WAR NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5360, 18 February 1916, Page 6

WAR NEWS.

j BELGIUM'S INDEPENDENCE. j Electric Telegraph—Press Association. ! Copyright. Havre, Last Night. The French, British, and ifussian Ministers at the Belgian Court call, ed on the Belgian Foreign Ministry on Monday and made the following declaration: “When the moment comes the Belgian Government will be called on to take part in peace negotiations. The Allies will not end hostilities until Belgium is restored to her political and economic indedependence and liberally indemnified for the damages sustained. We will lend our aid to Belgium to ensure her commercial and financial recovery.” Representatives from Italy and Japan announced that they had no objection to the declaration. BR AYE WOR DS—NO ACT lON . New York, Last Night. In the Republican State Convention Mr Elilm Root denounced President Wilson's 'administjratioui fior failing to protest against the killing of Americans' either in Mexico or upon the ocean. American diplomacy liad entirely lost its authority, and the United States, had become a place of brave words but irresolute suction. When President Wilson failed to tell the truth about Belghtai he lost his opportunity of becoming leader o i the world’s moral sense. FOOD PRICES SOARING. London, Last Night. The Board of Trade's report states that since the w*w the prioes of food have increased 47 per cent. %n the United Kingdom,'- 83 per cent, in Berlin, and 113 per tent, in Vienna. SINKING SUBMARINES. Paris, Last Night. The “Echo de Paris.” says that there is every reason to believe tha£ French ships <* the Adriatic in the pest three days have sank two enemy submarines and perhaps three. POSTED AS MISSING. Loodbn, J j&st Nijjfvt. The Invarmaifi ha*. been ported a* mitt-ing.