THE VERY LATEST.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 2 September 1914, Page 5

THE VERY LATEST.

REMARKABLE ABSENSE OF

NEWS.

GERMAN FOOD SUPPLY BREAKS DOWN.

(Received this morning, 1.30 o'clock.) 1 LONDON, Sept. 1.

The remarkable absence of war news has led to the suggestion that the Germans are awaiting the anniveisary of the battle of Sedan, when they have planned to gain an overwhelming victory. f Apparently the British, who have not been fighting since Wednesday may be temporarily in the second line. It is rumoured that the German supply svstem has broken down. Some of the troops are living on horse flesh. La Fere is a fairly strong fortress and the western-most of a group of fortresses, including Laon and Rheims, foming the first defences of Gallieno has lx>en appointed Governor of ParisThe "Express correspondent at lhe Hague says that four of the richest men in Belgium., Messrs Sohwiy (the Alkali King), Lambert (representative of tho Rothschilds m Belgium), '.Waroque (minoowner), and Baron Empain (a railway magnate) have guaranteed Germany the payment ot £8 000-000, otherwise Brussels would be'treated in the same manner as Louvain. , , , Bio- (,uns have already been mounted on tho Place Du Congres, in front of the Palace of Justice. Tim "Berliner Tageblatt states that in the fight on August 28vd, 700.000 Germans were oposed by 400.000 French and 40,000 British.