THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 February 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

Latest Cables [ELEUTKIC TELBORAPH—COI'EBJQHI.J [PER PBESB ABSOCIAIIOM.] (Received This Day 8.45 a.m.) AUSTRIANS OOCUPY CZERNOWITZ. London, Feb. '8. An Austrian communique claims that they occupied Czernowits on Wednesday. Donohoe's telegram was dated the 16th. DANGEROUS WORK. The Admiralty in a memorandum states that sweeping operations to the ona of December show a wonderful eoord of pluck. The Germans laid, extensive minefields off Scarborough. In one case three mine-sweepers were blown up in ten minutes, but t&e work continued. ON THE DERFFLINXSEK. Genera, Feb .19. An engineer on the Derfflingor, -writing to his parents, said that the cruiser wa« seriously damaged and the water invaded tho engine-room. The engineers were working up to their knees In water. A shell pierced the hull and killed many. THE WRECKED ZEPPELINS. ~ • Copenhagen, Feb. 19. Count Platen commanded the second wrecked Zeppelin. ITALIAN CROWD WANTS WAR. Rome, Feb. 19. The Chamber of Deputies re-opened md thousands demonstrated in favour >f war and tried to attack the Austrian Bmbasey. The troops diapereed the lemonstrators. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. London, Feb. 19, $ a.m. Pans reports that Thursday was no less favourable than the two previous (lays. The first German attempts to regain the trenches captured by the Allies near Roclincourt on Wedneseday were repulsed and several hundreds wore left dead. Similar counterattacks to recover the trenches in the region of Souain, Perthes and Beausejour failed completely. The Germans were driven baok by the bayonet and th«y lost several hundred prisoners who state that the losses of their regiment equal one-quarter to one-half of their effectives. In the Lorraine region of Aon, the Allies carried iNorroy village and occupied the whole position. In the south the Sadelle farm ,n Alsace was captured % the Allies on Wednesday. It constituted a forcible redoubt, and guns, 100 rifles and quantities of ammunition. Petrograd reports that in Bukowina Tsie Russian detachments fell back beyond the Pruth.

(Received This Day 10.30 a.m.) A SIMPLE DIJBT. London, Feb. 19.' An .English governess, resident in Berlin for some years, has retnrned to England. During her stay in Berlin she did not hear a single word of the faerman atrocities # in .Belgium. Th e principal food in Berlin is potatoes, stale bread and dripping. * Meat costs is od per pound and butter 2s 6d. INFURIATED WOMEN. Amsterdam, Feb. 19. Telegrams from Berlin state that noting took place in Schonberg. The authorities had organised a sale of cheap potatoes, and thousands of women Formed a queue and waited for hours in the rain. The officiate said tfo<st only those producing receipts for the payment of the last year's taxes would get potatoes. The infuriated women stormed the building and thrashed the officials.