THE ATTACK ON VERDUN.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLII, Issue 12828, 22 April 1916, Page 5

THE ATTACK ON VERDUN.

By Ei.ei.tkk; Temcbatii— Cor'.'t'.n.ur.j

* i;X( HANc;r-> t:\ k.n . Atustrnbrn. April 1!). A German communique states.:— Nurrit of Verdun tvc captured a ,n.,rrv «outti of the farm of Haudroiwnt," and the greater part of iU dct'.. raters fell in » severe bayonet light. A French counter-attack against the is»'\v German lines north-west of the tar in of Thianumi failed. [tcccitffJ April 21, at 0.-j p.m. Paris, April 20. Iho Crown Princv drlirrred three tierce ht»t limitless assaults at W tparges. . . , Preside nt Point-are visited every corps at.Vcrduji and congratulated the troops on tfceir courage and tenacity. .... A communique states: We delivered ;i strong attack on positions north-west •>t Vauxpont, enabling us to occupy a p,>rtian of a. trench and carry a, fortified iftlottbt. Wo inflicted severe loesses ;intl nuiflc prisoners of 240 men, indudS in is 10 officers and 16 non-commissioned c ffieers. . * Received April 21, at 11.50 p.ni. • Paris, April 21. A communique states-: —Wo attacked in the .Mort Homme'region and captured some of the trenches we lost on the 10th.

Amsterdam, April 20.

A German communique states.: —A French artillery preparation developed into a strong" attack which reached* our trenches at the corner of the salient at Hois Cailcttc: otherwise the attack was repulsed with heavy enemy l<vses.

Received April 22, at 5.25 a.m. Berne, April 21

FieldJklarsbal Uacseler,. who is tho (rt>wu Prince's adviser, has been recalled to Berlin, anil is being made the .-capegoat for the Verdun failure. General JJacselcr bitterly resents the and declares that the operations hare been carried ont exactly according to the plans of the General Staff, which the Kaiser approved. CERMAN PLOTS IN AMERICA. NICELY TRAPPED. Kt'c»>iv«f April 20. at at 10.30 p.m. Washington. April 2U. Von lucl'.s documents disclosed the connection of the German _ tnibassy uitlt the criminal plots against Canada-. including the flowing up of the Welland Canal. , , , Count BemstorfF has demanded tho return of the papers, but the State Department refuses to give them up. unless. Count Bernstorff sweats they are Kmbassv papers. This he cannot do, as ho Would thereby implicate himself. Utcetvwi April 21, at -3.5 P-m. San Francisco, April 20-

Investigations, here hare not so far disclosed any connection of the German Consul, llerr Bopp, with the plot to incite rebellion hi India, as revealed , Ijv the arrests of Germans, Hindus, 'lurks, aud others on the American .-0.-amship China. Two American vessels, tlie Maverickand Annie Larscn, laden with gum and portions of a submarine, cleared from ht;re for an Indain destination with r !u- object of stirring up rebellion, but out* intended for, Batavia and another were seized by the American officials before they nuitted American waters. I'rooks of llerr Bopp's-connection with these activities are now in American Imncis. * Two Hindu revolutionists were taken i-tf the Maverick and were sentenced l>r tho British authorities to 15 years* i mprisnnment at .Shanghai for inciting revolution. Received April 22, at 9Jo a.m. London, April -1. Sir Edward Grey has announced that tht- Friedrich der .Grosser, while in- ' turned a.t Xew York, was a factory for bombs which were sent thence from other -American ports to be placed on allied Slips. The German Embassy is iirip.tfcattftl in the plot. - IN ARMENIA. Received April 20, at- 9.30 p.m. | I'etrograd. Afnl 3). I A communique «ajs: The Russians I ;rt Ashkatiikr; we?>t of Enseroum. by _a j 'assault- carried a high mountain ran**e wfiicb fiad been stiongjv organisedl We annihilated some elements. Tiw recently from Gallipoli sustained heavy*, losses in the bayonet Received April 21, at 11.50 p.m. . ■ '"- Amsterdam, April 20. V Turfpsh coramnniqne states: —The ti liting on the Caucasus front is violet. especially in the Charakh sector, where ttic enemy's attempted advance coil them heavy losses. '{ tie message admits that the enemy, •nothing Sy the support of their warships, is getting the upper hand at Larison. .* THE PARIS CONFERENCE. SECURITY THE FIRST ESSENTIAL. Received April 20. at 9.30 p.m: ■ London* April J). Replying to » deputation of Chanthcrs of Commerce. Mr BouSr to *.aid there is a great change in public idling regarding the hsral policy as the result of the year. Mr llunciman and mvself will represent the two riews at tho Paris Conference,.but we have .agreed npon three principles. Firstlv, that security »s of more importance than opulence: secondly .that future generations must not forget how d,c Germans carried j on the war Whether it pays or does not pay, 1 do not believe the people will ever allow the Germans to again exploit tho markets of tho Empire as before rwar. Thirdly.- wo are not_ agreed that there will bo a preferential system with the colonies, bnt the feeling of solidarity throughout the Empire and admiration for the •such that Freetraders and Protection-1 Uu alike will approach- the subject i - »<m>l /ksiro to -meet the wishes the result of party quarrels in Britain or elsewhere. THE BELGIAN ARMY. I*e'.'cived April '-I. at j.o p.ni. Pans, April 20■The- newspapers point out that tho Belgian armv is stronger than erer ; Li. iTr,:-. I.oro .-..rni.!.trtr r.v.rsamsed and lUriuivitii machine gnns, which r>ro[»">rtior.n.tely more numerous Ia "')ir ••11■■r iiv *-. am! uitli field gun*, in tilltTv! ami ample munitions.