THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 June 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

Li-X.'-iCl'ilXC TELKGUAI'Ii — UUI'YRIGHT.J Ll'Kll I'KKSri ASSOCIATION.J I-tIK EAST I'IIOXT. i.hi l nigh Commissiono • repents;— London Jui> j'lo. A J-'etrogiad official message KtaV's. On tlio JDwiuu front south-west ot Lake _?\iarotoh the anemy.'s artillery is active, strongly -bombarding us in many places. The enemy's #Cffl>sequent ;ittempts to leave the trendies were reputed everywhere. la tlie region of Barauovitch we tooJi tienches but retreated to our former position. Gi'iiorai Rrtisiloff's troops continued their advance yesterday on sfevj-.nr sectors of the front. We again captured prisoners and military supplies. The enemy in places counter-attacJi-cd. Accord Lug to supplementary reports , more, precise calculations state that the number of captured prisoners are: ! One general. i Tlilee regimental* commanders. 216/ officers. Five doctors. 150,0DD men. I<>s glMllS -00 machine guns. 131 bomb throwers, Petrograd, June 16. The Russians continue close on the track of the retreating Austrian?, iftnd have developed successful tactics ia piercing and outflanking on considerable sections of the Austrian front.

The Austrians are still losing ground, Tint are fighting Bettor. TTie suddenness of the Russian blow paralysed them at first. Now they have reeoverod and ore defowffing strong positions prepared during the winter.

Generals Biiissiloff and Letchitsky hava penetrated Volhynia to a depth of GO versts by a breadth of 100 versts. Tliey have, penetrated southward of the Dineister to a diepth of To versts and a breadth of 50 versts. German officers in the hands of he Russians bitterly complain that the Aiistrians not only weakened the Uaiieian front by permitting an Italian offensive, hut- by not asking for help fli time. They say: "The fools did not tell ns the bitter truth about their collapse until it was two days too late." Vienna, Jtme '0. An Austrian oommnmique says: — TVe repulsed Russian attacks nortb of Ozernovitz aind frustratodi their attempts to cross the i'euth. " J£xtroiur.lv bitter fightinir took place at Wisniowczvk inorth of liuczacz, the enemy' employing new divisions and attempting to force a crossing of the Stoohod River in the Styr sector. THE WEST KRONT. The High Commissioner reports:— ixjndon, June '6. There was no infantry action on the banks of the Mouse during the night. The artillery on both sides is activo in the region of Chattancourt (on the west bank), also in sector north of Kort riouville (on the east bank).

in the Vesges a strong enemy detachment in an attempt to reach the French lines, was covered by a 'ively bombardment and repulsed by mitrailleuse fire. 'Another coup de mam against our position at Bonhomme was completely repulsed. On Tuesday night end Wednesday there weire no infantry actions on the British front. The positions we gained on Tuesday east of Yp ros were heavily shewed on Wednesday. More prisoners were taken. chiefly wonnd.od. Our lines opposite Mariancourt to the north-east of Oa.niov also smith ol Nnnville-St Voast, were heavily shelled. We bombarded trenches nt various point* between St. ICJoi and Mossincs. THT", JUTLAND BATTLE. L . Berlin, June 36. The German Admiralty report that the British casualties at the Skager Rack battle were 334 officers dead and missing andi 51 wounded. Gelroian officers,"l 72 dead and 41 wounded. The BritislTlost 6104 members of the crews dead and missing and 513 wounded. The Germans lost 3414 of their crews dead and 449 wounded. They rescued l 77 I British.