THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 October 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

fjCMJ'.TUiG TBLSGH;\r«—'JOI'VRIUUt.i . , fcl. 1....CV.- .<••( I t'| lll>\. k Sill JOHN l-'RENUii'S IiEI'ORT. London, October 1-1. Oil Wednesday afternoon, alter ouaibardinent, we attached the enemy's trenches under cover or a cloud ol smoko and gas, from a point about Gu'O yards south-west ol iluliiicJi to ilLohciizollern Redoubt. We gained about 1000 yards of trench just south and west ol' Hullueh, but were unable o niuiutaiii the position owiAg to tlio enemy's shell tiro. Wo recaptured and hold the enemy's trenches south-west ol 6t. Elie behind Vernelles-Hulluoh road and the southwestern edge of the quarries. We also captured a trench on the north-west-ern face of the forest and captured the main trench at IToiicnzollern Redoubt, The enemy still "occupy two commun lea ting v iri'iiches 'between the Redoubt and the quarries. Sir John French, in a later report, denies Germany's statement that the English were attacking from Ypres to Loos and says no attempts wore beyond those mentioned in his previous report. AVIATORS' SUCCESS. Pans, October 15. A communique says a squadron vi twenty aeroplanes bombarded the railway station at .Bazancomi. An aeroplane brought down a German captive, balloon at Monthois, also an aeroplane on the Aisno. THE ATTACK OX SEUBIA. London, "October 10. Latest news from the Balkans states that the Germans continued to advance south of .Belgrade and captured works around i'olarevatz. The .Bulgarians are meeting with stubborn reei.tiance and only advanced a mile into tSerbia. The railway line js still intact. Brigadier-General A. B. Hamilton, •who i»s embarkation oilicer at Salonika .■' ; 'arrived at Niah". General Sarniii luis arrived at Salonika and was cordially welcomed. Bulgaria officially ilctlared war against Serbia this morning. Amsterdam, October l-i. A Vienmi commuiiiique says:—Hie enemy south-eastward ol Belgrade tied before the Austrian artillery to Avala mountains. His losses were extraordinarily heavy. , THE BULGARIAN .STORY. Athens, October 15. The Bulgarian Legation states that the Serbians attacked tne Bulgarians near Kustondil. -whereupon King Ferdinand called on the people and the army to defend the nation. The Serbian Minister indignantly denies the Bulgarian Legation's statement just cabled. SERBIANS REGAIN GHOr.VD. Rome, October L~->-The Secolo's Nisß correspondent says the Serbians counter-attacked neii: , Kniashevatz, and regained the lost ground. The Bulgarians were everywhere repulsed and 2000 -were taken prisoner OBSTINATE FJGttTTNG IX RUSSI-V. i'etrograd, Octobor 10. A communique says: There was obstinate fighting on the various fronts. A Oauca'-ian communique says:—Wo annihilated a Turkish detachment southward of Lake Van.