LATEST WAR NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 60, 11 March 1915, Page 2

LATEST WAR NEWS.

' Allies still pressing. GERMANS GIVE GROUND. COUNTER ATTACKS REPULSED. TVEIXIXGTOX; this day. The High Commissioner reports under date of London. March 10. 5.20 p.m.:— 'Taris reports that' in the Champagne ' the importance of yesterday's process is~ fon firmed. Tlie German counterattack, whioli was very violent on the crest of hill number l!h>. was vigorously repulsed. "In the Anronne. at Fontaine Madame, - '"the Allies demolished a Wockhou.se, ad- " vancinjr the trenches SO metres. ■- "At La Four de Paris and Bois de Boltnire trenches taken by the French were lost and recaptured, while a second firman counter-attack i* proceeding". THE POLISH CAMPAIGN. GERMANS' ENORMOUS LOSSES. AUSTRIAN COLUMN CAPTURED. The High Commissioner reports, under data of London, March 10, 11.55 p.m.:— I'etrograd reports that the confusion existing- among the German forces is assiuniug tm&rmous proportions. The „ Gmnans threw boiling liquid at the Russians' advancing infantry. ; _■ Tiro Germans suffered enormous losses south, of Drobitie: Despite enormous • losses xm Monday, the Germans again ■ a.ttacked - near Krogotsin. but the Rus--stansi- counter-attacked, and regained - their original position. ; - During the -capture of the remainder - of-the Austrian - flanking column at -~Klaus?a- in the Carpathians, the Russians took a battalion commander, - eight officers, and- three enßre.com-. •panics;- *~" I. .. .:._... .;._ The Czar left .the Tsarkoe Selo on Tuesday for Helsingfors. Caacasus. reports state that the fighting in the region of Transchorok con- .. tin uecLon. Monday.