HEAVY ATTACK BY THE GERMANS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2829, 21 July 1916, Page 5

HEAVY ATTACK BY THE GERMANS

FIGHTING AT LONGUEVAL AND BELLEVILLE BRITISH REGAIN LOST POSITIONS (By Telegraph—Pres's Association—Copyright). _ .Australian-New Zealand Oablo Association, London, July. 19. ' Sir Dou'elaa Haig reports: "A German night attack was directed on our new •« nf R'i7Piitin villace Very largo reinforcements were collected for thS attack After intense artiflcry fire, tho first assault was. deliverol.in dense at 5.30 in the afternoon. The. fighting continued all night, and was partiCU"AfLTsiffcriilg thi Vl heavlst oCl ios3es, the enemy succeeded in recapturing portion of the wood, and obtained a footing iu the northern outskirts of Lonattacks elsewhere, including three separate assaults at Waterlot Farm. These completely broke down under our fire. Thero was no event of importance on the rest of the front. ' \ ' MOST OF THE LOST GROUND REGAINED. New York, July 19. , Geueral Sir Douglas Haig reports that he has regained most of the ground lost at Longubval and the Belville Wood. A GERMAN ATTACK NIPPED IN THE BUD. (Ecc." July 20, 7.20 p.m.; • • London, July 20. 0!„ Train' renorts- "We disported a large force of the enemy, which ivas ma«tog Ifor an™ attack on WaSt .Farm, from the direction of Guillemont." _____ OPERATIONS ON THE FRENCH FRONT COMPARATIVE CALM ALONG THE LINE. The High Commissioner reports-.- July 19f 3 p . m . The French official report says: "Tho night was calm on the greater part ° f coups-de-main by the enemy on our small posts in tho regionof P?ss«chendaele in Belgium, and north of the Aisno near Passy failed undei hie. "On, tho right of tho Meuso thoro has been lively artillery work in tho sec--0 I" "Wo made somo progress with grenades at Chapelle Saint line. London, .Tilly in, 11.20 p.m. A French official report states: "South of tho Sontine a small French operation, south of Estrces, resulted in tho capture of some trenches and sixty Germ<U"bn the Verdun front the Germans have bombarded tho first and second French lines in the region of Hill Ml. . *, "There is intense artillery activity jn the Flcury sector, without infantry action." FRENCH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE: Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Kec. July 20, 7.20 p.m.) . Paris, July 20. A French official communique states: "A small operation enabled us to capture some trenches south of Estrees (on the Somme ii'mit). „ "There is intense artillery activity in lleury sector (\ erdun front). THE OFFENSIVE FROM THE GERMAN SIDE OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE FIGHTING. Amstordam, July 17. A Germau official communique states: "Wo recaptured the village of Longuevnl aid Belvillo Wood last night after fiorco fighting by tho Magdeburg 2Gth Infantry regiment. In addition 1o sanguinary osses to tho English eight officers and 280 men wero taken prisoner.. Tho Bntish lett a considerable number °\. firs dispersed enemy attacks north' of Ovillers, and on the southern Iwrder of Poziercs. Tho British have not had tlio slightest gain anyWhC "The Fronch, local attacks north of Barlcux, ' near Belloy-cn-Santerre, fa,, "Tho enemy continued fruitless efforts against tho. German lines at Froid-ite-Terre, on tho right bank or the Meuse.'* GERMAN PUBLIC! GULLED BY LIES. Amsterdam, Jujy 19. Conflicting accounts are given of tho internal conditions in Germany, though fear of defeat is growing. The authorities are making an intense effort to prevent tho public from understanding the significance of the bommo offensive. The public is )ieing hypnotised by means of lying messages from newspapois in neutral countries which are in German pay. there is a general impression among politicians that Prince'Bulow is about to supersede \©n Bethmau-lloHiveg as Chancellor. INGENIOUS HIDE-THE-TRUTH SUBTERFUGES. (Rec. July 20, 7.20 p.m.) • . Amsterdam, July 20. While Iho Gorman authorities are seeking to liido tho truth about tho English French, and Prussian successes, an ingenious propaganda is in full swing, to gradually break tho bad news to the peoplo. Ono method is tho posting of telegrams ii> shop windows announcing that Japan is supplying Russia, with hundreds of guns and millions of shells. Officers are also calling meetings of the men, and explaining that Britain's appoarance on tho sceno with armies of great sizo and of amazing efficiency and bravory, that could never have been foreseen, adds a fresh peril to tho Gormati armies. Many German officers are urging Butch business men to initiate a moveuiont for the Queen of Holland to propose poaco negotiations.

TWO MORE GERMAN GENERALS SUSPENDED.' (Bee. July 2ft, 9.20 p.m.) Berno, July 2fl. Two more Gorman Generals—Brockhaus aud Von Zitiowitz—who liavo been holding commands on tlio Westorn front, bavo been suspended. "DICTATORSHIP. OF THE SAKRE." (Rcc. July 20, 10.40 p.m.) Berne, July 20. A letter from Germany says that Hi stato of siege is beginning to bo felt, everywhere. A veritable dictatorship of the sabro roigns, nnd the tyranny of the polica is unimaginAblo. Following tho Jjiebknecht demonstrations Bix hundred well-known Socialists were imprisoned at Stuttgart.