ALLIES PROGRESS REPORT

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 103, 4 January 1915, Page 5

ALLIES PROGRESS REPORT

MOST SATISFACTORY ADVANCES. Frees Association —Copyright. . (Received 9.28 a.m.) PARIS, Jan. 3 A communique state: —We maintained all new positions between the sea and the Lys. The enemy’s sole activity is a violent bmohardment at Zonnebeke We progressed 500 metres at Lahoiselle, and our artillery demolished Ger. man works on the Touvent Plqteaux. We progressed three hundred metres at Pertseleshmelus, and inflicted heavy losses on the Germans at Beauseppur. We progressed at Lebouchet Wood, near Troyon, also at Lepetre Wood. We captured a trench, on the Cellessur Plains near Saint Die, and bombarded a Ferman train at Altfeirch. We also damaged the railway southwest of Aitkeirch. The relaxation of our own offensive is attributable to heavy rains soaking the soil, and making operations everywhere almost impossible. There have been heavy artillery engagements at many parts of the front. f DUTCH FOOD EXPORT. PROHIBITED WITH LIMITATIONS. (Reed. 9 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Jan. 3. The export of bread and poultry has been prohibited by the military authorities. They have power to permit the export of limited quantities of bread which is destined to supply the population in the vicinity of the frontier, if they were unable otherwise to obtain supplies. THE POPE'S HUMANE REQUEST. HIS VIEWS ACCORDS WITH THE KAISER’S. (Reed. 9 a.m.) BERLIN, aJn. 3. The Pope telegraphed to the Kaiser, beseeching him to exchange prisoners who were militarily unfit. The Kaiser replied that the Pope’s desires accorded with his own, A BERLIN REPORT. FRENCH REPULSED WITH LOSS. (Reed. 9.5 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Jan. 8. A German communique states that Germans repulsed an attack, northwest of Sainte-Menshcld, with heavy French losses. They captured Boryznoff and took 1000 prisoners and six machine guns. They subsequently repulsed three .night counter-attacks. There were a great numb erof Russians on our offensive east of Rawa, where we slowly progressed. ZEAL OF BRITISH WARSHIPS. CAUSING IRRITATION IN ITALY. (Reed. 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 3. | The “Daily Chronicle's” Rome corespondent states the Italian irritau.u, at theTAllies’ restriction of ItalLn bound commerce is rapidly grownnr. The Giornale d’ltalia, and the Tri:iia, complain of the excessive zeal r f warships, which is inflicting great ksses on Italian traders. They demand the Government to insist on abuses being terminated. ’ THAT AUSTRALIA IS SENDING. | 42,000 BY END OF JANUARY. MELBOURNE, Jan. 3. Senator Pearce, replying to Mr. Cook’s references, says that by the of the reinforcements, says that by the end of January Australia will probably , have sent 42,000. They wil send 52,000 to 02,006 if possibje.