THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 July 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

LiSfciCliUC XJSLE'JWAPB—COPIEIOHT. j [riR PKKBS ASSOCIATION, j THE RUSSIA* ADVANCE. (Auetralia-New Zealandi Gable Service;. Potrograd, July 8. A communique statesTho Eiiesians oil the Lower Styr, aftsr a battle, occupied (the Gorod<?k-(Gronsia6in line, taking prisoner over 2COO. We sabred many Hustrians at Optovo during the pursuit. After a cavalry chargo we also took prisoner 600 and capturedi a number of guns. We captured the village of Gregorov, taking prisoner over 1000. The cornbint at 'Lake Narocz is diminishing in intensity. Amsterdam, July 8. An Austrian communique" states:--Troops in tho Styr salient and Kolki after holding their own for a month against enemy forces, which have increased from throe to five-fold in superiority, received instructions to withdraw their first lines for fear of being surrounded. Amsterdam. July 9. An Austrian communique states:— We withdrew from the Styr salient northward of Kolki to previously allotted positions, the enemy pressing after us at some points. Great masses of 'Russians north-east ot' Baranovitoh were sanguinarily shattered.

ON THE FRENCH FRONT. London, July 8. Sir Douglas Haig reports :—Despite stubborn resistance our infantry, well assisted by artillery, hove pushed! the advance with Itha utmost gallantry. Throughout this morning's fight they gained several important successes. After a fierce bombardment wo assaulted and carried a further portion of an immensely strong work known as the Liepzfg Redoubt, south of Thiepval. The redoubi is situated) on a salient of 'ho German line. The enemy has exercised all ingenuity in ite fortification for the last twenty months. Further south one of our brigades attacking from the west forced its way across 500 yards of a German iiunt trench into their defences at Oxillcr* Fierce fighting is now in progress .tor possession of the Tillage. Following last night's suooees east of La Boiseilo tvo advanced over a maze of German tronclie on a. front of nearly 2000 jmihip and to a depth of 500 yards. Northward of Fricourt, Unking with the a&ove attack, we drove the enemy ( from two woods and three lines of trenches. About ten in the morning tho Prussian Guard was thrown against lis east of Ootalmaifion in a desperate effort to force us back, n/ur Are crushed the attack and the enemy subsequently fell back northwards leaving 700 prisoners. At noon we stormed and carried C'ontalmaison, but were forced out by a strong counter-attack. The enemy's casualties to-day were very severe. Our artillery caught a large number retiring in the- open. Wo heavily shelled the village of fJazentin Le Petit at a time when it wan full of German reserves. An officer who was taken prisoner states that his battalion came N under strong machine gun lire from one or our aeroplanes iat an altitude of 300 iwt when marching to the battlefield,, and shortly afterwards the same battalion was heavily shelled by long range guns. Hoavy r»ias have boon t'ailmsr turougi> the da\, aii'l tlm sodden ground .anil flooded u* tremvhes added to the difl?cilti«s -•sperion-.-ed by jur troops. 1. wild on, July a. Sir Do alas Haig reports:—The lighting to-day was principally on the right flanik where we hadi a further important capture. We stormed and gained a lodgment in strongly dotended Trones wood. The enemy's looses were severe. A strong counter-attack en masse, across the open, was broken and the enemy retired in disorder. Hand-to-hand fighting continue'; ( among the ruins of Ovillere, where > made an appreciable advance. i Our aeroplanes bombed an ammun - ' tiou depot iand -bombed billets. Paris, July 8. A communique states:—Thera is nothing to report on the Somme. A surprise • enemy atftaok between the Oise and the Aisno failed. There is brisk fighting at Thiaumont work. After several* attacks tihe enemy succeeded in gaining a footing on tlie .advanced elements. A counter-attaok drove out the eneray serious losses.