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Southland Times, Issue 17482, 24 July 1915, Page 8

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BRITISH WAR LOAN. NECESSITY POR THRIFT. LEAPLETS POR WORKERS. (Times and Sydney Sun Services. 1 LONDON. July S. Employers throughout the country employing more than five hands are recoiling a letter this week signed by Air Asquith. Air Houar Law and Air Arthur Henderson, asking them t" assist in the distribution of the war loan among the wage-earning classes in their employ. It is suggested that in tl.e larger establishments an office for tin- sab- of vouchers might be opened near the pay desk.’ Copies "of the letter’ have been sent to employers. F.leveu million leallets have been despatched for distribution in the works and factories of Lie United Kingdom, explaining in simple terms the war loan and the necessity lor trie exercise of thrift by all classes. PUBLIC INVESTMENTS. RAILWAYMEN SUBSCRIBE. LONDON. July tfTt is officially announced that the Treasury is issuing rules under the War Loan Act enabling trustees to exchange o!d Gnv-rnmeiit securities tor new loan scrip, subject to the same trust charges. Numerous public companies, including tiie railways, are purchasing cousidei able war stock on behalt of their employees. and are recovering the amounts bv naans of long period instalments. The National Fuion of Railwaymen bats applied for £ I'.G.'iOn of the war loan. SUBMARINE BASE. CONCEIVABLE SCHEME. LONDON. July s. The Time? correspondent at AVashingtoii states that rumours continue of the possibility of the Germans establishing a submarine base on that side of the Atlantic. The report favours the broken coast near the mouth of the St. Lawrence. In view of the strides made in Gorman submarine construction the idea is less fantastic than it appeared a few months ago. ADMINISTRATIVE ERRORS. ATTACK ON LATE CABINET. OFFENSIVE PARALYSED. LONDON, July 0. I.mu’i'ii- I nt-Go!opel Repington. millJtrv correspondent of tlm Times, states £-at owing to the failure to secure an adequate sup-dy of munitions, millions r.r British cud Russians, available for the fiuut. v er- :ot in t;m tiring line. Russia wai-.-mg invaded, and tiie allied offensive in the west was paralysed. It was administrative failure from first to last. The errors of the late Cabinet ■proved them non without genius for war. Most of t'c-m remain--.! in office, heaven a. lone kne.v why. Fvery where else t.’.c blunderers had been removed. NATIONAL WAR SERVICE. POWERS OF NEW BILL. COMPULSION IT NECESSARY. GOVERNMENT’S HANDS FREE. L'INDON. July r u T1” •-> pr-sidotit of tio- Local Government IF..ini. Mr AValt-r Long, speaking in the lions.- of Commons, stated that the first draft of the Rill to register workers was ionfiri.-d to men. The in-res;.b’.-d in indignant demands from wo. in. ■! :■!■•■!. ' n answer to a r-qm-st to make t age limit A A. Al>- Loner stated that I e fad ree.-ived numberless angry letters ~f protest from nn-ii over he-cam-e they were refused the privilege Sneaking at a of local authorities, Mr Walter Tang stated that some people believed that the hands of the Governm.-nr were tied by tlm fact that Air As.mith. in. reviving to a question by Mr Re.-cy Abb-U in tin- Mouse on tee At’- inst.. ;:ad slated that tee Registration Hill did not foreshadow by itself. Air Asquith was the last person to say anvthing in tiie present situation wfi.-h would, prevent the Governc .-ut from adopting compulsory s<t-_ v>cc, if ssa ry. to terminate the war. T ( fie. e-ntTlet.t’S I,.'(lids Were absolutely free. .Mr Long- added that be would not rer. tain in the Ministry if it hesitated to a iopi any necessary measures. ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY. KING IN FIRING-LINE. LONDON, duly f>. The It aria ns captured Mom.. Monticell*. The Alpini roped together descended several thousand feet to a vnl-b.-nc.-. hj ri e in the evening they began tee asc.-nt of Monticello, climbing its perpendicular side by starlight, and approaching l;i" unsuspecting Austrians at tmdr.ight. Only two Austrians escaped. The position when consolidated will greatly assist the* attack upon Fort Paoii'iiin. The Italians are only 20 k'ilein-tivs from Trieste. it is quit*- a common sight to see tiie King of Italy's modest, motor car speeding along the roads under Austrian fire. King' Victor generally carries a quantity of cigars and cigarettes, wiri.-b. he distributes among tiie troops. He spent p. dav amid ti - .'-.lp ini at .M on tenern. and pave each n.au a hearty handshake Amongst them the King saluted a ilnzmi T’a r! ia meiita ry deputies. including the famous So.-iaSist li-alcr Bissolati, who 1? seriing as a sergeant in tip- ranks. Tio- King rises from an ordinary camp b.-d at four o’clock jn the morning, and an I.our !at.-r ip- speeds to the most critical snot at the front. FLIGHT OF LUXEMBURG IN POWER OF GERMANY PRACTICALLY ANNEXED London, .inly a. Travellers who bare been til Tim Hague assert that Germany lias practically annexed Luxemburg, and is using tiie territory of the duchy as a military base. Inhabitants who protested have been imprisoned. Tiie country’s situation is terrible because the local authorities are powerless, fearing a formal announcement of annexation iu case ©X opposition to the Germans. EARL KITCHENER'S CALL NATION READY TO RESPOND ASSURANCE OF CONFIDENCE FIN-PRICK CRITICS REBUKED LONDON’, July IT. Sir Kdward Carson, Attorney-General, proposing a vote of thanks to Karl Kitchener after Iris speech at the Guildhall meeting, and a resolution warmly pledging the meeting to support hi? appeal lor men, said that Karl Kitchener pos-

sessed the absolute confulonce of the Cabinet, and what was more, the absolute confidence of (lie country. 1 he nation would give him whatever he asked in order to reach a final victory. No pooi’cr service could be rendered b.\ an> man to his country than to attempt in the smallest degree to shake the confidence of the nation in Karl Kitchener, tCheers i. In a steal struggle for existence victory could never be ft on b\ a policy of piu-pricks. The voluntary system was on its trial. Did anybody doubt that if it failed we ought to hesitate to apply compulsory service V (.Cheers). The Karl of Derby, in seconding the motion, said that as a practical recruiter he know where they wanted the Hood, Thev were at present experiencing something of a drought. lie resented embarrassing questions being asked in and out of I’arliament such as if sides were shot iu the moat of the Tower Ihe had his way those who asked the Government these questions would be taken there and shot too. (Cheers). If the nation tailed to obtain the necessary men under the present system, it would then have the right to go to .Karl Kitchener and say : ’’There are other powers; put them into force.” (Cheers). Mr Winston Churchill, moving a vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor, said lie though: that the Government had a right to repudiate dangerous and libellous suggestions which had been scattered broadcast Unit it was due to Britain's shortcomings that the war would not be brought to a speedy conclusion. He regretted deputations about tilings past. People should not waste their energies in sterile controversies, hut should keep their hatred for the common enemy. BE GISTER OP WOEKEES EXCLUSION or Ireland safeguarding agriculture LONDON', duly 11. Mr Lloyd George. speaking in the House of (’omoinus, said a definite scheme had been adopted in connection with the War Office for allowing skilled men to be released, from tbeir military duties to work iu the munition factories. In the National Registration Bill a provision has been inserted to ensure the secrecy of the register. Compilers [violating this secrecy incur a penalty of £”0, or three months’ imprisonment. An interesting discussion took place in the House of Commons on Ireland's position. Mr d. McNeil and Sir d. B. Lonsdale objected to the piecemeal application, and the fact that irishmen were not invited to work for the nation. Sir d. B. Lonsdale staled that ITstermen were anxious for an opportunity to offer their services. The Irish Secretary, Mr Angustine Birrell, replied that it was accessary to differentiate in Ireland, because of the peculiar social conditions. The males suitable for registration numbered l.diM.OOd, must of them being engaged in agriculture, and any interference with them would seriously affect the national fond supplies. The Attorney-General, Sir Kdward Carson, stated that Irishmen desiring to register would be afforded an opportunity. NEW GERMAN WEAPONS TORPEDO POR ZEPPELINS CONTROLLED 3Y WIRELESS LONDON, duly 12. -V neutral observer writes: "The Germans admit that the greatest loss suffered in tiie air was the destruction of the Zeppelin by the late Lieutenant Warm-ford iu I ’land-u’s. Officers say that th-y would rather have lost f, (•(•() men than the crew of the airship, which contained engineers who cannot be replaced under live years’ training.” it is believed that Germany places gnat hopes on two war inventions—an air torpedo and tin automatic gun. The former is fitted with prope.Hors driven by electricity, and is controlled from a Zeppelin by wireless fur a distance of two miles. It is able to hover over any place, a-sunu- a verticil position, and dive to the ground, the contact exploding a quantity of high explosives. It is proposed to use tills torpedo against the British fieet. Small, swift craft tire being built to carry only these aerial torpedoes. The Daily Mail’:’ correspondent at .Rotterdam learns that the weapon will probably be tried over London this summer. There is no 'lptibt it is the secret invention about wmiii so many whispers have beta beard. Readers of the Mail are warned that it is not a fantastic .lilies Verne idea, lull a practical weapon invented by a competent engineer. and tested to the satis faction of the German naval and military authorities. It is hoped by tile Germans that the automatic gun will pour out shells as a Maxim pours out bullets. TURKEY LOSING HOPE. ARMY DESIRES PEACE ITALY AND DARDANELLES READY TO CO-OPERATE . LONDON, .July 12. A report from Athens states Turkey is attempting to arrange peace with the Allies. Two Turk delegates are en route to Switzerland. Turk deserters who have arrived at Sofia state that the army desires peace, feeling that the situation is hopeless. M. Hanotaux. ex-Minister for Finance, writing in the Figaro, declares that Italian participation at tiie Dardanelles has simply been postponed, and that Italian troops are concentrated at Taranto and Brindisi. OPINION IN HOLLAND GERMAN PRESTIGE SHAKEN LONDON, July 12. A correspondent in Amsterdam states that numerous South Africans resident iu Holland, many of whom tire opposed to General Botha, recognise that his authority and influence have been greatly .strengthened by iris latest triumph. German military prestige among the Dutch has suffered a rude shock. It was expected that the campaign in German South-west Africa would he indefinitely prolonged. Germany’s successive colonial losses are considered as indicating the risk of acquiring colonial possessions without a consistent policy of friendship with Britain. ROUMANIA’S price AUSTRIA STILL BIDDING LONDON, July 12. Austria has offered to code to Roumania a portion of Bukovina in return for her benevolent, neutrality. She would also relinquish her claims to the Russian province of Bessarabia if Roumania would intervene on behalf of Austria. PENSIONS POR SOLDIERS CANADIAN SCALE RECIPROCITY ADVOCATED LONDON. July 12. Canada has passed a Bill providing annual pensions of EOT I'm lor soldiers totally disabled, with an additional 1,13

in respect of each child. It is calculated that a two veal’s' war will involve a military pension list of £1)00,000 annua’lly. Tim benefits will only be enjoyable while the recipients remain in Canada. The Canadian Government hopes to arrange some system of reciprocity respecting these pensions with Britain and the other dominions. GERMAN CHECK EN POLAND. - RUSSIAN WARNING ISOLATED IMPORTANCE LONDON, July 12. The Times’ correspondent at I’etrograd says that while the defeat of the army under the Archduke Joseph undoubtedly ameliorates the situation in the Lull I in theatre, a warning- note is again sounded iu military circles against any premature jubilation. It is pointed out that the enemy holds a thousand-mile front, and his failure in a section of 4 0 miles is only a fact of isolated importance. HOPE IN GERMANY, CAMPAIGN OF OPTIMISM “ALL WELL ON ALL FRONTS” LONDON, July 11. German newspapers arc displaying greater confidence and satis!action than at any time since the outbreak ot tiie war. They represent the military situation on all the fronts as extremely fax’ourablo, and the diplomatic outlook especially iu regard to the United States anil the Balkan neutrals as hopeful. They maintain that Britain, owing to military disappointments and tier lack .if preparation is involved in irremediable difficulties, destroying all hope of victory for her. INDIAN NEGOTIATIONS LONDON, July 14. The Under - Secretary for Munitions, Dr Addison, interrogated in the House of Commons, stated that the Minister for Munitions was communicating with the Viceroy respecting the manufacture of ammunition in India, and arrangements were also being made in other parts of the Umpire, but it was not desirable to make further statements on the subject. GERMAN CONSTERNATION LOSS OF DIAMOND FIELDS LONDON. July 14. The German press has been tilled with ci l usternatiott it,''-’ the news of tiie capitulation of German .South-west Africa. It is forlornly hoped that the German Golonia! Office will officially deny the report. The Colonial Office has issued a guarded statement say that if the surrender has actually taken place it is due to tiie overwhelming superiority of the British forces. The announcement states that the first British victory in the war lias been won by a Boer general and it dues not affect the ultimate result of the war. The German people view tiie loss with particular dismay because of the wealth of the African diamond fields. BATTLE FOR GORZ FORMIDABLE DEFENCES ITALIANS GAIN GROUND LONDON, July 14. The Italians made two fierce attacks on Monte Sabolino. north of Gorz. and carried several lines of trenches. The i Austrian resistance is terribly stubborn and iheir defences are perfect. They have actually tunnelled subterranean passages to enable them to throw forward reinforcements quickly to any point desired. CRISIS OF THE WAR NEXT HUNDRED DAYS PEELING IN PARLIAMENT. LONDON. July 14. There is a growing feeling among members of the House of Commons that the adjournment of I’arliament should be for a strictly limited period. It ts considered That the next hundred days will he the most critical of the war, and it is fell that I’arliament should lie in close touch wuu me Ministers in this solemn time. ITALIANS IN TRENDING, TIGHTENING THEIR GRIP. FEATS OF MOUNTAIN TROOPS. LONDON’, .Inly 12. The Italian alpine troops lane Just aecompl isiied another remarkable feat. They sealed some precipitous peaks and dropped on the unsuspecting Austrians, who w.-rc driven out of the trenches, twenty being (alien prisoner. It seems impossible to choose a position sale from hank attacks by these wonderful mo u u ta i iieers. It is Hear that the Italian grip on the Lower Treiit’mo is tightening. They have gained ground both east and west of the Adige Valley by taking the Galgasarta height of 4 BSD fit. dominating the Terragitolu Valley. The .Italians have ; begun the light for the second road ■ from Vonetia to Rovereto, in the Southern Trentino. UNEMPLOYED MECHANICS. MESSAGE PROM VANCOUVER. READY TO RETURN HOME. LONDON, July 12. The Times Ims received a telegram sent on behalf of 2mnt skilled British mechanics who are unemployed iu Vancouver. Many are destitute. They state that pro-German influences are active to keep them there. They haw asked the Times to obtain tbeir transportation, all volunteering for munition : work. The Ministry of Munitions promises to bring them back to Kngland. [ THE COTTON QUESTION. GOVERNMENT INACTION. FIRMER ATTITUDE URGED. The Tiincs points out that Lord Robcr,. (.’ceil s reply in the House ot Common.-, in legat’d to the cotton question is run. altogether satisfactory. The Goveiumnut is seemingly more alive to the dntieulties than to the importance of tuc question. The Times advocates tiie i e curing of a guarantee by a friendly arrangement whereby cotton reaching neutrals shall not lie allowed to pass on to Germany. It is necessary, it states, to impress on the countries concerned that Britain is determined to end the i traffic, and that if the leakage continues 1 Britain will be forced to stop all cotton reaching any country not observing the • arrangement. STIFLING INQUIRY. DAILY MAIL PROTEST. “UNDER PREMIER’S THUMB.” LONDON, July 12. The Daily Mail, commenting on the recent discussion in Parliament, stales: . "Tin- House of I’iimmnns is completely ! under Mr Asquith’s thumb.” The Mail ' accuses him y/ stilling inquiry and

blandly refusing information to members wishful to know more about the alleged shell scandals and other War Office failures. THREATENING ROUMANIA NEW GERMAN TACTICS TROOPS WANTED ELSEWHERE LONDON, July 13. Reports from Athens state that Germany and Austria wish to obtain a definite understanding with Koumania in order to remove their troops from the Roumanian frontier to other theatres. Their insistence at Bucharest is reported to be taking loss the form of an offer of compensation than a distinct threat. LOSS OF HILL 60 BELATED ADMISSION LONDON, July 73. The Times, commenting upon Sir John French's despatch, states that it contains the first intimation that Hill 6tl, south-east of Ypres. has boon lost. Such incidents, it observes, tend to create mistrust. ANTI-GREEK MOVEMENT LONDON, July 13. Reports from Athens state that the Young Turks, acting under German supervision, have decided to expel all Greeks from Turkey. They have ordered the authorities to enforce anti-Greek measures. LESSON OF THE WAR LAST OP LITTLE ENGLANDER LONDON. July 14. Speaking at tiie luncheon given in honour of Sir R. L. Borden on Tuesday, Mr Bouar Law. Secretary of State for the Colonies, said that there was a lime when in Kngland there was a widespread fooling that the Overseas Dominions could add nothing to the strength of Britain. “We know hotter now,” added Air Bonar Law. "The help wo have already received from overseas has been invaluable. May it prove decisive.” SUCCESS OP WAR LOAN LONDON, July 14. The Times, in a leader on the result of tiie war loan, remarks ”As far as money can go wo shall win the war. The patriotism and wealth of Britain have relieved the Government of all present anxiety. The sanguine forecasts of the result of the new war loan have been realised. It will confound our enemies and inspirit our friends and allies.”