THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 March 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

I EUSLTKXU •"BLKGIIAPII -COPYHIOHr ) I ] i't'lt I'lC-SS . SSOt-ii'l'lON . I | — i FORCING'THE DARDANELLES. j The Admiralty announces tliat tlio t lollowing battleships have been mined 1 ami sunk in the Dardanelles :—lrresis- . tible, Ocean and Bouvet. i The Inflexible was damaged. < The Irresistible was completed in < 11)02, a 15,000 ton battleship, 4 12iii. , and 12 (i-in. guns and a. (speed of 18 , knots. The Ocean was built in 11)00. 12.1)50 , tons with similar armament and speed to the Irresistible. ; The Inflexible (damaged) is a bat-tle-cruiser— one of tbe first to be built. .She is a cruiscr edition of the Dreadnought, 17,250 tons, 530 loot long anil 25 knots. She tarries eight 12in. guns. Official.—There are (54 survivors of the Bouvet. The casualties on the ' other ships were slight. The Inflexible was struck by a shell in her bow and has left the straights convoyed bv two cruisers.- A shell also exploded on the Jnflexible's deck, killing 10 and wounding many. The British casualties were not heavy considering the scale of operations. IVtrograd, March 21). The Russian Squadron has approached the Bosphorus. There is panic in Constantinople*. THE ALLIES' OPERATIONS. Paris, March 21. Official.—We repulsed a night attack at La Boisello. inflicting heavy losses. Our artillery caused heavy losses at \Vc«.l. Perthes. We carried the greater part of the German position at Lesseparges after two days' struggle with the enemy. AYe were thrice counterattacked utisiK-cessfnlly. the German.': leaving many dead. Our artillery blew up a block-house, several ammunition waggons and stoics in the Bois-niontmorc-Woevre district. y THE JU'.SSIAN ADVANCF. Amsterdam. March 21. The Russians advanced .so rapidly German frontier-wards Unit the Germans lost heavily Ijeiorc taking reluge in Memel fortress. Pctrograu. March 20. We captured Vysel on the leit bank iif the Niemen and repulsed a counterattack in Voyli region. the Germans sustaining heavy infantry losses. They sent lour squadrons ol cavalry through ilie marshes to support the infantry and envelop the main flank. Our artillery suddenly attacked, and killed and wounded most, and dispersed tLe regiment. The Germans in Poland devastated '.15 towns and 4500 hamlets, whereof ('CO were buirned to the ground. Tin damage amounts to a hundred millions sterling. Official.—Memel was captured after -treet lighting wherein the inhabitants participated. (Received This Day 5.35 a.m.} THE LOSS OF THE BOUVET. Loikmu, "sfarcli 21. "Eye-witness" at 'J'enedos says tiiat thick cloud of smoke blotted out the Bonvot, and then -as it thinned he.' grey bow, pointing skywards was sclii. iter stern was submerged before the smoke passed, aiftl 'she sank as t'.v" British ships rushed up to the rescue. RUSSIA'S OFFICIAL REPORT. Petrograd, March 21. Official—Details of the repulse oi four regiments in a sortie from Pr/.einysl show that we captured 107 ollicers. 3951 men and sixteen machine \>e ::it• i and -.veendeit as <■ - t"n• i;:I s •• I ... ..1 ■: ' i-.oi'l a ion..; tin "Black lilK. Til.. »C .1 tissdi ioru:;: garrison will be simply contained and their late settled by the cutting off of all sources of supplies. The Germans in a stiff light at Tanroggon were repulsed over the frontier. Tlii' official reply to the German threat of reprisals points out that Meniel was defended by armed forces whilst the inhabitants participated. DUTCH STEAMER SEIZED. Amsterdam, March 21. • The German warships seized the Dutch steamer Yaanstrooni laden with eggs and hound for London. She was taken to Zeebrugge. A BULGARIAN RAID. Athens, March 21. A strong Bulgarian band attempted to raid Detninhidsar, hut the (.reek troops drove them off. Three Bui gars were killed and several Greeks wounded. THE EXD OF THE NAVARRO. ; Xew York, March 21. 1 The Herald states that the Navarro ' was sun koff the River Plate on November 11th. _ She tried" to avoid a fight, and after an hour's chase the Ora.ma -opened fire. The Navarro's l uppcrworks wore soon ablaze and destroyed all the boats except four, in s which the crow esca|ied juist before-the explosion. They were taken prisoneis ai " the Navarro turned right ovci.