THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 June 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

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This Afternoon's War News. (.KLIiCTttIC TELKUUAI'U —COPYUtCIBT.? [feu muss association. 1 (Received This Day 8.00 a.m.) AN' AUSTRIAN CLAIM. ■ Amsterdam J unc 3. An official report from Vienna states that since three thirty this morning Perzemyel hub been in our possession. IN FRANCE. Paris June 3. A communiqie states that very violent infantry actions have developed cast oi' Notre-Dame-De-Loirette but the situation is unchanged. Eight hundred Germans were taken prieonei-s at the "labyrinth" since the thirty first whereof- nine are officers and fifty noncommissioned officers. lwo machine guns were captured.. HON T. MACKENZIE'S REPORT. The High Commissioner for New Zealand reports under date of. London June 3. On Monday in the region of Shavli, the Russians successfully , repulsed several attacks, capturing a redoubt east of Travlinany. Between tho Vistula and Przeinysl, there has been stubborn fighting since Monday, and an important Russian success has ueen achieved on the. lower San. Several villages were captured at the bayonet point in the Kalnikouve region where the Russians made twelve hundred prisoners, including 22 officers and eight qnickiirers. In the Caucasus, iu the direction of the coast, the Russians destroyed some Turkish shelters. Tn the Van region the pursuit of the retreating Turks is being continued.

North of Arras the artilerv combat goes on day antl night, backed by violent infantry actions. East of Motre Dame do Lorrette the positions arc unchanged. The prisoners made since Monday, in "The Labyrinth," total oight hundred. (Received This Day 12.15 pan.) OFFICIAL MESSAGE FROM BERLIN. Berlin, June 3. Official. —An inventory shows almndant supplies of grain and flour and the maximum prices for flour .and bread will be lowered on the woventh. The Russian couuter-iittacks against our offensive columns east of Jaroslav completely failed. ' Von ttssingen's army has advanced to Zydaczow, northeast "of Stryj. The booty taken in the battle of Stryj amounts to 60 officers, 12,175 men. 1-1 cannon and 3-5 machine guns. RUSSIA AND ROUMANIA. Rome, June 3. The Secolo states that King Einanuel has offered to mediate between Russia and Roumania. (Received This Day iU.SI) a.m.) SIGNOR SALANDRA'S SPEECH. London, June 3.

Signer Saiandia said that the Austrian otter to -May was not made in good faith. Moreover, it hi no way, secured the .military frontier replacing that which Austria imposed in 18G6, and which left all north Italy open to Italy's enemies. In the case of a dispute after the wur Italy was asked to address herself to Germany. She did not wish to be disrespectful to Germany but her dream of universal hegemony was shattered. The world liad risen and the fiuture of humanity must be founded upon respect for existing national autonomus states; among these Germany will have to sit as an equal

—not as a master. The commonplace statesmen, who, in rash frivolity Last July, set fire to the whole of Europe-, were making now a. ifresh colossal m.istake. They were pouring forth invective against Italy with the obvious design of intoxicating their citizens with cruel visions of hatred and blood. Italians "cannot imitate their language. Austria and Germany con'tinuially paralysed the Italian navy in the Turkish war by preventing its action against the Dardanelles, European Turkey and Aegean Islands. 'Many Italian lives and a million of Italian treasure were a sacrifice to the fact that Turkey was protected by Germany and Austria from all attacks on her vital parts. LATEST CASUALTY LIST. DANGEROUSLY ILL AT HELlOrous. Wellington Infantry. Private E. M. Mather. Otago Battalion. Private l>. O'Donnell. Canterbury .Battalion. Corporal A. H. Whitaker. DANGEROUSLY ILL AT CAIRO, Auckland Battalion. Private J. ii. Huxtaule. Artillery. Private L. C. Keaghan '(transferred from Canterbury Battalion). KILLED IN ACTION Otago Battalion. Private R. Page. Canterbury Mounted, riergt. T. Bassett. WOUNDED. Canterbury Mounted. Trooper A. E. Norrie.