THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 November 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

I BLBIiTKIC TKLKGKJI'H—COI'JfRIOHI.) iI'KU I'UKSH ASSOCIATION,'! A RUSSIAN SUCCESS. i'otrograd, Nov. -i. A communique says:—The enemy seized the 'village of Semikovitzo on the Stryna, but our counter-attaok was a complete success. All the enemy who penetrated the front, numbering 51)00. were taken prisoner.

IS THE JJALKANS. The Petit Parisieii's Salonika correspondent says the .Russian troops, guns and munitions have already crossed tho Danube, and lloumania is passive. Amsterdam, Nov. 4. Gorman newspapers state that many Russian troop trains are arriving at Keni in Hessaraba. (lUmi is a town on the Danuube on the Roumanian frontier)FROM BERLIN. London, Nov. 2. A Berlin communique states:— We capturedi Cacac on a branch railway 30 miles south of Kragujevatz, giving an •oxit Irom the mountainous country south of Milanivac. We captured the heights south of Kragujevatz, on both sides of tho Morava. Paris, Nov. 4. A Berlin wireless message states:Tho Russians continuo attacks at Dvinsk. They Ktoriued our positions four times with extraordinarily heavy losses. We wore Forced to withdraw oni linos between Svenlen, Islen and Lanns. The Russians captured the village of Mekuliscltki. The message adds:—The Grook army were excited and. fired at the French troops who were retreating to Greek territory befnro tho Bulgarians. It denies tlio reports of scarcity of rood in Germany, and says the crops are abundant, especially potatoes. The Austro-Ger-liians have readied Usice. 55 miles south-west of Taragukevanz. The Serbians are offering stubborn resistance on both sides of tho Morava.

.STIRRING SCENES IN FRENCH CHAMBERS. Paris, Nov. -i. There were stirring scenes in fch« Chain be i after XL. Briand's statement. Keplying to Renaudel, tlio Socialist, who iibkvnl when peace will be signed a-> IVance should have no id;ea of conquest, M. Briand, in a fiery oration, cfiecluretl that Krance was never a bird oi prey which would cruyh free people. Peace is still tar away, ami when it is signed it will bo a solid peace. uase<t on justice and liberty. The Deputies cheered, for several minutes and ordered the ispeech to be placarded. Confidence, in the Government wai carried by 515 to 1NO MEAT. London, Nov. -L. IK'ilin has exjjerieuci'd fits first meatless day. All the butchers' shops were closed:, anil meat dishes were absent from the restaurant menus. # Some of the shopping centres were impassable, and there were scenes ot rioting owing to the poorer classes resenting people buying at panic prices.