THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 March 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

| ELKCTBtC TELEGRAPH--COPYRIGHT J lI'HU I'BESa ABSOtUiTION.I CLEARING THE WAY. j Athens, March 6. j Mine-sweeping :in the Dardanelles j is completed as far as C'hanak. ; A British Squadron bombarded ; Smyrna, and damaged the torts. j The British have resumed the bom- j bardnient of Smyrna and are vigorously shelling tlio batteries on Two Brother Hill. ANOTHER SUBMARINE HIT. London, March 5. Offi.-ia!.- A French warship shelled ant] tiii itr hi 1. a fvilmiarine in the Channel which disappeared. RUSSIA'S CAPTURES. Petrograd. March 6. The Russiau. ; iipruied 153 officers, 18,522 men, £ gunn. machine guns 519 horses, and mniy tranis in the Stanislavoff region in ten days. They also captured 12 guns, 29 machine guns 122 caissons and many trains at Prasnyz. Ihe enemy has been dislodged from the heights northward of Loinza. \\ e are continuing the offensive "n Eastern Galicia, after expelling the Austrians from fortified position at Bistritza. It is estimated that General Hindenburg lost over a quarter of a million last month. Nearly 30,000 were killed at Pra.snysz. An observer in the Carpathians states that the most terrific mountain battle in the annals of the world is proceeding among snow-bound precipices and unexplored woods around Dukla Pass. The snow is so deep that the dead bayonetted remain standing. CONTINUED SUCCESS. Paris, March G. Official.—We repulsed twelve attempts to push trenches into contact uitli ours on the dunes. Our counter attacks at Metreda and Votre Da-mo De Lorette were a complete success. We drove back the enemy beyond the starting point and captured a machine gun company. We made marked progress at Perthes, inflicting extremely heavy losses, surrounding a company of Guards. AVe captured GOO metres of trenches at Mesnil, and several trenches in the ravines north-west of tieausejour. AVe made important progress at Vanguois, and reached the entanglements at Ecelles.

Official.—Our progress at Perthes is maintained. There is a lively canonade elsewhere.