THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 January 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

I [blkctbio telegraph—oofxbiobt ] LFKB PEESS ABBOCUXIOM.7 A BATTLE IN THE AIR. * Dunkirk, Jan. 12. After the Germans dropped their bombs two Belgian airmen attacked seven German aeroplanes. It was a \ thrilling encounter. The Belgians rose to a height of 7000 feet, outmanoeuvred the enemy and used mitrailleuses against them. The battle lasted forty-five miutes. Five of tho Germans fled and the others rose until the final phases were fought at 9000 feet. Suddenly one of the Germnna crashed to the earth and wee killed, and' the seventh fled in the direction of Calais and dropped bombs which did no damage and tho aircraft drove it off. A BRILLIANT ATTACK. Pansf-'Jan. 12. .Prior to the capture of Perthes a brilliant attack was made on German reinrorcements coming from Grandpre to prepare fresh positions behind where the Germans were heavily pressed. A battalion of Alpine Chasseurs, . with a mountain battery stumbled ou the enemy's outposts, who were baynnetted or captured without a shot. The march continued to the enemy's enemy'a encampment in a hollow, and searchlights were turned on to the unsuspecting Germans. The Chasseurs with the bayonet charged, and! a lucky shot from a French gum fell on the German batteries, blew up a. quantity of ammunition and discomfitted the enemy, who were considerably superior in numbers.' Before that time the .French withdrew and organised their lines. NOTHING DOING. Paris, Jan. 12. Official The situation at the front is unchanged. TURKS ADMIT FAILURE OF EXPEDITION'. London, Jan. The Daily Telegraph's Athens' correspondent says it is admitted in Cou- A stautiiiople that the expedition against ■Egypt Jias failed, the Turks fearing B| chat the Briteih will land on the Syrian coast and endanger doonmunjications. NEW BELGIAN ARMY. , : A new army of Belgians, numeric- .;:■ ally equal to the original army is training in Normandy and will shortly be ready for the field. WAITING FOR WEATHER. 7 Generals on active service while cautious in expressing opinions, believe that with the return of good weather the decisive phase of the war will be speedily reached. THE SUEZ CANAL. Ottoman leaders in Syria, inspired by Germans, seem to hare decided to attempt to advance on the Suez Canal They are massing great forces with immense supplies, but the projected movement westward is very slow. THE SMASHING OP THE TURKS. a Russian military expert considers that the Turkish defeat at Sarykaimsli ovemhadows Von. Moltke's overwhelming of the French at Sedan. For the first time in military history two large armies fought at an eltitudie of 10,000 feet in severe winter. GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED. Petrograd, Jan. 12. Official.—The Germane on the 10th attacked several points on the left bank of the Vistula unsuccessfully. At • villages east of Skernevice they reached entanglements and tried to dupe ue by I calling, "Don't fire on your own men. , j We poured a murderous fire and then by counter-attacks drove them off with heavy loss. Wβ are cannonading the German positions in Galicia. PILES OF DEAD OBSTRUCT RIFLE FIEE. Petrograd, vjan. 12. During the past week the German offensive has been confined to a asoi3 i ten miles wide, thirty miles from Warsaw. Two Army Corps were en»a£.yf, one in tho trenches and the other in reserve. The Germans are straining every nerve to gain Bolyinow webJγ, where the fighting has been fierce, po- U sitions frequently changing nands, du- 1 spite the enormous losses of ra&u 1 The unceasing bombardment by the y Germans failed to make any headwav. ' Thirteen consecutive attacks wore repulsed in one night. After the tenth attack the bodies were piled so higu. that the Russian riflemen were unable to shoot and a party was sent out to i arrange the heaps of bodies to form embrasures for machine guns and the ' ' three next attacks were repulsed from behind the shelter of the enemy's bodies. At another pointjit Rawka a German six gun field bajeK* , went into '-he open and sliellecTxHp trenches. ' The Russian artillery demolished) three killing their servers and the remainder sheltered, but came out later and the Russians smashed two more guns killing their crews. The guns were served till they were destroyed. (Received This Day 8.55 a.m.) REPORTED EVACUATION OF LILLE BY THE GERMANS. London, Jan. 12. A report from Boulogne says that confirmation has been obtained of the : Statement that the Germans have evacuated ISille, which is now virtually in the hands of the British BREAD RIOTS. Bread riots are reported from Marcinelle in Belgium. The crowd smashed the windows of the Towm Hall. The police restored order and bread was supplied to the rioters. ROUMANIAN RESERVES CALLED UP. .Bucharest reports that three > 3f reserves hare been called up to the ~* 25th and ihree more » w*ek l*t#t, [