LATEST WAR NEWS

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12406, 26 August 1918, Page 1

LATEST WAR NEWS

Hapaume has Leon captured, Mr Massey, in an article in tlu “Weekly Dispatch” says;—Dr 6oH figuring 1 as an'injured innocent is abou equal to Hill Sykes in the role of village ouratc. Prussia cannot object to others tollowiug tko Schleswig-Holstein and Alsace-Lorraine precedents Britain does not desire additional territory, hut , is properly anxious regarding the character of the citizens of neighbourin' . countries. The Pacific Islands have no ceased to regret German occupation. LONDON, August-2d. • It is reported that the British out posts have reached the fringe of Bulkcourt and have captured the high woods. WASHINGTON, August 25. Official dispatches from Switzerland say that attempts against iho lires o; officers in the Auslrion armies .arc increasing. The commanders.of Austria., corps are told by their officers always tc carry revolvers when in the ic^r.. NEW YORK, August 21. Mr Hoover, who has returned from Europe, announced that tho food situation in Europe wa's excellent. There will be no hardships, but economy in the United States was essential. . He declared that tho harvests in prance, a England and Italy were remarkably good. . In view of (he drain on. the man-power the crop successes were dm entirely to the women. The' total food supplies which must be imported I; Europe for the year beginning on September include 500,000,000 lushcls, o ■cereals, four billion, pounds of far, . t ~ 900,000 pounds of beef, and 1,500,00. pounds of sugar. In addition, it wiR be necessary for Europe to import bee; and oats for army use. ■ Mr Hoove said that on North America- will fa 7' the burden of supplying these needs.