.45 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Jap. 12. (Official.) A message from Berlin denies the French allegations of German outrages: It states that the commanders always j maintained discipline, ands observed- .all the rules of warI