THE WEST FRONT.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16265, 16 July 1918, Page 7

THE WEST FRONT.

MINOR ACTIVITIES. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, July 11.. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—"Hostile artillery is active north of Albert, westward of Kemmcl Hill, and southward and south-Tvestward of Ypres. Ours is active at a number of points." (Received July 15th, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON, July 14. Sir Douglas Haig reports:— "We carried out a successful local operation in the early morning of July 14th. "English troops advanced their line east of Dickebusch Lake. We took over 260 prisoners." (Bouter'a Telegrams.) PARIS. July 14. A French communique reports:— "A successful action north and south of Longfoont advanced' our positions eastwards. We crossed the Savieres river, despite enemy resistance." (Received July 15th,-11.40 p.mj LONDON, July 15. A French communique states:— ■ "There has been intermittent artillery activity, especially in the Corey region." a germa?Tadmission . PARIS, July 14. A wireless German official message admits that the French obtained first) possession of Castel arad Auchin farm. The Germans claim that they Bhot down 468 hostile aeroplanes in June andl lost 153. (Received July 15th, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON, July 14. A German official report says:— "We sanguinarily repulsed an attack west of Chateau-Thierry. "Our night-fliers attacked enemy railway works between Dunkirk, Boulogne, and Abbeville; also in the region of Lillers, St. Pol, Doullens, Grepy en Valois, and ViUere-Cotter-etß."

IMPORTANCE OP FRENCH GAXNB. (Australian and N.Z. Cable (Received July 15th, 11.40 pjn.) LONDON, July 15. The Post" 6tates that the French advance in the Rouvrel sector supplements the brilliant Australian action at Hamel. Both have forcjed the enemy from dominating high ground. The position at Amiens is now decidedly stronger than ten days ago. The French have acquired elevations which control long reaches along the valley and the Avre river, and deprives the Germans of direct observation into Amiens, nine milcß distant. The ground taken at Hamel has achieved similar results. We also continue to reach out to the northward. The Australians, on the Merris sector, absolutely dominate "No Man's Land." The unhappy Germans - dare not show their heads. Baiting the enemy goes on daily; large numbers have been killed., The British artillery is ceaselessly harassing the German lines of communication. LONDON, July 13. Mr Percival Phillips says:—. "The outcome of a week's'work in the Merris sector is that our positions are now within 600 yards of the village, controlling a high road and giving complete observation of the German movements." THE NEXT PHASE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received July 15th, 7.25 p.m.) PARIS, July 14. M. Scared Hutin forecasts a German offensive within eight days, over a front of 40 kilometres.