THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 August 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

I ULtH. IiUC rKL'kUUAX'JH— I'OI'XKIQHT.J iVm t'ltKga ASPOCmiUN.J THE EASTJfIBN FRONT. Petrograd, August 1 Official.—Towards Dvinsk we pulsed the German attempts to ti the offensive at Kovno. After d perate battles lasting eleven days ;i costing enormous losses the Gernu succeeded in establishing themselves fortifications to tho left of the Nien and westward of the river Jessia. 1 Germans are now attempting to pass tho right. This position is wlu part of the defence works are s , in our hands. We hold all fortifn tions to the right of the N'ienu There has been continuous lighting the Narev front and between the i> rev and.the Bug with alternating si cesses. The enemy made very sti bom attacks on the roads to Bielost and Bielsk from the west, also on t north-eastern front of Novogeorgievj but principally un. the fortilieatio commanding the Jail way ironi Mlava. ITALY'S SUCCESS. Rome. August I'J. Official. —We captured tho sccoi line of trenches in liuchor Valley iSexten region. Our troops in Mon .Nero sector advancing trom Xan crest towards Javoziek expelled tho o cmy from their trenches. We occupied several trenches c Santa Lucia height taking 200 priso ers Our attack at Carso was a brilliai success. The enemy's violent atta< on tho centre was checked and we we some ground enabling us to occupy ; important position westward of Ala cottini. LITTLE DOING. London, August i\). Sir John Erench reports that thoi have been no important incidents sin< Ins communiiiuo on tho 10th, when ti recaptured positions at Hooge were coi 6olidated. The trenches there hai since been subjected to occasional uon bardnient, but there has been no n iuntry lighting, except two small bonil iug attacks on Tuesday which were ea; ily repulsed. There were intormittei but unimportant artillery engagenieni on the remainder of the trout. NEWb' VIA AMESTERDAM. Amsterdam, August 11), An Austrian communique says: Whil the Germans advanced along the lei of the Bug-Vonarz they repuiseti th Russians on both sides oi the Biala roa within range ol the Uresilitovsk iori ress artillery. Tho surrounding rin on the western bank has closed. Th Archduke Josef in Janov district cieai ed the southern bank ol the enemy There is bitter lighting raging aroun Tolmino bridgehead. lour itaiiai attacks failed. A Turkish communique saye; On th bank of the Auaforta on Tuesday w> repulsed an attack and took prisoner;: Near tieddul JJahr an artillery coniba and bomb throwing are progressing b. our reconnoitring party, which re roained in the crater of a mine uxplod ed near the enemy line.