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Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 October 1915, Page 3

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(-Received This Day iJ o a.m.) TO HELP DISABLED MEN. London, October 20. llie Government has initiated a acueme Lo igive the lucu Vl iaubled in the army and" inivy a course oi' traiziing at ...gnctilUiral colleges, iu Liie hope that uiey u ill bo capable oi taking lariufc. I'iLLii , to juEuturma. Lord Derby's .scheme has given a lillip to rocruitinji. Conralescent Now Zealjuidors au<l Australians are suecosstully participating in recruiting meetings and are but-ton-holing eligible men THE SHIPiUNU LO&SEy. The l(t. Hon. T. J. AloNaniara stated ' that 183 merchantmen and 170 fishing ■joals so iar had been sunk by submarines. JUeeeived This Dad. U. oo a.m. Silt E. OAltSOa'S UJiSIGNATION. London. October 2U. Sir Edward Carson told the House of Commons 'that Jus resignation was duo to a ilivergancc ol views on near eastern affairs. SERBIAN NATKXN FIGHTING Tlie Daily Telegraph s ilomo corres ponueut reports that advicevi Irom Oermnu sources state that the campaign in Serbia is in the character ot uespeiato lighting. In the vicinity ol .Mounts liranovo and Uspulieh, many, women, girls, and doctyrs were sliot down by the invaders as they were lighting side by side with the .Serbian soldiers. '

Although tlio Bulgarians occupied Vranja, the town was little more than a mini) iiuld, and thu struggle lor its possession was most desperate, and tHio •Serbians defending wviv killed almost io the last man. It is reported that *0,000 Bulgarians were killed in attacking A'ranja.

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The Tribunal Athens correspondent that the Allies have advised M. Zainiis to relinquish his equivocal policy tor which they ate not prepared. Hβ also ha* beeai asked for a clear explanation of Greek mobilisation, arid has been advised to say against whom Greece is mobilising. MEN tfOlt SERVIA. The Star announces that 30,000 An-glo-French troops liave reached .Nash. GERMAN SHIPS*""SUNK. Copenhagen, October 20. A .British submarine in the Baltic sank tie Germans steamers John Wolff, Hern; c and and Delelfaen. It is rumoured that four oflieiis also wore sunk. Danish captains «ay thai British submarines pop up everywhere, and disappear again ■with an alertness proving an intimate knowledge of the difficult water. They have seen sevei'al near»a minefield. (Received' This Bay 8.45 a.m.) CAPTURE VRANJA. Sofia, October 20. A communique states: We captured Vrnnja, cutting tho railway from Us- ; kyb to Nieh. The populace at Vranja \ hoisted the Vhfte flag and welcomed

tho cavalry -with, cries of "Zbio." Later came a hail of bulldfa from every house. The troops advancing from Egripalonka captured a Servian Ufft/talion. A FRMOH COMMUNIQUE. Paris, October 20. A communique repouts that largo enemy forces at Rheinis took the offensive on ten kilometres ol irout between Lapoinpelle aud "Frosnes but wore completely defeated. Tlie attack was most ■carefully prepared; there being a.prolonged artillery bombardment accoinpan,ied by chlorine gas. Tho enemy atthe outset penetrated some parts of our •tionti line, but counter-attacks iininediivtoly were launched and the enemy driven out at almost overy point. A vigorous counter-offensive in the altornoon ejected the last of tho oneiiiy'wlh'o thus were thrown back completely, suffering heavy losses in frfe 'fruitless attack. HIGH OOMMISSIO2WS REPORT. London, October it). General French reports that since i •October 11th artillei-y on both sides has j been very active. On our front, south . of La Bassee canal since September | 18th, the enemy has been reinforced by • forty eight battalions. After a heavy bombardment the enemy attacked this afternoon between Quaixme and Hulhch, but -was everywhere repulsed.

Received This Day. 1.35 p.m. London, "October. 20. East of Rheims an enemy attack on a ten kilometre front was completely checked in spite of asphyxiating shells and clouds of chlorine gas. -In the course of counter-attacke the enemy sustained heavy losses. Everywhere the bombardment was general. In the region of Riga the Germans seized tho village of Kitch and are advancing to the region of Mitau. Russian aviators bombarded Mrtyiu and Grossekau. In the Pripet tfisTriet Russian successes were brilliantly developed, and many prisoners were taken by s. swiff blow at Novostlkay, and the enemy was driven to flight. " Received This Day 10.30. p.m. SIU JOHN'S FRENCH'S REPORT. London, October 20. From tho church our line bends southeast to tfhe northwest dope of Hill seventy, and tfien runs along it.-: western slopes, to twelve hundred yartV south or Loos church, from whence it runs due west back to our old line. Tho chord of tho salient we created in the enemy's line is seven thousand yards in length. The depths of the salient at Cfiark Pit is 3,200 yards. Since the 28th the enemy lias been reinforced along our Front with forty eight battalions including a division of guards. The enemy attacked this afternoon between Quarrine and HuThich but everywhere was repulsed.