A GERMAN VIEWPOINT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3994, 29 July 1915, Page 5

A GERMAN VIEWPOINT.

ITALIAN CAMPAIGN REVIEWED. INCOMPARABLE TO ANYTHING YET. (Received Je.l • 28, 10.10 p.m.) AMSTERDAM July 28. A correspondent of the "Lokal Anzeig'er,” describing the battle on the Isonzo, says it is incomparable to anything which has yet taken place. During the second week of hostilities the Italians poured shrapnel over Soberdo day and night unceasingly. Outside Gorizia, the enemy, assisted by aviators, were endeavoring to destroy the railway connection in the rear. Other German newspapers indicate that the Austrians in v.oriziu are preparing to capitulate.

GERMAN WAR METHODS. FROM WEST AFRICA. CAPETOWN, July 27. Colonel De Waal, of Botha’s staff, speaking at Stellenbosch, said the Germans laid six thousand mines in Dswnaraland. The Union force only lost nine thereby, whereas twenty-one Germans were killed. The Germans used more sheen-dip for poisoning ■wells than would suffice for all the sheen in South Africa. No Union soldier was killed thorebv. INTERNMENT OF ALIENS. IINTERESTING BRITISH REPORT. LONDON, July 2.7, In the House of Commons Sir ,L Simon announced mat the Internment Committee had practically concluded its work. There were fourteen thousand applications for exemption and <>o92 had been granted and 032 refused. Seven thousand cases were undetermined. The internments since Way .13 totalled 932-5. and repatriations 0302. There is an average of a thousand internments -weekly, completing in August. The committee is favoring Austrian applies!R-'is « view of the TeSuency to the British in Austria, in contrast to Germany-

ATTEMPT TO ESTRANGE THE ALLIES. A. SLIM GERMAN MOVE. COVERT OVERTURES TO RUSSIA (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (■Received July 28, 8 p.m.) LONDON, July 28. The •''Cologne Gazette” publishes a curious article, inspired by the German Chancellory, striving to prove that Russia is being sacrificed, and that England hasn’t honored her promises, with the result that the, Triple Entente declaration of September is void. It suggests that Russia should conclude a separate peace. THE BULGARIAN NOTE. ENTENTE’S REPLY ANXIOUSLY AWAITED. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, July 27. 'Plie Entente’s reply to the last Bulgarian, Note is anxiously There is reason to believe that it will assure that in future Macedonia shall he guaranteed against attack from its neighbors, and that a marked change of , policy will result.