THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 February 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

V l |_Hij4lfcliJ.iul> liUaiUltAl'll—UOi-iUIuHT.J Lrjilt rlt ESS ASSOCIATION. J [ THE GAMI'AIGN IN FItAN'LE. i'aris, Fc.j. ii. ( A communique states;—vVe continued to progress in Artois by bombing. West of La i''olie two German attacks u ost of Hill 140 wore completely repulsoil, Tito Germans exploded a mine north of the Nouvilio-l'houiis road and wo occupied the crater. The enemy tried to debouch south of the Soimnio, but Hero driven back. Londion February 'U. Fighting with grenades the French were - enabled to drive out the enemy iroiii some trendies they occupied west o) I/a I'olie. The Germans during tiie night attacked positions on the road Netmllc-La Fulie. The attacks wore repulsed, the enemy only taking foot in one crater, previously lost. South of the Sotrtnie, in tlie course >1 | minor actions on Tuesday and Wednes- i niay, tlie French captured: fifty prison- i via, two machine guns andi a larger ' piece. i | GERMAN CLAIMS. I Amsterdam, Feb. 10. A German oommunique states: — We captured a large section of a trench nortli-Tvest of Vimy and recaptured in tlie neighbourhood of Neuvillo a creat after the enemy's occupation. We captured bwenty-two machineguns and repulsed local attacks south o. thy Somme. The enemy north of Bacqu incourt obtained a foothold in a small section of our foremost trench. THKEATo AGAINST AHMED MEItGH ANTMEN. Pans, Fob. '0. A Gentian memorandum to neutrals states tiiat heneelorwaid armed enemy merchaiHiineut will be treated as belligerents and warns neutral* not to tru'-c persons and property in such vessels. ( Awstiro-Germany hue notified neutrals that the new policy regarding armed merchantmen will be effective from March let.

L' !GUIT.\G IN GAjLIOLY. Vienn&, Jb'eb. 10 A communique states: —There lias been increased activity in .Eastern Galicia. Particularly fierce lighting has taken place north-west ol T«trnopol. LATE WAK imWi*. . Uteceived This Day 8.10 a.m.) AIUIiE Lllifcj EXI'OSIiT). London, jL'ebruary 11. . T'iie High (JotU'ULisodoner reporta: — The Uelgian Legation declarer, that the minimis oi peace proposals recently I made, by Germany to the lielgian Government are without foundation. J (lteueived This l>ay 0.0 a.m.; I'HE iiUiSSIAJs S'CCCEbfcJIiS IS G ALICIA. Petrogiad, T'eb. 11. i'uller reports einpnasise the importance. oi our Mioeeste at Uucie-csako. it uiw >1 stroughi/id on a lugh ridge between the Dniester and the Zurui near the point oi confluence from where tiie enemy was able to pour a galling lire oil the ilitssiaii position on the eawt bank. ine precipitous slopes "I r.uge were covered with dense iiiidei giow tii, and it iiad ueen eonveite.i into a miniature Gibi altar. . The fiit-..>i,uiM drove numerous saps lrom uhuiicj liiey asnaiied the enemy with ..ail,: grenades, wuile tue batter.es x puiued in iiiga explosive siiells ana ..liiapnel wiiii unerring pi T'he iii.ii .Unisoiiau was at the eud

>1 January, but heavy reiniorceiineuts ivepi. Uio H s-jaus at bay lor a we 3k ilid Ulcil the Russians won a position ■nabling i.ieu' heavy £uu» to bouiba'd JlO Austrian loservcs across the rive v. i'lially after four days' and nights'' kvspurate lighting the .Russians rusuid the bridgehead oxi luosday and irussetl th» .Dniester, tnougli tlie oppuito bank was equally precipitous and .trongly fortified. It is reported bat General Uoiuuernioih, the li.iii leader, wa.s wounded in. the eavy fighting at osoieczKo wiiicii was lie point of connection between BotiUler's armies operating north ol th.? iver, the unmet* «i Pllanger, and the re.nuans between tilie .Oniester and 'ruth. The Russians thu« thrust a wedge into two parts oi the enemy armies. The Russians also are threatening (Jaernovitz plateau, to the northeast. Czernovitz w<it> the scene e 1 ■strenuous lighting wlrich is not yet decisive. It has not been mentioned iu official bulletins that these successes illustrate the iiun^j'i;inee of ilie recent reconstruction of .Russian artillery. For merly the German artillery overwhelmed fuc Russian; now the Gorman hie is beaten down. The Russians are provided*, with ample shells, and guns of the pattern of French ''seventyfives." These do not require a concrete platform, whereas the Germans are toreed to work their guns from two or three positions, commoted laterally by rails, wfiiich the Russian gunners readily pick out.

ARMED MTOROHANTMF/N. Berlin. Fell. IL. A memorandum handed by Germany to neutrals icgardinn treatment' of armed merchantmen, states that Great Britain, prior to the war, gave idiip-o-wnra the guns, ammunition and personnel necessary for drilling gun orevs and it is arguetli that such ships maintain their character as peaceful mer-

chanwne'ii, while tney carry amis solely lor aeience in accoiuance uieieuiLh the AUi'UUo'uUor .u V\ anuiuy;ioh ; on zoui August, iUi-1, ga.e uo .mienWlilo tUl'-i eueulng aUi.cs la.. 1, Jtfiuisn laeiuiiiiimuii never would ino unless lM'st attiiuiied. oil tlie other liana, Great Britain iiau aruied vessels under other wiiieli suouid bo treated as vv»ir vessels. Tlie Government has no diouibt c,nat nioiouantiuou equipped w;in guns will acquire a cnaractcr, whether tiie guns boive lor Uuieiice or ateacii; aino sueii activity is contrary to international law. Uermuuy, however takes inio considijia--tion the contiary conception, y treating tuo kio ueiiigcruu ts, rut pirates. feonie ncuUais nave concurred in limisu »iu«-; otueis nave neld that armed merchantmen ready a. «vai vessels. iwpoiLs oy German uiavai men show tuai< iiittiali merchantmen not only .tie aimed resistance, but even autacK (jennans, unuer reputed use or ialse colours uroa,l iintain's Aliiv s are copying Britain's exsrmple. a British Admiralty lueu&orandunn instructs merchantmen to wage war iuemie*siy on German submarines, wibiiout awaiting warliKe action, whenever and. wherever tliey meet subim lines. the Ueruian meinorauduni concludes tiiaL in view ol the circumstances, the enemy merchantmen (.after a short interval, in tlie interest of neutrals) will be treated as belligerents. Germany has notified neutmls in order that tuey may warn their subjeects before entrusting persons and properties to aimed merchantmen. An appendix enumerates cases in which merchantmen attacked German submarines.