THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 June 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

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DHIVING GKRMAKS BACK. i'etrograd, June 5. Oilicial.- \\"e gained further sueceNSOS on the -west bank of the .San, particularly westward of Itubnik. Wo con-;iii-io to drive the enemy back, who are in disorderly retreat. The enemy on the right bank of the San continues to attack. In "Wisznia Valley lighting continues. Wo inflicted enormous losses on ilia i neniy at Kiukienee .between Przcniysl and the Dniester, driving them back. Our troops between the rivers Tisteica and Stry.j hampering t!ie enemy's progress, fell back to the bridgche-ad. The enemy on "Wednesday night atiemptcd to rush our entrenchments. bn' were repulsed. abandoning heaps 'of bodies outside the trenches. "Wo counter-attacked at night and took prisoner 701). including several officers ,and captured some machine guns. FHIvNCIJ RFiM'I.KK ATTACKS. Pans, June '3. OHicial.- During Frida.y niglrt three, violent counter attacks at Houwhez sugar refinery and t>> tlionorth and .south tvorcJiiJjTilsed. The French are masters of all positions. Tliev also carried the Gonnan positions north-west of Carbai-trougo, ami south of Souchez, and now hold two-thirds of Nenville. We gained another -tot) yards north of the Labyrinth. The struggle continues at the centre of the Labyrinth without cessation. "We located the Gorman gun iirilig on Verdun and damaged its plat-form ; nil blew up its ammunition store. TUBUS LO.SF, 10.(1(10. » Athens, June o. The Australasians particularly distinguished themselves in the fighting tor the heights at Kritliia. The Turkish casualties were ten thousand. The Turks plained n twelve hours' armistice to hury their dead. A coni'bined general assault on tlio Turkish position in GaiJipoli has hegun. STILL ADVANCING. Jioine. Juno 0. OHicial. Our olfensive oil the Isonao river is b.'scf with great difficulties of ground and formidable enemy entrenchments numerously manned and welJci|itippcd with machine guns and artillery. Alter the lluctiiatious of an action throughout Thursday and Friday the summit of the slopes of Montenegro remained in our possession. Our ad\auee continues on the rest oi" tlio rest of the front. FUBTiJEIt CASUALTIES. WOUNDED. Auckland .Mounted. Sergt. J. J. Douglas. Trooper A. G. JJ>ufi'nLl. Trooper 1:1. Finlayson. Sergt. W. R. Holden. Corporal M. 10. Johnson. Trooper G. Langdon. Trooper W. {'. Leslie. Trooper A. C. McArthur. Trooper W. J. Perkins. Lance-Corporal 15. iSeli. Trooper (_'. Wood. Auckland Battalion. Corporal A. Frew. Private W. J. Slines. Oanterbury Battalion. Private J. 8. Bennett. Sergt-Ma.jor W. Edmonds. Otago Battalion. Private G. Al. Smith.

Wellington Battalion. Private G. K Littlejolin. Field Miginecra. Sapper G. I'!. Bartlett (tuuisforrcil from Otngo Ihitfalion. ■ Field Artillery. (inimer J. I?. Coleman. Gunner (J. I). Molntyre. Divisional Train Army Servicc Corps. Privae C. Dreaver (tramturml from Wellington Battalion. "Wellington -Mounted. Sergt. U. H. N. Campbell. Sergt. A. 11. .Marail. riergt. W. A. Mason. Trooper I'". W. Mothes. Trooper W. C. Snoll. Trooper G. W. Clarke. Trouper AValker Canlor biiry Mouuted. Trooper W. Susthis. New Zealand ICngineers (iSig-jiallinj; Troop). Sapper.l). W. Morrison. Lieut. (late Sergt). 11. M. Clarke. Canterbury Battalion. Captain llonlter. Lieut. It. A. It. Liuivry. KILLED IN AOI'IOIn. Wellington Mounted. Lieut. C. Wait (previously reported missing). Otago Bnttalfon. Corporal .\l. C. Brown. Private P. Stewart. Private G. Williams. DIED OF WOUNDS. < Wellington Mounted. Sergt. G. NoviW. UAXGKIiCU'SLY ILL AT M ALTA. Auckland Mounted. Trooper W. Connolly. WOUNDKI). Auckland Battalion. Private Tl .iloptroll. Private P. tSilva. yl' FEEKING I IJ ONI ECZEMA. Wellington Battalion. Private C. Bradley. iSei'gt. A. O'Neale. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S ItEPOfIT. London, Juno 5. On Friday night hostile airships visited tin* e-ast and .south-east coasts of England. Bombs wore dropped in various places with little material damage. The casualties wore very few.