WAR NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 6 February 1918, Page 6

WAR NEWS.

Til K H I'SSI A,\ Silt All ox. Aus ( .nilun— N.Z. Cabin A.ssociatioil) PETROORAD. .Monthly. B Decrees establishing a mew volufi teer army have been published. I.'.V. • aimv is styled ilie Red Army of Workers and Peasants. I fie men are paid lifly roubles,month I.VEvery volunteer mtisl bo recn;. mended a.s a convinced revolutionary, and must be prepared to give his lil'e for the Soviet, Government. THE PEA ( !•] ( OXEE 1 {EN(' K. AMSTERDAM, .Monday. Aiir hearing (lie statement, of the Ukrainian Rada rcpivseut.atiw the Brest Lijiivsk Conference, Ute Central Powers' delegation decided to recognise the jvprcsem.alive of the Rida a.s en tilled to speak tor Ukraine. • - AMERICA AX!) BOLSHEVIK'S. ( h Hit' 'I '-ico. ■ LONDON, Mojiuay. The "Daily Newrf" Ne,\ York correspondent says thai, it is believed that President 'Wilson intends to rePORin.se tlie Bolshevik tiOv! huh iiil on the ground that it would prove the j democratic sincerity of the Allies and : help the people's movemcm.

A COMPLETE UN DERSTA \D! XO. Australian?\,'A, <.; i Assoi latioii ' PARIS, Moaiiav. " ,M. Clemeneeait, common; ing ' „» the Allied Conference, said : \Ye worked and argued for four days, hut tin l last day was decisive. I am delighted at the resulis, which surpassed my hopes. We have reached a complete understanding on oveii the most delicate points.

ENERGETIC PROSECUTION Ob 1 THE WAR. PARIS, Monday. The "Echo d© Paris'' .says tliafc General Petain an id Field-Marshal Haig have returned from the Versailles Conference to their headqaurters, knowing that full accord was established for tlie energetic prosecution of the war. A clear understands ing was reached in regard to what was necessary to meet the great German attacks which have been heralded. Le Matin ' says that a definite advance Jins been made towards moral and material cohesion, and important decisions have been arrived at tending to extend the armies' fHitiVstrength.

GERMAN COLONIAL EMPIRE. i ' " Australian—N.Z. Cable Association.) AMSIERDAM, Monday. A Ocrmnn union of South Sea firms ini« addressed a memorandum to tho. Reichstag, in which it is declared that it, at tlio ponce agreement, Uie Germain Government consents to the Rermans withdrawing their flag f rom the Pacific Ocean world activity will ho irreparably restricted. Germany must possess her own stations and trade prevent her enemies hlocka.de retaining its effectiveness after the war. The n™ session of cronies is therefore absolutely necessary for Germany's imliisA shipping tra city-memorandum demands the retention of former sphere, oif act'vty on the other side of the J >ho .'mid ma m( a ins that these cannot h viha-iidoned without immeasurable. ZZ!!S" k i 0 «««->

MAN POWKI? SIII.I,

Australian N.X. C;U>le As.siK-ial.ion ) LOX i)( )X i Monday. Th" "Daily Telegraph" slates that though a deputation at yesterday denounced the .Man Power (Jill t.iie general situation on the Clyde during the week-end improved. Meetings in various shipyards and engineering shops pledged support. to the (Jovernmout. A meeting at .Newcastle supported the Amalgamated Engineers' Kxecutivo im their attitude towards the Bill. (•HUMAN STRIKES. (Austra .'.tn-N r .'/• non. LONDON, Monday, Tin 1 "Daily Chronicle V Amsterdam eorrespondeui, cabling on Sunday evening, says that the severity <> ! tlie German censorship prevents re::ders o[ newspapers gaining a preci-'' idea o; ihe course ot the iiei-nian sink;.-, 1.-ui t'le impression is that the slrike is dying down everywhere. A j ipari i: i!y Ihe .Hamburg strikers arc I;., -.v-i;. r-. sinning work under the threat o! lorced military service. Ifepovt-s IVn'i! other centres, notably Bremen, indicate the rcsumpiion ot work by the strikers, Tlie authorities haw placed many Berlin war iVx.-roricis under military control. Monday will probably i>o ad' ejsivc da\ in view of tlie .summary ord;-r to resume work under tlie threat of court-marlial, but tlie strike at pro-s'-r;i si doomed to failure.

SO! TH AFRICA

Australian-V / (\ihir> Assoi-io l ion,, . CAPETOWN. .Monday. General Bajita, ill opening the Rocrnitnig Coiiterence, said that 'J!) per cent ot the eliyibles in South Africa between the g«< c oi' IS and 12 had' participated in the war. lie dcc'ined a, suggestion to adopt conscription, declaring that lliev had enough trouble in the country without creating more. What had happened in Australia had been a shock to men like himself, who wanted to assist the war. Conscription would simply mean the recall of men in Flanders to put down trouble in South Africa. He also declined a proposal to conscript Hrirish born residents as involving a. class legislation.

R EPA RATION DF3IA NDED. (Australian-N.Z, Cable Association.; MADRID, Monday. A Xote to Germauy in connection with the sinking of the Giralda was despatched on Sunday. The Note demands an immediate answer. It is understood that, iu addition tn reparation, Spain insists on the immunity of Spanish vessels trading between Spanish ports.

AERODROME IiO.M HMD. Australian—N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, Monday. T!ir> Admiralty reports: Our airera it yesterday bombed the aerodrome at Houttave, niidwhv between Zcebrugge and OstemT.

. THE food problem. (Australian—N.Z. Cable Association) _ LONDON, Monday. The National TJnitvn of l?a,ihvaymen at its conference, at Leicester passed a resolution demanding all-round food rationing, * and advising branches not to woi's on Saturdays, when members should stand in Hie food queues in-f-'tead of women.

ENGLAN D CANNOT BE STAI*VIOI> A MSTETIDAM, Monday. Captain Persius (tho Germain military writ* 1 !'), iu an article in the Prussian Year Book, says:—England cannot .In: starved. Even Gorman official utterances confirm this view, hut th o 'latter hold that it may be possible to so reduce (lie enemy as to enable Germany to achieve a complete victory. This is still « heavy task, owing . to the increased efficiency of the antisubmarine measures and the increased output of enemy and neutral shipyards. HONOURS FOR NEW ZEALANDERS. LONDON, .Monday. Military Crosses have been award- ; dd to the following Now Zealnnders: Captains R. C. Brewster, (',. H. Gray, 1* K. Mitchell: Lieutenants J. N. , Nimo, A. C. Hunter, IT. Johnston, J) MeAuley C. .1. Pierce; S'co?"' Lieutenants A. Earquhar, O. A. Gray, ]{. N. Gray. Military medals have been nwaid"-' r,o seventeen Now Zealaiwlers. THE ZTONISf MOVEMENT. LONDON, Monday. Tho Government lias approved of j the Zionist mission to Palestine to | tho measures necessary to sf cmrjlhen theZioiiist colonies there. ' including a Jewish University. Land j l»v; already been purchased and steps | will be, taken to?prevent land specui lation.