BRITISH PUSH FORWARD THEIR LINE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2854, 19 August 1916, Page 9

BRITISH PUSH FORWARD THEIR LINE

THREE HUNDRED YARDS OF TRENCH CAPTURED ENEMY ATTACK EAST OF MOUQUET FARM STOPPED ,■••• (By Telegraph—Press Association-—Ofyrighi). ' Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. ■ London, August 17. Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Ycsto revening, in conjunction • with the .-French advance at Maurepas, we pushed forward our line west and south-west ..of Guillemont. • West of High Wood we capturod three hundred yards of hostile trench." : '."'""'.} ".'.""" :-.--. ....> -stopped*. c ari : enemy attack cast ofthe MouquefrFarm. ,We exploded ". a.mine'West'of : Vi'my, and occupied the' crater. • ENEMY COUNTEE-ATTACK SHATTERED BY THE BRITISH. 'The High Commissioner reports :— .••■..-■ ■ ' • .London, August 17, 11.40 p.m. .-.' The, British official report says:—"On our right there is considerable artillery' activity to-day. Last nigh t and early this morning the enemy in considerable force counter-attacked determinedly the trenches ■ north-west of Pozieres, on. a broad front. Six linos of his infantry advanced, but ran back, with heavy losses. Our guns and machine-gunß were greatly effective. ." . "North-west of Bazentin we capta red a hundred yards of enemy trenches." . ~. .■•~ ■ .; VIOLENT ARTILLERY ACTION IN PROGRESS. ■ Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. • - ■ . .. . - Paris, August-17. A communique states: —A violent artillery action is proceeding- at Maure- •■ pas We are engaged in organising the -ground we • .have gained... .... .'-..'.' . . - , : -GERMAN'ARTILLERY NO MATCH FOR THE FRENCH. "■••■ ■" '■■'■'"•_ Paris,"August 17. ..'... The "Petit Parisien" says that the French successes on the Somme on Wednesday we're not_ a surprise to the Germans, who were fully aware that the attack was .imminent; after a two days' bombardment, but the German artillery" was no'.-match for the Freuch. ( The French losses wero not heavy.- . ..'.- The-Ger'mans still hold Guillemont and'a portion of Maurepas, thank's to the proximity of Combles, which is a veritable'fortress. . ~ '.'. ENEMY ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHTING. ON.THE SOMME. . London', August 17. A-German communique states:—"After strong English'attacks'at Ovil-' lers and Pozieres,'and to the west- ff the Foureaux "Wood were repulsed, .the French who attacked between Guillemont and the Somme were also re- ' pulsed. Portions of tho enemies' forces penetrated our lines'west of Foureaux Wood and south of Maurepas, but were driven out with heavy losses. !The French obtained a foothold in our first line for -.five hundred - yards at ".Belloy-en-Santerre; . An--enemy ■ attack • at. the Chapitre-Wood was suppressed. SIX WEEKS OF BOMBARDMENT. RAIDS AND POISON GAS ATTACKS. (Rec, August 18, 8.45 p.m.) ■'•'■'■ :<"'■ -London, August IS. Mr-Philip Gibbs, the war correspondent, says: While Picardy is Absorb- ' ing. attention, our northern line is not having a quiet time. During the last six weeks there has hardly been a single might without raiding affairs. Round Ypres, Hohenzollem Redoubt, Cfivenchy, and'Neuve Chapella brief'' but bloody visits have-been paid towards the enemy... Artillery on both.' sides have been'lfccclerated at some parts, especially opposing the Kern-, iriel district, held-by -the Canadians. '- ■ 'The. enemy seems to havowithdra.wn his heavy guns and replaced them with quick-firing mortars, which hammered our. trenches' with fiery rage, but our mortars are heavier, and immediately retaliated. .The enemy's longrange guns- also shelled, villages far behind pur lines, killing civilian's. Th&-enemy must have suffered heavily in this northern sector, for our artillery-daily keeps up a steady and continuous fire, smashing entanglements and laying parapets flat. ■ It has been six weeks of bombardment, raids, and poison-gas attacks. The enemy has had the worst of it, though •it has-been pretty bad for us, too. Tho Australians and Canadian's share the raids with, the Britishers.