BAD WEATHER IN THE WEST
LULL IN THE FIGHTING , SAVAGE ATTACK ON REIMS Australian-New Zealand Cfoble Association. London, August 14. Sir Douglas Haig leports: "Tho eiiemy Inst night gaiucd a temporary footing in portion of the trenches wostward of Pozieres which we captured yesterday. Our miners entered and blew up a considerable length of a German mine gallery northward of tho Ypres-Comines Canal. South of Ypres we m'ado.a successful raid without loss to ourselvos." (Renter's Telegram.) (Roc. August 15, 7 p.m.) London, August 15. Sir Douglas Haig reports: "Tho situation is unchanged along the whole of the British front. Tho usual artillery bombardments and bombing enterprises are in progress, and there has been much successful aerial work." GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, August 14. A German official communique states: "The British penetrated 750 yards of our first lino trenches 60uth-west of the Tlriepval-Pozieres high road on Sunday morning, but wero driven out." ON THE FRENCH FRONT The High Commissioner reports London, 14, 3.15 p.m. A French official report states: "North of the Somme there is lively canlioiiado in the region of Maurepas. _ South of the Somme we enlarged our positions south-west of Estrees. taking portions of trenches. "On Sunday evening the German aeroplanes- bombed Reims; meanwhile their batteries bombarded tho town. Tho civil hospital, near the Basilique of St. Remy, and the dispensary wero destroyed', and 'six .civilians /silled." FRENCH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. fßeutcr's Telegram.) (Reo. August 15, 7 p.m.) Paris, August 15. A French official commumquo states: "Bad weather has hampered our operations on most of the front. The artillery duel continues." FRENCH HAUL OF UNWOUNDED PRISONERS. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Roc. August 15, 5.55 p.m.) Paris, August 14. lrustworthy advices state that tho French have taken two thousand ungrounded prisoners and seventy machine jjuns since' August 6, northward of the Somme, principally in tho advance which culminated ill the seizure of upwards of half of Maurepas. They also took prisonar six hundred of the enemy in the Vaux Chapitro and the Chenois Woods.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2851, 16 August 1916, Page 5
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