THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 October 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

[BLSCIRIC TEtiKGlUl'a - COPYRIGHT. J (Amtralia-New Zei.la.ud Cable Service.) THE WEST JOItONT. London, October 14. Sir Douglas Haig reportsWc carried out two successful trench raids north-west of Ypr-s and south-west of Hulluch. In local attacks wc appreciably improved our position in the neighb'ourliood of Jlchwaben Redoubt. Par's. October 11. A communique states North of the Somme we progressed on th" Malassise ridge . The Germans powerfully attacked Abl uincourt and re-occupied portion of the village. They were iinm diiately ejected/ Fog and cloud hampered air work. Two brilliantly successful attacks on the westward of (Belloye en Snnterre yielde d lis the first German lino on a two-kilometre front. The. other gav us possession of G nermont and the Hilgnr refinery twelve hundred yards north-cirstward of Ablaincourt. It VMA N lAX REI'OR T. A lomninnicfue savs:— j After sanguinary street fighting wo I recaptured tho village of Poinaearata, in the Oituz Valley. We quitted' Geuvnia and retired to Rucar. We captured Mount Sigileu! and Mount Clelul in the Jiiil region. The enemy suffered groat loss, and withdrew in disorder. There is cannonade and infantry lire on the whole Danube front. We sank a mini her of vessels convoving ' Hiilgaiians intending to pillage. Our total prisoners are now 15.000 Wf repulsed tho enemy in tho Uzuk valley. Our cavalry six times drove back his infantry in Magsvards defile. We forced the enemy to retreat in Buzkui valley. We repulsed the enemy at Prideal and he retreated* to Vimoe.

London, October 15. A wireless message states that at (Rumnnia considerable Russian reinforcements are expected, also a French military mission. The king is assuming personal command of tho nrmv. ITALIAN OPERATIONS. An Italian communique says: We captured a stronghold between 8-tbeci'ociroife and Posubio and drovo off with heavy losses counter-attacks southward of Xovavilla. In the C'nr.so we captured ground between the first and second enemv lines, nndl reached Monte Pecinka and the first houses in the Loquizza and Mudilog, Home. October 15. A communique says :— We are extending our operations etao We are extending our occupation of <?ober ridgo, south-east of Gorizia, where the enemy has abandoned prisoners and large quantit es of arms and ammunition. There is comparative qui t-t on the Carso.