THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 June 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

« LKLiiiJ i'ltic XKLi-GUAl'i: —OOi-rKIGHi'.J [I'Elt I'HIiSS ASSOCIATION.J AT VJSRiDUaN. A'aris, June A. A communique states: —The enemy after several fruitless attempts between Thiaumont Farm and Vaux, penetrated our first line trenches between Douaumont i'ort and Vaux i'oud. Elsewhere tlie machine guns broke tire German attack with hoavy losses. A German -aeroplane bombed tlie open town of Bar le Diic, killing eighteen children and wounding twentytive of which fifteen wore children . -Unidon, June i. A Gorman communique states :—TTio l.'Tench captured tour hundred yards'of German trenches south-east of Mort Homme. Other assaults in the same region were repulsed. London, June J. Reports ehow that the Germany are redoubling their efforts to secure a decision at Verdun, ami are bringing up maasea oi fresh troops totalling u hundred thousand. tiince May 20th vase reserves oi artillery and ammunition have been fighting continuously day ana night. There has been appalling slaughter. Sixty trains ol German wounded have passed tlirough Aix la Chappelle. AUSTRIAN LOSSES IN ITALY. London, June 2. Secuio (Milan) estimates thai the Austrian Losses in- the offensive at 06,000 including two geuerals, THE BULGARIAN INVASION. London, June 2. The Times's Salonika correspondent says that the Bulgarians ate not attempting to conciliate the Greek inhabitants at Macedonia who are uying southwards, spreading panic and tales of rape, murder and pillage. A number of Bulgarians violated n school mistrees at Lehovo and massacred - ever a i peasants at Lehovo, Tehengel anil Petrjtch.