THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 April 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

i isMtCTaic xaLiOHAPH—oorTKiomx. | [PUB F&IS3 ASSOCIATION. J THE FRENCH FRONT. London, April 26. Sir Douglas Haig reports :—Twentynine aerial combats took place on Monday. All attacks were driven off. Two enemy machines fell in the German lines. Paris, April 26. A communique says North of t<he Aisue aftor artillery preparation we carried a small woodi south of Butteswood. * There was an intense enemy bombardment of Hill 303. We brought down at various points four enemy planes ,including_a Fokker. One of our dirigibles ffropped 16 shells on Conflans station. ON THE TIGRIS. | London, April 25. f Sir Percy Lake telegraphs:—We prolonged our line southward on the right bank of the Tigris, driving in the enemy's advanced pickets. ! IvNEMY PLACES BROUGHT DOWN.London, April 25. The Admiralty announce thai on the morning of April 23, in spite cf inclement weather our naval aeroplanes bombardedi an enoiny aerodrome at Mariankorke with good results. They returned safely. One of our fighting machines brought down an enemy aeroplane. A further* attack on the morning of April 24 was carried out on the same objective witfi" the co-operation of the Belgians. A large number of bombs were dropped. The machines encountered a heavy fire. There were no British casualties. A British seaplane 011 the same diay attacked an enemy aeroplane five miles off Zeebrugge. The enemy's pilot was killed and) the observer fell out at a height of 3000 teet. The seaplane crashed into the sea and sank.

THE RECRUITING PROBLEM. London, April 2(5. The official report of tlxo secret session of tho House of Commons states that Mr Asquith gave particulars or the expansion of the army Since the outbreak of the war and the total, military efforts of the Empire, including contributions from oversea Dominions, He reviewed! the recruiting prblem and showed that results to date had fallen short ot requirements for our proper military efforts. This was due no't to,ou over-estimate of she men available, But' to the time required in sifting individual cases without enquiring into other andl essential national services. The Government in order to meet the situation had determined 011 the prolongation until the end ot the war ol the service of time-expired men. They also had empowered the transfer of territorials to any unit where need id, and had rendered exempted men liable for military service immediately on the expiry of the exemption certificate and would issue a certificate of enrolment to all youths as they reached! the age of eighteen years. The Government hats decided on an immediate effort to secure the voluntary enlistment of unattested married men. If on May 27 50,000 or these had not been secured the Government wouldi ask Parliament lor collip 11 lsoi'v powers. The same cißxse would be taken if the weekly enlistments' after May 27 did not -reach 15.000. until 200,000 unattested mairiocl men had been obtained.-' A spncinl committee was appointed to draw up a scheme to enable the men to meet their civic liabilities, ft will propose measures to assist married and single men in regard to rent, mortgage, interest, payment. o7 instalments under contract, taxes, rates, insurance premiums and school fees, the total relief not to exceed £104 per ■innum. The House resumes its secret session on Monday.