LATE WAR NEWS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 617, 1 February 1916, Page 10

LATE WAR NEWS.

HORRORS IN THE EAST. THAW OF PINSK MARSHES. GERMANS SUFFER SEVERELY. By Cable. — Press isst-duUon. — Copyright. (Picccivcd February I, 2.r>() p.m.) PETROGRAD, January 31. A sudden thaw in the lMn.sk marshes has caused great Hoods in the German position, alVecliug heavy batteries, munition depots, and miles of trenches. Numerous detachments have been drowned, and others have been lost in the lakes and marshes,. Germany isolated the influenza sufferers from the marshes, and is hushing u]) the horrors. MISSION TO AUSTRIA A RUMANIAN'S VISIT. (Received February 1, 2.50 p.m.) PETROGRAD, January 31. M. Carpe, ex-Premier of Rumania, has gone to Vienna on a confidential mission to ask Austria for territorial concessions in Bukowina and Transylvania, and to let Austria! understand the necessity of giving satisfaction to Rumania. TRAINS IN COLLISION. WOUNDED MEN MANGLED. CATASTROPHE IN GERMANY. , (Received February 1, 2.50 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, January 31. Travellers from Germany report that a catastrophe occurred on Saturday. The Cologne express collided with a hospital train full of wounded soldiers. The shock was terrible, and the engine.of the express mounted on top of the hospital train. Forty-seven of the wounded men were fearfully mangled, and there were other casualties. ANOTHER ARREST. GERMAN CONSUL TAKEN. (Received February 1, 2.50 p.m.) LONDON, January 31. A party of French marines has landed at Rethymos, near Crete. They arrested the German Consul there, and re-embarked. THE ZEPPELINS. DEMONSTRATION IN BERLIN. (Received February 1, 2.50 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, January 31. Crowds in Berlin demonstrated at Count Zeppelin's house on Sunday night. There were scenes of the wildest enthusiasm. Count Zeppelin was absent at the front.