THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 October 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

. — . .. j KLlt'M UK lU.M.I.A:U - L'Ol'llUUll'r.) . ;'*il nia> iV I lON ; NO REPLY TU RUSSIA YET. London, October -i. ltouLur's Loudon co-notion dent learns tlia.t tip to a kite hour on -Monday no reply to the 'Russian ultimatum '• <\<l been received. GREECE li-NEASV. Alliens. October J. The projected landing of troops at Salonika has aroused uneasiness, necessitating the .British and French Minister« in the city issuing reassuring declarations. Mimsteis point out that the Allies ;i (mission to defend *1 o railway -against- Bulgaria and succor Se/Sia ami "will co-operate with Greece it the latter joins the combatants. The Greek Government has issued i formal protest against landing. The public accept the necessity ol the step though tliey regret it is unavailable. ALLIED FOKCKS LA.VDKI). AT SALONIKA. London, -October •>. The '.Morning l'ost's Athens message states that the Allied forces have !.1 titled at Salonika. Bucharest. October 3. A Bulgarian ])atrol op]>osito Zinunitzu on Tuesday harmlessly fired 011 a 'Roumanian fisherman m Roumanian waters. TilL ALL!ICS' LANDING. London. Octobcr 0. Jiie lauding ot the Anglo-French Balkau Expeditionary Force has not yft , been officially announced, but the Greek ncwspapeis comments show the clear assumption that the landing 's progressing or has oeen completed, 't. is generally expected that the Allies ■will occupy Dedeagatch and the Russians will descend 011 Varna and liurga.s •where it will be easy to disperse the few .Bulgarian torpedo craft. .Russia lias organised a sullicicnt. tonnage to transport the Expeditionary Eorce to Varna. Even a Teint to put the troops ashore would detain a large Bulgarian army which otherwise would be available against Servia. '•UNDER SEALED ORDERS." New York, October J. A message lrom l'etrogiad .states a iully equipped Russian squadron has left Odessa under sealed orders. I; is presumed that Russia is preparing to attack Bulgaria by sea and land, and the coastal waters arc known :o bo ruined, RUSSIA'S REi'OlvT. Pctrograif. Octobcr -> A communique says: Near living ■the Germans yesterday occupied part of our trendies. We cuuuter-atiackcd ;ind re-ocuupicd them, inflicting bears losses. We also occupied trenches near the river .Madziolki and earned some villages in Kozcunz region. AW crossed the Spisglit'/v river to the'western bank and took hundreds of prisoners and many quiekfircrs. Silt JOHN FRFXCirS RKI'ORT. London, October -I. Sir •John French reports: -The enemy on Sunday afternoon made a heavy bombardment, followed oy repeated attacks over open country against trenches between the quarries and Vermelles Hulluch road. Tiie attacks-were pressed with determination. All were repulsed with severe losses, the enemy failing to roach our trenches. The enemy further north-west succeeded in recapturing the greater portion of liohenzollern redoubt. BO.MBARDME.NT CUXTINUES. Pans, Oct *»?•;■ r 5. j 3'iie bombardment ol the Gcr r.an second line continues in preparation or another assault. The Genua 118 are not allowed to know whether the same points will be threatened or different ones.