THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 January 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

(.ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COFTBIGHT.] I.PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION .1 ALLIES AEROPLANES VIWIT ESSEN. Rotterdam, Jan. 22. ilie Nieue Rotterdamsche Courant says the Allies' aeroplanes on Wed ncsday visited Essen and attempted to bomb Krupps. They destroyed some houses and did other damage the extent of which is unknown. A GREAT OFFENSIVE PREPARING. London, Jan. 22. Ilie Daily Telegraph's Warsaw correspondent says tho Russians aro initiating .a great offensive wherein cavalry "'ill take a leading part. The Cossacks' horses are wonderfully fit, despite days' fieldi work. This success to the light transport carts wliicijj -Jf able to go almost anywhere a single horseman can ride, The Russian field fortifications before the Vistula for eighty miles consist of six rows of supporting trenches, superbly built and practically impregua'ble. The General Staff is no 'onger troubled over the Warsaw problem. The Grand Duke Nicholas's general policy is to continue to hold as many German troops as possible in their present positions while bringing frasli armies to operate in a selected region. While tho cavlary will form offensive fresh armies will form behind which will hold tho invadde country. THE INVASION OF HUNGARY. There is much discussion of the news that German troops are "traversing Hungary. It is suggested that the statement that 400,000 are gathered to attack Servia is really a blind and the whole forcc will be concentrated to deal with the invasion of Hungary. HUNGARIAN DOSSES.

A Hungarian letter published 1 London states that it is now known that Hungary alone lias already Ics. nearly half a million killed and . a million wounded or prisoners. MORE PROGRESS Paris, Jan. 22. Official.—liie summary of the present situation is that since the battle of Ypres resulted there lias been . complete stop of the great Genua offensive, and the operations have ; sumed the character oi a sic. lhe balance is in our favour, since the Allies made market progress at several points, while the enemy's retreat lias been general except at Soissons. lhe German offensive in Poland has been cheeked, wJiile the Russian offensive in Galicia and tlie Carpathians continue. Lastly Germany has exhausted her i esources, and he officers cannot develop iier effectives except to the detriment of existing units. In order to gain definite, filial success the Allies have - only to prepare with tireless patence. The German offensive has been broken, and the deiensivo will be broken in its turn. SUMMARY OF SITUATION. Paris, Jan. 22. Official— The enemy violently bombarded our positions at Notre Dam* do i..oaette and then attacked at five in the morning, but were instantly cheeked. A\e occupied two woods north of Beausejour. The German counter attacks were unsuccessful. llie Germans made.a serious attack upon the salient of our line at Saint Hubert, and wrecked the trenches, out the infantry and the artlilery repulsed them. BAYONET FIGHTING. Petrograd, Jan. 22. lhe army opposing the Russians at Bukovina, under Field Marshal Lodmaii occupied the mountain passes wheae there are numerous artillery / and machine guns, 'lhe .Russian successes at Kirilbada, Jakobeni andi Dornawarra were the fruit of a series of guerilla raids with bayonet fighting in the face of desperate resistance. TURKS RETREATING. Official.—The remnants of the Turkish rearguards are precipitately retreating . Wo have occupied Ardanutsch. THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE. Bucharest, Jan. 22. Iho Russian offensive is progressing with marked superiority of numbers over the Austrian whose left wing is retiring on the left bank of the Vflritza leaving the Russians an open rood to Dornawatran. The Hungarians are advancing to Distritza to arrest the invaders. » SECRETLY ASSISTING T(JRK(gj®& Ihere is no doubt that Persia is secretly supporting Turkey. PERSIA'S LOYALTY. The Persian Minister informed the authorities at Petrograd that the reported co-oj>eratijn of the Persians in the Turkish invasion is unfounded. Persia is io\*al to England and Russia but is too weak to resist the Turks. . THE GERMAN EXCUSE. Berlin, Jan. 22, The official justification for the air raid is as follows Our airships, n order to attack a fortified place, Yarmouth, were obliged to fly over'other places, from which they were fired at, and these attacks were answered by throwing bombs. England liaa no right to bo indignant, as her flying machines and ships attacked open towns as I eiburgi l>ar-eti-Salaani and SwokopiiniiKl, and Gorman cannot be forced to forge legitimate self-defence.

l*" (lleceived This Day 9.10 a.in.) THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S h , TRAVELS. London, Jan. 22. Mr T. Mackenzie, j>few Zealand's ► High Commissioner, has returned from Egypt. He reports that the excellent arrangements made for the New Zealand troops loft 110 room for criticism. He had several interviews with the Sultan, who was interested in New Zealand's measures for assisting farmers. He also conferred with the British Chamber of Commerce in Paris on trade matters. He visited Soissons region and investigated evidences of German culture. VON MOLTKE'S OPINION. Amsterdam, Jan. 22. * Count Von Moltke, in interview, published by V.e Berlin papers, said that ho never for a niument doubted tha*Greftt Britaiil•■■•ould participate in tlie Conflict. Britain's self-interested polic/Vaa alone unchanged. She Jiad •been prepared for war for a long time The Belgian question was merely a pretext. SWEDISH S'Ii)AMKU SUNK. Stockholm, Jan. 22. Tho Swedish steamor Drotfc was stink by a mine in the Gulf of Bothnia. Five perished. staiivin(Tpeasants. Petrograd, Jan. 22. Thero is terriblo .stress in the Carpathians and thousands of the inhabitants are fleeing \jjiilst others are hiding in pits dug in the mountains. Many have boon attacked by wolves.