THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 August 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

j L-kLlioi'KlC TJii^v-CJIArH —CUiI'iUUiH.J I (Austraii.a-.New Zealand Cable Sorviei | THE FKi A'CH FRONT. I London, Augunt i. •Sit Douglas Haig reports: —Genua. I attacks north-east and. north of i'ozi oies penetrated our trenches at a foi points. They were driven out wit many casual Lies, and many prisoner uero taken. The first two attack were made at 4 in the morning, am tnu otilers at B.iiu. A fifth on made at i ill the afternoon was ver, ft*ebie, and was eusdy repulsed. Paris, Aug. 8. We carried a line 01 trenches .be I weon llem Wood and.- the Rive Soinnio. We .severely damaged th enemy batteries in the Lilinr distiiet. We p'rogivssed southward of Thicui inoiu and captured .-nine houses in tin western part of Fleury. Londoti, August 7. 'i'lie Central .News coi responden say*: ''The Anzacs andi Keuts hrilliont ly made an advance oil J'ozieres pl.nt eon in the direction of Martinpurch 'I hey splendidly carried two line." o uenclies and advanced '200 yards aloiiL Hit: pla'toau. General Billow's arnn ordor was f uind on the prisoners. i said - 'We must at. all costs rec.ipturi I'ozi ores plateau. If the British retain it it will give tlicm o va!n ihh ndvan rage. Tt must lie retaken forth witli. Til o troops fir-1 gaining a fuel bold must maintain it >.it wria-tever «-n--rifiee, pending reinforoe.mp.il ts. An officer or man not resisting to death will he inimcdiitely court-inartinlh'd. London. Angus! 8. The Oent.inl News Paris correspondeiit -'iy,s: "Tlie Anzaes won fresh fir!on in yesterday's fighting nnrtli 'T I'ozi oref! end: firmly held ihe ticche-(skirt-the Haiipiinni" roa i ngninsl nltar-k----f r 1111: Sa\"on an-1 Biv.a rinn renir.'e it •. H"th -'do-, lost heavily in knife a" 1 "e----volver lighting, hut ihe eo'onials rii ! not yie'd. Tlieir magnificent re>dsti'lice enabled the Hi i.i.-li nn ! ! t*. iiit:ick i he ■ -1 ■i n * - left lianlc. d'ivin- :he Ger- :: in a north-westerly direction. (Sriii-.i rii mter-attacKs west of Poz'eres r;e uurlod the Germans from tlie r t'eiiohe-, eniarg:ilg tile gains towaids Thiepval. I! 1! i'IPORT. PetrogiMd, August 8. A communique states:- -We took prisoner on August Oth on the Seieth L'OOo troops, a portion of whom were Germans. Fierce lighting continues. I i IIKbSU DEFEAT JS'EAIf THti CANAL. ('Times Service). London, August 8. General Murray, writing from Roniaii on August 7th. .><iys: - "Sunset yitttei 1 ' lay uitnes.sel the I'urks pretensions to lite "oiHiiierst oi Kgvpt i i ret rii".-.: bl v sm in ;lie latest attempt at invavcu. Ti:ey we-r ■ more .severely Sea ten 11 i:> 11 i:> I'ViM,,!-.. de.-jut'.' Germ in h■; < lell j.. . in , . .•cieiti : !i ' k i'-'i 1 :-. ' 5 ies A : troops takhig a outline:-. Pr, wi , Scot tis : I,;: .nit!. ■ e. ..: u . ■.. . Wanvick-, (!lni!if<ti-l> and :::a:.:y. We iiehl a i:iie ex.eiidii',; s'ns v .Moiia nad iy a .tt / ' t a; i : :,r I C ;:.a i. 'I ill o, :ii: to :hi iv.v-t v. . ■ Wi iii.ej liege, • which the I'uik- ei.ori., tie a i. attempted t.; reach. Two miles . . ti'e .south was Mount Meredith, A!t nut Royston iias tinoe mi let- to ■ H we.si, on which t[;e enemy niainaged to obtain a foothold m the afternoon. The lurk's chose wnat cceiued to he the easie.st. path Lowaids the canal, mil undulating (sandy plain ihinktd Antn sand dunes. TurKish d.icLsioii.s strongly held the .north and south hue throhgh the Katir oasis, about seven mile-, long, with flanks thrown westward. The Scottish infantry was (stationed from li-omani ti liie Mediterranean coa--t. and the Atlzat's were ill front of them. They iought for an lioir het'ore daylight with great stoadiness audi determination against the superior numbor.s of a Aveil-handled enemy, yielding ground gradually till Major-General Lawrence could reinforce the lino willi more cavalry bug infantry. "The brunt of ihe fighting was borne hy the Anzae mounted troops, consisting of tlje Austr; lian f.ight Horse aud the New Zenlan 1 .Mounted, Rifles. 'I'licPe ii>agnificeiit horsemen had been nns'oiitj to follow tlieir comrades, but had lemained in Kgypt beennse they were idieal troops Toi- the work in lront of our trenches. They had acquitted themselves splend dly. They had, little rest lor more than « week, keeping in touch with tlie enemy, and pushing back patrols an i reeonnoitnng the country where ti'e wily enemy largely outnumbered the Australasians.