THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 May 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

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i his noou's War tNewsi. {.ELhC'IKIC I'IiLKGUAI'Ji UH'l'UlUJll'. j [i'liK I'Utb.S ASSuUAUON. i Uieceived 11ns i>ay .j.'jU a.m..) Al : STRIA MORI 11 b ND. Amsterdam, May Ausiro-Uenuiui newspapers received in llaly accuse Italy oi attacking in tlii! beiie'i that Austria is moribund. THE REICHSTAG. Copenhagen, May 2(j. ino Gorman Reichstag is summoned to meet on Friday. DARDANELLES DOM«BARI)ED. Athens, "May 2i>. The .\llies repulsed the latest Turkish attacks and resumed tiie offensive. Fresh troops have been landed and the bombardment of the Straits continues. .IN PETROGRAD. PetrogTad, May 26. A tremendous popular demonstration greeted the announcement of Italy's participation ill tlie war. FLOWERS AND WEEDS. Athens, May 25. Tlie Turks First Army Corps—regarded as the flower of the Armyhas been sent Lo Gallipoli. 'I he newspaper Preporitiz reports that there was a mutiny of Young 'links against German officers at Chanak fvalessi. There were several bloody engagements and many mutineers were killed. Others were convey e flto Constantinople. THE WESTERN FRONT.' London, May 25.

A I' rendi Kmbassy ?ommuni<pie states that the night was rather disturbed between the se;i and Arras. The Germans. after a bombardment, attempted an attack between Lnngemarch and Npres, also two attacks northwards towards Ablain. We repused four at tacks northward of Neuville; the enemy were stopped short by our artillery. All these attempts were completely checked. Heavy losses were inflicted.

lieu tor's correspondent at the British headquarter?. YoporU chat the British guns at Ffshubert rront. besides knocking out the German battery, brought uumbcis of the enemy out ol proceed for a short distance and then a raking tire of shrapnel shelf was turned on them which occasioned considerable losses. ' Tile British progressed further in the .same vicinity, capering a number of 'strongholds. A German infantry attack at Festubert was repulsed by a concealed fire ol the British guns, machine v guns and rifles, inflicting severe casurlties. Despite the enemy bombardment- Ypres and all surroundings with asphyxiating shells and gas during 'lie ntta.'-k on the trenches around the salfent. fhe British have not lost ground.

TREATY STORED. Pckni, May 25. Tilts Cliino Jn :»iinese treaty lins been signed. (Received Tliis Day 10 a.m.; 'Villi UKFT.Vv GRli 10a DISASTER. London, May At the eiupiuy into the cause ol the Oieuia uieeii disaster, ..ieeehani, Hie signalman at mil, testilieu tiiat ne chanted tho local train to an up mam line and toid Tinsley, the signalman, when the latter relieved nun, tliat the train iiad ueen shunted, liiisiey testiiied that he nad iorgotten all about the local train when he gave tiie signal to the troop - train TTALiAiN SCOCIjSS. li-ome, May 20. . Olueial.—The Italians advanced into tiie enemy s lerritory on the Friuli iron tier. The resistance was teoblo and the Italian occupied CorpoLta heights between iniirio and Isohzo. The enemy retreated, destroying houses ana ijuunng bridges. A TURKISH ItiiTOKT. Anas teidam, May 20. Oilicutl.—Constantinople reports that a i submarine sank a llussian armoured ship in the Black fcjea. N.Z. UICUI COMMISriIOAER'S REPORT. London, May 25. In die feihavli region tho Itussians occnpi a wide front 011 the line of the ri.ors Visil.iva, Von Da, Dubisca and iSitip. In Galicia the enemy was to recti by counter-attacks, and passed gradually to the defensive along aliiiosi I lie w hole of the irent in the seem!:, near Vartihol, I'odvoline and ■« here 011 baiurday' the

<-iKM)i.v successfully attempted an an;: iy ~ii the Russian*'. The offensive v.iiii'.i opened mi Saturday, is being ptusiiod along the loft bank of the I/uie.ier. ami ii developed 011 Sunday ••villi v.: at .success. Notwithstanding coiiiiLt-attacks. the Russians captured aue: light the new and old villages of ''"iiin-hitxe and the villages of Ichehniliui! arid llolobove, and part of the village >>f Obstruvc. in the course > i ' day tliev took 2200 prisoners, including -10 officers. Dozens of machine joins and a great quantity of u;.r tnaierial were captured. In the T>ii.s-!">yner region there was a lull, except between Acliechun and Lomnitza. where the enemy during the night of Sunday made fruitless at-

! Ucuipts t,o attack. On Mo in lav night matters were ra n.oi- ui.>Liii"l«!il betu ecu Uie sea and tin | coast. j X./. WOUNDED IN E"NGLAND | The Prime Minister has received tin following iroin the lligii Commissioner .London, May i!oTilt; following wounded are in tin second Western General Hospital, Manchester :— Auckland Infantry. •I. , Parker, G. A. R. McKay, K.. G. T. Silcott, E. W. Soker. Wellington Infantry. 1 W. Davidson, G. Eoster, I l '. G. Guthrie., W. Hales, L. A. Kenzett, G. McHuatiey, A. Muilaney, i. D. Smith. J. Thorp, A. Tronson. Canterbury infantry. it. Carroll, J. A. McDonald. Otago Infantry. W Clarkson, G. Eraser, G. Green, . I''. liurne, C. Keiler, A. Kerode, J. Kcllctt, J. MoPlierson, S. Warren, L. [ 11. liuid, G. I. Myers. The following are at the first Southern General Hospital, Birmingham : — Auckland Infantry. C.C. Avery, D. Mcßurney, G. Aiorpetli. G. L. Popple, A. u. Stunell, A. G. Rawabone (P Raebone), E. Warren. Wellington Infantry. A. H. Hartley, -J. G. Jackson, li Kemp. W. L. Stevenson, \V. J. Stephenson. Otago Infantry. T, 15. .Buchanan, J. C. Cuff, T. Davis, if. S. Lark ins, G. A. Mclntyro, G. W. Mills, W. O'Connell, P. D. Sniclair. Canterbury Intailtly G. Davis, J. A. Dick. Engineers. <jA. 11. E. Howell. The following are at Oraylingwolt Hospital, Chichester Wellington. Iniantry. . i l '. Lockci, l'\ Mtiili. Otago Infantry. J. W. I'orgiisoti, L. Al. vVatson. Engineers. Al. O'Brien. All are progressing favourably. (Received This Day a p.m.) fFioJa i'AUTI APritOVEb. .London, May "2b. A meeting oi the Irish Party approved oi Air John Redmond declining to enter the Cabinet. IN THE DARDANELLES.

liio I'i'us.s rtiireau sLates that .First i'reiich J>ivision at the Dardanelles on .1' riday laadc considerable pi'ogre&s auu now is ciu.sc to tile rurkish trenoiio>->. .Next day tho enemy aeterminodly attacked tho allied icrces oil tho ieit 01 the Indian brigade and gaineu a temporary looting, bint a strung counter-attack drove back the lurks witii a loss 01 oUU. A number were taken prisoner. On the 23rd the lurks a»ked ana were gramed a suspension oi iiostilities opposite the Autralian and Sow Zealand Army Corps to bury their deadVciose to our tienciies. Over 3UOO Turks were ouried, all 01 whom u ere killed bcnveeii the IStli and 20th. The .French, in conjunction with the British .Naval Division, made a considerable advance 011 the night oi tho 21th. Their lessee were slight.