THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 August 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

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Official.—lll the direction oi'. Kiga we dislodged tho enemy lroin tho region between the Dvina and Eckau. lighting continues without essential change east of i'onseviecz. The Germans did not renew attacks on the lvovno-Ossoioviecz front. The enomy made a continuous vigorous attack from the Xarev line along the whole front. Great forces are being directe 1 against the Lomza-Ustrov sector. There was obstinate rearguard lighting on the loft of the Y'ieprz and during tho counter-attacks we Look prisoner fcoine hundreds. On the loft of tho Hug we successfully exercised pressure 01 the enemy's advance guard between tln» rivers Tourir and Louga, along a wide front.

Amsterdam, August S An Austrian official report says:-

Wo ilrove the enemy out oi several lines west of Vieprz and occupied Lubartov. The enemy ned in disorder across the Vieprz after a haud-to-haiul hglit. We took (iOOO prisoners at Lc.batov and Miec'liufe-oiid also captured two guns and eleven machine guns The Ku&ians north-east of lvangorod began to retreat north-eastward.

IN JjlUNCto. Pans, August U. Official.—Tliero were some artilleiy engagements in .Belgium and at Artois and the Aisiio, whore Soissons was bombarded. There was grenade lighting in the Argonuo and artillery activity at AYoevre. The Germans attacked Liugekopf, but were completely repulsed. There was a strong enemy bombardment of Hinsenlirst. ihJITALiAN SUCCESSES. *£' Home, August I J. Tiro Italian bombardment of iJargo destroyed ton miles ot railway fcc Two trains were blown nip,. one containing soldiers, half or. ■whom were killed. Official.—ln the Touale zone the Alpini dispersed tlio enemy entrenched south-east of Ercavallo peaks, capturing a quantity of munitions. .they .ako drove- the Austnans from positions north-east of by mountain gun lire. These guns were hoisted to a height of nearly a thousand feet on to rocka. Our infantry in Cadore gradually pushed bat-k the enemy. "We reached a line stretching from .Monterery to the southern slopes of liiirnstall. Our artillery bombarded ail enemy column iroin -Devetaki and caused explosions and fire at Marco ttiiii. THE AUiSTKIAN VEKSIOX. Amsterdam; August 8. AVe repulsed ltaliou attacks nt Polazzo-Vennigliano. The enemy on the (Jtli and 7th August advanced in the Tyrol across Porecellina-Dimon-tozzo but retreated under our artillery.