THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 July 1915, Page 3

THE WAR.

W - (KU')h i: 'V.';.hi.ifAPU\ Kil'tulOßt 1 ¥.' - M'i.l. I , ): -~o ..88OC»**i (UN. i I . FRKsOH OFFICIAL REPORT. B Paris, July lu. B Official.—The enemy 'bombarded K Funics and East Dunkiuk. We tired by nay of reprisal on the Gorman canBLtoumeuts at Aliddlekerke. Tlie GerHniiius twice vainly endeavoured to -their trenches near Souchoz. ■ 'fhe cannonade of Arras is contintiH ous. The cathedral quarter ha.s pars' ticularly suffered. Three civilians W were killed. ft We attacked and gained a looting; in W the German trenches west ol the forest ft of Argonne. "Wo crossed Servon road .•secured a little wood called Boauwood .between Marie l'horese and 'Haute Chevanehes. ■ Our flying corps effected great dostruction at Libercourt station, the military junction between Douai and Lille. Twonty aeroplanes dropped forty sheik 'on '.buildings. Lines of gun aeroplanes accompanying the bombarded a stationaiLtrain the two stations, tlie German AI bat rote to^^Vl> ( ; ON THE EAST FKONT. I- Pctrograd,-July 15. Official.—The enemy's artillery was' I lively on Monday and Tuesday in the direction of Lemza. The Germans on Tuesday captured ftvo versts of our trenches on the right f bank of the Pizza, but counter-attack drove them oat. ... There was stubborn lighting on both banks of the iSkrwa. A considerable enemy force commenced an offensive between Orhyts, and livdynia. The Russians declined a decisivo engagement and retreated to their second lino. The Russians last week took prisoner 22,000 on the AVisloka front. ITALIAN ADVANCE REPORTED. Geneva, July lu. Laiback telegrams state that masses of Italians on tlie left bank of the Isonzo luive been in contact with the V enemy since Tuesday. \ An Italian advance, between Plava •and Gorizia, is reported, •while tho \ struggle at Roverte is assuming great proportions. JTHO.U BERLIN. Berlin, July 14. Official.—We captured French tron- ... ches on a front of 1000 metres'northeast of Vienelo Chateau, taking prisoner 137. We stormed a position on the height south-west of Bournevillcs, on a h'ont of three kilometres, with n depth of one kilometre. La Fillienorte, known as Height 28.j, h now in our possession, and we took '2851 iin--v.ouuded prisoners, and 3400 wounded. We also captured ten guns. Our troops advanced into a ])osition held by the French artillery, putting eight guns out of action: which are now between the German and French lines.