THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 February 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

Li^t'-iuic riiLisijiiAiii--eui iuiuiii.J j.l*JilV I'KKHS ASSOCIATION.J fliK I'ALL Or' EUZEROUM. i/etrograd, iVb. 10. the Grand Duke Nicholas's, mastoi stroke at lirze-romu «as carried out despite Liie iacL that the liiauntains ueie covered with tiie deepest snow, fcne absence oi railway lacilitics tuid lilty degrees of fr.ost, making the btiiigjng up of siege guns a herculean tadi. xiie outer Jmcb oi tho lottross wore comprised ol lilteeii iOl ts all to the east. "Lieveil were upon the precipitous Veve-boyuu height lour to eight miles east oi the ciUulel, closing tlie llass.ui liala road. The Veve-boyuu toits weie arranged in groups, some of three, .some ol two and -'others ol a single tort (supporting one another at long ranges. '1 wo single lorts eniiladed. these groups and another nearest the citadel closed the gap between the two groups. Due south are two lort« echeloned on the Gahuitoken heights eovenng the road . from Ivhinis. file remaining torts uu the north side cover and guard the I JabogMZ I'asn, which is a lew miles east of the Duinlugah l'ass, which the Rus- j sians occupied last week. The Grand. Duke Nicholas apparently liist attacked and eapturid the Karguhek lorts, sixteen miles north-oast oi Erzeroiim, cocupying the height bobwen the Russians, and the citadel. The capture of Lrzerouni will luckily break the Turkish resistance in Armenia, and will nave an excellent moral effect on the Russian eamapign iu Central Persia and liritish fortunes i i Mesopotamia. i'etrograd, ITeb. t7. Tho garrison at Ei'zeroum, which is estimated to he 80,000 Turks arc in full Higlit westward. A communique says:—We captured 70 guns besides munitions and prisoners in the nine forts in the Devoboyun forts, covering Erzeroiim. The defenders were dislodged at the bin yon et point. The Turks are burying reinforcements from western and southern pnrts. Eizeroum is in flames. The Grand Duke Nicholas, in a telegram to tho Czar says : — "The Almighty .has lent such greataid to t'he valiant troops of tlie Caucasian army that Erzeroiim has been taken after five days of unexampled storming and ataefcs." The Daily Telegraph's military correspondent says that it is difficult "to realize these brilliantly successful operations, carried out at an elevation ol nearly 10.000 feet. Notwithstanding the cjifficulties the Russians have inflicted defeat after defeat upon the Turks nn;l have crowned their victor'. by capturing one of the most notable strongholds in tho world.

• Silt DOUGLAS HAIG'S REPORT. .London, i'eb. '■< .St.- Douglas Ha-ig reports artil.oiy, boiubardments 011 both sides. , Theii lias been heavy liand gieinue light.oj; in the past t\vcnty-iour. ho'jis between Ypres, and the Coniiues rail way and Oauai. The liguting continues. xetserday's capture ol tiUO yards or tuir trench was preceded by a heavy bouibirdinieut anil the explosion of liva mines. The attacks were exLeiided over a -iOOlTyards front and wore repulsed with considerable enemy loss. The tieuch captured has frequently changed hands during the Inst year and theretoro has been known as the "international trench." IN ALBANIA. Home, Feb. 17. The Austrians southwards oi Alessio advancing towards Buiazzo junctioned with the IJulgariuns at llibassan. Sharp lighting with Essad Pasha's forces has begun. ! •