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Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 September 1915, Page 3

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THE GERMAN EXCUSE. New York, Sept. t/. Karl Von. Weigand cables the report that thu submarine commander w'ho sank the Arabic, says that the lined , turned towards him unci ho naturally supposed that lie was going to be rammed bo iie , h'red a torpedo. GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS. London, Sept. U. British newspapers are unanimous in applauding the Grand Dulse's services, and await au explanation of his transference to .the Caucasus. Tiio Daily Chronicle says that the position of the Grand DuKe is puzzling. Despite the rescript lie seems to be side-tracked to the Caucasus. Greruiauy is likely u> jejoice. The oeliel that the Grand Duke failed is grievously unjust; he is very gifted and unselfish. The Russian failure was due to the lamentable lack ot munitions. The Grand Duke aitso had to contend ! with corrupt contractors and treason. ' The Morning Poet states that in Potrograd it is no secret that many attempts were made to remove Nicholas from the command by violence, and it is known that the Germans instigated *Bomo ol them. AIR RAID .CASUALTIES. London, Sept. 9. Oificial.—Twenty were killed out of 10(3 casualties caused by the Zeppelin air raid and four soldiers hurt. l ! ho killed in all areas includes, 12 men 2 woiren and 6 children. Seriously injured : 8 men, 4 women and 2 children. Slightly injured: 38 men, 23 women, and 11 children. Ol IKo four soldiers one was killed. i KRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT. Paris, Sept. 9. Official.—French aeroplanes dropped fifty bombs on station. There is great anxiety in Berlin at the Ruesinn resistance m Volhynia anil Eastern Galicia, as it ie feared the Germans will be unable to give the Turks assistance. The German officers' brutality in Poland, and the contempt they affect for national language and customs, cause discontent among the inhabitants who have not fled GREAT RUSSIAN SUCCESS. Petrograd, Sept. 0. Official.—ln order to occupy a better governed position we a little from the right bank of the Laiitee river. The Germane made a violent bombardment, accompanied by a9phyxoating gases, on our troops occupying the outlets of the lalces in the Rovttreki region. Stubborn German attacks from' Grodno continue, and tfe repulsed all attacks in the direction of Skidd with great losses. We ac'iieved a great success at Tarnopol. 'Illa Gorman Third Guards and a divis-

ioa of the Forty-eighth end a reserve division reinforced the Austria Brigade, and a great quantity of Heavy a lid light artillery prepared for a decisive attack, for several days. It was fixed for the night of the 7th, but forestalling the enemy we took' the offensive and after a> stubborn fight on the river Doljomka, the Germane were cam • ■pletely defeated. The Germans, at the end of the engagement, developed an artillery fire of most extraordinary intensity, and only the impossibility of replying with the same weight of anetal prevented use from*further developing our euccess. Besides enormous losses killed and wounded tho Germans left over 200 officers and dOOO prisoners. Of the thirty guns taken by us fourteen are of heavy calibre, also many machine guns. Our troops vo-oocupied their original positions. On the 7th 'we expelled the enemy from a series of village* in the Tremebov district, and took prisoners 2600 men, also three gune and ten quicknrers. Our flank attacks stopped the Austrian offensive on the lower Seretli, and here we took 1000 prisoners, also capturing some quiokfirera. The Czar has ordered the troops to be informed of his joy and gratitude, at fhe victory of Tarnopol. Tho Czar farewelled the Grand Duke Nicholas, who is going to the Caucasus.