THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 December 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

iPKR PREBB ABSOOJIA'IION.i THE CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE. London, Dec. 8. A French communique states:—Our machine guns in Belgium prevented the enemy from restoring damaged works. Our curtain of iiro stopped the German attack north of Arras. oe destroyed the enemy's position near iloye. The struggle continues eastward of Souain Hill for the recapture ol ground occupied by the enemy. •London) Dec.- i). The High Commiissioner ireports.— In the Argonne, close to Betlrinoourt the French destroyed reservoirs of poisouous gas. A fast German aeroplane was chasod by a French machine, who attacked with a mitrailleuse. The German machine was set oil fire and exploded. Two passengers were killed.

THE GERMAN VERSION. London, Doc. 6. A German wireless states that au attempt by the enemy to contest our success east of Aub'erivo failed. North of Souain on a position on "Hill 193 we wrested a distance ol over 500 yards from the' .French. Counter-attacks were repulsed. THE BALKAN POSITION. Sofia, December 9. A communique states:—\\ r e vigorously pursued the French on both banks of the Varcbr. Our column reached fifteen miles north of Ochrida. Paris, December 9. -

General Pereof, writing io the Eclair advocates the re-emßarkation at Salonika on the ground that Franco will eoon need all nm- eastern troops. He states that the xm'tish mistakenly decided not to abandon G-allipoli. Ueut.-Colonol Roussa writing to the Liberte says that the abandonment of Salonika would givo b-ennany Fhe command of the Aegean Sea. The Allies must decide immediately bolween reinforcements or re-embarkation. Rome, Dec. 8. A German communiqiio states:—We took prisoner 2000 and captured 80 guns on Tuesday near lpek. Bucharest, Dec. 8. The Government has called up the 1017 and 1918 classes oi recruits, and lias also mobilised and naturalized foreigners of military age.

ijondon, Dec. 8. A eorvespandent of the Cologne Gazette, writing from Sofia, states thnt Turco-Greek relations have assumed a new degree of importance. M.'Skouloudis and the Grand Vizier have* oxchanged hearty telegrams. Negotiations are .proceedine at Constantinople one! Athens, and hopes have- been aroused of a full political understanding. London, Dec. 6. A Montenegrin communique states: Our troops vigorously counter-at-tacked at Jabukrf and Mataroge, throwing back the eiiemy. Outpost fighting continues in every direction."*' THE REHEAT FROM CTESIPHON. ' London, Dec. 8. in the House of Commons Mr Austen Chamberlain stated that 643 men had been killed and 3300 wounded, at Ctesiphon. The losses during General Townshend's retrea* numbered 300. Reinforcements had been "ordered beomospuß •'uoikusoiq (4 eouuApu oil) a.roi had arrived. Mr Chamberlain eulogised the bravery oi the troops nm] the clever tvithdrawn 1. ■