AIRCRAFT AT ANTWERP

Southland Times, Issue 17470, 26 March 1915, Page 5

AIRCRAFT AT ANTWERP

British Attack on Submarine Base MUCH DAMAGE REPORTED Sir John French’s Bulletin RE-ASSURINQ PHASE OF THE WAR Enormous Russian Captures DARING CAMPAIGN IN GALICIA Bulgaria and Greece The Neutrality Problem A Question of Hours 234 th Day of the War By Telegraph—Press Association.—Copyright. I’ETROGBAD, March 25. Becolicd March 25, 9.30 p.m. Official: Fights at isolated vantage points on the right bank of the .Narew have become more general and more desperate. The Germans arc strongly reinforced and are stubbornly defending their positions. They subject ns to a hurricane fire and make vigorous counter-attacks, with numerous fresh troops. The Russians are slowly but surely capturing the trenches on the heights. The Russians in the Carpathians arc advancing, and have seized several fortified heights between the roods to Bnrtfeld and I'szok. We have captured 4000 prisoners and several dozen machine guns.

WESTERN THEATRE SIB JOHN FRENCH'S BEFOBT GERMAN LOSSES IN THREE WEEKS UPWARDS OF 150,000 KEN 40,000 CORPSES FOUND ON FIELD GERMAN OFFENSIVE BROKEN (By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright) LONDON. March 34. The fourth Instalment of Sir John French’s official review Insists on the decisive character of the defeat of the German plans at Tpres. It was necestary for the French troops continually to reinforce the British In order to save Tpres. When Ghelnvelt, Zandvoorde, Messlnes, and Wytschaete were lost the Allies crowded 300 gams within a few kilometres. Germans suffered terrible losses, losing alone In three weeks over 150,000 men. Over 40,000 German corpses were found on the field. The Allies achieved their main object, the enemy being only able to send four and a-half army corps to the eastern front out of 52. Germany has reached the maximum of her power. She has exhausted her resources and officers, and her offensive Is broken. Tho Allies possess considerable power of reinforcing their armies, and can break the German defensive by patient, Indefatigable preparation. THE FIGHT AT NEUVE CHAPELLE GERMANY'S HEAVY LOSSES STATEMENT BY “EYE-WITNESS” LONDON, March 31. The British “Eye-witness" has slated that tlie German losses in tho counterattacks from Bois-dc-Brez during the action at Nouve Chapelle. were tremendous. , „ , Lino after line went down before the British rifles. The officers displayed reckless courage and the Indian troops are especially elated and are continually asking for another fight. Our troops have shown that they can endure great losses. EASTERN THEATRE THE VICTORIOUS RUSSIAN PRISONERS AND GUNS CAPTIVES IN GALICIA By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copy night. I’KTROGRAD, March 35. Received March 35. 9.30 p.m. Exclusive of Przemysl tlie Russians in Galicia have captured 110.000 men, 30 guns, and 330 machine guns since January 31. THE DARDANELLES AN ALLIED FORCE LANDS AT GALLIPOLI FROM GULF OF SAROS (By Telegraph— Press Assn— Copyright.) LONDON, March 31. The Daily Express's Athens correspondent savs that an Allied force landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula on Tuesday from transports in the Gulf of Saros. NAVAL MATTERS PROTECTION FROM SUBMARINES SUGGESTION BY NAVAL ARCHITECT (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright) LONDON, March 24. The Marquis of Bristol, in his presidential address at the Institute of Naval Architects, said that in order to obtain reasonable protection against German submarines It may be advisable to arm all merchantmen. Should such action conceivably be made all nations would consider the limitations of the offensive allowed lo submarines-

TAUBE AND STEAMER ATTACK IN THE NORTH SEA SELF PRACTICALLY UNHARMED LONDON, March 24. A Tauhe dropped four bombs on the steamer Teal in the North Boa and fired twenty rounds from a machine gun and showered stool darts on the vessel, which made a zig-zagging course until the airman had exhausted ills ammunition. The Teal escaped practically unharmed. WAR NOTES GERMANS’ VIEWS OP THE WAR LETTERS FOUND ON PRISONERS A CONTINGENT OF SUFFRAGETTES BRITISH WAR METHODS PRAISED (Times and Sydney Sun Service). LONDON, March 31. Received March 35, 5.35 p.m. “Bye-witness” quotes letters found on German prisoners to show their astonishing credulity. One written at Madgeburg on February 28 says: “Several battalions of Suffragettes have landed at Havre, 500 women being in each battalion. Don't let them scratch out your eyes and above all don't let them capture you. That would shame you before tlie whole world. Kngland can only last a month without imports, so our blockade will soon end the war.” A great many of tlie letters describe the luck of necessaries and express an earnest desire for peace. Tlie general impression gained is that undoubted distress exists amongst the poorer classes. There are great expectations still of an early victory hut tlie situation has created some anxiety and even a little doubt in some quarters. It is significant, however, that those most earnestly desiring peace do not appear to contemplate Ihe possibility of purchasing it by an admission of defeat, which to a vast majority appears as remote and unthinkable as ever. One letter found on a member of tlie army of Saxony, says: "It is terrible to see tlie old gien untrained in the Landsturm being commandeered.” An officer writes: "Though most of us agree thqt one Britisli soldier is worth three Germans what their staff docs not know about war devices is not worth knowing. Their trench equipment is magnificent and their methods beyond praise. Their French mortars are wonderful pieces of scientific work. They make no report, the bombs being propelled by compressed air. Ours make a row like a tii underclap." The prisoners taken are well dressed, ami have plenty of rations and hoots which will prevent frostbite. The prisoners are tine big men, but quite young, mostly under twenty years of age. ITALY’S NEUTRALITY GERMAN CAMPAIGN DEFEATED INTERVENTION INEVITABLE LONDON, March 35. Received March 25, 8.5 p.m. Mr MacKenzie, a war correspondent, states that there is every indication that Germany's campaign to secure Italian neutrality is defeated. The Austrians anticipate that Italian intervention is inevitable. Messages from Budapest report that 400.000 Austro-German troops arc waiting on tlie Tyrolese front and may strike suddenly in the Venice-lake district immediately Germany is convinced that Italian co-operation with the Bnlenle is inevitable. BULGARIA’S NEUTRALITY CONFERENCES PROCEEDING LONDON, March 24. Tlie Daily Mall’s Bucharest correspondent says that the King of Bulgaria had a lengthy conference with M. Malinoff, leader of the Democratic party, and discussed the formation of a coalition Cabinet in the event of Bulgaria departing from her neutrality. ASTONISHED AMERICAN EXPECTED MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING BRITISH BLOCKADE LONDON, March 24. Mr K. Newton Crane, M.A., chairman of tlie American Navy League, speaking at the National Liberal Club, referred to (lie tremendous power of the OermanAustrian vote in the United States. Tlie mure lie considered it, tlie more he won-

dered at there being so few complaints from Americans regarding Britain’s blockade policy, MUNITIONS ' CANADIAN FACTORIES BUSY LONDON, March 24. Great Britain has placed 95,000,000 dollars’ worth of war orders In Canada. Seventy-two companies are supplying shrapnel shells. Many representatives of Canadian manufacturers are now in Britain Investigating tho possibility of obtaining permanent trade where former sources of supplies have been dislocated. NOT A DANGEROUS ELEMENT LONDON, March 24. Only 35 British airmen have been killed or missing since tho beginning of tho war. BAVARIAN FIRE-EATER SPEAKS GOSPEL TRUTH AMSTERDAM. March 24. After Ncuve Chapelle Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria issued an army order insisting on tho necessity of fortifying against further British attacks. His order concludes; “The day of revenge will come.” CASUALTY LISTS. WELLINGTON, March 25. The High Commissoncr cabled tlie following additional army casualties from London under yesterday's date: — Officers. Men. Killed .. 6 64 Wounded .. 12 107 Missing ..12 6 Prisoners .. BOMBING RELIEF SHIPS AMERICA’S PROTEST WASHINGTON, March 25. America has protested to Germany through The Hague for dropping bombs , near relief ships bound to Belgium. MUNITIONS FOR THE ENEMY GERMAN'A ME RICAN PLOT UNEARTHED. NEW YORK, March 35. A number of German-Amerlcans are involved in a gigantic plot to send contraband to Germany through an agent at Copenhagen. They succeeded in getting several consignments of ammunition and foodstuffs through via Holland, Sweden and Denmark, despite the blockade. Sir C. A. Spring Rice (British Ambassador at Washington) has tendered to tho Slate Department a series of charges, hacked by affidavits, and an investigation Is proceedings. BULGARIA AND GREECE. THE NEUTRALITY QUESTION THE HOURS NUMBERED ATHENS, March 35. The newspaper Hestla publishes a statement ttiat M. Poin care (President of France), has Intimated that coming events will convince Greece of tho necessity for abandoning her neutrality for tii purpose of guarding her rights without compromising her integrity or her territory. Greek opinion is that Oreeco cannot assist the Allies except conjointly with Bulgaria. Italian newspapers predict that Bulgaria's hours of neutrality are numbered. TEE FICKLE BULGAKS. FEELING TOWARDS THE ENTENTE SOFIA, March 35. The pro-Allies’ feeling, which had been checked by the naval losses in the Dardanelles, is now revived by tho capture of Przemysl. EARLIER CABLES PRZEMYSL THE RUSSIANS’ HAUL ( By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright) PETROG RAI >, March 24. It is understood that TOO big guns and many field pieces and machine guns were captured at Przemysl. BEFORE THE SURRENDER CARPATHIANS FIGHTING AUSTRIANS’ DESPERATION PETROG HAD. March 34, Official; Twenty Austrian battalions, under cover of I fin. howitzers, sending in a hurricane fire, attacked greatly numerically inferior Russian forces on tlie Liuznu-ltopica-Russka from on Friday. They approached within 300 paces of our trendies, and were repulsed with enormous losses. The 3'Jlli Honved Division (second line Hungarian troops! renewed tlie attack. They were absolutely intoxicated by the erossed-wire entanglements, and despite immense losses they stormed Ihe Stashkowka height with mad fury. This position thrice changed hands, hat eventually the llonveds were driven off. The Russians were furious when they first lost the trenches, and gave no quarter in the liand-10-hund lighting that ensued. They pursued the enemy for a great distance, using (heir bayonets and the butt-ends of their rides. ANOTHER DIVERSION RESULTS IN DISASTER PETROG RAD. March 24. Official: Three Austrian regiments made a desperate night attack on March 13 on Senkowka and Massina. In order to detract attention from Przeinysl, and to enable a decisive sortie to be made. The Russians drove them buck across the Senkowka River with immense losses and took 500 prisoners. IN NORTH POLAND OSOWIEC BOMBARDMENT GERMANS ABANDON GUNS PETROG RAD, March 24. Official; All the German attacks an Osowiec wore unsuccessful. The Germans had previously abandoned two 43ceiilimetre howitzers, and now only four German batteries remain. IN THE CAUCASUS TURKS PUSHED BACK PETROGRAD, March 24. Official; The Turks, after two days’ lighting in the Jieidekian-Aiashkert Valley. were driven hack towards Boyar on Monday, losing many prisoners and material of war, IN EAST PRUSSIA RUSSIANS BEHAVED WELL AMSTERDAM, March 24. Tlie communal authorities of the East Prussian villages and a, representative of the .Socialist paper Vorwaerts investigated the alleged Russian assaults oil women and the charges of incendiarism. The evidence elicited showed that almost all the charges were pure invention. GERMAN SUBMARINES THEIR BASES ATTACKED BY BRITISH AIRMEN. LONDON, March 24. Official; A British airman damaged two submarines at Hoboken, and ignited the works. DUTCH EAST INDIES ALLIES SAFEGUARD INTERESTS LONDON, March 24. Renter's correspondent at Tlie Hague reports that, according to diplomatic papers communicated to tlie Dutch Parliament, the British and French Ministers. in announcing tlie counter-measures taken against the German blockade, assured the Dutch Government that in tlie interests of tlie Netherlands her colonics would bo safeguarded to the utmost deere*.

JUST HAMPERS WORK LONDON, March 24. ' Five of our aeroplanes left Dunkirk, but mist compelled two of them to return. The others observed five submarines on the slips and dropped eight bombs. It Is believed that considerable damage was done to the works. Lieutenant -Crossley Meats descended In Holland, owing to engine troubles. IN THE CHANNEL SANGER FROM ABOVE AS WEES AS BELOW. LONDON, March 24. A German aeroplane repeatedly failed to bomb the steamer Pandion In the EngUsh Channel. Five bombs fell within 15ft of the steamer. PRIZE COURT DECISION ENGLAND PATS THE OWNERS LONDON. March 24. The Prize Court ordered that 1120,000 be paid on the American shipments of wheat and flour detained aboard the Norwegian and Swedish steamers. This is the first payment for seized foodstuffs. IN THE AEGEAN ITALY FORTIFYING ISLANDS SALONICA, March 21. It is reported that the Italians arc fortifying the Dodekaneso Islands with heavy guns. FOODSTUFFS IN GERMANY SIGNS OF SCARCITY RHENISH TOWN’S MOTE AMSTERDAM, March 24. A supertax on dogs and a tax on goats has been introduced at Dusscldorf to prevent the consumption of fodder. FIGHT TO A FINISH GERMAN SPIRIT RESOLUTE LONDON, March 24. The Attorney-General (Sir J. A. Simon), speaking at Manchester, said there was was no Indication whatever when the war would end, or that Germany was willing to consider any terms the Allies might offer. SOUTH-WEST AFRICA IMPORTANT SUCCESSES BY UNION FORCES LONDON. March 24. A Reuter’s telegram from East Swakopmund states that Saturday's operation covered a wide area. It was most important and most successful, and is still progressing. General Albert’s commando surrounded the enemy in a strong position at Barends mine, and charged the enemy's guns. Wolkmaren's artillery annihilated the gunners of another gun, and wrought terrible havoc among the men and mules of the German artillery, whose commander's head was blown off. They lost 20 killed and 21 wounded, while 210 prisoners and much ammunition were captured. Collins’s commando captured a complete train of supplies elsewhere. BERNHARDI RATINGS BAREFACED DISTORTIONS OP HISTORY CRIME FOLLOWED BY LYING ENGLAND THE ENEMY OF MANKIND LONDON, March 24. The Times publishes an article written by General Bernhardi for the New York Kun. Discussing England's entry into the war on the pretext of the violation of Belgian neutrality. Bernhardi says that England simply considered Belgium as a vassal Stale, and serving as a bulwark of England’s position in the Channel. Though nominally neutral, Belgium, in submitting to the Allies' plan of march into Belgium to oppose the German right wing with the French, masses of Belgians. and 15,000 English, united herself to our worst enemies. She was undoubtedly under the pressure of England, who was in every way responsible for the world war, England had kept Ireland in bondage for centuries, she had supported France in refusing to free Morocco. she had enslaved India and Egypt, and now seeks, in conjunelion with Russia, to subjugate a weak Persia. Vet this State claims that German victory will mean the subjugation of the world! Every discerning and unprejudiced person will recognise the hypocritical mask behind which she hides, regardless of tho policy, power, and interest of others. It is exactly the opposite in the ease of Germany. Her victory would mean the liberation of the world from the English yoke. The commercial rights of tho world are being controlled by a blockade of British cannon. English navalism hangs like a sword of Damocles suspended above all peoples, and all coast and transoceanic colonies are susceptible of attack. England is now ruthlessly ridiculing international law, violating public opinion, and spreading false informalon through the cable monopoly, and America will nut free herself from this violation. The entire telegraphic service with Europe is subject to the British Censor. All Reuter despatches are coloured in keeping with British policy, and Germany is compelled to fight not only for tier own freedom hut to struggle for tlie liberty of the Old World from the English yoke. In (lie event of an Entente victory, England's claims will fetter all free movements in European Slates and her rulership of the sea will become an even more oppressive monopoly of trade, and used to a sharper extent to concentrate the world's treasures upon tho British money market, France and Russia will then realise that they had fought England's battles, not (heir own, SUEZ CANAL THE LATEST ATTACK A PALTRY AFFAIR SYDNEY. March 54. Captain Bean rabies that the German officer commanding the Turks’ camp at Becrsheha a fortnight ago sent out an infantry battalion and a detachment of cavalry with a few guns to march to tiie southern end of (lie Suez Canal. The expedition seems to have been undertaken more for the purpose of relieving the extreme monotony of military life in Beerslieba than with any military object. It may he taken for certain that »ny real attack on the canal for many months is out of tho question. General von Traumer and three German officers accompanied the expedition. It was seen at Kuliri, north of Suez, on Monday. When the guns opened fire, the Turks retired, and camped eight miles back in tho desert. Early on Tuesday General Younghushand routed tho Turks, and a few prisoners were taken. GERMAN ATROCITIES PUBLIC’S BELIEF TARDY ENORMITIES UNDERSTATED SYDNEY, March 25. The French Consul-General, addressing a mecf.ing. said that some people did not believe the German atrocities, lie could assure them they were true, ilc had received official confirmation from his Government that there was no exaggeration. If the reports erred, they erred in lessening rather than exaggerating them. The world had never before seen sucli atrocities. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE The High Commissioner reported under late London, March 24 (4.15 p.m.);— Petrograd reports that tho Germans have removed their heavy howitzers from before Osowiec, except four guns, while they abandoned two. Owing to the superiority of the Russian artillery, the forts were never in danger. On Friday the .Austrians heavily attacked the inferior force of Russians on tho Liuzna-Ropica-Kusska front, approaching within 200 paces of the trenches. The Russians, by steady infantry fire, forced their withdrawal after enormous losses, the whole area being covered with killed and wounded. Paris reports that the Belgian army progressed on the right hank of the Yse.r.

At (Alsace) the second line of trenches was captured by the French. Three French companies established themselves near the summit, making many prisoners. Including several officers. The Admiralty announces that Wingcommander Ixmgmore reports that a successful air attack was conducted tills morning by live aeroplanes from Dunkirk on a squadron of German submarines under construe!ion at Hoboken, near Antwerp. Two pilots had to return owing to Ihick) weather. Squadron-com-mander Ivor T. Courtney and blightlieutenant If. Uosher reached their objective, planing down to 1000 ft. and dropping four bombs eacli on the submarines. It is believed that considerable damage was done, both to the works apd to the two submarines. The works were observed to be on lire. Five submarines were observed on the slip. Flight-lieutenant B. Crossley Moats was obliged by engine trouble to descend in Holland. Owing to mist, the pilots experienced considerable difficulty in finding their way. They Were subjected to heavy gun fire while delivering their attack. Latest War News on Page 6.