THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 March 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

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SUCCESSFUL WORK

Paris, March 3,

Official.—There has been a sharp artillery action resulting to our advantage at the Aisne. Attacks in the region of Ithoims were repulsed. Wβ are progressing between Souain and Beau.sojour. A German counter attack at Vauquois was repulsed. Wβ captured a hundred Germans in their night attack at Pontamousson, which tailed. THE SEA FIGHTERS' DESPATCHES. London, Maich 3. Admirals Sturdoe's and putchos have been issued. Admiral Beatty states that the squadron reached 28£ knots, and particular credit is due to the engineers of the New Zealand and the Indomitable. The only ships hit were the Uon and Tiger. Prisoners state that 600 of the Gneisonau's men were killed or woundad when their ammunition was expended. THE GERMAN DEFEAT. A Petrograd correspondent says that despite the mendacious reports of successes at Prasnysz, we know that the Germans sustained utter defeat on cer tain points of this front. They are .still offering resistance because thsy must still keep the railway intact for their homeward journey. The main body of raiders who ventured towards Nipmen round Jedwabno, wHcTi commands the only road to Ossowiecz fro.n tiie west, are fighting desperately against our flanking movement. The Russians are threatening the whole northern flank of the enemy's position. AMERICA'S NOTE. Renter's Amsterdam correspondent says the American Note of the 22nd proposes that within gun fire of a harbour submarines shall not attack inerchantinent, except for the purpose of search, and that Britain sJiall agree not to hold up foodstuffs addressed to agencies in Germany, which will distribute them exclusively to , the civil population.

Germany replies that she is prepared not to employ drifting mines, and submarines only will bo employed £o search. It is suggested that the regulation of food supplies is generally acceptable, but they should include fodder and raw material for manufactures. BR ITAIN 'S DECLARATION. New \ork, March 2. American opinion is highly critical of Mr Asfjuith's declaration. Many regard it as tantamount to a paper blockade. The Times and the Tribune consider Government ought to try to hold the Allies to the accepted forms of blockade in the interest of neutrals. (R.ccived This Day, 8.5 a.m.) HIGH COMMISS [ONER'S REPORT. i'etrograd reports that on the front between the Nieman and the Vistula, the Russians continued the offensive on .Monday, and north-west ol Grodno the enemy has fallen back resisting stub' bornly. In the Carpathians in tht Rnbba-Kazzeiow district there was a furious battle throughout Sunday and ai' the slopes of the mountain as well ns the ravines were strewn with Austrian dead; many units were annihilated. North of Stropka on Monday night the enemy made six attacks in massed formation, but were dispersed on every occasion. Finally the Russians charged with fixed bayonets and overthrew the Austrians, who suffered considerate.defeat also on the roads from Haliez and Stanislau.

A DISTORTED VERSION

London, March 3

Mr Ramsay Macdonald describes the I pamphlet cabled on Friday as a 3ieI torted version of his article written seven months ago against the balance of power policy. A FIND OF COPPER. Rome, March 3. Four hundred and seventy quintals of copper destined for Berlin, were discovered under vegetables in a railway car at Chiasso station. The sender was an Italian chemist at Turin. Quantities of copper were found on his premises. THE DARDANELLES. Jjondon, March 3. Paris reports that the bombardment of the Dardanelles has been resumed. AX AVIATOR AT WORK. PetiO;.fiid, March <i. PascJitiluft, an aviator with" (fyaent! Ivanofl's army in Poland, accoinyaniod by a mechanic, when on a reconnaissance disi-ended because of a motor trouble Vhind the Austrian lines. While effecting repairs an Austrian patrol camo iu sight and Paschal )ff and his mate opened fire with a machine gun. killing five out of six Austrians. The survivor surrendered and was taken aboard the aeroplane to the Russian lines. SOUTH AFRICA'S TROUBLES. Capetown, March 3. The Assembly accopted Mr J. MernmanVs amendment that a Select Committee be appointed by the Speaker to enquire into the causes ol the rebellion. General Smuts declared that for years General Hertzog was the loudestmouthed politician in South Africa; now he was tho most s'nent. He r is onp of the primary causes of the econt disasters: still he sat in Parliament.

General Hertzog, in reply, said that he did not intend to repudiate the -ehfllion. which was provoked by the expedition into German territory which sheltered the rehels after tlie Boer War.