WAR NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 19 August 1916, Page 6

WAR NEWS.

THE WESTERN FRONT. J (Australian-N.Z Cable Association.) j (Received Friday, 9.30 «."i«) | NEW YORK, Thursday. The "Times" Berji n correspondent, j who interviewed a German comman- j der-in-chief on the Sonnne, represents j him as saying: "I hope the British offensive will continue. I have several hamlets which I will gladly sacrifice for the loss of 20,000 British each time." The "Times" says there is reason to believe that this mysterious German commander-in-chief on the Somme is Macketisen. GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS. (United Service.) (Received Friday, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Thursday. Forty troops trains are reported to have passed Cologne for the Somme front. SITUATION IN TURKEY. (Australia & N.Z. Cable Association) (Received Friday, 10.45 a.m.) ROME, Thursday. # The. political situation in Turkey is critical. The Government has hanged several lawyers on a charge of conspiracy against the Young Turks, and exiled » others to Asia Minor. PEACE WITHOUT CONQUESTS. ("The Times.") (Received Fridav. 9.85 a.m.)" AMSTERDAM, Thursday. Seventeen thousand signatures were appended on thp first day to the Breslau Socialist petition for a speedy peace without conquests. THE FRENCH SUCCESSES.

Australian and N.Z. Calile Association PARIS, Thursday. The "Petit Parisien'' states that the French successes at the Somme on Wednesday did not surprise the Germans, who were fully aware that an attack was. imminent after two days' bombardment, but the German artillery was "o match for the French. I The French losses were not heavy. The Germans still hold Guillemont and a portion of Maurepa s , thanks to the proximity of Comblcs, which is a veritable, fortress. SUBMARINE CAPTURED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received Friday, '12.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, Thursday. Passengers by the Cundard steamer Alannia say that a captured German submarine, lashed to a British craiser, was taken to Deal, i n England. A British destroyer, badly was taken there at the same time, but the passengers knew no details. GERMANY'S WORST ENEMIES. (Australian-N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received Friday, 10.35 a.m.) BERNE, Thursday. Hen- Maximilian Harden, in an article in the "Kukunft," which was suppressed by the German authorises, says: "Germany's worst enemies are the braggarts who ar e trying to make the Germans believe that the war has been won. "The hour ha s not yet come for Germany to divide the world and settle th 0 future of nations. "Who can promise, if the Russians are now driven back, that they will not return as formidable as ever next spring? "France is still ardent with the r.:gliteous fury of resolution. "The Anglo-French . have declared that the Somme offensive is only a fragment of the coming great offensive. Only the future ca n show whether tin's is an empty boast."

THE RUSSIAN FRONT. (Australian-N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received Friday, 11.20 a.m.) PARIS, Thursday. j French experts are discussing the possibilities of an Austro-German I offensive from Kovel towards Lutsk, I s'niultaneously launching an attack against General Letchitsky's left wing. General Brusiloff is prepared to meet these offensives. ' THE BALKANS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received Friday, 11.20 a.m.) I ATHENS, Thursday. ,Th© French have occupied two villages in the region of Veles. They are progressing dn the neighbourhood of Lake Do'ran. A BULGARIAN COMMUNIQUE. (Received Friday, 10.45 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Thursday. A Bulgarian communique states: "There has been a violent bombardment west and south of Lake Doiran. "We repulsed attacks and advanced our positions on August 14th and 15th, the enemy being driven, back in disorder." PATRIOTS EXECUTED. (Received Friday, 10.45 a.m.) ROME, Thursday. The Austrians in July executed 808 Servian and Montenegrin patriots. THE GREEK ELECTIONS. (Received Friday, 10.40 a.m.) ROME, Thursday. The Greek elections have been fixed for September. BRITISH WAR LOAN. (Australian-N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received Fridav, 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Thursday. The "New York Herald" considers that the loan should find immediate favour with investors. Th G "World" says that since the beginning of 1915 the United States ha s sold abroad 2,872,000,000 dollars' worth of merchandise, which has more tha n brought the national debt to less than half the pre-war figure. ; LOAN FOR RUSSIA. (Received Friday, 9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Thursday. Banker s expect a new loan for Russia shortly. AN EXPLOSIVE MACHINE. (Received Friday, 10.45 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, Thursday. An explosive machine wrecked the engines of the Norwegian liner Haakon, which was journeying from Bremen to England for cargo. A German is suspected of having caused the disaster. GERMAN BRUTALITIES. (Received Friday, 11.20 a.m.) PARIS, Thursday. The press have approved of Mr Asquith's proposal that the Allies demand reparation for German brutnli- . ties. EXPORTS TO SWEDEN. (Received Friday, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, Thursday. The Government ha s decided to prohibit all exports to Swede n except under the most stringent license. j Tlie trouble was first brought to a head by a law passed on April 17th prohibiting import c r s from furnishing exporters in the United Kingdom J with information regarding the' disposal of imports. Exporters therefore | often.had to admit when challenged by the Customs that they were unable to supply this essential information. Britain, therefore, decided to make exports to Sweden in future dependent on the production •of a guarantee signed by the importer and endorsed by the Swedish Government that the good** and their product would not be re-exported. EMBARGO OX FODDER. (Australian-N.Z r. a h]r> <-.-.. i (Received Fridav, 9.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, Friday. Mr D. R. Hall (Attorney-General) states that a s price fixing is now a Federal matter, there is no longer any embargo on the shipment of produce out of the State. FEDERAL WAR LOAN. (Received Friday, 9.50 a.m.) MELBOURNE. Fridav. The war loan subscriptions total £22,276,200.

COMMERCIAL NEGOTIATIONS. (Received Friday, 10.35 a.m.) RKRXE, Thursday. A wireless message states that commercial negotiations between Germany and Switzerland have been resumed. , Germany is anxious to reach an understanding with Switzerland before the Allies' general offensive commences. SPECIAL LEAVE. (Received Friday, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Thursday. The French War Office has decreed three days' leave for every soldier whom his wife presents with a baby.