THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 July 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

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{Australia and Jieiv Zealand Cable Service}. JJiMTKH SU'EAijILY ADVANCING. .Sir Douglas Haig reports:—All goes well. We forced back the Germans at one point to their third system of defences, over four miles in the rear of his original front trenches. The total prisoners we have taken since the beginning of the offensive exceeds 10,000. We have also secured Vivge quantities of war material. .'London, July 16. Sir Douglas Haig reports :—There has been heavy fighting all day long in i the Pozieres-Guillemont sector of the ' second line of defence. We had further important successes. We captured eastward of Longueval in spite of desperate resistance, the wltole of Belbille "Wood, and repulsed strong coun-ti'i-attacks. The nnemv'« fopses were sever®. Our troops northward of Bazenitn Vi Grand penetrated the German third line at Faurens Wood, wherein we obtained a lodgment.

A detachment of the enemy in this neighbourhood was successfully accounted for by a squadron of Guards. This was the first opportunity for a mounted action Afforded cur cavalry since 1914. We captured the whole wood westward of Bazentin le Petit. We repulsed two counter-at-tacks. The prisoners taken include a commander of :i Bavarian regiment and his whoV' staff. Tn a. further advance westward of Ovillers we fought our way to th-> <.\ tn"kirtti of Pozieres. In the last twenty-four hours brought down four Fokkers, tli'-ee biplanes, and a double-winged areopiaue. An enemy train was derailed. ■London, Ju'y 15. A German communique reports:— The British, in spite of heavy losses between Pozieres and Longueval, penetrated our lines and occupied Trones Wood Tim attack was stemmed. THE FRENCH FRONT. Paris, July 15. A communique states :—The day was comparatively quiet on the whole front. French aeroplanes last night, in reprisals for the bombardment of i open town of Luneville, dropped several shells iiti the town of Mulheirn. We repulsed a German grenade attack north-east of Avocourt redoubt. * Several German attempts to .advance at Apremont failed under our curtain of fire. Paris, July 16. A communique states: There was a very violent bombardment on both sides of the Fleury sector. There is nothing important elsewhere. RUSSIA'S PART. London. July 10. Russian communique says that the Germans, who assumed the offensive on July T4, in the region of Skrobov, were repulsed. Vienna, July 15. Official.—Two Russian attacks at Buczacz were beaten off. A third attack succeeded in piercing our lines.. ■Tlie enemy were completely driven out of the left bank of the Stokhod. South-west of MoTdava we repulsed the Russian advance. Tlie fighting near Delatvn is increasing in intensity We repulsed enemy detachmets who entered the town and frustrated an attack south of Delatyn. A German communique states:—Wo repulsed Russian attempt sto t ross lite- I)Wna near Lennewaden. Prince Leopold recovered parte of the ground lost oil July 3 in the region of Skrobova. H A.RR ASSTNO THE TURK. London, July 15. A Russian communique saysA series of new Turkish positions, west of Erzeroum. have been captured. We are now fifteen verst.s from Raibur. The battle south-west of sTush is developing successfully. Petrograd, July IS. Communique show that the Grand Duke "Nicholas organized a vigorous thrust at Armenia along the valley of the Euphrates, where the Russians in a few days advanced 25 miles in the direction of the military depot of Ezingan, forty-five miles dsitan't. The Turks already have lost practically all they gained in the recent offensive.