THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 July 1915, Page 3

THE WAR.

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Paris, July 1(3. A Dardanelles official message says the second line of the enemy's trenches ivas carried on the 12th by a magnilicent charge of Zouaves of the .Foreign Legion. On the 14th tho Lower Valley of Kereves stream was occupied. Oiw artillery frequently supported, and tho enemy, being in close formation, sustained very heavy losses. FROM THE EAST I'RONT. Petrograd, July 16. Official.-—Tlie enemy captured several trenches in Pissa -Skiva region, but owing to his heavy losses on Wednesday did not repeat his attacks. We repulsed several attacks north of Prasnysz. The enemy were reinforced in the region of Riga-Shavli and began an advance from Hasenpott on Goldnigen and the sector .Sbhuirden-Popeliany. Our cavalry advance guards are holding the enemy at the passages of the rivers Windawa and Jenia, and other favourable position. The Austrians on the 13th took the offensive on Mosviska-Okna sector, am. attacked our bridgehead on the right bank in the district Ivimicliovce - and Kolianki, and crossed the Dniester. In the districts of Ivanijojava, Koscelniki and Sinkow on tHe 14th our artillery bombarded during the passage of tlie river and obliged the enemy in sonio places to abandon the crossing. The engagement continues. - ITALY'S TASK. Rome. July 16. Official.—Effective artillery work was done at Upper Cadore, where we are aiming to demolish the enemy's works at Plattsseweke and fVaudro. We partially dismounted an enemy battery east of Laudro. Infantry reconnaissances weiv pushed as far as .Mount Seikof and Burgstau ridge, near the Sexten Valley.-Our infantry detachmeift scaled a ravino regarded as inaccessible and surprised and repulsed the enemy occupying Falzaerego peak. There were heavy enemy losses. THE COALUINEUS. London. July 16. Mr Bimciinau meets the miners' leaders in London to-morrow. Mr Astur, secretary ol the British Miners' Federation, stated that the Government alone could settle the dispute. He believed work will be fully resumed on Monday. 'J'onypandy is t..e centre of the ooiliery agitation. TJie men apparently believe that if the price ot coal is not iixocl immediately the proprietors ot the collieries will niako such profit tha: they will be able to close down after the war for an indefinite period airl then be able to make their own terms with the men, the owners keeping up the steaming collieries in anticipation of early resumption. Ben Davies, a member of the South Wales exocu-tive, interviewed, said :— ''We are going to fight a nation, and the definite resolutions ot our own executive. We shall have the whole wodld against us, except Germany, Austria and Turkey." He personally regretted the decision to strike, and said the miners do not realise the full facts."

... CASUALTY LIST. DANGEROUSLY IUL, July 12. Field Artillery. G. A. Grainger. reported missing has re- / joft^ e 'Trivate R, B. Turner (Canterbury Battalion). DIED OV DYSRNTRY, 7th July. Wellington Battalion). Private N. Williams.