THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 February 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

LELbLTIUC TELlix: k AI'iI—CUI'TUIGHT. j i.l'H.ll I'KijKS ASSOCIATION.J THE BATTLE FOR vERDUN. Pans, Feb. 2-1. A communique states-Hie lighting northwards of Verdun lias been continued with the same intensity throughout the night, from the right bank o. the Mouse to .viuihwardis of Orues. Owing to the violent bombardment of our advanced position at Brabant f-ur Aluo'se, we ev«icHated 'the village in the night, protected by a flank lire from the loft bank of the Alcuse. Another strong attack by at least a 'brigade against lioi-descaures* enabled the enemy t" nvapture a part ol a wood whereof we at present hold tin southern salient. All offensives against our pos!TTons nt Beaumont failed. We dominate the ravine south oi Herbebois. We ordoicdi the retiring m<>vement to avoid needless losses, and it was carried out in perfect order. The eucMny was unable to break our front at any point. The enemy in Lorraine obtained a footing in one ol our advanced posts at Boisdeoheminet, from whence we' immediately ejected hini. One of our bombarding air squadrons in the night dropped forty-eight projectiles, several being ot heavy calibre, on the Metz Sab lon is station and gasworks. A big conflagration was afterwards noticed. London. Feb. 21. The High Commissioner reports:— In the region north of Verdun the enemy continue an intense bombardiniciit of our trenches. No infantry action has yet been attempted in this region. Between the Mouse and Ormes the enemy repeatedly and furiously attacked, leaving heaps oi corpus without being able to break our front. On the flanks we have resumed our line, one side behind; Samoiigoiix, tiy> other soutlTof Otrmes. Paris, February 2-j. A communique states:—lTle Germans between the Meuse and Orm'es redoubled their furious attack, leaving heaps of corpses jvithout breaking any part of our front. We carried back our line on 'Doth wings to the rear of Fainogoneiix, south of OiTnes. THE RUSSIAN' FTJONT. London. Fob. 24. The High Commissioner reports: - Petrograd reports that in the district of Ogher, after mi intensive night fire, enemy scouts dressed in white mantles were repulsed from the Russian trenches. North of Chai'torvsk we are pressing the enemy. On the rest of the front there have been unimportant mining operations. Lolidion, February 24. An important neir Russian success is reported on the Dnei-tei\ the Russians defeating tho Austrian forces between the Dneister and the "Prutli. , The effort to reconquer the lost positions Tailing, the Aiisbrinns risked jor reinforcements and 22 lliuigarian Landstunn battalions and a number of cavalry squadrons have been sent. END OF THE MOT}WE. Madrid, February '21. Teneiiffe reports state t hut when the Gk>mian crew was transfoi-red to the Westburn her name was changed: lo Moowe, and tlie other rJToewe was sunk because she was considerably damaged, renderinrr navigntion difficult. A naval correspondent states thai the victims of the raider number thirteen, with a tonnage of Th' - sunken ships' cargo i valued at .CI ,550,000. WAR'S TOLL ON SHIPPING. , jjoridon, Feb. 25. Lloyd's record, shows that 2193 vessels of ;i.77LO(f() ions have been detained, ca.ptured or destroyed by belligerents, whereof 185 vessels of a tonnage of 1.506,000 were British. 601 vessels . with a tonnage of 1,276.000 German* and 73tj vessels with a tonnage o •l-ll.Offl) neutral. Sii'bmarincß sunk 225 British vessels of a tonnage of 7<16.000. Many captured vessels of neutral states have been released.