DEATHLESS HEROISM.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14699, 2 September 1915, Page 5

DEATHLESS HEROISM.

MAGNIFICENT -BRAVERY OF TWO BRITISH AIRMEN. ■Received September 2, 10.35 a.m. ■ PARlS,'September 1. A party of Frenchmen were watching the Germans shelling a British monoplane. The machine was falling into the German lines, when it suddenly rose, and then came down in the French lines. The Frenchmen rushed up, and found two seetningly dead bodies "under a shapeless mass.' ‘As the pilot was picked up, he showed signs of life, and whispered, “[ am blind. Bring the major, so that I can give the results of our reconnaissances.” , ’ ■ The pilot narrated that, after accomplishing their mission, shells began to ■ burst around them at a height, of 1500 metres, mortally wounding the look-out, and blinding the pilot. The latter let go the levers, but suddenly heard the lookout feebly cry, “Rise quickly!” The pilot replied, "I am blind.” 'Jjhe lookout, in a still feebler tone, cried, ‘‘Rise to the right! Wo are over the Gorman lines.” Following the- dying man’s directions, the pilot reached the French lines, by which time his comrade- was dead. , AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SUBJECTS WARNED. MUST NOT PRODUCE FOR ALLIES., Received September 2, 10.50 a.m. AMSTERDAM, September 1. The Austro-Hungarian . Government' announces that all subjects working in neutral countries, particularly America, who are employed in factories producing war material for the Allies, are liable to from 10 to 20 years’ penal servitude, or capital punishment. GERMANY’S IRON HAND, RUSSIAN BANKERS BEING PENALISED. Received September 2, 9 a.m. AMS'BERDAM, September 1. . The Governor of Warsaw has' sent thirty Russian bankers to -tile .Concentration comps for refusing to - accept;, promissory notes. GERMAN PLOTTING IN J AMERICA. DYNAMITING OUTRAGES IN MUNITION FACTORIES. ; A REIGN OF TERRORISM. ! Received September 2, 10 a.m. ~ NEW YORK, September 1.. Extraordinary , series of dynamiting outrages are breaking out at the ammunition and powder plants in the United States, Unquestionably Gorman secret agents are. organising a : reign' ; ; of terrorism, and engineering /strikes- in America.- The.secret service is investigating. . JAPAN’S AID TO ALLIES. Received September :2, 10.35 a.m. PARIS; September 1. Baron Hayashi, Japanese Ambassador to Rome, states that the public is not aware of the extent- to which Japan is co-operating with the Allies. When it is possible to tell the world, it will be astonished at what Japan has done, is doing, and will do. The Russians are • their nearest neighbours therefore Japan is most useful to them. TURCO-BULGARIAN TREATY. A WARNING TO THE BULCARS. BERLIN, . September 1. . Advice from Sofia states that, Bulgaria has postponed her signature to the Turkish treaty, as the Quadruple Entente has declared that signature at the present time would bo an unfriendly act. An agreement between Bulgaria and Turkey is nevertheless completeBULGARIA’S PLANS. ‘ PARIS, September 1. The Figaro says that perhaps the Bulgarians favour the circulation of the report of an agreement with Turkey, hoping that Servia will make adequate conI cessions. Nevertheless, it is .apparent i that Bulgaria will reserve liberty to negotiate with the Quadruple Entente when Servia’s intentions are known. ITALIAN PRESS/VIEWS. ROME, September 1. The newspapers regard the delays in the Servian reply to M. Yenezcloa’s declaration and Bulgaria's decision as favourable symptoms. There is increasing evidence that public opinion throughout the Balkans is growing in sympathy with the Entente. The most important development is that many Bulgarian Ministers are speaking in favour of intervention. Italy, since the declaration of war against Turkey, has made totnial promises to Buli garia. These ought to carry considerable weight. ~ ; ■ > : BULGARIAN WAR CENSUS. . r.t ■ LONDON, September 1. The Bulgarian-. Minister for War has instructed, the commandants of the various districts to immediately take a census of all men’up to 50 years of ago who have never served in the army.