THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 April 1916, Page 2

THE WAR

(.jifcMJTr.u.. i'KljUuiiai'm — corittiuai'.j t I.I'KU I'KKBB itiOUl IATiON. j A iiiijl ZKi'i'Jj/LLN RAID. ' , London, March 31. j Five A. ppelms rani oil tiio eastern counties. liic result- is unknown, i It is leported tiiat hLo i visited Uie do, coast. t ONE Lil{<JLJilT .OWN. Loudon, April j Oiiicial. — I iiu tLJi.ti^tu 1 Zjuj)pciiu des ticomled m the Thames iistuaary and j .»ur. vii.ii.l't'dr tj the our patrol vessels, t, bioku ami sunk. , l ;lu u ;u ' Ollice reports mat the raid- _ crs < were organized with two squadron? j au< | 11 detached sh-ip. The l'ormor , made the eastern counties ita objective while the detached ship raided the [ north-east coast . i'ifly-four explosives and inceiidiiary bombs were dropj ped at tlie eastern counties and 22 oil the north-eastern counticspy :bkf liic liorili-eatt-ern coast. The wreck- * ed Zeppelin Llo was hit by gun tiro while over the eastern counties. A ' shell struck the upper part. Ihe rear and tail quickly dropped to a lower s altitude, and well down by the frail ' it descended into the sea off Kent. A machine" gun, some amm unit ion, a ' petrol tank riddled with shrapnel, and Home machinery were dropped by this vessel on another raider. Tlie casualties hitherto reported are _'8 killed and 43* injured. There was in tense joy in the metropolis at the prompt announcement of ; n Zeppelin's «owntall. : A lit) HMD VERDUN. Paris, Mrach 31. | A communique states:—We wrecked ireu'.'nes south of St. -uarieagey. A German aeroplane was brought down in flames in the enemy lines north, of 'failure. The artilery fire nas slackened at Malaneourt. The enemy did not attempt to debouch during the day. After a violent bombardment at -vloi'tiiomiiie the enemy strongly attacked a position north-east 'or Hill 2!fo. Accompanied by a curtain of fire ihe German succeeded in moment any setting foot in the first-line elements, but were driven out by a sharp coun-ter-attack. The enemy later abortively atW'juidl i'ui'ther wait. During an aerial light our airmen brought dowp an Aviatik in our lines at Soppe, near Bellort. Paris, April 1. " A communique state The bombardment in tlie night was extremely violent between the woods southwards of Haudremont and in the Vaux region. The Germans at the latter point launched two attacks with large numbers. Our curtain of rifle fire checked the urst, ljut tlve second enabled the enemy to gain a ofoting in the western portion of the village. It is semi-officially announced that, after stubborn street fighting all night, at Malaneourt, .a- battalion, constituting the whole garrison of the advanced pesition, wus compelled to retire overwhelmed by a brigade of the enemy on .whom it iimicted enormous losses. 'L'he French line now passes just behind Malaneourt and Haucourf. The position could well be abandoned without tactical inconvenience. The essential thing is that we hold Hill 304. from whence we can enfilade positions from which the enemy launches attacks. Paris, April 2. A communique states:—The German attack between Douaumont Fort and Vaux village has been completely, stopped. THE GERMAN YEIiSION. London, March 30. A Berlin wireless message says: The village ot Malaneourt and the French defence establishments on both sides of the village were taken by storm alter a brief encounter at close quarters. We enveloped French trendies south of Fort Douaumont. THE BRITISH FRONT. London, April 1. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Tliero is much aerial activity on both sides. \Ve carried out successful works. Three of our machines are missing. We easily repelled an attack near -Neuvilie-St. Vaast. The enemy_ south of St. Eloi has broken down under our lire. THE RUSSIAN' FRONT. Pefcrograd, April J. A communique states.—We repulsed an enemy attack near iMokritza anil annihilated a detachment west of Ohartorysk. We repulsed large forces attempting to roach the trenches in the upper and middle Strypa. Floods are retstriotinfg operations on both sides. '

HtBBIANS MOVING TOWAH'AS •BAGHDAD. J'etrograd, April 1. A Russian communique states:—After lour -hours light in the region of the fortress oi Karahal'.ictikan, in the djreoiion of .Baghdad, wo defeated the enemy inflicting heavy loeess. The enemy fledi in a southerly direction.