Official News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 247, 27 March 1915, Page 5

Official News

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S" REPORT.

Wellington, March- 26,

The High Commissioner repeats 'under date London, March 25, 5.1 a p.rti;:— Army officers killed 8, wounded _7; meii, killed 127, wounded 271, missing8, prisoners 93; Australians died 0. . Paris reports: In Champagne there was a fairly lively artillery duel. Three German attacks in the neighborhood of Hill' 106 were repulsed. In the Argonue 1 th& Gertaarfattaok on Fontaine Madame 'wasi unsuccessful)' At Bparges three counter-attacks we're' repulsed. Petrograd reports'thai in 'tiie 1 atlvance in Ae Carpathians several foVtified' heights wore seiised on" Wednesday .•between the, rpads leading to Bartfcld anil Uszolt Pass. Everywhere the enemy counterattacks were unsuccessful. In the course of the day the Russians captured •4QOO prisoners, one gun and several dozen machine-guns. The Germans on Monday unsuccessfully reattacked a height near Coziouvka, ■ Wellington, Last Night. The Prime Minister, received the following from the High Commissioner, dated Lopdoji 20th,. 3.05 a.m.:-r-Petrograd reports continued progress towards the west: of the Middle Niemen. In the Carpathians the Russians gained a. decisive Buccess in the region of Liipkow Pass, carrying _by assault an important Austrian position on the great crest of Beskid mountains, after furious figliting. The .enemy was dispersed and partly annihilated by lire and. bayonet apd charges, and on Wednesday morning began a retreat. During the day;s7oo prisoners and several dozens of machine guns,were captured. Paris reports that a small .British squadron has bombarded Westeiid, in Belgium, successfully. In the region of Neuve ChapeUe British " troops repulsed two counter attacks with . considerable loss to the enemy. In the Champagne district the Allies progressed. In a wood in which the Allies obtained, a footing five days ago, the en«my defended vigorously, notwithstanding a very heavy bombardment and many counter attacks. Petrograd reports, that between the Niemen and the Vistula an extremely obstinate battle was fought in the region of Symno in. the valley of the rivers Omelew and Orjec, and in the direction of Przasnyz. . In the Carpathians enemy attacks were repulsed. Austrian units which attempted to entrench after the failure of the night attack were, annihilated.. In Eastern Galicia, south of Ivijnieff, the Germans were driven back.