DIARY OF THE WAR.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 242, 26 September 1914, Page 3

DIARY OF THE WAR.

A weekly diary of the leading events of the w.tr i- >ml dished in these eohiniiis ev< rv Saturday :— September 18.---Battle in prog rent along whdr 1.-wiii iroiu the Oise to the 'I. . Alli.'..' pi'* gres> dow •'tit igm otl'r-)i"h retake So is.\i;st r;.-i *i s reported io hr.'vaciiating ( ; ;tii<i:t in complete rout. Demonstiz' ■ -■' in Italy favouring armed assistance to the Triple Entente. Canada offers an extra 51.;i>0 men. September I‘J and 20. — Gene.al von Shtntk reported among the German killed. l-oi tress towns from Istcin to Ucdogr.c being strengthened.. Kaiser is in Luxemburg. During ilm fighting on the \i-ii.- the Britis!-. suffered severe!'.'. Germans strongly entrenched between Manbeuge end Namur. Belgians mail;’ a gallant stand at, Termamle. Gt mans -.md< r Von Tretza again del'cau-d mar Handotiiez. Aus-' trian renrgtir.rd driven out t.-f VDi-h--ta across the Sen General Denkyl’s amv cut '.IT between Przeniysl and Ritssian.s. aiivniK-ing from Sandomie. Austrian battieship Viribus I’nitis damaged. Australian .nihniarine AI-.I lost with 34 lives. Servin a party to ’.he peace flK'lll. , September 21.— Aisne valley pre-; senieil a terrible spectacle, after treiui ndotis ing. French give gru’.tiid at Soissons. but rally and reu.-.m pusitum. iiig cattle east ot I’t'ti.iuic. Gcniiaii right flank short of ammunition and in a bad way. C.-rmans retiring in good order in tiie east near Basle. G< rmans l.iombirilvd Reims Cathedral. Bad w: tuber impedes .'lilies’ progress. Gci-iir’.n position on the Aisne very siring. Antwerp still preparing for

siege. Russians suri ess.til ;n East (iernmiiN c<‘iimnrate t<» hold Pryemysi and lomiaence attack. Eri.isli cri:i«er Pegasus disabled at Zanzi'-'.ir. Carmania engages -with and sinks ;v German merihiiiil cruiser. Emden plays havoc with British steamers. —-onlenegrins near Sarajevo. Japanese ocvituv Thimo.

September 22.— . Allies make continned L-tit slow progress. Fighting at Lasslgny. mar Xt.-ymi. Germans from Belgitiiii reinforce rigid flank at St. Quinton. Austrians reported to have jepJaced German troops at Brussels. Heavy fighting at Fort vVallhem in Brussels. Austrians make a stand c:i the San, but anrepulsed. The B-riti.ih cruisers Abonkir, Cressy, and Hogue torpedoed by Gciin.ui submarines near the Dutch coast. Sort fans and Montenegrins reported to have occupied Smaji co. Germans repulsed in all quarters in C'raonne district. Termonde bombardt d. Turkey- decides to partially dememhse. Von Kluck transfers headqurters to Mens. Italy remains neutral. Minister called upon to resign, lion. J. Allen inspects forces al Avvapttni.

September 23.— After terrific fighting between Peronr.e and oi. Quentin the German right appears ,o have been turned. Germans occupy Donieux, near Blamont. Figbiing on the Wuevie river. The positii n all along the front reported to c-e generally unchanged. German ft.ncentraiion of forces in Prussia, Breslau to he the centre.

September 24.— lighting continuer in the Aisne district. Germans sacrificing men in large numbers to In Id positions. Rtrisian operations at Pryemytl developing successfully. fVis'ck ami Paraklav occupied. German concent rating to attack Russia.. Ci neral French reprts on the lighting on ! Ith to September. Cxt-neral Botha takes supreme command of operations against German StAith-Wcsi Africa, (ifficial tareweii to Expeditionary Force at Wellington.