THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 April 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

(ELECTRIC "•VXBGUArU--C(>l , irHlGßr I ! l'£H I'ItLSS . BSOU*ATION. I ANTICIPATED MOA'EMENT. London, April 1 -1. Regarding the North Soa action rumours, it is u]>eii],y acknowledged that a German movement was expected. It was anticipated that a cruiser squadron, including those- damaged in the former light and since repaired, would rush the British northern protecting guard for the double purpose of scattering more raiders over the seas and diverting a large portion of the British fleet, thus rendering an attack on the main fleet possible. THE DRINK PROBLEM. The Daily Chronicle says Cabinet's drink policy is still unsettled. ft confirms the statement that Cabinet is preparing an elaborate memorandum with a view of eliminating private profits on the sale of alcoholic liquors, the State acquiring the breweries uul the licensed houses at a cost vf-three hundred millions. THE DAR.DANELI.rX '. The destroyer Renard on a ~coutiii.> mission ran up the Dardanelles at high speed, penetrating to a record distance. She was under heaw jj IP , but was not hit. The battleship. London, following, "•ow the lire of the howitzers of the Asiatic batteries. DESPERATE FK?HTING. Petrograd, April 14. Official. -The battle in the Carpathians on the 11th and 12th developed "jth great intensity between Bartfeld and Itry. We progressed on both banks of the Ondava. south of Stropko, captured several height* north-east "I lelcpoich ,and gained victory iti the direction of Usaok Pass where an extremely desperate fight resulted in the capture of the heights around villages of Bukoftz, Beneff and Vyssoki".i.v. The Russians took prisoner 2 ' o,) > eiiptiH-ing twenty machine guns