THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 March 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

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[KIiJSCriUO TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.] [l>Kll I'IIESH ASSOCIATION-1 (Received This Day, 8.45. a.m.) J A SOUIH AFRICA. Capetown, March 18. Do Wet is prostrated with grief at his daughter's illnetis, and has been allowed to visit her. Mr Brown, in the Assembly, quoted Maritz's speech iu ■October when he told Hertzog that his plans were made before the war, and which the latter lully approved. GERMANY DISTRESSED. Amsterdam, March 1(3Germany is greatly distressed at the loss of the Dresden; she and the Karlsruhe were her last hope on the high | seas. i lie Germans are humiliated at the hoisting of the white flag, and the Kaiser's message to Admiral Von Tirpitz is described as the saddest. .SOHOOLCHILDREN 1 TO HELP. The Government has circularised the schools to devote all their savings for the war loan, and the Berlin scholars are urged to raise nine million marks. AUSTRIA'S FOOD SUPPLIES. London, March 16. Renter's Venice correspondent states that the further restriction on the sale of bread and flour in Austria is regarded as highly significant. It is feared that the supplies will not last till nest harvest. A GERMAN COUNTERATTACK. London-; March 16. The Germans are smarting at the Ru<precht's defeat at Neuvechapelle, and violently bombarded Y'pres and Saint Loi on Sunday. The YViirteinburgers, strongly reinforced from Liege and Ghent, advanced on Saint Loi in dense masses at nightfall, and threatened to envelop the British, who yielded ground under heavy fire, but were reinforced during the night and retook the village and most of the outside trenches 011 Monday morning. (ReceTved This Day 9.35 a.m. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. London, March l(i. Tlie Jockey Club has decided that racing will continue, but without social functions, at Epsom and Ascot. A DEATH TRAP. Petrograd, March 16. Official. — The Russian advance in ;he Carpathians is slow. The troops move slowly in Indian file along beaten paths, involving enormoiy? losses. AN AUSTRIAN RETREAT. Bucharest, March IG. It is reported that after a big battle at Novo Snlitza. Bukowina, the Ausfcrians retreated with h'eavy losses. THIC PRUSSIAN CASUALTIES. Copenhagen. "March T G The last eight Prussian lists show ■33,142 casualties, including eleven air men .killed. STRICT NEUTRALITY. , The Bulgarian Ministerial crisis is officially denied. Bulgaria is pursuing a policy of strict neutrality. -FURTHER PROGRESS. A communique states that further progress is being made to the northeast of Souain. The French mines shattered the site of the German defence at Boislefretre.

(Received This Day, 10 a.ni . THE CAPTURE OF LEPINELTE London, March 10. Sir John Frenches bulletin de-sc'ibm * the capture of Lepinette, says that it was the result of a brilliantly-executed enterprise, advancing our linn 300 yards on a front of 800 yards. The enemy on the evening of the 14th, after a heavy bombardment and a mine explosion, rushed our trenches at S - nth St Eloi. We captured them next morning. The flying corps secured further successes and a train at Don station was blown up on Saturday.

THE NATION OF SHOPKEEPERS

Tlio lit. Hon. \V. llunciman, addressing members of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, said: "We are called a nation ot shopkeepers. It is a good thing for the Allies that we are a commercial people. II we were not lighting with the same numerical strength a*> the others, we are producing. If we Fail to produce to our utmost we fail in our obligations to our Allies." (Received This Day 2.25 p.m.) IN THE DARDANELLES. Athens, March 16. A British trawler, while mine-sweep-ing in the Dardanelles, was blown up. British vessels silenced several mobile Turkish batteries above Kourmkale. H.M.S. Amethyst braved the mine area and advanced to Nagaia. Three shells struck her inflicting some damage. TO PREVENT TRADING. Rome, March 16. The money-order service between Italy and Germany has been suspended.