WAR NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5362, 21 February 1916, Page 6

WAR NEWS.

► APPEAL TO THE IRISH. ► I Electric Telegraph—Press Association. | Copyright. London, Last Night, t Mr Redmond, in ' a manifesto to the Irish pepole, declared: “The 1 achievements of the huge, Irish army , have covered Ireland' with glory before the world. The north and south have 1 vied with each other in springing to | amis, and, please God, the sacrifices made on the battlefield will form i the safest bond of a united Irish nation. One duty remains to be ful- , filled. We must stand b(y and main--1 tain an Irish army at the front. We [ will not tolerate the idea of Irish regiments being reinforced except by • Irish soldiers. Irishmen in the trench- • esegi appeal to farmers, labourers, and artisans in Ireland not to desert ► them.’’

HUNS’ LYING CAMPAIGN. London, Last Night. Germany is distributing through the Swiss post. sample copies of a new sheet called “The Political correspondence of Central Europe” and inviting subscriptions. It is allegedly neutral and is published at Zurich and printed in parallel columns in English, French, Italian and Spanish. It is especially promising subscribers of neutral countries moderate, impartial and truthful news. A specimen copy betrays its tierman authorship. It is packed with impudent lying articles, special telegrams and false news, which it invites newspapers .to re-produce. PRINCE YUSSUF’S DEATH. EVIDENCE OF MURDER. London, Last Night. Mr Martin Donohue says that Athens viewed the story of Yussuf’s death with doubt, ami says that he was assassinated at the instigation of Euver Bey. The Prince was found in the palace lying in a corridor between the harem and the bathroom. A vein was opened in his left arm ami he was allowed to bleed to death. The body was covered with bruises, and everything indicated that there lias been a desperate struggle for life. He waylaid in the corridor. | His cries were heard in the harem, but no one offend help The Prince was aware that his life was in danger, but the plans tor lus assassination were well laid. He was always armed and had a revolver in his bedroom, hut he failed to take the weapon into the <■< rridor. Pa»-ers-by heard hi- piteous shouts for help. The marks on hi-- throat showed that (ti- assailants had hall choked him to stifle his cries. There was deep enmity IsHween "the Prince and Enver Bey The latter did not .scruple to remove enemies from his path. Tho climax wu.s rescind a few weeks ago when \ m. kui ssiid. “Beware, your hour i> a]>p roach i ng. Envoi never lurgave him.