To-Day’s News.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4627, 7 May 1915, Page 3

To-Day’s News.

[press ASSOCIATION COl'i'RlGUr]

London, May 5. Renter’s Cairo correspondent reports that the Dardanelles lighting reveals many stories of dash and

courage. The Australians and New Zealanders jumped from the boats and waded ashore. They took three ridges in a running fight, extending over three | miles. The enemy’s fire of shrapnel, machine guns and ritles was terrific throughout, but our men never ■wavered. The ambulance men were under fire continually', the Turks marking a dead set against them, aud shooting them down-merciless-ly. It has been established that the used dura dnms. JQnring Monday the British left along ' the norther n ridge towards Bukali. during the along the

ei n ridge endeavoring to cut oh onr forces. The waiships, including the Cjlueeu Elizabeth, replied with shrapnel. The lire was kept up all night wherein the British extended their position, making the .southern ridge extremely dangerous. The Turks on Tuesday made another attack, assisted by a thick mist and miustorm. Meanwhile the ships at the entrance of the Dardanelles bombarded I lie Narrows. The French landed at Morto Ray astride the roads lending to Crathia on Wednesday. The Allies have advanced into the interior. List of Additional Casualties. Wei.unotox, May G. Additional lists of wounded announced this morning contain the names of 150, composed o! : Wellington Infantry Raftalion 99, Canterbury db.

Total Casualties, 373Up to lust night the total number of New Zealand casualties was 223, comprised of 10 cancers and 2 men killed and 22 otlicers and IF9 men wounded. The new list of 150 brings the total to 373. In the further lists ot wounded are the names of Pvt. id. Blonr, wellknown in Woodvilie : Pvt. A. Harris, son of Mr John Hams : LanceCorporal McLeary, of Papatawa, and Driver Walsh, who was for a time employed on. Woodvilie rai!wav station. it>7 names in I-m luiUiD .i;al li.-is of casualties bM'Cig t»v A.o-k-Jand In fan toy Ihundimn <5 to H.-

Cantei bury TTriaiunT ■ "tWi ■ '-n.' Infantry ami ho to W ( 'i Pngn ! a fan try. On the Western Front. Heavy German losses. Pauv, .M a y 5. A comm unique states: —The British left ivpnlsed an aitnck uoith of Vj.iros on Tuesday evening. Genera! Sir John French report.-.; Fighting - is in pi ogress at Hill GO, where the Germans gained a footing this morning under cover of gas, which was extensively used, the weather favoi mg it. They also made a. feebio attack at East pres, which was easily repulsed, our artillery inflicting severe looses. The Germans exploded a mine in (he neighborhood of Givenchy. They used gas, and four men were poisoned, otherwise the attack failed.

Amstki’l' \m, May <>. There h great concentration of Germans at Jioulcrs, Cor.rtrai and Lille, foreshadow;ng a determined eflort to reacii Calais. liflecninchers are mounted a few miles north of NiouputL From the Russian Front. Savage Outrage. pKTia.atitAi', May G. On the Prussian frontier the Germans captured a Russian scout and skinned and hacked to tiie hone his hand and arm in an effort to extract information. They (hen cut an artery in his neck and he hied to deai h.

Trenches taken but Recaptured. Official. —The Galician and Carpathian lighting is proceeding stubbornly. The Germans brought up strong fresh forces and numerous artillery. Enormous losses were inflicted. Some of our units fell back to their second lino of defence and the enemy captured part of the trenches on Mount Bukvuka, hut wo dislodged thorn next day, capturing IzOO assumed the olfensive on an evteusive front in the region of Aneglow on the tipper Lomuitz.

Austro-Gertnan Attack. Loxi’O.v, May 6. The Morning Post’s Petvograd correspondent says the Austro-Ger-raans are now attacking the Russian right and threatening the rear of the advanced Russian line across the Carpathians. The Grand Duke’s lines are intact. GENERAL NEWS. Loxuon, May G. The commander of submarine Ul± boasted to a trawler crew that he destroyed fishing vessels valued at £150,000 since Sunday. From the 13th, the export of coal and coke, except to British possessions or all'cd countries will be prohibited. King G nstav, speaking at Gothenburg, said the danger of Sweden being involved in the war was not lessened, lie was confident of the unanimity of his subjeeis in the event of necessity for defensive measures. Am.- ii:ut)AM, May G. The ■\Volit Bureau announced a great victory in Galicia with prisoners tenfold greater than is actually the case. There was great depression in Beiliu when the actual value of the victory was known.

The Socialists. A.mstukdam, May G. A considerable minority of Socialists in the Reichstag opposed voting the full war credit that Government demanded and the series of votes was taken.