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Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 May 1916, Page 3

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(Received This Day 8.35 a.m.) HIGH ' COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The V orchui battle was contihu<xl with extreme violence throughout night oil both banks of the Meuee. A furious couinter-attack on Hill 301 completely" Tailed. By largely employing flame apparatus the enemy ws enabled to penetrate one of our trenches Lilt the brilliant return of our troops compelled him to evacuate the position occupied. Bast of the. Meuee desirte intense preparation- by artillery an wiemv attack was Broken by our 'fire before reaching our lines. On the right bank of the Mouse, in the 6ector ThJau-mont-DoUaumo'n't, those is continued and sanguinary fighting. The enemy who employed the massed' attack during the course of the night suffered enormous losses, and suceeded in reoccupying the trench conquered by us north of Thiaurnont farm. Notwithstanding this we maintained our position in the interior oT Port Douaumont. Despite a lively resistance we continued to drive out the enemy who now holds only a corner of the northeast tort. On the heights of 'he Mouse a coup de main.by us at Chevaliers Woo<l iras completely successful. Received This Day. 8.55 a.m. THE COST OF WAR. 0 London. Miay 23. Today's three hundred' millions credit note brings the total for the eleven votes of credit to £2,382,000.000 ±hin last vote presumably will be sufficient to last to the end ; of July. RISSIAN" AVIATORS BUSY. Potrograd. May 23. Russian aviators bombed and destroyed several kilometres of the 1 onevah—Libau railway near Ponevesh and also demolished several ammunition depots.

THE FIGHTING AT VERDUN. Panis. May. 23. The Petit Parisienme states that the preliminary Frendh bombardment oil the right bank of the Meu.se lasted «or Kcvoral hours, and then a picked corps, which had been training for months, went to the assault at mi<i<la.y with frenzied ardouir. The Germane concentrated a heavy lire.. 011 theni but tlTe courageous French did nob waver lot' an instant, and: using the bayonet they swarmed over the first line. JTrwsh reinforcements were sent -tip end pass-1 ed the destroyed entanglements with a dash equal to the first onslaught to Ihe tune of the (Marseillaise. The principal assault was on Fort Douauimont. where the attackers arrived at s.;>c) penetrating the south-western rampart audi killing all the resistors and welcoming relieving troops with cries of victory., The latter firmly established themselves arid await the desperate counter attack® which are sure to lollow. SCARCITY OF MEAT IN GEMMA NY. Amsterdam. Mny i.'i Tlie latest suggestion to cope with the scarcity of meat is to shoot rooxs, but 'tliy gamekeepers ' declare that the cost ot shooting would he prohibitive as tlhey only could retailed at one mark each. Accordiing to the newspaper V >rwaertz horseflesh is selling at iroin two to ihree marks per pound. GERMANY'S "WAR FEEDING OFFICE."

"Berlin. May 23. Official. Batouck's nemr food board is oailed the "war feeding office'' He has been empowered to dispose of all foodstuff, raw material and lodder. in Germany; also the regulation, sale, consumption, expropriation, importation, and exportation thereof. A SWISS ESTIMATE. Geneva. May 23. It is estimated "that Germamy's which numbered twenty millions before.' the war now number eight millious. A great number of horsee and dogs have been eaten. EXCHANGE OF DISABLED WAR ! PRISONERS. Berne. May 3. Most complete arrangements have been made 'for the reception of She first British prisoners from Germaay. Those requiring exceptional treatment will be accommodated! two or three in n room and receive Swiss soldiers' d'et of coffee, bread, Cheese, butter, jam. soup, meat, and vegetables and will be allowed 'bread with each meal. This exceedfe the daily allowance in Germany Ihe local British committees are supplying the men with uiiderolofclrng handkerchiefs, slippers and toilet requisites. A special committee of British ladles undertakes the washing and mending. Swiss Red Cross doctors are selecting the mem in the German camps. A number of French and Belgian prisoners already have arrived.