THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 February 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

♦ [ELKCTIUO TELEGRAPH — COPTBIOHT } I.PKR PKESB ASSOCIATION.! .SUCCESSFUL ACTIONS. Paris, Feb. 24. A communique states that there s nothing to report except a few successful actions at Auberive-sur-Suippe, and progress at Perthes. HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES. Pans, Feb. 25. Official.-—On a. small eectlon of the line carried by us at Leseparques ire tound 600 German dead. Prisoners state tho two regiments lost 3000 j^^ AMERICA'S REPLY TO GERMAN^ Amsterdam, Feb. 24. Telegrams from Berlin state Mr Gerard handed Dr Von Bethrnann-Hollweg America's reply to the German Note. There is aparently a deadlock and this has caused much uneasines in the American colony. THE NOTE TO BRITAIN AND GERMAN i. Washington, Feb. 25. Tin; American Note to Britain and Germany seeks to induce Germany 'o abandon the so-ealled blockade of Britain by means of mines and submarines and the adoption by Britain of a policy whereby German civilians will get food under regulations preventing the army from securing it. The State Department, however, is not sanguine of the adoption of the proposal by Britain, as Sir E. Grey has pointed out that the German Army and the German people are the same thing. MORE MINE LAYERS. Copenhagen, Feb. 25. A flotilla of German trawlers laden with mines, passed the Skaw westward. SEVERE FIGHTING. Petrograd, Feb. 25. Official.—Two regiments cut off in l']ast Prussia broke through the enemy's lines at Augustowo and rejoined our '.roops. The Germans' continuous attack m our whole front from Bebr to the Vistula was vei-y severe, and the fighting at Presnyah was desperate. Fighting "ast Edupkow we carried the heights on the right bank of the Rezanka, south of Tukhaea. LIKE THE MONS RETREAT. The retreat of General Bulgakoff'* :vrmy corps is likened to that at Mous. It occupied nine days. REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVING. Russian reinforcements are arriving .it Bukowina. FORT! KYING THE BOSPHORUB. Athens, Feb. 24. The Turks are hastily fortifying the Hosphorus.