GERMAN PEACE TERMS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5354, 10 February 1916, Page 5

GERMAN PEACE TERMS.

BEL6IUM REFUSES TO CONSIDER SEPARATE OFFER.

HUNS WANT ANTWERP AND OSTEND AS PORTS.

BRISK NAVAL ENCOUNTER IN THE ADRIATIC.

A PLOT FOR THE INVASION OF CANADA.

Pmu —Elec trie Telegraph.—Copyright

RUSSIA TRANSFORMED

RECOVERY FROM A CRISIS

maunder are docked in Hamburg and Bremen.

THE BARA-LONG AFFAIR. CATTLEMEN SEEK JUSTICE. PIRATES GET A WARM TIME. London, Last Night. The ‘ Daily Telegraph.” publishes the full story of the destruction of a German submarine by tile aimed liner Baralong. The steamer Nicotian, which was first stopped by the submarine, carried a cargo of mules, and had a crew of the captain, mate, and! half a dozen men, apart from ten or twelve American cattlemen of the type described in Kipling’s story, “MullTollaml’s Contract.” They were certainly not the breed likely to take a cold-blooded attempt to murder them sitting down. The Nicosian’s watch reported that a German submarine was practically alongside. A torpedo was immediately fired and struck the Nicosian, but the bulkheads held out. The vessel only sank about a foot, with a heavy list to port. The engines stopped. Two boats were lowered, but the cattlemen refused to follow the captain and crew into the boats. At this moment the Baralong appeared, and tlie Nicosian’s crew rowed towards her. The submarine’s commander, finding the Nicosian winged, determined to keep his last torpedo for the clumsy looking newcomer, and sent a bombing party to finish off the Nicosian. The men had no sooner clambered up on the Nicosian than a colple of shells from the Baralong ended the submarine. The commander then determined to board the Nicosian and surrendered, hut a thrilling trag<>dy had ensued. The cattlemen, realising the purpose of the bombing party, awaited the boat’s approach armed with furnace bars three feet long and as thick ns the wrist When the Germans of the bombing party eh'mbod to the deck the cattlemen made a rush. The crew of the submarine use fire arms for a minute, but the affray was soon ended. The Germans caught in the act of laying bombs in an inhabited ship found no mercy from the infuriated Americans. One or two of them were Idled immediately and a grim chase followed, which puzzled the Baralong and the German submarine commander. who was now almost alongside. | The trapped Germans sought safety in the cabins and lavatories, hut the doors were smashed in. Twrt of them took refuge in the tunnel of the propellor shaft. Tn the midst, of the struggle a German officer, with a sei'ond boat’s crew, came aboard, and the same fate was dealt out. to them. The submarine commander rushed to the bridge of the Nicosian, hoping that the Baralong would see and save him. but the entire British navi.v would have failed against the _ rage of the cattlemen. Two fire liars were tied to his feet, and lie was thrown overboard. Then the avengers stayed their hand* and received a businesslike visit from the Baralong’s officer, who learned the facts for the first time.

London, Last Night. A remarkable story of how Russia recovered from tho' munitions crisis in 1 915 is rclattxl by M. Pojivanoff, the War Minister, Who said that the situation in December, 1914, was oxrenjely harassing. In. -Ivino 1915. the crisis was tragic. Tho Russian army was forced . to .retreat owing solely to lack of shells. This position wa the more regrettable Because everything favoured Rtissja winning. “Luck of ammunition paralysed us, and forced u.s slowly to retreat to gain time, and prepare,” he said. “To-day the munitions crisis no* longer exists. It is only a sinister memory. The first results of oar labours wo*'e evident in fciept<imber. 1915, when our batteries could make themselves felt. Since then there luis bean an absolute transformation of our industrial activity. IVSth our national pfroduction and the fact that enormous markets abroad have been dispensed with, we can look to the future with confidence. All the grave gaps arp now filled and the' morale of the troops is excellent. Thanks to the recent mobilisation of a great mass of men and the doubling of the permanent depots, wo havQ a permanent, reserve of a million and a half recruits. W<> are thus able to feed various units without sending them to the' front insnffcrntjy trained. It is n matter of capital importance to maintain the units complete, and this is now assured. Jn a word, the longer tht' war is prolonged, so will fin* Allied forces increase and those of our enemies d(*crcasc. (Germany may invent new apparatus and war machines, but such expedients cannot modifv her inevitable fate."

OPERATIONS IN THE WEST.

GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESSES. London, Last N iglit. A German communique claims: We counter-attacked and recovered a position lost south of the Sorqme. On Sunday night our aerial squadron bombed the railway buildings at Poperinghe and Dixmude. DAMAGE BY INFANTRY. London, Last Night. A column of infantry was dispersed by the French artillery close to Lass'guy. We caused important damage north of Troyon, The mine contest continues in the Argonne to our advantage. SAFETY IN MESOPOTAMIA. TRENCH WARFARE. Delhi. Last Night. A communique states:. General Townshend is holding Kut-el-Amara as a point of strategical value. General Aylmer’s operations are intended to support him there. No withdrawal is contemplated. Newspapers

give prominence to a communique under the heading, “Kiit to bo held,” and state that it is clear that tile British are firmly established in positions in Mesopotamia. It is evident that the forces are settling down to trench warfare until the weather mpreves. ROUMANIAN FRONTIER. London, Last Night. - The “Times” correspondent at be - charest states that after leap ing Nisli the Kaiser inspected the fortifi unions on the Roumanian frontier. PLOT AGAINST CAN'.DA London, Last Night. The “New York Herald” says that the Canadian Government has received secret service reports indicating a German invasion. Two hundred thousand mausers have been distributed on the frontier and numerous German officers have arrived disguised in order to lead the invasion. San Francisco, Last Night.

The German Consul, General Bopp. has been indicted for conspiracy and plotting to organise a military, expedition against Canada, and also to blow up munition plants. FOOD RIOTS IN GERMANY. Amsterdam, Last Night. There lias been renewed food riots at Mon bit, in the district of Berlin. The police charged and wounded many people. Similar riots have taken place at Aachen, where the police were powerless. A number ot butchers’ shops wen 1 plundered. JOINT ALLIED PARLIAMENT. London, Last Night. Rome Parliamentarians favour a jo.nt Allied parliament, proposing that thirty-five Italian Senators and Deputies should meet English and French Parliamentarians in Paris. BRITISH NAVAL ENCOUNTER. IN THE ADRIATIC.

London, Last Night. A brisk naval engagement is reported in the Adriatic. French and British warships forest four' destroyers to flee towards Cattaro.. The Admiralty describes the naval action in the Adriatic on February' Otii. A British cruiser and a French torpedo Ixiat -were covering the’ retreat of the Servian army when they w. re fired on by four enemy destroyers, which fled. The next day the Allied vessels were attacked bv submarines off puriazzo. A torpedo missed a cruiser. The submarines were driven off. TURKISH POSITIONS BOMBED. . BY BLACK SEA FLEET. London, Last Night. Petrograd reports that Russian Black Sea ships bombarded Turkish positions on the Anatolian, coast. A squadron of Russian seaplanes bombed a steamer anchored at Hunguldak. THE FIRST SEA LORD. London, Last Night. -The “Daily Telegrapn” gives currency to a rumour that the resignation of Sir Henry Jackson First Sea Lord is expected. The Admiralty reifusos to give any information. NAVAL AND MARITIME LOSSES. A GERMAN Es r l t\! ATE. London, East Night.

An illuminating article in the “Daily Chronicle’’ on the Allies and sea power, says that Captain Perseus, writing in the Berliner Tagoblatt,” reviews the naval and maritime gains during the war, and shows that the losses of the British lneTcbiunt marine owing Li tho German and naval campaign is less than 5£ p t cent bf the total tonnage. He admits that British sea power is stronger than at the lieginning of the war. Dealing with submarines, he savs that Germany had thirty submarines at the beginning of tin- war, and lias probably the same now. The Allies’ submarines have greatly increased. Of twelve hundred German merchantmen, two hundred were captured at tile outset, six hundred took refuge I in neutral ports, and most of the re-