THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 August 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

' * IBLKCTUiO T BLEGUAI'U--Col'rKloHr.i [I'Elt VUEBS ABBOCJIATION.] THE CAMPAIGN IN POLAND. Petrograd, Aug 1. Official.—There were barren attacks at Bausk between the Dwiua and the. •Nieinen. A licry Russian bayonet charge west of Kovuo on Thursday dislodged the enemy from several positions capturThe enemy's weak forces continued efforts to cross from the left bank of the N'arov to the east ot Rozan. We maintained our old front. We yesterday repulsed a German attack north-west of Blonie. We vigorously attacked troops who crossed the Vistula on the Maghdu-eheff-Kozoiiitzo front in the sector below the mouth of the Radomka. We dislodged the enemy from for- : ests on the riglit bank and drove him to the islands and sand banks in the Vistula. The enemy is holding his ground on the Upper Vistula near Matzowitze. Our troops on Thursday night between the , Vistula ami the Bug were) ordered to march to positions prepared at the rear. The em , my did not iolest our occupation ■ : the new front, where we estnbli*Juv -liiNe-Ves on Friday without i>. light. We oviic.uaMl Lublin and t)u» railway between the station of Xovaia Alexandria and Keiovetz. Our troops continue to dislodge the enemy from positions at Solcal. Prisoners state; that the enemy suffered severe losses horn in the last lew days. .SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT. London. August 1. Sir .John French reports:—The enemy began bombardment of our positions on Friday north and south of Hooge. followed by an attack with flame projectiles, chiefly against our recently captured trendies at Floogo He succeeded in penetrating our first line of trenches on a .*>{)(> yards front. Fighting is in progress. ON 1 THE WEST FRONT. Paris, August I. Official: There were no inTaiitry ,m----'iagemeiits on Saturday. Seven French aeroplanes Tsonibareleel the station and factories Tn Freiburg. Motor trouble compelled one of them to land in the l German lines. ITAJJAN SUCCESSES CONTINUE. -onio, August 1. Official.— Enemy infantry with machine guilt- were- repulsed on Tuesday night when attacking positions at the entrance of Travcnanze.s vaJley at Cadoro. Attempting a surprise -attack against our Cooahella positions the Aiistrians wore met with volleys at a hundred yards range and were repulsed. Our Alpini captured some •spurs in Folia Valley. After their Carso failure the Aiistrians are content with efforts at opposing our ad vanccs. which failed, and we captured more trenches despite intense artillery and rifle lire , . The Aiistrians' patrol were driven on when attempting to ignite Cappaccio wood where we ars firmly entrenched. FROM BERLIN AND VIENNA.

Benin. July yi. Ollici.il.—We stormed nouses west ot Hooge which the English held. Aftor counter-attacks woiv repulsed. Fighting in the Vo.sgets continues but 'b coming to a standstill. A portion ol Lingekopl is still in the hands of the French . and SchraizyteniKjk' and Bnrrenkopi are again in our possession. Our attack is progressing northwest of Lomiiza and <m the railway north of Tovorovo and ears?'of Rozau. Von Woyrsch crossed to the right ol the Vistula, advancing eastward despite a stubborn resistance. Russian reinforcements counter-attacked unsuccessfully. The enemy also resisted Mackensen's pursuit on the line -it Novotilexandroy and the heights of the ~N*i.stiiJa north ol Lul)lin which we occupied yesterday t<o the mouth of Choi in. We are attacking the enemy everywhere. Vienna, "3u7y 31. Official. The Archduke .Josef occupied Lublin. His Idt wing crossed the .Stia and i.s pursuing the Russians. The Hermans aro advancing down the Vieprz. approaching Cholin from tin.' soii'th-wetst. The enemy attempted ienewed resistance at several points at previously prepared positions, but aiv being attacked everywhere. Tho Germans noj-th-west or Ivangorod advanced on the south bank of the Vistula and repulsed violent Russian attacks, the Russians (suffering severely.

casualty us , ! , . KILLED IX ACTION. Wellington Battalion. Private D. MoK. Dickson. Private A. Hagenson. Auckland Mounted. Trooper H. Harrison. Otago Battalion. Sergt. W. Kelk. Sergt, E. O. Allan. Private P. J. McEachein. Private B. S. Barker. \ Private H. F. Fagan. " IMPORTED WOIX'MD. Otago Mounted. Trooper 11. W. Lory. Trooper J. H. Helm. Sergt. J. Summers. Sergt. H. J. Ross. Wellington .Batta 1 ion. Sergt. H. W. Thompson. Private F. E. Aldridge. Laiice-Oorporal T. S. Crompton. Private E. C. Stanley. Private D. Clark.

Private H. W. Adamson. rrivatc D. A. Munro. Private C J). Talc. Aucklitiul Mounted. Trooper J. .10. Williams. Trooper J. T. llatton. SLIGHTLY WO! M)7;D. Auckland Mounted. Lance-Corporal AY. 1 , . Alacey. Trooper AY. J. Holmes. AYollingbon Mounted. >Sergl-Ma,jor Pye-Stuith (doing duty), Auckland Battalion. Private Brooks.