THE EUROPEAN WAR.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5190, 19 July 1915, Page 5

THE EUROPEAN WAR.

SECOND. EDITION.

BOMBARDMENT OF BARI. Electric Telejzranh—Press Association. Copyright. Rbmee This Day. Tlie Pope Juis instructed Nuncio ail Vienna to protest against the bombardment- of Bari.

TUSSLE FOR A HILL

TAKEN AND RE TAKEN

ENEM y DEFENCE DESTROYED,

Paris. This Day. The French Eye-witness,” refer* ring to fighting in the Vosges, do* scribes the attack at- Hill 627. dominating the region of Foaitenelle and Laumois. The Germans, by saps, exploded powerful mines and approached within twenty metres of our position. The hill was then a**aulted, but at the cost of very heavy losses* They succeeded in establishing themselves on the summit on June 22nd, and the Germans endeavoured to transform it into an impregnable fortress. The French preparations to recapture the hill were completed on July Bth, when three columns, supported by numerous artillery, scaled the height and carried it after "two days’ fighting. The whole garrison, two battalions of the Fifth Bavarian and the Ersatz Brigade were killed or prisonered, thanks to the rapidity of our movements. The French lessee were barely a quarter of those of the Germans. The principle attack against the centre of the hill was successful in less than ten minutes. Chief credit is due to the artillery. The prisoners are all suffering from nervous shock, due to the bombardment. They expressed horror at the shelling to which they were exposed. The German defence was practically wiped out though it comprised five lines of trenches. The dug-outs were extremely deep. The flanking works could enfilade our posit’on if we got a foothold. The works were protected with trunks of trees while corrugated iron and gunshidds formed the embrasures. SUPPLIES FOR THE TURKS. SECURED THROUGH BULGARIA. Paris.. This Day. The Turks received by rail, via Bulgaria, thirteen waggon loads of benzine. four waggon loads of sulphur, a quantity of drug-, and the part- of four aeroplanes. DTRAZZO EVACUATED. Rome. This Day. At Italy’s instance the Serbians have evacuated Durazzo. but are maintaining strategic positions in the vicinity. (Received this day at 8.55 a.m.) Rome. This Day. One of yesterday's aeroplanes at Bari on its way home was hit bv a rifle and fell into the sea near Marietta. It was captured, with two officers.

BAYONET THE WOUNDED

MORE GERMAN ATROCITIES

Petrograd. This Day

General Yoldoft. heard of tlie Rod Cross in the north western area, report- that two Russian battalions evacuated the trenches owing to asphyxiating gas and leaving a hundred seriously wounded behind. When the Russians re-captured the trenchew they found that the whole hundred had been bayonetted. the bodies hearing some twenty wounds apiece. Photographs were taken as proof ol the atroeitv.

COAL STOCKS DEPLETED

LARGE WORKS CLOSE DOWN

(Received this day at 10.30 a.m.f London This Day. There is despondency over the South Wales Miners’ Executive returning despite the promi-e u* motet Mr Rtmciman. The oral owners have hitherto left the affa:r in the hands of the Government, but the coal owners have now arranged to meet Mn Runciman on Monday. Die miner-* leaders have reached no decision regarding strike pay, the granting of which would be a seriou- matter to the l nion in view of the Munition*! Act. Tliere is wholesale dislocation m trade in the west, and it is feared that several large works will be comto close it the strike continues till Wedne-day. owing to the coal stocks- being depleted. Unimportant f/'ting took place at Llanelly, and there were seven arre-t-