Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 July 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Received This Day 8.45 a.m.) A TURKISH COMMUNIQUE. London, June 30. A Turkish communique states that after two desperate attacks the enemy abandoned positions east of Ser.mil in Mesopotamia, retired in the direction of Kerend. We are pursuing. (Received This Day 9.30 a.m. FRENCH A EiR/OPiLANES' DESTRUCTION. Salonika, June 30. French aeroplaroes' fired the crops on the borders of Bulgaria andi did considerable destruction especially in Western Thrace. INCIDENT IN TOE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT. Bonne, Jnne 30. In the Chamber of Deputies a Socialist member, Signer Treves, denounced the war. The whole House, including several Socialists, rose in protest, .shouting. They gave cheers for the army and demanded war against Germany. Tho incident led to a great patriotic pro-war demonstration.

SOjSOOLMATES AND FRIENDS. Capetown, Jane 30. A iiiutisli colonel in jAesapotaoma, in a private letter states that the Turkish commander off KuiteLainara and General Townshend were schoolmates and friends in France. They immediately recognised each other. GERMAN FRJ3PAIIATIONS IN BELGIUM. Amsterdam, June 80. The Germans in Central Belgium have conveyed to the front • new batteries- of long range guns of exceptional heavy calibre. AH the Belgians irow fifteen years of age to forty-five in the occupied districts have been compelled to register, and are "not allowed to be absent more than twelve tioiusecujtive hours from the locality where they have registered.' Correspondents reports ceaseless heavy artillery duels from La Basse* l to the Meiise. All (.lie trains in Germany have been conmiandjeeied for rushing troops eastwards. VON HINDENBURG'S OFFENSIVE. Paris, June 30. Sudden and violent attacks on the entire right of the Jacobstadt-D vinsk front are interpreted to mean that General von Hmdenburg finally lias begun his offensive.