THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 July 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

• « , [kLECTBIO TSLKQBAPH —COPIHIGHt.} (PBB PBEBS ABBOP^AXIOM.I MOJjJ-E' FRENCH SUCCESSES. Paris, July 13. Official.—The 'Germans bombarded our trenches on the trout Loinbaeit-zyde-.Niouport. ■ Our reply silenced two batteries. Despite a fire of asphyxiating shells we counter-attacked Souohez-Oarency regaining a portion of the trenches abandoned on Sunday. We exploded a mine chamber on the Aisne, wrecking the German mine-gal-leries. The Germans attempted two attacks at Uroixdescarny. The first was repulsed with important losses, and the second was stopped before the .Germans could emerge from their trendies. ON' THE itUStiIAN EIKXNT. Petrograd, July '13. Official.—A violent cannonade and outpost engagement 1 in the vicinity of Prashysz and isolated actions in Lublin region took place. ' Our troops having finished the coun- J ter oii'ensivo, occupied positions on the J heights on the right bank of Urzen- m dovka river. II On tho upper Bug, "oar the town of I Rusk, several at- f tacked. We allowsdthemToTippi'oach I to within 200 paices then dispersed » them, many killed and ".roundod- being left on the ground. AT THE DARDANELLES. — ft London. July 13. The Daily Chronicle's Leinnos cor respondent says the heaviest lighting since'the Allies landed began late in the darkness on Tuesday and lasted well into Wednesday. it resulted in a swing forward of the southern line live furlongs, inflicting staggering losses on the enemy, estimated at 7000 killed and 15,000 wounded/ The Australians and .New Zealand.•rs also played a part. The victory marks a definite stage in the initial work of encircling Achilla ba, which is now one of the strongest fortresses in the world.

HKj! 11 COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. London, July 13. A French squadron of thirty-five aeroplanes, 'despite strong winds, this morning bombarded a German station at Vigneulles les iHattonchattel, which was serving the region of Caloono and the forest of Apremont where important stores, particularly munitions, wore concentrated. They dropped 175 shells end caused several lires. They were bombarded heavily, but all returned. THE END OF THE RON IG SB ERG. c# ——— — Tlio High Commissioner reports under date of July 12.— As the position of the Tvonigsberg, winch since- October, has been sheltering "up the Rtrfiji river in German East Africa was accessible only to shallow draught vessels, it was ascertained by aeroplanes and two river monitors were sent into action against her on July -Ith. The Konigsberg probably was incapacitated and a further attack yesterday rendered her a total wreck. CASUALTY LIST, Sick admitted to Egyptian Army Hospital— Otago Mounted. Trooper A. V. Wcsthead. Wellington Battalion. Private S. P. Tooye. Private \Y. J. llitlion. Private S. E. C. Taylor. Private C. J. Moore. I Field Engineers. I Sapper E. Leary. Sapper. W. A. S. Mondal. Sapper P. A. Selwyn. Sapper It. E. Priest. Wellington Battalion. Private W. B. Yeoman. WOU'N'DED. Auckland Mounted. Trooper A. It. Dunning. Wellington Battalion. Private A. Coutts. Private E. M. Parsonage. Wellington Mounte<l. Trooper F. E. Bottle. Otago Battalion. Private It. McGregor. Auckland Battalion, Private O. C. Hawkins.

Private E. Eirtli. Private G. Dibley. Army Service Corps. Private C. It. Staudfield'. Admitted to No. 1 General Hospital, Cairo. Wellington Mounted. Trooper A. E. Cooper (gunshot wound in anii). SiOK. No. 1 General Hospital, Cairo. Auckland Mounted. Trooper J. B. >S. Dudding. Auckland Battalion. Private E. A. W. Clarke. Wellington 'Battalion. Private W. Nesbet. Divisional Train. vPrivate J. K. Penu. Maori Contingent. Corporal Hone T. Raponi. DANGEROUSLY t 'A-® ■Wellington Battalion. Private J. Morrissoy. SICK. Admitted to Egyptian Army. Hospital.— Private L. H. Browne. Private G. Devereauxi Auckland Mounted; ' Trooper F. L. 11. Index*. Trooper R B. Stevens. Canterbury Battalion. * Lauce-Oorporal J. Palliser. * Private G. Morrison. " Paivate J. M. Field. 3 ..Private V. H. Smith, 9 ' Oa/nterbury Mounted. i t Trooper J. McLay, 1 . .Trooper A. Whittling. r Otago Battalion. Private S. G. W; PaHinger. . ( Private N. J. Goodin. ~ , , Private H, Crawford. .