THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 September 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

(Aiuitraii<i-Netv Zetland Cable Service.) ZEPPELIN JiitOl c; U'J JJOWN. London, Sept. 21. Official.—A number of airship* oil Saturday night dropped. bombs at various placcs on the oust and southeast of England. One was brought down in flames in southern Ess«x. An unconfirmed report states that another fell 011 the Es-sex coast. The airships attacked Lincolnshire andi the erstorn counties and the outskirts of-'London at midnight. They wore beaten off by our- anti-aircraft defences. Tlic» report of casualties and damage has nol ycl been received. FHENCH OFFICIAL HEPORT. Talis. Sept. 'J:J A comnmniquc (states:— W'c captured a forlilie;i Ilon.se 011 the outskirts of Comblcs Further east we carried several portion* of trenches. Our curtain of (ire frustrated an enemy attack south of Randeourt. The total number of prisoners taken since July 1 to September 18 is 5."5,800 of which 31,050 wore taken by the French. FiJimriOK. g.wnk isv thk ulutJSH. London, Sept. 23. Sir Douglas Jlaig rojiortu :— 1 Wc further advanced south of An- i ere andl captured a .strongly fortified system of trenches cast of Courcellete. Onr*line advanced 011.a front of about half 41 mile. A counter-attack west of Mouquct Farm of great violence was repulsed with very heavy losses. Our artillery exploded an ammunition dump east of Betliuno. London. >Sept. 24. Sir Dougas Haig reports.— We continued to improve our positions southward of the Ancre, pushing detachments into the enemy's trenches. During Friday's bombardment, ten en enemy pits were destroyed and fourteen severely damaged. Five ammunition pits Were exploded to-day. Fifty aeroplanes sucerssfuly raided nn important railway junction doing much damage, including the destruction of two ammunition trains. There were other successful raids on railway works and aerodromes. IN TIIE DOBRUDJA. Bucharest, Sept. 23. A communique states:— There aro minor engagements in Transylvania. The enemy in the Dobrudja lias ceased to retreat and has fortified himself. Official.—The Germans, Bulgars and Turks have occupied a fortified line abandoning Silkstria. The Russians are bombarding Varna. saloxikA front. \ London, Sept. 2.3. The War Office reports: - We successfully raided the enemy's trenches at several points on the Struma and Poiran fronts. Naval aircraft bombed transports near Drama, apparently with good results.