THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 December 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

|jBJ-«i'.'riU«- rKLICGUAJ'U— Co :'■»«• id lit • JPIU PEBBb AStUKUA'IItiN.: rilil UOUGLAfci HuilG'S liEPOUT. London, Dec. 20. iSir Douglas iiaig'is despatch states:Early on Sunday morning the enemy discharged, gas agauuat out hue northeast ot Ypres, uccowapnied by a uea'y ibonibardinent. Except in a tew place: where the enemy wore drivefl" lack before ''reaching our lines they were unaiblo to leave their trendies owing *o om lire. Our protective measures against gas were effective. Our line is everywhere intact. Hostile artillery is unusually active east of Ipres and west and south of Messines. We brought down an enemy aero-' plane east of Armentieree. \ THE BALKAN POSITION. London, Dec. 20. The Daily News' Rome correspondent states that Greece, in Her reply to the Austro-Gerifiiin protest, declares tint she is powerless to prevent the fortifying pf Salonika. These fortifications are indispensable to the safety of the Anglo-French forces, which Greece has guaranteed as an ally of Serbia. The reply is unlikely to satisfy Ihe Austro-Germans, but the latter are cautious, 'fearing that the insistent oi , their demands w<ilT compel Greece to join the Entente. , London, Dec. If). Mr Stevens, tihe Daily Telegraph's correspondent, writes:—"Three ways are open for the enemy's advance on Salonika. From the north by Gevghelli and Doiran, and from the oast by Djirhissar, crossing the Strumitzn at Odkasi, and reacKng Lachana, and I from the west by Monnstir. following 'the railway. The pastern route presents transport diifficulties. From the western route the enemy must pass in front of the Greek army. "Meanwhile tlio Allies are fortifying the approaches to Salonika which they are confident they will ue able to dofend "The Bulgarians have begun a new offensive west of Stryga with the ob ject of occupying the road to Elbasean. IN PERSIA. Petrograd, Dec. 19 A ponwnunique states:—Our artillery dispersed an enemy column with great loss north of L,ake -Uiadzial., Our Persian forces near ivuchkuk between Teheran and Hamadan repulsed u considerable offensive. London, Deo. IU. Tho Germans and their Persian follower at Iviun are flooding the capital with messages and are threatening an invasion if the Shah refuses to side with the Turco-Gerniaiis. They intercepted all communications with South Persia.

The ihissian and British. Consuls have left Ivurmau for liandaraWbas.

The British Colony at Shiraz is still in captivity in the- mountains. .No news has been received irora the British Colony at Yegd. After a long captivity the British Colony at Sultana-bad has juet arrived. The enemy has taken possession o , the cash securities of the English bank a< Ispahan, Shiraa and ieza. UNMARRIED MEN UALLIiI) UP. London, Dec. IU. Number one group oi recruits tcr Lord Derby's scheme consists of youths t.t eighteen who are under militavy nge. Four groups which have been called up embrace unmarried men from ninteen to twenty-four years of a,ge. FROM GERMANY. Amsterdam, Dec. 21). The German Admiralty has announced that a portion of the German fleet searched the North Seta for the enemy 'without sighting him. It is reported that General von der Goltz is establishing his headquarters at Aleppo "where the Turco-Genhans are equipping for an invasion of Egy.it The Kaiser and the Sultan have sent a message to von der Goltz hoping that he will soon be crowned with victory. The forces include a Constantinople army corps armed with Krupp rifles under German officerß.