BRITISH SUCCESS ON THE YSER FRONT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2511, 12 July 1915, Page 5

BRITISH SUCCESS ON THE YSER FRONT

IGERMANS FALL BACK ', T 'AIR TORPEDOES AND LIQUID FIRE A.?*'" • •_ / The High' Commissioner reports:—! . . London, July 9,11.5 a.m. "Field-Marshal Sir John French reports on Friday that since the successful enterprise of the British north of Ypres (reported on July 6), thp enemy's repeated attempts to retake the lost trendies ■ has been stopped by tho cooperation of tho British' and French, artillery. - .■• "This morning, after a bombing duel lasting, for forty-eight hours, ; the enemy fell back along the canal, enabling us to extend our gains.. The enemy's losses were severe.'' ' • ' _London, July 9, 5.85., p.m.; "From Fey-en-Haye to Bois Ie Pretra th« 'Allies recaptured one'hundred and fifty-metres of trenches which were lost last' Sunday. "At Croix-de-Carmes tho enemy attached on a front of three .hundred and fifty metres, and after a bombardment with air. torpedoes and liquid fire gained a footing on. our first line, but were driven off by an immediate counterattack, only maintaining their positions on ourVfront trench. : "In the Vosges between Ban de Sapt and Foulenelle wo gained a marked success, after chasing the enemy from a portion of the earthworks'capturfed on June 22. . • ' : : ■ - "We took all the German defences at the hill south-east of Foulenelle, and to the'Laiinois-Moye en Moutirer Road, a 1 total gain'representing seven hundred metres. '; . "We made prisoners of 19 officers and 1767 men, not wounded, belonging to seven battalions, besides war material." , ■ London, July 10, 4,55' p.m. "The Germans attempted attacks on our positions on;, the railway between Angres and Souchez, but were repulsed'. . >' : • - " "Grenade fighting has continued at the Labyrinth without modifying the position. ' . , •' " ' "In Lorraine the enemy's atfack. with a battalion near Leintry was repulsed. ■ ' ' -. .' 1 "French aeroplanes'bombarded the stations at Aniavillp and Bayonville, and also German military huts at Norroy. ■, f ; "Then French took 881 prisoners, including 21 officers, Inst Tuesday."FROM EAST TO WEST— SIX GERMAN ARMY CORPS . By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyrirtrt .. r. . ■ -"Times ■ and: Sydney "Sun'' . (Rec. July 10. 7.30 p.m.) : ■ ■ London, July 9. , Swiss papers state that six Gerniah army fcorps were recently transferred from the Eastern to the ;Westeni frontier. : \ . (Rec. July 11, 3.5 p.m.)' " ' Zurloh, July 10. Trustworthy information from Germany states that only the artillery-has been brought westward, from tialicia, no attompt havjng to reduce the infantry there./ The infantry, which has been sent to the West'front,:Con-. sists of newly-trained units from-all parts of .Germany. .•••■ ' 1 ; Five army corps, however, havo been concentrated at Thorn (on the Polish [ frontier), ready for transportation westward. 1 ■ , ■, ; GERMAN. OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES. : (Rec. July 11, 3.30 p.m.)' . . ' Amsterdam, July. 10. SC German pfficial communique states: "Wo have captured, tho Meurthe and the Moselle, since July 4, 1798 * prisoners,' including' twenty-one officers, three guns, twelve machine-guns, and eighteen mine-throwing howitzers."- ' ' ■' , London, July 10. .'A' Berlin wireless message states"Our heavy bombardment of\ Arras destroyed tho stores of tlie British, who are thereby handicapped. .We regret that the Cathedral at Arras was burnt." , '