THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 July 1915, Page 3

THE WAR.

|K!H Ui.c 'V.UHiltAl'H-UH'YKIQHr.] LI'KK I'llKsS ASSOCIAIIOK.] UN THE I'iJENOH EKONT. Paris, July 21. Oliicial.—ihe cannonading has 'imiinished ,a I Artois. A lew heavy swells uero thrown on Arras. Mining operations 011 Perthes-Beau&e-jour iroiit aud Yuuquois wore to our advantage. There was a violent cannonade at iioisleprotre. Pontamousson was bombardecf as Has also Ihmdcsapt. THE POSITION IN I'OL'AND. Potrograd, July 27. Oflicial.—With tho assistance 01 the .ships we repulsed tlie enemy's ofl'ensive, which began 011 {Saturday, towards Chlok, which is in the region ol Tukkum. ITIIO enemy continues unsuccessfully to attack p;>sition« at i'issa, near •fciiiijtrtlii • 'i'here wa* a tery siiiimorn encmaier soittn ul ttojany with \lio Germans, who crossed the Narev, and we tliren' them back to the village. We repulsed attacks south-west of ruitusk. The enemy's attack* on Lae advancou works at Ivangorod no re repulsed. Ihe battle between lae \ ieprz ami the Bug continues with great inteasity. Ihe eiicniy 011 Sunday attacked the whole iiont. All attack* were repulsed, and our counter-attack* were successful, and the front is unchanged except where a few villagers puss from hand to hand. Our torpedoers in the Jilack Sea destroyed loi'ty coal iaden sailers.

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DESPERATE Ell-HTENG. Rome, July 2V. OfHcial.—We niado appreciable pro gross oil the lower Isonzo and conquercd a broad stretch oi wooded ground on tlie Jolt wing. We stormed entrenchments in t!io centre, and conquered most oi Monte Descibusi, which is on our right wing, alter tne whole position had been taken and re-taken several times. The lighting was everywhere most desperate. Tin* enemy in 'tiie evening used asphyxiating bonier, but our men used masiis. Our prisoners totalled 1(500. Official.—Our naval lurces occupied the island ol Polagossa, an important fctrategic position. •FROM VIEW A. An Austrian official report says; - South of Sokal we captured a vantage valuable for our bridghead on the eastem bank of tlie .Bug. Wo captured 1100 men and two inacliino guns. the Germans north-west of Gnubtesznv gained further ground. The Italians gained a temporary local successes, and our artillery inflicted heavy losses.