Second Edition The war

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 January 1915, Page 3

Second Edition The war

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[electhic telegraph—copyright.J [>EK PKUSBj ASSOCIATION. J Utaccivtd This Lay 8.15 a.m.) A NEW I'll AVER BY iILE POPE. Rome, Jan. 18. The Pope has written a new prayer for deliverance from the horrors of war to be used in liiurope on Febru- , ary 7th, and outside Europe on March 21st. ANOTHER LIST Of GERMAN ATROCITIES. Petrograd, Jan. 18. The Govern incut lias requested the Spanish Embassy to complain to the German and Austrian Governments of their soldiers' atrocities. It also complained that their ambulance men methodically despatched and mutilated the wounded Russians. Several Cossacks were hanged as the result of a German commander's general order. The Germans shot civilians at Kalisch without reason and the Prussians murdered a priest ,at Koviki. The Austrians at Alakovo and Chatava violated women and girls and ill-treated the population, particularly the priests, for refusing bo give information regarding the Russian army. The Germans also misused the white flag. THE BATTLE OF SOISSONIS. Paris, Jan. 18. Wounded men give stirring narratives of the battle of Soissons. Ten thousand French were fighting forty thousand Germans. The bridges at Missy and Venizel were swept away on the 12th, and the engineer® were subjected to large rango artillery, but worked day and) night. Several were drowned. The bridge at Missy was repaired at dawn on the 14th. When- the general force retired the Germans attacked in close formation and two battalions were annihilated by the bridge head. The defenders were behind the wall of the glassworks and some Germans seized the rifles protruding from tho loopholes. The French riflemen were almost at their last cartridge when tho mitrailleuses fired, forcing the German to fall back thus enabling tho rearguard to retreat. Four guns remained on the northern bank and when the last shot was fired a wou.vled officer ordered the guns to be dragged to the edge and flung into the mud. The six gunners ran over the bridge and ©scaped). ALLIES' REPORT. A communique states that we repulsed two attacks near Tutrech.es and captured the German works at Boislepretre. The situation at Soissons and elsewhere is unchanged. (Received This Day 11.-10 a.m.) RISING IN MUSCAT SUPPRESSED. London, Jan. 18. Official.—The British forces assisting the Sultan of Muscat suipressed a rising and inflicted 500 casualties in the rebels ranks. BRITISH SUCCESiS DENIED. "Eye-witness" denies the capture of the German positions at Labasse. No attack was attempted, although the enemy's artillery was increased. Our artillery destroyed an important bridge at Frelingheini below Armenl'ieres. GERMAN* STEAMERS SUNK. Stockholm, Jan. 18. Last fortnight five German "argo steamers, varying from 2000 tons, were mined and sunk in the Baltic. (Received This Day 12.55 p.m ) REPORTED SINKING OP A GERMAN BOAT. Havana, Jan. 13. A British cruiser is reported to have sunk tho Hamburg-American linsr, President, off Cuba, while proceeding from Porto Rico to Havana.