DRIVEN BACK.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 194, 21 September 1914, Page 8

DRIVEN BACK.

GERMAN NIGHT ATTACKS. RUSSIA'S SIX MILLIONS. BOMBARDMENT IN ADRIATIC. ARRANGEMENT FOB NEWS OF WAR PRISONERS. i ■ Bv Cable.—Presa Association. —Copyright. The High Commissioner reports: — LONDON, September 19. Official:— The situation of the Allies against the Germans remains unchanged. Counter attacks against the first division were' delivered during the night, but/the enemy was driven back. V The weather is bad, and it is raining continuously. ; The' German Government proposes-an exchange of lists of prisoners of war, periodically, stating their physical condition. Arrangements have been made for the transmission to Germany of letters intended for British prisoners of war. Russia has 6,000,000 men under arms, 2,000,000 of whom are in Galicia and Bast Prussia, and 900,000 . advancing across Poland. Troops from Siberia, the Caucasus, and Turkestan are gradually reaching the front. Russia has re- ' served 2,000,000 men to replace . casualties. X The Socialist paper in Berlin protests against the distribution of Austrian reports of victories, and says the German Press , should not publish such stories against their better knowledge.. The Italfans are urging a general

mobilisation of the army. The navy T has been already mobilised, but so far nothing hits justified Italy's participation in the conflict.

Reliable:An Austrian cruiser and six torpedo boats attempted to destroy the wireless station at Antivari, which lias been repaired by the British and French. After the last bombardment, warships cruising in the Adriatic captured an Austrian steamer flying the Greek flag, which was laden with arms and ammunition destined for Albania. The Austrian Government announces itp intention of granting facilities for obtaining information, about prisoners of war.

j The High Commisisoner also re ports: —■ . '■ .V;--'' " '

Official: There is no particular change in the situation. There has been some activity by the Allies' cavalry without, at present, any definite result. On September 16 Commander Samson, with a small armoured motor car force, attached to-the Naval Flying Corps, encountered a patrol of five Uhlans near Doullens, killing four and wounding and cap-

Turing the fifth. The British force suffered no casualties;

A casualty list published includes twenty officers killed, and forty, wounded. Eighty men who were wounded have been admitted to the London hospitals. • The officers killed include Lord Guernsey, Lord Hay, and Captain LucasTooth, of the Ninth Lancers, late of New South Wales.

THE BELGIAN HORRORS. COMMISSION'S THIRD REPORT. "'*/■' OBBMANY'S TISSUE OF FALSEHOODS. (Received September 21, 1.30 f p.m.) LONDON, September 20. The Belgian Commission's third report, continuing, states that a number of places situated in the triaugle of Velvorde, Malines, and Louvain were plundered and partially destroyed, and the inhabitants shot without trial, • while the women who were unable to escape were exposed to the brutal instincts of the Germans. Allowing for isolated cases of hostility, there was nothing to justify the shooting, burning, and pillaging of nearly the whole of Belgium. No provocation had been proved at Vise, Malines, Louvain, Wavre, or Termonde. The Germans alleged that the Belgian Government had distributed arms to the inhabitants, that the Catholic clergy preached a sort of holy war, and that the women were as ferocious as the men, but these statements were a tissue of falsehoods. The burgomasters everywhere warned the' inhabitants against, acts of violence and the true motivos of the atrocities ( " were to terrorise and demoralise the ;

people in accordance with the inhuman theories of German military writers. The Commission is using only facts supported by trustworthy evidence.

WHEN AUSTRIA WAS YIELDING.

GERMANY FORCED THE WAP..

AUSTRIAN NAVY LYING IDLE.

A Russian official report states that the negotiations preceding war distinctly show by the dispatches that Germany , forced the campaign at a stage when Austria was yielding to pacific influences. A Berlin message states that the Education Department has taken measures to protect the Belgian works of art, the military protection being inadequate.

SOME, September 20. The Austrian Fleet is still lying in the Egolda Navy Yard.

NO HELP.

NON-COMBATANT WIVES. DEPENDANTS OP GERMAN RESERVISTS. One of the oallers on the Mayor today was tlie wife of a German reservist, ; whose husband is a prisoner of war on Somes Island. She is an English woman, of good appearance and address. The lady explained to the Mayor that her husband had been on the island for sixrjveeks. She had received 30/- from him~ money which he had earned on the island working for the Government. She and her friends had endeavoured to get him released on parole, but so far without success. She was very averse to applying to the Charitable Aid Board for assistance.

' The Mayor-said that he did not know how cases of this kind were being met. The Patriotic Fund could hardly be used to assist the y dependants.of prisoners of war. He advised the lady to interview the Hon. R. Heaton.Rhodes, andj ascertain whether there was any probability of her husband being released.

FOOD FOR BRITAIN AND BELGIUM FUND.

Owing to the indisposition of Mr S. Hurst-Seager, the lecture which was to be given in the Canterbury College Hall to-morrow for the Poor of Britain and Belgium Fund has been postponed.

WOMEN'S COMMITTEE. Parcels of clothing were received on Saturday at the Women's Committee depot from the following:—Miss Gee, Mrs Gibbs, Miss Annie Gerard, Mrs R. Wright, '"'Pakeha," "Hoa," "A FrienVi," i( Anonymous," Mrs A. Moderate, M.L.J.D., Mrs A. M. Moore, and '' S^npath'iser." ASHBURTON. At the annual meeting of the Ashburtou Dairy Factory on Saturday it was unanimously decided to donate half a ton of butter to the Britain and Belgium Relief Fund. HARE DRIVE AT lIANMER.

A second hare drive organised by Messrs. W. G. Morrison and J. Rippindale, of Hanmer Springs, in aid of the funds for the rolief of the poor in Britain and Belgium, was held on the back flats of St. Helen's station. Eighteen guns shot 161 hares, which will be sent to the Belfast freezing works. SHEFFIELD. A meeting of the committee representing the Sheffield riding in the Malvern County was held in the town halt at Sheffield on Saturday evening. Cr (jfeo. F. Wright acted as chairman. It was decided to support the Poor of Britain, Ireland, and Belgium Fund, to issi'te lists to the committee, and to thoroughly work the district for subscriptions in money or produce, the latter to be offered at auction at the next sale at Sheffield. It was also agreed to hold a patriotic concert about the first week in October. About £6O was subscribed by those present at the meeting, notwithstanding the majority having already subscribed. Through the kindness of Mr Y. L. * Jopp, no charge is to be made for the use of the hall. (Jr Geo. 11. Judd was ajjpoißted secretary.

LATEST DONATIONS. Amount previously acknowledged Miss K. Gerard (Belgium) Horn • R. Heaton Rhodes stock to value "Rangiora district, per C. I. Jennings Geo. Rutherford, pe,r C. I. Jennings .. .. Mrs A. F. J. Micklt/ .. Proceeds of sale, of cow by Matson and Co., Leeston —W. H. Jackman £1 10/-, R. Carter £1, J. G. Remric £1, "T. Rennie £1, M. Wright Johnsoti £1 5/-, D. Hampton £1, G. Osborne £1, \V. H. Jamieson £1, J. Russell £1, W. J. Lemon £1, J. J. Scott £1, R. M. Miller. £1, T. Gilbert £1, H. Gardiner £1, F. Cowlishaw £1, R, PatterE. Hall £1, F, Gilbert £1, F. Gilbert £5 5/-,P. Smith £1 D.M.Marshall ... .. Friend . ■ '"£ 12,726 10 200 88 100 .o u 25 10 0 s. 7 0 0 1 0 2 0 10 2 d. 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Total .. .. ..£13,162 3 5