THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 March 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

* | ( IiLEC'IiUC XISLEUUAI'U —COI'YIUCHT.J I [mi I'IIESB ASSOCIATION.] THE BATTLE OF VERDUN. Paris, Feb. 20. A German logiirient is surrounded at Douaumont. A communique states: —.North ol Verdun tiie activity of the German artillery is still great, except to the west ol the iMeu.se where there has been a Blackening. The Germans attempted partial attacks, but our hre and counter-attacks drove them back. We engaged in hand to hand fighting west ol Douaumont with the enemy, who was driven out of a small redoubt where he had established himself. Two enemy attacks at Fresnes, in the Woevre sector, completely failed. There is great artillery activity in Lorraine, in the Reillon-Domevre-IJandonviller sectors. I The Echo De Pans says:—The battle 1 is being fought with various fluctuations. Jf the wali of troops ready for any sacrifice stems for two a ays more the most coliossal weight ever driven against a defensive position the tidewill turn definitely and the enemy's attacks will be broken. v The latest calculations show that 800,000 Germans are engJrgecl in the offensive London. February 29. German war correspondents at the front describe Douaumont sts Ijeirig entirely by tne concentrated, hre of 17-inch guns which T>lcw the steel and concrete cupolas into fragniants. liie French prisoners are in a dazed state. The terrific fire quickly made the fort untenable. BRITISH FRONT, London, Feb. 28. Sir Douglas Haig reportsWe repulsed a small attack south-east oi A lbert. 'l'iie enemy during the niglit sprang a mine on the La Basaee Canal, doing -some damage to our trenches. IN MESOPOTAMIA. •

London, Feb. ill. The War Otlice states that the commander in Mesopotamia reports General Aylmer bombarded the enemy on the left bank of the Tigris oil the --tul. The enemy were surprised and lost heavily. Our aeroplanes obtained useful information. We attacked a small punitive column four miles north of Nasnineh. The enemvi fled suffering severely. Our losses were nil. General Aylmer continued the -opei - a.tions next day in order to secure a forward position on tlie right bank or the Tigris with tlie object of bringing a reverse fire on tlie enemy's position. On the 26th two British aeroplanes flew up the Basra to General Aylmer. The river is rising and a flood is expected. A second disturbance is reported between the Turkish troops and the population. .News by telegram on the 26th ftates that ive effectively bombarded. the enemy's camp at Hanaah. ITALIAN FRONT Rome Feb. 29. A communique statesintense artillery duels are raging at Plezzo and Hasan. on Mount Kuk. One of our batteries wrecked enemy entrenchments forcing a retreat