THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 February 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

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THE OFFICIAL 11EPORT. Paris, Feb. 23. Rlieims was violently bombarded oil Sunday night and -Monday. There We captured a line 01 trenches and Wecaptured a line oi trenches and two woods at Souain-Ueausejour, "e----pulsing violent counter-attacks and nflicting lieavy loss. Wo captured the greater portion oi the village of Stosswihir, in Alsace. It is believed that the GfeTman line in Champagne could be broken if the moment was considered suitable for a general Allied offensive. The French successes 111 Champagne were greater than in any other part on the western line. The latest German efforts resulted in being more disastrous than evei-, the French pursuing them. A Zeppelin dropped two bombs on Calais. The five victims were civilians. PREPARING TO CRUSH THE ENEMY.

London. Feb. 23. The Allies preparations for the offen sivo are rapidly being completed.

RUSSIANS REINFORCED,

The Daily Chronicle's J'ctrograil eoire.spondent. states that Russian reinforcements have arrived on the East Prussian front. The German attack has been expended. The troops arc exhausted by tlie difficult inarch in the deep snow and the offensive is now with the Russians. A Petrograd - correspondent states that there is reliable information that the Germans have placed nearly 'JO corps in the field—32 in the East and 53 in the West. THE MURDEROUS TURKS. l'etrograd, Feb. 23. During the occupation of Ardanueh i lie Turks dragged into tlie streets ""50 Armenians and cut their throats. Old Turkish residents cold-bloodedly killed old Armenian acquaintances. Fifty Armenians were stripped and compelled to leap into the abyss of "The Devil's Gap,'" until one carried a Turk. Then the remainder were shot. Two hundred and iiftv wore massacred at Ta/n----vot and the women were carried into captivity. A LTSTOF SUCCESSES. Official.- -After a fierce battle we captured Edvakno, near Lomza. After a conflict with the enemy in considerable force in Przasmy region we captured several villages and took prisoner 600. We captured heights at Smolink, east of Lipkow. The Austrians reached within fifty paces of our positions, but wore driven back with enormous losses. We attacked the Austrians southeast of Stanisl voff and drove off two brigades at the bayonet point, taking prisoner 20 officers and 1000 men and captured several machine guns. DEFENCE OF HUNGARY.

Hungarian newspapers state that, the military authorities have consructed a series of trenches on the plains between Bnda Pesth and the Carpathians, and are advising Hungarian* '■> refrain from panic. The press le clares that even if the Russians succeed in traversing the Carpathians they will find the march to Budn PeoUi besot with immense military difficulties.

TO ATTACK CONST A XTTXOPT.K. , Copenhagen. Feb. 2H

Oerman advices from Sofia state Mi f Russians are concentrating large force* at Odessa with the object of shipping them tn Midia, and then attacked finsta ntinople.