THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 February 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

| Latest Cables [ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COI'TttIGHT.] |_TBR PRESS ASSOOIAHON. J (Received This Day 8.50 a.m.) A ZEPPELIN BURNED. The Zeppelin L 3 was burnt at Fango. it was one of Germany's best airships. It encountered a snowstorm and fought the elements for five hours. Finally I only one motor was workable, and it passed the Danish 'frontier towns rapidly sinking. Then tlie fourth motor ceased and the airship landed narrowly ! missing an hotel. The captain (Fritz) lired it to prevent revelations of the secret of its machinery and equipment. TO BUY FOODSTUFFS. Amsterdam, Feb. 1 8. The Berliner Tageblatt says that the municipality of Heidelberg is raising a loan of three million marks to puirclia.se foodstuff*. DUTCH TORPEDO BOATS TO CARRY MAILS. The Government proposes to entrust the mail service to Britain to Dutch torpedo boats. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES. London, Feb. 18. Sir John French mentions Captains B. Montgomery (Tasmania) and C. 13. Wilson (Tenth Hussars); Lieutena us F. W. A. Steble (Victoria), and A. Martin of the Medical Corps (New Zealand); Colonel Gordon Wilson; Captains A. W .Mac Arthur, Onslow and M. Carbery. The last three are deceased. General Joffre personally decorated Oswald Wi>t/t with the Legion o fHonour. DE WET'S TRIAL. Bloemfontein, Feb. 18. Further evidence showed that De Wet when addressing his commando, stated that the rebellion had been planned when Hertzog left the Ministry. De Wet, in another speech, at Vachtkup, remarked that when they got to Johannesburg they would act like the Germans and make the capitalists pay. A witness testified that De Wet, addressing the burghers, said that Maritz was placed on the German border by Providence, where he would get arms and ammunition from the Germans, i The latter had always been friends | Maritz and the German Governor had ] an understanding that when the R-e----j public was established, Germany would I acknowledge its independence, and they j would only have given Walfisch Bay j to Germany. (Received This Day 9.40 a.m.) THE FIGHT AT THE BRICKFIELDS. "Eye-witness" states that during the bombardment the Germans took refuge in dug-outs, but our assault was too well timed an<l sudden, that when the enemy emerged from his Furrows, our infantry was on top of them. Those showing fight were immediately bayonetted; but many recognising the hopelessness of resistance, discarded thfir arms, and cried "mercy," offering watches, money, cigarettes, and fruit to buy their lives. One German officer was bayonetted, while telephoning. . presumably for reinforcements. One of our men, armed only with a shovel, killed four Germans trying to escape. A large amount of dum-dum ammunition was captured and many cartridges i had their bullets reversed with he bases outwards. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. London. Feb. 18, .3.25 a.m. Paris reports from uie eea to the Uise our artillery fire dispersed numerous bodies of Germans and their ammunition waggons were blown up and convoys shattered. Mxrth of Arras the Allies captured two lines of trenches inflicting heavy losses. In the Champagne, north-west of Perthes, we captured the -German positions on a front of 800 metres. Tn the Argon ne we made progress in the foreet of Liibrugie. notwithstanding two violent counter attacks and encounters with the cold steel, causing the enemy heavy losses. A strong German ttnck at Four de Paris was completely repulsed. French aeroplanes bombarded the station of Freiburg.

(Received This Day 1.10 p.m.) THE ALLIES' OPERATIONS. Pans. feTi. 18. A communique states that we captured a mortar and 100 bombs in the German trendies north at Arras. Our progress elsewhere was maintained . GERMAN CAPTURES. Amsterdam. Feb. 18. An official message from Berlin claims that the Germans took 3000 prisoners near Plock-Racione. Tho booty on the East Prussian frontier to date is 64,00 prisoners, 71 cannkHi, 100 machine guns, three ambulance trains, 150 fill I ammunition waggons and innumerable cars and horses. BITTER FIGHTTNG NEXT WEEK. Christiana, Feb. 18. The German proclamation angers Norway who threatens to stop trade with Germany. The German Ambassador stated that next week will see embittered fighting on the British coast. Germany will be unable to offer neutral ships any security.