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Oamaru Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 12771, 14 February 1916, Page 5

STILL GOING OX. Received February 13, At 11.30 p.m. Pctrograd, February 12. A communique reports: The enemy at Tsebroff, In Galicia, at the cost cf enormous losses, dislodged ns from a height we occupied. A Russian regiment, by a terrific attack, again captured the position. Three desperate counter-attacks were repulsed with further heavy losses. . Received February 14, at 8.55 a.m. s London, February 13. Berlin, messages ria Amsterdam .state that fighting in Buk'owina. is again eery violetot. Tho Russian attacksat Raraneze heights, near fernoiritz, were particularly terrible, and desperate hand-to-hand fighting lasted for hours. Most of the infantry fighting, occurs by-night, tho artillery prevailing in the daytime. To-day's French wireless .message says that there, is nrach «Russisin intantry activity on the Volhynian front and in East Galicia. Strong detachments attacked the Austrian lines in the Tarnopol region, and there has violent {ichtins on the Bessarabian frontier. A German official message merely remarks: Advances made fay Russian patrol? at scleral points on our front were repulsed. THE ALLIES ORCANISED. UNIVERSAL AGREEMENT. . February 13. at 5.5 p.m. .Moscow. February 12. M. Sazanoff (Minister oi foreign Aiin an interview, said: —"The Attie* axe in perfect agreement tnat \iu-cro-Germany must l>e rendtereu pertectlv harmless'. The war cannot be protracted, as Germany is unable to ; ( «ir the strain, and her present- financial position is very grave. Hut, m iu v case the present year will not see end of the war. England is doing work. Her ioss of 24,000 ofii,Vfs aniC 600,000 men proves this. - Paris, February 2. M. Briand (Premier ol France) c-en-..,rrwt with Baron Sonmno (the Italian Foreign Minister), and reports that IciLv is agreeable- to the which England has accepted, namely.the creation oi two supreme military ax\ r 'i diplomatic councils-. jßome, February 12. ' interviewed after his discussion with Baron Sonnino.. M. Briand said lm visit t» Rome had? removed* many prejudices roncerniiig Italy's attitude. Italy 3 foticy was not only most- sincere, but r r . . There- was a banquet at the v reach Kmtesy in the evening, the political .m-ietics having organised a great pu<»Ifr- demonstration in honor..of the En-r.'-nte. The most cordial toasts were I

,sehang«d. . M. BriancS addressed a aatheruig at the Grand HoteL The French Premirr sainT the enemies' ercatost strength had; lain in the remarkable system or rnm«wrtation, which had permittee. rli? rapid concentration: of hnee force? ,t anv point on any front. T!ie Allien liari now attained a perfect union, en■rMinz them to completely encircse Ger-m-inv and Austria with a nng of stsej. rqua'Hv strong and impregnable at p very "point, thus rendering er.er.ufV means of transportation impa-ir-rtt. , Received February 13, at 5.5 p.m. London. February 12- \ party of French, provincial journul- «:-; representing ten million readers, ;. vetting the fleet anJ munition areas. " The Hen. Herbert Samue (Home Secr,>tarv>. on behaJf of the Government. ,*>'« banquet at the Savoy Hotel. He r a M he hopedt fhe guests would return evinced that the British effort was. nor nitworthy to rank with the mighty supreme struggle France herseH wa> trwlunz. Rwpvved February 14- at 8.10 a.m. Rome, February 13. Thf sneeches ai Signor Sabndra s luncheon to the French mission empbasised the growing importance of coorciftiation. • ~ _. ; Jf Briand. responding, said: We may \ be a**mvd of victory »°«» °* *?£ eon " ! utmitv of onr common effort*. We arc .laitv "growing more united in greater -niirfarisv. and faring thfe enemy with „ n , front. The Allies arc detcrmintd to carry on the war »«<»]•*£ until the spirit of lmrr.anirv » fa™i ir»> rein in the domains of liberty r.nti 11 lias slatted for the iron! n> n.»'«'C ihe King. \\ ,-, - F -W,-A February 14. atSSa a.m. Rome. February 13. Political and military delegates will , horttv meet in Paris with a view'to ; ,: iriws more perfect unity of action bt the' Allies.

FREE TRADE WITH THE COLONIES. HrKFLREXCE FOR OCR GOODS. Febmanr 13, at 5.5 P-««-London. February 11. T.-.tf Soectator proposes* a general ad ■.jiavn'tariff of 10 percent, with » re-i-.-iv or 5« per cent, to bona hue imi n. product*. To increase .the rc.iva it was iwccssary also to increase ■>w : i.vttton. which increase must touch •/.' clavse-. It U esscuttal to set more j;;,. trtv to retry munitions for tlw ft■<■<vved February 14. ai S.lO a.m. » liondon, Febniary 13. 't'iu» Spectators' conversion to pre-.■i-reiw is. arousing comment. [h* Spectator thus justifies preferr. k . We feel most strongly, when we on-i.for not onlv the gallantry with «i- i.-h the overseas; Britons have fought "•: iw but how generously they are - irLit- a large portion of our burden?, :i:.ic w1» must, if only by way of comand a* » salute of gratitude to hi »>vrn flesh ami Wood, give a speui tivlronic to their goods at our :v rr ,. Preference lor things grown •>■•:' hin the Empire wili. include wheat : ! meat, which.we desire to tax very :;rU. chough it,is necessary to raise ;;:> 'revenue from them. When the 11 -:r U over the need for a tariff will :-~rr.am. but there will he no necessity ; r. >tnction* of trade beyond that. > rrtctrader will raise obiections to • inial preference so long a* it is prolan y- and wisely worked. The free:n,!,'cV idea! is nofc mcrciy to give "'.v>-r<?nee to the colonies by hairing :: mriff, but to.trade absolutely frceThcn the freetrader and the pre■v.tiatUt will indeed inarch hand in

ARMED MERCHANTMEN. M ERICA'S PROPOSALS RKJECTED. n-M ivvni February 14, at- 8.10 a.m. London. February 13. Vm* Daily Telegraph's Now York corsays it is understood that Eateate' will not accept America's -• r.:-a!> for disarming merchantmen. I -Gernsans loudly assort that the only ■Vt rmtiire is to warn Americans not -rarot on aimed vessel# and compel -a vessels to leave American ports 24 boars of their arrival. Ihe correspondent donbts if th© . contained in Germany's Litest • u likely to succeed. - Tr.fr .Morning Post's Washington cor- • ■'spondent takes a more serious viow : ;ha Note, whichj/he soys, may cause • ri-r,:s friction. \ essols of the Amcri- ■ -n ltnp on which most Americans now "r.-To>i do not carry* mamftioiis, so that '"rrnany has no interest in sinking * :r. and will devote her energies to skins the Entente's Testis, .feeling th; America will-not make'serions '■ -:ble if people of the Jbelligercnt i are ntnrder(d bn belligerent ~ "r-.-.annen.

THE CERMAN RAIDER. H-'oirect February 14. at 8.10 a.m. New York, Febrnary 13. iho Critic has" arrived. She.reporis fn.it she was chased ! lnr an'enemy ship ■"•'■".r Gibraltar. Some suggest that it ~ rhi» Moewe.