THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 November 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

■■ 1 _ I KL.KU'I UIC XSLUQUAI'U— COI'IJMUHf.» Ji'Jtll I'UKBS ASWiCiVUUK. I IS THE BALKANS. / London, iN'ov. i-i. A Serbian oflicial report says:— a .fierce battlu is proceeding at ivachanek Tim Serbians afe making a desponitc stand against a largo force of Austrian**, Germans and Bulgarians, equipped -with long range guns. The oer!)ians' principal hopo is to hold up tin; enemy until a junction is effected with the Anglo-French. Koine, iN'ov. A-i. Advices from Mitrovitza (state thai the .Serbian situation has greatly unproved. Tho ononiy attempts to separate the -Montenegrin from tiie .Southern Serbian forces have-railed:. ■ The Bulgarians wore defeated te;i kilometres from Nish and forced to i«tiro. • - Salonika, Nov. 15. The French are advancing. They have doubled the extent of their territory, capturing several villages on the Strumnitza front and repulsing tho Bulgarians willi groat loseos. The British continue to receive reinforcements and are advancing, clearing the Bulgarians from their allotted .sector. The Serbian advance in Kachaueic region resulted m the capture oi iotovo near the Albanian Irontier. Considerable Bulgarian reiuiorcaments are likely to prevent the (Serbian advance in Uskub region. The landing of troops at Salonika k> being accelerated.'" Athens, Nov. lu. The ljussiau transports with troop left Odessa on Saturday.' The Bulgarians . have retaken Tut ovo. : IN UUSSJLA. I retrograd, iN'ov. xo. A comiuiiniyiie says:—We enemy attacks in Boorninuu.dl-ljjxliu , districts. Dotspenito lighting con tinues near Medvcjie, north-west o: Chartorysk. We stopped the enemy"! oil'ousive in the direction of the Styr. In the Caucasus we repulsed. i\.i\vdish forces on the 'west coast of La-lit Orniis. Tilt; military authorities anticipate speedy devi'loiunt'iit i.»f GeriMial lvii-ili-ky's aggressive against l<enerai IJiideiibiirg. The Genua us round '.Mitsui arc emptying tlieir depots of munitions. Till;] I'MtillTLVli IN I'RANGE. Tan's, iS'ov. i.i. A coiiiiiiuniijiie .says:--In the l.iihyriutli a sharp German attack pomtrated one of uiir lirst line ol trenclu'is whicli we recovered by a couiiLer-a'-tack. AIR RAID IN JTALV. Home, Nov. M. Hostile air-cra.lt bombed tho Piazza dollu Erbe in Verona, which was crowded with civilians, killed thirty and injuring forty-eight. ATJSTRO-GERMAN NEWS. Arnsterdara, Nov. 10. A German communique Kays: ivooveas and Gallwitz ropulsod tho enemy along the entire front. There was uOstinato fightinf; at various points. An Austrian communique *:iys: Tho Italians kept up a heavy fire at '.;■! izn. Tlioir ofFonsive ajraiiM the northern part of Dolicrtio plateau was unsucccesful. North of Snyiehele, the enemy losing heavily.