The war

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 February 1916, Page 3

The war

-» ——" ■ LbiiKLilllC I'giiKUUAi'li — IXU-SUUUHV.J LI'JJXt PWKBB ASSOCIATION.J THE WEST JbttOiST. London, Feb. 15. Sir .Douglas Haig reports:—Lastnight after a heavy hom-Oardiueut along the whole front of the ipres salient? and south of ilooge the enemy made several infantry attacks. iJetweeu the Coinines canal and the Vpres Comiues railway they broke into our front trenches for about (300 yards. A heavy bombardment on both sides continues. London, Feb. 10. A French communique states: —\> e recaptured a porfion of advanced trenches and a post near Tahure on February 13. Paris, February 16. A destructive tire wag maintained on the enemy's works norfrh-east of Soissons. Amsterdam, l'ebruary 16. -- German coiumuniue states: Southof Ypres, after abundant artillery, bomb and mortar preparation we captured 800 yards of an English position, killing the majority of the defenders and capturing one officer and some dozen men. ■North.-west of liheims the enemy attempted gas attacks which failed. SIEGE OF ERZEROUM. Petrograd, Feb. 10. Another fort at Eraeroum and twenty guus have been captured. IN MESOP OTAMIA . London, r ebruary 10. (Speaking in the House of Commons the Jit. Hon .11. H. Asquitli said that the situation in Mesopotamia was distinctly improving. General T'ownshend's forces are holding their own and Gen* oral Ay liner's reinforcements should have reached him by this time. There was (fvery ground lor hoping that he forces alid re-iuiited. 'Xny thing in the nature of a serious British check had been averted.

THE COST Ol' n Alt. 'Continuing the lU. Hon. H. H. Asqui til saidi: There .-was no prospect oi a reduction in tlie cost ol the war which was £5,000,000 daily. He would .isk tor a very large vote credit next week. The nation's liabilities to January Ist leached a figure that would strain our resources for a generation and staggered the imagination. The expenses must go on because there would be no faltering or flagging in the persecution of the war. "How is it to be met?" said Mr Asquith. "1 am no pessimist and 1 have uo more doubt of ultimate triumph than about the righteousness oi the Allied cause, but the people must be got to realize the pisition." (The Chancellor ofl the Exchequer would have the courage to propose large additions to taxations buf tins would , not bridge the Huge and ever widening chasm. The only way of maintaining credit was to cut down ali unnecessary imports, the consumption of luxuries and bring expenditure of every phase of public and private life to the lowest limit. The strain and burden would be great, but no greater than we could bear.

Latest War News

(Ueurived 'i'iii-s ihiy iv.111.) .LitCliioix U.> WATCH. Luadu.i. .i L>-». it). . A V.it'i'.iiuu wiiX'KSo message quoi,ug liio LUil.S.i i'ol.Wii.U oiatcs tlliu » .\ol\VOgUlil buip '.nut O'li'il'ii LUC weeii luige Uwi within the ssuuo ijL'twouu tiie Ooggei liUiii* and iuc Norwegian coast. chiefly or squadrons of ligut cruiser-. I he i\uruegians uloO iiici. iVigUsk cruisers m tlic Atdaaitic doubtless chasing tue Moewe. THE LINKING Ul< THE ARAMS. The wireless message aioTV admits that the Arabis (sunk by i-leimau torpedo boats oil: the Dogger .Bank) was not a cruiser, but a special vessel constructed lor mining and air dctcuco services. She had a crew of 18 and ■i speedi of sixteen kuots. The sudden conversion of the Uermaiis is amusing as a, few hours earlier a. German tireless message had been claiming that a second cruiser had been torpedoed. The claim wius based on the faflt that the British Admiralty had admitted that a luino-sweeper was sunK. The wireless message also states that the surgeon and three of the crew oi the Arabis died, after their rescue, from the effects ot their long immersion. THE .FINANCIAL POSITION IX FRANCE. Paris, Feb. 16. HI. Kibot submitted to the Chambers of Deputies credits for the second quarter, amounting to 7,618,000,000 francs, whereol 6,333,000.000 are for war expenditure. In an explanatory statement he compared the financial situations at the

i_nu oi 1014 and 1915. ije luen-ii-jiied, a ith ijiuiiks, i.uit t,iie success of l"he war loan ao due to the readiness o. the 11 mill \ i.o <lepo..;t a p.irt oi its ..i v'ing-) with i~ue .treasury. inc adivauces on account of the liauk ol Trance only increased by 1,17-5,000,000 francs. The other figures given show that the country's financial reserves are far from being exhausted. Till!, OA All'At UN IN MESOPOTAMIA. Loudon, Feb. l*i. Mr Candler, tlie Briton eorreopoiulent in Mesopotamia, reporting lroon iiasra on 11th, says the camp was a i|uaguure because of the heavy rains, the Arabs report that a number of olie enemy died of cold and exhaustion during the January operations, and that a large number deserted from .lie enemy. We are experiencing great transport difficulties, which are accentuated by the interruption of liver communications at Kutelamai'ia. General Blocking's column on the 7th and I. tli punished the Arabs near Nasiiiyah, killing 636. THE TURKISH STORY. Amsterdam, Feb. F>. A Turkish communique states that on the Irak ircnt wo made successful attacks against the .British at Bath'a. The enemy fled abandoning ail material and losing 500 dead. A small enemy dutaenment surrendered after Leiiig almost annihilated. in our attack en lvurnu the enemy suffered heavy tosses. Hostile auxiliary forces that attempted to relieve the British weie furced-to retreat. The .Press Bureau states that the _ correct account of the incident covered 'by the Turkish communique appeared in the War Office communique el the 11th insfc. PROHILSITNG IMPORTS liNTO ISN GLAND. Loudon, February IG. A proclamation prohibits the importation.. except under license, of paper and paper-making materials, and periodieals exceeding sixteen pages, except singlt; copies through the post, also tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, furniture woods and hardwoods. Another proclamation prohibits British vessels starting on any voyage with- i out a license. AMERICA N CON CESSIONS. Renter's correspondent at Washington concedes the -Entente s right to arm merchantmen tor defence ami will disapprove of the German intention to torpedo them. (Received This Day 9.50 a.m.) THE REDUCTION; Or ERZEROUM. Petrograd, Feb. 16. Seven more forts at Erzeroum have been captured. HUNGARIAN ACTRESS EXECUTED. New \ori£, Feb. 10. Information received by local Hungarians states that the Hungarian actress, Sari Petraas, was executed at Buda Pest as a British spy. It was alleged that she obtained military secrets from Austro-Hungarian officers and forwarded them to England. Some of the letters were intercepted, and one ol her dupes confessed.