THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 December 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

POSTI'ION J2s THE BAUCLNB. Athens, Nov. l>9. Greece has replied to the Entente in friendly tonus, which are expected to pavo the way for tho desired settle-' menu The negotiations continue. 'ilie Bulgars marching to Monustir have crossed the Carrasou river. Snow has stopped' operations on tins Franco-British front. London, Nov. 29. The telegraph's Bucharest correspondent says three Austrian regiments have arrived at Ruistchuk. The correspondent also reports thai tlie Greek Cabinet discussed the second Note, and resolved to propose th-ic the military conce&eion should be examined by a Ureek-l'rauco-iintish Co.u mission. The E.mg approved this, and meanwhile Ureece is not sending troops to Salonika. Paris, Nov. 30. Our Serbian front is calm. iiic Serbians have not been attacked <it Mouastir. 'The Bulgarian operations , are impeded by snow. i

SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT. London, Nov. 30 Sir John French reports:—A parly of our troops on the 2oth forced au entrance to the enemy's trenches near Gommecourt Wood and bombed several deep dug-outs and withdrew. We sprung a mine in trout of Givenchy the same night and destroyed two enemy galleries causing considerable casualties. Wo bombarded various portions oi the enemy treuches during the la?i few days. The enemy's artillery was active east of Avely, north-east of Loos and east of Neiive Ohapelle, Armentieres, and ipres. On the 25th the enemy s aeroplanes were active. There were fifteen aerial encounters. One of the l?erman machines was brought down. One of our pilots fought live machines in a? single flight. We were successful in bombing Attacks against, tho German aerodroiiie at Gits and the ammunition lactory «t Lachapelette. Fourteen machines attacked the former and nineteen the la titer, doing considerable damage and alt returned safely. A British aeroplane on the 28th destroyed an enemy submarine off Middlekerke. It was seen to break in hall.

A I'mNCJH COMMUNIQUE. Paris, iNov. 30. A communique says:—A lively attack northward of the Labyrinth forced the enemy from a mine crater ho occupied since Saturday with considerable losses.

THE BATTLE OF OTJiISIPHOA. London, Nov. iJO. The Press Bureau says four divisions of Turks participated in the battle of Ctesipuon. Prisoners state that one division was practically wiped'out, and the British observers confirm this. The Turks have since been reinforced. General Townsend successfully completed the removal of the wounded, unu has withdrawn his force lower down the river. RUSSIA'S EEPORT.

Petrograd, Nov. M. A communique says :--A German attack near ICaziuunchfci region ;u llliitsk, (was repulsed, and wo counterattacked, capturing the Gvnnan positionrs in the vicinity. Our troops, by a brilliant dash, surprised the Germans at a chateau near Novel, in the region of Pinsk, which was the headquarters ot the 82nd German ■division. "Wo annihilated Ui. guard and tcok prisoner two generals. We f'U'ce tlio enemy to retire near 1\ osiini tchi-Chartorysk

AUSTRIAN XJSWS

Amsterdam, Nov. 30. An Austrian coiiimuniqiic says:The Italians hurled assault aftor assault at Gorissia bridgehead, notwithstanding heavy losses, and all we repulsed. Our offensive in northern ami. north-eastern. Montenegro is proceedingThe Kaiser visited the Emperor ;Francis Josef, and gave audienco to Burian Stue-rgli and Tisza and departed tiv wards Berlin.