THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 May 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

iKLicericie "SLEGKAI'U | I ejcu 1-ni.ss association.) QUIET ON THE 1' ROM. i'arib, May In-official.-—lt is quiet on the wholefront. There is fieavy rain and cannonading is very weak. GERMANS DRIVEN BACK. - Amsterdam, May ID. Tliu Allies made a spirited attack north-nest of Ypres and drove the enemy back towards I'ilkeu. RUSSIA'S REPORT Petrograd, May 19. Official. —We assumed tlie offensive on the left bank of tlie Vistula and took prisoner 3000. > The enemy, after euonnous sacrifices, captured the trenches of two of our battalions between I'rzemysl and the Dniester The enemy's attacks at Stryj and Kolomea were, vigorous out barren. Tlieir loesses generally are estimated in tens of thousands. , A submarine sank a (jermau transport (ship off Lilaii. A U,SIMM A'S Rid" S*: W .0, May IH. An Austrian offici.v it.« sage claims thai tlie HistroG* ' r . gained the east bank ol the eian, also that the Russian counter attacks were bloody but: were repulsed. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. London, 10th May, 3 a.m. Army officers kdled 27, wounded 41, missing 3 ( J; men killed 14*2, wounded 202, missing 3. Dardanelles.—Army officers killed 2, wounded 12; naval officers killed 2, wounded 1; men killed 2; wounded 128. ' The Admiralty announces that- a report from Turkish sources states that submarine AE2 of the Royal Australian Navy, was sunk oil the 30th April, while endeavouring to enter the Sea ol Marmora. The crew were taken prisoners. A further report through diplomatic channels at Athens states that three officers and 17 men were taken prisoner out of a total of three officers and 2!) men. Ao communication having been received from the vessel since the 2(jth April, lier lose must be presumed. (Received This Day 8.50 a.m.) PROGRESS IN THE DARDANELLES London, May 19, A I'i ess Bureau communique reports that steady progress has been mado daily in tlie Dardanelles to the 17th, tiio enemy losing heavily. General Cox's liriga.de repulsed an attack on'the i2th with heavy loss, and the Gurkhas on the 13th advanced naif a mile to new positions, which they consolidated at , night despite a heavy counter-at-tack. 1 lie Lancashire Territorials made considerable progress on the nights of the 16th and 17th, directed ,by aeroplane, blew up an ammunition waggon ot the 'lurks and some heavy howitzers iliey also hit the howitzers in front of die Australians. AT DUNKIRK. Our howitzers demolished the enemy'e trenches, also his gun emplacement at Dunkirk. RUMOURED CABINET CHANGES. The lobby is full of rumours of impending Government changes. The newspapers report that Admiral ~»ir John Fisher has resigned and that a National Ministry, including promi-r "cut members of the Opposition, will be formed. DIED OF WO UNDS ~ REOEI VED IN ACTION ON 17th MAY. Auckland Battalion. Private W. M. Wilson. Canterbury Regiment, Bth inst. Corporal A. C. Abbott. Otago Battalion. Private G. Kirkham. Private J. Piper. Lanee-Corporal L. C. Harding. Sergt. P. Savage. Private J. Young. i Private W. S. Smith. Wellington Battalion. Private R. M. Low.