THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 February 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

IELBCIBIO raLW3BAPH--COPimiOBT ] IPBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.! ANOTHER GOOD SAY. Paris, Feb. 19. Official.—We had .another favourable day. The Hermans at Moftnoourt made five attacks to recapture trenches eaken yesterday, but all were repulsed leaving several hundred corpses. There were similar efforts to recapture trenches lost on the 16th" and 17th at Souaiu, Perthes, and fieausejour. The French drov ebaok the assailants with tho bayonet capturing three guns, and taking prisoner several Hundreds. Prisoners stated that some regiments had lost a fourth to a half ot tfteir effectives. We assaulted and: captured tho i-il-l lage of Norroy, in Lorraine. * THE CANAL~FIQBT. flydney, Feb. ID. Mr Bean, cabling under yesterday's date, says:—lt is' now certain that the attack on February 3rd was not a reoonnaisance, but a serious attempt to cross tho Canal by one-third or half of the Turkish Army, which was concentrated in Palestine. The Smyrna Army did not participate, but 30,000 troops marched across the desert to camp in the mountains thirty milta east of Ismailia, and awaited while reconnaisances were made of El Kantara and Ismaila.

and ismaua. On February 2nd a feint against V mailia was suspended owing to a dust storm, and in the early hours next morning the real attack started against che bank of the Canal between Toubsoum and Serapeum by the main force of about 15,000 regulars, smaller forces simultaneously feinting against lemailia and El Kantara. It was very dark owing to a sandstorm. A Turkish brigade with boats reached the bank a little south of Ibussouni, but the sentries discovered their dark figures and fired. The enemy managed to lauch several boats but were quick'.V driven back. Then they lined the bant for one and a half miles arid openad a heavy fire. They tought well and part remained in a position all day of the 3rd and part of the 4th when they vere surrounded and surrendered. The Turkish reserve waiting in a valley two miles away retreated when our idvancing force discovered them. The forces at El Kantara also immediately retreated to the mountains where they now are, at least sixty miles distant. Further Turkish dead are found every lay, the total now being over 600. Our' 'osses were about 20 killed and 100 wounded. AUSTRO-GERMANS BEATEN. London, Feb. 18. From Bucharest Martin, Donohoe -eports tli at the Russians have beaten •if the Austro-Gennans at Czernowit.z, ind the district is free from the enemy alio are retiring.

RUSSIANS ABANDON OZERNOWITZ. London, Feb. 19. Telegrams from PetrogratT relating events at Ozernowitz prior to Donohoe's telegrams- state that the Russians re-i-eated in good order. There was often lour feet of snow on the mountain laths, and the Tyrolese dropping loose ocks harassed the retreaters. The Vustrians felled trees across the defiles The Russians overcome enormous difficultiesfi, and destroyed bridges before I hey evacuated Ozernowitz. THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT. I'ho latest announcement in Berlin s that the Germans built l2sTiig minea.ving submarines during the last «'x months. Each carries a hundred mines. THE NAVtTIOSSBB. -Mr Churchill announced that the Naval men killed numbered 6201, wounled 595, missing 988, interne? 1563. TO DIRECT THE~BLOCKADE. The Daily Mail's Copenhagen correspondent confirms the report .that the vaiser, Prince Henry and Admiral Tirpitz have gone to Wilhelmshaven to ■ ircct the blockade. BRITISH QUITE COOL. Despite the blockade shipping in the .. hannel is normal. BrisloT; 'Glasgow «■' ind Liverpool are similarly ignoring -lireats.

-• THE GHENT MUTINEERS. The mutiny at Ghent in the beginning v «1 February resulted in 5000 men and . M officers being tied in couples nnd dent to Brussels for refusing to go to the l'ser front. Latex the mutineers were sent to Germany. A STRATEGICAL RETREAT. Petrograd, Feb. 18. The Official Gazette says it is necessary to exorcise secrecy regarding thjk* Kast Prussian operations. The Ger? wan movement was foreseen a fortnight "before it occurred, and precautionary movements were taken. Uhe Uussiariri retreated in order to tire the enemy, and occupied a concentrated "*■ position. THE OFFICIAL REPOUT. Official.— Fighting on the NiemanVistula continued on the 173T, and reached its maximum stobborness in Augustowo region on the SerpieoPlock road. Our detachments in Bukorina retreated beyond the Pruth.