THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 October 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

[ELECTRIC TKLKGUAI'H—I/OPJTKICJHT. j (Auatialia-New Zealand Cable Service.) WHE WEST FRONT. s London, October 6. Sir Douglas Haig reports:— Two enemy counter-attacks in the 'J'hiepval area were severely handled ancl repulsed. Between July 1 and September 30, we captured twenty-nine heavy guns and heavy howitzers, nine-ty-two field guns and field howitzers, 103 treiu'h artillery pieces and 397 ;;ia chine guns. (Router Telegram). Paris, October G. A communique states:— North of the iSonime we' continued our progress. East of Morval we repulsed a strong counter-attack on our new trenches north of Eregicourt. Enemy artillery; i« must active south of the Somme. Our .heavy fielcli guns in the Woovro shelled the .military station of St. Benoit where much movement is reported causing a great fire. J! UMAXIANS RETREAT. j (Re u ter '1 e leg ra m). Bucharest, October 6. A communique states:— Our forces which crossed the Danube between Rustchuk ami Turtakai, halving concluded a demonstration retired to tho the left bank. SVlost violent fighting continues on the whole Dobrudjn i front. We captured enemy fortifications in the region of Pnrajd. between Braaso and Dornnwatra- after three days' fighting. Ileiuiter addls: "Thus it is clear that the Rumanians have started a fresh offensive in Central Transylvania." RUSSIA RETICENT. , London, Oet. 6. .. Ruasinn communiques are always reticent about undecided battles, but . thoro are indications that tho Riif sinus are slowly gaining the upper hand in Galicia and Volhynia. It is estimated in- Petrograd that H.indenburg ordered (500,000 reinforcements to the Kovel i region. These initiated! a series of violent counter-attacks wherewith General ißrusiloff had to deal. The battle front of Generals Sa.kharoff I hnd frcherbacheff are now nearly a hundred miles, forming the base of a triangle, whereof Lembe.rg is the apex. The latest fighting is reported in the upper reaches of the Zlota Trip a and the Narajowka. Tt is not clear whether the Russians have actually forced the crowing of the iNarajowka. If so they will lie in tilie rear of the main bridgehead defending Halicz. The Grand Duke Nicholas's move in Armenia oil a wide front is covered fiy tlie guns of the Black Sea fleet. The Russian offensive was tinned for the moment that Turkey's resources were drained for Lemberg's defence and the capture of the Dobrudga. ITALIAN OPERATIONS. A communique says:— We repulsed repeated attacks on the southern side of a. Valley in the Calbrieon region. The enemy recaptured one advanced position, towards Monte Colbricon Piccolo. He was repulsed elsewhere with heavy loss. Our cavalry occupied*, three points at Dryoflsally.