THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 February 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

• (.BLKCTIIIO TKLItI.UAI'II—COITUIOHT-j I.l'Kll. fIItCSS ASSOCIATION.] THE POSITION AT VERDUN. Parisj Feb. 26. A communique states There is a certain slackness in the enemy's efforts northwards of Verdun except between Doiwuimont height and the plateau northward of Vau ~ whore a powerful attack on our position was repulsed. The slopes eastward oi Douauinont are covered with German corpses. Our troops are closely encircling en- . emy sections which have obtained, a foothuld there. The enemy is iiolifing bis ground with difficulty. The artillery fire of the opposing armies has rendered lalon Hill untenable to us or the enemy. The Germans in the Woevre have established contact with our outposrts towards Blanaee and Moranville, whence his attempts to debouch towards Hilf 255 failed. An enemy detachment in the Senones district was shelled and dispersed. The Daily Mail's Paris correspondent states that the Grown Prince's army is at a standstill on the second line ot position extending from Champ Neuville to Bezoaivalix to the edge of »Voevre plain. _On the hilly ridge of the Mouse heights, where the Germans art! nd flavouring to advance, there are seamen ravines and watercourses. The French trenches and batteries enfilade theni. The carnage lms been terrible. Gei-man-corpses in many places Tonn dams across the ravines, impeding the water courses. Oceas onally the'dams vicin and the reddened stream swirls on elfrryiiig hundreds of corpses. The French are sending up troops, munition trains and battery after lottery, realizing that victory wi\l go to the array making the best use of his artillery. The .consumption of shells is exceeding all estimates. GERMAN CLAIMS. Amsterdam, Feb. 28. A German communique states :—We repulsed an English attack south-east of Ypres.

m Five French attempts to recapture Douatimont were repulsed with esianguina i'y enemy losses. , . - Wp captured Champ Neuville and Talon .Hill and fought our wa!y to the neighbourhood of the southern Border of tlio wondi north-east of Bras. Our troops eastward of DouMumont stormed the fortifications 011 Hardouxnont. Our front on tln> Woevre pin in is ■advanced against the Lorraine hills. Unwounded l''rench prisoners now total 15,000. MORE VISS.SE/liS MINED. London, Feb. 28. The French steamer Trignja(u / was mined and sunk in the North isea. Twenty-six people were* drowned. The Didlo was mined and driven ashore in a gale in the Humber. The steamer Mecklenburg, from < England to Flushing, was mined and sunlc. It is believed that the passengers and crew and mail were saved. ENEMY COLUMN ROUTED IX EGYPT. ' London, Feb. 27. In Egypt an enemy column was ixtacked yesterday at Agagia, south-west o*f Barmni, by General Lukins ■with a column consisting of South African yeomanry and territorial airtillery. The enemy was"completely routed and fled in scattered parties. He was pursued by our cavalry. • Later our aeroplanes reported hi 11 twelve miles south-west ol Agagia. The pursuit continues. DURAZZO OCOUITBD ON SU*l>.\Y. Vienna, .Feb. 28. A communique states:'—Our troops ocoupied Durazzo on Sunday morning. The fire of the enemy ships hindered our entrance to Durazzo. Eventually one of our battalions entered the town which was in flames.