THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 May 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

XKI/BUUAi'Ii —COi-ITBiUHi i J.PBB PBJCSB ASSOCIATION ) RUSSIAN AID VANCE IN A.SJ ATIC TURKES. New xork, May 'S. A message from Petrograd saying tliiit the Grand Duke Nicholas has caiptured 37,000 Turkiali prisoners and' vast supplies oi munitions, may moan tffat Mosui already lias fallen. The Russians are now bringing tresli and powerful pressure to bear on the reair or tlie Turkish armies. A serious obstacle is believed to exist in the ancient fortified city of J ezirehi'biiomar, but it is thought that the fortifications will not long delay the Czar's broops which "already have broken the backbone of the Turkish communications between Diiarbeker and Mosul. | An Athens message states tlfat Enver Pasha has again appealed to the Kaiser for more men andl munitions to block the Russian advance on Baghdad. According to a Constantinople despatch Enver Pasha in reported to have sent a warning that German hopes ot commercial conquest of Mesopotamia wilii for ever be crushed H the Allies take Baghdad. London May 1/. The Times' correspondent at Pe'rograd says that the Turks shattered : uul hurled 'back from the coastal zone to the cotitro manifested a partial recovery. Nevertheless the orrivnl of reserves tailed materially to affedt the situation to the enemy's advantage. After Buffering heavily they were obliged "to suspend the offensive in the Erziugan region, andt remain impotent to oppose the Russfan left wing's progress. TELE AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE. Amsterdam, May IV. An Austrian ■ communique states :— I 1 urther positions have tieen captured, and the prisoners have increased to 141 officers, 6100 men and 30 guns. • London. May 17. The Daily Telegraph's Milan correspondent says that the Austrian offensive in the Trentino was begun with 300,000 men, assisted by numerous air raids on open bitiee. Roane, May 8. A communique states.-—The enemy in the Lagarina Valley launched five violent attacks upon the slopes north of Zupmatorta. They were driven back with enormous losses. The river carried away numerous corpse*?. A violent and concentrated fire < i guns of every calibre between Terragndla Valley and Apperastico resulted in our again straightening our tron?, abandoning some advanced positions. The enemy on Monday night repeatedly attempted to aittadc the Asiago sector. They were repulsed wiSh :e heaviest Josses. A vigorous attack in the iSugana Valley was similarly repulsed. Milan, May 18. The lighting in the Trentino is confined to fifteen miles of the ifrsint, but Italian military oritios agree that Austnans are hoping to force +hj into the \ enetian plan rrom a sa .. ~ t at Sette Comenei. Italian advance fiftts are only a few yards croin jß<.v ereto and are incapable ot senoi.s re-

sistance. The new positions are st.iH in A .« trian territory and it is believed that they are capable ot resisting formid able onslaughts./ THE BRITISH FRONT. London, May 18. Sir Douglas jdaig report®:— Tvn raiding parties of Seaforth Highlanders entered Geman tranches north of lleelin Cou<-t and bombed threa <iocouts full of German* One was bn wh p. Fighting continues for th« crat pi in the Veiny f ; dge, •«:•># to fine weather. There were 28 combats in tho air on Tueediay. Three Gentian aeropla us ■were driven down. Two of our scout aeroplanes are missing.