THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 August 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

j tl-bOliUl) '1! liV'llAVU —i»UI'KKiGHX.J ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT. Potrograd, August xo. Official.— Tho enemy attempted to stop our olfensive near Jacoustadt, Dvnisk and YVilkouiiorti and lighting continues. We again and again reputed four German attacks on the western positions of Kovno. The artillery duel continues. There is no important change on the Narev-Bug front. There was a desperate action on Friday south-west of Ciechanovce. There have been artillery. duels, skirmishes and tactions within the approach to the delence ol obstinacy 'hi Thursday night iSSrth'ward of Siedlco and Lukov regions. Amsterdam, August 1-1. A Berlin official report says:—A" new battle is developing wherein Hindenburg's armies are engaged in North Nieinen district at Alexoir, Kupischky, Westehinty. lvowarsk, belore Kovno. "We took the fortified forest of Doinikanka, taking prisoner 300 between the Narev and the Bug. We readied Slina wliere the enemy are resisting. "We stormed a stronge advanced position north of Novogeorgievsk, capturing 1800 and four machine guns. Sh.it \IA ATTACKED. Nish, August 10." Olhciaf.—Our lniaiury anu artillery on Jioiiday aelcatea the enemy's tempi to strengthen nnnseli at certain points oil the feit bank oi the Save ana the Danube. Our artillery on Monday 1 night successfully attacKed supply 'jo,unins between iSeicherova and Orcliuva and the vicinity of Sokolavatz. The , • enemy on the same night opened a violent infantry and artillery tire on our positions at Dogiijimlanovatz, b'lt our artillery promptly silenced him. The enemy on Tuesday attempted lo laud on the right bank of the Danube, near Golubac. We allowed them to get within fifteen yards of the shore, and we then opened a sustained fire. TTEROE FIGHTING. Rome, August 1-1. Official.—-'The struggle behind Cadore frontier is more intense. The enemy in Monte l'iana zone., supported by many heavy guns, on T'riday, attempted a counter-attack against positions lroin whence they were expelled on Thursday, but after a furious combat were driven back with heavy losses. "While our artillery in Sexten Valley were maintaining a continuous fire on the enemy works our infantry climbed and entrenched themselves on the ."uaimit of Obcrbacherhanzci, south-east-ward of Berbakhtfrspitze. Another detachment meanwhile occupied au .in portant group ol Alpine communications west-ward of T'ort lella CentigaOur batteries in the Isonzo started destructive lire against the defences at \ Plezzo Valley, and direct hits were obtained .against a battery skilfully hidden in eaves. Some oi the enemy's entrenchments fronting us at Monte Seibufci were shattered and many occupants were put to flight or killed l.y shrapnel and rifle fire. IN T'RAN Cii . t l'aris, August to. Official.—ln Artois we destroyed by mining some of the enemy's advanced works and an ammunition depot nlew up in the enemy's lines. Official.—The enemy attacked along the 'whole front on .Uano Thorese seetor, bui every whero were repulsed nnh appreciable losses. AT GALLiPOJLI Paris, August 10. A Dardanelles official message says: Since the tith the British successfully landed in the region of buvla Day and made further progress at Gabatepe, alter violent fighting they gained a looting on the slopes ol Saribair, prisoners numbering 000 being taken, also nine machine guns. Operations continue to develop at this point. The Turkish efforts to break our line in the south failed. Since the 7th the operations on the French front were principally artillery duels to our advantage. Amsterdam, August 1-1. A Turkish official report says: We catpured eight <; machine guns at Ari JJurnu>. Our artillery hit a hostilo ironclad off Ari Burnu. Wo took one hundred yards of trenches near Seddul Bahr.