THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 October 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

TKLlttrrUlC TKiiKCiltAi'U-- CUI'IKJUUT ' .run ASjwcmioN.i FROM ' BERLIN. Amsterdam, October (i. A Berlin communique says:-Again ■t-4 have driven the English out of positions north-oast and oast of Vermelles. They only retain a small portion of tho trenches on the western fringe tof the gravel quarry. The fj axons east of Auberivo captured Mr.' Jp'rench place d'amies when an attack oould bo made on our positions. \Ve captured 300 prisoners and several machine guns. Mackensen lias fuirther driven back the Serbians south of Bp' grade Semendria, taking prisoner 150 and capturing three guns. He stormed the southern front and Pozarevatz (a fortified town) was thus captured. The Bulgarian First Army captured the mountain passes between Belgrade and Kujuzevatch, north-east of Nisli. SERBIANS MAINTAIN POSITIONS. London, Oct. 17. The Serbians to the present nave maintained their positrons to which they retired when the Bulgarian at tack necessitated rearrangement or their defence. The Serbians on Friday night repulsed two Bulgarian attacKs on the Timok front with heavy losses. Fierce fighting at JDoiran also resulted in a Bulgarian set back. Official reports from on Saturday state that the enemy's lighting was of the most terrible character on the whole Austro-German and Bulgarian fronts. Britain has declared wad- oh Bulgaria Paris. October 18. The Temps' Nisli correspondent- says the Austro-Gernians have already lost on tlie Abrenovatz, Belgrade, Semen-dria-Gradishte Iront over 20,000 killed and 50,000 wounded. A Gorman wireless admits terrible losses, and urges tho Bulgarians to begin an immediate attack. It also says the enemy were aMe to evacuate only the Moravia plains, where we gained ten miles, and there are some fears that tho Serbians will be cut in two at Pozerevatz. causing their right wing to bo thrown back to tlie Roumanian frontier - FIERCE FIGHTING lN FRANC i-:. Paris, October 16 A communique says:—After violent "bombardment the enemy gained a footing on part of his former trenches east of Auberive. "We recaptured the trenches which the enemy had held sines the 9th north of Reillon. The enemy in the Yosges delivered a violent attack on a five kilometre front ot Relifensn and Hartmann's-V* eillerkopf, and used burning petrol and succeeded . ' reoccupying trenches on the summit ot Hartmann's, but were repulsed els*

where. A communique says: We completely repulsed German attacks at Boesenhache, Artois and on the northern slopo of Souchea Valley. lrench fighting continues south oi Soinmee, Lihore and Guesnoy San Torre. Ihe enomj aie using "tear" shells, so-called because of the effect of the gases upon the eyes in the Champagne. Bomb and grenade fighting is proceeding in the Argonne north of Lahougette and Vaiquois. A rigorous counter-attack enabled us to recapture all positions on the summit of Hartmann's "Weillerkopf. also io capture a fort. A squadron of aeroplanes on Saturday bombarded Sabions station in Motz Numerous hits were observed on the station and moving trains. SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT. London. October n G. General Sir John French reports In reference to the German communique the only change in the situation south of La Bassee Canal is that we have further improved our position in Holionzollern redoubt and hold all the ground we gained on the 13th

ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT. Petrograd. October I<3. A communique says:—An artillery duel is developing with jxreat intensity' at Dvinsk. We carried the village of GavarantzA ■west of Lake Obole. We threw the enemy across the Pripet near Mobel by a flank attaclc. West of Tarnopol we threw the Germans back towards the Strypa with heavy losses. We repulsed a strong attack at Maivoronka, the enemy retreating from their trenches in disorder. In the Caucasus the Turks sustained heavy losses and and tied Gopalward. The enemy were driven out of Vastanpax south of Lake Van. Ptrograd, October It. A communique says:—The Germans at Dvinsk made several attacks along Illuxt road and south of Lake Mcdum. We enured a farm between Lakes D'emmenvKid DrisviaEy after a desperate fight. There are good reports of the enemy's very heavy losses in the recent fighting at Dvinsk. The enemy's desperate attacks at Haivornka. west of Trambonlia, following I ,a hurricane of artillery hrc were repulsed. • FIVE GERMAN TRANSPORTS SUNK. British submarines in the Baltic tank five German transports and nother ran ashore.