THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 January 1915, Page 3

THE WAR.

Latest Cibks i I L JiiiKOiitlCJ ■i , iii.lioUAi-U--t'oriia<..HX.J |_I'EU rilK.-iS ASSSOWAXiON.J (lloctuvoa TiiLs l»a.> t>.-10 a.m.) [ _ THE WiMt.\lA> jI'LEA. — '* Amsterdam, Jan 1. iiic .wiUi Gorman Gjizotto juetiAos ■ the shelling oi tiourboroiigh because it ■ possesses a redoubt of six six-inch guns. j/ji-u uuiiiian ships swelled only the coastguard ;<\nd signal fetation at lUiitby; GERAJANS AlhUlT TRUTH. A German communique, al'tor denying it, now admits that" the Frenah have retaken titcinbaoii. It adds that tho French captured tlic uerinan positions on the heights wast of JSennneim which tho Germans have since re-taken. GERMAN SPIES ARRESTED. Pants, Jan. L Four German spies, inducting a bogus priest, have been arrested at Belfort THE ALLIES' REPORT. A communique states that we .seized several points of support at -Perthes, Ales Nolle** Hurlue, and made fui-thei progress in the Lepretire wood, also iSteinbach. "We carried the important heights west of Oeruay. Theie were ..x----tillery dmele at many poiuta , HIGH COMMISSIONER'S IIEPOiIT . Tho i'roniior has rocoited the following from tlie High Connnnseioner :— London, Jan. 4, 6.20 p.m. I'otrogratl reports that on the Bzura and tho HawJw, the liuseians continue to ropulse attacks. Neai , the Uzok i'ass the Austrian position was taken. Tlie retreat from Bukovina ie becoming a rout. Fierce fighting, with '.he Turks at Surykaryah continues. ,jj|_ (11-eooived This Day 8.45 a.m.) LOSe Ol' , THE Jj'OMMIUABLE. Loddon, Jan. i. The loss of the Formidable lies been received by the public *vith unruffled feelings. Thle Icoet pt iumihilating •German trade by bottling up the fleet lias beon lower than the most sanguine ' anticipated. A BIG TASK. Military experts, vluV carlior in 'he campaign, expected tho Germans to Do l'rom Belgium.by March, now jiiitiwpate that it will require a summer ciimpaign, and the preparations being made for a campaign in spring which will stagger humanity.i ore nicnv nearing completion. TiUi POSITION OF. THE N'EUTIIA.^S l'hc Italians' cunstaitt prei>»rati.'ms lor any omcrgeii.cy «ai* regarded in. England and I'ranco \\ iEh eatislaction. -S'either is there any ujieasiuctw in 'oguid to the ru|jorts of. tno •■activiiicvj in Bulgaria., liouiiianfa, and Greece. XL is generally prodictod. that noutrals in tho proximity oi Austria and Turkey regard the time as almost ripe for • U , - jlisting old scores and helping the nsolms generously to Uie ten itoritts ol tho totteiing and dissolving empires. t<; l: :; s i'ANio^HUOJiE.\. ! ■!, A >■[>■»* l<.i icsiKHKNut o{ the Daily f:. ,|iii. .. rcj. >■'•-■' U: -a i.vniiv) in f IK'i>'. >!'d ti!!i llOiy ff-ikfc Ml" I"-'!- , !! .' ! '11-iV: ■! iO .vru:, ''■ .'■'■■■ • ,|!U! I IVirio aro p-'Cp: ••:., • ;■ " il;- | attack on ~. iui •:■ 'ijitely abandoned and the Liu'.p- ■ ■ \'-d '■■> the Asiatic side of th<\ ati ! j Brusa. ' to GUAiiD 'vamv. co-vuiuni- " CATIONS.

Potrogiad rex 'm:ls fcb<:t un; Germans have withdrawn aix Army iJuvya from tlio Wai-eaw front, supposed!;, t<> guaa-d ■igainst the avtuck -.hi Uie Lowicz-Thorn corna> unitatbns. (ltoeuivcd T'tis way a..30 ;i.m.) BELGIAN Lli, V IKS 8 U MMO.N ED Aiiitttoi'jjun, j<l.ll. 1. Tho German Qpxnin&ml;iht ul (he village suiiiiuoned JJclgian iyi4-11i.15-1910 'ovias. !i>i uuoiporatijn nitn tho German Army. JiIiaNZB'GATJ3B I A KEN The Germans s>--"» "wtkon Uiv wellknown bronze gates at the Antwerp railway station for oaiiliou. BOMBARDING BftUSSKLS. l''rench aviators bou.i\a.riUxl mu.-! partially destroyed th'i iio\i-dirjgibie -U :il on Siiti'V'loji Severi\l Gci - -- t'iiii. .•.otdior>. wor<> .Llk-Sl, . . .;_.... J .. ■•;.!>■ libl'OSM. tWri>ya!!, Jan., 4. "i ii > iivi'ii!- -.i..\'npt;'(i' '•>.■ oi'oss to the right U.'i"li 01 tin- Vi.~i')!a on Saturday birt w*mv rcp'iNtsi. lighting continues iti <k-<'j> :;iiov, ;ii Sarykainiish, where'the Hus>i.in ; . !•■ v.,\v captured 5700 priiionc: u!i:;--,..:un guns, aud (seventeen tjiiickiuers A jaSOO«L.sH SPY. Cuii-iltar, Jan. 1. A Moos Wiu, charged with spying fcvitJHii th» i'oi i.;'<s-> at Gibraltar. * second Mof 1 " tjave evidence that the hntl iormely 'been omployod at llilf I»\ M; •tiesmonn's a German ton..