THE WAR OF WARS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13661, 1 September 1916, Page 3

THE WAR OF WARS.

GERMANY'S CHANGE OF CONTItOL VOX IIINDENBUKG'S APPOINTMENTS, HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT, ("The Times" Service.) Received August 31, 6.45 p.m. LONDON, August u(l. The Times, in a leader, says: General von Falkenhayn's dismissal, almost with ignominy.'is the penalty of the Verdun failure. Marshal v'on JJindenburg's appointment makes it possible to deceive the German nation for months longer. The Allies will do well to take him seriously, recognising in lii.ni :i man of big, simple ideas, Germany has .awakened to see her plight for the Jirst time and is growiuo- swiftly fearful of the future. Von Jlimlenljurg is the only man who could order the ruthless shortening . 0 f \\^ m front, without producing a collapse of public faith.

JAPAN'S PART IN THE;WAR.

VITAL ASSISTANCE RECOGNISED,

WAR IN MUNITIONS. FACTOIUES,

.GUNS, MATERIAL, ANJHiOLD,

(Australian ana XX Cable Association.) Received August 111, ti.45 p.m."

LONDON, August 30. Ih Robert Machray, writing in The Nineteenth Century,.comments on Ger-many's-past subtle unfriendly; poller towards' Japan. The writer "considers that Japan's great war contribution to .the Allies consisted of supplying munitions', to Russia, which during the last year was equal, to £20,000.1)00. Prior to the fall of Warsaw the supplies consisted .'of 750,01)1) rifles. After August, Japan mobilised all her industrial" resources, enabling the Russians to. ie< new the offensive in June. Japan made 8,000,000 yards of cloth and released 2.000,000 from her stores. Besides guarding the Eastern seas, and convoying British transports to the Suez, Japan supplied many rilles for Kitchener's army and guns for the British navy, also steel for making guns. Japan's munitions were supplied at half the price charged by America. Japan released £10,000,000 in gold in New York' to purchase British bonds and also bought £5,000,000 in Hussian bonds. •

Mr Machray says he could quote many other illustrations of Japan's great assistance to the Allies,

TURCULENT JUNKER, VON HINDENBURG'S APPOINTMENT EXPLAINED. (Australian and N.Z. Cntilo Association.) Received September 1, at 12.40 a.m. LONDON, August 31. The newspaper Leader says: Marshal von Hindcnburg is a plethoric, liirculent junker—a mere puppet manouivml by the astute von Ludendorii'. The Kaised practically says to the German people: "Sec we have given you your idol. If he fails to win the war, none can.".

SAVING BELGIUM, '

DUTCH INTELLECTUALS AT

AVOBK,

(Australian and N,Z, Calilo Association,) . AMSTERDAM, August 30. One hundred and forty-seven Dutch intellectuals have appealed to the neutral countries to assist in re-establish-ing Belgian independence. DtSMISSAL OF FALKENHAYN. GEBMANTS WAB POLICY.. (Auslrilimi unil O, Calilo Association.) THE HAGUE, August .30. - The dismissal of General von Pa'lkcnlw.vii lias.caused almost a panic in Germany. The papers arc not allowed to comment on the announcement,

It is generally'believed that the plans of Marshal von Hindenburg and Gen-, oral von Falkeuliayn clashed, because the latter'did not desire to send troops to the East front, holding that the decision of the war would be on the West front.-

The intervention of .Rumania caused tlii'Kuisor to siilcwitli von llindcnburg mid troops are now being rushed to the lUisso-Kiiinaniau frontier. RED CROSS FUND, MEAT TBADES' SPLENDID EI'TOBT (Australian and N.H. Cable Association). 'LONDON, August HO. The Meat Trades' Bed Cross Fund has reached £1)0,(100. The committee is offering- the original Kitchener letter (calling for recruits) of .1000 guineas as it prize to the nearest • giicsser of the number of marriages ami births in Engliiml i" 1!, "i. There are other prizes amounting to .WOO. The meat trades are providing the prize money. One is giving £IOOO for a competition open to Australia and New Zealand, with a billing entrance, the fees to go to the fund.