THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 April 1915, Page 3

THE WAR.

! Kl.iccnuc "■KLBOUAPn -COPTttIOHr I ! pkii i'u::ss /.ssochtion.l MORE PROGRESS. Paris, April (> Official. We made appreciable progress eastward of Verdun, occupied the village of Giiissainville and the summits commanding the Valley of the. Ome. Further south we also advanced in the direction of Tvlaizeway. Prisoners state that during the recent attacks in Southern Woevrc six German ' battalions were wiped out in succession. Official. —The advance at Eparges was possible owing to the wonderful j artillery fire. Since February the Germans dug caverns -of considerable depth, and at the time of attack were at the bottom of the excavations. The concussion of the projectiles extinguished the lamps and the men were plunged into darkness and were made prisoners, while Ihe soldiers in the trenches were blotted out by the. artil lery. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. London, April 7. Army officers killed 3; wounded 7 1; men killed f>sß; wounded TT73; missirg 63. MOVING ON WAR HS. Petrograd, April 7. Official We took prisoner 20 office m and 1500 men on the Carpathian front on tho 4th. captured an importan* sector northward of TTszok, and occupied the villages ol ftmalnik and Ciiszrusska. The Austrian attempt to arrest our offensive was repulsed, and their losses were heavy. The captured at Przeinysl included 900 guns, many in good order. Official.—Wo took prisoner between Ralingrod and Uszok 378 officers and 23,15/) men and captured 17 guns and 100 machine guns.