THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 January 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

[KX-EGTIUC TELEOHAPU —COPYBIOBT 1 ]_PKH PRESS ASSOCIATION.! ATTACKS REPULSED. Paris, Jan. 9. Ollicial.—We carried a redoubt, captured two lines of trenches and successfully reached tho third lines north of Soissons. The Germans thrice attempted recapture but failed. A very violent attack near Haute Ohevalchee compelled us to fall back along the front a kilometre. We counter-attack-ed' and re-occupied the positions,, and very brillinatly captured a hill near Soupir and three lines of German trenches. We repulsed three violent counterattack's, and the enemy being unable to retake tho lost ground bombarded Soissons, igniting the law courts. Our artillery south of Laon Craonno demolished machine guns, silenced, artillery and wrecked tho trenches. The Germans attacked oiur on a. hill west of Perthes, also simultaneously direct attack captured Perthes and advanced beyond the neighbouring woods. 'Tho total gains at liezo were five hundred metres directly ahead. Our artillery inflicted considerable losses on the entire front at Rheims. In Argonne we progressed to Woevre north-west of Flirez, Dallvwood and La Petre wood and maintained our positions at Cernay. The enemy strongly reinforced reoccupied Burnhauptlehaut, but lost heavily. E.N'EMY AGAIN REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES. Official—The enemy were again repulsed northwards of Soissons aiA driven back in the vicinity of Perthes with heavy losses. THE FIGHTING IN POLAND. London, Jan. 9. The Chronicle's Poland' correspondent, speaking of the fighting from Cracow to Raiwka, says for thirty-six hours tho battle shifted like a moving flame in a Jong line. Its intensity has now abated. The Germans entirely failed to accomplish their plans, with ghastly loss to themselves. The tight at Cracow was characteristic of the encounters along the whole front. The Germans' attack was exceptionally heavy throughout New Year's Bay, culminating in an infantry assault at night. Tho Gorman artillery throughout the day lavishly shelled the Russian trenches with the huge thirty-two centimetre howitzers. During an infantry charge the German generals sacrificed . their men ftke water. The ground was heaped with ridges of grey-clad

dead. Upwards of GOOD Germans were killed at Gradow alone, and one night's abortive fighting along the front cost them 30.000 dead' and 1 three times as many wounded. THE DEVASTATORS. The Chronicle's Poland correspondent says the Kaiser's latest proclamation. found 011 some prisoners states' that if compelled to retire from Poland they must leave standing neither house nor town, only the bare earth underfoot. THE 1915 BECIIIJITS. Potrograd, Jan -0 The levy of recruits for 11)15 numbering 585,000 is being called up. FIERCE FIGHTING. Official.—The fighting on SukliaMoghilev front 011 the left bank of the \ istula is increasingly liercer, the Germans uotwithstanding heavy losses stubbornly attacking at different points Ihe enemy captured some advanced trenches but our vigorous counterattacks chiefly with the bayonet forced them to relinquish. We occupied Iviinptoluiig 011 the titli and have been continually fighting in Bukovina. During the last week we covered 120 versts and reached the mountain range dividing Bukovina and Hungary. \\ e captured 1000 Austriaus and much booty. Official.—The Turks resumed a vigorous offensive in Karauteam region, apparently in order to relieve the deplorable condition of the remnants of the Tenth Army Corps, retiring precipitately from Sarykamish. There is nothing to report elsewhere in the Caucasus. I yiNOPJfi BOMBARDED. Constantinople, Jau 9. Official—The Russian fleet bombarded Si nope damaging two houses and sinking lour barges. THE GERMAN VERSION. Amsterdam, Jan. 9A German communique says: We repulsed several attacks north-east of Soissons with heavy French losses. We repulsed an attack noar Perthes- with severe French losses. We stormed a position in the Eastern Argonne capturing prisoners. Mine-throwers blew up an undefended trench at moment the French occupied it, straying the en tiro French force. We recaptured Burnhaupfclehaut, also the Fiench advanced taking prisoner 190. BUSSIAN'PRISONERS. A German communique states that the prisoners number 1200 in the East-

ern theatre wild we captured 2000 Russians and seven machine guns oil the 7tii. (Keceivod This Day 8.50 a.in). CARDINAL MERCIER'S PASTORAL London, Jan. 10. Cardinal Mercier's pastoral was read

in several -Catholic Churches in England. REBELS ROUNDED UP. Pretoria, Jan. 8. Official.—AH the rebels in the Transvaal have been rounded up. ENTHUSIASM IN CALCUTTA. . Rome, Jan. 10. " An Italian steamer reportis the greatest enthusiasm in Calcutta. Everyone is confident of victory in Egypt. TO DAMASCUS Advices from Beirut state that all the French and G reck residents have been sent to Damascus for police supervision. 1 »'o Englishmen who attempted to escape from Beirut havo been sent to Damascus in chains. TURKISH FINANCE. Sofia, Jan. 10. from Constantinople says Porte's finances are acute. At Constantinople the board of the Ottolnan hank has been placed provisionally under a moratorium during the Avar to provide financial relief. The r Porte evidently intends confiscating tho iiinds. A GIFT APPROVED OF. Berlin, .Jan. 10. Tho municipality has approved of tho expenditure of 15000 marks as ;i gut to General von Hindenberg. RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET ACTIVE. Petrograd, Jan. 10. It is sonii-officially announced that the Russian fleet fought tho Breslau and the Hamidieh on the 6tli, inflicting serious damage. They also dej stroyed a number of the enemy's steamers and sailing vessels at Sinope, Trebizond and elsewhere. On the Bth t . they bombarded Khopah. ' ' It is reported that tho gunboat Peskishevat was badly damaged.