THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 October 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

TkLROIBIC XILKQIUra—COFXRIQBX.) TfXU PIIKIB ASWiCLUUON.I FRENCH MEET BULGARIANS. Athens, October 17. The Flench troops in Macedonia had their baptism of lire near the railway bridge at Valandova, where 40,000 Bulgarians are attacking. Fighting is proceeding. Messages state" that 40,000 are attacking Valandovo and Houdovo bridge and fighting continued till midday on Sunday without the Bulgarians securing a decisive result. Router's Athens correspondent says it is unofficially stated that the Serbians and tho Allies at Valandovo repulsed tho Bulgarians who are retreating to Strumit&a. ALLIES OCCUPY STRUMITZA. Athens, October 18. Official.—The Allies have occupied Strumitza and the protection of the railway from Salonika is assured. SERBIAN BRAVERY. liondon. October 18. The German newspaper pay tribute to the heroic bravery ot the Serbians. The Crown Prince directed the defences of Belgrade to the Inst and '!•■" not think of flight until the enemy were within the town, when he escaped with the captain or the general staff. The rest of the staff were either captured <$r killed fighting. REPRISALS. Paris, October 18. As reprisals for the bombardment ot English towns a squadron of aeroplanes dropped thirty shells on Treves. OFFICIAL K URSIA X XICWS. Petrograd, Offt-ober '8. Official messages show that widespread fighting has beeu generally favourable ta the Russians. The Germans made tentative attacks south-east of Riga in order to distract attention from Dvinsk where they are preparing for a last effort to caplura the town before the winter. In anticipation of failure the Germans are constructing elaborate underground quarters provided with a field railway, making three lines of defence of their present Dosition. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. London, October ib. Petrograd reports tnat at Riga the enemy captured liarrozen but wore immediately thrown uacis. Ati CTrossekan the uermaus made several attacks south-east of Riga. The Russian aeroplanes threw a number ot bombs at trains at the rear service at Dvinsß. The enemy are persistent in the region ot Shishkovo. During Bank and rear movements the Russians partly oxterminated and captured the Germans. The trenches were piled with German dead. GOOD PROGRESS MADE BY ITALIANS. Rome, Ootober '8. The Italians stormed the fortified positions at Pragasina, an important advanced point ot the fortified Riva group in a difficult mountainous region west of Garda. A communique says the action at Pragassina began on .1 uesday night. Despite the heavy fire irom powerful batteries at Riva we reached the entanglements in a fog and cut openings. We resumed the attack in the morning under rifle and artillery hre and asphyxiating bombs, and advanced beyond Pragassina "£o the heights dominating Ledro valley, where we solidly established ourselves.