THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 September 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

Fblkotuio xelkghapu—coi'Yßianr.) JI'SK I'lU.o.i AHHoCU'IION. I lt-UfcfcSJLl'iS KEI'ORT. i'etrograd, Sept. 14. A eonnnuniquo says;— Th- eiioiny made a vigorous offensive -westward aJid south-westward oi Dvinsk to cut the railway #in the vicinity ot Novosvoiiiziany. Owing to pressure in tlio region between Aiovoslentssiany and Vilna districts we rotired to the neighbourhood of l'oddrodge. The enemy has been considerably reinforced in Skidd region. Tiie enemy is advancing cautiously along the roads from ■the line Volkovysk-Jvartuszkue-13er-oza eastwards. The .Russians in i'arnopol district, under a hurricane ot artillery fire progressed and took prisoners. "\\'o repelled- the Germans who arc ii'etiriug northwards. Generally speaking the Auistro-Gorniau efforts were directed in maintaining an appearance of the offensive and the losses were altogether disproportionate to results. THE WEST MIONT. I'a.vui, Sept. 14. A communique says:—<Jur artillery northward of the Oiso destructively tired fences and works at lieauvraigncß, and violently bombarded trenches, batteries and camps in Sapigneul and Berryaubac districts. • As reprisals for air raids at Lunoville and Compeigne nineteen areoplanes droppe|d a Jiiinded bombs on Treves, clearly hitting the station and the licchtebauk, and then dropped 5S bombs on the. station at Domreniy, JJarancourt and others. At low altitude they bombarded the stations at Dona ties, Cliingen and Malbsh, and noticed the effectiveness of their faro ou the objective. THE AlteTKO-ITALLLX JTHOxNT. Kome, b'ept. 14. A communique says:—The Italians in tho Upper Isonzo attacked a etix>ng position remaining in the enemy's position on the eastern slope of i'lezzo basin, and achieved marked results. The enemy in ikiva zone transported armoured trains lrom Gorizia, and attempted a eoup-do-niaiu on the night of the 12th against out trenches south of Zagora tunnel, but were repelled. Amsterdam, .Sept. 14. An Austrian communique says: Wo repulsed an Italian attack at Kornboin, also at Jaworcek Golobarplina. The Italian artillery at these points bombarded their own infantry with visible effect. laiOAi VIENNA. Amsterdam, .Sept. 14. An Austrian communique says: The llusfcian attacks on East Galician front continue strung. Hostile forced in Sei'ct/h district were repulsed. Eighting at several points developed into haiicl-to-lia-iul combats. ltussian attacks north-west of Stnusoy broke down under <jur cruss-hre, and others were repulsed uith the bayonet. Tho Aus-■tro-Gcrmans near Tarnopol took up at night a position prepared eastward of Kulinov, Wezierka. which joins our front on the east IJank of the middle fcjtrypa.j The movement was not hindered by the enemy. we reached tho railway eastward of Dubno, and captured a thousand prisoners in Szuratv, Lithuania. THE TbllKS' STOIIY. Conetantinople, Sept. 14. A communique says:—Our Anafarta artillery on the. right wing destroyed some enemy caissons, and the left -wing is actively firing on the enemy trenches. Two cruisers and torpedo boats' ineffectively tired on our position at Soddulbahr.