THE WAS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 October 1916, Page 3

THE WAS

(Aufitnuiii-N'ew Z.e,. land Cuble Service.) THE CAMPAIGN IN* FRANCE. London, October 2. Sir Douglas Haig reports. South of Ancre. wo advanced ovet 30./0 yards from the east of Eaucoui't l'Abbnye to the AUiert-Haupaume road north-ea-st of Destrement Farm. It is reported l that the village of Eaucou.-l'A'bfbay-e is in our hands. Our centre captured EnucourtrAb■bayjo .to .the Albcrt-Baupnunie road. Further east wo pushed out well b«lyond the original front line. "We t-ok over 300 prisoners. i>ur casualties were small. (The tanks did invaluable work clearing the trenches behind the infantry advance. We blew up an ammunition dunp in the village of Transloy. O'lir aeroplanes bombed two enemy aerodromes and brought drnvn four machine* Kin to Heptrmber 18th, between the Ancre and the Homme. we have captured 24 guns and six howitzers, and from .Julv Ist to September 30th, we have taken o<JB officer* and 20,117 men prisoners. Paris, October 2. A communique states:— There have be n minor successful operations on the Somnie front resulting in, tlie capture of trenches at Rancoui t and Mowal. Our bi.rrage stopped two att.'iiiped, roup de mains south of the Butte du Mewn'l. Anotlier eamt of Tali lire also faded. A ZEPPELIN T? A TT>. London. October 2. Official.—A number of airships crossed to the Fast Coast between nine and midnight. A few bombs were dropped! near the coast, but no damage has been reported. Some Zeppelins were operating in the vicinity of the north of London. One Zeppelin was brought down in flames. GERMANY'S REPORT. London, October 1. A German communique states: — We repulsed, after hand-to-hand fighting, staang English attacks at Thiepvnl. The Rusfiiains again resumed the offensive at various points on both sides of the Tlrodv-Leniberg railway andi further south to Graberka. The assaults failed seven times. The southern wing of the Russiatiis gained a foothold on

our front tine. Violent hand-to-hand fighting took place astride Zlota Li pa. Tlie Carpathian front is calm. As a result of t-lio Hormnnstadt battle wo took prisoner over 3000 me a ami .much material. The Eotherurm J Pass was filled with vehicles destroyed by our fire. 'Further Rumanian atfcaciks 'failed. RUSSIAN I ADVANCE CONTINUES. Petrograd, Oct. 2. The Birkorina adraince .•iueces.sfuHy continues. A further (series of heights have been captured along the Boreza, Kirlibaba and Pornawatar roads. one dominating the iiroportatit ICimpolmi;*Oaroaroszisiget road. THE SALONIKA KKOWT. London. October I. The War Office reports:— Oil the Wa lon ilea-Struma front below Molnk a bri<lr_ r e was captured. also a iport'inn of tlie Unitarian line. We extended our gains during the evening, after .stubborn fighting. Heavy iiit'l- < leiy preparation broke up six counter- I ! attacks. Fighting continues.