THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 November 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

[ELECTRIC TELEOItArH —COI'YIIIGHT.] (Australia-New Zealand Gible Service..) THE WEST FRONT. •London, November 10. Siv Douglas H-aig reports:— We further advanced our front northward of the Aivcie. Our prisoners total <5078. The troops have shown- conspicuous skill, dash, and fort.tude. Th« success was not won without a hard eti ugglu owing to the enemy's strong resistance and the 'condition of the ground. Our lasses, considering the gains, were not high. One division advanced a mile, taking prisoner a thousand Germans at the expense of 450 casualties. \\ e established positions won on Tuesday eastward of Butte de -Warlencourt. Our artillery dispersed the enemy massing at one point for a coun-ter-attack. Our aeroplanes successful}' attacked an aerodrome, railway stations, and: rolling stock. l'aris, November-15. A communique states.— A furious battle continued all day on th© Somme front. The enemy attempted a powerful effort with great effectives north and south of the Sonime. He was simultaneously baffled by the French resistance and only gained limited advantages at the cost of heavy losses. The attack north of tho Soinnie was made alter an intense bomba-rdmont on a front extending from Les Boeufs to south of Bouchevcanes. The enemy gained a lodgment on the west ond north edges of St. Pierre Vaast Wood. Everywhere else his attacks collapsed under machine gun and cuirtain Jire. | The Germans south of the Sommo renewed tlidr attacks in the after-, noon on th© front from Ablainoourt to Cha-ulnes Wood. Desperate fighting ended in the defeat of the Germans who lost sanguinarily andi returned to th-eiir trencher 'except in the eastern part of' the village of Pressoire where they progressed. There is an intermittent cannonade on the rest of the front. SERBO-FRENCH VICTORIES. London, Nov. 16. A French official message from Salonika states:— After a brief spell, fierce fighting wan resumed in the Cerna region. The 'Serbian offensive developed on November 13th *uid !14th, resulting rn fresh successes. The 'Germans and the Bulgers retired to the vicinity of Hill 1212 to the north-east closely pressed by the Serbians who captured the village of Oinge!. The victorious march of the FrancoSerbians continues in the direction of Tepacvi. The fighting west" of the Cerna has spread to the Kchali region. Pirffeoner® taken in the Cerna loop from November 10th to 14th number 3200, including 600 Germans. BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY. London, Nov. 15. In the House, of Commons the Rt. Hon. W. Runciman said that he expected the half-year's production of shipping would approach half a million tons. He was arranging for the pooling of engineering effort on the Tyne and elsewhere, and was bringing back hundreds of skilled workers from th© front. In a normal year we could' build practically the whole of the tonnage lost since the war. Germany knew that we had chartered -neutral ships, hence her submarine warfare, i Th'e Government was taking powers to prevent undlue profits jto potato growers and milk sellers. It was

necessary to dispense with some forms of food, especially elaborate oonfeotionery. . A food controller would bn necessary to co-ordinate activities and powers vvou!d be taken to the purposes for which articles could be used and to prosecute persons wasting or destroying food. If the voluntary effort at economy had failedi then drastic measures were necessary. He proposed to prohibit the milling of fine wH'ite flour, thus 'raising the yield 8J per cent. In order to he in a position to act immediately the Government was taking powers to regulate tli© market to prevent cornering and to, deal with the sale and distribution of articles. If necessity arose the Government would use food tickets. He did not propose to fix minimum prices but he asked) power to fix fail' prices.