THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 November 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

I I Kljjein'ltliv JKlißf. . - '...•j^KftSeHt.'! THE BALKAN L'AAU'AJLUN. London, Nov. 22. A Serbian ollicial report says:—Tho important victory alter several days' battle in Leskovai/.-.Nish district tvtiidted in uiio rout oi tno Bulgarians, with enormous looses. The Standard t>.iyi> the blockade of Greece resembles the pacific blockade of the G-roek poi ts in 18815. It will stop the movements of troops by sou, and this is impouaiii, as Salonika is not connected with the Greek railway system. Athens, JN : ov. 22. According to Ministerial journals King Constantino and M. Skoulotnlis Lord Kitchener that Greece will never attack tho Allies, and the way is clear for an. agreement. Paris, Nov. 22. A communique says:—The disembarkation of Anglo-Eroncdi at* Salonika continues. IVANOFFS MANOE U VIIE. i'otrogradi, Nov. 22. (General lvanoff made a brilliant manoeuvre at ChartorysK. The Russia us, in a hollow, Avere exposed to dead-

ly fire from the Austro-Gorman Jiowitzers on a hill. lvanoH abandoned the idea of capturing the hill, owing to the terrible cost,, retreated across the river and allowed the enemy to occupy tin- low-lying ground. Tho Russian batteries on either side ol a loop in tiie river were masked until the AustroGicniKins reached the hollow, when the Russians iired with deadly effect. Tho enemy fled and the Russians rc-crossed the nvor and captured'the hillTHE SITUATION IN PERSIA. Petrograd, Nov. 22. The situation in northern Persia is salii-ifaotor.v. The Russian troops are within thirty-five miles ol Teheran, which is quiet. VIA AMSTERDAM. Amsterdam, Nov. 22. A German communique says:—Our ai-roplaiies dropped a- great many bombs successfully on the railways at PoperiniMt ;'iiil r'urues. It hectares tliat Mir ohn I'renclrs estimate that' tfic Germasn lyii'g in front «i the Anglo-Kreiich positions smith-west' ol Loos on, October vSth numbered 9000 was sin invention, and tiie total German losses were 7<53. The situation on the eastern front is unchanged. Von Koevess have occupied Novibazar". Von Gallwitz and Boiljadioff'K right wing lighting ior the exit to Lab Valley, northward oi Prishtina captured 3800 Serbians on the 19th and 4400 on the 20th.