THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 August 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

LELIiCiKIC TELEUIIAI'U— UOI'VKIOHX.j (A--.straiia-.XeHr Zealand Cable Service! A.\ OTHER JULIAN VICTORY. (Reuters Telegram).

London, August o.

A Petrograd official message announces a great Russian victory south of the Ihieister in Lower Lialicia. The Russians broke the enemy's front over 10 mi lets and got astride of the Kolomea-Stauislau railway, capturing -the heights beyond.. The prisoners include 2000 Germans. The pursuit continues. A .Russian communique states: lhe successes southward of the Dneister continue. The Russians are pursuing the enemy. We captured Nijiniuv, also Otynia and live villages in that region. The captured ground covers 100 square kilometres. THE I'IGHTING LINE IN FRANCE. London, August 8. The High Commissioner reports.: — The British official reports states: — South-west of Gullleinont we advanced our line about 400 yawls. I Fighting continues near Guillemon I station. N'orth-west (if Pozieres the enemy made .our attacks on our trenches, again using liquid fire. Three failed completely, but by one he managed to occupy about 50 yards of our trench. The enemy shelled Longueval high wood and Pozieres, also the vicinity of Maimetz. Elsewhere matters are quiet. London, August U. A Fi ench official message states: — North of the Somme we increased • ur gains of yestcrd'ay by capturing in a little wood, a trench strongly organized north of Horn Wood. This we hold entirely. During the last two <U>y 6 we have conquered north of the .Somme a whole line of German trenches on a front of six kilometres to a depth of 300 to 500 metres.

In the Champagne on .Monday overling, after a lively l bombardment, strong detachments attacked with grenad,es our positions north-west of Tali lire and our little posts at Hill 193. They were caught by our fire and were dispersed.

On the right bank of the Meuse the combat continued with bitterness all along tho front between TPhiaumont and Fleury. The remarkable tenacity of our tror.ps repulsed tho enemy who sought by a counter-attack to drive us from the ground we had conquered, during the recent days north-west and south of Thiaumont work. Then assuming tho offensive wo re-occupied I the elements of a trench where- the enemy had gained a footing in the course of tho struggle and penetratafrosh into Thiaumont work.

Oil the Vaux, Chapetre and. Cheliois front wo carried a line of trencher, and at certain points two lines of trenches. One contained a hundred Germans killed and wounded.

In these different actions we took prisoner six officers and 200 men. .We also captured six machine guns. ITALY'S SUCCESS. 'Ihe High Commissioner reports: — London, August 8. The Italian official account says:— in tho Lagarina Valley there has lioon intense artillery activity. On the Asiago plateau a heavy enemy attack on the Monte Zebio district was repulsed. In the Upper Cordvole Valley the enemy, alter an intense bombardment renewed hie efforts against our positions on Mount S«if, but each time was repulsed with heavy loss.

On the lower Isonzo and. Gorizia front hot fighting continues at Monte iSabotin'a and Sante Michele. The enemy's strongholds are now completely captured, and the Gorizia bridgehead too. Our * artillery is shelling Gorizia and driving out the enemy. During the fighting on Sunday andi Monday we took over 8000 prisoners, including 200 officers. We also captured eleven guns, 100 machine guns, and much material.