UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 February 1916, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

ON THE RAIL AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS. r . THE NICARAGUAK CANAL. /. • Received Feb. 15, 8 p.m. Washington, Feb. 14. The United States Government is likely to withdraw the proposal made to the Allies that armed merchantmen should not carry guns in future, on pain 8f being treated as warships. The United States will await developments, or, in other words, do nothing further. During a debate in the Senate on the Niearaguan Treaty it was announced that Germany bad offered a larger sum thtfn the United States to secure the of the Niearaguan canal zone. The United States, however, induced Nicaragua to wait. JIUNJTION PLANT DESTROYED. Received Feb. 15, 5.5 p.m. New York, Feb. 14. The General Electric Company's munition plant at Schenectady (N.Y.) Las been destroyed. The lots #f life is not known, OFFICIAL REPORTS. WORK IN THE AVES'i, Received Feb. 15, 10.15 p.m. London, Feb, 15. General Sir Douglas Haig reports:— The enemy exploded seven mines south of : La Bassee Canal. A heavy enemy bombardment south of Fosse on the Bth was preceded by mine explosions, followed by a small infantry attack. A few Germans entered the front trenches fcnt were driven out. AUSTRIANS IN ALBANIA. Amsterdam, Feb. 15. an Austrian communique says: Our troops in Albania have reached the lower Arzon and the enemy retreated to the •cutheru bank. CAPTURE OF ERZERUM. ( Petrograd, Feb. A communique announces: We captured the Erzerum fort where an explosion was reported. A VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT. Paris, Feb. 15. A communique says: We blew up an : ammunition-depot north-east of Boesinghe, and our curtain of fire stopped the enemy's attempt to debouch on to , the Terny road and the right bank of the Aisne. • The enemy eastward of Seppois carried out an intense bombardment on the advanced trenches, which we bad retaken and evacuated because they were entirely wrecked. Our curtain of fire caught the enemy reinforcements advancing from the direction of Niederlarg.