PROGRESS ON THE WEST FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2849, 14 August 1916, Page 5

PROGRESS ON THE WEST FRONT

MAUREPAS CAPTURED GERMAN THIRD LINE TRENCHES CARRIED Tho High Commissioner reports: London, August 12, 12.1. p.m. To-night's Frcncb official communique states:Tho French, following on~ a preparatory bombardment, attacked and carried the German third line' trenches, over a front of a thousand metres and entered Maurepas, capturing a thousand prisoners not wounded. ' HEM_ WOOD PENETRATED BY THE FRENCH. AnstrallaH-New Zealand Cablo Association. . . London, August 12, 3.5 p.m. A. trench official communique states: Wo penetrated Horn Wood, and eastward of Hem Station, finding a Gorman corps there. At Dins iu thu evening the Germans vigorously_ counter-attacked, a quarry north of Hem Wood oeing broken under fire, with sensible losses. South of tho Somme, after a viojent bombardment, the enemy attaoked Maisonette, our curtain firo catching tho waves of assault, foroing back th« enemy to his trenches, . On the right of the Meuse ive progressed during the night in the region > of Thiaumont work. TEN MACHINE-GUNS AND 150 PRISONERS CAPTURED. London, August 11, 12.5 a.m. | • North of tho Somme a brilliant attack was made by our infantry, who successfully stormed several German trenches. Wo captured a strongly fortified quarry, and made 150 unwounded prisoners, and took ten machine-guns. /■ DETAILS OF THE OPERATIONS NEAR HARDECOURT. London, August 11, 2.55 p.m. French official dotails of the recent operations north-west of Hardecourt, say: Wo took some prisoners and captured two machine-guns. On the left of tho Meuse by a coup-de-main on enemy trenches we brought back somo prisoners. FRENCH EXTEND THEIR POSITIONS ON THE SOMME FRONT ** (Rcc. August 13, 11.5 p.m.) Paris, August 13. A French communique says: —"Wo are_at'tacking the third German position on a six and a half kilometre front eastward of Hardecourt to Buscourt, - on the Somme. Tho infantry took all the trenches and various strongly organised works to a depth of six hundred to one thousand metres. We seized'the southern portions of Maurepas and the cemetery, and established new lines on the southern' 6lope of Hill 100, along Maurepas and the Clery Road, and tho ridge westward of Clery. A counter-attack between Clery and Maurepas collapsed." BRITISH CAPTURE A SHOBT" LENGTH OF TRENCHES. London, August 11, 3.30 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports: Noi'th of Bazentin Lo Petit we further progressed, taking a short length of trenches, and inflicting considerable loss on the enemy. \ At 5.45 this morning, the enemy mado a determined counter-attack, which was repulsed with further heavy loss. North-west of Poziercs we also, slightly advanced in places. Near Nouville St. Vaast we exploded a mine, occupying the crater with little opposition. • 'I. ENEMY'S EFFORT TO RECAPTURE LOST GROUND. — i . > London, August 12, 1.5 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig (reports: There has been a strong caemy infantry effort to recapture ground north of Pozieres, which was supported by artillery. The attacks were repulsed with heavy loss. Elsewhere there is. no changc. WAR NEWS IN A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. August 13, 5.5 p.m.) Amstardam, August 12. A Gorman communique says: Strong British attacks between Thiepval and Highwood,; also at Guillemont, were repulsed. The French attacks between Maurepas and the Sommb were broken, but: some of the enemy penetrated a portion of the small wood north-east of Hem. The attack nortn-west of Thiaumont work was repulsed with severe enemy loss. ENEMY'S ATTEMPT TO LEAVE THE TRENCHES FRUSTRATED (Rec. August 13, 11.5 p.m.) London; August 13. Sir Douglas Haig reports: —"South-oast of Ypres the enemy's infantry of nowly-arnved corps attempted to leave their trenches, but were frustrated. TEe position elsewhere is unchanged."