WAR NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5259, 19 October 1915, Page 3

WAR NEWS.

' GAINS BY THE FRENCH,

AN OBSTINATE ENGAGEMENT.

Electric Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright.

Paris, Last Night. A communique states : We captured a strong barriqpde south-eastward of Neii-Villesevaaste.

We repulsed two counter-attacks, and again won one hundred metres of trench orthward of Reillon, after an obstinate engagement. French aircraft bombarled the German victualling cetres at Mezieres and Azondanze and the station at Avicourt.

DARDANELLES CALM

ENEMY ARTILLERY FUTILE

Paris, Last Night

For the first fortnight in October the Dardanelles was calm. Attempts to approach our trenches by means of mines were stopped by eoimter-mine.s. The Turkish artilleiy has been active but ineffective, thanks to the superiority of our qrtillery. Our aircraft daily bombarded the enemy’s at various establishment camps. TORPEDOED IN MEDITERRANEAN. Paris, Last Night. The crew of the Admiral Hamelin have landed at Marseilles. The boat was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. Fifty were killed and thirty injured. RAILWAYMEN SATISFIED. London. Last Night. The railwaymen's question has been settled. The war Ik>uu.s of 2s has been increased to ss, and the bonus from is 6d to 2s Gd. LIQUOR RESTRICTIONS. Paris, Last Night. The French Cabinet has prohibited the sale of liquor before midday and absolutely prohibited the sale to wo-

men and children.