THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 March 1915, Page 3

THE WAR.

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GRJiAT SUCCESSES

Paris, March 12

Oitiuiul. — Several ■weeks' operations in the Champagne were completely successful oompelling the Germans to employ lour to live and a half army corps, which forced them to cousimuo enormous ammunition ami prevented tlicui sending troops to itussia. The French gained a front or seven kilometres long and two and a half miles wide, including valuable heights imi annihilated two regiments of the Guards. They found 10,000 German corpses and captured '2000 prisoners and uiany machine guns. The prisoners vyPwo extremely depressed. ■-lOUiciiil Fog hampered operations ardiffereiit points. The British air squadron Tiombar led We-nteude. AXOTHEIt FISANTIC EFFORT. Petrograd, March 12. Germany is concentrating half t million with a view of it-taking Prasnysz. k Oflifinl. — An obstinate battle ci;-n----tinues at Kiiiuio, in the valleys of the river Omuleff and Orjitess, in "the infection of Prasny.sz. Austrian units at Gorlitzii were annihilated. The Japaneses representative with thi> Russian staff anticipates peace within six month. OERMAX.ARMED LINER'S FEATS. Now York. March 12.The German iirmed liner Prince Kitol Fricdricli has arrived at Newport with 321> prisoners from various- vessels she .sank. The captain states tlisi't lie put in for repairs. Since he left Easter Island he sank one Russinn sailer, two French sailors and one steamer, two Uritish steamers and one .sailer, also the American sailer "William r"yre which had 5600 tons of wheat for Qneensto.vn on board.