THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 August 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

IELECI'IUU TEIiKGKAI'H —COPYRIGHT, j ALLIES SUCCESSES IN THE WAR. l'Ut) High Commissioner reports:— London, Aug. ■: North of Pozieres and Longievai a night attack, ju which tho Australasians aud a new army corps were engaged, (was completely smxuvsfiil. The Gorman main second line system \vs captured over a front of two thousand yards, and several hundred prisoners were taken. Repeated coulnter-uttacks subsequently delivered against tho positions captured were repulsed with very heavy Except for some mining activity near Souehez aud Loos, there was no incident of importance elsowhore. London, Aug. 6. Sir Douglue HiMR reports:—lncluding tho onpturo of trenches, α-oportud tu-dny, our line north and west of I'ozieres has been pushed forward from 400 to 000 yards on a three thousand yards front during the last two days. The Australians, Kent, Surrey and ' Sussex troops participated in the operation and consolidated the ground won, despite heavy shell fire. Our artillery shelled Vourcelette a'ld Meraumont and destroyed ten gun emplacements and throe munition stores. Paris, August i>. A communique states:—The fighting :it Thiniiinont lasted all day long. All fie nUat-ks north-west and southward of Thiuumont failed to dielodge us. We resumed the offensive, inflicting the sovorest loseee on the Germans and earryjmg Thiaumont Work, the second time in twelve hours. We retain possession of it despite the many counterattacke. -Fighting of equal fury is raging at Floury, which wo evacuated. After jneny attacks wo retook the greater piii-t of the village at the point of the bayonet; and in the afternoon took prisoner 400. The GTerinnns continue n stubborn resistance. We dropped; bombs on the rnilwny stations at St. Enay, Moutcmedy, Si'gnn bivouacs and Danvillers. Paris. August 0. We hold all the southern part of the village of Fleury. Tlio Germans efter an all <lay bombaidnient made two powerful attacks at Vaux nnd Chapetre Wood. One waa repulsed. Tho other penetrated portions of our trenches, but was imnii'djatelv driven oil*. Our front remains intact. THE EAST FRONT. Petrograd, August 0. A cuiiiUKiiquu stales: —Tliere is ousUuate fighting on the Weretli and south of Brody. ilihe enemy made, huveral counter-attacks on our detechnient.i ou the right bank of the river. All failed. Aiistro-Gerinans, numbering a divisiup south-west of Kuty attacked our Kinnll detachments occupying the mountain piis-ses and forced them back a ehoi't diietance. I'H'iTe night-long lighting compelled us to evacuate the village of Hudkainaiiuskid wTiich nan attacked on three aillt'o. . Uenoial Sakhuroff's troops are en* gaged in hot fighting southward of brody. I'etrograd, August (5. A communique states:—The battles oi Uiibareka aaid Sereth are deveiopmg in our favour. We consolidated positions on 'the right bank u-uU captured two moio villuges and a hill and portion ol a wood in the vicinity. There was fierce lighting in the villages which were taken street by street. •Nine enemy counter-attacks were repulsed with heavy losses. We took prisoner 1200 Germane. Others are coining in. Amsterdam, August 5.

Au Austrian communique states:—A strong Russian attack on the Stokhod succeeded in penetrating oar lines. The enemy renewed his advance in the Riidka. Auetro-Gtarmans and the Polish Legion threw back fhe Russians completely in the evening.

FIGHTING iN'EAR SUEZ. London, August 5. Official.—Since midiught on Thursday 14,000 Turks have been attacking positions near Romani, east of Port Said, on a front of seven miles without impression. We took prisoner between 400 and •300 il urks at dusk ou August 4. The Turkish attacks wore without impression on our fortified position, while the lighting on our southern flank nlso was in our favour. A further 400 or 500 prisoners were captured' here. Warships rendered valuable assistance. Fighting continues. The temperature is one hundred in the shade.