THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 November 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

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(Au»tralia->iow ZeOa.ud Cable Service.; ITALY'S'ADVANCE. Loudon, Nov. 4. Ail Italian '.semi-official lmetfcago status: — Our advance in the northern Carso was vigorously pressed 011 November '2 particularly in the region commanding the Castaghirizza road, which is the principal artery of coinmunieatiom for the Aus-trinns. The Ital'tons fhoim Va.'lrniie scale:! the reeky terraces eastward and drove the enemy beyond the hi'ls southwards, advancing to a depth of 31 miles and reaching the third Austrian line, where they captured valuable observation pests. Two days'

fighting resulted in a bonsiderable extension and consolidation of the Italian occupation of the Carso. The fact that (i brigadier and other liiih officorwcre among the prisoners taken on November 2 shows ilie depth penetrate') by the Italians. An Italian communique states:— Til j Eleventh Army Corp-i captured a strong pr sit ion eastward' or Vcliker' booh and Mt. Pecinka. Wo. extended our lines westward of the Oppachelikissella-Cactagne'vizzn road, taking prisoner 3493 Austriaus. THE FIGHTING IN ,FRAN€R.

London. Not. 4. A French communique states:— On the right bank of the Mouse, nf ter the capture r.:f Fort Vaux, our infantry continued to advance as far as the outskirts of the village of Vaux to the north of Vaux Lake. We gaiine:] • a (Voting on the eres't dominating the village. The enemy did not counterattack. London, Nov. 4. •S>ir Douglas Haig reports :— We completely .repulsed! a counterattack on- a trench captured on Thursday eastward of Guedecourt. We bbmbarded the lines eastward of -/ouquispart and in the neighbourhood of Blairville. We successfully raided lines northeast of Arinentdores and. expelled the enemy. There is considerable hostile shelling around Les Boeufs. We hombardedi the La Basse Oanal and in. the niglvbourhood of Boisorenier andi Messines. Paris. November 4. A communique states: — A fierce attempt to eject us from caiptured trenches at St. Pierre Vaast wood was deefated. AVe extended our progress on the right on the light bank of the Mense in the region of Vaux. AVe hold the western part of the village. We advanced several hundred yards north-east a.ndi east of the fort on the slopes descending to the Woevre. There is intermittent cannonade tnl ewht'i'o. THE EAST FRONT. London, Nov. o. A Russian communique .States: — There is desperate 'fighting on the south-western front south of the village of Lipitzadolnaya. The enemy after a furious 'bombardment attacked in great strength and was repulsed at various points but captured a 'portion cf the advanced trenches on the heights east of Litpitzaldolnava. Fighting continues. The Turks in the Caucasus attacke.i in sight of Koldar andi Guldarmelikan. AVe repulsed an enemy attnck. Tin l Rumanians in the Alt Valley in Transylvania collapsed under the cannonade of the enemy. The enemy in the direction of the Vivlcan Pass continues to retire northwards pressed iby the Rumanians. The l>obrudja is quiet. POSITION IN RUMANIA. Bucharest, November 5. A Rumanian, communique states:— Our pursuit in the Vulcan Pass continues. AVe caiptured there four guns and much war material. There 'is violent .fighting on the whole front of the Rohevtum Pass. The enemyi violently attacked in the Bazai valley and occupied two heights We progressed beyondi the frontier. AVe advanced west of Buzen Ri-er. to {Tie northwards of Tablnbutzi. AA't continued'our pursuit of the enemy west of the Pass. Late War News Australia-New Zealand Cable Service. 'Received' Th'is Pay 9.5 a.m.) GERMAN INTRIGUERS IN RUSSIA. London, Nov. o. The Daily Chronicle's Petrograd correspondent states that German intrigues, with the object of splitting up the Entente coaliion. are increasing in vigour as the Allies are gaining -oho upper hand in military operations and they are spreading rumours that England's determination to fight to a finish will prevent Russia from concluding an advantageous peace, hut Russia is indignantly rejecting the malevolent insinuations agairst England. Their latest suggestion is that Russia does not need Constantinople and only England opposed the freedom of the Straits which Germany could guarantee.

Enemy activity in Russia also takes the form of spreading false rumours of risings and strikes: while Petu'ogracl liears the people of Moscow have risen and the police refused duty, and the soldiers won't fire on the people; Mcsliappenings in the capital. The same cow simultaneously learns of simihr procedure is followed in regard to other centres. The Labour leaders have warned the workers to ignore the rumours. • THE AUSTRIAN REPORT. London, November 4. An Austrian communique states:— We gained ground south-oast of Rotherthurm Pass and south-west of Predeal against the "Rumanians. Gilgamtic Italian attinciks were repulsed and 2000 Italians captured. We lost two batteries in the Careo.