Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 June 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Received This Day.8.50 a.m.) FRENCH PREMIER VISITS OH IT ISH FRONT. Paris, June 2(3. M Briand visited the British front on Saturday and Sunday. He was accompanied by Sir Douglas Haig. A KI!EX( II COMMUNIQUE. A communique states that a German night attack on the position west of Thiaumont completely failed. We gained, during loenl operations, some enemy trenches in the Fumiu and Clienoi.s Woods. RUSSfANS OVER THE CARPATHIANS. Rome. June 26. I'clegranis from Potirograd announce thnt: the E u.ssians ha-ve penetrated the 1 Austrian province of Transylvania (across the Carpathians). FIIWU CO MM ISSION ER'S REPORT. London, June 26. General Smuts leports that on Saturday the enemy was hmvilv defeated at the Lnkigura River, forty miles southward of Ilandens. Tlie enemy held a strong position in the dense j bush westward of the river. Tt was frontnllv attacked in the morning, | while another column, nfter a night I march, fell on the left flank and rear. I

A pom pom, two machine guns, and numerous prisoners, including eh von Germans. won 1 captured. Our corsualtui-, were tour killed and twenty woiiudeu; tile enemy losses were severe. In tho Argoune tho enemy attempts on small posts at Fillo Morte Were repulsed by means oi Land grenades. On tho left of the Moiiso an artillery duel was particularly lively at M.ort Homme. On tile right .bank, the German attack during tho night on west uf Thiaumont completely faileu, owing to our curtain and infantry lire. Between i'utiiin Wood and CII 4 nois, during tiie course of local operations. tiie trench took some elements of a trench. Elsewhere there was Ji.i ti'ilory lighting.. The .Russians have penetrated Transylvania. A Rumanian citizen has been appointed mayor of Czornovtz, and in other Bukoviua towns the Russians are favoring the Rumanians. IN TlliD MOST,i\M WORLD. Bombay, June iJO. Indian Moslems art; watching ilio action ol the Gi'.uid Shorif at -Meoe.;i, and the Arabs with iutoii.se interest. I lie ar iiv is delighted at the news, hoping iliat the Shcril will be able to ensure til© safely of pilgrims, which iiad grown more perilous with the Voting Turks' inisgoveninie.nl. I.adiau Motile mis respect Islam's temporal power more than the Caliph's spiritual authority. (Received i hit» "Day 10 a.m.) ME.UORJAL TO LORD KITCHENER. Londion, June '2>'>. the House of Commons has agreed to tiie erection oi a memorial to Lord Kitchener. CON SO] EN TlO l"S OBJ l-XJTORS. 1 The Rt. Hon. [1. H. Asquith has / promised to make a statement to-mor-row with regard to conscientious objector*. 'I'HK DARDANELLES PAPERS. The Rt. ilon. H. H. Asquith said he hoped the Dardanelles papers would be ■leady beioro the end of the sea- I bion. ITALY'S PURCHASE OF WOOL. M- Eugene Wason, M.P., drew the attention ol the Government to Italy's large purchases of wool at Sydney wool eaies and asked whether the Government would make special representations to Italy to see that none of the wool reached Germany or Austria. Lord Robert Cecd, ill lepiy. said the linpoitauce oi pi eventing w; il reaching the enemy lio.juenlly had been brought to the notice of the Kalian Government, who had taken strict, measures to prevent smuggling. (Received i his l>ay, 10.30 a.m.) GERMAN TREATMENT Ol 1 ' WAR PRISON KRri. London, Juno 23. Lord Robert Cecil, in reply to a ; question in the. House ol' Commons, said that liutiior unfavourable reports had been received to the effect that tiie German authorities deliberately ha dre-iucoil the official food ration* for the at Ruhlooen, and between 00,1.00 ana 300,000 marks had accumulated union aiiould be spoilt on loou Germany iiad been informed that if she did not reply to thou' protiots within a week, Grenw Britain would bo compelled to consider what eouroe she would lollow in regard to German prisoners. Reports from the J American Embassy show that- the rations U'le a little more than one-tliird of the required allowance. 'The Ger- ] man Government also lias been inloiimd that ii they are unable to feed the prisoneis properly they should re- < lease them. A TURKISH CO-U.UUNIQUE.

Amsterdam, June ~(i. A Turkish communique. claims tliu.t the Turks routed the enemy in the northern reaches of the Chirokh, on the Caucasus i'mnt, eocuxing rich booty, including seven machine guu.s. l'iic BJwmy lost dead.