THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 February 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

» Latest Cables [ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.J [i'ER Fit ESS ASSOCIAIION.I (Received This Day 9.32 a.m.) THE BRITISH LOSSES. London, Feb. 8. The Rt. Hon. H. H. Asquith stated in the House of Commons that the casualties in the Expeditionary .Force to February -Ith was 104,000 men. THE ALLIES REPORT. l'aris, Feb. 8. . A oo>iti in it nifjtie states that there was a violent artillery duel at Guincy. We captured a trench west of Oarencliy by a coup de main and repulsed all attacks at Massignes. At Fontaine .Madame a violent infantry action is

progressing. At Bagatelle wo maintained our positions. j AX.Uti n v i.\ ALBANIA. j C'ettinge, Feb. S. OHu-iiii. Ir> of Austrian an/1 the Viing Turk.s' intrigues, anwcliv in Albania- k- daily becoming more Mjri/iiiN. HamliiA ar.- robbing and killing wholesale. Many Montenegrin merchants have been victimised and transports seized at Boyanariva. The Consular authorities are unable to control the situation. (Received This Day. 12.15 p.m.)

i GERMAN LOSSES. One hundred and forty-two Prussian lists show 953,117 casualties, many j dating from- September. Three now (regiments replacing the. annihilated ! degimeiits, were themselves aiinihil.it--1 oil by the beginning of December. AUSTRIAN'S PURSUING. i Amsterdam, Feb. S. ; An Aus'trian communique states that I the battle in Dukla. Pass ended in our iavour. Tliie Russia.ll artillery was weak but their infantry in strength assailed the heights and three lines were mowed down. Finally the Russians lay all night long in tilt* snoiv and I a storm benumbed them. Whon tliey attempted 111 the morning to storm the position they broke down and fled. We are pursuing. RUSSIANS FALLING BAOR. Petrograd, Feb. 8. .. eomiiiunii(|ue states that although billing back in the Southern Carpa•ians and Bukowina the fighting is proceeding in ouir favour. (Received This Day, 1.10 p.m.) GOVERNMENT'S ANXOUNCEMEXT OX THE ARMY ESTIMATES. London, Feb. 3. In the House of Commons the Rt. HOll. R. T. Tennant, in introducing the nominal Army Estimates, made <; guai ded statement. fie stated that it would be impolitic to announce the number and distribution of the Army. Ihe recruiting was very satisfactory.

j. and there was no cause for discontent. s and still less for disquiet. Though t more men were needed they might have made inroads into important industries. J He appealed to the Labour Party to j help tho Government to enable wo--j men to replace men during the war. ~ Trade mnionists might adopt less strinf gent rules. The Factory Act regula- > tions had already been abrogated .in , many works. There was uot a single f casualty during the world-wide transi poi-tation of troops. On British-made . aeroplanes British engines were now L used and the aeroplanes were .so well I made that they lasted twice as long n> any other make. The recruiting for . flying was extarordinary. . He added that Lord Kitchener was I considering a medal for technical wor- • kers in armament and other industries.