THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 August 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

uluaiijiiia--So\v Zealand Cable Service). THE FRENCH JvHON'T. Paris, August 2. A communique states:— Wo captured trenches botween Estrees and Uelioyen Santerre. A German attack west and south, of i'hiaumont broke down. Our grenade attack progressed south of Tliiaumont. Other German attacks were repulsed with great losses.

Loudon, August 2. General Sir Douglas Haig reports:— I hi' .situatioJi is unchanged. Paris, August 2. The "Bulletin dos Armees" says:— ''As tin? io4.nli of the British offensive in the first fifteen days of July, twelve. thousand Germans were taken pi i-oner, and :l~> field gnus, a naval gnu, several limviEzers. and «n enormous quantity of trench guns, trcnch eiinnon, and munitions were captured. At, least, twenty-one aeroplanes were brought down. Prisoners state tlmt the German losses were so heavy that tin* enemy had to ca>! U[> twelve divisions that were resting in othor places.

RUSSIA'S REPORT. Petrograd, August 2. A Russian communique nays:— A German rush attack at timoliary, »inch reached the west bank of the 'Stokhod, was ropulsed. Tho battle i.s proceeding. We further advanced westward of Eieingham. THE AUSTRIAN STORY. Jjondon, August 2. An Austrian, communique claims that the Austrians took prisoner ninety officers and fß,boo men on the northeastern iront southwards of the Pripet. ITALIAN OPERATIONS. . London, August 2.

A.u Italian communique states:— \\ e repulsed attacks at Monte Oimoiic audi Sette C'oinmum. We have occupied Panen Veggio. An Austrian attack at Forcellainious was repulsed. OFI'ICIALS DrsMISSED. London, August 2.

Mr. (Tiamberlnin announced that the Indian Government had dismissed Brigadier-General Rome, the acting Quartermaster-General, the GeneralConinifinding, and the Assistant-Med;i-cal Director at Karichi. who were responsible for entraining soldiers from I'eshnwur across a sandy desert. The carriage, s were little better than cattle trucks. Nineteen died of heat .stroke, ■i "'I l ''f) ivere affected.

av.\ i! omri<: scandal. I fi-. T.li vd George has introduced a I) to ••••eate a special court mni-tial „■!.-iv : licns will sit to try n V'.'h i)''ic : :il at the AVar Office. It is lr>l'eve 1 t lio trial v in ooinnection iv' Hit' c 'n-anfiniT ef coni'n's<ion«. Tl - =•. : t! in! mil'V.irv circ'iv*.