THE WAR Latest Cables

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 May 1915, Page 3

THE WAR Latest Cables

This Afternoon's War •i.i; '■ •'*'/ .c . . • ' -iI'JBU i'ittttb ASHOCUUOM.I '. ' (Received This Day .8.55 a.m..) ; • i . : / ' : ' I 1 is . • XyTAL rLEDUJBS. Loiitlon,' May IB. 1 • ill Glasgow 170,000. total aUeCineW pledges liiivu fioeu taken for the period •of. tlie war. This totals one-sixth of 'the population. " "IUOT6.IN / i , »i£S , ris-" '' ~; v <..--. i ■ ■** ■'■■■ ' '' itouie, 'May IS.' j A i'agiLive from Trieste reports that' the. iiis'u'rgents "blfivv up jtwo riia : gaz'ineS ami attacked ''tfie''*paiac4' , andi G'overii- • nieut buildings'. ' They looted tie sfaioj# and erected barricades >n the s'tree'ta. One hundred . and woutflJed. The fleet is ready to bombard the ... ",v" V..'. THK Ay SIMIAN DEFEAT itf -'BttKOC'. ' VINA. . i' " " _____ . • , •, . r Petrograd, May 18. j A. jjoimijunique .states that the mag; -°f •, the. Austrian rout ,ih Buko- • tfiiiß..tjirlljfieei the enemy I'll West Galici'a. The whole region froin .the I)i^ejst^; c Jbp. is now ill our power, and the Austrian!? are Mooing in disorder after their terrible •<jefertt,v:-.\!Rhey have .evaoiwted a ponW ijnl iK)sition, covering one hundred miles tor. which they sacrificed an enormous rtiimbpr.of.lives. The, remnants of their army are fleeing towards the Pruth doomed to disaster by the brilliant action. of our cavalry. The Austrians are making a last stand at Kolomea which i.s a vital, railway centre. Cernowitz is already in our possession (Received This .Day 8.45 a.m.) THIAL OF AN'ALLEGED SPY. London, May 18. The trial lias opened before Chief ■I u.si ice Avory and Air Justice 1 It its! 1 at ft] o Old llailey, of Kuepferle, 'charged with espionage. Sir John •Simon. Attorney-General, is prosecuting. He stated that accused left New York on February 4th ae a third-class p.assenger in the Arabic, representing himself as an Ahierica'ir,'and" arrived at Liverpool on the 14tli. Mulldr and : lvalin. "also arrested.'as spies, will be : tried .separately. ' k ' HIGH COM3IIyb'iONEE'S • REPORT. Received This Day 1i.50 a.m. ~ London May 18. ' Fetrogiad reports that the whole district east of Liie rivers VVindava anil iiouoissa was evacuated by the enemy on .Monday. I'lie Germans, who for several days have been endeavouring to assume tiie otteiisive against Shavfi, were repulsed on I'liuay with great loss. West oi -Niemen on Saturday also a series oi engagements took place tovourabfe to tlie' Russians. On Friday and Saturday oil the San, there war* engagements in the district of Lezaklioll near Jaroslav. South of Przemys] the enemy only established contact with, the Kussiau cavalry by mounted patrols. On the Pruth engagements favorable to Russians continued on Friday. The Russians have reached certain points on the Delatyn. on the Kolomea railway. ltecoived This Day. 4.30 p.m. London May 18. In Belgium the Germans left oa the groulid about 2000 dead and a great number of rifles. The French consolidated the positions recently taiken. During the night the Germans attempted a particularly violent counter-attack : but alter a bombardment by guns and bombs wore repulsed. On the road from Aix Noulette to Souchez, the Fiench by their fire stopped dead, two German counter-attacks. In the night actions the French have ta'cea a group oi houses near the cemetery at Ablain. Chi i.ll tne front north ot Anas iLe artfilU.-: y combat continues da/ .v. i night. The Germans particularly are set on bombarding Arras. NEW ZEALANDER DIES OF WOUNDS. Sydney, This Day. Private Francis Aubray Duns tan Martin, aged 23, has died of wounds received in tho Dardanelles. He was a son of the llev. Martin, chaplain to the New Zealand Force at the . front.. He came to the Commonwealth in iyi3,. and secured, employment with Burroughs, Welcome and Co. as cashier" He was the first of the.firm's employees to enlist. (.Received This Day 9.50 a.m.) GENDARMES FIRE ON WOMEN. Paris, May 18. ,■ One thousand women at. Trieste invaded the Governor's palace shouting ''Death to, the Emperor 1 . Long live Italy!" The gendarmes lired on .them killing 50 and, wounding 300. A FQlt G^IIMANY. ' Copenhagen, May 18. Berlin advices state tKat millionaire Senator. I'ossel. of LuUeck, owner of Swedish ynd Norwegian mines, who was arrested on a. charge of treason for supplying England with metal and other goods., has presented Germany •with Zeppelin 184. ■ (lleceived This Day 11.55 a.m.) London, May 18. . Goodwood race meeting has been abandoned. vv -POISONOUS GASES. ' •'••Ldrd". Ritclienor, in the House of liords. 6aid the British and French Governments had decided that troops inust be adequately protected "against poifiinous gases (by "thfe employment of similar methods) tb remove the enormous .unjustifiable disadvantage now

existiug. He said he Had called for 300,000 more recruite to form new armies, and he was confident that in the very near future he would be in a satisfactory position regarding the supply of ammunition. The news from tiallipoli Peninsula was thoroughly satisfactory. FJtJiNCH AND RfSSiAN COMMUNIQUES. Paris, May 18. A oommunique states tnat the Geri mails loft 2000 dead on the ground west of the Ypres Canal, when they evacuated that point last Sunday. Petrograd, May 18«. A communique states that in spite of the concentration of large forces in the Shavli region, the Germans, after ' severe repulses are now on the defensive. The German plan to transport forces from France and 'Belgium to G-alicia and Courland assumed great proportions in April, but apparently the Frenchmen's activity prevented it# completion. Saxons, Bavarians and Prussian Guards had 1 a very- aerere low Vhsn attaoking our fortified portions. IN BERLIN. Amsterdam, May 18. The text' of President Wileoa's Note has been;published in Berlin. - ; (Received This Day 2.10 p.m.) LORD KITCHENER'S REVIEW OF . ..... THE OPERATIONS. ' London, May 18. i Lord Kitchener, in a review of 'the war, paid a tribute to the bravery of the,. Canadians at Ypres. The ordeal wn6 one to try quite the finest soldiers in the workl. The offensive at Ambers was in pursuance of plans concerted between General Joffre and "Sir John French. The forward movement of our brave Allies has been a complete suocees, bu>t the (British attack was not attended with the same immediate success owing to the Germans 'elaborate arrangements to defend their lines after their experiences at Neuvechapelle, but the British effort on the loth drove back the enemy for two miles. The action is proceeding, and the British and French losses havo been heavy, but the spirit and morale of the troops was never higher. A considerable concentration of German troops rn March and April, south of Cracow, developed into active operation against the Russian Third Army, between Tarnow and Gorlile to Rostoki Pass. This offensive was necessary through Russian capture of the Usok Pass threatening to give access to the Hungarian plains. The Austro-German offensive 'commenced on the night of the 26th, and. a desperate battle lasted for several days, the German big guoe overwhelming the Russians, and despite ;the greatest gallantry theyi were compelled to falf back, fighting with their i well-known tenacity and retired to previously prepared positions. They are now holding a strong line from the Eastern Carpathians to Przemysl; thence along the San river to the Vistula. The Russian counter-offensive at Bukovina has driven back the Aus-tro-Germans to Pruth. The German losses in killed and wounded are undoubtedly enormous. The Russians captured many thousands of the enemy unwounded. AT GALLIPOLI The British, Australians and New Zealanders. co-operating with -the French at Gallipoli, effected a landing in the teeth of a great natural difficulty and skilfully prepared obstacles. The landing was a masterpiece of organization, ingenuity and courage, which long will be remembered. Their progress necessarly is slow, since ,the country is most diffioult, but the- enemy i.s being gradually forced to retire from positions t>f great strength, though they are being constantly reinforced. Continuing, Lord Kitchener said that General Botha had displayed military ability of ® very high order and confirmed the admiration felt for Him as commander and leader of Men ferring to the oall for 900,000 tn#n. he paid a tribute ■&» the 'devotion to duty and cheerful acceptance of hardships shown by those already Jn the new armies. Hie men engaged in .the production of war material should volunteer, and he confidently appealed to the re«t of the manhood of England to come forward and take its share in this great straggle for a great oause. LATEST CASUALTIES. DIED OF WOUNDS. Auckland Battalion. i'rivate J* -N®wui»n. REMOVED FROM DANGEROUS LIST. Auckland Battalion. Private F. Underwood. KILLED IN ACTION. Canterbury Battalion. Private Arthur Watson. DANGEROUSLY ILL. Canterbury Battalion. Private G. A. C. Gibbs (previously reported wounded). Private G. T. Tuokwell (previously reported wounded).