The European War

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVIIII, Issue 449, 17 November 1916, Page 2

The European War

Salonika Offensive Progressing. FRANCO-SERVIAN ARMY OCCUPY TERRITORY. BRITISH BRILLIANTLY DEFEAT BULGO-GERMANS Remarkable Activity in Trentino. AUSTRIANS WILL TRY AGAIN TO REACH VENICE No Cause for Anxiety about lussla. SOLIDARITY IN THE DUMA. The "Thou Fools" of Germany. By Cable .lev Press Association. — Copyright.

LATEST WAR NEWS

HAS AUFJUiOA XI'l

TREATY; HIiEAiCHEs?

[The cable news m this issue accredited to The Times has appeared in that journal, but only where expressly suited is such news the editorial opinion of The Times.] TTIF WESTERN CAMPAIGN. Tin: new uiUTjsH advance. A/iSK.vCE' ;>E roiWTKIC ATTA"."'K)NU Tl'.o High Commissioner reports:--London, ycstcrdaj. A British official rojiori states:— D.niiiii- ilic ni.uiiti to.'!: 1 was considcral.'V Ev Ik*' c:K'rny northwai'il rind southward of 'Hie Ani.'iv. OllicrwU; i'hv.p is nothintr to lojopl.

GREY'S CHARGES REGARDED AS AX AEFJtOXT. [The Times Service.] .Received (his day, 8.55 a.m. !\e\v York, yesterday. The \..\v York World -a\ s ih;ti Vi.se.oant Grey's idiai'i.'"- of n ; li-.-iij--I mssioii l'V America of l.i «*..-i« , li<-'--, h iH'iiii'aiily so <•<■!!Jli«■ I witli 'l 111* JIK -1 ■: a-: to aiUiiillM I i a d.'lil :•.!' all. alll'olll, IH'SSiA AND Till- WAR. speeches in the dl.ma. i;ri.tish reeresextative OVATIOXKD. [The Times Service.] Received this day, 8.55 a.m. London, yesterday. The Daily iChronicE's I'etrogritd corns]'ondent .slate-; thai (he Duma has resumed. The seccAic- iti holh Houses emr.iuLsi.se d lire necessity of lighting to a victorious linish.

THE FRENCH LINE.

MOVED YV OX mCH'ii

OF SOiUEH,

Tho High Commissioner reports:—

The only severe, criticism of the Government aimed at the lemoval of causes preventing thfll nation developing- its full energies to win the war. A member of the Right characterised the advocates of a separate peace as State: criminals. M. Bodzianko expressed gratitiid'' for lhe loyalty of the Allies, A deputy crwl: "Loiiff .live, KnglaitdP

London, yesterday

A "French official report states:—

South of t.he Sonnrie in thf niyht. we attacked eastwards .of Piewoiie. [part of which we, occupied. l'H'ery•whore the French nesisterl niiy. finally ejecting' the. 'Germans ai'U'.v stitbiioni fig-hting*.-

The Hons" ovatiMie.d sii' Geyrge Buchanan.

THE SALONIKA OFFENSIVE,

Polish protested a gainst the parody of J'Jish iud"pendeuce, which debarred I hem from !h< ideal of a free and united l'ol;u:d' which couid only 1 • -eeuivd l\ lie Allies.

SKIIVIAXS AXf) I'HLN'iOH CO

FOinVMfD

The main theme of I lie speeches dwelt on the necessity of bringing the Government into el tuiudi with Russian public opinion.

The High Commissioner reports:~

London, yesterday

COUNTING THEIR ('[IK'KKXS. THE -THOU TOOLS'' OK GEBMAXY. ' FIXING BELGIUM'S ITTURH. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assocn) Received this day, 11.20 a.m. London, yesterday. A Berne wireless .-aatcs that despite the seeieey of tie' BcU-astag Gomniitloe, thoi o lias been ouiiside.--able discussion of its proceeding-s. Dr. Bethmann HoUweg-, the Uouvgn Minister, did not commit the Government to a definite policy regarding - Belgium, but outlined a possible, settlement. Belgium must U© nominally independent, but remain a German dependency. King Albert, must be deposed, Ircing an implacable enemy who wo'ulcl tie a perpetual menace. If Belgium desired a king they would require to accept a, Gorman Triir.e. Other conditions would by a perpetual offensive and defensive lielgoj'German alliance; the maintenance of | a Belgian army of specific strength; a permanent German military coin- | mission at Brussels; a, commercial ! treaty in accordance with German I dictates; and the lease, of two pyft.s as German navaf bases.

A Serbian official report states

The Servians, in conjunction with the Fivneh, occupied all the enemy pesitions southwards of Tepavci, including- Tepavci and Gules.

, ; BRITISH BRILLIANTLY

ADVANCE',

VIOLENT ;COUNTERATTACKS I BEJATEN ,OFP) The H. Comjn'issjonelp repeats;~- ■ ' • ' liONiD.ON s ycsteWto On 'the Sftrwrria; lfronft the' British (jook, itff.er "brilliant lighting, Hathe B.ulgars %lmg back the riig-ht o[C ifitic, Nfhpri «ffe;alm. Violent) '.German-j3jt/gg;ri oow.n|tjar«i;tfto- l cks were riiisttccessfuj''

THE SUBMABINING OE NEUTRALS.

Several speakers demanded the retention cf Belgium as part of the German Empire. Noire; mentioned tlic possibility of being- driven out of Belgium. ,

0 EiBM ANY SEEKS TO JUSTIFY

, HER ACTION

[The Times, Service.]

AMERICA M'D JAPAN LINKED. BY WIRELESS i 'A MESSAGE WISHING PEACE* Received (tfhis djay/ 8.J55, a.m. NEW) YORK* yesterday A wftfctess sflrrmc fc&'a beenimatiguija'ted hetWeeiri the Unitfa'd States and Japan* wtoh @j ItilaY <fo iHoniohilu. ■ President Wiilson sept) this messjaga Jo .ifae "May the day *>oai coltfe when IIM v;oic© of (mjay go in|¥o §JI Jhe _.• .. j .

Received this day, 8.55 a.m. New York, yesterday

The Berlin correspondent of the New York Times sends by wirelejsa an interview with the! Secretary of State, Hen- Ziffimermann, wiho said:— "Germany is not sinking n<*»tral merchantmen per sei, but as a defensive measure. The armament of several British merchantmen has been used for attack; and therefore! armed merchantmen cannot ba considered peace ful trading Geirnrany is merely seeking to stop contraband sliipmonts to the eaeimy. Nleiutrals have the remedy in tiheir own hands, by discontinuing; the carrying l of contrar band. - '

MOBILISATION op ( - ; ... Wk

GERMAN STATES J | TO BE CONSULTED" 11 [Tnc Times S'jrvi,,] ll' The Morning Post's respondent states that the?'ill ian papers are t '-IP Berlin political and authorities against the tion of f he civilian pnp,,]^!l the Empire without the Federal Council nr stag. They insist ihat thedilate German suited. '' !;e "fir

The Berlin Bon in, j s <;,„ at lite <,;' Clir ';' : ; war sprvice on civilian*,'''"':' reported that the ities are limiting arnivai'dj. contract profits m 10 perc^

FOOD PRICKS IN nRTTAit

RISING a PF.R CENT, ptj MONTH, ! I'l'ii" Tiihis ;xrvia,l llc-'iv,.l tI,P i,v. s.oo a--London, v L v : , The Board of Trade L a v Gazette states that average'::', food prices at R Naveniber't 5 per cent, higher than a i ; - earlier. Compared with p 1914, prices had cent. ANOTHER APBTRU:; INVASION OF ITALY, TO CAPTORP TiIKVEE TIAN PI.. A INS, TRENT IN 0 ACTIVITY NOTICED. (Australian nii'i N.Z, UMe .fe ;ni ! i,''-u i. : It'-.-.-ivp'l iia :.i--.-. !h.:.pi ■ Milan, yester:.There is a remarkable of enemy activity on thpTre;:: front. This is regarded ar, foreshadowing of another for:; able Austro-HungarianoHere-with the hope of breaking: the Venetian Plains and relit;: the pressure in the Carso. Her reinforcements of artillery:. infantry have for a fortnight;:: concentrating in Trentinos the personal supervision ofGt. eral Von Hoetzendoff, who,-: spite his bitter experience,n: still consider the Trentiiw: most favourable point fnrar<: vasion of Italy.

The Hungarian newspa-?: confirm the plans regretting". weakening of the Transylvas expedition to boldly face ■■: Italian menace. Note—lf Venice, or ever.:. country 30 miles, behind i city, could be taken, it w.: compel a hurried Italian ret from the Carso southwest*: and shorten the Austrian fe' 300 miles or more,

HINDENBL'RO'S FINGERi

Tin; SPOT

GERMAN INSJNI'ERH'

WORKERS NOT PROPER: FKD.

and X 7, Cable i* Kr-vi Med thu ■!.,>•. 10.5UJ.:.

General Von Hindenbur?.;letter to Dr. Hullweg, that the workmen in the have insufficient food, ny.; " Many of the realise that we are our very existence, ltis sible for the workers to re=> fit for their duties if they a*•' sufficiently nourished.