THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 October 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

[eLBCTKIC TflliSGUAl'U— COPYRIGHT, j (AiMtiaiin-New Zei.la.ad Cable Service.. ALLIES ADVANCING IN THE AVES'I Paris, October 7. A communique states:— Is ortli of the Somme our infantry in conjunction with the British, -attacked on a front extending from .VLorvale to and carried our lii&e 1200 me ires. North-east of iMorval the new French lines crowns the western slopes of the Sailley-iSaillisel ridge, the whole of the Bapaume road to 21)0 metre# from .Sailley, thence over Hill 130 to tlio south of Bouchuvesnes. A great gathering of enemy troops Uorth of Snillisel were caught in a concentrated lire fivm our batteries. Viclenb artillery duels continue south of tlie Soiunib and to the right of the Mouse. ■ •"*( London, October 7. Sir Douglas Haig reports Co-operating with tlio French we attacked from the Albei t-Bnn.itinie road to Les Boeufs. It was a striking success. Our lino between Guodecourt and Les Boeufs was adlvaiKred from 600 to 1000 yards. We captured Li Sar« and progresostl eastward and westward. Our aircraft greatly assisted. RUSSIA'S REPORT. Petrograd, October 7. A communique stated :— Fightin gcontinues i-n the Centirivka and Zlota Li pa rivers. The enemy attempted to recapture lest grotmd. Four consecutive counterattacks were reIX) I led wiith heavy lessen. Our offensive continues in the Dobrudja. We capturcdi Karabaka and Bcsaul and repelled counter-attacks. NEWS FROM RUMANIA. London, October 7. A Bucharest communique says: — There are some violent engagements in the upper Liarnavail and Virrnava valleys. The enemy in the Fosaras-Vpademm region is attacking with superior forces. We withdraw somewhat. • After three days' stubborn fighting in the I'arand region we captured enemy positions. Violent fighting continues in the Dobrudja. ROUND SALONIKA. Paris, October 7. A eouimiwique states:— The British repulsed a violent Bulgarian offensive on the Struma, and occupied* Xevoljen. The Italians attacked the enemy on Lake Butkova. The Serbia® offensive i<s developing, and advance guards have reached the Belavode- Valley. The French are operating on tho shores of Lake Prespa. Official.—On the Struma front we occupied six villages. ENEMY REPORTS. London, October C. German communiques states:— We sanguinarily repulsed an attack befcween Frezicourt and Boucliavesnps The exhausted enemy is quiet. The enemy powerfully attacked, but ineffectively, Wysocko, Duibc, mndl Burkov. Fighting has been resumed astride the Zlota Lipa. The enemy was driven back where lie had penetrated. We are absolute masters. The Austro-Hungarians defeated the Rumanians an the Goergeny sector, and recaptured the position astride the Mngya rds-Pa rajd road. We pressed) back the enemy over the Hemorod and Alt rivers, and stormed Sinea, ta;king hundreds of prisoners and 28 field guns. We are pursuing the enemy at Geister forest. The Rumanians re-crossed the Dauiiube; the remainder fled east, completely defeated. Tli Bulgarians evacuated! villages on tbe left bank of the Struma. Berlin, October 7. A communique states:— A great artillery battle on the Somnie spread north of Ancre. Our curtain of fire quickly suppressed enemy attacks. Bitter hand-to-hnnd fighting took place southwest of Sailly, also at Vermandovilleii? where wo broke the French attack. f^ote.—The canto news appearing in this issue accredited to the Times has been published in that journal, but only where expressly stated is such news the aditorial opinion of the Times).

I -Russian attacks on both sides of tlie I Zlota Lipa have continued. We gave u pan advanced position at Tietezyszozoc and gained ground) in Transylvania. ■General Mackenscn repulsed attack.? between the Danube and the Black Sea. Amsterdam, October 7. A 'Hulgariam communique states:—■ Our counter-attacks crushed a Serbian attempted to cross the C'erna near Ckotohivir. An enemy fleet bombarded Dedeagatch doing unimportant damage. Our aeroplanes caused tlie fleet to retire. ■ An Austrian communique says:— General Boehmer Mollis's armv defeated five enemy attacks south-oast of Jnsimiof. We captured a T?nssian advanced position south of Manajoj.