THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 June 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

Latest Cables This Afternoon's War News. [ELKCTKIG TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.) [PER PRESS ABBOOUIION-} Received This Day 11.5 a.m. ROOSEVELT'® OPINIONS'. New York IS. Mr Rossevelt in a letter to a National Security League Conference said thaD proiessional "peace at any price" men who applauded the United States abject failure fo live up to the Hag e contention obligations were most undesirable citizens, a country which contains the advocates of pacificism were preaching poltroonery. Such men were endeavour ing to-make America the China of tha Occident. /Received This Day 9.35 a.m. A GOOD AVERAGE. London June 13. The Rt Hon W. Runciman, in the House of Commons said that the miners were working on an average 5.64 days per week. FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT. j Par is June 18. I A communique states that the Belgians crossed the Yser south of Dixude and a German block'ijujo near Dismude "Chateau. .We capt fr>d a German work east of but lost portion of the trenches north of the Souchez sugar refinery owing to a> violent bombardment. GERMAN PROTEST. Rome June 14 •Germany hais protested! to Italy against the confiscation of the steamer iliayern on the ground that Germany has not declared war against Italy. Baron Sonnino maintains the right to confiscate the vessel, promising to refund the value of the cargo if Germany does not declare war. GERMANS DRIVEN BACK. Amsterdam, June 14 Strong attacks drove back the German line near We6tende and northeastward of Nfeuport. The German tosses were severe.

Heavy drafts of the enemy's troops arrived at Ghent and Bruges on Friday and Saturday. Seventeen thousand old troops who returned from the Yser outworks complain of heavy losses.

CASUALTY LUST. KILLED IN ACTION

Auckland Battalion. Sergt. H .H. Begg. Wergt. D. G. Biirbish. Private O. H. Drewett. Private W. J. Gibb. Corporal F. >E. Haycock. Corporal D. B. Lane. Corporal J. O'Donnell. Private H. V. Heading. Sergt-Major S. Rogers. Private A. F. Saunders. Private W. Strongman. Private T. Donovan. Private A. Harwood. Lance-Corporal G. R. MaoFarlatio. Private S. A. Bell. Private "W. P. Bond. Bugler A. C. Boreham Private G. M. Biwn. Lance Corporal A. Fothergill. Bugler F. N. Gillandera. 'Lance-Corporal T. A. Gillandere. Corporal I/. R. Grimwade. Private W. E. Hartland. Private S. Heald. Private S. T. LoTvry. Private H. McDowell. Private F. MoGinley. Private G. W. McKenna. Corporal N. H. Munro. Private W. R. Neighbour. Private W. H. Nethey. Private G. S. Ramsay. Private A. Tawse. Private D. J. Thompson. Private J. Cutherbreton. Private G. If. Devoneide. Private B. F. England. Private Private P. Ogilvie. Corporal R. Pasemoro. Private E. Angove.

Canterbury Mounted. Sergt. It. A. Boden. L-Sergt. W. J. P. Johnson. DIED OF WOUNDS. Auckland Battalion. Private L. A. Godfrey. Private It. V. Kennedy. Private W. V. Lydster. Private H. D. Manning. Private It .D. Noonan. Private G. G. Porter. Private T. Shaw. Private A. J. Smith. 'Private C. B. Spencer. Private fc>. E. Steer. Private L. Stevenson. Private D. Sullivan. Private G. J. Taylor. Otago Battalion. Private G. Henderson. Private D. Thisrtleton. Private S. Winters. AHS&ING. Auckland Battalion. Lieut. J. tM. Coo. Wellington Battalion. [Private E. J. Lewis. Private 13. A. G. Hutchinstin. DIED OF ENTERIC FEVER. Engineers. Sapper C. A. Scrivener. WOUNDED. Engineers. Sapper R. W. Buxry. Auckland' Mounteds. Trooper J. Taylor. Auckland Battalion. Oapt. E. G. Fraeor. Canterbury Battalion. Corporal C- 'Ballantyne. Private G. Blatherwick. Private J. Bloomfield. Private G. C. Coleman. Private C. W. Oollinson. Private P. S. Coofce. Private J. 'M. Deaooii.