THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 March 1915, Page 3

THE WAR.

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THE' ALLIES OPERATIONS

Paris, Mui'di '24

Official.—The Germans sprinkled our trenches at Vα-uquois with burning liquid mid the occupants witTidrew and carried the line of trenches at Hart-mann-Swicterkopf.

THE DARDANELES. London, March 24. In spite of tli-eii- severe damage it seems. fhat Chanak, ilnirilclich and Kilidb/»hr torts are still able to resist. A num£ier <>1 German howitzers havo been .mounted on rails enabling tliein lo move rapidly .from point to point. Many mobile batteries have been posted along the .Straits. Amsterdam reports that all the German guns west of (•apelle have been transferred to the Yser. A big battle is imminent. People living near the railway line have been ordered to.leave. The Russian fleet bombarded several Turkish forts in Asia Minor. A German submarine placed the crew ol a British steamer aboard the b.arriue • lacques Coeur. 85 niile.s off the Lizard The submarine stated that she sank five British vessels. The Jacques Coeur transferred the crew to a British vessel. RUSSIA'S REPORT. Petrograd, March 24. Official.—Our detohment reconnoitring at Memel has fallen back towards Russia. We captured a supply colfimn in the Suwalki district with great stores of food. AVe progressed between Dukla and the Upper San. capturing 3900 prisoners, 16 machine guns and three guns. The enemy's atTTifftv at Uzok Pass lvas repulsed.' AUSTRIA'S REPORT. Amsterdam, Mifrch 24. An official statement claims:—"We repulsed violent Russian attacks at Uzok Pass, capturing 3300, and also drove the Russians from a height near Ysknw.- taking prisoner 690. IN GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA. A Router's telegram from East Swakopmund states that Saturday's operations covered a wide area, were most important and most successful, and are still progressing. Albert's commando surrounded the enemy in a strong position at Barends*~mine and charged the enemy's guns. At AVoldmarens the artillery annihilated the gun tic lis of an enemy gun ;.nd wrought terrible havoc among the men and mules. The German lartjllery commander's head was nlown off and the enemy hoisted the white flag. I ent v .were killed and twenty-one wounded. Two hundred and ten prisoner and much ammunition was captured. Collias's commando captured a complete train of supplies elsewhere.

ITALY'S REPORTED ACTIVITY. Tt ifi reported tbat the 71 nl in us are fortifying the Dodekanese Islands with lio avv guns. Received This Day !).2o a.m.) BOMB DROPPING. London, March 24. A German aeroplane repeatedly failed to strike the .steamer lifindion in the Channel; five bombs fell within 1 5 feet THE RUSSIANS IX EAST PRUSSIA Amsterdam, March 24. Tlii- Communal authorities of the East Prussian villages and a representative <>t the Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts. in investigating the alleged Russian assaults on women and incendiarism. elicited that almost all oiicli stories were pure inventions. . THE CAPTURED GUNS. Potrograd, March 24. It is understood that seven hundred guns many field pieces and machine guns were captured at IJrzemysl RUSSIA'S OFFICIAL REPORT. Official.—All the attacks on Ossowieoz were unsuccessful. The Germans previously abandoned two t'ice nti metre howitzers' aiul now onlv four batteries remain. Twenty Austrian battalions under cover of l£-inch howitzers and a hurricane of fhp_ attacked greatly inferior forces on L.'uyna-Ropica-Russka front on They npproacnoci within 200 paces of tlie trenches but were repulsed witli enormous losses. AIRMEN AT WORK. London, March 24. Five aeroplanes left punkirk but the mist compelled two to return. The others observed five submarines on +lie slips and dropped eight bombs. Tt is believed considerable damage was lone to the works. Lieut. Crossley-Mestes descended in Holland owing to engine trouble.