General War News

Southland Times, Issue 17533, 9 June 1915, Page 2

General War News

European Theatre THE DARDANELLES THE FBEKCS ADVAJJCE ('Ey Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright) PARIS, .Tune 7. The communique states: There was an artillery duel of extreme Intensity at Notre Dame de Dorette, Ablaln, and Cabarctrouge on Sunday and Monday. The enemy’s counter-attacks completely failed. We attacked the enemy's position near Kebulurne, and captured two lines along a 1200 metres front, together with several quickflrers and a number of prisoners. The enemy’s violent counterattacks north of the Alsno failed, and we maintained the gains of Sunday. AESIAL ACTIVITY ZEPPELINS OTEE EAST COAST BRITISH REPRISALS LONDON, June 7. •The Zeppelins dropped incendiary and explosive bombs on the East Coast. There wore two fires and five deaths, forty persons being injured. A British airmen bombed and ignited an airship shed north of Brussels. Another Britisher bombed a Zeppelin between Ghent and Brussels. The Zeppelin exploded and was destroyed. A ZEPPELIN DESTROYED. LONDON, June 7. The Admiralty states that Naval Plight-Lieutenants Wilson and Mills bombed an airship shed at Kvere at 2.30 this morning. It is not known whether there was a Zeppelin inside, but the flames reached a great height, issuing from both sides. The pilots returned safely. Naval Flight-Sub-Lieutenant Warneford. at 3 o'clock attacked a Zeppelin in the air between Ghent and Brussels at a height of 6000 feet. He dropped six bombs on the airship, which exploded, fell to the ground, and burned for a considerable time. The force of the explosion turned the Englishman's Morane monoplane upside down. He succeeded in righting it and landed in ihc enemy’s country. He was able to restart the engine, and returned to the aerodrome safely. ETCH COMMI3SIONEE ! S BULIEXUr. The High Commissioner reports from London, June 7 (6.10 p.m.):—North of Arras two German counter-attacks failed. One attack on the sugar refinery at Souchez was stopped by the Krench artillery; the other which was directed on the “Labyrinth,” was repulsed by the infantry. The French progressed, gaining ground to the extent of one kilometre cast of La Chapelle and Noire Dame de Lorette and taking 100 metres of the centre works in the “X^abyrinth.’’

HU VASIA IS 1 OP ALBANIA. BY SBBBUH TROOPS PARIS. June 7. Serbian troops have invaded Albania and occupied the region of the lower Dibra unopposed. The Echo do Paris says: “Xow that Italy has occupied Valona and Serbia has invaded the territory, Albania is lost to Austria. suhheh shxpfiho LONDON, June 7. A submarine sank the Aberdeen steamer Star of the West. The crew were landed at Peterhead. The barque Sunlight, sugar laden, was proceeding to Liverpool when she was torpedoed off the Irish coast. A trawler landed her crew at Queenstown. BRITISH PRIME MUSIS TER VISIT TO THE FBOKT MR ASQUITH DELIOSTED Times and Sydney Sun Service. LONDON, June 7. Mr Asquith's four days tour of the British front was denuded of ceremonial functions, lie drove to Poperinghe and from a bill enjoyed the wonderful panoramic view of the ground where the fiercest fighting has occurred. Far away to the south lies the ridge of Xotre Dame de Lorrtto making a thin blue line on the horizon. A half turn to the left brings Fumes, Dixmude and Dunkirk into focus witli the dunes gleaming white through the haze. Between these two extremes lay the British front as it has existed with certain minor alterations, for eight months. In the centre of the landscape lio the shattered remains of fpres, from which a murky, dusky, red pall of smoke arises thickly. While Mr Asquith climbed io the top of the hill the Germans were again shelling the town, trying to demolish the remains of the Cathedral and the Cloth Hall. Several houses were burning fiercely. Puffs of smoke to the north also showed the enemy were still shelling Steenstrnale, while at intervals shrapnel could he seen bursting over the British lines at Wytsehaete and Messines. Aril was as clear as daylight he was enabled distinctly to trace the opposing trenches, lying within a few yards of each other and looking like the white weals of an old wound upon a man’s sun-tanned face. ' With the hospital for convalescents, which receives men who become run down with the strain of trench warfare, Mr Asquith was delighted and since it started 13,000 cases have been treated, nearly a regiment being returned monthly to the firing line full of vigour. Mr Asquith drove through the lines of the men who carried out the great push at Neuve Chapello. chatted with his ex-colleague General Seely, examined the wire entanglements, dug-outs and weapons of trench warfare, returning to headquarters through an interminable stream of motor vehicles of every description carrying supplies to the front. ATTSTR.AT.TAW RECRUITS (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright) MELBOURNE, June S. Preaching on national service in the Cathedral, Archbishop Clarke urged the necessity of more recruits. Australia’s contribution; he said, was a worthy one, but it was far below the demands of the position. “This is not the time," he added, "to waste life in pleasure and B amee.” THE DARDANELLES HO EXPLOSIVE BULLETS. SYDNEY. June S. Captain Bean, cabling from Gallipoli, refers to the atrocities and says: “The principal report which has enabled a test of the accuracy of these statements to be made proves that the stories of Turks vising explosive bullets arc without foundation and that they are due to Australasians misunderstanding the curious double crack of Mauser rifles.” FRENCH HONE-LAYER SUHK PARIS, June 7. Official: The French mine-layer, Casablanca, was mined at the entrance to a bay in the Aegean Sea. A British boat picked up the captain, one officer and 04 men. It is possible that other survivors landed, and were taken prisoners by the Turks. XRUFFS AT CONSTANTINOPLE ATHENS, June 7. Krupps have established a large factory for the manufacture of shells and explosives at Constantinople, employing 4000 German workmen.