THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 July 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

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This Afternoon's War News. 1 KLKUriUU I'KLKOUAI'U— COl'ittlClllX.J [l'Klt I'UESS ASHOCi-IIION-i i-'KENCH OI'UaCIAL ttJil'OUT. Paris July '&.. ■ A communique states that tho Gerinaus north of Souchez, after a heavy bombardment launched attacks at throedifferent positions. After a very lively fight the Germans wore- driven out oi tho trenches where they had succeeded in penetrating, except at ono point where thoy hold twenty metres of saphead. We made blight progress on our right ■wingjit the Dardariellee. Tho Allied, aviators successfully bombarded a now aviation camp north of Chanak, causing a largo fire at the oil depot. GERMAN , PREPARATIONS Amsterdam, July 28. Tho twelfth submarine from Antwerp has passed througli tho Scheldt aud readied tZeebrugee. Allied a:riiioii on Monday, bombarded* the submarines lying in tlio Scheldt and tlio Ghent canal, but did not damage, though they destroyed ,tihe German ■guardhouse near by. An aerodrome has been established in Saint Denis Square, Ghent. One hundred ainnon are practising daily and from ton to f1,r,,,, +~ „ 1 i ..1

twenty aeroplanes are constantly in tin aiv. Received This Day, 8.45. a.m. -uAOiiLNE GILN CAMPAIGN. London July :'S. |OTpftru has been a remarkable caniior machine guns in Canada, ; ffH ° llu l^yu4iaua Uavt} ""-'en promised ;!Vfi' a fortnight, including from Hamilton (Ontario) two hundred and from .the Ontario Government nvo hundred. ANTI-KECIifJiTERS. Speakers at anti recruiting meetings are to bo imprisoned. AN EXPLObiO.N". An accidental explosion at Wormwood Scrubs killed throe people and wounded twelve. Koceived This Day. 11.-15 a.m. ADJOURNMENT Ojy PARLIAMENT. London, July 'JS. The lit. £un. 11. H. Awiuitii, 111 moviu£ the adjouruniont 01 Parliamentuntil tJiy 14th September, wiia that the cuccess ol the,'war loan had aone ao much as anything to convince the world, particularly our Allies, that wo were determined to devote the whole- . of our resources to the (succosel'ul prosecution 01 the war. ainco the outbreak of the war, tlio preee, with one or two melancholy and notorious exceptions (loud applause) nad discharged its duties with admirable restraint. Members of the Commons also had discharged their duty and criticism, in an admirable and "patriotic manner. In justifying the adjournment, the Hi. Iftu. H. H. Asquith alluded to tho enormous increase in the number ot tjuestions, which placed an intolerable strain on Lhe State Departmente. He regretted that the action 01 the House of Lords necessitated tlie postponement ol the Pensions Bill until after the adjournment, when Jie hoped it would bo earned by general consent. Meanwhile the pensions and, allowances will continue as before. The war will be 'a. ; contest of 1 endurance and they would, tie unga-tclui aim insensitive it they did not recognise at this moment, the indescribably gallant olTorifc or' our Kussiau Allies to stem the tide of invasion and uuuntain inviolate the integrity ol their position He thought that in the whoio ol military TTistory, there had not been a more maguilicent example 01 uiseipliuo, patient endurance (both individual and vollecwV'e) and initiative tnan that slionn by the Rutstaii yrmy during the last eleven niontns. The lit. Hon. H. £1. Asquitli e»aid that the Italians were steadily, gaining ground and making progress towards their objectives whicii lie believed would shortly be within Uieir reach. As for ourselves and the .French wo have been lighting side by «side ior it year. He did not believo tlim-u «vnv liuil ln«m.

uiu nut uenevo tuere .ever had beeii> armies inspired by a more complete and more unretiorvud ispirit of fraternity au<l comradeslnp or moi'c confidence that victory would ultimately be theirs. Oiucouhdeuce in the- Guliipoli oporatious wuii undiniinished and tiio naval jwsition now wu* far atrongor than it wan before the war. Serious -as the submarine menace, -might appear lor the moment, it was not going to lullict' fatal results or substantial iwjury , to British trade-in food and raw materials ■wfileli were coming forward as in tiuiob. of peace. HIGH COMMSSIONIEIt'S HEPOET. London, July 28. In the 'Artois district, north of (Sou- ' ehez, the Germans, after a heavy bombardment attacked at three poiute. Thci-e wns lively fighting .and the advance trenches were penetrated except at one point where twenty metres were retained. In Argonne, 111 the region of Fontaine A us Clarence, the enemy attempted to attack and was repulsed with infantry fire. Hi the Dardanelles an aeroplane bom

bawled a now enemy aviation camp, striking the hangars and the benzine depot aud causing considerable fires. CASUALTY LIST. The following wounded aro in Notly ilcspitalField Engineers. Sapper L. W. Louisson. Canterbury Mounted. Trooper W. A. Hodgen. Ota-go Mounted. Lieut. E. S. Mclntyre. Field Ambulance. Private F. J. P. fiallett. Auckland Battalion. Corporal I' 1 . G. Hall (voiwidciT soconu time). WOUNDED RECOVERED ANiD SENT TO THE FRONT. . Canterbury Mounted. Trooper A. N. Nome. Troopor J. It. Duwson Wellington Mounted. Trooper G. W. Oku'ko. Field Artillery. •Sergt. J. G. McKonzw. SICK itECOVEIiIo AND SENT TO THE FiIONT. » Auckland Battalion. J Private A. Dovjjio. J Private C. J. Lottingtiani. < Private W. C. Cone. ] Private W. P. 'laylor. ' ' Private A. 0. JN'ewcombo. < Private F. J. Daker. J Private J. L. ita'ivlingß. ! Private C. JO. Fmrber. « ttirate G. K. Orapp. Piivate G. Jessol. ' Canterbury Battalion. I Private \Y. it. Jvenip. Private T. G. lteen.

Ie Private W. P. Lloyd. Private G. A. Hamilton. Private A. J. AVillcocJ£». ■Private J. Reid. Private A. V. Fitehott. Private A. H. Otago Battalion. l " Private C. D. Marshall. 'J Privati! G. it. Robertson. d _* (Received Thia l>ay IJ.3J p.m.; SERVICE AT XL L'AUL'S. London, J u!/ :#. One hundred and iii'ty Australian con--1 valoscents and about om» hind t-d .\i:\v Zua'auuirs will attend a 6t.vv.v3 al Si. Paul's on -1 tli August. , UNHAPPY PALESTINE. Rome, July 26. i"he Vatican has received alarminy Lews from the Holy Land. The Turks have cut oil' postal and tole<jraphiu facilities from Christians who live ; u complete ignorance oi : events. Palestine is devastated by plague and locust«. The hatred of Christians :a indescribable. AS TOLD IX UJfIfLLX. A German conimiuiujue tstatus that the Milesian Lamlsturin forces stonned the trenches north-west of Souchez and captured lour machine guns. On the Lingekopf-Earrenliopf line, after a lour hours' hand-Lo-haiid struggle, our counter attacks repulsed the French attacks. Wo captured the trendies lost at Lingekopf. except a small portion. We took prisoner 1000 and scattered tho Russians between Mitau and Nicmen. We captured Novorovo, uorth of iSerosk, on both banks. Tho Russian counter-attack at Xasielsk failed the enemy losing 2500 (prisoners) and seven machine guns. At Xasielsk and and near Roaaui wo stormed the village uf Pioruiiov, near Ulonie. wliich is twenty-four kilometres -west of AVar«aw forts. The position to the southeast is unchanged.