THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 August 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

I r : corrßliiHi.jl , i'i.U i'Ki.oa ASPuCiiUUix. i .NAVAL BATTLE IN THE GULF OF iuia GERMAN LOSSES. The following report was received 'after the Clnonicle went to press yesterday, and was sent out as an "extra."— (Received This Day,' 3.30 p.m.) London. August li 2. Ollicial.—ln the naval battle at Riga the Super-Dreadnought Moltke. three cruisers and seven torpedoers were destroyed. The Germans tried to land near Pernovin with lour vessels crammed with troops, but were repulsed, and the Gorman* exterminated. The fleet withdrew' from the Gull. lat.uk details. Petrograd, August 23. The President of the Duma annouiice.l the German naval loss and the landing at Pernovin, wherein iour torques of enorinou. iimensions, crainni«i«i with soldiers were uml. The Bnssian troops without the co-opera-tion of the artillery exterminated the landing troops and captured the barques. Official.—The German fleet has left the Gulf of liiga. Out destroyers in the Black Sea destroyed over a hundred Turkish hoats. Our forces remain firm in the region of Riga. London, August L' 3. The Daily Mail's Petrograd correspondent says that beyond the Presiannouncement in 'the Duma there is no authentic confirmation ol details. One report states that a British submarine sank the Moltke. but the rest may be exaggeration based on the fact that a number of German de stroyers were crippled. The news has aroused enthusiasm in Petrograd. The Chronicle says the losses privately reported may he greater than officially announced. THE FIGHTING ON LAND. Petrograd, August -3. At Jacobstadt-Dvin.sk we hold persistent offensive west of ivosherdary. The positives at Ossoviecz. Lower Bobr and Upper Narev and along the right bank of the Bu<; are almost sta-

tionary. The enemy is obstinate pressure on Uieifrk and trom Ylodava to J'ichta, but is held by eon 11 tor-at-tacks. Aviator's reconnaissance on the 2(Jth showed that the situation at Novogoorgievsk was bo ditiieult that there was little reason to hope tor further resistance by the garrison. The latest advice is that the llu.v bians are astride ot the Kovno-Yilna railway opposing the advance to Yilna A Caucasus, communique says; Our patrols crossed the river Arkhave and penetrated the 'Turkish lines. We repulsed Turkish attacks at Mount Tchirgussar in Oltz region. THE TRENCH R El 1 OUT. i ans, August 22. Official.—There is great artillery activity on both sides in the region oi Houlette and the Neuviile sector. The enemy tired forty shells on Rheims, ■wounding one. They also bombarded VaiKjuois. We directed an effective fire on the enemy's trenches. Our trench engines in Alsace wrecked positions in the region of Arnietzuellier. and blew up seven ammunition depots. CONTINUED SUCCESS. Iloine. August 22. A communique says:—Despite the heavy enemy bombardment -we increased our gains north-west of Arsievo. "We captured some trenches at the head of Treavernanzcs Valley and made flight- progress in the Carso and captured a strong trench. An enemy violent countcr-attnck -was repulsed by successive hayonet charges. We repeated an air raid on Aisovitza causing havoc.

Officially denying the Austrian communique. it is asserted that substantial progress has been made on all fronts and the Italians captured nearly the whole formidable hill ot Monte Nero investing Tolmino which our artillery overcame. The Austrian version of our losses was 200,000, but they were actually 30,000. We took 18.000 prisoners, and ourselves lost only a few hundred. It pays tribute to the enemy's courage and tenacity.