THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 March 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

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H'lill I'itLob AoSdCIA'IION. 1 Utecoivcu This I>ay i> a.m.) Lii,z,6iA.\6 IlECAl'lLliE STAJSiSLAV OFF. London, Feb. 28. AliuHa jyoiioinie stales that the iluss.aiis recapunud ouuisiavoif on W'ednesuay in tiie bayonet point. There nib uispi.-raie street hgnting and the An.bLnaiis ueio routed and fled in conlilsioii. 'J he also recaptured ivoiuuizjo. lliurc were severe engagelueuLS iiii.y iiDics north ol Uzemowitz, whifii liio Jiuisiaus are again thveateulug. GKr;.viA:-,ti kkiiikat bkfouk iiuysiAi\cJ. Olufiai.- 'IIR Uerniaus are on the di-iciisivt; on ainiosb the whole front. .v baualion, uita sappers, advanced n< tho liobr Valley. 'flio Russian artili.jij wiiaed U-α ipart ot the column erosied tuo river and tnen opened fire annihiiatiug itie enemy. A tew score of survivors wero uapt/urea. Our aitiiiory at Ossoviec successfully •ongagud tin? enemy's heavy batteries. Our olleiisive at Fiiisuysz is Deing vigorously pushed and wo have recapluiod Liie to .in oi I'rasnysz. The Gorman retreat is extending and covens a constantly widening iront. Jn iuuic places there is a disorderly liiglit and gioat numbers are houny captured. Our cavalry is pursuing liic riii.rea.ters. Desperate Austrian attacks in the ilozuiatoil district wero repulsed and 10 oliiceis and 1595 men captured. Tilii i)A-Ul A GAI'TUBJiD. Paris, Feb. 'iB. Ollifial. —A I'reiich cruiser captured thu iiiicia and is bringing iier to Brest. A Ft bill AT A CHATEAU. J lib deleat «i tiio Germans at the Ciuueau oi Heerenuige, on tho road iroin \pre.s to Jieniii, was due to the cleverness oi tho U'ronoli. The fight began on ttie 19tli and lasted three days. When the Germans attacked thuy luiiJid tliemselves exposed to an. infceii.se artillery are on the nank. Tha (iurmaiia with guns at a longer range ti-iud to hinder the i'rencn reserves and tiio struggle uciitt-eu round the chateau. Thero was a great hght to take the last trench. the lu-ench dug across trench and iiuioiiy moved their machine guns and a mortar, and enfiladed the enemy. iho advance lollowed, and Liie I 1 i-ench using hand grenades dashed to the trench and kilitd the defenders lo a uian. ihe Germans lost 400 killed and t>oo u uuiuled. 'ihe i'rencii lost 60 killed and eighty u ounded. teOLJAIs TAKKS i-'lliiCAUTlOiNft". Constantinople, ifeb. 1. Tlueo trains ■Mβ in readiness to remove tiie oultau und his entourage ; , ;<-.e oi danger . iiULLJiT IViISSES ITS BILLET. Soha, Feb. 28. it is reported that the assassinatim oi TalaaL Ley was attempted. I'he uuilet misled. SEAT Ul' , GOVJiItISiMENI TIIANSFJiIUIM). Athens, Feb. 28. ihe i'oi to "has agreed to the transfer ot the scat of Government to Brusia. Many ol' the leading inhabitants are leaving Stamboul. A RJfiWARiJ"oIvEiN. The l'reuch marine insurance companies paid the Government £200 for t;ivision among the crew of the ship belonging to the second light*cruiser squadion that sank .the German submarine off Boulogne on Tuesday. lira UK\VAR.I> FOR A ZEPPELIN ihe Marquis of Ornato has o£Eer3fl £60,000 for tho nest Zeppelin brought down in France. (Received This Day 1.10 p.in.j FRIGHTENED TURKS. ' Paris, Feb. 28 Turkish torpedo boats reconnoitred tho Xagara. Pass, but precipitately withdrew. I'anic prevails iu Constantinople and heavy casualties are officiallyadmitted. RHELYIS JWBIBARDEI*. A c'ouiinuiiique states that the Germans bombarded Rheinis and thirty slielLs iell o'n the Cathedral. We made impurtiint progress m'tho Champagne district. KAISER SPEAKS AGAIN. The Kaiser, in a speech in Poland, said:—"The enemy must be completely overthrown. Then I" will dictate peace with the help ol my soldiers' bayonet points."