THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 June 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

[nLKCiItiC —COiTMOHt 1 II'KU I'Rl.Sfcl ASSOCIATION.! FRENCH CONTINUE SUCCESSES. Pans, June 18. Official.—The fighting northward of Anas was extremely intenee with numerous desperate infantry actions, and a violent artillery duel continues. \Yc made important progress and almost wholly maintained it despite the enemy's furious counter attacks. We captured several lines of trenches on both sides of Aixmoulette-iJou - chez road. The Germans still hold the ground at Buval bottom, but are almost surrounded. , We captured Souchez cemetery and gained ground 011 the slopes southeastwards, namely Hill 119. Wo carried by assault southward of .Neuville the first enemy line using the bayonet and hand grenades under violent artillery firo. We captured Altenbot, a suburb of Metzeral, then Steinbruck and continue to progress on both banks of the Fecht. ITALIANS' PROGRESS. Rome, Official.—We are progressing oh' both banks of the Adige. We dismounted some Austrian guns at Carnia and seriously damaged the fortress of Malborghetti. Our offensive on the isonzo is progressing. Our troops debouching towards Plava conquered after sanguinary the surrounding heights and repulsed repeated obstinate counter-at-tacks. Our artillery fire partly destroyed "the railway station at Gorizia. RUSSIA'S REPORT. Petrograd, June 18. Official.—Very severe engagements in Galicia continued on the 15th between the San and the town of Lubaezow and in the vicinity of the village of Krakowice. | The enemy were thrown baok in disorder between Dsmenitza and Stryj livers. Our notable captures on the 14tb and loth above Zurano included 262 officers, 8444 soldiers, six guns and iil machine guns and ammunition. We annihilated an enemy force which crossed the Dniester above Nizniow and checked another which crossed below. Fighting continues'. AT THE DARDANELLES. Athens, June 18. A British submarine on Wednesday torpedoed and sank three transports beyond Nagara. Another British submarine reached Constantinople- and sank two vessels and a large steamer in the Golden Horn AUSTRIA'S REPORT. Amsterdam, June lb. An Austrian official report says:— On Lemberg road Ermolli repulsed strong rearguard attacks and stormed at midnight the west part of Grooek, and cleared out the enemyi from the west bank of tlie YVereszyea, south of GrooeTt. I'ItALSE FOR THE TURKS. London, June 17. Authentic reports indicate that Australian officers who are prisoners of war at Constantinople are well treated. Tho following has reached from Capt. McDonald, an Australian offioer: "i am in Constantinople with othet prisoners of war. We have received great kindness from Turkish officers and have received advance pay from Commandant Djevad Bey."