FRANCE & BELGIUM

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144708, 17 June 1915, Page 3

FRANCE & BELGIUM

FRENCH PRESSURE CON-

TINUED

BEGINNING TO TAKEf EFFECT.

PARIS, Juno 16. Official.—Onr batteries heavily cannonaded the German trenches in tho Lorotlo and Nenvillo sectors. Tho enemy’s attacks at Qnennevieres were led by eight battalions. Prisoners state tho losses wore heavy. LONDON, June 16. Paris says the continued French pressure north of Arras, although resulting in siow progress, has tho valuable effect of attracting Oerman reserves of men and artillery from different points, and it is believed the Germans are bringing up fresh troops from North Belgium. The French are daily capturing fresh pefiitms of the defences around Lens, and tho continued successes are impressing the Germans. Numerous statements by German prisoners show bow intolerable the repeated French hammerings at this point are becoming, and how deeply tliev fed tho superiority of tho French fighting power. Renewed energetic French attacks on an extended front are expected with clearer weather. ROTTERDAM, .limn 10. French forces, with numerous guns supporting, strongly attacked the German positions near Dixmiide. and gained some ground, notwithstanding a strong resistance by fresh German troops. A groat battle is in progress between the coast and Stoenstraate. The Gormans have replaced the guns on tho coast by bigger guns of the newest pattern. AMSTERDAM, June IC. A German official report admits they have not yet recaptured tho ground lost north-west of Soissous. AIR RAID ON KARLSRUHE. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE. PARIS. Juno 16. Official. —As a. reprisal to the bombardment of French and British towns, wo sent twent,v-three aeroplanes to Karlsruhe, and they dropped 130 projectiles on tho castio, an anus factory and tho railway station. Many fires were soon, and there was great panic at tho station, from whore trains wore hastily' dispatched eastwards. Tho enemy vigorously shelled tho squadron at Zaboni, Strasburg. Rastall and Karlsruhe, on tho outtvard journey, and at Blamont, Phalsburg and Zabcrn on tho homeward journey. All except two men returned safely. LONDON, Juno 16. Tho airmen were over Karlsruhe for . 105 minutes. The central districts near tim castio suffered most. A bomb hit tho Margrave’s castio, AMSTERDAM, Juno 16. A German official report says a hostile air squadron bombed the unfortified town of Karlsruhe. Eleven civilians wore killed and six were wounded. One of our warplanes brought down an enemy aeroplane, tho occupants of which wore killed. GERMAN LETTERS. TO INFLUENCE THE BRITISH. TIMES AND SYDNEY SON BEItTICES, (Received Juno 17, 8.0 n.m.) LONDON, Juno 16. A Gorman letter intended for the British was thrown into tho Ypros Canal, beginning: “Our victorious ends have been accomplished. Tho Serbs want poaco with tho Austrians, and Russia is ready to mako peace, as her interests in tho Balkans aro threatened by Italy’s declaration. Russia is tired of tho great loss in Galicia. Britons, don’t you fear tho end?” A letter found on a German at Arras from “Grcfchon" said;.—“Don’t send any more English to Germany, as thev aro not worth feeding. Kill them all. 1 ' BRITISH GAIN GROUND. ■WELLINGTON, Juno IV. Tho High Commissoner reports under date London, Juno 16 (3.15 p.m.): —On Tuesday tho British look a lino of trenches west of La Bassce. A Gorman airship was obliged to descend in tho French linos near Noroy. The aviators wero made prisoners. PEOPLE OF KARLSRUHE. QUITE ANNOYED BY AIR RAID. (Received Juno 17, 9.0 a.m.) BERLIN, Juno 16. A communique slates that nineteen were killed and fourteen seriously wounded at Karlsruhe. Tho population is embittered on account of this senseless procedure. FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT. (Received Juno 17, 9.0 a.m.) PARIS, Juno 16. A communique states that tho British, during tho day timo on tho 15th, captured a lino of trenches west of La Bassoe. A German airship was forced to alight in tho French lines at Noroy-sur-Ouroq, cast of La Fcrto Miton. Tho aviators wero imprisoned. A CORRECTION. (Received Juno 17, 11.55 a.m.) LONDON, June 16. Tho Press Bureau corrects tho statements that a German airship was brought down at Noroy-sur-Oureq. It was an aeroplane. ALLEGED SPIES. EXECUTED IN LIEGE. (Received June 17, 12.40 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, Juno 16. Tho execution of eight Liego citizens for alleged espionage has produced intense anger. Twenty others aro still imprisoned, and there is great anxiety as to their fato. Some relief has boon afforded by a telegram from the Kaiser,

eshihitod alongside tho list of executed, stating that in future every courtmartial and death sentence must have the Kaiser’s sanction. GERMAN BIG GUNS. DIG SOME DEEP HOLES'. (Received Juno 1.7, 9.10 a.m.) PARIS, June 16. Gorman long-range guns, from a distance of fifteen miles, shelled tho Compiegno Forest, but did not harm except making holes thirty feet deep in the