THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 April 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

♦ Latest Cables This Afternoon's War News. I uluvhuu; xivLw.i'.Ai'ir cui'Viuum. J I_l'KU I'KKUd ) U'eeivey This Day, ->.'-io a.m.) :uOi:-K oi:iKAG-Ji,s alleged. Paris. April 28. Germans bombarded the iniirniary at Poperinglie. though it was flying the Red Cross. On .Sunday three nuns Mere killed. One's head was blown off while she was rescuing children. Several inmates were injured. THE TURKS. Talaai Hey presided at a secret meeting in Constantinople, lie dwelt upon the Turk.s inability to defend the Dardanelles, owing to leek of aniiuunitioii. An Austrian invasion of Serbia, to join tlie Turkish army, alone could save the situation. Knver Pa.sha Willi! Bey pointe<l out tile iineertiiity of the situation in the Carpathians, but said that if Constantinople was seriously imperilled lie would negoialo for peace immediately. l< , l<;Kl)I.NO Till-: ENE.MV. London. April 2«. The JJon. Neil Primrose, in reply to a (|iiestion regarding Scandinavian reexports, .said that .some neutral countries re-exported fond stuffs iiikl oilier cargoes to Germany, despite an undertaking to prohibit re-exportation. This showed that consignees wove in collusion with the German authorities. If -steps taken to prevent a recurrence were unsuccessful, special measures measures might become necessary. GERMAN LOSSES. Pans, April 28. A communi(|iie states that the Germans suffered .severe losses; over 000 dead were counted at a single point of the Y.se.r Canal. Amsterdam. April 28. A -wholesale- movement of troops is reported from Belgium, partly towards the Yser and partly eastward—presumably for the Carpathians. German losses round l pres are said to bo in the ratio of twenty to one of the Allies. (Received This Day 'J. 25 a.m.) GER.MANS ROUTED. fans, April 23. . The romps stales that the Germans on Monday night at Mnnoloure attempted to repeat Saturday's tactics with the poisonous gases.. Tin. , Belgians were warned and took fill necessary precautions. "When the (.erniaii- were confident that the- gases had proved effective they advanced south of llixmiide in compact masses and the Belgian machine guns mowed them down. Then the Belgians I'liiiouslv .charged and routed them with enormous 10.5.-«es. THE TROIBLE IX J TI<KEY. Petrograd, April 28. Beside the outer forth on the Bosphorus the Russian fleet on Sunday bombarded Auatolekavaik. jitumeli-li'iva-k. and also -Uajar, further south, ai close range for several li.oiit.s. They inflicted i.eavy losses. April 28. There is much excitement in Greece at the Allies" success in the Darda-ncllos-j Many people express disappointment at another splendid opportunity loel. (Received This Day JO.'Jo a.m.) I'TJOM GERMANY. Borlm. April 28. An enemy biplane bombaiv'ed Ihe ! arms factory at Oberndorf in Wurteni- i berg. The damage was insignificant, but six civilians wen , lulled and .seven •severely wounded. The trawler I?icolo was torpedoed. I''UOM KRANGE. Pans, April 28. A fomiiiiinifino slates that ive gained a kilometre at Eparges. and on the St. Reiny front, inflicting very severe losses. "\\'v destroyed a German buttery. FROM IM'SSIA. A communique states that our airmen bombarded. German aeroplanes. At Sauniki we captured two AnstroGernian aeroplanes. An Austrian battalion in the Stryj district surremlod. THE LANDING PLACES. Athens. April 2S. 'Die four principal points of d<-li-irk-ation for (he Allied force were Surla. Helios. Kiiiu Ivaleli and Saros on the coast below Ohonnikos in a line with Gallipoli town. The majority of the forces'wove landed at Seddnvbalir. (Received This Day 12. 5 p.m.) FRENCH CTUTISER TORPEDOED. Paris. April 2J J . OtliciaV- The Krench cruiser Leon Gambeta wns t<>rped(»ed in the Adriatic on the night of the 2<ith inst. The hulk of the crew were saved. Rome, April 28. The Leon Gamhetta was beached to prevent sinking. HIGH COCUMTSSTONER'S REPORT. London. April 28. Petrogrfffl reports that on the left bank of the Vistula skirmishes on Sunday ended in favour of the Russians, in the Carpathians on JSunday, after

artillery preparation. Uio enemy assaulted llic heights ':ortii- ast oi Oγ■>o£pa laic. 'J'iie storming parties reac':u<l 11; < > iiarbt'ii wire v;ii t-aiijj.l.-iueii l:- :uni were mowed dowii.iiy the Kussian lire. On Sunday ni.<;li ;i IrnitU'.s.s ntciicl; wa; made on l.\szok I , ass. i'htp in stuljbcirn in t!i'- direction of Stryj. and a "wliolr .~:ni Itattiilion sin , rcndeied. On Tu sd.iy the Russians dannigrd .uicl ca])tnri>d i■>■. o aeroplane. In Ihe { on Sunday the Thissiiins continued in" offensive on the :-oaf-l in tlio dh-ectinn ri !)liv. in the v.'illoy oi Aln-Icirt the Kmsmhii cavalry ene;ap:e<l the , Kurds and a:id drove thorn back. (J MR MAX ATTACK STOPPED. (Received This Day ll'/,!) p.m.') London. April L>S. Sir Jolm French reports (hat the German attnek on Vpre<; h;is !ie(>n -Infinitely -slopped.