THE EUROPEAN WAR.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5356, 14 February 1916, Page 5

THE EUROPEAN WAR.

SECOND EDITION.

EXPELLED FROM MONASTIIL ROUMANIAN A GREEK CONSULB THE GREEKS TERRORISED. Electric Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright(Received this day at 11.20 a.m.) London, This Day. The Reuter correspondent at Sale* nika reports that the Germans have expelled tire Greek ond Roumanian Consuls from Momastir tearing they will learn the Austro-Germaji plans in that region. Ihe Roumanian Consul doclarea that the Bulgarians are terrorising the Greeks at Monastir, and illusing th© women.

OFFENSIVE AT SALONIKA. NO SERIOUS EVENT. (Received thi, day at 12.30 p.m.) .... Paris, This Day. Ihe '“Journal s’ Salonika correcrpondeut says it is difficult to anticipate any serious military event during the rainy season which has just commenced and will probably last till the middle of March. It is also necessary to act promptly before the hot nUfl unhealthy season sets rn over the Macedonian marshes, lasting from May to September. It U untrue that the Germans have abandoned the offensive at Salonika, but success is hopeless. Ihe Servians respond in numbers _that surpass the most sanguine hopes.

MISSING FRENCH CRUISER. NO NEWS SINCE sth. (Received this day at 11.20 a.m.) London, This Day. No news has been received of the fou i-thousand ton French cruiser, Admiral Chamer, since the Bth, when she was on the coast of Syria. The i Germans claim to have submarined a f French worship on the Bth, | ITALIAN AREAS BOMBED. CIVILIANS KILLED. (Received this day at l o’clock.) Rome. This Day. Official: The enemy raided Codigero ami Ravenna, and fifteen civilians were killed. including several women and children, while many were injured. Bombs hit a hospital and church at Ravenna. TURNING OUT AIRCRAFT. ONE ZEPPELIN WEEKLY. 1N V rsi BI LI TV TX V ENT I ON. (Received this day at 1*2.30 a.m.) Berne, This Day. The newspaper ‘‘Bund” states that th© Germans claim to be able to finish a Zeppelin weekly, which is tested on Lake Constance. Sometimes twa ! now airships are cruising together Motors from a groat motor factory at Mai back are tested every fortyeight hours uninterruptedly.' Gondolas and Zeppelins are now covered with a special device for throwing i aerial torpedoes. The _ latest invention is the creation of artificial clouds around til© Zeppelins while flying by releasing great volumes of fumes, making the machines almost invisible from the ground. The speed and power of manoeuvring have been greatly improved lately.