THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 April 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

(EUSCUtiC 'SLKOiIAI'IJ --UIC*UiUHt | ! i'lik i'lC-Sb . I FRENCH FORCE AT ALEXANDRIA Paris, April 10. Official.—The preparation of the expeditionary force was completed and the Levant voyage was made under the best conditions. They have disembarked at Alexandria, where they are preparing to aid the Allied fleets and Hie British expedition. Ols THE WESTERN FRONT. Paris, April 10. Wo gained ground at JSparges beyond the German trendies captured yesterday, which were chofied with dead. Later we repulsed two coun-ter-attacks. The British repulsed a night attack on Wednesday. The Germans re-crossed the left bank ot the Yscr. near Driegatohen, and captured a Belgian trench. We captured 1500 metres of trenches at Eparges after a fresh brilliant attack on the Loire plateau, and we arc dominating the plain. Woevre is now in our possession.

BRITISH CASUALTIES.

London, April 10. Army cafuialtiefi—Officers, killed 7, wounded seveu ; men, killed 334, ivounded (jßy, missing 81. RUSSIAN PROGRESS. Petrograd, April 11. Official.—West of the Niemen at daybreak on the 9th we attacked the German positions and captured two lines ol trenches at Culwuria-Lubinow, taking prisoner GOO and capturing eight machine gums. The .seizure of Height 009. near Volianiiesdwa, resulted in repulsing tlie enemy along our entire offensive in the principal chain of the iCarpatliiann. 1 lie enemy was considerably reinforced, and inade obstinate counter-attacks on Thursday which were successfully repulsed, taking prisoner 1000. The offensive continues despite the necessity for cutting a way in enow" somef imos six feet deep. We are within five verts of the Uszok Valley at evoral points.