LATE WAR NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144629, 15 March 1915, Page 7

LATE WAR NEWS.

GERMANS LOSE 10,000 MEN; IN THREE DAYS. SY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT (Received March 15, 2.10 p.ni-> LONDON, ..March 14. Tho Press Bureau ami the War Office state that tho enemy’s heavy counterattack on Saturday afternoon was repulsed. Observations on tho battlefield ami the statements of 160 U prisoners show that tho Gorman Josses cannot bo far short of 10.000 in three du^s. A FRENCH SUCCESS. (Received March 15, 2.30 p.m.) PARIS, .March 11. Official. —After desperate lighting tho French captured Uio pi a. lean and half tho village of Voquouis, LIST OF VESSELS TORPEDOED, LONDON, March 14. The Admiralty suites that the following British merchantmen have been sunk by submarines since March 10: Aden, in tho Channel; on the llch, lowed to Cherbourg. Florazan, at the mouth of the Bristol Channel, o mho 11th, .sinking unconfirmed. Ihe crew funded except one fireman .Headlands, nut sunk; Indian City, sunk; Amlalu-uin, sinking not confirmed; ail off the Sciiho uii the 12th. All the crews are reported saved. liarrdale. South Rock. Irish Channel, on the 13ih, not sunk ; two drowned and twenty-nine saved. luvorgyle. off Cornwall Point, on the 13th, sunk ; all saved. GERMAN 'PRISONERS. PARIS, March 14. Two thousand German prisoners from Nonve Chapeile have arrived at Havre, bound for England. OIL FOR GERMANY STOPPED. CHRISTIANIA, March 13. The authorities forced the Norwegian steamer Hola to unload a cargo of marrow oil, declined for Lubcc’k. PROHIBITED EXPORTS. SYDNEY. .March 33. The exportation of fish oil, blubber, sperm, and lead matter arc prohibited to ail destination*. RETURNED TROOPERS. SUFFERING FROM LUNG TROUBLE

DUNEDIN. March 13. A returned troop-hip from Suez has brought twenty-one patients, .stilforing mostly from lung troubles, and twelve prisoners, ten from Albany, where they missed their pas-age, and two fiom Egypt for misconduct. On reaching Dunedin tho men were taken under an tinned guard to the Defence Olfee, where they will probably bo conrtmartiallcd.