WAR NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXV, Issue 10713, 3 June 1915, Page 6

WAR NEWS.

POSITION OF ROUMANIA

PUBLIC OPINION FAVOURS JOINING ALLIES.

(Received Wednesday, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, Tuesday. Renter's correspondent at Bucharest says that public opinion is feverishly spreading through a wide area in favour of Rou mania joining the Entente immediately. BRITISH WARSHIPS ATTACK GERMAN SUBMARINE. (Reoeived Wednesday, 9.15 a.m.) ATHENS, Tuesday. British war-ships attacked a German -submarine at Leinnos. It dived and disappeared. (Lemnos is an island forty miles south-east of Mount Atros, and forty miles south-west of the Dardanelles.) REPORTS OF TURKISH ATROCITIES. (Received Wednesday, 9.15 a.m.) FREMANTLE, Wednesday. In the newspapers which have been brought by the Medina a report published by Router's correspoudent at Cairo says that the wounded bring back stories of Turkisk atrocities at the Gallipoli Peninsula. The worst is recorded by the Dublin Fusiliers, who state that six wounded comrades were buried alive. A New Zealander was badly wounded, and was recovering consciousness when he found a Turk with a long knife bending over him. The New Zealander closed his eyes and remained motionless. The Turk, evidently thinking him dead, cut his bootlaces, took his boots, and) then departed. A New Zealander officer picked up an Tinexploded Turkish shell on the beach, and found it to be filled with sawdust and pieces of cartridges. At a critical moment in the 3girting, when all the officers were out of action, an Australian doctor headed the remaining men, numbering ?0, and charged and routed several.hundred Turks.

TRANSPORT OF TURKISH TROOPS. (Received Wednesday, 9..L5 a.m.) ATHENS. Tuesday. The transportation of Turkish troops at the Dardanelles has been interrupted owing to a. British, submarine appearing before Constantinople. GLOOM IN CONSTANTINOPLE. (Received Wednesday, 9.15 a.m.') ATHENS, Tuesday. Constantinople advices state that tlie Turkish defeats at the Dardanelles, iand the British submarine's exploits at the arsenal and wharf, has intensified the feeling of gloom and accentuated the feeling m favour in opening the Straits and negotiating for. peace. The submarine caused, a widespread panic, the people shouting, "The Russians are coming!" The troops aboard the transports insisted on landing. The officers drew their swords and prevented them from doing so. Eventually, however, the troops disembarked.

IMPORTANT POSITION OCCUPIED BY ITALIANS.

(Received Wednesday, 9.16 a.m ) ROME, Tuesday. Official: We occupied! >Gonizugna, an important height northward of Ala dominating Reveredo. Our front is solidly established on both slope? at Valsugana, five miles from Borogo. Our Alpine troops, after repulsing fire violent attacks near the Monte Croce Pass, cleared out the enemy. VIOLENT HAND TO HAND FIGHTING. (Received Wednesday, 9.15 a.m.) : PARIS', Tuesday. A communique states: On Monday night we penetrated to the thickest east of tre Aix Nou]ette-souoh.«, where a violent hand to hand light resulted to our advantage. A i-ery violent combat developed around the sugar factory .at Souchez, where we captured sixty prisoners. In East France we repulsed a German attack at La Fontenelle, njrth of Saint Die (in the Vosges), with heavy losses.

BRINDISI AND BARI BOMBED

(Received Wednesday, 9.15 a.m ) ROME, Tuesday. Austrian aeroplanes bombed Bari

and Brindisi, but little damage was done. A child was killed at Pari. (Bari is the capital of an Italian province on a peninsula on the Adriatic, J227 miles south-teast of Aneona. Brindiisi is a seaport of southern Italy, and a port of call for colonial steamers.) CONTRABAND GOODS. (Received Wednesday, 9.15 a.m ) ATHENS, Tuesday. Tlio Greek Government has prohibited the export of all goods which are considered contraband. ZEPPELINS SEEN IN KENT. (Received Wednesday, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, Tuesday. Official: Zeppelins have been reported near Ramsgateand Brent »vootf, in Kent, and from certain outlying districts of London. Many fires have been reported, but they cannot actually bo connected with the visit of the airships. The Press Bureau, on the ground of public safety, prohibits the publication of details. INCENDIARY BOMBS DROPPED. (Received Wednesday, 9.15 a.m ) LONDON, Tuesday. Official: Ninety bombs, mostly of an incendiary character, were dropped in various localities near each other. A number of fires were started but only three required the services of the fire brigade, which promptly dealt with them. PORTUGUESE STEAMER. TORPEDOED. (Received Wednesday, 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, Tuesday. The Portuguese steamer Cysne was torpedoed off Ushant (an island en the west coast of France). The crew was saved. ■GERMANY'S HAND DRIPPING WITH AMERICAN BLOOD. (Received Wednesday, 9.25 a.m.) NEW YORK, Tuesday. The "Herald'" says that 'Germany's hand is dripping in American bloid, yet she ooolly proposes to negotiate as if the question was merely the joint control of the Samoan Islands. Never was there a time when public opinion was .so strong or under hetter control.

AMERICA'S REPLY TO GERMANY. (Received Wednesdav, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Tuesday. Reutcr's Washington correspondent says that the United States Note to Germany will be brief and will probably be despatched on Thursday. It states that the Lusitania did not carry guns, and 1 had not committed a violation of the , Federal statutes, ■which allow 'steamers to carry small arms and ammunition. It does rot leave a doubt as to America's intention to act if mecessary in the ratine of humanity. It is believed that the Note, will insist on a disavowal of the sinking of the Lusitania and .a'guarantee .that the German submarine acted humanely.

Keuter states that President Wilson has virtually decided; to reiterate his intention to hold .Germany to strict neutrality as far as tfie United States is concerned.

'AN EARLY REPLY DEMAND BO FROM GERMANY. (Received Wednesday, 10.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Tuesday. President Wilson lias, decided to sever diplomatic relations with Germany unless an early reply is received to the American rejoinder. He is now preparing for further action according to circumstances. EMPLOYMENT OF GERMANS. (Received Wednesday, 11.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, Wednesday. The management of the bottle works have arranged for the resumption, of work by the employees, who struck against the employment of Germans.

MEAT PACKERS AND WAR OFFICE TENDERS.

(Received Wednesday, 11.25 a.m.' SYDNEY,' Wednesday

The meat packers complain that the War Office is turning down all Australian tenders for tinned iiiea-ts without giving a reason, while placing huge orders with Argentine and the United States packers, *vho?e prices are higher. The Australians point out that as they axe debarred from sending tinned meat outside the British Empire, unless the' position quickly alters? the packers wilt be compelled to close down. PRICE OF MEAT REDUCED. (Received Wednesday, 11.25 a. m.) MELBOURNE,* Wednesday. As the result of a conference between the Government and the .meat importers, the price of meat locally has been reduced. Exports of meat for the time are restricted. When the pesent contract isupply to the Imperial authorities is completed, a revised scale of prices will he submitted.