The War News.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 15 July 1915, Page 3

The War News.

THE WEEK'S SUMMARY.

•FRIDAY

Turkish Attacks Fail — Air Raid upon German Port — Enemy Checked in East - Germans Strengthen Pola

The most formidable attack yet delivered by the Turks against the allied forces in the south of the Gallipoli Peninsula was made on Monday, and ended in a complete failure.

Allied airmen on Monday night dropped bombs on the Turkish aerodrome at Chanak.

A message from New York states that a British air raid upon a German port, supposed to be Wilhelmshaven, is reported from Berlin. The raid is regarded in some American quarters as the most significant aerial success of the war, It is believed that valuable information was gained concerning the German navy.

A report from Petrograd states that the enemy resumed the offensive in numerous directions, but were repulsed everywhere with heavy loss.

There has been heavy fighting on the eastern French front between the Meuse and the Lorraine frontier. The French have regained trenches previously lost in the Bois le Pretre.

It is reported from Rome that Germany has sent officers and men, together with munitions and mine submarines, for *tne defence of the Austrian naval base of Pola.

SATURDAY

Battle on Gallipoli—How the Allies Advanced — Turks Resistance Weakened—German Failure near Ypres—ltalian Cruiser Sunk

German efforts to regain trenches recently captured by the allies in Flanders and the North of France have, met with failure.

The British broke up an attack on the Ypres front with heavy losses to the enemy, the attackers being caught by the British and French fire.

The Turks are losing faith in the German star, and the infantry is dissatisfied with the artillery support. Mr Ashmead Bartlett is of opinion that their powers of resistance have been appreciably weakened recently.

The presence of a British submarine in the Baltic is revealed in an official message from Petrograd, which states that the sinking of the German battleship Deutchland at the entrance of Danzig Gulf on Friday week was the work of a British underwater craft.

The Italian armoured cruiser Amalfi, has been sunk in the A-driatic by an Austrian submarine. Nearly the whole of the crew and officers were saved.

MONDAY

Russian Advance — Austro-German Defeat — Great African TriumphGermans Surrender to Botha

The Russian check to the Austro-German advance in the south of Poland has assumed the dimensions ot an important victory.

The Austro-Germans were unable to withstand the furious Russian onslaught, and at once fell back. An official communique from Petrograd states that the enemy's retreat continues. The Russians have taken 15,000 prisoners. A report from Geneva states that the Austro-Germans lost 13,000 killed and 20,000 wounded.

General Botha's campaign in German South-west Africa has been brought to a triumphant conclusion. The Germans, who were surrounded by a brilliant encircling movement, accomplished by rapid marching, surrendered on Friday morning. The whole German force, numbering 204 officers and 3156 men, are prisoners of war.

Sir John French reports that the Germans fell back along the Ypres Canal on Friday after a bombing duel lasting for 48 hours. The French have gained considerable ground in the Vosges, where over 800 German prisoners were taken.

Reports of the Dardanelles pperations state that the allies silenced Turkish batteries near J£um Kale, on the Asiatic shore. The allied warships and airmen are active off the coast of Asia Minor.

TUESDAY

German Reverse in East — Retreating in South Poland — British Advance near Ypres — Result of Sui prise Attack — French Cities Shelled

According to an authoritative message from Petrcgrad, the Austro-Germans are everywhere retreating south-west of Lublin, in the south of Poland. Artillery has been rushed to the rear, and the infantry left to their fate. The Austro-German losses are said to amount to an entire army

corps

An official Russian communique states that the Russians drove back a vigorous German attack in the south of Poland, inflicting heavy • Josses on the enemy. The Russian Red Cross reports that the Germans are using deadlier and denser gases.

The British, as a result of a surprise attack delivered last Tuesday, have strengthened their line on the Ypres front. Heavy artillery performed good work in clearing the enemy's entanglements, and the German trenches were occupied with only slight

losses

The Germans have again bombarded Rheims and Arras. Heavy guns also dropped sixteen shells into St. Die, on the eastern frontier.

The Italians on the lower Insonzo front are reported to be hunting the Austrians out of their trenches.

The King has returned to London after a two days' visit to the Grand Fleet, in North Sea.

WEDNESDAY

An Inferno of Death—Fierce Fight on Gallipolli — Turks Attack French Lines — Defeated with Terrible Loss—Allied Advance on Achi Baba

On Tuesday night, July 6, the Turks attacked the French position in the south of the peninsula. They fought bravely, but suffered fearful losses, and were completely defeated. The allied force followed up the advantage with a counte-attack, driving the Turks from their trenches. The result of the engagement was that the allied line was advanced five furlongs towards Achi Baba. Their losses were comparatively light.

The German offensive movement in the region of Souchez, north of Arras, which was preceded by a bombardment with asphyxiating shells, though resulting in some gain of ground to the enemy, has been met by a successful French counter-attack the French regaining a portion of the trenches lost. In an artillery duel in the Nieuport' region, on the Flanders coast, two German batteries were silenced,

" The Italians are using heavy guns successfully against the Austrians in East Tyrol, one fort being reduced to ruins.

The German cruiser Konigsberg, which was '' bottled-up " in the mouth of the Ruflgi River, in German East Africa, in November last, has been attacked by British monitors and reduced to a complete wreck.

THURSDAY

Germans attack in West — Forced Back by French — Air Raid ok Enemy Base — Austrian Reverse in Galicia — Signs of Turkish Exhaustion

A strong offensive movement by the Crown Prince's army in the Argonne has been successfully checked by the French. The German attack was preceded by a heavy bombardment with asphyxiating shells and was delivered by large forces. At points the French line momentarily yielded, but by an energetic counter-attack the enemy was forced back.

The British and French lines in Belgium have been bombarded with asphyxiating shells.

A French squadron of 35 aero ■ planes successfully attacked the German base at Vigneulles-les-Hattonchatel, 10 miles east of St. Mihiel, in the Woevre region, where important stores are concentrated.

Nearly 200 bombs were dropped causing: several fires.

Russian advices received report an Austrian reverse at Kamionka, ia Northern Galicia, the enemy being driven back after heavy fighting.

According to Italian advices a collapse of the Turco-German resistance at the Dardanelles is believed to be near at hand. Ti.e archives of the German Embassy at Constantinople are stated to have been "removed.