RUMANIA ATTACKED

Taranaki Daily News, 14 March 1916, Page 5

RUMANIA ATTACKED

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GFFICIAL KEPORTC. >.■■ >n < ( ;FROW VARIOUS FRONTS* t g ' BEtfERAJ. HAIG'S DISPATCH. ;- ,;• -Received March 13, 8.15 pjn. London, March 12. 'General Sir Douglas Haig reports:— The enemy sprung four mines near. Hohenzollera Redoubt, and grenade fighting ensued. There were few casualties and little dange was done to our ( 4renchra. There is a heavy artillery bombardment on both sides abeut tffres. • GERMANS' CLAIM OF SUCCESS. Received March 13, 8.15 p.m. Amsterdam, March 12. A German communique says: We exploded mines, occupying the craters therefrom, north-eastward of Neuville. The enemy.giiccessfully attacked our seetor westward' of the Meuse, but did not reach .out new"positions on the.heights ■eastward of the river. There is only violent' artillery Work in th e Woevre. The total of our prisoners has reached 20,700, and we have also captured 189 guns and 232 machine-guns. The French "pettedly attacked Obersept, but did Bst regain, their former positions and •» jre bloodily repulsed. " FROM VIENNA. Received March 13, 8.15 p.m. London, March 12. i Jin Austrian communique says: The Italians all day long and all night long ! are vigoronslyfbombarding our positions on the plateau of Doberdo and the wdgehead at Goriza, in the southern ja/Mon of the town. SUCCESSES. Reeclved March 13, 8.15 p.m. ; i . PetrogTad, March 12. -A communique states: We attacked the village of Latche, on the Dneister, and captured the trenches of the enemy. Submarines attacked two torpedoers shat were reconnoitring near Varna, and blew up Pustchin. Portion't'.Of,her crew were saved. i u® e |>Me occupied the town of Kiriud, 130 miles east-north-eaet of Bagdad. COMMUNIQUE FROM ROME,

Received March -13, 8.15 p.m. „ *' Rome, March 12. A communique reports: We heavily bonibatded the whole of the Isonzo wrecked the enemy's defensive *ofks, ami dispersed reinforcements.