ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2606, 30 October 1915, Page 5

ON THE WESTERN FRONT

INTENSE ARTILLERY ACTION By Telegraph—Press Association—CopyTiElit (Rcc. October 29, 9.15 p.m.) Paris, October 29. A' French communique says: There lias been prolonged intense artillery actions on the H.et Ras Steonstraate front, also at Boisenhache, and in the region, of Rochvincourt. RECAPTURE OF LOOS. HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES. (Rec. October 30, 0.40 a.m.) Paris, October 29. Correspondents state that tho effect of tho recapture of Loos was that Prince Rupprecht hurled 23 battalions in the assault on October 8, all of whom were decimatcd in front of the British and French trenches. The German dead is estimated at 10,000. OH THE EASTERN FRONT ENEMY ATTACKS ALL REPULSED By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. .October 29,11.15 p.m.) Petrograd, October 29. 'A Russian communique says: "Tho enemy north-eastward of Garbunowke occupied some trenches. We counterattacked and dislodged him. "During a furious attack, undertaken under threat of being fired upon by their own artillery, the Germans suffered tremendous losses. "The enemy in attempting to advance eastward of the left bank of the Styr was driven back with heavy losses. "Three enemy attacks westward of Chartoysk were repulsed." PEACE PROPOSALS KAISER AND AMBASSADOR CONFER By Telegraph—Presa Association—Copyright Washington, October 28. Mr. Gerard, the American Ambassador at Berlin, has conferred with tho Kaiser, presumably on peace proposals'. Neither President AVilson nor the Stat© Department knows anything of any peaco overtures. President Wilson will not take action unless a direct <\'ppeal is made to him. A GERMAN CRITIC OP GERMAN OFFICERS By Telegraph—Press Associalion-Oopyrighi (Rec. October 30, 0.40 a.m.) London, October 29. Extracts have been published from the diary of Private Becker, Professor of Latin at the Bonn Gymnasium. Ho testifies to the brutalities of tho German officers towards tho soldiers. Becker states that- both on the Russian and Western fronts- the men were badly fed and uncared for, while the officers fared, well. He does not disguise how, during attacks, tho officers disappear until the danger is past. D.S.O. FOUR NEW ZEALANDERS By Telegraph—Pross Association—Copyrieht (Reo. October 29, 11.15 p.m.) Lonoctn, October 29. The Distinguished Service Order has been conferred on the following New Zealanders .-—Major Standish, Captain Finn, and Lieutenant Robert M'l'herson.

Major Standish, of tlie 3rd Battery, showed conspicuous gallantry in controlling the lire of an exposed section of guns on August 27, under heavy fire. When one of the guns were put out of action, and a fire broke out round the ammunition pit, lie immediately ran and assisted in extinguishing it. Captain Finn, of the Medical Service, for conspicuous devotion to duty from August 6 to August 9, worked day and night unceasingly, and without Test, attending the wounded under continuous fire. The dressing station was heavily shelled for an hour, and many assistants were wounded. Lieut. M'Pherson, of the Field Artillery, showed conspicuous gallantry on August. 27. He descended a pit containing fifty high explosive shells, and at great personal risk extinguished a fire caused by blazing brushwood, tho result of the Turkish bombardment during tho assault on Hill 60. VICTORIA CROSS HERO LANCE-SERGEANT BROOKS. (Rec. October 29, 8.35 p.m.) London, October 28. The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Lance-Corporal Oliver Brooks, of the 3rd Coldstream Guards, for most conspicuous bravery at Loos. When a strong party of the enemy captured two hundred yards of trenches, Brooks on his own initiative led a party of bombers and regained the lost ground midst a hail of bombs.

PAY OF BRITISH TROOPS NOT TO BE RAISED TO COLONIAL LEVEL. By Telegraph—J?r«G3 Association—Copyright (Reo. October 29, 9.15 p.m.) London, October 29. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. 11. L. Outhwaito (Liberal), Mr. Bonar Law said the Government declined to pay British troops 6s. a day, equalling the Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian scale. LONDON'S AIR RAID DEFENCE SIMILAR TO PARIS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. October 29, 9.15 p.m.) London, October 29. Mr. 'A. J. Balfour, First Lord of tlio Admiralty, announced in the House of Commons that it was intended that tlio London Zeppelin defences should be.similar to those of Paris. KRUPP'S YACHT CONDEMNED THE GEE MANIA IN THE PRIZE COURT. By Telegraph—Presj Assoelfttion-Convrio-hf (Rec. October 29, 8.85 p.m.) London, October 28. The Prize Court has condemned Herr Krupp's £45,G00 yacht tlio "Germania," despite defendant's counsel's plea that she was a plaything, and that it was against the comity of nations to seize the toys of privato individuals. WOMEN SPIES NONE SHOT IN ENGLAND. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, October 28. The Secretary of Stato for Homo Affairs (Sir John Simon), in nnswor to a question in the House of Commons, said that no woman had been executed ill Great Britain for espionage, Ten men bad already been sontouccd to .death*