THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 June 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

* [bLKCTIUC T«USGKAI'H--COPI-ttIGHr I I PER I'KESB ASSOCIATION. 1 FURTHER GAINS MAiDE. Paris, June 7. Official.—We mad© further gain 6 eastward of Aixnoulette, Souchez road andNeuville Labyrinth. We now hold lu o-thirds of the latter. We captured eastward of Traey-le-Mont on the Aisne in a single rush, two lines of trenches iiikl several works.

We repulsed three violent counterattacks, taking prisoner 200 and eapttiring three 77 millimetre guns. ON THE EASTERN FRONT. Petrograd, June 7. Official. -The enemy pursuing the offensive towards Moscislut were subjected to heavy losses-. The Russians crossed the right Lank oi the Pruth between Delatyn and Kolomea and repulsed a. series of counter attacks by large Austrian reserves. • BR ITISH . SUCCESSES ON THE TIGRIS. "" London, June 7. Official.—The British gunboats on the •Tigris occupied Auiara'h, taking prisoner 30 officers anil 700 sailors. Tho total captures on the Tigris were 80 officers and 2000 men. We also captured six field guns and seven naval guns aboard the gunboat Mannariss, twelve barges, two large and three small river steamers, much ammunition and many rifles. AT THE DARDANELLES. Th« Daily Telegraph's correspondent at Chanak, on the Dardanelles, a neutral army officer, estimates that '2000 shells fell at Chanak wlien the Allied fleet tried to force the Narrows, yet only 20 were killed and 52 wounded in the l'orta. CASUALTIES The record week-end lists include 5500 casualties in the ranks, whereof 2160 were at the Dardanelles. IMPORTANT BATTLE RAGING. Rome, June 7. The first important battle has ibeen raging since Thursday tor possession ol "olmino, and it is progressing favourably for the Italians. AVIATORS RECIPROCAL RAIDS. (Received This Day 8.45 a.m.J London, June 7. Zeppelins dropped incendiary and explosive bombs along the East Ooast. There were two fires, five deaths and forty people were injured. British airmen bombarded an airship shed north of Brussels, and another aviator bombarded a Zeppelin "between Ghent and Brussels. The Zeppel'in wa« exploded and destroyed. CASUALTY LIST. DIED OF TYPHOID. Auckland Battalion. Hrivate J. B. Huxtabfe. DI'ED OF ENTERIC. Artillery. Driver L. O. Ivcoghan. DANGEROUSLY ILL Egyptian Army Hospital Engineers. Sapper J. R. Farcpuliar. Second General Hospital. O'tago Battalion. Private J. Rainham. DISCHARGED CURED AND NOW AT BASE AT ALEXANDRIA.

Canterbury .Battalion Lance-Corporal it. Lee. Private R. Quigley. Private A. Kelfow. Private C. C. Beach. Private is. C. Blake. Private AV. Davidson. Private A.. S. Dick. Private T. Edridge. Prvato R. H. Kexnber. Prvate It. H. Livingstone. Private AV. i>. McClymont. Private TT. E. Moore. Private J. W. Pearce. Private J. R. Reeves. Private J. Ressels. Private J. E. Sapsford. Private A. L. Smith. Otago Battalion. Wergt-Major N. T. Allen. Lance-Corporal J. Blick. Private J. Doyle. Private P. Hawkins. Private AV. J. Hughes. Pi'ivate R. Lymburn. Private D. AV. McDougall. Private J. F. McMillan. Private H. AV. Potts.