THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 September 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

iKUCUIIUC TKiiKaitAni— COi'VtUUliT.) li'itii i-KKsa association, i IMPORTS FltOM PAitiS. Paris, Sept, 0. Oilicial ; It has been culm ou southern Galiipoli since August. There have been lively engagements m tho north where the liritLiii havo progressed. (Jiiicial: The Turks made a night <ittadi on the soutli sector held by the Australians, 'but were repulsed with heavy losses. Except in the Vosges there have been no infantry actions lor the past fortnight, but the Allies constant bombbardmonts in nine well-defended zones including the lidgia.ii front, Souehez, Arras mid Itoye, two extremities of the line from the plateau between Moronvilliers and Sourin, and Argonne, Woevro and Lorraine. It has been raining incessantly lor ■i.6 hours in northern Franco which has reduced the roads to a quagmire. THE CASUALTIES. London, fc'opt. (i. The week-end casualties are 10 ( J oilicers and ;JU27 men, including 740 Australasians. ' IUISSIA'S OFFICIAL UEPOItT. Petrograd, Sept. 0". A communique says:—Enomy hydroplanes bombarded our torpedoors at the entrance of Riga Gulf. The offensive of tho enemy was einforced at Friedrichstadt and . 'lis superiority forced our troops, who crossed tho river Linden to re-cross to the right bank. Our withdrawal near Friedrichstadt was due to the enemy's artillery firing Avina bridges. Two Russian destroyers in tho JTftfek Son damaged the Flamirleh and two torpedoers at Zuryiildakt in ■ a tn-o hours' engagement. The enemy fled to the Boisphoius. We sank lour coal laden colliers which the enemy abandoned.