The War News.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 17 August 1916, Page 3

The War News.

THE WEEK'S

FRIDAY,

Capture of Gorz — Austrians in Retreat —Further Russian Progress —Zeppe^n Raid on England.

The Italians have captured the great Austrian entrenched camp of Gorz, on the Isonzo, and 10,000 prisoners. The Austrians were completely routed, and are abandoning their principal positions on the Isonzo and Carso fronts.

The Russians have made k further progress south of . the ■fcriiester, and are now within four of Stanislau. The Australians have won ground north-west of Pozieres, advancing their line 200 yds on a front of 600 yds. German attacks northward of Hem Wood, in the Somme battlefield, were repulsed by the French with heavy losses. There has been heavy fighting on the front north of Verdun. The Germans again entered Thiaumont work, of which the French hold the border. The Turkish force which invaded Egypt is still in retreat, and its rearguard has been driven from its entrenchments. The Anzac mounted troops are highly praised for their part in defeating the invaders. The New Zealanders drove the enemy from Mount Royston.

British naval aeroplanes successfully bombed an airship shed near Brussels.

A French destroyer torpedoed and sank an Austrian submarine in the Mediterranean.

SATURDAY

Steady Progress—Allied Gains on all Fronts —Slight Advance on Somme — Italians take 21,000 Prisoners — More Russians in France.

It is reported that the Russians are preparing for a decisive battle for possession of Stanislau. They now hold a railway station three miles east of the town.

Sir Douglas Haig reports that the British have made further progress north-west of Pozieres, gaining local objectives, which are now being consolidated.

A correspondent states that the Anzacs have added to their laurels by capturing some enemy trenches north-west of Pozieres.

The French report having made progress northwards of llem Wood, whilst in the Vosges an enemy's coup de main has been unsuccessful.

Further particulars of the capture of the Austrian entrenched camp of Gorz by the Italians show that despite the desperate nature of the fighting the city has not suffered greatly from artillery fire. The number of prisoners captured by the Italians is stated to be 21,750.

A further detachment of Russian troops has landed in France.

MONDAY,

Russians Take Stanislau — French . Reach Maurepas— Allied Attack in Balkans—Fighting in Eastern Egypt.

The Russians have captured Stanislau, an important railway centre between Kolomea and Lemberg ; Monasterick, 22 miles north-east of Stanislau; and Nadvorna, 20 miles south-west of Stanislau.

The French have made a fresh attack on a front of four miles east of Hardecourt, north of the Somme, and have captured trenches and strongly-organised

works to a depth of 600 to 1000

r~- yards. They have entered! f ?SSlaurepas, south-west of Combles yj^nd north-west of Peronne, cap1000 unwounded prisoners. An allied offensive is repoited from the Balkans. The French have captured the Doiran railway station, on the frontier of Greece and Servia, and the reconstituted Servian army seized heights beyond the railway. A new Italian offensive has been initiated in the Tolmein sector, on the Isonzo front, north of Gorz. The Austrian defeats at .the hands of the Italians and Russians have shattered public confidence. It is reported that rioting took place in Vienna, and that two regiments refused to charge the rioters. British mounted forces have again been in action against the Turks on the eastern frontier of Egypt, this time at Bir-el-Abd, 12 miles east of the point at which the Turks were defeated a few days ago.

SUMMARY.

TUESDAY

Allies Closing with Enemy—British Gains in the West — Russians Reach the Strypa—Anzacs Pursuing the Turks.

The allies have closed on the Bulgarians lines all along the Balkan front from Lake Presba, south and west of Monastir, to Demir Hissar.

The Paris correspondent of an American newspaper, describing the fighting on the Somme, states that the French have evolved a perfect system of warfare, against which the Germans are impotent. The British have gained ground towards Martinpuich, and northwest of Pozieres have made a further important advance of 400 yds on a front of nearly a mile with slight loss.

The Russians have seized the line of the River Strypa, a tributary of the Dniester, from west of Tarnopol to west of Buczacz.

The Russians are advancing in the Carpathians, south-west of Delatyn.

The Italians are • attacking recently-constructed Austrian defences over six miles beyond Gortz. The battle is extending to towns north of Gorz.

The Turkish force which was defeated on the eastern frontier of Egypt, has been driven 50 miles from the Suez Canal, principally owing to the efforts of the Anzac Mounted Division, which continued the pursuit after the infantry were obliged to give it up. WEDNESDAY Austrian Retreat—ltalian Progress on Carso — British Detstroyer Sunk.

General yon Bothmer, who has been holding a line south and' west of Tarnopol, is in full retreat. Russian critics are discussing his chances of escaping disaster. Much depends on the ability of the enemy to hold Halicz, on which the Russians are converging from three directions.

The Italians are pressing the Austrians on the Carso Plateau, and have carried another strong line of entrenchments and taken 800 prisoners.

Bad weather has hampered operations on the Somme front. The French have gained ground south-west of Estrees. They have taken 2000 uiiwounded prisoners and 70 machine-guns on the Somme front during the past week, and 600 on the Verdun front.

German batteries and aeroplanes bombarded Rheims, destroying a civilian hospital and killing six persons.

The British destroyer Lassoo, of 965 tons, was sunk off the Dutch coast by torpedo or mine.

The Anzac mounted division bore the brunt of the recent fighting in Egypt. Owing to the enemy's rapid retreat, the Anzacs were obliged to fight continuously for eight days,

THURSDAY King Visits France—Progress on all Fronts—Russians Capture Jablonitza —Further Italian Progress. The King has returned to London after spending a week on the British front. He visited all. parts of the front. Informality was the essential characteristic of the visit, and a chance meeting with a body of Anzacs one of its incidents. His Majesty sent an appreciative message to the army. The Russians have captured town of Jablonitza, near the I Carpathian Pass of the same name, and small towns on the River Pruth, with 1000 prisoners.

The British have recaptured nearly the whole of the remainder of the trenches north-west of Pozieres which were lost on Sunday. Germany is sending all available reinforcements to the western front.

The Italians have captured further trenches on the Isonzo front, taking, 1419 prisoners. Since the 4th inst the Italians have captured 22,000 prisoners.