THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 October 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

fKLKU'itill) TKLKQHAI'Al — COI'YRIUHX.) iI'XU I'KJiBS ABfWCIA'IICJN.i SERBIANS STOP TilE AU SI 110G lil{ M AN S. i'aris, October 21. A* Salonika telegram says the tibialis oil Sat urday counter-atCackcd ami recaptured half ol Voles, while the remainder ol the town lies under their artillery. The Austro-German advance on the Serbian frontier lias been stopped ami now does not exceed a depth ol eleven kilometres. Official.—Tiie French attacked I fie .Bulgarians 011 Friday south ol Strumitza and captured Nafrrova. THE FIGHTING .IN RUSSIA. Petrograd, Uctuber -1. A coiinnunique says:—l'lie Germans captured the village oi Rope, &iiiitli-.\.s. of Riga. Our tire near .Klango, northward ol .Uepe inflicted enormous enemy losses. A Zeppelin bombarded several parts of Riga, but did 110 damage to military buildings. There was vigorous iigliting 011 the Dviusk front. The Germans occupied lllutsk after desperate street lighting with terrible enemy losses. We" captured several villages east and south of Lake Grath, and our lire shattered the enemy's counter-attacks in Novoaelcxinatz distrct. ITALIAN PROGRESS. lloine, October 25, A communique says:—N\ e obtained turther successes in Ladro Valley, occupying the northern heights dominating tho Bezzecca basin. We repulsed an attack at- the outlet <if Popena Valley, and completed occupation of the southern slopes of Oral, repulsing two violent attacks at Ondil. There was determined lighting oil both sides -all Saturday at Carzo. Our infantry impetuously advanced and important positions were captured and recaptured several times by both sides. By the evening Ave solidly maintained the progress of our left wing eastward of Peteano and the centre towards Marcottiuo. We took prisoner 1000 and captured three mitrailleuses on the Tsonzo. SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT. Loudon, October 21. Sir John French reports: There lias been considerable artillery activity during the last three days southward ol La Bassee Canal, but- 110 infantry actions, apart from grenade lighting. Four of .our airmen 011 Friday engaged German nuuchaies and Jy<ijnpelled them to descend or flee. One dived head first from a height of 7000 foot into a wood just behind the German lines. There was intermittent artillery action and mining and counter-nulling on the remainder of the front, with unimportant results. FROM THE ENEMY. Paris, October 55. A Sofia telgr.yu claims that the Bulgarians are in complete possession oi Usku'b. Uerne. October 2*. It is reported that the Anstro-Ger-mans who crossed the Drill a above Ylsigrad turned the Serbian .second line. Amsterdam. October A Turkish communique, says : Gunners damaged an enemy torpedoer off D.jugbair, and it was towed to ilmbros.