THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 May 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

iUiHISIO TKIjEUHAPH—COPfBIUHX. | 1 PBB PUKBB ASSOCIATION, i | ALONG THE WEST FROM. London, 3lay 9. iSir lAiuglas Haig reports East oi Tliicpvaji Wood tho enemy enterou our trenches alter a heavy bombardment and caused some casualties d©fore they were uriven out. North of Jliiepval we raided enemy trenches, driving the occupants into dugouts which we effectively bombed .Near Tromolels we entered enemy trenchea and inflicted considerable casualties. Paris, May 9. A communique states: —Tt&e bombardment of Avocourt \\ ood attd the whole rogion of Hill 304 has been con ■ tinned with undiminished violence. Our curtain of fire stopped an attack on Hill 287, west ot Hill JOl. Amsterdam, May 9. A German communique claims the capture of a whole network of trenches on t'lie northern slopes of Hill 301. The German lines have been pushed up the "Ml ite®K. RUSSIA'S REPORT. Vetrograd, May d. The German cruiser Breslau bombarded Eupatoria. The Turks under a heavy artillery fire in the direction lot Brzingham evacuated! the whole of their first line of trenches. RUSSIA'S ARMY. j i'etrograd, May i>. \ It is semi-officially stated that the present Russian army is excellent, nnd ! is wholly armed with Russian rifles of a new model. Every regiment is well supplied with the newest machine guns, and the supply of munitions is adequate for 2,000.000 men now training in the interior. WHITE STAR LINER TORPEDOED. London, May 9. The Cymric (13,000 tons), homeward bound from America, was torpedoed in | the Atlantic. She carried no passengers. ANZACS VOYAGE TO FRANCE. London, May 8. Nearly half the Australians and most of the New Zeal an dors who have been sent to Franco have seen lighting at Anzac or in western Egypt. the , losses at Gallipoli were so heavy that in order to make the lull quota Ops* tined for Northern France with adequate reserves it was- necessary to draw largely upon recent drafts from the Commonwealth and the Dominion. 'When the expedition was being arranged there wa emuch anxiety among some regiments who feared that they wouldl not go. Many men belonging to the Australian Light Horse disowned their regiments, hoping to be drafted into the troops for France. N'one wanted to stay behind. Nine - undred of the Light Horse volunteered, as infantry in a single day. The ,sb ! Australians left carrying the ..n'.ac Headquarters iStaff, Generals Birdwood and "Vpiite. The voyage was practically without incident. Directly the men embarked they were supplied! wifli Tifoboire, which they wore all day. Boat drill was part of the rouiine. and every man was allotted a station. The navigation officers had several anxfotis hours, but the men were unaware of the proximity of deadly submarines. Several false alarms were sounded to test the efficiency and safety of the arrangements. The troops were required to stand "by the boats, but the whole body wae transferred without a single, mishap. There were a few oases of sickness on tho last day of the trip.