Allies In the West

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 13208, 27 September 1915, Page 5

Allies In the West

SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT,

LONDON, Sept. 25,

Sir John French reports: —During the past three days the hostile artillery has been continually in action on our front, and we effectively replied to the bombardment.

There was some mining activity with unimportant results. Our aircraft yesterday carried out a successful raid on the German communications at Valenciennes, hitting a train and cutting the line in several places. Zurich and Stuttgart Council has protested against the raid on an undefended city. The Councillors declared that an enempr which attacked harmless citizens is fighting a lost cause.

FRENCH WAR CREDIT.

PARIS, Sept. 25,

The Chamber voted war credits of 266 millions sterling. M. Ribot, announced that a new loan is launching before fresh taxation which will be modelled on the lines of the new British taxes.

ENEMY DEPOT BOMBED,

PARIS, Sept. 25,

Our heavy guns blew up an important munitions depot at Thelus, in Artois.

THE ENEMY LOSSES.

j The Temps estimates that the total I Austro-Germ»n% and Turkish losses ! have been six and a half millions, of which 4,000,000 were killed or missing or are incapacitated. It is estimated that the Austrians to August lost 551,000 killed, 1,915,000 wounded, and 863,000 prisonered. The Prussian lists show 1,868,000 losses, exclusive of the recent losses in R|ssia. I BOMBS ON METZ. PARIS, Sept. 26. A communique says: —An air flotilla dropped forty bombs on Sablons station in Metz. THE OBJECTIVE AT ZEEBRUGGE The objective of the bombardment of Zeebrugge was the German submarines building in the inner harbour. The result is not known. The fire from the German batteries was feeble. GERMANS BOMBARDED. Received 12.15 a.m. PARIS, Sept. 26. A communique says: On the Belgian our batteries co-operated with the British fleet in the bombardment of German positions at Westende and Middelkerke. MORE SUCCESSES. The British troops successfully attacked the enemy westward of Loos-end-Hullacli.

A vigorous Anglo-French attack northward of Arras gave us a footing at several points on the enemy lines, while in Champagne after a new and very violent bombardment of trenches shelters, blockhouses and batteries, our infantry began an assault on the German lines between Suippe and the Aisne. The first of the enemy's positions was occupied, and along almost the whole front of the attack our progress continues.

ZEEBRUGGE AGAIN BOMBARDED Received 12.5 a.m. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 25. Three British warships at daybreak heavily bombarded Zeebrugge. Received 12.40 a.m. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 25. The Handelshlads' Zeeland correspondent states that five large and 25 smaller British vessels bombarded Zeebrugge. Only two big warships used what were apparently 22 centimetre guns. The u Tmuns tardily replied with lighter guas. A big eolumn of smoke rose from Zeebrutige. The English apparently used lighc guns against the submarines, as their shots did not reach the coast. A German aeroplane occasionally hovered near the fleet, and a captive balloon ascci>~ • "rom Zeebrugge. The fleet . . t. off at 10,30. G-" a:. ect a smash. ■ ITERDAM, Sept. 25. jlie r.ifT i'./s " p Germans are K . j o< - , . *ion of a great } • i,f v- .i,. <: < -i Belgium, espec(l +. m ■■ where numerous n» : -i" .-'en converted into ,it< jt ■ r ' . ,EGED BIGOTRY. 17 'LONDO/iT, Sept. 25. • iichlan Maclean Watt, in an ar.cie in the Scotsman says: "It has nitherto been the custom in the great camp in Northern Prance to hold a united parade service of all creeds under the guidance of Presbyterian and Anglican chaplains." There was no attempt at proselytizing, and when the Anglican chaplain removed elsewhere on the front the Presbyterian continued the services until another came. Bishop Gwynne, who was recently appointed to supervise the Anglican chaplains, has now intimated that the joint service must cease and Anglican soldiers must only attend the Anglican services. Mr Watt continues: It is impossible for the great mass of Anglicans to approve of this bitterness. Elsewhere in a hospital a wounded Scotsman was lying and a chaplain who came to give communion to the stricken said, with a light smile: "You're out of it. Jock, I can't give it to you." Mr Watt adds: "How the stricken Christ must have 1 felt His wounds burst forth again. Churchmen are playing a dangerous .game in this moment of supreme sacrifice if they persist in putting forward a Shibboleth for the reality."