AN OUTSPOKEN AMERICAN

Nelson Evening Mail, 7 September 1916, Page 1

AN OUTSPOKEN AMERICAN

SECOND EDITifiN

(Australian and JS3.Z. Oble Association.) (Roc. Sept. 7, 2.30 .p.m.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Mr Girdiner (Massachusetts), in a speech in the House of Representatives, denounced the Senate's retaliatory black list legislation as a blow to support Germany's uglv cause. He said: "You hypocrites, you claim that you are devoted to humanity and despise commercialism. Then why do you not pass an amendment refusing our harbours to Germany's interned ships until she repudiates the Lusitania crime? Why -do you instead pass amendments -which serve no purpose except stuffing sordid pockets with a golden. harvest of our fellow-men's- misery?" y ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE. * (Rec. Sept. 7, 2.10 p.m.} LONDON, Sept. 6. An Italian communique says : The first snow has fallen. We extended our occupation of the Western slope of Puntadelforaine. We raided on Monday the right bank of the Vojusa north of Valona. Wo stormed and destroyed enemy lines between Damar and Frakuta. ■ -GERMAN COMMUNIQUES. (Rec. Sept. 7, 2.10 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 6. A German communique says:—-"J3» fundiminished intensity of the' 'battle on both sides of the Sonumie continues. Twenty-eight ; Anglo-French divisions were engaged. The ©nemy gained groundi at small places. Clery remains .his. We. maintain' our first positions against fresbv French attacks at Barleaux to south of Chilly- Up to last night south of the. Somme we took ipaisoner 1468. - Between.' the Zlota lapa arid the.Dniester, the Russians pressed back ; our centre. The enemy gained advantages southwest of Zaris. The Bulgarians drove back the Russians and Roumanians,north of Dobrdc.