THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 May 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

I «L.*»JTUXC IKLBOKAPa—COiTBIGHI. | LVKB VBKIB ASSOCIATION J vTHE RUSSIANS IN ASIA MINOR. London, May 10. , 'I ho Morning Post's Petrograd corI respondent saiys Russia is makinjj a ' atratogic instead of a tactical aitual'k lon Baghdad, and ha 6 quickly moved to-wards Mesopotamia by the shortest and easiest road. The Russiian .-olumns are now jvithin fifty miles of ancient Ninevah, where the Baghdad railway reaches the Tigris. The Hussions are at Revanduza in the.rich ertile country within a cavalry ride ol JS'inevaJi. Tlie vanguard is oSiose to Arbela, whero Alexander defeated Darius. The Daily Chronicle's Petrogradl correspondent says:—The Turks in the Caucasus have been reinforced by 20,000 Austio-German infantry, cavalry and artillery. They hope to break tho Russian centre between Eizeroam and Erzingan, but tlie Russians are advancing along file coast west of Trebizond. They are also converging on tho Tigris base. It is reported that the Turks at Kut-ed-Amara have been dieapatched noftli to 'bar the Russian advance upon Baghdad. "" A Petrograd communique save:—We captured Revanduea m the direction of Mofesnil with, ammunition, convoys a.nd food. Our cavalry aire hotfy pursuing. COAJ.PULSION BiLLi PASSED. ljondon, May 16. In tho House of Commons animated discussion took p!aoe on the report stage of the Military Service Bill. The central lobby was crowded 1 . Small shopkeepers are anxious to induce the House of Commons' to exempt the aole heads of busineeses. The R't. Hon. W. H. Long promise#, to circularise the tribunal instructing them to give special consideration -o such cases. The Daylight Saving Bill passed its thiird reading.

(Press Assooiaition—Extraordinary.) London, May 16. The Compulsion Bill has passed its thirdi reading in the House of Commons. THE BRITISH FRONT. Condon, May 15. Sir Doughs Haig reports' There has been considerable activity by night (between 'Loos and La Bap see Canal. The raiders entered our trenches but were speedily expelled. They also exploded a mine and seieed the orwter, ibut after a short bombardment with trench mortars we attacked and secured the lip of the crater.