IMPORTANT FRENCH SUCCESS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3996, 31 July 1915, Page 5

IMPORTANT FRENCH SUCCESS.

DEFINITE PROOF OF ASCENDANCY. SOLDIERS ALWAYS IN FORM. OPERATION'S AT BANDESAIT. (Received Julv 80, 11.20 p.m.) ' PARIS, July 80. Official: At Bandesapt we occupied another group of houses in the southwest portion. The Germans delivered a violent aita'k at Barronkopi’, but v/ore re-mtl-e'l. We maintained our gains. Our lire might and destroyed a German battery. The success; achieved bv the French at Ihindesapt is of considerable moral as well as material value. The number of French was comparatively small, and they were '‘ailed upon to net against superior numbers oi pb-kcd men alter a period of pari.nieily trying operations, which might have been expected to leave them suffering from the effects of fatigue. Their victory achieved a definite proof of the French ascendancy over the enemy. A lending French military critic says: “it is proof that our soldiers are always in foi m and a guarantee (bat when ihe operation is repeated simultaneously at various points on the front, tlie German resistance wilt be broken. THE IRQvi KAISER. rOi'L!) FORCE HIMSELF TO BE CRUEL! SCOLDING FOR. HIS OFFICERS. ! ( Received Julv 81. J .20 a.m.) PKTROGRAI), Julv 80. ; A Gorman prisoner states that when j the- Kaiser visited the eastern front ho address/ d the troops, saying that if he bad a thousand sons he would send them all to deal!) in honor of Germany. “The KaDer spoke a great deal.” -aid the soldier, “ami we w re tir'd ! of listening. An hour later w»- w re j sent- to the attack, arid the Kaiser I scolded the olfieers for being too Fin- j ( nt. and said leaders who \v> re too i soft with their subordinates were- use- j less in war time, and added : ‘ln a just { eanse. 1 -in n adv to force- niv-elf to j

BRIT AIN DO Y E R M \ N ATSfiM, .MR .VWU’TTIi’S SPKFCTT. WARMLY A PPL U'DED BY OUR ALLIES. Owe. i\-.-d Julv 80. L2O a.m. 1 .OXDON, July 30. The French and Italian papers warmly apjilaiKl .Mr Asquith’s speech. AMERICAN SHIPPING REGISTER. SUSPICIOUS ’german MOVEMENT. WASHINGTON. July -30. The Government agreed to register eleven i'oieign-buih steamers, bought for Rieha.r/l Wagner's American Tran—Atlentie Company, and rejmrtod to have been purchased at British. Scandinavian, and Mediterranean ports by Jansen, of Copenhagen. Hugo Stinnr-ss is providing the money. The Department of Commerce is satisfied that the steamers represent German capital, but Wagner’s company was registered at Delaware: therefore the .steamers are entitled to registry. The Bureau has notified Wagnervs that lithe vessels attempt European trade thev will probably find a way to J)-’ Prize Court. Wagner declares that it German money has been used for the purchase it will he repaid. Some of the steamers will be engaged in ilie Soutli American trade. IMPORTANCE OF BOMES. XK E DEO LX UN LI MI TED QU.iXTTTIES LONDON. July 29. Reuter reports that a Headquarters despatch on recent operations revealed the enormous importance of bombs and hand grenades, which are nettled in unlimited quantities for dose fighting. The narrow trenches, intersected by innumerable traverses and formidable barricades wherewith the Germaryde-

Jenee works abound, are beautifully I mad/-. An uuexplodcd bomb recently j rduimi in our trenches were capaole of j being thrown sixty yards. The rr.eea- j auism was so contrived that it v>.,s j bound to explode whatever way it fell. German snipers use rifles wit It t eles/'opic sights, making a miss almost- impossible. AMERICA AND GERMANY. LKKJdANLAW INCI DENT IGNOREDUNCLE HAM'S PATIENT DIPLOMACY. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) ; LONDON. July 29. j Wasliington reports that there will j be no break with Germany over the : Leelanlaw incident. Fears cannot be ; dismissed that Germany may be guilty j of some crowning act of impatient j ineptitude which will bring tumbung j to the ground the whole fabric o. ; the President’s careful peaceful dip- | lumaev. It is clearer than ever u ; Germany wants a rupture of relations with the United States she can easily bare it, even something more. The German press continues to abuse thi' United States, ami openly • char-ms the President and Air Lans- ; mg, 'and the whole State Department with working for the uenefit- ot Sir Cecil Spring Rice, who is described as a master intriguer. THE LUSJTAMIA HORROR. SUBMARINE CAPTAIN’S SHAMTU ]>ABTS, July 19•r.e Guerre Sociale" publishes a i German Socialists uaiiatne, pul > porting to be Lieut. Horsing s account - of the Lusitania disaster “ lun ; orders to sink the vessel reached Hen . go land ad the officers were .indignant. Lieut. Hersing wanted to inform the crew of tho object of the voyage, hoping they would mutiny,- also a h-n the Lusitania was sighted he thought of running away, -but sighted a second sub marine. He went full speed trom the. scene when he torpedoed tlie Lusitaiiia to avoid witnessing the ghastly spectacle, but saw the victims struggling, and became like a man of stone, unable to move or speak. M hen no returned to port ho wept. The other officers were unconcerned and showed contempt of Horsing. KRSJ PR 5 S G 0 M fTd EMT SA L AGENT. A SENSATIONAL STORY. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (Received July 30, 8.30 p.m.) LONDON. July 30. In the House of Commons, Sir A. B. Markham referred to the case ot a 'man named Riehwald who had changed his name to Blacker. fear A. * ■ Markham said he was the son ot Krupps' confidential representative m London and yet, as Major Blackei was sent out to India four months before the war and made Assistant Military Secretary to the Comm«ndei-in-Chief, with access to confidential information. 'When the war broke out he was promoted to he Chief of the Intelligence Department m tho Indian Corps sent out- to France.