THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 August 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

j H! KCI'IUL — UM-HUUH'f.) . l_.. i».—i AbMU » uii£*. i ROUND WARSAW. Petrograd, Aug. .Waisaw Jnii not yet been evacuated. The deliberation ot tlie withdrawal is an encouraging feature ol' the situation A semi-official conununiijue states that strategically the situation is unchanged, aud the front nearest Warsaw is wholly unshaken. Official.—We fought a desperate engagement with the Germans on Friday and Saturday on the river An below Bausk. Alter numerous lruitless attempts the enemy at a cost of grave losses established hiinsell on the right bank of the A a near Jungerkopt farm Our troops on Pontevisz road, near Darchischke, overthrew a German co:uuiu which had taken the offensivo. We repulsed an advance guard near Ruttany-Tyltagola, taking several hundred prk'-itwrs and a number -<l machine nuns. We also captured enemy trenches which were lull of German dead. The eiiemy gained a tooting on the left bank of the Narev, near lii? mouth of the Sclikva. Our counterattack drove them back towards the river bed. Considerable enemy lorces developed an offensivo between the Narev and the Oje, in Rozani scctor. there was a very -desperate 'battle, the enemy >ising asphyxiating gab, and there were many desperate bayonet actions, af cor ■which the enemy slightly progressed near Kamienba, and captured our trenches south of the Oje, but la tor we drove them back. The lighting was most sanguinary, the enemy losing severely. We captured 1000 prisoners . and a complete battery. There -were barren enemy attacks between Vieprz and Rejovetz station. We withdrew somewhat northwards between Ivholo and the Bug before superior forccs after desperate fighting. THE AUSTRO-GERMAN REPORT Berlin, August 1. A communique states:—The British attack on our new position at Hooge completely collapsed. Great erial activity continues. We dropped thirty bombs on the British flying ground at St. Pol. An enemy squadron unsuccessfully bombarded the German aero drome at Dotiai, where one of our battle aeroplanes shot down an enemy aeroplane. We dropped 103 ooino.s on the flying ground at Nancy and 18 bombs hit the tents. The enemy's machines ascended to detend the aerodrome. but failed. Six aeroplanes attacked fifteen French machines * t Chateau Salines in a forty-live minutes' tight. Several French machines were forced .to land. When the enemy w-i,s reinforced we retreated without •oss. The communique adds:--We ejected the enemy from positions near Kurow, east of Novoe Alexandra. Wo pass 'd through Cholm pursuing the enemy, wlij continued to retreat on both banks of the Bug and uetween Bug south of Lenoznu. During July we captured in the south-eastern theatre officers, 75,7iy men, 10 gu'l-i, j and 120 machine guns. Fighting n. the Argoniie on the 20th July we cap tured 125 officers, 0(510 men and o2 machine guns. We made lurther progress north-east ot Kozan and repulsed Russian counter-attacks. Uuriug July between Pilica and the Baltic we captured 05,023 Russians, -11 guns and 230 machine guns. Our troops across the Vistula, north of ivangorod, repulsed heavy attacks, ami pursuing tne. enemy we captured the weights of Podzamose, prisonering 1000. The enemy again ottered resistance between the Upper Vistula and the Bug. Amsterdam August i An Austrian communique says:--We stormed the Russian lines near Kurow and forced our way in the direction of Novoalexahdria. The JReiny is still resisting here, also on the east bank of the Vistula and near LuL lin, but continues to retreat. On tins sector to the Bug the Austro-Germans in July captured 12,83'j prisoners, V* cannon and 202 machine guns. Slit JOHN FRENCH'S REPORr. London, August 1 Sir John French reports:—Further fighting on. the 30th at Hooge resulted in our capturing a portion of the iost tenches. We repused two infantry attacks on Saturday night. CASUALTY LIST. •DIED OF WO (j .YDS. Wellington Battalion. Private H. McMillan. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW BELIEVED KILLED JN ACTION. , Canterbury Battalion. Private J. A. Kjser. WOUNDED. Otago Battalion. •Private G. Richardson. Private A. Carmiohael. Canterbury Battalion. Lance-Sergt. L. Lenoei. Private O. Oox. Private L. C. Manson. Private W. A. Heath. Private J. B. Squjer. Private A. E. Head. Private W. L. Loughlin. Private A. B. Peterson. Private C. F. Story (seaond time). Lance-Corporal J. H. J. Timnrns (second time). Corporal A. R. Muntz. Private W. G. Terrie (second time").