THE WAR .

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 January 1915, Page 3

THE WAR .

, ufl* (Voles [ELECI 10PYRIGHT.] [• ■ • '• CION.] LOSS ' dIJ>ABJLE. l.oiifiori, Jail 3. * Other liiciiviit;- n-ii.in coiuiectior. with tie sink;;i;. <>t the .Formidable are » exi>l«»-i<.n occurred aft near ili.t :u;r: u',>. ne, and an unbearable stcncii crijse from tiie explosive. The rcetiv! ivhici wa» t.iie last of a line of bat i.!. cimJJji i-'.vd to sound her hooter w *«,!•* •iiii.Ki'. i. -i kept flnshiiig signals JiJ.Wi J i'i> ><>i:i:<;ni-ed. STILL I;NC«>AVI:UK,ED. •hiihtc'-daui. Jan. 3 Cardinal Ai"icn*:. ;i< >■> pastoral letter rto the .•.euptfl pt.'\'iuces, says they an; still iiucoiHiuuroU and the Belgians owe to King Albjrt only, but ha to tho citizens ntot to commit hostile acts (Received This Bay 0.25 a.in.) THE ALLIES' "pROGUESS Paris, Jan. 3. A coin-unique states that we maintained all our new positions between the sea and the Lys; the enemy's sole activity being a violent bombardment of Zonriebeke. We progressed 500 metres at Lahoiselle and/ our artillery demolished the German works on the Tourcnt Plateau. "We progressed 300 metres at Perthes le Hurlus ami anflict txl heavy losses on the Gormajis. at ■Beausa.jour. We progressed in the Le Bor.chet wood near Troy on and also in tlio Lepretre wood. We captured a trench at Celles stir Plains, near Saint Die, and bombardtxl a German train i at. Altkirch and damaged the railway ! south-west of Altkiroh. The relaxation of our offensive is attributable to j the (heavy rains,, soaking the soil, and j making operations everywhere almost I impossible. Thero were heavy artillery j engagements on many parts of the j

(Received This Day 8.20 a.m.)

UNITED STATES EXCLUSION BILL

Washington, Jan. 3

An Immigration Bill .prohibiting the entrance to the United States of all aliens over 10 years of age and unable to road or write English of other languages, inchi cling Yiddish, has been adopted by the Senate.

President Wilson announces his in tention to veto the measure as Mr AV. H. Tjift did.

Belgian subjects are exempted! From he exclusion clause as an act of grace.

GERMAN AEROPLANE CAUGHT.

Petrograd, Jan 3

A German aeroplane was brought down at "VVyshogrod on ■ tin; Vistula on Friday and the two avifi tors captured. ALBANIAN INSURGENTS ACTIVE. Athens, Jan 3. Tito Albanian insurgents have occupied Berat and are marching on Debra. ANOTHER REBEL CAPTURED. Copetown, Jan 3. Commandant Jaek Picnar has been capturcd near Lobasi in .Bechuanaland. ' (Received This Day 8.30 a.m.) DISASTER FOR THE ORPHANS. London. Jan 3. The Morning Post's Petrograd cor respondent says that the lighting at Bolimoff in Poland ended disastrously for the Germans and tbe Russians have split the. Austrian and German armies in West Onlicia into three sections. j A PROBLEM TO SOLVE. A Paris mesenz.i l ; .ys that the taking of Tin Hassee. where two German Army Corps are <in«rtrred, and whicb is surrounded bv strong earthworks, is regarded as essential to any concrete Forward 'imw in order to protect their cun innnications, andi tbe A.liles are forced to Irtok Tsjnvn it as 'ne of +3tc liar prfhlen:?-' iibov have to ,-o! v- •. CR.'ii-.d? Ii'MDY. t: i .U'urf.s lan i. j fn .i '!i>cu'-v.ii: ,',n ■] !>r 'budget in lie j !'h-iniiicr of Deputes tits t"v. isi.ior ;ni<! | til sit all necessary ttien..-ii<-fR fn ;i—| national defence In l taken <m<-e j the .outbreak of tic ' and G was ready tc mobiiiw at any time and at every point of her territory. A REPORT EflOM uREEC!::. Hs'vaV \yy>]<'y e!,- v l;|tc I "''k» mmu. la*;.-; i.M ■ tndrl by Genua n.s. vii;|; :rl ill,:;«d f>• >11tn.u:« iii swl-isi«~ ' -Yiiidrt til-: S I'f Al-V lititfi'ATED. London. Jan. 3. The Chronicle's Rome ooiTespondtMil states that Italian irritation at he Allies' 'restrictions on Italian-bound commerce is rapidly growing. The Giornale D'ltalia. and Tribuua complain of tfie excessive zeal of. tbe warships. They state that they arc inflicting great Josses on Italian tradens and demand that the Government ■Asiflt on Hie abuses being terminated. EORGEI> PASSPORT'S. New York, Jan. 3. authorities have detained a OerHv«r three reservists for alconspirAcy to secure the passage ■ Gorman reservists on a Nonvegion Kanicr by ra|ans of fraudulent passtiilien Jit by naturalised GorL A GE|MAN REPORT. E I Amsterdam. Jan. 3. fcA German|eommtmiq;io states that lip. repulsed pi attack n>i th-wesfc of Meinboß -u-it-li heavy French losWo caJhi'-edj Boryzhoff taking a prisoners. .Subsequently wc tbrls -night counter attacks lSssian losses. Our offenof flawa slowly proa^sodI Hi